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&lt;div&gt;Will you please stop? You&#039;ve been going in the same fucking circle for what, hours? --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 02:43, 7 January 2008 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Daniel Ross at Botcon 2007==&lt;br /&gt;
I&#039;ll see your &amp;quot;Attendee&amp;quot;, and raise you &amp;quot;Special Guest&amp;quot; with evidence straight from the official Botcon Archives themselves, lol. I confirmed this within the past hour with Mr. Ross via Facebook. Here&#039;s the Link to the archived &amp;quot;Special Guest&amp;quot; listing for Botcon 2007. [http://www.botcon.com/botcon07/guest07.cfm] &lt;br /&gt;
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==Movie Jolt vs Movie Jolt==&lt;br /&gt;
Sorry if the post about Jolt not being confused with the previously released Jolt wasn&#039;t a good one... Just thought it was sort of a unique case that should be addressed, what with there being two movie Jolts, and unlike the 2007 one which didn&#039;t appear in any movies and has since been changed to a different character, also not appearing in the movies, the new Jolt is in the movie. I know that&#039;s what disambiguation is for, but I just thought it was an interesting bit of trivia that a movie character&#039;s name was already used in the movieverse, though for a different character. (not including the whole movie Arcee thing) -Cliffjumper Prime&lt;br /&gt;
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==Megatron joke==&lt;br /&gt;
The monsters in MMPR always started out human-sized.  Then, at some point, Rita throws her staff down from the Moon shouting &amp;quot;Make my monster grow!&amp;quot;.  The staff lands in the ground and energy shoots out of it, making the monster enormous.  The laser effects around Megatron&#039;s cannon in that picture look a lot like the staff.  Here is a YouTube clip of it: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUelB-OSneY].  Honestly, it&#039;s not a big deal to me, but the old joke doesn&#039;t really make any sense in the first place.  It seems to be a premature ejaculation joke to go along with his cannon firing, but it&#039;s not like there&#039;s anybody else in the picture for the innuendo to be complete.  I think the observation our anonymous editor made about the resemblance to the staff is actually pretty clever.  A rare instance of somebody changing a joke for the better, IMO.  --[[User:Steve-o|Steve-o]] 16:20, 21 August 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
:Huzzah! I have a talk page now! Anyway, thanks for clearing it up... I didn&#039;t get the ressemblance of Bandora&#039;s staff to the laser blast effects of Megatron&#039;s cannons... At least I understood the previous joke, wasn&#039;t all that funny but it made sense without the explanation. -[[User:Detour|Detour]] 16:54, 21 August 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Revert Revert ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Slaggit!  This is like, the fourth time this has happened to me. I SPECIFICALLY checked with a preview when I was about to make the reversion, and it did NOT tell me any edits had been made since I&#039;d started mine.  Apologies for the confusion and annoyance, but I am definitely not doing this on purpose...--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 23:39, 26 December 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
:No worries. I know it wasn&#039;t your fault. I&#039;m pretty sure this happened to me at least once as well. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 16:11, 27 December 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
::Thanks.  That actually makes me feel a lot better about it.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 16:23, 27 December 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Treatment==&lt;br /&gt;
Hey, it&#039;s not uploaded anywhere anymore (but Don Murphy has no issues with us handing it around). I can send you the PDF, but I need your email. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 22:42, 15 February 2008 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Nunchakus==&lt;br /&gt;
His name is &amp;quot;Michelangelo&amp;quot;. :)  --[[User:Sntint|Sntint]] 14:38, 18 February 2008 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
:My bad. Haven&#039;t watched TMNT since the original toon. And I was never into Renaissance art or whatever era the artist namesake was from. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 02:28, 19 February 2008 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Airazor caption ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Hi.  I was wondering what was wrong with the old caption for the Airazor photo.&lt;br /&gt;
:Essentially, there&#039;s nothing wrong with the toy so criticizing it like that is pointless. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 08:29, 17 May 2008 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
::Okay.  I didn&#039;t think the caption was meant as a criticism of the toy.  I thought it was meant to point out that though she was designed as a female figure, she didn&#039;t really turn out looking any more female than any other Transformer (excluding Arcee and Thunderblast).  But humor is subjective, and what I find somewhat funny might not seem funny at all to someone else.&lt;br /&gt;
:::Airazor was designed as a male figure. The toy/character only became female on the insistence of the show writers. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 09:15, 17 May 2008 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
::::We&#039;re talking about the caption for the Transmetal figure.  I thought that one was designed from the start to be female.&lt;br /&gt;
:::::... oh! Did not realize. Sorry. Ignore me. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 09:51, 17 May 2008 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Blurr ==&lt;br /&gt;
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He is known to be a member, which should be enough, but he is also known to appear again later in the season, both through the footage from Dubai and the teasers released on the blog. That&#039;s why I said that I believed that it ws exception enough  if he wasn&#039;t a member, it wouldn&#039;t need to be moved, but both together seem to be compelling enough.[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 16:56, 18 May 2008 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
:Look at your talk page, anything Dubai-related &#039;&#039;should not&#039;&#039; be discussed here in any capacity. We are not gloryhounds like Seibertron trying to be the first ones to announce every single giant spoiler of every single piece of media. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 19:49, 18 May 2008 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
::That&#039;s great, but that&#039;s not what I am trying to say. He was announced as a character a while ago, before Dubai, and on one of the creator blogs. He&#039;s known to be in the Elite Guard, and we even know who his American voice actor is. We&#039;ve even had him make his first appearance. Dubai just confirmed an episode he reappears in. That&#039;s all I&#039;m trying to say - that we know he&#039;s in the guard, and we have confirmation from various sources of a future appearance. Hell, that we&#039;ve listed his voice actor should be confirmation enough.&lt;br /&gt;
::And I didn&#039;t make the edit to spread spoilers - I did it to add info to a wiki, when the info is confirmed. Yes, we should not be obsessed with news, but neither should we put blinders on and wait until info is months or years old. (Hyperbole, but you get my point)[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 22:05, 18 May 2008 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Rabbicrater Edits ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Just FYI, the edits HooperX made were capitalizing on the fact that Rabbicrater looks like his name contains the word &amp;quot;rabbi&amp;quot;, when in fact it&#039;s meant to be most of the word &amp;quot;rabbit&amp;quot;.  The caption gag of &amp;quot;L&#039;chaim&amp;quot; thus becomes more obvious, though I like the current one better.  As for the miscellaneous trivia, I think it&#039;s an attempt at a callback to one of the final scenes from the Mel Brooks film &#039;&#039;History of the World, Part 1&#039;&#039;.  So not TOTAL nonsense.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 14:16, 19 May 2008 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
:Oh, well I don&#039;t know much about Judaism so &amp;quot;L&#039;chaim&amp;quot; is kind of flying over my head right now (and I believe even if explained, the Yaoi Kiss Players joke will still be funnier)... And the misc trivia, well History Of The World Part 1 is one of the Mel Brooks films I have not yet had the pleasure of watching... Even then, it&#039;s kind of out of place in the same paragraph as the info about the rabbit on the moon... if Hooper wants to bring it back I would suggest he add another asterisk paragraph to point it out... --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 15:11, 19 May 2008 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
::Long story short, a robot with the word &amp;quot;Rabbi&amp;quot; in his name, even if it actually has to do with &amp;quot;rabbit&amp;quot; is ripe for Judaism gags.  &amp;quot;L&#039;Chaim!&amp;quot; is a traditional exclamation of celebration.  Originally, I was just gonna put the lyrics to Hava Nagila up there, but hey.  The Kiss Players thing I had to stop and stare at - the two dudes humping are kind of cut out of the frame.  But hey, whatever.  [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 15:15, 19 May 2008 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
:::FWIW, &amp;quot;L&#039;chaim&amp;quot; is a traditional Hebrew version of &amp;quot;Cheers!&amp;quot; and literally means &amp;quot;To life!&amp;quot;  I&#039;m up for ethnic humor as much as the &amp;lt;s&amp;gt;next&amp;lt;/s&amp;gt; previous guy, but I still find the KP gag funnier in this case.  The thought of &amp;quot;Hava Negila&amp;quot; lyrics as a caption does make me grin, though...--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 16:05, 19 May 2008 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Real Gear hairdryer ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Good you took that out for now, I was just too exited to post a unreleased toy for the Movie line, so I did not stop to check if it was real or not. I&#039;m currently looking for more info on it and will put that back up once I found proof.&lt;br /&gt;
By the way, what do the read minus numbers next to your edit mean?[[User:Dead Metal|Dead Metal]] 12:42, 30 May 2008 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
-Edit, I fell for a joke! it was just a joke to take the piss of the US toy gun law.[[User:Dead Metal|Dead Metal]] 19:03, 30 May 2008 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
:Number of characters (letters and spaces) added or removed from the total article length by this edit. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 22:45, 4 June 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::....what? --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 23:24, 4 June 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Hi ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I&#039;m listening and I&#039;m sorry [[User:Gyro-Robo|Gyro-Robo]] 22:43, 8 June 2008&lt;br /&gt;
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== Mayhem Suppression Squad‎ ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Hello ^^ I removed the [[:Category: Shattered Glass characters]] from the [[Mayhem Suppression Squad‎]] members because [[:Category:Mayhem Suppression Squad‎]] is already under [[:Category: Shattered Glass characters]]. Just like [[Killbison]] only under [[:Category:Breastforce]] which is contained by Combiners, Decepticons, and Victory characters. --&#039;&#039;&#039;[[User:TX55|&amp;lt;span style= &amp;quot;color:#00FA9A&amp;quot;&amp;gt;TX55&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;]]&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;SUP&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;[[User talk:TX55|&amp;lt;span style= &amp;quot;color:#0000CD&amp;quot;&amp;gt;TALK&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;]]&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;/SUP&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt; 00:49, 22 April 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== 1989 Character Models ==&lt;br /&gt;
Howdy! I saw the Bumblebee &amp;amp; Jazz pretender models. Do you happen to have higher resolution versions of these images that you&#039;d be willing to share with me?  Do you have any more images from this era?  (The Ark III needs your help!) --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] 21:04, 23 April 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Drift ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Fine, have it your way! This site could be something awesome for everybody, yet guys like you persist in making it a refuge for your snide insults and negativity. --[[User:Hutch|Hutch]] 03:47, 24 July 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:If it helps... even some of us here think Detour takes the AHM-bashing to ridiculous extremes. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 04:23, 24 July 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::Except a lot of what he yanked out was stuff not even written by me. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 04:25, 24 July 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::Some of us are OK with desnarking the overly-snarked articles. Thankfully Rosicrucian just redid the removal. :P --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 04:29, 24 July 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::::No, he yanked different parts, and rewrote another. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 04:33, 24 July 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
Man, just let it go. We&#039;re trying to make the trivia sections &#039;&#039;smaller&#039;&#039;, y&#039;know.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;Talk&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;]] 22:00, 4 June 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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No!  Much, much bigger!  I&#039;m good with keeping the Poochie theme for SL: Drift&#039;s page, but we really, really gotta get a reference to Rurouni Kenshin on a Drift image somewhere down the line!  I can&#039;t imagine McCarthy not having Kenshin in some corner of his mind when he was creating Drift.  &amp;quot;Oh man, he&#039;ll be an ex-assassin, with a dark past he regrets, and he carries a special sword!  AWESOME!&amp;quot; --[[User:Nu-Priest|Nu-Priest]] 16:20, 17 June 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Vandalism?==&lt;br /&gt;
Thanks for fixing my page, I appreciate it.  Apparently Mr. Anon didn&#039;t take too kindly from me having to up and leave his little &amp;quot;discussion&amp;quot;.  People gotta go do other things besides argue with somebody on the other side of the computer all day.  So do you know how severe punishment is for vandalizing someone&#039;s User Page?---[[User:AWT88|AWT88]] 22:15, 4 June 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:In this case, I&#039;m inclined to believe it was a simple accident. The guy isn&#039;t really all that wiki savvy, and may have just clicked on your sig and thought it was your talkpage. He&#039;s... well, I don&#039;t hold any illusions he&#039;s going to be a productive user here, but he&#039;s on a dynamic IP and isn&#039;t outright harmful so I&#039;m not sure what a block would accomplish.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;Talk&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;]] 22:17, 4 June 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::True, I didn&#039;t take that into account.  I tend to jump to the vandalism claim (or any claim honestly) a little too gung-ho sometimes, and this is one of those times.--[[User:AWT88|AWT88]] 22:27, 4 June 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::S&#039;okay. I mean, I&#039;d be lying if I said my cursor didn&#039;t hover over the block button on him while I thought about it. Trouble is his two IPs so far don&#039;t even seem to share a common subnet, so even an IP range ban wouldn&#039;t be viable. If he becomes genuinely abusive lemme know and I&#039;d be happy to play whack-a-mole with his IPs.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;Talk&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;]] 22:31, 4 June 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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Sorry, I&#039;m new here. Won&#039;t happen again, trust me.--[[User:ACIDSTORM92|ACIDSTORM92]] 20:59, 12 June 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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*Z-z-zay, is it no vandalism to undo the another&#039;s additionz-z-z-z  without any explanation? What&#039;s wrong with z-z-z-z-them?--[[User:He-l-en1959|Waz-z-z-zpinator59]] 01:11, 1 December 2009 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:They didn&#039;t make any sense. You should stick to adding to the synopsis/etc. because your English seems to slip right down to nonsensical when you do captions. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 01:47, 1 December 2009 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Barricade ROTF DS game==&lt;br /&gt;
Why instand of deleting it why dont you fix all my misspelling i have the game and all barricade parts are true.--[[User:Eagc7|Eagc7]]&lt;br /&gt;
:So... the burden is on &#039;&#039;us&#039;&#039; to fix what you write?--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;Talk&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;]] 15:07, 30 June 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Because neither I nor anyone else on the wiki is your personal spellchecker. If you want your edits to stick, put some effort into it and that includes using proper English. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 15:07, 30 June 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Ze little one ==&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;The identity of ze little one is a bit on the fraught side. In the flyover shot of the barge on which the four Constructicons sit, a red bulldozer (Rampage), a concrete mixer (Mixmaster), a dump truck (Long Haul) and a yellow front-end loader are visible. The yellow front-end loader is the alternate mode of the Constructicon Scrapper, and ze little one&#039;s robot mode appears to be the same as Scrapper&#039;s. As such, the temptation to just consider this a Scrapper unit is great... except that, after the flyover shot, the yellow loader disappears, and is replaced with a yellow Volvo excavator, clearly marked with a large Decepticon insignia. For the purposes of reducing headaches, we&#039;re assuming that the excavator is the &amp;quot;correct&amp;quot; vehicle mode, and that it just happens to transform into a robot mode that resembles Scrapper...even though it&#039;s not him. &amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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I wasn&#039;t aware of the decision that had reached on the &amp;quot;Ze little one&amp;quot; page, so I didn&#039;t realize that this was the reasoning being used. I can agree with this, and I&#039;m sorry the discussion got so hostile. Have a great week.[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 00:30, 16 July 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== SG Ark &amp;amp; SG Nemesis ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I&#039;d just have Derik&#039;s bot fix those links along with the rest. I only fixed the others because there was about 2-3 links each instead of the 60+ for those two pages. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 16:32, 6 August 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Thanks for giving me my username==&lt;br /&gt;
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Seriously best alias ever [[User:Potty Mouth Anon|Potty Mouth Anon]] 01:55, 21 August 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== TFA: S.P.&#039;s amnesia ==&lt;br /&gt;
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You completely sure about that? Seemed like a kind of joke to me - Wasp going through this whole list of humiliation and Sentinel denying it while keeping a straight face.&lt;br /&gt;
EDIT: sorry for double posting, my browser&#039;s acting a little strange   [[User:Silver|Silvery]] 13:26, 25 August 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Except Sentinel finishes the scene by saying &amp;quot;Wait a minute, that was you?&amp;quot; He genuinely doesn&#039;t remember, only recalling it then and there. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 13:27, 25 August 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::Oookay, my bad. Seems like his ego is powerful enough to erase memories of minor, non-significant beings like Wasp, Bee or Bulky... [[User:Silver|Silvery]] 13:45, 25 August 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Deaths of Optimus Prime &amp;quot;fanon&amp;quot;==&lt;br /&gt;
That... wasn&#039;t fanon.  It was more awkwardly phrased, but consistent with how it was portrayed in the episode.  Aerialbots even say, to my recollection, that there are &amp;quot;others at the hanger.&amp;quot;  Elita-1 was rebuilt.  Dion wasn&#039;t mentioned.  What part of that is fanon, and why did that give you the right to allcaps that dude into submission for it?  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 00:17, 6 October 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Well it explicitly said in the anon guy&#039;s contribution way back there that &amp;quot;Ariel and Dion were also rebuilt&amp;quot; (followed by an awkward parenthesis saying Ariel at least). Plus, the episode itself is awkwardly phrased... Slingshot says &amp;quot;There are others back at the hangar, his girlfriend Ariel&amp;quot; as though he actually meant to say &amp;quot;there&#039;s another one back at the hangar, his girlfriend Ariel&amp;quot;. After Orion is rebuilt as Prime, there&#039;s no concern for any &amp;quot;others&amp;quot; and they only speak of Ariel, whom Alpha Trion says he&#039;ll &amp;quot;send droids out for&amp;quot;. No mention at all that he&#039;d rebuild other casualties of the hangar massacre. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 00:32, 6 October 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::Another interpretation: Slingshot says &amp;quot;There are others back at the hangar, [for example] his girlfriend Ariel.&amp;quot;  Otherwise, he&#039;s not being correct when he says there are &amp;quot;otherS&amp;quot; there.  Plural.  I&#039;m not saying that Alpha Trion rebuilt anybody other than Prime and Elita, or that we have any evidence thereof.  I&#039;m saying what the guy wrote, in that particular revision, was technically correct.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 01:50, 6 October 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::The &#039;&#039;best&#039;&#039; kind of correct. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 02:06, 6 October 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== the Peter Cullen photo. ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I know the person who is in that picture. I thought it would be fun depicting him being the nice guy that he is. If you want me to identify where I got the image from, I can link you right to the source. [[User:Unicron|Unicron]] 02:59, 12 October 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== editing ==&lt;br /&gt;
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sorry about the starscream page, but did you really have to edit out &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;everything&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; I did? [[User:Masterman555|Masterman555]] 22:54, 21 October 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Well, yeah. You screwed up the formatting and the order of figures in the toy section, messed with captions and changed all the thumbnails to ungodly huge sizes. It&#039;s pretty standard procedure to undo that. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 23:14, 21 October 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Robot Heroes Thrust eyes==&lt;br /&gt;
Thank you for correcting that, I just took an even closer look to the toy and realized I had made a mistake.[[User:ACIDSTORM92|ACIDSTORM92]] 22:39, 12 November 2009 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== IDW ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Oh come on, dude. We can take the piss out of IDW sometimes, but that last edit was a bit much.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;Talk&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;]] 23:43, 12 November 2009 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:Not even my words there. But like a lot have said... Continuum is pretty much the straw that broke the camel&#039;s back. And really, their own page needs a dose of piss-taking-out too, no matter how slight. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 23:46, 12 November 2009 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
What Rosi said.  No.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 23:52, 12 November 2009 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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==British English spellings==&lt;br /&gt;
Please read [[Help:Style_guide#National_varieties_of_English]], it mentions guidelines to spelling that may help you. As Club material is published by a company based in Texas, I went with the American English. Keep British English spelling in the UK articles. [[Special:Contributions/68.61.240.172|68.61.240.172]] 10:06, 21 November 2009 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Captions==&lt;br /&gt;
Detour, He-l-en has been contributing to the Armada episode articles in a generally positive manner. Please stop reverting her caption changes. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 05:27, 29 November 2009 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:Positive, yes, but thus far little more than minor summary changes in Armada... followed by large doses of captioning. I&#039;ll lay off since you asked me. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 06:01, 29 November 2009 (EST) (I can still change his captions to different ones if I come up with better ones, though, right?)&lt;br /&gt;
::I am trying to handle the situation in a delicate manner; He-l-en is both a new user and someone whose first language is not English, so we cannot immediately expect her to know every facet of our policy right away. Reverting a person&#039;s edits without telling them why is not a good way to grow new users. I&#039;m just trying to be courteous. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 06:15, 29 November 2009 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:::Well, it&#039;s not like we don&#039;t always revert people who aren&#039;t doing anything but changing captions. He-l-en is at least also contributing a little bit of info, but we still generally tell people to leave the captions alone when they&#039;re new and just worry about adding actual info to the articles. (And it&#039;s not like we don&#039;t have plenty of Help guides available to read, either...) --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 06:20, 29 November 2009 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::::&#039;&#039;We&#039;&#039; know we change people&#039;s captions back, yes, but I am inclined to be more lenient to someone who has only been around for two days... hrm. Actually, I am inspired. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 06:57, 29 November 2009 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:::::His English seems to have landslided down to &amp;quot;nonsensical&amp;quot; once he started editing captions... Can I revert those, at least? --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 06:59, 29 November 2009 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Sideways Part-swapping pics ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I do have pics of the part-swapped Sideways, however I am not sure how to upload them to the Wiki and add them to the page. If you&#039;d like, I can e-mail them to you if you PM Ultrawave over at TFW2005 (that is my account). Unless there is another way to upload them that I am not aware of? [[Special:Contributions/131.191.68.29|131.191.68.29]] 04:20, 7 December 2009 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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Made a Photobucket and uploaded my pic to satisfy your curiousity-- [http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/af279/Blitzgear/DSCN0897.jpg] =)[[Special:Contributions/131.191.68.29|131.191.68.29]] 18:44, 7 December 2009 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Sari Edit ==&lt;br /&gt;
why did you edit my addition to the page? what i typed was factual. --[[User:0utrun|0utrun]] 23:16, 30 December 2009 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Blackarachnia &amp;quot;hit it with a shovel&amp;quot; joke ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Why do you deem it so important to take the joke out?  It works, it fills an empty caption space, so why?  Seriously, Why? --[[User:Karhukjnsi|Karhukjnsi]] 02:09, 6 January 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Lockdown&#039;s position as a bounty hunter. ==&lt;br /&gt;
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This isn&#039;t something like revealing the gimmicks to a toy or an electronic voice, or even a street date.  It&#039;s no secret that the ROTF figure is based off a &amp;quot;bounty hunter&amp;quot;, you&#039;ve seen the card say he&#039;s a &amp;quot;bounty hunter&amp;quot; regardless if it isn&#039;t officially released, is the addition of a category &amp;quot;Bounty Hunter&amp;quot; seriously enough to get you this unnecessarily riled up?  It&#039;s not like I&#039;m saying something like he&#039;s an Autobot sympathizer or something. --[[User:Karhukjnsi|Karhukjnsi]] 02:20, 6 January  2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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No one appointed &#039;&#039;&#039;you&#039;&#039;&#039; the master of captioning. You&#039;re acting like a goddamn jackboot, so take a time-out. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 02:59, 6 January 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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==My Grammar==&lt;br /&gt;
Well i going to tell you why i have bad grammar, i have good grammar BUT i type so freaking Fast in result i make typos, Aslo there some words that i cant spell, aslo i try to slow down but then i start to write fast again -Eagc7&lt;br /&gt;
: Then either slow down enough so you can write competently, or don&#039;t write at all so we don&#039;t spend so much time cleaning up your amazingly-sized mess.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 21:38, 29 January 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Why did you remove my edit? ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The article discusses fanfiction, so I named two common pairings as an example. It seemed relevant. [[User:CH|CH]] 16:25, 8 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:Because the fandom is so large, fragmented and clique-esque that there&#039;s really no way to measure what&#039;s relevant/common unless it&#039;s completely widespread, as in to the point that even average fans that don&#039;t read fanfic are familiar with the concepts used. Megatron/Starscream pairings probably predate Beast Wars itself, Starscream/Alexis was a freakin&#039; epidemic for a time. Those are somewhat &amp;quot;worthy&amp;quot; of mention (in a squicky infamous way). Prime/Mikaela and Bumblebee/Sam, however? Although I&#039;m not shocked they exist, I don&#039;t believe the average fans would know for certain that they do. And it isn&#039;t really quite as notable (again, Starscream/Alexis being an epidemic), no more than hypothetical pairings like Cheetor/Una or Sky-Byte/Koji.. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 16:37, 8 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Right..... ==&lt;br /&gt;
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[http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Beast_Machines_(cartoon)&amp;amp;curid=15&amp;amp;diff=430695&amp;amp;oldid=430694 What was that weird edit summary all about?] --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 07:56, 27 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:Look at your keyboard, and look at each letter to the left of the letter I typed. :p --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 08:12, 27 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::It seems we use very different keyboards. All I&#039;m getting is gibberish. --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 09:32, 27 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:::It says &amp;quot;something&#039;s wrong with my eyes,&amp;quot; okay? Big hairy deal. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 09:38, 27 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Double dash template ==&lt;br /&gt;
Works just 100% fine on Opera and in Firefox and in IE7, so I don&#039;t know what the hell you&#039;re talking about. The whole purpose it was created was to clear things without creating gaps above the headers. So stop changing it every time I fix the formatting, as you&#039;re driving me insane and I&#039;m going to start reverting you every time you do it. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 20:48, 27 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:Well it doesn&#039;t work on me in neither IE nor Firefox. So clearly the coding for it must be flawed somehow. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 21:22, 27 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::IIRC, you&#039;re one of the folks using IE6, aren&#039;t you? That would explain that part, if so. As for Firefox, it works fine on Firefox for me, so I just don&#039;t know what you&#039;re talking about there. (I also checked IE7 and it works fine there as well...)&lt;br /&gt;
::But in any case, bring it up with Derik to fix any problems rather than constantly removing it, considering the whole reason the template exists to begin with is to solve an issue folks used to be griping about. About the only issue I&#039;ve ever had is that there has to be no line return space between the dash template and the following header, but that&#039;s easily tweaked while editing. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 21:38, 27 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:::Yeah, I&#039;m one of the five people on Earth still using IE6. I like the button layout better, sue me. But I do have Firefox 3.5.6 and &amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;{{--}}&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt; does the same amount of jack squattage. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 22:04, 27 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::::You do realize button layouts are easily changed in most browsers, yes? (And I&#039;d think lots of broken sites with missing features would be a bigger annoyance... having to surf using IE6 at one of my jobs last year was downright painful, it&#039;s missing so many useful standards.)&lt;br /&gt;
::::But, like I said, never had issues with FF at all. And even if there are, again, have Derik tweak the CSS, rather than unfixing the formatting fixes. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 22:13, 27 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== *sigh* &amp;quot;first edit ever&amp;quot; ==&lt;br /&gt;
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fact is I&#039;ve been editing over the years and adding useful tid bits here and there, but the wiki just can&#039;t seem to hold a proper account. so I start a new and get treated like a punk. gratitude for ya.&lt;br /&gt;
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And yeah, the tone really isn&#039;t to my liking. Derek J Wyatt puts down Beachcomber and everyone treats it as canon that the character is not well liked. well I like him! And think the article should  be more even handed.&lt;br /&gt;
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So tell me, how am I supposed to get started here? I can&#039;t edit &amp;quot;the funny&amp;quot; as I&#039;ve been told the last time I tried a permanent account, I can&#039;t help to rewrite an article, what do you want from me? When to I earn the right to call out the Beach Comber page for being offensive? --[[User:Stly92|Stly92]] 01:15, March 18, 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Jim-Bob&#039;s Diner is indeed a reference to James Roberts ==&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Maximum Dinobots issue 2|Jim-Bob&#039;s Diner]] is, in fact, a reference to &#039;&#039;Last Stand of the Wreckers&#039;&#039; co-writer [[James Roberts]].  Nick Roche said it himself [http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=161572#161572].  (At first, &#039;&#039;&#039;I&#039;&#039;&#039; thought--and was &#039;&#039;&#039;very sure&#039;&#039;&#039;--it was a reference to &#039;&#039;&#039;Jim&#039;&#039;&#039; Salicrup and &#039;&#039;&#039;Bob&#039;&#039;&#039; Budiansky.) --[[User:Jeff39042|Jeff39042]] 19:40, 11 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Well then that belongs in the Notes... not a confusing random link in the middle of the synopsis. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 20:06, 11 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Last Dutch Issue ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The IP Anon [[Special:Contributions/195.240.16.74|195.240.16.74]] removed the &amp;quot;last Dutch issue&amp;quot; sentence from &amp;quot;[[The Void! (US)|The Void!]]&amp;quot; because he was shifting it to &amp;quot;[[On the Edge of Extinction!]]&amp;quot;  Now, this may require verification (which is why I&#039;m not undoing your reversal yet), but at least it&#039;s not a random act of Anon vandalism.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 11:24, 5 May 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Yeah, I reverted it before he did the rest. I don&#039;t know who to ask for verification, though. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 11:50, 5 May 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::Looks like the anon was actually [[User:Sunjumper|Sunjumper]] not logged in.  Good enough to allow now, or do we still need a citation?  Sunjumper mentions on his anon-IP talk page (linked in just above, there) where he saw mention of the last-issue status.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 13:13, 10 May 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::If he&#039;s Dutch, sure. You&#039;re in the better position to make that call anyway. :p --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 15:41, 10 May 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::::Based on his recent contribution to the BW article, I&#039;d say he his.  Well and good, then.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 17:18, 10 May 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Anon-made G1 Cast List ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I&#039;ll grant I didn&#039;t do more than a rough glance over it, so I can&#039;t vouch for its accuracy, but it WAS in keeping with our formatting for other TV series&#039; front pages.  Granted, the cast&#039;s much larger and so may be too overwhelming a list for the page, but in principle, it wasn&#039;t a &#039;&#039;wrong&#039;&#039; idea.  Might be worth adding a notice as to why the G1 TV series page would differ in that respect from other series&#039;.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 15:29, 13 May 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Toy Swapping ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Look, I am sorry to keep adding tat. I just thought it was important to have in the article, because it was under the same idea. And just so you know, this whole website is full of crappy, big, poorly written sections and just want to help improve some facts not added. So you can take that comment and stick it were it belongs. I just tried to add something. &lt;br /&gt;
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== Toy Swapping 2 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I am sorry for the previous comment made by myself about the edit. I was in a really bad mood and would not tolerate anything. I will stop trying to edit or fix any articles to fix things that people deleted that I made. I do sincerly apologize. People have been quite rude to me on this website and I was starting to get stressed. Not to mention I have major anger manigment issues. I am quite sorry for my comments.[[User:LordDalek|LordDalek]] 12:37, 4 June 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Hey. ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Yo, be quiet bitch. {{unsigned|TheRex4441}}&lt;br /&gt;
:Keep it polite, please. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 23:39, 24 June 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Prime VAs ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The editor was right about Optimus &amp;amp; Megatron&#039;s VAs, he just didn&#039;t have the right source. (It was revealed in a recent BotCon panel.) --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 14:12, 26 June 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==edit war==&lt;br /&gt;
If this edit war does not stop in five minutes and people don&#039;t stop getting aggressive at each other, all three of you are getting a time-out. The note is pretty pointless, at best it would be only on Prime Soundwave&#039;s page. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 21:28, 4 July 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Translation help==&lt;br /&gt;
Hey, Detour. Since you speak French, could you help me by correcting any bad translations I have for the French &#039;&#039;Animated&#039;&#039; episode titles [[User:Interrobang/Crap|here]]? Thanks! [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 18:24, 5 July 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Done. Egads, epic fail on the dub team on translating Five Servos Of Doom. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 23:06, 5 July 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::Thanks! That was one of the titles that threw me off. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 23:21, 5 July 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Cloaca joke? ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Was there something wrong with [[Airazor (BW)|it]]? [[Special:Contributions/72.229.51.77|72.229.51.77]] 15:22, 6 July 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Anon reverts==&lt;br /&gt;
When a dude changes something, and you change it back, and he changes it back with comment asking why it&#039;s changed... it might be better, if you&#039;re going to simply revert it again, to at least leave a comment of your own, explaining why?  If he&#039;s explaining his actions, you owe that same courtesy back, even if he&#039;s in the wrong.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 10:25, 28 July 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:You&#039;re absolutely right, and I can&#039;t for the life of me remember WHY I didn&#039;t do just that. It&#039;s been hectic in my neck of the woods these past few days, I apologize. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 13:02, 28 July 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::Come to think of it, I think the reason might&#039;ve been that I meant to leave the explanation on his talk page, but ended up being sidetracked by other things. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 13:03, 28 July 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Nice caption ==&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;:&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;D --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 03:40, 15 August 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Hah, I was just waiting for someone to add a pic of him so I could throw add that caption. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 03:41, 15 August 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Decepticon Drone ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I am sorry. I thought it looked simmilar, due to the Red T visor, silver and black head, but not the body.&lt;br /&gt;
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== [[Katsuyuki Konishi]] and [[Frank Miller]] ==&lt;br /&gt;
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My joke(s) may be weak, but&lt;br /&gt;
#I wasn&#039;t violating any [[Transformers Wiki:Caption|caption policies]].&lt;br /&gt;
#I uploaded the [[Frank Miller]] image. I deserve a caption or something.&lt;br /&gt;
#[[Transformers Wiki talk:Community Portal#Links that overexplain jokes|Explaining the joke is not funny]].&lt;br /&gt;
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:* A straight quote from Gurren Lagann isn&#039;t really very funny by itself.&lt;br /&gt;
:* Frank Miller isn&#039;t someone you&#039;d think to find on TFWiki. I&#039;d like to show people that he does belong here and how nteresting a coincidence it is, that &#039;&#039;both&#039;&#039; sources of the line contributed to TF. I imagine people reading the link would be like: &amp;quot;Oh yeah, there&#039;s also that. Wait, this wiki has an article on F. Miller? What has he got to do with TF? Gonna check that.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
But really, I&#039;m more upset about your changing of the caption at Frank Miller for reason number 2. [[User:Item42|Item42]] 10:38, 29 September 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Why are you reverting everything? ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Why the fuck are you reverting every single edit you see?  Is that the only thing you can do?  Is is your sole mission to not contribute, but revert everyone else who tries to?  Sure, you could just change the singe byte of offending material, BUT NO, YOU HAVE TO REVERT THE WHOLE GODDAMN EDIT.  You&#039;ve been doing this for as long as I&#039;ve been observing.  Also, you&#039;ve been up my ass about everything the whole time I&#039;ve been here.  Haven&#039;t you been blocked before for this kind of thing?  --[[User:LokitheGrammarNazi|LokitheGrammarNazi]] 10:01, 5 October 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Detour spends a lot of time on the wiki so he often sees poor/vandalistic edits before other editor do. Usually his reversions have been supported by the majority of editors, when he goes over the line Walky puts him in his place. My question is, why are you so sensitive? --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 10:37, 5 October 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::If you&#039;ve been up my ass too, you would see that this is the first time I&#039;ve exploded over seomthing like this.  I have been putting up with shit like this since I started editing here.  --[[User:LokitheGrammarNazi|LokitheGrammarNazi]] 10:47, 5 October 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::I don&#039;t know, just looking over your previous edits you seemed rather upset about things on the [[Twitcher F451]], [[Derrick J. Wyatt]], [[Starscream (BWII)]] and [[Shelfwarmer]] pages. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 11:52, 5 October 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
* WHY ARE YOU REVERTING EVERUTHING???????????????--[[User:He-l-en1959|Waz-z-z-zpinator59]] 10:15, 7 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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If you don´t want people to write in the wiki, please let us know. You reverted some adds I made just because, like the vehicle model of some g1 mini-vehicles, the things on skids robot replica, saying its not the place for a small kinda review (just 3 or 4 lines) If you don&#039;t like people doing contributions, purchase this domain and make it yours!!! This is a wiki, based on everyone contributions --[[User:Galvatron77|Galvatron77]]&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;quot;Based on everyone&#039;s contributions&amp;quot; doesn&#039;t mean &amp;quot;everyone&#039;s contributions should stick&amp;quot;. Your addition are reviews, these should be objective overviews of the toy. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 02:58, 4 September 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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STOP REVERTING EVERY DAMN EDIT YOU SEE.--[[User:Bumblebee392|Bumblebee392]] ([[User talk:Bumblebee392|talk]]) 15:23, 14 November 2013 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:Checking over the edits of yours that Detour reverted: one was you changing a caption and one was you adding a caption. Changing captions is frowned upon for all users and adding captions is reserved for established users. No one is picking on you, we just expect you to follow the rules. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 15:28, 14 November 2013 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::I think I get the thing on changing captions, but I don&#039;t see what&#039;s wrong with adding captions.--[[User:Bumblebee392|fail guy is fail]] ([[User talk:Bumblebee392|talk]]) 15:38, 14 November 2013 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:::See [[captions|our captions policy page]]. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 16:31, 14 November 2013 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Dalek ==&lt;br /&gt;
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For your information, there is incorrect information on that page, that must be changed. The Daleks were never first called &amp;quot;Mark 3 travel machines&amp;quot; that is wrong. The were first called Daleks. The machine the ride in was first a Mark 1 Travel Machines, then a Mark 2 Travel Machine, and finally a Mark 3 Travel Machine. It was Davros who called the machine they ride in Mark 3 Travel Machine, but the creatures are called Daleks, and they were first called Kaleds before being mutated into Daleks. I don&#039;t know were the hell you got that from but they are also not cyborgs. They are creatures inside tanks basically. I was correcting that. Get your facts right before delete something I did. Trust me, I know more about the Daleks then you. Thus, my user name is LORD DALEK. That is why I am constantly changing that page. [[User:LordDalek|LordDalek]] 15:40, 16 October 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Except all that is irrelevant to what was said about Daleks within &#039;&#039;Transformers fiction&#039;&#039;, which is what this Wiki is about. And I know plenty about Daleks. Don&#039;t assume you&#039;re some sort of lone Doctor Who fan on this wiki.--[[User:Detour|Detour]] 15:42, 16 October 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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Fine, I will stop editing the part that is in the comic, BUT THE INFORMATION IN THE NOTES IS WRONG!!! And I also did not say anything about being &amp;quot;a lone Doctor Who fan&amp;quot; I just was saying you undid my edit that was correcting incorrect statements. [[User:LordDalek|LordDalek]] 15:52, 16 October 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: That thing Detour linked to when he reverted you sure seems to think you&#039;re wrong.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 15:56, 16 October 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::I found two sources that go against what LordDalek is claiming. One is a general science fiction Wiki and the other is the TARDIS Index File, the Doctor Who Wiki (which we link Doctor Who-related articles to). --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 15:58, 16 October 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::ARGG! I have proof that what you said was wrong. Look, you right, they weren&#039;t called Daleks, nor they were Mark 3 Travel Machines. They were called merely mutants. Read this:[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davros|His solution is to remove all emotions pertaining to weakness, a category in which he groups such emotions as compassion, mercy and kindness, and place the mutants in tank-like &amp;quot;Mark III travel machines&amp;quot; partly based on the design of his wheelchair. He later names these creatures Daleks, an anagram of Kaleds.][[User:LordDalek|LordDalek]] 16:07, 16 October 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::: Yyyyeah.  You seem to be quoting the fictional history at us, while we&#039;re talking about the actual behind-the-scenes history of the characters.  The comment you removed will stay.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 16:11, 16 October 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::::Actually, from a behind-the-scenes standpoint the name Dalek came first. But Who fiction-wise, it was established in a later serial (Genesis of the Daleks, the Daleks&#039;s origin story) that the original name of a Dalek was a Mark III Travel Machine. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_of_the_Daleks &amp;quot;At that moment, Davros enters the laboratory, and demonstrates his new &amp;quot;Mark III travel machine&amp;quot;, which he later dubs as a &amp;quot;Dalek&amp;quot;.&amp;quot;]. If you want the note to focus less on fiction and more on production, I can always tweak it. But it&#039;s still a factual note one way or another. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 17:25, 16 October 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
Better yet, read this: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalek_variants|For the most part a Dalek is simply a Dalek.Notable exceptions usually refer to rank, such as &amp;quot;Emperor&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Supreme Dalek&amp;quot;, although in Genesis of the Daleks Davros refers to the newly created Dalek casing as a &amp;quot;Mark 3 Travel Machine&amp;quot;.] For the last bloody time, Mark 3 Travel Machines refers to the CASING not the actual creature.&lt;br /&gt;
[[User:LordDalek|LordDalek]] 16:14, 16 October 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::::Listen ItsWalky, when the Daleks first appeared in 1963 THEY WERE CALLED DALEKS. Davros is part of the fictional history, and the real creator of the Daleks was Terry Nation, and he called them Daleks. There. I now have fictional and behind the scenes evidence. The comment must be removed.[[User:LordDalek|LordDalek]] 16:29, 16 October 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::::Why would you &#039;&#039;ever&#039;&#039; want to err on the side of &#039;&#039;removing&#039;&#039; information rather than clarifying it? When is less information better?--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;Talk&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;]] 18:15, 16 October 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== This place is worse than Nazi Germany ==&lt;br /&gt;
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SIEG HEIL, DON&#039;T FUCK WITH THE LITTLE TRANSFORMER WIKIPEDIA. WE ONLY LIKE SOME POINTLESS ADDITIONS, NOT A LOT.&lt;br /&gt;
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Fucking hypocrites. You included, Spanish twit.--[[User:Tommy-Vercetti|Tommy-Vercetti]] 18:13, 8 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:Please mind your language. And this kind of tantrum-throwing won&#039;t exactly have people joining your side in the argument. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 18:18, 8 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Fanmodes ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I got the impression, per the &amp;quot;Fan-configurations of toys&amp;quot; discussion in the community portal, that we &#039;&#039;don&#039;t&#039;&#039; avoid fan modes, that brief mention of such is okay.  [[User:JW|JW]] 11:58, 19 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Koiter brothers ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Thanks for catching that spelling error I missed on their names! --[[User:Abates|abates]] 05:36, 21 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Grimstone ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Grimstone&#039;s drones&#039; Mini-Con compatibilities are &#039;&#039;&#039;not&#039;&#039;&#039; mentionned on their own page.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Ahem ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Why did you revert my talk page edit regarding the doctor who connection on Talk:Death&#039;s Head?&lt;br /&gt;
 NVM I see, I screwed it up.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Emperor of Terror Scorponok ==&lt;br /&gt;
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What&#039;s wrong with his edits?  He seems to be adding several paragraphs of information, which you delete entirely.  I see one or two typos here or there, but wouldn&#039;t it be easier to fix those than just remove his large amounts of work whole-hog?  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 23:03, 16 December 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:Believe me, I&#039;ve been mulling over that myself, but ultimately, it&#039;s more than just typos. A lot of his sentences just don&#039;t read right and would ultimately require full rewrites. Figured someone else starting again from scratch would be better than a Cleanup tag... But if I&#039;m wrong in this, sorry. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 23:23, 16 December 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:: The English doesn&#039;t really read that badly.  It&#039;s simple, but better than the nothing we have now. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 23:29, 16 December 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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==New mexico vs. New Mexico==&lt;br /&gt;
Thanks, I totally realised the mistake soon after I made the page.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Reverting edits ==&lt;br /&gt;
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May I ask why you insist on reverting my edits? Especially the one just now about TransTech Megatron&#039;s concept design matching almost-perfectly to ROTF Megatron&#039;s design, which I see far more-notable than the &amp;quot;Oh look, it&#039;s an H-Tank, it atuomatically links to Armada Megatron&amp;quot; trivia listed before it, which you have left alone.&lt;br /&gt;
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For this particular case, it is not merely my opinion that the two resemble each other more, as a quick glance at the image displayed in the trivia section, let alone what that trivia links to off-wiki, shows a closer resemblance to ROTF than Armada, by far.&lt;br /&gt;
[[Special:Contributions/24.143.42.51|24.143.42.51]] 02:41, 27 January 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:You&#039;re right, looks like I jumped the gun at that one. My apologies. Still, it could stand a rewriting to be a little less... dogpiley. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 03:35, 27 January 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Mindset ==&lt;br /&gt;
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You said: &#039;&#039;It says the toy is a retool of Hailstorm, and Hailstorm was designed as the homage.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
If the Hailstorm/Mindset mold was designed as an homage to the original Mindset, then I don&#039;t see how the new Mindset could &#039;&#039;not&#039;&#039; be an homage to the original.  Particularly since, given the way Hasbro is planning retools these days, the Hailstorm mold was &#039;&#039;always&#039;&#039; intended to be retooled into a Mindset.  What is the distinction you&#039;re making?  [[User:JW|JW]] 20:13, 7 February 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:No ressemblance to the original character, for starters. If he was &amp;quot;clearly&amp;quot; intended as an homage, the head would surely have carried over the original character&#039;s visor at the very least, yes? And the colors, too. G2 Mindset was white, green and grey, this Autobot Mindset is blue and black. And lastly, the faction allegiance. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 20:22, 7 February 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
This is how I suspect it went down:&lt;br /&gt;
#Hailstorm toy was designed.&lt;br /&gt;
#[[Kyde]] was all, hey, dudes, that&#039;s totally Mindset.&lt;br /&gt;
#Hasbro decided to name its redeco &amp;quot;Mindset.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
Somewhere in between 2 and 3, Toy Fair probably happened, when Aaron was all about how this toy was totally Mindset. &lt;br /&gt;
--[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 23:20, 7 February 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:Hmm, okay.  Point granted.  [[User:JW|JW]] 07:22, 8 February 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Motormaster ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I think the one that said Motormaster&#039;s size change is right, because Motormaster is the same size as Optimus, while Optimus has the same size as Motormaster in car mode, both of them with their trailers, i think there&#039;s size change in there.&lt;br /&gt;
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--[[User:Metroplex|Metroplex]] 19:24, 14 March 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Yeah, and there&#039;s a [[Powertrain|freighter truck]] that transforms into a robot that goes up to Prime&#039;s shin. Scale doesn&#039;t mean much in Transformers, you have Porsche Jazz towering over Porsche Cliffjumper and Jeep Hound towering over Jeep Brawn and F-15s turning into robots the same size as Lamborghinis. It&#039;s a dumb thing to note. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 19:39, 14 March 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Windcharger ==&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;This was removed before because it&#039;s false. Don&#039;t add it back&amp;quot; How is it false?--[[User:TOM|TOM]] 23:09, 24 March 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Bumblebee==&lt;br /&gt;
BOTH of you knock it the fuck off or you&#039;re both getting put in a corner for a while. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 23:45, 24 March 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== DOTM Bumblebee ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Just to clear things up:&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpqamRtmGRE&amp;amp;feature=feedu the maker of the video says:&lt;br /&gt;
because this figure is smaller than any other version of bumblebee, they technically are all brand new parts. They couldn&#039;t reuse any other Bumblebee parts cause they﻿ no longer would fit.--[[User:TOM|TOM]] 15:33, 25 March 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==If you don&#039;t like Robert Stack==&lt;br /&gt;
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You should say so when you&#039;re taking funny things he said from the Ultra Magnus page. It&#039;s not as if the image even had a caption before, could you not have left it? I ask because since you didn&#039;t give a reason, it &#039;&#039;looks&#039;&#039; like you revert all IP edits you see on principle, without checking what was actually changed. Busy schedule? [[Special:Contributions/92.13.226.232|92.13.226.232]] 19:48, 5 April 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Detour doesn&#039;t always check properly what an anon added, but he does check. On captions, the rules are very clear though: If you have not contributed to the wiki in a meaningful way, you are NOT allowed to add or change captions UNLESS you have asked permission first on the article&#039;s talk page. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 02:00, 6 April 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Inferno (BW) ==&lt;br /&gt;
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May I just ask why did you undo the caption edit?&lt;br /&gt;
: Because you replaced an existing caption with a YouTube link. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:09, 7 April 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:: Are YouTubes links forbidden? I do believe I saw them in captions on this Wiki before. --[[User:SymbolsWriter|SymbolsWriter]]&lt;br /&gt;
::: Well, first there&#039;s the problem of &#039;&#039;replacing an existing caption.&#039;&#039;  It&#039;s frowned upon.  Second, a little &#039;&#039;&#039;[1]&#039;&#039;&#039; under an image isn&#039;t a caption.  It&#039;s just a link.  It&#039;s not pretty or witty, it&#039;s just an unmarked link.  Captions should be captions.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:28, 7 April 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::: Well, yes, I suspected (now I know for sure) that much (the &amp;quot;frown upon&amp;quot; part), and that&#039;s (partially, anyway) the reason I&#039;ve never edited a caption before. But no, wait, I was pretty sure that when I checked the article after the edit there was blue text &amp;quot;nope.avi&amp;quot; in the caption that was a link to a video, not just &amp;quot;[1]&amp;quot;. Or am I missing something? --[[User:SymbolsWriter|SymbolsWriter]] 14:59, 7 April 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::::Also, to further clarify things, I&#039;ll give this link: http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/nopeavi You can even find the screenshot the caption of which I changed in the related pictures there. I hope that article will be clear enough explanation of my motive to change the aforementioned caption. --[[User:SymbolsWriter|SymbolsWriter]] 02:29, 13 April 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Regarding the edits Eagc7 made ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Apparently you haven&#039;t read the [[Megatron (Movie)]] article in awhile, because Eagc7 was just trying to help out. [http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Megatron_%28Movie%29&amp;amp;diff=484337&amp;amp;oldid=481886 Xaaron made this edit] almost a year ago, most likely because nobody bothered to fill out that section since 2007. Nobody objected. Eagc7 evidently noticed this and was trying to make the other articles consistent. I think you should have questioned his motives before insta-reverting them. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 03:37, 12 April 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Mech-Tech page ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The only reason it was &amp;quot;Just a list copied from the DOTM page&amp;quot; is because he HADN&#039;T FINISHED THE PAGE YET --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] 16:08, 12 April 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:It shouldn&#039;t be a list, it should be a description of the gimmick, like our [[Automorph Technology]] and [[Mech Alive]] pages, that&#039;s why it&#039;s tagged, it&#039;s even explained in the tag. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 16:14, 12 April 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Fusion Cannon ==&lt;br /&gt;
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You have undone my edit of Movie Megatron&#039;s fusion cannon twice now and I am wondering why?  In the 2007 movie at 1:57:13 you can clearly see Megatron shoot Jazz with his fusion cannon from his RIGHT arm.  I just watched it, so I know I am correct.  If you have a good reason for undoing my edits, let me know, but until then I am just going to keep changing it back. --[[User:BATTOUSAI XD|BATTOUSAI XD]] 02:43, 25 April 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:You didn&#039;t watch well enough. That&#039;s &#039;&#039;&#039;Jazz&#039;&#039;&#039; shooting Megatron, not the other way around. By contrast, Megatron&#039;s fusion cannon is clearly in his left arm, as you see Prime shoot him off balance before he fires, but he turns around, cannon clearly on his left arm, re-aims and shoots. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 18:05, 25 April 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
Sorry but you didn&#039;t watch well enough. &#039;&#039;&#039;Jazz&#039;&#039;&#039; does fire first, then &#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039; fires and Jazz goes flying.  I haven&#039;t watched the battle with Optimus recently, so it may be that Megatron also has a fusion cannon in his left arm as well and can combine both to make them more powerful. --[[User:BATTOUSAI XD|BATTOUSAI XD]] 10:00, 25 April 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
Maybe it&#039;s a different weapons system, but do you have any evidence to back that up?  I&#039;m assuming you have finally accepted that Megatron does shoot Jazz with his right arm and you watched the entire scene.  The blast was blue like the blast from the combined fusion cannon and his fusion cannon from ROTF ,and it was very powerful, as it sent Jazz flying much in the same way as it did to Optimus in ROTF.  Also, he lost his left arm at the end of the first movie, and if it were solely stored in his left arm, it would not have been present in ROTF.  It&#039;s probably pretty safe to assume that &amp;quot;the Little One,&amp;quot; who provided Megatron with parts did not possess a fusion cannon and the &amp;quot;Doctor&amp;quot; did not build a completely new one.  IF you can come up with a better arguement than that or provide some official source material, I&#039;ll leave it alone, but if you keep using an ambiguous arguement I&#039;ll just keep editing the article.&lt;br /&gt;
:Do you have any evidence that it &#039;&#039;&#039;is&#039;&#039;&#039; his fusion cannon? A single blast from said cannon sent Optimus Prime, OPTIMUS PRIME, flying over a full city block into a building, while Jazz barely flew a few feet. But hey, for added evidence, [http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t285/Detour84/TF/vlcsnap-2011-04-26-01h56m39s185.png this] does not look like either [http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t285/Detour84/TF/vlcsnap-2011-04-26-01h57m49s50.png this] or [http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t285/Detour84/TF/vlcsnap-2011-04-26-01h58m11s5.png this]. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 02:01, 26 April 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
No I don&#039;t have any evidence that it is a fusion cannon, but I think there is a better argument for it being a fusion cannon than not, as I stated above.  And yes Jazz did only fly a few feet, but maybe that&#039;s because the fusion cannon was not at full power because it was not combined with Megatron&#039;s left arm.  As for the pictures, they don&#039;t look anything like the crab claw fusion cannon, yet that is still a fusion cannon.  I&#039;m not trying to jerk you around; this is just how I see it and a lot of this is just opinion because Hasbro or whoever hasn&#039;t officially detailed anything.  Maybe we could ask someone else who edits this Wiki for their opinion on it and just go with that?&lt;br /&gt;
:That doesn&#039;t work, because as my screenshots show, the fusion cannon is &#039;&#039;entirely part of Megatron&#039;s left arm&#039;&#039;. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 14:23, 26 April 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
How does that explain how his fusion cannon moved from his left arm to his right arm?  I don&#039;t see the problem with what I wrote, because it leaves the statement you wrote about the fusion cannon being stored in the left arm and it touches on the blast that was fired at Jazz with his right arm.  It says nowhere that it &#039;&#039;&#039;is&#039;&#039;&#039; definitely a fusion cannon.  All I wanted to write was that there is a possiblility that his right arm is a fusion cannon, or at least part of a whole.  The scene with Jazz is up for interpretation, but I think it should be added so others who read this article can decide for themselves.  As far as getting someone else&#039;s opinion, you will have to get someone to help with that.  I don&#039;t know how to ask any of the main editors and I assume you probably do.  Just have them comment in this section with an opinion on it.--[[User:BATTOUSAI XD|BATTOUSAI XD]] 1:39, 26 April 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
I&#039;m sorry, but both of you are kind of wrong and kind of right. There&#039;s a HALF of the fusion cannon on each arm. He brings his arms together and they FUSE into the cannon. He can use each half separately, but when they are combined they do much more damage. [[User:Combaticons4ever|Combaticons4ever]] 22:13, 31 May 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==why didnt you jsut fixed it?==&lt;br /&gt;
instead of removing all i wrote on the movie Starscream page, why didnt you just Fixed my typos and mistakes? {{unsigned|Eagc7}}&lt;br /&gt;
:Because I couldn&#039;t even understand what it was you were trying to say. Your poor English goes far beyond simple spelling errors. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 13:46, 26 April 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::Okay, in that case, lets keep a Character Stub template (which i already did) {{unsigned|Eagc7}}&lt;br /&gt;
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== Dude, STOP. NOW. ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Abra cannot learn Hypnosis. --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] 23:19, 28 April 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: Seriously, you are now the wiki&#039;s worst vandal.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 23:31, 28 April 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== The Autobot Hero ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I had thought of reverting his edit to Fire on the Mountain the same as you did, but decided against it as the internal link was a redlink. Are we planning on having an [[Andes Mountains]] page? If not, he actually did the right thing. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 16:13, 6 May 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Well, [[Peru]] wasn&#039;t a redlink. Standard seems to be that locations where stuff happens in fiction deserve wiki articles. The Andes mountains do come up in both Fire in the Mountain and the Japanese PS2 Transformers game, so the location deserves a proper TFWiki article, IMO. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 16:17, 6 May 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::And the Kid Stuff audiobooks have the Andes partially destroyed in &amp;quot;Storms of Destruction&amp;quot;. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 16:48, 6 May 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::Thanks for that! Added the link to it too. I&#039;d love to make a page for it (being the huge Mysterious Cities of Gold nerd that I am) but since I don&#039;t have access to any of the material they show up in, there isn&#039;t much I can do. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 16:56, 6 May 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Editing==&lt;br /&gt;
I read the &amp;quot;Help:Editing&amp;quot; page.-[[User:Dirgeor|Dirgeor]] 20:02, 19 June 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Crowbar ==&lt;br /&gt;
I&#039;m quite not sure why you removed my photo of Crowbar. Can you please tell me?&lt;br /&gt;
:Because it&#039;s a horrible shot that barely shows Crowbar at all, if that&#039;s even him. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 06:05, 25 June 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
It is him, you can clearly see Crankcase in another shot. I can understand that the shot wasn&#039;t great, but it&#039;s better than an inaccurate representation of him in Cyberverse form.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Crisscross &amp;quot;Error&amp;quot; ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Rather than risk a revert war, I&#039;ll simply discuss the matter here first.&lt;br /&gt;
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If the package was delivered to the garage while Arcee was away for some unknown length of time, why should she question its origin?  I still say someone from MECH could have broken into the garage, delivered the package, and locked up on their way out, thus accounting for the package&#039;s presence.  (Yes, it&#039;s something of an error not to explain it in-story, but I think that&#039;s at least a feasible explanation.)--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 02:05, 29 June 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: That&#039;s how I read the sequence of events. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 04:01, 29 June 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: You make some good points. But after even two watchings the whole thing still felt weird. When you stop and think about it, only Jack or June could&#039;ve taken care of the package... If Arcee assumes June has... she&#039;d know Arcee wasn&#039;t in the garage. So... why&#039;s she so casual about the package? --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 04:06, 29 June 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:: My postman leaves packages in my garage all the time if I&#039;m not there to take delivery, honestly. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 05:01, 29 June 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Editing ==&lt;br /&gt;
Can we please discuss our debates before filing pages for deletion? I have a strong argument. Please just listen to me.&lt;br /&gt;
-[[User:PurpleCyclops|Caleb]]&lt;br /&gt;
:No. You don&#039;t. Preliminary names are just that, &#039;&#039;&#039;preliminary&#039;&#039;&#039;. We&#039;re not calling Mirage &amp;quot;Rush&amp;quot;, and the same applies to Crowbar and Hatchet. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 06:18, 3 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
Rush isn&#039;t the final name for Mirage. Hatchet is a typhoon fighter jet. Crowbar is a Carbon Motors E7 Police car. The trio in the film are suburbans. This is not the case of renaming them. This is the case of &#039;&#039;&#039;different character&#039;&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
:No, this is the case of &#039;&#039;&#039;different altmodes&#039;&#039;&#039;. Do we consider Sideways anyone but Sideways? Because his toy sure as hell wasn&#039;t a screen-accurate Audi, and didn&#039;t even use the proper color scheme. You&#039;re being utterly ridiculous. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 06:38, 3 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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I was saying that the characters were most likely different since they hadn&#039;t the right altmode or altmode size, since Hatchet would be much too big to be a suburban, if he was a jet, and Crowbar would be too small if he was a police car. Sorry bout everything though, I agree, my argument &#039;&#039;&#039;is&#039;&#039;&#039; ridiculous.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Joke ==&lt;br /&gt;
By reference, I meant a reference to something. A joke. Jokes aren&#039;t meant to be useful. And this wiki is full of them. One on almost every image. Which isn&#039;t very useful, when they could have a informative caption. But that&#039;s one of my favorite things about this wiki. It&#039;s humor. Once again, I find you reverting anything I post. Can&#039;t I just add a simple joke that can appeal to some people, without attracting the attention of you?&lt;br /&gt;
:It&#039;s humor, yes, but it&#039;s still a wiki. Signal to noise ratio is the key here, and smashing a bad joke about train delays in the first sentence of Astrotrain&#039;s bio isn&#039;t the way to go about it. Signal to noise, the wiki must be funny but also informative. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 05:21, 10 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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You do have a point. I agree it is still a wiki, and it&#039;s not that informative. However you kind of missed the joke. A popular quote in a T.V. show about trains from my childhood was when the person would scold the train, he would say &amp;quot;you&#039;ve caused confusion and delay&amp;quot;. Nothing to do with train delays.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Spam ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Does [[User talk:Dynamic|THIS]] count as Spam?--[[User:Metroplex|Metroplex]] 15:39, 29 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Not really. Spam is more people and/or bots trying to scam people with advertisements. Dynamic&#039;s talk page doesn&#039;t fall into that. I&#039;m not sure what he&#039;s trying to do, either he&#039;s trying to share an easter egg with the wiki or he&#039;s trying to spark a discussion, either way it&#039;s not really spam. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 16:16, 29 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
== Volume Number ==&lt;br /&gt;
Woops, sorry about that.  After that anon troll was just going around changing tiny things on the year pages, I ended up with a bit of an itchy trigger finger. -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 18:13, 29 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Dave Fennoy Picture ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Hi There. Could you find a picture of [[Dave Fennoy]] for his page?&lt;br /&gt;
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== Doctor Arkeville in sound and furry ==&lt;br /&gt;
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When the Hot Dog Bot rebels the man he is serving has the distinct rounded triangle jaw and mad scientist like hair style of G1 villain Doctor Arkeville. can you tell me anouther human character in either show has one of these characteristics yet he has both of them, it is pretty clear he is a homage to the classic decepticon allied human please stop reverting this&lt;br /&gt;
:Yeah, and I suppose Doc Brown is a Doctor Arkeville homage too? It&#039;s very common for old men to their hair up top, have their hair lose color and get a longer jaw. Just because one incidental character sported those features doesn&#039;t automatically mean HOMAGE. Please stop grasping at straws. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 15:37, 10 October 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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:Doc Brown did not have a triangular rounded jaw and as for the hair several scientist in fiction have it as homage to Albert Einstein. However I am not aware of any other transformers characters that this hair style. Plus I have never seen or heard of anyone getting a longer jaw when they got older. It is not grasping at straws as much as seeing a comparison somebody made between the two and adding it here.&lt;br /&gt;
::No metal hat &amp;amp; hand = No Arkeville.  --Thy2k, not logged in&lt;br /&gt;
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== Found cosmos art from official artist! ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I found some art of cosmy! should we replace the main page now? its from the official artist&#039;s deviantart page, sides we got most of the moving violations character photos from devianart too. for cosmos art see link http://tehkoreandude.deviantart.com/gallery/24312266#/d3lnp2f --User:Jazzerprime&lt;br /&gt;
:That&#039;s not official Transformers art. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 05:31, 11 October 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Tell me ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Do you actually look at people&#039;s edits before you revert them? --[[User:TheOnlyChoice|TheOnlyChoice]] 04:13, 16 October 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Yes. And you only had two edits the last one a month ago, before suddenly declaring yourself the lord of what&#039;s sucky or not. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 04:22, 16 October 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== It&#039;s true. ==&lt;br /&gt;
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If they hadn&#039;t fallen in because of the surge, five seconds later, it would have turned them into transmetals and the lava wouldn&#039;t have had any more effect than a hot bath. If that doesn&#039;t describe irony, nothing does. [[Special:Contributions/70.77.36.81|70.77.36.81]] 20:40, 30 October 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:I don&#039;t recall lava immunity being a Transmetal power. Just because Tarantulas survived it doesn&#039;t mean everyone else can, nor do it indicate that survival was directly due to Transmetalness. Also, noting it purely out of &amp;quot;irony&amp;quot; is like saying it&#039;s ironic Ironhide&#039;s shuttle was on an Energon run because if they weren&#039;t low on Energon they would&#039;ve survived the Decepticon attack. It&#039;s silly and pointless. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 20:44, 30 October 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Can you Remove ==&lt;br /&gt;
Can you remove &amp;quot;Luis Daniel Ramírez&amp;quot; page, since it seems this guy Arturo Castañeda is going to be Jack Darby voice in the spanish dub of Prime {{unsigned|Eagc7}}&lt;br /&gt;
:Sorry, I&#039;m not a mod or an admin here so I don&#039;t have the power to do this. I&#039;ll tag it for deletion, though, if that help. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 16:28, 2 November 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== image tags ==&lt;br /&gt;
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There are always stupid tags to images on a number of pages could you please stop putting these corny and rediculous tags. {{unsigned|108.66.204.65}}&lt;br /&gt;
:If by &amp;quot;tags&amp;quot; you mean the captions, then I recommend you familiarize yourself with [[Transformers Wiki:Caption|the wiki&#039;s policies regarding captions]]. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 02:56, 10 November 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Arcee ==&lt;br /&gt;
Thank you very much for restoring that caption. Much appreciated. [[User:Antimatter|Antimatter]] 03:34, 26 November 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== &amp;quot;Double Bruticus&amp;quot; ==&lt;br /&gt;
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And the reason to remove the comment was...?&lt;br /&gt;
: The wiki in general does not cover unofficial fancreations.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 17:58, 8 February 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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I guessing you think you have everything in Transformers prime, right?&lt;br /&gt;
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== Steeljaw/Red Alert link ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Huh. Didn&#039;t even see that link between the two. Thanks. Should the minor edit to [[Final Transformations]] be reverted to the Red Alert article as a whole, or keep the link to Red Alert&#039;s G2 (and only Marvel) appearance?&lt;br /&gt;
[[User:Pakopako|Pakopako]] 22:57, 29 February 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:No, linking it to the G2 section was a good idea, since it refers to that specific event. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 23:09, 29 February 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::Heh. Apologies about that. My connection is stuttering at the moment. [[User:Pakopako|Pakopako]] 00:36, 1 March 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Why do you delete my...?==&lt;br /&gt;
excuse me why do you delete my dreadwing image?&lt;br /&gt;
:Because it already existed on the wiki in its proper place. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 12:39, 13 March 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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why have you deleted my leadfoot foto?[[user:Shockwave1704]]&lt;br /&gt;
:Because it has no reason to be in the Notes section. The Notes section is not a place to arbitrarily put whatever image tickles your fancy. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 12:39, 13 March 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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the other user has told me to put the image there [[user:Shockwave1704]]&lt;br /&gt;
:Andrusi said &#039;&#039;&#039;maybe&#039;&#039;&#039; if you followed proper [[Transformers Wiki:Images|image guidelines]] that it &#039;&#039;might&#039;&#039; be able to go in the Notes section, not that you could just put it in the Notes section. And even then, as he himself admits on the Leadfoot page, he was wrong on that count. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 12:51, 13 March 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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so i can&#039;t add this image nowhere[[user:Shockwave1704]]&lt;br /&gt;
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are you french? --[[User:Shockwave1704|Shockwave1704]] 12:18, 14 March 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: No, he&#039;s Canadian.....--[[Special:Contributions/81.164.215.61|81.164.215.61]] 12:19, 14 March 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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ah ok, because there are some sentences in the france article that could be offensive --[[User:Shockwave1704|Shockwave1704]] 12:31, 14 March 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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In World War II, France surrendered in the face of foreign invasion, leaving the population to suffer under a genocidal dictatorship for four years. This is seen as a source of hilarious jokes by some other nations.&lt;br /&gt;
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:I don&#039;t really see how that&#039;s offensive. If anything, it reflects poorly on the aforementionned &amp;quot;other nations&amp;quot;. =p --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 14:50, 14 March 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::yes, but in this article French army = cowards--[[User:Shockwave1704|Shockwave1704]] 15:01, 14 March 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::No, the article says that people from other nations like to make jokes about the French being cowards. That is not the same thing as saying that the French are cowards. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 15:06, 14 March 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::::i disagree with you, but if you think so...--[[User:Shockwave1704|Shockwave1704]] 15:26, 14 March 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::::I really think this is a symptom of your level of English comprehension. To a native English speaker, the paragraph you quoted says exactly what I said it does. It is hard enough working in a language that you do not speak fluently, dealing with all of the humor on this site will make it even harder on you as many of the jokes simply won&#039;t translate. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 16:21, 14 March 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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in my opinion humor is a symbol for every country. Italian people have got their humor, French people have got their humor, English people have got their humor. So it&#039;s possible that Italian people think your humorism is a little offensive. --[[User:Shockwave1704|Shockwave1704]] 08:57, 15 March 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:No, it&#039;s your tenuous grasp on English that&#039;s making you miss the joke. Now drop it. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 10:12, 15 March 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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what? no, in my opinion you don&#039;t appreciate our humor because we are very different. I don&#039;t want to criticize you, but everyone can think how he wants --[[User:Shockwave1704|Shockwave1704]] 10:25, 15 March 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:I haven&#039;t seen any instances of your humor anywhere. It&#039;s just clear you don&#039;t even &#039;&#039;get&#039;&#039; the damn joke. So drop the subject. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 10:33, 15 March 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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Bah --[[User:Shockwave1704|Shockwave1704]] 10:37, 15 March 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Jokerberg ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I love your Jokerberg statement when you edited [[Daran Norris]].--[[User:Ultra-Humanite|Humanite]] 22:18, 20 March 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Thank you! --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 20:15, 20 March 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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Thanks for fixing the help page. XD [[User:Jacktransformerdude|Jacktransformerdude]] 00:47, 21 March 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== &amp;quot;Useless padding&amp;quot; ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I sort of chuckled when I saw this line from you, good on you for having a sense of humour about it. :) &lt;br /&gt;
I couldn&#039;t help but notice, friend, that about a third of the information on this entire Wiki is &amp;quot;useless padding&amp;quot;, meaningless trivia put there for no reason other than to impart interesting information to the reader. And of the remaining information, about a third of &#039;&#039;that&#039;&#039; is flat-out jokes inserted simply to make people laugh. Looking over the rest of that one page, off the top of my head, Toronto being the biggest city in Canada has absolutely nothing to do with Transformers, and the relationship between &#039;there are no Target stores in Canada&#039; and Transformers is so tangential that it&#039;s just about on the same level. So I ask you, why did you &#039;&#039;really&#039;&#039; remove that information from the page? Really, if I don&#039;t know, I won&#039;t be able to avoid the mistake in the future. [[User:Deusoma|Deusoma]] 22:19, 7 May 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Periods and Spaces ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Oh, it&#039;s no trouble, friend. I just copy the text of the page from the edit window into notepad and then find-and-replace &amp;quot;.  &amp;quot; with &amp;quot;. &amp;quot; to fix it up. Then I just copy it back over and go on with my regular correction of spelling errors and grammar checking. It&#039;s easy, and it&#039;s my pleasure to improve the quality of the Wiki. :-)&lt;br /&gt;
Also, some interesting reading for you to back up my position: http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2011/01/space_invaders.html [[User:Deusoma|Deusoma]] 23:43, 9 May 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:You&#039;re missing the point. It DOESN&#039;T improve the quality of the wiki because it ISN&#039;T WRONG. The link you provided is to an OPINION PIECE. It is the policy of this wiki that we don&#039;t care whether you use one space or two after a period and that there is no need to change one for the other. It&#039;s kind of like how we do not have a preference between US and UK spellings. Also, &amp;quot;friend&amp;quot;, you are coming off rather smarmy and condescending here. That is not likely to get many people to back your position.--&lt;br /&gt;
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== Subscription service figures ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I had put those on the 2012 listing because that is what the [[Transformers Collectors&#039; Club]] page said. Should we change that page? --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 14:02, 10 May 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Faceless tags ==&lt;br /&gt;
I&#039;m not the one removing them. [[Special:Contributions/TFMAN|TFMAN]] is. I just remove what he puts there in place of them. -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]] 22:40, 18 May 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Use the Undo button, that way you undo all the things he&#039;s changed, rather than just removing what he&#039;s added without putting back what he&#039;s removed. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 22:41, 18 May 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::Alright, will do. -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]] 22:43, 18 May 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Vocab ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I have a pretty good vocabulary. Plus the captions were for a lot stuff I remember growing up as a kid. Good Times Huh? The Picture for [[Tim Curry]]&#039;s page was just Wow. I have never seen that movie before.[[User:SirSpoonwave|SirSpoonwave]] 02:16, 24 May 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Allspark Addendum ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Thanks for help on the SG Animated pages. I&#039;m used to making minor edits, and I don&#039;t have much experience on templates besides the bunny rabbit page. ([[Special:Contributions/184.56.31.203|184.56.31.203]] 19:01, 31 May 2012 (EDT))&lt;br /&gt;
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If i&#039;m doing such a bad job, why don&#039;t you do those articles then? I&#039;ve been at it forever, trying to edit that thing. Ed&lt;br /&gt;
: It would help if your additions were about the characters the article is about.  Most of your &amp;quot;How Ratchet Got His Hands Back&amp;quot; additions to First Aid&#039;s page were about Ratchet!  And it didn&#039;t mention at all that First Aid was promoted to Chief Medical Officer, which is the most important thing that happened to First Aid in that issue.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 22:06, 4 June 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Animated toy/merchandise section ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I added &amp;quot;Fast food kids meal toys&amp;quot; subsections to [[Megatron (Animated)]] and [[Starscream (Animated)]] pages. With that, the pages got the same &amp;quot;Toys&amp;quot; layout of [[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys|Optimus Prime (Animated)]] and [[Bumblebee (Animated)]], with an Subsection for each &amp;quot;toyline&amp;quot;. If the subsection is wrong, it need to be removed from OP and BB pages. If the subsection is OK, why you removed they from Megatron and Starscream page? &lt;br /&gt;
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And why you put the toys as available &amp;quot;only in Mexico and Venezuela&amp;quot;? I am in Brazil and have to eat some McDonalds Happy Meal to have my toys. Probably the toy was available in all Latin America (but this is a guess, for sure it was available in Brazil).&lt;br /&gt;
:The subsections are present on Bumblebee and Prime&#039;s pages because they have a &#039;&#039;&#039;huge&#039;&#039;&#039; amount of toys and merchandise to their name, which requires extra subsections. By contrast, Megatron and Starscream&#039;s numbers are more manageable, hence why the fast food premiums aren&#039;t categorized the same way. You&#039;ll notice Megs and Screams don&#039;t have subsections for Activators, Deluxe, Voyager, etc. either.&lt;br /&gt;
:As for why I only said Mexico and Venezuela, that&#039;s because that&#039;s all that&#039;s listed on the [[List of Transformers restaurant promotions]]. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 20:39, 9 June 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::Makes sense, but Starscream have the &amp;quot;Universe (2008)&amp;quot; subsection. Don&#039;t know why the &amp;quot;Fast food&amp;quot; subsection hurts, but will not re-add it, I was only trying to make the toy sections of each character more or less with the same layout/design. Before I waste my time, I have a lot of Merchandise itens to add for Megatron and Starscream (more for Megatron than for Starscream), it&#039;s OK to create an Merchandise section? I&#039;ll edit the [[List of Transformers restaurant promotions]] to be more accurate and include Brazil there. --[[User:Sharpfinger|Sharpfinger]] 20:48, 9 June 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Shattered Expectations reference in Triage==&lt;br /&gt;
It&#039;s a rather obvious nod to it. If that&#039;s not considered a reference than you might as well not consider the &amp;quot;Beast Machines&amp;quot; line in TMI as a reference. {{unsigned|108.11.36.231}}&lt;br /&gt;
:Shattering expectations is a commonly used term, hence why it was fan-applied to Shattered Expectations proper. It&#039;s not a reference. Stop saying it is. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 18:34, 10 June 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::If by &amp;quot;fan-applied&amp;quot; you man &amp;quot;the writers of the comic actually named it that&amp;quot;, sure. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 19:49, 10 June 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::But it&#039;s almost completely out of place. That&#039;s like removing the thing about Hardshell saying &amp;quot;yes&amp;quot; in Toxicity by that logic.&lt;br /&gt;
:::It&#039;s not out of place, he just shattered Soundwave&#039;s visor, and that&#039;s the joke. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 19:09, 10 June 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== how to act towards others ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I think for someone who acts like they own the wiki you should think about how you talk to poeple. As a member of the wiki you should show a little respect towards your fellow members start deleing peoples posts with out saying why and then starting personal attacks is a big no you make yourself look bad and the wiki.[[User:Phantom|Phantom]] 13:45, 22 June 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:I started no personal attacks. You, on the other hand, called me an a-hole. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 13:55, 22 June 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
I think he&#039;s just suggesting stuff, right? (lobythelegend 13:49, 22 June 2012 (EDT))&lt;br /&gt;
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:I know you&#039;re angry, but why is that it seems that you&#039;re always in a bad mood to everyone who messes up in the Wiki? lobythelegend 13:46, 2 July 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Accents ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Ah, I had forgotten that. May I suggest this, then:&lt;br /&gt;
:The &#039;&#039;[[Transformers (2007)|Transformers]]&#039;&#039; film in 2007 takes the alternate tac that Optimus Prime and his troops learned Earth languages — including English &#039;&#039;and&#039;&#039; Mandarin Chinese, according to the novelization — by studying the [[Internet]]; presumably, each Autobot chose the accent that best fit their natural voice. In contrast, the Decepticons generally use the Cybertronian language. This distinction is lost in the sequels, in which all Autobots and Decepticons speak English even when, canonically, they have had no prior contact with the language.&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;cause we really need to get rid of the paragraph that is there now.[[Special:Contributions/192.249.47.177|192.249.47.177]] 15:01, 29 August 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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What do you have against what I posted about Octane&#039;s cameo in &#039;The Ultimate Weapon&#039;?&lt;br /&gt;
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== PCCs ==&lt;br /&gt;
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According to Hydra Choppmaster and Rollermaster ARE Blazemaster and Straxus. Only the minions/Targetmaster little guys are new characters. --[[Special:Contributions/76.28.76.206|76.28.76.206]] 13:19, 24 September 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Why? ==&lt;br /&gt;
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What is your problem? I added a joke to a picture of Slipstream that didn&#039;t have a joke. Or do you just feel the need to undo everything I do? {{unsigned|AutobotKickshift}}&lt;br /&gt;
:Until you contribute something, you should just leave captions alone. And sign your posts. -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]][[User Talk:Spydersix|&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;Use this!&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;]] 18:21, 4 October 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== New ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Hello. I&#039;m New Here. Thanks for helping on [[Motoko Kumai]]. I Had to find some sources to fix the page. Not my Best. But I&#039;ll be careful. Slow Connection though.&lt;br /&gt;
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Thanks Agian![[User:Energizer|Energizer]] 03:27, 14 December 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Computer Problems ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The reason why my images are blurry is because my computer seems to have a problem with it. Apparently, my computer doesn&#039;t like my images being clear, so they just become blurry. I know, I noticed it too. [[User:Movie09|Movie09]] 00:41, 29 March 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Still? ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Again! How much do &#039;&#039;I&#039;&#039; have to contribute to make you understand that I have contributed enough to go to other pages &lt;br /&gt;
add captions or jokes on &#039;&#039;some&#039;&#039; images. Every time I go to the Articles that Need Images page I add an image and that means that I have contributed something. At least I have done something. I&#039;m tired of being followed. I&#039;m starting to belive you have &#039;&#039;not&#039;&#039; seen my captions.&lt;br /&gt;
Another thing that I would like to ask is: Why did you say that I could use some cleanup with the Bot Shots Battle Game! page. What&#039;s wrong with it? Does it need any more information? The last thing I would want is the page or my captions (or both) being deleted by anyone. [[User:Movie09|Movie09]] 11:49, 29 March 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Thing is, all your images end up being deleted for being [[Template:Badimage|of poor quality]]. Whatever paint program you&#039;re using, try changing to something like [http://www.gimp.org GIMP] - using MS Paint or whatever you&#039;re doing is doomed to fail. - [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] 12:28, 29 March 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Once Again! ==&lt;br /&gt;
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My image of Sky Garry has been deleted! This is the sixth time my image has been delted! It didn&#039;t even have bad quality! I&#039;m starting to think that you want me to contribute on this wiki, because in seconds [[Sideways (RID)|someone]] has to delete something that I do. [[User:Movie09|Movie09]] 17:31, 15 April 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Blatant and false information ==&lt;br /&gt;
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To detour....&lt;br /&gt;
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Who Are you and what blatant and false information as I been posting on bloody web? &lt;br /&gt;
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Signed Assassinator&lt;br /&gt;
:You added information to Arcee (Movie) and Sideswipe (Movie) indicating that they were close allies and altered a statement about Arcee blaming herself for Bumblebee&#039;s injuries to say she blamed herself for Sideswipe&#039;s injuries. Which fiction is that from? --[[User:Abates|abates]] 16:41, 18 April 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== The Abominus Stragglers ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I went ahead and looked for [[Blight (Prime)]], [[Windrazor (Prime)]], and [[Rippersnapper (Prime)]] and found them. One question though... do we wait until they&#039;re available in the USA/UK, or is it okay that they&#039;re only available in Taiwan? [[User:Combaticons4ever|Combaticons4ever]] 22:07, 31 May 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Transformers Prime: Predacons Rising ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I didn&#039;t mean to watch it leaked, I just found it on a website, have you watched it. (Sorry if I spoiled things.) [[User:Speedy Question Mark|Speedy Question Mark]] ([[User talk:Speedy Question Mark|talk]]) 18:39, 15 September 2013 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Lieutenant Commander ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Thanks for the backstop on the Lieutenant Commander page. I had meant to take the page back to before both of PunchSydeiron&#039;s edits but somehow got a little confused and only undid the last one. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 15:16, 15 September 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Hi!  Why&#039;d you revert my Mirages? ==&lt;br /&gt;
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i&#039;m trying to improve the wiki, but if i&#039;m making things worse, i need help understanding what i&#039;m doing wrong so i can do better in the future.  i thought it noteworthy that so many characters with such similar vehicle modes, and most of them with the same name, all used such close color schemes, but NOT the color scheme used by the G1 1984 bearer of the name.  Why isn&#039;t that worth mentioning?  Certain TF characters/names/archetypes are becoming more consistent across franchises for the sake of making Hasbro/TakaraTomy product more iconic, more recognizable:  Optimus Primes are big red and blue trucks (fewer black Primals, fewer fire trucks or flame decos); Bumblebees are smaller (either cuter or sleeker) yellow cars; Cliffjumpers are red cars similar in size to whichever Bumblebee lives in the same universe, regardless of whether or not the Cliffjumper is a Bumblebee redeco.  Doesn&#039;t it seem like, at least for a while, Mirages were keeping to the racer archetype but not only moving &#039;&#039;away&#039;&#039; from G1 colors, but largely moving in the same new direction?  Sure, maybe the yellows and reds were coincidental, but i feel like it&#039;s circumstantial evidence that should go in the case file anyway.  If you disagree, please tell me why--maybe i&#039;ll learn something about how i can make more useful contributions to this site.  --[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 03:34, 6 December 2013 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:The trouble with this sort of thing is it always ends up splitting hairs too fine and either needing too many caveats or really stretching to make a connection. If it ends up &amp;quot;he&#039;s always this, except when he&#039;s this, this, or this&amp;quot; then it&#039;s not really a trend.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;Talk&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;]] 12:13, 6 December 2013 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::i think i see your point, but i don&#039;t think the number of exceptions necessarily cancels out the fact that there&#039;s a trend.  Like, &amp;quot;Optimus Prime is always a semi truck, except when he&#039;s a  [[Optimus_Prime_(G1)/toys#Alternators|pickup]] [http://www.tfu.info/2005/Cybertron/OrionPax/orionpax.htm truck], [[Optimus_Prime_(G1)/toys#Alternity|sports]] [http://www.tfu.info/1995/Autobot/OptimusPrimeGobot/optimusprime.htm car], [[Optimus_Prime_(Animated)|or]] [[Optimus_Prime_(RID)|fire]] [[Optimus_Prime_(Armada)/toys#Cybertron|engine]].&amp;quot;  Furthermore, maybe sometimes it&#039;s less of a trend, and more of a division:  X, Y, and Z are homages to this earlier TF, but A, B, and C just happen to have the same name.  But at any rate, the pattern i detected of yellow and red Mirages and similar racecars may be entirely coincidental, so i&#039;ll just put that bit of trivia on my own user page instead of back in the characters&#039;/toys&#039; articles.&lt;br /&gt;
::i&#039;ll get the hang of this Wiki-editing business yet!  Thanks for helping me get there!&lt;br /&gt;
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== LaserbeaksFury Cliffjumper and the Society of Ultimate Vehicles ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Thanks for the fixes!  (You&#039;re right, i did miss the episode and misread that crucial bit of the article.)  How did you move &#039;&#039;File:LaserbeaksFury Bumblebee and Sparkplug.jpg&#039;&#039; to &#039;&#039;File:LaserbeaksFury Cliffjumper and Sparkplug.jpg&#039;&#039;?  (There&#039;s been talk of moving [[Acronyms]] to [[Abbreviations]], but i don&#039;t know how.)&lt;br /&gt;
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:At the top of each page, there should be a tab marked &amp;quot;move&amp;quot;, which will let you move a page or image. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 04:34, 30 December 2013 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Dark Cybertron Chapter 7 &amp;quot;Bechdel Test&amp;quot; ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Check out the discussion on the comic issue&#039;s page. It was somewhere in Infiltration; a flashback shows Verity and her social worker talking about her behavior, unrelated to her relationships to men. [[User:Magaroja|Magaroja]] ([[User talk:Magaroja|talk]]) 09:27, 23 January 2014 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Captions ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Hello! I saw your post. I understand that you don&#039;t permit new users to make a lot of captions like that, and it seems like captions are a pretty big issue here. I decided to join to make the occasional edit here and there, and I know I got pretty carried away with the captions, they&#039;re just too fun, and they&#039;re my favorite part of this website! It makes me remember how fun and enjoyable Transformers is as a franchise, and even more so how the fandom is just as fun. I will certainly contribute to the website in the future, adding images of new toys revealed (ex. Botcon figures just shown), adding missing info, or a caption, etc. I appreciate you letting me know, I wouldn&#039;t want to become a problem for the site!&lt;br /&gt;
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== About change to Crosshairs page and kibble. ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I was just saying that Bulkhead and Crosshairs have excellent uses of their kibbles.&lt;br /&gt;
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:That&#039;s not noteworthy, though. It&#039;s just kibble being used, and even then one was an intentional design element while the other was just chunks of kibble that were used as a sight gag in an episode, and later implemented on the Leader Class toy. Animated Lockdown&#039;s kibble also forms coat-tails too, at least on his animation model, but that doesn&#039;t mean we should note it on Crosshairs&#039;s page. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] ([[User talk:Detour|talk]]) 09:56, 20 July 2014 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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:Ah, I see. I&#039;ll let it be then. Just thought it was interesting.--[[User:Dean3|Dean3]] ([[User talk:Dean3|talk]]) 18:59, 20 July 2014 (EDT)&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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&lt;div&gt;Will you please stop? You&#039;ve been going in the same fucking circle for what, hours? --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 02:43, 7 January 2008 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Daniel Ross at Botcon 2007==&lt;br /&gt;
I&#039;ll see your &amp;quot;Attendee&amp;quot;, and raise you &amp;quot;Special Guest&amp;quot; with evidence straight from the official Botcon Archives themselves, lol. I confirmed this within the past hour with Mr. Ross via Facebook. Here&#039;s the Link to the archived &amp;quot;Special Guest&amp;quot; listing for Botcon 2007. [http://www.botcon.com/botcon07/guest07.cfm] &lt;br /&gt;
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==Movie Jolt vs Movie Jolt==&lt;br /&gt;
Sorry if the post about Jolt not being confused with the previously released Jolt wasn&#039;t a good one... Just thought it was sort of a unique case that should be addressed, what with there being two movie Jolts, and unlike the 2007 one which didn&#039;t appear in any movies and has since been changed to a different character, also not appearing in the movies, the new Jolt is in the movie. I know that&#039;s what disambiguation is for, but I just thought it was an interesting bit of trivia that a movie character&#039;s name was already used in the movieverse, though for a different character. (not including the whole movie Arcee thing) -Cliffjumper Prime&lt;br /&gt;
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==Megatron joke==&lt;br /&gt;
The monsters in MMPR always started out human-sized.  Then, at some point, Rita throws her staff down from the Moon shouting &amp;quot;Make my monster grow!&amp;quot;.  The staff lands in the ground and energy shoots out of it, making the monster enormous.  The laser effects around Megatron&#039;s cannon in that picture look a lot like the staff.  Here is a YouTube clip of it: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUelB-OSneY].  Honestly, it&#039;s not a big deal to me, but the old joke doesn&#039;t really make any sense in the first place.  It seems to be a premature ejaculation joke to go along with his cannon firing, but it&#039;s not like there&#039;s anybody else in the picture for the innuendo to be complete.  I think the observation our anonymous editor made about the resemblance to the staff is actually pretty clever.  A rare instance of somebody changing a joke for the better, IMO.  --[[User:Steve-o|Steve-o]] 16:20, 21 August 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
:Huzzah! I have a talk page now! Anyway, thanks for clearing it up... I didn&#039;t get the ressemblance of Bandora&#039;s staff to the laser blast effects of Megatron&#039;s cannons... At least I understood the previous joke, wasn&#039;t all that funny but it made sense without the explanation. -[[User:Detour|Detour]] 16:54, 21 August 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Revert Revert ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Slaggit!  This is like, the fourth time this has happened to me. I SPECIFICALLY checked with a preview when I was about to make the reversion, and it did NOT tell me any edits had been made since I&#039;d started mine.  Apologies for the confusion and annoyance, but I am definitely not doing this on purpose...--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 23:39, 26 December 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
:No worries. I know it wasn&#039;t your fault. I&#039;m pretty sure this happened to me at least once as well. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 16:11, 27 December 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
::Thanks.  That actually makes me feel a lot better about it.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 16:23, 27 December 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Treatment==&lt;br /&gt;
Hey, it&#039;s not uploaded anywhere anymore (but Don Murphy has no issues with us handing it around). I can send you the PDF, but I need your email. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 22:42, 15 February 2008 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Nunchakus==&lt;br /&gt;
His name is &amp;quot;Michelangelo&amp;quot;. :)  --[[User:Sntint|Sntint]] 14:38, 18 February 2008 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
:My bad. Haven&#039;t watched TMNT since the original toon. And I was never into Renaissance art or whatever era the artist namesake was from. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 02:28, 19 February 2008 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Airazor caption ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Hi.  I was wondering what was wrong with the old caption for the Airazor photo.&lt;br /&gt;
:Essentially, there&#039;s nothing wrong with the toy so criticizing it like that is pointless. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 08:29, 17 May 2008 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
::Okay.  I didn&#039;t think the caption was meant as a criticism of the toy.  I thought it was meant to point out that though she was designed as a female figure, she didn&#039;t really turn out looking any more female than any other Transformer (excluding Arcee and Thunderblast).  But humor is subjective, and what I find somewhat funny might not seem funny at all to someone else.&lt;br /&gt;
:::Airazor was designed as a male figure. The toy/character only became female on the insistence of the show writers. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 09:15, 17 May 2008 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
::::We&#039;re talking about the caption for the Transmetal figure.  I thought that one was designed from the start to be female.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Blurr ==&lt;br /&gt;
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He is known to be a member, which should be enough, but he is also known to appear again later in the season, both through the footage from Dubai and the teasers released on the blog. That&#039;s why I said that I believed that it ws exception enough  if he wasn&#039;t a member, it wouldn&#039;t need to be moved, but both together seem to be compelling enough.[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 16:56, 18 May 2008 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
:Look at your talk page, anything Dubai-related &#039;&#039;should not&#039;&#039; be discussed here in any capacity. We are not gloryhounds like Seibertron trying to be the first ones to announce every single giant spoiler of every single piece of media. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 19:49, 18 May 2008 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
::That&#039;s great, but that&#039;s not what I am trying to say. He was announced as a character a while ago, before Dubai, and on one of the creator blogs. He&#039;s known to be in the Elite Guard, and we even know who his American voice actor is. We&#039;ve even had him make his first appearance. Dubai just confirmed an episode he reappears in. That&#039;s all I&#039;m trying to say - that we know he&#039;s in the guard, and we have confirmation from various sources of a future appearance. Hell, that we&#039;ve listed his voice actor should be confirmation enough.&lt;br /&gt;
::And I didn&#039;t make the edit to spread spoilers - I did it to add info to a wiki, when the info is confirmed. Yes, we should not be obsessed with news, but neither should we put blinders on and wait until info is months or years old. (Hyperbole, but you get my point)[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 22:05, 18 May 2008 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Rabbicrater Edits ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Just FYI, the edits HooperX made were capitalizing on the fact that Rabbicrater looks like his name contains the word &amp;quot;rabbi&amp;quot;, when in fact it&#039;s meant to be most of the word &amp;quot;rabbit&amp;quot;.  The caption gag of &amp;quot;L&#039;chaim&amp;quot; thus becomes more obvious, though I like the current one better.  As for the miscellaneous trivia, I think it&#039;s an attempt at a callback to one of the final scenes from the Mel Brooks film &#039;&#039;History of the World, Part 1&#039;&#039;.  So not TOTAL nonsense.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 14:16, 19 May 2008 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
:Oh, well I don&#039;t know much about Judaism so &amp;quot;L&#039;chaim&amp;quot; is kind of flying over my head right now (and I believe even if explained, the Yaoi Kiss Players joke will still be funnier)... And the misc trivia, well History Of The World Part 1 is one of the Mel Brooks films I have not yet had the pleasure of watching... Even then, it&#039;s kind of out of place in the same paragraph as the info about the rabbit on the moon... if Hooper wants to bring it back I would suggest he add another asterisk paragraph to point it out... --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 15:11, 19 May 2008 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
::Long story short, a robot with the word &amp;quot;Rabbi&amp;quot; in his name, even if it actually has to do with &amp;quot;rabbit&amp;quot; is ripe for Judaism gags.  &amp;quot;L&#039;Chaim!&amp;quot; is a traditional exclamation of celebration.  Originally, I was just gonna put the lyrics to Hava Nagila up there, but hey.  The Kiss Players thing I had to stop and stare at - the two dudes humping are kind of cut out of the frame.  But hey, whatever.  [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 15:15, 19 May 2008 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
:::FWIW, &amp;quot;L&#039;chaim&amp;quot; is a traditional Hebrew version of &amp;quot;Cheers!&amp;quot; and literally means &amp;quot;To life!&amp;quot;  I&#039;m up for ethnic humor as much as the &amp;lt;s&amp;gt;next&amp;lt;/s&amp;gt; previous guy, but I still find the KP gag funnier in this case.  The thought of &amp;quot;Hava Negila&amp;quot; lyrics as a caption does make me grin, though...--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 16:05, 19 May 2008 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Real Gear hairdryer ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Good you took that out for now, I was just too exited to post a unreleased toy for the Movie line, so I did not stop to check if it was real or not. I&#039;m currently looking for more info on it and will put that back up once I found proof.&lt;br /&gt;
By the way, what do the read minus numbers next to your edit mean?[[User:Dead Metal|Dead Metal]] 12:42, 30 May 2008 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
-Edit, I fell for a joke! it was just a joke to take the piss of the US toy gun law.[[User:Dead Metal|Dead Metal]] 19:03, 30 May 2008 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
:Number of characters (letters and spaces) added or removed from the total article length by this edit. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 22:45, 4 June 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::....what? --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 23:24, 4 June 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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I&#039;m listening and I&#039;m sorry [[User:Gyro-Robo|Gyro-Robo]] 22:43, 8 June 2008&lt;br /&gt;
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== Mayhem Suppression Squad‎ ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Hello ^^ I removed the [[:Category: Shattered Glass characters]] from the [[Mayhem Suppression Squad‎]] members because [[:Category:Mayhem Suppression Squad‎]] is already under [[:Category: Shattered Glass characters]]. Just like [[Killbison]] only under [[:Category:Breastforce]] which is contained by Combiners, Decepticons, and Victory characters. --&#039;&#039;&#039;[[User:TX55|&amp;lt;span style= &amp;quot;color:#00FA9A&amp;quot;&amp;gt;TX55&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;]]&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;SUP&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;[[User talk:TX55|&amp;lt;span style= &amp;quot;color:#0000CD&amp;quot;&amp;gt;TALK&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;]]&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;/SUP&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt; 00:49, 22 April 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== 1989 Character Models ==&lt;br /&gt;
Howdy! I saw the Bumblebee &amp;amp; Jazz pretender models. Do you happen to have higher resolution versions of these images that you&#039;d be willing to share with me?  Do you have any more images from this era?  (The Ark III needs your help!) --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] 21:04, 23 April 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Drift ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Fine, have it your way! This site could be something awesome for everybody, yet guys like you persist in making it a refuge for your snide insults and negativity. --[[User:Hutch|Hutch]] 03:47, 24 July 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:If it helps... even some of us here think Detour takes the AHM-bashing to ridiculous extremes. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 04:23, 24 July 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::Except a lot of what he yanked out was stuff not even written by me. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 04:25, 24 July 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::Some of us are OK with desnarking the overly-snarked articles. Thankfully Rosicrucian just redid the removal. :P --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 04:29, 24 July 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::::No, he yanked different parts, and rewrote another. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 04:33, 24 July 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
Man, just let it go. We&#039;re trying to make the trivia sections &#039;&#039;smaller&#039;&#039;, y&#039;know.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;Talk&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;]] 22:00, 4 June 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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No!  Much, much bigger!  I&#039;m good with keeping the Poochie theme for SL: Drift&#039;s page, but we really, really gotta get a reference to Rurouni Kenshin on a Drift image somewhere down the line!  I can&#039;t imagine McCarthy not having Kenshin in some corner of his mind when he was creating Drift.  &amp;quot;Oh man, he&#039;ll be an ex-assassin, with a dark past he regrets, and he carries a special sword!  AWESOME!&amp;quot; --[[User:Nu-Priest|Nu-Priest]] 16:20, 17 June 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Vandalism?==&lt;br /&gt;
Thanks for fixing my page, I appreciate it.  Apparently Mr. Anon didn&#039;t take too kindly from me having to up and leave his little &amp;quot;discussion&amp;quot;.  People gotta go do other things besides argue with somebody on the other side of the computer all day.  So do you know how severe punishment is for vandalizing someone&#039;s User Page?---[[User:AWT88|AWT88]] 22:15, 4 June 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:In this case, I&#039;m inclined to believe it was a simple accident. The guy isn&#039;t really all that wiki savvy, and may have just clicked on your sig and thought it was your talkpage. He&#039;s... well, I don&#039;t hold any illusions he&#039;s going to be a productive user here, but he&#039;s on a dynamic IP and isn&#039;t outright harmful so I&#039;m not sure what a block would accomplish.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;Talk&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;]] 22:17, 4 June 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::True, I didn&#039;t take that into account.  I tend to jump to the vandalism claim (or any claim honestly) a little too gung-ho sometimes, and this is one of those times.--[[User:AWT88|AWT88]] 22:27, 4 June 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::S&#039;okay. I mean, I&#039;d be lying if I said my cursor didn&#039;t hover over the block button on him while I thought about it. Trouble is his two IPs so far don&#039;t even seem to share a common subnet, so even an IP range ban wouldn&#039;t be viable. If he becomes genuinely abusive lemme know and I&#039;d be happy to play whack-a-mole with his IPs.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;Talk&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;]] 22:31, 4 June 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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Sorry, I&#039;m new here. Won&#039;t happen again, trust me.--[[User:ACIDSTORM92|ACIDSTORM92]] 20:59, 12 June 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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*Z-z-zay, is it no vandalism to undo the another&#039;s additionz-z-z-z  without any explanation? What&#039;s wrong with z-z-z-z-them?--[[User:He-l-en1959|Waz-z-z-zpinator59]] 01:11, 1 December 2009 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:They didn&#039;t make any sense. You should stick to adding to the synopsis/etc. because your English seems to slip right down to nonsensical when you do captions. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 01:47, 1 December 2009 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Barricade ROTF DS game==&lt;br /&gt;
Why instand of deleting it why dont you fix all my misspelling i have the game and all barricade parts are true.--[[User:Eagc7|Eagc7]]&lt;br /&gt;
:So... the burden is on &#039;&#039;us&#039;&#039; to fix what you write?--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;Talk&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;]] 15:07, 30 June 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Because neither I nor anyone else on the wiki is your personal spellchecker. If you want your edits to stick, put some effort into it and that includes using proper English. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 15:07, 30 June 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Ze little one ==&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;The identity of ze little one is a bit on the fraught side. In the flyover shot of the barge on which the four Constructicons sit, a red bulldozer (Rampage), a concrete mixer (Mixmaster), a dump truck (Long Haul) and a yellow front-end loader are visible. The yellow front-end loader is the alternate mode of the Constructicon Scrapper, and ze little one&#039;s robot mode appears to be the same as Scrapper&#039;s. As such, the temptation to just consider this a Scrapper unit is great... except that, after the flyover shot, the yellow loader disappears, and is replaced with a yellow Volvo excavator, clearly marked with a large Decepticon insignia. For the purposes of reducing headaches, we&#039;re assuming that the excavator is the &amp;quot;correct&amp;quot; vehicle mode, and that it just happens to transform into a robot mode that resembles Scrapper...even though it&#039;s not him. &amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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I wasn&#039;t aware of the decision that had reached on the &amp;quot;Ze little one&amp;quot; page, so I didn&#039;t realize that this was the reasoning being used. I can agree with this, and I&#039;m sorry the discussion got so hostile. Have a great week.[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 00:30, 16 July 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== SG Ark &amp;amp; SG Nemesis ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I&#039;d just have Derik&#039;s bot fix those links along with the rest. I only fixed the others because there was about 2-3 links each instead of the 60+ for those two pages. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 16:32, 6 August 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Thanks for giving me my username==&lt;br /&gt;
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Seriously best alias ever [[User:Potty Mouth Anon|Potty Mouth Anon]] 01:55, 21 August 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== TFA: S.P.&#039;s amnesia ==&lt;br /&gt;
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You completely sure about that? Seemed like a kind of joke to me - Wasp going through this whole list of humiliation and Sentinel denying it while keeping a straight face.&lt;br /&gt;
EDIT: sorry for double posting, my browser&#039;s acting a little strange   [[User:Silver|Silvery]] 13:26, 25 August 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Except Sentinel finishes the scene by saying &amp;quot;Wait a minute, that was you?&amp;quot; He genuinely doesn&#039;t remember, only recalling it then and there. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 13:27, 25 August 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::Oookay, my bad. Seems like his ego is powerful enough to erase memories of minor, non-significant beings like Wasp, Bee or Bulky... [[User:Silver|Silvery]] 13:45, 25 August 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Deaths of Optimus Prime &amp;quot;fanon&amp;quot;==&lt;br /&gt;
That... wasn&#039;t fanon.  It was more awkwardly phrased, but consistent with how it was portrayed in the episode.  Aerialbots even say, to my recollection, that there are &amp;quot;others at the hanger.&amp;quot;  Elita-1 was rebuilt.  Dion wasn&#039;t mentioned.  What part of that is fanon, and why did that give you the right to allcaps that dude into submission for it?  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 00:17, 6 October 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Well it explicitly said in the anon guy&#039;s contribution way back there that &amp;quot;Ariel and Dion were also rebuilt&amp;quot; (followed by an awkward parenthesis saying Ariel at least). Plus, the episode itself is awkwardly phrased... Slingshot says &amp;quot;There are others back at the hangar, his girlfriend Ariel&amp;quot; as though he actually meant to say &amp;quot;there&#039;s another one back at the hangar, his girlfriend Ariel&amp;quot;. After Orion is rebuilt as Prime, there&#039;s no concern for any &amp;quot;others&amp;quot; and they only speak of Ariel, whom Alpha Trion says he&#039;ll &amp;quot;send droids out for&amp;quot;. No mention at all that he&#039;d rebuild other casualties of the hangar massacre. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 00:32, 6 October 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::Another interpretation: Slingshot says &amp;quot;There are others back at the hangar, [for example] his girlfriend Ariel.&amp;quot;  Otherwise, he&#039;s not being correct when he says there are &amp;quot;otherS&amp;quot; there.  Plural.  I&#039;m not saying that Alpha Trion rebuilt anybody other than Prime and Elita, or that we have any evidence thereof.  I&#039;m saying what the guy wrote, in that particular revision, was technically correct.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 01:50, 6 October 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::The &#039;&#039;best&#039;&#039; kind of correct. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 02:06, 6 October 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== the Peter Cullen photo. ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I know the person who is in that picture. I thought it would be fun depicting him being the nice guy that he is. If you want me to identify where I got the image from, I can link you right to the source. [[User:Unicron|Unicron]] 02:59, 12 October 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== editing ==&lt;br /&gt;
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sorry about the starscream page, but did you really have to edit out &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;everything&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; I did? [[User:Masterman555|Masterman555]] 22:54, 21 October 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Well, yeah. You screwed up the formatting and the order of figures in the toy section, messed with captions and changed all the thumbnails to ungodly huge sizes. It&#039;s pretty standard procedure to undo that. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 23:14, 21 October 2009 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Robot Heroes Thrust eyes==&lt;br /&gt;
Thank you for correcting that, I just took an even closer look to the toy and realized I had made a mistake.[[User:ACIDSTORM92|ACIDSTORM92]] 22:39, 12 November 2009 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== IDW ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Oh come on, dude. We can take the piss out of IDW sometimes, but that last edit was a bit much.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;Talk&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;]] 23:43, 12 November 2009 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:Not even my words there. But like a lot have said... Continuum is pretty much the straw that broke the camel&#039;s back. And really, their own page needs a dose of piss-taking-out too, no matter how slight. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 23:46, 12 November 2009 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
What Rosi said.  No.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 23:52, 12 November 2009 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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==British English spellings==&lt;br /&gt;
Please read [[Help:Style_guide#National_varieties_of_English]], it mentions guidelines to spelling that may help you. As Club material is published by a company based in Texas, I went with the American English. Keep British English spelling in the UK articles. [[Special:Contributions/68.61.240.172|68.61.240.172]] 10:06, 21 November 2009 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Captions==&lt;br /&gt;
Detour, He-l-en has been contributing to the Armada episode articles in a generally positive manner. Please stop reverting her caption changes. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 05:27, 29 November 2009 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:Positive, yes, but thus far little more than minor summary changes in Armada... followed by large doses of captioning. I&#039;ll lay off since you asked me. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 06:01, 29 November 2009 (EST) (I can still change his captions to different ones if I come up with better ones, though, right?)&lt;br /&gt;
::I am trying to handle the situation in a delicate manner; He-l-en is both a new user and someone whose first language is not English, so we cannot immediately expect her to know every facet of our policy right away. Reverting a person&#039;s edits without telling them why is not a good way to grow new users. I&#039;m just trying to be courteous. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 06:15, 29 November 2009 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:::Well, it&#039;s not like we don&#039;t always revert people who aren&#039;t doing anything but changing captions. He-l-en is at least also contributing a little bit of info, but we still generally tell people to leave the captions alone when they&#039;re new and just worry about adding actual info to the articles. (And it&#039;s not like we don&#039;t have plenty of Help guides available to read, either...) --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 06:20, 29 November 2009 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::::&#039;&#039;We&#039;&#039; know we change people&#039;s captions back, yes, but I am inclined to be more lenient to someone who has only been around for two days... hrm. Actually, I am inspired. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 06:57, 29 November 2009 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:::::His English seems to have landslided down to &amp;quot;nonsensical&amp;quot; once he started editing captions... Can I revert those, at least? --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 06:59, 29 November 2009 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Sideways Part-swapping pics ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Detour-&lt;br /&gt;
I do have pics of the part-swapped Sideways, however I am not sure how to upload them to the Wiki and add them to the page. If you&#039;d like, I can e-mail them to you if you PM Ultrawave over at TFW2005 (that is my account). Unless there is another way to upload them that I am not aware of? [[Special:Contributions/131.191.68.29|131.191.68.29]] 04:20, 7 December 2009 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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Made a Photobucket and uploaded my pic to satisfy your curiousity-- [http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/af279/Blitzgear/DSCN0897.jpg] =)[[Special:Contributions/131.191.68.29|131.191.68.29]] 18:44, 7 December 2009 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Sari Edit ==&lt;br /&gt;
why did you edit my addition to the page? what i typed was factual. --[[User:0utrun|0utrun]] 23:16, 30 December 2009 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Blackarachnia &amp;quot;hit it with a shovel&amp;quot; joke ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Why do you deem it so important to take the joke out?  It works, it fills an empty caption space, so why?  Seriously, Why? --[[User:Karhukjnsi|Karhukjnsi]] 02:09, 6 January 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Lockdown&#039;s position as a bounty hunter. ==&lt;br /&gt;
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This isn&#039;t something like revealing the gimmicks to a toy or an electronic voice, or even a street date.  It&#039;s no secret that the ROTF figure is based off a &amp;quot;bounty hunter&amp;quot;, you&#039;ve seen the card say he&#039;s a &amp;quot;bounty hunter&amp;quot; regardless if it isn&#039;t officially released, is the addition of a category &amp;quot;Bounty Hunter&amp;quot; seriously enough to get you this unnecessarily riled up?  It&#039;s not like I&#039;m saying something like he&#039;s an Autobot sympathizer or something. --[[User:Karhukjnsi|Karhukjnsi]] 02:20, 6 January  2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Captions==&lt;br /&gt;
No one appointed &#039;&#039;&#039;you&#039;&#039;&#039; the master of captioning. You&#039;re acting like a goddamn jackboot, so take a time-out. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 02:59, 6 January 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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==My Grammar==&lt;br /&gt;
Well i going to tell you why i have bad grammar, i have good grammar BUT i type so freaking Fast in result i make typos, Aslo there some words that i cant spell, aslo i try to slow down but then i start to write fast again -Eagc7&lt;br /&gt;
: Then either slow down enough so you can write competently, or don&#039;t write at all so we don&#039;t spend so much time cleaning up your amazingly-sized mess.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 21:38, 29 January 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Why did you remove my edit? ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The article discusses fanfiction, so I named two common pairings as an example. It seemed relevant. [[User:CH|CH]] 16:25, 8 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:Because the fandom is so large, fragmented and clique-esque that there&#039;s really no way to measure what&#039;s relevant/common unless it&#039;s completely widespread, as in to the point that even average fans that don&#039;t read fanfic are familiar with the concepts used. Megatron/Starscream pairings probably predate Beast Wars itself, Starscream/Alexis was a freakin&#039; epidemic for a time. Those are somewhat &amp;quot;worthy&amp;quot; of mention (in a squicky infamous way). Prime/Mikaela and Bumblebee/Sam, however? Although I&#039;m not shocked they exist, I don&#039;t believe the average fans would know for certain that they do. And it isn&#039;t really quite as notable (again, Starscream/Alexis being an epidemic), no more than hypothetical pairings like Cheetor/Una or Sky-Byte/Koji.. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 16:37, 8 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::&#039;&#039;Friend of Autobots&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
::&#039;&#039;Sometimes he talks to me too&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
::&#039;&#039;My spark fills with joy&#039;&#039; --[[User:Abates|abates]] 18:18, 8 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Right..... ==&lt;br /&gt;
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[http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Beast_Machines_(cartoon)&amp;amp;curid=15&amp;amp;diff=430695&amp;amp;oldid=430694 What was that weird edit summary all about?] --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 07:56, 27 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:Look at your keyboard, and look at each letter to the left of the letter I typed. :p --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 08:12, 27 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::It seems we use very different keyboards. All I&#039;m getting is gibberish. --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 09:32, 27 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:::It says &amp;quot;something&#039;s wrong with my eyes,&amp;quot; okay? Big hairy deal. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 09:38, 27 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Double dash template ==&lt;br /&gt;
Works just 100% fine on Opera and in Firefox and in IE7, so I don&#039;t know what the hell you&#039;re talking about. The whole purpose it was created was to clear things without creating gaps above the headers. So stop changing it every time I fix the formatting, as you&#039;re driving me insane and I&#039;m going to start reverting you every time you do it. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 20:48, 27 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:Well it doesn&#039;t work on me in neither IE nor Firefox. So clearly the coding for it must be flawed somehow. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 21:22, 27 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::IIRC, you&#039;re one of the folks using IE6, aren&#039;t you? That would explain that part, if so. As for Firefox, it works fine on Firefox for me, so I just don&#039;t know what you&#039;re talking about there. (I also checked IE7 and it works fine there as well...)&lt;br /&gt;
::But in any case, bring it up with Derik to fix any problems rather than constantly removing it, considering the whole reason the template exists to begin with is to solve an issue folks used to be griping about. About the only issue I&#039;ve ever had is that there has to be no line return space between the dash template and the following header, but that&#039;s easily tweaked while editing. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 21:38, 27 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:::Yeah, I&#039;m one of the five people on Earth still using IE6. I like the button layout better, sue me. But I do have Firefox 3.5.6 and &amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;{{--}}&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt; does the same amount of jack squattage. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 22:04, 27 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::::You do realize button layouts are easily changed in most browsers, yes? (And I&#039;d think lots of broken sites with missing features would be a bigger annoyance... having to surf using IE6 at one of my jobs last year was downright painful, it&#039;s missing so many useful standards.)&lt;br /&gt;
::::But, like I said, never had issues with FF at all. And even if there are, again, have Derik tweak the CSS, rather than unfixing the formatting fixes. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 22:13, 27 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== *sigh* &amp;quot;first edit ever&amp;quot; ==&lt;br /&gt;
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fact is I&#039;ve been editing over the years and adding useful tid bits here and there, but the wiki just can&#039;t seem to hold a proper account. so I start a new and get treated like a punk. gratitude for ya.&lt;br /&gt;
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And yeah, the tone really isn&#039;t to my liking. Derek J Wyatt puts down Beachcomber and everyone treats it as canon that the character is not well liked. well I like him! And think the article should  be more even handed.&lt;br /&gt;
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So tell me, how am I supposed to get started here? I can&#039;t edit &amp;quot;the funny&amp;quot; as I&#039;ve been told the last time I tried a permanent account, I can&#039;t help to rewrite an article, what do you want from me? When to I earn the right to call out the Beach Comber page for being offensive? --[[User:Stly92|Stly92]] 01:15, March 18, 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Jim-Bob&#039;s Diner is indeed a reference to James Roberts ==&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Maximum Dinobots issue 2|Jim-Bob&#039;s Diner]] is, in fact, a reference to &#039;&#039;Last Stand of the Wreckers&#039;&#039; co-writer [[James Roberts]].  Nick Roche said it himself [http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=161572#161572].  (At first, &#039;&#039;&#039;I&#039;&#039;&#039; thought--and was &#039;&#039;&#039;very sure&#039;&#039;&#039;--it was a reference to &#039;&#039;&#039;Jim&#039;&#039;&#039; Salicrup and &#039;&#039;&#039;Bob&#039;&#039;&#039; Budiansky.) --[[User:Jeff39042|Jeff39042]] 19:40, 11 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Well then that belongs in the Notes... not a confusing random link in the middle of the synopsis. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 20:06, 11 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Last Dutch Issue ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The IP Anon [[Special:Contributions/195.240.16.74|195.240.16.74]] removed the &amp;quot;last Dutch issue&amp;quot; sentence from &amp;quot;[[The Void! (US)|The Void!]]&amp;quot; because he was shifting it to &amp;quot;[[On the Edge of Extinction!]]&amp;quot;  Now, this may require verification (which is why I&#039;m not undoing your reversal yet), but at least it&#039;s not a random act of Anon vandalism.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 11:24, 5 May 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Yeah, I reverted it before he did the rest. I don&#039;t know who to ask for verification, though. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 11:50, 5 May 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::Looks like the anon was actually [[User:Sunjumper|Sunjumper]] not logged in.  Good enough to allow now, or do we still need a citation?  Sunjumper mentions on his anon-IP talk page (linked in just above, there) where he saw mention of the last-issue status.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 13:13, 10 May 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::If he&#039;s Dutch, sure. You&#039;re in the better position to make that call anyway. :p --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 15:41, 10 May 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::::Based on his recent contribution to the BW article, I&#039;d say he his.  Well and good, then.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 17:18, 10 May 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Anon-made G1 Cast List ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I&#039;ll grant I didn&#039;t do more than a rough glance over it, so I can&#039;t vouch for its accuracy, but it WAS in keeping with our formatting for other TV series&#039; front pages.  Granted, the cast&#039;s much larger and so may be too overwhelming a list for the page, but in principle, it wasn&#039;t a &#039;&#039;wrong&#039;&#039; idea.  Might be worth adding a notice as to why the G1 TV series page would differ in that respect from other series&#039;.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 15:29, 13 May 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Toy Swapping ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Look, I am sorry to keep adding tat. I just thought it was important to have in the article, because it was under the same idea. And just so you know, this whole website is full of crappy, big, poorly written sections and just want to help improve some facts not added. So you can take that comment and stick it were it belongs. I just tried to add something. &lt;br /&gt;
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Retrieved from &amp;quot;http://tfwiki.net/wiki/User_talk:LordDalek&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Toy Swapping 2 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I am sorry for the previous comment made by myself about the edit. I was in a really bad mood and would not tolerate anything. I will stop trying to edit or fix any articles to fix things that people deleted that I made. I do sincerly apologize. People have been quite rude to me on this website and I was starting to get stressed. Not to mention I have major anger manigment issues. I am quite sorry for my comments.[[User:LordDalek|LordDalek]] 12:37, 4 June 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Hey. ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Yo, be quiet bitch. {{unsigned|TheRex4441}}&lt;br /&gt;
:Keep it polite, please. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 23:39, 24 June 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Prime VAs ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The editor was right about Optimus &amp;amp; Megatron&#039;s VAs, he just didn&#039;t have the right source. (It was revealed in a recent BotCon panel.) --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 14:12, 26 June 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==edit war==&lt;br /&gt;
If this edit war does not stop in five minutes and people don&#039;t stop getting aggressive at each other, all three of you are getting a time-out. The note is pretty pointless, at best it would be only on Prime Soundwave&#039;s page. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 21:28, 4 July 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Translation help==&lt;br /&gt;
Hey, Detour. Since you speak French, could you help me by correcting any bad translations I have for the French &#039;&#039;Animated&#039;&#039; episode titles [[User:Interrobang/Crap|here]]? Thanks! [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 18:24, 5 July 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Done. Egads, epic fail on the dub team on translating Five Servos Of Doom. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 23:06, 5 July 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::Thanks! That was one of the titles that threw me off. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 23:21, 5 July 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Cloaca joke? ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Was there something wrong with [[Airazor (BW)|it]]? [[Special:Contributions/72.229.51.77|72.229.51.77]] 15:22, 6 July 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Anon reverts==&lt;br /&gt;
When a dude changes something, and you change it back, and he changes it back with comment asking why it&#039;s changed... it might be better, if you&#039;re going to simply revert it again, to at least leave a comment of your own, explaining why?  If he&#039;s explaining his actions, you owe that same courtesy back, even if he&#039;s in the wrong.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 10:25, 28 July 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:You&#039;re absolutely right, and I can&#039;t for the life of me remember WHY I didn&#039;t do just that. It&#039;s been hectic in my neck of the woods these past few days, I apologize. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 13:02, 28 July 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::Come to think of it, I think the reason might&#039;ve been that I meant to leave the explanation on his talk page, but ended up being sidetracked by other things. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 13:03, 28 July 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Nice caption ==&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;:&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;D --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 03:40, 15 August 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Hah, I was just waiting for someone to add a pic of him so I could throw add that caption. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 03:41, 15 August 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Decepticon Drone ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I am sorry. I thought it looked simmilar, due to the Red T visor, silver and black head, but not the body.&lt;br /&gt;
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== [[Katsuyuki Konishi]] and [[Frank Miller]] ==&lt;br /&gt;
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My joke(s) may be weak, but&lt;br /&gt;
#I wasn&#039;t violating any [[Transformers Wiki:Caption|caption policies]].&lt;br /&gt;
#I uploaded the [[Frank Miller]] image. I deserve a caption or something.&lt;br /&gt;
#[[Transformers Wiki talk:Community Portal#Links that overexplain jokes|Explaining the joke is not funny]].&lt;br /&gt;
#(Regarding the link I put at the Konishi caption):&lt;br /&gt;
:* A straight quote from Gurren Lagann isn&#039;t really very funny by itself.&lt;br /&gt;
:* Frank Miller isn&#039;t someone you&#039;d think to find on TFWiki. I&#039;d like to show people that he does belong here and how nteresting a coincidence it is, that &#039;&#039;both&#039;&#039; sources of the line contributed to TF. I imagine people reading the link would be like: &amp;quot;Oh yeah, there&#039;s also that. Wait, this wiki has an article on F. Miller? What has he got to do with TF? Gonna check that.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
But really, I&#039;m more upset about your changing of the caption at Frank Miller for reason number 2. [[User:Item42|Item42]] 10:38, 29 September 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Why are you reverting everything? ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Why the fuck are you reverting every single edit you see?  Is that the only thing you can do?  Is is your sole mission to not contribute, but revert everyone else who tries to?  Sure, you could just change the singe byte of offending material, BUT NO, YOU HAVE TO REVERT THE WHOLE GODDAMN EDIT.  You&#039;ve been doing this for as long as I&#039;ve been observing.  Also, you&#039;ve been up my ass about everything the whole time I&#039;ve been here.  Haven&#039;t you been blocked before for this kind of thing?  --[[User:LokitheGrammarNazi|LokitheGrammarNazi]] 10:01, 5 October 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Detour spends a lot of time on the wiki so he often sees poor/vandalistic edits before other editor do. Usually his reversions have been supported by the majority of editors, when he goes over the line Walky puts him in his place. My question is, why are you so sensitive? --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 10:37, 5 October 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::If you&#039;ve been up my ass too, you would see that this is the first time I&#039;ve exploded over seomthing like this.  I have been putting up with shit like this since I started editing here.  --[[User:LokitheGrammarNazi|LokitheGrammarNazi]] 10:47, 5 October 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::I don&#039;t know, just looking over your previous edits you seemed rather upset about things on the [[Twitcher F451]], [[Derrick J. Wyatt]], [[Starscream (BWII)]] and [[Shelfwarmer]] pages. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 11:52, 5 October 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
* WHY ARE YOU REVERTING EVERUTHING???????????????--[[User:He-l-en1959|Waz-z-z-zpinator59]] 10:15, 7 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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If you don´t want people to write in the wiki, please let us know. You reverted some adds I made just because, like the vehicle model of some g1 mini-vehicles, the things on skids robot replica, saying its not the place for a small kinda review (just 3 or 4 lines) If you don&#039;t like people doing contributions, purchase this domain and make it yours!!! This is a wiki, based on everyone contributions --[[User:Galvatron77|Galvatron77]]&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;quot;Based on everyone&#039;s contributions&amp;quot; doesn&#039;t mean &amp;quot;everyone&#039;s contributions should stick&amp;quot;. Your addition are reviews, these should be objective overviews of the toy. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 02:58, 4 September 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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STOP REVERTING EVERY DAMN EDIT YOU SEE.--[[User:Bumblebee392|Bumblebee392]] ([[User talk:Bumblebee392|talk]]) 15:23, 14 November 2013 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:Checking over the edits of yours that Detour reverted: one was you changing a caption and one was you adding a caption. Changing captions is frowned upon for all users and adding captions is reserved for established users. No one is picking on you, we just expect you to follow the rules. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 15:28, 14 November 2013 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::I think I get the thing on changing captions, but I don&#039;t see what&#039;s wrong with adding captions.--[[User:Bumblebee392|fail guy is fail]] ([[User talk:Bumblebee392|talk]]) 15:38, 14 November 2013 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:::See [[captions|our captions policy page]]. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 16:31, 14 November 2013 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Dalek ==&lt;br /&gt;
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For your information, there is incorrect information on that page, that must be changed. The Daleks were never first called &amp;quot;Mark 3 travel machines&amp;quot; that is wrong. The were first called Daleks. The machine the ride in was first a Mark 1 Travel Machines, then a Mark 2 Travel Machine, and finally a Mark 3 Travel Machine. It was Davros who called the machine they ride in Mark 3 Travel Machine, but the creatures are called Daleks, and they were first called Kaleds before being mutated into Daleks. I don&#039;t know were the hell you got that from but they are also not cyborgs. They are creatures inside tanks basically. I was correcting that. Get your facts right before delete something I did. Trust me, I know more about the Daleks then you. Thus, my user name is LORD DALEK. That is why I am constantly changing that page. [[User:LordDalek|LordDalek]] 15:40, 16 October 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Except all that is irrelevant to what was said about Daleks within &#039;&#039;Transformers fiction&#039;&#039;, which is what this Wiki is about. And I know plenty about Daleks. Don&#039;t assume you&#039;re some sort of lone Doctor Who fan on this wiki.--[[User:Detour|Detour]] 15:42, 16 October 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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Fine, I will stop editing the part that is in the comic, BUT THE INFORMATION IN THE NOTES IS WRONG!!! And I also did not say anything about being &amp;quot;a lone Doctor Who fan&amp;quot; I just was saying you undid my edit that was correcting incorrect statements. [[User:LordDalek|LordDalek]] 15:52, 16 October 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: That thing Detour linked to when he reverted you sure seems to think you&#039;re wrong.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 15:56, 16 October 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::I found two sources that go against what LordDalek is claiming. One is a general science fiction Wiki and the other is the TARDIS Index File, the Doctor Who Wiki (which we link Doctor Who-related articles to). --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 15:58, 16 October 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::ARGG! I have proof that what you said was wrong. Look, you right, they weren&#039;t called Daleks, nor they were Mark 3 Travel Machines. They were called merely mutants. Read this:[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davros|His solution is to remove all emotions pertaining to weakness, a category in which he groups such emotions as compassion, mercy and kindness, and place the mutants in tank-like &amp;quot;Mark III travel machines&amp;quot; partly based on the design of his wheelchair. He later names these creatures Daleks, an anagram of Kaleds.][[User:LordDalek|LordDalek]] 16:07, 16 October 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::: Yyyyeah.  You seem to be quoting the fictional history at us, while we&#039;re talking about the actual behind-the-scenes history of the characters.  The comment you removed will stay.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 16:11, 16 October 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::::Actually, from a behind-the-scenes standpoint the name Dalek came first. But Who fiction-wise, it was established in a later serial (Genesis of the Daleks, the Daleks&#039;s origin story) that the original name of a Dalek was a Mark III Travel Machine. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_of_the_Daleks &amp;quot;At that moment, Davros enters the laboratory, and demonstrates his new &amp;quot;Mark III travel machine&amp;quot;, which he later dubs as a &amp;quot;Dalek&amp;quot;.&amp;quot;]. If you want the note to focus less on fiction and more on production, I can always tweak it. But it&#039;s still a factual note one way or another. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 17:25, 16 October 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
Better yet, read this: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalek_variants|For the most part a Dalek is simply a Dalek.Notable exceptions usually refer to rank, such as &amp;quot;Emperor&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Supreme Dalek&amp;quot;, although in Genesis of the Daleks Davros refers to the newly created Dalek casing as a &amp;quot;Mark 3 Travel Machine&amp;quot;.] For the last bloody time, Mark 3 Travel Machines refers to the CASING not the actual creature.&lt;br /&gt;
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::::Listen ItsWalky, when the Daleks first appeared in 1963 THEY WERE CALLED DALEKS. Davros is part of the fictional history, and the real creator of the Daleks was Terry Nation, and he called them Daleks. There. I now have fictional and behind the scenes evidence. The comment must be removed.[[User:LordDalek|LordDalek]] 16:29, 16 October 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::::Why would you &#039;&#039;ever&#039;&#039; want to err on the side of &#039;&#039;removing&#039;&#039; information rather than clarifying it? When is less information better?--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;Talk&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;]] 18:15, 16 October 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== This place is worse than Nazi Germany ==&lt;br /&gt;
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SIEG HEIL, DON&#039;T FUCK WITH THE LITTLE TRANSFORMER WIKIPEDIA. WE ONLY LIKE SOME POINTLESS ADDITIONS, NOT A LOT.&lt;br /&gt;
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Fucking hypocrites. You included, Spanish twit.--[[User:Tommy-Vercetti|Tommy-Vercetti]] 18:13, 8 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:Please mind your language. And this kind of tantrum-throwing won&#039;t exactly have people joining your side in the argument. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 18:18, 8 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Fanmodes ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I got the impression, per the &amp;quot;Fan-configurations of toys&amp;quot; discussion in the community portal, that we &#039;&#039;don&#039;t&#039;&#039; avoid fan modes, that brief mention of such is okay.  [[User:JW|JW]] 11:58, 19 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Koiter brothers ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Thanks for catching that spelling error I missed on their names! --[[User:Abates|abates]] 05:36, 21 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Grimstone ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Grimstone&#039;s drones&#039; Mini-Con compatibilities are &#039;&#039;&#039;not&#039;&#039;&#039; mentionned on their own page.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Ahem ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Why did you revert my talk page edit regarding the doctor who connection on Talk:Death&#039;s Head?&lt;br /&gt;
 NVM I see, I screwed it up.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Emperor of Terror Scorponok ==&lt;br /&gt;
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What&#039;s wrong with his edits?  He seems to be adding several paragraphs of information, which you delete entirely.  I see one or two typos here or there, but wouldn&#039;t it be easier to fix those than just remove his large amounts of work whole-hog?  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 23:03, 16 December 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:Believe me, I&#039;ve been mulling over that myself, but ultimately, it&#039;s more than just typos. A lot of his sentences just don&#039;t read right and would ultimately require full rewrites. Figured someone else starting again from scratch would be better than a Cleanup tag... But if I&#039;m wrong in this, sorry. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 23:23, 16 December 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:: The English doesn&#039;t really read that badly.  It&#039;s simple, but better than the nothing we have now. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 23:29, 16 December 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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==New mexico vs. New Mexico==&lt;br /&gt;
Thanks, I totally realised the mistake soon after I made the page.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Reverting edits ==&lt;br /&gt;
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May I ask why you insist on reverting my edits? Especially the one just now about TransTech Megatron&#039;s concept design matching almost-perfectly to ROTF Megatron&#039;s design, which I see far more-notable than the &amp;quot;Oh look, it&#039;s an H-Tank, it atuomatically links to Armada Megatron&amp;quot; trivia listed before it, which you have left alone.&lt;br /&gt;
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For this particular case, it is not merely my opinion that the two resemble each other more, as a quick glance at the image displayed in the trivia section, let alone what that trivia links to off-wiki, shows a closer resemblance to ROTF than Armada, by far.&lt;br /&gt;
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:You&#039;re right, looks like I jumped the gun at that one. My apologies. Still, it could stand a rewriting to be a little less... dogpiley. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 03:35, 27 January 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Mindset ==&lt;br /&gt;
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You said: &#039;&#039;It says the toy is a retool of Hailstorm, and Hailstorm was designed as the homage.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
If the Hailstorm/Mindset mold was designed as an homage to the original Mindset, then I don&#039;t see how the new Mindset could &#039;&#039;not&#039;&#039; be an homage to the original.  Particularly since, given the way Hasbro is planning retools these days, the Hailstorm mold was &#039;&#039;always&#039;&#039; intended to be retooled into a Mindset.  What is the distinction you&#039;re making?  [[User:JW|JW]] 20:13, 7 February 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:No ressemblance to the original character, for starters. If he was &amp;quot;clearly&amp;quot; intended as an homage, the head would surely have carried over the original character&#039;s visor at the very least, yes? And the colors, too. G2 Mindset was white, green and grey, this Autobot Mindset is blue and black. And lastly, the faction allegiance. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 20:22, 7 February 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
This is how I suspect it went down:&lt;br /&gt;
#Hailstorm toy was designed.&lt;br /&gt;
#[[Kyde]] was all, hey, dudes, that&#039;s totally Mindset.&lt;br /&gt;
#Hasbro decided to name its redeco &amp;quot;Mindset.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
Somewhere in between 2 and 3, Toy Fair probably happened, when Aaron was all about how this toy was totally Mindset. &lt;br /&gt;
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:Hmm, okay.  Point granted.  [[User:JW|JW]] 07:22, 8 February 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Motormaster ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I think the one that said Motormaster&#039;s size change is right, because Motormaster is the same size as Optimus, while Optimus has the same size as Motormaster in car mode, both of them with their trailers, i think there&#039;s size change in there.&lt;br /&gt;
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:Yeah, and there&#039;s a [[Powertrain|freighter truck]] that transforms into a robot that goes up to Prime&#039;s shin. Scale doesn&#039;t mean much in Transformers, you have Porsche Jazz towering over Porsche Cliffjumper and Jeep Hound towering over Jeep Brawn and F-15s turning into robots the same size as Lamborghinis. It&#039;s a dumb thing to note. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 19:39, 14 March 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Windcharger ==&lt;br /&gt;
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==Bumblebee==&lt;br /&gt;
BOTH of you knock it the fuck off or you&#039;re both getting put in a corner for a while. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 23:45, 24 March 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== DOTM Bumblebee ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Just to clear things up:&lt;br /&gt;
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because this figure is smaller than any other version of bumblebee, they technically are all brand new parts. They couldn&#039;t reuse any other Bumblebee parts cause they﻿ no longer would fit.--[[User:TOM|TOM]] 15:33, 25 March 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==If you don&#039;t like Robert Stack==&lt;br /&gt;
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You should say so when you&#039;re taking funny things he said from the Ultra Magnus page. It&#039;s not as if the image even had a caption before, could you not have left it? I ask because since you didn&#039;t give a reason, it &#039;&#039;looks&#039;&#039; like you revert all IP edits you see on principle, without checking what was actually changed. Busy schedule? [[Special:Contributions/92.13.226.232|92.13.226.232]] 19:48, 5 April 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Detour doesn&#039;t always check properly what an anon added, but he does check. On captions, the rules are very clear though: If you have not contributed to the wiki in a meaningful way, you are NOT allowed to add or change captions UNLESS you have asked permission first on the article&#039;s talk page. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 02:00, 6 April 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Inferno (BW) ==&lt;br /&gt;
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May I just ask why did you undo the caption edit?&lt;br /&gt;
: Because you replaced an existing caption with a YouTube link. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:09, 7 April 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:: Are YouTubes links forbidden? I do believe I saw them in captions on this Wiki before. --[[User:SymbolsWriter|SymbolsWriter]]&lt;br /&gt;
::: Well, first there&#039;s the problem of &#039;&#039;replacing an existing caption.&#039;&#039;  It&#039;s frowned upon.  Second, a little &#039;&#039;&#039;[1]&#039;&#039;&#039; under an image isn&#039;t a caption.  It&#039;s just a link.  It&#039;s not pretty or witty, it&#039;s just an unmarked link.  Captions should be captions.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:28, 7 April 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::: Well, yes, I suspected (now I know for sure) that much (the &amp;quot;frown upon&amp;quot; part), and that&#039;s (partially, anyway) the reason I&#039;ve never edited a caption before. But no, wait, I was pretty sure that when I checked the article after the edit there was blue text &amp;quot;nope.avi&amp;quot; in the caption that was a link to a video, not just &amp;quot;[1]&amp;quot;. Or am I missing something? --[[User:SymbolsWriter|SymbolsWriter]] 14:59, 7 April 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::::Also, to further clarify things, I&#039;ll give this link: http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/nopeavi You can even find the screenshot the caption of which I changed in the related pictures there. I hope that article will be clear enough explanation of my motive to change the aforementioned caption. --[[User:SymbolsWriter|SymbolsWriter]] 02:29, 13 April 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Regarding the edits Eagc7 made ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Apparently you haven&#039;t read the [[Megatron (Movie)]] article in awhile, because Eagc7 was just trying to help out. [http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Megatron_%28Movie%29&amp;amp;diff=484337&amp;amp;oldid=481886 Xaaron made this edit] almost a year ago, most likely because nobody bothered to fill out that section since 2007. Nobody objected. Eagc7 evidently noticed this and was trying to make the other articles consistent. I think you should have questioned his motives before insta-reverting them. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 03:37, 12 April 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Mech-Tech page ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The only reason it was &amp;quot;Just a list copied from the DOTM page&amp;quot; is because he HADN&#039;T FINISHED THE PAGE YET --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] 16:08, 12 April 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:It shouldn&#039;t be a list, it should be a description of the gimmick, like our [[Automorph Technology]] and [[Mech Alive]] pages, that&#039;s why it&#039;s tagged, it&#039;s even explained in the tag. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 16:14, 12 April 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Fusion Cannon ==&lt;br /&gt;
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You have undone my edit of Movie Megatron&#039;s fusion cannon twice now and I am wondering why?  In the 2007 movie at 1:57:13 you can clearly see Megatron shoot Jazz with his fusion cannon from his RIGHT arm.  I just watched it, so I know I am correct.  If you have a good reason for undoing my edits, let me know, but until then I am just going to keep changing it back. --[[User:BATTOUSAI XD|BATTOUSAI XD]] 02:43, 25 April 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:You didn&#039;t watch well enough. That&#039;s &#039;&#039;&#039;Jazz&#039;&#039;&#039; shooting Megatron, not the other way around. By contrast, Megatron&#039;s fusion cannon is clearly in his left arm, as you see Prime shoot him off balance before he fires, but he turns around, cannon clearly on his left arm, re-aims and shoots. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 18:05, 25 April 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
Sorry but you didn&#039;t watch well enough. &#039;&#039;&#039;Jazz&#039;&#039;&#039; does fire first, then &#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039; fires and Jazz goes flying.  I haven&#039;t watched the battle with Optimus recently, so it may be that Megatron also has a fusion cannon in his left arm as well and can combine both to make them more powerful. --[[User:BATTOUSAI XD|BATTOUSAI XD]] 10:00, 25 April 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
Maybe it&#039;s a different weapons system, but do you have any evidence to back that up?  I&#039;m assuming you have finally accepted that Megatron does shoot Jazz with his right arm and you watched the entire scene.  The blast was blue like the blast from the combined fusion cannon and his fusion cannon from ROTF ,and it was very powerful, as it sent Jazz flying much in the same way as it did to Optimus in ROTF.  Also, he lost his left arm at the end of the first movie, and if it were solely stored in his left arm, it would not have been present in ROTF.  It&#039;s probably pretty safe to assume that &amp;quot;the Little One,&amp;quot; who provided Megatron with parts did not possess a fusion cannon and the &amp;quot;Doctor&amp;quot; did not build a completely new one.  IF you can come up with a better arguement than that or provide some official source material, I&#039;ll leave it alone, but if you keep using an ambiguous arguement I&#039;ll just keep editing the article.&lt;br /&gt;
:Do you have any evidence that it &#039;&#039;&#039;is&#039;&#039;&#039; his fusion cannon? A single blast from said cannon sent Optimus Prime, OPTIMUS PRIME, flying over a full city block into a building, while Jazz barely flew a few feet. But hey, for added evidence, [http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t285/Detour84/TF/vlcsnap-2011-04-26-01h56m39s185.png this] does not look like either [http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t285/Detour84/TF/vlcsnap-2011-04-26-01h57m49s50.png this] or [http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t285/Detour84/TF/vlcsnap-2011-04-26-01h58m11s5.png this]. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 02:01, 26 April 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
No I don&#039;t have any evidence that it is a fusion cannon, but I think there is a better argument for it being a fusion cannon than not, as I stated above.  And yes Jazz did only fly a few feet, but maybe that&#039;s because the fusion cannon was not at full power because it was not combined with Megatron&#039;s left arm.  As for the pictures, they don&#039;t look anything like the crab claw fusion cannon, yet that is still a fusion cannon.  I&#039;m not trying to jerk you around; this is just how I see it and a lot of this is just opinion because Hasbro or whoever hasn&#039;t officially detailed anything.  Maybe we could ask someone else who edits this Wiki for their opinion on it and just go with that?&lt;br /&gt;
:That doesn&#039;t work, because as my screenshots show, the fusion cannon is &#039;&#039;entirely part of Megatron&#039;s left arm&#039;&#039;. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 14:23, 26 April 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
How does that explain how his fusion cannon moved from his left arm to his right arm?  I don&#039;t see the problem with what I wrote, because it leaves the statement you wrote about the fusion cannon being stored in the left arm and it touches on the blast that was fired at Jazz with his right arm.  It says nowhere that it &#039;&#039;&#039;is&#039;&#039;&#039; definitely a fusion cannon.  All I wanted to write was that there is a possiblility that his right arm is a fusion cannon, or at least part of a whole.  The scene with Jazz is up for interpretation, but I think it should be added so others who read this article can decide for themselves.  As far as getting someone else&#039;s opinion, you will have to get someone to help with that.  I don&#039;t know how to ask any of the main editors and I assume you probably do.  Just have them comment in this section with an opinion on it.--[[User:BATTOUSAI XD|BATTOUSAI XD]] 1:39, 26 April 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
I&#039;m sorry, but both of you are kind of wrong and kind of right. There&#039;s a HALF of the fusion cannon on each arm. He brings his arms together and they FUSE into the cannon. He can use each half separately, but when they are combined they do much more damage. [[User:Combaticons4ever|Combaticons4ever]] 22:13, 31 May 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==why didnt you jsut fixed it?==&lt;br /&gt;
instead of removing all i wrote on the movie Starscream page, why didnt you just Fixed my typos and mistakes? {{unsigned|Eagc7}}&lt;br /&gt;
:Because I couldn&#039;t even understand what it was you were trying to say. Your poor English goes far beyond simple spelling errors. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 13:46, 26 April 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::Okay, in that case, lets keep a Character Stub template (which i already did) {{unsigned|Eagc7}}&lt;br /&gt;
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== Dude, STOP. NOW. ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Abra cannot learn Hypnosis. --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] 23:19, 28 April 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: Seriously, you are now the wiki&#039;s worst vandal.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 23:31, 28 April 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== The Autobot Hero ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I had thought of reverting his edit to Fire on the Mountain the same as you did, but decided against it as the internal link was a redlink. Are we planning on having an [[Andes Mountains]] page? If not, he actually did the right thing. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 16:13, 6 May 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Well, [[Peru]] wasn&#039;t a redlink. Standard seems to be that locations where stuff happens in fiction deserve wiki articles. The Andes mountains do come up in both Fire in the Mountain and the Japanese PS2 Transformers game, so the location deserves a proper TFWiki article, IMO. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 16:17, 6 May 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::And the Kid Stuff audiobooks have the Andes partially destroyed in &amp;quot;Storms of Destruction&amp;quot;. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 16:48, 6 May 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::Thanks for that! Added the link to it too. I&#039;d love to make a page for it (being the huge Mysterious Cities of Gold nerd that I am) but since I don&#039;t have access to any of the material they show up in, there isn&#039;t much I can do. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 16:56, 6 May 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Editing==&lt;br /&gt;
I read the &amp;quot;Help:Editing&amp;quot; page.-[[User:Dirgeor|Dirgeor]] 20:02, 19 June 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Crowbar ==&lt;br /&gt;
I&#039;m quite not sure why you removed my photo of Crowbar. Can you please tell me?&lt;br /&gt;
:Because it&#039;s a horrible shot that barely shows Crowbar at all, if that&#039;s even him. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 06:05, 25 June 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
It is him, you can clearly see Crankcase in another shot. I can understand that the shot wasn&#039;t great, but it&#039;s better than an inaccurate representation of him in Cyberverse form.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Crisscross &amp;quot;Error&amp;quot; ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Rather than risk a revert war, I&#039;ll simply discuss the matter here first.&lt;br /&gt;
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If the package was delivered to the garage while Arcee was away for some unknown length of time, why should she question its origin?  I still say someone from MECH could have broken into the garage, delivered the package, and locked up on their way out, thus accounting for the package&#039;s presence.  (Yes, it&#039;s something of an error not to explain it in-story, but I think that&#039;s at least a feasible explanation.)--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 02:05, 29 June 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: That&#039;s how I read the sequence of events. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 04:01, 29 June 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: You make some good points. But after even two watchings the whole thing still felt weird. When you stop and think about it, only Jack or June could&#039;ve taken care of the package... If Arcee assumes June has... she&#039;d know Arcee wasn&#039;t in the garage. So... why&#039;s she so casual about the package? --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 04:06, 29 June 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:: My postman leaves packages in my garage all the time if I&#039;m not there to take delivery, honestly. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 05:01, 29 June 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Editing ==&lt;br /&gt;
Can we please discuss our debates before filing pages for deletion? I have a strong argument. Please just listen to me.&lt;br /&gt;
-[[User:PurpleCyclops|Caleb]]&lt;br /&gt;
:No. You don&#039;t. Preliminary names are just that, &#039;&#039;&#039;preliminary&#039;&#039;&#039;. We&#039;re not calling Mirage &amp;quot;Rush&amp;quot;, and the same applies to Crowbar and Hatchet. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 06:18, 3 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
Rush isn&#039;t the final name for Mirage. Hatchet is a typhoon fighter jet. Crowbar is a Carbon Motors E7 Police car. The trio in the film are suburbans. This is not the case of renaming them. This is the case of &#039;&#039;&#039;different character&#039;&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
:No, this is the case of &#039;&#039;&#039;different altmodes&#039;&#039;&#039;. Do we consider Sideways anyone but Sideways? Because his toy sure as hell wasn&#039;t a screen-accurate Audi, and didn&#039;t even use the proper color scheme. You&#039;re being utterly ridiculous. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 06:38, 3 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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I was saying that the characters were most likely different since they hadn&#039;t the right altmode or altmode size, since Hatchet would be much too big to be a suburban, if he was a jet, and Crowbar would be too small if he was a police car. Sorry bout everything though, I agree, my argument &#039;&#039;&#039;is&#039;&#039;&#039; ridiculous.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Joke ==&lt;br /&gt;
By reference, I meant a reference to something. A joke. Jokes aren&#039;t meant to be useful. And this wiki is full of them. One on almost every image. Which isn&#039;t very useful, when they could have a informative caption. But that&#039;s one of my favorite things about this wiki. It&#039;s humor. Once again, I find you reverting anything I post. Can&#039;t I just add a simple joke that can appeal to some people, without attracting the attention of you?&lt;br /&gt;
:It&#039;s humor, yes, but it&#039;s still a wiki. Signal to noise ratio is the key here, and smashing a bad joke about train delays in the first sentence of Astrotrain&#039;s bio isn&#039;t the way to go about it. Signal to noise, the wiki must be funny but also informative. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 05:21, 10 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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You do have a point. I agree it is still a wiki, and it&#039;s not that informative. However you kind of missed the joke. A popular quote in a T.V. show about trains from my childhood was when the person would scold the train, he would say &amp;quot;you&#039;ve caused confusion and delay&amp;quot;. Nothing to do with train delays.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Spam ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Does [[User talk:Dynamic|THIS]] count as Spam?--[[User:Metroplex|Metroplex]] 15:39, 29 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Not really. Spam is more people and/or bots trying to scam people with advertisements. Dynamic&#039;s talk page doesn&#039;t fall into that. I&#039;m not sure what he&#039;s trying to do, either he&#039;s trying to share an easter egg with the wiki or he&#039;s trying to spark a discussion, either way it&#039;s not really spam. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 16:16, 29 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
== Volume Number ==&lt;br /&gt;
Woops, sorry about that.  After that anon troll was just going around changing tiny things on the year pages, I ended up with a bit of an itchy trigger finger. -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 18:13, 29 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Dave Fennoy Picture ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Hi There. Could you find a picture of [[Dave Fennoy]] for his page?&lt;br /&gt;
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== Doctor Arkeville in sound and furry ==&lt;br /&gt;
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When the Hot Dog Bot rebels the man he is serving has the distinct rounded triangle jaw and mad scientist like hair style of G1 villain Doctor Arkeville. can you tell me anouther human character in either show has one of these characteristics yet he has both of them, it is pretty clear he is a homage to the classic decepticon allied human please stop reverting this&lt;br /&gt;
:Yeah, and I suppose Doc Brown is a Doctor Arkeville homage too? It&#039;s very common for old men to their hair up top, have their hair lose color and get a longer jaw. Just because one incidental character sported those features doesn&#039;t automatically mean HOMAGE. Please stop grasping at straws. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 15:37, 10 October 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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:Doc Brown did not have a triangular rounded jaw and as for the hair several scientist in fiction have it as homage to Albert Einstein. However I am not aware of any other transformers characters that this hair style. Plus I have never seen or heard of anyone getting a longer jaw when they got older. It is not grasping at straws as much as seeing a comparison somebody made between the two and adding it here.&lt;br /&gt;
::No metal hat &amp;amp; hand = No Arkeville.  --Thy2k, not logged in&lt;br /&gt;
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== Found cosmos art from official artist! ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I found some art of cosmy! should we replace the main page now? its from the official artist&#039;s deviantart page, sides we got most of the moving violations character photos from devianart too. for cosmos art see link http://tehkoreandude.deviantart.com/gallery/24312266#/d3lnp2f --User:Jazzerprime&lt;br /&gt;
:That&#039;s not official Transformers art. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 05:31, 11 October 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Tell me ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Do you actually look at people&#039;s edits before you revert them? --[[User:TheOnlyChoice|TheOnlyChoice]] 04:13, 16 October 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Yes. And you only had two edits the last one a month ago, before suddenly declaring yourself the lord of what&#039;s sucky or not. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 04:22, 16 October 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== It&#039;s true. ==&lt;br /&gt;
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If they hadn&#039;t fallen in because of the surge, five seconds later, it would have turned them into transmetals and the lava wouldn&#039;t have had any more effect than a hot bath. If that doesn&#039;t describe irony, nothing does. [[Special:Contributions/70.77.36.81|70.77.36.81]] 20:40, 30 October 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:I don&#039;t recall lava immunity being a Transmetal power. Just because Tarantulas survived it doesn&#039;t mean everyone else can, nor do it indicate that survival was directly due to Transmetalness. Also, noting it purely out of &amp;quot;irony&amp;quot; is like saying it&#039;s ironic Ironhide&#039;s shuttle was on an Energon run because if they weren&#039;t low on Energon they would&#039;ve survived the Decepticon attack. It&#039;s silly and pointless. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 20:44, 30 October 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Can you Remove ==&lt;br /&gt;
Can you remove &amp;quot;Luis Daniel Ramírez&amp;quot; page, since it seems this guy Arturo Castañeda is going to be Jack Darby voice in the spanish dub of Prime {{unsigned|Eagc7}}&lt;br /&gt;
:Sorry, I&#039;m not a mod or an admin here so I don&#039;t have the power to do this. I&#039;ll tag it for deletion, though, if that help. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 16:28, 2 November 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== image tags ==&lt;br /&gt;
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There are always stupid tags to images on a number of pages could you please stop putting these corny and rediculous tags. {{unsigned|108.66.204.65}}&lt;br /&gt;
:If by &amp;quot;tags&amp;quot; you mean the captions, then I recommend you familiarize yourself with [[Transformers Wiki:Caption|the wiki&#039;s policies regarding captions]]. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 02:56, 10 November 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Arcee ==&lt;br /&gt;
Thank you very much for restoring that caption. Much appreciated. [[User:Antimatter|Antimatter]] 03:34, 26 November 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== &amp;quot;Double Bruticus&amp;quot; ==&lt;br /&gt;
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And the reason to remove the comment was...?&lt;br /&gt;
: The wiki in general does not cover unofficial fancreations.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 17:58, 8 February 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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I guessing you think you have everything in Transformers prime, right?&lt;br /&gt;
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== Steeljaw/Red Alert link ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Huh. Didn&#039;t even see that link between the two. Thanks. Should the minor edit to [[Final Transformations]] be reverted to the Red Alert article as a whole, or keep the link to Red Alert&#039;s G2 (and only Marvel) appearance?&lt;br /&gt;
[[User:Pakopako|Pakopako]] 22:57, 29 February 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:No, linking it to the G2 section was a good idea, since it refers to that specific event. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 23:09, 29 February 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::Heh. Apologies about that. My connection is stuttering at the moment. [[User:Pakopako|Pakopako]] 00:36, 1 March 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Why do you delete my...?==&lt;br /&gt;
excuse me why do you delete my dreadwing image?&lt;br /&gt;
:Because it already existed on the wiki in its proper place. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 12:39, 13 March 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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why have you deleted my leadfoot foto?[[user:Shockwave1704]]&lt;br /&gt;
:Because it has no reason to be in the Notes section. The Notes section is not a place to arbitrarily put whatever image tickles your fancy. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 12:39, 13 March 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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the other user has told me to put the image there [[user:Shockwave1704]]&lt;br /&gt;
:Andrusi said &#039;&#039;&#039;maybe&#039;&#039;&#039; if you followed proper [[Transformers Wiki:Images|image guidelines]] that it &#039;&#039;might&#039;&#039; be able to go in the Notes section, not that you could just put it in the Notes section. And even then, as he himself admits on the Leadfoot page, he was wrong on that count. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 12:51, 13 March 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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so i can&#039;t add this image nowhere[[user:Shockwave1704]]&lt;br /&gt;
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are you french? --[[User:Shockwave1704|Shockwave1704]] 12:18, 14 March 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: No, he&#039;s Canadian.....--[[Special:Contributions/81.164.215.61|81.164.215.61]] 12:19, 14 March 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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ah ok, because there are some sentences in the france article that could be offensive --[[User:Shockwave1704|Shockwave1704]] 12:31, 14 March 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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In World War II, France surrendered in the face of foreign invasion, leaving the population to suffer under a genocidal dictatorship for four years. This is seen as a source of hilarious jokes by some other nations.&lt;br /&gt;
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:I don&#039;t really see how that&#039;s offensive. If anything, it reflects poorly on the aforementionned &amp;quot;other nations&amp;quot;. =p --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 14:50, 14 March 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::yes, but in this article French army = cowards--[[User:Shockwave1704|Shockwave1704]] 15:01, 14 March 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::No, the article says that people from other nations like to make jokes about the French being cowards. That is not the same thing as saying that the French are cowards. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 15:06, 14 March 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::::i disagree with you, but if you think so...--[[User:Shockwave1704|Shockwave1704]] 15:26, 14 March 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::::I really think this is a symptom of your level of English comprehension. To a native English speaker, the paragraph you quoted says exactly what I said it does. It is hard enough working in a language that you do not speak fluently, dealing with all of the humor on this site will make it even harder on you as many of the jokes simply won&#039;t translate. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 16:21, 14 March 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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in my opinion humor is a symbol for every country. Italian people have got their humor, French people have got their humor, English people have got their humor. So it&#039;s possible that Italian people think your humorism is a little offensive. --[[User:Shockwave1704|Shockwave1704]] 08:57, 15 March 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:No, it&#039;s your tenuous grasp on English that&#039;s making you miss the joke. Now drop it. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 10:12, 15 March 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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what? no, in my opinion you don&#039;t appreciate our humor because we are very different. I don&#039;t want to criticize you, but everyone can think how he wants --[[User:Shockwave1704|Shockwave1704]] 10:25, 15 March 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:I haven&#039;t seen any instances of your humor anywhere. It&#039;s just clear you don&#039;t even &#039;&#039;get&#039;&#039; the damn joke. So drop the subject. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 10:33, 15 March 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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Bah --[[User:Shockwave1704|Shockwave1704]] 10:37, 15 March 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Jokerberg ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I love your Jokerberg statement when you edited [[Daran Norris]].--[[User:Ultra-Humanite|Humanite]] 22:18, 20 March 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Thank you! --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 20:15, 20 March 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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Thanks for fixing the help page. XD [[User:Jacktransformerdude|Jacktransformerdude]] 00:47, 21 March 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== &amp;quot;Useless padding&amp;quot; ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I sort of chuckled when I saw this line from you, good on you for having a sense of humour about it. :) &lt;br /&gt;
I couldn&#039;t help but notice, friend, that about a third of the information on this entire Wiki is &amp;quot;useless padding&amp;quot;, meaningless trivia put there for no reason other than to impart interesting information to the reader. And of the remaining information, about a third of &#039;&#039;that&#039;&#039; is flat-out jokes inserted simply to make people laugh. Looking over the rest of that one page, off the top of my head, Toronto being the biggest city in Canada has absolutely nothing to do with Transformers, and the relationship between &#039;there are no Target stores in Canada&#039; and Transformers is so tangential that it&#039;s just about on the same level. So I ask you, why did you &#039;&#039;really&#039;&#039; remove that information from the page? Really, if I don&#039;t know, I won&#039;t be able to avoid the mistake in the future. [[User:Deusoma|Deusoma]] 22:19, 7 May 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Periods and Spaces ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Oh, it&#039;s no trouble, friend. I just copy the text of the page from the edit window into notepad and then find-and-replace &amp;quot;.  &amp;quot; with &amp;quot;. &amp;quot; to fix it up. Then I just copy it back over and go on with my regular correction of spelling errors and grammar checking. It&#039;s easy, and it&#039;s my pleasure to improve the quality of the Wiki. :-)&lt;br /&gt;
Also, some interesting reading for you to back up my position: http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2011/01/space_invaders.html [[User:Deusoma|Deusoma]] 23:43, 9 May 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:You&#039;re missing the point. It DOESN&#039;T improve the quality of the wiki because it ISN&#039;T WRONG. The link you provided is to an OPINION PIECE. It is the policy of this wiki that we don&#039;t care whether you use one space or two after a period and that there is no need to change one for the other. It&#039;s kind of like how we do not have a preference between US and UK spellings. Also, &amp;quot;friend&amp;quot;, you are coming off rather smarmy and condescending here. That is not likely to get many people to back your position.--&lt;br /&gt;
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== Subscription service figures ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I had put those on the 2012 listing because that is what the [[Transformers Collectors&#039; Club]] page said. Should we change that page? --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 14:02, 10 May 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Faceless tags ==&lt;br /&gt;
I&#039;m not the one removing them. [[Special:Contributions/TFMAN|TFMAN]] is. I just remove what he puts there in place of them. -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]] 22:40, 18 May 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Use the Undo button, that way you undo all the things he&#039;s changed, rather than just removing what he&#039;s added without putting back what he&#039;s removed. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 22:41, 18 May 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::Alright, will do. -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]] 22:43, 18 May 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Vocab ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I have a pretty good vocabulary. Plus the captions were for a lot stuff I remember growing up as a kid. Good Times Huh? The Picture for [[Tim Curry]]&#039;s page was just Wow. I have never seen that movie before.[[User:SirSpoonwave|SirSpoonwave]] 02:16, 24 May 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Allspark Addendum ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Thanks for help on the SG Animated pages. I&#039;m used to making minor edits, and I don&#039;t have much experience on templates besides the bunny rabbit page. ([[Special:Contributions/184.56.31.203|184.56.31.203]] 19:01, 31 May 2012 (EDT))&lt;br /&gt;
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If i&#039;m doing such a bad job, why don&#039;t you do those articles then? I&#039;ve been at it forever, trying to edit that thing. Ed&lt;br /&gt;
: It would help if your additions were about the characters the article is about.  Most of your &amp;quot;How Ratchet Got His Hands Back&amp;quot; additions to First Aid&#039;s page were about Ratchet!  And it didn&#039;t mention at all that First Aid was promoted to Chief Medical Officer, which is the most important thing that happened to First Aid in that issue.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 22:06, 4 June 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Animated toy/merchandise section ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I added &amp;quot;Fast food kids meal toys&amp;quot; subsections to [[Megatron (Animated)]] and [[Starscream (Animated)]] pages. With that, the pages got the same &amp;quot;Toys&amp;quot; layout of [[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys|Optimus Prime (Animated)]] and [[Bumblebee (Animated)]], with an Subsection for each &amp;quot;toyline&amp;quot;. If the subsection is wrong, it need to be removed from OP and BB pages. If the subsection is OK, why you removed they from Megatron and Starscream page? &lt;br /&gt;
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And why you put the toys as available &amp;quot;only in Mexico and Venezuela&amp;quot;? I am in Brazil and have to eat some McDonalds Happy Meal to have my toys. Probably the toy was available in all Latin America (but this is a guess, for sure it was available in Brazil).&lt;br /&gt;
:The subsections are present on Bumblebee and Prime&#039;s pages because they have a &#039;&#039;&#039;huge&#039;&#039;&#039; amount of toys and merchandise to their name, which requires extra subsections. By contrast, Megatron and Starscream&#039;s numbers are more manageable, hence why the fast food premiums aren&#039;t categorized the same way. You&#039;ll notice Megs and Screams don&#039;t have subsections for Activators, Deluxe, Voyager, etc. either.&lt;br /&gt;
:As for why I only said Mexico and Venezuela, that&#039;s because that&#039;s all that&#039;s listed on the [[List of Transformers restaurant promotions]]. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 20:39, 9 June 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::Makes sense, but Starscream have the &amp;quot;Universe (2008)&amp;quot; subsection. Don&#039;t know why the &amp;quot;Fast food&amp;quot; subsection hurts, but will not re-add it, I was only trying to make the toy sections of each character more or less with the same layout/design. Before I waste my time, I have a lot of Merchandise itens to add for Megatron and Starscream (more for Megatron than for Starscream), it&#039;s OK to create an Merchandise section? I&#039;ll edit the [[List of Transformers restaurant promotions]] to be more accurate and include Brazil there. --[[User:Sharpfinger|Sharpfinger]] 20:48, 9 June 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Shattered Expectations reference in Triage==&lt;br /&gt;
It&#039;s a rather obvious nod to it. If that&#039;s not considered a reference than you might as well not consider the &amp;quot;Beast Machines&amp;quot; line in TMI as a reference. {{unsigned|108.11.36.231}}&lt;br /&gt;
:Shattering expectations is a commonly used term, hence why it was fan-applied to Shattered Expectations proper. It&#039;s not a reference. Stop saying it is. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 18:34, 10 June 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::If by &amp;quot;fan-applied&amp;quot; you man &amp;quot;the writers of the comic actually named it that&amp;quot;, sure. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 19:49, 10 June 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::But it&#039;s almost completely out of place. That&#039;s like removing the thing about Hardshell saying &amp;quot;yes&amp;quot; in Toxicity by that logic.&lt;br /&gt;
:::It&#039;s not out of place, he just shattered Soundwave&#039;s visor, and that&#039;s the joke. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 19:09, 10 June 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== how to act towards others ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I think for someone who acts like they own the wiki you should think about how you talk to poeple. As a member of the wiki you should show a little respect towards your fellow members start deleing peoples posts with out saying why and then starting personal attacks is a big no you make yourself look bad and the wiki.[[User:Phantom|Phantom]] 13:45, 22 June 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:I started no personal attacks. You, on the other hand, called me an a-hole. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 13:55, 22 June 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
I think he&#039;s just suggesting stuff, right? (lobythelegend 13:49, 22 June 2012 (EDT))&lt;br /&gt;
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:I know you&#039;re angry, but why is that it seems that you&#039;re always in a bad mood to everyone who messes up in the Wiki? lobythelegend 13:46, 2 July 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Accents ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Ah, I had forgotten that. May I suggest this, then:&lt;br /&gt;
:The &#039;&#039;[[Transformers (2007)|Transformers]]&#039;&#039; film in 2007 takes the alternate tac that Optimus Prime and his troops learned Earth languages — including English &#039;&#039;and&#039;&#039; Mandarin Chinese, according to the novelization — by studying the [[Internet]]; presumably, each Autobot chose the accent that best fit their natural voice. In contrast, the Decepticons generally use the Cybertronian language. This distinction is lost in the sequels, in which all Autobots and Decepticons speak English even when, canonically, they have had no prior contact with the language.&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;cause we really need to get rid of the paragraph that is there now.[[Special:Contributions/192.249.47.177|192.249.47.177]] 15:01, 29 August 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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What do you have against what I posted about Octane&#039;s cameo in &#039;The Ultimate Weapon&#039;?&lt;br /&gt;
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== PCCs ==&lt;br /&gt;
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According to Hydra Choppmaster and Rollermaster ARE Blazemaster and Straxus. Only the minions/Targetmaster little guys are new characters. --[[Special:Contributions/76.28.76.206|76.28.76.206]] 13:19, 24 September 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Why? ==&lt;br /&gt;
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What is your problem? I added a joke to a picture of Slipstream that didn&#039;t have a joke. Or do you just feel the need to undo everything I do? {{unsigned|AutobotKickshift}}&lt;br /&gt;
:Until you contribute something, you should just leave captions alone. And sign your posts. -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]][[User Talk:Spydersix|&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;Use this!&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;]] 18:21, 4 October 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== New ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Hello. I&#039;m New Here. Thanks for helping on [[Motoko Kumai]]. I Had to find some sources to fix the page. Not my Best. But I&#039;ll be careful. Slow Connection though.&lt;br /&gt;
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Thanks Agian![[User:Energizer|Energizer]] 03:27, 14 December 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Computer Problems ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The reason why my images are blurry is because my computer seems to have a problem with it. Apparently, my computer doesn&#039;t like my images being clear, so they just become blurry. I know, I noticed it too. [[User:Movie09|Movie09]] 00:41, 29 March 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Still? ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Again! How much do &#039;&#039;I&#039;&#039; have to contribute to make you understand that I have contributed enough to go to other pages &lt;br /&gt;
add captions or jokes on &#039;&#039;some&#039;&#039; images. Every time I go to the Articles that Need Images page I add an image and that means that I have contributed something. At least I have done something. I&#039;m tired of being followed. I&#039;m starting to belive you have &#039;&#039;not&#039;&#039; seen my captions.&lt;br /&gt;
Another thing that I would like to ask is: Why did you say that I could use some cleanup with the Bot Shots Battle Game! page. What&#039;s wrong with it? Does it need any more information? The last thing I would want is the page or my captions (or both) being deleted by anyone. [[User:Movie09|Movie09]] 11:49, 29 March 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Thing is, all your images end up being deleted for being [[Template:Badimage|of poor quality]]. Whatever paint program you&#039;re using, try changing to something like [http://www.gimp.org GIMP] - using MS Paint or whatever you&#039;re doing is doomed to fail. - [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] 12:28, 29 March 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Once Again! ==&lt;br /&gt;
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My image of Sky Garry has been deleted! This is the sixth time my image has been delted! It didn&#039;t even have bad quality! I&#039;m starting to think that you want me to contribute on this wiki, because in seconds [[Sideways (RID)|someone]] has to delete something that I do. [[User:Movie09|Movie09]] 17:31, 15 April 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Blatant and false information ==&lt;br /&gt;
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To detour....&lt;br /&gt;
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Who Are you and what blatant and false information as I been posting on bloody web? &lt;br /&gt;
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Signed Assassinator&lt;br /&gt;
:You added information to Arcee (Movie) and Sideswipe (Movie) indicating that they were close allies and altered a statement about Arcee blaming herself for Bumblebee&#039;s injuries to say she blamed herself for Sideswipe&#039;s injuries. Which fiction is that from? --[[User:Abates|abates]] 16:41, 18 April 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== The Abominus Stragglers ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I went ahead and looked for [[Blight (Prime)]], [[Windrazor (Prime)]], and [[Rippersnapper (Prime)]] and found them. One question though... do we wait until they&#039;re available in the USA/UK, or is it okay that they&#039;re only available in Taiwan? [[User:Combaticons4ever|Combaticons4ever]] 22:07, 31 May 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Transformers Prime: Predacons Rising ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I didn&#039;t mean to watch it leaked, I just found it on a website, have you watched it. (Sorry if I spoiled things.) [[User:Speedy Question Mark|Speedy Question Mark]] ([[User talk:Speedy Question Mark|talk]]) 18:39, 15 September 2013 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Lieutenant Commander ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Thanks for the backstop on the Lieutenant Commander page. I had meant to take the page back to before both of PunchSydeiron&#039;s edits but somehow got a little confused and only undid the last one. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 15:16, 15 September 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Hi!  Why&#039;d you revert my Mirages? ==&lt;br /&gt;
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i&#039;m trying to improve the wiki, but if i&#039;m making things worse, i need help understanding what i&#039;m doing wrong so i can do better in the future.  i thought it noteworthy that so many characters with such similar vehicle modes, and most of them with the same name, all used such close color schemes, but NOT the color scheme used by the G1 1984 bearer of the name.  Why isn&#039;t that worth mentioning?  Certain TF characters/names/archetypes are becoming more consistent across franchises for the sake of making Hasbro/TakaraTomy product more iconic, more recognizable:  Optimus Primes are big red and blue trucks (fewer black Primals, fewer fire trucks or flame decos); Bumblebees are smaller (either cuter or sleeker) yellow cars; Cliffjumpers are red cars similar in size to whichever Bumblebee lives in the same universe, regardless of whether or not the Cliffjumper is a Bumblebee redeco.  Doesn&#039;t it seem like, at least for a while, Mirages were keeping to the racer archetype but not only moving &#039;&#039;away&#039;&#039; from G1 colors, but largely moving in the same new direction?  Sure, maybe the yellows and reds were coincidental, but i feel like it&#039;s circumstantial evidence that should go in the case file anyway.  If you disagree, please tell me why--maybe i&#039;ll learn something about how i can make more useful contributions to this site.  --[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 03:34, 6 December 2013 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:The trouble with this sort of thing is it always ends up splitting hairs too fine and either needing too many caveats or really stretching to make a connection. If it ends up &amp;quot;he&#039;s always this, except when he&#039;s this, this, or this&amp;quot; then it&#039;s not really a trend.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;Talk&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;]] 12:13, 6 December 2013 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::i think i see your point, but i don&#039;t think the number of exceptions necessarily cancels out the fact that there&#039;s a trend.  Like, &amp;quot;Optimus Prime is always a semi truck, except when he&#039;s a  [[Optimus_Prime_(G1)/toys#Alternators|pickup]] [http://www.tfu.info/2005/Cybertron/OrionPax/orionpax.htm truck], [[Optimus_Prime_(G1)/toys#Alternity|sports]] [http://www.tfu.info/1995/Autobot/OptimusPrimeGobot/optimusprime.htm car], [[Optimus_Prime_(Animated)|or]] [[Optimus_Prime_(RID)|fire]] [[Optimus_Prime_(Armada)/toys#Cybertron|engine]].&amp;quot;  Furthermore, maybe sometimes it&#039;s less of a trend, and more of a division:  X, Y, and Z are homages to this earlier TF, but A, B, and C just happen to have the same name.  But at any rate, the pattern i detected of yellow and red Mirages and similar racecars may be entirely coincidental, so i&#039;ll just put that bit of trivia on my own user page instead of back in the characters&#039;/toys&#039; articles.&lt;br /&gt;
::i&#039;ll get the hang of this Wiki-editing business yet!  Thanks for helping me get there!&lt;br /&gt;
::--[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 04:06, 18 December 2013 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== LaserbeaksFury Cliffjumper and the Society of Ultimate Vehicles ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Thanks for the fixes!  (You&#039;re right, i did miss the episode and misread that crucial bit of the article.)  How did you move &#039;&#039;File:LaserbeaksFury Bumblebee and Sparkplug.jpg&#039;&#039; to &#039;&#039;File:LaserbeaksFury Cliffjumper and Sparkplug.jpg&#039;&#039;?  (There&#039;s been talk of moving [[Acronyms]] to [[Abbreviations]], but i don&#039;t know how.)&lt;br /&gt;
--[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 03:41, 30 December 2013 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:At the top of each page, there should be a tab marked &amp;quot;move&amp;quot;, which will let you move a page or image. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 04:34, 30 December 2013 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Dark Cybertron Chapter 7 &amp;quot;Bechdel Test&amp;quot; ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Check out the discussion on the comic issue&#039;s page. It was somewhere in Infiltration; a flashback shows Verity and her social worker talking about her behavior, unrelated to her relationships to men. [[User:Magaroja|Magaroja]] ([[User talk:Magaroja|talk]]) 09:27, 23 January 2014 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Captions ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Hello! I saw your post. I understand that you don&#039;t permit new users to make a lot of captions like that, and it seems like captions are a pretty big issue here. I decided to join to make the occasional edit here and there, and I know I got pretty carried away with the captions, they&#039;re just too fun, and they&#039;re my favorite part of this website! It makes me remember how fun and enjoyable Transformers is as a franchise, and even more so how the fandom is just as fun. I will certainly contribute to the website in the future, adding images of new toys revealed (ex. Botcon figures just shown), adding missing info, or a caption, etc. I appreciate you letting me know, I wouldn&#039;t want to become a problem for the site!&lt;br /&gt;
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Jcc2224 (Actually forgot a &amp;quot;2&amp;quot; in my username, I don&#039;t know if you can edit that, but it would be great if you could)&lt;br /&gt;
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== About change to Crosshairs page and kibble. ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Hey there.&lt;br /&gt;
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Sorry if my contribution wasn&#039;t clear. I know that Bulkhead&#039;s kibble doesn&#039;t turn into a longcoat. I was just saying he made awesome use of it (as a chair).&lt;br /&gt;
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I was just saying that Bulkhead and Crosshairs have excellent uses of their kibbles.&lt;br /&gt;
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Sorry if I bothered you, and I hope this cleared things up.&lt;br /&gt;
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:&#039;&#039;Crosshairs is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Movie (franchise)|2007 movie franchise]] in the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:AOECrosshairsRender.jpg|upright=1.8|thumb|Move over, Mario...]]&lt;br /&gt;
Some might call Autobot armorer and weapons master &#039;&#039;&#039;Crosshairs&#039;&#039;&#039; overcautious, while others might call him a huge pain in the [[Anatomic euphemism#skidplate|skidplate]], but Crosshairs knows that he controls a vast armory that could be incredibly dangerous in the wrong hands. Thus, he sees it as his duty to protect it with his impenetrable filing system and his incessant demands for request forms - in triplicate.&lt;br /&gt;
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Should the need to use this powerful arsenal ever arise, Crosshairs is a stickler when it comes to &#039;&#039;how&#039;&#039; all this weaponry should be used. He demands that &#039;&#039;every single&#039;&#039; unit of ammunition be monitored, dislikes it whenever a shot, blast, or discharge goes to waste, and is quite slow when it comes to combat. As a result of this, however, he&#039;s an &#039;&#039;extremely&#039;&#039; skilled and precise marksman, and is capable of fighting the fight longer due to his very conservative ammo consumption.&lt;br /&gt;
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However, his recent stint as a paratrooper seems to be ebbing away his overcautious streak.  These days, he&#039;s a quick shot, who hits the ground running and makes mincemeat out of Decepticons before they even know what hit them. Crosshairs has also proven to be a bit of a jerk, and is always more concerned about what&#039;s in it for him than anything else.  He&#039;s even has shown a desire for command during his stint on Earth.  Though he may give you hell for it, Crosshairs will still have your back in the end.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Fiction==&lt;br /&gt;
===IDW &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; Movie comics===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:ReignofStarscream4 Crosshairs.jpg|right|250px|thumb|You call THAT a knife? THIS is a knife!]]&lt;br /&gt;
Many years ago, Crosshairs was a member of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]]&#039;s [[Science Division]] during the reign of Protector [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. This peaceful existence ended when a [[The Fallen|mysterious relic]] was discovered outside the [[Simfur Temple|temple]] of [[Simfur]], and Megatron changed the military&#039;s mission of defending [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to open conquest. He listened to Optimus&#039;s pleas for them to ignore Megatron&#039;s demand and stay out of the fighting. {{storylink|Defiance issue 2}} &lt;br /&gt;
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When the civil war broke out, Crosshairs, like many scientists, joined Optimus &#039;&#039;Prime&#039;s&#039;&#039; new faction, the Autobots. He watched from a distance as the Decepticons launched the &#039;&#039;[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]&#039;&#039;, and participated in a mission to bring [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]&#039;s &amp;quot;torch&amp;quot; invention to the Simfur Temple. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} At one point during the war, he fought against [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]]. He was present when Optimus Prime revealed his plan to capture the [[AllSpark]], and due to the lack of space on the &#039;&#039;[[Ark (Movie)|Ark]]&#039;&#039;, some Autobots would have to stay behind. Crosshairs was among those who volunteered to stay. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 4}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:ReignofStarscream5 Crosshairs Armorhide.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Let&#039;s do this thang.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Crosshairs was getting ready for a raid on the temple at [[Simfur]] when [[Clocker (Movie)|Clocker]] returned with an unexpected guest: [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]]. Crosshairs explained the Autobots&#039; situation to her, then invited her along for the attack. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 4|The Reign of Starscream #4}}&lt;br /&gt;
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When [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]]&#039;s forces betrayed [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] at Simfur, Crosshairs, Clocker, [[Armorhide (Movie)|Armorhide]] and Arcee created havoc by destroying the [[replica AllSpark]] cube and fighting the rebel Decepticon forces. He decapitated [[Ramjet (Movie)|Ramjet]] when the Decepticon had pinned down Armorhide and was about to deliver the killing stroke. He managed to escape with the other Autobots when Dreadwing&#039;s starship came crashing down to [[Trypticon (Movie)|Trypticon]], destroying the once-magnificent Decepticon city. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 5|The Reign of Starscream #5}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===&#039;&#039;Age of Extinction&#039;&#039; film===&lt;br /&gt;
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Crosshairs was among the Autobots who went into hiding on Earth when [[Harold Attinger]]&#039;s Cemetary Wind began hunting down the Autobots. Crosshairs had joined up with [[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]], [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]], and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], and the group remained hidden until [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] returned to them. Crosshairs expressed distaste at Bumblebee&#039;s command of the small group, and made known a desire for leadership, but fell in under Optimus. Crosshairs immediately tried to kill [[Cade Yeager]], [[Tessa Yeager]], and [[Shane Dyson]], but Optimus restrained him, explaining their part in helping protect him from Attinger. Crosshairs learned of [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot&#039;s]] fate, and joined in the plan for Cade and Shane to infiltrate KSI.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:AOECrosshairs.jpg|right|300px|thumb|See? Once again our explosive personality wins the day!]]&lt;br /&gt;
However, when Cade discovered [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet&#039;s]] deactivated head being melted down, Optimus furiously rallied the Autobots into action. Crosshairs gleefully joined in the shooting up of KSI, and was prepared to kill Joshua Joyce, but after a demoralizing speech from the human, Optimus ordered a retreat. The Autobots took to the road with their human allies, and were pursued by [[Galvatron (AOE)|Galvatron]] and [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]]. Crosshairs was absent for the ensuing battle against Galvatron, but Optimus and Tessa were captured by [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]. The group made for [[Chicago]], where they snuck aboard Lockdown&#039;s vessel. Crosshairs initially refused to take part in the rescue mission, asking what&#039;d be in it for him, but after some aggressive negotiation with Hound, joined in the mission. Crosshairs helped sabotage some of the ship before they found the captured Optimus, who instructed them to capture a ship docked inside Lockdown&#039;s vessel for their own personal use. Crosshairs commandeered an [[Orbital Assault Carrier]], and flew it through the skies of Chicago until deciding to enter the fray personally, but not before instructing Cade and Shane on how to use the OAC&#039;s weaponry. Crosshairs took on many of Lockdown&#039;s henchmen upon para-trooping into the skies, and later exited the battle and regrouped with the others.&lt;br /&gt;
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Crosshairs was all too happy to leave Earth when Optimus decided they would leave permanently. He remained aboard the ship stolen from Lockdown with Drift and Optimus, but unfortunately their ride off-planet was shot down. Crashing in a nearby valley, Crosshairs decided he&#039;d had enough of being the &amp;quot;underdog&amp;quot; and asked Optimus what their next move would be. Crosshairs was both astonished and annoyed that Optimus recruited the aid of the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]], and retreated to the sidelines while Optimus beat some authority into [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]]. Upon seeing Grimlock&#039;s massive dinosaur mode, he backed away in fear. The Dinobots joined up with the Autobots once Optimus coerced Grimlock, and Crosshairs mounted [[Scorn (AOE)|Scorn]], though not without a few more grumbles about Optimus&#039; exceptional motivational skills. Crosshairs took on many of the KSI Transformers with Scorn, and they later helped escort the Seed to safety. Lockdown&#039;s intervention threw things astray, but the battle saw the Autobots victorious. Crosshairs bid farewell to Scorn after an Autobot victory was secured (dubbing him &amp;quot;Spike&amp;quot;), and was assigned to help guard the Yeager family when Optimus departed into space on his own.&lt;br /&gt;
{{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Toys==&lt;br /&gt;
===Transformers (2007)===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Movie2007 Crosshairs toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Cross his hairs and hope to die (quickly).]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Crosshairs&#039;&#039;&#039; (Scout, 2008)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; Crane boom/rifle, spare tire halves, Autobot-type [[energon star]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: Crosshairs is part of the &amp;quot;AllSpark Power&amp;quot; series of Target-[[exclusive]] [[Size class|Scout Class]] toys, the fourth wave of Target-exclusive Scouts. He is a [[redeco]] of the &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]&#039;&#039; series [[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]] toy, transforming into a Cybertronic jeep. He has a clear-plastic &amp;quot;energon&amp;quot; crane-boom/rifle and spare tire which can combine to form a large axe. His molded Autobot [[insignia|faction symbol]] is unpainted, while he has a [[Sector Seven]] symbol just below.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: This mold was also used to make the [[BotCon 2005]]-exclusive [[Outback (G1)#Timelines|Fallback]], and fellow [[Movie (franchise)|live-action movie-verse]] exclusive [[Strongarm (Movie)|Strongarm]]. The axe mold was separated and used for multiple [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] promotional [[energon weapon]]s, as well as being released in reddish-orange with the Japanese &amp;quot;Wild&amp;quot; redeco of &#039;&#039;Energon&#039;&#039; [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]].&lt;br /&gt;
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::*&#039;&#039;[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/Crosshairs/crosshairs.htm More information on Crosshairs at TFU.info]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Dark of the Moon===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:DOTM-HA_Crosshairs_SergeantCahnay.jpg|thumb|right|400px|]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Sergeant Cahnay / Crosshairs&#039;&#039;&#039; (Human Alliance Basic, 2011)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Japanese ID number:&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; Rifle, two [[c joint]] double-barreled blasters&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: Part of the fourth wave of &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]&#039;&#039; [[Human Alliance#Dark of the Moon|Human Alliance Triple Changer]] figures, Crosshairs is a green redeco of [[Thunderhead]] and has two different alternate modes. In spider-tank mode, he has a large turret up top with a seat for any Human Alliance figure to sit at behind the main gun. In &amp;quot;mech&amp;quot; mode, he becomes a bipedal suit of armor for the human figure to fit into. His turret cannon can be detached and [[5mm post|used]] as a hand-held rifle, and he has two small double-barreled blasters that can be mounted on his numerous c joint weapon-mounting bars, including two on the rifle itself. He comes with Sergeant Cahnay, a redeco of [[Sergeant Chaos]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: Similarly to Thunderhead, Crosshairs&#039;s [[instructions]] give a different configuration for his robot mode feet than is depicted in his [[stock photography]]. His toes fold down farther to form a trigram foot, complete with a flat section on his tip toes for him to stand on. There is also more of a fixed seat for the human figure in mech mode, as opposed to him just dangling from the cockpit as shown in the stock photo.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
::*&#039;&#039;[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Crosshairs/crosshairs.htm More information on Crosshairs at TFU.info]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Age of Extinction===&lt;br /&gt;
====Robots in Disguise====&lt;br /&gt;
{{Anchor|PowerBattler}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:TF2014toy-PowerBattlerCrosshairs.jpg|right|350px|thumb|There Goes his favorite Gun.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Crosshairs&#039;&#039;&#039; (Power Battlers, 2014)&lt;br /&gt;
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*&#039;&#039;&#039;Crosshairs&#039;&#039;&#039; (One Step Changers, 2014)&lt;br /&gt;
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====Generations====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:GenerationsAOECrosshairsDeluxe.jpg|right|350px|thumb|&amp;quot;I&#039;m not just the Merc with a Mouth, I&#039;m the sensation with a registration.&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Crosshairs&#039;&#039;&#039; (Deluxe, 2014)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Japanese ID number:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;AD06&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; 1 machine gun, 2 pistols/sticky-bombs&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:Crosshairs turns into a licensed [[wikipedia:Chevrolet Corvette C7|2014 Chevorolet C7 Corvette Stingray]]. He includes three weapon accessories, characterized by his packaging as &amp;quot;sidearm blasters&amp;quot;. One is based on his on-screen submachine gun, and can fit under his vehicle mode, whilst the other two, stored inside his duster coat, are based on sticky-bombs featured in concept art for the character, although they can also be held as pistols (and are depicted this way in all stock photography). &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:Most of his car [[kibble]] folds up or splits apart on his back in order to replicate his &amp;quot;duster&amp;quot;. However, it does make him into something of a [[shellformer]]. He&#039;s usually mistransformed both in-package (so he can fit on package card), and in stock photos (including the one shown on the right). His tailgate sitting directly behind his head can fold down behind him so that it&#039;s much less conspicuous and doesn&#039;t interfere with his [[light-piping]] gimmick. In addition, he has two rubber flaps (which are also part of his duster) that fold out from inside his doors and connect to his torso. When folded out, these flaps help conceal and integrate some of his leftover kibble.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
::*&#039;&#039;[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/Crosshairs/crosshairs.htm More information on &#039;&#039;Age of Extinction&#039;&#039; Deluxe Crosshairs at TFU.info]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
* Crosshairs is the Autobots&#039; armorer, who is said to go about his job very meticulously and doesn&#039;t like wasting ammo, [[Crosshairs (G1)|just like his Generation 1 namesake]].&lt;br /&gt;
* Similar to Animated Bulkhead, Crosshairs makes awesome use of his kibble. While Bulkhead uses his as a portable chair, Crosshair&#039;s leftover shell parts forms his badass longcoat.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category: Age of Extinction Autobots]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category: Movie Autobots]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category: Dark of the Moon Autobots]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category: Sector Seven]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Target exclusives]]&lt;br /&gt;
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		<title>Crosshairs (Movie)</title>
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{{disambig3|Crosshairs}}&lt;br /&gt;
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:&#039;&#039;Crosshairs is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Movie (franchise)|2007 movie franchise]] in the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:AOECrosshairsRender.jpg|upright=1.8|thumb|Move over, Mario...]]&lt;br /&gt;
Some might call Autobot armorer and weapons master &#039;&#039;&#039;Crosshairs&#039;&#039;&#039; overcautious, while others might call him a huge pain in the [[Anatomic euphemism#skidplate|skidplate]], but Crosshairs knows that he controls a vast armory that could be incredibly dangerous in the wrong hands. Thus, he sees it as his duty to protect it with his impenetrable filing system and his incessant demands for request forms - in triplicate.&lt;br /&gt;
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Should the need to use this powerful arsenal ever arise, Crosshairs is a stickler when it comes to &#039;&#039;how&#039;&#039; all this weaponry should be used. He demands that &#039;&#039;every single&#039;&#039; unit of ammunition be monitored, dislikes it whenever a shot, blast, or discharge goes to waste, and is quite slow when it comes to combat. As a result of this, however, he&#039;s an &#039;&#039;extremely&#039;&#039; skilled and precise marksman, and is capable of fighting the fight longer due to his very conservative ammo consumption.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, his recent stint as a paratrooper seems to be ebbing away his overcautious streak.  These days, he&#039;s a quick shot, who hits the ground running and makes mincemeat out of Decepticons before they even know what hit them. Crosshairs has also proven to be a bit of a jerk, and is always more concerned about what&#039;s in it for him than anything else.  He&#039;s even has shown a desire for command during his stint on Earth.  Though he may give you hell for it, Crosshairs will still have your back in the end.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
He is sometimes partnered with [[Sergeant Cahnay]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Fiction==&lt;br /&gt;
===IDW &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; Movie comics===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:ReignofStarscream4 Crosshairs.jpg|right|250px|thumb|You call THAT a knife? THIS is a knife!]]&lt;br /&gt;
Many years ago, Crosshairs was a member of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]]&#039;s [[Science Division]] during the reign of Protector [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. This peaceful existence ended when a [[The Fallen|mysterious relic]] was discovered outside the [[Simfur Temple|temple]] of [[Simfur]], and Megatron changed the military&#039;s mission of defending [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to open conquest. He listened to Optimus&#039;s pleas for them to ignore Megatron&#039;s demand and stay out of the fighting. {{storylink|Defiance issue 2}} &lt;br /&gt;
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When the civil war broke out, Crosshairs, like many scientists, joined Optimus &#039;&#039;Prime&#039;s&#039;&#039; new faction, the Autobots. He watched from a distance as the Decepticons launched the &#039;&#039;[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]&#039;&#039;, and participated in a mission to bring [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]&#039;s &amp;quot;torch&amp;quot; invention to the Simfur Temple. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} At one point during the war, he fought against [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]]. He was present when Optimus Prime revealed his plan to capture the [[AllSpark]], and due to the lack of space on the &#039;&#039;[[Ark (Movie)|Ark]]&#039;&#039;, some Autobots would have to stay behind. Crosshairs was among those who volunteered to stay. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 4}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:ReignofStarscream5 Crosshairs Armorhide.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Let&#039;s do this thang.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Crosshairs was getting ready for a raid on the temple at [[Simfur]] when [[Clocker (Movie)|Clocker]] returned with an unexpected guest: [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]]. Crosshairs explained the Autobots&#039; situation to her, then invited her along for the attack. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 4|The Reign of Starscream #4}}&lt;br /&gt;
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He entered the frame ax-first. That&#039;s pretty awesome.&lt;br /&gt;
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When [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]]&#039;s forces betrayed [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] at Simfur, Crosshairs, Clocker, [[Armorhide (Movie)|Armorhide]] and Arcee created havoc by destroying the [[replica AllSpark]] cube and fighting the rebel Decepticon forces. He decapitated [[Ramjet (Movie)|Ramjet]] when the Decepticon had pinned down Armorhide and was about to deliver the killing stroke. He managed to escape with the other Autobots when Dreadwing&#039;s starship came crashing down to [[Trypticon (Movie)|Trypticon]], destroying the once-magnificent Decepticon city. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 5|The Reign of Starscream #5}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===&#039;&#039;Age of Extinction&#039;&#039; film===&lt;br /&gt;
{{voiceactor|[[John DiMaggio]] (English), [[Raul Solo]] (Latin American Spanish)}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{spoiler|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|July 28}}&lt;br /&gt;
Crosshairs was among the Autobots who went into hiding on Earth when [[Harold Attinger]]&#039;s Cemetary Wind began hunting down the Autobots. Crosshairs had joined up with [[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]], [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]], and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], and the group remained hidden until [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] returned to them. Crosshairs expressed distaste at Bumblebee&#039;s command of the small group, and made known a desire for leadership, but fell in under Optimus. Crosshairs immediately tried to kill [[Cade Yeager]], [[Tessa Yeager]], and [[Shane Dyson]], but Optimus restrained him, explaining their part in helping protect him from Attinger. Crosshairs learned of [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot&#039;s]] fate, and joined in the plan for Cade and Shane to infiltrate KSI.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:AOECrosshairs.jpg|right|300px|thumb|See? Once again our explosive personality wins the day!]]&lt;br /&gt;
However, when Cade discovered [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet&#039;s]] deactivated head being melted down, Optimus furiously rallied the Autobots into action. Crosshairs gleefully joined in the shooting up of KSI, and was prepared to kill Joshua Joyce, but after a demoralizing speech from the human, Optimus ordered a retreat. The Autobots took to the road with their human allies, and were pursued by [[Galvatron (AOE)|Galvatron]] and [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]]. Crosshairs was absent for the ensuing battle against Galvatron, but Optimus and Tessa were captured by [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]. The group made for [[Chicago]], where they snuck aboard Lockdown&#039;s vessel. Crosshairs initially refused to take part in the rescue mission, asking what&#039;d be in it for him, but after some aggressive negotiation with Hound, joined in the mission. Crosshairs helped sabotage some of the ship before they found the captured Optimus, who instructed them to capture a ship docked inside Lockdown&#039;s vessel for their own personal use. Crosshairs commandeered an [[Orbital Assault Carrier]], and flew it through the skies of Chicago until deciding to enter the fray personally, but not before instructing Cade and Shane on how to use the OAC&#039;s weaponry. Crosshairs took on many of Lockdown&#039;s henchmen upon para-trooping into the skies, and later exited the battle and regrouped with the others.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Crosshairs was all too happy to leave Earth when Optimus decided they would leave permanently. He remained aboard the ship stolen from Lockdown with Drift and Optimus, but unfortunately their ride off-planet was shot down. Crashing in a nearby valley, Crosshairs decided he&#039;d had enough of being the &amp;quot;underdog&amp;quot; and asked Optimus what their next move would be. Crosshairs was both astonished and annoyed that Optimus recruited the aid of the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]], and retreated to the sidelines while Optimus beat some authority into [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]]. Upon seeing Grimlock&#039;s massive dinosaur mode, he backed away in fear. The Dinobots joined up with the Autobots once Optimus coerced Grimlock, and Crosshairs mounted [[Scorn (AOE)|Scorn]], though not without a few more grumbles about Optimus&#039; exceptional motivational skills. Crosshairs took on many of the KSI Transformers with Scorn, and they later helped escort the Seed to safety. Lockdown&#039;s intervention threw things astray, but the battle saw the Autobots victorious. Crosshairs bid farewell to Scorn after an Autobot victory was secured (dubbing him &amp;quot;Spike&amp;quot;), and was assigned to help guard the Yeager family when Optimus departed into space on his own.&lt;br /&gt;
{{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Toys==&lt;br /&gt;
===Transformers (2007)===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Movie2007 Crosshairs toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Cross his hairs and hope to die (quickly).]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Crosshairs&#039;&#039;&#039; (Scout, 2008)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; Crane boom/rifle, spare tire halves, Autobot-type [[energon star]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: Crosshairs is part of the &amp;quot;AllSpark Power&amp;quot; series of Target-[[exclusive]] [[Size class|Scout Class]] toys, the fourth wave of Target-exclusive Scouts. He is a [[redeco]] of the &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]&#039;&#039; series [[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]] toy, transforming into a Cybertronic jeep. He has a clear-plastic &amp;quot;energon&amp;quot; crane-boom/rifle and spare tire which can combine to form a large axe. His molded Autobot [[insignia|faction symbol]] is unpainted, while he has a [[Sector Seven]] symbol just below.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: This mold was also used to make the [[BotCon 2005]]-exclusive [[Outback (G1)#Timelines|Fallback]], and fellow [[Movie (franchise)|live-action movie-verse]] exclusive [[Strongarm (Movie)|Strongarm]]. The axe mold was separated and used for multiple [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] promotional [[energon weapon]]s, as well as being released in reddish-orange with the Japanese &amp;quot;Wild&amp;quot; redeco of &#039;&#039;Energon&#039;&#039; [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
::*&#039;&#039;[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/Crosshairs/crosshairs.htm More information on Crosshairs at TFU.info]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Dark of the Moon===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:DOTM-HA_Crosshairs_SergeantCahnay.jpg|thumb|right|400px|]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Sergeant Cahnay / Crosshairs&#039;&#039;&#039; (Human Alliance Basic, 2011)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Japanese ID number:&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; Rifle, two [[c joint]] double-barreled blasters&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: Part of the fourth wave of &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]&#039;&#039; [[Human Alliance#Dark of the Moon|Human Alliance Triple Changer]] figures, Crosshairs is a green redeco of [[Thunderhead]] and has two different alternate modes. In spider-tank mode, he has a large turret up top with a seat for any Human Alliance figure to sit at behind the main gun. In &amp;quot;mech&amp;quot; mode, he becomes a bipedal suit of armor for the human figure to fit into. His turret cannon can be detached and [[5mm post|used]] as a hand-held rifle, and he has two small double-barreled blasters that can be mounted on his numerous c joint weapon-mounting bars, including two on the rifle itself. He comes with Sergeant Cahnay, a redeco of [[Sergeant Chaos]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: Similarly to Thunderhead, Crosshairs&#039;s [[instructions]] give a different configuration for his robot mode feet than is depicted in his [[stock photography]]. His toes fold down farther to form a trigram foot, complete with a flat section on his tip toes for him to stand on. There is also more of a fixed seat for the human figure in mech mode, as opposed to him just dangling from the cockpit as shown in the stock photo.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
::*&#039;&#039;[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Crosshairs/crosshairs.htm More information on Crosshairs at TFU.info]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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{{--}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Age of Extinction===&lt;br /&gt;
====Robots in Disguise====&lt;br /&gt;
{{Anchor|PowerBattler}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:TF2014toy-PowerBattlerCrosshairs.jpg|right|350px|thumb|There Goes his favorite Gun.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Crosshairs&#039;&#039;&#039; (Power Battlers, 2014)&lt;br /&gt;
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{{-}}{{anchor|OneStepChanger}}&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Crosshairs&#039;&#039;&#039; (One Step Changers, 2014)&lt;br /&gt;
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{{-}}&lt;br /&gt;
====Generations====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:GenerationsAOECrosshairsDeluxe.jpg|right|350px|thumb|&amp;quot;I&#039;m not just the Merc with a Mouth, I&#039;m the sensation with a registration.&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Crosshairs&#039;&#039;&#039; (Deluxe, 2014)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Japanese ID number:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;AD06&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; 1 machine gun, 2 pistols/sticky-bombs&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:Crosshairs turns into a licensed [[wikipedia:Chevrolet Corvette C7|2014 Chevorolet C7 Corvette Stingray]]. He includes three weapon accessories, characterized by his packaging as &amp;quot;sidearm blasters&amp;quot;. One is based on his on-screen submachine gun, and can fit under his vehicle mode, whilst the other two, stored inside his duster coat, are based on sticky-bombs featured in concept art for the character, although they can also be held as pistols (and are depicted this way in all stock photography). &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:Most of his car [[kibble]] folds up or splits apart on his back in order to replicate his &amp;quot;duster&amp;quot;. However, it does make him into something of a [[shellformer]]. He&#039;s usually mistransformed both in-package (so he can fit on package card), and in stock photos (including the one shown on the right). His tailgate sitting directly behind his head can fold down behind him so that it&#039;s much less conspicuous and doesn&#039;t interfere with his [[light-piping]] gimmick. In addition, he has two rubber flaps (which are also part of his duster) that fold out from inside his doors and connect to his torso. When folded out, these flaps help conceal and integrate some of his leftover kibble.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
::*&#039;&#039;[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/Crosshairs/crosshairs.htm More information on &#039;&#039;Age of Extinction&#039;&#039; Deluxe Crosshairs at TFU.info]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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{{-}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
* Crosshairs is the Autobots&#039; armorer, who is said to go about his job very meticulously and doesn&#039;t like wasting ammo, [[Crosshairs (G1)|just like his Generation 1 namesake]].&lt;br /&gt;
* Similar to Animated Bulkhead, Crosshair makes awesome use of his kibble to form a badass longcoat.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Transformers-_Age_of_ExtinctionOptimusPrimePoster.jpg‎|thumb|right|300px|And lo, by removing the Sword from the Stone, young Optimus Prime proved himself to be the one true king of England, and the golden age that was Camelot began.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers: Age of Extinction&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; is the fourth film in the [[live-action film series]]. It was released on [[June 27]], [[2014]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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Following the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Battle of Chicago]], humanity has come to fear both Autobots and Decepticons alike. With the aid of a Transformer mercenary named [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]], a CIA [[Cemetery Wind|task-force]] operated by [[Harold Attinger]] begins hunting the remaining [[Transformer]]s on [[Earth]]. Hunted by enemies that were once his allies, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] loses faith in humanity and sends his forces into hiding. Now, four years later, struggling inventor and single-father [[Cade Yeager]] discovers a damaged Transformer, placing both himself and his [[Tessa Yeager|daughter]] on a collision course with events that threaten the extinction of humankind itself.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Synopsis==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!-- copy and paste from wikipedia AND YOU WILL DIE, WE WILL MURDER YOU --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:The Creators cyberforming Earth AOE.jpg|thumb|right|300px|&amp;quot;Brace yourselves, robotic hell is coming!&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
65 million years ago, on the planet [[Earth]], during the Cretaceous Period, a &#039;&#039;Psittacosaurus&#039;&#039; is out hunting for food. Finding a fish, the small dinosaur starts to feed, but stops as hundreds of alien ships enter Earth&#039;s atmosphere, commanded by [[Creator (AOE)|&amp;quot;The Creators&amp;quot;]]. The alien ships launch dozens of metallic Seeds across the planet; when detonated, they convert all organic matter into metal. Barely escaping, the &#039;&#039;Psittacosaurus&#039;&#039; walks through the fields of metallic dinosaur corpses as the ships gather the metal. The Age of the Dinosaurs is over. Millions of years later, while digging in the [[Arctic]], a team of geologists uncovers a pair of metalized dinosaurs...&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:AOE Ratchet dying.jpg|thumb|left|300px|&amp;quot;Knew I shouldn&#039;t have signed that Sacrificial Lion clause in the contract!&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
Five years after the invasion of [[Chicago]], tensions between humans and Cybertronians have risen dramatically. The government of the United States has terminated all human-Autobot joint operations and deemed every Autobot a wanted fugitive. [[Harold Attinger]] heads a black-ops military unit within the [[CIA]] known as [[Cemetery Wind]], which aims to hunt down and kill all Transformers, regardless of faction. On one such missions, the team pinpoints [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] hiding within an abandoned boat. Though he tries to run, he is crippled and brought down by their weapons. Though he tries to reason with their team leader, [[James Savoy]], the man dismisses his pleas as his sister was killed in Chicago. Savoy asks why Ratchet ran if he&#039;s not their enemy, and Ratchet begins to replay a transmission he received from [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] telling the Autobots to hide, as they are being hunted.  As he explains this, [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] emerges from the nearby swamp and attacks Ratchet, further damaging him. Emerging from the swamp and walking past his human allies, Lockdown demands to know [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]&#039;s whereabouts. When Ratchet refuses, Lockdown rips out his spark and walks away.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:RustyoldtruckAOE.jpg|thumb|right|300px|&amp;quot;*Gasp* It&#039;s not mint in box!&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Lucas Flannery Rusty Old Truck.jpg|thumb|left|330px]]&lt;br /&gt;
In Texas, struggling inventor [[Cade Yeager]] and his friend/employee [[Lucas Flannery]] meet at an old theater, looking for salvage. He finds an old truck, and upon inspection it seems to be full of artillery shells. He buys the truck along with the other theater equipment and puts it in his garage.[[Tessa Yeager|Tessa]], Cade&#039;s daughter, observes this while video-chatting with her boyfriend and criticizes her dad for buying the heap of junk. While attempting to salvage the truck&#039;s engine to sell, Cade realizes it&#039;s actually a badly-damaged Transformer. After calling Lucas and Tessa, he connects jumper cables to its engine, only for it to begin replaying the distress call Ratchet had received earlier. Lucas and Tessa advocate calling the government, claiming that there is a huge reward for Transformers. Cade convinces them not to call the authorities until he can spend more time working on the truck, as he may be able to stumble on a technological breakthrough if he can figure out how the Transformers work. When Cade removes a live missile from the truck&#039;s &amp;quot;power core,&amp;quot; it transforms into Optimus Prime and roars in a fit of rage while waving a shotgun. Cade, Lucas, and Tessa ask why Optimus is so badly damaged, to which he replies that the Autobots are being hunted and he must help them. Cade decides to repair him, and sends Lucas to buy the parts that will enable him to fix Optimus. &lt;br /&gt;
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In the Arctic, Attinger arrives via helicopter at Lockdown&#039;s ship and demands to know why Optimus Prime escaped him in [[Mexico]]. Lockdown derisively tells Attinger that Optimus Prime would not have escaped were it not for Cemetary Wind&#039;s interference, stressing that he does not care about Attinger or his goals and wishes only to capture Optimus Prime.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Optimus shooting humans AOE.jpg|thumb|left|300px|&amp;quot;I&#039;m mad, I&#039;m mad!!&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
Shortly after returning to [[Washington, D.C.]], Attinger receives a tip that Optimus Prime has been located in Texas and sends Savoy and Cemetary Wind to apprehend him. The agents swarm the barn, but there is no trace of Prime inside. When Savoy presses a gun to Tessa&#039;s head to force Cade to tell him of Prime&#039;s whereabouts, the Autobot leader explodes out of the barn&#039;s basement in which he was hiding. He escapes after a brief skirmish that destroys the Yeager residence, with both Cemetary Wind and Lockdown in pursuit. As Cade catches one of Cemetary Wind&#039;s mini drones, a white rally car zooms over the adjacent fields and picks up the Yeagers and Lucas. The driver turns out to be [[Shane Dyson|Shane]], a rally car racer who is also Tessa&#039;s boyfriend. A separate group of Cemetary Wind vehicles chases them as well.&lt;br /&gt;
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Both the rally car and Optimus Prime are chased into an abandoned factory, where Optimus Prime transforms to fight off Lockdown. Shane puts his driving skills to good use and pulls a series of tight maneuvers that result in the Cemetary Wind cars crashing, but breaks the car&#039;s axle. Optimus Prime, who has caught Lockdown in a crane cable, transforms and tells the humans to pile into him and escape. Lockdown throws a grenade at the humans as they run towards Optimus Prime; though Shane and the Yeagers escape, Lucas is caught in the blast and turned to metal in mid-stride.&lt;br /&gt;
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Arriving at a very dilapidated gas station, Optimus orders the humans out and drives off to ensure that they have not been followed. Cade and Shane converse. Tessa gets angry at Cade again for putting them all in danger.&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Autobots unite monument valley AOE.jpg|thumb|right|300px|&amp;quot;Brace yourselves, the fat ballerina is coming.&amp;quot; ]]&lt;br /&gt;
The next day Optimus and the humans set off towards Monument Valley but stop at a small ATM on the way. Cade tries to use the mini-drone to make a transaction out of his account. This fails, of course, and has the unfortunate side effect of alerting the feds to their location. A group of police cars descend on the scene but the entourage has already left. Prime scans a passing truck, sheds his layer of rust and takes on a new form with his old paint scheme. They arrive in Monument Valley where they meet other Autobot refugees in the form of [[Crosshairs (Movie)|Crosshairs]], [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]], [[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]], and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]. Crosshairs and Hound start threatening the humans for having their species betray them. Optimus convinces them that they have risked their lives to save his. Later, Optimus asks if the are any other Autobots that are still hiding. Cade reveals footage of Ratchet and [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot&#039;s]] demise using the stolen aerial drone. Hound takes off his hat out of respect for his fallen friend while Prime declares that he will kill the one responsible for hunting down the Autobots.&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Joshua experimeting the TransformiumAOE.jpg|thumb|left|300px|A spring, a spring, a marvelous thing! Everyone knows it&#039;s Slinky. It&#039;s Slinky, it&#039;s Slinky.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Inspection of the drone leads them to a company named [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated|KSI]], located in Chicago. It is run by [[Joshua Joyce]], who is working with [[Su Yueming]] and Attinger to create artificial Transformers to eventually be used in the military. Using the remains of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]], and the countless Decepticons from the Chicago battle, they have synthesized the metal that the Transformers are made of, calling it [[Transformium]]. When given commands through a computer, Transformium can be changed into various shapes or objects. Although a drone called [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]] (designed after Bumblebee) is active, Joshua&#039;s major project is a bigger, stronger drone called [[Galvatron (AOE)|Galvatron]]. However, his attempts have not been successful—the drone keeps resembling Megatron instead of the more friendlier image of Optimus Prime. Bumblebee builds Cade and Shane faux-ID badges which the duo use to infiltrate KSI. Cade goes further in and projects imagery of Ratchet&#039;s severed head being melted down for Transformium and the captured [[Brains]], currently missing a leg. This sends Prime into a rage, prompting him to declare that he&#039;s &amp;quot;gonna tear them apart&amp;quot;. Meanwhile, Shane tries to restrain Bumblebee from demolishing a Stinger prototype after a promotional video repeatedly calls him inferior to the man-made drone. He has only partial success, but both human and Autobot manage to avoid detection.&lt;br /&gt;
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However, Cade is caught when his ID badge is found to have been scanned twice (by him and its original owner). He is taken to the upper floors and confronted by Attinger, who claims that what he has witnessed is for world peace. He also asks him about the whereabouts of Optimus Prime. Cade maintains his silence.&lt;br /&gt;
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Furious over how the humans have mutilated their comrades, Optimus orders an attack on KSI. Bumblebee, carried upstairs by Drift in copter mode, rescues Cade. The others trash the lab, free Brains, and confront Joshua, only for him to openly declare that what is being done is being done to prevent more Transformer-caused damage and that the humans &amp;quot;don&#039;t need&amp;quot; the Autobots. Disheartened, Prime orders a retreat. &lt;br /&gt;
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As the Autobots exit the factory and leave, Attinger catches up with Joshua and claims that the Autobots have declared war on the humans by smashing into the facility. He coerces Joyce to use the two functional drones to take down the Autobots. Galvatron and Stinger activate and pursue their quarry across a highway. The Autobots evade Galvatron&#039;s and Stinger&#039;s missiles but are deterred when the drones transform and attack. Bumblebee fires upon Galvatron but is surprised to see him simply disintegrate and reintegrate again. Galvatron attacks Prime, who tries to stab the robot in the &#039;spark chamber&#039; but finds nothing. The artificial robot still functions, and when Prime is surprised about its lack of a spark, it snarls back &amp;quot;That is why I have no FEAR!&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Prime gets shotAOE.jpg|thumb|right|300px|&amp;quot;Optimus lacks situation awareness....&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
As Tessa scrambles for cover in a nearby vehicle, Prime is suddenly shot from the back and falls—Lockdown has arrived, along with his ship! The bounty hunter orders a net dropped over Optimus, hoisting both the Autobot leader and the vehicle Tessa sought refuge in. Cade desperately clings to the net, but his strength gives out and he falls to the fields below. As the spaceship departs, Cade and Shane vow to get Tessa back. &lt;br /&gt;
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Lockdown throws Prime in a cage and orders his lackeys to dispose of Tessa. Prime takes note of several other aliens in similar cages. He also discovers the original purpose of the mercenary ship: it was originally used by a group of legendary Knights (presumably including Prime himself) but now acts as Lockdown&#039;s flying prison. As the vessel flies over Chicago, Attinger is informed of Prime&#039;s capture and arranges for Savoy to meet Lockdown aboard the ship. He also discourages several government agencies from opening fire, claiming that he has an &amp;quot;asset&amp;quot; on the ship.&lt;br /&gt;
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Cade, Shane, and the other Autobots clamber on the ship as it flies low over a bridge. Cade and Shane find Tessa, who has seen Attinger and Savoy receive &amp;quot;the Seed&amp;quot; from Lockdown. However, Tessa completely ignores her father the moment they reconcile and proceeds to cling to Shane, calling him her savior. Cade, thoroughly ridiculed and at a loss for words, can only roll his eyes. The inventor and Shane also find a strange armory, from which Cade takes a sword that opens up to form a gun (referred to as &amp;quot;alien gun&amp;quot;).&lt;br /&gt;
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Crosshairs deploys the ship&#039;s mooring cables as a method of distraction, causing them to attach to the Willis Tower and preventing the ship from going into warp. This allows the humans to climb down to the tower with Bumblebee&#039;s help. Crosshairs appears again, this time in a gunship, and instructs the humans to come aboard. Lockdown&#039;s own ships soon give chase.&lt;br /&gt;
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Lockdown has detached the mooring cables and prepare to warp once again. However, Prime reveals that the section they are in is actually a separate ship. With Hound controlling the ship, they separate from the main ship just as it warps away. &lt;br /&gt;
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Back at KSI, it is decided that all equipment is to be moved to the Beijing facility to continue operations. Joshua is also none too pleased about the previous field test of Galvatron-not only was it lost on several fronts, but the drone also &#039;&#039;spoke&#039;&#039;, which was something it was &#039;&#039;not&#039;&#039; programmed to do!&lt;br /&gt;
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The Autobots regroup at a train yard and Optimus claims that he felt the presence of Megatron during his fight with Galvatron. Brains seconds this, as he was forced to decipher the functionality in Megatron&#039;s brain, which helped the humans build Galvatron&#039;s body (and explains why Joshua could not get Galvatron to resemble Optimus). The tiny bot further mentions how Galvatron used his knowledge to build Stinger and the other drones, with plans to make them into his personal army. &lt;br /&gt;
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As Tessa elaborates about the Seed she saw, Optimus explains how the Creators used Seeds to wipe out entire species and harvest metal produced—Transformium.&lt;br /&gt;
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Drift intercepts a communications message which says Joyce will be going to the Beijing facility. Hearing this, Cade makes a call to Joyce and relays the newfound data about Galvatron. Knowing that Joyce is also an inventor with a heart, he pleads with Joyce to shut down Galvatron before things escalate. Although Joyce puts up an unconvinced face, he calls for increased security around Galvatron right after the call.&lt;br /&gt;
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As police cars surround the train yard the Autobots board the shuttle again and take to the air. Optimus says that though the Autobots will travel to Hong Kong and get the Seed back, they are done protecting humanity after that. Cade disagrees but Prime is non-responsive.&lt;br /&gt;
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In deep space, Lockdown finally discovers the absence of the smaller ship. He grumbles about Optimus Prime taking his trophy case and how the Prime will feel his wrath while he reverses course.&lt;br /&gt;
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Joyce meets with Attinger and Savoy and receives the Seed. Joyce intends to detonate it in a region of the Mongolian Desert, which will generate enough Transformium to last a century. Attinger is eager to expedite production but grows incensed when Joshua disagrees and says that they should go slower, quite obviously moved by Cade&#039;s call.&lt;br /&gt;
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Meanwhile, Galvatron activates &#039;&#039;on his own&#039;&#039; and starts to infect the legion of over fifty KSI Transformers. When the alarm rings regarding Galvatron&#039;s escape, Joyce has Attinger and Savoy evacuated from the building and gets in a car with Yueming, an associate named Darcy, and the Seed.&lt;br /&gt;
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As the trio drive away, they realize the need for a place to hide the Seed. Yueming instructs them to head to Hong Kong, where she can enlist the help of the local armed forces. As the sun rises, Darcy drives off to create a diversion while Joshua and Yueming try to get the Seed out of the city. Joyce learns from his team of scientists (who are playing with some Transformium, using it to create a Rainbow Dash doll and a machine gun successively) that the Seed has the range of a thermo-nuclear device! &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Battle of Hong KongAOE.jpg|thumb|left|300px|The Decepticons send their regards.]]&lt;br /&gt;
As Joyce seeks refuge on a rooftop (and grabs a nearby soybean drink), the Autobot-piloted ship arrives and attempts to pick him and the Seed up. However, Galvatron and his drones have arrived, and a Trax shoots down the airborne vessel with its rockets, causing Bumblebee, Hound, and the Yeagers to spill out of the cargo hold and the others (Prime, Crosshairs, Drift, and the captured Knights) to careen away into a mountainside. Savoy finds the Yeagers and Joyce on the rooftop and open fires on them as they take cover in the elevator. Cade distracts Savoy, who apparently now has a vendetta with the inventor, and distracts the agent long enough for his family to escape. The two jump across rooftops, eventually crashing into a house and get in a fist fight. Savoy pulls out a knife, ready to attack Cade, who counters with a football (apparently used to remember a dead kid) and a tackle that results in Savoy falling out a window and dying on impact. Attinger watches as this happens and receives a message from Lockdown on an advance communications device, asking where his bounty is. Attinger gives his location, giving Lockdown the green light to do what he must to retrieve Prime.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Dinobots ready for battle AOE.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Now does anybody need to use the bathroom before we roll out? Because I am not stopping this dinosaur once we leave.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Hound and Bumblebee attempt to escort the humans and the Seed out of the city, but are cut short when Joshua points out that the KSI-built Transformers were specifically built to hunt and destroy any Autobots or Decepticons left on Earth. This prompts Prime to return into the ship and activate the armory as well as release the other captives within the ship.  As Hound and Bumblebee hold the line and protect the humans, Optimus tries to convince the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Legendary Warriors]] to fight alongside them. Their [[Grimlock (AOE) |apparent leader]] declines at first, fighting the Prime in both his massive robot mode and his Tyrannosaurus mode. Optimus quickly defeats him, saying that he and other warriors will protect his family or die, then mounts the metal dinosaur. After a heroic speech, Crosshairs comments that one would want to die for Optimus, saying he shows great leadership...or brainwashing. Drift replies that this is just how Optimus Prime gains respect. The Autobots mount their Dinobots and charge over the mountains into Hong Kong.&lt;br /&gt;
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Meanwhile, Hound is running out of ammunition and growing desperate, even going so far as to throw his own helmet at synthetic enemies to knock them out. Just as he runs out, Optimus and his fellow Autobots storm into the city, slamming, crushing, stomping, and chomping on all nearby enemies. Galvatron, nowhere near any of this, yells that Prime and his allies are ruining everything. With this battle over, Prime turns his attention to Joyce. He says that Joyce will be responsible for the extinction of humanity. The T-Rex roars at the already frightened Joyce before Optimus gives the order to defend the humans and escort them away from the city.&lt;br /&gt;
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On the way, a homing beacon within the Seed activates, allowing Lockdown to track it and the Autobots down. He activates a massive magnet, wreaking havoc on Hong Kong. Everything metal from kitchenware to massive ships are picked up by the magnet; not even the Autobots or the Warriors are safe. After narrowly avoiding the magnet, the Yeagers are separated from the Autobots, who are being sucked into Lockdown&#039;s ship by the same magnet. Optimus shoots at the magnet, destroying it. The ship retreats to a nearby factory, with Optimus hot on its trail. Cade tells his daughter to stay with Shane and the Autobots, as he wishes to fight alongside Optimus against Lockdown. As Optimus faces Lockdown, however, Attinger corners Yeager with a pistol, accusing him of choosing aliens over his country, but he is quickly shot and killed by Optimus. Cade replies to the corpse that he would make the same choice any time.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:AOE-DefendThisFamily.jpg|thumb|left|400px|Alright Autobots, be sure to start the &#039;&#039;[[Superman]]&#039;&#039; theme the &#039;&#039;moment&#039;&#039; I take off. And I mean &#039;&#039;the&#039;&#039; moment.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Lockdown gains the upper hand, stabbing Optimus through the chest with his own sword and pinning him to a concrete pillar. He makes a brief speech eerily similar to Attinger&#039;s before Cade starts shooting at him. Meanwhile, Tessa convinces Bumblebee to turn around and fight Lockdown, allowing Shane to use a tow truck to unpin Prime. Just as Lockdown is about to perform a killing blow on Cade, Optimus jumps up and slices the bounty hunter in half! Activating one of Lockdown&#039;s grenades, Prime tells the humans to hold on and blasts off while the grenade detonates and demolishes Galvatron&#039;s forces. Galvatron himself has survived the explosion and retreated to the outskirts of the city; watching Prime blast off, he tells Optimus to beware, for he is reborn...&lt;br /&gt;
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Reflecting on the danger he will bring to the Earth if he stays (due to the bounty on his head), Prime blasts off into space with the Seed to confront the Creators, but not before ordering the Autobots to protect the Yeager family.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Quotes==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;There is one way you survive; tell me where he&#039;s hiding. Where is Optimus Prime?&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Never.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;Lockdown impales Ratchet through his chest and extracts his spark.&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Never is here.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Lockdown&#039;&#039;&#039; doesn&#039;t appreciate &#039;&#039;&#039;Ratchet&#039;s&#039;&#039;&#039; defiance.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;All you species are the same. You all think you&#039;re the center of the universe. You have no idea...&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Lockdown&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;You promised me human intelligence. Or is there such a thing?&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Lockdown&#039;&#039;&#039; is not entirely satisfied with Harold Attinger&#039;s assistance.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Human beings. Bunch of backstabbing weasels!&amp;quot; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Hound, find your inner compass. &#039;&#039;Loyalty is but a flower in the winds of fear and temptation.&#039;&#039;&amp;quot; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;What the hell are you saying?!?&amp;quot; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;It&#039;s a haiku.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Cut the crap before I drop a grenade down your throat!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Hound&#039;&#039;&#039; doesn&#039;t appreciate &#039;&#039;&#039;Drift&#039;s&#039;&#039;&#039; haikus.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Autobots, I have sworn never to kill humans...&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Big mistake.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;...but when I find out who&#039;s behind this...he&#039;s going to &#039;&#039;die&#039;&#039;.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;Hound&#039;&#039;&#039; after witnessing Ratchet and Leadfoot&#039;s deaths.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;They slaughtered Ratchet! I&#039;M GOING TO TEAR THEM APART!!!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039; loses his sh*t seeing Ratchet&#039;s head being melted down.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Bee, you got to calm down right now&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I&#039;m perfectly calm.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;You got to breathe, do whatever it is that you do...&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I&#039;m calm! I&#039;m calm. I&#039;m calm. I&#039;m touching it. Okay? I&#039;m barely touching, barely touching it.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Shane&#039;&#039;&#039; trying to calm &#039;&#039;&#039;Bumblebee&#039;&#039;&#039; down after they view the video which repeatedly calls him inferior to Stinger&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Wha-We&#039;re not going to kick even &#039;&#039;a little&#039;&#039; ass??&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Brains&#039;&#039;&#039; finds his jailbreak to be a little anti-climactic.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;You have no soul!&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;That is why I have no fear.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Galvatron&#039;&#039;&#039; isn&#039;t as lifeless as Optimus Prime thought.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;My fat ass is stuck!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Hound&#039;&#039;&#039; realizing the unfortunate circumstance of being overweight.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;I&#039;ll cover you! If I stop covering you, that means I&#039;m dead.  But that ain&#039;t going to happen.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Hound&#039;&#039;&#039; taking at least five levels in badass. And then being interrupted by incoming fire.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;I was expecting a giant car!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Drift&#039;&#039;&#039; witnessing Grimlock transform into a dinosaur.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Ugh, you just want to die for the guy. &#039;&#039;That&#039;s&#039;&#039; leadership. Or brainwashing, or something.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;No, that&#039;s Optimus Prime.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Crosshairs&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;Drift&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;I&#039;m a fat ballerina who takes scalps and slits throats!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—Only &#039;&#039;&#039;Hound&#039;&#039;&#039; can take yet another level in badass and ballerina classes at the same time. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;I am &#039;&#039;&#039;GALVATRON&#039;&#039;&#039;!!!&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
:-&#039;&#039;&#039;GALVATRON&#039;&#039;&#039; announces that he&#039;s online, as fans rejoice at [[Frank Welker]]&#039;s return.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;LIKE A TACTICAL NUKE; LOL!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:- &#039;&#039;&#039;Joshua&#039;&#039;&#039; receiving an inappropriately jubilant text message from his scientists, regarding the Seed&#039;s potential detonation range.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;How do you say &#039;Get the f&amp;amp;%# out of the way&#039; in Chinese?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Joshua&#039;&#039;&#039; has some issues with the language barrier.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Oh this is the perfect place to hide, a BIG GLASS BOX! No one will ever find us here!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Joshua&#039;&#039;&#039; complaining about their hiding spot. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;No, impossible! They&#039;re ruining everything!&amp;quot;	&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Galvatron&#039;&#039;&#039; freaks out as the Dinobot riding Autobots crash his welcome back party.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;You saved the human instead of saving yourself? You bring shame upon us all.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Lockdown&#039;&#039;&#039; to Optimus Prime&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;You see my face, your life is done!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Lockdown&#039;s&#039;&#039;&#039; final words to Cade before Optimus slices &#039;&#039;his&#039;&#039; face in half. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;We shall meet &#039;&#039;again&#039;&#039;, Prime, for I am reborn.&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Galvatron&#039;s&#039;&#039;&#039; final words in the film, as he retreats to fight another day.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;There are mysteries to the universe we were never meant to solve, but who we are and why we are here, are not among them. Those answers we carry inside. I am Optimus Prime, and this message is to my Creators. Leave planet Earth alone. Cause I&#039;m coming for you.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;s closing narration.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Main cast==&lt;br /&gt;
{{featuredcharacters|&lt;br /&gt;
h1=[[Autobot]]s|c1=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]] ([[Ken Watanabe]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Crosshairs (Movie)|Crosshairs]] ([[John DiMaggio]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] ([[John Goodman]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] ([[Robert Foxworth]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Brains]] ([[Reno Wilson]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] (John DiMaggio)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]]&lt;br /&gt;
**[[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]]&lt;br /&gt;
**[[Strafe (AOE)|Strafe]]&lt;br /&gt;
**[[Slug (AOE)|Slug]]&lt;br /&gt;
**[[Scorn (AOE)|Scorn]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]&#039;s head&lt;br /&gt;
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|h2=[[Decepticon]]s|c2=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Galvatron (AOE)|Galvatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Junkheap (AOE)|Junkheap]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Trax (AOE)|Traxes]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;quot;[[Two Head]]s&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;quot;[[KSI Boss|KSI Bosses]]&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[McLaren Decepticon]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Aston Martin Decepticon]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]&#039;s head&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Insecticon (Movie)|Insecticons]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] (video footage)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Protoform]]s (video footage)&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Cade Yeager]] ([[Mark Wahlberg]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Tessa Yeager]] ([[Nicola Peltz]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Shane Dyson]] ([[Jack Reynor]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Joshua Joyce]] ([[Stanley Tucci]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Harold Attinger]] ([[Kelsey Grammer]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[James Savoy]] ([[Titus Welliver]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Lucas Flannery]] ([[T. J. Miller]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Darcy Tyril]] ([[Sophia Myles]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Su Yueming]] ([[Li Bingbing]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Gill Wembley]] ([[James Bachman]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Chief of Staff Greg]] ([[Thomas Lennon]])&lt;br /&gt;
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|h4=Others|c4=&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Psittacosaurus&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*Brachiosaur&lt;br /&gt;
*Hadrosaur&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Lockdown&#039;s crew&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] ([[Mark Ryan]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mercenary|Mercenaries]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Steeljaw (AOE)|Steeljaws]]&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated|KSI]] prototypes&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Oreo Transformer]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Errors==&lt;br /&gt;
===Continuity errors===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] is seen on the cards Attinger pulls out early in the film, listed as deceased and having been last seen in Chicago. However, Ironhide was killed by Sentinel Prime in Washington, D.C., midway through &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*Scenes from the Decepticons&#039; invasion of Chicago in &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; are shown as archival footage presented by Attinger. While it is conceivable some lucky people with cameras recorded the initial attack and managed to survive and publish their footage, it&#039;s highly unlikely people would&#039;ve been able to get close-up video footage of the [[NEST]] team taking down [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] and the other Decepticons. In an outside-world context, these scenes are simply used as stock footage to help serve as exposition for the audience.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Technical/animation errors===&lt;br /&gt;
*Scrambling Cemetery Wind seems to scramble the timeline.  From the deployment of Cemetery Wind to Lucas&#039;s death, the time of day is in limbo.  For example, Optimus escapes from the Yeager property at sunset, joining the pursuit that takes place in early afternoon.&lt;br /&gt;
*When Shane&#039;s car gets sideswiped in the cornfield, the back left window is shattered.  A couple scenes later, the window is just rolled down.&lt;br /&gt;
*After Bumblebee scans his new alternate mode, the camera pans over the car and Tessa and Shane are not inside.&lt;br /&gt;
*When Joshua is in the lab showing Darcy Transformium, in two different shots, a white, uncolored prop of Ratchet&#039;s head can be seen being worked on in the next room.&lt;br /&gt;
*When Shane&#039;s car breaks into the place where some people are in a kind of social activity, the woman who is sitting right in the middle of the room is clearly expecting the glass-breaking-noise to start running.&lt;br /&gt;
*Some security guards in KSI are completely oblivious to Crosshairs&#039;s shooting and shouting until a few seconds before the scene changes.&lt;br /&gt;
*When he loses his grip on the net holding Optimus and the car containing Tessa, Cade is shown falling toward the street, but he lands on the grass by the road.&lt;br /&gt;
*When the Autobots are on a bridge, before boarding Lockdown&#039;s ship, Crosshairs is clearly shown to be speaking but no dialogue is heard.&lt;br /&gt;
*While the human characters are climbing across the anchor cables to the high-rise building some of the Steeljaws begins to climb out after them. Cade tells his daughter not to look back and see them, but when we cut back to her, with a clear view of the cables behind her, the Steeljaws are not visible for this moment.&lt;br /&gt;
*When Bumblebee jumps off Lockdown&#039;s ship to save the humans, he is followed by a Steeljaw.  In the following shot, the Steeljaw is gone.&lt;br /&gt;
*While explaining Megatron&#039;s plans to the Autobots, Brains rings a bell on a train.  In the next shot, the bell is not moving.&lt;br /&gt;
*During the motorcycle chase, the CIA cars change.  At first, Joshua and Su are trailed by a Cadillac and an Audi; in the middle of the chase, the Cadillac is replaced by another Audi.  By the end of the chase, the Cadillac is back.&lt;br /&gt;
*In Hong Kong, when Cade, Joshua, Tessa, and Shane enter the elevator to run away from the rooftop, the elevator won&#039;t move and Cade says it is overloaded. But in the next scene, we could see that the maximum amount of person that the elevator could bring is 9 people. There are only 4 people and the seed (the seed is not as heavy as human because Joshua could lift it easily).&lt;br /&gt;
*When Cade is running from Savoy down the side of the Hong Kong building, Savoy stomps on an external air conditioning unit so it will fall on Cade. When the air conditioning unit breaks off the wall, it reveals a plain wall. This shows the air conditioner was there for no other reason than to come off the wall rather than actually be used to cool an interior.&lt;br /&gt;
*All of the vehicles see in Hong Kong are left hand drive. In Hong Kong they drive on the left and so most vehicles would be right hand drive.&lt;br /&gt;
*Grimlock melts some KSI Transformers on a covered bridge with his fire breath, though the bridge itself remains intact until he crashes through it.&lt;br /&gt;
*When Lockdown shoots at Cade during his battle with Optimus, Cade and Attinger take cover despite Attinger&#039;s very recent death.&lt;br /&gt;
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===[[Dinobot Island, Part 1|Paleontology weeps]]===&lt;br /&gt;
*The cyberformed remains of a &#039;&#039;Tyrannosaurus&#039;&#039; and a &#039;&#039;Spinosaurus&#039;&#039; appear frozen together in the arctic at the beginning of the film. This is rather odd considering the two are found in different continents (North America and Africa respectively) and separated by around 35 million years of evolution.&lt;br /&gt;
*The dinosaurs include a &#039;&#039;Psittaccosaurus&#039;&#039; (100-120 million years old), a generic hadrosaur that might be either an &#039;&#039;Edmontosaurus&#039;&#039; or a &#039;&#039;Shantungosaurus&#039;&#039; (65-70 million years old), and a brachiosaurid (100-157 million years old) during what is implied to be the K-Pg extinction event (64.5-65 million years old).&lt;br /&gt;
*The &#039;&#039;Psittaccosaurus&#039;&#039;, a well known herbivorous animal, is seen actively hunting and killing live prey. In a nod to paleontological accuracy, however, it is depicted with a row of quill-like feathers along its back, as many ceratopsian dinosaurs are believed to have had.&lt;br /&gt;
*The Dinobots show various exaggerations and ornamentations which go beyond the usual suspension of disbelief involved in... [[Dinobot (disambiguation)|giant metal dinosaurs]]. Grimlock sports curved, backwards pointing horns and enormous fangs. Slug has huge tail spikes and a set of nasty chin horns. Scorn probably gets off the easiest, being &#039;&#039;mostly&#039;&#039; correct, bar his extra fins. Strafe is the biggest offender, with a double pair of elongate tails and twin heads.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Transformers references==&lt;br /&gt;
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* As usual, many of the new characters have roots in older portions of the mythos:&lt;br /&gt;
**  [[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]] is based on [[Drift (G1)|a Generation 1 character]] introduced in IDW&#039;s 2008 &#039;&#039;[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]&#039;&#039; series.&lt;br /&gt;
** Lockdown is derived from [[Lockdown_(Animated)|a character in the 2008 &#039;&#039;Animated&#039;&#039; cartoon]] who had already jumped over to the G1 comics and, in toy form, to the Movie universe. &lt;br /&gt;
** [[Hound (disambiguation)|Hound]] and [[Crosshairs (disambiguation)|Crosshairs]] both share names with previous characters; their personalities are new and unique, though Hound seems based on [[Bulkhead (Prime)|&#039;&#039;Prime&#039;&#039; Bulkhead]] in physique, coloration and personality.&lt;br /&gt;
** Galvatron being a new form for Megatron has been a thing for [[Galvatron (disambiguation)|basically forever]].&lt;br /&gt;
** The Dinobots are the latest iteration of [[Dinobot (G1)|the powerhouse subfaction]] that first appeared in the early days of Generation 1. Their leader Grimlock is a direct analog of [[Grimlock (G1)|his Generation 1 counterpart]]; Strafe and Slug are based on Generation 1 [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] and [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], respectively.&lt;br /&gt;
* In the film&#039;s opening act, Optimus has adopted a flatnosed truck alternate mode akin to that of his [[Optimus Prime (G1)|G1 counterpart]].&lt;br /&gt;
* This is not the first time that Ratchet and Lockdown have faced off. &#039;&#039;Animated&#039;&#039; [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] and [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] had [[The Thrill of the Hunt|a long-running feud]]. Within the movie universe, the two characters have been described as rivals on toy packaging bios, and faced off in &#039;&#039;[[Cyber Missions 3]]&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
* The concept of the Transformers being built by another race first appeared in the third season of [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the original &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; cartoon]].&lt;br /&gt;
* Meanwhile, the concept of humans hunting down all Transformers on Earth following a massive and disastrous battle hearkens back to plotlines from IDW&#039;s [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 ongoing series]].&lt;br /&gt;
* The (rather obvious) theme of humans (particularly Evil Government Agencies) using captured Transformers as a source of technology has appeared numerous times in the mythos, going all the way back to the [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]] agency in the original Marvel Comics. [[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|The &#039;&#039;Animated&#039;&#039; cartoon]] in particular featured the severed head of [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] being studied and reverse-engineered, while in IDW&#039;s ongoing G1 stories,  [[Sunstreaker (G1)|a Transformer&#039;s severed  head]] was used to help design man-made Transformers (in [[The Transformers: Maximum Dinobots|a Dinobot-focused series at that]].) More broad uses of the concept include the Dreamwave &#039;&#039;[[War and Peace]]&#039;&#039; mini-series, Devils Due&#039;s &#039;&#039;[[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers: The Art of War|Art of War]]&#039;&#039; mini-series (&#039;&#039;again&#039;&#039; featuring the severed head of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]), the [[The Transformers (IDW)|IDW ongoing series]], [[All or Nothing!|Cobra&#039;s actions in the G2 comics]], and [[MECH]] from the [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|&#039;&#039;Prime&#039;&#039; cartoon]].&lt;br /&gt;
* The ringtone on Joshua&#039;s assistant&#039;s cell phone is a remixed version of the original G1 Transformers [[theme song]].&lt;br /&gt;
* In the scene where Optimus scans a passing truck, the classic [[Transformation#The noise|transformation noise]] plays when the Autobot symbol emerges from his grill.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Real-life references==&lt;br /&gt;
*Among the objects KSI makes from Transformium in the film is a Rainbow Dash doll from [[My Little Pony|another popular Hasbro brand]].&lt;br /&gt;
*This marks the second time a Michael Bay film has begun with the extinction of the dinosaurs, the first being &#039;&#039;[[Armageddon]]&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Other editions==&lt;br /&gt;
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==Music==&lt;br /&gt;
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==Theatrical posters==&lt;br /&gt;
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File:Transformers- Age of ExtinctionTeaserPoster.jpg|First teaser poster&lt;br /&gt;
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==Reception==&lt;br /&gt;
The movie has been received with varied ratings. Rotten Tomatoes gave it a rating of 17%, though 58% of the audience liked it. Damn tomatoes. However, IMDb gave it 6.4. Entirely, as the only professional reviews, the movie received up and down ratings, leaving more reviews to come.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Production staff==&lt;br /&gt;
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==Development details==&lt;br /&gt;
*February 13, 2012 — Paramount announces [[Michael Bay]] has signed a deal to make a fourth &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; film.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;tf4update&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2012/02/14/transformers-4-update/ Transformers 4 Update] on Michael Bay&#039;s site.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*June 6, 2012 — During [[Transformers: The Ride – 3D]] coverage, LA Times reports Michael Bay as saying the film will have a whole new human cast and redesigned robots.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/transformers-the-ride-3d-even-impresses-disney-rivals/ Transformers taking new shape] on LA Times&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*June 21, 2012 — In another LA Times interview, Bay reveals that the film will not be a reboot as previously stated.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/transformers-4-michael-bay-purges-stars-may-go-into-space/ &#039;Transformers 4&#039;: Michael Bay purges stars, may go into space] on LA Times&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*September 21, 2012 — Bay confirms that voice actor [[Peter Cullen]] will be kept on as [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] once again.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/21/michael-bay-transformers-4-pain-and-gain_n_1903523.html Huffington Post interview].&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*October 18, 2012 — The logo is revealed at a Paramount presentation.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=95936 Paramount Previews Jack Reacher, Pain &amp;amp; Gain, Jack Ryan, Transformers 4, World War Z &amp;amp; More! ] on Comingsoon.net&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*November 8, 2012 — After a number of rumors suggest it, Bay casts actor [[Mark Wahlberg]] in the film.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;wahlberg&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2012/11/08/michel-bay-re-teams-with-his-pain-gain-star-mark-mark-wahlberg-for-transformers-4/ Michael Bay Re-Teams With His &#039;Pain &amp;amp; Gain&#039; Star Mark Wahlberg for Transformers 4] on Michael Bay&#039;s site.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*December 15, 2012 — Wahlberg confirms that filming of &#039;&#039;Transformers 4&#039;&#039; will commence in May 2013. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2012/12/transformers-4-shoot-begins-in-may.html Transformers 4 Shoot Begins in May]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*January 8, 2013 — Bay casts Irish American actor [[Jack Reynor]] in &#039;&#039;Transformers 4&#039;&#039;. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jack-reynor-lands-starring-role-409850 Jack Reynor Lands Starring Role]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*March 20, 2013 — The Michigan Film Office announces the film series will return to [[Detroit]],&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.michiganfilmoffice.org/The-Film-Office/Press-Releases/Detail.aspx?id=11620 Transformers Returning to Michigan, Approved for Film Incentive]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and reveals plot details which are later debunked by Paramount Pictures.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://screenrant.com/transformers-4-movie-plot-synopsis-cast/ Unofficial &#039;Transformers 4&#039; Plot Synopsis Is Not Accurate]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*March 26, 2013 — [[Nicola Peltz]] is confirmed as a cast member via Bay&#039;s website.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/03/26/welcome-nicola-peltz-to-transformers-4/ Welcome Nicola Peltz to Transformers 4]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*April 15, 2013 — Actor [[Stanley Tucci]] joins the cast.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/cinemaconnews.php?id=103034 CinemaCon: Stanley Tucci Joins Transformers 4]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*May 1, 2013 — [[Kelsey Grammer]] joins the cast as the lead villain named &amp;quot;Harold Attinger&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.deadline.com/2013/05/kelsey-grammer-lands-lead-human-villain-in-transformers-sequel/ Kelsey Grammer Lands Lead (Human) Villain In ‘Transformers’ Sequel]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*May 6, 2013 — The Wrap confirms that [[Sophia Myles]] will play a scientist.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/sophia-myles-join-mark-wahlberg-michael-bays-transformers-4-exclusive-89661 Sophia Myles to Join Mark Wahlberg in Michael Bay&#039;s &#039;Transformers 4&#039; (Exclusive)]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*May 18, 2013 — The name of Mark Wahlberg&#039;s character is revealed to be Flynn Vincent (This was later either changed or misinformation).&lt;br /&gt;
*May 20, 2013 — Chinese actress [[Li Bingbing]] joins the cast.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chinas-li-bingbing-boards-transformers-525370 China&#039;s Li Bingbing Boards &#039;Transformers 4&#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*May 28, 2013 — Actor-Comedian [[T. J. Miller]] joins the cast as a mechanic who is the best friend of Wahlberg&#039;s character.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/tj-miller-joins-transformers-4-559359 T.J. Miller Joins &#039;Transformers4&#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Filming begins at [[Wikipedia:Monument Valley|Monument Valley]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/28/transformers-4-starts-filming-in-monument-valley-navajo-tribal-park/ Transformers 4 Starts Filming in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and the alternate modes of two new Autobots are revealed on Michael Bay&#039;s website: a C7 Corvette Stingray&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/28/transformers-4-cars-c7-corvette-stingray/ Transformers 4: C7 Corvette Stingray]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and a Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/28/transformer-4-cars/ Transformers 4: Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:AOE Optimus Prime truck.jpg|thumb|right|240px|When having one&#039;s midlife crisis, it&#039;s not unusual to get a souped-up alternate mode.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*May 29, 2013 — Optimus Prime&#039;s new alternate mode is officially revealed by Michael Bay as a custom-built semi-truck.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/29/optimus-prime/ Optimus Prime]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*May 30, 2013 — Bumblebee&#039;s new alternate mode is revealed on Michael Bay&#039;s website as a highly modified 1967 Camaro SS.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/30/transformers-4-bumblebee/ Bumblebee]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*May 31, 2013 — Hound is revealed as a new character for Transformers 4, transforming into a Medium Tactical Vehicle.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/31/hound/ Hound]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*June 7, 2013 — Another new vehicle for the film is revealed as a Lamborghini Aventador.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/07/lamborghini-aventador/ Lamborghini Aventador]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*June 12, 2013 — The Sonic RS Rally Car is revealed for the film.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/12/sonic-rs/ Sonic RS Rally Car]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*June 25, 2013 — The Pagani Huayra is revealed to appear in the film.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/25/pagani-huayra/ Pagani Huayra]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*June 28, 2013 — A Freightliner Argosy cab-over truck is revealed for the film.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/28/freightliner/ Freightliner]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*July 2, 2013 — A second alternate mode is revealed for Bumblebee in the form of a 2014 Concept Camaro.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/07/02/bumblebee-2014-concept-camaro/ Bumblebee 2014 Concept Camaro]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/07/02/bumblebee-2014-concept-camaro-2/ Bumblebee 2014 Concept Camaro]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*July 14, 2013 — Chinese actor-musician [[Han Geng]] is announced as being part of the cast.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/07/14/han-geng/ Han Geng]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*July 25, 2013 — After being spotted in Texas in June, actor [[Titus Welliver]] officially joins the cast.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.deadline.com/2013/07/transformers-4-adds-titus-welliver/ ‘Transformers 4′ Adds Titus Welliver]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*July 27, 2013 — The S.S. Columbia and the S.S. Ste. Clair have been spotted to be featured in the film.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/story/2013/07/26/wdr-boblo-boats-transformers-four.html Historic Boblo boats land role in Transformers 4]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*July 30, 2013 — Wahlberg&#039;s children have been cast.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://comicbook.com/blog/2013/07/30/mark-wahlbergs-kids-cast-in-transformers-4/ Mark Wahlberg&#039;s Kids Cast In Transformers 4]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*August 12, 2013 — [[Victoria Summer]] joins the cast.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/victoria-summer-in-transformers-4-178207/ Victoria Summer in Transformers 4]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:TF4 Chinese Reality Show contestants.jpg|thumb|right|220px|If &#039;&#039;Age of Extinction&#039;&#039; teaches us anything, it&#039;s that more movies should be cast using reality shows.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*August 25, 2013 — The &#039;&#039;[[Transformers 4 Chinese Actors Talent Search Reality Show]]&#039;&#039; ends, with winners [[Byron Li]], [[Candice Zhao]], [[Austin Lin]] and [[Teresa Daley]] joining the cast.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://beijing.china.org.cn/2013-08/28/content_29845758.htm &#039;Transformers 4&#039; recruits 4 Chinese actors]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*September 3, 2013 — Lorenzo di Bonaventura confirms the presence of Dinobots in the film.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/09/03/dinobots-confirmed-for-transformers-4 Dinobots Confirmed for Transformers 4]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*September 3, 2013 — The film&#039;s title, &#039;&#039;Transformers: Age of Extinction&#039;&#039;, is officially announced and the first teaser poster is revealed.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/transformers-4-title-reveal-age-extinction-hints-dinobots-225716345.html &#039;Transformers 4&#039; Title Reveal: &#039;Age of Extinction&#039; Hints at Dinobots]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*October 17, 2013 — Director Michael Bay is assaulted on the set during filming in Hong Kong by two locals demanding money. Bay receives minor injuries, but plays the incident off on his blog. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=834789 MSN.com article]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/michael-bay-attacked-on-transformers-hong-kong-film-shoot-1.2100953 CBC News article]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/10/17/hong-kong-incident/ Post on Michael Bay&#039;s Blog]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*October 22, 2013 — Four additional locals approach a member of the crew and demand money; one of the four is later arrested by police. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=835795 Second extortion attempt reported on &#039;Transformers 4&#039; set]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*October 28, 2013 — Director Michael Bay plays down the extortion attempts in an interview with the South China Morning Post. He notes that the locals were apologetic over what took place, and that he wanted to film more projects in Hong Kong. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1342084/hollywood-director-michael-bay-eager-shoot-hong-kong-again &amp;quot;Hollywood director Michael Bay eager to shoot in Hong Kong again&amp;quot;, &#039;&#039;South China Morning Post&#039;&#039;, 28 October 2013.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:AOE Michael Bay Nicola Peltz on set.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Michael Bay uses his legendary charm to get the very best performance out of his actors.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*November 25, 2013 — &#039;&#039;Age of Extinction&#039;&#039; features in &#039;&#039;Empire&#039;&#039; magazine, showing Optimus Prime&#039;s new look on the cover. Inside are on-set photos of Michael Bay and the film&#039;s human cast in action.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;empire&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=39488 New Transformers: Age Of Extinction Images]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*December 10, 2013 — M1905 publishes a series of interview with cast and crew in which a plethora of information, mainly regarding the film&#039;s human characters, is revealed.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://t4.m1905.com/Report/position/id/80 Interviews on m1950.com]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*December 17, 2013 — Producer [[Allegra Clegg]] visits Durfee Elementary-Middle School as the result of a competition, and answers questions and shows three minutes of footage from the film.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://blog.thedetroithub.com/2013/12/17/transformers-4-producer-rewards-dps-eighth-graders-for-attendance/ Transformers 4 producer rewards DPS eighth graders for attendance] on Detroit Unspun]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*January 7, 2014 — Following an on-stage snafu at a Samsung presentation, Michael Bay announces on his site that a special presentation including Transformers 4 footage would be touring to promote Samsung&#039;s new line of curved TV screens. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2014/01/06/ces/ CES] on Michael Bay&#039;s blog&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*January 16, 2014 — The new Lucasfilm facility in Singapore opens, with some ILM work on &#039;&#039;Age of Extinction&#039;&#039; to be done there.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/lifestyle/story/lucasfilm-singapore-work-new-avengers-and-transformers-movies-20140116 Lucasfilm Singapore to work on new Avengers and Transformers movies] on The Straits Times&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*January 17, 2014 — [[Steve Jablonsky]] confirms in an interview with JoBlo that he&#039;ll be providing the score for &#039;&#039;Age of Extinction&#039;&#039;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/exclusive-interview-composter-steve-jablonsky-talks-transformers-4-lone-survivor-and-michael-bay Exclusive Interview (Part Two): Composer Steve Jablonsky talks Transformers 4, Lone Survivor, and Michael Bay]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*January 20, 2014 — Late script changes result in Bay and his crew returning to Chongqing for a week reshooting a scene.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.ecns.cn/2014/01-23/98337.shtml &#039;Transformers 4&#039; back to China for additional shots]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:AOEOptimusRidingGrimlock.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.9|&amp;quot;Get me closer! I want to hit them with my sword!&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
*February 2, 2014 — The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F33PCUTWPk &#039;&#039;Age of Extinction&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;big game spot&amp;quot;] is screened during Super Bowl XLVIII.&lt;br /&gt;
*February 18, 2014 — In an interview with Nerdist, Titus Welliver said the film would be darker and &amp;quot;not a kid&#039;s movie&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nerdist&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://www.nerdist.com/2014/02/titus-welliver-talks-about-transformers-4-and-clark-greggs-s-h-i-e-l-d-comments/ Titus Welliver Talks About TRANSFORMERS 4 and Clark Gregg’s S.H.I.E.L.D. Comments]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*February 28, 2014 — Following a storm of online discussion regarding his previous statement, Titus Welliver issues a new statement to the effect that &#039;&#039;Age of Extinction&#039;&#039; is in fact a kid&#039;s movie and he meant to say it would expand the audience. Relax, it&#039;s totally fine to take your kids to see it.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nerdist&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*March 3, 2014 — The first of a series of character posters is revealed.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2014/03/03/new-transformers-4-poster-featuring-mark-wahlberg/ New Transformers 4 Poster Featuring Mark Wahlberg]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*March 4, 2014 — The first [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubGpDoyJvmI teaser trailer] is released.&lt;br /&gt;
*March 12, 2014 — An IMAX poster for the movie is released.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2014/03/12/transformers-4-imax-poster/ Transformers 4 IMAX Poster]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; MTV UK reports it features &amp;quot;Nightship&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.mtv.co.uk/transformers/news/mtv-uk-exclusive-new-transformers-age-of-extinction-poster MTV UK Exclusive! New Transformers: Age of Extinction Poster]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*March 13, 2014 — CinemaCon announce that Nicola Peltz and Jack Reynor will receive the Rising Stars of 2014 Award for Transformers 4.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://cinemacon.com/press/press-release/2014-press-release/nicola-peltz-and-jack-reynor-to-receive-cinemacon-rising-stars-award.html Nicola Peltz and Jack Reynor to Receive &amp;quot;CinemaCon® Rising Stars of 2014 Award]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*March 24, 2014 — On the first day of CinemaCon, [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] shows off 15 minutes of footage from the film.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Transformers-Age-Extinction-CinemaCon-Footage-Brings-Dinosaurs-Explosions-More-42240.html Transformers: Age Of Extinction CinemaCon Footage Brings Dinosaurs, Explosions And More] on Cinema Blend&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Mark Wahlberg promises the movie will be the biggest of the year.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/mark-wahlberg-guarantees-a-hit-with-transformers-age-of-extinction/ Mark Wahlberg &amp;quot;guarantees&amp;quot; a hit with &amp;quot;Transformers: Age of Extinction&amp;quot;] at CBS News&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*May 8, 2014 — The robot voice cast is revealed on michaelbay.com.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;voicecast&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2014/05/08/john-goodman-and-ken-watanabe-join-the-autobot-voice-cast-in-michael-bays-transformers-age-of-extinction/ John Goodman And Ken Watanabe Join The Autobot Voice Cast in Michael Bay’s ‘Transformers: Age Of Extinction’]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*May 15, 2014 — The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKD5SNYUpUk second trailer] is released on YouTube and iTunes.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Changes before, during and after production ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Slash]] was originally intended to appear in the film (he even made it into some concept artwork). &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/age-of-extinction-concept-art-by-wesley-burt-180567/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
* [[Glenn Morshower]] was originally set to return in this film, reprising his role of [[Morshower|General Morshower]], but didn&#039;t return due to scheduling conflict. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://transformerslive.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/general-morshower-not-returning-to.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
* Both [[Josh Duhamel]] and [[Tyrese Gibson]] were intended to cameo reprising their roles as [[William Lennox]] and [[Robert Epps]] but were cut early on before filming started. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/tyrese-gibson-in-talks-for-transformers-4-176078/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/tyrese-gibson-to-make-cameo-appearance-only-in-transformers-4-177407/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/josh-duhamel-to-make-cameo-appearance-in-transformers-4-177026/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2013/06/josh-duhamel-not-in-transformers-4.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
* Ed Welburn, [[General Motors]]&#039; vice president for global design, was originally set to cameo as the C.I.A. head before being recast as a KSI employee. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/29/automobiles/ed-welburn-gets-a-part-in-transformers.html?_r=0&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
* A scene depicting Hound and Bumblebee dancing with Tessa (while Drift bobs his head in the background) was not present in the final cut of the film. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnxZ7Gg2yV4&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Scorn&#039;s toys lack the additional two sails he has in the film, suggesting it was a late design change.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
*Not only do the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]] go unnamed in the film (other than [[Scorn (AOE)|Scorn]] getting the nickname, &amp;quot;Spike&amp;quot;), the word Dinobot is never even said by anyone.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Foreign names===&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Japanese:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers: Lost Age&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (トランスフォーマー ロストエイジ &#039;&#039;Toransufōmā Rosuto Eiji&#039;&#039;)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.cinematoday.jp/page/N0056111 『トランスフォーマー』第4弾の邦題は『トランスフォーマー ロストエイジ』に決定！最新ビジュアルも公開]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Russian:&#039;&#039;  &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformery: Epokha istrebleniya&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (Трансформеры: Эпоха истребления &#039;&#039;Transformers: Age of Extermination&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Argentina:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers 4&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Cantonese:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Binying Gamgong: Chimmit Saigei&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (變形金剛：殲滅世紀 &amp;quot;Transformers: The Century of Annihilation&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Mandarin:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Biàn-hsín Jīn-gāng Sz: Jiúe-jī Chúng-shēng&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (Taiwan: 變型金剛4：絕跡重生, China: 变形金刚4：绝迹重生 &amp;quot;Transformers 4: Rebirth from the Extinction&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Transformers-_Age_of_ExtinctionOptimusPrimePoster.jpg‎|thumb|right|300px|And lo, by removing the Sword from the Stone, young Optimus Prime proved himself to be the one true king of England, and the golden age that was Camelot began.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers: Age of Extinction&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; is the fourth film in the [[live-action film series]]. It was released on [[June 27]], [[2014]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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Following the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Battle of Chicago]], humanity has come to fear both Autobots and Decepticons alike. With the aid of a Transformer mercenary named [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]], a CIA [[Cemetery Wind|task-force]] operated by [[Harold Attinger]] begins hunting the remaining [[Transformer]]s on [[Earth]]. Hunted by enemies that were once his allies, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] loses faith in humanity and sends his forces into hiding. Now, four years later, struggling inventor and single-father [[Cade Yeager]] discovers a damaged Transformer, placing both himself and his [[Tessa Yeager|daughter]] on a collision course with events that threaten the extinction of humankind itself.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Synopsis==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!-- copy and paste from wikipedia AND YOU WILL DIE, WE WILL MURDER YOU --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:The Creators cyberforming Earth AOE.jpg|thumb|right|300px|&amp;quot;Brace yourselves, robotic hell is coming!&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
65 million years ago, on the planet [[Earth]], during the Cretaceous Period, a &#039;&#039;Psittacosaurus&#039;&#039; is out hunting for food. Finding a fish, the small dinosaur starts to feed, but stops as hundreds of alien ships enter Earth&#039;s atmosphere, commanded by [[Creator (AOE)|&amp;quot;The Creators&amp;quot;]]. The alien ships launch dozens of metallic Seeds across the planet; when detonated, they convert all organic matter into metal. Barely escaping, the &#039;&#039;Psittacosaurus&#039;&#039; walks through the fields of metallic dinosaur corpses as the ships gather the metal. The Age of the Dinosaurs is over. Millions of years later, while digging in the [[Arctic]], a team of geologists uncovers a pair of metalized dinosaurs...&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:AOE Ratchet dying.jpg|thumb|left|300px|&amp;quot;Knew I shouldn&#039;t have signed that Sacrificial Lion clause in the contract!&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
Five years after the invasion of [[Chicago]], tensions between humans and Cybertronians have risen dramatically. The government of the United States has terminated all human-Autobot joint operations and deemed every Autobot a wanted fugitive. [[Harold Attinger]] heads a black-ops military unit within the [[CIA]] known as [[Cemetery Wind]], which aims to hunt down and kill all Transformers, regardless of faction. On one such missions, the team pinpoints [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] hiding within an abandoned boat. Though he tries to run, he is crippled and brought down by their weapons. Though he tries to reason with their team leader, [[James Savoy]], the man dismisses his pleas as his sister was killed in Chicago. Savoy asks why Ratchet ran if he&#039;s not their enemy, and Ratchet begins to replay a transmission he received from [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] telling the Autobots to hide, as they are being hunted.  As he explains this, [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] emerges from the nearby swamp and attacks Ratchet, further damaging him. Emerging from the swamp and walking past his human allies, Lockdown demands to know [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]&#039;s whereabouts. When Ratchet refuses, Lockdown rips out his spark and walks away.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:RustyoldtruckAOE.jpg|thumb|right|300px|&amp;quot;*Gasp* It&#039;s not mint in box!&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Lucas Flannery Rusty Old Truck.jpg|thumb|left|330px]]&lt;br /&gt;
In Texas, struggling inventor [[Cade Yeager]] and his friend/employee [[Lucas Flannery]] meet at an old theater, looking for salvage. He finds an old truck, and upon inspection it seems to be full of artillery shells. He buys the truck along with the other theater equipment and puts it in his garage.[[Tessa Yeager|Tessa]], Cade&#039;s daughter, observes this while video-chatting with her boyfriend and criticizes her dad for buying the heap of junk. While attempting to salvage the truck&#039;s engine to sell, Cade realizes it&#039;s actually a badly-damaged Transformer. After calling Lucas and Tessa, he connects jumper cables to its engine, only for it to begin replaying the distress call Ratchet had received earlier. Lucas and Tessa advocate calling the government, claiming that there is a huge reward for Transformers. Cade convinces them not to call the authorities until he can spend more time working on the truck, as he may be able to stumble on a technological breakthrough if he can figure out how the Transformers work. When Cade removes a live missile from the truck&#039;s &amp;quot;power core,&amp;quot; it transforms into Optimus Prime and roars in a fit of rage while waving a shotgun. Cade, Lucas, and Tessa ask why Optimus is so badly damaged, to which he replies that the Autobots are being hunted and he must help them. Cade decides to repair him, and sends Lucas to buy the parts that will enable him to fix Optimus. &lt;br /&gt;
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In the Arctic, Attinger arrives via helicopter at Lockdown&#039;s ship and demands to know why Optimus Prime escaped him in [[Mexico]]. Lockdown derisively tells Attinger that Optimus Prime would not have escaped were it not for Cemetary Wind&#039;s interference, stressing that he does not care about Attinger or his goals and wishes only to capture Optimus Prime.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Optimus shooting humans AOE.jpg|thumb|left|300px|&amp;quot;I&#039;m mad, I&#039;m mad!!&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
Shortly after returning to [[Washington, D.C.]], Attinger receives a tip that Optimus Prime has been located in Texas and sends Savoy and Cemetary Wind to apprehend him. The agents swarm the barn, but there is no trace of Prime inside. When Savoy presses a gun to Tessa&#039;s head to force Cade to tell him of Prime&#039;s whereabouts, the Autobot leader explodes out of the barn&#039;s basement in which he was hiding. He escapes after a brief skirmish that destroys the Yeager residence, with both Cemetary Wind and Lockdown in pursuit. As Cade catches one of Cemetary Wind&#039;s mini drones, a white rally car zooms over the adjacent fields and picks up the Yeagers and Lucas. The driver turns out to be [[Shane Dyson|Shane]], a rally car racer who is also Tessa&#039;s boyfriend. A separate group of Cemetary Wind vehicles chases them as well.&lt;br /&gt;
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Both the rally car and Optimus Prime are chased into an abandoned factory, where Optimus Prime transforms to fight off Lockdown. Shane puts his driving skills to good use and pulls a series of tight maneuvers that result in the Cemetary Wind cars crashing, but breaks the car&#039;s axle. Optimus Prime, who has caught Lockdown in a crane cable, transforms and tells the humans to pile into him and escape. Lockdown throws a grenade at the humans as they run towards Optimus Prime; though Shane and the Yeagers escape, Lucas is caught in the blast and turned to metal in mid-stride.&lt;br /&gt;
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Arriving at a very dilapidated gas station, Optimus orders the humans out and drives off to ensure that they have not been followed. Cade and Shane converse. Tessa gets angry at Cade again for putting them all in danger.&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Autobots unite monument valley AOE.jpg|thumb|right|300px|&amp;quot;Brace yourselves, the fat ballerina is coming.&amp;quot; ]]&lt;br /&gt;
The next day Optimus and the humans set off towards Monument Valley but stop at a small ATM on the way. Cade tries to use the mini-drone to make a transaction out of his account. This fails, of course, and has the unfortunate side effect of alerting the feds to their location. A group of police cars descend on the scene but the entourage has already left. Prime scans a passing truck, sheds his layer of rust and takes on a new form with his old paint scheme. They arrive in Monument Valley where they meet other Autobot refugees in the form of [[Crosshairs (Movie)|Crosshairs]], [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]], [[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]], and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]. Crosshairs and Hound start threatening the humans for having their species betray them. Optimus convinces them that they have risked their lives to save his. Later, Optimus asks if the are any other Autobots that are still hiding. Cade reveals footage of Ratchet and [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot&#039;s]] demise using the stolen aerial drone. Hound takes off his hat out of respect for his fallen friend while Prime declares that he will kill the one responsible for hunting down the Autobots.&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Joshua experimeting the TransformiumAOE.jpg|thumb|left|300px|A spring, a spring, a marvelous thing! Everyone knows it&#039;s Slinky. It&#039;s Slinky, it&#039;s Slinky.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Inspection of the drone leads them to a company named [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated|KSI]], located in Chicago. It is run by [[Joshua Joyce]], who is working with [[Su Yueming]] and Attinger to create artificial Transformers to eventually be used in the military. Using the remains of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]], and the countless Decepticons from the Chicago battle, they have synthesized the metal that the Transformers are made of, calling it [[Transformium]]. When given commands through a computer, Transformium can be changed into various shapes or objects. Although a drone called [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]] (designed after Bumblebee) is active, Joshua&#039;s major project is a bigger, stronger drone called [[Galvatron (AOE)|Galvatron]]. However, his attempts have not been successful—the drone keeps resembling Megatron instead of the more friendlier image of Optimus Prime. Bumblebee builds Cade and Shane faux-ID badges which the duo use to infiltrate KSI. Cade goes further in and projects imagery of Ratchet&#039;s severed head being melted down for Transformium and the captured [[Brains]], currently missing a leg. This sends Prime into a rage, prompting him to declare that he&#039;s &amp;quot;gonna tear them apart&amp;quot;. Meanwhile, Shane tries to restrain Bumblebee from demolishing a Stinger prototype after a promotional video repeatedly calls him inferior to the man-made drone. He has only partial success, but both human and Autobot manage to avoid detection.&lt;br /&gt;
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However, Cade is caught when his ID badge is found to have been scanned twice (by him and its original owner). He is taken to the upper floors and confronted by Attinger, who claims that what he has witnessed is for world peace. He also asks him about the whereabouts of Optimus Prime. Cade maintains his silence.&lt;br /&gt;
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Furious over how the humans have mutilated their comrades, Optimus orders an attack on KSI. Bumblebee, carried upstairs by Drift in copter mode, rescues Cade. The others trash the lab, free Brains, and confront Joshua, only for him to openly declare that what is being done is being done to prevent more Transformer-caused damage and that the humans &amp;quot;don&#039;t need&amp;quot; the Autobots. Disheartened, Prime orders a retreat. &lt;br /&gt;
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As the Autobots exit the factory and leave, Attinger catches up with Joshua and claims that the Autobots have declared war on the humans by smashing into the facility. He coerces Joyce to use the two functional drones to take down the Autobots. Galvatron and Stinger activate and pursue their quarry across a highway. The Autobots evade Galvatron&#039;s and Stinger&#039;s missiles but are deterred when the drones transform and attack. Bumblebee fires upon Galvatron but is surprised to see him simply disintegrate and reintegrate again. Galvatron attacks Prime, who tries to stab the robot in the &#039;spark chamber&#039; but finds nothing. The artificial robot still functions, and when Prime is surprised about its lack of a spark, it snarls back &amp;quot;That is why I have no FEAR!&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Prime gets shotAOE.jpg|thumb|right|300px|&amp;quot;Optimus lacks situation awareness....&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
As Tessa scrambles for cover in a nearby vehicle, Prime is suddenly shot from the back and falls—Lockdown has arrived, along with his ship! The bounty hunter orders a net dropped over Optimus, hoisting both the Autobot leader and the vehicle Tessa sought refuge in. Cade desperately clings to the net, but his strength gives out and he falls to the fields below. As the spaceship departs, Cade and Shane vow to get Tessa back. &lt;br /&gt;
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Lockdown throws Prime in a cage and orders his lackeys to dispose of Tessa. Prime takes note of several other aliens in similar cages. He also discovers the original purpose of the mercenary ship: it was originally used by a group of legendary Knights (presumably including Prime himself) but now acts as Lockdown&#039;s flying prison. As the vessel flies over Chicago, Attinger is informed of Prime&#039;s capture and arranges for Savoy to meet Lockdown aboard the ship. He also discourages several government agencies from opening fire, claiming that he has an &amp;quot;asset&amp;quot; on the ship.&lt;br /&gt;
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Cade, Shane, and the other Autobots clamber on the ship as it flies low over a bridge. Cade and Shane find Tessa, who has seen Attinger and Savoy receive &amp;quot;the Seed&amp;quot; from Lockdown. However, Tessa completely ignores her father the moment they reconcile and proceeds to cling to Shane, calling him her savior. Cade, thoroughly ridiculed and at a loss for words, can only roll his eyes. The inventor and Shane also find a strange armory, from which Cade takes a sword that opens up to form a gun (referred to as &amp;quot;alien gun&amp;quot;).&lt;br /&gt;
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Crosshairs deploys the ship&#039;s mooring cables as a method of distraction, causing them to attach to the Willis Tower and preventing the ship from going into warp. This allows the humans to climb down to the tower with Bumblebee&#039;s help. Crosshairs appears again, this time in a gunship, and instructs the humans to come aboard. Lockdown&#039;s own ships soon give chase.&lt;br /&gt;
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Lockdown has detached the mooring cables and prepare to warp once again. However, Prime reveals that the section they are in is actually a separate ship. With Hound controlling the ship, they separate from the main ship just as it warps away. &lt;br /&gt;
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Back at KSI, it is decided that all equipment is to be moved to the Beijing facility to continue operations. Joshua is also none too pleased about the previous field test of Galvatron-not only was it lost on several fronts, but the drone also &#039;&#039;spoke&#039;&#039;, which was something it was &#039;&#039;not&#039;&#039; programmed to do!&lt;br /&gt;
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The Autobots regroup at a train yard and Optimus claims that he felt the presence of Megatron during his fight with Galvatron. Brains seconds this, as he was forced to decipher the functionality in Megatron&#039;s brain, which helped the humans build Galvatron&#039;s body (and explains why Joshua could not get Galvatron to resemble Optimus). The tiny bot further mentions how Galvatron used his knowledge to build Stinger and the other drones, with plans to make them into his personal army. &lt;br /&gt;
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As Tessa elaborates about the Seed she saw, Optimus explains how the Creators used Seeds to wipe out entire species and harvest metal produced—Transformium.&lt;br /&gt;
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Drift intercepts a communications message which says Joyce will be going to the Beijing facility. Hearing this, Cade makes a call to Joyce and relays the newfound data about Galvatron. Knowing that Joyce is also an inventor with a heart, he pleads with Joyce to shut down Galvatron before things escalate. Although Joyce puts up an unconvinced face, he calls for increased security around Galvatron right after the call.&lt;br /&gt;
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As police cars surround the train yard the Autobots board the shuttle again and take to the air. Optimus says that though the Autobots will travel to Hong Kong and get the Seed back, they are done protecting humanity after that. Cade disagrees but Prime is non-responsive.&lt;br /&gt;
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In deep space, Lockdown finally discovers the absence of the smaller ship. He grumbles about Optimus Prime taking his trophy case and how the Prime will feel his wrath while he reverses course.&lt;br /&gt;
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Joyce meets with Attinger and Savoy and receives the Seed. Joyce intends to detonate it in a region of the Mongolian Desert, which will generate enough Transformium to last a century. Attinger is eager to expedite production but grows incensed when Joshua disagrees and says that they should go slower, quite obviously moved by Cade&#039;s call.&lt;br /&gt;
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Meanwhile, Galvatron activates &#039;&#039;on his own&#039;&#039; and starts to infect the legion of over fifty KSI Transformers. When the alarm rings regarding Galvatron&#039;s escape, Joyce has Attinger and Savoy evacuated from the building and gets in a car with Yueming, an associate named Darcy, and the Seed.&lt;br /&gt;
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As the trio drive away, they realize the need for a place to hide the Seed. Yueming instructs them to head to Hong Kong, where she can enlist the help of the local armed forces. As the sun rises, Darcy drives off to create a diversion while Joshua and Yueming try to get the Seed out of the city. Joyce learns from his team of scientists (who are playing with some Transformium, using it to create a Rainbow Dash doll and a machine gun successively) that the Seed has the range of a thermo-nuclear device! &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Battle of Hong KongAOE.jpg|thumb|left|300px|The Decepticons send their regards.]]&lt;br /&gt;
As Joyce seeks refuge on a rooftop (and grabs a nearby soybean drink), the Autobot-piloted ship arrives and attempts to pick him and the Seed up. However, Galvatron and his drones have arrived, and a Trax shoots down the airborne vessel with its rockets, causing Bumblebee, Hound, and the Yeagers to spill out of the cargo hold and the others (Prime, Crosshairs, Drift, and the captured Knights) to careen away into a mountainside. Savoy finds the Yeagers and Joyce on the rooftop and open fires on them as they take cover in the elevator. Cade distracts Savoy, who apparently now has a vendetta with the inventor, and distracts the agent long enough for his family to escape. The two jump across rooftops, eventually crashing into a house and get in a fist fight. Savoy pulls out a knife, ready to attack Cade, who counters with a football (apparently used to remember a dead kid) and a tackle that results in Savoy falling out a window and dying on impact. Attinger watches as this happens and receives a message from Lockdown on an advance communications device, asking where his bounty is. Attinger gives his location, giving Lockdown the green light to do what he must to retrieve Prime.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Dinobots ready for battle AOE.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Now does anybody need to use the bathroom before we roll out? Because I am not stopping this dinosaur once we leave.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Hound and Bumblebee attempt to escort the humans and the Seed out of the city, but are cut short when Joshua points out that the KSI-built Transformers were specifically built to hunt and destroy any Autobots or Decepticons left on Earth. This prompts Prime to return into the ship and activate the armory as well as release the other captives within the ship.  As Hound and Bumblebee hold the line and protect the humans, Optimus tries to convince the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Legendary Warriors]] to fight alongside them. Their [[Grimlock (AOE) |apparent leader]] declines at first, fighting the Prime in both his massive robot mode and his Tyrannosaurus mode. Optimus quickly defeats him, saying that he and other warriors will protect his family or die, then mounts the metal dinosaur. After a heroic speech, Crosshairs comments that one would want to die for Optimus, saying he shows great leadership...or brainwashing. Drift replies that this is just how Optimus Prime gains respect. The Autobots mount their Dinobots and charge over the mountains into Hong Kong.&lt;br /&gt;
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Meanwhile, Hound is running out of ammunition and growing desperate, even going so far as to throw his own helmet at synthetic enemies to knock them out. Just as he runs out, Optimus and his fellow Autobots storm into the city, slamming, crushing, stomping, and chomping on all nearby enemies. Galvatron, nowhere near any of this, yells that Prime and his allies are ruining everything. With this battle over, Prime turns his attention to Joyce. He says that Joyce will be responsible for the extinction of humanity. The T-Rex roars at the already frightened Joyce before Optimus gives the order to defend the humans and escort them away from the city.&lt;br /&gt;
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On the way, a homing beacon within the Seed activates, allowing Lockdown to track it and the Autobots down. He activates a massive magnet, wreaking havoc on Hong Kong. Everything metal from kitchenware to massive ships are picked up by the magnet; not even the Autobots or the Warriors are safe. After narrowly avoiding the magnet, the Yeagers are separated from the Autobots, who are being sucked into Lockdown&#039;s ship by the same magnet. Optimus shoots at the magnet, destroying it. The ship retreats to a nearby factory, with Optimus hot on its trail. Cade tells his daughter to stay with Shane and the Autobots, as he wishes to fight alongside Optimus against Lockdown. As Optimus faces Lockdown, however, Attinger corners Yeager with a pistol, accusing him of choosing aliens over his country, but he is quickly shot and killed by Optimus. Cade replies to the corpse that he would make the same choice any time.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:AOE-DefendThisFamily.jpg|thumb|left|400px|Alright Autobots, be sure to start the &#039;&#039;[[Superman]]&#039;&#039; theme the &#039;&#039;moment&#039;&#039; I take off. And I mean &#039;&#039;the&#039;&#039; moment.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Lockdown gains the upper hand, stabbing Optimus through the chest with his own sword and pinning him to a concrete pillar. He makes a brief speech eerily similar to Attinger&#039;s before Cade starts shooting at him. Meanwhile, Tessa convinces Bumblebee to turn around and fight Lockdown, allowing Shane to use a tow truck to unpin Prime. Just as Lockdown is about to perform a killing blow on Cade, Optimus jumps up and slices the bounty hunter in half! Activating one of Lockdown&#039;s grenades, Prime tells the humans to hold on and blasts off while the grenade detonates and demolishes Galvatron&#039;s forces. Galvatron himself has survived the explosion and retreated to the outskirts of the city; watching Prime blast off, he tells Optimus to beware, for he is reborn...&lt;br /&gt;
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Reflecting on the danger he will bring to the Earth if he stays (due to the bounty on his head), Prime blasts off into space with the Seed to confront the Creators, but not before ordering the Autobots to protect the Yeager family.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Quotes==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;There is one way you survive; tell me where he&#039;s hiding. Where is Optimus Prime?&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Never.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;Lockdown impales Ratchet through his chest and extracts his spark.&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Never is here.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Lockdown&#039;&#039;&#039; doesn&#039;t appreciate &#039;&#039;&#039;Ratchet&#039;s&#039;&#039;&#039; defiance.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;All you species are the same. You all think you&#039;re the center of the universe. You have no idea...&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Lockdown&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;You promised me human intelligence. Or is there such a thing?&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Lockdown&#039;&#039;&#039; is not entirely satisfied with Harold Attinger&#039;s assistance.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Human beings. Bunch of backstabbing weasels!&amp;quot; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Hound, find your inner compass. &#039;&#039;Loyalty is but a flower in the winds of fear and temptation.&#039;&#039;&amp;quot; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;What the hell are you saying?!?&amp;quot; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;It&#039;s a haiku.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Cut the crap before I drop a grenade down your throat!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Hound&#039;&#039;&#039; doesn&#039;t appreciate &#039;&#039;&#039;Drift&#039;s&#039;&#039;&#039; haikus.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Autobots, I have sworn never to kill humans...&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Big mistake.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;...but when I find out who&#039;s behind this...he&#039;s going to &#039;&#039;die&#039;&#039;.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;Hound&#039;&#039;&#039; after seeing Ratchet and Leadfoot&#039;s deaths.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;They slaughtered Ratchet! I&#039;M GOING TO TEAR THEM APART!!!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039; after seeing Ratchet&#039;s head being melted down.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Bee, you got to calm down right now&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I&#039;m perfectly calm.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;You got to breathe, do whatever it is that you do...&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I&#039;m calm! I&#039;m calm. I&#039;m calm. I&#039;m touching it. Okay? I&#039;m barely touching, barely touching it.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Shane&#039;&#039;&#039; trying to calm &#039;&#039;&#039;Bumblebee&#039;&#039;&#039; down after they view the video which repeatedly calls him inferior to Stinger&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Wha-We&#039;re not going to kick even &#039;&#039;a little&#039;&#039; ass??&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Brains&#039;&#039;&#039; finds his jailbreak to be a little anti-climactic.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;You have no soul!&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;That is why I have no fear.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Galvatron&#039;&#039;&#039; isn&#039;t as lifeless as Optimus Prime thought.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;My fat ass is stuck!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Hound&#039;&#039;&#039; realizing the unfortunate circumstance of being overweight.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;I&#039;ll cover you! If I stop covering you, that means I&#039;m dead.  But that ain&#039;t going to happen.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Hound&#039;&#039;&#039; taking at least five levels in badass. And then being interrupted by incoming fire.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;I was expecting a giant car!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Drift&#039;&#039;&#039; witnessing Grimlock transform into a dinosaur.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Ugh, you just want to die for the guy. &#039;&#039;That&#039;s&#039;&#039; leadership. Or brainwashing, or something.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;No, that&#039;s Optimus Prime.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Crosshairs&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;Drift&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;I&#039;m a fat ballerina who takes scalps and slits throats!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;I am &#039;&#039;&#039;GALVATRON&#039;&#039;&#039;!!!&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
:-&#039;&#039;&#039;GALVATRON&#039;&#039;&#039; announces that he&#039;s online, as fans rejoice at [[Frank Welker]]&#039;s return.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;LIKE A TACTICAL NUKE; LOL!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:- &#039;&#039;&#039;Joshua&#039;&#039;&#039; receiving an inappropriately jubilant text message from his scientists, regarding the Seed&#039;s potential detonation range.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;How do you say &#039;Get the f&amp;amp;%# out of the way&#039; in Chinese?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Joshua&#039;&#039;&#039; has some issues with the language barrier.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Oh this is the perfect place to hide, a BIG GLASS BOX! No one will ever find us here!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Joshua&#039;&#039;&#039; complaining about their hiding spot. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;No, impossible! They&#039;re ruining everything!&amp;quot;	&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Galvatron&#039;&#039;&#039; freaks out as the Dinobot riding Autobots crash his welcome back party.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;You saved the human instead of saving yourself? You bring shame upon us all.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Lockdown&#039;&#039;&#039; to Optimus Prime&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;You see my face, your life is done!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Lockdown&#039;s&#039;&#039;&#039; final words to Cade before Optimus slices &#039;&#039;his&#039;&#039; face in half. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;We shall meet &#039;&#039;again&#039;&#039;, Prime, for I am reborn.&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Galvatron&#039;s&#039;&#039;&#039; final words in the film, as he retreats to fight another day.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;There are mysteries to the universe we were never meant to solve, but who we are and why we are here, are not among them. Those answers we carry inside. I am Optimus Prime, and this message is to my Creators. Leave planet Earth alone. Cause I&#039;m coming for you.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;s closing narration.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Main cast==&lt;br /&gt;
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h1=[[Autobot]]s|c1=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]] ([[Ken Watanabe]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Crosshairs (Movie)|Crosshairs]] ([[John DiMaggio]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] ([[John Goodman]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] ([[Robert Foxworth]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Brains]] ([[Reno Wilson]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] (John DiMaggio)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]]&lt;br /&gt;
**[[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]]&lt;br /&gt;
**[[Strafe (AOE)|Strafe]]&lt;br /&gt;
**[[Slug (AOE)|Slug]]&lt;br /&gt;
**[[Scorn (AOE)|Scorn]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]&#039;s head&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Galvatron (AOE)|Galvatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Junkheap (AOE)|Junkheap]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Trax (AOE)|Traxes]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;quot;[[Two Head]]s&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;quot;[[KSI Boss|KSI Bosses]]&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[McLaren Decepticon]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Aston Martin Decepticon]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]&#039;s head&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Insecticon (Movie)|Insecticons]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] (video footage)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Protoform]]s (video footage)&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Cade Yeager]] ([[Mark Wahlberg]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Tessa Yeager]] ([[Nicola Peltz]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Shane Dyson]] ([[Jack Reynor]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Joshua Joyce]] ([[Stanley Tucci]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Harold Attinger]] ([[Kelsey Grammer]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[James Savoy]] ([[Titus Welliver]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Lucas Flannery]] ([[T. J. Miller]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Darcy Tyril]] ([[Sophia Myles]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Su Yueming]] ([[Li Bingbing]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Gill Wembley]] ([[James Bachman]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Chief of Staff Greg]] ([[Thomas Lennon]])&lt;br /&gt;
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*&#039;&#039;Psittacosaurus&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*Brachiosaur&lt;br /&gt;
*Hadrosaur&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Lockdown&#039;s crew&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] ([[Mark Ryan]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mercenary|Mercenaries]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Steeljaw (AOE)|Steeljaws]]&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated|KSI]] prototypes&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Oreo Transformer]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Errors==&lt;br /&gt;
===Continuity errors===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] is seen on the cards Attinger pulls out early in the film, listed as deceased and having been last seen in Chicago. However, Ironhide was killed by Sentinel Prime in Washington, D.C., midway through &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*Scenes from the Decepticons&#039; invasion of Chicago in &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; are shown as archival footage presented by Attinger. While it is conceivable some lucky people with cameras recorded the initial attack and managed to survive and publish their footage, it&#039;s highly unlikely people would&#039;ve been able to get close-up video footage of the [[NEST]] team taking down [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] and the other Decepticons. In an outside-world context, these scenes are simply used as stock footage to help serve as exposition for the audience.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Technical/animation errors===&lt;br /&gt;
*Scrambling Cemetery Wind seems to scramble the timeline.  From the deployment of Cemetery Wind to Lucas&#039;s death, the time of day is in limbo.  For example, Optimus escapes from the Yeager property at sunset, joining the pursuit that takes place in early afternoon.&lt;br /&gt;
*When Shane&#039;s car gets sideswiped in the cornfield, the back left window is shattered.  A couple scenes later, the window is just rolled down.&lt;br /&gt;
*After Bumblebee scans his new alternate mode, the camera pans over the car and Tessa and Shane are not inside.&lt;br /&gt;
*When Joshua is in the lab showing Darcy Transformium, in two different shots, a white, uncolored prop of Ratchet&#039;s head can be seen being worked on in the next room.&lt;br /&gt;
*When Shane&#039;s car breaks into the place where some people are in a kind of social activity, the woman who is sitting right in the middle of the room is clearly expecting the glass-breaking-noise to start running.&lt;br /&gt;
*Some security guards in KSI are completely oblivious to Crosshairs&#039;s shooting and shouting until a few seconds before the scene changes.&lt;br /&gt;
*When he loses his grip on the net holding Optimus and the car containing Tessa, Cade is shown falling toward the street, but he lands on the grass by the road.&lt;br /&gt;
*When the Autobots are on a bridge, before boarding Lockdown&#039;s ship, Crosshairs is clearly shown to be speaking but no dialogue is heard.&lt;br /&gt;
*While the human characters are climbing across the anchor cables to the high-rise building some of the Steeljaws begins to climb out after them. Cade tells his daughter not to look back and see them, but when we cut back to her, with a clear view of the cables behind her, the Steeljaws are not visible for this moment.&lt;br /&gt;
*When Bumblebee jumps off Lockdown&#039;s ship to save the humans, he is followed by a Steeljaw.  In the following shot, the Steeljaw is gone.&lt;br /&gt;
*While explaining Megatron&#039;s plans to the Autobots, Brains rings a bell on a train.  In the next shot, the bell is not moving.&lt;br /&gt;
*During the motorcycle chase, the CIA cars change.  At first, Joshua and Su are trailed by a Cadillac and an Audi; in the middle of the chase, the Cadillac is replaced by another Audi.  By the end of the chase, the Cadillac is back.&lt;br /&gt;
*In Hong Kong, when Cade, Joshua, Tessa, and Shane enter the elevator to run away from the rooftop, the elevator won&#039;t move and Cade says it is overloaded. But in the next scene, we could see that the maximum amount of person that the elevator could bring is 9 people. There are only 4 people and the seed (the seed is not as heavy as human because Joshua could lift it easily).&lt;br /&gt;
*When Cade is running from Savoy down the side of the Hong Kong building, Savoy stomps on an external air conditioning unit so it will fall on Cade. When the air conditioning unit breaks off the wall, it reveals a plain wall. This shows the air conditioner was there for no other reason than to come off the wall rather than actually be used to cool an interior.&lt;br /&gt;
*All of the vehicles see in Hong Kong are left hand drive. In Hong Kong they drive on the left and so most vehicles would be right hand drive.&lt;br /&gt;
*Grimlock melts some KSI Transformers on a covered bridge with his fire breath, though the bridge itself remains intact until he crashes through it.&lt;br /&gt;
*When Lockdown shoots at Cade during his battle with Optimus, Cade and Attinger take cover despite Attinger&#039;s very recent death.&lt;br /&gt;
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===[[Dinobot Island, Part 1|Paleontology weeps]]===&lt;br /&gt;
*The cyberformed remains of a &#039;&#039;Tyrannosaurus&#039;&#039; and a &#039;&#039;Spinosaurus&#039;&#039; appear frozen together in the arctic at the beginning of the film. This is rather odd considering the two are found in different continents (North America and Africa respectively) and separated by around 35 million years of evolution.&lt;br /&gt;
*The dinosaurs include a &#039;&#039;Psittaccosaurus&#039;&#039; (100-120 million years old), a generic hadrosaur that might be either an &#039;&#039;Edmontosaurus&#039;&#039; or a &#039;&#039;Shantungosaurus&#039;&#039; (65-70 million years old), and a brachiosaurid (100-157 million years old) during what is implied to be the K-Pg extinction event (64.5-65 million years old).&lt;br /&gt;
*The &#039;&#039;Psittaccosaurus&#039;&#039;, a well known herbivorous animal, is seen actively hunting and killing live prey. In a nod to paleontological accuracy, however, it is depicted with a row of quill-like feathers along its back, as many ceratopsian dinosaurs are believed to have had.&lt;br /&gt;
*The Dinobots show various exaggerations and ornamentations which go beyond the usual suspension of disbelief involved in... [[Dinobot (disambiguation)|giant metal dinosaurs]]. Grimlock sports curved, backwards pointing horns and enormous fangs. Slug has huge tail spikes and a set of nasty chin horns. Scorn probably gets off the easiest, being &#039;&#039;mostly&#039;&#039; correct, bar his extra fins. Strafe is the biggest offender, with a double pair of elongate tails and twin heads.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Transformers references==&lt;br /&gt;
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* As usual, many of the new characters have roots in older portions of the mythos:&lt;br /&gt;
**  [[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]] is based on [[Drift (G1)|a Generation 1 character]] introduced in IDW&#039;s 2008 &#039;&#039;[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]&#039;&#039; series.&lt;br /&gt;
** Lockdown is derived from [[Lockdown_(Animated)|a character in the 2008 &#039;&#039;Animated&#039;&#039; cartoon]] who had already jumped over to the G1 comics and, in toy form, to the Movie universe. &lt;br /&gt;
** [[Hound (disambiguation)|Hound]] and [[Crosshairs (disambiguation)|Crosshairs]] both share names with previous characters; their personalities are new and unique, though Hound seems based on [[Bulkhead (Prime)|&#039;&#039;Prime&#039;&#039; Bulkhead]] in physique, coloration and personality.&lt;br /&gt;
** Galvatron being a new form for Megatron has been a thing for [[Galvatron (disambiguation)|basically forever]].&lt;br /&gt;
** The Dinobots are the latest iteration of [[Dinobot (G1)|the powerhouse subfaction]] that first appeared in the early days of Generation 1. Their leader Grimlock is a direct analog of [[Grimlock (G1)|his Generation 1 counterpart]]; Strafe and Slug are based on Generation 1 [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] and [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], respectively.&lt;br /&gt;
* In the film&#039;s opening act, Optimus has adopted a flatnosed truck alternate mode akin to that of his [[Optimus Prime (G1)|G1 counterpart]].&lt;br /&gt;
* This is not the first time that Ratchet and Lockdown have faced off. &#039;&#039;Animated&#039;&#039; [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] and [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] had [[The Thrill of the Hunt|a long-running feud]]. Within the movie universe, the two characters have been described as rivals on toy packaging bios, and faced off in &#039;&#039;[[Cyber Missions 3]]&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
* The concept of the Transformers being built by another race first appeared in the third season of [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the original &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; cartoon]].&lt;br /&gt;
* Meanwhile, the concept of humans hunting down all Transformers on Earth following a massive and disastrous battle hearkens back to plotlines from IDW&#039;s [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 ongoing series]].&lt;br /&gt;
* The (rather obvious) theme of humans (particularly Evil Government Agencies) using captured Transformers as a source of technology has appeared numerous times in the mythos, going all the way back to the [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]] agency in the original Marvel Comics. [[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|The &#039;&#039;Animated&#039;&#039; cartoon]] in particular featured the severed head of [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] being studied and reverse-engineered, while in IDW&#039;s ongoing G1 stories,  [[Sunstreaker (G1)|a Transformer&#039;s severed  head]] was used to help design man-made Transformers (in [[The Transformers: Maximum Dinobots|a Dinobot-focused series at that]].) More broad uses of the concept include the Dreamwave &#039;&#039;[[War and Peace]]&#039;&#039; mini-series, Devils Due&#039;s &#039;&#039;[[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers: The Art of War|Art of War]]&#039;&#039; mini-series (&#039;&#039;again&#039;&#039; featuring the severed head of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]), the [[The Transformers (IDW)|IDW ongoing series]], [[All or Nothing!|Cobra&#039;s actions in the G2 comics]], and [[MECH]] from the [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|&#039;&#039;Prime&#039;&#039; cartoon]].&lt;br /&gt;
* The ringtone on Joshua&#039;s assistant&#039;s cell phone is a remixed version of the original G1 Transformers [[theme song]].&lt;br /&gt;
* In the scene where Optimus scans a passing truck, the classic [[Transformation#The noise|transformation noise]] plays when the Autobot symbol emerges from his grill.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Real-life references==&lt;br /&gt;
*Among the objects KSI makes from Transformium in the film is a Rainbow Dash doll from [[My Little Pony|another popular Hasbro brand]].&lt;br /&gt;
*This marks the second time a Michael Bay film has begun with the extinction of the dinosaurs, the first being &#039;&#039;[[Armageddon]]&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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File:Transformers- Age of ExtinctionTeaserPoster.jpg|First teaser poster&lt;br /&gt;
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==Reception==&lt;br /&gt;
The movie has been received with varied ratings. Rotten Tomatoes gave it a rating of 17%, though 58% of the audience liked it. Damn tomatoes. However, IMDb gave it 6.4. Entirely, as the only professional reviews, the movie received up and down ratings, leaving more reviews to come.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Production staff==&lt;br /&gt;
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==Development details==&lt;br /&gt;
*February 13, 2012 — Paramount announces [[Michael Bay]] has signed a deal to make a fourth &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; film.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;tf4update&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2012/02/14/transformers-4-update/ Transformers 4 Update] on Michael Bay&#039;s site.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*June 6, 2012 — During [[Transformers: The Ride – 3D]] coverage, LA Times reports Michael Bay as saying the film will have a whole new human cast and redesigned robots.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/transformers-the-ride-3d-even-impresses-disney-rivals/ Transformers taking new shape] on LA Times&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*June 21, 2012 — In another LA Times interview, Bay reveals that the film will not be a reboot as previously stated.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/transformers-4-michael-bay-purges-stars-may-go-into-space/ &#039;Transformers 4&#039;: Michael Bay purges stars, may go into space] on LA Times&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*September 21, 2012 — Bay confirms that voice actor [[Peter Cullen]] will be kept on as [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] once again.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/21/michael-bay-transformers-4-pain-and-gain_n_1903523.html Huffington Post interview].&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*October 18, 2012 — The logo is revealed at a Paramount presentation.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=95936 Paramount Previews Jack Reacher, Pain &amp;amp; Gain, Jack Ryan, Transformers 4, World War Z &amp;amp; More! ] on Comingsoon.net&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*November 8, 2012 — After a number of rumors suggest it, Bay casts actor [[Mark Wahlberg]] in the film.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;wahlberg&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2012/11/08/michel-bay-re-teams-with-his-pain-gain-star-mark-mark-wahlberg-for-transformers-4/ Michael Bay Re-Teams With His &#039;Pain &amp;amp; Gain&#039; Star Mark Wahlberg for Transformers 4] on Michael Bay&#039;s site.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*December 15, 2012 — Wahlberg confirms that filming of &#039;&#039;Transformers 4&#039;&#039; will commence in May 2013. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2012/12/transformers-4-shoot-begins-in-may.html Transformers 4 Shoot Begins in May]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*January 8, 2013 — Bay casts Irish American actor [[Jack Reynor]] in &#039;&#039;Transformers 4&#039;&#039;. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jack-reynor-lands-starring-role-409850 Jack Reynor Lands Starring Role]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*March 20, 2013 — The Michigan Film Office announces the film series will return to [[Detroit]],&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.michiganfilmoffice.org/The-Film-Office/Press-Releases/Detail.aspx?id=11620 Transformers Returning to Michigan, Approved for Film Incentive]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and reveals plot details which are later debunked by Paramount Pictures.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://screenrant.com/transformers-4-movie-plot-synopsis-cast/ Unofficial &#039;Transformers 4&#039; Plot Synopsis Is Not Accurate]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*March 26, 2013 — [[Nicola Peltz]] is confirmed as a cast member via Bay&#039;s website.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/03/26/welcome-nicola-peltz-to-transformers-4/ Welcome Nicola Peltz to Transformers 4]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*April 15, 2013 — Actor [[Stanley Tucci]] joins the cast.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/cinemaconnews.php?id=103034 CinemaCon: Stanley Tucci Joins Transformers 4]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*May 1, 2013 — [[Kelsey Grammer]] joins the cast as the lead villain named &amp;quot;Harold Attinger&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.deadline.com/2013/05/kelsey-grammer-lands-lead-human-villain-in-transformers-sequel/ Kelsey Grammer Lands Lead (Human) Villain In ‘Transformers’ Sequel]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*May 6, 2013 — The Wrap confirms that [[Sophia Myles]] will play a scientist.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/sophia-myles-join-mark-wahlberg-michael-bays-transformers-4-exclusive-89661 Sophia Myles to Join Mark Wahlberg in Michael Bay&#039;s &#039;Transformers 4&#039; (Exclusive)]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*May 18, 2013 — The name of Mark Wahlberg&#039;s character is revealed to be Flynn Vincent (This was later either changed or misinformation).&lt;br /&gt;
*May 20, 2013 — Chinese actress [[Li Bingbing]] joins the cast.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chinas-li-bingbing-boards-transformers-525370 China&#039;s Li Bingbing Boards &#039;Transformers 4&#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*May 28, 2013 — Actor-Comedian [[T. J. Miller]] joins the cast as a mechanic who is the best friend of Wahlberg&#039;s character.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/tj-miller-joins-transformers-4-559359 T.J. Miller Joins &#039;Transformers4&#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Filming begins at [[Wikipedia:Monument Valley|Monument Valley]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/28/transformers-4-starts-filming-in-monument-valley-navajo-tribal-park/ Transformers 4 Starts Filming in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and the alternate modes of two new Autobots are revealed on Michael Bay&#039;s website: a C7 Corvette Stingray&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/28/transformers-4-cars-c7-corvette-stingray/ Transformers 4: C7 Corvette Stingray]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and a Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/28/transformer-4-cars/ Transformers 4: Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:AOE Optimus Prime truck.jpg|thumb|right|240px|When having one&#039;s midlife crisis, it&#039;s not unusual to get a souped-up alternate mode.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*May 29, 2013 — Optimus Prime&#039;s new alternate mode is officially revealed by Michael Bay as a custom-built semi-truck.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/29/optimus-prime/ Optimus Prime]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*May 30, 2013 — Bumblebee&#039;s new alternate mode is revealed on Michael Bay&#039;s website as a highly modified 1967 Camaro SS.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/30/transformers-4-bumblebee/ Bumblebee]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*May 31, 2013 — Hound is revealed as a new character for Transformers 4, transforming into a Medium Tactical Vehicle.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/31/hound/ Hound]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*June 7, 2013 — Another new vehicle for the film is revealed as a Lamborghini Aventador.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/07/lamborghini-aventador/ Lamborghini Aventador]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*June 12, 2013 — The Sonic RS Rally Car is revealed for the film.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/12/sonic-rs/ Sonic RS Rally Car]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*June 25, 2013 — The Pagani Huayra is revealed to appear in the film.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/25/pagani-huayra/ Pagani Huayra]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*June 28, 2013 — A Freightliner Argosy cab-over truck is revealed for the film.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/28/freightliner/ Freightliner]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*July 2, 2013 — A second alternate mode is revealed for Bumblebee in the form of a 2014 Concept Camaro.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/07/02/bumblebee-2014-concept-camaro/ Bumblebee 2014 Concept Camaro]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/07/02/bumblebee-2014-concept-camaro-2/ Bumblebee 2014 Concept Camaro]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*July 14, 2013 — Chinese actor-musician [[Han Geng]] is announced as being part of the cast.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/07/14/han-geng/ Han Geng]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*July 25, 2013 — After being spotted in Texas in June, actor [[Titus Welliver]] officially joins the cast.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.deadline.com/2013/07/transformers-4-adds-titus-welliver/ ‘Transformers 4′ Adds Titus Welliver]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*July 27, 2013 — The S.S. Columbia and the S.S. Ste. Clair have been spotted to be featured in the film.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/story/2013/07/26/wdr-boblo-boats-transformers-four.html Historic Boblo boats land role in Transformers 4]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*July 30, 2013 — Wahlberg&#039;s children have been cast.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://comicbook.com/blog/2013/07/30/mark-wahlbergs-kids-cast-in-transformers-4/ Mark Wahlberg&#039;s Kids Cast In Transformers 4]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*August 12, 2013 — [[Victoria Summer]] joins the cast.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/victoria-summer-in-transformers-4-178207/ Victoria Summer in Transformers 4]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:TF4 Chinese Reality Show contestants.jpg|thumb|right|220px|If &#039;&#039;Age of Extinction&#039;&#039; teaches us anything, it&#039;s that more movies should be cast using reality shows.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*August 25, 2013 — The &#039;&#039;[[Transformers 4 Chinese Actors Talent Search Reality Show]]&#039;&#039; ends, with winners [[Byron Li]], [[Candice Zhao]], [[Austin Lin]] and [[Teresa Daley]] joining the cast.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://beijing.china.org.cn/2013-08/28/content_29845758.htm &#039;Transformers 4&#039; recruits 4 Chinese actors]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*September 3, 2013 — Lorenzo di Bonaventura confirms the presence of Dinobots in the film.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/09/03/dinobots-confirmed-for-transformers-4 Dinobots Confirmed for Transformers 4]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*September 3, 2013 — The film&#039;s title, &#039;&#039;Transformers: Age of Extinction&#039;&#039;, is officially announced and the first teaser poster is revealed.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/transformers-4-title-reveal-age-extinction-hints-dinobots-225716345.html &#039;Transformers 4&#039; Title Reveal: &#039;Age of Extinction&#039; Hints at Dinobots]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*October 17, 2013 — Director Michael Bay is assaulted on the set during filming in Hong Kong by two locals demanding money. Bay receives minor injuries, but plays the incident off on his blog. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=834789 MSN.com article]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/michael-bay-attacked-on-transformers-hong-kong-film-shoot-1.2100953 CBC News article]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/10/17/hong-kong-incident/ Post on Michael Bay&#039;s Blog]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*October 22, 2013 — Four additional locals approach a member of the crew and demand money; one of the four is later arrested by police. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=835795 Second extortion attempt reported on &#039;Transformers 4&#039; set]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*October 28, 2013 — Director Michael Bay plays down the extortion attempts in an interview with the South China Morning Post. He notes that the locals were apologetic over what took place, and that he wanted to film more projects in Hong Kong. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1342084/hollywood-director-michael-bay-eager-shoot-hong-kong-again &amp;quot;Hollywood director Michael Bay eager to shoot in Hong Kong again&amp;quot;, &#039;&#039;South China Morning Post&#039;&#039;, 28 October 2013.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:AOE Michael Bay Nicola Peltz on set.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Michael Bay uses his legendary charm to get the very best performance out of his actors.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*November 25, 2013 — &#039;&#039;Age of Extinction&#039;&#039; features in &#039;&#039;Empire&#039;&#039; magazine, showing Optimus Prime&#039;s new look on the cover. Inside are on-set photos of Michael Bay and the film&#039;s human cast in action.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;empire&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=39488 New Transformers: Age Of Extinction Images]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*December 10, 2013 — M1905 publishes a series of interview with cast and crew in which a plethora of information, mainly regarding the film&#039;s human characters, is revealed.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://t4.m1905.com/Report/position/id/80 Interviews on m1950.com]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*December 17, 2013 — Producer [[Allegra Clegg]] visits Durfee Elementary-Middle School as the result of a competition, and answers questions and shows three minutes of footage from the film.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://blog.thedetroithub.com/2013/12/17/transformers-4-producer-rewards-dps-eighth-graders-for-attendance/ Transformers 4 producer rewards DPS eighth graders for attendance] on Detroit Unspun]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*January 7, 2014 — Following an on-stage snafu at a Samsung presentation, Michael Bay announces on his site that a special presentation including Transformers 4 footage would be touring to promote Samsung&#039;s new line of curved TV screens. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2014/01/06/ces/ CES] on Michael Bay&#039;s blog&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*January 16, 2014 — The new Lucasfilm facility in Singapore opens, with some ILM work on &#039;&#039;Age of Extinction&#039;&#039; to be done there.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/lifestyle/story/lucasfilm-singapore-work-new-avengers-and-transformers-movies-20140116 Lucasfilm Singapore to work on new Avengers and Transformers movies] on The Straits Times&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*January 17, 2014 — [[Steve Jablonsky]] confirms in an interview with JoBlo that he&#039;ll be providing the score for &#039;&#039;Age of Extinction&#039;&#039;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/exclusive-interview-composter-steve-jablonsky-talks-transformers-4-lone-survivor-and-michael-bay Exclusive Interview (Part Two): Composer Steve Jablonsky talks Transformers 4, Lone Survivor, and Michael Bay]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*January 20, 2014 — Late script changes result in Bay and his crew returning to Chongqing for a week reshooting a scene.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.ecns.cn/2014/01-23/98337.shtml &#039;Transformers 4&#039; back to China for additional shots]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:AOEOptimusRidingGrimlock.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.9|&amp;quot;Get me closer! I want to hit them with my sword!&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
*February 2, 2014 — The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F33PCUTWPk &#039;&#039;Age of Extinction&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;big game spot&amp;quot;] is screened during Super Bowl XLVIII.&lt;br /&gt;
*February 18, 2014 — In an interview with Nerdist, Titus Welliver said the film would be darker and &amp;quot;not a kid&#039;s movie&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nerdist&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://www.nerdist.com/2014/02/titus-welliver-talks-about-transformers-4-and-clark-greggs-s-h-i-e-l-d-comments/ Titus Welliver Talks About TRANSFORMERS 4 and Clark Gregg’s S.H.I.E.L.D. Comments]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*February 28, 2014 — Following a storm of online discussion regarding his previous statement, Titus Welliver issues a new statement to the effect that &#039;&#039;Age of Extinction&#039;&#039; is in fact a kid&#039;s movie and he meant to say it would expand the audience. Relax, it&#039;s totally fine to take your kids to see it.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nerdist&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*March 3, 2014 — The first of a series of character posters is revealed.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2014/03/03/new-transformers-4-poster-featuring-mark-wahlberg/ New Transformers 4 Poster Featuring Mark Wahlberg]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*March 4, 2014 — The first [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubGpDoyJvmI teaser trailer] is released.&lt;br /&gt;
*March 12, 2014 — An IMAX poster for the movie is released.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2014/03/12/transformers-4-imax-poster/ Transformers 4 IMAX Poster]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; MTV UK reports it features &amp;quot;Nightship&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.mtv.co.uk/transformers/news/mtv-uk-exclusive-new-transformers-age-of-extinction-poster MTV UK Exclusive! New Transformers: Age of Extinction Poster]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*March 13, 2014 — CinemaCon announce that Nicola Peltz and Jack Reynor will receive the Rising Stars of 2014 Award for Transformers 4.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://cinemacon.com/press/press-release/2014-press-release/nicola-peltz-and-jack-reynor-to-receive-cinemacon-rising-stars-award.html Nicola Peltz and Jack Reynor to Receive &amp;quot;CinemaCon® Rising Stars of 2014 Award]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*March 24, 2014 — On the first day of CinemaCon, [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] shows off 15 minutes of footage from the film.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Transformers-Age-Extinction-CinemaCon-Footage-Brings-Dinosaurs-Explosions-More-42240.html Transformers: Age Of Extinction CinemaCon Footage Brings Dinosaurs, Explosions And More] on Cinema Blend&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Mark Wahlberg promises the movie will be the biggest of the year.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/mark-wahlberg-guarantees-a-hit-with-transformers-age-of-extinction/ Mark Wahlberg &amp;quot;guarantees&amp;quot; a hit with &amp;quot;Transformers: Age of Extinction&amp;quot;] at CBS News&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*May 8, 2014 — The robot voice cast is revealed on michaelbay.com.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;voicecast&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2014/05/08/john-goodman-and-ken-watanabe-join-the-autobot-voice-cast-in-michael-bays-transformers-age-of-extinction/ John Goodman And Ken Watanabe Join The Autobot Voice Cast in Michael Bay’s ‘Transformers: Age Of Extinction’]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*May 15, 2014 — The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKD5SNYUpUk second trailer] is released on YouTube and iTunes.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Changes before, during and after production ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Slash]] was originally intended to appear in the film (he even made it into some concept artwork). &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/age-of-extinction-concept-art-by-wesley-burt-180567/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
* [[Glenn Morshower]] was originally set to return in this film, reprising his role of [[Morshower|General Morshower]], but didn&#039;t return due to scheduling conflict. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://transformerslive.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/general-morshower-not-returning-to.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
* Both [[Josh Duhamel]] and [[Tyrese Gibson]] were intended to cameo reprising their roles as [[William Lennox]] and [[Robert Epps]] but were cut early on before filming started. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/tyrese-gibson-in-talks-for-transformers-4-176078/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/tyrese-gibson-to-make-cameo-appearance-only-in-transformers-4-177407/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/josh-duhamel-to-make-cameo-appearance-in-transformers-4-177026/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2013/06/josh-duhamel-not-in-transformers-4.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
* Ed Welburn, [[General Motors]]&#039; vice president for global design, was originally set to cameo as the C.I.A. head before being recast as a KSI employee. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/29/automobiles/ed-welburn-gets-a-part-in-transformers.html?_r=0&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
* The Bumblebee dance scene was not in the final cut &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnxZ7Gg2yV4&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
*Not only do the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]] go unnamed in the film (other than [[Scorn (AOE)|Scorn]] getting the nickname, &amp;quot;Spike&amp;quot;), the word Dinobot is never even said by anyone.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Foreign names===&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Japanese:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers: Lost Age&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (トランスフォーマー ロストエイジ &#039;&#039;Toransufōmā Rosuto Eiji&#039;&#039;)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.cinematoday.jp/page/N0056111 『トランスフォーマー』第4弾の邦題は『トランスフォーマー ロストエイジ』に決定！最新ビジュアルも公開]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Russian:&#039;&#039;  &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformery: Epokha istrebleniya&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (Трансформеры: Эпоха истребления &#039;&#039;Transformers: Age of Extermination&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Argentina:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers 4&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Cantonese:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Binying Gamgong: Chimmit Saigei&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (變形金剛：殲滅世紀 &amp;quot;Transformers: The Century of Annihilation&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Mandarin:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Biàn-hsín Jīn-gāng Sz: Jiúe-jī Chúng-shēng&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (Taiwan: 變型金剛4：絕跡重生, China: 变形金刚4：绝迹重生 &amp;quot;Transformers 4: Rebirth from the Extinction&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Transformers-_Age_of_ExtinctionOptimusPrimePoster.jpg‎|thumb|right|300px|And lo, by removing the Sword from the Stone, young Optimus Prime proved himself to be the one true king of England, and the golden age that was Camelot began.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers: Age of Extinction&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; is the fourth film in the [[live-action film series]]. It was released on [[June 27]], [[2014]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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Following the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Battle of Chicago]], humanity has come to fear both Autobots and Decepticons alike. With the aid of a Transformer mercenary named [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]], a CIA [[Cemetery Wind|task-force]] operated by [[Harold Attinger]] begins hunting the remaining [[Transformer]]s on [[Earth]]. Hunted by enemies that were once his allies, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] loses faith in humanity and sends his forces into hiding. Now, four years later, struggling inventor and single-father [[Cade Yeager]] discovers a damaged Transformer, placing both himself and his [[Tessa Yeager|daughter]] on a collision course with events that threaten the extinction of humankind itself.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Synopsis==&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:The Creators cyberforming Earth AOE.jpg|thumb|right|300px|&amp;quot;Brace yourselves, robotic hell is coming!&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
65 million years ago, on the planet [[Earth]], during the Cretaceous Period, a &#039;&#039;Psittacosaurus&#039;&#039; is out hunting for food. Finding a fish, the small dinosaur starts to feed, but stops as hundreds of alien ships enter Earth&#039;s atmosphere, commanded by [[Creator (AOE)|&amp;quot;The Creators&amp;quot;]]. The alien ships launch dozens of metallic Seeds across the planet; when detonated, they convert all organic matter into metal. Barely escaping, the &#039;&#039;Psittacosaurus&#039;&#039; walks through the fields of metallic dinosaur corpses as the ships gather the metal. The Age of the Dinosaurs is over. Millions of years later, while digging in the [[Arctic]], a team of geologists uncovers a pair of metalized dinosaurs...&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:AOE Ratchet dying.jpg|thumb|left|300px|&amp;quot;Knew I shouldn&#039;t have signed that Sacrificial Lion clause in the contract!&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
Five years after the invasion of [[Chicago]], tensions between humans and Cybertronians have risen dramatically. The government of the United States has terminated all human-Autobot joint operations and deemed every Autobot a wanted fugitive. [[Harold Attinger]] heads a black-ops military unit within the [[CIA]] known as [[Cemetery Wind]], which aims to hunt down and kill all Transformers, regardless of faction. On one such missions, the team pinpoints [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] hiding within an abandoned boat. Though he tries to run, he is crippled and brought down by their weapons. Though he tries to reason with their team leader, [[James Savoy]], the man dismisses his pleas as his sister was killed in Chicago. Savoy asks why Ratchet ran if he&#039;s not their enemy, and Ratchet begins to replay a transmission he received from [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] telling the Autobots to hide, as they are being hunted.  As he explains this, [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] emerges from the nearby swamp and attacks Ratchet, further damaging him. Emerging from the swamp and walking past his human allies, Lockdown demands to know [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]&#039;s whereabouts. When Ratchet refuses, Lockdown rips out his spark and walks away.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:RustyoldtruckAOE.jpg|thumb|right|300px|&amp;quot;*Gasp* It&#039;s not mint in box!&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Lucas Flannery Rusty Old Truck.jpg|thumb|left|330px]]&lt;br /&gt;
In Texas, struggling inventor [[Cade Yeager]] and his friend/employee [[Lucas Flannery]] meet at an old theater, looking for salvage. He finds an old truck, and upon inspection it seems to be full of artillery shells. He buys the truck along with the other theater equipment and puts it in his garage.[[Tessa Yeager|Tessa]], Cade&#039;s daughter, observes this while video-chatting with her boyfriend and criticizes her dad for buying the heap of junk. While attempting to salvage the truck&#039;s engine to sell, Cade realizes it&#039;s actually a badly-damaged Transformer. After calling Lucas and Tessa, he connects jumper cables to its engine, only for it to begin replaying the distress call Ratchet had received earlier. Lucas and Tessa advocate calling the government, claiming that there is a huge reward for Transformers. Cade convinces them not to call the authorities until he can spend more time working on the truck, as he may be able to stumble on a technological breakthrough if he can figure out how the Transformers work. When Cade removes a live missile from the truck&#039;s &amp;quot;power core,&amp;quot; it transforms into Optimus Prime and roars in a fit of rage while waving a shotgun. Cade, Lucas, and Tessa ask why Optimus is so badly damaged, to which he replies that the Autobots are being hunted and he must help them. Cade decides to repair him, and sends Lucas to buy the parts that will enable him to fix Optimus. &lt;br /&gt;
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In the Arctic, Attinger arrives via helicopter at Lockdown&#039;s ship and demands to know why Optimus Prime escaped him in [[Mexico]]. Lockdown derisively tells Attinger that Optimus Prime would not have escaped were it not for Cemetary Wind&#039;s interference, stressing that he does not care about Attinger or his goals and wishes only to capture Optimus Prime.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Optimus shooting humans AOE.jpg|thumb|left|300px|&amp;quot;I&#039;m mad, I&#039;m mad!!&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
Shortly after returning to [[Washington, D.C.]], Attinger receives a tip that Optimus Prime has been located in Texas and sends Savoy and Cemetary Wind to apprehend him. The agents swarm the barn, but there is no trace of Prime inside. When Savoy presses a gun to Tessa&#039;s head to force Cade to tell him of Prime&#039;s whereabouts, the Autobot leader explodes out of the barn&#039;s basement in which he was hiding. He escapes after a brief skirmish that destroys the Yeager residence, with both Cemetary Wind and Lockdown in pursuit. As Cade catches one of Cemetary Wind&#039;s mini drones, a white rally car zooms over the adjacent fields and picks up the Yeagers and Lucas. The driver turns out to be [[Shane Dyson|Shane]], a rally car racer who is also Tessa&#039;s boyfriend. A separate group of Cemetary Wind vehicles chases them as well.&lt;br /&gt;
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Both the rally car and Optimus Prime are chased into an abandoned factory, where Optimus Prime transforms to fight off Lockdown. Shane puts his driving skills to good use and pulls a series of tight maneuvers that result in the Cemetary Wind cars crashing, but breaks the car&#039;s axle. Optimus Prime, who has caught Lockdown in a crane cable, transforms and tells the humans to pile into him and escape. Lockdown throws a grenade at the humans as they run towards Optimus Prime; though Shane and the Yeagers escape, Lucas is caught in the blast and turned to metal in mid-stride.&lt;br /&gt;
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Arriving at a very dilapidated gas station, Optimus orders the humans out and drives off to ensure that they have not been followed. Cade and Shane converse. Tessa gets angry at Cade again for putting them all in danger.&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Autobots unite monument valley AOE.jpg|thumb|right|300px|&amp;quot;Brace yourselves, the fat ballerina is coming.&amp;quot; ]]&lt;br /&gt;
The next day Optimus and the humans set off towards Monument Valley but stop at a small ATM on the way. Cade tries to use the mini-drone to make a transaction out of his account. This fails, of course, and has the unfortunate side effect of alerting the feds to their location. A group of police cars descend on the scene but the entourage has already left. Prime scans a passing truck, sheds his layer of rust and takes on a new form with his old paint scheme. They arrive in Monument Valley where they meet other Autobot refugees in the form of [[Crosshairs (Movie)|Crosshairs]], [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]], [[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]], and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]. Crosshairs and Hound start threatening the humans for having their species betray them. Optimus convinces them that they have risked their lives to save his. Later, Optimus asks if the are any other Autobots that are still hiding. Cade reveals footage of Ratchet and [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot&#039;s]] demise using the stolen aerial drone. Hound takes off his hat out of respect for his fallen friend while Prime declares that he will kill the one responsible for hunting down the Autobots.&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Joshua experimeting the TransformiumAOE.jpg|thumb|left|300px|A spring, a spring, a marvelous thing! Everyone knows it&#039;s Slinky. It&#039;s Slinky, it&#039;s Slinky.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Inspection of the drone leads them to a company named [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated|KSI]], located in Chicago. It is run by [[Joshua Joyce]], who is working with [[Su Yueming]] and Attinger to create artificial Transformers to eventually be used in the military. Using the remains of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]], and the countless Decepticons from the Chicago battle, they have synthesized the metal that the Transformers are made of, calling it [[Transformium]]. When given commands through a computer, Transformium can be changed into various shapes or objects. Although a drone called [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]] (designed after Bumblebee) is active, Joshua&#039;s major project is a bigger, stronger drone called [[Galvatron (AOE)|Galvatron]]. However, his attempts have not been successful—the drone keeps resembling Megatron instead of the more friendlier image of Optimus Prime. Bumblebee builds Cade and Shane faux-ID badges which the duo use to infiltrate KSI. Cade goes further in and projects imagery of Ratchet&#039;s severed head being melted down for Transformium and the captured [[Brains]], currently missing a leg. This sends Prime into a rage, prompting him to declare that he&#039;s &amp;quot;gonna tear them apart&amp;quot;. Meanwhile, Shane tries to restrain Bumblebee from demolishing a Stinger prototype after a promotional video repeatedly calls him inferior to the man-made drone. He has only partial success, but both human and Autobot manage to avoid detection.&lt;br /&gt;
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However, Cade is caught when his ID badge is found to have been scanned twice (by him and its original owner). He is taken to the upper floors and confronted by Attinger, who claims that what he has witnessed is for world peace. He also asks him about the whereabouts of Optimus Prime. Cade maintains his silence.&lt;br /&gt;
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Furious over how the humans have mutilated their comrades, Optimus orders an attack on KSI. Bumblebee, carried upstairs by Drift in copter mode, rescues Cade. The others trash the lab, free Brains, and confront Joshua, only for him to openly declare that what is being done is being done to prevent more Transformer-caused damage and that the humans &amp;quot;don&#039;t need&amp;quot; the Autobots. Disheartened, Prime orders a retreat. &lt;br /&gt;
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As the Autobots exit the factory and leave, Attinger catches up with Joshua and claims that the Autobots have declared war on the humans by smashing into the facility. He coerces Joyce to use the two functional drones to take down the Autobots. Galvatron and Stinger activate and pursue their quarry across a highway. The Autobots evade Galvatron&#039;s and Stinger&#039;s missiles but are deterred when the drones transform and attack. Bumblebee fires upon Galvatron but is surprised to see him simply disintegrate and reintegrate again. Galvatron attacks Prime, who tries to stab the robot in the &#039;spark chamber&#039; but finds nothing. The artificial robot still functions, and when Prime is surprised about its lack of a spark, it snarls back &amp;quot;That is why I have no FEAR!&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Prime gets shotAOE.jpg|thumb|right|300px|&amp;quot;Optimus lacks situation awareness....&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
As Tessa scrambles for cover in a nearby vehicle, Prime is suddenly shot from the back and falls—Lockdown has arrived, along with his ship! The bounty hunter orders a net dropped over Optimus, hoisting both the Autobot leader and the vehicle Tessa sought refuge in. Cade desperately clings to the net, but his strength gives out and he falls to the fields below. As the spaceship departs, Cade and Shane vow to get Tessa back. &lt;br /&gt;
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Lockdown throws Prime in a cage and orders his lackeys to dispose of Tessa. Prime takes note of several other aliens in similar cages. He also discovers the original purpose of the mercenary ship: it was originally used by a group of legendary Knights (presumably including Prime himself) but now acts as Lockdown&#039;s flying prison. As the vessel flies over Chicago, Attinger is informed of Prime&#039;s capture and arranges for Savoy to meet Lockdown aboard the ship. He also discourages several government agencies from opening fire, claiming that he has an &amp;quot;asset&amp;quot; on the ship.&lt;br /&gt;
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Cade, Shane, and the other Autobots clamber on the ship as it flies low over a bridge. Cade and Shane find Tessa, who has seen Attinger and Savoy receive &amp;quot;the Seed&amp;quot; from Lockdown. However, Tessa completely ignores her father the moment they reconcile and proceeds to cling to Shane, calling him her savior. Cade, thoroughly ridiculed and at a loss for words, can only roll his eyes. The inventor and Shane also find a strange armory, from which Cade takes a sword that opens up to form a gun (referred to as &amp;quot;alien gun&amp;quot;).&lt;br /&gt;
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Crosshairs deploys the ship&#039;s mooring cables as a method of distraction, causing them to attach to the Willis Tower and preventing the ship from going into warp. This allows the humans to climb down to the tower with Bumblebee&#039;s help. Crosshairs appears again, this time in a gunship, and instructs the humans to come aboard. Lockdown&#039;s own ships soon give chase.&lt;br /&gt;
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Lockdown has detached the mooring cables and prepare to warp once again. However, Prime reveals that the section they are in is actually a separate ship. With Hound controlling the ship, they separate from the main ship just as it warps away. &lt;br /&gt;
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Back at KSI, it is decided that all equipment is to be moved to the Beijing facility to continue operations. Joshua is also none too pleased about the previous field test of Galvatron-not only was it lost on several fronts, but the drone also &#039;&#039;spoke&#039;&#039;, which was something it was &#039;&#039;not&#039;&#039; programmed to do!&lt;br /&gt;
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The Autobots regroup at a train yard and Optimus claims that he felt the presence of Megatron during his fight with Galvatron. Brains seconds this, as he was forced to decipher the functionality in Megatron&#039;s brain, which helped the humans build Galvatron&#039;s body (and explains why Joshua could not get Galvatron to resemble Optimus). The tiny bot further mentions how Galvatron used his knowledge to build Stinger and the other drones, with plans to make them into his personal army. &lt;br /&gt;
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As Tessa elaborates about the Seed she saw, Optimus explains how the Creators used Seeds to wipe out entire species and harvest metal produced—Transformium.&lt;br /&gt;
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Drift intercepts a communications message which says Joyce will be going to the Beijing facility. Hearing this, Cade makes a call to Joyce and relays the newfound data about Galvatron. Knowing that Joyce is also an inventor with a heart, he pleads with Joyce to shut down Galvatron before things escalate. Although Joyce puts up an unconvinced face, he calls for increased security around Galvatron right after the call.&lt;br /&gt;
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As police cars surround the train yard the Autobots board the shuttle again and take to the air. Optimus says that though the Autobots will travel to Hong Kong and get the Seed back, they are done protecting humanity after that. Cade disagrees but Prime is non-responsive.&lt;br /&gt;
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In deep space, Lockdown finally discovers the absence of the smaller ship. He grumbles about Optimus Prime taking his trophy case and how the Prime will feel his wrath while he reverses course.&lt;br /&gt;
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Joyce meets with Attinger and Savoy and receives the Seed. Joyce intends to detonate it in a region of the Mongolian Desert, which will generate enough Transformium to last a century. Attinger is eager to expedite production but grows incensed when Joshua disagrees and says that they should go slower, quite obviously moved by Cade&#039;s call.&lt;br /&gt;
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Meanwhile, Galvatron activates &#039;&#039;on his own&#039;&#039; and starts to infect the legion of over fifty KSI Transformers. When the alarm rings regarding Galvatron&#039;s escape, Joyce has Attinger and Savoy evacuated from the building and gets in a car with Yueming, an associate named Darcy, and the Seed.&lt;br /&gt;
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As the trio drive away, they realize the need for a place to hide the Seed. Yueming instructs them to head to Hong Kong, where she can enlist the help of the local armed forces. As the sun rises, Darcy drives off to create a diversion while Joshua and Yueming try to get the Seed out of the city. Joyce learns from his team of scientists (who are playing with some Transformium, using it to create a Rainbow Dash doll and a machine gun successively) that the Seed has the range of a thermo-nuclear device! &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Battle of Hong KongAOE.jpg|thumb|left|300px|The Decepticons send their regards.]]&lt;br /&gt;
As Joyce seeks refuge on a rooftop (and grabs a nearby soybean drink), the Autobot-piloted ship arrives and attempts to pick him and the Seed up. However, Galvatron and his drones have arrived, and a Trax shoots down the airborne vessel with its rockets, causing Bumblebee, Hound, and the Yeagers to spill out of the cargo hold and the others (Prime, Crosshairs, Drift, and the captured Knights) to careen away into a mountainside. Savoy finds the Yeagers and Joyce on the rooftop and open fires on them as they take cover in the elevator. Cade distracts Savoy, who apparently now has a vendetta with the inventor, and distracts the agent long enough for his family to escape. The two jump across rooftops, eventually crashing into a house and get in a fist fight. Savoy pulls out a knife, ready to attack Cade, who counters with a football (apparently used to remember a dead kid) and a tackle that results in Savoy falling out a window and dying on impact. Attinger watches as this happens and receives a message from Lockdown on an advance communications device, asking where his bounty is. Attinger gives his location, giving Lockdown the green light to do what he must to retrieve Prime.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Dinobots ready for battle AOE.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Now does anybody need to use the bathroom before we roll out? Because I am not stopping this dinosaur once we leave.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Hound and Bumblebee attempt to escort the humans and the Seed out of the city, but are cut short when Joshua points out that the KSI-built Transformers were specifically built to hunt and destroy any Autobots or Decepticons left on Earth. This prompts Prime to return into the ship and activate the armory as well as release the other captives within the ship.  As Hound and Bumblebee hold the line and protect the humans, Optimus tries to convince the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Legendary Warriors]] to fight alongside them. Their [[Grimlock (AOE) |apparent leader]] declines at first, fighting the Prime in both his massive robot mode and his Tyrannosaurus mode. Optimus quickly defeats him, saying that he and other warriors will protect his family or die, then mounts the metal dinosaur. After a heroic speech, Crosshairs comments that one would want to die for Optimus, saying he shows great leadership...or brainwashing. Drift replies that this is just how Optimus Prime gains respect. The Autobots mount their Dinobots and charge over the mountains into Hong Kong.&lt;br /&gt;
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Meanwhile, Hound is running out of ammunition and growing desperate, even going so far as to throw his own helmet at synthetic enemies to knock them out. Just as he runs out, Optimus and his fellow Autobots storm into the city, slamming, crushing, stomping, and chomping on all nearby enemies. Galvatron, nowhere near any of this, yells that Prime and his allies are ruining everything. With this battle over, Prime turns his attention to Joyce. He says that Joyce will be responsible for the extinction of humanity. The T-Rex roars at the already frightened Joyce before Optimus gives the order to defend the humans and escort them away from the city.&lt;br /&gt;
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On the way, a homing beacon within the Seed activates, allowing Lockdown to track it and the Autobots down. He activates a massive magnet, wreaking havoc on Hong Kong. Everything metal from kitchenware to massive ships are picked up by the magnet; not even the Autobots or the Warriors are safe. After narrowly avoiding the magnet, the Yeagers are separated from the Autobots, who are being sucked into Lockdown&#039;s ship by the same magnet. Optimus shoots at the magnet, destroying it. The ship retreats to a nearby factory, with Optimus hot on its trail. Cade tells his daughter to stay with Shane and the Autobots, as he wishes to fight alongside Optimus against Lockdown. As Optimus faces Lockdown, however, Attinger corners Yeager with a pistol, accusing him of choosing aliens over his country, but he is quickly shot and killed by Optimus. Cade replies to the corpse that he would make the same choice any time.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:AOE-DefendThisFamily.jpg|thumb|left|400px|Alright Autobots, be sure to start the &#039;&#039;[[Superman]]&#039;&#039; theme the &#039;&#039;moment&#039;&#039; I take off. And I mean &#039;&#039;the&#039;&#039; moment.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Lockdown gains the upper hand, stabbing Optimus through the chest with his own sword and pinning him to a concrete pillar. He makes a brief speech eerily similar to Attinger&#039;s before Cade starts shooting at him. Meanwhile, Tessa convinces Bumblebee to turn around and fight Lockdown, allowing Shane to use a tow truck to unpin Prime. Just as Lockdown is about to perform a killing blow on Cade, Optimus jumps up and slices the bounty hunter in half! Activating one of Lockdown&#039;s grenades, Prime tells the humans to hold on and blasts off while the grenade detonates and demolishes Galvatron&#039;s forces. Galvatron himself has survived the explosion and retreated to the outskirts of the city; watching Prime blast off, he tells Optimus to beware, for he is reborn...&lt;br /&gt;
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Reflecting on the danger he will bring to the Earth if he stays (due to the bounty on his head), Prime blasts off into space with the Seed to confront the Creators, but not before ordering the Autobots to protect the Yeager family.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Quotes==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;There is one way you survive; tell me where he&#039;s hiding. Where is Optimus Prime?&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Never.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;Lockdown impales Ratchet through his chest and extracts his spark.&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Never is here.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Lockdown&#039;&#039;&#039; doesn&#039;t appreciate &#039;&#039;&#039;Ratchet&#039;s&#039;&#039;&#039; defiance.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;All you species are the same. You all think you&#039;re the center of the universe. You have no idea...&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Lockdown&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;You promised me human intelligence. Or is there such a thing?&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Lockdown&#039;&#039;&#039; is not entirely satisfied with Harold Attinger&#039;s assistance.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Human beings. Bunch of backstabbing weasels!&amp;quot; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Hound, find your inner compass. &#039;&#039;Loyalty is but a flower in the winds of fear and temptation.&#039;&#039;&amp;quot; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;What the hell are you saying?!?&amp;quot; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;It&#039;s a haiku.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Cut the crap before I drop a grenade down your throat!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Hound&#039;&#039;&#039; doesn&#039;t appreciate &#039;&#039;&#039;Drift&#039;s&#039;&#039;&#039; haikus.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Autobots, I have sworn never to kill humans...&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Big mistake.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;...but when I find out who&#039;s behind this...he&#039;s going to &#039;&#039;die&#039;&#039;.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;Hound&#039;&#039;&#039; after seeing Ratchet and Leadfoot&#039;s deaths.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;They slaughtered Ratchet! I&#039;M GOING TO TEAR THEM APART!!!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039; after seeing Ratchet&#039;s head being melted down.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Bee, you got to calm down right now&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I&#039;m perfectly calm.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;You got to breathe, do whatever it is that you do...&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I&#039;m calm! I&#039;m calm. I&#039;m calm. I&#039;m touching it. Okay? I&#039;m barely touching, barely touching it.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Shane&#039;&#039;&#039; trying to calm &#039;&#039;&#039;Bumblebee&#039;&#039;&#039; down after they view the video which repeatedly calls him inferior to Stinger&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Wha-We&#039;re not going to kick even &#039;&#039;a little&#039;&#039; ass??&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Brains&#039;&#039;&#039; finds his jailbreak to be a little anti-climactic.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;You have no soul!&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;That is why I have no fear.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Galvatron&#039;&#039;&#039; isn&#039;t as lifeless as Optimus Prime thought.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;My fat ass is stuck!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Hound&#039;&#039;&#039; realizing the unfortunate circumstance of being overweight.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;I&#039;ll cover you! If I stop covering you, that means I&#039;m dead.  But that ain&#039;t going to happen.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Hound&#039;&#039;&#039; taking at least five levels in badass. And then being interrupted by incoming fire.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;I was expecting a giant car!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Drift&#039;&#039;&#039; witnessing Grimlock transform into a dinosaur.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Ugh, you just want to die for the guy. &#039;&#039;That&#039;s&#039;&#039; leadership. Or brainwashing, or something.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;No, that&#039;s Optimus Prime.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Crosshairs&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;Drift&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;I&#039;m a fat ballerina who takes scalps and slits throats!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—Only &#039;&#039;&#039;Hound&#039;&#039;&#039; can take yet another level in badass and ballerina classes at the same time. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;I am &#039;&#039;&#039;GALVATRON&#039;&#039;&#039;!!!&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
:-&#039;&#039;&#039;GALVATRON&#039;&#039;&#039; announces that he&#039;s online, as fans rejoice at [[Frank Welker]]&#039;s return.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;LIKE A TACTICAL NUKE; LOL!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:- &#039;&#039;&#039;Joshua&#039;&#039;&#039; receiving an inappropriately jubilant text message from his scientists, regarding the Seed&#039;s potential detonation range.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;How do you say &#039;Get the f&amp;amp;%# out of the way&#039; in Chinese?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Joshua&#039;&#039;&#039; has some issues with the language barrier.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Oh this is the perfect place to hide, a BIG GLASS BOX! No one will ever find us here!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Joshua&#039;&#039;&#039; complaining about their hiding spot. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;No, impossible! They&#039;re ruining everything!&amp;quot;	&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Galvatron&#039;&#039;&#039; freaks out as the Dinobot riding Autobots crash his welcome back party.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;You saved the human instead of saving yourself? You bring shame upon us all.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Lockdown&#039;&#039;&#039; to Optimus Prime&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;You see my face, your life is done!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Lockdown&#039;s&#039;&#039;&#039; final words to &#039;&#039;&#039;Cade&#039;&#039;&#039; before Optimus slices &#039;&#039;his&#039;&#039; face in half. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;We shall meet &#039;&#039;again&#039;&#039;, Prime, for I am reborn.&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
:-&#039;&#039;&#039;Galvatron&#039;s&#039;&#039;&#039; final words in the film, as he retreats to fight another day.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;There are mysteries to the universe we were never meant to solve, but who we are and why we are here, are not among them. Those answers we carry inside. I am Optimus Prime, and this message is to my Creators. Leave planet Earth alone. Cause I&#039;m coming for you.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;s closing narration.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Main cast==&lt;br /&gt;
{{featuredcharacters|&lt;br /&gt;
h1=[[Autobot]]s|c1=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]] ([[Ken Watanabe]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Crosshairs (Movie)|Crosshairs]] ([[John DiMaggio]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] ([[John Goodman]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] ([[Robert Foxworth]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Brains]] ([[Reno Wilson]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] (John DiMaggio)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]]&lt;br /&gt;
**[[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]]&lt;br /&gt;
**[[Strafe (AOE)|Strafe]]&lt;br /&gt;
**[[Slug (AOE)|Slug]]&lt;br /&gt;
**[[Scorn (AOE)|Scorn]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]&#039;s head&lt;br /&gt;
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|h2=[[Decepticon]]s|c2=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Galvatron (AOE)|Galvatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Junkheap (AOE)|Junkheap]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Trax (AOE)|Traxes]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;quot;[[Two Head]]s&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;quot;[[KSI Boss|KSI Bosses]]&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[McLaren Decepticon]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Aston Martin Decepticon]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]&#039;s head&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Insecticon (Movie)|Insecticons]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] (video footage)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Protoform]]s (video footage)&lt;br /&gt;
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|h3=[[Human]]s|c3=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Cade Yeager]] ([[Mark Wahlberg]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Tessa Yeager]] ([[Nicola Peltz]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Shane Dyson]] ([[Jack Reynor]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Joshua Joyce]] ([[Stanley Tucci]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Harold Attinger]] ([[Kelsey Grammer]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[James Savoy]] ([[Titus Welliver]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Lucas Flannery]] ([[T. J. Miller]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Darcy Tyril]] ([[Sophia Myles]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Su Yueming]] ([[Li Bingbing]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Gill Wembley]] ([[James Bachman]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Chief of Staff Greg]] ([[Thomas Lennon]])&lt;br /&gt;
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==Errors==&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] is seen on the cards Attinger pulls out early in the film, listed as deceased and having been last seen in Chicago. However, Ironhide was killed by Sentinel Prime in Washington, D.C., midway through &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*Scenes from the Decepticons&#039; invasion of Chicago in &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; are shown as archival footage presented by Attinger. While it is conceivable some lucky people with cameras recorded the initial attack and managed to survive and publish their footage, it&#039;s highly unlikely people would&#039;ve been able to get close-up video footage of the [[NEST]] team taking down [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] and the other Decepticons. In an outside-world context, these scenes are simply used as stock footage to help serve as exposition for the audience.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Scrambling Cemetery Wind seems to scramble the timeline.  From the deployment of Cemetery Wind to Lucas&#039;s death, the time of day is in limbo.  For example, Optimus escapes from the Yeager property at sunset, joining the pursuit that takes place in early afternoon.&lt;br /&gt;
*When Shane&#039;s car gets sideswiped in the cornfield, the back left window is shattered.  A couple scenes later, the window is just rolled down.&lt;br /&gt;
*After Bumblebee scans his new alternate mode, the camera pans over the car and Tessa and Shane are not inside.&lt;br /&gt;
*When Joshua is in the lab showing Darcy Transformium, in two different shots, a white, uncolored prop of Ratchet&#039;s head can be seen being worked on in the next room.&lt;br /&gt;
*When Shane&#039;s car breaks into the place where some people are in a kind of social activity, the woman who is sitting right in the middle of the room is clearly expecting the glass-breaking-noise to start running.&lt;br /&gt;
*Some security guards in KSI are completely oblivious to Crosshairs&#039;s shooting and shouting until a few seconds before the scene changes.&lt;br /&gt;
*When he loses his grip on the net holding Optimus and the car containing Tessa, Cade is shown falling toward the street, but he lands on the grass by the road.&lt;br /&gt;
*When the Autobots are on a bridge, before boarding Lockdown&#039;s ship, Crosshairs is clearly shown to be speaking but no dialogue is heard.&lt;br /&gt;
*While the human characters are climbing across the anchor cables to the high-rise building some of the Steeljaws begins to climb out after them. Cade tells his daughter not to look back and see them, but when we cut back to her, with a clear view of the cables behind her, the Steeljaws are not visible for this moment.&lt;br /&gt;
*When Bumblebee jumps off Lockdown&#039;s ship to save the humans, he is followed by a Steeljaw.  In the following shot, the Steeljaw is gone.&lt;br /&gt;
*While explaining Megatron&#039;s plans to the Autobots, Brains rings a bell on a train.  In the next shot, the bell is not moving.&lt;br /&gt;
*During the motorcycle chase, the CIA cars change.  At first, Joshua and Su are trailed by a Cadillac and an Audi; in the middle of the chase, the Cadillac is replaced by another Audi.  By the end of the chase, the Cadillac is back.&lt;br /&gt;
*In Hong Kong, when Cade, Joshua, Tessa, and Shane enter the elevator to run away from the rooftop, the elevator won&#039;t move and Cade says it is overloaded. But in the next scene, we could see that the maximum amount of person that the elevator could bring is 9 people. There are only 4 people and the seed (the seed is not as heavy as human because Joshua could lift it easily).&lt;br /&gt;
*When Cade is running from Savoy down the side of the Hong Kong building, Savoy stomps on an external air conditioning unit so it will fall on Cade. When the air conditioning unit breaks off the wall, it reveals a plain wall. This shows the air conditioner was there for no other reason than to come off the wall rather than actually be used to cool an interior.&lt;br /&gt;
*All of the vehicles see in Hong Kong are left hand drive. In Hong Kong they drive on the left and so most vehicles would be right hand drive.&lt;br /&gt;
*Grimlock melts some KSI Transformers on a covered bridge with his fire breath, though the bridge itself remains intact until he crashes through it.&lt;br /&gt;
*When Lockdown shoots at Cade during his battle with Optimus, Cade and Attinger take cover despite Attinger&#039;s very recent death.&lt;br /&gt;
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*The cyberformed remains of a &#039;&#039;Tyrannosaurus&#039;&#039; and a &#039;&#039;Spinosaurus&#039;&#039; appear frozen together in the arctic at the beginning of the film. This is rather odd considering the two are found in different continents (North America and Africa respectively) and separated by around 35 million years of evolution.&lt;br /&gt;
*The dinosaurs include a &#039;&#039;Psittaccosaurus&#039;&#039; (100-120 million years old), a generic hadrosaur that might be either an &#039;&#039;Edmontosaurus&#039;&#039; or a &#039;&#039;Shantungosaurus&#039;&#039; (65-70 million years old), and a brachiosaurid (100-157 million years old) during what is implied to be the K-Pg extinction event (64.5-65 million years old).&lt;br /&gt;
*The &#039;&#039;Psittaccosaurus&#039;&#039;, a well known herbivorous animal, is seen actively hunting and killing live prey. In a nod to paleontological accuracy, however, it is depicted with a row of quill-like feathers along its back, as many ceratopsian dinosaurs are believed to have had.&lt;br /&gt;
*The Dinobots show various exaggerations and ornamentations which go beyond the usual suspension of disbelief involved in... [[Dinobot (disambiguation)|giant metal dinosaurs]]. Grimlock sports curved, backwards pointing horns and enormous fangs. Slug has huge tail spikes and a set of nasty chin horns. Scorn probably gets off the easiest, being &#039;&#039;mostly&#039;&#039; correct, bar his extra fins. Strafe is the biggest offender, with a double pair of elongate tails and twin heads.&lt;br /&gt;
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* As usual, many of the new characters have roots in older portions of the mythos:&lt;br /&gt;
**  [[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]] is based on [[Drift (G1)|a Generation 1 character]] introduced in IDW&#039;s 2008 &#039;&#039;[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]&#039;&#039; series.&lt;br /&gt;
** Lockdown is derived from [[Lockdown_(Animated)|a character in the 2008 &#039;&#039;Animated&#039;&#039; cartoon]] who had already jumped over to the G1 comics and, in toy form, to the Movie universe. &lt;br /&gt;
** [[Hound (disambiguation)|Hound]] and [[Crosshairs (disambiguation)|Crosshairs]] both share names with previous characters; their personalities are new and unique, though Hound seems based on [[Bulkhead (Prime)|&#039;&#039;Prime&#039;&#039; Bulkhead]] in physique, coloration and personality.&lt;br /&gt;
** Galvatron being a new form for Megatron has been a thing for [[Galvatron (disambiguation)|basically forever]].&lt;br /&gt;
** The Dinobots are the latest iteration of [[Dinobot (G1)|the powerhouse subfaction]] that first appeared in the early days of Generation 1. Their leader Grimlock is a direct analog of [[Grimlock (G1)|his Generation 1 counterpart]]; Strafe and Slug are based on Generation 1 [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] and [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], respectively.&lt;br /&gt;
* In the film&#039;s opening act, Optimus has adopted a flatnosed truck alternate mode akin to that of his [[Optimus Prime (G1)|G1 counterpart]].&lt;br /&gt;
* This is not the first time that Ratchet and Lockdown have faced off. &#039;&#039;Animated&#039;&#039; [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] and [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] had [[The Thrill of the Hunt|a long-running feud]]. Within the movie universe, the two characters have been described as rivals on toy packaging bios, and faced off in &#039;&#039;[[Cyber Missions 3]]&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
* The concept of the Transformers being built by another race first appeared in the third season of [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the original &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; cartoon]].&lt;br /&gt;
* Meanwhile, the concept of humans hunting down all Transformers on Earth following a massive and disastrous battle hearkens back to plotlines from IDW&#039;s [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 ongoing series]].&lt;br /&gt;
* The (rather obvious) theme of humans (particularly Evil Government Agencies) using captured Transformers as a source of technology has appeared numerous times in the mythos, going all the way back to the [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]] agency in the original Marvel Comics. [[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|The &#039;&#039;Animated&#039;&#039; cartoon]] in particular featured the severed head of [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] being studied and reverse-engineered, while in IDW&#039;s ongoing G1 stories,  [[Sunstreaker (G1)|a Transformer&#039;s severed  head]] was used to help design man-made Transformers (in [[The Transformers: Maximum Dinobots|a Dinobot-focused series at that]].) More broad uses of the concept include the Dreamwave &#039;&#039;[[War and Peace]]&#039;&#039; mini-series, Devils Due&#039;s &#039;&#039;[[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers: The Art of War|Art of War]]&#039;&#039; mini-series (&#039;&#039;again&#039;&#039; featuring the severed head of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]), the [[The Transformers (IDW)|IDW ongoing series]], [[All or Nothing!|Cobra&#039;s actions in the G2 comics]], and [[MECH]] from the [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|&#039;&#039;Prime&#039;&#039; cartoon]].&lt;br /&gt;
* The ringtone on Joshua&#039;s assistant&#039;s cell phone is a remixed version of the original G1 Transformers [[theme song]].&lt;br /&gt;
* In the scene where Optimus scans a passing truck, the classic [[Transformation#The noise|transformation noise]] plays when the Autobot symbol emerges from his grill.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Among the objects KSI makes from Transformium in the film is a Rainbow Dash doll from [[My Little Pony|another popular Hasbro brand]].&lt;br /&gt;
*This marks the second time a Michael Bay film has begun with the extinction of the dinosaurs, the first being &#039;&#039;[[Armageddon]]&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Reception==&lt;br /&gt;
The movie has been received with varied ratings. Rotten Tomatoes gave it a rating of 17%, though 58% of the audience liked it. Damn tomatoes. However, IMDb gave it 6.4. Entirely, as the only professional reviews, the movie received up and down ratings, leaving more reviews to come.&lt;br /&gt;
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*February 13, 2012 — Paramount announces [[Michael Bay]] has signed a deal to make a fourth &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; film.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;tf4update&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2012/02/14/transformers-4-update/ Transformers 4 Update] on Michael Bay&#039;s site.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*June 6, 2012 — During [[Transformers: The Ride – 3D]] coverage, LA Times reports Michael Bay as saying the film will have a whole new human cast and redesigned robots.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/transformers-the-ride-3d-even-impresses-disney-rivals/ Transformers taking new shape] on LA Times&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*June 21, 2012 — In another LA Times interview, Bay reveals that the film will not be a reboot as previously stated.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/transformers-4-michael-bay-purges-stars-may-go-into-space/ &#039;Transformers 4&#039;: Michael Bay purges stars, may go into space] on LA Times&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*September 21, 2012 — Bay confirms that voice actor [[Peter Cullen]] will be kept on as [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] once again.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/21/michael-bay-transformers-4-pain-and-gain_n_1903523.html Huffington Post interview].&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*October 18, 2012 — The logo is revealed at a Paramount presentation.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=95936 Paramount Previews Jack Reacher, Pain &amp;amp; Gain, Jack Ryan, Transformers 4, World War Z &amp;amp; More! ] on Comingsoon.net&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*November 8, 2012 — After a number of rumors suggest it, Bay casts actor [[Mark Wahlberg]] in the film.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;wahlberg&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2012/11/08/michel-bay-re-teams-with-his-pain-gain-star-mark-mark-wahlberg-for-transformers-4/ Michael Bay Re-Teams With His &#039;Pain &amp;amp; Gain&#039; Star Mark Wahlberg for Transformers 4] on Michael Bay&#039;s site.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*December 15, 2012 — Wahlberg confirms that filming of &#039;&#039;Transformers 4&#039;&#039; will commence in May 2013. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2012/12/transformers-4-shoot-begins-in-may.html Transformers 4 Shoot Begins in May]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*January 8, 2013 — Bay casts Irish American actor [[Jack Reynor]] in &#039;&#039;Transformers 4&#039;&#039;. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jack-reynor-lands-starring-role-409850 Jack Reynor Lands Starring Role]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*March 20, 2013 — The Michigan Film Office announces the film series will return to [[Detroit]],&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.michiganfilmoffice.org/The-Film-Office/Press-Releases/Detail.aspx?id=11620 Transformers Returning to Michigan, Approved for Film Incentive]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and reveals plot details which are later debunked by Paramount Pictures.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://screenrant.com/transformers-4-movie-plot-synopsis-cast/ Unofficial &#039;Transformers 4&#039; Plot Synopsis Is Not Accurate]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*March 26, 2013 — [[Nicola Peltz]] is confirmed as a cast member via Bay&#039;s website.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/03/26/welcome-nicola-peltz-to-transformers-4/ Welcome Nicola Peltz to Transformers 4]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*April 15, 2013 — Actor [[Stanley Tucci]] joins the cast.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/cinemaconnews.php?id=103034 CinemaCon: Stanley Tucci Joins Transformers 4]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*May 1, 2013 — [[Kelsey Grammer]] joins the cast as the lead villain named &amp;quot;Harold Attinger&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.deadline.com/2013/05/kelsey-grammer-lands-lead-human-villain-in-transformers-sequel/ Kelsey Grammer Lands Lead (Human) Villain In ‘Transformers’ Sequel]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*May 6, 2013 — The Wrap confirms that [[Sophia Myles]] will play a scientist.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/sophia-myles-join-mark-wahlberg-michael-bays-transformers-4-exclusive-89661 Sophia Myles to Join Mark Wahlberg in Michael Bay&#039;s &#039;Transformers 4&#039; (Exclusive)]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*May 18, 2013 — The name of Mark Wahlberg&#039;s character is revealed to be Flynn Vincent (This was later either changed or misinformation).&lt;br /&gt;
*May 20, 2013 — Chinese actress [[Li Bingbing]] joins the cast.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chinas-li-bingbing-boards-transformers-525370 China&#039;s Li Bingbing Boards &#039;Transformers 4&#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*May 28, 2013 — Actor-Comedian [[T. J. Miller]] joins the cast as a mechanic who is the best friend of Wahlberg&#039;s character.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/tj-miller-joins-transformers-4-559359 T.J. Miller Joins &#039;Transformers4&#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Filming begins at [[Wikipedia:Monument Valley|Monument Valley]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/28/transformers-4-starts-filming-in-monument-valley-navajo-tribal-park/ Transformers 4 Starts Filming in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and the alternate modes of two new Autobots are revealed on Michael Bay&#039;s website: a C7 Corvette Stingray&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/28/transformers-4-cars-c7-corvette-stingray/ Transformers 4: C7 Corvette Stingray]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and a Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/28/transformer-4-cars/ Transformers 4: Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:AOE Optimus Prime truck.jpg|thumb|right|240px|When having one&#039;s midlife crisis, it&#039;s not unusual to get a souped-up alternate mode.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*May 29, 2013 — Optimus Prime&#039;s new alternate mode is officially revealed by Michael Bay as a custom-built semi-truck.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/29/optimus-prime/ Optimus Prime]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*May 30, 2013 — Bumblebee&#039;s new alternate mode is revealed on Michael Bay&#039;s website as a highly modified 1967 Camaro SS.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/30/transformers-4-bumblebee/ Bumblebee]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*May 31, 2013 — Hound is revealed as a new character for Transformers 4, transforming into a Medium Tactical Vehicle.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/31/hound/ Hound]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*June 7, 2013 — Another new vehicle for the film is revealed as a Lamborghini Aventador.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/07/lamborghini-aventador/ Lamborghini Aventador]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*June 12, 2013 — The Sonic RS Rally Car is revealed for the film.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/12/sonic-rs/ Sonic RS Rally Car]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*June 25, 2013 — The Pagani Huayra is revealed to appear in the film.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/25/pagani-huayra/ Pagani Huayra]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*June 28, 2013 — A Freightliner Argosy cab-over truck is revealed for the film.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/28/freightliner/ Freightliner]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*July 2, 2013 — A second alternate mode is revealed for Bumblebee in the form of a 2014 Concept Camaro.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/07/02/bumblebee-2014-concept-camaro/ Bumblebee 2014 Concept Camaro]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/07/02/bumblebee-2014-concept-camaro-2/ Bumblebee 2014 Concept Camaro]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*July 14, 2013 — Chinese actor-musician [[Han Geng]] is announced as being part of the cast.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/07/14/han-geng/ Han Geng]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*July 25, 2013 — After being spotted in Texas in June, actor [[Titus Welliver]] officially joins the cast.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.deadline.com/2013/07/transformers-4-adds-titus-welliver/ ‘Transformers 4′ Adds Titus Welliver]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*July 27, 2013 — The S.S. Columbia and the S.S. Ste. Clair have been spotted to be featured in the film.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/story/2013/07/26/wdr-boblo-boats-transformers-four.html Historic Boblo boats land role in Transformers 4]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*July 30, 2013 — Wahlberg&#039;s children have been cast.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://comicbook.com/blog/2013/07/30/mark-wahlbergs-kids-cast-in-transformers-4/ Mark Wahlberg&#039;s Kids Cast In Transformers 4]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*August 12, 2013 — [[Victoria Summer]] joins the cast.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/victoria-summer-in-transformers-4-178207/ Victoria Summer in Transformers 4]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:TF4 Chinese Reality Show contestants.jpg|thumb|right|220px|If &#039;&#039;Age of Extinction&#039;&#039; teaches us anything, it&#039;s that more movies should be cast using reality shows.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*August 25, 2013 — The &#039;&#039;[[Transformers 4 Chinese Actors Talent Search Reality Show]]&#039;&#039; ends, with winners [[Byron Li]], [[Candice Zhao]], [[Austin Lin]] and [[Teresa Daley]] joining the cast.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://beijing.china.org.cn/2013-08/28/content_29845758.htm &#039;Transformers 4&#039; recruits 4 Chinese actors]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*September 3, 2013 — Lorenzo di Bonaventura confirms the presence of Dinobots in the film.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/09/03/dinobots-confirmed-for-transformers-4 Dinobots Confirmed for Transformers 4]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*September 3, 2013 — The film&#039;s title, &#039;&#039;Transformers: Age of Extinction&#039;&#039;, is officially announced and the first teaser poster is revealed.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/transformers-4-title-reveal-age-extinction-hints-dinobots-225716345.html &#039;Transformers 4&#039; Title Reveal: &#039;Age of Extinction&#039; Hints at Dinobots]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*October 17, 2013 — Director Michael Bay is assaulted on the set during filming in Hong Kong by two locals demanding money. Bay receives minor injuries, but plays the incident off on his blog. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=834789 MSN.com article]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/michael-bay-attacked-on-transformers-hong-kong-film-shoot-1.2100953 CBC News article]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/10/17/hong-kong-incident/ Post on Michael Bay&#039;s Blog]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*October 22, 2013 — Four additional locals approach a member of the crew and demand money; one of the four is later arrested by police. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=835795 Second extortion attempt reported on &#039;Transformers 4&#039; set]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*October 28, 2013 — Director Michael Bay plays down the extortion attempts in an interview with the South China Morning Post. He notes that the locals were apologetic over what took place, and that he wanted to film more projects in Hong Kong. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1342084/hollywood-director-michael-bay-eager-shoot-hong-kong-again &amp;quot;Hollywood director Michael Bay eager to shoot in Hong Kong again&amp;quot;, &#039;&#039;South China Morning Post&#039;&#039;, 28 October 2013.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:AOE Michael Bay Nicola Peltz on set.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Michael Bay uses his legendary charm to get the very best performance out of his actors.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*November 25, 2013 — &#039;&#039;Age of Extinction&#039;&#039; features in &#039;&#039;Empire&#039;&#039; magazine, showing Optimus Prime&#039;s new look on the cover. Inside are on-set photos of Michael Bay and the film&#039;s human cast in action.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;empire&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=39488 New Transformers: Age Of Extinction Images]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*December 10, 2013 — M1905 publishes a series of interview with cast and crew in which a plethora of information, mainly regarding the film&#039;s human characters, is revealed.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://t4.m1905.com/Report/position/id/80 Interviews on m1950.com]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*December 17, 2013 — Producer [[Allegra Clegg]] visits Durfee Elementary-Middle School as the result of a competition, and answers questions and shows three minutes of footage from the film.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://blog.thedetroithub.com/2013/12/17/transformers-4-producer-rewards-dps-eighth-graders-for-attendance/ Transformers 4 producer rewards DPS eighth graders for attendance] on Detroit Unspun]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*January 7, 2014 — Following an on-stage snafu at a Samsung presentation, Michael Bay announces on his site that a special presentation including Transformers 4 footage would be touring to promote Samsung&#039;s new line of curved TV screens. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2014/01/06/ces/ CES] on Michael Bay&#039;s blog&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*January 16, 2014 — The new Lucasfilm facility in Singapore opens, with some ILM work on &#039;&#039;Age of Extinction&#039;&#039; to be done there.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/lifestyle/story/lucasfilm-singapore-work-new-avengers-and-transformers-movies-20140116 Lucasfilm Singapore to work on new Avengers and Transformers movies] on The Straits Times&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*January 17, 2014 — [[Steve Jablonsky]] confirms in an interview with JoBlo that he&#039;ll be providing the score for &#039;&#039;Age of Extinction&#039;&#039;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/exclusive-interview-composter-steve-jablonsky-talks-transformers-4-lone-survivor-and-michael-bay Exclusive Interview (Part Two): Composer Steve Jablonsky talks Transformers 4, Lone Survivor, and Michael Bay]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*January 20, 2014 — Late script changes result in Bay and his crew returning to Chongqing for a week reshooting a scene.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.ecns.cn/2014/01-23/98337.shtml &#039;Transformers 4&#039; back to China for additional shots]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:AOEOptimusRidingGrimlock.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.9|&amp;quot;Get me closer! I want to hit them with my sword!&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
*February 2, 2014 — The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F33PCUTWPk &#039;&#039;Age of Extinction&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;big game spot&amp;quot;] is screened during Super Bowl XLVIII.&lt;br /&gt;
*February 18, 2014 — In an interview with Nerdist, Titus Welliver said the film would be darker and &amp;quot;not a kid&#039;s movie&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nerdist&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://www.nerdist.com/2014/02/titus-welliver-talks-about-transformers-4-and-clark-greggs-s-h-i-e-l-d-comments/ Titus Welliver Talks About TRANSFORMERS 4 and Clark Gregg’s S.H.I.E.L.D. Comments]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*February 28, 2014 — Following a storm of online discussion regarding his previous statement, Titus Welliver issues a new statement to the effect that &#039;&#039;Age of Extinction&#039;&#039; is in fact a kid&#039;s movie and he meant to say it would expand the audience. Relax, it&#039;s totally fine to take your kids to see it.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nerdist&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*March 3, 2014 — The first of a series of character posters is revealed.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2014/03/03/new-transformers-4-poster-featuring-mark-wahlberg/ New Transformers 4 Poster Featuring Mark Wahlberg]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*March 4, 2014 — The first [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubGpDoyJvmI teaser trailer] is released.&lt;br /&gt;
*March 12, 2014 — An IMAX poster for the movie is released.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2014/03/12/transformers-4-imax-poster/ Transformers 4 IMAX Poster]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; MTV UK reports it features &amp;quot;Nightship&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.mtv.co.uk/transformers/news/mtv-uk-exclusive-new-transformers-age-of-extinction-poster MTV UK Exclusive! New Transformers: Age of Extinction Poster]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*March 13, 2014 — CinemaCon announce that Nicola Peltz and Jack Reynor will receive the Rising Stars of 2014 Award for Transformers 4.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://cinemacon.com/press/press-release/2014-press-release/nicola-peltz-and-jack-reynor-to-receive-cinemacon-rising-stars-award.html Nicola Peltz and Jack Reynor to Receive &amp;quot;CinemaCon® Rising Stars of 2014 Award]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*March 24, 2014 — On the first day of CinemaCon, [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] shows off 15 minutes of footage from the film.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Transformers-Age-Extinction-CinemaCon-Footage-Brings-Dinosaurs-Explosions-More-42240.html Transformers: Age Of Extinction CinemaCon Footage Brings Dinosaurs, Explosions And More] on Cinema Blend&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Mark Wahlberg promises the movie will be the biggest of the year.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/mark-wahlberg-guarantees-a-hit-with-transformers-age-of-extinction/ Mark Wahlberg &amp;quot;guarantees&amp;quot; a hit with &amp;quot;Transformers: Age of Extinction&amp;quot;] at CBS News&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*May 8, 2014 — The robot voice cast is revealed on michaelbay.com.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;voicecast&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2014/05/08/john-goodman-and-ken-watanabe-join-the-autobot-voice-cast-in-michael-bays-transformers-age-of-extinction/ John Goodman And Ken Watanabe Join The Autobot Voice Cast in Michael Bay’s ‘Transformers: Age Of Extinction’]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*May 15, 2014 — The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKD5SNYUpUk second trailer] is released on YouTube and iTunes.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Changes before, during and after production ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Slash]] was originally intended to appear in the film (he even made it into some concept artwork). &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/age-of-extinction-concept-art-by-wesley-burt-180567/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
* [[Glenn Morshower]] was originally set to return in this film, reprising his role of [[Morshower|General Morshower]], but didn&#039;t return due to scheduling conflict. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://transformerslive.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/general-morshower-not-returning-to.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
* Both [[Josh Duhamel]] and [[Tyrese Gibson]] were intended to cameo reprising their roles as [[William Lennox]] and [[Robert Epps]] but were cut early on before filming started. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/tyrese-gibson-in-talks-for-transformers-4-176078/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/tyrese-gibson-to-make-cameo-appearance-only-in-transformers-4-177407/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/josh-duhamel-to-make-cameo-appearance-in-transformers-4-177026/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2013/06/josh-duhamel-not-in-transformers-4.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
* Ed Welburn, [[General Motors]]&#039; vice president for global design, was originally set to cameo as the C.I.A. head before being recast as a KSI employee. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/29/automobiles/ed-welburn-gets-a-part-in-transformers.html?_r=0&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
* The Bumblebee dance scene was not in the final cut &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnxZ7Gg2yV4&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
*Not only do the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]] go unnamed in the film (other than [[Scorn (AOE)|Scorn]] getting the nickname, &amp;quot;Spike&amp;quot;), the word Dinobot is never even said by anyone.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Foreign names===&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Japanese:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers: Lost Age&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (トランスフォーマー ロストエイジ &#039;&#039;Toransufōmā Rosuto Eiji&#039;&#039;)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.cinematoday.jp/page/N0056111 『トランスフォーマー』第4弾の邦題は『トランスフォーマー ロストエイジ』に決定！最新ビジュアルも公開]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Russian:&#039;&#039;  &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformery: Epokha istrebleniya&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (Трансформеры: Эпоха истребления &#039;&#039;Transformers: Age of Extermination&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Argentina:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers 4&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Cantonese:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Binying Gamgong: Chimmit Saigei&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (變形金剛：殲滅世紀 &amp;quot;Transformers: The Century of Annihilation&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Mandarin:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Biàn-hsín Jīn-gāng Sz: Jiúe-jī Chúng-shēng&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (Taiwan: 變型金剛4：絕跡重生, China: 变形金刚4：绝迹重生 &amp;quot;Transformers 4: Rebirth from the Extinction&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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There are some names you should run really, really fast from. &#039;&#039;&#039;Cemetery Wind&#039;&#039;&#039; is an [[CIA]] black ops unit created after the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Battle of Chicago]] for the sole purpose of hunting, capturing and destroying [[Transformer]]s. Badges and previous allegiances are irrelevant in their crusade to save mankind from the alien menace, as embodied by its leader and founder [[Harold Attinger]].&lt;br /&gt;
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Their actions aren&#039;t exactly authorized by the US government.&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quote|You&#039;re trying to defend your family. That&#039;s admirable. I&#039;m trying to defend the nation from alien war.|Harold Attinger, the founder and head of the organization, condensing the group&#039;s ideals, &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]&#039;&#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Fiction==&lt;br /&gt;
===&#039;&#039;Age of Extinction&#039;&#039; film===&lt;br /&gt;
{{spoiler|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|July 28}}&lt;br /&gt;
Established after the Battle of Chicago, Cemetery Wind was, in theory, supposed to hunt down the remaining Decepticons on Earth. However, unknown to higher-ups in the government, they hunted down both Autobot and Decepticon indiscriminately, and were actually secretly working with the unaffiliated bounty hunter [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]], who had his own agenda of hunting down the Autobot leader Optimus Prime. The fact that its members were made up of those who seemingly lost friends and family to Transformer attacks probably didn&#039;t help. Among those who were hunted down and killed by Cemetery Wind included the Autobot [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]], as evidenced by recordings of the Autobot&#039;s death. Field agent [[James Savoy]] led a team and hunted down [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] on an abandoned ship, brutally executing the Autobot medic with Lockdown&#039;s help, and transferring Ratchet&#039;s remains to [[KSI]] to be melted down into its component parts. Cemetery Wind also utilizes hovering insect-like drones to track down their prey.&lt;br /&gt;
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Later, acting on a tip that [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] has been sighted, a team of Cemetery Wind operatives went to [[Cade Yeager]]&#039;s farm and used extremely aggressive interrogation methods and threatened to kill Cade&#039;s daughter [[Tessa Yeager|Tessa]]. Optimus revealed himself, and while Cemetery Wind tried to hunt down the humans, the unexpected arrival of rally driver [[Shane Dyson]] and his unconventional driving skills (as well as a little help from Optimus) managed to allow them to evade Cemetery Wind. By capturing one of their drones, Cade Yeager was able to hack into their system and find their connection to KSI.&lt;br /&gt;
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Later, members of Cemetery Wind retrieved the Seed from Lockdown once the bounty hunter had captured Optimus Prime. During the ensuing battle in Hong Kong, Savoy was killed by Cade Yeager in a battle between the two, and in an attempt to gun down Cade Yeager in cold blood, Optimus Prime was forced to shoot Attinger.&lt;br /&gt;
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Presumably the deeds of Cemetery Wind would be exposed and the organization shut down. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}&lt;br /&gt;
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		<title>Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)</title>
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[[File:Transformers-_Age_of_ExtinctionOptimusPrimePoster.jpg‎|thumb|right|300px|&amp;quot;Brace yourselves. Winter is coming.&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers: Age of Extinction&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; is the fourth film in the [[live-action film series]]. It was released on [[June 27]], [[2014]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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Following the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Battle of Chicago]], humanity has come to fear both Autobots and Decepticons alike. With the aid of a Transformer mercenary named [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]], a CIA [[Cemetery Wind|task-force]] operated by [[Harold Attinger]] begins hunting the remaining [[Transformer]]s on [[Earth]]. Hunted by enemies that were once his allies, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] sends his forces into hiding. Now, four years later, struggling inventor and single-father [[Cade Yeager]] discovers a damaged Transformer, placing both himself and his [[Tessa Yeager|daughter]] on a collision course with events that threaten the extinction of humankind itself.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Synopsis==&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:The Creators AOE.jpg|thumb|right|300px|&amp;quot;Brace yourselves. Robotic hell is coming.&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
65 million years ago, on the planet [[Earth]], during the Cretaceous Period, a &#039;&#039;Psittacosaurus&#039;&#039; is out hunting for food. Finding a fish, the small dinosaur starts to feed, but stops as hundreds of alien ships enter Earth&#039;s atmosphere. These alien ships are commanded by &amp;quot;The Creators&amp;quot;. The alien ships begin launching bombs called &amp;quot;Seeds&amp;quot; everywhere. When detonated, they turn most of the Earth&#039;s surface and much of its organic life into a metallic element. Barely escaping, the &#039;&#039;Psittacosaurus&#039;&#039; walks through the fields of metallic dinosaur corpses. The Age of the Dinosaurs is over.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:AOE Ratchet dying.jpg|thumb|left|300px|&amp;quot;Knew I shouldn&#039;t have signed that Sacrificial Lion clause in the contract!&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
Four years after the invasion of [[Chicago]], tensions between humans and Cybertronians have risen dramatically. The government of the United States has terminated all human-Autobot joint operations and deemed every Autobot a wanted fugitive. [[Harold Attinger]] heads a black-ops military unit known as [[Cemetery Wind]], which aims to hunt down and kill all Transformers, regardless of faction. On one such mission aboard an abandoned boat, the team pinpoint another Transformer in hiding, who turns out to be [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]. Initially he tries to run, but when he is forced to transform, he tries to reason with the CIA operatives. [[James Savoy]], who leads the field operations and reports to the paranoid Attinger, dismisses Ratchet&#039;s pleas. Then, a cannon emerges from the swamp, firing off a few rounds, knocking Ratchet down, and destroying his leg. It&#039;s revealed to be [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]], who demands to know Optimus Prime&#039;s whereabouts. Ratchet&#039;s defiance earns him a hook through the chest, killing him. &lt;br /&gt;
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In Texas, struggling inventor [[Cade Yeager]] and his friend/employee [[Lucas Flannery]] meet at an old theater, looking for parts/salvage. He finds an old truck, and upon inspection, it seems to have artillery shells inside it. He buys the truck along with the other theater equipment and puts it in his garage. [[Tessa Yeager|Tessa]], Cade&#039;s daughter, observes this while video-chatting with her boyfriend and criticizes her dad for buying the heap of junk.&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:RustyoldtruckAOE.jpg|thumb|right|300px|&amp;quot;*Gasp* It&#039;s not mint in box!&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
Later on, Cade discovers a giant hole on the radiator while taking the truck apart. After calling Lucas and Tessa, he connects jumper cables to its engine, only for it to promptly declare &amp;quot;Calling all Autobots...&amp;quot;. Lucas and Tessa advocate calling the police, claiming that there is a huge reward for Transformers. Cade convinces them not to call the authorities while he fixes the truck. When Cade removes a live missile from the truck&#039;s &amp;quot;power core,&amp;quot; Optimus Prime transforms and roars in a fit of rage while waving his shotgun. Lucas gets injured in the head by the swinging shotgun. Cade, Lucas, and Tessa enquire why Optimus is in such a ragged state, to which he replies that the Autobots are being hunted and he must help them. Seeing the damaged condition the Autobot leader is in, Cade decides to repair him. Cade sends Lucas to buy the parts that will enable him to fix Optimus. &lt;br /&gt;
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Shortly after, however, a strike team led by Savoy and commanded by Attinger approaches the farm, having been tipped off to Prime&#039;s location by Lucas. Agents swarm the barn, but there is no trace of Prime inside. As Savoy presses a gun to Tessa&#039;s head and Cade swears that he doesn&#039;t know where Prime is, said Cybertronian explodes out of the floor of the barn-he was hiding in the basement under the barn. Optimus escapes, still being chased by Cemetery Wind. As Cade catches a mini-drone used by Cemetery Wind and the Yeager residence explodes, a white rally car zooms over the adjacent fields and picks up the Yeagers and Lucas. The driver is revealed to be [[Shane Dyson|Shane]], Tessa&#039;s boyfriend and rally car racer.&lt;br /&gt;
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Lockdown arrives to chase Optimus. Prime, as well as the Yeagers, Shane, and Lucas, is chased into an abandoned factory. While Optimus fights Lockdown, Shane puts his driving skills to good use and dispatches most of Cemetery Wind. However, the stunt driving has broken the car&#039;s axle. They pile into Optimus and flee, but Lucas is caught in the radius of Lockdown&#039;s grenade and is turned into metal, frozen in midstride.&lt;br /&gt;
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Arriving at a very dilapidated gas station, Optimus orders the humans out and drives off to ensure that they have not been followed. Cade and Shane converse. Tessa gets angry at Cade again for putting them all in danger.&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Autobots unite monument valley AOE.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]&lt;br /&gt;
The next day Optimus and the humans set off towards Monument Valley but stop at a small ATM on the way. Cade tries to use the mini-drone to make a transaction out of his account. This fails, of course, and has the unfortunate side effect of alerting the feds to their location. A group of police cars descend on the scene but the entourage has already left. Prime scans a passing truck, sheds his layer of rust and takes on a new form with his old paint scheme. They arrive in Monument Valley where they meet other Autobot refugees in the form of [[Crosshairs (Movie)|Crosshairs]], [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]], [[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]], and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]. Crosshairs and Hound start threatening the humans for having their species betray them. Optimus convinces them that they have risked their lives to save his. Later, Optimus asks if the are any other Autobots that are still hiding. Cade reveals footage of Ratchet and Leadfoot&#039;s demise using the stolen aerial drone. Hound takes off his hat out of respect for his fallen friend while Prime declares that he will kill the one responsible for hunting down the Autobots.&lt;br /&gt;
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Inspection of the drone leads them to a company named [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated|KSI]], located in Chicago. It is run by [[Joshua Joyce]], who is working with [[Su Yueming]] and Attinger to create artificial Transformers to eventually be used in the military. Using the remains of Megatron, Sentinel Prime, and the countless Decepticons from the Chicago battle, they have synthesized a matter called &#039;[[Transformium]]&#039;, which, when given commands through a computer, can &#039;transform&#039; into various shapes or objects. Although a drone called [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]] (designed after Bumblebee) is active, Joshua&#039;s major project is a bigger, stronger drone called [[Galvatron (AOE)|Galvatron]]. However, his attempts have not been successful—the drone keeps resembling &#039;&#039;[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]&#039;&#039; instead of the more friendlier image of Optimus Prime. Bumblebee builds Cade and Shane faux-ID badges which the duo use to infiltrate KSI. Cade goes further in and projects imagery of Ratchet&#039;s severed head being melted down for Transformium and the captured [[Brains]], currently missing a leg. This sends Prime into a rage, prompting him to declare that he&#039;s &amp;quot;gonna tear them apart&amp;quot;. Meanwhile, Shane tries to restrain Bumblebee from demolishing a Stinger prototype after a promotional video repeatedly calls him inferior to the man-made drone. He has only partial success, but both human and Autobot manage to avoid detection.&lt;br /&gt;
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However, Cade is caught when his ID badge is found to have been scanned twice (by him and its original owner). He is taken to the upper floors and confronted by Attinger, who claims that what he has witnessed is for world peace. He also asks him about the whereabouts of Optimus Prime. Cade maintains his silence.&lt;br /&gt;
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Furious over how the humans have mutilated their comrades, Optimus orders an attack on KSI. Bumblebee, carried upstairs by Drift in copter mode, rescues Cade. The others trash the lab, free Brains, and confront Joshua, only for him to openly declare that what is being done is being done to prevent more Transformer-caused damage and that the humans &amp;quot;don&#039;t need&amp;quot; the Autobots. Disheartened, Prime orders a retreat. &lt;br /&gt;
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As the Autobots exit the factory and leave, Attinger catches up with Joshua and claims that the Autobots have declared war on the humans by smashing into the facility. He coerces Joyce to use the two functional drones to take down the Autobots. Galvatron and Stinger activate and pursue their quarry across a highway. The Autobots evade Galvatron&#039;s and Stinger&#039;s missiles but are deterred when the drones transform and attack. Bumblebee fires upon Galvatron but is surprised to see him simply disintegrate and reintegrate again. Galvatron attacks Prime, who tries to stab the robot in the &#039;spark chamber&#039; but finds nothing. The artificial robot still functions, and when Prime is surprised about its lack of a spark, it snarls back &amp;quot;That is why I have no FEAR!&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
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As Tessa scrambles for cover in a nearby vehicle, Prime is suddenly shot from the back and falls—Lockdown has arrived, along with his ship! The bounty hunter orders a net dropped over Optimus, hoisting both the Autobot leader and the vehicle Tessa sought refuge in. Cade desperately clings to the net, but his strength gives out and he falls to the fields below. As the spaceship departs, Cade and Shane vow to get Tessa back. &lt;br /&gt;
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Lockdown throws Prime in a cage and orders his lackeys to dispose of Tessa. Prime takes note of several other aliens in similar cages. He also discovers the original purpose of the mercenary ship: it was supposed to be used by a group of legendary Knights (presumably including Prime himself) but now acts as Lockdown&#039;s flying prison. As the vessel flies over Chicago, Attinger is informed of Prime&#039;s capture and arranges for Savoy to meet Lockdown aboard the ship. He also discourages several government agencies from opening fire, claiming that he has an &amp;quot;asset&amp;quot; on the ship.&lt;br /&gt;
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Cade, Shane, and the other Autobots clamber on the ship as it flies low over a bridge. Cade and Shane find Tessa, who has seen Attinger and Savoy receive &amp;quot;the Seed&amp;quot; from Lockdown. However, Tessa completely ignores her father the moment they reconcile and proceeds to cling to Shane, calling him her savior. Cade, thoroughly ridiculed and at a loss for words, can only roll his eyes. The inventor and Shane also find a strange armory, from which Cade takes a sword that opens up to form a gun (referred to as &amp;quot;alien gun&amp;quot;).&lt;br /&gt;
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Crosshairs deploys the ship&#039;s mooring cables as a method of distraction, causing them to attach to the Willis Tower and preventing the ship from going into warp. This allows the humans to climb down to the tower with Bumblebee&#039;s help. Crosshairs appears again, this time in a gunship, and instructs the humans to come aboard. Lockdown&#039;s own ships soon give chase.&lt;br /&gt;
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Lockdown has detached the mooring cables and prepare to warp once again. However, Prime reveals that the section they are in is actually a separate ship. With Hound controlling the ship, they separate from the main ship just as it warps away. &lt;br /&gt;
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Back at KSI, it is decided that all equipment is to be moved to the Beijing facility to continue operations. Joshua is also none too pleased about the previous field test of Galvatron-not only was it lost on several fronts, but the drone also &#039;&#039;spoke&#039;&#039;, which was something it was &#039;&#039;not&#039;&#039; programmed to do!&lt;br /&gt;
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The Autobots regroup at a train yard and Optimus claims that he felt the presence of Megatron during his fight with Galvatron. Brains seconds this, as he was forced to decipher the functionality in Megatron&#039;s brain, which helped the humans build Galvatron&#039;s body (and explains why Joshua could not get Galvatron to resemble Optimus). The tiny bot further mentions how Galvatron used his knowledge to build Stinger and the other drones, with plans to make them into his personal army. &lt;br /&gt;
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As Tessa elaborates about the Seed she saw, Optimus explains how the Creators used Seeds to wipe out entire species and harvest metal produced—Transformium.&lt;br /&gt;
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Drift intercepts a communications message which says Joyce will be going to the Beijing facility. Hearing this, Cade makes a call to Joyce and relays the newfound data about Galvatron. Knowing that Joyce is also an inventor with a heart, he pleads with Joyce to shut down Galvatron before things escalate. Although Joyce puts up an unconvinced face, he calls for increased security around Galvatron right after the call.&lt;br /&gt;
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As police cars surround the train yard the Autobots board the shuttle again and take to the air. Optimus says that though the Autobots will travel to Hong Kong and get the Seed back, they are done protecting humanity after that. Cade disagrees but Prime is non-responsive.&lt;br /&gt;
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In deep space, Lockdown finally discovers the absence of the smaller ship. He grumbles about Optimus Prime taking his trophy case and how the Prime will feel his wrath while he reverses course.&lt;br /&gt;
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Joyce meets with Attinger and Savoy and receives the Seed. Joyce intends to detonate it in a region of the Mongolian Desert, which will generate enough Transformium to last a century. Attinger is eager to expedite production but grows incensed when Joshua disagrees and says that they should go slower, quite obviously moved by Cade&#039;s call.&lt;br /&gt;
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Meanwhile, Galvatron activates &#039;&#039;on his own&#039;&#039; and starts to infect the legion of over fifty KSI Transformers, including Stinger, [[Junkheap (AOE)|Junkheap]], a collection of differently colored [[Trax (AOE)|Traxes]], and some [[Two-headed Shockwave]]s. When the alarm rings regarding Galvatron&#039;s escape, Joyce has Attinger and Savoy evacuated from the building and gets in a car with Yueming, an associate named Darcy, and the Seed.&lt;br /&gt;
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As the trio drive away, they realize the need for a place to hide the Seed. Yueming instructs them to head to Hong Kong, where she can enlist the help of the local armed forces. As the sun rises, Darcy drives off to create a diversion while Joshua and Yueming try to get the Seed out of the city. Joyce learns from his team of scientists (who are playing with some Transformium, using it to create a Rainbow Dash doll and a machine gun successively) that the Seed has the range of a thermo-nuclear device! &lt;br /&gt;
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As Joyce seeks refuge on a rooftop (and grabs a nearby soybean drink), the Autobot-piloted ship arrives and attempts to pick him and the Seed up. However, Galvatron and his drones have arrived, and a Trax shoots down the airborne vessel with its rockets, causing Bumblebee, Hound, and the Yeagers to spill out of the cargo hold and the others (Prime, Crosshairs, Drift, and the captured Knights) to careen away into a mountainside. Savoy finds the Yeagers and Joyce on the rooftop and open fires on them as they take cover in the elevator. Cade distracts Savoy, who apparently now has a vendetta with the inventor, and distracts the agent long enough for his family to escape. The two jump acorss rooftops, eventually crashing into a house and get in a fist fight. Savoy pulls out a knife, ready to attack Cade, who counters with a football (apparently used to remember a dead kid) and a tackle that results in Savoy falling out a window and dying on impact. Attinger watches as this happens and receives a message from Lockdown on an advance communications device, asking where his bounty is. Attinger gives his location, giving Lockdown the green light to do what he must to retrieve Prime.&lt;br /&gt;
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Hound and Bumblebee attempt to escort the humans and the Seed out of the city, but are cut short when Joshua points out that the KSI-built Transformers were specifically built to hunt and destroy any Autobots or Decepticons left on Earth. This prompts Prime to return into the ship and activate the armory as well as release the other captives within the ship.  As Hound and Bumblebee hold the line and protect the humans, Optimus tries to convince the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Legendary Warriors]] to fight alongside them. Their [[Grimlock (AOE) |apparent leader]] declines at first, fighting the Prime in both his massive robot mode and his Tyrannosaurus mode. Optimus quickly defeats him, saying that he and other warriors will protect his family or die, then mounts the metal dinosaur. After a heroic speech, Crosshairs comments that one would want to die for Optimus, saying he shows great leadership...or brainwashing. Drift replies that this is just how Optimus Prime gains respect. The Autobots mount their Dinobots and charge over the mountains into Hong Kong.&lt;br /&gt;
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Meanwhile, Hound is running out of ammunition and growing desperate, even going so far as to throw his own helmet at synthetic enemies to knock them out. Just as he runs out, Optimus and his fellow Autobots storm into the city, slamming, crushing, stomping, and chomping on all nearby enemies. Galvatron, nowhere near any of this, yells that Prime and his allies are ruining everything. With this battle over, Prime turns his attention to Joyce. He says that Joyce will be responsible for the extinction of humanity. The T-Rex roars at the already frightened Joyce before Optimus gives the order to defend the humans and escort them away from the city.&lt;br /&gt;
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On the way, a homing beacon within the Seed activates, allowing Lockdown to track it and the Autobots down. He activates a massive magnet, wreaking havoc on Hong Kong. Everything metal from kitchenware to massive ships are picked up by the magnet; not even the Autobots or the Warriors are safe. After narrowly avoiding the magnet, the Yeagers are separated from the Autobots, who are being sucked into Lockdown&#039;s ship by the same magnet. Optimus shoots at the magnet, destroying it. The ship retreats to a nearby factory, with Optimus hot on its trail. Cade tells his daughter to stay with Shane and the Autobots, as he wishes to fight alongside Optimus against Lockdown. As Optimus faces Lockdown, however, Attinger corners Yeager with a pistol, accusing him of choosing aliens over his country, but he is quickly shot and killed by Optimus. Cade replies to the corpse that he would make the same choice any time.&lt;br /&gt;
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Lockdown gains the upper hand, stabbing Optimus through the chest with his own sword and pinning him to a concrete pillar. He makes a brief speech eerily similar to Attinger&#039;s before Cade starts shooting at him. Meanwhile, Tessa convinces Bumblebee to turn around and fight Lockdown, allowing Shane to use a tow truck to unpin Prime. Just as Lockdown is about to perform a killing blow on Cade, Optimus jumps up and slices the bounty hunter in half! Activating one of Lockdown&#039;s grenades, Prime tells the humans to hold on and blasts off while the grenade detonates and demolishes Galvatron&#039;s forces. Meanwhile, Galvatron watches Prime blast off and warns him to beware, for he is reborn...&lt;br /&gt;
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Reflecting on the danger he will bring to the Earth if he stays (due to the bounty on his head), Prime blasts off into space with the Seed to confront the creators, but not before ordering the Autobots to protect the Yeager family.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Quotes==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;There is one way you survive; tell me where he&#039;s hiding. Where is Optimus Prime?&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Never.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;Lockdown impales Ratchet through his chest and extracts his spark.&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Never is here.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Lockdown&#039;&#039;&#039; doesn&#039;t appreciate &#039;&#039;&#039;Ratchet&#039;s&#039;&#039;&#039; defiance.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;What about this one? This could be digital, possibly Imax?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I don&#039;t think so.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:-&#039;&#039;&#039;Cade&#039;&#039;&#039; dismisses the theater owner&#039;s theory on the quality of their vintage projectors.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;All you species are the same. You all think you&#039;re the center of the universe. You have no idea...&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Lockdown&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Autobots, I have sworn never to kill humans.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Big mistake.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;...But when I find out who&#039;s behind this, he&#039;s going to die.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;Hound&#039;&#039;&#039; after seeing Leadfoot&#039;s death.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;They slaughtered Ratchet! I&#039;M GONNA TEAR THEM APART!!!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039; after seeing Ratchet&#039;s death.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Bee, you got to calm down right now&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I&#039;m perfectly calm&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot; You  got to breathe, do whatever it is that you do...&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I&#039;m calm! I&#039;m calm. I&#039;m calm. I&#039;m touching it. Okay? I&#039;m barely touching, barely touching it&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
:- &#039;&#039;&#039;Shane&#039;&#039;&#039; trying to calm &#039;&#039;&#039;Bumblebee&#039;&#039;&#039; down after they view the video which repeatedly calls him inferior to Stinger&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Wha-We&#039;re not going to kick even &#039;&#039;a little&#039;&#039; ass??&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Brains&#039;&#039;&#039; finds his jailbreak to be a little anti-climactic.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;You have no soul!&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;That is why I have no fear.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Galvatron&#039;s&#039;&#039;&#039; isn&#039;t as lifeless as Optimus Prime thought.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;I&#039;ll cover you! If I stop covering you, that means I&#039;m dead.  But that ain&#039;t going to happen.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Hound&#039;&#039;&#039; taking at least five levels in badass. And then being interrupted by incoming fire.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;I was expecting a giant car!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Drift&#039;&#039;&#039; witnessing Grimlock transform into a dinosaur.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Ugh, you just want to die for the guy. &#039;&#039;That&#039;s&#039;&#039; leadership. Or brainwashing, or something.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;No, that&#039;s Optimus Prime.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Crosshairs&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;Drift&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;I&#039;m a fat ballerina who takes scalps and slits throats!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—Only &#039;&#039;&#039;Hound&#039;&#039;&#039; can take yet another level in badass and ballerina classes at the same time.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;My fat ass is stuck!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Hound&#039;&#039;&#039; realizing the unfortunate circumstance of being overweight.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;LIKE A TACTICAL NUKE; LOL!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:- &#039;&#039;&#039;Joshua&#039;&#039;&#039; receiving an inappropriately jubilant text message from his scientists, regarding the Seed&#039;s potential detonation range.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;How do you say &#039;Get the f&amp;amp;%# out of the way&#039; in Chinese?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Joshua Joyce&#039;&#039;&#039; has some issues with the language barrier.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Oh this is the perfect place to hide, a BIG GLASS BOX! No one will ever find us here!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:- &#039;&#039;&#039;Joshua&#039;&#039;&#039; complaining about their hiding spot &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Autobots! We charge together! Now Roll Out!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039; gives the [[Transform and Roll Out|age old order]] after securing reinforcements. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;You saved the human instead of saving yourself. You bring shame upon us all.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Lockdown&#039;&#039;&#039; to Optimus Prime&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;You see my face, your life is done.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Lockdown&#039;s&#039;&#039;&#039; final words before Optimus slices &#039;&#039;his&#039;&#039; face in half.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;We shall meet again Prime, for I am reborn.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Galvatron&#039;&#039;&#039; swears retribution to Optimus Prime&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;There are mysteries to the universe we were never meant to solve, but who we are and why we are here, are not among them. Those answers we carry inside. I am Optimus Prime, and this message is to my Creators. Leave planet Earth alone. Cause I&#039;m coming for you.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;s closing narration.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Main cast==&lt;br /&gt;
{{featuredcharacters|&lt;br /&gt;
h1=[[Autobot]]s|c1=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]] ([[Ken Watanabe]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Crosshairs (Movie)|Crosshairs]] ([[John DiMaggio]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] ([[John Goodman]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] ([[Robert Foxworth]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Brains]] ([[Reno Wilson]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] (John DiMaggio)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]&#039;s head&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]]&lt;br /&gt;
**[[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]]&lt;br /&gt;
**[[Strafe (AOE)|Strafe]]&lt;br /&gt;
**[[Slug (AOE)|Slug]]&lt;br /&gt;
**[[Scorn (AOE)|Scorn]]&lt;br /&gt;
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|h2=[[Decepticon]]s|c2=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Galvatron (AOE)|Galvatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]&#039;s head&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Junkheap (AOE)|Junkheap]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Trax (AOE)|Traxes]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[McLaren Decepticon]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Aston Martin Decepticon]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;quot;[[Two-headed Shockwave]]s&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;quot;Nizzi Decepticons&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Insecticon (Movie)|Insecticons]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] (video footage)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Protoform]]s (video footage)&lt;br /&gt;
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|h3=Bounty Hunters|c3=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] ([[Mark Ryan]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Steeljaw (AOE)|Steeljaws]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Lockdown&#039;s henchmen&lt;br /&gt;
|nonumbering=true&lt;br /&gt;
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|h4=[[Human]]s|c4=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Cade Yeager]] ([[Mark Wahlberg]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Tessa Yeager]] ([[Nicola Peltz]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Shane Dyson]] ([[Jack Reynor]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Joshua Joyce]] ([[Stanley Tucci]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Harold Attinger]] ([[Kelsey Grammer]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[James Savoy]] ([[Titus Welliver]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Lucas Flannery]] ([[T. J. Miller]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Darcy Tyril]] ([[Sophia Myles]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Su Yueming]] ([[Li Bingbing]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Gill Wembley]] ([[James Bachman]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Chief of Staff Greg]] ([[Thomas Lennon]])&lt;br /&gt;
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|h5=Others|c5=&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Psittacosaurus&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*Brachiosaur&lt;br /&gt;
*Hadrosaur&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Oreo Transformer]]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Errors==&lt;br /&gt;
===Continuity errors===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] is seen on the cards Attinger pulls out early in the film, listed as deceased and having been last seen in Chicago. However, Ironhide was killed by Sentinel Prime in Washington, D.C., midway through &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*Scenes from the Decepticons&#039; invasion of Chicago in &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; are shown as archival footage presented by Attinger. While it is conceivable some lucky people with cameras recorded the initial attack and managed to survive and publish their footage, it&#039;s highly unlikely people would&#039;ve been able to get close-up video footage of the [[NEST]] team taking down [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] and the other Decepticons. In an outside-world context, these scenes are simply used as stock footage to help serve as exposition for the audience.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Technical/animation errors===&lt;br /&gt;
*When Lucas leaves to get parts from the hardware store, he is wearing a green jacket.  He returns jacket-less and in a red flannel shirt.&lt;br /&gt;
*Scrambling Cemetery Wind seems to scramble the timeline.  From the deployment of Cemetery Wind to Lucas&#039;s death, the time of day is in limbo.  For example, Optimus escapes from the Yeager property at sunset, joining the pursuit that takes place in early afternoon.&lt;br /&gt;
*When Shane&#039;s car gets sideswiped in the cornfield, the back left window is shattered.  A couple scenes later, the window is just rolled down.&lt;br /&gt;
*After Bumblebee scans his new alternate mode, the camera pans over the car and Tessa and Shane are not inside.&lt;br /&gt;
*When Joshua is in the lab showing Darcy Transformium, in two different shots, a white, uncolored prop of Ratchet&#039;s head can be seen being worked on in the next room.&lt;br /&gt;
*Some security guards in KSI are completely oblivious to Crosshairs&#039;s shooting and shouting until a few seconds before the scene changes.&lt;br /&gt;
*When he loses his grip on the net holding Optimus and the car containing Tessa, Cade is shown falling toward the street, but he lands on the grass by the road.&lt;br /&gt;
*When the Autobots are on a bridge, before boarding Lockdown&#039;s ship, Crosshairs is clearly shown to be speaking but no dialogue is heard.&lt;br /&gt;
*While the human characters are climbing across the anchor cables to the high-rise building some of the Steeljaws begins to climb out after them. Cade tells his daughter not to look back and see them, but when we cut back to her, with a clear view of the cables behind her, the Steeljaws are not visible for this moment.&lt;br /&gt;
*When Bumblebee jumps off Lockdown&#039;s ship to save the humans, he is followed by a Steeljaw.  In the following shot, the Steeljaw is gone.&lt;br /&gt;
*While explaining Megatron&#039;s plans to the Autobots, Brains rings a bell on a train.  In the next shot, the bell is not moving.&lt;br /&gt;
*During the motorcycle chase, the CIA cars change.  At first, Joshua and Su are trailed by a Cadillac and an Audi; in the middle of the chase, the Cadillac is replaced by another Audi.  By the end of the chase, the Cadillac is back.&lt;br /&gt;
*Grimlock melts some KSI Transformers on a covered bridge with his fire breath, though the bridge itself remains intact until he crashes through it.&lt;br /&gt;
*When Lockdown shoots at Cade during his battle with Optimus, Cade and Attinger take cover despite Attinger&#039;s very recent death.&lt;br /&gt;
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===[[Dinobot Island, Part 1|Paleontology weeps]]===&lt;br /&gt;
*The cyberformed remains of a &#039;&#039;Tyrannosaurus&#039;&#039; and a &#039;&#039;Spinosaurus&#039;&#039; appear frozen together in the arctic at the beginning of the film. This is rather odd considering the two are found in different continents (North America and Africa respectively) and separated by around 35 million years of evolution.&lt;br /&gt;
*The dinosaurs include a &#039;&#039;Psittaccosaurus&#039;&#039; (100-120 million years old), a generic hadrosaur that might be either an &#039;&#039;Edmontosaurus&#039;&#039; or a &#039;&#039;Shantungosaurus&#039;&#039; (65-70 million years old), and a brachiosaurid (100-157 million years old) during what is implied to be the K-Pg extinction event (64.5-65 million years old).&lt;br /&gt;
*The &#039;&#039;Psittaccosaurus&#039;&#039;, a well known herbivorous animal, is seen actively hunting and killing live prey.&lt;br /&gt;
*The Dinobots show various exaggerations and ornamentations which go beyond the usual suspension of disbelief involved in... [[Dinobot (disambiguation)|giant metal dinosaurs]]. Grimlock sports curved, backwards pointing horns and enormous fangs. Slug has huge tail spikes and a set of nasty chin horns. Scorn probably gets off the easiest, being &#039;&#039;mostly&#039;&#039; correct, bar his extra fins. Strafe is the biggest offender, with a double pair of elongate tails and twin heads.&lt;br /&gt;
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* As usual, many of the new characters have roots in older portions of the mythos:&lt;br /&gt;
**  [[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]] is based on [[Drift (G1)|a Generation 1 character]] introduced in IDW&#039;s 2008 &#039;&#039;[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]&#039;&#039; series.&lt;br /&gt;
** Lockdown is derived from [[Lockdown_(Animated)|a character in the 2008 &#039;&#039;Animated&#039;&#039; cartoon]] who had already jumped over to the G1 comics and, in toy form, to the Movie universe. &lt;br /&gt;
** [[Hound (disambiguation)|Hound]] and [[Crosshairs (disambiguation)|Crosshairs]] both share names with previous characters; their personalities are new and unique, though Hound seems based on [[Bulkhead (Prime)|&#039;&#039;Prime&#039;&#039; Bulkhead]] in physique, coloration and personality.&lt;br /&gt;
** Galvatron being a new form for Megatron has been a thing for [[Galvatron (disambiguation)|basically forever]].&lt;br /&gt;
** The Dinobots are the latest iteration of [[Dinobot (G1)|the powerhouse subfaction]] that first appeared in the early days of Generation 1. Their leader Grimlock is a direct analog of [[Grimlock (G1)|his Generation 1 counterpart]]; Strafe and Slug are based on Generation 1 [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] and [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], respectively.&lt;br /&gt;
* In the film&#039;s opening act, Optimus has adopted a flatnosed truck alternate mode akin to that of his [[Optimus Prime (G1)|G1 counterpart]].&lt;br /&gt;
* This is not the first time that Ratchet and Lockdown have faced off. &#039;&#039;Animated&#039;&#039; [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] and [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] had [[The Thrill of the Hunt|a long-running feud]]. Within the movie universe, the two characters have been described as rivals on toy packaging bios, and faced off in &#039;&#039;[[Cyber Missions 3]]&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
* The concept of the Transformers being built by another race first appeared in the third season of [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the original &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; cartoon]].&lt;br /&gt;
* Meanwhile, the concept of humans hunting down all Transformers on Earth following a massive and disastrous battle hearkens back to plotlines from IDW&#039;s [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 ongoing series]].&lt;br /&gt;
* The (rather obvious) theme of humans (particularly Evil Government Agencies) using captured Transformers as a source of technology has appeared numerous times in the mythos, going all the way back to the [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]] agency in the original Marvel Comics. [[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|The &#039;&#039;Animated&#039;&#039; cartoon]] in particular featured the severed head of [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] being studied and reverse-engineered, while in IDW&#039;s ongoing G1 stories,  [[Sunstreaker (G1)|a Transformer&#039;s severed  head]] was used to help design man-made Transformers (in [[The Transformers: Maximum Dinobots|a Dinobot-focused series at that]].) More broad uses of the concept include the Dreamwave &#039;&#039;[[War and Peace]]&#039;&#039; mini-series, Devils Due&#039;s &#039;&#039;[[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers: The Art of War|Art of War]]&#039;&#039; mini-series (&#039;&#039;again&#039;&#039; featuring the severed head of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]), the [[The Transformers (IDW)|IDW ongoing series]], [[All or Nothing!|Cobra&#039;s actions in the G2 comics]], and [[MECH]] from the [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|&#039;&#039;Prime&#039;&#039; cartoon]].&lt;br /&gt;
* The ringtone on Joshua&#039;s assistant&#039;s cell phone is a remixed version of the original G1 Transformers [[theme song]].&lt;br /&gt;
* In the scene where Optimus scans a passing truck, the classic [[Transformation#The noise|transformation noise]] plays when the Autobot symbol emerges from his grill.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Among the objects KSI makes from Transformium in the film is a Rainbow Dash doll from [[My Little Pony|another popular Hasbro brand]].&lt;br /&gt;
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The movie has been received with varied ratings. Rotten Tomatoes gave it a rating of 17%, though 58% of the audience liked it. Damn tomatoes. However, IMDb gave it 6.4. Entirely, as the only professional reviews, the movie received up and down ratings, leaving more reviews to come.&lt;br /&gt;
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*February 13, 2012 — Paramount announces [[Michael Bay]] has signed a deal to make a fourth &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; film.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;tf4update&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2012/02/14/transformers-4-update/ Transformers 4 Update] on Michael Bay&#039;s site.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*June 6, 2012 — During [[Transformers: The Ride – 3D]] coverage, LA Times reports Michael Bay as saying the film will have a whole new human cast and redesigned robots.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/transformers-the-ride-3d-even-impresses-disney-rivals/ Transformers taking new shape] on LA Times&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*June 21, 2012 — In another LA Times interview, Bay reveals that the film will not be a reboot as previously stated.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/transformers-4-michael-bay-purges-stars-may-go-into-space/ &#039;Transformers 4&#039;: Michael Bay purges stars, may go into space] on LA Times&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*September 21, 2012 — Bay confirms that voice actor [[Peter Cullen]] will be kept on as [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] once again.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/21/michael-bay-transformers-4-pain-and-gain_n_1903523.html Huffington Post interview].&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*October 18, 2012 — The logo is revealed at a Paramount presentation.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=95936 Paramount Previews Jack Reacher, Pain &amp;amp; Gain, Jack Ryan, Transformers 4, World War Z &amp;amp; More! ] on Comingsoon.net&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*November 8, 2012 — After a number of rumors suggest it, Bay casts actor [[Mark Wahlberg]] in the film.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;wahlberg&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2012/11/08/michel-bay-re-teams-with-his-pain-gain-star-mark-mark-wahlberg-for-transformers-4/ Michael Bay Re-Teams With His &#039;Pain &amp;amp; Gain&#039; Star Mark Wahlberg for Transformers 4] on Michael Bay&#039;s site.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*December 15, 2012 — Wahlberg confirms that filming of &#039;&#039;Transformers 4&#039;&#039; will commence in May 2013. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2012/12/transformers-4-shoot-begins-in-may.html Transformers 4 Shoot Begins in May]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*January 8, 2013 — Bay casts Irish American actor [[Jack Reynor]] in &#039;&#039;Transformers 4&#039;&#039;. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jack-reynor-lands-starring-role-409850 Jack Reynor Lands Starring Role]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*March 20, 2013 — The Michigan Film Office announces the film series will return to [[Detroit]],&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.michiganfilmoffice.org/The-Film-Office/Press-Releases/Detail.aspx?id=11620 Transformers Returning to Michigan, Approved for Film Incentive]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and reveals plot details which are later debunked by Paramount Pictures.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://screenrant.com/transformers-4-movie-plot-synopsis-cast/ Unofficial &#039;Transformers 4&#039; Plot Synopsis Is Not Accurate]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*March 26, 2013 — [[Nicola Peltz]] is confirmed as a cast member via Bay&#039;s website.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/03/26/welcome-nicola-peltz-to-transformers-4/ Welcome Nicola Peltz to Transformers 4]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*April 15, 2013 — Actor [[Stanley Tucci]] joins the cast.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/cinemaconnews.php?id=103034 CinemaCon: Stanley Tucci Joins Transformers 4]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*May 1, 2013 — [[Kelsey Grammer]] joins the cast as the lead villain named &amp;quot;Harold Attinger&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.deadline.com/2013/05/kelsey-grammer-lands-lead-human-villain-in-transformers-sequel/ Kelsey Grammer Lands Lead (Human) Villain In ‘Transformers’ Sequel]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*May 6, 2013 — The Wrap confirms that [[Sophia Myles]] will play a scientist.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/sophia-myles-join-mark-wahlberg-michael-bays-transformers-4-exclusive-89661 Sophia Myles to Join Mark Wahlberg in Michael Bay&#039;s &#039;Transformers 4&#039; (Exclusive)]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*May 18, 2013 — The name of Mark Wahlberg&#039;s character is revealed to be Flynn Vincent (This was later either changed or misinformation).&lt;br /&gt;
*May 20, 2013 — Chinese actress [[Li Bingbing]] joins the cast.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chinas-li-bingbing-boards-transformers-525370 China&#039;s Li Bingbing Boards &#039;Transformers 4&#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*May 28, 2013 — Actor-Comedian [[T. J. Miller]] joins the cast as a mechanic who is the best friend of Wahlberg&#039;s character.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/tj-miller-joins-transformers-4-559359 T.J. Miller Joins &#039;Transformers4&#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Filming begins at [[Wikipedia:Monument Valley|Monument Valley]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/28/transformers-4-starts-filming-in-monument-valley-navajo-tribal-park/ Transformers 4 Starts Filming in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and the alternate modes of two new Autobots are revealed on Michael Bay&#039;s website: a C7 Corvette Stingray&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/28/transformers-4-cars-c7-corvette-stingray/ Transformers 4: C7 Corvette Stingray]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and a Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/28/transformer-4-cars/ Transformers 4: Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:AOE Optimus Prime truck.jpg|thumb|right|240px|When having one&#039;s midlife crisis, it&#039;s not unusual to get a souped-up alternate mode.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*May 29, 2013 — Optimus Prime&#039;s new alternate mode is officially revealed by Michael Bay as a custom-built semi-truck.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/29/optimus-prime/ Optimus Prime]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*May 30, 2013 — Bumblebee&#039;s new alternate mode is revealed on Michael Bay&#039;s website as a highly modified 1967 Camaro SS.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/30/transformers-4-bumblebee/ Bumblebee]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*May 31, 2013 — Hound is revealed as a new character for Transformers 4, transforming into a Medium Tactical Vehicle.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/31/hound/ Hound]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*June 7, 2013 — Another new vehicle for the film is revealed as a Lamborghini Aventador.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/07/lamborghini-aventador/ Lamborghini Aventador]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*June 12, 2013 — The Sonic RS Rally Car is revealed for the film.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/12/sonic-rs/ Sonic RS Rally Car]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*June 25, 2013 — The Pagani Huayra is revealed to appear in the film.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/25/pagani-huayra/ Pagani Huayra]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*June 28, 2013 — A Freightliner Argosy cab-over truck is revealed for the film.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/28/freightliner/ Freightliner]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*July 2, 2013 — A second alternate mode is revealed for Bumblebee in the form of a 2014 Concept Camaro.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/07/02/bumblebee-2014-concept-camaro/ Bumblebee 2014 Concept Camaro]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/07/02/bumblebee-2014-concept-camaro-2/ Bumblebee 2014 Concept Camaro]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*July 14, 2013 — Chinese actor-musician [[Han Geng]] is announced as being part of the cast.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/07/14/han-geng/ Han Geng]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*July 25, 2013 — After being spotted in Texas in June, actor [[Titus Welliver]] officially joins the cast.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.deadline.com/2013/07/transformers-4-adds-titus-welliver/ ‘Transformers 4′ Adds Titus Welliver]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*July 27, 2013 — The S.S. Columbia and the S.S. Ste. Clair have been spotted to be featured in the film.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/story/2013/07/26/wdr-boblo-boats-transformers-four.html Historic Boblo boats land role in Transformers 4]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*July 30, 2013 — Wahlberg&#039;s children have been cast.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://comicbook.com/blog/2013/07/30/mark-wahlbergs-kids-cast-in-transformers-4/ Mark Wahlberg&#039;s Kids Cast In Transformers 4]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*August 12, 2013 — [[Victoria Summer]] joins the cast.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/victoria-summer-in-transformers-4-178207/ Victoria Summer in Transformers 4]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:TF4 Chinese Reality Show contestants.jpg|thumb|right|220px|If &#039;&#039;Age of Extinction&#039;&#039; teaches us anything, it&#039;s that more movies should be cast using reality shows.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*August 25, 2013 — The &#039;&#039;[[Transformers 4 Chinese Actors Talent Search Reality Show]]&#039;&#039; ends, with winners [[Byron Li]], [[Candice Zhao]], [[Austin Lin]] and [[Teresa Daley]] joining the cast.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://beijing.china.org.cn/2013-08/28/content_29845758.htm &#039;Transformers 4&#039; recruits 4 Chinese actors]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*September 3, 2013 — Lorenzo di Bonaventura confirms the presence of Dinobots in the film.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/09/03/dinobots-confirmed-for-transformers-4 Dinobots Confirmed for Transformers 4]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*September 3, 2013 — The film&#039;s title, &#039;&#039;Transformers: Age of Extinction&#039;&#039;, is officially announced and the first teaser poster is revealed.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/transformers-4-title-reveal-age-extinction-hints-dinobots-225716345.html &#039;Transformers 4&#039; Title Reveal: &#039;Age of Extinction&#039; Hints at Dinobots]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*October 17, 2013 — Director Michael Bay is assaulted on the set during filming in Hong Kong by two locals demanding money. Bay receives minor injuries, but plays the incident off on his blog. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=834789 MSN.com article]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/michael-bay-attacked-on-transformers-hong-kong-film-shoot-1.2100953 CBC News article]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2013/10/17/hong-kong-incident/ Post on Michael Bay&#039;s Blog]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*October 22, 2013 — Four additional locals approach a member of the crew and demand money; one of the four is later arrested by police. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=835795 Second extortion attempt reported on &#039;Transformers 4&#039; set]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*October 28, 2013 — Director Michael Bay plays down the extortion attempts in an interview with the South China Morning Post. He notes that the locals were apologetic over what took place, and that he wanted to film more projects in Hong Kong. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1342084/hollywood-director-michael-bay-eager-shoot-hong-kong-again &amp;quot;Hollywood director Michael Bay eager to shoot in Hong Kong again&amp;quot;, &#039;&#039;South China Morning Post&#039;&#039;, 28 October 2013.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:AOE Michael Bay Nicola Peltz on set.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Michael Bay uses his legendary charm to get the very best performance out of his actors.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*November 25, 2013 — &#039;&#039;Age of Extinction&#039;&#039; features in &#039;&#039;Empire&#039;&#039; magazine, showing Optimus Prime&#039;s new look on the cover. Inside are on-set photos of Michael Bay and the film&#039;s human cast in action.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;empire&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=39488 New Transformers: Age Of Extinction Images]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*December 10, 2013 — M1905 publishes a series of interview with cast and crew in which a plethora of information, mainly regarding the film&#039;s human characters, is revealed.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://t4.m1905.com/Report/position/id/80 Interviews on m1950.com]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*December 17, 2013 — Producer [[Allegra Clegg]] visits Durfee Elementary-Middle School as the result of a competition, and answers questions and shows three minutes of footage from the film.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://blog.thedetroithub.com/2013/12/17/transformers-4-producer-rewards-dps-eighth-graders-for-attendance/ Transformers 4 producer rewards DPS eighth graders for attendance] on Detroit Unspun]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*January 7, 2014 — Following an on-stage snafu at a Samsung presentation, Michael Bay announces on his site that a special presentation including Transformers 4 footage would be touring to promote Samsung&#039;s new line of curved TV screens. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2014/01/06/ces/ CES] on Michael Bay&#039;s blog&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*January 16, 2014 — The new Lucasfilm facility in Singapore opens, with some ILM work on &#039;&#039;Age of Extinction&#039;&#039; to be done there.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/lifestyle/story/lucasfilm-singapore-work-new-avengers-and-transformers-movies-20140116 Lucasfilm Singapore to work on new Avengers and Transformers movies] on The Straits Times&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*January 17, 2014 — [[Steve Jablonsky]] confirms in an interview with JoBlo that he&#039;ll be providing the score for &#039;&#039;Age of Extinction&#039;&#039;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/exclusive-interview-composter-steve-jablonsky-talks-transformers-4-lone-survivor-and-michael-bay Exclusive Interview (Part Two): Composer Steve Jablonsky talks Transformers 4, Lone Survivor, and Michael Bay]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*January 20, 2014 — Late script changes result in Bay and his crew returning to Chongqing for a week reshooting a scene.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.ecns.cn/2014/01-23/98337.shtml &#039;Transformers 4&#039; back to China for additional shots]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:AOEOptimusRidingGrimlock.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.9|&amp;quot;Get me closer! I want to hit them with my sword!&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
*February 2, 2014 — The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F33PCUTWPk &#039;&#039;Age of Extinction&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;big game spot&amp;quot;] is screened during Super Bowl XLVIII.&lt;br /&gt;
*February 18, 2014 — In an interview with Nerdist, Titus Welliver said the film would be darker and &amp;quot;not a kid&#039;s movie&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nerdist&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://www.nerdist.com/2014/02/titus-welliver-talks-about-transformers-4-and-clark-greggs-s-h-i-e-l-d-comments/ Titus Welliver Talks About TRANSFORMERS 4 and Clark Gregg’s S.H.I.E.L.D. Comments]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*February 28, 2014 — Following a storm of online discussion regarding his previous statement, Titus Welliver issues a new statement to the effect that &#039;&#039;Age of Extinction&#039;&#039; is in fact a kid&#039;s movie and he meant to say it would expand the audience. Relax, it&#039;s totally fine to take your kids to see it.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nerdist&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*March 3, 2014 — The first of a series of character posters is revealed.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2014/03/03/new-transformers-4-poster-featuring-mark-wahlberg/ New Transformers 4 Poster Featuring Mark Wahlberg]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*March 4, 2014 — The first [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubGpDoyJvmI teaser trailer] is released.&lt;br /&gt;
*March 12, 2014 — An IMAX poster for the movie is released.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2014/03/12/transformers-4-imax-poster/ Transformers 4 IMAX Poster]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; MTV UK reports it features &amp;quot;Nightship&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.mtv.co.uk/transformers/news/mtv-uk-exclusive-new-transformers-age-of-extinction-poster MTV UK Exclusive! New Transformers: Age of Extinction Poster]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*March 13, 2014 — CinemaCon announce that Nicola Peltz and Jack Reynor will receive the Rising Stars of 2014 Award for Transformers 4.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://cinemacon.com/press/press-release/2014-press-release/nicola-peltz-and-jack-reynor-to-receive-cinemacon-rising-stars-award.html Nicola Peltz and Jack Reynor to Receive &amp;quot;CinemaCon® Rising Stars of 2014 Award]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*March 24, 2014 — On the first day of CinemaCon, [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] shows off 15 minutes of footage from the film.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Transformers-Age-Extinction-CinemaCon-Footage-Brings-Dinosaurs-Explosions-More-42240.html Transformers: Age Of Extinction CinemaCon Footage Brings Dinosaurs, Explosions And More] on Cinema Blend&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Mark Wahlberg promises the movie will be the biggest of the year.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/mark-wahlberg-guarantees-a-hit-with-transformers-age-of-extinction/ Mark Wahlberg &amp;quot;guarantees&amp;quot; a hit with &amp;quot;Transformers: Age of Extinction&amp;quot;] at CBS News&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*May 8, 2014 — The robot voice cast is revealed on michaelbay.com.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;voicecast&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2014/05/08/john-goodman-and-ken-watanabe-join-the-autobot-voice-cast-in-michael-bays-transformers-age-of-extinction/ John Goodman And Ken Watanabe Join The Autobot Voice Cast in Michael Bay’s ‘Transformers: Age Of Extinction’]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*May 15, 2014 — The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKD5SNYUpUk second trailer] is released on YouTube and iTunes.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
*Not only do the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]] go unnamed in the film (other than [[Scorn (AOE)|Scorn]] getting the nickname, &amp;quot;Spike&amp;quot;), the word Dinobot is never even said by anyone.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Foreign names===&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Japanese:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers: Lost Age&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (トランスフォーマー ロストエイジ &#039;&#039;Toransufōmā Rosuto Eiji&#039;&#039;)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.cinematoday.jp/page/N0056111 『トランスフォーマー』第4弾の邦題は『トランスフォーマー ロストエイジ』に決定！最新ビジュアルも公開]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Russian:&#039;&#039;  &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformery: Epokha istrebleniya&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (Трансформеры: Эпоха истребления &#039;&#039;Transformers: Age of Extermination&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Argentina:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers 4&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Cantonese:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Binying Gamgong: Chimmit Saigei&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (變形金剛：殲滅世紀 &amp;quot;Transformers: The Century of Annihilation&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Mandarin:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Biàn-hsín Jīn-gāng Sz: Jiúe-jī Chúng-shēng&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (Taiwan: 變型金剛4：絕跡重生, China: 变形金刚4：绝迹重生 &amp;quot;Transformers 4: Rebirth from the Extinction&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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		<title>Masters &amp; Students</title>
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|otherseries=&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]&#039;&#039; ep 6&lt;br /&gt;
|prev=Darkness Rising, Part 5&lt;br /&gt;
|next=Scrapheap (episode)&lt;br /&gt;
|image=Masters&amp;amp;Students-SkyquakePrimefaceoff.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
|caption=&amp;quot;One shall stand, one—&amp;quot; &amp;quot;Yeah yeah, &#039;one shall fall&#039;. We&#039;ve all heard it a million times now, Prime.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|title=&amp;quot;Masters &amp;amp; Students&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|airdate=[[February 11]], [[2011]]&lt;br /&gt;
|written by=[[David Slack]]&lt;br /&gt;
|directed by=[[Todd Waterman]]&lt;br /&gt;
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]&lt;br /&gt;
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;While Skyquake battles Optimus Prime, Starscream recovers the nearly dead Megatron.&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Synopsis==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Masters&amp;amp;Students-Nemesisbridgescreen.jpg|left|thumb|250px|&amp;quot;Behold the functionality of our newest member: Jumbotron!&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] reviews the footage of [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]&#039;s destruction and decides to make a rousing speech to the [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]] troops. When one of the troops questions whether they have any chance of defeating the Autobots without Megatron, Starscream proclaims himself [[Emperor of Destruction]], but is disappointed with the less-than-enthusiastic response from his men. Starscream recalls that there is a [[Decepticon]] on the planet who is worthy to follow him.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] is unhappy about how their recent conflict turned out, as he had still hoped to convince Megatron that peace was possible. His conversation with [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] is interrupted by an explosion, but it&#039;s just [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]]&#039;s volcano—the kids are working on their science projects with the help of their guardian [[Autobot]]s. Ratchet&#039;s annoyed about the whole matter, but Optimus thinks it&#039;s a good opportunity to learn more about Earth. Though Ratchet believes the kids should be learning about Cybertron instead.&lt;br /&gt;
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Hanging out near a canyon in the desert, [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] detects one of the many warriors left on Earth aeons ago to protect the [[energon]] deposits. He and Starscream head over to find the lost [[Decepticon]].&lt;br /&gt;
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Raf and Bumblebee discuss &#039;Bee&#039;s lowly status in the Autobot army. Bumblebee aspires to become part of the warrior class, but Optimus says Bumblebee has much to learn before he can reach that rank. The base sensors detect the Decepticon activity in the desert, so Optimus decides to head out with Ratchet. Ratchet makes a quick excuse that he needs to help the kids with their projects, so Optimus takes Bumblebee instead.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:Masters&amp;amp;Students-Ratch-animator.jpg|thumb|right|250px|This is what happens when you give a giant alien robot sugar.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Starscream and Soundwave haul the warrior out of the ground and use an [[energon cube]] to revive him, revealing him to be none other than [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]]. Skyquake announces he still serves Megatron, and he doesn&#039;t take kindly to Starscream declaring himself leader. They&#039;re interrupted by Optimus, who&#039;s familiar with Skyquake from the [[Battle of Technahar]]. Optimus tries to talk peace, but Starscream will only agree to a truce if Optimus bows to him. Skyquake&#039;s patience has run out, and, knocking Starscream aside, he charges Optimus. Starscream retires to a nearby clifftop with Soundwave and muses that all Decepticons will follow him once Skyquake destroys Prime while under his command. Optimus and Skyquake trade fire, but Bumblebee decides to take the initiative and attacks Skyquake as well. Starscream orders Soundwave to record it all. Optimus observes that Skyquake hasn&#039;t yet taken on a [[Alternate mode|vehicle mode]], so the two Autobots transform and fall back.&lt;br /&gt;
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Meanwhile Ratchet is &amp;quot;helping&amp;quot; Raf build a volcano, in that&#039;s he&#039;s pretty much building it himself, and he intends to help Miko and Jack with their projects also.&lt;br /&gt;
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Having lost sight of the combatants, Soundwave picks up a Decepticon signal from the location of the [[space bridge]] explosion. When he realizes that Soundwave means it&#039;s Megatron, Starscream tries to dismiss it as a false signal, but realizes he has to investigate it to keep up appearances. He leaves Soundwave, who surreptitiously dispatches the [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Minicon]] from his chest to follow his master.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] investigates the communications coming from the area. He arrives on the scene just as Optimus and Bumblebee have managed to knock Skyquake down, and the Decepticon [[Scanning|scans]] [[Fowler&#039;s V-tol|his hi-tech jet]]. Taking to the air, Skyquake strafes the Autobots below, only for Fowler to attack him in turn. Skyquake fires some heat-seeking missiles at the human, who manages to evade them.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:Masters&amp;amp;Students-BeeQuake.jpg|left|thumb|250px|&amp;quot;Well, look&#039;s like it&#039;s time to eject!&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;quot;Wait, what about me?!&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;quot;...bye!&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; *Skyquake crashes*]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Starscream arrives at the space bridge debris and is disappointed to find Megatron floating in space. The Decepticon leader is barely sustained by a sliver of [[Dark Energon]], which Starscream rips from him. Starscream then spies Soundwave&#039;s drone and, realizing he&#039;s being watched, is forced to transport Megatron back to the sick bay on the &#039;&#039;[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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As the chase below continues, Bumblebee jumps onto Skyquake, who unsuccessfully tries to knock the Autobot off. Optimus asks for Fowler&#039;s help, as high above the desert, Bumblebee rips pieces out of Skyquake, sending the Decepticon into a crash dive. Fowler draws alongside so Bumblebee can jump aboard his jet before Skyquake crashes into the ground below. Optimus observes that had Skyquake chosen peace, they would not be burying him.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:Masters&amp;amp;Students-Megatronstasis.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Bendy straws slowly sucking the life out of him. Or bendy straws feeding him life. It&#039;s confusing.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Back at base, repairs on Bumblebee are complete, and Prime commends him on his performance. The kids arrive back with the news that Ratchet&#039;s science projects did not go down well; the Autobot Medic had built Miko a model of Cybertron rather then the solar system, Jack a flying saw, and Raf a volcano that blew a hole right through the [[Memorial High School|school]] roof. Ratchet is disappointed.&lt;br /&gt;
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On board the &#039;&#039;Nemesis&#039;&#039;, the Decepticons have gotten Megatron into [[Stasis lock|stasis]], and Starscream &#039;&#039;sincerely&#039;&#039; hopes he gets better.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Featured characters==&lt;br /&gt;
{{featuredcharacters&lt;br /&gt;
|c1=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (5)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (6)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (8)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (10)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] (12)&lt;br /&gt;
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|c2=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] (1)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] (2)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] (3)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (4)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]] (13)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]] (14)&lt;br /&gt;
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|c3=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (7)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Miko Nakadai (Prime)|Miko Nakadai]] (9)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jack Darby (Prime)|Jack Darby]] (11)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[William Fowler]] (15)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Science fair judge]] (16)&lt;br /&gt;
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}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Quotes==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;If we failed to conquer Earth under Lord Megatron&#039;s command, what hope do we have now while the Autobots still defend it?&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Ah, allow me to be crystal clear: I studied for millennia under our former master, thus I am &#039;&#039;equipped&#039;&#039; to lead you—I, Megatron&#039;s true heir, Lord Starscream, [[Emperor of Destruction]]!&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[&#039;&#039;Vehicons murmur&#039;&#039;]&lt;br /&gt;
:— The &#039;&#039;&#039;Vehicons&#039;&#039;&#039; find &#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream&#039;&#039;&#039; leaves a lot to be desired.&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;[Holding up an exhaust pipe]&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;Maybe it needs one of these doohickeys...&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;You&#039;re a motorcycle, Arcee. Shouldn&#039;t you know how to build a motorcycle engine?&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;You&#039;re a human, Jack. Can you build me a small intestine?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:— &#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;Jack&#039;&#039;&#039; attempt to build a motorcycle.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Awaken, warrior! Rise and serve your new master!&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;[wakes up and emerges from stasis]&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;Skyquake serves only one master!&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Excellent! Your loyalty and devotion will set a fine example for the troops. No need to be timid, Skyquake. You may bow.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;You fail to grasp my meaning. I am here on a mission, assigned to me by my one master, Megatron.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Yes, him. Sadly, Megatron is no longer with us.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Impossible!&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Why is this so difficult for everyone to accept?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream&#039;&#039;&#039; gives &#039;&#039;&#039;Skyquake&#039;&#039;&#039; a rude awakening.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Well I&#039;ll be a bald eagle...&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:— &#039;&#039;&#039;Agent Fowler&#039;&#039;&#039;, ever the patriot.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Air superiority achieved!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:— &#039;&#039;&#039;Skyquake&#039;&#039;&#039; does an impression of [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]].&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;And this time...STAY DEAD!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:— &#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream&#039;&#039;&#039; pulls off his most hardcore takeover attempt ever!&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Had Skyquake chosen to stray from his master&#039;s path, we might not be burying him today.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:— &#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039; somberly laments Skyquake&#039;s demise.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
===Astronomical errors===&lt;br /&gt;
*The image displayed on Soundwave&#039;s monitor is presumably meant to be the [[asteroid belt]], as the wreckage is too large to be that of the [[space bridge]]. However, the Asteroid belt lies outside [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], not Earth.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Animation and technical errors===&lt;br /&gt;
* The copies of &#039;&#039;[[The Jasper Daily]]&#039;&#039; that Raf uses to make his paper mache volcano from are printed back-to-front, with the Sports section on the front and the masthead on the back. Since this happened again in &amp;quot;[[Deus ex Machina]]&amp;quot;, maybe Jasper just really loves their sports?&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:MastersandStudents-Skyquakeunderjet.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Fowler&#039;s jet has this stuff too, but in gray.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Weirder still, Fowler&#039;s jet already has Skyquake&#039;s arms and legs attached as undercarriage. No wonder Skyquake wanted to scan it.&lt;br /&gt;
*When Skyquake slashes at Optimus after being knocked into a wall, it leaves a scratch mark visible on Optimus&#039; chest. However, it&#039;s no longer there after Skyquake scans Fowler&#039;s jet, especially noticable when Optimus transforms into his truck mode and the windshields seem intact.&lt;br /&gt;
*Starscream finds Megatron in space because he hears Megatron gasping in pain. However, sound cannot travel in a vacuum. It could be excused as Megatron broadcasting via a radio transmission, but a short time later, Starscream is alerted to the presence of Soundwave&#039;s drone by the sound of it flying through space.  Even more strange is that when Starscream talks in the explosion site, echoes can be heard. This is, however, a fairly common mistake, especially in children&#039;s television.&lt;br /&gt;
*In the first shot when a Vehicon gets Starscream&#039;s attention during the latter&#039;s speech about the loss of Megatron, Starscream&#039;s image on the screen is seen turning in the opposite direction, as if giving his back to a camera. In the next sequence, the image on the screen is seen as if the camera were now at the same angle of the viewer.&lt;br /&gt;
* The close-up on Agent Fowler before Bumblebee jumps off his jet is the same used in the sequence where he says &amp;quot;I still got it&amp;quot;, only mirrored.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Continuity errors===&lt;br /&gt;
*Optimus claims Skyquake can&#039;t transform because he hasn&#039;t scanned a vehicle mode yet, but why doesn&#039;t he still have a Cybertronian mode?&lt;br /&gt;
**However this is a trait that would continue with every other character with the exception of Optimus Prime and Soundwave.&lt;br /&gt;
*Soundwave is on the ground when Skyquake awakens, but is suddenly on top of the canyon behind them when Starscream retreats.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Transformers references===&lt;br /&gt;
*Starscream styles himself &amp;quot;[[Emperor of Destruction]]&amp;quot;, the title used in the Japanese continuities for the leader of the Decepticons.&lt;br /&gt;
*As described in &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Exodus]]&#039;&#039;, Ratchet&#039;s model of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] has [[Moonbase One|two]] [[Moonbase Two|moons]].&lt;br /&gt;
*This is [[Transport to Oblivion|not]] [[Gone but Not Forgotten!|the]] [[Fragmentation (G1)|first]] [[A Bridge Too Close, Part II|time]] an incarnation of Megatron has survived a space bridge disaster.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Furmanism|&amp;quot;If Megatron could not conquer Earth, what chance do we have?&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
*When Optimus transforms after nearly being hit by Skyquake&#039;s missile, the classic transformation sound is clearly heard, as opposed to the newer &amp;quot;swooshing&amp;quot; effect used in &#039;&#039;Prime&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Trivia===&lt;br /&gt;
*The name of this episode was parsed &amp;quot;Masters and Students&amp;quot; [http://www.hubworld.com/watch/773790332001/transformers-prime-clip-1-masters-and-students on the Hub&#039;s website].&lt;br /&gt;
*Fowler&#039;s first name is mentioned onscreen for the first time. It had previously been revealed in the credits for &amp;quot;[[Darkness Rising, Part 3]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* This is the first episode in the series to use the full [[title sequence]].&lt;br /&gt;
*Fowler flies a jet without wearing a jumpsuit, helmet, or oxygen mask. This was later explained in &amp;quot;[[Grill]]&amp;quot; as a modification Ratchet had made to Fowler&#039;s jet.&lt;br /&gt;
*Adaptations of this episode include a prose version in &#039;&#039;[[Optimus Under Threat]]&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Foreign localization===&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;German&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Title:&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;&#039;&#039;&#039;Meister und Schüler&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;quot; (&amp;quot;Masters and Students&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Original airdate:&#039;&#039; [[October 28|28 October]] [[2011]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Hungarian&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Title:&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;&#039;&#039;&#039;Mesterek és tanítványok&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;quot; (&amp;quot;Masters and Students&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Original airdate:&#039;&#039; [[January 16|16 January]] [[2012]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Indonesian&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Title:&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;&#039;&#039;&#039;Guru dan Murid&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;quot; (&amp;quot;Masters and Students&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Original airdate:&#039;&#039; 10 September [[2012]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Italian&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Title:&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;&#039;&#039;&#039;Maestri e allievi&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;quot; (&amp;quot;Masters and Students&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Original airdate:&#039;&#039; [[October 8|8 October]] [[2011]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Japanese&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Title:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;Kūchū Henkei!  Skyquake&#039;&#039;&#039; (空中変形!スカイクエイク, &#039;&#039;Aerial Transformation!  Skyquake&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Original airdate:&#039;&#039; [[May 12]], [[2012]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Korean&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Title:&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;&#039;&#039;&#039;Seuseung gwa Jeja&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;quot; (스승과 제자, &amp;quot;Masters and Students&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Original airdate:&#039;&#039; [[September 13|13 September]] [[2011]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Polish&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Title:&#039;&#039; ?&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Original airdate:&#039;&#039; [[December 12|12 December]] [[2011]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Portuguese&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Title:&#039;&#039; ?&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Original airdate:&#039;&#039; [[December 13|December 13]] [[2011]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Spanish&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Title:&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;&#039;&#039;&#039;Maestros y Estudiantes&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;quot; (&amp;quot;Masters and Students&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Original airdate:&#039;&#039; [[November 26|26 November]] [[2011]]&lt;br /&gt;
::*This episode was unexpectedly first aired as part of a &#039;&#039;Transformers: Prime&#039;&#039; marathon instead of the usual time slot.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Home video releases==&lt;br /&gt;
A DVD of &amp;quot;Masters &amp;amp; Students&amp;quot; comes with the entertainment pack containing figures of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]], [[Jack Darby (Prime)|Jack]], [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] and [[Miko Nakadai (Prime)|Miko]]. This DVD is also included in the first-wave Prime Cyberverse Commander figures.&lt;br /&gt;
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Masters and Students}}&lt;br /&gt;
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		<title>Predacons Rising (Prime)</title>
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|caption=&amp;quot;Today we face the monsters that are at our door, today we are cancelling the apocalypse!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|title=&#039;&#039;Predacons Rising&lt;br /&gt;
|airdate=[[October 4]] (TV premiere) and [[October 8]] (home video release), [[2013]]&lt;br /&gt;
|written by=[[Duane Capizzi]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Marsha Griffin]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Steven Melching]]&lt;br /&gt;
|directed by=[[Vinton Heuck]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Scooter Tidwell]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Todd Waterman]]&lt;br /&gt;
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]&lt;br /&gt;
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Autobots, Decepticons and Predacons form an unlikely alliance to battle a resurrected Unicron.&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Synopsis==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] has been restored, and [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] gives a speech honoring those not still with them who helped make it possible. However even as he does so, back on [[Earth]] at the bottom of the ocean, [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] is awoken by [[Unicron]]. Megatron is confused as to why his [[spark]] not one with the [[AllSpark]], but Unicron explains that Megatron&#039;s [[Dark Energon]] use has made that impossible. Requiring a new vessel with which to carry out his plans, Unicron reformats Megatron&#039;s body into a more powerful form, takes possession of it and heads into the sky. Meanwhile, Optimus holds a short ceremony to promote [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] to warrior, before announcing that he ans [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] are going to go and retrieve the physical AllSpark from where it was hidden during the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]].&lt;br /&gt;
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Streaking through space, Megatron believes Unicron intends to become ruler of Cybertron, but Unicron reveals that he instead intends to destroy Primus, which will spell the end for that planet, and soon all of the universe.&lt;br /&gt;
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As [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] finds construction with [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] a troublesome task, [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] reports they&#039;ve had no luck finding [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] and [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]. [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]], incarcerated on the [[Trypticon (WFC)|warship]], attempts to persuade the Bumblebee he&#039;s on their side by providing him with information on where they might locate the fugitive Decepticons. [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] patrol the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]], now restored to a city, and run into an unpleasant surprise—the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]] [[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]] and [[Skylynx]]. The two Autobots are no match for the new clones, and Magnus is severely injured before Smokescreen manages to use the [[phase shifter]] to make their escape. [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] is called to Cybertron to tend to Magnus, while the other Autobots try to decide on their next step.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:PredaconsRisingSkylynxandDarksteelDragons.jpg|left|thumb|300px|So, uh, when do we start rising?]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Across space, Optimus and Wheeljack track the AllSpark to [[Theta Scorpii]]. Not wanting to risk losing [[Ultra Magnus&#039;s ship]] in the hazardous conditions there, Optimus continues on alone.&lt;br /&gt;
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Utilizing Bumblebee&#039;s tracking skills, the Autobots find [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]], who has located a Predacon burial ground uncovered by the restoration of Cybertron. Bumblebee attempts to persuade Predaking that there can be a truce, but Predaking refuses to forget the Autobots&#039; role in the destruction of his brethren. The Autobots instead head for Megatron&#039;s old fortress of [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], which Knock Out has informed them may contain a map showing the location of Shockwave&#039;s laboratories.&lt;br /&gt;
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Shockwave&#039;s current lab is in the ruins of [[Six Lasers Over Cybertron]]. Starscream arrives with another recovered Predacon bone, shortly before Darksteel and Skylynx return, laughing about their recent scrap. Starscream is furious to learn they&#039;ve wandered off and revealed themselves to the Autobots, ruining their one major advantage, the element of surprise.&lt;br /&gt;
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Over at Theta Scorpii, Optimus finally sights the AllSpark&#039;s container, but there&#039;s also an incoming [[plasma storm]], and he has to rush to retrieve their target before it can close in.&lt;br /&gt;
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As the Autobots are checking out the Darkmount computer, they&#039;re interrupted by the arrival of Unicron, who makes it aggressively clear to both Autobot and Megatron alike who&#039;s in control of the Decepticon leader&#039;s form. The Autobots are no match for the dark god, so they attempt to scram. They&#039;re brought to a halt by a [[Smelting pool|smelting pit]], and a blast from Unicron leaves Bulkhead, Arcee and Smokescreen dangling over certain doom. Bumblebee manages to keep Unicron occupied long enough for Ratchet to provide a means of escape via [[GroundBridge]].&lt;br /&gt;
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Meanwhile, Optimus has retrieved the AllSpark and made it back to the ship mere seconds before the plasma storm, and the Autobots book it out of there, though an asteroid thrown by the chaos collides with the ship. Back on the warship, Bumblebee attempts to contact Optimus, but the damage Magnus&#039;s ship sustained means though his message gets through, Optimus can&#039;t respond. The Autobots quickly realize that Unicron&#039;s plan is to destroy their home planet.&lt;br /&gt;
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Acting on information from Bumblebee, Predaking finds evidence of Darksteel and Skylynx. He creates a signal in the form of a column of fire to try and attract the pair to his position, however the first to respond to it is Unicron. Megatron tricks Unicron into fighting the Predacon in the hopes if their shared body is mangled enough, it will be of no further use to Unicron and Megatron will be freed, however Unicron manages to defeat Predaking and, probing the Predacon&#039;s mind, learns of the burial ground.&lt;br /&gt;
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The burial ground has also been found by Starscream, Darksteel and Skylynx, who summon Shockwave to help in gathering up the bones. Their task is interrupted by the arrival of Unicron, and Starscream is overjoyed to see whom he assumes is Megatron, however Unicron corrects him and bats him aside. Darksteel and Skylynx attack, but have no more luck against Unicron than anyone else has had. Opposition defeated, Unicron uses his power to raise the Predacon bones as an army of [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcons]]. Starscream flees, while Shockwave is quickly dogpiled by the horde.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Autobots, using the warship&#039;s computer to try and locate Unicron, detect the huge build up of Dark Energon at the burial ground and quickly realize what Unicron intends. As the horde starts moving across [[Hydrax Plateau]] towards the [[Well of All Sparks]], the Autobots prepare to use the warship to defend the location. Ratchet and Ultra Magnus are dropped off at a safe location and Smokescreen goes to retrieve the remaining relics from storage. Starscream arrives on the ship and frees the imprisoned Deceptions. They attempt to retake the ship, however Knock Out turns against Starscream, using the phase shifter to seize the [[Immobilizer]] and clock him with it... which also destroys the Immobilizer. Ooops.&lt;br /&gt;
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Predaking arrives back at the burial ground and is horrified to see it has been desecrated. He asserts his dominance over Skylynx and Darksteel by fighting them, however Shockwave pops up to suggest they go put their combat skills to more productive use against Unicron&#039;s horde.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Autobots make their last stand in the warship, opening fire on the oncoming Terrorcons. While the horde flies up to attack the ship, the Predacon trio arrive to lend a hand. Unfortunately the warship is shot down a short time later and the Autobots emerge, but Predaking tells them to leave the fighting to the beasts. The Predacons are only able to slow the horde&#039;s advance though, and the Terrorcons start heading into the Well of All Sparks. Unicron himself feels the presence of the AllSpark as Magnus&#039;s ship arrives back on Cybertron. Optimus jumps out to attack Unicron, who shoots down the ship down before Optimus can engage him. Even Optimus has trouble fighting Unicron, and he&#039;s only saved when Bumblebee uses the [[polarity gauntlet]] to halt Unicron&#039;s blow. Optimus flies to where Bulkhead and Arcee are helping Wheeljack out of the wreck of Magnus&#039;s ship, intending to secure the AllSpark. Unicron breaks free of the polarity gauntlet&#039;s grasp and catches up with Optimus, who is now fleeing with the AllSpark, shooting the Autobot leader down. Opening the AllSpark container, Unicron opens it intending to devour the contents, only to find it is empty. Unicron&#039;s anti-spark is drawn out of Megatron by the vessel, which pulls it into itself and seals, trapping it there. The link to Unicron severed, Terrorcon army disintegrates just before it can reach the core.&lt;br /&gt;
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Starscream lands, having escaped his cell during the crash, and welcomes Megatron back from the dead, believing Megatron will once again lead the Decepticons. Having been put through the torments of Unicron, Megatron is broken, and no longer wishes to be an oppressor. Over Starscream&#039;s objections, he declares the Decepticons no more, and flies away, destination unknown. Starscream also flees, going instead to Darkmount where he intended to take his place as Decepticon leader. His reign is short-lived, as the Predacons arrive looking to settle some old scores with him.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:PredaconsRisingWellofAllSparks.jpg|thumb|right|300px|AllSpark: Taste the Rainbow.]]&lt;br /&gt;
At the Well of All Sparks, Optimus revealed that in order to set the trap for Unicron, he was forced to empty the AllSpark into the [[Matrix of Leadership]] inside him. This unfortunately means that he is now one with the AllSpark, and the only way it can be restored to the Well is by him giving up his own life. Optimus assures them there is no other way, and that the age of Primes is over... and that new leaders will arise not by decree of ancient talismans, but by the virtue of their actions. Optimus dives into the Well, sacrificing himself and releasing a multitude of sparks into the sky.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[&#039;Til all are one]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Featured characters==&lt;br /&gt;
{{featuredcharacters&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (1)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] (2)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] (3)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (4)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] (5)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] (6)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (7)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (11)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (14)&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] (8)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (10)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] (16)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] (17)&lt;br /&gt;
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|h4=[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]]|c5=|c4=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]] (12)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Skylynx]] (13)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] (15)&lt;br /&gt;
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|h5=Others|c5=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Unicron]] (9)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]] Predacons (18)&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Quotes==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Optimus Prime would deem it a tragedy to stain Cybertron&#039;s fresh soil with any newly-spilled energon. So help us prove what Megatron was never willing to, that more than one race can peacefully co-exist on our planet.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;You assume that because I turned against Megatron, I can forgive the Autobots their role in the destruction of my brethren on Earth? Leave me be and dare not trespass here again.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Bumblebee&#039;&#039;&#039; tries to appeal to &#039;&#039;&#039;Predaking&#039;&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Lord Smokescreen, Emperor of Destruction!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Smokescreen&#039;&#039;&#039; unintentionally mocks Starscream.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;It isn&#039;t fair. How many more times do we have to save a world? Have to fight for the survival of our home?&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Regrettably the struggle between creation and destruction is an eternal one, and the battle lines which separate the two run through the very spark of Cybertron. Good and evil; order and chaos; one victorious, one vanquished. Each forming the core of their own separate worlds, Cybertron and Earth. And now the darkness has followed us all the way home.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;Ratchet&#039;&#039;&#039; lament the latest developments.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;In the name of the mighty legions of Predacons who preceded me, I shall never again yield to your charge, but I will heed your previous advice and face my true enemy as a beast!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Predaking&#039;&#039;&#039; to &#039;&#039;&#039;Unicron&#039;&#039;&#039;/&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;The past shall consume the future, the dead shall consume the living, and chaos shall reign supreme!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Unicron&#039;&#039;&#039; rides into battle.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;What are we supposed to call him, huh? Megacron? Unitron?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Smokescreen&#039;&#039;&#039; debating over what to call a Unicron possessed Megatron. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;I say we show &#039;Lord of the Undead&#039; what it&#039;s like to be unliving.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Skylynx&#039;&#039;&#039; gets a big boost of confidence. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;&#039;Bee, in case I&#039;d never get another chance to say this, you&#039;ve really proved your mettle.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I&#039;d like to think my actions always spoke louder than my words, Arcee, but it didn&#039;t hurt to watch and learn from the best.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Would be nice if Optimus showed up about now.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I was referring to a powerful little two-wheeler I know.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;Bumblebee&#039;&#039;&#039;    &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;And who made you boss?&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I...am not your boss. I am your &#039;&#039;KING&#039;&#039;!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Darksteel&#039;&#039;&#039; expresses his usual defiance, before receiving a badass boast à la &#039;&#039;&#039;Predaking&#039;&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Knock Out! We needed that!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Bumblebee&#039;&#039;&#039; channels Ratchet while telling off his new ally.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;An impressive display from my creations. But would it not be more logical to employ your might elsewhere at this time?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Shockwave&#039;&#039;&#039; to the Predacons, after inexplicably cheating death by zombie mobbing.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Why&#039;d you do it Knock Out? Why&#039;d you turn against Starscream?&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Even if I had helped him seize this ship, he would probably just fire me out of the first airlock. Oh. And he&#039;s &#039;&#039;rude&#039;&#039;...&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Knock Out&#039;&#039;&#039; explains his actions to &#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039;, also commenting on his former comrade&#039;s behavior. Guess scratching one&#039;s paint and pinning the blame on the doc will leave that kind of impression.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;&#039;&#039;Enough!&#039;&#039; The Decepticons are no more, and that is final.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039; delivers the wham line to Starscream.&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream:&#039;&#039;&#039; This is not quite how I envisioned my rise to the throne, but since Megatron all but surrendered it to me, I will gladly revive the Decepticons in my name.&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[Starscream screams upon the Predacons&#039; arrival]&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream:&#039;&#039;&#039; Though, perhaps, the throne is more befitting of an actual king?&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Predaking:&#039;&#039;&#039; I am not here to seize thrones, Starscream. But to settle scores.&lt;br /&gt;
:—And the second reign of &#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream&#039;&#039;&#039; is shorter than [[Double Jeopardy|Terrorsaur&#039;s]].&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Above all, do not lament my absence, for in my spark, I know that this is not the end, but merely a new beginning. Simply put, another transformation.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
===Animation and technical errors===&lt;br /&gt;
* The pile of pipes that a crane picks up at Bulkhead&#039;s construction site doesn&#039;t behave like a pile of loose pipes, but as though they&#039;d been welded together in the shape of a pile. In real life, the pipes are first tied together then lifted by a strap or other indirect method.&lt;br /&gt;
* The manacles that Knock Out and the Vehicons are wearing in their first appearance are gone when Starscream shows up to break them out.&lt;br /&gt;
* Ratchet&#039;s medical scan of Ultra Magnus shows two intact hands.&lt;br /&gt;
* Darkmount&#039;s throne is undamaged when Starscream tries to claim it, even though Unicron shot it multiple times and pitched a spear through it.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Continuity notes===&lt;br /&gt;
* Bumblebee is promoted to Warrior-class after first mentioning it as his goal in &amp;quot;[[Masters &amp;amp; Students]]&amp;quot;, and later admitting he was holding back to be promoted on Cybertron in &amp;quot;[[Project Predacon]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* The AllSpark was introduced to the [[Aligned continuity family]] in the novel &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Exodus|Exodus]]&#039;&#039;, where it was launched from Cybertron during the war. The novel concluded with the Autobots&#039; picking up its signal after departing Cybertron—an obvious allusion to a [[live-action film series|live-action movie]]-style journey to [[Earth]] in search of it—but this was dropped for the sequel &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Exiles|Exiles]]&#039;&#039;, and nobody but Optimus seems to remember much about the whole affair here (likely as a means to better explain it to the audiences who didn&#039;t read the novels).&lt;br /&gt;
* Knock Out was locked up after being decked by [[Miko Nakadai (Prime)|Miko]] in &amp;quot;[[Deadlock]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Knock Out gets payback on Smokescreen by sticking him in a wall with the Phase Shifter in an identical position to his own wall-imprisonment in &amp;quot;[[Inside Job]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Knock Out destroys the [[Immobilizer]], which was introduced in &amp;quot;[[Partners]]&amp;quot;, by knocking Starscream out with it.&lt;br /&gt;
* Smokescreen mentions that he almost became a Prime, which occurred in &amp;quot;[[Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Bulkhead goes back to construction as Ratchet suggested in [[Alpha/Omega]].&lt;br /&gt;
* Predaking [[Minus One|takes Megatron&#039;s advice]] and faces his true enemy [[Synthesis|as a beast]]!&lt;br /&gt;
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===Transformers references===&lt;br /&gt;
* Lord Smokescreen, [[Emperor of Destruction]]!&lt;br /&gt;
* Unicron calls his new form an [[Instruments of Destruction|Instrument of Destruction]].&lt;br /&gt;
* One of the weapons that Unicron manifests is a pair of huge, purple scythes. This could be a reference to the [[Arms Micron]] [[Hades]], who is similarly a huge, purple scythe.&lt;br /&gt;
* Megatron&#039;s new alternate mode bears a resemblance to [[Unicron/toys#Prime|Gaia Unicron&#039;s]] &amp;quot;space cruiser&amp;quot; mode.&lt;br /&gt;
* Optimus brings new life to Cybertron by jumping into a pit that leads to the core of the planet and committing suicide. Why does that sound [[Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future|familiar]]?&lt;br /&gt;
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===Real-world references===&lt;br /&gt;
*The laying of a sword on the shoulders as Optimus does with Bumblebee during the warrior ceremony is from the investiture ceremony used when someone is knighted.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Trivia===&lt;br /&gt;
* Oddly, TVGuide&#039;s listing for this movie is split into [http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/transformers-prime-beast-hunters-2013/episode-14-season-3/chaos-rising-part-1/308171 three] [http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/transformers-prime-beast-hunters-2013/episode-15-season-3/chaos-rising-part-2/308171 part] [http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/transformers-prime-beast-hunters-2013/episode-16-season-3/chaos-rising-part-3/308171 episodes] incorrectly (yet still more appropriately) titled &amp;quot;Chaos Rising&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Predacons Rising&#039;&#039; is a [[The Hub|Hub]] Original Family Movie, concluding the &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]&#039;&#039; cartoon.&lt;br /&gt;
* The [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] is used by Optimus to promote Bumblebee, and is never seen again in the rest of the movie. It&#039;s never mentioned as being aboard the &#039;&#039;Nemesis&#039;&#039; like the other Iacon relics are, so Optimus must still have it. But if so, why didn&#039;t he use it against Unicron?&lt;br /&gt;
* Come to think of it, if Predacon bones were on Cybertron, why weren&#039;t they turned into Terrorcons back in &amp;quot;[[Darkness Rising, Part 5|Darkness Rising]]&amp;quot;? Either this was a necessary plot hole, or the Predacon burial ground was embedded deep under Cybertron&#039;s surface.&lt;br /&gt;
* The film was leaked online a few weeks before its airdate.&lt;br /&gt;
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|caption=&amp;quot;Today we face the monsters that are at our door, today we are cancelling the apocalypse!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|title=&#039;&#039;Predacons Rising&lt;br /&gt;
|airdate=[[October 4]] (TV premiere) and [[October 8]] (home video release), [[2013]]&lt;br /&gt;
|written by=[[Duane Capizzi]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Marsha Griffin]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Steven Melching]]&lt;br /&gt;
|directed by=[[Vinton Heuck]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Scooter Tidwell]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Todd Waterman]]&lt;br /&gt;
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Autobots, Decepticons and Predacons form an unlikely alliance to battle a resurrected Unicron.&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Synopsis==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] has been restored, and [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] gives a speech honoring those not still with them who helped make it possible. However even as he does so, back on [[Earth]] at the bottom of the ocean, [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] is awoken by [[Unicron]]. Megatron is confused as to why his [[spark]] not one with the [[AllSpark]], but Unicron explains that Megatron&#039;s [[Dark Energon]] use has made that impossible. Requiring a new vessel with which to carry out his plans, Unicron reformats Megatron&#039;s body into a more powerful form, takes possession of it and heads into the sky. Meanwhile, Optimus holds a short ceremony to promote [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] to warrior, before announcing that he ans [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] are going to go and retrieve the physical AllSpark from where it was hidden during the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]].&lt;br /&gt;
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Streaking through space, Megatron believes Unicron intends to become ruler of Cybertron, but Unicron reveals that he instead intends to destroy Primus, which will spell the end for that planet, and soon all of the universe.&lt;br /&gt;
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As [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] finds construction with [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] a troublesome task, [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] reports they&#039;ve had no luck finding [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] and [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]. [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]], incarcerated on the [[Trypticon (WFC)|warship]], attempts to persuade the Bumblebee he&#039;s on their side by providing him with information on where they might locate the fugitive Decepticons. [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] patrol the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]], now restored to a city, and run into an unpleasant surprise—the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]] [[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]] and [[Skylynx]]. The two Autobots are no match for the new clones, and Magnus is severely injured before Smokescreen manages to use the [[phase shifter]] to make their escape. [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] is called to Cybertron to tend to Magnus, while the other Autobots try to decide on their next step.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:PredaconsRisingSkylynxandDarksteelDragons.jpg|left|thumb|300px|So, uh, when do we start rising?]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Across space, Optimus and Wheeljack track the AllSpark to [[Theta Scorpii]]. Not wanting to risk losing [[Ultra Magnus&#039;s ship]] in the hazardous conditions there, Optimus continues on alone.&lt;br /&gt;
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Utilizing Bumblebee&#039;s tracking skills, the Autobots find [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]], who has located a Predacon burial ground uncovered by the restoration of Cybertron. Bumblebee attempts to persuade Predaking that there can be a truce, but Predaking refuses to forget the Autobots&#039; role in the destruction of his brethren. The Autobots instead head for Megatron&#039;s old fortress of [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], which Knock Out has informed them may contain a map showing the location of Shockwave&#039;s laboratories.&lt;br /&gt;
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Shockwave&#039;s current lab is in the ruins of [[Six Lasers Over Cybertron]]. Starscream arrives with another recovered Predacon bone, shortly before Darksteel and Skylynx return, laughing about their recent scrap. Starscream is furious to learn they&#039;ve wandered off and revealed themselves to the Autobots, ruining their one major advantage, the element of surprise.&lt;br /&gt;
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Over at Theta Scorpii, Optimus finally sights the AllSpark&#039;s container, but there&#039;s also an incoming [[plasma storm]], and he has to rush to retrieve their target before it can close in.&lt;br /&gt;
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As the Autobots are checking out the Darkmount computer, they&#039;re interrupted by the arrival of Unicron, who makes it aggressively clear to both Autobot and Megatron alike who&#039;s in control of the Decepticon leader&#039;s form. The Autobots are no match for the dark god, so they attempt to scram. They&#039;re brought to a halt by a [[Smelting pool|smelting pit]], and a blast from Unicron leaves Bulkhead, Arcee and Smokescreen dangling over certain doom. Bumblebee manages to keep Unicron occupied long enough for Ratchet to provide a means of escape via [[GroundBridge]].&lt;br /&gt;
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Meanwhile, Optimus has retrieved the AllSpark and made it back to the ship mere seconds before the plasma storm, and the Autobots book it out of there, though an asteroid thrown by the chaos collides with the ship. Back on the warship, Bumblebee attempts to contact Optimus, but the damage Magnus&#039;s ship sustained means though his message gets through, Optimus can&#039;t respond. The Autobots quickly realize that Unicron&#039;s plan is to destroy their home planet.&lt;br /&gt;
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Acting on information from Bumblebee, Predaking finds evidence of Darksteel and Skylynx. He creates a signal in the form of a column of fire to try and attract the pair to his position, however the first to respond to it is Unicron. Megatron tricks Unicron into fighting the Predacon in the hopes if their shared body is mangled enough, it will be of no further use to Unicron and Megatron will be freed, however Unicron manages to defeat Predaking and, probing the Predacon&#039;s mind, learns of the burial ground.&lt;br /&gt;
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The burial ground has also been found by Starscream, Darksteel and Skylynx, who summon Shockwave to help in gathering up the bones. Their task is interrupted by the arrival of Unicron, and Starscream is overjoyed to see whom he assumes is Megatron, however Unicron corrects him and bats him aside. Darksteel and Skylynx attack, but have no more luck against Unicron than anyone else has had. Opposition defeated, Unicron uses his power to raise the Predacon bones as an army of [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcons]]. Starscream flees, while Shockwave is quickly dogpiled by the horde.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Autobots, using the warship&#039;s computer to try and locate Unicron, detect the huge build up of Dark Energon at the burial ground and quickly realize what Unicron intends. As the horde starts moving across [[Hydrax Plateau]] towards the [[Well of All Sparks]], the Autobots prepare to use the warship to defend the location. Ratchet and Ultra Magnus are dropped off at a safe location and Smokescreen goes to retrieve the remaining relics from storage. Starscream arrives on the ship and frees the imprisoned Deceptions. They attempt to retake the ship, however Knock Out turns against Starscream, using the phase shifter to seize the [[Immobilizer]] and clock him with it... which also destroys the Immobilizer. Ooops.&lt;br /&gt;
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Predaking arrives back at the burial ground and is horrified to see it has been desecrated. He asserts his dominance over Skylynx and Darksteel by fighting them, however Shockwave pops up to suggest they go put their combat skills to more productive use against Unicron&#039;s horde.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Autobots make their last stand in the warship, opening fire on the oncoming Terrorcons. While the horde flies up to attack the ship, the Predacon trio arrive to lend a hand. Unfortunately the warship is shot down a short time later and the Autobots emerge, but Predaking tells them to leave the fighting to the beasts. The Predacons are only able to slow the horde&#039;s advance though, and the Terrorcons start heading into the Well of All Sparks. Unicron himself feels the presence of the AllSpark as Magnus&#039;s ship arrives back on Cybertron. Optimus jumps out to attack Unicron, who shoots down the ship down before Optimus can engage him. Even Optimus has trouble fighting Unicron, and he&#039;s only saved when Bumblebee uses the [[polarity gauntlet]] to halt Unicron&#039;s blow. Optimus flies to where Bulkhead and Arcee are helping Wheeljack out of the wreck of Magnus&#039;s ship, intending to secure the AllSpark. Unicron breaks free of the polarity gauntlet&#039;s grasp and catches up with Optimus, who is now fleeing with the AllSpark, shooting the Autobot leader down. Opening the AllSpark container, Unicron opens it intending to devour the contents, only to find it is empty. Unicron&#039;s anti-spark is drawn out of Megatron by the vessel, which pulls it into itself and seals, trapping it there. The link to Unicron severed, Terrorcon army disintegrates just before it can reach the core.&lt;br /&gt;
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Starscream lands, having escaped his cell during the crash, and welcomes Megatron back from the dead, believing Megatron will once again lead the Decepticons. Having been put through the torments of Unicron, Megatron is broken, and no longer wishes to be an oppressor. Over Starscream&#039;s objections, he declares the Decepticons no more, and flies away, destination unknown. Starscream also flees, going instead to Darkmount where he intended to take his place as Decepticon leader. His reign is short-lived, as the Predacons arrive looking to settle some old scores with him.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:PredaconsRisingWellofAllSparks.jpg|thumb|right|300px|AllSpark: Taste the Rainbow.]]&lt;br /&gt;
At the Well of All Sparks, Optimus revealed that in order to set the trap for Unicron, he was forced to empty the AllSpark into the [[Matrix of Leadership]] inside him. This unfortunately means that he is now one with the AllSpark, and the only way it can be restored to the Well is by him giving up his own life. Optimus assures them there is no other way, and that the age of Primes is over... and that new leaders will arise not by decree of ancient talismans, but by the virtue of their actions. Optimus dives into the Well, sacrificing himself and releasing a multitude of sparks into the sky.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[&#039;Til all are one]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Featured characters==&lt;br /&gt;
{{featuredcharacters&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (1)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] (2)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] (3)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (4)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] (5)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] (6)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (7)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (11)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (14)&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] (8)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (10)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] (16)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] (17)&lt;br /&gt;
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|h4=[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]]|c5=|c4=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]] (12)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Skylynx]] (13)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] (15)&lt;br /&gt;
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|h5=Others|c5=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Unicron]] (9)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]] Predacons (18)&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Quotes==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Optimus Prime would deem it a tragedy to stain Cybertron&#039;s fresh soil with any newly-spilled energon. So help us prove what Megatron was never willing to, that more than one race can peacefully co-exist on our planet.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;You assume that because I turned against Megatron, I can forgive the Autobots their role in the destruction of my brethren on Earth? Leave me be and dare not trespass here again.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Bumblebee&#039;&#039;&#039; tries to appeal to &#039;&#039;&#039;Predaking&#039;&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Lord Smokescreen, Emperor of Destruction!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Smokescreen&#039;&#039;&#039; unintentionally mocks Starscream.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;It isn&#039;t fair. How many more times do we have to save a world? Have to fight for the survival of our home?&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Regrettably the struggle between creation and destruction is an eternal one, and the battle lines which separate the two run through the very spark of Cybertron. Good and evil; order and chaos; one victorious, one vanquished. Each forming the core of their own separate worlds, Cybertron and Earth. And now the darkness has followed us all the way home.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;Ratchet&#039;&#039;&#039; lament the latest developments.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;In the name of the mighty legions of Predacons who preceded me, I shall never again yield to your charge, but I will heed your previous advice and face my true enemy as a beast!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Predaking&#039;&#039;&#039; to &#039;&#039;&#039;Unicron&#039;&#039;&#039;/&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;The past shall consume the future, the dead shall consume the living, and chaos shall reign supreme!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Unicron&#039;&#039;&#039; rides into battle.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;What are we supposed to call him, huh? Megacron? Unitron?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Smokescreen&#039;&#039;&#039; debating over what to call a Unicron possessed Megatron. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;I say we show &#039;Lord of the Undead&#039; what it&#039;s like to be unliving.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Skylynx&#039;&#039;&#039; gets a big boost of confidence. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;&#039;Bee, in case I&#039;d never get another chance to say this, you&#039;ve really proved your mettle.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I&#039;d like to think my actions always spoke louder than my words, Arcee, but it didn&#039;t hurt to watch and learn from the best.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Would be nice if Optimus showed up about now.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I was referring to a powerful little two-wheeler I know.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;Bumblebee&#039;&#039;&#039;    &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;And who made you boss?&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I...am not your boss. I am your &#039;&#039;KING&#039;&#039;!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Darksteel&#039;&#039;&#039; expresses his usual defiance, before receiving a badass boast à la &#039;&#039;&#039;Predaking&#039;&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Knock Out! We needed that!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Bumblebee&#039;&#039;&#039; channels Ratchet while telling off his new ally.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;An impressive display from my creations. But would it not be more logical to employ your might elsewhere at this time?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Shockwave&#039;&#039;&#039; to the Predacons, after inexplicably cheating death by zombie mobbing.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Why&#039;d you do it Knock Out? Why&#039;d you turn against Starscream?&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Even if I had helped him seize this ship, he would probably just fire me out of the first airlock. Oh. And he&#039;s &#039;&#039;rude&#039;&#039;...&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Knock Out&#039;&#039;&#039; explains his actions to &#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039;, also commenting on his former comrade&#039;s behavior. Guess scratching one&#039;s paint and pinning the blame on the doc will leave that kind of impression.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;&#039;&#039;Enough!&#039;&#039; The Decepticons are no more, and that is final.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039; delivers the wham line to Starscream.&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream:&#039;&#039;&#039; This is not quite how I envisioned my rise to the throne, but since Megatron all but surrendered it to me, I will gladly revive the Decepticons in my name.&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[Starscream screams upon the Predacons&#039; arrival]&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream:&#039;&#039;&#039; Though, perhaps, the throne is more befitting of an actual king?&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Predaking:&#039;&#039;&#039; I am not here to seize thrones, Starscream. But to settle scores.&lt;br /&gt;
:—And the second reign of &#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream&#039;&#039;&#039; is shorter than [[Double Jeopardy|Terrorsaur&#039;s]].&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Above all, do not lament my absence, for in my spark, I know that this is not the end, but merely a new beginning. Simply put, another transformation.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
===Animation and technical errors===&lt;br /&gt;
* The pile of pipes that a crane picks up at Bulkhead&#039;s construction site doesn&#039;t behave like a pile of loose pipes, but as though they&#039;d been welded together in the shape of a pile. In real life, the pipes are first tied together then lifted by a strap or other indirect method.&lt;br /&gt;
* The manacles that Knock Out and the Vehicons are wearing in their first appearance are gone when Starscream shows up to break them out.&lt;br /&gt;
* Ratchet&#039;s medical scan of Ultra Magnus shows two intact hands.&lt;br /&gt;
* Darkmount&#039;s throne is undamaged when Starscream tries to claim it, even though Unicron shot it multiple times and pitched a spear through it.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Continuity notes===&lt;br /&gt;
* Bumblebee is promoted to Warrior-class after first mentioning it as his goal in &amp;quot;[[Masters &amp;amp; Students]]&amp;quot;, and later admitting he was holding back to be promoted on Cybertron in &amp;quot;[[Project Predacon]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* The AllSpark was introduced to the [[Aligned continuity family]] in the novel &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Exodus|Exodus]]&#039;&#039;, where it was launched from Cybertron during the war. The novel concluded with the Autobots&#039; picking up its signal after departing Cybertron—an obvious allusion to a [[live-action film series|live-action movie]]-style journey to [[Earth]] in search of it—but this was dropped for the sequel &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Exiles|Exiles]]&#039;&#039;, and nobody but Optimus seems to remember much about the whole affair here (likely as a means to better explain it to the audiences who didn&#039;t read the novels).&lt;br /&gt;
* Knock Out was locked up after being decked by [[Miko Nakadai (Prime)|Miko]] in &amp;quot;[[Deadlock]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Knock Out gets payback on Smokescreen by sticking him in a wall with the Phase Shifter in an identical position to his own wall-imprisonment in &amp;quot;[[Inside Job]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Knock Out destroys the [[Immobilizer]], which was introduced in &amp;quot;[[Partners]]&amp;quot;, by knocking Starscream out with it.&lt;br /&gt;
* Smokescreen mentions that he almost became a Prime, which occurred in &amp;quot;[[Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Bulkhead goes back to construction as Ratchet suggested in [[Alpha/Omega]].&lt;br /&gt;
* Predaking [[Minus One|takes Megatron&#039;s advice]] and faces his true enemy [[Synthesis|as a beast]]!&lt;br /&gt;
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===Transformers references===&lt;br /&gt;
* Lord Smokescreen, [[Emperor of Destruction]]!&lt;br /&gt;
* Unicron calls his new form an [[Instruments of Destruction|Instrument of Destruction]].&lt;br /&gt;
* One of the weapons that Unicron manifests is a pair of huge, purple scythes. This could be a reference to the [[Arms Micron]] [[Hades]], who is similarly a huge, purple scythe.&lt;br /&gt;
* Megatron&#039;s new alternate mode bears a resemblance to [[Unicron/toys#Prime|Gaia Unicron&#039;s]] &amp;quot;space cruiser&amp;quot; mode.&lt;br /&gt;
* Optimus brings new life to Cybertron by jumping into a pit that leads to the core of the planet and committing suicide. Why does that sound [[Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future|familiar]]?&lt;br /&gt;
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===Real-world references===&lt;br /&gt;
*The laying of a sword on the shoulders as Optimus does with Bumblebee during the warrior ceremony is from the investiture ceremony used when someone is knighted.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Trivia===&lt;br /&gt;
* Oddly, TVGuide&#039;s listing for this movie is split into [http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/transformers-prime-beast-hunters-2013/episode-14-season-3/chaos-rising-part-1/308171 three] [http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/transformers-prime-beast-hunters-2013/episode-15-season-3/chaos-rising-part-2/308171 part] [http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/transformers-prime-beast-hunters-2013/episode-16-season-3/chaos-rising-part-3/308171 episodes] incorrectly (yet still more appropriately) titled &amp;quot;Chaos Rising&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Predacons Rising&#039;&#039; is a [[The Hub|Hub]] Original Family Movie, concluding the &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]&#039;&#039; cartoon.&lt;br /&gt;
* The [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] is used by Optimus to promote Bumblebee, and is never seen again in the rest of the movie. It&#039;s never mentioned as being aboard the &#039;&#039;Nemesis&#039;&#039; like the other Iacon relics are, so Optimus must still have it. But if so, why didn&#039;t he use it against Unicron?&lt;br /&gt;
* Come to think of it, if Predacon bones were on Cybertron, why weren&#039;t they turned into Terrorcons back in &amp;quot;[[Darkness Rising, Part 5|Darkness Rising]]&amp;quot;? Either this was a necessary lot hole, or the Predacon burial ground was embedded deep under Cybertron&#039;s surface.&lt;br /&gt;
* The film was leaked online a few weeks before its airdate.&lt;br /&gt;
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|prev=Deadlock&lt;br /&gt;
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|caption=&amp;quot;Today we face the monsters that are at our door, today we are cancelling the apocalypse!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|title=&#039;&#039;Predacons Rising&lt;br /&gt;
|airdate=[[October 4]] (TV premiere) and [[October 8]] (home video release), [[2013]]&lt;br /&gt;
|written by=[[Duane Capizzi]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Marsha Griffin]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Steven Melching]]&lt;br /&gt;
|directed by=[[Vinton Heuck]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Scooter Tidwell]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Todd Waterman]]&lt;br /&gt;
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Autobots, Decepticons and Predacons form an unlikely alliance to battle a resurrected Unicron.&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Synopsis==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] has been restored, and [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] gives a speech honoring those not still with them who helped make it possible. However even as he does so, back on [[Earth]] at the bottom of the ocean, [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] is awoken by [[Unicron]]. Megatron is confused as to why his [[spark]] not one with the [[AllSpark]], but Unicron explains that Megatron&#039;s [[Dark Energon]] use has made that impossible. Requiring a new vessel with which to carry out his plans, Unicron reformats Megatron&#039;s body into a more powerful form, takes possession of it and heads into the sky. Meanwhile, Optimus holds a short ceremony to promote [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] to warrior, before announcing that he ans [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] are going to go and retrieve the physical AllSpark from where it was hidden during the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]].&lt;br /&gt;
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Streaking through space, Megatron believes Unicron intends to become ruler of Cybertron, but Unicron reveals that he instead intends to destroy Primus, which will spell the end for that planet, and soon all of the universe.&lt;br /&gt;
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As [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] finds construction with [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] a troublesome task, [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] reports they&#039;ve had no luck finding [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] and [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]. [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]], incarcerated on the [[Trypticon (WFC)|warship]], attempts to persuade the Bumblebee he&#039;s on their side by providing him with information on where they might locate the fugitive Decepticons. [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] patrol the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]], now restored to a city, and run into an unpleasant surprise—the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]] [[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]] and [[Skylynx]]. The two Autobots are no match for the new clones, and Magnus is severely injured before Smokescreen manages to use the [[phase shifter]] to make their escape. [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] is called to Cybertron to tend to Magnus, while the other Autobots try to decide on their next step.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:PredaconsRisingSkylynxandDarksteelDragons.jpg|left|thumb|300px|So, uh, when do we start rising?]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Across space, Optimus and Wheeljack track the AllSpark to [[Theta Scorpii]]. Not wanting to risk losing [[Ultra Magnus&#039;s ship]] in the hazardous conditions there, Optimus continues on alone.&lt;br /&gt;
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Utilizing Bumblebee&#039;s tracking skills, the Autobots find [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]], who has located a Predacon burial ground uncovered by the restoration of Cybertron. Bumblebee attempts to persuade Predaking that there can be a truce, but Predaking refuses to forget the Autobots&#039; role in the destruction of his brethren. The Autobots instead head for Megatron&#039;s old fortress of [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], which Knock Out has informed them may contain a map showing the location of Shockwave&#039;s laboratories.&lt;br /&gt;
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Shockwave&#039;s current lab is in the ruins of [[Six Lasers Over Cybertron]]. Starscream arrives with another recovered Predacon bone, shortly before Darksteel and Skylynx return, laughing about their recent scrap. Starscream is furious to learn they&#039;ve wandered off and revealed themselves to the Autobots, ruining their one major advantage, the element of surprise.&lt;br /&gt;
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Over at Theta Scorpii, Optimus finally sights the AllSpark&#039;s container, but there&#039;s also an incoming [[plasma storm]], and he has to rush to retrieve their target before it can close in.&lt;br /&gt;
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As the Autobots are checking out the Darkmount computer, they&#039;re interrupted by the arrival of Unicron, who makes it aggressively clear to both Autobot and Megatron alike who&#039;s in control of the Decepticon leader&#039;s form. The Autobots are no match for the dark god, so they attempt to scram. They&#039;re brought to a halt by a [[Smelting pool|smelting pit]], and a blast from Unicron leaves Bulkhead, Arcee and Smokescreen dangling over certain doom. Bumblebee manages to keep Unicron occupied long enough for Ratchet to provide a means of escape via [[GroundBridge]].&lt;br /&gt;
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Meanwhile, Optimus has retrieved the AllSpark and made it back to the ship mere seconds before the plasma storm, and the Autobots book it out of there, though an asteroid thrown by the chaos collides with the ship. Back on the warship, Bumblebee attempts to contact Optimus, but the damage Magnus&#039;s ship sustained means though his message gets through, Optimus can&#039;t respond. The Autobots quickly realize that Unicron&#039;s plan is to destroy their home planet.&lt;br /&gt;
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Acting on information from Bumblebee, Predaking finds evidence of Darksteel and Skylynx. He creates a signal in the form of a column of fire to try and attract the pair to his position, however the first to respond to it is Unicron. Megatron tricks Unicron into fighting the Predacon in the hopes if their shared body is mangled enough, it will be of no further use to Unicron and Megatron will be freed, however Unicron manages to defeat Predaking and, probing the Predacon&#039;s mind, learns of the burial ground.&lt;br /&gt;
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The burial ground has also been found by Starscream, Darksteel and Skylynx, who summon Shockwave to help in gathering up the bones. Their task is interrupted by the arrival of Unicron, and Starscream is overjoyed to see whom he assumes is Megatron, however Unicron corrects him and bats him aside. Darksteel and Skylynx attack, but have no more luck against Unicron than anyone else has had. Opposition defeated, Unicron uses his power to raise the Predacon bones as an army of [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcons]]. Starscream flees, while Shockwave is quickly dogpiled by the horde.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Autobots, using the warship&#039;s computer to try and locate Unicron, detect the huge build up of Dark Energon at the burial ground and quickly realize what Unicron intends. As the horde starts moving across [[Hydrax Plateau]] towards the [[Well of All Sparks]], the Autobots prepare to use the warship to defend the location. Ratchet and Ultra Magnus are dropped off at a safe location and Smokescreen goes to retrieve the remaining relics from storage. Starscream arrives on the ship and frees the imprisoned Deceptions. They attempt to retake the ship, however Knock Out turns against Starscream, using the phase shifter to seize the [[Immobilizer]] and clock him with it... which also destroys the Immobilizer. Ooops.&lt;br /&gt;
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Predaking arrives back at the burial ground and is horrified to see it has been desecrated. He asserts his dominance over Skylynx and Darksteel by fighting them, however Shockwave pops up to suggest they go put their combat skills to more productive use against Unicron&#039;s horde.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Autobots make their last stand in the warship, opening fire on the oncoming Terrorcons. While the horde flies up to attack the ship, the Predacon trio arrive to lend a hand. Unfortunately the warship is shot down a short time later and the Autobots emerge, but Predaking tells them to leave the fighting to the beasts. The Predacons are only able to slow the horde&#039;s advance though, and the Terrorcons start heading into the Well of All Sparks. Unicron himself feels the presence of the AllSpark as Magnus&#039;s ship arrives back on Cybertron. Optimus jumps out to attack Unicron, who shoots down the ship down before Optimus can engage him. Even Optimus has trouble fighting Unicron, and he&#039;s only saved when Bumblebee uses the [[polarity gauntlet]] to halt Unicron&#039;s blow. Optimus flies to where Bulkhead and Arcee are helping Wheeljack out of the wreck of Magnus&#039;s ship, intending to secure the AllSpark. Unicron breaks free of the polarity gauntlet&#039;s grasp and catches up with Optimus, who is now fleeing with the AllSpark, shooting the Autobot leader down. Opening the AllSpark container, Unicron opens it intending to devour the contents, only to find it is empty. Unicron&#039;s anti-spark is drawn out of Megatron by the vessel, which pulls it into itself and seals, trapping it there. The link to Unicron severed, Terrorcon army disintegrates just before it can reach the core.&lt;br /&gt;
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Starscream lands, having escaped his cell during the crash, and welcomes Megatron back from the dead, believing Megatron will once again lead the Decepticons. Having been put through the torments of Unicron, Megatron is broken, and no longer wishes to be an oppressor. Over Starscream&#039;s objections, he declares the Decepticons no more, and flies away, destination unknown. Starscream also flees, going instead to Darkmount where he intended to take his place as Decepticon leader. His reign is short-lived, as the Predacons arrive looking to settle some old scores with him.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:PredaconsRisingWellofAllSparks.jpg|thumb|right|300px|AllSpark: Taste the Rainbow.]]&lt;br /&gt;
At the Well of All Sparks, Optimus revealed that in order to set the trap for Unicron, he was forced to empty the AllSpark into the [[Matrix of Leadership]] inside him. This unfortunately means that he is now one with the AllSpark, and the only way it can be restored to the Well is by him giving up his own life. Optimus assures them there is no other way, and that the age of Primes is over... and that new leaders will arise not by decree of ancient talismans, but by the virtue of their actions. Optimus dives into the Well, sacrificing himself and releasing a multitude of sparks into the sky.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[&#039;Til all are one]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Featured characters==&lt;br /&gt;
{{featuredcharacters&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (1)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] (2)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] (3)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (4)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] (5)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] (6)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (7)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (11)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (14)&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] (8)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (10)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] (16)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] (17)&lt;br /&gt;
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|h4=[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]]|c5=|c4=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]] (12)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Skylynx]] (13)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] (15)&lt;br /&gt;
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|h5=Others|c5=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Unicron]] (9)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]] Predacons (18)&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Quotes==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Optimus Prime would deem it a tragedy to stain Cybertron&#039;s fresh soil with any newly-spilled energon. So help us prove what Megatron was never willing to, that more than one race can peacefully co-exist on our planet.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;You assume that because I turned against Megatron, I can forgive the Autobots their role in the destruction of my brethren on Earth? Leave me be and dare not trespass here again.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Bumblebee&#039;&#039;&#039; tries to appeal to &#039;&#039;&#039;Predaking&#039;&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Lord Smokescreen, Emperor of Destruction!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Smokescreen&#039;&#039;&#039; unintentionally mocks Starscream.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;It isn&#039;t fair. How many more times do we have to save a world? Have to fight for the survival of our home?&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Regrettably the struggle between creation and destruction is an eternal one, and the battle lines which separate the two run through the very spark of Cybertron. Good and evil; order and chaos; one victorious, one vanquished. Each forming the core of their own separate worlds, Cybertron and Earth. And now the darkness has followed us all the way home.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;Ratchet&#039;&#039;&#039; lament the latest developments.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;In the name of the mighty legions of Predacons who preceded me, I shall never again yield to your charge, but I will heed your previous advice and face my true enemy as a beast!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Predaking&#039;&#039;&#039; to &#039;&#039;&#039;Unicron&#039;&#039;&#039;/&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;The past shall consume the future, the dead shall consume the living, and chaos shall reign supreme!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Unicron&#039;&#039;&#039; rides into battle.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;What are we supposed to call him, huh? Megacron? Unitron?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Smokescreen&#039;&#039;&#039; debating over what to call a Unicron possessed Megatron. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;I say we show &#039;Lord of the Undead&#039; what it&#039;s like to be unliving.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Skylynx&#039;&#039;&#039; gets a big boost of confidence. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;&#039;Bee, in case I&#039;d never get another chance to say this, you&#039;ve really proved your mettle.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I&#039;d like to think my actions always spoke louder than my words, Arcee, but it didn&#039;t hurt to watch and learn from the best.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Would be nice if Optimus showed up about now.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I was referring to a powerful little two-wheeler I know.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;Bumblebee&#039;&#039;&#039;    &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;And who made you boss?&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I...am not your boss. I am your &#039;&#039;KING&#039;&#039;!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Darksteel&#039;&#039;&#039; expresses his usual defiance, before receiving a badass boast à la &#039;&#039;&#039;Predaking&#039;&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Knock Out! We needed that!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Bumblebee&#039;&#039;&#039; channels Ratchet while telling off his new ally.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;An impressive display from my creations. But would it not be more logical to employ your might elsewhere at this time?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Shockwave&#039;&#039;&#039; to the Predacons, after inexplicably cheating death by zombie mobbing.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Why&#039;d you do it Knock Out? Why&#039;d you turn against Starscream?&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Even if I had helped him seize this ship, he would probably just fire me out of the first airlock. Oh. And he&#039;s &#039;&#039;rude&#039;&#039;...&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Knock Out&#039;&#039;&#039; explains his actions to &#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039;, also commenting on his former comrade&#039;s behavior. Guess scratching one&#039;s paint and pinning the blame on the doc will leave that kind of impression.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;&#039;&#039;Enough!&#039;&#039; The Decepticons are no more, and that is final.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039; delivers the wham line to Starscream.&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream:&#039;&#039;&#039; This is not quite how I envisioned my rise to the throne, but since Megatron all but surrendered it to me, I will gladly revive the Decepticons in my name.&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[Starscream screams upon the Predacons&#039; arrival]&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream:&#039;&#039;&#039; Though, perhaps, the throne is more befitting of an actual king?&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Predaking:&#039;&#039;&#039; I am not here to seize thrones, Starscream. But to settle scores.&lt;br /&gt;
:—And the second reign of &#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream&#039;&#039;&#039; is shorter than [[Double Jeopardy|Terrorsaur&#039;s]].&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Above all, do not lament my absence, for in my spark, I know that this is not the end, but merely a new beginning. Simply put, another transformation.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
===Animation and technical errors===&lt;br /&gt;
* The pile of pipes that a crane picks up at Bulkhead&#039;s construction site doesn&#039;t behave like a pile of loose pipes, but as though they&#039;d been welded together in the shape of a pile. In real life, the pipes are first tied together then lifted by a strap or other indirect method.&lt;br /&gt;
* The manacles that Knock Out and the Vehicons are wearing in their first appearance are gone when Starscream shows up to break them out.&lt;br /&gt;
* Ratchet&#039;s medical scan of Ultra Magnus shows two intact hands.&lt;br /&gt;
* Darkmount&#039;s throne is undamaged when Starscream tries to claim it, even though Unicron shot it multiple times and pitched a spear through it.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Continuity notes===&lt;br /&gt;
* Bumblebee is promoted to Warrior-class after first mentioning it as his goal in &amp;quot;[[Masters &amp;amp; Students]]&amp;quot;, and later admitting he was holding back to be promoted on Cybertron in &amp;quot;[[Project Predacon]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* The AllSpark was introduced to the [[Aligned continuity family]] in the novel &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Exodus|Exodus]]&#039;&#039;, where it was launched from Cybertron during the war. The novel concluded with the Autobots&#039; picking up its signal after departing Cybertron—an obvious allusion to a [[live-action film series|live-action movie]]-style journey to [[Earth]] in search of it—but this was dropped for the sequel &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Exiles|Exiles]]&#039;&#039;, and nobody but Optimus seems to remember much about the whole affair here (likely as a means to better explain it to the audiences who didn&#039;t read the novels).&lt;br /&gt;
* Knock Out was locked up after being decked by [[Miko Nakadai (Prime)|Miko]] in &amp;quot;[[Deadlock]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Knock Out gets payback on Smokescreen by sticking him in a wall with the Phase Shifter in an identical position to his own wall-imprisonment in &amp;quot;[[Inside Job]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Knock Out destroys the [[Immobilizer]], which was introduced in &amp;quot;[[Partners]]&amp;quot;, by knocking Starscream out with it.&lt;br /&gt;
* Smokescreen mentions that he almost became a Prime, which occurred in &amp;quot;[[Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Bulkhead goes back to construction as Ratchet suggested in [[Alpha/Omega]].&lt;br /&gt;
* Predaking [[Minus One|takes Megatron&#039;s advice]] and faces his true enemy [[Synthesis|as a beast]]!&lt;br /&gt;
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===Transformers references===&lt;br /&gt;
* Lord Smokescreen, [[Emperor of Destruction]]!&lt;br /&gt;
* Unicron calls his new form an [[Instruments of Destruction|Instrument of Destruction]].&lt;br /&gt;
* One of the weapons that Unicron manifests is a pair of huge, purple scythes. This could be a reference to the [[Arms Micron]] [[Hades]], who is similarly a huge, purple scythe.&lt;br /&gt;
* Megatron&#039;s new alternate mode bears a resemblance to [[Unicron/toys#Prime|Gaia Unicron&#039;s]] &amp;quot;space cruiser&amp;quot; mode.&lt;br /&gt;
* Optimus brings new life to Cybertron by jumping into a pit that leads to the core of the planet and committing suicide. Why does that sound [[Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future|familiar]]?&lt;br /&gt;
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===Real-world references===&lt;br /&gt;
*The laying of a sword on the shoulders as Optimus does with Bumblebee during the warrior ceremony is from the investiture ceremony used when someone is knighted.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Trivia===&lt;br /&gt;
* Oddly, TVGuide&#039;s listing for this movie is split into [http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/transformers-prime-beast-hunters-2013/episode-14-season-3/chaos-rising-part-1/308171 three] [http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/transformers-prime-beast-hunters-2013/episode-15-season-3/chaos-rising-part-2/308171 part] [http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/transformers-prime-beast-hunters-2013/episode-16-season-3/chaos-rising-part-3/308171 episodes] incorrectly (yet still more appropriately) titled &amp;quot;Chaos Rising&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Predacons Rising&#039;&#039; is a [[The Hub|Hub]] Original Family Movie, concluding the &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]&#039;&#039; cartoon.&lt;br /&gt;
* The [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] is used by Optimus to promote Bumblebee, and is never seen again in the rest of the movie. It&#039;s never mentioned as being aboard the &#039;&#039;Nemesis&#039;&#039; like the other Iacon relics are, so Optimus must still have it. But if so, why didn&#039;t he use it against Unicron?&lt;br /&gt;
* Come to think of it, if Predacon bones were on Cybertron, why weren&#039;t they turned into Terrorcons back in &amp;quot;[[Darkness Rising, Part 5|Darkness Rising]]&amp;quot;?&lt;br /&gt;
* The film was leaked online a few weeks before its airdate.&lt;br /&gt;
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|otherseries=&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|prev=Deadlock&lt;br /&gt;
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|caption=&amp;quot;Today we face the monsters that are at our door, today we are cancelling the apocalypse!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|title=&#039;&#039;Predacons Rising&lt;br /&gt;
|airdate=[[October 4]] (TV premiere) and [[October 8]] (home video release), [[2013]]&lt;br /&gt;
|written by=[[Duane Capizzi]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Marsha Griffin]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Steven Melching]]&lt;br /&gt;
|directed by=[[Vinton Heuck]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Scooter Tidwell]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Todd Waterman]]&lt;br /&gt;
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]&lt;br /&gt;
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Autobots, Decepticons and Predacons form an unlikely alliance to battle a resurrected Unicron.&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Synopsis==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] has been restored, and [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] gives a speech honoring those not still with them who helped make it possible. However even as he does so, back on [[Earth]] at the bottom of the ocean, [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] is awoken by [[Unicron]]. Megatron is confused as to why his [[spark]] not one with the [[AllSpark]], but Unicron explains that Megatron&#039;s [[Dark Energon]] use has made that impossible. Requiring a new vessel with which to carry out his plans, Unicron reformats Megatron&#039;s body into a more powerful form, takes possession of it and heads into the sky. Meanwhile, Optimus holds a short ceremony to promote [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] to warrior, before announcing that he ans [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] are going to go and retrieve the physical AllSpark from where it was hidden during the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]].&lt;br /&gt;
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Streaking through space, Megatron believes Unicron intends to become ruler of Cybertron, but Unicron reveals that he instead intends to destroy Primus, which will spell the end for that planet, and soon all of the universe.&lt;br /&gt;
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As [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] finds construction with [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] a troublesome task, [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] reports they&#039;ve had no luck finding [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] and [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]. [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]], incarcerated on the [[Trypticon (WFC)|warship]], attempts to persuade the Bumblebee he&#039;s on their side by providing him with information on where they might locate the fugitive Decepticons. [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] patrol the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]], now restored to a city, and run into an unpleasant surprise—the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]] [[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]] and [[Skylynx]]. The two Autobots are no match for the new clones, and Magnus is severely injured before Smokescreen manages to use the [[phase shifter]] to make their escape. [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] is called to Cybertron to tend to Magnus, while the other Autobots try to decide on their next step.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:PredaconsRisingSkylynxandDarksteelDragons.jpg|left|thumb|300px|So, uh, when do we start rising?]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Across space, Optimus and Wheeljack track the AllSpark to [[Theta Scorpii]]. Not wanting to risk losing [[Ultra Magnus&#039;s ship]] in the hazardous conditions there, Optimus continues on alone.&lt;br /&gt;
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Utilizing Bumblebee&#039;s tracking skills, the Autobots find [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]], who has located a Predacon burial ground uncovered by the restoration of Cybertron. Bumblebee attempts to persuade Predaking that there can be a truce, but Predaking refuses to forget the Autobots&#039; role in the destruction of his brethren. The Autobots instead head for Megatron&#039;s old fortress of [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], which Knock Out has informed them may contain a map showing the location of Shockwave&#039;s laboratories.&lt;br /&gt;
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Shockwave&#039;s current lab is in the ruins of [[Six Lasers Over Cybertron]]. Starscream arrives with another recovered Predacon bone, shortly before Darksteel and Skylynx return, laughing about their recent scrap. Starscream is furious to learn they&#039;ve wandered off and revealed themselves to the Autobots, ruining their one major advantage, the element of surprise.&lt;br /&gt;
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Over at Theta Scorpii, Optimus finally sights the AllSpark&#039;s container, but there&#039;s also an incoming [[plasma storm]], and he has to rush to retrieve their target before it can close in.&lt;br /&gt;
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As the Autobots are checking out the Darkmount computer, they&#039;re interrupted by the arrival of Unicron, who makes it aggressively clear to both Autobot and Megatron alike who&#039;s in control of the Decepticon leader&#039;s form. The Autobots are no match for the dark god, so they attempt to scram. They&#039;re brought to a halt by a [[Smelting pool|smelting pit]], and a blast from Unicron leaves Bulkhead, Arcee and Smokescreen dangling over certain doom. Bumblebee manages to keep Unicron occupied long enough for Ratchet to provide a means of escape via [[GroundBridge]].&lt;br /&gt;
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Meanwhile, Optimus has retrieved the AllSpark and made it back to the ship mere seconds before the plasma storm, and the Autobots book it out of there, though an asteroid thrown by the chaos collides with the ship. Back on the warship, Bumblebee attempts to contact Optimus, but the damage Magnus&#039;s ship sustained means though his message gets through, Optimus can&#039;t respond. The Autobots quickly realize that Unicron&#039;s plan is to destroy their home planet.&lt;br /&gt;
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Acting on information from Bumblebee, Predaking finds evidence of Darksteel and Skylynx. He creates a signal in the form of a column of fire to try and attract the pair to his position, however the first to respond to it is Unicron. Megatron tricks Unicron into fighting the Predacon in the hopes if their shared body is mangled enough, it will be of no further use to Unicron and Megatron will be freed, however Unicron manages to defeat Predaking and, probing the Predacon&#039;s mind, learns of the burial ground.&lt;br /&gt;
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The burial ground has also been found by Starscream, Darksteel and Skylynx, who summon Shockwave to help in gathering up the bones. Their task is interrupted by the arrival of Unicron, and Starscream is overjoyed to see whom he assumes is Megatron, however Unicron corrects him and bats him aside. Darksteel and Skylynx attack, but have no more luck against Unicron than anyone else has had. Opposition defeated, Unicron uses his power to raise the Predacon bones as an army of [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcons]]. Starscream flees, while Shockwave is quickly dogpiled by the horde.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Autobots, using the warship&#039;s computer to try and locate Unicron, detect the huge build up of Dark Energon at the burial ground and quickly realize what Unicron intends. As the horde starts moving across [[Hydrax Plateau]] towards the [[Well of All Sparks]], the Autobots prepare to use the warship to defend the location. Ratchet and Ultra Magnus are dropped off at a safe location and Smokescreen goes to retrieve the remaining relics from storage. Starscream arrives on the ship and frees the imprisoned Deceptions. They attempt to retake the ship, however Knock Out turns against Starscream, using the phase shifter to seize the [[Immobilizer]] and clock him with it... which also destroys the Immobilizer. Ooops.&lt;br /&gt;
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Predaking arrives back at the burial ground and is horrified to see it has been desecrated. He asserts his dominance over Skylynx and Darksteel by fighting them, however Shockwave pops up to suggest they go put their combat skills to more productive use against Unicron&#039;s horde.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Autobots make their last stand in the warship, opening fire on the oncoming Terrorcons. While the horde flies up to attack the ship, the Predacon trio arrive to lend a hand. Unfortunately the warship is shot down a short time later and the Autobots emerge, but Predaking tells them to leave the fighting to the beasts. The Predacons are only able to slow the horde&#039;s advance though, and the Terrorcons start heading into the Well of All Sparks. Unicron himself feels the presence of the AllSpark as Magnus&#039;s ship arrives back on Cybertron. Optimus jumps out to attack Unicron, who shoots down the ship down before Optimus can engage him. Even Optimus has trouble fighting Unicron, and he&#039;s only saved when Bumblebee uses the [[polarity gauntlet]] to halt Unicron&#039;s blow. Optimus flies to where Bulkhead and Arcee are helping Wheeljack out of the wreck of Magnus&#039;s ship, intending to secure the AllSpark. Unicron breaks free of the polarity gauntlet&#039;s grasp and catches up with Optimus, who is now fleeing with the AllSpark, shooting the Autobot leader down. Opening the AllSpark container, Unicron opens it intending to devour the contents, only to find it is empty. Unicron&#039;s anti-spark is drawn out of Megatron by the vessel, which pulls it into itself and seals, trapping it there. The link to Unicron severed, Terrorcon army disintegrates just before it can reach the core.&lt;br /&gt;
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Starscream lands, having escaped his cell during the crash, and welcomes Megatron back from the dead, believing Megatron will once again lead the Decepticons. Having been put through the torments of Unicron, Megatron is broken, and no longer wishes to be an oppressor. Over Starscream&#039;s objections, he declares the Decepticons no more, and flies away, destination unknown. Starscream also flees, going instead to Darkmount where he intended to take his place as Decepticon leader. His reign is short-lived, as the Predacons arrive looking to settle some old scores with him.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:PredaconsRisingWellofAllSparks.jpg|thumb|right|300px|AllSpark: Taste the Rainbow.]]&lt;br /&gt;
At the Well of All Sparks, Optimus revealed that in order to set the trap for Unicron, he was forced to empty the AllSpark into the [[Matrix of Leadership]] inside him. This unfortunately means that he is now one with the AllSpark, and the only way it can be restored to the Well is by him giving up his own life. Optimus assures them there is no other way, and that the age of Primes is over... and that new leaders will arise not by decree of ancient talismans, but by the virtue of their actions. Optimus dives into the Well, sacrificing himself and releasing a multitude of sparks into the sky.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[&#039;Til all are one]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Featured characters==&lt;br /&gt;
{{featuredcharacters&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (1)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] (2)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] (3)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (4)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] (5)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] (6)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (7)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (11)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (14)&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] (8)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (10)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] (16)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] (17)&lt;br /&gt;
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|h4=[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]]|c5=|c4=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]] (12)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Skylynx]] (13)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] (15)&lt;br /&gt;
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|h5=Others|c5=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Unicron]] (9)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]] Predacons (18)&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Quotes==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Optimus Prime would deem it a tragedy to stain Cybertron&#039;s fresh soil with any newly-spilled energon. So help us prove what Megatron was never willing to, that more than one race can peacefully co-exist on our planet.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;You assume that because I turned against Megatron, I can forgive the Autobots their role in the destruction of my brethren on Earth? Leave me be and dare not trespass here again.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Bumblebee&#039;&#039;&#039; tries to appeal to &#039;&#039;&#039;Predaking&#039;&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Lord Smokescreen, Emperor of Destruction!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Smokescreen&#039;&#039;&#039; unintentionally mocks Starscream.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;It isn&#039;t fair. How many more times do we have to save a world? Have to fight for the survival of our home?&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Regrettably the struggle between creation and destruction is an eternal one, and the battle lines which separate the two run through the very spark of Cybertron. Good and evil; order and chaos; one victorious, one vanquished. Each forming the core of their own separate worlds, Cybertron and Earth. And now the darkness has followed us all the way home.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;Ratchet&#039;&#039;&#039; lament the latest developments.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;In the name of the mighty legions of Predacons who preceded me, I shall never again yield to your charge, but I will heed your previous advice and face my true enemy as a beast!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Predaking&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;The past shall consume the future, the dead shall consume the living, and chaos shall reign supreme!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Unicron&#039;&#039;&#039; rides into battle.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;What are we supposed to call him, huh? Megacron? Unitron?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Smokescreen&#039;&#039;&#039; debating over what to call a Unicron possessed Megatron. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;I say we show &#039;Lord of the Undead&#039; what it&#039;s like to be unliving.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Skylynx&#039;&#039;&#039; gets a big boost of confidence. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;&#039;Bee, in case I&#039;d never get another chance to say this, you&#039;ve really proved your mettle.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I&#039;d like to think my actions always spoke louder than my words, Arcee, but it didn&#039;t hurt to watch and learn from the best.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Would be nice if Optimus showed up about now.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I was referring to a powerful little two-wheeler I know.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;Bumblebee&#039;&#039;&#039;    &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;And who made you boss?&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I...am not your boss. I am your &#039;&#039;KING&#039;&#039;!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Darksteel&#039;&#039;&#039; expresses his usual defiance, before receiving a badass boast à la &#039;&#039;&#039;Predaking&#039;&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Knock Out! We needed that!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Bumblebee&#039;&#039;&#039; channels Ratchet while telling off his new ally.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;An impressive display from my creations. But would it not be more logical to employ your might elsewhere at this time?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Shockwave&#039;&#039;&#039; to the Predacons, after inexplicably cheating death by zombie mobbing.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Why&#039;d you do it Knock Out? Why&#039;d you turn against Starscream?&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Even if I had helped him seize this ship, he would probably just fire me out of the first airlock. Oh. And he&#039;s &#039;&#039;rude&#039;&#039;...&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Knock Out&#039;&#039;&#039; explains his actions to &#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039;, also commenting on his former comrade&#039;s behavior. Guess scratching one&#039;s paint and pinning the blame on the doc will leave that kind of impression.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;&#039;&#039;Enough!&#039;&#039; The Decepticons are no more, and that is final.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039; delivers the wham line to Starscream.&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream:&#039;&#039;&#039; This is not quite how I envisioned my rise to the throne, but since Megatron all but surrendered it to me, I will gladly revive the Decepticons in my name.&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[Starscream screams upon the Predacons&#039; arrival]&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream:&#039;&#039;&#039; Though, perhaps, the throne is more befitting of an actual king?&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Predaking:&#039;&#039;&#039; I am not here to seize thrones, Starscream. But to settle scores.&lt;br /&gt;
:—And the second reign of &#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream&#039;&#039;&#039; is shorter than [[Double Jeopardy|Terrorsaur&#039;s]].&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Above all, do not lament my absence, for in my spark, I know that this is not the end, but merely a new beginning. Simply put, another transformation.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
===Animation and technical errors===&lt;br /&gt;
* The pile of pipes that a crane picks up at Bulkhead&#039;s construction site doesn&#039;t behave like a pile of loose pipes, but as though they&#039;d been welded together in the shape of a pile. In real life, the pipes are first tied together then lifted by a strap or other indirect method.&lt;br /&gt;
* The manacles that Knock Out and the Vehicons are wearing in their first appearance are gone when Starscream shows up to break them out.&lt;br /&gt;
* Ratchet&#039;s medical scan of Ultra Magnus shows two intact hands.&lt;br /&gt;
* Darkmount&#039;s throne is undamaged when Starscream tries to claim it, even though Unicron shot it multiple times and pitched a spear through it.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Continuity notes===&lt;br /&gt;
* Bumblebee is promoted to Warrior-class after first mentioning it as his goal in &amp;quot;[[Masters &amp;amp; Students]]&amp;quot;, and later admitting he was holding back to be promoted on Cybertron in &amp;quot;[[Project Predacon]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* The AllSpark was introduced to the [[Aligned continuity family]] in the novel &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Exodus|Exodus]]&#039;&#039;, where it was launched from Cybertron during the war. The novel concluded with the Autobots&#039; picking up its signal after departing Cybertron—an obvious allusion to a [[live-action film series|live-action movie]]-style journey to [[Earth]] in search of it—but this was dropped for the sequel &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Exiles|Exiles]]&#039;&#039;, and nobody but Optimus seems to remember much about the whole affair here (likely as a means to better explain it to the audiences who didn&#039;t read the novels).&lt;br /&gt;
* Knock Out was locked up after being decked by [[Miko Nakadai (Prime)|Miko]] in &amp;quot;[[Deadlock]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Knock Out gets payback on Smokescreen by sticking him in a wall with the Phase Shifter in an identical position to his own wall-imprisonment in &amp;quot;[[Inside Job]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Knock Out destroys the [[Immobilizer]], which was introduced in &amp;quot;[[Partners]]&amp;quot;, by knocking Starscream out with it.&lt;br /&gt;
* Smokescreen mentions that he almost became a Prime, which occurred in &amp;quot;[[Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Bulkhead goes back to construction as Ratchet suggested in [[Alpha/Omega]].&lt;br /&gt;
* Predaking [[Minus One|takes Megatron&#039;s advice]] and faces his true enemy [[Synthesis|as a beast]]!&lt;br /&gt;
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===Transformers references===&lt;br /&gt;
* Lord Smokescreen, [[Emperor of Destruction]]!&lt;br /&gt;
* Unicron calls his new form an [[Instruments of Destruction|Instrument of Destruction]].&lt;br /&gt;
* One of the weapons that Unicron manifests is a pair of huge, purple scythes. This could be a reference to the [[Arms Micron]] [[Hades]], who is similarly a huge, purple scythe.&lt;br /&gt;
* Megatron&#039;s new alternate mode bears a resemblance to [[Unicron/toys#Prime|Gaia Unicron&#039;s]] &amp;quot;space cruiser&amp;quot; mode.&lt;br /&gt;
* Optimus brings new life to Cybertron by jumping into a pit that leads to the core of the planet and committing suicide. Why does that sound [[Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future|familiar]]?&lt;br /&gt;
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===Real-world references===&lt;br /&gt;
*The laying of a sword on the shoulders as Optimus does with Bumblebee during the warrior ceremony is from the investiture ceremony used when someone is knighted.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Trivia===&lt;br /&gt;
* Oddly, TVGuide&#039;s listing for this movie is split into [http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/transformers-prime-beast-hunters-2013/episode-14-season-3/chaos-rising-part-1/308171 three] [http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/transformers-prime-beast-hunters-2013/episode-15-season-3/chaos-rising-part-2/308171 part] [http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/transformers-prime-beast-hunters-2013/episode-16-season-3/chaos-rising-part-3/308171 episodes] incorrectly (yet still more appropriately) titled &amp;quot;Chaos Rising&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Predacons Rising&#039;&#039; is a [[The Hub|Hub]] Original Family Movie, concluding the &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]&#039;&#039; cartoon.&lt;br /&gt;
* The [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] is used by Optimus to promote Bumblebee, and is never seen again in the rest of the movie. It&#039;s never mentioned as being aboard the &#039;&#039;Nemesis&#039;&#039; like the other Iacon relics are, so Optimus must still have it. But if so, why didn&#039;t he use it against Unicron?&lt;br /&gt;
* Come to think of it, if Predacon bones were on Cybertron, why weren&#039;t they turned into Terrorcons back in &amp;quot;[[Darkness Rising, Part 5|Darkness Rising]]&amp;quot;?&lt;br /&gt;
* The film was leaked online a few weeks before its airdate.&lt;br /&gt;
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		<title>Predacons Rising (Prime)</title>
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{{episode|&lt;br /&gt;
|otherseries=&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|prev=Deadlock&lt;br /&gt;
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|image=PredaconsRisingCover.jpg|200px&lt;br /&gt;
|caption=&amp;quot;Today we face the monsters that are at our door, today we are cancelling the apocalypse!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|title=&#039;&#039;Predacons Rising&lt;br /&gt;
|airdate=[[October 4]] (TV premiere) and [[October 8]] (home video release), [[2013]]&lt;br /&gt;
|written by=[[Duane Capizzi]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Marsha Griffin]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Steven Melching]]&lt;br /&gt;
|directed by=[[Vinton Heuck]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Scooter Tidwell]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Todd Waterman]]&lt;br /&gt;
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]&lt;br /&gt;
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Autobots, Decepticons and Predacons form an unlikely alliance to battle a resurrected Unicron.&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Synopsis==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] has been restored, and [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] gives a speech honoring those not still with them who helped make it possible. However even as he does so, back on [[Earth]] at the bottom of the ocean, [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] is awoken by [[Unicron]]. Megatron is confused as to why he is not one with the [[AllSpark]], but Unicron explains that Megatron&#039;s [[Dark Energon]] use has made that impossible. Requiring a new vessel with which to carry out his plans, Unicron reformats Megatron&#039;s body into a more powerful form, takes possession of it and heads into the sky. Meanwhile, Optimus holds a short ceremony to promote [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] to warrior, before announcing that he&#039;s going to go and retrieve the AllSpark from where it was hidden during the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]].&lt;br /&gt;
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Streaking through space, Megatron believes Unicron intends to become ruler of Cybertron, but Unicron reveals that he instead intends to destroy Primus, which will spell the end for that planet.&lt;br /&gt;
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As [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] finds construction with [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] a troublesome task, [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] reports they&#039;ve had no luck finding [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] and [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]. [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]], incarcerated on the [[Trypticon (WFC)|warship]], attempts to persuade the Autobots he&#039;s on their side by providing Bumblebee with information. [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] patrol the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]], now restored to a city, and run into an unpleasant surprise—the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]] [[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]] and [[Skylynx]]. The two Autobots are no match for the new clones, and Magnus is severely injured before Smokescreen manages to use the [[phase shifter]] to make their escape. [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] is called to Cybertron to tend to Magnus, while the other Autobots try to decide on their next step.&lt;br /&gt;
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Across space, Optimus and [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] track the AllSpark to [[Theta Scorpii]]. Not wanting to risk losing [[Ultra Magnus&#039;s ship]] in the hazardous conditions there, Optimus continues on alone.&lt;br /&gt;
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Utilizing Bumblebee&#039;s tracking skills, the Autobots find [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]], who has located a Predacon burial ground uncovered by the restoration of Cybertron. Bumblebee attempts to persuade Predaking that there can be a truce, but Predaking refuses to forget the Autobots&#039; role in the destruction of his brethren. The Autobots instead head for Megatron&#039;s old fortress of [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], which Knock Out has informed them may contain a map showing the location of Shockwave&#039;s laboratories.&lt;br /&gt;
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Shockwave&#039;s current lab is in the ruins of [[Six Lasers Over Cybertron]], which is where Starscream is arriving with another recovered Predacon bone. Darksteel and Skylynx return back there too, and Starscream is irked to learn they&#039;ve revealed themselves to the Autobots.&lt;br /&gt;
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Over at Theta Scorpii, Optimus finally sights the AllSpark, but there&#039;s also an incoming [[plasma storm]], and he has to rush to retrieve their target before it can close in.&lt;br /&gt;
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As the Autobots are checking out the Darkmount computer, they&#039;re interrupted by the arrival of Unicron. A battle ensues during which it&#039;s clear the Autobots are no match for the dark god, so they attempt to scram. They&#039;re brought to a halt by a [[Smelting pool|smelting pit]], and a blast from Unicron leaves Bulkhead, Arcee and Smokescreen dangling over certain doom. Bumblebee manages to keep Unicron occupied long enough for Ratchet to provide a means of escape via [[GroundBridge]].&lt;br /&gt;
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Meanwhile, Optimus has retrieved the AllSpark and escaped the plasma storm. He returns to the ship and Wheeljack sets course for Cybertron. Back on the warship, Bumblebee attempts to contact Optimus, but the damage Magnus&#039;s ship sustained means though his message gets through, Optimus can&#039;t respond. The Autobots quickly realize that Unicron&#039;s plan is to destroy their home planet.&lt;br /&gt;
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Acting on information from Bumblebee, Predaking finds evidence of Darksteel and Skylynx. He creates a signal in the form of a column of fire to try and attract the pair to his position, however the first to respond to it is Unicron. Megatron tricks Unicron into fighting the Predacon in the hopes if their shared body is mangled enough, it will be of no further use to Unicron and Megatron will be freed, however Unicron manages to defeat Predaking and, probing the Predacon&#039;s mind, learns of the burial ground.&lt;br /&gt;
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The burial ground has also been found by Starscream, Darksteel and Skylynx, who summon Shockwave to help in gathering up the bones. Their task is interrupted by the arrival of Unicron, and Starscream is overjoyed to see whom he assumes is Megatron, however Unicron corrects him and bats him aside. Darksteel and Skylynx attack, but have no more luck against Unicron than anyone else has had. Opposition defeated, Unicron uses his power to raise the Predacon bones as an army of [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcons]]. Starscream flees, while Shockwave is quickly dogpiled by the horde.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Autobots, using the warship&#039;s computer to try and locate Unicron, detect the huge build up of Dark Energon at the burial ground and quickly realize what Unicron intends. As the horde starts moving across [[Hydrax Plateau]] towards the [[Well of All Sparks]], the Autobots prepare to use the warship to defend the location. Ratchet and Ultra Magnus are dropped off at a safe location and Smokescreen goes to retrieve the remaining relics from storage. Starscream arrives on the ship and frees the imprisoned Deceptions. They attempt to retake the ship, however Knock Out turns against Starscream, using the phase shifter to seize the [[Immobilizer]] and clock him with it.&lt;br /&gt;
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Predaking arrives back at the burial ground and is horrified to see it has been desecrated. He asserts his dominance over Skylynx and Darksteel by fighting them, however Shockwave pops up to suggest they go put their combat skills to more productive use against Unicron&#039;s horde.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Autobots make their last stand in the warship, opening fire on the oncoming Terrorcons. While the horde flies up to attack the ship, the Predacon trio arrive to lend a hand. Unfortunately the warship is shot down a short time later and the Autobots emerge, but Predaking tells them to leave the fighting to the Predacons. The Predacons are only able to slow the horde&#039;s advance though, and the Terrorcons start heading into the Well of All Sparks. Unicron himself feels the presence of the AllSpark as Magnus&#039;s ship arrives back on Cybertron. Optimus jumps out to attack Unicron, who shoots down the ship down before Optimus can engage him. Even Optimus has trouble fighting Unicron, and he&#039;s only saved when Bumblebee uses the [[polarity gauntlet]] to halt Unicron&#039;s blow. Optimus flies to where Bulkhead and Arcee are helping Wheeljack out of the wreck of Magnus&#039;s ship, intending to secure the AllSpark. Unicron breaks free of the polarity gauntlet&#039;s grasp and catches up with Optimus, who is now fleeing with the AllSpark, shooting the Autobot leader down. Opening the AllSpark container, Unicron opens it intending to devour the contents, only to find it is empty. Unicron&#039;s anti-spark is drawn out of Megatron by the vessel, which pulls it into itself and seals, trapping it there. The Terrorcon army disintegrates.&lt;br /&gt;
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Starscream lands, having escaped his cell during the crash, and welcomes Megatron back from the dead, believing Megatron will once again lead the Decepticons. Megatron no longer wishes to be an oppressor, and declares the Decepticons no more, departing. Starscream also flees, going instead to Darkmount where he intended to take his place as Decepticon leader. His reign is short-lived, as the Predacons arrive looking to settle some old scores with him.&lt;br /&gt;
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At the Well of All Sparks, Optimus revealed that he emptied the AllSpark into the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. This unfortunately means that he is now one with the AllSpark, and the only way it can be restored to the Well is by him giving up his own life. Though the other Autobots think there&#039;s another way, Optimus gives a last speech and dives into the Well, sacrificing himself and releasing a multitude of sparks into the sky.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[&#039;Til all are one]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Featured characters==&lt;br /&gt;
{{featuredcharacters&lt;br /&gt;
|c1=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (1)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] (2)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] (3)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (4)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] (5)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] (6)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (7)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (14)&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] (8)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (10)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (11)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] (16)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] (17)&lt;br /&gt;
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|h4=[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]]|c5=|c4=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]] (12)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Skylynx]] (13)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] (15)&lt;br /&gt;
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|h5=Others|c5=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Unicron]] (9)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]] Predacons (18)&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Quotes==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Optimus Prime would deem it a tragedy to stain Cybertron&#039;s fresh soil with any newly-spilled energon. So help us prove what Megatron was never willing to, that more than one race can peacefully co-exist on our planet.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;You assume that because I turned against Megatron, I can forgive the Autobots their role in the destruction of my brethren on Earth? Leave me be and dare not trespass here again.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Bumblebee&#039;&#039;&#039; tries to appeal to &#039;&#039;&#039;Predaking&#039;&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Lord Smokescreen, Emperor of Destruction!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Smokescreen&#039;&#039;&#039; unintentionally mocks Starscream.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;It isn&#039;t fair. How many more times do we have to save a world? Have to fight for the survival of our home?&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Regrettably the struggle between creation and destruction is an eternal one, and the battle lines which separate the two run through the very spark of Cybertron. Good and evil; order and chaos; one victorious, one vanquished. Each forming the core of their own separate worlds, Cybertron and Earth. And now the darkness has followed us all the way home.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;Ratchet&#039;&#039;&#039; lament the latest developments.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;In the name of the mighty legions of Predacons who preceded me, I shall never again yield to your charge, but I will heed your previous advice and face my true enemy as a beast!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Predaking&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;The past shall consume the future, the dead shall consume the living, and chaos shall reign supreme!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Unicron&#039;&#039;&#039; rides into battle.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;What are we supposed to call him, huh? Megacron? Unitron?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Smokescreen&#039;&#039;&#039; debating over what to call a Unicron possessed Megatron. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;&#039;Bee, in case I&#039;d never get another chance to say this, you&#039;ve really proved your mettle.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I&#039;d like to think my actions always spoke louder than my words, Arcee, but it didn&#039;t hurt to watch and learn from the best.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Would be nice if Optimus showed up about now.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I was referring to a powerful little two-wheeler I know.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;Bumblebee&#039;&#039;&#039;    &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;And who made you boss?&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I...am not your boss. I am your &#039;&#039;KING&#039;&#039;!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Darksteel&#039;&#039;&#039; expresses his usual defiance, before being given a badass boast from &#039;&#039;&#039;Predaking&#039;&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Knock Out! We needed that!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Bumblebee&#039;&#039;&#039; channels Ratchet while telling off his new ally.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;An impressive display from my creations. But would it not be more logical to employ your might elsewhere at this time?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Shockwave&#039;&#039;&#039; to the Predacons, after inexplicably cheating death by zombie mobbing.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Why&#039;d you do it Knock Out? Why&#039;d you turn against Starscream?&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Even if I had helped him seize this ship, he would probably just fire me out of the first airlock. Oh. And he&#039;s &#039;&#039;rude&#039;&#039;...&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Knock Out&#039;&#039;&#039; explains his actions to &#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039;, also commenting on his former comrade&#039;s behavior. Guess scratching one&#039;s paint and pinning the blame on the medic will leave that kind of impression.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;&#039;&#039;Enough!&#039;&#039; The Decepticons are no more, and that is final.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039; delivers the wham line to Starscream.&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream:&#039;&#039;&#039; This is not quite how I envisioned my rise to the throne, but since Megatron all but surrendered it to me, I will gladly revive the Decepticons in my name.&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[Starscream screams upon the Predacons&#039; arrival]&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream:&#039;&#039;&#039; Though, perhaps, the throne is more befitting of an actual king?&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Predaking:&#039;&#039;&#039; I am not here to seize thrones, Starscream. But to settle scores.&lt;br /&gt;
:—And the second reign of &#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream&#039;&#039;&#039; is shorter than [[Double Jeopardy|Terrorsaur&#039;s]].&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Above all, do not lament my absence, for in my spark, I know that this is not the end, but merely a new beginning. Simply put, another transformation.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
===Animation and technical errors===&lt;br /&gt;
* The pile of pipes that a crane picks up at Bulkhead&#039;s construction site doesn&#039;t behave like a pile of loose pipes, but as though they&#039;d been welded together in the shape of a pile. In real life, the pipes are first tied together then lifted by a strap or other indirect method.&lt;br /&gt;
* The manacles that Knock Out and the Vehicons are wearing in their first appearance are gone when Starscream shows up to break them out.&lt;br /&gt;
* Ratchet&#039;s medical scan of Ultra Magnus shows two intact hands.&lt;br /&gt;
* Darkmount&#039;s throne is undamaged when Starscream tries to claim it, even though Unicron shot it multiple times and pitched a spear through it.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Continuity notes===&lt;br /&gt;
* Bumblebee is promoted to Warrior-class after first mentioning it as his goal in &amp;quot;[[Masters &amp;amp; Students]]&amp;quot;, and later admitting he was holding back to be promoted on Cybertron in &amp;quot;[[Project Predacon]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* The AllSpark was introduced to the [[Aligned continuity family]] in the novel &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Exodus|Exodus]]&#039;&#039;, where it was launched from Cybertron during the war. The novel concluded with the Autobots&#039; picking up its signal after departing Cybertron—an obvious allusion to a [[live-action film series|live-action movie]]-style journey to [[Earth]] in search of it—but this was dropped for the sequel &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Exiles|Exiles]]&#039;&#039;, and nobody but Optimus seems to remember much about the whole affair here (likely as a means to better explain it to the audiences who didn&#039;t read the novels).&lt;br /&gt;
* Knock Out was locked up after being decked by [[Miko Nakadai (Prime)|Miko]] in &amp;quot;[[Deadlock]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Knock Out gets payback on Smokescreen by sticking him in a wall with the Phase Shifter in an identical position to his own wall-imprisonment in &amp;quot;[[Inside Job]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Knock Out destroys the [[Immobilizer]], which was introduced in &amp;quot;[[Partners]]&amp;quot;, by knocking Starscream out with it.&lt;br /&gt;
* Smokescreen mentions that he almost became a Prime, which occurred in &amp;quot;[[Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Transformers references===&lt;br /&gt;
* Lord Smokescreen, [[Emperor of Destruction]]!&lt;br /&gt;
* Unicron calls his new form an [[Instruments of Destruction|Instrument of Destruction]].&lt;br /&gt;
* One of the weapons that Unicron manifests is a pair of huge, purple scythes. This could be a reference to the [[Arms Micron]] [[Hades]], who is similarly a huge, purple scythe.&lt;br /&gt;
* Megatron&#039;s new alternate mode bears a resemblance to [[Unicron/toys#Prime|Gaia Unicron&#039;s]] &amp;quot;space cruiser&amp;quot; mode.&lt;br /&gt;
* Optimus brings new life to Cybertron by jumping into a pit that leads to the core of the planet and committing suicide. Why does that sound [[Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future|familiar]]?&lt;br /&gt;
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===Real-world references===&lt;br /&gt;
*The laying of a sword on the shoulders as Optimus does with Bumblebee during the warrior ceremony is from the investiture ceremony used when someone is knighted.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Trivia===&lt;br /&gt;
* Oddly, TVGuide&#039;s listing for this movie is split into [http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/transformers-prime-beast-hunters-2013/episode-14-season-3/chaos-rising-part-1/308171 three] [http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/transformers-prime-beast-hunters-2013/episode-15-season-3/chaos-rising-part-2/308171 part] [http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/transformers-prime-beast-hunters-2013/episode-16-season-3/chaos-rising-part-3/308171 episodes] incorrectly (yet still more appropriately) titled &amp;quot;Chaos Rising&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Predacons Rising&#039;&#039; is a [[The Hub|Hub]] Original Family Movie, concluding the &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]&#039;&#039; cartoon.&lt;br /&gt;
* The [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] is used by Optimus to promote Bumblebee, and is never seen again in the rest of the movie. It&#039;s never mentioned as being aboard the &#039;&#039;Nemesis&#039;&#039; like the other Iacon relics are, so Optimus must still have it. But if so, why didn&#039;t he use it against Unicron?&lt;br /&gt;
* Come to think of it, if Predacon bones were on Cybertron, why weren&#039;t they turned into Terrorcons back in &amp;quot;[[Darkness Rising, Part 5|Darkness Rising]]&amp;quot;?&lt;br /&gt;
* Megatron&#039;s reason for not returning to his old dreams of conquest when he&#039;s freed from Unicron&#039;s control is that he &amp;quot;now knows the true meaning of oppression&amp;quot;—despite the fact that the whole reason for the Decepticon uprising in the first place was because they were being oppressed!&lt;br /&gt;
* The film was leaked online a few weeks before its airdate.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Foreign localization===&lt;br /&gt;
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		<title>Predacons Rising (Prime)</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dean3: /* Quotes */&lt;/p&gt;
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{{episode|&lt;br /&gt;
|otherseries=&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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|caption=&amp;quot;Today we face the monsters that are at our door, today we are cancelling the apocalypse!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|title=&#039;&#039;Predacons Rising&lt;br /&gt;
|airdate=[[October 4]] (TV premiere) and [[October 8]] (home video release), [[2013]]&lt;br /&gt;
|written by=[[Duane Capizzi]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Marsha Griffin]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Steven Melching]]&lt;br /&gt;
|directed by=[[Vinton Heuck]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Scooter Tidwell]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Todd Waterman]]&lt;br /&gt;
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]&lt;br /&gt;
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Autobots, Decepticons and Predacons form an unlikely alliance to battle a resurrected Unicron.&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Synopsis==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] has been restored, and [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] gives a speech honoring those not still with them who helped make it possible. However even as he does so, back on [[Earth]] at the bottom of the ocean, [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] is awoken by [[Unicron]]. Megatron is confused as to why he is not one with the [[AllSpark]], but Unicron explains that Megatron&#039;s [[Dark Energon]] use has made that impossible. Requiring a new vessel with which to carry out his plans, Unicron reformats Megatron&#039;s body into a more powerful form, takes possession of it and heads into the sky. Meanwhile, Optimus holds a short ceremony to promote [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] to warrior, before announcing that he&#039;s going to go and retrieve the AllSpark from where it was hidden during the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]].&lt;br /&gt;
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Streaking through space, Megatron believes Unicron intends to become ruler of Cybertron, but Unicron reveals that he instead intends to destroy Primus, which will spell the end for that planet.&lt;br /&gt;
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As [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] finds construction with [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] a troublesome task, [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] reports they&#039;ve had no luck finding [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] and [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]. [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]], incarcerated on the [[Trypticon (WFC)|warship]], attempts to persuade the Autobots he&#039;s on their side by providing Bumblebee with information. [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] patrol the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]], now restored to a city, and run into an unpleasant surprise—the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]] [[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]] and [[Skylynx]]. The two Autobots are no match for the new clones, and Magnus is severely injured before Smokescreen manages to use the [[phase shifter]] to make their escape. [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] is called to Cybertron to tend to Magnus, while the other Autobots try to decide on their next step.&lt;br /&gt;
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Across space, Optimus and [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] track the AllSpark to [[Theta Scorpii]]. Not wanting to risk losing [[Ultra Magnus&#039;s ship]] in the hazardous conditions there, Optimus continues on alone.&lt;br /&gt;
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Utilizing Bumblebee&#039;s tracking skills, the Autobots find [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]], who has located a Predacon burial ground uncovered by the restoration of Cybertron. Bumblebee attempts to persuade Predaking that there can be a truce, but Predaking refuses to forget the Autobots&#039; role in the destruction of his brethren. The Autobots instead head for Megatron&#039;s old fortress of [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], which Knock Out has informed them may contain a map showing the location of Shockwave&#039;s laboratories.&lt;br /&gt;
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Shockwave&#039;s current lab is in the ruins of [[Six Lasers Over Cybertron]], which is where Starscream is arriving with another recovered Predacon bone. Darksteel and Skylynx return back there too, and Starscream is irked to learn they&#039;ve revealed themselves to the Autobots.&lt;br /&gt;
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Over at Theta Scorpii, Optimus finally sights the AllSpark, but there&#039;s also an incoming [[plasma storm]], and he has to rush to retrieve their target before it can close in.&lt;br /&gt;
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As the Autobots are checking out the Darkmount computer, they&#039;re interrupted by the arrival of Unicron. A battle ensues during which it&#039;s clear the Autobots are no match for the dark god, so they attempt to scram. They&#039;re brought to a halt by a [[Smelting pool|smelting pit]], and a blast from Unicron leaves Bulkhead, Arcee and Smokescreen dangling over certain doom. Bumblebee manages to keep Unicron occupied long enough for Ratchet to provide a means of escape via [[GroundBridge]].&lt;br /&gt;
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Meanwhile, Optimus has retrieved the AllSpark and escaped the plasma storm. He returns to the ship and Wheeljack sets course for Cybertron. Back on the warship, Bumblebee attempts to contact Optimus, but the damage Magnus&#039;s ship sustained means though his message gets through, Optimus can&#039;t respond. The Autobots quickly realize that Unicron&#039;s plan is to destroy their home planet.&lt;br /&gt;
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Acting on information from Bumblebee, Predaking finds evidence of Darksteel and Skylynx. He creates a signal in the form of a column of fire to try and attract the pair to his position, however the first to respond to it is Unicron. Megatron tricks Unicron into fighting the Predacon in the hopes if their shared body is mangled enough, it will be of no further use to Unicron and Megatron will be freed, however Unicron manages to defeat Predaking and, probing the Predacon&#039;s mind, learns of the burial ground.&lt;br /&gt;
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The burial ground has also been found by Starscream, Darksteel and Skylynx, who summon Shockwave to help in gathering up the bones. Their task is interrupted by the arrival of Unicron, and Starscream is overjoyed to see whom he assumes is Megatron, however Unicron corrects him and bats him aside. Darksteel and Skylynx attack, but have no more luck against Unicron than anyone else has had. Opposition defeated, Unicron uses his power to raise the Predacon bones as an army of [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcons]]. Starscream flees, while Shockwave is quickly dogpiled by the horde.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Autobots, using the warship&#039;s computer to try and locate Unicron, detect the huge build up of Dark Energon at the burial ground and quickly realize what Unicron intends. As the horde starts moving across [[Hydrax Plateau]] towards the [[Well of All Sparks]], the Autobots prepare to use the warship to defend the location. Ratchet and Ultra Magnus are dropped off at a safe location and Smokescreen goes to retrieve the remaining relics from storage. Starscream arrives on the ship and frees the imprisoned Deceptions. They attempt to retake the ship, however Knock Out turns against Starscream, using the phase shifter to seize the [[Immobilizer]] and clock him with it.&lt;br /&gt;
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Predaking arrives back at the burial ground and is horrified to see it has been desecrated. He asserts his dominance over Skylynx and Darksteel by fighting them, however Shockwave pops up to suggest they go put their combat skills to more productive use against Unicron&#039;s horde.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Autobots make their last stand in the warship, opening fire on the oncoming Terrorcons. While the horde flies up to attack the ship, the Predacon trio arrive to lend a hand. Unfortunately the warship is shot down a short time later and the Autobots emerge, but Predaking tells them to leave the fighting to the Predacons. The Predacons are only able to slow the horde&#039;s advance though, and the Terrorcons start heading into the Well of All Sparks. Unicron himself feels the presence of the AllSpark as Magnus&#039;s ship arrives back on Cybertron. Optimus jumps out to attack Unicron, who shoots down the ship down before Optimus can engage him. Even Optimus has trouble fighting Unicron, and he&#039;s only saved when Bumblebee uses the [[polarity gauntlet]] to halt Unicron&#039;s blow. Optimus flies to where Bulkhead and Arcee are helping Wheeljack out of the wreck of Magnus&#039;s ship, intending to secure the AllSpark. Unicron breaks free of the polarity gauntlet&#039;s grasp and catches up with Optimus, who is now fleeing with the AllSpark, shooting the Autobot leader down. Opening the AllSpark container, Unicron opens it intending to devour the contents, only to find it is empty. Unicron&#039;s anti-spark is drawn out of Megatron by the vessel, which pulls it into itself and seals, trapping it there. The Terrorcon army disintegrates.&lt;br /&gt;
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Starscream lands, having escaped his cell during the crash, and welcomes Megatron back from the dead, believing Megatron will once again lead the Decepticons. Megatron no longer wishes to be an oppressor, and declares the Decepticons no more, departing. Starscream also flees, going instead to Darkmount where he intended to take his place as Decepticon leader. His reign is short-lived, as the Predacons arrive looking to settle some old scores with him.&lt;br /&gt;
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At the Well of All Sparks, Optimus revealed that he emptied the AllSpark into the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. This unfortunately means that he is now one with the AllSpark, and the only way it can be restored to the Well is by him giving up his own life. Though the other Autobots think there&#039;s another way, Optimus gives a last speech and dives into the Well, sacrificing himself and releasing a multitude of sparks into the sky.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[&#039;Til all are one]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Featured characters==&lt;br /&gt;
{{featuredcharacters&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (1)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] (2)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] (3)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (4)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] (5)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] (6)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (7)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (14)&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] (8)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (10)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (11)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] (16)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] (17)&lt;br /&gt;
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|h4=[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]]|c5=|c4=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]] (12)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Skylynx]] (13)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] (15)&lt;br /&gt;
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|h5=Others|c5=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Unicron]] (9)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]] Predacons (18)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Quotes==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Optimus Prime would deem it a tragedy to stain Cybertron&#039;s fresh soil with any newly-spilled energon. So help us prove what Megatron was never willing to, that more than one race can peacefully co-exist on our planet.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;You assume that because I turned against Megatron, I can forgive the Autobots their role in the destruction of my brethren on Earth? Leave me be and dare not trespass here again.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Bumblebee&#039;&#039;&#039; tries to appeal to &#039;&#039;&#039;Predaking&#039;&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Lord Smokescreen, Emperor of Destruction!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Smokescreen&#039;&#039;&#039; unintentionally mocks Starscream.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;It isn&#039;t fair. How many more times do we have to save a world? Have to fight for the survival of our home?&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Regrettably the struggle between creation and destruction is an eternal one, and the battle lines which separate the two run through the very spark of Cybertron. Good and evil; order and chaos; one victorious, one vanquished. Each forming the core of their own separate worlds, Cybertron and Earth. And now the darkness has followed us all the way home.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;Ratchet&#039;&#039;&#039; lament the latest developments.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;In the name of the mighty legions of Predacons who preceded me, I shall never again yield to your charge, but I will heed your previous advice and face my true enemy as a beast!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Predaking&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;The past shall consume the future, the dead shall consume the living, and chaos shall reign supreme!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Unicron&#039;&#039;&#039; rides into battle.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;What are we supposed to call him, huh? Megacron? Unitron?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Smokescreen&#039;&#039;&#039; debating over what to call a Unicron possessed Megatron. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;&#039;Bee, in case I&#039;d never get another chance to say this, you&#039;ve really proved your mettle.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I&#039;d like to think my actions always spoke louder than my words, Arcee, but it didn&#039;t hurt to watch and learn from the best.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Would be nice if Optimus showed up about now.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I was referring to a powerful little two-wheeler I know.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;Bumblebee&#039;&#039;&#039;    &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;And who made you boss?&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I...am not your boss. I am your &#039;&#039;KING&#039;&#039;!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Darksteel&#039;&#039;&#039; expresses his usual defiance, before being given a badass boast from &#039;&#039;&#039;Predaking&#039;&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Knock Out! We needed that!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Bumblebee&#039;&#039;&#039; channels Ratchet while telling off his new ally.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;An impressive display from my creations. But would it not be more logical to employ your might elsewhere at this time?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Shockwave&#039;&#039;&#039; to the Predacons, after inexplicably cheating death by zombie mobbing.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Why&#039;d you do it Knockout? Why&#039;d you turn against Starscream?&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Even if I had helped him seize this ship, he would probably just fire me out of the first airlock. Oh. And he&#039;s &#039;&#039;rude&#039;&#039;...&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Knockout&#039;&#039;&#039; explains his actions to &#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039;, also commenting on his former comrade&#039;s behavior. Guess scratching one&#039;s paint and pinning the blame on the medic will leave that kind of impression.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;&#039;&#039;Enough!&#039;&#039; The Decepticons are no more, and that is final.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039; delivers the wham line to Starscream.&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream:&#039;&#039;&#039; This is not quite how I envisioned my rise to the throne, but since Megatron all but surrendered it to me, I will gladly revive the Decepticons in my name.&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[Starscream screams upon the Predacons&#039; arrival]&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream:&#039;&#039;&#039; Though, perhaps, the throne is more befitting of an actual king?&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Predaking:&#039;&#039;&#039; I am not here to seize thrones, Starscream. But to settle scores.&lt;br /&gt;
:—And the second reign of &#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream&#039;&#039;&#039; is shorter than [[Double Jeopardy|Terrorsaur&#039;s]].&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Above all, do not lament my absence, for in my spark, I know that this is not the end, but merely a new beginning. Simply put, another transformation.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
===Animation and technical errors===&lt;br /&gt;
* The pile of pipes that a crane picks up at Bulkhead&#039;s construction site doesn&#039;t behave like a pile of loose pipes, but as though they&#039;d been welded together in the shape of a pile. In real life, the pipes are first tied together then lifted by a strap or other indirect method.&lt;br /&gt;
* The manacles that Knock Out and the Vehicons are wearing in their first appearance are gone when Starscream shows up to break them out.&lt;br /&gt;
* Ratchet&#039;s medical scan of Ultra Magnus shows two intact hands.&lt;br /&gt;
* Darkmount&#039;s throne is undamaged when Starscream tries to claim it, even though Unicron shot it multiple times and pitched a spear through it.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Continuity notes===&lt;br /&gt;
* Bumblebee is promoted to Warrior-class after first mentioning it as his goal in &amp;quot;[[Masters &amp;amp; Students]]&amp;quot;, and later admitting he was holding back to be promoted on Cybertron in &amp;quot;[[Project Predacon]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* The AllSpark was introduced to the [[Aligned continuity family]] in the novel &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Exodus|Exodus]]&#039;&#039;, where it was launched from Cybertron during the war. The novel concluded with the Autobots&#039; picking up its signal after departing Cybertron—an obvious allusion to a [[live-action film series|live-action movie]]-style journey to [[Earth]] in search of it—but this was dropped for the sequel &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Exiles|Exiles]]&#039;&#039;, and nobody but Optimus seems to remember much about the whole affair here (likely as a means to better explain it to the audiences who didn&#039;t read the novels).&lt;br /&gt;
* Knock Out was locked up after being decked by [[Miko Nakadai (Prime)|Miko]] in &amp;quot;[[Deadlock]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Knock Out gets payback on Smokescreen by sticking him in a wall with the Phase Shifter in an identical position to his own wall-imprisonment in &amp;quot;[[Inside Job]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Knock Out destroys the [[Immobilizer]], which was introduced in &amp;quot;[[Partners]]&amp;quot;, by knocking Starscream out with it.&lt;br /&gt;
* Smokescreen mentions that he almost became a Prime, which occurred in &amp;quot;[[Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Transformers references===&lt;br /&gt;
* Lord Smokescreen, [[Emperor of Destruction]]!&lt;br /&gt;
* Unicron calls his new form an [[Instruments of Destruction|Instrument of Destruction]].&lt;br /&gt;
* One of the weapons that Unicron manifests is a pair of huge, purple scythes. This could be a reference to the [[Arms Micron]] [[Hades]], who is similarly a huge, purple scythe.&lt;br /&gt;
* Megatron&#039;s new alternate mode bears a resemblance to [[Unicron/toys#Prime|Gaia Unicron&#039;s]] &amp;quot;space cruiser&amp;quot; mode.&lt;br /&gt;
* Optimus brings new life to Cybertron by jumping into a pit that leads to the core of the planet and committing suicide. Why does that sound [[Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future|familiar]]?&lt;br /&gt;
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===Real-world references===&lt;br /&gt;
*The laying of a sword on the shoulders as Optimus does with Bumblebee during the warrior ceremony is from the investiture ceremony used when someone is knighted.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Trivia===&lt;br /&gt;
* Oddly, TVGuide&#039;s listing for this movie is split into [http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/transformers-prime-beast-hunters-2013/episode-14-season-3/chaos-rising-part-1/308171 three] [http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/transformers-prime-beast-hunters-2013/episode-15-season-3/chaos-rising-part-2/308171 part] [http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/transformers-prime-beast-hunters-2013/episode-16-season-3/chaos-rising-part-3/308171 episodes] incorrectly (yet still more appropriately) titled &amp;quot;Chaos Rising&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Predacons Rising&#039;&#039; is a [[The Hub|Hub]] Original Family Movie, concluding the &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]&#039;&#039; cartoon.&lt;br /&gt;
* The [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] is used by Optimus to promote Bumblebee, and is never seen again in the rest of the movie. It&#039;s never mentioned as being aboard the &#039;&#039;Nemesis&#039;&#039; like the other Iacon relics are, so Optimus must still have it. But if so, why didn&#039;t he use it against Unicron?&lt;br /&gt;
* Come to think of it, if Predacon bones were on Cybertron, why weren&#039;t they turned into Terrorcons back in &amp;quot;[[Darkness Rising, Part 5|Darkness Rising]]&amp;quot;?&lt;br /&gt;
* Megatron&#039;s reason for not returning to his old dreams of conquest when he&#039;s freed from Unicron&#039;s control is that he &amp;quot;now knows the true meaning of oppression&amp;quot;—despite the fact that the whole reason for the Decepticon uprising in the first place was because they were being oppressed!&lt;br /&gt;
* The film was leaked online a few weeks before its airdate.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Foreign localization===&lt;br /&gt;
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	<entry>
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		<title>Predacons Rising (Prime)</title>
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|caption=&amp;quot;Today we face the monsters that are at our door, today we are cancelling the apocalypse!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|title=&#039;&#039;Predacons Rising&lt;br /&gt;
|airdate=[[October 4]] (TV premiere) and [[October 8]] (home video release), [[2013]]&lt;br /&gt;
|written by=[[Duane Capizzi]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Marsha Griffin]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Steven Melching]]&lt;br /&gt;
|directed by=[[Vinton Heuck]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Scooter Tidwell]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Todd Waterman]]&lt;br /&gt;
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]&lt;br /&gt;
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Autobots, Decepticons and Predacons form an unlikely alliance to battle a resurrected Unicron.&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Synopsis==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] has been restored, and [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] gives a speech honoring those not still with them who helped make it possible. However even as he does so, back on [[Earth]] at the bottom of the ocean, [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] is awoken by [[Unicron]]. Megatron is confused as to why he is not one with the [[AllSpark]], but Unicron explains that Megatron&#039;s [[Dark Energon]] use has made that impossible. Requiring a new vessel with which to carry out his plans, Unicron reformats Megatron&#039;s body into a more powerful form, takes possession of it and heads into the sky. Meanwhile, Optimus holds a short ceremony to promote [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] to warrior, before announcing that he&#039;s going to go and retrieve the AllSpark from where it was hidden during the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]].&lt;br /&gt;
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Streaking through space, Megatron believes Unicron intends to become ruler of Cybertron, but Unicron reveals that he instead intends to destroy Primus, which will spell the end for that planet.&lt;br /&gt;
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As [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] finds construction with [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] a troublesome task, [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] reports they&#039;ve had no luck finding [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] and [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]. [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]], incarcerated on the [[Trypticon (WFC)|warship]], attempts to persuade the Autobots he&#039;s on their side by providing Bumblebee with information. [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] patrol the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]], now restored to a city, and run into an unpleasant surprise—the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]] [[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]] and [[Skylynx]]. The two Autobots are no match for the new clones, and Magnus is severely injured before Smokescreen manages to use the [[phase shifter]] to make their escape. [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] is called to Cybertron to tend to Magnus, while the other Autobots try to decide on their next step.&lt;br /&gt;
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Across space, Optimus and [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] track the AllSpark to [[Theta Scorpii]]. Not wanting to risk losing [[Ultra Magnus&#039;s ship]] in the hazardous conditions there, Optimus continues on alone.&lt;br /&gt;
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Utilizing Bumblebee&#039;s tracking skills, the Autobots find [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]], who has located a Predacon burial ground uncovered by the restoration of Cybertron. Bumblebee attempts to persuade Predaking that there can be a truce, but Predaking refuses to forget the Autobots&#039; role in the destruction of his brethren. The Autobots instead head for Megatron&#039;s old fortress of [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], which Knock Out has informed them may contain a map showing the location of Shockwave&#039;s laboratories.&lt;br /&gt;
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Shockwave&#039;s current lab is in the ruins of [[Six Lasers Over Cybertron]], which is where Starscream is arriving with another recovered Predacon bone. Darksteel and Skylynx return back there too, and Starscream is irked to learn they&#039;ve revealed themselves to the Autobots.&lt;br /&gt;
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Over at Theta Scorpii, Optimus finally sights the AllSpark, but there&#039;s also an incoming [[plasma storm]], and he has to rush to retrieve their target before it can close in.&lt;br /&gt;
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As the Autobots are checking out the Darkmount computer, they&#039;re interrupted by the arrival of Unicron. A battle ensues during which it&#039;s clear the Autobots are no match for the dark god, so they attempt to scram. They&#039;re brought to a halt by a [[Smelting pool|smelting pit]], and a blast from Unicron leaves Bulkhead, Arcee and Smokescreen dangling over certain doom. Bumblebee manages to keep Unicron occupied long enough for Ratchet to provide a means of escape via [[GroundBridge]].&lt;br /&gt;
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Meanwhile, Optimus has retrieved the AllSpark and escaped the plasma storm. He returns to the ship and Wheeljack sets course for Cybertron. Back on the warship, Bumblebee attempts to contact Optimus, but the damage Magnus&#039;s ship sustained means though his message gets through, Optimus can&#039;t respond. The Autobots quickly realize that Unicron&#039;s plan is to destroy their home planet.&lt;br /&gt;
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Acting on information from Bumblebee, Predaking finds evidence of Darksteel and Skylynx. He creates a signal in the form of a column of fire to try and attract the pair to his position, however the first to respond to it is Unicron. Megatron tricks Unicron into fighting the Predacon in the hopes if their shared body is mangled enough, it will be of no further use to Unicron and Megatron will be freed, however Unicron manages to defeat Predaking and, probing the Predacon&#039;s mind, learns of the burial ground.&lt;br /&gt;
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The burial ground has also been found by Starscream, Darksteel and Skylynx, who summon Shockwave to help in gathering up the bones. Their task is interrupted by the arrival of Unicron, and Starscream is overjoyed to see whom he assumes is Megatron, however Unicron corrects him and bats him aside. Darksteel and Skylynx attack, but have no more luck against Unicron than anyone else has had. Opposition defeated, Unicron uses his power to raise the Predacon bones as an army of [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcons]]. Starscream flees, while Shockwave is quickly dogpiled by the horde.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Autobots, using the warship&#039;s computer to try and locate Unicron, detect the huge build up of Dark Energon at the burial ground and quickly realize what Unicron intends. As the horde starts moving across [[Hydrax Plateau]] towards the [[Well of All Sparks]], the Autobots prepare to use the warship to defend the location. Ratchet and Ultra Magnus are dropped off at a safe location and Smokescreen goes to retrieve the remaining relics from storage. Starscream arrives on the ship and frees the imprisoned Deceptions. They attempt to retake the ship, however Knock Out turns against Starscream, using the phase shifter to seize the [[Immobilizer]] and clock him with it.&lt;br /&gt;
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Predaking arrives back at the burial ground and is horrified to see it has been desecrated. He asserts his dominance over Skylynx and Darksteel by fighting them, however Shockwave pops up to suggest they go put their combat skills to more productive use against Unicron&#039;s horde.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Autobots make their last stand in the warship, opening fire on the oncoming Terrorcons. While the horde flies up to attack the ship, the Predacon trio arrive to lend a hand. Unfortunately the warship is shot down a short time later and the Autobots emerge, but Predaking tells them to leave the fighting to the Predacons. The Predacons are only able to slow the horde&#039;s advance though, and the Terrorcons start heading into the Well of All Sparks. Unicron himself feels the presence of the AllSpark as Magnus&#039;s ship arrives back on Cybertron. Optimus jumps out to attack Unicron, who shoots down the ship down before Optimus can engage him. Even Optimus has trouble fighting Unicron, and he&#039;s only saved when Bumblebee uses the [[polarity gauntlet]] to halt Unicron&#039;s blow. Optimus flies to where Bulkhead and Arcee are helping Wheeljack out of the wreck of Magnus&#039;s ship, intending to secure the AllSpark. Unicron breaks free of the polarity gauntlet&#039;s grasp and catches up with Optimus, who is now fleeing with the AllSpark, shooting the Autobot leader down. Opening the AllSpark container, Unicron opens it intending to devour the contents, only to find it is empty. Unicron&#039;s anti-spark is drawn out of Megatron by the vessel, which pulls it into itself and seals, trapping it there. The Terrorcon army disintegrates.&lt;br /&gt;
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Starscream lands, having escaped his cell during the crash, and welcomes Megatron back from the dead, believing Megatron will once again lead the Decepticons. Megatron no longer wishes to be an oppressor, and declares the Decepticons no more, departing. Starscream also flees, going instead to Darkmount where he intended to take his place as Decepticon leader. His reign is short-lived, as the Predacons arrive looking to settle some old scores with him.&lt;br /&gt;
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At the Well of All Sparks, Optimus revealed that he emptied the AllSpark into the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. This unfortunately means that he is now one with the AllSpark, and the only way it can be restored to the Well is by him giving up his own life. Though the other Autobots think there&#039;s another way, Optimus gives a last speech and dives into the Well, sacrificing himself and releasing a multitude of sparks into the sky.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[&#039;Til all are one]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Featured characters==&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (1)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] (2)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] (3)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (4)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] (5)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] (6)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (7)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (14)&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] (8)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (10)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (11)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] (16)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] (17)&lt;br /&gt;
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|h4=[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]]|c5=|c4=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]] (12)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Skylynx]] (13)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] (15)&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Unicron]] (9)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]] Predacons (18)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Quotes==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Optimus Prime would deem it a tragedy to stain Cybertron&#039;s fresh soil with any newly-spilled energon. So help us prove what Megatron was never willing to, that more than one race can peacefully co-exist on our planet.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;You assume that because I turned against Megatron, I can forgive the Autobots their role in the destruction of my brethren on Earth? Leave me be and dare not trespass here again.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Bumblebee&#039;&#039;&#039; tries to appeal to &#039;&#039;&#039;Predaking&#039;&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Lord Smokescreen, Emperor of Destruction!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Smokescreen&#039;&#039;&#039; unintentionally mocks Starscream.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;It isn&#039;t fair. How many more times do we have to save a world? Have to fight for the survival of our home?&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Regrettably the struggle between creation and destruction is an eternal one, and the battle lines which separate the two run through the very spark of Cybertron. Good and evil; order and chaos; one victorious, one vanquished. Each forming the core of their own separate worlds, Cybertron and Earth. And now the darkness has followed us all the way home.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;Ratchet&#039;&#039;&#039; lament the latest developments.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;In the name of the mighty legions of Predacons who preceded me, I shall never again yield to your charge, but I will heed your previous advice and face my true enemy as a beast!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Predaking&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;The past shall consume the future, the dead shall consume the living, and chaos shall reign supreme!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Unicron&#039;&#039;&#039; rides into battle.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;What are we supposed to call him, huh? Megacron? Unitron?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Smokescreen&#039;&#039;&#039; debating over what to call a Unicron possessed Megatron. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;&#039;Bee, in case I&#039;d never get another chance to say this, you&#039;ve really proved your mettle.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I&#039;d like to think my actions always spoke louder than my words, Arcee, but it didn&#039;t hurt to watch and learn from the best.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Would be nice if Optimus showed up about now.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I was referring to a powerful little two-wheeler I know.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;Bumblebee&#039;&#039;&#039;    &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;And who made you boss?&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I...am not your boss. I am your &#039;&#039;KING&#039;&#039;!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Darksteel&#039;&#039;&#039; expresses his usual defiance, before being given a badass boast from &#039;&#039;&#039;Predaking&#039;&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Knock Out! We needed that!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Bumblebee&#039;&#039;&#039; channels Ratchet while telling off his new ally.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;An impressive display from my creations. But would it not be more logical to employ your might elsewhere?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Shockwave&#039;&#039;&#039; to the Predacons, after inexplicably cheating death by zombie mobbing.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Why&#039;d you do it Knockout? Why&#039;d you turn against Starscream?&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Even if I had helped him seize this ship, he would probably just fire me out of the first airlock. Oh. And he&#039;s &#039;&#039;rude&#039;&#039;...&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Knockout&#039;&#039;&#039; explains his actions to &#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039;, also commenting on his former comrade&#039;s behavior. Guess scratching one&#039;s paint and pinning the blame on the medic will leave that kind of impression.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;&#039;&#039;Enough!&#039;&#039; The Decepticons are no more, and that is final.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039; delivers the wham line to Starscream.&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream:&#039;&#039;&#039; This is not quite how I envisioned my rise to the throne, but since Megatron all but surrendered it to me, I will gladly revive the Decepticons in my name.&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[Starscream screams upon the Predacons&#039; arrival]&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream:&#039;&#039;&#039; Though, perhaps, the throne is more befitting of an actual king?&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Predaking:&#039;&#039;&#039; I am not here to seize thrones, Starscream. But to settle scores.&lt;br /&gt;
:—And the second reign of &#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream&#039;&#039;&#039; is shorter than [[Double Jeopardy|Terrorsaur&#039;s]].&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Above all, do not lament my absence, for in my spark, I know that this is not the end, but merely a new beginning. Simply put, another transformation.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
===Animation and technical errors===&lt;br /&gt;
* The pile of pipes that a crane picks up at Bulkhead&#039;s construction site doesn&#039;t behave like a pile of loose pipes, but as though they&#039;d been welded together in the shape of a pile. In real life, the pipes are first tied together then lifted by a strap or other indirect method.&lt;br /&gt;
* The manacles that Knock Out and the Vehicons are wearing in their first appearance are gone when Starscream shows up to break them out.&lt;br /&gt;
* Ratchet&#039;s medical scan of Ultra Magnus shows two intact hands.&lt;br /&gt;
* Darkmount&#039;s throne is undamaged when Starscream tries to claim it, even though Unicron shot it multiple times and pitched a spear through it.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Continuity notes===&lt;br /&gt;
* Bumblebee is promoted to Warrior-class after first mentioning it as his goal in &amp;quot;[[Masters &amp;amp; Students]]&amp;quot;, and later admitting he was holding back to be promoted on Cybertron in &amp;quot;[[Project Predacon]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* The AllSpark was introduced to the [[Aligned continuity family]] in the novel &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Exodus|Exodus]]&#039;&#039;, where it was launched from Cybertron during the war. The novel concluded with the Autobots&#039; picking up its signal after departing Cybertron—an obvious allusion to a [[live-action film series|live-action movie]]-style journey to [[Earth]] in search of it—but this was dropped for the sequel &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Exiles|Exiles]]&#039;&#039;, and nobody but Optimus seems to remember much about the whole affair here (likely as a means to better explain it to the audiences who didn&#039;t read the novels).&lt;br /&gt;
* Knock Out was locked up after being decked by [[Miko Nakadai (Prime)|Miko]] in &amp;quot;[[Deadlock]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Knock Out gets payback on Smokescreen by sticking him in a wall with the Phase Shifter in an identical position to his own wall-imprisonment in &amp;quot;[[Inside Job]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Knock Out destroys the [[Immobilizer]], which was introduced in &amp;quot;[[Partners]]&amp;quot;, by knocking Starscream out with it.&lt;br /&gt;
* Smokescreen mentions that he almost became a Prime, which occurred in &amp;quot;[[Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Transformers references===&lt;br /&gt;
* Lord Smokescreen, [[Emperor of Destruction]]!&lt;br /&gt;
* Unicron calls his new form an [[Instruments of Destruction|Instrument of Destruction]].&lt;br /&gt;
* One of the weapons that Unicron manifests is a pair of huge, purple scythes. This could be a reference to the [[Arms Micron]] [[Hades]], who is similarly a huge, purple scythe.&lt;br /&gt;
* Megatron&#039;s new alternate mode bears a resemblance to [[Unicron/toys#Prime|Gaia Unicron&#039;s]] &amp;quot;space cruiser&amp;quot; mode.&lt;br /&gt;
* Optimus brings new life to Cybertron by jumping into a pit that leads to the core of the planet and committing suicide. Why does that sound [[Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future|familiar]]?&lt;br /&gt;
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===Real-world references===&lt;br /&gt;
*The laying of a sword on the shoulders as Optimus does with Bumblebee during the warrior ceremony is from the investiture ceremony used when someone is knighted.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Trivia===&lt;br /&gt;
* Oddly, TVGuide&#039;s listing for this movie is split into [http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/transformers-prime-beast-hunters-2013/episode-14-season-3/chaos-rising-part-1/308171 three] [http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/transformers-prime-beast-hunters-2013/episode-15-season-3/chaos-rising-part-2/308171 part] [http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/transformers-prime-beast-hunters-2013/episode-16-season-3/chaos-rising-part-3/308171 episodes] incorrectly (yet still more appropriately) titled &amp;quot;Chaos Rising&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Predacons Rising&#039;&#039; is a [[The Hub|Hub]] Original Family Movie, concluding the &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]&#039;&#039; cartoon.&lt;br /&gt;
* The [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] is used by Optimus to promote Bumblebee, and is never seen again in the rest of the movie. It&#039;s never mentioned as being aboard the &#039;&#039;Nemesis&#039;&#039; like the other Iacon relics are, so Optimus must still have it. But if so, why didn&#039;t he use it against Unicron?&lt;br /&gt;
* Come to think of it, if Predacon bones were on Cybertron, why weren&#039;t they turned into Terrorcons back in &amp;quot;[[Darkness Rising, Part 5|Darkness Rising]]&amp;quot;?&lt;br /&gt;
* Megatron&#039;s reason for not returning to his old dreams of conquest when he&#039;s freed from Unicron&#039;s control is that he &amp;quot;now knows the true meaning of oppression&amp;quot;—despite the fact that the whole reason for the Decepticon uprising in the first place was because they were being oppressed!&lt;br /&gt;
* The film was leaked online a few weeks before its airdate.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Foreign localization===&lt;br /&gt;
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|title=&#039;&#039;Predacons Rising&lt;br /&gt;
|airdate=[[October 4]] (TV premiere) and [[October 8]] (home video release), [[2013]]&lt;br /&gt;
|written by=[[Duane Capizzi]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Marsha Griffin]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Steven Melching]]&lt;br /&gt;
|directed by=[[Vinton Heuck]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Scooter Tidwell]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Todd Waterman]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Autobots, Decepticons and Predacons form an unlikely alliance to battle a resurrected Unicron.&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Synopsis==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] has been restored, and [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] gives a speech honoring those not still with them who helped make it possible. However even as he does so, back on [[Earth]] at the bottom of the ocean, [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] is awoken by [[Unicron]]. Megatron is confused as to why he is not one with the [[AllSpark]], but Unicron explains that Megatron&#039;s [[Dark Energon]] use has made that impossible. Requiring a new vessel with which to carry out his plans, Unicron reformats Megatron&#039;s body into a more powerful form, takes possession of it and heads into the sky. Meanwhile, Optimus holds a short ceremony to promote [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] to warrior, before announcing that he&#039;s going to go and retrieve the AllSpark from where it was hidden during the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]].&lt;br /&gt;
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Streaking through space, Megatron believes Unicron intends to become ruler of Cybertron, but Unicron reveals that he instead intends to destroy Primus, which will spell the end for that planet.&lt;br /&gt;
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As [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] finds construction with [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] a troublesome task, [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] reports they&#039;ve had no luck finding [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] and [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]. [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]], incarcerated on the [[Trypticon (WFC)|warship]], attempts to persuade the Autobots he&#039;s on their side by providing Bumblebee with information. [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] patrol the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]], now restored to a city, and run into an unpleasant surprise—the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]] [[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]] and [[Skylynx]]. The two Autobots are no match for the new clones, and Magnus is severely injured before Smokescreen manages to use the [[phase shifter]] to make their escape. [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] is called to Cybertron to tend to Magnus, while the other Autobots try to decide on their next step.&lt;br /&gt;
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Across space, Optimus and [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] track the AllSpark to [[Theta Scorpii]]. Not wanting to risk losing [[Ultra Magnus&#039;s ship]] in the hazardous conditions there, Optimus continues on alone.&lt;br /&gt;
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Utilizing Bumblebee&#039;s tracking skills, the Autobots find [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]], who has located a Predacon burial ground uncovered by the restoration of Cybertron. Bumblebee attempts to persuade Predaking that there can be a truce, but Predaking refuses to forget the Autobots&#039; role in the destruction of his brethren. The Autobots instead head for Megatron&#039;s old fortress of [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], which Knock Out has informed them may contain a map showing the location of Shockwave&#039;s laboratories.&lt;br /&gt;
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Shockwave&#039;s current lab is in the ruins of [[Six Lasers Over Cybertron]], which is where Starscream is arriving with another recovered Predacon bone. Darksteel and Skylynx return back there too, and Starscream is irked to learn they&#039;ve revealed themselves to the Autobots.&lt;br /&gt;
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Over at Theta Scorpii, Optimus finally sights the AllSpark, but there&#039;s also an incoming [[plasma storm]], and he has to rush to retrieve their target before it can close in.&lt;br /&gt;
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As the Autobots are checking out the Darkmount computer, they&#039;re interrupted by the arrival of Unicron. A battle ensues during which it&#039;s clear the Autobots are no match for the dark god, so they attempt to scram. They&#039;re brought to a halt by a [[Smelting pool|smelting pit]], and a blast from Unicron leaves Bulkhead, Arcee and Smokescreen dangling over certain doom. Bumblebee manages to keep Unicron occupied long enough for Ratchet to provide a means of escape via [[GroundBridge]].&lt;br /&gt;
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Meanwhile, Optimus has retrieved the AllSpark and escaped the plasma storm. He returns to the ship and Wheeljack sets course for Cybertron. Back on the warship, Bumblebee attempts to contact Optimus, but the damage Magnus&#039;s ship sustained means though his message gets through, Optimus can&#039;t respond. The Autobots quickly realize that Unicron&#039;s plan is to destroy their home planet.&lt;br /&gt;
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Acting on information from Bumblebee, Predaking finds evidence of Darksteel and Skylynx. He creates a signal in the form of a column of fire to try and attract the pair to his position, however the first to respond to it is Unicron. Megatron tricks Unicron into fighting the Predacon in the hopes if their shared body is mangled enough, it will be of no further use to Unicron and Megatron will be freed, however Unicron manages to defeat Predaking and, probing the Predacon&#039;s mind, learns of the burial ground.&lt;br /&gt;
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The burial ground has also been found by Starscream, Darksteel and Skylynx, who summon Shockwave to help in gathering up the bones. Their task is interrupted by the arrival of Unicron, and Starscream is overjoyed to see whom he assumes is Megatron, however Unicron corrects him and bats him aside. Darksteel and Skylynx attack, but have no more luck against Unicron than anyone else has had. Opposition defeated, Unicron uses his power to raise the Predacon bones as an army of [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcons]]. Starscream flees, while Shockwave is quickly dogpiled by the horde.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Autobots, using the warship&#039;s computer to try and locate Unicron, detect the huge build up of Dark Energon at the burial ground and quickly realize what Unicron intends. As the horde starts moving across [[Hydrax Plateau]] towards the [[Well of All Sparks]], the Autobots prepare to use the warship to defend the location. Ratchet and Ultra Magnus are dropped off at a safe location and Smokescreen goes to retrieve the remaining relics from storage. Starscream arrives on the ship and frees the imprisoned Deceptions. They attempt to retake the ship, however Knock Out turns against Starscream, using the phase shifter to seize the [[Immobilizer]] and clock him with it.&lt;br /&gt;
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Predaking arrives back at the burial ground and is horrified to see it has been desecrated. He asserts his dominance over Skylynx and Darksteel by fighting them, however Shockwave pops up to suggest they go put their combat skills to more productive use against Unicron&#039;s horde.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Autobots make their last stand in the warship, opening fire on the oncoming Terrorcons. While the horde flies up to attack the ship, the Predacon trio arrive to lend a hand. Unfortunately the warship is shot down a short time later and the Autobots emerge, but Predaking tells them to leave the fighting to the Predacons. The Predacons are only able to slow the horde&#039;s advance though, and the Terrorcons start heading into the Well of All Sparks. Unicron himself feels the presence of the AllSpark as Magnus&#039;s ship arrives back on Cybertron. Optimus jumps out to attack Unicron, who shoots down the ship down before Optimus can engage him. Even Optimus has trouble fighting Unicron, and he&#039;s only saved when Bumblebee uses the [[polarity gauntlet]] to halt Unicron&#039;s blow. Optimus flies to where Bulkhead and Arcee are helping Wheeljack out of the wreck of Magnus&#039;s ship, intending to secure the AllSpark. Unicron breaks free of the polarity gauntlet&#039;s grasp and catches up with Optimus, who is now fleeing with the AllSpark, shooting the Autobot leader down. Opening the AllSpark container, Unicron opens it intending to devour the contents, only to find it is empty. Unicron&#039;s anti-spark is drawn out of Megatron by the vessel, which pulls it into itself and seals, trapping it there. The Terrorcon army disintegrates.&lt;br /&gt;
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Starscream lands, having escaped his cell during the crash, and welcomes Megatron back from the dead, believing Megatron will once again lead the Decepticons. Megatron no longer wishes to be an oppressor, and declares the Decepticons no more, departing. Starscream also flees, going instead to Darkmount where he intended to take his place as Decepticon leader. His reign is short-lived, as the Predacons arrive looking to settle some old scores with him.&lt;br /&gt;
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At the Well of All Sparks, Optimus revealed that he emptied the AllSpark into the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. This unfortunately means that he is now one with the AllSpark, and the only way it can be restored to the Well is by him giving up his own life. Though the other Autobots think there&#039;s another way, Optimus gives a last speech and dives into the Well, sacrificing himself and releasing a multitude of sparks into the sky.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[&#039;Til all are one]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Featured characters==&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (1)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] (2)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] (3)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (4)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] (5)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] (6)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (7)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (14)&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] (8)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (10)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (11)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] (16)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] (17)&lt;br /&gt;
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|h4=[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]]|c5=|c4=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]] (12)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Skylynx]] (13)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] (15)&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Unicron]] (9)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]] Predacons (18)&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Quotes==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Optimus Prime would deem it a tragedy to stain Cybertron&#039;s fresh soil with any newly-spilled energon. So help us prove what Megatron was never willing to, that more than one race can peacefully co-exist on our planet.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;You assume that because I turned against Megatron, I can forgive the Autobots their role in the destruction of my brethren on Earth? Leave me be and dare not trespass here again.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Bumblebee&#039;&#039;&#039; tries to appeal to &#039;&#039;&#039;Predaking&#039;&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Lord Smokescreen, Emperor of Destruction!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Smokescreen&#039;&#039;&#039; unintentionally mocks Starscream.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;It isn&#039;t fair. How many more times do we have to save a world? Have to fight for the survival of our home?&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Regrettably the struggle between creation and destruction is an eternal one, and the battle lines which separate the two run through the very spark of Cybertron. Good and evil; order and chaos; one victorious, one vanquished. Each forming the core of their own separate worlds, Cybertron and Earth. And now the darkness has followed us all the way home.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;Ratchet&#039;&#039;&#039; lament the latest developments.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;In the name of the mighty legions of Predacons who preceded me, I shall never again yield to your charge, but I will heed your previous advice and face my true enemy as a beast!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Predaking&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;The past shall consume the future, the dead shall consume the living, and chaos shall reign supreme!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Unicron&#039;&#039;&#039; rides into battle.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;What are we supposed to call him, huh? Megacron? Unitron?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Smokescreen&#039;&#039;&#039; debating over what to call a Unicron possessed Megatron. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;&#039;Bee, in case I&#039;d never get another chance to say this, you&#039;ve really proved your mettle.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I&#039;d like to think my actions always spoke louder than my words, Arcee, but it didn&#039;t hurt to watch and learn from the best.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Would be nice if Optimus showed up about now.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I was referring to a powerful little two-wheeler I know.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;Bumblebee&#039;&#039;&#039;    &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;And who made you boss?&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I...am not your boss. I am your KING!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Darksteel&#039;&#039;&#039; expresses his usual defiance, before being given a badass boast from &#039;&#039;&#039;Predaking&#039;&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Knock Out! We needed that!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Bumblebee&#039;&#039;&#039; channels Ratchet while telling off his new ally.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;An impressive display from my creations. But would it not be more logical to employ your might elsewhere?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Shockwave&#039;&#039;&#039; to the Predacons, after inexplicably cheating death by zombie mobbing.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Why&#039;d you do it Knockout? Why&#039;d you turn against Starscream?&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Even if I had helped him seize this ship, he would probably just fire me out of the first airlock. Oh. And he&#039;s rude...&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Knockout&#039;&#039;&#039; explains his actions to &#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039;, also commenting on his former comrade&#039;s behavior. Guess scratching one&#039;s paint and pinning the blame on the medic will leave that kind of impression.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;&#039;&#039;Enough!&#039;&#039; The Decepticons are no more, and that is final.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039; delivers the wham line to Starscream.&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream:&#039;&#039;&#039; This is not quite how I envisioned my rise to the throne, but since Megatron all but surrendered it to me, I will gladly revive the Decepticons in my name.&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[Starscream screams upon the Predacons&#039; arrival]&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream:&#039;&#039;&#039; Though, perhaps, the throne is more befitting of an actual king?&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Predaking:&#039;&#039;&#039; I am not here to seize thrones, Starscream. But to settle scores.&lt;br /&gt;
:—And the second reign of &#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream&#039;&#039;&#039; is shorter than [[Double Jeopardy|Terrorsaur&#039;s]].&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Above all, do not lament my absence, for in my spark, I know that this is not the end, but merely a new beginning. Simply put, another transformation.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
===Animation and technical errors===&lt;br /&gt;
* The pile of pipes that a crane picks up at Bulkhead&#039;s construction site doesn&#039;t behave like a pile of loose pipes, but as though they&#039;d been welded together in the shape of a pile. In real life, the pipes are first tied together then lifted by a strap or other indirect method.&lt;br /&gt;
* The manacles that Knock Out and the Vehicons are wearing in their first appearance are gone when Starscream shows up to break them out.&lt;br /&gt;
* Ratchet&#039;s medical scan of Ultra Magnus shows two intact hands.&lt;br /&gt;
* Darkmount&#039;s throne is undamaged when Starscream tries to claim it, even though Unicron shot it multiple times and pitched a spear through it.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Continuity notes===&lt;br /&gt;
* Bumblebee is promoted to Warrior-class after first mentioning it as his goal in &amp;quot;[[Masters &amp;amp; Students]]&amp;quot;, and later admitting he was holding back to be promoted on Cybertron in &amp;quot;[[Project Predacon]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* The AllSpark was introduced to the [[Aligned continuity family]] in the novel &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Exodus|Exodus]]&#039;&#039;, where it was launched from Cybertron during the war. The novel concluded with the Autobots&#039; picking up its signal after departing Cybertron—an obvious allusion to a [[live-action film series|live-action movie]]-style journey to [[Earth]] in search of it—but this was dropped for the sequel &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Exiles|Exiles]]&#039;&#039;, and nobody but Optimus seems to remember much about the whole affair here (likely as a means to better explain it to the audiences who didn&#039;t read the novels).&lt;br /&gt;
* Knock Out was locked up after being decked by [[Miko Nakadai (Prime)|Miko]] in &amp;quot;[[Deadlock]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Knock Out gets payback on Smokescreen by sticking him in a wall with the Phase Shifter in an identical position to his own wall-imprisonment in &amp;quot;[[Inside Job]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Knock Out destroys the [[Immobilizer]], which was introduced in &amp;quot;[[Partners]]&amp;quot;, by knocking Starscream out with it.&lt;br /&gt;
* Smokescreen mentions that he almost became a Prime, which occurred in &amp;quot;[[Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Transformers references===&lt;br /&gt;
* Lord Smokescreen, [[Emperor of Destruction]]!&lt;br /&gt;
* Unicron calls his new form an [[Instruments of Destruction|Instrument of Destruction]].&lt;br /&gt;
* One of the weapons that Unicron manifests is a pair of huge, purple scythes. This could be a reference to the [[Arms Micron]] [[Hades]], who is similarly a huge, purple scythe.&lt;br /&gt;
* Megatron&#039;s new alternate mode bears a resemblance to [[Unicron/toys#Prime|Gaia Unicron&#039;s]] &amp;quot;space cruiser&amp;quot; mode.&lt;br /&gt;
* Optimus brings new life to Cybertron by jumping into a pit that leads to the core of the planet and committing suicide. Why does that sound [[Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future|familiar]]?&lt;br /&gt;
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===Real-world references===&lt;br /&gt;
*The laying of a sword on the shoulders as Optimus does with Bumblebee during the warrior ceremony is from the investiture ceremony used when someone is knighted.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Trivia===&lt;br /&gt;
* Oddly, TVGuide&#039;s listing for this movie is split into [http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/transformers-prime-beast-hunters-2013/episode-14-season-3/chaos-rising-part-1/308171 three] [http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/transformers-prime-beast-hunters-2013/episode-15-season-3/chaos-rising-part-2/308171 part] [http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/transformers-prime-beast-hunters-2013/episode-16-season-3/chaos-rising-part-3/308171 episodes] incorrectly (yet still more appropriately) titled &amp;quot;Chaos Rising&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Predacons Rising&#039;&#039; is a [[The Hub|Hub]] Original Family Movie, concluding the &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]&#039;&#039; cartoon.&lt;br /&gt;
* The [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] is used by Optimus to promote Bumblebee, and is never seen again in the rest of the movie. It&#039;s never mentioned as being aboard the &#039;&#039;Nemesis&#039;&#039; like the other Iacon relics are, so Optimus must still have it. But if so, why didn&#039;t he use it against Unicron?&lt;br /&gt;
* Come to think of it, if Predacon bones were on Cybertron, why weren&#039;t they turned into Terrorcons back in &amp;quot;[[Darkness Rising, Part 5|Darkness Rising]]&amp;quot;?&lt;br /&gt;
* Megatron&#039;s reason for not returning to his old dreams of conquest when he&#039;s freed from Unicron&#039;s control is that he &amp;quot;now knows the true meaning of oppression&amp;quot;—despite the fact that the whole reason for the Decepticon uprising in the first place was because they were being oppressed!&lt;br /&gt;
* The film was leaked online a few weeks before its airdate.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Foreign localization===&lt;br /&gt;
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|caption=&amp;quot;Today we face the monsters that are at our door, today we are cancelling the apocalypse!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|title=&#039;&#039;Predacons Rising&lt;br /&gt;
|airdate=[[October 4]] (TV premiere) and [[October 8]] (home video release), [[2013]]&lt;br /&gt;
|written by=[[Duane Capizzi]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Marsha Griffin]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Steven Melching]]&lt;br /&gt;
|directed by=[[Vinton Heuck]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Scooter Tidwell]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Todd Waterman]]&lt;br /&gt;
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Autobots, Decepticons and Predacons form an unlikely alliance to battle a resurrected Unicron.&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Synopsis==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] has been restored, and [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] gives a speech honoring those not still with them who helped make it possible. However even as he does so, back on [[Earth]] at the bottom of the ocean, [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] is awoken by [[Unicron]]. Megatron is confused as to why he is not one with the [[AllSpark]], but Unicron explains that Megatron&#039;s [[Dark Energon]] use has made that impossible. Requiring a new vessel with which to carry out his plans, Unicron reformats Megatron&#039;s body into a more powerful form, takes possession of it and heads into the sky. Meanwhile, Optimus holds a short ceremony to promote [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] to warrior, before announcing that he&#039;s going to go and retrieve the AllSpark from where it was hidden during the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]].&lt;br /&gt;
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Streaking through space, Megatron believes Unicron intends to become ruler of Cybertron, but Unicron reveals that he instead intends to destroy Primus, which will spell the end for that planet.&lt;br /&gt;
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As [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] finds construction with [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] a troublesome task, [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] reports they&#039;ve had no luck finding [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] and [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]. [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]], incarcerated on the [[Trypticon (WFC)|warship]], attempts to persuade the Autobots he&#039;s on their side by providing Bumblebee with information. [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] patrol the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]], now restored to a city, and run into an unpleasant surprise—the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]] [[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]] and [[Skylynx]]. The two Autobots are no match for the new clones, and Magnus is severely injured before Smokescreen manages to use the [[phase shifter]] to make their escape. [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] is called to Cybertron to tend to Magnus, while the other Autobots try to decide on their next step.&lt;br /&gt;
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Across space, Optimus and [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] track the AllSpark to [[Theta Scorpii]]. Not wanting to risk losing [[Ultra Magnus&#039;s ship]] in the hazardous conditions there, Optimus continues on alone.&lt;br /&gt;
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Utilizing Bumblebee&#039;s tracking skills, the Autobots find [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]], who has located a Predacon burial ground uncovered by the restoration of Cybertron. Bumblebee attempts to persuade Predaking that there can be a truce, but Predaking refuses to forget the Autobots&#039; role in the destruction of his brethren. The Autobots instead head for Megatron&#039;s old fortress of [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], which Knock Out has informed them may contain a map showing the location of Shockwave&#039;s laboratories.&lt;br /&gt;
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Shockwave&#039;s current lab is in the ruins of [[Six Lasers Over Cybertron]], which is where Starscream is arriving with another recovered Predacon bone. Darksteel and Skylynx return back there too, and Starscream is irked to learn they&#039;ve revealed themselves to the Autobots.&lt;br /&gt;
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Over at Theta Scorpii, Optimus finally sights the AllSpark, but there&#039;s also an incoming [[plasma storm]], and he has to rush to retrieve their target before it can close in.&lt;br /&gt;
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As the Autobots are checking out the Darkmount computer, they&#039;re interrupted by the arrival of Unicron. A battle ensues during which it&#039;s clear the Autobots are no match for the dark god, so they attempt to scram. They&#039;re brought to a halt by a [[Smelting pool|smelting pit]], and a blast from Unicron leaves Bulkhead, Arcee and Smokescreen dangling over certain doom. Bumblebee manages to keep Unicron occupied long enough for Ratchet to provide a means of escape via [[GroundBridge]].&lt;br /&gt;
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Meanwhile, Optimus has retrieved the AllSpark and escaped the plasma storm. He returns to the ship and Wheeljack sets course for Cybertron. Back on the warship, Bumblebee attempts to contact Optimus, but the damage Magnus&#039;s ship sustained means though his message gets through, Optimus can&#039;t respond. The Autobots quickly realize that Unicron&#039;s plan is to destroy their home planet.&lt;br /&gt;
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Acting on information from Bumblebee, Predaking finds evidence of Darksteel and Skylynx. He creates a signal in the form of a column of fire to try and attract the pair to his position, however the first to respond to it is Unicron. Megatron tricks Unicron into fighting the Predacon in the hopes if their shared body is mangled enough, it will be of no further use to Unicron and Megatron will be freed, however Unicron manages to defeat Predaking and, probing the Predacon&#039;s mind, learns of the burial ground.&lt;br /&gt;
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The burial ground has also been found by Starscream, Darksteel and Skylynx, who summon Shockwave to help in gathering up the bones. Their task is interrupted by the arrival of Unicron, and Starscream is overjoyed to see whom he assumes is Megatron, however Unicron corrects him and bats him aside. Darksteel and Skylynx attack, but have no more luck against Unicron than anyone else has had. Opposition defeated, Unicron uses his power to raise the Predacon bones as an army of [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcons]]. Starscream flees, while Shockwave is quickly dogpiled by the horde.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Autobots, using the warship&#039;s computer to try and locate Unicron, detect the huge build up of Dark Energon at the burial ground and quickly realize what Unicron intends. As the horde starts moving across [[Hydrax Plateau]] towards the [[Well of All Sparks]], the Autobots prepare to use the warship to defend the location. Ratchet and Ultra Magnus are dropped off at a safe location and Smokescreen goes to retrieve the remaining relics from storage. Starscream arrives on the ship and frees the imprisoned Deceptions. They attempt to retake the ship, however Knock Out turns against Starscream, using the phase shifter to seize the [[Immobilizer]] and clock him with it.&lt;br /&gt;
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Predaking arrives back at the burial ground and is horrified to see it has been desecrated. He asserts his dominance over Skylynx and Darksteel by fighting them, however Shockwave pops up to suggest they go put their combat skills to more productive use against Unicron&#039;s horde.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Autobots make their last stand in the warship, opening fire on the oncoming Terrorcons. While the horde flies up to attack the ship, the Predacon trio arrive to lend a hand. Unfortunately the warship is shot down a short time later and the Autobots emerge, but Predaking tells them to leave the fighting to the Predacons. The Predacons are only able to slow the horde&#039;s advance though, and the Terrorcons start heading into the Well of All Sparks. Unicron himself feels the presence of the AllSpark as Magnus&#039;s ship arrives back on Cybertron. Optimus jumps out to attack Unicron, who shoots down the ship down before Optimus can engage him. Even Optimus has trouble fighting Unicron, and he&#039;s only saved when Bumblebee uses the [[polarity gauntlet]] to halt Unicron&#039;s blow. Optimus flies to where Bulkhead and Arcee are helping Wheeljack out of the wreck of Magnus&#039;s ship, intending to secure the AllSpark. Unicron breaks free of the polarity gauntlet&#039;s grasp and catches up with Optimus, who is now fleeing with the AllSpark, shooting the Autobot leader down. Opening the AllSpark container, Unicron opens it intending to devour the contents, only to find it is empty. Unicron&#039;s anti-spark is drawn out of Megatron by the vessel, which pulls it into itself and seals, trapping it there. The Terrorcon army disintegrates.&lt;br /&gt;
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Starscream lands, having escaped his cell during the crash, and welcomes Megatron back from the dead, believing Megatron will once again lead the Decepticons. Megatron no longer wishes to be an oppressor, and declares the Decepticons no more, departing. Starscream also flees, going instead to Darkmount where he intended to take his place as Decepticon leader. His reign is short-lived, as the Predacons arrive looking to settle some old scores with him.&lt;br /&gt;
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At the Well of All Sparks, Optimus revealed that he emptied the AllSpark into the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. This unfortunately means that he is now one with the AllSpark, and the only way it can be restored to the Well is by him giving up his own life. Though the other Autobots think there&#039;s another way, Optimus gives a last speech and dives into the Well, sacrificing himself and releasing a multitude of sparks into the sky.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[&#039;Til all are one]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Featured characters==&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (1)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] (2)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] (3)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (4)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] (5)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] (6)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (7)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (14)&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] (8)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (10)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (11)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] (16)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] (17)&lt;br /&gt;
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|h4=[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]]|c5=|c4=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]] (12)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Skylynx]] (13)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] (15)&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Unicron]] (9)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]] Predacons (18)&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Quotes==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Optimus Prime would deem it a tragedy to stain Cybertron&#039;s fresh soil with any newly-spilled energon. So help us prove what Megatron was never willing to, that more than one race can peacefully co-exist on our planet.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;You assume that because I turned against Megatron, I can forgive the Autobots their role in the destruction of my brethren on Earth? Leave me be and dare not trespass here again.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Bumblebee&#039;&#039;&#039; tries to appeal to &#039;&#039;&#039;Predaking&#039;&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Lord Smokescreen, Emperor of Destruction!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Smokescreen&#039;&#039;&#039; unintentionally mocks Starscream.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;It isn&#039;t fair. How many more times do we have to save a world? Have to fight for the survival of our home?&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Regrettably the struggle between creation and destruction is an eternal one, and the battle lines which separate the two run through the very spark of Cybertron. Good and evil; order and chaos; one victorious, one vanquished. Each forming the core of their own separate worlds, Cybertron and Earth. And now the darkness has followed us all the way home.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;Ratchet&#039;&#039;&#039; lament the latest developments.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;In the name of the mighty legions of Predacons who preceded me, I shall never again yield to your charge, but I will heed your previous advice and face my true enemy as a beast!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Predaking&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;The past shall consume the future, the dead shall consume the living, and chaos shall reign supreme!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Unicron&#039;&#039;&#039; rides into battle.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;What are we supposed to call him, huh? Megacron? Unitron?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Smokescreen&#039;&#039;&#039; debating over what to call a Unicron possessed Megatron. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;&#039;Bee, in case I&#039;d never get another chance to say this, you&#039;ve really proved your mettle.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I&#039;d like to think my actions always spoke louder than my words, Arcee, but it didn&#039;t hurt to watch and learn from the best.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Would be nice if Optimus showed up about now.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I was referring to a powerful little two-wheeler I know.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;Bumblebee&#039;&#039;&#039;    &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;And who made you boss?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I...am not your boss. I am your KING!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Darksteel&#039;&#039;&#039; expresses his usual defiance, before being given a badass boast from &#039;&#039;&#039;Predaking&#039;&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Knock Out! We needed that!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Bumblebee&#039;&#039;&#039; channels Ratchet while telling off his new ally.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;An impressive display from my creations. But would it not be more logical to employ your might elsewhere?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Shockwave&#039;&#039;&#039; to the Predacons, after inexplicably cheating death by zombie mobbing.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Why&#039;d you do it Knockout? Why&#039;d you turn against Starscream?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Even if I had helped him seize this ship, he would probably just fire me out of the first airlock. Oh. And he&#039;s rude...&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Knockout&#039;&#039;&#039; explains his actions to &#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039;, also commenting on his former comrade&#039;s behavior. Guess scratching one&#039;s paint and pinning the blame on the medic will leave that kind of impression.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;&#039;&#039;Enough!&#039;&#039; The Decepticons are no more, and that is final.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039; delivers the wham line to Starscream.&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream:&#039;&#039;&#039; This is not quite how I envisioned my rise to the throne, but since Megatron all but surrendered it to me, I will gladly revive the Decepticons in my name.&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[Starscream screams upon the Predacons&#039; arrival]&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream:&#039;&#039;&#039; Though, perhaps, the throne is more befitting of an actual king?&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Predaking:&#039;&#039;&#039; I am not here to seize thrones, Starscream. But to settle scores.&lt;br /&gt;
:—And the second reign of &#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream&#039;&#039;&#039; is shorter than [[Double Jeopardy|Terrorsaur&#039;s]].&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Above all, do not lament my absence, for in my spark, I know that this is not the end, but merely a new beginning. Simply put, another transformation.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
===Animation and technical errors===&lt;br /&gt;
* The pile of pipes that a crane picks up at Bulkhead&#039;s construction site doesn&#039;t behave like a pile of loose pipes, but as though they&#039;d been welded together in the shape of a pile. In real life, the pipes are first tied together then lifted by a strap or other indirect method.&lt;br /&gt;
* The manacles that Knock Out and the Vehicons are wearing in their first appearance are gone when Starscream shows up to break them out.&lt;br /&gt;
* Ratchet&#039;s medical scan of Ultra Magnus shows two intact hands.&lt;br /&gt;
* Darkmount&#039;s throne is undamaged when Starscream tries to claim it, even though Unicron shot it multiple times and pitched a spear through it.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Continuity notes===&lt;br /&gt;
* Bumblebee is promoted to Warrior-class after first mentioning it as his goal in &amp;quot;[[Masters &amp;amp; Students]]&amp;quot;, and later admitting he was holding back to be promoted on Cybertron in &amp;quot;[[Project Predacon]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* The AllSpark was introduced to the [[Aligned continuity family]] in the novel &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Exodus|Exodus]]&#039;&#039;, where it was launched from Cybertron during the war. The novel concluded with the Autobots&#039; picking up its signal after departing Cybertron—an obvious allusion to a [[live-action film series|live-action movie]]-style journey to [[Earth]] in search of it—but this was dropped for the sequel &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Exiles|Exiles]]&#039;&#039;, and nobody but Optimus seems to remember much about the whole affair here (likely as a means to better explain it to the audiences who didn&#039;t read the novels).&lt;br /&gt;
* Knock Out was locked up after being decked by [[Miko Nakadai (Prime)|Miko]] in &amp;quot;[[Deadlock]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Knock Out gets payback on Smokescreen by sticking him in a wall with the Phase Shifter in an identical position to his own wall-imprisonment in &amp;quot;[[Inside Job]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Knock Out destroys the [[Immobilizer]], which was introduced in &amp;quot;[[Partners]]&amp;quot;, by knocking Starscream out with it.&lt;br /&gt;
* Smokescreen mentions that he almost became a Prime, which occurred in &amp;quot;[[Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Transformers references===&lt;br /&gt;
* Lord Smokescreen, [[Emperor of Destruction]]!&lt;br /&gt;
* Unicron calls his new form an [[Instruments of Destruction|Instrument of Destruction]].&lt;br /&gt;
* One of the weapons that Unicron manifests is a pair of huge, purple scythes. This could be a reference to the [[Arms Micron]] [[Hades]], who is similarly a huge, purple scythe.&lt;br /&gt;
* Megatron&#039;s new alternate mode bears a resemblance to [[Unicron/toys#Prime|Gaia Unicron&#039;s]] &amp;quot;space cruiser&amp;quot; mode.&lt;br /&gt;
* Optimus brings new life to Cybertron by jumping into a pit that leads to the core of the planet and committing suicide. Why does that sound [[Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future|familiar]]?&lt;br /&gt;
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===Real-world references===&lt;br /&gt;
*The laying of a sword on the shoulders as Optimus does with Bumblebee during the warrior ceremony is from the investiture ceremony used when someone is knighted.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Trivia===&lt;br /&gt;
* Oddly, TVGuide&#039;s listing for this movie is split into [http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/transformers-prime-beast-hunters-2013/episode-14-season-3/chaos-rising-part-1/308171 three] [http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/transformers-prime-beast-hunters-2013/episode-15-season-3/chaos-rising-part-2/308171 part] [http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/transformers-prime-beast-hunters-2013/episode-16-season-3/chaos-rising-part-3/308171 episodes] incorrectly (yet still more appropriately) titled &amp;quot;Chaos Rising&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Predacons Rising&#039;&#039; is a [[The Hub|Hub]] Original Family Movie, concluding the &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]&#039;&#039; cartoon.&lt;br /&gt;
* The [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] is used by Optimus to promote Bumblebee, and is never seen again in the rest of the movie. It&#039;s never mentioned as being aboard the &#039;&#039;Nemesis&#039;&#039; like the other Iacon relics are, so Optimus must still have it. But if so, why didn&#039;t he use it against Unicron?&lt;br /&gt;
* Come to think of it, if Predacon bones were on Cybertron, why weren&#039;t they turned into Terrorcons back in &amp;quot;[[Darkness Rising, Part 5|Darkness Rising]]&amp;quot;?&lt;br /&gt;
* Megatron&#039;s reason for not returning to his old dreams of conquest when he&#039;s freed from Unicron&#039;s control is that he &amp;quot;now knows the true meaning of oppression&amp;quot;—despite the fact that the whole reason for the Decepticon uprising in the first place was because they were being oppressed!&lt;br /&gt;
* The film was leaked online a few weeks before its airdate.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Foreign localization===&lt;br /&gt;
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|caption=&amp;quot;Today we face the monsters that are at our door, today we are cancelling the apocalypse!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|title=&#039;&#039;Predacons Rising&lt;br /&gt;
|airdate=[[October 4]] (TV premiere) and [[October 8]] (home video release), [[2013]]&lt;br /&gt;
|written by=[[Duane Capizzi]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Marsha Griffin]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Steven Melching]]&lt;br /&gt;
|directed by=[[Vinton Heuck]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Scooter Tidwell]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Todd Waterman]]&lt;br /&gt;
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Autobots, Decepticons and Predacons form an unlikely alliance to battle a resurrected Unicron.&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Synopsis==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] has been restored, and [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] gives a speech honoring those not still with them who helped make it possible. However even as he does so, back on [[Earth]] at the bottom of the ocean, [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] is awoken by [[Unicron]]. Megatron is confused as to why he is not one with the [[AllSpark]], but Unicron explains that Megatron&#039;s [[Dark Energon]] use has made that impossible. Requiring a new vessel with which to carry out his plans, Unicron reformats Megatron&#039;s body into a more powerful form, takes possession of it and heads into the sky. Meanwhile, Optimus holds a short ceremony to promote [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] to warrior, before announcing that he&#039;s going to go and retrieve the AllSpark from where it was hidden during the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]].&lt;br /&gt;
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Streaking through space, Megatron believes Unicron intends to become ruler of Cybertron, but Unicron reveals that he instead intends to destroy Primus, which will spell the end for that planet.&lt;br /&gt;
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As [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] finds construction with [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] a troublesome task, [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] reports they&#039;ve had no luck finding [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] and [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]. [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]], incarcerated on the [[Trypticon (WFC)|warship]], attempts to persuade the Autobots he&#039;s on their side by providing Bumblebee with information. [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] patrol the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]], now restored to a city, and run into an unpleasant surprise—the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]] [[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]] and [[Skylynx]]. The two Autobots are no match for the new clones, and Magnus is severely injured before Smokescreen manages to use the [[phase shifter]] to make their escape. [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] is called to Cybertron to tend to Magnus, while the other Autobots try to decide on their next step.&lt;br /&gt;
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Across space, Optimus and [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] track the AllSpark to [[Theta Scorpii]]. Not wanting to risk losing [[Ultra Magnus&#039;s ship]] in the hazardous conditions there, Optimus continues on alone.&lt;br /&gt;
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Utilizing Bumblebee&#039;s tracking skills, the Autobots find [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]], who has located a Predacon burial ground uncovered by the restoration of Cybertron. Bumblebee attempts to persuade Predaking that there can be a truce, but Predaking refuses to forget the Autobots&#039; role in the destruction of his brethren. The Autobots instead head for Megatron&#039;s old fortress of [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], which Knock Out has informed them may contain a map showing the location of Shockwave&#039;s laboratories.&lt;br /&gt;
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Shockwave&#039;s current lab is in the ruins of [[Six Lasers Over Cybertron]], which is where Starscream is arriving with another recovered Predacon bone. Darksteel and Skylynx return back there too, and Starscream is irked to learn they&#039;ve revealed themselves to the Autobots.&lt;br /&gt;
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Over at Theta Scorpii, Optimus finally sights the AllSpark, but there&#039;s also an incoming [[plasma storm]], and he has to rush to retrieve their target before it can close in.&lt;br /&gt;
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As the Autobots are checking out the Darkmount computer, they&#039;re interrupted by the arrival of Unicron. A battle ensues during which it&#039;s clear the Autobots are no match for the dark god, so they attempt to scram. They&#039;re brought to a halt by a [[Smelting pool|smelting pit]], and a blast from Unicron leaves Bulkhead, Arcee and Smokescreen dangling over certain doom. Bumblebee manages to keep Unicron occupied long enough for Ratchet to provide a means of escape via [[GroundBridge]].&lt;br /&gt;
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Meanwhile, Optimus has retrieved the AllSpark and escaped the plasma storm. He returns to the ship and Wheeljack sets course for Cybertron. Back on the warship, Bumblebee attempts to contact Optimus, but the damage Magnus&#039;s ship sustained means though his message gets through, Optimus can&#039;t respond. The Autobots quickly realize that Unicron&#039;s plan is to destroy their home planet.&lt;br /&gt;
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Acting on information from Bumblebee, Predaking finds evidence of Darksteel and Skylynx. He creates a signal in the form of a column of fire to try and attract the pair to his position, however the first to respond to it is Unicron. Megatron tricks Unicron into fighting the Predacon in the hopes if their shared body is mangled enough, it will be of no further use to Unicron and Megatron will be freed, however Unicron manages to defeat Predaking and, probing the Predacon&#039;s mind, learns of the burial ground.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The burial ground has also been found by Starscream, Darksteel and Skylynx, who summon Shockwave to help in gathering up the bones. Their task is interrupted by the arrival of Unicron, and Starscream is overjoyed to see whom he assumes is Megatron, however Unicron corrects him and bats him aside. Darksteel and Skylynx attack, but have no more luck against Unicron than anyone else has had. Opposition defeated, Unicron uses his power to raise the Predacon bones as an army of [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcons]]. Starscream flees, while Shockwave is quickly dogpiled by the horde.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Autobots, using the warship&#039;s computer to try and locate Unicron, detect the huge build up of Dark Energon at the burial ground and quickly realize what Unicron intends. As the horde starts moving across [[Hydrax Plateau]] towards the [[Well of All Sparks]], the Autobots prepare to use the warship to defend the location. Ratchet and Ultra Magnus are dropped off at a safe location and Smokescreen goes to retrieve the remaining relics from storage. Starscream arrives on the ship and frees the imprisoned Deceptions. They attempt to retake the ship, however Knock Out turns against Starscream, using the phase shifter to seize the [[Immobilizer]] and clock him with it.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Predaking arrives back at the burial ground and is horrified to see it has been desecrated. He asserts his dominance over Skylynx and Darksteel by fighting them, however Shockwave pops up to suggest they go put their combat skills to more productive use against Unicron&#039;s horde.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Autobots make their last stand in the warship, opening fire on the oncoming Terrorcons. While the horde flies up to attack the ship, the Predacon trio arrive to lend a hand. Unfortunately the warship is shot down a short time later and the Autobots emerge, but Predaking tells them to leave the fighting to the Predacons. The Predacons are only able to slow the horde&#039;s advance though, and the Terrorcons start heading into the Well of All Sparks. Unicron himself feels the presence of the AllSpark as Magnus&#039;s ship arrives back on Cybertron. Optimus jumps out to attack Unicron, who shoots down the ship down before Optimus can engage him. Even Optimus has trouble fighting Unicron, and he&#039;s only saved when Bumblebee uses the [[polarity gauntlet]] to halt Unicron&#039;s blow. Optimus flies to where Bulkhead and Arcee are helping Wheeljack out of the wreck of Magnus&#039;s ship, intending to secure the AllSpark. Unicron breaks free of the polarity gauntlet&#039;s grasp and catches up with Optimus, who is now fleeing with the AllSpark, shooting the Autobot leader down. Opening the AllSpark container, Unicron opens it intending to devour the contents, only to find it is empty. Unicron&#039;s anti-spark is drawn out of Megatron by the vessel, which pulls it into itself and seals, trapping it there. The Terrorcon army disintegrates.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Starscream lands, having escaped his cell during the crash, and welcomes Megatron back from the dead, believing Megatron will once again lead the Decepticons. Megatron no longer wishes to be an oppressor, and declares the Decepticons no more, departing. Starscream also flees, going instead to Darkmount where he intended to take his place as Decepticon leader. His reign is short-lived, as the Predacons arrive looking to settle some old scores with him.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
At the Well of All Sparks, Optimus revealed that he emptied the AllSpark into the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. This unfortunately means that he is now one with the AllSpark, and the only way it can be restored to the Well is by him giving up his own life. Though the other Autobots think there&#039;s another way, Optimus gives a last speech and dives into the Well, sacrificing himself and releasing a multitude of sparks into the sky.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[&#039;Til all are one]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Featured characters==&lt;br /&gt;
{{featuredcharacters&lt;br /&gt;
|c1=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (1)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] (2)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] (3)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (4)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] (5)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] (6)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (7)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (14)&lt;br /&gt;
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|c2=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] (8)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (10)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (11)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] (16)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] (17)&lt;br /&gt;
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|h4=[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]]|c5=|c4=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]] (12)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Skylynx]] (13)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] (15)&lt;br /&gt;
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|h5=Others|c5=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Unicron]] (9)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]] Predacons (18)&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Quotes==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Optimus Prime would deem it a tragedy to stain Cybertron&#039;s fresh soil with any newly-spilled energon. So help us prove what Megatron was never willing to, that more than one race can peacefully co-exist on our planet.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;You assume that because I turned against Megatron, I can forgive the Autobots their role in the destruction of my brethren on Earth? Leave me be and dare not trespass here again.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Bumblebee&#039;&#039;&#039; tries to appeal to &#039;&#039;&#039;Predaking&#039;&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Lord Smokescreen, Emperor of Destruction!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Smokescreen&#039;&#039;&#039; unintentionally mocks Starscream.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;It isn&#039;t fair. How many more times do we have to save a world? Have to fight for the survival of our home?&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Regrettably the struggle between creation and destruction is an eternal one, and the battle lines which separate the two run through the very spark of Cybertron. Good and evil; order and chaos; one victorious, one vanquished. Each forming the core of their own separate worlds, Cybertron and Earth. And now the darkness has followed us all the way home.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;Ratchet&#039;&#039;&#039; lament the latest developments.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;In the name of the mighty legions of Predacons who preceded me, I shall never again yield to your charge, but I will heed your previous advice and face my true enemy as a beast!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Predaking&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;The past shall consume the future, the dead shall consume the living, and chaos shall reign supreme!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Unicron&#039;&#039;&#039; rides into battle.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;What are we supposed to call him, huh? Megacron? Unitron?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Smokescreen&#039;&#039;&#039; debating over what to call a Unicron possessed Megatron. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;&#039;Bee, in case I&#039;d never get another chance to say this, you&#039;ve really proved your mettle.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I&#039;d like to think my actions always spoke louder than my words, Arcee, but it didn&#039;t hurt to watch and learn from the best.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Would be nice if Optimus showed up about now.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I was referring to a powerful little two-wheeler I know.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;Bumblebee&#039;&#039;&#039;    &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Knock Out! We needed that!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Bumblebee&#039;&#039;&#039; channels Ratchet while telling off his new ally.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;An impressive display from my creations. But would it not be more logical to employ your might elsewhere?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Shockwave&#039;&#039;&#039; to the Predacons, after inexplicably cheating death by zombie mobbing.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Why&#039;d you do it Knockout? Why&#039;d you turn against Starscream?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Even if I had helped him seize this ship, he would probably just fire me out of the first airlock. Oh. And he&#039;s rude...&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Knockout&#039;&#039;&#039; explains his actions to &#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039;, also commenting on his former comrade&#039;s behavior. Guess scratching one&#039;s paint and pinning the blame on the medic will leave that kind of impression.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;&#039;&#039;Enough!&#039;&#039; The Decepticons are no more, and that is final.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039; delivers the wham line to Starscream.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream:&#039;&#039;&#039; This is not quite how I envisioned my rise to the throne, but since Megatron all but surrendered it to me, I will gladly revive the Decepticons in my name.&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[Starscream screams upon the Predacons&#039; arrival]&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream:&#039;&#039;&#039; Though, perhaps, the throne is more befitting of an actual king?&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Predaking:&#039;&#039;&#039; I am not here to seize thrones, Starscream. But to settle scores.&lt;br /&gt;
:—And the second reign of &#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream&#039;&#039;&#039; is shorter than [[Double Jeopardy|Terrorsaur&#039;s]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Above all, do not lament my absence, for in my spark, I know that this is not the end, but merely a new beginning. Simply put, another transformation.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
===Animation and technical errors===&lt;br /&gt;
* The pile of pipes that a crane picks up at Bulkhead&#039;s construction site doesn&#039;t behave like a pile of loose pipes, but as though they&#039;d been welded together in the shape of a pile. In real life, the pipes are first tied together then lifted by a strap or other indirect method.&lt;br /&gt;
* The manacles that Knock Out and the Vehicons are wearing in their first appearance are gone when Starscream shows up to break them out.&lt;br /&gt;
* Ratchet&#039;s medical scan of Ultra Magnus shows two intact hands.&lt;br /&gt;
* Darkmount&#039;s throne is undamaged when Starscream tries to claim it, even though Unicron shot it multiple times and pitched a spear through it.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Continuity notes===&lt;br /&gt;
* Bumblebee is promoted to Warrior-class after first mentioning it as his goal in &amp;quot;[[Masters &amp;amp; Students]]&amp;quot;, and later admitting he was holding back to be promoted on Cybertron in &amp;quot;[[Project Predacon]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* The AllSpark was introduced to the [[Aligned continuity family]] in the novel &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Exodus|Exodus]]&#039;&#039;, where it was launched from Cybertron during the war. The novel concluded with the Autobots&#039; picking up its signal after departing Cybertron—an obvious allusion to a [[live-action film series|live-action movie]]-style journey to [[Earth]] in search of it—but this was dropped for the sequel &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Exiles|Exiles]]&#039;&#039;, and nobody but Optimus seems to remember much about the whole affair here (likely as a means to better explain it to the audiences who didn&#039;t read the novels).&lt;br /&gt;
* Knock Out was locked up after being decked by [[Miko Nakadai (Prime)|Miko]] in &amp;quot;[[Deadlock]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Knock Out gets payback on Smokescreen by sticking him in a wall with the Phase Shifter in an identical position to his own wall-imprisonment in &amp;quot;[[Inside Job]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Knock Out destroys the [[Immobilizer]], which was introduced in &amp;quot;[[Partners]]&amp;quot;, by knocking Starscream out with it.&lt;br /&gt;
* Smokescreen mentions that he almost became a Prime, which occurred in &amp;quot;[[Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Transformers references===&lt;br /&gt;
* Lord Smokescreen, [[Emperor of Destruction]]!&lt;br /&gt;
* Unicron calls his new form an [[Instruments of Destruction|Instrument of Destruction]].&lt;br /&gt;
* One of the weapons that Unicron manifests is a pair of huge, purple scythes. This could be a reference to the [[Arms Micron]] [[Hades]], who is similarly a huge, purple scythe.&lt;br /&gt;
* Megatron&#039;s new alternate mode bears a resemblance to [[Unicron/toys#Prime|Gaia Unicron&#039;s]] &amp;quot;space cruiser&amp;quot; mode.&lt;br /&gt;
* Optimus brings new life to Cybertron by jumping into a pit that leads to the core of the planet and committing suicide. Why does that sound [[Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future|familiar]]?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Real-world references===&lt;br /&gt;
*The laying of a sword on the shoulders as Optimus does with Bumblebee during the warrior ceremony is from the investiture ceremony used when someone is knighted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Trivia===&lt;br /&gt;
* Oddly, TVGuide&#039;s listing for this movie is split into [http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/transformers-prime-beast-hunters-2013/episode-14-season-3/chaos-rising-part-1/308171 three] [http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/transformers-prime-beast-hunters-2013/episode-15-season-3/chaos-rising-part-2/308171 part] [http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/transformers-prime-beast-hunters-2013/episode-16-season-3/chaos-rising-part-3/308171 episodes] incorrectly (yet still more appropriately) titled &amp;quot;Chaos Rising&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Predacons Rising&#039;&#039; is a [[The Hub|Hub]] Original Family Movie, concluding the &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]&#039;&#039; cartoon.&lt;br /&gt;
* The [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] is used by Optimus to promote Bumblebee, and is never seen again in the rest of the movie. It&#039;s never mentioned as being aboard the &#039;&#039;Nemesis&#039;&#039; like the other Iacon relics are, so Optimus must still have it. But if so, why didn&#039;t he use it against Unicron?&lt;br /&gt;
* Come to think of it, if Predacon bones were on Cybertron, why weren&#039;t they turned into Terrorcons back in &amp;quot;[[Darkness Rising, Part 5|Darkness Rising]]&amp;quot;?&lt;br /&gt;
* Megatron&#039;s reason for not returning to his old dreams of conquest when he&#039;s freed from Unicron&#039;s control is that he &amp;quot;now knows the true meaning of oppression&amp;quot;—despite the fact that the whole reason for the Decepticon uprising in the first place was because they were being oppressed!&lt;br /&gt;
* The film was leaked online a few weeks before its airdate.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Foreign localization===&lt;br /&gt;
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{{epstub}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{DEFAULTSORT:Predacons Rising}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category: Prime]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Dean3</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Talk:Predacons_Rising_(Prime)&amp;diff=830506</id>
		<title>Talk:Predacons Rising (Prime)</title>
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		<updated>2013-10-07T04:13:51Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dean3: Starscream&amp;#039;s Fate&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Wouldn&#039;t this just be at Predacons Rising (Prime)? We don&#039;t include the cartoon name for the Beast Wars II movie. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 01:44, 23 March 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Ok, gimme a sec and I&#039;ll get right on that. -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]][[User Talk:Spydersix|&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;Use this!&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;]] 10:11, 23 March 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::This should be disambiggened with the toyline too, right?[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 00:20, 5 June 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
== Plot ==&lt;br /&gt;
According to a very reliable source, Unicron takes over Megatrons body and trys to conquer cybertron forcing the autobots and predacons to make an alliance. If you wondering how unicron gets awakened, think about the [[Dark Star Saber|hunge shard of dark energon that fell off the omega lock]]. When that lands on earth it will cause a chain reaction. If some pros want to put any of this on the page be my guest, but &#039;&#039;I&#039;&#039; cannot find the right words...does anyone want to know what the reliable source is?[[User:Shado prime|--Shado Prime]] 10:44, 29 July 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Yes, the fandom&#039;s been aware of that DVD synopsis for a while now. However, considering it has large spoilers for &#039;Deadlock&#039;, which only aired a few days ago, we should probably hold off adding it to this page for a little while longer. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 11:12, 29 July 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::That is a most logical conclusion. Thats why i put it on the talk page. Understood. One week perhaps? [[User:Shado prime|--Shado Prime]] 12:00, 29 July 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
If anything, I say this is to do with the Predacons.  I guess this takes place after the events of [[Deadlock]].  Can anyone say, &amp;quot;The seeds of the future lie burried in the past?&amp;quot; [[User:Legacyman]]&lt;br /&gt;
:::Thank you Captian Obvious! Not name-calling but that was a little, no, really redundant^^^^ [[User:Shado prime|--Shado Prime]] 18:20, 2 October 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::::Uh, that probably isn&#039;t the most tactful of phrases. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] 18:44, 2 October 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Just a heads up ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The movie has been leaked. [[User:Mimi|Mimi]] 06:13, 14 September 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:For the love of weasels. We should lock this page down, maybe? --[[User:Abates|abates]] 07:30, 14 September 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::Yeah. Cause if we don&#039;t, it&#039;s going to be one hell of an edit war. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] 11:26, 14 September 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
What are we waiting for, why not update the description? [[User:SoundWave|SoundWave]] 12:42, 14 September 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:We don&#039;t do leaks. We wait for the scheduled date. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] 12:44, 14 September 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::Oh. But why? {{unsigned|SoundWave}}&lt;br /&gt;
:::It&#039;s a policy. You wouldn&#039;t want to go around ruining something that they haven&#039;t seen yet. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] 12:48, 14 September 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::::::Additionally, TFWiki doesn&#039;t condone the illegal distribution of copyrighted material. Same way we don&#039;t fill out toy entries based on stolen factory samples, and so on. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 12:49, 14 September 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::::::That too. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] 12:51, 14 September 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Starscream&#039;s Fate ==&lt;br /&gt;
One thing I didn&#039;t get was Starscream killed by the Predacons? It seemed rather ambiguous if you ask me.&lt;br /&gt;
--[[User:Dean3|Dean3]] 00:13, 7 October 2013 (EDT)&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Dean3</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Talk:Predacons_Rising_(Prime)&amp;diff=830505</id>
		<title>Talk:Predacons Rising (Prime)</title>
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		<updated>2013-10-07T04:13:12Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dean3: &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Wouldn&#039;t this just be at Predacons Rising (Prime)? We don&#039;t include the cartoon name for the Beast Wars II movie. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 01:44, 23 March 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Ok, gimme a sec and I&#039;ll get right on that. -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]][[User Talk:Spydersix|&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;Use this!&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;]] 10:11, 23 March 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::This should be disambiggened with the toyline too, right?[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 00:20, 5 June 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
== Plot ==&lt;br /&gt;
According to a very reliable source, Unicron takes over Megatrons body and trys to conquer cybertron forcing the autobots and predacons to make an alliance. If you wondering how unicron gets awakened, think about the [[Dark Star Saber|hunge shard of dark energon that fell off the omega lock]]. When that lands on earth it will cause a chain reaction. If some pros want to put any of this on the page be my guest, but &#039;&#039;I&#039;&#039; cannot find the right words...does anyone want to know what the reliable source is?[[User:Shado prime|--Shado Prime]] 10:44, 29 July 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Yes, the fandom&#039;s been aware of that DVD synopsis for a while now. However, considering it has large spoilers for &#039;Deadlock&#039;, which only aired a few days ago, we should probably hold off adding it to this page for a little while longer. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 11:12, 29 July 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::That is a most logical conclusion. Thats why i put it on the talk page. Understood. One week perhaps? [[User:Shado prime|--Shado Prime]] 12:00, 29 July 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
If anything, I say this is to do with the Predacons.  I guess this takes place after the events of [[Deadlock]].  Can anyone say, &amp;quot;The seeds of the future lie burried in the past?&amp;quot; [[User:Legacyman]]&lt;br /&gt;
:::Thank you Captian Obvious! Not name-calling but that was a little, no, really redundant^^^^ [[User:Shado prime|--Shado Prime]] 18:20, 2 October 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::::Uh, that probably isn&#039;t the most tactful of phrases. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] 18:44, 2 October 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Just a heads up ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The movie has been leaked. [[User:Mimi|Mimi]] 06:13, 14 September 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:For the love of weasels. We should lock this page down, maybe? --[[User:Abates|abates]] 07:30, 14 September 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::Yeah. Cause if we don&#039;t, it&#039;s going to be one hell of an edit war. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] 11:26, 14 September 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
What are we waiting for, why not update the description? [[User:SoundWave|SoundWave]] 12:42, 14 September 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:We don&#039;t do leaks. We wait for the scheduled date. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] 12:44, 14 September 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::Oh. But why? {{unsigned|SoundWave}}&lt;br /&gt;
:::It&#039;s a policy. You wouldn&#039;t want to go around ruining something that they haven&#039;t seen yet. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] 12:48, 14 September 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::::::Additionally, TFWiki doesn&#039;t condone the illegal distribution of copyrighted material. Same way we don&#039;t fill out toy entries based on stolen factory samples, and so on. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 12:49, 14 September 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::::::That too. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] 12:51, 14 September 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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One thing I didn&#039;t get was Starscream killed by the Predacons? It seemed rather ambiguous if you ask me.&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Dean3</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Predacons_Rising_(Prime)&amp;diff=830173</id>
		<title>Predacons Rising (Prime)</title>
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		<updated>2013-10-05T23:00:43Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dean3: /* Quotes */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;{{disambig3|Predacons Rising}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{picsneeded|Screencaps}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{episode|&lt;br /&gt;
|otherseries=&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|prev=Deadlock&lt;br /&gt;
|next=&lt;br /&gt;
|image=PredaconsRisingCover.jpg|200px&lt;br /&gt;
|caption=&amp;quot;Today we face the monsters that are at our door, today we are cancelling the apocalypse!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|title=&#039;&#039;Predacons Rising&lt;br /&gt;
|airdate=[[October 4]] (TV premiere) and [[October 8]] (home video release), [[2013]]&lt;br /&gt;
|written by=[[Duane Capizzi]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Marsha Griffin]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Steven Melching]]&lt;br /&gt;
|directed by=[[Vinton Heuck]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Scooter Tidwell]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Todd Waterman]]&lt;br /&gt;
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]&lt;br /&gt;
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Autobots, Decepticons and Predacons form an unlikely alliance to battle a resurrected Unicron.&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Synopsis==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] has been restored, and [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] gives a speech honoring those not still with them who helped make it possible. However even as he does so, back on [[Earth]] at the bottom of the ocean, [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] is awoken by [[Unicron]]. Megatron is confused as to why he is not one with the [[AllSpark]], but Unicron explains that Megatron&#039;s [[Dark Energon]] use has made that impossible. Requiring a new vessel with which to carry out his plans, Unicron reformats Megatron&#039;s body into a more powerful form, takes possession of it and heads into the sky. Meanwhile, Optimus holds a short ceremony to promote [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] to warrior, before announcing that he&#039;s going to go and retrieve the AllSpark from where it was hidden during the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]].&lt;br /&gt;
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Streaking through space, Megatron believes Unicron intends to become ruler of Cybertron, but Unicron reveals that he instead intends to destroy Primus, which will spell the end for that planet.&lt;br /&gt;
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As [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] finds construction with [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] a troublesome task, [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] reports they&#039;ve had no luck finding [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] and [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]. [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]], incarcerated on the [[Trypticon (WFC)|warship]], attempts to persuade the Autobots he&#039;s on their side by providing Bumblebee with information. [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] patrol the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]], now restored to a city, and run into an unpleasant surprise—the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]] [[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]] and [[Skylynx]]. The two Autobots are no match for the new clones, and Magnus is severely injured before Smokescreen manages to use the [[phase shifter]] to make their escape. [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] is called to Cybertron to tend to Magnus, while the other Autobots try to decide on their next step.&lt;br /&gt;
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Across space, Optimus and [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] track the AllSpark to [[Theta Scorpii]]. Not wanting to risk losing [[Ultra Magnus&#039;s ship]] in the hazardous conditions there, Optimus continues on alone.&lt;br /&gt;
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Utilizing Bumblebee&#039;s tracking skills, the Autobots find [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]], who has located a Predacon burial ground uncovered by the restoration of Cybertron. Bumblebee attempts to persuade Predaking that there can be a truce, but Predaking refuses to forget the Autobots&#039; role in the destruction of his brethren. The Autobots instead head for Megatron&#039;s old fortress of [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], which Knock Out has informed them may contain a map showing the location of Shockwave&#039;s laboratories.&lt;br /&gt;
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Shockwave&#039;s current lab is in the ruins of [[Six Lasers Over Cybertron]], which is where Starscream is arriving with another recovered Predacon bone. Darksteel and Skylynx return back there too, and Starscream is irked to learn they&#039;ve revealed themselves to the Autobots.&lt;br /&gt;
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Over at Theta Scorpii, Optimus finally sights the AllSpark, but there&#039;s also an incoming [[plasma storm]], and he has to rush to retrieve their target before it can close in.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As the Autobots are checking out the Darkmount computer, they&#039;re interrupted by the arrival of Unicron. A battle ensues during which it&#039;s clear the Autobots are no match for the dark god, so they attempt to scram. They&#039;re brought to a halt by a [[Smelting pool|smelting pit]], and a blast from Unicron leaves Bulkhead, Arcee and Smokescreen dangling over certain doom. Bumblebee manages to keep Unicron occupied long enough for Ratchet to provide a means of escape via [[GroundBridge]].&lt;br /&gt;
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Meanwhile, Optimus has retrieved the AllSpark and escaped the plasma storm. He returns to the ship and Wheeljack sets course for Cybertron. Back on the warship, Bumblebee attempts to contact Optimus, but the damage Magnus&#039;s ship sustained means though his message gets through, Optimus can&#039;t respond. The Autobots quickly realize that Unicron&#039;s plan is to destroy their home planet.&lt;br /&gt;
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Acting on information from Bumblebee, Predaking finds evidence of Darksteel and Skylynx. He creates a signal in the form of a column of fire to try and attract the pair to his position, however the first to respond to it is Unicron. Megatron tricks Unicron into fighting the Predacon in the hopes if their shared body is mangled enough, it will be of no further use to Unicron and Megatron will be freed, however Unicron manages to defeat Predaking and, probing the Predacon&#039;s mind, learns of the burial ground.&lt;br /&gt;
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The burial ground has also been found by Starscream, Darksteel and Skylynx, who summon Shockwave to help in gathering up the bones. Their task is interrupted by the arrival of Unicron, and Starscream is overjoyed to see whom he assumes is Megatron, however Unicron corrects him and bats him aside. Darksteel and Skylynx attack, but have no more luck against Unicron than anyone else has had. Opposition defeated, Unicron uses his power to raise the Predacon bones as an army of [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcons]]. Starscream flees, while Shockwave is quickly dogpiled by the horde.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Autobots, using the warship&#039;s computer to try and locate Unicron, detect the huge build up of Dark Energon at the burial ground and quickly realize what Unicron intends. As the horde starts moving across [[Hydrax Plateau]] towards the [[Well of All Sparks]], the Autobots prepare to use the warship to defend the location. Ratchet and Ultra Magnus are dropped off at a safe location and Smokescreen goes to retrieve the remaining relics from storage. Starscream arrives on the ship and frees the imprisoned Deceptions. They attempt to retake the ship, however Knock Out turns against Starscream, using the phase shifter to seize the [[Immobilizer]] and clock him with it.&lt;br /&gt;
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Predaking arrives back at the burial ground and is horrified to see it has been desecrated. He asserts his dominance over Skylynx and Darksteel by fighting them, however Shockwave pops up to suggest they go put their combat skills to more productive use against Unicron&#039;s horde.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Autobots make their last stand in the warship, opening fire on the oncoming Terrorcons. While the horde flies up to attack the ship, the Predacon trio arrive to lend a hand. Unfortunately the warship is shot down a short time later and the Autobots emerge, but Predaking tells them to leave the fighting to the Predacons. The Predacons are only able to slow the horde&#039;s advance though, and the Terrorcons start heading into the Well of All Sparks. Unicron himself feels the presence of the AllSpark as Magnus&#039;s ship arrives back on Cybertron. Optimus jumps out to attack Unicron, who shoots down the ship down before Optimus can engage him. Even Optimus has trouble fighting Unicron, and he&#039;s only saved when Bumblebee uses the [[polarity gauntlet]] to halt Unicron&#039;s blow. Optimus flies to where Bulkhead and Arcee are helping Wheeljack out of the wreck of Magnus&#039;s ship, intending to secure the AllSpark. Unicron breaks free of the polarity gauntlet&#039;s grasp and catches up with Optimus, who is now fleeing with the AllSpark, shooting the Autobot leader down. Opening the AllSpark container, Unicron opens it intending to devour the contents, only to find it is empty. Unicron&#039;s anti-spark is drawn out of Megatron by the vessel, which pulls it into itself and seals, trapping it there. The Terrorcon army disintegrates.&lt;br /&gt;
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Starscream lands, having escaped his cell during the crash, and welcomes Megatron back from the dead, believing Megatron will once again lead the Decepticons. Megatron no longer wishes to be an oppressor, and declares the Decepticons no more, departing. Starscream also flees, going instead to Darkmount where he intended to take his place as Decepticon leader. His reign is short-lived, as the Predacons arrive looking to settle some old scores with him.&lt;br /&gt;
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At the Well of All Sparks, Optimus revealed that he emptied the AllSpark into the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. This unfortunately means that he is now one with the AllSpark, and the only way it can be restored to the Well is by him giving up his own life. Though the other Autobots think there&#039;s another way, Optimus gives a last speech and dives into the Well, sacrificing himself and releasing a multitude of sparks into the sky.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[&#039;Til all are one]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Featured characters==&lt;br /&gt;
{{featuredcharacters&lt;br /&gt;
|c1=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (1)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] (2)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] (3)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (4)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] (5)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] (6)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (7)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (14)&lt;br /&gt;
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|c2=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] (8)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (10)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (11)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] (16)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] (17)&lt;br /&gt;
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|h4=[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]]|c5=|c4=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]] (12)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Skylynx]] (13)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] (15)&lt;br /&gt;
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|h5=Others|c5=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Unicron]] (9)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]] Predacons (18)&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Quotes==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Knock Out! We needed that!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Bumblebee&#039;&#039;&#039; channels Ratchet while telling off his new ally.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Lord Smokescreen, Emperor of Destruction!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Smokescreen&#039;&#039;&#039; unintentionally mocks Starscream.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;The Decepticons are &#039;&#039;no more!&#039;&#039;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039; delivers the wham line to Starscream.&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream:&#039;&#039;&#039; This is not quite how I envisioned my rise to the throne, but since Megatron all but surrendered it to me, I will gladly revive the Decepticons in my name.&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[Starscream screams upon the Predacons&#039; arrival]&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream:&#039;&#039;&#039; Though, perhaps, the throne is more befitting of an actual king?&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Predaking:&#039;&#039;&#039; I am not here to seize thrones, Starscream. But to settle scores.&lt;br /&gt;
:—And the second reign of &#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream&#039;&#039;&#039; is shorter than [[Double Jeopardy|Terrorsaur&#039;s]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
===Animation and technical errors===&lt;br /&gt;
* The manacles that Knock Out and the Vehicons are wearing in their first appearance are gone when Starscream shows up to break them out.&lt;br /&gt;
* Darkmount&#039;s throne is undamaged when Starscream tries to claim it, even though Unicron shot it multiple times and pitched a spear through it.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Continuity notes===&lt;br /&gt;
* Bumblebee is promoted to Warrior-class after first mentioning it as his goal in &amp;quot;[[Masters &amp;amp; Students]]&amp;quot;, and later admitting he was holding back to be promoted on Cybertron in &amp;quot;[[Project Predacon]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* The AllSpark was introduced to the [[Aligned continuity family]] in the novel &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Exodus|Exodus]]&#039;&#039;, where it was launched from Cybertron during the war. The novel concluded with the Autobots&#039; picking up its signal after departing Cybertron—an obvious allusion to a [[live-action film series|live-action movie]]-style journey to [[Earth]] in search of it—but this was dropped for the sequel &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Exiles|Exiles]]&#039;&#039;, and nobody but Optimus seems to remember much about the whole affair here (likely as a means to better explain it to the audiences who didn&#039;t read the novels).&lt;br /&gt;
* Knock Out was locked up after being decked by [[Miko Nakadai (Prime)|Miko]] in &amp;quot;[[Deadlock]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Knock Out gets payback on Smokescreen by sticking him in a wall with the Phase Shifter in an identical position to his own wall-imprisonment in &amp;quot;[[Inside Job]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Knock Out destroys the [[Immobilizer]], which was introduced in &amp;quot;[[Partners]]&amp;quot;, by knocking Starscream out with it.&lt;br /&gt;
* Smokescreen mentions that he almost became a Prime, which occurred in &amp;quot;[[Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Transformers references===&lt;br /&gt;
*Lord Smokescreen, [[Emperor of Destruction]]!&lt;br /&gt;
*Unicron calls his new form an [[Instruments of Destruction|Instrument of Destruction]].&lt;br /&gt;
*One of the weapons that Unicron manifests is a pair of huge, purple scythes. This could be a reference to the [[Arms Micron]] [[Hades]], who is similarly a huge, purple scythe.&lt;br /&gt;
*Megatron&#039;s new alternate mode bears a resemblance to [[Unicron/toys#Prime|Gaia Unicron&#039;s]] &amp;quot;space cruiser&amp;quot; mode.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Real-world references===&lt;br /&gt;
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===Trivia===&lt;br /&gt;
* Oddly, TVGuide&#039;s listing for this movie is split into [http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/transformers-prime-beast-hunters-2013/episode-14-season-3/chaos-rising-part-1/308171 three] [http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/transformers-prime-beast-hunters-2013/episode-15-season-3/chaos-rising-part-2/308171 part] [http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/transformers-prime-beast-hunters-2013/episode-16-season-3/chaos-rising-part-3/308171 episodes] incorrectly (yet still more appropriately) titled &amp;quot;Chaos Rising&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* During his first battle with the Autobots, Unicron manifests a spear and tosses it at the throne they&#039;re using as cover. It conspicuously beeps, as if it&#039;s some sort of bomb, but no explosion ever occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Predacons Rising&#039;&#039; is a [[The Hub|Hub]] Original Family Movie, concluding the &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]&#039;&#039; cartoon.&lt;br /&gt;
* Come to think of it, if Predacon bones were on Cybertron, why weren&#039;t they turned into Terrorcons back in [[Darkness Rising, Part 5|Darkness Rising]]?&lt;br /&gt;
* Megatron&#039;s reason for not returning to his old dreams of conquest when he&#039;s freed from Unicron&#039;s control is that he &amp;quot;now knows the true meaning of oppression&amp;quot;—despite the fact that the whole reason for the Decepticon uprising in the first place was because they were being oppressed!&lt;br /&gt;
* The film was leaked online a few weeks before its airdate.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Foreign localization===&lt;br /&gt;
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{{epstub}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{DEFAULTSORT:Predacons Rising}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category: Prime]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Alexi_Voskhod&amp;diff=828637</id>
		<title>Alexi Voskhod</title>
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		<updated>2013-09-24T07:14:22Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dean3: &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;:&#039;&#039;Alexi Voskhod is a [[human]] from the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:DOTM Alexi Voskhod.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Bond, James Bond]]&lt;br /&gt;
Working with the [[Decepticon]]s has made &#039;&#039;&#039;Alexi Voskhod&#039;&#039;&#039; a very nervous man, which is a bit of a liability when he is also the General Counsel for the [[Ukraine]] Department of Energy. By the sound of it, he also has something terminal, though he may have been referring to [[Laserbeak (DOTM)| something else]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Fiction==&lt;br /&gt;
===IDW &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; prequels===&lt;br /&gt;
Alexi was the nephew of [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]&#039;s [[Voskhod|original catspaw]] within the Russian space program. He inherited his uncle&#039;s position as [[Decepticon]] liaison some time after Soundwave left [[Earth]] in the late 1970s, quietly working to keep the wreck of the [[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]] on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] from being discovered. When Soundwave returned in 2007, Alexi was soon to find himself pressed into much more &#039;&#039;active&#039;&#039; service. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===&#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; film===&lt;br /&gt;
:&#039;&#039;Actor:&#039;&#039; [[Ravil Isyanov]], [[Shinya Fukumatsu]] (Japanese dub)&lt;br /&gt;
When alien technology was found at [[Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant]], Voskhod set up a meeting with [[William Lennox|Colonel Lennox]] of [[NEST]] and passed on the information. He went with Lennox&#039;s team and the [[Autobot]]s into [[Pripyat]], where Lennox was surprised that he wasn&#039;t wearing protective gear. As he led them through a school, Voskhod explained that it didn&#039;t matter for him. He started to give Lennox some additional information, but spotted [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] watching him from the shadows, and instead left the NEST team to it. Running out to his car, Voskhod attempted to flee only for Laserbeak to perforate his car with weapons fire, killing him. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
===Foreign names===&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Japanese:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;Voskhod Radonuf&#039;&#039;&#039; (ヴォスコッド・ラドヌフ &#039;&#039;Vosukoddo Radonufu&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
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{{DEFAULTSORT: Voskhod, Alexi}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Dark of the Moon humans]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Live-action-only characters]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Jerry_Wang&amp;diff=828631</id>
		<title>Jerry Wang</title>
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		<updated>2013-09-24T07:03:05Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dean3: /* Dark of the Moon film */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;{{disambig3|Jerry}}&lt;br /&gt;
:&#039;&#039;Jerry Wang is a [[human]] from the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:You-Messed-With-The-Wrong-Wang-Today.JPG|right|thumb|400px|Mock my exotic milk, will ya?!]]&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Jerry Wang&#039;&#039;&#039; used to work for [[NASA]] but became an employee at [[Accuretta Systems]]. He is a complete nutjob. &lt;br /&gt;
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{{Quote|I&#039;m Wang. Deep Wang. Deep Wang.|Jerry introduces himself to Sam|&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]&#039;&#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Fiction==&lt;br /&gt;
===&#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; film===&lt;br /&gt;
:&#039;&#039;Actor:&#039;&#039; [[Ken Jeong]], [[Takeshi Maruyama]] (Japanese dub), [[Eduardo Garza]] (Spanish dub), [[Luigi Ferraro]] (Italian dub)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Jerry was an employee at NASA who was blackmailed by [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] into becoming a Decepticon agent and doing their dirty work. One of these deeds included sabotaging satellites to conceal the [[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]] on the dark side of the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. He quit NASA and went to work at Accuretta Systems to try and escape but was eventually found again by Laserbeak. Jerry began to lose his sanity and behave strangely, getting up in other employee&#039;s faces (even the bosses) and generally disrupting the office environment. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:DOTM-JerryWangSam.jpg|left|thumb|300px|I&#039;m Chang, and I cannot die, I cannot die, I cannot— oops.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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One day, a new employee named [[Sam Witwicky]] came in. Jerry immediately recognized him from his appearance in photos from [[Egypt]] and began to follow him until they were alone in the elevator, where he attacked Sam, stole his jacket and forced him into a tight spot. He then pulled out NASA documents on [[Apollo 11]]&#039;s mission to the Moon as well as documents of various NASA employees in an attempt to clue Sam in on a conspiracy concerning the lunar race and the Decepticons. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
After being tortured by an evil and suspicious Decepticon computer some time later, Sam passed by and tried to talk to Wang about the paper documents he gave him, but as he was being heavily monitored, he drove him away. Realizing that Jerry was giving away secrets, Laserbeak transformed in front of Jerry and tormented him. Jerry begged Laserbeak to spare him, but Laserbeak informed Jerry of his outlived usefulness and that he was to be &amp;quot;suicided&amp;quot;. Jerry had other ideas, however, and pulled two guns out at Laserbeak. Despite this tactic of intimidation, Jerry was no match for the predatory bird-bot, who knocked him back into his chair and shoved him through one of the building&#039;s many glass windows, sending him plummeting to his splattery [[death]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
His actions prior to this weren&#039;t in vain however, as the documents he gave Sam later provided some insight on what the Decepticons were up to. His untimely demise would also be avenged much later during the Chicago invasion, when Sam and Bumblebee kill Laserbeak with a hijacked [[Orbital Assault Carrier|Decepticon fighter]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
===Foreign names===&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Japanese:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;Jerry Wang&#039;&#039;&#039; (ジェリー・ワン &#039;&#039;Jerī Wan&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wang, Jerry}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Dark of the Moon humans]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Live-action-only characters]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Dean3</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
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		<title>Jerry Wang</title>
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		<updated>2013-09-24T06:59:49Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dean3: /* Dark of the Moon film */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;{{disambig3|Jerry}}&lt;br /&gt;
:&#039;&#039;Jerry Wang is a [[human]] from the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:You-Messed-With-The-Wrong-Wang-Today.JPG|right|thumb|400px|Mock my exotic milk, will ya?!]]&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Jerry Wang&#039;&#039;&#039; used to work for [[NASA]] but became an employee at [[Accuretta Systems]]. He is a complete nutjob. &lt;br /&gt;
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{{Quote|I&#039;m Wang. Deep Wang. Deep Wang.|Jerry introduces himself to Sam|&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]&#039;&#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Fiction==&lt;br /&gt;
===&#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; film===&lt;br /&gt;
:&#039;&#039;Actor:&#039;&#039; [[Ken Jeong]], [[Takeshi Maruyama]] (Japanese dub), [[Eduardo Garza]] (Spanish dub), [[Luigi Ferraro]] (Italian dub)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Jerry was an employee at NASA who was blackmailed by [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] into becoming a Decepticon agent and doing their dirty work. One of these deeds included sabotaging satellites to conceal the [[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]] on the dark side of the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. He quit NASA and went to work at Accuretta Systems to try and escape but was eventually found again by Laserbeak. Jerry began to lose his sanity and behave strangely, getting up in other employee&#039;s faces (even the bosses) and generally disrupting the office environment. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:DOTM-JerryWangSam.jpg|left|thumb|300px|I&#039;m Chang, and I cannot die, I cannot die, I cannot— oops.]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
One day, a new employee named [[Sam Witwicky]] came in. Jerry immediately recognized him from his appearance in photos from [[Egypt]] and began to follow him until they were alone in the elevator, where he attacked Sam, stole his jacket and forced him into a tight spot. He then pulled out NASA documents on [[Apollo 11]]&#039;s mission to the Moon as well as documents of various NASA employees in an attempt to clue Sam in on a conspiracy concerning the lunar race and the Decepticons. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
After being tortured by an evil and suspicious Decepticon computer some time later, Sam passed by and tried to talk to Wang about the paper documents he gave him, but as he was being heavily monitored, he drove him away. Realizing that Jerry was giving away secrets, Laserbeak transformed in front of Jerry and tormented him. Jerry begged Laserbeak to spare him, but Laserbeak informed Jerry of his outlived usefulness and that he was to be &amp;quot;suicided&amp;quot;. Jerry had other ideas, however, and pulled two guns out at Laserbeak. Despite this tactic of intimidation, Jerry was no match for the predatory bird-bot, who knocked him back into his chair and shoved him through one of the building&#039;s many glass windows, sending him plummeting to his splattery [[death]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
His untimely demise would be avenged much later during the Chicago invasion, when Sam and Bumblebee kill Laserbeak with a hijacked [[Orbital Assault Carrier|Decepticon fighter]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
===Foreign names===&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Japanese:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;Jerry Wang&#039;&#039;&#039; (ジェリー・ワン &#039;&#039;Jerī Wan&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wang, Jerry}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Dark of the Moon humans]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Live-action-only characters]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Dean3</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
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		<title>Minus One</title>
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		<updated>2013-09-23T23:21:24Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dean3: /* Quotes */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;{{episode|&lt;br /&gt;
|otherseries=&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]&#039;&#039; ep 62&lt;br /&gt;
|image=MinusOne-facereflection.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
|caption=It took a Decepticon to show him the truth: Ratchet DOES have crazy-looking eyes.&lt;br /&gt;
|prev=Evolution&lt;br /&gt;
|next=Persuasion&lt;br /&gt;
|title=&amp;quot;Minus One&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|airdate=[[July 5]], [[2013]]&lt;br /&gt;
|written by=[[Michael Cassutt]]&lt;br /&gt;
|directed by=[[Vinton Heuck]]&lt;br /&gt;
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]&lt;br /&gt;
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;The Autobots question a captured enemy for information regarding Megatron&#039;s plans.&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Synopsis==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] explains to [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] that the combination of elements in the [[cyber-matter]] that was accidentally created in his lab would allow them to [[Eco-structuring|cyberform]] entire planets. [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] mocks what sounds like another &amp;quot;Shockwave plan&amp;quot;, until Shockwave grabs him with an angry reminder about how Starscream recently left him to the mercy of the [[Autobot]]s. Megatron does not object as Shockwave forces Starscream&#039;s face closer and closer to a jagged protrusion of cyber-matter. Scrambling for a defense, Starscream notes that his actions made their current situation possible. Shockwave accepts the logic of this and lets Starscream go. Without missing a beat, Megatron asks Shockwave why the cyber-matter appears so chaotic, and the scientist pledges to correct the instability of the elements. Megatron notes that they will require a launch mechanism from which to use the cyber-matter, and declares that they will focus their resources on reconstructing the [[Omega Lock]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:MinusOne-UltraMagnus.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Oh no!  My Me Time hand!]]&lt;br /&gt;
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At the [[Hangar E|Autobot base]], [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] finishes his repair of [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]]&#039; mangled right hand. Due to a lack of equipment and spare parts, the repair consists of an unsightly hook appendage that Ratchet says will be functional, but potentially unfit for battle. [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] tries to assure [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] that Ultra Magnus will overcome this setback. [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] bets that the hook will become Magnus&#039; signature, making a comparison to [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]&#039;s [[voice box]] that the scout doesn&#039;t appreciate. Bumblebee buzzes angrily and storms off. [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] explains to [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] and [[Jack Darby|Jack]] that Bumblebee still misses the sound of his old voice. [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] tries to lighten the mood by focusing on the defeat of the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] cloning project, but [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] reminds them all of [[Predaking (Prime)|the Predacon who recently revealed his abilities in transformation]].&lt;br /&gt;
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Aboard the &#039;&#039;[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]&#039;&#039;, Megatron tells Predaking that they will soon punish the Autobots for destroying his brethren. Predaking vows that revenge will come, but that Project Predacon was only ever a starting point. He says that if Megatron truly wishes to restore [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], this should include resurrecting the entire Predacon race from the remains that lie there, so that Predaking can lead them against their shared enemies. Megatron regards this request with skepticism.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Shockwave reports that they&#039;ve salvaged the wreckage of the Omega Lock, but that the damage was severe, and Earth technology will be needed to retrofit its systems. Megatron orders Starscream to acquire whatever materials Shockwave requires.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The next day, [[William Fowler|Fowler]] reports that [[Decepticon]]s stole twenty tons of control rods from a nuclear plant during the night. Optimus wonders gravely what they&#039;re attempting to build.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Shockwave reports to Megatron that the [[Synthetic Energon|synthetic energon]] formula provided by [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] is incomplete, resulting in the instability of the cyber-matter. Megatron tells him to complete it quickly, citing the need for enough cyber-matter to restore Cybertron and cyberform [[Earth]]. Shockwave respectfully asks what the logic is in ruling two planets, to which Megatron replies that the two are linked, one [[Unicron]] and the other [[Primus]], and to rule only one would be ruling neither.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Fowler reports another Decepticon theft in progress. Ratchet opens a [[GroundBridge]], but stops Ultra Magnus when he tries to go through, citing the need for further rehabilitation. Optimus says that Ratchet has the final word in medical matters, to which Ultra Magnus reluctantly agrees. Wheeljack watches the exchange with discomfort.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:MinusOne-staredown.jpg|right|thumb|300px|So, you Autobots about ready to give up yet?]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Autobots arrive on the scene and immediately advance on squad of [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s, who are carrying away their spoils. [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] emerges from the sky in alt-form, opening a GroundBridge directly in front of the retreating Vehicons. [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]] is deployed, and Optimus transforms and takes to the air with his jet pack to engage them both. The Vehicons escape through the bridge, but Optimus&#039; gatling gun is able to bring Soundwave crashing to the ground. Laserbeak escapes, and Optimus contacts Ratchet to let him know they will be returning with a prisoner.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
At the Autobot base, Soundwave finds himself secured to a table. Ratchet notes that the base&#039;s shielding will prevent the Decepticon from contacting his ship. Wheeljack gleefully says that they have all the time in the world to make Soundwave talk, and Miko wonders if he even does talk.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On the &#039;&#039;Nemesis&#039;&#039;, Starscream asks Megatron if he&#039;s worried about what the captive Soundwave might say. Megatron states his confidence in Soundwave&#039;s ability to withhold information.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Soundwave Mocks.jpg|thumb|left|I punch those numbers into my calculator and it makes a happy face.|250px]]&lt;br /&gt;
Optimus asks Soundwave why the Decepticons have been stealing human technology. Soundwave mockingly plays back a remix of the question set to music, and punctuates it with a smiley face emoticon on his visor. Optimus threatens a less civil method of interrogation, and Soundwave broadcasts a sonic pulse throughout the room that causes humans and Autobots alike to double over in pain. Ratchet angrily suggests opening Soundwave up to get the information they need, but the Decepticon responds by erasing data directly from his own drives. With a final taunt spoken in his own voice, he says, &amp;quot;Soundwave superior, Autobots inferior.&amp;quot; His visor blinks out and he slumps down on the table, off-line. An astonished Ratchet reports that the Decepticon&#039;s vital signs are stable, but that he crashed his own drives rather than allow them to be read.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Shockwave locates the only item on Earth with enough raw tonnage to power the rebuilt Omega Lock; a particle collider synchrotron. However, his efforts to complete the synthetic energon formula have met with less success. Megatron recalls that Knock Out obtained the formula from Ratchet, and muses that the simplest solution is to recruit him. Shockwave says that Laserbeak can upload the order to Soundwave after reconnecting with him, but Starscream notes that they don&#039;t know the location of the Autobot base. Shockwave recalls that Soundwave kept surveillance records on all the Autobots&#039; human allies, not just the children.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
From his car phone, Fowler tells Optimus that he&#039;s on his way to a meeting with [[Bryce|General Bryce]] about the recent Decepticon heists, and that he&#039;ll be back to the base as soon as possible. Behind the car, Laserbeak follows from the sky.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Megatron orders Predaking to be present at the Decepticons&#039; next objective, as they expect the Autobots will interfere. Predaking says that he looks forward to facing the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] again. This cavalier attitude enrages Megatron, who screams at the Predacon about their dwindling forces. Predaking merely states that he will have to fight twice as hard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On his way back to the base, Fowler contacts the Autobots and reports that the Decepticons are attacking the Solaris particle collider project at the South Pole. Optimus readies the Autobots for action. Ratchet attempts to hold Ultra Magnus back again, but Wheeljack declares that the commander is ready. Wearily, Ratchet relents and opens a GroundBridge. Optimus commands Bulkhead and Smokescreen to stay behind and help Ratchet guard Soundwave, then he and the others depart. While the younger Bots comment on the prone Decepticon, Ratchet wonders what Megatron wants with a device powerful enough to open a [[black hole]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Outside, Fowler parks in front of the base, still followed by Laserbeak.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
It dawns on Ratchet that enough power to swallow a world could also be enough power to create one. He contacts Optimus at the South Pole and relays his suspicion that Megatron plans to rebuild the Omega Lock. He wonders if they should let him, but Optimus knows Megatron will use the Lock to cyberform Earth as well as Cybertron. Disappointed, Ratchet says he understands.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Just then, Predaking strikes from the sky, firing blasts of flame breath that send the Autobots scattering. Optimus returns fire and orders the Autobots to stop the Decepticons from obtaining the collider while he faces the Predacon alone. As the Autobots race to the Solaris building, Optimus draws his gatling gun and engages in an aerial duel with the Predacon. Optimus pours on the firepower, but is unable to keep the beast at bay. With a final, savage swipe of his tail, Predaking sends Optimus crashing down to the ground far below.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Inside the building, the other Autobots find a squad of Vehicons lying in wait for them. As the two groups exchange fire, Shockwave oversees the retrieval of the particle collider in the next room.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
At the Autobot base, Smokescreen is trying to convince Ratchet that they&#039;ll restore Cybertron somehow when Fowler walks in. He is followed a moment later by Laserbeak crashing through the window. The [[Deployer (Prime)|Deployer]]&#039;s lasers keep the Autobots at bay long enough for him to sever Soundwave&#039;s bonds. Smokescreen returns fire, hitting Laserbeak&#039;s wing, but is unable to prevent the bird from reuniting with his master. Soundwave springs back to life and effortlessly dispatches Smokescreen, Bulkhead, and Fowler with his tentacles before advancing on Ratchet.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Featured characters==&lt;br /&gt;
{{featuredcharacters&lt;br /&gt;
|c1=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (4)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (5)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] (6)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (7)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] (8)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] (9)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (10)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] (11)&lt;br /&gt;
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|c2=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] (1)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] (2)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] (3)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] (15)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s (17)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] (18)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]] (19)&lt;br /&gt;
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|c3=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (12)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jack Darby]] (13)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (14)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[William Fowler]] (16)&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Quotes==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Master!  Are you going to allow one lieutenant to harm another? Master?!&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I&#039;m thinking.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream&#039;&#039;&#039; discovers that &#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039; has been reading &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;The Hands-Off Manager&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;I am tempted to force you to share my perception of things.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Shockwave&#039;&#039;&#039; really hates or really loves having one eye, as he tells Starscream.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Exemplary teamwork.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039;, after Starscream convinces Shockwave not to share his perspective.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;It has taken me quite some time to fully comprehend that Earth and Cybertron have always been linked. Two halves of one whole; Primus and Unicron. And that to rule only one, would be to never truly rule either.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039; on the significance of Earth.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Whoa. Optimus Prime, the remix.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Miko&#039;&#039;&#039; comments on Soundwave&#039;s DJ skills.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&amp;quot;Soundwave superior. Autobots inferior.&amp;quot;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Soundwave&#039;&#039;&#039; trolls the Autobots G1 style before taking the Cybertronian cyanide pill.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Can&#039;t we throw a tarp over him? He&#039;s creeping me out.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Yeah, it&#039;s like he&#039;s watching. No matter where you go.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Bulkhead&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;Smokescreen&#039;&#039;&#039; are intimidated even by a deactivated Soundwave.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
===Animation and technical errors===&lt;br /&gt;
*After the Vehicons get away during the Autobots first call out, the other Autobots sit motionless in vehicle mode while Optimus engages Soundwave and Laserbeak, only transforming after Soundwave is shot down. What are they doing?&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Captain Fanzone&#039;s car|Fowler must have a bunch of the same car.]] It was wrecked back in &amp;quot;[[Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime]]&amp;quot;, but the one he&#039;s seen driving sports the same [[license plate]].&lt;br /&gt;
*Smokescreen damages Laserbeak&#039;s wing, but the damage disappears once Laserbeak reattaches to Soundwave.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Continuity notes===&lt;br /&gt;
* The [[Omega Lock]] was destroyed by Optimus the last time Megatron tried using it to cyberform Earth, in &amp;quot;[[Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Ratchet managed to give Ultra Magnus a replacement hand (well, claw), which was mangled by [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] in the [[Evolution|previous episode]].&lt;br /&gt;
* The story of how Bumblebee lost his vocoder was established in &amp;quot;[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 1]]&amp;quot; and the novel &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Exodus]]&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Megatron recalls how the formula for synthetic energon was collected from Ratchet in &amp;quot;[[Stronger, Faster]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Unicron was discovered to be buried within the Earth in &amp;quot;[[One Shall Rise, Part 1]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* The Decepticons tried to extract the location of the Autobot base from Fowler in &amp;quot;[[Darkness Rising, Part 3]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Ultra Magnus still wears the back hook for the [[Forge of Solus Prime]] as Optimus used for the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]], the latter having been made by Ratchet in &amp;quot;[[Alpha/Omega]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Optimus has learned his lesson about letting Laserbeak sneak up behind him as he did in &amp;quot;[[Project Predacon]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Transformers references===&lt;br /&gt;
* Speaking with his own voice for the first time in the entire series, Soundwave paraphrases one of his most famous lines, directly from the [[The Transformers: The Movie|1986 movie]]. His voice is the same Dr. Claw-esque tone used for his [[Soundwave (ROTF)|live-action counterpart]] in the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|second]] and [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|third]]  films. The Soundwave from &#039;&#039;Transformers Animated&#039;&#039; states the same line only backwards, &amp;quot;Autobots inferior, Soundwave superior,&amp;quot; in the episode &amp;quot;[[Human Error, Part I]]&amp;quot;, and Aligned Soundwave previously uttered it in the &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]&#039;&#039; video game.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Foreign localization===&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;German&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Title:&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;&#039;&#039;&#039;Minus Eins&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;quot;  (&amp;quot;Minus One&amp;quot;) &lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Original airdate:&#039;&#039; [[October 11|11 October]] [[2013]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Hungarian&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Title:&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;&#039;&#039;&#039;Mínusz egy&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;quot;  (&amp;quot;Minus One&amp;quot;) &lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Original airdate:&#039;&#039; [[September 13|13 September]] [[2013]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Trivia===&lt;br /&gt;
*Ultra Magnus appears unable to use the blaster in his right arm with his hand destroyed.&lt;br /&gt;
*Fowler wields a fire extinguisher against Soundwave, previously Jack&#039;s weapon of choice in both &amp;quot;[[Scrapheap (episode)|Scrapheap]]&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;[[Convoy (episode)|Convoy]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
*The particle collider base has halls high enough to accommodate Transformers.&lt;br /&gt;
*Transformers rear-view mirrors in their vehicle modes function as [[Sensors|optical sensors]]. This has previously been seen in episodes such as &amp;quot;[[Darkness Rising, Part 1]]&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;[[Speed Metal]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
*This is the last episode of the series to use an opening theme; all following episodes only show the show&#039;s title and the showrunners&#039; names much like the pilot.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Prime episodes]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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	</entry>
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		<title>Minus One</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dean3: /* Quotes */&lt;/p&gt;
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|otherseries=&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]&#039;&#039; ep 62&lt;br /&gt;
|image=MinusOne-facereflection.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
|caption=It took a Decepticon to show him the truth: Ratchet DOES have crazy-looking eyes.&lt;br /&gt;
|prev=Evolution&lt;br /&gt;
|next=Persuasion&lt;br /&gt;
|title=&amp;quot;Minus One&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|airdate=[[July 5]], [[2013]]&lt;br /&gt;
|written by=[[Michael Cassutt]]&lt;br /&gt;
|directed by=[[Vinton Heuck]]&lt;br /&gt;
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]&lt;br /&gt;
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;The Autobots question a captured enemy for information regarding Megatron&#039;s plans.&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Synopsis==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] explains to [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] that the combination of elements in the [[cyber-matter]] that was accidentally created in his lab would allow them to [[Eco-structuring|cyberform]] entire planets. [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] mocks what sounds like another &amp;quot;Shockwave plan&amp;quot;, until Shockwave grabs him with an angry reminder about how Starscream recently left him to the mercy of the [[Autobot]]s. Megatron does not object as Shockwave forces Starscream&#039;s face closer and closer to a jagged protrusion of cyber-matter. Scrambling for a defense, Starscream notes that his actions made their current situation possible. Shockwave accepts the logic of this and lets Starscream go. Without missing a beat, Megatron asks Shockwave why the cyber-matter appears so chaotic, and the scientist pledges to correct the instability of the elements. Megatron notes that they will require a launch mechanism from which to use the cyber-matter, and declares that they will focus their resources on reconstructing the [[Omega Lock]].&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:MinusOne-UltraMagnus.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Oh no!  My Me Time hand!]]&lt;br /&gt;
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At the [[Hangar E|Autobot base]], [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] finishes his repair of [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]]&#039; mangled right hand. Due to a lack of equipment and spare parts, the repair consists of an unsightly hook appendage that Ratchet says will be functional, but potentially unfit for battle. [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] tries to assure [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] that Ultra Magnus will overcome this setback. [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] bets that the hook will become Magnus&#039; signature, making a comparison to [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]&#039;s [[voice box]] that the scout doesn&#039;t appreciate. Bumblebee buzzes angrily and storms off. [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] explains to [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] and [[Jack Darby|Jack]] that Bumblebee still misses the sound of his old voice. [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] tries to lighten the mood by focusing on the defeat of the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] cloning project, but [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] reminds them all of [[Predaking (Prime)|the Predacon who recently revealed his abilities in transformation]].&lt;br /&gt;
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Aboard the &#039;&#039;[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]&#039;&#039;, Megatron tells Predaking that they will soon punish the Autobots for destroying his brethren. Predaking vows that revenge will come, but that Project Predacon was only ever a starting point. He says that if Megatron truly wishes to restore [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], this should include resurrecting the entire Predacon race from the remains that lie there, so that Predaking can lead them against their shared enemies. Megatron regards this request with skepticism.&lt;br /&gt;
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Shockwave reports that they&#039;ve salvaged the wreckage of the Omega Lock, but that the damage was severe, and Earth technology will be needed to retrofit its systems. Megatron orders Starscream to acquire whatever materials Shockwave requires.&lt;br /&gt;
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The next day, [[William Fowler|Fowler]] reports that [[Decepticon]]s stole twenty tons of control rods from a nuclear plant during the night. Optimus wonders gravely what they&#039;re attempting to build.&lt;br /&gt;
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Shockwave reports to Megatron that the [[Synthetic Energon|synthetic energon]] formula provided by [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] is incomplete, resulting in the instability of the cyber-matter. Megatron tells him to complete it quickly, citing the need for enough cyber-matter to restore Cybertron and cyberform [[Earth]]. Shockwave respectfully asks what the logic is in ruling two planets, to which Megatron replies that the two are linked, one [[Unicron]] and the other [[Primus]], and to rule only one would be ruling neither.&lt;br /&gt;
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Fowler reports another Decepticon theft in progress. Ratchet opens a [[GroundBridge]], but stops Ultra Magnus when he tries to go through, citing the need for further rehabilitation. Optimus says that Ratchet has the final word in medical matters, to which Ultra Magnus reluctantly agrees. Wheeljack watches the exchange with discomfort.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:MinusOne-staredown.jpg|right|thumb|300px|So, you Autobots about ready to give up yet?]]&lt;br /&gt;
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The Autobots arrive on the scene and immediately advance on squad of [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s, who are carrying away their spoils. [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] emerges from the sky in alt-form, opening a GroundBridge directly in front of the retreating Vehicons. [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]] is deployed, and Optimus transforms and takes to the air with his jet pack to engage them both. The Vehicons escape through the bridge, but Optimus&#039; gatling gun is able to bring Soundwave crashing to the ground. Laserbeak escapes, and Optimus contacts Ratchet to let him know they will be returning with a prisoner.&lt;br /&gt;
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At the Autobot base, Soundwave finds himself secured to a table. Ratchet notes that the base&#039;s shielding will prevent the Decepticon from contacting his ship. Wheeljack gleefully says that they have all the time in the world to make Soundwave talk, and Miko wonders if he even does talk.&lt;br /&gt;
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On the &#039;&#039;Nemesis&#039;&#039;, Starscream asks Megatron if he&#039;s worried about what the captive Soundwave might say. Megatron states his confidence in Soundwave&#039;s ability to withhold information.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Soundwave Mocks.jpg|thumb|left|I punch those numbers into my calculator and it makes a happy face.|250px]]&lt;br /&gt;
Optimus asks Soundwave why the Decepticons have been stealing human technology. Soundwave mockingly plays back a remix of the question set to music, and punctuates it with a smiley face emoticon on his visor. Optimus threatens a less civil method of interrogation, and Soundwave broadcasts a sonic pulse throughout the room that causes humans and Autobots alike to double over in pain. Ratchet angrily suggests opening Soundwave up to get the information they need, but the Decepticon responds by erasing data directly from his own drives. With a final taunt spoken in his own voice, he says, &amp;quot;Soundwave superior, Autobots inferior.&amp;quot; His visor blinks out and he slumps down on the table, off-line. An astonished Ratchet reports that the Decepticon&#039;s vital signs are stable, but that he crashed his own drives rather than allow them to be read.&lt;br /&gt;
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Shockwave locates the only item on Earth with enough raw tonnage to power the rebuilt Omega Lock; a particle collider synchrotron. However, his efforts to complete the synthetic energon formula have met with less success. Megatron recalls that Knock Out obtained the formula from Ratchet, and muses that the simplest solution is to recruit him. Shockwave says that Laserbeak can upload the order to Soundwave after reconnecting with him, but Starscream notes that they don&#039;t know the location of the Autobot base. Shockwave recalls that Soundwave kept surveillance records on all the Autobots&#039; human allies, not just the children.&lt;br /&gt;
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From his car phone, Fowler tells Optimus that he&#039;s on his way to a meeting with [[Bryce|General Bryce]] about the recent Decepticon heists, and that he&#039;ll be back to the base as soon as possible. Behind the car, Laserbeak follows from the sky.&lt;br /&gt;
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Megatron orders Predaking to be present at the Decepticons&#039; next objective, as they expect the Autobots will interfere. Predaking says that he looks forward to facing the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] again. This cavalier attitude enrages Megatron, who screams at the Predacon about their dwindling forces. Predaking merely states that he will have to fight twice as hard.&lt;br /&gt;
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On his way back to the base, Fowler contacts the Autobots and reports that the Decepticons are attacking the Solaris particle collider project at the South Pole. Optimus readies the Autobots for action. Ratchet attempts to hold Ultra Magnus back again, but Wheeljack declares that the commander is ready. Wearily, Ratchet relents and opens a GroundBridge. Optimus commands Bulkhead and Smokescreen to stay behind and help Ratchet guard Soundwave, then he and the others depart. While the younger Bots comment on the prone Decepticon, Ratchet wonders what Megatron wants with a device powerful enough to open a [[black hole]].&lt;br /&gt;
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Outside, Fowler parks in front of the base, still followed by Laserbeak.&lt;br /&gt;
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It dawns on Ratchet that enough power to swallow a world could also be enough power to create one. He contacts Optimus at the South Pole and relays his suspicion that Megatron plans to rebuild the Omega Lock. He wonders if they should let him, but Optimus knows Megatron will use the Lock to cyberform Earth as well as Cybertron. Disappointed, Ratchet says he understands.&lt;br /&gt;
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Just then, Predaking strikes from the sky, firing blasts of flame breath that send the Autobots scattering. Optimus returns fire and orders the Autobots to stop the Decepticons from obtaining the collider while he faces the Predacon alone. As the Autobots race to the Solaris building, Optimus draws his gatling gun and engages in an aerial duel with the Predacon. Optimus pours on the firepower, but is unable to keep the beast at bay. With a final, savage swipe of his tail, Predaking sends Optimus crashing down to the ground far below.&lt;br /&gt;
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Inside the building, the other Autobots find a squad of Vehicons lying in wait for them. As the two groups exchange fire, Shockwave oversees the retrieval of the particle collider in the next room.&lt;br /&gt;
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At the Autobot base, Smokescreen is trying to convince Ratchet that they&#039;ll restore Cybertron somehow when Fowler walks in. He is followed a moment later by Laserbeak crashing through the window. The [[Deployer (Prime)|Deployer]]&#039;s lasers keep the Autobots at bay long enough for him to sever Soundwave&#039;s bonds. Smokescreen returns fire, hitting Laserbeak&#039;s wing, but is unable to prevent the bird from reuniting with his master. Soundwave springs back to life and effortlessly dispatches Smokescreen, Bulkhead, and Fowler with his tentacles before advancing on Ratchet.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Featured characters==&lt;br /&gt;
{{featuredcharacters&lt;br /&gt;
|c1=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (4)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (5)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] (6)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (7)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] (8)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] (9)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (10)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] (11)&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] (1)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] (2)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] (3)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] (15)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s (17)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] (18)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]] (19)&lt;br /&gt;
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|c3=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (12)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jack Darby]] (13)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (14)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[William Fowler]] (16)&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Quotes==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Master!  Are you going to allow one lieutenant to harm another? Master?!&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I&#039;m thinking.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream&#039;&#039;&#039; discovers that &#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039; has been reading &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;The Hands-Off Manager&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;I am tempted to force you to share my perception of things.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Shockwave&#039;&#039;&#039; really hates or really loves having one eye, as he tells Starscream.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Exemplary teamwork.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039;, after Starscream convinces Shockwave not to share his perspective.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;It has taken me quite some time to fully comprehend that Earth and Cybertron have always been linked. Two halves of one whole; Primus and Unicron. And that to rule only one, would be to never truly rule either.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039; on the significance of Earth.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Whoa. Optimus Prime, the remix.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Miko&#039;&#039;&#039; comments on Soundwave&#039;s DJ skills.&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&amp;quot;Soundwave superior. Autobots inferior.&amp;quot;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Soundwave&#039;&#039;&#039; trolls the Autobots G1 style before taking the Cybertronian cyanide pill.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Can&#039;t we throw a tarp over him? He&#039;s creeping me out.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Yeah, it&#039;s like he&#039;s watching. No matter where you go.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Bulkhead&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;Smokescreen&#039;&#039;&#039; are intimidated even by a deactivated Soundwave.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
===Animation and technical errors===&lt;br /&gt;
*After the Vehicons get away during the Autobots first call out, the other Autobots sit motionless in vehicle mode while Optimus engages Soundwave and Laserbeak, only transforming after Soundwave is shot down. What are they doing?&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Captain Fanzone&#039;s car|Fowler must have a bunch of the same car.]] It was wrecked back in &amp;quot;[[Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime]]&amp;quot;, but the one he&#039;s seen driving sports the same [[license plate]].&lt;br /&gt;
*Smokescreen damages Laserbeak&#039;s wing, but the damage disappears once Laserbeak reattaches to Soundwave.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Continuity notes===&lt;br /&gt;
* The [[Omega Lock]] was destroyed by Optimus the last time Megatron tried using it to cyberform Earth, in &amp;quot;[[Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Ratchet managed to give Ultra Magnus a replacement hand (well, claw), which was mangled by [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] in the [[Evolution|previous episode]].&lt;br /&gt;
* The story of how Bumblebee lost his vocoder was established in &amp;quot;[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 1]]&amp;quot; and the novel &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Exodus]]&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Megatron recalls how the formula for synthetic energon was collected from Ratchet in &amp;quot;[[Stronger, Faster]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Unicron was discovered to be buried within the Earth in &amp;quot;[[One Shall Rise, Part 1]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* The Decepticons tried to extract the location of the Autobot base from Fowler in &amp;quot;[[Darkness Rising, Part 3]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Ultra Magnus still wears the back hook for the [[Forge of Solus Prime]] as Optimus used for the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]], the latter having been made by Ratchet in &amp;quot;[[Alpha/Omega]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Optimus has learned his lesson about letting Laserbeak sneak up behind him as he did in &amp;quot;[[Project Predacon]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Transformers references===&lt;br /&gt;
* Speaking with his own voice for the first time in the entire series, Soundwave paraphrases one of his most famous lines, directly from the [[The Transformers: The Movie|1986 movie]]. His voice is the same Dr. Claw-esque tone used for his [[Soundwave (ROTF)|live-action counterpart]] in the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|second]] and [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|third]]  films. The Soundwave from &#039;&#039;Transformers Animated&#039;&#039; states the same line only backwards, &amp;quot;Autobots inferior, Soundwave superior,&amp;quot; in the episode &amp;quot;[[Human Error, Part I]]&amp;quot;, and Aligned Soundwave previously uttered it in the &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]&#039;&#039; video game.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Foreign localization===&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;German&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Title:&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;&#039;&#039;&#039;Minus Eins&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;quot;  (&amp;quot;Minus One&amp;quot;) &lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Original airdate:&#039;&#039; [[October 11|11 October]] [[2013]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Hungarian&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Title:&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;&#039;&#039;&#039;Mínusz egy&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;quot;  (&amp;quot;Minus One&amp;quot;) &lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Original airdate:&#039;&#039; [[September 13|13 September]] [[2013]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===Trivia===&lt;br /&gt;
*Ultra Magnus appears unable to use the blaster in his right arm with his hand destroyed.&lt;br /&gt;
*Fowler wields a fire extinguisher against Soundwave, previously Jack&#039;s weapon of choice in both &amp;quot;[[Scrapheap (episode)|Scrapheap]]&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;[[Convoy (episode)|Convoy]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
*The particle collider base has halls high enough to accommodate Transformers.&lt;br /&gt;
*Transformers rear-view mirrors in their vehicle modes function as [[Sensors|optical sensors]]. This has previously been seen in episodes such as &amp;quot;[[Darkness Rising, Part 1]]&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;[[Speed Metal]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
*This is the last episode of the series to use an opening theme; all following episodes only show the show&#039;s title and the showrunners&#039; names much like the pilot.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Prime episodes]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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	<entry>
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		<title>User talk:ItsWalky</title>
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		<updated>2013-09-17T06:52:23Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dean3: /* Apologies */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;{{preview bastard}}&lt;br /&gt;
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--I&#039;m deeply sorry&lt;br /&gt;
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==Things to say to you==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Ttoc.GIF|right|thumb|We approve this message.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Just some thing I&#039;ve been wanting to say to David...&lt;br /&gt;
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First off, you&#039;re a monumental asshole. You have an ego the size of a small planet and it&#039;s irritating watching you act like an important SOB when you&#039;re basically just a nobody.&lt;br /&gt;
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Second, your webcomics aren&#039;t funny. They&#039;re boring tripe that makes Penny Arcade look good(and believe me, Penny Arcade is garbage). Cyanide and Happiness is a funny webcomic, yours is not. Your &amp;quot;jokes&amp;quot; are painful, about like watching Michael Richards yell the n-word as a routine. You don&#039;t draw a comic, you draw an opinionated blog. I&#039;m not sure which name suits your crap better, &amp;quot;ShitPacked&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;ShortDicked&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Your liberalism and your love of Indiana get on my nerves. You jab at Mallard Filmore? Yeah, one shitty comic making fun of another shitty comic. Or are you just pissed that his gets in newspapers while you&#039;re JUST a webcomic? As to Indiana, I live here, and if it were up to me, the state would be walled off and none of the freaks living there allowed to interact with the rest of the planet. The state is about 3 decades behind the times. But something tells me even you know this otherwise you&#039;d still live here. I sure as hell do not live here by choice and as soon as I can, I&#039;m moving far away from this joke of a state. &lt;br /&gt;
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And your brand loyalty is typical fandom crap. You have Aaron Archer&#039;s rod so far down your throat it&#039;s unreal. And Aryan fucktard Michael Bay&#039;s rod has apparently joined it. I&#039;d say soemthing abotu Don Murphy but he was born without one. Actually, I can say something- he&#039;s Kevin &amp;quot;unfunny asshole&amp;quot; Smith with more body fat. Hasbro didn&#039;t give the film to a competent director, just a cheap one. And neither Speilberg or ILM have done anything useful in years. Give WETA, or even Tom Savini a chance and we wouldn&#039;t be getting Bionicle bots. You&#039;re afraid to not like a Hasbro product. No wonder they don&#039;t have to go out of the way to please the &amp;quot;fans&amp;quot;- you&#039;ll accept it no matter what. But hey, you personally have been sucking off incompetent British bonehead Simon Furman and his shitty stories for years. There are no gods in Transformers. Unicron was built by a monkey, little man. Furman is dog shit.&lt;br /&gt;
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And go figure this TF wiki is a joke full of misinformation, insults or outright lies- you&#039;re a mod here. You&#039;re never right. You&#039;re more of an incorrect pompous jerkoff than Defunct is. Right, ban me from editing, as if it would somehow matter, any info you don&#039;t agree with is pulled. You only have friends because people feel sorry for you. Me, I have no need. People are a commodity to be used and their wants only get in the way of what I&#039;m out for. Use them and drop them.&lt;br /&gt;
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Who am I? Go look who added a note about you on Encyclopedia Dramatica&#039;s Allspark page if you&#039;re not too lazy. As well as past AS, Kalidor, FIRRIB and Hooks entries(the hooks entry especially true). Oh, and just info on white people in general and that idiotic Nintendo Wii. I&#039;m not making it that easy for you.&lt;br /&gt;
: Is it my birthday?  This stuff &#039;&#039;feeds&#039;&#039; me.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 02:19, 9 January 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
: Duuuuude. Walky may be a dick, but I still &#039;&#039;like&#039;&#039; him for some inexplicable reason. You, on the other hand, are just one sore drama queen.--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 17:14, 9 January 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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: This is some of the most funny stuff I&#039;ve seen in a while. Comedy PLATINUM. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 02:30, 9 January 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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: Bwa ha ha ha ha.  Priceless.  I think someone needs to get off the internets for a few minutes. [[User:Chip|Chip]] 02:49, 9 January 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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: Wait, you mean I didn&#039;t get drunk and write this?  [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 05:47, 9 January 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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: I wish lame puns happened to me. [[User:Interrobang|Interrobang]] 20:08, 9 January 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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Why do I get the feeling that guy has been permanently banned?[[User:Florky Man|Mr. Florky]] 15:55, 28 January 2008 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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Wow, an Encyclopedia Dramatica troll. No need to be so harsh on Walky. I, too, like the Baybots, and, I happen to like Bionicle. Also, his Webcomic is one of my favorites. So, if you have nothing nice to say, never ever EVER come back here.--[[User:Dynamus Prime|Dynamus Prime]] 16:22, 30 March 2008 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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What the hell did I do to warrant a ban, exactly? As far as I&#039;m aware, I don&#039;t even think I broke any rules, and if I did, an official warning would be appropriate. I received no such warning. I was not here for trolling and you know that - you use that bullshit excuse to get people to ignore arguments you can&#039;t handle. But you, personally, who made this decision, know I&#039;m not a troll.&lt;br /&gt;
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This is fucking low. I had little enough respect for you down to your ranting against the fanbase, Willis, but this is a whole new level of buggery. If you&#039;re going to use your comic to rant against and discredit people you don&#039;t like, the least you can do is suck it up when people rant at you back, and not act like a control-freak child.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Do the words [[Wikipedia:WP:NPA|no personal attacks]] mean anything to you? -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 00:18, 4 August 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
:: Do the words &amp;quot;warning before ban&amp;quot; mean anything to you? Rulemongering doesn&#039;t justify a decision anyway, since Walky is one of the people making the rules. There were plenty of personal attacks leveled at me, but I did not report them officially.&lt;br /&gt;
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::I really find it hard to believe that you think it&#039;s completely on a rational level of discourse to claim that the comic strip I draw is about child pornography.   If I&#039;m not mistaken about your identity, you&#039;ve been banned from almost every single Transformers web board you&#039;ve had an acquaintance with, and I&#039;m only doing this place a favor by getting rid of you.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 00:22, 4 August 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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::: That&#039;s not an excuse. I will openly admit I HAVE been banned from several forums, but only because I repeatedly opposed the staff on each and every one of them; and with good cause, they all have roughly the same problem. People bully others either into liking the movie or to agree with the kind of views you promote - and since nobody can directly attack or discredit anyone, these people(and you are) are left to their methods.&lt;br /&gt;
::: For your current decision to be validated, the admins of those boards, boards which are influenced in turn by your anti-fan attitude, would have to be near 100% correct in their decisions, and those decisions would have to occur within a context that would map exactly onto here. Any rational moderator does not base their decisions so much off performance on other boards, especially when it&#039;s not even a messageboard they&#039;re operating. Two different media. I have openly said I despise all active Transformers boards for their level of authoritarianism, yet level of tolerance towards the pushing of certain viewpoints.&lt;br /&gt;
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::: Not to mention that you&#039;re still operating under the fallacy of Appeal to Majority - that alone means I shouldn&#039;t really even have to counter you.&lt;br /&gt;
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::: And don&#039;t even use the &amp;quot;CHILD PORNOGRAPHY&amp;quot; thing as an excuse. Again, any rational moderator would warn several times before a ban, I personally reversed that edit even though it was obviously intended to be a joke as anyone reading this knows what pile&#039;o&#039;bile already is. You have no justification for what you did, but your ego is too big to realise you can actually do wrong with your power. You&#039;ll never admit it, but I wouldn&#039;t be surprised if some part of you is pissed that I defeated some of your ramblings, whether they were directly written by you or encouraged by you, it&#039;s still the kind of guff you normally blew, and I managed to defeat it. You, and the mods of the big sites will always have your ban buttons - but you will NEVER be able to justify your actions to me. That&#039;s how I know that I&#039;m in the right, at least in situations like this - solidly backed justification is almost always absent.&lt;br /&gt;
:::: Personal attacks + deleting comments in response to you = banno  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 00:36, 4 August 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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::::: I have never intentionally deleted comments in response to me. I just moved one recently as it was in the middle of a paragraph of text. Not to mention that happened after you banned my original IP. Personal attacks alone are not grounds enough for a ban, especially when you&#039;re doing an awful, awful lot to be mercilessly torn into. &lt;br /&gt;
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Do you even realise what a fascist shithead you sound like? Just because you&#039;re an admin of a place doesn&#039;t give you a free pass to be a dick with it. There&#039;s a difference between what you can do and what you should do that you don&#039;t seem to have learned yet. [[User:67.159.44.88|67.159.44.88]]&lt;br /&gt;
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TRUTH****!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111twelve  FUCKING FASCIST PIGCOP NAZI WIKIPEDO &#039;&#039;&#039;ASSHOLE&#039;&#039;&#039;  [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 00:32, 4 August 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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:: My gosh, now that I have seen someone mock the notion, it MUST be untrue. Please, where can I learn these 1337 debating skills?&lt;br /&gt;
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:::Dude, I&#039;ve been banned from twice as many forums as you, guaranfuckingteed, but they still let me post here because I&#039;m not as goddamn retarded as you are.  [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 00:34, 4 August 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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:::: And can you demonstrate exactly how I&#039;m more retarded than you? Or are you just, Walky style, dropping weighted terms to discredit someone&#039;s point of view without even trying?&lt;br /&gt;
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:::::1. Hoop doesn&#039;t delete other people&#039;s comments on talk pages. 2. He actually signs his posts, which you&#039;ve been asked to do many times, but haven&#039;t caught on. --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] 00:40, 4 August 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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:::::: I didn&#039;t delete anything. If I did, it was an accident because someone posted right in the middle of text it wasn&#039;t meant to be in the middle of. Not signing my posts doesn&#039;t make me retarded since it&#039;s blatant when I&#039;m saying something. --[[User:67.159.44.88]]&lt;br /&gt;
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:Not true, some things are auto-ban.  I don&#039;t think you &#039;&#039;did&#039;&#039; any of them, but I&#039;m just saying.&lt;br /&gt;
:Dude- you got an expedited ban because you showed no signs of contrition, argued every point, used personal insults, refused to sign your posts even when &#039;&#039;&#039;repeatedly asked to&#039;&#039;&#039; (I had to go back into history and dig out which incoherent chunks of text where yours, because the posts weren&#039;t hierarchied properly so the debate was really hard to follow.  This is why signin posts is important dumbfuck.)&lt;br /&gt;
:And ultimately you got banned because you were making a major nuisance of yourself in &#039;&#039;without&#039;&#039; any correlating &#039;&#039;&#039;contribution&#039;&#039;&#039; to justify keeping you around.  You&#039;re a negative.  You edited 3 articles- Fandom, Shortpacking and Ruined Forever- and &#039;&#039;all&#039; of those edits got reverted because they either flames or crappy jokes that make the articles &#039;&#039;worse&#039;&#039;.  Even if I were to (generously) believe you didn&#039;t intend to start a fight, you picked the 3 flamebaitiest articles you could find and masturbated across them.  &#039;&#039;Allah forfend&#039;&#039; you should write an &#039;&#039;episode summary&#039;&#039; or something.&lt;br /&gt;
:Unrelated- Walky can Talk:Fandom be semi-protected instead of full?  Loserbot isn&#039;t registered. -[[User:Derik|Derik]]01:06, 4 August 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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==On an unrelated note: Thank you.==&lt;br /&gt;
I know this is an odd place to say it, but I figured if I only said it once, it wouldn&#039;t be a bother so here goes: Thank You. Shortpacked is hilarious, and when not laughing, I&#039;m agreeing with alot of the statements the main character makes. (and feeling like I was the only one who noticed some of them, like the one about General Discussions.) I also noticed your a Hot Shot fan, which is also awesome. I also noticed its due to the efforts of you and other people here that the move was made from Wikia to Tfwiki, which was a good idea so I also want to say a long overdue thank you for doing that as well, and finally: thanks for doing what you can for this site, because without this site, I&#039;d be out of the loops on Club Exclusive things, and other Misc. Transformers related content. I go here frequently for information (or lolz) and I&#039;m quite sure not only me but many others are grateful to you and all others who help contribute to this place.--[[User:Chipmonk328|Chipmonk328]]&lt;br /&gt;
:Thanks, and we do our best!  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:08, 4 January 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
I love it too. Ive been going through the archives and im up to the part where amber gets a bit of a makeover and ive loved every second of it --[[User:Mrgalvaprime|Mrgalvaprime]] 17:25, 14 January 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
only webcomic I read daily.--&lt;br /&gt;
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Sorry to bother you (I tried to avoid saying something again sense I already did the &#039;Thank  you&#039; earlier, but I HAD to ask about this). Had nothing better to do so I&#039;ve been reading shortpacked&#039;s full archive beginning to end today. (Well I&#039;m currently on July 6 2009 to be fair) and I noticed something that I just HAD to ask about. I&#039;ve noticed once you mentioned Oklahoma. I ignored it the first time but then later you said &amp;quot;Tulsa&amp;quot;. Now you got me curious, because I live in Tulsa and thus wondered what made you decide to choose to mention here of all places, sense basically nothing ever happens here. (Aside from the occasional Convention and the recent BOK center. Granted I may be moving to Florida in a few years..I really  hope so. Been here my whole life and its boring) Just thought I&#039;d ask, before curiosity drove me nuts. Keep up the good work on the comic, peace.--[[User:Chipmonk328|Chipmonk328]]&lt;br /&gt;
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EDIT: haha on second thought..maybe I should&#039;ve said this at Walkypedia..or do you even go there? (I&#039;d assume you do.) Oh well, my mistake I guess. Hope you&#039;ll still answer my question regardless. lol--[[User:Chipmonk328|Chipmonk328]]&lt;br /&gt;
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You said: &amp;quot;We revert that back to Starscream every time you change it for a reason.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:Well that&#039;s just great since that is my first contribution to that page.  And the picture itself says Skywarp so I was just making both consistent.  I&#039;ll change the pic to Starscream as well.--[[User:MistaTee|MistaTee]] 11:22, 14 January 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:: Ah, sorry.  Got you confused with Blackout, who was also changing it to Skywarp.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 11:28, 14 January 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::: No prob.  Just re-uploaded the image with starscream in the name rather than skywarp.  The old one now has the delete tag.  Thanks. --[[User:MistaTee|MistaTee]] 11:33, 14 January 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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More vandalism, on Nekomimi A/B, section animated..I think? caption didn&#039;t seem right..&lt;br /&gt;
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Hello Walky. This is Archaic, webmaster of Pokémon fansite Bulbagarden, and its associated wiki Bulbapedia. I sent you an email about 2 weeks ago (to the address linked on both your webcomics) regarding an idea I&#039;ve recently been playing around with of a co-operative of independent wikis. I understand that you&#039;ve been rather busy recently, so I just wanted to check if you had received that email or not, and if you might be interested in contributing your thoughts to the matter? --[[User:Archaic|Archaic]] 20:24, 25 January 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: I did receive it!  I&#039;m sorry for not answering swiftly.  Our answer depends on how much interaction you are looking for.  Part of the appeal of leaving Wikia was breaking free of the mandatory link chain to &amp;quot;related wikis&amp;quot; that they put at the bottom of our frontpage.  Our frontpage is now our own.  That&#039;s not something I think we&#039;re interested in.  We are, though, all in favor of people starting up their own wikis instead of depending on those lying Wikia assmongers.  (to coin a phrase)  But, I can&#039;t speak for the people here who help maintain this wiki and how much they would be willing to lend a hand.  So, uh, the answer to your question at the moment is: &amp;quot;I don&#039;t know?&amp;quot;  Um.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 20:47, 25 January 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::Heh, no worries. We&#039;re all fairly busy at this time of year. For now, we&#039;re going full steam ahead with a limited version of this idea, focusing specifically on wikis linked to Nintendo franchises, which we&#039;re likely to launch within a couple of weeks. Perhaps it might be easiest if I&#039;m able to show you what we&#039;re doing there? While we&#039;re doing quite a bit of integration between the partner wikis for this limited network, I&#039;d imagine that any more general grouping of independent wikis would have to be a lot less so, if only for logistical reasons. As I mentioned in the email, it&#039;s all fairly up in the air right now. A lot of brainstorming, but not a lot of actual action at this point. --[[User:Archaic|Archaic]] 15:15, 26 January 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:::If I may weigh in... basically, while I wager most (if not all) of us are individually supportive of any wikis that break free of Wikia, when it comes to linking on this wiki we generally only stick to links that add information to our articles, such as TFU.info, Marvel Universe TF profiles, Wookieepedia and GI Joe sites for Star Wars and GI Joe crossovers, etc. So unless there&#039;s some crossover connection between Pokemon and TF that we missed, I don&#039;t see that we can help, because we don&#039;t have anything that would need a link to your wiki. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 15:35, 26 January 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::::What, not even with that page you have on Pokéformers? ;) Seriously though, I think you might have misunderstood what I was suggesting. I&#039;m not looking at a 2-way affiliation or link here. Instead, what I&#039;ve been investigating is much closer to what Walky has in Blank Label Comics for his webcomics. An alliance of wikis united by a common purpose. Exactly how far one would take that is the real question. I certainly wouldn&#039;t expect a link to every wiki in such a network on the front page of any wiki in it. As you&#039;ve rightly pointed out, you value the independence you&#039;ve regained after breaking from Wikia, and any such network would have to be very careful to maintain that for all sites while still offering something meaningful. *shrugs* Like I said, all very much pie-in-the-sky kind of vague ideas right now, just exploring possibilities. --[[User:Archaic|Archaic]] 20:47, 26 January 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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:::::I don&#039;t know if you&#039;ve heard, but wikia has decided to make a change (mandatorily!) that is 100 times worse than what drove you guys to a new server. I am interested in finding info on how you guys actually performed your move, and what would need to be done before, during, and after to make it work. If you could give me even a link (so that I can show others), that would be hugely helpful.&lt;br /&gt;
:::::If you could message me on my wikia talk page (yes, I know), that would be most appreciated. Thanks![[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 10:18, 28 September 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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:: &#039;&#039;Hey, were you the [http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Tales_of_the_Fallen_issue_5&amp;amp;diff=414380&amp;amp;oldid=413827 guy who called a dude a schmuck for no real reason], and so then he [http://shortpacked.livejournal.com/593224.html?thread=14980936#t14980936 quit this wiki] because he was treated like shit?  You don&#039;t get a vote.  Especially since you think Florida and Cuba are separated by a friggin&#039; river.  (Anyway, I vote against rhyming in the Headmasters section.)  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:07, 8 February 2010 (EST)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
Yes because he was considering the entry was as bare and snarky as possible (You&#039;re hardly the soul of discretion all the time yourself sir) . And remarkably, being from a good distance across the planet, I don&#039;t know where everything is situated on that side of the world so the assumption of he ran into a river instead of the atlantic ocean, while my own fault I&#039;ll admit, is fairly understandable. But if I&#039;m not aloud to voice my opinion cause a guy you don&#039;t know told you something about another guy you don&#039;t know, then tell me now please, save me trying to vote on something again. (I&#039;m being completely serious by the way, if that&#039;s the case, I want to know). All the best.  [[User:Eire]] 01.33 Feb 09 2010 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
::: When your opinion is &amp;quot;the guy who created this page is a schmuck,&amp;quot; then you&#039;re probably going to get some flak for said opinion.  It&#039;s not like the page was horribly put together.  It was just abbreviated and snarky.  It wasn&#039;t called for.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 21:52, 8 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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[[User:Masterman666]]&lt;br /&gt;
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: Remind me who he is, again?  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 12:54, 11 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::[[User:Masterman555]]. Banned for flaming and using a sockpuppet. --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 13:01, 11 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:::Then bye-bye, then! --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:15, 11 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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Isn&#039;t Topspin the one with no personality? (Or was it a ref to Breakaway being Mister Likes-Everyone-Nice-Guy?) --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 13:13, 11 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: Topspin doesn&#039;t like being used, and ripped Kickback&#039;s spark out of him in angry fury.  That&#039;s more than Breakaway ever emoted.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:16, 11 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::Plus, his utter devotion to Alpha Trion was also more characterization than Breakaway got. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 13:19, 11 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:::Fair enough... it&#039;s just that since Topspin was always the one with the &amp;quot;No personality&amp;quot; cracks in his page (and the one who&#039;s profile specifically says he&#039;s had his personality and will crushed out) it seemed potentially out of place, so I figured I&#039;d ask.&lt;br /&gt;
:::(Personally I admit I wouldn&#039;t claim Breakaway (who did a fair bit of pep-talking everyone) has no personality any more than Heatwave, who&#039;s equally easy-going, friendly, and optimistic, can be said to not have one, but I was more checking for possible mistakes than taste...)  --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 13:47, 11 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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Hup, my bad. Thanks for catching that! [[User:Ayellowbirds|Ayellowbirds]] 11:06, 22 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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Thanks for color correcting it, looks much better. My desktop bit the dust last week, and my netbook chokes on photoshop. [[User:Kookaburra|Kookaburra]] 01:22, 30 March 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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I&#039;m shocked you haven&#039;t put up BC Breakdown yet. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 16:34, 8 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:I just put up *a* Breakdown.  Really, I&#039;d prefer to stick to art rather than toy images.  Spark was an adrenaline rush exception.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 16:34, 8 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Special:Log/block&amp;amp;page=User:Jeysie|This seems rather uncalled for.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Thank you for your attention. --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 13:38, 9 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: Maybe you should have brought it up during the twenty-four hours in which she was banned, and not like a few minutes before it expired.  And it was certainly called for, considering the disrespect she was showing other users.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:15, 9 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::You called her a bitch.  Was that not disrespectful as well? - [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 16:43, 9 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::I think that was just me making an obvious point about her having talk page conversations &#039;&#039;entirely about other posters&#039;&#039;.  As usual, I make my points through sarcasm.  Jeysie wasn&#039;t being sarcastic or trying to illustrate a greater point when she told me to stop &amp;quot;mouthing off.&amp;quot;  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 17:21, 9 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::I&#039;m not upset about being banned. What I am upset about is that the reason it&#039;s so irritating trying to have a conversation with you is that you are constantly responding to people trying to make reasonable points with mocking rude responses, often ones that illustrate that the point was missed. So, I don&#039;t like &#039;&#039;your&#039;&#039; disrespectful attitude any more than you like mine.&lt;br /&gt;
:::Considering you actually make good points on the few occasions you turn off the mocking attitude and take the time to understand the points being made, it&#039;d make dealing with you a whole lot less frustrating if you&#039;d keep the attitude turned off all the time. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 16:57, 9 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::::Ahahaha Jeysie is telling me to stop having a mocking attitude!  I will mark that on my Jeysie-is-condescending calendar OH WAIT THERE IS NO ROOM --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 17:21, 9 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::::Can we stop this?  Both of you?  You&#039;re both highly devoted editors to this wiki and we don&#039;t need a long lasting feud.  Pretty Please? --[[User:Bluestreak7|Bluestreak7]] 17:28, 9 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::::::The kids don&#039;t like it when mommy and daddy fight.... --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 17:36, 9 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::::::Seconded. This is time and energy better spent on working on articles, and I&#039;ve seen enough from both of you to know that it would benefit the wiki greatly if you did that. -- [[User:Ayellowbirds|Ayellowbirds]] 17:40, 9 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::::::If Walky drops the attitude problem, there won&#039;t &#039;&#039;be&#039;&#039; a feud, because I&#039;ll have nothing to comment on to him, which will make me very happy.&lt;br /&gt;
:::::::The only reason I say anything at all is because I&#039;m tired of his attitude always making trying to discuss something on the wiki a stressful chore instead of something productive. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 17:44, 9 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::::::::This is silly. --[[User:NCZ|NCZ]] 17:48, 9 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::::::::Response to Walky: Maybe you&#039;re not aware, but I am on a different continent than you are. Different continent = different time zone = inability to respond at the same time as you Americans. And don&#039;t even TRY to shift the blame. --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 05:07, 10 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==New bot==&lt;br /&gt;
Can I get a bot tag for [[User:DNAVI]] please? abates said you were the man for the job. - [[User:Magnus Maximus|Magnus Maximus]] 02:25, 15 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Regarding TG Studios and the guy you banned ==&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Talk:TG Studios|You may want to check this out.]] --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 14:33, 29 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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Can you make Timelines sharkticon on wirte and put on a image ?&lt;br /&gt;
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== Squiggles! ==&lt;br /&gt;
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If by &amp;quot;squiggles&amp;quot;, you mean &amp;quot;Japanese&amp;quot;, toss me a copy of that translation, eh, my fine fellow? For the annotations, don&#039;tcha know! :) - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 10:30, 5 July 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: In the filecard for Primal Major and Alpha Supreme, Maggie translated the two non-English characters at the end of it, which mean &amp;quot;Shanghai.&amp;quot;  That&#039;s all she&#039;s done (per my specific request), so I don&#039;t have anything else to tell you. :) --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 10:35, 5 July 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::Ahh, that&#039;s still cool! I wouldn&#039;t have figured it out on my own! I have spotted at least one or two other bits of Japanese in there and was going to pester Spengler about them anyway. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 10:40, 5 July 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== King Starscream&#039;s bounty ==&lt;br /&gt;
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So, do I get it if I turn myself in? - [[User:King Starscream|King Starscream]] 12:55, 2 August 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Look! ==&lt;br /&gt;
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You suck! Along with most of the other administartors on this wiki. I can&#039;t believe you treat people the way you do. I&#039;ve been watching for a while, and I will tell you, that you&#039;re just an asshole! Why don&#039;t you grow up, and quit being a dick to everyone! Banning people for ridiculous reasons! Telling people their work is shit! In fact, I created this account just to confront you! GROW UP AND QUIT BEING A DICK! YOU&amp;quot;RE AN ASSHOLE! {{unsigned|Generations123|17:32, 11 August 2010 (EDT)}}&lt;br /&gt;
:The irony is staggering. --[[User:NCZ|NCZ]] 17:40, 11 August 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:: I think this guy deserves a Shortpacked! comic in his honor.--[[Special:Contributions/65.11.250.113|65.11.250.113]] 19:26, 29 August 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== My sandboxes ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Hiya David, I was wondering if you will take a look at my improved Primes sandbox (not that I&#039;m suggesting to retitle the article or anything, it&#039;s just the whim of my user space). I hadn&#039;t realized Marvel never uses the number 13, as it&#039;s been years since I read &amp;quot;Legacy of Unicron&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;Primal Scream&amp;quot;, one takes these things for granted now. Also, regarding Alpha Trion, I finally have a response again to yesterday&#039;s chat, I feel we can compromise on this: the only thing bugging people about him being a multiversal singularity is SG. As you suggested, we should wait: we should wait to see if Forest or Hasbro explain his actions in that continuity or if multiversal singularities don&#039;t apply to mirrorverses like SG and that Alpha is truely unique from the original Prime who&#039;s more likely than not the one from G1/RID/UT/TA/ROTF/WFC. [[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] 14:08, 12 August 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Scan request ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Since I can&#039;t find my copy of it at the minute, and since I know you had it out recent to scan that image of Rodimus Prime that&#039;s on the main page at the moment, might I trouble you to scan the panel from the third issue of the Marvel movie adaptation that features Hot Rod with a handful of energon sticks? On Junkion, when he&#039;s trying the universal greeting. Thanks! - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 04:59, 30 September 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Ultra Magnus ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I think we need to rewrite the Dreamwave section. It&#039;s kind of old TFwiki there with the super-condensed summary and lack of links to individual issues. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 16:04, 30 September 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Daleks ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Listen, if you want behind the scenes proof, When the Daleks first appeared in Doctor Who, they were called Daleks, Davros calling the casing Mark 3 Travel Machine never happed until the time of the Forth Doctor. The information on the page is WRONG.&lt;br /&gt;
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Oh, and by the way, Davros if a Doctor Who character. Detour is giving us information from fiction too. The comment is wrong.[[User:LordDalek|LordDalek]] 16:22, 16 October 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Something that might be of interest to the TFWiki... ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I think you&#039;ll find [http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/original-g1-scripts-designs-other-items-on-heritage-auction/20162/ this] to be rather interesting, as it may contain certain materials that would be decent additions to this Wiki. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 19:39, 8 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: Thanks.  I took some screencaps where I could.  We should tell [[Jim Sorenson]] these exist and maybe he has a million dollars.  (Or maybe just a hundred.  Not many bids on these, and who the hell even knows this auction site exists?)  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 22:33, 8 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::That site had some of the live-action movie props being auctioned either last year or earlier this year, IIRC. --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 22:45, 8 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:Should I/we let him know in his [[User talk:Jimsorenson|User Talk page]] about this? --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 14:09, 9 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Question &amp;amp; request==&lt;br /&gt;
How come we should keep &amp;quot;Junkion trader&amp;quot;? I wouldn&#039;t know of a source that makes it a canon designation and before the article even had the noname-nickname template. So, why keep a made-up name that&#039;s no longer needed?&lt;br /&gt;
: Also, if you have &#039;&#039;The Complet Ark&#039;&#039;, could you add an image of adult Chip Chase to his article? [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 13:15, 14 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:: Isn&#039;t &amp;quot;Junkion trader&amp;quot; from a magazine or something?  I don&#039;t think we made it up.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:43, 14 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:::I can&#039;t say anything about magazines (though I&#039;d wonder which magazine would bother to mention such an obscure &amp;quot;character&amp;quot;), but mostly, Derik, who made the article, had it marked as &amp;quot;nickname&amp;quot; from the start and left a reason for naming Junkion 1 &amp;quot;Junkion trader&amp;quot; on the Omniverse talk page. Altogether, I think it&#039;s not canon in any capacity. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 13:49, 14 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::::*clenches fist*  &#039;&#039;Derik&#039;&#039;!!  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:50, 14 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Another request (Junkion related)==&lt;br /&gt;
I figure that before I completely lose my sight looking for Junkion models in a sea of red &amp;amp; random, I should ensure someone will move the Junkion articles (currently 3) I&#039;ve been writing to their proper location. Would you be so kind? If the articles aren&#039;t clear enough on which model/character is described, there&#039;s a small extra description in the mainpic temapltes (that I just figured out don&#039;t show up on the actual page). Pretty please? [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 12:40, 17 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: I don&#039;t own the Complete Ark, so it will have to wait for someone to divulge that information.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 15:49, 17 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:: :( Well, I guess I could try pestering Sorenson about it. Sorry for bothering you. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 15:55, 17 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::: I have the Complete Ark, but I&#039;m finding your descriptions a little vague. I think I&#039;d need screen shots or comic panels or whatever to work out who you&#039;re talking about. - [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] 17:06, 17 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::::As I said, the mainpic template contains a &amp;quot;screenshot description&amp;quot; that should make it possible to track who is who. Otherwise, [[:Image:TFTM Junkions.JPG|the three most in front in order are: kisser, double-eye and mouthplate]]. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 17:09, 17 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Talk:Bulkhead (Prime) ==&lt;br /&gt;
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But every other kind of comment is allowed including swearing. The whole point of discussion pages is to discuss despite whether you think it&#039;s a waste. If it was in the wrong place then you should have said. -- [[User:Anythingspossibleforapossible|Anythingspossibleforapossible]] 09:46, 29 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: &amp;quot;He looks kind of purple when he&#039;s under certain lighting&amp;quot; is not something that&#039;s worth discussing.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 11:43, 29 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== This might silence those who question the WFC/Exodus/Prime continuity ==&lt;br /&gt;
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We finally have [http://www.unicron.com/news_item/2462/ official word] straight from the mouth of Hasbro itself that War for Cybertron, Exodus, and Prime are indeed in the same aligned continuity. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 16:16, 8 December 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:So... exactly what we had BEFORE. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 16:24, 8 December 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::Yeah, but, now we can point nonbelievers to the words directly, instead of them having to just take our word for it. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 16:33, 8 December 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:::So... exactly what we had BEFORE. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 16:39, 8 December 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:::On this very wiki: [[Hasbro_Q%26A/September_2010:_Answers]] --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 18:06, 8 December 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== I Am Sorry ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Hey look, I am here to apologize for the crap I have been saying. I was acting like a jerk for a while to you and It has really been haunting me recently. I know I need to work on my grammer, and I actually shouldn&#039;t posting anything since I am only in my second year in High School, and to be honest, I have only been a fan of TF for 9 years. I have really been a jerk recently and I just want to have a clean start now. I hope you understand. I am sorry, in other words, for all the crap I put you and this sight through.[[User:LordDalek|LordDalek]] 14:02, 22 December 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Walky..... ==&lt;br /&gt;
Care to tell me why you have blocked my IP? --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 06:11, 23 January 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:ItsWalky blocked your IP because of that Goldbug (IDW) toy deal of a few days ago. He may not have realized you were a regular contributor, but regardless, you should&#039;ve started a third/fourth debate rather than declare the first two void because their results don&#039;t strike with your view on &amp;quot;reality&amp;quot;. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 06:20, 23 January 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:: I blocked the anonymous IP who got into the edit war over removing Goldbug&#039;s toy info, which was just fucking obnoxious.  If that was you, then whoops.  Don&#039;t be a dickwad.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 09:16, 23 January 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== You have Lugnut? ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I&#039;ve heard about you reviewing him, did you obtain him at a Brick &amp;amp; Mortar store like Walmart or Target?  If so, which one (so the hunt may go on).  Or was it through eBay/&amp;quot;specialty&amp;quot; store, or overseas?  Moreso I&#039;m wondering if the &amp;quot;not yet released&amp;quot; tag should still be applied to the Hasbro version on [[Lugnut (TF 2010)|his page]]. [[User:Karhukjnsi|Karhukjnsi]] 23:28, 11 February 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: I got him from Big Bad Toy Store.  He has been seen in stores, but like many other toys these days, he&#039;s having trouble hitting saturation.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 07:45, 12 February 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Aw look==&lt;br /&gt;
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/David_Willis_(cartoonist)_(2nd_nomination) Your Wikipedia page is up for deletion].&lt;br /&gt;
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-Blackout-&lt;br /&gt;
:Yeah, a nomination you started. Big effing whup. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 04:04, 9 March 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::Which is why it got a SpeedyKeep and the deletion tag is already gone.  Nice try.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 11:52, 9 March 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Generations Scourge ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Ohhh, yes, I see now. I didn&#039;t realise that his head could extend so far up. I thought it was just the normal extension for his robot mode. Bit of a pain to push back down, though...&lt;br /&gt;
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Anyway, I apologise.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Thanks! ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Thank you for backing me up on the bolded-comma issue.  I knew all those things people said about you couldn&#039;t be true!  [[User:JW|JW]] 16:24, 21 April 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==A week?==&lt;br /&gt;
Don&#039;t you think that&#039;s a bit long for a regular editor to be banned? Far as I can tell, he didn&#039;t even get a warning. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 12:58, 29 April 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: It&#039;s not his first week-long ban.  And he&#039;s been warned (and banned) about this behavior before.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:07, 29 April 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::Don&#039;t you think that&#039;s a bit short since that&#039;s about the only thing he does? --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] 13:11, 29 April 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Iacon Archives==&lt;br /&gt;
Looking through the history of &amp;quot;Laserbeak (Cybertron)&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Revelations Part 3&amp;quot;, I see you were the one who called the archives the &#039;Iacon Archives&#039;. Where did you get this name from, as it is not in the comics? [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 17:45, 20 May 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: The archives appeared to be in Iacon.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 18:17, 20 May 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:: Could you elaborate on &amp;quot;appeared&amp;quot;? [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 03:02, 21 May 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::: Everything in the story happened in Iacon.  Or under Iacon.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 10:43, 21 May 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::: Not really, since Vector Prime and co. first hang out at Kalis and Kaon also gets namedropped at some point. So... I guess that means the Archives&#039; location can&#039;t be pinpointend any better than &amp;quot;somewhere on Cybertron&amp;quot;. Thanks for helping me! [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 16:14, 21 May 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==New User==&lt;br /&gt;
There I did everything you said also I don&#039;t know how to use user pages so I hope i&#039;m doing this right.[[User:Chubzhac|Chubzhac]] 23:35, 20 May 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==External Links==&lt;br /&gt;
Is it ok to use external links for titles such as &#039;&#039;Star Trek: Leonard McCoy, Frontier Doctor&#039;&#039;? -- [[User:Anythingspossibleforapossible|Anythingspossibleforapossible]] 00:15, 31 May 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: In what context?  I&#039;d really rather prefer most external links remain in the External links section.  I kinda hate when I click on a link in the body of an article, thinking there&#039;ll be something relevant on this site, only to be taken elsewhere. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 00:16, 31 May 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::That&#039;s a little contradictory since there are external links all over this site that isn&#039;t in the External Links section. So what specifically don&#039;t you like about it? Being misled into thinking you&#039;re going onto Lindsey Lohan&#039;s Wikipedia article, but instead go to Mandy Moore&#039;s? (or something like that) What I meant exactly was that in almost every issue&#039;s page there&#039;s an Advertisment section showing what else is from the same publisher (that&#039;s why I used &#039;&#039;Star Trek&#039;&#039; as an example). So could some of those advertisments have an external link to another wiki site that would specialise (or have more insight) in that particular title. I hope that was a little more straight foward and maybe a little easier to understand. -- [[User:Anythingspossibleforapossible|Anythingspossibleforapossible]] 13:16, 1 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Probation appeal ==&lt;br /&gt;
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So, the incident that led to my probation was proposing that [[Dead End (Animated)]] move to &amp;quot;Dead End (Timelines)&amp;quot; on the basis that that was his franchise-of-origin. I brought the issue up on the Allspark&#039;s &amp;quot;Major Wiki work&amp;quot; thread because I had no idea why it was reverted and I couldn&#039;t talk about it here (because of the probation thing). [http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?s=&amp;amp;showtopic=51208&amp;amp;view=findpost&amp;amp;p=1825571 The conclusion seemed to be] that I was &#039;&#039;technically&#039;&#039; correct, but the Wiki just didn&#039;t want to do it that way.&lt;br /&gt;
{{quote|The idea of moving the BotCon-exclusive Animated characters to a &amp;quot;Timelines&amp;quot; disambig is just one of those occasional instances where the instruction to &amp;quot;[[Help:Ignore all standards|ignore all standards]]&amp;quot; comes into play. Sometimes, it&#039;s just easier, more aesthetically pleasing, or just feels RIGHT to do things a certain way that may not be the way everything else is done.|[[Chris McFeely]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
I went about everything the right way, as far as I know. I put one move proposal tag on one page so it could be talked about. I gave a technically correct reason, &amp;quot;Franchise of origin. Like [[Cop-Tur (Timelines)]]&amp;quot;. I do my best to remember to not do what I have been hollered at for doing in the past, but seriously, I had no way of knowing I was stepping into an instance of &amp;quot;ignore all standards&amp;quot;. All you really had to do was revert my one move proposal with a big &amp;quot;We are ignoring all standards you moron!&amp;quot; in the change log. You would have felt better for hollering at me and I would have been clued in on what was going on and that would have been the end of it. So, can I please have my probation lifted? - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 18:59, 12 June 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==When the past comes to haunt you==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Vector Sigma Chamber]] - I have no clue how it could be written so that it&#039;s significantly different from the Vector Sigma page. You&#039;ve stated you believe it could be an article with its own worth. If you have time, would you please give the page its long needed update?&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Meanwhile, I have never been able to track down the source that the &#039;&#039;[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]&#039;&#039; is Shockwave&#039;s underwater base in the Marvel comics. You and Derik talked about the source being one of the letters pages, but would you have any idea which issue&#039;s letters page?&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
As an aside, [[TFWiki.net 2011 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Entries|this page]] is locked, which would be all fine and stuff if not for the handful of article links that can not be fixed anymore. Could you please remove all of them? [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 02:32, 15 June 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== New and ticked off ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I&#039;m new here. I have taken your suggestions into account, but there is one thing that still bothers me: no one else wants to help me. Can you lend a hand? --[[User:Ibreakthingz|The Breaker]] 19:24, 15 June 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Nope - Random IP number&lt;br /&gt;
::What do you need help with? --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 12:54, 20 June 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
Let me tell you, I am SUPER excited to help the guy who starts off by telling me he&#039;s ticked off.   --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:03, 20 June 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Oh man, sorry ==&lt;br /&gt;
I don&#039;t see any comments, only some guy asking about how the info and description of Cybertron should be. Sorry about the confusion. I actually don&#039;t think that I ever reverted it back O.o I don&#039;t remember that, I must have clicked on some wrong place or something. Again, sorry fellow Transformer-fan :) [[User:Luka1184|Luka1184]] 11:15, 29 June 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Dark of the Moon: Ship? ==&lt;br /&gt;
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What exactly did they use to explore the moon then? Just wondering, thanks. [[User:Autow1ngz|Autow1ngz]] 02:22, 5 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: The novelization calls the ship Ratchet and Optimus Prime take to the moon the &amp;quot;Atlax X,&amp;quot; a human-built craft.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 02:45, 5 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Whoops, what I meant to say was what did Optimus and Ratchet use to recover the comatose (boy I love that word after seeing it on Tfwiki) body of Sentinel? [[User:Autow1ngz|Autow1ngz]] 03:00, 5 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::No, in the finished film, they &#039;&#039;do&#039;&#039; use the Xantium to go to the moon. Prime announces in a voiceover at the beginning of the scene, &amp;quot;Xantium approaching Tranquility base&amp;quot;. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 05:42, 5 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::It feels weird, then, that they only really introduce the ship much later in the movie.--[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 10:34, 5 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::::Quite agreed. Seems fairly obvious that it was originally going to be a human-built endeavour (it&#039;s the &amp;quot;Ares V&amp;quot; in the comic), but then someone said &amp;quot;Why do they need a human rocket if our script already features a pre-existing Autobot spaceship as a plot point?&amp;quot;, and it got shoved in earlier without any real reworking of the later intro scene. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 11:38, 5 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Evac (Prime) ==&lt;br /&gt;
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At SDCC announced two new figures for a character called Evac, from the Prime franchise, should we wait until he makes an appearance in the show to create his own article? --[[User:Metroplex|Metroplex]] 20:58, 23 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Remember, one doesn&#039;t have to appear in the show to get a toy. -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 21:03, 23 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::I could have sworn that Evac was supposed to be a character for the new Transformers ride...[[Special:Contributions/98.209.73.178|98.209.73.178]] 21:28, 23 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::He&#039;s not from Prime, correct.  He&#039;s a new character created for the movie-based Transformers ride at Universal.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 22:23, 23 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== I need to tell you something. ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Hi. There&#039;s something that I&#039;ve been feeling a bit guilty about for a long time. You see, on a different account (which I will reveal the name of after you respond to make sure there are no hard feelings) I was quite rude. I was irrational, confused and upset. Afterwards, I left this site in guilt, and ashamed because I wasn&#039;t thinking rationally a few times while on my account. Do you think you can maybe accept my apology for my actions, because I feel like a horrible person for the silly things I brought up and got into. Would you please accept my apology? If you can&#039;t, well, that&#039;s okay too. If you don&#039;t get this, well, I just wanted to say I&#039;m sorry for being such a horrible person on such a good website. :( &lt;br /&gt;
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== Guilt ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Sorry, I was thinking about my previous heading &amp;quot;I need to tell you something&amp;quot; and I reliezed that although I ment it in a kind way, I thought it&#039;s possible that you could believe that to mean that I had some cruel things to say, which I did not. The message is still the same though! If it means anything, I would like to say you can be sure nothing like that could happen again with me. &lt;br /&gt;
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: I don&#039;t know who you are, but I guess we&#039;re all right.  It&#039;s hard to refuse an apology from an anonymous dude.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:12, 29 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Harrison Ford ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Was it rude? Horrifying even? Why did you undo my edit? An external reference isn&#039;t to much to ask for. Is it? -- [[User:Anythingspossibleforapossible|Anythingspossibleforapossible]] 19:39, 13 October 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: I addressed this on the talk page.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 19:55, 13 October 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Files on user pages ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I removed the images from my user page because of fair use, but nobody had removed them in the meantime because of this. So did I do right by taking them off or can I put them back? -- [[User:Anythingspossibleforapossible|Anythingspossibleforapossible]] 19:46, 23 October 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: I don&#039;t really understand what you&#039;re asking.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 23:35, 23 October 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::Let&#039;s try this again. On another wiki I added a pic to [http://youngjustice.wikia.com/index.php?title=User:Anythingspossibleforapossible&amp;amp;oldid=39022 my user page] and it was [http://youngjustice.wikia.com/index.php?title=User:Anythingspossibleforapossible&amp;amp;action=history removed]. [http://youngjustice.wikia.com/wiki/User_talk:Thailog#Using files on your own user page This is the reply I got when I inquired further]. If you still don&#039;t understand I&#039;ll just put them back. -- [[User:Anythingspossibleforapossible|Anythingspossibleforapossible]] 18:11, 24 October 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::Over here, you&#039;re allowed to upload one pic specifically for your userpage. On top of that, from what I gather, you can add other pics that already exist for article, but obviously don&#039;t go overboard. Hope that helps! --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 18:10, 24 October 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::::Thank you. -- [[User:Anythingspossibleforapossible|Anythingspossibleforapossible]] 18:11, 24 October 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== I noticed the BotCon Europe 2002 talk page ==&lt;br /&gt;
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Selective_deletion]&lt;br /&gt;
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Just being helpful. :) --[[User:Krafty|K-K-Krafty!]] 10:22, 11 November 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== About the caption bastard template... ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I do not understand why you added that (mean-spirited) template. It&#039;s only two captions, and if you looked at my contributions, you would have noticed that I added a lot of information. I thought captions were supposed to be a reward for all that work. Adding a twist on an overused joke is at least an attempt to make it fresh, rather than stating some variation of &amp;quot;this joke sucks now&amp;quot;, which is &#039;&#039;just&#039;&#039; as overused as plainly using an overused joke. [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 19:41, 6 January 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: I apologize for using the template.  I was going to write a more personal note, but remembered we had the template, forgetting how sharply worded it was.  You have not been a bad editor.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 20:42, 6 January 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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==A massive favour to ask==&lt;br /&gt;
Ive just started getting into your webcomics (im up to date on shortpacked and it wasnt until this morning i realised about you&#039;re earlier ones) but i have a huge favour to ask of you. I am currntly stuck with this stupid school laptop for a home computer which includes a school blocking system. While Shortpacked and Joyce and Walky sites are unaffected when i try to open dumbing of age it comes up with&lt;br /&gt;
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Is there anyway you could perhaps email me copies of the files for each update + all the ones so far. I can understand if you say no but i though there was no harm in asking--[[User:Mrgalvaprime|Mrgalvaprime]] 06:15, 17 January 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: I&#039;m sorry, but I cannot email you all my comics.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 22:12, 1 March 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
Oh well, it was a long shot anyway--[[User:Mrgalvaprime|Mrgalvaprime]] 03:47, 30 May 2012 (EDT) &lt;br /&gt;
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== Prime toys ==&lt;br /&gt;
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You wouldn&#039;t happen to know when exactly the &#039;&#039;Transformers: Prime&#039;&#039; toys are scheduled to be released, would you?[[Special:Contributions/71.255.172.244|71.255.172.244]] 19:59, 1 March 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: Transformers toys that aren&#039;t the first wave of product for a blockbuster movie don&#039;t tend to have release dates.  Stores will receive them and put them out at some point after that.  So I have no date for you.  However, I&#039;ve seen them out at some stores here for weeks, so the answer is &amp;quot;some time in the past, perhaps now, perhaps not until the future.&amp;quot;  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 20:10, 1 March 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
I haven&#039;t seen any toys in the stores, but thanks anyway.[[Special:Contributions/71.255.172.244|71.255.172.244]] 21:44, 1 March 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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The other convention-exclusive pink Arcee figure, they are availible on the web. How would I be able to get it without getting lead into a scam. I was hoping you or someone on this wiki would know how I would be able to get that toy. I didn&#039;t go to the convention.[[Special:Contributions/71.162.106.122|71.162.106.122]] 19:24, 4 March 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/transformers-prime-bumblebee-and-arcee-set?BR=496&amp;amp;ID=29273 --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 11:58, 5 March 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::Wow! Only $29.99. Thanks.&lt;br /&gt;
:::On Ebay, it costs $80.00.&lt;br /&gt;
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== what you said to me ==&lt;br /&gt;
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i will make sure i learn more english when i go to school today&lt;br /&gt;
: Mostly I hope they teach you about capital letters and punctuation.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 02:02, 19 March 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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It&#039;s kind of hard to do that all when you&#039;re using a wii like I am [[User:Jacktransformerdude|Jacktransformerdude]] 02:08, 19 March 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: If you&#039;re editing the wiki with something that makes it nigh-impossible to edit the wiki, you probably shouldn&#039;t edit the wiki.  I&#039;ve tried it on my cellphone before, and it&#039;s extremely difficult to get all of the various coding right, but if I can&#039;t edit the wiki correctly, I just don&#039;t edit the wiki.  Leaving a bunch of stuff that has to be deleted or completely overhauled is worse than not contributing at all.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:54, 19 March 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== The Fallen/Megatronus Prime artwork ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I wanted to have someone verify this before I uploaded it, but is [http://t4ak.roblox.com/daaf9f4eb9b33f115661eb4a7c849007 this] the concept art for the &#039;&#039;Aligned&#039;&#039; pre-Fallen version of Megatronus Prime, and if so is is usable? --[[User:King Starscream|King Starscream]] 15:23, 10 April 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: That&#039;s not exactly what we saw at Hasbro&#039;s panels.  It&#039;s not in the same style.  (It&#039;d look more like the Aligned Prima art, which is way more painterly.)  This looks like an artist&#039;s recreation from memory to me.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 17:07, 10 April 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::Thanks, just what I needed to know.  Off to search again. --[[User:King Starscream|King Starscream]] 16:53, 11 April 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::Pictures were not allowed of those guys.  If you somehow manage to find one, we wouldn&#039;t be able to use it.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 21:15, 11 April 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::::Gotcha.  Thanks anyway. --[[User:King Starscream|King Starscream]] 21:37, 17 April 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Prime Hot Shot toy image ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Not really sure why you replaced the photos that I already took for the toy with your own, (which are kind of faded, especially with the red) but whatever. Just kind of wondering why, though. &amp;lt;small&amp;gt;Well, there go my efforts... :/&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt; [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 23:19, 7 May 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: M Sipher overwrote my Kick-Over photos.  It happens.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 23:33, 7 May 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Reno Wilson ==&lt;br /&gt;
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If I sound impatient, I&#039;m sorry, but I&#039;ve explained the reasoning behind my edit to the Mudflap controversy several times over, and nobody has disagreed with me.  A couple users explained what it&#039;s supposed to mean, but it turns out that it&#039;s based on an incorrect assumption to begin with.  Both times that I&#039;ve I changed it, though, the edit has been reverted without an explanation.  If this is about my spate of edits to my own comments, then I&#039;m sorry, but I&#039;m just editing a minor note to be more factually accurate and less obtusely &amp;quot;snarky&amp;quot;.  How can I get it to stick? - [[User:Caswin|Caswin]] 17:00, 13 May 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: &amp;quot;Nobody has disagreed with me&amp;quot; is a pretty bold complaint, considering everyone on that talk page disagrees with you. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 18:08, 13 May 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::In my defense, that&#039;s a recent development.  Nobody &#039;&#039;had&#039;&#039; disagreed with me when I wrote that.  If anyone can prove me wrong or show that this is a special case, I&#039;ll shut up right now.  However, while I understand if it became personal at some point, I have to admit I don&#039;t see the point in defending the wording of one note so closely to begin with, at least not unless it&#039;s funnier than I thought. - [[User:Caswin|Caswin]] 18:12, 13 May 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::&amp;quot;Prove me wrong&amp;quot; is a red herring.  The entire discussion is a &amp;quot;Yeah-huh&amp;quot;/&amp;quot;Nuh-uh&amp;quot; dynamic.  You didn&#039;t understand the joke.  Everyone else did.  There&#039;s nothing left to prove or discuss.  Please, please, please move on to something else.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 20:31, 13 May 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==IDW==&lt;br /&gt;
Ok. Fine but can you edit Ratchet then if I do my edits too long because I&#039;ve been on it for quite awhile. Ed&lt;br /&gt;
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===IDW Whirl==&lt;br /&gt;
Hi there, I&#039;m not sure how else to get in touch with you.&lt;br /&gt;
Please don&#039;t include speculative conclusions to the Wiki. All that was written in MTMTE #6 regarding Whirl is that he was at one point an instructor, and that he changed his names a few times. Until it has been confirmed that Whirl IS or is not Jetstream, please don&#039;t state as such.  (apple pie)&lt;br /&gt;
: I don&#039;t think you grasp the difference between speculative conclusions and the Whirl/Jetstream deal.  Don&#039;t mess with those pages again.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 16:03, 27 June 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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===Nightracer Changes===&lt;br /&gt;
I got a note from you and am not sure the proper method for messaging or response to you, so I&#039;ll just say it here? You needn&#039;t have so drastically changed both entries for Nightracer. I deliberately created a new page for the cloned Nightracer so once more was known about both, they could both be altered accordingly. You seemed to edit both pages until they were to YOUR liking, rather than letting them evolve as needs be. Really, you created a lot of work for yourself, so please don&#039;t get upset and send me condescending messages when you could have simply fixed the new entry, and let me know how they work. It&#039;s not exactly easy to find instructions on how to &amp;quot;discuss&amp;quot; things, so assuming you know EXACTLY how everything should work and then talking down to a newer user doesn&#039;t really make you look very good.&lt;br /&gt;
: YOU needn&#039;t have so drastically changed Nightracer&#039;s entries.  That is my problem.  I am trying to revert.  As a new user, when you make many many changes to a page, to the point of moving the page itself, without asking about it first, I don&#039;t think you have a lot of room to get mad at someone else changing it a whole bunch to put it mostly back the way it was.  Next time, ask.  Certainly, at least, until you have a better grasp of how the wiki organizes information.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 10:08, 7 September 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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===Reverting All My Edits==&lt;br /&gt;
Okay, so maybe I should quit adding captions. But why do you keep undoing my major edits to character bio pages too? Okay, it shouldn&#039;t be an essay. But this is a Wikipedia, and it&#039;s the Transformers Wikipedia to boot; people come here for specific information. On Transformers.&lt;br /&gt;
[[User:Harley Quinn hyenaholic|Harley Quinn hyenaholic]] 10:49, 21 September 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: You are not adding specific information.  You are saying in fifteen paragraphs what the page is already saying in three paragraphs.  It is not only unnecessary, but makes the page worse.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 10:52, 21 September 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Secretary joke==&lt;br /&gt;
:I have no problem with acknowledging Arcee&#039;s less intense role in HM (note: I have yet to see about half of HM, so as for HM context I hardly have anything to say), but I question what is the joke&#039;s target: The Headmasters&#039;s writing... or secretaries and Japanese people? It&#039;s not just that joke, it&#039;s that this wiki has a small web of jokes and remarks relating to Arcee&#039;s job change that go beyond fair critique and into, well, bigotry. I&#039;m trying to imagine how the way the wiki trashes on Arcee&#039;s job change must read to someone who is a secretary. As the child of a (once) secretary, I do see it as an attack on the job itself. You can&#039;t really deny that - just look at the image description I&#039;ve changed that felt the need to specify the job warrior with &amp;quot;brave&amp;quot; as if being a secretary means you can&#039;t be brave (if this is HM context, it fails to specify that). Airazor&#039;s page used to have the same problem in her writeup about her gender in Japan. This also makes the joke gendered, given the usual associations of who does which job contrasted with the idea which job deserves more appreciation. For the other element of the joke that bugs me, I invite a look at BW Blackarachnia&#039;s note section. There&#039;s one at best humorous, at worst neutral treatment of an absolutely disgusting post on Blackarachnia&#039;s design process. The next note about Blackarachnia in Japan is written with much more condemnation while failing to convince me I&#039;m reading about something worse than the previous note. And then there&#039;s that eternal remark about Arcee in HM again that again fails to offer a proper and coherent story rather than inside-crowd cover-aggression. I could also talk about the &#039;joke&#039; showing up on TFA Arcee&#039;s page, which is kinda bull considering TFA had a bad-to-horrendous treatment of most of its female cast, Arcee included, but that&#039;s not commented on. No, what is commented on is a lesser worse treatment of G1 Arcee decennia ago in that awful country known as Japan.    &lt;br /&gt;
:That&#039;s why I want the joke changed. Not because the wiki shouldn&#039;t talk about the job change and sexist/gender stereotypical script motivations, but because I don&#039;t think a small cover-aggressive caption will be enough to do that without being sexist itself. And in the context of the entire wiki, because I feel critique on Japanese writing is handled considerably bolder than critique on American writing.&lt;br /&gt;
:All that said, I&#039;m taking a step aside from the above to thank you for the Arcee captions you&#039;ve added. They&#039;re a great addition to her article. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 07:09, 26 September 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::I&#039;ve yet to be convinced that you can tell the difference between making fun of bigotry and bigotry itself.  You seem to constantly believe one is the other, and suggest that just dealing with the subject directly is embracing it.  To that I say bullshit, and that&#039;s stupid.  You&#039;re not going to win that argument.  Making fun of stupid Transformers crap is what this wiki does, and &amp;quot;historically bad treatment of female characters&amp;quot; is not magically exempt from that.  &lt;br /&gt;
:: The way to fix this is not to dial back on the criticism of stupid crap.  If there are things you think we should lampshade but we are not, by all means, fix that. Animated Arcee already has a caption on her page talking about how she&#039;s just a prop. I added one to G1 Arcee&#039;s page last night about her less-than-stellar introduction into IDW continuity.  (Both those are English fictions, btw.)  &lt;br /&gt;
:: The &amp;quot;In Japan, I&#039;m a secretary!&amp;quot; is a caption that is as old as her page, and originally belonged to a screencap from her then-only appearance in which her leg had gotten blown off in the line of duty.  I don&#039;t think it&#039;s appropriate for the stock image for which it has substituted and could stand to be changed to match the image better.  But if you&#039;re going to level the pretty incendiary charge of &amp;quot;bigotry,&amp;quot; I think you could at least meet that serious charge with the footwork to determine the source and context of the content you&#039;re leveling the claim at.  Again, this is part of my concern that you assume the worst of others&#039; intentions without first attempting to understand them. Is a caption &amp;quot;bigotry&amp;quot; when it merely survived an earlier version of the page from a time when Animated Arcee didn&#039;t have the history she does now? Or do you just like throwing that damn word around because it&#039;s easy?  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 11:34, 26 September 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::You know what I don&#039;t get? That I can&#039;t simply say &amp;quot;this caption makes me uncomfortable&amp;quot; and that that is enough reason to change it (I could also add to that &amp;quot;these captions have &#039;&#039;always&#039;&#039; made me uncomfortable but I&#039;ve been too scared and confused to do something about most of them earlier&amp;quot;). Also I don&#039;t get why you keep making this as if I am attacking individuals. The only reason I contacted you and M Sipher is because you both returned something that makes me uncomfortable and rather than start an edit war with an admin or two because I&#039;d like to get a few things done before ever getting banned, I&#039;m trying to talk this over. Yes, I&#039;m using words as &amp;quot;bigotry&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;sexism&amp;quot;, because I don&#039;t think they&#039;re big words that should be reserved for the most extreme, clearly visible of cases. The moment it plays into a system (that makes the extreme cases possible), it qualifies. But I don&#039;t call &#039;&#039;anyone&#039;&#039; any of those words, because I don&#039;t believe these jokes/critiques are bad on their own, but bad in a system, and I don&#039;t hold anyone of this wiki responsible for that system. Why I don&#039;t look up histories of page jokes/remarks - I&#039;m not interested in who put it there and the reasons for it aren&#039;t really important either. All I&#039;m concerned about is what is there now and how it connects with other such comments all over the wiki. Individual excuses are just going to cloud the systematic problem&#039;s presence.&lt;br /&gt;
:::And believe me, it&#039;s &#039;&#039;not&#039;&#039; easy using those words, because they&#039;re words that are likely to cause unwarranted defensiveness that blocks out the entire function of those words of pointing out systematic problems. If I&#039;d go for easy, I&#039;d be ass-kissing my way into your good graces right now. &lt;br /&gt;
:::I hope you&#039;ll excuse me that I&#039;ll give a specific reply to &amp;quot;I&#039;ve yet to be convinced that you can tell the difference between making fun of bigotry and bigotry itself. You seem to constantly believe one is the other, and suggest that just dealing with the subject directly is embracing it.&amp;quot; (only). There&#039;s two things I know of that are important in this, and those are all needed: that ironic sexism ís a form of sexism and that femmephobia is a terrible way of &#039;battling&#039; sexism. That indeed puts a number of jokes and remarks around here in the same vein of bad as what they try to criticize. Call it a &#039;belief&#039; if you want to, I&#039;ll keep calling it &#039;What is Sexism 101&#039;. And lastly, it&#039;s nonsense that a caption can &#039;deal with a subject directly&#039;. Nearly all captions rely on background knowledge, but do not provide it themselves. That&#039;s why a number of them criticizing content fail. Notes and elaborate sections tend to provide better &#039;deal with a subject directly&#039;-stuff, but they&#039;re rare.&lt;br /&gt;
:::The thing is that I&#039;d love to rewrite/write about some of the problematic content and &#039;deal with the subject directly&#039; but I sincerely doubt that it would be appreciated. There was, for example, the matter of Override Prime&#039;s Primehood about a year ago that did not go down well. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 17:36, 26 September 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::::The problem is that you have a definition of &amp;quot;femmephobia&amp;quot; that others do not share, and so your claims of it aren&#039;t getting any traction.  I still can&#039;t comprehend how pointing out that Arcee&#039;s function in America is &amp;quot;Warrior&amp;quot; but her function in Japan is &amp;quot;Go-fer&amp;quot; is in any way being hateful of ladies.  Hear me out: I in no way want to diminish your feelings on a topic that you have a inside take on.  As a female, you will always have a better understanding of the experience, and as dudes the best we can do is listen and understand.  However, the problem is &#039;&#039;you are just one female.&#039;&#039;  You don&#039;t represent all of them.  I&#039;ve been doing webcomics about ladies and gay folks for forever, and if there&#039;s anything I&#039;ve learned over and over again it&#039;s that nobody agrees on what&#039;s offensive or sexist or bigoted.  I&#039;ve gotten yelled for jokes being construed as insensitive by a minority, while simultaneously a bunch of other folks from that same minority saying that other guy or gal is wrong and it was fine.  If commentary could be vetoed by one person who didn&#039;t like it, there wouldn&#039;t be any commentary ever.  And so while your word carries more weight on this topic due to circumstance of birth, your word will not always be Final.  It can&#039;t work that way.&lt;br /&gt;
::::You can make a plea for why that caption is dumb, and if others agree we can certainly yank it out, but other people can outvote you.  This wiki is a collaborative project and no one person can veto the decisions of the community, lest I remind you that we don&#039;t have an all-encompassing Sideways page.  Your best course of action is to find others who agree with you and get them involved here.  I bet you that on this topic the wiki would be willing to listen to a vocal minority (that is, consisting of more than one person).   --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 19:37, 26 September 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::::At any rate, I&#039;ve asked around: http://itswalky.tumblr.com/post/32361010306/a-question-to-the-ladies-who-follow-me-so (I want to emphasize through this exercise that while I may not agree with your take, I do take it seriously.)  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 20:17, 26 September 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::::Oh, I am familiar with your work and the controversies it causes. If I recall correctly, it was one of your comics that introduced me to the term &amp;quot;ableism&amp;quot;. Came in handy when the D-drama in the MLP: Friendship is Magic fandom started.&lt;br /&gt;
:::::I am also well-aware I am not the chosen representative of all of womanhood, nor did I present myself as such. I very much appreciate you asking others for their opinions, even though I didn&#039;t have to look to know what the general attitude would be. It&#039;s commendable you took the time to do this for me. Thank you.&lt;br /&gt;
:::::That said, you unintentionally brought up another possible &#039;both be happy&#039;-solution for this matter that doesn&#039;t require too much change I think. I don&#039;t know much about Arcee&#039;s role in HM, as said already, but if her role is so small that her job can be described as &amp;quot;gofer&amp;quot;, then all I request is that word to be used on the wiki instead of &amp;quot;secretary&amp;quot; for me to be, well, a lot more okay with the situation, and definitely the caption. Would that be possible (I accept &#039;no&#039;)? [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 14:05, 27 September 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::::::&amp;quot;Go-fer&amp;quot; is fine.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:43, 27 September 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Question ==&lt;br /&gt;
Alright, I probably seem like a little kid for asking this, but how do you think I did on the &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Prime - The Game|Prime - The Game]]&#039;&#039; page? -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]][[User Talk:Spydersix|&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;Use this!&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;]] 08:19, 31 October 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== &amp;quot;Home in&amp;quot; ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I don&#039;t understand how the merriam link disagrees with jalaguy; it specifically gives &amp;quot;a missile honing in on its target — Bob Greene&amp;quot; as an example.[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 16:01, 27 November 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: Yes, it gives examples of usage, but then spends a whole paragraph belaboring how it shouldn&#039;t be used.  The page defines it, but then tells you not to use it.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 22:34, 27 November 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:: I hadn&#039;t expected to start a mini-edit war with that note.  Thanks for the support! [[User:JW|JW]] 10:35, 28 November 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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I Looked it up and can&#039;t find anything on the Predacon bird from Car Robots. Can you please tell me where I can find the picture of the Predacon bird?[[User:Transfan 1992|Transfan 1992]] 19:50, 9 December 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: I seriously have no idea what the hell you are talking about.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 20:25, 10 December 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::He seems to be talking about some random shot cut from an [[The Decepticons|RID episode]]... [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 20:29, 10 December 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:::Then I am of no help.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 01:21, 11 December 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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: [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] has had [tfwiki.net/wiki/File:NOOOOO.jpg this] marked to be moved since May. No one&#039;s done so, so I&#039;d like to see if I you&#039;d approve of the move?--[[User:Spin-Out|Spin-Out]] 18:29, 27 July 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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EDIT-Thank you.[[User:Escargon|Escargon]] 17:06, 19 August 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Apologies ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Just saw your message. Just got rid of the link. Sorry about that.&lt;br /&gt;
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I didn&#039;t mean to break any rules, I just wanted to know what to do with the info.&lt;br /&gt;
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Wait until it airs?  Which is why the Predacons Rising page is LOCKED? --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 01:02, 17 September 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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Will do. Thanks again for the info. Also, as a side note, that&#039;s an &#039;&#039;awesome&#039;&#039; profile image you&#039;ve got on your page. Plus your art is awesome too; just checked your blog page. --[[User:Dean3|Dean3]] 02:48, 17 September 2013 (EDT)&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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==Things to say to you==&lt;br /&gt;
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Just some thing I&#039;ve been wanting to say to David...&lt;br /&gt;
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First off, you&#039;re a monumental asshole. You have an ego the size of a small planet and it&#039;s irritating watching you act like an important SOB when you&#039;re basically just a nobody.&lt;br /&gt;
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Second, your webcomics aren&#039;t funny. They&#039;re boring tripe that makes Penny Arcade look good(and believe me, Penny Arcade is garbage). Cyanide and Happiness is a funny webcomic, yours is not. Your &amp;quot;jokes&amp;quot; are painful, about like watching Michael Richards yell the n-word as a routine. You don&#039;t draw a comic, you draw an opinionated blog. I&#039;m not sure which name suits your crap better, &amp;quot;ShitPacked&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;ShortDicked&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Your liberalism and your love of Indiana get on my nerves. You jab at Mallard Filmore? Yeah, one shitty comic making fun of another shitty comic. Or are you just pissed that his gets in newspapers while you&#039;re JUST a webcomic? As to Indiana, I live here, and if it were up to me, the state would be walled off and none of the freaks living there allowed to interact with the rest of the planet. The state is about 3 decades behind the times. But something tells me even you know this otherwise you&#039;d still live here. I sure as hell do not live here by choice and as soon as I can, I&#039;m moving far away from this joke of a state. &lt;br /&gt;
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And your brand loyalty is typical fandom crap. You have Aaron Archer&#039;s rod so far down your throat it&#039;s unreal. And Aryan fucktard Michael Bay&#039;s rod has apparently joined it. I&#039;d say soemthing abotu Don Murphy but he was born without one. Actually, I can say something- he&#039;s Kevin &amp;quot;unfunny asshole&amp;quot; Smith with more body fat. Hasbro didn&#039;t give the film to a competent director, just a cheap one. And neither Speilberg or ILM have done anything useful in years. Give WETA, or even Tom Savini a chance and we wouldn&#039;t be getting Bionicle bots. You&#039;re afraid to not like a Hasbro product. No wonder they don&#039;t have to go out of the way to please the &amp;quot;fans&amp;quot;- you&#039;ll accept it no matter what. But hey, you personally have been sucking off incompetent British bonehead Simon Furman and his shitty stories for years. There are no gods in Transformers. Unicron was built by a monkey, little man. Furman is dog shit.&lt;br /&gt;
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And go figure this TF wiki is a joke full of misinformation, insults or outright lies- you&#039;re a mod here. You&#039;re never right. You&#039;re more of an incorrect pompous jerkoff than Defunct is. Right, ban me from editing, as if it would somehow matter, any info you don&#039;t agree with is pulled. You only have friends because people feel sorry for you. Me, I have no need. People are a commodity to be used and their wants only get in the way of what I&#039;m out for. Use them and drop them.&lt;br /&gt;
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Who am I? Go look who added a note about you on Encyclopedia Dramatica&#039;s Allspark page if you&#039;re not too lazy. As well as past AS, Kalidor, FIRRIB and Hooks entries(the hooks entry especially true). Oh, and just info on white people in general and that idiotic Nintendo Wii. I&#039;m not making it that easy for you.&lt;br /&gt;
: Is it my birthday?  This stuff &#039;&#039;feeds&#039;&#039; me.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 02:19, 9 January 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
: Duuuuude. Walky may be a dick, but I still &#039;&#039;like&#039;&#039; him for some inexplicable reason. You, on the other hand, are just one sore drama queen.--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 17:14, 9 January 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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: This is some of the most funny stuff I&#039;ve seen in a while. Comedy PLATINUM. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 02:30, 9 January 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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: Bwa ha ha ha ha.  Priceless.  I think someone needs to get off the internets for a few minutes. [[User:Chip|Chip]] 02:49, 9 January 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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: Wait, you mean I didn&#039;t get drunk and write this?  [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 05:47, 9 January 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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: I wish lame puns happened to me. [[User:Interrobang|Interrobang]] 20:08, 9 January 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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Why do I get the feeling that guy has been permanently banned?[[User:Florky Man|Mr. Florky]] 15:55, 28 January 2008 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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Wow, an Encyclopedia Dramatica troll. No need to be so harsh on Walky. I, too, like the Baybots, and, I happen to like Bionicle. Also, his Webcomic is one of my favorites. So, if you have nothing nice to say, never ever EVER come back here.--[[User:Dynamus Prime|Dynamus Prime]] 16:22, 30 March 2008 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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==BANNED==&lt;br /&gt;
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What the hell did I do to warrant a ban, exactly? As far as I&#039;m aware, I don&#039;t even think I broke any rules, and if I did, an official warning would be appropriate. I received no such warning. I was not here for trolling and you know that - you use that bullshit excuse to get people to ignore arguments you can&#039;t handle. But you, personally, who made this decision, know I&#039;m not a troll.&lt;br /&gt;
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This is fucking low. I had little enough respect for you down to your ranting against the fanbase, Willis, but this is a whole new level of buggery. If you&#039;re going to use your comic to rant against and discredit people you don&#039;t like, the least you can do is suck it up when people rant at you back, and not act like a control-freak child.&lt;br /&gt;
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I really don&#039;t think you&#039;re aware of your own actions anymore.&lt;br /&gt;
*Do the words [[Wikipedia:WP:NPA|no personal attacks]] mean anything to you? -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 00:18, 4 August 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
:: Do the words &amp;quot;warning before ban&amp;quot; mean anything to you? Rulemongering doesn&#039;t justify a decision anyway, since Walky is one of the people making the rules. There were plenty of personal attacks leveled at me, but I did not report them officially.&lt;br /&gt;
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::I really find it hard to believe that you think it&#039;s completely on a rational level of discourse to claim that the comic strip I draw is about child pornography.   If I&#039;m not mistaken about your identity, you&#039;ve been banned from almost every single Transformers web board you&#039;ve had an acquaintance with, and I&#039;m only doing this place a favor by getting rid of you.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 00:22, 4 August 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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::: That&#039;s not an excuse. I will openly admit I HAVE been banned from several forums, but only because I repeatedly opposed the staff on each and every one of them; and with good cause, they all have roughly the same problem. People bully others either into liking the movie or to agree with the kind of views you promote - and since nobody can directly attack or discredit anyone, these people(and you are) are left to their methods.&lt;br /&gt;
::: For your current decision to be validated, the admins of those boards, boards which are influenced in turn by your anti-fan attitude, would have to be near 100% correct in their decisions, and those decisions would have to occur within a context that would map exactly onto here. Any rational moderator does not base their decisions so much off performance on other boards, especially when it&#039;s not even a messageboard they&#039;re operating. Two different media. I have openly said I despise all active Transformers boards for their level of authoritarianism, yet level of tolerance towards the pushing of certain viewpoints.&lt;br /&gt;
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::: Not to mention that you&#039;re still operating under the fallacy of Appeal to Majority - that alone means I shouldn&#039;t really even have to counter you.&lt;br /&gt;
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::: And don&#039;t even use the &amp;quot;CHILD PORNOGRAPHY&amp;quot; thing as an excuse. Again, any rational moderator would warn several times before a ban, I personally reversed that edit even though it was obviously intended to be a joke as anyone reading this knows what pile&#039;o&#039;bile already is. You have no justification for what you did, but your ego is too big to realise you can actually do wrong with your power. You&#039;ll never admit it, but I wouldn&#039;t be surprised if some part of you is pissed that I defeated some of your ramblings, whether they were directly written by you or encouraged by you, it&#039;s still the kind of guff you normally blew, and I managed to defeat it. You, and the mods of the big sites will always have your ban buttons - but you will NEVER be able to justify your actions to me. That&#039;s how I know that I&#039;m in the right, at least in situations like this - solidly backed justification is almost always absent.&lt;br /&gt;
:::: Personal attacks + deleting comments in response to you = banno  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 00:36, 4 August 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
:::: P.S. Sign your posts.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 00:36, 4 August 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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::::: I have never intentionally deleted comments in response to me. I just moved one recently as it was in the middle of a paragraph of text. Not to mention that happened after you banned my original IP. Personal attacks alone are not grounds enough for a ban, especially when you&#039;re doing an awful, awful lot to be mercilessly torn into. &lt;br /&gt;
Need I point out that once again, you are unable to defend yourself properly? When does the &amp;quot;You&#039;re insane?&amp;quot; come? Ganging up of all your little friends since a majority always means you&#039;re right?&lt;br /&gt;
Do you even realise what a fascist shithead you sound like? Just because you&#039;re an admin of a place doesn&#039;t give you a free pass to be a dick with it. There&#039;s a difference between what you can do and what you should do that you don&#039;t seem to have learned yet. [[User:67.159.44.88|67.159.44.88]]&lt;br /&gt;
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TRUTH****!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111twelve  FUCKING FASCIST PIGCOP NAZI WIKIPEDO &#039;&#039;&#039;ASSHOLE&#039;&#039;&#039;  [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 00:32, 4 August 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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:: My gosh, now that I have seen someone mock the notion, it MUST be untrue. Please, where can I learn these 1337 debating skills?&lt;br /&gt;
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:::Dude, I&#039;ve been banned from twice as many forums as you, guaranfuckingteed, but they still let me post here because I&#039;m not as goddamn retarded as you are.  [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 00:34, 4 August 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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:::: And can you demonstrate exactly how I&#039;m more retarded than you? Or are you just, Walky style, dropping weighted terms to discredit someone&#039;s point of view without even trying?&lt;br /&gt;
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:::::1. Hoop doesn&#039;t delete other people&#039;s comments on talk pages. 2. He actually signs his posts, which you&#039;ve been asked to do many times, but haven&#039;t caught on. --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] 00:40, 4 August 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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:::::: I didn&#039;t delete anything. If I did, it was an accident because someone posted right in the middle of text it wasn&#039;t meant to be in the middle of. Not signing my posts doesn&#039;t make me retarded since it&#039;s blatant when I&#039;m saying something. --[[User:67.159.44.88]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Actually - come to think of it, you make fun of the idea that anyone running a site can be Nazi, yet you still mention you got banned from many forums. Does that perhaps mean that you genuinely got banned for being an asshole and not opposing the staff/local clique like I did?&lt;br /&gt;
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:&#039;&#039;any rational moderator would warn several times before a ban&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
:Not true, some things are auto-ban.  I don&#039;t think you &#039;&#039;did&#039;&#039; any of them, but I&#039;m just saying.&lt;br /&gt;
:Dude- you got an expedited ban because you showed no signs of contrition, argued every point, used personal insults, refused to sign your posts even when &#039;&#039;&#039;repeatedly asked to&#039;&#039;&#039; (I had to go back into history and dig out which incoherent chunks of text where yours, because the posts weren&#039;t hierarchied properly so the debate was really hard to follow.  This is why signin posts is important dumbfuck.)&lt;br /&gt;
:And ultimately you got banned because you were making a major nuisance of yourself in &#039;&#039;without&#039;&#039; any correlating &#039;&#039;&#039;contribution&#039;&#039;&#039; to justify keeping you around.  You&#039;re a negative.  You edited 3 articles- Fandom, Shortpacking and Ruined Forever- and &#039;&#039;all&#039; of those edits got reverted because they either flames or crappy jokes that make the articles &#039;&#039;worse&#039;&#039;.  Even if I were to (generously) believe you didn&#039;t intend to start a fight, you picked the 3 flamebaitiest articles you could find and masturbated across them.  &#039;&#039;Allah forfend&#039;&#039; you should write an &#039;&#039;episode summary&#039;&#039; or something.&lt;br /&gt;
:Unrelated- Walky can Talk:Fandom be semi-protected instead of full?  Loserbot isn&#039;t registered. -[[User:Derik|Derik]]01:06, 4 August 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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==On an unrelated note: Thank you.==&lt;br /&gt;
I know this is an odd place to say it, but I figured if I only said it once, it wouldn&#039;t be a bother so here goes: Thank You. Shortpacked is hilarious, and when not laughing, I&#039;m agreeing with alot of the statements the main character makes. (and feeling like I was the only one who noticed some of them, like the one about General Discussions.) I also noticed your a Hot Shot fan, which is also awesome. I also noticed its due to the efforts of you and other people here that the move was made from Wikia to Tfwiki, which was a good idea so I also want to say a long overdue thank you for doing that as well, and finally: thanks for doing what you can for this site, because without this site, I&#039;d be out of the loops on Club Exclusive things, and other Misc. Transformers related content. I go here frequently for information (or lolz) and I&#039;m quite sure not only me but many others are grateful to you and all others who help contribute to this place.--[[User:Chipmonk328|Chipmonk328]]&lt;br /&gt;
:Thanks, and we do our best!  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:08, 4 January 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
I love it too. Ive been going through the archives and im up to the part where amber gets a bit of a makeover and ive loved every second of it --[[User:Mrgalvaprime|Mrgalvaprime]] 17:25, 14 January 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
only webcomic I read daily.--&lt;br /&gt;
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==Tulsa, Oklahoma==&lt;br /&gt;
Sorry to bother you (I tried to avoid saying something again sense I already did the &#039;Thank  you&#039; earlier, but I HAD to ask about this). Had nothing better to do so I&#039;ve been reading shortpacked&#039;s full archive beginning to end today. (Well I&#039;m currently on July 6 2009 to be fair) and I noticed something that I just HAD to ask about. I&#039;ve noticed once you mentioned Oklahoma. I ignored it the first time but then later you said &amp;quot;Tulsa&amp;quot;. Now you got me curious, because I live in Tulsa and thus wondered what made you decide to choose to mention here of all places, sense basically nothing ever happens here. (Aside from the occasional Convention and the recent BOK center. Granted I may be moving to Florida in a few years..I really  hope so. Been here my whole life and its boring) Just thought I&#039;d ask, before curiosity drove me nuts. Keep up the good work on the comic, peace.--[[User:Chipmonk328|Chipmonk328]]&lt;br /&gt;
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EDIT: haha on second thought..maybe I should&#039;ve said this at Walkypedia..or do you even go there? (I&#039;d assume you do.) Oh well, my mistake I guess. Hope you&#039;ll still answer my question regardless. lol--[[User:Chipmonk328|Chipmonk328]]&lt;br /&gt;
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You said: &amp;quot;We revert that back to Starscream every time you change it for a reason.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:Well that&#039;s just great since that is my first contribution to that page.  And the picture itself says Skywarp so I was just making both consistent.  I&#039;ll change the pic to Starscream as well.--[[User:MistaTee|MistaTee]] 11:22, 14 January 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:: Ah, sorry.  Got you confused with Blackout, who was also changing it to Skywarp.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 11:28, 14 January 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::: No prob.  Just re-uploaded the image with starscream in the name rather than skywarp.  The old one now has the delete tag.  Thanks. --[[User:MistaTee|MistaTee]] 11:33, 14 January 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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More vandalism, on Nekomimi A/B, section animated..I think? caption didn&#039;t seem right..&lt;br /&gt;
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== Independent Wikis ==&lt;br /&gt;
Hello Walky. This is Archaic, webmaster of Pokémon fansite Bulbagarden, and its associated wiki Bulbapedia. I sent you an email about 2 weeks ago (to the address linked on both your webcomics) regarding an idea I&#039;ve recently been playing around with of a co-operative of independent wikis. I understand that you&#039;ve been rather busy recently, so I just wanted to check if you had received that email or not, and if you might be interested in contributing your thoughts to the matter? --[[User:Archaic|Archaic]] 20:24, 25 January 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: I did receive it!  I&#039;m sorry for not answering swiftly.  Our answer depends on how much interaction you are looking for.  Part of the appeal of leaving Wikia was breaking free of the mandatory link chain to &amp;quot;related wikis&amp;quot; that they put at the bottom of our frontpage.  Our frontpage is now our own.  That&#039;s not something I think we&#039;re interested in.  We are, though, all in favor of people starting up their own wikis instead of depending on those lying Wikia assmongers.  (to coin a phrase)  But, I can&#039;t speak for the people here who help maintain this wiki and how much they would be willing to lend a hand.  So, uh, the answer to your question at the moment is: &amp;quot;I don&#039;t know?&amp;quot;  Um.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 20:47, 25 January 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::Heh, no worries. We&#039;re all fairly busy at this time of year. For now, we&#039;re going full steam ahead with a limited version of this idea, focusing specifically on wikis linked to Nintendo franchises, which we&#039;re likely to launch within a couple of weeks. Perhaps it might be easiest if I&#039;m able to show you what we&#039;re doing there? While we&#039;re doing quite a bit of integration between the partner wikis for this limited network, I&#039;d imagine that any more general grouping of independent wikis would have to be a lot less so, if only for logistical reasons. As I mentioned in the email, it&#039;s all fairly up in the air right now. A lot of brainstorming, but not a lot of actual action at this point. --[[User:Archaic|Archaic]] 15:15, 26 January 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:::If I may weigh in... basically, while I wager most (if not all) of us are individually supportive of any wikis that break free of Wikia, when it comes to linking on this wiki we generally only stick to links that add information to our articles, such as TFU.info, Marvel Universe TF profiles, Wookieepedia and GI Joe sites for Star Wars and GI Joe crossovers, etc. So unless there&#039;s some crossover connection between Pokemon and TF that we missed, I don&#039;t see that we can help, because we don&#039;t have anything that would need a link to your wiki. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 15:35, 26 January 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::::What, not even with that page you have on Pokéformers? ;) Seriously though, I think you might have misunderstood what I was suggesting. I&#039;m not looking at a 2-way affiliation or link here. Instead, what I&#039;ve been investigating is much closer to what Walky has in Blank Label Comics for his webcomics. An alliance of wikis united by a common purpose. Exactly how far one would take that is the real question. I certainly wouldn&#039;t expect a link to every wiki in such a network on the front page of any wiki in it. As you&#039;ve rightly pointed out, you value the independence you&#039;ve regained after breaking from Wikia, and any such network would have to be very careful to maintain that for all sites while still offering something meaningful. *shrugs* Like I said, all very much pie-in-the-sky kind of vague ideas right now, just exploring possibilities. --[[User:Archaic|Archaic]] 20:47, 26 January 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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:::::I don&#039;t know if you&#039;ve heard, but wikia has decided to make a change (mandatorily!) that is 100 times worse than what drove you guys to a new server. I am interested in finding info on how you guys actually performed your move, and what would need to be done before, during, and after to make it work. If you could give me even a link (so that I can show others), that would be hugely helpful.&lt;br /&gt;
:::::If you could message me on my wikia talk page (yes, I know), that would be most appreciated. Thanks![[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 10:18, 28 September 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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:: &#039;&#039;Hey, were you the [http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Tales_of_the_Fallen_issue_5&amp;amp;diff=414380&amp;amp;oldid=413827 guy who called a dude a schmuck for no real reason], and so then he [http://shortpacked.livejournal.com/593224.html?thread=14980936#t14980936 quit this wiki] because he was treated like shit?  You don&#039;t get a vote.  Especially since you think Florida and Cuba are separated by a friggin&#039; river.  (Anyway, I vote against rhyming in the Headmasters section.)  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:07, 8 February 2010 (EST)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
Yes because he was considering the entry was as bare and snarky as possible (You&#039;re hardly the soul of discretion all the time yourself sir) . And remarkably, being from a good distance across the planet, I don&#039;t know where everything is situated on that side of the world so the assumption of he ran into a river instead of the atlantic ocean, while my own fault I&#039;ll admit, is fairly understandable. But if I&#039;m not aloud to voice my opinion cause a guy you don&#039;t know told you something about another guy you don&#039;t know, then tell me now please, save me trying to vote on something again. (I&#039;m being completely serious by the way, if that&#039;s the case, I want to know). All the best.  [[User:Eire]] 01.33 Feb 09 2010 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
::: When your opinion is &amp;quot;the guy who created this page is a schmuck,&amp;quot; then you&#039;re probably going to get some flak for said opinion.  It&#039;s not like the page was horribly put together.  It was just abbreviated and snarky.  It wasn&#039;t called for.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 21:52, 8 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Guess who&#039;s back..... ==&lt;br /&gt;
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[[User:Masterman666]]&lt;br /&gt;
--[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 12:45, 11 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: Remind me who he is, again?  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 12:54, 11 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::[[User:Masterman555]]. Banned for flaming and using a sockpuppet. --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 13:01, 11 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:::Then bye-bye, then! --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:15, 11 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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Isn&#039;t Topspin the one with no personality? (Or was it a ref to Breakaway being Mister Likes-Everyone-Nice-Guy?) --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 13:13, 11 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: Topspin doesn&#039;t like being used, and ripped Kickback&#039;s spark out of him in angry fury.  That&#039;s more than Breakaway ever emoted.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:16, 11 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::Plus, his utter devotion to Alpha Trion was also more characterization than Breakaway got. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 13:19, 11 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:::Fair enough... it&#039;s just that since Topspin was always the one with the &amp;quot;No personality&amp;quot; cracks in his page (and the one who&#039;s profile specifically says he&#039;s had his personality and will crushed out) it seemed potentially out of place, so I figured I&#039;d ask.&lt;br /&gt;
:::(Personally I admit I wouldn&#039;t claim Breakaway (who did a fair bit of pep-talking everyone) has no personality any more than Heatwave, who&#039;s equally easy-going, friendly, and optimistic, can be said to not have one, but I was more checking for possible mistakes than taste...)  --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 13:47, 11 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== RE: Divebomb ==&lt;br /&gt;
Hup, my bad. Thanks for catching that! [[User:Ayellowbirds|Ayellowbirds]] 11:06, 22 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Red Alert image ==&lt;br /&gt;
Thanks for color correcting it, looks much better. My desktop bit the dust last week, and my netbook chokes on photoshop. [[User:Kookaburra|Kookaburra]] 01:22, 30 March 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Mainpage logos==&lt;br /&gt;
I&#039;m shocked you haven&#039;t put up BC Breakdown yet. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 16:34, 8 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:I just put up *a* Breakdown.  Really, I&#039;d prefer to stick to art rather than toy images.  Spark was an adrenaline rush exception.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 16:34, 8 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== I can&#039;t think of a suitable title to put here right now..... ==&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Special:Log/block&amp;amp;page=User:Jeysie|This seems rather uncalled for.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Thank you for your attention. --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 13:38, 9 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: Maybe you should have brought it up during the twenty-four hours in which she was banned, and not like a few minutes before it expired.  And it was certainly called for, considering the disrespect she was showing other users.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:15, 9 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::You called her a bitch.  Was that not disrespectful as well? - [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 16:43, 9 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::I think that was just me making an obvious point about her having talk page conversations &#039;&#039;entirely about other posters&#039;&#039;.  As usual, I make my points through sarcasm.  Jeysie wasn&#039;t being sarcastic or trying to illustrate a greater point when she told me to stop &amp;quot;mouthing off.&amp;quot;  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 17:21, 9 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::I&#039;m not upset about being banned. What I am upset about is that the reason it&#039;s so irritating trying to have a conversation with you is that you are constantly responding to people trying to make reasonable points with mocking rude responses, often ones that illustrate that the point was missed. So, I don&#039;t like &#039;&#039;your&#039;&#039; disrespectful attitude any more than you like mine.&lt;br /&gt;
:::Considering you actually make good points on the few occasions you turn off the mocking attitude and take the time to understand the points being made, it&#039;d make dealing with you a whole lot less frustrating if you&#039;d keep the attitude turned off all the time. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 16:57, 9 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::::Ahahaha Jeysie is telling me to stop having a mocking attitude!  I will mark that on my Jeysie-is-condescending calendar OH WAIT THERE IS NO ROOM --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 17:21, 9 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::::Can we stop this?  Both of you?  You&#039;re both highly devoted editors to this wiki and we don&#039;t need a long lasting feud.  Pretty Please? --[[User:Bluestreak7|Bluestreak7]] 17:28, 9 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::::::The kids don&#039;t like it when mommy and daddy fight.... --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 17:36, 9 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::::::Seconded. This is time and energy better spent on working on articles, and I&#039;ve seen enough from both of you to know that it would benefit the wiki greatly if you did that. -- [[User:Ayellowbirds|Ayellowbirds]] 17:40, 9 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::::::If Walky drops the attitude problem, there won&#039;t &#039;&#039;be&#039;&#039; a feud, because I&#039;ll have nothing to comment on to him, which will make me very happy.&lt;br /&gt;
:::::::The only reason I say anything at all is because I&#039;m tired of his attitude always making trying to discuss something on the wiki a stressful chore instead of something productive. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 17:44, 9 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::::::::This is silly. --[[User:NCZ|NCZ]] 17:48, 9 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::::::::Response to Walky: Maybe you&#039;re not aware, but I am on a different continent than you are. Different continent = different time zone = inability to respond at the same time as you Americans. And don&#039;t even TRY to shift the blame. --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 05:07, 10 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==New bot==&lt;br /&gt;
Can I get a bot tag for [[User:DNAVI]] please? abates said you were the man for the job. - [[User:Magnus Maximus|Magnus Maximus]] 02:25, 15 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Regarding TG Studios and the guy you banned ==&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Talk:TG Studios|You may want to check this out.]] --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 14:33, 29 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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Can you make Timelines sharkticon on wirte and put on a image ?&lt;br /&gt;
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== Squiggles! ==&lt;br /&gt;
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If by &amp;quot;squiggles&amp;quot;, you mean &amp;quot;Japanese&amp;quot;, toss me a copy of that translation, eh, my fine fellow? For the annotations, don&#039;tcha know! :) - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 10:30, 5 July 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: In the filecard for Primal Major and Alpha Supreme, Maggie translated the two non-English characters at the end of it, which mean &amp;quot;Shanghai.&amp;quot;  That&#039;s all she&#039;s done (per my specific request), so I don&#039;t have anything else to tell you. :) --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 10:35, 5 July 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::Ahh, that&#039;s still cool! I wouldn&#039;t have figured it out on my own! I have spotted at least one or two other bits of Japanese in there and was going to pester Spengler about them anyway. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 10:40, 5 July 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== King Starscream&#039;s bounty ==&lt;br /&gt;
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So, do I get it if I turn myself in? - [[User:King Starscream|King Starscream]] 12:55, 2 August 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Look! ==&lt;br /&gt;
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You suck! Along with most of the other administartors on this wiki. I can&#039;t believe you treat people the way you do. I&#039;ve been watching for a while, and I will tell you, that you&#039;re just an asshole! Why don&#039;t you grow up, and quit being a dick to everyone! Banning people for ridiculous reasons! Telling people their work is shit! In fact, I created this account just to confront you! GROW UP AND QUIT BEING A DICK! YOU&amp;quot;RE AN ASSHOLE! {{unsigned|Generations123|17:32, 11 August 2010 (EDT)}}&lt;br /&gt;
:The irony is staggering. --[[User:NCZ|NCZ]] 17:40, 11 August 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:: I think this guy deserves a Shortpacked! comic in his honor.--[[Special:Contributions/65.11.250.113|65.11.250.113]] 19:26, 29 August 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== My sandboxes ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Hiya David, I was wondering if you will take a look at my improved Primes sandbox (not that I&#039;m suggesting to retitle the article or anything, it&#039;s just the whim of my user space). I hadn&#039;t realized Marvel never uses the number 13, as it&#039;s been years since I read &amp;quot;Legacy of Unicron&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;Primal Scream&amp;quot;, one takes these things for granted now. Also, regarding Alpha Trion, I finally have a response again to yesterday&#039;s chat, I feel we can compromise on this: the only thing bugging people about him being a multiversal singularity is SG. As you suggested, we should wait: we should wait to see if Forest or Hasbro explain his actions in that continuity or if multiversal singularities don&#039;t apply to mirrorverses like SG and that Alpha is truely unique from the original Prime who&#039;s more likely than not the one from G1/RID/UT/TA/ROTF/WFC. [[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] 14:08, 12 August 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Scan request ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Since I can&#039;t find my copy of it at the minute, and since I know you had it out recent to scan that image of Rodimus Prime that&#039;s on the main page at the moment, might I trouble you to scan the panel from the third issue of the Marvel movie adaptation that features Hot Rod with a handful of energon sticks? On Junkion, when he&#039;s trying the universal greeting. Thanks! - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 04:59, 30 September 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Ultra Magnus ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I think we need to rewrite the Dreamwave section. It&#039;s kind of old TFwiki there with the super-condensed summary and lack of links to individual issues. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 16:04, 30 September 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Daleks ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Listen, if you want behind the scenes proof, When the Daleks first appeared in Doctor Who, they were called Daleks, Davros calling the casing Mark 3 Travel Machine never happed until the time of the Forth Doctor. The information on the page is WRONG.&lt;br /&gt;
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Oh, and by the way, Davros if a Doctor Who character. Detour is giving us information from fiction too. The comment is wrong.[[User:LordDalek|LordDalek]] 16:22, 16 October 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Something that might be of interest to the TFWiki... ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I think you&#039;ll find [http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/original-g1-scripts-designs-other-items-on-heritage-auction/20162/ this] to be rather interesting, as it may contain certain materials that would be decent additions to this Wiki. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 19:39, 8 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: Thanks.  I took some screencaps where I could.  We should tell [[Jim Sorenson]] these exist and maybe he has a million dollars.  (Or maybe just a hundred.  Not many bids on these, and who the hell even knows this auction site exists?)  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 22:33, 8 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::That site had some of the live-action movie props being auctioned either last year or earlier this year, IIRC. --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 22:45, 8 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:Should I/we let him know in his [[User talk:Jimsorenson|User Talk page]] about this? --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 14:09, 9 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Question &amp;amp; request==&lt;br /&gt;
How come we should keep &amp;quot;Junkion trader&amp;quot;? I wouldn&#039;t know of a source that makes it a canon designation and before the article even had the noname-nickname template. So, why keep a made-up name that&#039;s no longer needed?&lt;br /&gt;
: Also, if you have &#039;&#039;The Complet Ark&#039;&#039;, could you add an image of adult Chip Chase to his article? [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 13:15, 14 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:: Isn&#039;t &amp;quot;Junkion trader&amp;quot; from a magazine or something?  I don&#039;t think we made it up.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:43, 14 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:::I can&#039;t say anything about magazines (though I&#039;d wonder which magazine would bother to mention such an obscure &amp;quot;character&amp;quot;), but mostly, Derik, who made the article, had it marked as &amp;quot;nickname&amp;quot; from the start and left a reason for naming Junkion 1 &amp;quot;Junkion trader&amp;quot; on the Omniverse talk page. Altogether, I think it&#039;s not canon in any capacity. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 13:49, 14 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::::*clenches fist*  &#039;&#039;Derik&#039;&#039;!!  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:50, 14 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Another request (Junkion related)==&lt;br /&gt;
I figure that before I completely lose my sight looking for Junkion models in a sea of red &amp;amp; random, I should ensure someone will move the Junkion articles (currently 3) I&#039;ve been writing to their proper location. Would you be so kind? If the articles aren&#039;t clear enough on which model/character is described, there&#039;s a small extra description in the mainpic temapltes (that I just figured out don&#039;t show up on the actual page). Pretty please? [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 12:40, 17 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: I don&#039;t own the Complete Ark, so it will have to wait for someone to divulge that information.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 15:49, 17 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:: :( Well, I guess I could try pestering Sorenson about it. Sorry for bothering you. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 15:55, 17 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::: I have the Complete Ark, but I&#039;m finding your descriptions a little vague. I think I&#039;d need screen shots or comic panels or whatever to work out who you&#039;re talking about. - [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] 17:06, 17 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::::As I said, the mainpic template contains a &amp;quot;screenshot description&amp;quot; that should make it possible to track who is who. Otherwise, [[:Image:TFTM Junkions.JPG|the three most in front in order are: kisser, double-eye and mouthplate]]. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 17:09, 17 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Talk:Bulkhead (Prime) ==&lt;br /&gt;
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But every other kind of comment is allowed including swearing. The whole point of discussion pages is to discuss despite whether you think it&#039;s a waste. If it was in the wrong place then you should have said. -- [[User:Anythingspossibleforapossible|Anythingspossibleforapossible]] 09:46, 29 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: &amp;quot;He looks kind of purple when he&#039;s under certain lighting&amp;quot; is not something that&#039;s worth discussing.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 11:43, 29 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== This might silence those who question the WFC/Exodus/Prime continuity ==&lt;br /&gt;
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We finally have [http://www.unicron.com/news_item/2462/ official word] straight from the mouth of Hasbro itself that War for Cybertron, Exodus, and Prime are indeed in the same aligned continuity. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 16:16, 8 December 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:So... exactly what we had BEFORE. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 16:24, 8 December 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::Yeah, but, now we can point nonbelievers to the words directly, instead of them having to just take our word for it. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 16:33, 8 December 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:::So... exactly what we had BEFORE. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 16:39, 8 December 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:::On this very wiki: [[Hasbro_Q%26A/September_2010:_Answers]] --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 18:06, 8 December 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== I Am Sorry ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Hey look, I am here to apologize for the crap I have been saying. I was acting like a jerk for a while to you and It has really been haunting me recently. I know I need to work on my grammer, and I actually shouldn&#039;t posting anything since I am only in my second year in High School, and to be honest, I have only been a fan of TF for 9 years. I have really been a jerk recently and I just want to have a clean start now. I hope you understand. I am sorry, in other words, for all the crap I put you and this sight through.[[User:LordDalek|LordDalek]] 14:02, 22 December 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Walky..... ==&lt;br /&gt;
Care to tell me why you have blocked my IP? --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 06:11, 23 January 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:ItsWalky blocked your IP because of that Goldbug (IDW) toy deal of a few days ago. He may not have realized you were a regular contributor, but regardless, you should&#039;ve started a third/fourth debate rather than declare the first two void because their results don&#039;t strike with your view on &amp;quot;reality&amp;quot;. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 06:20, 23 January 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:: I blocked the anonymous IP who got into the edit war over removing Goldbug&#039;s toy info, which was just fucking obnoxious.  If that was you, then whoops.  Don&#039;t be a dickwad.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 09:16, 23 January 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== You have Lugnut? ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I&#039;ve heard about you reviewing him, did you obtain him at a Brick &amp;amp; Mortar store like Walmart or Target?  If so, which one (so the hunt may go on).  Or was it through eBay/&amp;quot;specialty&amp;quot; store, or overseas?  Moreso I&#039;m wondering if the &amp;quot;not yet released&amp;quot; tag should still be applied to the Hasbro version on [[Lugnut (TF 2010)|his page]]. [[User:Karhukjnsi|Karhukjnsi]] 23:28, 11 February 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: I got him from Big Bad Toy Store.  He has been seen in stores, but like many other toys these days, he&#039;s having trouble hitting saturation.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 07:45, 12 February 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Aw look==&lt;br /&gt;
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/David_Willis_(cartoonist)_(2nd_nomination) Your Wikipedia page is up for deletion].&lt;br /&gt;
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-Blackout-&lt;br /&gt;
:Yeah, a nomination you started. Big effing whup. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 04:04, 9 March 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::Which is why it got a SpeedyKeep and the deletion tag is already gone.  Nice try.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 11:52, 9 March 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Generations Scourge ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Ohhh, yes, I see now. I didn&#039;t realise that his head could extend so far up. I thought it was just the normal extension for his robot mode. Bit of a pain to push back down, though...&lt;br /&gt;
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Anyway, I apologise.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Thanks! ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Thank you for backing me up on the bolded-comma issue.  I knew all those things people said about you couldn&#039;t be true!  [[User:JW|JW]] 16:24, 21 April 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==A week?==&lt;br /&gt;
Don&#039;t you think that&#039;s a bit long for a regular editor to be banned? Far as I can tell, he didn&#039;t even get a warning. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 12:58, 29 April 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: It&#039;s not his first week-long ban.  And he&#039;s been warned (and banned) about this behavior before.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:07, 29 April 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::Don&#039;t you think that&#039;s a bit short since that&#039;s about the only thing he does? --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] 13:11, 29 April 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Iacon Archives==&lt;br /&gt;
Looking through the history of &amp;quot;Laserbeak (Cybertron)&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Revelations Part 3&amp;quot;, I see you were the one who called the archives the &#039;Iacon Archives&#039;. Where did you get this name from, as it is not in the comics? [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 17:45, 20 May 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: The archives appeared to be in Iacon.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 18:17, 20 May 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:: Could you elaborate on &amp;quot;appeared&amp;quot;? [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 03:02, 21 May 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::: Everything in the story happened in Iacon.  Or under Iacon.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 10:43, 21 May 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::: Not really, since Vector Prime and co. first hang out at Kalis and Kaon also gets namedropped at some point. So... I guess that means the Archives&#039; location can&#039;t be pinpointend any better than &amp;quot;somewhere on Cybertron&amp;quot;. Thanks for helping me! [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 16:14, 21 May 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==New User==&lt;br /&gt;
There I did everything you said also I don&#039;t know how to use user pages so I hope i&#039;m doing this right.[[User:Chubzhac|Chubzhac]] 23:35, 20 May 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==External Links==&lt;br /&gt;
Is it ok to use external links for titles such as &#039;&#039;Star Trek: Leonard McCoy, Frontier Doctor&#039;&#039;? -- [[User:Anythingspossibleforapossible|Anythingspossibleforapossible]] 00:15, 31 May 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: In what context?  I&#039;d really rather prefer most external links remain in the External links section.  I kinda hate when I click on a link in the body of an article, thinking there&#039;ll be something relevant on this site, only to be taken elsewhere. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 00:16, 31 May 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::That&#039;s a little contradictory since there are external links all over this site that isn&#039;t in the External Links section. So what specifically don&#039;t you like about it? Being misled into thinking you&#039;re going onto Lindsey Lohan&#039;s Wikipedia article, but instead go to Mandy Moore&#039;s? (or something like that) What I meant exactly was that in almost every issue&#039;s page there&#039;s an Advertisment section showing what else is from the same publisher (that&#039;s why I used &#039;&#039;Star Trek&#039;&#039; as an example). So could some of those advertisments have an external link to another wiki site that would specialise (or have more insight) in that particular title. I hope that was a little more straight foward and maybe a little easier to understand. -- [[User:Anythingspossibleforapossible|Anythingspossibleforapossible]] 13:16, 1 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Probation appeal ==&lt;br /&gt;
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So, the incident that led to my probation was proposing that [[Dead End (Animated)]] move to &amp;quot;Dead End (Timelines)&amp;quot; on the basis that that was his franchise-of-origin. I brought the issue up on the Allspark&#039;s &amp;quot;Major Wiki work&amp;quot; thread because I had no idea why it was reverted and I couldn&#039;t talk about it here (because of the probation thing). [http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?s=&amp;amp;showtopic=51208&amp;amp;view=findpost&amp;amp;p=1825571 The conclusion seemed to be] that I was &#039;&#039;technically&#039;&#039; correct, but the Wiki just didn&#039;t want to do it that way.&lt;br /&gt;
{{quote|The idea of moving the BotCon-exclusive Animated characters to a &amp;quot;Timelines&amp;quot; disambig is just one of those occasional instances where the instruction to &amp;quot;[[Help:Ignore all standards|ignore all standards]]&amp;quot; comes into play. Sometimes, it&#039;s just easier, more aesthetically pleasing, or just feels RIGHT to do things a certain way that may not be the way everything else is done.|[[Chris McFeely]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
I went about everything the right way, as far as I know. I put one move proposal tag on one page so it could be talked about. I gave a technically correct reason, &amp;quot;Franchise of origin. Like [[Cop-Tur (Timelines)]]&amp;quot;. I do my best to remember to not do what I have been hollered at for doing in the past, but seriously, I had no way of knowing I was stepping into an instance of &amp;quot;ignore all standards&amp;quot;. All you really had to do was revert my one move proposal with a big &amp;quot;We are ignoring all standards you moron!&amp;quot; in the change log. You would have felt better for hollering at me and I would have been clued in on what was going on and that would have been the end of it. So, can I please have my probation lifted? - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 18:59, 12 June 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==When the past comes to haunt you==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Vector Sigma Chamber]] - I have no clue how it could be written so that it&#039;s significantly different from the Vector Sigma page. You&#039;ve stated you believe it could be an article with its own worth. If you have time, would you please give the page its long needed update?&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Meanwhile, I have never been able to track down the source that the &#039;&#039;[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]&#039;&#039; is Shockwave&#039;s underwater base in the Marvel comics. You and Derik talked about the source being one of the letters pages, but would you have any idea which issue&#039;s letters page?&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
As an aside, [[TFWiki.net 2011 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Entries|this page]] is locked, which would be all fine and stuff if not for the handful of article links that can not be fixed anymore. Could you please remove all of them? [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 02:32, 15 June 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== New and ticked off ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I&#039;m new here. I have taken your suggestions into account, but there is one thing that still bothers me: no one else wants to help me. Can you lend a hand? --[[User:Ibreakthingz|The Breaker]] 19:24, 15 June 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Nope - Random IP number&lt;br /&gt;
::What do you need help with? --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 12:54, 20 June 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
Let me tell you, I am SUPER excited to help the guy who starts off by telling me he&#039;s ticked off.   --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:03, 20 June 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Oh man, sorry ==&lt;br /&gt;
I don&#039;t see any comments, only some guy asking about how the info and description of Cybertron should be. Sorry about the confusion. I actually don&#039;t think that I ever reverted it back O.o I don&#039;t remember that, I must have clicked on some wrong place or something. Again, sorry fellow Transformer-fan :) [[User:Luka1184|Luka1184]] 11:15, 29 June 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Dark of the Moon: Ship? ==&lt;br /&gt;
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What exactly did they use to explore the moon then? Just wondering, thanks. [[User:Autow1ngz|Autow1ngz]] 02:22, 5 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: The novelization calls the ship Ratchet and Optimus Prime take to the moon the &amp;quot;Atlax X,&amp;quot; a human-built craft.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 02:45, 5 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Whoops, what I meant to say was what did Optimus and Ratchet use to recover the comatose (boy I love that word after seeing it on Tfwiki) body of Sentinel? [[User:Autow1ngz|Autow1ngz]] 03:00, 5 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::No, in the finished film, they &#039;&#039;do&#039;&#039; use the Xantium to go to the moon. Prime announces in a voiceover at the beginning of the scene, &amp;quot;Xantium approaching Tranquility base&amp;quot;. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 05:42, 5 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::It feels weird, then, that they only really introduce the ship much later in the movie.--[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 10:34, 5 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::::Quite agreed. Seems fairly obvious that it was originally going to be a human-built endeavour (it&#039;s the &amp;quot;Ares V&amp;quot; in the comic), but then someone said &amp;quot;Why do they need a human rocket if our script already features a pre-existing Autobot spaceship as a plot point?&amp;quot;, and it got shoved in earlier without any real reworking of the later intro scene. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 11:38, 5 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Evac (Prime) ==&lt;br /&gt;
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At SDCC announced two new figures for a character called Evac, from the Prime franchise, should we wait until he makes an appearance in the show to create his own article? --[[User:Metroplex|Metroplex]] 20:58, 23 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Remember, one doesn&#039;t have to appear in the show to get a toy. -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 21:03, 23 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::I could have sworn that Evac was supposed to be a character for the new Transformers ride...[[Special:Contributions/98.209.73.178|98.209.73.178]] 21:28, 23 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::He&#039;s not from Prime, correct.  He&#039;s a new character created for the movie-based Transformers ride at Universal.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 22:23, 23 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== I need to tell you something. ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Hi. There&#039;s something that I&#039;ve been feeling a bit guilty about for a long time. You see, on a different account (which I will reveal the name of after you respond to make sure there are no hard feelings) I was quite rude. I was irrational, confused and upset. Afterwards, I left this site in guilt, and ashamed because I wasn&#039;t thinking rationally a few times while on my account. Do you think you can maybe accept my apology for my actions, because I feel like a horrible person for the silly things I brought up and got into. Would you please accept my apology? If you can&#039;t, well, that&#039;s okay too. If you don&#039;t get this, well, I just wanted to say I&#039;m sorry for being such a horrible person on such a good website. :( &lt;br /&gt;
[[Special:Contributions/74.82.64.16|74.82.64.16]] 15:27, 28 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Guilt ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Sorry, I was thinking about my previous heading &amp;quot;I need to tell you something&amp;quot; and I reliezed that although I ment it in a kind way, I thought it&#039;s possible that you could believe that to mean that I had some cruel things to say, which I did not. The message is still the same though! If it means anything, I would like to say you can be sure nothing like that could happen again with me. &lt;br /&gt;
[[Special:Contributions/74.82.64.17|74.82.64.17]] 16:05, 28 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: I don&#039;t know who you are, but I guess we&#039;re all right.  It&#039;s hard to refuse an apology from an anonymous dude.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:12, 29 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Harrison Ford ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Was it rude? Horrifying even? Why did you undo my edit? An external reference isn&#039;t to much to ask for. Is it? -- [[User:Anythingspossibleforapossible|Anythingspossibleforapossible]] 19:39, 13 October 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: I addressed this on the talk page.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 19:55, 13 October 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Files on user pages ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I removed the images from my user page because of fair use, but nobody had removed them in the meantime because of this. So did I do right by taking them off or can I put them back? -- [[User:Anythingspossibleforapossible|Anythingspossibleforapossible]] 19:46, 23 October 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: I don&#039;t really understand what you&#039;re asking.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 23:35, 23 October 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::Let&#039;s try this again. On another wiki I added a pic to [http://youngjustice.wikia.com/index.php?title=User:Anythingspossibleforapossible&amp;amp;oldid=39022 my user page] and it was [http://youngjustice.wikia.com/index.php?title=User:Anythingspossibleforapossible&amp;amp;action=history removed]. [http://youngjustice.wikia.com/wiki/User_talk:Thailog#Using files on your own user page This is the reply I got when I inquired further]. If you still don&#039;t understand I&#039;ll just put them back. -- [[User:Anythingspossibleforapossible|Anythingspossibleforapossible]] 18:11, 24 October 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::Over here, you&#039;re allowed to upload one pic specifically for your userpage. On top of that, from what I gather, you can add other pics that already exist for article, but obviously don&#039;t go overboard. Hope that helps! --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 18:10, 24 October 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::::Thank you. -- [[User:Anythingspossibleforapossible|Anythingspossibleforapossible]] 18:11, 24 October 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== I noticed the BotCon Europe 2002 talk page ==&lt;br /&gt;
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Selective_deletion]&lt;br /&gt;
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Just being helpful. :) --[[User:Krafty|K-K-Krafty!]] 10:22, 11 November 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== About the caption bastard template... ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I do not understand why you added that (mean-spirited) template. It&#039;s only two captions, and if you looked at my contributions, you would have noticed that I added a lot of information. I thought captions were supposed to be a reward for all that work. Adding a twist on an overused joke is at least an attempt to make it fresh, rather than stating some variation of &amp;quot;this joke sucks now&amp;quot;, which is &#039;&#039;just&#039;&#039; as overused as plainly using an overused joke. [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 19:41, 6 January 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: I apologize for using the template.  I was going to write a more personal note, but remembered we had the template, forgetting how sharply worded it was.  You have not been a bad editor.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 20:42, 6 January 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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==A massive favour to ask==&lt;br /&gt;
Ive just started getting into your webcomics (im up to date on shortpacked and it wasnt until this morning i realised about you&#039;re earlier ones) but i have a huge favour to ask of you. I am currntly stuck with this stupid school laptop for a home computer which includes a school blocking system. While Shortpacked and Joyce and Walky sites are unaffected when i try to open dumbing of age it comes up with&lt;br /&gt;
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Is there anyway you could perhaps email me copies of the files for each update + all the ones so far. I can understand if you say no but i though there was no harm in asking--[[User:Mrgalvaprime|Mrgalvaprime]] 06:15, 17 January 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: I&#039;m sorry, but I cannot email you all my comics.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 22:12, 1 March 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
Oh well, it was a long shot anyway--[[User:Mrgalvaprime|Mrgalvaprime]] 03:47, 30 May 2012 (EDT) &lt;br /&gt;
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== Prime toys ==&lt;br /&gt;
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You wouldn&#039;t happen to know when exactly the &#039;&#039;Transformers: Prime&#039;&#039; toys are scheduled to be released, would you?[[Special:Contributions/71.255.172.244|71.255.172.244]] 19:59, 1 March 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: Transformers toys that aren&#039;t the first wave of product for a blockbuster movie don&#039;t tend to have release dates.  Stores will receive them and put them out at some point after that.  So I have no date for you.  However, I&#039;ve seen them out at some stores here for weeks, so the answer is &amp;quot;some time in the past, perhaps now, perhaps not until the future.&amp;quot;  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 20:10, 1 March 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
I haven&#039;t seen any toys in the stores, but thanks anyway.[[Special:Contributions/71.255.172.244|71.255.172.244]] 21:44, 1 March 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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The other convention-exclusive pink Arcee figure, they are availible on the web. How would I be able to get it without getting lead into a scam. I was hoping you or someone on this wiki would know how I would be able to get that toy. I didn&#039;t go to the convention.[[Special:Contributions/71.162.106.122|71.162.106.122]] 19:24, 4 March 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/transformers-prime-bumblebee-and-arcee-set?BR=496&amp;amp;ID=29273 --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 11:58, 5 March 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::Wow! Only $29.99. Thanks.&lt;br /&gt;
:::On Ebay, it costs $80.00.&lt;br /&gt;
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== what you said to me ==&lt;br /&gt;
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i will make sure i learn more english when i go to school today&lt;br /&gt;
: Mostly I hope they teach you about capital letters and punctuation.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 02:02, 19 March 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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It&#039;s kind of hard to do that all when you&#039;re using a wii like I am [[User:Jacktransformerdude|Jacktransformerdude]] 02:08, 19 March 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: If you&#039;re editing the wiki with something that makes it nigh-impossible to edit the wiki, you probably shouldn&#039;t edit the wiki.  I&#039;ve tried it on my cellphone before, and it&#039;s extremely difficult to get all of the various coding right, but if I can&#039;t edit the wiki correctly, I just don&#039;t edit the wiki.  Leaving a bunch of stuff that has to be deleted or completely overhauled is worse than not contributing at all.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:54, 19 March 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== The Fallen/Megatronus Prime artwork ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I wanted to have someone verify this before I uploaded it, but is [http://t4ak.roblox.com/daaf9f4eb9b33f115661eb4a7c849007 this] the concept art for the &#039;&#039;Aligned&#039;&#039; pre-Fallen version of Megatronus Prime, and if so is is usable? --[[User:King Starscream|King Starscream]] 15:23, 10 April 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: That&#039;s not exactly what we saw at Hasbro&#039;s panels.  It&#039;s not in the same style.  (It&#039;d look more like the Aligned Prima art, which is way more painterly.)  This looks like an artist&#039;s recreation from memory to me.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 17:07, 10 April 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::Thanks, just what I needed to know.  Off to search again. --[[User:King Starscream|King Starscream]] 16:53, 11 April 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::Pictures were not allowed of those guys.  If you somehow manage to find one, we wouldn&#039;t be able to use it.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 21:15, 11 April 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::::Gotcha.  Thanks anyway. --[[User:King Starscream|King Starscream]] 21:37, 17 April 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Prime Hot Shot toy image ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Not really sure why you replaced the photos that I already took for the toy with your own, (which are kind of faded, especially with the red) but whatever. Just kind of wondering why, though. &amp;lt;small&amp;gt;Well, there go my efforts... :/&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt; [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 23:19, 7 May 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: M Sipher overwrote my Kick-Over photos.  It happens.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 23:33, 7 May 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Reno Wilson ==&lt;br /&gt;
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If I sound impatient, I&#039;m sorry, but I&#039;ve explained the reasoning behind my edit to the Mudflap controversy several times over, and nobody has disagreed with me.  A couple users explained what it&#039;s supposed to mean, but it turns out that it&#039;s based on an incorrect assumption to begin with.  Both times that I&#039;ve I changed it, though, the edit has been reverted without an explanation.  If this is about my spate of edits to my own comments, then I&#039;m sorry, but I&#039;m just editing a minor note to be more factually accurate and less obtusely &amp;quot;snarky&amp;quot;.  How can I get it to stick? - [[User:Caswin|Caswin]] 17:00, 13 May 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: &amp;quot;Nobody has disagreed with me&amp;quot; is a pretty bold complaint, considering everyone on that talk page disagrees with you. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 18:08, 13 May 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::In my defense, that&#039;s a recent development.  Nobody &#039;&#039;had&#039;&#039; disagreed with me when I wrote that.  If anyone can prove me wrong or show that this is a special case, I&#039;ll shut up right now.  However, while I understand if it became personal at some point, I have to admit I don&#039;t see the point in defending the wording of one note so closely to begin with, at least not unless it&#039;s funnier than I thought. - [[User:Caswin|Caswin]] 18:12, 13 May 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::&amp;quot;Prove me wrong&amp;quot; is a red herring.  The entire discussion is a &amp;quot;Yeah-huh&amp;quot;/&amp;quot;Nuh-uh&amp;quot; dynamic.  You didn&#039;t understand the joke.  Everyone else did.  There&#039;s nothing left to prove or discuss.  Please, please, please move on to something else.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 20:31, 13 May 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==IDW==&lt;br /&gt;
Ok. Fine but can you edit Ratchet then if I do my edits too long because I&#039;ve been on it for quite awhile. Ed&lt;br /&gt;
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===IDW Whirl==&lt;br /&gt;
Hi there, I&#039;m not sure how else to get in touch with you.&lt;br /&gt;
Please don&#039;t include speculative conclusions to the Wiki. All that was written in MTMTE #6 regarding Whirl is that he was at one point an instructor, and that he changed his names a few times. Until it has been confirmed that Whirl IS or is not Jetstream, please don&#039;t state as such.  (apple pie)&lt;br /&gt;
: I don&#039;t think you grasp the difference between speculative conclusions and the Whirl/Jetstream deal.  Don&#039;t mess with those pages again.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 16:03, 27 June 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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===Nightracer Changes===&lt;br /&gt;
I got a note from you and am not sure the proper method for messaging or response to you, so I&#039;ll just say it here? You needn&#039;t have so drastically changed both entries for Nightracer. I deliberately created a new page for the cloned Nightracer so once more was known about both, they could both be altered accordingly. You seemed to edit both pages until they were to YOUR liking, rather than letting them evolve as needs be. Really, you created a lot of work for yourself, so please don&#039;t get upset and send me condescending messages when you could have simply fixed the new entry, and let me know how they work. It&#039;s not exactly easy to find instructions on how to &amp;quot;discuss&amp;quot; things, so assuming you know EXACTLY how everything should work and then talking down to a newer user doesn&#039;t really make you look very good.&lt;br /&gt;
: YOU needn&#039;t have so drastically changed Nightracer&#039;s entries.  That is my problem.  I am trying to revert.  As a new user, when you make many many changes to a page, to the point of moving the page itself, without asking about it first, I don&#039;t think you have a lot of room to get mad at someone else changing it a whole bunch to put it mostly back the way it was.  Next time, ask.  Certainly, at least, until you have a better grasp of how the wiki organizes information.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 10:08, 7 September 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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===Reverting All My Edits==&lt;br /&gt;
Okay, so maybe I should quit adding captions. But why do you keep undoing my major edits to character bio pages too? Okay, it shouldn&#039;t be an essay. But this is a Wikipedia, and it&#039;s the Transformers Wikipedia to boot; people come here for specific information. On Transformers.&lt;br /&gt;
[[User:Harley Quinn hyenaholic|Harley Quinn hyenaholic]] 10:49, 21 September 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: You are not adding specific information.  You are saying in fifteen paragraphs what the page is already saying in three paragraphs.  It is not only unnecessary, but makes the page worse.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 10:52, 21 September 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Secretary joke==&lt;br /&gt;
:I have no problem with acknowledging Arcee&#039;s less intense role in HM (note: I have yet to see about half of HM, so as for HM context I hardly have anything to say), but I question what is the joke&#039;s target: The Headmasters&#039;s writing... or secretaries and Japanese people? It&#039;s not just that joke, it&#039;s that this wiki has a small web of jokes and remarks relating to Arcee&#039;s job change that go beyond fair critique and into, well, bigotry. I&#039;m trying to imagine how the way the wiki trashes on Arcee&#039;s job change must read to someone who is a secretary. As the child of a (once) secretary, I do see it as an attack on the job itself. You can&#039;t really deny that - just look at the image description I&#039;ve changed that felt the need to specify the job warrior with &amp;quot;brave&amp;quot; as if being a secretary means you can&#039;t be brave (if this is HM context, it fails to specify that). Airazor&#039;s page used to have the same problem in her writeup about her gender in Japan. This also makes the joke gendered, given the usual associations of who does which job contrasted with the idea which job deserves more appreciation. For the other element of the joke that bugs me, I invite a look at BW Blackarachnia&#039;s note section. There&#039;s one at best humorous, at worst neutral treatment of an absolutely disgusting post on Blackarachnia&#039;s design process. The next note about Blackarachnia in Japan is written with much more condemnation while failing to convince me I&#039;m reading about something worse than the previous note. And then there&#039;s that eternal remark about Arcee in HM again that again fails to offer a proper and coherent story rather than inside-crowd cover-aggression. I could also talk about the &#039;joke&#039; showing up on TFA Arcee&#039;s page, which is kinda bull considering TFA had a bad-to-horrendous treatment of most of its female cast, Arcee included, but that&#039;s not commented on. No, what is commented on is a lesser worse treatment of G1 Arcee decennia ago in that awful country known as Japan.    &lt;br /&gt;
:That&#039;s why I want the joke changed. Not because the wiki shouldn&#039;t talk about the job change and sexist/gender stereotypical script motivations, but because I don&#039;t think a small cover-aggressive caption will be enough to do that without being sexist itself. And in the context of the entire wiki, because I feel critique on Japanese writing is handled considerably bolder than critique on American writing.&lt;br /&gt;
:All that said, I&#039;m taking a step aside from the above to thank you for the Arcee captions you&#039;ve added. They&#039;re a great addition to her article. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 07:09, 26 September 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::I&#039;ve yet to be convinced that you can tell the difference between making fun of bigotry and bigotry itself.  You seem to constantly believe one is the other, and suggest that just dealing with the subject directly is embracing it.  To that I say bullshit, and that&#039;s stupid.  You&#039;re not going to win that argument.  Making fun of stupid Transformers crap is what this wiki does, and &amp;quot;historically bad treatment of female characters&amp;quot; is not magically exempt from that.  &lt;br /&gt;
:: The way to fix this is not to dial back on the criticism of stupid crap.  If there are things you think we should lampshade but we are not, by all means, fix that. Animated Arcee already has a caption on her page talking about how she&#039;s just a prop. I added one to G1 Arcee&#039;s page last night about her less-than-stellar introduction into IDW continuity.  (Both those are English fictions, btw.)  &lt;br /&gt;
:: The &amp;quot;In Japan, I&#039;m a secretary!&amp;quot; is a caption that is as old as her page, and originally belonged to a screencap from her then-only appearance in which her leg had gotten blown off in the line of duty.  I don&#039;t think it&#039;s appropriate for the stock image for which it has substituted and could stand to be changed to match the image better.  But if you&#039;re going to level the pretty incendiary charge of &amp;quot;bigotry,&amp;quot; I think you could at least meet that serious charge with the footwork to determine the source and context of the content you&#039;re leveling the claim at.  Again, this is part of my concern that you assume the worst of others&#039; intentions without first attempting to understand them. Is a caption &amp;quot;bigotry&amp;quot; when it merely survived an earlier version of the page from a time when Animated Arcee didn&#039;t have the history she does now? Or do you just like throwing that damn word around because it&#039;s easy?  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 11:34, 26 September 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::You know what I don&#039;t get? That I can&#039;t simply say &amp;quot;this caption makes me uncomfortable&amp;quot; and that that is enough reason to change it (I could also add to that &amp;quot;these captions have &#039;&#039;always&#039;&#039; made me uncomfortable but I&#039;ve been too scared and confused to do something about most of them earlier&amp;quot;). Also I don&#039;t get why you keep making this as if I am attacking individuals. The only reason I contacted you and M Sipher is because you both returned something that makes me uncomfortable and rather than start an edit war with an admin or two because I&#039;d like to get a few things done before ever getting banned, I&#039;m trying to talk this over. Yes, I&#039;m using words as &amp;quot;bigotry&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;sexism&amp;quot;, because I don&#039;t think they&#039;re big words that should be reserved for the most extreme, clearly visible of cases. The moment it plays into a system (that makes the extreme cases possible), it qualifies. But I don&#039;t call &#039;&#039;anyone&#039;&#039; any of those words, because I don&#039;t believe these jokes/critiques are bad on their own, but bad in a system, and I don&#039;t hold anyone of this wiki responsible for that system. Why I don&#039;t look up histories of page jokes/remarks - I&#039;m not interested in who put it there and the reasons for it aren&#039;t really important either. All I&#039;m concerned about is what is there now and how it connects with other such comments all over the wiki. Individual excuses are just going to cloud the systematic problem&#039;s presence.&lt;br /&gt;
:::And believe me, it&#039;s &#039;&#039;not&#039;&#039; easy using those words, because they&#039;re words that are likely to cause unwarranted defensiveness that blocks out the entire function of those words of pointing out systematic problems. If I&#039;d go for easy, I&#039;d be ass-kissing my way into your good graces right now. &lt;br /&gt;
:::I hope you&#039;ll excuse me that I&#039;ll give a specific reply to &amp;quot;I&#039;ve yet to be convinced that you can tell the difference between making fun of bigotry and bigotry itself. You seem to constantly believe one is the other, and suggest that just dealing with the subject directly is embracing it.&amp;quot; (only). There&#039;s two things I know of that are important in this, and those are all needed: that ironic sexism ís a form of sexism and that femmephobia is a terrible way of &#039;battling&#039; sexism. That indeed puts a number of jokes and remarks around here in the same vein of bad as what they try to criticize. Call it a &#039;belief&#039; if you want to, I&#039;ll keep calling it &#039;What is Sexism 101&#039;. And lastly, it&#039;s nonsense that a caption can &#039;deal with a subject directly&#039;. Nearly all captions rely on background knowledge, but do not provide it themselves. That&#039;s why a number of them criticizing content fail. Notes and elaborate sections tend to provide better &#039;deal with a subject directly&#039;-stuff, but they&#039;re rare.&lt;br /&gt;
:::The thing is that I&#039;d love to rewrite/write about some of the problematic content and &#039;deal with the subject directly&#039; but I sincerely doubt that it would be appreciated. There was, for example, the matter of Override Prime&#039;s Primehood about a year ago that did not go down well. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 17:36, 26 September 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::::The problem is that you have a definition of &amp;quot;femmephobia&amp;quot; that others do not share, and so your claims of it aren&#039;t getting any traction.  I still can&#039;t comprehend how pointing out that Arcee&#039;s function in America is &amp;quot;Warrior&amp;quot; but her function in Japan is &amp;quot;Go-fer&amp;quot; is in any way being hateful of ladies.  Hear me out: I in no way want to diminish your feelings on a topic that you have a inside take on.  As a female, you will always have a better understanding of the experience, and as dudes the best we can do is listen and understand.  However, the problem is &#039;&#039;you are just one female.&#039;&#039;  You don&#039;t represent all of them.  I&#039;ve been doing webcomics about ladies and gay folks for forever, and if there&#039;s anything I&#039;ve learned over and over again it&#039;s that nobody agrees on what&#039;s offensive or sexist or bigoted.  I&#039;ve gotten yelled for jokes being construed as insensitive by a minority, while simultaneously a bunch of other folks from that same minority saying that other guy or gal is wrong and it was fine.  If commentary could be vetoed by one person who didn&#039;t like it, there wouldn&#039;t be any commentary ever.  And so while your word carries more weight on this topic due to circumstance of birth, your word will not always be Final.  It can&#039;t work that way.&lt;br /&gt;
::::You can make a plea for why that caption is dumb, and if others agree we can certainly yank it out, but other people can outvote you.  This wiki is a collaborative project and no one person can veto the decisions of the community, lest I remind you that we don&#039;t have an all-encompassing Sideways page.  Your best course of action is to find others who agree with you and get them involved here.  I bet you that on this topic the wiki would be willing to listen to a vocal minority (that is, consisting of more than one person).   --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 19:37, 26 September 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::::At any rate, I&#039;ve asked around: http://itswalky.tumblr.com/post/32361010306/a-question-to-the-ladies-who-follow-me-so (I want to emphasize through this exercise that while I may not agree with your take, I do take it seriously.)  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 20:17, 26 September 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::::Oh, I am familiar with your work and the controversies it causes. If I recall correctly, it was one of your comics that introduced me to the term &amp;quot;ableism&amp;quot;. Came in handy when the D-drama in the MLP: Friendship is Magic fandom started.&lt;br /&gt;
:::::I am also well-aware I am not the chosen representative of all of womanhood, nor did I present myself as such. I very much appreciate you asking others for their opinions, even though I didn&#039;t have to look to know what the general attitude would be. It&#039;s commendable you took the time to do this for me. Thank you.&lt;br /&gt;
:::::That said, you unintentionally brought up another possible &#039;both be happy&#039;-solution for this matter that doesn&#039;t require too much change I think. I don&#039;t know much about Arcee&#039;s role in HM, as said already, but if her role is so small that her job can be described as &amp;quot;gofer&amp;quot;, then all I request is that word to be used on the wiki instead of &amp;quot;secretary&amp;quot; for me to be, well, a lot more okay with the situation, and definitely the caption. Would that be possible (I accept &#039;no&#039;)? [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 14:05, 27 September 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::::::&amp;quot;Go-fer&amp;quot; is fine.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:43, 27 September 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Question ==&lt;br /&gt;
Alright, I probably seem like a little kid for asking this, but how do you think I did on the &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Prime - The Game|Prime - The Game]]&#039;&#039; page? -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]][[User Talk:Spydersix|&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;Use this!&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;]] 08:19, 31 October 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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I don&#039;t understand how the merriam link disagrees with jalaguy; it specifically gives &amp;quot;a missile honing in on its target — Bob Greene&amp;quot; as an example.[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 16:01, 27 November 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: Yes, it gives examples of usage, but then spends a whole paragraph belaboring how it shouldn&#039;t be used.  The page defines it, but then tells you not to use it.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 22:34, 27 November 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:: I hadn&#039;t expected to start a mini-edit war with that note.  Thanks for the support! [[User:JW|JW]] 10:35, 28 November 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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I Looked it up and can&#039;t find anything on the Predacon bird from Car Robots. Can you please tell me where I can find the picture of the Predacon bird?[[User:Transfan 1992|Transfan 1992]] 19:50, 9 December 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: I seriously have no idea what the hell you are talking about.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 20:25, 10 December 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::He seems to be talking about some random shot cut from an [[The Decepticons|RID episode]]... [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 20:29, 10 December 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:::Then I am of no help.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 01:21, 11 December 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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: [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] has had [tfwiki.net/wiki/File:NOOOOO.jpg this] marked to be moved since May. No one&#039;s done so, so I&#039;d like to see if I you&#039;d approve of the move?--[[User:Spin-Out|Spin-Out]] 18:29, 27 July 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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EDIT-Thank you.[[User:Escargon|Escargon]] 17:06, 19 August 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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Just saw your message. Just got rid of the link. Sorry about that.&lt;br /&gt;
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I didn&#039;t mean to break any rules, I just wanted to know what to do with the info.&lt;br /&gt;
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--[[User:Dean3|Dean3]] 01:00, 17 September 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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Wait until it airs?  Which is why the Predacons Rising page is LOCKED? --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 01:02, 17 September 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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Will do. Thanks again for the info. Also, as a side note, that&#039;s an &#039;&#039;awesome&#039;&#039; profile image you&#039;ve got on your page. Plus your art is awesome too; just checked you blog page. --[[User:Dean3|Dean3]] 02:48, 17 September 2013 (EDT)&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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==Things to say to you==&lt;br /&gt;
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Just some thing I&#039;ve been wanting to say to David...&lt;br /&gt;
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First off, you&#039;re a monumental asshole. You have an ego the size of a small planet and it&#039;s irritating watching you act like an important SOB when you&#039;re basically just a nobody.&lt;br /&gt;
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Second, your webcomics aren&#039;t funny. They&#039;re boring tripe that makes Penny Arcade look good(and believe me, Penny Arcade is garbage). Cyanide and Happiness is a funny webcomic, yours is not. Your &amp;quot;jokes&amp;quot; are painful, about like watching Michael Richards yell the n-word as a routine. You don&#039;t draw a comic, you draw an opinionated blog. I&#039;m not sure which name suits your crap better, &amp;quot;ShitPacked&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;ShortDicked&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Your liberalism and your love of Indiana get on my nerves. You jab at Mallard Filmore? Yeah, one shitty comic making fun of another shitty comic. Or are you just pissed that his gets in newspapers while you&#039;re JUST a webcomic? As to Indiana, I live here, and if it were up to me, the state would be walled off and none of the freaks living there allowed to interact with the rest of the planet. The state is about 3 decades behind the times. But something tells me even you know this otherwise you&#039;d still live here. I sure as hell do not live here by choice and as soon as I can, I&#039;m moving far away from this joke of a state. &lt;br /&gt;
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And your brand loyalty is typical fandom crap. You have Aaron Archer&#039;s rod so far down your throat it&#039;s unreal. And Aryan fucktard Michael Bay&#039;s rod has apparently joined it. I&#039;d say soemthing abotu Don Murphy but he was born without one. Actually, I can say something- he&#039;s Kevin &amp;quot;unfunny asshole&amp;quot; Smith with more body fat. Hasbro didn&#039;t give the film to a competent director, just a cheap one. And neither Speilberg or ILM have done anything useful in years. Give WETA, or even Tom Savini a chance and we wouldn&#039;t be getting Bionicle bots. You&#039;re afraid to not like a Hasbro product. No wonder they don&#039;t have to go out of the way to please the &amp;quot;fans&amp;quot;- you&#039;ll accept it no matter what. But hey, you personally have been sucking off incompetent British bonehead Simon Furman and his shitty stories for years. There are no gods in Transformers. Unicron was built by a monkey, little man. Furman is dog shit.&lt;br /&gt;
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And go figure this TF wiki is a joke full of misinformation, insults or outright lies- you&#039;re a mod here. You&#039;re never right. You&#039;re more of an incorrect pompous jerkoff than Defunct is. Right, ban me from editing, as if it would somehow matter, any info you don&#039;t agree with is pulled. You only have friends because people feel sorry for you. Me, I have no need. People are a commodity to be used and their wants only get in the way of what I&#039;m out for. Use them and drop them.&lt;br /&gt;
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Who am I? Go look who added a note about you on Encyclopedia Dramatica&#039;s Allspark page if you&#039;re not too lazy. As well as past AS, Kalidor, FIRRIB and Hooks entries(the hooks entry especially true). Oh, and just info on white people in general and that idiotic Nintendo Wii. I&#039;m not making it that easy for you.&lt;br /&gt;
: Is it my birthday?  This stuff &#039;&#039;feeds&#039;&#039; me.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 02:19, 9 January 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
: Duuuuude. Walky may be a dick, but I still &#039;&#039;like&#039;&#039; him for some inexplicable reason. You, on the other hand, are just one sore drama queen.--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 17:14, 9 January 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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: This is some of the most funny stuff I&#039;ve seen in a while. Comedy PLATINUM. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 02:30, 9 January 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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: Bwa ha ha ha ha.  Priceless.  I think someone needs to get off the internets for a few minutes. [[User:Chip|Chip]] 02:49, 9 January 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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: Wait, you mean I didn&#039;t get drunk and write this?  [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 05:47, 9 January 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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: I wish lame puns happened to me. [[User:Interrobang|Interrobang]] 20:08, 9 January 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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Why do I get the feeling that guy has been permanently banned?[[User:Florky Man|Mr. Florky]] 15:55, 28 January 2008 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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Wow, an Encyclopedia Dramatica troll. No need to be so harsh on Walky. I, too, like the Baybots, and, I happen to like Bionicle. Also, his Webcomic is one of my favorites. So, if you have nothing nice to say, never ever EVER come back here.--[[User:Dynamus Prime|Dynamus Prime]] 16:22, 30 March 2008 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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What the hell did I do to warrant a ban, exactly? As far as I&#039;m aware, I don&#039;t even think I broke any rules, and if I did, an official warning would be appropriate. I received no such warning. I was not here for trolling and you know that - you use that bullshit excuse to get people to ignore arguments you can&#039;t handle. But you, personally, who made this decision, know I&#039;m not a troll.&lt;br /&gt;
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This is fucking low. I had little enough respect for you down to your ranting against the fanbase, Willis, but this is a whole new level of buggery. If you&#039;re going to use your comic to rant against and discredit people you don&#039;t like, the least you can do is suck it up when people rant at you back, and not act like a control-freak child.&lt;br /&gt;
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I really don&#039;t think you&#039;re aware of your own actions anymore.&lt;br /&gt;
*Do the words [[Wikipedia:WP:NPA|no personal attacks]] mean anything to you? -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 00:18, 4 August 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
:: Do the words &amp;quot;warning before ban&amp;quot; mean anything to you? Rulemongering doesn&#039;t justify a decision anyway, since Walky is one of the people making the rules. There were plenty of personal attacks leveled at me, but I did not report them officially.&lt;br /&gt;
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::I really find it hard to believe that you think it&#039;s completely on a rational level of discourse to claim that the comic strip I draw is about child pornography.   If I&#039;m not mistaken about your identity, you&#039;ve been banned from almost every single Transformers web board you&#039;ve had an acquaintance with, and I&#039;m only doing this place a favor by getting rid of you.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 00:22, 4 August 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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::: That&#039;s not an excuse. I will openly admit I HAVE been banned from several forums, but only because I repeatedly opposed the staff on each and every one of them; and with good cause, they all have roughly the same problem. People bully others either into liking the movie or to agree with the kind of views you promote - and since nobody can directly attack or discredit anyone, these people(and you are) are left to their methods.&lt;br /&gt;
::: For your current decision to be validated, the admins of those boards, boards which are influenced in turn by your anti-fan attitude, would have to be near 100% correct in their decisions, and those decisions would have to occur within a context that would map exactly onto here. Any rational moderator does not base their decisions so much off performance on other boards, especially when it&#039;s not even a messageboard they&#039;re operating. Two different media. I have openly said I despise all active Transformers boards for their level of authoritarianism, yet level of tolerance towards the pushing of certain viewpoints.&lt;br /&gt;
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::: Not to mention that you&#039;re still operating under the fallacy of Appeal to Majority - that alone means I shouldn&#039;t really even have to counter you.&lt;br /&gt;
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::: And don&#039;t even use the &amp;quot;CHILD PORNOGRAPHY&amp;quot; thing as an excuse. Again, any rational moderator would warn several times before a ban, I personally reversed that edit even though it was obviously intended to be a joke as anyone reading this knows what pile&#039;o&#039;bile already is. You have no justification for what you did, but your ego is too big to realise you can actually do wrong with your power. You&#039;ll never admit it, but I wouldn&#039;t be surprised if some part of you is pissed that I defeated some of your ramblings, whether they were directly written by you or encouraged by you, it&#039;s still the kind of guff you normally blew, and I managed to defeat it. You, and the mods of the big sites will always have your ban buttons - but you will NEVER be able to justify your actions to me. That&#039;s how I know that I&#039;m in the right, at least in situations like this - solidly backed justification is almost always absent.&lt;br /&gt;
:::: Personal attacks + deleting comments in response to you = banno  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 00:36, 4 August 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
:::: P.S. Sign your posts.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 00:36, 4 August 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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::::: I have never intentionally deleted comments in response to me. I just moved one recently as it was in the middle of a paragraph of text. Not to mention that happened after you banned my original IP. Personal attacks alone are not grounds enough for a ban, especially when you&#039;re doing an awful, awful lot to be mercilessly torn into. &lt;br /&gt;
Need I point out that once again, you are unable to defend yourself properly? When does the &amp;quot;You&#039;re insane?&amp;quot; come? Ganging up of all your little friends since a majority always means you&#039;re right?&lt;br /&gt;
Do you even realise what a fascist shithead you sound like? Just because you&#039;re an admin of a place doesn&#039;t give you a free pass to be a dick with it. There&#039;s a difference between what you can do and what you should do that you don&#039;t seem to have learned yet. [[User:67.159.44.88|67.159.44.88]]&lt;br /&gt;
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TRUTH****!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111twelve  FUCKING FASCIST PIGCOP NAZI WIKIPEDO &#039;&#039;&#039;ASSHOLE&#039;&#039;&#039;  [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 00:32, 4 August 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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:: My gosh, now that I have seen someone mock the notion, it MUST be untrue. Please, where can I learn these 1337 debating skills?&lt;br /&gt;
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:::Dude, I&#039;ve been banned from twice as many forums as you, guaranfuckingteed, but they still let me post here because I&#039;m not as goddamn retarded as you are.  [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 00:34, 4 August 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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:::: And can you demonstrate exactly how I&#039;m more retarded than you? Or are you just, Walky style, dropping weighted terms to discredit someone&#039;s point of view without even trying?&lt;br /&gt;
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:::::1. Hoop doesn&#039;t delete other people&#039;s comments on talk pages. 2. He actually signs his posts, which you&#039;ve been asked to do many times, but haven&#039;t caught on. --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] 00:40, 4 August 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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:::::: I didn&#039;t delete anything. If I did, it was an accident because someone posted right in the middle of text it wasn&#039;t meant to be in the middle of. Not signing my posts doesn&#039;t make me retarded since it&#039;s blatant when I&#039;m saying something. --[[User:67.159.44.88]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Actually - come to think of it, you make fun of the idea that anyone running a site can be Nazi, yet you still mention you got banned from many forums. Does that perhaps mean that you genuinely got banned for being an asshole and not opposing the staff/local clique like I did?&lt;br /&gt;
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:&#039;&#039;any rational moderator would warn several times before a ban&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
:Not true, some things are auto-ban.  I don&#039;t think you &#039;&#039;did&#039;&#039; any of them, but I&#039;m just saying.&lt;br /&gt;
:Dude- you got an expedited ban because you showed no signs of contrition, argued every point, used personal insults, refused to sign your posts even when &#039;&#039;&#039;repeatedly asked to&#039;&#039;&#039; (I had to go back into history and dig out which incoherent chunks of text where yours, because the posts weren&#039;t hierarchied properly so the debate was really hard to follow.  This is why signin posts is important dumbfuck.)&lt;br /&gt;
:And ultimately you got banned because you were making a major nuisance of yourself in &#039;&#039;without&#039;&#039; any correlating &#039;&#039;&#039;contribution&#039;&#039;&#039; to justify keeping you around.  You&#039;re a negative.  You edited 3 articles- Fandom, Shortpacking and Ruined Forever- and &#039;&#039;all&#039; of those edits got reverted because they either flames or crappy jokes that make the articles &#039;&#039;worse&#039;&#039;.  Even if I were to (generously) believe you didn&#039;t intend to start a fight, you picked the 3 flamebaitiest articles you could find and masturbated across them.  &#039;&#039;Allah forfend&#039;&#039; you should write an &#039;&#039;episode summary&#039;&#039; or something.&lt;br /&gt;
:Unrelated- Walky can Talk:Fandom be semi-protected instead of full?  Loserbot isn&#039;t registered. -[[User:Derik|Derik]]01:06, 4 August 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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==On an unrelated note: Thank you.==&lt;br /&gt;
I know this is an odd place to say it, but I figured if I only said it once, it wouldn&#039;t be a bother so here goes: Thank You. Shortpacked is hilarious, and when not laughing, I&#039;m agreeing with alot of the statements the main character makes. (and feeling like I was the only one who noticed some of them, like the one about General Discussions.) I also noticed your a Hot Shot fan, which is also awesome. I also noticed its due to the efforts of you and other people here that the move was made from Wikia to Tfwiki, which was a good idea so I also want to say a long overdue thank you for doing that as well, and finally: thanks for doing what you can for this site, because without this site, I&#039;d be out of the loops on Club Exclusive things, and other Misc. Transformers related content. I go here frequently for information (or lolz) and I&#039;m quite sure not only me but many others are grateful to you and all others who help contribute to this place.--[[User:Chipmonk328|Chipmonk328]]&lt;br /&gt;
:Thanks, and we do our best!  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:08, 4 January 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
I love it too. Ive been going through the archives and im up to the part where amber gets a bit of a makeover and ive loved every second of it --[[User:Mrgalvaprime|Mrgalvaprime]] 17:25, 14 January 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
only webcomic I read daily.--&lt;br /&gt;
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==Tulsa, Oklahoma==&lt;br /&gt;
Sorry to bother you (I tried to avoid saying something again sense I already did the &#039;Thank  you&#039; earlier, but I HAD to ask about this). Had nothing better to do so I&#039;ve been reading shortpacked&#039;s full archive beginning to end today. (Well I&#039;m currently on July 6 2009 to be fair) and I noticed something that I just HAD to ask about. I&#039;ve noticed once you mentioned Oklahoma. I ignored it the first time but then later you said &amp;quot;Tulsa&amp;quot;. Now you got me curious, because I live in Tulsa and thus wondered what made you decide to choose to mention here of all places, sense basically nothing ever happens here. (Aside from the occasional Convention and the recent BOK center. Granted I may be moving to Florida in a few years..I really  hope so. Been here my whole life and its boring) Just thought I&#039;d ask, before curiosity drove me nuts. Keep up the good work on the comic, peace.--[[User:Chipmonk328|Chipmonk328]]&lt;br /&gt;
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EDIT: haha on second thought..maybe I should&#039;ve said this at Walkypedia..or do you even go there? (I&#039;d assume you do.) Oh well, my mistake I guess. Hope you&#039;ll still answer my question regardless. lol--[[User:Chipmonk328|Chipmonk328]]&lt;br /&gt;
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== WfC Starscream ==&lt;br /&gt;
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You said: &amp;quot;We revert that back to Starscream every time you change it for a reason.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:Well that&#039;s just great since that is my first contribution to that page.  And the picture itself says Skywarp so I was just making both consistent.  I&#039;ll change the pic to Starscream as well.--[[User:MistaTee|MistaTee]] 11:22, 14 January 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:: Ah, sorry.  Got you confused with Blackout, who was also changing it to Skywarp.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 11:28, 14 January 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::: No prob.  Just re-uploaded the image with starscream in the name rather than skywarp.  The old one now has the delete tag.  Thanks. --[[User:MistaTee|MistaTee]] 11:33, 14 January 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Quick Report ==&lt;br /&gt;
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More vandalism, on Nekomimi A/B, section animated..I think? caption didn&#039;t seem right..&lt;br /&gt;
I heard you&#039;re supposed to report to an Admin, right?&lt;br /&gt;
-[[User:SlamBolt|Danny LeFox]] 23:37, 20 January 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: The caption is okay.   --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 00:10, 21 January 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Independent Wikis ==&lt;br /&gt;
Hello Walky. This is Archaic, webmaster of Pokémon fansite Bulbagarden, and its associated wiki Bulbapedia. I sent you an email about 2 weeks ago (to the address linked on both your webcomics) regarding an idea I&#039;ve recently been playing around with of a co-operative of independent wikis. I understand that you&#039;ve been rather busy recently, so I just wanted to check if you had received that email or not, and if you might be interested in contributing your thoughts to the matter? --[[User:Archaic|Archaic]] 20:24, 25 January 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: I did receive it!  I&#039;m sorry for not answering swiftly.  Our answer depends on how much interaction you are looking for.  Part of the appeal of leaving Wikia was breaking free of the mandatory link chain to &amp;quot;related wikis&amp;quot; that they put at the bottom of our frontpage.  Our frontpage is now our own.  That&#039;s not something I think we&#039;re interested in.  We are, though, all in favor of people starting up their own wikis instead of depending on those lying Wikia assmongers.  (to coin a phrase)  But, I can&#039;t speak for the people here who help maintain this wiki and how much they would be willing to lend a hand.  So, uh, the answer to your question at the moment is: &amp;quot;I don&#039;t know?&amp;quot;  Um.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 20:47, 25 January 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::Heh, no worries. We&#039;re all fairly busy at this time of year. For now, we&#039;re going full steam ahead with a limited version of this idea, focusing specifically on wikis linked to Nintendo franchises, which we&#039;re likely to launch within a couple of weeks. Perhaps it might be easiest if I&#039;m able to show you what we&#039;re doing there? While we&#039;re doing quite a bit of integration between the partner wikis for this limited network, I&#039;d imagine that any more general grouping of independent wikis would have to be a lot less so, if only for logistical reasons. As I mentioned in the email, it&#039;s all fairly up in the air right now. A lot of brainstorming, but not a lot of actual action at this point. --[[User:Archaic|Archaic]] 15:15, 26 January 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:::If I may weigh in... basically, while I wager most (if not all) of us are individually supportive of any wikis that break free of Wikia, when it comes to linking on this wiki we generally only stick to links that add information to our articles, such as TFU.info, Marvel Universe TF profiles, Wookieepedia and GI Joe sites for Star Wars and GI Joe crossovers, etc. So unless there&#039;s some crossover connection between Pokemon and TF that we missed, I don&#039;t see that we can help, because we don&#039;t have anything that would need a link to your wiki. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 15:35, 26 January 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::::What, not even with that page you have on Pokéformers? ;) Seriously though, I think you might have misunderstood what I was suggesting. I&#039;m not looking at a 2-way affiliation or link here. Instead, what I&#039;ve been investigating is much closer to what Walky has in Blank Label Comics for his webcomics. An alliance of wikis united by a common purpose. Exactly how far one would take that is the real question. I certainly wouldn&#039;t expect a link to every wiki in such a network on the front page of any wiki in it. As you&#039;ve rightly pointed out, you value the independence you&#039;ve regained after breaking from Wikia, and any such network would have to be very careful to maintain that for all sites while still offering something meaningful. *shrugs* Like I said, all very much pie-in-the-sky kind of vague ideas right now, just exploring possibilities. --[[User:Archaic|Archaic]] 20:47, 26 January 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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:::::I don&#039;t know if you&#039;ve heard, but wikia has decided to make a change (mandatorily!) that is 100 times worse than what drove you guys to a new server. I am interested in finding info on how you guys actually performed your move, and what would need to be done before, during, and after to make it work. If you could give me even a link (so that I can show others), that would be hugely helpful.&lt;br /&gt;
:::::If you could message me on my wikia talk page (yes, I know), that would be most appreciated. Thanks![[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 10:18, 28 September 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Yeaaaaaaaah==&lt;br /&gt;
:: &#039;&#039;Hey, were you the [http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Tales_of_the_Fallen_issue_5&amp;amp;diff=414380&amp;amp;oldid=413827 guy who called a dude a schmuck for no real reason], and so then he [http://shortpacked.livejournal.com/593224.html?thread=14980936#t14980936 quit this wiki] because he was treated like shit?  You don&#039;t get a vote.  Especially since you think Florida and Cuba are separated by a friggin&#039; river.  (Anyway, I vote against rhyming in the Headmasters section.)  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:07, 8 February 2010 (EST)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
Yes because he was considering the entry was as bare and snarky as possible (You&#039;re hardly the soul of discretion all the time yourself sir) . And remarkably, being from a good distance across the planet, I don&#039;t know where everything is situated on that side of the world so the assumption of he ran into a river instead of the atlantic ocean, while my own fault I&#039;ll admit, is fairly understandable. But if I&#039;m not aloud to voice my opinion cause a guy you don&#039;t know told you something about another guy you don&#039;t know, then tell me now please, save me trying to vote on something again. (I&#039;m being completely serious by the way, if that&#039;s the case, I want to know). All the best.  [[User:Eire]] 01.33 Feb 09 2010 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
::: When your opinion is &amp;quot;the guy who created this page is a schmuck,&amp;quot; then you&#039;re probably going to get some flak for said opinion.  It&#039;s not like the page was horribly put together.  It was just abbreviated and snarky.  It wasn&#039;t called for.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 21:52, 8 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Guess who&#039;s back..... ==&lt;br /&gt;
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[[User:Masterman666]]&lt;br /&gt;
--[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 12:45, 11 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: Remind me who he is, again?  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 12:54, 11 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::[[User:Masterman555]]. Banned for flaming and using a sockpuppet. --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 13:01, 11 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:::Then bye-bye, then! --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:15, 11 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Breakaway image caption ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Isn&#039;t Topspin the one with no personality? (Or was it a ref to Breakaway being Mister Likes-Everyone-Nice-Guy?) --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 13:13, 11 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: Topspin doesn&#039;t like being used, and ripped Kickback&#039;s spark out of him in angry fury.  That&#039;s more than Breakaway ever emoted.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:16, 11 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::Plus, his utter devotion to Alpha Trion was also more characterization than Breakaway got. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 13:19, 11 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:::Fair enough... it&#039;s just that since Topspin was always the one with the &amp;quot;No personality&amp;quot; cracks in his page (and the one who&#039;s profile specifically says he&#039;s had his personality and will crushed out) it seemed potentially out of place, so I figured I&#039;d ask.&lt;br /&gt;
:::(Personally I admit I wouldn&#039;t claim Breakaway (who did a fair bit of pep-talking everyone) has no personality any more than Heatwave, who&#039;s equally easy-going, friendly, and optimistic, can be said to not have one, but I was more checking for possible mistakes than taste...)  --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 13:47, 11 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== RE: Divebomb ==&lt;br /&gt;
Hup, my bad. Thanks for catching that! [[User:Ayellowbirds|Ayellowbirds]] 11:06, 22 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Red Alert image ==&lt;br /&gt;
Thanks for color correcting it, looks much better. My desktop bit the dust last week, and my netbook chokes on photoshop. [[User:Kookaburra|Kookaburra]] 01:22, 30 March 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Mainpage logos==&lt;br /&gt;
I&#039;m shocked you haven&#039;t put up BC Breakdown yet. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 16:34, 8 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:I just put up *a* Breakdown.  Really, I&#039;d prefer to stick to art rather than toy images.  Spark was an adrenaline rush exception.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 16:34, 8 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== I can&#039;t think of a suitable title to put here right now..... ==&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Special:Log/block&amp;amp;page=User:Jeysie|This seems rather uncalled for.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Thank you for your attention. --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 13:38, 9 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: Maybe you should have brought it up during the twenty-four hours in which she was banned, and not like a few minutes before it expired.  And it was certainly called for, considering the disrespect she was showing other users.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:15, 9 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::You called her a bitch.  Was that not disrespectful as well? - [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 16:43, 9 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::I think that was just me making an obvious point about her having talk page conversations &#039;&#039;entirely about other posters&#039;&#039;.  As usual, I make my points through sarcasm.  Jeysie wasn&#039;t being sarcastic or trying to illustrate a greater point when she told me to stop &amp;quot;mouthing off.&amp;quot;  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 17:21, 9 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::I&#039;m not upset about being banned. What I am upset about is that the reason it&#039;s so irritating trying to have a conversation with you is that you are constantly responding to people trying to make reasonable points with mocking rude responses, often ones that illustrate that the point was missed. So, I don&#039;t like &#039;&#039;your&#039;&#039; disrespectful attitude any more than you like mine.&lt;br /&gt;
:::Considering you actually make good points on the few occasions you turn off the mocking attitude and take the time to understand the points being made, it&#039;d make dealing with you a whole lot less frustrating if you&#039;d keep the attitude turned off all the time. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 16:57, 9 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::::Ahahaha Jeysie is telling me to stop having a mocking attitude!  I will mark that on my Jeysie-is-condescending calendar OH WAIT THERE IS NO ROOM --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 17:21, 9 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::::Can we stop this?  Both of you?  You&#039;re both highly devoted editors to this wiki and we don&#039;t need a long lasting feud.  Pretty Please? --[[User:Bluestreak7|Bluestreak7]] 17:28, 9 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::::::The kids don&#039;t like it when mommy and daddy fight.... --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 17:36, 9 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::::::Seconded. This is time and energy better spent on working on articles, and I&#039;ve seen enough from both of you to know that it would benefit the wiki greatly if you did that. -- [[User:Ayellowbirds|Ayellowbirds]] 17:40, 9 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::::::If Walky drops the attitude problem, there won&#039;t &#039;&#039;be&#039;&#039; a feud, because I&#039;ll have nothing to comment on to him, which will make me very happy.&lt;br /&gt;
:::::::The only reason I say anything at all is because I&#039;m tired of his attitude always making trying to discuss something on the wiki a stressful chore instead of something productive. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 17:44, 9 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::::::::This is silly. --[[User:NCZ|NCZ]] 17:48, 9 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::::::::Response to Walky: Maybe you&#039;re not aware, but I am on a different continent than you are. Different continent = different time zone = inability to respond at the same time as you Americans. And don&#039;t even TRY to shift the blame. --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 05:07, 10 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==New bot==&lt;br /&gt;
Can I get a bot tag for [[User:DNAVI]] please? abates said you were the man for the job. - [[User:Magnus Maximus|Magnus Maximus]] 02:25, 15 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Regarding TG Studios and the guy you banned ==&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Talk:TG Studios|You may want to check this out.]] --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 14:33, 29 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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Can you make Timelines sharkticon on wirte and put on a image ?&lt;br /&gt;
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== Squiggles! ==&lt;br /&gt;
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If by &amp;quot;squiggles&amp;quot;, you mean &amp;quot;Japanese&amp;quot;, toss me a copy of that translation, eh, my fine fellow? For the annotations, don&#039;tcha know! :) - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 10:30, 5 July 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: In the filecard for Primal Major and Alpha Supreme, Maggie translated the two non-English characters at the end of it, which mean &amp;quot;Shanghai.&amp;quot;  That&#039;s all she&#039;s done (per my specific request), so I don&#039;t have anything else to tell you. :) --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 10:35, 5 July 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::Ahh, that&#039;s still cool! I wouldn&#039;t have figured it out on my own! I have spotted at least one or two other bits of Japanese in there and was going to pester Spengler about them anyway. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 10:40, 5 July 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== King Starscream&#039;s bounty ==&lt;br /&gt;
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So, do I get it if I turn myself in? - [[User:King Starscream|King Starscream]] 12:55, 2 August 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Look! ==&lt;br /&gt;
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You suck! Along with most of the other administartors on this wiki. I can&#039;t believe you treat people the way you do. I&#039;ve been watching for a while, and I will tell you, that you&#039;re just an asshole! Why don&#039;t you grow up, and quit being a dick to everyone! Banning people for ridiculous reasons! Telling people their work is shit! In fact, I created this account just to confront you! GROW UP AND QUIT BEING A DICK! YOU&amp;quot;RE AN ASSHOLE! {{unsigned|Generations123|17:32, 11 August 2010 (EDT)}}&lt;br /&gt;
:The irony is staggering. --[[User:NCZ|NCZ]] 17:40, 11 August 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:: I think this guy deserves a Shortpacked! comic in his honor.--[[Special:Contributions/65.11.250.113|65.11.250.113]] 19:26, 29 August 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== My sandboxes ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Hiya David, I was wondering if you will take a look at my improved Primes sandbox (not that I&#039;m suggesting to retitle the article or anything, it&#039;s just the whim of my user space). I hadn&#039;t realized Marvel never uses the number 13, as it&#039;s been years since I read &amp;quot;Legacy of Unicron&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;Primal Scream&amp;quot;, one takes these things for granted now. Also, regarding Alpha Trion, I finally have a response again to yesterday&#039;s chat, I feel we can compromise on this: the only thing bugging people about him being a multiversal singularity is SG. As you suggested, we should wait: we should wait to see if Forest or Hasbro explain his actions in that continuity or if multiversal singularities don&#039;t apply to mirrorverses like SG and that Alpha is truely unique from the original Prime who&#039;s more likely than not the one from G1/RID/UT/TA/ROTF/WFC. [[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] 14:08, 12 August 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Scan request ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Since I can&#039;t find my copy of it at the minute, and since I know you had it out recent to scan that image of Rodimus Prime that&#039;s on the main page at the moment, might I trouble you to scan the panel from the third issue of the Marvel movie adaptation that features Hot Rod with a handful of energon sticks? On Junkion, when he&#039;s trying the universal greeting. Thanks! - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 04:59, 30 September 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Ultra Magnus ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I think we need to rewrite the Dreamwave section. It&#039;s kind of old TFwiki there with the super-condensed summary and lack of links to individual issues. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 16:04, 30 September 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Daleks ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Listen, if you want behind the scenes proof, When the Daleks first appeared in Doctor Who, they were called Daleks, Davros calling the casing Mark 3 Travel Machine never happed until the time of the Forth Doctor. The information on the page is WRONG.&lt;br /&gt;
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Oh, and by the way, Davros if a Doctor Who character. Detour is giving us information from fiction too. The comment is wrong.[[User:LordDalek|LordDalek]] 16:22, 16 October 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Something that might be of interest to the TFWiki... ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I think you&#039;ll find [http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/original-g1-scripts-designs-other-items-on-heritage-auction/20162/ this] to be rather interesting, as it may contain certain materials that would be decent additions to this Wiki. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 19:39, 8 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: Thanks.  I took some screencaps where I could.  We should tell [[Jim Sorenson]] these exist and maybe he has a million dollars.  (Or maybe just a hundred.  Not many bids on these, and who the hell even knows this auction site exists?)  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 22:33, 8 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::That site had some of the live-action movie props being auctioned either last year or earlier this year, IIRC. --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 22:45, 8 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:Should I/we let him know in his [[User talk:Jimsorenson|User Talk page]] about this? --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 14:09, 9 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Question &amp;amp; request==&lt;br /&gt;
How come we should keep &amp;quot;Junkion trader&amp;quot;? I wouldn&#039;t know of a source that makes it a canon designation and before the article even had the noname-nickname template. So, why keep a made-up name that&#039;s no longer needed?&lt;br /&gt;
: Also, if you have &#039;&#039;The Complet Ark&#039;&#039;, could you add an image of adult Chip Chase to his article? [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 13:15, 14 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:: Isn&#039;t &amp;quot;Junkion trader&amp;quot; from a magazine or something?  I don&#039;t think we made it up.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:43, 14 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:::I can&#039;t say anything about magazines (though I&#039;d wonder which magazine would bother to mention such an obscure &amp;quot;character&amp;quot;), but mostly, Derik, who made the article, had it marked as &amp;quot;nickname&amp;quot; from the start and left a reason for naming Junkion 1 &amp;quot;Junkion trader&amp;quot; on the Omniverse talk page. Altogether, I think it&#039;s not canon in any capacity. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 13:49, 14 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::::*clenches fist*  &#039;&#039;Derik&#039;&#039;!!  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:50, 14 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Another request (Junkion related)==&lt;br /&gt;
I figure that before I completely lose my sight looking for Junkion models in a sea of red &amp;amp; random, I should ensure someone will move the Junkion articles (currently 3) I&#039;ve been writing to their proper location. Would you be so kind? If the articles aren&#039;t clear enough on which model/character is described, there&#039;s a small extra description in the mainpic temapltes (that I just figured out don&#039;t show up on the actual page). Pretty please? [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 12:40, 17 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: I don&#039;t own the Complete Ark, so it will have to wait for someone to divulge that information.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 15:49, 17 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:: :( Well, I guess I could try pestering Sorenson about it. Sorry for bothering you. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 15:55, 17 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::: I have the Complete Ark, but I&#039;m finding your descriptions a little vague. I think I&#039;d need screen shots or comic panels or whatever to work out who you&#039;re talking about. - [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] 17:06, 17 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::::As I said, the mainpic template contains a &amp;quot;screenshot description&amp;quot; that should make it possible to track who is who. Otherwise, [[:Image:TFTM Junkions.JPG|the three most in front in order are: kisser, double-eye and mouthplate]]. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 17:09, 17 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Talk:Bulkhead (Prime) ==&lt;br /&gt;
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But every other kind of comment is allowed including swearing. The whole point of discussion pages is to discuss despite whether you think it&#039;s a waste. If it was in the wrong place then you should have said. -- [[User:Anythingspossibleforapossible|Anythingspossibleforapossible]] 09:46, 29 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: &amp;quot;He looks kind of purple when he&#039;s under certain lighting&amp;quot; is not something that&#039;s worth discussing.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 11:43, 29 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== This might silence those who question the WFC/Exodus/Prime continuity ==&lt;br /&gt;
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We finally have [http://www.unicron.com/news_item/2462/ official word] straight from the mouth of Hasbro itself that War for Cybertron, Exodus, and Prime are indeed in the same aligned continuity. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 16:16, 8 December 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:So... exactly what we had BEFORE. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 16:24, 8 December 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::Yeah, but, now we can point nonbelievers to the words directly, instead of them having to just take our word for it. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 16:33, 8 December 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:::So... exactly what we had BEFORE. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 16:39, 8 December 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:::On this very wiki: [[Hasbro_Q%26A/September_2010:_Answers]] --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 18:06, 8 December 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== I Am Sorry ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Hey look, I am here to apologize for the crap I have been saying. I was acting like a jerk for a while to you and It has really been haunting me recently. I know I need to work on my grammer, and I actually shouldn&#039;t posting anything since I am only in my second year in High School, and to be honest, I have only been a fan of TF for 9 years. I have really been a jerk recently and I just want to have a clean start now. I hope you understand. I am sorry, in other words, for all the crap I put you and this sight through.[[User:LordDalek|LordDalek]] 14:02, 22 December 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Walky..... ==&lt;br /&gt;
Care to tell me why you have blocked my IP? --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 06:11, 23 January 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:ItsWalky blocked your IP because of that Goldbug (IDW) toy deal of a few days ago. He may not have realized you were a regular contributor, but regardless, you should&#039;ve started a third/fourth debate rather than declare the first two void because their results don&#039;t strike with your view on &amp;quot;reality&amp;quot;. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 06:20, 23 January 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:: I blocked the anonymous IP who got into the edit war over removing Goldbug&#039;s toy info, which was just fucking obnoxious.  If that was you, then whoops.  Don&#039;t be a dickwad.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 09:16, 23 January 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== You have Lugnut? ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I&#039;ve heard about you reviewing him, did you obtain him at a Brick &amp;amp; Mortar store like Walmart or Target?  If so, which one (so the hunt may go on).  Or was it through eBay/&amp;quot;specialty&amp;quot; store, or overseas?  Moreso I&#039;m wondering if the &amp;quot;not yet released&amp;quot; tag should still be applied to the Hasbro version on [[Lugnut (TF 2010)|his page]]. [[User:Karhukjnsi|Karhukjnsi]] 23:28, 11 February 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: I got him from Big Bad Toy Store.  He has been seen in stores, but like many other toys these days, he&#039;s having trouble hitting saturation.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 07:45, 12 February 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Aw look==&lt;br /&gt;
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/David_Willis_(cartoonist)_(2nd_nomination) Your Wikipedia page is up for deletion].&lt;br /&gt;
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-Blackout-&lt;br /&gt;
:Yeah, a nomination you started. Big effing whup. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 04:04, 9 March 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::Which is why it got a SpeedyKeep and the deletion tag is already gone.  Nice try.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 11:52, 9 March 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Generations Scourge ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Ohhh, yes, I see now. I didn&#039;t realise that his head could extend so far up. I thought it was just the normal extension for his robot mode. Bit of a pain to push back down, though...&lt;br /&gt;
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Anyway, I apologise.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Thanks! ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Thank you for backing me up on the bolded-comma issue.  I knew all those things people said about you couldn&#039;t be true!  [[User:JW|JW]] 16:24, 21 April 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==A week?==&lt;br /&gt;
Don&#039;t you think that&#039;s a bit long for a regular editor to be banned? Far as I can tell, he didn&#039;t even get a warning. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 12:58, 29 April 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: It&#039;s not his first week-long ban.  And he&#039;s been warned (and banned) about this behavior before.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:07, 29 April 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::Don&#039;t you think that&#039;s a bit short since that&#039;s about the only thing he does? --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] 13:11, 29 April 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Iacon Archives==&lt;br /&gt;
Looking through the history of &amp;quot;Laserbeak (Cybertron)&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Revelations Part 3&amp;quot;, I see you were the one who called the archives the &#039;Iacon Archives&#039;. Where did you get this name from, as it is not in the comics? [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 17:45, 20 May 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: The archives appeared to be in Iacon.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 18:17, 20 May 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:: Could you elaborate on &amp;quot;appeared&amp;quot;? [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 03:02, 21 May 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::: Everything in the story happened in Iacon.  Or under Iacon.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 10:43, 21 May 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::: Not really, since Vector Prime and co. first hang out at Kalis and Kaon also gets namedropped at some point. So... I guess that means the Archives&#039; location can&#039;t be pinpointend any better than &amp;quot;somewhere on Cybertron&amp;quot;. Thanks for helping me! [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 16:14, 21 May 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==New User==&lt;br /&gt;
There I did everything you said also I don&#039;t know how to use user pages so I hope i&#039;m doing this right.[[User:Chubzhac|Chubzhac]] 23:35, 20 May 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==External Links==&lt;br /&gt;
Is it ok to use external links for titles such as &#039;&#039;Star Trek: Leonard McCoy, Frontier Doctor&#039;&#039;? -- [[User:Anythingspossibleforapossible|Anythingspossibleforapossible]] 00:15, 31 May 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: In what context?  I&#039;d really rather prefer most external links remain in the External links section.  I kinda hate when I click on a link in the body of an article, thinking there&#039;ll be something relevant on this site, only to be taken elsewhere. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 00:16, 31 May 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::That&#039;s a little contradictory since there are external links all over this site that isn&#039;t in the External Links section. So what specifically don&#039;t you like about it? Being misled into thinking you&#039;re going onto Lindsey Lohan&#039;s Wikipedia article, but instead go to Mandy Moore&#039;s? (or something like that) What I meant exactly was that in almost every issue&#039;s page there&#039;s an Advertisment section showing what else is from the same publisher (that&#039;s why I used &#039;&#039;Star Trek&#039;&#039; as an example). So could some of those advertisments have an external link to another wiki site that would specialise (or have more insight) in that particular title. I hope that was a little more straight foward and maybe a little easier to understand. -- [[User:Anythingspossibleforapossible|Anythingspossibleforapossible]] 13:16, 1 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Probation appeal ==&lt;br /&gt;
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So, the incident that led to my probation was proposing that [[Dead End (Animated)]] move to &amp;quot;Dead End (Timelines)&amp;quot; on the basis that that was his franchise-of-origin. I brought the issue up on the Allspark&#039;s &amp;quot;Major Wiki work&amp;quot; thread because I had no idea why it was reverted and I couldn&#039;t talk about it here (because of the probation thing). [http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?s=&amp;amp;showtopic=51208&amp;amp;view=findpost&amp;amp;p=1825571 The conclusion seemed to be] that I was &#039;&#039;technically&#039;&#039; correct, but the Wiki just didn&#039;t want to do it that way.&lt;br /&gt;
{{quote|The idea of moving the BotCon-exclusive Animated characters to a &amp;quot;Timelines&amp;quot; disambig is just one of those occasional instances where the instruction to &amp;quot;[[Help:Ignore all standards|ignore all standards]]&amp;quot; comes into play. Sometimes, it&#039;s just easier, more aesthetically pleasing, or just feels RIGHT to do things a certain way that may not be the way everything else is done.|[[Chris McFeely]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
I went about everything the right way, as far as I know. I put one move proposal tag on one page so it could be talked about. I gave a technically correct reason, &amp;quot;Franchise of origin. Like [[Cop-Tur (Timelines)]]&amp;quot;. I do my best to remember to not do what I have been hollered at for doing in the past, but seriously, I had no way of knowing I was stepping into an instance of &amp;quot;ignore all standards&amp;quot;. All you really had to do was revert my one move proposal with a big &amp;quot;We are ignoring all standards you moron!&amp;quot; in the change log. You would have felt better for hollering at me and I would have been clued in on what was going on and that would have been the end of it. So, can I please have my probation lifted? - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 18:59, 12 June 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==When the past comes to haunt you==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Vector Sigma Chamber]] - I have no clue how it could be written so that it&#039;s significantly different from the Vector Sigma page. You&#039;ve stated you believe it could be an article with its own worth. If you have time, would you please give the page its long needed update?&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Meanwhile, I have never been able to track down the source that the &#039;&#039;[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]&#039;&#039; is Shockwave&#039;s underwater base in the Marvel comics. You and Derik talked about the source being one of the letters pages, but would you have any idea which issue&#039;s letters page?&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
As an aside, [[TFWiki.net 2011 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Entries|this page]] is locked, which would be all fine and stuff if not for the handful of article links that can not be fixed anymore. Could you please remove all of them? [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 02:32, 15 June 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== New and ticked off ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I&#039;m new here. I have taken your suggestions into account, but there is one thing that still bothers me: no one else wants to help me. Can you lend a hand? --[[User:Ibreakthingz|The Breaker]] 19:24, 15 June 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Nope - Random IP number&lt;br /&gt;
::What do you need help with? --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 12:54, 20 June 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
Let me tell you, I am SUPER excited to help the guy who starts off by telling me he&#039;s ticked off.   --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:03, 20 June 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Oh man, sorry ==&lt;br /&gt;
I don&#039;t see any comments, only some guy asking about how the info and description of Cybertron should be. Sorry about the confusion. I actually don&#039;t think that I ever reverted it back O.o I don&#039;t remember that, I must have clicked on some wrong place or something. Again, sorry fellow Transformer-fan :) [[User:Luka1184|Luka1184]] 11:15, 29 June 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Dark of the Moon: Ship? ==&lt;br /&gt;
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What exactly did they use to explore the moon then? Just wondering, thanks. [[User:Autow1ngz|Autow1ngz]] 02:22, 5 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: The novelization calls the ship Ratchet and Optimus Prime take to the moon the &amp;quot;Atlax X,&amp;quot; a human-built craft.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 02:45, 5 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Whoops, what I meant to say was what did Optimus and Ratchet use to recover the comatose (boy I love that word after seeing it on Tfwiki) body of Sentinel? [[User:Autow1ngz|Autow1ngz]] 03:00, 5 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::No, in the finished film, they &#039;&#039;do&#039;&#039; use the Xantium to go to the moon. Prime announces in a voiceover at the beginning of the scene, &amp;quot;Xantium approaching Tranquility base&amp;quot;. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 05:42, 5 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::It feels weird, then, that they only really introduce the ship much later in the movie.--[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 10:34, 5 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::::Quite agreed. Seems fairly obvious that it was originally going to be a human-built endeavour (it&#039;s the &amp;quot;Ares V&amp;quot; in the comic), but then someone said &amp;quot;Why do they need a human rocket if our script already features a pre-existing Autobot spaceship as a plot point?&amp;quot;, and it got shoved in earlier without any real reworking of the later intro scene. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 11:38, 5 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Evac (Prime) ==&lt;br /&gt;
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At SDCC announced two new figures for a character called Evac, from the Prime franchise, should we wait until he makes an appearance in the show to create his own article? --[[User:Metroplex|Metroplex]] 20:58, 23 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Remember, one doesn&#039;t have to appear in the show to get a toy. -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 21:03, 23 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::I could have sworn that Evac was supposed to be a character for the new Transformers ride...[[Special:Contributions/98.209.73.178|98.209.73.178]] 21:28, 23 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::He&#039;s not from Prime, correct.  He&#039;s a new character created for the movie-based Transformers ride at Universal.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 22:23, 23 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== I need to tell you something. ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Hi. There&#039;s something that I&#039;ve been feeling a bit guilty about for a long time. You see, on a different account (which I will reveal the name of after you respond to make sure there are no hard feelings) I was quite rude. I was irrational, confused and upset. Afterwards, I left this site in guilt, and ashamed because I wasn&#039;t thinking rationally a few times while on my account. Do you think you can maybe accept my apology for my actions, because I feel like a horrible person for the silly things I brought up and got into. Would you please accept my apology? If you can&#039;t, well, that&#039;s okay too. If you don&#039;t get this, well, I just wanted to say I&#039;m sorry for being such a horrible person on such a good website. :( &lt;br /&gt;
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== Guilt ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Sorry, I was thinking about my previous heading &amp;quot;I need to tell you something&amp;quot; and I reliezed that although I ment it in a kind way, I thought it&#039;s possible that you could believe that to mean that I had some cruel things to say, which I did not. The message is still the same though! If it means anything, I would like to say you can be sure nothing like that could happen again with me. &lt;br /&gt;
[[Special:Contributions/74.82.64.17|74.82.64.17]] 16:05, 28 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: I don&#039;t know who you are, but I guess we&#039;re all right.  It&#039;s hard to refuse an apology from an anonymous dude.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:12, 29 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Harrison Ford ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Was it rude? Horrifying even? Why did you undo my edit? An external reference isn&#039;t to much to ask for. Is it? -- [[User:Anythingspossibleforapossible|Anythingspossibleforapossible]] 19:39, 13 October 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: I addressed this on the talk page.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 19:55, 13 October 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Files on user pages ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I removed the images from my user page because of fair use, but nobody had removed them in the meantime because of this. So did I do right by taking them off or can I put them back? -- [[User:Anythingspossibleforapossible|Anythingspossibleforapossible]] 19:46, 23 October 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: I don&#039;t really understand what you&#039;re asking.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 23:35, 23 October 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::Let&#039;s try this again. On another wiki I added a pic to [http://youngjustice.wikia.com/index.php?title=User:Anythingspossibleforapossible&amp;amp;oldid=39022 my user page] and it was [http://youngjustice.wikia.com/index.php?title=User:Anythingspossibleforapossible&amp;amp;action=history removed]. [http://youngjustice.wikia.com/wiki/User_talk:Thailog#Using files on your own user page This is the reply I got when I inquired further]. If you still don&#039;t understand I&#039;ll just put them back. -- [[User:Anythingspossibleforapossible|Anythingspossibleforapossible]] 18:11, 24 October 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::Over here, you&#039;re allowed to upload one pic specifically for your userpage. On top of that, from what I gather, you can add other pics that already exist for article, but obviously don&#039;t go overboard. Hope that helps! --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 18:10, 24 October 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::::Thank you. -- [[User:Anythingspossibleforapossible|Anythingspossibleforapossible]] 18:11, 24 October 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== I noticed the BotCon Europe 2002 talk page ==&lt;br /&gt;
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Selective_deletion]&lt;br /&gt;
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Just being helpful. :) --[[User:Krafty|K-K-Krafty!]] 10:22, 11 November 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== About the caption bastard template... ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I do not understand why you added that (mean-spirited) template. It&#039;s only two captions, and if you looked at my contributions, you would have noticed that I added a lot of information. I thought captions were supposed to be a reward for all that work. Adding a twist on an overused joke is at least an attempt to make it fresh, rather than stating some variation of &amp;quot;this joke sucks now&amp;quot;, which is &#039;&#039;just&#039;&#039; as overused as plainly using an overused joke. [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 19:41, 6 January 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: I apologize for using the template.  I was going to write a more personal note, but remembered we had the template, forgetting how sharply worded it was.  You have not been a bad editor.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 20:42, 6 January 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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==A massive favour to ask==&lt;br /&gt;
Ive just started getting into your webcomics (im up to date on shortpacked and it wasnt until this morning i realised about you&#039;re earlier ones) but i have a huge favour to ask of you. I am currntly stuck with this stupid school laptop for a home computer which includes a school blocking system. While Shortpacked and Joyce and Walky sites are unaffected when i try to open dumbing of age it comes up with&lt;br /&gt;
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Is there anyway you could perhaps email me copies of the files for each update + all the ones so far. I can understand if you say no but i though there was no harm in asking--[[User:Mrgalvaprime|Mrgalvaprime]] 06:15, 17 January 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: I&#039;m sorry, but I cannot email you all my comics.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 22:12, 1 March 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
Oh well, it was a long shot anyway--[[User:Mrgalvaprime|Mrgalvaprime]] 03:47, 30 May 2012 (EDT) &lt;br /&gt;
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== Prime toys ==&lt;br /&gt;
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You wouldn&#039;t happen to know when exactly the &#039;&#039;Transformers: Prime&#039;&#039; toys are scheduled to be released, would you?[[Special:Contributions/71.255.172.244|71.255.172.244]] 19:59, 1 March 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: Transformers toys that aren&#039;t the first wave of product for a blockbuster movie don&#039;t tend to have release dates.  Stores will receive them and put them out at some point after that.  So I have no date for you.  However, I&#039;ve seen them out at some stores here for weeks, so the answer is &amp;quot;some time in the past, perhaps now, perhaps not until the future.&amp;quot;  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 20:10, 1 March 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
I haven&#039;t seen any toys in the stores, but thanks anyway.[[Special:Contributions/71.255.172.244|71.255.172.244]] 21:44, 1 March 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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The other convention-exclusive pink Arcee figure, they are availible on the web. How would I be able to get it without getting lead into a scam. I was hoping you or someone on this wiki would know how I would be able to get that toy. I didn&#039;t go to the convention.[[Special:Contributions/71.162.106.122|71.162.106.122]] 19:24, 4 March 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/transformers-prime-bumblebee-and-arcee-set?BR=496&amp;amp;ID=29273 --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 11:58, 5 March 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::Wow! Only $29.99. Thanks.&lt;br /&gt;
:::On Ebay, it costs $80.00.&lt;br /&gt;
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== what you said to me ==&lt;br /&gt;
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i will make sure i learn more english when i go to school today&lt;br /&gt;
: Mostly I hope they teach you about capital letters and punctuation.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 02:02, 19 March 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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It&#039;s kind of hard to do that all when you&#039;re using a wii like I am [[User:Jacktransformerdude|Jacktransformerdude]] 02:08, 19 March 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: If you&#039;re editing the wiki with something that makes it nigh-impossible to edit the wiki, you probably shouldn&#039;t edit the wiki.  I&#039;ve tried it on my cellphone before, and it&#039;s extremely difficult to get all of the various coding right, but if I can&#039;t edit the wiki correctly, I just don&#039;t edit the wiki.  Leaving a bunch of stuff that has to be deleted or completely overhauled is worse than not contributing at all.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:54, 19 March 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== The Fallen/Megatronus Prime artwork ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I wanted to have someone verify this before I uploaded it, but is [http://t4ak.roblox.com/daaf9f4eb9b33f115661eb4a7c849007 this] the concept art for the &#039;&#039;Aligned&#039;&#039; pre-Fallen version of Megatronus Prime, and if so is is usable? --[[User:King Starscream|King Starscream]] 15:23, 10 April 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: That&#039;s not exactly what we saw at Hasbro&#039;s panels.  It&#039;s not in the same style.  (It&#039;d look more like the Aligned Prima art, which is way more painterly.)  This looks like an artist&#039;s recreation from memory to me.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 17:07, 10 April 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::Thanks, just what I needed to know.  Off to search again. --[[User:King Starscream|King Starscream]] 16:53, 11 April 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::Pictures were not allowed of those guys.  If you somehow manage to find one, we wouldn&#039;t be able to use it.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 21:15, 11 April 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::::Gotcha.  Thanks anyway. --[[User:King Starscream|King Starscream]] 21:37, 17 April 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Prime Hot Shot toy image ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Not really sure why you replaced the photos that I already took for the toy with your own, (which are kind of faded, especially with the red) but whatever. Just kind of wondering why, though. &amp;lt;small&amp;gt;Well, there go my efforts... :/&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt; [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 23:19, 7 May 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: M Sipher overwrote my Kick-Over photos.  It happens.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 23:33, 7 May 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Reno Wilson ==&lt;br /&gt;
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If I sound impatient, I&#039;m sorry, but I&#039;ve explained the reasoning behind my edit to the Mudflap controversy several times over, and nobody has disagreed with me.  A couple users explained what it&#039;s supposed to mean, but it turns out that it&#039;s based on an incorrect assumption to begin with.  Both times that I&#039;ve I changed it, though, the edit has been reverted without an explanation.  If this is about my spate of edits to my own comments, then I&#039;m sorry, but I&#039;m just editing a minor note to be more factually accurate and less obtusely &amp;quot;snarky&amp;quot;.  How can I get it to stick? - [[User:Caswin|Caswin]] 17:00, 13 May 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: &amp;quot;Nobody has disagreed with me&amp;quot; is a pretty bold complaint, considering everyone on that talk page disagrees with you. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 18:08, 13 May 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::In my defense, that&#039;s a recent development.  Nobody &#039;&#039;had&#039;&#039; disagreed with me when I wrote that.  If anyone can prove me wrong or show that this is a special case, I&#039;ll shut up right now.  However, while I understand if it became personal at some point, I have to admit I don&#039;t see the point in defending the wording of one note so closely to begin with, at least not unless it&#039;s funnier than I thought. - [[User:Caswin|Caswin]] 18:12, 13 May 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::&amp;quot;Prove me wrong&amp;quot; is a red herring.  The entire discussion is a &amp;quot;Yeah-huh&amp;quot;/&amp;quot;Nuh-uh&amp;quot; dynamic.  You didn&#039;t understand the joke.  Everyone else did.  There&#039;s nothing left to prove or discuss.  Please, please, please move on to something else.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 20:31, 13 May 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==IDW==&lt;br /&gt;
Ok. Fine but can you edit Ratchet then if I do my edits too long because I&#039;ve been on it for quite awhile. Ed&lt;br /&gt;
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===IDW Whirl==&lt;br /&gt;
Hi there, I&#039;m not sure how else to get in touch with you.&lt;br /&gt;
Please don&#039;t include speculative conclusions to the Wiki. All that was written in MTMTE #6 regarding Whirl is that he was at one point an instructor, and that he changed his names a few times. Until it has been confirmed that Whirl IS or is not Jetstream, please don&#039;t state as such.  (apple pie)&lt;br /&gt;
: I don&#039;t think you grasp the difference between speculative conclusions and the Whirl/Jetstream deal.  Don&#039;t mess with those pages again.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 16:03, 27 June 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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===Nightracer Changes===&lt;br /&gt;
I got a note from you and am not sure the proper method for messaging or response to you, so I&#039;ll just say it here? You needn&#039;t have so drastically changed both entries for Nightracer. I deliberately created a new page for the cloned Nightracer so once more was known about both, they could both be altered accordingly. You seemed to edit both pages until they were to YOUR liking, rather than letting them evolve as needs be. Really, you created a lot of work for yourself, so please don&#039;t get upset and send me condescending messages when you could have simply fixed the new entry, and let me know how they work. It&#039;s not exactly easy to find instructions on how to &amp;quot;discuss&amp;quot; things, so assuming you know EXACTLY how everything should work and then talking down to a newer user doesn&#039;t really make you look very good.&lt;br /&gt;
: YOU needn&#039;t have so drastically changed Nightracer&#039;s entries.  That is my problem.  I am trying to revert.  As a new user, when you make many many changes to a page, to the point of moving the page itself, without asking about it first, I don&#039;t think you have a lot of room to get mad at someone else changing it a whole bunch to put it mostly back the way it was.  Next time, ask.  Certainly, at least, until you have a better grasp of how the wiki organizes information.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 10:08, 7 September 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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===Reverting All My Edits==&lt;br /&gt;
Okay, so maybe I should quit adding captions. But why do you keep undoing my major edits to character bio pages too? Okay, it shouldn&#039;t be an essay. But this is a Wikipedia, and it&#039;s the Transformers Wikipedia to boot; people come here for specific information. On Transformers.&lt;br /&gt;
[[User:Harley Quinn hyenaholic|Harley Quinn hyenaholic]] 10:49, 21 September 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: You are not adding specific information.  You are saying in fifteen paragraphs what the page is already saying in three paragraphs.  It is not only unnecessary, but makes the page worse.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 10:52, 21 September 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Secretary joke==&lt;br /&gt;
:I have no problem with acknowledging Arcee&#039;s less intense role in HM (note: I have yet to see about half of HM, so as for HM context I hardly have anything to say), but I question what is the joke&#039;s target: The Headmasters&#039;s writing... or secretaries and Japanese people? It&#039;s not just that joke, it&#039;s that this wiki has a small web of jokes and remarks relating to Arcee&#039;s job change that go beyond fair critique and into, well, bigotry. I&#039;m trying to imagine how the way the wiki trashes on Arcee&#039;s job change must read to someone who is a secretary. As the child of a (once) secretary, I do see it as an attack on the job itself. You can&#039;t really deny that - just look at the image description I&#039;ve changed that felt the need to specify the job warrior with &amp;quot;brave&amp;quot; as if being a secretary means you can&#039;t be brave (if this is HM context, it fails to specify that). Airazor&#039;s page used to have the same problem in her writeup about her gender in Japan. This also makes the joke gendered, given the usual associations of who does which job contrasted with the idea which job deserves more appreciation. For the other element of the joke that bugs me, I invite a look at BW Blackarachnia&#039;s note section. There&#039;s one at best humorous, at worst neutral treatment of an absolutely disgusting post on Blackarachnia&#039;s design process. The next note about Blackarachnia in Japan is written with much more condemnation while failing to convince me I&#039;m reading about something worse than the previous note. And then there&#039;s that eternal remark about Arcee in HM again that again fails to offer a proper and coherent story rather than inside-crowd cover-aggression. I could also talk about the &#039;joke&#039; showing up on TFA Arcee&#039;s page, which is kinda bull considering TFA had a bad-to-horrendous treatment of most of its female cast, Arcee included, but that&#039;s not commented on. No, what is commented on is a lesser worse treatment of G1 Arcee decennia ago in that awful country known as Japan.    &lt;br /&gt;
:That&#039;s why I want the joke changed. Not because the wiki shouldn&#039;t talk about the job change and sexist/gender stereotypical script motivations, but because I don&#039;t think a small cover-aggressive caption will be enough to do that without being sexist itself. And in the context of the entire wiki, because I feel critique on Japanese writing is handled considerably bolder than critique on American writing.&lt;br /&gt;
:All that said, I&#039;m taking a step aside from the above to thank you for the Arcee captions you&#039;ve added. They&#039;re a great addition to her article. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 07:09, 26 September 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::I&#039;ve yet to be convinced that you can tell the difference between making fun of bigotry and bigotry itself.  You seem to constantly believe one is the other, and suggest that just dealing with the subject directly is embracing it.  To that I say bullshit, and that&#039;s stupid.  You&#039;re not going to win that argument.  Making fun of stupid Transformers crap is what this wiki does, and &amp;quot;historically bad treatment of female characters&amp;quot; is not magically exempt from that.  &lt;br /&gt;
:: The way to fix this is not to dial back on the criticism of stupid crap.  If there are things you think we should lampshade but we are not, by all means, fix that. Animated Arcee already has a caption on her page talking about how she&#039;s just a prop. I added one to G1 Arcee&#039;s page last night about her less-than-stellar introduction into IDW continuity.  (Both those are English fictions, btw.)  &lt;br /&gt;
:: The &amp;quot;In Japan, I&#039;m a secretary!&amp;quot; is a caption that is as old as her page, and originally belonged to a screencap from her then-only appearance in which her leg had gotten blown off in the line of duty.  I don&#039;t think it&#039;s appropriate for the stock image for which it has substituted and could stand to be changed to match the image better.  But if you&#039;re going to level the pretty incendiary charge of &amp;quot;bigotry,&amp;quot; I think you could at least meet that serious charge with the footwork to determine the source and context of the content you&#039;re leveling the claim at.  Again, this is part of my concern that you assume the worst of others&#039; intentions without first attempting to understand them. Is a caption &amp;quot;bigotry&amp;quot; when it merely survived an earlier version of the page from a time when Animated Arcee didn&#039;t have the history she does now? Or do you just like throwing that damn word around because it&#039;s easy?  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 11:34, 26 September 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::You know what I don&#039;t get? That I can&#039;t simply say &amp;quot;this caption makes me uncomfortable&amp;quot; and that that is enough reason to change it (I could also add to that &amp;quot;these captions have &#039;&#039;always&#039;&#039; made me uncomfortable but I&#039;ve been too scared and confused to do something about most of them earlier&amp;quot;). Also I don&#039;t get why you keep making this as if I am attacking individuals. The only reason I contacted you and M Sipher is because you both returned something that makes me uncomfortable and rather than start an edit war with an admin or two because I&#039;d like to get a few things done before ever getting banned, I&#039;m trying to talk this over. Yes, I&#039;m using words as &amp;quot;bigotry&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;sexism&amp;quot;, because I don&#039;t think they&#039;re big words that should be reserved for the most extreme, clearly visible of cases. The moment it plays into a system (that makes the extreme cases possible), it qualifies. But I don&#039;t call &#039;&#039;anyone&#039;&#039; any of those words, because I don&#039;t believe these jokes/critiques are bad on their own, but bad in a system, and I don&#039;t hold anyone of this wiki responsible for that system. Why I don&#039;t look up histories of page jokes/remarks - I&#039;m not interested in who put it there and the reasons for it aren&#039;t really important either. All I&#039;m concerned about is what is there now and how it connects with other such comments all over the wiki. Individual excuses are just going to cloud the systematic problem&#039;s presence.&lt;br /&gt;
:::And believe me, it&#039;s &#039;&#039;not&#039;&#039; easy using those words, because they&#039;re words that are likely to cause unwarranted defensiveness that blocks out the entire function of those words of pointing out systematic problems. If I&#039;d go for easy, I&#039;d be ass-kissing my way into your good graces right now. &lt;br /&gt;
:::I hope you&#039;ll excuse me that I&#039;ll give a specific reply to &amp;quot;I&#039;ve yet to be convinced that you can tell the difference between making fun of bigotry and bigotry itself. You seem to constantly believe one is the other, and suggest that just dealing with the subject directly is embracing it.&amp;quot; (only). There&#039;s two things I know of that are important in this, and those are all needed: that ironic sexism ís a form of sexism and that femmephobia is a terrible way of &#039;battling&#039; sexism. That indeed puts a number of jokes and remarks around here in the same vein of bad as what they try to criticize. Call it a &#039;belief&#039; if you want to, I&#039;ll keep calling it &#039;What is Sexism 101&#039;. And lastly, it&#039;s nonsense that a caption can &#039;deal with a subject directly&#039;. Nearly all captions rely on background knowledge, but do not provide it themselves. That&#039;s why a number of them criticizing content fail. Notes and elaborate sections tend to provide better &#039;deal with a subject directly&#039;-stuff, but they&#039;re rare.&lt;br /&gt;
:::The thing is that I&#039;d love to rewrite/write about some of the problematic content and &#039;deal with the subject directly&#039; but I sincerely doubt that it would be appreciated. There was, for example, the matter of Override Prime&#039;s Primehood about a year ago that did not go down well. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 17:36, 26 September 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::::The problem is that you have a definition of &amp;quot;femmephobia&amp;quot; that others do not share, and so your claims of it aren&#039;t getting any traction.  I still can&#039;t comprehend how pointing out that Arcee&#039;s function in America is &amp;quot;Warrior&amp;quot; but her function in Japan is &amp;quot;Go-fer&amp;quot; is in any way being hateful of ladies.  Hear me out: I in no way want to diminish your feelings on a topic that you have a inside take on.  As a female, you will always have a better understanding of the experience, and as dudes the best we can do is listen and understand.  However, the problem is &#039;&#039;you are just one female.&#039;&#039;  You don&#039;t represent all of them.  I&#039;ve been doing webcomics about ladies and gay folks for forever, and if there&#039;s anything I&#039;ve learned over and over again it&#039;s that nobody agrees on what&#039;s offensive or sexist or bigoted.  I&#039;ve gotten yelled for jokes being construed as insensitive by a minority, while simultaneously a bunch of other folks from that same minority saying that other guy or gal is wrong and it was fine.  If commentary could be vetoed by one person who didn&#039;t like it, there wouldn&#039;t be any commentary ever.  And so while your word carries more weight on this topic due to circumstance of birth, your word will not always be Final.  It can&#039;t work that way.&lt;br /&gt;
::::You can make a plea for why that caption is dumb, and if others agree we can certainly yank it out, but other people can outvote you.  This wiki is a collaborative project and no one person can veto the decisions of the community, lest I remind you that we don&#039;t have an all-encompassing Sideways page.  Your best course of action is to find others who agree with you and get them involved here.  I bet you that on this topic the wiki would be willing to listen to a vocal minority (that is, consisting of more than one person).   --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 19:37, 26 September 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::::At any rate, I&#039;ve asked around: http://itswalky.tumblr.com/post/32361010306/a-question-to-the-ladies-who-follow-me-so (I want to emphasize through this exercise that while I may not agree with your take, I do take it seriously.)  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 20:17, 26 September 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::::Oh, I am familiar with your work and the controversies it causes. If I recall correctly, it was one of your comics that introduced me to the term &amp;quot;ableism&amp;quot;. Came in handy when the D-drama in the MLP: Friendship is Magic fandom started.&lt;br /&gt;
:::::I am also well-aware I am not the chosen representative of all of womanhood, nor did I present myself as such. I very much appreciate you asking others for their opinions, even though I didn&#039;t have to look to know what the general attitude would be. It&#039;s commendable you took the time to do this for me. Thank you.&lt;br /&gt;
:::::That said, you unintentionally brought up another possible &#039;both be happy&#039;-solution for this matter that doesn&#039;t require too much change I think. I don&#039;t know much about Arcee&#039;s role in HM, as said already, but if her role is so small that her job can be described as &amp;quot;gofer&amp;quot;, then all I request is that word to be used on the wiki instead of &amp;quot;secretary&amp;quot; for me to be, well, a lot more okay with the situation, and definitely the caption. Would that be possible (I accept &#039;no&#039;)? [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 14:05, 27 September 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::::::&amp;quot;Go-fer&amp;quot; is fine.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:43, 27 September 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Question ==&lt;br /&gt;
Alright, I probably seem like a little kid for asking this, but how do you think I did on the &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Prime - The Game|Prime - The Game]]&#039;&#039; page? -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]][[User Talk:Spydersix|&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;Use this!&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;]] 08:19, 31 October 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== &amp;quot;Home in&amp;quot; ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I don&#039;t understand how the merriam link disagrees with jalaguy; it specifically gives &amp;quot;a missile honing in on its target — Bob Greene&amp;quot; as an example.[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 16:01, 27 November 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: Yes, it gives examples of usage, but then spends a whole paragraph belaboring how it shouldn&#039;t be used.  The page defines it, but then tells you not to use it.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 22:34, 27 November 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:: I hadn&#039;t expected to start a mini-edit war with that note.  Thanks for the support! [[User:JW|JW]] 10:35, 28 November 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Predacon bird ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I Looked it up and can&#039;t find anything on the Predacon bird from Car Robots. Can you please tell me where I can find the picture of the Predacon bird?[[User:Transfan 1992|Transfan 1992]] 19:50, 9 December 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: I seriously have no idea what the hell you are talking about.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 20:25, 10 December 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::He seems to be talking about some random shot cut from an [[The Decepticons|RID episode]]... [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 20:29, 10 December 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:::Then I am of no help.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 01:21, 11 December 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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: [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] has had [tfwiki.net/wiki/File:NOOOOO.jpg this] marked to be moved since May. No one&#039;s done so, so I&#039;d like to see if I you&#039;d approve of the move?--[[User:Spin-Out|Spin-Out]] 18:29, 27 July 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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EDIT-Thank you.[[User:Escargon|Escargon]] 17:06, 19 August 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Apologies ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Just saw your message. Just got rid of the link. Sorry about that.&lt;br /&gt;
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I didn&#039;t mean to break any rules, I just wanted to know what to do with the info.&lt;br /&gt;
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--[[User:Dean3|Dean3]] 01:00, 17 September 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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Wait until it airs?  Which is why the Predacons Rising page is LOCKED? --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 01:02, 17 September 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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Will do. Thanks again for the info. Also, as a side note, that&#039;s an &#039;&#039;awesome&#039;&#039; profile image you&#039;ve got on your page. --[[User:Dean3|Dean3]] 02:48, 17 September 2013 (EDT)&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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==Things to say to you==&lt;br /&gt;
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Just some thing I&#039;ve been wanting to say to David...&lt;br /&gt;
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First off, you&#039;re a monumental asshole. You have an ego the size of a small planet and it&#039;s irritating watching you act like an important SOB when you&#039;re basically just a nobody.&lt;br /&gt;
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Second, your webcomics aren&#039;t funny. They&#039;re boring tripe that makes Penny Arcade look good(and believe me, Penny Arcade is garbage). Cyanide and Happiness is a funny webcomic, yours is not. Your &amp;quot;jokes&amp;quot; are painful, about like watching Michael Richards yell the n-word as a routine. You don&#039;t draw a comic, you draw an opinionated blog. I&#039;m not sure which name suits your crap better, &amp;quot;ShitPacked&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;ShortDicked&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Your liberalism and your love of Indiana get on my nerves. You jab at Mallard Filmore? Yeah, one shitty comic making fun of another shitty comic. Or are you just pissed that his gets in newspapers while you&#039;re JUST a webcomic? As to Indiana, I live here, and if it were up to me, the state would be walled off and none of the freaks living there allowed to interact with the rest of the planet. The state is about 3 decades behind the times. But something tells me even you know this otherwise you&#039;d still live here. I sure as hell do not live here by choice and as soon as I can, I&#039;m moving far away from this joke of a state. &lt;br /&gt;
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And your brand loyalty is typical fandom crap. You have Aaron Archer&#039;s rod so far down your throat it&#039;s unreal. And Aryan fucktard Michael Bay&#039;s rod has apparently joined it. I&#039;d say soemthing abotu Don Murphy but he was born without one. Actually, I can say something- he&#039;s Kevin &amp;quot;unfunny asshole&amp;quot; Smith with more body fat. Hasbro didn&#039;t give the film to a competent director, just a cheap one. And neither Speilberg or ILM have done anything useful in years. Give WETA, or even Tom Savini a chance and we wouldn&#039;t be getting Bionicle bots. You&#039;re afraid to not like a Hasbro product. No wonder they don&#039;t have to go out of the way to please the &amp;quot;fans&amp;quot;- you&#039;ll accept it no matter what. But hey, you personally have been sucking off incompetent British bonehead Simon Furman and his shitty stories for years. There are no gods in Transformers. Unicron was built by a monkey, little man. Furman is dog shit.&lt;br /&gt;
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And go figure this TF wiki is a joke full of misinformation, insults or outright lies- you&#039;re a mod here. You&#039;re never right. You&#039;re more of an incorrect pompous jerkoff than Defunct is. Right, ban me from editing, as if it would somehow matter, any info you don&#039;t agree with is pulled. You only have friends because people feel sorry for you. Me, I have no need. People are a commodity to be used and their wants only get in the way of what I&#039;m out for. Use them and drop them.&lt;br /&gt;
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Who am I? Go look who added a note about you on Encyclopedia Dramatica&#039;s Allspark page if you&#039;re not too lazy. As well as past AS, Kalidor, FIRRIB and Hooks entries(the hooks entry especially true). Oh, and just info on white people in general and that idiotic Nintendo Wii. I&#039;m not making it that easy for you.&lt;br /&gt;
: Is it my birthday?  This stuff &#039;&#039;feeds&#039;&#039; me.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 02:19, 9 January 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
: Duuuuude. Walky may be a dick, but I still &#039;&#039;like&#039;&#039; him for some inexplicable reason. You, on the other hand, are just one sore drama queen.--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 17:14, 9 January 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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: This is some of the most funny stuff I&#039;ve seen in a while. Comedy PLATINUM. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 02:30, 9 January 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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: Bwa ha ha ha ha.  Priceless.  I think someone needs to get off the internets for a few minutes. [[User:Chip|Chip]] 02:49, 9 January 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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: Wait, you mean I didn&#039;t get drunk and write this?  [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 05:47, 9 January 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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: I wish lame puns happened to me. [[User:Interrobang|Interrobang]] 20:08, 9 January 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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Why do I get the feeling that guy has been permanently banned?[[User:Florky Man|Mr. Florky]] 15:55, 28 January 2008 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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Wow, an Encyclopedia Dramatica troll. No need to be so harsh on Walky. I, too, like the Baybots, and, I happen to like Bionicle. Also, his Webcomic is one of my favorites. So, if you have nothing nice to say, never ever EVER come back here.--[[User:Dynamus Prime|Dynamus Prime]] 16:22, 30 March 2008 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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What the hell did I do to warrant a ban, exactly? As far as I&#039;m aware, I don&#039;t even think I broke any rules, and if I did, an official warning would be appropriate. I received no such warning. I was not here for trolling and you know that - you use that bullshit excuse to get people to ignore arguments you can&#039;t handle. But you, personally, who made this decision, know I&#039;m not a troll.&lt;br /&gt;
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This is fucking low. I had little enough respect for you down to your ranting against the fanbase, Willis, but this is a whole new level of buggery. If you&#039;re going to use your comic to rant against and discredit people you don&#039;t like, the least you can do is suck it up when people rant at you back, and not act like a control-freak child.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Do the words [[Wikipedia:WP:NPA|no personal attacks]] mean anything to you? -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 00:18, 4 August 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
:: Do the words &amp;quot;warning before ban&amp;quot; mean anything to you? Rulemongering doesn&#039;t justify a decision anyway, since Walky is one of the people making the rules. There were plenty of personal attacks leveled at me, but I did not report them officially.&lt;br /&gt;
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::I really find it hard to believe that you think it&#039;s completely on a rational level of discourse to claim that the comic strip I draw is about child pornography.   If I&#039;m not mistaken about your identity, you&#039;ve been banned from almost every single Transformers web board you&#039;ve had an acquaintance with, and I&#039;m only doing this place a favor by getting rid of you.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 00:22, 4 August 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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::: That&#039;s not an excuse. I will openly admit I HAVE been banned from several forums, but only because I repeatedly opposed the staff on each and every one of them; and with good cause, they all have roughly the same problem. People bully others either into liking the movie or to agree with the kind of views you promote - and since nobody can directly attack or discredit anyone, these people(and you are) are left to their methods.&lt;br /&gt;
::: For your current decision to be validated, the admins of those boards, boards which are influenced in turn by your anti-fan attitude, would have to be near 100% correct in their decisions, and those decisions would have to occur within a context that would map exactly onto here. Any rational moderator does not base their decisions so much off performance on other boards, especially when it&#039;s not even a messageboard they&#039;re operating. Two different media. I have openly said I despise all active Transformers boards for their level of authoritarianism, yet level of tolerance towards the pushing of certain viewpoints.&lt;br /&gt;
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::: Not to mention that you&#039;re still operating under the fallacy of Appeal to Majority - that alone means I shouldn&#039;t really even have to counter you.&lt;br /&gt;
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::: And don&#039;t even use the &amp;quot;CHILD PORNOGRAPHY&amp;quot; thing as an excuse. Again, any rational moderator would warn several times before a ban, I personally reversed that edit even though it was obviously intended to be a joke as anyone reading this knows what pile&#039;o&#039;bile already is. You have no justification for what you did, but your ego is too big to realise you can actually do wrong with your power. You&#039;ll never admit it, but I wouldn&#039;t be surprised if some part of you is pissed that I defeated some of your ramblings, whether they were directly written by you or encouraged by you, it&#039;s still the kind of guff you normally blew, and I managed to defeat it. You, and the mods of the big sites will always have your ban buttons - but you will NEVER be able to justify your actions to me. That&#039;s how I know that I&#039;m in the right, at least in situations like this - solidly backed justification is almost always absent.&lt;br /&gt;
:::: Personal attacks + deleting comments in response to you = banno  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 00:36, 4 August 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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::::: I have never intentionally deleted comments in response to me. I just moved one recently as it was in the middle of a paragraph of text. Not to mention that happened after you banned my original IP. Personal attacks alone are not grounds enough for a ban, especially when you&#039;re doing an awful, awful lot to be mercilessly torn into. &lt;br /&gt;
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Do you even realise what a fascist shithead you sound like? Just because you&#039;re an admin of a place doesn&#039;t give you a free pass to be a dick with it. There&#039;s a difference between what you can do and what you should do that you don&#039;t seem to have learned yet. [[User:67.159.44.88|67.159.44.88]]&lt;br /&gt;
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TRUTH****!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111twelve  FUCKING FASCIST PIGCOP NAZI WIKIPEDO &#039;&#039;&#039;ASSHOLE&#039;&#039;&#039;  [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 00:32, 4 August 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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:: My gosh, now that I have seen someone mock the notion, it MUST be untrue. Please, where can I learn these 1337 debating skills?&lt;br /&gt;
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:::Dude, I&#039;ve been banned from twice as many forums as you, guaranfuckingteed, but they still let me post here because I&#039;m not as goddamn retarded as you are.  [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 00:34, 4 August 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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:::: And can you demonstrate exactly how I&#039;m more retarded than you? Or are you just, Walky style, dropping weighted terms to discredit someone&#039;s point of view without even trying?&lt;br /&gt;
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:::::1. Hoop doesn&#039;t delete other people&#039;s comments on talk pages. 2. He actually signs his posts, which you&#039;ve been asked to do many times, but haven&#039;t caught on. --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] 00:40, 4 August 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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:::::: I didn&#039;t delete anything. If I did, it was an accident because someone posted right in the middle of text it wasn&#039;t meant to be in the middle of. Not signing my posts doesn&#039;t make me retarded since it&#039;s blatant when I&#039;m saying something. --[[User:67.159.44.88]]&lt;br /&gt;
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:Not true, some things are auto-ban.  I don&#039;t think you &#039;&#039;did&#039;&#039; any of them, but I&#039;m just saying.&lt;br /&gt;
:Dude- you got an expedited ban because you showed no signs of contrition, argued every point, used personal insults, refused to sign your posts even when &#039;&#039;&#039;repeatedly asked to&#039;&#039;&#039; (I had to go back into history and dig out which incoherent chunks of text where yours, because the posts weren&#039;t hierarchied properly so the debate was really hard to follow.  This is why signin posts is important dumbfuck.)&lt;br /&gt;
:And ultimately you got banned because you were making a major nuisance of yourself in &#039;&#039;without&#039;&#039; any correlating &#039;&#039;&#039;contribution&#039;&#039;&#039; to justify keeping you around.  You&#039;re a negative.  You edited 3 articles- Fandom, Shortpacking and Ruined Forever- and &#039;&#039;all&#039; of those edits got reverted because they either flames or crappy jokes that make the articles &#039;&#039;worse&#039;&#039;.  Even if I were to (generously) believe you didn&#039;t intend to start a fight, you picked the 3 flamebaitiest articles you could find and masturbated across them.  &#039;&#039;Allah forfend&#039;&#039; you should write an &#039;&#039;episode summary&#039;&#039; or something.&lt;br /&gt;
:Unrelated- Walky can Talk:Fandom be semi-protected instead of full?  Loserbot isn&#039;t registered. -[[User:Derik|Derik]]01:06, 4 August 2007 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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==On an unrelated note: Thank you.==&lt;br /&gt;
I know this is an odd place to say it, but I figured if I only said it once, it wouldn&#039;t be a bother so here goes: Thank You. Shortpacked is hilarious, and when not laughing, I&#039;m agreeing with alot of the statements the main character makes. (and feeling like I was the only one who noticed some of them, like the one about General Discussions.) I also noticed your a Hot Shot fan, which is also awesome. I also noticed its due to the efforts of you and other people here that the move was made from Wikia to Tfwiki, which was a good idea so I also want to say a long overdue thank you for doing that as well, and finally: thanks for doing what you can for this site, because without this site, I&#039;d be out of the loops on Club Exclusive things, and other Misc. Transformers related content. I go here frequently for information (or lolz) and I&#039;m quite sure not only me but many others are grateful to you and all others who help contribute to this place.--[[User:Chipmonk328|Chipmonk328]]&lt;br /&gt;
:Thanks, and we do our best!  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:08, 4 January 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
I love it too. Ive been going through the archives and im up to the part where amber gets a bit of a makeover and ive loved every second of it --[[User:Mrgalvaprime|Mrgalvaprime]] 17:25, 14 January 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
only webcomic I read daily.--&lt;br /&gt;
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Sorry to bother you (I tried to avoid saying something again sense I already did the &#039;Thank  you&#039; earlier, but I HAD to ask about this). Had nothing better to do so I&#039;ve been reading shortpacked&#039;s full archive beginning to end today. (Well I&#039;m currently on July 6 2009 to be fair) and I noticed something that I just HAD to ask about. I&#039;ve noticed once you mentioned Oklahoma. I ignored it the first time but then later you said &amp;quot;Tulsa&amp;quot;. Now you got me curious, because I live in Tulsa and thus wondered what made you decide to choose to mention here of all places, sense basically nothing ever happens here. (Aside from the occasional Convention and the recent BOK center. Granted I may be moving to Florida in a few years..I really  hope so. Been here my whole life and its boring) Just thought I&#039;d ask, before curiosity drove me nuts. Keep up the good work on the comic, peace.--[[User:Chipmonk328|Chipmonk328]]&lt;br /&gt;
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EDIT: haha on second thought..maybe I should&#039;ve said this at Walkypedia..or do you even go there? (I&#039;d assume you do.) Oh well, my mistake I guess. Hope you&#039;ll still answer my question regardless. lol--[[User:Chipmonk328|Chipmonk328]]&lt;br /&gt;
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You said: &amp;quot;We revert that back to Starscream every time you change it for a reason.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:Well that&#039;s just great since that is my first contribution to that page.  And the picture itself says Skywarp so I was just making both consistent.  I&#039;ll change the pic to Starscream as well.--[[User:MistaTee|MistaTee]] 11:22, 14 January 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:: Ah, sorry.  Got you confused with Blackout, who was also changing it to Skywarp.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 11:28, 14 January 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::: No prob.  Just re-uploaded the image with starscream in the name rather than skywarp.  The old one now has the delete tag.  Thanks. --[[User:MistaTee|MistaTee]] 11:33, 14 January 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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More vandalism, on Nekomimi A/B, section animated..I think? caption didn&#039;t seem right..&lt;br /&gt;
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Hello Walky. This is Archaic, webmaster of Pokémon fansite Bulbagarden, and its associated wiki Bulbapedia. I sent you an email about 2 weeks ago (to the address linked on both your webcomics) regarding an idea I&#039;ve recently been playing around with of a co-operative of independent wikis. I understand that you&#039;ve been rather busy recently, so I just wanted to check if you had received that email or not, and if you might be interested in contributing your thoughts to the matter? --[[User:Archaic|Archaic]] 20:24, 25 January 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: I did receive it!  I&#039;m sorry for not answering swiftly.  Our answer depends on how much interaction you are looking for.  Part of the appeal of leaving Wikia was breaking free of the mandatory link chain to &amp;quot;related wikis&amp;quot; that they put at the bottom of our frontpage.  Our frontpage is now our own.  That&#039;s not something I think we&#039;re interested in.  We are, though, all in favor of people starting up their own wikis instead of depending on those lying Wikia assmongers.  (to coin a phrase)  But, I can&#039;t speak for the people here who help maintain this wiki and how much they would be willing to lend a hand.  So, uh, the answer to your question at the moment is: &amp;quot;I don&#039;t know?&amp;quot;  Um.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 20:47, 25 January 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::Heh, no worries. We&#039;re all fairly busy at this time of year. For now, we&#039;re going full steam ahead with a limited version of this idea, focusing specifically on wikis linked to Nintendo franchises, which we&#039;re likely to launch within a couple of weeks. Perhaps it might be easiest if I&#039;m able to show you what we&#039;re doing there? While we&#039;re doing quite a bit of integration between the partner wikis for this limited network, I&#039;d imagine that any more general grouping of independent wikis would have to be a lot less so, if only for logistical reasons. As I mentioned in the email, it&#039;s all fairly up in the air right now. A lot of brainstorming, but not a lot of actual action at this point. --[[User:Archaic|Archaic]] 15:15, 26 January 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:::If I may weigh in... basically, while I wager most (if not all) of us are individually supportive of any wikis that break free of Wikia, when it comes to linking on this wiki we generally only stick to links that add information to our articles, such as TFU.info, Marvel Universe TF profiles, Wookieepedia and GI Joe sites for Star Wars and GI Joe crossovers, etc. So unless there&#039;s some crossover connection between Pokemon and TF that we missed, I don&#039;t see that we can help, because we don&#039;t have anything that would need a link to your wiki. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 15:35, 26 January 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::::What, not even with that page you have on Pokéformers? ;) Seriously though, I think you might have misunderstood what I was suggesting. I&#039;m not looking at a 2-way affiliation or link here. Instead, what I&#039;ve been investigating is much closer to what Walky has in Blank Label Comics for his webcomics. An alliance of wikis united by a common purpose. Exactly how far one would take that is the real question. I certainly wouldn&#039;t expect a link to every wiki in such a network on the front page of any wiki in it. As you&#039;ve rightly pointed out, you value the independence you&#039;ve regained after breaking from Wikia, and any such network would have to be very careful to maintain that for all sites while still offering something meaningful. *shrugs* Like I said, all very much pie-in-the-sky kind of vague ideas right now, just exploring possibilities. --[[User:Archaic|Archaic]] 20:47, 26 January 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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:::::I don&#039;t know if you&#039;ve heard, but wikia has decided to make a change (mandatorily!) that is 100 times worse than what drove you guys to a new server. I am interested in finding info on how you guys actually performed your move, and what would need to be done before, during, and after to make it work. If you could give me even a link (so that I can show others), that would be hugely helpful.&lt;br /&gt;
:::::If you could message me on my wikia talk page (yes, I know), that would be most appreciated. Thanks![[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 10:18, 28 September 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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:: &#039;&#039;Hey, were you the [http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Tales_of_the_Fallen_issue_5&amp;amp;diff=414380&amp;amp;oldid=413827 guy who called a dude a schmuck for no real reason], and so then he [http://shortpacked.livejournal.com/593224.html?thread=14980936#t14980936 quit this wiki] because he was treated like shit?  You don&#039;t get a vote.  Especially since you think Florida and Cuba are separated by a friggin&#039; river.  (Anyway, I vote against rhyming in the Headmasters section.)  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:07, 8 February 2010 (EST)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
Yes because he was considering the entry was as bare and snarky as possible (You&#039;re hardly the soul of discretion all the time yourself sir) . And remarkably, being from a good distance across the planet, I don&#039;t know where everything is situated on that side of the world so the assumption of he ran into a river instead of the atlantic ocean, while my own fault I&#039;ll admit, is fairly understandable. But if I&#039;m not aloud to voice my opinion cause a guy you don&#039;t know told you something about another guy you don&#039;t know, then tell me now please, save me trying to vote on something again. (I&#039;m being completely serious by the way, if that&#039;s the case, I want to know). All the best.  [[User:Eire]] 01.33 Feb 09 2010 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
::: When your opinion is &amp;quot;the guy who created this page is a schmuck,&amp;quot; then you&#039;re probably going to get some flak for said opinion.  It&#039;s not like the page was horribly put together.  It was just abbreviated and snarky.  It wasn&#039;t called for.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 21:52, 8 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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: Remind me who he is, again?  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 12:54, 11 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::[[User:Masterman555]]. Banned for flaming and using a sockpuppet. --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 13:01, 11 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:::Then bye-bye, then! --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:15, 11 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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Isn&#039;t Topspin the one with no personality? (Or was it a ref to Breakaway being Mister Likes-Everyone-Nice-Guy?) --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 13:13, 11 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: Topspin doesn&#039;t like being used, and ripped Kickback&#039;s spark out of him in angry fury.  That&#039;s more than Breakaway ever emoted.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:16, 11 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::Plus, his utter devotion to Alpha Trion was also more characterization than Breakaway got. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 13:19, 11 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:::Fair enough... it&#039;s just that since Topspin was always the one with the &amp;quot;No personality&amp;quot; cracks in his page (and the one who&#039;s profile specifically says he&#039;s had his personality and will crushed out) it seemed potentially out of place, so I figured I&#039;d ask.&lt;br /&gt;
:::(Personally I admit I wouldn&#039;t claim Breakaway (who did a fair bit of pep-talking everyone) has no personality any more than Heatwave, who&#039;s equally easy-going, friendly, and optimistic, can be said to not have one, but I was more checking for possible mistakes than taste...)  --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 13:47, 11 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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Hup, my bad. Thanks for catching that! [[User:Ayellowbirds|Ayellowbirds]] 11:06, 22 February 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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Thanks for color correcting it, looks much better. My desktop bit the dust last week, and my netbook chokes on photoshop. [[User:Kookaburra|Kookaburra]] 01:22, 30 March 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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I&#039;m shocked you haven&#039;t put up BC Breakdown yet. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 16:34, 8 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:I just put up *a* Breakdown.  Really, I&#039;d prefer to stick to art rather than toy images.  Spark was an adrenaline rush exception.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 16:34, 8 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Special:Log/block&amp;amp;page=User:Jeysie|This seems rather uncalled for.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Thank you for your attention. --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 13:38, 9 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: Maybe you should have brought it up during the twenty-four hours in which she was banned, and not like a few minutes before it expired.  And it was certainly called for, considering the disrespect she was showing other users.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:15, 9 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::You called her a bitch.  Was that not disrespectful as well? - [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 16:43, 9 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::I think that was just me making an obvious point about her having talk page conversations &#039;&#039;entirely about other posters&#039;&#039;.  As usual, I make my points through sarcasm.  Jeysie wasn&#039;t being sarcastic or trying to illustrate a greater point when she told me to stop &amp;quot;mouthing off.&amp;quot;  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 17:21, 9 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::I&#039;m not upset about being banned. What I am upset about is that the reason it&#039;s so irritating trying to have a conversation with you is that you are constantly responding to people trying to make reasonable points with mocking rude responses, often ones that illustrate that the point was missed. So, I don&#039;t like &#039;&#039;your&#039;&#039; disrespectful attitude any more than you like mine.&lt;br /&gt;
:::Considering you actually make good points on the few occasions you turn off the mocking attitude and take the time to understand the points being made, it&#039;d make dealing with you a whole lot less frustrating if you&#039;d keep the attitude turned off all the time. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 16:57, 9 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::::Ahahaha Jeysie is telling me to stop having a mocking attitude!  I will mark that on my Jeysie-is-condescending calendar OH WAIT THERE IS NO ROOM --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 17:21, 9 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::::Can we stop this?  Both of you?  You&#039;re both highly devoted editors to this wiki and we don&#039;t need a long lasting feud.  Pretty Please? --[[User:Bluestreak7|Bluestreak7]] 17:28, 9 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::::::The kids don&#039;t like it when mommy and daddy fight.... --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 17:36, 9 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::::::Seconded. This is time and energy better spent on working on articles, and I&#039;ve seen enough from both of you to know that it would benefit the wiki greatly if you did that. -- [[User:Ayellowbirds|Ayellowbirds]] 17:40, 9 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::::::If Walky drops the attitude problem, there won&#039;t &#039;&#039;be&#039;&#039; a feud, because I&#039;ll have nothing to comment on to him, which will make me very happy.&lt;br /&gt;
:::::::The only reason I say anything at all is because I&#039;m tired of his attitude always making trying to discuss something on the wiki a stressful chore instead of something productive. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 17:44, 9 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::::::::This is silly. --[[User:NCZ|NCZ]] 17:48, 9 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::::::::Response to Walky: Maybe you&#039;re not aware, but I am on a different continent than you are. Different continent = different time zone = inability to respond at the same time as you Americans. And don&#039;t even TRY to shift the blame. --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 05:07, 10 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==New bot==&lt;br /&gt;
Can I get a bot tag for [[User:DNAVI]] please? abates said you were the man for the job. - [[User:Magnus Maximus|Magnus Maximus]] 02:25, 15 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Regarding TG Studios and the guy you banned ==&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Talk:TG Studios|You may want to check this out.]] --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 14:33, 29 April 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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Can you make Timelines sharkticon on wirte and put on a image ?&lt;br /&gt;
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== Squiggles! ==&lt;br /&gt;
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If by &amp;quot;squiggles&amp;quot;, you mean &amp;quot;Japanese&amp;quot;, toss me a copy of that translation, eh, my fine fellow? For the annotations, don&#039;tcha know! :) - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 10:30, 5 July 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: In the filecard for Primal Major and Alpha Supreme, Maggie translated the two non-English characters at the end of it, which mean &amp;quot;Shanghai.&amp;quot;  That&#039;s all she&#039;s done (per my specific request), so I don&#039;t have anything else to tell you. :) --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 10:35, 5 July 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::Ahh, that&#039;s still cool! I wouldn&#039;t have figured it out on my own! I have spotted at least one or two other bits of Japanese in there and was going to pester Spengler about them anyway. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 10:40, 5 July 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== King Starscream&#039;s bounty ==&lt;br /&gt;
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So, do I get it if I turn myself in? - [[User:King Starscream|King Starscream]] 12:55, 2 August 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Look! ==&lt;br /&gt;
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You suck! Along with most of the other administartors on this wiki. I can&#039;t believe you treat people the way you do. I&#039;ve been watching for a while, and I will tell you, that you&#039;re just an asshole! Why don&#039;t you grow up, and quit being a dick to everyone! Banning people for ridiculous reasons! Telling people their work is shit! In fact, I created this account just to confront you! GROW UP AND QUIT BEING A DICK! YOU&amp;quot;RE AN ASSHOLE! {{unsigned|Generations123|17:32, 11 August 2010 (EDT)}}&lt;br /&gt;
:The irony is staggering. --[[User:NCZ|NCZ]] 17:40, 11 August 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:: I think this guy deserves a Shortpacked! comic in his honor.--[[Special:Contributions/65.11.250.113|65.11.250.113]] 19:26, 29 August 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== My sandboxes ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Hiya David, I was wondering if you will take a look at my improved Primes sandbox (not that I&#039;m suggesting to retitle the article or anything, it&#039;s just the whim of my user space). I hadn&#039;t realized Marvel never uses the number 13, as it&#039;s been years since I read &amp;quot;Legacy of Unicron&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;Primal Scream&amp;quot;, one takes these things for granted now. Also, regarding Alpha Trion, I finally have a response again to yesterday&#039;s chat, I feel we can compromise on this: the only thing bugging people about him being a multiversal singularity is SG. As you suggested, we should wait: we should wait to see if Forest or Hasbro explain his actions in that continuity or if multiversal singularities don&#039;t apply to mirrorverses like SG and that Alpha is truely unique from the original Prime who&#039;s more likely than not the one from G1/RID/UT/TA/ROTF/WFC. [[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] 14:08, 12 August 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Scan request ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Since I can&#039;t find my copy of it at the minute, and since I know you had it out recent to scan that image of Rodimus Prime that&#039;s on the main page at the moment, might I trouble you to scan the panel from the third issue of the Marvel movie adaptation that features Hot Rod with a handful of energon sticks? On Junkion, when he&#039;s trying the universal greeting. Thanks! - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 04:59, 30 September 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Ultra Magnus ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I think we need to rewrite the Dreamwave section. It&#039;s kind of old TFwiki there with the super-condensed summary and lack of links to individual issues. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 16:04, 30 September 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Daleks ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Listen, if you want behind the scenes proof, When the Daleks first appeared in Doctor Who, they were called Daleks, Davros calling the casing Mark 3 Travel Machine never happed until the time of the Forth Doctor. The information on the page is WRONG.&lt;br /&gt;
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Oh, and by the way, Davros if a Doctor Who character. Detour is giving us information from fiction too. The comment is wrong.[[User:LordDalek|LordDalek]] 16:22, 16 October 2010 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Something that might be of interest to the TFWiki... ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I think you&#039;ll find [http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/original-g1-scripts-designs-other-items-on-heritage-auction/20162/ this] to be rather interesting, as it may contain certain materials that would be decent additions to this Wiki. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 19:39, 8 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: Thanks.  I took some screencaps where I could.  We should tell [[Jim Sorenson]] these exist and maybe he has a million dollars.  (Or maybe just a hundred.  Not many bids on these, and who the hell even knows this auction site exists?)  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 22:33, 8 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::That site had some of the live-action movie props being auctioned either last year or earlier this year, IIRC. --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 22:45, 8 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:Should I/we let him know in his [[User talk:Jimsorenson|User Talk page]] about this? --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 14:09, 9 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Question &amp;amp; request==&lt;br /&gt;
How come we should keep &amp;quot;Junkion trader&amp;quot;? I wouldn&#039;t know of a source that makes it a canon designation and before the article even had the noname-nickname template. So, why keep a made-up name that&#039;s no longer needed?&lt;br /&gt;
: Also, if you have &#039;&#039;The Complet Ark&#039;&#039;, could you add an image of adult Chip Chase to his article? [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 13:15, 14 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:: Isn&#039;t &amp;quot;Junkion trader&amp;quot; from a magazine or something?  I don&#039;t think we made it up.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:43, 14 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:::I can&#039;t say anything about magazines (though I&#039;d wonder which magazine would bother to mention such an obscure &amp;quot;character&amp;quot;), but mostly, Derik, who made the article, had it marked as &amp;quot;nickname&amp;quot; from the start and left a reason for naming Junkion 1 &amp;quot;Junkion trader&amp;quot; on the Omniverse talk page. Altogether, I think it&#039;s not canon in any capacity. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 13:49, 14 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::::*clenches fist*  &#039;&#039;Derik&#039;&#039;!!  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:50, 14 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Another request (Junkion related)==&lt;br /&gt;
I figure that before I completely lose my sight looking for Junkion models in a sea of red &amp;amp; random, I should ensure someone will move the Junkion articles (currently 3) I&#039;ve been writing to their proper location. Would you be so kind? If the articles aren&#039;t clear enough on which model/character is described, there&#039;s a small extra description in the mainpic temapltes (that I just figured out don&#039;t show up on the actual page). Pretty please? [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 12:40, 17 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: I don&#039;t own the Complete Ark, so it will have to wait for someone to divulge that information.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 15:49, 17 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:: :( Well, I guess I could try pestering Sorenson about it. Sorry for bothering you. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 15:55, 17 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::: I have the Complete Ark, but I&#039;m finding your descriptions a little vague. I think I&#039;d need screen shots or comic panels or whatever to work out who you&#039;re talking about. - [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] 17:06, 17 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::::As I said, the mainpic template contains a &amp;quot;screenshot description&amp;quot; that should make it possible to track who is who. Otherwise, [[:Image:TFTM Junkions.JPG|the three most in front in order are: kisser, double-eye and mouthplate]]. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 17:09, 17 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Talk:Bulkhead (Prime) ==&lt;br /&gt;
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But every other kind of comment is allowed including swearing. The whole point of discussion pages is to discuss despite whether you think it&#039;s a waste. If it was in the wrong place then you should have said. -- [[User:Anythingspossibleforapossible|Anythingspossibleforapossible]] 09:46, 29 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: &amp;quot;He looks kind of purple when he&#039;s under certain lighting&amp;quot; is not something that&#039;s worth discussing.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 11:43, 29 November 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== This might silence those who question the WFC/Exodus/Prime continuity ==&lt;br /&gt;
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We finally have [http://www.unicron.com/news_item/2462/ official word] straight from the mouth of Hasbro itself that War for Cybertron, Exodus, and Prime are indeed in the same aligned continuity. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 16:16, 8 December 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:So... exactly what we had BEFORE. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 16:24, 8 December 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::Yeah, but, now we can point nonbelievers to the words directly, instead of them having to just take our word for it. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 16:33, 8 December 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:::So... exactly what we had BEFORE. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 16:39, 8 December 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:::On this very wiki: [[Hasbro_Q%26A/September_2010:_Answers]] --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 18:06, 8 December 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== I Am Sorry ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Hey look, I am here to apologize for the crap I have been saying. I was acting like a jerk for a while to you and It has really been haunting me recently. I know I need to work on my grammer, and I actually shouldn&#039;t posting anything since I am only in my second year in High School, and to be honest, I have only been a fan of TF for 9 years. I have really been a jerk recently and I just want to have a clean start now. I hope you understand. I am sorry, in other words, for all the crap I put you and this sight through.[[User:LordDalek|LordDalek]] 14:02, 22 December 2010 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Walky..... ==&lt;br /&gt;
Care to tell me why you have blocked my IP? --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 06:11, 23 January 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:ItsWalky blocked your IP because of that Goldbug (IDW) toy deal of a few days ago. He may not have realized you were a regular contributor, but regardless, you should&#039;ve started a third/fourth debate rather than declare the first two void because their results don&#039;t strike with your view on &amp;quot;reality&amp;quot;. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 06:20, 23 January 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:: I blocked the anonymous IP who got into the edit war over removing Goldbug&#039;s toy info, which was just fucking obnoxious.  If that was you, then whoops.  Don&#039;t be a dickwad.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 09:16, 23 January 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== You have Lugnut? ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I&#039;ve heard about you reviewing him, did you obtain him at a Brick &amp;amp; Mortar store like Walmart or Target?  If so, which one (so the hunt may go on).  Or was it through eBay/&amp;quot;specialty&amp;quot; store, or overseas?  Moreso I&#039;m wondering if the &amp;quot;not yet released&amp;quot; tag should still be applied to the Hasbro version on [[Lugnut (TF 2010)|his page]]. [[User:Karhukjnsi|Karhukjnsi]] 23:28, 11 February 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: I got him from Big Bad Toy Store.  He has been seen in stores, but like many other toys these days, he&#039;s having trouble hitting saturation.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 07:45, 12 February 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Aw look==&lt;br /&gt;
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/David_Willis_(cartoonist)_(2nd_nomination) Your Wikipedia page is up for deletion].&lt;br /&gt;
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-Blackout-&lt;br /&gt;
:Yeah, a nomination you started. Big effing whup. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 04:04, 9 March 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::Which is why it got a SpeedyKeep and the deletion tag is already gone.  Nice try.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 11:52, 9 March 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Generations Scourge ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Ohhh, yes, I see now. I didn&#039;t realise that his head could extend so far up. I thought it was just the normal extension for his robot mode. Bit of a pain to push back down, though...&lt;br /&gt;
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Anyway, I apologise.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Special:Contributions/24.143.42.51|24.143.42.51]] 16:40, 26 March 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Thanks! ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Thank you for backing me up on the bolded-comma issue.  I knew all those things people said about you couldn&#039;t be true!  [[User:JW|JW]] 16:24, 21 April 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==A week?==&lt;br /&gt;
Don&#039;t you think that&#039;s a bit long for a regular editor to be banned? Far as I can tell, he didn&#039;t even get a warning. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 12:58, 29 April 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: It&#039;s not his first week-long ban.  And he&#039;s been warned (and banned) about this behavior before.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:07, 29 April 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::Don&#039;t you think that&#039;s a bit short since that&#039;s about the only thing he does? --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] 13:11, 29 April 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Iacon Archives==&lt;br /&gt;
Looking through the history of &amp;quot;Laserbeak (Cybertron)&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Revelations Part 3&amp;quot;, I see you were the one who called the archives the &#039;Iacon Archives&#039;. Where did you get this name from, as it is not in the comics? [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 17:45, 20 May 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: The archives appeared to be in Iacon.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 18:17, 20 May 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:: Could you elaborate on &amp;quot;appeared&amp;quot;? [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 03:02, 21 May 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::: Everything in the story happened in Iacon.  Or under Iacon.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 10:43, 21 May 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::: Not really, since Vector Prime and co. first hang out at Kalis and Kaon also gets namedropped at some point. So... I guess that means the Archives&#039; location can&#039;t be pinpointend any better than &amp;quot;somewhere on Cybertron&amp;quot;. Thanks for helping me! [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 16:14, 21 May 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==New User==&lt;br /&gt;
There I did everything you said also I don&#039;t know how to use user pages so I hope i&#039;m doing this right.[[User:Chubzhac|Chubzhac]] 23:35, 20 May 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==External Links==&lt;br /&gt;
Is it ok to use external links for titles such as &#039;&#039;Star Trek: Leonard McCoy, Frontier Doctor&#039;&#039;? -- [[User:Anythingspossibleforapossible|Anythingspossibleforapossible]] 00:15, 31 May 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: In what context?  I&#039;d really rather prefer most external links remain in the External links section.  I kinda hate when I click on a link in the body of an article, thinking there&#039;ll be something relevant on this site, only to be taken elsewhere. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 00:16, 31 May 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::That&#039;s a little contradictory since there are external links all over this site that isn&#039;t in the External Links section. So what specifically don&#039;t you like about it? Being misled into thinking you&#039;re going onto Lindsey Lohan&#039;s Wikipedia article, but instead go to Mandy Moore&#039;s? (or something like that) What I meant exactly was that in almost every issue&#039;s page there&#039;s an Advertisment section showing what else is from the same publisher (that&#039;s why I used &#039;&#039;Star Trek&#039;&#039; as an example). So could some of those advertisments have an external link to another wiki site that would specialise (or have more insight) in that particular title. I hope that was a little more straight foward and maybe a little easier to understand. -- [[User:Anythingspossibleforapossible|Anythingspossibleforapossible]] 13:16, 1 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Probation appeal ==&lt;br /&gt;
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So, the incident that led to my probation was proposing that [[Dead End (Animated)]] move to &amp;quot;Dead End (Timelines)&amp;quot; on the basis that that was his franchise-of-origin. I brought the issue up on the Allspark&#039;s &amp;quot;Major Wiki work&amp;quot; thread because I had no idea why it was reverted and I couldn&#039;t talk about it here (because of the probation thing). [http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?s=&amp;amp;showtopic=51208&amp;amp;view=findpost&amp;amp;p=1825571 The conclusion seemed to be] that I was &#039;&#039;technically&#039;&#039; correct, but the Wiki just didn&#039;t want to do it that way.&lt;br /&gt;
{{quote|The idea of moving the BotCon-exclusive Animated characters to a &amp;quot;Timelines&amp;quot; disambig is just one of those occasional instances where the instruction to &amp;quot;[[Help:Ignore all standards|ignore all standards]]&amp;quot; comes into play. Sometimes, it&#039;s just easier, more aesthetically pleasing, or just feels RIGHT to do things a certain way that may not be the way everything else is done.|[[Chris McFeely]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
I went about everything the right way, as far as I know. I put one move proposal tag on one page so it could be talked about. I gave a technically correct reason, &amp;quot;Franchise of origin. Like [[Cop-Tur (Timelines)]]&amp;quot;. I do my best to remember to not do what I have been hollered at for doing in the past, but seriously, I had no way of knowing I was stepping into an instance of &amp;quot;ignore all standards&amp;quot;. All you really had to do was revert my one move proposal with a big &amp;quot;We are ignoring all standards you moron!&amp;quot; in the change log. You would have felt better for hollering at me and I would have been clued in on what was going on and that would have been the end of it. So, can I please have my probation lifted? - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 18:59, 12 June 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==When the past comes to haunt you==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Vector Sigma Chamber]] - I have no clue how it could be written so that it&#039;s significantly different from the Vector Sigma page. You&#039;ve stated you believe it could be an article with its own worth. If you have time, would you please give the page its long needed update?&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Meanwhile, I have never been able to track down the source that the &#039;&#039;[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]&#039;&#039; is Shockwave&#039;s underwater base in the Marvel comics. You and Derik talked about the source being one of the letters pages, but would you have any idea which issue&#039;s letters page?&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
As an aside, [[TFWiki.net 2011 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Entries|this page]] is locked, which would be all fine and stuff if not for the handful of article links that can not be fixed anymore. Could you please remove all of them? [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 02:32, 15 June 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== New and ticked off ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I&#039;m new here. I have taken your suggestions into account, but there is one thing that still bothers me: no one else wants to help me. Can you lend a hand? --[[User:Ibreakthingz|The Breaker]] 19:24, 15 June 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Nope - Random IP number&lt;br /&gt;
::What do you need help with? --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 12:54, 20 June 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
Let me tell you, I am SUPER excited to help the guy who starts off by telling me he&#039;s ticked off.   --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:03, 20 June 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Oh man, sorry ==&lt;br /&gt;
I don&#039;t see any comments, only some guy asking about how the info and description of Cybertron should be. Sorry about the confusion. I actually don&#039;t think that I ever reverted it back O.o I don&#039;t remember that, I must have clicked on some wrong place or something. Again, sorry fellow Transformer-fan :) [[User:Luka1184|Luka1184]] 11:15, 29 June 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Dark of the Moon: Ship? ==&lt;br /&gt;
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What exactly did they use to explore the moon then? Just wondering, thanks. [[User:Autow1ngz|Autow1ngz]] 02:22, 5 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: The novelization calls the ship Ratchet and Optimus Prime take to the moon the &amp;quot;Atlax X,&amp;quot; a human-built craft.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 02:45, 5 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Whoops, what I meant to say was what did Optimus and Ratchet use to recover the comatose (boy I love that word after seeing it on Tfwiki) body of Sentinel? [[User:Autow1ngz|Autow1ngz]] 03:00, 5 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::No, in the finished film, they &#039;&#039;do&#039;&#039; use the Xantium to go to the moon. Prime announces in a voiceover at the beginning of the scene, &amp;quot;Xantium approaching Tranquility base&amp;quot;. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 05:42, 5 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::It feels weird, then, that they only really introduce the ship much later in the movie.--[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 10:34, 5 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::::Quite agreed. Seems fairly obvious that it was originally going to be a human-built endeavour (it&#039;s the &amp;quot;Ares V&amp;quot; in the comic), but then someone said &amp;quot;Why do they need a human rocket if our script already features a pre-existing Autobot spaceship as a plot point?&amp;quot;, and it got shoved in earlier without any real reworking of the later intro scene. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 11:38, 5 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Evac (Prime) ==&lt;br /&gt;
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At SDCC announced two new figures for a character called Evac, from the Prime franchise, should we wait until he makes an appearance in the show to create his own article? --[[User:Metroplex|Metroplex]] 20:58, 23 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Remember, one doesn&#039;t have to appear in the show to get a toy. -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 21:03, 23 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::I could have sworn that Evac was supposed to be a character for the new Transformers ride...[[Special:Contributions/98.209.73.178|98.209.73.178]] 21:28, 23 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::He&#039;s not from Prime, correct.  He&#039;s a new character created for the movie-based Transformers ride at Universal.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 22:23, 23 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== I need to tell you something. ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Hi. There&#039;s something that I&#039;ve been feeling a bit guilty about for a long time. You see, on a different account (which I will reveal the name of after you respond to make sure there are no hard feelings) I was quite rude. I was irrational, confused and upset. Afterwards, I left this site in guilt, and ashamed because I wasn&#039;t thinking rationally a few times while on my account. Do you think you can maybe accept my apology for my actions, because I feel like a horrible person for the silly things I brought up and got into. Would you please accept my apology? If you can&#039;t, well, that&#039;s okay too. If you don&#039;t get this, well, I just wanted to say I&#039;m sorry for being such a horrible person on such a good website. :( &lt;br /&gt;
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== Guilt ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Sorry, I was thinking about my previous heading &amp;quot;I need to tell you something&amp;quot; and I reliezed that although I ment it in a kind way, I thought it&#039;s possible that you could believe that to mean that I had some cruel things to say, which I did not. The message is still the same though! If it means anything, I would like to say you can be sure nothing like that could happen again with me. &lt;br /&gt;
[[Special:Contributions/74.82.64.17|74.82.64.17]] 16:05, 28 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: I don&#039;t know who you are, but I guess we&#039;re all right.  It&#039;s hard to refuse an apology from an anonymous dude.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:12, 29 July 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Harrison Ford ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Was it rude? Horrifying even? Why did you undo my edit? An external reference isn&#039;t to much to ask for. Is it? -- [[User:Anythingspossibleforapossible|Anythingspossibleforapossible]] 19:39, 13 October 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: I addressed this on the talk page.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 19:55, 13 October 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Files on user pages ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I removed the images from my user page because of fair use, but nobody had removed them in the meantime because of this. So did I do right by taking them off or can I put them back? -- [[User:Anythingspossibleforapossible|Anythingspossibleforapossible]] 19:46, 23 October 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: I don&#039;t really understand what you&#039;re asking.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 23:35, 23 October 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::Let&#039;s try this again. On another wiki I added a pic to [http://youngjustice.wikia.com/index.php?title=User:Anythingspossibleforapossible&amp;amp;oldid=39022 my user page] and it was [http://youngjustice.wikia.com/index.php?title=User:Anythingspossibleforapossible&amp;amp;action=history removed]. [http://youngjustice.wikia.com/wiki/User_talk:Thailog#Using files on your own user page This is the reply I got when I inquired further]. If you still don&#039;t understand I&#039;ll just put them back. -- [[User:Anythingspossibleforapossible|Anythingspossibleforapossible]] 18:11, 24 October 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::Over here, you&#039;re allowed to upload one pic specifically for your userpage. On top of that, from what I gather, you can add other pics that already exist for article, but obviously don&#039;t go overboard. Hope that helps! --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 18:10, 24 October 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::::Thank you. -- [[User:Anythingspossibleforapossible|Anythingspossibleforapossible]] 18:11, 24 October 2011 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== I noticed the BotCon Europe 2002 talk page ==&lt;br /&gt;
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Selective_deletion]&lt;br /&gt;
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Just being helpful. :) --[[User:Krafty|K-K-Krafty!]] 10:22, 11 November 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== About the caption bastard template... ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I do not understand why you added that (mean-spirited) template. It&#039;s only two captions, and if you looked at my contributions, you would have noticed that I added a lot of information. I thought captions were supposed to be a reward for all that work. Adding a twist on an overused joke is at least an attempt to make it fresh, rather than stating some variation of &amp;quot;this joke sucks now&amp;quot;, which is &#039;&#039;just&#039;&#039; as overused as plainly using an overused joke. [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 19:41, 6 January 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: I apologize for using the template.  I was going to write a more personal note, but remembered we had the template, forgetting how sharply worded it was.  You have not been a bad editor.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 20:42, 6 January 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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==A massive favour to ask==&lt;br /&gt;
Ive just started getting into your webcomics (im up to date on shortpacked and it wasnt until this morning i realised about you&#039;re earlier ones) but i have a huge favour to ask of you. I am currntly stuck with this stupid school laptop for a home computer which includes a school blocking system. While Shortpacked and Joyce and Walky sites are unaffected when i try to open dumbing of age it comes up with&lt;br /&gt;
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Is there anyway you could perhaps email me copies of the files for each update + all the ones so far. I can understand if you say no but i though there was no harm in asking--[[User:Mrgalvaprime|Mrgalvaprime]] 06:15, 17 January 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: I&#039;m sorry, but I cannot email you all my comics.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 22:12, 1 March 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
Oh well, it was a long shot anyway--[[User:Mrgalvaprime|Mrgalvaprime]] 03:47, 30 May 2012 (EDT) &lt;br /&gt;
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== Prime toys ==&lt;br /&gt;
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You wouldn&#039;t happen to know when exactly the &#039;&#039;Transformers: Prime&#039;&#039; toys are scheduled to be released, would you?[[Special:Contributions/71.255.172.244|71.255.172.244]] 19:59, 1 March 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: Transformers toys that aren&#039;t the first wave of product for a blockbuster movie don&#039;t tend to have release dates.  Stores will receive them and put them out at some point after that.  So I have no date for you.  However, I&#039;ve seen them out at some stores here for weeks, so the answer is &amp;quot;some time in the past, perhaps now, perhaps not until the future.&amp;quot;  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 20:10, 1 March 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
I haven&#039;t seen any toys in the stores, but thanks anyway.[[Special:Contributions/71.255.172.244|71.255.172.244]] 21:44, 1 March 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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The other convention-exclusive pink Arcee figure, they are availible on the web. How would I be able to get it without getting lead into a scam. I was hoping you or someone on this wiki would know how I would be able to get that toy. I didn&#039;t go to the convention.[[Special:Contributions/71.162.106.122|71.162.106.122]] 19:24, 4 March 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/transformers-prime-bumblebee-and-arcee-set?BR=496&amp;amp;ID=29273 --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 11:58, 5 March 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::Wow! Only $29.99. Thanks.&lt;br /&gt;
:::On Ebay, it costs $80.00.&lt;br /&gt;
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== what you said to me ==&lt;br /&gt;
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i will make sure i learn more english when i go to school today&lt;br /&gt;
: Mostly I hope they teach you about capital letters and punctuation.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 02:02, 19 March 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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It&#039;s kind of hard to do that all when you&#039;re using a wii like I am [[User:Jacktransformerdude|Jacktransformerdude]] 02:08, 19 March 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: If you&#039;re editing the wiki with something that makes it nigh-impossible to edit the wiki, you probably shouldn&#039;t edit the wiki.  I&#039;ve tried it on my cellphone before, and it&#039;s extremely difficult to get all of the various coding right, but if I can&#039;t edit the wiki correctly, I just don&#039;t edit the wiki.  Leaving a bunch of stuff that has to be deleted or completely overhauled is worse than not contributing at all.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:54, 19 March 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== The Fallen/Megatronus Prime artwork ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I wanted to have someone verify this before I uploaded it, but is [http://t4ak.roblox.com/daaf9f4eb9b33f115661eb4a7c849007 this] the concept art for the &#039;&#039;Aligned&#039;&#039; pre-Fallen version of Megatronus Prime, and if so is is usable? --[[User:King Starscream|King Starscream]] 15:23, 10 April 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: That&#039;s not exactly what we saw at Hasbro&#039;s panels.  It&#039;s not in the same style.  (It&#039;d look more like the Aligned Prima art, which is way more painterly.)  This looks like an artist&#039;s recreation from memory to me.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 17:07, 10 April 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::Thanks, just what I needed to know.  Off to search again. --[[User:King Starscream|King Starscream]] 16:53, 11 April 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::Pictures were not allowed of those guys.  If you somehow manage to find one, we wouldn&#039;t be able to use it.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 21:15, 11 April 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::::Gotcha.  Thanks anyway. --[[User:King Starscream|King Starscream]] 21:37, 17 April 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Prime Hot Shot toy image ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Not really sure why you replaced the photos that I already took for the toy with your own, (which are kind of faded, especially with the red) but whatever. Just kind of wondering why, though. &amp;lt;small&amp;gt;Well, there go my efforts... :/&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt; [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 23:19, 7 May 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: M Sipher overwrote my Kick-Over photos.  It happens.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 23:33, 7 May 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Reno Wilson ==&lt;br /&gt;
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If I sound impatient, I&#039;m sorry, but I&#039;ve explained the reasoning behind my edit to the Mudflap controversy several times over, and nobody has disagreed with me.  A couple users explained what it&#039;s supposed to mean, but it turns out that it&#039;s based on an incorrect assumption to begin with.  Both times that I&#039;ve I changed it, though, the edit has been reverted without an explanation.  If this is about my spate of edits to my own comments, then I&#039;m sorry, but I&#039;m just editing a minor note to be more factually accurate and less obtusely &amp;quot;snarky&amp;quot;.  How can I get it to stick? - [[User:Caswin|Caswin]] 17:00, 13 May 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: &amp;quot;Nobody has disagreed with me&amp;quot; is a pretty bold complaint, considering everyone on that talk page disagrees with you. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 18:08, 13 May 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::In my defense, that&#039;s a recent development.  Nobody &#039;&#039;had&#039;&#039; disagreed with me when I wrote that.  If anyone can prove me wrong or show that this is a special case, I&#039;ll shut up right now.  However, while I understand if it became personal at some point, I have to admit I don&#039;t see the point in defending the wording of one note so closely to begin with, at least not unless it&#039;s funnier than I thought. - [[User:Caswin|Caswin]] 18:12, 13 May 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::&amp;quot;Prove me wrong&amp;quot; is a red herring.  The entire discussion is a &amp;quot;Yeah-huh&amp;quot;/&amp;quot;Nuh-uh&amp;quot; dynamic.  You didn&#039;t understand the joke.  Everyone else did.  There&#039;s nothing left to prove or discuss.  Please, please, please move on to something else.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 20:31, 13 May 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==IDW==&lt;br /&gt;
Ok. Fine but can you edit Ratchet then if I do my edits too long because I&#039;ve been on it for quite awhile. Ed&lt;br /&gt;
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===IDW Whirl==&lt;br /&gt;
Hi there, I&#039;m not sure how else to get in touch with you.&lt;br /&gt;
Please don&#039;t include speculative conclusions to the Wiki. All that was written in MTMTE #6 regarding Whirl is that he was at one point an instructor, and that he changed his names a few times. Until it has been confirmed that Whirl IS or is not Jetstream, please don&#039;t state as such.  (apple pie)&lt;br /&gt;
: I don&#039;t think you grasp the difference between speculative conclusions and the Whirl/Jetstream deal.  Don&#039;t mess with those pages again.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 16:03, 27 June 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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===Nightracer Changes===&lt;br /&gt;
I got a note from you and am not sure the proper method for messaging or response to you, so I&#039;ll just say it here? You needn&#039;t have so drastically changed both entries for Nightracer. I deliberately created a new page for the cloned Nightracer so once more was known about both, they could both be altered accordingly. You seemed to edit both pages until they were to YOUR liking, rather than letting them evolve as needs be. Really, you created a lot of work for yourself, so please don&#039;t get upset and send me condescending messages when you could have simply fixed the new entry, and let me know how they work. It&#039;s not exactly easy to find instructions on how to &amp;quot;discuss&amp;quot; things, so assuming you know EXACTLY how everything should work and then talking down to a newer user doesn&#039;t really make you look very good.&lt;br /&gt;
: YOU needn&#039;t have so drastically changed Nightracer&#039;s entries.  That is my problem.  I am trying to revert.  As a new user, when you make many many changes to a page, to the point of moving the page itself, without asking about it first, I don&#039;t think you have a lot of room to get mad at someone else changing it a whole bunch to put it mostly back the way it was.  Next time, ask.  Certainly, at least, until you have a better grasp of how the wiki organizes information.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 10:08, 7 September 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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===Reverting All My Edits==&lt;br /&gt;
Okay, so maybe I should quit adding captions. But why do you keep undoing my major edits to character bio pages too? Okay, it shouldn&#039;t be an essay. But this is a Wikipedia, and it&#039;s the Transformers Wikipedia to boot; people come here for specific information. On Transformers.&lt;br /&gt;
[[User:Harley Quinn hyenaholic|Harley Quinn hyenaholic]] 10:49, 21 September 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: You are not adding specific information.  You are saying in fifteen paragraphs what the page is already saying in three paragraphs.  It is not only unnecessary, but makes the page worse.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 10:52, 21 September 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Secretary joke==&lt;br /&gt;
:I have no problem with acknowledging Arcee&#039;s less intense role in HM (note: I have yet to see about half of HM, so as for HM context I hardly have anything to say), but I question what is the joke&#039;s target: The Headmasters&#039;s writing... or secretaries and Japanese people? It&#039;s not just that joke, it&#039;s that this wiki has a small web of jokes and remarks relating to Arcee&#039;s job change that go beyond fair critique and into, well, bigotry. I&#039;m trying to imagine how the way the wiki trashes on Arcee&#039;s job change must read to someone who is a secretary. As the child of a (once) secretary, I do see it as an attack on the job itself. You can&#039;t really deny that - just look at the image description I&#039;ve changed that felt the need to specify the job warrior with &amp;quot;brave&amp;quot; as if being a secretary means you can&#039;t be brave (if this is HM context, it fails to specify that). Airazor&#039;s page used to have the same problem in her writeup about her gender in Japan. This also makes the joke gendered, given the usual associations of who does which job contrasted with the idea which job deserves more appreciation. For the other element of the joke that bugs me, I invite a look at BW Blackarachnia&#039;s note section. There&#039;s one at best humorous, at worst neutral treatment of an absolutely disgusting post on Blackarachnia&#039;s design process. The next note about Blackarachnia in Japan is written with much more condemnation while failing to convince me I&#039;m reading about something worse than the previous note. And then there&#039;s that eternal remark about Arcee in HM again that again fails to offer a proper and coherent story rather than inside-crowd cover-aggression. I could also talk about the &#039;joke&#039; showing up on TFA Arcee&#039;s page, which is kinda bull considering TFA had a bad-to-horrendous treatment of most of its female cast, Arcee included, but that&#039;s not commented on. No, what is commented on is a lesser worse treatment of G1 Arcee decennia ago in that awful country known as Japan.    &lt;br /&gt;
:That&#039;s why I want the joke changed. Not because the wiki shouldn&#039;t talk about the job change and sexist/gender stereotypical script motivations, but because I don&#039;t think a small cover-aggressive caption will be enough to do that without being sexist itself. And in the context of the entire wiki, because I feel critique on Japanese writing is handled considerably bolder than critique on American writing.&lt;br /&gt;
:All that said, I&#039;m taking a step aside from the above to thank you for the Arcee captions you&#039;ve added. They&#039;re a great addition to her article. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 07:09, 26 September 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::I&#039;ve yet to be convinced that you can tell the difference between making fun of bigotry and bigotry itself.  You seem to constantly believe one is the other, and suggest that just dealing with the subject directly is embracing it.  To that I say bullshit, and that&#039;s stupid.  You&#039;re not going to win that argument.  Making fun of stupid Transformers crap is what this wiki does, and &amp;quot;historically bad treatment of female characters&amp;quot; is not magically exempt from that.  &lt;br /&gt;
:: The way to fix this is not to dial back on the criticism of stupid crap.  If there are things you think we should lampshade but we are not, by all means, fix that. Animated Arcee already has a caption on her page talking about how she&#039;s just a prop. I added one to G1 Arcee&#039;s page last night about her less-than-stellar introduction into IDW continuity.  (Both those are English fictions, btw.)  &lt;br /&gt;
:: The &amp;quot;In Japan, I&#039;m a secretary!&amp;quot; is a caption that is as old as her page, and originally belonged to a screencap from her then-only appearance in which her leg had gotten blown off in the line of duty.  I don&#039;t think it&#039;s appropriate for the stock image for which it has substituted and could stand to be changed to match the image better.  But if you&#039;re going to level the pretty incendiary charge of &amp;quot;bigotry,&amp;quot; I think you could at least meet that serious charge with the footwork to determine the source and context of the content you&#039;re leveling the claim at.  Again, this is part of my concern that you assume the worst of others&#039; intentions without first attempting to understand them. Is a caption &amp;quot;bigotry&amp;quot; when it merely survived an earlier version of the page from a time when Animated Arcee didn&#039;t have the history she does now? Or do you just like throwing that damn word around because it&#039;s easy?  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 11:34, 26 September 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::You know what I don&#039;t get? That I can&#039;t simply say &amp;quot;this caption makes me uncomfortable&amp;quot; and that that is enough reason to change it (I could also add to that &amp;quot;these captions have &#039;&#039;always&#039;&#039; made me uncomfortable but I&#039;ve been too scared and confused to do something about most of them earlier&amp;quot;). Also I don&#039;t get why you keep making this as if I am attacking individuals. The only reason I contacted you and M Sipher is because you both returned something that makes me uncomfortable and rather than start an edit war with an admin or two because I&#039;d like to get a few things done before ever getting banned, I&#039;m trying to talk this over. Yes, I&#039;m using words as &amp;quot;bigotry&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;sexism&amp;quot;, because I don&#039;t think they&#039;re big words that should be reserved for the most extreme, clearly visible of cases. The moment it plays into a system (that makes the extreme cases possible), it qualifies. But I don&#039;t call &#039;&#039;anyone&#039;&#039; any of those words, because I don&#039;t believe these jokes/critiques are bad on their own, but bad in a system, and I don&#039;t hold anyone of this wiki responsible for that system. Why I don&#039;t look up histories of page jokes/remarks - I&#039;m not interested in who put it there and the reasons for it aren&#039;t really important either. All I&#039;m concerned about is what is there now and how it connects with other such comments all over the wiki. Individual excuses are just going to cloud the systematic problem&#039;s presence.&lt;br /&gt;
:::And believe me, it&#039;s &#039;&#039;not&#039;&#039; easy using those words, because they&#039;re words that are likely to cause unwarranted defensiveness that blocks out the entire function of those words of pointing out systematic problems. If I&#039;d go for easy, I&#039;d be ass-kissing my way into your good graces right now. &lt;br /&gt;
:::I hope you&#039;ll excuse me that I&#039;ll give a specific reply to &amp;quot;I&#039;ve yet to be convinced that you can tell the difference between making fun of bigotry and bigotry itself. You seem to constantly believe one is the other, and suggest that just dealing with the subject directly is embracing it.&amp;quot; (only). There&#039;s two things I know of that are important in this, and those are all needed: that ironic sexism ís a form of sexism and that femmephobia is a terrible way of &#039;battling&#039; sexism. That indeed puts a number of jokes and remarks around here in the same vein of bad as what they try to criticize. Call it a &#039;belief&#039; if you want to, I&#039;ll keep calling it &#039;What is Sexism 101&#039;. And lastly, it&#039;s nonsense that a caption can &#039;deal with a subject directly&#039;. Nearly all captions rely on background knowledge, but do not provide it themselves. That&#039;s why a number of them criticizing content fail. Notes and elaborate sections tend to provide better &#039;deal with a subject directly&#039;-stuff, but they&#039;re rare.&lt;br /&gt;
:::The thing is that I&#039;d love to rewrite/write about some of the problematic content and &#039;deal with the subject directly&#039; but I sincerely doubt that it would be appreciated. There was, for example, the matter of Override Prime&#039;s Primehood about a year ago that did not go down well. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 17:36, 26 September 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::::The problem is that you have a definition of &amp;quot;femmephobia&amp;quot; that others do not share, and so your claims of it aren&#039;t getting any traction.  I still can&#039;t comprehend how pointing out that Arcee&#039;s function in America is &amp;quot;Warrior&amp;quot; but her function in Japan is &amp;quot;Go-fer&amp;quot; is in any way being hateful of ladies.  Hear me out: I in no way want to diminish your feelings on a topic that you have a inside take on.  As a female, you will always have a better understanding of the experience, and as dudes the best we can do is listen and understand.  However, the problem is &#039;&#039;you are just one female.&#039;&#039;  You don&#039;t represent all of them.  I&#039;ve been doing webcomics about ladies and gay folks for forever, and if there&#039;s anything I&#039;ve learned over and over again it&#039;s that nobody agrees on what&#039;s offensive or sexist or bigoted.  I&#039;ve gotten yelled for jokes being construed as insensitive by a minority, while simultaneously a bunch of other folks from that same minority saying that other guy or gal is wrong and it was fine.  If commentary could be vetoed by one person who didn&#039;t like it, there wouldn&#039;t be any commentary ever.  And so while your word carries more weight on this topic due to circumstance of birth, your word will not always be Final.  It can&#039;t work that way.&lt;br /&gt;
::::You can make a plea for why that caption is dumb, and if others agree we can certainly yank it out, but other people can outvote you.  This wiki is a collaborative project and no one person can veto the decisions of the community, lest I remind you that we don&#039;t have an all-encompassing Sideways page.  Your best course of action is to find others who agree with you and get them involved here.  I bet you that on this topic the wiki would be willing to listen to a vocal minority (that is, consisting of more than one person).   --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 19:37, 26 September 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::::At any rate, I&#039;ve asked around: http://itswalky.tumblr.com/post/32361010306/a-question-to-the-ladies-who-follow-me-so (I want to emphasize through this exercise that while I may not agree with your take, I do take it seriously.)  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 20:17, 26 September 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:::::Oh, I am familiar with your work and the controversies it causes. If I recall correctly, it was one of your comics that introduced me to the term &amp;quot;ableism&amp;quot;. Came in handy when the D-drama in the MLP: Friendship is Magic fandom started.&lt;br /&gt;
:::::I am also well-aware I am not the chosen representative of all of womanhood, nor did I present myself as such. I very much appreciate you asking others for their opinions, even though I didn&#039;t have to look to know what the general attitude would be. It&#039;s commendable you took the time to do this for me. Thank you.&lt;br /&gt;
:::::That said, you unintentionally brought up another possible &#039;both be happy&#039;-solution for this matter that doesn&#039;t require too much change I think. I don&#039;t know much about Arcee&#039;s role in HM, as said already, but if her role is so small that her job can be described as &amp;quot;gofer&amp;quot;, then all I request is that word to be used on the wiki instead of &amp;quot;secretary&amp;quot; for me to be, well, a lot more okay with the situation, and definitely the caption. Would that be possible (I accept &#039;no&#039;)? [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 14:05, 27 September 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::::::&amp;quot;Go-fer&amp;quot; is fine.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:43, 27 September 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Question ==&lt;br /&gt;
Alright, I probably seem like a little kid for asking this, but how do you think I did on the &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Prime - The Game|Prime - The Game]]&#039;&#039; page? -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]][[User Talk:Spydersix|&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;Use this!&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;]] 08:19, 31 October 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== &amp;quot;Home in&amp;quot; ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I don&#039;t understand how the merriam link disagrees with jalaguy; it specifically gives &amp;quot;a missile honing in on its target — Bob Greene&amp;quot; as an example.[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 16:01, 27 November 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: Yes, it gives examples of usage, but then spends a whole paragraph belaboring how it shouldn&#039;t be used.  The page defines it, but then tells you not to use it.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 22:34, 27 November 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:: I hadn&#039;t expected to start a mini-edit war with that note.  Thanks for the support! [[User:JW|JW]] 10:35, 28 November 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Predacon bird ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I Looked it up and can&#039;t find anything on the Predacon bird from Car Robots. Can you please tell me where I can find the picture of the Predacon bird?[[User:Transfan 1992|Transfan 1992]] 19:50, 9 December 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: I seriously have no idea what the hell you are talking about.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 20:25, 10 December 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::He seems to be talking about some random shot cut from an [[The Decepticons|RID episode]]... [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 20:29, 10 December 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:::Then I am of no help.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 01:21, 11 December 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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: [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] has had [tfwiki.net/wiki/File:NOOOOO.jpg this] marked to be moved since May. No one&#039;s done so, so I&#039;d like to see if I you&#039;d approve of the move?--[[User:Spin-Out|Spin-Out]] 18:29, 27 July 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Question. ==&lt;br /&gt;
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EDIT-Thank you.[[User:Escargon|Escargon]] 17:06, 19 August 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Apologies ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Hey ItsWalky,&lt;br /&gt;
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Just saw your message. Just got rid of the link. Sorry about that.&lt;br /&gt;
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I didn&#039;t mean to break any rules, I just wanted to know what to do with the info.&lt;br /&gt;
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--[[User:Dean3|Dean3]] 01:00, 17 September 2013 (EDT)&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<title>User talk:Inkblot</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dean3: /* About Beast Hunters Movie */&lt;/p&gt;
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Keep up the good work. [[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] 07:04, 10 December 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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==RPMs==&lt;br /&gt;
While investigating RPMs/Speed Stars, I saw that RPM Metal Heroes Sideswipe came out in [http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showpost.php?p=194560&amp;amp;postcount=523 Australia], which must mean it came out elsewhere in the Asian market. However, the only cardback photo I can find is [http://www.flickr.com/photos/rodimuspower/5617040413/sizes/o/in/photostream/ European]. I don&#039;t suppose you remember coming across it? I&#039;m trying to figure out whether RPM Metal Heroes Lockdown was confirmed by by the listing on the back. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 03:28, 15 December 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:Yes, I did remember &#039;&#039;coming across&#039;&#039; Sideswipe, but sadly I can&#039;t recall whether Lockdown was present on the list, and RPM Soundwave&#039;s cardback only lists six of the vehicles. [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 07:00, 15 December 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::Curses! Thank you for the information, though. I think we can safely consider Lockdown the eighth RPM Metal Hero, given the other evidence.&lt;br /&gt;
::By the way, one area that we&#039;ve been lacking in is Dark of the Moon Speed Stars information, especially things like the Stealth Force 2-packs with figurines. I have no idea what&#039;s out and what isn&#039;t; the vast majority of the smaller items never hit United States mass retail. In fact, I only just had my first sighting of the Mini-Vehicles - in a drugstore! I can fill in more info on them once I check more of the stores to see what&#039;s out locally, but any help you could provide otherwise would definitely be appreciated.&lt;br /&gt;
::(As an aside, please sign your responses with four tildes at the end of your message, or hit &amp;quot;sign your username&amp;quot; by the Insert menu below the edit summary.) --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 06:54, 15 December 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Toy sections==&lt;br /&gt;
We only group by size class when a character has many many toys, like on Movie pages of main characters.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 09:53, 20 December 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:Oh dear... sorry about that. &amp;lt;strike&amp;gt;Guess I&#039;ll just edit the toyline article to lead to those specific toys, then. [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 09:56, 20 December 2011 (EST)&amp;lt;/strike&amp;gt; The toyline article seems to be formatted for &amp;quot;when a character has many many toys&amp;quot;, linking to &amp;quot;Cyberverse&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;____-Class toys&amp;quot;, which would require a pretty significant rewrite to link to each character&#039;s individual toy. I&#039;ll just fix that tense issue that I came there for at first, then. [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 10:08, 20 December 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Asian Hasbro market releases ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Monzo tells me you&#039;re helping out with toyline pages, so maybe you can help fill out details [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)#Multi-packs|here]]. Sadly, it seems only a few crazies like us are even interested in chronicling unusual non-US market Hasbro releases. I bet a lot of the recent multi-packs released in Europe were available in more countries, but it&#039;s usually just UK fans that bother reporting them to the US fansites, and if it wasn&#039;t for me, Germany wouldn&#039;t be added to the list either.--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 08:27, 26 December 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Packaging photos ==&lt;br /&gt;
For future reference, all packaging photographs of toys are heavily airbrushed.  It is not helpful or informative to list the perceived differences in color scheme between these and the final toy.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 21:22, 2 January 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: I don&#039;t mind not mentioning the heavily airbrushed shade of blue the toy in the photos have, but the twin cannons and hands are &#039;&#039;definitely&#039;&#039; shown to be black in the photos. If they were white, the heavy retouching would probably have made them look silver instead of black. I would also like to mention that the shield not mounting via the tab on his arm is quite apparent in the photos and is most certainly not related to color. [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 21:34, 2 January 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:: They likely wanted to show off his arm and not have it be obscured by the shield, and so stuck it on some other way for the photo.  It happens.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 21:35, 2 January 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::: But what about the black cannons and hands? [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 04:42, 3 January 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Optimus Prime Vs Shockwave==&lt;br /&gt;
Inkblot, where did you buy the Optimus Prime vs. Shockwave with Cybermetal Armor set? It never came out at US CostCo stores, just Canadian ones, and I know you aren&#039;t in Canada...&lt;br /&gt;
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Also, I know a guy or two who might want one. Are they still available? --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 13:45, 5 January 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:I live in the Philippines, and the set inexplicably arrived in large numbers in the Toy Kingdom store in SM Megamall. Unfortunately, they sold/cleared out sometime in December to make way for &#039;&#039;Prime&#039;&#039; stock. It&#039;s really a bit strange, the Transformers toys here are on a consignment and sell for the same (higher) price on any toy store, some large amounts of stock can end up in one store but not at all in others, &#039;&#039;Transformers 2010&#039;&#039; Unicron was released here, and whatever [[Shelfwarmer|doesn&#039;t sell]] here gets placed on &amp;quot;withdrawal carts&amp;quot;, and I&#039;m not really sure where all of those go. [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 19:07, 5 January 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Sense of taste ==&lt;br /&gt;
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That&#039;s a line from Futurama. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 05:01, 1 June 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: Oh, okay. I still want to keep it, though. It complements the image well. [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 05:06, 1 June 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::I never said it&#039;d never get kept. I&#039;m just informing you of the source. Seriously, if you want a good laugh, go Netflix or something the episode 30% Iron Chef. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 05:14, 1 June 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Toy photos ==&lt;br /&gt;
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{{gigantionaward}}&lt;br /&gt;
Just wanted to say, solid work, man. It&#039;s appreciated.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;Talk&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;]] 14:55, 16 August 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Sysop==&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;Cuz, hey, it probably wouldn&#039;t hurt to have more folks to delete spam and whatever, and you&#039;re a heavy contributor. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 00:56, 5 November 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:Congrats! :) -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]][[User Talk:Spydersix|&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;Use this!&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;]] 09:35, 5 November 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:: Thank you. 8) [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 09:37, 5 November 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Beast Hunter OP==&lt;br /&gt;
Where is the term &amp;quot;Firebreath Cyclocannons&amp;quot; from? --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 02:29, 12 February 2013 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: Right [http://cdn.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/attach/4/1/4/0/8/Transformers-Beast-Hunters-Toy-Fair-2013-019_1360443671.jpg here.] [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 04:20, 12 February 2013 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::Interesting. The press release says this: &amp;quot;The TRANSFORMERS PRIME BEAST HUNTERS OPTIMUS PRIME figure features a revolving Dragon Head Cannon, electronic lights, sword and shield&amp;quot;. Maybe the name changed at some point? --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 04:45, 12 February 2013 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Skyquake?==&lt;br /&gt;
It&#039;s looking more and more like Voyager Skyquake isn&#039;t coming to the US, Inkblot. I don&#039;t mean to impose, but I don&#039;t suppose there are any remaining in your area? I know we heard about it coming out in the PI... -[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 08:21, 18 February 2013 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: He&#039;s an occasional sight, depending on the store. Not as overly well-stocked as the other (still full-price) PRID Voyagers, though. The stores which still have him here often contain maybe one to two Skyquakes on the shelves, and four to five of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)#Voyager|nearly]] everyone else. [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 09:45, 18 February 2013 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::Hm. What&#039;s the local cost of a PRID Voyager work out to in USD? I know both me and M Sipher would be interested in Voyager Skyquake (I don&#039;t think there&#039;s a single one going for less than $50 on eBay), so if the cost is equitable and you&#039;d be willing to pick them, maybe we could work something out? Might want to take this to email - I&#039;m at either monzo12782 at gmail dot com or hyperion at gte dot net. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 10:03, 18 February 2013 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:::Hey, uh, Inkblot? I didn&#039;t offend with that last comment or anything, did I? Just curious, since I haven&#039;t received a follow-up... --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 13:06, 27 February 2013 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::::Sorry for not replying, just didn&#039;t know how to respond, but I don&#039;t think I&#039;ll be able to help you. I&#039;ve never really made these types of deals before, so I don&#039;t know how to work these things out. Once again, I apologize. [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 17:06, 27 February 2013 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Beast Hunters ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Sorry about that. I was trying to make sure that all the Beast Hunters images showed up in the category, and in my rush I kind of...forgot that stock photography meant, duh, stock photography.[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 10:25, 22 February 2013 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Beast Hunters Smokescreen ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Could you add a detail view of the burrito-storage to the image?[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 01:30, 21 March 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Thanks! Also, um, feel free to revise that caption I added, it&#039;s a stinker.[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 11:28, 21 March 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Database dump ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Before my question I apologize if I did something wrong, or if I contacted you the wrong way or the wrong person regarding this topic. I have abso-lutely no idea how to use this wiki in the sense of contacting other people and commenting - you really ought to do a guide for dummies - I googled for a good hour for an explanation XD &lt;br /&gt;
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Anyhow, my question is about a possible database dump - this wiki is truly brilliant but I have a rather big issue with internet availability. So I am downloading database dumps of all wikis I need on daily basis for miscellaneous purposes and import them in WikiTaxi. I see that this wiki is functioning on the wikimedida system but on your special: statistics page there isn&#039;t any database dump for download. Is there possible to request such a dump or is creating it impossible? If so, do you have any suggestions how to make the whole wiki available offline - I&#039;d rather avoid mirroring software as it would no doubt cause problems -.-&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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Thank you in advance,&lt;br /&gt;
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:Er, I&#039;m afraid you&#039;re going to have to ask one of the other admins about this. [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 18:43, 24 March 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Beast Gear ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Does [[Talk:Beast Gear|this]] look like a good start, or should I scrap it?[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 23:47, 3 April 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Hmm, never dealt with this kind of article before. It&#039;s a widely-used gimmick, such as [[MechTech]], but I really don&#039;t want this page to be filled with duplicated toyline lists. I&#039;m also not sure how the Beast Gear of larger figures should be written, or if Cyberverse should even be included... &lt;br /&gt;
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:Actually, is an article on Beast Gear really needed if the Beast Hunters and Cyberverse pages already list these weapons? Playing the game again, I noticed how random the Beast Gear list is, and how the list doesn&#039;t really emphasize the weapons. Is it possible that &amp;quot;Beast Gear&amp;quot; is more of a one-off title than anything else? [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 03:31, 4 April 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::Maybe just have a main link for the toys? I mean, ignoring the redundancy issue, it still &#039;&#039;is&#039;&#039; a fictional concept.[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 04:04, 4 April 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::: The Beast Gear list doesn&#039;t mention the &amp;quot;gear&amp;quot; in question, it focuses more on the &#039;&#039;characters&#039;&#039; rather than the equipment, and it is alternatively referred to as &amp;quot;Autobot Armor&amp;quot; at the bottom when the in-game window is closed. In its current state, &amp;quot;Beast Gear&amp;quot; is not much of a concept. As Ratchet indirectly refers to it as &amp;quot;new hardware&amp;quot; designed to combat Predacons, it could, at best, be referenced in the main Beast Hunters page as what the game calls the weapons. Believe me, if more information on &amp;quot;Beast Gear&amp;quot; was given, then we could definitely make an article for it ala [[MechTech]]. [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 04:38, 4 April 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::Okay, thanks. I&#039;ll just leave the draft alone until we get more info, then.[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 10:19, 4 April 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Toy photos II ==&lt;br /&gt;
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As long as we&#039;re doing articles on the weapons themselves, what are your thoughts on new images solely for the weapons, possibly with the inset views depicting how they can be equipped? I think it might help the articles focus more on the weapons than just the Cybertronians who wield them, although I&#039;m not sure whether it would be an abuse of fair use or just general redundancy.[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 14:43, 14 June 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:I&#039;d have to say it would be redundant. The named weapons/equipment, even in stock photos, are already quite visible. --[[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 21:34, 14 June 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Tales ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I found transcripts of chapters 20 and 21; I started articles but they probably need a copyedit. [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-prime-discussion/798428-tales-beast-hunters-very-spoilerish-10.html][[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 16:29, 30 July 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Thanks. I&#039;ll see if they need any modifications. --[[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 23:51, 30 July 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
On a related note, Inkblot, if it&#039;s not too much trouble, would you mind transcribing the Arcee chapter? It&#039;s the only one from that wave I&#039;ve not found elsewhere. Thanks. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 08:11, 31 July 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: [[Talk:Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 19#Transcript|Done.]] --[[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 09:10, 31 July 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::Cheers! [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 11:05, 31 July 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
Really sorry to bother you about this again, but would you perhaps be able to transcribe the Night Shadow &#039;Bee chapter too? It&#039;s the last one that isn&#039;t widely available. Cheers. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 08:07, 20 August 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: [[Talk:Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 23#Transcript|Done again.]] --[[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 08:49, 20 August 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::Thanks once again! :) [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 10:13, 20 August 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== About Beast Hunters Movie ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Hey Inkblot.&lt;br /&gt;
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I know this may be belated, but thanks for the warm welcome you gave me.&lt;br /&gt;
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I am sending you this message since I&#039;m not sure who else to turn to. I recently saw the FULL upcoming Prime TV movie on a website. Since this is what you could call a VERY early unofficial &amp;quot;release,&amp;quot; I&#039;m not sure if the plot information is ready to be posted on this wiki.&lt;br /&gt;
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Do you have any connections with any admins so I can inquire about this? Also, if me posting the web address link is against the rules, could you please let me know?&lt;br /&gt;
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Thanks.&lt;br /&gt;
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--[[User:Dean3|Dean3]] 00:58, 17 September 2013 (EDT)&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dean3: /* About Beast Hunters Movie */&lt;/p&gt;
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Keep up the good work. [[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] 07:04, 10 December 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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==RPMs==&lt;br /&gt;
While investigating RPMs/Speed Stars, I saw that RPM Metal Heroes Sideswipe came out in [http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showpost.php?p=194560&amp;amp;postcount=523 Australia], which must mean it came out elsewhere in the Asian market. However, the only cardback photo I can find is [http://www.flickr.com/photos/rodimuspower/5617040413/sizes/o/in/photostream/ European]. I don&#039;t suppose you remember coming across it? I&#039;m trying to figure out whether RPM Metal Heroes Lockdown was confirmed by by the listing on the back. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 03:28, 15 December 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:Yes, I did remember &#039;&#039;coming across&#039;&#039; Sideswipe, but sadly I can&#039;t recall whether Lockdown was present on the list, and RPM Soundwave&#039;s cardback only lists six of the vehicles. [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 07:00, 15 December 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::Curses! Thank you for the information, though. I think we can safely consider Lockdown the eighth RPM Metal Hero, given the other evidence.&lt;br /&gt;
::By the way, one area that we&#039;ve been lacking in is Dark of the Moon Speed Stars information, especially things like the Stealth Force 2-packs with figurines. I have no idea what&#039;s out and what isn&#039;t; the vast majority of the smaller items never hit United States mass retail. In fact, I only just had my first sighting of the Mini-Vehicles - in a drugstore! I can fill in more info on them once I check more of the stores to see what&#039;s out locally, but any help you could provide otherwise would definitely be appreciated.&lt;br /&gt;
::(As an aside, please sign your responses with four tildes at the end of your message, or hit &amp;quot;sign your username&amp;quot; by the Insert menu below the edit summary.) --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 06:54, 15 December 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Toy sections==&lt;br /&gt;
We only group by size class when a character has many many toys, like on Movie pages of main characters.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 09:53, 20 December 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:Oh dear... sorry about that. &amp;lt;strike&amp;gt;Guess I&#039;ll just edit the toyline article to lead to those specific toys, then. [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 09:56, 20 December 2011 (EST)&amp;lt;/strike&amp;gt; The toyline article seems to be formatted for &amp;quot;when a character has many many toys&amp;quot;, linking to &amp;quot;Cyberverse&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;____-Class toys&amp;quot;, which would require a pretty significant rewrite to link to each character&#039;s individual toy. I&#039;ll just fix that tense issue that I came there for at first, then. [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 10:08, 20 December 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Asian Hasbro market releases ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Monzo tells me you&#039;re helping out with toyline pages, so maybe you can help fill out details [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)#Multi-packs|here]]. Sadly, it seems only a few crazies like us are even interested in chronicling unusual non-US market Hasbro releases. I bet a lot of the recent multi-packs released in Europe were available in more countries, but it&#039;s usually just UK fans that bother reporting them to the US fansites, and if it wasn&#039;t for me, Germany wouldn&#039;t be added to the list either.--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 08:27, 26 December 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Packaging photos ==&lt;br /&gt;
For future reference, all packaging photographs of toys are heavily airbrushed.  It is not helpful or informative to list the perceived differences in color scheme between these and the final toy.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 21:22, 2 January 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: I don&#039;t mind not mentioning the heavily airbrushed shade of blue the toy in the photos have, but the twin cannons and hands are &#039;&#039;definitely&#039;&#039; shown to be black in the photos. If they were white, the heavy retouching would probably have made them look silver instead of black. I would also like to mention that the shield not mounting via the tab on his arm is quite apparent in the photos and is most certainly not related to color. [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 21:34, 2 January 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:: They likely wanted to show off his arm and not have it be obscured by the shield, and so stuck it on some other way for the photo.  It happens.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 21:35, 2 January 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::: But what about the black cannons and hands? [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 04:42, 3 January 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Optimus Prime Vs Shockwave==&lt;br /&gt;
Inkblot, where did you buy the Optimus Prime vs. Shockwave with Cybermetal Armor set? It never came out at US CostCo stores, just Canadian ones, and I know you aren&#039;t in Canada...&lt;br /&gt;
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Also, I know a guy or two who might want one. Are they still available? --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 13:45, 5 January 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:I live in the Philippines, and the set inexplicably arrived in large numbers in the Toy Kingdom store in SM Megamall. Unfortunately, they sold/cleared out sometime in December to make way for &#039;&#039;Prime&#039;&#039; stock. It&#039;s really a bit strange, the Transformers toys here are on a consignment and sell for the same (higher) price on any toy store, some large amounts of stock can end up in one store but not at all in others, &#039;&#039;Transformers 2010&#039;&#039; Unicron was released here, and whatever [[Shelfwarmer|doesn&#039;t sell]] here gets placed on &amp;quot;withdrawal carts&amp;quot;, and I&#039;m not really sure where all of those go. [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 19:07, 5 January 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Sense of taste ==&lt;br /&gt;
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That&#039;s a line from Futurama. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 05:01, 1 June 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: Oh, okay. I still want to keep it, though. It complements the image well. [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 05:06, 1 June 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::I never said it&#039;d never get kept. I&#039;m just informing you of the source. Seriously, if you want a good laugh, go Netflix or something the episode 30% Iron Chef. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 05:14, 1 June 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Toy photos ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Just wanted to say, solid work, man. It&#039;s appreciated.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;Talk&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;]] 14:55, 16 August 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Sysop==&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;Cuz, hey, it probably wouldn&#039;t hurt to have more folks to delete spam and whatever, and you&#039;re a heavy contributor. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 00:56, 5 November 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:Congrats! :) -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]][[User Talk:Spydersix|&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;Use this!&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;]] 09:35, 5 November 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:: Thank you. 8) [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 09:37, 5 November 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Beast Hunter OP==&lt;br /&gt;
Where is the term &amp;quot;Firebreath Cyclocannons&amp;quot; from? --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 02:29, 12 February 2013 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: Right [http://cdn.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/attach/4/1/4/0/8/Transformers-Beast-Hunters-Toy-Fair-2013-019_1360443671.jpg here.] [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 04:20, 12 February 2013 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::Interesting. The press release says this: &amp;quot;The TRANSFORMERS PRIME BEAST HUNTERS OPTIMUS PRIME figure features a revolving Dragon Head Cannon, electronic lights, sword and shield&amp;quot;. Maybe the name changed at some point? --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 04:45, 12 February 2013 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Skyquake?==&lt;br /&gt;
It&#039;s looking more and more like Voyager Skyquake isn&#039;t coming to the US, Inkblot. I don&#039;t mean to impose, but I don&#039;t suppose there are any remaining in your area? I know we heard about it coming out in the PI... -[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 08:21, 18 February 2013 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: He&#039;s an occasional sight, depending on the store. Not as overly well-stocked as the other (still full-price) PRID Voyagers, though. The stores which still have him here often contain maybe one to two Skyquakes on the shelves, and four to five of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)#Voyager|nearly]] everyone else. [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 09:45, 18 February 2013 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::Hm. What&#039;s the local cost of a PRID Voyager work out to in USD? I know both me and M Sipher would be interested in Voyager Skyquake (I don&#039;t think there&#039;s a single one going for less than $50 on eBay), so if the cost is equitable and you&#039;d be willing to pick them, maybe we could work something out? Might want to take this to email - I&#039;m at either monzo12782 at gmail dot com or hyperion at gte dot net. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 10:03, 18 February 2013 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:::Hey, uh, Inkblot? I didn&#039;t offend with that last comment or anything, did I? Just curious, since I haven&#039;t received a follow-up... --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 13:06, 27 February 2013 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::::Sorry for not replying, just didn&#039;t know how to respond, but I don&#039;t think I&#039;ll be able to help you. I&#039;ve never really made these types of deals before, so I don&#039;t know how to work these things out. Once again, I apologize. [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 17:06, 27 February 2013 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Beast Hunters ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Sorry about that. I was trying to make sure that all the Beast Hunters images showed up in the category, and in my rush I kind of...forgot that stock photography meant, duh, stock photography.[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 10:25, 22 February 2013 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Beast Hunters Smokescreen ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Could you add a detail view of the burrito-storage to the image?[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 01:30, 21 March 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Thanks! Also, um, feel free to revise that caption I added, it&#039;s a stinker.[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 11:28, 21 March 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Database dump ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Before my question I apologize if I did something wrong, or if I contacted you the wrong way or the wrong person regarding this topic. I have abso-lutely no idea how to use this wiki in the sense of contacting other people and commenting - you really ought to do a guide for dummies - I googled for a good hour for an explanation XD &lt;br /&gt;
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Anyhow, my question is about a possible database dump - this wiki is truly brilliant but I have a rather big issue with internet availability. So I am downloading database dumps of all wikis I need on daily basis for miscellaneous purposes and import them in WikiTaxi. I see that this wiki is functioning on the wikimedida system but on your special: statistics page there isn&#039;t any database dump for download. Is there possible to request such a dump or is creating it impossible? If so, do you have any suggestions how to make the whole wiki available offline - I&#039;d rather avoid mirroring software as it would no doubt cause problems -.-&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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Thank you in advance,&lt;br /&gt;
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:Er, I&#039;m afraid you&#039;re going to have to ask one of the other admins about this. [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 18:43, 24 March 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Beast Gear ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Does [[Talk:Beast Gear|this]] look like a good start, or should I scrap it?[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 23:47, 3 April 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Hmm, never dealt with this kind of article before. It&#039;s a widely-used gimmick, such as [[MechTech]], but I really don&#039;t want this page to be filled with duplicated toyline lists. I&#039;m also not sure how the Beast Gear of larger figures should be written, or if Cyberverse should even be included... &lt;br /&gt;
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:Actually, is an article on Beast Gear really needed if the Beast Hunters and Cyberverse pages already list these weapons? Playing the game again, I noticed how random the Beast Gear list is, and how the list doesn&#039;t really emphasize the weapons. Is it possible that &amp;quot;Beast Gear&amp;quot; is more of a one-off title than anything else? [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 03:31, 4 April 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::Maybe just have a main link for the toys? I mean, ignoring the redundancy issue, it still &#039;&#039;is&#039;&#039; a fictional concept.[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 04:04, 4 April 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::: The Beast Gear list doesn&#039;t mention the &amp;quot;gear&amp;quot; in question, it focuses more on the &#039;&#039;characters&#039;&#039; rather than the equipment, and it is alternatively referred to as &amp;quot;Autobot Armor&amp;quot; at the bottom when the in-game window is closed. In its current state, &amp;quot;Beast Gear&amp;quot; is not much of a concept. As Ratchet indirectly refers to it as &amp;quot;new hardware&amp;quot; designed to combat Predacons, it could, at best, be referenced in the main Beast Hunters page as what the game calls the weapons. Believe me, if more information on &amp;quot;Beast Gear&amp;quot; was given, then we could definitely make an article for it ala [[MechTech]]. [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 04:38, 4 April 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::Okay, thanks. I&#039;ll just leave the draft alone until we get more info, then.[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 10:19, 4 April 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Toy photos II ==&lt;br /&gt;
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As long as we&#039;re doing articles on the weapons themselves, what are your thoughts on new images solely for the weapons, possibly with the inset views depicting how they can be equipped? I think it might help the articles focus more on the weapons than just the Cybertronians who wield them, although I&#039;m not sure whether it would be an abuse of fair use or just general redundancy.[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 14:43, 14 June 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:I&#039;d have to say it would be redundant. The named weapons/equipment, even in stock photos, are already quite visible. --[[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 21:34, 14 June 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Tales ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I found transcripts of chapters 20 and 21; I started articles but they probably need a copyedit. [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-prime-discussion/798428-tales-beast-hunters-very-spoilerish-10.html][[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 16:29, 30 July 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Thanks. I&#039;ll see if they need any modifications. --[[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 23:51, 30 July 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
On a related note, Inkblot, if it&#039;s not too much trouble, would you mind transcribing the Arcee chapter? It&#039;s the only one from that wave I&#039;ve not found elsewhere. Thanks. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 08:11, 31 July 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: [[Talk:Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 19#Transcript|Done.]] --[[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 09:10, 31 July 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::Cheers! [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 11:05, 31 July 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
Really sorry to bother you about this again, but would you perhaps be able to transcribe the Night Shadow &#039;Bee chapter too? It&#039;s the last one that isn&#039;t widely available. Cheers. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 08:07, 20 August 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: [[Talk:Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 23#Transcript|Done again.]] --[[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 08:49, 20 August 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::Thanks once again! :) [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 10:13, 20 August 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== About Beast Hunters Movie ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Hey Inkblot.&lt;br /&gt;
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I know this may be belated, but thanks for the warm welcome you gave me.&lt;br /&gt;
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I am sending you this message since I&#039;m not sure who else to turn to. I recently saw the FULL upcoming Prime TV movie on a website (http://www.watchcartoononline.com/transformers-prime-beast-hunters-predacons-rising). Since this is what you could call a VERY early unofficial &amp;quot;release,&amp;quot; I&#039;m not sure if the plot information is ready to be posted on this wiki.&lt;br /&gt;
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Do you have any connections with any admins so I can inquire about this? Also, if me posting the web address link is against the rules, could you please let me know?&lt;br /&gt;
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Thanks.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;{{welcome}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Keep up the good work. [[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] 07:04, 10 December 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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==RPMs==&lt;br /&gt;
While investigating RPMs/Speed Stars, I saw that RPM Metal Heroes Sideswipe came out in [http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showpost.php?p=194560&amp;amp;postcount=523 Australia], which must mean it came out elsewhere in the Asian market. However, the only cardback photo I can find is [http://www.flickr.com/photos/rodimuspower/5617040413/sizes/o/in/photostream/ European]. I don&#039;t suppose you remember coming across it? I&#039;m trying to figure out whether RPM Metal Heroes Lockdown was confirmed by by the listing on the back. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 03:28, 15 December 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:Yes, I did remember &#039;&#039;coming across&#039;&#039; Sideswipe, but sadly I can&#039;t recall whether Lockdown was present on the list, and RPM Soundwave&#039;s cardback only lists six of the vehicles. [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 07:00, 15 December 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::Curses! Thank you for the information, though. I think we can safely consider Lockdown the eighth RPM Metal Hero, given the other evidence.&lt;br /&gt;
::By the way, one area that we&#039;ve been lacking in is Dark of the Moon Speed Stars information, especially things like the Stealth Force 2-packs with figurines. I have no idea what&#039;s out and what isn&#039;t; the vast majority of the smaller items never hit United States mass retail. In fact, I only just had my first sighting of the Mini-Vehicles - in a drugstore! I can fill in more info on them once I check more of the stores to see what&#039;s out locally, but any help you could provide otherwise would definitely be appreciated.&lt;br /&gt;
::(As an aside, please sign your responses with four tildes at the end of your message, or hit &amp;quot;sign your username&amp;quot; by the Insert menu below the edit summary.) --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 06:54, 15 December 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Toy sections==&lt;br /&gt;
We only group by size class when a character has many many toys, like on Movie pages of main characters.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 09:53, 20 December 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:Oh dear... sorry about that. &amp;lt;strike&amp;gt;Guess I&#039;ll just edit the toyline article to lead to those specific toys, then. [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 09:56, 20 December 2011 (EST)&amp;lt;/strike&amp;gt; The toyline article seems to be formatted for &amp;quot;when a character has many many toys&amp;quot;, linking to &amp;quot;Cyberverse&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;____-Class toys&amp;quot;, which would require a pretty significant rewrite to link to each character&#039;s individual toy. I&#039;ll just fix that tense issue that I came there for at first, then. [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 10:08, 20 December 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Asian Hasbro market releases ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Monzo tells me you&#039;re helping out with toyline pages, so maybe you can help fill out details [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)#Multi-packs|here]]. Sadly, it seems only a few crazies like us are even interested in chronicling unusual non-US market Hasbro releases. I bet a lot of the recent multi-packs released in Europe were available in more countries, but it&#039;s usually just UK fans that bother reporting them to the US fansites, and if it wasn&#039;t for me, Germany wouldn&#039;t be added to the list either.--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 08:27, 26 December 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Packaging photos ==&lt;br /&gt;
For future reference, all packaging photographs of toys are heavily airbrushed.  It is not helpful or informative to list the perceived differences in color scheme between these and the final toy.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 21:22, 2 January 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: I don&#039;t mind not mentioning the heavily airbrushed shade of blue the toy in the photos have, but the twin cannons and hands are &#039;&#039;definitely&#039;&#039; shown to be black in the photos. If they were white, the heavy retouching would probably have made them look silver instead of black. I would also like to mention that the shield not mounting via the tab on his arm is quite apparent in the photos and is most certainly not related to color. [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 21:34, 2 January 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:: They likely wanted to show off his arm and not have it be obscured by the shield, and so stuck it on some other way for the photo.  It happens.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 21:35, 2 January 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::: But what about the black cannons and hands? [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 04:42, 3 January 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Optimus Prime Vs Shockwave==&lt;br /&gt;
Inkblot, where did you buy the Optimus Prime vs. Shockwave with Cybermetal Armor set? It never came out at US CostCo stores, just Canadian ones, and I know you aren&#039;t in Canada...&lt;br /&gt;
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Also, I know a guy or two who might want one. Are they still available? --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 13:45, 5 January 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:I live in the Philippines, and the set inexplicably arrived in large numbers in the Toy Kingdom store in SM Megamall. Unfortunately, they sold/cleared out sometime in December to make way for &#039;&#039;Prime&#039;&#039; stock. It&#039;s really a bit strange, the Transformers toys here are on a consignment and sell for the same (higher) price on any toy store, some large amounts of stock can end up in one store but not at all in others, &#039;&#039;Transformers 2010&#039;&#039; Unicron was released here, and whatever [[Shelfwarmer|doesn&#039;t sell]] here gets placed on &amp;quot;withdrawal carts&amp;quot;, and I&#039;m not really sure where all of those go. [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 19:07, 5 January 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Sense of taste ==&lt;br /&gt;
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That&#039;s a line from Futurama. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 05:01, 1 June 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: Oh, okay. I still want to keep it, though. It complements the image well. [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 05:06, 1 June 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::I never said it&#039;d never get kept. I&#039;m just informing you of the source. Seriously, if you want a good laugh, go Netflix or something the episode 30% Iron Chef. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 05:14, 1 June 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Toy photos ==&lt;br /&gt;
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{{gigantionaward}}&lt;br /&gt;
Just wanted to say, solid work, man. It&#039;s appreciated.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;Talk&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;]] 14:55, 16 August 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Sysop==&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;Cuz, hey, it probably wouldn&#039;t hurt to have more folks to delete spam and whatever, and you&#039;re a heavy contributor. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 00:56, 5 November 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:Congrats! :) -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]][[User Talk:Spydersix|&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;Use this!&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;]] 09:35, 5 November 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:: Thank you. 8) [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 09:37, 5 November 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Beast Hunter OP==&lt;br /&gt;
Where is the term &amp;quot;Firebreath Cyclocannons&amp;quot; from? --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 02:29, 12 February 2013 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: Right [http://cdn.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/attach/4/1/4/0/8/Transformers-Beast-Hunters-Toy-Fair-2013-019_1360443671.jpg here.] [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 04:20, 12 February 2013 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::Interesting. The press release says this: &amp;quot;The TRANSFORMERS PRIME BEAST HUNTERS OPTIMUS PRIME figure features a revolving Dragon Head Cannon, electronic lights, sword and shield&amp;quot;. Maybe the name changed at some point? --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 04:45, 12 February 2013 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Skyquake?==&lt;br /&gt;
It&#039;s looking more and more like Voyager Skyquake isn&#039;t coming to the US, Inkblot. I don&#039;t mean to impose, but I don&#039;t suppose there are any remaining in your area? I know we heard about it coming out in the PI... -[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 08:21, 18 February 2013 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: He&#039;s an occasional sight, depending on the store. Not as overly well-stocked as the other (still full-price) PRID Voyagers, though. The stores which still have him here often contain maybe one to two Skyquakes on the shelves, and four to five of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)#Voyager|nearly]] everyone else. [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 09:45, 18 February 2013 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::Hm. What&#039;s the local cost of a PRID Voyager work out to in USD? I know both me and M Sipher would be interested in Voyager Skyquake (I don&#039;t think there&#039;s a single one going for less than $50 on eBay), so if the cost is equitable and you&#039;d be willing to pick them, maybe we could work something out? Might want to take this to email - I&#039;m at either monzo12782 at gmail dot com or hyperion at gte dot net. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 10:03, 18 February 2013 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:::Hey, uh, Inkblot? I didn&#039;t offend with that last comment or anything, did I? Just curious, since I haven&#039;t received a follow-up... --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 13:06, 27 February 2013 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::::Sorry for not replying, just didn&#039;t know how to respond, but I don&#039;t think I&#039;ll be able to help you. I&#039;ve never really made these types of deals before, so I don&#039;t know how to work these things out. Once again, I apologize. [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 17:06, 27 February 2013 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Beast Hunters ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Sorry about that. I was trying to make sure that all the Beast Hunters images showed up in the category, and in my rush I kind of...forgot that stock photography meant, duh, stock photography.[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 10:25, 22 February 2013 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Beast Hunters Smokescreen ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Could you add a detail view of the burrito-storage to the image?[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 01:30, 21 March 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Thanks! Also, um, feel free to revise that caption I added, it&#039;s a stinker.[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 11:28, 21 March 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Database dump ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Before my question I apologize if I did something wrong, or if I contacted you the wrong way or the wrong person regarding this topic. I have abso-lutely no idea how to use this wiki in the sense of contacting other people and commenting - you really ought to do a guide for dummies - I googled for a good hour for an explanation XD &lt;br /&gt;
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Anyhow, my question is about a possible database dump - this wiki is truly brilliant but I have a rather big issue with internet availability. So I am downloading database dumps of all wikis I need on daily basis for miscellaneous purposes and import them in WikiTaxi. I see that this wiki is functioning on the wikimedida system but on your special: statistics page there isn&#039;t any database dump for download. Is there possible to request such a dump or is creating it impossible? If so, do you have any suggestions how to make the whole wiki available offline - I&#039;d rather avoid mirroring software as it would no doubt cause problems -.-&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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Thank you in advance,&lt;br /&gt;
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[[User:NocteDraconis|NocteDraconis]]&lt;br /&gt;
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:Er, I&#039;m afraid you&#039;re going to have to ask one of the other admins about this. [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 18:43, 24 March 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Beast Gear ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Does [[Talk:Beast Gear|this]] look like a good start, or should I scrap it?[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 23:47, 3 April 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Hmm, never dealt with this kind of article before. It&#039;s a widely-used gimmick, such as [[MechTech]], but I really don&#039;t want this page to be filled with duplicated toyline lists. I&#039;m also not sure how the Beast Gear of larger figures should be written, or if Cyberverse should even be included... &lt;br /&gt;
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:Actually, is an article on Beast Gear really needed if the Beast Hunters and Cyberverse pages already list these weapons? Playing the game again, I noticed how random the Beast Gear list is, and how the list doesn&#039;t really emphasize the weapons. Is it possible that &amp;quot;Beast Gear&amp;quot; is more of a one-off title than anything else? [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 03:31, 4 April 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::Maybe just have a main link for the toys? I mean, ignoring the redundancy issue, it still &#039;&#039;is&#039;&#039; a fictional concept.[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 04:04, 4 April 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::: The Beast Gear list doesn&#039;t mention the &amp;quot;gear&amp;quot; in question, it focuses more on the &#039;&#039;characters&#039;&#039; rather than the equipment, and it is alternatively referred to as &amp;quot;Autobot Armor&amp;quot; at the bottom when the in-game window is closed. In its current state, &amp;quot;Beast Gear&amp;quot; is not much of a concept. As Ratchet indirectly refers to it as &amp;quot;new hardware&amp;quot; designed to combat Predacons, it could, at best, be referenced in the main Beast Hunters page as what the game calls the weapons. Believe me, if more information on &amp;quot;Beast Gear&amp;quot; was given, then we could definitely make an article for it ala [[MechTech]]. [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 04:38, 4 April 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::Okay, thanks. I&#039;ll just leave the draft alone until we get more info, then.[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 10:19, 4 April 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Toy photos II ==&lt;br /&gt;
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As long as we&#039;re doing articles on the weapons themselves, what are your thoughts on new images solely for the weapons, possibly with the inset views depicting how they can be equipped? I think it might help the articles focus more on the weapons than just the Cybertronians who wield them, although I&#039;m not sure whether it would be an abuse of fair use or just general redundancy.[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 14:43, 14 June 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:I&#039;d have to say it would be redundant. The named weapons/equipment, even in stock photos, are already quite visible. --[[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 21:34, 14 June 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Tales ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I found transcripts of chapters 20 and 21; I started articles but they probably need a copyedit. [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-prime-discussion/798428-tales-beast-hunters-very-spoilerish-10.html][[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 16:29, 30 July 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Thanks. I&#039;ll see if they need any modifications. --[[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 23:51, 30 July 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
On a related note, Inkblot, if it&#039;s not too much trouble, would you mind transcribing the Arcee chapter? It&#039;s the only one from that wave I&#039;ve not found elsewhere. Thanks. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 08:11, 31 July 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: [[Talk:Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 19#Transcript|Done.]] --[[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 09:10, 31 July 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::Cheers! [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 11:05, 31 July 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
Really sorry to bother you about this again, but would you perhaps be able to transcribe the Night Shadow &#039;Bee chapter too? It&#039;s the last one that isn&#039;t widely available. Cheers. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 08:07, 20 August 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: [[Talk:Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 23#Transcript|Done again.]] --[[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 08:49, 20 August 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::Thanks once again! :) [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 10:13, 20 August 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== About Beast Hunters Movie ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Hey Inkblot.&lt;br /&gt;
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I know this may be belated, but thanks for the warm welcome you gave me.&lt;br /&gt;
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I am sending you this message since I&#039;m not sure who else to turn to. I recently saw the FULL upcoming Prime TV movie on a website (http://www.watchcartoononline.com/transformers-prime-beast-hunters-predacons-rising). Since this is what you could call a VERY early unofficial &amp;quot;release,&amp;quot; I&#039;m not sure if the plot information is ready to be released.&lt;br /&gt;
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Do you have any connections with any admins so I can inquire about this? Also, if me posting the web address link is against the rules, could you please let me know?&lt;br /&gt;
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Thanks.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;{{welcome}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Keep up the good work. [[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] 07:04, 10 December 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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==RPMs==&lt;br /&gt;
While investigating RPMs/Speed Stars, I saw that RPM Metal Heroes Sideswipe came out in [http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showpost.php?p=194560&amp;amp;postcount=523 Australia], which must mean it came out elsewhere in the Asian market. However, the only cardback photo I can find is [http://www.flickr.com/photos/rodimuspower/5617040413/sizes/o/in/photostream/ European]. I don&#039;t suppose you remember coming across it? I&#039;m trying to figure out whether RPM Metal Heroes Lockdown was confirmed by by the listing on the back. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 03:28, 15 December 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:Yes, I did remember &#039;&#039;coming across&#039;&#039; Sideswipe, but sadly I can&#039;t recall whether Lockdown was present on the list, and RPM Soundwave&#039;s cardback only lists six of the vehicles. [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 07:00, 15 December 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::Curses! Thank you for the information, though. I think we can safely consider Lockdown the eighth RPM Metal Hero, given the other evidence.&lt;br /&gt;
::By the way, one area that we&#039;ve been lacking in is Dark of the Moon Speed Stars information, especially things like the Stealth Force 2-packs with figurines. I have no idea what&#039;s out and what isn&#039;t; the vast majority of the smaller items never hit United States mass retail. In fact, I only just had my first sighting of the Mini-Vehicles - in a drugstore! I can fill in more info on them once I check more of the stores to see what&#039;s out locally, but any help you could provide otherwise would definitely be appreciated.&lt;br /&gt;
::(As an aside, please sign your responses with four tildes at the end of your message, or hit &amp;quot;sign your username&amp;quot; by the Insert menu below the edit summary.) --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 06:54, 15 December 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Toy sections==&lt;br /&gt;
We only group by size class when a character has many many toys, like on Movie pages of main characters.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 09:53, 20 December 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:Oh dear... sorry about that. &amp;lt;strike&amp;gt;Guess I&#039;ll just edit the toyline article to lead to those specific toys, then. [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 09:56, 20 December 2011 (EST)&amp;lt;/strike&amp;gt; The toyline article seems to be formatted for &amp;quot;when a character has many many toys&amp;quot;, linking to &amp;quot;Cyberverse&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;____-Class toys&amp;quot;, which would require a pretty significant rewrite to link to each character&#039;s individual toy. I&#039;ll just fix that tense issue that I came there for at first, then. [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 10:08, 20 December 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Asian Hasbro market releases ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Monzo tells me you&#039;re helping out with toyline pages, so maybe you can help fill out details [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)#Multi-packs|here]]. Sadly, it seems only a few crazies like us are even interested in chronicling unusual non-US market Hasbro releases. I bet a lot of the recent multi-packs released in Europe were available in more countries, but it&#039;s usually just UK fans that bother reporting them to the US fansites, and if it wasn&#039;t for me, Germany wouldn&#039;t be added to the list either.--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 08:27, 26 December 2011 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Packaging photos ==&lt;br /&gt;
For future reference, all packaging photographs of toys are heavily airbrushed.  It is not helpful or informative to list the perceived differences in color scheme between these and the final toy.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 21:22, 2 January 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: I don&#039;t mind not mentioning the heavily airbrushed shade of blue the toy in the photos have, but the twin cannons and hands are &#039;&#039;definitely&#039;&#039; shown to be black in the photos. If they were white, the heavy retouching would probably have made them look silver instead of black. I would also like to mention that the shield not mounting via the tab on his arm is quite apparent in the photos and is most certainly not related to color. [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 21:34, 2 January 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:: They likely wanted to show off his arm and not have it be obscured by the shield, and so stuck it on some other way for the photo.  It happens.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 21:35, 2 January 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::: But what about the black cannons and hands? [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 04:42, 3 January 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Optimus Prime Vs Shockwave==&lt;br /&gt;
Inkblot, where did you buy the Optimus Prime vs. Shockwave with Cybermetal Armor set? It never came out at US CostCo stores, just Canadian ones, and I know you aren&#039;t in Canada...&lt;br /&gt;
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Also, I know a guy or two who might want one. Are they still available? --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 13:45, 5 January 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:I live in the Philippines, and the set inexplicably arrived in large numbers in the Toy Kingdom store in SM Megamall. Unfortunately, they sold/cleared out sometime in December to make way for &#039;&#039;Prime&#039;&#039; stock. It&#039;s really a bit strange, the Transformers toys here are on a consignment and sell for the same (higher) price on any toy store, some large amounts of stock can end up in one store but not at all in others, &#039;&#039;Transformers 2010&#039;&#039; Unicron was released here, and whatever [[Shelfwarmer|doesn&#039;t sell]] here gets placed on &amp;quot;withdrawal carts&amp;quot;, and I&#039;m not really sure where all of those go. [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 19:07, 5 January 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Sense of taste ==&lt;br /&gt;
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That&#039;s a line from Futurama. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 05:01, 1 June 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: Oh, okay. I still want to keep it, though. It complements the image well. [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 05:06, 1 June 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::I never said it&#039;d never get kept. I&#039;m just informing you of the source. Seriously, if you want a good laugh, go Netflix or something the episode 30% Iron Chef. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 05:14, 1 June 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Toy photos ==&lt;br /&gt;
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{{gigantionaward}}&lt;br /&gt;
Just wanted to say, solid work, man. It&#039;s appreciated.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;Talk&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;]] 14:55, 16 August 2012 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Sysop==&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;Cuz, hey, it probably wouldn&#039;t hurt to have more folks to delete spam and whatever, and you&#039;re a heavy contributor. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 00:56, 5 November 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:Congrats! :) -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]][[User Talk:Spydersix|&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;Use this!&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;]] 09:35, 5 November 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:: Thank you. 8) [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 09:37, 5 November 2012 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Beast Hunter OP==&lt;br /&gt;
Where is the term &amp;quot;Firebreath Cyclocannons&amp;quot; from? --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 02:29, 12 February 2013 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: Right [http://cdn.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/attach/4/1/4/0/8/Transformers-Beast-Hunters-Toy-Fair-2013-019_1360443671.jpg here.] [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 04:20, 12 February 2013 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::Interesting. The press release says this: &amp;quot;The TRANSFORMERS PRIME BEAST HUNTERS OPTIMUS PRIME figure features a revolving Dragon Head Cannon, electronic lights, sword and shield&amp;quot;. Maybe the name changed at some point? --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 04:45, 12 February 2013 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Skyquake?==&lt;br /&gt;
It&#039;s looking more and more like Voyager Skyquake isn&#039;t coming to the US, Inkblot. I don&#039;t mean to impose, but I don&#039;t suppose there are any remaining in your area? I know we heard about it coming out in the PI... -[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 08:21, 18 February 2013 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
: He&#039;s an occasional sight, depending on the store. Not as overly well-stocked as the other (still full-price) PRID Voyagers, though. The stores which still have him here often contain maybe one to two Skyquakes on the shelves, and four to five of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)#Voyager|nearly]] everyone else. [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 09:45, 18 February 2013 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::Hm. What&#039;s the local cost of a PRID Voyager work out to in USD? I know both me and M Sipher would be interested in Voyager Skyquake (I don&#039;t think there&#039;s a single one going for less than $50 on eBay), so if the cost is equitable and you&#039;d be willing to pick them, maybe we could work something out? Might want to take this to email - I&#039;m at either monzo12782 at gmail dot com or hyperion at gte dot net. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 10:03, 18 February 2013 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
:::Hey, uh, Inkblot? I didn&#039;t offend with that last comment or anything, did I? Just curious, since I haven&#039;t received a follow-up... --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 13:06, 27 February 2013 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
::::Sorry for not replying, just didn&#039;t know how to respond, but I don&#039;t think I&#039;ll be able to help you. I&#039;ve never really made these types of deals before, so I don&#039;t know how to work these things out. Once again, I apologize. [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 17:06, 27 February 2013 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Beast Hunters ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Sorry about that. I was trying to make sure that all the Beast Hunters images showed up in the category, and in my rush I kind of...forgot that stock photography meant, duh, stock photography.[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 10:25, 22 February 2013 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Beast Hunters Smokescreen ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Could you add a detail view of the burrito-storage to the image?[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 01:30, 21 March 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Thanks! Also, um, feel free to revise that caption I added, it&#039;s a stinker.[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 11:28, 21 March 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Database dump ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Before my question I apologize if I did something wrong, or if I contacted you the wrong way or the wrong person regarding this topic. I have abso-lutely no idea how to use this wiki in the sense of contacting other people and commenting - you really ought to do a guide for dummies - I googled for a good hour for an explanation XD &lt;br /&gt;
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Anyhow, my question is about a possible database dump - this wiki is truly brilliant but I have a rather big issue with internet availability. So I am downloading database dumps of all wikis I need on daily basis for miscellaneous purposes and import them in WikiTaxi. I see that this wiki is functioning on the wikimedida system but on your special: statistics page there isn&#039;t any database dump for download. Is there possible to request such a dump or is creating it impossible? If so, do you have any suggestions how to make the whole wiki available offline - I&#039;d rather avoid mirroring software as it would no doubt cause problems -.-&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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Thank you in advance,&lt;br /&gt;
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[[User:NocteDraconis|NocteDraconis]]&lt;br /&gt;
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:Er, I&#039;m afraid you&#039;re going to have to ask one of the other admins about this. [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 18:43, 24 March 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Beast Gear ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Does [[Talk:Beast Gear|this]] look like a good start, or should I scrap it?[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 23:47, 3 April 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Hmm, never dealt with this kind of article before. It&#039;s a widely-used gimmick, such as [[MechTech]], but I really don&#039;t want this page to be filled with duplicated toyline lists. I&#039;m also not sure how the Beast Gear of larger figures should be written, or if Cyberverse should even be included... &lt;br /&gt;
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:Actually, is an article on Beast Gear really needed if the Beast Hunters and Cyberverse pages already list these weapons? Playing the game again, I noticed how random the Beast Gear list is, and how the list doesn&#039;t really emphasize the weapons. Is it possible that &amp;quot;Beast Gear&amp;quot; is more of a one-off title than anything else? [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 03:31, 4 April 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::Maybe just have a main link for the toys? I mean, ignoring the redundancy issue, it still &#039;&#039;is&#039;&#039; a fictional concept.[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 04:04, 4 April 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::: The Beast Gear list doesn&#039;t mention the &amp;quot;gear&amp;quot; in question, it focuses more on the &#039;&#039;characters&#039;&#039; rather than the equipment, and it is alternatively referred to as &amp;quot;Autobot Armor&amp;quot; at the bottom when the in-game window is closed. In its current state, &amp;quot;Beast Gear&amp;quot; is not much of a concept. As Ratchet indirectly refers to it as &amp;quot;new hardware&amp;quot; designed to combat Predacons, it could, at best, be referenced in the main Beast Hunters page as what the game calls the weapons. Believe me, if more information on &amp;quot;Beast Gear&amp;quot; was given, then we could definitely make an article for it ala [[MechTech]]. [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 04:38, 4 April 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::Okay, thanks. I&#039;ll just leave the draft alone until we get more info, then.[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 10:19, 4 April 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Toy photos II ==&lt;br /&gt;
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As long as we&#039;re doing articles on the weapons themselves, what are your thoughts on new images solely for the weapons, possibly with the inset views depicting how they can be equipped? I think it might help the articles focus more on the weapons than just the Cybertronians who wield them, although I&#039;m not sure whether it would be an abuse of fair use or just general redundancy.[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 14:43, 14 June 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:I&#039;d have to say it would be redundant. The named weapons/equipment, even in stock photos, are already quite visible. --[[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 21:34, 14 June 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Tales ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I found transcripts of chapters 20 and 21; I started articles but they probably need a copyedit. [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-prime-discussion/798428-tales-beast-hunters-very-spoilerish-10.html][[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 16:29, 30 July 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:Thanks. I&#039;ll see if they need any modifications. --[[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 23:51, 30 July 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
On a related note, Inkblot, if it&#039;s not too much trouble, would you mind transcribing the Arcee chapter? It&#039;s the only one from that wave I&#039;ve not found elsewhere. Thanks. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 08:11, 31 July 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: [[Talk:Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 19#Transcript|Done.]] --[[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 09:10, 31 July 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::Cheers! [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 11:05, 31 July 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
Really sorry to bother you about this again, but would you perhaps be able to transcribe the Night Shadow &#039;Bee chapter too? It&#039;s the last one that isn&#039;t widely available. Cheers. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 08:07, 20 August 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
: [[Talk:Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 23#Transcript|Done again.]] --[[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 08:49, 20 August 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
::Thanks once again! :) [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 10:13, 20 August 2013 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== About Beast Hunters Movie ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.watchcartoononline.com/transformers-prime-beast-hunters-predacons-rising&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<title>Hurt</title>
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		<updated>2013-09-08T22:13:14Z</updated>

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|otherseries=&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]&#039;&#039; ep 42&lt;br /&gt;
|prev=Toxicity&lt;br /&gt;
|next=Out of the Past&lt;br /&gt;
|image=Hurt-Mikosleeps.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
|caption=You could have it all/My empire of dirt&lt;br /&gt;
|title=&amp;quot;Hurt&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|airdate=[[August 24]], [[2012]]&lt;br /&gt;
|written by=[[Mairghread Scott]]&lt;br /&gt;
|directed by=[[Shaunt Nigoghossian]]&lt;br /&gt;
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]&lt;br /&gt;
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Miko and Wheeljack embark on a quest for revenge.&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Synopsis==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Manhattan]]. [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]], [[Jack Darby|Jack]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] are on their way back from their successful relic mission. While Miko is feeling victorious and listening to rock music, she announces she&#039;s ready to get back to hanging with [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]. As they arrive through the [[GroundBridge]], they almost run into Bulkhead&#039;s body, still laying by the entrance as [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] attempts to revive the [[Wrecker]] with defibrillators. [[William Fowler|Fowler]] has to restrain Miko as Ratchet explains what has happened to Bulkhead while the other [[Autobot]]s drag Bulkhead to the medical bay. Miko blames herself for not going with Bulkhead, but Fowler points out there&#039;s nothing she could have done against [[Hardshell (Prime)|Hardshell]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On the &#039;&#039;[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]&#039;&#039;, [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] rages that only [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] brought back a relic. Hardshell claims that, though he failed to secure the [[Tox-En]], Bulkhead was terminated in the process, which does please Megatron. Hardshell and [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] almost come to blows over the effectiveness of [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]]s.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Fowler is called away to cover up the activities in [[New York City|New York]], but makes [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]] promise to keep him updated. Arcee reports that [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] is coming in, which causes Miko to storm off as she believes the others are giving up on Bulkhead. As Ratchet reports that Bulkhead is stable, Wheeljack arrives and promises to go after whoever did this. Optimus, however, refuses to say who&#039;s responsible. Wheeljack rushes off anyway, but doesn&#039;t get far in the &#039;&#039;[[Jackhammer (Prime)|Jackhammer]]&#039;&#039; before Miko reveals herself. Though Wheeljack&#039;s immediate instinct is to take her back to the base, Miko makes a deal to tell him who&#039;s responsible for Bulkhead&#039;s damage, if he takes her with him.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Hurt-KnockOutbuffs.jpg|left|thumb|200px|It&#039;s in Knock Out&#039;s contract to periodically throw the Tumblr shippers a bone.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Hardshell boasts to his fellow Insecticons, but they overhear a couple of [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s badmouthing them. Knock Out&#039;s buffing session is thus interrupted by an all-in brawl between the two groups, and ends up being punched by an Insecticon.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Miko and Wheeljack find an [[energon]] mine that Wheeljack intends to attack to draw out Hardshell. Miko goes in first, using [[miko&#039;s phone|her phone]] to transmit footage back to Wheeljack. Mid-way through her recon, Wheeljack himself assaults the cave, leaving her to duck for cover while Vehicon parts fly everywhere. He makes swift work of the Decepticon contingent.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Knock Out takes his concerns about the Insecticons to Megatron, insisting they be confined somewhere. Hardshell is defiant, but the discussion is interrupted by a transmission from the mine—Wheeljack informs Megatron that the mine is his and he&#039;s going to attack more mines until the Decepticons give him Hardshell. To underscore the threat, he blows up the mine. Megatron is more upset at the news that Bulkhead might not be dead, and announces Hardshell owes him a [[spark]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Hurt-WheeljackHardshell.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Hold still! There&#039;s a bug on your... oh wait...]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As they head to the next mine, Miko and Wheeljack discuss Bulkhead&#039;s chances, but Miko&#039;s so tired she falls asleep mid-conversation. She wakes up when they arrive, but Wheeljack leaves her in the ship with instructions to use the auto-pilot to return to the Autobot base. She watches from the cockpit as Wheeljack approaches the mine and calls out Hardshell, who promptly appears on the clifftop above. Wheeljack and Hardshell clash, though the latter is wise to the former&#039;s grenade trick. The much-larger Insecticon soon gets the better of Wheeljack, tossing him about and landing solid blows, until the Autobot is left lying on the ground. With the fight&#039;s outcome clear, Miko goes to press the autopilot, but instead uses the controls to fire off a couple of missiles that strike Hardshell. As Wheeljack stands, more Insecticons appear at the clifftop, and he has to limp back to the &#039;&#039;Jackhammer&#039;&#039;. The swarm follows the ship, but Wheeljack throws a box of grenades at them, and the explosions dissipate the swarm. He congratulates Miko by welcoming her to the Wreckers, but she remains despondent over Bulkhead&#039;s condition.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some time later, the pair drag themselves back into the [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|Autobot base]]. Ratchet sadly reports that Bulkhead will survive, but may not be fully-functional again. While Miko rushes to her friend&#039;s side, Wheeljack opts to leave, not wanting to see Bulkhead that way.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Megatron looks in fury down at the corpse of Hardshell, and is shocked when he&#039;s told that the one responsible is a human girl.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Featured characters==&lt;br /&gt;
{{featuredcharacters&lt;br /&gt;
|c1=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] (1)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (3)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (5)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (6)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (14)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] (15)&lt;br /&gt;
|c2=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] (9)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (10)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] (11)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] (12)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hardshell (Prime)|Hardshell]] (13)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]]s (16)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s (17)&lt;br /&gt;
|c3=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jack Darby]] (2)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (4)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[William Fowler]] (7)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (8)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Quotes==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Let me guess. You and Raf spend all your drive-time listening to chiptunes.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;&#039;&#039;Wraaaaaaaa&#039;&#039;?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Miko&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;Bumblebee&#039;&#039;&#039; on music. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Pit-bound scavengers.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Scrap-eaters.&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
:—Two &#039;&#039;&#039;Vehicons&#039;&#039;&#039; and their take on Insecticons.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Detailing was so much easier when Breakdown was around!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Knock Out&#039;&#039;&#039; gives fangirls an inch.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I just buffed that!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Knock Out&#039;&#039;&#039; is not very happy at having his paint scratched &#039;&#039;again&#039;&#039;. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Wheeljack. The one who enjoys explosive devices.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039;, describing more [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheel]][[wheeljack (Movie)|jacks]] than one.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Sorry kid, but Bulkhead&#039;s &#039;&#039;gonna&#039;&#039; wake up. And he&#039;ll file off my rivets if you&#039;re not there when he comes to.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Wheeljack&#039;&#039;&#039; on Bulkhead&#039;s condition.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Talk during battle is a sign of weakness.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Only when you&#039;re too primitive to do two things at once.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Hardshell&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;Wheeljack&#039;&#039;&#039; exchange smack talk.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Your spark will now belong to Megatron!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Hardshell&#039;s&#039;&#039;&#039; last words.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I thought I told you to hit autopilot.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Bad things happen to bots when I leave their side.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Wheeljack&#039;&#039;&#039; shows concern for &#039;&#039;&#039;Miko&#039;&#039;&#039;, who is [[Rock Bottom|not entirely]] [[Toxicity|wrong]]. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I only carry one &#039;&#039;at a time.&#039;&#039;&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Wheeljack&#039;&#039;&#039; on his grenades, while handling a &#039;&#039;whole slagging box&#039;&#039; of them.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;(Looking at Hardshell&#039;s corpse)&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;The Autobot did &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;THIS?!&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;No, my lord... it was... a human... girl.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039; quickly learns that [[Miko Nakadai|some humans]] [[One Shall Rise, Part 2|make good on the promises they make]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
===Animation and technical errors===&lt;br /&gt;
*How could Wheeljack have possibly missed the massive group of Insections on his approach to the mine? If they were already there when he arrived, he should have seen them when he landed. If they came in later, the synchronized buzzing of nearly a hundred Insections should have been audible to him.&lt;br /&gt;
*When Wheeljack retreats back into his ship after his fight against Hardshell, he sits down without a grenade at his hip. As he&#039;s standing up to open his case of grenades, he suddenly has one in its usual spot, despite not picking up a new one in the interim. His swords, which he also lost in the battle, are back despite him not picking them up.&lt;br /&gt;
*As Wheeljack limps towards his ship, he has his mouthplate retracted. However, when he gets on the ship, his mouthplate is back out again. In the next scene, it&#039;s retracted again.&lt;br /&gt;
*Wheeljack&#039;s blades simply disappear once Hardshell knocks them from his hands.&lt;br /&gt;
*When Wheeljack kills the last Vehicon at the energon mine, the sound of his blade being extracted from the Vehicon&#039;s chest is slightly out of sync with the action itself.&lt;br /&gt;
*When Miko fires missiles at Hardshell, they simply appear in midair below the &#039;&#039;Jackhammer&#039;&#039;, instead of being disengaged from some point on the ship.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Continuity errors===&lt;br /&gt;
*Fowler comments that Hardshell sucker punched Bulkhead, although he never heard Hardshell&#039;s name in the previous episode.&lt;br /&gt;
*Similarly, one of the Insecticons informs Megatron that &amp;quot;a human girl&amp;quot; is responsible for Hardshell&#039;s demise, even though it is highly unlikely that they saw Miko piloting the &#039;&#039;Jackhammer&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Continuity notes===&lt;br /&gt;
*Miko, Jack, Bumblebee, and Arcee return from their mission, which occurred in &amp;quot;[[Tunnel Vision]]&amp;quot;. They are followed shortly by Optimus, whose mission took place in &amp;quot;[[Triangulation]]&amp;quot;. Bulkhead is suffering from [[Tox-En]] poisoning from the [[Toxicity|previous episode]]. On the Decepticon side, Hardshell is the last to return from his mission, which is also shown in the previous episode.&lt;br /&gt;
*Miko mentioned their success in obtaining the [[phase shifter]] from &amp;quot;Tunnel Vision&amp;quot;, which happened to be sitting next to her at the time.&lt;br /&gt;
*Knock Out refers to [[Crossfire|Breakdown&#039;s demise]].&lt;br /&gt;
*Wheeljack shows the newfound respect for Ratchet that he gained in &amp;quot;[[Triage]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
*Knock Out comments that it has been a long time since a Decepticon extinguished an Autobot&#039;s spark. [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream&#039;s]] murder of [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] was the first and last successful termination of an Earth-bound Autobot by a Decepticon, which occurred all the way back in the [[Darkness Rising, Part 1|series premiere]].&lt;br /&gt;
*Hardshell easily predicts Wheeljack&#039;s &amp;quot;one grenade, one shot&amp;quot; strategy, having watched his men fall victim to Bulkhead&#039;s own grenade booby trap in the previous episode.&lt;br /&gt;
*Hardshell is still missing the mandible Bulkhead punched off in &amp;quot;Toxicity&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Transformers references===&lt;br /&gt;
* A Vehicon mentions the [[Pit]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Real-world references===&lt;br /&gt;
*Energon mine [[TVC 15]] is named after the [[wikipedia:David Bowie|David Bowie]] song [[wikipedia:TVC_15|of the same name]].&lt;br /&gt;
*Miko asks Bumblebee if he and Raf listen to chiptunes, electronic music which intentionally sounds like an 8bit video game console synthesizer.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Foreign localization===&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;German&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Title:&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;&#039;&#039;&#039;Der Rachefeldzug&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;quot; (&amp;quot;The Vendetta&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Original airdate:&#039;&#039; [[January 26|26 January]] [[2013]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Japanese&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Title:&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;&#039;&#039;&#039;Adauchi Henkei! Yūki aru Tsuiseki&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;quot; (仇討変形!勇気ある追跡, &amp;quot;Revenge Transformation! The Brave Chase&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Original airdate:&#039;&#039; [[January 19|19 January]] [[2013]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Brazilian Portuguese&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Title:&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;&#039;&#039;&#039;Ferido&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;quot; (&amp;quot;Hurt&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Original airdate:&#039;&#039; [[June 24|24 June]] [[2013]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Trivia===&lt;br /&gt;
*Wheeljack&#039;s &amp;quot;one grenade, one shot&amp;quot; strategy is actually more of a &amp;quot;one grenade at a time, one shot&amp;quot; strategy, as Wheeljack says when Miko sees his case of grenades in the &#039;&#039;Jackhammer&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*Wheeljack lets us know that [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]]s are bound by a single mind.&lt;br /&gt;
*Miko is the second human in the series to have killed an Insecticon, Jack having destroyed the first one on Cybertron in &amp;quot;[[Orion Pax, Part 3]]&amp;quot;. So... Raf... no pressure, then?&lt;br /&gt;
*Despite Energon being generally volatile when mishandled, the cubes remained stable while being knocked around by Wheeljack inside the mine. Must take some really clumsy handling to make them explode.&lt;br /&gt;
*Hardshell claims that talk during battle is a sign of weakness. Interestingly, both of his battles against Bulkhead in [[Toxicity|the previous episode]] had almost no dialogue, and what was spoken was usually done during lulls in the fight.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Prime episodes]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<title>Hurt</title>
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		<updated>2013-09-08T22:12:40Z</updated>

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|otherseries=&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]&#039;&#039; ep 42&lt;br /&gt;
|prev=Toxicity&lt;br /&gt;
|next=Out of the Past&lt;br /&gt;
|image=Hurt-Mikosleeps.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
|caption=You could have it all/My empire of dirt&lt;br /&gt;
|title=&amp;quot;Hurt&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|airdate=[[August 24]], [[2012]]&lt;br /&gt;
|written by=[[Mairghread Scott]]&lt;br /&gt;
|directed by=[[Shaunt Nigoghossian]]&lt;br /&gt;
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]&lt;br /&gt;
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Miko and Wheeljack embark on a quest for revenge.&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Synopsis==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Manhattan]]. [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]], [[Jack Darby|Jack]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] are on their way back from their successful relic mission. While Miko is feeling victorious and listening to rock music, she announces she&#039;s ready to get back to hanging with [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]. As they arrive through the [[GroundBridge]], they almost run into Bulkhead&#039;s body, still laying by the entrance as [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] attempts to revive the [[Wrecker]] with defibrillators. [[William Fowler|Fowler]] has to restrain Miko as Ratchet explains what has happened to Bulkhead while the other [[Autobot]]s drag Bulkhead to the medical bay. Miko blames herself for not going with Bulkhead, but Fowler points out there&#039;s nothing she could have done against [[Hardshell (Prime)|Hardshell]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On the &#039;&#039;[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]&#039;&#039;, [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] rages that only [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] brought back a relic. Hardshell claims that, though he failed to secure the [[Tox-En]], Bulkhead was terminated in the process, which does please Megatron. Hardshell and [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] almost come to blows over the effectiveness of [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]]s.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Fowler is called away to cover up the activities in [[New York City|New York]], but makes [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]] promise to keep him updated. Arcee reports that [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] is coming in, which causes Miko to storm off as she believes the others are giving up on Bulkhead. As Ratchet reports that Bulkhead is stable, Wheeljack arrives and promises to go after whoever did this. Optimus, however, refuses to say who&#039;s responsible. Wheeljack rushes off anyway, but doesn&#039;t get far in the &#039;&#039;[[Jackhammer (Prime)|Jackhammer]]&#039;&#039; before Miko reveals herself. Though Wheeljack&#039;s immediate instinct is to take her back to the base, Miko makes a deal to tell him who&#039;s responsible for Bulkhead&#039;s damage, if he takes her with him.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Hurt-KnockOutbuffs.jpg|left|thumb|200px|It&#039;s in Knock Out&#039;s contract to periodically throw the Tumblr shippers a bone.]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Hardshell boasts to his fellow Insecticons, but they overhear a couple of [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s badmouthing them. Knock Out&#039;s buffing session is thus interrupted by an all-in brawl between the two groups, and ends up being punched by an Insecticon.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Miko and Wheeljack find an [[energon]] mine that Wheeljack intends to attack to draw out Hardshell. Miko goes in first, using [[miko&#039;s phone|her phone]] to transmit footage back to Wheeljack. Mid-way through her recon, Wheeljack himself assaults the cave, leaving her to duck for cover while Vehicon parts fly everywhere. He makes swift work of the Decepticon contingent.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Knock Out takes his concerns about the Insecticons to Megatron, insisting they be confined somewhere. Hardshell is defiant, but the discussion is interrupted by a transmission from the mine—Wheeljack informs Megatron that the mine is his and he&#039;s going to attack more mines until the Decepticons give him Hardshell. To underscore the threat, he blows up the mine. Megatron is more upset at the news that Bulkhead might not be dead, and announces Hardshell owes him a [[spark]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Hurt-WheeljackHardshell.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Hold still! There&#039;s a bug on your... oh wait...]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As they head to the next mine, Miko and Wheeljack discuss Bulkhead&#039;s chances, but Miko&#039;s so tired she falls asleep mid-conversation. She wakes up when they arrive, but Wheeljack leaves her in the ship with instructions to use the auto-pilot to return to the Autobot base. She watches from the cockpit as Wheeljack approaches the mine and calls out Hardshell, who promptly appears on the clifftop above. Wheeljack and Hardshell clash, though the latter is wise to the former&#039;s grenade trick. The much-larger Insecticon soon gets the better of Wheeljack, tossing him about and landing solid blows, until the Autobot is left lying on the ground. With the fight&#039;s outcome clear, Miko goes to press the autopilot, but instead uses the controls to fire off a couple of missiles that strike Hardshell. As Wheeljack stands, more Insecticons appear at the clifftop, and he has to limp back to the &#039;&#039;Jackhammer&#039;&#039;. The swarm follows the ship, but Wheeljack throws a box of grenades at them, and the explosions dissipate the swarm. He congratulates Miko by welcoming her to the Wreckers, but she remains despondent over Bulkhead&#039;s condition.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some time later, the pair drag themselves back into the [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|Autobot base]]. Ratchet sadly reports that Bulkhead will survive, but may not be fully-functional again. While Miko rushes to her friend&#039;s side, Wheeljack opts to leave, not wanting to see Bulkhead that way.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Megatron looks in fury down at the corpse of Hardshell, and is shocked when he&#039;s told that the one responsible is a human girl.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Featured characters==&lt;br /&gt;
{{featuredcharacters&lt;br /&gt;
|c1=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] (1)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (3)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (5)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (6)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (14)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] (15)&lt;br /&gt;
|c2=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] (9)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (10)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] (11)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] (12)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hardshell (Prime)|Hardshell]] (13)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]]s (16)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s (17)&lt;br /&gt;
|c3=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jack Darby]] (2)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (4)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[William Fowler]] (7)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (8)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Quotes==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Let me guess. You and Raf spend all your drive-time listening to chiptunes.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;&#039;&#039;Wraaaaaaaa&#039;&#039;?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Miko&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;Bumblebee&#039;&#039;&#039; on music. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Pit-bound scavengers.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Scrap-eaters.&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
:—Two &#039;&#039;&#039;Vehicons&#039;&#039;&#039; and their take on Insecticons.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Detailing was so much easier when Breakdown was around!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Knock Out&#039;&#039;&#039; gives fangirls an inch.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I just buffed that!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Knock Out&#039;&#039;&#039; is not very happy at having his paint scratched &#039;&#039;again&#039;&#039;. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Wheeljack. The one who enjoys explosive devices.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039;, describing more [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheel]][[wheeljack (Movie)|jacks]] than one.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Sorry kid, but Bulkhead&#039;s &#039;&#039;gonna&#039;&#039; wake up. And he&#039;ll file off my rivets if you&#039;re not there when he comes to.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Wheeljack&#039;&#039;&#039; on Bulkhead&#039;s condition.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Talk during battle is a sign of weakness.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Only when you&#039;re too primitive to do two things at once.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Hardshell&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;Wheeljack&#039;&#039;&#039; exchange smack talk.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Your spark will now belong to Megatron!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Hardshell&#039;s&#039;&#039;&#039; last words.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I thought I told you to hit autopilot.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Bad things happen to bots when I leave their side.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Wheeljack&#039;&#039;&#039; shows concern for &#039;&#039;&#039;Miko&#039;&#039;&#039;, who is [[Rock Bottom|not entirely]] [[Toxicity|wrong]]. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I only carry one &#039;&#039;at a time.&#039;&#039;&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Wheeljack&#039;&#039;&#039; on his grenades, while handling a whole &#039;&#039;slagging&#039;&#039; box of them.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;(Looking at Hardshell&#039;s corpse)&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;The Autobot did &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;THIS?!&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;No, my lord... it was... a human... girl.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039; quickly learns that [[Miko Nakadai|some humans]] [[One Shall Rise, Part 2|make good on the promises they make]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
===Animation and technical errors===&lt;br /&gt;
*How could Wheeljack have possibly missed the massive group of Insections on his approach to the mine? If they were already there when he arrived, he should have seen them when he landed. If they came in later, the synchronized buzzing of nearly a hundred Insections should have been audible to him.&lt;br /&gt;
*When Wheeljack retreats back into his ship after his fight against Hardshell, he sits down without a grenade at his hip. As he&#039;s standing up to open his case of grenades, he suddenly has one in its usual spot, despite not picking up a new one in the interim. His swords, which he also lost in the battle, are back despite him not picking them up.&lt;br /&gt;
*As Wheeljack limps towards his ship, he has his mouthplate retracted. However, when he gets on the ship, his mouthplate is back out again. In the next scene, it&#039;s retracted again.&lt;br /&gt;
*Wheeljack&#039;s blades simply disappear once Hardshell knocks them from his hands.&lt;br /&gt;
*When Wheeljack kills the last Vehicon at the energon mine, the sound of his blade being extracted from the Vehicon&#039;s chest is slightly out of sync with the action itself.&lt;br /&gt;
*When Miko fires missiles at Hardshell, they simply appear in midair below the &#039;&#039;Jackhammer&#039;&#039;, instead of being disengaged from some point on the ship.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Continuity errors===&lt;br /&gt;
*Fowler comments that Hardshell sucker punched Bulkhead, although he never heard Hardshell&#039;s name in the previous episode.&lt;br /&gt;
*Similarly, one of the Insecticons informs Megatron that &amp;quot;a human girl&amp;quot; is responsible for Hardshell&#039;s demise, even though it is highly unlikely that they saw Miko piloting the &#039;&#039;Jackhammer&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Continuity notes===&lt;br /&gt;
*Miko, Jack, Bumblebee, and Arcee return from their mission, which occurred in &amp;quot;[[Tunnel Vision]]&amp;quot;. They are followed shortly by Optimus, whose mission took place in &amp;quot;[[Triangulation]]&amp;quot;. Bulkhead is suffering from [[Tox-En]] poisoning from the [[Toxicity|previous episode]]. On the Decepticon side, Hardshell is the last to return from his mission, which is also shown in the previous episode.&lt;br /&gt;
*Miko mentioned their success in obtaining the [[phase shifter]] from &amp;quot;Tunnel Vision&amp;quot;, which happened to be sitting next to her at the time.&lt;br /&gt;
*Knock Out refers to [[Crossfire|Breakdown&#039;s demise]].&lt;br /&gt;
*Wheeljack shows the newfound respect for Ratchet that he gained in &amp;quot;[[Triage]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
*Knock Out comments that it has been a long time since a Decepticon extinguished an Autobot&#039;s spark. [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream&#039;s]] murder of [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] was the first and last successful termination of an Earth-bound Autobot by a Decepticon, which occurred all the way back in the [[Darkness Rising, Part 1|series premiere]].&lt;br /&gt;
*Hardshell easily predicts Wheeljack&#039;s &amp;quot;one grenade, one shot&amp;quot; strategy, having watched his men fall victim to Bulkhead&#039;s own grenade booby trap in the previous episode.&lt;br /&gt;
*Hardshell is still missing the mandible Bulkhead punched off in &amp;quot;Toxicity&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Transformers references===&lt;br /&gt;
* A Vehicon mentions the [[Pit]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Real-world references===&lt;br /&gt;
*Energon mine [[TVC 15]] is named after the [[wikipedia:David Bowie|David Bowie]] song [[wikipedia:TVC_15|of the same name]].&lt;br /&gt;
*Miko asks Bumblebee if he and Raf listen to chiptunes, electronic music which intentionally sounds like an 8bit video game console synthesizer.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Foreign localization===&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;German&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Title:&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;&#039;&#039;&#039;Der Rachefeldzug&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;quot; (&amp;quot;The Vendetta&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Original airdate:&#039;&#039; [[January 26|26 January]] [[2013]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Japanese&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Title:&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;&#039;&#039;&#039;Adauchi Henkei! Yūki aru Tsuiseki&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;quot; (仇討変形!勇気ある追跡, &amp;quot;Revenge Transformation! The Brave Chase&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Original airdate:&#039;&#039; [[January 19|19 January]] [[2013]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Brazilian Portuguese&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Title:&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;&#039;&#039;&#039;Ferido&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;quot; (&amp;quot;Hurt&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Original airdate:&#039;&#039; [[June 24|24 June]] [[2013]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Trivia===&lt;br /&gt;
*Wheeljack&#039;s &amp;quot;one grenade, one shot&amp;quot; strategy is actually more of a &amp;quot;one grenade at a time, one shot&amp;quot; strategy, as Wheeljack says when Miko sees his case of grenades in the &#039;&#039;Jackhammer&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*Wheeljack lets us know that [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]]s are bound by a single mind.&lt;br /&gt;
*Miko is the second human in the series to have killed an Insecticon, Jack having destroyed the first one on Cybertron in &amp;quot;[[Orion Pax, Part 3]]&amp;quot;. So... Raf... no pressure, then?&lt;br /&gt;
*Despite Energon being generally volatile when mishandled, the cubes remained stable while being knocked around by Wheeljack inside the mine. Must take some really clumsy handling to make them explode.&lt;br /&gt;
*Hardshell claims that talk during battle is a sign of weakness. Interestingly, both of his battles against Bulkhead in [[Toxicity|the previous episode]] had almost no dialogue, and what was spoken was usually done during lulls in the fight.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Prime episodes]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<title>Hurt</title>
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|otherseries=&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]&#039;&#039; ep 42&lt;br /&gt;
|prev=Toxicity&lt;br /&gt;
|next=Out of the Past&lt;br /&gt;
|image=Hurt-Mikosleeps.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
|caption=You could have it all/My empire of dirt&lt;br /&gt;
|title=&amp;quot;Hurt&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|airdate=[[August 24]], [[2012]]&lt;br /&gt;
|written by=[[Mairghread Scott]]&lt;br /&gt;
|directed by=[[Shaunt Nigoghossian]]&lt;br /&gt;
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]&lt;br /&gt;
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Miko and Wheeljack embark on a quest for revenge.&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Synopsis==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Manhattan]]. [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]], [[Jack Darby|Jack]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] are on their way back from their successful relic mission. While Miko is feeling victorious and listening to rock music, she announces she&#039;s ready to get back to hanging with [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]. As they arrive through the [[GroundBridge]], they almost run into Bulkhead&#039;s body, still laying by the entrance as [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] attempts to revive the [[Wrecker]] with defibrillators. [[William Fowler|Fowler]] has to restrain Miko as Ratchet explains what has happened to Bulkhead while the other [[Autobot]]s drag Bulkhead to the medical bay. Miko blames herself for not going with Bulkhead, but Fowler points out there&#039;s nothing she could have done against [[Hardshell (Prime)|Hardshell]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On the &#039;&#039;[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]&#039;&#039;, [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] rages that only [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] brought back a relic. Hardshell claims that, though he failed to secure the [[Tox-En]], Bulkhead was terminated in the process, which does please Megatron. Hardshell and [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] almost come to blows over the effectiveness of [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]]s.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Fowler is called away to cover up the activities in [[New York City|New York]], but makes [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]] promise to keep him updated. Arcee reports that [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] is coming in, which causes Miko to storm off as she believes the others are giving up on Bulkhead. As Ratchet reports that Bulkhead is stable, Wheeljack arrives and promises to go after whoever did this. Optimus, however, refuses to say who&#039;s responsible. Wheeljack rushes off anyway, but doesn&#039;t get far in the &#039;&#039;[[Jackhammer (Prime)|Jackhammer]]&#039;&#039; before Miko reveals herself. Though Wheeljack&#039;s immediate instinct is to take her back to the base, Miko makes a deal to tell him who&#039;s responsible for Bulkhead&#039;s damage, if he takes her with him.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Hurt-KnockOutbuffs.jpg|left|thumb|200px|It&#039;s in Knock Out&#039;s contract to periodically throw the Tumblr shippers a bone.]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Hardshell boasts to his fellow Insecticons, but they overhear a couple of [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s badmouthing them. Knock Out&#039;s buffing session is thus interrupted by an all-in brawl between the two groups, and ends up being punched by an Insecticon.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Miko and Wheeljack find an [[energon]] mine that Wheeljack intends to attack to draw out Hardshell. Miko goes in first, using [[miko&#039;s phone|her phone]] to transmit footage back to Wheeljack. Mid-way through her recon, Wheeljack himself assaults the cave, leaving her to duck for cover while Vehicon parts fly everywhere. He makes swift work of the Decepticon contingent.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Knock Out takes his concerns about the Insecticons to Megatron, insisting they be confined somewhere. Hardshell is defiant, but the discussion is interrupted by a transmission from the mine—Wheeljack informs Megatron that the mine is his and he&#039;s going to attack more mines until the Decepticons give him Hardshell. To underscore the threat, he blows up the mine. Megatron is more upset at the news that Bulkhead might not be dead, and announces Hardshell owes him a [[spark]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Hurt-WheeljackHardshell.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Hold still! There&#039;s a bug on your... oh wait...]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As they head to the next mine, Miko and Wheeljack discuss Bulkhead&#039;s chances, but Miko&#039;s so tired she falls asleep mid-conversation. She wakes up when they arrive, but Wheeljack leaves her in the ship with instructions to use the auto-pilot to return to the Autobot base. She watches from the cockpit as Wheeljack approaches the mine and calls out Hardshell, who promptly appears on the clifftop above. Wheeljack and Hardshell clash, though the latter is wise to the former&#039;s grenade trick. The much-larger Insecticon soon gets the better of Wheeljack, tossing him about and landing solid blows, until the Autobot is left lying on the ground. With the fight&#039;s outcome clear, Miko goes to press the autopilot, but instead uses the controls to fire off a couple of missiles that strike Hardshell. As Wheeljack stands, more Insecticons appear at the clifftop, and he has to limp back to the &#039;&#039;Jackhammer&#039;&#039;. The swarm follows the ship, but Wheeljack throws a box of grenades at them, and the explosions dissipate the swarm. He congratulates Miko by welcoming her to the Wreckers, but she remains despondent over Bulkhead&#039;s condition.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some time later, the pair drag themselves back into the [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|Autobot base]]. Ratchet sadly reports that Bulkhead will survive, but may not be fully-functional again. While Miko rushes to her friend&#039;s side, Wheeljack opts to leave, not wanting to see Bulkhead that way.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Megatron looks in fury down at the corpse of Hardshell, and is shocked when he&#039;s told that the one responsible is a human girl.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Featured characters==&lt;br /&gt;
{{featuredcharacters&lt;br /&gt;
|c1=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] (1)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (3)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (5)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (6)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (14)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] (15)&lt;br /&gt;
|c2=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] (9)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (10)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] (11)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] (12)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hardshell (Prime)|Hardshell]] (13)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]]s (16)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s (17)&lt;br /&gt;
|c3=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jack Darby]] (2)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (4)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[William Fowler]] (7)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (8)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Quotes==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Let me guess. You and Raf spend all your drive-time listening to chiptunes.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;&#039;&#039;Wraaaaaaaa&#039;&#039;?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Miko&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;Bumblebee&#039;&#039;&#039; on music. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Pit-bound scavengers.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Scrap-eaters.&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
:—Two &#039;&#039;&#039;Vehicons&#039;&#039;&#039; and their take on Insecticons.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Detailing was so much easier when Breakdown was around!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Knock Out&#039;&#039;&#039; gives fangirls an inch.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I just buffed that!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Knock Out&#039;&#039;&#039; is not very happy at having his paint scratched &#039;&#039;again&#039;&#039;. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Wheeljack. The one who enjoys explosive devices.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039;, describing more [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheel]][[wheeljack (Movie)|jacks]] than one.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Sorry kid, but Bulkhead&#039;s &#039;&#039;gonna&#039;&#039; wake up. And he&#039;ll file off my rivets if you&#039;re not there when he comes to.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Wheeljack&#039;&#039;&#039; on Bulkhead&#039;s condition.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Talk during battle is a sign of weakness.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Only when you&#039;re too primitive to do two things at once.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Hardshell&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;Wheeljack&#039;&#039;&#039; exchange smack talk.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Your spark will now belong to Megatron!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Hardshell&#039;s&#039;&#039;&#039; last words.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I thought I told you to hit autopilot.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Bad things happen to bots when I leave their side.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Wheeljack&#039;&#039;&#039; shows concern for &#039;&#039;&#039;Miko&#039;&#039;&#039;, who is [[Rock Bottom|not entirely]] [[Toxicity|wrong]]. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I only carry one &#039;&#039;at a time.&#039;&#039;&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Wheeljack&#039;&#039;&#039; on his grenades, while handling a whole &amp;quot;slagging&amp;quot; box of them.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;(Looking at Hardshell&#039;s corpse)&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;The Autobot did &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;THIS?!&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;No, my lord... it was... a human... girl.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039; quickly learns that [[Miko Nakadai|some humans]] [[One Shall Rise, Part 2|make good on the promises they make]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
===Animation and technical errors===&lt;br /&gt;
*How could Wheeljack have possibly missed the massive group of Insections on his approach to the mine? If they were already there when he arrived, he should have seen them when he landed. If they came in later, the synchronized buzzing of nearly a hundred Insections should have been audible to him.&lt;br /&gt;
*When Wheeljack retreats back into his ship after his fight against Hardshell, he sits down without a grenade at his hip. As he&#039;s standing up to open his case of grenades, he suddenly has one in its usual spot, despite not picking up a new one in the interim. His swords, which he also lost in the battle, are back despite him not picking them up.&lt;br /&gt;
*As Wheeljack limps towards his ship, he has his mouthplate retracted. However, when he gets on the ship, his mouthplate is back out again. In the next scene, it&#039;s retracted again.&lt;br /&gt;
*Wheeljack&#039;s blades simply disappear once Hardshell knocks them from his hands.&lt;br /&gt;
*When Wheeljack kills the last Vehicon at the energon mine, the sound of his blade being extracted from the Vehicon&#039;s chest is slightly out of sync with the action itself.&lt;br /&gt;
*When Miko fires missiles at Hardshell, they simply appear in midair below the &#039;&#039;Jackhammer&#039;&#039;, instead of being disengaged from some point on the ship.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Continuity errors===&lt;br /&gt;
*Fowler comments that Hardshell sucker punched Bulkhead, although he never heard Hardshell&#039;s name in the previous episode.&lt;br /&gt;
*Similarly, one of the Insecticons informs Megatron that &amp;quot;a human girl&amp;quot; is responsible for Hardshell&#039;s demise, even though it is highly unlikely that they saw Miko piloting the &#039;&#039;Jackhammer&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Continuity notes===&lt;br /&gt;
*Miko, Jack, Bumblebee, and Arcee return from their mission, which occurred in &amp;quot;[[Tunnel Vision]]&amp;quot;. They are followed shortly by Optimus, whose mission took place in &amp;quot;[[Triangulation]]&amp;quot;. Bulkhead is suffering from [[Tox-En]] poisoning from the [[Toxicity|previous episode]]. On the Decepticon side, Hardshell is the last to return from his mission, which is also shown in the previous episode.&lt;br /&gt;
*Miko mentioned their success in obtaining the [[phase shifter]] from &amp;quot;Tunnel Vision&amp;quot;, which happened to be sitting next to her at the time.&lt;br /&gt;
*Knock Out refers to [[Crossfire|Breakdown&#039;s demise]].&lt;br /&gt;
*Wheeljack shows the newfound respect for Ratchet that he gained in &amp;quot;[[Triage]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
*Knock Out comments that it has been a long time since a Decepticon extinguished an Autobot&#039;s spark. [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream&#039;s]] murder of [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] was the first and last successful termination of an Earth-bound Autobot by a Decepticon, which occurred all the way back in the [[Darkness Rising, Part 1|series premiere]].&lt;br /&gt;
*Hardshell easily predicts Wheeljack&#039;s &amp;quot;one grenade, one shot&amp;quot; strategy, having watched his men fall victim to Bulkhead&#039;s own grenade booby trap in the previous episode.&lt;br /&gt;
*Hardshell is still missing the mandible Bulkhead punched off in &amp;quot;Toxicity&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Transformers references===&lt;br /&gt;
* A Vehicon mentions the [[Pit]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Real-world references===&lt;br /&gt;
*Energon mine [[TVC 15]] is named after the [[wikipedia:David Bowie|David Bowie]] song [[wikipedia:TVC_15|of the same name]].&lt;br /&gt;
*Miko asks Bumblebee if he and Raf listen to chiptunes, electronic music which intentionally sounds like an 8bit video game console synthesizer.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Foreign localization===&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;German&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Title:&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;&#039;&#039;&#039;Der Rachefeldzug&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;quot; (&amp;quot;The Vendetta&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Original airdate:&#039;&#039; [[January 26|26 January]] [[2013]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Japanese&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Title:&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;&#039;&#039;&#039;Adauchi Henkei! Yūki aru Tsuiseki&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;quot; (仇討変形!勇気ある追跡, &amp;quot;Revenge Transformation! The Brave Chase&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Original airdate:&#039;&#039; [[January 19|19 January]] [[2013]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Brazilian Portuguese&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Title:&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;&#039;&#039;&#039;Ferido&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;quot; (&amp;quot;Hurt&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Original airdate:&#039;&#039; [[June 24|24 June]] [[2013]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Trivia===&lt;br /&gt;
*Wheeljack&#039;s &amp;quot;one grenade, one shot&amp;quot; strategy is actually more of a &amp;quot;one grenade at a time, one shot&amp;quot; strategy, as Wheeljack says when Miko sees his case of grenades in the &#039;&#039;Jackhammer&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*Wheeljack lets us know that [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]]s are bound by a single mind.&lt;br /&gt;
*Miko is the second human in the series to have killed an Insecticon, Jack having destroyed the first one on Cybertron in &amp;quot;[[Orion Pax, Part 3]]&amp;quot;. So... Raf... no pressure, then?&lt;br /&gt;
*Despite Energon being generally volatile when mishandled, the cubes remained stable while being knocked around by Wheeljack inside the mine. Must take some really clumsy handling to make them explode.&lt;br /&gt;
*Hardshell claims that talk during battle is a sign of weakness. Interestingly, both of his battles against Bulkhead in [[Toxicity|the previous episode]] had almost no dialogue, and what was spoken was usually done during lulls in the fight.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Prime episodes]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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	<entry>
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		<title>Dutch (DOTM)</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dean3: /* Dark of the Moon film */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;{{disambig3|Dutch}}&lt;br /&gt;
:&#039;&#039;Dutch is a [[human]] from the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:DOTMDutch.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Curse my sudden but inevitable betrayal!]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;&#039;&#039;&#039;Dutch&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;quot; is the personal assistant of former [[Sector Seven]] agent [[Seymour Simmons]]. His skills and physical prowess hint at an unusual and mysterious past.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Quote|&amp;quot;I&#039;m so sorry, that was the &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;old&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; me!&amp;quot;|Dutch, after being what he used to be|[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Fiction==&lt;br /&gt;
===&#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; film===&lt;br /&gt;
:&#039;&#039;Actor:&#039;&#039; [[Alan Tudyk]] (English), [[Yutaka Aoyama]] (Japanese dub), [[Edson Matus]] (Spanish dub) &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
After becoming rich by selling his book, former Sector Seven agent Seymour Simmons, now a busy man, hired Dutch, a former [[National Security Agency]] &amp;quot;cybersleuth&amp;quot;, as his personal assistant.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Sam Witwicky|Sam]], trying to solve the mystery left to him by [[Jerry Wang]], called Simmons for help. Along with Simmons, Dutch went to Sam&#039;s home to investigate (on a computer-slash-[[Brains|Transformer]]) the papers Wang gave Sam. They traced two astronauts who had defected from the [[Soviet Union]], and went to the bar they were known to frequent. The conversation went poorly, and the Russians began pointing guns at Sam, Simmons, and Dutch.  Exhibiting surprising martial arts skills, he snatched away two guns and turned the tide before he &amp;quot;cracked&amp;quot;. After the quarrel, the Russian astronauts showed them photos of the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]&#039;s surface, taken by the Soviets, which showed the Decepticon activity around the &#039;&#039;[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Simmons, Dutch, Sam, and Bumblebee rushed to the NEST base to warn the Autobots that [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] was the target for the Decepticons. They spotted Sentinel on the highway, only to meet the [[Dread (DOTM)|Dreads]]. Dutch and Simmons were both injured during the running highway battle.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Later, after the NEST soldiers and Sam infiltrated [[Chicago]], Simmons and Dutch supported them via communicator, playing a small but vital role in the Autobot/NEST victory. Dutch was able to hack into a bridge control system so the bridge could be lowered to let [[William Lennox|Lennox]]&#039;s team cross the river.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
He is seen later after the Autobots won the war, and happily watched Simmons kiss [[Charlotte Mearing]]. Once Mearing ordered Simmons arrested however, he was quick to tell his boss he would get him the best lawyer. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
* Dutch and his fake girlfriend&#039;s name, &amp;quot;India&amp;quot;, are a reference to [[Wikipedia:Dutch India|Dutch India]].&lt;br /&gt;
* For a supporting/minor human character in a &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; movie, Dutch sure seems to have a complicated history lurking back there someplace. (One reviewer summed him up as a &amp;quot;gay ex-Nazi manservant in a weird suit&amp;quot;.)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://jezebel.com/5816415/transformers-3-is-a-movie-about-how-wrong-you-were-to-hate-transformers-2 io9 &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; Review]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* As [[Wikipedia:Pennsylvania Dutch|frequently]] happens, Dutch&#039;s nickname indicates a confusion between the adjectives Dutch and &#039;&#039;Deutsch&#039;&#039;, since his accent is German, not Dutch.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Foreign names===&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Japanese:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;Dutch&#039;&#039;&#039; (ダッチ &#039;&#039;Datchi&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
{{reflist}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Dark of the Moon humans]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Live-action-only characters]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<title>Dutch (DOTM)</title>
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		<updated>2013-09-02T01:58:22Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dean3: /* Dark of the Moon film */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;{{disambig3|Dutch}}&lt;br /&gt;
:&#039;&#039;Dutch is a [[human]] from the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:DOTMDutch.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Curse my sudden but inevitable betrayal!]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;&#039;&#039;&#039;Dutch&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;quot; is the personal assistant of former [[Sector Seven]] agent [[Seymour Simmons]]. His skills and physical prowess hint at an unusual and mysterious past.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Quote|&amp;quot;I&#039;m so sorry, that was the &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;old&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; me!&amp;quot;|Dutch, after being what he used to be|[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Fiction==&lt;br /&gt;
===&#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; film===&lt;br /&gt;
:&#039;&#039;Actor:&#039;&#039; [[Alan Tudyk]] (English), [[Yutaka Aoyama]] (Japanese dub), [[Edson Matus]] (Spanish dub) &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
After becoming rich by selling his book, former Sector Seven agent Seymour Simmons, now a busy man, hired Dutch, a former [[National Security Agency]] &amp;quot;cybersleuth&amp;quot;, as his personal assistant.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Sam Witwicky|Sam]], trying to solve the mystery left to him by [[Jerry Wang]], called Simmons for help. Along with Simmons, Dutch went to Sam&#039;s home to investigate (on a computer-slash-[[Brains|Transformer]]) the papers Wang gave Sam. They traced two astronauts who had defected from the [[Soviet Union]], and went to the bar they were known to frequent. The conversation went poorly, and the Russians began pointing guns at Sam, Simmons, and Dutch.  Exhibiting surprising martial arts skills, he snatched away two guns and turned the tide before he &amp;quot;cracked&amp;quot;. After the quarrel, the Russian astronauts showed them photos of the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]&#039;s surface, taken by the Soviets, which showed the Decepticon activity around the &#039;&#039;[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Simmons, Dutch, Sam, and Bumblebee rushed to the NEST base to warn the Autobots that [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] was the target for the Decepticons. They spotted Sentinel on the highway, only to meet the [[Dread (DOTM)|Dreads]]. Dutch and Simmons were both injured during the running highway battle.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Later, after the NEST soldiers and Sam infiltrated [[Chicago]], Simmons and Dutch supported them via communicator, playing a small but vital role in the Autobot/NEST victory. Dutch was able to hack into a bridge control system so the bridge could be lowered to let [[William Lennox|Lennox]]&#039;s team cross the river.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
He is seen later after the Autobots won the war, and happily watched Simmons kiss [[Charlotte Mearing]]. Once Mearing ordered Simmons arrested, he was quick to tell his boss he would get him the best lawyer. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
* Dutch and his fake girlfriend&#039;s name, &amp;quot;India&amp;quot;, are a reference to [[Wikipedia:Dutch India|Dutch India]].&lt;br /&gt;
* For a supporting/minor human character in a &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; movie, Dutch sure seems to have a complicated history lurking back there someplace. (One reviewer summed him up as a &amp;quot;gay ex-Nazi manservant in a weird suit&amp;quot;.)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://jezebel.com/5816415/transformers-3-is-a-movie-about-how-wrong-you-were-to-hate-transformers-2 io9 &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; Review]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* As [[Wikipedia:Pennsylvania Dutch|frequently]] happens, Dutch&#039;s nickname indicates a confusion between the adjectives Dutch and &#039;&#039;Deutsch&#039;&#039;, since his accent is German, not Dutch.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Foreign names===&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Japanese:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;Dutch&#039;&#039;&#039; (ダッチ &#039;&#039;Datchi&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
{{reflist}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Dark of the Moon humans]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Live-action-only characters]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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	</entry>
	<entry>
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		<title>Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)</title>
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		<updated>2013-08-22T05:58:46Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dean3: /* Quotes */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;{{Nav-dotm}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:DOTM-OPportraitposter.jpg|thumb|right|250px|&amp;quot;Of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|my friend]], I can only say this: of all the souls I have encountered, he was the most... human.&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; is the third film in the [[live-action film series]]. It was released in 3D and IMAX at 9PM on [[June 28]], [[2011]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;open3D&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2011/06/18/see-dark-of-the-moon-one-day-earlier-on-imax-3d/ See Dark Of The Moon One Day Earlier on IMAX 3D | MichaelBay]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and in wide release on [[June 29]], [[2011]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;open&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.deadline.com/2011/05/paramount-moving-up-transformers-3/ Paramount Moving Up ‘T’formers 3′ Release – Deadline.com]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; in the United States, and between [[June 29]] and July 1 for other markets.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The film is set three years after the events of &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]&#039;&#039;. The Autobots continue to work for NEST, but no longer in secret, and for the goal of keeping peace between humans by taking out volatile overseas political targets. But after discovering a strange artifact during a mission in Chernobyl, it becomes apparent to Optimus Prime that the United States government has been less than forthright with them. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
And SCENE!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{bigquote|Aw, shit, I seen this one. It&#039;s the one where [[Spock]] goes nuts.|Wheelie|&#039;&#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Synopsis==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Dotm-Arkreflection.jpg|left|thumb|250px|&amp;quot;Wha... this is the finest engine room in the whole Starfleet!&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In the distant past, during the latter days of the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] civil war, [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] attempted to leave the planet with groundbreaking technology on board the &#039;&#039;[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]&#039;&#039;. However, his ship was shot down by the Decepticons and, after being sent hurling through space for a while, eventually crashed on the [[Earth|Earth&#039;s]] [[Moon (moon)|moon]] in 1961. The crash is noticed by the humans on Earth, leading to the [[Wikipedia:Space Race|Space Race]] under President [[John F. Kennedy]]. Landing on the Moon as part of the [[Apollo 11]] mission in 1969, astronauts [[Neil Armstrong]] and [[Buzz Aldrin]] use several minutes of [[radio]] silence to investigate the spaceship and discover that Mankind is not alone in space.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In the present day, the Autobots are still part of [[NEST]], cooperating with the [[United States military|US Armed Forces]]. They have also begun to help humanity in it&#039;s local conflicts, as [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]], [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]], and [[Mirage (Movie)|Dino]] destroy an illegal [[Iran]]ian nuclear facility. On a mission to the [[Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant]], a NEST team led by [[William Lennox|Lt. Col. Lennox]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] discovers an unknown alien fuel cell which had led to the [[Wikipedia:Chernobyl disaster|Chernobyl disaster]]. While trying to secure the cell, they are attacked by the Decepticon [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and his pet, the [[Driller]], who are eventually forced to retreat by Optimus Prime. Meanwhile, [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] kills [[Alexi Voskhod]], who had called NEST to Chernobyl and was secretly working for him. After securing the fuel cell and identifying it as part of the &#039;&#039;Ark&#039;&#039;, Optimus Prime is angry at the humans for not following through with their agreement of sharing all known information relating to Cybertron and its inhabitants. Despite this, he eventually informs his allies and [[Charlotte Mearing]], the [[WIkipedia:Director of National Intelligence|Director of National Intelligence]], about the space bridge technology the &#039;&#039;Ark&#039;&#039; contains. Together with [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], Optimus travels to the Moon, where they find Sentinel Prime inside the ship. Retrieving him along with four pillars of the space bridge and the accompanying control pillar, they return to Earth, where Optimus uses the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to reactivate Sentinel Prime. In [[Africa]], Decepticon leader [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (still recovering from wounds [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|suffered]] in [[Egypt]]) meets with his lieutenants [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]. Upon learning that the Autobots have recovered Sentinel and the pillars, Megatron orders Soundwave and Laserbeak to terminate their &amp;quot;loose ends&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Meanwhile, [[Sam Witwicky]], the Autobots&#039; human friend, is suffering from everyday problems. Even though President [[Barack Obama]] has awarded him a medal for saving the Earth twice, Sam has trouble finding a job. Together with his new girlfriend [[Carly Spencer]], whom he had met in the [[White House]] (after his former girlfriend [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] had left him), he also gives the stranded Autobots [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] and [[Brains]] a home. After a long search, he finally finds a position as a mail carrier at a telecommunication company named [[Accuretta Systems]]. From his colleague, [[Jerry Wang]], he learns about a conspiracy by humans who collaborate with the Decepticons. Before Jerry can tell Sam more, however, he is killed by Laserbeak.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:DOTM-Sentinelendofyourworld.jpg|right|thumb|300px|&amp;quot;There&#039;s a man out there I haven&#039;t seen in fifteen years who&#039;s trying to kill me.&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Locked out of participating in the investigation by Mearing, Sam turns to [[Seymour Simmons]] for help. Simmons, who has become a millionaire as a writer, and his aide, [[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]], help Sam find out that the Soviets have taken photos of Decepticons removing hundreds of space bridge pillars out of the &#039;&#039;Ark&#039;&#039; even before Apollo 11 had landed on the Moon. Sam and Simmons conclude that the Decepticons had left Sentinel Prime behind on purpose, knowing that only he would be able to activate the space bridge, and only Optimus Prime could reactivate him. Sam is able to warn the Autobots in time so they can protect Sentinel from a Decepticon attack and escort him back to the NEST headquarters. Arriving there, however, Sentinel Prime reveals that he had made a deal with Megatron, knowing that the Autobots could never win the war. After killing [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and several NEST soldiers, Sentinel Prime claims the remaining pillars and escapes. The other Autobots track him down to [[Washington, D.C.]], but before Optimus can stop him, Sentinel activates a space bridge to the Moon. The portal allows Decepticon troops which had remained hidden under the Moon&#039;s surface to reach Earth, forcing the Autobots to retreat.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:DOTM-Moonspacebridge.jpg|thumb|left|280px|&amp;quot;We are one big, happy fleet! Ah, Kirk, my old friend, do you know the Klingon proverb that tells us revenge is a dish that is best served cold? It is &#039;&#039;very&#039;&#039; cold in space.&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In the meantime, Sam is worried about Carly and searches for her. He finds her with her employer, [[Dylan Gould]], who reveals to Sam that he not only arranged for Sam to get a job with Acuretta, but is also a collaborator with the Decepticons. At their request, his father had used his influence to ensure that [[NASA]] would not conduct any more missions to the Moon. When Sam and Carly attempt to flee, they discover Carly&#039;s car is a disguise for Soundwave, who takes her captive. Dylan instructs Sam to ask Optimus Prime about the Autobots&#039; strategy, otherwise Carly will die. To ensure that Sam will not try to warn the Autobots, he attaches a Decepticon disguised as a watch on Sam&#039;s wrist, and it taps into his nervous system.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Meanwhile, Sentinel Prime has given Mankind an ultimatum to exile the Autobots from Earth, since he is only trying to save Cybertron, or so he claims. The US government promptly passes a bill to this effect. Before the Autobots leave Earth aboard their spaceship, the &#039;&#039;[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]&#039;&#039;, Sam asks Optimus about his plan. Optimus replies that there is no plan, and Mankind is on its own now. With all Autobots on board, the &#039;&#039;Xantium&#039;&#039; takes off, but is promptly intercepted by Starscream, who had waited in Earth&#039;s orbit. With the &#039;&#039;Xantium&#039;&#039; destroyed, the Decepticons believe the Autobots to be dead and let Sam go.&lt;br /&gt;
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With the Autobots out of the way, the Decepticons conquer [[Chicago]], kill most of its population and set up the control pillar for the space bridge inside the city, placing the other pillars around the world. Dylan informs Carly that the Decepticons do not intend to return to Cybertron; instead, they want to transport Cybertron into Earth&#039;s orbit, because Earth not only has the necessary resources, but also six billion slaves to rebuild the Transformers&#039; home planet.&lt;br /&gt;
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Sam decides to go to Chicago, where Dylan has taken Carly. Former NEST soldier [[Robert Epps]], who now works for NASA, accompanies him, together with other former NEST members. Upon arrival in Chicago, they are promptly attacked by the Decepticons, but are rescued by Optimus Prime and the other Autobots. Having never intended to leave Earth, they had hidden themselves inside a modified rocket booster that was jettisoned before Starscream destroyed the &#039;&#039;Xantium&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:DOTM Driller vs Prime.jpg|right|thumb|280px|&amp;quot;From Hell&#039;s heart, I stab at thee!&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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The Autobots and the humans soldiers make their way to the skyscraper where Dylan is located in order to destroy the space bridge&#039;s control pillar. Sam and Bumblebee rescue Carly, killing Laserbeak in the process, during which they find a damaged UAV and alert the military to the Decepticons plans. Due to another attack by a team of Decepticons led by Shockwave, the team is separated once more. While the Autobots battle the Decepticons, Epps and his team try to destroy the pillar from another skyscraper. However, they are attacked by Shockwave&#039;s &amp;quot;pet&amp;quot;, the Driller, who brings the skyscraper crashing down. Optimus Prime comes to their aid and destroys the Driller.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In the meantime, Lennox and the rest of NEST have managed to make their way into the city using [[wingsuit]]s, and with Lennox&#039;s help, Sam destroys Starscream using weapons provided to him by the Autobots&#039; inventor Que. Meanwhile, the Decepticons have captured several Autobots, but Dylan convinces them not to take prisoners and kill them all. [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] executes Que, and Soundwave moves to kill Bumblebee next, but the Autobots Wheelie and Brains have managed to make one of the Decepticons&#039; ships crash, thereby distracting Soundwave long enough for Bumblebee and the other Autobots to get free. Bumblebee kills Soundwave. NEST soldiers and US Marines snipe the Decepticons, one of which is Barricade. Autobots and Tanks roll in and ambush the Decepticons. While NEST and the Autobots fight the Decepticons and kill most of them, Optimus Prime kills Shockwave and uses his arm cannon to topple over the space bridge&#039;s control pillar, deactivating the bridge.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:DOTMCybertrontransit.jpg|thumb|left|280px|&amp;quot;Earth was created in six days. Now, watch out! Here comes Genesis! We&#039;ll do it for you in six minutes!&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A fight between Sentinel Prime and Optimus Prime ensues, during which Optimus loses an arm, with Sentinel gaining the upper hand. Carly stumbles across Megatron outside the main battle zone. Having previously witnessed a violent argument between Sentinel Prime and Megatron, she appeals to his pride and makes him realize that he will never be able to rule over Cybertron as long as Sentinel Prime is alive. Infuriated, he intervenes in the battle and turns on Sentinel, declaring that Earth is his planet to rule, and severely damages him. Megatron realized how far he had fallen in power within the past few years, and had decided to once again take his rightful place at the top of the command chain. Meanwhile, Dylan manages to reactivate the toppled pillar, but is attacked by Sam, who hurls him against the pillar, killing him. Subsequently, Bumblebee destroys the pillar for good, thus destroying the space bridge and, presumably, Cybertron with it. Megatron offers Optimus Prime a truce as long he could remain in charge of his Decepticon forces, but Optimus ignores his plea and just as Megatron is about to shoot his shotgun Optimus splits Megatron&#039;s head with an axe. Subsequently, he uses Megatron&#039;s shotgun cannon to kill a weakened Sentinel Prime, who is trying to excuse his actions.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:DOTM Autobots NEST victorious.jpg|thumb|right|280px|&amp;quot;Live long... and prosper...&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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With the battle over, Sam and Carly are reunited, and Simmons takes an opportunity to kiss Mearing, who he still has feelings for, and she has him arrested. With their home planet now forever beyond reach, and the forces of the Decepticons destroyed, the remaining Autobots finally accept Earth as their new home, as Optimus Prime states that the Autobots will always be here, to protect the Earth and all who live on it.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[&#039;Til all are one]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Quotes==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Mission Control&#039;&#039;&#039;: We are not alone after all, are we? &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Buzz Aldrin&#039;&#039;&#039;: No, sir. We are not alone. &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
:—Buzz Aldrin makes history, and raises the hackles of conspiracy theorists.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Dino&#039;&#039;&#039;: &amp;quot;He&#039;s in a bad mood. He&#039;s not talking to anybody today.&amp;quot; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Mearing&#039;&#039;&#039;: &amp;quot;What is this, the silent treatment?&amp;quot; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Ironhide&#039;&#039;&#039;: &amp;quot;No, we&#039;ve seen that. This is &#039;&#039;not&#039;&#039; that.&amp;quot; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Que&#039;&#039;&#039;: &amp;quot;Definitely not.&amp;quot; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Ironhide&#039;&#039;&#039;: &amp;quot;This is &#039;&#039;worse&#039;&#039;. Prime! Make something of yourself! (Ironhide smacks Optimus&#039;s roof) He&#039;s pissed.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—NEST discusses Optimus Prime&#039;s foul mood.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Who wants some chicken dinner now, bitch? Huh? &#039;Cause somebody messed with the wrong Wang today!&amp;quot; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Jerry Wang&#039;&#039;&#039;, being crazy. But also awesome.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;The thing about Russians is, they never like to talk. Gonna take a little of the &#039;international language.&#039;&amp;quot; &amp;lt;Doorman opens sliding hatch&amp;gt; &amp;quot;&#039;&#039;Do svidaniya&#039;&#039;.&amp;quot; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;That means &#039;goodbye!&#039;&amp;quot; &amp;lt;closes hatch&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Simmons&#039;&#039;&#039; tries to reason with a &#039;&#039;&#039;Russian&#039;&#039;&#039;, to no avail.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;It&#039;s a Cyrillic alphabet; it&#039;s like all the buttons you never push on a calculator!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Dutch&#039;&#039;&#039; tries to translate Russian, also to no avail.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Class dismissed.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Ironhide&#039;&#039;&#039;, after dispatching the Dreads.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;What you must realize, my Autobot brothers, is that we were never going to win the war. For the sake of our planet&#039;s survival, a deal had to be made...with &#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Sentinel Prime&#039;&#039;&#039; reveals his treachery.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:DOTM-MegatronLincoln.jpg|right|thumb|250px|&amp;quot;I&#039;ll give him this: [[Atlantis, Arise!|he&#039;s]] [[Transformers The Game (console)|consistent]]!&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Here we are. Fight us &#039;&#039;now&#039;&#039;.&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039;, pulling the evil overlord cliche on us while sitting atop the [[Abraham Lincoln|Lincoln Memorial]] &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;If you go in this building, that&#039;s if she&#039;s even still alive, there&#039;s no way you&#039;re going to reach her!&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;What do you suggest I do?!&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;...it&#039;s over. I&#039;m sorry, but it&#039;s over.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Robert Epps&#039;&#039;&#039; tells &#039;&#039;&#039;Sam Witwicky&#039;&#039;&#039; that they&#039;ve run out of plans.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;We will kill them all.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039; offers an alternative plan.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;They got my trailer. I &#039;&#039;need&#039;&#039; that flight tech!&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039;, valiantly [[To sell toys|selling toys]]. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Your Decepticons are finally conquering this planet, and yet their leader won&#039;t be you.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;IT WILL BE ME! It will &#039;&#039;always&#039;&#039; be me!&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;In any minute now, you&#039;ll be nothing but Sentinel&#039;s bitch.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Carly Spencer&#039;&#039;&#039; tells &#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039; that if he&#039;s going to be the Starscream, he should &#039;&#039;act&#039;&#039; like it.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Who would you be without me, Prime?&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Time to find out.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039; exchange pre-fight banter one last time.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Optimus. All I ever wanted...was the survival of our race. You must see why I had to betray you...&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;You didn&#039;t betray me. You betrayed yourself...&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;s final exchange with &#039;&#039;&#039;Sentinel Prime&#039;&#039;&#039; before effectively &#039;&#039;double-tapping&#039;&#039; him.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;In any war, there are calms between the storms. There will be days when we lose faith. Days when our allies turn against us... but the day will never come when we forsake this planet and its people.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;&#039;&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;s closing narration.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Main cast==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{featuredcharacters|&lt;br /&gt;
h1=[[Autobot]]s|c1=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] ([[Leonard Nimoy]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] ([[Jess Harnell]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] ([[Robert Foxworth]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] ([[James Remar]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mirage (Movie)|Dino/Mirage]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;credits&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Mirage and Wheeljack, known by those names in the toyline and essentially all supporting media, are respectively named &amp;quot;Dino&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Que&amp;quot; in the film. While Dino is simply credited as such, Que is listed in the credits as &amp;quot;Que/Wheeljack&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; ([[Francesco Quinn]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que/Wheeljack]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;credits&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; ([[George Coe]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] ([[Tom Kenny]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Brains]] ([[Reno Wilson]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Roadbuster is listed as &amp;quot;Roadbuster/Amp&amp;quot; in the credits, a reference to his car mode&#039;s sponsor. His name is not used in the film, but he is called &amp;quot;Roadbuster&amp;quot; in the toyline and supporting media.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; ([[Ron Bottitta]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Leadfoot is listed in the film&#039;s end credits as &amp;quot;Leadfoot/Target&amp;quot;, a reference to his car mode&#039;s sponsor. His name is not spoken in the film, but he is called &amp;quot;Leadfoot&amp;quot; in the toyline and the supporting media.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; ([[John DiMaggio]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]]&amp;lt;ref name=skidsandmudflap&amp;gt;Skids and Mudflap only appear during the convoy scene at the beginning of the film&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]&amp;lt;ref name=skidsandmudflap/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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|h2=[[Decepticon]]s|c2=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] ([[Hugo Weaving]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] ([[Charlie Adler]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] ([[Frank Welker]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] ([[Keith Szarabajka]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] ([[Frank Welker]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] ([[Frank Welker]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Igor]] ([[Greg Berg]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Crowbar]] ([[Jimmie Wood]])*&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hatchet]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Driller]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hatchling|Hatchlings]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]] type Decepticon&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]] type Decepticon&lt;br /&gt;
*An unnamed [[Audi R8 Decepticon]]&lt;br /&gt;
*An unnamed [[M1 Abrams Decepticon]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Garbage truck Decepticon]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Superfund Decepticon]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Devcon (DOTM)|Devcon]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Unnamed [[Lensmeter Decepticon]]s&lt;br /&gt;
*Unnamed [[protoform]]s&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Watch-bot]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Repeatedly referred to as the &amp;quot;Watch-bot&amp;quot; (proper noun) in the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel|&#039;&#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel&#039;&#039;]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*Unnamed [[Pickup Decepticon]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Unnamed [[Police car Decepticon]]&lt;br /&gt;
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|h3=[[Human]]s|c3=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sam Witwicky]] ([[Shia LaBeouf]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Carly Spencer]] ([[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[William Lennox]] ([[Josh Duhamel]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Robert Epps]] ([[Tyrese Gibson]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Seymour Simmons]] ([[John Turturro]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Charlotte Mearing]] ([[Frances McDormand]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Dylan Gould]] ([[Patrick Dempsey]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bruce Brazos]] ([[John Malkovich]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hardcore Eddie]] ([[Lester Speight]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Morshower]] ([[Glenn Morshower]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]] ([[Alan Tudyk]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ron Witwicky]] ([[Kevin Dunn]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Judy Witwicky]] ([[Julie White]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jerry Wang]] ([[Ken Jeong]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Neil Armstrong]] ([[Don Jeanes]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Buzz Aldrin]] ([[Cory Tucker]]/himself)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Walter Cronkite]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bill O&#039;Reilly]] (himself)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Alexi Voskhod]] ([[Ravil Isyanov]])&lt;br /&gt;
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|h4=Other|c4=&lt;br /&gt;
|nonumbering=true&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* *During the highway battle, Jimmie Wood&#039;s Bonecrusher scream in the high way battle from the first movie can be heard coming from Crowbar.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Errors==&lt;br /&gt;
===Astronomical and historical errors===&lt;br /&gt;
* The Moon does not rotate with respect to Earth, and Mare Tranquillitatis is near the middle of the near side. Therefore, Tranquility Base could never be described as being on the far side, and Earth is never as close to the horizon as shown in the movie.&lt;br /&gt;
* The Apollo 11 Command/Service Module is seen flying to the Moon without the Lunar Module. The Lunar Module is attached when the vehicle is orbiting the Moon, however.&lt;br /&gt;
* When the modern day site of the Apollo 11 landing is seen, the ascent module (the cabin Buzz and Neil flew back to orbit in) is still there.&lt;br /&gt;
* Cybertron is apparently several times the size of Earth, yet the characters talk of bringing it &amp;quot;into Earth&#039;s atmosphere&amp;quot;. &lt;br /&gt;
* The Space Bridge starts to bring Cybertron amazingly close to Earth - less than one Earth-diameter away. Assuming Cybertron&#039;s mass is proportional to its size, Cybertron&#039;s gravitational field would [[The Ultimate Doom|tear the Earth apart]] at that distance.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Geographic discontinuities===&lt;br /&gt;
* The [[Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant]] is shown to be located &#039;&#039;inside&#039;&#039; of, or at least right next to the abandoned city of [[Wikipedia:Pripyat|Pripyat]], and the human characters access it through nearby buildings. In reality, the power plant is situated on the outskirts of the city. Even worse, [[Alexi Voskhod]] &#039;&#039;explicitly&#039;&#039; says that the entrance leads through a &#039;&#039;school&#039;&#039;. Who builds a &#039;&#039;school&#039;&#039; right next to a &#039;&#039;nuclear power plant&#039;&#039;?&lt;br /&gt;
* Furthermore, Prypiat&#039;s infamous Ferris wheel as shown in the movie is not only the wrong model (the real one&#039;s passenger cabins have canopies), but the real one is also located in an open field far away from any buildings.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ferris&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pripyat_-_Ferris_wheel.jpg Photo of the Prypiat Ferris wheel] showing the closest nearby buildings.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; But hey, at least it&#039;s the right color!&lt;br /&gt;
* Also, why exactly is the Sputnik mission case inside the Chernobyl reactor building? Did the Soviets never bother to discard the packaging of their toy after starting to play with it?&lt;br /&gt;
* When Megatron transforms for the first time, he&#039;s in a grassy savannah. In the next shot, he&#039;s standing in the middle of a desert... and in the establishing shot of the Decepticon camp, it&#039;s back in the savannah.&lt;br /&gt;
* [[wikipedia:Mount Kilimanjaro|Mount Kilimanjaro]] is seen in the background of many of the scenes in Namibia; in reality, the mountain is located in Tanzania, more than three thousand kilometers away.&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:DOTM-Wreckers-Prime-Cables.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Chicago&#039;s own [[knockoff]] of a prominent Chinese building.]]&lt;br /&gt;
* In a [[Atlantis, Arise!|fairly common cinematic contrivance]], the film depicts multiple skyscrapers in the background of many scenes set in Washington, D.C., while the real-life city has no skyscrapers.&lt;br /&gt;
* Also, Washington, D.C. almost entirely lacks old industrial buildings that could be converted into lofts, and likewise doesn&#039;t have the kind of densely urban streets that Sam is shown to live on.&lt;br /&gt;
* NEST Headquarters, supposedly in Washington, is actually Chicago&#039;s abandoned Main Post Office.&lt;br /&gt;
* Likewise, Dylan&#039;s auto collection museum, also set in (land-locked) Washington, is actually the Milwaukee Art Museum. [[Lake Michigan]] is even visible through the windows!&lt;br /&gt;
* When Optimus Prime (using his jetpack) gets himself caught in wires below an under-construction building, that building bears a striking resemblance to the [[Wikipedia: China Central Television Headquarters|China Central Television Headquarters]] in [[Beijing]], [[China]]... a far shot from [[Chicago]]. Since construction for the CCTV building was finished in 2008, long before &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; was even &#039;&#039;conceived&#039;&#039;, this appears to be an intentional instance of a &amp;quot;cool building&amp;quot; being inserted just for the sake of it.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Continuity errors===&lt;br /&gt;
* Like in &#039;&#039;Revenge of the Fallen&#039;&#039;, Ironhide sports his [[license plate]] from the [[Transformers (film)|first movie]], &amp;quot;4PCI382&amp;quot;, on his robot mode chest, but doesn&#039;t have a license plate in vehicle mode. (According to set photos, his license plate in vehicle mode is mostly black, with a NEST logo on it.)&lt;br /&gt;
* Speaking of inconsistencies between robot and vehicle mode: Bumblebee&#039;s updated Chevrolet Camaro alternate mode no longer has pinstripes bordering his black racing stripes, but the CG robot model still has the pinstripes.&lt;br /&gt;
* After Megatron pulls out his shotgun for the first time, he holsters it on the right side of his back. In the next scene it is on his left side.&lt;br /&gt;
* In the highway battle scene with the [[Dread (DOTM)|Dreads]], Bumblebee enhances his front wheels to evade Hatchet, yet in the next scene he&#039;s fully in Stealth Force mode.&lt;br /&gt;
* During Ironhide and Sideswipe&#039;s &amp;quot;Mexican standoff&amp;quot; with Crankcase and Crowbar, all combatants drop their firearms, but when Ironhide is speared, his guns are on his back again. They disappear in subsequent shots.&lt;br /&gt;
* Despite being captured by Soundwave in her evening gown, Carly is somehow able to change into more convenient clothes before arriving in Chicago, and has yet another outfit the following day. Not only that, she changes her earrings, too!&lt;br /&gt;
* When the Autobots are boarding the &#039;&#039;Xantium,&#039;&#039; Simmons mentions that nine Autobots are leaving. Former Decepticons Wheelie and Brains apparently don&#039;t count. Poor little guys!&lt;br /&gt;
* The Wreckers claim they had been hiding inside a rocket booster that was jettisoned from the &#039;&#039;Xantium&#039;&#039; before Starscream destroyed it. The boosters are only seen to be detached after Starscream destroys the ship, after it has barely taken off from the ground.&lt;br /&gt;
* Though it&#039;s a standard action movie contrivance, it sure is convenient that the glass windows inside skyscrapers are extremely fragile when needed, and glass shards are as dangerous as bread crumbs so nobody suffers a single cut from sliding across them.&lt;br /&gt;
* Shortly after everyone jumps through the window and starts sliding down, a downwards shot of the building shows all of the windows behind them are intact.&lt;br /&gt;
* As everyone tumbles through a lower floor of the building, [[Stone]] is shown to fall right through and out the other side with a collection of office furniture, but not long after is back with Epps&#039;s squad.&lt;br /&gt;
* Despite the Decepticons taking over Chicago and killing a whole bunch of people, there seem to be a lot of people continuing to go about their daily lives. The skyscraper Epps&#039;s team goes into to launch a rocket from still seems to have plenty of office workers in it when the Driller attacks it. When Sam&#039;s being thrown around on the end of the grapple glove rope while fighting Starscream, he crashes through a wall into a dry-cleaning business where a woman appears to be calmly hanging up a shirt. Did they all just not get the memo?&lt;br /&gt;
* Though in an earlier sequence, Epps, Sam and company slide down the damaged building to a floor near the break, after the building falls over, the team is seen moving from one of the building&#039;s topmost floors to the neighboring building.&lt;br /&gt;
* Throughout the sequence of Barricade kicking and shoving Que along before executing him, he is speaking with Soundwave&#039;s voice.&lt;br /&gt;
*While fighting the Autobots at the end of the film, Sentinel Prime&#039;s cape disappears for a brief scene before reappearing on his back when the camera angle changes.&lt;br /&gt;
*Soundwave has his Mercedes alternate mode while he is in Africa, but his chest has only a blank grille. The Mercedes logo is only added to his chest from the scene where he reveals himself to be Carly&#039;s car onward.&lt;br /&gt;
*When Sam and Carly are reunited after the final battle, Carly&#039;s hands keep changing the position on every cut, sometimes on Sam&#039;s neck, sometimes on his shoulders.&lt;br /&gt;
*Not intentional: Skids and Mudflap appear for a brief few seconds in the film. This leaves questions as to what happened to them. They weren&#039;t seen departing from Earth or taking part in the Chicago battle.&lt;br /&gt;
*Dino used his electro-disrupter to overthrow Hatchet and kill him. When Hatchet falls on the car and is destroyed, Dino&#039;s weapon is still connected to him, so Dino was in robot mode, but in the next cut Dino appears at background in vehicle mode.&lt;br /&gt;
*It&#039;s said that four Autobots were captured by the Decepticons in Chicago, but actually five Autobots were captured.&lt;br /&gt;
*When Que is about to be executed, the &amp;quot;cardboard head on a stick&amp;quot; prop used for [[Mirage (Movie)|Dino]] during the shooting of the movie (a common method used for the movies to give the actors &#039;&#039;something&#039;&#039; to react to) can be spotted in the final edit of the film&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;headprop&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/494618-movies-errors-mirage-prop-final-movie-edit.html &amp;quot;Movies Errors - Mirage prop in final movie edit&amp;quot;] at TFW2005&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, possibly a leftover from an earlier draft of the script where Soundwave mocked Bumblebee with Dino&#039;s disembodied head.&lt;br /&gt;
*There is absolutely no given reason for exactly how Megatron predicted that Optimus would obtain the Matrix of Leadership that was needed to reawaken Sentinel, because the other six Primes minus his master [[The Fallen]] created a tomb out of their own bodies that couldn&#039;t be found.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Transformers references==&lt;br /&gt;
In addition to recurring elements from the previous films, &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; bases a number of elements on previous versions of the &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; mythos, including plot elements based on older stories, something fairly rare in the other two movies:&lt;br /&gt;
* New characters [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] are heavily based upon their Generation 1 counterparts. [[Que]] is derived from G1 character [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]. [[Sentinel Prime]] is the name of Optimus&#039;s predecessor in many continuities, and in this instance, he continues his [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)| predecessor]]&#039;s legacy of being a giant jerk.&lt;br /&gt;
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* &amp;quot;Carly&amp;quot; was the name of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]&#039;s [[Carly|girlfriend and eventual wife]] in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]].&lt;br /&gt;
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* The &#039;&#039;[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]&#039;&#039; gets its name from the Autobots&#039; crashed spaceship in the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|&#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; comics]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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* The &#039;&#039;[[Xantium (G1)|Xantium]]&#039;&#039; is the name of the [[Wrecker]]s&#039; spaceship in the [[IDW Publishing]]&#039;s &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; comics.&lt;br /&gt;
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* Optimus&#039;s new trailer is based on the trailer that [[Optimus Prime (G1)|his Generation 1 counterpart]] hauled around, including its ability to open up into a weapons base.&lt;br /&gt;
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* Optimus now carries the Matrix around in his chest as he has in past incarnations.&lt;br /&gt;
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* The corrosive end met by Ironhide comes at the hands of [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]], the oxidizing pathogen that first appeared in the Generation 1 cartoon episode [[Cosmic Rust (episode)|of the same name]]. Though not named in the film, its identity is made clear by production artwork by [[Josh Nizzi]] which labels Sentinel Prime&#039;s gun a &amp;quot;Cosmic Rust gun&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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* Megatron removing [[Abraham Lincoln]] from his chair at the [[wikipedia:Lincoln Memorial|Lincoln Memorial]] and then sitting in it is a scene taken directly from the Generation 1 cartoon episode, &amp;quot;[[Atlantis, Arise!]]&amp;quot;, and the Decepticon ending for &#039;&#039;[[Transformers The Game]]&#039;&#039; (sort of).&lt;br /&gt;
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* The idea of bringing Cybertron to Earth via space bridge and enslaving humans was the plot of the Generation 1 multi-part episode &amp;quot;[[The Ultimate Doom]].&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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* Likewise, the idea of an influential and powerful human joining forces with the Decepticons, resulting in the Autobots being exiled from Earth by the government via a spacecraft, only for that spacecraft to be destroyed, was the plot behind another Generation 1 cartoon multi-part episode, &amp;quot;[[Megatron&#039;s Master Plan, Part 1|Megatron&#039;s Master Plan]].&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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* When the worker at Accureta Systems is trying to make the [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|photocopier]] work, it beeps the &amp;quot;more than meets the eye&amp;quot; refrain from the original cartoon&#039;s [[theme song]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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* The [[Transformation#The noise|transformation noise]] can be heard at the end of the film when Bumblebee transforms to robot mode, the final onscreen transformation, just as it was heard during [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout&#039;s]] transformation, which was also the first onscreen transformation in the first film.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Real-world references==&lt;br /&gt;
* When Brains and Wheelie are watching &#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia: Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek: The Original Series]]&#039;&#039;, the screen features [[Spock|Mr. Spock]], portrayed by Leonard Nimoy—who voices Sentinel Prime. Wheelie comments that it is &amp;quot;the one where Spock goes nuts,&amp;quot; which foreshadows Sentinel&#039;s heel turn. The episode itself is likely the famous &#039;&#039;TOS&#039;&#039; episode &amp;quot;[[Wikipedia: Amok Time|Amok Time]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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* Sentinel Prime says &amp;quot;The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.&amp;quot; The voice actor said the same line in the 1982 film &#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia:Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan|Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]&#039;&#039; as Mr. Spock. However, in that movie, Nimoy&#039;s character dies a hero.&lt;br /&gt;
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* To finish the Spock trifecta, when Bumblebee says his goodbyes to Sam, he uses a clip of Leonard Nimoy, as Spock, saying &amp;quot;I will always be your friend,&amp;quot; another line from &#039;&#039;Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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* [[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]] and his fake girlfriend&#039;s name, &amp;quot;India&amp;quot;, are a reference to [[Wikipedia:Dutch India|Dutch India]].&lt;br /&gt;
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* [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]]&#039;s name is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Q (James Bond)|Q]] from &#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia:James Bond|James Bond]]&#039;&#039; novels and films. Que also gives weapons to NEST soldiers while explaining the advantages and abilities for the weapons much like Q does for James Bond.&lt;br /&gt;
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* When Bumblebee brings forth &amp;quot;rings&amp;quot; for Sam and Carly, he &amp;quot;hums&amp;quot; the [[Wikipedia: Wedding March|Wedding March]] (or, more correctly, the [[Wikipedia: Bridal Chorus|Bridal Chorus]] from [[Wikipedia: Richard Wagner|Richard Wagner&#039;s]] 1850 opera &#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia: Lohengrin (opera)|Lohengrin]]&#039;&#039;).&lt;br /&gt;
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==Other editions==&lt;br /&gt;
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==Prequel material==&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Sector 7]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Foundation]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Rising Storm]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Convergence]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Jazz]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Space Case]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Ratchet]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Arcee]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Bumblebee]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Starscream]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Stealth Force Edition]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Autobots/Decepticons]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers (Titan Magazine)#Dark of the Moon|Transformers (Titan Magazine)]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers Classified: Switching Gears]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Adaptations==&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Soundtrack==&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; was released on DVD, Blu-Ray, and Digital Download on September 30, 2011, followed by the 2-Disc Special Edition in December.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[TFW2005 - Official Transformers Movie Website Updated With Transformers 3 Home Release Info http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/official-transformers-movie-website-updated-with-transformers-3-home-release-info-173245/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Reception==&lt;br /&gt;
On June 23, 2011, the world premiere of &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; was held in [[Moscow]], [[Russia]], with band [[Linkin Park]] performing a concert that included their title song for the movie, &amp;quot;Iridescent&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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The official release date was moved up from July 1 to June 29 to allow breathing room between its release and &#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia:Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2]]&#039;&#039;. On June 28, 2011, the film was released in 3D and IMAX at 9pm in the US. Some theaters cheated a little and showed it at 8:45. &lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; launched with nearly 10,000 copies in 4011 theaters nationwide. On its opening day, the movie earned $37.3 million, making not only for the best opening day of 2011 up to that point, but also ranking as the sixth most successful opening on a Wednesday ever, while at the same time ranking well behind &#039;&#039;Revenge of the Fallen&#039;&#039;, with $60 million on its opening day (also a Wednesday).&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;openingday&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3197&amp;amp;p=.htm &amp;quot;&#039;Transformers&#039; Suboptimal on Wednesday&amp;quot;], Box Office Mojo, June 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; (Of course, a lot of the print material still listed the release date as [[July 1]]st, the following Friday.)&lt;br /&gt;
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On [[August 2]], it crossed the $1 billion mark in worldwide gross, just under 5 weeks after its release, landing it in the #9 spot for worldwide gross of all time.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.deadline.com/2011/08/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-crosses-1-billion-worldwide-mark-for-paramount/ Deadline Hollywood&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Of that, $338 million came from the US. It is currently the only Paramount picture to have made the $1 billion mark. (While &#039;&#039;Titanic&#039;&#039; also made over $1 billion worldwide, it was only a Paramount movie &#039;&#039;domestically&#039;&#039;, where it made &amp;quot;only&amp;quot; $620 million.)&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; ended its theatrical run in the #4 spot for highest worldwide gross of all time.&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; was nominated for three Academy Awards, in the categories of Best Visual Effects, Sound Editing, and Sound Mixing, losing all to &#039;&#039;[[wikipedia: Hugo (film)|Hugo]]&#039;&#039;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://oscar.go.com/nominees#t Official 2012 Oscar nominees page]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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On February 25, 2012, it was announced that &#039;&#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; was nominated for eight [[Wikipedia:Golden Raspberry Award|Golden Raspberry Award]]s. Unlike &#039;&#039;Revenge of the Fallen&#039;&#039;, however, it did not receive the awards for Worst Picture, Worst Screenplay, &amp;amp; Worst Director, losing all of its nominations to &#039;&#039;[[wikipedia: Jack &amp;amp; Jill (film)|Jack &amp;amp; Jill]]&#039;&#039;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-is-safe-from-razzies-174726/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quote|[The Decepticons&#039;] decision to attack Chicago seems inexplicable, until you take into consideration the generous tax credits offered by the Illinois Film Office.|film critic Roger Ebert|[http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2011/07/on_the_origin_of_transformers.html On the Origin of Transformers]}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Development details==&lt;br /&gt;
===Cast and crew signing on===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:TF3-licensingPrime.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Featuring a surprise appearance by Optimus Prime!]]&lt;br /&gt;
On May 30, 2007, a month before the official release of &#039;&#039;[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]&#039;&#039;, [[DreamWorks]] announced that two sequels were already being planned.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;spy&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/a58430/two-transformers-sequels-in-pipeline.html Digital Spy article from May 2007, confirming that two sequels were being planned]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; On March 16, 2009, over three months before the premiere of &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]&#039;&#039;, [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] announced the third movie for July 1, 2011.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;3release&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Pamela McClintock: [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118001280?refCatId=13 Variety article from March 2009], confirming Transformers 3 for July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Director [[Michael Bay]] promptly backpedaled, as he had intended for the third &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; movie to be released in 2012.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;baywait&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?3947-Wait-a-minute! Michael Bay&#039;s reaction to Paramount&#039;s July 2011 date for &#039;&#039;Transformers 3&#039;&#039;], March 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He officially changed his mind in October 2009, agreeing to the release date set by Paramount.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bay3-2011&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2009/10/01/transformers-3-july-1st-2011/ Michael Bay officially confirms the 2011 release date], October 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Roberto Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]], two of the previous two movies&#039; screenwriters, had already announced in March 2009 that they would not return for a third part.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;noorcikurtz&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.slashfilm.com/orci-and-kurtzman-not-returning-for-transformers-3-will-leonard-nimoy-voice-the-fallen/ Slashfilm quoting Roberto Orci that he and Kurtzman would not return for a third movie], March 2009. (Original post on Don Murphy&#039;s message board appears to no longer exist.)&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In September 2009, their &#039;&#039;Revenge&#039;&#039; co-writer [[Ehren Kruger]] was confirmed as the screenwriter of &#039;&#039;Transformers 3&#039;&#039;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;krugernelson&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2009/09/14/transformers-3-pain-gain-bad-boys-3/ Michael Bay&#039;s website admin Nelson Lauren sorta-confirms Ehren Kruger as TF3&#039;s screenwriter], September 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Kruger had already impressed both director Michael Bay and [[Hasbro]] CEO [[Brian Goldner]] with his knowledge of &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; mythology prior to working on &#039;&#039;Revenge&#039;&#039;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;writersr&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.zap2it.com/movies/news/zap-transformers2writers,0,1938976.story Zap2it story about the ROTF writers]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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In an interview with &#039;&#039;Wonderland&#039;&#039; magazine in September 2009, [[Megan Fox]], the main female star of the previous two movies, discussed the harsh conditions on the sets and compared director Michael Bay to [[Wikipedia:Adolf Hitler|Adolf Hitler]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;latimesfox&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/the_big_picture/2009/09/megan-fox-on-michael-bay-he-wants-to-be-hitler.html Los Angeles Times article about Megan Fox&#039;s fatal interview with &#039;&#039;Wonderland&#039;&#039; magazine], September 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Bay initially played down the affair and still welcomed Fox back for the third installment a month later.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bay3-2011&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; Even though Fox was still spotted on the &#039;&#039;Transformers 3&#039;&#039; set in May 2010&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;foxonset&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/100786-megan-fox-on-set-for-transformers-3-previz Megan Fox on the DOTM set], May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, Paramount announced a few weeks later that she wouldn&#039;t return for a third movie after all.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nomorefox&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.deadline.com/2010/05/michael-bays-revenge-no-more-megan/ Deadline article confirming that Megan Fox had been dropped off &#039;&#039;Transformers 3&#039;&#039;], May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Still that same month, [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]] was confirmed to replace her as the lead female actress.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;rosierepl&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1640047/model-rosie-huntingtonwhiteley-cast-transformers-3.jhtml MTV.com article confirming Rosie Huntington-Whiteley as the new female star of &#039;&#039;Transformers &#039;&#039;], May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Her character&#039;s name was confirmed as &amp;quot;[[Carly Spencer|Carly]]&amp;quot; by Nelson Lauren, the webmaster of Michael Bay&#039;s official website, in July 2010.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nelsonchicagojul&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?7566-Transformers-3-Chicago-Set-Photos Nelson posts about his visit to the Chicago set at shootfortheedit.com&#039;s forums], July 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In 2011, Michael Bay finally confirmed in an interview with &#039;&#039;GQ&#039;&#039; magazine that it had been [[Steven Spielberg]], executive producer of the &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; movies, who had urged him to fire Fox following the Hitler comparison.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;baygq&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.gq.com/entertainment/movies-and-tv/201107/michael-bay-steven-spielberg-fired-megan-fox-transformers GQ interview with Michael Bay], June 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In a later interview, however, he claimed this statement had been taken out of context.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;baych&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/kultur/kino/Diese-Autos-muessen-zerstoert-werden--und-da-bin-ich-der-richtige-Mann/story/23997460 Interview with Michael Bay from Switzerland] (German language), July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In March 2010, Oscar winners [[John Malkovich]] and [[Frances McDormand]] as well as Comedian [[Ken Jeong]] were confirmed having signed on for supporting roles.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;malkomcdor&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2010/03/22/transformers-3-update-from-michael-bay/ Michael Bay confirming John Malkovich, Frances McDormand and Ken Jeong for &#039;&#039;Transformers 3&#039;&#039;], March 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In April 2010, [[Kevin Dunn]] and [[Julie White]] were confirmed as returning as Sam Witwicky&#039;s parents.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;varietydunnwhite&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118017329.html?categoryid=1236&amp;amp;cs=1 &#039;Dunn, White sign on for &#039;Transformers 3&#039;&#039;], Variety, April 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In May 2010, Paramount confirmed that [[Patrick Dempsey]] has been cast in &#039;&#039;Transformers 3&#039;&#039; to play Mikaela Banes&#039; boss (this was before Megan Fox was fired from the production).&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dempsey&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2010/05/04/patrick-dempsey-confirmed-for-transformers-3/ &amp;quot;Patrick Dempsey confirmed for Transformers 3&amp;quot;], Hollywood Insider, May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In July 2010, Nelson Lauren confirmed that former American footballer [[Lester Speight]] would play a soldier in the movie.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nelsonchicagophotos&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2010/07/20/transformers-3-chicago-set-photos/ Photos of the Chicago set by michaelbay.com webmaster Nelson Lauren], July 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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[[Leonard Nimoy]] was confirmed as the voice actor for [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] in March 2011.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nimoysent&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/03/31/leonard-nimoy-transformers-dark-of-the-moon Entertainment Weekly announces Leonard Nimoy&#039;s involvement], March 2011]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Nimoy, who had previously voiced [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] in 1986&#039;s &#039;&#039;[[The Transformers: The Movie]]&#039;&#039; and is married to Michael Bay&#039;s cousin Susan, had previously been under consideration for [[The Fallen]]&#039;s voice in &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]&#039;&#039;, but Bay had been hesitant for fear of offending his relative with the relatively low pay allotted to voice actors.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nimoy1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/04/21/michael-bay-afraid-to-offend-leonard-nimoy-with-transformers-family-reunion-offer/ &#039;&#039;Michael Bay Afraid To Offend Leonard Nimoy With ‘Transformers’ Family Reunion Offer&#039;&#039;], MTV.com Movies blog, April 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Even though Nimoy openly asked Bay to simply give him a call&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nimoy2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.latinoreview.com/news/leonard-nimoy-to-michael-bay-call-me-6682 Leonard Nimoy To Michael Bay: &amp;quot;Call Me!&amp;quot;], Latino Review, April 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, it ultimately never worked out, and The Fallen was voiced by [[Tony Todd]] instead. For &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;, Bay finally overcame his anxiety and hired Nimoy, who accepted the offer.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nimoy3&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/03/31/leonard-nimoy-transformers-dark-of-the-moon/ &amp;quot;Leonard Nimoy joins &#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&#039; voice cast -- EXCLUSIVE&amp;quot;], Entertainment Weekly, March 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In return, screenwriter Ehren Kruger included several nods to Nimoy&#039;s well-known character as Mr. Spock from &#039;&#039;Star Trek&#039;&#039; in the movie.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nimoystartrek&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1666643/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-star-trek-references.jhtml &amp;quot;&#039;Transformers: Dark Of The Moon&#039;: Behind The &#039;Star Trek&#039; Nods&amp;quot;], MTV.com, July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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After having defended the almost universally critically panned &#039;&#039;Revenge of the Fallen&#039;&#039; for a long time, Michael Bay finally acknowledged flaws of the script, but blamed the [[Wikipedia:2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike|2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike]] prior to the movie for many problems. As a definite error, he singled out the &amp;quot;dork comedy&amp;quot;, which he promised to avoid with &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bayvisit&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://collider.com/michael-bay-interview-transformers-dark-moon-edit-bay-visit/63824/ Collider.com article about DOTM], December 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Principal shooting began in May 2010. Shooting locations included [[Chicago]] (and nearby East Chicago and Gary Indiana), Moscow,&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;locations&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=63682 &amp;quot;Transformers 3 Headed to Chicago and Moscow&amp;quot;], Comingsoon.net, February 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; the [[Kennedy Space Center]] in Florida&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;kennedyspace&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/101114-the-transformers-3-shoot-at-kennedy-space-center &amp;quot;The Transformers 3 Shoot at Kennedy Space Center&amp;quot;], SuperHeroHype.com, May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, Milwaukee (Wisconsin)&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;milwaukee&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/movies/98266574.html &amp;quot;&#039;Transformers 3&#039; takes over Milwaukee Art Museum&amp;quot;], Journal Sentinel Online, July 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, Detroit&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;detroit&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/107775-photos-from-the-detroit-transformers-3-set &amp;quot;Photos From the Detroit Transformers 3 Set&amp;quot;], SuperHeroHype.com, September 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, [[Washington, D.C.]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;militaryextras&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=473674758199&amp;amp;id=114648515718 US Department of Defense casting call for &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;], October 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and Angkor Wat in Cambodia.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;angkor&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.akp.gov.kh/?p=1184 &amp;quot;&#039;Transformers 3&#039; To Be Shot in Cambodia&amp;quot;], Agence Kampuchea Presse, January 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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For the scene where Lennox and his soldier jump out of a V-22 Osprey using wingsuits, Michael Bay used real parachutists and thus avoided unnecessary CG effects. In fact, he had been inspired for this scene in the first place by watching the parachutists in their wingsuits on television&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;wingsuits&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://blog.movies.yahoo.com/blog/1498-transformers-wingsuits-no-cgi-required Yahoo! Movies article on the wingsuit parachutists], June 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and wrote the scene with the intention of using the parachutists in the movie.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bayvisit&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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For the Apollo 11 moon landing mission in the flashback sequence at the beginning of the movie, astronauts [[Neil Armstrong]] and [[Buzz Aldrin]] are played by actors Don Jeanes and Cory Tucker, respectively. In the present day timeline, Aldrin himself appears briefly as his own older self.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;aldrin&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://movies.yahoo.com/news/yahoo-contributor-network/astronaut-buzz-aldrin-hangs-out-with-optimus-prime-transformers-dark-moon Yahoo! Movies article on Buzz Aldrin&#039;s appearance in DOTM], July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Over 500 cars were destroyed in the making of &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;, all of them damaged property from insurance companies intended for destruction.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;baych&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Two accidents happened during shooting: In September 2010, while shooting in East Chicago, Indiana, a female extra was severely injured when a stunt scene went wrong, leaving her with permanent brain damage, the left side of her body paralyzed and her left eye stitched shut. Paramount was subsequently sued for damages by the victim&#039;s family.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;extrastunt&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-10-05/news/ct-met-transformers-lawsuit-20101005_1_gabriela-cedillo-stunt-welding Chicago tibune article on the injured extra and the subsequent lawsuit], October 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; She was eventually granted an $18.5 million settlement in May of 2012.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;settlement&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.tmz.com/2012/05/23/transfomers-3-injured-extra-gets-18-million-settlement/ TMZ story about Gabriela Cedillo&#039;s settlement]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; As a consequence, part of the scene of the car chase battle in Washington, D.C. (which would have included the shoot that had led to the accident) was instead &amp;quot;[[Stock footage|borrowed]]&amp;quot; from Michael Bay&#039;s 2005 film &#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia:The Island (2005 film)|The Island]]&#039;&#039;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;island1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/07/04/transformers-3-re-uses-car-crash-from-the-island &amp;quot;Transformers 3 Re-Uses Car Crash From The Island&amp;quot;], IGN Movies, July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; While shooting in Washington, D.C., in October 2010, one of the Chevrolet Camaro prop cars that served as Bumblebee&#039;s [[alternate mode]] crashed into a [[Wikipedia: Metropolitan Police|Metropolitan Police]] SUV. Nobody was seriously injured this time.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;camarocrash&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://jalopnik.com/5661321/bumblebee-smashes-cop-car-in-yet-another-transformers-3-accident Jalopnik article on the Camaro crash], October 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Hasbro would later &amp;quot;commemorate&amp;quot; this event with the [[Toys&amp;quot;R&amp;quot;Us]] [[exclusive]] [[Cyberverse]] &amp;quot;Cybertronian Warriors&amp;quot; multi-pack.&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; is the first of the &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; movies to be released in 3D. Despite early considerations to shoot the movie in 2D and convert it into 3D later, Michael Bay ultimately shot 60% of the film in native 3D, another 15% were done digitally, and the rest was shot in 2D and converted later. [[James Cameron]] assisted Michael Bay with the 3D effects. The movie&#039;s budget amounted to $195 million, which is about the same budget &#039;&#039;Revenge of the Fallen&#039;&#039; had. About $30 million went into the 3D effects.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;cameron&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/michael-bay-reveals-james-camerons-191774 &amp;quot;Michael Bay Reveals James Cameron&#039;s Secret Role in the Making of &#039;Transformers&#039;&amp;quot;], The Hollywood Reporter, May 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Sponsors and partners ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Hasbro ====&lt;br /&gt;
Hasbro, licensor of the [[Transformers brand]], hoped that the third movie would once again boost toy sales, after profits had dropped in the first quarter of 2011.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;hasbroq12011&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Hasbro-1Q-profit-drops-71-pct-apf-664090076.html?x=0&amp;amp;.v=11 Yahoo! Finance article about weak Hasbro toy sales in 2011&#039;s first quarter], April 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; For the second quarter of 2011, Hasbro reported a net revenue growth of 23 percent to $908.5 million, citing brands such as &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;Beyblade&#039;&#039; as the main sources of the increased income.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;hasbro2nsq&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Hasbro-Reports-Revenue-and-bw-4063497156.html?x=0&amp;amp;.v=1 &amp;quot;Hasbro Reports Revenue and Earnings Growth for the Second Quarter 2011&amp;quot;], Yahoo! Finance, July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==== US military and NASA ====&lt;br /&gt;
Like the previous two movies, &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; featured real military personnel as extras, supported by the US Department of Defense.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;militaryextras&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; Shooting locations were Hurlburt Field and [[Edwards Air Force Base]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;hurlburt&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.shadowspear.com/special-operations-entertainment/105725-transformers-filmed-at-hurlburt.html &amp;quot;&#039;Transformers 3 Filmed at Hurlburt, 1SOW Included as &#039;Extras&#039;&amp;quot;], ShadowSpear Special Operations, July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In addition, &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; was also supported by NASA, and NASA employees appear as extras in the movie as well.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nasa&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.space.com/12142-transformers-film-nasa-space-program-touches.html &amp;quot;&#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&#039; Has Real-Life NASA Touches&amp;quot;], Space.com, July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==== General Motors and other car manufacturers ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[General Motors]] once again provided several vehicles. All recurring Autobots retain their [[alternate mode]]s from &#039;&#039;Revenge of the Fallen&#039;&#039; despite some minor tweaks, such as Sideswipe now being a convertible, and Bumblebee now sporting a rear spoiler. Once again, the cooperation was mutual, with General Motors using Bumblebee for TV commercials. The first of those, aired during the 2011 Super Bowl, also revealed some minor tweaks to Bumblebee&#039;s robot mode.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bumblebeead1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2011/02/-bumblebee-appears-in-a-chevrolet-camaro-super-bowl-ad/1 &amp;quot;&#039;Bumblebee&#039; appears in Chevrolet&#039;s Super Bowl ad&amp;quot;], USA Today, February 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bumblebeead2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.autoblog.com/2011/06/06/chevy-drops-new-ad-touting-transformers-3-tie-in/ &amp;quot;Video: Chevy drops new ad touting Transformers 3 tie-in&amp;quot;], Autoblog.com, June 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; According to Chevrolet, the &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; movies notably affect car sales, as about ten percent of all Camaros sold in the preceding year were yellow, twice as many as with other models.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;carstarscast&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/transformers-dark-moon-how-sequels-204557 &amp;quot;&#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&#039;: How the Sequel&#039;s Star Cars Were Cast&amp;quot;], The Hollywood Reporter, June 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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New additions for &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; are a Ferrari 458 Italia  and a Mercedes-Benz E550 as Autobots ([[Mirage (Movie)|Dino]] and [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]], respectively) and a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG as a Decepticon ([[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]). In the movie, both Autobots sport names which aren&#039;t recycled from existing Hasbro toys. In the Ferrari&#039;s case, the reason for this is that Hasbro&#039;s greatest competitor, Mattel, has an exclusive license for Ferrari toys.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ferrarimattel&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.ferrari.com/English/Pages/Mattel.aspx Mattel license information], Ferrari.com.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nelsonnomirage&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/409844-mirage-no-longer-name-red-italia-dotm-3.html#post6103423 Michael Bay&#039;s website admin, Nelson Lauren, explaining why the Ferrari isn&#039;t named &amp;quot;Mirage&amp;quot;], TFW2005, May 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;quot;Dino&amp;quot; is named in reference to [[Wikipedia: Alfredo Ferrari|Alfredo &amp;quot;Dino&amp;quot; Ferrari]], as per Ferrari&#039;s request. The Mercedes-Benz E550, meanwhile, was specifically customized for the movie.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;e550tuning&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.eurotuner.com/news/eurp_1102_mercedes_benz_e550_for_next_transformers_movie/index.html &amp;quot;Mercedes-Benz E550 for Next Transformers Movie - Web Exclusive&amp;quot;], Eurotuner.com, February 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;quot;Que&amp;quot; is named in homage to [[Wikipedia:Q (James Bond)|Q]] from [[Wikipedia:James Bond|James Bond]]. A Maybach 62S Landaulet is also featured in the movie, albeit not as a Transformer, but merely as a regular car used by [[Seymour Simmons]] and his assistant [[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]].&lt;br /&gt;
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Unlike Optimus Prime, whose alternate mode was not licensed for any of the three movies, the Rosenbauer Panther 6x6 airport fire truck used for [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] was officially provided by the Rosenbauer International AG and entirely repainted specifically for the film, at a cost of thousands of dollars, as real-world aircraft fire-fighting vehicles are required by FAA regulations to have a much lighter color scheme, which didn&#039;t appeal to director [[Michael Bay]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;rosenbauer&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.rosenbaueramerica.com/press/2011/06/rosenbauer-panther-6x6-to-be-f/ Rosenbauer America press release, June 28, 2011]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Since the heavily armed Chevrolet Impalas that serve as the [[Wrecker|Wreckers&#039;]] alternate modes are directly based on existing NASCAR race cars, the prop versions of [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]], [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]], and [[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]] made an appearance at [[2011]] Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on [[February 20]], four month before the movie&#039;s release, appearing both off the track as display cars, and on the track, participating in the ceremonial first lap.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;daytona&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.hendrickmotorsports.com/news/photos/2011/02/18/TRANSFORMERS-cars-on-display-at-Daytona &amp;quot;&#039;TRANSFORMERS&#039; cars on display at Daytona&amp;quot;], Hendrick Motorsports, February 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Director Michael Bay, actor [[Josh Duhamel]] and actress [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]] also attended the event, and during the television broadcast of the race, a new &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; television spot was aired.&lt;br /&gt;
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==== Other product placement ====&lt;br /&gt;
As always, various companies have their products and names prominently displayed throughout the movie, such as [[Wikipedia:Northrop Grumman|Northrop Grumman]], [[CNN]], [[Fox News Channel|Fox News]], [[Wikipedia:Cisco|Cisco]] and [[Wikipedia:Superfund|Superfund]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;brands1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.brandchannel.com/brandcameo_films.asp?movie_year_az=2011 &amp;quot;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&amp;quot;] at brandchannel.com.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Paper manufacturer Double A also cooperated with Paramount and even had Michael Bay direct a commercial that features scenes from &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;, notably [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;paper&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/167497-transformers-featured-in-double-a-paper-ad &amp;quot;Transformers Featured in Double A Paper Ad&amp;quot;] at SuperHeroHype, June 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Of particular note is the large number of Chinese brands such as [[Wikipedia:Lenovo|Lenovo]], [[Wikipedia:Yili Group|Yili]] Shuhua Milk, [[Wikipedia:Metersbonwe Group|Metersbonwe]] Mtee shirts and [[Wikipedia:TCL Corporation|TCL]] HDTV screens.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;chinesebrands&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://advertising.chinasmack.com/2011/transformers-the-rise-of-chinese-product-placement.html &amp;quot;Transformers: The Rise Of Chinese Product Placement&amp;quot;] at Chinasmack.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;brands2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.brandchannel.com/home/post/2011/07/05/Brandcameo-070411-Transformers-3.aspx &amp;quot;Transformers 3 Product Placement: If Tom Hanks Gets a Pass, Michael Bay Does Not&amp;quot;] at brandchannel, July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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For [[Wikipedia:Nokia|Nokia]], the product placement turned out to be dated by the time the movie came out, as a mobile phone featured in the movie ran on [[Wikipedia:Symbian|Symbian]], despite Nokia mostly dropping Symbian as an operating system due to their recent partnership with [[Wikipedia:Microsoft|Microsoft]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nokiaobit&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.thenoisecast.com/2011/07/nokia-x7-product-placement-in-transformers-3-feels-like-an-obituary/ &amp;quot;Nokia X7 Product Placement In Transformers 3 Feels Like An Obituary&amp;quot;], Noisecast, July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Changes before, during and after production ===&lt;br /&gt;
* In an interview with the Los Angeles Times in June 2009, Michael Bay suggested that [[Ramon Rodriguez]] would reprise his role as [[Leo Spitz]] from &#039;&#039;Revenge of the Fallen&#039;&#039; for the third movie.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bayramon&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2009/06/30/ramon-rodriguez-will-have-bigger-role-in-third-transformers-movie-bay-hints/ &amp;quot;Ramon Rodriguez will have bigger role in third ‘Transformers’ movie, Bay hints&amp;quot;], Los Angeles Times, June 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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* As stated above, [[Megan Fox]] was originally intended to reprise her role as [[Mikaela Banes]] from the previous two movies. She was still spotted on the &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; set during the previsualization stage in May 2010&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;foxonset&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;, but was fired from the production shortly afterwards due to a falling out with director [[Michael Bay]]. [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]]&#039;s character of [[Carly Spencer]] was written in as a replacement, though the fact that her part was originally written for Mikaela still shows in some parts: For example, Carly is overseeing [[Dylan Gould|Dylan]]&#039;s car collection, which could be viewed as an extension of Mikaela&#039;s history with working with cars. Furthermore, Sam and Carly not only have [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] (who had been previously &amp;quot;domesticated&amp;quot; by Mikaela) as a &amp;quot;pet&amp;quot;, but also her dog [[Bonecrusher (dog)|Bonecrusher]] (played by Michael Bay&#039;s eponymous real-life dog).&lt;br /&gt;
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*In January 2010, actor James Avery claimed in an interview that he would be playing a new Autobot named &amp;quot;Silverbolt&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;avery&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://unscripted.ca/episodes/show/136 James Avery interview on Unscripted], January 2010&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In June 2010, representatives of James Avery, responding to a bizarre rumor that he had passed away, confirmed that the actor was indeed alive and would be playing Silverbolt in &#039;&#039;Transformers 3&#039;&#039;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.examiner.com/entertainment-in-national/uncle-phil-james-avery-isn-t-dead-after-all James Avery isn&#039;t dead after all], The Examiner, June 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Despite this, neither Avery nor Silverbolt ultimately appear in &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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* In January of 2011, an Idaho newspaper&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://magicvalley.com/news/local/article_d4f374a4-d960-5589-8d0c-be37df66fc40.html?mode=story &amp;quot;Rupert&#039;s Fagerbakke finds a voice that is truly golden&amp;quot;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; announced voice actor [[Bill Fagerbakke]] as the voice of a &amp;quot;Chevy Impala stock car&amp;quot; that would appear in &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; (presumably meaning one of the three [[Wrecker]]s, who share that base altmode). Why Fagerbakke did not end up voicing any of the Wreckers in the final cut of the film is unknown.&lt;br /&gt;
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* Shockwave&#039;s original voice actor, [[Corey Burton]], expressed that he had no interest in voicing him for &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;, explaining &amp;quot;[I] have practically no interest in that kind of mega-budget movie enterprise involvement&amp;quot; and that the inspiration for his Shockwave voice, [[wikipedia:David Warner (actor)|David Warner]], was rumored to have been considered.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.coreyburton.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?p=2707&amp;amp;highlight=#2707 Corey Burton&#039;s message board post.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In the end, Shockwave&#039;s almost-entirely-wordless-snarl-based role would have been something of a waste of Warner; the role ultimately went to Frank Welker. There&#039;s a nice touch of symmetry in the casting, with Welker taking over a Burton-originated role not long after Burton took on a Welker-originated character in [[Megatron (Animated)|&#039;&#039;Animated&#039;&#039; Megatron]].&lt;br /&gt;
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* In an earlier draft of the movie&#039;s script, Megatron is sincere when he offers Optimus Prime a truce at the end. Optimus accepts, and Megatron and the remaining Decepticons leave Earth to rebuild Cybertron. This ending is used for the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|novelization]] and the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation|comic adaptation]], according to Nelson, the ending was changed because the studio didn&#039;t want the adaptations to share the same ending with the film.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/members/nelson-47919.html#vmessage284191&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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* Furthermore, it was originally supposed to be [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage/&amp;quot;Dino&amp;quot;]] rather than [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack/&amp;quot;Que&amp;quot;]] who would have been executed by [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] in Chicago. This version made it into the comic adaptation and the [[Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel|junior novelization]].&lt;br /&gt;
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* Another scrapped death for Mirage is seen in the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|novelization]], in where he&#039;s decapicated by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. His severed head is subsequently used by Soundwave to mock the Autobots before they are about to get executed.&lt;br /&gt;
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* [[The Twins]], [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]], were originally supposed to return for &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;, and to die at the hands of Sentinel Prime shortly after Ironhide. Even though [[General Motors]] provided two Chevrolet Sparks to serve as their alternate modes&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;chevyspark&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.leftlanenews.com/chevrolet-spark-transformers-3.html Left Lane News article on two Chevrolet Sparks spotted on the DOTM set], May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; which were still spotted on the set as late as October 2010&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dcparking&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2010/10/transformers-3-dc-parking-lot-gallery.html &amp;quot;Transformers 3 DC Parking Lot Gallery&amp;quot;], Transformers Live Action Movie Blog, October 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, the two were mostly edited out of the final movie (their vehicle modes can barely be glimpsed in a few brief shots). Michael Bay even went so far as to offer a $25,000 reward for anyone who would see the Twins &amp;quot;perform&amp;quot; in the movie.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;reward&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://collider.com/transformers-3-twins-skids-mudflap-michael-bay/91104/ Collider.com article on Michael Bay&#039;s &amp;quot;reward&amp;quot; for spotting Skids and Mudflap &amp;quot;perform&amp;quot; in DOTM], May 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In the novelization and the comic adaptation, Skids and Mudflap still appear.&lt;br /&gt;
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* Another plot point that was apparently dropped was an anti-Autobot sentiment among the human populace. Graffiti with a crossed out Autobot [[insignia|logo]] with the words &amp;quot;go home&amp;quot; below it showed up in several set photos.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;gohome1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2010/05/transformers-3-filming-with-twins.html Photos from the set in Sherman Oaks, California] at the Transformers Live Action Movie Blog, May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;gohome2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/possible-tf3-plot-point-revealed-autobots-go-home/19188/ Photos from the Chicago set] at Seibertron.com, July 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In the movie, Congress instantly passes a law exiling the Autobots from Earth following Sentinel Prime&#039;s ultimatum.&lt;br /&gt;
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* Early working names included &amp;quot;[[Ultra Magnus (disambiguation)|Ultra Magnus]]&amp;quot; for [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;chicagocall&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2011/06/chicgo-call-sheet-for-ultra-magnus.html &amp;quot;Chicago Call Sheet For Ultra Magnus&amp;quot;], Transformers Live Action Movie Blog, June 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, &amp;quot;Enzo&amp;quot; (after [[Wikipedia:Enzo Ferrari|Enzo Ferrari]])&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;callsheet2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://tilallaremine.wordpress.com/2011/07/01/dark-of-the-moon-call-sheets/ Dark of the Moon Call Sheets!] at Til All Are Mine blog, July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and &amp;quot;Rush&amp;quot; for Mirage/&amp;quot;Dino&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;[[Warpath (disambiguation)|Warpath]]&amp;quot; for both [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]] and [[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]], &amp;quot;Tempest&amp;quot; for Topspin, &amp;quot;[[Flash (disambiguation)|Flash]]&amp;quot; for [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]], &amp;quot;[[Dreadwind (disambiguation)|Dreadwind]]&amp;quot; for [[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]], &amp;quot;[[Hooligan]]&amp;quot; for [[Crowbar]], &amp;quot;[[Dirtbag]]&amp;quot; for [[Hatchet]], &amp;quot;[[Blitzwing (disambiguation)|Blitzwing]]&amp;quot; for [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]], &amp;quot;[[Breakdown (disambiguation)|Breakdown]]&amp;quot; for Soundwave&#039;s new vehicular design, &amp;quot;Colossus&amp;quot; for the [[Driller]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nizzi&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.joshnizzi.com/TF3.htm Josh Nizzi DOTM concepts.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, &amp;quot;Buzzard&amp;quot; for [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]], &amp;quot;[[Undermine]]&amp;quot; for [[Igor]] and &amp;quot;[[Steeljaw (disambiguation)|Steeljaw]]&amp;quot; for Wheeljack/&amp;quot;Que&amp;quot;. However, it&#039;s quite possible a few of these were code names used to keep character identities a secret during production as images of Megatron&#039;s new cloak obscured face refer to the character as &amp;quot;Cyclonus&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;wburt&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://conceptartworld.com/?p=8388 Wesley Burt DOTM concepts.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:DOTM-SentinelPrimetrailer.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Colour me your colour, baby&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Colour me your car&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Colour me your colour, darling&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;I know who you are]]&lt;br /&gt;
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* Roadbuster was originally intended to have [[Wikipedia:Jeff Gordon|Jeff Gordon]]&#039;s #24 [[Wikipedia:DuPont|DuPont]]-sponsored Chevrolet Impala as his alternate mode, rather than [[Wikipedia:Dale_Earnhardt,_Jr.|Dale Earnhardt, Jr.]]&#039;s #88 Impala sponsored by [[Wikipedia:AMP Energy|AMP Energy]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nizzi&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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* Que/Wheeljack&#039;s head was once considered to be based on [[Wikipedia:Christopher Lloyd|Christopher Lloyd]]&#039;s [[Wikipedia:Emmett Brown|Doc Brown]] from the [[Wikipedia:Back to the Future trilogy|&#039;&#039;Back to the Future&#039;&#039; movies]], rather than [[Wikipedia:Albert Einstein|Albert Einstein]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;wburt&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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* The Wreckers were originally intended to have a robot pet dog, whose working names also included &amp;quot;Warpath&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nizzi&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; Hasbro released a toy of the dog with the [[Human Alliance]] version of Leadfoot, named &amp;quot;[[Steeljaw (DOTM)|Steeljaw]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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* In an interview with MTV.com, actors [[Shia LaBeouf]] and [[John Malkovich]] hinted at at some smaller scenes that were cut from the final edit of the movie. In addition to some add-libbing by the actors, one scene would have featured Malkovich&#039;s character, [[Bruce Brazos]], attempting to get Carly&#039;s phone number.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;deletedmtv&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1666772/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-dvd-deleted-scenes.jhtml MTV.com on deleted scenes], July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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* In the original teaser trailer for &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; that was released in December 2010, the opening scene that featured [[Neil Armstrong]] and [[Buzz Aldrin]] investigate the &#039;&#039;[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]&#039;&#039; on the moon had Sentinel Prime sport a gold and silver color scheme. For the final movie, his base color was changed to red.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Leaks and disinformation===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:DOTMgameSoundwave.jpg|thumb|300px|right|What you&#039;re about to see is totally classified.]]&lt;br /&gt;
The movie&#039;s title, then &amp;quot;Transformers: &#039;&#039;The&#039;&#039; Dark of the Moon&amp;quot;, was first discovered on October 6, 2010 via listings for childrens&#039; books on [http://www.amazon.com/ Amazon.com]. The title was further confirmed by a whois check for &amp;quot;www.transformersdarkofthemoonmovie.com&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-3-title-revealed-170697/ Transformers 3 Title Revealed?] @ TFW2005.com&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; On October 31, the official website for all three movies, [http://www.transformersmovie.com/ transformersmovie.com], was updated to show the &#039;&#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; logo as well as international release dates.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] was heavily touted as the new main villain, no doubt in an attempt to conceal [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]&#039;s unexpected betrayal halfway through the movie. A piece of information that commonly popped up in media coverage was the claim that Shockwave was the ruler of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] while the other Autobots and Decepticons were duking it out on Earth.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;pushpops&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-3-plot-summary-revealed-170756/ &amp;quot;Transformers 3 Plot Summary Revealed&amp;quot;], TFW2005, October 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The last bit could be written off as a case of [[Wikipedia:Chinese whispers|chinese whisper]]: Shockwave got announced as the villain for &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;, mainstream media (such as USA Today&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;usatodayswitch&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2010-06-11-Transformers11_ST_N.htm &amp;quot;Next &#039;Transformers&#039; is due for a switch&amp;quot;], USA Today, June 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;) who aren&#039;t versed in Transformers lore looked up the character, found out about his &#039;&#039;[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]&#039;&#039; [[Shockwave (G1)|namesake]]&#039;s role in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]], included it as a piece of trivia to show they did their research, and then the trivia note got picked up as gospel by other media. Nevertheless, it was included in the &#039;&#039;official plot summary&#039;&#039; by Paramount&#039;s German branch (which also claimed that &#039;&#039;Shockwave&#039;&#039; was the robot discovered inside the &#039;&#039;[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]&#039;&#039; as seen in the trailer).&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;germansite&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.transformers3-film.de/ Official German DOTM site] including faulty plot summary.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:TF3HasbroSoundwaveBio.JPG|thumb|300px|left|If you breathe a word of what you see in here, you will do time for treason.]]Michael Bay and other official parties tried &#039;&#039;really&#039;&#039; hard to suppress the plot twist of the silver Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG given to [[Carly Spencer|Carly]] by [[Dylan Gould|Dylan]] turning out to be the new [[alternate mode]] of [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]. After the Mercedes had been spotted on the set, with [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]] exiting it&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;mercedesset&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=67518 DOTM Set Photos], ComingSoon.net, July 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, the first hint that it was more than meets the eye came with the trailer for the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|video game]], which showed Soundwave&#039;s robot mode with car [[kibble]] such as wheels that heavily resembled those of the Mercedes. In addition, [[Rising Storm issue 3|issue 3]] of &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Rising Storm]]&#039;&#039; depicted Soundwave&#039;s robot mode not only with car kibble, but with a Mercedes star on his chest. Despite this, director Michael Bay insisted that the Mercedes was simply Carly&#039;s car, claiming that &amp;quot;Mercedes would never let us make their car into a bad Decepticon. Car company&#039;s {{sic}} really frown on that. I can&#039;t say what the game company and comics do that&#039;s their own thing. They don&#039;t have the same constraints movies do. It&#039;s Carly&#039;s car.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;baynomerc&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?8724-Update-Is-Soundwave-the-silver-Mercedes-on-set-of-DOTM&amp;amp;p=169598&amp;amp;viewfull=1#post169598 Michael Bay&#039;s response to the fan theory that Soundwave is the Silver Mercedes.], April 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; On April 19, 2011, an event for promoting the &#039;&#039;Spider-Man: Edge of Time&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; video games was held in London. As part of this, [[High Moon Studios]] released promotional stills from the &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; game, one of which depicted Soundwave&#039;s new robot mode, again with Mercedes parts. However, a news embargo was enforced on the attending press, which was broken by South African video game site [http://egamer.co.za egamer].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;egamera&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://egamer.co.za/2011/05/exclusive-hands-on-transformers-dark-of-the-moon/ egamer&#039;s preview of the &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; video game]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The site was soon asked to take down the article and images, as were various &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; fan sites that had reported on the article and mirrored the images. On May 2, 2011, Hasbro&#039;s [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/ official Transformers website] was given a massive overhaul, including the addition of the new [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/cybertronian-database.cfm Vector Sigma database]. The entry for Soundwave initially identified his alternate mode as a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, but was soon changed to &amp;quot;satellite&amp;quot;. On May 3, 2011, the embargo for the video game article and promotional stills was finally lifted, allowing sites to freely show the image of Soundwave&#039;s new robot mode.&lt;br /&gt;
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On May 5, 2011, several weeks before the trade paperback collection&#039;s official release, preview pages from [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]&#039;s [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation|&#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; comic adaptation]] were discovered on [http://www.amazon.com/ Amazon.com]. Through some bizarre system error, &#039;&#039;several dozen pages&#039;&#039; were made available, which included the major plot twist of Sentinel Prime showing his true colors and killing [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. Unsurprisingly, this discovery was quickly posted on several major Transformers [[fandom|fan sites]], often without a spoiler warning.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
* A 126-page script for the movie was leaked in December 2009&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.allspark.com/content/view/6435/20/ The Allspark: Transformers News Movie Comics Animated - Script Treatment for Transformers 3? Bogus or Not, Here You Go!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, causing much discussion among the fandom. It was later confirmed as fake.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6532 Script]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* When word hit that [[Megan Fox]] was off the picture, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VTs5ESycpY Heidi Montag] put an &amp;quot;audition&amp;quot; for her part on YouTube.  [http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/114ce28ddd/sir-ben-kingsley-shows-up-heidi-montag Sir Ben Kingsley] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4FZeucBO0c Ashton Kutcher] made fun of her, because life is rad.&lt;br /&gt;
* Several concepts that had been established by the [[Transformers (film)|first movie]] were (more or less) dropped with &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; in favor or a more traditional, &#039;&#039;[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]&#039;&#039;-esque approach:&lt;br /&gt;
** In the 2007 movie, the Autobots arrive on Earth in &amp;quot;[[Protoform]]&amp;quot; entry modes (which was subsequently used as the basis for the Decepticons&#039; arrival in [[Planetfall (Movie)|Planetfall]]). Prior to the release of the movie, screenwriter [[Roberto Orci]] defended this choice over the use of a spaceship such as the &#039;&#039;Ark&#039;&#039; by asking why &amp;quot;aliens who moonlight as vehicles need other vehicles to travel&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;orcitravel&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://tformers.com/Ark-Not-Making-An-Appearance-In-the-Movie/6513/news.html TFormers quoting Roberto Orci], because Don Murphy&#039;s board can only be read by registered members.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He somewhat changed his mind after the movie had been released, however.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;orciship&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=388596&amp;amp;postcount=271 Roberto Orci on the Transformers Live Action Movie Boards], July 2007.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; After the Decepticons&#039; ship, the &#039;&#039;[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]&#039;&#039;, had made an appearance in &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; not only introduces the movieverse version of the &#039;&#039;[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]&#039;&#039;, but also reveals that all the new Autobots who have been on Earth since before &#039;&#039;Revenge of the Fallen&#039;&#039; had arrived in their own spaceship, the &#039;&#039;[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]&#039;&#039;, making the notion of individual Transformers traveling through space as &amp;quot;comets&amp;quot; an exception rather than the rule.&lt;br /&gt;
** Furthermore, &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; largely abandons the idea of Transformers having all their weapons integrated into their bodies in favor of more traditional, separate weapons. For example, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], who had blades and hooks emerging from his forearms in the previous two movies now stores all his weapons (including an axe) as accessories inside his trailer. Also, Ironhide, whose cannons were previously affixed to his arms, now sports handheld firearms instead. Even Megatron, whose [[fusion cannon]] previously grew out of his arms, now has an ordinary hand-held shotgun. Though it can be argued that Optimus still has his swords in his arms during the Chicago battle, and both Ironhide and Megatron lost their integrated weapons in the previous film, the general change is still noticeable. The only ones who still seem to have the same converting arm cannons as in the previous movies are Bumblebee, Ratchet, and Starscream.&lt;br /&gt;
* Another change from the previous movies (though not rooted in &#039;&#039;Generation 1&#039;&#039;) is that Transformers that take damage in battle now spill a red liquid that is very obviously meant to resemble human blood.&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] finally achieves a certain consistency between his two primary modes: Ever since his upgrade to a modern Camaro in &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; (2007), his [[license plate]] had alternated between &amp;quot;900 STRA&amp;quot; in vehicle mode and &amp;quot;4NZZ 454&amp;quot; in robot mode. &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; finally uses &amp;quot;900 STRA&amp;quot; for the robot mode as well. Hasbro&#039;s toys, which had previously favored the CG robot model&#039;s &amp;quot;4NZZ 454&amp;quot; (barring the occasional &amp;quot;4NZZ&#039;&#039;&#039;Z&#039;&#039;&#039; 454&amp;quot; flub), follow suit.&lt;br /&gt;
*Speaking of license plates: [[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]]&#039;s Maybach 62S Landaulet sports a German license plate, &amp;quot;&#039;&#039;&#039;S MM 6201&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;quot;, registered in the city of Stuttgart. In reality, that plate is registered to the manufacturer and used for promotional photos.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;maybach&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/update--transformers-3-rumor--who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-170533/ Set photos and promo photos of the Maybach 62S Landaulet] at TFW2005.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*Michael Bay&#039;s private Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A jet (registration number N4500X) has a cameo in the movie as [[Charlotte Mearing]]&#039;s plane.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Foreign names===&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Japanese:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers/Darkside Moon&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (トランスフォーマー/ダークサイド・ムーン &#039;&#039;Toransufōmā/Dāku Saido Mūn&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Cantonese:&#039;&#039; (&amp;lt;!--Hong Kong, --&amp;gt;變形金剛: 黑月降臨, &amp;quot;Transformers: The Arrival of the Black Moon&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Finnish:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers: Kuun pimeä puoli&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (&amp;quot;Transformers: The Dark Side of the Moon&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;French:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers 3: La Face cachée de la Lune&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (&amp;quot;Transformers 3: The Hidden Side of the Moon&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;German:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers 3&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Mandarin:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Biàn-hsín Jīn-gāng Sān&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (Taiwan, 變形金剛３, &amp;quot;Transformers 3&amp;quot;), &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Biànxíng Jīngāng: Yuè Hēi zhī Shí&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (China, 变形金刚：月黑之时, &amp;quot;Transformers: The Time When the Moon Becomes Black&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Polish:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers 3&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Portuguese:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers: O Lado Oculto da Lua&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (&amp;quot;Transformers: The Hidden Side of the Moon&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Russian:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformery 3: Tjomnaja storona Luny&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (Трансформеры 3: Тёмная сторона Луны, &amp;quot;Transformers 3: The Dark Side of the Moon&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Serbian:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers 3: Tama Meseca&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (&amp;quot;Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Spanish:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers: El Lado Oscuro de la Luna&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (America, &amp;quot;Transformers: The Dark Side of the Moon&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Swedish:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers 3&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Footnotes==&lt;br /&gt;
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==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.transformersmovie.com/ Official &#039;&#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; website]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/paramount/transformersdarkofthemoon/ Trailers.Apple.com &#039;&#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; page]&lt;br /&gt;
* Designer portfolios: [http://www.joshnizzi.com/TF3.htm Josh Nizzi], [http://www.warrenmanser.com/WarrenManser.com/PORTFOLIO_M/Pages/TRANSFORMERS_3.html Warren Manser], [http://www.joelchang.com/index.php?/projects/transformers-dark-of-the-moon/ Joel Chang], [http://conceptartworld.com/?p=8293 The Aaron Sims Company] (at Concept Art World), [http://conceptartworld.com/?p=8388 Wesley Burt] (at Concept Art World), [http://massiveblack.com/MBwebolution/blog/?p=301 Massive Black], [http://www.ghull.com/#/125195 George Hull]&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:DOTM-OPportraitposter.jpg|thumb|right|250px|&amp;quot;Of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|my friend]], I can only say this: of all the souls I have encountered, he was the most... human.&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; is the third film in the [[live-action film series]]. It was released in 3D and IMAX at 9PM on [[June 28]], [[2011]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;open3D&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2011/06/18/see-dark-of-the-moon-one-day-earlier-on-imax-3d/ See Dark Of The Moon One Day Earlier on IMAX 3D | MichaelBay]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and in wide release on [[June 29]], [[2011]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;open&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.deadline.com/2011/05/paramount-moving-up-transformers-3/ Paramount Moving Up ‘T’formers 3′ Release – Deadline.com]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; in the United States, and between [[June 29]] and July 1 for other markets.&lt;br /&gt;
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The film is set three years after the events of &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]&#039;&#039;. The Autobots continue to work for NEST, but no longer in secret, and for the goal of keeping peace between humans by taking out volatile overseas political targets. But after discovering a strange artifact during a mission in Chernobyl, it becomes apparent to Optimus Prime that the United States government has been less than forthright with them. &lt;br /&gt;
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And SCENE!&lt;br /&gt;
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{{bigquote|Aw, shit, I seen this one. It&#039;s the one where [[Spock]] goes nuts.|Wheelie|&#039;&#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Synopsis==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Dotm-Arkreflection.jpg|left|thumb|250px|&amp;quot;Wha... this is the finest engine room in the whole Starfleet!&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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In the distant past, during the latter days of the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] civil war, [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] attempted to leave the planet with groundbreaking technology on board the &#039;&#039;[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]&#039;&#039;. However, his ship was shot down by the Decepticons and, after being sent hurling through space for a while, eventually crashed on the [[Earth|Earth&#039;s]] [[Moon (moon)|moon]] in 1961. The crash is noticed by the humans on Earth, leading to the [[Wikipedia:Space Race|Space Race]] under President [[John F. Kennedy]]. Landing on the Moon as part of the [[Apollo 11]] mission in 1969, astronauts [[Neil Armstrong]] and [[Buzz Aldrin]] use several minutes of [[radio]] silence to investigate the spaceship and discover that Mankind is not alone in space.&lt;br /&gt;
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In the present day, the Autobots are still part of [[NEST]], cooperating with the [[United States military|US Armed Forces]]. They have also begun to help humanity in it&#039;s local conflicts, as [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]], [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]], and [[Mirage (Movie)|Dino]] destroy an illegal [[Iran]]ian nuclear facility. On a mission to the [[Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant]], a NEST team led by [[William Lennox|Lt. Col. Lennox]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] discovers an unknown alien fuel cell which had led to the [[Wikipedia:Chernobyl disaster|Chernobyl disaster]]. While trying to secure the cell, they are attacked by the Decepticon [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and his pet, the [[Driller]], who are eventually forced to retreat by Optimus Prime. Meanwhile, [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] kills [[Alexi Voskhod]], who had called NEST to Chernobyl and was secretly working for him. After securing the fuel cell and identifying it as part of the &#039;&#039;Ark&#039;&#039;, Optimus Prime is angry at the humans for not following through with their agreement of sharing all known information relating to Cybertron and its inhabitants. Despite this, he eventually informs his allies and [[Charlotte Mearing]], the [[WIkipedia:Director of National Intelligence|Director of National Intelligence]], about the space bridge technology the &#039;&#039;Ark&#039;&#039; contains. Together with [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], Optimus travels to the Moon, where they find Sentinel Prime inside the ship. Retrieving him along with four pillars of the space bridge and the accompanying control pillar, they return to Earth, where Optimus uses the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to reactivate Sentinel Prime. In [[Africa]], Decepticon leader [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (still recovering from wounds [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|suffered]] in [[Egypt]]) meets with his lieutenants [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]. Upon learning that the Autobots have recovered Sentinel and the pillars, Megatron orders Soundwave and Laserbeak to terminate their &amp;quot;loose ends&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Meanwhile, [[Sam Witwicky]], the Autobots&#039; human friend, is suffering from everyday problems. Even though President [[Barack Obama]] has awarded him a medal for saving the Earth twice, Sam has trouble finding a job. Together with his new girlfriend [[Carly Spencer]], whom he had met in the [[White House]] (after his former girlfriend [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] had left him), he also gives the stranded Autobots [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] and [[Brains]] a home. After a long search, he finally finds a position as a mail carrier at a telecommunication company named [[Accuretta Systems]]. From his colleague, [[Jerry Wang]], he learns about a conspiracy by humans who collaborate with the Decepticons. Before Jerry can tell Sam more, however, he is killed by Laserbeak.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:DOTM-Sentinelendofyourworld.jpg|right|thumb|300px|&amp;quot;There&#039;s a man out there I haven&#039;t seen in fifteen years who&#039;s trying to kill me.&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Locked out of participating in the investigation by Mearing, Sam turns to [[Seymour Simmons]] for help. Simmons, who has become a millionaire as a writer, and his aide, [[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]], help Sam find out that the Soviets have taken photos of Decepticons removing hundreds of space bridge pillars out of the &#039;&#039;Ark&#039;&#039; even before Apollo 11 had landed on the Moon. Sam and Simmons conclude that the Decepticons had left Sentinel Prime behind on purpose, knowing that only he would be able to activate the space bridge, and only Optimus Prime could reactivate him. Sam is able to warn the Autobots in time so they can protect Sentinel from a Decepticon attack and escort him back to the NEST headquarters. Arriving there, however, Sentinel Prime reveals that he had made a deal with Megatron, knowing that the Autobots could never win the war. After killing [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and several NEST soldiers, Sentinel Prime claims the remaining pillars and escapes. The other Autobots track him down to [[Washington, D.C.]], but before Optimus can stop him, Sentinel activates a space bridge to the Moon. The portal allows Decepticon troops which had remained hidden under the Moon&#039;s surface to reach Earth, forcing the Autobots to retreat.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:DOTM-Moonspacebridge.jpg|thumb|left|280px|&amp;quot;We are one big, happy fleet! Ah, Kirk, my old friend, do you know the Klingon proverb that tells us revenge is a dish that is best served cold? It is &#039;&#039;very&#039;&#039; cold in space.&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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In the meantime, Sam is worried about Carly and searches for her. He finds her with her employer, [[Dylan Gould]], who reveals to Sam that he not only arranged for Sam to get a job with Acuretta, but is also a collaborator with the Decepticons. At their request, his father had used his influence to ensure that [[NASA]] would not conduct any more missions to the Moon. When Sam and Carly attempt to flee, they discover Carly&#039;s car is a disguise for Soundwave, who takes her captive. Dylan instructs Sam to ask Optimus Prime about the Autobots&#039; strategy, otherwise Carly will die. To ensure that Sam will not try to warn the Autobots, he attaches a Decepticon disguised as a watch on Sam&#039;s wrist, and it taps into his nervous system.&lt;br /&gt;
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Meanwhile, Sentinel Prime has given Mankind an ultimatum to exile the Autobots from Earth, since he is only trying to save Cybertron, or so he claims. The US government promptly passes a bill to this effect. Before the Autobots leave Earth aboard their spaceship, the &#039;&#039;[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]&#039;&#039;, Sam asks Optimus about his plan. Optimus replies that there is no plan, and Mankind is on its own now. With all Autobots on board, the &#039;&#039;Xantium&#039;&#039; takes off, but is promptly intercepted by Starscream, who had waited in Earth&#039;s orbit. With the &#039;&#039;Xantium&#039;&#039; destroyed, the Decepticons believe the Autobots to be dead and let Sam go.&lt;br /&gt;
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With the Autobots out of the way, the Decepticons conquer [[Chicago]], kill most of its population and set up the control pillar for the space bridge inside the city, placing the other pillars around the world. Dylan informs Carly that the Decepticons do not intend to return to Cybertron; instead, they want to transport Cybertron into Earth&#039;s orbit, because Earth not only has the necessary resources, but also six billion slaves to rebuild the Transformers&#039; home planet.&lt;br /&gt;
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Sam decides to go to Chicago, where Dylan has taken Carly. Former NEST soldier [[Robert Epps]], who now works for NASA, accompanies him, together with other former NEST members. Upon arrival in Chicago, they are promptly attacked by the Decepticons, but are rescued by Optimus Prime and the other Autobots. Having never intended to leave Earth, they had hidden themselves inside a modified rocket booster that was jettisoned before Starscream destroyed the &#039;&#039;Xantium&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:DOTM Driller vs Prime.jpg|right|thumb|280px|&amp;quot;From Hell&#039;s heart, I stab at thee!&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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The Autobots and the humans soldiers make their way to the skyscraper where Dylan is located in order to destroy the space bridge&#039;s control pillar. Sam and Bumblebee rescue Carly, killing Laserbeak in the process, during which they find a damaged UAV and alert the military to the Decepticons plans. Due to another attack by a team of Decepticons led by Shockwave, the team is separated once more. While the Autobots battle the Decepticons, Epps and his team try to destroy the pillar from another skyscraper. However, they are attacked by Shockwave&#039;s &amp;quot;pet&amp;quot;, the Driller, who brings the skyscraper crashing down. Optimus Prime comes to their aid and destroys the Driller.&lt;br /&gt;
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In the meantime, Lennox and the rest of NEST have managed to make their way into the city using [[wingsuit]]s, and with Lennox&#039;s help, Sam destroys Starscream using weapons provided to him by the Autobots&#039; inventor Que. Meanwhile, the Decepticons have captured several Autobots, but Dylan convinces them not to take prisoners and kill them all. [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] executes Que, and Soundwave moves to kill Bumblebee next, but the Autobots Wheelie and Brains have managed to make one of the Decepticons&#039; ships crash, thereby distracting Soundwave long enough for Bumblebee and the other Autobots to get free. Bumblebee kills Soundwave. NEST soldiers and US Marines snipe the Decepticons, one of which is Barricade. Autobots and Tanks roll in and ambush the Decepticons. While NEST and the Autobots fight the Decepticons and kill most of them, Optimus Prime kills Shockwave and uses his arm cannon to topple over the space bridge&#039;s control pillar, deactivating the bridge.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:DOTMCybertrontransit.jpg|thumb|left|280px|&amp;quot;Earth was created in six days. Now, watch out! Here comes Genesis! We&#039;ll do it for you in six minutes!&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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A fight between Sentinel Prime and Optimus Prime ensues, during which Optimus loses an arm, with Sentinel gaining the upper hand. Carly stumbles across Megatron outside the main battle zone. Having previously witnessed a violent argument between Sentinel Prime and Megatron, she appeals to his pride and makes him realize that he will never be able to rule over Cybertron as long as Sentinel Prime is alive. Infuriated, he intervenes in the battle and turns on Sentinel, declaring that Earth is his planet to rule, and severely damages him. Megatron realized how far he had fallen in power within the past few years, and had decided to once again take his rightful place at the top of the command chain. Meanwhile, Dylan manages to reactivate the toppled pillar, but is attacked by Sam, who hurls him against the pillar, killing him. Subsequently, Bumblebee destroys the pillar for good, thus destroying the space bridge and, presumably, Cybertron with it. Megatron offers Optimus Prime a truce as long he could remain in charge of his Decepticon forces, but Optimus ignores his plea and just as Megatron is about to shoot his shotgun Optimus splits Megatron&#039;s head with an axe. Subsequently, he uses Megatron&#039;s shotgun cannon to kill a weakened Sentinel Prime, who is trying to excuse his actions.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:DOTM Autobots NEST victorious.jpg|thumb|right|280px|&amp;quot;Live long... and prosper...&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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With the battle over, Sam and Carly are reunited, and Simmons takes an opportunity to kiss Mearing, who he still has feelings for, and she has him arrested. With their home planet now forever beyond reach, and the forces of the Decepticons destroyed, the remaining Autobots finally accept Earth as their new home, as Optimus Prime states that the Autobots will always be here, to protect the Earth and all who live on it.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[&#039;Til all are one]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Quotes==&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Mission Control&#039;&#039;&#039;: We are not alone after all, are we? &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Buzz Aldrin&#039;&#039;&#039;: No, sir. We are not alone. &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
:—Buzz Aldrin makes history, and raises the hackles of conspiracy theorists.&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Dino&#039;&#039;&#039;: &amp;quot;He&#039;s in a bad mood. He&#039;s not talking to anybody today.&amp;quot; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Mearing&#039;&#039;&#039;: &amp;quot;What is this, the silent treatment?&amp;quot; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Ironhide&#039;&#039;&#039;: &amp;quot;No, we&#039;ve seen that. This is &#039;&#039;not&#039;&#039; that.&amp;quot; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Que&#039;&#039;&#039;: &amp;quot;Definitely not.&amp;quot; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Ironhide&#039;&#039;&#039;: &amp;quot;This is &#039;&#039;worse&#039;&#039;. Prime! Make something of yourself! (Ironhide smacks Optimus&#039;s roof) He&#039;s pissed.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—NEST discusses Optimus Prime&#039;s foul mood.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Who wants some chicken dinner now, bitch? Huh? &#039;Cause somebody messed with the wrong Wang today!&amp;quot; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Jerry Wang&#039;&#039;&#039;, being crazy. But also awesome.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;The thing about Russians is, they never like to talk. Gonna take a little of the &#039;international language.&#039;&amp;quot; &amp;lt;Doorman opens sliding hatch&amp;gt; &amp;quot;&#039;&#039;Do svidaniya&#039;&#039;.&amp;quot; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;That means &#039;goodbye!&#039;&amp;quot; &amp;lt;closes hatch&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Simmons&#039;&#039;&#039; tries to reason with a &#039;&#039;&#039;Russian&#039;&#039;&#039;, to no avail.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;It&#039;s a Cyrillic alphabet; it&#039;s like all the buttons you never push on a calculator!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Dutch&#039;&#039;&#039; tries to translate Russian, also to no avail.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Class dismissed.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Ironhide&#039;&#039;&#039;, after dispatching the Dreads.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;What you must realize, my Autobot brothers, is that we were never going to win the war. For the sake of our planet&#039;s survival, a deal had to be made...with &#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Sentinel Prime&#039;&#039;&#039; reveals his treachery.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:DOTM-MegatronLincoln.jpg|right|thumb|250px|&amp;quot;I&#039;ll give him this: [[Atlantis, Arise!|he&#039;s]] [[Transformers The Game (console)|consistent]]!&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Here we are. Fight us &#039;&#039;now&#039;&#039;.&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039;, pulling the evil overlord cliche on us while sitting atop the [[Abraham Lincoln|Lincoln Memorial]] &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;If you go in this building, that&#039;s if she&#039;s even still alive, there&#039;s no way you&#039;re going to reach her!&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;What do you suggest I do?!&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;...it&#039;s over. I&#039;m sorry, but it&#039;s over.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Robert Epps&#039;&#039;&#039; tells &#039;&#039;&#039;Sam Witwicky&#039;&#039;&#039; that they&#039;ve run out of plans.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;We will kill them all.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039; offers an alternative plan.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;They got my trailer. I &#039;&#039;need&#039;&#039; that flight tech!&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039;, valiantly [[To sell toys|selling toys]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Your Decepticons are finally conquering this planet, and yet their leader won&#039;t be you.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;IT WILL BE ME! It will &#039;&#039;always&#039;&#039; be me!&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;In any minute now, you&#039;ll be nothing but Sentinel&#039;s bitch.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Carly Spencer&#039;&#039;&#039; tells &#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039; that if he&#039;s going to be the Starscream, he should &#039;&#039;act&#039;&#039; like it.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Who would you be without me, Prime?&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Time to find out.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039; exchange pre-fight banter one last time.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Optimus. All I ever wanted...was the survival of our race. You must see why I had to betray you...&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;You didn&#039;t betray me. You betrayed yourself...&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;s final exchange wtih &#039;&#039;&#039;Sentinel Prime&#039;&#039;&#039; before effectively &#039;&#039;double-tapping&#039;&#039; him.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;In any war, there are calms between the storms. There will be days when we lose faith. Days when our allies turn against us... but the day will never come when we forsake this planet and its people.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;&#039;&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;s closing narration.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Main cast==&lt;br /&gt;
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h1=[[Autobot]]s|c1=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] ([[Leonard Nimoy]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] ([[Jess Harnell]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] ([[Robert Foxworth]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] ([[James Remar]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mirage (Movie)|Dino/Mirage]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;credits&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Mirage and Wheeljack, known by those names in the toyline and essentially all supporting media, are respectively named &amp;quot;Dino&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Que&amp;quot; in the film. While Dino is simply credited as such, Que is listed in the credits as &amp;quot;Que/Wheeljack&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; ([[Francesco Quinn]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que/Wheeljack]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;credits&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; ([[George Coe]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] ([[Tom Kenny]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Brains]] ([[Reno Wilson]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Roadbuster is listed as &amp;quot;Roadbuster/Amp&amp;quot; in the credits, a reference to his car mode&#039;s sponsor. His name is not used in the film, but he is called &amp;quot;Roadbuster&amp;quot; in the toyline and supporting media.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; ([[Ron Bottitta]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Leadfoot is listed in the film&#039;s end credits as &amp;quot;Leadfoot/Target&amp;quot;, a reference to his car mode&#039;s sponsor. His name is not spoken in the film, but he is called &amp;quot;Leadfoot&amp;quot; in the toyline and the supporting media.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; ([[John DiMaggio]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]]&amp;lt;ref name=skidsandmudflap&amp;gt;Skids and Mudflap only appear during the convoy scene at the beginning of the film&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]&amp;lt;ref name=skidsandmudflap/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] ([[Hugo Weaving]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] ([[Charlie Adler]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] ([[Frank Welker]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] ([[Keith Szarabajka]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] ([[Frank Welker]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] ([[Frank Welker]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Igor]] ([[Greg Berg]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Crowbar]] ([[Jimmie Wood]])*&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hatchet]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Driller]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hatchling|Hatchlings]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]] type Decepticon&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]] type Decepticon&lt;br /&gt;
*An unnamed [[Audi R8 Decepticon]]&lt;br /&gt;
*An unnamed [[M1 Abrams Decepticon]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Garbage truck Decepticon]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Superfund Decepticon]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Devcon (DOTM)|Devcon]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Unnamed [[Lensmeter Decepticon]]s&lt;br /&gt;
*Unnamed [[protoform]]s&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Watch-bot]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Repeatedly referred to as the &amp;quot;Watch-bot&amp;quot; (proper noun) in the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel|&#039;&#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel&#039;&#039;]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*Unnamed [[Pickup Decepticon]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Unnamed [[Police car Decepticon]]&lt;br /&gt;
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|h3=[[Human]]s|c3=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sam Witwicky]] ([[Shia LaBeouf]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Carly Spencer]] ([[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[William Lennox]] ([[Josh Duhamel]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Robert Epps]] ([[Tyrese Gibson]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Seymour Simmons]] ([[John Turturro]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Charlotte Mearing]] ([[Frances McDormand]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Dylan Gould]] ([[Patrick Dempsey]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bruce Brazos]] ([[John Malkovich]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hardcore Eddie]] ([[Lester Speight]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Morshower]] ([[Glenn Morshower]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]] ([[Alan Tudyk]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ron Witwicky]] ([[Kevin Dunn]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Judy Witwicky]] ([[Julie White]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jerry Wang]] ([[Ken Jeong]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Neil Armstrong]] ([[Don Jeanes]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Buzz Aldrin]] ([[Cory Tucker]]/himself)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Walter Cronkite]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bill O&#039;Reilly]] (himself)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Alexi Voskhod]] ([[Ravil Isyanov]])&lt;br /&gt;
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* *During the highway battle, Jimmie Wood&#039;s Bonecrusher scream in the high way battle from the first movie can be heard coming from Crowbar.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Errors==&lt;br /&gt;
===Astronomical and historical errors===&lt;br /&gt;
* The Moon does not rotate with respect to Earth, and Mare Tranquillitatis is near the middle of the near side. Therefore, Tranquility Base could never be described as being on the far side, and Earth is never as close to the horizon as shown in the movie.&lt;br /&gt;
* The Apollo 11 Command/Service Module is seen flying to the Moon without the Lunar Module. The Lunar Module is attached when the vehicle is orbiting the Moon, however.&lt;br /&gt;
* When the modern day site of the Apollo 11 landing is seen, the ascent module (the cabin Buzz and Neil flew back to orbit in) is still there.&lt;br /&gt;
* Cybertron is apparently several times the size of Earth, yet the characters talk of bringing it &amp;quot;into Earth&#039;s atmosphere&amp;quot;. &lt;br /&gt;
* The Space Bridge starts to bring Cybertron amazingly close to Earth - less than one Earth-diameter away. Assuming Cybertron&#039;s mass is proportional to its size, Cybertron&#039;s gravitational field would [[The Ultimate Doom|tear the Earth apart]] at that distance.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Geographic discontinuities===&lt;br /&gt;
* The [[Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant]] is shown to be located &#039;&#039;inside&#039;&#039; of, or at least right next to the abandoned city of [[Wikipedia:Pripyat|Pripyat]], and the human characters access it through nearby buildings. In reality, the power plant is situated on the outskirts of the city. Even worse, [[Alexi Voskhod]] &#039;&#039;explicitly&#039;&#039; says that the entrance leads through a &#039;&#039;school&#039;&#039;. Who builds a &#039;&#039;school&#039;&#039; right next to a &#039;&#039;nuclear power plant&#039;&#039;?&lt;br /&gt;
* Furthermore, Prypiat&#039;s infamous Ferris wheel as shown in the movie is not only the wrong model (the real one&#039;s passenger cabins have canopies), but the real one is also located in an open field far away from any buildings.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ferris&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pripyat_-_Ferris_wheel.jpg Photo of the Prypiat Ferris wheel] showing the closest nearby buildings.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; But hey, at least it&#039;s the right color!&lt;br /&gt;
* Also, why exactly is the Sputnik mission case inside the Chernobyl reactor building? Did the Soviets never bother to discard the packaging of their toy after starting to play with it?&lt;br /&gt;
* When Megatron transforms for the first time, he&#039;s in a grassy savannah. In the next shot, he&#039;s standing in the middle of a desert... and in the establishing shot of the Decepticon camp, it&#039;s back in the savannah.&lt;br /&gt;
* [[wikipedia:Mount Kilimanjaro|Mount Kilimanjaro]] is seen in the background of many of the scenes in Namibia; in reality, the mountain is located in Tanzania, more than three thousand kilometers away.&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:DOTM-Wreckers-Prime-Cables.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Chicago&#039;s own [[knockoff]] of a prominent Chinese building.]]&lt;br /&gt;
* In a [[Atlantis, Arise!|fairly common cinematic contrivance]], the film depicts multiple skyscrapers in the background of many scenes set in Washington, D.C., while the real-life city has no skyscrapers.&lt;br /&gt;
* Also, Washington, D.C. almost entirely lacks old industrial buildings that could be converted into lofts, and likewise doesn&#039;t have the kind of densely urban streets that Sam is shown to live on.&lt;br /&gt;
* NEST Headquarters, supposedly in Washington, is actually Chicago&#039;s abandoned Main Post Office.&lt;br /&gt;
* Likewise, Dylan&#039;s auto collection museum, also set in (land-locked) Washington, is actually the Milwaukee Art Museum. [[Lake Michigan]] is even visible through the windows!&lt;br /&gt;
* When Optimus Prime (using his jetpack) gets himself caught in wires below an under-construction building, that building bears a striking resemblance to the [[Wikipedia: China Central Television Headquarters|China Central Television Headquarters]] in [[Beijing]], [[China]]... a far shot from [[Chicago]]. Since construction for the CCTV building was finished in 2008, long before &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; was even &#039;&#039;conceived&#039;&#039;, this appears to be an intentional instance of a &amp;quot;cool building&amp;quot; being inserted just for the sake of it.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Continuity errors===&lt;br /&gt;
* Like in &#039;&#039;Revenge of the Fallen&#039;&#039;, Ironhide sports his [[license plate]] from the [[Transformers (film)|first movie]], &amp;quot;4PCI382&amp;quot;, on his robot mode chest, but doesn&#039;t have a license plate in vehicle mode. (According to set photos, his license plate in vehicle mode is mostly black, with a NEST logo on it.)&lt;br /&gt;
* Speaking of inconsistencies between robot and vehicle mode: Bumblebee&#039;s updated Chevrolet Camaro alternate mode no longer has pinstripes bordering his black racing stripes, but the CG robot model still has the pinstripes.&lt;br /&gt;
* After Megatron pulls out his shotgun for the first time, he holsters it on the right side of his back. In the next scene it is on his left side.&lt;br /&gt;
* In the highway battle scene with the [[Dread (DOTM)|Dreads]], Bumblebee enhances his front wheels to evade Hatchet, yet in the next scene he&#039;s fully in Stealth Force mode.&lt;br /&gt;
* During Ironhide and Sideswipe&#039;s &amp;quot;Mexican standoff&amp;quot; with Crankcase and Crowbar, all combatants drop their firearms, but when Ironhide is speared, his guns are on his back again. They disappear in subsequent shots.&lt;br /&gt;
* Despite being captured by Soundwave in her evening gown, Carly is somehow able to change into more convenient clothes before arriving in Chicago, and has yet another outfit the following day. Not only that, she changes her earrings, too!&lt;br /&gt;
* When the Autobots are boarding the &#039;&#039;Xantium,&#039;&#039; Simmons mentions that nine Autobots are leaving. Former Decepticons Wheelie and Brains apparently don&#039;t count. Poor little guys!&lt;br /&gt;
* The Wreckers claim they had been hiding inside a rocket booster that was jettisoned from the &#039;&#039;Xantium&#039;&#039; before Starscream destroyed it. The boosters are only seen to be detached after Starscream destroys the ship, after it has barely taken off from the ground.&lt;br /&gt;
* Though it&#039;s a standard action movie contrivance, it sure is convenient that the glass windows inside skyscrapers are extremely fragile when needed, and glass shards are as dangerous as bread crumbs so nobody suffers a single cut from sliding across them.&lt;br /&gt;
* Shortly after everyone jumps through the window and starts sliding down, a downwards shot of the building shows all of the windows behind them are intact.&lt;br /&gt;
* As everyone tumbles through a lower floor of the building, [[Stone]] is shown to fall right through and out the other side with a collection of office furniture, but not long after is back with Epps&#039;s squad.&lt;br /&gt;
* Despite the Decepticons taking over Chicago and killing a whole bunch of people, there seem to be a lot of people continuing to go about their daily lives. The skyscraper Epps&#039;s team goes into to launch a rocket from still seems to have plenty of office workers in it when the Driller attacks it. When Sam&#039;s being thrown around on the end of the grapple glove rope while fighting Starscream, he crashes through a wall into a dry-cleaning business where a woman appears to be calmly hanging up a shirt. Did they all just not get the memo?&lt;br /&gt;
* Though in an earlier sequence, Epps, Sam and company slide down the damaged building to a floor near the break, after the building falls over, the team is seen moving from one of the building&#039;s topmost floors to the neighboring building.&lt;br /&gt;
* Throughout the sequence of Barricade kicking and shoving Que along before executing him, he is speaking with Soundwave&#039;s voice.&lt;br /&gt;
*While fighting the Autobots at the end of the film, Sentinel Prime&#039;s cape disappears for a brief scene before reappearing on his back when the camera angle changes.&lt;br /&gt;
*Soundwave has his Mercedes alternate mode while he is in Africa, but his chest has only a blank grille. The Mercedes logo is only added to his chest from the scene where he reveals himself to be Carly&#039;s car onward.&lt;br /&gt;
*When Sam and Carly are reunited after the final battle, Carly&#039;s hands keep changing the position on every cut, sometimes on Sam&#039;s neck, sometimes on his shoulders.&lt;br /&gt;
*Not intentional: Skids and Mudflap appear for a brief few seconds in the film. This leaves questions as to what happened to them. They weren&#039;t seen departing from Earth or taking part in the Chicago battle.&lt;br /&gt;
*Dino used his electro-disrupter to overthrow Hatchet and kill him. When Hatchet falls on the car and is destroyed, Dino&#039;s weapon is still connected to him, so Dino was in robot mode, but in the next cut Dino appears at background in vehicle mode.&lt;br /&gt;
*It&#039;s said that four Autobots were captured by the Decepticons in Chicago, but actually five Autobots were captured.&lt;br /&gt;
*When Que is about to be executed, the &amp;quot;cardboard head on a stick&amp;quot; prop used for [[Mirage (Movie)|Dino]] during the shooting of the movie (a common method used for the movies to give the actors &#039;&#039;something&#039;&#039; to react to) can be spotted in the final edit of the film&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;headprop&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/494618-movies-errors-mirage-prop-final-movie-edit.html &amp;quot;Movies Errors - Mirage prop in final movie edit&amp;quot;] at TFW2005&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, possibly a leftover from an earlier draft of the script where Soundwave mocked Bumblebee with Dino&#039;s disembodied head.&lt;br /&gt;
*There is absolutely no given reason for exactly how Megatron predicted that Optimus would obtain the Matrix of Leadership that was needed to reawaken Sentinel, because the other six Primes minus his master [[The Fallen]] created a tomb out of their own bodies that couldn&#039;t be found.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Transformers references==&lt;br /&gt;
In addition to recurring elements from the previous films, &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; bases a number of elements on previous versions of the &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; mythos, including plot elements based on older stories, something fairly rare in the other two movies:&lt;br /&gt;
* New characters [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] are heavily based upon their Generation 1 counterparts. [[Que]] is derived from G1 character [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]. [[Sentinel Prime]] is the name of Optimus&#039;s predecessor in many continuities, and in this instance, he continues his [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)| predecessor]]&#039;s legacy of being a giant jerk.&lt;br /&gt;
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* &amp;quot;Carly&amp;quot; was the name of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]&#039;s [[Carly|girlfriend and eventual wife]] in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]].&lt;br /&gt;
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* The &#039;&#039;[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]&#039;&#039; gets its name from the Autobots&#039; crashed spaceship in the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|&#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; comics]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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* The &#039;&#039;[[Xantium (G1)|Xantium]]&#039;&#039; is the name of the [[Wrecker]]s&#039; spaceship in the [[IDW Publishing]]&#039;s &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; comics.&lt;br /&gt;
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* Optimus&#039;s new trailer is based on the trailer that [[Optimus Prime (G1)|his Generation 1 counterpart]] hauled around, including its ability to open up into a weapons base.&lt;br /&gt;
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* Optimus now carries the Matrix around in his chest as he has in past incarnations.&lt;br /&gt;
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* The corrosive end met by Ironhide comes at the hands of [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]], the oxidizing pathogen that first appeared in the Generation 1 cartoon episode [[Cosmic Rust (episode)|of the same name]]. Though not named in the film, its identity is made clear by production artwork by [[Josh Nizzi]] which labels Sentinel Prime&#039;s gun a &amp;quot;Cosmic Rust gun&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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* Megatron removing [[Abraham Lincoln]] from his chair at the [[wikipedia:Lincoln Memorial|Lincoln Memorial]] and then sitting in it is a scene taken directly from the Generation 1 cartoon episode, &amp;quot;[[Atlantis, Arise!]]&amp;quot;, and the Decepticon ending for &#039;&#039;[[Transformers The Game]]&#039;&#039; (sort of).&lt;br /&gt;
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* The idea of bringing Cybertron to Earth via space bridge and enslaving humans was the plot of the Generation 1 multi-part episode &amp;quot;[[The Ultimate Doom]].&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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* Likewise, the idea of an influential and powerful human joining forces with the Decepticons, resulting in the Autobots being exiled from Earth by the government via a spacecraft, only for that spacecraft to be destroyed, was the plot behind another Generation 1 cartoon multi-part episode, &amp;quot;[[Megatron&#039;s Master Plan, Part 1|Megatron&#039;s Master Plan]].&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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* When the worker at Accureta Systems is trying to make the [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|photocopier]] work, it beeps the &amp;quot;more than meets the eye&amp;quot; refrain from the original cartoon&#039;s [[theme song]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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* The [[Transformation#The noise|transformation noise]] can be heard at the end of the film when Bumblebee transforms to robot mode, the final onscreen transformation, just as it was heard during [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout&#039;s]] transformation, which was also the first onscreen transformation in the first film.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Real-world references==&lt;br /&gt;
* When Brains and Wheelie are watching &#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia: Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek: The Original Series]]&#039;&#039;, the screen features [[Spock|Mr. Spock]], portrayed by Leonard Nimoy—who voices Sentinel Prime. Wheelie comments that it is &amp;quot;the one where Spock goes nuts,&amp;quot; which foreshadows Sentinel&#039;s heel turn. The episode itself is likely the famous &#039;&#039;TOS&#039;&#039; episode &amp;quot;[[Wikipedia: Amok Time|Amok Time]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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* Sentinel Prime says &amp;quot;The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.&amp;quot; The voice actor said the same line in the 1982 film &#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia:Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan|Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]&#039;&#039; as Mr. Spock. However, in that movie, Nimoy&#039;s character dies a hero.&lt;br /&gt;
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* To finish the Spock trifecta, when Bumblebee says his goodbyes to Sam, he uses a clip of Leonard Nimoy, as Spock, saying &amp;quot;I will always be your friend,&amp;quot; another line from &#039;&#039;Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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* [[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]] and his fake girlfriend&#039;s name, &amp;quot;India&amp;quot;, are a reference to [[Wikipedia:Dutch India|Dutch India]].&lt;br /&gt;
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* [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]]&#039;s name is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Q (James Bond)|Q]] from &#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia:James Bond|James Bond]]&#039;&#039; novels and films. Que also gives weapons to NEST soldiers while explaining the advantages and abilities for the weapons much like Q does for James Bond.&lt;br /&gt;
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* When Bumblebee brings forth &amp;quot;rings&amp;quot; for Sam and Carly, he &amp;quot;hums&amp;quot; the [[Wikipedia: Wedding March|Wedding March]] (or, more correctly, the [[Wikipedia: Bridal Chorus|Bridal Chorus]] from [[Wikipedia: Richard Wagner|Richard Wagner&#039;s]] 1850 opera &#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia: Lohengrin (opera)|Lohengrin]]&#039;&#039;).&lt;br /&gt;
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==Other editions==&lt;br /&gt;
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==Prequel material==&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Sector 7]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Foundation]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Rising Storm]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Convergence]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Jazz]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Space Case]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Ratchet]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Arcee]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Bumblebee]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Starscream]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Stealth Force Edition]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Autobots/Decepticons]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers (Titan Magazine)#Dark of the Moon|Transformers (Titan Magazine)]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers Classified: Switching Gears]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Adaptations==&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Soundtrack==&lt;br /&gt;
{{main|Dark of the Moon: The Album}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Score==&lt;br /&gt;
{{main|Dark of the Moon: The Score}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Home video releases==&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; was released on DVD, Blu-Ray, and Digital Download on September 30, 2011, followed by the 2-Disc Special Edition in December.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[TFW2005 - Official Transformers Movie Website Updated With Transformers 3 Home Release Info http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/official-transformers-movie-website-updated-with-transformers-3-home-release-info-173245/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Theatrical posters==&lt;br /&gt;
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==Reception==&lt;br /&gt;
On June 23, 2011, the world premiere of &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; was held in [[Moscow]], [[Russia]], with band [[Linkin Park]] performing a concert that included their title song for the movie, &amp;quot;Iridescent&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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The official release date was moved up from July 1 to June 29 to allow breathing room between its release and &#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia:Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2]]&#039;&#039;. On June 28, 2011, the film was released in 3D and IMAX at 9pm in the US. Some theaters cheated a little and showed it at 8:45. &lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; launched with nearly 10,000 copies in 4011 theaters nationwide. On its opening day, the movie earned $37.3 million, making not only for the best opening day of 2011 up to that point, but also ranking as the sixth most successful opening on a Wednesday ever, while at the same time ranking well behind &#039;&#039;Revenge of the Fallen&#039;&#039;, with $60 million on its opening day (also a Wednesday).&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;openingday&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3197&amp;amp;p=.htm &amp;quot;&#039;Transformers&#039; Suboptimal on Wednesday&amp;quot;], Box Office Mojo, June 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; (Of course, a lot of the print material still listed the release date as [[July 1]]st, the following Friday.)&lt;br /&gt;
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On [[August 2]], it crossed the $1 billion mark in worldwide gross, just under 5 weeks after its release, landing it in the #9 spot for worldwide gross of all time.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.deadline.com/2011/08/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-crosses-1-billion-worldwide-mark-for-paramount/ Deadline Hollywood&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Of that, $338 million came from the US. It is currently the only Paramount picture to have made the $1 billion mark. (While &#039;&#039;Titanic&#039;&#039; also made over $1 billion worldwide, it was only a Paramount movie &#039;&#039;domestically&#039;&#039;, where it made &amp;quot;only&amp;quot; $620 million.)&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; ended its theatrical run in the #4 spot for highest worldwide gross of all time.&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; was nominated for three Academy Awards, in the categories of Best Visual Effects, Sound Editing, and Sound Mixing, losing all to &#039;&#039;[[wikipedia: Hugo (film)|Hugo]]&#039;&#039;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://oscar.go.com/nominees#t Official 2012 Oscar nominees page]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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On February 25, 2012, it was announced that &#039;&#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; was nominated for eight [[Wikipedia:Golden Raspberry Award|Golden Raspberry Award]]s. Unlike &#039;&#039;Revenge of the Fallen&#039;&#039;, however, it did not receive the awards for Worst Picture, Worst Screenplay, &amp;amp; Worst Director, losing all of its nominations to &#039;&#039;[[wikipedia: Jack &amp;amp; Jill (film)|Jack &amp;amp; Jill]]&#039;&#039;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-is-safe-from-razzies-174726/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quote|[The Decepticons&#039;] decision to attack Chicago seems inexplicable, until you take into consideration the generous tax credits offered by the Illinois Film Office.|film critic Roger Ebert|[http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2011/07/on_the_origin_of_transformers.html On the Origin of Transformers]}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Development details==&lt;br /&gt;
===Cast and crew signing on===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:TF3-licensingPrime.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Featuring a surprise appearance by Optimus Prime!]]&lt;br /&gt;
On May 30, 2007, a month before the official release of &#039;&#039;[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]&#039;&#039;, [[DreamWorks]] announced that two sequels were already being planned.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;spy&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/a58430/two-transformers-sequels-in-pipeline.html Digital Spy article from May 2007, confirming that two sequels were being planned]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; On March 16, 2009, over three months before the premiere of &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]&#039;&#039;, [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] announced the third movie for July 1, 2011.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;3release&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Pamela McClintock: [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118001280?refCatId=13 Variety article from March 2009], confirming Transformers 3 for July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Director [[Michael Bay]] promptly backpedaled, as he had intended for the third &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; movie to be released in 2012.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;baywait&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?3947-Wait-a-minute! Michael Bay&#039;s reaction to Paramount&#039;s July 2011 date for &#039;&#039;Transformers 3&#039;&#039;], March 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He officially changed his mind in October 2009, agreeing to the release date set by Paramount.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bay3-2011&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2009/10/01/transformers-3-july-1st-2011/ Michael Bay officially confirms the 2011 release date], October 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Roberto Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]], two of the previous two movies&#039; screenwriters, had already announced in March 2009 that they would not return for a third part.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;noorcikurtz&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.slashfilm.com/orci-and-kurtzman-not-returning-for-transformers-3-will-leonard-nimoy-voice-the-fallen/ Slashfilm quoting Roberto Orci that he and Kurtzman would not return for a third movie], March 2009. (Original post on Don Murphy&#039;s message board appears to no longer exist.)&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In September 2009, their &#039;&#039;Revenge&#039;&#039; co-writer [[Ehren Kruger]] was confirmed as the screenwriter of &#039;&#039;Transformers 3&#039;&#039;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;krugernelson&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2009/09/14/transformers-3-pain-gain-bad-boys-3/ Michael Bay&#039;s website admin Nelson Lauren sorta-confirms Ehren Kruger as TF3&#039;s screenwriter], September 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Kruger had already impressed both director Michael Bay and [[Hasbro]] CEO [[Brian Goldner]] with his knowledge of &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; mythology prior to working on &#039;&#039;Revenge&#039;&#039;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;writersr&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.zap2it.com/movies/news/zap-transformers2writers,0,1938976.story Zap2it story about the ROTF writers]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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In an interview with &#039;&#039;Wonderland&#039;&#039; magazine in September 2009, [[Megan Fox]], the main female star of the previous two movies, discussed the harsh conditions on the sets and compared director Michael Bay to [[Wikipedia:Adolf Hitler|Adolf Hitler]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;latimesfox&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/the_big_picture/2009/09/megan-fox-on-michael-bay-he-wants-to-be-hitler.html Los Angeles Times article about Megan Fox&#039;s fatal interview with &#039;&#039;Wonderland&#039;&#039; magazine], September 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Bay initially played down the affair and still welcomed Fox back for the third installment a month later.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bay3-2011&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; Even though Fox was still spotted on the &#039;&#039;Transformers 3&#039;&#039; set in May 2010&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;foxonset&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/100786-megan-fox-on-set-for-transformers-3-previz Megan Fox on the DOTM set], May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, Paramount announced a few weeks later that she wouldn&#039;t return for a third movie after all.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nomorefox&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.deadline.com/2010/05/michael-bays-revenge-no-more-megan/ Deadline article confirming that Megan Fox had been dropped off &#039;&#039;Transformers 3&#039;&#039;], May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Still that same month, [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]] was confirmed to replace her as the lead female actress.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;rosierepl&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1640047/model-rosie-huntingtonwhiteley-cast-transformers-3.jhtml MTV.com article confirming Rosie Huntington-Whiteley as the new female star of &#039;&#039;Transformers &#039;&#039;], May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Her character&#039;s name was confirmed as &amp;quot;[[Carly Spencer|Carly]]&amp;quot; by Nelson Lauren, the webmaster of Michael Bay&#039;s official website, in July 2010.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nelsonchicagojul&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?7566-Transformers-3-Chicago-Set-Photos Nelson posts about his visit to the Chicago set at shootfortheedit.com&#039;s forums], July 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In 2011, Michael Bay finally confirmed in an interview with &#039;&#039;GQ&#039;&#039; magazine that it had been [[Steven Spielberg]], executive producer of the &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; movies, who had urged him to fire Fox following the Hitler comparison.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;baygq&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.gq.com/entertainment/movies-and-tv/201107/michael-bay-steven-spielberg-fired-megan-fox-transformers GQ interview with Michael Bay], June 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In a later interview, however, he claimed this statement had been taken out of context.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;baych&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/kultur/kino/Diese-Autos-muessen-zerstoert-werden--und-da-bin-ich-der-richtige-Mann/story/23997460 Interview with Michael Bay from Switzerland] (German language), July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In March 2010, Oscar winners [[John Malkovich]] and [[Frances McDormand]] as well as Comedian [[Ken Jeong]] were confirmed having signed on for supporting roles.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;malkomcdor&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2010/03/22/transformers-3-update-from-michael-bay/ Michael Bay confirming John Malkovich, Frances McDormand and Ken Jeong for &#039;&#039;Transformers 3&#039;&#039;], March 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In April 2010, [[Kevin Dunn]] and [[Julie White]] were confirmed as returning as Sam Witwicky&#039;s parents.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;varietydunnwhite&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118017329.html?categoryid=1236&amp;amp;cs=1 &#039;Dunn, White sign on for &#039;Transformers 3&#039;&#039;], Variety, April 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In May 2010, Paramount confirmed that [[Patrick Dempsey]] has been cast in &#039;&#039;Transformers 3&#039;&#039; to play Mikaela Banes&#039; boss (this was before Megan Fox was fired from the production).&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dempsey&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2010/05/04/patrick-dempsey-confirmed-for-transformers-3/ &amp;quot;Patrick Dempsey confirmed for Transformers 3&amp;quot;], Hollywood Insider, May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In July 2010, Nelson Lauren confirmed that former American footballer [[Lester Speight]] would play a soldier in the movie.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nelsonchicagophotos&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2010/07/20/transformers-3-chicago-set-photos/ Photos of the Chicago set by michaelbay.com webmaster Nelson Lauren], July 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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[[Leonard Nimoy]] was confirmed as the voice actor for [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] in March 2011.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nimoysent&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/03/31/leonard-nimoy-transformers-dark-of-the-moon Entertainment Weekly announces Leonard Nimoy&#039;s involvement], March 2011]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Nimoy, who had previously voiced [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] in 1986&#039;s &#039;&#039;[[The Transformers: The Movie]]&#039;&#039; and is married to Michael Bay&#039;s cousin Susan, had previously been under consideration for [[The Fallen]]&#039;s voice in &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]&#039;&#039;, but Bay had been hesitant for fear of offending his relative with the relatively low pay allotted to voice actors.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nimoy1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/04/21/michael-bay-afraid-to-offend-leonard-nimoy-with-transformers-family-reunion-offer/ &#039;&#039;Michael Bay Afraid To Offend Leonard Nimoy With ‘Transformers’ Family Reunion Offer&#039;&#039;], MTV.com Movies blog, April 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Even though Nimoy openly asked Bay to simply give him a call&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nimoy2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.latinoreview.com/news/leonard-nimoy-to-michael-bay-call-me-6682 Leonard Nimoy To Michael Bay: &amp;quot;Call Me!&amp;quot;], Latino Review, April 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, it ultimately never worked out, and The Fallen was voiced by [[Tony Todd]] instead. For &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;, Bay finally overcame his anxiety and hired Nimoy, who accepted the offer.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nimoy3&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/03/31/leonard-nimoy-transformers-dark-of-the-moon/ &amp;quot;Leonard Nimoy joins &#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&#039; voice cast -- EXCLUSIVE&amp;quot;], Entertainment Weekly, March 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In return, screenwriter Ehren Kruger included several nods to Nimoy&#039;s well-known character as Mr. Spock from &#039;&#039;Star Trek&#039;&#039; in the movie.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nimoystartrek&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1666643/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-star-trek-references.jhtml &amp;quot;&#039;Transformers: Dark Of The Moon&#039;: Behind The &#039;Star Trek&#039; Nods&amp;quot;], MTV.com, July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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After having defended the almost universally critically panned &#039;&#039;Revenge of the Fallen&#039;&#039; for a long time, Michael Bay finally acknowledged flaws of the script, but blamed the [[Wikipedia:2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike|2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike]] prior to the movie for many problems. As a definite error, he singled out the &amp;quot;dork comedy&amp;quot;, which he promised to avoid with &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bayvisit&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://collider.com/michael-bay-interview-transformers-dark-moon-edit-bay-visit/63824/ Collider.com article about DOTM], December 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Principal shooting began in May 2010. Shooting locations included [[Chicago]] (and nearby East Chicago and Gary Indiana), Moscow,&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;locations&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=63682 &amp;quot;Transformers 3 Headed to Chicago and Moscow&amp;quot;], Comingsoon.net, February 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; the [[Kennedy Space Center]] in Florida&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;kennedyspace&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/101114-the-transformers-3-shoot-at-kennedy-space-center &amp;quot;The Transformers 3 Shoot at Kennedy Space Center&amp;quot;], SuperHeroHype.com, May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, Milwaukee (Wisconsin)&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;milwaukee&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/movies/98266574.html &amp;quot;&#039;Transformers 3&#039; takes over Milwaukee Art Museum&amp;quot;], Journal Sentinel Online, July 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, Detroit&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;detroit&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/107775-photos-from-the-detroit-transformers-3-set &amp;quot;Photos From the Detroit Transformers 3 Set&amp;quot;], SuperHeroHype.com, September 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, [[Washington, D.C.]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;militaryextras&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=473674758199&amp;amp;id=114648515718 US Department of Defense casting call for &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;], October 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and Angkor Wat in Cambodia.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;angkor&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.akp.gov.kh/?p=1184 &amp;quot;&#039;Transformers 3&#039; To Be Shot in Cambodia&amp;quot;], Agence Kampuchea Presse, January 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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For the scene where Lennox and his soldier jump out of a V-22 Osprey using wingsuits, Michael Bay used real parachutists and thus avoided unnecessary CG effects. In fact, he had been inspired for this scene in the first place by watching the parachutists in their wingsuits on television&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;wingsuits&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://blog.movies.yahoo.com/blog/1498-transformers-wingsuits-no-cgi-required Yahoo! Movies article on the wingsuit parachutists], June 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and wrote the scene with the intention of using the parachutists in the movie.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bayvisit&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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For the Apollo 11 moon landing mission in the flashback sequence at the beginning of the movie, astronauts [[Neil Armstrong]] and [[Buzz Aldrin]] are played by actors Don Jeanes and Cory Tucker, respectively. In the present day timeline, Aldrin himself appears briefly as his own older self.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;aldrin&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://movies.yahoo.com/news/yahoo-contributor-network/astronaut-buzz-aldrin-hangs-out-with-optimus-prime-transformers-dark-moon Yahoo! Movies article on Buzz Aldrin&#039;s appearance in DOTM], July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Over 500 cars were destroyed in the making of &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;, all of them damaged property from insurance companies intended for destruction.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;baych&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Two accidents happened during shooting: In September 2010, while shooting in East Chicago, Indiana, a female extra was severely injured when a stunt scene went wrong, leaving her with permanent brain damage, the left side of her body paralyzed and her left eye stitched shut. Paramount was subsequently sued for damages by the victim&#039;s family.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;extrastunt&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-10-05/news/ct-met-transformers-lawsuit-20101005_1_gabriela-cedillo-stunt-welding Chicago tibune article on the injured extra and the subsequent lawsuit], October 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; She was eventually granted an $18.5 million settlement in May of 2012.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;settlement&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.tmz.com/2012/05/23/transfomers-3-injured-extra-gets-18-million-settlement/ TMZ story about Gabriela Cedillo&#039;s settlement]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; As a consequence, part of the scene of the car chase battle in Washington, D.C. (which would have included the shoot that had led to the accident) was instead &amp;quot;[[Stock footage|borrowed]]&amp;quot; from Michael Bay&#039;s 2005 film &#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia:The Island (2005 film)|The Island]]&#039;&#039;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;island1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/07/04/transformers-3-re-uses-car-crash-from-the-island &amp;quot;Transformers 3 Re-Uses Car Crash From The Island&amp;quot;], IGN Movies, July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; While shooting in Washington, D.C., in October 2010, one of the Chevrolet Camaro prop cars that served as Bumblebee&#039;s [[alternate mode]] crashed into a [[Wikipedia: Metropolitan Police|Metropolitan Police]] SUV. Nobody was seriously injured this time.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;camarocrash&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://jalopnik.com/5661321/bumblebee-smashes-cop-car-in-yet-another-transformers-3-accident Jalopnik article on the Camaro crash], October 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Hasbro would later &amp;quot;commemorate&amp;quot; this event with the [[Toys&amp;quot;R&amp;quot;Us]] [[exclusive]] [[Cyberverse]] &amp;quot;Cybertronian Warriors&amp;quot; multi-pack.&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; is the first of the &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; movies to be released in 3D. Despite early considerations to shoot the movie in 2D and convert it into 3D later, Michael Bay ultimately shot 60% of the film in native 3D, another 15% were done digitally, and the rest was shot in 2D and converted later. [[James Cameron]] assisted Michael Bay with the 3D effects. The movie&#039;s budget amounted to $195 million, which is about the same budget &#039;&#039;Revenge of the Fallen&#039;&#039; had. About $30 million went into the 3D effects.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;cameron&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/michael-bay-reveals-james-camerons-191774 &amp;quot;Michael Bay Reveals James Cameron&#039;s Secret Role in the Making of &#039;Transformers&#039;&amp;quot;], The Hollywood Reporter, May 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Hasbro, licensor of the [[Transformers brand]], hoped that the third movie would once again boost toy sales, after profits had dropped in the first quarter of 2011.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;hasbroq12011&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Hasbro-1Q-profit-drops-71-pct-apf-664090076.html?x=0&amp;amp;.v=11 Yahoo! Finance article about weak Hasbro toy sales in 2011&#039;s first quarter], April 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; For the second quarter of 2011, Hasbro reported a net revenue growth of 23 percent to $908.5 million, citing brands such as &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;Beyblade&#039;&#039; as the main sources of the increased income.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;hasbro2nsq&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Hasbro-Reports-Revenue-and-bw-4063497156.html?x=0&amp;amp;.v=1 &amp;quot;Hasbro Reports Revenue and Earnings Growth for the Second Quarter 2011&amp;quot;], Yahoo! Finance, July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Like the previous two movies, &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; featured real military personnel as extras, supported by the US Department of Defense.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;militaryextras&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; Shooting locations were Hurlburt Field and [[Edwards Air Force Base]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;hurlburt&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.shadowspear.com/special-operations-entertainment/105725-transformers-filmed-at-hurlburt.html &amp;quot;&#039;Transformers 3 Filmed at Hurlburt, 1SOW Included as &#039;Extras&#039;&amp;quot;], ShadowSpear Special Operations, July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In addition, &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; was also supported by NASA, and NASA employees appear as extras in the movie as well.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nasa&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.space.com/12142-transformers-film-nasa-space-program-touches.html &amp;quot;&#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&#039; Has Real-Life NASA Touches&amp;quot;], Space.com, July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[General Motors]] once again provided several vehicles. All recurring Autobots retain their [[alternate mode]]s from &#039;&#039;Revenge of the Fallen&#039;&#039; despite some minor tweaks, such as Sideswipe now being a convertible, and Bumblebee now sporting a rear spoiler. Once again, the cooperation was mutual, with General Motors using Bumblebee for TV commercials. The first of those, aired during the 2011 Super Bowl, also revealed some minor tweaks to Bumblebee&#039;s robot mode.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bumblebeead1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2011/02/-bumblebee-appears-in-a-chevrolet-camaro-super-bowl-ad/1 &amp;quot;&#039;Bumblebee&#039; appears in Chevrolet&#039;s Super Bowl ad&amp;quot;], USA Today, February 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bumblebeead2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.autoblog.com/2011/06/06/chevy-drops-new-ad-touting-transformers-3-tie-in/ &amp;quot;Video: Chevy drops new ad touting Transformers 3 tie-in&amp;quot;], Autoblog.com, June 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; According to Chevrolet, the &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; movies notably affect car sales, as about ten percent of all Camaros sold in the preceding year were yellow, twice as many as with other models.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;carstarscast&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/transformers-dark-moon-how-sequels-204557 &amp;quot;&#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&#039;: How the Sequel&#039;s Star Cars Were Cast&amp;quot;], The Hollywood Reporter, June 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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New additions for &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; are a Ferrari 458 Italia  and a Mercedes-Benz E550 as Autobots ([[Mirage (Movie)|Dino]] and [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]], respectively) and a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG as a Decepticon ([[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]). In the movie, both Autobots sport names which aren&#039;t recycled from existing Hasbro toys. In the Ferrari&#039;s case, the reason for this is that Hasbro&#039;s greatest competitor, Mattel, has an exclusive license for Ferrari toys.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ferrarimattel&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.ferrari.com/English/Pages/Mattel.aspx Mattel license information], Ferrari.com.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nelsonnomirage&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/409844-mirage-no-longer-name-red-italia-dotm-3.html#post6103423 Michael Bay&#039;s website admin, Nelson Lauren, explaining why the Ferrari isn&#039;t named &amp;quot;Mirage&amp;quot;], TFW2005, May 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;quot;Dino&amp;quot; is named in reference to [[Wikipedia: Alfredo Ferrari|Alfredo &amp;quot;Dino&amp;quot; Ferrari]], as per Ferrari&#039;s request. The Mercedes-Benz E550, meanwhile, was specifically customized for the movie.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;e550tuning&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.eurotuner.com/news/eurp_1102_mercedes_benz_e550_for_next_transformers_movie/index.html &amp;quot;Mercedes-Benz E550 for Next Transformers Movie - Web Exclusive&amp;quot;], Eurotuner.com, February 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;quot;Que&amp;quot; is named in homage to [[Wikipedia:Q (James Bond)|Q]] from [[Wikipedia:James Bond|James Bond]]. A Maybach 62S Landaulet is also featured in the movie, albeit not as a Transformer, but merely as a regular car used by [[Seymour Simmons]] and his assistant [[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]].&lt;br /&gt;
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Unlike Optimus Prime, whose alternate mode was not licensed for any of the three movies, the Rosenbauer Panther 6x6 airport fire truck used for [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] was officially provided by the Rosenbauer International AG and entirely repainted specifically for the film, at a cost of thousands of dollars, as real-world aircraft fire-fighting vehicles are required by FAA regulations to have a much lighter color scheme, which didn&#039;t appeal to director [[Michael Bay]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;rosenbauer&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.rosenbaueramerica.com/press/2011/06/rosenbauer-panther-6x6-to-be-f/ Rosenbauer America press release, June 28, 2011]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Since the heavily armed Chevrolet Impalas that serve as the [[Wrecker|Wreckers&#039;]] alternate modes are directly based on existing NASCAR race cars, the prop versions of [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]], [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]], and [[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]] made an appearance at [[2011]] Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on [[February 20]], four month before the movie&#039;s release, appearing both off the track as display cars, and on the track, participating in the ceremonial first lap.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;daytona&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.hendrickmotorsports.com/news/photos/2011/02/18/TRANSFORMERS-cars-on-display-at-Daytona &amp;quot;&#039;TRANSFORMERS&#039; cars on display at Daytona&amp;quot;], Hendrick Motorsports, February 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Director Michael Bay, actor [[Josh Duhamel]] and actress [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]] also attended the event, and during the television broadcast of the race, a new &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; television spot was aired.&lt;br /&gt;
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As always, various companies have their products and names prominently displayed throughout the movie, such as [[Wikipedia:Northrop Grumman|Northrop Grumman]], [[CNN]], [[Fox News Channel|Fox News]], [[Wikipedia:Cisco|Cisco]] and [[Wikipedia:Superfund|Superfund]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;brands1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.brandchannel.com/brandcameo_films.asp?movie_year_az=2011 &amp;quot;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&amp;quot;] at brandchannel.com.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Paper manufacturer Double A also cooperated with Paramount and even had Michael Bay direct a commercial that features scenes from &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;, notably [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;paper&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/167497-transformers-featured-in-double-a-paper-ad &amp;quot;Transformers Featured in Double A Paper Ad&amp;quot;] at SuperHeroHype, June 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Of particular note is the large number of Chinese brands such as [[Wikipedia:Lenovo|Lenovo]], [[Wikipedia:Yili Group|Yili]] Shuhua Milk, [[Wikipedia:Metersbonwe Group|Metersbonwe]] Mtee shirts and [[Wikipedia:TCL Corporation|TCL]] HDTV screens.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;chinesebrands&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://advertising.chinasmack.com/2011/transformers-the-rise-of-chinese-product-placement.html &amp;quot;Transformers: The Rise Of Chinese Product Placement&amp;quot;] at Chinasmack.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;brands2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.brandchannel.com/home/post/2011/07/05/Brandcameo-070411-Transformers-3.aspx &amp;quot;Transformers 3 Product Placement: If Tom Hanks Gets a Pass, Michael Bay Does Not&amp;quot;] at brandchannel, July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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For [[Wikipedia:Nokia|Nokia]], the product placement turned out to be dated by the time the movie came out, as a mobile phone featured in the movie ran on [[Wikipedia:Symbian|Symbian]], despite Nokia mostly dropping Symbian as an operating system due to their recent partnership with [[Wikipedia:Microsoft|Microsoft]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nokiaobit&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.thenoisecast.com/2011/07/nokia-x7-product-placement-in-transformers-3-feels-like-an-obituary/ &amp;quot;Nokia X7 Product Placement In Transformers 3 Feels Like An Obituary&amp;quot;], Noisecast, July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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* In an interview with the Los Angeles Times in June 2009, Michael Bay suggested that [[Ramon Rodriguez]] would reprise his role as [[Leo Spitz]] from &#039;&#039;Revenge of the Fallen&#039;&#039; for the third movie.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bayramon&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2009/06/30/ramon-rodriguez-will-have-bigger-role-in-third-transformers-movie-bay-hints/ &amp;quot;Ramon Rodriguez will have bigger role in third ‘Transformers’ movie, Bay hints&amp;quot;], Los Angeles Times, June 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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* As stated above, [[Megan Fox]] was originally intended to reprise her role as [[Mikaela Banes]] from the previous two movies. She was still spotted on the &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; set during the previsualization stage in May 2010&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;foxonset&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;, but was fired from the production shortly afterwards due to a falling out with director [[Michael Bay]]. [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]]&#039;s character of [[Carly Spencer]] was written in as a replacement, though the fact that her part was originally written for Mikaela still shows in some parts: For example, Carly is overseeing [[Dylan Gould|Dylan]]&#039;s car collection, which could be viewed as an extension of Mikaela&#039;s history with working with cars. Furthermore, Sam and Carly not only have [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] (who had been previously &amp;quot;domesticated&amp;quot; by Mikaela) as a &amp;quot;pet&amp;quot;, but also her dog [[Bonecrusher (dog)|Bonecrusher]] (played by Michael Bay&#039;s eponymous real-life dog).&lt;br /&gt;
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*In January 2010, actor James Avery claimed in an interview that he would be playing a new Autobot named &amp;quot;Silverbolt&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;avery&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://unscripted.ca/episodes/show/136 James Avery interview on Unscripted], January 2010&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In June 2010, representatives of James Avery, responding to a bizarre rumor that he had passed away, confirmed that the actor was indeed alive and would be playing Silverbolt in &#039;&#039;Transformers 3&#039;&#039;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.examiner.com/entertainment-in-national/uncle-phil-james-avery-isn-t-dead-after-all James Avery isn&#039;t dead after all], The Examiner, June 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Despite this, neither Avery nor Silverbolt ultimately appear in &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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* In January of 2011, an Idaho newspaper&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://magicvalley.com/news/local/article_d4f374a4-d960-5589-8d0c-be37df66fc40.html?mode=story &amp;quot;Rupert&#039;s Fagerbakke finds a voice that is truly golden&amp;quot;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; announced voice actor [[Bill Fagerbakke]] as the voice of a &amp;quot;Chevy Impala stock car&amp;quot; that would appear in &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; (presumably meaning one of the three [[Wrecker]]s, who share that base altmode). Why Fagerbakke did not end up voicing any of the Wreckers in the final cut of the film is unknown.&lt;br /&gt;
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* Shockwave&#039;s original voice actor, [[Corey Burton]], expressed that he had no interest in voicing him for &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;, explaining &amp;quot;[I] have practically no interest in that kind of mega-budget movie enterprise involvement&amp;quot; and that the inspiration for his Shockwave voice, [[wikipedia:David Warner (actor)|David Warner]], was rumored to have been considered.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.coreyburton.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?p=2707&amp;amp;highlight=#2707 Corey Burton&#039;s message board post.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In the end, Shockwave&#039;s almost-entirely-wordless-snarl-based role would have been something of a waste of Warner; the role ultimately went to Frank Welker. There&#039;s a nice touch of symmetry in the casting, with Welker taking over a Burton-originated role not long after Burton took on a Welker-originated character in [[Megatron (Animated)|&#039;&#039;Animated&#039;&#039; Megatron]].&lt;br /&gt;
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* In an earlier draft of the movie&#039;s script, Megatron is sincere when he offers Optimus Prime a truce at the end. Optimus accepts, and Megatron and the remaining Decepticons leave Earth to rebuild Cybertron. This ending is used for the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|novelization]] and the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation|comic adaptation]], according to Nelson, the ending was changed because the studio didn&#039;t want the adaptations to share the same ending with the film.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/members/nelson-47919.html#vmessage284191&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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* Furthermore, it was originally supposed to be [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage/&amp;quot;Dino&amp;quot;]] rather than [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack/&amp;quot;Que&amp;quot;]] who would have been executed by [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] in Chicago. This version made it into the comic adaptation and the [[Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel|junior novelization]].&lt;br /&gt;
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* Another scrapped death for Mirage is seen in the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|novelization]], in where he&#039;s decapicated by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. His severed head is subsequently used by Soundwave to mock the Autobots before they are about to get executed.&lt;br /&gt;
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* [[The Twins]], [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]], were originally supposed to return for &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;, and to die at the hands of Sentinel Prime shortly after Ironhide. Even though [[General Motors]] provided two Chevrolet Sparks to serve as their alternate modes&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;chevyspark&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.leftlanenews.com/chevrolet-spark-transformers-3.html Left Lane News article on two Chevrolet Sparks spotted on the DOTM set], May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; which were still spotted on the set as late as October 2010&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dcparking&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2010/10/transformers-3-dc-parking-lot-gallery.html &amp;quot;Transformers 3 DC Parking Lot Gallery&amp;quot;], Transformers Live Action Movie Blog, October 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, the two were mostly edited out of the final movie (their vehicle modes can barely be glimpsed in a few brief shots). Michael Bay even went so far as to offer a $25,000 reward for anyone who would see the Twins &amp;quot;perform&amp;quot; in the movie.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;reward&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://collider.com/transformers-3-twins-skids-mudflap-michael-bay/91104/ Collider.com article on Michael Bay&#039;s &amp;quot;reward&amp;quot; for spotting Skids and Mudflap &amp;quot;perform&amp;quot; in DOTM], May 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In the novelization and the comic adaptation, Skids and Mudflap still appear.&lt;br /&gt;
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* Another plot point that was apparently dropped was an anti-Autobot sentiment among the human populace. Graffiti with a crossed out Autobot [[insignia|logo]] with the words &amp;quot;go home&amp;quot; below it showed up in several set photos.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;gohome1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2010/05/transformers-3-filming-with-twins.html Photos from the set in Sherman Oaks, California] at the Transformers Live Action Movie Blog, May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;gohome2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/possible-tf3-plot-point-revealed-autobots-go-home/19188/ Photos from the Chicago set] at Seibertron.com, July 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In the movie, Congress instantly passes a law exiling the Autobots from Earth following Sentinel Prime&#039;s ultimatum.&lt;br /&gt;
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* Early working names included &amp;quot;[[Ultra Magnus (disambiguation)|Ultra Magnus]]&amp;quot; for [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;chicagocall&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2011/06/chicgo-call-sheet-for-ultra-magnus.html &amp;quot;Chicago Call Sheet For Ultra Magnus&amp;quot;], Transformers Live Action Movie Blog, June 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, &amp;quot;Enzo&amp;quot; (after [[Wikipedia:Enzo Ferrari|Enzo Ferrari]])&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;callsheet2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://tilallaremine.wordpress.com/2011/07/01/dark-of-the-moon-call-sheets/ Dark of the Moon Call Sheets!] at Til All Are Mine blog, July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and &amp;quot;Rush&amp;quot; for Mirage/&amp;quot;Dino&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;[[Warpath (disambiguation)|Warpath]]&amp;quot; for both [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]] and [[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]], &amp;quot;Tempest&amp;quot; for Topspin, &amp;quot;[[Flash (disambiguation)|Flash]]&amp;quot; for [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]], &amp;quot;[[Dreadwind (disambiguation)|Dreadwind]]&amp;quot; for [[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]], &amp;quot;[[Hooligan]]&amp;quot; for [[Crowbar]], &amp;quot;[[Dirtbag]]&amp;quot; for [[Hatchet]], &amp;quot;[[Blitzwing (disambiguation)|Blitzwing]]&amp;quot; for [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]], &amp;quot;[[Breakdown (disambiguation)|Breakdown]]&amp;quot; for Soundwave&#039;s new vehicular design, &amp;quot;Colossus&amp;quot; for the [[Driller]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nizzi&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.joshnizzi.com/TF3.htm Josh Nizzi DOTM concepts.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, &amp;quot;Buzzard&amp;quot; for [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]], &amp;quot;[[Undermine]]&amp;quot; for [[Igor]] and &amp;quot;[[Steeljaw (disambiguation)|Steeljaw]]&amp;quot; for Wheeljack/&amp;quot;Que&amp;quot;. However, it&#039;s quite possible a few of these were code names used to keep character identities a secret during production as images of Megatron&#039;s new cloak obscured face refer to the character as &amp;quot;Cyclonus&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;wburt&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://conceptartworld.com/?p=8388 Wesley Burt DOTM concepts.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:DOTM-SentinelPrimetrailer.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Colour me your colour, baby&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Colour me your car&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Colour me your colour, darling&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;I know who you are]]&lt;br /&gt;
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* Roadbuster was originally intended to have [[Wikipedia:Jeff Gordon|Jeff Gordon]]&#039;s #24 [[Wikipedia:DuPont|DuPont]]-sponsored Chevrolet Impala as his alternate mode, rather than [[Wikipedia:Dale_Earnhardt,_Jr.|Dale Earnhardt, Jr.]]&#039;s #88 Impala sponsored by [[Wikipedia:AMP Energy|AMP Energy]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nizzi&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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* Que/Wheeljack&#039;s head was once considered to be based on [[Wikipedia:Christopher Lloyd|Christopher Lloyd]]&#039;s [[Wikipedia:Emmett Brown|Doc Brown]] from the [[Wikipedia:Back to the Future trilogy|&#039;&#039;Back to the Future&#039;&#039; movies]], rather than [[Wikipedia:Albert Einstein|Albert Einstein]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;wburt&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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* The Wreckers were originally intended to have a robot pet dog, whose working names also included &amp;quot;Warpath&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nizzi&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; Hasbro released a toy of the dog with the [[Human Alliance]] version of Leadfoot, named &amp;quot;[[Steeljaw (DOTM)|Steeljaw]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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* In an interview with MTV.com, actors [[Shia LaBeouf]] and [[John Malkovich]] hinted at at some smaller scenes that were cut from the final edit of the movie. In addition to some add-libbing by the actors, one scene would have featured Malkovich&#039;s character, [[Bruce Brazos]], attempting to get Carly&#039;s phone number.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;deletedmtv&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1666772/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-dvd-deleted-scenes.jhtml MTV.com on deleted scenes], July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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* In the original teaser trailer for &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; that was released in December 2010, the opening scene that featured [[Neil Armstrong]] and [[Buzz Aldrin]] investigate the &#039;&#039;[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]&#039;&#039; on the moon had Sentinel Prime sport a gold and silver color scheme. For the final movie, his base color was changed to red.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Leaks and disinformation===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:DOTMgameSoundwave.jpg|thumb|300px|right|What you&#039;re about to see is totally classified.]]&lt;br /&gt;
The movie&#039;s title, then &amp;quot;Transformers: &#039;&#039;The&#039;&#039; Dark of the Moon&amp;quot;, was first discovered on October 6, 2010 via listings for childrens&#039; books on [http://www.amazon.com/ Amazon.com]. The title was further confirmed by a whois check for &amp;quot;www.transformersdarkofthemoonmovie.com&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-3-title-revealed-170697/ Transformers 3 Title Revealed?] @ TFW2005.com&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; On October 31, the official website for all three movies, [http://www.transformersmovie.com/ transformersmovie.com], was updated to show the &#039;&#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; logo as well as international release dates.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] was heavily touted as the new main villain, no doubt in an attempt to conceal [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]&#039;s unexpected betrayal halfway through the movie. A piece of information that commonly popped up in media coverage was the claim that Shockwave was the ruler of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] while the other Autobots and Decepticons were duking it out on Earth.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;pushpops&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-3-plot-summary-revealed-170756/ &amp;quot;Transformers 3 Plot Summary Revealed&amp;quot;], TFW2005, October 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The last bit could be written off as a case of [[Wikipedia:Chinese whispers|chinese whisper]]: Shockwave got announced as the villain for &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;, mainstream media (such as USA Today&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;usatodayswitch&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2010-06-11-Transformers11_ST_N.htm &amp;quot;Next &#039;Transformers&#039; is due for a switch&amp;quot;], USA Today, June 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;) who aren&#039;t versed in Transformers lore looked up the character, found out about his &#039;&#039;[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]&#039;&#039; [[Shockwave (G1)|namesake]]&#039;s role in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]], included it as a piece of trivia to show they did their research, and then the trivia note got picked up as gospel by other media. Nevertheless, it was included in the &#039;&#039;official plot summary&#039;&#039; by Paramount&#039;s German branch (which also claimed that &#039;&#039;Shockwave&#039;&#039; was the robot discovered inside the &#039;&#039;[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]&#039;&#039; as seen in the trailer).&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;germansite&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.transformers3-film.de/ Official German DOTM site] including faulty plot summary.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:TF3HasbroSoundwaveBio.JPG|thumb|300px|left|If you breathe a word of what you see in here, you will do time for treason.]]Michael Bay and other official parties tried &#039;&#039;really&#039;&#039; hard to suppress the plot twist of the silver Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG given to [[Carly Spencer|Carly]] by [[Dylan Gould|Dylan]] turning out to be the new [[alternate mode]] of [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]. After the Mercedes had been spotted on the set, with [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]] exiting it&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;mercedesset&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=67518 DOTM Set Photos], ComingSoon.net, July 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, the first hint that it was more than meets the eye came with the trailer for the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|video game]], which showed Soundwave&#039;s robot mode with car [[kibble]] such as wheels that heavily resembled those of the Mercedes. In addition, [[Rising Storm issue 3|issue 3]] of &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Rising Storm]]&#039;&#039; depicted Soundwave&#039;s robot mode not only with car kibble, but with a Mercedes star on his chest. Despite this, director Michael Bay insisted that the Mercedes was simply Carly&#039;s car, claiming that &amp;quot;Mercedes would never let us make their car into a bad Decepticon. Car company&#039;s {{sic}} really frown on that. I can&#039;t say what the game company and comics do that&#039;s their own thing. They don&#039;t have the same constraints movies do. It&#039;s Carly&#039;s car.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;baynomerc&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?8724-Update-Is-Soundwave-the-silver-Mercedes-on-set-of-DOTM&amp;amp;p=169598&amp;amp;viewfull=1#post169598 Michael Bay&#039;s response to the fan theory that Soundwave is the Silver Mercedes.], April 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; On April 19, 2011, an event for promoting the &#039;&#039;Spider-Man: Edge of Time&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; video games was held in London. As part of this, [[High Moon Studios]] released promotional stills from the &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; game, one of which depicted Soundwave&#039;s new robot mode, again with Mercedes parts. However, a news embargo was enforced on the attending press, which was broken by South African video game site [http://egamer.co.za egamer].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;egamera&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://egamer.co.za/2011/05/exclusive-hands-on-transformers-dark-of-the-moon/ egamer&#039;s preview of the &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; video game]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The site was soon asked to take down the article and images, as were various &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; fan sites that had reported on the article and mirrored the images. On May 2, 2011, Hasbro&#039;s [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/ official Transformers website] was given a massive overhaul, including the addition of the new [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/cybertronian-database.cfm Vector Sigma database]. The entry for Soundwave initially identified his alternate mode as a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, but was soon changed to &amp;quot;satellite&amp;quot;. On May 3, 2011, the embargo for the video game article and promotional stills was finally lifted, allowing sites to freely show the image of Soundwave&#039;s new robot mode.&lt;br /&gt;
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On May 5, 2011, several weeks before the trade paperback collection&#039;s official release, preview pages from [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]&#039;s [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation|&#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; comic adaptation]] were discovered on [http://www.amazon.com/ Amazon.com]. Through some bizarre system error, &#039;&#039;several dozen pages&#039;&#039; were made available, which included the major plot twist of Sentinel Prime showing his true colors and killing [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. Unsurprisingly, this discovery was quickly posted on several major Transformers [[fandom|fan sites]], often without a spoiler warning.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
* A 126-page script for the movie was leaked in December 2009&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.allspark.com/content/view/6435/20/ The Allspark: Transformers News Movie Comics Animated - Script Treatment for Transformers 3? Bogus or Not, Here You Go!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, causing much discussion among the fandom. It was later confirmed as fake.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6532 Script]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* When word hit that [[Megan Fox]] was off the picture, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VTs5ESycpY Heidi Montag] put an &amp;quot;audition&amp;quot; for her part on YouTube.  [http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/114ce28ddd/sir-ben-kingsley-shows-up-heidi-montag Sir Ben Kingsley] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4FZeucBO0c Ashton Kutcher] made fun of her, because life is rad.&lt;br /&gt;
* Several concepts that had been established by the [[Transformers (film)|first movie]] were (more or less) dropped with &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; in favor or a more traditional, &#039;&#039;[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]&#039;&#039;-esque approach:&lt;br /&gt;
** In the 2007 movie, the Autobots arrive on Earth in &amp;quot;[[Protoform]]&amp;quot; entry modes (which was subsequently used as the basis for the Decepticons&#039; arrival in [[Planetfall (Movie)|Planetfall]]). Prior to the release of the movie, screenwriter [[Roberto Orci]] defended this choice over the use of a spaceship such as the &#039;&#039;Ark&#039;&#039; by asking why &amp;quot;aliens who moonlight as vehicles need other vehicles to travel&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;orcitravel&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://tformers.com/Ark-Not-Making-An-Appearance-In-the-Movie/6513/news.html TFormers quoting Roberto Orci], because Don Murphy&#039;s board can only be read by registered members.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He somewhat changed his mind after the movie had been released, however.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;orciship&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=388596&amp;amp;postcount=271 Roberto Orci on the Transformers Live Action Movie Boards], July 2007.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; After the Decepticons&#039; ship, the &#039;&#039;[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]&#039;&#039;, had made an appearance in &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; not only introduces the movieverse version of the &#039;&#039;[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]&#039;&#039;, but also reveals that all the new Autobots who have been on Earth since before &#039;&#039;Revenge of the Fallen&#039;&#039; had arrived in their own spaceship, the &#039;&#039;[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]&#039;&#039;, making the notion of individual Transformers traveling through space as &amp;quot;comets&amp;quot; an exception rather than the rule.&lt;br /&gt;
** Furthermore, &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; largely abandons the idea of Transformers having all their weapons integrated into their bodies in favor of more traditional, separate weapons. For example, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], who had blades and hooks emerging from his forearms in the previous two movies now stores all his weapons (including an axe) as accessories inside his trailer. Also, Ironhide, whose cannons were previously affixed to his arms, now sports handheld firearms instead. Even Megatron, whose [[fusion cannon]] previously grew out of his arms, now has an ordinary hand-held shotgun. Though it can be argued that Optimus still has his swords in his arms during the Chicago battle, and both Ironhide and Megatron lost their integrated weapons in the previous film, the general change is still noticeable. The only ones who still seem to have the same converting arm cannons as in the previous movies are Bumblebee, Ratchet, and Starscream.&lt;br /&gt;
* Another change from the previous movies (though not rooted in &#039;&#039;Generation 1&#039;&#039;) is that Transformers that take damage in battle now spill a red liquid that is very obviously meant to resemble human blood.&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] finally achieves a certain consistency between his two primary modes: Ever since his upgrade to a modern Camaro in &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; (2007), his [[license plate]] had alternated between &amp;quot;900 STRA&amp;quot; in vehicle mode and &amp;quot;4NZZ 454&amp;quot; in robot mode. &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; finally uses &amp;quot;900 STRA&amp;quot; for the robot mode as well. Hasbro&#039;s toys, which had previously favored the CG robot model&#039;s &amp;quot;4NZZ 454&amp;quot; (barring the occasional &amp;quot;4NZZ&#039;&#039;&#039;Z&#039;&#039;&#039; 454&amp;quot; flub), follow suit.&lt;br /&gt;
*Speaking of license plates: [[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]]&#039;s Maybach 62S Landaulet sports a German license plate, &amp;quot;&#039;&#039;&#039;S MM 6201&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;quot;, registered in the city of Stuttgart. In reality, that plate is registered to the manufacturer and used for promotional photos.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;maybach&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/update--transformers-3-rumor--who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-170533/ Set photos and promo photos of the Maybach 62S Landaulet] at TFW2005.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*Michael Bay&#039;s private Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A jet (registration number N4500X) has a cameo in the movie as [[Charlotte Mearing]]&#039;s plane.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Foreign names===&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Japanese:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers/Darkside Moon&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (トランスフォーマー/ダークサイド・ムーン &#039;&#039;Toransufōmā/Dāku Saido Mūn&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Cantonese:&#039;&#039; (&amp;lt;!--Hong Kong, --&amp;gt;變形金剛: 黑月降臨, &amp;quot;Transformers: The Arrival of the Black Moon&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Finnish:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers: Kuun pimeä puoli&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (&amp;quot;Transformers: The Dark Side of the Moon&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;French:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers 3: La Face cachée de la Lune&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (&amp;quot;Transformers 3: The Hidden Side of the Moon&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;German:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers 3&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Mandarin:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Biàn-hsín Jīn-gāng Sān&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (Taiwan, 變形金剛３, &amp;quot;Transformers 3&amp;quot;), &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Biànxíng Jīngāng: Yuè Hēi zhī Shí&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (China, 变形金刚：月黑之时, &amp;quot;Transformers: The Time When the Moon Becomes Black&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Polish:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers 3&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Portuguese:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers: O Lado Oculto da Lua&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (&amp;quot;Transformers: The Hidden Side of the Moon&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Russian:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformery 3: Tjomnaja storona Luny&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (Трансформеры 3: Тёмная сторона Луны, &amp;quot;Transformers 3: The Dark Side of the Moon&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Serbian:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers 3: Tama Meseca&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (&amp;quot;Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Spanish:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers: El Lado Oscuro de la Luna&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (America, &amp;quot;Transformers: The Dark Side of the Moon&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Swedish:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers 3&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Footnotes==&lt;br /&gt;
{{reflist|2}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.transformersmovie.com/ Official &#039;&#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; website]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/paramount/transformersdarkofthemoon/ Trailers.Apple.com &#039;&#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; page]&lt;br /&gt;
* Designer portfolios: [http://www.joshnizzi.com/TF3.htm Josh Nizzi], [http://www.warrenmanser.com/WarrenManser.com/PORTFOLIO_M/Pages/TRANSFORMERS_3.html Warren Manser], [http://www.joelchang.com/index.php?/projects/transformers-dark-of-the-moon/ Joel Chang], [http://conceptartworld.com/?p=8293 The Aaron Sims Company] (at Concept Art World), [http://conceptartworld.com/?p=8388 Wesley Burt] (at Concept Art World), [http://massiveblack.com/MBwebolution/blog/?p=301 Massive Black], [http://www.ghull.com/#/125195 George Hull]&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:DOTM-OPportraitposter.jpg|thumb|right|250px|&amp;quot;Of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|my friend]], I can only say this: of all the souls I have encountered, he was the most... human.&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; is the third film in the [[live-action film series]]. It was released in 3D and IMAX at 9PM on [[June 28]], [[2011]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;open3D&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2011/06/18/see-dark-of-the-moon-one-day-earlier-on-imax-3d/ See Dark Of The Moon One Day Earlier on IMAX 3D | MichaelBay]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and in wide release on [[June 29]], [[2011]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;open&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.deadline.com/2011/05/paramount-moving-up-transformers-3/ Paramount Moving Up ‘T’formers 3′ Release – Deadline.com]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; in the United States, and between [[June 29]] and July 1 for other markets.&lt;br /&gt;
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The film is set three years after the events of &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]&#039;&#039;. The Autobots continue to work for NEST, but no longer in secret, and for the goal of keeping peace between humans by taking out volatile overseas political targets. But after discovering a strange artifact during a mission in Chernobyl, it becomes apparent to Optimus Prime that the United States government has been less than forthright with them. &lt;br /&gt;
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And SCENE!&lt;br /&gt;
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{{bigquote|Aw, shit, I seen this one. It&#039;s the one where [[Spock]] goes nuts.|Wheelie|&#039;&#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Synopsis==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Dotm-Arkreflection.jpg|left|thumb|250px|&amp;quot;Wha... this is the finest engine room in the whole Starfleet!&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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In the distant past, during the latter days of the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] civil war, [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] attempted to leave the planet with groundbreaking technology on board the &#039;&#039;[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]&#039;&#039;. However, his ship was shot down by the Decepticons and, after being sent hurling through space for a while, eventually crashed on the [[Earth|Earth&#039;s]] [[Moon (moon)|moon]] in 1961. The crash is noticed by the humans on Earth, leading to the [[Wikipedia:Space Race|Space Race]] under President [[John F. Kennedy]]. Landing on the Moon as part of the [[Apollo 11]] mission in 1969, astronauts [[Neil Armstrong]] and [[Buzz Aldrin]] use several minutes of [[radio]] silence to investigate the spaceship and discover that Mankind is not alone in space.&lt;br /&gt;
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In the present day, the Autobots are still part of [[NEST]], cooperating with the [[United States military|US Armed Forces]]. They have also begun to help humanity in it&#039;s local conflicts, as [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]], [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]], and [[Mirage (Movie)|Dino]] destroy an illegal [[Iran]]ian nuclear facility. On a mission to the [[Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant]], a NEST team led by [[William Lennox|Lt. Col. Lennox]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] discovers an unknown alien fuel cell which had led to the [[Wikipedia:Chernobyl disaster|Chernobyl disaster]]. While trying to secure the cell, they are attacked by the Decepticon [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and his pet, the [[Driller]], who are eventually forced to retreat by Optimus Prime. Meanwhile, [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] kills [[Alexi Voskhod]], who had called NEST to Chernobyl and was secretly working for him. After securing the fuel cell and identifying it as part of the &#039;&#039;Ark&#039;&#039;, Optimus Prime is angry at the humans for not following through with their agreement of sharing all known information relating to Cybertron and its inhabitants. Despite this, he eventually informs his allies and [[Charlotte Mearing]], the [[WIkipedia:Director of National Intelligence|Director of National Intelligence]], about the space bridge technology the &#039;&#039;Ark&#039;&#039; contains. Together with [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], Optimus travels to the Moon, where they find Sentinel Prime inside the ship. Retrieving him along with four pillars of the space bridge and the accompanying control pillar, they return to Earth, where Optimus uses the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to reactivate Sentinel Prime. In [[Africa]], Decepticon leader [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (still recovering from wounds [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|suffered]] in [[Egypt]]) meets with his lieutenants [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]. Upon learning that the Autobots have recovered Sentinel and the pillars, Megatron orders Soundwave and Laserbeak to terminate their &amp;quot;loose ends&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Meanwhile, [[Sam Witwicky]], the Autobots&#039; human friend, is suffering from everyday problems. Even though President [[Barack Obama]] has awarded him a medal for saving the Earth twice, Sam has trouble finding a job. Together with his new girlfriend [[Carly Spencer]], whom he had met in the [[White House]] (after his former girlfriend [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] had left him), he also gives the stranded Autobots [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] and [[Brains]] a home. After a long search, he finally finds a position as a mail carrier at a telecommunication company named [[Accuretta Systems]]. From his colleague, [[Jerry Wang]], he learns about a conspiracy by humans who collaborate with the Decepticons. Before Jerry can tell Sam more, however, he is killed by Laserbeak.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:DOTM-Sentinelendofyourworld.jpg|right|thumb|300px|&amp;quot;There&#039;s a man out there I haven&#039;t seen in fifteen years who&#039;s trying to kill me.&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Locked out of participating in the investigation by Mearing, Sam turns to [[Seymour Simmons]] for help. Simmons, who has become a millionaire as a writer, and his aide, [[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]], help Sam find out that the Soviets have taken photos of Decepticons removing hundreds of space bridge pillars out of the &#039;&#039;Ark&#039;&#039; even before Apollo 11 had landed on the Moon. Sam and Simmons conclude that the Decepticons had left Sentinel Prime behind on purpose, knowing that only he would be able to activate the space bridge, and only Optimus Prime could reactivate him. Sam is able to warn the Autobots in time so they can protect Sentinel from a Decepticon attack and escort him back to the NEST headquarters. Arriving there, however, Sentinel Prime reveals that he had made a deal with Megatron, knowing that the Autobots could never win the war. After killing [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and several NEST soldiers, Sentinel Prime claims the remaining pillars and escapes. The other Autobots track him down to [[Washington, D.C.]], but before Optimus can stop him, Sentinel activates a space bridge to the Moon. The portal allows Decepticon troops which had remained hidden under the Moon&#039;s surface to reach Earth, forcing the Autobots to retreat.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:DOTM-Moonspacebridge.jpg|thumb|left|280px|&amp;quot;We are one big, happy fleet! Ah, Kirk, my old friend, do you know the Klingon proverb that tells us revenge is a dish that is best served cold? It is &#039;&#039;very&#039;&#039; cold in space.&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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In the meantime, Sam is worried about Carly and searches for her. He finds her with her employer, [[Dylan Gould]], who reveals to Sam that he not only arranged for Sam to get a job with Acuretta, but is also a collaborator with the Decepticons. At their request, his father had used his influence to ensure that [[NASA]] would not conduct any more missions to the Moon. When Sam and Carly attempt to flee, they discover Carly&#039;s car is a disguise for Soundwave, who takes her captive. Dylan instructs Sam to ask Optimus Prime about the Autobots&#039; strategy, otherwise Carly will die. To ensure that Sam will not try to warn the Autobots, he attaches a Decepticon disguised as a watch on Sam&#039;s wrist, and it taps into his nervous system.&lt;br /&gt;
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Meanwhile, Sentinel Prime has given Mankind an ultimatum to exile the Autobots from Earth, since he is only trying to save Cybertron, or so he claims. The US government promptly passes a bill to this effect. Before the Autobots leave Earth aboard their spaceship, the &#039;&#039;[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]&#039;&#039;, Sam asks Optimus about his plan. Optimus replies that there is no plan, and Mankind is on its own now. With all Autobots on board, the &#039;&#039;Xantium&#039;&#039; takes off, but is promptly intercepted by Starscream, who had waited in Earth&#039;s orbit. With the &#039;&#039;Xantium&#039;&#039; destroyed, the Decepticons believe the Autobots to be dead and let Sam go.&lt;br /&gt;
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With the Autobots out of the way, the Decepticons conquer [[Chicago]], kill most of its population and set up the control pillar for the space bridge inside the city, placing the other pillars around the world. Dylan informs Carly that the Decepticons do not intend to return to Cybertron; instead, they want to transport Cybertron into Earth&#039;s orbit, because Earth not only has the necessary resources, but also six billion slaves to rebuild the Transformers&#039; home planet.&lt;br /&gt;
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Sam decides to go to Chicago, where Dylan has taken Carly. Former NEST soldier [[Robert Epps]], who now works for NASA, accompanies him, together with other former NEST members. Upon arrival in Chicago, they are promptly attacked by the Decepticons, but are rescued by Optimus Prime and the other Autobots. Having never intended to leave Earth, they had hidden themselves inside a modified rocket booster that was jettisoned before Starscream destroyed the &#039;&#039;Xantium&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:DOTM Driller vs Prime.jpg|right|thumb|280px|&amp;quot;From Hell&#039;s heart, I stab at thee!&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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The Autobots and the humans soldiers make their way to the skyscraper where Dylan is located in order to destroy the space bridge&#039;s control pillar. Sam and Bumblebee rescue Carly, killing Laserbeak in the process, during which they find a damaged UAV and alert the military to the Decepticons plans. Due to another attack by a team of Decepticons led by Shockwave, the team is separated once more. While the Autobots battle the Decepticons, Epps and his team try to destroy the pillar from another skyscraper. However, they are attacked by Shockwave&#039;s &amp;quot;pet&amp;quot;, the Driller, who brings the skyscraper crashing down. Optimus Prime comes to their aid and destroys the Driller.&lt;br /&gt;
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In the meantime, Lennox and the rest of NEST have managed to make their way into the city using [[wingsuit]]s, and with Lennox&#039;s help, Sam destroys Starscream using weapons provided to him by the Autobots&#039; inventor Que. Meanwhile, the Decepticons have captured several Autobots, but Dylan convinces them not to take prisoners and kill them all. [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] executes Que, and Soundwave moves to kill Bumblebee next, but the Autobots Wheelie and Brains have managed to make one of the Decepticons&#039; ships crash, thereby distracting Soundwave long enough for Bumblebee and the other Autobots to get free. Bumblebee kills Soundwave. NEST soldiers and US Marines snipe the Decepticons, one of which is Barricade. Autobots and Tanks roll in and ambush the Decepticons. While NEST and the Autobots fight the Decepticons and kill most of them, Optimus Prime kills Shockwave and uses his arm cannon to topple over the space bridge&#039;s control pillar, deactivating the bridge.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:DOTMCybertrontransit.jpg|thumb|left|280px|&amp;quot;Earth was created in six days. Now, watch out! Here comes Genesis! We&#039;ll do it for you in six minutes!&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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A fight between Sentinel Prime and Optimus Prime ensues, during which Optimus loses an arm, with Sentinel gaining the upper hand. Carly stumbles across Megatron outside the main battle zone. Having previously witnessed a violent argument between Sentinel Prime and Megatron, she appeals to his pride and makes him realize that he will never be able to rule over Cybertron as long as Sentinel Prime is alive. Infuriated, he intervenes in the battle and turns on Sentinel, declaring that Earth is his planet to rule, and severely damages him. Megatron realized how far he had fallen in power within the past few years, and had decided to once again take his rightful place at the top of the command chain. Meanwhile, Dylan manages to reactivate the toppled pillar, but is attacked by Sam, who hurls him against the pillar, killing him. Subsequently, Bumblebee destroys the pillar for good, thus destroying the space bridge and, presumably, Cybertron with it. Megatron offers Optimus Prime a truce as long he could remain in charge of his Decepticon forces, but Optimus ignores his plea and just as Megatron is about to shoot his shotgun Optimus splits Megatron&#039;s head with an axe. Subsequently, he uses Megatron&#039;s shotgun cannon to kill a weakened Sentinel Prime, who is trying to excuse his actions.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:DOTM Autobots NEST victorious.jpg|thumb|right|280px|&amp;quot;Live long... and prosper...&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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With the battle over, Sam and Carly are reunited, and Simmons takes an opportunity to kiss Mearing, who he still has feelings for, and she has him arrested. With their home planet now forever beyond reach, and the forces of the Decepticons destroyed, the remaining Autobots finally accept Earth as their new home, as Optimus Prime states that the Autobots will always be here, to protect the Earth and all who live on it.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[&#039;Til all are one]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Quotes==&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Mission Control&#039;&#039;&#039;: We are not alone after all, are we? &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Buzz Aldrin&#039;&#039;&#039;: No, sir. We are not alone. &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
:—Buzz Aldrin makes history, and raises the hackles of conspiracy theorists.&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Dino&#039;&#039;&#039;: &amp;quot;He&#039;s in a bad mood. He&#039;s not talking to anybody today.&amp;quot; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Mearing&#039;&#039;&#039;: &amp;quot;What is this, the silent treatment?&amp;quot; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Ironhide&#039;&#039;&#039;: &amp;quot;No, we&#039;ve seen that. This is &#039;&#039;not&#039;&#039; that.&amp;quot; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Que&#039;&#039;&#039;: &amp;quot;Definitely not.&amp;quot; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Ironhide&#039;&#039;&#039;: &amp;quot;This is &#039;&#039;worse&#039;&#039;. Prime! Make something of yourself! (Ironhide smacks Optimus&#039;s roof) He&#039;s pissed.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—NEST discusses Optimus Prime&#039;s foul mood.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Who wants some chicken dinner now, bitch? Huh? &#039;Cause somebody messed with the wrong Wang today!&amp;quot; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Jerry Wang&#039;&#039;&#039;, being crazy. But also awesome.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;The thing about Russians is, they never like to talk. Gonna take a little of the &#039;international language.&#039;&amp;quot; &amp;lt;Doorman opens sliding hatch&amp;gt; &amp;quot;&#039;&#039;Do svidaniya&#039;&#039;.&amp;quot; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;That means &#039;goodbye!&#039;&amp;quot; &amp;lt;closes hatch&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Simmons&#039;&#039;&#039; tries to reason with a &#039;&#039;&#039;Russian&#039;&#039;&#039;, to no avail.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;It&#039;s a Cyrillic alphabet; it&#039;s like all the buttons you never push on a calculator!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Dutch&#039;&#039;&#039; tries to translate Russian, also to no avail.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Class dismissed.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Ironhide&#039;&#039;&#039;, after dispatching the Dreads.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;What you must realize, my Autobot brothers, is that we were never going to win the war. For the sake of our planet&#039;s survival, a deal had to be made...with &#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Sentinel Prime&#039;&#039;&#039; reveals his treachery.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:DOTM-MegatronLincoln.jpg|right|thumb|250px|&amp;quot;I&#039;ll give him this: [[Atlantis, Arise!|he&#039;s]] [[Transformers The Game (console)|consistent]]!&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Here we are. Fight us &#039;&#039;now&#039;&#039;.&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039;, pulling the evil overlord cliche on us while sitting atop the [[Abraham Lincoln|Lincoln Memorial]] &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;If you go in this building, that&#039;s if she&#039;s even still alive, there&#039;s no way you&#039;re going to reach her!&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;What do you suggest I do?!&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;...it&#039;s over. I&#039;m sorry, but it&#039;s over.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Robert Epps&#039;&#039;&#039; tells &#039;&#039;&#039;Sam Witwicky&#039;&#039;&#039; that they&#039;ve run out of plans.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;We will kill them all.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039; offers an alternative plan.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;They got my trailer. I &#039;&#039;need&#039;&#039; that flight tech!&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039;, valiantly [[To sell toys|selling toys]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Your Decepticons are finally conquering this planet, and yet their leader won&#039;t be you.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;IT WILL BE ME! It will &#039;&#039;always&#039;&#039; be me!&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;In any minute now, you&#039;ll be nothing but Sentinel&#039;s bitch.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Carly Spencer&#039;&#039;&#039; tells &#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039; that if he&#039;s going to be the Starscream, he should &#039;&#039;act&#039;&#039; like it.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Who would you be without me, Prime?&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Time to find out.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039; exchange pre-fight banter one last time.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Optimus. All I ever wanted...was the survival of our race. You must see why I had to betray you...&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;You didn&#039;t betray me. You betrayed yourself...&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;s final words to &#039;&#039;&#039;Sentinel Prime&#039;&#039;&#039; before effectively &#039;&#039;double-tapping&#039;&#039; him.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;In any war, there are calms between the storms. There will be days when we lose faith. Days when our allies turn against us... but the day will never come when we forsake this planet and its people.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;&#039;&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;s closing narration.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Main cast==&lt;br /&gt;
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{{featuredcharacters|&lt;br /&gt;
h1=[[Autobot]]s|c1=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] ([[Leonard Nimoy]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] ([[Jess Harnell]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] ([[Robert Foxworth]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] ([[James Remar]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mirage (Movie)|Dino/Mirage]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;credits&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Mirage and Wheeljack, known by those names in the toyline and essentially all supporting media, are respectively named &amp;quot;Dino&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Que&amp;quot; in the film. While Dino is simply credited as such, Que is listed in the credits as &amp;quot;Que/Wheeljack&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; ([[Francesco Quinn]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que/Wheeljack]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;credits&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; ([[George Coe]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] ([[Tom Kenny]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Brains]] ([[Reno Wilson]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Roadbuster is listed as &amp;quot;Roadbuster/Amp&amp;quot; in the credits, a reference to his car mode&#039;s sponsor. His name is not used in the film, but he is called &amp;quot;Roadbuster&amp;quot; in the toyline and supporting media.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; ([[Ron Bottitta]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Leadfoot is listed in the film&#039;s end credits as &amp;quot;Leadfoot/Target&amp;quot;, a reference to his car mode&#039;s sponsor. His name is not spoken in the film, but he is called &amp;quot;Leadfoot&amp;quot; in the toyline and the supporting media.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; ([[John DiMaggio]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]]&amp;lt;ref name=skidsandmudflap&amp;gt;Skids and Mudflap only appear during the convoy scene at the beginning of the film&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]&amp;lt;ref name=skidsandmudflap/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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|h2=[[Decepticon]]s|c2=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] ([[Hugo Weaving]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] ([[Charlie Adler]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] ([[Frank Welker]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] ([[Keith Szarabajka]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] ([[Frank Welker]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] ([[Frank Welker]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Igor]] ([[Greg Berg]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Crowbar]] ([[Jimmie Wood]])*&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hatchet]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Driller]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hatchling|Hatchlings]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]] type Decepticon&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]] type Decepticon&lt;br /&gt;
*An unnamed [[Audi R8 Decepticon]]&lt;br /&gt;
*An unnamed [[M1 Abrams Decepticon]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Garbage truck Decepticon]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Superfund Decepticon]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Devcon (DOTM)|Devcon]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Unnamed [[Lensmeter Decepticon]]s&lt;br /&gt;
*Unnamed [[protoform]]s&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Watch-bot]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Repeatedly referred to as the &amp;quot;Watch-bot&amp;quot; (proper noun) in the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel|&#039;&#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel&#039;&#039;]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*Unnamed [[Pickup Decepticon]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Unnamed [[Police car Decepticon]]&lt;br /&gt;
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|h3=[[Human]]s|c3=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sam Witwicky]] ([[Shia LaBeouf]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Carly Spencer]] ([[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[William Lennox]] ([[Josh Duhamel]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Robert Epps]] ([[Tyrese Gibson]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Seymour Simmons]] ([[John Turturro]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Charlotte Mearing]] ([[Frances McDormand]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Dylan Gould]] ([[Patrick Dempsey]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bruce Brazos]] ([[John Malkovich]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hardcore Eddie]] ([[Lester Speight]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Morshower]] ([[Glenn Morshower]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]] ([[Alan Tudyk]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ron Witwicky]] ([[Kevin Dunn]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Judy Witwicky]] ([[Julie White]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jerry Wang]] ([[Ken Jeong]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Neil Armstrong]] ([[Don Jeanes]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Buzz Aldrin]] ([[Cory Tucker]]/himself)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Walter Cronkite]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bill O&#039;Reilly]] (himself)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Alexi Voskhod]] ([[Ravil Isyanov]])&lt;br /&gt;
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|nonumbering=true&lt;br /&gt;
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* *During the highway battle, Jimmie Wood&#039;s Bonecrusher scream in the high way battle from the first movie can be heard coming from Crowbar.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Errors==&lt;br /&gt;
===Astronomical and historical errors===&lt;br /&gt;
* The Moon does not rotate with respect to Earth, and Mare Tranquillitatis is near the middle of the near side. Therefore, Tranquility Base could never be described as being on the far side, and Earth is never as close to the horizon as shown in the movie.&lt;br /&gt;
* The Apollo 11 Command/Service Module is seen flying to the Moon without the Lunar Module. The Lunar Module is attached when the vehicle is orbiting the Moon, however.&lt;br /&gt;
* When the modern day site of the Apollo 11 landing is seen, the ascent module (the cabin Buzz and Neil flew back to orbit in) is still there.&lt;br /&gt;
* Cybertron is apparently several times the size of Earth, yet the characters talk of bringing it &amp;quot;into Earth&#039;s atmosphere&amp;quot;. &lt;br /&gt;
* The Space Bridge starts to bring Cybertron amazingly close to Earth - less than one Earth-diameter away. Assuming Cybertron&#039;s mass is proportional to its size, Cybertron&#039;s gravitational field would [[The Ultimate Doom|tear the Earth apart]] at that distance.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Geographic discontinuities===&lt;br /&gt;
* The [[Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant]] is shown to be located &#039;&#039;inside&#039;&#039; of, or at least right next to the abandoned city of [[Wikipedia:Pripyat|Pripyat]], and the human characters access it through nearby buildings. In reality, the power plant is situated on the outskirts of the city. Even worse, [[Alexi Voskhod]] &#039;&#039;explicitly&#039;&#039; says that the entrance leads through a &#039;&#039;school&#039;&#039;. Who builds a &#039;&#039;school&#039;&#039; right next to a &#039;&#039;nuclear power plant&#039;&#039;?&lt;br /&gt;
* Furthermore, Prypiat&#039;s infamous Ferris wheel as shown in the movie is not only the wrong model (the real one&#039;s passenger cabins have canopies), but the real one is also located in an open field far away from any buildings.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ferris&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pripyat_-_Ferris_wheel.jpg Photo of the Prypiat Ferris wheel] showing the closest nearby buildings.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; But hey, at least it&#039;s the right color!&lt;br /&gt;
* Also, why exactly is the Sputnik mission case inside the Chernobyl reactor building? Did the Soviets never bother to discard the packaging of their toy after starting to play with it?&lt;br /&gt;
* When Megatron transforms for the first time, he&#039;s in a grassy savannah. In the next shot, he&#039;s standing in the middle of a desert... and in the establishing shot of the Decepticon camp, it&#039;s back in the savannah.&lt;br /&gt;
* [[wikipedia:Mount Kilimanjaro|Mount Kilimanjaro]] is seen in the background of many of the scenes in Namibia; in reality, the mountain is located in Tanzania, more than three thousand kilometers away.&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:DOTM-Wreckers-Prime-Cables.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Chicago&#039;s own [[knockoff]] of a prominent Chinese building.]]&lt;br /&gt;
* In a [[Atlantis, Arise!|fairly common cinematic contrivance]], the film depicts multiple skyscrapers in the background of many scenes set in Washington, D.C., while the real-life city has no skyscrapers.&lt;br /&gt;
* Also, Washington, D.C. almost entirely lacks old industrial buildings that could be converted into lofts, and likewise doesn&#039;t have the kind of densely urban streets that Sam is shown to live on.&lt;br /&gt;
* NEST Headquarters, supposedly in Washington, is actually Chicago&#039;s abandoned Main Post Office.&lt;br /&gt;
* Likewise, Dylan&#039;s auto collection museum, also set in (land-locked) Washington, is actually the Milwaukee Art Museum. [[Lake Michigan]] is even visible through the windows!&lt;br /&gt;
* When Optimus Prime (using his jetpack) gets himself caught in wires below an under-construction building, that building bears a striking resemblance to the [[Wikipedia: China Central Television Headquarters|China Central Television Headquarters]] in [[Beijing]], [[China]]... a far shot from [[Chicago]]. Since construction for the CCTV building was finished in 2008, long before &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; was even &#039;&#039;conceived&#039;&#039;, this appears to be an intentional instance of a &amp;quot;cool building&amp;quot; being inserted just for the sake of it.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Continuity errors===&lt;br /&gt;
* Like in &#039;&#039;Revenge of the Fallen&#039;&#039;, Ironhide sports his [[license plate]] from the [[Transformers (film)|first movie]], &amp;quot;4PCI382&amp;quot;, on his robot mode chest, but doesn&#039;t have a license plate in vehicle mode. (According to set photos, his license plate in vehicle mode is mostly black, with a NEST logo on it.)&lt;br /&gt;
* Speaking of inconsistencies between robot and vehicle mode: Bumblebee&#039;s updated Chevrolet Camaro alternate mode no longer has pinstripes bordering his black racing stripes, but the CG robot model still has the pinstripes.&lt;br /&gt;
* After Megatron pulls out his shotgun for the first time, he holsters it on the right side of his back. In the next scene it is on his left side.&lt;br /&gt;
* In the highway battle scene with the [[Dread (DOTM)|Dreads]], Bumblebee enhances his front wheels to evade Hatchet, yet in the next scene he&#039;s fully in Stealth Force mode.&lt;br /&gt;
* During Ironhide and Sideswipe&#039;s &amp;quot;Mexican standoff&amp;quot; with Crankcase and Crowbar, all combatants drop their firearms, but when Ironhide is speared, his guns are on his back again. They disappear in subsequent shots.&lt;br /&gt;
* Despite being captured by Soundwave in her evening gown, Carly is somehow able to change into more convenient clothes before arriving in Chicago, and has yet another outfit the following day. Not only that, she changes her earrings, too!&lt;br /&gt;
* When the Autobots are boarding the &#039;&#039;Xantium,&#039;&#039; Simmons mentions that nine Autobots are leaving. Former Decepticons Wheelie and Brains apparently don&#039;t count. Poor little guys!&lt;br /&gt;
* The Wreckers claim they had been hiding inside a rocket booster that was jettisoned from the &#039;&#039;Xantium&#039;&#039; before Starscream destroyed it. The boosters are only seen to be detached after Starscream destroys the ship, after it has barely taken off from the ground.&lt;br /&gt;
* Though it&#039;s a standard action movie contrivance, it sure is convenient that the glass windows inside skyscrapers are extremely fragile when needed, and glass shards are as dangerous as bread crumbs so nobody suffers a single cut from sliding across them.&lt;br /&gt;
* Shortly after everyone jumps through the window and starts sliding down, a downwards shot of the building shows all of the windows behind them are intact.&lt;br /&gt;
* As everyone tumbles through a lower floor of the building, [[Stone]] is shown to fall right through and out the other side with a collection of office furniture, but not long after is back with Epps&#039;s squad.&lt;br /&gt;
* Despite the Decepticons taking over Chicago and killing a whole bunch of people, there seem to be a lot of people continuing to go about their daily lives. The skyscraper Epps&#039;s team goes into to launch a rocket from still seems to have plenty of office workers in it when the Driller attacks it. When Sam&#039;s being thrown around on the end of the grapple glove rope while fighting Starscream, he crashes through a wall into a dry-cleaning business where a woman appears to be calmly hanging up a shirt. Did they all just not get the memo?&lt;br /&gt;
* Though in an earlier sequence, Epps, Sam and company slide down the damaged building to a floor near the break, after the building falls over, the team is seen moving from one of the building&#039;s topmost floors to the neighboring building.&lt;br /&gt;
* Throughout the sequence of Barricade kicking and shoving Que along before executing him, he is speaking with Soundwave&#039;s voice.&lt;br /&gt;
*While fighting the Autobots at the end of the film, Sentinel Prime&#039;s cape disappears for a brief scene before reappearing on his back when the camera angle changes.&lt;br /&gt;
*Soundwave has his Mercedes alternate mode while he is in Africa, but his chest has only a blank grille. The Mercedes logo is only added to his chest from the scene where he reveals himself to be Carly&#039;s car onward.&lt;br /&gt;
*When Sam and Carly are reunited after the final battle, Carly&#039;s hands keep changing the position on every cut, sometimes on Sam&#039;s neck, sometimes on his shoulders.&lt;br /&gt;
*Not intentional: Skids and Mudflap appear for a brief few seconds in the film. This leaves questions as to what happened to them. They weren&#039;t seen departing from Earth or taking part in the Chicago battle.&lt;br /&gt;
*Dino used his electro-disrupter to overthrow Hatchet and kill him. When Hatchet falls on the car and is destroyed, Dino&#039;s weapon is still connected to him, so Dino was in robot mode, but in the next cut Dino appears at background in vehicle mode.&lt;br /&gt;
*It&#039;s said that four Autobots were captured by the Decepticons in Chicago, but actually five Autobots were captured.&lt;br /&gt;
*When Que is about to be executed, the &amp;quot;cardboard head on a stick&amp;quot; prop used for [[Mirage (Movie)|Dino]] during the shooting of the movie (a common method used for the movies to give the actors &#039;&#039;something&#039;&#039; to react to) can be spotted in the final edit of the film&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;headprop&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/494618-movies-errors-mirage-prop-final-movie-edit.html &amp;quot;Movies Errors - Mirage prop in final movie edit&amp;quot;] at TFW2005&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, possibly a leftover from an earlier draft of the script where Soundwave mocked Bumblebee with Dino&#039;s disembodied head.&lt;br /&gt;
*There is absolutely no given reason for exactly how Megatron predicted that Optimus would obtain the Matrix of Leadership that was needed to reawaken Sentinel, because the other six Primes minus his master [[The Fallen]] created a tomb out of their own bodies that couldn&#039;t be found.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Transformers references==&lt;br /&gt;
In addition to recurring elements from the previous films, &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; bases a number of elements on previous versions of the &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; mythos, including plot elements based on older stories, something fairly rare in the other two movies:&lt;br /&gt;
* New characters [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] are heavily based upon their Generation 1 counterparts. [[Que]] is derived from G1 character [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]. [[Sentinel Prime]] is the name of Optimus&#039;s predecessor in many continuities, and in this instance, he continues his [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)| predecessor]]&#039;s legacy of being a giant jerk.&lt;br /&gt;
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* &amp;quot;Carly&amp;quot; was the name of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]&#039;s [[Carly|girlfriend and eventual wife]] in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]].&lt;br /&gt;
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* The &#039;&#039;[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]&#039;&#039; gets its name from the Autobots&#039; crashed spaceship in the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|&#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; comics]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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* The &#039;&#039;[[Xantium (G1)|Xantium]]&#039;&#039; is the name of the [[Wrecker]]s&#039; spaceship in the [[IDW Publishing]]&#039;s &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; comics.&lt;br /&gt;
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* Optimus&#039;s new trailer is based on the trailer that [[Optimus Prime (G1)|his Generation 1 counterpart]] hauled around, including its ability to open up into a weapons base.&lt;br /&gt;
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* Optimus now carries the Matrix around in his chest as he has in past incarnations.&lt;br /&gt;
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* The corrosive end met by Ironhide comes at the hands of [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]], the oxidizing pathogen that first appeared in the Generation 1 cartoon episode [[Cosmic Rust (episode)|of the same name]]. Though not named in the film, its identity is made clear by production artwork by [[Josh Nizzi]] which labels Sentinel Prime&#039;s gun a &amp;quot;Cosmic Rust gun&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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* Megatron removing [[Abraham Lincoln]] from his chair at the [[wikipedia:Lincoln Memorial|Lincoln Memorial]] and then sitting in it is a scene taken directly from the Generation 1 cartoon episode, &amp;quot;[[Atlantis, Arise!]]&amp;quot;, and the Decepticon ending for &#039;&#039;[[Transformers The Game]]&#039;&#039; (sort of).&lt;br /&gt;
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* The idea of bringing Cybertron to Earth via space bridge and enslaving humans was the plot of the Generation 1 multi-part episode &amp;quot;[[The Ultimate Doom]].&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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* Likewise, the idea of an influential and powerful human joining forces with the Decepticons, resulting in the Autobots being exiled from Earth by the government via a spacecraft, only for that spacecraft to be destroyed, was the plot behind another Generation 1 cartoon multi-part episode, &amp;quot;[[Megatron&#039;s Master Plan, Part 1|Megatron&#039;s Master Plan]].&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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* When the worker at Accureta Systems is trying to make the [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|photocopier]] work, it beeps the &amp;quot;more than meets the eye&amp;quot; refrain from the original cartoon&#039;s [[theme song]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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* The [[Transformation#The noise|transformation noise]] can be heard at the end of the film when Bumblebee transforms to robot mode, the final onscreen transformation, just as it was heard during [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout&#039;s]] transformation, which was also the first onscreen transformation in the first film.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Real-world references==&lt;br /&gt;
* When Brains and Wheelie are watching &#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia: Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek: The Original Series]]&#039;&#039;, the screen features [[Spock|Mr. Spock]], portrayed by Leonard Nimoy—who voices Sentinel Prime. Wheelie comments that it is &amp;quot;the one where Spock goes nuts,&amp;quot; which foreshadows Sentinel&#039;s heel turn. The episode itself is likely the famous &#039;&#039;TOS&#039;&#039; episode &amp;quot;[[Wikipedia: Amok Time|Amok Time]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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* Sentinel Prime says &amp;quot;The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.&amp;quot; The voice actor said the same line in the 1982 film &#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia:Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan|Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]&#039;&#039; as Mr. Spock. However, in that movie, Nimoy&#039;s character dies a hero.&lt;br /&gt;
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* To finish the Spock trifecta, when Bumblebee says his goodbyes to Sam, he uses a clip of Leonard Nimoy, as Spock, saying &amp;quot;I will always be your friend,&amp;quot; another line from &#039;&#039;Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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* [[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]] and his fake girlfriend&#039;s name, &amp;quot;India&amp;quot;, are a reference to [[Wikipedia:Dutch India|Dutch India]].&lt;br /&gt;
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* [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]]&#039;s name is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Q (James Bond)|Q]] from &#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia:James Bond|James Bond]]&#039;&#039; novels and films. Que also gives weapons to NEST soldiers while explaining the advantages and abilities for the weapons much like Q does for James Bond.&lt;br /&gt;
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* When Bumblebee brings forth &amp;quot;rings&amp;quot; for Sam and Carly, he &amp;quot;hums&amp;quot; the [[Wikipedia: Wedding March|Wedding March]] (or, more correctly, the [[Wikipedia: Bridal Chorus|Bridal Chorus]] from [[Wikipedia: Richard Wagner|Richard Wagner&#039;s]] 1850 opera &#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia: Lohengrin (opera)|Lohengrin]]&#039;&#039;).&lt;br /&gt;
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==Other editions==&lt;br /&gt;
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==Prequel material==&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Sector 7]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Foundation]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Rising Storm]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Convergence]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Jazz]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Space Case]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Ratchet]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Arcee]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Bumblebee]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Starscream]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Stealth Force Edition]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Autobots/Decepticons]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers (Titan Magazine)#Dark of the Moon|Transformers (Titan Magazine)]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers Classified: Switching Gears]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Adaptations==&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Soundtrack==&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; was released on DVD, Blu-Ray, and Digital Download on September 30, 2011, followed by the 2-Disc Special Edition in December.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[TFW2005 - Official Transformers Movie Website Updated With Transformers 3 Home Release Info http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/official-transformers-movie-website-updated-with-transformers-3-home-release-info-173245/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Reception==&lt;br /&gt;
On June 23, 2011, the world premiere of &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; was held in [[Moscow]], [[Russia]], with band [[Linkin Park]] performing a concert that included their title song for the movie, &amp;quot;Iridescent&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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The official release date was moved up from July 1 to June 29 to allow breathing room between its release and &#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia:Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2]]&#039;&#039;. On June 28, 2011, the film was released in 3D and IMAX at 9pm in the US. Some theaters cheated a little and showed it at 8:45. &lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; launched with nearly 10,000 copies in 4011 theaters nationwide. On its opening day, the movie earned $37.3 million, making not only for the best opening day of 2011 up to that point, but also ranking as the sixth most successful opening on a Wednesday ever, while at the same time ranking well behind &#039;&#039;Revenge of the Fallen&#039;&#039;, with $60 million on its opening day (also a Wednesday).&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;openingday&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3197&amp;amp;p=.htm &amp;quot;&#039;Transformers&#039; Suboptimal on Wednesday&amp;quot;], Box Office Mojo, June 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; (Of course, a lot of the print material still listed the release date as [[July 1]]st, the following Friday.)&lt;br /&gt;
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On [[August 2]], it crossed the $1 billion mark in worldwide gross, just under 5 weeks after its release, landing it in the #9 spot for worldwide gross of all time.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.deadline.com/2011/08/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-crosses-1-billion-worldwide-mark-for-paramount/ Deadline Hollywood&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Of that, $338 million came from the US. It is currently the only Paramount picture to have made the $1 billion mark. (While &#039;&#039;Titanic&#039;&#039; also made over $1 billion worldwide, it was only a Paramount movie &#039;&#039;domestically&#039;&#039;, where it made &amp;quot;only&amp;quot; $620 million.)&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; ended its theatrical run in the #4 spot for highest worldwide gross of all time.&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; was nominated for three Academy Awards, in the categories of Best Visual Effects, Sound Editing, and Sound Mixing, losing all to &#039;&#039;[[wikipedia: Hugo (film)|Hugo]]&#039;&#039;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://oscar.go.com/nominees#t Official 2012 Oscar nominees page]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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On February 25, 2012, it was announced that &#039;&#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; was nominated for eight [[Wikipedia:Golden Raspberry Award|Golden Raspberry Award]]s. Unlike &#039;&#039;Revenge of the Fallen&#039;&#039;, however, it did not receive the awards for Worst Picture, Worst Screenplay, &amp;amp; Worst Director, losing all of its nominations to &#039;&#039;[[wikipedia: Jack &amp;amp; Jill (film)|Jack &amp;amp; Jill]]&#039;&#039;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-is-safe-from-razzies-174726/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quote|[The Decepticons&#039;] decision to attack Chicago seems inexplicable, until you take into consideration the generous tax credits offered by the Illinois Film Office.|film critic Roger Ebert|[http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2011/07/on_the_origin_of_transformers.html On the Origin of Transformers]}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Development details==&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:TF3-licensingPrime.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Featuring a surprise appearance by Optimus Prime!]]&lt;br /&gt;
On May 30, 2007, a month before the official release of &#039;&#039;[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]&#039;&#039;, [[DreamWorks]] announced that two sequels were already being planned.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;spy&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/a58430/two-transformers-sequels-in-pipeline.html Digital Spy article from May 2007, confirming that two sequels were being planned]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; On March 16, 2009, over three months before the premiere of &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]&#039;&#039;, [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] announced the third movie for July 1, 2011.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;3release&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Pamela McClintock: [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118001280?refCatId=13 Variety article from March 2009], confirming Transformers 3 for July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Director [[Michael Bay]] promptly backpedaled, as he had intended for the third &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; movie to be released in 2012.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;baywait&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?3947-Wait-a-minute! Michael Bay&#039;s reaction to Paramount&#039;s July 2011 date for &#039;&#039;Transformers 3&#039;&#039;], March 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He officially changed his mind in October 2009, agreeing to the release date set by Paramount.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bay3-2011&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2009/10/01/transformers-3-july-1st-2011/ Michael Bay officially confirms the 2011 release date], October 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Roberto Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]], two of the previous two movies&#039; screenwriters, had already announced in March 2009 that they would not return for a third part.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;noorcikurtz&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.slashfilm.com/orci-and-kurtzman-not-returning-for-transformers-3-will-leonard-nimoy-voice-the-fallen/ Slashfilm quoting Roberto Orci that he and Kurtzman would not return for a third movie], March 2009. (Original post on Don Murphy&#039;s message board appears to no longer exist.)&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In September 2009, their &#039;&#039;Revenge&#039;&#039; co-writer [[Ehren Kruger]] was confirmed as the screenwriter of &#039;&#039;Transformers 3&#039;&#039;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;krugernelson&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2009/09/14/transformers-3-pain-gain-bad-boys-3/ Michael Bay&#039;s website admin Nelson Lauren sorta-confirms Ehren Kruger as TF3&#039;s screenwriter], September 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Kruger had already impressed both director Michael Bay and [[Hasbro]] CEO [[Brian Goldner]] with his knowledge of &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; mythology prior to working on &#039;&#039;Revenge&#039;&#039;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;writersr&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.zap2it.com/movies/news/zap-transformers2writers,0,1938976.story Zap2it story about the ROTF writers]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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In an interview with &#039;&#039;Wonderland&#039;&#039; magazine in September 2009, [[Megan Fox]], the main female star of the previous two movies, discussed the harsh conditions on the sets and compared director Michael Bay to [[Wikipedia:Adolf Hitler|Adolf Hitler]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;latimesfox&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/the_big_picture/2009/09/megan-fox-on-michael-bay-he-wants-to-be-hitler.html Los Angeles Times article about Megan Fox&#039;s fatal interview with &#039;&#039;Wonderland&#039;&#039; magazine], September 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Bay initially played down the affair and still welcomed Fox back for the third installment a month later.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bay3-2011&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; Even though Fox was still spotted on the &#039;&#039;Transformers 3&#039;&#039; set in May 2010&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;foxonset&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/100786-megan-fox-on-set-for-transformers-3-previz Megan Fox on the DOTM set], May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, Paramount announced a few weeks later that she wouldn&#039;t return for a third movie after all.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nomorefox&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.deadline.com/2010/05/michael-bays-revenge-no-more-megan/ Deadline article confirming that Megan Fox had been dropped off &#039;&#039;Transformers 3&#039;&#039;], May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Still that same month, [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]] was confirmed to replace her as the lead female actress.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;rosierepl&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1640047/model-rosie-huntingtonwhiteley-cast-transformers-3.jhtml MTV.com article confirming Rosie Huntington-Whiteley as the new female star of &#039;&#039;Transformers &#039;&#039;], May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Her character&#039;s name was confirmed as &amp;quot;[[Carly Spencer|Carly]]&amp;quot; by Nelson Lauren, the webmaster of Michael Bay&#039;s official website, in July 2010.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nelsonchicagojul&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?7566-Transformers-3-Chicago-Set-Photos Nelson posts about his visit to the Chicago set at shootfortheedit.com&#039;s forums], July 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In 2011, Michael Bay finally confirmed in an interview with &#039;&#039;GQ&#039;&#039; magazine that it had been [[Steven Spielberg]], executive producer of the &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; movies, who had urged him to fire Fox following the Hitler comparison.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;baygq&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.gq.com/entertainment/movies-and-tv/201107/michael-bay-steven-spielberg-fired-megan-fox-transformers GQ interview with Michael Bay], June 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In a later interview, however, he claimed this statement had been taken out of context.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;baych&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/kultur/kino/Diese-Autos-muessen-zerstoert-werden--und-da-bin-ich-der-richtige-Mann/story/23997460 Interview with Michael Bay from Switzerland] (German language), July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In March 2010, Oscar winners [[John Malkovich]] and [[Frances McDormand]] as well as Comedian [[Ken Jeong]] were confirmed having signed on for supporting roles.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;malkomcdor&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2010/03/22/transformers-3-update-from-michael-bay/ Michael Bay confirming John Malkovich, Frances McDormand and Ken Jeong for &#039;&#039;Transformers 3&#039;&#039;], March 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In April 2010, [[Kevin Dunn]] and [[Julie White]] were confirmed as returning as Sam Witwicky&#039;s parents.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;varietydunnwhite&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118017329.html?categoryid=1236&amp;amp;cs=1 &#039;Dunn, White sign on for &#039;Transformers 3&#039;&#039;], Variety, April 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In May 2010, Paramount confirmed that [[Patrick Dempsey]] has been cast in &#039;&#039;Transformers 3&#039;&#039; to play Mikaela Banes&#039; boss (this was before Megan Fox was fired from the production).&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dempsey&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2010/05/04/patrick-dempsey-confirmed-for-transformers-3/ &amp;quot;Patrick Dempsey confirmed for Transformers 3&amp;quot;], Hollywood Insider, May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In July 2010, Nelson Lauren confirmed that former American footballer [[Lester Speight]] would play a soldier in the movie.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nelsonchicagophotos&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2010/07/20/transformers-3-chicago-set-photos/ Photos of the Chicago set by michaelbay.com webmaster Nelson Lauren], July 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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[[Leonard Nimoy]] was confirmed as the voice actor for [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] in March 2011.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nimoysent&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/03/31/leonard-nimoy-transformers-dark-of-the-moon Entertainment Weekly announces Leonard Nimoy&#039;s involvement], March 2011]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Nimoy, who had previously voiced [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] in 1986&#039;s &#039;&#039;[[The Transformers: The Movie]]&#039;&#039; and is married to Michael Bay&#039;s cousin Susan, had previously been under consideration for [[The Fallen]]&#039;s voice in &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]&#039;&#039;, but Bay had been hesitant for fear of offending his relative with the relatively low pay allotted to voice actors.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nimoy1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/04/21/michael-bay-afraid-to-offend-leonard-nimoy-with-transformers-family-reunion-offer/ &#039;&#039;Michael Bay Afraid To Offend Leonard Nimoy With ‘Transformers’ Family Reunion Offer&#039;&#039;], MTV.com Movies blog, April 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Even though Nimoy openly asked Bay to simply give him a call&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nimoy2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.latinoreview.com/news/leonard-nimoy-to-michael-bay-call-me-6682 Leonard Nimoy To Michael Bay: &amp;quot;Call Me!&amp;quot;], Latino Review, April 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, it ultimately never worked out, and The Fallen was voiced by [[Tony Todd]] instead. For &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;, Bay finally overcame his anxiety and hired Nimoy, who accepted the offer.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nimoy3&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/03/31/leonard-nimoy-transformers-dark-of-the-moon/ &amp;quot;Leonard Nimoy joins &#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&#039; voice cast -- EXCLUSIVE&amp;quot;], Entertainment Weekly, March 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In return, screenwriter Ehren Kruger included several nods to Nimoy&#039;s well-known character as Mr. Spock from &#039;&#039;Star Trek&#039;&#039; in the movie.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nimoystartrek&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1666643/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-star-trek-references.jhtml &amp;quot;&#039;Transformers: Dark Of The Moon&#039;: Behind The &#039;Star Trek&#039; Nods&amp;quot;], MTV.com, July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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After having defended the almost universally critically panned &#039;&#039;Revenge of the Fallen&#039;&#039; for a long time, Michael Bay finally acknowledged flaws of the script, but blamed the [[Wikipedia:2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike|2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike]] prior to the movie for many problems. As a definite error, he singled out the &amp;quot;dork comedy&amp;quot;, which he promised to avoid with &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bayvisit&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://collider.com/michael-bay-interview-transformers-dark-moon-edit-bay-visit/63824/ Collider.com article about DOTM], December 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Principal shooting began in May 2010. Shooting locations included [[Chicago]] (and nearby East Chicago and Gary Indiana), Moscow,&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;locations&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=63682 &amp;quot;Transformers 3 Headed to Chicago and Moscow&amp;quot;], Comingsoon.net, February 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; the [[Kennedy Space Center]] in Florida&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;kennedyspace&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/101114-the-transformers-3-shoot-at-kennedy-space-center &amp;quot;The Transformers 3 Shoot at Kennedy Space Center&amp;quot;], SuperHeroHype.com, May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, Milwaukee (Wisconsin)&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;milwaukee&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/movies/98266574.html &amp;quot;&#039;Transformers 3&#039; takes over Milwaukee Art Museum&amp;quot;], Journal Sentinel Online, July 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, Detroit&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;detroit&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/107775-photos-from-the-detroit-transformers-3-set &amp;quot;Photos From the Detroit Transformers 3 Set&amp;quot;], SuperHeroHype.com, September 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, [[Washington, D.C.]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;militaryextras&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=473674758199&amp;amp;id=114648515718 US Department of Defense casting call for &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;], October 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and Angkor Wat in Cambodia.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;angkor&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.akp.gov.kh/?p=1184 &amp;quot;&#039;Transformers 3&#039; To Be Shot in Cambodia&amp;quot;], Agence Kampuchea Presse, January 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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For the scene where Lennox and his soldier jump out of a V-22 Osprey using wingsuits, Michael Bay used real parachutists and thus avoided unnecessary CG effects. In fact, he had been inspired for this scene in the first place by watching the parachutists in their wingsuits on television&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;wingsuits&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://blog.movies.yahoo.com/blog/1498-transformers-wingsuits-no-cgi-required Yahoo! Movies article on the wingsuit parachutists], June 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and wrote the scene with the intention of using the parachutists in the movie.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bayvisit&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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For the Apollo 11 moon landing mission in the flashback sequence at the beginning of the movie, astronauts [[Neil Armstrong]] and [[Buzz Aldrin]] are played by actors Don Jeanes and Cory Tucker, respectively. In the present day timeline, Aldrin himself appears briefly as his own older self.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;aldrin&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://movies.yahoo.com/news/yahoo-contributor-network/astronaut-buzz-aldrin-hangs-out-with-optimus-prime-transformers-dark-moon Yahoo! Movies article on Buzz Aldrin&#039;s appearance in DOTM], July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Over 500 cars were destroyed in the making of &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;, all of them damaged property from insurance companies intended for destruction.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;baych&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Two accidents happened during shooting: In September 2010, while shooting in East Chicago, Indiana, a female extra was severely injured when a stunt scene went wrong, leaving her with permanent brain damage, the left side of her body paralyzed and her left eye stitched shut. Paramount was subsequently sued for damages by the victim&#039;s family.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;extrastunt&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-10-05/news/ct-met-transformers-lawsuit-20101005_1_gabriela-cedillo-stunt-welding Chicago tibune article on the injured extra and the subsequent lawsuit], October 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; She was eventually granted an $18.5 million settlement in May of 2012.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;settlement&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.tmz.com/2012/05/23/transfomers-3-injured-extra-gets-18-million-settlement/ TMZ story about Gabriela Cedillo&#039;s settlement]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; As a consequence, part of the scene of the car chase battle in Washington, D.C. (which would have included the shoot that had led to the accident) was instead &amp;quot;[[Stock footage|borrowed]]&amp;quot; from Michael Bay&#039;s 2005 film &#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia:The Island (2005 film)|The Island]]&#039;&#039;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;island1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/07/04/transformers-3-re-uses-car-crash-from-the-island &amp;quot;Transformers 3 Re-Uses Car Crash From The Island&amp;quot;], IGN Movies, July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; While shooting in Washington, D.C., in October 2010, one of the Chevrolet Camaro prop cars that served as Bumblebee&#039;s [[alternate mode]] crashed into a [[Wikipedia: Metropolitan Police|Metropolitan Police]] SUV. Nobody was seriously injured this time.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;camarocrash&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://jalopnik.com/5661321/bumblebee-smashes-cop-car-in-yet-another-transformers-3-accident Jalopnik article on the Camaro crash], October 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Hasbro would later &amp;quot;commemorate&amp;quot; this event with the [[Toys&amp;quot;R&amp;quot;Us]] [[exclusive]] [[Cyberverse]] &amp;quot;Cybertronian Warriors&amp;quot; multi-pack.&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; is the first of the &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; movies to be released in 3D. Despite early considerations to shoot the movie in 2D and convert it into 3D later, Michael Bay ultimately shot 60% of the film in native 3D, another 15% were done digitally, and the rest was shot in 2D and converted later. [[James Cameron]] assisted Michael Bay with the 3D effects. The movie&#039;s budget amounted to $195 million, which is about the same budget &#039;&#039;Revenge of the Fallen&#039;&#039; had. About $30 million went into the 3D effects.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;cameron&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/michael-bay-reveals-james-camerons-191774 &amp;quot;Michael Bay Reveals James Cameron&#039;s Secret Role in the Making of &#039;Transformers&#039;&amp;quot;], The Hollywood Reporter, May 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Hasbro, licensor of the [[Transformers brand]], hoped that the third movie would once again boost toy sales, after profits had dropped in the first quarter of 2011.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;hasbroq12011&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Hasbro-1Q-profit-drops-71-pct-apf-664090076.html?x=0&amp;amp;.v=11 Yahoo! Finance article about weak Hasbro toy sales in 2011&#039;s first quarter], April 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; For the second quarter of 2011, Hasbro reported a net revenue growth of 23 percent to $908.5 million, citing brands such as &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;Beyblade&#039;&#039; as the main sources of the increased income.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;hasbro2nsq&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Hasbro-Reports-Revenue-and-bw-4063497156.html?x=0&amp;amp;.v=1 &amp;quot;Hasbro Reports Revenue and Earnings Growth for the Second Quarter 2011&amp;quot;], Yahoo! Finance, July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==== US military and NASA ====&lt;br /&gt;
Like the previous two movies, &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; featured real military personnel as extras, supported by the US Department of Defense.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;militaryextras&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; Shooting locations were Hurlburt Field and [[Edwards Air Force Base]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;hurlburt&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.shadowspear.com/special-operations-entertainment/105725-transformers-filmed-at-hurlburt.html &amp;quot;&#039;Transformers 3 Filmed at Hurlburt, 1SOW Included as &#039;Extras&#039;&amp;quot;], ShadowSpear Special Operations, July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In addition, &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; was also supported by NASA, and NASA employees appear as extras in the movie as well.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nasa&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.space.com/12142-transformers-film-nasa-space-program-touches.html &amp;quot;&#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&#039; Has Real-Life NASA Touches&amp;quot;], Space.com, July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==== General Motors and other car manufacturers ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[General Motors]] once again provided several vehicles. All recurring Autobots retain their [[alternate mode]]s from &#039;&#039;Revenge of the Fallen&#039;&#039; despite some minor tweaks, such as Sideswipe now being a convertible, and Bumblebee now sporting a rear spoiler. Once again, the cooperation was mutual, with General Motors using Bumblebee for TV commercials. The first of those, aired during the 2011 Super Bowl, also revealed some minor tweaks to Bumblebee&#039;s robot mode.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bumblebeead1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2011/02/-bumblebee-appears-in-a-chevrolet-camaro-super-bowl-ad/1 &amp;quot;&#039;Bumblebee&#039; appears in Chevrolet&#039;s Super Bowl ad&amp;quot;], USA Today, February 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bumblebeead2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.autoblog.com/2011/06/06/chevy-drops-new-ad-touting-transformers-3-tie-in/ &amp;quot;Video: Chevy drops new ad touting Transformers 3 tie-in&amp;quot;], Autoblog.com, June 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; According to Chevrolet, the &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; movies notably affect car sales, as about ten percent of all Camaros sold in the preceding year were yellow, twice as many as with other models.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;carstarscast&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/transformers-dark-moon-how-sequels-204557 &amp;quot;&#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&#039;: How the Sequel&#039;s Star Cars Were Cast&amp;quot;], The Hollywood Reporter, June 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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New additions for &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; are a Ferrari 458 Italia  and a Mercedes-Benz E550 as Autobots ([[Mirage (Movie)|Dino]] and [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]], respectively) and a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG as a Decepticon ([[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]). In the movie, both Autobots sport names which aren&#039;t recycled from existing Hasbro toys. In the Ferrari&#039;s case, the reason for this is that Hasbro&#039;s greatest competitor, Mattel, has an exclusive license for Ferrari toys.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ferrarimattel&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.ferrari.com/English/Pages/Mattel.aspx Mattel license information], Ferrari.com.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nelsonnomirage&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/409844-mirage-no-longer-name-red-italia-dotm-3.html#post6103423 Michael Bay&#039;s website admin, Nelson Lauren, explaining why the Ferrari isn&#039;t named &amp;quot;Mirage&amp;quot;], TFW2005, May 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;quot;Dino&amp;quot; is named in reference to [[Wikipedia: Alfredo Ferrari|Alfredo &amp;quot;Dino&amp;quot; Ferrari]], as per Ferrari&#039;s request. The Mercedes-Benz E550, meanwhile, was specifically customized for the movie.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;e550tuning&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.eurotuner.com/news/eurp_1102_mercedes_benz_e550_for_next_transformers_movie/index.html &amp;quot;Mercedes-Benz E550 for Next Transformers Movie - Web Exclusive&amp;quot;], Eurotuner.com, February 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;quot;Que&amp;quot; is named in homage to [[Wikipedia:Q (James Bond)|Q]] from [[Wikipedia:James Bond|James Bond]]. A Maybach 62S Landaulet is also featured in the movie, albeit not as a Transformer, but merely as a regular car used by [[Seymour Simmons]] and his assistant [[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]].&lt;br /&gt;
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Unlike Optimus Prime, whose alternate mode was not licensed for any of the three movies, the Rosenbauer Panther 6x6 airport fire truck used for [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] was officially provided by the Rosenbauer International AG and entirely repainted specifically for the film, at a cost of thousands of dollars, as real-world aircraft fire-fighting vehicles are required by FAA regulations to have a much lighter color scheme, which didn&#039;t appeal to director [[Michael Bay]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;rosenbauer&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.rosenbaueramerica.com/press/2011/06/rosenbauer-panther-6x6-to-be-f/ Rosenbauer America press release, June 28, 2011]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Since the heavily armed Chevrolet Impalas that serve as the [[Wrecker|Wreckers&#039;]] alternate modes are directly based on existing NASCAR race cars, the prop versions of [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]], [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]], and [[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]] made an appearance at [[2011]] Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on [[February 20]], four month before the movie&#039;s release, appearing both off the track as display cars, and on the track, participating in the ceremonial first lap.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;daytona&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.hendrickmotorsports.com/news/photos/2011/02/18/TRANSFORMERS-cars-on-display-at-Daytona &amp;quot;&#039;TRANSFORMERS&#039; cars on display at Daytona&amp;quot;], Hendrick Motorsports, February 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Director Michael Bay, actor [[Josh Duhamel]] and actress [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]] also attended the event, and during the television broadcast of the race, a new &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; television spot was aired.&lt;br /&gt;
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==== Other product placement ====&lt;br /&gt;
As always, various companies have their products and names prominently displayed throughout the movie, such as [[Wikipedia:Northrop Grumman|Northrop Grumman]], [[CNN]], [[Fox News Channel|Fox News]], [[Wikipedia:Cisco|Cisco]] and [[Wikipedia:Superfund|Superfund]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;brands1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.brandchannel.com/brandcameo_films.asp?movie_year_az=2011 &amp;quot;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&amp;quot;] at brandchannel.com.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Paper manufacturer Double A also cooperated with Paramount and even had Michael Bay direct a commercial that features scenes from &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;, notably [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;paper&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/167497-transformers-featured-in-double-a-paper-ad &amp;quot;Transformers Featured in Double A Paper Ad&amp;quot;] at SuperHeroHype, June 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Of particular note is the large number of Chinese brands such as [[Wikipedia:Lenovo|Lenovo]], [[Wikipedia:Yili Group|Yili]] Shuhua Milk, [[Wikipedia:Metersbonwe Group|Metersbonwe]] Mtee shirts and [[Wikipedia:TCL Corporation|TCL]] HDTV screens.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;chinesebrands&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://advertising.chinasmack.com/2011/transformers-the-rise-of-chinese-product-placement.html &amp;quot;Transformers: The Rise Of Chinese Product Placement&amp;quot;] at Chinasmack.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;brands2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.brandchannel.com/home/post/2011/07/05/Brandcameo-070411-Transformers-3.aspx &amp;quot;Transformers 3 Product Placement: If Tom Hanks Gets a Pass, Michael Bay Does Not&amp;quot;] at brandchannel, July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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For [[Wikipedia:Nokia|Nokia]], the product placement turned out to be dated by the time the movie came out, as a mobile phone featured in the movie ran on [[Wikipedia:Symbian|Symbian]], despite Nokia mostly dropping Symbian as an operating system due to their recent partnership with [[Wikipedia:Microsoft|Microsoft]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nokiaobit&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.thenoisecast.com/2011/07/nokia-x7-product-placement-in-transformers-3-feels-like-an-obituary/ &amp;quot;Nokia X7 Product Placement In Transformers 3 Feels Like An Obituary&amp;quot;], Noisecast, July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Changes before, during and after production ===&lt;br /&gt;
* In an interview with the Los Angeles Times in June 2009, Michael Bay suggested that [[Ramon Rodriguez]] would reprise his role as [[Leo Spitz]] from &#039;&#039;Revenge of the Fallen&#039;&#039; for the third movie.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bayramon&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2009/06/30/ramon-rodriguez-will-have-bigger-role-in-third-transformers-movie-bay-hints/ &amp;quot;Ramon Rodriguez will have bigger role in third ‘Transformers’ movie, Bay hints&amp;quot;], Los Angeles Times, June 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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* As stated above, [[Megan Fox]] was originally intended to reprise her role as [[Mikaela Banes]] from the previous two movies. She was still spotted on the &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; set during the previsualization stage in May 2010&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;foxonset&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;, but was fired from the production shortly afterwards due to a falling out with director [[Michael Bay]]. [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]]&#039;s character of [[Carly Spencer]] was written in as a replacement, though the fact that her part was originally written for Mikaela still shows in some parts: For example, Carly is overseeing [[Dylan Gould|Dylan]]&#039;s car collection, which could be viewed as an extension of Mikaela&#039;s history with working with cars. Furthermore, Sam and Carly not only have [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] (who had been previously &amp;quot;domesticated&amp;quot; by Mikaela) as a &amp;quot;pet&amp;quot;, but also her dog [[Bonecrusher (dog)|Bonecrusher]] (played by Michael Bay&#039;s eponymous real-life dog).&lt;br /&gt;
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*In January 2010, actor James Avery claimed in an interview that he would be playing a new Autobot named &amp;quot;Silverbolt&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;avery&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://unscripted.ca/episodes/show/136 James Avery interview on Unscripted], January 2010&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In June 2010, representatives of James Avery, responding to a bizarre rumor that he had passed away, confirmed that the actor was indeed alive and would be playing Silverbolt in &#039;&#039;Transformers 3&#039;&#039;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.examiner.com/entertainment-in-national/uncle-phil-james-avery-isn-t-dead-after-all James Avery isn&#039;t dead after all], The Examiner, June 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Despite this, neither Avery nor Silverbolt ultimately appear in &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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* In January of 2011, an Idaho newspaper&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://magicvalley.com/news/local/article_d4f374a4-d960-5589-8d0c-be37df66fc40.html?mode=story &amp;quot;Rupert&#039;s Fagerbakke finds a voice that is truly golden&amp;quot;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; announced voice actor [[Bill Fagerbakke]] as the voice of a &amp;quot;Chevy Impala stock car&amp;quot; that would appear in &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; (presumably meaning one of the three [[Wrecker]]s, who share that base altmode). Why Fagerbakke did not end up voicing any of the Wreckers in the final cut of the film is unknown.&lt;br /&gt;
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* Shockwave&#039;s original voice actor, [[Corey Burton]], expressed that he had no interest in voicing him for &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;, explaining &amp;quot;[I] have practically no interest in that kind of mega-budget movie enterprise involvement&amp;quot; and that the inspiration for his Shockwave voice, [[wikipedia:David Warner (actor)|David Warner]], was rumored to have been considered.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.coreyburton.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?p=2707&amp;amp;highlight=#2707 Corey Burton&#039;s message board post.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In the end, Shockwave&#039;s almost-entirely-wordless-snarl-based role would have been something of a waste of Warner; the role ultimately went to Frank Welker. There&#039;s a nice touch of symmetry in the casting, with Welker taking over a Burton-originated role not long after Burton took on a Welker-originated character in [[Megatron (Animated)|&#039;&#039;Animated&#039;&#039; Megatron]].&lt;br /&gt;
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* In an earlier draft of the movie&#039;s script, Megatron is sincere when he offers Optimus Prime a truce at the end. Optimus accepts, and Megatron and the remaining Decepticons leave Earth to rebuild Cybertron. This ending is used for the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|novelization]] and the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation|comic adaptation]], according to Nelson, the ending was changed because the studio didn&#039;t want the adaptations to share the same ending with the film.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/members/nelson-47919.html#vmessage284191&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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* Furthermore, it was originally supposed to be [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage/&amp;quot;Dino&amp;quot;]] rather than [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack/&amp;quot;Que&amp;quot;]] who would have been executed by [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] in Chicago. This version made it into the comic adaptation and the [[Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel|junior novelization]].&lt;br /&gt;
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* Another scrapped death for Mirage is seen in the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|novelization]], in where he&#039;s decapicated by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. His severed head is subsequently used by Soundwave to mock the Autobots before they are about to get executed.&lt;br /&gt;
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* [[The Twins]], [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]], were originally supposed to return for &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;, and to die at the hands of Sentinel Prime shortly after Ironhide. Even though [[General Motors]] provided two Chevrolet Sparks to serve as their alternate modes&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;chevyspark&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.leftlanenews.com/chevrolet-spark-transformers-3.html Left Lane News article on two Chevrolet Sparks spotted on the DOTM set], May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; which were still spotted on the set as late as October 2010&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dcparking&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2010/10/transformers-3-dc-parking-lot-gallery.html &amp;quot;Transformers 3 DC Parking Lot Gallery&amp;quot;], Transformers Live Action Movie Blog, October 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, the two were mostly edited out of the final movie (their vehicle modes can barely be glimpsed in a few brief shots). Michael Bay even went so far as to offer a $25,000 reward for anyone who would see the Twins &amp;quot;perform&amp;quot; in the movie.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;reward&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://collider.com/transformers-3-twins-skids-mudflap-michael-bay/91104/ Collider.com article on Michael Bay&#039;s &amp;quot;reward&amp;quot; for spotting Skids and Mudflap &amp;quot;perform&amp;quot; in DOTM], May 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In the novelization and the comic adaptation, Skids and Mudflap still appear.&lt;br /&gt;
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* Another plot point that was apparently dropped was an anti-Autobot sentiment among the human populace. Graffiti with a crossed out Autobot [[insignia|logo]] with the words &amp;quot;go home&amp;quot; below it showed up in several set photos.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;gohome1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2010/05/transformers-3-filming-with-twins.html Photos from the set in Sherman Oaks, California] at the Transformers Live Action Movie Blog, May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;gohome2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/possible-tf3-plot-point-revealed-autobots-go-home/19188/ Photos from the Chicago set] at Seibertron.com, July 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In the movie, Congress instantly passes a law exiling the Autobots from Earth following Sentinel Prime&#039;s ultimatum.&lt;br /&gt;
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* Early working names included &amp;quot;[[Ultra Magnus (disambiguation)|Ultra Magnus]]&amp;quot; for [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;chicagocall&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2011/06/chicgo-call-sheet-for-ultra-magnus.html &amp;quot;Chicago Call Sheet For Ultra Magnus&amp;quot;], Transformers Live Action Movie Blog, June 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, &amp;quot;Enzo&amp;quot; (after [[Wikipedia:Enzo Ferrari|Enzo Ferrari]])&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;callsheet2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://tilallaremine.wordpress.com/2011/07/01/dark-of-the-moon-call-sheets/ Dark of the Moon Call Sheets!] at Til All Are Mine blog, July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and &amp;quot;Rush&amp;quot; for Mirage/&amp;quot;Dino&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;[[Warpath (disambiguation)|Warpath]]&amp;quot; for both [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]] and [[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]], &amp;quot;Tempest&amp;quot; for Topspin, &amp;quot;[[Flash (disambiguation)|Flash]]&amp;quot; for [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]], &amp;quot;[[Dreadwind (disambiguation)|Dreadwind]]&amp;quot; for [[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]], &amp;quot;[[Hooligan]]&amp;quot; for [[Crowbar]], &amp;quot;[[Dirtbag]]&amp;quot; for [[Hatchet]], &amp;quot;[[Blitzwing (disambiguation)|Blitzwing]]&amp;quot; for [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]], &amp;quot;[[Breakdown (disambiguation)|Breakdown]]&amp;quot; for Soundwave&#039;s new vehicular design, &amp;quot;Colossus&amp;quot; for the [[Driller]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nizzi&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.joshnizzi.com/TF3.htm Josh Nizzi DOTM concepts.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, &amp;quot;Buzzard&amp;quot; for [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]], &amp;quot;[[Undermine]]&amp;quot; for [[Igor]] and &amp;quot;[[Steeljaw (disambiguation)|Steeljaw]]&amp;quot; for Wheeljack/&amp;quot;Que&amp;quot;. However, it&#039;s quite possible a few of these were code names used to keep character identities a secret during production as images of Megatron&#039;s new cloak obscured face refer to the character as &amp;quot;Cyclonus&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;wburt&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://conceptartworld.com/?p=8388 Wesley Burt DOTM concepts.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:DOTM-SentinelPrimetrailer.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Colour me your colour, baby&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Colour me your car&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Colour me your colour, darling&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;I know who you are]]&lt;br /&gt;
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* Roadbuster was originally intended to have [[Wikipedia:Jeff Gordon|Jeff Gordon]]&#039;s #24 [[Wikipedia:DuPont|DuPont]]-sponsored Chevrolet Impala as his alternate mode, rather than [[Wikipedia:Dale_Earnhardt,_Jr.|Dale Earnhardt, Jr.]]&#039;s #88 Impala sponsored by [[Wikipedia:AMP Energy|AMP Energy]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nizzi&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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* Que/Wheeljack&#039;s head was once considered to be based on [[Wikipedia:Christopher Lloyd|Christopher Lloyd]]&#039;s [[Wikipedia:Emmett Brown|Doc Brown]] from the [[Wikipedia:Back to the Future trilogy|&#039;&#039;Back to the Future&#039;&#039; movies]], rather than [[Wikipedia:Albert Einstein|Albert Einstein]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;wburt&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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* The Wreckers were originally intended to have a robot pet dog, whose working names also included &amp;quot;Warpath&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nizzi&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; Hasbro released a toy of the dog with the [[Human Alliance]] version of Leadfoot, named &amp;quot;[[Steeljaw (DOTM)|Steeljaw]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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* In an interview with MTV.com, actors [[Shia LaBeouf]] and [[John Malkovich]] hinted at at some smaller scenes that were cut from the final edit of the movie. In addition to some add-libbing by the actors, one scene would have featured Malkovich&#039;s character, [[Bruce Brazos]], attempting to get Carly&#039;s phone number.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;deletedmtv&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1666772/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-dvd-deleted-scenes.jhtml MTV.com on deleted scenes], July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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* In the original teaser trailer for &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; that was released in December 2010, the opening scene that featured [[Neil Armstrong]] and [[Buzz Aldrin]] investigate the &#039;&#039;[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]&#039;&#039; on the moon had Sentinel Prime sport a gold and silver color scheme. For the final movie, his base color was changed to red.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Leaks and disinformation===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:DOTMgameSoundwave.jpg|thumb|300px|right|What you&#039;re about to see is totally classified.]]&lt;br /&gt;
The movie&#039;s title, then &amp;quot;Transformers: &#039;&#039;The&#039;&#039; Dark of the Moon&amp;quot;, was first discovered on October 6, 2010 via listings for childrens&#039; books on [http://www.amazon.com/ Amazon.com]. The title was further confirmed by a whois check for &amp;quot;www.transformersdarkofthemoonmovie.com&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-3-title-revealed-170697/ Transformers 3 Title Revealed?] @ TFW2005.com&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; On October 31, the official website for all three movies, [http://www.transformersmovie.com/ transformersmovie.com], was updated to show the &#039;&#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; logo as well as international release dates.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] was heavily touted as the new main villain, no doubt in an attempt to conceal [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]&#039;s unexpected betrayal halfway through the movie. A piece of information that commonly popped up in media coverage was the claim that Shockwave was the ruler of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] while the other Autobots and Decepticons were duking it out on Earth.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;pushpops&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-3-plot-summary-revealed-170756/ &amp;quot;Transformers 3 Plot Summary Revealed&amp;quot;], TFW2005, October 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The last bit could be written off as a case of [[Wikipedia:Chinese whispers|chinese whisper]]: Shockwave got announced as the villain for &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;, mainstream media (such as USA Today&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;usatodayswitch&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2010-06-11-Transformers11_ST_N.htm &amp;quot;Next &#039;Transformers&#039; is due for a switch&amp;quot;], USA Today, June 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;) who aren&#039;t versed in Transformers lore looked up the character, found out about his &#039;&#039;[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]&#039;&#039; [[Shockwave (G1)|namesake]]&#039;s role in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]], included it as a piece of trivia to show they did their research, and then the trivia note got picked up as gospel by other media. Nevertheless, it was included in the &#039;&#039;official plot summary&#039;&#039; by Paramount&#039;s German branch (which also claimed that &#039;&#039;Shockwave&#039;&#039; was the robot discovered inside the &#039;&#039;[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]&#039;&#039; as seen in the trailer).&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;germansite&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.transformers3-film.de/ Official German DOTM site] including faulty plot summary.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:TF3HasbroSoundwaveBio.JPG|thumb|300px|left|If you breathe a word of what you see in here, you will do time for treason.]]Michael Bay and other official parties tried &#039;&#039;really&#039;&#039; hard to suppress the plot twist of the silver Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG given to [[Carly Spencer|Carly]] by [[Dylan Gould|Dylan]] turning out to be the new [[alternate mode]] of [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]. After the Mercedes had been spotted on the set, with [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]] exiting it&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;mercedesset&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=67518 DOTM Set Photos], ComingSoon.net, July 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, the first hint that it was more than meets the eye came with the trailer for the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|video game]], which showed Soundwave&#039;s robot mode with car [[kibble]] such as wheels that heavily resembled those of the Mercedes. In addition, [[Rising Storm issue 3|issue 3]] of &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Rising Storm]]&#039;&#039; depicted Soundwave&#039;s robot mode not only with car kibble, but with a Mercedes star on his chest. Despite this, director Michael Bay insisted that the Mercedes was simply Carly&#039;s car, claiming that &amp;quot;Mercedes would never let us make their car into a bad Decepticon. Car company&#039;s {{sic}} really frown on that. I can&#039;t say what the game company and comics do that&#039;s their own thing. They don&#039;t have the same constraints movies do. It&#039;s Carly&#039;s car.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;baynomerc&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?8724-Update-Is-Soundwave-the-silver-Mercedes-on-set-of-DOTM&amp;amp;p=169598&amp;amp;viewfull=1#post169598 Michael Bay&#039;s response to the fan theory that Soundwave is the Silver Mercedes.], April 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; On April 19, 2011, an event for promoting the &#039;&#039;Spider-Man: Edge of Time&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; video games was held in London. As part of this, [[High Moon Studios]] released promotional stills from the &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; game, one of which depicted Soundwave&#039;s new robot mode, again with Mercedes parts. However, a news embargo was enforced on the attending press, which was broken by South African video game site [http://egamer.co.za egamer].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;egamera&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://egamer.co.za/2011/05/exclusive-hands-on-transformers-dark-of-the-moon/ egamer&#039;s preview of the &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; video game]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The site was soon asked to take down the article and images, as were various &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; fan sites that had reported on the article and mirrored the images. On May 2, 2011, Hasbro&#039;s [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/ official Transformers website] was given a massive overhaul, including the addition of the new [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/cybertronian-database.cfm Vector Sigma database]. The entry for Soundwave initially identified his alternate mode as a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, but was soon changed to &amp;quot;satellite&amp;quot;. On May 3, 2011, the embargo for the video game article and promotional stills was finally lifted, allowing sites to freely show the image of Soundwave&#039;s new robot mode.&lt;br /&gt;
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On May 5, 2011, several weeks before the trade paperback collection&#039;s official release, preview pages from [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]&#039;s [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation|&#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; comic adaptation]] were discovered on [http://www.amazon.com/ Amazon.com]. Through some bizarre system error, &#039;&#039;several dozen pages&#039;&#039; were made available, which included the major plot twist of Sentinel Prime showing his true colors and killing [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. Unsurprisingly, this discovery was quickly posted on several major Transformers [[fandom|fan sites]], often without a spoiler warning.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
* A 126-page script for the movie was leaked in December 2009&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.allspark.com/content/view/6435/20/ The Allspark: Transformers News Movie Comics Animated - Script Treatment for Transformers 3? Bogus or Not, Here You Go!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, causing much discussion among the fandom. It was later confirmed as fake.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6532 Script]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* When word hit that [[Megan Fox]] was off the picture, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VTs5ESycpY Heidi Montag] put an &amp;quot;audition&amp;quot; for her part on YouTube.  [http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/114ce28ddd/sir-ben-kingsley-shows-up-heidi-montag Sir Ben Kingsley] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4FZeucBO0c Ashton Kutcher] made fun of her, because life is rad.&lt;br /&gt;
* Several concepts that had been established by the [[Transformers (film)|first movie]] were (more or less) dropped with &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; in favor or a more traditional, &#039;&#039;[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]&#039;&#039;-esque approach:&lt;br /&gt;
** In the 2007 movie, the Autobots arrive on Earth in &amp;quot;[[Protoform]]&amp;quot; entry modes (which was subsequently used as the basis for the Decepticons&#039; arrival in [[Planetfall (Movie)|Planetfall]]). Prior to the release of the movie, screenwriter [[Roberto Orci]] defended this choice over the use of a spaceship such as the &#039;&#039;Ark&#039;&#039; by asking why &amp;quot;aliens who moonlight as vehicles need other vehicles to travel&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;orcitravel&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://tformers.com/Ark-Not-Making-An-Appearance-In-the-Movie/6513/news.html TFormers quoting Roberto Orci], because Don Murphy&#039;s board can only be read by registered members.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He somewhat changed his mind after the movie had been released, however.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;orciship&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=388596&amp;amp;postcount=271 Roberto Orci on the Transformers Live Action Movie Boards], July 2007.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; After the Decepticons&#039; ship, the &#039;&#039;[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]&#039;&#039;, had made an appearance in &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; not only introduces the movieverse version of the &#039;&#039;[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]&#039;&#039;, but also reveals that all the new Autobots who have been on Earth since before &#039;&#039;Revenge of the Fallen&#039;&#039; had arrived in their own spaceship, the &#039;&#039;[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]&#039;&#039;, making the notion of individual Transformers traveling through space as &amp;quot;comets&amp;quot; an exception rather than the rule.&lt;br /&gt;
** Furthermore, &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; largely abandons the idea of Transformers having all their weapons integrated into their bodies in favor of more traditional, separate weapons. For example, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], who had blades and hooks emerging from his forearms in the previous two movies now stores all his weapons (including an axe) as accessories inside his trailer. Also, Ironhide, whose cannons were previously affixed to his arms, now sports handheld firearms instead. Even Megatron, whose [[fusion cannon]] previously grew out of his arms, now has an ordinary hand-held shotgun. Though it can be argued that Optimus still has his swords in his arms during the Chicago battle, and both Ironhide and Megatron lost their integrated weapons in the previous film, the general change is still noticeable. The only ones who still seem to have the same converting arm cannons as in the previous movies are Bumblebee, Ratchet, and Starscream.&lt;br /&gt;
* Another change from the previous movies (though not rooted in &#039;&#039;Generation 1&#039;&#039;) is that Transformers that take damage in battle now spill a red liquid that is very obviously meant to resemble human blood.&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] finally achieves a certain consistency between his two primary modes: Ever since his upgrade to a modern Camaro in &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; (2007), his [[license plate]] had alternated between &amp;quot;900 STRA&amp;quot; in vehicle mode and &amp;quot;4NZZ 454&amp;quot; in robot mode. &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; finally uses &amp;quot;900 STRA&amp;quot; for the robot mode as well. Hasbro&#039;s toys, which had previously favored the CG robot model&#039;s &amp;quot;4NZZ 454&amp;quot; (barring the occasional &amp;quot;4NZZ&#039;&#039;&#039;Z&#039;&#039;&#039; 454&amp;quot; flub), follow suit.&lt;br /&gt;
*Speaking of license plates: [[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]]&#039;s Maybach 62S Landaulet sports a German license plate, &amp;quot;&#039;&#039;&#039;S MM 6201&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;quot;, registered in the city of Stuttgart. In reality, that plate is registered to the manufacturer and used for promotional photos.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;maybach&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/update--transformers-3-rumor--who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-170533/ Set photos and promo photos of the Maybach 62S Landaulet] at TFW2005.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*Michael Bay&#039;s private Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A jet (registration number N4500X) has a cameo in the movie as [[Charlotte Mearing]]&#039;s plane.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Foreign names===&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Japanese:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers/Darkside Moon&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (トランスフォーマー/ダークサイド・ムーン &#039;&#039;Toransufōmā/Dāku Saido Mūn&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Cantonese:&#039;&#039; (&amp;lt;!--Hong Kong, --&amp;gt;變形金剛: 黑月降臨, &amp;quot;Transformers: The Arrival of the Black Moon&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Finnish:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers: Kuun pimeä puoli&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (&amp;quot;Transformers: The Dark Side of the Moon&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;French:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers 3: La Face cachée de la Lune&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (&amp;quot;Transformers 3: The Hidden Side of the Moon&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;German:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers 3&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Mandarin:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Biàn-hsín Jīn-gāng Sān&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (Taiwan, 變形金剛３, &amp;quot;Transformers 3&amp;quot;), &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Biànxíng Jīngāng: Yuè Hēi zhī Shí&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (China, 变形金刚：月黑之时, &amp;quot;Transformers: The Time When the Moon Becomes Black&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Polish:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers 3&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Portuguese:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers: O Lado Oculto da Lua&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (&amp;quot;Transformers: The Hidden Side of the Moon&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Russian:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformery 3: Tjomnaja storona Luny&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (Трансформеры 3: Тёмная сторона Луны, &amp;quot;Transformers 3: The Dark Side of the Moon&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Serbian:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers 3: Tama Meseca&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (&amp;quot;Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Spanish:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers: El Lado Oscuro de la Luna&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (America, &amp;quot;Transformers: The Dark Side of the Moon&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Swedish:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers 3&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Footnotes==&lt;br /&gt;
{{reflist|2}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.transformersmovie.com/ Official &#039;&#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; website]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/paramount/transformersdarkofthemoon/ Trailers.Apple.com &#039;&#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; page]&lt;br /&gt;
* Designer portfolios: [http://www.joshnizzi.com/TF3.htm Josh Nizzi], [http://www.warrenmanser.com/WarrenManser.com/PORTFOLIO_M/Pages/TRANSFORMERS_3.html Warren Manser], [http://www.joelchang.com/index.php?/projects/transformers-dark-of-the-moon/ Joel Chang], [http://conceptartworld.com/?p=8293 The Aaron Sims Company] (at Concept Art World), [http://conceptartworld.com/?p=8388 Wesley Burt] (at Concept Art World), [http://massiveblack.com/MBwebolution/blog/?p=301 Massive Black], [http://www.ghull.com/#/125195 George Hull]&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:DOTM-OPportraitposter.jpg|thumb|right|250px|&amp;quot;Of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|my friend]], I can only say this: of all the souls I have encountered, he was the most... human.&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; is the third film in the [[live-action film series]]. It was released in 3D and IMAX at 9PM on [[June 28]], [[2011]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;open3D&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2011/06/18/see-dark-of-the-moon-one-day-earlier-on-imax-3d/ See Dark Of The Moon One Day Earlier on IMAX 3D | MichaelBay]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and in wide release on [[June 29]], [[2011]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;open&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.deadline.com/2011/05/paramount-moving-up-transformers-3/ Paramount Moving Up ‘T’formers 3′ Release – Deadline.com]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; in the United States, and between [[June 29]] and July 1 for other markets.&lt;br /&gt;
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The film is set three years after the events of &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]&#039;&#039;. The Autobots continue to work for NEST, but no longer in secret, and for the goal of keeping peace between humans by taking out volatile overseas political targets. But after discovering a strange artifact during a mission in Chernobyl, it becomes apparent to Optimus Prime that the United States government has been less than forthright with them. &lt;br /&gt;
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And SCENE!&lt;br /&gt;
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{{bigquote|Aw, shit, I seen this one. It&#039;s the one where [[Spock]] goes nuts.|Wheelie|&#039;&#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Synopsis==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Dotm-Arkreflection.jpg|left|thumb|250px|&amp;quot;Wha... this is the finest engine room in the whole Starfleet!&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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In the distant past, during the latter days of the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] civil war, [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] attempted to leave the planet with groundbreaking technology on board the &#039;&#039;[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]&#039;&#039;. However, his ship was shot down by the Decepticons and, after being sent hurling through space for a while, eventually crashed on the [[Earth|Earth&#039;s]] [[Moon (moon)|moon]] in 1961. The crash is noticed by the humans on Earth, leading to the [[Wikipedia:Space Race|Space Race]] under President [[John F. Kennedy]]. Landing on the Moon as part of the [[Apollo 11]] mission in 1969, astronauts [[Neil Armstrong]] and [[Buzz Aldrin]] use several minutes of [[radio]] silence to investigate the spaceship and discover that Mankind is not alone in space.&lt;br /&gt;
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In the present day, the Autobots are still part of [[NEST]], cooperating with the [[United States military|US Armed Forces]]. They have also begun to help humanity in it&#039;s local conflicts, as [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]], [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]], and [[Mirage (Movie)|Dino]] destroy an illegal [[Iran]]ian nuclear facility. On a mission to the [[Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant]], a NEST team led by [[William Lennox|Lt. Col. Lennox]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] discovers an unknown alien fuel cell which had led to the [[Wikipedia:Chernobyl disaster|Chernobyl disaster]]. While trying to secure the cell, they are attacked by the Decepticon [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and his pet, the [[Driller]], who are eventually forced to retreat by Optimus Prime. Meanwhile, [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] kills [[Alexi Voskhod]], who had called NEST to Chernobyl and was secretly working for him. After securing the fuel cell and identifying it as part of the &#039;&#039;Ark&#039;&#039;, Optimus Prime is angry at the humans for not following through with their agreement of sharing all known information relating to Cybertron and its inhabitants. Despite this, he eventually informs his allies and [[Charlotte Mearing]], the [[WIkipedia:Director of National Intelligence|Director of National Intelligence]], about the space bridge technology the &#039;&#039;Ark&#039;&#039; contains. Together with [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], Optimus travels to the Moon, where they find Sentinel Prime inside the ship. Retrieving him along with four pillars of the space bridge and the accompanying control pillar, they return to Earth, where Optimus uses the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to reactivate Sentinel Prime. In [[Africa]], Decepticon leader [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (still recovering from wounds [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|suffered]] in [[Egypt]]) meets with his lieutenants [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]. Upon learning that the Autobots have recovered Sentinel and the pillars, Megatron orders Soundwave and Laserbeak to terminate their &amp;quot;loose ends&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Meanwhile, [[Sam Witwicky]], the Autobots&#039; human friend, is suffering from everyday problems. Even though President [[Barack Obama]] has awarded him a medal for saving the Earth twice, Sam has trouble finding a job. Together with his new girlfriend [[Carly Spencer]], whom he had met in the [[White House]] (after his former girlfriend [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] had left him), he also gives the stranded Autobots [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] and [[Brains]] a home. After a long search, he finally finds a position as a mail carrier at a telecommunication company named [[Accuretta Systems]]. From his colleague, [[Jerry Wang]], he learns about a conspiracy by humans who collaborate with the Decepticons. Before Jerry can tell Sam more, however, he is killed by Laserbeak.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:DOTM-Sentinelendofyourworld.jpg|right|thumb|300px|&amp;quot;There&#039;s a man out there I haven&#039;t seen in fifteen years who&#039;s trying to kill me.&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Locked out of participating in the investigation by Mearing, Sam turns to [[Seymour Simmons]] for help. Simmons, who has become a millionaire as a writer, and his aide, [[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]], help Sam find out that the Soviets have taken photos of Decepticons removing hundreds of space bridge pillars out of the &#039;&#039;Ark&#039;&#039; even before Apollo 11 had landed on the Moon. Sam and Simmons conclude that the Decepticons had left Sentinel Prime behind on purpose, knowing that only he would be able to activate the space bridge, and only Optimus Prime could reactivate him. Sam is able to warn the Autobots in time so they can protect Sentinel from a Decepticon attack and escort him back to the NEST headquarters. Arriving there, however, Sentinel Prime reveals that he had made a deal with Megatron, knowing that the Autobots could never win the war. After killing [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and several NEST soldiers, Sentinel Prime claims the remaining pillars and escapes. The other Autobots track him down to [[Washington, D.C.]], but before Optimus can stop him, Sentinel activates a space bridge to the Moon. The portal allows Decepticon troops which had remained hidden under the Moon&#039;s surface to reach Earth, forcing the Autobots to retreat.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:DOTM-Moonspacebridge.jpg|thumb|left|280px|&amp;quot;We are one big, happy fleet! Ah, Kirk, my old friend, do you know the Klingon proverb that tells us revenge is a dish that is best served cold? It is &#039;&#039;very&#039;&#039; cold in space.&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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In the meantime, Sam is worried about Carly and searches for her. He finds her with her employer, [[Dylan Gould]], who reveals to Sam that he not only arranged for Sam to get a job with Acuretta, but is also a collaborator with the Decepticons. At their request, his father had used his influence to ensure that [[NASA]] would not conduct any more missions to the Moon. When Sam and Carly attempt to flee, they discover Carly&#039;s car is a disguise for Soundwave, who takes her captive. Dylan instructs Sam to ask Optimus Prime about the Autobots&#039; strategy, otherwise Carly will die. To ensure that Sam will not try to warn the Autobots, he attaches a Decepticon disguised as a watch on Sam&#039;s wrist, and it taps into his nervous system.&lt;br /&gt;
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Meanwhile, Sentinel Prime has given Mankind an ultimatum to exile the Autobots from Earth, since he is only trying to save Cybertron, or so he claims. The US government promptly passes a bill to this effect. Before the Autobots leave Earth aboard their spaceship, the &#039;&#039;[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]&#039;&#039;, Sam asks Optimus about his plan. Optimus replies that there is no plan, and Mankind is on its own now. With all Autobots on board, the &#039;&#039;Xantium&#039;&#039; takes off, but is promptly intercepted by Starscream, who had waited in Earth&#039;s orbit. With the &#039;&#039;Xantium&#039;&#039; destroyed, the Decepticons believe the Autobots to be dead and let Sam go.&lt;br /&gt;
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With the Autobots out of the way, the Decepticons conquer [[Chicago]], kill most of its population and set up the control pillar for the space bridge inside the city, placing the other pillars around the world. Dylan informs Carly that the Decepticons do not intend to return to Cybertron; instead, they want to transport Cybertron into Earth&#039;s orbit, because Earth not only has the necessary resources, but also six billion slaves to rebuild the Transformers&#039; home planet.&lt;br /&gt;
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Sam decides to go to Chicago, where Dylan has taken Carly. Former NEST soldier [[Robert Epps]], who now works for NASA, accompanies him, together with other former NEST members. Upon arrival in Chicago, they are promptly attacked by the Decepticons, but are rescued by Optimus Prime and the other Autobots. Having never intended to leave Earth, they had hidden themselves inside a modified rocket booster that was jettisoned before Starscream destroyed the &#039;&#039;Xantium&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:DOTM Driller vs Prime.jpg|right|thumb|280px|&amp;quot;From Hell&#039;s heart, I stab at thee!&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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The Autobots and the humans soldiers make their way to the skyscraper where Dylan is located in order to destroy the space bridge&#039;s control pillar. Sam and Bumblebee rescue Carly, killing Laserbeak in the process, during which they find a damaged UAV and alert the military to the Decepticons plans. Due to another attack by a team of Decepticons led by Shockwave, the team is separated once more. While the Autobots battle the Decepticons, Epps and his team try to destroy the pillar from another skyscraper. However, they are attacked by Shockwave&#039;s &amp;quot;pet&amp;quot;, the Driller, who brings the skyscraper crashing down. Optimus Prime comes to their aid and destroys the Driller.&lt;br /&gt;
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In the meantime, Lennox and the rest of NEST have managed to make their way into the city using [[wingsuit]]s, and with Lennox&#039;s help, Sam destroys Starscream using weapons provided to him by the Autobots&#039; inventor Que. Meanwhile, the Decepticons have captured several Autobots, but Dylan convinces them not to take prisoners and kill them all. [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] executes Que, and Soundwave moves to kill Bumblebee next, but the Autobots Wheelie and Brains have managed to make one of the Decepticons&#039; ships crash, thereby distracting Soundwave long enough for Bumblebee and the other Autobots to get free. Bumblebee kills Soundwave. NEST soldiers and US Marines snipe the Decepticons, one of which is Barricade. Autobots and Tanks roll in and ambush the Decepticons. While NEST and the Autobots fight the Decepticons and kill most of them, Optimus Prime kills Shockwave and uses his arm cannon to topple over the space bridge&#039;s control pillar, deactivating the bridge.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:DOTMCybertrontransit.jpg|thumb|left|280px|&amp;quot;Earth was created in six days. Now, watch out! Here comes Genesis! We&#039;ll do it for you in six minutes!&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A fight between Sentinel Prime and Optimus Prime ensues, during which Optimus loses an arm, with Sentinel gaining the upper hand. Carly stumbles across Megatron outside the main battle zone. Having previously witnessed a violent argument between Sentinel Prime and Megatron, she appeals to his pride and makes him realize that he will never be able to rule over Cybertron as long as Sentinel Prime is alive. Infuriated, he intervenes in the battle and turns on Sentinel, declaring that Earth is his planet to rule, and severely damages him. Megatron realized how far he had fallen in power within the past few years, and had decided to once again take his rightful place at the top of the command chain. Meanwhile, Dylan manages to reactivate the toppled pillar, but is attacked by Sam, who hurls him against the pillar, killing him. Subsequently, Bumblebee destroys the pillar for good, thus destroying the space bridge and, presumably, Cybertron with it. Megatron offers Optimus Prime a truce as long he could remain in charge of his Decepticon forces, but Optimus ignores his plea and just as Megatron is about to shoot his shotgun Optimus splits Megatron&#039;s head with an axe. Subsequently, he uses Megatron&#039;s shotgun cannon to kill a weakened Sentinel Prime, who is trying to excuse his actions.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:DOTM Autobots NEST victorious.jpg|thumb|right|280px|&amp;quot;Live long... and prosper...&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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With the battle over, Sam and Carly are reunited, and Simmons takes an opportunity to kiss Mearing, who he still has feelings for, and she has him arrested. With their home planet now forever beyond reach, and the forces of the Decepticons destroyed, the remaining Autobots finally accept Earth as their new home, as Optimus Prime states that the Autobots will always be here, to protect the Earth and all who live on it.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[&#039;Til all are one]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Quotes==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Mission Control&#039;&#039;&#039;: We are not alone after all, are we? &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Buzz Aldrin&#039;&#039;&#039;: No, sir. We are not alone. &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
:—Buzz Aldrin makes history, and raises the hackles of conspiracy theorists.&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Dino&#039;&#039;&#039;: &amp;quot;He&#039;s in a bad mood. He&#039;s not talking to anybody today.&amp;quot; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Mearing&#039;&#039;&#039;: &amp;quot;What is this, the silent treatment?&amp;quot; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Ironhide&#039;&#039;&#039;: &amp;quot;No, we&#039;ve seen that. This is &#039;&#039;not&#039;&#039; that.&amp;quot; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Que&#039;&#039;&#039;: &amp;quot;Definitely not.&amp;quot; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Ironhide&#039;&#039;&#039;: &amp;quot;This is &#039;&#039;worse&#039;&#039;. Prime! Make something of yourself! (Ironhide smacks Optimus&#039;s roof) He&#039;s pissed.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—NEST discusses Optimus Prime&#039;s foul mood.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Who wants some chicken dinner now, bitch? Huh? &#039;Cause somebody messed with the wrong Wang today!&amp;quot; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Jerry Wang&#039;&#039;&#039;, being crazy. But also awesome.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;The thing about Russians is, they never like to talk. Gonna take a little of the &#039;international language.&#039;&amp;quot; &amp;lt;Doorman opens sliding hatch&amp;gt; &amp;quot;&#039;&#039;Do svidaniya&#039;&#039;.&amp;quot; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;That means &#039;goodbye!&#039;&amp;quot; &amp;lt;closes hatch&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Simmons&#039;&#039;&#039; tries to reason with a &#039;&#039;&#039;Russian&#039;&#039;&#039;, to no avail.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;It&#039;s a Cyrillic alphabet; it&#039;s like all the buttons you never push on a calculator!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Dutch&#039;&#039;&#039; tries to translate Russian, also to no avail.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Class dismissed.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Ironhide&#039;&#039;&#039;, after dispatching the Dreads.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;What you must realize, my Autobot brothers, is that we were never going to win the war. For the sake of our planet&#039;s survival, a deal had to be made...with &#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Sentinel Prime&#039;&#039;&#039; reveals his treachery.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:DOTM-MegatronLincoln.jpg|right|thumb|250px|&amp;quot;I&#039;ll give him this: [[Atlantis, Arise!|he&#039;s]] [[Transformers The Game (console)|consistent]]!&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Here we are. Fight us &#039;&#039;now&#039;&#039;.&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039;, pulling the evil overlord cliche on us while sitting atop the [[Abraham Lincoln|Lincoln Memorial]] &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;If you go in this building, that&#039;s if she&#039;s even still alive, there&#039;s no way you&#039;re going to reach her!&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;What do you suggest I do?!&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;...it&#039;s over. I&#039;m sorry, but it&#039;s over.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Robert Epps&#039;&#039;&#039; tells &#039;&#039;&#039;Sam Witwicky&#039;&#039;&#039; that they&#039;ve run out of plans.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;We will kill them all.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039; offers an alternative plan.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;They got my trailer. I &#039;&#039;need&#039;&#039; that flight tech!&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039;, valiantly [[To sell toys|selling toys]]. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Your Decepticons are finally conquering this planet, and yet their leader won&#039;t be you.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;IT WILL BE ME! It will &#039;&#039;always&#039;&#039; be me!&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;In any minute now, you&#039;ll be nothing but Sentinel&#039;s bitch.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Carly Spencer&#039;&#039;&#039; tells &#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039; that if he&#039;s going to be the Starscream, he should &#039;&#039;act&#039;&#039; like it.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Who would you be without me, Prime?&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Time to find out.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039; exchange pre-fight banter one last time.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Optimus. All I ever wanted...was the survival of our race. You must see why I had to betray you...&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;You didn&#039;t betray me. You betrayed yourself...&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime&#039;s&#039;&#039;&#039; final words to &#039;&#039;&#039;Sentinel Prime&#039;&#039;&#039; before effectively &#039;&#039;double-tapping&#039;&#039; him.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;In any war, there are calms between the storms. There will be days when we lose faith. Days when our allies turn against us... but the day will never come when we forsake this planet and its people.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;&#039;&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;s closing narration.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Main cast==&lt;br /&gt;
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{{featuredcharacters|&lt;br /&gt;
h1=[[Autobot]]s|c1=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] ([[Leonard Nimoy]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] ([[Jess Harnell]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] ([[Robert Foxworth]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] ([[James Remar]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mirage (Movie)|Dino/Mirage]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;credits&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Mirage and Wheeljack, known by those names in the toyline and essentially all supporting media, are respectively named &amp;quot;Dino&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Que&amp;quot; in the film. While Dino is simply credited as such, Que is listed in the credits as &amp;quot;Que/Wheeljack&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; ([[Francesco Quinn]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que/Wheeljack]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;credits&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; ([[George Coe]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] ([[Tom Kenny]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Brains]] ([[Reno Wilson]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Roadbuster is listed as &amp;quot;Roadbuster/Amp&amp;quot; in the credits, a reference to his car mode&#039;s sponsor. His name is not used in the film, but he is called &amp;quot;Roadbuster&amp;quot; in the toyline and supporting media.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; ([[Ron Bottitta]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Leadfoot is listed in the film&#039;s end credits as &amp;quot;Leadfoot/Target&amp;quot;, a reference to his car mode&#039;s sponsor. His name is not spoken in the film, but he is called &amp;quot;Leadfoot&amp;quot; in the toyline and the supporting media.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; ([[John DiMaggio]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]]&amp;lt;ref name=skidsandmudflap&amp;gt;Skids and Mudflap only appear during the convoy scene at the beginning of the film&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]&amp;lt;ref name=skidsandmudflap/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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|h2=[[Decepticon]]s|c2=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] ([[Hugo Weaving]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] ([[Charlie Adler]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] ([[Frank Welker]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] ([[Keith Szarabajka]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] ([[Frank Welker]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] ([[Frank Welker]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Igor]] ([[Greg Berg]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Crowbar]] ([[Jimmie Wood]])*&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hatchet]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Driller]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hatchling|Hatchlings]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]] type Decepticon&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]] type Decepticon&lt;br /&gt;
*An unnamed [[Audi R8 Decepticon]]&lt;br /&gt;
*An unnamed [[M1 Abrams Decepticon]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Garbage truck Decepticon]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Superfund Decepticon]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Devcon (DOTM)|Devcon]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Unnamed [[Lensmeter Decepticon]]s&lt;br /&gt;
*Unnamed [[protoform]]s&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Watch-bot]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Repeatedly referred to as the &amp;quot;Watch-bot&amp;quot; (proper noun) in the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel|&#039;&#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel&#039;&#039;]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*Unnamed [[Pickup Decepticon]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Unnamed [[Police car Decepticon]]&lt;br /&gt;
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|h3=[[Human]]s|c3=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sam Witwicky]] ([[Shia LaBeouf]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Carly Spencer]] ([[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[William Lennox]] ([[Josh Duhamel]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Robert Epps]] ([[Tyrese Gibson]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Seymour Simmons]] ([[John Turturro]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Charlotte Mearing]] ([[Frances McDormand]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Dylan Gould]] ([[Patrick Dempsey]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bruce Brazos]] ([[John Malkovich]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hardcore Eddie]] ([[Lester Speight]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Morshower]] ([[Glenn Morshower]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]] ([[Alan Tudyk]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ron Witwicky]] ([[Kevin Dunn]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Judy Witwicky]] ([[Julie White]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jerry Wang]] ([[Ken Jeong]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Neil Armstrong]] ([[Don Jeanes]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Buzz Aldrin]] ([[Cory Tucker]]/himself)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Walter Cronkite]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bill O&#039;Reilly]] (himself)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Alexi Voskhod]] ([[Ravil Isyanov]])&lt;br /&gt;
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|h4=Other|c4=&lt;br /&gt;
|nonumbering=true&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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* *During the highway battle, Jimmie Wood&#039;s Bonecrusher scream in the high way battle from the first movie can be heard coming from Crowbar.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Errors==&lt;br /&gt;
===Astronomical and historical errors===&lt;br /&gt;
* The Moon does not rotate with respect to Earth, and Mare Tranquillitatis is near the middle of the near side. Therefore, Tranquility Base could never be described as being on the far side, and Earth is never as close to the horizon as shown in the movie.&lt;br /&gt;
* The Apollo 11 Command/Service Module is seen flying to the Moon without the Lunar Module. The Lunar Module is attached when the vehicle is orbiting the Moon, however.&lt;br /&gt;
* When the modern day site of the Apollo 11 landing is seen, the ascent module (the cabin Buzz and Neil flew back to orbit in) is still there.&lt;br /&gt;
* Cybertron is apparently several times the size of Earth, yet the characters talk of bringing it &amp;quot;into Earth&#039;s atmosphere&amp;quot;. &lt;br /&gt;
* The Space Bridge starts to bring Cybertron amazingly close to Earth - less than one Earth-diameter away. Assuming Cybertron&#039;s mass is proportional to its size, Cybertron&#039;s gravitational field would [[The Ultimate Doom|tear the Earth apart]] at that distance.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Geographic discontinuities===&lt;br /&gt;
* The [[Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant]] is shown to be located &#039;&#039;inside&#039;&#039; of, or at least right next to the abandoned city of [[Wikipedia:Pripyat|Pripyat]], and the human characters access it through nearby buildings. In reality, the power plant is situated on the outskirts of the city. Even worse, [[Alexi Voskhod]] &#039;&#039;explicitly&#039;&#039; says that the entrance leads through a &#039;&#039;school&#039;&#039;. Who builds a &#039;&#039;school&#039;&#039; right next to a &#039;&#039;nuclear power plant&#039;&#039;?&lt;br /&gt;
* Furthermore, Prypiat&#039;s infamous Ferris wheel as shown in the movie is not only the wrong model (the real one&#039;s passenger cabins have canopies), but the real one is also located in an open field far away from any buildings.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ferris&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pripyat_-_Ferris_wheel.jpg Photo of the Prypiat Ferris wheel] showing the closest nearby buildings.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; But hey, at least it&#039;s the right color!&lt;br /&gt;
* Also, why exactly is the Sputnik mission case inside the Chernobyl reactor building? Did the Soviets never bother to discard the packaging of their toy after starting to play with it?&lt;br /&gt;
* When Megatron transforms for the first time, he&#039;s in a grassy savannah. In the next shot, he&#039;s standing in the middle of a desert... and in the establishing shot of the Decepticon camp, it&#039;s back in the savannah.&lt;br /&gt;
* [[wikipedia:Mount Kilimanjaro|Mount Kilimanjaro]] is seen in the background of many of the scenes in Namibia; in reality, the mountain is located in Tanzania, more than three thousand kilometers away.&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:DOTM-Wreckers-Prime-Cables.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Chicago&#039;s own [[knockoff]] of a prominent Chinese building.]]&lt;br /&gt;
* In a [[Atlantis, Arise!|fairly common cinematic contrivance]], the film depicts multiple skyscrapers in the background of many scenes set in Washington, D.C., while the real-life city has no skyscrapers.&lt;br /&gt;
* Also, Washington, D.C. almost entirely lacks old industrial buildings that could be converted into lofts, and likewise doesn&#039;t have the kind of densely urban streets that Sam is shown to live on.&lt;br /&gt;
* NEST Headquarters, supposedly in Washington, is actually Chicago&#039;s abandoned Main Post Office.&lt;br /&gt;
* Likewise, Dylan&#039;s auto collection museum, also set in (land-locked) Washington, is actually the Milwaukee Art Museum. [[Lake Michigan]] is even visible through the windows!&lt;br /&gt;
* When Optimus Prime (using his jetpack) gets himself caught in wires below an under-construction building, that building bears a striking resemblance to the [[Wikipedia: China Central Television Headquarters|China Central Television Headquarters]] in [[Beijing]], [[China]]... a far shot from [[Chicago]]. Since construction for the CCTV building was finished in 2008, long before &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; was even &#039;&#039;conceived&#039;&#039;, this appears to be an intentional instance of a &amp;quot;cool building&amp;quot; being inserted just for the sake of it.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Continuity errors===&lt;br /&gt;
* Like in &#039;&#039;Revenge of the Fallen&#039;&#039;, Ironhide sports his [[license plate]] from the [[Transformers (film)|first movie]], &amp;quot;4PCI382&amp;quot;, on his robot mode chest, but doesn&#039;t have a license plate in vehicle mode. (According to set photos, his license plate in vehicle mode is mostly black, with a NEST logo on it.)&lt;br /&gt;
* Speaking of inconsistencies between robot and vehicle mode: Bumblebee&#039;s updated Chevrolet Camaro alternate mode no longer has pinstripes bordering his black racing stripes, but the CG robot model still has the pinstripes.&lt;br /&gt;
* After Megatron pulls out his shotgun for the first time, he holsters it on the right side of his back. In the next scene it is on his left side.&lt;br /&gt;
* In the highway battle scene with the [[Dread (DOTM)|Dreads]], Bumblebee enhances his front wheels to evade Hatchet, yet in the next scene he&#039;s fully in Stealth Force mode.&lt;br /&gt;
* During Ironhide and Sideswipe&#039;s &amp;quot;Mexican standoff&amp;quot; with Crankcase and Crowbar, all combatants drop their firearms, but when Ironhide is speared, his guns are on his back again. They disappear in subsequent shots.&lt;br /&gt;
* Despite being captured by Soundwave in her evening gown, Carly is somehow able to change into more convenient clothes before arriving in Chicago, and has yet another outfit the following day. Not only that, she changes her earrings, too!&lt;br /&gt;
* When the Autobots are boarding the &#039;&#039;Xantium,&#039;&#039; Simmons mentions that nine Autobots are leaving. Former Decepticons Wheelie and Brains apparently don&#039;t count. Poor little guys!&lt;br /&gt;
* The Wreckers claim they had been hiding inside a rocket booster that was jettisoned from the &#039;&#039;Xantium&#039;&#039; before Starscream destroyed it. The boosters are only seen to be detached after Starscream destroys the ship, after it has barely taken off from the ground.&lt;br /&gt;
* Though it&#039;s a standard action movie contrivance, it sure is convenient that the glass windows inside skyscrapers are extremely fragile when needed, and glass shards are as dangerous as bread crumbs so nobody suffers a single cut from sliding across them.&lt;br /&gt;
* Shortly after everyone jumps through the window and starts sliding down, a downwards shot of the building shows all of the windows behind them are intact.&lt;br /&gt;
* As everyone tumbles through a lower floor of the building, [[Stone]] is shown to fall right through and out the other side with a collection of office furniture, but not long after is back with Epps&#039;s squad.&lt;br /&gt;
* Despite the Decepticons taking over Chicago and killing a whole bunch of people, there seem to be a lot of people continuing to go about their daily lives. The skyscraper Epps&#039;s team goes into to launch a rocket from still seems to have plenty of office workers in it when the Driller attacks it. When Sam&#039;s being thrown around on the end of the grapple glove rope while fighting Starscream, he crashes through a wall into a dry-cleaning business where a woman appears to be calmly hanging up a shirt. Did they all just not get the memo?&lt;br /&gt;
* Though in an earlier sequence, Epps, Sam and company slide down the damaged building to a floor near the break, after the building falls over, the team is seen moving from one of the building&#039;s topmost floors to the neighboring building.&lt;br /&gt;
* Throughout the sequence of Barricade kicking and shoving Que along before executing him, he is speaking with Soundwave&#039;s voice.&lt;br /&gt;
*While fighting the Autobots at the end of the film, Sentinel Prime&#039;s cape disappears for a brief scene before reappearing on his back when the camera angle changes.&lt;br /&gt;
*Soundwave has his Mercedes alternate mode while he is in Africa, but his chest has only a blank grille. The Mercedes logo is only added to his chest from the scene where he reveals himself to be Carly&#039;s car onward.&lt;br /&gt;
*When Sam and Carly are reunited after the final battle, Carly&#039;s hands keep changing the position on every cut, sometimes on Sam&#039;s neck, sometimes on his shoulders.&lt;br /&gt;
*Not intentional: Skids and Mudflap appear for a brief few seconds in the film. This leaves questions as to what happened to them. They weren&#039;t seen departing from Earth or taking part in the Chicago battle.&lt;br /&gt;
*Dino used his electro-disrupter to overthrow Hatchet and kill him. When Hatchet falls on the car and is destroyed, Dino&#039;s weapon is still connected to him, so Dino was in robot mode, but in the next cut Dino appears at background in vehicle mode.&lt;br /&gt;
*It&#039;s said that four Autobots were captured by the Decepticons in Chicago, but actually five Autobots were captured.&lt;br /&gt;
*When Que is about to be executed, the &amp;quot;cardboard head on a stick&amp;quot; prop used for [[Mirage (Movie)|Dino]] during the shooting of the movie (a common method used for the movies to give the actors &#039;&#039;something&#039;&#039; to react to) can be spotted in the final edit of the film&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;headprop&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/494618-movies-errors-mirage-prop-final-movie-edit.html &amp;quot;Movies Errors - Mirage prop in final movie edit&amp;quot;] at TFW2005&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, possibly a leftover from an earlier draft of the script where Soundwave mocked Bumblebee with Dino&#039;s disembodied head.&lt;br /&gt;
*There is absolutely no given reason for exactly how Megatron predicted that Optimus would obtain the Matrix of Leadership that was needed to reawaken Sentinel, because the other six Primes minus his master [[The Fallen]] created a tomb out of their own bodies that couldn&#039;t be found.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Transformers references==&lt;br /&gt;
In addition to recurring elements from the previous films, &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; bases a number of elements on previous versions of the &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; mythos, including plot elements based on older stories, something fairly rare in the other two movies:&lt;br /&gt;
* New characters [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] are heavily based upon their Generation 1 counterparts. [[Que]] is derived from G1 character [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]. [[Sentinel Prime]] is the name of Optimus&#039;s predecessor in many continuities, and in this instance, he continues his [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)| predecessor]]&#039;s legacy of being a giant jerk.&lt;br /&gt;
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* &amp;quot;Carly&amp;quot; was the name of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]&#039;s [[Carly|girlfriend and eventual wife]] in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]].&lt;br /&gt;
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* The &#039;&#039;[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]&#039;&#039; gets its name from the Autobots&#039; crashed spaceship in the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|&#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; comics]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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* The &#039;&#039;[[Xantium (G1)|Xantium]]&#039;&#039; is the name of the [[Wrecker]]s&#039; spaceship in the [[IDW Publishing]]&#039;s &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; comics.&lt;br /&gt;
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* Optimus&#039;s new trailer is based on the trailer that [[Optimus Prime (G1)|his Generation 1 counterpart]] hauled around, including its ability to open up into a weapons base.&lt;br /&gt;
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* Optimus now carries the Matrix around in his chest as he has in past incarnations.&lt;br /&gt;
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* The corrosive end met by Ironhide comes at the hands of [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]], the oxidizing pathogen that first appeared in the Generation 1 cartoon episode [[Cosmic Rust (episode)|of the same name]]. Though not named in the film, its identity is made clear by production artwork by [[Josh Nizzi]] which labels Sentinel Prime&#039;s gun a &amp;quot;Cosmic Rust gun&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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* Megatron removing [[Abraham Lincoln]] from his chair at the [[wikipedia:Lincoln Memorial|Lincoln Memorial]] and then sitting in it is a scene taken directly from the Generation 1 cartoon episode, &amp;quot;[[Atlantis, Arise!]]&amp;quot;, and the Decepticon ending for &#039;&#039;[[Transformers The Game]]&#039;&#039; (sort of).&lt;br /&gt;
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* The idea of bringing Cybertron to Earth via space bridge and enslaving humans was the plot of the Generation 1 multi-part episode &amp;quot;[[The Ultimate Doom]].&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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* Likewise, the idea of an influential and powerful human joining forces with the Decepticons, resulting in the Autobots being exiled from Earth by the government via a spacecraft, only for that spacecraft to be destroyed, was the plot behind another Generation 1 cartoon multi-part episode, &amp;quot;[[Megatron&#039;s Master Plan, Part 1|Megatron&#039;s Master Plan]].&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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* When the worker at Accureta Systems is trying to make the [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|photocopier]] work, it beeps the &amp;quot;more than meets the eye&amp;quot; refrain from the original cartoon&#039;s [[theme song]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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* The [[Transformation#The noise|transformation noise]] can be heard at the end of the film when Bumblebee transforms to robot mode, the final onscreen transformation, just as it was heard during [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout&#039;s]] transformation, which was also the first onscreen transformation in the first film.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Real-world references==&lt;br /&gt;
* When Brains and Wheelie are watching &#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia: Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek: The Original Series]]&#039;&#039;, the screen features [[Spock|Mr. Spock]], portrayed by Leonard Nimoy—who voices Sentinel Prime. Wheelie comments that it is &amp;quot;the one where Spock goes nuts,&amp;quot; which foreshadows Sentinel&#039;s heel turn. The episode itself is likely the famous &#039;&#039;TOS&#039;&#039; episode &amp;quot;[[Wikipedia: Amok Time|Amok Time]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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* Sentinel Prime says &amp;quot;The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.&amp;quot; The voice actor said the same line in the 1982 film &#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia:Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan|Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]&#039;&#039; as Mr. Spock. However, in that movie, Nimoy&#039;s character dies a hero.&lt;br /&gt;
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* To finish the Spock trifecta, when Bumblebee says his goodbyes to Sam, he uses a clip of Leonard Nimoy, as Spock, saying &amp;quot;I will always be your friend,&amp;quot; another line from &#039;&#039;Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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* [[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]] and his fake girlfriend&#039;s name, &amp;quot;India&amp;quot;, are a reference to [[Wikipedia:Dutch India|Dutch India]].&lt;br /&gt;
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* [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]]&#039;s name is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Q (James Bond)|Q]] from &#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia:James Bond|James Bond]]&#039;&#039; novels and films. Que also gives weapons to NEST soldiers while explaining the advantages and abilities for the weapons much like Q does for James Bond.&lt;br /&gt;
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* When Bumblebee brings forth &amp;quot;rings&amp;quot; for Sam and Carly, he &amp;quot;hums&amp;quot; the [[Wikipedia: Wedding March|Wedding March]] (or, more correctly, the [[Wikipedia: Bridal Chorus|Bridal Chorus]] from [[Wikipedia: Richard Wagner|Richard Wagner&#039;s]] 1850 opera &#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia: Lohengrin (opera)|Lohengrin]]&#039;&#039;).&lt;br /&gt;
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==Other editions==&lt;br /&gt;
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==Prequel material==&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Sector 7]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Foundation]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Rising Storm]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Convergence]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Jazz]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Space Case]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Ratchet]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Arcee]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Bumblebee]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Starscream]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Stealth Force Edition]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Autobots/Decepticons]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers (Titan Magazine)#Dark of the Moon|Transformers (Titan Magazine)]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers Classified: Switching Gears]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Adaptations==&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Soundtrack==&lt;br /&gt;
{{main|Dark of the Moon: The Album}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{main|Dark of the Moon: The Score}}&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; was released on DVD, Blu-Ray, and Digital Download on September 30, 2011, followed by the 2-Disc Special Edition in December.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[TFW2005 - Official Transformers Movie Website Updated With Transformers 3 Home Release Info http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/official-transformers-movie-website-updated-with-transformers-3-home-release-info-173245/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Reception==&lt;br /&gt;
On June 23, 2011, the world premiere of &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; was held in [[Moscow]], [[Russia]], with band [[Linkin Park]] performing a concert that included their title song for the movie, &amp;quot;Iridescent&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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The official release date was moved up from July 1 to June 29 to allow breathing room between its release and &#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia:Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2]]&#039;&#039;. On June 28, 2011, the film was released in 3D and IMAX at 9pm in the US. Some theaters cheated a little and showed it at 8:45. &lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; launched with nearly 10,000 copies in 4011 theaters nationwide. On its opening day, the movie earned $37.3 million, making not only for the best opening day of 2011 up to that point, but also ranking as the sixth most successful opening on a Wednesday ever, while at the same time ranking well behind &#039;&#039;Revenge of the Fallen&#039;&#039;, with $60 million on its opening day (also a Wednesday).&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;openingday&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3197&amp;amp;p=.htm &amp;quot;&#039;Transformers&#039; Suboptimal on Wednesday&amp;quot;], Box Office Mojo, June 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; (Of course, a lot of the print material still listed the release date as [[July 1]]st, the following Friday.)&lt;br /&gt;
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On [[August 2]], it crossed the $1 billion mark in worldwide gross, just under 5 weeks after its release, landing it in the #9 spot for worldwide gross of all time.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.deadline.com/2011/08/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-crosses-1-billion-worldwide-mark-for-paramount/ Deadline Hollywood&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Of that, $338 million came from the US. It is currently the only Paramount picture to have made the $1 billion mark. (While &#039;&#039;Titanic&#039;&#039; also made over $1 billion worldwide, it was only a Paramount movie &#039;&#039;domestically&#039;&#039;, where it made &amp;quot;only&amp;quot; $620 million.)&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; ended its theatrical run in the #4 spot for highest worldwide gross of all time.&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; was nominated for three Academy Awards, in the categories of Best Visual Effects, Sound Editing, and Sound Mixing, losing all to &#039;&#039;[[wikipedia: Hugo (film)|Hugo]]&#039;&#039;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://oscar.go.com/nominees#t Official 2012 Oscar nominees page]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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On February 25, 2012, it was announced that &#039;&#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; was nominated for eight [[Wikipedia:Golden Raspberry Award|Golden Raspberry Award]]s. Unlike &#039;&#039;Revenge of the Fallen&#039;&#039;, however, it did not receive the awards for Worst Picture, Worst Screenplay, &amp;amp; Worst Director, losing all of its nominations to &#039;&#039;[[wikipedia: Jack &amp;amp; Jill (film)|Jack &amp;amp; Jill]]&#039;&#039;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-is-safe-from-razzies-174726/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quote|[The Decepticons&#039;] decision to attack Chicago seems inexplicable, until you take into consideration the generous tax credits offered by the Illinois Film Office.|film critic Roger Ebert|[http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2011/07/on_the_origin_of_transformers.html On the Origin of Transformers]}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Development details==&lt;br /&gt;
===Cast and crew signing on===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:TF3-licensingPrime.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Featuring a surprise appearance by Optimus Prime!]]&lt;br /&gt;
On May 30, 2007, a month before the official release of &#039;&#039;[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]&#039;&#039;, [[DreamWorks]] announced that two sequels were already being planned.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;spy&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/a58430/two-transformers-sequels-in-pipeline.html Digital Spy article from May 2007, confirming that two sequels were being planned]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; On March 16, 2009, over three months before the premiere of &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]&#039;&#039;, [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] announced the third movie for July 1, 2011.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;3release&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Pamela McClintock: [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118001280?refCatId=13 Variety article from March 2009], confirming Transformers 3 for July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Director [[Michael Bay]] promptly backpedaled, as he had intended for the third &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; movie to be released in 2012.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;baywait&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?3947-Wait-a-minute! Michael Bay&#039;s reaction to Paramount&#039;s July 2011 date for &#039;&#039;Transformers 3&#039;&#039;], March 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He officially changed his mind in October 2009, agreeing to the release date set by Paramount.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bay3-2011&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2009/10/01/transformers-3-july-1st-2011/ Michael Bay officially confirms the 2011 release date], October 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Roberto Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]], two of the previous two movies&#039; screenwriters, had already announced in March 2009 that they would not return for a third part.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;noorcikurtz&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.slashfilm.com/orci-and-kurtzman-not-returning-for-transformers-3-will-leonard-nimoy-voice-the-fallen/ Slashfilm quoting Roberto Orci that he and Kurtzman would not return for a third movie], March 2009. (Original post on Don Murphy&#039;s message board appears to no longer exist.)&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In September 2009, their &#039;&#039;Revenge&#039;&#039; co-writer [[Ehren Kruger]] was confirmed as the screenwriter of &#039;&#039;Transformers 3&#039;&#039;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;krugernelson&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2009/09/14/transformers-3-pain-gain-bad-boys-3/ Michael Bay&#039;s website admin Nelson Lauren sorta-confirms Ehren Kruger as TF3&#039;s screenwriter], September 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Kruger had already impressed both director Michael Bay and [[Hasbro]] CEO [[Brian Goldner]] with his knowledge of &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; mythology prior to working on &#039;&#039;Revenge&#039;&#039;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;writersr&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.zap2it.com/movies/news/zap-transformers2writers,0,1938976.story Zap2it story about the ROTF writers]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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In an interview with &#039;&#039;Wonderland&#039;&#039; magazine in September 2009, [[Megan Fox]], the main female star of the previous two movies, discussed the harsh conditions on the sets and compared director Michael Bay to [[Wikipedia:Adolf Hitler|Adolf Hitler]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;latimesfox&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/the_big_picture/2009/09/megan-fox-on-michael-bay-he-wants-to-be-hitler.html Los Angeles Times article about Megan Fox&#039;s fatal interview with &#039;&#039;Wonderland&#039;&#039; magazine], September 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Bay initially played down the affair and still welcomed Fox back for the third installment a month later.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bay3-2011&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; Even though Fox was still spotted on the &#039;&#039;Transformers 3&#039;&#039; set in May 2010&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;foxonset&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/100786-megan-fox-on-set-for-transformers-3-previz Megan Fox on the DOTM set], May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, Paramount announced a few weeks later that she wouldn&#039;t return for a third movie after all.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nomorefox&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.deadline.com/2010/05/michael-bays-revenge-no-more-megan/ Deadline article confirming that Megan Fox had been dropped off &#039;&#039;Transformers 3&#039;&#039;], May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Still that same month, [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]] was confirmed to replace her as the lead female actress.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;rosierepl&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1640047/model-rosie-huntingtonwhiteley-cast-transformers-3.jhtml MTV.com article confirming Rosie Huntington-Whiteley as the new female star of &#039;&#039;Transformers &#039;&#039;], May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Her character&#039;s name was confirmed as &amp;quot;[[Carly Spencer|Carly]]&amp;quot; by Nelson Lauren, the webmaster of Michael Bay&#039;s official website, in July 2010.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nelsonchicagojul&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?7566-Transformers-3-Chicago-Set-Photos Nelson posts about his visit to the Chicago set at shootfortheedit.com&#039;s forums], July 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In 2011, Michael Bay finally confirmed in an interview with &#039;&#039;GQ&#039;&#039; magazine that it had been [[Steven Spielberg]], executive producer of the &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; movies, who had urged him to fire Fox following the Hitler comparison.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;baygq&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.gq.com/entertainment/movies-and-tv/201107/michael-bay-steven-spielberg-fired-megan-fox-transformers GQ interview with Michael Bay], June 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In a later interview, however, he claimed this statement had been taken out of context.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;baych&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/kultur/kino/Diese-Autos-muessen-zerstoert-werden--und-da-bin-ich-der-richtige-Mann/story/23997460 Interview with Michael Bay from Switzerland] (German language), July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In March 2010, Oscar winners [[John Malkovich]] and [[Frances McDormand]] as well as Comedian [[Ken Jeong]] were confirmed having signed on for supporting roles.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;malkomcdor&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2010/03/22/transformers-3-update-from-michael-bay/ Michael Bay confirming John Malkovich, Frances McDormand and Ken Jeong for &#039;&#039;Transformers 3&#039;&#039;], March 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In April 2010, [[Kevin Dunn]] and [[Julie White]] were confirmed as returning as Sam Witwicky&#039;s parents.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;varietydunnwhite&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118017329.html?categoryid=1236&amp;amp;cs=1 &#039;Dunn, White sign on for &#039;Transformers 3&#039;&#039;], Variety, April 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In May 2010, Paramount confirmed that [[Patrick Dempsey]] has been cast in &#039;&#039;Transformers 3&#039;&#039; to play Mikaela Banes&#039; boss (this was before Megan Fox was fired from the production).&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dempsey&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2010/05/04/patrick-dempsey-confirmed-for-transformers-3/ &amp;quot;Patrick Dempsey confirmed for Transformers 3&amp;quot;], Hollywood Insider, May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In July 2010, Nelson Lauren confirmed that former American footballer [[Lester Speight]] would play a soldier in the movie.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nelsonchicagophotos&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2010/07/20/transformers-3-chicago-set-photos/ Photos of the Chicago set by michaelbay.com webmaster Nelson Lauren], July 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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[[Leonard Nimoy]] was confirmed as the voice actor for [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] in March 2011.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nimoysent&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/03/31/leonard-nimoy-transformers-dark-of-the-moon Entertainment Weekly announces Leonard Nimoy&#039;s involvement], March 2011]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Nimoy, who had previously voiced [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] in 1986&#039;s &#039;&#039;[[The Transformers: The Movie]]&#039;&#039; and is married to Michael Bay&#039;s cousin Susan, had previously been under consideration for [[The Fallen]]&#039;s voice in &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]&#039;&#039;, but Bay had been hesitant for fear of offending his relative with the relatively low pay allotted to voice actors.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nimoy1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/04/21/michael-bay-afraid-to-offend-leonard-nimoy-with-transformers-family-reunion-offer/ &#039;&#039;Michael Bay Afraid To Offend Leonard Nimoy With ‘Transformers’ Family Reunion Offer&#039;&#039;], MTV.com Movies blog, April 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Even though Nimoy openly asked Bay to simply give him a call&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nimoy2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.latinoreview.com/news/leonard-nimoy-to-michael-bay-call-me-6682 Leonard Nimoy To Michael Bay: &amp;quot;Call Me!&amp;quot;], Latino Review, April 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, it ultimately never worked out, and The Fallen was voiced by [[Tony Todd]] instead. For &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;, Bay finally overcame his anxiety and hired Nimoy, who accepted the offer.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nimoy3&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/03/31/leonard-nimoy-transformers-dark-of-the-moon/ &amp;quot;Leonard Nimoy joins &#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&#039; voice cast -- EXCLUSIVE&amp;quot;], Entertainment Weekly, March 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In return, screenwriter Ehren Kruger included several nods to Nimoy&#039;s well-known character as Mr. Spock from &#039;&#039;Star Trek&#039;&#039; in the movie.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nimoystartrek&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1666643/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-star-trek-references.jhtml &amp;quot;&#039;Transformers: Dark Of The Moon&#039;: Behind The &#039;Star Trek&#039; Nods&amp;quot;], MTV.com, July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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After having defended the almost universally critically panned &#039;&#039;Revenge of the Fallen&#039;&#039; for a long time, Michael Bay finally acknowledged flaws of the script, but blamed the [[Wikipedia:2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike|2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike]] prior to the movie for many problems. As a definite error, he singled out the &amp;quot;dork comedy&amp;quot;, which he promised to avoid with &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bayvisit&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://collider.com/michael-bay-interview-transformers-dark-moon-edit-bay-visit/63824/ Collider.com article about DOTM], December 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Principal shooting began in May 2010. Shooting locations included [[Chicago]] (and nearby East Chicago and Gary Indiana), Moscow,&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;locations&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=63682 &amp;quot;Transformers 3 Headed to Chicago and Moscow&amp;quot;], Comingsoon.net, February 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; the [[Kennedy Space Center]] in Florida&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;kennedyspace&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/101114-the-transformers-3-shoot-at-kennedy-space-center &amp;quot;The Transformers 3 Shoot at Kennedy Space Center&amp;quot;], SuperHeroHype.com, May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, Milwaukee (Wisconsin)&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;milwaukee&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/movies/98266574.html &amp;quot;&#039;Transformers 3&#039; takes over Milwaukee Art Museum&amp;quot;], Journal Sentinel Online, July 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, Detroit&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;detroit&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/107775-photos-from-the-detroit-transformers-3-set &amp;quot;Photos From the Detroit Transformers 3 Set&amp;quot;], SuperHeroHype.com, September 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, [[Washington, D.C.]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;militaryextras&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=473674758199&amp;amp;id=114648515718 US Department of Defense casting call for &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;], October 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and Angkor Wat in Cambodia.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;angkor&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.akp.gov.kh/?p=1184 &amp;quot;&#039;Transformers 3&#039; To Be Shot in Cambodia&amp;quot;], Agence Kampuchea Presse, January 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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For the scene where Lennox and his soldier jump out of a V-22 Osprey using wingsuits, Michael Bay used real parachutists and thus avoided unnecessary CG effects. In fact, he had been inspired for this scene in the first place by watching the parachutists in their wingsuits on television&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;wingsuits&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://blog.movies.yahoo.com/blog/1498-transformers-wingsuits-no-cgi-required Yahoo! Movies article on the wingsuit parachutists], June 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and wrote the scene with the intention of using the parachutists in the movie.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bayvisit&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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For the Apollo 11 moon landing mission in the flashback sequence at the beginning of the movie, astronauts [[Neil Armstrong]] and [[Buzz Aldrin]] are played by actors Don Jeanes and Cory Tucker, respectively. In the present day timeline, Aldrin himself appears briefly as his own older self.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;aldrin&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://movies.yahoo.com/news/yahoo-contributor-network/astronaut-buzz-aldrin-hangs-out-with-optimus-prime-transformers-dark-moon Yahoo! Movies article on Buzz Aldrin&#039;s appearance in DOTM], July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Over 500 cars were destroyed in the making of &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;, all of them damaged property from insurance companies intended for destruction.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;baych&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Two accidents happened during shooting: In September 2010, while shooting in East Chicago, Indiana, a female extra was severely injured when a stunt scene went wrong, leaving her with permanent brain damage, the left side of her body paralyzed and her left eye stitched shut. Paramount was subsequently sued for damages by the victim&#039;s family.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;extrastunt&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-10-05/news/ct-met-transformers-lawsuit-20101005_1_gabriela-cedillo-stunt-welding Chicago tibune article on the injured extra and the subsequent lawsuit], October 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; She was eventually granted an $18.5 million settlement in May of 2012.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;settlement&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.tmz.com/2012/05/23/transfomers-3-injured-extra-gets-18-million-settlement/ TMZ story about Gabriela Cedillo&#039;s settlement]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; As a consequence, part of the scene of the car chase battle in Washington, D.C. (which would have included the shoot that had led to the accident) was instead &amp;quot;[[Stock footage|borrowed]]&amp;quot; from Michael Bay&#039;s 2005 film &#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia:The Island (2005 film)|The Island]]&#039;&#039;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;island1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/07/04/transformers-3-re-uses-car-crash-from-the-island &amp;quot;Transformers 3 Re-Uses Car Crash From The Island&amp;quot;], IGN Movies, July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; While shooting in Washington, D.C., in October 2010, one of the Chevrolet Camaro prop cars that served as Bumblebee&#039;s [[alternate mode]] crashed into a [[Wikipedia: Metropolitan Police|Metropolitan Police]] SUV. Nobody was seriously injured this time.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;camarocrash&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://jalopnik.com/5661321/bumblebee-smashes-cop-car-in-yet-another-transformers-3-accident Jalopnik article on the Camaro crash], October 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Hasbro would later &amp;quot;commemorate&amp;quot; this event with the [[Toys&amp;quot;R&amp;quot;Us]] [[exclusive]] [[Cyberverse]] &amp;quot;Cybertronian Warriors&amp;quot; multi-pack.&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; is the first of the &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; movies to be released in 3D. Despite early considerations to shoot the movie in 2D and convert it into 3D later, Michael Bay ultimately shot 60% of the film in native 3D, another 15% were done digitally, and the rest was shot in 2D and converted later. [[James Cameron]] assisted Michael Bay with the 3D effects. The movie&#039;s budget amounted to $195 million, which is about the same budget &#039;&#039;Revenge of the Fallen&#039;&#039; had. About $30 million went into the 3D effects.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;cameron&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/michael-bay-reveals-james-camerons-191774 &amp;quot;Michael Bay Reveals James Cameron&#039;s Secret Role in the Making of &#039;Transformers&#039;&amp;quot;], The Hollywood Reporter, May 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Sponsors and partners ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Hasbro ====&lt;br /&gt;
Hasbro, licensor of the [[Transformers brand]], hoped that the third movie would once again boost toy sales, after profits had dropped in the first quarter of 2011.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;hasbroq12011&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Hasbro-1Q-profit-drops-71-pct-apf-664090076.html?x=0&amp;amp;.v=11 Yahoo! Finance article about weak Hasbro toy sales in 2011&#039;s first quarter], April 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; For the second quarter of 2011, Hasbro reported a net revenue growth of 23 percent to $908.5 million, citing brands such as &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;Beyblade&#039;&#039; as the main sources of the increased income.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;hasbro2nsq&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Hasbro-Reports-Revenue-and-bw-4063497156.html?x=0&amp;amp;.v=1 &amp;quot;Hasbro Reports Revenue and Earnings Growth for the Second Quarter 2011&amp;quot;], Yahoo! Finance, July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==== US military and NASA ====&lt;br /&gt;
Like the previous two movies, &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; featured real military personnel as extras, supported by the US Department of Defense.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;militaryextras&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; Shooting locations were Hurlburt Field and [[Edwards Air Force Base]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;hurlburt&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.shadowspear.com/special-operations-entertainment/105725-transformers-filmed-at-hurlburt.html &amp;quot;&#039;Transformers 3 Filmed at Hurlburt, 1SOW Included as &#039;Extras&#039;&amp;quot;], ShadowSpear Special Operations, July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In addition, &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; was also supported by NASA, and NASA employees appear as extras in the movie as well.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nasa&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.space.com/12142-transformers-film-nasa-space-program-touches.html &amp;quot;&#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&#039; Has Real-Life NASA Touches&amp;quot;], Space.com, July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==== General Motors and other car manufacturers ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[General Motors]] once again provided several vehicles. All recurring Autobots retain their [[alternate mode]]s from &#039;&#039;Revenge of the Fallen&#039;&#039; despite some minor tweaks, such as Sideswipe now being a convertible, and Bumblebee now sporting a rear spoiler. Once again, the cooperation was mutual, with General Motors using Bumblebee for TV commercials. The first of those, aired during the 2011 Super Bowl, also revealed some minor tweaks to Bumblebee&#039;s robot mode.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bumblebeead1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2011/02/-bumblebee-appears-in-a-chevrolet-camaro-super-bowl-ad/1 &amp;quot;&#039;Bumblebee&#039; appears in Chevrolet&#039;s Super Bowl ad&amp;quot;], USA Today, February 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bumblebeead2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.autoblog.com/2011/06/06/chevy-drops-new-ad-touting-transformers-3-tie-in/ &amp;quot;Video: Chevy drops new ad touting Transformers 3 tie-in&amp;quot;], Autoblog.com, June 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; According to Chevrolet, the &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; movies notably affect car sales, as about ten percent of all Camaros sold in the preceding year were yellow, twice as many as with other models.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;carstarscast&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/transformers-dark-moon-how-sequels-204557 &amp;quot;&#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&#039;: How the Sequel&#039;s Star Cars Were Cast&amp;quot;], The Hollywood Reporter, June 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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New additions for &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; are a Ferrari 458 Italia  and a Mercedes-Benz E550 as Autobots ([[Mirage (Movie)|Dino]] and [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]], respectively) and a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG as a Decepticon ([[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]). In the movie, both Autobots sport names which aren&#039;t recycled from existing Hasbro toys. In the Ferrari&#039;s case, the reason for this is that Hasbro&#039;s greatest competitor, Mattel, has an exclusive license for Ferrari toys.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ferrarimattel&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.ferrari.com/English/Pages/Mattel.aspx Mattel license information], Ferrari.com.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nelsonnomirage&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/409844-mirage-no-longer-name-red-italia-dotm-3.html#post6103423 Michael Bay&#039;s website admin, Nelson Lauren, explaining why the Ferrari isn&#039;t named &amp;quot;Mirage&amp;quot;], TFW2005, May 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;quot;Dino&amp;quot; is named in reference to [[Wikipedia: Alfredo Ferrari|Alfredo &amp;quot;Dino&amp;quot; Ferrari]], as per Ferrari&#039;s request. The Mercedes-Benz E550, meanwhile, was specifically customized for the movie.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;e550tuning&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.eurotuner.com/news/eurp_1102_mercedes_benz_e550_for_next_transformers_movie/index.html &amp;quot;Mercedes-Benz E550 for Next Transformers Movie - Web Exclusive&amp;quot;], Eurotuner.com, February 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;quot;Que&amp;quot; is named in homage to [[Wikipedia:Q (James Bond)|Q]] from [[Wikipedia:James Bond|James Bond]]. A Maybach 62S Landaulet is also featured in the movie, albeit not as a Transformer, but merely as a regular car used by [[Seymour Simmons]] and his assistant [[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]].&lt;br /&gt;
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Unlike Optimus Prime, whose alternate mode was not licensed for any of the three movies, the Rosenbauer Panther 6x6 airport fire truck used for [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] was officially provided by the Rosenbauer International AG and entirely repainted specifically for the film, at a cost of thousands of dollars, as real-world aircraft fire-fighting vehicles are required by FAA regulations to have a much lighter color scheme, which didn&#039;t appeal to director [[Michael Bay]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;rosenbauer&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.rosenbaueramerica.com/press/2011/06/rosenbauer-panther-6x6-to-be-f/ Rosenbauer America press release, June 28, 2011]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Since the heavily armed Chevrolet Impalas that serve as the [[Wrecker|Wreckers&#039;]] alternate modes are directly based on existing NASCAR race cars, the prop versions of [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]], [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]], and [[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]] made an appearance at [[2011]] Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on [[February 20]], four month before the movie&#039;s release, appearing both off the track as display cars, and on the track, participating in the ceremonial first lap.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;daytona&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.hendrickmotorsports.com/news/photos/2011/02/18/TRANSFORMERS-cars-on-display-at-Daytona &amp;quot;&#039;TRANSFORMERS&#039; cars on display at Daytona&amp;quot;], Hendrick Motorsports, February 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Director Michael Bay, actor [[Josh Duhamel]] and actress [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]] also attended the event, and during the television broadcast of the race, a new &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; television spot was aired.&lt;br /&gt;
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==== Other product placement ====&lt;br /&gt;
As always, various companies have their products and names prominently displayed throughout the movie, such as [[Wikipedia:Northrop Grumman|Northrop Grumman]], [[CNN]], [[Fox News Channel|Fox News]], [[Wikipedia:Cisco|Cisco]] and [[Wikipedia:Superfund|Superfund]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;brands1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.brandchannel.com/brandcameo_films.asp?movie_year_az=2011 &amp;quot;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&amp;quot;] at brandchannel.com.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Paper manufacturer Double A also cooperated with Paramount and even had Michael Bay direct a commercial that features scenes from &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;, notably [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;paper&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/167497-transformers-featured-in-double-a-paper-ad &amp;quot;Transformers Featured in Double A Paper Ad&amp;quot;] at SuperHeroHype, June 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Of particular note is the large number of Chinese brands such as [[Wikipedia:Lenovo|Lenovo]], [[Wikipedia:Yili Group|Yili]] Shuhua Milk, [[Wikipedia:Metersbonwe Group|Metersbonwe]] Mtee shirts and [[Wikipedia:TCL Corporation|TCL]] HDTV screens.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;chinesebrands&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://advertising.chinasmack.com/2011/transformers-the-rise-of-chinese-product-placement.html &amp;quot;Transformers: The Rise Of Chinese Product Placement&amp;quot;] at Chinasmack.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;brands2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.brandchannel.com/home/post/2011/07/05/Brandcameo-070411-Transformers-3.aspx &amp;quot;Transformers 3 Product Placement: If Tom Hanks Gets a Pass, Michael Bay Does Not&amp;quot;] at brandchannel, July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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For [[Wikipedia:Nokia|Nokia]], the product placement turned out to be dated by the time the movie came out, as a mobile phone featured in the movie ran on [[Wikipedia:Symbian|Symbian]], despite Nokia mostly dropping Symbian as an operating system due to their recent partnership with [[Wikipedia:Microsoft|Microsoft]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nokiaobit&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.thenoisecast.com/2011/07/nokia-x7-product-placement-in-transformers-3-feels-like-an-obituary/ &amp;quot;Nokia X7 Product Placement In Transformers 3 Feels Like An Obituary&amp;quot;], Noisecast, July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Changes before, during and after production ===&lt;br /&gt;
* In an interview with the Los Angeles Times in June 2009, Michael Bay suggested that [[Ramon Rodriguez]] would reprise his role as [[Leo Spitz]] from &#039;&#039;Revenge of the Fallen&#039;&#039; for the third movie.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bayramon&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2009/06/30/ramon-rodriguez-will-have-bigger-role-in-third-transformers-movie-bay-hints/ &amp;quot;Ramon Rodriguez will have bigger role in third ‘Transformers’ movie, Bay hints&amp;quot;], Los Angeles Times, June 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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* As stated above, [[Megan Fox]] was originally intended to reprise her role as [[Mikaela Banes]] from the previous two movies. She was still spotted on the &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; set during the previsualization stage in May 2010&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;foxonset&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;, but was fired from the production shortly afterwards due to a falling out with director [[Michael Bay]]. [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]]&#039;s character of [[Carly Spencer]] was written in as a replacement, though the fact that her part was originally written for Mikaela still shows in some parts: For example, Carly is overseeing [[Dylan Gould|Dylan]]&#039;s car collection, which could be viewed as an extension of Mikaela&#039;s history with working with cars. Furthermore, Sam and Carly not only have [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] (who had been previously &amp;quot;domesticated&amp;quot; by Mikaela) as a &amp;quot;pet&amp;quot;, but also her dog [[Bonecrusher (dog)|Bonecrusher]] (played by Michael Bay&#039;s eponymous real-life dog).&lt;br /&gt;
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*In January 2010, actor James Avery claimed in an interview that he would be playing a new Autobot named &amp;quot;Silverbolt&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;avery&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://unscripted.ca/episodes/show/136 James Avery interview on Unscripted], January 2010&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In June 2010, representatives of James Avery, responding to a bizarre rumor that he had passed away, confirmed that the actor was indeed alive and would be playing Silverbolt in &#039;&#039;Transformers 3&#039;&#039;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.examiner.com/entertainment-in-national/uncle-phil-james-avery-isn-t-dead-after-all James Avery isn&#039;t dead after all], The Examiner, June 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Despite this, neither Avery nor Silverbolt ultimately appear in &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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* In January of 2011, an Idaho newspaper&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://magicvalley.com/news/local/article_d4f374a4-d960-5589-8d0c-be37df66fc40.html?mode=story &amp;quot;Rupert&#039;s Fagerbakke finds a voice that is truly golden&amp;quot;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; announced voice actor [[Bill Fagerbakke]] as the voice of a &amp;quot;Chevy Impala stock car&amp;quot; that would appear in &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; (presumably meaning one of the three [[Wrecker]]s, who share that base altmode). Why Fagerbakke did not end up voicing any of the Wreckers in the final cut of the film is unknown.&lt;br /&gt;
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* Shockwave&#039;s original voice actor, [[Corey Burton]], expressed that he had no interest in voicing him for &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;, explaining &amp;quot;[I] have practically no interest in that kind of mega-budget movie enterprise involvement&amp;quot; and that the inspiration for his Shockwave voice, [[wikipedia:David Warner (actor)|David Warner]], was rumored to have been considered.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.coreyburton.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?p=2707&amp;amp;highlight=#2707 Corey Burton&#039;s message board post.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In the end, Shockwave&#039;s almost-entirely-wordless-snarl-based role would have been something of a waste of Warner; the role ultimately went to Frank Welker. There&#039;s a nice touch of symmetry in the casting, with Welker taking over a Burton-originated role not long after Burton took on a Welker-originated character in [[Megatron (Animated)|&#039;&#039;Animated&#039;&#039; Megatron]].&lt;br /&gt;
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* In an earlier draft of the movie&#039;s script, Megatron is sincere when he offers Optimus Prime a truce at the end. Optimus accepts, and Megatron and the remaining Decepticons leave Earth to rebuild Cybertron. This ending is used for the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|novelization]] and the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation|comic adaptation]], according to Nelson, the ending was changed because the studio didn&#039;t want the adaptations to share the same ending with the film.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/members/nelson-47919.html#vmessage284191&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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* Furthermore, it was originally supposed to be [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage/&amp;quot;Dino&amp;quot;]] rather than [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack/&amp;quot;Que&amp;quot;]] who would have been executed by [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] in Chicago. This version made it into the comic adaptation and the [[Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel|junior novelization]].&lt;br /&gt;
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* Another scrapped death for Mirage is seen in the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|novelization]], in where he&#039;s decapicated by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. His severed head is subsequently used by Soundwave to mock the Autobots before they are about to get executed.&lt;br /&gt;
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* [[The Twins]], [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]], were originally supposed to return for &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;, and to die at the hands of Sentinel Prime shortly after Ironhide. Even though [[General Motors]] provided two Chevrolet Sparks to serve as their alternate modes&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;chevyspark&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.leftlanenews.com/chevrolet-spark-transformers-3.html Left Lane News article on two Chevrolet Sparks spotted on the DOTM set], May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; which were still spotted on the set as late as October 2010&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dcparking&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2010/10/transformers-3-dc-parking-lot-gallery.html &amp;quot;Transformers 3 DC Parking Lot Gallery&amp;quot;], Transformers Live Action Movie Blog, October 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, the two were mostly edited out of the final movie (their vehicle modes can barely be glimpsed in a few brief shots). Michael Bay even went so far as to offer a $25,000 reward for anyone who would see the Twins &amp;quot;perform&amp;quot; in the movie.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;reward&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://collider.com/transformers-3-twins-skids-mudflap-michael-bay/91104/ Collider.com article on Michael Bay&#039;s &amp;quot;reward&amp;quot; for spotting Skids and Mudflap &amp;quot;perform&amp;quot; in DOTM], May 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In the novelization and the comic adaptation, Skids and Mudflap still appear.&lt;br /&gt;
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* Another plot point that was apparently dropped was an anti-Autobot sentiment among the human populace. Graffiti with a crossed out Autobot [[insignia|logo]] with the words &amp;quot;go home&amp;quot; below it showed up in several set photos.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;gohome1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2010/05/transformers-3-filming-with-twins.html Photos from the set in Sherman Oaks, California] at the Transformers Live Action Movie Blog, May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;gohome2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/possible-tf3-plot-point-revealed-autobots-go-home/19188/ Photos from the Chicago set] at Seibertron.com, July 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In the movie, Congress instantly passes a law exiling the Autobots from Earth following Sentinel Prime&#039;s ultimatum.&lt;br /&gt;
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* Early working names included &amp;quot;[[Ultra Magnus (disambiguation)|Ultra Magnus]]&amp;quot; for [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;chicagocall&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2011/06/chicgo-call-sheet-for-ultra-magnus.html &amp;quot;Chicago Call Sheet For Ultra Magnus&amp;quot;], Transformers Live Action Movie Blog, June 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, &amp;quot;Enzo&amp;quot; (after [[Wikipedia:Enzo Ferrari|Enzo Ferrari]])&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;callsheet2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://tilallaremine.wordpress.com/2011/07/01/dark-of-the-moon-call-sheets/ Dark of the Moon Call Sheets!] at Til All Are Mine blog, July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and &amp;quot;Rush&amp;quot; for Mirage/&amp;quot;Dino&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;[[Warpath (disambiguation)|Warpath]]&amp;quot; for both [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]] and [[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]], &amp;quot;Tempest&amp;quot; for Topspin, &amp;quot;[[Flash (disambiguation)|Flash]]&amp;quot; for [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]], &amp;quot;[[Dreadwind (disambiguation)|Dreadwind]]&amp;quot; for [[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]], &amp;quot;[[Hooligan]]&amp;quot; for [[Crowbar]], &amp;quot;[[Dirtbag]]&amp;quot; for [[Hatchet]], &amp;quot;[[Blitzwing (disambiguation)|Blitzwing]]&amp;quot; for [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]], &amp;quot;[[Breakdown (disambiguation)|Breakdown]]&amp;quot; for Soundwave&#039;s new vehicular design, &amp;quot;Colossus&amp;quot; for the [[Driller]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nizzi&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.joshnizzi.com/TF3.htm Josh Nizzi DOTM concepts.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, &amp;quot;Buzzard&amp;quot; for [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]], &amp;quot;[[Undermine]]&amp;quot; for [[Igor]] and &amp;quot;[[Steeljaw (disambiguation)|Steeljaw]]&amp;quot; for Wheeljack/&amp;quot;Que&amp;quot;. However, it&#039;s quite possible a few of these were code names used to keep character identities a secret during production as images of Megatron&#039;s new cloak obscured face refer to the character as &amp;quot;Cyclonus&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;wburt&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://conceptartworld.com/?p=8388 Wesley Burt DOTM concepts.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:DOTM-SentinelPrimetrailer.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Colour me your colour, baby&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Colour me your car&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Colour me your colour, darling&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;I know who you are]]&lt;br /&gt;
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* Roadbuster was originally intended to have [[Wikipedia:Jeff Gordon|Jeff Gordon]]&#039;s #24 [[Wikipedia:DuPont|DuPont]]-sponsored Chevrolet Impala as his alternate mode, rather than [[Wikipedia:Dale_Earnhardt,_Jr.|Dale Earnhardt, Jr.]]&#039;s #88 Impala sponsored by [[Wikipedia:AMP Energy|AMP Energy]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nizzi&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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* Que/Wheeljack&#039;s head was once considered to be based on [[Wikipedia:Christopher Lloyd|Christopher Lloyd]]&#039;s [[Wikipedia:Emmett Brown|Doc Brown]] from the [[Wikipedia:Back to the Future trilogy|&#039;&#039;Back to the Future&#039;&#039; movies]], rather than [[Wikipedia:Albert Einstein|Albert Einstein]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;wburt&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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* The Wreckers were originally intended to have a robot pet dog, whose working names also included &amp;quot;Warpath&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nizzi&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; Hasbro released a toy of the dog with the [[Human Alliance]] version of Leadfoot, named &amp;quot;[[Steeljaw (DOTM)|Steeljaw]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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* In an interview with MTV.com, actors [[Shia LaBeouf]] and [[John Malkovich]] hinted at at some smaller scenes that were cut from the final edit of the movie. In addition to some add-libbing by the actors, one scene would have featured Malkovich&#039;s character, [[Bruce Brazos]], attempting to get Carly&#039;s phone number.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;deletedmtv&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1666772/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-dvd-deleted-scenes.jhtml MTV.com on deleted scenes], July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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* In the original teaser trailer for &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; that was released in December 2010, the opening scene that featured [[Neil Armstrong]] and [[Buzz Aldrin]] investigate the &#039;&#039;[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]&#039;&#039; on the moon had Sentinel Prime sport a gold and silver color scheme. For the final movie, his base color was changed to red.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Leaks and disinformation===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:DOTMgameSoundwave.jpg|thumb|300px|right|What you&#039;re about to see is totally classified.]]&lt;br /&gt;
The movie&#039;s title, then &amp;quot;Transformers: &#039;&#039;The&#039;&#039; Dark of the Moon&amp;quot;, was first discovered on October 6, 2010 via listings for childrens&#039; books on [http://www.amazon.com/ Amazon.com]. The title was further confirmed by a whois check for &amp;quot;www.transformersdarkofthemoonmovie.com&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-3-title-revealed-170697/ Transformers 3 Title Revealed?] @ TFW2005.com&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; On October 31, the official website for all three movies, [http://www.transformersmovie.com/ transformersmovie.com], was updated to show the &#039;&#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; logo as well as international release dates.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] was heavily touted as the new main villain, no doubt in an attempt to conceal [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]&#039;s unexpected betrayal halfway through the movie. A piece of information that commonly popped up in media coverage was the claim that Shockwave was the ruler of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] while the other Autobots and Decepticons were duking it out on Earth.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;pushpops&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-3-plot-summary-revealed-170756/ &amp;quot;Transformers 3 Plot Summary Revealed&amp;quot;], TFW2005, October 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The last bit could be written off as a case of [[Wikipedia:Chinese whispers|chinese whisper]]: Shockwave got announced as the villain for &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;, mainstream media (such as USA Today&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;usatodayswitch&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2010-06-11-Transformers11_ST_N.htm &amp;quot;Next &#039;Transformers&#039; is due for a switch&amp;quot;], USA Today, June 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;) who aren&#039;t versed in Transformers lore looked up the character, found out about his &#039;&#039;[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]&#039;&#039; [[Shockwave (G1)|namesake]]&#039;s role in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]], included it as a piece of trivia to show they did their research, and then the trivia note got picked up as gospel by other media. Nevertheless, it was included in the &#039;&#039;official plot summary&#039;&#039; by Paramount&#039;s German branch (which also claimed that &#039;&#039;Shockwave&#039;&#039; was the robot discovered inside the &#039;&#039;[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]&#039;&#039; as seen in the trailer).&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;germansite&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.transformers3-film.de/ Official German DOTM site] including faulty plot summary.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:TF3HasbroSoundwaveBio.JPG|thumb|300px|left|If you breathe a word of what you see in here, you will do time for treason.]]Michael Bay and other official parties tried &#039;&#039;really&#039;&#039; hard to suppress the plot twist of the silver Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG given to [[Carly Spencer|Carly]] by [[Dylan Gould|Dylan]] turning out to be the new [[alternate mode]] of [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]. After the Mercedes had been spotted on the set, with [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]] exiting it&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;mercedesset&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=67518 DOTM Set Photos], ComingSoon.net, July 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, the first hint that it was more than meets the eye came with the trailer for the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|video game]], which showed Soundwave&#039;s robot mode with car [[kibble]] such as wheels that heavily resembled those of the Mercedes. In addition, [[Rising Storm issue 3|issue 3]] of &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Rising Storm]]&#039;&#039; depicted Soundwave&#039;s robot mode not only with car kibble, but with a Mercedes star on his chest. Despite this, director Michael Bay insisted that the Mercedes was simply Carly&#039;s car, claiming that &amp;quot;Mercedes would never let us make their car into a bad Decepticon. Car company&#039;s {{sic}} really frown on that. I can&#039;t say what the game company and comics do that&#039;s their own thing. They don&#039;t have the same constraints movies do. It&#039;s Carly&#039;s car.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;baynomerc&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?8724-Update-Is-Soundwave-the-silver-Mercedes-on-set-of-DOTM&amp;amp;p=169598&amp;amp;viewfull=1#post169598 Michael Bay&#039;s response to the fan theory that Soundwave is the Silver Mercedes.], April 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; On April 19, 2011, an event for promoting the &#039;&#039;Spider-Man: Edge of Time&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; video games was held in London. As part of this, [[High Moon Studios]] released promotional stills from the &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; game, one of which depicted Soundwave&#039;s new robot mode, again with Mercedes parts. However, a news embargo was enforced on the attending press, which was broken by South African video game site [http://egamer.co.za egamer].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;egamera&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://egamer.co.za/2011/05/exclusive-hands-on-transformers-dark-of-the-moon/ egamer&#039;s preview of the &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; video game]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The site was soon asked to take down the article and images, as were various &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; fan sites that had reported on the article and mirrored the images. On May 2, 2011, Hasbro&#039;s [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/ official Transformers website] was given a massive overhaul, including the addition of the new [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/cybertronian-database.cfm Vector Sigma database]. The entry for Soundwave initially identified his alternate mode as a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, but was soon changed to &amp;quot;satellite&amp;quot;. On May 3, 2011, the embargo for the video game article and promotional stills was finally lifted, allowing sites to freely show the image of Soundwave&#039;s new robot mode.&lt;br /&gt;
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On May 5, 2011, several weeks before the trade paperback collection&#039;s official release, preview pages from [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]&#039;s [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation|&#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; comic adaptation]] were discovered on [http://www.amazon.com/ Amazon.com]. Through some bizarre system error, &#039;&#039;several dozen pages&#039;&#039; were made available, which included the major plot twist of Sentinel Prime showing his true colors and killing [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. Unsurprisingly, this discovery was quickly posted on several major Transformers [[fandom|fan sites]], often without a spoiler warning.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
* A 126-page script for the movie was leaked in December 2009&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.allspark.com/content/view/6435/20/ The Allspark: Transformers News Movie Comics Animated - Script Treatment for Transformers 3? Bogus or Not, Here You Go!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, causing much discussion among the fandom. It was later confirmed as fake.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6532 Script]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* When word hit that [[Megan Fox]] was off the picture, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VTs5ESycpY Heidi Montag] put an &amp;quot;audition&amp;quot; for her part on YouTube.  [http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/114ce28ddd/sir-ben-kingsley-shows-up-heidi-montag Sir Ben Kingsley] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4FZeucBO0c Ashton Kutcher] made fun of her, because life is rad.&lt;br /&gt;
* Several concepts that had been established by the [[Transformers (film)|first movie]] were (more or less) dropped with &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; in favor or a more traditional, &#039;&#039;[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]&#039;&#039;-esque approach:&lt;br /&gt;
** In the 2007 movie, the Autobots arrive on Earth in &amp;quot;[[Protoform]]&amp;quot; entry modes (which was subsequently used as the basis for the Decepticons&#039; arrival in [[Planetfall (Movie)|Planetfall]]). Prior to the release of the movie, screenwriter [[Roberto Orci]] defended this choice over the use of a spaceship such as the &#039;&#039;Ark&#039;&#039; by asking why &amp;quot;aliens who moonlight as vehicles need other vehicles to travel&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;orcitravel&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://tformers.com/Ark-Not-Making-An-Appearance-In-the-Movie/6513/news.html TFormers quoting Roberto Orci], because Don Murphy&#039;s board can only be read by registered members.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He somewhat changed his mind after the movie had been released, however.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;orciship&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=388596&amp;amp;postcount=271 Roberto Orci on the Transformers Live Action Movie Boards], July 2007.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; After the Decepticons&#039; ship, the &#039;&#039;[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]&#039;&#039;, had made an appearance in &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; not only introduces the movieverse version of the &#039;&#039;[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]&#039;&#039;, but also reveals that all the new Autobots who have been on Earth since before &#039;&#039;Revenge of the Fallen&#039;&#039; had arrived in their own spaceship, the &#039;&#039;[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]&#039;&#039;, making the notion of individual Transformers traveling through space as &amp;quot;comets&amp;quot; an exception rather than the rule.&lt;br /&gt;
** Furthermore, &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; largely abandons the idea of Transformers having all their weapons integrated into their bodies in favor of more traditional, separate weapons. For example, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], who had blades and hooks emerging from his forearms in the previous two movies now stores all his weapons (including an axe) as accessories inside his trailer. Also, Ironhide, whose cannons were previously affixed to his arms, now sports handheld firearms instead. Even Megatron, whose [[fusion cannon]] previously grew out of his arms, now has an ordinary hand-held shotgun. Though it can be argued that Optimus still has his swords in his arms during the Chicago battle, and both Ironhide and Megatron lost their integrated weapons in the previous film, the general change is still noticeable. The only ones who still seem to have the same converting arm cannons as in the previous movies are Bumblebee, Ratchet, and Starscream.&lt;br /&gt;
* Another change from the previous movies (though not rooted in &#039;&#039;Generation 1&#039;&#039;) is that Transformers that take damage in battle now spill a red liquid that is very obviously meant to resemble human blood.&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] finally achieves a certain consistency between his two primary modes: Ever since his upgrade to a modern Camaro in &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; (2007), his [[license plate]] had alternated between &amp;quot;900 STRA&amp;quot; in vehicle mode and &amp;quot;4NZZ 454&amp;quot; in robot mode. &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; finally uses &amp;quot;900 STRA&amp;quot; for the robot mode as well. Hasbro&#039;s toys, which had previously favored the CG robot model&#039;s &amp;quot;4NZZ 454&amp;quot; (barring the occasional &amp;quot;4NZZ&#039;&#039;&#039;Z&#039;&#039;&#039; 454&amp;quot; flub), follow suit.&lt;br /&gt;
*Speaking of license plates: [[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]]&#039;s Maybach 62S Landaulet sports a German license plate, &amp;quot;&#039;&#039;&#039;S MM 6201&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;quot;, registered in the city of Stuttgart. In reality, that plate is registered to the manufacturer and used for promotional photos.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;maybach&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/update--transformers-3-rumor--who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-170533/ Set photos and promo photos of the Maybach 62S Landaulet] at TFW2005.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*Michael Bay&#039;s private Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A jet (registration number N4500X) has a cameo in the movie as [[Charlotte Mearing]]&#039;s plane.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Foreign names===&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Japanese:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers/Darkside Moon&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (トランスフォーマー/ダークサイド・ムーン &#039;&#039;Toransufōmā/Dāku Saido Mūn&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Cantonese:&#039;&#039; (&amp;lt;!--Hong Kong, --&amp;gt;變形金剛: 黑月降臨, &amp;quot;Transformers: The Arrival of the Black Moon&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Finnish:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers: Kuun pimeä puoli&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (&amp;quot;Transformers: The Dark Side of the Moon&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;French:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers 3: La Face cachée de la Lune&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (&amp;quot;Transformers 3: The Hidden Side of the Moon&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;German:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers 3&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Mandarin:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Biàn-hsín Jīn-gāng Sān&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (Taiwan, 變形金剛３, &amp;quot;Transformers 3&amp;quot;), &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Biànxíng Jīngāng: Yuè Hēi zhī Shí&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (China, 变形金刚：月黑之时, &amp;quot;Transformers: The Time When the Moon Becomes Black&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Polish:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers 3&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Portuguese:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers: O Lado Oculto da Lua&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (&amp;quot;Transformers: The Hidden Side of the Moon&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Russian:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformery 3: Tjomnaja storona Luny&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (Трансформеры 3: Тёмная сторона Луны, &amp;quot;Transformers 3: The Dark Side of the Moon&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Serbian:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers 3: Tama Meseca&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (&amp;quot;Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Spanish:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers: El Lado Oscuro de la Luna&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (America, &amp;quot;Transformers: The Dark Side of the Moon&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Swedish:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers 3&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Footnotes==&lt;br /&gt;
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==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.transformersmovie.com/ Official &#039;&#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; website]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/paramount/transformersdarkofthemoon/ Trailers.Apple.com &#039;&#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; page]&lt;br /&gt;
* Designer portfolios: [http://www.joshnizzi.com/TF3.htm Josh Nizzi], [http://www.warrenmanser.com/WarrenManser.com/PORTFOLIO_M/Pages/TRANSFORMERS_3.html Warren Manser], [http://www.joelchang.com/index.php?/projects/transformers-dark-of-the-moon/ Joel Chang], [http://conceptartworld.com/?p=8293 The Aaron Sims Company] (at Concept Art World), [http://conceptartworld.com/?p=8388 Wesley Burt] (at Concept Art World), [http://massiveblack.com/MBwebolution/blog/?p=301 Massive Black], [http://www.ghull.com/#/125195 George Hull]&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:DOTM-OPportraitposter.jpg|thumb|right|250px|&amp;quot;Of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|my friend]], I can only say this: of all the souls I have encountered, he was the most... human.&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; is the third film in the [[live-action film series]]. It was released in 3D and IMAX at 9PM on [[June 28]], [[2011]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;open3D&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2011/06/18/see-dark-of-the-moon-one-day-earlier-on-imax-3d/ See Dark Of The Moon One Day Earlier on IMAX 3D | MichaelBay]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and in wide release on [[June 29]], [[2011]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;open&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.deadline.com/2011/05/paramount-moving-up-transformers-3/ Paramount Moving Up ‘T’formers 3′ Release – Deadline.com]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; in the United States, and between [[June 29]] and July 1 for other markets.&lt;br /&gt;
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The film is set three years after the events of &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]&#039;&#039;. The Autobots continue to work for NEST, but no longer in secret, and for the goal of keeping peace between humans by taking out volatile overseas political targets. But after discovering a strange artifact during a mission in Chernobyl, it becomes apparent to Optimus Prime that the United States government has been less than forthright with them. &lt;br /&gt;
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And SCENE!&lt;br /&gt;
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{{bigquote|Aw, shit, I seen this one. It&#039;s the one where [[Spock]] goes nuts.|Wheelie|&#039;&#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Synopsis==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Dotm-Arkreflection.jpg|left|thumb|250px|&amp;quot;Wha... this is the finest engine room in the whole Starfleet!&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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In the distant past, during the latter days of the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] civil war, [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] attempted to leave the planet with groundbreaking technology on board the &#039;&#039;[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]&#039;&#039;. However, his ship was shot down by the Decepticons and, after being sent hurling through space for a while, eventually crashed on the [[Earth|Earth&#039;s]] [[Moon (moon)|moon]] in 1961. The crash is noticed by the humans on Earth, leading to the [[Wikipedia:Space Race|Space Race]] under President [[John F. Kennedy]]. Landing on the Moon as part of the [[Apollo 11]] mission in 1969, astronauts [[Neil Armstrong]] and [[Buzz Aldrin]] use several minutes of [[radio]] silence to investigate the spaceship and discover that Mankind is not alone in space.&lt;br /&gt;
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In the present day, the Autobots are still part of [[NEST]], cooperating with the [[United States military|US Armed Forces]]. They have also begun to help humanity in it&#039;s local conflicts, as [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]], [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]], and [[Mirage (Movie)|Dino]] destroy an illegal [[Iran]]ian nuclear facility. On a mission to the [[Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant]], a NEST team led by [[William Lennox|Lt. Col. Lennox]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] discovers an unknown alien fuel cell which had led to the [[Wikipedia:Chernobyl disaster|Chernobyl disaster]]. While trying to secure the cell, they are attacked by the Decepticon [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and his pet, the [[Driller]], who are eventually forced to retreat by Optimus Prime. Meanwhile, [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] kills [[Alexi Voskhod]], who had called NEST to Chernobyl and was secretly working for him. After securing the fuel cell and identifying it as part of the &#039;&#039;Ark&#039;&#039;, Optimus Prime is angry at the humans for not following through with their agreement of sharing all known information relating to Cybertron and its inhabitants. Despite this, he eventually informs his allies and [[Charlotte Mearing]], the [[WIkipedia:Director of National Intelligence|Director of National Intelligence]], about the space bridge technology the &#039;&#039;Ark&#039;&#039; contains. Together with [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], Optimus travels to the Moon, where they find Sentinel Prime inside the ship. Retrieving him along with four pillars of the space bridge and the accompanying control pillar, they return to Earth, where Optimus uses the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to reactivate Sentinel Prime. In [[Africa]], Decepticon leader [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (still recovering from wounds [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|suffered]] in [[Egypt]]) meets with his lieutenants [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]. Upon learning that the Autobots have recovered Sentinel and the pillars, Megatron orders Soundwave and Laserbeak to terminate their &amp;quot;loose ends&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Meanwhile, [[Sam Witwicky]], the Autobots&#039; human friend, is suffering from everyday problems. Even though President [[Barack Obama]] has awarded him a medal for saving the Earth twice, Sam has trouble finding a job. Together with his new girlfriend [[Carly Spencer]], whom he had met in the [[White House]] (after his former girlfriend [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] had left him), he also gives the stranded Autobots [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] and [[Brains]] a home. After a long search, he finally finds a position as a mail carrier at a telecommunication company named [[Accuretta Systems]]. From his colleague, [[Jerry Wang]], he learns about a conspiracy by humans who collaborate with the Decepticons. Before Jerry can tell Sam more, however, he is killed by Laserbeak.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:DOTM-Sentinelendofyourworld.jpg|right|thumb|300px|&amp;quot;There&#039;s a man out there I haven&#039;t seen in fifteen years who&#039;s trying to kill me.&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Locked out of participating in the investigation by Mearing, Sam turns to [[Seymour Simmons]] for help. Simmons, who has become a millionaire as a writer, and his aide, [[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]], help Sam find out that the Soviets have taken photos of Decepticons removing hundreds of space bridge pillars out of the &#039;&#039;Ark&#039;&#039; even before Apollo 11 had landed on the Moon. Sam and Simmons conclude that the Decepticons had left Sentinel Prime behind on purpose, knowing that only he would be able to activate the space bridge, and only Optimus Prime could reactivate him. Sam is able to warn the Autobots in time so they can protect Sentinel from a Decepticon attack and escort him back to the NEST headquarters. Arriving there, however, Sentinel Prime reveals that he had made a deal with Megatron, knowing that the Autobots could never win the war. After killing [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and several NEST soldiers, Sentinel Prime claims the remaining pillars and escapes. The other Autobots track him down to [[Washington, D.C.]], but before Optimus can stop him, Sentinel activates a space bridge to the Moon. The portal allows Decepticon troops which had remained hidden under the Moon&#039;s surface to reach Earth, forcing the Autobots to retreat.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:DOTM-Moonspacebridge.jpg|thumb|left|280px|&amp;quot;We are one big, happy fleet! Ah, Kirk, my old friend, do you know the Klingon proverb that tells us revenge is a dish that is best served cold? It is &#039;&#039;very&#039;&#039; cold in space.&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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In the meantime, Sam is worried about Carly and searches for her. He finds her with her employer, [[Dylan Gould]], who reveals to Sam that he not only arranged for Sam to get a job with Acuretta, but is also a collaborator with the Decepticons. At their request, his father had used his influence to ensure that [[NASA]] would not conduct any more missions to the Moon. When Sam and Carly attempt to flee, they discover Carly&#039;s car is a disguise for Soundwave, who takes her captive. Dylan instructs Sam to ask Optimus Prime about the Autobots&#039; strategy, otherwise Carly will die. To ensure that Sam will not try to warn the Autobots, he attaches a Decepticon disguised as a watch on Sam&#039;s wrist, and it taps into his nervous system.&lt;br /&gt;
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Meanwhile, Sentinel Prime has given Mankind an ultimatum to exile the Autobots from Earth, since he is only trying to save Cybertron, or so he claims. The US government promptly passes a bill to this effect. Before the Autobots leave Earth aboard their spaceship, the &#039;&#039;[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]&#039;&#039;, Sam asks Optimus about his plan. Optimus replies that there is no plan, and Mankind is on its own now. With all Autobots on board, the &#039;&#039;Xantium&#039;&#039; takes off, but is promptly intercepted by Starscream, who had waited in Earth&#039;s orbit. With the &#039;&#039;Xantium&#039;&#039; destroyed, the Decepticons believe the Autobots to be dead and let Sam go.&lt;br /&gt;
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With the Autobots out of the way, the Decepticons conquer [[Chicago]], kill most of its population and set up the control pillar for the space bridge inside the city, placing the other pillars around the world. Dylan informs Carly that the Decepticons do not intend to return to Cybertron; instead, they want to transport Cybertron into Earth&#039;s orbit, because Earth not only has the necessary resources, but also six billion slaves to rebuild the Transformers&#039; home planet.&lt;br /&gt;
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Sam decides to go to Chicago, where Dylan has taken Carly. Former NEST soldier [[Robert Epps]], who now works for NASA, accompanies him, together with other former NEST members. Upon arrival in Chicago, they are promptly attacked by the Decepticons, but are rescued by Optimus Prime and the other Autobots. Having never intended to leave Earth, they had hidden themselves inside a modified rocket booster that was jettisoned before Starscream destroyed the &#039;&#039;Xantium&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:DOTM Driller vs Prime.jpg|right|thumb|280px|&amp;quot;From Hell&#039;s heart, I stab at thee!&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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The Autobots and the humans soldiers make their way to the skyscraper where Dylan is located in order to destroy the space bridge&#039;s control pillar. Sam and Bumblebee rescue Carly, killing Laserbeak in the process, during which they find a damaged UAV and alert the military to the Decepticons plans. Due to another attack by a team of Decepticons led by Shockwave, the team is separated once more. While the Autobots battle the Decepticons, Epps and his team try to destroy the pillar from another skyscraper. However, they are attacked by Shockwave&#039;s &amp;quot;pet&amp;quot;, the Driller, who brings the skyscraper crashing down. Optimus Prime comes to their aid and destroys the Driller.&lt;br /&gt;
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In the meantime, Lennox and the rest of NEST have managed to make their way into the city using [[wingsuit]]s, and with Lennox&#039;s help, Sam destroys Starscream using weapons provided to him by the Autobots&#039; inventor Que. Meanwhile, the Decepticons have captured several Autobots, but Dylan convinces them not to take prisoners and kill them all. [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] executes Que, and Soundwave moves to kill Bumblebee next, but the Autobots Wheelie and Brains have managed to make one of the Decepticons&#039; ships crash, thereby distracting Soundwave long enough for Bumblebee and the other Autobots to get free. Bumblebee kills Soundwave. NEST soldiers and US Marines snipe the Decepticons, one of which is Barricade. Autobots and Tanks roll in and ambush the Decepticons. While NEST and the Autobots fight the Decepticons and kill most of them, Optimus Prime kills Shockwave and uses his arm cannon to topple over the space bridge&#039;s control pillar, deactivating the bridge.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:DOTMCybertrontransit.jpg|thumb|left|280px|&amp;quot;Earth was created in six days. Now, watch out! Here comes Genesis! We&#039;ll do it for you in six minutes!&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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A fight between Sentinel Prime and Optimus Prime ensues, during which Optimus loses an arm, with Sentinel gaining the upper hand. Carly stumbles across Megatron outside the main battle zone. Having previously witnessed a violent argument between Sentinel Prime and Megatron, she appeals to his pride and makes him realize that he will never be able to rule over Cybertron as long as Sentinel Prime is alive. Infuriated, he intervenes in the battle and turns on Sentinel, declaring that Earth is his planet to rule, and severely damages him. Megatron realized how far he had fallen in power within the past few years, and had decided to once again take his rightful place at the top of the command chain. Meanwhile, Dylan manages to reactivate the toppled pillar, but is attacked by Sam, who hurls him against the pillar, killing him. Subsequently, Bumblebee destroys the pillar for good, thus destroying the space bridge and, presumably, Cybertron with it. Megatron offers Optimus Prime a truce as long he could remain in charge of his Decepticon forces, but Optimus ignores his plea and just as Megatron is about to shoot his shotgun Optimus splits Megatron&#039;s head with an axe. Subsequently, he uses Megatron&#039;s shotgun cannon to kill a weakened Sentinel Prime, who is trying to excuse his actions.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:DOTM Autobots NEST victorious.jpg|thumb|right|280px|&amp;quot;Live long... and prosper...&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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With the battle over, Sam and Carly are reunited, and Simmons takes an opportunity to kiss Mearing, who he still has feelings for, and she has him arrested. With their home planet now forever beyond reach, and the forces of the Decepticons destroyed, the remaining Autobots finally accept Earth as their new home, as Optimus Prime states that the Autobots will always be here, to protect the Earth and all who live on it.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[&#039;Til all are one]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Quotes==&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Mission Control&#039;&#039;&#039;: We are not alone after all, are we? &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Buzz Aldrin&#039;&#039;&#039;: No, sir. We are not alone. &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
:—Buzz Aldrin makes history, and raises the hackles of conspiracy theorists.&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Dino&#039;&#039;&#039;: &amp;quot;He&#039;s in a bad mood. He&#039;s not talking to anybody today.&amp;quot; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Mearing&#039;&#039;&#039;: &amp;quot;What is this, the silent treatment?&amp;quot; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Ironhide&#039;&#039;&#039;: &amp;quot;No, we&#039;ve seen that. This is &#039;&#039;not&#039;&#039; that.&amp;quot; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Que&#039;&#039;&#039;: &amp;quot;Definitely not.&amp;quot; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Ironhide&#039;&#039;&#039;: &amp;quot;This is &#039;&#039;worse&#039;&#039;. Prime! Make something of yourself! (Ironhide smacks Optimus&#039;s roof) He&#039;s pissed.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—NEST discusses Optimus Prime&#039;s foul mood.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Who wants some chicken dinner now, bitch? Huh? &#039;Cause somebody messed with the wrong Wang today!&amp;quot; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Jerry Wang&#039;&#039;&#039;, being crazy. But also awesome.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;The thing about Russians is, they never like to talk. Gonna take a little of the &#039;international language.&#039;&amp;quot; &amp;lt;Doorman opens sliding hatch&amp;gt; &amp;quot;&#039;&#039;Do svidaniya&#039;&#039;.&amp;quot; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;That means &#039;goodbye!&#039;&amp;quot; &amp;lt;closes hatch&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Simmons&#039;&#039;&#039; tries to reason with a &#039;&#039;&#039;Russian&#039;&#039;&#039;, to no avail.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;It&#039;s a Cyrillic alphabet; it&#039;s like all the buttons you never push on a calculator!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Dutch&#039;&#039;&#039; tries to translate Russian, also to no avail.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Class dismissed.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Ironhide&#039;&#039;&#039;, after dispatching the Dreads.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;What you must realize, my Autobot brothers, is that we were never going to win the war. For the sake of our planet&#039;s survival, a deal had to be made...with &#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Sentinel Prime&#039;&#039;&#039; reveals his treachery.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:DOTM-MegatronLincoln.jpg|right|thumb|250px|&amp;quot;I&#039;ll give him this: [[Atlantis, Arise!|he&#039;s]] [[Transformers The Game (console)|consistent]]!&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Here we are. Fight us &#039;&#039;now&#039;&#039;.&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039;, pulling the evil overlord cliche on us while sitting atop the [[Abraham Lincoln|Lincoln Memorial]] &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;If you go in this building, that&#039;s if she&#039;s even still alive, there&#039;s no way you&#039;re going to reach her!&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;What do you suggest I do?!&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;...it&#039;s over. I&#039;m sorry, but it&#039;s over.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Robert Epps&#039;&#039;&#039; tells &#039;&#039;&#039;Sam Witwicky&#039;&#039;&#039; that they&#039;ve run out of plans.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;We will kill them all.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039; offers an alternative plan.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;They got my trailer. I &#039;&#039;need&#039;&#039; that flight tech!&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039;, valiantly [[To sell toys|selling toys]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Your Decepticons are finally conquering this planet, and yet their leader won&#039;t be you.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;IT WILL BE ME! It will &#039;&#039;always&#039;&#039; be me!&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;In any minute now, you&#039;ll be nothing but Sentinel&#039;s bitch.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Carly Spencer&#039;&#039;&#039; tells &#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039; that if he&#039;s going to be the Starscream, he should &#039;&#039;act&#039;&#039; like it.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Who would you be without me, Prime?&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Time to find out.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039; exchange pre-fight banter one last time.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Optimus. All I ever wanted...was the survival of our race. You must see why I had to betray you...&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;You didn&#039;t betray me. You betrayed yourself...&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039; to &#039;&#039;&#039;Sentinel Prime&#039;&#039;&#039; before effectively &#039;&#039;double-tapping&#039;&#039; him.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;In any war, there are calms between the storms. There will be days when we lose faith. Days when our allies turn against us... but the day will never come when we forsake this planet and its people.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;&#039;&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;s closing narration.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Main cast==&lt;br /&gt;
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h1=[[Autobot]]s|c1=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] ([[Leonard Nimoy]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] ([[Jess Harnell]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] ([[Robert Foxworth]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] ([[James Remar]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mirage (Movie)|Dino/Mirage]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;credits&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Mirage and Wheeljack, known by those names in the toyline and essentially all supporting media, are respectively named &amp;quot;Dino&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Que&amp;quot; in the film. While Dino is simply credited as such, Que is listed in the credits as &amp;quot;Que/Wheeljack&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; ([[Francesco Quinn]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que/Wheeljack]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;credits&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; ([[George Coe]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] ([[Tom Kenny]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Brains]] ([[Reno Wilson]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Roadbuster is listed as &amp;quot;Roadbuster/Amp&amp;quot; in the credits, a reference to his car mode&#039;s sponsor. His name is not used in the film, but he is called &amp;quot;Roadbuster&amp;quot; in the toyline and supporting media.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; ([[Ron Bottitta]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Leadfoot is listed in the film&#039;s end credits as &amp;quot;Leadfoot/Target&amp;quot;, a reference to his car mode&#039;s sponsor. His name is not spoken in the film, but he is called &amp;quot;Leadfoot&amp;quot; in the toyline and the supporting media.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; ([[John DiMaggio]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]]&amp;lt;ref name=skidsandmudflap&amp;gt;Skids and Mudflap only appear during the convoy scene at the beginning of the film&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]&amp;lt;ref name=skidsandmudflap/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] ([[Hugo Weaving]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] ([[Charlie Adler]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] ([[Frank Welker]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] ([[Keith Szarabajka]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] ([[Frank Welker]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] ([[Frank Welker]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Igor]] ([[Greg Berg]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Crowbar]] ([[Jimmie Wood]])*&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hatchet]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Driller]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hatchling|Hatchlings]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]] type Decepticon&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]] type Decepticon&lt;br /&gt;
*An unnamed [[Audi R8 Decepticon]]&lt;br /&gt;
*An unnamed [[M1 Abrams Decepticon]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Garbage truck Decepticon]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Superfund Decepticon]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Devcon (DOTM)|Devcon]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Unnamed [[Lensmeter Decepticon]]s&lt;br /&gt;
*Unnamed [[protoform]]s&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Watch-bot]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Repeatedly referred to as the &amp;quot;Watch-bot&amp;quot; (proper noun) in the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel|&#039;&#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel&#039;&#039;]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*Unnamed [[Pickup Decepticon]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Unnamed [[Police car Decepticon]]&lt;br /&gt;
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|h3=[[Human]]s|c3=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sam Witwicky]] ([[Shia LaBeouf]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Carly Spencer]] ([[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[William Lennox]] ([[Josh Duhamel]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Robert Epps]] ([[Tyrese Gibson]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Seymour Simmons]] ([[John Turturro]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Charlotte Mearing]] ([[Frances McDormand]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Dylan Gould]] ([[Patrick Dempsey]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bruce Brazos]] ([[John Malkovich]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hardcore Eddie]] ([[Lester Speight]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Morshower]] ([[Glenn Morshower]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]] ([[Alan Tudyk]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ron Witwicky]] ([[Kevin Dunn]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Judy Witwicky]] ([[Julie White]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jerry Wang]] ([[Ken Jeong]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Neil Armstrong]] ([[Don Jeanes]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Buzz Aldrin]] ([[Cory Tucker]]/himself)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Walter Cronkite]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bill O&#039;Reilly]] (himself)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Alexi Voskhod]] ([[Ravil Isyanov]])&lt;br /&gt;
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* *During the highway battle, Jimmie Wood&#039;s Bonecrusher scream in the high way battle from the first movie can be heard coming from Crowbar.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Errors==&lt;br /&gt;
===Astronomical and historical errors===&lt;br /&gt;
* The Moon does not rotate with respect to Earth, and Mare Tranquillitatis is near the middle of the near side. Therefore, Tranquility Base could never be described as being on the far side, and Earth is never as close to the horizon as shown in the movie.&lt;br /&gt;
* The Apollo 11 Command/Service Module is seen flying to the Moon without the Lunar Module. The Lunar Module is attached when the vehicle is orbiting the Moon, however.&lt;br /&gt;
* When the modern day site of the Apollo 11 landing is seen, the ascent module (the cabin Buzz and Neil flew back to orbit in) is still there.&lt;br /&gt;
* Cybertron is apparently several times the size of Earth, yet the characters talk of bringing it &amp;quot;into Earth&#039;s atmosphere&amp;quot;. &lt;br /&gt;
* The Space Bridge starts to bring Cybertron amazingly close to Earth - less than one Earth-diameter away. Assuming Cybertron&#039;s mass is proportional to its size, Cybertron&#039;s gravitational field would [[The Ultimate Doom|tear the Earth apart]] at that distance.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Geographic discontinuities===&lt;br /&gt;
* The [[Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant]] is shown to be located &#039;&#039;inside&#039;&#039; of, or at least right next to the abandoned city of [[Wikipedia:Pripyat|Pripyat]], and the human characters access it through nearby buildings. In reality, the power plant is situated on the outskirts of the city. Even worse, [[Alexi Voskhod]] &#039;&#039;explicitly&#039;&#039; says that the entrance leads through a &#039;&#039;school&#039;&#039;. Who builds a &#039;&#039;school&#039;&#039; right next to a &#039;&#039;nuclear power plant&#039;&#039;?&lt;br /&gt;
* Furthermore, Prypiat&#039;s infamous Ferris wheel as shown in the movie is not only the wrong model (the real one&#039;s passenger cabins have canopies), but the real one is also located in an open field far away from any buildings.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ferris&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pripyat_-_Ferris_wheel.jpg Photo of the Prypiat Ferris wheel] showing the closest nearby buildings.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; But hey, at least it&#039;s the right color!&lt;br /&gt;
* Also, why exactly is the Sputnik mission case inside the Chernobyl reactor building? Did the Soviets never bother to discard the packaging of their toy after starting to play with it?&lt;br /&gt;
* When Megatron transforms for the first time, he&#039;s in a grassy savannah. In the next shot, he&#039;s standing in the middle of a desert... and in the establishing shot of the Decepticon camp, it&#039;s back in the savannah.&lt;br /&gt;
* [[wikipedia:Mount Kilimanjaro|Mount Kilimanjaro]] is seen in the background of many of the scenes in Namibia; in reality, the mountain is located in Tanzania, more than three thousand kilometers away.&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:DOTM-Wreckers-Prime-Cables.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Chicago&#039;s own [[knockoff]] of a prominent Chinese building.]]&lt;br /&gt;
* In a [[Atlantis, Arise!|fairly common cinematic contrivance]], the film depicts multiple skyscrapers in the background of many scenes set in Washington, D.C., while the real-life city has no skyscrapers.&lt;br /&gt;
* Also, Washington, D.C. almost entirely lacks old industrial buildings that could be converted into lofts, and likewise doesn&#039;t have the kind of densely urban streets that Sam is shown to live on.&lt;br /&gt;
* NEST Headquarters, supposedly in Washington, is actually Chicago&#039;s abandoned Main Post Office.&lt;br /&gt;
* Likewise, Dylan&#039;s auto collection museum, also set in (land-locked) Washington, is actually the Milwaukee Art Museum. [[Lake Michigan]] is even visible through the windows!&lt;br /&gt;
* When Optimus Prime (using his jetpack) gets himself caught in wires below an under-construction building, that building bears a striking resemblance to the [[Wikipedia: China Central Television Headquarters|China Central Television Headquarters]] in [[Beijing]], [[China]]... a far shot from [[Chicago]]. Since construction for the CCTV building was finished in 2008, long before &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; was even &#039;&#039;conceived&#039;&#039;, this appears to be an intentional instance of a &amp;quot;cool building&amp;quot; being inserted just for the sake of it.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Continuity errors===&lt;br /&gt;
* Like in &#039;&#039;Revenge of the Fallen&#039;&#039;, Ironhide sports his [[license plate]] from the [[Transformers (film)|first movie]], &amp;quot;4PCI382&amp;quot;, on his robot mode chest, but doesn&#039;t have a license plate in vehicle mode. (According to set photos, his license plate in vehicle mode is mostly black, with a NEST logo on it.)&lt;br /&gt;
* Speaking of inconsistencies between robot and vehicle mode: Bumblebee&#039;s updated Chevrolet Camaro alternate mode no longer has pinstripes bordering his black racing stripes, but the CG robot model still has the pinstripes.&lt;br /&gt;
* After Megatron pulls out his shotgun for the first time, he holsters it on the right side of his back. In the next scene it is on his left side.&lt;br /&gt;
* In the highway battle scene with the [[Dread (DOTM)|Dreads]], Bumblebee enhances his front wheels to evade Hatchet, yet in the next scene he&#039;s fully in Stealth Force mode.&lt;br /&gt;
* During Ironhide and Sideswipe&#039;s &amp;quot;Mexican standoff&amp;quot; with Crankcase and Crowbar, all combatants drop their firearms, but when Ironhide is speared, his guns are on his back again. They disappear in subsequent shots.&lt;br /&gt;
* Despite being captured by Soundwave in her evening gown, Carly is somehow able to change into more convenient clothes before arriving in Chicago, and has yet another outfit the following day. Not only that, she changes her earrings, too!&lt;br /&gt;
* When the Autobots are boarding the &#039;&#039;Xantium,&#039;&#039; Simmons mentions that nine Autobots are leaving. Former Decepticons Wheelie and Brains apparently don&#039;t count. Poor little guys!&lt;br /&gt;
* The Wreckers claim they had been hiding inside a rocket booster that was jettisoned from the &#039;&#039;Xantium&#039;&#039; before Starscream destroyed it. The boosters are only seen to be detached after Starscream destroys the ship, after it has barely taken off from the ground.&lt;br /&gt;
* Though it&#039;s a standard action movie contrivance, it sure is convenient that the glass windows inside skyscrapers are extremely fragile when needed, and glass shards are as dangerous as bread crumbs so nobody suffers a single cut from sliding across them.&lt;br /&gt;
* Shortly after everyone jumps through the window and starts sliding down, a downwards shot of the building shows all of the windows behind them are intact.&lt;br /&gt;
* As everyone tumbles through a lower floor of the building, [[Stone]] is shown to fall right through and out the other side with a collection of office furniture, but not long after is back with Epps&#039;s squad.&lt;br /&gt;
* Despite the Decepticons taking over Chicago and killing a whole bunch of people, there seem to be a lot of people continuing to go about their daily lives. The skyscraper Epps&#039;s team goes into to launch a rocket from still seems to have plenty of office workers in it when the Driller attacks it. When Sam&#039;s being thrown around on the end of the grapple glove rope while fighting Starscream, he crashes through a wall into a dry-cleaning business where a woman appears to be calmly hanging up a shirt. Did they all just not get the memo?&lt;br /&gt;
* Though in an earlier sequence, Epps, Sam and company slide down the damaged building to a floor near the break, after the building falls over, the team is seen moving from one of the building&#039;s topmost floors to the neighboring building.&lt;br /&gt;
* Throughout the sequence of Barricade kicking and shoving Que along before executing him, he is speaking with Soundwave&#039;s voice.&lt;br /&gt;
*While fighting the Autobots at the end of the film, Sentinel Prime&#039;s cape disappears for a brief scene before reappearing on his back when the camera angle changes.&lt;br /&gt;
*Soundwave has his Mercedes alternate mode while he is in Africa, but his chest has only a blank grille. The Mercedes logo is only added to his chest from the scene where he reveals himself to be Carly&#039;s car onward.&lt;br /&gt;
*When Sam and Carly are reunited after the final battle, Carly&#039;s hands keep changing the position on every cut, sometimes on Sam&#039;s neck, sometimes on his shoulders.&lt;br /&gt;
*Not intentional: Skids and Mudflap appear for a brief few seconds in the film. This leaves questions as to what happened to them. They weren&#039;t seen departing from Earth or taking part in the Chicago battle.&lt;br /&gt;
*Dino used his electro-disrupter to overthrow Hatchet and kill him. When Hatchet falls on the car and is destroyed, Dino&#039;s weapon is still connected to him, so Dino was in robot mode, but in the next cut Dino appears at background in vehicle mode.&lt;br /&gt;
*It&#039;s said that four Autobots were captured by the Decepticons in Chicago, but actually five Autobots were captured.&lt;br /&gt;
*When Que is about to be executed, the &amp;quot;cardboard head on a stick&amp;quot; prop used for [[Mirage (Movie)|Dino]] during the shooting of the movie (a common method used for the movies to give the actors &#039;&#039;something&#039;&#039; to react to) can be spotted in the final edit of the film&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;headprop&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/494618-movies-errors-mirage-prop-final-movie-edit.html &amp;quot;Movies Errors - Mirage prop in final movie edit&amp;quot;] at TFW2005&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, possibly a leftover from an earlier draft of the script where Soundwave mocked Bumblebee with Dino&#039;s disembodied head.&lt;br /&gt;
*There is absolutely no given reason for exactly how Megatron predicted that Optimus would obtain the Matrix of Leadership that was needed to reawaken Sentinel, because the other six Primes minus his master [[The Fallen]] created a tomb out of their own bodies that couldn&#039;t be found.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Transformers references==&lt;br /&gt;
In addition to recurring elements from the previous films, &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; bases a number of elements on previous versions of the &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; mythos, including plot elements based on older stories, something fairly rare in the other two movies:&lt;br /&gt;
* New characters [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] are heavily based upon their Generation 1 counterparts. [[Que]] is derived from G1 character [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]. [[Sentinel Prime]] is the name of Optimus&#039;s predecessor in many continuities, and in this instance, he continues his [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)| predecessor]]&#039;s legacy of being a giant jerk.&lt;br /&gt;
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* &amp;quot;Carly&amp;quot; was the name of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]&#039;s [[Carly|girlfriend and eventual wife]] in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]].&lt;br /&gt;
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* The &#039;&#039;[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]&#039;&#039; gets its name from the Autobots&#039; crashed spaceship in the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|&#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; comics]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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* The &#039;&#039;[[Xantium (G1)|Xantium]]&#039;&#039; is the name of the [[Wrecker]]s&#039; spaceship in the [[IDW Publishing]]&#039;s &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; comics.&lt;br /&gt;
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* Optimus&#039;s new trailer is based on the trailer that [[Optimus Prime (G1)|his Generation 1 counterpart]] hauled around, including its ability to open up into a weapons base.&lt;br /&gt;
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* Optimus now carries the Matrix around in his chest as he has in past incarnations.&lt;br /&gt;
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* The corrosive end met by Ironhide comes at the hands of [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]], the oxidizing pathogen that first appeared in the Generation 1 cartoon episode [[Cosmic Rust (episode)|of the same name]]. Though not named in the film, its identity is made clear by production artwork by [[Josh Nizzi]] which labels Sentinel Prime&#039;s gun a &amp;quot;Cosmic Rust gun&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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* Megatron removing [[Abraham Lincoln]] from his chair at the [[wikipedia:Lincoln Memorial|Lincoln Memorial]] and then sitting in it is a scene taken directly from the Generation 1 cartoon episode, &amp;quot;[[Atlantis, Arise!]]&amp;quot;, and the Decepticon ending for &#039;&#039;[[Transformers The Game]]&#039;&#039; (sort of).&lt;br /&gt;
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* The idea of bringing Cybertron to Earth via space bridge and enslaving humans was the plot of the Generation 1 multi-part episode &amp;quot;[[The Ultimate Doom]].&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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* Likewise, the idea of an influential and powerful human joining forces with the Decepticons, resulting in the Autobots being exiled from Earth by the government via a spacecraft, only for that spacecraft to be destroyed, was the plot behind another Generation 1 cartoon multi-part episode, &amp;quot;[[Megatron&#039;s Master Plan, Part 1|Megatron&#039;s Master Plan]].&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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* When the worker at Accureta Systems is trying to make the [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|photocopier]] work, it beeps the &amp;quot;more than meets the eye&amp;quot; refrain from the original cartoon&#039;s [[theme song]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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* The [[Transformation#The noise|transformation noise]] can be heard at the end of the film when Bumblebee transforms to robot mode, the final onscreen transformation, just as it was heard during [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout&#039;s]] transformation, which was also the first onscreen transformation in the first film.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Real-world references==&lt;br /&gt;
* When Brains and Wheelie are watching &#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia: Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek: The Original Series]]&#039;&#039;, the screen features [[Spock|Mr. Spock]], portrayed by Leonard Nimoy—who voices Sentinel Prime. Wheelie comments that it is &amp;quot;the one where Spock goes nuts,&amp;quot; which foreshadows Sentinel&#039;s heel turn. The episode itself is likely the famous &#039;&#039;TOS&#039;&#039; episode &amp;quot;[[Wikipedia: Amok Time|Amok Time]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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* Sentinel Prime says &amp;quot;The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.&amp;quot; The voice actor said the same line in the 1982 film &#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia:Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan|Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]&#039;&#039; as Mr. Spock. However, in that movie, Nimoy&#039;s character dies a hero.&lt;br /&gt;
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* To finish the Spock trifecta, when Bumblebee says his goodbyes to Sam, he uses a clip of Leonard Nimoy, as Spock, saying &amp;quot;I will always be your friend,&amp;quot; another line from &#039;&#039;Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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* [[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]] and his fake girlfriend&#039;s name, &amp;quot;India&amp;quot;, are a reference to [[Wikipedia:Dutch India|Dutch India]].&lt;br /&gt;
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* [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]]&#039;s name is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Q (James Bond)|Q]] from &#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia:James Bond|James Bond]]&#039;&#039; novels and films. Que also gives weapons to NEST soldiers while explaining the advantages and abilities for the weapons much like Q does for James Bond.&lt;br /&gt;
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* When Bumblebee brings forth &amp;quot;rings&amp;quot; for Sam and Carly, he &amp;quot;hums&amp;quot; the [[Wikipedia: Wedding March|Wedding March]] (or, more correctly, the [[Wikipedia: Bridal Chorus|Bridal Chorus]] from [[Wikipedia: Richard Wagner|Richard Wagner&#039;s]] 1850 opera &#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia: Lohengrin (opera)|Lohengrin]]&#039;&#039;).&lt;br /&gt;
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==Other editions==&lt;br /&gt;
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==Prequel material==&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Sector 7]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Foundation]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Rising Storm]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Convergence]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Jazz]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Space Case]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Ratchet]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Arcee]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Bumblebee]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Starscream]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Stealth Force Edition]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Autobots/Decepticons]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers (Titan Magazine)#Dark of the Moon|Transformers (Titan Magazine)]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers Classified: Switching Gears]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Adaptations==&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Soundtrack==&lt;br /&gt;
{{main|Dark of the Moon: The Album}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Score==&lt;br /&gt;
{{main|Dark of the Moon: The Score}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Home video releases==&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; was released on DVD, Blu-Ray, and Digital Download on September 30, 2011, followed by the 2-Disc Special Edition in December.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[TFW2005 - Official Transformers Movie Website Updated With Transformers 3 Home Release Info http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/official-transformers-movie-website-updated-with-transformers-3-home-release-info-173245/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Theatrical posters==&lt;br /&gt;
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==Reception==&lt;br /&gt;
On June 23, 2011, the world premiere of &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; was held in [[Moscow]], [[Russia]], with band [[Linkin Park]] performing a concert that included their title song for the movie, &amp;quot;Iridescent&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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The official release date was moved up from July 1 to June 29 to allow breathing room between its release and &#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia:Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2]]&#039;&#039;. On June 28, 2011, the film was released in 3D and IMAX at 9pm in the US. Some theaters cheated a little and showed it at 8:45. &lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; launched with nearly 10,000 copies in 4011 theaters nationwide. On its opening day, the movie earned $37.3 million, making not only for the best opening day of 2011 up to that point, but also ranking as the sixth most successful opening on a Wednesday ever, while at the same time ranking well behind &#039;&#039;Revenge of the Fallen&#039;&#039;, with $60 million on its opening day (also a Wednesday).&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;openingday&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3197&amp;amp;p=.htm &amp;quot;&#039;Transformers&#039; Suboptimal on Wednesday&amp;quot;], Box Office Mojo, June 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; (Of course, a lot of the print material still listed the release date as [[July 1]]st, the following Friday.)&lt;br /&gt;
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On [[August 2]], it crossed the $1 billion mark in worldwide gross, just under 5 weeks after its release, landing it in the #9 spot for worldwide gross of all time.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.deadline.com/2011/08/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-crosses-1-billion-worldwide-mark-for-paramount/ Deadline Hollywood&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Of that, $338 million came from the US. It is currently the only Paramount picture to have made the $1 billion mark. (While &#039;&#039;Titanic&#039;&#039; also made over $1 billion worldwide, it was only a Paramount movie &#039;&#039;domestically&#039;&#039;, where it made &amp;quot;only&amp;quot; $620 million.)&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; ended its theatrical run in the #4 spot for highest worldwide gross of all time.&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; was nominated for three Academy Awards, in the categories of Best Visual Effects, Sound Editing, and Sound Mixing, losing all to &#039;&#039;[[wikipedia: Hugo (film)|Hugo]]&#039;&#039;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://oscar.go.com/nominees#t Official 2012 Oscar nominees page]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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On February 25, 2012, it was announced that &#039;&#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; was nominated for eight [[Wikipedia:Golden Raspberry Award|Golden Raspberry Award]]s. Unlike &#039;&#039;Revenge of the Fallen&#039;&#039;, however, it did not receive the awards for Worst Picture, Worst Screenplay, &amp;amp; Worst Director, losing all of its nominations to &#039;&#039;[[wikipedia: Jack &amp;amp; Jill (film)|Jack &amp;amp; Jill]]&#039;&#039;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-is-safe-from-razzies-174726/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quote|[The Decepticons&#039;] decision to attack Chicago seems inexplicable, until you take into consideration the generous tax credits offered by the Illinois Film Office.|film critic Roger Ebert|[http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2011/07/on_the_origin_of_transformers.html On the Origin of Transformers]}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Development details==&lt;br /&gt;
===Cast and crew signing on===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:TF3-licensingPrime.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Featuring a surprise appearance by Optimus Prime!]]&lt;br /&gt;
On May 30, 2007, a month before the official release of &#039;&#039;[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]&#039;&#039;, [[DreamWorks]] announced that two sequels were already being planned.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;spy&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/a58430/two-transformers-sequels-in-pipeline.html Digital Spy article from May 2007, confirming that two sequels were being planned]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; On March 16, 2009, over three months before the premiere of &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]&#039;&#039;, [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] announced the third movie for July 1, 2011.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;3release&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Pamela McClintock: [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118001280?refCatId=13 Variety article from March 2009], confirming Transformers 3 for July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Director [[Michael Bay]] promptly backpedaled, as he had intended for the third &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; movie to be released in 2012.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;baywait&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?3947-Wait-a-minute! Michael Bay&#039;s reaction to Paramount&#039;s July 2011 date for &#039;&#039;Transformers 3&#039;&#039;], March 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He officially changed his mind in October 2009, agreeing to the release date set by Paramount.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bay3-2011&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2009/10/01/transformers-3-july-1st-2011/ Michael Bay officially confirms the 2011 release date], October 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Roberto Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]], two of the previous two movies&#039; screenwriters, had already announced in March 2009 that they would not return for a third part.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;noorcikurtz&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.slashfilm.com/orci-and-kurtzman-not-returning-for-transformers-3-will-leonard-nimoy-voice-the-fallen/ Slashfilm quoting Roberto Orci that he and Kurtzman would not return for a third movie], March 2009. (Original post on Don Murphy&#039;s message board appears to no longer exist.)&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In September 2009, their &#039;&#039;Revenge&#039;&#039; co-writer [[Ehren Kruger]] was confirmed as the screenwriter of &#039;&#039;Transformers 3&#039;&#039;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;krugernelson&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2009/09/14/transformers-3-pain-gain-bad-boys-3/ Michael Bay&#039;s website admin Nelson Lauren sorta-confirms Ehren Kruger as TF3&#039;s screenwriter], September 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Kruger had already impressed both director Michael Bay and [[Hasbro]] CEO [[Brian Goldner]] with his knowledge of &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; mythology prior to working on &#039;&#039;Revenge&#039;&#039;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;writersr&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.zap2it.com/movies/news/zap-transformers2writers,0,1938976.story Zap2it story about the ROTF writers]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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In an interview with &#039;&#039;Wonderland&#039;&#039; magazine in September 2009, [[Megan Fox]], the main female star of the previous two movies, discussed the harsh conditions on the sets and compared director Michael Bay to [[Wikipedia:Adolf Hitler|Adolf Hitler]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;latimesfox&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/the_big_picture/2009/09/megan-fox-on-michael-bay-he-wants-to-be-hitler.html Los Angeles Times article about Megan Fox&#039;s fatal interview with &#039;&#039;Wonderland&#039;&#039; magazine], September 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Bay initially played down the affair and still welcomed Fox back for the third installment a month later.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bay3-2011&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; Even though Fox was still spotted on the &#039;&#039;Transformers 3&#039;&#039; set in May 2010&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;foxonset&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/100786-megan-fox-on-set-for-transformers-3-previz Megan Fox on the DOTM set], May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, Paramount announced a few weeks later that she wouldn&#039;t return for a third movie after all.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nomorefox&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.deadline.com/2010/05/michael-bays-revenge-no-more-megan/ Deadline article confirming that Megan Fox had been dropped off &#039;&#039;Transformers 3&#039;&#039;], May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Still that same month, [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]] was confirmed to replace her as the lead female actress.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;rosierepl&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1640047/model-rosie-huntingtonwhiteley-cast-transformers-3.jhtml MTV.com article confirming Rosie Huntington-Whiteley as the new female star of &#039;&#039;Transformers &#039;&#039;], May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Her character&#039;s name was confirmed as &amp;quot;[[Carly Spencer|Carly]]&amp;quot; by Nelson Lauren, the webmaster of Michael Bay&#039;s official website, in July 2010.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nelsonchicagojul&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?7566-Transformers-3-Chicago-Set-Photos Nelson posts about his visit to the Chicago set at shootfortheedit.com&#039;s forums], July 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In 2011, Michael Bay finally confirmed in an interview with &#039;&#039;GQ&#039;&#039; magazine that it had been [[Steven Spielberg]], executive producer of the &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; movies, who had urged him to fire Fox following the Hitler comparison.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;baygq&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.gq.com/entertainment/movies-and-tv/201107/michael-bay-steven-spielberg-fired-megan-fox-transformers GQ interview with Michael Bay], June 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In a later interview, however, he claimed this statement had been taken out of context.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;baych&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/kultur/kino/Diese-Autos-muessen-zerstoert-werden--und-da-bin-ich-der-richtige-Mann/story/23997460 Interview with Michael Bay from Switzerland] (German language), July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In March 2010, Oscar winners [[John Malkovich]] and [[Frances McDormand]] as well as Comedian [[Ken Jeong]] were confirmed having signed on for supporting roles.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;malkomcdor&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2010/03/22/transformers-3-update-from-michael-bay/ Michael Bay confirming John Malkovich, Frances McDormand and Ken Jeong for &#039;&#039;Transformers 3&#039;&#039;], March 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In April 2010, [[Kevin Dunn]] and [[Julie White]] were confirmed as returning as Sam Witwicky&#039;s parents.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;varietydunnwhite&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118017329.html?categoryid=1236&amp;amp;cs=1 &#039;Dunn, White sign on for &#039;Transformers 3&#039;&#039;], Variety, April 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In May 2010, Paramount confirmed that [[Patrick Dempsey]] has been cast in &#039;&#039;Transformers 3&#039;&#039; to play Mikaela Banes&#039; boss (this was before Megan Fox was fired from the production).&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dempsey&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2010/05/04/patrick-dempsey-confirmed-for-transformers-3/ &amp;quot;Patrick Dempsey confirmed for Transformers 3&amp;quot;], Hollywood Insider, May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In July 2010, Nelson Lauren confirmed that former American footballer [[Lester Speight]] would play a soldier in the movie.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nelsonchicagophotos&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2010/07/20/transformers-3-chicago-set-photos/ Photos of the Chicago set by michaelbay.com webmaster Nelson Lauren], July 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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[[Leonard Nimoy]] was confirmed as the voice actor for [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] in March 2011.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nimoysent&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/03/31/leonard-nimoy-transformers-dark-of-the-moon Entertainment Weekly announces Leonard Nimoy&#039;s involvement], March 2011]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Nimoy, who had previously voiced [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] in 1986&#039;s &#039;&#039;[[The Transformers: The Movie]]&#039;&#039; and is married to Michael Bay&#039;s cousin Susan, had previously been under consideration for [[The Fallen]]&#039;s voice in &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]&#039;&#039;, but Bay had been hesitant for fear of offending his relative with the relatively low pay allotted to voice actors.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nimoy1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/04/21/michael-bay-afraid-to-offend-leonard-nimoy-with-transformers-family-reunion-offer/ &#039;&#039;Michael Bay Afraid To Offend Leonard Nimoy With ‘Transformers’ Family Reunion Offer&#039;&#039;], MTV.com Movies blog, April 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Even though Nimoy openly asked Bay to simply give him a call&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nimoy2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.latinoreview.com/news/leonard-nimoy-to-michael-bay-call-me-6682 Leonard Nimoy To Michael Bay: &amp;quot;Call Me!&amp;quot;], Latino Review, April 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, it ultimately never worked out, and The Fallen was voiced by [[Tony Todd]] instead. For &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;, Bay finally overcame his anxiety and hired Nimoy, who accepted the offer.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nimoy3&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/03/31/leonard-nimoy-transformers-dark-of-the-moon/ &amp;quot;Leonard Nimoy joins &#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&#039; voice cast -- EXCLUSIVE&amp;quot;], Entertainment Weekly, March 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In return, screenwriter Ehren Kruger included several nods to Nimoy&#039;s well-known character as Mr. Spock from &#039;&#039;Star Trek&#039;&#039; in the movie.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nimoystartrek&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1666643/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-star-trek-references.jhtml &amp;quot;&#039;Transformers: Dark Of The Moon&#039;: Behind The &#039;Star Trek&#039; Nods&amp;quot;], MTV.com, July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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After having defended the almost universally critically panned &#039;&#039;Revenge of the Fallen&#039;&#039; for a long time, Michael Bay finally acknowledged flaws of the script, but blamed the [[Wikipedia:2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike|2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike]] prior to the movie for many problems. As a definite error, he singled out the &amp;quot;dork comedy&amp;quot;, which he promised to avoid with &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bayvisit&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://collider.com/michael-bay-interview-transformers-dark-moon-edit-bay-visit/63824/ Collider.com article about DOTM], December 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Principal shooting began in May 2010. Shooting locations included [[Chicago]] (and nearby East Chicago and Gary Indiana), Moscow,&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;locations&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=63682 &amp;quot;Transformers 3 Headed to Chicago and Moscow&amp;quot;], Comingsoon.net, February 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; the [[Kennedy Space Center]] in Florida&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;kennedyspace&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/101114-the-transformers-3-shoot-at-kennedy-space-center &amp;quot;The Transformers 3 Shoot at Kennedy Space Center&amp;quot;], SuperHeroHype.com, May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, Milwaukee (Wisconsin)&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;milwaukee&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/movies/98266574.html &amp;quot;&#039;Transformers 3&#039; takes over Milwaukee Art Museum&amp;quot;], Journal Sentinel Online, July 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, Detroit&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;detroit&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/107775-photos-from-the-detroit-transformers-3-set &amp;quot;Photos From the Detroit Transformers 3 Set&amp;quot;], SuperHeroHype.com, September 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, [[Washington, D.C.]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;militaryextras&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=473674758199&amp;amp;id=114648515718 US Department of Defense casting call for &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;], October 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and Angkor Wat in Cambodia.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;angkor&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.akp.gov.kh/?p=1184 &amp;quot;&#039;Transformers 3&#039; To Be Shot in Cambodia&amp;quot;], Agence Kampuchea Presse, January 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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For the scene where Lennox and his soldier jump out of a V-22 Osprey using wingsuits, Michael Bay used real parachutists and thus avoided unnecessary CG effects. In fact, he had been inspired for this scene in the first place by watching the parachutists in their wingsuits on television&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;wingsuits&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://blog.movies.yahoo.com/blog/1498-transformers-wingsuits-no-cgi-required Yahoo! Movies article on the wingsuit parachutists], June 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and wrote the scene with the intention of using the parachutists in the movie.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bayvisit&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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For the Apollo 11 moon landing mission in the flashback sequence at the beginning of the movie, astronauts [[Neil Armstrong]] and [[Buzz Aldrin]] are played by actors Don Jeanes and Cory Tucker, respectively. In the present day timeline, Aldrin himself appears briefly as his own older self.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;aldrin&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://movies.yahoo.com/news/yahoo-contributor-network/astronaut-buzz-aldrin-hangs-out-with-optimus-prime-transformers-dark-moon Yahoo! Movies article on Buzz Aldrin&#039;s appearance in DOTM], July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Over 500 cars were destroyed in the making of &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;, all of them damaged property from insurance companies intended for destruction.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;baych&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Two accidents happened during shooting: In September 2010, while shooting in East Chicago, Indiana, a female extra was severely injured when a stunt scene went wrong, leaving her with permanent brain damage, the left side of her body paralyzed and her left eye stitched shut. Paramount was subsequently sued for damages by the victim&#039;s family.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;extrastunt&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-10-05/news/ct-met-transformers-lawsuit-20101005_1_gabriela-cedillo-stunt-welding Chicago tibune article on the injured extra and the subsequent lawsuit], October 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; She was eventually granted an $18.5 million settlement in May of 2012.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;settlement&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.tmz.com/2012/05/23/transfomers-3-injured-extra-gets-18-million-settlement/ TMZ story about Gabriela Cedillo&#039;s settlement]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; As a consequence, part of the scene of the car chase battle in Washington, D.C. (which would have included the shoot that had led to the accident) was instead &amp;quot;[[Stock footage|borrowed]]&amp;quot; from Michael Bay&#039;s 2005 film &#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia:The Island (2005 film)|The Island]]&#039;&#039;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;island1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/07/04/transformers-3-re-uses-car-crash-from-the-island &amp;quot;Transformers 3 Re-Uses Car Crash From The Island&amp;quot;], IGN Movies, July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; While shooting in Washington, D.C., in October 2010, one of the Chevrolet Camaro prop cars that served as Bumblebee&#039;s [[alternate mode]] crashed into a [[Wikipedia: Metropolitan Police|Metropolitan Police]] SUV. Nobody was seriously injured this time.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;camarocrash&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://jalopnik.com/5661321/bumblebee-smashes-cop-car-in-yet-another-transformers-3-accident Jalopnik article on the Camaro crash], October 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Hasbro would later &amp;quot;commemorate&amp;quot; this event with the [[Toys&amp;quot;R&amp;quot;Us]] [[exclusive]] [[Cyberverse]] &amp;quot;Cybertronian Warriors&amp;quot; multi-pack.&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; is the first of the &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; movies to be released in 3D. Despite early considerations to shoot the movie in 2D and convert it into 3D later, Michael Bay ultimately shot 60% of the film in native 3D, another 15% were done digitally, and the rest was shot in 2D and converted later. [[James Cameron]] assisted Michael Bay with the 3D effects. The movie&#039;s budget amounted to $195 million, which is about the same budget &#039;&#039;Revenge of the Fallen&#039;&#039; had. About $30 million went into the 3D effects.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;cameron&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/michael-bay-reveals-james-camerons-191774 &amp;quot;Michael Bay Reveals James Cameron&#039;s Secret Role in the Making of &#039;Transformers&#039;&amp;quot;], The Hollywood Reporter, May 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Hasbro, licensor of the [[Transformers brand]], hoped that the third movie would once again boost toy sales, after profits had dropped in the first quarter of 2011.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;hasbroq12011&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Hasbro-1Q-profit-drops-71-pct-apf-664090076.html?x=0&amp;amp;.v=11 Yahoo! Finance article about weak Hasbro toy sales in 2011&#039;s first quarter], April 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; For the second quarter of 2011, Hasbro reported a net revenue growth of 23 percent to $908.5 million, citing brands such as &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;Beyblade&#039;&#039; as the main sources of the increased income.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;hasbro2nsq&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Hasbro-Reports-Revenue-and-bw-4063497156.html?x=0&amp;amp;.v=1 &amp;quot;Hasbro Reports Revenue and Earnings Growth for the Second Quarter 2011&amp;quot;], Yahoo! Finance, July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Like the previous two movies, &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; featured real military personnel as extras, supported by the US Department of Defense.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;militaryextras&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; Shooting locations were Hurlburt Field and [[Edwards Air Force Base]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;hurlburt&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.shadowspear.com/special-operations-entertainment/105725-transformers-filmed-at-hurlburt.html &amp;quot;&#039;Transformers 3 Filmed at Hurlburt, 1SOW Included as &#039;Extras&#039;&amp;quot;], ShadowSpear Special Operations, July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In addition, &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; was also supported by NASA, and NASA employees appear as extras in the movie as well.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nasa&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.space.com/12142-transformers-film-nasa-space-program-touches.html &amp;quot;&#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&#039; Has Real-Life NASA Touches&amp;quot;], Space.com, July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[General Motors]] once again provided several vehicles. All recurring Autobots retain their [[alternate mode]]s from &#039;&#039;Revenge of the Fallen&#039;&#039; despite some minor tweaks, such as Sideswipe now being a convertible, and Bumblebee now sporting a rear spoiler. Once again, the cooperation was mutual, with General Motors using Bumblebee for TV commercials. The first of those, aired during the 2011 Super Bowl, also revealed some minor tweaks to Bumblebee&#039;s robot mode.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bumblebeead1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2011/02/-bumblebee-appears-in-a-chevrolet-camaro-super-bowl-ad/1 &amp;quot;&#039;Bumblebee&#039; appears in Chevrolet&#039;s Super Bowl ad&amp;quot;], USA Today, February 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bumblebeead2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.autoblog.com/2011/06/06/chevy-drops-new-ad-touting-transformers-3-tie-in/ &amp;quot;Video: Chevy drops new ad touting Transformers 3 tie-in&amp;quot;], Autoblog.com, June 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; According to Chevrolet, the &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; movies notably affect car sales, as about ten percent of all Camaros sold in the preceding year were yellow, twice as many as with other models.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;carstarscast&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/transformers-dark-moon-how-sequels-204557 &amp;quot;&#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&#039;: How the Sequel&#039;s Star Cars Were Cast&amp;quot;], The Hollywood Reporter, June 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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New additions for &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; are a Ferrari 458 Italia  and a Mercedes-Benz E550 as Autobots ([[Mirage (Movie)|Dino]] and [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]], respectively) and a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG as a Decepticon ([[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]). In the movie, both Autobots sport names which aren&#039;t recycled from existing Hasbro toys. In the Ferrari&#039;s case, the reason for this is that Hasbro&#039;s greatest competitor, Mattel, has an exclusive license for Ferrari toys.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ferrarimattel&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.ferrari.com/English/Pages/Mattel.aspx Mattel license information], Ferrari.com.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nelsonnomirage&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/409844-mirage-no-longer-name-red-italia-dotm-3.html#post6103423 Michael Bay&#039;s website admin, Nelson Lauren, explaining why the Ferrari isn&#039;t named &amp;quot;Mirage&amp;quot;], TFW2005, May 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;quot;Dino&amp;quot; is named in reference to [[Wikipedia: Alfredo Ferrari|Alfredo &amp;quot;Dino&amp;quot; Ferrari]], as per Ferrari&#039;s request. The Mercedes-Benz E550, meanwhile, was specifically customized for the movie.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;e550tuning&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.eurotuner.com/news/eurp_1102_mercedes_benz_e550_for_next_transformers_movie/index.html &amp;quot;Mercedes-Benz E550 for Next Transformers Movie - Web Exclusive&amp;quot;], Eurotuner.com, February 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;quot;Que&amp;quot; is named in homage to [[Wikipedia:Q (James Bond)|Q]] from [[Wikipedia:James Bond|James Bond]]. A Maybach 62S Landaulet is also featured in the movie, albeit not as a Transformer, but merely as a regular car used by [[Seymour Simmons]] and his assistant [[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]].&lt;br /&gt;
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Unlike Optimus Prime, whose alternate mode was not licensed for any of the three movies, the Rosenbauer Panther 6x6 airport fire truck used for [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] was officially provided by the Rosenbauer International AG and entirely repainted specifically for the film, at a cost of thousands of dollars, as real-world aircraft fire-fighting vehicles are required by FAA regulations to have a much lighter color scheme, which didn&#039;t appeal to director [[Michael Bay]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;rosenbauer&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.rosenbaueramerica.com/press/2011/06/rosenbauer-panther-6x6-to-be-f/ Rosenbauer America press release, June 28, 2011]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Since the heavily armed Chevrolet Impalas that serve as the [[Wrecker|Wreckers&#039;]] alternate modes are directly based on existing NASCAR race cars, the prop versions of [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]], [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]], and [[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]] made an appearance at [[2011]] Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on [[February 20]], four month before the movie&#039;s release, appearing both off the track as display cars, and on the track, participating in the ceremonial first lap.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;daytona&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.hendrickmotorsports.com/news/photos/2011/02/18/TRANSFORMERS-cars-on-display-at-Daytona &amp;quot;&#039;TRANSFORMERS&#039; cars on display at Daytona&amp;quot;], Hendrick Motorsports, February 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Director Michael Bay, actor [[Josh Duhamel]] and actress [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]] also attended the event, and during the television broadcast of the race, a new &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; television spot was aired.&lt;br /&gt;
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As always, various companies have their products and names prominently displayed throughout the movie, such as [[Wikipedia:Northrop Grumman|Northrop Grumman]], [[CNN]], [[Fox News Channel|Fox News]], [[Wikipedia:Cisco|Cisco]] and [[Wikipedia:Superfund|Superfund]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;brands1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.brandchannel.com/brandcameo_films.asp?movie_year_az=2011 &amp;quot;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&amp;quot;] at brandchannel.com.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Paper manufacturer Double A also cooperated with Paramount and even had Michael Bay direct a commercial that features scenes from &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;, notably [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;paper&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/167497-transformers-featured-in-double-a-paper-ad &amp;quot;Transformers Featured in Double A Paper Ad&amp;quot;] at SuperHeroHype, June 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Of particular note is the large number of Chinese brands such as [[Wikipedia:Lenovo|Lenovo]], [[Wikipedia:Yili Group|Yili]] Shuhua Milk, [[Wikipedia:Metersbonwe Group|Metersbonwe]] Mtee shirts and [[Wikipedia:TCL Corporation|TCL]] HDTV screens.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;chinesebrands&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://advertising.chinasmack.com/2011/transformers-the-rise-of-chinese-product-placement.html &amp;quot;Transformers: The Rise Of Chinese Product Placement&amp;quot;] at Chinasmack.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;brands2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.brandchannel.com/home/post/2011/07/05/Brandcameo-070411-Transformers-3.aspx &amp;quot;Transformers 3 Product Placement: If Tom Hanks Gets a Pass, Michael Bay Does Not&amp;quot;] at brandchannel, July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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For [[Wikipedia:Nokia|Nokia]], the product placement turned out to be dated by the time the movie came out, as a mobile phone featured in the movie ran on [[Wikipedia:Symbian|Symbian]], despite Nokia mostly dropping Symbian as an operating system due to their recent partnership with [[Wikipedia:Microsoft|Microsoft]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nokiaobit&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.thenoisecast.com/2011/07/nokia-x7-product-placement-in-transformers-3-feels-like-an-obituary/ &amp;quot;Nokia X7 Product Placement In Transformers 3 Feels Like An Obituary&amp;quot;], Noisecast, July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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* In an interview with the Los Angeles Times in June 2009, Michael Bay suggested that [[Ramon Rodriguez]] would reprise his role as [[Leo Spitz]] from &#039;&#039;Revenge of the Fallen&#039;&#039; for the third movie.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bayramon&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2009/06/30/ramon-rodriguez-will-have-bigger-role-in-third-transformers-movie-bay-hints/ &amp;quot;Ramon Rodriguez will have bigger role in third ‘Transformers’ movie, Bay hints&amp;quot;], Los Angeles Times, June 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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* As stated above, [[Megan Fox]] was originally intended to reprise her role as [[Mikaela Banes]] from the previous two movies. She was still spotted on the &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; set during the previsualization stage in May 2010&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;foxonset&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;, but was fired from the production shortly afterwards due to a falling out with director [[Michael Bay]]. [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]]&#039;s character of [[Carly Spencer]] was written in as a replacement, though the fact that her part was originally written for Mikaela still shows in some parts: For example, Carly is overseeing [[Dylan Gould|Dylan]]&#039;s car collection, which could be viewed as an extension of Mikaela&#039;s history with working with cars. Furthermore, Sam and Carly not only have [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] (who had been previously &amp;quot;domesticated&amp;quot; by Mikaela) as a &amp;quot;pet&amp;quot;, but also her dog [[Bonecrusher (dog)|Bonecrusher]] (played by Michael Bay&#039;s eponymous real-life dog).&lt;br /&gt;
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*In January 2010, actor James Avery claimed in an interview that he would be playing a new Autobot named &amp;quot;Silverbolt&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;avery&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://unscripted.ca/episodes/show/136 James Avery interview on Unscripted], January 2010&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In June 2010, representatives of James Avery, responding to a bizarre rumor that he had passed away, confirmed that the actor was indeed alive and would be playing Silverbolt in &#039;&#039;Transformers 3&#039;&#039;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.examiner.com/entertainment-in-national/uncle-phil-james-avery-isn-t-dead-after-all James Avery isn&#039;t dead after all], The Examiner, June 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Despite this, neither Avery nor Silverbolt ultimately appear in &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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* In January of 2011, an Idaho newspaper&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://magicvalley.com/news/local/article_d4f374a4-d960-5589-8d0c-be37df66fc40.html?mode=story &amp;quot;Rupert&#039;s Fagerbakke finds a voice that is truly golden&amp;quot;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; announced voice actor [[Bill Fagerbakke]] as the voice of a &amp;quot;Chevy Impala stock car&amp;quot; that would appear in &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; (presumably meaning one of the three [[Wrecker]]s, who share that base altmode). Why Fagerbakke did not end up voicing any of the Wreckers in the final cut of the film is unknown.&lt;br /&gt;
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* Shockwave&#039;s original voice actor, [[Corey Burton]], expressed that he had no interest in voicing him for &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;, explaining &amp;quot;[I] have practically no interest in that kind of mega-budget movie enterprise involvement&amp;quot; and that the inspiration for his Shockwave voice, [[wikipedia:David Warner (actor)|David Warner]], was rumored to have been considered.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.coreyburton.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?p=2707&amp;amp;highlight=#2707 Corey Burton&#039;s message board post.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In the end, Shockwave&#039;s almost-entirely-wordless-snarl-based role would have been something of a waste of Warner; the role ultimately went to Frank Welker. There&#039;s a nice touch of symmetry in the casting, with Welker taking over a Burton-originated role not long after Burton took on a Welker-originated character in [[Megatron (Animated)|&#039;&#039;Animated&#039;&#039; Megatron]].&lt;br /&gt;
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* In an earlier draft of the movie&#039;s script, Megatron is sincere when he offers Optimus Prime a truce at the end. Optimus accepts, and Megatron and the remaining Decepticons leave Earth to rebuild Cybertron. This ending is used for the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|novelization]] and the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation|comic adaptation]], according to Nelson, the ending was changed because the studio didn&#039;t want the adaptations to share the same ending with the film.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/members/nelson-47919.html#vmessage284191&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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* Furthermore, it was originally supposed to be [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage/&amp;quot;Dino&amp;quot;]] rather than [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack/&amp;quot;Que&amp;quot;]] who would have been executed by [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] in Chicago. This version made it into the comic adaptation and the [[Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel|junior novelization]].&lt;br /&gt;
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* Another scrapped death for Mirage is seen in the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|novelization]], in where he&#039;s decapicated by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. His severed head is subsequently used by Soundwave to mock the Autobots before they are about to get executed.&lt;br /&gt;
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* [[The Twins]], [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]], were originally supposed to return for &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;, and to die at the hands of Sentinel Prime shortly after Ironhide. Even though [[General Motors]] provided two Chevrolet Sparks to serve as their alternate modes&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;chevyspark&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.leftlanenews.com/chevrolet-spark-transformers-3.html Left Lane News article on two Chevrolet Sparks spotted on the DOTM set], May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; which were still spotted on the set as late as October 2010&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dcparking&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2010/10/transformers-3-dc-parking-lot-gallery.html &amp;quot;Transformers 3 DC Parking Lot Gallery&amp;quot;], Transformers Live Action Movie Blog, October 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, the two were mostly edited out of the final movie (their vehicle modes can barely be glimpsed in a few brief shots). Michael Bay even went so far as to offer a $25,000 reward for anyone who would see the Twins &amp;quot;perform&amp;quot; in the movie.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;reward&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://collider.com/transformers-3-twins-skids-mudflap-michael-bay/91104/ Collider.com article on Michael Bay&#039;s &amp;quot;reward&amp;quot; for spotting Skids and Mudflap &amp;quot;perform&amp;quot; in DOTM], May 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In the novelization and the comic adaptation, Skids and Mudflap still appear.&lt;br /&gt;
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* Another plot point that was apparently dropped was an anti-Autobot sentiment among the human populace. Graffiti with a crossed out Autobot [[insignia|logo]] with the words &amp;quot;go home&amp;quot; below it showed up in several set photos.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;gohome1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2010/05/transformers-3-filming-with-twins.html Photos from the set in Sherman Oaks, California] at the Transformers Live Action Movie Blog, May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;gohome2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/possible-tf3-plot-point-revealed-autobots-go-home/19188/ Photos from the Chicago set] at Seibertron.com, July 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In the movie, Congress instantly passes a law exiling the Autobots from Earth following Sentinel Prime&#039;s ultimatum.&lt;br /&gt;
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* Early working names included &amp;quot;[[Ultra Magnus (disambiguation)|Ultra Magnus]]&amp;quot; for [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;chicagocall&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2011/06/chicgo-call-sheet-for-ultra-magnus.html &amp;quot;Chicago Call Sheet For Ultra Magnus&amp;quot;], Transformers Live Action Movie Blog, June 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, &amp;quot;Enzo&amp;quot; (after [[Wikipedia:Enzo Ferrari|Enzo Ferrari]])&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;callsheet2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://tilallaremine.wordpress.com/2011/07/01/dark-of-the-moon-call-sheets/ Dark of the Moon Call Sheets!] at Til All Are Mine blog, July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and &amp;quot;Rush&amp;quot; for Mirage/&amp;quot;Dino&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;[[Warpath (disambiguation)|Warpath]]&amp;quot; for both [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]] and [[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]], &amp;quot;Tempest&amp;quot; for Topspin, &amp;quot;[[Flash (disambiguation)|Flash]]&amp;quot; for [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]], &amp;quot;[[Dreadwind (disambiguation)|Dreadwind]]&amp;quot; for [[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]], &amp;quot;[[Hooligan]]&amp;quot; for [[Crowbar]], &amp;quot;[[Dirtbag]]&amp;quot; for [[Hatchet]], &amp;quot;[[Blitzwing (disambiguation)|Blitzwing]]&amp;quot; for [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]], &amp;quot;[[Breakdown (disambiguation)|Breakdown]]&amp;quot; for Soundwave&#039;s new vehicular design, &amp;quot;Colossus&amp;quot; for the [[Driller]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nizzi&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.joshnizzi.com/TF3.htm Josh Nizzi DOTM concepts.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, &amp;quot;Buzzard&amp;quot; for [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]], &amp;quot;[[Undermine]]&amp;quot; for [[Igor]] and &amp;quot;[[Steeljaw (disambiguation)|Steeljaw]]&amp;quot; for Wheeljack/&amp;quot;Que&amp;quot;. However, it&#039;s quite possible a few of these were code names used to keep character identities a secret during production as images of Megatron&#039;s new cloak obscured face refer to the character as &amp;quot;Cyclonus&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;wburt&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://conceptartworld.com/?p=8388 Wesley Burt DOTM concepts.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:DOTM-SentinelPrimetrailer.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Colour me your colour, baby&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Colour me your car&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Colour me your colour, darling&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;I know who you are]]&lt;br /&gt;
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* Roadbuster was originally intended to have [[Wikipedia:Jeff Gordon|Jeff Gordon]]&#039;s #24 [[Wikipedia:DuPont|DuPont]]-sponsored Chevrolet Impala as his alternate mode, rather than [[Wikipedia:Dale_Earnhardt,_Jr.|Dale Earnhardt, Jr.]]&#039;s #88 Impala sponsored by [[Wikipedia:AMP Energy|AMP Energy]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nizzi&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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* Que/Wheeljack&#039;s head was once considered to be based on [[Wikipedia:Christopher Lloyd|Christopher Lloyd]]&#039;s [[Wikipedia:Emmett Brown|Doc Brown]] from the [[Wikipedia:Back to the Future trilogy|&#039;&#039;Back to the Future&#039;&#039; movies]], rather than [[Wikipedia:Albert Einstein|Albert Einstein]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;wburt&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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* The Wreckers were originally intended to have a robot pet dog, whose working names also included &amp;quot;Warpath&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nizzi&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; Hasbro released a toy of the dog with the [[Human Alliance]] version of Leadfoot, named &amp;quot;[[Steeljaw (DOTM)|Steeljaw]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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* In an interview with MTV.com, actors [[Shia LaBeouf]] and [[John Malkovich]] hinted at at some smaller scenes that were cut from the final edit of the movie. In addition to some add-libbing by the actors, one scene would have featured Malkovich&#039;s character, [[Bruce Brazos]], attempting to get Carly&#039;s phone number.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;deletedmtv&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1666772/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-dvd-deleted-scenes.jhtml MTV.com on deleted scenes], July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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* In the original teaser trailer for &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; that was released in December 2010, the opening scene that featured [[Neil Armstrong]] and [[Buzz Aldrin]] investigate the &#039;&#039;[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]&#039;&#039; on the moon had Sentinel Prime sport a gold and silver color scheme. For the final movie, his base color was changed to red.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Leaks and disinformation===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:DOTMgameSoundwave.jpg|thumb|300px|right|What you&#039;re about to see is totally classified.]]&lt;br /&gt;
The movie&#039;s title, then &amp;quot;Transformers: &#039;&#039;The&#039;&#039; Dark of the Moon&amp;quot;, was first discovered on October 6, 2010 via listings for childrens&#039; books on [http://www.amazon.com/ Amazon.com]. The title was further confirmed by a whois check for &amp;quot;www.transformersdarkofthemoonmovie.com&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-3-title-revealed-170697/ Transformers 3 Title Revealed?] @ TFW2005.com&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; On October 31, the official website for all three movies, [http://www.transformersmovie.com/ transformersmovie.com], was updated to show the &#039;&#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; logo as well as international release dates.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] was heavily touted as the new main villain, no doubt in an attempt to conceal [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]&#039;s unexpected betrayal halfway through the movie. A piece of information that commonly popped up in media coverage was the claim that Shockwave was the ruler of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] while the other Autobots and Decepticons were duking it out on Earth.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;pushpops&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-3-plot-summary-revealed-170756/ &amp;quot;Transformers 3 Plot Summary Revealed&amp;quot;], TFW2005, October 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The last bit could be written off as a case of [[Wikipedia:Chinese whispers|chinese whisper]]: Shockwave got announced as the villain for &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039;, mainstream media (such as USA Today&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;usatodayswitch&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2010-06-11-Transformers11_ST_N.htm &amp;quot;Next &#039;Transformers&#039; is due for a switch&amp;quot;], USA Today, June 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;) who aren&#039;t versed in Transformers lore looked up the character, found out about his &#039;&#039;[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]&#039;&#039; [[Shockwave (G1)|namesake]]&#039;s role in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]], included it as a piece of trivia to show they did their research, and then the trivia note got picked up as gospel by other media. Nevertheless, it was included in the &#039;&#039;official plot summary&#039;&#039; by Paramount&#039;s German branch (which also claimed that &#039;&#039;Shockwave&#039;&#039; was the robot discovered inside the &#039;&#039;[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]&#039;&#039; as seen in the trailer).&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;germansite&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.transformers3-film.de/ Official German DOTM site] including faulty plot summary.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:TF3HasbroSoundwaveBio.JPG|thumb|300px|left|If you breathe a word of what you see in here, you will do time for treason.]]Michael Bay and other official parties tried &#039;&#039;really&#039;&#039; hard to suppress the plot twist of the silver Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG given to [[Carly Spencer|Carly]] by [[Dylan Gould|Dylan]] turning out to be the new [[alternate mode]] of [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]. After the Mercedes had been spotted on the set, with [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]] exiting it&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;mercedesset&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=67518 DOTM Set Photos], ComingSoon.net, July 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, the first hint that it was more than meets the eye came with the trailer for the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|video game]], which showed Soundwave&#039;s robot mode with car [[kibble]] such as wheels that heavily resembled those of the Mercedes. In addition, [[Rising Storm issue 3|issue 3]] of &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Rising Storm]]&#039;&#039; depicted Soundwave&#039;s robot mode not only with car kibble, but with a Mercedes star on his chest. Despite this, director Michael Bay insisted that the Mercedes was simply Carly&#039;s car, claiming that &amp;quot;Mercedes would never let us make their car into a bad Decepticon. Car company&#039;s {{sic}} really frown on that. I can&#039;t say what the game company and comics do that&#039;s their own thing. They don&#039;t have the same constraints movies do. It&#039;s Carly&#039;s car.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;baynomerc&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?8724-Update-Is-Soundwave-the-silver-Mercedes-on-set-of-DOTM&amp;amp;p=169598&amp;amp;viewfull=1#post169598 Michael Bay&#039;s response to the fan theory that Soundwave is the Silver Mercedes.], April 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; On April 19, 2011, an event for promoting the &#039;&#039;Spider-Man: Edge of Time&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; video games was held in London. As part of this, [[High Moon Studios]] released promotional stills from the &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; game, one of which depicted Soundwave&#039;s new robot mode, again with Mercedes parts. However, a news embargo was enforced on the attending press, which was broken by South African video game site [http://egamer.co.za egamer].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;egamera&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://egamer.co.za/2011/05/exclusive-hands-on-transformers-dark-of-the-moon/ egamer&#039;s preview of the &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; video game]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The site was soon asked to take down the article and images, as were various &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; fan sites that had reported on the article and mirrored the images. On May 2, 2011, Hasbro&#039;s [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/ official Transformers website] was given a massive overhaul, including the addition of the new [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/cybertronian-database.cfm Vector Sigma database]. The entry for Soundwave initially identified his alternate mode as a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, but was soon changed to &amp;quot;satellite&amp;quot;. On May 3, 2011, the embargo for the video game article and promotional stills was finally lifted, allowing sites to freely show the image of Soundwave&#039;s new robot mode.&lt;br /&gt;
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On May 5, 2011, several weeks before the trade paperback collection&#039;s official release, preview pages from [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]&#039;s [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation|&#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; comic adaptation]] were discovered on [http://www.amazon.com/ Amazon.com]. Through some bizarre system error, &#039;&#039;several dozen pages&#039;&#039; were made available, which included the major plot twist of Sentinel Prime showing his true colors and killing [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. Unsurprisingly, this discovery was quickly posted on several major Transformers [[fandom|fan sites]], often without a spoiler warning.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
* A 126-page script for the movie was leaked in December 2009&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.allspark.com/content/view/6435/20/ The Allspark: Transformers News Movie Comics Animated - Script Treatment for Transformers 3? Bogus or Not, Here You Go!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, causing much discussion among the fandom. It was later confirmed as fake.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6532 Script]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* When word hit that [[Megan Fox]] was off the picture, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VTs5ESycpY Heidi Montag] put an &amp;quot;audition&amp;quot; for her part on YouTube.  [http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/114ce28ddd/sir-ben-kingsley-shows-up-heidi-montag Sir Ben Kingsley] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4FZeucBO0c Ashton Kutcher] made fun of her, because life is rad.&lt;br /&gt;
* Several concepts that had been established by the [[Transformers (film)|first movie]] were (more or less) dropped with &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; in favor or a more traditional, &#039;&#039;[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]&#039;&#039;-esque approach:&lt;br /&gt;
** In the 2007 movie, the Autobots arrive on Earth in &amp;quot;[[Protoform]]&amp;quot; entry modes (which was subsequently used as the basis for the Decepticons&#039; arrival in [[Planetfall (Movie)|Planetfall]]). Prior to the release of the movie, screenwriter [[Roberto Orci]] defended this choice over the use of a spaceship such as the &#039;&#039;Ark&#039;&#039; by asking why &amp;quot;aliens who moonlight as vehicles need other vehicles to travel&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;orcitravel&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://tformers.com/Ark-Not-Making-An-Appearance-In-the-Movie/6513/news.html TFormers quoting Roberto Orci], because Don Murphy&#039;s board can only be read by registered members.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He somewhat changed his mind after the movie had been released, however.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;orciship&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=388596&amp;amp;postcount=271 Roberto Orci on the Transformers Live Action Movie Boards], July 2007.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; After the Decepticons&#039; ship, the &#039;&#039;[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]&#039;&#039;, had made an appearance in &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; not only introduces the movieverse version of the &#039;&#039;[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]&#039;&#039;, but also reveals that all the new Autobots who have been on Earth since before &#039;&#039;Revenge of the Fallen&#039;&#039; had arrived in their own spaceship, the &#039;&#039;[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]&#039;&#039;, making the notion of individual Transformers traveling through space as &amp;quot;comets&amp;quot; an exception rather than the rule.&lt;br /&gt;
** Furthermore, &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; largely abandons the idea of Transformers having all their weapons integrated into their bodies in favor of more traditional, separate weapons. For example, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], who had blades and hooks emerging from his forearms in the previous two movies now stores all his weapons (including an axe) as accessories inside his trailer. Also, Ironhide, whose cannons were previously affixed to his arms, now sports handheld firearms instead. Even Megatron, whose [[fusion cannon]] previously grew out of his arms, now has an ordinary hand-held shotgun. Though it can be argued that Optimus still has his swords in his arms during the Chicago battle, and both Ironhide and Megatron lost their integrated weapons in the previous film, the general change is still noticeable. The only ones who still seem to have the same converting arm cannons as in the previous movies are Bumblebee, Ratchet, and Starscream.&lt;br /&gt;
* Another change from the previous movies (though not rooted in &#039;&#039;Generation 1&#039;&#039;) is that Transformers that take damage in battle now spill a red liquid that is very obviously meant to resemble human blood.&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] finally achieves a certain consistency between his two primary modes: Ever since his upgrade to a modern Camaro in &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; (2007), his [[license plate]] had alternated between &amp;quot;900 STRA&amp;quot; in vehicle mode and &amp;quot;4NZZ 454&amp;quot; in robot mode. &#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; finally uses &amp;quot;900 STRA&amp;quot; for the robot mode as well. Hasbro&#039;s toys, which had previously favored the CG robot model&#039;s &amp;quot;4NZZ 454&amp;quot; (barring the occasional &amp;quot;4NZZ&#039;&#039;&#039;Z&#039;&#039;&#039; 454&amp;quot; flub), follow suit.&lt;br /&gt;
*Speaking of license plates: [[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]]&#039;s Maybach 62S Landaulet sports a German license plate, &amp;quot;&#039;&#039;&#039;S MM 6201&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;quot;, registered in the city of Stuttgart. In reality, that plate is registered to the manufacturer and used for promotional photos.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;maybach&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/update--transformers-3-rumor--who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-170533/ Set photos and promo photos of the Maybach 62S Landaulet] at TFW2005.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*Michael Bay&#039;s private Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A jet (registration number N4500X) has a cameo in the movie as [[Charlotte Mearing]]&#039;s plane.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Foreign names===&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Japanese:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers/Darkside Moon&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (トランスフォーマー/ダークサイド・ムーン &#039;&#039;Toransufōmā/Dāku Saido Mūn&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Cantonese:&#039;&#039; (&amp;lt;!--Hong Kong, --&amp;gt;變形金剛: 黑月降臨, &amp;quot;Transformers: The Arrival of the Black Moon&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Finnish:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers: Kuun pimeä puoli&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (&amp;quot;Transformers: The Dark Side of the Moon&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;French:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers 3: La Face cachée de la Lune&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (&amp;quot;Transformers 3: The Hidden Side of the Moon&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;German:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers 3&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Mandarin:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Biàn-hsín Jīn-gāng Sān&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (Taiwan, 變形金剛３, &amp;quot;Transformers 3&amp;quot;), &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Biànxíng Jīngāng: Yuè Hēi zhī Shí&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (China, 变形金刚：月黑之时, &amp;quot;Transformers: The Time When the Moon Becomes Black&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Polish:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers 3&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Portuguese:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers: O Lado Oculto da Lua&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (&amp;quot;Transformers: The Hidden Side of the Moon&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Russian:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformery 3: Tjomnaja storona Luny&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (Трансформеры 3: Тёмная сторона Луны, &amp;quot;Transformers 3: The Dark Side of the Moon&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Serbian:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers 3: Tama Meseca&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (&amp;quot;Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Spanish:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers: El Lado Oscuro de la Luna&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (America, &amp;quot;Transformers: The Dark Side of the Moon&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Swedish:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers 3&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Footnotes==&lt;br /&gt;
{{reflist|2}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.transformersmovie.com/ Official &#039;&#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; website]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/paramount/transformersdarkofthemoon/ Trailers.Apple.com &#039;&#039;Transformers: Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; page]&lt;br /&gt;
* Designer portfolios: [http://www.joshnizzi.com/TF3.htm Josh Nizzi], [http://www.warrenmanser.com/WarrenManser.com/PORTFOLIO_M/Pages/TRANSFORMERS_3.html Warren Manser], [http://www.joelchang.com/index.php?/projects/transformers-dark-of-the-moon/ Joel Chang], [http://conceptartworld.com/?p=8293 The Aaron Sims Company] (at Concept Art World), [http://conceptartworld.com/?p=8388 Wesley Burt] (at Concept Art World), [http://massiveblack.com/MBwebolution/blog/?p=301 Massive Black], [http://www.ghull.com/#/125195 George Hull]&lt;br /&gt;
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|otherseries=&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]&#039;&#039; ep 60&lt;br /&gt;
|prev=Plus One&lt;br /&gt;
|next=Evolution&lt;br /&gt;
|image=ThristEpisodeConZombie.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
|caption=There were demons in the base. He didn&#039;t see them, but had expected them now for years. His warnings to Cernel Joson were not listenend to and now it was too late. Far too late for now, anyway.&lt;br /&gt;
|title=&amp;quot;Thirst&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|airdate=[[June 7]], [[2013]]&lt;br /&gt;
|written by=[[Marsha Griffin]]&lt;br /&gt;
|directed by=[[Scooter Tidwell]]&lt;br /&gt;
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]&lt;br /&gt;
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Knock Out and Starscream&#039;s experiment with synthetic energon threatens to take over the Decepticon ship and unleash an old enemy.&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Synopsis==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Thirst1.jpg|left|thumb|300px|When he was young he watched the spaceships and he said to dad &amp;quot;I want to be on the ships daddy.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Dad said &amp;quot;No! You will BE KILL BY DEMONS&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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In [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]]&#039;s lab, [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] bemoans his current situation, having to compete with [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] for [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]&#039;s favor. His whining is interrupted by moans from [[Silas|Cylas]], who is strapped to a table and begging to be freed. Knock Out injects him with a derivative of the [[Synthetic Energon|synthetic energon]] he recovered from the [[Autobot]]s. The compound drives Cylas into a rage, which Knock Out notes is one of its erratic side effects. Starscream sees in Cylas&#039; fury the makings of a super-soldier for Megatron.&lt;br /&gt;
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Starscream attempts to inform Megatron of this discovery, but the [[Decepticon]] leader is only interested in discussing the status of the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] [[protoform]]s with Shockwave, who is reporting in from his off-site lab. Brushed off by his leader as unimportant, Starscream sulks on his way back to Knock Out&#039;s lab.&lt;br /&gt;
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Cylas becomes more enraged with each new injection of Synth En. Knock Out discovers that the more the compound is administered, the faster Cylas burns through his own natural [[energon]] reserves. Starscream cannot see the use of having [[Predaking (Prime)|another]] unruly beast that can&#039;t be controlled, but then has an idea: [[Dark Energon]]. Knock Out objects, noting that the &amp;quot;Blood of [[Unicron]]&amp;quot; once turned their own ship against them, and that he would need approval from Shockwave in any case. Starscream assures the doctor that a controlled, minimal injection will merely place Cylas under Megatron&#039;s command, via their leader&#039;s symbiotic link with the substance, then asserts that &amp;quot;super-soldiers&amp;quot; are a military concern and thus fall under &#039;&#039;his&#039;&#039; jurisdiction.&lt;br /&gt;
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Under orders and under protest, Knock Out injects Cylas with the Dark Energon-enhanced formula. Cylas temporarily powers down before rebooting in a rage and breaking free from his bonds. But after only a few steps, he crumbles to his knees, desperately low on energon. Then with a fierce roar, his lower jaw splits into monstrous mandibles and a long, bladed tongue emerges, which he attempts to use on Starscream to drain him of energon. Unable to subdue him, Starscream and Knock Out flee down the halls of the ship.&lt;br /&gt;
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Once a safe distance away, Knock Out suggests sounding the alarm. Starscream disagrees, not wanting Megatron to learn of their actions. He claims that once Cylas attempts to feed upon the ship&#039;s highly-trained [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]] troopers, they will take care of the threat.&lt;br /&gt;
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Elsewhere, one of the Vehicons stumbles upon Cylas, who grabs the highly-trained trooper and begins draining his energon.&lt;br /&gt;
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Starscream and Knock Out plan the disposal of Cylas&#039; corpse when they find the Vehicon&#039;s corpse instead. While the two argue about who&#039;s to blame for their predicament, the dead Vehicon is reanimated by the Dark Energon in its system as a [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]] and reveals the same segmented jaw and bladed tongue that Cylas had. Starscream&#039;s blaster fire only staggers it, and Knock Out suggests destroying the Terrorcon&#039;s head, inspired by Human horror movies. Though Starscream&#039;s missile is successful in decapitating the creature, it doesn&#039;t stop it in the least, as the body lumbers forward with the tongue sticking out of the hole where the head used to be. A concentrated volley of blasts to the Vehicon&#039;s chest destroys the monster&#039;s revitalized spark, severing its link to the Dark Energon.&lt;br /&gt;
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Knock Out posits that Cylas could infect the entire crew in the same manner, a theory that&#039;s borne out when they find themselves pursued by multiple energy-draining Terrorcons. Starscream and Knock Out lock themselves in a comm room to get a breather and assess the situation. Accepting that this may be the end, the two Decepticons exchange some awkward final pleasantries and step back into the hall…&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
…Right into Megatron, who demands to know why the Dark Energon in his spark has been acting strangely as of late. Starscream provides a slanted explanation, but Megatron doesn&#039;t believe it until he&#039;s forced to destroy an attacking Terrorcon.&lt;br /&gt;
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After a more extensive debrief of the situation, Megatron puts the ship on high alert and orders Starscream and Knock Out to seek and destroy Cylas. Around the ship, Vehicons and [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]] battle the infected Terrorcons.&lt;br /&gt;
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Cylas wanders into the ship&#039;s vault. Sensing energon within a [[stasis pod]], he breaks it open, freeing and reviving [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]]. Cylas attempts to drain her energon, though she &#039;&#039;barely&#039;&#039; ducks out of the way of his tongue, and a short battle ensues, but Airachnid is able to immobilize him with webbing long enough to deliver a fatal wound; ripping &amp;quot;[[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]]&amp;quot; open in order to destroy his spark and make &#039;&#039;sure&#039;&#039; he&#039;s dead this time, Airachnid instead finds the mutilated real body of Cylas, who survives just long enough to thank her for freeing him from his tortured existence before dying. She immediately re-establishes her telepathic control over the Insecticons and commands them to return to her. Their sudden departure is noticed by [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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Starscream and Knock Out discover Cylas&#039; corpse. Starscream is elated until Knock Out points out Airachnid&#039;s destroyed prison, followed by Megatron demanding a status update.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Thirst-Airachnidzombie.jpg|thumb|right|300px|And then John was a zombie.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Airachnid leads the Insecticons through the halls of the ship, ordering them to wipe out every Decepticon aboard. At the end of the hall, Soundwave calmly steps forward to face them. The bug-bots attack, and Soundwave opens a [[space bridge]] directly in front of him at the last second. Before they can react, Airachnid and the Insecticons are teleported away. As the bridge closes behind her, Airachnid realizes that they have been sent to a moon orbiting the abandoned [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and screams in rage.&lt;br /&gt;
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Aboard the &#039;&#039;[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]&#039;&#039;, Megatron contacts Shockwave again to inform him they&#039;re implementing his containment protocol to prevent further outbreak. He also tells Shockwave to speed up the Predacon cloning project, as they have now lost more than half their military forces. Knock Out is sternly reminded that he is the ship&#039;s &#039;&#039;medic&#039;&#039; under Shockwave&#039;s command, and is forced to turn over all of his experimental projects to the scientist. Megatron then turns to Starscream, intent on teaching him a lesson the only way that seems to get through to him...&lt;br /&gt;
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Back on the moon, an &#039;&#039;&#039;infected&#039;&#039;&#039; Airachnid drains the energon from one of her minions as the rest of the Insecticons line up obediently to await their turn.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Featured characters==&lt;br /&gt;
{{featuredcharacters&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] (1)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (2)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] (4)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s (5)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] (6)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]] (7)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] (8)&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Silas|Cylas]] (3)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Quotes==&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;My, my, my. Whatever have you been inflicting upon poor Cylas?&amp;quot; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Ha! Well, anything that merits the need for a living petri dish.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;Knock&#039;&#039;&#039; Out laugh over Cylas&#039; misfortune.&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;[Talking to Shockwave over comm]&#039;&#039; Tell me of the Predacon protoforms. What is the status of their incubation? Mm-hm. Uh-huh.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream&#039;&#039;&#039;: Master, if I do say so myself, I have made the most intriguing discovery. It appears that--&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039;: Not now! &#039;&#039;[Back to Shockwave]&#039;&#039; Please continue, Shockwave. No, no one important.&lt;br /&gt;
:—Megatron doesn&#039;t like to be interrupted when he&#039;s on the phone.&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream&#039;&#039;&#039;: Megatron will undoubtedly hold us responsible.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Knock Out&#039;&#039;&#039;: But...WE ARE!&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream&#039;&#039;&#039;: Well, you are, mostly.&lt;br /&gt;
:—Starscream blames someone else, news at 11.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Aim for the head!&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;What? How do you know?&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I&#039;ve seen human horror films.&amp;quot; &#039;&#039;[Starscream looks at him curiously]&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;At drive-in theaters!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Knock Out&#039;&#039;&#039; schools &#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream&#039;&#039;&#039; on how to survive a zombie apocalypse.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;I find it rather ironic that after battling Autobots all these years, getting smacked down, shot at, blown up, &#039;&#039;this&#039;&#039; is how our lights go out?&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Drained of our precious fluids. If this is indeed the end, if we are to become Terrorcon-chow, it has been an honor serving Lord Megatron with you.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;You&#039;re no Breakdown. Though I must confess, I have always admired your lustrous finish.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;[Awkward pause]&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;&#039;&#039;*mm-hmm*&#039;&#039; Well, then.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Should be going.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Knock Out&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream&#039;&#039;&#039; begin a beautiful friendship… and remind us of [[Arcee (WFC)|some]][[Optimus Prime (WFC)|one&#039;s]] words on [[Scrapheap (episode)|another day]].&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039;: Would either of you like to tell me what exactly is going on? &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream&#039;&#039;&#039;: Yes, absolutely nothing, my liege. &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Knock Out&#039;&#039;&#039;: All is quiet, too quiet. One could even say dull!&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039;: Funny, because the Dark Energon within my spark has been pulsing.&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream&#039;&#039;&#039;: (To Knock Out) Allow me to handle this. (To Megatron) IT&#039;S KNOCK OUT&#039;S FAULT!&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Knock Out&#039;&#039;&#039;: Precisely my-WHAT?!&lt;br /&gt;
:—Knock Out somehow manages to be surprised by Starscream yet again passing the buck.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Let me just say, you have been awarded more chances for redemption than anyone in Decepticon history!&amp;quot; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
:—Next contestant, &#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039; from Kaon. Special subject, the obvious.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Silas? Whatever have they done to you? But more importantly, thank you for freeing me.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;No. Thank…you… &#039;&#039;[Dies]&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Whatever.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Airachnid&#039;&#039;&#039; is unmoved by &#039;&#039;&#039;Cylas&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; final words.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Soundwave! I vow that on this day, the world will hear the sound of your screams.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Airachnid&#039;s&#039;&#039;&#039; mouth writes a check that her abdomen can&#039;t cash.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Lord Megatron! If you would just allow me to explain things...&amp;quot; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;NO! Allow &#039;&#039;me&#039;&#039; to explain things. In a manner which I &#039;&#039;know&#039;&#039; you&#039;ll understand...&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039; as he prepares to &amp;quot;explain&amp;quot; the living slag out of &#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;again&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Approach me! Serve your queen...&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Airachnid&#039;&#039;&#039; addresses her servants before sucking them dry like Slurpees.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
===Animation and technical errors===&lt;br /&gt;
* Airachnid lost one of her spider legs to the closing pod door when she was put in stasis, but all six are intact in this episode.&lt;br /&gt;
* Starscream&#039;s missile cleanly beheads a Vehicon, leaving no burn marks or exposed circuitry of any kind. For that matter, the headless Vehicon reveals that there is no &amp;quot;joint&amp;quot; on the model for the head to attach to, just a completely flat surface with a hole for the tongue. You normally don&#039;t see it because the neck just goes straight into the base of the collar, as if the collar form-fits around the neck.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Continuity errors===&lt;br /&gt;
* Knock Out discusses the events of &amp;quot;[[Stronger, Faster]]&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;[[Flying Mind]]&amp;quot; with Starscream, even though Starscream wasn&#039;t part of the Decepticon ranks when either took place. While it is conceivable that Starscream learned of the events of both episodes through the ship&#039;s logs or another source, Knock Out speaks as if they were both witness to them.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Continuity notes===&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;Yowza&#039;&#039;, this would be a tough episode to start watching the series.&lt;br /&gt;
* Airachnid was frozen in stasis in &amp;quot;[[Armada (episode)|Armada]]&amp;quot; and was retrieved from the Autobot base by the Decepticons in &amp;quot;[[Darkmount, NV]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* The [[polarity gauntlet]] can be seen in the vault, in the first of the five containment fields. It was left on Cybertron by [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] in &amp;quot;[[Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour]]&amp;quot;, and can be assumed to have been recovered by Knock Out&#039;s salvage team offscreen in &amp;quot;Darkmount, NV&amp;quot;. This leaves only the [[Immobilizer]] unaccounted for.&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Silas]], the formerly 100% human commander of [[MECH]], was surgically combined with Breakdown&#039;s corpse in &amp;quot;[[The Human Factor]]&amp;quot;. He changed his name to Cylas (Cybernetic Life Augmented by Symbiosis) and became a reluctant guest of the Decepticons in the same episode.&lt;br /&gt;
* Cylas (then Silas) entered into a partnership of convenience with Starscream in &amp;quot;[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 1]]&amp;quot; and conveniently stole his [[transformation cog|T-cog]] in &amp;quot;[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 2]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Cylas (then Silas) once had Breakdown pinned to his operating table in &amp;quot;[[Operation: Breakdown]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Knock Out recovered some of [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]&#039;s synthetic energon in &amp;quot;[[Stronger, Faster]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Shockwave has been working from an off-site laboratory since &amp;quot;[[Chain of Command (Prime)|Chain of Command]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Megatron previously used Dark Energon to reanimate and control the dead in &amp;quot;[[Darkness Rising, Part 3]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Dark Energon awakened a dangerous, self-serving intelligence within the Decepticon warship in &amp;quot;[[Flying Mind]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Cylas&#039; eyes turn green, then purple, when he is injected with synthetic energon and Dark Energon, respectively. This is consistent with previous applications of the substances. (&amp;quot;[[Stronger, Faster]]&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;[[Darkness Rising, Part 3]]&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
* Airachnid killed Breakdown and discovered her telepathic control of the Insecticons in &amp;quot;[[Crossfire]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Airachnid knows Cylas (then Silas) from their brief partnership in &amp;quot;[[Crisscross]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Airachnid&#039;s desire to have Soundwave scream likely stems from the very one-sided beatdown she received from him in &amp;quot;[[One Shall Rise, Part 3]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Starscream refers to the Decepticon soldiers as &amp;quot;Vehicons&amp;quot; confirming it as their real designation. [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] previously used that term in to describe them in &amp;quot;[[Plus One]]&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
* Megatron alludes to the beatings he bestowed on Starscream in &amp;quot;[[Darkness Rising, Part 4]]&amp;quot; and in-between the episodes &amp;quot;[[Out of His Head]]&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;[[Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone]]&amp;quot; when he prepares to punish Starscream &amp;quot;the only way he understands&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Transformers references===&lt;br /&gt;
* Protoforms are the first stage of Transformer life in many continuities.&lt;br /&gt;
* Megatron again refers to his upcoming Predacon army as [[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machine]] super-soldiers.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Real-world references===&lt;br /&gt;
* Knock Out&#039;s proclamation of &amp;quot;It&#039;s alive&amp;quot; echoes the famous words spoken in &#039;&#039;[[Frankenstein]]&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
* In addition to the segmented jaw and barbed tongue, the Terrorcons&#039; [[teeth]] also transform into vampiric fangs.&lt;br /&gt;
* As Knock Out indicated, destroying the head is the traditional way to kill zombies in many horror movies. But only human ones. &lt;br /&gt;
* This episode heavily pays homage to the 1985 zombie film &#039;&#039;The Return of the Living Dead&#039;&#039; where two humans (Frank and Freddie) cause a gas to spread across a cemetery that revives dead corpses into zombies and then plays comedy with the two trying to control the situation while blaming each other for the zombie apocalypse, much like Starscream and Knock Out in this episode. The zombies in &#039;&#039;The Return of the Living Dead&#039;&#039; couldn&#039;t be killed by headshots, either.&lt;br /&gt;
* There is also some homage to the film &#039;&#039;Blade II&#039;&#039;, specifically in the physiological effects of the virus. The Reapers, genetically-engineered vampire mutants, possessed the same type of unfolding jaw and feeding tendril, as well as a greatly increased blood appetite due to a heightened metabolism.&lt;br /&gt;
* Knock Out places his fingers on the neck of the first Vehicon that fell victim to Cylas to check for life signs. This is often done to test a seriously injured person for a [[wikipedia:pulse|pulse]] in their [[wikipedia:carotid artery|carotid artery]].&lt;br /&gt;
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===Trivia===&lt;br /&gt;
* This is the first episode which doesn&#039;t feature the [[Autobot]]s in any capacity. Previously, &amp;quot;[[Patch (episode)|Patch]]&amp;quot;, the last Decepticon-centric episode, had flashbacks which contained Autobots even though none appeared in person. [[Peter Cullen]], however, gets to voice the zombified Vehicon trooper Megatron puts down.&lt;br /&gt;
* Starscream says that the ship is crawling with &amp;quot;highly-trained Vehicon troopers&amp;quot;. Kinda makes you wonder what a poorly-trained one is like, huh?&lt;br /&gt;
* On-the-move teleportation seems as if it&#039;s becoming Soundwave&#039;s signature move, having used it to dispatch [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] in &amp;quot;[[Orion Pax, Part 1]]&amp;quot; and to claim the Predacon fossil in &amp;quot;[[Project Predacon]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Steve Blum]] is credited as &amp;quot;Insecticon #1&amp;quot; instead of [[Bombshock (Prime)|Bombshock]] this time.&lt;br /&gt;
* The last thing Silas/Cylas did to Starscream was knock him out and steal his T-Cog, so it&#039;s no surprise Starscream has no desire to help him at the beginning of the episode.&lt;br /&gt;
* Starscream alludes to having collected &amp;quot;dozens of Predacon bones&amp;quot;, and Shockwave has already grown a batch of protoforms. This implies a significant timeskip between this episode and the last, since Shockwave had only just just established an off-site laboratory in &amp;quot;[[Chain of Command (Prime)|Chain of Command]]&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;[[Plus One]]&amp;quot; takes place immediately after that episode. Furthermore, the amount of bones collected, assuming it&#039;s not hyperbole on Starscream&#039;s part, suggests a rather bad run of luck for the Autobots.&lt;br /&gt;
* While there have been several offscreen and implied deaths of humans in &#039;&#039;Transformers Prime&#039;&#039;, this is the first full &amp;quot;watch the light die from his eye&amp;quot; death, not only in &#039;&#039;Prime&#039;&#039; but in western Transformers animation. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;:&#039;&#039;The Dynasty of Primes is a group from the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:Cyberglyphics Prime Symbol.png|100px|right|]]&lt;br /&gt;
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The &#039;&#039;&#039;Dynasty of Primes&#039;&#039;&#039; was the ruling class of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] eons ago. Formed by the first [[Thirteen|&amp;lt;strike&amp;gt;Thirteen&amp;lt;/strike&amp;gt;]] &amp;lt;strike&amp;gt;Seven&amp;lt;/strike&amp;gt; Cybertronians, the Dynasty ruled Cybertron and protected the [[AllSpark]] until they were betrayed by [[The Fallen|one of their own]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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The only named Primes are [[Prima]], the first Prime, [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel]], who remembered his ancestry, [[Bendy-Bus Prime|Bendy-Bus]], whose status is unknown, and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]], the last of the Primes. &lt;br /&gt;
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{{bigquote|Primes are born. Not made.|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]|&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Revenge of the Fallen]]&#039;&#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Fiction==&lt;br /&gt;
===IDW comics===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:TalesoftheFallen4-dynasty.jpg|left|thumb|300px|We don&#039;t look like this in the film.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Eons ago, the AllSpark created thirteen beings, the first Cybertronians, who had the ability to move between dimensions. They soon realized that the AllSpark&#039;s power, though vast, was not infinite, and required the energy of stars to be replenished. Once a nearby star went nova, the AllSpark created a worker race, the Transformers, who would assist the Dynasty in replenishing the AllSpark. One of the thirteen, later known as the Fallen, {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} believed the AllSpark was talking to him and that it wanted him to harvest &#039;&#039;any&#039;&#039; sun, local lifeforms or no local lifeforms, rather than spend ages searching. He harvested the sun of a living world behind his brother&#039;s backs, only to be caught and told off. This didn&#039;t stop him {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 4|Tales of the Fallen #4}} and eventually, the Dynasty ruled that all &amp;lt;strike&amp;gt;thirteen&amp;lt;/strike&amp;gt; seven of them) would decide on the harvester&#039;s use. &lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:TalesoftheFallen4-notlikethis.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Hey, are [[Prima| you]] [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]&#039;s dad?]]&lt;br /&gt;
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In response, the Fallen assembled his own army, the [[Decepticon]]s, and deliberately built a harvester on Earth... in order to draw his brothers into a trap. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 3|Tales of the Fallen #3}} A great battle erupted as the Fallen fought to gain the AllSpark&#039;s power for himself. However, once he had destroyed his &amp;lt;strike&amp;gt;six&amp;lt;/strike&amp;gt; twelve brothers&#039; [[sarcophagus|sarcophagi]], he still had to face the final survivor, [[Prima]], who tricked him into running out of power and then used the remaining power in the Dynasty&#039;s corpses to imprison the Fallen in his own sarcophagus. The last Prime then built a tomb for the Matrix out of the corpses and sacrificed himself to close it. Knowledge of the thirteen faded, and the Dynasty of Primes became little more than a myth. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 3}} {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 4|Tales of the Fallen #4}} {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Thousands of years later, the [[Science Division]] discovered the Fallen&#039;s sarcophagus and the remains of the other Twelve&#039;s sarcophagi. As the Fallen influenced [[Lord High Protector]] [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], the members of the Science Division, under the direction of their leader [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]], studied the remains of the other relics and discovered the [[Cyberglyphics|symbol of the Primes]]. This was the first proof that they had found of the Dynasty, and what&#039;s more, the symbol was etched on the head of the Science Division&#039;s leader, who was soon dubbed Optimus [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] by his fellow scientists. After the [[Autobot]]s refused to follow Megatron&#039;s [[Decepticon]]s, the term Prime came to denote Optimus as leader of the Autobots. {{storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===&#039;&#039;Revenge of the Fallen&#039;&#039; movie===&lt;br /&gt;
:&#039;&#039;Voice actors:&#039;&#039; [[Michael York]], [[Kevin Michael Richardson]], [[Robin Atkin Downes]] (English), [[Banjō Ginga]], [[Daisuke Gōri]], [[Yasuyoshi Hara]] (Japanese)&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:ROTF Primes vs Fallen.jpg|250px|thumb|left|You do realize that they could have killed him right now instead of hiding the Matrix, right?]] &lt;br /&gt;
At least by 17,000 BC, ancient beings known as the &amp;quot;Seven Primes,&amp;quot; reached the Solar System in their quest to build a [[Star Harvester]], but they discovered the chosen system contained [[Earth|a life-bearing world]], and so six of the Primes objected to using the Harvester on the system&#039;s sun. The seventh, however, insisted on using the Harvester anyway upon weighing the longevity of his planet and his race against a seemingly meaningless organic world. This Prime quickly turned on his brothers and their creed, waging war against them, with those who agreed with his ideals by his side. After attacking and killing many of his fellow Primes and slaughtering a large number of early [[human]]s he was thereafter ever known as &amp;quot;The Fallen.&amp;quot; The remaining Primes mounted an attack on their new nemesis and hid the [[Matrix of Leadership#Live-action film series|Matrix of Leadership]]—without which he could not activate the harvester—in a [[Tomb of the Primes|tomb composed of their own bodies]] on the very planet he sought to destroy, using the last of their energy left from the epic battle to completely seal it.  &lt;br /&gt;
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According to Sam Witwicky, who had absorbed the AllSpark, [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] led an expedition where it took him fourteen galactic convergences to get an echo of something, seemingly related to the existence of other dimensions where the theory of relativity was not applicable.&lt;br /&gt;
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In the present day, their descendant [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] perished in battle whilst protecting the human adolescent [[Sam Witwicky]], the chosen vessel of the AllSpark after the Cube&#039;s physical destruction. With the seemingly confusing knowledge of an advanced alien civilization in his mind, Sam and his companions set out to find the Matrix of Leadership after learning it might be the only thing that could resurrect Optimus—the last of the Primes—who was the only being who could defeat &amp;quot;The Fallen&amp;quot;. Travelling to [[Petra]] in [[Jordan]], Sam discovered the Tomb of the Primes hidden within, quickly discovering the small Matrix. His hopes were soon dampened however, when the artifact crumbled into dust upon it being moved. Nevertheless, he held onto his faith and gathered up the dust in a tattered sock, intending to revive Optimus with it in any way feasible.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:ROTF-sixprimes.jpg|250px|thumb|You must avenge my death, Simba—uh, I mean, Sam.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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During a climactic battle around the Star Harvester between the [[Autobot]]s and The Fallen&#039;s [[Decepticon]] forces, Sam died in an attempt to use the remnants of the Matrix to resurrect Optimus Prime. Appearing to leave his body, the six Primes soon appeared before Sam, telling him that they had been observing him for a long period of time, praising his sacrificial acts to save the last Prime&#039;s spark. They pronounced him worthy of receiving the Matrix, revealing to him that it is now never merely found but instead &#039;&#039;earned&#039;&#039;, then instantaneously resuscitated him. Brought back to life by the six Primes, he was able to fulfill his destiny by reviving Optimus. The Fallen stole the Matrix and used it to activate the Star Harvester, but thanks to [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] donating his parts, Optimus Prime was given the power needed to battle the Fallen. Optimus destroyed the Harvester, defeated and seriously injured Megatron and finally (and rather brutally) killed the Fallen. {{Storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Revenge of the Fallen adaptations===&lt;br /&gt;
According to [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]], the Dynasty of Primes was formed by the first Thirteen Cybertronians. These beings could not transform, but they and their transforming descendants possessed powers beyond that of the average Cybertronian. The Dynasty ruled Cybertron and protected the AllSpark, replenishing it with the energy harvested from stars. However, the Dynasty of Primes was also benevolent, believing that all life was sacred, and refused to harvest stars with worlds inhabited by sentient races. To better prevent abuse, the Dynasty guarded the Matrix of Leadership, an artifact formed by the AllSpark to power the [[Star Harvester|Great Machines]] used to harvest stars. However, one of these Primes believed that they should harvest the star [[Sun|Sol]], which promised to yield vast amounts of energy, even though Sol was orbited by a small world with primitive inhabitants, [[human]]s. After this plan was unanimously rejected by the others, this Prime betrayed and killed most of his brothers, but [[Prima|one survived]] and hid the Matrix in the Tomb of the Primes on [[Earth]], fusing it shut with his own life essence. The Fallen, as the renegade Prime was now known, dispatched the [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]]s to retrieve the Matrix, but they were unsuccessful and eventually abandoned. On Cybertron, the Fallen hunted down and killed every last Prime he could find, knowing that they were a threat to him. A single orphan was hidden away with no knowledge of his lineage: Optimus Prime. &lt;br /&gt;
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In time, The Fallen encountered Megatron, and directed him to form the Decepticons, promising him the powers of a Prime in exchange for his loyalty. When Megatron left Optimus Prime in stasis lock, the last threat to the Fallen was removed, and he prepared for his return to Earth. However, [[Sam Witwicky]], using the knowledge of the AllSpark within his mind, found the Matrix in [[Petra]], [[Jordan]]. Unfortunately, it had turned to dust in the millennia in the tomb. When his heart stopped after an attack by Megatron, Sam communed with the [[spark]]s of the Twelve original Primes, who had judged Sam worthy of stewardship of the Matrix, and instructed him to merge the Matrix with Optimus. The Dynasty then returned Sam to life and transferred the knowledge of the AllSpark into the restored Matrix. With the Matrix restored, Sam used it to revive Optimus Prime and give him the knowledge of his ancestors. Unfortunately, the Fallen then attacked and stole the Matrix, activating the harvester. &lt;br /&gt;
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Using parts donated by a critically injured Jetfire, Optimus went to the star harvester, recovered the Matrix, and confronted the Fallen. In the battle that followed, Optimus proclaimed that the Fallen had forfeited his right to be a Prime when he slaughtered his brothers, and told Megatron that Primes were born, not made. Realizing he had been betrayed, Megatron and Starscream abandoned the Fallen and used the space bridge he had created to escape. Optimus then impaled the Fallen through the head with his own spear. With the death of The Fallen, Optimus Prime became sole inheritor of the Matrix and the last of the Dynasty of Primes. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Revenge of the Fallen}} {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation|Revenge of the Fallen}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Titan Magazines===&lt;br /&gt;
The original Transformers are explicitly stated to number only seven. There&#039;s also a legend they might actually be created by some guy called [[Primus]], which they don&#039;t believe {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.3|The Fallen Profile}}... but it&#039;s true! He was the first Cybertronian. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3.1|Sentinel Prime Profile}}&lt;br /&gt;
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They were imprisoned by the Fallen {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.8|Jetfire Profile}} except when they weren&#039;t. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.3|The Fallen Profile}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===&#039;&#039;Dark of the Moon&#039;&#039; film===&lt;br /&gt;
When Sentinel Prime was about to kill Optimus Prime, he mentioned that all the Primes were once considered gods. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Toys==&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;See also: [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys]] and [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)#toys]].&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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===&#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; (2007)===&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:Movie ProtoformOptimusPrime toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Guess who ya gotta buy now to finish your [[Thirteen|thirteen original Transformers]] collection?]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Protoform Optimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039; (Deluxe Class, 2007)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Japanese ID number:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;MA-05&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; Gun with flame attachment&lt;br /&gt;
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:Based upon the &amp;quot;[[Protoform]]&amp;quot; (Cybertronian) appearances of the Transformers in the Movie, Protoform [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] transforms into his &amp;quot;entry&amp;quot; mode. This mode somewhat resembles a cybertronic truck, with false wheels sculpted onto the sides, and Optimus Prime&#039;s trademark windows in front. A flame decoration piece fits to the back of the &amp;quot;vehicle&amp;quot;, creating the illusion of a flaming comet&#039;s tail. The bottom of the vehicle has small wheels to roll the toy across smooth surfaces. Oddly, it has NO [[Automorph Technology|automorph]] gimmick at all, a feature most main-line figures have.&lt;br /&gt;
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:In robot mode he resembles previous Optimus characters: his angular chest windows are reminiscent of &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]&#039;&#039; [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], while his near-animalistic limbs and color scheme are evocative of &#039;&#039;[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]&#039;&#039; [[Optimus Primal]]. He has excellent articulation due to his many ball joints, and is armed with a rifle. The flame attachment can fit onto the end of the (non-firing) gun barrel.&lt;br /&gt;
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:Some packaging variants of this figure (perhaps a Wal-Mart exclusive) included a free movie poster depicting a Cybertronian eye overlooking Earth. While an added sticker to the outer plastic bubble says &amp;quot;Exclusive movie poster!&amp;quot;, it is more of a preview of upcoming figures.&lt;br /&gt;
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:This toy was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as [[Prima|a member of the Dynasty of Primes]] in [[Tales of the Fallen issue 4|&#039;&#039;Tales of the Fallen&#039;&#039; #4]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Merchandise==&lt;br /&gt;
===Revenge of the Fallen===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:RotF Bendy Bus Prime.jpg|thumb|250px|right|]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Bendy-Bus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039; (2009)&lt;br /&gt;
:Bendy-Bus Prime is a life-sized non-transformable sculpture with the dimensions 13×11×6 feet. There was only one produced by [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount Home Entertainment]] and [[Pinewood Studios]] or [[Propshop]], which was given away on [[December 9]], 2009 in a contest hosted by [[Wikipedia:The Sun (newspaper)|The Sun]] in conjunction with the release of &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]&#039;&#039; on DVD.&lt;br /&gt;
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:He is made out of 100 original bus parts, and even has an Oyster card reader.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
*The [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|novelization]] and [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation|comic book adaptation]] vary quite differently from the version told in the movie, as they were based on early versions of the final script.&lt;br /&gt;
*For example, IDW&#039;s film adaptation shows 13 Primes instead of 7.  In [[Tales of the Fallen issue 3|a later comic]], only 7 are [[retcon|shown]].&lt;br /&gt;
*But then The Fallen&#039;s bio in the &#039;&#039;Revenge of the Fallen&#039;&#039; DVD/Blu-Ray bonus material says there were in fact 13.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hasbro]] tried clearing the matter up in a [[Hasbro Q&amp;amp;A|Q&amp;amp;A exchange]], saying that there were 13 &amp;quot;Original Epic Warriors of Cybertron,&amp;quot; but only 7 of them were Primes.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?s=&amp;amp;showtopic=63609&amp;amp;view=findpost&amp;amp;p=1367057 Allspark.com Hasbro Q&amp;amp;A: Oct 2009]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; This distinction has not yet appeared in the fiction.&lt;br /&gt;
*More recently, a quiz in the [[Transformers Comic issue 2.10|Titan comic]] asked how many Primes there were, and the answer was &amp;quot;Seven (though you could have said 13!)&amp;quot;.  At least they&#039;re both prime numbers.&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:RotF The Twelve heads.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Give me your... faces?]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Though barely glimpsed in the film, [[Josh Nizzi]] designed somewhat unique bodies and heads for each of the 12 during the film&#039;s pre-production. Interestingly, &#039;&#039;all&#039;&#039; of them appear to have energy glowing within their armor just as The Fallen does.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.joshnizzi.com/TF2.htm Concept art on JoshNizzi.com]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Only 7 of them made into the film, of course.&lt;br /&gt;
*The Dynasty is a bit more lenient in the IDW comics than in the film and other spin-offs: There, the Fallen killed a planet before, and their reaction to this &#039;&#039;deliberate omnicide&#039;&#039; is little more than wagging a finger and saying &amp;quot;now don&#039;t do it again!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Foreign names===&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Japanese:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;Prime Ōchō&#039;&#039;&#039; (プライム王朝 &#039;&#039;Puraimu Ōchō&#039;&#039;, &amp;quot;Prime Dynasty&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Indonesian:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;Dinasti Prime&#039;&#039;&#039; (디낫티 패리므 &amp;quot;Prime Dynasty&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Autobot leaders]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Factions]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Primes]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Rulers of Cybertron]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen subgroups]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Transformer culture]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<title>Thirst</title>
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|otherseries=&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]&#039;&#039; ep 60&lt;br /&gt;
|prev=Plus One&lt;br /&gt;
|next=Evolution&lt;br /&gt;
|image=ThristEpisodeConZombie.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
|caption=There were demons in the base. He didn&#039;t see them, but had expected them now for years. His warnings to Cernel Joson were not listenend to and now it was too late. Far too late for now, anyway.&lt;br /&gt;
|title=&amp;quot;Thirst&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|airdate=[[June 7]], [[2013]]&lt;br /&gt;
|written by=[[Marsha Griffin]]&lt;br /&gt;
|directed by=[[Scooter Tidwell]]&lt;br /&gt;
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]&lt;br /&gt;
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Knock Out and Starscream&#039;s experiment with synthetic energon threatens to take over the Decepticon ship and unleash an old enemy.&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Synopsis==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Thirst1.jpg|left|thumb|300px|When he was young he watched the spaceships and he said to dad &amp;quot;I want to be on the ships daddy.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Dad said &amp;quot;No! You will BE KILL BY DEMONS&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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In [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]]&#039;s lab, [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] bemoans his current situation, having to compete with [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] for [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]&#039;s favor. His whining is interrupted by moans from [[Silas|Cylas]], who is strapped to a table and begging to be freed. Knock Out injects him with a derivative of the [[Synthetic Energon|synthetic energon]] he recovered from the [[Autobot]]s. The compound drives Cylas into a rage, which Knock Out notes is one of its erratic side effects. Starscream sees in Cylas&#039; fury the makings of a super-soldier for Megatron.&lt;br /&gt;
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Starscream attempts to inform Megatron of this discovery, but the [[Decepticon]] leader is only interested in discussing the status of the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] [[protoform]]s with Shockwave, who is reporting in from his off-site lab. Brushed off by his leader as unimportant, Starscream sulks on his way back to Knock Out&#039;s lab.&lt;br /&gt;
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Cylas becomes more enraged with each new injection of Synth En. Knock Out discovers that the more the compound is administered, the faster Cylas burns through his own natural [[energon]] reserves. Starscream cannot see the use of having [[Predaking (Prime)|another]] unruly beast that can&#039;t be controlled, but then has an idea: [[Dark Energon]]. Knock Out objects, noting that the &amp;quot;Blood of [[Unicron]]&amp;quot; once turned their own ship against them, and that he would need approval from Shockwave in any case. Starscream assures the doctor that a controlled, minimal injection will merely place Cylas under Megatron&#039;s command, via their leader&#039;s symbiotic link with the substance, then asserts that &amp;quot;super-soldiers&amp;quot; are a military concern and thus fall under &#039;&#039;his&#039;&#039; jurisdiction.&lt;br /&gt;
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Under orders and under protest, Knock Out injects Cylas with the Dark Energon-enhanced formula. Cylas temporarily powers down before rebooting in a rage and breaking free from his bonds. But after only a few steps, he crumbles to his knees, desperately low on energon. Then with a fierce roar, his lower jaw splits into monstrous mandibles and a long, bladed tongue emerges, which he attempts to use on Starscream to drain him of energon. Unable to subdue him, Starscream and Knock Out flee down the halls of the ship.&lt;br /&gt;
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Once a safe distance away, Knock Out suggests sounding the alarm. Starscream disagrees, not wanting Megatron to learn of their actions. He claims that once Cylas attempts to feed upon the ship&#039;s highly-trained [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]] troopers, they will take care of the threat.&lt;br /&gt;
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Elsewhere, one of the Vehicons stumbles upon Cylas, who grabs the highly-trained trooper and begins draining his energon.&lt;br /&gt;
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Starscream and Knock Out plan the disposal of Cylas&#039; corpse when they find the Vehicon&#039;s corpse instead. While the two argue about who&#039;s to blame for their predicament, the dead Vehicon is reanimated by the Dark Energon in its system as a [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]] and reveals the same segmented jaw and bladed tongue that Cylas had. Starscream&#039;s blaster fire only staggers it, and Knock Out suggests destroying the Terrorcon&#039;s head, inspired by Human horror movies. Though Starscream&#039;s missile is successful in decapitating the creature, it doesn&#039;t stop it in the least, as the body lumbers forward with the tongue sticking out of the hole where the head used to be. A concentrated volley of blasts to the Vehicon&#039;s chest destroys the monster&#039;s revitalized spark, severing its link to the Dark Energon.&lt;br /&gt;
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Knock Out posits that Cylas could infect the entire crew in the same manner, a theory that&#039;s borne out when they find themselves pursued by multiple energy-draining Terrorcons. Starscream and Knock Out lock themselves in a comm room to get a breather and assess the situation. Accepting that this may be the end, the two Decepticons exchange some awkward final pleasantries and step back into the hall…&lt;br /&gt;
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…Right into Megatron, who demands to know why the Dark Energon in his spark has been acting strangely as of late. Starscream provides a slanted explanation, but Megatron doesn&#039;t believe it until he&#039;s forced to destroy an attacking Terrorcon.&lt;br /&gt;
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After a more extensive debrief of the situation, Megatron puts the ship on high alert and orders Starscream and Knock Out to seek and destroy Cylas. Around the ship, Vehicons and [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]] battle the infected Terrorcons.&lt;br /&gt;
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Cylas wanders into the ship&#039;s vault. Sensing energon within a [[stasis pod]], he breaks it open, freeing and reviving [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]]. Cylas attempts to drain her energon, though she &#039;&#039;barely&#039;&#039; ducks out of the way of his tongue, and a short battle ensues, but Airachnid is able to immobilize him with webbing long enough to deliver a fatal wound; ripping &amp;quot;[[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]]&amp;quot; open in order to destroy his spark and make &#039;&#039;sure&#039;&#039; he&#039;s dead this time, Airachnid instead finds the mutilated real body of Cylas, who survives just long enough to thank her for freeing him from his tortured existence before dying. She immediately re-establishes her telepathic control over the Insecticons and commands them to return to her. Their sudden departure is noticed by [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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Starscream and Knock Out discover Cylas&#039; corpse. Starscream is elated until Knock Out points out Airachnid&#039;s destroyed prison, followed by Megatron demanding a status update.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Thirst-Airachnidzombie.jpg|thumb|right|300px|And then John was a zombie.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Airachnid leads the Insecticons through the halls of the ship, ordering them to wipe out every Decepticon aboard. At the end of the hall, Soundwave calmly steps forward to face them. The bug-bots attack, and Soundwave opens a [[space bridge]] directly in front of him at the last second. Before they can react, Airachnid and the Insecticons are teleported away. As the bridge closes behind her, Airachnid realizes that they have been sent to a moon orbiting the abandoned [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and screams in rage.&lt;br /&gt;
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Aboard the &#039;&#039;[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]&#039;&#039;, Megatron contacts Shockwave again to inform him they&#039;re implementing his containment protocol to prevent further outbreak. He also tells Shockwave to speed up the Predacon cloning project, as they have now lost more than half their military forces. Knock Out is sternly reminded that he is the ship&#039;s &#039;&#039;medic&#039;&#039; under Shockwave&#039;s command, and is forced to turn over all of his experimental projects to the scientist. Megatron then turns to Starscream, intent on teaching him a lesson the only way that seems to get through to him...&lt;br /&gt;
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Back on the moon, an &#039;&#039;&#039;infected&#039;&#039;&#039; Airachnid drains the energon from one of her minions as the rest of the Insecticons line up obediently to await their turn.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Featured characters==&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] (1)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (2)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] (4)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s (5)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] (6)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]] (7)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] (8)&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Silas|Cylas]] (3)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Quotes==&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;My, my, my. Whatever have you been inflicting upon poor Cylas?&amp;quot; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Ha! Well, anything that merits the need for a living petri dish.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;Knock&#039;&#039;&#039; Out laugh over Cylas&#039; misfortune.&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;[Talking to Shockwave over comm]&#039;&#039; Tell me of the Predacon protoforms. What is the status of their incubation? Mm-hm. Uh-huh.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream&#039;&#039;&#039;: Master, if I do say so myself, I have made the most intriguing discovery. It appears that--&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039;: Not now! &#039;&#039;[Back to Shockwave]&#039;&#039; Please continue, Shockwave. No, no one important.&lt;br /&gt;
:—Megatron doesn&#039;t like to be interrupted when he&#039;s on the phone.&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream&#039;&#039;&#039;: Megatron will undoubtedly hold us responsible.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Knock Out&#039;&#039;&#039;: But...WE ARE!&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream&#039;&#039;&#039;: Well, you are, mostly.&lt;br /&gt;
:—Starscream blames someone else, news at 11.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Aim for the head!&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;What? How do you know?&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I&#039;ve seen human horror films.&amp;quot; &#039;&#039;[Starscream looks at him curiously]&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;At drive-in theaters!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Knock Out&#039;&#039;&#039; schools &#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream&#039;&#039;&#039; on how to survive a zombie apocalypse.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;I find it rather ironic that after battling Autobots all these years, getting smacked down, shot at, blown up, &#039;&#039;this&#039;&#039; is how our lights go out?&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Drained of our precious fluids. If this is indeed the end, if we are to become Terrorcon-chow, it has been an honor serving Lord Megatron with you.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;You&#039;re no Breakdown. Though I must confess, I have always admired your lustrous finish.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;[Awkward pause]&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;&#039;&#039;*mm-hmm*&#039;&#039; Well, then.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Should be going.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Knock Out&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream&#039;&#039;&#039; begin a beautiful friendship… and remind us of [[Arcee (WFC)|some]][[Optimus Prime (WFC)|one&#039;s]] words on [[Scrapheap (episode)|another day]].&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039;: Would either of you like to tell me what exactly is going on? &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream&#039;&#039;&#039;: Yes, absolutely nothing, my liege. &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Knock Out&#039;&#039;&#039;: All is quiet, too quiet. One could even say dull!&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039;: Funny, because the Dark Energon within my spark has been pulsing.&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream&#039;&#039;&#039;: (To Knock Out) Allow me to handle this. (To Megatron) IT&#039;S KNOCK OUT&#039;S FAULT!&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Knock Out&#039;&#039;&#039;: Precisely my-WHAT?!&lt;br /&gt;
:—Knock Out somehow manages to be surprised by Starscream yet again passing the buck.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Let me just say, you have been awarded more chances for redemption than anyone in Decepticon history!&amp;quot; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
:—Next contestant, &#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039; from Kaon. Special subject, the obvious.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Silas? Whatever have they done to you? But more importantly, thank you for freeing me.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;No. Thank…you… &#039;&#039;[Dies]&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Whatever.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Airachnid&#039;&#039;&#039; is unmoved by &#039;&#039;&#039;Cylas&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; final words.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Soundwave! I vow that on this day, the world will hear the sound of your screams.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Airachnid&#039;s&#039;&#039;&#039; mouth writes a check that her abdomen can&#039;t cash.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Lord Megatron! If you would just allow me to explain things...&amp;quot; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;NO! Allow &#039;&#039;me&#039;&#039; to explain things. In a manner which I &#039;&#039;know&#039;&#039; you&#039;ll understand...&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039; as he prepares to &amp;quot;explain&amp;quot; the living slag out of &#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream&#039;&#039;&#039; again.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Approach me! Serve your queen...&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Airachnid&#039;&#039;&#039; addresses her servants before sucking them dry.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
===Animation and technical errors===&lt;br /&gt;
* Airachnid lost one of her spider legs to the closing pod door when she was put in stasis, but all six are intact in this episode.&lt;br /&gt;
* Starscream&#039;s missile cleanly beheads a Vehicon, leaving no burn marks or exposed circuitry of any kind. For that matter, the headless Vehicon reveals that there is no &amp;quot;joint&amp;quot; on the model for the head to attach to, just a completely flat surface with a hole for the tongue. You normally don&#039;t see it because the neck just goes straight into the base of the collar, as if the collar form-fits around the neck.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Continuity errors===&lt;br /&gt;
* Knock Out discusses the events of &amp;quot;[[Stronger, Faster]]&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;[[Flying Mind]]&amp;quot; with Starscream, even though Starscream wasn&#039;t part of the Decepticon ranks when either took place. While it is conceivable that Starscream learned of the events of both episodes through the ship&#039;s logs or another source, Knock Out speaks as if they were both witness to them.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Continuity notes===&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;Yowza&#039;&#039;, this would be a tough episode to start watching the series.&lt;br /&gt;
* Airachnid was frozen in stasis in &amp;quot;[[Armada (episode)|Armada]]&amp;quot; and was retrieved from the Autobot base by the Decepticons in &amp;quot;[[Darkmount, NV]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* The [[polarity gauntlet]] can be seen in the vault, in the first of the five containment fields. It was left on Cybertron by [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] in &amp;quot;[[Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour]]&amp;quot;, and can be assumed to have been recovered by Knock Out&#039;s salvage team offscreen in &amp;quot;Darkmount, NV&amp;quot;. This leaves only the [[Immobilizer]] unaccounted for.&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Silas]], the formerly 100% human commander of [[MECH]], was surgically combined with Breakdown&#039;s corpse in &amp;quot;[[The Human Factor]]&amp;quot;. He changed his name to Cylas (Cybernetic Life Augmented by Symbiosis) and became a reluctant guest of the Decepticons in the same episode.&lt;br /&gt;
* Cylas (then Silas) entered into a partnership of convenience with Starscream in &amp;quot;[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 1]]&amp;quot; and conveniently stole his [[transformation cog|T-cog]] in &amp;quot;[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 2]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Cylas (then Silas) once had Breakdown pinned to his operating table in &amp;quot;[[Operation: Breakdown]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Knock Out recovered some of [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]&#039;s synthetic energon in &amp;quot;[[Stronger, Faster]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Shockwave has been working from an off-site laboratory since &amp;quot;[[Chain of Command (Prime)|Chain of Command]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Megatron previously used Dark Energon to reanimate and control the dead in &amp;quot;[[Darkness Rising, Part 3]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Dark Energon awakened a dangerous, self-serving intelligence within the Decepticon warship in &amp;quot;[[Flying Mind]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Cylas&#039; eyes turn green, then purple, when he is injected with synthetic energon and Dark Energon, respectively. This is consistent with previous applications of the substances. (&amp;quot;[[Stronger, Faster]]&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;[[Darkness Rising, Part 3]]&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
* Airachnid killed Breakdown and discovered her telepathic control of the Insecticons in &amp;quot;[[Crossfire]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Airachnid knows Cylas (then Silas) from their brief partnership in &amp;quot;[[Crisscross]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Airachnid&#039;s desire to have Soundwave scream likely stems from the very one-sided beatdown she received from him in &amp;quot;[[One Shall Rise, Part 3]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Starscream refers to the Decepticon soldiers as &amp;quot;Vehicons&amp;quot; confirming it as their real designation. [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] previously used that term in to describe them in &amp;quot;[[Plus One]]&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
* Megatron alludes to the beatings he bestowed on Starscream in &amp;quot;[[Darkness Rising, Part 4]]&amp;quot; and in-between the episodes &amp;quot;[[Out of His Head]]&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;[[Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone]]&amp;quot; when he prepares to punish Starscream &amp;quot;the only way he understands&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Transformers references===&lt;br /&gt;
* Protoforms are the first stage of Transformer life in many continuities.&lt;br /&gt;
* Megatron again refers to his upcoming Predacon army as [[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machine]] super-soldiers.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Real-world references===&lt;br /&gt;
* Knock Out&#039;s proclamation of &amp;quot;It&#039;s alive&amp;quot; echoes the famous words spoken in &#039;&#039;[[Frankenstein]]&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
* In addition to the segmented jaw and barbed tongue, the Terrorcons&#039; [[teeth]] also transform into vampiric fangs.&lt;br /&gt;
* As Knock Out indicated, destroying the head is the traditional way to kill zombies in many horror movies. But only human ones. &lt;br /&gt;
* This episode heavily pays homage to the 1985 zombie film &#039;&#039;The Return of the Living Dead&#039;&#039; where two humans (Frank and Freddie) cause a gas to spread across a cemetery that revives dead corpses into zombies and then plays comedy with the two trying to control the situation while blaming each other for the zombie apocalypse, much like Starscream and Knock Out in this episode. The zombies in &#039;&#039;The Return of the Living Dead&#039;&#039; couldn&#039;t be killed by headshots, either.&lt;br /&gt;
* There is also some homage to the film &#039;&#039;Blade II&#039;&#039;, specifically in the physiological effects of the virus. The Reapers, genetically-engineered vampire mutants, possessed the same type of unfolding jaw and feeding tendril, as well as a greatly increased blood appetite due to a heightened metabolism.&lt;br /&gt;
* Knock Out places his fingers on the neck of the first Vehicon that fell victim to Cylas to check for life signs. This is often done to test a seriously injured person for a [[wikipedia:pulse|pulse]] in their [[wikipedia:carotid artery|carotid artery]].&lt;br /&gt;
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===Trivia===&lt;br /&gt;
* This is the first episode which doesn&#039;t feature the [[Autobot]]s in any capacity. Previously, &amp;quot;[[Patch (episode)|Patch]]&amp;quot;, the last Decepticon-centric episode, had flashbacks which contained Autobots even though none appeared in person. [[Peter Cullen]], however, gets to voice the zombified Vehicon trooper Megatron puts down.&lt;br /&gt;
* Starscream says that the ship is crawling with &amp;quot;highly-trained Vehicon troopers&amp;quot;. Kinda makes you wonder what a poorly-trained one is like, huh?&lt;br /&gt;
* On-the-move teleportation seems as if it&#039;s becoming Soundwave&#039;s signature move, having used it to dispatch [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] in &amp;quot;[[Orion Pax, Part 1]]&amp;quot; and to claim the Predacon fossil in &amp;quot;[[Project Predacon]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Steve Blum]] is credited as &amp;quot;Insecticon #1&amp;quot; instead of [[Bombshock (Prime)|Bombshock]] this time.&lt;br /&gt;
* The last thing Silas/Cylas did to Starscream was knock him out and steal his T-Cog, so it&#039;s no surprise Starscream has no desire to help him at the beginning of the episode.&lt;br /&gt;
* Starscream alludes to having collected &amp;quot;dozens of Predacon bones&amp;quot;, and Shockwave has already grown a batch of protoforms. This implies a significant timeskip between this episode and the last, since Shockwave had only just just established an off-site laboratory in &amp;quot;[[Chain of Command (Prime)|Chain of Command]]&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;[[Plus One]]&amp;quot; takes place immediately after that episode. Furthermore, the amount of bones collected, assuming it&#039;s not hyperbole on Starscream&#039;s part, suggests a rather bad run of luck for the Autobots.&lt;br /&gt;
* While there have been several offscreen and implied deaths of humans in &#039;&#039;Transformers Prime&#039;&#039;, this is the first full &amp;quot;watch the light die from his eye&amp;quot; death, not only in &#039;&#039;Prime&#039;&#039; but in western Transformers animation. &lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Prime episodes]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<title>Regeneration (Prime)</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dean3: /* Synopsis */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;{{disambig2|the episode from &#039;&#039;Prime&#039;&#039;|the episode from Armada|Regeneration (Armada)}}&lt;br /&gt;
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|otherseries=&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]&#039;&#039; ep 51&lt;br /&gt;
|prev=Patch (episode)&lt;br /&gt;
|next= Darkest Hour (episode)&lt;br /&gt;
|image=RegenerationOmegaKeysHologram.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
|caption=This is &#039;&#039;totally&#039;&#039; not gonna be epic.&lt;br /&gt;
|title=&amp;quot;Regeneration&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|airdate=[[October 26]], [[2012]]&lt;br /&gt;
|written by=[[Marsha Griffin]]&lt;br /&gt;
|directed by=[[Todd Waterman]]&lt;br /&gt;
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]&lt;br /&gt;
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;The quest for the Omega Lock takes the Autobots and the Decepticons to Cybertron for a battle.&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Synopsis==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] is already making plans to move in with [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] while [[Jack Darby|Jack]] is feeling left out of the loop. [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] points out they no longer have the [[Omega Key]]s, let alone any way to get to Cybertron. They speculate that [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] has used the keys to bargain his way back with the [[Decepticon]]s. While they&#039;re wondering why Starscream didn&#039;t just try to sell the keys to the highest bidder, they are contacted by [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]], who requests a meeting. [[GroundBridge|Bridging]] out to a remote location, they find Dreadwing, who presents them with the [[Forge of Solus Prime]]. Disillusioned by the fate of [[Skyquake (Prime)|his brother]], Dreadwing no longer believes in the Decepticon cause, though he&#039;s not interested in joining the Autobots either.&lt;br /&gt;
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Back at base, the Autobots wonder what [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] will do with the Omega Keys, and [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] believes he will use them to restore Cybertron for political points. Optimus is aware that Megatron doesn&#039;t know of the existence of the [[Omega Lock]], which is needed to use the keys. He reveals to the others that [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]] entrusted him with knowledge of the Lock and its location on Cybertron during the message stored in the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]. Optimus starts using the Forge to modify the GroundBridge.&lt;br /&gt;
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Dreadwing returns to the &#039;&#039;[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]&#039;&#039; where Megatron encounters him in a corridor and makes sure to stress that the Decepticons must be united to restore Cybertron. For his part, Dreadwing intends to personally reach out to [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]. In the medical bay, [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] has just finished restoring Starscream&#039;s [[Transformation cog|T-Cog]] when Dreadwing arrives and immediately attempts to kill Starscream. As Knock Out flees, Dreadwing advances on the patient with his sword, but as he raises his sword, Megatron arrived and demands he stand down. Dreadwing refuses, and Megatron is forced to blast a hole through him with Dreadwing&#039;s own cannon. Megatron then promptly warns the relieved Starscream to &#039;&#039;never&#039;&#039; make him regret killing his former second-in-command.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Autobots wonder why Optimus has been hiding things from them. [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] points out that Megatron would have learned about the Omega Lock by now if Optimus had been more open.&lt;br /&gt;
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Knock Out and Starscream work on studying the Omega Keys in an attempt to discover how they work. Starscream resorts to hitting one against the table, and then against Knock Out, and they inadvertently discover that the keys lock together. By combining all four, they reveal a holographic map of Cybertron with a location marker on it. Pleased, Megatron orders the [[space bridge]] fired up.&lt;br /&gt;
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Optimus finishes turning the GroundBridge into a space bridge. The base sensors detect the Decepticon space bridge firing up, and the Autobots realize that time is short. Optimus believes they still have the element of surprise. The Autobots pull the various Iacon relics they possess from storage. Meanwhile, Megatron leaves Starscream in command of the ship and takes a platoon of [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] with the Omega Keys through the space bridge. As the Autobots likewise fire up their space bridge, Optimus uses the Forge to recreate the Star Saber, and they too head through. Megatron and his men soon stand at the edge of the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]].&lt;br /&gt;
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Jack gives Ratchet a call, as school&#039;s out and he, Miko and [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] haven&#039;t been picked up by the Autobots yet. Ratchet merely tells them the others are busy and hangs up.&lt;br /&gt;
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As Megatron and his men walk through the Sea of Rust, Smokescreen rises out of the ground and attacks them from behind. [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] drops scrap on them using the [[polarity gauntlet]], Bulkhead zaps them with the [[Immobilizer]], and Arcee smashes through them while wearing the [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Armor]]. Megatron himself faces Optimus and the Star Saber, and while the pair fight, the other Autobots take back the Omega Keys. With a swipe of his blade, Optimus sends Megatron flying so the Autobots can retreat. As Megatron orders his men to follow, Smokescreen phases out of some nearby scenery and drops the [[spark extractor]] before disappearing again. The device obliterates the Vehicons before Megatron hurls the [[Dark Star Saber]], impaling it. Megatron orders Starscream to send reinforcements, but Starscream and Soundwave have an even better idea.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:RegenerationOmegaLockExpanded.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Pure. Epicness.]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Autobots reach the Omega Lock, an unassuming dimple on the landscape. The Keys glow, and the location transforms, creating a huge ring over their heads that fills with a shimmering energy field. Megatron arrives and demands they hand over the Keys. While the Autobots are wondering what motivation Megatron could give them for doing that, a space bridge opens and Starscream, Knock Out and [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] step out, carrying the three kids in airtight containers. Megatron threatens to expose all three to Cybertron&#039;s toxic atmosphere unless they return the Keys to him.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Featured characters==&lt;br /&gt;
{{featuredcharacters&lt;br /&gt;
|c1=&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (2)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (4)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (6)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (7)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] (8)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (9)&lt;br /&gt;
|c2=&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] (10)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] (11)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] (12)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (13)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] (14)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (15)&lt;br /&gt;
|c3=&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Miko Nakadai]] (1)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Jack Darby]] (3)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Raf Esquivel]] (5)&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Quotes==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Then I appeal to you again. Join us and help end this conflict once and for all.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Betraying my kind is not the same as accepting yours.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039; appeals to &#039;&#039;&#039;Dreadwing&#039;&#039;&#039;, to no avail.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Rise and shine! Your T-Cog transplant was a success! Yes, I am just that good.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Knock Out&#039;&#039;&#039; being modest about his surgery skills for a change.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;There must be &#039;&#039;something&#039;&#039; I can do! Some form of reparation I can offer you to alleviate your anguish!&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;YOUR SPARK WILL SUFFICE!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream&#039;&#039;&#039; reaches out to &#039;&#039;&#039;Dreadwing&#039;&#039;&#039;, who refuses.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;I said stand down! That is an order.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;One which I cannot follow.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039; gives his last orders to &#039;&#039;&#039;Dreadwing&#039;&#039;&#039; as the latter gives his last words.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Do not ever make me regret which one of you I spared.&amp;quot; &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039; to &#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream&#039;&#039;&#039;, right after blowing a hole through &#039;&#039;&#039;Dreadwing&#039;s&#039;&#039;&#039; chest.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Oh gee, why didn&#039;t &#039;&#039;I&#039;&#039; think of that?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Knock Out&#039;&#039;&#039; lamenting Starscream&#039;s idea of bashing an Omega Key against the table.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Megatron must be stopped, no matter the cost.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039; makes the obligatory [[The Transformers: The Movie|G1 shoutout]].&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;I will have those keys or I will have your sparks!&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I can help with the last part.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039; is verbally beaten by &#039;&#039;&#039;Smokescreen&#039;&#039;&#039; one more time.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;What crawled up &#039;&#039;his&#039;&#039; tailpipe and died?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Miko&#039;&#039;&#039; on Ratchet&#039;s curt reply.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
===Animation and technical errors===&lt;br /&gt;
* As in &amp;quot;[[Inside Job]]&amp;quot;, Megatron still has his fusion cannon when he transforms into vehicle mode, despite the arm it was attached to being removed.&lt;br /&gt;
* The Star Saber and Dark Star Saber vanish when their owners transform, even though both weapons are nearly as tall as their owners and shouldn&#039;t fit within their vehicle modes.&lt;br /&gt;
* When the Polarity Gauntlet saw action on Earth for the first time in &amp;quot;[[Metal Attraction]]&amp;quot;, it affected both the bots around and the metal in the environment. When Bumblebee used it to pull the Omega Keys from the Vehicons, none of the bots around were affected, not even the reinforced Arcee.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Continuity notes===&lt;br /&gt;
* Dreadwing gives the Autobots the [[Forge of Solus Prime]], last seen being used to forge Megatron&#039;s Dark Star Saber in &amp;quot;[[Alpha/Omega]]&amp;quot;. Optimus uses it to convert the GroundBridge into a space bridge and reforge the Star Saber, the latter of which was destroyed in that episode. Megatron himself references the event in battle with Optimus.&lt;br /&gt;
* Dreadwing attempts to kill Starscream for desecrating his twin&#039;s body in &amp;quot;[[Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone]]&amp;quot;, which he learned about in the previous episode.&lt;br /&gt;
* Every relic which has been collected by the Autobots thus far sees action. This is also the first use of the spark extractor.&lt;br /&gt;
* The research on the Autobots&#039; human allies, first mentioned in &amp;quot;[[Hard Knocks]]&amp;quot;, sees fruition in this episode.&lt;br /&gt;
* The spark extractor&#039;s effectiveness on the Vehicon troopers kind of puts an end to the ambiguity as to if they are living Cybertronians or drones, doesn&#039;t it?&lt;br /&gt;
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===Transformers references===&lt;br /&gt;
* The Omega Lock was previously seen in the &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]&#039;&#039; cartoon, where it was also used to restore life to Cybertron.&lt;br /&gt;
* Optimus declares &amp;quot;[[The Transformers: The Movie|Megatron must be stopped, no matter the cost!]]&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Real-world references===&lt;br /&gt;
===Foreign localization===&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;German&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Title:&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;&#039;&#039;&#039;Regeneration&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;quot; (&amp;quot;Regeneration&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Original airdate:&#039;&#039; [[February 26|26 February]] [[2013]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Japanese&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Title:&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;&#039;&#039;&#039;Fukkatsu Henkei! Yomigaeru Cybertron-sei&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;quot; (復活変形!よみがえるサイバトロン星, &amp;quot;Resurrection Transformation! The Reviving of Planet Cybertron&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Original airdate:&#039;&#039; [[March 23|23 March]] [[2013]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===Trivia===&lt;br /&gt;
* Despite the rather high stakes, no one on Team Prime thinks to contact [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]]. This is indirectly addressed in the following episode.&lt;br /&gt;
* On the other side of the fence, Megatron only brings flight-capable Vehicons with him. Unless Insecticons cannot fly in a vacuum, they would have provided a much greater tactical advantage than the Vehicons.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Prime episodes]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Dean3</name></author>
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