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Transformers: Earth Wars

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{{videogame
|title=''Transformers: Earth Wars''
|image=TransformersEarthWars header.jpg
|caption=''"...fuel cells!"''
|developer=[[Space Ape Games]]
|publisher=[[Backflip Studios]]
|date=[[June 2]], 2016
|platform=Android, iOS
}}

'''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' is a mobile game by [[Space Ape Games]]/[[Backflip Studios]] with a storyline written by [[Simon Furman]], which means plenty of [[Furmanism]]s. The aim of the game is to assemble an army and build a fortress, then try to defend your base while destroying the enemy's. Essentially, Transformers meets ''Clash of Clans'', without Hog Riders.
The setting is [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].

==Plot==
The Autobots and Decepticons return to Earth to battle over resources. Furman promises that while it "appears to be about the same old stuff" initially, "as we progress through the game, more is revealed about Megatron’s master plan and what he’s looking for on Earth."<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2016/02/10/transformers-land-mobile-earth-wars/80167164/ USA Today: "'Transformers' land on mobile in 'Earth Wars'"]</ref>

===Campaigns===
*'''Get Optimus / Get Megatron!'''
Jefire and Starscream arrive on Earth and set up their base of operations. Soon, Ironhide and Bludgeon arrive through their Space Bridges, and after raiding a few bases, both factions find a [[Quantum Crystal]] powerful enough to power their spacebridges and bring their leaders to Earth.
*'''The Lost Map'''
With the arrival of Optimus Prime and Megatron, the Autobots and/or Decepticons set out to find the [[Fractal Map]] pieces with the help of their human allies. Both sides find a Gunner Crystal and recruit Sunstreaker and Swindle.
*'''Power Play'''
After collecting three of the map pieces, both factions try putting the pieces they collected together, only to find out they need a [[Codex Key]] to break the encryption.
*'''The Codex Showdown'''
With the help of the recently recruited medics, Ratchet and Hook, both sides fight over the Codex Key, and find the location of a [[Enigma of Combination|legendary artifact]].
*'''Secrets of Nebulos'''
Some wierd pieces of [[Nebulos]] technology called '''"Power Cores"''' have landed on Earth. Starscream and Optimus gather some troops, and both Starscream and Optimus Prime fight over the Power Cores. The power cores gathered, however, have been rigged to explode, and so both sides have to start from scratch with building up their power core stocks.
*'''Combiner Wars'''
With the Enigma of Combination, the Autobots and Decepticons harness the power of Combiners. The gestalts prove unstable, however, and require Ore-13 and high-ranking bots to be useful.

==Gameplay==
===Alliances===
Alliances are the primary way to gain access to bots firsthand via events. Your alliance can also compete in Alliance Wars to determine who is better, and to see who comes up top! Compete in Alliance wars to gain resources, league promotions, and bragging rights!

You can join with other players in an alliance, or you can create your own for 15,000 Alloy! There are many notable alliances within the community!

A player must have Level 4 Headquarters or higher to join an Alliance, and up to 40 people can be in an Alliance.

===Classes===
*'''Warriors''' are armored front line melee fighters that rush into enemy defenses to open up the attack and protect other bots, but they have the lowest Damage per second (DPS). Warriors generally have a speed of 1.7, but some are slightly faster.
*'''Aerial''' units deal the highest DPS at a short range and can perform powerful airstrikes on single targets from great distances, but have low health. All air units have a speed of 2.
*'''Gunners''' shoot over walls and bombard large areas with their abilities from long range. like the Air units, they're deadly but vulnerable. All gunners have a speed of 1.8.
*'''Medics''' heal and support other bots in battle. They are only a few medics in the game, and they aren't durable themselves, so keep them in the back. Medics have a speed of 2.6.
*'''Special''' bots are highly individualized fighters with unique capabilities. This class incorporates leaders, scouts, and deployers.
*'''Combiners''' are a special class that must be summoned individually. They deal massive amounts of damage, but can only stay on the battlefield for so long. Their three abilities do not use ability points, but have cooldown times.

===Power Cores===
Power Cores are pieces of Nebulan Technology that are used to enhance bots and defenses.
There are quite a lot of powerful powercores. They can be obtained from ‘’’Power Chips’’’ or from Bot duplicates.

Defensive Modules

*Auto cannon Exclusive:
**The '''"Explosive Rounds"''' Powercore is only applicable to Autocannons, but deals 50% of the max damage to all targets gathered around the target hit.
*Mortar Exclusive:
**The '''"Incendiary Shells"''' Power Core allows for Mortars to fire off large Incendiary shells that burn all afflicted targets in the blast area, with a 14% increase in attack damage, but the shells deal no knock back.
*The '''"Target Protocol"''' Power Core is only applicable to Mortars, and prioritizes targets, allowing for the Mortar to focus on Gunners and Medics and increasing attack Range by 15%.

***'''NOTE''': This makes it ignore all other targets if Gunners or Medics are present!!!
*Missile Launcher Exclusive:
**The '''"Guided Missiles"''' module gives Laser guided single-target missiles to missile launchers. They only deal 64% of original damage, but they will always hit its target.
*Laser Turret Exclusive:
**The '''"AA (Anti-Air) Laser"''' module allows a Laser turret to only target airborne targets, but with a 36% increase in attack range, and a 106% increase in damage.
*Universal Defense Mods:
**The '''"Attack"''' module increases attack.
**The '''"Defense"''' module increases building Health.
**The '''"Repair"''' module restores health every second.

Bot Modules

**'''Flak Jacket''': 15% reduced damage from Mortars and Missile Launchers.
**'''Death Pulse''': On 0 health, the warrior creates an EMP explosion stunning targets in a large area for 2.8 seconds.
**'''Attack''': Equipable to All bots, 2-Star and higher, It Boosts damage of regular attacks by 4%.
**'''Vitality''': +5% to bot's health.
**'''Rejuvenate''': Heals 1.8% health every 10 seconds.
**'''Tactician''': The affected Bot prioritises defenses for 32 seconds after deployment.
**'''Wallbuster''': All damage to walls increased by 14%.
**'''Reflective Coating''': 15% protection from Laser Turrets and Beam Lasers.
**'''Volatile Mixture''': It increases special ability damage by 5%. Especially useful with Mixmaster.
**'''Ray Boosters''': Increases power of healing done by 5%.
**'''Trithyllium Plating''': Gives warriors 18% reduced damage from Auto Cannons.
**'''Optimus Prime's [[Matrix of Leadership| Matrix]]''': Equippable by Optimus Prime, 2-Star and higher, it Increases Optimus Prime's health by 5.5%. Till all are one!
**'''Starscream's [[Transformers: The Movie|Crown]]''': Equippable to Starscream, it Increases Starscream's basic attack damage by 4.5%. Shiny!
**'''Grimlock's Crown''': Equippable by Grimlock, increases Grimlock's movement speed and Ability damage.
**'''Razorclaw's Gun Upgrade''': Equippable by Razorclaw, increases Razorclaw's ability damage and his health.
**'''Chrome Jetfire''': Equippable by Jetfire, increases Jetfire's basic attack damage. For Science!
**'''Battle-hardened Megatron''': Equippable by Megatron, increases Megatron's health. Die, Autobots!
**'''Rodimus Prime’s [[Matrix of Leadership| Matrix]]''': Reduces damage taken from Shock Towers, Beam Lasers and Auto Cannons.
**'''Motormaster’s Sword''': Reduces damage taken from Shock Towers, Beam Lasers and Auto Cannons.

===Resources===
*'''Alloy'''- A metal substance used to upgrade buildings and walls.
*'''[[Energon]]'''- Energon is used to upgrade buildings, upgrade Bots' special abilities, and to perform research on Bots to make them stronger.
*'''[[Ore-13]]'''- A potent substance used to activate Combiners.
*'''[[Spark]]'''- Obtained from holographic summons in the Space bridge and Event rewards, Spark is used to upgrade Bots' abilities. Special Spark can be received from Combiner team bots.
*'''Crystal Shards'''- Also the result of Holographic summons and events, shards are use to create powerful crystals to summon high star rating Bots.
*'''[[Cybercoin]]'''- Premium currency used for instantly obtaining resources and [[Quantum Crystal| crystals.]]
*'''Combiner Spark''' - This type of spark is used only for combiners. Obtained when you get a duplicate of a Combiner Bot.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:currencies| Currencies and Resources at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===Battle Boosts===
Battle Boosts are like Spells in Clash of Clans. They can only be used once in a battle, but provide extra offense or defense for your team.
*'''Incendiary Barrage MK. 1, II, and III''' Rain down an artillery battery of Incendiary shells on the battlefield dealing medium damage
*'''Orbital Strike MK. I, II, and III''' summon a powerful Orbital Strike from above dealing massive damage.
*'''Forcefield MK. I, II, and III''' Provides a forcefield that blocks 45% to 75% of damage taken and makes them immune to knockbacks for 6 seconds.
*'''Smart Bomb MK. I, II, and III''' Deals a set amount of damage to a single target.
*'''EMP blast MK. I, II, and III''' Stun all targets in a large radius for a set amount of time depending on the level.
*'''Field Repairs MK. I, II, and III''' Heal all friendly bots for a set amount of HP over 5 seconds.
*'''Shark Attack MK I, II, and III''' Call for 3 vicious 2-star Sharkticons (level 14, 30, and 40, respectively) to attack a target. '''Warning''': Fallen Sharkticons are ''highly'' explosive.
*'''Nanofrost MK. I, II, and III''' Freeze a building for 8-12 seconds, then destroy it to freeze and slow down all buildings around the Bomb radius by 40% for 10 seconds.
*'''[[Kremzeek| Kremzeeks]]''' Coming in 5 variants, Kremzeeks can do quite a lot of things.
**Red Kremzeeks set buildings on fire dealing 128 damage per second for 6 seconds, increasing every second if you destroy the building they are currently deployed on.
**Yellow Kremzeeks deal 96 damage over 15 seconds. Can jump to other buildings up to 4 times.
**Purple Kremzeeks hack defenses and make them attack other defenses for you, albeit with less damage.
** The rare Blue Kremzeek can stun defenses over a brief period of time.
** The White Kremzeek makes the target building take more damage.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:battleboosts| Battle Boosts at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Buildings==
===Main===
*'''Headquarters''' - The heart of your Autobot/Decepticon outpost, protect yours well, and destroy an opponent's Headquarters to win a battle! Upgrade it to unlock more upgrades and buildings!
*'''Shuttle''' - The shuttle carries Autobots and Decepticons into battle! Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum capacity.

===Defense===
*'''[[Autogun|Auto Cannon]]''' - Provides a decent amount of damage and has medium range. Cannot target flying units.
*'''Laser Turret''' - Shoots off 4 smaller lasers that deal constant damage at shorter range, but deals double damage to flying units!
*'''Mortar''' - Long range defense that targets ground units and deals explosive damage from far away.
*'''Outpost''' - Assign an Autobot or Deception with a fraction of their normal stats to defend against attacks on your base.
*'''Beam Laser''' - Shoots off a long range Photon laser to deal the Highest DPS on a single ground unit.
*'''Shock Tower''' - Delivers a nasty jolt of electricity to nearby bots and knocks them back, and is immune to EMP effects! (Except for [[Star Saber (Victory)|shock]][[Deathsaurus (Victory)|fire]])
*'''Missile Launcher''' - Shoots off a barrage of rockets over a very long range at both ground and air units. Cannot target troops within its blind spot.
*'''Stasis Mine''' - Doesn't deal damage, but freezes enemies in place for 2-5 seconds.
*'''Wall''' - Used to shield defenses and slow down invaders. Upgrading each wall post gives it more health to better defend against opponent bots.

*'''Combiner Outpost''' - Unavailable to players and only seen in the Combiner Wars Campaign, this very long-ranged outpost activates a Combiner to defend against other Combiners!

===Utility===
*'''Energon Harvester''' - Harvests precious Energon for research and upgrading buildings. Upgrade with Alloy to increase production rate.
*'''Energon Storage''' - Stores Energon for later usage. Upgrade with Alloy to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Alloy Harvester''' - Harvests Alloy to upgrade buildings. Upgrade with Energon to increase production rate.
*'''Alloy Storage''' - Stores Alloy for later usage. Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Ore-13 Harvester''' - Harvests the rare mineral [[Ore-13]] for sending out Combiners to battle.
*'''Ore-13 Storage''' - A storage device strong enough to contain the power of Ore-13.
*'''[[Spacebridge]]''' - The Spacebridge is used to activate [[Quantum Crystal]]s to bring in bots and resources!
*'''Research Lab''' - Upgrade your bots and their abilities with Energon and Spark to make them more powerful! Upgrade the lab to increase the max level that bots can be upgraded to.
*'''Combiner Lab''' - Used to activate Combiners and upgrade their abilities using combiner Spark.
*'''Build Bot''' - Build Bots will build and upgrade buildings, but the bots themselves cannot be upgraded and have very low health. The number of buildings that can be upgraded at a time depends on the number of Build Bots on base. More Build Bots can be bought at 2000 [[Cybercoin]]s each.
*'''Scanner''' - Provides locations of rivals' bases so you can raid them. Upgrading it will give access to tougher battle zones.
*'''Power Core Lab''' -

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:buildings| Buildings at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Featured Characters==
(''Characters are paired in each row as in-game counterparts.'')

{{featuredcharacters
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*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jetfire]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ironhide]]
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ratchet]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bumblebee]]
*[[Prowl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Prowl]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cliffjumper]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Grimlock]]
*[[Mirage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mirage]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Wheeljack]]
*[[Blaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blaster]]
**[[Eject (G1)|Eject]]
**[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]
**[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]
**[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]]
*[[Silverbolt (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Silverbolt]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skydive]]
*[[Air Raid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Air Raid]]
*[[Powerglide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Powerglide]]
*[[Alpha Bravo#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Alpha Bravo]]
*[[Fireflight (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Firefly]]
*[[Jazz (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Autobot Jazz]]
*[[Windblade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Windblade]]
*[[Pyra Magna#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pyra Magna]]
*[[Rust Dust#Transformers:_Earth_Warst|Rust Dust]]
*[[Dust Up#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dustup]]
*[[Jumpstream#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jumpstream]]
*[[Skyburst (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skyburst]]
*[[Stormclash#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Stormclash]]
*[[Slag (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slug]]
*[[Huffer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Huffer]]
*[[Arcee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Arcee]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sideswipe]]
*[[Swoop (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Swoop]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Rod]]
*[[Hot Spot (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Spot]]
*[[Seaspray (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Seaspray]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Superion (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Superion]]
*[[Pipes (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pipes]]
*[[Star Saber (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Star Saber]]
*[[Hound (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hound]]
*[[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Maximus]]
*[[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Perceptor]]
*[[Smokescreen (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Smokescreen]]
*[[First Aid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|First Aid]]
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Primal]]
*[[Sludge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sludge]]
*[[Kup (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kup]]
*[[Drift (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drift]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Laser Optimus Prime]]
*[[Snarl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Snarl]]
*[[Cheetor (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cheetor]]
*[[Volcanicus #Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Volcanicus]]
*[[Springer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Springer]]
*[[Cosmos (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cosmos]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus Prime]]
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sky Lynx]]
*[[Warpath (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Warpath]]
*[[Elita One (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Elita-1]]
*[[Victorion#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Victorion]]
*[[Tracks_(G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Tracks]]
*[[Inferno (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Inferno]]
*[[Tigerhawk #Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Tigerhawk]]*

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*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Megatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Starscream]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bludgeon]]
*[[Swindle (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Swindle]]
*[[Hook (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hook]]
*[[Shrapnel (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skrapnel]]
*[[Brawl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brawl]]
*[[Kickback (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kickback]]
*[[Razorclaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Razorclaw]]
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Breakdown]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Shockwave]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Soundwave]]
**[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]
**[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]
**[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]
**[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Thundercracker]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skywarp]]
*[[Slipstream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slipstream]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cyclonus]]
*[[Long Haul (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Long Haul]]
*[[Blast Off (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blast Off]]
*[[Mixmaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mixmaster]]
*[[Divebomb (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Divebomb]]
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bonecrusher]]
*[[Scavenger (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scavenger]]
*[[Vortex (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Vortex]]
*[[Scrapper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scrapper]]
*[[Onslaught (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Onslaught]]
*[[Viper#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Viper]]
*[[Rampage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rampage]]
*[[Lockdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Lockdown]]
*[[Nightbird (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nightbird]]
*[[Offroad#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Offroad]]
*[[Scourge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scourge]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Galvatron]]
*[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nemesis Prime]]
*[[Tantrum (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Tantrum]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Octopunch]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Devastator (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Devastator]]
*[[Headstrong (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Headstrong]]
*[[Deathsaurus (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Deathsaurus]]
*[[Drag Strip (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drag Strip]]
*[[Bruticus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bruticus]]
*[[Bombshell (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bombshell]]
*[[Wildrider (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brake-Neck]]
*[[Reflector (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Reflector]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]]
*[[Straxus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Straxus]]
*[[Dead End (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dead End]]
*[[Barricade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Barricade]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Armada'' Megatron]]
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hun-Gurrr]]
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blackarachnia]]
*[[Predaking (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Predaking]]
*[[Astrotrain (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Astrotrain]]
*[[Mindwipe (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mindwipe]]
*[[Motormaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Motormaster]]
*[[Blitzwing (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blitzwing]]
*[[Skullcruncher (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skullsmasher]]
*[[Lugnut (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Lugnut]]
*[[Menasor (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Menasor]]
*[[Cutthroat#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cutthroat]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus Unicronus]]
*[[Waspinator (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Waspinator]]*

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*[[Melody Keen]]
*[[Luca]]
}}

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Upcoming characters

==Events==
Every weekend, for three days, events are held so players can win resources and new crystals. The events usually alternate between solo events and Alliance events each week. New characters are introduced with a story strewn across a four-week saga.

The various type of events are:
* A solo totaliser with various resource prizes, capped at 10,000 points.
* An Alliance single totaliser with a grand prize at around 200,000 points.
* An Alliance event with many prestiges to collect prizes and crystals multiple times.
* A single totaliser with multiple prestiges, which gives the same amount of battle points in all battle zones and triple XP.
* An Alliance totaliser and leaderboard event, with the top alliances receiving the newest 4 or 3 star character crystal and Premium Crystals. Or in some events, even more of the event's crystals.

{{main|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events}}

==Notes==
*Furman has said that early in production, "we had to base it in the IDW continuity as it turned out". He also revealed it was him who pushed for Bludgeon to make it into the game as well.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/comic-writer-simon-furman-discusses-three-decades-of-transformers-and-new-game-earth-wars-707 Vice interview]</ref>
** A purple [[Decepticon Command Bunker]] can be seen in the mountainside of Decepticon bases as a counterpart to the Ark in Autobot bases.
*Character models are mostly based on each character's most-recent toy release. In many cases, this means ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'', ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'', ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]''. There are also some appearances from ''[[Thrilling 30]]'', ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'', ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'', [[Live-action film series|movie]]verse namesakes, and 'original' [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
* Though the game's dialogue is depicted using text boxes, Optimus Prime and Megatron still have voice lines. They are voiced, as usual, by [[Peter Cullen]] and [[Frank Welker]], respectively.
*Apparently, the Mastermind Creations toys of the Predacons inspired the staff so much, that the in-game models of the Predacons are based off of these [[IP infringing item|third party]] toys.
**The Predacons aren't the only ones guilty of this either! Motormaster had his in-game model based off of TransForm Mission's toy based on the Stunticon leader!
** Did we also mention that Menasor's model takes cues off of the "Perfect Effect" third party add on kit, along with the aforementioned Transform Mission toy.
* The only Furmanisms actually in the game are "It is over - finished!" (said by Optimus or Megatron after a victory) and "Now - Reap the whirlwind!" (spoken by Optimus Prime when deploying troops).

===Technical errors===
* You can count on pretty much any character with tall shoulders to have said shoulders clip and cut through the character model when in battle stance.
* Drift does an awkward shift when going from vehicle to robot and the opposite way, seeing as his body warps and shifts so that he faces sideways in bot mode. This happens every time he attacks and every time he changes form.
* Most characters with extended shooting animations will sometimes lag out and be out of sync with the shooting animation.
* If activating an Aerialbot's ability, he may circle the target pointlessly for a while. Sometimes he even goes underground.
* Rampage and Razorclaw can have a victory animation while in bot mode and charging when the battle ends. They even have their swords.
*Sunstreaker has a giant gap in the back of his combined form leg.
*Sometimes Blast Off has his combination process [[Animation error| distorted]].
*''Beast Wars'' Megatron's weapons sometimes don't properly align with the hand models.
*Sharkticons just don't know when to stop fighting. The animations for the fighting will still appear, and they still run to buildings, but they don't actually deal damage. Does not translate to Gnaw.
*Sometimes (although this is very rare), amalgamations will randomly appear, where parts of the robot mode and vehicle mode appear on the opposite modes. Examples include Blast Off becoming a [[Seeker (body-type)|Conehead]], Ironhide gaining his [[Ironhide (Movie)|movieverse]] look, and Optimus Prime having [[Kibble #"Faux-parts"|two truck cabs]].
*Characters sometimes walk in place for no reason for a few seconds.

These are just some minor visual errors, bugs that affect gameplay are promptly resolved.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' (トランスフォーマー：アースウォーズ ''Toransufōmā: Āsu Wōzu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīn'gāng: Dìqiú zhī Zhàn ''''' (变形金刚：地球之战, "Transformers: Earth Wars")

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.transformersearthwars.com/ Official website]
* [http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/ Official Transformers Earth Wars Wiki]

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[[Category:Generation 1 video games]]
[[Category:Mobile Games]]

Transformers: Earth Wars

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[[File:TransformersEarthWars_logo.png|center|400px]]
{{videogame
|title=''Transformers: Earth Wars''
|image=TransformersEarthWars header.jpg
|caption=''"...fuel cells!"''
|developer=[[Space Ape Games]]
|publisher=[[Backflip Studios]]
|date=[[June 2]], 2016
|platform=Android, iOS
}}

'''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' is a mobile game by [[Space Ape Games]]/[[Backflip Studios]] with a storyline written by [[Simon Furman]], which means plenty of [[Furmanism]]s. The aim of the game is to assemble an army and build a fortress, then try to defend your base while destroying the enemy's. Essentially, Transformers meets ''Clash of Clans'', without Hog Riders.
The setting is [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].

==Plot==
The Autobots and Decepticons return to Earth to battle over resources. Furman promises that while it "appears to be about the same old stuff" initially, "as we progress through the game, more is revealed about Megatron’s master plan and what he’s looking for on Earth."<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2016/02/10/transformers-land-mobile-earth-wars/80167164/ USA Today: "'Transformers' land on mobile in 'Earth Wars'"]</ref>

===Campaigns===
*'''Get Optimus / Get Megatron!'''
Jefire and Starscream arrive on Earth and set up their base of operations. Soon, Ironhide and Bludgeon arrive through their Space Bridges, and after raiding a few bases, both factions find a [[Quantum Crystal]] powerful enough to power their spacebridges and bring their leaders to Earth.
*'''The Lost Map'''
With the arrival of Optimus Prime and Megatron, the Autobots and/or Decepticons set out to find the [[Fractal Map]] pieces with the help of their human allies. Both sides find a Gunner Crystal and recruit Sunstreaker and Swindle.
*'''Power Play'''
After collecting three of the map pieces, both factions try putting the pieces they collected together, only to find out they need a [[Codex Key]] to break the encryption.
*'''The Codex Showdown'''
With the help of the recently recruited medics, Ratchet and Hook, both sides fight over the Codex Key, and find the location of a [[Enigma of Combination|legendary artifact]].
*'''Secrets of Nebulos'''
Some wierd pieces of [[Nebulos]] technology called '''"Power Cores"''' have landed on Earth. Starscream and Optimus gather some troops, and both Starscream and Optimus Prime fight over the Power Cores. The power cores gathered, however, have been rigged to explode, and so both sides have to start from scratch with building up their power core stocks.
*'''Combiner Wars'''
With the Enigma of Combination, the Autobots and Decepticons harness the power of Combiners. The gestalts prove unstable, however, and require Ore-13 and high-ranking bots to be useful.

==Gameplay==
===Alliances===
Alliances are the primary way to gain access to bots firsthand via events. Your alliance can also compete in Alliance Wars to determine who is better, and to see who comes up top! Compete in Alliance wars to gain resources, league promotions, and bragging rights!

You can join with other players in an alliance, or you can create your own for 15,000 Alloy! There are many notable alliances within the community!

A player must have Level 4 Headquarters or higher to join an Alliance, and up to 40 people can be in an Alliance.

===Classes===
*'''Warriors''' are armored front line melee fighters that rush into enemy defenses to open up the attack and protect other bots, but they have the lowest Damage per second (DPS). Warriors generally have a speed of 1.7, but some are slightly faster.
*'''Aerial''' units deal the highest DPS at a short range and can perform powerful airstrikes on single targets from great distances, but have low health. All air units have a speed of 2.
*'''Gunners''' shoot over walls and bombard large areas with their abilities from long range. like the Air units, they're deadly but vulnerable. All gunners have a speed of 1.8.
*'''Medics''' heal and support other bots in battle. They are only a few medics in the game, and they aren't durable themselves, so keep them in the back. Medics have a speed of 2.6.
*'''Special''' bots are highly individualized fighters with unique capabilities. This class incorporates leaders, scouts, and deployers.
*'''Combiners''' are a special class that must be summoned individually. They deal massive amounts of damage, but can only stay on the battlefield for so long. Their three abilities do not use ability points, but have cooldown times.

===Power Cores===
Power Cores are pieces of Nebulan Technology that are used to enhance bots and defenses.
There are quite a lot of powerful powercores. They can be obtained from ‘’’Power Chips’’’ or from Bot duplicates.

Defensive Modules

*Auto cannon Exclusive:
**The '''"Explosive Rounds"''' Powercore is only applicable to Autocannons, but deals 50% of the max damage to all targets gathered around the target hit.
*Mortar Exclusive:
**The '''"Incendiary Shells"''' Power Core allows for Mortars to fire off large Incendiary shells that burn all afflicted targets in the blast area, with a 14% increase in attack damage, but the shells deal no knock back.
*The '''"Target Protocol"''' Power Core is only applicable to Mortars, and prioritizes targets, allowing for the Mortar to focus on Gunners and Medics and increasing attack Range by 15%.

***'''NOTE''': This makes it ignore all other targets if Gunners or Medics are present!!!
*Missile Launcher Exclusive:
**The '''"Guided Missiles"''' module gives Laser guided single-target missiles to missile launchers. They only deal 64% of original damage, but they will always hit its target.
*Laser Turret Exclusive:
**The '''"AA (Anti-Air) Laser"''' module allows a Laser turret to only target airborne targets, but with a 36% increase in attack range, and a 106% increase in damage.
*Universal Defense Mods:
**The '''"Attack"''' module increases attack.
**The '''"Defense"''' module increases building Health.
**The '''"Repair"''' module restores health every second.

Bot Modules

**'''Flak Jacket''': 15% reduced damage from Mortars and Missile Launchers.
**'''Death Pulse''': On 0 health, the warrior creates an EMP explosion stunning targets in a large area for 2.8 seconds.
**'''Attack''': Equipable to All bots, 2-Star and higher, It Boosts damage of regular attacks by 4%.
**'''Vitality''': +5% to bot's health.
**'''Rejuvenate''': Heals 1.8% health every 10 seconds.
**'''Tactician''': The affected Bot prioritises defenses for 32 seconds after deployment.
**'''Wallbuster''': All damage to walls increased by 14%.
**'''Reflective Coating''': 15% protection from Laser Turrets and Beam Lasers.
**'''Volatile Mixture''': It increases special ability damage by 5%. Especially useful with Mixmaster.
**'''Ray Boosters''': Increases power of healing done by 5%.
**'''Trithyllium Plating''': Gives warriors 18% reduced damage from Auto Cannons.
**'''Optimus Prime's [[Matrix of Leadership| Matrix]]''': Equippable by Optimus Prime, 2-Star and higher, it Increases Optimus Prime's health by 5.5%. Till all are one!
**'''Starscream's [[Transformers: The Movie|Crown]]''': Equippable to Starscream, it Increases Starscream's basic attack damage by 4.5%. Shiny!
**'''Grimlock's Crown''': Equippable by Grimlock, increases Grimlock's movement speed and Ability damage.
**'''Razorclaw's Gun Upgrade''': Equippable by Razorclaw, increases Razorclaw's ability damage and his health.
**'''Chrome Jetfire''': Equippable by Jetfire, increases Jetfire's basic attack damage. For Science!
**'''Battle-hardened Megatron''': Equippable by Megatron, increases Megatron's health. Die, Autobots!
**'''Rodimus Prime’s [[Matrix of Leadership| Matrix]]''': Reduces damage taken from Shock Towers, Beam Lasers and Auto Cannons.
**'''Motormaster’s Sword''': Reduces damage taken from Shock Towers, Beam Lasers and Auto Cannons.

===Resources===
*'''Alloy'''- A metal substance used to upgrade buildings and walls.
*'''[[Energon]]'''- Energon is used to upgrade buildings, upgrade Bots' special abilities, and to perform research on Bots to make them stronger.
*'''[[Ore-13]]'''- A potent substance used to activate Combiners.
*'''[[Spark]]'''- Obtained from holographic summons in the Space bridge and Event rewards, Spark is used to upgrade Bots' abilities. Special Spark can be received from Combiner team bots.
*'''Crystal Shards'''- Also the result of Holographic summons and events, shards are use to create powerful crystals to summon high star rating Bots.
*'''[[Cybercoin]]'''- Premium currency used for instantly obtaining resources and [[Quantum Crystal| crystals.]]
*'''Combiner Spark''' - This type of spark is used only for combiners. Obtained when you get a duplicate of a Combiner Bot.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:currencies| Currencies and Resources at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===Battle Boosts===
Battle Boosts are like Spells in Clash of Clans. They can only be used once in a battle, but provide extra offense or defense for your team.
*'''Incendiary Barrage MK. 1, II, and III''' Rain down an artillery battery of Incendiary shells on the battlefield dealing medium damage
*'''Orbital Strike MK. I, II, and III''' summon a powerful Orbital Strike from above dealing massive damage.
*'''Forcefield MK. I, II, and III''' Provides a forcefield that blocks 45% to 75% of damage taken and makes them immune to knockbacks for 6 seconds.
*'''Smart Bomb MK. I, II, and III''' Deals a set amount of damage to a single target.
*'''EMP blast MK. I, II, and III''' Stun all targets in a large radius for a set amount of time depending on the level.
*'''Field Repairs MK. I, II, and III''' Heal all friendly bots for a set amount of HP over 5 seconds.
*'''Shark Attack MK I, II, and III''' Call for 3 vicious 2-star Sharkticons (level 14, 30, and 40, respectively) to attack a target. '''Warning''': Fallen Sharkticons are ''highly'' explosive.
*'''Nanofrost MK. I, II, and III''' Freeze a building for 8-12 seconds, then destroy it to freeze and slow down all buildings around the Bomb radius by 40% for 10 seconds.
*'''[[Kremzeek| Kremzeeks]]''' Coming in 5 variants, Kremzeeks can do quite a lot of things.
**Red Kremzeeks set buildings on fire dealing 128 damage per second for 6 seconds, increasing every second if you destroy the building they are currently deployed on.
**Yellow Kremzeeks deal 96 damage over 15 seconds. Can jump to other buildings up to 4 times.
**Purple Kremzeeks hack defenses and make them attack other defenses for you, albeit with less damage.
** The rare Blue Kremzeek can stun defenses over a brief period of time.
** The White Kremzeek makes the target building take more damage.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:battleboosts| Battle Boosts at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Buildings==
===Main===
*'''Headquarters''' - The heart of your Autobot/Decepticon outpost, protect yours well, and destroy an opponent's Headquarters to win a battle! Upgrade it to unlock more upgrades and buildings!
*'''Shuttle''' - The shuttle carries Autobots and Decepticons into battle! Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum capacity.

===Defense===
*'''[[Autogun|Auto Cannon]]''' - Provides a decent amount of damage and has medium range. Cannot target flying units.
*'''Laser Turret''' - Shoots off 4 smaller lasers that deal constant damage at shorter range, but deals double damage to flying units!
*'''Mortar''' - Long range defense that targets ground units and deals explosive damage from far away.
*'''Outpost''' - Assign an Autobot or Deception with a fraction of their normal stats to defend against attacks on your base.
*'''Beam Laser''' - Shoots off a long range Photon laser to deal the Highest DPS on a single ground unit.
*'''Shock Tower''' - Delivers a nasty jolt of electricity to nearby bots and knocks them back, and is immune to EMP effects! (Except for [[Star Saber (Victory)|shock]][[Deathsaurus (Victory)|fire]])
*'''Missile Launcher''' - Shoots off a barrage of rockets over a very long range at both ground and air units. Cannot target troops within its blind spot.
*'''Stasis Mine''' - Doesn't deal damage, but freezes enemies in place for 2-5 seconds.
*'''Wall''' - Used to shield defenses and slow down invaders. Upgrading each wall post gives it more health to better defend against opponent bots.

*'''Combiner Outpost''' - Unavailable to players and only seen in the Combiner Wars Campaign, this very long-ranged outpost activates a Combiner to defend against other Combiners!

===Utility===
*'''Energon Harvester''' - Harvests precious Energon for research and upgrading buildings. Upgrade with Alloy to increase production rate.
*'''Energon Storage''' - Stores Energon for later usage. Upgrade with Alloy to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Alloy Harvester''' - Harvests Alloy to upgrade buildings. Upgrade with Energon to increase production rate.
*'''Alloy Storage''' - Stores Alloy for later usage. Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Ore-13 Harvester''' - Harvests the rare mineral [[Ore-13]] for sending out Combiners to battle.
*'''Ore-13 Storage''' - A storage device strong enough to contain the power of Ore-13.
*'''[[Spacebridge]]''' - The Spacebridge is used to activate [[Quantum Crystal]]s to bring in bots and resources!
*'''Research Lab''' - Upgrade your bots and their abilities with Energon and Spark to make them more powerful! Upgrade the lab to increase the max level that bots can be upgraded to.
*'''Combiner Lab''' - Used to activate Combiners and upgrade their abilities using combiner Spark.
*'''Build Bot''' - Build Bots will build and upgrade buildings, but the bots themselves cannot be upgraded and have very low health. The number of buildings that can be upgraded at a time depends on the number of Build Bots on base. More Build Bots can be bought at 2000 [[Cybercoin]]s each.
*'''Scanner''' - Provides locations of rivals' bases so you can raid them. Upgrading it will give access to tougher battle zones.
*'''Power Core Lab''' -

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:buildings| Buildings at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Featured Characters==
(''Characters are paired in each row as in-game counterparts.'')

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jetfire]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ironhide]]
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ratchet]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bumblebee]]
*[[Prowl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Prowl]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cliffjumper]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Grimlock]]
*[[Mirage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mirage]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Wheeljack]]
*[[Blaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blaster]]
**[[Eject (G1)|Eject]]
**[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]
**[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]
**[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]]
*[[Silverbolt (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Silverbolt]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skydive]]
*[[Air Raid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Air Raid]]
*[[Powerglide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Powerglide]]
*[[Alpha Bravo#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Alpha Bravo]]
*[[Fireflight (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Firefly]]
*[[Jazz (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Autobot Jazz]]
*[[Windblade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Windblade]]
*[[Pyra Magna#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pyra Magna]]
*[[Rust Dust#Transformers:_Earth_Warst|Rust Dust]]
*[[Dust Up#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dustup]]
*[[Jumpstream#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jumpstream]]
*[[Skyburst (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skyburst]]
*[[Stormclash#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Stormclash]]
*[[Slag (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slug]]
*[[Huffer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Huffer]]
*[[Arcee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Arcee]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sideswipe]]
*[[Swoop (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Swoop]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Rod]]
*[[Hot Spot (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Spot]]
*[[Seaspray (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Seaspray]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Superion (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Superion]]
*[[Pipes (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pipes]]
*[[Star Saber (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Star Saber]]
*[[Hound (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hound]]
*[[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Maximus]]
*[[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Perceptor]]
*[[Smokescreen (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Smokescreen]]
*[[First Aid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|First Aid]]
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Primal]]
*[[Sludge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sludge]]
*[[Kup (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kup]]
*[[Drift (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drift]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Laser Optimus Prime]]
*[[Snarl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Snarl]]
*[[Cheetor (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cheetor]]
*[[Volcanicus #Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Volcanicus]]
*[[Springer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Springer]]
*[[Cosmos (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cosmos]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus Prime]]
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sky Lynx]]
*[[Warpath (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Warpath]]
*[[Elita One (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Elita-1]]
*[[Victorion#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Victorion]]
*[[Tracks_(G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Tracks]]
*[[Inferno (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Inferno]]
*[[Tigerhawk (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Tigerhawk]]*

|c2=
*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Megatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Starscream]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bludgeon]]
*[[Swindle (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Swindle]]
*[[Hook (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hook]]
*[[Shrapnel (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skrapnel]]
*[[Brawl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brawl]]
*[[Kickback (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kickback]]
*[[Razorclaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Razorclaw]]
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Breakdown]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Shockwave]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Soundwave]]
**[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]
**[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]
**[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]
**[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Thundercracker]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skywarp]]
*[[Slipstream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slipstream]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cyclonus]]
*[[Long Haul (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Long Haul]]
*[[Blast Off (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blast Off]]
*[[Mixmaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mixmaster]]
*[[Divebomb (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Divebomb]]
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bonecrusher]]
*[[Scavenger (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scavenger]]
*[[Vortex (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Vortex]]
*[[Scrapper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scrapper]]
*[[Onslaught (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Onslaught]]
*[[Viper#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Viper]]
*[[Rampage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rampage]]
*[[Lockdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Lockdown]]
*[[Nightbird (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nightbird]]
*[[Offroad#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Offroad]]
*[[Scourge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scourge]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Galvatron]]
*[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nemesis Prime]]
*[[Tantrum (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Tantrum]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Octopunch]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Devastator (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Devastator]]
*[[Headstrong (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Headstrong]]
*[[Deathsaurus (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Deathsaurus]]
*[[Drag Strip (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drag Strip]]
*[[Bruticus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bruticus]]
*[[Bombshell (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bombshell]]
*[[Wildrider (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brake-Neck]]
*[[Reflector (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Reflector]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]]
*[[Straxus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Straxus]]
*[[Dead End (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dead End]]
*[[Barricade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Barricade]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Armada'' Megatron]]
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hun-Gurrr]]
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blackarachnia]]
*[[Predaking (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Predaking]]
*[[Astrotrain (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Astrotrain]]
*[[Mindwipe (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mindwipe]]
*[[Motormaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Motormaster]]
*[[Blitzwing (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blitzwing]]
*[[Skullcruncher (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skullsmasher]]
*[[Lugnut (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Lugnut]]
*[[Menasor (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Menasor]]
*[[Cutthroat#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cutthroat]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus Unicronus]]
*[[Waspinator (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Waspinator]]*

|c3=
*[[Melody Keen]]
*[[Luca]]
}}

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Upcoming characters

==Events==
Every weekend, for three days, events are held so players can win resources and new crystals. The events usually alternate between solo events and Alliance events each week. New characters are introduced with a story strewn across a four-week saga.

The various type of events are:
* A solo totaliser with various resource prizes, capped at 10,000 points.
* An Alliance single totaliser with a grand prize at around 200,000 points.
* An Alliance event with many prestiges to collect prizes and crystals multiple times.
* A single totaliser with multiple prestiges, which gives the same amount of battle points in all battle zones and triple XP.
* An Alliance totaliser and leaderboard event, with the top alliances receiving the newest 4 or 3 star character crystal and Premium Crystals. Or in some events, even more of the event's crystals.

{{main|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events}}

==Notes==
*Furman has said that early in production, "we had to base it in the IDW continuity as it turned out". He also revealed it was him who pushed for Bludgeon to make it into the game as well.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/comic-writer-simon-furman-discusses-three-decades-of-transformers-and-new-game-earth-wars-707 Vice interview]</ref>
** A purple [[Decepticon Command Bunker]] can be seen in the mountainside of Decepticon bases as a counterpart to the Ark in Autobot bases.
*Character models are mostly based on each character's most-recent toy release. In many cases, this means ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'', ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'', ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]''. There are also some appearances from ''[[Thrilling 30]]'', ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'', ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'', [[Live-action film series|movie]]verse namesakes, and 'original' [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
* Though the game's dialogue is depicted using text boxes, Optimus Prime and Megatron still have voice lines. They are voiced, as usual, by [[Peter Cullen]] and [[Frank Welker]], respectively.
*Apparently, the Mastermind Creations toys of the Predacons inspired the staff so much, that the in-game models of the Predacons are based off of these [[IP infringing item|third party]] toys.
**The Predacons aren't the only ones guilty of this either! Motormaster had his in-game model based off of TransForm Mission's toy based on the Stunticon leader!
** Did we also mention that Menasor's model takes cues off of the "Perfect Effect" third party add on kit, along with the aforementioned Transform Mission toy.
* The only Furmanisms actually in the game are "It is over - finished!" (said by Optimus or Megatron after a victory) and "Now - Reap the whirlwind!" (spoken by Optimus Prime when deploying troops).

===Technical errors===
* You can count on pretty much any character with tall shoulders to have said shoulders clip and cut through the character model when in battle stance.
* Drift does an awkward shift when going from vehicle to robot and the opposite way, seeing as his body warps and shifts so that he faces sideways in bot mode. This happens every time he attacks and every time he changes form.
* Most characters with extended shooting animations will sometimes lag out and be out of sync with the shooting animation.
* If activating an Aerialbot's ability, he may circle the target pointlessly for a while. Sometimes he even goes underground.
* Rampage and Razorclaw can have a victory animation while in bot mode and charging when the battle ends. They even have their swords.
*Sunstreaker has a giant gap in the back of his combined form leg.
*Sometimes Blast Off has his combination process [[Animation error| distorted]].
*''Beast Wars'' Megatron's weapons sometimes don't properly align with the hand models.
*Sharkticons just don't know when to stop fighting. The animations for the fighting will still appear, and they still run to buildings, but they don't actually deal damage. Does not translate to Gnaw.
*Sometimes (although this is very rare), amalgamations will randomly appear, where parts of the robot mode and vehicle mode appear on the opposite modes. Examples include Blast Off becoming a [[Seeker (body-type)|Conehead]], Ironhide gaining his [[Ironhide (Movie)|movieverse]] look, and Optimus Prime having [[Kibble #"Faux-parts"|two truck cabs]].
*Characters sometimes walk in place for no reason for a few seconds.

These are just some minor visual errors, bugs that affect gameplay are promptly resolved.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' (トランスフォーマー：アースウォーズ ''Toransufōmā: Āsu Wōzu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīn'gāng: Dìqiú zhī Zhàn ''''' (变形金刚：地球之战, "Transformers: Earth Wars")

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.transformersearthwars.com/ Official website]
* [http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/ Official Transformers Earth Wars Wiki]

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[[Category:Generation 1 video games]]
[[Category:Mobile Games]]

Transformers: Earth Wars

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[[File:TransformersEarthWars_logo.png|center|400px]]
{{videogame
|title=''Transformers: Earth Wars''
|image=TransformersEarthWars header.jpg
|caption=''"...fuel cells!"''
|developer=[[Space Ape Games]]
|publisher=[[Backflip Studios]]
|date=[[June 2]], 2016
|platform=Android, iOS
}}

'''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' is a mobile game by [[Space Ape Games]]/[[Backflip Studios]] with a storyline written by [[Simon Furman]], which means plenty of [[Furmanism]]s. The aim of the game is to assemble an army and build a fortress, then try to defend your base while destroying the enemy's. Essentially, Transformers meets ''Clash of Clans'', without Hog Riders.
The setting is [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].

==Plot==
The Autobots and Decepticons return to Earth to battle over resources. Furman promises that while it "appears to be about the same old stuff" initially, "as we progress through the game, more is revealed about Megatron’s master plan and what he’s looking for on Earth."<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2016/02/10/transformers-land-mobile-earth-wars/80167164/ USA Today: "'Transformers' land on mobile in 'Earth Wars'"]</ref>

===Campaigns===
*'''Get Optimus / Get Megatron!'''
Jefire and Starscream arrive on Earth and set up their base of operations. Soon, Ironhide and Bludgeon arrive through their Space Bridges, and after raiding a few bases, both factions find a [[Quantum Crystal]] powerful enough to power their spacebridges and bring their leaders to Earth.
*'''The Lost Map'''
With the arrival of Optimus Prime and Megatron, the Autobots and/or Decepticons set out to find the [[Fractal Map]] pieces with the help of their human allies. Both sides find a Gunner Crystal and recruit Sunstreaker and Swindle.
*'''Power Play'''
After collecting three of the map pieces, both factions try putting the pieces they collected together, only to find out they need a [[Codex Key]] to break the encryption.
*'''The Codex Showdown'''
With the help of the recently recruited medics, Ratchet and Hook, both sides fight over the Codex Key, and find the location of a [[Enigma of Combination|legendary artifact]].
*'''Secrets of Nebulos'''
Some wierd pieces of [[Nebulos]] technology called '''"Power Cores"''' have landed on Earth. Starscream and Optimus gather some troops, and both Starscream and Optimus Prime fight over the Power Cores. The power cores gathered, however, have been rigged to explode, and so both sides have to start from scratch with building up their power core stocks.
*'''Combiner Wars'''
With the Enigma of Combination, the Autobots and Decepticons harness the power of Combiners. The gestalts prove unstable, however, and require Ore-13 and high-ranking bots to be useful.

==Gameplay==
===Alliances===
Alliances are the primary way to gain access to bots firsthand via events. Your alliance can also compete in Alliance Wars to determine who is better, and to see who comes up top! Compete in Alliance wars to gain resources, league promotions, and bragging rights!

You can join with other players in an alliance, or you can create your own for 15,000 Alloy! There are many notable alliances within the community!

A player must have Level 4 Headquarters or higher to join an Alliance, and up to 40 people can be in an Alliance.

===Classes===
*'''Warriors''' are armored front line melee fighters that rush into enemy defenses to open up the attack and protect other bots, but they have the lowest Damage per second (DPS). Warriors generally have a speed of 1.7, but some are slightly faster.
*'''Aerial''' units deal the highest DPS at a short range and can perform powerful airstrikes on single targets from great distances, but have low health. All air units have a speed of 2.
*'''Gunners''' shoot over walls and bombard large areas with their abilities from long range. like the Air units, they're deadly but vulnerable. All gunners have a speed of 1.8.
*'''Medics''' heal and support other bots in battle. They are only a few medics in the game, and they aren't durable themselves, so keep them in the back. Medics have a speed of 2.6.
*'''Special''' bots are highly individualized fighters with unique capabilities. This class incorporates leaders, scouts, and deployers.
*'''Combiners''' are a special class that must be summoned individually. They deal massive amounts of damage, but can only stay on the battlefield for so long. Their three abilities do not use ability points, but have cooldown times.

===Power Cores===
Power Cores are pieces of Nebulan Technology that are used to enhance bots and defenses.
There are quite a lot of powerful powercores. They can be obtained from ‘’’Power Chips’’’ or from Bot duplicates.

Defensive Modules

*Auto cannon Exclusive:
**The '''"Explosive Rounds"''' Powercore is only applicable to Autocannons, but deals 50% of the max damage to all targets gathered around the target hit.
*Mortar Exclusive:
**The '''"Incendiary Shells"''' Power Core allows for Mortars to fire off large Incendiary shells that burn all afflicted targets in the blast area, with a 14% increase in attack damage, but the shells deal no knock back.
*The '''"Target Protocol"''' Power Core is only applicable to Mortars, and prioritizes targets, allowing for the Mortar to focus on Gunners and Medics and increasing attack Range by 15%.

***'''NOTE''': This makes it ignore all other targets if Gunners or Medics are present!!!
*Missile Launcher Exclusive:
**The '''"Guided Missiles"''' module gives Laser guided single-target missiles to missile launchers. They only deal 64% of original damage, but they will always hit its target.
*Laser Turret Exclusive:
**The '''"AA (Anti-Air) Laser"''' module allows a Laser turret to only target airborne targets, but with a 36% increase in attack range, and a 106% increase in damage.
*Universal Defense Mods:
**The '''"Attack"''' module increases attack.
**The '''"Defense"''' module increases building Health.
**The '''"Repair"''' module restores health every second.

Bot Modules

**'''Flak Jacket''': 15% reduced damage from Mortars and Missile Launchers.
**'''Death Pulse''': On 0 health, the warrior creates an EMP explosion stunning targets in a large area for 2.8 seconds.
**'''Attack''': Equipable to All bots, 2-Star and higher, It Boosts damage of regular attacks by 4%.
**'''Vitality''': +5% to bot's health.
**'''Rejuvenate''': Heals 1.8% health every 10 seconds.
**'''Tactician''': The affected Bot prioritises defenses for 32 seconds after deployment.
**'''Wallbuster''': All damage to walls increased by 14%.
**'''Reflective Coating''': 15% protection from Laser Turrets and Beam Lasers.
**'''Volatile Mixture''': It increases special ability damage by 5%. Especially useful with Mixmaster.
**'''Ray Boosters''': Increases power of healing done by 5%.
**'''Trithyllium Plating''': Gives warriors 18% reduced damage from Auto Cannons.
**'''Optimus Prime's [[Matrix of Leadership| Matrix]]''': Equippable by Optimus Prime, 2-Star and higher, it Increases Optimus Prime's health by 5.5%. Till all are one!
**'''Starscream's [[Transformers: The Movie|Crown]]''': Equippable to Starscream, it Increases Starscream's basic attack damage by 4.5%. Shiny!
**'''Grimlock's Crown''': Equippable by Grimlock, increases Grimlock's movement speed and Ability damage.
**'''Razorclaw's Gun Upgrade''': Equippable by Razorclaw, increases Razorclaw's ability damage and his health.
**'''Chrome Jetfire''': Equippable by Jetfire, increases Jetfire's basic attack damage. For Science!
**'''Battle-hardened Megatron''': Equippable by Megatron, increases Megatron's health. Die, Autobots!
**'''Rodimus Prime’s [[Matrix of Leadership| Matrix]]''': Reduces damage taken from Shock Towers, Beam Lasers and Auto Cannons.
**'''Motormaster’s Sword''': Reduces damage taken from Shock Towers, Beam Lasers and Auto Cannons.

===Resources===
*'''Alloy'''- A metal substance used to upgrade buildings and walls.
*'''[[Energon]]'''- Energon is used to upgrade buildings, upgrade Bots' special abilities, and to perform research on Bots to make them stronger.
*'''[[Ore-13]]'''- A potent substance used to activate Combiners.
*'''[[Spark]]'''- Obtained from holographic summons in the Space bridge and Event rewards, Spark is used to upgrade Bots' abilities. Special Spark can be received from Combiner team bots.
*'''Crystal Shards'''- Also the result of Holographic summons and events, shards are use to create powerful crystals to summon high star rating Bots.
*'''[[Cybercoin]]'''- Premium currency used for instantly obtaining resources and [[Quantum Crystal| crystals.]]
*'''Combiner Spark''' - This type of spark is used only for combiners. Obtained when you get a duplicate of a Combiner Bot.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:currencies| Currencies and Resources at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===Battle Boosts===
Battle Boosts are like Spells in Clash of Clans. They can only be used once in a battle, but provide extra offense or defense for your team.
*'''Incendiary Barrage MK. 1, II, and III''' Rain down an artillery battery of Incendiary shells on the battlefield dealing medium damage
*'''Orbital Strike MK. I, II, and III''' summon a powerful Orbital Strike from above dealing massive damage.
*'''Forcefield MK. I, II, and III''' Provides a forcefield that blocks 45% to 75% of damage taken and makes them immune to knockbacks for 6 seconds.
*'''Smart Bomb MK. I, II, and III''' Deals a set amount of damage to a single target.
*'''EMP blast MK. I, II, and III''' Stun all targets in a large radius for a set amount of time depending on the level.
*'''Field Repairs MK. I, II, and III''' Heal all friendly bots for a set amount of HP over 5 seconds.
*'''Shark Attack MK I, II, and III''' Call for 3 vicious 2-star Sharkticons (level 14, 30, and 40, respectively) to attack a target. '''Warning''': Fallen Sharkticons are ''highly'' explosive.
*'''Nanofrost MK. I, II, and III''' Freeze a building for 8-12 seconds, then destroy it to freeze and slow down all buildings around the Bomb radius by 40% for 10 seconds.
*'''[[Kremzeek| Kremzeeks]]''' Coming in 5 variants, Kremzeeks can do quite a lot of things.
**Red Kremzeeks set buildings on fire dealing 128 damage per second for 6 seconds, increasing every second if you destroy the building they are currently deployed on.
**Yellow Kremzeeks deal 96 damage over 15 seconds. Can jump to other buildings up to 4 times.
**Purple Kremzeeks hack defenses and make them attack other defenses for you, albeit with less damage.
** The rare Blue Kremzeek can stun defenses over a brief period of time.
** The White Kremzeek makes the target building take more damage.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:battleboosts| Battle Boosts at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Buildings==
===Main===
*'''Headquarters''' - The heart of your Autobot/Decepticon outpost, protect yours well, and destroy an opponent's Headquarters to win a battle! Upgrade it to unlock more upgrades and buildings!
*'''Shuttle''' - The shuttle carries Autobots and Decepticons into battle! Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum capacity.

===Defense===
*'''[[Autogun|Auto Cannon]]''' - Provides a decent amount of damage and has medium range. Cannot target flying units.
*'''Laser Turret''' - Shoots off 4 smaller lasers that deal constant damage at shorter range, but deals double damage to flying units!
*'''Mortar''' - Long range defense that targets ground units and deals explosive damage from far away.
*'''Outpost''' - Assign an Autobot or Deception with a fraction of their normal stats to defend against attacks on your base.
*'''Beam Laser''' - Shoots off a long range Photon laser to deal the Highest DPS on a single ground unit.
*'''Shock Tower''' - Delivers a nasty jolt of electricity to nearby bots and knocks them back, and is immune to EMP effects! (Except for [[Star Saber (Victory)|shock]][[Deathsaurus (Victory)|fire]])
*'''Missile Launcher''' - Shoots off a barrage of rockets over a very long range at both ground and air units. Cannot target troops within its blind spot.
*'''Stasis Mine''' - Doesn't deal damage, but freezes enemies in place for 2-5 seconds.
*'''Wall''' - Used to shield defenses and slow down invaders. Upgrading each wall post gives it more health to better defend against opponent bots.

*'''Combiner Outpost''' - Unavailable to players and only seen in the Combiner Wars Campaign, this very long-ranged outpost activates a Combiner to defend against other Combiners!

===Utility===
*'''Energon Harvester''' - Harvests precious Energon for research and upgrading buildings. Upgrade with Alloy to increase production rate.
*'''Energon Storage''' - Stores Energon for later usage. Upgrade with Alloy to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Alloy Harvester''' - Harvests Alloy to upgrade buildings. Upgrade with Energon to increase production rate.
*'''Alloy Storage''' - Stores Alloy for later usage. Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Ore-13 Harvester''' - Harvests the rare mineral [[Ore-13]] for sending out Combiners to battle.
*'''Ore-13 Storage''' - A storage device strong enough to contain the power of Ore-13.
*'''[[Spacebridge]]''' - The Spacebridge is used to activate [[Quantum Crystal]]s to bring in bots and resources!
*'''Research Lab''' - Upgrade your bots and their abilities with Energon and Spark to make them more powerful! Upgrade the lab to increase the max level that bots can be upgraded to.
*'''Combiner Lab''' - Used to activate Combiners and upgrade their abilities using combiner Spark.
*'''Build Bot''' - Build Bots will build and upgrade buildings, but the bots themselves cannot be upgraded and have very low health. The number of buildings that can be upgraded at a time depends on the number of Build Bots on base. More Build Bots can be bought at 2000 [[Cybercoin]]s each.
*'''Scanner''' - Provides locations of rivals' bases so you can raid them. Upgrading it will give access to tougher battle zones.
*'''Power Core Lab''' -

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:buildings| Buildings at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Featured Characters==
(''Characters are paired in each row as in-game counterparts.'')

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jetfire]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ironhide]]
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ratchet]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bumblebee]]
*[[Prowl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Prowl]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cliffjumper]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Grimlock]]
*[[Mirage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mirage]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Wheeljack]]
*[[Blaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blaster]]
**[[Eject (G1)|Eject]]
**[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]
**[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]
**[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]]
*[[Silverbolt (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Silverbolt]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skydive]]
*[[Air Raid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Air Raid]]
*[[Powerglide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Powerglide]]
*[[Alpha Bravo#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Alpha Bravo]]
*[[Fireflight (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Firefly]]
*[[Jazz (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Autobot Jazz]]
*[[Windblade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Windblade]]
*[[Pyra Magna#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pyra Magna]]
*[[Rust Dust#Transformers:_Earth_Warst|Rust Dust]]
*[[Dust Up#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dustup]]
*[[Jumpstream#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jumpstream]]
*[[Skyburst (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skyburst]]
*[[Stormclash#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Stormclash]]
*[[Slag (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slug]]
*[[Huffer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Huffer]]
*[[Arcee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Arcee]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sideswipe]]
*[[Swoop (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Swoop]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Rod]]
*[[Hot Spot (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Spot]]
*[[Seaspray (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Seaspray]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Superion (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Superion]]
*[[Pipes (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pipes]]
*[[Star Saber (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Star Saber]]
*[[Hound (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hound]]
*[[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Maximus]]
*[[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Perceptor]]
*[[Smokescreen (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Smokescreen]]
*[[First Aid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|First Aid]]
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Primal]]
*[[Sludge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sludge]]
*[[Kup (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kup]]
*[[Drift (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drift]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Laser Optimus Prime]]
*[[Snarl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Snarl]]
*[[Cheetor (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cheetor]]
*[[Volcanicus #Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Volcanicus]]
*[[Springer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Springer]]
*[[Cosmos (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cosmos]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus Prime]]
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sky Lynx]]
*[[Warpath (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Warpath]]
*[[Elita One (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Elita-1]]
*[[Victorion#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Victorion]]
*[[Tracks_(G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Tracks]]
*[[Inferno (G1)|Inferno*]]

|c2=
*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Megatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Starscream]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bludgeon]]
*[[Swindle (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Swindle]]
*[[Hook (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hook]]
*[[Shrapnel (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skrapnel]]
*[[Brawl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brawl]]
*[[Kickback (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kickback]]
*[[Razorclaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Razorclaw]]
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Breakdown]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Shockwave]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Soundwave]]
**[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]
**[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]
**[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]
**[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Thundercracker]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skywarp]]
*[[Slipstream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slipstream]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cyclonus]]
*[[Long Haul (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Long Haul]]
*[[Blast Off (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blast Off]]
*[[Mixmaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mixmaster]]
*[[Divebomb (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Divebomb]]
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bonecrusher]]
*[[Scavenger (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scavenger]]
*[[Vortex (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Vortex]]
*[[Scrapper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scrapper]]
*[[Onslaught (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Onslaught]]
*[[Viper#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Viper]]
*[[Rampage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rampage]]
*[[Lockdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Lockdown]]
*[[Nightbird (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nightbird]]
*[[Offroad#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Offroad]]
*[[Scourge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scourge]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Galvatron]]
*[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nemesis Prime]]
*[[Tantrum (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Tantrum]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Octopunch]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Devastator (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Devastator]]
*[[Headstrong (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Headstrong]]
*[[Deathsaurus (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Deathsaurus]]
*[[Drag Strip (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drag Strip]]
*[[Bruticus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bruticus]]
*[[Bombshell (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bombshell]]
*[[Wildrider (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brake-Neck]]
*[[Reflector (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Reflector]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]]
*[[Straxus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Straxus]]
*[[Dead End (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dead End]]
*[[Barricade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Barricade]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Armada'' Megatron]]
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hun-Gurrr]]
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blackarachnia]]
*[[Predaking (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Predaking]]
*[[Astrotrain (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Astrotrain]]
*[[Mindwipe (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mindwipe]]
*[[Motormaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Motormaster]]
*[[Blitzwing (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blitzwing]]
*[[Skullcruncher (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skullsmasher]]
*[[Lugnut (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Lugnut]]
*[[Menasor (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Menasor]]
*[[Cutthroat#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cutthroat]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Unicronus*]]

|c3=
*[[Melody Keen]]
*[[Luca]]
}}

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Upcoming characters

==Events==
Every weekend, for three days, events are held so players can win resources and new crystals. The events usually alternate between solo events and Alliance events each week. New characters are introduced with a story strewn across a four-week saga.

The various type of events are:
* A solo totaliser with various resource prizes, capped at 10,000 points.
* An Alliance single totaliser with a grand prize at around 200,000 points.
* An Alliance event with many prestiges to collect prizes and crystals multiple times.
* A single totaliser with multiple prestiges, which gives the same amount of battle points in all battle zones and triple XP.
* An Alliance totaliser and leaderboard event, with the top alliances receiving the newest 4 or 3 star character crystal and Premium Crystals. Or in some events, even more of the event's crystals.

{{main|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events}}

==Notes==
*Furman has said that early in production, "we had to base it in the IDW continuity as it turned out". He also revealed it was him who pushed for Bludgeon to make it into the game as well.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/comic-writer-simon-furman-discusses-three-decades-of-transformers-and-new-game-earth-wars-707 Vice interview]</ref>
** A purple [[Decepticon Command Bunker]] can be seen in the mountainside of Decepticon bases as a counterpart to the Ark in Autobot bases.
*Character models are mostly based on each character's most-recent toy release. In many cases, this means ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'', ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'', ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]''. There are also some appearances from ''[[Thrilling 30]]'', ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'', ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'', [[Live-action film series|movie]]verse namesakes, and 'original' [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
* Though the game's dialogue is depicted using text boxes, Optimus Prime and Megatron still have voice lines. They are voiced, as usual, by [[Peter Cullen]] and [[Frank Welker]], respectively.
*Apparently, the Mastermind Creations toys of the Predacons inspired the staff so much, that the in-game models of the Predacons are based off of these [[IP infringing item|third party]] toys.
**The Predacons aren't the only ones guilty of this either! Motormaster had his in-game model based off of TransForm Mission's toy based on the Stunticon leader!
** Did we also mention that Menasor's model takes cues off of the "Perfect Effect" third party add on kit, along with the aforementioned Transform Mission toy.
* The only Furmanisms actually in the game are "It is over - finished!" (said by Optimus or Megatron after a victory) and "Now - Reap the whirlwind!" (spoken by Optimus Prime when deploying troops).

===Technical errors===
* You can count on pretty much any character with tall shoulders to have said shoulders clip and cut through the character model when in battle stance.
* Drift does an awkward shift when going from vehicle to robot and the opposite way, seeing as his body warps and shifts so that he faces sideways in bot mode. This happens every time he attacks and every time he changes form.
* Most characters with extended shooting animations will sometimes lag out and be out of sync with the shooting animation.
* If activating an Aerialbot's ability, he may circle the target pointlessly for a while. Sometimes he even goes underground.
* Rampage and Razorclaw can have a victory animation while in bot mode and charging when the battle ends. They even have their swords.
*Sunstreaker has a giant gap in the back of his combined form leg.
*Sometimes Blast Off has his combination process [[Animation error| distorted]].
*''Beast Wars'' Megatron's weapons sometimes don't properly align with the hand models.
*Sharkticons just don't know when to stop fighting. The animations for the fighting will still appear, and they still run to buildings, but they don't actually deal damage. Does not translate to Gnaw.
*Sometimes (although this is very rare), amalgamations will randomly appear, where parts of the robot mode and vehicle mode appear on the opposite modes. Examples include Blast Off becoming a [[Seeker (body-type)|Conehead]], Ironhide gaining his [[Ironhide (Movie)|movieverse]] look, and Optimus Prime having [[Kibble #"Faux-parts"|two truck cabs]].
*Characters sometimes walk in place for no reason for a few seconds.

These are just some minor visual errors, bugs that affect gameplay are promptly resolved.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' (トランスフォーマー：アースウォーズ ''Toransufōmā: Āsu Wōzu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīn'gāng: Dìqiú zhī Zhàn ''''' (变形金刚：地球之战, "Transformers: Earth Wars")

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.transformersearthwars.com/ Official website]
* [http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/ Official Transformers Earth Wars Wiki]

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[[Category:Generation 1 video games]]
[[Category:Mobile Games]]

Transformers: Earth Wars

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[[File:TransformersEarthWars_logo.png|center|400px]]
{{videogame
|title=''Transformers: Earth Wars''
|image=TransformersEarthWars header.jpg
|caption=''"...fuel cells!"''
|developer=[[Space Ape Games]]
|publisher=[[Backflip Studios]]
|date=[[June 2]], 2016
|platform=Android, iOS
}}

'''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' is a mobile game by [[Space Ape Games]]/[[Backflip Studios]] with a storyline written by [[Simon Furman]], which means plenty of [[Furmanism]]s. The aim of the game is to assemble an army and build a fortress, then try to defend your base while destroying the enemy's. Essentially, Transformers meets ''Clash of Clans'', without Hog Riders.
The setting is [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].

==Plot==
The Autobots and Decepticons return to Earth to battle over resources. Furman promises that while it "appears to be about the same old stuff" initially, "as we progress through the game, more is revealed about Megatron’s master plan and what he’s looking for on Earth."<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2016/02/10/transformers-land-mobile-earth-wars/80167164/ USA Today: "'Transformers' land on mobile in 'Earth Wars'"]</ref>

===Campaigns===
*'''Get Optimus / Get Megatron!'''
Jefire and Starscream arrive on Earth and set up their base of operations. Soon, Ironhide and Bludgeon arrive through their Space Bridges, and after raiding a few bases, both factions find a [[Quantum Crystal]] powerful enough to power their spacebridges and bring their leaders to Earth.
*'''The Lost Map'''
With the arrival of Optimus Prime and Megatron, the Autobots and/or Decepticons set out to find the [[Fractal Map]] pieces with the help of their human allies. Both sides find a Gunner Crystal and recruit Sunstreaker and Swindle.
*'''Power Play'''
After collecting three of the map pieces, both factions try putting the pieces they collected together, only to find out they need a [[Codex Key]] to break the encryption.
*'''The Codex Showdown'''
With the help of the recently recruited medics, Ratchet and Hook, both sides fight over the Codex Key, and find the location of a [[Enigma of Combination|legendary artifact]].
*'''Secrets of Nebulos'''
Some wierd pieces of [[Nebulos]] technology called '''"Power Cores"''' have landed on Earth. Starscream and Optimus gather some troops, and both Starscream and Optimus Prime fight over the Power Cores. The power cores gathered, however, have been rigged to explode, and so both sides have to start from scratch with building up their power core stocks.
*'''Combiner Wars'''
With the Enigma of Combination, the Autobots and Decepticons harness the power of Combiners. The gestalts prove unstable, however, and require Ore-13 and high-ranking bots to be useful.

==Gameplay==
===Alliances===
Alliances are the primary way to gain access to bots firsthand via events. Your alliance can also compete in Alliance Wars to determine who is better, and to see who comes up top! Compete in Alliance wars to gain resources, league promotions, and bragging rights!

You can join with other players in an alliance, or you can create your own for 15,000 Alloy! There are many notable alliances within the community!

A player must have Level 4 Headquarters or higher to join an Alliance, and up to 40 people can be in an Alliance.

===Classes===
*'''Warriors''' are armored front line melee fighters that rush into enemy defenses to open up the attack and protect other bots, but they have the lowest Damage per second (DPS). Warriors generally have a speed of 1.7, but some are slightly faster.
*'''Aerial''' units deal the highest DPS at a short range and can perform powerful airstrikes on single targets from great distances, but have low health. All air units have a speed of 2.
*'''Gunners''' shoot over walls and bombard large areas with their abilities from long range. like the Air units, they're deadly but vulnerable. All gunners have a speed of 1.8.
*'''Medics''' heal and support other bots in battle. They are only a few medics in the game, and they aren't durable themselves, so keep them in the back. Medics have a speed of 2.6.
*'''Special''' bots are highly individualized fighters with unique capabilities. This class incorporates leaders, scouts, and deployers.
*'''Combiners''' are a special class that must be summoned individually. They deal massive amounts of damage, but can only stay on the battlefield for so long. Their three abilities do not use ability points, but have cooldown times.

===Power Cores===
Power Cores are pieces of Nebulan Technology that are used to enhance bots and defenses.
There are quite a lot of powerful powercores. They can be obtained from ‘’’Power Chips’’’ or from Bot duplicates.

Defensive Modules

*Auto cannon Exclusive:
**The '''"Explosive Rounds"''' Powercore is only applicable to Autocannons, but deals 50% of the max damage to all targets gathered around the target hit.
*Mortar Exclusive:
**The '''"Incendiary Shells"''' Power Core allows for Mortars to fire off large Incendiary shells that burn all afflicted targets in the blast area, with a 14% increase in attack damage, but the shells deal no knock back.
*The '''"Target Protocol"''' Power Core is only applicable to Mortars, and prioritizes targets, allowing for the Mortar to focus on Gunners and Medics and increasing attack Range by 15%.

***'''NOTE''': This makes it ignore all other targets if Gunners or Medics are present!!!
*Missile Launcher Exclusive:
**The '''"Guided Missiles"''' module gives Laser guided single-target missiles to missile launchers. They only deal 64% of original damage, but they will always hit it’s target.
*Laser Turret Exclusive:
**The '''"AA (Anti-Air) Laser"''' module allows a Laser turret to only target airborne targets, but with a 36% increase in attack range, and a 106% increase in damage.
*Universal Defense Mods:
**The '''"Attack"''' module increases attack.
**The '''"Defense"''' module increases building Health.
**The '''"Repair"''' module restores health every second.

Bot Modules

**'''Flak Jacket''': 15% reduced damage from Mortars and Missile Launchers.
**'''Death Pulse''': On 0 health, the warrior creates an EMP explosion stunning targets in a large area for 2.8 seconds.
**'''Attack''': Equipable to All bots, 2-Star and higher, It Boosts damage of regular attacks by 4%.
**'''Vitality''': +5% to bot's health.
**'''Rejuvenate''': Heals 1.8% health every 10 seconds.
**'''Tactician''': The affected Bot prioritises defenses for 32 seconds after deployment.
**'''Wallbuster''': All damage to walls increased by 14%.
**'''Reflective Coating''': 15% protection from Laser Turrets and Beam Lasers.
**'''Volatile Mixture''': It increases special ability damage by 5%. Especially useful with Mixmaster.
**'''Ray Boosters''': Increases power of healing done by 5%.
**'''Trithyllium Plating''': Gives warriors 18% reduced damage from Auto Cannons.
**'''Prime's [[Matrix of Leadership| Matrix]]''': Equippable by Optimus Prime, 2-Star and higher, it Increases Optimus Prime's health by 5.5%. Till all are one!
**'''Starscream's [[Transformers: The Movie|Crown]]''': Equippable to Starscream, it Increases Starscream's basic attack damage by 4.5%. Shiny!
**'''Grimlock's Crown''': Equippable by Grimlock, increases Grimlock's movement speed and Ability damage.
**'''Razorclaw's Gun Upgrade''': Equippable by Razorclaw, increases Razorclaw's ability damage and his health.
**'''Chrome Jetfire''': Equippable by Jetfire, increases Jetfire's basic attack damage. For Science!
**'''Battle-hardened Megatron''': Equippable by Megatron, increases Megatron's health. Die, Autobots!

===Resources===
*'''Alloy'''- A metal substance used to upgrade buildings and walls.
*'''[[Energon]]'''- Energon is used to upgrade buildings, upgrade Bots' special abilities, and to perform research on Bots to make them stronger.
*'''[[Ore-13]]'''- A potent substance used to activate Combiners.
*'''[[Spark]]'''- Obtained from holographic summons in the Space bridge and Event rewards, Spark is used to upgrade Bots' abilities. Special Spark can be received from Combiner team bots.
*'''Crystal Shards'''- Also the result of Holographic summons and events, shards are use to create powerful crystals to summon high star rating Bots.
*'''[[Cybercoin]]'''- Premium currency used for instantly obtaining resources and [[Quantum Crystal| crystals.]]
*'''Combiner Spark''' - This type of spark is used only for combiners. Obtained when you get a duplicate of a Combiner Bot.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:currencies| Currencies and Resources at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===Battle Boosts===
Battle Boosts are like Spells in Clash of Clans. They can only be used once in a battle, but provide extra offense or defense for your team.
*'''Incendiary Barrage MK. 1, II, and III''' Rain down an artillery battery of Incendiary shells on the battlefield dealing medium damage
*'''Orbital Strike MK. I, II, and III''' summon a powerful Orbital Strike from above dealing massive damage.
*'''Forcefield MK. I, II, and III''' Provides a forcefield that blocks 45% to 75% of damage taken and makes them immune to knockbacks for 6 seconds.
*'''Smart Bomb MK. I, II, and III''' Deals a set amount of damage to a single target.
*'''EMP blast MK. I, II, and III''' Stun all targets in a large radius for a set amount of time depending on the level.
*'''Field Repairs MK. I, II, and III''' Heal all friendly bots for a set amount of HP over 5 seconds.
*'''Shark Attack MK I, II, and III''' Call for 3 vicious 2-star Sharkticons (level 14, 30, and 40, respectively) to attack a target.'''Warning''': Fallen Sharkticons are ''highly'' explosive.
*'''Nanofrost MK. I, II, and III''' Freeze a building for 8-12 seconds, then destroy it to freeze and slow down all buildings around the Bomb radius by 40% for 10 seconds.
*'''[[Kremzeek| Kremzeeks]]''' Coming in 5 variants, Kremzeeks can do quite a lot of things.
**Red Kremzeeks set buildings on fire dealing 128 damage per second for 6 seconds, increasing every second if you destroy the building they are currently deployed on.
**Yellow Kremzeeks deal 96 damage over 15 seconds. Can jump to other buildings up to 4 times.
**Purple Kremzeeks hack defenses and make them attack other defenses for you, albeit with less damage.
** The rare Blue Kremzeek can stun defenses over a brief period of time.
** The White Kremzeek makes the target building take more damage.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:battleboosts| Battle Boosts at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Buildings==
===Main===
*'''Headquarters''' - The heart of your Autobot/Decepticon outpost, protect yours well, and destroy an opponent's Headquarters to win a battle! Upgrade it to unlock more upgrades and buildings!
*'''Shuttle''' - The shuttle carries Autobots and Decepticons into battle! Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum capacity.

===Defense===
*'''[[Autogun|Auto Cannon]]''' - Provides a decent amount of damage and has medium range. Cannot target flying units.
*'''Laser Turret''' - Shoots off 4 smaller lasers that deal constant damage at shorter range, but deals double damage to flying unit's!
*'''Mortar''' - Long range defense that targets ground units and deals explosive damage from far away.
*'''Outpost''' - Assign an Autobot or Deception with a fraction of their normal stats to defend against attacks on your base.
*'''Beam Laser''' - Shoots off a long range Photon laser to deal the Highest DPS on a single ground unit.
*'''Shock Tower''' - Delivers a nasty jolt of electricity to nearby bots and knocks them back, and is immune to EMP effects! (Except for [[Star Saber (Victory)|shock]][[Deathsaurus (Victory)|fire]])
*'''Missile Launcher''' - Shoots off a barrage of rockets over a very long range at both ground and air units. Cannot target troops within its blind spot.
*'''Stasis Mine''' - Doesn't deal damage, but freezes enemies in place for 2-5 seconds.
*'''Wall''' - Used to shield defenses and slow down invaders. Upgrading each wall post gives it more health to better defend against opponent bots.

*'''Combiner Outpost''' - Unavailable to players and only seen in the Combiner Wars Campaign, this very long-ranged outpost activates a Combiner to defend against other Combiners!
===Utility===
*'''Energon Harvester''' - Harvests precious Energon for research and upgrading buildings. Upgrade with Alloy to increase production rate.
*'''Energon Storage''' - Stores Energon for later usage. Upgrade with Alloy to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Alloy Harvester''' - Harvests Alloy to upgrade buildings. Upgrade with Energon to increase production rate.
*'''Alloy Storage''' - Stores Alloy for later usage. Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Ore-13 Harvester''' - Harvests the rare mineral [[Ore-13]] for sending out Combiners to battle.
*'''Ore-13 Storage''' - A storage device strong enough to contain the power of Ore-13.
*'''[[Spacebridge]]''' - The Spacebridge is used to activate [[Quantum Crystal]]s to bring in bots and resources!
*'''Research Lab''' - Upgrade your bots and their abilities with Energon and Spark to make them more powerful! Upgrade the lab to increase the max level that bots can be upgraded to.
*'''Combiner Lab''' - Used to activate Combiners and upgrade their abilities using combiner Spark.
*'''Build Bot''' - Build Bots will build and upgrade buildings, but the bots themselves cannot be upgraded and have very low health. The number of buildings than can be upgraded at a time depends on the number of Build Bots on base. More Build Bots can be bought at 2000 [[Cybercoin]]s each.
*'''Scanner''' - Provides locations of rivals' bases so you can raid them. Upgrading it will give access to tougher battle zones.
*'''Power Core Lab''' -

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:buildings| Buildings at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Featured Characters==
(''Characters are paired in each row as in-game counterparts.'')

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jetfire]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ironhide]]
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ratchet]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bumblebee]]
*[[Prowl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Prowl]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cliffjumper]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Grimlock]]
*[[Mirage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mirage]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Wheeljack]]
*[[Blaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blaster]]
**[[Eject (G1)|Eject]]
**[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]
**[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]
**[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]]
*[[Silverbolt (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Silverbolt]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skydive]]
*[[Air Raid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Air Raid]]
*[[Powerglide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Powerglide]]
*[[Alpha Bravo#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Alpha Bravo]]
*[[Fireflight (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Firefly]]
*[[Jazz (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Autobot Jazz]]
*[[Windblade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Windblade]]
*[[Pyra Magna#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pyra Magna]]
*[[Rust Dust#Transformers:_Earth_Warst|Rust Dust]]
*[[Dust Up#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dustup]]
*[[Jumpstream#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jumpstream]]
*[[Skyburst (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skyburst]]
*[[Stormclash#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Stormclash]]
*[[Slag (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slug]]
*[[Huffer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Huffer]]
*[[Arcee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Arcee]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sideswipe]]
*[[Swoop (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Strafe]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Rod]]
*[[Hot Spot (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Spot]]
*[[Seaspray (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Seaspray]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Superion (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Superion]]
*[[Pipes (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pipes]]
*[[Star Saber (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Star Saber]]
*[[Hound (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hound]]
*[[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Maximus]]
*[[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Perceptor]]
*[[Smokescreen (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Smokescreen]]
*[[First Aid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|First Aid]]
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Primal]]
*[[Sludge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slog]]
*[[Kup (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kup]]
*[[Drift (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drift]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Laser Optimus Prime]]
*[[Snarl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Snarl]]
*[[Cheetor (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cheetor]]
*[[Volcanicus #Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Volcanicus]]
*[[Springer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Springer]]
*[[Cosmos (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cosmos]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus Prime]]
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sky Lynx]]
*[[Warpath (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Warpath]]*
*[[Elita One (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Elita One]]*

|c2=
*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Megatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Starscream]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bludgeon]]
*[[Swindle (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Swindle]]
*[[Hook (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hook]]
*[[Shrapnel (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skrapnel]]
*[[Brawl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brawl]]
*[[Kickback (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kickback]]
*[[Razorclaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Razorclaw]]
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Breakdown]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Shockwave]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Soundwave]]
**[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]
**[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]
**[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]
**[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Thundercracker]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skywarp]]
*[[Slipstream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slipstream]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cyclonus]]
*[[Long Haul (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Long Haul]]
*[[Blast Off (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blast Off]]
*[[Mixmaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mixmaster]]
*[[Divebomb (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Divebomb]]
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bonecrusher]]
*[[Scavenger (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scavenger]]
*[[Vortex (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Vortex]]
*[[Scrapper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scrapper]]
*[[Onslaught (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Onslaught]]
*[[Viper#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Viper]]
*[[Rampage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rampage]]
*[[Lockdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Lockdown]]
*[[Nightbird (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nightbird]]
*[[Offroad#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Offroad]]
*[[Scourge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scourge]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Galvatron]]
*[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nemesis Prime]]
*[[Tantrum (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Tantrum]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Octopunch]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Devastator (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Devastator]]
*[[Headstrong (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Headstrong]]
*[[Deathsaurus (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Deathsaurus]]
*[[Drag Strip (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drag Strip]]
*[[Bruticus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bruticus]]
*[[Bombshell (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bombshell]]
*[[Wildrider (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brake-Neck]]
*[[Reflector (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Reflector]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]]
*[[Straxus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Straxus]]
*[[Dead End (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dead End]]
*[[Barricade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Barricade]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Armada'' Megatron]]
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hun-Gurrr]]
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blackarachnia]]
*[[Predaking (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Predaking]]
*[[Astrotrain (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Astrotrain]]
*[[Mindwipe (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mindwipe]]
*[[Motormaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Motormaster]]
*[[Blitzwing (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blitzwing]]
*[[Skullcruncher (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skullsmasher]]*
*[[Lugnut (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Lugnut]]*

|c3=
*[[Melody Keen]]
*[[Luca]]
}}

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Upcoming characters

==Events==
Every weekend, for three days, events are held so players can win resources and new crystals. The events usually alternate between solo events and Alliance events each week. New characters are introduced with a story strewn across a four-week saga.

The various type of events are:
* A solo totaliser with various resource prizes, capped at 10,000 points.
* An Alliance single totaliser with a grand prize at around 200,000 points.
* An Alliance event with many prestiges to collect prizes and crystals multiple times.
* A single totaliser with multiple prestiges, and gives same amount of battle points in all battle zones, and triple XP.
* An Alliance totaliser and leaderboard event, with the top alliances receiving the newest 4 or 3 star character crystal and Premium Crystals. Or in some events, even more of the event's crystals.

{{main|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events}}

==Notes==
*Furman has said that early in production, "we had to base it in the IDW continuity as it turned out". He also revealed it was him who pushed for Bludgeon to make it into the game as well.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/comic-writer-simon-furman-discusses-three-decades-of-transformers-and-new-game-earth-wars-707 Vice interview]</ref>
** A purple [[Decepticon Command Bunker]] can be seen in the mountainside of Decepticon bases as a counterpart to the Ark in Autobot bases.
*Character models are mostly based on each character's most-recent toy release. In many cases, this means ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'', ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'', ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]''. There are also some appearances from ''[[Thrilling 30]]'', ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'', ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'', [[Live-action film series|movie]]verse namesakes, and 'original' [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
* Though the game's dialogue is depicted using text boxes, Optimus Prime and Megatron still have voice lines. They are voiced, as usual, by [[Peter Cullen]] and [[Frank Welker]], respectively.
*Apparently, the Mastermind Creations toys of the Predacons inspired the staff so much, that the in-game models of the Predacons are based off of these [[IP infringing item|third party]] toys.
**The Predacons aren't the only ones guilty of this either! Motormaster had his in-game model based off of Transform mission's toy based on the Stunticon leader!
* The only Furmanisms actually in the game are "It is over - finished!" (said by Optimus or Megatron after a victory) and "Now - Reap the whirlwind!" (spoken by Optimus Prime when deploying troops).

===Technical errors===
* You can count on pretty much any character with tall shoulders to have said shoulders clip and cut through the character model when in battle stance.
* Drift does an awkward shift when going from vehicle to robot and the opposite way, seeing as his body warps and shifts so that he faces sideways in bot mode. This happens every time he attacks and every time he changes form.
* Most characters with extended shooting animations will sometimes lag out and be out of sync with the shooting animation.
* If activating an Aerialbot's ability, he may circle the target pointlessly for a while. Sometimes he even goes underground.
* Rampage and Razorclaw can have a victory animation while in bot mode and charging when the battle ends. They even have their swords.
*Sunstreaker has a giant gap in the back of his combined form leg.
*Sometimes Blast Off has his combination process [[Animation error| distorted]].
*''Beast Wars'' Megatron's weapons sometimes don't properly align with the hand models.
*Sharkticons just don't know when to stop fighting. The animations for the fighting will still appear, and they still run to buildings, but they don't actually deal damage. Does not translate to Gnaw.
*Sometimes (although this is very rare), amalgamations will randomly appear, where parts of the robot mode and vehicle mode appear on the opposite modes. Examples include Blast Off becoming a [[Seeker (body-type)|Conehead]], Ironhide gaining his [[Ironhide (Movie)|movieverse]] look, and Optimus Prime having [[Kibble #"Faux-parts"|two truck cabs]].
*Charaters sometimes walk in place for no reason for couple seconds.

These are just some minor visual errors, bugs that affect gameplay are promptly resolved.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' (トランスフォーマー：アースウォーズ ''Toransufōmā: Āsu Wōzu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīn'gāng: Dìqiú zhī Zhàn ''''' (变形金刚：地球之战, "Transformers: Earth Wars")

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.transformersearthwars.com/ Official website]
* [http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/ Official Transformers Earth Wars Wiki]

[[Category:Generation 1 video games]]
[[Category:Mobile Games]]

Transformers: Earth Wars

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[[File:TransformersEarthWars_logo.png|center|400px]]
{{videogame
|title=''Transformers: Earth Wars''
|image=TransformersEarthWars header.jpg
|caption=''"...fuel cells!"''
|developer=[[Space Ape Games]]
|publisher=[[Backflip Studios]]
|date=[[June 2]], 2016
|platform=Android, iOS
}}

'''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' is a mobile game by [[Space Ape Games]]/[[Backflip Studios]] with a storyline written by [[Simon Furman]], which means plenty of [[Furmanism]]s. The aim of the game is to assemble an army and build a fortress, then try to defend your base while destroying the enemy's. Essentially, Transformers meets ''Clash of Clans'', without Hog Riders.
The setting is [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].

==Plot==
The Autobots and Decepticons return to Earth to battle over resources. Furman promises that while it "appears to be about the same old stuff" initially, "as we progress through the game, more is revealed about Megatron’s master plan and what he’s looking for on Earth."<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2016/02/10/transformers-land-mobile-earth-wars/80167164/ USA Today: "'Transformers' land on mobile in 'Earth Wars'"]</ref>

===Campaigns===
*'''Get Optimus / Get Megatron!'''
Jefire and Starscream arrive on Earth and set up their base of operations. Soon, Ironhide and Bludgeon arrive through their Space Bridges, and after raiding a few bases, both factions find a [[Quantum Crystal]] powerful enough to power their spacebridges and bring their leaders to Earth.
*'''The Lost Map'''
With the arrival of Optimus Prime and Megatron, the Autobots and/or Decepticons set out to find the [[Fractal Map]] pieces with the help of their human allies. Both sides find a Gunner Crystal and recruit Sunstreaker and Swindle.
*'''Power Play'''
After collecting three of the map pieces, both factions try putting the pieces they collected together, only to find out they need a [[Codex Key]] to break the encryption.
*'''The Codex Showdown'''
With the help of the recently recruited medics, Ratchet and Hook, both sides fight over the Codex Key, and find the location of a [[Enigma of Combination|legendary artifact]].
*'''Secrets of Nebulos'''
Some wierd pieces of [[Nebulos]] technology called '''"Power Cores"''' have landed on Earth. Starscream and Optimus gather some troops, and both Starscream and Optimus Prime fight over the Power Cores. The power cores gathered, however, have been rigged to explode, and so both sides have to start from scratch with building up their power core stocks.
*'''Combiner Wars'''
With the Enigma of Combination, the Autobots and Decepticons harness the power of Combiners. The gestalts prove unstable, however, and require Ore-13 and high-ranking bots to be useful.

==Gameplay==
===Alliances===
Alliances are the primary way to gain access to bots firsthand via events. Your alliance can also compete in Alliance Wars to determine who is better, and to see who comes up top! Compete in Alliance wars to gain resources, league promotions, and bragging rights!

You can join with other players in an alliance, or you can create your own for 15,000 Alloy! There are many notable alliances within the community!

A player must have Level 4 Headquarters or higher to join an Alliance, and up to 40 people can be in an Alliance.

===Classes===
*'''Warriors''' are armored front line melee fighters that rush into enemy defenses to open up the attack and protect other bots, but they have the lowest Damage per second (DPS). Warriors generally have a speed of 1.7, but some are slightly faster.
*'''Aerial''' units deal the highest DPS at a short range and can perform powerful airstrikes on single targets from great distances, but have low health. All air units have a speed of 2.
*'''Gunners''' shoot over walls and bombard large areas with their abilities from long range. like the Air units, they're deadly but vulnerable. All gunners have a speed of 1.8.
*'''Medics''' heal and support other bots in battle. They are only a few medics in the game, and they aren't durable themselves, so keep them in the back. Medics have a speed of 2.6.
*'''Special''' bots are highly individualized fighters with unique capabilities. This class incorporates leaders, scouts, and deployers.
*'''Combiners''' are a special class that must be summoned individually. They deal massive amounts of damage, but can only stay on the battlefield for so long. Their three abilities do not use ability points, but have cooldown times.

===Power Cores===
Power Cores are pieces of Nebulan Technology that are used to enhance bots and defenses.
There are quite a lot of powerful powercores. They can be obtained from ‘’’Power Chips’’’ or from Bot duplicates.

Defensive Modules

*Auto cannon Exclusive:
**The '''"Explosive Rounds"''' Powercore is only applicable to Autocannons, but deals 50% of the max damage to all targets gathered around the target hit.
*Mortar Exclusive:
**The '''"Incendiary Shells"''' Power Core allows for Mortars to fire off large Incendiary shells that burn all afflicted targets in the blast area, with a 14% increase in attack damage, but the shells deal no knock back.
*The '''"Target Protocol"''' Power Core is only applicable to Mortars, and prioritizes targets, allowing for the Mortar to focus on Gunners and Medics and increasing attack Range by 15%.

***'''NOTE''': This makes it ignore all other targets if Gunners or Medics are present!!!
*Missile Launcher Exclusive:
**The '''"Guided Missiles"''' module gives Laser guided single-target missiles to missile launchers. They only deal 64% of original damage, but they will always hit it’s target.
*Laser Turret Exclusive:
**The '''"AA (Anti-Air) Laser"''' module allows a Laser turret to only target airborne targets, but with a 36% increase in attack range, and a 106% increase in damage.
*Universal Defense Mods:
**The '''"Attack"''' module increases attack.
**The '''"Defense"''' module increases building Health.
**The '''"Repair"''' module restores health every second.

Bot Modules

**'''Flak Jacket''': 15% reduced damage from Mortars and Missile Launchers.
**'''Death Pulse''': On 0 health, the warrior creates an EMP explosion stunning targets in a large area for 2.8 seconds.
**'''Attack''': Equipable to All bots, 2-Star and higher, It Boosts damage of regular attacks by 4%.
**'''Vitality''': +5% to bot's health.
**'''Rejuvenate''': Heals 1.8% health every 10 seconds.
**'''Tactician''': The affected Bot prioritises defenses for 32 seconds after deployment.
**'''Wallbuster''': All damage to walls increased by 14%.
**'''Reflective Coating''': 15% protection from Laser Turrets and Beam Lasers.
**'''Volatile Mixture''': It increases special ability damage by 5%. Especially useful with Mixmaster.
**'''Ray Boosters''': Increases power of healing done by 5%.
**'''Trithyllium Plating''': Gives warriors 18% reduced damage from Auto Cannons.
**'''Prime's [[Matrix of Leadership| Matrix]]''': Equippable by Optimus Prime, 2-Star and higher, it Increases Optimus Prime's health by 5.5%. Till all are one!
**'''Starscream's [[Transformers: The Movie|Crown]]''': Equippable to Starscream, it Increases Starscream's basic attack damage by 4.5%. Shiny!
**'''Grimlock's Crown''': Equippable by Grimlock, increases Grimlock's movement speed and Ability damage.
**'''Razorclaw's Gun Upgrade''': Equippable by Razorclaw, increases Razorclaw's ability damage and his health.
**'''Chrome Jetfire''': Equippable by Jetfire, increases Jetfire's basic attack damage. For Science!
**'''Battle-hardened Megatron''': Equippable by Megatron, increases Megatron's health. Die, Autobots!

===Resources===
*'''Alloy'''- A metal substance used to upgrade buildings and walls.
*'''[[Energon]]'''- Energon is used to upgrade buildings, upgrade Bots' special abilities, and to perform research on Bots to make them stronger.
*'''[[Ore-13]]'''- A potent substance used to activate Combiners.
*'''[[Spark]]'''- Obtained from holographic summons in the Space bridge and Event rewards, Spark is used to upgrade Bots' abilities. Special Spark can be received from Combiner team bots.
*'''Crystal Shards'''- Also the result of Holographic summons and events, shards are use to create powerful crystals to summon high star rating Bots.
*'''[[Cybercoin]]'''- Premium currency used for instantly obtaining resources and [[Quantum Crystal| crystals.]]
*'''Combiner Spark''' - This type of spark is used only for combiners. Obtained when you get a duplicate of a Combiner Bot.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:currencies| Currencies and Resources at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===Battle Boosts===
Battle Boosts are like Spells in Clash of Clans. They can only be used once in a battle, but provide extra offense or defense for your team.
*'''Incendiary Barrage MK. 1, II, and III''' Rain down an artillery battery of Incendiary shells on the battlefield dealing medium damage
*'''Orbital Strike MK. I, II, and III''' summon a powerful Orbital Strike from above dealing massive damage.
*'''Forcefield MK. I, II, and III''' Provides a forcefield that blocks 45% to 75% of damage taken and makes them immune to knockbacks for 6 seconds.
*'''Smart Bomb MK. I, II, and III''' Deals a set amount of damage to a single target.
*'''EMP blast MK. I, II, and III''' Stun all targets in a large radius for a set amount of time depending on the level.
*'''Field Repairs MK. I, II, and III''' Heal all friendly bots for a set amount of HP over 5 seconds.
*'''Shark Attack MK I, II, and III''' Call for 3 vicious 2-star Sharkticons (level 14, 30, and 40, respectively) to attack a target.'''Warning''': Fallen Sharkticons are ''highly'' explosive.
*'''Nanofrost MK. I, II, and III''' Freeze a building for 8-12 seconds, then destroy it to freeze and slow down all buildings around the Bomb radius by 40% for 10 seconds.
*'''[[Kremzeek| Kremzeeks]]''' Coming in 5 variants, Kremzeeks can do quite a lot of things.
**Red Kremzeeks set buildings on fire dealing 128 damage per second for 6 seconds, increasing every second if you destroy the building they are currently deployed on.
**Yellow Kremzeeks deal 96 damage over 15 seconds. Can jump to other buildings up to 4 times.
**Purple Kremzeeks hack defenses and make them attack other defenses for you, albeit with less damage.
** The rare Blue Kremzeek can stun defenses over a brief period of time.
** The White Kremzeek makes the target building take more damage.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:battleboosts| Battle Boosts at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Buildings==
===Main===
*'''Headquarters''' - The heart of your Autobot/Decepticon outpost, protect yours well, and destroy an opponent's Headquarters to win a battle! Upgrade it to unlock more upgrades and buildings!
*'''Shuttle''' - The shuttle carries Autobots and Decepticons into battle! Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum capacity.

===Defense===
*'''[[Autogun|Auto Cannon]]''' - Provides a decent amount of damage and has medium range. Cannot target flying units.
*'''Laser Turret''' - Shoots off 4 smaller lasers that deal constant damage at shorter range, but deals double damage to flying unit's!
*'''Mortar''' - Long range defense that targets ground units and deals explosive damage from far away.
*'''Outpost''' - Assign an Autobot or Deception with a fraction of their normal stats to defend against attacks on your base.
*'''Beam Laser''' - Shoots off a long range Photon laser to deal the Highest DPS on a single ground unit.
*'''Shock Tower''' - Delivers a nasty jolt of electricity to nearby bots and knocks them back, and is immune to EMP effects! (Except for [[Star Saber (Victory)|shock]][[Deathsaurus (Victory)|fire]])
*'''Missile Launcher''' - Shoots off a barrage of rockets over a very long range at both ground and air units. Cannot target troops within its blind spot.
*'''Stasis Mine''' - Doesn't deal damage, but freezes enemies in place for 2-5 seconds.
*'''Wall''' - Used to shield defenses and slow down invaders. Upgrading each wall post gives it more health to better defend against opponent bots.

*'''Combiner Outpost''' - Unavailable to players and only seen in the Combiner Wars Campaign, this very long-ranged outpost activates a Combiner to defend against other Combiners!
===Utility===
*'''Energon Harvester''' - Harvests precious Energon for research and upgrading buildings. Upgrade with Alloy to increase production rate.
*'''Energon Storage''' - Stores Energon for later usage. Upgrade with Alloy to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Alloy Harvester''' - Harvests Alloy to upgrade buildings. Upgrade with Energon to increase production rate.
*'''Alloy Storage''' - Stores Alloy for later usage. Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Ore-13 Harvester''' - Harvests the rare mineral [[Ore-13]] for sending out Combiners to battle.
*'''Ore-13 Storage''' - A storage device strong enough to contain the power of Ore-13.
*'''[[Spacebridge]]''' - The Spacebridge is used to activate [[Quantum Crystal]]s to bring in bots and resources!
*'''Research Lab''' - Upgrade your bots and their abilities with Energon and Spark to make them more powerful! Upgrade the lab to increase the max level that bots can be upgraded to.
*'''Combiner Lab''' - Used to activate Combiners and upgrade their abilities using combiner Spark.
*'''Build Bot''' - Build Bots will build and upgrade buildings, but the bots themselves cannot be upgraded and have very low health. The number of buildings than can be upgraded at a time depends on the number of Build Bots on base. More Build Bots can be bought at 2000 [[Cybercoin]]s each.
*'''Scanner''' - Provides locations of rivals' bases so you can raid them. Upgrading it will give access to tougher battle zones.
*'''Power Core Lab''' -

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:buildings| Buildings at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Featured Characters==
(''Characters are paired in each row as in-game counterparts.'')

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jetfire]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ironhide]]
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ratchet]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bumblebee]]
*[[Prowl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Prowl]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cliffjumper]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Grimlock]]
*[[Mirage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mirage]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Wheeljack]]
*[[Blaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blaster]]
**[[Eject (G1)|Eject]]
**[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]
**[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]
**[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]]
*[[Silverbolt (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Silverbolt]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skydive]]
*[[Air Raid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Air Raid]]
*[[Powerglide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Powerglide]]
*[[Alpha Bravo#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Alpha Bravo]]
*[[Fireflight (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Firefly]]
*[[Jazz (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Autobot Jazz]]
*[[Windblade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Windblade]]
*[[Pyra Magna#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pyra Magna]]
*[[Rust Dust#Transformers:_Earth_Warst|Rust Dust]]
*[[Dust Up#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dustup]]
*[[Jumpstream#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jumpstream]]
*[[Skyburst (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skyburst]]
*[[Stormclash#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Stormclash]]
*[[Slag (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slug]]
*[[Huffer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Huffer]]
*[[Arcee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Arcee]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sideswipe]]
*[[Swoop (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Strafe]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Rod]]
*[[Hot Spot (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Spot]]
*[[Seaspray (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Seaspray]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Superion (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Superion]]
*[[Pipes (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pipes]]
*[[Star Saber (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Star Saber]]
*[[Hound (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hound]]
*[[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Maximus]]
*[[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Perceptor]]
*[[Smokescreen (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Smokescreen]]
*[[First Aid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|First Aid]]
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Primal]]
*[[Sludge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slog]]
*[[Kup (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kup]]
*[[Drift (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drift]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Laser Optimus Prime]]
*[[Snarl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Snarl]]
*[[Cheetor (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cheetor]]
*[[Volcanicus #Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Volcanicus]]
*[[Springer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Springer]]
*[[Cosmos (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cosmos]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus Prime]]
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sky Lynx]]
*[[Warpath (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Warpath]]*
*[[Elita One#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Elita One]]*

|c2=
*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Megatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Starscream]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bludgeon]]
*[[Swindle (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Swindle]]
*[[Hook (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hook]]
*[[Shrapnel (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skrapnel]]
*[[Brawl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brawl]]
*[[Kickback (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kickback]]
*[[Razorclaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Razorclaw]]
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Breakdown]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Shockwave]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Soundwave]]
**[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]
**[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]
**[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]
**[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Thundercracker]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skywarp]]
*[[Slipstream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slipstream]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cyclonus]]
*[[Long Haul (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Long Haul]]
*[[Blast Off (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blast Off]]
*[[Mixmaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mixmaster]]
*[[Divebomb (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Divebomb]]
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bonecrusher]]
*[[Scavenger (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scavenger]]
*[[Vortex (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Vortex]]
*[[Scrapper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scrapper]]
*[[Onslaught (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Onslaught]]
*[[Viper#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Viper]]
*[[Rampage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rampage]]
*[[Lockdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Lockdown]]
*[[Nightbird (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nightbird]]
*[[Offroad#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Offroad]]
*[[Scourge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scourge]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Galvatron]]
*[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nemesis Prime]]
*[[Tantrum (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Tantrum]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Octopunch]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Devastator (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Devastator]]
*[[Headstrong (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Headstrong]]
*[[Deathsaurus (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Deathsaurus]]
*[[Drag Strip (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drag Strip]]
*[[Bruticus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bruticus]]
*[[Bombshell (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bombshell]]
*[[Wildrider (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brake-Neck]]
*[[Reflector (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Reflector]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]]
*[[Straxus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Straxus]]
*[[Dead End (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dead End]]
*[[Barricade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Barricade]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Armada'' Megatron]]
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hun-Gurrr]]
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blackarachnia]]
*[[Predaking (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Predaking]]
*[[Astrotrain (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Astrotrain]]
*[[Mindwipe (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mindwipe]]
*[[Motormaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Motormaster]]
*[[Blitzwing (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blitzwing]]
*[[Skullcruncher (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skullsmasher]]*
*[[Lugnut (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Lugnut]]*

|c3=
*[[Melody Keen]]
*[[Luca]]
}}

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Upcoming characters

==Events==
Every weekend, for three days, events are held so players can win resources and new crystals. The events usually alternate between solo events and Alliance events each week. New characters are introduced with a story strewn across a four-week saga.

The various type of events are:
* A solo totaliser with various resource prizes, capped at 10,000 points.
* An Alliance single totaliser with a grand prize at around 200,000 points.
* An Alliance event with many prestiges to collect prizes and crystals multiple times.
* A single totaliser with multiple prestiges, and gives same amount of battle points in all battle zones, and triple XP.
* An Alliance totaliser and leaderboard event, with the top alliances receiving the newest 4 or 3 star character crystal and Premium Crystals. Or in some events, even more of the event's crystals.

{{main|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events}}

==Notes==
*Furman has said that early in production, "we had to base it in the IDW continuity as it turned out". He also revealed it was him who pushed for Bludgeon to make it into the game as well.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/comic-writer-simon-furman-discusses-three-decades-of-transformers-and-new-game-earth-wars-707 Vice interview]</ref>
** A purple [[Decepticon Command Bunker]] can be seen in the mountainside of Decepticon bases as a counterpart to the Ark in Autobot bases.
*Character models are mostly based on each character's most-recent toy release. In many cases, this means ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'', ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'', ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]''. There are also some appearances from ''[[Thrilling 30]]'', ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'', ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'', [[Live-action film series|movie]]verse namesakes, and 'original' [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
* Though the game's dialogue is depicted using text boxes, Optimus Prime and Megatron still have voice lines. They are voiced, as usual, by [[Peter Cullen]] and [[Frank Welker]], respectively.
*Apparently, the Mastermind Creations toys of the Predacons inspired the staff so much, that the in-game models of the Predacons are based off of these [[IP infringing item|third party]] toys.
**The Predacons aren't the only ones guilty of this either! Motormaster had his in-game model based off of Transform mission's toy based on the Stunticon leader!
* The only Furmanisms actually in the game are "It is over - finished!" (said by Optimus or Megatron after a victory) and "Now - Reap the whirlwind!" (spoken by Optimus Prime when deploying troops).

===Technical errors===
* You can count on pretty much any character with tall shoulders to have said shoulders clip and cut through the character model when in battle stance.
* Drift does an awkward shift when going from vehicle to robot and the opposite way, seeing as his body warps and shifts so that he faces sideways in bot mode. This happens every time he attacks and every time he changes form.
* Most characters with extended shooting animations will sometimes lag out and be out of sync with the shooting animation.
* If activating an Aerialbot's ability, he may circle the target pointlessly for a while. Sometimes he even goes underground.
* Rampage and Razorclaw can have a victory animation while in bot mode and charging when the battle ends. They even have their swords.
*Sunstreaker has a giant gap in the back of his combined form leg.
*Sometimes Blast Off has his combination process [[Animation error| distorted]].
*''Beast Wars'' Megatron's weapons sometimes don't properly align with the hand models.
*Sharkticons just don't know when to stop fighting. The animations for the fighting will still appear, and they still run to buildings, but they don't actually deal damage. Does not translate to Gnaw.
*Sometimes (although this is very rare), amalgamations will randomly appear, where parts of the robot mode and vehicle mode appear on the opposite modes. Examples include Blast Off becoming a [[Seeker (body-type)|Conehead]], Ironhide gaining his [[Ironhide (Movie)|movieverse]] look, and Optimus Prime having [[Kibble #"Faux-parts"|two truck cabs]].
*Charaters sometimes walk in place for no reason for couple seconds.

These are just some minor visual errors, bugs that affect gameplay are promptly resolved.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' (トランスフォーマー：アースウォーズ ''Toransufōmā: Āsu Wōzu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīn'gāng: Dìqiú zhī Zhàn ''''' (变形金刚：地球之战, "Transformers: Earth Wars")

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.transformersearthwars.com/ Official website]
* [http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/ Official Transformers Earth Wars Wiki]

[[Category:Generation 1 video games]]
[[Category:Mobile Games]]

Transformers: Earth Wars

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[[File:TransformersEarthWars_logo.png|center|400px]]
{{videogame
|title=''Transformers: Earth Wars''
|image=TransformersEarthWars header.jpg
|caption=''"...fuel cells!"''
|developer=[[Space Ape Games]]
|publisher=[[Backflip Studios]]
|date=[[June 2]], 2016
|platform=Android, iOS
}}

'''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' is a mobile game by [[Space Ape Games]]/[[Backflip Studios]] with a storyline written by [[Simon Furman]], which means plenty of [[Furmanism]]s. The aim of the game is to assemble an army and build a fortress, then try to defend your base while destroying the enemy's. Essentially, Transformers meets ''Clash of Clans'', without Hog Riders.
The setting is [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].

==Plot==
The Autobots and Decepticons return to Earth to battle over resources. Furman promises that while it "appears to be about the same old stuff" initially, "as we progress through the game, more is revealed about Megatron’s master plan and what he’s looking for on Earth."<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2016/02/10/transformers-land-mobile-earth-wars/80167164/ USA Today: "'Transformers' land on mobile in 'Earth Wars'"]</ref>

===Campaigns===
*'''Get Optimus / Get Megatron!'''
Jefire and Starscream arrive on Earth and set up their base of operations. Soon, Ironhide and Bludgeon arrive through their Space Bridges, and after raiding a few bases, both factions find a [[Quantum Crystal]] powerful enough to power their spacebridges and bring their leaders to Earth.
*'''The Lost Map'''
With the arrival of Optimus Prime and Megatron, the Autobots and/or Decepticons set out to find the [[Fractal Map]] pieces with the help of their human allies. Both sides find a Gunner Crystal and recruit Sunstreaker and Swindle.
*'''Power Play'''
After collecting three of the map pieces, both factions try putting the pieces they collected together, only to find out they need a [[Codex Key]] to break the encryption.
*'''The Codex Showdown'''
With the help of the recently recruited medics, Ratchet and Hook, both sides fight over the Codex Key, and find the location of a [[Enigma of Combination|legendary artifact]].
*'''Secrets of Nebulos'''
Some wierd pieces of [[Nebulos]] technology called '''"Power Cores"''' have landed on Earth. Starscream and Optimus gather some troops, and both Starscream and Optimus Prime fight over the Power Cores. The power cores gathered, however, have been rigged to explode, and so both sides have to start from scratch with building up their power core stocks.
*'''Combiner Wars'''
With the Enigma of Combination, the Autobots and Decepticons harness the power of Combiners. The gestalts prove unstable, however, and require Ore-13 and high-ranking bots to be useful.

==Gameplay==
===Alliances===
Alliances are the primary way to gain access to bots firsthand via events. Your alliance can also compete in Alliance Wars to determine who is better, and to see who comes up top! Compete in Alliance wars to gain resources, league promotions, and bragging rights!

You can join with other players in an alliance, or you can create your own for 15,000 Alloy! There are many notable alliances within the community!

A player must have Level 4 Headquarters or higher to join an Alliance, and up to 40 people can be in an Alliance.

===Classes===
*'''Warriors''' are armored front line melee fighters that rush into enemy defenses to open up the attack and protect other bots, but they have the lowest Damage per second (DPS). Warriors generally have a speed of 1.7, but some are slightly faster.
*'''Aerial''' units deal the highest DPS at a short range and can perform powerful airstrikes on single targets from great distances, but have low health. All air units have a speed of 2.
*'''Gunners''' shoot over walls and bombard large areas with their abilities from long range. like the Air units, they're deadly but vulnerable. All gunners have a speed of 1.8.
*'''Medics''' heal and support other bots in battle. They are only a few medics in the game, and they aren't durable themselves, so keep them in the back. Medics have a speed of 2.6.
*'''Special''' bots are highly individualized fighters with unique capabilities. This class incorporates leaders, scouts, and deployers.
*'''Combiners''' are a special class that must be summoned individually. They deal massive amounts of damage, but can only stay on the battlefield for so long. Their three abilities do not use ability points, but have cooldown times.

===Power Cores===
Power Cores are pieces of Nebulan Technology that are used to enhance bots and defenses.
There are quite a lot of powerful powercores. They can be obtained from ‘’’Power Chips’’’ or from Bot duplicates.

Defensive Modules

*Auto cannon Exclusive:
**The '''"Explosive Rounds"''' Powercore is only applicable to Autocannons, but deals 50% of the max damage to all targets gathered around the target hit.
*Mortar Exclusive:
**The '''"Incendiary Shells"''' Power Core allows for Mortars to fire off large Incendiary shells that burn all afflicted targets in the blast area, with a 14% increase in attack damage, but the shells deal no knock back.
*The '''"Target Protocol"''' Power Core is only applicable to Mortars, and prioritizes targets, allowing for the Mortar to focus on Gunners and Medics and increasing attack Range by 15%.

***'''NOTE''': This makes it ignore all other targets if Gunners or Medics are present!!!
*Missile Launcher Exclusive:
**The '''"Guided Missiles"''' module gives Laser guided single-target missiles to missile launchers. They only deal 64% of original damage, but they will always hit it’s target.
*Laser Turret Exclusive:
**The '''"AA (Anti-Air) Laser"''' module allows a Laser turret to only target airborne targets, but with a 36% increase in attack range, and a 106% increase in damage.
*Universal Defense Mods:
**The '''"Attack"''' module increases attack.
**The '''"Defense"''' module increases building Health.
**The '''"Repair"''' module restores health every second.

Bot Modules

**'''Flak Jacket''': 15% reduced damage from Mortars and Missile Launchers.
**'''Death Pulse''': On 0 health, the warrior creates an EMP explosion stunning targets in a large area for 2.8 seconds.
**'''Attack''': Equipable to All bots, 2-Star and higher, It Boosts damage of regular attacks by 4%.
**'''Vitality''': +5% to bot's health.
**'''Rejuvenate''': Heals 1.8% health every 10 seconds.
**'''Tactician''': The affected Bot prioritises defenses for 32 seconds after deployment.
**'''Wallbuster''': All damage to walls increased by 14%.
**'''Reflective Coating''': 15% protection from Laser Turrets and Beam Lasers.
**'''Volatile Mixture''': It increases special ability damage by 5%. Especially useful with Mixmaster.
**'''Ray Boosters''': Increases power of healing done by 5%.
**'''Trithyllium Plating''': Gives warriors 18% reduced damage from Auto Cannons.
**'''Prime's [[Matrix of Leadership| Matrix]]''': Equippable by Optimus Prime, 2-Star and higher, it Increases Optimus Prime's health by 5.5%. Till all are one!
**'''Starscream's [[Transformers: The Movie|Crown]]''': Equippable to Starscream, it Increases Starscream's basic attack damage by 4.5%. Shiny!
**'''Grimlock's Crown''': Equippable by Grimlock, increases Grimlock's movement speed and Ability damage.
**'''Razorclaw's Gun Upgrade''': Equippable by Razorclaw, increases Razorclaw's ability damage and his health.
**'''Chrome Jetfire''': Equippable by Jetfire, increases Jetfire's basic attack damage. For Science!
**'''Battle-hardened Megatron''': Equippable by Megatron, increases Megatron's health. Die, Autobots!

===Resources===
*'''Alloy'''- A metal substance used to upgrade buildings and walls.
*'''[[Energon]]'''- Energon is used to upgrade buildings, upgrade Bots' special abilities, and to perform research on Bots to make them stronger.
*'''[[Ore-13]]'''- A potent substance used to activate Combiners.
*'''[[Spark]]'''- Obtained from holographic summons in the Space bridge and Event rewards, Spark is used to upgrade Bots' abilities. Special Spark can be received from Combiner team bots.
*'''Crystal Shards'''- Also the result of Holographic summons and events, shards are use to create powerful crystals to summon high star rating Bots.
*'''[[Cybercoin]]'''- Premium currency used for instantly obtaining resources and [[Quantum Crystal| crystals.]]
*'''Combiner Spark''' - This type of spark is used only for combiners. Obtained when you get a duplicate of a Combiner Bot.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:currencies| Currencies and Resources at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===Battle Boosts===
Battle Boosts are like Spells in Clash of Clans. They can only be used once in a battle, but provide extra offense or defense for your team.
*'''Incendiary Barrage MK. 1, II, and III''' Rain down an artillery battery of Incendiary shells on the battlefield dealing medium damage
*'''Orbital Strike MK. I, II, and III''' summon a powerful Orbital Strike from above dealing massive damage.
*'''Forcefield MK. I, II, and III''' Provides a forcefield that blocks 45% to 75% of damage taken and makes them immune to knockbacks for 6 seconds.
*'''Smart Bomb MK. I, II, and III''' Deals a set amount of damage to a single target.
*'''EMP blast MK. I, II, and III''' Stun all targets in a large radius for a set amount of time depending on the level.
*'''Field Repairs MK. I, II, and III''' Heal all friendly bots for a set amount of HP over 5 seconds.
*'''Shark Attack MK I, II, and III''' Call for 3 vicious 2-star Sharkticons (level 14, 30, and 40, respectively) to attack a target.'''Warning''': Fallen Sharkticons are ''highly'' explosive.
*'''Nanofrost MK. I, II, and III''' Freeze a building for 8-12 seconds, then destroy it to freeze and slow down all buildings around the Bomb radius by 40% for 10 seconds.
*'''[[Kremzeek| Kremzeeks]]''' Coming in 5 variants, Kremzeeks can do quite a lot of things.
**Red Kremzeeks set buildings on fire dealing 128 damage per second for 6 seconds, increasing every second if you destroy the building they are currently deployed on.
**Yellow Kremzeeks deal 96 damage over 15 seconds. Can jump to other buildings up to 4 times.
**Purple Kremzeeks hack defenses and make them attack other defenses for you, albeit with less damage.
** The rare Blue Kremzeek can stun defenses over a brief period of time.
** The White Kremzeek makes the target building take more damage.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:battleboosts| Battle Boosts at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Buildings==
===Main===
*'''Headquarters''' - The heart of your Autobot/Decepticon outpost, protect yours well, and destroy an opponent's Headquarters to win a battle! Upgrade it to unlock more upgrades and buildings!
*'''Shuttle''' - The shuttle carries Autobots and Decepticons into battle! Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum capacity.

===Defense===
*'''[[Autogun|Auto Cannon]]''' - Provides a decent amount of damage and has medium range. Cannot target flying units.
*'''Laser Turret''' - Shoots off 4 smaller lasers that deal constant damage at shorter range, but deals double damage to flying unit's!
*'''Mortar''' - Long range defense that targets ground units and deals explosive damage from far away.
*'''Outpost''' - Assign an Autobot or Deception with a fraction of their normal stats to defend against attacks on your base.
*'''Beam Laser''' - Shoots off a long range Photon laser to deal the Highest DPS on a single ground unit.
*'''Shock Tower''' - Delivers a nasty jolt of electricity to nearby bots and knocks them back, and is immune to EMP effects! (Except for [[Star Saber (Victory)|shock]][[Deathsaurus (Victory)|fire]])
*'''Missile Launcher''' - Shoots off a barrage of rockets over a very long range at both ground and air units. Cannot target troops within its blind spot.
*'''Stasis Mine''' - Doesn't deal damage, but freezes enemies in place for 2-5 seconds.
*'''Wall''' - Used to shield defenses and slow down invaders. Upgrading each wall post gives it more health to better defend against opponent bots.

*'''Combiner Outpost''' - Unavailable to players and only seen in the Combiner Wars Campaign, this very long-ranged outpost activates a Combiner to defend against other Combiners!
===Utility===
*'''Energon Harvester''' - Harvests precious Energon for research and upgrading buildings. Upgrade with Alloy to increase production rate.
*'''Energon Storage''' - Stores Energon for later usage. Upgrade with Alloy to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Alloy Harvester''' - Harvests Alloy to upgrade buildings. Upgrade with Energon to increase production rate.
*'''Alloy Storage''' - Stores Alloy for later usage. Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Ore-13 Harvester''' - Harvests the rare mineral [[Ore-13]] for sending out Combiners to battle.
*'''Ore-13 Storage''' - A storage device strong enough to contain the power of Ore-13.
*'''[[Spacebridge]]''' - The Spacebridge is used to activate [[Quantum Crystal]]s to bring in bots and resources!
*'''Research Lab''' - Upgrade your bots and their abilities with Energon and Spark to make them more powerful! Upgrade the lab to increase the max level that bots can be upgraded to.
*'''Combiner Lab''' - Used to activate Combiners and upgrade their abilities using combiner Spark.
*'''Build Bot''' - Build Bots will build and upgrade buildings, but the bots themselves cannot be upgraded and have very low health. The number of buildings than can be upgraded at a time depends on the number of Build Bots on base. More Build Bots can be bought at 2000 [[Cybercoin]]s each.
*'''Scanner''' - Provides locations of rivals' bases so you can raid them. Upgrading it will give access to tougher battle zones.
*'''Power Core Lab''' -

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:buildings| Buildings at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Featured Characters==
(''Characters are paired in each row as in-game counterparts.'')

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jetfire]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ironhide]]
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ratchet]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bumblebee]]
*[[Prowl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Prowl]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cliffjumper]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Grimlock]]
*[[Mirage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mirage]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Wheeljack]]
*[[Blaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blaster]]
**[[Eject (G1)|Eject]]
**[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]
**[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]
**[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]]
*[[Silverbolt (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Silverbolt]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skydive]]
*[[Air Raid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Air Raid]]
*[[Powerglide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Powerglide]]
*[[Alpha Bravo#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Alpha Bravo]]
*[[Fireflight (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Firefly]]
*[[Jazz (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Autobot Jazz]]
*[[Windblade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Windblade]]
*[[Pyra Magna#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pyra Magna]]
*[[Rust Dust#Transformers:_Earth_Warst|Rust Dust]]
*[[Dust Up#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dustup]]
*[[Jumpstream#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jumpstream]]
*[[Skyburst (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skyburst]]
*[[Stormclash#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Stormclash]]
*[[Slag (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slug]]
*[[Huffer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Huffer]]
*[[Arcee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Arcee]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sideswipe]]
*[[Swoop (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Strafe]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Rod]]
*[[Hot Spot (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Spot]]
*[[Seaspray (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Seaspray]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Superion (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Superion]]
*[[Pipes (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pipes]]
*[[Star Saber (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Star Saber]]
*[[Hound (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hound]]
*[[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Maximus]]
*[[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Perceptor]]
*[[Smokescreen (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Smokescreen]]
*[[First Aid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|First Aid]]
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Primal]]
*[[Sludge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slog]]
*[[Kup (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kup]]
*[[Drift (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drift]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Laser Optimus Prime]]
*[[Snarl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Snarl]]
*[[Cheetor (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cheetor]]
*[[Volcanicus #Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Volcanicus]]
*[[Springer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Springer]]
*[[Cosmos (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cosmos]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus Prime]]
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sky Lynx]]
*[[Warpath (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Warpath]]*
*[[Elita One(G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Elita One]]*

|c2=
*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Megatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Starscream]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bludgeon]]
*[[Swindle (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Swindle]]
*[[Hook (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hook]]
*[[Shrapnel (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skrapnel]]
*[[Brawl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brawl]]
*[[Kickback (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kickback]]
*[[Razorclaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Razorclaw]]
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Breakdown]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Shockwave]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Soundwave]]
**[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]
**[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]
**[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]
**[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Thundercracker]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skywarp]]
*[[Slipstream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slipstream]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cyclonus]]
*[[Long Haul (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Long Haul]]
*[[Blast Off (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blast Off]]
*[[Mixmaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mixmaster]]
*[[Divebomb (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Divebomb]]
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bonecrusher]]
*[[Scavenger (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scavenger]]
*[[Vortex (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Vortex]]
*[[Scrapper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scrapper]]
*[[Onslaught (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Onslaught]]
*[[Viper#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Viper]]
*[[Rampage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rampage]]
*[[Lockdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Lockdown]]
*[[Nightbird (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nightbird]]
*[[Offroad#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Offroad]]
*[[Scourge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scourge]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Galvatron]]
*[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nemesis Prime]]
*[[Tantrum (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Tantrum]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Octopunch]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Devastator (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Devastator]]
*[[Headstrong (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Headstrong]]
*[[Deathsaurus (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Deathsaurus]]
*[[Drag Strip (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drag Strip]]
*[[Bruticus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bruticus]]
*[[Bombshell (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bombshell]]
*[[Wildrider (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brake-Neck]]
*[[Reflector (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Reflector]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]]
*[[Straxus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Straxus]]
*[[Dead End (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dead End]]
*[[Barricade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Barricade]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Armada'' Megatron]]
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hun-Gurrr]]
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blackarachnia]]
*[[Predaking (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Predaking]]
*[[Astrotrain (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Astrotrain]]
*[[Mindwipe (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mindwipe]]
*[[Motormaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Motormaster]]
*[[Blitzwing (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blitzwing]]
*[[Skullcruncher (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skullsmasher]]*
*[[Lugnut (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Lugnut]]*

|c3=
*[[Melody Keen]]
*[[Luca]]
}}

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Upcoming characters

==Events==
Every weekend, for three days, events are held so players can win resources and new crystals. The events usually alternate between solo events and Alliance events each week. New characters are introduced with a story strewn across a four-week saga.

The various type of events are:
* A solo totaliser with various resource prizes, capped at 10,000 points.
* An Alliance single totaliser with a grand prize at around 200,000 points.
* An Alliance event with many prestiges to collect prizes and crystals multiple times.
* A single totaliser with multiple prestiges, and gives same amount of battle points in all battle zones, and triple XP.
* An Alliance totaliser and leaderboard event, with the top alliances receiving the newest 4 or 3 star character crystal and Premium Crystals. Or in some events, even more of the event's crystals.

{{main|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events}}

==Notes==
*Furman has said that early in production, "we had to base it in the IDW continuity as it turned out". He also revealed it was him who pushed for Bludgeon to make it into the game as well.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/comic-writer-simon-furman-discusses-three-decades-of-transformers-and-new-game-earth-wars-707 Vice interview]</ref>
** A purple [[Decepticon Command Bunker]] can be seen in the mountainside of Decepticon bases as a counterpart to the Ark in Autobot bases.
*Character models are mostly based on each character's most-recent toy release. In many cases, this means ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'', ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'', ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]''. There are also some appearances from ''[[Thrilling 30]]'', ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'', ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'', [[Live-action film series|movie]]verse namesakes, and 'original' [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
* Though the game's dialogue is depicted using text boxes, Optimus Prime and Megatron still have voice lines. They are voiced, as usual, by [[Peter Cullen]] and [[Frank Welker]], respectively.
*Apparently, the Mastermind Creations toys of the Predacons inspired the staff so much, that the in-game models of the Predacons are based off of these [[IP infringing item|third party]] toys.
**The Predacons aren't the only ones guilty of this either! Motormaster had his in-game model based off of Transform mission's toy based on the Stunticon leader!
* The only Furmanisms actually in the game are "It is over - finished!" (said by Optimus or Megatron after a victory) and "Now - Reap the whirlwind!" (spoken by Optimus Prime when deploying troops).

===Technical errors===
* You can count on pretty much any character with tall shoulders to have said shoulders clip and cut through the character model when in battle stance.
* Drift does an awkward shift when going from vehicle to robot and the opposite way, seeing as his body warps and shifts so that he faces sideways in bot mode. This happens every time he attacks and every time he changes form.
* Most characters with extended shooting animations will sometimes lag out and be out of sync with the shooting animation.
* If activating an Aerialbot's ability, he may circle the target pointlessly for a while. Sometimes he even goes underground.
* Rampage and Razorclaw can have a victory animation while in bot mode and charging when the battle ends. They even have their swords.
*Sunstreaker has a giant gap in the back of his combined form leg.
*Sometimes Blast Off has his combination process [[Animation error| distorted]].
*''Beast Wars'' Megatron's weapons sometimes don't properly align with the hand models.
*Sharkticons just don't know when to stop fighting. The animations for the fighting will still appear, and they still run to buildings, but they don't actually deal damage. Does not translate to Gnaw.
*Sometimes (although this is very rare), amalgamations will randomly appear, where parts of the robot mode and vehicle mode appear on the opposite modes. Examples include Blast Off becoming a [[Seeker (body-type)|Conehead]], Ironhide gaining his [[Ironhide (Movie)|movieverse]] look, and Optimus Prime having [[Kibble #"Faux-parts"|two truck cabs]].
*Charaters sometimes walk in place for no reason for couple seconds.

These are just some minor visual errors, bugs that affect gameplay are promptly resolved.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' (トランスフォーマー：アースウォーズ ''Toransufōmā: Āsu Wōzu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīn'gāng: Dìqiú zhī Zhàn ''''' (变形金刚：地球之战, "Transformers: Earth Wars")

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.transformersearthwars.com/ Official website]
* [http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/ Official Transformers Earth Wars Wiki]

[[Category:Generation 1 video games]]
[[Category:Mobile Games]]

Transformers: Earth Wars

2018-02-25T19:19:50Z

Dinobot56: /* Featured Characters */

[[File:TransformersEarthWars_logo.png|center|400px]]
{{videogame
|title=''Transformers: Earth Wars''
|image=TransformersEarthWars header.jpg
|caption=''"...fuel cells!"''
|developer=[[Space Ape Games]]
|publisher=[[Backflip Studios]]
|date=[[June 2]], 2016
|platform=Android, iOS
}}

'''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' is a mobile game by [[Space Ape Games]]/[[Backflip Studios]] with a storyline written by [[Simon Furman]], which means plenty of [[Furmanism]]s. The aim of the game is to assemble an army and build a fortress, then try to defend your base while destroying the enemy's. Essentially, Transformers meets ''Clash of Clans'', without Hog Riders.
The setting is [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].

==Plot==
The Autobots and Decepticons return to Earth to battle over resources. Furman promises that while it "appears to be about the same old stuff" initially, "as we progress through the game, more is revealed about Megatron’s master plan and what he’s looking for on Earth."<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2016/02/10/transformers-land-mobile-earth-wars/80167164/ USA Today: "'Transformers' land on mobile in 'Earth Wars'"]</ref>

===Campaigns===
*'''Get Optimus / Get Megatron!'''
Jefire and Starscream arrive on Earth and set up their base of operations. Soon, Ironhide and Bludgeon arrive through their Space Bridges, and after raiding a few bases, both factions find a [[Quantum Crystal]] powerful enough to power their spacebridges and bring their leaders to Earth.
*'''The Lost Map'''
With the arrival of Optimus Prime and Megatron, the Autobots and/or Decepticons set out to find the [[Fractal Map]] pieces with the help of their human allies. Both sides find a Gunner Crystal and recruit Sunstreaker and Swindle.
*'''Power Play'''
After collecting three of the map pieces, both factions try putting the pieces they collected together, only to find out they need a [[Codex Key]] to break the encryption.
*'''The Codex Showdown'''
With the help of the recently recruited medics, Ratchet and Hook, both sides fight over the Codex Key, and find the location of a [[Enigma of Combination|legendary artifact]].
*'''Secrets of Nebulos'''
Some wierd pieces of [[Nebulos]] technology called '''"Power Cores"''' have landed on Earth. Starscream and Optimus gather some troops, and both Starscream and Optimus Prime fight over the Power Cores. The power cores gathered, however, have been rigged to explode, and so both sides have to start from scratch with building up their power core stocks.
*'''Combiner Wars'''
With the Enigma of Combination, the Autobots and Decepticons harness the power of Combiners. The gestalts prove unstable, however, and require Ore-13 and high-ranking bots to be useful.

==Gameplay==
===Alliances===
Alliances are the primary way to gain access to bots firsthand via events. Your alliance can also compete in Alliance Wars to determine who is better, and to see who comes up top! Compete in Alliance wars to gain resources, league promotions, and bragging rights!

You can join with other players in an alliance, or you can create your own for 15,000 Alloy! There are many notable alliances within the community!

A player must have Level 4 Headquarters or higher to join an Alliance, and up to 40 people can be in an Alliance.

===Classes===
*'''Warriors''' are armored front line melee fighters that rush into enemy defenses to open up the attack and protect other bots, but they have the lowest Damage per second (DPS). Warriors generally have a speed of 1.7, but some are slightly faster.
*'''Aerial''' units deal the highest DPS at a short range and can perform powerful airstrikes on single targets from great distances, but have low health. All air units have a speed of 2.
*'''Gunners''' shoot over walls and bombard large areas with their abilities from long range. like the Air units, they're deadly but vulnerable. All gunners have a speed of 1.8.
*'''Medics''' heal and support other bots in battle. They are only a few medics in the game, and they aren't durable themselves, so keep them in the back. Medics have a speed of 2.6.
*'''Special''' bots are highly individualized fighters with unique capabilities. This class incorporates leaders, scouts, and deployers.
*'''Combiners''' are a special class that must be summoned individually. They deal massive amounts of damage, but can only stay on the battlefield for so long. Their three abilities do not use ability points, but have cooldown times.

===Power Cores===
Power Cores are pieces of Nebulan Technology that are used to enhance bots and defenses.
There are quite a lot of powerful powercores. They can be obtained from ‘’’Power Chips’’’ or from Bot duplicates.

Defensive Modules

*Auto cannon Exclusive:
**The '''"Explosive Rounds"''' Powercore is only applicable to Autocannons, but deals 50% of the max damage to all targets gathered around the target hit.
*Mortar Exclusive:
**The '''"Incendiary Shells"''' Power Core allows for Mortars to fire off large Incendiary shells that burn all afflicted targets in the blast area, with a 14% increase in attack damage, but the shells deal no knock back.
*The '''"Target Protocol"''' Power Core is only applicable to Mortars, and prioritizes targets, allowing for the Mortar to focus on Gunners and Medics and increasing attack Range by 15%.

***'''NOTE''': This makes it ignore all other targets if Gunners or Medics are present!!!
*Missile Launcher Exclusive:
**The '''"Guided Missiles"''' module gives Laser guided single-target missiles to missile launchers. They only deal 64% of original damage, but they will always hit it’s target.
*Laser Turret Exclusive:
**The '''"AA (Anti-Air) Laser"''' module allows a Laser turret to only target airborne targets, but with a 36% increase in attack range, and a 106% increase in damage.
*Universal Defense Mods:
**The '''"Attack"''' module increases attack.
**The '''"Defense"''' module increases building Health.
**The '''"Repair"''' module restores health every second.

Bot Modules

**'''Flak Jacket''': 15% reduced damage from Mortars and Missile Launchers.
**'''Death Pulse''': On 0 health, the warrior creates an EMP explosion stunning targets in a large area for 2.8 seconds.
**'''Attack''': Equipable to All bots, 2-Star and higher, It Boosts damage of regular attacks by 4%.
**'''Vitality''': +5% to bot's health.
**'''Rejuvenate''': Heals 1.8% health every 10 seconds.
**'''Tactician''': The affected Bot prioritises defenses for 32 seconds after deployment.
**'''Wallbuster''': All damage to walls increased by 14%.
**'''Reflective Coating''': 15% protection from Laser Turrets and Beam Lasers.
**'''Volatile Mixture''': It increases special ability damage by 5%. Especially useful with Mixmaster.
**'''Ray Boosters''': Increases power of healing done by 5%.
**'''Trithyllium Plating''': Gives warriors 18% reduced damage from Auto Cannons.
**'''Prime's [[Matrix of Leadership| Matrix]]''': Equippable by Optimus Prime, 2-Star and higher, it Increases Optimus Prime's health by 5.5%. Till all are one!
**'''Starscream's [[Transformers: The Movie|Crown]]''': Equippable to Starscream, it Increases Starscream's basic attack damage by 4.5%. Shiny!
**'''Grimlock's Crown''': Equippable by Grimlock, increases Grimlock's movement speed and Ability damage.
**'''Razorclaw's Gun Upgrade''': Equippable by Razorclaw, increases Razorclaw's ability damage and his health.
**'''Chrome Jetfire''': Equippable by Jetfire, increases Jetfire's basic attack damage. For Science!
**'''Battle-hardened Megatron''': Equippable by Megatron, increases Megatron's health. Die, Autobots!

===Resources===
*'''Alloy'''- A metal substance used to upgrade buildings and walls.
*'''[[Energon]]'''- Energon is used to upgrade buildings, upgrade Bots' special abilities, and to perform research on Bots to make them stronger.
*'''[[Ore-13]]'''- A potent substance used to activate Combiners.
*'''[[Spark]]'''- Obtained from holographic summons in the Space bridge and Event rewards, Spark is used to upgrade Bots' abilities. Special Spark can be received from Combiner team bots.
*'''Crystal Shards'''- Also the result of Holographic summons and events, shards are use to create powerful crystals to summon high star rating Bots.
*'''[[Cybercoin]]'''- Premium currency used for instantly obtaining resources and [[Quantum Crystal| crystals.]]
*'''Combiner Spark''' - This type of spark is used only for combiners. Obtained when you get a duplicate of a Combiner Bot.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:currencies| Currencies and Resources at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===Battle Boosts===
Battle Boosts are like Spells in Clash of Clans. They can only be used once in a battle, but provide extra offense or defense for your team.
*'''Incendiary Barrage MK. 1, II, and III''' Rain down an artillery battery of Incendiary shells on the battlefield dealing medium damage
*'''Orbital Strike MK. I, II, and III''' summon a powerful Orbital Strike from above dealing massive damage.
*'''Forcefield MK. I, II, and III''' Provides a forcefield that blocks 45% to 75% of damage taken and makes them immune to knockbacks for 6 seconds.
*'''Smart Bomb MK. I, II, and III''' Deals a set amount of damage to a single target.
*'''EMP blast MK. I, II, and III''' Stun all targets in a large radius for a set amount of time depending on the level.
*'''Field Repairs MK. I, II, and III''' Heal all friendly bots for a set amount of HP over 5 seconds.
*'''Shark Attack MK I, II, and III''' Call for 3 vicious 2-star Sharkticons (level 14, 30, and 40, respectively) to attack a target.'''Warning''': Fallen Sharkticons are ''highly'' explosive.
*'''Nanofrost MK. I, II, and III''' Freeze a building for 8-12 seconds, then destroy it to freeze and slow down all buildings around the Bomb radius by 40% for 10 seconds.
*'''[[Kremzeek| Kremzeeks]]''' Coming in 5 variants, Kremzeeks can do quite a lot of things.
**Red Kremzeeks set buildings on fire dealing 128 damage per second for 6 seconds, increasing every second if you destroy the building they are currently deployed on.
**Yellow Kremzeeks deal 96 damage over 15 seconds. Can jump to other buildings up to 4 times.
**Purple Kremzeeks hack defenses and make them attack other defenses for you, albeit with less damage.
** The rare Blue Kremzeek can stun defenses over a brief period of time.
** The White Kremzeek makes the target building take more damage.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:battleboosts| Battle Boosts at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Buildings==
===Main===
*'''Headquarters''' - The heart of your Autobot/Decepticon outpost, protect yours well, and destroy an opponent's Headquarters to win a battle! Upgrade it to unlock more upgrades and buildings!
*'''Shuttle''' - The shuttle carries Autobots and Decepticons into battle! Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum capacity.

===Defense===
*'''[[Autogun|Auto Cannon]]''' - Provides a decent amount of damage and has medium range. Cannot target flying units.
*'''Laser Turret''' - Shoots off 4 smaller lasers that deal constant damage at shorter range, but deals double damage to flying unit's!
*'''Mortar''' - Long range defense that targets ground units and deals explosive damage from far away.
*'''Outpost''' - Assign an Autobot or Deception with a fraction of their normal stats to defend against attacks on your base.
*'''Beam Laser''' - Shoots off a long range Photon laser to deal the Highest DPS on a single ground unit.
*'''Shock Tower''' - Delivers a nasty jolt of electricity to nearby bots and knocks them back, and is immune to EMP effects! (Except for [[Star Saber (Victory)|shock]][[Deathsaurus (Victory)|fire]])
*'''Missile Launcher''' - Shoots off a barrage of rockets over a very long range at both ground and air units. Cannot target troops within its blind spot.
*'''Stasis Mine''' - Doesn't deal damage, but freezes enemies in place for 2-5 seconds.
*'''Wall''' - Used to shield defenses and slow down invaders. Upgrading each wall post gives it more health to better defend against opponent bots.

*'''Combiner Outpost''' - Unavailable to players and only seen in the Combiner Wars Campaign, this very long-ranged outpost activates a Combiner to defend against other Combiners!
===Utility===
*'''Energon Harvester''' - Harvests precious Energon for research and upgrading buildings. Upgrade with Alloy to increase production rate.
*'''Energon Storage''' - Stores Energon for later usage. Upgrade with Alloy to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Alloy Harvester''' - Harvests Alloy to upgrade buildings. Upgrade with Energon to increase production rate.
*'''Alloy Storage''' - Stores Alloy for later usage. Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Ore-13 Harvester''' - Harvests the rare mineral [[Ore-13]] for sending out Combiners to battle.
*'''Ore-13 Storage''' - A storage device strong enough to contain the power of Ore-13.
*'''[[Spacebridge]]''' - The Spacebridge is used to activate [[Quantum Crystal]]s to bring in bots and resources!
*'''Research Lab''' - Upgrade your bots and their abilities with Energon and Spark to make them more powerful! Upgrade the lab to increase the max level that bots can be upgraded to.
*'''Combiner Lab''' - Used to activate Combiners and upgrade their abilities using combiner Spark.
*'''Build Bot''' - Build Bots will build and upgrade buildings, but the bots themselves cannot be upgraded and have very low health. The number of buildings than can be upgraded at a time depends on the number of Build Bots on base. More Build Bots can be bought at 2000 [[Cybercoin]]s each.
*'''Scanner''' - Provides locations of rivals' bases so you can raid them. Upgrading it will give access to tougher battle zones.
*'''Power Core Lab''' -

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:buildings| Buildings at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Featured Characters==
(''Characters are paired in each row as in-game counterparts.'')

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jetfire]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ironhide]]
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ratchet]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bumblebee]]
*[[Prowl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Prowl]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cliffjumper]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Grimlock]]
*[[Mirage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mirage]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Wheeljack]]
*[[Blaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blaster]]
**[[Eject (G1)|Eject]]
**[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]
**[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]
**[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]]
*[[Silverbolt (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Silverbolt]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skydive]]
*[[Air Raid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Air Raid]]
*[[Powerglide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Powerglide]]
*[[Alpha Bravo#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Alpha Bravo]]
*[[Fireflight (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Firefly]]
*[[Jazz (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Autobot Jazz]]
*[[Windblade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Windblade]]
*[[Pyra Magna#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pyra Magna]]
*[[Rust Dust#Transformers:_Earth_Warst|Rust Dust]]
*[[Dust Up#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dustup]]
*[[Jumpstream#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jumpstream]]
*[[Skyburst (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skyburst]]
*[[Stormclash#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Stormclash]]
*[[Slag (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slug]]
*[[Huffer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Huffer]]
*[[Arcee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Arcee]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sideswipe]]
*[[Swoop (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Strafe]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Rod]]
*[[Hot Spot (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Spot]]
*[[Seaspray (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Seaspray]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Superion (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Superion]]
*[[Pipes (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pipes]]
*[[Star Saber (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Star Saber]]
*[[Hound (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hound]]
*[[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Maximus]]
*[[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Perceptor]]
*[[Smokescreen (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Smokescreen]]
*[[First Aid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|First Aid]]
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Primal]]
*[[Sludge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slog]]
*[[Kup (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kup]]
*[[Drift (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drift]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Laser Optimus Prime]]
*[[Snarl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Snarl]]
*[[Cheetor (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cheetor]]
*[[Volcanicus #Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Volcanicus]]
*[[Springer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Springer]]
*[[Cosmos (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cosmos]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus Prime]]
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sky Lynx]]
*[[Warpath (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Warpath]]*
*[[Elita-1 (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Elita-1]]*

|c2=
*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Megatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Starscream]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bludgeon]]
*[[Swindle (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Swindle]]
*[[Hook (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hook]]
*[[Shrapnel (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skrapnel]]
*[[Brawl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brawl]]
*[[Kickback (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kickback]]
*[[Razorclaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Razorclaw]]
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Breakdown]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Shockwave]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Soundwave]]
**[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]
**[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]
**[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]
**[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Thundercracker]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skywarp]]
*[[Slipstream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slipstream]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cyclonus]]
*[[Long Haul (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Long Haul]]
*[[Blast Off (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blast Off]]
*[[Mixmaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mixmaster]]
*[[Divebomb (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Divebomb]]
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bonecrusher]]
*[[Scavenger (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scavenger]]
*[[Vortex (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Vortex]]
*[[Scrapper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scrapper]]
*[[Onslaught (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Onslaught]]
*[[Viper#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Viper]]
*[[Rampage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rampage]]
*[[Lockdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Lockdown]]
*[[Nightbird (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nightbird]]
*[[Offroad#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Offroad]]
*[[Scourge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scourge]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Galvatron]]
*[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nemesis Prime]]
*[[Tantrum (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Tantrum]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Octopunch]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Devastator (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Devastator]]
*[[Headstrong (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Headstrong]]
*[[Deathsaurus (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Deathsaurus]]
*[[Drag Strip (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drag Strip]]
*[[Bruticus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bruticus]]
*[[Bombshell (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bombshell]]
*[[Wildrider (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brake-Neck]]
*[[Reflector (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Reflector]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]]
*[[Straxus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Straxus]]
*[[Dead End (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dead End]]
*[[Barricade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Barricade]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Armada'' Megatron]]
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hun-Gurrr]]
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blackarachnia]]
*[[Predaking (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Predaking]]
*[[Astrotrain (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Astrotrain]]
*[[Mindwipe (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mindwipe]]
*[[Motormaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Motormaster]]
*[[Blitzwing (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blitzwing]]
*[[Skullcruncher (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skullsmasher]]*
*[[Lugnut (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Lugnut]]*

|c3=
*[[Melody Keen]]
*[[Luca]]
}}

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Upcoming characters

==Events==
Every weekend, for three days, events are held so players can win resources and new crystals. The events usually alternate between solo events and Alliance events each week. New characters are introduced with a story strewn across a four-week saga.

The various type of events are:
* A solo totaliser with various resource prizes, capped at 10,000 points.
* An Alliance single totaliser with a grand prize at around 200,000 points.
* An Alliance event with many prestiges to collect prizes and crystals multiple times.
* A single totaliser with multiple prestiges, and gives same amount of battle points in all battle zones, and triple XP.
* An Alliance totaliser and leaderboard event, with the top alliances receiving the newest 4 or 3 star character crystal and Premium Crystals. Or in some events, even more of the event's crystals.

{{main|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events}}

==Notes==
*Furman has said that early in production, "we had to base it in the IDW continuity as it turned out". He also revealed it was him who pushed for Bludgeon to make it into the game as well.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/comic-writer-simon-furman-discusses-three-decades-of-transformers-and-new-game-earth-wars-707 Vice interview]</ref>
** A purple [[Decepticon Command Bunker]] can be seen in the mountainside of Decepticon bases as a counterpart to the Ark in Autobot bases.
*Character models are mostly based on each character's most-recent toy release. In many cases, this means ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'', ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'', ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]''. There are also some appearances from ''[[Thrilling 30]]'', ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'', ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'', [[Live-action film series|movie]]verse namesakes, and 'original' [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
* Though the game's dialogue is depicted using text boxes, Optimus Prime and Megatron still have voice lines. They are voiced, as usual, by [[Peter Cullen]] and [[Frank Welker]], respectively.
*Apparently, the Mastermind Creations toys of the Predacons inspired the staff so much, that the in-game models of the Predacons are based off of these [[IP infringing item|third party]] toys.
**The Predacons aren't the only ones guilty of this either! Motormaster had his in-game model based off of Transform mission's toy based on the Stunticon leader!
* The only Furmanisms actually in the game are "It is over - finished!" (said by Optimus or Megatron after a victory) and "Now - Reap the whirlwind!" (spoken by Optimus Prime when deploying troops).

===Technical errors===
* You can count on pretty much any character with tall shoulders to have said shoulders clip and cut through the character model when in battle stance.
* Drift does an awkward shift when going from vehicle to robot and the opposite way, seeing as his body warps and shifts so that he faces sideways in bot mode. This happens every time he attacks and every time he changes form.
* Most characters with extended shooting animations will sometimes lag out and be out of sync with the shooting animation.
* If activating an Aerialbot's ability, he may circle the target pointlessly for a while. Sometimes he even goes underground.
* Rampage and Razorclaw can have a victory animation while in bot mode and charging when the battle ends. They even have their swords.
*Sunstreaker has a giant gap in the back of his combined form leg.
*Sometimes Blast Off has his combination process [[Animation error| distorted]].
*''Beast Wars'' Megatron's weapons sometimes don't properly align with the hand models.
*Sharkticons just don't know when to stop fighting. The animations for the fighting will still appear, and they still run to buildings, but they don't actually deal damage. Does not translate to Gnaw.
*Sometimes (although this is very rare), amalgamations will randomly appear, where parts of the robot mode and vehicle mode appear on the opposite modes. Examples include Blast Off becoming a [[Seeker (body-type)|Conehead]], Ironhide gaining his [[Ironhide (Movie)|movieverse]] look, and Optimus Prime having [[Kibble #"Faux-parts"|two truck cabs]].
*Charaters sometimes walk in place for no reason for couple seconds.

These are just some minor visual errors, bugs that affect gameplay are promptly resolved.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' (トランスフォーマー：アースウォーズ ''Toransufōmā: Āsu Wōzu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīn'gāng: Dìqiú zhī Zhàn ''''' (变形金刚：地球之战, "Transformers: Earth Wars")

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.transformersearthwars.com/ Official website]
* [http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/ Official Transformers Earth Wars Wiki]

[[Category:Generation 1 video games]]
[[Category:Mobile Games]]

Transformers: Earth Wars

2018-02-17T22:45:30Z

Dinobot56: /* Featured Characters */

[[File:TransformersEarthWars_logo.png|center|400px]]
{{videogame
|title=''Transformers: Earth Wars''
|image=TransformersEarthWars header.jpg
|caption=''"...fuel cells!"''
|developer=[[Space Ape Games]]
|publisher=[[Backflip Studios]]
|date=[[June 2]], 2016
|platform=Android, iOS
}}

'''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' is a mobile game by [[Space Ape Games]]/[[Backflip Studios]] with a storyline written by [[Simon Furman]], which means plenty of [[Furmanism]]s. The aim of the game is to assemble an army and build a fortress, then try to defend your base while destroying the enemy's. Essentially, Transformers meets ''Clash of Clans'', without Hog Riders.
The setting is [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].

==Plot==
The Autobots and Decepticons return to Earth to battle over resources. Furman promises that while it "appears to be about the same old stuff" initially, "as we progress through the game, more is revealed about Megatron’s master plan and what he’s looking for on Earth."<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2016/02/10/transformers-land-mobile-earth-wars/80167164/ USA Today: "'Transformers' land on mobile in 'Earth Wars'"]</ref>

===Campaigns===
*'''Get Optimus / Get Megatron!'''
Jefire and Starscream arrive on Earth and set up their base of operations. Soon, Ironhide and Bludgeon arrive through their Space Bridges, and after raiding a few bases, both factions find a [[Quantum Crystal]] powerful enough to power their spacebridges and bring their leaders to Earth.
*'''The Lost Map'''
With the arrival of Optimus Prime and Megatron, the Autobots and/or Decepticons set out to find the [[Fractal Map]] pieces with the help of their human allies. Both sides find a Gunner Crystal and recruit Sunstreaker and Swindle.
*'''Power Play'''
After collecting three of the map pieces, both factions try putting the pieces they collected together, only to find out they need a [[Codex Key]] to break the encryption.
*'''The Codex Showdown'''
With the help of the recently recruited medics, Ratchet and Hook, both sides fight over the Codex Key, and find the location of a [[Enigma of Combination|legendary artifact]].
*'''Secrets of Nebulos'''
Some wierd pieces of [[Nebulos]] technology called '''"Power Cores"''' have landed on Earth. Starscream and Optimus gather some troops, and both Starscream and Optimus Prime fight over the Power Cores. The power cores gathered, however, have been rigged to explode, and so both sides have to start from scratch with building up their power core stocks.
*'''Combiner Wars'''
With the Enigma of Combination, the Autobots and Decepticons harness the power of Combiners. The gestalts prove unstable, however, and require Ore-13 and high-ranking bots to be useful.

==Gameplay==
===Alliances===
Alliances are the primary way to gain access to bots firsthand via events. Your alliance can also compete in Alliance Wars to determine who is better, and to see who comes up top! Compete in Alliance wars to gain resources, league promotions, and bragging rights!

You can join with other players in an alliance, or you can create your own for 15,000 Alloy! There are many notable alliances within the community!

A player must have Level 4 Headquarters or higher to join an Alliance, and up to 40 people can be in an Alliance.

===Classes===
*'''Warriors''' are armored front line melee fighters that rush into enemy defenses to open up the attack and protect other bots, but they have the lowest Damage per second (DPS). Warriors generally have a speed of 1.7, but some are slightly faster.
*'''Aerial''' units deal the highest DPS at a short range and can perform powerful airstrikes on single targets from great distances, but have low health. All air units have a speed of 2.
*'''Gunners''' shoot over walls and bombard large areas with their abilities from long range. like the Air units, they're deadly but vulnerable. All gunners have a speed of 1.8.
*'''Medics''' heal and support other bots in battle. They are only a few medics in the game, and they aren't durable themselves, so keep them in the back. Medics have a speed of 2.6.
*'''Special''' bots are highly individualized fighters with unique capabilities. This class incorporates leaders, scouts, and deployers.
*'''Combiners''' are a special class that must be summoned individually. They deal massive amounts of damage, but can only stay on the battlefield for so long. Their three abilities do not use ability points, but have cooldown times.

===Power Cores===
Power Cores are pieces of Nebulan Technology that are used to enhance bots and defenses.
There are quite a lot of powerful powercores. They can be obtained from ‘’’Power Chips’’’ or from Bot duplicates.

Defensive Modules

*Auto cannon Exclusive:
**The '''"Explosive Rounds"''' Powercore is only applicable to Autocannons, but deals 50% of the max damage to all targets gathered around the target hit.
*Mortar Exclusive:
**The '''"Incendiary Shells"''' Power Core allows for Mortars to fire off large Incendiary shells that burn all afflicted targets in the blast area, with a 14% increase in attack damage, but the shells deal no knock back.
*The '''"Target Protocol"''' Power Core is only applicable to Mortars, and prioritizes targets, allowing for the Mortar to focus on Gunners and Medics and increasing attack Range by 15%.

***'''NOTE''': This makes it ignore all other targets if Gunners or Medics are present!!!
*Missile Launcher Exclusive:
**The '''"Guided Missiles"''' module gives Laser guided single-target missiles to missile launchers. They only deal 64% of original damage, but they will always hit it’s target.
*Laser Turret Exclusive:
**The '''"AA (Anti-Air) Laser"''' module allows a Laser turret to only target airborne targets, but with a 36% increase in attack range, and a 106% increase in damage.
*Universal Defense Mods:
**The '''"Attack"''' module increases attack.
**The '''"Defense"''' module increases building Health.
**The '''"Repair"''' module restores health every second.

Bot Modules

**'''Flak Jacket''': 15% reduced damage from Mortars and Missile Launchers.
**'''Death Pulse''': On 0 health, the warrior creates an EMP explosion stunning targets in a large area for 2.8 seconds.
**'''Attack''': Equipable to All bots, 2-Star and higher, It Boosts damage of regular attacks by 4%.
**'''Vitality''': +5% to bot's health.
**'''Rejuvenate''': Heals 1.8% health every 10 seconds.
**'''Tactician''': The affected Bot prioritises defenses for 32 seconds after deployment.
**'''Wallbuster''': All damage to walls increased by 14%.
**'''Reflective Coating''': 15% protection from Laser Turrets and Beam Lasers.
**'''Volatile Mixture''': It increases special ability damage by 5%. Especially useful with Mixmaster.
**'''Ray Boosters''': Increases power of healing done by 5%.
**'''Trithyllium Plating''': Gives warriors 18% reduced damage from Auto Cannons.
**'''Prime's [[Matrix of Leadership| Matrix]]''': Equippable by Optimus Prime, 2-Star and higher, it Increases Optimus Prime's health by 5.5%. Till all are one!
**'''Starscream's [[Transformers: The Movie|Crown]]''': Equippable to Starscream, it Increases Starscream's basic attack damage by 4.5%. Shiny!
**'''Grimlock's Crown''': Equippable by Grimlock, increases Grimlock's movement speed and Ability damage.
**'''Razorclaw's Gun Upgrade''': Equippable by Razorclaw, increases Razorclaw's ability damage and his health.
**'''Chrome Jetfire''': Equippable by Jetfire, increases Jetfire's basic attack damage. For Science!
**'''Battle-hardened Megatron''': Equippable by Megatron, increases Megatron's health. Die, Autobots!

===Resources===
*'''Alloy'''- A metal substance used to upgrade buildings and walls.
*'''[[Energon]]'''- Energon is used to upgrade buildings, upgrade Bots' special abilities, and to perform research on Bots to make them stronger.
*'''[[Ore-13]]'''- A potent substance used to activate Combiners.
*'''[[Spark]]'''- Obtained from holographic summons in the Space bridge and Event rewards, Spark is used to upgrade Bots' abilities. Special Spark can be received from Combiner team bots.
*'''Crystal Shards'''- Also the result of Holographic summons and events, shards are use to create powerful crystals to summon high star rating Bots.
*'''[[Cybercoin]]'''- Premium currency used for instantly obtaining resources and [[Quantum Crystal| crystals.]]
*'''Combiner Spark''' - This type of spark is used only for combiners. Obtained when you get a duplicate of a Combiner Bot.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:currencies| Currencies and Resources at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===Battle Boosts===
Battle Boosts are like Spells in Clash of Clans. They can only be used once in a battle, but provide extra offense or defense for your team.
*'''Incendiary Barrage MK. 1, II, and III''' Rain down an artillery battery of Incendiary shells on the battlefield dealing medium damage
*'''Orbital Strike MK. I, II, and III''' summon a powerful Orbital Strike from above dealing massive damage.
*'''Forcefield MK. I, II, and III''' Provides a forcefield that blocks 45% to 75% of damage taken and makes them immune to knockbacks for 6 seconds.
*'''Smart Bomb MK. I, II, and III''' Deals a set amount of damage to a single target.
*'''EMP blast MK. I, II, and III''' Stun all targets in a large radius for a set amount of time depending on the level.
*'''Field Repairs MK. I, II, and III''' Heal all friendly bots for a set amount of HP over 5 seconds.
*'''Shark Attack MK I, II, and III''' Call for 3 vicious 2-star Sharkticons (level 14, 30, and 40, respectively) to attack a target.'''Warning''': Fallen Sharkticons are ''highly'' explosive.
*'''Nanofrost MK. I, II, and III''' Freeze a building for 8-12 seconds, then destroy it to freeze and slow down all buildings around the Bomb radius by 40% for 10 seconds.
*'''[[Kremzeek| Kremzeeks]]''' Coming in 5 variants, Kremzeeks can do quite a lot of things.
**Red Kremzeeks set buildings on fire dealing 128 damage per second for 6 seconds, increasing every second if you destroy the building they are currently deployed on.
**Yellow Kremzeeks deal 96 damage over 15 seconds. Can jump to other buildings up to 4 times.
**Purple Kremzeeks hack defenses and make them attack other defenses for you, albeit with less damage.
** The rare Blue Kremzeek can stun defenses over a brief period of time.
** The White Kremzeek makes the target building take more damage.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:battleboosts| Battle Boosts at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Buildings==
===Main===
*'''Headquarters''' - The heart of your Autobot/Decepticon outpost, protect yours well, and destroy an opponent's Headquarters to win a battle! Upgrade it to unlock more upgrades and buildings!
*'''Shuttle''' - The shuttle carries Autobots and Decepticons into battle! Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum capacity.

===Defense===
*'''[[Autogun|Auto Cannon]]''' - Provides a decent amount of damage and has medium range. Cannot target flying units.
*'''Laser Turret''' - Shoots off 4 smaller lasers that deal constant damage at shorter range, but deals double damage to flying unit's!
*'''Mortar''' - Long range defense that targets ground units and deals explosive damage from far away.
*'''Outpost''' - Assign an Autobot or Deception with a fraction of their normal stats to defend against attacks on your base.
*'''Beam Laser''' - Shoots off a long range Photon laser to deal the Highest DPS on a single ground unit.
*'''Shock Tower''' - Delivers a nasty jolt of electricity to nearby bots and knocks them back, and is immune to EMP effects! (Except for [[Star Saber (Victory)|shock]][[Deathsaurus (Victory)|fire]])
*'''Missile Launcher''' - Shoots off a barrage of rockets over a very long range at both ground and air units. Cannot target troops within its blind spot.
*'''Stasis Mine''' - Doesn't deal damage, but freezes enemies in place for 2-5 seconds.
*'''Wall''' - Used to shield defenses and slow down invaders. Upgrading each wall post gives it more health to better defend against opponent bots.

*'''Combiner Outpost''' - Unavailable to players and only seen in the Combiner Wars Campaign, this very long-ranged outpost activates a Combiner to defend against other Combiners!
===Utility===
*'''Energon Harvester''' - Harvests precious Energon for research and upgrading buildings. Upgrade with Alloy to increase production rate.
*'''Energon Storage''' - Stores Energon for later usage. Upgrade with Alloy to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Alloy Harvester''' - Harvests Alloy to upgrade buildings. Upgrade with Energon to increase production rate.
*'''Alloy Storage''' - Stores Alloy for later usage. Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Ore-13 Harvester''' - Harvests the rare mineral [[Ore-13]] for sending out Combiners to battle.
*'''Ore-13 Storage''' - A storage device strong enough to contain the power of Ore-13.
*'''[[Spacebridge]]''' - The Spacebridge is used to activate [[Quantum Crystal]]s to bring in bots and resources!
*'''Research Lab''' - Upgrade your bots and their abilities with Energon and Spark to make them more powerful! Upgrade the lab to increase the max level that bots can be upgraded to.
*'''Combiner Lab''' - Used to activate Combiners and upgrade their abilities using combiner Spark.
*'''Build Bot''' - Build Bots will build and upgrade buildings, but the bots themselves cannot be upgraded and have very low health. The number of buildings than can be upgraded at a time depends on the number of Build Bots on base. More Build Bots can be bought at 2000 [[Cybercoin]]s each.
*'''Scanner''' - Provides locations of rivals' bases so you can raid them. Upgrading it will give access to tougher battle zones.
*'''Power Core Lab''' -

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:buildings| Buildings at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Featured Characters==
(''Characters are paired in each row as in-game counterparts.'')

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jetfire]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ironhide]]
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ratchet]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bumblebee]]
*[[Prowl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Prowl]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cliffjumper]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Grimlock]]
*[[Mirage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mirage]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Wheeljack]]
*[[Blaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blaster]]
**[[Eject (G1)|Eject]]
**[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]
**[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]
**[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]]
*[[Silverbolt (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Silverbolt]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skydive]]
*[[Air Raid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Air Raid]]
*[[Powerglide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Powerglide]]
*[[Alpha Bravo#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Alpha Bravo]]
*[[Fireflight (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Firefly]]
*[[Jazz (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Autobot Jazz]]
*[[Windblade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Windblade]]
*[[Pyra Magna#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pyra Magna]]
*[[Rust Dust#Transformers:_Earth_Warst|Rust Dust]]
*[[Dust Up#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dustup]]
*[[Jumpstream#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jumpstream]]
*[[Skyburst (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skyburst]]
*[[Stormclash#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Stormclash]]
*[[Slag (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slug]]
*[[Huffer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Huffer]]
*[[Arcee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Arcee]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sideswipe]]
*[[Swoop (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Strafe]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Rod]]
*[[Hot Spot (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Spot]]
*[[Seaspray (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Seaspray]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Superion (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Superion]]
*[[Pipes (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pipes]]
*[[Star Saber (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Star Saber]]
*[[Hound (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hound]]
*[[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Maximus]]
*[[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Perceptor]]
*[[Smokescreen (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Smokescreen]]
*[[First Aid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|First Aid]]
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Primal]]
*[[Sludge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slog]]
*[[Kup (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kup]]
*[[Drift (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drift]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Laser Optimus Prime]]
*[[Snarl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Snarl]]
*[[Cheetor (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cheetor]]
*[[Volcanicus #Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Volcanicus]]
*[[Springer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Springer]]
*[[Cosmos (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cosmos]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus Prime]]
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sky Lynx]]
*[[Warpath (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Warpath]]*

|c2=
*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Megatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Starscream]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bludgeon]]
*[[Swindle (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Swindle]]
*[[Hook (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hook]]
*[[Shrapnel (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skrapnel]]
*[[Brawl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brawl]]
*[[Kickback (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kickback]]
*[[Razorclaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Razorclaw]]
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Breakdown]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Shockwave]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Soundwave]]
**[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]
**[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]
**[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]
**[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Thundercracker]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skywarp]]
*[[Slipstream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slipstream]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cyclonus]]
*[[Long Haul (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Long Haul]]
*[[Blast Off (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blast Off]]
*[[Mixmaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mixmaster]]
*[[Divebomb (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Divebomb]]
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bonecrusher]]
*[[Scavenger (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scavenger]]
*[[Vortex (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Vortex]]
*[[Scrapper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scrapper]]
*[[Onslaught (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Onslaught]]
*[[Viper#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Viper]]
*[[Rampage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rampage]]
*[[Lockdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Lockdown]]
*[[Nightbird (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nightbird]]
*[[Offroad#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Offroad]]
*[[Scourge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scourge]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Galvatron]]
*[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nemesis Prime]]
*[[Tantrum (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Tantrum]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Octopunch]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Devastator (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Devastator]]
*[[Headstrong (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Headstrong]]
*[[Deathsaurus (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Deathsaurus]]
*[[Drag Strip (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drag Strip]]
*[[Bruticus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bruticus]]
*[[Bombshell (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bombshell]]
*[[Wildrider (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brake-Neck]]
*[[Reflector (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Reflector]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]]
*[[Straxus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Straxus]]
*[[Dead End (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dead End]]
*[[Barricade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Barricade]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Armada'' Megatron]]
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hun-Gurrr]]
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blackarachnia]]
*[[Predaking (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Predaking]]
*[[Astrotrain (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Astrotrain]]
*[[Mindwipe (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mindwipe]]
*[[Motormaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Motormaster]]
*[[Blitzwing (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blitzwing]]
*[[Skullcruncher (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skullsmasher]]*

|c3=
*[[Melody Keen]]
*[[Luca]]
}}

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Upcoming characters

==Events==
Every weekend, for three days, events are held so players can win resources and new crystals. The events usually alternate between solo events and Alliance events each week. New characters are introduced with a story strewn across a four-week saga.

The various type of events are:
* A solo totaliser with various resource prizes, capped at 10,000 points.
* An Alliance single totaliser with a grand prize at around 200,000 points.
* An Alliance event with many prestiges to collect prizes and crystals multiple times.
* A single totaliser with multiple prestiges, and gives same amount of battle points in all battle zones, and triple XP.
* An Alliance totaliser and leaderboard event, with the top alliances receiving the newest 4 or 3 star character crystal and Premium Crystals. Or in some events, even more of the event's crystals.

{{main|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events}}

==Notes==
*Furman has said that early in production, "we had to base it in the IDW continuity as it turned out". He also revealed it was him who pushed for Bludgeon to make it into the game as well.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/comic-writer-simon-furman-discusses-three-decades-of-transformers-and-new-game-earth-wars-707 Vice interview]</ref>
** A purple [[Decepticon Command Bunker]] can be seen in the mountainside of Decepticon bases as a counterpart to the Ark in Autobot bases.
*Character models are mostly based on each character's most-recent toy release. In many cases, this means ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'', ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'', ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]''. There are also some appearances from ''[[Thrilling 30]]'', ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'', ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'', [[Live-action film series|movie]]verse namesakes, and 'original' [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
* Though the game's dialogue is depicted using text boxes, Optimus Prime and Megatron still have voice lines. They are voiced, as usual, by [[Peter Cullen]] and [[Frank Welker]], respectively.
*Apparently, the Mastermind Creations toys of the Predacons inspired the staff so much, that the in-game models of the Predacons are based off of these [[IP infringing item|third party]] toys.
**The Predacons aren't the only ones guilty of this either! Motormaster had his in-game model based off of Transform mission's toy based on the Stunticon leader!
* The only Furmanisms actually in the game are "It is over - finished!" (said by Optimus or Megatron after a victory) and "Now - Reap the whirlwind!" (spoken by Optimus Prime when deploying troops).

===Technical errors===
* You can count on pretty much any character with tall shoulders to have said shoulders clip and cut through the character model when in battle stance.
* Drift does an awkward shift when going from vehicle to robot and the opposite way, seeing as his body warps and shifts so that he faces sideways in bot mode. This happens every time he attacks and every time he changes form.
* Most characters with extended shooting animations will sometimes lag out and be out of sync with the shooting animation.
* If activating an Aerialbot's ability, he may circle the target pointlessly for a while. Sometimes he even goes underground.
* Rampage and Razorclaw can have a victory animation while in bot mode and charging when the battle ends. They even have their swords.
*Sunstreaker has a giant gap in the back of his combined form leg.
*Sometimes Blast Off has his combination process [[Animation error| distorted]].
*''Beast Wars'' Megatron's weapons sometimes don't properly align with the hand models.
*Sharkticons just don't know when to stop fighting. The animations for the fighting will still appear, and they still run to buildings, but they don't actually deal damage. Does not translate to Gnaw.
*Sometimes (although this is very rare), amalgamations will randomly appear, where parts of the robot mode and vehicle mode appear on the opposite modes. Examples include Blast Off becoming a [[Seeker (body-type)|Conehead]], Ironhide gaining his [[Ironhide (Movie)|movieverse]] look, and Optimus Prime having [[Kibble #"Faux-parts"|two truck cabs]].
*Charaters sometimes walk in place for no reason for couple seconds.

These are just some minor visual errors, bugs that affect gameplay are promptly resolved.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' (トランスフォーマー：アースウォーズ ''Toransufōmā: Āsu Wōzu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīn'gāng: Dìqiú zhī Zhàn ''''' (变形金刚：地球之战, "Transformers: Earth Wars")

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.transformersearthwars.com/ Official website]
* [http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/ Official Transformers Earth Wars Wiki]

[[Category:Generation 1 video games]]
[[Category:Mobile Games]]

Transformers: Earth Wars

2018-02-17T22:44:34Z

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[[File:TransformersEarthWars_logo.png|center|400px]]
{{videogame
|title=''Transformers: Earth Wars''
|image=TransformersEarthWars header.jpg
|caption=''"...fuel cells!"''
|developer=[[Space Ape Games]]
|publisher=[[Backflip Studios]]
|date=[[June 2]], 2016
|platform=Android, iOS
}}

'''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' is a mobile game by [[Space Ape Games]]/[[Backflip Studios]] with a storyline written by [[Simon Furman]], which means plenty of [[Furmanism]]s. The aim of the game is to assemble an army and build a fortress, then try to defend your base while destroying the enemy's. Essentially, Transformers meets ''Clash of Clans'', without Hog Riders.
The setting is [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].

==Plot==
The Autobots and Decepticons return to Earth to battle over resources. Furman promises that while it "appears to be about the same old stuff" initially, "as we progress through the game, more is revealed about Megatron’s master plan and what he’s looking for on Earth."<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2016/02/10/transformers-land-mobile-earth-wars/80167164/ USA Today: "'Transformers' land on mobile in 'Earth Wars'"]</ref>

===Campaigns===
*'''Get Optimus / Get Megatron!'''
Jefire and Starscream arrive on Earth and set up their base of operations. Soon, Ironhide and Bludgeon arrive through their Space Bridges, and after raiding a few bases, both factions find a [[Quantum Crystal]] powerful enough to power their spacebridges and bring their leaders to Earth.
*'''The Lost Map'''
With the arrival of Optimus Prime and Megatron, the Autobots and/or Decepticons set out to find the [[Fractal Map]] pieces with the help of their human allies. Both sides find a Gunner Crystal and recruit Sunstreaker and Swindle.
*'''Power Play'''
After collecting three of the map pieces, both factions try putting the pieces they collected together, only to find out they need a [[Codex Key]] to break the encryption.
*'''The Codex Showdown'''
With the help of the recently recruited medics, Ratchet and Hook, both sides fight over the Codex Key, and find the location of a [[Enigma of Combination|legendary artifact]].
*'''Secrets of Nebulos'''
Some wierd pieces of [[Nebulos]] technology called '''"Power Cores"''' have landed on Earth. Starscream and Optimus gather some troops, and both Starscream and Optimus Prime fight over the Power Cores. The power cores gathered, however, have been rigged to explode, and so both sides have to start from scratch with building up their power core stocks.
*'''Combiner Wars'''
With the Enigma of Combination, the Autobots and Decepticons harness the power of Combiners. The gestalts prove unstable, however, and require Ore-13 and high-ranking bots to be useful.

==Gameplay==
===Alliances===
Alliances are the primary way to gain access to bots firsthand via events. Your alliance can also compete in Alliance Wars to determine who is better, and to see who comes up top! Compete in Alliance wars to gain resources, league promotions, and bragging rights!

You can join with other players in an alliance, or you can create your own for 15,000 Alloy! There are many notable alliances within the community!

A player must have Level 4 Headquarters or higher to join an Alliance, and up to 40 people can be in an Alliance.

===Classes===
*'''Warriors''' are armored front line melee fighters that rush into enemy defenses to open up the attack and protect other bots, but they have the lowest Damage per second (DPS). Warriors generally have a speed of 1.7, but some are slightly faster.
*'''Aerial''' units deal the highest DPS at a short range and can perform powerful airstrikes on single targets from great distances, but have low health. All air units have a speed of 2.
*'''Gunners''' shoot over walls and bombard large areas with their abilities from long range. like the Air units, they're deadly but vulnerable. All gunners have a speed of 1.8.
*'''Medics''' heal and support other bots in battle. They are only a few medics in the game, and they aren't durable themselves, so keep them in the back. Medics have a speed of 2.6.
*'''Special''' bots are highly individualized fighters with unique capabilities. This class incorporates leaders, scouts, and deployers.
*'''Combiners''' are a special class that must be summoned individually. They deal massive amounts of damage, but can only stay on the battlefield for so long. Their three abilities do not use ability points, but have cooldown times.

===Power Cores===
Power Cores are pieces of Nebulan Technology that are used to enhance bots and defenses.
There are quite a lot of powerful powercores. They can be obtained from ‘’’Power Chips’’’ or from Bot duplicates.

Defensive Modules

*Auto cannon Exclusive:
**The '''"Explosive Rounds"''' Powercore is only applicable to Autocannons, but deals 50% of the max damage to all targets gathered around the target hit.
*Mortar Exclusive:
**The '''"Incendiary Shells"''' Power Core allows for Mortars to fire off large Incendiary shells that burn all afflicted targets in the blast area, with a 14% increase in attack damage, but the shells deal no knock back.
*The '''"Target Protocol"''' Power Core is only applicable to Mortars, and prioritizes targets, allowing for the Mortar to focus on Gunners and Medics and increasing attack Range by 15%.

***'''NOTE''': This makes it ignore all other targets if Gunners or Medics are present!!!
*Missile Launcher Exclusive:
**The '''"Guided Missiles"''' module gives Laser guided single-target missiles to missile launchers. They only deal 64% of original damage, but they will always hit it’s target.
*Laser Turret Exclusive:
**The '''"AA (Anti-Air) Laser"''' module allows a Laser turret to only target airborne targets, but with a 36% increase in attack range, and a 106% increase in damage.
*Universal Defense Mods:
**The '''"Attack"''' module increases attack.
**The '''"Defense"''' module increases building Health.
**The '''"Repair"''' module restores health every second.

Bot Modules

**'''Flak Jacket''': 15% reduced damage from Mortars and Missile Launchers.
**'''Death Pulse''': On 0 health, the warrior creates an EMP explosion stunning targets in a large area for 2.8 seconds.
**'''Attack''': Equipable to All bots, 2-Star and higher, It Boosts damage of regular attacks by 4%.
**'''Vitality''': +5% to bot's health.
**'''Rejuvenate''': Heals 1.8% health every 10 seconds.
**'''Tactician''': The affected Bot prioritises defenses for 32 seconds after deployment.
**'''Wallbuster''': All damage to walls increased by 14%.
**'''Reflective Coating''': 15% protection from Laser Turrets and Beam Lasers.
**'''Volatile Mixture''': It increases special ability damage by 5%. Especially useful with Mixmaster.
**'''Ray Boosters''': Increases power of healing done by 5%.
**'''Trithyllium Plating''': Gives warriors 18% reduced damage from Auto Cannons.
**'''Prime's [[Matrix of Leadership| Matrix]]''': Equippable by Optimus Prime, 2-Star and higher, it Increases Optimus Prime's health by 5.5%. Till all are one!
**'''Starscream's [[Transformers: The Movie|Crown]]''': Equippable to Starscream, it Increases Starscream's basic attack damage by 4.5%. Shiny!
**'''Grimlock's Crown''': Equippable by Grimlock, increases Grimlock's movement speed and Ability damage.
**'''Razorclaw's Gun Upgrade''': Equippable by Razorclaw, increases Razorclaw's ability damage and his health.
**'''Chrome Jetfire''': Equippable by Jetfire, increases Jetfire's basic attack damage. For Science!
**'''Battle-hardened Megatron''': Equippable by Megatron, increases Megatron's health. Die, Autobots!

===Resources===
*'''Alloy'''- A metal substance used to upgrade buildings and walls.
*'''[[Energon]]'''- Energon is used to upgrade buildings, upgrade Bots' special abilities, and to perform research on Bots to make them stronger.
*'''[[Ore-13]]'''- A potent substance used to activate Combiners.
*'''[[Spark]]'''- Obtained from holographic summons in the Space bridge and Event rewards, Spark is used to upgrade Bots' abilities. Special Spark can be received from Combiner team bots.
*'''Crystal Shards'''- Also the result of Holographic summons and events, shards are use to create powerful crystals to summon high star rating Bots.
*'''[[Cybercoin]]'''- Premium currency used for instantly obtaining resources and [[Quantum Crystal| crystals.]]
*'''Combiner Spark''' - This type of spark is used only for combiners. Obtained when you get a duplicate of a Combiner Bot.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:currencies| Currencies and Resources at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===Battle Boosts===
Battle Boosts are like Spells in Clash of Clans. They can only be used once in a battle, but provide extra offense or defense for your team.
*'''Incendiary Barrage MK. 1, II, and III''' Rain down an artillery battery of Incendiary shells on the battlefield dealing medium damage
*'''Orbital Strike MK. I, II, and III''' summon a powerful Orbital Strike from above dealing massive damage.
*'''Forcefield MK. I, II, and III''' Provides a forcefield that blocks 45% to 75% of damage taken and makes them immune to knockbacks for 6 seconds.
*'''Smart Bomb MK. I, II, and III''' Deals a set amount of damage to a single target.
*'''EMP blast MK. I, II, and III''' Stun all targets in a large radius for a set amount of time depending on the level.
*'''Field Repairs MK. I, II, and III''' Heal all friendly bots for a set amount of HP over 5 seconds.
*'''Shark Attack MK I, II, and III''' Call for 3 vicious 2-star Sharkticons (level 14, 30, and 40, respectively) to attack a target.'''Warning''': Fallen Sharkticons are ''highly'' explosive.
*'''Nanofrost MK. I, II, and III''' Freeze a building for 8-12 seconds, then destroy it to freeze and slow down all buildings around the Bomb radius by 40% for 10 seconds.
*'''[[Kremzeek| Kremzeeks]]''' Coming in 5 variants, Kremzeeks can do quite a lot of things.
**Red Kremzeeks set buildings on fire dealing 128 damage per second for 6 seconds, increasing every second if you destroy the building they are currently deployed on.
**Yellow Kremzeeks deal 96 damage over 15 seconds. Can jump to other buildings up to 4 times.
**Purple Kremzeeks hack defenses and make them attack other defenses for you, albeit with less damage.
** The rare Blue Kremzeek can stun defenses over a brief period of time.
** The White Kremzeek makes the target building take more damage.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:battleboosts| Battle Boosts at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Buildings==
===Main===
*'''Headquarters''' - The heart of your Autobot/Decepticon outpost, protect yours well, and destroy an opponent's Headquarters to win a battle! Upgrade it to unlock more upgrades and buildings!
*'''Shuttle''' - The shuttle carries Autobots and Decepticons into battle! Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum capacity.

===Defense===
*'''[[Autogun|Auto Cannon]]''' - Provides a decent amount of damage and has medium range. Cannot target flying units.
*'''Laser Turret''' - Shoots off 4 smaller lasers that deal constant damage at shorter range, but deals double damage to flying unit's!
*'''Mortar''' - Long range defense that targets ground units and deals explosive damage from far away.
*'''Outpost''' - Assign an Autobot or Deception with a fraction of their normal stats to defend against attacks on your base.
*'''Beam Laser''' - Shoots off a long range Photon laser to deal the Highest DPS on a single ground unit.
*'''Shock Tower''' - Delivers a nasty jolt of electricity to nearby bots and knocks them back, and is immune to EMP effects! (Except for [[Star Saber (Victory)|shock]][[Deathsaurus (Victory)|fire]])
*'''Missile Launcher''' - Shoots off a barrage of rockets over a very long range at both ground and air units. Cannot target troops within its blind spot.
*'''Stasis Mine''' - Doesn't deal damage, but freezes enemies in place for 2-5 seconds.
*'''Wall''' - Used to shield defenses and slow down invaders. Upgrading each wall post gives it more health to better defend against opponent bots.

*'''Combiner Outpost''' - Unavailable to players and only seen in the Combiner Wars Campaign, this very long-ranged outpost activates a Combiner to defend against other Combiners!
===Utility===
*'''Energon Harvester''' - Harvests precious Energon for research and upgrading buildings. Upgrade with Alloy to increase production rate.
*'''Energon Storage''' - Stores Energon for later usage. Upgrade with Alloy to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Alloy Harvester''' - Harvests Alloy to upgrade buildings. Upgrade with Energon to increase production rate.
*'''Alloy Storage''' - Stores Alloy for later usage. Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Ore-13 Harvester''' - Harvests the rare mineral [[Ore-13]] for sending out Combiners to battle.
*'''Ore-13 Storage''' - A storage device strong enough to contain the power of Ore-13.
*'''[[Spacebridge]]''' - The Spacebridge is used to activate [[Quantum Crystal]]s to bring in bots and resources!
*'''Research Lab''' - Upgrade your bots and their abilities with Energon and Spark to make them more powerful! Upgrade the lab to increase the max level that bots can be upgraded to.
*'''Combiner Lab''' - Used to activate Combiners and upgrade their abilities using combiner Spark.
*'''Build Bot''' - Build Bots will build and upgrade buildings, but the bots themselves cannot be upgraded and have very low health. The number of buildings than can be upgraded at a time depends on the number of Build Bots on base. More Build Bots can be bought at 2000 [[Cybercoin]]s each.
*'''Scanner''' - Provides locations of rivals' bases so you can raid them. Upgrading it will give access to tougher battle zones.
*'''Power Core Lab''' -

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:buildings| Buildings at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Featured Characters==
(''Characters are paired in each row as in-game counterparts.'')

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jetfire]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ironhide]]
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ratchet]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bumblebee]]
*[[Prowl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Prowl]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cliffjumper]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Grimlock]]
*[[Mirage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mirage]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Wheeljack]]
*[[Blaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blaster]]
**[[Eject (G1)|Eject]]
**[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]
**[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]
**[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]]
*[[Silverbolt (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Silverbolt]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skydive]]
*[[Air Raid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Air Raid]]
*[[Powerglide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Powerglide]]
*[[Alpha Bravo#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Alpha Bravo]]
*[[Fireflight (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Firefly]]
*[[Jazz (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Autobot Jazz]]
*[[Windblade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Windblade]]
*[[Pyra Magna#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pyra Magna]]
*[[Rust Dust#Transformers:_Earth_Warst|Rust Dust]]
*[[Dust Up#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dustup]]
*[[Jumpstream#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jumpstream]]
*[[Skyburst (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skyburst]]
*[[Stormclash#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Stormclash]]
*[[Slag (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slug]]
*[[Huffer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Huffer]]
*[[Arcee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Arcee]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sideswipe]]
*[[Swoop (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Strafe]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Rod]]
*[[Hot Spot (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Spot]]
*[[Seaspray (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Seaspray]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Superion (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Superion]]
*[[Pipes (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pipes]]
*[[Star Saber (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Star Saber]]
*[[Hound (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hound]]
*[[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Maximus]]
*[[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Perceptor]]
*[[Smokescreen (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Smokescreen]]
*[[First Aid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|First Aid]]
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Primal]]
*[[Sludge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slog]]
*[[Kup (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kup]]
*[[Drift (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drift]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Laser Optimus Prime]]
*[[Snarl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Snarl]]
*[[Cheetor (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cheetor]]
*[[Volcanicus #Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Volcanicus]]
*[[Springer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Springer]]
*[[Cosmos (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cosmos]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus Prime]]
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sky Lynx]]
*[[Warpath (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Warpath]]*

|c2=
*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Megatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Starscream]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bludgeon]]
*[[Swindle (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Swindle]]
*[[Hook (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hook]]
*[[Shrapnel (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skrapnel]]
*[[Brawl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brawl]]
*[[Kickback (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kickback]]
*[[Razorclaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Razorclaw]]
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Breakdown]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Shockwave]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Soundwave]]
**[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]
**[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]
**[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]
**[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Thundercracker]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skywarp]]
*[[Slipstream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slipstream]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cyclonus]]
*[[Long Haul (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Long Haul]]
*[[Blast Off (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blast Off]]
*[[Mixmaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mixmaster]]
*[[Divebomb (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Divebomb]]
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bonecrusher]]
*[[Scavenger (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scavenger]]
*[[Vortex (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Vortex]]
*[[Scrapper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scrapper]]
*[[Onslaught (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Onslaught]]
*[[Viper#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Viper]]
*[[Rampage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rampage]]
*[[Lockdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Lockdown]]
*[[Nightbird (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nightbird]]
*[[Offroad#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Offroad]]
*[[Scourge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scourge]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Galvatron]]
*[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nemesis Prime]]
*[[Tantrum (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Tantrum]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Octopunch]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Devastator (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Devastator]]
*[[Headstrong (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Headstrong]]
*[[Deathsaurus (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Deathsaurus]]
*[[Drag Strip (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drag Strip]]
*[[Bruticus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bruticus]]
*[[Bombshell (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bombshell]]
*[[Wildrider (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brake-Neck]]
*[[Reflector (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Reflector]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]]
*[[Straxus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Straxus]]
*[[Dead End (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dead End]]
*[[Barricade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Barricade]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Armada'' Megatron]]
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hun-Gurrr]]
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blackarachnia]]
*[[Predaking (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Predaking]]
*[[Astrotrain (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Astrotrain]]
*[[Mindwipe (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mindwipe]]
*[[Motormaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Motormaster]]
*[[Blitzwing (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blitzwing]]
*[[Skullcruncher (#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skullsmasher]]*

|c3=
*[[Melody Keen]]
*[[Luca]]
}}

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Upcoming characters

==Events==
Every weekend, for three days, events are held so players can win resources and new crystals. The events usually alternate between solo events and Alliance events each week. New characters are introduced with a story strewn across a four-week saga.

The various type of events are:
* A solo totaliser with various resource prizes, capped at 10,000 points.
* An Alliance single totaliser with a grand prize at around 200,000 points.
* An Alliance event with many prestiges to collect prizes and crystals multiple times.
* A single totaliser with multiple prestiges, and gives same amount of battle points in all battle zones, and triple XP.
* An Alliance totaliser and leaderboard event, with the top alliances receiving the newest 4 or 3 star character crystal and Premium Crystals. Or in some events, even more of the event's crystals.

{{main|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events}}

==Notes==
*Furman has said that early in production, "we had to base it in the IDW continuity as it turned out". He also revealed it was him who pushed for Bludgeon to make it into the game as well.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/comic-writer-simon-furman-discusses-three-decades-of-transformers-and-new-game-earth-wars-707 Vice interview]</ref>
** A purple [[Decepticon Command Bunker]] can be seen in the mountainside of Decepticon bases as a counterpart to the Ark in Autobot bases.
*Character models are mostly based on each character's most-recent toy release. In many cases, this means ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'', ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'', ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]''. There are also some appearances from ''[[Thrilling 30]]'', ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'', ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'', [[Live-action film series|movie]]verse namesakes, and 'original' [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
* Though the game's dialogue is depicted using text boxes, Optimus Prime and Megatron still have voice lines. They are voiced, as usual, by [[Peter Cullen]] and [[Frank Welker]], respectively.
*Apparently, the Mastermind Creations toys of the Predacons inspired the staff so much, that the in-game models of the Predacons are based off of these [[IP infringing item|third party]] toys.
**The Predacons aren't the only ones guilty of this either! Motormaster had his in-game model based off of Transform mission's toy based on the Stunticon leader!
* The only Furmanisms actually in the game are "It is over - finished!" (said by Optimus or Megatron after a victory) and "Now - Reap the whirlwind!" (spoken by Optimus Prime when deploying troops).

===Technical errors===
* You can count on pretty much any character with tall shoulders to have said shoulders clip and cut through the character model when in battle stance.
* Drift does an awkward shift when going from vehicle to robot and the opposite way, seeing as his body warps and shifts so that he faces sideways in bot mode. This happens every time he attacks and every time he changes form.
* Most characters with extended shooting animations will sometimes lag out and be out of sync with the shooting animation.
* If activating an Aerialbot's ability, he may circle the target pointlessly for a while. Sometimes he even goes underground.
* Rampage and Razorclaw can have a victory animation while in bot mode and charging when the battle ends. They even have their swords.
*Sunstreaker has a giant gap in the back of his combined form leg.
*Sometimes Blast Off has his combination process [[Animation error| distorted]].
*''Beast Wars'' Megatron's weapons sometimes don't properly align with the hand models.
*Sharkticons just don't know when to stop fighting. The animations for the fighting will still appear, and they still run to buildings, but they don't actually deal damage. Does not translate to Gnaw.
*Sometimes (although this is very rare), amalgamations will randomly appear, where parts of the robot mode and vehicle mode appear on the opposite modes. Examples include Blast Off becoming a [[Seeker (body-type)|Conehead]], Ironhide gaining his [[Ironhide (Movie)|movieverse]] look, and Optimus Prime having [[Kibble #"Faux-parts"|two truck cabs]].
*Charaters sometimes walk in place for no reason for couple seconds.

These are just some minor visual errors, bugs that affect gameplay are promptly resolved.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' (トランスフォーマー：アースウォーズ ''Toransufōmā: Āsu Wōzu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīn'gāng: Dìqiú zhī Zhàn ''''' (变形金刚：地球之战, "Transformers: Earth Wars")

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.transformersearthwars.com/ Official website]
* [http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/ Official Transformers Earth Wars Wiki]

[[Category:Generation 1 video games]]
[[Category:Mobile Games]]

Transformers: Earth Wars

2018-02-17T22:44:04Z

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[[File:TransformersEarthWars_logo.png|center|400px]]
{{videogame
|title=''Transformers: Earth Wars''
|image=TransformersEarthWars header.jpg
|caption=''"...fuel cells!"''
|developer=[[Space Ape Games]]
|publisher=[[Backflip Studios]]
|date=[[June 2]], 2016
|platform=Android, iOS
}}

'''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' is a mobile game by [[Space Ape Games]]/[[Backflip Studios]] with a storyline written by [[Simon Furman]], which means plenty of [[Furmanism]]s. The aim of the game is to assemble an army and build a fortress, then try to defend your base while destroying the enemy's. Essentially, Transformers meets ''Clash of Clans'', without Hog Riders.
The setting is [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].

==Plot==
The Autobots and Decepticons return to Earth to battle over resources. Furman promises that while it "appears to be about the same old stuff" initially, "as we progress through the game, more is revealed about Megatron’s master plan and what he’s looking for on Earth."<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2016/02/10/transformers-land-mobile-earth-wars/80167164/ USA Today: "'Transformers' land on mobile in 'Earth Wars'"]</ref>

===Campaigns===
*'''Get Optimus / Get Megatron!'''
Jefire and Starscream arrive on Earth and set up their base of operations. Soon, Ironhide and Bludgeon arrive through their Space Bridges, and after raiding a few bases, both factions find a [[Quantum Crystal]] powerful enough to power their spacebridges and bring their leaders to Earth.
*'''The Lost Map'''
With the arrival of Optimus Prime and Megatron, the Autobots and/or Decepticons set out to find the [[Fractal Map]] pieces with the help of their human allies. Both sides find a Gunner Crystal and recruit Sunstreaker and Swindle.
*'''Power Play'''
After collecting three of the map pieces, both factions try putting the pieces they collected together, only to find out they need a [[Codex Key]] to break the encryption.
*'''The Codex Showdown'''
With the help of the recently recruited medics, Ratchet and Hook, both sides fight over the Codex Key, and find the location of a [[Enigma of Combination|legendary artifact]].
*'''Secrets of Nebulos'''
Some wierd pieces of [[Nebulos]] technology called '''"Power Cores"''' have landed on Earth. Starscream and Optimus gather some troops, and both Starscream and Optimus Prime fight over the Power Cores. The power cores gathered, however, have been rigged to explode, and so both sides have to start from scratch with building up their power core stocks.
*'''Combiner Wars'''
With the Enigma of Combination, the Autobots and Decepticons harness the power of Combiners. The gestalts prove unstable, however, and require Ore-13 and high-ranking bots to be useful.

==Gameplay==
===Alliances===
Alliances are the primary way to gain access to bots firsthand via events. Your alliance can also compete in Alliance Wars to determine who is better, and to see who comes up top! Compete in Alliance wars to gain resources, league promotions, and bragging rights!

You can join with other players in an alliance, or you can create your own for 15,000 Alloy! There are many notable alliances within the community!

A player must have Level 4 Headquarters or higher to join an Alliance, and up to 40 people can be in an Alliance.

===Classes===
*'''Warriors''' are armored front line melee fighters that rush into enemy defenses to open up the attack and protect other bots, but they have the lowest Damage per second (DPS). Warriors generally have a speed of 1.7, but some are slightly faster.
*'''Aerial''' units deal the highest DPS at a short range and can perform powerful airstrikes on single targets from great distances, but have low health. All air units have a speed of 2.
*'''Gunners''' shoot over walls and bombard large areas with their abilities from long range. like the Air units, they're deadly but vulnerable. All gunners have a speed of 1.8.
*'''Medics''' heal and support other bots in battle. They are only a few medics in the game, and they aren't durable themselves, so keep them in the back. Medics have a speed of 2.6.
*'''Special''' bots are highly individualized fighters with unique capabilities. This class incorporates leaders, scouts, and deployers.
*'''Combiners''' are a special class that must be summoned individually. They deal massive amounts of damage, but can only stay on the battlefield for so long. Their three abilities do not use ability points, but have cooldown times.

===Power Cores===
Power Cores are pieces of Nebulan Technology that are used to enhance bots and defenses.
There are quite a lot of powerful powercores. They can be obtained from ‘’’Power Chips’’’ or from Bot duplicates.

Defensive Modules

*Auto cannon Exclusive:
**The '''"Explosive Rounds"''' Powercore is only applicable to Autocannons, but deals 50% of the max damage to all targets gathered around the target hit.
*Mortar Exclusive:
**The '''"Incendiary Shells"''' Power Core allows for Mortars to fire off large Incendiary shells that burn all afflicted targets in the blast area, with a 14% increase in attack damage, but the shells deal no knock back.
*The '''"Target Protocol"''' Power Core is only applicable to Mortars, and prioritizes targets, allowing for the Mortar to focus on Gunners and Medics and increasing attack Range by 15%.

***'''NOTE''': This makes it ignore all other targets if Gunners or Medics are present!!!
*Missile Launcher Exclusive:
**The '''"Guided Missiles"''' module gives Laser guided single-target missiles to missile launchers. They only deal 64% of original damage, but they will always hit it’s target.
*Laser Turret Exclusive:
**The '''"AA (Anti-Air) Laser"''' module allows a Laser turret to only target airborne targets, but with a 36% increase in attack range, and a 106% increase in damage.
*Universal Defense Mods:
**The '''"Attack"''' module increases attack.
**The '''"Defense"''' module increases building Health.
**The '''"Repair"''' module restores health every second.

Bot Modules

**'''Flak Jacket''': 15% reduced damage from Mortars and Missile Launchers.
**'''Death Pulse''': On 0 health, the warrior creates an EMP explosion stunning targets in a large area for 2.8 seconds.
**'''Attack''': Equipable to All bots, 2-Star and higher, It Boosts damage of regular attacks by 4%.
**'''Vitality''': +5% to bot's health.
**'''Rejuvenate''': Heals 1.8% health every 10 seconds.
**'''Tactician''': The affected Bot prioritises defenses for 32 seconds after deployment.
**'''Wallbuster''': All damage to walls increased by 14%.
**'''Reflective Coating''': 15% protection from Laser Turrets and Beam Lasers.
**'''Volatile Mixture''': It increases special ability damage by 5%. Especially useful with Mixmaster.
**'''Ray Boosters''': Increases power of healing done by 5%.
**'''Trithyllium Plating''': Gives warriors 18% reduced damage from Auto Cannons.
**'''Prime's [[Matrix of Leadership| Matrix]]''': Equippable by Optimus Prime, 2-Star and higher, it Increases Optimus Prime's health by 5.5%. Till all are one!
**'''Starscream's [[Transformers: The Movie|Crown]]''': Equippable to Starscream, it Increases Starscream's basic attack damage by 4.5%. Shiny!
**'''Grimlock's Crown''': Equippable by Grimlock, increases Grimlock's movement speed and Ability damage.
**'''Razorclaw's Gun Upgrade''': Equippable by Razorclaw, increases Razorclaw's ability damage and his health.
**'''Chrome Jetfire''': Equippable by Jetfire, increases Jetfire's basic attack damage. For Science!
**'''Battle-hardened Megatron''': Equippable by Megatron, increases Megatron's health. Die, Autobots!

===Resources===
*'''Alloy'''- A metal substance used to upgrade buildings and walls.
*'''[[Energon]]'''- Energon is used to upgrade buildings, upgrade Bots' special abilities, and to perform research on Bots to make them stronger.
*'''[[Ore-13]]'''- A potent substance used to activate Combiners.
*'''[[Spark]]'''- Obtained from holographic summons in the Space bridge and Event rewards, Spark is used to upgrade Bots' abilities. Special Spark can be received from Combiner team bots.
*'''Crystal Shards'''- Also the result of Holographic summons and events, shards are use to create powerful crystals to summon high star rating Bots.
*'''[[Cybercoin]]'''- Premium currency used for instantly obtaining resources and [[Quantum Crystal| crystals.]]
*'''Combiner Spark''' - This type of spark is used only for combiners. Obtained when you get a duplicate of a Combiner Bot.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:currencies| Currencies and Resources at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===Battle Boosts===
Battle Boosts are like Spells in Clash of Clans. They can only be used once in a battle, but provide extra offense or defense for your team.
*'''Incendiary Barrage MK. 1, II, and III''' Rain down an artillery battery of Incendiary shells on the battlefield dealing medium damage
*'''Orbital Strike MK. I, II, and III''' summon a powerful Orbital Strike from above dealing massive damage.
*'''Forcefield MK. I, II, and III''' Provides a forcefield that blocks 45% to 75% of damage taken and makes them immune to knockbacks for 6 seconds.
*'''Smart Bomb MK. I, II, and III''' Deals a set amount of damage to a single target.
*'''EMP blast MK. I, II, and III''' Stun all targets in a large radius for a set amount of time depending on the level.
*'''Field Repairs MK. I, II, and III''' Heal all friendly bots for a set amount of HP over 5 seconds.
*'''Shark Attack MK I, II, and III''' Call for 3 vicious 2-star Sharkticons (level 14, 30, and 40, respectively) to attack a target.'''Warning''': Fallen Sharkticons are ''highly'' explosive.
*'''Nanofrost MK. I, II, and III''' Freeze a building for 8-12 seconds, then destroy it to freeze and slow down all buildings around the Bomb radius by 40% for 10 seconds.
*'''[[Kremzeek| Kremzeeks]]''' Coming in 5 variants, Kremzeeks can do quite a lot of things.
**Red Kremzeeks set buildings on fire dealing 128 damage per second for 6 seconds, increasing every second if you destroy the building they are currently deployed on.
**Yellow Kremzeeks deal 96 damage over 15 seconds. Can jump to other buildings up to 4 times.
**Purple Kremzeeks hack defenses and make them attack other defenses for you, albeit with less damage.
** The rare Blue Kremzeek can stun defenses over a brief period of time.
** The White Kremzeek makes the target building take more damage.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:battleboosts| Battle Boosts at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Buildings==
===Main===
*'''Headquarters''' - The heart of your Autobot/Decepticon outpost, protect yours well, and destroy an opponent's Headquarters to win a battle! Upgrade it to unlock more upgrades and buildings!
*'''Shuttle''' - The shuttle carries Autobots and Decepticons into battle! Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum capacity.

===Defense===
*'''[[Autogun|Auto Cannon]]''' - Provides a decent amount of damage and has medium range. Cannot target flying units.
*'''Laser Turret''' - Shoots off 4 smaller lasers that deal constant damage at shorter range, but deals double damage to flying unit's!
*'''Mortar''' - Long range defense that targets ground units and deals explosive damage from far away.
*'''Outpost''' - Assign an Autobot or Deception with a fraction of their normal stats to defend against attacks on your base.
*'''Beam Laser''' - Shoots off a long range Photon laser to deal the Highest DPS on a single ground unit.
*'''Shock Tower''' - Delivers a nasty jolt of electricity to nearby bots and knocks them back, and is immune to EMP effects! (Except for [[Star Saber (Victory)|shock]][[Deathsaurus (Victory)|fire]])
*'''Missile Launcher''' - Shoots off a barrage of rockets over a very long range at both ground and air units. Cannot target troops within its blind spot.
*'''Stasis Mine''' - Doesn't deal damage, but freezes enemies in place for 2-5 seconds.
*'''Wall''' - Used to shield defenses and slow down invaders. Upgrading each wall post gives it more health to better defend against opponent bots.

*'''Combiner Outpost''' - Unavailable to players and only seen in the Combiner Wars Campaign, this very long-ranged outpost activates a Combiner to defend against other Combiners!
===Utility===
*'''Energon Harvester''' - Harvests precious Energon for research and upgrading buildings. Upgrade with Alloy to increase production rate.
*'''Energon Storage''' - Stores Energon for later usage. Upgrade with Alloy to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Alloy Harvester''' - Harvests Alloy to upgrade buildings. Upgrade with Energon to increase production rate.
*'''Alloy Storage''' - Stores Alloy for later usage. Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Ore-13 Harvester''' - Harvests the rare mineral [[Ore-13]] for sending out Combiners to battle.
*'''Ore-13 Storage''' - A storage device strong enough to contain the power of Ore-13.
*'''[[Spacebridge]]''' - The Spacebridge is used to activate [[Quantum Crystal]]s to bring in bots and resources!
*'''Research Lab''' - Upgrade your bots and their abilities with Energon and Spark to make them more powerful! Upgrade the lab to increase the max level that bots can be upgraded to.
*'''Combiner Lab''' - Used to activate Combiners and upgrade their abilities using combiner Spark.
*'''Build Bot''' - Build Bots will build and upgrade buildings, but the bots themselves cannot be upgraded and have very low health. The number of buildings than can be upgraded at a time depends on the number of Build Bots on base. More Build Bots can be bought at 2000 [[Cybercoin]]s each.
*'''Scanner''' - Provides locations of rivals' bases so you can raid them. Upgrading it will give access to tougher battle zones.
*'''Power Core Lab''' -

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:buildings| Buildings at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Featured Characters==
(''Characters are paired in each row as in-game counterparts.'')

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jetfire]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ironhide]]
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ratchet]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bumblebee]]
*[[Prowl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Prowl]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cliffjumper]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Grimlock]]
*[[Mirage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mirage]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Wheeljack]]
*[[Blaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blaster]]
**[[Eject (G1)|Eject]]
**[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]
**[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]
**[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]]
*[[Silverbolt (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Silverbolt]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skydive]]
*[[Air Raid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Air Raid]]
*[[Powerglide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Powerglide]]
*[[Alpha Bravo#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Alpha Bravo]]
*[[Fireflight (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Firefly]]
*[[Jazz (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Autobot Jazz]]
*[[Windblade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Windblade]]
*[[Pyra Magna#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pyra Magna]]
*[[Rust Dust#Transformers:_Earth_Warst|Rust Dust]]
*[[Dust Up#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dustup]]
*[[Jumpstream#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jumpstream]]
*[[Skyburst (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skyburst]]
*[[Stormclash#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Stormclash]]
*[[Slag (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slug]]
*[[Huffer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Huffer]]
*[[Arcee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Arcee]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sideswipe]]
*[[Swoop (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Strafe]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Rod]]
*[[Hot Spot (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Spot]]
*[[Seaspray (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Seaspray]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Superion (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Superion]]
*[[Pipes (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pipes]]
*[[Star Saber (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Star Saber]]
*[[Hound (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hound]]
*[[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Maximus]]
*[[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Perceptor]]
*[[Smokescreen (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Smokescreen]]
*[[First Aid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|First Aid]]
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Primal]]
*[[Sludge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slog]]
*[[Kup (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kup]]
*[[Drift (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drift]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Laser Optimus Prime]]
*[[Snarl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Snarl]]
*[[Cheetor (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cheetor]]
*[[Volcanicus #Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Volcanicus]]
*[[Springer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Springer]]
*[[Cosmos (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cosmos]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus Prime]]
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sky Lynx]]
*[[Warpath (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Warpath]]*

|c2=
*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Megatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Starscream]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bludgeon]]
*[[Swindle (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Swindle]]
*[[Hook (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hook]]
*[[Shrapnel (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skrapnel]]
*[[Brawl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brawl]]
*[[Kickback (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kickback]]
*[[Razorclaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Razorclaw]]
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Breakdown]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Shockwave]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Soundwave]]
**[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]
**[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]
**[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]
**[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Thundercracker]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skywarp]]
*[[Slipstream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slipstream]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cyclonus]]
*[[Long Haul (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Long Haul]]
*[[Blast Off (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blast Off]]
*[[Mixmaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mixmaster]]
*[[Divebomb (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Divebomb]]
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bonecrusher]]
*[[Scavenger (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scavenger]]
*[[Vortex (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Vortex]]
*[[Scrapper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scrapper]]
*[[Onslaught (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Onslaught]]
*[[Viper#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Viper]]
*[[Rampage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rampage]]
*[[Lockdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Lockdown]]
*[[Nightbird (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nightbird]]
*[[Offroad#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Offroad]]
*[[Scourge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scourge]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Galvatron]]
*[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nemesis Prime]]
*[[Tantrum (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Tantrum]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Octopunch]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Devastator (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Devastator]]
*[[Headstrong (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Headstrong]]
*[[Deathsaurus (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Deathsaurus]]
*[[Drag Strip (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drag Strip]]
*[[Bruticus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bruticus]]
*[[Bombshell (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bombshell]]
*[[Wildrider (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brake-Neck]]
*[[Reflector (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Reflector]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]]
*[[Straxus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Straxus]]
*[[Dead End (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dead End]]
*[[Barricade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Barricade]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Armada'' Megatron]]
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hun-Gurrr]]
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blackarachnia]]
*[[Predaking (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Predaking]]
*[[Astrotrain (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Astrotrain]]
*[[Mindwipe (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mindwipe]]
*[[Motormaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Motormaster]]
*[[Blitzwing (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blitzwing]]
*[[Skullsmasher (#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skullcruncher]]*

|c3=
*[[Melody Keen]]
*[[Luca]]
}}

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Upcoming characters

==Events==
Every weekend, for three days, events are held so players can win resources and new crystals. The events usually alternate between solo events and Alliance events each week. New characters are introduced with a story strewn across a four-week saga.

The various type of events are:
* A solo totaliser with various resource prizes, capped at 10,000 points.
* An Alliance single totaliser with a grand prize at around 200,000 points.
* An Alliance event with many prestiges to collect prizes and crystals multiple times.
* A single totaliser with multiple prestiges, and gives same amount of battle points in all battle zones, and triple XP.
* An Alliance totaliser and leaderboard event, with the top alliances receiving the newest 4 or 3 star character crystal and Premium Crystals. Or in some events, even more of the event's crystals.

{{main|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events}}

==Notes==
*Furman has said that early in production, "we had to base it in the IDW continuity as it turned out". He also revealed it was him who pushed for Bludgeon to make it into the game as well.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/comic-writer-simon-furman-discusses-three-decades-of-transformers-and-new-game-earth-wars-707 Vice interview]</ref>
** A purple [[Decepticon Command Bunker]] can be seen in the mountainside of Decepticon bases as a counterpart to the Ark in Autobot bases.
*Character models are mostly based on each character's most-recent toy release. In many cases, this means ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'', ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'', ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]''. There are also some appearances from ''[[Thrilling 30]]'', ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'', ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'', [[Live-action film series|movie]]verse namesakes, and 'original' [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
* Though the game's dialogue is depicted using text boxes, Optimus Prime and Megatron still have voice lines. They are voiced, as usual, by [[Peter Cullen]] and [[Frank Welker]], respectively.
*Apparently, the Mastermind Creations toys of the Predacons inspired the staff so much, that the in-game models of the Predacons are based off of these [[IP infringing item|third party]] toys.
**The Predacons aren't the only ones guilty of this either! Motormaster had his in-game model based off of Transform mission's toy based on the Stunticon leader!
* The only Furmanisms actually in the game are "It is over - finished!" (said by Optimus or Megatron after a victory) and "Now - Reap the whirlwind!" (spoken by Optimus Prime when deploying troops).

===Technical errors===
* You can count on pretty much any character with tall shoulders to have said shoulders clip and cut through the character model when in battle stance.
* Drift does an awkward shift when going from vehicle to robot and the opposite way, seeing as his body warps and shifts so that he faces sideways in bot mode. This happens every time he attacks and every time he changes form.
* Most characters with extended shooting animations will sometimes lag out and be out of sync with the shooting animation.
* If activating an Aerialbot's ability, he may circle the target pointlessly for a while. Sometimes he even goes underground.
* Rampage and Razorclaw can have a victory animation while in bot mode and charging when the battle ends. They even have their swords.
*Sunstreaker has a giant gap in the back of his combined form leg.
*Sometimes Blast Off has his combination process [[Animation error| distorted]].
*''Beast Wars'' Megatron's weapons sometimes don't properly align with the hand models.
*Sharkticons just don't know when to stop fighting. The animations for the fighting will still appear, and they still run to buildings, but they don't actually deal damage. Does not translate to Gnaw.
*Sometimes (although this is very rare), amalgamations will randomly appear, where parts of the robot mode and vehicle mode appear on the opposite modes. Examples include Blast Off becoming a [[Seeker (body-type)|Conehead]], Ironhide gaining his [[Ironhide (Movie)|movieverse]] look, and Optimus Prime having [[Kibble #"Faux-parts"|two truck cabs]].
*Charaters sometimes walk in place for no reason for couple seconds.

These are just some minor visual errors, bugs that affect gameplay are promptly resolved.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' (トランスフォーマー：アースウォーズ ''Toransufōmā: Āsu Wōzu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīn'gāng: Dìqiú zhī Zhàn ''''' (变形金刚：地球之战, "Transformers: Earth Wars")

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.transformersearthwars.com/ Official website]
* [http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/ Official Transformers Earth Wars Wiki]

[[Category:Generation 1 video games]]
[[Category:Mobile Games]]

Transformers: Earth Wars

2018-02-17T22:40:14Z

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[[File:TransformersEarthWars_logo.png|center|400px]]
{{videogame
|title=''Transformers: Earth Wars''
|image=TransformersEarthWars header.jpg
|caption=''"...fuel cells!"''
|developer=[[Space Ape Games]]
|publisher=[[Backflip Studios]]
|date=[[June 2]], 2016
|platform=Android, iOS
}}

'''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' is a mobile game by [[Space Ape Games]]/[[Backflip Studios]] with a storyline written by [[Simon Furman]], which means plenty of [[Furmanism]]s. The aim of the game is to assemble an army and build a fortress, then try to defend your base while destroying the enemy's. Essentially, Transformers meets ''Clash of Clans'', without Hog Riders.
The setting is [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].

==Plot==
The Autobots and Decepticons return to Earth to battle over resources. Furman promises that while it "appears to be about the same old stuff" initially, "as we progress through the game, more is revealed about Megatron’s master plan and what he’s looking for on Earth."<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2016/02/10/transformers-land-mobile-earth-wars/80167164/ USA Today: "'Transformers' land on mobile in 'Earth Wars'"]</ref>

===Campaigns===
*'''Get Optimus / Get Megatron!'''
Jefire and Starscream arrive on Earth and set up their base of operations. Soon, Ironhide and Bludgeon arrive through their Space Bridges, and after raiding a few bases, both factions find a [[Quantum Crystal]] powerful enough to power their spacebridges and bring their leaders to Earth.
*'''The Lost Map'''
With the arrival of Optimus Prime and Megatron, the Autobots and/or Decepticons set out to find the [[Fractal Map]] pieces with the help of their human allies. Both sides find a Gunner Crystal and recruit Sunstreaker and Swindle.
*'''Power Play'''
After collecting three of the map pieces, both factions try putting the pieces they collected together, only to find out they need a [[Codex Key]] to break the encryption.
*'''The Codex Showdown'''
With the help of the recently recruited medics, Ratchet and Hook, both sides fight over the Codex Key, and find the location of a [[Enigma of Combination|legendary artifact]].
*'''Secrets of Nebulos'''
Some wierd pieces of [[Nebulos]] technology called '''"Power Cores"''' have landed on Earth. Starscream and Optimus gather some troops, and both Starscream and Optimus Prime fight over the Power Cores. The power cores gathered, however, have been rigged to explode, and so both sides have to start from scratch with building up their power core stocks.
*'''Combiner Wars'''
With the Enigma of Combination, the Autobots and Decepticons harness the power of Combiners. The gestalts prove unstable, however, and require Ore-13 and high-ranking bots to be useful.

==Gameplay==
===Alliances===
Alliances are the primary way to gain access to bots firsthand via events. Your alliance can also compete in Alliance Wars to determine who is better, and to see who comes up top! Compete in Alliance wars to gain resources, league promotions, and bragging rights!

You can join with other players in an alliance, or you can create your own for 15,000 Alloy! There are many notable alliances within the community!

A player must have Level 4 Headquarters or higher to join an Alliance, and up to 40 people can be in an Alliance.

===Classes===
*'''Warriors''' are armored front line melee fighters that rush into enemy defenses to open up the attack and protect other bots, but they have the lowest Damage per second (DPS). Warriors generally have a speed of 1.7, but some are slightly faster.
*'''Aerial''' units deal the highest DPS at a short range and can perform powerful airstrikes on single targets from great distances, but have low health. All air units have a speed of 2.
*'''Gunners''' shoot over walls and bombard large areas with their abilities from long range. like the Air units, they're deadly but vulnerable. All gunners have a speed of 1.8.
*'''Medics''' heal and support other bots in battle. They are only a few medics in the game, and they aren't durable themselves, so keep them in the back. Medics have a speed of 2.6.
*'''Special''' bots are highly individualized fighters with unique capabilities. This class incorporates leaders, scouts, and deployers.
*'''Combiners''' are a special class that must be summoned individually. They deal massive amounts of damage, but can only stay on the battlefield for so long. Their three abilities do not use ability points, but have cooldown times.

===Power Cores===
Power Cores are pieces of Nebulan Technology that are used to enhance bots and defenses.
There are quite a lot of powerful powercores. They can be obtained from ‘’’Power Chips’’’ or from Bot duplicates.

Defensive Modules

*Auto cannon Exclusive:
**The '''"Explosive Rounds"''' Powercore is only applicable to Autocannons, but deals 50% of the max damage to all targets gathered around the target hit.
*Mortar Exclusive:
**The '''"Incendiary Shells"''' Power Core allows for Mortars to fire off large Incendiary shells that burn all afflicted targets in the blast area, with a 14% increase in attack damage, but the shells deal no knock back.
*The '''"Target Protocol"''' Power Core is only applicable to Mortars, and prioritizes targets, allowing for the Mortar to focus on Gunners and Medics and increasing attack Range by 15%.

***'''NOTE''': This makes it ignore all other targets if Gunners or Medics are present!!!
*Missile Launcher Exclusive:
**The '''"Guided Missiles"''' module gives Laser guided single-target missiles to missile launchers. They only deal 64% of original damage, but they will always hit it’s target.
*Laser Turret Exclusive:
**The '''"AA (Anti-Air) Laser"''' module allows a Laser turret to only target airborne targets, but with a 36% increase in attack range, and a 106% increase in damage.
*Universal Defense Mods:
**The '''"Attack"''' module increases attack.
**The '''"Defense"''' module increases building Health.
**The '''"Repair"''' module restores health every second.

Bot Modules

**'''Flak Jacket''': 15% reduced damage from Mortars and Missile Launchers.
**'''Death Pulse''': On 0 health, the warrior creates an EMP explosion stunning targets in a large area for 2.8 seconds.
**'''Attack''': Equipable to All bots, 2-Star and higher, It Boosts damage of regular attacks by 4%.
**'''Vitality''': +5% to bot's health.
**'''Rejuvenate''': Heals 1.8% health every 10 seconds.
**'''Tactician''': The affected Bot prioritises defenses for 32 seconds after deployment.
**'''Wallbuster''': All damage to walls increased by 14%.
**'''Reflective Coating''': 15% protection from Laser Turrets and Beam Lasers.
**'''Volatile Mixture''': It increases special ability damage by 5%. Especially useful with Mixmaster.
**'''Ray Boosters''': Increases power of healing done by 5%.
**'''Trithyllium Plating''': Gives warriors 18% reduced damage from Auto Cannons.
**'''Prime's [[Matrix of Leadership| Matrix]]''': Equippable by Optimus Prime, 2-Star and higher, it Increases Optimus Prime's health by 5.5%. Till all are one!
**'''Starscream's [[Transformers: The Movie|Crown]]''': Equippable to Starscream, it Increases Starscream's basic attack damage by 4.5%. Shiny!
**'''Grimlock's Crown''': Equippable by Grimlock, increases Grimlock's movement speed and Ability damage.
**'''Razorclaw's Gun Upgrade''': Equippable by Razorclaw, increases Razorclaw's ability damage and his health.
**'''Chrome Jetfire''': Equippable by Jetfire, increases Jetfire's basic attack damage. For Science!
**'''Battle-hardened Megatron''': Equippable by Megatron, increases Megatron's health. Die, Autobots!

===Resources===
*'''Alloy'''- A metal substance used to upgrade buildings and walls.
*'''[[Energon]]'''- Energon is used to upgrade buildings, upgrade Bots' special abilities, and to perform research on Bots to make them stronger.
*'''[[Ore-13]]'''- A potent substance used to activate Combiners.
*'''[[Spark]]'''- Obtained from holographic summons in the Space bridge and Event rewards, Spark is used to upgrade Bots' abilities. Special Spark can be received from Combiner team bots.
*'''Crystal Shards'''- Also the result of Holographic summons and events, shards are use to create powerful crystals to summon high star rating Bots.
*'''[[Cybercoin]]'''- Premium currency used for instantly obtaining resources and [[Quantum Crystal| crystals.]]
*'''Combiner Spark''' - This type of spark is used only for combiners. Obtained when you get a duplicate of a Combiner Bot.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:currencies| Currencies and Resources at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===Battle Boosts===
Battle Boosts are like Spells in Clash of Clans. They can only be used once in a battle, but provide extra offense or defense for your team.
*'''Incendiary Barrage MK. 1, II, and III''' Rain down an artillery battery of Incendiary shells on the battlefield dealing medium damage
*'''Orbital Strike MK. I, II, and III''' summon a powerful Orbital Strike from above dealing massive damage.
*'''Forcefield MK. I, II, and III''' Provides a forcefield that blocks 45% to 75% of damage taken and makes them immune to knockbacks for 6 seconds.
*'''Smart Bomb MK. I, II, and III''' Deals a set amount of damage to a single target.
*'''EMP blast MK. I, II, and III''' Stun all targets in a large radius for a set amount of time depending on the level.
*'''Field Repairs MK. I, II, and III''' Heal all friendly bots for a set amount of HP over 5 seconds.
*'''Shark Attack MK I, II, and III''' Call for 3 vicious 2-star Sharkticons (level 14, 30, and 40, respectively) to attack a target.'''Warning''': Fallen Sharkticons are ''highly'' explosive.
*'''Nanofrost MK. I, II, and III''' Freeze a building for 8-12 seconds, then destroy it to freeze and slow down all buildings around the Bomb radius by 40% for 10 seconds.
*'''[[Kremzeek| Kremzeeks]]''' Coming in 5 variants, Kremzeeks can do quite a lot of things.
**Red Kremzeeks set buildings on fire dealing 128 damage per second for 6 seconds, increasing every second if you destroy the building they are currently deployed on.
**Yellow Kremzeeks deal 96 damage over 15 seconds. Can jump to other buildings up to 4 times.
**Purple Kremzeeks hack defenses and make them attack other defenses for you, albeit with less damage.
** The rare Blue Kremzeek can stun defenses over a brief period of time.
** The White Kremzeek makes the target building take more damage.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:battleboosts| Battle Boosts at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Buildings==
===Main===
*'''Headquarters''' - The heart of your Autobot/Decepticon outpost, protect yours well, and destroy an opponent's Headquarters to win a battle! Upgrade it to unlock more upgrades and buildings!
*'''Shuttle''' - The shuttle carries Autobots and Decepticons into battle! Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum capacity.

===Defense===
*'''[[Autogun|Auto Cannon]]''' - Provides a decent amount of damage and has medium range. Cannot target flying units.
*'''Laser Turret''' - Shoots off 4 smaller lasers that deal constant damage at shorter range, but deals double damage to flying unit's!
*'''Mortar''' - Long range defense that targets ground units and deals explosive damage from far away.
*'''Outpost''' - Assign an Autobot or Deception with a fraction of their normal stats to defend against attacks on your base.
*'''Beam Laser''' - Shoots off a long range Photon laser to deal the Highest DPS on a single ground unit.
*'''Shock Tower''' - Delivers a nasty jolt of electricity to nearby bots and knocks them back, and is immune to EMP effects! (Except for [[Star Saber (Victory)|shock]][[Deathsaurus (Victory)|fire]])
*'''Missile Launcher''' - Shoots off a barrage of rockets over a very long range at both ground and air units. Cannot target troops within its blind spot.
*'''Stasis Mine''' - Doesn't deal damage, but freezes enemies in place for 2-5 seconds.
*'''Wall''' - Used to shield defenses and slow down invaders. Upgrading each wall post gives it more health to better defend against opponent bots.

*'''Combiner Outpost''' - Unavailable to players and only seen in the Combiner Wars Campaign, this very long-ranged outpost activates a Combiner to defend against other Combiners!
===Utility===
*'''Energon Harvester''' - Harvests precious Energon for research and upgrading buildings. Upgrade with Alloy to increase production rate.
*'''Energon Storage''' - Stores Energon for later usage. Upgrade with Alloy to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Alloy Harvester''' - Harvests Alloy to upgrade buildings. Upgrade with Energon to increase production rate.
*'''Alloy Storage''' - Stores Alloy for later usage. Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Ore-13 Harvester''' - Harvests the rare mineral [[Ore-13]] for sending out Combiners to battle.
*'''Ore-13 Storage''' - A storage device strong enough to contain the power of Ore-13.
*'''[[Spacebridge]]''' - The Spacebridge is used to activate [[Quantum Crystal]]s to bring in bots and resources!
*'''Research Lab''' - Upgrade your bots and their abilities with Energon and Spark to make them more powerful! Upgrade the lab to increase the max level that bots can be upgraded to.
*'''Combiner Lab''' - Used to activate Combiners and upgrade their abilities using combiner Spark.
*'''Build Bot''' - Build Bots will build and upgrade buildings, but the bots themselves cannot be upgraded and have very low health. The number of buildings than can be upgraded at a time depends on the number of Build Bots on base. More Build Bots can be bought at 2000 [[Cybercoin]]s each.
*'''Scanner''' - Provides locations of rivals' bases so you can raid them. Upgrading it will give access to tougher battle zones.
*'''Power Core Lab''' -

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:buildings| Buildings at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Featured Characters==
(''Characters are paired in each row as in-game counterparts.'')

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jetfire]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ironhide]]
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ratchet]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bumblebee]]
*[[Prowl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Prowl]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cliffjumper]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Grimlock]]
*[[Mirage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mirage]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Wheeljack]]
*[[Blaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blaster]]
**[[Eject (G1)|Eject]]
**[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]
**[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]
**[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]]
*[[Silverbolt (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Silverbolt]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skydive]]
*[[Air Raid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Air Raid]]
*[[Powerglide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Powerglide]]
*[[Alpha Bravo#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Alpha Bravo]]
*[[Fireflight (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Firefly]]
*[[Jazz (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Autobot Jazz]]
*[[Windblade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Windblade]]
*[[Pyra Magna#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pyra Magna]]
*[[Rust Dust#Transformers:_Earth_Warst|Rust Dust]]
*[[Dust Up#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dustup]]
*[[Jumpstream#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jumpstream]]
*[[Skyburst (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skyburst]]
*[[Stormclash#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Stormclash]]
*[[Slag (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slug]]
*[[Huffer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Huffer]]
*[[Arcee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Arcee]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sideswipe]]
*[[Swoop (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Strafe]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Rod]]
*[[Hot Spot (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Spot]]
*[[Seaspray (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Seaspray]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Superion (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Superion]]
*[[Pipes (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pipes]]
*[[Star Saber (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Star Saber]]
*[[Hound (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hound]]
*[[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Maximus]]
*[[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Perceptor]]
*[[Smokescreen (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Smokescreen]]
*[[First Aid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|First Aid]]
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Primal]]
*[[Sludge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slog]]
*[[Kup (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kup]]
*[[Drift (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drift]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Laser Optimus Prime]]
*[[Snarl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Snarl]]
*[[Cheetor (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cheetor]]
*[[Volcanicus #Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Volcanicus]]
*[[Springer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Springer]]
*[[Cosmos (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cosmos]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus Prime]]
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sky Lynx]]
*[[Warpath (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Warpath]]*

|c2=
*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Megatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Starscream]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bludgeon]]
*[[Swindle (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Swindle]]
*[[Hook (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hook]]
*[[Shrapnel (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skrapnel]]
*[[Brawl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brawl]]
*[[Kickback (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kickback]]
*[[Razorclaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Razorclaw]]
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Breakdown]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Shockwave]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Soundwave]]
**[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]
**[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]
**[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]
**[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Thundercracker]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skywarp]]
*[[Slipstream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slipstream]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cyclonus]]
*[[Long Haul (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Long Haul]]
*[[Blast Off (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blast Off]]
*[[Mixmaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mixmaster]]
*[[Divebomb (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Divebomb]]
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bonecrusher]]
*[[Scavenger (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scavenger]]
*[[Vortex (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Vortex]]
*[[Scrapper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scrapper]]
*[[Onslaught (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Onslaught]]
*[[Viper#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Viper]]
*[[Rampage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rampage]]
*[[Lockdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Lockdown]]
*[[Nightbird (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nightbird]]
*[[Offroad#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Offroad]]
*[[Scourge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scourge]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Galvatron]]
*[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nemesis Prime]]
*[[Tantrum (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Tantrum]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Octopunch]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Devastator (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Devastator]]
*[[Headstrong (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Headstrong]]
*[[Deathsaurus (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Deathsaurus]]
*[[Drag Strip (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drag Strip]]
*[[Bruticus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bruticus]]
*[[Bombshell (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bombshell]]
*[[Wildrider (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brake-Neck]]
*[[Reflector (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Reflector]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]]
*[[Straxus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Straxus]]
*[[Dead End (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dead End]]
*[[Barricade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Barricade]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Armada'' Megatron]]
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hun-Gurrr]]
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blackarachnia]]
*[[Predaking (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Predaking]]
*[[Astrotrain (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Astrotrain]]
*[[Mindwipe (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mindwipe]]
*[[Motormaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Motormaster]]
*[[Blitzwing (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blitzwing]]
*[[Skullsmasher (#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skullsmasher]]*

|c3=
*[[Melody Keen]]
*[[Luca]]
}}

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Upcoming characters

==Events==
Every weekend, for three days, events are held so players can win resources and new crystals. The events usually alternate between solo events and Alliance events each week. New characters are introduced with a story strewn across a four-week saga.

The various type of events are:
* A solo totaliser with various resource prizes, capped at 10,000 points.
* An Alliance single totaliser with a grand prize at around 200,000 points.
* An Alliance event with many prestiges to collect prizes and crystals multiple times.
* A single totaliser with multiple prestiges, and gives same amount of battle points in all battle zones, and triple XP.
* An Alliance totaliser and leaderboard event, with the top alliances receiving the newest 4 or 3 star character crystal and Premium Crystals. Or in some events, even more of the event's crystals.

{{main|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events}}

==Notes==
*Furman has said that early in production, "we had to base it in the IDW continuity as it turned out". He also revealed it was him who pushed for Bludgeon to make it into the game as well.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/comic-writer-simon-furman-discusses-three-decades-of-transformers-and-new-game-earth-wars-707 Vice interview]</ref>
** A purple [[Decepticon Command Bunker]] can be seen in the mountainside of Decepticon bases as a counterpart to the Ark in Autobot bases.
*Character models are mostly based on each character's most-recent toy release. In many cases, this means ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'', ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'', ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]''. There are also some appearances from ''[[Thrilling 30]]'', ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'', ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'', [[Live-action film series|movie]]verse namesakes, and 'original' [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
* Though the game's dialogue is depicted using text boxes, Optimus Prime and Megatron still have voice lines. They are voiced, as usual, by [[Peter Cullen]] and [[Frank Welker]], respectively.
*Apparently, the Mastermind Creations toys of the Predacons inspired the staff so much, that the in-game models of the Predacons are based off of these [[IP infringing item|third party]] toys.
**The Predacons aren't the only ones guilty of this either! Motormaster had his in-game model based off of Transform mission's toy based on the Stunticon leader!
* The only Furmanisms actually in the game are "It is over - finished!" (said by Optimus or Megatron after a victory) and "Now - Reap the whirlwind!" (spoken by Optimus Prime when deploying troops).

===Technical errors===
* You can count on pretty much any character with tall shoulders to have said shoulders clip and cut through the character model when in battle stance.
* Drift does an awkward shift when going from vehicle to robot and the opposite way, seeing as his body warps and shifts so that he faces sideways in bot mode. This happens every time he attacks and every time he changes form.
* Most characters with extended shooting animations will sometimes lag out and be out of sync with the shooting animation.
* If activating an Aerialbot's ability, he may circle the target pointlessly for a while. Sometimes he even goes underground.
* Rampage and Razorclaw can have a victory animation while in bot mode and charging when the battle ends. They even have their swords.
*Sunstreaker has a giant gap in the back of his combined form leg.
*Sometimes Blast Off has his combination process [[Animation error| distorted]].
*''Beast Wars'' Megatron's weapons sometimes don't properly align with the hand models.
*Sharkticons just don't know when to stop fighting. The animations for the fighting will still appear, and they still run to buildings, but they don't actually deal damage. Does not translate to Gnaw.
*Sometimes (although this is very rare), amalgamations will randomly appear, where parts of the robot mode and vehicle mode appear on the opposite modes. Examples include Blast Off becoming a [[Seeker (body-type)|Conehead]], Ironhide gaining his [[Ironhide (Movie)|movieverse]] look, and Optimus Prime having [[Kibble #"Faux-parts"|two truck cabs]].
*Charaters sometimes walk in place for no reason for couple seconds.

These are just some minor visual errors, bugs that affect gameplay are promptly resolved.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' (トランスフォーマー：アースウォーズ ''Toransufōmā: Āsu Wōzu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīn'gāng: Dìqiú zhī Zhàn ''''' (变形金刚：地球之战, "Transformers: Earth Wars")

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.transformersearthwars.com/ Official website]
* [http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/ Official Transformers Earth Wars Wiki]

[[Category:Generation 1 video games]]
[[Category:Mobile Games]]

Transformers: Earth Wars

2018-02-17T22:39:36Z

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[[File:TransformersEarthWars_logo.png|center|400px]]
{{videogame
|title=''Transformers: Earth Wars''
|image=TransformersEarthWars header.jpg
|caption=''"...fuel cells!"''
|developer=[[Space Ape Games]]
|publisher=[[Backflip Studios]]
|date=[[June 2]], 2016
|platform=Android, iOS
}}

'''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' is a mobile game by [[Space Ape Games]]/[[Backflip Studios]] with a storyline written by [[Simon Furman]], which means plenty of [[Furmanism]]s. The aim of the game is to assemble an army and build a fortress, then try to defend your base while destroying the enemy's. Essentially, Transformers meets ''Clash of Clans'', without Hog Riders.
The setting is [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].

==Plot==
The Autobots and Decepticons return to Earth to battle over resources. Furman promises that while it "appears to be about the same old stuff" initially, "as we progress through the game, more is revealed about Megatron’s master plan and what he’s looking for on Earth."<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2016/02/10/transformers-land-mobile-earth-wars/80167164/ USA Today: "'Transformers' land on mobile in 'Earth Wars'"]</ref>

===Campaigns===
*'''Get Optimus / Get Megatron!'''
Jefire and Starscream arrive on Earth and set up their base of operations. Soon, Ironhide and Bludgeon arrive through their Space Bridges, and after raiding a few bases, both factions find a [[Quantum Crystal]] powerful enough to power their spacebridges and bring their leaders to Earth.
*'''The Lost Map'''
With the arrival of Optimus Prime and Megatron, the Autobots and/or Decepticons set out to find the [[Fractal Map]] pieces with the help of their human allies. Both sides find a Gunner Crystal and recruit Sunstreaker and Swindle.
*'''Power Play'''
After collecting three of the map pieces, both factions try putting the pieces they collected together, only to find out they need a [[Codex Key]] to break the encryption.
*'''The Codex Showdown'''
With the help of the recently recruited medics, Ratchet and Hook, both sides fight over the Codex Key, and find the location of a [[Enigma of Combination|legendary artifact]].
*'''Secrets of Nebulos'''
Some wierd pieces of [[Nebulos]] technology called '''"Power Cores"''' have landed on Earth. Starscream and Optimus gather some troops, and both Starscream and Optimus Prime fight over the Power Cores. The power cores gathered, however, have been rigged to explode, and so both sides have to start from scratch with building up their power core stocks.
*'''Combiner Wars'''
With the Enigma of Combination, the Autobots and Decepticons harness the power of Combiners. The gestalts prove unstable, however, and require Ore-13 and high-ranking bots to be useful.

==Gameplay==
===Alliances===
Alliances are the primary way to gain access to bots firsthand via events. Your alliance can also compete in Alliance Wars to determine who is better, and to see who comes up top! Compete in Alliance wars to gain resources, league promotions, and bragging rights!

You can join with other players in an alliance, or you can create your own for 15,000 Alloy! There are many notable alliances within the community!

A player must have Level 4 Headquarters or higher to join an Alliance, and up to 40 people can be in an Alliance.

===Classes===
*'''Warriors''' are armored front line melee fighters that rush into enemy defenses to open up the attack and protect other bots, but they have the lowest Damage per second (DPS). Warriors generally have a speed of 1.7, but some are slightly faster.
*'''Aerial''' units deal the highest DPS at a short range and can perform powerful airstrikes on single targets from great distances, but have low health. All air units have a speed of 2.
*'''Gunners''' shoot over walls and bombard large areas with their abilities from long range. like the Air units, they're deadly but vulnerable. All gunners have a speed of 1.8.
*'''Medics''' heal and support other bots in battle. They are only a few medics in the game, and they aren't durable themselves, so keep them in the back. Medics have a speed of 2.6.
*'''Special''' bots are highly individualized fighters with unique capabilities. This class incorporates leaders, scouts, and deployers.
*'''Combiners''' are a special class that must be summoned individually. They deal massive amounts of damage, but can only stay on the battlefield for so long. Their three abilities do not use ability points, but have cooldown times.

===Power Cores===
Power Cores are pieces of Nebulan Technology that are used to enhance bots and defenses.
There are quite a lot of powerful powercores. They can be obtained from ‘’’Power Chips’’’ or from Bot duplicates.

Defensive Modules

*Auto cannon Exclusive:
**The '''"Explosive Rounds"''' Powercore is only applicable to Autocannons, but deals 50% of the max damage to all targets gathered around the target hit.
*Mortar Exclusive:
**The '''"Incendiary Shells"''' Power Core allows for Mortars to fire off large Incendiary shells that burn all afflicted targets in the blast area, with a 14% increase in attack damage, but the shells deal no knock back.
*The '''"Target Protocol"''' Power Core is only applicable to Mortars, and prioritizes targets, allowing for the Mortar to focus on Gunners and Medics and increasing attack Range by 15%.

***'''NOTE''': This makes it ignore all other targets if Gunners or Medics are present!!!
*Missile Launcher Exclusive:
**The '''"Guided Missiles"''' module gives Laser guided single-target missiles to missile launchers. They only deal 64% of original damage, but they will always hit it’s target.
*Laser Turret Exclusive:
**The '''"AA (Anti-Air) Laser"''' module allows a Laser turret to only target airborne targets, but with a 36% increase in attack range, and a 106% increase in damage.
*Universal Defense Mods:
**The '''"Attack"''' module increases attack.
**The '''"Defense"''' module increases building Health.
**The '''"Repair"''' module restores health every second.

Bot Modules

**'''Flak Jacket''': 15% reduced damage from Mortars and Missile Launchers.
**'''Death Pulse''': On 0 health, the warrior creates an EMP explosion stunning targets in a large area for 2.8 seconds.
**'''Attack''': Equipable to All bots, 2-Star and higher, It Boosts damage of regular attacks by 4%.
**'''Vitality''': +5% to bot's health.
**'''Rejuvenate''': Heals 1.8% health every 10 seconds.
**'''Tactician''': The affected Bot prioritises defenses for 32 seconds after deployment.
**'''Wallbuster''': All damage to walls increased by 14%.
**'''Reflective Coating''': 15% protection from Laser Turrets and Beam Lasers.
**'''Volatile Mixture''': It increases special ability damage by 5%. Especially useful with Mixmaster.
**'''Ray Boosters''': Increases power of healing done by 5%.
**'''Trithyllium Plating''': Gives warriors 18% reduced damage from Auto Cannons.
**'''Prime's [[Matrix of Leadership| Matrix]]''': Equippable by Optimus Prime, 2-Star and higher, it Increases Optimus Prime's health by 5.5%. Till all are one!
**'''Starscream's [[Transformers: The Movie|Crown]]''': Equippable to Starscream, it Increases Starscream's basic attack damage by 4.5%. Shiny!
**'''Grimlock's Crown''': Equippable by Grimlock, increases Grimlock's movement speed and Ability damage.
**'''Razorclaw's Gun Upgrade''': Equippable by Razorclaw, increases Razorclaw's ability damage and his health.
**'''Chrome Jetfire''': Equippable by Jetfire, increases Jetfire's basic attack damage. For Science!
**'''Battle-hardened Megatron''': Equippable by Megatron, increases Megatron's health. Die, Autobots!

===Resources===
*'''Alloy'''- A metal substance used to upgrade buildings and walls.
*'''[[Energon]]'''- Energon is used to upgrade buildings, upgrade Bots' special abilities, and to perform research on Bots to make them stronger.
*'''[[Ore-13]]'''- A potent substance used to activate Combiners.
*'''[[Spark]]'''- Obtained from holographic summons in the Space bridge and Event rewards, Spark is used to upgrade Bots' abilities. Special Spark can be received from Combiner team bots.
*'''Crystal Shards'''- Also the result of Holographic summons and events, shards are use to create powerful crystals to summon high star rating Bots.
*'''[[Cybercoin]]'''- Premium currency used for instantly obtaining resources and [[Quantum Crystal| crystals.]]
*'''Combiner Spark''' - This type of spark is used only for combiners. Obtained when you get a duplicate of a Combiner Bot.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:currencies| Currencies and Resources at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===Battle Boosts===
Battle Boosts are like Spells in Clash of Clans. They can only be used once in a battle, but provide extra offense or defense for your team.
*'''Incendiary Barrage MK. 1, II, and III''' Rain down an artillery battery of Incendiary shells on the battlefield dealing medium damage
*'''Orbital Strike MK. I, II, and III''' summon a powerful Orbital Strike from above dealing massive damage.
*'''Forcefield MK. I, II, and III''' Provides a forcefield that blocks 45% to 75% of damage taken and makes them immune to knockbacks for 6 seconds.
*'''Smart Bomb MK. I, II, and III''' Deals a set amount of damage to a single target.
*'''EMP blast MK. I, II, and III''' Stun all targets in a large radius for a set amount of time depending on the level.
*'''Field Repairs MK. I, II, and III''' Heal all friendly bots for a set amount of HP over 5 seconds.
*'''Shark Attack MK I, II, and III''' Call for 3 vicious 2-star Sharkticons (level 14, 30, and 40, respectively) to attack a target.'''Warning''': Fallen Sharkticons are ''highly'' explosive.
*'''Nanofrost MK. I, II, and III''' Freeze a building for 8-12 seconds, then destroy it to freeze and slow down all buildings around the Bomb radius by 40% for 10 seconds.
*'''[[Kremzeek| Kremzeeks]]''' Coming in 5 variants, Kremzeeks can do quite a lot of things.
**Red Kremzeeks set buildings on fire dealing 128 damage per second for 6 seconds, increasing every second if you destroy the building they are currently deployed on.
**Yellow Kremzeeks deal 96 damage over 15 seconds. Can jump to other buildings up to 4 times.
**Purple Kremzeeks hack defenses and make them attack other defenses for you, albeit with less damage.
** The rare Blue Kremzeek can stun defenses over a brief period of time.
** The White Kremzeek makes the target building take more damage.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:battleboosts| Battle Boosts at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Buildings==
===Main===
*'''Headquarters''' - The heart of your Autobot/Decepticon outpost, protect yours well, and destroy an opponent's Headquarters to win a battle! Upgrade it to unlock more upgrades and buildings!
*'''Shuttle''' - The shuttle carries Autobots and Decepticons into battle! Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum capacity.

===Defense===
*'''[[Autogun|Auto Cannon]]''' - Provides a decent amount of damage and has medium range. Cannot target flying units.
*'''Laser Turret''' - Shoots off 4 smaller lasers that deal constant damage at shorter range, but deals double damage to flying unit's!
*'''Mortar''' - Long range defense that targets ground units and deals explosive damage from far away.
*'''Outpost''' - Assign an Autobot or Deception with a fraction of their normal stats to defend against attacks on your base.
*'''Beam Laser''' - Shoots off a long range Photon laser to deal the Highest DPS on a single ground unit.
*'''Shock Tower''' - Delivers a nasty jolt of electricity to nearby bots and knocks them back, and is immune to EMP effects! (Except for [[Star Saber (Victory)|shock]][[Deathsaurus (Victory)|fire]])
*'''Missile Launcher''' - Shoots off a barrage of rockets over a very long range at both ground and air units. Cannot target troops within its blind spot.
*'''Stasis Mine''' - Doesn't deal damage, but freezes enemies in place for 2-5 seconds.
*'''Wall''' - Used to shield defenses and slow down invaders. Upgrading each wall post gives it more health to better defend against opponent bots.

*'''Combiner Outpost''' - Unavailable to players and only seen in the Combiner Wars Campaign, this very long-ranged outpost activates a Combiner to defend against other Combiners!
===Utility===
*'''Energon Harvester''' - Harvests precious Energon for research and upgrading buildings. Upgrade with Alloy to increase production rate.
*'''Energon Storage''' - Stores Energon for later usage. Upgrade with Alloy to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Alloy Harvester''' - Harvests Alloy to upgrade buildings. Upgrade with Energon to increase production rate.
*'''Alloy Storage''' - Stores Alloy for later usage. Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Ore-13 Harvester''' - Harvests the rare mineral [[Ore-13]] for sending out Combiners to battle.
*'''Ore-13 Storage''' - A storage device strong enough to contain the power of Ore-13.
*'''[[Spacebridge]]''' - The Spacebridge is used to activate [[Quantum Crystal]]s to bring in bots and resources!
*'''Research Lab''' - Upgrade your bots and their abilities with Energon and Spark to make them more powerful! Upgrade the lab to increase the max level that bots can be upgraded to.
*'''Combiner Lab''' - Used to activate Combiners and upgrade their abilities using combiner Spark.
*'''Build Bot''' - Build Bots will build and upgrade buildings, but the bots themselves cannot be upgraded and have very low health. The number of buildings than can be upgraded at a time depends on the number of Build Bots on base. More Build Bots can be bought at 2000 [[Cybercoin]]s each.
*'''Scanner''' - Provides locations of rivals' bases so you can raid them. Upgrading it will give access to tougher battle zones.
*'''Power Core Lab''' -

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:buildings| Buildings at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Featured Characters==
(''Characters are paired in each row as in-game counterparts.'')

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jetfire]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ironhide]]
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ratchet]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bumblebee]]
*[[Prowl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Prowl]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cliffjumper]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Grimlock]]
*[[Mirage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mirage]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Wheeljack]]
*[[Blaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blaster]]
**[[Eject (G1)|Eject]]
**[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]
**[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]
**[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]]
*[[Silverbolt (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Silverbolt]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skydive]]
*[[Air Raid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Air Raid]]
*[[Powerglide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Powerglide]]
*[[Alpha Bravo#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Alpha Bravo]]
*[[Fireflight (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Firefly]]
*[[Jazz (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Autobot Jazz]]
*[[Windblade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Windblade]]
*[[Pyra Magna#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pyra Magna]]
*[[Rust Dust#Transformers:_Earth_Warst|Rust Dust]]
*[[Dust Up#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dustup]]
*[[Jumpstream#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jumpstream]]
*[[Skyburst (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skyburst]]
*[[Stormclash#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Stormclash]]
*[[Slag (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slug]]
*[[Huffer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Huffer]]
*[[Arcee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Arcee]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sideswipe]]
*[[Swoop (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Strafe]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Rod]]
*[[Hot Spot (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Spot]]
*[[Seaspray (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Seaspray]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Superion (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Superion]]
*[[Pipes (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pipes]]
*[[Star Saber (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Star Saber]]
*[[Hound (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hound]]
*[[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Maximus]]
*[[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Perceptor]]
*[[Smokescreen (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Smokescreen]]
*[[First Aid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|First Aid]]
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Primal]]
*[[Sludge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slog]]
*[[Kup (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kup]]
*[[Drift (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drift]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Laser Optimus Prime]]
*[[Snarl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Snarl]]
*[[Cheetor (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cheetor]]
*[[Volcanicus #Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Volcanicus]]
*[[Springer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Springer]]
*[[Cosmos (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cosmos]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus Prime]]
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sky Lynx]]
*[[Warpath (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Warpath]]*

|c2=
*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Megatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Starscream]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bludgeon]]
*[[Swindle (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Swindle]]
*[[Hook (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hook]]
*[[Shrapnel (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skrapnel]]
*[[Brawl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brawl]]
*[[Kickback (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kickback]]
*[[Razorclaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Razorclaw]]
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Breakdown]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Shockwave]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Soundwave]]
**[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]
**[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]
**[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]
**[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Thundercracker]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skywarp]]
*[[Slipstream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slipstream]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cyclonus]]
*[[Long Haul (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Long Haul]]
*[[Blast Off (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blast Off]]
*[[Mixmaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mixmaster]]
*[[Divebomb (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Divebomb]]
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bonecrusher]]
*[[Scavenger (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scavenger]]
*[[Vortex (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Vortex]]
*[[Scrapper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scrapper]]
*[[Onslaught (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Onslaught]]
*[[Viper#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Viper]]
*[[Rampage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rampage]]
*[[Lockdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Lockdown]]
*[[Nightbird (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nightbird]]
*[[Offroad#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Offroad]]
*[[Scourge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scourge]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Galvatron]]
*[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nemesis Prime]]
*[[Tantrum (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Tantrum]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Octopunch]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Devastator (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Devastator]]
*[[Headstrong (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Headstrong]]
*[[Deathsaurus (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Deathsaurus]]
*[[Drag Strip (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drag Strip]]
*[[Bruticus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bruticus]]
*[[Bombshell (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bombshell]]
*[[Wildrider (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brake-Neck]]
*[[Reflector (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Reflector]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]]
*[[Straxus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Straxus]]
*[[Dead End (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dead End]]
*[[Barricade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Barricade]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Armada'' Megatron]]
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hun-Gurrr]]
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blackarachnia]]
*[[Predaking (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Predaking]]
*[[Astrotrain (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Astrotrain]]
*[[Mindwipe (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mindwipe]]
*[[Motormaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Motormaster]]
*[[Blitzwing (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blitzwing]]
*[[Skullsmasher (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skullsmasher]]

|c3=
*[[Melody Keen]]
*[[Luca]]
}}

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Upcoming characters

==Events==
Every weekend, for three days, events are held so players can win resources and new crystals. The events usually alternate between solo events and Alliance events each week. New characters are introduced with a story strewn across a four-week saga.

The various type of events are:
* A solo totaliser with various resource prizes, capped at 10,000 points.
* An Alliance single totaliser with a grand prize at around 200,000 points.
* An Alliance event with many prestiges to collect prizes and crystals multiple times.
* A single totaliser with multiple prestiges, and gives same amount of battle points in all battle zones, and triple XP.
* An Alliance totaliser and leaderboard event, with the top alliances receiving the newest 4 or 3 star character crystal and Premium Crystals. Or in some events, even more of the event's crystals.

{{main|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events}}

==Notes==
*Furman has said that early in production, "we had to base it in the IDW continuity as it turned out". He also revealed it was him who pushed for Bludgeon to make it into the game as well.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/comic-writer-simon-furman-discusses-three-decades-of-transformers-and-new-game-earth-wars-707 Vice interview]</ref>
** A purple [[Decepticon Command Bunker]] can be seen in the mountainside of Decepticon bases as a counterpart to the Ark in Autobot bases.
*Character models are mostly based on each character's most-recent toy release. In many cases, this means ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'', ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'', ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]''. There are also some appearances from ''[[Thrilling 30]]'', ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'', ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'', [[Live-action film series|movie]]verse namesakes, and 'original' [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
* Though the game's dialogue is depicted using text boxes, Optimus Prime and Megatron still have voice lines. They are voiced, as usual, by [[Peter Cullen]] and [[Frank Welker]], respectively.
*Apparently, the Mastermind Creations toys of the Predacons inspired the staff so much, that the in-game models of the Predacons are based off of these [[IP infringing item|third party]] toys.
**The Predacons aren't the only ones guilty of this either! Motormaster had his in-game model based off of Transform mission's toy based on the Stunticon leader!
* The only Furmanisms actually in the game are "It is over - finished!" (said by Optimus or Megatron after a victory) and "Now - Reap the whirlwind!" (spoken by Optimus Prime when deploying troops).

===Technical errors===
* You can count on pretty much any character with tall shoulders to have said shoulders clip and cut through the character model when in battle stance.
* Drift does an awkward shift when going from vehicle to robot and the opposite way, seeing as his body warps and shifts so that he faces sideways in bot mode. This happens every time he attacks and every time he changes form.
* Most characters with extended shooting animations will sometimes lag out and be out of sync with the shooting animation.
* If activating an Aerialbot's ability, he may circle the target pointlessly for a while. Sometimes he even goes underground.
* Rampage and Razorclaw can have a victory animation while in bot mode and charging when the battle ends. They even have their swords.
*Sunstreaker has a giant gap in the back of his combined form leg.
*Sometimes Blast Off has his combination process [[Animation error| distorted]].
*''Beast Wars'' Megatron's weapons sometimes don't properly align with the hand models.
*Sharkticons just don't know when to stop fighting. The animations for the fighting will still appear, and they still run to buildings, but they don't actually deal damage. Does not translate to Gnaw.
*Sometimes (although this is very rare), amalgamations will randomly appear, where parts of the robot mode and vehicle mode appear on the opposite modes. Examples include Blast Off becoming a [[Seeker (body-type)|Conehead]], Ironhide gaining his [[Ironhide (Movie)|movieverse]] look, and Optimus Prime having [[Kibble #"Faux-parts"|two truck cabs]].
*Charaters sometimes walk in place for no reason for couple seconds.

These are just some minor visual errors, bugs that affect gameplay are promptly resolved.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' (トランスフォーマー：アースウォーズ ''Toransufōmā: Āsu Wōzu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīn'gāng: Dìqiú zhī Zhàn ''''' (变形金刚：地球之战, "Transformers: Earth Wars")

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.transformersearthwars.com/ Official website]
* [http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/ Official Transformers Earth Wars Wiki]

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Hot Rod (G1)

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:''Hot Rod is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:DVDbox3d1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|And yet he still gets carded.]]
'''Hot Rod''' is brash and headstrong, with an overwhelming self-confidence that borders on arrogance. [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] has assumed the role of mentor and advisor to the impetuous young Hot Rod, offering him wisdom and advice when he needs it (though Hot Rod rarely feels that he does, much to Kup's annoyance). [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] also serves as a calming influence on Hot Rod, and tends to either worry about him when he is not around, or deride and tease him when he is. Their relationship is antagonistic, but friendly. Exactly how deep Hot Rod's feelings for Arcee might run is unknown.

In contrast, his '''Rodimus Prime''' persona—while still headstrong and stubborn—seems to suffer from a severe lack of confidence, often doubting his own decisions and expressing distress over his position as an [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]]. Of course, much of this comes from comparisons with his former commander [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]—and let's face it, shoes-to-be-filled just don't ''get'' much bigger than that.

One thing that both sides of this Autobot's identity have in common is their impatience—neither Hot Rod nor Rodimus Prime can stand to wait around when they could be doing something instead. He is also very self-reliant, rarely sending others to do anything when he could be doing it himself. His [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partner is [[Firebolt (G1)|Firebolt]], who sometimes becomes his head as a [[Titan Master]]. Sometimes he combines with other Autobots as part of [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]]. As Rodimus Prime, his vehicle sometimes splits between his robot and [[Mobile Defense Bay]].

He has also been known as '''Rodimus''', '''Rodimus Major''', '''Hot Rodimus''', and '''Imhotep Rodimus'''. When corrupted by Unicron, he takes the names '''Nemesis Hot Rod''' and '''Rodimus Unicronus'''.

{{bigquote|I ''knew'' you had potential, lad.|[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] on Hot Rod's transformation into Rodimus Prime|''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
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{{main|Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}
At some point before [[2005]], Hot Rod became stationed at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] and so was present during the [[Battle of Autobot City]]. This was a turning point in the life of the turbo-revving young punk, because he became Autobot leader after gaining the [[Matrix of Leadership]] following the death of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. As Rodimus Prime, his first accomplishments were the defeat of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] and the return of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to the Autobots.

During his time as [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], Rodimus not only had to deal with the Decepticons and [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|their new leader]], but also the political complexities of the planetary alliance Cybertron joined, the return of the Transformers' cruel masters from long ago, the [[Quintesson]]s, the possible revival of Unicron and the arrival of Unicron's "little brother" [[Tornedron]].

During the [[Hate Plague]] outbreak in [[2006]], Optimus Prime was brought back to life and Rodimus gave up his rank of Prime, becoming Hot Rod once more. He would live to see the next Cybertronian [[Golden Age]].
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[File:Hoverscooter.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Wheeeee....]]
{{main|Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity}}
Initially serving under [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Fortress Maximus]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Hot Rod travelled to [[Nebulos]] where he became a [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] and then on to [[Earth]] where he joined [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s forces aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. Returning to Cybertron, he survived the battle against [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] and formed part of the shaky Autobot-Decepticon alliance under the leadership of Prime's successor [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]. Betrayed by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s Decepticons, Hot Rod was killed during the ambush on [[Klo]] but revived shortly afterwards by the power of the [[Last Autobot]].

In some [[splinter timeline]]s Hot Rod went on to become Rodimus Prime, the leader of the Autobots, and took part in further battles against Unicron and his minion [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], albeit with mixed results. In others, he has yet to fulfil this part of his destiny.
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===S.T.A.R.S. pack-in flyers===
[[File:PackIn RodimusPrimeRemembers Front.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Just like he remembers Woodstock.]]
Unicron just might consume the universe, and the Autobots need to determine who the Chosen One is so that he may rise from their ranks, unlock the Matrix of Power, and save all from Unicron! Unfortunately, not even the Chosen One himself knows his identity, and his discovery may come too late. {{storylink|The Autobots Have a Special Mission for:}}

There was a legendary conflict between the Autobots and Decepticons when Optimus Prime led Rodimus Prime and a large team of Autobots in a search for the future site of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. They were ambushed by Megatron and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], and this became known as the Transformers' greatest battle on Earth. Rodimus Prime dubbed it "[[Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction (G1)|Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction]]." {{storylink|Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.|Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.}} Some of the Autobots were forced to retreat due to Thundercracker's "force shield," and Optimus Prime told Rodimus and the others that their only hope was to call in for additional troops. {{storylink|Transformers Combat Data}}

Later, Rodimus Prime remembered the Transformers' greatest battle on Earth. {{storylink|Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.|Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.}}
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===Battle Beneath the Ice===
[[File:BBTI-RunaboutandRodimus.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.3]]
Hot Rod had a run in with the Battlechargers when they tried to destroy the golden gate bridge. The altercation was caught on television.

A couple of weeks later, Hot Rod was part of an expedition to the Antarctic along with Slingshot and Skydive to investigate the discovery of a highly advanced underground city. He was parked in the cargo bay of a troop-carrier aero-plane when he met the young human [[Jeff Grey]]. Together, they watched Hot Rod’s battle with the Battlechargers on Jeff’s [[chronovid wristwatch]]. Some time later, their plane was caught in a blizzard, and shot down by an energy beam. Though many humans perished in the crash, Hot Rod attempted to keep the survivors warm by increasing the current through his temperature control unit to emit heat. Hot Rod and his group of humans were then met by three inhabitants of the subterranean city, who invited them into their futuristic world.

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The [[Watcher]], leader of the underground civilization, explained that they possessed technology far surpassing the surface world, save for their weaponry, as they were a peaceful people. The Watcher offered the humans a tour of the city while he and Hot Rod talked. Impressed by the technological wonders The Watcher’s people possessed, Hot Rod became convinced of their altruistic nature. He then met up with Skydive and Slingshot, who had gone on to rendezvous with the drilling team after being unable to locate the downed troop-carrier in the blizzard. The Watcher then showed them an image from the surface: Brawl, Vortex and Blast Off, the Decepticons the Watcher said were responsible for shooting down the troop-carrier. Skydive and Slingshot then took off to battle the Decepticons and draw them away from the city, leaving Hot Rod in charge of protecting the humans.

Hot Rod's group continued their tour of the city. They were shown a hologram chamber, where they encountered Ravage. Hot Rod warned the Decepticon to stay back from the humans, but Ravage assured him he wasn’t here as their enemy. Ravage informed Hot Rod that it wasn’t the Decepticons, but the city-dwellers that had shot down the plane. One of the city-dwellers entered the room with a weapon, intending to attack Ravage. Hot Rod accidentally shot him while aiming for Ravage, who had lept for the city-dweller's throat. Hot Rod was shocked to see the guide fall to the ground, seeing as his weapon only affected other robots. They came to the conclusion that Ravage was telling the truth; the city-dwellers were robots. They were after the warrior-factor encoded in both the Autobots and the Decepticons in order to turn themselves into a powerful army. Hot Rod and Ravage formed a temporary alliance to combat the city-dwellers. Jeff and Ravage then worked together to overwrite the city-dwellers’ programming with the cartoon antics of Gus Gopher that had been recorded by Jeff’s [[chronovid wristwatch]]. With the city-dwellers behaving like cartoon characters, Hot Rod made contact with the Aerialbots, and told them to stop fighting with the Combaticons, and to instead return to the city. The Autobots and Decepticons then went their separate ways on peaceful terms… for the moment being, at least. {{storylink|Battle Beneath the Ice}}
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===Big Looker Storybook continuity===
[[File:CarShowBlowup-AutobotCity.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Hot Rod clearly does not pass emissions standards.]]
Kup and Hot Rod traveled to the coliseum to check out a robot car the [[human]]s had built that could respond to voice commands. They heard about it on their car radios! But when they arrived at the coliseum, Kup spotted Decepticons flying about. As some entered the back door, Kup shooed Hot Rod away, telling him to warn the others. If Hot Rod stayed, he would just get into trouble!

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When Hot Rod returned with the Autobots, Kup had been captured and held prisoner, so the others entered the coliseum in vehicle mode. Meanwhile, Hot Rod snuck up behind Kup and freed him. Yelling "Geronimo!" they jumped from the control room onto the coliseum floor, taking the Decepticons by surprise. Galvatron and the others escaped, but Kup and Hot Rod agreed that they'd be ready for him when he returned. {{storylink|Car Show Blow Up}}

Later, Kup led Hot Rod, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] on a special mission to take supplies from Earth to a space station on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s second moon. Despite Kup's warnings, the Dinobots loaded too many supplies onto the ship, and in the middle of their journey, the ship began to have problems. Hot Rod reassured Arcee that everything would be okay, but the ship was going down! It crashed on a planet which Kup recognized. It was the planet [[Quintessa|Quintesson]]! They were interrupted by a tribal scream and a flurry of firestones. However, the boy who made his presence known was not aiming at them, but at the Quintessons behind them. The boy's name was [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], and he had been abandoned on the planet when his ship crashed their earlier.

Wheelie led them through the jungle, battling Quintessons along the way, until they reached Wheelie's crashed ship. Hot Rod was able to fix it, and everyone left the planet Quintesson, Wheelie included! {{storylink|The Story of Wheelie, the Wild Boy of Quintesson}}
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===Marvel coloring books===
Visiting [[Oil Valley]] with Daniel one day, Hot Rod spotted a group of Decepticons lurking nearby. Taking Daniel into his car mode, he headed back to Autobot City to report back to Ultra Magnus. The Decepticons noticed Hot Rod driving away, and gave chase. As Hot Rod neared Autobot City, he ran into Grimlock and the Dinobots. He quickly informed them of the situation before continuing on his way into the city, while the Dinobots stayed back to fend off the Decepticons. Once Hot Rod informed Ultra Magnus of the situation, Hot Rod stayed behind in Autobot City with Daniel while Ultra Magnus assembled a strike team to head out and help the Dinobots fight the Decepticons. {{storylink|Battle at Oil Valley}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Invasion of the Decepticon Camp}}}}

Hot Rod was returning from a road trip with Daniel, Hound and Kup, Bumblebee, Blurr, Wheelie, Springer and Sunstreaker when the group paused to eat at a rest stop. As the Autobots ingested Energon Cubes, Hot Rod asked Kup to tell a story. Kup told the others the story of how, upon first crash landing in Mt. St. Hillary, the Ark had lost an enormous shipment of Energon Cubes that remained lost to the day. Enthralled by Kup's story, the rest of the group were all eager to go looking for this lost treasure. When they realized that Laserbeak had been spying on them the whole time, and would soon inform Galvatron about the lost Energon shipment, Hot Rod and the others rushed back to Metroplex to inform Ultra Magnus on the situation. Hot Rod made a quick stop first, however, dropping Daniel off at his parents; house. After a brief conference, Ultra Magnus led his troops to the Ark's crash site. Finding the Decepticons there already, the two factions began to fight. When the Energon stash was uncovered, it was completely gobbled up by Starscream who proclaimed himself the most powerful Decepticon. With nothing left to fight over, Hot Rod and the Autobots left Galvatron and Starscream to their squabble. As they headed back for Autobot City, Hot Rod asked Kup for another story. {{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Hot Rod's Escape}}}}
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===Ladybird Books continuity===
{{voiceactor|[[Blain Fairman]] (English)}}
[[File:DecepticonsatthePole-HotRodSparks.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.85|Say I'm badly drawn to my face, pal!]]
Hot Rod was one of several troops stationed on Earth when [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] was in charge and the Transformers' war was still a secret one. After a scrape with the Decepticons, he found himself in the Autobots' infirmary, impatiently telling Ratchet and Wheeljack to patch him up quickly so he could get going. Due to a shortage of [[cybernite]], however, Hot Rod's repairs took awhile. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}} He got along well with [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]], the two spending their downtime looking at car magazines together, and was quite pleased to receive some snazzy gold wheel-trims from the boy. {{storylink|Decepticon Hideout}}

In the time following this campaign, Hot Rod would mature into a more sensible warrior and even a team leader. During the early stages of the war on [[Nebulos]], Hot Rod was Autobot commander against [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]'s Decepticons before the return of Optimus Prime. At one point, he prevented the Decepticons causing Nebulos' destruction via cosmic radiation. {{storylink|Decepticons at the Pole}} He also orchestrated a search for a new source of lubricant when the Autobots were running dry, and led the construction of a pipeline bringing the oil reservoir's contents to Autobot base.
{{storylink|Autobots Strike Oil}}
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===Sticker Adventures books===
Out searching for a missing shuttle, Hot Rod and Kup spied it crashed on the Junk planet. They landed to find their friends engaged in battle with the natives, but Kup cautioned Hot Rod not to rashly jump in and join them. Kup's use of the Universal Autobot Greeting resulted in the Junkions abandoning the fight and making friends with the newcomers, and causing Hot Rod to exclaim "Holy cow!" The Junkions helped repair the damaged shuttle before the Autobots left. {{storylink|Battle on the Junk Planet}}
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Galvatron Attacks}}}}
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===Desert of Danger===
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[[File:Wolf at the door desert of danger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|When you're weary, feelin' small...]]
Hot Rod had himself delivered by freight to the planet of Nebulos, where he and his Targetmaster partner Professor Sparks suspected the Decepticons were attempting reinforce their position in spite of a treaty in place to limit their numbers. With [[you]]r help they traced the Decepticons to the [[Wolf at the Door]] nightclub, an [[oil]] bar for Nebulan miners run by [[Monzo]], and discovered that [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]], [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]] and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] were importing [[Attack Squad robot]]s from Cybertron and awakening them from cryogenic suspension with a catalytic stimulant disguised as [[Sirian brandy]].

After a confrontation with the Decepticons that left Skullcruncher and Mindwipe out of action, Hot Rod faced off against Weirdwolf and Monzo. Weirdwolf was defiant, but Monzo wasn't feeling lucky and surrendered to the Autobot. Though the Headmasters had to be released under the terms of the treaty, the Attack Squad robots were destroyed. {{storylink|Desert of Danger}}
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===''Transformers PD Type'' comic===
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Clutching a [[Blackball]], Rodimus Prime found himself being attacked by Galvatron. As the Decepticon leader attempted to throttle him, a light shone from Rodimus's chest, making Galvatron think it was the power of the Blackball. After Galvatron had fled, Rodimus revealed it was just a flashlight, and reflected on what an idiot his foe was. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##11 "Take a Stand! Rodimus Prime!"|Take a Stand! Rodimus Prime!}}

As Fortress Maximus and Mega Zarak clashed violently, Rodimus reminded Optimus that he had said never to let those two fight. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##14 "Watch Out! Mega Zarak!"|Watch Out! Mega Zarak!}}

Ultra Magnus and Rodimus Prime enjoyed many victories against the Decepticons, but [[Greatshot|who was that in the background?]] {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##15 "No One Knows When he's Come or Gone. Greatshot..."|No One Knows When he's Come or Gone. Greatshot...}}

Together with Ultra Magnus, Rodimus engaged in battle against [[Sixshot]], but was terrified when the Decepticon ninja unleashed the fury of his "Six Shadow Selves"! Luckily for Rodimus, Sixshot's doppelgangers were actually other Decepticons whom he'd painted black (and weren't very happy about it). {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##18|The Ninja of Space, Sixshot!!}}

In a later altercation with Sixshot, Rodimus attempted to use his Photon Eliminator gun to strike down the fleeing ninja. Though he managed to shoot ''every other'' Decepticon on the battlefield, he failed to hit his intended target. Rodimus sat pouting in the corner as the other Autobots convened to register their disappointment that Rodimus let Sixshot get away. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##21|Photon Eliminator}}

Joining [[Ginrai (human)|God Ginrai]] and Ultra Magnus in an assault on Mega Zarak, Rodimus was terrified when the mammoth Decepticon unleashed his titanic Anti-Gravity Rifle. Fortunately for the Autobots, the gun jammed and Mega Zarak was left fiddling with it while they opened fire. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##24|Anti-Gravity Rifle}}
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===''Transformers in 3-D''===
[[File:WarAgainstDestructions-HotRodApeface.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|GRONK yourself!]]
As Ultra Magnus left for a mission to find an Energon source, Hot Rod assured him that everything would be fine on Cybertron, and if there was any hint of trouble "Rodimus" would pop up and save the day. When Magnus later checked in, Hot Rod reported that they'd made some process on Headmaster technology. Though Magnus was more concerned about the threat of war, Hot Rod told him not to worry, unaware that [[Sixshot]] was planning to throw him a surprise. {{storylink|The Test (issue)|The Test}}

Hot Rod was pleased to have [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] back. Then [[Monitorus]] arrived with the news that [[Tau-Ursa]] had been attacked and leveled by Decepticons, and Hot Rod got to point out that the Tau-Ursans had refused the Autobots permission to build a defense base there. He shortly took part in an attempt to repel a Decepticon attack on Cybertron, finding himself fighting against Sixshot, who seemed more interested in goading him than fighting. This turned out to be a diversion, while [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] used his new [[Nullification Cannon]] on the planet's Energon supplies.

Hot Rod and Blurr next visited Tau-Ursa to check for Decepticons, and encountered [[Apeface|Ape Face]], who had found a [[Logicon]] warning beacon. The two Autobots wrestled it from him and returned to Cybertron, where the beacon was found to hold the coordinates to [[Metascan Alpha]], a major Energon storehouse. Prime placed Hot Rod in charge of one of two teams to search for the planet, though the operation was hampered slightly by the discovery of the two Decepticon [[Clone (subgroup)|Clone]]s spying on them. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}

{{Note|At this point [[Blackthorne Publishing]] went bankrupt and the storyline was never completed}}
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===Toy pack-in material===
Both Hot Rod and Rodimus fought side-by-side during a tumultuous battle on a moon base. While Rodimus charged [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] alongside [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] and [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]], Hot Rod received a punch to the face, courtesy of [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. {{storylink|Decipher the Decepticon}}

The Decepticons having stolen the Matrix of Creation, Hot Rod was called up by Ultra Magnus to help retrieve it. The Autobots used an army of [[decoy]]s to distract the Decepticons, while Hot Rod, Blurr, Kup and Ultra Magnus infiltrated their base. Hot Rod told Blurr of all people to hurry up and blast the Matrix out of same sort of crystal structure. The Autobots then made their getaway with the Matrix in hand. {{storylink|Start Your Own Decoy Collection}}

When Optimus became stranded on Cybertron's hemisphere of darkness with his memory damaged, Hot Rod joined a small strike force of Autobots called H.O.P.E. ([[Help Optimus Prime Escape]]) to retrieve him. {{Storylink|Optimus Prime Is Back}}
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===Find Your Fate Junior===
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====Autobot Alert!====
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While on a midnight spin, Hot Rod spotted Beachcomber, Springer and Blurr leaving Metroplex on a secret mission. The next day, after coming home from his karate lessons, Hot Rod began pestering Kup in order to glean more information on the nature of his fellow Autobots’ assignment. Before he learned anything of substance, an Autobot Alert sounded across the Autobots’ headquarters. The Autobots learned that the Decepticons were taking over Earth’s communication satellites. Shortly afterwards, Blurr returned prematurely from the aforementioned secret mission to deliver more bad news. The Decepticons had gotten their hands on an important coded message.

If Ultra Magnus decided to prioritize the Decepticons’ orbital attack, Hot Rod became frustrated after once again being overlooked for a mission. Catching him sulking, Bumblebee approached Hot Rod and informed him that he had spotted Astrotrain skulking about nearby the previous night. Deducing that Astrotrain might have something to do with the ongoing Decepticon plot, the two Autobots decided to go on their own clandestine mission to investigate. They brought along a supply of “laser-ignited explosives” and went on their way. Soon happening upon the Decepticons’ control centre, the pair set out to sabotage the Decepticons’ operation. While Bumblebee wanted to sabotage the Decepticons’ communication centre on Earth, Hot Rod was in favour of sneaking aboard Astrotrain before he launched, and sabotage the Decepticons out in space.

If Hot Rod convinced Bumblebee to go along with his plan, the pair snuck aboard Astrotrain by concealing themselves within a trailer filled with bombs. As Astrotrain launched, Hot Rod happened upon a room filled with Decepticon space gear. The two Autobots donned the suits in order to disguise themselves. The disguises proved effective as Thrust and Starscream walked past the pair, none the wiser. As Hot Rod continued to explore Astrotrain, he spotted the giant Decepticon Cyclonus out of a nearby window, as well as the Autobot shuttle obliviously heading into a trap. Hot Rod had to then decide on two options. He could risk commandeering Astrotrain’s military command post, despite the Decepticons guarding the door, and warn the incoming Autobot shuttle about the Decepticons. Alternatively, he could find a hiding place from which he could attack Cyclonus himself.

If Hot Rod decided to commandeer the military commands, his disguise managed to fool the guards, but not Scourge, who happened upon them as Hot Rod was inspecting the commands. Bumblebee urged Hot Rod to go through with his plan quickly as Scourge approached them. Hot Rod succeeded in firing Astrotrain’s weapons at Cyclonus, warning the Autobot shuttle of the Decepticons, but was quickly overpowered by Scourge. Alongside Bumblebee, Hot Rod was flung out into the blackness of space by Scourge, stranded in zero-gravity, waiting for a rescue that might never come.

If instead Hot Rod and Bumblebee decided to find themselves a hiding spot, the pair snuck into a room labelled “Dirty Tricks Department” in order to dodge the incoming Laserbeak. Finding a hatch to the space shuttle’s exterior, Hot Rod trained one of Perceptor’s inventions, a “rapid-fire, high-intensity rifle cannon” towards Cyclonus and fired. Having successfully blown a massive hole into Cyclonus, Hot Rod and Bumblebee hid out for the rest of the mission inside the Dirty Tricks department room, finding a way to escape later when it docked.

If instead of boarding Astrotrain, Hot Rod and Bumblebee decided to infiltrate the Decepticons’ command centre on Earth, the two used Astrotrain’s take-off as cover for sneaking into the facility. The pair soon found themselves overhearing Galvatron’s latest pirate broadcast. As the nearby Decepticons troops were busy bowing to their leader’s image, Bumblebee and Hot Rod managed to find the Decepticons’ main computer room. Now in a position to thoroughly sabotage the Decepticons’ operation, Hot Rod spotted a button labelled “TOP SECURITY/DESTRUCT SYSTEM!” and was eager to press it. Bumblebee suggested instead that they use a code he had learned in Advanced Espionage that would scramble the Decepticons’ computer program.

If Hot Rod allowed Bumblebee to use his code, the Decepticons’ plan fell into disarray, and Bumblebee and Hot Rod made their way back to the Autobots’ base safely as the command centre blew itself apart behind them.

If Hot Rod went ahead and pressed the button, he soon discovered that it was a Decepticon trap, as sirens began blaring across the Decepticon base and iron bars prevented them from escaping. Galvatron’s image appeared on a nearby monitor, explaining that both Hot Rod and Bumblebee would be used as hostages in order to secure a Decepticon victory. Hot Rod could do nothing but cover his face in shame in shame.

In a completely different possible series of events, wherein Ultra Magnus agreed to prioritize theft of the coded message, over the Decepticons’ signal hijacking, Hot Rod was part of the captive audience that listened to Kup divulge information about an ancient Autobot formula. Hot Rod took off towards the Autobots’ desert research centre along with a number of other Autobots. Once there, they learned from Springer that the Cybertite sphere had been discovered by humans during the 16th century. If the Decepticons had decoded Springer's message, they would be searching off the coast of California, where the ship containing the sphere had sunk. If they hadn’t decoded the message, the Decepticons would still be digging in the nearby crater.

If the Autobots decided to head for the crater, Hot Rod raced Blurr to the site, only to find it void of any Decepticon activity. Finding Beachcomber tied to an explosive device, the two Autobots worked together to free their comrade. Once freed, Beachcomber informed the pair that the Decepticons had long ago broken the code and were already en-route to retrieve the cybertite sphere. It would now be much to late to catch up to the Decepticons, and all hope to retrieve the orb before them was lost.

If Ultra Magnus decided to assume that the Decepticons had already decrypted the message, he ordered his forces to split up to more efficiently address the situation. Hot Rod was part of the main Autobot force that headed for the California coast. Arriving at the scene, Ultra Magnus’s troops were informed by Powerglide (who had flown ahead of the land-bound group) that he had discovered the location of the sunken ship containing the cybertite sphere. Simultaneously, Blurr caught up with the group to inform them that the Decepticons were quickly approaching.

In one of the possible plans that Ultra Magnus concocted, Hot Rod was tasked with searching the ship once Sludge had used his titanic strength to haul it from the deep. Hot Rod tore through the wrecked vessel, and found the sphere in a timely fashion. He then hid alongside his fellow Autobots, and ambushed the Decepticons as they arrived on-scene.

If Ultra Magnus decided to execute a different plan, wherein Hot Rod, Bumblebee and Grapple had to work together to fetch the sphere, the Autobots did not find the sphere before the Decepticons reached the coast. While Hot Rod searched the ship, dangling from Grapple’s hook over a nearby cliffside, Galvatron and his troops swooped in and blew both the ship and the sphere to smithereens. With the sphere destroyed and the Autobots being pummelled by the Decepticons’ superior firepower, the Autobots’ only hope rested with Hot Rod, dangling on the coast-side in a literal and figurative cliff-hanger!

In yet another possible scenario, where Hot Rod was not involved at all in the actual retrieval of the sphere, the ancient Autobot formula was safely retrieved and taken back to Metroplex. Hot Rod then watched on as Perceptor produced the first batch of power-booster. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}
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====Project Brain Drain====
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In one possible scenario, upon hearing that the Decepticons were planning to use a “[[Brain Drain device]]” to syphon the intelligence of nearly 500, 000 concert goers, Ultra Magnus ordered his troops, Hot Rod included, to head for the concert to foil Galvatron’s plot. Rodimus and the other Autobots were told to hide themselves amidst the parked vehicles surrounding the concert, and lie in wait for the Decepticons. Once the Decepticons had shown themselves, Ultra Magnus ordered his troops to transform in unison and open fire on their enemies. But Galvatron had planned to light afire the parking lot in which the Autobots were standing in order to trap the humans. Being drenched from above by Decepticon jets dumping gasoline upon them, Ultra Magnus needed to decide whether the Autobots needed to retreat, or to keep on fighting and hope that they could defeat the Decepticons before the fire consumed them.

If Ultra Magnus decided on a retreat, Hot Rod was more than happy to rush out of the blazing inferno and move in closer to the humans in order to protect them. Hot Rod and the others fended off the airborne Decepticons who swooped down, unaffected by the blazing barrier encircling the concert.

In another possible scenario, wherein the Autobots stayed in the parking lot to battle at close-quarters the Decepticons, both he and Bumblebee noticed Soundwave pass the Brain Drain device to Galvatron after the latter had been able to fling Ultra Magnus away. If Hot Rod attempted to stop Galvatron, he successfully plucked the device out of the Decepticons’ hands and barrelled through the nearby circle of flames to make his escape. Just as he reached the other rim of the ring of fire, all four of his tires burst from the flames. He nonetheless skidded to safety, but found himself temporarily out of commission. Nonetheless, the Autobots managed to destroy the Brain Drain device, and Hot Rod was able to enjoy the concert-goers giving the Autobots a standing ovation as the Decepticons retreated.

In a completely different possible scenario, Hot Rod was out on patrol with Kup and Jazz when the three of them heard nearby commotion and went to investigate. Finding Wreck-Gar and Sparkplug being attacked by Thrust and Laserbeak, the Autobots moved in to rescue them and fended off the Decepticons. Hot Rod, Kup and Jazz were informed of the situation as it were; the Decepticons were going to drain the minds of the concert-goers with their Brain Drain device. The Autobots then decided whether they would launch a counter-attack on the Decepticons’ lab, or if they would send Hot Rod for reinforcements while the rest of them headed directly to the concert.

If the group settled on launching a counter-attack, the lot of them stormed the lab with such ferocity and suddenness that the Decepticons were caught completely unawares. Though most of the Decepticons’ forces scattered with the Autobots’ initial assault, Hot Rod and company still had to beat back a small contingency of Decepticons too afraid of Galvatron to desert their posts. Hot Rod and the others successfully beat them back, until Soundwave attempted to escape with the Brain Drain device in hand.

If Hot Rod attempted to shoot the device out of Soundwave’s hands, Soundwave tripped at the last moment over the fallen body of a Decepticon. Hot Rod’s blast his Soundwave’s shoulder, causing him to fling the Brain Drain device up in the air. Laserbeak then managed to snatch the device in mid-air, and flew off to rendezvous with Galvatron. Unable to follow, the Autobots realized that the concert-goers were doomed to all become incredibly stupid very soon. If Jazz attempted to stop him however, he was successful in doing so and the Autobots successfully destroyed the Brain Drain device.

Alternatively, if Hot Rod agreed to head off to Metroplex while the rest of the Autobots headed for the rock concert, he promised that he was soon meet up with them, backed up by an entire army of Autobots, and then sped off.

Some time later, Hot Rod finally arrived at the concert accompanied by Ultra Magnus and numerous other Autobots.

If Sparkplug was able to signal them, Hot Rod pinpointed the location at which his friends were fending off the Decepticons, and sped to meet them as Galvatron was beginning to active the Brain Drain device. Thanks to Ultra Magnus’s timely interference, the Brain Drain device was destroyed and the Autobots were victorious that day.

Otherwise, Hot Rod and the Autobots arrived just in time to congratulate Wreck-Gar, who had already destroyed the Brain Drain device. {{storylink|Project Brain Drain}}
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====The Invisibility Factor====
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Hot Rod accompanied Kup on a night drive in the desert, when he noticed a spacecraft barreling down from the heavens towards them. As it landed, Hot Rod perceived that it would alternate between being visible and invisible. Curious, he prompted Kup to come with him to investigate.

If Kup agreed to look into the spacecraft right away, the two Autobots were surprised to spot a young woman emerge from the craft. Though Hot Rod startled her at first, the woman was reassured that the Autobots were friendly beings by Kup. Hot Rod learned that her name was [[Sarah Sanders]], and that she was a scientist working to perfect her latest invention, an “[[Invisibility Device]].”

In one possible scenario, Hot Rod, unable to control himself, snatched the device away from Sarah. Despite Sarah’s protests, Hot Rod insisted that the device would be put at its best use in the hands of the Autobots, keeping the world safe from the Decepticons. As Hot Rod daydreamed of glory while driving towards the Autobots’ base, he accidentally triggered the Invisibility Device’s self-destruct mechanism. The ensuing explosion blew him to bits.

If Hot Rod and Kup attempted to politely coax Sarah into giving them the Invisibility Device willingly, Sarah informed the Autobots that she had a strong stance against her invention being used for warfare. As the three of them stood conversing in the open, they soon heard the Decepticons approaching. As the evil robots began to fire upon them, Hot Rod whisked Sarah away to safety. Upon realizing that the Decepticons weren’t pursuing them, and that the Invisibility Device had been left behind, the trio hid behind some nearby rocks to spy upon the Decepticons, who were busy inspecting Sarah’s ship and her Invisibility Device.

If Hot Rod and Kup decided to attack immediately, they were easily defeated and destroyed by the Decepticons.

If Hot Rod and Kup decided to lay low in an attempt to steal the device back from the Decepticons, they first told Sarah to wait for them here, then the pair sneakily followed the Decepticons as they left for their headquarters. As the Decepticons descended into a canyon, Hot Rod was eager to follow them in, but was stopped by Kup. Kup told the young Autobot of how he defeated the Decepticons on Renerian, and the two of them put into action a similar plan. Driving back and forth atop the canyon’s edge, firing from all angles while remaining hidden in the dark, they tricked the Decepticons into thinking a whole team of Autobots had ambushed them. Hot Rod the snuck down into the canyon to retrieve the Invisibility Device. As he crept closer to Shockwave, clutching the device in his robotic arms, Hot Rod noticed that Galvatron was nearby, with his back turned to him.

If Hot Rod forewent attaining the Invisibility Device and attempted to take out Galvatron instead, Starscream spotted him before he could do so, and Hot Rod was promptly dispatched.

If Hot Rod went through with his plan to steal the device back from the Decepticons, he successfully snatched Sarah’s invention from Shockwave’s grasp and took off. Though the Decepticons gave chase, If they were unable to catch him before Kup fired down onto the canyon’s walls, causing it to collapse and burying the Decepticons under an avalanche of earth and rocks. Convinced that Sarah Sanders would now allow the Autobots to use her device now that she had seen how evil the Decepticons were, Hot Rod and Kup drove back to meet up with her.

In a different possible scenario, the Decepticons took off in Sarah’s spaceship upon finding it, forcing Kup and Hot Rod to head back to Metroplex city for reinforcements and a ship of their own. Hot Rod and Kup were joined by Ultra Magnus, Prowl, Jazz and Springer, and blasted off. Once in space, however, they found it difficult to locate the Decepticons. The ship’s crew had to decided where to look next for the Decepticons.

If the Autobots decided to investigate the dark side of the moon, they found themselves unable to see anything on the satellite’s shadowy surface. Hot Rod suggested that they fire down laser blasts, in the hopes of making the Decepticons fire back, making them reveal their position. Jazz dismissed Hot Rod’s plan as being too risky.

If Ultra Magnus decided to go through with Hot Rod’s plan, the Autobots succeeded only in making themselves an easy target for the Decepticons, who blasted their shuttle to bits. Hot Rod and his friends were reduced to space junk.

If Ultra Magnus listened to Jazz’s plan, he ordered his Autobots to remain silent, and to shut off all of the shuttle’s lights and mechanisms. Launching a probe as a decoy, the Autobots successfully tricked the Decepticons into revealing their position when they mistook the probe as their shuttle and opened fire upon it. Firing back, the Autobots began crippling the Decepticons’ ship, until a lucky shot rocked their own shuttle. Though the Decepticons attempted to escape while the Autobots were off-balance, the Autobots were able to deliver the finishing blow, ending the Decepticons’ menace as the evil robots' ship exploded.

In an alternate scenario wherein the Autobots listened to Prowl’s suggested and searched the Asteroid Belt beyond Mars, they soon found themselves struggling to get through the maze of floating rocks. Hot Rod was in favour of retreating from the asteroid field when it proved increasingly difficult to navigate it.

If the Autobots pushed on their search in the Asteroid Belt, they soon found themselves on a collision course with two enormous asteroids. If they only managed to blast one of asteroids, the Autobots were forced to retreat back to Earth after their shuttle took substantial damage. If the Autobots managed to blast neither of the Asteroids, they were all crushed between the giant pieces of space debris.

If they managed to blast away both asteroids, they reached a vast, empty expanse of space within the asteroid belt. Despite no longer being in danger of being crushed, Hot Rod announced that he had a horrible sense of foreboding about their situation. His feelings of being watched were confirmed when the Decepticons, now invisible, began firing upon them. The Autobots considered retreating, but Kup reminded them that Sarah Sanders had not perfected her device yet, and the Decepticons’ invisibility may yet wear off.

If the Autobots attempted to flee from the Decepticons’ attack, they found themselves at too much of a disadvantage to successfully make it out of the Asteroid Belt. They were blown into space junk before they could reach Earth.

If the Autobots held their ground, they were instructed by Ultra Magnus not to open fire upon the Decepticons until ordered to do so. Though things were tense as the Autobots were hit over and over again by their invisible opponents, soon the enemy ship came into view, just as Kup had predicted. The Autobots opened fire on the flimsier vessel, blowing it and the Decepticons within to smithereens. Hot Rod noted that it was a shame the invisibility device had been lost in the process, but Ultra Magnus comforted him, noting that at least the Decepticons had been taken care of, once and for all.

If the Autobots did retreat out of the Asteroid Belt, they convinced one another that the Decepticons most likely perished within it. Then, a few days later, when the invisible Decepticons attacked Metroplex city, Hot Rod and the rest of the Autobots were reduced to scrap metal, unable to fight the unseen enemy.

In a completely different scenario, wherein Hot Rod and Kup returned to Autobot headquarters for reinforcements after seeing the spaceship land, the two of them reported to Ultra Magnus directly, who agreed the situation necessitated further investigation. Hot Rod and Kup returned to the ship’s landing site accompanied by Jazz, Sunstreaker, Prowl and Springer. When they arrived, the ship in question was nowhere to be found, prompting Jazz and Springer to second-guess the veracity of Hot Rod and Kup’s story.

If Jazz and Springer convinced Hot Rod and Kup to return to Metroplex city to make sure they didn’t have a few wires loose, Ratchet found nothing wrong with the pair, but the incident was forgotten nonetheless. That is, until Galvatron returned with a fleet of identical ships, and destroyed both Metroplex and all of its inhabitants.

If Hot Rod and Kup convinced the other Autobots to keep on looking, Hot Rod eventually found trail marks, indicating that a heavy object the size of their spacecraft had indeed landed and had been dragged away. Hot Rod and the others followed the trail to a more rocky terrain, where tracking the ship would become more difficult. The trail seemingly lost, the Autobots then heard someone incoming, and took cover. From their hiding places, they saw the Decepticons Scavenger, a human captive within the grasp of his steam-shovel.

If the Autobots decided to rescue Sarah immediately, Scavenger dropped the woman, and cried for help while attempting to flee.

If the Autobots pursued Scavenger, they found him rejoining a whole squadron of Decepticons. Fighting the Decepticons immediately would cost them their lives. Otherwise, if the Autobots decided on a retreat when faced by the whole squadron of Decepticons, they managed to do so by blinding their enemies by their high beams and then splitting off into different direction. They later regrouped and found Sarah Sanders wandering in the desert.

If the Autobots paused a moment to listen to Sarah, she informed them of her spacecraft and its invisibility capabilities.

If the Autobots asked Sarah to build them their own Invisibility Device, Sarah refused, stating she would not build weapons for war. Running away from the group Sarah was almost killed when Dirge passed overhead and dropped a missile on her position. After rescuing her from the Decepticon attack, Hot Rod and the others brought Sarah to safety within Metroplex. Grateful for the rescue, Sarah showed the Autobots how to create an [[Invisibility Scrambler]] to counteract the Decepticons’ Invisibility Device. Anticipating the Decepticons’ attack, the Autobots successfully defeated the evil robots when they came. As Starscream, having been taking prisoner, was being escorted to his cell Hot Rod made a quip about seeing “right through the Decepticons’ plans.”

If instead of asking Sarah to build them an Invisibility Device, Hot Rod and the others attempted once more to retrieve her ship, the whole group snuck over to where the Decepticons were stationed. Once there, Hot Rod and Prowl argued over which plan of action would be the smartest to undertake next.

If the Autobots agreed with Hot Rod to try and take the Decepticons by surprise with a head-on attack, the Autobots manage to stun the Decepticons by dazzling them with their headlights. While the Decepticons were distracted, Hot Rod raced down, snatched the Invisibility Device out of the hands, and retreated while the rest of the group provided cover fire. The Autobots then successfully peeled back, congratulating one another on a job well done.

If the Autobots agreed with Prowl to take a moment to come up with a more detailed plan, Prowl instructed Hot Rod to taunt the Decepticons into following him. The plan worked, and the bulk of the Decepticons took off after the young Autobot. Though Hot Rod encountered a canyon that blocked off his escape route, by keeping his wits about him, he managed to come out on top. In one scenario, Hot Rod even discovered a secret Decepticon base, which the Autobots managed to destroy thanks to him. In another, Hot Rod watched on as Sarah left in her spaceship in order to destroy it, vowing it would never be used to bring destruction.

In an alternate scenario where the Autobots silently trailed Scavenger while the Decepticon held Sarah Sanders captive, Hot Rod and the others followed him all the way to the Decepticons’ secret desert base. Inside, they spied upon Galvatron telling Sarah Sanders that the Decepticons would use Cerebro-Shells to control her mind, so that she would reveal to them to secret of invisibility. At this point, the Autobots decided to step in. A direct attack would only end in the Autobots’ defeat. In order to rescue Sarah, the Autobots would need to employ trickery. Using Jazz’s special abilities, the Autobots could do just that. In this scenario, the Autobots grabbed Sarah while the Decepticons were too dazzled by the illusions that Jazz projected. Sarah directed the Autobots towards where the Decepticons had stored her ship. Upon following her directions, Hot Rod and the others came upon two doors, unable to tell behind which one they would find their means of escape. If the Autobots happened upon Sarah’s ship as they were, they would be destroyed by the droids guarding it. However, if the Autobots first opened the door which led to a closet filled with Decepticon spare parts, they found a pile of spare Decepticon emblems. Donning them, Hot Rod and the rest of his team were able to fool the Decepticon Droids guarding Sarah’s ship. Escaping in the ship, despite the Decepticons best efforts to stop them, the Autobots returned to Metroplex. Sarah then gave the Autobots the secret to her Invisibility Device, ensuring the Autobots their victory in their war against the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Invisibility Factor}}
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===St. Michael ''The Transformers'' Sticker Book===
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Hot Rod served on an alien spacecraft with the Autobots [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] under the command of Ultra Magnus. While fighting Decepticons, their spaceship took heavy damage and crash-landed on the planet [[Barrenikon]]. There, he met [[you]], having just emerged from the Vortex, a portal through space and time contained within the planet. Together, you went on an adventure, fighting Decepticons, braving Barrenikon's barren desert or its putrid swamp, and trying to find a way to get the Autobots space-bound once more. {{storylink|The Transformers Sticker Book (St. Michael)|The Transformers Sticker Book}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Hotroddreamwave.jpg|left|thumb]]
Hot Rod joined an underground Autobot cell led by [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] after [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave's]] takeover of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Among the members of the cell was [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], whom Hot Rod became attached to. From the [[Wastelands]], Hot Rod, [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] observed an incoming Decepticon shuttle carrying the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} Shortly afterward, the cell rescued [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] from [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] and [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]], and took him to their base. After awakening, Prime attacked [[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]], Blurr, and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], forcing Hot Rod (who didn't recognize him) to hold the Autobot leader at gunpoint. After receiving a corrective slap from and being admonished by Kup, Hot Rod apologized. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}

After Shockwave unleashed the [[Guardian robot]]s on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Prime organized the resistance cell and other Autobot forces on the planet in an assault on Shockwave's citadel. Fighting alongside the Autobot leader, Hot Rod was amazed that the stories Kup had told him about Prime's courage and heroism had all been true. As an injured Prime breached the citadel, Hot Rod, Ironhide and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] provided cover fire, taking down a number of Guardians in the process. Along with the rest of Iacon, they witnessed the divine light of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Autobot Matrix of Leadership]] when Shockwave activated it. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}}

As Prime and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] battled Shockwave within the citadel, Hot Rod and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] took down [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]. Immediately afterward, they were confronted with the looming threat of a remaining Guardian robot—a threat that was soon neutralized by the arrival of the [[Wrecker]]s, the [[Autobot High Council]], and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. The unified Autobot group soon breached the citadel, and successfully brought to an end Shockwave's reign. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

Some time later, Hot Rod ran a simulation combat scenario against Kup, and won using tactics that, in Kup's opinion, would have killed them both had it been real. Only after his victory did Hot Rod remember that he'd promised to take Arcee to see an [[Earth]]-bound shuttle launch—a duty Springer was happy to relieve him of. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}} Soon afterward, he was assigned to perimeter guard duty at [[Autobase]] with Gnaw and Wheelie, separating him from Arcee. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

Optimus Prime once experienced a vision showing, at some unknown point in the future, Hot Rod had become a [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]].{{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}}

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After looking upon the still-recovering Optimus Prime with Wheelie and Gnaw, Hot Rod was accosted by several "[[Female Autobots|Transformer-like warriors]]," and knocked off-line. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Issue 11|Generation 1 #11}}
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===3H comics===
[[File:Skidswreckers2.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|It's funny because Rodimus sucked at everything.]]
A few months after he destroyed [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] in 2005, {{storylink|Covenant (story)|Covenant}} Rodimus Prime spearheaded an effort to establish multiple recon posts to watch for advancing threats... even though some of his scientists said he shouldn't. When only two of the five launched ships were ever heard from again. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

After the Great Wars ended and the [[Pax Cybertronia]] was signed, he changed his name to simply "Rodimus" and decided to check out the new "[[Great Upgrade|Maximal Upgrade]]". His relationship with [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] ended shortly after, as the latter went through dark gripping depression over the death of [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] and vanished.

Rodimus joined the [[Wrecker]]s at some undetermined point afterward. After [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] took over Cybertron with his [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon drones]], Wrecker leader [[Apelinq (BM)|Apelinq]] got stranded on prehistoric [[Earth]], leaving Rodimus in charge. True to form, he ditched leadership duties to [[Primal Prime]] as soon as possible.

After Primal Prime got his marching orders from the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]], he met Rodimus deep inside Cybertron's caverns, where Arcee—in a new Maximal body—lurked and stewed in her depression. Realizing he couldn't convince her to give a damn about anything, he left, rejoining the main Wrecker force in battle. Making it onto an ancient Autobot shuttle, the Wreckers blasted off... with late-arrival Arcee. {{storylink|Departure}}

[[File:Arceedisclosure.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Except you're the size of my arm now.]]
Rodimus recognized the homing beacon emitting from [[Akalo|Archa Nine]] as one of those missing exploration parties mentioned before. When the shuttle landed, Rodimus stayed behind to help repair the damage the ship had suffered. The entire Wrecker team later gathered in an [[Akalouthan]] village, where Rodimus was reunited with [[Glyph (Universe)|Glyph]], who took them to see the artifact known as the [[Divine Light]]. The Wreckers' analysis of the item was cut short, as it was stolen by the traitor [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. Rodimus saw the back-in-his-old-body [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] off, who was sent to chase after Cyclonus, while the Wreckers made for their next destination... even though several of them were now leery of the visions Primal Prime had been getting. Because they'd really done ''so well'' by the Wreckers so far. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

Upon landing on the frozen planet, Rodimus was part of the search party immediately dispatched to look for... something. Primal Prime wasn't too specific. They came across [[Al-Badur]], an exiled [[Quintesson]], who gave them a little history lesson. They were then promptly attacked by a school of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]], but the Wreckers made short work of them. They made their way back to the ship, with Al-Badur in tow, and made for their next destination... {{storylink|Disclosure}}

[[File:WreckersFinaleII-RodimusCyclonus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|If Optimus can die, so can I!]]
...Cybertron. As Primal Prime took some Wreckers after their true foe, [[Cryotek (Universe)|Cryotek]], Rodimus tried to get their injured to a safe place. Unfortunately, the planet was under a full scale Quintesson invasion, and some anti-aircraft fire inevitably clipped the ship and sent them plummeting downwards. After they made it to safe ground, Rodimus and the crew hooked up with his fellow [[Matrix Templar]], [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], and followed his insight to the battle. They confronted Cryotek's underling, Cyclonus, and his purloined squad of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]]s. With casualties mounting on both sides, Cyclonus beat a safe retreat, collapsing the tunnel behind him to prevent pursuit. Rodimus was quick enough to dive through the falling debris, however, leaving the two old enemies alone to do battle. Centuries of bad blood carried them through the conflict, until both drew their weapons at point blank range, and fired.

Horribly damaged by this last attack, Rodimus struggled to keep up with the other Wreckers and the running conflict between [[Sentinel Maximus]] and Cryotek. The fighting came to an end at a Quintesson banishing chamber, where the treacherous Al-Badur had attempted to toss Sentinel and Cryotek into a formless void. The two warriors were trapped behind an energy dome, barely able to fight off the portal's pull using their flight systems. Once [[Fractyl]] pointed out that Cryotek was empowered by the Divine Light, a fraction of Primus's own power, Rodimus realized that as Matrix Templars he and Cheetor could drain that power away from the Predacon. They managed to extract most of it before Cryotek cut off their siphoning effect. In the end, Sentinel Maximus sacrificed himself to pull Cryotek into the void with him. Rodimus finally expired from his wounds from fighting Cyclonus, quietly passing on into the Matrix. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}
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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:GIJoeTFHotRod70s.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"That bumperchest really doesn't feel right. How do Prowl and Jazz live with it?"]]
Hot Rod was one of [[Teletran 3]]'s unfortunate victims when the computer malfunctioned and transported a random number of Transformers to random points in Earth's timeline. Along with [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], Hot Rod ended up in mid-1970's [[San Francisco]], where he was locked into the form of a Ford Mustang muscle car. The dormant Autobot was soon stolen by a car thief, but was chased down by a group of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] and [[Cobra]] members sent to retrieve the Transformers. Discovering [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] in the process, the humans equipped both vehicles with [[disruption unit]] that awakened the Transformers and sent them back to present-day Cybertron seconds after Hot Rod commented about feeling "really weird." {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}} Back on Cybertron, they were stuck waiting inside the force field Ultra Magnus had erected to prevent [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] from capturing Teletran 3. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

Some time after his time travel adventure, Hot Rod reported to Optimus Prime that [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s team on Earth had been sidetracked by a Cobra attack. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}} When said team ended up disappearing in Cybertron's [[Gladiator Zone]], Hot Rod convinced Optimus to stay behind and take care of an Autobot peace ceremony instead of going out and searching for them. Hot Rod then assembled his own search party, but they failed to find the missing Autobots. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} Unfortunately, [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s forces attacked the peace ceremony and captured Optimus Prime, leading to Hot Rod assembling a new team intent on rescuing him. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}} [[File:Hot Rod and Ultra Magnus BlackHorizon1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.9]] They fought Serpent O.R.'s Decepticon army together with reinforcements from G.I. Joe, and during the battle, Hot Rod paused in horror as he saw the light of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] being opened inside the Decepticon base. The Decepticon army eventually defeated, and by the time Hot Rod reached inside their base, Serpent O.R. had been killed as well. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}

A few months later, Hot Rod questioned Optimus Prime's choice to go to Earth again, accusing his leader of feeling guilty about [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s death at Serpent O.R.'s hands and doing everything by himself just to prevent more people from dying. Prime just looked at him sadly before leaving, causing Ultra Magnus to tell Hot Rod that he really needed to learn when to stop talking. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
{{main|Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity}}
[[File:SpotlightHotRod-HotRodcvrAexcerpt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left|As much as anything else, this was to troll [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]].]]
Originating from the city-state of [[Nyon]], Hot Rod destroyed it to keep its population from being painfully, fatally drained to fuel the corrupt [[Zeta Prime]]'s war machines.

Years later, Hot Rod held a fairly high rank in the Autobot army, equivalent to [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]], and was sent on a mission to [[Ki-Aleta]] to retrieve the [[Magnificence]] which turned into a only technically-successful disaster, with himself the only apparent survivor. When he found out [[Doubledealer|Dealer]] had also survived, he rescued him from a Decepticon prison, unaware that he was the traitor who had caused things to go so wrong. Soon after, he was called to Earth to aid [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]], but briefly returned to retrieve the Magnificence to gain information on the [[Expansion]], during which he discovered Dealer's treachery and killed him. Thereafter, he returned to his information-gathering task on the [[Machination]], and though was badly beaten by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], he still aided in the Decepticon's defeat.

After surviving the [[Surge (event)|Surge]] and watching Optimus surrender to [[Skywatch]], he led a group of Autobots to make an alliance with [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] to get off Earth, with the capitalist Decepticon buttering him up by dubbing him "Rodimus Prime", a name he adopted and continued to use even after Swindle's inevitable betrayal. Flying off in a stolen shuttle to retrieve the Matrix from the Decepticons, he was blasted into space by [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] after taking it from [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]], leading to a trip that involved the discovery of [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron's]] army-building. Returning the Matrix and this information to Optimus, he was permanently redubbed Rodimus and joined him in facing Galvatron, convincing Optimus that only the Matrix could undo the [[Darkness (G1)|Heart of Darkness]]' contamination of Vector Sigma.

After the Chaos War was done, he was given half of the now-empty Matrix by Optimus, and led a two-hundred strong crew into space aboard the ''[[Lost Light]]'' to seek the [[Knights of Cybertron]], leaving Cybertron and its returned, hostile, population of [[NAIL|neutral Transformers]].

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===''Q-Robo Transformer''===
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===''Mini Mayhem!''===
When a surprise party was thrown for Optimus in honor of the 20th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', Hot Rod didn't wind up getting invited. He bemoaned that no one ever remembered ''his'' anniversary.

Later, Optimus told a couple of humans that the Transformers were in the midst of doing something really interesting... and showed them Hot Rod and Sunstreaker eating a pie! {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
[[File:Henkei manga rodimus.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.9]]
While the other Autobots were busy dealing with a rampaging [[Astrotrain (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Astrotrain]], Rodimus disrupted [[Megatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Megatron]] and the other Decepticons' attack on a power plant by engaging them solo. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 2}} Unable to tackle Megatron in hand-to-hand combat, he was able to get [[Starscream (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Starscream]] to accidentally blast his leader instead, but this did little more than annoy Megatron, who flattened Rodimus with a [[fusion cannon]] blast. With Rodimus defeated, the Decepticons pulled out, but the Autobot cavalier didn't let the defeat get him down, and he sped off to join the other Autobots in battling Astrotrain. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 3}} Soon after, Rodimus helped defend another power plant against a Decepticon attack, shielding the human workers from Starscream's blasts with his own body. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 4}}

When the mysterious new Decepticon warrior [[Cyclonus (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in comic|Cyclonus]] provided Megatron with the means to transform himself into the monstrous [[Galvatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in comic|Galvatron]], Rodimus, [[Ironhide (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Ironhide]] and [[Mirage (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Mirage]] trailed Cyclonus's Targetmaster partner [[Nightstick (G1)|Nightstick]] to the volcano in which Megatron was carrying out his transformation. Despite resistance from Starscream and Cyclonus, Rodimus and his team were able to collapse the volcano's cone in on itself. They believed they had sealed Megatron within, and were about to focus their attack on Starscream when they were sent scattering by the explosive emergence of Galvatron from the remains of the caldera. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 9}}

===''Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun'' manga===
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Following the defeat of [[Galvatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Galvatron]] on [[Earth]], Rodimus was among the Autobots that [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Optimus Prime]] summoned to the planet. Together with [[Ironhide (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Ironhide]], [[Hound (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Hound]] and [[Jetfire (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Skyfire]], Rodimus was to protect the planet while Optimus's team set off for Cybertron in pursuit of the fleeing Galvatron. {{storylink|To the Sea of Stars}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
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===Fire Rodimus===
{{note|Fire Rodimus is based on an unproduced toy concept. For information about the toy concept, see [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Notes|here]].}}
[[File:TFGRodimus.jpg|upright=0.7|thumb|New Rodimus, not to be confused with New Coke.]]

====Ask Vector Prime====
In [[Primax 092.0 Beta]], Rodimus (in his [[Micromaster]] body) was severely injured defending [[Micro|Zone]] from a [[Galaman|Great Galaman]] invasion. Subsequently, Rodimus's essence was transferred into [[Duke Fire]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Star Convoy]]'s power-up being, and Rodimus became known as Fire Rodimus. Star Convoy and Fire Rodimus's powerful combined form, Supernova Convoy, defeated [[Dark Nova|Star Giant]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Ultra Megatron]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/15}}

====''Regeneration One''====
Fire Rodimus was among the many alternate universe incarnations glimpsed by [[Primax 512.5 Gamma]]'s [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] {{storylink|Destiny, Part Three}} and was also summoned to Primax 512.5 Gamma to fight the [[Dark Matrix (G1)|Dark Matrix]] creature. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}
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===''Kre-O'' online manga===
After being asked to by [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]], the [[Autobot]]s, including Rodimus, attacked the Decepticon Base and chased away [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]]. {{Storylink|A Reliable Warrior!? Vortex the Lookout from Hell}} After Megatron transformed into [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Rodimus helped stop Galvatron's rampage by distracting him long enough for [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] to take Galvatron's helmet off, returning him to normal. {{storylink|Enter the New Emperor of Destruction!? Stop Galvatron's Rampage!}}

===''Cloud''===
[[File:Cloud Hot Rodimus.jpg|thumb|"Let me ask before I grab your purse; Why do I look like the [[Springer (G1)|Green guy]]?]]
'''Hot Rodimus''' was a young knight among the [[Autobot]]s, the space-time guardians who resided in [[Cloud World]]'s [[Metropolis]]. He was a powerful warrior with a strong sense of justice, but had a rather brash and immature attitude because of his youth.

Hot Rodimus was dispatched by [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] to deal with an energy surge at the 24-BW Spacetime. {{storylink|Uprising (Cloud)|Uprising}} Returning after the appointed time, Hot Rodimus explained to Optimus that a space-time disturbance delayed his return with the energy for [[SARA]]. As they spoke, the Decepticon uprising began with a devastating level of destruction levelled against Metropolis. Though overcome with emotion, Hot Rodimus was pacified by Optimus, who dispatched him to prepare their district's defenses. {{storylink|Raid}}

The Autobots fought back against the Decepticon invaders, but little did they suspect that the destruction being wrought was little nothing more than a distractio. While the bulk of their forces had been drawn away from their base of operations, a group of Decepticons forced their way in and abducted [[SARA]] before returning to the Underground. When the Autobots reconvened to discuss their next course of action, Hot Rodimus bemoaned their foolishness and inability to see through the Decepticons' ruse. The Autobots began to lose hope when it became clear that they would have to venture into the vast, dangerous, and unmapped Decepticon territory to retrieve SARA. Though Optimus, taking full blame of the situation onto himself, suggested that he venture into the Underground alone, Hot Rodimus refused to allow Optimus to go on such a dangerous venture. He declared that all the Autobots would join him. His comrades, though scared at first, agreed with Hot Rodimus's sentiment. Optimus thanked Hot Rodimus for preventing him from making another foolish decision, and then gave the order... ROLL OUT! {{storylink|Resolve}}

After zeroing in on SARA's energy signature, a decrepit old building, Hot Rodimus, Optimus Prime and [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] headed underground. While a team headed by Jazz blitzed the Decepticons on the building's main floor, Hot Rodimus's team infiltrated its basement covertly. They reached the inner sanctum were SARA was being kept only to find that Megatron had already wired her into his own body. The Decepticon leader revealed the extent of his megalomania, declaring that he would rule all of space-time, even if it meant destroying his home dimension in the process. Though they tried to stop him, both Hot Rodimus and Brawn were shoved away effortlessly by the newly empowered Megatron. Hot Rodimus was knocked unconscious by the attack. His back-up disabled, Optimus Prime rammed Megatron, causing a disruption in SARA's energy and sending the combatants across dimensions. {{storylink|Leap}}

When a close friend of Hot Rodimus was injured by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], the righteous anger burning within him awakened the power of [[SARA]], granting him a second [[alternate mode]] in the form of a helicopter.

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====''Transformers Legends'' comic====
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
[[File:TFvsJoe4 hotrod.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Flame deco now available with Kirby Krackle!]]
Polymath warrior prince '''Imhotep Rodimus''' was Optimus Prime's chosen successor as Autobot leader. Unfortunately for Rodimus, when Optimus disappeared and Megatron seized control of Cybertron, Dinobot leader Grimlock objected to the "chosen one" taking leadership and defeated him in combat, casting him out of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. Fallen and dejected, with no fight left in him, the young 'bot became a cog in Megatron's great machine, and wound with a lowly job in reactor maintenance, cleaning up vermin droppings and ferrying around the tubular [[energon]] containers from which he took his new name: Hot Rod.

On a routine collection of [[turborat]] traps, Hot Rod was puzzled to find that one trap contained not the robotic pests he was used to, but small, organic beings: unfortunate members of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], who had recently arrived on the planet. Tossing them in with the rest of his cargo and going on his weary way past the [[smelting pool]]s, he was suddenly confronted by Autobot revolutionary Blaster, who despised him for his defection and opened fire on him. A G.I. Joe [[G.I.Rocket|missile bombardment]] subsequently took Blaster out, but when Decepticons [[Apeface]] and [[Demolisher]] arrived, they assumed Hot Rod was responsible and congratulated him. Praise from these low-lifes was the last straw for Hot Rod, and he threw the pair into one of the furnaces, loaded up the unconscious Blaster, and roared off back to Metroplex, unintentionally providing the Joes with an escape from their own missiles in the process. {{storylink|Form Follows Function}}

Hot Rod returned to Metroplex just as it was coming under attack from both [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and a mind-controlled [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. He managed to get inside the Autobot city anyways, and brought Blaster to Ratchet, urging the medic to save the brave Autobot to whom he owed his reawakening. Hot Rod then made his way to Metroplex's control room and ordered him to convert to his battle mode. Before he could convince the traumatized city to do so, Grimlock happened by. The Dinobot tried to chase off Hot Rod as he had done so in the past, but with a solid left hook Rodimus challenged Grimlock for leadership once more. Whatever the outcome of the duel, Grimlock expired shortly thereafter at the hands of Megatron. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}} Afterwards, Rodimus, Brawn, and Mirage found that [[Bazooka (G.I. Joe)|Bazooka]], while in a trance, had drawn a map to the Chamber of Primus on Metroplex's floor. Following the map, the three Autobots, Bazooka, Cover Girl, and Duke found the face of the dormant Cybertronian god whispering: "No will but Megatron's"... Decepticobra guards, posted at a nearby Megatronian temple, caught sight of them, and a firefight began between both sides. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}}

The group's pilgrimage took them deep beneath the surface of Cybertron, where they encountered the mysterious [[Keeper (Transformer)|Keeper]]. The Keeper told the group about the creation of Cybertron from its progenitor [[Daiakuron]]. {{storylink|Earth: R.I.P.}} Their tour of the netherworld was cut short by tremors from above, and the team made a break for it. Rodimus made up to the surface safely, where he dispatched Springer and some Joes to rescue the individuals who hadn't made it out. {{storylink|Escape from Primus}} As the maddened Primus drew closer to the sun, both sides prepared for the final confrontation. Rodimus rallied the shellshocked Metroplex, convincing him to transform into his robot form for the first time in millennia. As the Jotobots attacked Trypticon, Rodimus rode Sky Lynx into the battle. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

Rodimus was one of the many Autobots forced to combine with Megatron to form "Mega-Megatron". After the resurrection of Optimus Prime and the end of the war, Optimus departed Cybertron aboard the ''Ark-2'', once again offering Rodimus a second chance to rule Cybertron. Rodimus gratefully accepted the opportunity. As a peacetime "philosopher-king", he and Wreck-Gar frequently visited [[Uranus]] to contemplate. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}
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===''Transformers: All Spark''===
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{{storylink|Ray of Hope}} {{storylink|Great Aspirations}} {{storylink|Conclusion}}

===''Q-Transformers'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Kenshō Ono]] (Japanese)}}
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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[File:Micro-Aggressions HotRodGrimlock.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]
During the original Great War, Hot Rod fought on Earth and once tore off [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s wing in a parking garage. {{storylink|Derailment}}

When the [[Builder of Cybertron|Builders of Cybertron]] came into power, Hot Rod quickly became aware of how oppressive their rule was. He believed he could work within their system however, and set about implementing gradual change without resorting to violence. To this end, he downsized his body and became a [[Micromaster]], even though doing so meant he lost much of his status in the government's hierarchy. Hot Rod worked the system for seventy years, along the way getting posted as the head of [[Micropolis]]. Then, in the late 24th century, [[Lio Convoy]] sparked a revolution among the [[Maximal]] and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] populace, calling for an aggressive societal reform. Hot Rod and his team, [[Drillbuster]], [[Blackout (G1)|Blackout]], [[Spaceshot]], and [[Countdown (G1)|Countdown]], were assigned to deal with and counter the [[Resistance]]'s [[Grand Uprising]].

In energy-starved times, Hot Rod, like most other members of society, was privy to a very limited amount of fuel. It surprised him then when he was given a full tank in preparation for an upcoming mission. The severity of the situation cleared up why he had been allowed more than his usual ration: the Resistance had managed to steal the [[G-Virus]]. This potent weapon had been reverse-engineered from [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s remains, and would replicate the process that transformed [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] into the mad scion of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] in anyone that was infected with it. Hot Rod was furious to learn that the one who had orchestrated the theft was none other than [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]; his former teammate had previously transplanted his spark into a Maximal body and then led many violent attacks against the government. Hot Rod did find solace in the fact that Grimlock was a predictable opponent though. He quickly puzzled out that the Resistance's next target would be the first [[Games|gladiatorial game]] to be hosted since Lio Convoy's call to arms. Hot Rod called in every favor owed to him to secure two hundred extra guards for [[Tesarus (polity)|Tesarus Arena]], with an extra three-hundred [[Maximal Command Security Force|MCSF]] officers to patrol the stadium's crowd.

Despite these precautions, Grimlock's cell managed to come dangerously close to the crowd before Hot Rod was alerted to their presence. He went to deal with the intruders in person, leaving most of his troops in place in case Grimlock was merely creating a diversion for another attack. Hitching a ride atop of Blackout and Spaceshot's combined vehicle mode, he managed to reach the Resistance fighters before they were in position to infect the Builders enjoying the Game. While his subordinates dealt with The [[Manterror|Man Terror]] and [[Snapper]], two Predacons operating under Grimlock, Hot Rod took on the former [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] himself. The battle that ensued left both Hot Rod and his opponent gravely wounded. Many verbal attacks were also traded between them, with Grimlock accusing Hot Rod of spitting on everything the Autobot badge once stood for by siding with the Builders. Hot Rod countered that though he hated what their world had become, he was leading by example, unlike Grimlock who had remained a violent brute. Their brawl eventually led to both 'bots tumbling out into the arena crowd. Grimlock's remaining allies came to his aid, and Hot Rod was tossed aside as Snapper prepared to unleash a virulent payload on the unsuspecting crowd. Hot Rod pleaded with him not to, explaining to the Predacon what the virus actually did; Grimlock had neglected to inform his underlings of this particular detail. Snapper was swayed to not unleash a thousand more mad tyrants on Cybertron, and destroyed the virus. Though Hot Rod had been specifically instructed to retrieve the G-Virus, he was simply content with the fact that it had not been unleashed. In thanks for his cooperation, Hot Rod promised Snapper that he would be treated fairly as he was taken into custody. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}}

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===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
In one universe, Rodimus fought alongside his fellow Autobots against Megatron's Decepticons until the Cybertronian civil war led to the creation of the monstrous combiner, [[Thunder Mayhem]]. Thunder Mayhem turned on his masters, ultimately leading to him rampaging across Cybertron. Rodimus presumably perished during the reckoning of his homeworld. {{storylink|History}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
{{voiceactor|[[Ben Pronsky]] (''Combiner Wars'', English), [[Judd Nelson]] (''Titans Return'', English)}}
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Starscream}} {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Windblade}} {{storylink|The Council}} {{storylink|Homecoming (CW)|Homecoming}} {{storylink|A War of Giants}} {{storylink|Darkest Hour (CW)|Darkest Hour}} {{storylink|Destruction's Dawn}} {{storylink|Aftermath and Rebirth}} {{storylink|Our Heroes Respond}} {{storylink|The Fight Begins}} {{storylink|Overlord and Emissary}}{{storylink|At the Last Second}}}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
[[File:ChaosOnVelocitron-Rodimus Prime.jpg|thumb|150px|YEEHAW!!!]]
Hot Rod was partnered with the [[Titan Master]] [[Firebolt (G1)|Firedrive]], who granted him the ability to firei electrostatic fire blasts to disable enemy systems. {{storylink|Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Titans Return|''Titans Return'' Firedrive/Hot Rod toy bio}} Later, during a mission to [[Velocitron]], Rodimus Prime crossed the finish line in a race to win the power of dominion over speed, but he had to convert himself into a Titan Master to use the power.<ref>''Titans Return'' Chaos on Velocitron bios</ref>
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==Commercial appearances==
*Hot Rod, [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] came to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s aid when the Autobot leader was fighting against [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. Hot Rod taunted the Decepticons, telling them to "watch my smoke!" {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, Rodimus Prime|Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, and Rodimus Prime commercial}}
*Hot Rod and Kup found themselves stranded on the planet [[Quintessa]]. The two Autobots drove up to the edge of a greenish pool, from which a pile of Sharkticons emerged and attacked. The duo fist-fighted their way through the enemy 'bots, with the help of an intervening [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sharkticon|Sharkticon commercial}}
*A stone sculpture of Rodimus was savaged by Weirdwolf as part of his training. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Decepticon Headmasters|Decepticon Headmasters commercial}}
*Rodimus Prime charged into battle with Kup, Blurr, and Wheelie against Galvatron, Cyclonus, and Scourge. Then [[Sixshot]] joined the scuffle. Rodimus took the brunt of many of the Six-Changer's attacks, getting fired upon while Sixshot was in his jet fighter mode, pounced onto when Sixshot assumed his "wheeled wolf" mode, and blasted once more by the Decepticon's "laser pistol" mode. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sixshot|Sixshot commercial}}
*Rodimus handed his totally trustworthy agent [[Punch (G1)|Punch]] an important device, and saluted him as he drove off. Unbeknownst to Rodimus, Punch would meet with the Decepticons under his "Counterpunch" guise and hand the device over to Galvatron himself! {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Punch and Clones|Punch/Counterpunch and Clones commercial}}
*Rodimus and Blurr drove to an Autobot laboratory, only to be informed by a distressed Kup that there had been an accident; the newest Autobots were monsters! Thankfully, they were still Autobots nonetheless, and helped ward off a Decepticon attack. After seeing how viciously the [[Monsterbot]]s dealt with the Decepticons, Rodimus expressed relief that these new 'bots were on his side. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Monsterbots|Monsterbots commercial}}
*The Autobots were caught by surprise when it seemed at first that a tank and jet were about to crash into one another on the battlefield, only for them to transform together into the Decepticon [[Flywheels]]! Rodimus was unfazed by this turn of events, and pounced onto this new combatant. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Duocons and Throttlebots|Duocons and Throttlebots commercial}}
*Rodimus Prime fought next to Blurr against Galvatron and his cronies while Transformers from both factions prepared to leave Cybertron and expand their war to the planet [[Nebulos]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Headmaster comic book|Headmaster comic book commercial}}
*Hot Rod's voice narrated a handful of commercials, including:
**The [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Headmasters|Headmasters commercial}}
**The [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] and [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Technobots and Terrorcons|Technobots and Terrorcons commercial}}

==Games==
===3D Battle-Card Game===
Hot Rod was one of [[Optimus Primal]]'s many Autobot allies in a fight against [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s Decepticon forces. {{storylink|3D Battle-Card Game#Energon Wars expansion|Energon Wars Expansion Set}}

===''The Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth''===
[[File:C64RodimusPrimeAndHotRod.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Along with their fellow Autobots, Hotrod{{sic}} and Rodimus Prime protected Earth from the menace of the Decepticons. Hotrod was ostensibly under the command of Rodimus Prime. {{storylink|The Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth}}

{{note|In this game, "Hotrod" and Rodimus Prime are separate characters who can be in the same place at the same time. Don't try to think about this too hard.}}
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===''Transformers: Mystery of Convoy''===
[[File:Mysteryofconvoy rodimus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]]
When Optimus Prime went missing under mysterious circumstances, Ultra Magnus was given the task of battling hordes of Decepticons in order to solve the mystery of his whereabouts. The Decepticons had also stolen a collection of seven energon cubes belonging to Rodimus Prime, which Magnus strove to recover during his fight. When all seven were successfully obtained and the battle was won, a new challenge rose its head, but with his energon cubes back, Rodimus was able to take up the fight! He had a funny habit of looking like an orange Ultra Magnus if you looked at him sideways. {{storylink|Transformers: Mystery of Convoy}}
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===''Transformers: The Headmasters''===
Rodimus Prime was kidnapped by the Decepticons and held captive on Cybertron by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. He was rescued by [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and his other comrades, and in turn helped rescue those who were still imprisoned. Once they had reunited, Rodimus Prime and the others met with [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] for the last battle against [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. {{storylink|Transformers: The Headmasters (video game)|Transformers: The Headmasters}}

===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
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====Autobot story====
[[File:Callofthefuture rodimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"I am from the future and know a lot about history!"]]

When [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] gained the incredible power of the [[Zel Quartz]] in the year 2010 and began cutting a swath of destruction across the galaxy, Rodimus Prime, [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] resolved to prevent this devastation by traveling back in time and eliminating the quartz in the past, thereby altering their future. Using a [[Transwarp]]-equipped ship supplied by the [[Quintesson]]s, they traveled to the world of [[Zel Samine]] in the year 2003, where they ran across teams of present-day Autobots and Decepticons led by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], who were carrying out investigations on their own on the planet.

Making matters worse, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] also followed them back in time, and the two teams allied themselves with their respective present-day factions in order to locate the Zel Quartz. It wasn't necessarily an easy alliance to make: Rodimus was barely able to keep his cool when [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], not believing that he and his team were really Autobots, demanded to know if Rodimus was Autobot leader in the future, what happened to Optimus? Fortunately, Optimus calmed his lieutenant down and welcomed the trio of future Autobots into his forces.

Working with the present day Autobots was not easy for Rodimus, as he was well aware of the fate that awaited them. On a number of occasions, he struggled with his knowledge of the future, knowing he could prevent a [[Battle of Autobot City|great tragedy]] but could also cause untold damage to the timestream by doing so. He also showed some interest in Arcee when he attempted to give her a precious stone he'd found during a mission to a mine, only for the female Autobot to scold him for taking something that didn't belong to him. Luckily for him, Optimus stepped in and settled things by ordering Rodimus and Arcee to return the stone. That Optimus makes one heck of a wingman.

After several false leads, the quartz was eventually located, serving as the power source of the [[ELTA]] power transmission array. After fighting their way through the likes of Cyclonus, Scourge, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and both [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and his future counterpart Soundblaster, Rodimus and Optimus engaged Megatron and Galvatron in a two-on-two battle over ELTA, using the power of their twin Matrices to stop the computer from self-destructing. Once the dust from the fight had settled, Starscream reemerged and snatched up the Zel Quartz, only to promptly take it off-planet, where it disintegrated without Zel Samine's atmosphere and electromagnetic properties to sustain it. With their future thus averted, Rodimus and his Autobots began fading away to rejoin the timestream. Before they disappeared, Rodimus attempted to warn Optimus of the coming dangers in the future, including his Optimus's death (for which Rodimus continued to blame himself), but Optimus silenced him, telling him that he did not need to know what the future held. Rodimus told Optimus that he would always be the greatest leader in Autobot history, but Optimus told him that he was merely a soldier who loved justice, and that that was all Rodimus needed to be too.

====Decepticon story====
Megatron, Starscream, and Soundwave encountered Rodimus Prime while investigating the presence of unknown craft over Zel Samine. Rodimus was stunned to see the Decepticon [[Emperor of Destruction]] before reminding himself of the era he was in. For his part, Megatron thought he was facing Hot Rod, but quickly realised his mistake. After a short, sharp fight that saw Rodimus defeated, Megatron was distracted enough by the appearance of Galvatron to allow the future Autobot to escape.

Rodimus would again battle Megatron as well as Galvatron at the ELTA power transmission array, this time alongside his hero Optimus Prime. He was shocked that despite the fact the two Primes were working together, they were still defeated. When Megatron and Galvatron resolved to destroy the ELTA array Rodimus pleaded with them to stop, pointing out that the array generated a massive amount of energy, the same energy the Decepticons so loved. Sadly, the two Emperors of Destruction felt that with the Zel Quartz now in their possession, they no longer needed the array and proceeded to destroy it with their combined power. The wounded Rodimus barely escaped.

He presumably returned to the future alongside all the future Transformers when Starscream unwittingly rendered the Zel Quartz powerless. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Transformers Battle Circuit''===
Rodimus, one of the "greatest Transformers of all time," was part of an Autobot team that participated in a tournament on Cybertron. He faced off against a team of Decepticons in a series of one-on-one matches. If he managed to defeat Menasor, Trypticon, Astrotrain, Starscream, and Megatron, Rodimus was declared to be the tournament's champion! {{storylink|Transformers Battle Circuit}}

===''Transformers: Battle Masters''===
Rodimus arrived in the city for a decent battle, and though he was defeated by local fighters, he decided not to leave the town. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Masters (mobile game)|Battle Masters}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Following [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s rebirth as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Rodimus led the Autobots to a decisive victory over the Decepticon forces. {{storylink|All Hail Galvatron}} When Galvatron summoned [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] to the battlefield, Rodimus attempted to block the Decepticon advance with [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], though unsuccessfully. {{storylink|The Colossus War}}

Rodimus and [[Kup (G1)|Sergeant Kup]] were put on trial by the [[Quintesson]]s. They faced death by [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]] until [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] organized a well-timed coup. {{storylink|Mockery of Justice}} The Autobots subsequently found themselves up against [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. Rodimus defeated the monster by opening the [[Matrix of Leadership]], saving [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and becoming the new Autobot leader in the process. {{storylink|'Til All Are One (Legends)|'Til All Are One}}

When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] were abducted by [[Skuxxoid]]s during the [[Galactic Olympics|Galactic Games]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and Rodimus Prime traveled to [[Chaar]] to see if the Decepticons were responsible. Damaged in an attack, he had a vision revealing the Quintessons were behind the kidnapping. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 1}} He almost sacrificed himself on the planet Goo to save the rest of his team. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 2}} Rodimus traveled into the Matrix to learn the origin of the Transformer race. Following an attack on Cybertron, Galvatron was only prevented from fighting with Rodimus by [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 3}}

Following an Decepticon assault led by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Rodimus, alongside Spike, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], and Ultra Magnus were forced into taking cover within the [[Autobot Mausoleum]]. This did little to improve their situation, however, as the Decepticons continued their advance. Unexpectedly, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] rose from his tomb, providing hope that the tide may yet turn in the Autobots' favour. Rodimus returned the Matrix of Leadership to the resurrected Autobot leader, reverting to Hot Rod in the process. Once in possession of the Matrix, however, Optimus fled for Cybertron, leaving the other Autobots stranded. The Matrix was returned to Hot Rod when Optimus regained his senses, who sacrificed himself once more to undo the Quintessons' trap, much to the chagrin of the Autobots. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (Legends)|Dark Awakening}}

Arcee, Rodimus, Ultra Magnus, and Springer were trapped in human bodies by [[Victor Drath]] and [[Cobra Commander|Old Snake]], but still managed to foil the pair's plan to destroy Autobot City. They were later successfully returned to their robot bodies. {{storylink|Only Human (Legends)|Only Human}}

Rodimus attempted to defend an experimental space bridge from Galvatron and his forces, only for a stray shot to hit the space bridge, sending all nearby combatants hurtling back in time. Finding themselves in a time where Primus and Unicron were battling one another, shaking the very cosmos with their blows, Rodimus and his troops allied themselves with their creator, while the mad Galvatron ordered his troops to help the Chaos Bringer. Despite the superior amount of beings that Unicron was able to will into being, the Autobots prevailed. Unicron was sent into a retreat, and the time-displaced Transformers were sent back to their proper place in the timestream by Primus. {{storylink|Battle of the Brothers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Rodimus-(CW).jpg|thumb|400px|We've got to get a new travel agent.]]
Rodimus (CW) participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Super Rare character who could be acquired as a reward in the "Optimus Maximus Awakes!" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers Operation Omega''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:RodimusEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|wHY Do mY PipES BeNd??]]
Hot Rod encounters [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Transformers:Earth Wars|Nemesis Prime]].
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Light our Darkest Hour event}}

[[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] met with Hot Rod to offer information on [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s dimensional recruitment scheme; Hot Rod was skeptical, and when the other [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s arrived on the scene, Hot Rod declared that it was an ambush. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Rogue Trader}}

*'''Class:''' Special
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star
*'''Weapons:''' Hot Rod wields two blasters. ''And'' he can also throw a hand grenade from a distance and set a building on fire!
*'''Ability: Blessing of the Matrix:''' Makes a friendly bot invulnerable to damage and stun effects for 8 seconds. Upgrading this ability increases duration.
**'''Cost''': 6 ability points +2 for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:HotRod| Hot Rod at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Image and story from all three cutscenes upon obtaining him, and after Researching twice.}}}}

==Toys==
{{main|Hot Rod (G1)/toys}}

==Notes==
[[File:RodimusPrime-earlymodel.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Hey, ladies. Look at your G1 Hot Rod and Rodimus Prime toys, now back to us, now back at your toys, now back to us."]]
*According to earliest materials (also the source of the earliest Hot Rod head seen in this section's first image), Rodimus Prime's original name was '''Hot Rodimus'''.
*Like the rest of the 1986 movie's original characters, Hot Rod and Rodimus Prime had early designs by [[Floro Dery]] which the toys were based on, only for the designs to then be refined over time into their finalized form. The early models were used for the characters' Marvel Comics appearances, and would occasionally erroneously appear in [[AKOM]]-animated episodes of the cartoon. Rodimus's early design is one of the mostly commonly-seen in the series, popping in and out of episodes from scene to scene quite literally at random; it features curving shoulders and a spoiler that flares outward, and lacks an additional trapezoid in the centre of his pelvis that is part of his finalized model. Notably, Rodimus's final character model has never actually been found—only his early design is published in character model compendiums like ''[[Transformers Generations]]'' or ''[[Transformers: The Ark]]''.
**While AKOM bounced back and forth between early and finished designs for Rodimus, they ''always'' used the ''color scheme'' of the early design. This scheme colors the indentations on his shoulders burgundy-red instead of white; the "windscreen" details on his pelvis (see below) white instead of light-burgundy; the aforementioned trapezoid the same burgundy as the rest of his pelvis instead of the same light burgundy the windscreen is supposed to be; and finally, his his tyres black (the finalized model is the odd one here, as it made them burgundy).
**Additionally, Rodimus also has an even ''older'' design, seen at right, which is substantially more different. Here, he appears to carry the trailer of the truck on his back, plus additional [[kibble]] on the back of his forearms. If only there were art of the back of this design. We'd plotz.
**Meanwhile, on Hot Rod's early character model, both sets of wheels are on his arms, as they are intended to span the entire length of the vehicle; his wrist-cuffs are intended to become the vehicle's taillights. Unsurprisingly, this has never been duplicated on any toy.
*As mentioned above, both Hot Rod and Rodimus Prime's character models suggest that the windshield and roof of their respective vehicles form the pelvic area, including little side windows on their hips. This was highlighted by on both characters' early color model, used by AKOM, which colored that area white, as if it were a window, but was downplayed on their finalized models, which recolored those sections in a lighter shade than the surrounding area. The sheer physical impossibility of this has, again, meant it has never been duplicated on any toy, although the Masterpiece version makes a nod to it with a transparent groin plate with indentations underneath denoting two seats and a steering wheel.
[[File:Hotrodrodimuscharactermodels.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Rodimus is always embarrassed by his yearbook photos. (Early AKOM Rodimus model pictured, colored like the finished Toei Rodimus model.]]
*Hot Rod and Rodimus Prime look very similar in fiction, but there are ways to distinguish them by sight.
**Rodimus Prime's character model has extra lines on his face that go from the bottom of his nose and connect to another line forming a triangle shape. Hot Rod's cheeks are more clear and youthful.
**Despite their toys being the same color of red, the cartoon series rendered Hot Rod as magenta, and Rodimus a dark shade of burgundy (the movie, however, made Rodimus the same color as Hot Rod). In addition to repeatedly getting the two character models mixed up, sometimes the animation would depict one model colored as the other.
**In Marvel stories, Hot Rod was also colored almost entirely magenta, with a yellow spoiler and flame deco, but with silver thighs instead of orange. Whoever did the Marvel deco sheet seems to have been looking at the [[:File:G1catalog86-PinkHotRod.jpg|original toy photos]] and colored the thighs like the toy's silver stickers. While Marvel Hot Rod was stark magenta, Marvel Rodimus was colored in the reds, oranges and yellows of his toy. Future comics and toys would often ignore any differences in color between the character's two forms, presenting them both in the original toy colors (see the image at the head of the article for a good example).
**The Japanese ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'' cartoon, in addition to featuring the coloration differences of the American Generation 1 cartoon, also added some extra lines around the perimeter of Rodimus's eyes to further distinguish him from Hot Rod. These odd-looking lines appeared only intermittently, thankfully so—they made Rodimus look like he was wearing robo-mascara. The ''Headmasters'' Rodimus Prime character model also moved the wheel kibble from the back of the arms to the front, to better approximate their position on the toy.
[[File:RodimusPrimeG1-trailermanagement.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Maybe his Mobile Defense Bay is just an extra set of legs!]]
*Rodimus Prime's toy followed the model set by Optimus Prime before him by having a trailer that disconnected and transformed into a battle station (in this case, called the "[[Mobile Defense Bay]]"). Unlike Prime's [[Combat Deck (G1)|Combat Deck]], however, Rodimus's Defense Bay failed to make the leap to fiction, with the cartoon simply depicting his trailer as somewhat unfeasibly folding up into his legs and body <ref>[http://www.allspark.com/content/stories/tfpulp/8704TVM/k.gif Image of Rodimus Prime's animated transformation scheme from TV Magazine]</ref> (barring a few animation errors that depicted it as a separate unit). This [[Transformation|transformation scheme]] was realized in toy form with Rodimus's [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|6" ''Titanium Series'' action figure]].
*A lot of early secondary material uses Hot Rod and Rodimus in ways that don't fit the main Movie-established dynamic. As with stories from the same era that portrayed Megatron and Galvatron as separate beings, this was likely to avoid spoiling the Movie's ending.
*Hot Rod's 1986 tech specs figures are ''extremely'' high (six 10/10s, one 9/10, one 7/10). They are actually higher than both Ultra Magnus and Galvatron's stats. None of the other movie characters have such inflated tech specs, so this was possibly an attempt (albeit small) to convince the kids of the time how awesome their new hero was. Rodimus Prime's tech specs are only every so slightly higher than Hot Rod's, but as the latter was near maximum anyway that isn't saying much. One year later, for his Targetmaster release, Hot Rod's stats have been reduced to slightly more sensible figures (which leads to the amusing situation where his "Firepower" stat actually goes ''down'' from 10 to 7 when he becomes a Targetmaster. Also his top speed has changed from 120 mph to 330 mph. Maybe Firebolt weighs less than his old gun?)
*Hot Rod might be the ''Transformers'' character with the most names in the US. From "Hot Rod" to "Rodimus Prime", to "Rodimus Major" to just plain "Rodimus". Varieties of "Rodimus" appeared to be how he would be named for a while, but his [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Titans Return]] figure is back to being "(Autobot) Hot Rod", suggesting that Hasbro has somehow reclaimed the [[trademark]] on the name.
*[[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]]'s powered up form has a color scheme which resembles Hot Rod's. The reference came full circle with [[Side Burn (RID)|G1 Side Burn]], who was a redeco of a Rodimus toy.
*Aside from the ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Rodimus (Energon)|namesake character]], Hot Rod has also been [[homage]]d twice (or possibly thrice depending on how you look at it) in the [[Unicron Trilogy]]. For ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'', the "[[Powerlinx]]" upgrade of [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] was given a very Hot-Rod-inspired deco. In ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'', [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] made a redeco of Hot Shot (well, "Exillion"), who already had some Hot Rod homage elements in his toy design, with Hot Rod deco as a DVD-pack-in [[exclusive]]. [[Hasbro]] then took this deco, altered it, and released it in the US line at mass retail as the new character [[Excellion (Cybertron)|Excellion]].
*This Rodimus Prime, along with the original [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] makes a cameo appearance as one of the four elders who began the [[space bridge]] project in the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]'' episode "[[Balance]]".

===Foreign names===
====Hot Rod====
*''Japanese:'' '''Hot Rodimus''' (ホットロディマス ''Hotto Rodimasu''), '''Hot Rod''' (ホットロッド ''Hotto Roddo'')
*''English:'' '''Roadimus Prime''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''French:'' '''Météorite''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Nagyágyú''' ("Hot Shot"), '''Peca''' (''The Movie'', "Fisher")
*''Italian:'' '''Folgore'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Rod''' (Taiwan, 羅德 ''Lúo Dé''), '''Rè Pò''' (China, 热破, "Hot Break")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Roda Quente''' (Portugal comic)
*''Russian:'' '''Patron''' (cartoon, Патрон, "Cartridge")

====Rodimus Prime====
*''Japanese:'' '''Rodimus Convoy''' (ロディマスコンボイ ''Rodimasu Konboi''), '''Rodimus Prime''' (ロディマスプライム ''Rodimasu Puraimu'')
*''French:'' '''Rodimus Primo''' (Canada toy, "Rodimus First"), '''Rodimus Primus''' (Canada cartoon)
*''German:'' '''Rodius Prime''' ([[Condor Verlag]] comics)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Rodimusz Fővezér''' ("Prime Commander Rodimus")
*''Italian:'' '''Captain'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Rhodie Jr-tsūn''' (Taiwan, 羅迪至尊, "Rodimus Prime"), '''Bǔ Tīan Shì''' (China, 补天士, "Gentleman Who [[Wikipedia:Nüwa|Repairs the Sky]]")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Rodimus Supremo''' (Portugal comic)
*''Russian:'' '''Rodimes Prime''' (cartoon, Родаймес Прайм)
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Rodimus Najkrashhyj''' (cartoon, Родімус Найкращий, "Rodimus The Best")

==References==
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Hot Rod (G1)

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:''Hot Rod is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:DVDbox3d1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|And yet he still gets carded.]]
'''Hot Rod''' is brash and headstrong, with an overwhelming self-confidence that borders on arrogance. [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] has assumed the role of mentor and advisor to the impetuous young Hot Rod, offering him wisdom and advice when he needs it (though Hot Rod rarely feels that he does, much to Kup's annoyance). [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] also serves as a calming influence on Hot Rod, and tends to either worry about him when he is not around, or deride and tease him when he is. Their relationship is antagonistic, but friendly. Exactly how deep Hot Rod's feelings for Arcee might run is unknown.

In contrast, his '''Rodimus Prime''' persona—while still headstrong and stubborn—seems to suffer from a severe lack of confidence, often doubting his own decisions and expressing distress over his position as an [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]]. Of course, much of this comes from comparisons with his former commander [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]—and let's face it, shoes-to-be-filled just don't ''get'' much bigger than that.

One thing that both sides of this Autobot's identity have in common is their impatience—neither Hot Rod nor Rodimus Prime can stand to wait around when they could be doing something instead. He is also very self-reliant, rarely sending others to do anything when he could be doing it himself. His [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partner is [[Firebolt (G1)|Firebolt]], who sometimes becomes his head as a [[Titan Master]]. Sometimes he combines with other Autobots as part of [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]]. As Rodimus Prime, his vehicle sometimes splits between his robot and [[Mobile Defense Bay]].

He has also been known as '''Rodimus''', '''Rodimus Major''', '''Hot Rodimus''', and '''Imhotep Rodimus'''. When corrupted by Unicron, he takes the names '''Nemesis Hot Rod''' and '''Rodimus Unicronus'''.

{{bigquote|I ''knew'' you had potential, lad.|[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] on Hot Rod's transformation into Rodimus Prime|''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[File:Fightorflee Rodimus explosion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
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At some point before [[2005]], Hot Rod became stationed at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] and so was present during the [[Battle of Autobot City]]. This was a turning point in the life of the turbo-revving young punk, because he became Autobot leader after gaining the [[Matrix of Leadership]] following the death of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. As Rodimus Prime, his first accomplishments were the defeat of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] and the return of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to the Autobots.

During his time as [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], Rodimus not only had to deal with the Decepticons and [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|their new leader]], but also the political complexities of the planetary alliance Cybertron joined, the return of the Transformers' cruel masters from long ago, the [[Quintesson]]s, the possible revival of Unicron and the arrival of Unicron's "little brother" [[Tornedron]].

During the [[Hate Plague]] outbreak in [[2006]], Optimus Prime was brought back to life and Rodimus gave up his rank of Prime, becoming Hot Rod once more. He would live to see the next Cybertronian [[Golden Age]].
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[File:Hoverscooter.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Wheeeee....]]
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Initially serving under [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Fortress Maximus]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Hot Rod travelled to [[Nebulos]] where he became a [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] and then on to [[Earth]] where he joined [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s forces aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. Returning to Cybertron, he survived the battle against [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] and formed part of the shaky Autobot-Decepticon alliance under the leadership of Prime's successor [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]. Betrayed by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s Decepticons, Hot Rod was killed during the ambush on [[Klo]] but revived shortly afterwards by the power of the [[Last Autobot]].

In some [[splinter timeline]]s Hot Rod went on to become Rodimus Prime, the leader of the Autobots, and took part in further battles against Unicron and his minion [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], albeit with mixed results. In others, he has yet to fulfil this part of his destiny.
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===S.T.A.R.S. pack-in flyers===
[[File:PackIn RodimusPrimeRemembers Front.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Just like he remembers Woodstock.]]
Unicron just might consume the universe, and the Autobots need to determine who the Chosen One is so that he may rise from their ranks, unlock the Matrix of Power, and save all from Unicron! Unfortunately, not even the Chosen One himself knows his identity, and his discovery may come too late. {{storylink|The Autobots Have a Special Mission for:}}

There was a legendary conflict between the Autobots and Decepticons when Optimus Prime led Rodimus Prime and a large team of Autobots in a search for the future site of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. They were ambushed by Megatron and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], and this became known as the Transformers' greatest battle on Earth. Rodimus Prime dubbed it "[[Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction (G1)|Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction]]." {{storylink|Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.|Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.}} Some of the Autobots were forced to retreat due to Thundercracker's "force shield," and Optimus Prime told Rodimus and the others that their only hope was to call in for additional troops. {{storylink|Transformers Combat Data}}

Later, Rodimus Prime remembered the Transformers' greatest battle on Earth. {{storylink|Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.|Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.}}
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===Battle Beneath the Ice===
[[File:BBTI-RunaboutandRodimus.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.3]]
Hot Rod had a run in with the Battlechargers when they tried to destroy the golden gate bridge. The altercation was caught on television.

A couple of weeks later, Hot Rod was part of an expedition to the Antarctic along with Slingshot and Skydive to investigate the discovery of a highly advanced underground city. He was parked in the cargo bay of a troop-carrier aero-plane when he met the young human [[Jeff Grey]]. Together, they watched Hot Rod’s battle with the Battlechargers on Jeff’s [[chronovid wristwatch]]. Some time later, their plane was caught in a blizzard, and shot down by an energy beam. Though many humans perished in the crash, Hot Rod attempted to keep the survivors warm by increasing the current through his temperature control unit to emit heat. Hot Rod and his group of humans were then met by three inhabitants of the subterranean city, who invited them into their futuristic world.

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The [[Watcher]], leader of the underground civilization, explained that they possessed technology far surpassing the surface world, save for their weaponry, as they were a peaceful people. The Watcher offered the humans a tour of the city while he and Hot Rod talked. Impressed by the technological wonders The Watcher’s people possessed, Hot Rod became convinced of their altruistic nature. He then met up with Skydive and Slingshot, who had gone on to rendezvous with the drilling team after being unable to locate the downed troop-carrier in the blizzard. The Watcher then showed them an image from the surface: Brawl, Vortex and Blast Off, the Decepticons the Watcher said were responsible for shooting down the troop-carrier. Skydive and Slingshot then took off to battle the Decepticons and draw them away from the city, leaving Hot Rod in charge of protecting the humans.

Hot Rod's group continued their tour of the city. They were shown a hologram chamber, where they encountered Ravage. Hot Rod warned the Decepticon to stay back from the humans, but Ravage assured him he wasn’t here as their enemy. Ravage informed Hot Rod that it wasn’t the Decepticons, but the city-dwellers that had shot down the plane. One of the city-dwellers entered the room with a weapon, intending to attack Ravage. Hot Rod accidentally shot him while aiming for Ravage, who had lept for the city-dweller's throat. Hot Rod was shocked to see the guide fall to the ground, seeing as his weapon only affected other robots. They came to the conclusion that Ravage was telling the truth; the city-dwellers were robots. They were after the warrior-factor encoded in both the Autobots and the Decepticons in order to turn themselves into a powerful army. Hot Rod and Ravage formed a temporary alliance to combat the city-dwellers. Jeff and Ravage then worked together to overwrite the city-dwellers’ programming with the cartoon antics of Gus Gopher that had been recorded by Jeff’s [[chronovid wristwatch]]. With the city-dwellers behaving like cartoon characters, Hot Rod made contact with the Aerialbots, and told them to stop fighting with the Combaticons, and to instead return to the city. The Autobots and Decepticons then went their separate ways on peaceful terms… for the moment being, at least. {{storylink|Battle Beneath the Ice}}
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===Big Looker Storybook continuity===
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Kup and Hot Rod traveled to the coliseum to check out a robot car the [[human]]s had built that could respond to voice commands. They heard about it on their car radios! But when they arrived at the coliseum, Kup spotted Decepticons flying about. As some entered the back door, Kup shooed Hot Rod away, telling him to warn the others. If Hot Rod stayed, he would just get into trouble!

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When Hot Rod returned with the Autobots, Kup had been captured and held prisoner, so the others entered the coliseum in vehicle mode. Meanwhile, Hot Rod snuck up behind Kup and freed him. Yelling "Geronimo!" they jumped from the control room onto the coliseum floor, taking the Decepticons by surprise. Galvatron and the others escaped, but Kup and Hot Rod agreed that they'd be ready for him when he returned. {{storylink|Car Show Blow Up}}

Later, Kup led Hot Rod, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] on a special mission to take supplies from Earth to a space station on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s second moon. Despite Kup's warnings, the Dinobots loaded too many supplies onto the ship, and in the middle of their journey, the ship began to have problems. Hot Rod reassured Arcee that everything would be okay, but the ship was going down! It crashed on a planet which Kup recognized. It was the planet [[Quintessa|Quintesson]]! They were interrupted by a tribal scream and a flurry of firestones. However, the boy who made his presence known was not aiming at them, but at the Quintessons behind them. The boy's name was [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], and he had been abandoned on the planet when his ship crashed their earlier.

Wheelie led them through the jungle, battling Quintessons along the way, until they reached Wheelie's crashed ship. Hot Rod was able to fix it, and everyone left the planet Quintesson, Wheelie included! {{storylink|The Story of Wheelie, the Wild Boy of Quintesson}}
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===Marvel coloring books===
Visiting [[Oil Valley]] with Daniel one day, Hot Rod spotted a group of Decepticons lurking nearby. Taking Daniel into his car mode, he headed back to Autobot City to report back to Ultra Magnus. The Decepticons noticed Hot Rod driving away, and gave chase. As Hot Rod neared Autobot City, he ran into Grimlock and the Dinobots. He quickly informed them of the situation before continuing on his way into the city, while the Dinobots stayed back to fend off the Decepticons. Once Hot Rod informed Ultra Magnus of the situation, Hot Rod stayed behind in Autobot City with Daniel while Ultra Magnus assembled a strike team to head out and help the Dinobots fight the Decepticons. {{storylink|Battle at Oil Valley}}

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Hot Rod was returning from a road trip with Daniel, Hound and Kup, Bumblebee, Blurr, Wheelie, Springer and Sunstreaker when the group paused to eat at a rest stop. As the Autobots ingested Energon Cubes, Hot Rod asked Kup to tell a story. Kup told the others the story of how, upon first crash landing in Mt. St. Hillary, the Ark had lost an enormous shipment of Energon Cubes that remained lost to the day. Enthralled by Kup's story, the rest of the group were all eager to go looking for this lost treasure. When they realized that Laserbeak had been spying on them the whole time, and would soon inform Galvatron about the lost Energon shipment, Hot Rod and the others rushed back to Metroplex to inform Ultra Magnus on the situation. Hot Rod made a quick stop first, however, dropping Daniel off at his parents; house. After a brief conference, Ultra Magnus led his troops to the Ark's crash site. Finding the Decepticons there already, the two factions began to fight. When the Energon stash was uncovered, it was completely gobbled up by Starscream who proclaimed himself the most powerful Decepticon. With nothing left to fight over, Hot Rod and the Autobots left Galvatron and Starscream to their squabble. As they headed back for Autobot City, Hot Rod asked Kup for another story. {{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}}

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===Ladybird Books continuity===
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[[File:DecepticonsatthePole-HotRodSparks.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.85|Say I'm badly drawn to my face, pal!]]
Hot Rod was one of several troops stationed on Earth when [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] was in charge and the Transformers' war was still a secret one. After a scrape with the Decepticons, he found himself in the Autobots' infirmary, impatiently telling Ratchet and Wheeljack to patch him up quickly so he could get going. Due to a shortage of [[cybernite]], however, Hot Rod's repairs took awhile. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}} He got along well with [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]], the two spending their downtime looking at car magazines together, and was quite pleased to receive some snazzy gold wheel-trims from the boy. {{storylink|Decepticon Hideout}}

In the time following this campaign, Hot Rod would mature into a more sensible warrior and even a team leader. During the early stages of the war on [[Nebulos]], Hot Rod was Autobot commander against [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]'s Decepticons before the return of Optimus Prime. At one point, he prevented the Decepticons causing Nebulos' destruction via cosmic radiation. {{storylink|Decepticons at the Pole}} He also orchestrated a search for a new source of lubricant when the Autobots were running dry, and led the construction of a pipeline bringing the oil reservoir's contents to Autobot base.
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===Sticker Adventures books===
Out searching for a missing shuttle, Hot Rod and Kup spied it crashed on the Junk planet. They landed to find their friends engaged in battle with the natives, but Kup cautioned Hot Rod not to rashly jump in and join them. Kup's use of the Universal Autobot Greeting resulted in the Junkions abandoning the fight and making friends with the newcomers, and causing Hot Rod to exclaim "Holy cow!" The Junkions helped repair the damaged shuttle before the Autobots left. {{storylink|Battle on the Junk Planet}}
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===Desert of Danger===
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[[File:Wolf at the door desert of danger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|When you're weary, feelin' small...]]
Hot Rod had himself delivered by freight to the planet of Nebulos, where he and his Targetmaster partner Professor Sparks suspected the Decepticons were attempting reinforce their position in spite of a treaty in place to limit their numbers. With [[you]]r help they traced the Decepticons to the [[Wolf at the Door]] nightclub, an [[oil]] bar for Nebulan miners run by [[Monzo]], and discovered that [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]], [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]] and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] were importing [[Attack Squad robot]]s from Cybertron and awakening them from cryogenic suspension with a catalytic stimulant disguised as [[Sirian brandy]].

After a confrontation with the Decepticons that left Skullcruncher and Mindwipe out of action, Hot Rod faced off against Weirdwolf and Monzo. Weirdwolf was defiant, but Monzo wasn't feeling lucky and surrendered to the Autobot. Though the Headmasters had to be released under the terms of the treaty, the Attack Squad robots were destroyed. {{storylink|Desert of Danger}}
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===''Transformers PD Type'' comic===
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Clutching a [[Blackball]], Rodimus Prime found himself being attacked by Galvatron. As the Decepticon leader attempted to throttle him, a light shone from Rodimus's chest, making Galvatron think it was the power of the Blackball. After Galvatron had fled, Rodimus revealed it was just a flashlight, and reflected on what an idiot his foe was. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##11 "Take a Stand! Rodimus Prime!"|Take a Stand! Rodimus Prime!}}

As Fortress Maximus and Mega Zarak clashed violently, Rodimus reminded Optimus that he had said never to let those two fight. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##14 "Watch Out! Mega Zarak!"|Watch Out! Mega Zarak!}}

Ultra Magnus and Rodimus Prime enjoyed many victories against the Decepticons, but [[Greatshot|who was that in the background?]] {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##15 "No One Knows When he's Come or Gone. Greatshot..."|No One Knows When he's Come or Gone. Greatshot...}}

Together with Ultra Magnus, Rodimus engaged in battle against [[Sixshot]], but was terrified when the Decepticon ninja unleashed the fury of his "Six Shadow Selves"! Luckily for Rodimus, Sixshot's doppelgangers were actually other Decepticons whom he'd painted black (and weren't very happy about it). {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##18|The Ninja of Space, Sixshot!!}}

In a later altercation with Sixshot, Rodimus attempted to use his Photon Eliminator gun to strike down the fleeing ninja. Though he managed to shoot ''every other'' Decepticon on the battlefield, he failed to hit his intended target. Rodimus sat pouting in the corner as the other Autobots convened to register their disappointment that Rodimus let Sixshot get away. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##21|Photon Eliminator}}

Joining [[Ginrai (human)|God Ginrai]] and Ultra Magnus in an assault on Mega Zarak, Rodimus was terrified when the mammoth Decepticon unleashed his titanic Anti-Gravity Rifle. Fortunately for the Autobots, the gun jammed and Mega Zarak was left fiddling with it while they opened fire. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##24|Anti-Gravity Rifle}}
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===''Transformers in 3-D''===
[[File:WarAgainstDestructions-HotRodApeface.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|GRONK yourself!]]
As Ultra Magnus left for a mission to find an Energon source, Hot Rod assured him that everything would be fine on Cybertron, and if there was any hint of trouble "Rodimus" would pop up and save the day. When Magnus later checked in, Hot Rod reported that they'd made some process on Headmaster technology. Though Magnus was more concerned about the threat of war, Hot Rod told him not to worry, unaware that [[Sixshot]] was planning to throw him a surprise. {{storylink|The Test (issue)|The Test}}

Hot Rod was pleased to have [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] back. Then [[Monitorus]] arrived with the news that [[Tau-Ursa]] had been attacked and leveled by Decepticons, and Hot Rod got to point out that the Tau-Ursans had refused the Autobots permission to build a defense base there. He shortly took part in an attempt to repel a Decepticon attack on Cybertron, finding himself fighting against Sixshot, who seemed more interested in goading him than fighting. This turned out to be a diversion, while [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] used his new [[Nullification Cannon]] on the planet's Energon supplies.

Hot Rod and Blurr next visited Tau-Ursa to check for Decepticons, and encountered [[Apeface|Ape Face]], who had found a [[Logicon]] warning beacon. The two Autobots wrestled it from him and returned to Cybertron, where the beacon was found to hold the coordinates to [[Metascan Alpha]], a major Energon storehouse. Prime placed Hot Rod in charge of one of two teams to search for the planet, though the operation was hampered slightly by the discovery of the two Decepticon [[Clone (subgroup)|Clone]]s spying on them. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}

{{Note|At this point [[Blackthorne Publishing]] went bankrupt and the storyline was never completed}}
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===Toy pack-in material===
Both Hot Rod and Rodimus fought side-by-side during a tumultuous battle on a moon base. While Rodimus charged [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] alongside [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] and [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]], Hot Rod received a punch to the face, courtesy of [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. {{storylink|Decipher the Decepticon}}

The Decepticons having stolen the Matrix of Creation, Hot Rod was called up by Ultra Magnus to help retrieve it. The Autobots used an army of [[decoy]]s to distract the Decepticons, while Hot Rod, Blurr, Kup and Ultra Magnus infiltrated their base. Hot Rod told Blurr of all people to hurry up and blast the Matrix out of same sort of crystal structure. The Autobots then made their getaway with the Matrix in hand. {{storylink|Start Your Own Decoy Collection}}

When Optimus became stranded on Cybertron's hemisphere of darkness with his memory damaged, Hot Rod joined a small strike force of Autobots called H.O.P.E. ([[Help Optimus Prime Escape]]) to retrieve him. {{Storylink|Optimus Prime Is Back}}
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===Find Your Fate Junior===
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====Autobot Alert!====
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While on a midnight spin, Hot Rod spotted Beachcomber, Springer and Blurr leaving Metroplex on a secret mission. The next day, after coming home from his karate lessons, Hot Rod began pestering Kup in order to glean more information on the nature of his fellow Autobots’ assignment. Before he learned anything of substance, an Autobot Alert sounded across the Autobots’ headquarters. The Autobots learned that the Decepticons were taking over Earth’s communication satellites. Shortly afterwards, Blurr returned prematurely from the aforementioned secret mission to deliver more bad news. The Decepticons had gotten their hands on an important coded message.

If Ultra Magnus decided to prioritize the Decepticons’ orbital attack, Hot Rod became frustrated after once again being overlooked for a mission. Catching him sulking, Bumblebee approached Hot Rod and informed him that he had spotted Astrotrain skulking about nearby the previous night. Deducing that Astrotrain might have something to do with the ongoing Decepticon plot, the two Autobots decided to go on their own clandestine mission to investigate. They brought along a supply of “laser-ignited explosives” and went on their way. Soon happening upon the Decepticons’ control centre, the pair set out to sabotage the Decepticons’ operation. While Bumblebee wanted to sabotage the Decepticons’ communication centre on Earth, Hot Rod was in favour of sneaking aboard Astrotrain before he launched, and sabotage the Decepticons out in space.

If Hot Rod convinced Bumblebee to go along with his plan, the pair snuck aboard Astrotrain by concealing themselves within a trailer filled with bombs. As Astrotrain launched, Hot Rod happened upon a room filled with Decepticon space gear. The two Autobots donned the suits in order to disguise themselves. The disguises proved effective as Thrust and Starscream walked past the pair, none the wiser. As Hot Rod continued to explore Astrotrain, he spotted the giant Decepticon Cyclonus out of a nearby window, as well as the Autobot shuttle obliviously heading into a trap. Hot Rod had to then decide on two options. He could risk commandeering Astrotrain’s military command post, despite the Decepticons guarding the door, and warn the incoming Autobot shuttle about the Decepticons. Alternatively, he could find a hiding place from which he could attack Cyclonus himself.

If Hot Rod decided to commandeer the military commands, his disguise managed to fool the guards, but not Scourge, who happened upon them as Hot Rod was inspecting the commands. Bumblebee urged Hot Rod to go through with his plan quickly as Scourge approached them. Hot Rod succeeded in firing Astrotrain’s weapons at Cyclonus, warning the Autobot shuttle of the Decepticons, but was quickly overpowered by Scourge. Alongside Bumblebee, Hot Rod was flung out into the blackness of space by Scourge, stranded in zero-gravity, waiting for a rescue that might never come.

If instead Hot Rod and Bumblebee decided to find themselves a hiding spot, the pair snuck into a room labelled “Dirty Tricks Department” in order to dodge the incoming Laserbeak. Finding a hatch to the space shuttle’s exterior, Hot Rod trained one of Perceptor’s inventions, a “rapid-fire, high-intensity rifle cannon” towards Cyclonus and fired. Having successfully blown a massive hole into Cyclonus, Hot Rod and Bumblebee hid out for the rest of the mission inside the Dirty Tricks department room, finding a way to escape later when it docked.

If instead of boarding Astrotrain, Hot Rod and Bumblebee decided to infiltrate the Decepticons’ command centre on Earth, the two used Astrotrain’s take-off as cover for sneaking into the facility. The pair soon found themselves overhearing Galvatron’s latest pirate broadcast. As the nearby Decepticons troops were busy bowing to their leader’s image, Bumblebee and Hot Rod managed to find the Decepticons’ main computer room. Now in a position to thoroughly sabotage the Decepticons’ operation, Hot Rod spotted a button labelled “TOP SECURITY/DESTRUCT SYSTEM!” and was eager to press it. Bumblebee suggested instead that they use a code he had learned in Advanced Espionage that would scramble the Decepticons’ computer program.

If Hot Rod allowed Bumblebee to use his code, the Decepticons’ plan fell into disarray, and Bumblebee and Hot Rod made their way back to the Autobots’ base safely as the command centre blew itself apart behind them.

If Hot Rod went ahead and pressed the button, he soon discovered that it was a Decepticon trap, as sirens began blaring across the Decepticon base and iron bars prevented them from escaping. Galvatron’s image appeared on a nearby monitor, explaining that both Hot Rod and Bumblebee would be used as hostages in order to secure a Decepticon victory. Hot Rod could do nothing but cover his face in shame in shame.

In a completely different possible series of events, wherein Ultra Magnus agreed to prioritize theft of the coded message, over the Decepticons’ signal hijacking, Hot Rod was part of the captive audience that listened to Kup divulge information about an ancient Autobot formula. Hot Rod took off towards the Autobots’ desert research centre along with a number of other Autobots. Once there, they learned from Springer that the Cybertite sphere had been discovered by humans during the 16th century. If the Decepticons had decoded Springer's message, they would be searching off the coast of California, where the ship containing the sphere had sunk. If they hadn’t decoded the message, the Decepticons would still be digging in the nearby crater.

If the Autobots decided to head for the crater, Hot Rod raced Blurr to the site, only to find it void of any Decepticon activity. Finding Beachcomber tied to an explosive device, the two Autobots worked together to free their comrade. Once freed, Beachcomber informed the pair that the Decepticons had long ago broken the code and were already en-route to retrieve the cybertite sphere. It would now be much to late to catch up to the Decepticons, and all hope to retrieve the orb before them was lost.

If Ultra Magnus decided to assume that the Decepticons had already decrypted the message, he ordered his forces to split up to more efficiently address the situation. Hot Rod was part of the main Autobot force that headed for the California coast. Arriving at the scene, Ultra Magnus’s troops were informed by Powerglide (who had flown ahead of the land-bound group) that he had discovered the location of the sunken ship containing the cybertite sphere. Simultaneously, Blurr caught up with the group to inform them that the Decepticons were quickly approaching.

In one of the possible plans that Ultra Magnus concocted, Hot Rod was tasked with searching the ship once Sludge had used his titanic strength to haul it from the deep. Hot Rod tore through the wrecked vessel, and found the sphere in a timely fashion. He then hid alongside his fellow Autobots, and ambushed the Decepticons as they arrived on-scene.

If Ultra Magnus decided to execute a different plan, wherein Hot Rod, Bumblebee and Grapple had to work together to fetch the sphere, the Autobots did not find the sphere before the Decepticons reached the coast. While Hot Rod searched the ship, dangling from Grapple’s hook over a nearby cliffside, Galvatron and his troops swooped in and blew both the ship and the sphere to smithereens. With the sphere destroyed and the Autobots being pummelled by the Decepticons’ superior firepower, the Autobots’ only hope rested with Hot Rod, dangling on the coast-side in a literal and figurative cliff-hanger!

In yet another possible scenario, where Hot Rod was not involved at all in the actual retrieval of the sphere, the ancient Autobot formula was safely retrieved and taken back to Metroplex. Hot Rod then watched on as Perceptor produced the first batch of power-booster. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}
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====Project Brain Drain====
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In one possible scenario, upon hearing that the Decepticons were planning to use a “[[Brain Drain device]]” to syphon the intelligence of nearly 500, 000 concert goers, Ultra Magnus ordered his troops, Hot Rod included, to head for the concert to foil Galvatron’s plot. Rodimus and the other Autobots were told to hide themselves amidst the parked vehicles surrounding the concert, and lie in wait for the Decepticons. Once the Decepticons had shown themselves, Ultra Magnus ordered his troops to transform in unison and open fire on their enemies. But Galvatron had planned to light afire the parking lot in which the Autobots were standing in order to trap the humans. Being drenched from above by Decepticon jets dumping gasoline upon them, Ultra Magnus needed to decide whether the Autobots needed to retreat, or to keep on fighting and hope that they could defeat the Decepticons before the fire consumed them.

If Ultra Magnus decided on a retreat, Hot Rod was more than happy to rush out of the blazing inferno and move in closer to the humans in order to protect them. Hot Rod and the others fended off the airborne Decepticons who swooped down, unaffected by the blazing barrier encircling the concert.

In another possible scenario, wherein the Autobots stayed in the parking lot to battle at close-quarters the Decepticons, both he and Bumblebee noticed Soundwave pass the Brain Drain device to Galvatron after the latter had been able to fling Ultra Magnus away. If Hot Rod attempted to stop Galvatron, he successfully plucked the device out of the Decepticons’ hands and barrelled through the nearby circle of flames to make his escape. Just as he reached the other rim of the ring of fire, all four of his tires burst from the flames. He nonetheless skidded to safety, but found himself temporarily out of commission. Nonetheless, the Autobots managed to destroy the Brain Drain device, and Hot Rod was able to enjoy the concert-goers giving the Autobots a standing ovation as the Decepticons retreated.

In a completely different possible scenario, Hot Rod was out on patrol with Kup and Jazz when the three of them heard nearby commotion and went to investigate. Finding Wreck-Gar and Sparkplug being attacked by Thrust and Laserbeak, the Autobots moved in to rescue them and fended off the Decepticons. Hot Rod, Kup and Jazz were informed of the situation as it were; the Decepticons were going to drain the minds of the concert-goers with their Brain Drain device. The Autobots then decided whether they would launch a counter-attack on the Decepticons’ lab, or if they would send Hot Rod for reinforcements while the rest of them headed directly to the concert.

If the group settled on launching a counter-attack, the lot of them stormed the lab with such ferocity and suddenness that the Decepticons were caught completely unawares. Though most of the Decepticons’ forces scattered with the Autobots’ initial assault, Hot Rod and company still had to beat back a small contingency of Decepticons too afraid of Galvatron to desert their posts. Hot Rod and the others successfully beat them back, until Soundwave attempted to escape with the Brain Drain device in hand.

If Hot Rod attempted to shoot the device out of Soundwave’s hands, Soundwave tripped at the last moment over the fallen body of a Decepticon. Hot Rod’s blast his Soundwave’s shoulder, causing him to fling the Brain Drain device up in the air. Laserbeak then managed to snatch the device in mid-air, and flew off to rendezvous with Galvatron. Unable to follow, the Autobots realized that the concert-goers were doomed to all become incredibly stupid very soon. If Jazz attempted to stop him however, he was successful in doing so and the Autobots successfully destroyed the Brain Drain device.

Alternatively, if Hot Rod agreed to head off to Metroplex while the rest of the Autobots headed for the rock concert, he promised that he was soon meet up with them, backed up by an entire army of Autobots, and then sped off.

Some time later, Hot Rod finally arrived at the concert accompanied by Ultra Magnus and numerous other Autobots.

If Sparkplug was able to signal them, Hot Rod pinpointed the location at which his friends were fending off the Decepticons, and sped to meet them as Galvatron was beginning to active the Brain Drain device. Thanks to Ultra Magnus’s timely interference, the Brain Drain device was destroyed and the Autobots were victorious that day.

Otherwise, Hot Rod and the Autobots arrived just in time to congratulate Wreck-Gar, who had already destroyed the Brain Drain device. {{storylink|Project Brain Drain}}
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====The Invisibility Factor====
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Hot Rod accompanied Kup on a night drive in the desert, when he noticed a spacecraft barreling down from the heavens towards them. As it landed, Hot Rod perceived that it would alternate between being visible and invisible. Curious, he prompted Kup to come with him to investigate.

If Kup agreed to look into the spacecraft right away, the two Autobots were surprised to spot a young woman emerge from the craft. Though Hot Rod startled her at first, the woman was reassured that the Autobots were friendly beings by Kup. Hot Rod learned that her name was [[Sarah Sanders]], and that she was a scientist working to perfect her latest invention, an “[[Invisibility Device]].”

In one possible scenario, Hot Rod, unable to control himself, snatched the device away from Sarah. Despite Sarah’s protests, Hot Rod insisted that the device would be put at its best use in the hands of the Autobots, keeping the world safe from the Decepticons. As Hot Rod daydreamed of glory while driving towards the Autobots’ base, he accidentally triggered the Invisibility Device’s self-destruct mechanism. The ensuing explosion blew him to bits.

If Hot Rod and Kup attempted to politely coax Sarah into giving them the Invisibility Device willingly, Sarah informed the Autobots that she had a strong stance against her invention being used for warfare. As the three of them stood conversing in the open, they soon heard the Decepticons approaching. As the evil robots began to fire upon them, Hot Rod whisked Sarah away to safety. Upon realizing that the Decepticons weren’t pursuing them, and that the Invisibility Device had been left behind, the trio hid behind some nearby rocks to spy upon the Decepticons, who were busy inspecting Sarah’s ship and her Invisibility Device.

If Hot Rod and Kup decided to attack immediately, they were easily defeated and destroyed by the Decepticons.

If Hot Rod and Kup decided to lay low in an attempt to steal the device back from the Decepticons, they first told Sarah to wait for them here, then the pair sneakily followed the Decepticons as they left for their headquarters. As the Decepticons descended into a canyon, Hot Rod was eager to follow them in, but was stopped by Kup. Kup told the young Autobot of how he defeated the Decepticons on Renerian, and the two of them put into action a similar plan. Driving back and forth atop the canyon’s edge, firing from all angles while remaining hidden in the dark, they tricked the Decepticons into thinking a whole team of Autobots had ambushed them. Hot Rod the snuck down into the canyon to retrieve the Invisibility Device. As he crept closer to Shockwave, clutching the device in his robotic arms, Hot Rod noticed that Galvatron was nearby, with his back turned to him.

If Hot Rod forewent attaining the Invisibility Device and attempted to take out Galvatron instead, Starscream spotted him before he could do so, and Hot Rod was promptly dispatched.

If Hot Rod went through with his plan to steal the device back from the Decepticons, he successfully snatched Sarah’s invention from Shockwave’s grasp and took off. Though the Decepticons gave chase, If they were unable to catch him before Kup fired down onto the canyon’s walls, causing it to collapse and burying the Decepticons under an avalanche of earth and rocks. Convinced that Sarah Sanders would now allow the Autobots to use her device now that she had seen how evil the Decepticons were, Hot Rod and Kup drove back to meet up with her.

In a different possible scenario, the Decepticons took off in Sarah’s spaceship upon finding it, forcing Kup and Hot Rod to head back to Metroplex city for reinforcements and a ship of their own. Hot Rod and Kup were joined by Ultra Magnus, Prowl, Jazz and Springer, and blasted off. Once in space, however, they found it difficult to locate the Decepticons. The ship’s crew had to decided where to look next for the Decepticons.

If the Autobots decided to investigate the dark side of the moon, they found themselves unable to see anything on the satellite’s shadowy surface. Hot Rod suggested that they fire down laser blasts, in the hopes of making the Decepticons fire back, making them reveal their position. Jazz dismissed Hot Rod’s plan as being too risky.

If Ultra Magnus decided to go through with Hot Rod’s plan, the Autobots succeeded only in making themselves an easy target for the Decepticons, who blasted their shuttle to bits. Hot Rod and his friends were reduced to space junk.

If Ultra Magnus listened to Jazz’s plan, he ordered his Autobots to remain silent, and to shut off all of the shuttle’s lights and mechanisms. Launching a probe as a decoy, the Autobots successfully tricked the Decepticons into revealing their position when they mistook the probe as their shuttle and opened fire upon it. Firing back, the Autobots began crippling the Decepticons’ ship, until a lucky shot rocked their own shuttle. Though the Decepticons attempted to escape while the Autobots were off-balance, the Autobots were able to deliver the finishing blow, ending the Decepticons’ menace as the evil robots' ship exploded.

In an alternate scenario wherein the Autobots listened to Prowl’s suggested and searched the Asteroid Belt beyond Mars, they soon found themselves struggling to get through the maze of floating rocks. Hot Rod was in favour of retreating from the asteroid field when it proved increasingly difficult to navigate it.

If the Autobots pushed on their search in the Asteroid Belt, they soon found themselves on a collision course with two enormous asteroids. If they only managed to blast one of asteroids, the Autobots were forced to retreat back to Earth after their shuttle took substantial damage. If the Autobots managed to blast neither of the Asteroids, they were all crushed between the giant pieces of space debris.

If they managed to blast away both asteroids, they reached a vast, empty expanse of space within the asteroid belt. Despite no longer being in danger of being crushed, Hot Rod announced that he had a horrible sense of foreboding about their situation. His feelings of being watched were confirmed when the Decepticons, now invisible, began firing upon them. The Autobots considered retreating, but Kup reminded them that Sarah Sanders had not perfected her device yet, and the Decepticons’ invisibility may yet wear off.

If the Autobots attempted to flee from the Decepticons’ attack, they found themselves at too much of a disadvantage to successfully make it out of the Asteroid Belt. They were blown into space junk before they could reach Earth.

If the Autobots held their ground, they were instructed by Ultra Magnus not to open fire upon the Decepticons until ordered to do so. Though things were tense as the Autobots were hit over and over again by their invisible opponents, soon the enemy ship came into view, just as Kup had predicted. The Autobots opened fire on the flimsier vessel, blowing it and the Decepticons within to smithereens. Hot Rod noted that it was a shame the invisibility device had been lost in the process, but Ultra Magnus comforted him, noting that at least the Decepticons had been taken care of, once and for all.

If the Autobots did retreat out of the Asteroid Belt, they convinced one another that the Decepticons most likely perished within it. Then, a few days later, when the invisible Decepticons attacked Metroplex city, Hot Rod and the rest of the Autobots were reduced to scrap metal, unable to fight the unseen enemy.

In a completely different scenario, wherein Hot Rod and Kup returned to Autobot headquarters for reinforcements after seeing the spaceship land, the two of them reported to Ultra Magnus directly, who agreed the situation necessitated further investigation. Hot Rod and Kup returned to the ship’s landing site accompanied by Jazz, Sunstreaker, Prowl and Springer. When they arrived, the ship in question was nowhere to be found, prompting Jazz and Springer to second-guess the veracity of Hot Rod and Kup’s story.

If Jazz and Springer convinced Hot Rod and Kup to return to Metroplex city to make sure they didn’t have a few wires loose, Ratchet found nothing wrong with the pair, but the incident was forgotten nonetheless. That is, until Galvatron returned with a fleet of identical ships, and destroyed both Metroplex and all of its inhabitants.

If Hot Rod and Kup convinced the other Autobots to keep on looking, Hot Rod eventually found trail marks, indicating that a heavy object the size of their spacecraft had indeed landed and had been dragged away. Hot Rod and the others followed the trail to a more rocky terrain, where tracking the ship would become more difficult. The trail seemingly lost, the Autobots then heard someone incoming, and took cover. From their hiding places, they saw the Decepticons Scavenger, a human captive within the grasp of his steam-shovel.

If the Autobots decided to rescue Sarah immediately, Scavenger dropped the woman, and cried for help while attempting to flee.

If the Autobots pursued Scavenger, they found him rejoining a whole squadron of Decepticons. Fighting the Decepticons immediately would cost them their lives. Otherwise, if the Autobots decided on a retreat when faced by the whole squadron of Decepticons, they managed to do so by blinding their enemies by their high beams and then splitting off into different direction. They later regrouped and found Sarah Sanders wandering in the desert.

If the Autobots paused a moment to listen to Sarah, she informed them of her spacecraft and its invisibility capabilities.

If the Autobots asked Sarah to build them their own Invisibility Device, Sarah refused, stating she would not build weapons for war. Running away from the group Sarah was almost killed when Dirge passed overhead and dropped a missile on her position. After rescuing her from the Decepticon attack, Hot Rod and the others brought Sarah to safety within Metroplex. Grateful for the rescue, Sarah showed the Autobots how to create an [[Invisibility Scrambler]] to counteract the Decepticons’ Invisibility Device. Anticipating the Decepticons’ attack, the Autobots successfully defeated the evil robots when they came. As Starscream, having been taking prisoner, was being escorted to his cell Hot Rod made a quip about seeing “right through the Decepticons’ plans.”

If instead of asking Sarah to build them an Invisibility Device, Hot Rod and the others attempted once more to retrieve her ship, the whole group snuck over to where the Decepticons were stationed. Once there, Hot Rod and Prowl argued over which plan of action would be the smartest to undertake next.

If the Autobots agreed with Hot Rod to try and take the Decepticons by surprise with a head-on attack, the Autobots manage to stun the Decepticons by dazzling them with their headlights. While the Decepticons were distracted, Hot Rod raced down, snatched the Invisibility Device out of the hands, and retreated while the rest of the group provided cover fire. The Autobots then successfully peeled back, congratulating one another on a job well done.

If the Autobots agreed with Prowl to take a moment to come up with a more detailed plan, Prowl instructed Hot Rod to taunt the Decepticons into following him. The plan worked, and the bulk of the Decepticons took off after the young Autobot. Though Hot Rod encountered a canyon that blocked off his escape route, by keeping his wits about him, he managed to come out on top. In one scenario, Hot Rod even discovered a secret Decepticon base, which the Autobots managed to destroy thanks to him. In another, Hot Rod watched on as Sarah left in her spaceship in order to destroy it, vowing it would never be used to bring destruction.

In an alternate scenario where the Autobots silently trailed Scavenger while the Decepticon held Sarah Sanders captive, Hot Rod and the others followed him all the way to the Decepticons’ secret desert base. Inside, they spied upon Galvatron telling Sarah Sanders that the Decepticons would use Cerebro-Shells to control her mind, so that she would reveal to them to secret of invisibility. At this point, the Autobots decided to step in. A direct attack would only end in the Autobots’ defeat. In order to rescue Sarah, the Autobots would need to employ trickery. Using Jazz’s special abilities, the Autobots could do just that. In this scenario, the Autobots grabbed Sarah while the Decepticons were too dazzled by the illusions that Jazz projected. Sarah directed the Autobots towards where the Decepticons had stored her ship. Upon following her directions, Hot Rod and the others came upon two doors, unable to tell behind which one they would find their means of escape. If the Autobots happened upon Sarah’s ship as they were, they would be destroyed by the droids guarding it. However, if the Autobots first opened the door which led to a closet filled with Decepticon spare parts, they found a pile of spare Decepticon emblems. Donning them, Hot Rod and the rest of his team were able to fool the Decepticon Droids guarding Sarah’s ship. Escaping in the ship, despite the Decepticons best efforts to stop them, the Autobots returned to Metroplex. Sarah then gave the Autobots the secret to her Invisibility Device, ensuring the Autobots their victory in their war against the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Invisibility Factor}}
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===St. Michael ''The Transformers'' Sticker Book===
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Hot Rod served on an alien spacecraft with the Autobots [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] under the command of Ultra Magnus. While fighting Decepticons, their spaceship took heavy damage and crash-landed on the planet [[Barrenikon]]. There, he met [[you]], having just emerged from the Vortex, a portal through space and time contained within the planet. Together, you went on an adventure, fighting Decepticons, braving Barrenikon's barren desert or its putrid swamp, and trying to find a way to get the Autobots space-bound once more. {{storylink|The Transformers Sticker Book (St. Michael)|The Transformers Sticker Book}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Hotroddreamwave.jpg|left|thumb]]
Hot Rod joined an underground Autobot cell led by [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] after [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave's]] takeover of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Among the members of the cell was [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], whom Hot Rod became attached to. From the [[Wastelands]], Hot Rod, [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] observed an incoming Decepticon shuttle carrying the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} Shortly afterward, the cell rescued [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] from [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] and [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]], and took him to their base. After awakening, Prime attacked [[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]], Blurr, and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], forcing Hot Rod (who didn't recognize him) to hold the Autobot leader at gunpoint. After receiving a corrective slap from and being admonished by Kup, Hot Rod apologized. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}

After Shockwave unleashed the [[Guardian robot]]s on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Prime organized the resistance cell and other Autobot forces on the planet in an assault on Shockwave's citadel. Fighting alongside the Autobot leader, Hot Rod was amazed that the stories Kup had told him about Prime's courage and heroism had all been true. As an injured Prime breached the citadel, Hot Rod, Ironhide and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] provided cover fire, taking down a number of Guardians in the process. Along with the rest of Iacon, they witnessed the divine light of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Autobot Matrix of Leadership]] when Shockwave activated it. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}}

As Prime and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] battled Shockwave within the citadel, Hot Rod and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] took down [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]. Immediately afterward, they were confronted with the looming threat of a remaining Guardian robot—a threat that was soon neutralized by the arrival of the [[Wrecker]]s, the [[Autobot High Council]], and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. The unified Autobot group soon breached the citadel, and successfully brought to an end Shockwave's reign. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

Some time later, Hot Rod ran a simulation combat scenario against Kup, and won using tactics that, in Kup's opinion, would have killed them both had it been real. Only after his victory did Hot Rod remember that he'd promised to take Arcee to see an [[Earth]]-bound shuttle launch—a duty Springer was happy to relieve him of. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}} Soon afterward, he was assigned to perimeter guard duty at [[Autobase]] with Gnaw and Wheelie, separating him from Arcee. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

Optimus Prime once experienced a vision showing, at some unknown point in the future, Hot Rod had become a [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]].{{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}}

{{Unreleased DW G1 comic}}
After looking upon the still-recovering Optimus Prime with Wheelie and Gnaw, Hot Rod was accosted by several "[[Female Autobots|Transformer-like warriors]]," and knocked off-line. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Issue 11|Generation 1 #11}}
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===3H comics===
[[File:Skidswreckers2.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|It's funny because Rodimus sucked at everything.]]
A few months after he destroyed [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] in 2005, {{storylink|Covenant (story)|Covenant}} Rodimus Prime spearheaded an effort to establish multiple recon posts to watch for advancing threats... even though some of his scientists said he shouldn't. When only two of the five launched ships were ever heard from again. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

After the Great Wars ended and the [[Pax Cybertronia]] was signed, he changed his name to simply "Rodimus" and decided to check out the new "[[Great Upgrade|Maximal Upgrade]]". His relationship with [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] ended shortly after, as the latter went through dark gripping depression over the death of [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] and vanished.

Rodimus joined the [[Wrecker]]s at some undetermined point afterward. After [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] took over Cybertron with his [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon drones]], Wrecker leader [[Apelinq (BM)|Apelinq]] got stranded on prehistoric [[Earth]], leaving Rodimus in charge. True to form, he ditched leadership duties to [[Primal Prime]] as soon as possible.

After Primal Prime got his marching orders from the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]], he met Rodimus deep inside Cybertron's caverns, where Arcee—in a new Maximal body—lurked and stewed in her depression. Realizing he couldn't convince her to give a damn about anything, he left, rejoining the main Wrecker force in battle. Making it onto an ancient Autobot shuttle, the Wreckers blasted off... with late-arrival Arcee. {{storylink|Departure}}

[[File:Arceedisclosure.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Except you're the size of my arm now.]]
Rodimus recognized the homing beacon emitting from [[Akalo|Archa Nine]] as one of those missing exploration parties mentioned before. When the shuttle landed, Rodimus stayed behind to help repair the damage the ship had suffered. The entire Wrecker team later gathered in an [[Akalouthan]] village, where Rodimus was reunited with [[Glyph (Universe)|Glyph]], who took them to see the artifact known as the [[Divine Light]]. The Wreckers' analysis of the item was cut short, as it was stolen by the traitor [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. Rodimus saw the back-in-his-old-body [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] off, who was sent to chase after Cyclonus, while the Wreckers made for their next destination... even though several of them were now leery of the visions Primal Prime had been getting. Because they'd really done ''so well'' by the Wreckers so far. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

Upon landing on the frozen planet, Rodimus was part of the search party immediately dispatched to look for... something. Primal Prime wasn't too specific. They came across [[Al-Badur]], an exiled [[Quintesson]], who gave them a little history lesson. They were then promptly attacked by a school of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]], but the Wreckers made short work of them. They made their way back to the ship, with Al-Badur in tow, and made for their next destination... {{storylink|Disclosure}}

[[File:WreckersFinaleII-RodimusCyclonus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|If Optimus can die, so can I!]]
...Cybertron. As Primal Prime took some Wreckers after their true foe, [[Cryotek (Universe)|Cryotek]], Rodimus tried to get their injured to a safe place. Unfortunately, the planet was under a full scale Quintesson invasion, and some anti-aircraft fire inevitably clipped the ship and sent them plummeting downwards. After they made it to safe ground, Rodimus and the crew hooked up with his fellow [[Matrix Templar]], [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], and followed his insight to the battle. They confronted Cryotek's underling, Cyclonus, and his purloined squad of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]]s. With casualties mounting on both sides, Cyclonus beat a safe retreat, collapsing the tunnel behind him to prevent pursuit. Rodimus was quick enough to dive through the falling debris, however, leaving the two old enemies alone to do battle. Centuries of bad blood carried them through the conflict, until both drew their weapons at point blank range, and fired.

Horribly damaged by this last attack, Rodimus struggled to keep up with the other Wreckers and the running conflict between [[Sentinel Maximus]] and Cryotek. The fighting came to an end at a Quintesson banishing chamber, where the treacherous Al-Badur had attempted to toss Sentinel and Cryotek into a formless void. The two warriors were trapped behind an energy dome, barely able to fight off the portal's pull using their flight systems. Once [[Fractyl]] pointed out that Cryotek was empowered by the Divine Light, a fraction of Primus's own power, Rodimus realized that as Matrix Templars he and Cheetor could drain that power away from the Predacon. They managed to extract most of it before Cryotek cut off their siphoning effect. In the end, Sentinel Maximus sacrificed himself to pull Cryotek into the void with him. Rodimus finally expired from his wounds from fighting Cyclonus, quietly passing on into the Matrix. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}
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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:GIJoeTFHotRod70s.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"That bumperchest really doesn't feel right. How do Prowl and Jazz live with it?"]]
Hot Rod was one of [[Teletran 3]]'s unfortunate victims when the computer malfunctioned and transported a random number of Transformers to random points in Earth's timeline. Along with [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], Hot Rod ended up in mid-1970's [[San Francisco]], where he was locked into the form of a Ford Mustang muscle car. The dormant Autobot was soon stolen by a car thief, but was chased down by a group of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] and [[Cobra]] members sent to retrieve the Transformers. Discovering [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] in the process, the humans equipped both vehicles with [[disruption unit]] that awakened the Transformers and sent them back to present-day Cybertron seconds after Hot Rod commented about feeling "really weird." {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}} Back on Cybertron, they were stuck waiting inside the force field Ultra Magnus had erected to prevent [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] from capturing Teletran 3. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

Some time after his time travel adventure, Hot Rod reported to Optimus Prime that [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s team on Earth had been sidetracked by a Cobra attack. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}} When said team ended up disappearing in Cybertron's [[Gladiator Zone]], Hot Rod convinced Optimus to stay behind and take care of an Autobot peace ceremony instead of going out and searching for them. Hot Rod then assembled his own search party, but they failed to find the missing Autobots. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} Unfortunately, [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s forces attacked the peace ceremony and captured Optimus Prime, leading to Hot Rod assembling a new team intent on rescuing him. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}} [[File:Hot Rod and Ultra Magnus BlackHorizon1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.9]] They fought Serpent O.R.'s Decepticon army together with reinforcements from G.I. Joe, and during the battle, Hot Rod paused in horror as he saw the light of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] being opened inside the Decepticon base. The Decepticon army eventually defeated, and by the time Hot Rod reached inside their base, Serpent O.R. had been killed as well. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}

A few months later, Hot Rod questioned Optimus Prime's choice to go to Earth again, accusing his leader of feeling guilty about [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s death at Serpent O.R.'s hands and doing everything by himself just to prevent more people from dying. Prime just looked at him sadly before leaving, causing Ultra Magnus to tell Hot Rod that he really needed to learn when to stop talking. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
{{main|Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity}}
[[File:SpotlightHotRod-HotRodcvrAexcerpt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left|As much as anything else, this was to troll [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]].]]
Originating from the city-state of [[Nyon]], Hot Rod destroyed it to keep its population from being painfully, fatally drained to fuel the corrupt [[Zeta Prime]]'s war machines.

Years later, Hot Rod held a fairly high rank in the Autobot army, equivalent to [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]], and was sent on a mission to [[Ki-Aleta]] to retrieve the [[Magnificence]] which turned into a only technically-successful disaster, with himself the only apparent survivor. When he found out [[Doubledealer|Dealer]] had also survived, he rescued him from a Decepticon prison, unaware that he was the traitor who had caused things to go so wrong. Soon after, he was called to Earth to aid [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]], but briefly returned to retrieve the Magnificence to gain information on the [[Expansion]], during which he discovered Dealer's treachery and killed him. Thereafter, he returned to his information-gathering task on the [[Machination]], and though was badly beaten by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], he still aided in the Decepticon's defeat.

After surviving the [[Surge (event)|Surge]] and watching Optimus surrender to [[Skywatch]], he led a group of Autobots to make an alliance with [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] to get off Earth, with the capitalist Decepticon buttering him up by dubbing him "Rodimus Prime", a name he adopted and continued to use even after Swindle's inevitable betrayal. Flying off in a stolen shuttle to retrieve the Matrix from the Decepticons, he was blasted into space by [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] after taking it from [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]], leading to a trip that involved the discovery of [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron's]] army-building. Returning the Matrix and this information to Optimus, he was permanently redubbed Rodimus and joined him in facing Galvatron, convincing Optimus that only the Matrix could undo the [[Darkness (G1)|Heart of Darkness]]' contamination of Vector Sigma.

After the Chaos War was done, he was given half of the now-empty Matrix by Optimus, and led a two-hundred strong crew into space aboard the ''[[Lost Light]]'' to seek the [[Knights of Cybertron]], leaving Cybertron and its returned, hostile, population of [[NAIL|neutral Transformers]].

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===''Q-Robo Transformer''===
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===''Mini Mayhem!''===
When a surprise party was thrown for Optimus in honor of the 20th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', Hot Rod didn't wind up getting invited. He bemoaned that no one ever remembered ''his'' anniversary.

Later, Optimus told a couple of humans that the Transformers were in the midst of doing something really interesting... and showed them Hot Rod and Sunstreaker eating a pie! {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
[[File:Henkei manga rodimus.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.9]]
While the other Autobots were busy dealing with a rampaging [[Astrotrain (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Astrotrain]], Rodimus disrupted [[Megatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Megatron]] and the other Decepticons' attack on a power plant by engaging them solo. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 2}} Unable to tackle Megatron in hand-to-hand combat, he was able to get [[Starscream (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Starscream]] to accidentally blast his leader instead, but this did little more than annoy Megatron, who flattened Rodimus with a [[fusion cannon]] blast. With Rodimus defeated, the Decepticons pulled out, but the Autobot cavalier didn't let the defeat get him down, and he sped off to join the other Autobots in battling Astrotrain. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 3}} Soon after, Rodimus helped defend another power plant against a Decepticon attack, shielding the human workers from Starscream's blasts with his own body. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 4}}

When the mysterious new Decepticon warrior [[Cyclonus (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in comic|Cyclonus]] provided Megatron with the means to transform himself into the monstrous [[Galvatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in comic|Galvatron]], Rodimus, [[Ironhide (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Ironhide]] and [[Mirage (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Mirage]] trailed Cyclonus's Targetmaster partner [[Nightstick (G1)|Nightstick]] to the volcano in which Megatron was carrying out his transformation. Despite resistance from Starscream and Cyclonus, Rodimus and his team were able to collapse the volcano's cone in on itself. They believed they had sealed Megatron within, and were about to focus their attack on Starscream when they were sent scattering by the explosive emergence of Galvatron from the remains of the caldera. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 9}}

===''Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun'' manga===
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Following the defeat of [[Galvatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Galvatron]] on [[Earth]], Rodimus was among the Autobots that [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Optimus Prime]] summoned to the planet. Together with [[Ironhide (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Ironhide]], [[Hound (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Hound]] and [[Jetfire (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Skyfire]], Rodimus was to protect the planet while Optimus's team set off for Cybertron in pursuit of the fleeing Galvatron. {{storylink|To the Sea of Stars}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
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===Fire Rodimus===
{{note|Fire Rodimus is based on an unproduced toy concept. For information about the toy concept, see [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Notes|here]].}}
[[File:TFGRodimus.jpg|upright=0.7|thumb|New Rodimus, not to be confused with New Coke.]]

====Ask Vector Prime====
In [[Primax 092.0 Beta]], Rodimus (in his [[Micromaster]] body) was severely injured defending [[Micro|Zone]] from a [[Galaman|Great Galaman]] invasion. Subsequently, Rodimus's essence was transferred into [[Duke Fire]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Star Convoy]]'s power-up being, and Rodimus became known as Fire Rodimus. Star Convoy and Fire Rodimus's powerful combined form, Supernova Convoy, defeated [[Dark Nova|Star Giant]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Ultra Megatron]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/15}}

====''Regeneration One''====
Fire Rodimus was among the many alternate universe incarnations glimpsed by [[Primax 512.5 Gamma]]'s [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] {{storylink|Destiny, Part Three}} and was also summoned to Primax 512.5 Gamma to fight the [[Dark Matrix (G1)|Dark Matrix]] creature. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}
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===''Kre-O'' online manga===
After being asked to by [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]], the [[Autobot]]s, including Rodimus, attacked the Decepticon Base and chased away [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]]. {{Storylink|A Reliable Warrior!? Vortex the Lookout from Hell}} After Megatron transformed into [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Rodimus helped stop Galvatron's rampage by distracting him long enough for [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] to take Galvatron's helmet off, returning him to normal. {{storylink|Enter the New Emperor of Destruction!? Stop Galvatron's Rampage!}}

===''Cloud''===
[[File:Cloud Hot Rodimus.jpg|thumb|"Let me ask before I grab your purse; Why do I look like the [[Springer (G1)|Green guy]]?]]
'''Hot Rodimus''' was a young knight among the [[Autobot]]s, the space-time guardians who resided in [[Cloud World]]'s [[Metropolis]]. He was a powerful warrior with a strong sense of justice, but had a rather brash and immature attitude because of his youth.

Hot Rodimus was dispatched by [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] to deal with an energy surge at the 24-BW Spacetime. {{storylink|Uprising (Cloud)|Uprising}} Returning after the appointed time, Hot Rodimus explained to Optimus that a space-time disturbance delayed his return with the energy for [[SARA]]. As they spoke, the Decepticon uprising began with a devastating level of destruction levelled against Metropolis. Though overcome with emotion, Hot Rodimus was pacified by Optimus, who dispatched him to prepare their district's defenses. {{storylink|Raid}}

The Autobots fought back against the Decepticon invaders, but little did they suspect that the destruction being wrought was little nothing more than a distractio. While the bulk of their forces had been drawn away from their base of operations, a group of Decepticons forced their way in and abducted [[SARA]] before returning to the Underground. When the Autobots reconvened to discuss their next course of action, Hot Rodimus bemoaned their foolishness and inability to see through the Decepticons' ruse. The Autobots began to lose hope when it became clear that they would have to venture into the vast, dangerous, and unmapped Decepticon territory to retrieve SARA. Though Optimus, taking full blame of the situation onto himself, suggested that he venture into the Underground alone, Hot Rodimus refused to allow Optimus to go on such a dangerous venture. He declared that all the Autobots would join him. His comrades, though scared at first, agreed with Hot Rodimus's sentiment. Optimus thanked Hot Rodimus for preventing him from making another foolish decision, and then gave the order... ROLL OUT! {{storylink|Resolve}}

After zeroing in on SARA's energy signature, a decrepit old building, Hot Rodimus, Optimus Prime and [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] headed underground. While a team headed by Jazz blitzed the Decepticons on the building's main floor, Hot Rodimus's team infiltrated its basement covertly. They reached the inner sanctum were SARA was being kept only to find that Megatron had already wired her into his own body. The Decepticon leader revealed the extent of his megalomania, declaring that he would rule all of space-time, even if it meant destroying his home dimension in the process. Though they tried to stop him, both Hot Rodimus and Brawn were shoved away effortlessly by the newly empowered Megatron. Hot Rodimus was knocked unconscious by the attack. His back-up disabled, Optimus Prime rammed Megatron, causing a disruption in SARA's energy and sending the combatants across dimensions. {{storylink|Leap}}

When a close friend of Hot Rodimus was injured by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], the righteous anger burning within him awakened the power of [[SARA]], granting him a second [[alternate mode]] in the form of a helicopter.

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====''Transformers Legends'' comic====
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
[[File:TFvsJoe4 hotrod.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Flame deco now available with Kirby Krackle!]]
Polymath warrior prince '''Imhotep Rodimus''' was Optimus Prime's chosen successor as Autobot leader. Unfortunately for Rodimus, when Optimus disappeared and Megatron seized control of Cybertron, Dinobot leader Grimlock objected to the "chosen one" taking leadership and defeated him in combat, casting him out of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. Fallen and dejected, with no fight left in him, the young 'bot became a cog in Megatron's great machine, and wound with a lowly job in reactor maintenance, cleaning up vermin droppings and ferrying around the tubular [[energon]] containers from which he took his new name: Hot Rod.

On a routine collection of [[turborat]] traps, Hot Rod was puzzled to find that one trap contained not the robotic pests he was used to, but small, organic beings: unfortunate members of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], who had recently arrived on the planet. Tossing them in with the rest of his cargo and going on his weary way past the [[smelting pool]]s, he was suddenly confronted by Autobot revolutionary Blaster, who despised him for his defection and opened fire on him. A G.I. Joe [[G.I.Rocket|missile bombardment]] subsequently took Blaster out, but when Decepticons [[Apeface]] and [[Demolisher]] arrived, they assumed Hot Rod was responsible and congratulated him. Praise from these low-lifes was the last straw for Hot Rod, and he threw the pair into one of the furnaces, loaded up the unconscious Blaster, and roared off back to Metroplex, unintentionally providing the Joes with an escape from their own missiles in the process. {{storylink|Form Follows Function}}

Hot Rod returned to Metroplex just as it was coming under attack from both [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and a mind-controlled [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. He managed to get inside the Autobot city anyways, and brought Blaster to Ratchet, urging the medic to save the brave Autobot to whom he owed his reawakening. Hot Rod then made his way to Metroplex's control room and ordered him to convert to his battle mode. Before he could convince the traumatized city to do so, Grimlock happened by. The Dinobot tried to chase off Hot Rod as he had done so in the past, but with a solid left hook Rodimus challenged Grimlock for leadership once more. Whatever the outcome of the duel, Grimlock expired shortly thereafter at the hands of Megatron. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}} Afterwards, Rodimus, Brawn, and Mirage found that [[Bazooka (G.I. Joe)|Bazooka]], while in a trance, had drawn a map to the Chamber of Primus on Metroplex's floor. Following the map, the three Autobots, Bazooka, Cover Girl, and Duke found the face of the dormant Cybertronian god whispering: "No will but Megatron's"... Decepticobra guards, posted at a nearby Megatronian temple, caught sight of them, and a firefight began between both sides. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}}

The group's pilgrimage took them deep beneath the surface of Cybertron, where they encountered the mysterious [[Keeper (Transformer)|Keeper]]. The Keeper told the group about the creation of Cybertron from its progenitor [[Daiakuron]]. {{storylink|Earth: R.I.P.}} Their tour of the netherworld was cut short by tremors from above, and the team made a break for it. Rodimus made up to the surface safely, where he dispatched Springer and some Joes to rescue the individuals who hadn't made it out. {{storylink|Escape from Primus}} As the maddened Primus drew closer to the sun, both sides prepared for the final confrontation. Rodimus rallied the shellshocked Metroplex, convincing him to transform into his robot form for the first time in millennia. As the Jotobots attacked Trypticon, Rodimus rode Sky Lynx into the battle. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

Rodimus was one of the many Autobots forced to combine with Megatron to form "Mega-Megatron". After the resurrection of Optimus Prime and the end of the war, Optimus departed Cybertron aboard the ''Ark-2'', once again offering Rodimus a second chance to rule Cybertron. Rodimus gratefully accepted the opportunity. As a peacetime "philosopher-king", he and Wreck-Gar frequently visited [[Uranus]] to contemplate. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}
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===''Transformers: All Spark''===
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{{storylink|Ray of Hope}} {{storylink|Great Aspirations}} {{storylink|Conclusion}}

===''Q-Transformers'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Kenshō Ono]] (Japanese)}}
{{Charstubfiction|{{storylink|Mystery of Mystery of Convoy}} {{storylink|Mystery of Return of Convoy}}}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[File:Micro-Aggressions HotRodGrimlock.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]
During the original Great War, Hot Rod fought on Earth and once tore off [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s wing in a parking garage. {{storylink|Derailment}}

When the [[Builder of Cybertron|Builders of Cybertron]] came into power, Hot Rod quickly became aware of how oppressive their rule was. He believed he could work within their system however, and set about implementing gradual change without resorting to violence. To this end, he downsized his body and became a [[Micromaster]], even though doing so meant he lost much of his status in the government's hierarchy. Hot Rod worked the system for seventy years, along the way getting posted as the head of [[Micropolis]]. Then, in the late 24th century, [[Lio Convoy]] sparked a revolution among the [[Maximal]] and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] populace, calling for an aggressive societal reform. Hot Rod and his team, [[Drillbuster]], [[Blackout (G1)|Blackout]], [[Spaceshot]], and [[Countdown (G1)|Countdown]], were assigned to deal with and counter the [[Resistance]]'s [[Grand Uprising]].

In energy-starved times, Hot Rod, like most other members of society, was privy to a very limited amount of fuel. It surprised him then when he was given a full tank in preparation for an upcoming mission. The severity of the situation cleared up why he had been allowed more than his usual ration: the Resistance had managed to steal the [[G-Virus]]. This potent weapon had been reverse-engineered from [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s remains, and would replicate the process that transformed [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] into the mad scion of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] in anyone that was infected with it. Hot Rod was furious to learn that the one who had orchestrated the theft was none other than [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]; his former teammate had previously transplanted his spark into a Maximal body and then led many violent attacks against the government. Hot Rod did find solace in the fact that Grimlock was a predictable opponent though. He quickly puzzled out that the Resistance's next target would be the first [[Games|gladiatorial game]] to be hosted since Lio Convoy's call to arms. Hot Rod called in every favor owed to him to secure two hundred extra guards for [[Tesarus (polity)|Tesarus Arena]], with an extra three-hundred [[Maximal Command Security Force|MCSF]] officers to patrol the stadium's crowd.

Despite these precautions, Grimlock's cell managed to come dangerously close to the crowd before Hot Rod was alerted to their presence. He went to deal with the intruders in person, leaving most of his troops in place in case Grimlock was merely creating a diversion for another attack. Hitching a ride atop of Blackout and Spaceshot's combined vehicle mode, he managed to reach the Resistance fighters before they were in position to infect the Builders enjoying the Game. While his subordinates dealt with The [[Manterror|Man Terror]] and [[Snapper]], two Predacons operating under Grimlock, Hot Rod took on the former [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] himself. The battle that ensued left both Hot Rod and his opponent gravely wounded. Many verbal attacks were also traded between them, with Grimlock accusing Hot Rod of spitting on everything the Autobot badge once stood for by siding with the Builders. Hot Rod countered that though he hated what their world had become, he was leading by example, unlike Grimlock who had remained a violent brute. Their brawl eventually led to both 'bots tumbling out into the arena crowd. Grimlock's remaining allies came to his aid, and Hot Rod was tossed aside as Snapper prepared to unleash a virulent payload on the unsuspecting crowd. Hot Rod pleaded with him not to, explaining to the Predacon what the virus actually did; Grimlock had neglected to inform his underlings of this particular detail. Snapper was swayed to not unleash a thousand more mad tyrants on Cybertron, and destroyed the virus. Though Hot Rod had been specifically instructed to retrieve the G-Virus, he was simply content with the fact that it had not been unleashed. In thanks for his cooperation, Hot Rod promised Snapper that he would be treated fairly as he was taken into custody. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}}

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===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
In one universe, Rodimus fought alongside his fellow Autobots against Megatron's Decepticons until the Cybertronian civil war led to the creation of the monstrous combiner, [[Thunder Mayhem]]. Thunder Mayhem turned on his masters, ultimately leading to him rampaging across Cybertron. Rodimus presumably perished during the reckoning of his homeworld. {{storylink|History}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
{{voiceactor|[[Ben Pronsky]] (''Combiner Wars'', English), [[Judd Nelson]] (''Titans Return'', English)}}
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Starscream}} {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Windblade}} {{storylink|The Council}} {{storylink|Homecoming (CW)|Homecoming}} {{storylink|A War of Giants}} {{storylink|Darkest Hour (CW)|Darkest Hour}} {{storylink|Destruction's Dawn}} {{storylink|Aftermath and Rebirth}} {{storylink|Our Heroes Respond}} {{storylink|The Fight Begins}} {{storylink|Overlord and Emissary}}{{storylink|At the Last Second}}}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
[[File:ChaosOnVelocitron-Rodimus Prime.jpg|thumb|150px|YEEHAW!!!]]
Hot Rod was partnered with the [[Titan Master]] [[Firebolt (G1)|Firedrive]], who granted him the ability to firei electrostatic fire blasts to disable enemy systems. {{storylink|Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Titans Return|''Titans Return'' Firedrive/Hot Rod toy bio}} Later, during a mission to [[Velocitron]], Rodimus Prime crossed the finish line in a race to win the power of dominion over speed, but he had to convert himself into a Titan Master to use the power.<ref>''Titans Return'' Chaos on Velocitron bios</ref>
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==Commercial appearances==
*Hot Rod, [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] came to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s aid when the Autobot leader was fighting against [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. Hot Rod taunted the Decepticons, telling them to "watch my smoke!" {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, Rodimus Prime|Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, and Rodimus Prime commercial}}
*Hot Rod and Kup found themselves stranded on the planet [[Quintessa]]. The two Autobots drove up to the edge of a greenish pool, from which a pile of Sharkticons emerged and attacked. The duo fist-fighted their way through the enemy 'bots, with the help of an intervening [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sharkticon|Sharkticon commercial}}
*A stone sculpture of Rodimus was savaged by Weirdwolf as part of his training. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Decepticon Headmasters|Decepticon Headmasters commercial}}
*Rodimus Prime charged into battle with Kup, Blurr, and Wheelie against Galvatron, Cyclonus, and Scourge. Then [[Sixshot]] joined the scuffle. Rodimus took the brunt of many of the Six-Changer's attacks, getting fired upon while Sixshot was in his jet fighter mode, pounced onto when Sixshot assumed his "wheeled wolf" mode, and blasted once more by the Decepticon's "laser pistol" mode. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sixshot|Sixshot commercial}}
*Rodimus handed his totally trustworthy agent [[Punch (G1)|Punch]] an important device, and saluted him as he drove off. Unbeknownst to Rodimus, Punch would meet with the Decepticons under his "Counterpunch" guise and hand the device over to Galvatron himself! {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Punch and Clones|Punch/Counterpunch and Clones commercial}}
*Rodimus and Blurr drove to an Autobot laboratory, only to be informed by a distressed Kup that there had been an accident; the newest Autobots were monsters! Thankfully, they were still Autobots nonetheless, and helped ward off a Decepticon attack. After seeing how viciously the [[Monsterbot]]s dealt with the Decepticons, Rodimus expressed relief that these new 'bots were on his side. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Monsterbots|Monsterbots commercial}}
*The Autobots were caught by surprise when it seemed at first that a tank and jet were about to crash into one another on the battlefield, only for them to transform together into the Decepticon [[Flywheels]]! Rodimus was unfazed by this turn of events, and pounced onto this new combatant. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Duocons and Throttlebots|Duocons and Throttlebots commercial}}
*Rodimus Prime fought next to Blurr against Galvatron and his cronies while Transformers from both factions prepared to leave Cybertron and expand their war to the planet [[Nebulos]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Headmaster comic book|Headmaster comic book commercial}}
*Hot Rod's voice narrated a handful of commercials, including:
**The [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Headmasters|Headmasters commercial}}
**The [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] and [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Technobots and Terrorcons|Technobots and Terrorcons commercial}}

==Games==
===3D Battle-Card Game===
Hot Rod was one of [[Optimus Primal]]'s many Autobot allies in a fight against [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s Decepticon forces. {{storylink|3D Battle-Card Game#Energon Wars expansion|Energon Wars Expansion Set}}

===''The Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth''===
[[File:C64RodimusPrimeAndHotRod.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Along with their fellow Autobots, Hotrod{{sic}} and Rodimus Prime protected Earth from the menace of the Decepticons. Hotrod was ostensibly under the command of Rodimus Prime. {{storylink|The Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth}}

{{note|In this game, "Hotrod" and Rodimus Prime are separate characters who can be in the same place at the same time. Don't try to think about this too hard.}}
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===''Transformers: Mystery of Convoy''===
[[File:Mysteryofconvoy rodimus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]]
When Optimus Prime went missing under mysterious circumstances, Ultra Magnus was given the task of battling hordes of Decepticons in order to solve the mystery of his whereabouts. The Decepticons had also stolen a collection of seven energon cubes belonging to Rodimus Prime, which Magnus strove to recover during his fight. When all seven were successfully obtained and the battle was won, a new challenge rose its head, but with his energon cubes back, Rodimus was able to take up the fight! He had a funny habit of looking like an orange Ultra Magnus if you looked at him sideways. {{storylink|Transformers: Mystery of Convoy}}
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===''Transformers: The Headmasters''===
Rodimus Prime was kidnapped by the Decepticons and held captive on Cybertron by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. He was rescued by [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and his other comrades, and in turn helped rescue those who were still imprisoned. Once they had reunited, Rodimus Prime and the others met with [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] for the last battle against [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. {{storylink|Transformers: The Headmasters (video game)|Transformers: The Headmasters}}

===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter von Gomm]] (English)}}
====Autobot story====
[[File:Callofthefuture rodimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"I am from the future and know a lot about history!"]]

When [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] gained the incredible power of the [[Zel Quartz]] in the year 2010 and began cutting a swath of destruction across the galaxy, Rodimus Prime, [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] resolved to prevent this devastation by traveling back in time and eliminating the quartz in the past, thereby altering their future. Using a [[Transwarp]]-equipped ship supplied by the [[Quintesson]]s, they traveled to the world of [[Zel Samine]] in the year 2003, where they ran across teams of present-day Autobots and Decepticons led by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], who were carrying out investigations on their own on the planet.

Making matters worse, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] also followed them back in time, and the two teams allied themselves with their respective present-day factions in order to locate the Zel Quartz. It wasn't necessarily an easy alliance to make: Rodimus was barely able to keep his cool when [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], not believing that he and his team were really Autobots, demanded to know if Rodimus was Autobot leader in the future, what happened to Optimus? Fortunately, Optimus calmed his lieutenant down and welcomed the trio of future Autobots into his forces.

Working with the present day Autobots was not easy for Rodimus, as he was well aware of the fate that awaited them. On a number of occasions, he struggled with his knowledge of the future, knowing he could prevent a [[Battle of Autobot City|great tragedy]] but could also cause untold damage to the timestream by doing so. He also showed some interest in Arcee when he attempted to give her a precious stone he'd found during a mission to a mine, only for the female Autobot to scold him for taking something that didn't belong to him. Luckily for him, Optimus stepped in and settled things by ordering Rodimus and Arcee to return the stone. That Optimus makes one heck of a wingman.

After several false leads, the quartz was eventually located, serving as the power source of the [[ELTA]] power transmission array. After fighting their way through the likes of Cyclonus, Scourge, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and both [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and his future counterpart Soundblaster, Rodimus and Optimus engaged Megatron and Galvatron in a two-on-two battle over ELTA, using the power of their twin Matrices to stop the computer from self-destructing. Once the dust from the fight had settled, Starscream reemerged and snatched up the Zel Quartz, only to promptly take it off-planet, where it disintegrated without Zel Samine's atmosphere and electromagnetic properties to sustain it. With their future thus averted, Rodimus and his Autobots began fading away to rejoin the timestream. Before they disappeared, Rodimus attempted to warn Optimus of the coming dangers in the future, including his Optimus's death (for which Rodimus continued to blame himself), but Optimus silenced him, telling him that he did not need to know what the future held. Rodimus told Optimus that he would always be the greatest leader in Autobot history, but Optimus told him that he was merely a soldier who loved justice, and that that was all Rodimus needed to be too.

====Decepticon story====
Megatron, Starscream, and Soundwave encountered Rodimus Prime while investigating the presence of unknown craft over Zel Samine. Rodimus was stunned to see the Decepticon [[Emperor of Destruction]] before reminding himself of the era he was in. For his part, Megatron thought he was facing Hot Rod, but quickly realised his mistake. After a short, sharp fight that saw Rodimus defeated, Megatron was distracted enough by the appearance of Galvatron to allow the future Autobot to escape.

Rodimus would again battle Megatron as well as Galvatron at the ELTA power transmission array, this time alongside his hero Optimus Prime. He was shocked that despite the fact the two Primes were working together, they were still defeated. When Megatron and Galvatron resolved to destroy the ELTA array Rodimus pleaded with them to stop, pointing out that the array generated a massive amount of energy, the same energy the Decepticons so loved. Sadly, the two Emperors of Destruction felt that with the Zel Quartz now in their possession, they no longer needed the array and proceeded to destroy it with their combined power. The wounded Rodimus barely escaped.

He presumably returned to the future alongside all the future Transformers when Starscream unwittingly rendered the Zel Quartz powerless. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Transformers Battle Circuit''===
Rodimus, one of the "greatest Transformers of all time," was part of an Autobot team that participated in a tournament on Cybertron. He faced off against a team of Decepticons in a series of one-on-one matches. If he managed to defeat Menasor, Trypticon, Astrotrain, Starscream, and Megatron, Rodimus was declared to be the tournament's champion! {{storylink|Transformers Battle Circuit}}

===''Transformers: Battle Masters''===
Rodimus arrived in the city for a decent battle, and though he was defeated by local fighters, he decided not to leave the town. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Masters (mobile game)|Battle Masters}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Following [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s rebirth as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Rodimus led the Autobots to a decisive victory over the Decepticon forces. {{storylink|All Hail Galvatron}} When Galvatron summoned [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] to the battlefield, Rodimus attempted to block the Decepticon advance with [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], though unsuccessfully. {{storylink|The Colossus War}}

Rodimus and [[Kup (G1)|Sergeant Kup]] were put on trial by the [[Quintesson]]s. They faced death by [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]] until [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] organized a well-timed coup. {{storylink|Mockery of Justice}} The Autobots subsequently found themselves up against [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. Rodimus defeated the monster by opening the [[Matrix of Leadership]], saving [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and becoming the new Autobot leader in the process. {{storylink|'Til All Are One (Legends)|'Til All Are One}}

When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] were abducted by [[Skuxxoid]]s during the [[Galactic Olympics|Galactic Games]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and Rodimus Prime traveled to [[Chaar]] to see if the Decepticons were responsible. Damaged in an attack, he had a vision revealing the Quintessons were behind the kidnapping. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 1}} He almost sacrificed himself on the planet Goo to save the rest of his team. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 2}} Rodimus traveled into the Matrix to learn the origin of the Transformer race. Following an attack on Cybertron, Galvatron was only prevented from fighting with Rodimus by [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 3}}

Following an Decepticon assault led by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Rodimus, alongside Spike, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], and Ultra Magnus were forced into taking cover within the [[Autobot Mausoleum]]. This did little to improve their situation, however, as the Decepticons continued their advance. Unexpectedly, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] rose from his tomb, providing hope that the tide may yet turn in the Autobots' favour. Rodimus returned the Matrix of Leadership to the resurrected Autobot leader, reverting to Hot Rod in the process. Once in possession of the Matrix, however, Optimus fled for Cybertron, leaving the other Autobots stranded. The Matrix was returned to Hot Rod when Optimus regained his senses, who sacrificed himself once more to undo the Quintessons' trap, much to the chagrin of the Autobots. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (Legends)|Dark Awakening}}

Arcee, Rodimus, Ultra Magnus, and Springer were trapped in human bodies by [[Victor Drath]] and [[Cobra Commander|Old Snake]], but still managed to foil the pair's plan to destroy Autobot City. They were later successfully returned to their robot bodies. {{storylink|Only Human (Legends)|Only Human}}

Rodimus attempted to defend an experimental space bridge from Galvatron and his forces, only for a stray shot to hit the space bridge, sending all nearby combatants hurtling back in time. Finding themselves in a time where Primus and Unicron were battling one another, shaking the very cosmos with their blows, Rodimus and his troops allied themselves with their creator, while the mad Galvatron ordered his troops to help the Chaos Bringer. Despite the superior amount of beings that Unicron was able to will into being, the Autobots prevailed. Unicron was sent into a retreat, and the time-displaced Transformers were sent back to their proper place in the timestream by Primus. {{storylink|Battle of the Brothers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Rodimus-(CW).jpg|thumb|400px|We've got to get a new travel agent.]]
Rodimus (CW) participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Super Rare character who could be acquired as a reward in the "Optimus Maximus Awakes!" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers Operation Omega''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:RodimusEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|wHY Do mY PipES BeNd??]]
Hot Rod encounters [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Transformers:Earth Wars|Nemesis Prime]].
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Light our Darkest Hour event}}

[[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] met with Hot Rod to offer information on [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s dimensional recruitment scheme; Hot Rod was skeptical, and when the other [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s arrived on the scene, Hot Rod declared that it was an ambush. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Rogue Trader}}

*'''Class:''' Special
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star
*'''Weapons:''' Hot Rod wields two blasters. ''And'' he can also throw a hand grenade from a distance and set a building on fire!
*'''Ability: Blessing of the Matrix:''' Makes a friendly bot invulnerable to damage and stun effects for 8 seconds. Upgrading this ability increases duration.
**'''Cost''': 6 ability points +2 for reuses.

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

{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Image and story from all three cutscenes upon obtaining him, and after Researching twice.}}}}

==Toys==
{{main|Hot Rod (G1)/toys}}

==Notes==
[[File:RodimusPrime-earlymodel.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Hey, ladies. Look at your G1 Hot Rod and Rodimus Prime toys, now back to us, now back at your toys, now back to us."]]
*According to earliest materials (also the source of the earliest Hot Rod head seen in this section's first image), Rodimus Prime's original name was '''Hot Rodimus'''.
*Like the rest of the 1986 movie's original characters, Hot Rod and Rodimus Prime had early designs by [[Floro Dery]] which the toys were based on, only for the designs to then be refined over time into their finalized form. The early models were used for the characters' Marvel Comics appearances, and would occasionally erroneously appear in [[AKOM]]-animated episodes of the cartoon. Rodimus's early design is one of the mostly commonly-seen in the series, popping in and out of episodes from scene to scene quite literally at random; it features curving shoulders and a spoiler that flares outward, and lacks an additional trapezoid in the centre of his pelvis that is part of his finalized model. Notably, Rodimus's final character model has never actually been found—only his early design is published in character model compendiums like ''[[Transformers Generations]]'' or ''[[Transformers: The Ark]]''.
**While AKOM bounced back and forth between early and finished designs for Rodimus, they ''always'' used the ''color scheme'' of the early design. This scheme colors the indentations on his shoulders burgundy-red instead of white; the "windscreen" details on his pelvis (see below) white instead of light-burgundy; the aforementioned trapezoid the same burgundy as the rest of his pelvis instead of the same light burgundy the windscreen is supposed to be; and finally, his his tyres black (the finalized model is the odd one here, as it made them burgundy).
**Additionally, Rodimus also has an even ''older'' design, seen at right, which is substantially more different. Here, he appears to carry the trailer of the truck on his back, plus additional [[kibble]] on the back of his forearms. If only there were art of the back of this design. We'd plotz.
**Meanwhile, on Hot Rod's early character model, both sets of wheels are on his arms, as they are intended to span the entire length of the vehicle; his wrist-cuffs are intended to become the vehicle's taillights. Unsurprisingly, this has never been duplicated on any toy.
*As mentioned above, both Hot Rod and Rodimus Prime's character models suggest that the windshield and roof of their respective vehicles form the pelvic area, including little side windows on their hips. This was highlighted by on both characters' early color model, used by AKOM, which colored that area white, as if it were a window, but was downplayed on their finalized models, which recolored those sections in a lighter shade than the surrounding area. The sheer physical impossibility of this has, again, meant it has never been duplicated on any toy, although the Masterpiece version makes a nod to it with a transparent groin plate with indentations underneath denoting two seats and a steering wheel.
[[File:Hotrodrodimuscharactermodels.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Rodimus is always embarrassed by his yearbook photos. (Early AKOM Rodimus model pictured, colored like the finished Toei Rodimus model.]]
*Hot Rod and Rodimus Prime look very similar in fiction, but there are ways to distinguish them by sight.
**Rodimus Prime's character model has extra lines on his face that go from the bottom of his nose and connect to another line forming a triangle shape. Hot Rod's cheeks are more clear and youthful.
**Despite their toys being the same color of red, the cartoon series rendered Hot Rod as magenta, and Rodimus a dark shade of burgundy (the movie, however, made Rodimus the same color as Hot Rod). In addition to repeatedly getting the two character models mixed up, sometimes the animation would depict one model colored as the other.
**In Marvel stories, Hot Rod was also colored almost entirely magenta, with a yellow spoiler and flame deco, but with silver thighs instead of orange. Whoever did the Marvel deco sheet seems to have been looking at the [[:File:G1catalog86-PinkHotRod.jpg|original toy photos]] and colored the thighs like the toy's silver stickers. While Marvel Hot Rod was stark magenta, Marvel Rodimus was colored in the reds, oranges and yellows of his toy. Future comics and toys would often ignore any differences in color between the character's two forms, presenting them both in the original toy colors (see the image at the head of the article for a good example).
**The Japanese ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'' cartoon, in addition to featuring the coloration differences of the American Generation 1 cartoon, also added some extra lines around the perimeter of Rodimus's eyes to further distinguish him from Hot Rod. These odd-looking lines appeared only intermittently, thankfully so—they made Rodimus look like he was wearing robo-mascara. The ''Headmasters'' Rodimus Prime character model also moved the wheel kibble from the back of the arms to the front, to better approximate their position on the toy.
[[File:RodimusPrimeG1-trailermanagement.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Maybe his Mobile Defense Bay is just an extra set of legs!]]
*Rodimus Prime's toy followed the model set by Optimus Prime before him by having a trailer that disconnected and transformed into a battle station (in this case, called the "[[Mobile Defense Bay]]"). Unlike Prime's [[Combat Deck (G1)|Combat Deck]], however, Rodimus's Defense Bay failed to make the leap to fiction, with the cartoon simply depicting his trailer as somewhat unfeasibly folding up into his legs and body <ref>[http://www.allspark.com/content/stories/tfpulp/8704TVM/k.gif Image of Rodimus Prime's animated transformation scheme from TV Magazine]</ref> (barring a few animation errors that depicted it as a separate unit). This [[Transformation|transformation scheme]] was realized in toy form with Rodimus's [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|6" ''Titanium Series'' action figure]].
*A lot of early secondary material uses Hot Rod and Rodimus in ways that don't fit the main Movie-established dynamic. As with stories from the same era that portrayed Megatron and Galvatron as separate beings, this was likely to avoid spoiling the Movie's ending.
*Hot Rod's 1986 tech specs figures are ''extremely'' high (six 10/10s, one 9/10, one 7/10). They are actually higher than both Ultra Magnus and Galvatron's stats. None of the other movie characters have such inflated tech specs, so this was possibly an attempt (albeit small) to convince the kids of the time how awesome their new hero was. Rodimus Prime's tech specs are only every so slightly higher than Hot Rod's, but as the latter was near maximum anyway that isn't saying much. One year later, for his Targetmaster release, Hot Rod's stats have been reduced to slightly more sensible figures (which leads to the amusing situation where his "Firepower" stat actually goes ''down'' from 10 to 7 when he becomes a Targetmaster. Also his top speed has changed from 120 mph to 330 mph. Maybe Firebolt weighs less than his old gun?)
*Hot Rod might be the ''Transformers'' character with the most names in the US. From "Hot Rod" to "Rodimus Prime", to "Rodimus Major" to just plain "Rodimus". Varieties of "Rodimus" appeared to be how he would be named for a while, but his [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Titans Return]] figure is back to being "(Autobot) Hot Rod", suggesting that Hasbro has somehow reclaimed the [[trademark]] on the name.
*[[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]]'s powered up form has a color scheme which resembles Hot Rod's. The reference came full circle with [[Side Burn (RID)|G1 Side Burn]], who was a redeco of a Rodimus toy.
*Aside from the ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Rodimus (Energon)|namesake character]], Hot Rod has also been [[homage]]d twice (or possibly thrice depending on how you look at it) in the [[Unicron Trilogy]]. For ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'', the "[[Powerlinx]]" upgrade of [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] was given a very Hot-Rod-inspired deco. In ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'', [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] made a redeco of Hot Shot (well, "Exillion"), who already had some Hot Rod homage elements in his toy design, with Hot Rod deco as a DVD-pack-in [[exclusive]]. [[Hasbro]] then took this deco, altered it, and released it in the US line at mass retail as the new character [[Excellion (Cybertron)|Excellion]].
*This Rodimus Prime, along with the original [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] makes a cameo appearance as one of the four elders who began the [[space bridge]] project in the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]'' episode "[[Balance]]".

===Foreign names===
====Hot Rod====
*''Japanese:'' '''Hot Rodimus''' (ホットロディマス ''Hotto Rodimasu''), '''Hot Rod''' (ホットロッド ''Hotto Roddo'')
*''English:'' '''Roadimus Prime''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''French:'' '''Météorite''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Nagyágyú''' ("Hot Shot"), '''Peca''' (''The Movie'', "Fisher")
*''Italian:'' '''Folgore'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Rod''' (Taiwan, 羅德 ''Lúo Dé''), '''Rè Pò''' (China, 热破, "Hot Break")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Roda Quente''' (Portugal comic)
*''Russian:'' '''Patron''' (cartoon, Патрон, "Cartridge")

====Rodimus Prime====
*''Japanese:'' '''Rodimus Convoy''' (ロディマスコンボイ ''Rodimasu Konboi''), '''Rodimus Prime''' (ロディマスプライム ''Rodimasu Puraimu'')
*''French:'' '''Rodimus Primo''' (Canada toy, "Rodimus First"), '''Rodimus Primus''' (Canada cartoon)
*''German:'' '''Rodius Prime''' ([[Condor Verlag]] comics)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Rodimusz Fővezér''' ("Prime Commander Rodimus")
*''Italian:'' '''Captain'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Rhodie Jr-tsūn''' (Taiwan, 羅迪至尊, "Rodimus Prime"), '''Bǔ Tīan Shì''' (China, 补天士, "Gentleman Who [[Wikipedia:Nüwa|Repairs the Sky]]")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Rodimus Supremo''' (Portugal comic)
*''Russian:'' '''Rodimes Prime''' (cartoon, Родаймес Прайм)
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Rodimus Najkrashhyj''' (cartoon, Родімус Найкращий, "Rodimus The Best")

==References==
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[[Category:Battle Masters Autobots]]
[[Category:Beast Machines Autobots]]
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Autobots]]
[[Category:Classics Autobots]]
[[Category:Cloud Autobots]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Autobots]]
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[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
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[[Category:Kiss Players Autobots]]
[[Category:Knights]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Ladybird Books Autobots]]
[[Category:Matrix bearers]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:Primes]]
[[Category:Return of Convoy Autobots]]
[[Category:Rulers of Cybertron]]
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[[Category:The Headmasters Autobots]]
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Transformers: Earth Wars

2017-12-24T04:37:11Z

Dinobot56: /* Featured Characters */

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|developer=[[Space Ape Games]]
|publisher=[[Backflip Studios]]
|date=[[June 2]], 2016
|platform=Android, iOS
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'''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' is a mobile game by [[Space Ape Games]]/[[Backflip Studios]] with a storyline written by [[Simon Furman]], which means plenty of [[Furmanism]]s. The aim of the game is to assemble an army and build a fortress, then try to defend your base while destroying the enemy's. Essentially, Transformers meets ''Clash of Clans'', without Hog Riders.
The setting is [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].

==Plot==
The Autobots and Decepticons return to Earth to battle over resources. Furman promises that while it "appears to be about the same old stuff" initially, "as we progress through the game, more is revealed about Megatron’s master plan and what he’s looking for on Earth."<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2016/02/10/transformers-land-mobile-earth-wars/80167164/ USA Today: "'Transformers' land on mobile in 'Earth Wars'"]</ref>

===Campaigns===
*'''Get Optimus / Get Megatron!'''
Jefire and Starscream arrive on Earth and set up their base of operations. Soon, Ironhide and Bludgeon arrive through their Space Bridges, and after raiding a few bases, both factions find a [[Quantum Crystal]] powerful enough to power their spacebridges and bring their leaders to Earth.
*'''The Lost Map'''
With the arrival of Optimus Prime and Megatron, the Autobots and/or Decepticons set out to find the [[Fractal Map]] pieces with the help of their human allies. Both sides find a Gunner Crystal and recruit Sunstreaker and Swindle.
*'''Power Play'''
After collecting three of the map pieces, both factions try putting the pieces they collected together, only to find out they need a [[Codex Key]] to break the encryption.
*'''The Codex Showdown'''
With the help of the recently recruited medics, Ratchet and Hook, both sides fight over the Codex Key, and find the location of a [[Enigma of Combination|legendary artifact]].
*'''Secrets of Nebulos'''
Some wierd pieces of [[Nebulos]] technology called '''"Power Cores"''' have landed on Earth. Starscream and Optimus gather some troops, and both Starscream and Optimus Prime fight over the Power Cores. The power cores gathered, however, have been rigged to explode, and so both sides have to start from scratch with building up their power core stocks.
*'''Combiner Wars'''
With the Enigma of Combination, the Autobots and Decepticons harness the power of Combiners. The gestalts prove unstable, however, and require Ore-13 and high-ranking bots to be useful.

==Gameplay==
===Alliances===
Alliances are the primary way to gain access to bots firsthand via events. Your alliance can also compete in Alliance Wars to determine who is better, and to see who comes up top! Compete in Alliance wars to gain resources, league promotions, and bragging rights!

You can join with other players in an alliance, or you can create your own for 15,000 Alloy! There are many notable alliances within the community!

A player must have Level 4 Headquarters or higher to join an Alliance, and up to 40 people can be in an Alliance.

===Classes===
*'''Warriors''' are armored front line melee fighters that rush into enemy defenses to open up the attack and protect other bots, but they have the lowest Damage per second (DPS). Warriors generally have a speed of 1.7, but some are slightly faster.
*'''Aerial''' units deal the highest DPS at a short range and can perform powerful airstrikes on single targets from great distances, but have low health. All air units have a speed of 2.
*'''Gunners''' shoot over walls and bombard large areas with their abilities from long range. like the Air units, they're deadly but vulnerable. All gunners have a speed of 1.8.
*'''Medics''' heal and support other bots in battle. They are only a few medics in the game, and they aren't durable themselves, so keep them in the back. Medics have a speed of 2.6.
*'''Special''' bots are highly individualized fighters with unique capabilities. This class incorporates leaders, scouts, and deployers.
*'''Combiners''' are a special class that must be summoned individually. They deal massive amounts of damage, but can only stay on the battlefield for so long. Their three abilities do not use ability points, but have cooldown times.

===Power Cores===
Power Cores are pieces of Nebulan Technology that are used to enhance bots and defenses.
There are quite a lot of powerful powercores. They can be obtained from ‘’’Power Chips’’’ or from Bot duplicates.

Defensive Modules

*Auto cannon Exclusive:
**The '''"Explosive Rounds"''' Powercore is only applicable to Autocannons, but deals 50% of the max damage to all targets gathered around the target hit.
*Mortar Exclusive:
**The '''"Incendiary Shells"''' Power Core allows for Mortars to fire off large Incendiary shells that burn all afflicted targets in the blast area, with a 14% increase in attack damage, but the shells deal no knock back.
*The '''"Target Protocol"''' Power Core is only applicable to Mortars, and prioritizes targets, allowing for the Mortar to focus on Gunners and Medics and increasing attack Range by 15%.

***'''NOTE''': This makes it ignore all other targets if Gunners or Medics are present!!!
*Missile Launcher Exclusive:
**The '''"Guided Missiles"''' module gives Laser guided single-target missiles to missile launchers. They only deal 64% of original damage, but they will always hit it’s target.
*Laser Turret Exclusive:
**The '''"AA (Anti-Air) Laser"''' module allows a Laser turret to only target airborne targets, but with a 36% increase in attack range, and a 106% increase in damage.
*Universal Defense Mods:
**The '''"Attack"''' module increases attack.
**The '''"Defense"''' module increases building Health.
**The '''"Repair"''' module restores health every second.

Bot Modules

**'''Flak Jacket''': 15% reduced damage from Mortars and Missile Launchers.
**'''Death Pulse''': On 0 health, the warrior creates an EMP explosion stunning targets in a large area for 2.8 seconds.
**'''Attack''': Equipable to All bots, 2-Star and higher, It Boosts damage of regular attacks by 4%.
**'''Vitality''': +5% to bot's health.
**'''Rejuvenate''': Heals 1.8% health every 10 seconds.
**'''Tactician''': The affected Bot prioritises defenses for 32 seconds after deployment.
**'''Wallbuster''': All damage to walls increased by 14%.
**'''Reflective Coating''': 15% protection from Laser Turrets and Beam Lasers.
**'''Volatile Mixture''': It increases special ability damage by 5%. Especially useful with Mixmaster.
**'''Ray Boosters''': Increases power of healing done by 5%.
**'''Trithyllium Plating''': Gives warriors 18% reduced damage from Auto Cannons.
**'''Prime's [[Matrix of Leadership| Matrix]]''': Equipable by Optimus Prime, 2-Star and higher, it Increases Optimus Prime's health by 5.5%. Till all are one!
**'''Starscream's [[Transformers: The Movie|Crown]]''': Equipable to Starscream, it Increases Starscream's basic attack damage by 4.5%. Shiny!
**'''Grimlock's Crown''': Equipable by Grimlock, increases Grimlock's movement speed and Ability damage.
**'''Razorclaw's Gun Upgrade''': Equipable by Razorclaw, increases Razorclaw's ability damage and his health.

===Resources===
*'''Alloy'''- A metal substance used to upgrade buildings and walls.
*'''[[Energon]]'''- Energon is used to upgrade buildings, upgrade Bots' special abilities, and to perform research on Bots to make them stronger.
*'''[[Ore-13]]'''- A potent substance used to activate Combiners.
*'''[[Spark]]'''- Obtained from holographic summons in the Space bridge and Event rewards, Spark is used to upgrade Bots' abilities. Special Spark can be received from Combiner team bots.
*'''Crystal Shards'''- Also the result of Holographic summons and events, shards are use to create powerful crystals to summon high star rating Bots.
*'''[[Cybercoin]]'''- Premium currency used for instantly obtaining resources and [[Quantum Crystal| crystals.]]
*'''Combiner Spark''' - This type of spark is used only for combiners. Obtained when you get a duplicate of a Combiner Bot.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:currencies| Currencies and Resources at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===Battle Boosts===
Battle Boosts are like Spells in Clash of Clans. They can only be used once in a battle, but provide extra offense or defense for your team.
*'''Incendiary Barrage MK. 1, II, and III''' Rain down an artillery battery of Incendiary shells on the battlefield dealing medium damage
*'''Orbital Strike MK. I, II, and III''' summon a powerful Orbital Strike from above dealing massive damage.
*'''Forcefield MK. I, II, and III''' Provides a forcefield that blocks 45% to 75% of damage taken and makes them immune to knockbacks for 6 seconds.
*'''Smart Bomb MK. I, II, and III''' Deals a set amount of damage to a single target.
*'''EMP blast MK. I, II, and III''' Stun all targets in a large radius for a set amount of time depending on the level.
*'''Field Repairs MK. I, II, and III''' Heal all friendly bots for a set amount of HP over 5 seconds.
*'''Shark Attack MK I, II, and III''' Call for 3 vicious 2-star Sharkticons (level 14, 30, and 40, respectively) to attack a target.'''Warning''': Fallen Sharkticons are ''highly'' explosive.
*'''Nanofrost MK. I, II, and III''' Freeze a building for 8-12 seconds, then destroy it to freeze and slow down all buildings around the Bomb radius by 40% for 10 seconds.
*'''[[Kremzeek| Kremzeeks]]''' Coming in 5 variants, Kremzeeks can do quite a lot of things.
**Red Kremzeeks set buildings on fire dealing 128 damage per second for 6 seconds, increasing every second if you destroy the building they are currently deployed on.
**Yellow Kremzeeks deal 96 damage over 15 seconds. Can jump to other buildings up to 4 times.
**Purple Kremzeeks hack defenses and make them attack other defenses for you, albeit with less damage.
** The rare Blue Kremzeek can stun defenses over a brief period of time.
** The White Kremzeek makes the target building take more damage.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:battleboosts| Battle Boosts at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Buildings==
===Main===
*'''Headquarters''' - The heart of your Autobot/Decepticon outpost, protect yours well, and destroy an opponent's Headquarters to win a battle! Upgrade it to unlock more upgrades and buildings!
*'''Shuttle''' - The shuttle carries Autobots and Decepticons into battle! Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum capacity.

===Defense===
*'''[[Autogun|Auto Cannon]]''' - Provides a decent amount of damage and has medium range. Cannot target flying units.
*'''Laser Turret''' - Shoots off 4 smaller lasers that deal constant damage at shorter range, but deals double damage to flying unit's!
*'''Mortar''' - Long range defense that targets ground units and deals explosive damage from far away.
*'''Outpost''' - Assign an Autobot or Deception with a fraction of their normal stats to defend against attacks on your base.
*'''Beam Laser''' - Shoots off a long range Photon laser to deal the Highest DPS on a single ground unit.
*'''Shock Tower''' - Delivers a nasty jolt of electricity to nearby bots and knocks them back, and is immune to EMP effects! (Except for [[Star Saber (Victory)|shock]][[Deathsaurus (Victory)|fire]])
*'''Missile Launcher''' - Shoots off a barrage of rockets over a very long range at both ground and air units. Cannot target troops within its blind spot.
*'''Stasis Mine''' - Doesn't deal damage, but freezes enemies in place for 2-5 seconds.
*'''Wall''' - Used to shield defenses and slow down invaders. Upgrading each wall post gives it more health to better defend against opponent bots.

*'''Combiner Outpost''' - Unavailable to players and only seen in the Combiner Wars Campaign, this very long-ranged outpost activates a Combiner to defend against other Combiners!
===Utility===
*'''Energon Harvester''' - Harvests precious Energon for research and upgrading buildings. Upgrade with Alloy to increase production rate.
*'''Energon Storage''' - Stores Energon for later usage. Upgrade with Alloy to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Alloy Harvester''' - Harvests Alloy to upgrade buildings. Upgrade with Energon to increase production rate.
*'''Alloy Storage''' - Stores Alloy for later usage. Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Ore-13 Harvester''' - Harvests the rare mineral [[Ore-13]] for sending out Combiners to battle.
*'''Ore-13 Storage''' - A storage device strong enough to contain the power of Ore-13.
*'''[[Spacebridge]]''' - The Spacebridge is used to activate [[Quantum Crystal]]s to bring in bots and resources!
*'''Research Lab''' - Upgrade your bots and their abilities with Energon and Spark to make them more powerful! Upgrade the lab to increase the max level that bots can be upgraded to.
*'''Combiner Lab''' - Used to activate Combiners and upgrade their abilities using combiner Spark.
*'''Build Bot''' - Build Bots will build and upgrade buildings, but the bots themselves cannot be upgraded and have very low health. The number of buildings than can be upgraded at a time depends on the number of Build Bots on base. More Build Bots can be bought at 2000 [[Cybercoin]]s each.
*'''Scanner''' - Provides locations of rivals' bases so you can raid them. Upgrading it will give access to tougher battle zones.
*'''Power Core Lab''' -

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:buildings| Buildings at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Featured Characters==
(''Characters are paired in each row as in-game counterparts.'')

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*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jetfire]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ironhide]]
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ratchet]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bumblebee]]
*[[Prowl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Prowl]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cliffjumper]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Grimlock]]
*[[Mirage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mirage]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Wheeljack]]
*[[Blaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blaster]]
**[[Eject (G1)|Eject]]
**[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]
**[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]
**[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]]
*[[Silverbolt (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Silverbolt]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skydive]]
*[[Air Raid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Air Raid]]
*[[Powerglide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Powerglide]]
*[[Alpha Bravo#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Alpha Bravo]]
*[[Fireflight (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Firefly]]
*[[Jazz (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Autobot Jazz]]
*[[Windblade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Windblade]]
*[[Pyra Magna#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pyra Magna]]
*[[Rust Dust#Transformers:_Earth_Warst|Rust Dust]]
*[[Dust Up#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dustup]]
*[[Jumpstream#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jumpstream]]
*[[Skyburst (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skyburst]]
*[[Stormclash#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Stormclash]]
*[[Slag (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slug]]
*[[Huffer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Huffer]]
*[[Arcee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Arcee]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sideswipe]]
*[[Swoop (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Strafe]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Rod]]
*[[Hot Spot (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Spot]]
*[[Seaspray (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Seaspray]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Superion (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Superion]]
*[[Pipes (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pipes]]
*[[Star Saber (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Star Saber]]
*[[Hound (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hound]]
*[[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Maximus]]
*[[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Perceptor]]
*[[Smokescreen (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Smokescreen]]
*[[First Aid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|First Aid]]
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Primal]]
*[[Sludge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slog]]
*[[Kup (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kup]]
*[[Drift (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drift]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Laser Optimus Prime]]
*[[Snarl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Snarl]]
*[[Cheetor (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cheetor]]
*[[Volcanicus #Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Volcanicus]]
*[[Springer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Springer]]
*[[Cosmos (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cosmos]]
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sky Lynx]]*
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus Prime]]*

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*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Megatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Starscream]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bludgeon]]
*[[Swindle (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Swindle]]
*[[Hook (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hook]]
*[[Shrapnel (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skrapnel]]
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Breakdown]]
*[[Kickback (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kickback]]
*[[Razorclaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Razorclaw]]
*[[Brawl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brawl]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Shockwave]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Soundwave]]
**[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]
**[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]
**[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]
**[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Thundercracker]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skywarp]]
*[[Slipstream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slipstream]]
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bonecrusher]]
*[[Long Haul (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Long Haul]]
*[[Blast Off (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blast Off]]
*[[Mixmaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mixmaster]]
*[[Divebomb (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Divebomb]]
*[[Scrapper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scrapper]]
*[[Scavenger (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scavenger]]
*[[Vortex (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Vortex]]
*[[Tantrum (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Tantrum]]
*[[Onslaught (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Onslaught]]
*[[Rampage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rampage]]
*[[Headstrong (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Headstrong]]
*[[Bombshell (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bombshell]]
*[[Nightbird (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nightbird]]
*[[Viper#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Viper]]
*[[Scourge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scourge]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Galvatron]]
*[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nemesis Prime]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cyclonus]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Octopunch]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Devastator (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Devastator]]
*[[Offroad#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Offroad]]
*[[Deathsaurus (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Deathsaurus]]
*[[Drag Strip (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drag Strip]]
*[[Bruticus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bruticus]]
*[[Lockdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Lockdown]]
*[[Wildrider (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brake-Neck]]
*[[Reflector (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Reflector]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]]
*[[Straxus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Straxus]]
*[[Dead End (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dead End]]
*[[Barricade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Barricade]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Armada'' Megatron]]
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hun-Gurrr]]
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blackarachnia]]
*[[Predaking (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Predaking]]
*[[Astrotrain (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Astrotrain]]
*[[Mindwipe (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mindwipe]]
*[[Blitzwing (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blitzwing]]*
*[[Motormaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Motormaster]]*

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*[[Melody Keen]]
*[[Luca]]
}}

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Upcoming characters

==Events==
Every weekend, for three days, events are held so players can win resources and new crystals. The events usually alternate between solo events and Alliance events each week. New characters are introduced with a story strewn across a four-week saga.

The various type of events are:
* A solo totaliser with various resource prizes, capped at 10,000 points.
* An Alliance single totaliser with a grand prize at around 200,000 points.
* An Alliance event with many prestiges to collect prizes and crystals multiple times.
* A single totaliser with multiple prestiges, and gives same amount of battle points in all battle zones, and triple XP.
* An Alliance totaliser and leaderboard event, with the top alliances receiving the newest 4 or 3 star character crystal and Premium Crystals. Or in some events, even more of the event's crystals.

{{main|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events}}

==Notes==
*Furman has said that early in production, "we had to base it in the IDW continuity as it turned out". He also revealed it was him who pushed for Bludgeon to make it into the game as well.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/comic-writer-simon-furman-discusses-three-decades-of-transformers-and-new-game-earth-wars-707 Vice interview]</ref>
** A purple [[Decepticon Command Bunker]] can be seen in the mountainside of Decepticon bases as a counterpart to the Ark in Autobot bases.
*Character models are mostly based on each character's most-recent toy release. In many cases, this means ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'', ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'', ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]''. There are also some appearances from ''[[Thrilling 30]]'', ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'', ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'', [[Live-action film series|movie]]verse namesakes, and 'original' [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
* Though the game's dialogue is depicted using text boxes, Optimus Prime and Megatron still have voice lines. They are voiced, as usual, by [[Peter Cullen]] and [[Frank Welker]], respectively.
*Apparently, the Mastermind Creations toys of the Predacons inspired the staff so much, that the in-game models of the Predacons are based off of these [[IP infringing item|third party]] toys.
* The only Furmanisms actually in the game are "It is over - finished!" (said by Optimus or Megatron after a victory) and "Now - Reap the whirlwind!" (spoken by Optimus Prime when deploying troops).

===Technical errors===
* You can count pretty much any character with tall shoulders to have said shoulders clip and cut through the character model when in battle stance.
* Drift does an awkward shift when going from vehicle to robot and the opposite way, seeing as his body warps and shifts so that he faces sideways in bot mode. This happens every time he attacks and Every time he changes form.
* Most characters with extended shooting animations will sometimes lag out and be out of sync with the shooting animation.
* If activating an aerial bot's ability, he may circle the target pointlessly for a while. Sometimes he even goes underground.
* Rampage and Razorclaw can have a victory animation while in bot mode and charging when the battle ends. They even have their swords.
*Sunstreaker has a giant gap in the back of his combined form leg.
*Sometimes Blast Off has his combination process [[Animation error| distorted]].
*''beast Wars'' Megatron's weapons sometimes don't properly align with the hand models.
*Sharkticons just don't know when to stop fighting. The animations for the fighting will still appear, and they still run to buildings, but they don't actually deal damage. Does not translate to Gnaw.
*Sometimes, (although this is very rare), amalgamations will randomly appear, where Parts of the Bot-mode and Vehicle mode appear on the opposite modes. Examples include Blast Off becoming a [[Seeker (body-type)|Conehead]], Ironhide gaining his [[Ironhide (Movie)|movieverse]] look, and Optimus Prime having [[Kibble #"Faux-parts"|two truck cabs]].

These are just some minor visual errors, bugs that affect gameplay are promptly resolved.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' (トランスフォーマー：アースウォーズ ''Toransufōmā: Āsu Wōzu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīn'gāng: Dìqiú zhī Zhàn ''''' (变形金刚：地球之战, "Transformers: Earth Wars")

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.transformersearthwars.com/ Official website]
* [http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/ Official Transformers Earth Wars Wiki]

[[Category:Generation 1 video games]]
[[Category:Mobile Games]]

Transformers: Earth Wars

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Dinobot56: /* Featured Characters */

[[File:TransformersEarthWars_logo.png|center|400px]]
{{videogame
|title=''Transformers: Earth Wars''
|image=TransformersEarthWars header.jpg
|caption=
|developer=[[Space Ape Games]]
|publisher=[[Backflip Studios]]
|date=[[June 2]], 2016
|platform=Android, iOS
}}

'''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' is a mobile game by [[Space Ape Games]]/[[Backflip Studios]] with a storyline written by [[Simon Furman]], which means plenty of [[Furmanism]]s. The aim of the game is to assemble an army and build a fortress, then try to defend your base while destroying the enemy's. Essentially, Transformers meets ''Clash of Clans'', without Hog Riders.
The setting is [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].

==Plot==
The Autobots and Decepticons return to Earth to battle over resources. Furman promises that while it "appears to be about the same old stuff" initially, "as we progress through the game, more is revealed about Megatron’s master plan and what he’s looking for on Earth."<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2016/02/10/transformers-land-mobile-earth-wars/80167164/ USA Today: "'Transformers' land on mobile in 'Earth Wars'"]</ref>

===Campaigns===
*'''Get Optimus / Get Megatron!'''
Jefire and Starscream arrive on Earth and set up their base of operations. Soon, Ironhide and Bludgeon arrive through their Space Bridges, and after raiding a few bases, both factions find a [[Quantum Crystal]] powerful enough to power their spacebridges and bring their leaders to Earth.
*'''The Lost Map'''
With the arrival of Optimus Prime and Megatron, the Autobots and/or Decepticons set out to find the [[Fractal Map]] pieces with the help of their human allies. Both sides find a Gunner Crystal and recruit Sunstreaker and Swindle.
*'''Power Play'''
After collecting three of the map pieces, both factions try putting the pieces they collected together, only to find out they need a [[Codex Key]] to break the encryption.
*'''The Codex Showdown'''
With the help of the recently recruited medics, Ratchet and Hook, both sides fight over the Codex Key, and find the location of a [[Enigma of Combination|legendary artifact]].
*'''Secrets of Nebulos'''
Some wierd pieces of [[Nebulos]] technology called '''"Power Cores"''' have landed on Earth. Starscream and Optimus gather some troops, and both Starscream and Optimus Prime fight over the Power Cores. The power cores gathered, however, have been rigged to explode, and so both sides have to start from scratch with building up their power core stocks.
*'''Combiner Wars'''
With the Enigma of Combination, the Autobots and Decepticons harness the power of Combiners. The gestalts prove unstable, however, and require Ore-13 and high-ranking bots to be useful.

==Gameplay==
===Alliances===
Alliances are the primary way to gain access to bots firsthand via events. Your alliance can also compete in Alliance Wars to determine who is better, and to see who comes up top! Compete in Alliance wars to gain resources, league promotions, and bragging rights!

You can join with other players in an alliance, or you can create your own for 15,000 Alloy! There are many notable alliances within the community!

A player must have Level 4 Headquarters or higher to join an Alliance, and up to 40 people can be in an Alliance.

===Classes===
*'''Warriors''' are armored front line melee fighters that rush into enemy defenses to open up the attack and protect other bots, but they have the lowest Damage per second (DPS). Warriors generally have a speed of 1.7, but some are slightly faster.
*'''Aerial''' units deal the highest DPS at a short range and can perform powerful airstrikes on single targets from great distances, but have low health. All air units have a speed of 2.
*'''Gunners''' shoot over walls and bombard large areas with their abilities from long range. like the Air units, they're deadly but vulnerable. All gunners have a speed of 1.8.
*'''Medics''' heal and support other bots in battle. They are only a few medics in the game, and they aren't durable themselves, so keep them in the back. Medics have a speed of 2.6.
*'''Special''' bots are highly individualized fighters with unique capabilities. This class incorporates leaders, scouts, and deployers.
*'''Combiners''' are a special class that must be summoned individually. They deal massive amounts of damage, but can only stay on the battlefield for so long. Their three abilities do not use ability points, but have cooldown times.

===Power Cores===
Power Cores are pieces of Nebulan Technology that are used to enhance bots and defenses.
There are quite a lot of powerful powercores. They can be obtained from ‘’’Power Chips’’’ or from Bot duplicates.

Defensive Modules

*Auto cannon Exclusive:
**The '''"Explosive Rounds"''' Powercore is only applicable to Autocannons, but deals 50% of the max damage to all targets gathered around the target hit.
*Mortar Exclusive:
**The '''"Incendiary Shells"''' Power Core allows for Mortars to fire off large Incendiary shells that burn all afflicted targets in the blast area, with a 14% increase in attack damage, but the shells deal no knock back.
*The '''"Target Protocol"''' Power Core is only applicable to Mortars, and prioritizes targets, allowing for the Mortar to focus on Gunners and Medics and increasing attack Range by 15%.

***'''NOTE''': This makes it ignore all other targets if Gunners or Medics are present!!!
*Missile Launcher Exclusive:
**The '''"Guided Missiles"''' module gives Laser guided single-target missiles to missile launchers. They only deal 64% of original damage, but they will always hit it’s target.
*Laser Turret Exclusive:
**The '''"AA (Anti-Air) Laser"''' module allows a Laser turret to only target airborne targets, but with a 36% increase in attack range, and a 106% increase in damage.
*Universal Defense Mods:
**The '''"Attack"''' module increases attack.
**The '''"Defense"''' module increases building Health.
**The '''"Repair"''' module restores health every second.

Bot Modules

**'''Flak Jacket''': 15% reduced damage from Mortars and Missile Launchers.
**'''Death Pulse''': On 0 health, the warrior creates an EMP explosion stunning targets in a large area for 2.8 seconds.
**'''Attack''': Equipable to All bots, 2-Star and higher, It Boosts damage of regular attacks by 4%.
**'''Vitality''': +5% to bot's health.
**'''Rejuvenate''': Heals 1.8% health every 10 seconds.
**'''Tactician''': The affected Bot prioritises defenses for 32 seconds after deployment.
**'''Wallbuster''': All damage to walls increased by 14%.
**'''Reflective Coating''': 15% protection from Laser Turrets and Beam Lasers.
**'''Volatile Mixture''': It increases special ability damage by 5%. Especially useful with Mixmaster.
**'''Ray Boosters''': Increases power of healing done by 5%.
**'''Trithyllium Plating''': Gives warriors 18% reduced damage from Auto Cannons.
**'''Prime's [[Matrix of Leadership| Matrix]]''': Equipable by Optimus Prime, 2-Star and higher, it Increases Optimus Prime's health by 5.5%. Till all are one!
**'''Starscream's [[Transformers: The Movie|Crown]]''': Equipable to Starscream, it Increases Starscream's basic attack damage by 4.5%. Shiny!
**'''Grimlock's Crown''': Equipable by Grimlock, increases Grimlock's movement speed and Ability damage.
**'''Razorclaw's Gun Upgrade''': Equipable by Razorclaw, increases Razorclaw's ability damage and his health.

===Resources===
*'''Alloy'''- A metal substance used to upgrade buildings and walls.
*'''[[Energon]]'''- Energon is used to upgrade buildings, upgrade Bots' special abilities, and to perform research on Bots to make them stronger.
*'''[[Ore-13]]'''- A potent substance used to activate Combiners.
*'''[[Spark]]'''- Obtained from holographic summons in the Space bridge and Event rewards, Spark is used to upgrade Bots' abilities. Special Spark can be received from Combiner team bots.
*'''Crystal Shards'''- Also the result of Holographic summons and events, shards are use to create powerful crystals to summon high star rating Bots.
*'''[[Cybercoin]]'''- Premium currency used for instantly obtaining resources and [[Quantum Crystal| crystals.]]
*'''Combiner Spark''' - This type of spark is used only for combiners. Obtained when you get a duplicate of a Combiner Bot.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:currencies| Currencies and Resources at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===Battle Boosts===
Battle Boosts are like Spells in Clash of Clans. They can only be used once in a battle, but provide extra offense or defense for your team.
*'''Incendiary Barrage MK. 1, II, and III''' Rain down an artillery battery of Incendiary shells on the battlefield dealing medium damage
*'''Orbital Strike MK. I, II, and III''' summon a powerful Orbital Strike from above dealing massive damage.
*'''Forcefield MK. I, II, and III''' Provides a forcefield that blocks 45% to 75% of damage taken and makes them immune to knockbacks for 6 seconds.
*'''Smart Bomb MK. I, II, and III''' Deals a set amount of damage to a single target.
*'''EMP blast MK. I, II, and III''' Stun all targets in a large radius for a set amount of time depending on the level.
*'''Field Repairs MK. I, II, and III''' Heal all friendly bots for a set amount of HP over 5 seconds.
*'''Shark Attack MK I, II, and III''' Call for 3 vicious 2-star Sharkticons (level 14, 30, and 40, respectively) to attack a target.'''Warning''': Fallen Sharkticons are ''highly'' explosive.
*'''Nanofrost MK. I, II, and III''' Freeze a building for 8-12 seconds, then destroy it to freeze and slow down all buildings around the Bomb radius by 40% for 10 seconds.
*'''[[Kremzeek| Kremzeeks]]''' Coming in 5 variants, Kremzeeks can do quite a lot of things.
**Red Kremzeeks set buildings on fire dealing 128 damage per second for 6 seconds, increasing every second if you destroy the building they are currently deployed on.
**Yellow Kremzeeks deal 96 damage over 15 seconds. Can jump to other buildings up to 4 times.
**Purple Kremzeeks hack defenses and make them attack other defenses for you, albeit with less damage.
** The rare Blue Kremzeek can stun defenses over a brief period of time.
** The White Kremzeek makes the target building take more damage.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:battleboosts| Battle Boosts at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Buildings==
===Main===
*'''Headquarters''' - The heart of your Autobot/Decepticon outpost, protect yours well, and destroy an opponent's Headquarters to win a battle! Upgrade it to unlock more upgrades and buildings!
*'''Shuttle''' - The shuttle carries Autobots and Decepticons into battle! Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum capacity.

===Defense===
*'''[[Autogun|Auto Cannon]]''' - Provides a decent amount of damage and has medium range. Cannot target flying units.
*'''Laser Turret''' - Shoots off 4 smaller lasers that deal constant damage at shorter range, but deals double damage to flying unit's!
*'''Mortar''' - Long range defense that targets ground units and deals explosive damage from far away.
*'''Outpost''' - Assign an Autobot or Deception with a fraction of their normal stats to defend against attacks on your base.
*'''Beam Laser''' - Shoots off a long range Photon laser to deal the Highest DPS on a single ground unit.
*'''Shock Tower''' - Delivers a nasty jolt of electricity to nearby bots and knocks them back, and is immune to EMP effects! (Except for [[Star Saber (Victory)|shock]][[Deathsaurus (Victory)|fire]])
*'''Missile Launcher''' - Shoots off a barrage of rockets over a very long range at both ground and air units. Cannot target troops within its blind spot.
*'''Stasis Mine''' - Doesn't deal damage, but freezes enemies in place for 2-5 seconds.
*'''Wall''' - Used to shield defenses and slow down invaders. Upgrading each wall post gives it more health to better defend against opponent bots.

*'''Combiner Outpost''' - Unavailable to players and only seen in the Combiner Wars Campaign, this very long-ranged outpost activates a Combiner to defend against other Combiners!
===Utility===
*'''Energon Harvester''' - Harvests precious Energon for research and upgrading buildings. Upgrade with Alloy to increase production rate.
*'''Energon Storage''' - Stores Energon for later usage. Upgrade with Alloy to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Alloy Harvester''' - Harvests Alloy to upgrade buildings. Upgrade with Energon to increase production rate.
*'''Alloy Storage''' - Stores Alloy for later usage. Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Ore-13 Harvester''' - Harvests the rare mineral [[Ore-13]] for sending out Combiners to battle.
*'''Ore-13 Storage''' - A storage device strong enough to contain the power of Ore-13.
*'''[[Spacebridge]]''' - The Spacebridge is used to activate [[Quantum Crystal]]s to bring in bots and resources!
*'''Research Lab''' - Upgrade your bots and their abilities with Energon and Spark to make them more powerful! Upgrade the lab to increase the max level that bots can be upgraded to.
*'''Combiner Lab''' - Used to activate Combiners and upgrade their abilities using combiner Spark.
*'''Build Bot''' - Build Bots will build and upgrade buildings, but the bots themselves cannot be upgraded and have very low health. The number of buildings than can be upgraded at a time depends on the number of Build Bots on base. More Build Bots can be bought at 2000 [[Cybercoin]]s each.
*'''Scanner''' - Provides locations of rivals' bases so you can raid them. Upgrading it will give access to tougher battle zones.
*'''Power Core Lab''' -

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:buildings| Buildings at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Featured Characters==
(''Characters are paired in each row as in-game counterparts.'')

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
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*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jetfire]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ironhide]]
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ratchet]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bumblebee]]
*[[Prowl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Prowl]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cliffjumper]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Grimlock]]
*[[Mirage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mirage]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Wheeljack]]
*[[Blaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blaster]]
**[[Eject (G1)|Eject]]
**[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]
**[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]
**[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]]
*[[Silverbolt (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Silverbolt]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skydive]]
*[[Air Raid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Air Raid]]
*[[Powerglide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Powerglide]]
*[[Alpha Bravo#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Alpha Bravo]]
*[[Fireflight (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Firefly]]
*[[Jazz (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Autobot Jazz]]
*[[Windblade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Windblade]]
*[[Pyra Magna#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pyra Magna]]
*[[Rust Dust#Transformers:_Earth_Warst|Rust Dust]]
*[[Dust Up#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dustup]]
*[[Jumpstream#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jumpstream]]
*[[Skyburst (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skyburst]]
*[[Stormclash#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Stormclash]]
*[[Slag (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slug]]
*[[Huffer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Huffer]]
*[[Arcee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Arcee]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sideswipe]]
*[[Swoop (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Strafe]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Rod]]
*[[Hot Spot (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Spot]]
*[[Seaspray (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Seaspray]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Superion (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Superion]]
*[[Pipes (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pipes]]
*[[Star Saber (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Star Saber]]
*[[Hound (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hound]]
*[[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Maximus]]
*[[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Perceptor]]
*[[Smokescreen (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Smokescreen]]
*[[First Aid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|First Aid]]
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Primal]]
*[[Sludge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slog]]
*[[Kup (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kup]]
*[[Drift (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drift]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Laser Optimus Prime]]
*[[Snarl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Snarl]]
*[[Cheetor (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cheetor]]
*[[Volcanicus #Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Volcanicus]]
*[[Springer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Springer]]
*[[Cosmos (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cosmos]]*
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sky Lynx]]*
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus Prime]]*

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*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Megatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Starscream]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bludgeon]]
*[[Swindle (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Swindle]]
*[[Hook (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hook]]
*[[Shrapnel (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skrapnel]]
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Breakdown]]
*[[Kickback (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kickback]]
*[[Razorclaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Razorclaw]]
*[[Brawl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brawl]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Shockwave]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Soundwave]]
**[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]
**[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]
**[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]
**[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Thundercracker]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skywarp]]
*[[Slipstream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slipstream]]
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bonecrusher]]
*[[Long Haul (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Long Haul]]
*[[Blast Off (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blast Off]]
*[[Mixmaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mixmaster]]
*[[Divebomb (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Divebomb]]
*[[Scrapper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scrapper]]
*[[Scavenger (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scavenger]]
*[[Vortex (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Vortex]]
*[[Tantrum (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Tantrum]]
*[[Onslaught (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Onslaught]]
*[[Rampage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rampage]]
*[[Headstrong (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Headstrong]]
*[[Bombshell (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bombshell]]
*[[Nightbird (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nightbird]]
*[[Viper#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Viper]]
*[[Scourge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scourge]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Galvatron]]
*[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nemesis Prime]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cyclonus]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Octopunch]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Devastator (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Devastator]]
*[[Offroad#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Offroad]]
*[[Deathsaurus (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Deathsaurus]]
*[[Drag Strip (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drag Strip]]
*[[Bruticus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bruticus]]
*[[Lockdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Lockdown]]
*[[Wildrider (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brake-Neck]]
*[[Reflector (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Reflector]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]]
*[[Straxus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Straxus]]
*[[Dead End (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dead End]]
*[[Barricade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Barricade]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Armada'' Megatron]]
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hun-Gurrr]]
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blackarachnia]]
*[[Predaking (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Predaking]]
*[[Astrotrain (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Astrotrain]]
*[[Mindwipe (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mindwipe]]
*[[Blitzwing (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blitzwing]]*
*[[Motormaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Motormaster]]*

|c3=
*[[Melody Keen]]
*[[Luca]]
}}

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Upcoming characters

==Events==
Every weekend, for three days, events are held so players can win resources and new crystals. The events usually alternate between solo events and Alliance events each week. New characters are introduced with a story strewn across a four-week saga.

The various type of events are:
* A solo totaliser with various resource prizes, capped at 10,000 points.
* An Alliance single totaliser with a grand prize at around 200,000 points.
* An Alliance event with many prestiges to collect prizes and crystals multiple times.
* A single totaliser with multiple prestiges, and gives same amount of battle points in all battle zones, and triple XP.
* An Alliance totaliser and leaderboard event, with the top alliances receiving the newest 4 or 3 star character crystal and Premium Crystals. Or in some events, even more of the event's crystals.

{{main|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events}}

==Notes==
*Furman has said that early in production, "we had to base it in the IDW continuity as it turned out". He also revealed it was him who pushed for Bludgeon to make it into the game as well.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/comic-writer-simon-furman-discusses-three-decades-of-transformers-and-new-game-earth-wars-707 Vice interview]</ref>
** A purple [[Decepticon Command Bunker]] can be seen in the mountainside of Decepticon bases as a counterpart to the Ark in Autobot bases.
*Character models are mostly based on each character's most-recent toy release. In many cases, this means ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'', ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'', ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]''. There are also some appearances from ''[[Thrilling 30]]'', ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'', ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'', [[Live-action film series|movie]]verse namesakes, and 'original' [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
* Though the game's dialogue is depicted using text boxes, Optimus Prime and Megatron still have voice lines. They are voiced, as usual, by [[Peter Cullen]] and [[Frank Welker]], respectively.
*Apparently, the Mastermind Creations toys of the Predacons inspired the staff so much, that the in-game models of the Predacons are based off of these [[IP infringing item|third party]] toys.
* The only Furmanisms actually in the game are "It is over - finished!" (said by Optimus or Megatron after a victory) and "Now - Reap the whirlwind!" (spoken by Optimus Prime when deploying troops).

===Technical errors===
* You can count pretty much any character with tall shoulders to have said shoulders clip and cut through the character model when in battle stance.
* Drift does an awkward shift when going from vehicle to robot and the opposite way, seeing as his body warps and shifts so that he faces sideways in bot mode. This happens every time he attacks and Every time he changes form.
* Most characters with extended shooting animations will sometimes lag out and be out of sync with the shooting animation.
* If activating an aerial bot's ability, he may circle the target pointlessly for a while. Sometimes he even goes underground.
* Rampage and Razorclaw can have a victory animation while in bot mode and charging when the battle ends. They even have their swords.
*Sunstreaker has a giant gap in the back of his combined form leg.
*Sometimes Blast Off has his combination process [[Animation error| distorted]].
*''beast Wars'' Megatron's weapons sometimes don't properly align with the hand models.
*Sharkticons just don't know when to stop fighting. The animations for the fighting will still appear, and they still run to buildings, but they don't actually deal damage. Does not translate to Gnaw.
*Sometimes, (although this is very rare), amalgamations will randomly appear, where Parts of the Bot-mode and Vehicle mode appear on the opposite modes. Examples include Blast Off becoming a [[Seeker (body-type)|Conehead]], Ironhide gaining his [[Ironhide (Movie)|movieverse]] look, and Optimus Prime having [[Kibble #"Faux-parts"|two truck cabs]].

These are just some minor visual errors, bugs that affect gameplay are promptly resolved.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' (トランスフォーマー：アースウォーズ ''Toransufōmā: Āsu Wōzu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīn'gāng: Dìqiú zhī Zhàn ''''' (变形金刚：地球之战, "Transformers: Earth Wars")

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.transformersearthwars.com/ Official website]
* [http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/ Official Transformers Earth Wars Wiki]

[[Category:Generation 1 video games]]
[[Category:Mobile Games]]

Transformers: Earth Wars

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[[File:TransformersEarthWars_logo.png|center|400px]]
{{videogame
|title=''Transformers: Earth Wars''
|image=TransformersEarthWars header.jpg
|caption=
|developer=[[Space Ape Games]]
|publisher=[[Backflip Studios]]
|date=[[June 2]], 2016
|platform=Android, iOS
}}

'''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' is a mobile game by [[Space Ape Games]]/[[Backflip Studios]] with a storyline written by [[Simon Furman]], which means plenty of [[Furmanism]]s. The aim of the game is to assemble an army and build a fortress, then try to defend your base while destroying the enemy's. Essentially, Transformers meets ''Clash of Clans'', without Hog Riders.
The setting is [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].

==Plot==
The Autobots and Decepticons return to Earth to battle over resources. Furman promises that while it "appears to be about the same old stuff" initially, "as we progress through the game, more is revealed about Megatron’s master plan and what he’s looking for on Earth."<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2016/02/10/transformers-land-mobile-earth-wars/80167164/ USA Today: "'Transformers' land on mobile in 'Earth Wars'"]</ref>

===Campaigns===
*'''Get Optimus / Get Megatron!'''
Jefire and Starscream arrive on Earth and set up their base of operations. Soon, Ironhide and Bludgeon arrive through their Space Bridges, and after raiding a few bases, both factions find a [[Quantum Crystal]] powerful enough to power their spacebridges and bring their leaders to Earth.
*'''The Lost Map'''
With the arrival of Optimus Prime and Megatron, the Autobots and/or Decepticons set out to find the [[Fractal Map]] pieces with the help of their human allies. Both sides find a Gunner Crystal and recruit Sunstreaker and Swindle.
*'''Power Play'''
After collecting three of the map pieces, both factions try putting the pieces they collected together, only to find out they need a [[Codex Key]] to break the encryption.
*'''The Codex Showdown'''
With the help of the recently recruited medics, Ratchet and Hook, both sides fight over the Codex Key, and find the location of a [[Enigma of Combination|legendary artifact]].
*'''Secrets of Nebulos'''
Some wierd pieces of [[Nebulos]] technology called '''"Power Cores"''' have landed on Earth. Starscream and Optimus gather some troops, and both Starscream and Optimus Prime fight over the Power Cores. The power cores gathered, however, have been rigged to explode, and so both sides have to start from scratch with building up their power core stocks.
*'''Combiner Wars'''
With the Enigma of Combination, the Autobots and Decepticons harness the power of Combiners. The gestalts prove unstable, however, and require Ore-13 and high-ranking bots to be useful.

==Gameplay==
===Alliances===
Alliances are the primary way to gain access to bots firsthand via events. Your alliance can also compete in Alliance Wars to determine who is better, and to see who comes up top! Compete in Alliance wars to gain resources, league promotions, and bragging rights!

You can join with other players in an alliance, or you can create your own for 15,000 Alloy! There are many notable alliances within the community!

A player must have Level 4 Headquarters or higher to join an Alliance, and up to 40 people can be in an Alliance.

===Classes===
*'''Warriors''' are armored front line melee fighters that rush into enemy defenses to open up the attack and protect other bots, but they have the lowest Damage per second (DPS). Warriors generally have a speed of 1.7, but some are slightly faster.
*'''Aerial''' units deal the highest DPS at a short range and can perform powerful airstrikes on single targets from great distances, but have low health. All air units have a speed of 2.
*'''Gunners''' shoot over walls and bombard large areas with their abilities from long range. like the Air units, they're deadly but vulnerable. All gunners have a speed of 1.8.
*'''Medics''' heal and support other bots in battle. They are only a few medics in the game, and they aren't durable themselves, so keep them in the back. Medics have a speed of 2.6.
*'''Special''' bots are highly individualized fighters with unique capabilities. This class incorporates leaders, scouts, and deployers.
*'''Combiners''' are a special class that must be summoned individually. They deal massive amounts of damage, but can only stay on the battlefield for so long. Their three abilities do not use ability points, but have cooldown times.

===Power Cores===
Power Cores are pieces of Nebulan Technology that are used to enhance bots and defenses.
There are quite a lot of powerful powercores. They can be obtained from ‘’’Power Chips’’’ or from Bot duplicates.

Defensive Modules

*Auto cannon Exclusive:
**The '''"Explosive Rounds"''' Powercore is only applicable to Autocannons, but deals 50% of the max damage to all targets gathered around the target hit.
*Mortar Exclusive:
**The '''"Incendiary Shells"''' Power Core allows for Mortars to fire off large Incendiary shells that burn all afflicted targets in the blast area, with a 14% increase in attack damage, but the shells deal no knock back.
*The '''"Target Protocol"''' Power Core is only applicable to Mortars, and prioritizes targets, allowing for the Mortar to focus on Gunners and Medics and increasing attack Range by 15%.

***'''NOTE''': This makes it ignore all other targets if Gunners or Medics are present!!!
*Missile Launcher Exclusive:
**The '''"Guided Missiles"''' module gives Laser guided single-target missiles to missile launchers. They only deal 64% of original damage, but they will always hit it’s target.
*Laser Turret Exclusive:
**The '''"AA (Anti-Air) Laser"''' module allows a Laser turret to only target airborne targets, but with a 36% increase in attack range, and a 106% increase in damage.
*Universal Defense Mods:
**The '''"Attack"''' module increases attack.
**The '''"Defense"''' module increases building Health.
**The '''"Repair"''' module restores health every second.

Bot Modules

**'''Flak Jacket''': 15% reduced damage from Mortars and Missile Launchers.
**'''Death Pulse''': On 0 health, the warrior creates an EMP explosion stunning targets in a large area for 2.8 seconds.
**'''Attack''': Equipable to All bots, 2-Star and higher, It Boosts damage of regular attacks by 4%.
**'''Vitality''': +5% to bot's health.
**'''Rejuvenate''': Heals 1.8% health every 10 seconds.
**'''Tactician''': The affected Bot prioritises defenses for 32 seconds after deployment.
**'''Wallbuster''': All damage to walls increased by 14%.
**'''Reflective Coating''': 15% protection from Laser Turrets and Beam Lasers.
**'''Volatile Mixture''': It increases special ability damage by 5%. Especially useful with Mixmaster.
**'''Ray Boosters''': Increases power of healing done by 5%.
**'''Trithyllium Plating''': Gives warriors 18% reduced damage from Auto Cannons.
**'''Prime's [[Matrix of Leadership| Matrix]]''': Equipable by Optimus Prime, 2-Star and higher, it Increases Optimus Prime's health by 5.5%. Till all are one!
**'''Starscream's [[Transformers: The Movie|Crown]]''': Equipable to Starscream, it Increases Starscream's basic attack damage by 4.5%. Shiny!
**'''Grimlock's Crown''': Equipable by Grimlock, increases Grimlock's movement speed and Ability damage.
**'''Razorclaw's Gun Upgrade''': Equipable by Razorclaw, increases Razorclaw's ability damage and his health.

===Resources===
*'''Alloy'''- A metal substance used to upgrade buildings and walls.
*'''[[Energon]]'''- Energon is used to upgrade buildings, upgrade Bots' special abilities, and to perform research on Bots to make them stronger.
*'''[[Ore-13]]'''- A potent substance used to activate Combiners.
*'''[[Spark]]'''- Obtained from holographic summons in the Space bridge and Event rewards, Spark is used to upgrade Bots' abilities. Special Spark can be received from Combiner team bots.
*'''Crystal Shards'''- Also the result of Holographic summons and events, shards are use to create powerful crystals to summon high star rating Bots.
*'''[[Cybercoin]]'''- Premium currency used for instantly obtaining resources and [[Quantum Crystal| crystals.]]
*'''Combiner Spark''' - This type of spark is used only for combiners. Obtained when you get a duplicate of a Combiner Bot.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:currencies| Currencies and Resources at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===Battle Boosts===
Battle Boosts are like Spells in Clash of Clans. They can only be used once in a battle, but provide extra offense or defense for your team.
*'''Incendiary Barrage MK. 1, II, and III''' Rain down an artillery battery of Incendiary shells on the battlefield dealing medium damage
*'''Orbital Strike MK. I, II, and III''' summon a powerful Orbital Strike from above dealing massive damage.
*'''Forcefield MK. I, II, and III''' Provides a forcefield that blocks 45% to 75% of damage taken and makes them immune to knockbacks for 6 seconds.
*'''Smart Bomb MK. I, II, and III''' Deals a set amount of damage to a single target.
*'''EMP blast MK. I, II, and III''' Stun all targets in a large radius for a set amount of time depending on the level.
*'''Field Repairs MK. I, II, and III''' Heal all friendly bots for a set amount of HP over 5 seconds.
*'''Shark Attack MK I, II, and III''' Call for 3 vicious 2-star Sharkticons (level 14, 30, and 40, respectively) to attack a target.'''Warning''': Fallen Sharkticons are ''highly'' explosive.
*'''Nanofrost MK. I, II, and III''' Freeze a building for 8-12 seconds, then destroy it to freeze and slow down all buildings around the Bomb radius by 40% for 10 seconds.
*'''[[Kremzeek| Kremzeeks]]''' Coming in 5 variants, Kremzeeks can do quite a lot of things.
**Red Kremzeeks set buildings on fire dealing 128 damage per second for 6 seconds, increasing every second if you destroy the building they are currently deployed on.
**Yellow Kremzeeks deal 96 damage over 15 seconds. Can jump to other buildings up to 4 times.
**Purple Kremzeeks hack defenses and make them attack other defenses for you, albeit with less damage.
** The rare Blue Kremzeek can stun defenses over a brief period of time.
** The White Kremzeek makes the target building take more damage.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:battleboosts| Battle Boosts at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Buildings==
===Main===
*'''Headquarters''' - The heart of your Autobot/Decepticon outpost, protect yours well, and destroy an opponent's Headquarters to win a battle! Upgrade it to unlock more upgrades and buildings!
*'''Shuttle''' - The shuttle carries Autobots and Decepticons into battle! Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum capacity.

===Defense===
*'''[[Autogun|Auto Cannon]]''' - Provides a decent amount of damage and has medium range. Cannot target flying units.
*'''Laser Turret''' - Shoots off 4 smaller lasers that deal constant damage at shorter range, but deals double damage to flying unit's!
*'''Mortar''' - Long range defense that targets ground units and deals explosive damage from far away.
*'''Outpost''' - Assign an Autobot or Deception with a fraction of their normal stats to defend against attacks on your base.
*'''Beam Laser''' - Shoots off a long range Photon laser to deal the Highest DPS on a single ground unit.
*'''Shock Tower''' - Delivers a nasty jolt of electricity to nearby bots and knocks them back, and is immune to EMP effects! (Except for [[Star Saber (Victory)|shock]][[Deathsaurus (Victory)|fire]])
*'''Missile Launcher''' - Shoots off a barrage of rockets over a very long range at both ground and air units. Cannot target troops within its blind spot.
*'''Stasis Mine''' - Doesn't deal damage, but freezes enemies in place for 2-5 seconds.
*'''Wall''' - Used to shield defenses and slow down invaders. Upgrading each wall post gives it more health to better defend against opponent bots.

*'''Combiner Outpost''' - Unavailable to players and only seen in the Combiner Wars Campaign, this very long-ranged outpost activates a Combiner to defend against other Combiners!
===Utility===
*'''Energon Harvester''' - Harvests precious Energon for research and upgrading buildings. Upgrade with Alloy to increase production rate.
*'''Energon Storage''' - Stores Energon for later usage. Upgrade with Alloy to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Alloy Harvester''' - Harvests Alloy to upgrade buildings. Upgrade with Energon to increase production rate.
*'''Alloy Storage''' - Stores Alloy for later usage. Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Ore-13 Harvester''' - Harvests the rare mineral [[Ore-13]] for sending out Combiners to battle.
*'''Ore-13 Storage''' - A storage device strong enough to contain the power of Ore-13.
*'''[[Spacebridge]]''' - The Spacebridge is used to activate [[Quantum Crystal]]s to bring in bots and resources!
*'''Research Lab''' - Upgrade your bots and their abilities with Energon and Spark to make them more powerful! Upgrade the lab to increase the max level that bots can be upgraded to.
*'''Combiner Lab''' - Used to activate Combiners and upgrade their abilities using combiner Spark.
*'''Build Bot''' - Build Bots will build and upgrade buildings, but the bots themselves cannot be upgraded and have very low health. The number of buildings than can be upgraded at a time depends on the number of Build Bots on base. More Build Bots can be bought at 2000 [[Cybercoin]]s each.
*'''Scanner''' - Provides locations of rivals' bases so you can raid them. Upgrading it will give access to tougher battle zones.
*'''Power Core Lab''' -

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:buildings| Buildings at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Featured Characters==
(''Characters are paired in each row as in-game counterparts.'')

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jetfire]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ironhide]]
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ratchet]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bumblebee]]
*[[Prowl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Prowl]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cliffjumper]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Grimlock]]
*[[Mirage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mirage]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Wheeljack]]
*[[Blaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blaster]]
**[[Eject (G1)|Eject]]
**[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]
**[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]
**[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]]
*[[Silverbolt (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Silverbolt]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skydive]]
*[[Air Raid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Air Raid]]
*[[Powerglide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Powerglide]]
*[[Alpha Bravo#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Alpha Bravo]]
*[[Fireflight (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Firefly]]
*[[Jazz (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Autobot Jazz]]
*[[Windblade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Windblade]]
*[[Pyra Magna#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pyra Magna]]
*[[Rust Dust#Transformers:_Earth_Warst|Rust Dust]]
*[[Dust Up#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dustup]]
*[[Jumpstream#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jumpstream]]
*[[Skyburst (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skyburst]]
*[[Stormclash#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Stormclash]]
*[[Slag (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slug]]
*[[Huffer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Huffer]]
*[[Arcee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Arcee]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sideswipe]]
*[[Swoop (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Strafe]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Rod]]
*[[Hot Spot (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Spot]]
*[[Seaspray (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Seaspray]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Superion (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Superion]]
*[[Pipes (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pipes]]
*[[Star Saber (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Star Saber]]
*[[Hound (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hound]]
*[[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Maximus]]
*[[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Perceptor]]
*[[Smokescreen (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Smokescreen]]
*[[First Aid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|First Aid]]
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Primal]]
*[[Sludge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slog]]
*[[Kup (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kup]]
*[[Drift (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drift]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Laser Optimus Prime]]
*[[Snarl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Snarl]]
*[[Cheetor (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cheetor]]
*[[Volcanicus #Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Volcanicus]]
*[[Springer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Springer]]
*[[Cosmos (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cosmos]]*
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sky Lynx]]*
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus Prime]]*

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*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Megatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Starscream]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bludgeon]]
*[[Swindle (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Swindle]]
*[[Hook (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hook]]
*[[Shrapnel (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skrapnel]]
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Breakdown]]
*[[Kickback (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kickback]]
*[[Razorclaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Razorclaw]]
*[[Brawl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brawl]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Shockwave]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Soundwave]]
**[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]
**[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]
**[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]
**[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Thundercracker]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skywarp]]
*[[Slipstream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slipstream]]
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bonecrusher]]
*[[Long Haul (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Long Haul]]
*[[Blast Off (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blast Off]]
*[[Mixmaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mixmaster]]
*[[Divebomb (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Divebomb]]
*[[Scrapper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scrapper]]
*[[Scavenger (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scavenger]]
*[[Vortex (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Vortex]]
*[[Tantrum (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Tantrum]]
*[[Onslaught (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Onslaught]]
*[[Rampage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rampage]]
*[[Headstrong (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Headstrong]]
*[[Bombshell (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bombshell]]
*[[Nightbird (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nightbird]]
*[[Viper#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Viper]]
*[[Scourge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scourge]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Galvatron]]
*[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nemesis Prime]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cyclonus]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Octopunch]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Devastator (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Devastator]]
*[[Offroad#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Offroad]]
*[[Deathsaurus (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Deathsaurus]]
*[[Drag Strip (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drag Strip]]
*[[Bruticus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bruticus]]
*[[Lockdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Lockdown]]
*[[Wildrider (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brake-Neck]]
*[[Reflector (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Reflector]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]]
*[[Straxus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Straxus]]
*[[Dead End (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dead End]]
*[[Barricade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Barricade]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Armada'' Megatron]]
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hun-Gurrr]]
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blackarachnia]]
*[[Predaking (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Predaking]]
*[[Astrotrain (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Astrotrain]]
*[[Mindwipe (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mindwipe]* *[[Blitzwing (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blitzwing]]*
*[[Motormaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Motormaster]]*

|c3=
*[[Melody Keen]]
*[[Luca]]
}}

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Upcoming characters

==Events==
Every weekend, for three days, events are held so players can win resources and new crystals. The events usually alternate between solo events and Alliance events each week. New characters are introduced with a story strewn across a four-week saga.

The various type of events are:
* A solo totaliser with various resource prizes, capped at 10,000 points.
* An Alliance single totaliser with a grand prize at around 200,000 points.
* An Alliance event with many prestiges to collect prizes and crystals multiple times.
* A single totaliser with multiple prestiges, and gives same amount of battle points in all battle zones, and triple XP.
* An Alliance totaliser and leaderboard event, with the top alliances receiving the newest 4 or 3 star character crystal and Premium Crystals. Or in some events, even more of the event's crystals.

{{main|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events}}

==Notes==
*Furman has said that early in production, "we had to base it in the IDW continuity as it turned out". He also revealed it was him who pushed for Bludgeon to make it into the game as well.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/comic-writer-simon-furman-discusses-three-decades-of-transformers-and-new-game-earth-wars-707 Vice interview]</ref>
** A purple [[Decepticon Command Bunker]] can be seen in the mountainside of Decepticon bases as a counterpart to the Ark in Autobot bases.
*Character models are mostly based on each character's most-recent toy release. In many cases, this means ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'', ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'', ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]''. There are also some appearances from ''[[Thrilling 30]]'', ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'', ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'', [[Live-action film series|movie]]verse namesakes, and 'original' [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
* Though the game's dialogue is depicted using text boxes, Optimus Prime and Megatron still have voice lines. They are voiced, as usual, by [[Peter Cullen]] and [[Frank Welker]], respectively.
*Apparently, the Mastermind Creations toys of the Predacons inspired the staff so much, that the in-game models of the Predacons are based off of these [[IP infringing item|third party]] toys.
* The only Furmanisms actually in the game are "It is over - finished!" (said by Optimus or Megatron after a victory) and "Now - Reap the whirlwind!" (spoken by Optimus Prime when deploying troops).

===Technical errors===
* You can count pretty much any character with tall shoulders to have said shoulders clip and cut through the character model when in battle stance.
* Drift does an awkward shift when going from vehicle to robot and the opposite way, seeing as his body warps and shifts so that he faces sideways in bot mode. This happens every time he attacks and Every time he changes form.
* Most characters with extended shooting animations will sometimes lag out and be out of sync with the shooting animation.
* If activating an aerial bot's ability, he may circle the target pointlessly for a while. Sometimes he even goes underground.
* Rampage and Razorclaw can have a victory animation while in bot mode and charging when the battle ends. They even have their swords.
*Sunstreaker has a giant gap in the back of his combined form leg.
*Sometimes Blast Off has his combination process [[Animation error| distorted]].
*''beast Wars'' Megatron's weapons sometimes don't properly align with the hand models.
*Sharkticons just don't know when to stop fighting. The animations for the fighting will still appear, and they still run to buildings, but they don't actually deal damage. Does not translate to Gnaw.
*Sometimes, (although this is very rare), amalgamations will randomly appear, where Parts of the Bot-mode and Vehicle mode appear on the opposite modes. Examples include Blast Off becoming a [[Seeker (body-type)|Conehead]], Ironhide gaining his [[Ironhide (Movie)|movieverse]] look, and Optimus Prime having [[Kibble #"Faux-parts"|two truck cabs]].

These are just some minor visual errors, bugs that affect gameplay are promptly resolved.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' (トランスフォーマー：アースウォーズ ''Toransufōmā: Āsu Wōzu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīn'gāng: Dìqiú zhī Zhàn ''''' (变形金刚：地球之战, "Transformers: Earth Wars")

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.transformersearthwars.com/ Official website]
* [http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/ Official Transformers Earth Wars Wiki]

[[Category:Generation 1 video games]]
[[Category:Mobile Games]]

Transformers: Earth Wars

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[[File:TransformersEarthWars_logo.png|center|400px]]
{{videogame
|title=''Transformers: Earth Wars''
|image=TransformersEarthWars header.jpg
|caption=
|developer=[[Space Ape Games]]
|publisher=[[Backflip Studios]]
|date=[[June 2]], 2016
|platform=Android, iOS
}}

'''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' is a mobile game by [[Space Ape Games]]/[[Backflip Studios]] with a storyline written by [[Simon Furman]], which means plenty of [[Furmanism]]s. The aim of the game is to assemble an army and build a fortress, then try to defend your base while destroying the enemy's. Essentially, Transformers meets ''Clash of Clans'', without Hog Riders.
The setting is [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].

==Plot==
The Autobots and Decepticons return to Earth to battle over resources. Furman promises that while it "appears to be about the same old stuff" initially, "as we progress through the game, more is revealed about Megatron’s master plan and what he’s looking for on Earth."<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2016/02/10/transformers-land-mobile-earth-wars/80167164/ USA Today: "'Transformers' land on mobile in 'Earth Wars'"]</ref>

===Campaigns===
*'''Get Optimus / Get Megatron!'''
Jefire and Starscream arrive on Earth and set up their base of operations. Soon, Ironhide and Bludgeon arrive through their Space Bridges, and after raiding a few bases, both factions find a [[Quantum Crystal]] powerful enough to power their spacebridges and bring their leaders to Earth.
*'''The Lost Map'''
With the arrival of Optimus Prime and Megatron, the Autobots and/or Decepticons set out to find the [[Fractal Map]] pieces with the help of their human allies. Both sides find a Gunner Crystal and recruit Sunstreaker and Swindle.
*'''Power Play'''
After collecting three of the map pieces, both factions try putting the pieces they collected together, only to find out they need a [[Codex Key]] to break the encryption.
*'''The Codex Showdown'''
With the help of the recently recruited medics, Ratchet and Hook, both sides fight over the Codex Key, and find the location of a [[Enigma of Combination|legendary artifact]].
*'''Secrets of Nebulos'''
Some wierd pieces of [[Nebulos]] technology called '''"Power Cores"''' have landed on Earth. Starscream and Optimus gather some troops, and both Starscream and Optimus Prime fight over the Power Cores. The power cores gathered, however, have been rigged to explode, and so both sides have to start from scratch with building up their power core stocks.
*'''Combiner Wars'''
With the Enigma of Combination, the Autobots and Decepticons harness the power of Combiners. The gestalts prove unstable, however, and require Ore-13 and high-ranking bots to be useful.

==Gameplay==
===Alliances===
Alliances are the primary way to gain access to bots firsthand via events. Your alliance can also compete in Alliance Wars to determine who is better, and to see who comes up top! Compete in Alliance wars to gain resources, league promotions, and bragging rights!

You can join with other players in an alliance, or you can create your own for 15,000 Alloy! There are many notable alliances within the community!

A player must have Level 4 Headquarters or higher to join an Alliance, and up to 40 people can be in an Alliance.

===Classes===
*'''Warriors''' are armored front line melee fighters that rush into enemy defenses to open up the attack and protect other bots, but they have the lowest Damage per second (DPS). Warriors generally have a speed of 1.7, but some are slightly faster.
*'''Aerial''' units deal the highest DPS at a short range and can perform powerful airstrikes on single targets from great distances, but have low health. All air units have a speed of 2.
*'''Gunners''' shoot over walls and bombard large areas with their abilities from long range. like the Air units, they're deadly but vulnerable. All gunners have a speed of 1.8.
*'''Medics''' heal and support other bots in battle. They are only a few medics in the game, and they aren't durable themselves, so keep them in the back. Medics have a speed of 2.6.
*'''Special''' bots are highly individualized fighters with unique capabilities. This class incorporates leaders, scouts, and deployers.
*'''Combiners''' are a special class that must be summoned individually. They deal massive amounts of damage, but can only stay on the battlefield for so long. Their three abilities do not use ability points, but have cooldown times.

===Power Cores===
Power Cores are pieces of Nebulan Technology that are used to enhance bots and defenses.
There are quite a lot of powerful powercores. They can be obtained from ‘’’Power Chips’’’ or from Bot duplicates.

Defensive Modules

*Auto cannon Exclusive:
**The '''"Explosive Rounds"''' Powercore is only applicable to Autocannons, but deals 50% of the max damage to all targets gathered around the target hit.
*Mortar Exclusive:
**The '''"Incendiary Shells"''' Power Core allows for Mortars to fire off large Incendiary shells that burn all afflicted targets in the blast area, with a 14% increase in attack damage, but the shells deal no knock back.
*The '''"Target Protocol"''' Power Core is only applicable to Mortars, and prioritizes targets, allowing for the Mortar to focus on Gunners and Medics and increasing attack Range by 15%.

***'''NOTE''': This makes it ignore all other targets if Gunners or Medics are present!!!
*Missile Launcher Exclusive:
**The '''"Guided Missiles"''' module gives Laser guided single-target missiles to missile launchers. They only deal 64% of original damage, but they will always hit it’s target.
*Laser Turret Exclusive:
**The '''"AA (Anti-Air) Laser"''' module allows a Laser turret to only target airborne targets, but with a 36% increase in attack range, and a 106% increase in damage.
*Universal Defense Mods:
**The '''"Attack"''' module increases attack.
**The '''"Defense"''' module increases building Health.
**The '''"Repair"''' module restores health every second.

Bot Modules

**'''Flak Jacket''': 15% reduced damage from Mortars and Missile Launchers.
**'''Death Pulse''': On 0 health, the warrior creates an EMP explosion stunning targets in a large area for 2.8 seconds.
**'''Attack''': Equipable to All bots, 2-Star and higher, It Boosts damage of regular attacks by 4%.
**'''Vitality''': +5% to bot's health.
**'''Rejuvenate''': Heals 1.8% health every 10 seconds.
**'''Tactician''': The affected Bot prioritises defenses for 32 seconds after deployment.
**'''Wallbuster''': All damage to walls increased by 14%.
**'''Reflective Coating''': 15% protection from Laser Turrets and Beam Lasers.
**'''Volatile Mixture''': It increases special ability damage by 5%. Especially useful with Mixmaster.
**'''Ray Boosters''': Increases power of healing done by 5%.
**'''Trithyllium Plating''': Gives warriors 18% reduced damage from Auto Cannons.
**'''Prime's [[Matrix of Leadership| Matrix]]''': Equipable by Optimus Prime, 2-Star and higher, it Increases Optimus Prime's health by 5.5%. Till all are one!
**'''Starscream's [[Transformers: The Movie|Crown]]''': Equipable to Starscream, it Increases Starscream's basic attack damage by 4.5%. Shiny!
**'''Grimlock's Crown''': Equipable by Grimlock, increases Grimlock's movement speed and Ability damage.
**'''Razorclaw's Gun Upgrade''': Equipable by Razorclaw, increases Razorclaw's ability damage and his health.

===Resources===
*'''Alloy'''- A metal substance used to upgrade buildings and walls.
*'''[[Energon]]'''- Energon is used to upgrade buildings, upgrade Bots' special abilities, and to perform research on Bots to make them stronger.
*'''[[Ore-13]]'''- A potent substance used to activate Combiners.
*'''[[Spark]]'''- Obtained from holographic summons in the Space bridge and Event rewards, Spark is used to upgrade Bots' abilities. Special Spark can be received from Combiner team bots.
*'''Crystal Shards'''- Also the result of Holographic summons and events, shards are use to create powerful crystals to summon high star rating Bots.
*'''[[Cybercoin]]'''- Premium currency used for instantly obtaining resources and [[Quantum Crystal| crystals.]]
*'''Combiner Spark''' - This type of spark is used only for combiners. Obtained when you get a duplicate of a Combiner Bot.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:currencies| Currencies and Resources at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===Battle Boosts===
Battle Boosts are like Spells in Clash of Clans. They can only be used once in a battle, but provide extra offense or defense for your team.
*'''Incendiary Barrage MK. 1, II, and III''' Rain down an artillery battery of Incendiary shells on the battlefield dealing medium damage
*'''Orbital Strike MK. I, II, and III''' summon a powerful Orbital Strike from above dealing massive damage.
*'''Forcefield MK. I, II, and III''' Provides a forcefield that blocks 45% to 75% of damage taken and makes them immune to knockbacks for 6 seconds.
*'''Smart Bomb MK. I, II, and III''' Deals a set amount of damage to a single target.
*'''EMP blast MK. I, II, and III''' Stun all targets in a large radius for a set amount of time depending on the level.
*'''Field Repairs MK. I, II, and III''' Heal all friendly bots for a set amount of HP over 5 seconds.
*'''Shark Attack MK I, II, and III''' Call for 3 vicious 2-star Sharkticons (level 14, 30, and 40, respectively) to attack a target.'''Warning''': Fallen Sharkticons are ''highly'' explosive.
*'''Nanofrost MK. I, II, and III''' Freeze a building for 8-12 seconds, then destroy it to freeze and slow down all buildings around the Bomb radius by 40% for 10 seconds.
*'''[[Kremzeek| Kremzeeks]]''' Coming in 5 variants, Kremzeeks can do quite a lot of things.
**Red Kremzeeks set buildings on fire dealing 128 damage per second for 6 seconds, increasing every second if you destroy the building they are currently deployed on.
**Yellow Kremzeeks deal 96 damage over 15 seconds. Can jump to other buildings up to 4 times.
**Purple Kremzeeks hack defenses and make them attack other defenses for you, albeit with less damage.
** The rare Blue Kremzeek can stun defenses over a brief period of time.
** The White Kremzeek makes the target building take more damage.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:battleboosts| Battle Boosts at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Buildings==
===Main===
*'''Headquarters''' - The heart of your Autobot/Decepticon outpost, protect yours well, and destroy an opponent's Headquarters to win a battle! Upgrade it to unlock more upgrades and buildings!
*'''Shuttle''' - The shuttle carries Autobots and Decepticons into battle! Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum capacity.

===Defense===
*'''[[Autogun|Auto Cannon]]''' - Provides a decent amount of damage and has medium range. Cannot target flying units.
*'''Laser Turret''' - Shoots off 4 smaller lasers that deal constant damage at shorter range, but deals double damage to flying unit's!
*'''Mortar''' - Long range defense that targets ground units and deals explosive damage from far away.
*'''Outpost''' - Assign an Autobot or Deception with a fraction of their normal stats to defend against attacks on your base.
*'''Beam Laser''' - Shoots off a long range Photon laser to deal the Highest DPS on a single ground unit.
*'''Shock Tower''' - Delivers a nasty jolt of electricity to nearby bots and knocks them back, and is immune to EMP effects! (Except for [[Star Saber (Victory)|shock]][[Deathsaurus (Victory)|fire]])
*'''Missile Launcher''' - Shoots off a barrage of rockets over a very long range at both ground and air units. Cannot target troops within its blind spot.
*'''Stasis Mine''' - Doesn't deal damage, but freezes enemies in place for 2-5 seconds.
*'''Wall''' - Used to shield defenses and slow down invaders. Upgrading each wall post gives it more health to better defend against opponent bots.

*'''Combiner Outpost''' - Unavailable to players and only seen in the Combiner Wars Campaign, this very long-ranged outpost activates a Combiner to defend against other Combiners!
===Utility===
*'''Energon Harvester''' - Harvests precious Energon for research and upgrading buildings. Upgrade with Alloy to increase production rate.
*'''Energon Storage''' - Stores Energon for later usage. Upgrade with Alloy to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Alloy Harvester''' - Harvests Alloy to upgrade buildings. Upgrade with Energon to increase production rate.
*'''Alloy Storage''' - Stores Alloy for later usage. Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Ore-13 Harvester''' - Harvests the rare mineral [[Ore-13]] for sending out Combiners to battle.
*'''Ore-13 Storage''' - A storage device strong enough to contain the power of Ore-13.
*'''[[Spacebridge]]''' - The Spacebridge is used to activate [[Quantum Crystal]]s to bring in bots and resources!
*'''Research Lab''' - Upgrade your bots and their abilities with Energon and Spark to make them more powerful! Upgrade the lab to increase the max level that bots can be upgraded to.
*'''Combiner Lab''' - Used to activate Combiners and upgrade their abilities using combiner Spark.
*'''Build Bot''' - Build Bots will build and upgrade buildings, but the bots themselves cannot be upgraded and have very low health. The number of buildings than can be upgraded at a time depends on the number of Build Bots on base. More Build Bots can be bought at 2000 [[Cybercoin]]s each.
*'''Scanner''' - Provides locations of rivals' bases so you can raid them. Upgrading it will give access to tougher battle zones.
*'''Power Core Lab''' -

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:buildings| Buildings at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Featured Characters==
(''Characters are paired in each row as in-game counterparts.'')

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jetfire]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ironhide]]
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ratchet]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bumblebee]]
*[[Prowl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Prowl]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cliffjumper]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Grimlock]]
*[[Mirage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mirage]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Wheeljack]]
*[[Blaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blaster]]
**[[Eject (G1)|Eject]]
**[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]
**[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]
**[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]]
*[[Silverbolt (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Silverbolt]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skydive]]
*[[Air Raid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Air Raid]]
*[[Powerglide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Powerglide]]
*[[Alpha Bravo#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Alpha Bravo]]
*[[Fireflight (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Firefly]]
*[[Jazz (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Autobot Jazz]]
*[[Windblade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Windblade]]
*[[Pyra Magna#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pyra Magna]]
*[[Rust Dust#Transformers:_Earth_Warst|Rust Dust]]
*[[Dust Up#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dustup]]
*[[Jumpstream#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jumpstream]]
*[[Skyburst (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skyburst]]
*[[Stormclash#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Stormclash]]
*[[Slag (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slug]]
*[[Huffer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Huffer]]
*[[Arcee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Arcee]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sideswipe]]
*[[Swoop (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Strafe]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Rod]]
*[[Hot Spot (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Spot]]
*[[Seaspray (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Seaspray]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Superion (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Superion]]
*[[Pipes (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pipes]]
*[[Star Saber (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Star Saber]]
*[[Hound (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hound]]
*[[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Maximus]]
*[[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Perceptor]]
*[[Smokescreen (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Smokescreen]]
*[[First Aid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|First Aid]]
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Primal]]
*[[Sludge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slog]]
*[[Kup (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kup]]
*[[Drift (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drift]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Laser Optimus Prime]]
*[[Snarl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Snarl]]
*[[Cheetor (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cheetor]]
*[[Volcanicus #Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Volcanicus]]
*[[Springer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Springer]]
*[[Cosmos (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cosmos]]*
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sky Lynx]]*
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus Prime]]*

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*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Megatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Starscream]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bludgeon]]
*[[Swindle (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Swindle]]
*[[Hook (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hook]]
*[[Shrapnel (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skrapnel]]
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Breakdown]]
*[[Kickback (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kickback]]
*[[Razorclaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Razorclaw]]
*[[Brawl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brawl]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Shockwave]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Soundwave]]
**[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]
**[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]
**[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]
**[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Thundercracker]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skywarp]]
*[[Slipstream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slipstream]]
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bonecrusher]]
*[[Long Haul (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Long Haul]]
*[[Blast Off (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blast Off]]
*[[Mixmaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mixmaster]]
*[[Divebomb (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Divebomb]]
*[[Scrapper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scrapper]]
*[[Scavenger (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scavenger]]
*[[Vortex (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Vortex]]
*[[Tantrum (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Tantrum]]
*[[Onslaught (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Onslaught]]
*[[Rampage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rampage]]
*[[Headstrong (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Headstrong]]
*[[Bombshell (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bombshell]]
*[[Nightbird (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nightbird]]
*[[Viper#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Viper]]
*[[Scourge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scourge]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Galvatron]]
*[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nemesis Prime]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cyclonus]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Octopunch]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Devastator (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Devastator]]
*[[Offroad#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Offroad]]
*[[Deathsaurus (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Deathsaurus]]
*[[Drag Strip (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drag Strip]]
*[[Bruticus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bruticus]]
*[[Lockdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Lockdown]]
*[[Wildrider (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brake-Neck]]
*[[Reflector (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Reflector]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]]
*[[Straxus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Straxus]]
*[[Dead End (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dead End]]
*[[Barricade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Barricade]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Armada'' Megatron]]
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hun-Gurrr]]
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blackarachnia]]
*[[Predaking (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Predaking]]
*[[Astrotrain (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Astrotrain]]
*[[Mindwipe (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mindwipe]]***[[Blitzwing (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blitzwing]]*
*[[Motormaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Motormaster]]*

|c3=
*[[Melody Keen]]
*[[Luca]]
}}

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Upcoming characters

==Events==
Every weekend, for three days, events are held so players can win resources and new crystals. The events usually alternate between solo events and Alliance events each week. New characters are introduced with a story strewn across a four-week saga.

The various type of events are:
* A solo totaliser with various resource prizes, capped at 10,000 points.
* An Alliance single totaliser with a grand prize at around 200,000 points.
* An Alliance event with many prestiges to collect prizes and crystals multiple times.
* A single totaliser with multiple prestiges, and gives same amount of battle points in all battle zones, and triple XP.
* An Alliance totaliser and leaderboard event, with the top alliances receiving the newest 4 or 3 star character crystal and Premium Crystals. Or in some events, even more of the event's crystals.

{{main|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events}}

==Notes==
*Furman has said that early in production, "we had to base it in the IDW continuity as it turned out". He also revealed it was him who pushed for Bludgeon to make it into the game as well.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/comic-writer-simon-furman-discusses-three-decades-of-transformers-and-new-game-earth-wars-707 Vice interview]</ref>
** A purple [[Decepticon Command Bunker]] can be seen in the mountainside of Decepticon bases as a counterpart to the Ark in Autobot bases.
*Character models are mostly based on each character's most-recent toy release. In many cases, this means ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'', ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'', ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]''. There are also some appearances from ''[[Thrilling 30]]'', ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'', ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'', [[Live-action film series|movie]]verse namesakes, and 'original' [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
* Though the game's dialogue is depicted using text boxes, Optimus Prime and Megatron still have voice lines. They are voiced, as usual, by [[Peter Cullen]] and [[Frank Welker]], respectively.
*Apparently, the Mastermind Creations toys of the Predacons inspired the staff so much, that the in-game models of the Predacons are based off of these [[IP infringing item|third party]] toys.
* The only Furmanisms actually in the game are "It is over - finished!" (said by Optimus or Megatron after a victory) and "Now - Reap the whirlwind!" (spoken by Optimus Prime when deploying troops).

===Technical errors===
* You can count pretty much any character with tall shoulders to have said shoulders clip and cut through the character model when in battle stance.
* Drift does an awkward shift when going from vehicle to robot and the opposite way, seeing as his body warps and shifts so that he faces sideways in bot mode. This happens every time he attacks and Every time he changes form.
* Most characters with extended shooting animations will sometimes lag out and be out of sync with the shooting animation.
* If activating an aerial bot's ability, he may circle the target pointlessly for a while. Sometimes he even goes underground.
* Rampage and Razorclaw can have a victory animation while in bot mode and charging when the battle ends. They even have their swords.
*Sunstreaker has a giant gap in the back of his combined form leg.
*Sometimes Blast Off has his combination process [[Animation error| distorted]].
*''beast Wars'' Megatron's weapons sometimes don't properly align with the hand models.
*Sharkticons just don't know when to stop fighting. The animations for the fighting will still appear, and they still run to buildings, but they don't actually deal damage. Does not translate to Gnaw.
*Sometimes, (although this is very rare), amalgamations will randomly appear, where Parts of the Bot-mode and Vehicle mode appear on the opposite modes. Examples include Blast Off becoming a [[Seeker (body-type)|Conehead]], Ironhide gaining his [[Ironhide (Movie)|movieverse]] look, and Optimus Prime having [[Kibble #"Faux-parts"|two truck cabs]].

These are just some minor visual errors, bugs that affect gameplay are promptly resolved.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' (トランスフォーマー：アースウォーズ ''Toransufōmā: Āsu Wōzu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīn'gāng: Dìqiú zhī Zhàn ''''' (变形金刚：地球之战, "Transformers: Earth Wars")

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.transformersearthwars.com/ Official website]
* [http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/ Official Transformers Earth Wars Wiki]

[[Category:Generation 1 video games]]
[[Category:Mobile Games]]

Transformers: Earth Wars

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[[File:TransformersEarthWars_logo.png|center|400px]]
{{videogame
|title=''Transformers: Earth Wars''
|image=TransformersEarthWars header.jpg
|caption=
|developer=[[Space Ape Games]]
|publisher=[[Backflip Studios]]
|date=[[June 2]], 2016
|platform=Android, iOS
}}

'''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' is a mobile game by [[Space Ape Games]]/[[Backflip Studios]] with a storyline written by [[Simon Furman]], which means plenty of [[Furmanism]]s. The aim of the game is to assemble an army and build a fortress, then try to defend your base while destroying the enemy's. Essentially, Transformers meets ''Clash of Clans'', without Hog Riders.
The setting is [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].

==Plot==
The Autobots and Decepticons return to Earth to battle over resources. Furman promises that while it "appears to be about the same old stuff" initially, "as we progress through the game, more is revealed about Megatron’s master plan and what he’s looking for on Earth."<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2016/02/10/transformers-land-mobile-earth-wars/80167164/ USA Today: "'Transformers' land on mobile in 'Earth Wars'"]</ref>

===Campaigns===
*'''Get Optimus / Get Megatron!'''
Jefire and Starscream arrive on Earth and set up their base of operations. Soon, Ironhide and Bludgeon arrive through their Space Bridges, and after raiding a few bases, both factions find a [[Quantum Crystal]] powerful enough to power their spacebridges and bring their leaders to Earth.
*'''The Lost Map'''
With the arrival of Optimus Prime and Megatron, the Autobots and/or Decepticons set out to find the [[Fractal Map]] pieces with the help of their human allies. Both sides find a Gunner Crystal and recruit Sunstreaker and Swindle.
*'''Power Play'''
After collecting three of the map pieces, both factions try putting the pieces they collected together, only to find out they need a [[Codex Key]] to break the encryption.
*'''The Codex Showdown'''
With the help of the recently recruited medics, Ratchet and Hook, both sides fight over the Codex Key, and find the location of a [[Enigma of Combination|legendary artifact]].
*'''Secrets of Nebulos'''
Some wierd pieces of [[Nebulos]] technology called '''"Power Cores"''' have landed on Earth. Starscream and Optimus gather some troops, and both Starscream and Optimus Prime fight over the Power Cores. The power cores gathered, however, have been rigged to explode, and so both sides have to start from scratch with building up their power core stocks.
*'''Combiner Wars'''
With the Enigma of Combination, the Autobots and Decepticons harness the power of Combiners. The gestalts prove unstable, however, and require Ore-13 and high-ranking bots to be useful.

==Gameplay==
===Alliances===
Alliances are the primary way to gain access to bots firsthand via events. Your alliance can also compete in Alliance Wars to determine who is better, and to see who comes up top! Compete in Alliance wars to gain resources, league promotions, and bragging rights!

You can join with other players in an alliance, or you can create your own for 15,000 Alloy! There are many notable alliances within the community!

A player must have Level 4 Headquarters or higher to join an Alliance, and up to 40 people can be in an Alliance.

===Classes===
*'''Warriors''' are armored front line melee fighters that rush into enemy defenses to open up the attack and protect other bots, but they have the lowest Damage per second (DPS). Warriors generally have a speed of 1.7, but some are slightly faster.
*'''Aerial''' units deal the highest DPS at a short range and can perform powerful airstrikes on single targets from great distances, but have low health. All air units have a speed of 2.
*'''Gunners''' shoot over walls and bombard large areas with their abilities from long range. like the Air units, they're deadly but vulnerable. All gunners have a speed of 1.8.
*'''Medics''' heal and support other bots in battle. They are only a few medics in the game, and they aren't durable themselves, so keep them in the back. Medics have a speed of 2.6.
*'''Special''' bots are highly individualized fighters with unique capabilities. This class incorporates leaders, scouts, and deployers.
*'''Combiners''' are a special class that must be summoned individually. They deal massive amounts of damage, but can only stay on the battlefield for so long. Their three abilities do not use ability points, but have cooldown times.

===Power Cores===
Power Cores are pieces of Nebulan Technology that are used to enhance bots and defenses.
There are quite a lot of powerful powercores. They can be obtained from ‘’’Power Chips’’’ or from Bot duplicates.

Defensive Modules

*Auto cannon Exclusive:
**The '''"Explosive Rounds"''' Powercore is only applicable to Autocannons, but deals 50% of the max damage to all targets gathered around the target hit.
*Mortar Exclusive:
**The '''"Incendiary Shells"''' Power Core allows for Mortars to fire off large Incendiary shells that burn all afflicted targets in the blast area, with a 14% increase in attack damage, but the shells deal no knock back.
*The '''"Target Protocol"''' Power Core is only applicable to Mortars, and prioritizes targets, allowing for the Mortar to focus on Gunners and Medics and increasing attack Range by 15%.

***'''NOTE''': This makes it ignore all other targets if Gunners or Medics are present!!!
*Missile Launcher Exclusive:
**The '''"Guided Missiles"''' module gives Laser guided single-target missiles to missile launchers. They only deal 64% of original damage, but they will always hit it’s target.
*Laser Turret Exclusive:
**The '''"AA (Anti-Air) Laser"''' module allows a Laser turret to only target airborne targets, but with a 36% increase in attack range, and a 106% increase in damage.
*Universal Defense Mods:
**The '''"Attack"''' module increases attack.
**The '''"Defense"''' module increases building Health.
**The '''"Repair"''' module restores health every second.

Bot Modules

**'''Flak Jacket''': 15% reduced damage from Mortars and Missile Launchers.
**'''Death Pulse''': On 0 health, the warrior creates an EMP explosion stunning targets in a large area for 2.8 seconds.
**'''Attack''': Equipable to All bots, 2-Star and higher, It Boosts damage of regular attacks by 4%.
**'''Vitality''': +5% to bot's health.
**'''Rejuvenate''': Heals 1.8% health every 10 seconds.
**'''Tactician''': The affected Bot prioritises defenses for 32 seconds after deployment.
**'''Wallbuster''': All damage to walls increased by 14%.
**'''Reflective Coating''': 15% protection from Laser Turrets and Beam Lasers.
**'''Volatile Mixture''': It increases special ability damage by 5%. Especially useful with Mixmaster.
**'''Ray Boosters''': Increases power of healing done by 5%.
**'''Trithyllium Plating''': Gives warriors 18% reduced damage from Auto Cannons.
**'''Prime's [[Matrix of Leadership| Matrix]]''': Equipable by Optimus Prime, 2-Star and higher, it Increases Optimus Prime's health by 5.5%. Till all are one!
**'''Starscream's [[Transformers: The Movie|Crown]]''': Equipable to Starscream, it Increases Starscream's basic attack damage by 4.5%. Shiny!

===Resources===
*'''Alloy'''- A metal substance used to upgrade buildings and walls.
*'''[[Energon]]'''- Energon is used to upgrade buildings, upgrade Bots' special abilities, and to perform research on Bots to make them stronger.
*'''[[Ore-13]]'''- A potent substance used to activate Combiners.
*'''[[Spark]]'''- Obtained from holographic summons in the Space bridge and Event rewards, Spark is used to upgrade Bots' abilities. Special Spark can be received from Combiner team bots.
*'''Crystal Shards'''- Also the result of Holographic summons and events, shards are use to create powerful crystals to summon high star rating Bots.
*'''[[Cybercoin]]'''- Premium currency used for instantly obtaining resources and [[Quantum Crystal| crystals.]]
*'''Combiner Spark''' - This type of spark is used only for combiners. Obtained when you get a duplicate of a Combiner Bot.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:currencies| Currencies and Resources at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===Battle Boosts===
Battle Boosts are like Spells in Clash of Clans. They can only be used once in a battle, but provide extra offense or defense for your team.
*'''Incendiary Barrage MK. 1, II, and III''' Rain down an artillery battery of Incendiary shells on the battlefield dealing medium damage
*'''Orbital Strike MK. I, II, and III''' summon a powerful Orbital Strike from above dealing massive damage.
*'''Forcefield MK. I, II, and III''' Provides a forcefield that blocks 45% to 75% of damage taken and makes them immune to knockbacks for 6 seconds.
*'''Smart Bomb MK. I, II, and III''' Deals a set amount of damage to a single target.
*'''EMP blast MK. I, II, and III''' Stun all targets in a large radius for a set amount of time depending on the level.
*'''Field Repairs MK. I, II, and III''' Heal all friendly bots for a set amount of HP over 5 seconds.
*'''Shark Attack MK I, II, and III''' Call for 3 vicious 2-star Sharkticons (level 14, 30, and 40, respectively) to attack a target.'''Warning''': Fallen Sharkticons are ''highly'' explosive.
*'''Nanofrost MK. I, II, and III''' Freeze a building for 8-12 seconds, then destroy it to freeze and slow down all buildings around the Bomb radius by 40% for 10 seconds.
*'''[[Kremzeek| Kremzeeks]]''' Coming in 5 variants, Kremzeeks can do quite a lot of things.
**Red Kremzeeks set buildings on fire dealing 128 damage per second for 6 seconds, increasing every second if you destroy the building they are currently deployed on.
**Yellow Kremzeeks deal 96 damage over 15 seconds. Can jump to other buildings up to 4 times.
**Purple Kremzeeks hack defenses and make them attack other defenses for you, albeit with less damage.
** The rare Blue Kremzeek can stun defenses over a brief period of time.
** The White Kremzeek makes the target building take more damage.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:battleboosts| Battle Boosts at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Buildings==
===Main===
*'''Headquarters''' - The heart of your Autobot/Decepticon outpost, protect yours well, and destroy an opponent's Headquarters to win a battle! Upgrade it to unlock more upgrades and buildings!
*'''Shuttle''' - The shuttle carries Autobots and Decepticons into battle! Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum capacity.

===Defense===
*'''[[Autogun|Auto Cannon]]''' - Provides a decent amount of damage and has medium range. Cannot target flying units.
*'''Laser Turret''' - Shoots off 4 smaller lasers that deal constant damage at shorter range, but deals double damage to flying unit's!
*'''Mortar''' - Long range defense that targets ground units and deals explosive damage from far away.
*'''Outpost''' - Assign an Autobot or Deception with a fraction of their normal stats to defend against attacks on your base.
*'''Beam Laser''' - Shoots off a long range Photon laser to deal the Highest DPS on a single ground unit.
*'''Shock Tower''' - Delivers a nasty jolt of electricity to nearby bots and knocks them back, and is immune to EMP effects! (Except for [[Star Saber (Victory)|shock]][[Deathsaurus (Victory)|fire]])
*'''Missile Launcher''' - Shoots off a barrage of rockets over a very long range at both ground and air units. Cannot target troops within its blind spot.
*'''Stasis Mine''' - Doesn't deal damage, but freezes enemies in place for 2-5 seconds.
*'''Wall''' - Used to shield defenses and slow down invaders. Upgrading each wall post gives it more health to better defend against opponent bots.

*'''Combiner Outpost''' - Unavailable to players and only seen in the Combiner Wars Campaign, this very long-ranged outpost activates a Combiner to defend against other Combiners!
===Utility===
*'''Energon Harvester''' - Harvests precious Energon for research and upgrading buildings. Upgrade with Alloy to increase production rate.
*'''Energon Storage''' - Stores Energon for later usage. Upgrade with Alloy to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Alloy Harvester''' - Harvests Alloy to upgrade buildings. Upgrade with Energon to increase production rate.
*'''Alloy Storage''' - Stores Alloy for later usage. Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Ore-13 Harvester''' - Harvests the rare mineral [[Ore-13]] for sending out Combiners to battle.
*'''Ore-13 Storage''' - A storage device strong enough to contain the power of Ore-13.
*'''[[Spacebridge]]''' - The Spacebridge is used to activate [[Quantum Crystal]]s to bring in bots and resources!
*'''Research Lab''' - Upgrade your bots and their abilities with Energon and Spark to make them more powerful! Upgrade the lab to increase the max level that bots can be upgraded to.
*'''Combiner Lab''' - Used to activate Combiners and upgrade their abilities using combiner Spark.
*'''Build Bot''' - Build Bots will build and upgrade buildings, but the bots themselves cannot be upgraded and have very low health. The number of buildings than can be upgraded at a time depends on the number of Build Bots on base. More Build Bots can be bought at 2000 [[Cybercoin]]s each.
*'''Scanner''' - Provides locations of rivals' bases so you can raid them. Upgrading it will give access to tougher battle zones.
*'''Power Core Lab''' -

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:buildings| Buildings at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Featured Characters==
(''Characters are paired in each row as in-game counterparts.'')

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jetfire]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ironhide]]
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ratchet]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bumblebee]]
*[[Prowl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Prowl]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cliffjumper]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Grimlock]]
*[[Mirage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mirage]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Wheeljack]]
*[[Blaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blaster]]
**[[Eject (G1)|Eject]]
**[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]
**[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]
**[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]]
*[[Silverbolt (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Silverbolt]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skydive]]
*[[Air Raid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Air Raid]]
*[[Powerglide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Powerglide]]
*[[Alpha Bravo#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Alpha Bravo]]
*[[Fireflight (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Firefly]]
*[[Jazz (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Autobot Jazz]]
*[[Windblade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Windblade]]
*[[Pyra Magna#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pyra Magna]]
*[[Rust Dust#Transformers:_Earth_Warst|Rust Dust]]
*[[Dust Up#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dustup]]
*[[Jumpstream#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jumpstream]]
*[[Skyburst (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skyburst]]
*[[Stormclash#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Stormclash]]
*[[Slag (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slug]]
*[[Huffer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Huffer]]
*[[Arcee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Arcee]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sideswipe]]
*[[Swoop (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Strafe]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Rod]]
*[[Hot Spot (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Spot]]
*[[Seaspray (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Seaspray]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Superion (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Superion]]
*[[Pipes (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pipes]]
*[[Star Saber (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Star Saber]]
*[[Hound (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hound]]
*[[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Maximus]]
*[[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Perceptor]]
*[[Smokescreen (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Smokescreen]]
*[[First Aid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|First Aid]]
*[[Optimus Primal#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Primal]]
*[[Sludge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slog]]
*[[Kup (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kup]]
*[[Drift (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drift]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Laser Optimus Prime]]
*[[Snarl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Snarl]]
*[[Cheetor (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cheetor]]
*[[Volcanicus #Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Volcanicus]]
*[[Springer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Springer]]
*[[Cosmos (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cosmos]]*
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sky Lynx]]*
*[[Rodimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus Prime]]*
*Unknown Autobot for Motormaster*

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*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Megatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Starscream]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bludgeon]]
*[[Swindle (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Swindle]]
*[[Hook (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hook]]
*[[Shrapnel (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skrapnel]]
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Breakdown]]
*[[Kickback (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kickback]]
*[[Razorclaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Razorclaw]]
*[[Brawl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brawl]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Shockwave]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Soundwave]]
**[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]
**[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]
**[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]
**[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Thundercracker]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skywarp]]
*[[Slipstream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slipstream]]
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bonecrusher]]
*[[Long Haul (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Long Haul]]
*[[Blast Off (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blast Off]]
*[[Mixmaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mixmaster]]
*[[Divebomb (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Divebomb]]
*[[Scrapper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scrapper]]
*[[Scavenger (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scavenger]]
*[[Vortex (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Vortex]]
*[[Tantrum (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Tantrum]]
*[[Onslaught (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Onslaught]]
*[[Rampage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rampage]]
*[[Headstrong (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Headstrong]]
*[[Bombshell (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bombshell]]
*[[Nightbird (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nightbird]]
*[[Viper#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Viper]]
*[[Scourge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scourge]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Galvatron]]
*[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nemesis Prime]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cyclonus]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Octopunch]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Devastator (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Devastator]]
*[[Offroad#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Offroad]]
*[[Deathsaurus (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Deathsaurus]]
*[[Drag Strip (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drag Strip]]
*[[Bruticus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bruticus]]
*[[Lockdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Lockdown]]
*[[Wildrider (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brake-Neck]]
*[[Reflector (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Reflector]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]]
*[[Straxus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Straxus]]
*[[Dead End (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dead End]]
*[[Barricade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Barricade]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Armada'' Megatron]]
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hun-Gurrr]]
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blackarachnia]]
*[[Predaking (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Predaking]]
*[[Astrotrain (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Astrotrain]]
*[[Mindwipe (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mindwipe]]*
*Unknown Decepticon for Sky Lynx*
*[[Rodimus Unicronus #Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus Unicronus]]*
*[[Motormaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Motormaster]]*

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*[[Melody Keen]]
*[[Luca]]
}}

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Upcoming characters

==Events==
Every weekend, for three days, events are held so players can win resources and new crystals. The events usually alternate between solo events and Alliance events each week. New characters are introduced with a story strewn across a four-week saga.

The various type of events are:
* A solo totaliser with various resource prizes, capped at 10,000 points.
* An Alliance single totaliser with a grand prize at around 200,000 points.
* An Alliance event with many prestiges to collect prizes and crystals multiple times.
* A single totaliser with multiple prestiges, and gives same amount of battle points in all battle zones, and triple XP.
* An Alliance totaliser and leaderboard event, with the top alliances receiving the newest 4 or 3 star character crystal and Premium Crystals. Or in some events, even more of the event's crystals.

{{main|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events}}

==Notes==
*Furman has said that early in production, "we had to base it in the IDW continuity as it turned out". He also revealed it was him who pushed for Bludgeon to make it into the game as well.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/comic-writer-simon-furman-discusses-three-decades-of-transformers-and-new-game-earth-wars-707 Vice interview]</ref>
** A purple [[Decepticon Command Bunker]] can be seen in the mountainside of Decepticon bases as a counterpart to the Ark in Autobot bases.
*Character models are mostly based on each character's most-recent toy release. In many cases, this means ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'', ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'', ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]''. There are also some appearances from ''[[Thrilling 30]]'', ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'', ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'', [[Live-action film series|movie]]verse namesakes, and 'original' [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
* Though the game's dialogue is depicted using text boxes, Optimus Prime and Megatron still have voice lines. They are voiced, as usual, by [[Peter Cullen]] and [[Frank Welker]], respectively.
*Apparently, the Mastermind Creations toys of the Predacons inspired the staff so much, that the in-game models of the Predacons are based off of these [[IP infringing item|third party]] toys.
* The only Furmanisms actually in the game are "It is over - finished!" (said by Optimus or Megatron after a victory) and "Now - Reap the whirlwind!" (spoken by Optimus Prime when deploying troops).
*Smokescreen uses the Classics mold for Jazz as his animation model, instead of his most recent ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' toy, or his other ''[[Universe (2008 toyline)| Universe]]'' toy.
*The Dinobot combiner has been teased at, and seeing as it has a new [[Power of the Primes]] release, Volcanicus can now be referred to as the official Dinobot combiner. [[Beast (G1) | Thank Primus.]]
*[[FIRRIB|Frenzy is red, Rumble is blue]]..... But both have Pile-Drivers....

===Technical Errors===
* You can count pretty much any character with tall shoulders to have said shoulders clip and cut through the character model when in battle stance.
* Drift does an awkward shift when going from vehicle to robot and the opposite way, seeing as his body warps and shifts so that he faces sideways in bot mode. This happens every time he attacks and Every time he changes form.
* Most characters with extended shooting animations will sometimes lag out and be out of sync with the shooting animation.
* If activating an aerial bot's ability, he may circle the target pointlessly for a while. Sometimes he even goes underground.
* Rampage and Razorclaw can have a victory animation while in bot mode and charging when the battle ends. They even have their swords.
*Sunstreaker has a giant gap in the back of his combined form leg.
*Sometimes Blast Off has his combination process [[Animation error| distorted]].
*BW Megatron's weapons sometimes don't properly align with the hand models.
*Sharkticons just don't know when to stop fighting. The animations for the fighting will still appear, and they still run to buildings, but they don't actually deal damage. Does not translate to Gnaw.
*Sometimes, (although this is very rare), Amalgamations will randomly appear, where Parts of the Bot-mode and Vehicle mode appear on the opposite modes. Examples include Blast Off becoming a [[Seeker (body-type)| Cone Head]], Ironhide gaining his [[Ironhide (Movie)|Movie-Verse]] look, and Optimus Prime having [[Kibble #"Faux-parts"|two Truck cabs.]]

These are just some minor visual errors, bugs that affect gameplay are promptly resolved.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' (トランスフォーマー：アースウォーズ ''Toransufōmā: Āsu Wōzu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīn'gāng: Dìqiú zhī Zhàn ''''' (变形金刚：地球之战, "Transformers: Earth Wars")

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.transformersearthwars.com/ Official website]
* [http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/ Official Transformers Earth Wars Wiki]

[[Category:Generation 1 video games]]
[[Category:Mobile Games]]

Transformers: Earth Wars

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[[File:TransformersEarthWars_logo.png|center|400px]]
{{videogame
|title=''Transformers: Earth Wars''
|image=TransformersEarthWars header.jpg
|caption=
|developer=[[Space Ape Games]]
|publisher=[[Backflip Studios]]
|date=[[June 2]], 2016
|platform=Android, iOS
}}

'''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' is a mobile game by [[Space Ape Games]]/[[Backflip Studios]] with a storyline written by [[Simon Furman]], which means plenty of [[Furmanism]]s. The aim of the game is to assemble an army and build a fortress, then try to defend your base while destroying the enemy's. Essentially, Transformers meets ''Clash of Clans'', without Hog Riders.
The setting is [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].

==Plot==
The Autobots and Decepticons return to Earth to battle over resources. Furman promises that while it "appears to be about the same old stuff" initially, "as we progress through the game, more is revealed about Megatron’s master plan and what he’s looking for on Earth."<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2016/02/10/transformers-land-mobile-earth-wars/80167164/ USA Today: "'Transformers' land on mobile in 'Earth Wars'"]</ref>

===Campaigns===
*'''Get Optimus / Get Megatron!'''
Jefire and Starscream arrive on Earth and set up their base of operations. Soon, Ironhide and Bludgeon arrive through their Space Bridges, and after raiding a few bases, both factions find a [[Quantum Crystal]] powerful enough to power their spacebridges and bring their leaders to Earth.
*'''The Lost Map'''
With the arrival of Optimus Prime and Megatron, the Autobots and/or Decepticons set out to find the [[Fractal Map]] pieces with the help of their human allies. Both sides find a Gunner Crystal and recruit Sunstreaker and Swindle.
*'''Power Play'''
After collecting three of the map pieces, both factions try putting the pieces they collected together, only to find out they need a [[Codex Key]] to break the encryption.
*'''The Codex Showdown'''
With the help of the recently recruited medics, Ratchet and Hook, both sides fight over the Codex Key, and find the location of a [[Enigma of Combination|legendary artifact]].
*'''Secrets of Nebulos'''
Some wierd pieces of [[Nebulos]] technology called '''"Power Cores"''' have landed on Earth. Starscream and Optimus gather some troops, and both Starscream and Optimus Prime fight over the Power Cores. The power cores gathered, however, have been rigged to explode, and so both sides have to start from scratch with building up their power core stocks.
*'''Combiner Wars'''
With the Enigma of Combination, the Autobots and Decepticons harness the power of Combiners. The gestalts prove unstable, however, and require Ore-13 and high-ranking bots to be useful.

==Gameplay==
===Alliances===
Alliances are the primary way to gain access to bots firsthand via events. Your alliance can also compete in Alliance Wars to determine who is better, and to see who comes up top! Compete in Alliance wars to gain resources, league promotions, and bragging rights!

You can join with other players in an alliance, or you can create your own for 15,000 Alloy! There are many notable alliances within the community!

A player must have Level 4 Headquarters or higher to join an Alliance, and up to 40 people can be in an Alliance.

===Classes===
*'''Warriors''' are armored front line melee fighters that rush into enemy defenses to open up the attack and protect other bots, but they have the lowest Damage per second (DPS). Warriors generally have a speed of 1.7, but some are slightly faster.
*'''Aerial''' units deal the highest DPS at a short range and can perform powerful airstrikes on single targets from great distances, but have low health. All air units have a speed of 2.
*'''Gunners''' shoot over walls and bombard large areas with their abilities from long range. like the Air units, they're deadly but vulnerable. All gunners have a speed of 1.8.
*'''Medics''' heal and support other bots in battle. They are only a few medics in the game, and they aren't durable themselves, so keep them in the back. Medics have a speed of 2.6.
*'''Special''' bots are highly individualized fighters with unique capabilities. This class incorporates leaders, scouts, and deployers.
*'''Combiners''' are a special class that must be summoned individually. They deal massive amounts of damage, but can only stay on the battlefield for so long. Their three abilities do not use ability points, but have cooldown times.

===Power Cores===
Power Cores are pieces of Nebulan Technology that are used to enhance bots and defenses.
There are quite a lot of powerful powercores. They can be obtained from ‘’’Power Chips’’’ or from Bot duplicates.

Defensive Modules

*Auto cannon Exclusive:
**The '''"Explosive Rounds"''' Powercore is only applicable to Autocannons, but deals 50% of the max damage to all targets gathered around the target hit.
*Mortar Exclusive:
**The '''"Incendiary Shells"''' Power Core allows for Mortars to fire off large Incendiary shells that burn all afflicted targets in the blast area, with a 14% increase in attack damage, but the shells deal no knock back.
*The '''"Target Protocol"''' Power Core is only applicable to Mortars, and prioritizes targets, allowing for the Mortar to focus on Gunners and Medics and increasing attack Range by 15%.

***'''NOTE''': This makes it ignore all other targets if Gunners or Medics are present!!!
*Missile Launcher Exclusive:
**The '''"Guided Missiles"''' module gives Laser guided single-target missiles to missile launchers. They only deal 64% of original damage, but they will always hit it’s target.
*Laser Turret Exclusive:
**The '''"AA (Anti-Air) Laser"''' module allows a Laser turret to only target airborne targets, but with a 36% increase in attack range, and a 106% increase in damage.
*Universal Defense Mods:
**The '''"Attack"''' module increases attack.
**The '''"Defense"''' module increases building Health.
**The '''"Repair"''' module restores health every second.

Bot Modules

**'''Flak Jacket''': 15% reduced damage from Mortars and Missile Launchers.
**'''Death Pulse''': On 0 health, the warrior creates an EMP explosion stunning targets in a large area for 2.8 seconds.
**'''Attack''': Equipable to All bots, 2-Star and higher, It Boosts damage of regular attacks by 4%.
**'''Vitality''': +5% to bot's health.
**'''Rejuvenate''': Heals 1.8% health every 10 seconds.
**'''Tactician''': The affected Bot prioritises defenses for 32 seconds after deployment.
**'''Wallbuster''': All damage to walls increased by 14%.
**'''Reflective Coating''': 15% protection from Laser Turrets and Beam Lasers.
**'''Volatile Mixture''': It increases special ability damage by 5%. Especially useful with Mixmaster.
**'''Ray Boosters''': Increases power of healing done by 5%.
**'''Trithyllium Plating''': Gives warriors 18% reduced damage from Auto Cannons.
**'''Prime's [[Matrix of Leadership| Matrix]]''': Equipable by Optimus Prime, 2-Star and higher, it Increases Optimus Prime's health by 5.5%. Till all are one!
**'''Starscream's [[Transformers: The Movie|Crown]]''': Equipable to Starscream, it Increases Starscream's basic attack damage by 4.5%. Shiny!

===Resources===
*'''Alloy'''- A metal substance used to upgrade buildings and walls.
*'''[[Energon]]'''- Energon is used to upgrade buildings, upgrade Bots' special abilities, and to perform research on Bots to make them stronger.
*'''[[Ore-13]]'''- A potent substance used to activate Combiners.
*'''[[Spark]]'''- Obtained from holographic summons in the Space bridge and Event rewards, Spark is used to upgrade Bots' abilities. Special Spark can be received from Combiner team bots.
*'''Crystal Shards'''- Also the result of Holographic summons and events, shards are use to create powerful crystals to summon high star rating Bots.
*'''[[Cybercoin]]'''- Premium currency used for instantly obtaining resources and [[Quantum Crystal| crystals.]]
*'''Combiner Spark''' - This type of spark is used only for combiners. Obtained when you get a duplicate of a Combiner Bot.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:currencies| Currencies and Resources at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===Battle Boosts===
Battle Boosts are like Spells in Clash of Clans. They can only be used once in a battle, but provide extra offense or defense for your team.
*'''Incendiary Barrage MK. 1, II, and III''' Rain down an artillery battery of Incendiary shells on the battlefield dealing medium damage
*'''Orbital Strike MK. I, II, and III''' summon a powerful Orbital Strike from above dealing massive damage.
*'''Forcefield MK. I, II, and III''' Provides a forcefield that blocks 45% to 75% of damage taken and makes them immune to knockbacks for 6 seconds.
*'''Smart Bomb MK. I, II, and III''' Deals a set amount of damage to a single target.
*'''EMP blast MK. I, II, and III''' Stun all targets in a large radius for a set amount of time depending on the level.
*'''Field Repairs MK. I, II, and III''' Heal all friendly bots for a set amount of HP over 5 seconds.
*'''Shark Attack MK I, II, and III''' Call for 3 vicious 2-star Sharkticons (level 14, 30, and 40, respectively) to attack a target.'''Warning''': Fallen Sharkticons are ''highly'' explosive.
*'''Nanofrost MK. I, II, and III''' Freeze a building for 8-12 seconds, then destroy it to freeze and slow down all buildings around the Bomb radius by 40% for 10 seconds.
*'''[[Kremzeek| Kremzeeks]]''' Coming in 5 variants, Kremzeeks can do quite a lot of things.
**Red Kremzeeks set buildings on fire dealing 128 damage per second for 6 seconds, increasing every second if you destroy the building they are currently deployed on.
**Yellow Kremzeeks deal 96 damage over 15 seconds. Can jump to other buildings up to 4 times.
**Purple Kremzeeks hack defenses and make them attack other defenses for you, albeit with less damage.
** The rare Blue Kremzeek can stun defenses over a brief period of time.
** The White Kremzeek makes the target building take more damage.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:battleboosts| Battle Boosts at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Buildings==
===Main===
*'''Headquarters''' - The heart of your Autobot/Decepticon outpost, protect yours well, and destroy an opponent's Headquarters to win a battle! Upgrade it to unlock more upgrades and buildings!
*'''Shuttle''' - The shuttle carries Autobots and Decepticons into battle! Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum capacity.

===Defense===
*'''[[Autogun|Auto Cannon]]''' - Provides a decent amount of damage and has medium range. Cannot target flying units.
*'''Laser Turret''' - Shoots off 4 smaller lasers that deal constant damage at shorter range, but deals double damage to flying unit's!
*'''Mortar''' - Long range defense that targets ground units and deals explosive damage from far away.
*'''Outpost''' - Assign an Autobot or Deception with a fraction of their normal stats to defend against attacks on your base.
*'''Beam Laser''' - Shoots off a long range Photon laser to deal the Highest DPS on a single ground unit.
*'''Shock Tower''' - Delivers a nasty jolt of electricity to nearby bots and knocks them back, and is immune to EMP effects! (Except for [[Star Saber (Victory)|shock]][[Deathsaurus (Victory)|fire]])
*'''Missile Launcher''' - Shoots off a barrage of rockets over a very long range at both ground and air units. Cannot target troops within its blind spot.
*'''Stasis Mine''' - Doesn't deal damage, but freezes enemies in place for 2-5 seconds.
*'''Wall''' - Used to shield defenses and slow down invaders. Upgrading each wall post gives it more health to better defend against opponent bots.

*'''Combiner Outpost''' - Unavailable to players and only seen in the Combiner Wars Campaign, this very long-ranged outpost activates a Combiner to defend against other Combiners!
===Utility===
*'''Energon Harvester''' - Harvests precious Energon for research and upgrading buildings. Upgrade with Alloy to increase production rate.
*'''Energon Storage''' - Stores Energon for later usage. Upgrade with Alloy to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Alloy Harvester''' - Harvests Alloy to upgrade buildings. Upgrade with Energon to increase production rate.
*'''Alloy Storage''' - Stores Alloy for later usage. Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Ore-13 Harvester''' - Harvests the rare mineral [[Ore-13]] for sending out Combiners to battle.
*'''Ore-13 Storage''' - A storage device strong enough to contain the power of Ore-13.
*'''[[Spacebridge]]''' - The Spacebridge is used to activate [[Quantum Crystal]]s to bring in bots and resources!
*'''Research Lab''' - Upgrade your bots and their abilities with Energon and Spark to make them more powerful! Upgrade the lab to increase the max level that bots can be upgraded to.
*'''Combiner Lab''' - Used to activate Combiners and upgrade their abilities using combiner Spark.
*'''Build Bot''' - Build Bots will build and upgrade buildings, but the bots themselves cannot be upgraded and have very low health. The number of buildings than can be upgraded at a time depends on the number of Build Bots on base. More Build Bots can be bought at 2000 [[Cybercoin]]s each.
*'''Scanner''' - Provides locations of rivals' bases so you can raid them. Upgrading it will give access to tougher battle zones.
*'''Power Core Lab''' -

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:buildings| Buildings at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Featured Characters==
(''Characters are paired in each row as in-game counterparts.'')

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
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*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jetfire]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ironhide]]
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ratchet]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bumblebee]]
*[[Prowl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Prowl]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cliffjumper]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Grimlock]]
*[[Mirage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mirage]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Wheeljack]]
*[[Blaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blaster]]
**[[Eject (G1)|Eject]]
**[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]
**[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]
**[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]]
*[[Silverbolt (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Silverbolt]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skydive]]
*[[Air Raid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Air Raid]]
*[[Powerglide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Powerglide]]
*[[Alpha Bravo#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Alpha Bravo]]
*[[Fireflight (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Firefly]]
*[[Jazz (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Autobot Jazz]]
*[[Windblade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Windblade]]
*[[Pyra Magna#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pyra Magna]]
*[[Rust Dust#Transformers:_Earth_Warst|Rust Dust]]
*[[Dust Up#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dustup]]
*[[Jumpstream#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jumpstream]]
*[[Skyburst (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skyburst]]
*[[Stormclash#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Stormclash]]
*[[Slag (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slug]]
*[[Huffer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Huffer]]
*[[Arcee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Arcee]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sideswipe]]
*[[Swoop (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Strafe]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Rod]]
*[[Hot Spot (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Spot]]
*[[Seaspray (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Seaspray]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Superion (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Superion]]
*[[Pipes (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pipes]]
*[[Star Saber (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Star Saber]]
*[[Hound (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hound]]
*[[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Maximus]]
*[[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Perceptor]]
*[[Smokescreen (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Smokescreen]]
*[[First Aid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|First Aid]]
*[[Optimus Primal#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Primal]]
*[[Sludge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slog]]
*[[Kup (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kup]]
*[[Drift (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drift]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Laser Optimus Prime]]
*[[Snarl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Snarl]]
*[[Cheetor (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cheetor]]
*[[Volcanicus #Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Volcanicus]]
*[[Springer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Springer]]
*[[Cosmos (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cosmos]]*
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sky Lynx]]*
*[[Rodimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus Prime]]*
*Unknown Autobots for Motormaster*

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*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Megatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Starscream]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bludgeon]]
*[[Swindle (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Swindle]]
*[[Hook (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hook]]
*[[Shrapnel (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skrapnel]]
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Breakdown]]
*[[Kickback (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kickback]]
*[[Razorclaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Razorclaw]]
*[[Brawl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brawl]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Shockwave]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Soundwave]]
**[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]
**[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]
**[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]
**[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Thundercracker]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skywarp]]
*[[Slipstream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slipstream]]
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bonecrusher]]
*[[Long Haul (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Long Haul]]
*[[Blast Off (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blast Off]]
*[[Mixmaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mixmaster]]
*[[Divebomb (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Divebomb]]
*[[Scrapper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scrapper]]
*[[Scavenger (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scavenger]]
*[[Vortex (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Vortex]]
*[[Tantrum (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Tantrum]]
*[[Onslaught (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Onslaught]]
*[[Rampage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rampage]]
*[[Headstrong (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Headstrong]]
*[[Bombshell (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bombshell]]
*[[Nightbird (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nightbird]]
*[[Viper#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Viper]]
*[[Scourge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scourge]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Galvatron]]
*[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nemesis Prime]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cyclonus]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Octopunch]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Devastator (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Devastator]]
*[[Offroad#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Offroad]]
*[[Deathsaurus (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Deathsaurus]]
*[[Drag Strip (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drag Strip]]
*[[Bruticus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bruticus]]
*[[Lockdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Lockdown]]
*[[Wildrider (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brake-Neck]]
*[[Reflector (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Reflector]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]]
*[[Straxus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Straxus]]
*[[Dead End (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dead End]]
*[[Barricade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Barricade]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Armada'' Megatron]]
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hun-Gurrr]]
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blackarachnia]]
*[[Predaking (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Predaking]]
*[[Astrotrain (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Astrotrain]]
*[[Mindwipe (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mindwipe]]*
*Unknown Devepticon for Sky Lynx*
*[[Rodimus Unicronus #Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus Unicronus]]*
*[[Motormaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Motormaster]]*

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*[[Melody Keen]]
*[[Luca]]
}}

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Upcoming characters

==Events==
Every weekend, for three days, events are held so players can win resources and new crystals. The events usually alternate between solo events and Alliance events each week. New characters are introduced with a story strewn across a four-week saga.

The various type of events are:
* A solo totaliser with various resource prizes, capped at 10,000 points.
* An Alliance single totaliser with a grand prize at around 200,000 points.
* An Alliance event with many prestiges to collect prizes and crystals multiple times.
* A single totaliser with multiple prestiges, and gives same amount of battle points in all battle zones, and triple XP.
* An Alliance totaliser and leaderboard event, with the top alliances receiving the newest 4 or 3 star character crystal and Premium Crystals. Or in some events, even more of the event's crystals.

{{main|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events}}

==Notes==
*Furman has said that early in production, "we had to base it in the IDW continuity as it turned out". He also revealed it was him who pushed for Bludgeon to make it into the game as well.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/comic-writer-simon-furman-discusses-three-decades-of-transformers-and-new-game-earth-wars-707 Vice interview]</ref>
** A purple [[Decepticon Command Bunker]] can be seen in the mountainside of Decepticon bases as a counterpart to the Ark in Autobot bases.
*Character models are mostly based on each character's most-recent toy release. In many cases, this means ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'', ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'', ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]''. There are also some appearances from ''[[Thrilling 30]]'', ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'', ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'', [[Live-action film series|movie]]verse namesakes, and 'original' [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
* Though the game's dialogue is depicted using text boxes, Optimus Prime and Megatron still have voice lines. They are voiced, as usual, by [[Peter Cullen]] and [[Frank Welker]], respectively.
*Apparently, the Mastermind Creations toys of the Predacons inspired the staff so much, that the in-game models of the Predacons are based off of these [[IP infringing item|third party]] toys.
* The only Furmanisms actually in the game are "It is over - finished!" (said by Optimus or Megatron after a victory) and "Now - Reap the whirlwind!" (spoken by Optimus Prime when deploying troops).
*Smokescreen uses the Classics mold for Jazz as his animation model, instead of his most recent ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' toy, or his other ''[[Universe (2008 toyline)| Universe]]'' toy.
*The Dinobot combiner has been teased at, and seeing as it has a new [[Power of the Primes]] release, Volcanicus can now be referred to as the official Dinobot combiner. [[Beast (G1) | Thank Primus.]]
*[[FIRRIB|Frenzy is red, Rumble is blue]]..... But both have Pile-Drivers....

===Technical Errors===
* You can count pretty much any character with tall shoulders to have said shoulders clip and cut through the character model when in battle stance.
* Drift does an awkward shift when going from vehicle to robot and the opposite way, seeing as his body warps and shifts so that he faces sideways in bot mode. This happens every time he attacks and Every time he changes form.
* Most characters with extended shooting animations will sometimes lag out and be out of sync with the shooting animation.
* If activating an aerial bot's ability, he may circle the target pointlessly for a while. Sometimes he even goes underground.
* Rampage and Razorclaw can have a victory animation while in bot mode and charging when the battle ends. They even have their swords.
*Sunstreaker has a giant gap in the back of his combined form leg.
*Sometimes Blast Off has his combination process [[Animation error| distorted]].
*BW Megatron's weapons sometimes don't properly align with the hand models.
*Sharkticons just don't know when to stop fighting. The animations for the fighting will still appear, and they still run to buildings, but they don't actually deal damage. Does not translate to Gnaw.
*Sometimes, (although this is very rare), Amalgamations will randomly appear, where Parts of the Bot-mode and Vehicle mode appear on the opposite modes. Examples include Blast Off becoming a [[Seeker (body-type)| Cone Head]], Ironhide gaining his [[Ironhide (Movie)|Movie-Verse]] look, and Optimus Prime having [[Kibble #"Faux-parts"|two Truck cabs.]]

These are just some minor visual errors, bugs that affect gameplay are promptly resolved.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' (トランスフォーマー：アースウォーズ ''Toransufōmā: Āsu Wōzu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīn'gāng: Dìqiú zhī Zhàn ''''' (变形金刚：地球之战, "Transformers: Earth Wars")

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.transformersearthwars.com/ Official website]
* [http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/ Official Transformers Earth Wars Wiki]

[[Category:Generation 1 video games]]
[[Category:Mobile Games]]

Transformers: Earth Wars

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[[File:TransformersEarthWars_logo.png|center|400px]]
{{videogame
|title=''Transformers: Earth Wars''
|image=TransformersEarthWars header.jpg
|caption=
|developer=[[Space Ape Games]]
|publisher=[[Backflip Studios]]
|date=[[June 2]], 2016
|platform=Android, iOS
}}

'''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' is a mobile game by [[Space Ape Games]]/[[Backflip Studios]] with a storyline written by [[Simon Furman]], which means plenty of [[Furmanism]]s. The aim of the game is to assemble an army and build a fortress, then try to defend your base while destroying the enemy's. Essentially, Transformers meets ''Clash of Clans'', without Hog Riders.
The setting is [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].

==Plot==
The Autobots and Decepticons return to Earth to battle over resources. Furman promises that while it "appears to be about the same old stuff" initially, "as we progress through the game, more is revealed about Megatron’s master plan and what he’s looking for on Earth."<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2016/02/10/transformers-land-mobile-earth-wars/80167164/ USA Today: "'Transformers' land on mobile in 'Earth Wars'"]</ref>

===Campaigns===
*'''Get Optimus / Get Megatron!'''
Jefire and Starscream arrive on Earth and set up their base of operations. Soon, Ironhide and Bludgeon arrive through their Space Bridges, and after raiding a few bases, both factions find a [[Quantum Crystal]] powerful enough to power their spacebridges and bring their leaders to Earth.
*'''The Lost Map'''
With the arrival of Optimus Prime and Megatron, the Autobots and/or Decepticons set out to find the [[Fractal Map]] pieces with the help of their human allies. Both sides find a Gunner Crystal and recruit Sunstreaker and Swindle.
*'''Power Play'''
After collecting three of the map pieces, both factions try putting the pieces they collected together, only to find out they need a [[Codex Key]] to break the encryption.
*'''The Codex Showdown'''
With the help of the recently recruited medics, Ratchet and Hook, both sides fight over the Codex Key, and find the location of a [[Enigma of Combination|legendary artifact]].
*'''Secrets of Nebulos'''
Some wierd pieces of [[Nebulos]] technology called '''"Power Cores"''' have landed on Earth. Starscream and Optimus gather some troops, and both Starscream and Optimus Prime fight over the Power Cores. The power cores gathered, however, have been rigged to explode, and so both sides have to start from scratch with building up their power core stocks.
*'''Combiner Wars'''
With the Enigma of Combination, the Autobots and Decepticons harness the power of Combiners. The gestalts prove unstable, however, and require Ore-13 and high-ranking bots to be useful.

==Gameplay==
===Alliances===
Alliances are the primary way to gain access to bots firsthand via events. Your alliance can also compete in Alliance Wars to determine who is better, and to see who comes up top! Compete in Alliance wars to gain resources, league promotions, and bragging rights!

You can join with other players in an alliance, or you can create your own for 15,000 Alloy! There are many notable alliances within the community!

A player must have Level 4 Headquarters or higher to join an Alliance, and up to 40 people can be in an Alliance.

===Classes===
*'''Warriors''' are armored front line melee fighters that rush into enemy defenses to open up the attack and protect other bots, but they have the lowest Damage per second (DPS). Warriors generally have a speed of 1.7, but some are slightly faster.
*'''Aerial''' units deal the highest DPS at a short range and can perform powerful airstrikes on single targets from great distances, but have low health. All air units have a speed of 2.
*'''Gunners''' shoot over walls and bombard large areas with their abilities from long range. like the Air units, they're deadly but vulnerable. All gunners have a speed of 1.8.
*'''Medics''' heal and support other bots in battle. They are only a few medics in the game, and they aren't durable themselves, so keep them in the back. Medics have a speed of 2.6.
*'''Special''' bots are highly individualized fighters with unique capabilities. This class incorporates leaders, scouts, and deployers.
*'''Combiners''' are a special class that must be summoned individually. They deal massive amounts of damage, but can only stay on the battlefield for so long. Their three abilities do not use ability points, but have cooldown times.

===Power Cores===
Power Cores are pieces of Nebulan Technology that are used to enhance bots and defenses.
There are quite a lot of powerful powercores. They can be obtained from ‘’’Power Chips’’’ or from Bot duplicates.

Defensive Modules

*Auto cannon Exclusive:
**The '''"Explosive Rounds"''' Powercore is only applicable to Autocannons, but deals 50% of the max damage to all targets gathered around the target hit.
*Mortar Exclusive:
**The '''"Incendiary Shells"''' Power Core allows for Mortars to fire off large Incendiary shells that burn all afflicted targets in the blast area, with a 14% increase in attack damage, but the shells deal no knock back.
*The '''"Target Protocol"''' Power Core is only applicable to Mortars, and prioritizes targets, allowing for the Mortar to focus on Gunners and Medics and increasing attack Range by 15%.

***'''NOTE''': This makes it ignore all other targets if Gunners or Medics are present!!!
*Missile Launcher Exclusive:
**The '''"Guided Missiles"''' module gives Laser guided single-target missiles to missile launchers. They only deal 64% of original damage, but they will always hit it’s target.
*Laser Turret Exclusive:
**The '''"AA (Anti-Air) Laser"''' module allows a Laser turret to only target airborne targets, but with a 36% increase in attack range, and a 106% increase in damage.
*Universal Defense Mods:
**The '''"Attack"''' module increases attack.
**The '''"Defense"''' module increases building Health.
**The '''"Repair"''' module restores health every second.

Bot Modules

**'''Flak Jacket''': 15% reduced damage from Mortars and Missile Launchers.
**'''Death Pulse''': On 0 health, the warrior creates and EMP explosion stunning targets in a large area for 2.8 seconds.
**'''Attack''': Equipable to All bots, 2-Star and higher, It Boosts damage of regular attacks by 4%.
**'''Vitality''': +5% to bot's health.
**'''Rejuvenate''': Heals 1.8% health every 10 seconds.
**'''Tactician''': The affected Bot prioritises defences for 32 seconds after deployment.
**'''Wallbuster''': All damage to walls increased by 14%.
**'''Reflective Coating''': 15% protection from Laser Turrets and Beam Lasers.
**'''Volatile Mixture''': It increases special ability damage by 5%. Especially useful with Mixmaster.
**'''Ray Boosters''': Increases power of healing done by 5%.
**'''Trithyllium Plating''': Gives warriors 18% reduced damage from Auto Cannons.
**'''Prime's [[Matrix of Leadership| Matrix]]''': Equipable by Optimus Prime, 2-Star and higher, it Increases Optimus Prime's health by 5.5%. Till all are one!
**'''Starscream's [[Transformers: The Movie|Crown]]''': Equipable to Starscream, it Increases Starscream's basic attack damage by 4.5%. Shiny!

===Resources===
*'''Alloy'''- A metal substance used to upgrade buildings and walls.
*'''[[Energon]]'''- Energon is used to upgrade buildings, upgrade Bots' special abilities, and to perform research on Bots to make them stronger.
*'''[[Ore-13]]'''- A potent substance used to activate Combiners.
*'''[[Spark]]'''- Obtained from holographic summons in the Space bridge and Event rewards, Spark is used to upgrade Bots' abilities. Special Spark can be received from Combiner team bots.
*'''Crystal Shards'''- Also the result of Holographic summons and events, shards are use to create powerful crystals to summon high star rating Bots.
*'''[[Cybercoin]]'''- Premium currency used for instantly obtaining resources and [[Quantum Crystal| crystals.]]
*'''Combiner Spark''' - This type of spark is used only for combiners. Obtained when you get a duplicate of a Combiner Bot.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:currencies| Currencies and Resources at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===Battle Boosts===
Battle Boosts are like Spells in Clash of Clans. They can only be used once in a battle, but provide extra offense or defense for your team.
*'''Incendiary Barrage MK. 1, II, and III''' Rain down an artillery battery of Incendiary shells on the battlefield dealing medium damage
*'''Orbital Strike MK. I, II, and III''' summon a powerful Orbital Strike from above dealing massive damage.
*'''Forcefield MK. I, II, and III''' Provides a forcefield that blocks 45% to 75% of damage taken and makes them immune to knockbacks for 6 seconds.
*'''Smart Bomb MK. I, II, and III''' Deals a set amount of damage to a single target.
*'''EMP blast MK. I, II, and III''' Stun all targets in a large radius for a set amount of time depending on the level.
*'''Field Repairs MK. I, II, and III''' Heal all friendly bots for a set amount of HP over 5 seconds.
*'''Shark Attack MK I, II, and III''' Call for 3 vicious 2-star Sharkticons (level 14, 30, and 40, respectively) to attack a target.'''Warning''': Fallen Sharkticons are ''highly'' explosive.
*'''Nanofrost MK. I, II, and III''' Freeze a building for 8-12 seconds, then destroy it to freeze and slow down all buildings around the Bomb radius by 40% for 10 seconds.
*'''[[Kremzeek| Kremzeeks]]''' Coming in 5 variants, Kremzeeks can do quite a lot of things.
**Red Kremzeeks set buildings on fire dealing 128 damage per second for 6 seconds, increasing every second if you destroy the building they are currently deployed on.
**Yellow Kremzeeks deal 96 damage over 15 seconds. Can jump to other buildings up to 4 times.
**Purple Kremzeeks hack defenses and make them attack other defenses for you, albeit with less damage.
** The rare Blue Kremzeek can stun defenses over a brief period of time.
** The White Kremzeek makes the target building take more damage.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:battleboosts| Battle Boosts at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Buildings==
===Main===
*'''Headquarters''' - The heart of your Autobot/Decepticon outpost, protect yours well, and destroy an opponent's Headquarters to win a battle! Upgrade it to unlock more upgrades and buildings!
*'''Shuttle''' - The shuttle carries Autobots and Decepticons into battle! Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum capacity.

===Defense===
*'''[[Autogun|Auto Cannon]]''' - Provides a decent amount of damage and has medium range. Cannot target flying units.
*'''Laser Turret''' - Shoots off 4 smaller lasers that deal constant damage at shorter range, but deals double damage to flying unit's!
*'''Mortar''' - Long range defense that targets ground units and deals explosive damage from far away.
*'''Outpost''' - Assign an Autobot or Deception with a fraction of their normal stats to defend against attacks on your base.
*'''Beam Laser''' - Shoots off a long range Photon laser to deal the Highest DPS on a single ground unit.
*'''Shock Tower''' - Delivers a nasty jolt of electricity to nearby bots and knocks them back, and is immune to EMP effects! (Except for [[Star Saber (Victory)|shock]][[Deathsaurus (Victory)|fire]])
*'''Missile Launcher''' - Shoots off a barrage of rockets over a very long range at both ground and air units. Cannot target troops within its blind spot.
*'''Stasis Mine''' - Doesn't deal damage, but freezes enemies in place for 2-5 seconds.
*'''Wall''' - Used to shield defenses and slow down invaders. Upgrading each wall post gives it more health to better defend against opponent bots.

*'''Combiner Outpost''' - Unavailable to players and only seen in the Combiner Wars Campaign, this very long-ranged outpost activates a Combiner to defend against other Combiners!
===Utility===
*'''Energon Harvester''' - Harvests precious Energon for research and upgrading buildings. Upgrade with Alloy to increase production rate.
*'''Energon Storage''' - Stores Energon for later usage. Upgrade with Alloy to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Alloy Harvester''' - Harvests Alloy to upgrade buildings. Upgrade with Energon to increase production rate.
*'''Alloy Storage''' - Stores Alloy for later usage. Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Ore-13 Harvester''' - Harvests the rare mineral [[Ore-13]] for sending out Combiners to battle.
*'''Ore-13 Storage''' - A storage device strong enough to contain the power of Ore-13.
*'''[[Spacebridge]]''' - The Spacebridge is used to activate [[Quantum Crystal]]s to bring in bots and resources!
*'''Research Lab''' - Upgrade your bots and their abilities with Energon and Spark to make them more powerful! Upgrade the lab to increase the max level that bots can be upgraded to.
*'''Combiner Lab''' - Used to activate Combiners and upgrade their abilities using combiner Spark.
*'''Build Bot''' - Build Bots will build and upgrade buildings, but the bots themselves cannot be upgraded and have very low health. The number of buildings than can be upgraded at a time depends on the number of Build Bots on base. More Build Bots can be bought at 2000 [[Cybercoin]]s each.
*'''Scanner''' - Provides locations of rivals' bases so you can raid them. Upgrading it will give access to tougher battle zones.
*'''Power Core Lab''' -

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:buildings| Buildings at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Featured Characters==
(''Characters are paired in each row as in-game counterparts.'')

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
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*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jetfire]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ironhide]]
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ratchet]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bumblebee]]
*[[Prowl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Prowl]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cliffjumper]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Grimlock]]
*[[Mirage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mirage]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Wheeljack]]
*[[Blaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blaster]]
**[[Eject (G1)|Eject]]
**[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]
**[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]
**[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]]
*[[Silverbolt (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Silverbolt]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skydive]]
*[[Air Raid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Air Raid]]
*[[Powerglide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Powerglide]]
*[[Alpha Bravo#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Alpha Bravo]]
*[[Fireflight (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Firefly]]
*[[Jazz (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Autobot Jazz]]
*[[Windblade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Windblade]]
*[[Pyra Magna#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pyra Magna]]
*[[Rust Dust#Transformers:_Earth_Warst|Rust Dust]]
*[[Dust Up#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dustup]]
*[[Jumpstream#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jumpstream]]
*[[Skyburst (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skyburst]]
*[[Stormclash#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Stormclash]]
*[[Slag (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slug]]
*[[Huffer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Huffer]]
*[[Arcee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Arcee]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sideswipe]]
*[[Swoop (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Strafe]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Rod]]
*[[Hot Spot (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Spot]]
*[[Seaspray (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Seaspray]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Superion (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Superion]]
*[[Pipes (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pipes]]
*[[Star Saber (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Star Saber]]
*[[Hound (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hound]]
*[[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Maximus]]
*[[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Perceptor]]
*[[Smokescreen (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Smokescreen]]
*[[First Aid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|First Aid]]
*[[Optimus Primal#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Primal]]
*[[Sludge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slog]]
*[[Kup (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kup]]
*[[Drift (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drift]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Laser Optimus Prime]]
*[[Snarl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Snarl]]
*[[Cheetor (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cheetor]]
*[[Volcanicus #Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Volcanicus]]
*[[Springer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Springer]]
*[[Rodimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus Prime]]*

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*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Megatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Starscream]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bludgeon]]
*[[Swindle (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Swindle]]
*[[Hook (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hook]]
*[[Shrapnel (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skrapnel]]
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Breakdown]]
*[[Kickback (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kickback]]
*[[Razorclaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Razorclaw]]
*[[Brawl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brawl]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Shockwave]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Soundwave]]
**[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]
**[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]
**[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]
**[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Thundercracker]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skywarp]]
*[[Slipstream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slipstream]]
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bonecrusher]]
*[[Long Haul (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Long Haul]]
*[[Blast Off (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blast Off]]
*[[Mixmaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mixmaster]]
*[[Divebomb (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Divebomb]]
*[[Scrapper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scrapper]]
*[[Scavenger (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scavenger]]
*[[Vortex (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Vortex]]
*[[Tantrum (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Tantrum]]
*[[Onslaught (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Onslaught]]
*[[Rampage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rampage]]
*[[Headstrong (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Headstrong]]
*[[Bombshell (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bombshell]]
*[[Nightbird (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nightbird]]
*[[Viper#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Viper]]
*[[Scourge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scourge]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Galvatron]]
*[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nemesis Prime]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cyclonus]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Octopunch]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Devastator (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Devastator]]
*[[Offroad#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Offroad]]
*[[Deathsaurus (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Deathsaurus]]
*[[Drag Strip (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drag Strip]]
*[[Bruticus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bruticus]]
*[[Lockdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Lockdown]]
*[[Wildrider (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brake-Neck]]
*[[Reflector (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Reflector]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]]
*[[Straxus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Straxus]]
*[[Dead End (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dead End]]
*[[Barricade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Barricade]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Armada'' Megatron]]
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hun-Gurrr]]
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blackarachnia]]
*[[Predaking (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Predaking]]
*[[Astrotrain (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Astrotrain]]
*[[Rodimus Unicronus #Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus Unicronus]]*
*[[Motormaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Motormaster]]*

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*[[Melody Keen]]
*[[Luca]]
}}

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Upcoming characters

==Events==
Every weekend, for three days, events are held so players can win resources and new crystals. The events usually alternate between solo events and Alliance events each week. New characters are introduced with a story strewn across a four-week saga.

The various type of events are:
* A solo totaliser with various resource prizes, capped at 10,000 points.
* An Alliance single totaliser with a grand prize at around 200,000 points.
* An Alliance event with many prestiges to collect prizes and crystals multiple times.
* A single totaliser with multiple prestiges, and gives same amount of battle points in all battle zones, and triple XP.
* An Alliance totaliser and leaderboard event, with the top alliances receiving the newest 4 or 3 star character crystal and Premium Crystals. Or in some events, even more of the event's crystals.

{{main|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events}}

==Notes==
*Furman has said that early in production, "we had to base it in the IDW continuity as it turned out". He also revealed it was him who pushed for Bludgeon to make it into the game as well.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/comic-writer-simon-furman-discusses-three-decades-of-transformers-and-new-game-earth-wars-707 Vice interview]</ref>
** A purple [[Decepticon Command Bunker]] can be seen in the mountainside of Decepticon bases as a counterpart to the Ark in Autobot bases.
*Character models are mostly based on each character's most-recent toy release. In many cases, this means ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'', ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'', ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]''. There are also some appearances from ''[[Thrilling 30]]'', ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'', ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'', [[Live-action film series|movie]]verse namesakes, and 'original' [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
* Though the game's dialogue is depicted using text boxes, Optimus Prime and Megatron still have voice lines. They are voiced, as usual, by [[Peter Cullen]] and [[Frank Welker]], respectively.
*Apparently, the Mastermind Creations toys of the Predacons inspired the staff so much, that the in-game models of the Predacons are based off of these [[IP infringing item|third party]] toys.
* The only Furmanisms actually in the game are "It is over - finished!" (said by Optimus or Megatron after a victory) and "Now - Reap the whirlwind!" (spoken by Optimus Prime when deploying troops).
*Smokescreen uses the Classics mold for Jazz as his animation model, instead of his most recent ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' toy, or his other ''[[Universe (2008 toyline)| Universe]]'' toy.
*The Dinobot combiner has been teased at, and seeing as it has a new [[Power of the Primes]] release, Volcanicus can now be referred to as the official Dinobot combiner. [[Beast (G1) | Thank Primus.]]
*[[FIRRIB|Frenzy is red, Rumble is blue]]..... But both have Pile-Drivers....

===Technical Errors===
* You can count pretty much any character with tall shoulders to have said shoulders clip and cut through the character model when in battle stance.
* Drift does an awkward shift when going from vehicle to robot and the opposite way, seeing as his body warps and shifts so that he faces sideways in bot mode. This happens every time he attacks and Every time he changes form.
* Most characters with extended shooting animations will sometimes lag out and be out of sync with the shooting animation.
* If activating an aerial bot's ability, he may circle the target pointlessly for a while. Sometimes he even goes underground.
* Rampage and Razorclaw can have a victory animation while in bot mode and charging when the battle ends. They even have their swords.
*Sunstreaker has a giant gap in the back of his combined form leg.
*Sometimes Blast Off has his combination process [[Animation error| distorted]].
*BW Megatron's weapons sometimes don't properly align with the hand models.
*Sharkticons just don't know when to stop fighting. The animations for the fighting will still appear, and they still run to buildings, but they don't actually deal damage. Does not translate to Gnaw.
*Sometimes, (although this is very rare), Amalgamations will randomly appear, where Parts of the Bot-mode and Vehicle mode appear on the opposite modes. Examples include Blast Off becoming a [[Seeker (body-type)| Cone Head]], Ironhide gaining his [[Ironhide (Movie)|Movie-Verse]] look, and Optimus Prime having [[Kibble #"Faux-parts"|two Truck cabs.]]

These are just some minor visual errors, bugs that affect gameplay are promptly resolved.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' (トランスフォーマー：アースウォーズ ''Toransufōmā: Āsu Wōzu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīn'gāng: Dìqiú zhī Zhàn ''''' (变形金刚：地球之战, "Transformers: Earth Wars")

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.transformersearthwars.com/ Official website]
* [http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/ Official Transformers Earth Wars Wiki]

[[Category:Generation 1 video games]]
[[Category:Mobile Games]]

Transformers: Earth Wars

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[[File:TransformersEarthWars_logo.png|center|400px]]
{{videogame
|title=''Transformers: Earth Wars''
|image=TransformersEarthWars header.jpg
|caption=
|developer=[[Space Ape Games]]
|publisher=[[Backflip Studios]]
|date=[[June 2]], 2016
|platform=Android, iOS
}}

'''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' is a mobile game by [[Space Ape Games]]/[[Backflip Studios]] with a storyline written by [[Simon Furman]], which means plenty of [[Furmanism]]s. The aim of the game is to assemble an army and build a fortress, then try to defend your base while destroying the enemy's. Essentially, Transformers meets ''Clash of Clans'', without Hog Riders.
The setting is [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].

==Plot==
The Autobots and Decepticons return to Earth to battle over resources. Furman promises that while it "appears to be about the same old stuff" initially, "as we progress through the game, more is revealed about Megatron’s master plan and what he’s looking for on Earth."<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2016/02/10/transformers-land-mobile-earth-wars/80167164/ USA Today: "'Transformers' land on mobile in 'Earth Wars'"]</ref>

===Campaigns===
*'''Get Optimus / Get Megatron!'''
Jefire and Starscream arrive on Earth and set up their base of operations. Soon, Ironhide and Bludgeon arrive through their Space Bridges, and after raiding a few bases, both factions find a [[Quantum Crystal]] powerful enough to power their spacebridges and bring their leaders to Earth.
*'''The Lost Map'''
With the arrival of Optimus Prime and Megatron, the Autobots and/or Decepticons set out to find the [[Fractal Map]] pieces with the help of their human allies. Both sides find a Gunner Crystal and recruit Sunstreaker and Swindle.
*'''Power Play'''
After collecting three of the map pieces, both factions try putting the pieces they collected together, only to find out they need a [[Codex Key]] to break the encryption.
*'''The Codex Showdown'''
With the help of the recently recruited medics, Ratchet and Hook, both sides fight over the Codex Key, and find the location of a [[Enigma of Combination|legendary artifact]].
*'''Secrets of Nebulos'''
Some wierd pieces of [[Nebulos]] technology called '''"Power Cores"''' have landed on Earth. Starscream and Optimus gather some troops, and both Starscream and Optimus Prime fight over the Power Cores. The power cores gathered, however, have been rigged to explode, and so both sides have to start from scratch with building up their power core stocks.
*'''Combiner Wars'''
With the Enigma of Combination, the Autobots and Decepticons harness the power of Combiners. The gestalts prove unstable, however, and require Ore-13 and high-ranking bots to be useful.

==Gameplay==
===Alliances===
Alliances are the primary way to gain access to bots firsthand via events. Your alliance can also compete in Alliance Wars to determine who is better, and to see who comes up top! Compete in Alliance wars to gain resources, league promotions, and bragging rights!

You can join with other players in an alliance, or you can create your own for 15,000 Alloy! There are many notable alliances within the community!

A player must have Level 4 Headquarters or higher to join an Alliance, and up to 40 people can be in an Alliance.

===Classes===
*'''Warriors''' are armored front line melee fighters that rush into enemy defenses to open up the attack and protect other bots, but they have the lowest Damage per second (DPS). Warriors generally have a speed of 1.7, but some are slightly faster.
*'''Aerial''' units deal the highest DPS at a short range and can perform powerful airstrikes on single targets from great distances, but have low health. All air units have a speed of 2.
*'''Gunners''' shoot over walls and bombard large areas with their abilities from long range. like the Air units, they're deadly but vulnerable. All gunners have a speed of 1.8.
*'''Medics''' heal and support other bots in battle. They are only a few medics in the game, and they aren't durable themselves, so keep them in the back. Medics have a speed of 2.6.
*'''Special''' bots are highly individualized fighters with unique capabilities. This class incorporates leaders, scouts, and deployers.
*'''Combiners''' are a special class that must be summoned individually. They deal massive amounts of damage, but can only stay on the battlefield for so long. Their three abilities do not use ability points, but have cooldown times.

===Power Cores===
Power Cores are pieces of Nebulan Technology that are used to enhance bots and defenses.
There are quite a lot of powerful powercores. They can be obtained from ‘’’Power Chips’’’ or from Bot duplicates.

Defensive Modules

*Auto cannon Exclusive:
**The '''"Explosive Rounds"''' Powercore is only applicable to Autocannons, but deals 50% of the max damage to all targets gathered around the target hit.
*Mortar Exclusive:
**The '''"Incendiary Shells"''' Power Core allows for Mortars to fire off large Incendiary shells that burn all afflicted targets in the blast area, with a 14% increase in attack damage, but the shells deal no knock back.
*The '''"Target Protocol"''' Power Core is only applicable to Mortars, and prioritizes targets, allowing for the Mortar to focus on Gunners and Medics and increasing attack Range by 15%.

***'''NOTE''': This makes it ignore all other targets if Gunners or Medics are present!!!
*Missile Launcher Exclusive:
**The '''"Guided Missiles"''' module gives Laser guided single-target missiles to missile launchers. They only deal 64% of original damage, but they will always hit it’s target.
*Laser Turret Exclusive:
**The '''"AA (Anti-Air) Laser"''' module allows a Laser turret to only target airborne targets, but with a 36% increase in attack range, and a 106% increase in damage.
*Universal Defense Mods:
**The '''"Attack"''' module increases attack.
**The '''"Defense"''' module increases building Health.
**The '''"Repair"''' module restores health every second.

Bot Modules

**'''Flak Jacket''': 15% reduced damage from Mortars and Missile Launchers.
**'''Death Pulse''': On 0 health, the warrior creates and EMP explosion stunning targets in a large area for 2.8 seconds.
**'''Attack''': Equipable to All bots, 2-Star and higher, It Boosts damage of regular attacks by 4%.
**'''Vitality''': +5% to bot's health.
**'''Rejuvenate''': Heals 1.8% health every 10 seconds.
**'''Tactician''': The affected Bot prioritises defences for 32 seconds after deployment.
**'''Wallbuster''': All damage to walls increased by 14%.
**'''Reflective Coating''': 15% protection from Laser Turrets and Beam Lasers.
**'''Volatile Mixture''': It increases special ability damage by 5%. Especially useful with Mixmaster.
**'''Ray Boosters''': Increases power of healing done by 5%.
**'''Trithyllium Plating''': Gives warriors 18% reduced damage from Auto Cannons.
**'''Prime's [[Matrix of Leadership| Matrix]]''': Equipable by Optimus Prime, 2-Star and higher, it Increases Optimus Prime's health by 5.5%. Till all are one!
**'''Starscream's [[Transformers: The Movie|Crown]]''': Equipable to Starscream, it Increases Starscream's basic attack damage by 4.5%. Shiny!

===Resources===
*'''Alloy'''- A metal substance used to upgrade buildings and walls.
*'''[[Energon]]'''- Energon is used to upgrade buildings, upgrade Bots' special abilities, and to perform research on Bots to make them stronger.
*'''[[Ore-13]]'''- A potent substance used to activate Combiners.
*'''[[Spark]]'''- Obtained from holographic summons in the Space bridge and Event rewards, Spark is used to upgrade Bots' abilities. Special Spark can be received from Combiner team bots.
*'''Crystal Shards'''- Also the result of Holographic summons and events, shards are use to create powerful crystals to summon high star rating Bots.
*'''[[Cybercoin]]'''- Premium currency used for instantly obtaining resources and [[Quantum Crystal| crystals.]]
*'''Combiner Spark''' - This type of spark is used only for combiners. Obtained when you get a duplicate of a Combiner Bot.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:currencies| Currencies and Resources at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===Battle Boosts===
Battle Boosts are like Spells in Clash of Clans. They can only be used once in a battle, but provide extra offense or defense for your team.
*'''Incendiary Barrage MK. 1, II, and III''' Rain down an artillery battery of Incendiary shells on the battlefield dealing medium damage
*'''Orbital Strike MK. I, II, and III''' summon a powerful Orbital Strike from above dealing massive damage.
*'''Forcefield MK. I, II, and III''' Provides a forcefield that blocks 45% to 75% of damage taken and makes them immune to knockbacks for 6 seconds.
*'''Smart Bomb MK. I, II, and III''' Deals a set amount of damage to a single target.
*'''EMP blast MK. I, II, and III''' Stun all targets in a large radius for a set amount of time depending on the level.
*'''Field Repairs MK. I, II, and III''' Heal all friendly bots for a set amount of HP over 5 seconds.
*'''Shark Attack MK I, II, and III''' Call for 3 vicious 2-star Sharkticons (level 14, 30, and 40, respectively) to attack a target.'''Warning''': Fallen Sharkticons are ''highly'' explosive.
*'''Nanofrost MK. I, II, and III''' Freeze a building for 8-12 seconds, then destroy it to freeze and slow down all buildings around the Bomb radius by 40% for 10 seconds.
*'''[[Kremzeek| Kremzeeks]]''' Coming in 5 variants, Kremzeeks can do quite a lot of things.
**Red Kremzeeks set buildings on fire dealing 128 damage per second for 6 seconds, increasing every second if you destroy the building they are currently deployed on.
**Yellow Kremzeeks deal 96 damage over 15 seconds. Can jump to other buildings up to 4 times.
**Purple Kremzeeks hack defenses and make them attack other defenses for you, albeit with less damage.
** The rare Blue Kremzeek can stun defenses over a brief period of time.
** The White Kremzeek makes the target building take more damage.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:battleboosts| Battle Boosts at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Buildings==
===Main===
*'''Headquarters''' - The heart of your Autobot/Decepticon outpost, protect yours well, and destroy an opponent's Headquarters to win a battle! Upgrade it to unlock more upgrades and buildings!
*'''Shuttle''' - The shuttle carries Autobots and Decepticons into battle! Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum capacity.

===Defense===
*'''[[Autogun|Auto Cannon]]''' - Provides a decent amount of damage and has medium range. Cannot target flying units.
*'''Laser Turret''' - Shoots off 4 smaller lasers that deal constant damage at shorter range, but deals double damage to flying unit's!
*'''Mortar''' - Long range defense that targets ground units and deals explosive damage from far away.
*'''Outpost''' - Assign an Autobot or Deception with a fraction of their normal stats to defend against attacks on your base.
*'''Beam Laser''' - Shoots off a long range Photon laser to deal the Highest DPS on a single ground unit.
*'''Shock Tower''' - Delivers a nasty jolt of electricity to nearby bots and knocks them back, and is immune to EMP effects! (Except for [[Star Saber (Victory)|shock]][[Deathsaurus (Victory)|fire]])
*'''Missile Launcher''' - Shoots off a barrage of rockets over a very long range at both ground and air units. Cannot target troops within its blind spot.
*'''Stasis Mine''' - Doesn't deal damage, but freezes enemies in place for 2-5 seconds.
*'''Wall''' - Used to shield defenses and slow down invaders. Upgrading each wall post gives it more health to better defend against opponent bots.

*'''Combiner Outpost''' - Unavailable to players and only seen in the Combiner Wars Campaign, this very long-ranged outpost activates a Combiner to defend against other Combiners!
===Utility===
*'''Energon Harvester''' - Harvests precious Energon for research and upgrading buildings. Upgrade with Alloy to increase production rate.
*'''Energon Storage''' - Stores Energon for later usage. Upgrade with Alloy to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Alloy Harvester''' - Harvests Alloy to upgrade buildings. Upgrade with Energon to increase production rate.
*'''Alloy Storage''' - Stores Alloy for later usage. Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Ore-13 Harvester''' - Harvests the rare mineral [[Ore-13]] for sending out Combiners to battle.
*'''Ore-13 Storage''' - A storage device strong enough to contain the power of Ore-13.
*'''[[Spacebridge]]''' - The Spacebridge is used to activate [[Quantum Crystal]]s to bring in bots and resources!
*'''Research Lab''' - Upgrade your bots and their abilities with Energon and Spark to make them more powerful! Upgrade the lab to increase the max level that bots can be upgraded to.
*'''Combiner Lab''' - Used to activate Combiners and upgrade their abilities using combiner Spark.
*'''Build Bot''' - Build Bots will build and upgrade buildings, but the bots themselves cannot be upgraded and have very low health. The number of buildings than can be upgraded at a time depends on the number of Build Bots on base. More Build Bots can be bought at 2000 [[Cybercoin]]s each.
*'''Scanner''' - Provides locations of rivals' bases so you can raid them. Upgrading it will give access to tougher battle zones.
*'''Power Core Lab''' -

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:buildings| Buildings at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Featured Characters==
(''Characters are paired in each row as in-game counterparts.'')

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
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*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jetfire]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ironhide]]
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ratchet]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bumblebee]]
*[[Prowl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Prowl]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cliffjumper]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Grimlock]]
*[[Mirage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mirage]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Wheeljack]]
*[[Blaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blaster]]
**[[Eject (G1)|Eject]]
**[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]
**[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]
**[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]]
*[[Silverbolt (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Silverbolt]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skydive]]
*[[Air Raid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Air Raid]]
*[[Powerglide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Powerglide]]
*[[Alpha Bravo#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Alpha Bravo]]
*[[Fireflight (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Firefly]]
*[[Jazz (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Autobot Jazz]]
*[[Windblade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Windblade]]
*[[Pyra Magna#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pyra Magna]]
*[[Rust Dust#Transformers:_Earth_Warst|Rust Dust]]
*[[Dust Up#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dustup]]
*[[Jumpstream#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jumpstream]]
*[[Skyburst (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skyburst]]
*[[Stormclash#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Stormclash]]
*[[Slag (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slug]]
*[[Huffer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Huffer]]
*[[Arcee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Arcee]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sideswipe]]
*[[Swoop (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Strafe]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus/Hot Rod]]*
*[[Hot Spot (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Spot]]
*[[Seaspray (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Seaspray]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Superion (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Superion]]
*[[Pipes (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pipes]]
*[[Star Saber (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Star Saber]]
*[[Hound (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hound]]
*[[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Maximus]]
*[[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Perceptor]]
*[[Smokescreen (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Smokescreen]]
*[[First Aid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|First Aid]]
*[[Optimus Primal#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Primal]]
*[[Sludge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slog]]
*[[Kup (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kup]]
*[[Drift (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drift]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Laser Optimus Prime]]
*[[Snarl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Snarl]]
*[[Cheetor (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cheetor]]
*[[Volcanicus #Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Volcanicus]]
*[[Springer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Springer]]
*[[Rodimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus Prime]]*

|c2=
*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Megatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Starscream]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bludgeon]]
*[[Swindle (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Swindle]]
*[[Hook (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hook]]
*[[Shrapnel (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skrapnel]]
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Breakdown]]
*[[Kickback (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kickback]]
*[[Razorclaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Razorclaw]]
*[[Brawl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brawl]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Shockwave]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Soundwave]]
**[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]
**[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]
**[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]
**[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Thundercracker]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skywarp]]
*[[Slipstream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slipstream]]
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bonecrusher]]
*[[Long Haul (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Long Haul]]
*[[Blast Off (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blast Off]]
*[[Mixmaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mixmaster]]
*[[Divebomb (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Divebomb]]
*[[Scrapper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scrapper]]
*[[Scavenger (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scavenger]]
*[[Vortex (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Vortex]]
*[[Tantrum (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Tantrum]]
*[[Onslaught (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Onslaught]]
*[[Rampage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rampage]]
*[[Headstrong (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Headstrong]]
*[[Bombshell (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bombshell]]
*[[Nightbird (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nightbird]]
*[[Viper#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Viper]]
*[[Scourge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scourge]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Galvatron]]
*[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nemesis Prime]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cyclonus]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Octopunch]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Devastator (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Devastator]]
*[[Offroad#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Offroad]]
*[[Deathsaurus (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Deathsaurus]]
*[[Drag Strip (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drag Strip]]
*[[Bruticus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bruticus]]
*[[Lockdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Lockdown]]
*[[Wildrider (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brake-Neck]]
*[[Reflector (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Reflector]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]]
*[[Straxus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Straxus]]
*[[Dead End (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dead End]]
*[[Barricade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Barricade]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Armada'' Megatron]]
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hun-Gurrr]]
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blackarachnia]]
*[[Predaking (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Predaking]]
*[[Astrotrain (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Astrotrain]]
*[[Rodimus Unicronus #Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus Unicronus]]*
*[[Motormaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Motormaster]]*

|c3=
*[[Melody Keen]]
*[[Luca]]
}}

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Upcoming characters

==Events==
Every weekend, for three days, events are held so players can win resources and new crystals. The events usually alternate between solo events and Alliance events each week. New characters are introduced with a story strewn across a four-week saga.

The various type of events are:
* A solo totaliser with various resource prizes, capped at 10,000 points.
* An Alliance single totaliser with a grand prize at around 200,000 points.
* An Alliance event with many prestiges to collect prizes and crystals multiple times.
* A single totaliser with multiple prestiges, and gives same amount of battle points in all battle zones, and triple XP.
* An Alliance totaliser and leaderboard event, with the top alliances receiving the newest 4 or 3 star character crystal and Premium Crystals. Or in some events, even more of the event's crystals.

{{main|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events}}

==Notes==
*Furman has said that early in production, "we had to base it in the IDW continuity as it turned out". He also revealed it was him who pushed for Bludgeon to make it into the game as well.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/comic-writer-simon-furman-discusses-three-decades-of-transformers-and-new-game-earth-wars-707 Vice interview]</ref>
** A purple [[Decepticon Command Bunker]] can be seen in the mountainside of Decepticon bases as a counterpart to the Ark in Autobot bases.
*Character models are mostly based on each character's most-recent toy release. In many cases, this means ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'', ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'', ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]''. There are also some appearances from ''[[Thrilling 30]]'', ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'', ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'', [[Live-action film series|movie]]verse namesakes, and 'original' [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
* Though the game's dialogue is depicted using text boxes, Optimus Prime and Megatron still have voice lines. They are voiced, as usual, by [[Peter Cullen]] and [[Frank Welker]], respectively.
*Apparently, the Mastermind Creations toys of the Predacons inspired the staff so much, that the in-game models of the Predacons are based off of these [[IP infringing item|third party]] toys.
* The only Furmanisms actually in the game are "It is over - finished!" (said by Optimus or Megatron after a victory) and "Now - Reap the whirlwind!" (spoken by Optimus Prime when deploying troops).
*Smokescreen uses the Classics mold for Jazz as his animation model, instead of his most recent ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' toy, or his other ''[[Universe (2008 toyline)| Universe]]'' toy.
*The Dinobot combiner has been teased at, and seeing as it has a new [[Power of the Primes]] release, Volcanicus can now be referred to as the official Dinobot combiner. [[Beast (G1) | Thank Primus.]]
*[[FIRRIB|Frenzy is red, Rumble is blue]].

===Technical Errors===
* You can count pretty much any character with tall shoulders to have said shoulders clip and cut through the character model when in battle stance.
* Drift does an awkward shift when going from vehicle to robot and the opposite way, seeing as his body warps and shifts so that he faces sideways in bot mode. This happens every time he attacks and Every time he changes form.
* Most characters with extended shooting animations will sometimes lag out and be out of sync with the shooting animation.
* If activating an aerial bot's ability, he may circle the target pointlessly for a while. Sometimes he even goes underground.
* Rampage and Razorclaw can have a victory animation while in bot mode and charging when the battle ends. They even have their swords.
*Sunstreaker has a giant gap in the back of his combined form leg.
*Sometimes Blast Off has his combination process [[Animation error| distorted]].
*BW Megatron's weapons sometimes don't properly align with the hand models.
*Sharkticons just don't know when to stop fighting. The animations for the fighting will still appear, and they still run to buildings, but they don't actually deal damage. Does not translate to Gnaw.
*Sometimes, (although this is very rare), Amalgamations will randomly appear, where Parts of the Bot-mode and Vehicle mode appear on the opposite modes. Examples include Blast Off becoming a [[Seeker (body-type)| Cone Head]], Ironhide gaining his [[Ironhide (Movie)|Movie-Verse]] look, and Optimus Prime having [[Kibble #"Faux-parts"|two Truck cabs.]]

These are just some minor visual errors, bugs that affect gameplay are promptly resolved.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' (トランスフォーマー：アースウォーズ ''Toransufōmā: Āsu Wōzu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīn'gāng: Dìqiú zhī Zhàn ''''' (变形金刚：地球之战, "Transformers: Earth Wars")

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.transformersearthwars.com/ Official website]
* [http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/ Official Transformers Earth Wars Wiki]

[[Category:Generation 1 video games]]
[[Category:Mobile Games]]

Transformers: Earth Wars

2017-10-18T19:10:07Z

Dinobot56: /* Resources */

[[File:TransformersEarthWars_logo.png|center|400px]]
{{videogame
|title=''Transformers: Earth Wars''
|image=TransformersEarthWars header.jpg
|caption=
|developer=[[Space Ape Games]]
|publisher=[[Backflip Studios]]
|date=[[June 2]], 2016
|platform=Android, iOS
}}

'''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' is a mobile game by [[Space Ape Games]]/[[Backflip Studios]] with a storyline written by [[Simon Furman]], which means plenty of [[Furmanism]]s. The aim of the game is to assemble an army and build a fortress, then try to defend your base while destroying the enemy's. Essentially, Transformers meets ''Clash of Clans'', without Hog Riders.
The setting is [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].

==Plot==
The Autobots and Decepticons return to Earth to battle over resources. Furman promises that while it "appears to be about the same old stuff" initially, "as we progress through the game, more is revealed about Megatron’s master plan and what he’s looking for on Earth."<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2016/02/10/transformers-land-mobile-earth-wars/80167164/ USA Today: "'Transformers' land on mobile in 'Earth Wars'"]</ref>

===Campaigns===
*'''Get Optimus / Get Megatron!'''
Jefire and Starscream arrive on Earth and set up their base of operations. Soon, Ironhide and Bludgeon arrive through their Space Bridges, and after raiding a few bases, both factions find a [[Quantum Crystal]] powerful enough to power their spacebridges and bring their leaders to Earth.
*'''The Lost Map'''
With the arrival of Optimus Prime and Megatron, the Autobots and/or Decepticons set out to find the [[Fractal Map]] pieces with the help of their human allies. Both sides find a Gunner Crystal and recruit Sunstreaker and Swindle.
*'''Power Play'''
After collecting three of the map pieces, both factions try putting the pieces they collected together, only to find out they need a [[Codex Key]] to break the encryption.
*'''The Codex Showdown'''
With the help of the recently recruited medics, Ratchet and Hook, both sides fight over the Codex Key, and find the location of a [[Enigma of Combination|legendary artifact]].
*'''Combiner Wars'''
With the Enigma of Combination, the Autobots and Decepticons harness the power of Combiners. The gestalts prove unstable, however, and require Ore-13 and high-ranking bots to be useful.

==Gameplay==
===Alliances===
Alliances are the primary way to gain access to bots firsthand via events. Your alliance can also compete in Alliance Wars to determine who is better, and to see who comes up top! Compete in Alliance wars to gain resources, league promotions, and bragging rights!

You can join with other players in an alliance, or you can create your own for 15,000 Alloy! There are many notable alliances within the community!

A player must have Level 4 Headquarters or higher to join an Alliance, and up to 40 people can be in an Alliance.

===Classes===
*'''Warriors''' are armored front line melee fighters that rush into enemy defenses to open up the attack and protect other bots, but they have the lowest Damage per second (DPS). Warriors generally have a speed of 1.7, but some are slightly faster.
*'''Aerial''' units deal the highest DPS at a short range and can perform powerful airstrikes on single targets from great distances, but have low health. All air units have a speed of 2.
*'''Gunners''' shoot over walls and bombard large areas with their abilities from long range. like the Air units, they're deadly but vulnerable. All gunners have a speed of 1.8.
*'''Medics''' heal and support other bots in battle. They are only a few medics in the game, and they aren't durable themselves, so keep them in the back. Medics have a speed of 2.6.
*'''Special''' bots are highly individualized fighters with unique capabilities. This class incorporates leaders, scouts, and deployers.
*'''Combiners''' are a special class that must be summoned individually. They deal massive amounts of damage, but can only stay on the battlefield for so long. Their three abilities do not use ability points, but have cooldown times.

===Power Cores===

===Resources===
*'''Alloy'''- A metal substance used to upgrade buildings and walls.
*'''[[Energon]]'''- Energon is used to upgrade buildings, upgrade Bots' special abilities, and to perform research on Bots to make them stronger.
*'''[[Ore-13]]'''- A potent substance used to activate Combiners.
*'''[[Spark]]'''- Obtained from holographic summons in the Space bridge and Event rewards, Spark is used to upgrade Bots' abilities. Special Spark can be received from Combiner team bots.
*'''Crystal Shards'''- Also the result of Holographic summons and events, shards are use to create powerful crystals to summon high star rating Bots.
*'''[[Cybercoin]]'''- Premium currency used for instantly obtaining resources and [[Quantum Crystal| crystals.]]
*'''Combiner Spark''' - This type of spark is used only for combiners. Obtained when you get a duplicate of a Combiner Bot.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:currencies| Currencies and Resources at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===Battle Boosts===
Battle Boosts are like Spells in Clash of Clans. They can only be used once in a battle, but provide extra offense or defense for your team.
*'''Incendiary Barrage MK. 1, II, and III''' Rain down an artillery battery of Incendiary shells on the battlefield dealing medium damage
*'''Orbital Strike MK. I, II, and III''' summon a powerful Orbital Strike from above dealing massive damage.
*'''Forcefield MK. I, II, and III''' Provides a forcefield that blocks 45% to 75% of damage taken and makes them immune to knockbacks for 6 seconds.
*'''Smart Bomb MK. I, II, and III''' Deals a set amount of damage to a single target.
*'''EMP blast MK. I, II, and III''' Stun all targets in a large radius for a set amount of time depending on the level.
*'''Field Repairs MK. I, II, and III''' Heal all friendly bots for a set amount of HP over 5 seconds.
*'''Shark Attack MK I, II, and III''' Call for 3 vicious 2-star Sharkticons (level 14, 30, and 40, respectively) to attack a target.'''Warning''': Fallen Sharkticons are ''highly'' explosive.
*'''Nanofrost MK. I, II, and III''' Freeze a building for 8-12 seconds, then destroy it to freeze and slow down all buildings around the Bomb radius by 40% for 10 seconds.
*'''[[Kremzeek| Kremzeeks]]''' Coming in 5 variants, Kremzeeks can do quite a lot of things.
**Red Kremzeeks set buildings on fire dealing 128 damage per second for 6 seconds, increasing every second if you destroy the building they are currently deployed on.
**Yellow Kremzeeks deal 96 damage over 15 seconds. Can jump to other buildings up to 4 times.
**Purple Kremzeeks hack defenses and make them attack other defenses for you, albeit with less damage.
** The rare Blue Kremzeek can stun defenses over a brief period of time.
** The White Kremzeek makes the target building take more damage.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:battleboosts| Battle Boosts at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Buildings==
===Main===
*'''Headquarters''' - The heart of your Autobot/Decepticon outpost, protect yours well, and destroy an opponent's Headquarters to win a battle! Upgrade it to unlock more upgrades and buildings!
*'''Shuttle''' - The shuttle carries Autobots and Decepticons into battle! Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum capacity.

===Defense===
*'''[[Autogun|Auto Cannon]]''' - Provides a decent amount of damage and has medium range. Cannot target flying units.
*'''Laser Turret''' - Shoots off 4 smaller lasers that deal constant damage at shorter range, but deals double damage to flying unit's!
*'''Mortar''' - Long range defense that targets ground units and deals explosive damage from far away.
*'''Outpost''' - Assign an Autobot or Deception with a fraction of their normal stats to defend against attacks on your base.
*'''Beam Laser''' - Shoots off a long range Photon laser to deal the Highest DPS on a single ground unit.
*'''Shock Tower''' - Delivers a nasty jolt of electricity to nearby bots and knocks them back, and is immune to EMP effects! (Except for [[Star Saber (Victory)|shock]][[Deathsaurus (Victory)|fire]])
*'''Missile Launcher''' - Shoots off a barrage of rockets over a very long range at both ground and air units. Cannot target troops within its blind spot.
*'''Stasis Mine''' - Doesn't deal damage, but freezes enemies in place for 2-5 seconds.
*'''Wall''' - Used to shield defenses and slow down invaders. Upgrading each wall post gives it more health to better defend against opponent bots.

*'''Combiner Outpost''' - Unavailable to players and only seen in the Combiner Wars Campaign, this very long-ranged outpost activates a Combiner to defend against other Combiners!
===Utility===
*'''Energon Harvester''' - Harvests precious Energon for research and upgrading buildings. Upgrade with Alloy to increase production rate.
*'''Energon Storage''' - Stores Energon for later usage. Upgrade with Alloy to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Alloy Harvester''' - Harvests Alloy to upgrade buildings. Upgrade with Energon to increase production rate.
*'''Alloy Storage''' - Stores Alloy for later usage. Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Ore-13 Harvester''' - Harvests the rare mineral [[Ore-13]] for sending out Combiners to battle.
*'''Ore-13 Storage''' - A storage device strong enough to contain the power of Ore-13.
*'''[[Spacebridge]]''' - The Spacebridge is used to activate [[Quantum Crystal]]s to bring in bots and resources!
*'''Research Lab''' - Upgrade your bots and their abilities with Energon and Spark to make them more powerful! Upgrade the lab to increase the max level that bots can be upgraded to.
*'''Combiner Lab''' - Used to activate Combiners and upgrade their abilities using combiner Spark.
*'''Build Bot''' - Build Bots will build and upgrade buildings, but the bots themselves cannot be upgraded and have very low health. The number of buildings than can be upgraded at a time depends on the number of Build Bots on base. More Build Bots can be bought at 2000 [[Cybercoin]]s each.
*'''Scanner''' - Provides locations of rivals' bases so you can raid them. Upgrading it will give access to tougher battle zones.
*'''Power Core Lab''' -

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:buildings| Buildings at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Featured Characters==
(''Characters are paired in each row as in-game counterparts.'')

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jetfire]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ironhide]]
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ratchet]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bumblebee]]
*[[Prowl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Prowl]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cliffjumper]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Grimlock]]
*[[Mirage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mirage]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Wheeljack]]
*[[Blaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blaster]]
**[[Eject (G1)|Eject]]
**[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]
**[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]
**[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]]
*[[Silverbolt (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Silverbolt]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skydive]]
*[[Air Raid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Air Raid]]
*[[Powerglide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Powerglide]]
*[[Alpha Bravo#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Alpha Bravo]]
*[[Fireflight (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Firefly]]
*[[Jazz (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Autobot Jazz]]
*[[Windblade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Windblade]]
*[[Pyra Magna#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pyra Magna]]
*[[Rust Dust#Transformers:_Earth_Warst|Rust Dust]]
*[[Dust Up#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dustup]]
*[[Jumpstream#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jumpstream]]
*[[Skyburst (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skyburst]]
*[[Stormclash#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Stormclash]]
*[[Slag (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slug]]
*[[Huffer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Huffer]]
*[[Arcee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Arcee]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sideswipe]]
*[[Swoop (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Strafe]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus/Hot Rod]]*
*[[Hot Spot (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Spot]]
*[[Seaspray (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Seaspray]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Superion (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Superion]]
*[[Pipes (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pipes]]
*[[Star Saber (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Star Saber]]
*[[Hound (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hound]]
*[[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Maximus]]
*[[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Perceptor]]
*[[Smokescreen (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Smokescreen]]
*[[First Aid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|First Aid]]
*[[Optimus Primal#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Primal]]
*[[Sludge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slog]]
*[[Kup (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kup]]
*[[Drift (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drift]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Laser Optimus Prime]]
*[[Snarl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Snarl]]
*[[Cheetor (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cheetor]]
*[[Volcanicus #Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Volcanicus]]
*[[Springer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Springer]]*
*[[Rodimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus Prime]]*

|c2=
*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Megatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Starscream]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bludgeon]]
*[[Swindle (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Swindle]]
*[[Hook (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hook]]
*[[Shrapnel (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skrapnel]]
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Breakdown]]
*[[Kickback (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kickback]]
*[[Razorclaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Razorclaw]]
*[[Brawl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brawl]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Shockwave]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Soundwave]]
**[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]
**[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]
**[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]
**[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Thundercracker]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skywarp]]
*[[Slipstream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slipstream]]
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bonecrusher]]
*[[Long Haul (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Long Haul]]
*[[Blast Off (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blast Off]]
*[[Mixmaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mixmaster]]
*[[Divebomb (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Divebomb]]
*[[Scrapper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scrapper]]
*[[Scavenger (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scavenger]]
*[[Vortex (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Vortex]]
*[[Tantrum (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Tantrum]]
*[[Onslaught (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Onslaught]]
*[[Rampage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rampage]]
*[[Headstrong (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Headstrong]]
*[[Bombshell (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bombshell]]
*[[Nightbird (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nightbird]]
*[[Viper#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Viper]]
*[[Scourge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scourge]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Galvatron]]
*[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nemesis Prime]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cyclonus]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Octopunch]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Devastator (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Devastator]]
*[[Offroad#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Offroad]]
*[[Deathsaurus (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Deathsaurus]]
*[[Drag Strip (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drag Strip]]
*[[Bruticus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bruticus]]
*[[Lockdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Lockdown]]
*[[Wildrider (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brake-Neck]]
*[[Reflector (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Reflector]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]]
*[[Straxus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Straxus]]
*[[Dead End (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dead End]]
*[[Barricade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Barricade]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Armada'' Megatron]]
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hun-Gurrr]]
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blackarachnia]]
*[[Predaking (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Predaking]]
*[[Astrotrain (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Astrotrain]]*
*[[Rodimus Unicronus #Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus Unicronus]]*
*[[Motormaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Motormaster]]*

|c3=
*[[Melody Keen]]
*[[Luca]]
}}

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Upcoming characters

==Events==
Every weekend, for three days, events are held so players can win resources and new crystals. The events usually alternate between solo events and Alliance events each week. New characters are introduced with a story strewn across a four-week saga.

The various type of events are:
* A solo totaliser with various resource prizes, capped at 10,000 points.
* An Alliance single totaliser with a grand prize at around 200,000 points.
* An Alliance event with many prestiges to collect prizes and crystals multiple times.
* A single totaliser with multiple prestiges, and gives same amount of battle points in all battle zones, and triple XP.
* An Alliance totaliser and leaderboard event, with the top alliances receiving the newest 4 or 3 star character crystal and Premium Crystals. Or in some events, even more of the event's crystals.

{{main|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events}}

==Notes==
*Furman has said that early in production, "we had to base it in the IDW continuity as it turned out". He also revealed it was him who pushed for Bludgeon to make it into the game as well.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/comic-writer-simon-furman-discusses-three-decades-of-transformers-and-new-game-earth-wars-707 Vice interview]</ref>
** A purple [[Decepticon Command Bunker]] can be seen in the mountainside of Decepticon bases as a counterpart to the Ark in Autobot bases.
*Character models are mostly based on each character's most-recent toy release. In many cases, this means ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'', ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'', ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]''. There are also some appearances from ''[[Thrilling 30]]'', ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'', ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'', [[Live-action film series|movie]]verse namesakes, and 'original' [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
* Though the game's dialogue is depicted using text boxes, Optimus Prime and Megatron still have voice lines. They are voiced, as usual, by [[Peter Cullen]] and [[Frank Welker]], respectively.
*Apparently, the Mastermind Creations toys of the Predacons inspired the staff so much, that the in-game models of the Predacons are based off of these [[IP infringing item|third party]] toys.
* The only Furmanisms actually in the game are "It is over - finished!" (said by Optimus or Megatron after a victory) and "Now - Reap the whirlwind!" (spoken by Optimus Prime when deploying troops).
*Smokescreen uses the Classics mold for Jazz as his animation model, instead of his most recent ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' toy, or his other ''[[Universe (2008 toyline)| Universe]]'' toy.
*The Dinobot combiner has been teased at, and seeing as it has a new [[Power of the Primes]] release, Volcanicus can now be referred to as the official Dinobot combiner. [[Beast (G1) | Thank Primus.]]

===Technical Errors===
* You can count pretty much any character with tall shoulders to have said shoulders clip and cut through the character model when in battle stance.
* Drift does an awkward shift when going from vehicle to robot and the opposite way, seeing as his body warps and shifts so that he faces sideways in bot mode. This happens every time he attacks and Every time he changes form.
* Most characters with extended shooting animations will sometimes lag out and be out of sync with the shooting animation.
* If activating an aerial bot's ability, he may circle the target pointlessly for a while. Sometimes he even goes underground.
* Rampage and Razorclaw can have a victory animation while in bot mode and charging when the battle ends. They even have their swords.
*Sunstreaker has a giant gap in the back of his combined form leg.

These are just some minor visual errors, bugs that affect gameplay are promptly resolved.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' (トランスフォーマー：アースウォーズ ''Toransufōmā: Āsu Wōzu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīn'gāng: Dìqiú zhī Zhàn ''''' (变形金刚：地球之战, "Transformers: Earth Wars")

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.transformersearthwars.com/ Official website]
* [http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/ Official Transformers Earth Wars Wiki]

[[Category:Generation 1 video games]]
[[Category:Mobile Games]]

Transformers: Earth Wars

2017-10-18T19:09:28Z

Dinobot56: /* Resources */

[[File:TransformersEarthWars_logo.png|center|400px]]
{{videogame
|title=''Transformers: Earth Wars''
|image=TransformersEarthWars header.jpg
|caption=
|developer=[[Space Ape Games]]
|publisher=[[Backflip Studios]]
|date=[[June 2]], 2016
|platform=Android, iOS
}}

'''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' is a mobile game by [[Space Ape Games]]/[[Backflip Studios]] with a storyline written by [[Simon Furman]], which means plenty of [[Furmanism]]s. The aim of the game is to assemble an army and build a fortress, then try to defend your base while destroying the enemy's. Essentially, Transformers meets ''Clash of Clans'', without Hog Riders.
The setting is [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].

==Plot==
The Autobots and Decepticons return to Earth to battle over resources. Furman promises that while it "appears to be about the same old stuff" initially, "as we progress through the game, more is revealed about Megatron’s master plan and what he’s looking for on Earth."<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2016/02/10/transformers-land-mobile-earth-wars/80167164/ USA Today: "'Transformers' land on mobile in 'Earth Wars'"]</ref>

===Campaigns===
*'''Get Optimus / Get Megatron!'''
Jefire and Starscream arrive on Earth and set up their base of operations. Soon, Ironhide and Bludgeon arrive through their Space Bridges, and after raiding a few bases, both factions find a [[Quantum Crystal]] powerful enough to power their spacebridges and bring their leaders to Earth.
*'''The Lost Map'''
With the arrival of Optimus Prime and Megatron, the Autobots and/or Decepticons set out to find the [[Fractal Map]] pieces with the help of their human allies. Both sides find a Gunner Crystal and recruit Sunstreaker and Swindle.
*'''Power Play'''
After collecting three of the map pieces, both factions try putting the pieces they collected together, only to find out they need a [[Codex Key]] to break the encryption.
*'''The Codex Showdown'''
With the help of the recently recruited medics, Ratchet and Hook, both sides fight over the Codex Key, and find the location of a [[Enigma of Combination|legendary artifact]].
*'''Combiner Wars'''
With the Enigma of Combination, the Autobots and Decepticons harness the power of Combiners. The gestalts prove unstable, however, and require Ore-13 and high-ranking bots to be useful.

==Gameplay==
===Alliances===
Alliances are the primary way to gain access to bots firsthand via events. Your alliance can also compete in Alliance Wars to determine who is better, and to see who comes up top! Compete in Alliance wars to gain resources, league promotions, and bragging rights!

You can join with other players in an alliance, or you can create your own for 15,000 Alloy! There are many notable alliances within the community!

A player must have Level 4 Headquarters or higher to join an Alliance, and up to 40 people can be in an Alliance.

===Classes===
*'''Warriors''' are armored front line melee fighters that rush into enemy defenses to open up the attack and protect other bots, but they have the lowest Damage per second (DPS). Warriors generally have a speed of 1.7, but some are slightly faster.
*'''Aerial''' units deal the highest DPS at a short range and can perform powerful airstrikes on single targets from great distances, but have low health. All air units have a speed of 2.
*'''Gunners''' shoot over walls and bombard large areas with their abilities from long range. like the Air units, they're deadly but vulnerable. All gunners have a speed of 1.8.
*'''Medics''' heal and support other bots in battle. They are only a few medics in the game, and they aren't durable themselves, so keep them in the back. Medics have a speed of 2.6.
*'''Special''' bots are highly individualized fighters with unique capabilities. This class incorporates leaders, scouts, and deployers.
*'''Combiners''' are a special class that must be summoned individually. They deal massive amounts of damage, but can only stay on the battlefield for so long. Their three abilities do not use ability points, but have cooldown times.

===Power Cores===

===Resources===
*'''Alloy'''- A metal substance used to upgrade buildings and walls.
*'''[[Energon]]'''- Energon is used to upgrade buildings, upgrade Bots' special abilities, and to perform research on Bots to make them stronger.
*'''[[Ore-13]]'''- A potent substance used to activate Combiners.
*'''[[Spark]]'''- Obtained from holographic summons in the Space bridge and Event rewards, Spark is used to upgrade Bots' abilities. Special Spark can be received from Combiner team bots.
*'''Crystal Shards'''- Also the result of Holographic summons and events, shards are use to create powerful crystals to summon high star rating Bots.
*'''[[Cybercoin]]'''- Premium currency used for instantly obtaining resources and [[Quantum Crystal| crystals.]]
*'''[[Combiner Spark]]''' - This type of spark is used only for combiners. Obtained when you get a duplicate of a Combiner Bot.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:currencies| Currencies and Resources at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===Battle Boosts===
Battle Boosts are like Spells in Clash of Clans. They can only be used once in a battle, but provide extra offense or defense for your team.
*'''Incendiary Barrage MK. 1, II, and III''' Rain down an artillery battery of Incendiary shells on the battlefield dealing medium damage
*'''Orbital Strike MK. I, II, and III''' summon a powerful Orbital Strike from above dealing massive damage.
*'''Forcefield MK. I, II, and III''' Provides a forcefield that blocks 45% to 75% of damage taken and makes them immune to knockbacks for 6 seconds.
*'''Smart Bomb MK. I, II, and III''' Deals a set amount of damage to a single target.
*'''EMP blast MK. I, II, and III''' Stun all targets in a large radius for a set amount of time depending on the level.
*'''Field Repairs MK. I, II, and III''' Heal all friendly bots for a set amount of HP over 5 seconds.
*'''Shark Attack MK I, II, and III''' Call for 3 vicious 2-star Sharkticons (level 14, 30, and 40, respectively) to attack a target.'''Warning''': Fallen Sharkticons are ''highly'' explosive.
*'''Nanofrost MK. I, II, and III''' Freeze a building for 8-12 seconds, then destroy it to freeze and slow down all buildings around the Bomb radius by 40% for 10 seconds.
*'''[[Kremzeek| Kremzeeks]]''' Coming in 5 variants, Kremzeeks can do quite a lot of things.
**Red Kremzeeks set buildings on fire dealing 128 damage per second for 6 seconds, increasing every second if you destroy the building they are currently deployed on.
**Yellow Kremzeeks deal 96 damage over 15 seconds. Can jump to other buildings up to 4 times.
**Purple Kremzeeks hack defenses and make them attack other defenses for you, albeit with less damage.
** The rare Blue Kremzeek can stun defenses over a brief period of time.
** The White Kremzeek makes the target building take more damage.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:battleboosts| Battle Boosts at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Buildings==
===Main===
*'''Headquarters''' - The heart of your Autobot/Decepticon outpost, protect yours well, and destroy an opponent's Headquarters to win a battle! Upgrade it to unlock more upgrades and buildings!
*'''Shuttle''' - The shuttle carries Autobots and Decepticons into battle! Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum capacity.

===Defense===
*'''[[Autogun|Auto Cannon]]''' - Provides a decent amount of damage and has medium range. Cannot target flying units.
*'''Laser Turret''' - Shoots off 4 smaller lasers that deal constant damage at shorter range, but deals double damage to flying unit's!
*'''Mortar''' - Long range defense that targets ground units and deals explosive damage from far away.
*'''Outpost''' - Assign an Autobot or Deception with a fraction of their normal stats to defend against attacks on your base.
*'''Beam Laser''' - Shoots off a long range Photon laser to deal the Highest DPS on a single ground unit.
*'''Shock Tower''' - Delivers a nasty jolt of electricity to nearby bots and knocks them back, and is immune to EMP effects! (Except for [[Star Saber (Victory)|shock]][[Deathsaurus (Victory)|fire]])
*'''Missile Launcher''' - Shoots off a barrage of rockets over a very long range at both ground and air units. Cannot target troops within its blind spot.
*'''Stasis Mine''' - Doesn't deal damage, but freezes enemies in place for 2-5 seconds.
*'''Wall''' - Used to shield defenses and slow down invaders. Upgrading each wall post gives it more health to better defend against opponent bots.

*'''Combiner Outpost''' - Unavailable to players and only seen in the Combiner Wars Campaign, this very long-ranged outpost activates a Combiner to defend against other Combiners!
===Utility===
*'''Energon Harvester''' - Harvests precious Energon for research and upgrading buildings. Upgrade with Alloy to increase production rate.
*'''Energon Storage''' - Stores Energon for later usage. Upgrade with Alloy to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Alloy Harvester''' - Harvests Alloy to upgrade buildings. Upgrade with Energon to increase production rate.
*'''Alloy Storage''' - Stores Alloy for later usage. Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Ore-13 Harvester''' - Harvests the rare mineral [[Ore-13]] for sending out Combiners to battle.
*'''Ore-13 Storage''' - A storage device strong enough to contain the power of Ore-13.
*'''[[Spacebridge]]''' - The Spacebridge is used to activate [[Quantum Crystal]]s to bring in bots and resources!
*'''Research Lab''' - Upgrade your bots and their abilities with Energon and Spark to make them more powerful! Upgrade the lab to increase the max level that bots can be upgraded to.
*'''Combiner Lab''' - Used to activate Combiners and upgrade their abilities using combiner Spark.
*'''Build Bot''' - Build Bots will build and upgrade buildings, but the bots themselves cannot be upgraded and have very low health. The number of buildings than can be upgraded at a time depends on the number of Build Bots on base. More Build Bots can be bought at 2000 [[Cybercoin]]s each.
*'''Scanner''' - Provides locations of rivals' bases so you can raid them. Upgrading it will give access to tougher battle zones.
*'''Power Core Lab''' -

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:buildings| Buildings at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Featured Characters==
(''Characters are paired in each row as in-game counterparts.'')

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jetfire]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ironhide]]
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ratchet]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bumblebee]]
*[[Prowl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Prowl]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cliffjumper]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Grimlock]]
*[[Mirage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mirage]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Wheeljack]]
*[[Blaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blaster]]
**[[Eject (G1)|Eject]]
**[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]
**[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]
**[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]]
*[[Silverbolt (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Silverbolt]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skydive]]
*[[Air Raid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Air Raid]]
*[[Powerglide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Powerglide]]
*[[Alpha Bravo#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Alpha Bravo]]
*[[Fireflight (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Firefly]]
*[[Jazz (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Autobot Jazz]]
*[[Windblade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Windblade]]
*[[Pyra Magna#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pyra Magna]]
*[[Rust Dust#Transformers:_Earth_Warst|Rust Dust]]
*[[Dust Up#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dustup]]
*[[Jumpstream#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jumpstream]]
*[[Skyburst (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skyburst]]
*[[Stormclash#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Stormclash]]
*[[Slag (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slug]]
*[[Huffer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Huffer]]
*[[Arcee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Arcee]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sideswipe]]
*[[Swoop (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Strafe]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus/Hot Rod]]*
*[[Hot Spot (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Spot]]
*[[Seaspray (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Seaspray]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Superion (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Superion]]
*[[Pipes (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pipes]]
*[[Star Saber (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Star Saber]]
*[[Hound (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hound]]
*[[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Maximus]]
*[[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Perceptor]]
*[[Smokescreen (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Smokescreen]]
*[[First Aid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|First Aid]]
*[[Optimus Primal#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Primal]]
*[[Sludge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slog]]
*[[Kup (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kup]]
*[[Drift (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drift]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Laser Optimus Prime]]
*[[Snarl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Snarl]]
*[[Cheetor (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cheetor]]
*[[Volcanicus #Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Volcanicus]]
*[[Springer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Springer]]*
*[[Rodimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus Prime]]*

|c2=
*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Megatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Starscream]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bludgeon]]
*[[Swindle (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Swindle]]
*[[Hook (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hook]]
*[[Shrapnel (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skrapnel]]
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Breakdown]]
*[[Kickback (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kickback]]
*[[Razorclaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Razorclaw]]
*[[Brawl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brawl]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Shockwave]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Soundwave]]
**[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]
**[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]
**[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]
**[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Thundercracker]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skywarp]]
*[[Slipstream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slipstream]]
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bonecrusher]]
*[[Long Haul (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Long Haul]]
*[[Blast Off (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blast Off]]
*[[Mixmaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mixmaster]]
*[[Divebomb (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Divebomb]]
*[[Scrapper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scrapper]]
*[[Scavenger (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scavenger]]
*[[Vortex (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Vortex]]
*[[Tantrum (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Tantrum]]
*[[Onslaught (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Onslaught]]
*[[Rampage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rampage]]
*[[Headstrong (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Headstrong]]
*[[Bombshell (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bombshell]]
*[[Nightbird (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nightbird]]
*[[Viper#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Viper]]
*[[Scourge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scourge]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Galvatron]]
*[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nemesis Prime]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cyclonus]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Octopunch]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Devastator (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Devastator]]
*[[Offroad#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Offroad]]
*[[Deathsaurus (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Deathsaurus]]
*[[Drag Strip (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drag Strip]]
*[[Bruticus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bruticus]]
*[[Lockdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Lockdown]]
*[[Wildrider (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brake-Neck]]
*[[Reflector (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Reflector]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]]
*[[Straxus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Straxus]]
*[[Dead End (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dead End]]
*[[Barricade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Barricade]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Armada'' Megatron]]
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hun-Gurrr]]
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blackarachnia]]
*[[Predaking (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Predaking]]
*[[Astrotrain (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Astrotrain]]*
*[[Rodimus Unicronus #Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus Unicronus]]*
*[[Motormaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Motormaster]]*

|c3=
*[[Melody Keen]]
*[[Luca]]
}}

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Upcoming characters

==Events==
Every weekend, for three days, events are held so players can win resources and new crystals. The events usually alternate between solo events and Alliance events each week. New characters are introduced with a story strewn across a four-week saga.

The various type of events are:
* A solo totaliser with various resource prizes, capped at 10,000 points.
* An Alliance single totaliser with a grand prize at around 200,000 points.
* An Alliance event with many prestiges to collect prizes and crystals multiple times.
* A single totaliser with multiple prestiges, and gives same amount of battle points in all battle zones, and triple XP.
* An Alliance totaliser and leaderboard event, with the top alliances receiving the newest 4 or 3 star character crystal and Premium Crystals. Or in some events, even more of the event's crystals.

{{main|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events}}

==Notes==
*Furman has said that early in production, "we had to base it in the IDW continuity as it turned out". He also revealed it was him who pushed for Bludgeon to make it into the game as well.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/comic-writer-simon-furman-discusses-three-decades-of-transformers-and-new-game-earth-wars-707 Vice interview]</ref>
** A purple [[Decepticon Command Bunker]] can be seen in the mountainside of Decepticon bases as a counterpart to the Ark in Autobot bases.
*Character models are mostly based on each character's most-recent toy release. In many cases, this means ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'', ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'', ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]''. There are also some appearances from ''[[Thrilling 30]]'', ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'', ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'', [[Live-action film series|movie]]verse namesakes, and 'original' [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
* Though the game's dialogue is depicted using text boxes, Optimus Prime and Megatron still have voice lines. They are voiced, as usual, by [[Peter Cullen]] and [[Frank Welker]], respectively.
*Apparently, the Mastermind Creations toys of the Predacons inspired the staff so much, that the in-game models of the Predacons are based off of these [[IP infringing item|third party]] toys.
* The only Furmanisms actually in the game are "It is over - finished!" (said by Optimus or Megatron after a victory) and "Now - Reap the whirlwind!" (spoken by Optimus Prime when deploying troops).
*Smokescreen uses the Classics mold for Jazz as his animation model, instead of his most recent ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' toy, or his other ''[[Universe (2008 toyline)| Universe]]'' toy.
*The Dinobot combiner has been teased at, and seeing as it has a new [[Power of the Primes]] release, Volcanicus can now be referred to as the official Dinobot combiner. [[Beast (G1) | Thank Primus.]]

===Technical Errors===
* You can count pretty much any character with tall shoulders to have said shoulders clip and cut through the character model when in battle stance.
* Drift does an awkward shift when going from vehicle to robot and the opposite way, seeing as his body warps and shifts so that he faces sideways in bot mode. This happens every time he attacks and Every time he changes form.
* Most characters with extended shooting animations will sometimes lag out and be out of sync with the shooting animation.
* If activating an aerial bot's ability, he may circle the target pointlessly for a while. Sometimes he even goes underground.
* Rampage and Razorclaw can have a victory animation while in bot mode and charging when the battle ends. They even have their swords.
*Sunstreaker has a giant gap in the back of his combined form leg.

These are just some minor visual errors, bugs that affect gameplay are promptly resolved.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' (トランスフォーマー：アースウォーズ ''Toransufōmā: Āsu Wōzu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīn'gāng: Dìqiú zhī Zhàn ''''' (变形金刚：地球之战, "Transformers: Earth Wars")

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.transformersearthwars.com/ Official website]
* [http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/ Official Transformers Earth Wars Wiki]

[[Category:Generation 1 video games]]
[[Category:Mobile Games]]

Transformers: Earth Wars

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{{videogame
|title=''Transformers: Earth Wars''
|image=TransformersEarthWars header.jpg
|caption=
|developer=[[Space Ape Games]]
|publisher=[[Backflip Studios]]
|date=[[June 2]], 2016
|platform=Android, iOS
}}

'''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' is a mobile game by [[Space Ape Games]]/[[Backflip Studios]] with a storyline written by [[Simon Furman]], which means plenty of [[Furmanism]]s. The aim of the game is to assemble an army and build a fortress, then try to defend your base while destroying the enemy's. Essentially, Transformers meets ''Clash of Clans'', without Hog Riders.
The setting is [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].

==Plot==
The Autobots and Decepticons return to Earth to battle over resources. Furman promises that while it "appears to be about the same old stuff" initially, "as we progress through the game, more is revealed about Megatron’s master plan and what he’s looking for on Earth."<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2016/02/10/transformers-land-mobile-earth-wars/80167164/ USA Today: "'Transformers' land on mobile in 'Earth Wars'"]</ref>

===Campaigns===
*'''Get Optimus / Get Megatron!'''
Jefire and Starscream arrive on Earth and set up their base of operations. Soon, Ironhide and Bludgeon arrive through their Space Bridges, and after raiding a few bases, both factions find a [[Quantum Crystal]] powerful enough to power their spacebridges and bring their leaders to Earth.
*'''The Lost Map'''
With the arrival of Optimus Prime and Megatron, the Autobots and/or Decepticons set out to find the [[Fractal Map]] pieces with the help of their human allies. Both sides find a Gunner Crystal and recruit Sunstreaker and Swindle.
*'''Power Play'''
After collecting three of the map pieces, both factions try putting the pieces they collected together, only to find out they need a [[Codex Key]] to break the encryption.
*'''The Codex Showdown'''
With the help of the recently recruited medics, Ratchet and Hook, both sides fight over the Codex Key, and find the location of a [[Enigma of Combination|legendary artifact]].
*'''Combiner Wars'''
With the Enigma of Combination, the Autobots and Decepticons harness the power of Combiners. The gestalts prove unstable, however, and require Ore-13 and high-ranking bots to be useful.

==Gameplay==
===Alliances===
Alliances are the primary way to gain access to bots firsthand via events. Your alliance can also compete in Alliance Wars to determine who is better, and to see who comes up top! Compete in Alliance wars to gain resources, league promotions, and bragging rights!

You can join with other players in an alliance, or you can create your own for 15,000 Alloy! There are many notable alliances within the community!

A player must have Level 4 Headquarters or higher to join an Alliance, and up to 40 people can be in an Alliance.

===Classes===
*'''Warriors''' are armored front line melee fighters that rush into enemy defenses to open up the attack and protect other bots, but they have the lowest Damage per second (DPS). Warriors generally have a speed of 1.7, but some are slightly faster.
*'''Aerial''' units deal the highest DPS at a short range and can perform powerful airstrikes on single targets from great distances, but have low health. All air units have a speed of 2.
*'''Gunners''' shoot over walls and bombard large areas with their abilities from long range. like the Air units, they're deadly but vulnerable. All gunners have a speed of 1.8.
*'''Medics''' heal and support other bots in battle. They are only a few medics in the game, and they aren't durable themselves, so keep them in the back. Medics have a speed of 2.6.
*'''Special''' bots are highly individualized fighters with unique capabilities. This class incorporates leaders, scouts, and deployers.
*'''Combiners''' are a special class that must be summoned individually. They deal massive amounts of damage, but can only stay on the battlefield for so long. Their three abilities do not use ability points, but have cooldown times.

===Power Cores===

===Resources===
*'''Alloy'''- A metal substance used to upgrade buildings and walls.
*'''[[Energon]]'''- Energon is used to upgrade buildings, upgrade Bots' special abilities, and to perform research on Bots to make them stronger.
*'''[[Ore-13]]'''- A potent substance used to activate Combiners.
*'''[[Spark]]'''- Obtained from holographic summons in the Space bridge and Event rewards, Spark is used to upgrade Bots' abilities. Special Spark can be received from Combiner team bots.
*'''Crystal Shards'''- Also the result of Holographic summons and events, shards are use to create powerful crystals to summon high star rating Bots.
*'''[[Cybercoin]]'''- Premium currency used for instantly obtaining resources and [[Quantum Crystal| crystals.]]
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:currencies| Currencies and Resources at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===Battle Boosts===
Battle Boosts are like Spells in Clash of Clans. They can only be used once in a battle, but provide extra offense or defense for your team.
*'''Incendiary Barrage MK. 1, II, and III''' Rain down an artillery battery of Incendiary shells on the battlefield dealing medium damage
*'''Orbital Strike MK. I, II, and III''' summon a powerful Orbital Strike from above dealing massive damage.
*'''Forcefield MK. I, II, and III''' Provides a forcefield that blocks 45% to 75% of damage taken and makes them immune to knockbacks for 6 seconds.
*'''Smart Bomb MK. I, II, and III''' Deals a set amount of damage to a single target.
*'''EMP blast MK. I, II, and III''' Stun all targets in a large radius for a set amount of time depending on the level.
*'''Field Repairs MK. I, II, and III''' Heal all friendly bots for a set amount of HP over 5 seconds.
*'''Shark Attack MK I, II, and III''' Call for 3 vicious 2-star Sharkticons (level 14, 30, and 40, respectively) to attack a target.'''Warning''': Fallen Sharkticons are ''highly'' explosive.
*'''Nanofrost MK. I, II, and III''' Freeze a building for 8-12 seconds, then destroy it to freeze and slow down all buildings around the Bomb radius by 40% for 10 seconds.
*'''[[Kremzeek| Kremzeeks]]''' Coming in 5 variants, Kremzeeks can do quite a lot of things.
**Red Kremzeeks set buildings on fire dealing 128 damage per second for 6 seconds, increasing every second if you destroy the building they are currently deployed on.
**Yellow Kremzeeks deal 96 damage over 15 seconds. Can jump to other buildings up to 4 times.
**Purple Kremzeeks hack defenses and make them attack other defenses for you, albeit with less damage.
** The rare Blue Kremzeek can stun defenses over a brief period of time.
** The White Kremzeek makes the target building take more damage.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:battleboosts| Battle Boosts at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Buildings==
===Main===
*'''Headquarters''' - The heart of your Autobot/Decepticon outpost, protect yours well, and destroy an opponent's Headquarters to win a battle! Upgrade it to unlock more upgrades and buildings!
*'''Shuttle''' - The shuttle carries Autobots and Decepticons into battle! Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum capacity.

===Defense===
*'''[[Autogun|Auto Cannon]]''' - Provides a decent amount of damage and has medium range. Cannot target flying units.
*'''Laser Turret''' - Shoots off 4 smaller lasers that deal constant damage at shorter range, but deals double damage to flying unit's!
*'''Mortar''' - Long range defense that targets ground units and deals explosive damage from far away.
*'''Outpost''' - Assign an Autobot or Deception with a fraction of their normal stats to defend against attacks on your base.
*'''Beam Laser''' - Shoots off a long range Photon laser to deal the Highest DPS on a single ground unit.
*'''Shock Tower''' - Delivers a nasty jolt of electricity to nearby bots and knocks them back, and is immune to EMP effects! (Except for [[Star Saber (Victory)|shock]][[Deathsaurus (Victory)|fire]])
*'''Missile Launcher''' - Shoots off a barrage of rockets over a very long range at both ground and air units. Cannot target troops within its blind spot.
*'''Stasis Mine''' - Doesn't deal damage, but freezes enemies in place for 2-5 seconds.
*'''Wall''' - Used to shield defenses and slow down invaders. Upgrading each wall post gives it more health to better defend against opponent bots.

*'''Combiner Outpost''' - Unavailable to players and only seen in the Combiner Wars Campaign, this very long-ranged outpost activates a Combiner to defend against other Combiners!
===Utility===
*'''Energon Harvester''' - Harvests precious Energon for research and upgrading buildings. Upgrade with Alloy to increase production rate.
*'''Energon Storage''' - Stores Energon for later usage. Upgrade with Alloy to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Alloy Harvester''' - Harvests Alloy to upgrade buildings. Upgrade with Energon to increase production rate.
*'''Alloy Storage''' - Stores Alloy for later usage. Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Ore-13 Harvester''' - Harvests the rare mineral [[Ore-13]] for sending out Combiners to battle.
*'''Ore-13 Storage''' - A storage device strong enough to contain the power of Ore-13.
*'''[[Spacebridge]]''' - The Spacebridge is used to activate [[Quantum Crystal]]s to bring in bots and resources!
*'''Research Lab''' - Upgrade your bots and their abilities with Energon and Spark to make them more powerful! Upgrade the lab to increase the max level that bots can be upgraded to.
*'''Combiner Lab''' - Used to activate Combiners and upgrade their abilities using combiner Spark.
*'''Build Bot''' - Build Bots will build and upgrade buildings, but the bots themselves cannot be upgraded and have very low health. The number of buildings than can be upgraded at a time depends on the number of Build Bots on base. More Build Bots can be bought at 2000 [[Cybercoin]]s each.
*'''Scanner''' - Provides locations of rivals' bases so you can raid them. Upgrading it will give access to tougher battle zones.
*'''Power Core Lab''' -

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:buildings| Buildings at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Featured Characters==
(''Characters are paired in each row as in-game counterparts.'')

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jetfire]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ironhide]]
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ratchet]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bumblebee]]
*[[Prowl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Prowl]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cliffjumper]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Grimlock]]
*[[Mirage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mirage]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Wheeljack]]
*[[Blaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blaster]]
**[[Eject (G1)|Eject]]
**[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]
**[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]
**[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]]
*[[Silverbolt (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Silverbolt]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skydive]]
*[[Air Raid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Air Raid]]
*[[Powerglide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Powerglide]]
*[[Alpha Bravo#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Alpha Bravo]]
*[[Fireflight (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Firefly]]
*[[Jazz (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Autobot Jazz]]
*[[Windblade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Windblade]]
*[[Pyra Magna#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pyra Magna]]
*[[Rust Dust#Transformers:_Earth_Warst|Rust Dust]]
*[[Dust Up#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dustup]]
*[[Jumpstream#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jumpstream]]
*[[Skyburst (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skyburst]]
*[[Stormclash#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Stormclash]]
*[[Slag (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slug]]
*[[Huffer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Huffer]]
*[[Arcee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Arcee]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sideswipe]]
*[[Swoop (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Strafe]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus/Hot Rod]]*
*[[Hot Spot (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Spot]]
*[[Seaspray (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Seaspray]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Superion (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Superion]]
*[[Pipes (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pipes]]
*[[Star Saber (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Star Saber]]
*[[Hound (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hound]]
*[[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Maximus]]
*[[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Perceptor]]
*[[Smokescreen (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Smokescreen]]
*[[First Aid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|First Aid]]
*[[Optimus Primal#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Primal]]
*[[Sludge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slog]]
*[[Kup (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kup]]
*[[Drift (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drift]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Laser Optimus Prime]]
*[[Snarl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Snarl]]
*[[Cheetor (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cheetor]]
*[[Volcanicus #Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Volcanicus]]
*[[Springer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Springer]]*
*[[Rodimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus Prime]]*

|c2=
*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Megatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Starscream]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bludgeon]]
*[[Swindle (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Swindle]]
*[[Hook (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hook]]
*[[Shrapnel (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skrapnel]]
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Breakdown]]
*[[Kickback (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kickback]]
*[[Razorclaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Razorclaw]]
*[[Brawl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brawl]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Shockwave]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Soundwave]]
**[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]
**[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]
**[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]
**[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Thundercracker]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skywarp]]
*[[Slipstream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slipstream]]
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bonecrusher]]
*[[Long Haul (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Long Haul]]
*[[Blast Off (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blast Off]]
*[[Mixmaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mixmaster]]
*[[Divebomb (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Divebomb]]
*[[Scrapper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scrapper]]
*[[Scavenger (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scavenger]]
*[[Vortex (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Vortex]]
*[[Tantrum (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Tantrum]]
*[[Onslaught (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Onslaught]]
*[[Rampage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rampage]]
*[[Headstrong (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Headstrong]]
*[[Bombshell (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bombshell]]
*[[Nightbird (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nightbird]]
*[[Viper#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Viper]]
*[[Scourge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scourge]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Galvatron]]
*[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nemesis Prime]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cyclonus]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Octopunch]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Devastator (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Devastator]]
*[[Offroad#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Offroad]]
*[[Deathsaurus (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Deathsaurus]]
*[[Drag Strip (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drag Strip]]
*[[Bruticus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bruticus]]
*[[Lockdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Lockdown]]
*[[Wildrider (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brake-Neck]]
*[[Reflector (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Reflector]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]]
*[[Straxus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Straxus]]
*[[Dead End (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dead End]]
*[[Barricade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Barricade]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Armada'' Megatron]]
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hun-Gurrr]]
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blackarachnia]]
*[[Predaking (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Predaking]]
*[[Astrotrain (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Astrotrain]]*
*[[Rodimus Unicronus #Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus Unicronus]]*
*[[Motormaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Motormaster]]*

|c3=
*[[Melody Keen]]
*[[Luca]]
}}

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Upcoming characters

==Events==
Every weekend, for three days, events are held so players can win resources and new crystals. The events usually alternate between solo events and Alliance events each week. New characters are introduced with a story strewn across a four-week saga.

The various type of events are:
* A solo totaliser with various resource prizes, capped at 10,000 points.
* An Alliance single totaliser with a grand prize at around 200,000 points.
* An Alliance event with many prestiges to collect prizes and crystals multiple times.
* A single totaliser with multiple prestiges, and gives same amount of battle points in all battle zones, and triple XP.
* An Alliance totaliser and leaderboard event, with the top alliances receiving the newest 4 or 3 star character crystal and Premium Crystals. Or in some events, even more of the event's crystals.

{{main|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events}}

==Notes==
*Furman has said that early in production, "we had to base it in the IDW continuity as it turned out". He also revealed it was him who pushed for Bludgeon to make it into the game as well.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/comic-writer-simon-furman-discusses-three-decades-of-transformers-and-new-game-earth-wars-707 Vice interview]</ref>
** A purple [[Decepticon Command Bunker]] can be seen in the mountainside of Decepticon bases as a counterpart to the Ark in Autobot bases.
*Character models are mostly based on each character's most-recent toy release. In many cases, this means ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'', ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'', ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]''. There are also some appearances from ''[[Thrilling 30]]'', ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'', ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'', [[Live-action film series|movie]]verse namesakes, and 'original' [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
* Though the game's dialogue is depicted using text boxes, Optimus Prime and Megatron still have voice lines. They are voiced, as usual, by [[Peter Cullen]] and [[Frank Welker]], respectively.
*Apparently, the Mastermind Creations toys of the Predacons inspired the staff so much, that the in-game models of the Predacons are based off of these [[IP infringing item|third party]] toys.
* The only Furmanisms actually in the game are "It is over - finished!" (said by Optimus or Megatron after a victory) and "Now - Reap the whirlwind!" (spoken by Optimus Prime when deploying troops).
*Smokescreen uses the Classics mold for Jazz as his animation model, instead of his most recent ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' toy, or his other ''[[Universe (2008 toyline)| Universe]]'' toy.
*The Dinobot combiner has been teased at, and seeing as it has a new [[Power of the Primes]] release, Volcanicus can now be referred to as the official Dinobot combiner. [[Beast (G1) | Thank Primus.]]

===Technical Errors===
* You can count pretty much any character with tall shoulders to have said shoulders clip and cut through the character model when in battle stance.
* Drift does an awkward shift when going from vehicle to robot and the opposite way, seeing as his body warps and shifts so that he faces sideways in bot mode. This happens every time he attacks and Every time he changes form.
* Most characters with extended shooting animations will sometimes lag out and be out of sync with the shooting animation.
* If activating an aerial bot's ability, he may circle the target pointlessly for a while. Sometimes he even goes underground.
* Rampage and Razorclaw can have a victory animation while in bot mode and charging when the battle ends. They even have their swords.
*Sunstreaker has a giant gap in the back of his combined form leg.

These are just some minor visual errors, bugs that affect gameplay are promptly resolved.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' (トランスフォーマー：アースウォーズ ''Toransufōmā: Āsu Wōzu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīn'gāng: Dìqiú zhī Zhàn ''''' (变形金刚：地球之战, "Transformers: Earth Wars")

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.transformersearthwars.com/ Official website]
* [http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/ Official Transformers Earth Wars Wiki]

[[Category:Generation 1 video games]]
[[Category:Mobile Games]]

Transformers: Earth Wars

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[[File:TransformersEarthWars_logo.png|center|400px]]
{{videogame
|title=''Transformers: Earth Wars''
|image=TransformersEarthWars header.jpg
|caption=
|developer=[[Space Ape Games]]
|publisher=[[Backflip Studios]]
|date=[[June 2]], 2016
|platform=Android, iOS
}}

'''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' is a mobile game by [[Space Ape Games]]/[[Backflip Studios]] with a storyline written by [[Simon Furman]], which means plenty of [[Furmanism]]s. The aim of the game is to assemble an army and build a fortress, then try to defend your base while destroying the enemy's. Essentially, Transformers meets ''Clash of Clans'', without Hog Riders.
The setting is [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].

==Plot==
The Autobots and Decepticons return to Earth to battle over resources. Furman promises that while it "appears to be about the same old stuff" initially, "as we progress through the game, more is revealed about Megatron’s master plan and what he’s looking for on Earth."<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2016/02/10/transformers-land-mobile-earth-wars/80167164/ USA Today: "'Transformers' land on mobile in 'Earth Wars'"]</ref>

===Campaigns===
*'''Get Optimus / Get Megatron!'''
Jefire and Starscream arrive on Earth and set up their base of operations. Soon, Ironhide and Bludgeon arrive through their Space Bridges, and after raiding a few bases, both factions find a [[Quantum Crystal]] powerful enough to power their spacebridges and bring their leaders to Earth.
*'''The Lost Map'''
With the arrival of Optimus Prime and Megatron, the Autobots and/or Decepticons set out to find the [[Fractal Map]] pieces with the help of their human allies. Both sides find a Gunner Crystal and recruit Sunstreaker and Swindle.
*'''Power Play'''
After collecting three of the map pieces, both factions try putting the pieces they collected together, only to find out they need a [[Codex Key]] to break the encryption.
*'''The Codex Showdown'''
With the help of the recently recruited medics, Ratchet and Hook, both sides fight over the Codex Key, and find the location of a [[Enigma of Combination|legendary artifact]].
*'''Combiner Wars'''
With the Enigma of Combination, the Autobots and Decepticons harness the power of Combiners. The gestalts prove unstable, however, and require Ore-13 and high-ranking bots to be useful.

==Gameplay==
===Alliances===
Alliances are the primary way to gain access to bots firsthand via events. Your alliance can also compete in Alliance Wars to determine who is better, and to see who comes up top! Compete in Alliance wars to gain resources, league promotions, and bragging rights!

You can join with other players in an alliance, or you can create your own for 15,000 Alloy! There are many notable alliances within the community!

A player must have Level 4 Headquarters or higher to join an Alliance, and up to 40 people can be in an Alliance.

===Classes===
*'''Warriors''' are armored front line melee fighters that rush into enemy defenses to open up the attack and protect other bots, but they have the lowest Damage per second (DPS). Warriors generally have a speed of 1.7, but some are slightly faster.
*'''Aerial''' units deal the highest DPS at a short range and can perform powerful airstrikes on single targets from great distances, but have low health. All air units have a speed of 2.
*'''Gunners''' shoot over walls and bombard large areas with their abilities from long range. like the Air units, they're deadly but vulnerable. All gunners have a speed of 1.8.
*'''Medics''' heal and support other bots in battle. They are only a few medics in the game, and they aren't durable themselves, so keep them in the back. Medics have a speed of 2.6.
*'''Special''' bots are highly individualized fighters with unique capabilities. This class incorporates leaders, scouts, and deployers.
*'''Combiners''' are a special class that must be summoned individually. They deal massive amounts of damage, but can only stay on the battlefield for so long. Their three abilities do not use ability points, but have cooldown times.

===Power Cores===

===Resources===
*'''Alloy'''- A metal substance used to upgrade buildings and walls.
*'''[[Energon]]'''- Energon is used to upgrade buildings, upgrade Bots' special abilities, and to perform research on Bots to make them stronger.
*'''[[Ore-13]]'''- A potent substance used to activate Combiners.
*'''[[Spark]]'''- Obtained from holographic summons in the Space bridge and Event rewards, Spark is used to upgrade Bots' abilities. Special Spark can be received from Combiner team bots.
*'''Crystal Shards'''- Also the result of Holographic summons and events, shards are use to create powerful crystals to summon high star rating Bots.
*'''[[Cybercoin]]'''- Premium currency used for instantly obtaining resources and [[Quantum Crystal| crystals.]]
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:currencies| Currencies and Resources at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===Battle Boosts===
Battle Boosts are like Spells in Clash of Clans. They can only be used once in a battle, but provide extra offense or defense for your team.
*'''Incendiary Barrage MK. 1, II, and III''' Rain down an artillery battery of Incendiary shells on the battlefield dealing medium damage
*'''Orbital Strike MK. I, II, and III''' summon a powerful Orbital Strike from above dealing massive damage.
*'''Forcefield MK. I, II, and III''' Provides a forcefield that blocks 45% to 75% of damage taken and makes them immune to knockbacks for 6 seconds.
*'''Smart Bomb MK. I, II, and III''' Deals a set amount of damage to a single target.
*'''EMP blast MK. I, II, and III''' Stun all targets in a large radius for a set amount of time depending on the level.
*'''Field Repairs MK. I, II, and III''' Heal all friendly bots for a set amount of HP over 5 seconds.
*'''Shark Attack MK I, II, and III''' Call for 3 vicious 2-star Sharkticons (level 14, 30, and 40, respectively) to attack a target.'''Warning''': Fallen Sharkticons are ''highly'' explosive.
*'''Nanofrost MK. I, II, and III''' Freeze a building for 8-12 seconds, then destroy it to freeze and slow down all buildings around the Bomb radius by 40% for 10 seconds.
*'''[[Kremzeek| Kremzeeks]]''' Coming in 5 variants, Kremzeeks can do quite a lot of things.
**Red Kremzeeks set buildings on fire dealing 128 damage per second for 6 seconds, increasing every second if you destroy the building they are currently deployed on.
**Yellow Kremzeeks deal 96 damage over 15 seconds. Can jump to other buildings up to 4 times.
**Purple Kremzeeks hack defenses and make them attack other defenses for you, albeit with less damage.
** The rare Blue Kremzeek can stun defenses over a brief period of time.
** The White Kremzeek makes the target building take more damage.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:battleboosts| Battle Boosts at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Buildings==
===Main===
*'''Headquarters''' - The heart of your Autobot/Decepticon outpost, protect yours well, and destroy an opponent's Headquarters to win a battle! Upgrade it to unlock more upgrades and buildings!
*'''Shuttle''' - The shuttle carries Autobots and Decepticons into battle! Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum capacity.

===Defense===
*'''[[Autogun|Auto Cannon]]''' - Provides a decent amount of damage and has medium range. Cannot target flying units.
*'''Laser Turret''' - Shoots off 4 smaller lasers that deal constant damage at shorter range, but deals double damage to flying unit's!
*'''Mortar''' - Long range defense that targets ground units and deals explosive damage from far away.
*'''Outpost''' - Assign an Autobot or Deception with a fraction of their normal stats to defend against attacks on your base.
*'''Beam Laser''' - Shoots off a long range Photon laser to deal the Highest DPS on a single ground unit.
*'''Shock Tower''' - Delivers a nasty jolt of electricity to nearby bots and knocks them back, and is immune to EMP effects! (Except for [[Star Saber (Victory)|shock]][[Deathsaurus (Victory)|fire]])
*'''Missile Launcher''' - Shoots off a barrage of rockets over a very long range at both ground and air units. Cannot target troops within its blind spot.
*'''Stasis Mine''' - Doesn't deal damage, but freezes enemies in place for 2-5 seconds.
*'''Wall''' - Used to shield defenses and slow down invaders. Upgrading each wall post gives it more health to better defend against opponent bots.

*'''Combiner Outpost''' - Unavailable to players and only seen in the Combiner Wars Campaign, this very long-ranged outpost activates a Combiner to defend against other Combiners!
===Utility===
*'''Energon Harvester''' - Harvests precious Energon for research and upgrading buildings. Upgrade with Alloy to increase production rate.
*'''Energon Storage''' - Stores Energon for later usage. Upgrade with Alloy to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Alloy Harvester''' - Harvests Alloy to upgrade buildings. Upgrade with Energon to increase production rate.
*'''Alloy Storage''' - Stores Alloy for later usage. Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Ore-13 Harvester''' - Harvests the rare mineral [[Ore-13]] for sending out Combiners to battle.
*'''Ore-13 Storage''' - A storage device strong enough to contain the power of Ore-13.
*'''[[Spacebridge]]''' - The Spacebridge is used to activate [[Quantum Crystal]]s to bring in bots and resources!
*'''Research Lab''' - Upgrade your bots and their abilities with Energon and Spark to make them more powerful! Upgrade the lab to increase the max level that bots can be upgraded to.
*'''Combiner Lab''' - Used to activate Combiners and upgrade their abilities using combiner Spark.
*'''Build Bot''' - Build Bots will build and upgrade buildings, but the bots themselves cannot be upgraded and have very low health. The number of buildings than can be upgraded at a time depends on the number of Build Bots on base. More Build Bots can be bought at 2000 [[Cybercoin]]s each.
*'''Scanner''' - Provides locations of rivals' bases so you can raid them. Upgrading it will give access to tougher battle zones.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:buildings| Buildings at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Featured Characters==
(''Characters are paired in each row as in-game counterparts.'')

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jetfire]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ironhide]]
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ratchet]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bumblebee]]
*[[Prowl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Prowl]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cliffjumper]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Grimlock]]
*[[Mirage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mirage]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Wheeljack]]
*[[Blaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blaster]]
**[[Eject (G1)|Eject]]
**[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]
**[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]
**[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]]
*[[Silverbolt (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Silverbolt]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skydive]]
*[[Air Raid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Air Raid]]
*[[Powerglide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Powerglide]]
*[[Alpha Bravo#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Alpha Bravo]]
*[[Fireflight (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Firefly]]
*[[Jazz (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Autobot Jazz]]
*[[Windblade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Windblade]]
*[[Pyra Magna#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pyra Magna]]
*[[Rust Dust#Transformers:_Earth_Warst|Rust Dust]]
*[[Dust Up#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dustup]]
*[[Jumpstream#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jumpstream]]
*[[Skyburst (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skyburst]]
*[[Stormclash#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Stormclash]]
*[[Slag (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slug]]
*[[Huffer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Huffer]]
*[[Arcee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Arcee]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sideswipe]]
*[[Swoop (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Strafe]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus/Hot Rod]]*
*[[Hot Spot (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Spot]]
*[[Seaspray (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Seaspray]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Superion (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Superion]]
*[[Pipes (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pipes]]
*[[Star Saber (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Star Saber]]
*[[Hound (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hound]]
*[[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Maximus]]
*[[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Perceptor]]
*[[Smokescreen (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Smokescreen]]
*[[First Aid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|First Aid]]
*[[Optimus Primal#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Primal]]
*[[Sludge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slog]]
*[[Kup (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kup]]
*[[Drift (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drift]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Laser Optimus Prime]]
*[[Snarl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Snarl]]
*[[Cheetor (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cheetor]]
*[[Volcanicus #Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Volcanicus]]
*[[Springer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Springer]]*
*[[Rodimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus Prime]]*

|c2=
*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Megatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Starscream]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bludgeon]]
*[[Swindle (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Swindle]]
*[[Hook (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hook]]
*[[Shrapnel (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skrapnel]]
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Breakdown]]
*[[Kickback (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kickback]]
*[[Razorclaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Razorclaw]]
*[[Brawl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brawl]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Shockwave]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Soundwave]]
**[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]
**[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]
**[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]
**[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Thundercracker]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skywarp]]
*[[Slipstream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slipstream]]
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bonecrusher]]
*[[Long Haul (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Long Haul]]
*[[Blast Off (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blast Off]]
*[[Mixmaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mixmaster]]
*[[Divebomb (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Divebomb]]
*[[Scrapper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scrapper]]
*[[Scavenger (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scavenger]]
*[[Vortex (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Vortex]]
*[[Tantrum (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Tantrum]]
*[[Onslaught (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Onslaught]]
*[[Rampage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rampage]]
*[[Headstrong (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Headstrong]]
*[[Bombshell (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bombshell]]
*[[Nightbird (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nightbird]]
*[[Viper#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Viper]]
*[[Scourge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scourge]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Galvatron]]
*[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nemesis Prime]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cyclonus]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Octopunch]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Devastator (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Devastator]]
*[[Offroad#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Offroad]]
*[[Deathsaurus (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Deathsaurus]]
*[[Drag Strip (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drag Strip]]
*[[Bruticus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bruticus]]
*[[Lockdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Lockdown]]
*[[Wildrider (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brake-Neck]]
*[[Reflector (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Reflector]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]]
*[[Straxus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Straxus]]
*[[Dead End (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dead End]]
*[[Barricade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Barricade]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Armada'' Megatron]]
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hun-Gurrr]]
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blackarachnia]]
*[[Predaking (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Predaking]]
*[[Astrotrain (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Astrotrain]]*
*[[Rodimus Unicronus #Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus Unicronus]]*
*[[Motormaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Motormaster]]*

|c3=
*[[Melody Keen]]
*[[Luca]]
}}

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Upcoming characters

==Events==
Every weekend, for three days, events are held so players can win resources and new crystals. The events usually alternate between solo events and Alliance events each week. New characters are introduced with a story strewn across a four-week saga.

The various type of events are:
* A solo totaliser with various resource prizes, capped at 10,000 points.
* An Alliance single totaliser with a grand prize at around 200,000 points.
* An Alliance event with many prestiges to collect prizes and crystals multiple times.
* A single totaliser with multiple prestiges, and gives same amount of battle points in all battle zones, and triple XP.
* An Alliance totaliser and leaderboard event, with the top alliances receiving the newest 4 or 3 star character crystal and Premium Crystals. Or in some events, even more of the event's crystals.

{{main|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events}}

==Notes==
*Furman has said that early in production, "we had to base it in the IDW continuity as it turned out". He also revealed it was him who pushed for Bludgeon to make it into the game as well.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/comic-writer-simon-furman-discusses-three-decades-of-transformers-and-new-game-earth-wars-707 Vice interview]</ref>
** A purple [[Decepticon Command Bunker]] can be seen in the mountainside of Decepticon bases as a counterpart to the Ark in Autobot bases.
*Character models are mostly based on each character's most-recent toy release. In many cases, this means ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'', ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'', ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]''. There are also some appearances from ''[[Thrilling 30]]'', ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'', ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'', [[Live-action film series|movie]]verse namesakes, and 'original' [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
* Though the game's dialogue is depicted using text boxes, Optimus Prime and Megatron still have voice lines. They are voiced, as usual, by [[Peter Cullen]] and [[Frank Welker]], respectively.
*Apparently, the Mastermind Creations toys of the Predacons inspired the staff so much, that the in-game models of the Predacons are based off of these [[IP infringing item|third party]] toys.
* The only Furmanisms actually in the game are "It is over - finished!" (said by Optimus or Megatron after a victory) and "Now - Reap the whirlwind!" (spoken by Optimus Prime when deploying troops).
*Smokescreen uses the Classics mold for Jazz as his animation model, instead of his most recent ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' toy, or his other ''[[Universe (2008 toyline)| Universe]]'' toy.
*The Dinobot combiner has been teased at, and seeing as it has a new [[Power of the Primes]] release, Volcanicus can now be referred to as the official Dinobot combiner. [[Beast (G1) | Thank Primus.]]

===Technical Errors===
* You can count pretty much any character with tall shoulders to have said shoulders clip and cut through the character model when in battle stance.
* Drift does an awkward shift when going from vehicle to robot and the opposite way, seeing as his body warps and shifts so that he faces sideways in bot mode. This happens every time he attacks and Every time he changes form.
* Most characters with extended shooting animations will sometimes lag out and be out of sync with the shooting animation.
* If activating an aerial bot's ability, he may circle the target pointlessly for a while. Sometimes he even goes underground.
* Rampage and Razorclaw can have a victory animation while in bot mode and charging when the battle ends. They even have their swords.
*Sunstreaker has a giant gap in the back of his combined form leg.

These are just some minor visual errors, bugs that affect gameplay are promptly resolved.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' (トランスフォーマー：アースウォーズ ''Toransufōmā: Āsu Wōzu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīn'gāng: Dìqiú zhī Zhàn ''''' (变形金刚：地球之战, "Transformers: Earth Wars")

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.transformersearthwars.com/ Official website]
* [http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/ Official Transformers Earth Wars Wiki]

[[Category:Generation 1 video games]]
[[Category:Mobile Games]]

Transformers: Earth Wars

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[[File:TransformersEarthWars_logo.png|center|400px]]
{{videogame
|title=''Transformers: Earth Wars''
|image=TransformersEarthWars header.jpg
|caption=
|developer=[[Space Ape Games]]
|publisher=[[Backflip Studios]]
|date=[[June 2]], 2016
|platform=Android, iOS
}}

'''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' is a mobile game by [[Space Ape Games]]/[[Backflip Studios]] with a storyline written by [[Simon Furman]], which means plenty of [[Furmanism]]s. The aim of the game is to assemble an army and build a fortress, then try to defend your base while destroying the enemy's. Essentially, Transformers meets ''Clash of Clans'', without Hog Riders.
The setting is [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].

==Plot==
The Autobots and Decepticons return to Earth to battle over resources. Furman promises that while it "appears to be about the same old stuff" initially, "as we progress through the game, more is revealed about Megatron’s master plan and what he’s looking for on Earth."<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2016/02/10/transformers-land-mobile-earth-wars/80167164/ USA Today: "'Transformers' land on mobile in 'Earth Wars'"]</ref>

===Campaigns===
*'''Get Optimus / Get Megatron!'''
Jefire and Starscream arrive on Earth and set up their base of operations. Soon, Ironhide and Bludgeon arrive through their Space Bridges, and after raiding a few bases, both factions find a [[Quantum Crystal]] powerful enough to power their spacebridges and bring their leaders to Earth.
*'''The Lost Map'''
With the arrival of Optimus Prime and Megatron, the Autobots and/or Decepticons set out to find the [[Fractal Map]] pieces with the help of their human allies. Both sides find a Gunner Crystal and recruit Sunstreaker and Swindle.
*'''Power Play'''
After collecting three of the map pieces, both factions try putting the pieces they collected together, only to find out they need a [[Codex Key]] to break the encryption.
*'''The Codex Showdown'''
With the help of the recently recruited medics, Ratchet and Hook, both sides fight over the Codex Key, and find the location of a [[Enigma of Combination|legendary artifact]].
*'''Combiner Wars'''
With the Enigma of Combination, the Autobots and Decepticons harness the power of Combiners. The gestalts prove unstable, however, and require Ore-13 and high-ranking bots to be useful.

==Gameplay==
===Classes===
*'''Warriors''' are armored front line melee fighters that rush into enemy defenses to open up the attack and protect other bots, but they have the lowest Damage per second (DPS). Warriors generally have a speed of 1.7, but some are slightly faster.
*'''Aerial''' units deal the highest DPS at a short range and can perform powerful airstrikes on single targets from great distances, but have low health. All air units have a speed of 2.
*'''Gunners''' shoot over walls and bombard large areas with their abilities from long range. like the Air units, they're deadly but vulnerable. All gunners have a speed of 1.8.
*'''Medics''' heal and support other bots in battle. They are only a few medics in the game, and they aren't durable themselves, so keep them in the back. Medics have a speed of 2.6.
*'''Special''' bots are highly individualized fighters with unique capabilities. This class incorporates leaders, scouts, and deployers.
*'''Combiners''' are a special class that must be summoned individually. They deal massive amounts of damage, but can only stay on the battlefield for so long. Their three abilities do not use ability points, but have cooldown times.

===Alliances===
Alliances are the primary way to gain access to bots firsthand via events. Your alliance can also compete in Alliance Wars to determine who is better, and to see who comes up top! Compete in Alliance wars to gain resources, league promotions, and bragging rights!

You can join with other players in an alliance, or you can create your own for 15,000 Alloy! There are many notable alliances within the community!

A player must have Level 4 Headquarters or higher to join an Alliance, and up to 40 people can be in an Alliance.

===Resources===
*'''Alloy'''- A metal substance used to upgrade buildings and walls.
*'''[[Energon]]'''- Energon is used to upgrade buildings, upgrade Bots' special abilities, and to perform research on Bots to make them stronger.
*'''[[Ore-13]]'''- A potent substance used to activate Combiners.
*'''[[Spark]]'''- Obtained from holographic summons in the Space bridge and Event rewards, Spark is used to upgrade Bots' abilities. Special Spark can be received from Combiner team bots.
*'''Crystal Shards'''- Also the result of Holographic summons and events, shards are use to create powerful crystals to summon high star rating Bots.
*'''[[Cybercoin]]'''- Premium currency used for instantly obtaining resources and [[Quantum Crystal| crystals.]]
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:currencies| Currencies and Resources at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===Battle Boosts===
Battle Boosts are like Spells in Clash of Clans. They can only be used once in a battle, but provide extra offense or defense for your team.
*'''Incendiary Barrage MK. 1, II, and III''' Rain down an artillery battery of Incendiary shells on the battlefield dealing medium damage
*'''Orbital Strike MK. I, II, and III''' summon a powerful Orbital Strike from above dealing massive damage.
*'''Forcefield MK. I, II, and III''' Provides a forcefield that blocks 45% to 75% of damage taken and makes them immune to knockbacks for 6 seconds.
*'''Smart Bomb MK. I, II, and III''' Deals a set amount of damage to a single target.
*'''EMP blast MK. I, II, and III''' Stun all targets in a large radius for a set amount of time depending on the level.
*'''Field Repairs MK. I, II, and III''' Heal all friendly bots for a set amount of HP over 5 seconds.
*'''Shark Attack MK I, II, and III''' Call for 3 vicious 2-star Sharkticons (level 14, 30, and 40, respectively) to attack a target.'''Warning''': Fallen Sharkticons are ''highly'' explosive.
*'''Nanofrost MK. I, II, and III''' Freeze a building for 8-12 seconds, then destroy it to freeze and slow down all buildings around the Bomb radius by 40% for 10 seconds.
*'''[[Kremzeek| Kremzeeks]]''' Coming in 5 variants, Kremzeeks can do quite a lot of things.
**Red Kremzeeks set buildings on fire dealing 128 damage per second for 6 seconds, increasing every second if you destroy the building they are currently deployed on.
**Yellow Kremzeeks deal 96 damage over 15 seconds. Can jump to other buildings up to 4 times.
**Purple Kremzeeks hack defenses and make them attack other defenses for you, albeit with less damage.
** The rare Blue Kremzeek can stun defenses over a brief period of time.
** The White Kremzeek makes the target building take more damage.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:battleboosts| Battle Boosts at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Buildings==
===Main===
*'''Headquarters''' - The heart of your Autobot/Decepticon outpost, protect yours well, and destroy an opponent's Headquarters to win a battle! Upgrade it to unlock more upgrades and buildings!
*'''Shuttle''' - The shuttle carries Autobots and Decepticons into battle! Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum capacity.

===Defense===
*'''[[Autogun|Auto Cannon]]''' - Provides a decent amount of damage and has medium range. Cannot target flying units.
*'''Laser Turret''' - Shoots off 4 smaller lasers that deal constant damage at shorter range, but deals double damage to flying unit's!
*'''Mortar''' - Long range defense that targets ground units and deals explosive damage from far away.
*'''Outpost''' - Assign an Autobot or Deception with a fraction of their normal stats to defend against attacks on your base.
*'''Beam Laser''' - Shoots off a long range Photon laser to deal the Highest DPS on a single ground unit.
*'''Shock Tower''' - Delivers a nasty jolt of electricity to nearby bots and knocks them back, and is immune to EMP effects! (Except for [[Star Saber (Victory)|shock]][[Deathsaurus (Victory)|fire]])
*'''Missile Launcher''' - Shoots off a barrage of rockets over a very long range at both ground and air units. Cannot target troops within its blind spot.
*'''Stasis Mine''' - Doesn't deal damage, but freezes enemies in place for 2-5 seconds.
*'''Wall''' - Used to shield defenses and slow down invaders. Upgrading each wall post gives it more health to better defend against opponent bots.

*'''Combiner Outpost''' - Unavailable to players and only seen in the Combiner Wars Campaign, this very long-ranged outpost activates a Combiner to defend against other Combiners!
===Utility===
*'''Energon Harvester''' - Harvests precious Energon for research and upgrading buildings. Upgrade with Alloy to increase production rate.
*'''Energon Storage''' - Stores Energon for later usage. Upgrade with Alloy to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Alloy Harvester''' - Harvests Alloy to upgrade buildings. Upgrade with Energon to increase production rate.
*'''Alloy Storage''' - Stores Alloy for later usage. Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Ore-13 Harvester''' - Harvests the rare mineral [[Ore-13]] for sending out Combiners to battle.
*'''Ore-13 Storage''' - A storage device strong enough to contain the power of Ore-13.
*'''[[Spacebridge]]''' - The Spacebridge is used to activate [[Quantum Crystal]]s to bring in bots and resources!
*'''Research Lab''' - Upgrade your bots and their abilities with Energon and Spark to make them more powerful! Upgrade the lab to increase the max level that bots can be upgraded to.
*'''Combiner Lab''' - Used to activate Combiners and upgrade their abilities using combiner Spark.
*'''Build Bot''' - Build Bots will build and upgrade buildings, but the bots themselves cannot be upgraded and have very low health. The number of buildings than can be upgraded at a time depends on the number of Build Bots on base. More Build Bots can be bought at 2000 [[Cybercoin]]s each.
*'''Scanner''' - Provides locations of rivals' bases so you can raid them. Upgrading it will give access to tougher battle zones.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:buildings| Buildings at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Featured Characters==
(''Characters are paired in each row as in-game counterparts.'')

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jetfire]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ironhide]]
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ratchet]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bumblebee]]
*[[Prowl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Prowl]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cliffjumper]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Grimlock]]
*[[Mirage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mirage]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Wheeljack]]
*[[Blaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blaster]]
**[[Eject (G1)|Eject]]
**[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]
**[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]
**[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]]
*[[Silverbolt (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Silverbolt]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skydive]]
*[[Air Raid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Air Raid]]
*[[Powerglide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Powerglide]]
*[[Alpha Bravo#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Alpha Bravo]]
*[[Fireflight (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Firefly]]
*[[Jazz (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Autobot Jazz]]
*[[Windblade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Windblade]]
*[[Pyra Magna#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pyra Magna]]
*[[Rust Dust#Transformers:_Earth_Warst|Rust Dust]]
*[[Dust Up#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dustup]]
*[[Jumpstream#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jumpstream]]
*[[Skyburst (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skyburst]]
*[[Stormclash#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Stormclash]]
*[[Slag (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slug]]
*[[Huffer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Huffer]]
*[[Arcee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Arcee]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sideswipe]]
*[[Swoop (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Strafe]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus/Hot Rod]]*
*[[Hot Spot (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Spot]]
*[[Seaspray (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Seaspray]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Superion (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Superion]]
*[[Pipes (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pipes]]
*[[Star Saber (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Star Saber]]
*[[Hound (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hound]]
*[[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Maximus]]
*[[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Perceptor]]
*[[Smokescreen (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Smokescreen]]
*[[First Aid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|First Aid]]
*[[Optimus Primal#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Primal]]
*[[Sludge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slog]]
*[[Kup (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kup]]
*[[Drift (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drift]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Laser Optimus Prime]]
*[[Snarl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Snarl]]
*[[Cheetor (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cheetor]]
*[[Volcanicus #Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Volcanicus]]
*[[Springer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Springer]]*
*[[Rodimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus Prime]]*

|c2=
*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Megatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Starscream]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bludgeon]]
*[[Swindle (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Swindle]]
*[[Hook (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hook]]
*[[Shrapnel (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skrapnel]]
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Breakdown]]
*[[Kickback (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kickback]]
*[[Razorclaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Razorclaw]]
*[[Brawl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brawl]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Shockwave]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Soundwave]]
**[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]
**[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]
**[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]
**[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Thundercracker]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skywarp]]
*[[Slipstream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slipstream]]
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bonecrusher]]
*[[Long Haul (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Long Haul]]
*[[Blast Off (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blast Off]]
*[[Mixmaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mixmaster]]
*[[Divebomb (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Divebomb]]
*[[Scrapper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scrapper]]
*[[Scavenger (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scavenger]]
*[[Vortex (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Vortex]]
*[[Tantrum (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Tantrum]]
*[[Onslaught (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Onslaught]]
*[[Rampage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rampage]]
*[[Headstrong (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Headstrong]]
*[[Bombshell (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bombshell]]
*[[Nightbird (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nightbird]]
*[[Viper#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Viper]]
*[[Scourge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scourge]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Galvatron]]
*[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nemesis Prime]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cyclonus]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Octopunch]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Devastator (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Devastator]]
*[[Offroad#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Offroad]]
*[[Deathsaurus (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Deathsaurus]]
*[[Drag Strip (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drag Strip]]
*[[Bruticus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bruticus]]
*[[Lockdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Lockdown]]
*[[Wildrider (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brake-Neck]]
*[[Reflector (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Reflector]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]]
*[[Straxus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Straxus]]
*[[Dead End (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dead End]]
*[[Barricade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Barricade]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Armada'' Megatron]]
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hun-Gurrr]]
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blackarachnia]]
*[[Predaking (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Predaking]]
*[[Astrotrain (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Astrotrain]]*
*[[Rodimus Unicronus #Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus Unicronus]]*
*[[Motormaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Motormaster]]*

|c3=
*[[Melody Keen]]
*[[Luca]]
}}

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Upcoming characters

==Events==
Every weekend, for three days, events are held so players can win resources and new crystals. The events usually alternate between solo events and Alliance events each week. New characters are introduced with a story strewn across a four-week saga.

The various type of events are:
* A solo totaliser with various resource prizes, capped at 10,000 points.
* An Alliance single totaliser with a grand prize at around 200,000 points.
* An Alliance event with many prestiges to collect prizes and crystals multiple times.
* A single totaliser with multiple prestiges, and gives same amount of battle points in all battle zones, and triple XP.
* An Alliance totaliser and leaderboard event, with the top alliances receiving the newest 4 or 3 star character crystal and Premium Crystals. Or in some events, even more of the event's crystals.

{{main|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events}}

==Notes==
*Furman has said that early in production, "we had to base it in the IDW continuity as it turned out". He also revealed it was him who pushed for Bludgeon to make it into the game as well.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/comic-writer-simon-furman-discusses-three-decades-of-transformers-and-new-game-earth-wars-707 Vice interview]</ref>
** A purple [[Decepticon Command Bunker]] can be seen in the mountainside of Decepticon bases as a counterpart to the Ark in Autobot bases.
*Character models are mostly based on each character's most-recent toy release. In many cases, this means ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'', ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'', ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]''. There are also some appearances from ''[[Thrilling 30]]'', ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'', ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'', [[Live-action film series|movie]]verse namesakes, and 'original' [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
* Though the game's dialogue is depicted using text boxes, Optimus Prime and Megatron still have voice lines. They are voiced, as usual, by [[Peter Cullen]] and [[Frank Welker]], respectively.
*Apparently, the Mastermind Creations toys of the Predacons inspired the staff so much, that the in-game models of the Predacons are based off of these [[IP infringing item|third party]] toys.
* The only Furmanisms actually in the game are "It is over - finished!" (said by Optimus or Megatron after a victory) and "Now - Reap the whirlwind!" (spoken by Optimus Prime when deploying troops).
*Smokescreen uses the Classics mold for Jazz as his animation model, instead of his most recent ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' toy, or his other ''[[Universe (2008 toyline)| Universe]]'' toy.
*The Dinobot combiner has been teased at, and seeing as it has a new [[Power of the Primes]] release, Volcanicus can now be referred to as the official Dinobot combiner. [[Beast (G1) | Thank Primus.]]

===Technical Errors===
* You can count pretty much any character with tall shoulders to have said shoulders clip and cut through the character model when in battle stance.
* Drift does an awkward shift when going from vehicle to robot and the opposite way, seeing as his body warps and shifts so that he faces sideways in bot mode. This happens every time he attacks and Every time he changes form.
* Most characters with extended shooting animations will sometimes lag out and be out of sync with the shooting animation.
* If activating an aerial bot's ability, he may circle the target pointlessly for a while. Sometimes he even goes underground.
* Rampage and Razorclaw can have a victory animation while in bot mode and charging when the battle ends. They even have their swords.
*Sunstreaker has a giant gap in the back of his combined form leg.

These are just some minor visual errors, bugs that affect gameplay are promptly resolved.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' (トランスフォーマー：アースウォーズ ''Toransufōmā: Āsu Wōzu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīn'gāng: Dìqiú zhī Zhàn ''''' (变形金刚：地球之战, "Transformers: Earth Wars")

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.transformersearthwars.com/ Official website]
* [http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/ Official Transformers Earth Wars Wiki]

[[Category:Generation 1 video games]]
[[Category:Mobile Games]]

Transformers: Earth Wars

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[[File:TransformersEarthWars_logo.png|center|400px]]
{{videogame
|title=''Transformers: Earth Wars''
|image=TransformersEarthWars header.jpg
|caption=
|developer=[[Space Ape Games]]
|publisher=[[Backflip Studios]]
|date=[[June 2]], 2016
|platform=Android, iOS
}}

'''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' is a mobile game by [[Space Ape Games]]/[[Backflip Studios]] with a storyline written by [[Simon Furman]], which means plenty of [[Furmanism]]s. The aim of the game is to assemble an army and build a fortress, then try to defend your base while destroying the enemy's. Essentially, Transformers meets ''Clash of Clans'', without Hog Riders.
The setting is [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].

==Plot==
The Autobots and Decepticons return to Earth to battle over resources. Furman promises that while it "appears to be about the same old stuff" initially, "as we progress through the game, more is revealed about Megatron’s master plan and what he’s looking for on Earth."<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2016/02/10/transformers-land-mobile-earth-wars/80167164/ USA Today: "'Transformers' land on mobile in 'Earth Wars'"]</ref>

===Campaigns===
*'''Get Optimus / Get Megatron!'''
Jefire and Starscream arrive on Earth and set up their base of operations. Soon, Ironhide and Bludgeon arrive through their Space Bridges, and after raiding a few bases, both factions find a [[Quantum Crystal]] powerful enough to power their spacebridges and bring their leaders to Earth.
*'''The Lost Map'''
With the arrival of Optimus Prime and Megatron, the Autobots and/or Decepticons set out to find the [[Fractal Map]] pieces with the help of their human allies. Both sides find a Gunner Crystal and recruit Sunstreaker and Swindle.
*'''Power Play'''
After collecting three of the map pieces, both factions try putting the pieces they collected together, only to find out they need a [[Codex Key]] to break the encryption.
*'''The Codex Showdown'''
With the help of the recently recruited medics, Ratchet and Hook, both sides fight over the Codex Key, and find the location of a [[Enigma of Combination|legendary artifact]].
*'''Combiner Wars'''
With the Enigma of Combination, the Autobots and Decepticons harness the power of Combiners. The gestalts prove unstable, however, and require Ore-13 and high-ranking bots to be useful.

==Gameplay==
===Classes===
*'''Warriors''' are armored front line melee fighters that rush into enemy defenses to open up the attack and protect other bots, but they have the lowest Damage per second (DPS). Warriors generally have a speed of 1.7, but some are slightly faster.
*'''Aerial''' units deal the highest DPS at a short range and can perform powerful airstrikes on single targets from great distances, but have low health. All air units have a speed of 2.
*'''Gunners''' shoot over walls and bombard large areas with their abilities from long range. like the Air units, they're deadly but vulnerable. All gunners have a speed of 1.8.
*'''Medics''' heal and support other bots in battle. They are only a few medics in the game, and they aren't durable themselves, so keep them in the back. Medics have a speed of 2.6.
*'''Special''' bots are highly individualized fighters with unique capabilities. This class incorporates leaders, scouts, and deployers.
*'''Combiners''' are a special class that must be summoned individually. They deal massive amounts of damage, but can only stay on the battlefield for so long. Their three abilities do not use ability points, but have cooldown times.

===Alliances===
Alliances are the primary way to gain access to bots firsthand via events. Your alliance can also compete in Alliance Wars to determine who is better, and to see who comes up top! Compete in Alliance wars to gain resources, league promotions, and bragging rights!

You can join with other players in an alliance, or you can create your own for 15,000 Alloy! There are many notable alliances within the community!

A player must have Level 4 Headquarters or higher to join an Alliance, and up to 40 people can be in an Alliance.

===Resources===
*'''Alloy'''- A metal substance used to upgrade buildings and walls.
*'''[[Energon]]'''- Energon is used to upgrade buildings, upgrade Bots' special abilities, and to perform research on Bots to make them stronger.
*'''[[Ore-13]]'''- A potent substance used to activate Combiners.
*'''[[Spark]]'''- Obtained from holographic summons in the Space bridge and Event rewards, Spark is used to upgrade Bots' abilities. Special Spark can be received from Combiner team bots.
*'''Crystal Shards'''- Also the result of Holographic summons and events, shards are use to create powerful crystals to summon high star rating Bots.
*'''[[Cybercoin]]'''- Premium currency used for instantly obtaining resources and [[Quantum Crystal| crystals.]]
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:currencies| Currencies and Resources at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===Battle Boosts===
Battle Boosts are like Spells in Clash of Clans. They can only be used once in a battle, but provide extra offense or defense for your team.
*'''Incendiary Barrage MK. 1, II, and III''' Rain down an artillery battery of Incendiary shells on the battlefield dealing medium damage
*'''Orbital Strike MK. I, II, and III''' summon a powerful Orbital Strike from above dealing massive damage.
*'''Forcefield MK. I, II, and III''' Provides a forcefield that blocks 45% to 75% of damage taken and makes them immune to knockbacks for 6 seconds.
*'''Smart Bomb MK. I, II, and III''' Deals a set amount of damage to a single target.
*'''EMP blast MK. I, II, and III''' Stun all targets in a large radius for a set amount of time depending on the level.
*'''Field Repairs MK. I, II, and III''' Heal all friendly bots for a set amount of HP over 5 seconds.
*'''Shark Attack MK I, II, and III''' Call for 3 vicious 2-star Sharkticons (level 14, 30, and 40, respectively) to attack a target.'''Warning''': Fallen Sharkticons are ''highly'' explosive.
*'''Nanofrost MK. I, II, and III''' Freeze a building for 8-12 seconds, then destroy it to freeze and slow down all buildings around the Bomb radius by 40% for 10 seconds.
*'''[[Kremzeek| Kremzeeks]]''' Coming in 5 variants, Kremzeeks can do quite a lot of things.
**Red Kremzeeks set buildings on fire dealing 128 damage per second for 6 seconds, increasing every second if you destroy the building they are currently deployed on.
**Yellow Kremzeeks deal 96 damage over 15 seconds. Can jump to other buildings up to 4 times.
**Purple Kremzeeks hack defenses and make them attack other defenses for you, albeit with less damage.
** The rare Blue Kremzeek can stun defenses over a brief period of time.
** The White Kremzeek makes the target building take more damage.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:battleboosts| Battle Boosts at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Buildings==
===Main===
*'''Headquarters''' - The heart of your Autobot/Decepticon outpost, protect yours well, and destroy an opponent's Headquarters to win a battle! Upgrade it to unlock more upgrades and buildings!
*'''Shuttle''' - The shuttle carries Autobots and Decepticons into battle! Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum capacity.

===Defense===
*'''[[Autogun|Auto Cannon]]''' - Provides a decent amount of damage and has medium range. Cannot target flying units.
*'''Laser Turret''' - Shoots off 4 smaller lasers that deal constant damage at shorter range, but deals double damage to flying unit's!
*'''Mortar''' - Long range defense that targets ground units and deals explosive damage from far away.
*'''Outpost''' - Assign an Autobot or Deception with a fraction of their normal stats to defend against attacks on your base.
*'''Beam Laser''' - Shoots off a long range Photon laser to deal the Highest DPS on a single ground unit.
*'''Shock Tower''' - Delivers a nasty jolt of electricity to nearby bots and knocks them back, and is immune to EMP effects! (Except for [[Star Saber (Victory)|shock]][[Deathsaurus (Victory)|fire]])
*'''Missile Launcher''' - Shoots off a barrage of rockets over a very long range at both ground and air units. Cannot target troops within its blind spot.
*'''Stasis Mine''' - Doesn't deal damage, but freezes enemies in place for 2-5 seconds.
*'''Wall''' - Used to shield defenses and slow down invaders. Upgrading each wall post gives it more health to better defend against opponent bots.

*'''Combiner Outpost''' - Unavailable to players and only seen in the Combiner Wars Campaign, this very long-ranged outpost activates a Combiner to defend against other Combiners!
===Utility===
*'''Energon Harvester''' - Harvests precious Energon for research and upgrading buildings. Upgrade with Alloy to increase production rate.
*'''Energon Storage''' - Stores Energon for later usage. Upgrade with Alloy to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Alloy Harvester''' - Harvests Alloy to upgrade buildings. Upgrade with Energon to increase production rate.
*'''Alloy Storage''' - Stores Alloy for later usage. Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Ore-13 Harvester''' - Harvests the rare mineral [[Ore-13]] for sending out Combiners to battle.
*'''Ore-13 Storage''' - A storage device strong enough to contain the power of Ore-13.
*'''[[Spacebridge]]''' - The Spacebridge is used to activate [[Quantum Crystal]]s to bring in bots and resources!
*'''Research Lab''' - Upgrade your bots and their abilities with Energon and Spark to make them more powerful! Upgrade the lab to increase the max level that bots can be upgraded to.
*'''Combiner Lab''' - Used to activate Combiners and upgrade their abilities using combiner Spark.
*'''Build Bot''' - Build Bots will build and upgrade buildings, but the bots themselves cannot be upgraded and have very low health. The number of buildings than can be upgraded at a time depends on the number of Build Bots on base. More Build Bots can be bought at 2000 [[Cybercoin]]s each.
*'''Scanner''' - Provides locations of rivals' bases so you can raid them. Upgrading it will give access to tougher battle zones.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:buildings| Buildings at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Featured Characters==
(''Characters are paired in each row as in-game counterparts.'')

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jetfire]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ironhide]]
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ratchet]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bumblebee]]
*[[Prowl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Prowl]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cliffjumper]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Grimlock]]
*[[Mirage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mirage]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Wheeljack]]
*[[Blaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blaster]]
**[[Eject (G1)|Eject]]
**[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]
**[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]
**[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]]
*[[Silverbolt (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Silverbolt]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skydive]]
*[[Air Raid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Air Raid]]
*[[Powerglide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Powerglide]]
*[[Alpha Bravo#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Alpha Bravo]]
*[[Fireflight (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Firefly]]
*[[Jazz (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Autobot Jazz]]
*[[Windblade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Windblade]]
*[[Pyra Magna#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pyra Magna]]
*[[Rust Dust#Transformers:_Earth_Warst|Rust Dust]]
*[[Dust Up#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dustup]]
*[[Jumpstream#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jumpstream]]
*[[Skyburst (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skyburst]]
*[[Stormclash#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Stormclash]]
*[[Slag (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slug]]
*[[Huffer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Huffer]]
*[[Arcee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Arcee]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sideswipe]]
*[[Swoop (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Strafe]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus/Hot Rod]]*
*[[Hot Spot (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Spot]]
*[[Seaspray (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Seaspray]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Superion (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Superion]]
*[[Pipes (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pipes]]
*[[Star Saber (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Star Saber]]
*[[Hound (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hound]]
*[[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Maximus]]
*[[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Perceptor]]
*[[Smokescreen (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Smokescreen]]
*[[First Aid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|First Aid]]
*[[Optimus Primal#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Primal]]
*[[Sludge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slog]]
*[[Kup (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kup]]
*[[Drift (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drift]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Laser Optimus Prime]]
*[[Snarl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Snarl]]
*[[Cheetor (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cheetor]]
*[[Volcanicus #Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Volcanicus]]
*[[Springer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Springer]]*
*[[Rodimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus Prime]]*

|c2=
*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Megatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Starscream]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bludgeon]]
*[[Swindle (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Swindle]]
*[[Hook (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hook]]
*[[Shrapnel (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skrapnel]]
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Breakdown]]
*[[Kickback (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kickback]]
*[[Razorclaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Razorclaw]]
*[[Brawl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brawl]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Shockwave]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Soundwave]]
**[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]
**[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]
**[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]
**[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Thundercracker]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skywarp]]
*[[Slipstream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slipstream]]
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bonecrusher]]
*[[Long Haul (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Long Haul]]
*[[Blast Off (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blast Off]]
*[[Mixmaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mixmaster]]
*[[Divebomb (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Divebomb]]
*[[Scrapper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scrapper]]
*[[Scavenger (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scavenger]]
*[[Vortex (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Vortex]]
*[[Tantrum (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Tantrum]]
*[[Onslaught (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Onslaught]]
*[[Rampage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rampage]]
*[[Headstrong (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Headstrong]]
*[[Bombshell (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bombshell]]
*[[Nightbird (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nightbird]]
*[[Viper#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Viper]]
*[[Scourge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scourge]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Galvatron]]
*[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nemesis Prime]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cyclonus]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Octopunch]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Devastator (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Devastator]]
*[[Offroad#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Offroad]]
*[[Deathsaurus (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Deathsaurus]]
*[[Drag Strip (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drag Strip]]
*[[Bruticus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bruticus]]
*[[Lockdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Lockdown]]
*[[Wildrider (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brake-Neck]]
*[[Reflector (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Reflector]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]]
*[[Straxus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Straxus]]
*[[Dead End (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dead End]]
*[[Barricade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Barricade]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Armada'' Megatron]]
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hun-Gurrr]]
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blackarachnia]]
*[[Predaking (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Predaking]]
*[[Astrotrain (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Astrotrain]]*
*[[Rodimus Unicronus (Power Of The Primes)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus Unicronus]]*
*[[Motormaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Motormaster]]*

|c3=
*[[Melody Keen]]
*[[Luca]]
}}

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Upcoming characters

==Events==
Every weekend, for three days, events are held so players can win resources and new crystals. The events usually alternate between solo events and Alliance events each week. New characters are introduced with a story strewn across a four-week saga.

The various type of events are:
* A solo totaliser with various resource prizes, capped at 10,000 points.
* An Alliance single totaliser with a grand prize at around 200,000 points.
* An Alliance event with many prestiges to collect prizes and crystals multiple times.
* A single totaliser with multiple prestiges, and gives same amount of battle points in all battle zones, and triple XP.
* An Alliance totaliser and leaderboard event, with the top alliances receiving the newest 4 or 3 star character crystal and Premium Crystals. Or in some events, even more of the event's crystals.

{{main|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events}}

==Notes==
*Furman has said that early in production, "we had to base it in the IDW continuity as it turned out". He also revealed it was him who pushed for Bludgeon to make it into the game as well.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/comic-writer-simon-furman-discusses-three-decades-of-transformers-and-new-game-earth-wars-707 Vice interview]</ref>
** A purple [[Decepticon Command Bunker]] can be seen in the mountainside of Decepticon bases as a counterpart to the Ark in Autobot bases.
*Character models are mostly based on each character's most-recent toy release. In many cases, this means ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'', ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'', ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]''. There are also some appearances from ''[[Thrilling 30]]'', ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'', ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'', [[Live-action film series|movie]]verse namesakes, and 'original' [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
* Though the game's dialogue is depicted using text boxes, Optimus Prime and Megatron still have voice lines. They are voiced, as usual, by [[Peter Cullen]] and [[Frank Welker]], respectively.
*Apparently, the Mastermind Creations toys of the Predacons inspired the staff so much, that the in-game models of the Predacons are based off of these [[IP infringing item|third party]] toys.
* The only Furmanisms actually in the game are "It is over - finished!" (said by Optimus or Megatron after a victory) and "Now - Reap the whirlwind!" (spoken by Optimus Prime when deploying troops).
*Smokescreen uses the Classics mold for Jazz as his animation model, instead of his most recent ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' toy, or his other ''[[Universe (2008 toyline)| Universe]]'' toy.
*The Dinobot combiner has been teased at, and seeing as it has a new [[Power of the Primes]] release, Volcanicus can now be referred to as the official Dinobot combiner. [[Beast (G1) | Thank Primus.]]

===Technical Errors===
* You can count pretty much any character with tall shoulders to have said shoulders clip and cut through the character model when in battle stance.
* Drift does an awkward shift when going from vehicle to robot and the opposite way, seeing as his body warps and shifts so that he faces sideways in bot mode. This happens every time he attacks and Every time he changes form.
* Most characters with extended shooting animations will sometimes lag out and be out of sync with the shooting animation.
* If activating an aerial bot's ability, he may circle the target pointlessly for a while. Sometimes he even goes underground.
* Rampage and Razorclaw can have a victory animation while in bot mode and charging when the battle ends. They even have their swords.
*Sunstreaker has a giant gap in the back of his combined form leg.

These are just some minor visual errors, bugs that affect gameplay are promptly resolved.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' (トランスフォーマー：アースウォーズ ''Toransufōmā: Āsu Wōzu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīn'gāng: Dìqiú zhī Zhàn ''''' (变形金刚：地球之战, "Transformers: Earth Wars")

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.transformersearthwars.com/ Official website]
* [http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/ Official Transformers Earth Wars Wiki]

[[Category:Generation 1 video games]]
[[Category:Mobile Games]]

Transformers: Earth Wars

2017-10-14T15:30:59Z

Dinobot56: /* Featured Characters */

[[File:TransformersEarthWars_logo.png|center|400px]]
{{videogame
|title=''Transformers: Earth Wars''
|image=TransformersEarthWars header.jpg
|caption=
|developer=[[Space Ape Games]]
|publisher=[[Backflip Studios]]
|date=[[June 2]], 2016
|platform=Android, iOS
}}

'''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' is a mobile game by [[Space Ape Games]]/[[Backflip Studios]] with a storyline written by [[Simon Furman]], which means plenty of [[Furmanism]]s. The aim of the game is to assemble an army and build a fortress, then try to defend your base while destroying the enemy's. Essentially, Transformers meets ''Clash of Clans'', without Hog Riders.
The setting is [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].

==Plot==
The Autobots and Decepticons return to Earth to battle over resources. Furman promises that while it "appears to be about the same old stuff" initially, "as we progress through the game, more is revealed about Megatron’s master plan and what he’s looking for on Earth."<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2016/02/10/transformers-land-mobile-earth-wars/80167164/ USA Today: "'Transformers' land on mobile in 'Earth Wars'"]</ref>

===Campaigns===
*'''Get Optimus / Get Megatron!'''
Jefire and Starscream arrive on Earth and set up their base of operations. Soon, Ironhide and Bludgeon arrive through their Space Bridges, and after raiding a few bases, both factions find a [[Quantum Crystal]] powerful enough to power their spacebridges and bring their leaders to Earth.
*'''The Lost Map'''
With the arrival of Optimus Prime and Megatron, the Autobots and/or Decepticons set out to find the [[Fractal Map]] pieces with the help of their human allies. Both sides find a Gunner Crystal and recruit Sunstreaker and Swindle.
*'''Power Play'''
After collecting three of the map pieces, both factions try putting the pieces they collected together, only to find out they need a [[Codex Key]] to break the encryption.
*'''The Codex Showdown'''
With the help of the recently recruited medics, Ratchet and Hook, both sides fight over the Codex Key, and find the location of a [[Enigma of Combination|legendary artifact]].
*'''Combiner Wars'''
With the Enigma of Combination, the Autobots and Decepticons harness the power of Combiners. The gestalts prove unstable, however, and require Ore-13 and high-ranking bots to be useful.

==Gameplay==
===Classes===
*'''Warriors''' are armored front line melee fighters that rush into enemy defenses to open up the attack and protect other bots, but they have the lowest Damage per second (DPS). Warriors generally have a speed of 1.7, but some are slightly faster.
*'''Aerial''' units deal the highest DPS at a short range and can perform powerful airstrikes on single targets from great distances, but have low health. All air units have a speed of 2.
*'''Gunners''' shoot over walls and bombard large areas with their abilities from long range. like the Air units, they're deadly but vulnerable. All gunners have a speed of 1.8.
*'''Medics''' heal and support other bots in battle. They are only a few medics in the game, and they aren't durable themselves, so keep them in the back. Medics have a speed of 2.6.
*'''Special''' bots are highly individualized fighters with unique capabilities. This class incorporates leaders, scouts, and deployers.
*'''Combiners''' are a special class that must be summoned individually. They deal massive amounts of damage, but can only stay on the battlefield for so long. Their three abilities do not use ability points, but have cooldown times.

===Alliances===
Alliances are the primary way to gain access to bots firsthand via events. Your alliance can also compete in Alliance Wars to determine who is better, and to see who comes up top! Compete in Alliance wars to gain resources, league promotions, and bragging rights!

You can join with other players in an alliance, or you can create your own for 15,000 Alloy! There are many notable alliances within the community!

A player must have Level 4 Headquarters or higher to join an Alliance, and up to 40 people can be in an Alliance.

===Resources===
*'''Alloy'''- A metal substance used to upgrade buildings and walls.
*'''[[Energon]]'''- Energon is used to upgrade buildings, upgrade Bots' special abilities, and to perform research on Bots to make them stronger.
*'''[[Ore-13]]'''- A potent substance used to activate Combiners.
*'''[[Spark]]'''- Obtained from holographic summons in the Space bridge and Event rewards, Spark is used to upgrade Bots' abilities. Special Spark can be received from Combiner team bots.
*'''Crystal Shards'''- Also the result of Holographic summons and events, shards are use to create powerful crystals to summon high star rating Bots.
*'''[[Cybercoin]]'''- Premium currency used for instantly obtaining resources and [[Quantum Crystal| crystals.]]
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:currencies| Currencies and Resources at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===Battle Boosts===
Battle Boosts are like Spells in Clash of Clans. They can only be used once in a battle, but provide extra offense or defense for your team.
*'''Incendiary Barrage MK. 1, II, and III''' Rain down an artillery battery of Incendiary shells on the battlefield dealing medium damage
*'''Orbital Strike MK. I, II, and III''' summon a powerful Orbital Strike from above dealing massive damage.
*'''Forcefield MK. I, II, and III''' Provides a forcefield that blocks 45% to 75% of damage taken and makes them immune to knockbacks for 6 seconds.
*'''Smart Bomb MK. I, II, and III''' Deals a set amount of damage to a single target.
*'''EMP blast MK. I, II, and III''' Stun all targets in a large radius for a set amount of time depending on the level.
*'''Field Repairs MK. I, II, and III''' Heal all friendly bots for a set amount of HP over 5 seconds.
*'''Shark Attack MK I, II, and III''' Call for 3 vicious 2-star Sharkticons (level 14, 30, and 40, respectively) to attack a target.'''Warning''': Fallen Sharkticons are ''highly'' explosive.
*'''Nanofrost MK. I, II, and III''' Freeze a building for 8-12 seconds, then destroy it to freeze and slow down all buildings around the Bomb radius by 40% for 10 seconds.
*'''[[Kremzeek| Kremzeeks]]''' Coming in 5 variants, Kremzeeks can do quite a lot of things.
**Red Kremzeeks set buildings on fire dealing 128 damage per second for 6 seconds, increasing every second if you destroy the building they are currently deployed on.
**Yellow Kremzeeks deal 96 damage over 15 seconds. Can jump to other buildings up to 4 times.
**Purple Kremzeeks hack defenses and make them attack other defenses for you, albeit with less damage.
** The rare Blue Kremzeek can stun defenses over a brief period of time.
** The White Kremzeek makes the target building take more damage.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:battleboosts| Battle Boosts at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Buildings==
===Main===
*'''Headquarters''' - The heart of your Autobot/Decepticon outpost, protect yours well, and destroy an opponent's Headquarters to win a battle! Upgrade it to unlock more upgrades and buildings!
*'''Shuttle''' - The shuttle carries Autobots and Decepticons into battle! Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum capacity.

===Defense===
*'''[[Autogun|Auto Cannon]]''' - Provides a decent amount of damage and has medium range. Cannot target flying units.
*'''Laser Turret''' - Shoots off 4 smaller lasers that deal constant damage at shorter range, but deals double damage to flying unit's!
*'''Mortar''' - Long range defense that targets ground units and deals explosive damage from far away.
*'''Outpost''' - Assign an Autobot or Deception with a fraction of their normal stats to defend against attacks on your base.
*'''Beam Laser''' - Shoots off a long range Photon laser to deal the Highest DPS on a single ground unit.
*'''Shock Tower''' - Delivers a nasty jolt of electricity to nearby bots and knocks them back, and is immune to EMP effects! (Except for [[Star Saber (Victory)|shock]][[Deathsaurus (Victory)|fire]])
*'''Missile Launcher''' - Shoots off a barrage of rockets over a very long range at both ground and air units. Cannot target troops within its blind spot.
*'''Stasis Mine''' - Doesn't deal damage, but freezes enemies in place for 2-5 seconds.
*'''Wall''' - Used to shield defenses and slow down invaders. Upgrading each wall post gives it more health to better defend against opponent bots.

*'''Combiner Outpost''' - Unavailable to players and only seen in the Combiner Wars Campaign, this very long-ranged outpost activates a Combiner to defend against other Combiners!
===Utility===
*'''Energon Harvester''' - Harvests precious Energon for research and upgrading buildings. Upgrade with Alloy to increase production rate.
*'''Energon Storage''' - Stores Energon for later usage. Upgrade with Alloy to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Alloy Harvester''' - Harvests Alloy to upgrade buildings. Upgrade with Energon to increase production rate.
*'''Alloy Storage''' - Stores Alloy for later usage. Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Ore-13 Harvester''' - Harvests the rare mineral [[Ore-13]] for sending out Combiners to battle.
*'''Ore-13 Storage''' - A storage device strong enough to contain the power of Ore-13.
*'''[[Spacebridge]]''' - The Spacebridge is used to activate [[Quantum Crystal]]s to bring in bots and resources!
*'''Research Lab''' - Upgrade your bots and their abilities with Energon and Spark to make them more powerful! Upgrade the lab to increase the max level that bots can be upgraded to.
*'''Combiner Lab''' - Used to activate Combiners and upgrade their abilities using combiner Spark.
*'''Build Bot''' - Build Bots will build and upgrade buildings, but the bots themselves cannot be upgraded and have very low health. The number of buildings than can be upgraded at a time depends on the number of Build Bots on base. More Build Bots can be bought at 2000 [[Cybercoin]]s each.
*'''Scanner''' - Provides locations of rivals' bases so you can raid them. Upgrading it will give access to tougher battle zones.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:buildings| Buildings at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Featured Characters==
(''Characters are paired in each row as in-game counterparts.'')

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jetfire]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ironhide]]
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ratchet]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bumblebee]]
*[[Prowl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Prowl]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cliffjumper]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Grimlock]]
*[[Mirage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mirage]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Wheeljack]]
*[[Blaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blaster]]
**[[Eject (G1)|Eject]]
**[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]
**[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]
**[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]]
*[[Silverbolt (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Silverbolt]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skydive]]
*[[Air Raid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Air Raid]]
*[[Powerglide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Powerglide]]
*[[Alpha Bravo#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Alpha Bravo]]
*[[Fireflight (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Firefly]]
*[[Jazz (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Autobot Jazz]]
*[[Windblade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Windblade]]
*[[Pyra Magna#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pyra Magna]]
*[[Rust Dust#Transformers:_Earth_Warst|Rust Dust]]
*[[Dust Up#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dustup]]
*[[Jumpstream#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jumpstream]]
*[[Skyburst (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skyburst]]
*[[Stormclash#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Stormclash]]
*[[Slag (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slug]]
*[[Huffer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Huffer]]
*[[Arcee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Arcee]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sideswipe]]
*[[Swoop (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Strafe]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus/Hot Rod]]*
*[[Hot Spot (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Spot]]
*[[Seaspray (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Seaspray]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Superion (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Superion]]
*[[Pipes (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pipes]]
*[[Star Saber (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Star Saber]]
*[[Hound (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hound]]
*[[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Maximus]]
*[[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Perceptor]]
*[[Smokescreen (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Smokescreen]]
*[[First Aid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|First Aid]]
*[[Optimus Primal#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Primal]]
*[[Sludge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slog]]
*[[Kup (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kup]]
*[[Drift (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drift]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Laser Optimus Prime]]
*[[Snarl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Snarl]]
*[[Cheetor (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cheetor]]
*[[Volcanicus #Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Volcanicus]]
*[[Springer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Springer]]*
*[[Rodimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus Prime]]*

|c2=
*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Megatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Starscream]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bludgeon]]
*[[Swindle (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Swindle]]
*[[Hook (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hook]]
*[[Shrapnel (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skrapnel]]
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Breakdown]]
*[[Kickback (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kickback]]
*[[Razorclaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Razorclaw]]
*[[Brawl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brawl]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Shockwave]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Soundwave]]
**[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]
**[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]
**[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]
**[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Thundercracker]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skywarp]]
*[[Slipstream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slipstream]]
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bonecrusher]]
*[[Long Haul (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Long Haul]]
*[[Blast Off (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blast Off]]
*[[Mixmaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mixmaster]]
*[[Divebomb (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Divebomb]]
*[[Scrapper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scrapper]]
*[[Scavenger (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scavenger]]
*[[Vortex (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Vortex]]
*[[Tantrum (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Tantrum]]
*[[Onslaught (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Onslaught]]
*[[Rampage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rampage]]
*[[Headstrong (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Headstrong]]
*[[Bombshell (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bombshell]]
*[[Nightbird (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nightbird]]
*[[Viper#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Viper]]
*[[Scourge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scourge]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Galvatron]]
*[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nemesis Prime]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cyclonus]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Octopunch]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Devastator (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Devastator]]
*[[Offroad#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Offroad]]
*[[Deathsaurus (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Deathsaurus]]
*[[Drag Strip (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drag Strip]]
*[[Bruticus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bruticus]]
*[[Lockdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Lockdown]]
*[[Wildrider (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brake-Neck]]
*[[Reflector (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Reflector]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]]
*[[Straxus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Straxus]]
*[[Dead End (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dead End]]
*[[Barricade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Barricade]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Armada'' Megatron]]
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hun-Gurrr]]
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blackarachnia]]
*[[Predaking (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Predaking]]
*[[Astrotrain (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Astrotrain]]*
*[[Rodimus Unicronus (POTP)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus Unicronus]]*
*[[Motormaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Motormaster]]*

|c3=
*[[Melody Keen]]
*[[Luca]]
}}

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Upcoming characters

==Events==
Every weekend, for three days, events are held so players can win resources and new crystals. The events usually alternate between solo events and Alliance events each week. New characters are introduced with a story strewn across a four-week saga.

The various type of events are:
* A solo totaliser with various resource prizes, capped at 10,000 points.
* An Alliance single totaliser with a grand prize at around 200,000 points.
* An Alliance event with many prestiges to collect prizes and crystals multiple times.
* A single totaliser with multiple prestiges, and gives same amount of battle points in all battle zones, and triple XP.
* An Alliance totaliser and leaderboard event, with the top alliances receiving the newest 4 or 3 star character crystal and Premium Crystals. Or in some events, even more of the event's crystals.

{{main|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events}}

==Notes==
*Furman has said that early in production, "we had to base it in the IDW continuity as it turned out". He also revealed it was him who pushed for Bludgeon to make it into the game as well.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/comic-writer-simon-furman-discusses-three-decades-of-transformers-and-new-game-earth-wars-707 Vice interview]</ref>
** A purple [[Decepticon Command Bunker]] can be seen in the mountainside of Decepticon bases as a counterpart to the Ark in Autobot bases.
*Character models are mostly based on each character's most-recent toy release. In many cases, this means ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'', ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'', ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]''. There are also some appearances from ''[[Thrilling 30]]'', ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'', ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'', [[Live-action film series|movie]]verse namesakes, and 'original' [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
* Though the game's dialogue is depicted using text boxes, Optimus Prime and Megatron still have voice lines. They are voiced, as usual, by [[Peter Cullen]] and [[Frank Welker]], respectively.
*Apparently, the Mastermind Creations toys of the Predacons inspired the staff so much, that the in-game models of the Predacons are based off of these [[IP infringing item|third party]] toys.
* The only Furmanisms actually in the game are "It is over - finished!" (said by Optimus or Megatron after a victory) and "Now - Reap the whirlwind!" (spoken by Optimus Prime when deploying troops).
*Smokescreen uses the Classics mold for Jazz as his animation model, instead of his most recent ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' toy, or his other ''[[Universe (2008 toyline)| Universe]]'' toy.
*The Dinobot combiner has been teased at, and seeing as it has a new [[Power of the Primes]] release, Volcanicus can now be referred to as the official Dinobot combiner. [[Beast (G1) | Thank Primus.]]

===Technical Errors===
* You can count pretty much any character with tall shoulders to have said shoulders clip and cut through the character model when in battle stance.
* Drift does an awkward shift when going from vehicle to robot and the opposite way, seeing as his body warps and shifts so that he faces sideways in bot mode. This happens every time he attacks and Every time he changes form.
* Most characters with extended shooting animations will sometimes lag out and be out of sync with the shooting animation.
* If activating an aerial bot's ability, he may circle the target pointlessly for a while. Sometimes he even goes underground.
* Rampage and Razorclaw can have a victory animation while in bot mode and charging when the battle ends. They even have their swords.
*Sunstreaker has a giant gap in the back of his combined form leg.

These are just some minor visual errors, bugs that affect gameplay are promptly resolved.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' (トランスフォーマー：アースウォーズ ''Toransufōmā: Āsu Wōzu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīn'gāng: Dìqiú zhī Zhàn ''''' (变形金刚：地球之战, "Transformers: Earth Wars")

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.transformersearthwars.com/ Official website]
* [http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/ Official Transformers Earth Wars Wiki]

[[Category:Generation 1 video games]]
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Drift (G1)

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:''Drift is an [[Autobot]] and former [[Decepticon]] from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:AHM 06 CoverA.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|While you were out partying, I studied THE BLADE.]]
'''Drift''' was not always an Autobot. In fact, he slaughtered quite a few when he was known as the Decepticon '''Deadlock'''. But Deadlock's eyes were opened to what the Transformers' war had become when he stumbled across a lost faction of neutral Transformers long since forgotten. He discarded his ruthless ways, abandoned his guns for swords, and changed his name and appearance.

When Drift returned to the Transformer war to make right what he put wrong, he was a bot of few words and disciplined action. He since went on to be an enthusiastic spiritualist and a self-punishing crusader, all in an attempt to get away from the nasty parts of his personality that are still lurking within him. It doesn't matter what his personality is because with his Decepticon past, Drift isn't well-liked or trusted by [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|a few]] of the Autobots and [[Hellbat (Victory)|some of]] the Decepticons think he's just ''lying'' about having changed. This hits Drift more than you might think because at the end of the day, despite his loner attitude, Drift ''really'' just wants to be part of something.

In addition to the two swords kept in his hip scabbards, Drift carries a legendary [[Great Sword]]. An ancient weapon that predates modern civilization, the Great Sword draws upon the [[spark]] energy of its bearer, and as such must only be used in the most dire of circumstances.

{{quote|We're going about this the wrong way, '''all''' of us! After countless centuries of fighting ... the Autobots are a '''step''' away from what we were when all this '''started.''' And us—the Decepticons have become something '''worse''' than any of us could have '''imagined'''.|Drift explains his new perception of the war to his [[Turmoil|former commander]]|"[[Spotlight: Drift]]"}}

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
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[[File:Drift2-renamed.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|"Eh....Inferno, tell to Death Blade that if he calling me that again, his name will become DEATH BOT!"]]
Drift was originally a homeless Cybertronian, living on the streets and stealing energon to survive. The hopeless 'bot was befriended by [[Gasket]] {{storylink|Drift issue 2|Drift #2}} but otherwise had no one. During one [[circuit booster|drug trip]] in the [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]], he was assaulted by [[Sonic (G1)|Sonic]] and [[Boom]], who were abducting homeless people for money. Drift was rescued by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]], who brought him to [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]]'s secret clinic in [[Rodion]]. Ratchet saved Drift's life, and told the young robot that he could achieve great things in his life if he tried— he could just ''tell'' Drift was destined for something special. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}}

Drift would soon learn what that was, after Gasket was killed by Autobot law enforcement after trying to stop them from executing a thief. Drift exploded with rage, grabbed the nearest gun and killed them all. His knack for violence attracted the attention of the Cybertronian underground, who trained Drift as a killer. Amongst this group, Drift realized the level of corruption in the [[Senate]], and a recruitment rally held by [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] drew Drift in with his talk of equality. Megatron singled Drift out of the crowd, claiming to have heard great things of him, and asked him to join the Decepticons to fight for a better Cybertron. Drift agreed and, after being was hailed by the crowd, was renamed Deadlock by Megatron. {{storylink|Drift issue 2|Drift #2}} Drift rose to become the second-in-command of [[Turmoil]], garnering a reputation as a vicious and merciless fighter. {{storylink|Drift issue 1|Drift #1}}

During their time with [[Megatron (RID)|Gigatron]], Turmoil and Deadlock crashed on a desert world and investigated a nearby stone fortress to find a way out. The two of them would go on to massacre the inhabitants before leaving and Deadlock recorded the presence of a Stone Army on the planet. {{storylink|Drift - Empire of Stone issue 2|Empire of Stone #2}} {{storylink|Drift - Empire of Stone issue 3|Empire of Stone #3}}

[[File:Drift1-Deadlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Deadlock prefers to pose so his legs don't block any of the action.]]
Much later, on the planet [[Dabola]], Deadlock led a battalion against an Autobot squadron. The [[Sunstreaker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Autobots' leader]] called a retreat, and Deadlock's team celebrated. This was spoiled when [[Not Carnivac|one of the soldiers]] pointed out that Deadlock had been ordered to merely observe, and once again had disobeyed orders. When the soldier threatened to inform Turmoil of Deadlock's disobedience, Deadlock killed him. Claiming Turmoil was too cautious and that it was time for new leadership, he called for the other soldiers to follow him, but they summarily captured him and brought him to Turmoil. Turmoil used a stasis lock to trap him in [[robot mode]] and attempted to execute him. Deadlock managed to escape, and after initiating an emergency protocol to cover his escape, stole an escape pod and departed the ship.

Deadlock crashed on an unknown planet. After scaling some, he found a massive structure, but before he could explore, a mysterious cloaked figure appeared, named [[Wing (G1)|Wing]]. Wing offered a deal: help him free the slaves, and he would find Deadlock a ship. Deadlock, introducing himself as "Drift," agreed, but first Drift said he needed guns. Together, they jumped some guards and stole their weapons, however a stray blast stripped Wing of his cloak, revealing him to be Cybertronian. Once they jumped into the complex, Drift automatically fled for the ship, abandoning Wing. Despite this betrayal, when Drift was attacked and nearly killed by one the slavers, Wing brought Drift back with him to a new [[Crystal City]], where he was repaired. {{storylink|Drift issue 1|Drift #1}}

[[File:Drift1-rebuilt.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|"We were okay with your old legs. Rest had to go."]]
Wing explained that they were the [[Circle of Light]], a group of Cybertronian scholars and scientists who abandoned the planet during the early days of the war in order to find peace and preserve Cybertron's culture. Wing and Drift were taken to a meeting with Crystal City's leader, [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]]. While Drift waited outside, Wing was admonished for bringing a corrupting influence to the city. He was ordered to keep Drift with him at all times. Afterward, Wing brought Drift to an empty room, discarded his swords and asked him what the Decepticon symbol stood for. Drift replied it meant strength, power and conviction, and the belief in the survival of the strongest. Wing offered Drift a chance to earn his freedom by defeating him without guns in combat, but Drift never succeeded. Drift grumbled that he'd never learned to fight without projectile weaponry.

Weeks later, Wing was still dominating Drift. Over time, Drift admitted that Crystal City held everything Drift had ever wanted, while the Decepticons had lost sight of this goal some time ago. Their sparring was interrupted by a summons from Dai Atlas. When they arrived in the control room, he informed them that they had received a coded signal and he thought Drift might be able to translate. Though Drift claimed he could not understand it, that night he snuck out of the city and drove far into the desert. There he met with the slavers, who had used a Decepticon code to offer Drift a deal. The code had been obtained from [[Lockdown (G1)|Lockdown]], a Decepticon sent by Megatron. The deal was simple: hand over the location of the Circle of Light or die. {{storylink|Drift issue 2|Drift #2}}

[[File:Drift4-notdoneyet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Man, I bet those dumb G2 guys wish they had this kind of endurance.]]
Lockdown reminded "Deadlock" of his high-standing in the Decepticon army. Megatron held Deadlock in high esteem, and by guarding these Transformers Drift stood to lose that. Meanwhile, the head slaver, [[Braid]], required Cybertronian bodies to experiment on, and were willing to take captives from the neutral camp in lieu of Deadlock, in payment for the property he'd damaged earlier. After agreeing to lead the neutral Transformers into an ambush, Drift stumbled back to Crystal City, where he informed the Circle of Light about the pact he'd made with Lockdown and the slavers. Drift argued that they should fight their attackers to preserve their freedom and their way of life, but Dai Atlas sharply disagreed. He would have no fighting at all, even to preserve his own life, and blamed Drift for ruining their civilization. The others did not agree, and supported Drift. A small number of them offered to help fight the slavers while keeping the true number of their population unknown. As they reached the surface with a hastily constructed craft to make it appear as if the Circle of Light had recently crashed there, Drift revealed himself to have been rebuilt head-to-toe to match his new colleagues. With a sword mounted on each hip, Drift announced he was ready. {{storylink|Drift issue 3|Drift #3}}

Soon, Lockdown and the slavers were upon them. After slaying a few of the slavers, Drift realized that he was past the point of no return. Lockdown realized this as well, and asked the former Decepticon why he'd given it all away so easily. "What I've always wanted... the promise of a better Cybertron." But their sparring was interrupted by the death of Wing. Enraged, Drift jumped Braid, Wing's murderer, but he did not accomplish much. He was not as agile a fighter as his late friend, and Braid easily defeated him.

Before the killing blow could be delivered, Crystal City in its entirety rose from the ground, as Wing's death had spurred Dai Atlas into action. With the entirety of the population now fighting the slavers, the tide was quickly turned. Despite his injuries, Drift slew Braid with his Great Sword, while Lockdown, startled at Drift's transformation, cut his losses and left. Though the Circle of Light asked Drift to stay with them, Drift reminded them that he'd promised Wing to return the freed slaves to their homes. Drift was given Wing's Great Sword and given their blessing. {{storylink|Drift issue 4|Drift #4}}

[[File:SpotlightDrift Deadlockisdead.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|He's your horrible fancharacter.]]
Some time after leaving Crystal City and returning the slaves, Drift set off to make a difference in the Autobot/Decepticon Civil War. First, he attempted to free a group of Autobots held captive on the ship he'd previously served aboard. Upon entering Turmoil's ship, his attempt at stealth was successful until the [[Wrecker]]s arrived and blasted their way aboard. Jumping into the battle to assist them, he piqued the interest of a few Autobots. [[Perceptor (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Perceptor]] was injured as Turmoil entered the battle and, recognizing Drift's voice as that of his former lieutenant, attempted to destroy him. However, his attack only resulted in knocking Drift and [[Kup (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Kup]] to another room. The two quickly worked together to program the ship to overload. In his final confrontation with Turmoil, Drift stated his intention was to help, not kill, and left to rescue Perceptor before the ship blew up.

After his arrival on the Autobot ship, Kup invited Drift to join his new unit as an Autobot. {{storylink|Spotlight: Drift}}

[[File:SpotlightDrift-car.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He thinks he's turning Japanese, he thinks he's turning Japanese, he really thinks so.]]
Now a crew member of the spacecraft ''[[Trion]]'', Drift got to know his new teammate [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] over many friendly games of [[Go (game)|Go]]. Perceptor felt he owed a debt to Drift for saving his life, and so devoted much of his time to upgrading himself for more combat-oriented tasks. While Kup discouraged this, Drift stoically accepted Perceptor's new ambitions. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 15#"Lost & Found"|Lost & Found}}

They were soon baited into a Decepticon ambush over [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. The ''Trion'''s command codes were hacked due to their being sold to the Decepticons by an Autobot traitor, and, left defenseless, it was forced to crash-land on the desolate landscape of the planet. Eventually, the crew were found by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s unit, who unfortunately proved to be ''also'' stranded. When [[Mirage (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Mirage]] was revealed by [[Jazz (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jazz]] to have been standing invisibly among them, Drift was the only one who didn't appear surprised. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5|All Hail Megatron #5}}

[[File:Allhailmegatron6-omgdriftomg.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Seriously, you made this guy up when you were eight.]]
When an advance scout of the [[Insecticon swarm|Insecticon Swarm]] discovered the Autobots' base camp, Drift was dispatched to take care of it. Drift stood stock-still as the creature walked up to him, greeting it with a simple, smirking "hello" as the monstrous beast snarled in his face. Finally, he beheaded the scout with a single wave of his sword. A second creature tried to attack Drift from behind, but the smirking Autobot merely tilted his head slightly, allowing Perceptor to kill the beast with some precision sniping. [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] thought the incident was the coolest thing ever. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}}

After Sunstreaker revealed to [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] that he was the traitor, an army of the Swarm came after them. Drift saved Ironhide while Sunstreaker blew up a bridge, killing himself and the Swarm army. Later, Drift visited Ironhide and claimed that the Decepticons had access to the Autobots' systems in a way that Sunstreaker couldn't possibly have. Ironhide asked if this meant there was a second traitor, but Drift replied that there was simply more to the situation than they knew. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}}

When Mirage was showing some doubt in the Autobot cause, it was Drift who said that, now more than ever, the Autobots should continue being who they are. [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] insinuated that Drift had no right to say something like that, which started an argument that was only stopped by the return of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9|All Hail Megatron #9}}

[[File:Thundercracker Drift.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Another of your ill-timed jokes, Drift??" {{-}}
"... You and I are enemies now."]]
Drift took part in the battle against the Swarm and joined the others in escaping Cybertron in Omega Supreme. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}}. On Earth, he battled the Decepticons, and when [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]] volunteered to divert the humans' nuclear bomb, Drift attempted to congratulate his former comrade on seeing the light. Thundercracker called him a traitor, slapping Drift's hand away and claiming he was merely following the Decepticons' ''true'' ideal. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}}

Two years later, Drift was still with the Autobots, hiding on Earth. {{storylink|...For All Mankind}} After Optimus Prime left the Autobots, Drift decided to stay with the larger group, rather than leave with Rodimus and his fellow defectors. Drift celebrated Bumblebee's election with numerous other Autobots. {{storylink|The Hanging Sword}}

At some point Drift traveled to [[Japan]] and did some drift racing all by himself. {{storylink|Drift issue 4|Drift #4}}

Drift was among the Autobots who confronted [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] and his troops when they crashed their ship in [[Las Vegas]], bringing with them a [[zombie]] invasion. {{storylink|The Transformers: Infestation issue 1|Infestation #1}} The Autobots and Decepticons worked together to banish the zombies to the [[Dead Universe]], though Drift himself really just stood silently in the background the whole time. {{storylink|The Transformers: Infestation issue 2|Infestation #2}}

Drift listened to [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] tell tales of, presumably, his time in space and accompanied Optimus Prime and many others to Cybertron aboard [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme's]] rocket form. {{storylink|Space Opera—Final Tableaux: Orphans of the Helix|Orphans of the Helix}} Along the way, he and many others tried to listen in on a conversation between Optimus Prime and a captive Megatron. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}} Later, Drift accompanied Optimus, Hot Rod, Ironhide, Sunstreaker, and Cliffjumper to Cybertron to confront Galvatron and his army. After a brief skirmish with Galvatron's forces, the landing party returned to the Autobot landing zone. As Drift pointed out that maybe Galvatron was telling the truth and he had been assembling his army for a reason, the Autobots were bathed in a red light... {{storylink| Chaos Part One: Lamentations|Lamentations}} which turned out to be a blast from the orbiting space station [[Kimia Facility|Kimia]], recently commandeered by Galvatron's forces. Optimus Prime handed out orders to combat this new threat, telling Drift and Sunstreaker to establish a base of operations. After the threat of Kimia had ended, Omega Supreme's rocket landed at this base-camp and Rodimus and Drift set out after Optimus Prime and Ironhide, who had left to locate Galvatron. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}}

[[File:Drift Chaos Part3 Kings.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Thanks to the magical power of [[The Sound of Breaking Glass#Continuity notes|retcon]]... that is the wrong sword.]]
At the crater that Kimia's main weapon had blown into the surface of the planet, Drift accompanied Optimus and the others underground. The Autobots finally intercepted Galvatron and [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and Optimus Prime demanded their surrender. Galvatron claimed that the core of Cybertron had to be destroyed to save the universe, revealing the glowing [[Darkness (G1)|Heart of Darkness]] within his chest. At this, Drift began spouting gibberish and attacking his comrades in a maddened state, allowing for Galvatron and Jhiaxus to escape. The others attempted to restrain him, but Drift summoned what free will he had left and impaled himself on one of his own blades, much to Ironhide's horror. {{storylink| Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} While Drift survived this, Ironhide told Prime that they'd have to evacuate him immediately for medical attention. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}}

[[File:TDOOP-Drift.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|There's no 'Cons in Cyberutopia, and the streets are made of Pocky.]]
After recovering, Drift's near-death experience had reawakened his spiritual side. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}} Optimus Prime's return to Autobot camp three weeks later brought the discovery of a map inscribed inside the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Drift was consumed with the idea that the map gave directions to [[Cyberutopia]], the home of the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. Despite [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]]'s insistence that the Knights of Cybertron never existed, Drift maintained that he had heard all about the Knights of Cybertron from Dai Atlas, and that the stories were true. Drift's passion for this discovery inspired [[Hot Rod/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] to assemble a team to leave the planet and find the Knights of Cybertron. {{Storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}}

At some point, Drift shed his Earth mode and took a more sleek, Cybertronian form for himself. Rodimus tasked himself with recruiting as many Autobots as he could to take off-planet and find the Knights of Cybertron. He was very good at working a crowd, though admittedly Drift wrote all of his speeches. The guy became the nominal third-in-command because, or so Ratchet said, he told Rodimus what he wanted to hear. Ratchet, older and grumpier than the pre-war days, was on the same ship as Drift and ''really'' had it in for him for everything the 'bot he'd saved had done with the life he'd given him. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}}

Drift himself found a ship for the quest, purchasing the [[Lost Light|U1]] with the help of [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] and [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] for ''one billion'' [[Shanix]] from a group of [[Mortilus]]-worshipping NAILs during the [[Festival of Lost Light]], from which the ship got it's new name, the ''Lost Light''. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}}

Before departing, Rodimus and Drift met with Prowl in his office. Prowl asked Rodimus to bring the captive and near-comatose [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] along on the journey, as part of a plan to create [[Phase Sixer]]s for the Autobots. While Drift strongly advised against this course of action, Rodimus was pressured into it by Prowl. Aside from [[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]] and the [[Duobot]]s, Overlord's presence on board was kept secret from the rest of the crew. {{storylink|The Sound of Breaking Glass}}

After boarding their new craft, the ''[[Lost Light]]'', Drift had counted 208 total Autobots on board. (He also complimented Rodimus's latest speech.) Drift asked why [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] appeared displeased (more than usual) with the crew, and Ultra Magnus revealed that he felt most of them were practically criminals. (Drift himself was under high suspicion, though Ultra Magnus didn't say this out loud.) As launch was underway, Drift continued to act as Rodimus's right-hand man, and moments before takeoff, Drift brought to his attention the "[[Whirl (G1)|weapon of mass destruction]]" [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] had apparently brought on board. Something went wrong during takeoff, and the ship [[Quantum generator|quantum jump]]ed before it was ready, placing the ship somewhere random in space, just over a planet. A tear in the hull was expelling Autobots into space, and as the ship stabilized, Drift named off the Autobots they'd lost. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}}

[[File:Drift MTMTE2 positiveenergy.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|"Before I begin, I should clarify that I am not actually Japa-nese! I am from Daytona Beachiryu!"]]
As recovery efforts were undertaken, Drift radioed Ratchet a status update and also to tell the medical officer to make sure the medibay was "buzzing with positive energy" so those injured were "guaranteed a speedy recovery!". After he had signed off, Ratchet and [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] shared their annoyance with Drift's new attitude and...''interesting'' theories about the Knights of Cybertron. Later, when Rodimus was deciding how to address the crew about their current situation, Drift cheerfully suggested he focus on the positive. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}}

After a [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]] had thought to have been let loose aboard the ''Lost Light'', Drift accompanied Rodimus' hand-picked team to investigate. As they examined the creature's [[Shock (G1)|first victim]], [[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]] confirmed that it was indeed a Sparkeater and Drift opined that this was a dark omen and that they were being "punished" for the horrific things that must have happened on the ship before it came into their possession, much to Ratchet's skepticism.

While the others searched for the creature, Rodimus and Drift tried to figure out how the previous owners of the ''Lost Light'' kept the Sparkeater contained. They figured out that the Sparkeater had been trapped in the engine rooms and fed [[turbofox]]es to keep it docile. After the Sparkeater made its way back to the engine rooms, chasing [[Rung (G1)|Rung]], Drift helped Rodimus put his plan to kill the creature into action. Utilizing a second quantum jump, Rodimus managed to stuff the Sparkeater into the ship's engine block, where it died after being fused into the mechanism. Drift was awed by Rodimus' quick-thinking and ingenuity. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}}

At the "Grand Secret Opening" of [[Swerve's]], Drift shared a drink with Pipes. When the smaller 'bot let on that he was looking for a relationship, Drift offered to introduce him to the similarly diminutive [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]]... unaware that Tailgate's future self was invisibly listening in via a 'magic window' in time. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}}

[[File:Drift killsDent LifeAfterBigBang.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|The purpose of Drift is to flip out and kill sick people.]]
Drift accompanied Ratchet and Pipes on an investigation of the remote medical facility [[Delphi]]. Drift was subjected to repeated verbal barbs from Ratchet along the way, despite his efforts to get along with the medic. Once they had finally reached Delphi, Pipes impulsively rammed through a door that had the universal "plague" symbol on it. They found themselves in a morgue full of Transformers that had died from a mysterious "[[Red Rust]]" virus. When Drift noticed a [[Dent|shambling, disease-ridden Transformer]] approaching Pipes from behind, he sprung into action and dismembered the poor soul, much to Ratchet's outrage.

[[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] showed up and explained the situation to them, how five days ago, a mysterious explosion had heralded the outbreak of this rust plague. [[Ambulon]] brought them to [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]], who had been accidentally locked in a quarantine room when the explosion went off. Suddenly, Pipes began showcasing the symptoms of the virus and staggered toward them, disoriented and terrified. Pipes began vomiting and leaking from his optics, cornering Drift. Ratchet freed Pharma from the quarantine while telling Drift to non-fatally disable Pipes. Drift managed to slip behind his diseased comrade and knock him out with a blow to the head. Ratchet brought Pipes to the emergency ward, seeking to tend to him. By that time, Drift began to exhibit the symptoms as well, assuming he'd been infected by Pipes. {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}}

[[File:Drift Sparkles Post Hoc.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.6|I sparkle because I'm too beautiful for everything.]]
While being tended to by Ratchet, Drift recalled the [[Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|time in Rodion before the war]] when the Autobot medic had also been trying to save his life. Drift asked Ratchet to put him out of his misery in the event that the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] showed up, despite having earlier claimed that he wasn't afraid of them. When Pharma was revealed as a traitor, Ratchet had a confrontation with his former friend on Delphi's roof. The stricken Drift made his way up there and managed to save Ratchet from being shot in the back by chopping off Pharma's hands. With Ratchet having obtained a vaccine for the Red Rust virus from Pharma, Drift and the other victims were soon cured. Drift returned to the ''Lost Light'' along with the survivors. {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}}

After the Lost Light was impacted by a discarded thumb from Metroplex, and was subsequently repaired, Drift attended an award ceremony honoring Brainstorm, Chromedome, and Highbrow for their part in saving the ship. He chatted with Rodimus during the celebration, until Whirl and Trailbreaker drew Rodimus's attention. Later, Drift along with nearly everyone on board of the ''Lost Light'' were frozen in place due to one of Brainstorm's experimental weapons accidentally going off. After he recovered, he was awarded a Rodimus Star "for exceptional endurance in the face of adversity." {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}}

Drift reported to Rodimus and Ultra Magnus that [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] had locked himself in Rung's office. He was the first to notice both when Rung stared at the camera, and when he tapped on his model of the Ark. After the hostage situation had been resolved, Drift complimented Rodimus on the eulogy he gave for the gravely-injured Rung, even though he hadn't written that particular speech. {{storylink|Interiors}}

[[File:Drift Theophany MTMTEAnnual.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|A fabulous secret [[Titan (IDW)|Titan]] was revealed to Drift the day he held aloft his magic sword and said...]]

En route to [[Theophany]], Drift helped Rodimus prepare for Tailgate's [[Act of Affiliation]] ceremony, and politely pointed out his overuse of the phrase "[['Til all are one]]". When Ultra Magnus interrupted and expressed concern over a lack of radio contact with the Circle Of Light, Drift argued that they knew how to take care of themselves. Later at the ceremony, Rodimus inscribed a message in [[Cybertronian language|Old Cybertronian]] on Tailgate's chest instead of branding him with the Autobot sigil. Drift supposed that it was caused by some sort of possession, which was quickly dismissed by Ratchet as "complete and utter guff".

The ceremony was further interrupted by the arrival of the [[Galactic Council]]'s ship, ''[[The Benign Intervention]]''. Its [[K'gard|captain]] informed them that Theophany was deserted, much to Drift's disbelief. After some red-tape wrangling from Ultra Magnus, Drift and a group of others were allowed to teleport to the planet's surface, where they found Crystal City ruined and abandoned. Confused and agitated, a despairing Drift snapped at [[Rewind (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rewind]] and decked Whirl after the latter mocked him. He attempted to call out to any of the denizens of Crystal City, but when there was no response, Drift drove one of his swords into the ground in frustration. The ground gave way and sent the Autobots plunging underground, where they found [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]], a slumbering [[Titan (IDW)|Titan]]. This discovery led [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] to share his [[Guiding Hand|myth of creation]], which triggered a theological debate between Drift and Ratchet, culminating in Drift pulling his sword on Ratchet. Rodimus took Drift for a walk to cool him down, where Drift reaffirmed his faith in Rodimus.

After Chromedome's mnemosurgery reawakened the Titan and made it fire its eye-beams at the ''Benign Intervention'', Drift was among those dispatched to fight off the Galactic Council's troops. The Titan eventually teleported Drift and the others back onto the ''Lost Light'', which then quantum-jumped to safety. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}}

A few days later, Drift and other crew members aided Rewind in helping heal Rung's dormant mind by telling his part in a story of past events. Drift elaborated on the time in Rodion when he was rescued by Orion Pax and treated by Ratchet, being sure to antagonize Ratchet by claiming he had uttered religious praises during that time. All the while, he was being pestered by calls from Rodimus, who finally ordered Drift to meet him in the oil reservoir. Drift arrived there just in time to see [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] recover Red Alert's headless body from the reservoir. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}}

[[File:Ultra Magnus-Cyclonus-Rodimus and Drift.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.95|Of ''course'' Drift wants to get at the [[Wikipedia:Oni|''oni'']]-looking guy...]]
After the suspected assailant Cyclonus was sent to their makeshift interrogation room, Drift conducted a very hostile interrogation, pointing his sword at Cyclonus in a threatening manner. (Ultra Magnus later suggested Drift's overly enthusiastic interrogation was an unfortunate attempt to impress Rodimus.) The attempt didn't work, as Cyclonus quickly swatted the sword away and smashed Drift into a table. Rodimus and Ultra Magnus were forced to intervene and break the two of them up. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} First Aid soon discerned that Red Alert's "accident" was actually a suicide attempt, and Ultra Magnus suggested that the troubled security chief should be left in stasis until they could revive him in a less stressful environment. Rodimus railed against this, but when Drift agreed with Magnus, he sadly acquiesced. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}

The crew of the ''Lost Light'' intervened on [[Temptoria]], where a group of Decepticons had invaded and subjugated the local populace. A fierce battle erupted on the planet's surface, in which Drift cut down [[Tailwind (G1)|Tailwind]] and [[Tentakil (G1)|Tentakil]]. He also interrupted Rodimus' battle with [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snap Trap]], shoving a sword through the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacon]]'s face. Rodimus chided him for butting in, but Drift protested that "the ones with swords" were his to fight. {{storylink|Before & After}} In the aftermath of the fight, Drift and Brainstorm revealed to Chromedome that Overlord was aboard, hidden in a specially-constructed room beneath the ship, and the [[mnemosurgery|mnemosurgeon]] agreed to interface with the dormant Phase-Sixer to learn the secret of his power. {{storylink|Remembrance Day}}

[[File:Aquafend swerve drift cybertronian homesick blues.jpg|thumb]]
Drift was teaching Rodimus how to use a sword, forging a deeper friendship with his captain, when a possible security situation interrupted. However, it merely turned out to be Cyclonus singing loudly to Tailgate. Swerve asked Drift if he wanted to be ''his'' roommate but Drift, claiming to prefer solitude, declined. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}} Drift was among those interviewed by Rewind for his documentary on life aboard the ''Lost Light''. When [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] arrived on the ship seeking aid, Rodimus trotted Drift out as an accomplishment of his, claiming he had "rehabilitated" the ex-Decepticon. Drift was puzzled by Rodimus' claims, but impressed by Thunderclash, who greeted him respectfully and in accordance with his religious beliefs. {{storylink|Little Victories}}

[[File:Drift Overlord UnderColdBlueStars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|This can only end well!]]
During a mnemosurgery session, Chromedome was outsmarted by Overlord, who obtained from the Autobot's memory the security codes to his cell that Drift provided. Drift was one of the first Autobots to fight the escaped Overlord outside of the medibay, urging Ratchet to lock himself in. But Ratchet chose to stand with his "friend" and sealed them outside the room. By the time reinforcements arrived, Overlord had severed both of Drift's legs and badly beaten Ratchet. Drift radioed the ship's brig to release Fortress Maximus, but not before his Great Sword was used by Overlord to mortally-wound Ultra Magnus. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}}

After Overlord had been jettisoned from the ''Lost Light'', Rodimus announced an inquiry to be held, knowing full well who was responsible for the Phase Sixer's presence on the ship. Drift offered to take full blame for the incident, protecting the identities of the other conspirators. He explained to Rodimus that he had a vision back on Cybertron, after he had impaled himself outside of Vector Sigma's chamber. Drift felt sure that Rodimus was essential to finding the Knights of Cybertron and couldn't let him out himself as having knowledge of the Overlord conspiracy. A hesitant and sorrowful Rodimus agreed and "furiously" stripped Drift of his Autobot symbol, exiling him from the ship. As he walked towards the shuttle prepared for him, Drift was knocked down by a piece of debris hurled by an angry crew member. Ratchet helped him up, and Drift departed the ''Lost Light''. {{storylink|The Gloaming}} {{storylink|The Sound of Breaking Glass}}

[[File:mtmte39 tarn sees drift.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Oi oi OI! Are you looking at me bird?!]]

Eighteen months from the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s launch, the [[Censere|Necrobot]] had listed Drift as deceased. {{storylink|Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}} The deceased Drift was actually part of a quantum duplicated ''Lost Light'' created by the initial accident at launch. When the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] arrived there to kill Overlord, the presence of Drift—another one on their List—caused them to go on a massive kill spree. Drift died first, killed along with Ratchet and Hound by [[Helex (DJD)|Helex]]. When Megatron later found their corpses an inspection of Drift allowed him to determine who had attacked the ship. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} {{storylink|slaughterhouse}} {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}}

[[File:Empire of Stone 2 Drift Ratchet where is this coming from.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"You look terrible." "Thank you." "So you agree? You think you look terrible?"]]

Meanwhile, the original Drift was defending planets across the outer rim from rogue Decepticons. He'd been left battered by all the fighting, fights made harder as he'd promised to never kill again, but was neglecting to get himself repaired. While handing [[Grit (G1)|Grit]] over to the [[Galactic Council]], he ran into Ratchet: all of the truth of Drift's departure had come out now and the medic had come to take him home. Drift refused. Ratchet stubbornly stuck with him while he tracked down the main Decepticon army—right to the desert planet he'd discovered centuries ago. Both Autobots and Grit were shot down by the army and Drift found himself defending Grit from being killed for suspected treason.

The leader of the army turned out to be Drift's old boss Gigatron {{storylink|Drift - Empire of Stone issue 1|Empire of Stone #1}} who was ignoring the war had ended and was trying to find the Stone Army "Deadlock" had mentioned before. Drift, who knew the army wasn't hidden in the first place, refused until Ratchet's life was threatened and the three bots ended up in the cells. Ratchet's plan to get out was for Drift to pretend to be injured so the guard would open the cell—it was a ''very'' lame attempt but luckily the guard was a friend of Grit. As the robots escaped, Drift tried and failed to get Grit not to kill [[Hellbat (Victory)|Hellbat]] for slighting him: the Decepticon said he was sure in himself and his path in life, and didn't want the man projecting his own issues onto him. The Autobots carried on and found Gigatron hadn't found the army because Hellbat was hiding it from him {{storylink|Drift - Empire of Stone issue 2|Empire of Stone #2}} so he could use them himself to ''kill everything'', having decided to embrace the only thing he believed the Transformers were any good at. When Drift protested that he'd vowed never to kill again, Hellbat sneered and pointed to all the dead monks "Deadlock" had killed years ago.

[[File:Empire of Stone 4 Drift Gigatron FASTBALL SPECIAL.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|SUPERMAN WHEEEEE]]

A battle broke out and Drift found himself fought to a standstill by [[Vanquish (G1)|Vanquish]] before Hellbat activated the Stone Army. Rather than alert Cybertron, Drift felt they had to stop the army here and now and he turned to Gigatron for aid. {{storylink|Drift - Empire of Stone issue 3|Empire of Stone #3}} Together, the Autobots and Decepticons tore through the golems. Drift took the fight to Hellbat (after Gigatron used "maneuver seven", ''throwing'' Drift at Hellbat) and was goaded into killing him. Instead, the Autobot ripped the Stone Army's control device from him... at which point Gigatron went for him and no amount of reasoning could get Gigatron to stand down. Forced to defend himself, Drift dropped the device and Hellbat retrieved it.

Gigatron and Hellbat would kill each other, taking the Stone Army with them, while Drift and Ratchet escaped. When the medic again tried to get Drift back to the ''Lost Light'', the swordsman said he'd spent his whole life struggling to belong to ''something'' but only ever joined as a killer, and the Hellbat affair just reiterated that he didn't want to live a life where all he could offer was death. Ratchet rephrased the offer: instead of coming back as an Autobot, he should come back as his ''friend''. {{storylink|Drift - Empire of Stone issue 4|Empire of Stone #4}}

[[File:YourFierceTears-RatchetDrift.jpg|left|thumb|300px|"Oh Drift-chan, you smell awesome, and not at all like feet!"]]

The two Autobots upgraded their bodies over the course of their adventures and Drift began sporting a [[Cityspeaker]]-style facial tattoo, in honour of the deceased Dai Atlas.<ref>[https://twitter.com/markerguru/status/716702702416355328 Alex Milne on twitter, clarifying the visual]</ref> They eventually ran back into the ''Lost Light'' crew, or some of them, after a mutiny had stranded Megatron, Rodimus, and their assumed loyalists on [[Necroworld|the Necrobot's planet]] and [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] had put out a call for help. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 3: Your Fierce Tears|Your Fierce Tears}} In a blaze of action, they saved the robot [[Ten]] from a Decepticon mauling! {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight|The Sun in Flight}} They very quickly found the Decepticons were a bigger deal than most of their foes and were nearly overrun until Drift spotted how [[Kaon (DJD)|Kaon]] of the D.J.D. was ''really'' protective of "the Pet", a '[[domestication|domesticated]]' beast-mode Transformer. Drift swiftly took "the Pet" hostage, giving them a chance to escape to the Autobot's fortress.

There, Rodimus and Drift had a long overdue discussion. Drift wanted to know ''why'' Rodimus hadn't come looking for him after revealing the truth to the crew, and Rodimus admitted it was out of fear he would hate him. Drift accepted Rodimus's sincere apology—Rodimus pleaded that he ignore his words and focus on his aura, eye colour, or any means Drift had claimed he could 'see', which Drift just smiled at—but doubted his belief that they can all make it out of their present situation alive. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 3: Your Fierce Tears|Your Fierce Tears}} Indeed, Drift even arranged it with Rewind that everyone could record their last wishes and how they wanted their bodies disposed of, to broadcast into space as an act of catharsis and closure. He witnessed very little catharsis when Chromedome almost died trying [[mnemosurgery]] on "the Pet" in front of him and, when the "Pet" was revealed by Rewind to be ''the lost [[Dominus Ambus]]'', he had his sword stolen by Rewind to kill Ambus before Chromedome could die.

When sunrise came, the Decepticons attacked. Rodimus embraced Drift and the others and thanked them for travelling with him, before the group charged into battle. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 4: At Close of Day|At Close of Day}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage|Rage, Rage}} {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}} {{storylink|The Last Autobot}} {{storylink|Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|Some Other Cybertron}} {{storylink|Dissolution Part 2: Anomie|Anomie}} {{storylink|Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|A World Misplaced}} {{storylink|Dissolution Part 4: Bad Moon Rising|Bad Moon Rising}}}}

===Robot Heroes===
[[File:IAmOptimusPrime-Drift.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|He makes it so hard to like him and then he does this. So confused!]]
Drift was [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s friend and always let his actions speak louder than words. When the Autobots arrived on Earth, he hid himself in a lake. Upon Optimus's order, he transformed into his car mode to roll out. Later, when the Decepticons attacked, he pushed [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] over a tripwire held by some of the Autobots' [[human|human allies]]. {{storylink|I Am Optimus Prime (Robot Heroes)|I Am Optimus Prime}}
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===''United''===
A [[nano-virus]] infected the population of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] bar the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]s and [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s. The former Decepticon Drift was able to force off, or at least hold off, the effects of the nano-virus, so he was charged with guarding the city unaided while the other immune Autobots left to retrieve a cure from [[Nebulos]]. When [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Ricochet]] returned with the anti-virus, Drift was in attendance when Optimus Prime praised the Targetmaster. {{storylink|The Fierce Fighting on Planet Nebulos}}
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===IDW ''Angry Birds'' Transformers comic===
[[File:ABTF1 Drift.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"Wait, this ''is'' a movie universe story, right?"]]
Drift was aboard Optimus Prime's ship transporting the [[AllSpark]] when it came under Decepticon attack. He and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] tried to stop [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] as the Air Commander chased [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], but Starscream slipped straight past them. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers issue 1|Angry Birds Transformers #1}}
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===Wars manga===
[[File:TrainWars Drift.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|G1 body, movie colors!]]
When [[The Fallen]] attacked [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in the hopes of merging with [[Vector Sigma]], [[Overdrive]] sought additional help using the power of his [[Quantum Dial]]. Further empowering the dial with the help of the Oracle, Overdrive reached across space and time to recruit a black-colored Drift and other inter-dimensional warriors. {{storylink|Train Wars}} The Fallen assumed a combination form, however, and managed to impale Drift and the reinforcements using energy spikes. [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], the [[Trainbot]]s, the [[Sixtrain|Train Team]], and the [[Sixliner|Liner Team]] soon arrived to turn the tide, and the Fallen was ultimately defeated. In the aftermath, Drift was returned home by the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibot]]s. {{storylink|Train Wars 2}}
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===''Cloud''===
[[File:Cloud Deadlock Fury.jpg|thumb|]]
The Deadlock of [[Cloud World]] was recruited to the Decepticons by [[Megatron (G1)#Cloud|Megatron]] himself, and quickly came to revel in his own blood-thirst on the battlefield. But after one of his missions, [[Lockdown (G1)#Cloud|Lockdown]] informed him that he had botched their objective by slaughtering ''too many'' Autobots, and beat him down to discipline him. Deadlock swore to kill Lockdown himself for this indignity. {{storylink|Decepticon Jaeger Deadlock}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Awakening (Cloud)|Awakening}} {{storylink|Eagerness}} {{storylink|Lightwave}} {{storylink|Metamorphosis (Cloud)|Metamorphosis}} {{storylink|Overwhelm}} {{storylink|Concealment}} {{storylink|Struggle}} {{storylink|Fury (Cloud)|Fury}} {{storylink|Transcendence}} }}

[[File:Lockdown and Deadlock.jpg|thumb|left|250px|''Baka deshi!'']]
Deadlock took part in a mission to the 15-[[OGSS World|OGSS]] Spacetime. He and his comrades attacked the human/Autobot facility [[Space Bridge T.R.2]], but the Autobots of Cloud World arrived on the scene in response. After [[Shockwave (G1)#Cloud|Shockwave]] had gathered the data he needed, the Cloud World Decepticons retreated. {{storylink|Transformers Cloud (issue)|Transformers Cloud}}

Some time later, after having fought many battles across many dimensions, Deadlock wound up alone in a barren wasteland, having been separated from his unit by a spatiotemporal storm. Wandering about, he came upon [[Go Prime]] kneeling in defeat before [[Grand Scourge]]... and Lockdown's carcass strewn on the ground nearby. Enraged, Deadlock charged Grand Scourge, but found himself to be thoroughly outclassed. Deadlock only managed to avoid being cut down by grabbing hold of a nearby blade to block his opponent's retaliatory attack. Grand Scourge then lost interest and walked off to find his real target, and Deadlock made a new vow, to track down his new opponent and kill ''him'' instead. {{storylink|Decepticon Jaeger Deadlock}}

[[File:Grand Scourge versus Deadlock.jpg|thumb|right|250px|I'm no longer Deadlock, I'm Drift 
*tips fedora* 
I'm not affiliated with either faction 
*draws katanas* ]]
Getting his hands on [[SARA]], Deadlock used her powers to flee to the [[Legends Universe]], where he was surprised that the local [[Waspinator (BW)#Transformers Legends comic|Waspinator]] knew of him. Realizing that all dimensions existed as fictional stories in this dimension, he took to gathering information by consuming their media, and was surprised to find that Transformers throughout the multiverse were extremely similar to their Cloud World counterparts. The [[Zamojin (species)|Zamojin]], creators of the Legends world, then possessed SARA and told Deadlock that he and his compatriots were not the original Transformers, but copies based on beings from other universes. Deadlock was outraged by this concept as it suggested that he was fated to become an Autobot like the "original" Deadlock, and defiantly proclaimed that his fate was his to decide. On the recommendation of [[Skids (G1)#Quantum Operative|Skids]], another interdimensional visitor, he then ended the Zamojin control of SARA by unleashing her powers and opening a gate back to Cloud World, where he lost her to the Autobots. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Deadlock)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

Bound for some unknown reason, Deadlock was one of many Transformers from across the multiverse observed by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. {{storylink|Cybertron Magna Convoy}}

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===''Q-Transformers'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Tomoaki Maeno]] (Japanese)}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Legends''===
After falling out with his commanding officer, the Decepticon Deadlock found himself on an unfamiliar planet. He encountered the [[Circle of Light]], who helped him defeat [[Lockdown (G1)|Lockdown]] and some local miscreants, and as a result Deadlock changed his name to Drift and joined up with the Circle in their journey to find a peaceful home. {{storylink|Circle of Light (Legends)|Circle of Light}}

At some point Drift joined the Autobot army. Catching wind of a [[Quintesson]] plot to disrupt the [[Galactic Olympics|Galactic Games]], Drift teamed up with [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] to enter the games as a team, and succeeded in uncovering and stopping [[Slipstream (G1)|Slipstream]]. {{storylink|The Galactic Games}}

Drift and his team had to speed a vital component to a power station to prevent it from exploding, and they made it, despite interference from [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] and [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]]. {{storylink|Rushdown Road}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsDrift.jpg|thumb|400px|left]]
Drift participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Rare character that could be recruited by collecting 90 units of Cybermetal, 45 units of Transmetal, and 25 support cores. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[file:TransformersEarthWarsDrift.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|Ryūjin no ken o Kurae.... wait. Wrong game. Whoops.]]

{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Out of Control}}
Optimus told Drift to just observe and not engage.
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Double-Crossed}}

Drift came in response when Optimus and Megatron's truce at the movies went _____ and freaked out the cinemagoers. Barricade came in tow and started taunting him. Dirft retorted he wouldprefer to play his director's cut. He then taunted if Barriacde was ready for his closeup with all the cellphone cameras around. Drift then said to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catch_Me_If_You_Can| catch him if he can]. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Direct the Dialogue 2}}

When Optimus learned that the Decepticons were trawling alternate realities for reinforcements, he decided he needed someone with stealth and total commitment to the mission, and commanded Hot Rod to summon drift, in spite of his mistrust. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Event Horizon}} Drift was _____ that the Autobots still mistrust him behind the mask of acceptance. Just then Grimlock told him Optimus wanted him for a secret mission, and Hot Rod explained that this was his shot to prove his allegiance.

Optimus informed him on the Decepticon's' multi-universal recruitment drive. Drift asked why they sent one asset instead of an army, and Perceptor explained because of the massive energy expenditure needed to penetrate the Multiversal Membrane, solo is the only option. Drift followed [[Barricade (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Barricade]] to an alternate universe with endless fighting. Barricade taunted him before fighting him head-on. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Outlaws}}

Drift tried to prevent Barricade from tagging an Autobot when they were suddenly bombarded with missiles. He remarked [[Live-action film series|nothing makes sense and he's losing the plot]]. Barricade tagged his cross-dimensional beacon on the universe's Lockdown, but nothing happened. As if a [[Shroud|god-like force]] was making the alternate universe untouchable. Just then Hun-Gurrr rammed into Barricade, much to Drift's surprise, and the two 'cons teleported to another universe. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Critcial Mass}}

Drift arrived in [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|a garish universe]] too late to stop Barricade and Hun-Gurrr from departing, but [[Optimus Prime (G1)|the local Optimus Prime]] appeared and commanded him to identify himself. Drift subsequently asked Laser Optimus for help against the 'Cons, to which the heroic [[Laser Rod]] agreed. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Worlds Collide}}

*'''Class''': Warrior
*'''Lowest Star Rating''' 2 star
*'''Weapons:''' Drift leaps on a target and then attacks with his swords.
*'''Ability: Essence Theft:''' Drift rushes at a target for a draining strike, and heals him for double the amount of damage inflicted.
**'''Cost:''' 4 ability points +2 for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:drift| Drift at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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==Toys==
===Generations===
[[File:Generations Drift toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Comes with a gun that shoots swords.]]
*'''Autobot Drift''' (Deluxe, 2010)
**''Accessories'': Left & right "dual swords", greatsword

:''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Drift transforms into a cross between a [[Wikipedia:Nissan Silvia#S15|Nissan Silvia S15]] and a [[Wikipedia:Mitsubishi FTO|Mitsubishi FTO]]. In [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], Drift's two shorter "dual swords" store inside his doors (which double as his hip sheaths during [[robot mode]]), while the larger sword stores in a set of grooves on the underside of his vehicle (also used in robot mode). It can also be stored (in robot mode) in the doors where the windows fold up. Behind his windshield kibble is his pre-Earth chest design, in a nod to the form Drift had been seen in almost exclusively at the time of the toy's unveiling. Due to his ball jointed wrists, Drift is one of the few Transformers figures that can hold a sword with a two-handed grip. Left unmentioned in the instructions is that the clip that holds his large sword is on a small concealed arm that allows the sword to move away from his back and out of the way of his legs and shoulders. Drift's swords are made from a kid-friendly flexible material, and therefore care must be taken to avoid warping. His hand holes are slightly larger than 5mm, but taper toward the bottom.

:While Drift's Earth mode designs showed him sporting the katakana ドリフト (''Dorifuto'') on his car doors, the toy instead sports the kanji 侍 (''samurai''). The large sword sports the kanji 天下無双 (''tenka musō'', "peerless under heaven", or just "peerless" if you're not feeling idiomatic. It can also mean "armed under providence").

:Drift's mold was [[retool]]ed into ''Generations'' [[Blurr (G1)#Generations|Blurr]] and was [[redeco]]ed, with Blurr's pistols also being included, into [[Drift (SG)#Toys|''Shattered Glass'' Drift]].

:When his eyes are lit up, he has two visible pupils that follow you when you turn him. Freaky.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2010/Autobot/Drift/drift.htm More information on Autobot Drift at TFU.info]''
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[[File:AOEGenerationstoy-DeluxeDrift.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Sensei!"]]
*'''Autobot Drift''' (Deluxe, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Two daggers, two swords
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''AD23'''

{{note|''Age of Extinction'' [[Drift (AOE)#Age of Extinction|Drift]] was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as Drift in the IDW Angry Birds comic.}}

:Part of the second wave of ''Age of Extinction: [[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class toys, this figure of Drift features a more complex transformation and a much more [[Articulation|articulated]] and proportionate robot mode. He comes with two daggers and two swords, all of which he can wield via 5mm post. All four of his weapons can store on his roof/back in various ways in robot mode, while in vehicle mode his daggers store beneath the roof and his swords store on the underside of the car.

:A variant of Drift that apparently ships with [[wave]] 2.5 (which also includes [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Generations|Lockdown]]) adds black [[paint operation]]s to the front vents. The two versions can be told apart inside the packaging by the manufacturing date codes stamped into their cardbacks.<ref name="delvariant">[http://www.allspark.com/content/2014/09/age-of-extinction-drift-variant/ Age of Extinction Drift Variant] at The Allspark.</ref>

===United===
[[File:United AutobotDrift toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I am the white void, I am the cold steel, I am the just sword, with blade in hand I shall reap the sins of this world and cleanse it in the fires of destruction! I am Drift, the end has come!]]
*'''Autobot Drift''' (Deluxe, 2010-[[December 25|12-25]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''UN-08'''
**''Accessories'': Left & right "dual swords", greatsword

:Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers United]]'' toys, the [[TakaraTomy]] release of "Autobot Drift" is cast in a brighter white plastic, a cooler gray, and features more paint applications in vehicle mode, and on his head, arms and chest to make him more accurate to his comic book appearances. The light red of the Hasbro version is now more crimson in color and the sword's gray is slightly altered from the Hasbro release.
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===Q-Transformers===
[[File:QTransformers Drift.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Are you sure this is the guy who's supposed to flip out and kill sick people?]]
*'''Drift''' ([[2015]]-[[June 27|06-27]])
**''ID number:'' '''QT-22'''

:''[[Q-Transformers]]'' Drift is a redeco and retool of [[Sunstreaker (G1)#Q-Transformers|QT-12 Sunstreaker]], transforming into a [[super deformed]] Mazda RX-7 FD3S (though as a Sunstreaker redeco, his feet are sculpted to resemble the hood of a Lamborghini Countach). His head features some inspiration from [[Drift (AOE)|''Age of Extinction'' Drift]]'s design, namely the golden crest and samurai helmet neckguard.

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===Legends===
[[File:E-Hobby-Transformers-Legends-Deadlock.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Bot-tousai the Mechslayer.]]
*'''Deadlock''' (Deluxe, 2016-03)
**''ID number:'' '''LG EX'''
**''Accessories'': Left & right pistols, rifle, greatsword

:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Deadlock is a redeco of ''Generations'' Drift in his black, red, purple, and gold Deadlock color scheme as seen in the ''[[The Transformers: Drift|Drift]]'' miniseries and ''[[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]]'' comics / text stories. He comes with his greatsword in black and replaces the two smaller swords with the two pistols and rifle from the Blurr version of the mold, which can combine into a sniper rifle with a bipod (or a triple-barreled rifle). He features Blurr's minor retooling of his inner doors in order to accommodate the pistols in robot mode. Deadlock is an [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive and comes with two comics, "[[Decepticon Jaeger Deadlock]]" and a [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Deadlock)|volume EX]] of the ''[[Transformers Legends (comic)|Legends: Bonus Edition]]'' comic.
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==Notes==
*Commenting on what inspired him to create Drift, writer/creator [[Shane McCarthy]] said that "I wanted a character in AHM that had a particular element to him that I didn't see readily available elsewhere and secondly because, frankly, I thought it would be a great idea for Hasbro to have an Autobot Drift racer."<ref>[http://www.smactalk.com.au/?p=101 Shane McCarthy blogs about Spotlight: Drift.]</ref> He later said he wanted to show what'd happen [[:Category:Turncoats|if a former Decepticon became an Autobot]].<ref>[http://tformers.com/article.php?sid=11723 Podcast interview with Shane McCarthy]</ref> Drift's Japanese overtones are meant to be a tip of the hat "to the country that gave birth to [''Transformers'']."<ref>[http://comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=18585 Comic Book Resources October 27th, 2008 interview with Shane McCarthy]</ref>
*Drift's name is derived from the Japanese driving technique of "[[wikipedia:Drifting (motorsport)|drifting]]," rendered in Japanese as ドリフト走行 (''dorifuto sōkō''). This is also the source of the {{w|katakana}} in Chris Ryall's announcement;<ref>[http://ryalltime.blogspot.com/2008/12/blog-post.html "ドリフト走行*" entry in Chris Ryall's blog]</ref> it is a transliteration of his English name and is not from Japanese fiction.
*Discarded [http://guidoarts.deviantart.com/art/DRIFT-early-sketches-93573360 body designs] and [http://guidoarts.deviantart.com/art/DRIFT-early-head-sketches-93574266 head designs] for Drift can be found on [http://guidoarts.deviantart.com Guido Guidi's DeviantArt page.]
*[[IDW Publishing]] initially claimed that Drift had been solicited by [[Hasbro]] to receive a toy in the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' line. This may have been premature, as it was followed several months later with a denial, albeit from Hasbro's Australian offices.<ref>[http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?t=3438 Ozformers Q&A with Hasbro Australia]</ref> This was rebutted by IDW editor [[Chris Ryall]] at [[New York Comic Con]] 2009, denied again in the March 2009 Hasbro Q&A for Seibertron.com,<ref>[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/hasbro-answers-seibertrons-questions/15360 Hasbro March 2009 Q&A on Seibertron.com]</ref> and finally acknowledged by Hasbro at [[BotCon 2009]] when early design sketches were unveiled for Drift's toy. The toy itself was first shown at [[Toy Fair 2010]].
*As may be surmised from this page's captions, the large amount of hype surrounding Drift's initial introduction—along with perceptions that he was little more than a stereotypical badass fan-created character with Japanese samurai/ninja stereotypes added in for maximum awesomeness—led to a considerable backlash against the character when he was first announced. The hype included not only his own ''Spotlight'' issue, followed later by a four-issue mini-series, but also an appearance in "[[I Am Optimus Prime (Robot Heroes)|I Am Optimus Prime]]", a book intended to advertise the ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' toys... whose ranks don't actually include a Drift figure. The character's actual appearances in fiction, however, have not spawned nearly as much vitriol, and the later (re)interpretation by author [[James Roberts]] actually resulted in many a fan changing their opinion of the character.
*Roberts has said "there's different facets" to Drift and his environment has an impact on how he presents himself.<ref>[http://womenwriteaboutcomics.com/2015/02/26/james-roberts-on-idws-transformers-more-that-meets-the-eye/ Women Write About Comics: "James Roberts on IDW’s Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye" 34:40 - 35:02]</ref> Drift himself says in [[Drift - Empire of Stone issue 3|''Empire of Stone'' #3]] that he dives into new personas, both his brooding loner and his hippie ones, to cover up the parts of himself that he doesn't like.
*Roberts has confirmed that Drift was forged.
*Whenever Drift's not on screen, all the other characters should be asking "Where's Drift"?
*A mock-up of a black redeco of ''Generations'' Drift appeared in ''[[Transformers Generations 2014]]'' Vol. 1 as one of ten potential exclusives for Vol. 2. This "Autobot Drift Black Ver." didn't win the poll to determine which of the ten would be produced, however, ending up in fourth place with 12.7% of the votes.<ref>[http://millionhero.sblo.jp/article/101898683.html Poll results at Hero-X]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Drift''' (ドリフト ''Dorifuto''), '''Deadlock''' (デッドロック ''Deddorokku'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Piāoyí''' (漂移, "Drift")

==References==
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Kup (G1)

2017-10-04T20:48:42Z

Dinobot56: /* Transformers: Earth Wars */

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:''Kup is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Kupg1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"I shouldn't be listening to complaints, I should be making them with you guys! The good Lord lets us grow old for a reason; to gain the wisdom to find fault with everything He's made!"]]
'''Kup''' is a tough old coot. He's almost as old as rust, in fact, and he was plinking [[Decepticon]]s and [[Ick-Yak]]s with acid bursts from his trusty [[musket laser]] long before most of you turbo-revvin' young punks were born. In his day, lasers didn't ''need'' to use light; they did whatever they were told to do. And liked it.

He's probably had a thousand adventures, Kup has, and he'll be glad to relate a story of any one of them at any time to a willing audience. The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] love Kup's war stories, lapping them up like cheap [[energon]], and don't seem to mind when he inadvertently leaves a piece out or changes the story between retellings. Old memory chips'll do that to you. Other Autobots can be less patient, and Kup finds this disrespectful and irritating. If there's one thing Kup dislikes, it's when young punks don't respect their elders. If they'd only listen, they might learn something. [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] is one of the worst offenders in this way, but he's a good lad-bot, and Kup will straighten him out sooner or later, even if it takes a tank of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]]s.

Occasionally, Kup's vast experience gets in his way. When a situation doesn't remind him of anything, he has trouble figuring out what to do. This doesn't happen very often though.

His [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partner is [[Recoil (G1)|Recoil]], and who sometimes forms his head as a [[Titan Master]].

{{quote|Reminds me of the slave mine on Gargana 7.|[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]]|''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''}}

{{quote|''Every'' place reminds you of someplace else.|[[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] to Kup|''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
{{main|Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}
[[File:Tftm kup tells story.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"Kup, if you don't start making more sense, we're gonna have to put you in a home." "You already put me in a home!" "Then we'll put you in the crooked home we saw on ''Sixty Minutes''!" "I'll be good."]]
Kup was a seasoned veteran who found himself constantly having to look after the other young whippersnappers that made up the bulk of the Autobot forces in his role as [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s chief of security. Originally stationed on [[Earth]], he and the other Autobots were drawn into the battle against [[Unicron]], eventually defeating the giant [[Transformer]]. More adventures followed, including a trip back to planet [[Dread (planet)|Dread]] to confront [[Chaos (alien)|an old nemesis]], being turned into a [[zombie]], witnessing the return of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], helping [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] handle the burdens of command, and the menace of the [[Hate Plague]].

In one continuity, he was part of a team of Autobots who ended up on [[Nebulos]], an adventure during which he became a [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] and took part in the restoration of Cybertron. In another reality, he hung out with [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] a lot, and following the destruction of Cybertron, he left with Rodimus to go on a quest to find a new home planet.
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[File:Price of Life Kup threatens to invoke the Crisis Act.jpg|thumb|"I say we call Matlock. He'll find the culprit. It's probably that evil Gavin MacLeod or George 'Goober' Lindsay."]]
{{main|Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity}}

Kup, a curmudgeonly oldtimer, often acted as a source of wisdom and counsel for younger Autobots, and even not-so-young Autobots such as Optimus Prime. He became a Targetmaster after his trip to Nebulos, fought the Decepticon forces of Scorponok on Earth and defended his homeworld of Cybertron from the coming of Unicron. Future-Kup also did quite a bit of time travelling, usually in tandem with Hot Rod/Rodimus Prime, and this almost led to the destruction of reality-itself. In one splinter timeline, Kup continued on as advisor of Optimus Prime and got super extreme and edgy. And in another splinter timeline, he fought zombies. Such was Kup's fascinating life.

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===Toy pack-in material===
[[File:PackIn DecoyCollection Comic.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"Kup, how'd you take off your underwear without taking off your pants?" "...I don't know."]]

Kup attended an emergency meeting led by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] after the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] was stolen. Soon, [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] announced his project to confuse the Decepticons using [[decoy]]s. While the decoys attacked Decepticon headquarters, Kup, Ultra Magnus, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] snuck inside their base to steal back the Matrix. {{storylink|Start Your Own Decoy Collection}}
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===Sticker Adventures books===
After another Autobot shuttle had gone missing in the vicinity of the planet Junk, Kup and Hot Rod headed over in their ship to investigate. Heading down to the planet’s surface, they came upon the Autobots and the Junkions fighting. Kup stopped Hot Rod from joining in, explaining that the Junkions are not evil, just a little wild. He then used the universal greeting to calm the Junkions down. Now friends, the Junkions and the Autobots worked together to fix the damaged ship. Kup and the Autobots then blasted off and went on their way. {{storylink|Battle on the Junk Planet}}

In retaliation for past defeats, Galvatron attempted to destroy Metroplex with a two-fold attack from [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] and [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]]. Kup was among the first to respond, though he mostly distracted his fellow Autobots with rambling stories about past battles. The Decepticons were eventually driven off. {{storylink|Galvatron Attacks}}

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===Ladybird Books continuity===
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[[File:GalvatronsAirAttack-KupWheeljackMagnus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"Then after that, World War II got quiet, 'til Superman challenged F.D.R. to a race around the world! F.D.R. beat him by a furlong! Or so the comic books would have you believe. The truth lies somewhere in between..."]]
As a young Autobot, Kup participated in many battles against the Decepticons on Earth. One particularly great battle ended up with many casualties on both sides—casualties whose bodies were simply left in the valley where they died. Many years later, when the Autobots were running out of [[cybernite]] for their repair jobs, Kup recalled this event and suggested that they loot the old bodies for the precious metal. [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] approved, and let Kup lead [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] to the valley. On the way, Kup mistook the [[wikipedia:Aurora (astronomy)|aurora borealis]] for a Decepticon attack.

Upon arrival at the valley, Kup spent some time reminiscing about the past, until Grapple told him that they had a mission to complete. However, before the group could find anything of use, they came under attack by a number of [[Seeker (body-type)|Decepticon jets]] and were forced to retreat. Returning to base, they wondered how the Decepticons had found them so easily, and it was eventually revealed that the Decepticons had constructed a [[Decepticon Space Station Argon|space station]] from which to spy at the Autobots' activities. While the Autobots were incapable of attacking targets in space, Kup remembered the [[Battle of the Green Asteroid]], during which the Autobots had lured the enemy closer by using false signals. He also recalled Spike telling him that auroras scramble radio signals, and had Wheeljack and [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] construct an artificial aurora machine to mess up the Decepticons' communications. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}}

[[File:DecepticonsUnderground-Kup.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|"Thank you for this award. It is a tribute to this great country that a man who once took a shot at Teddy Roosevelt could win back your trust."]]
Eventually, Kup found himself stationed at [[Nebulos]], where the Decepticons were collecting energy via a "[[tetrahedron]]" at the planet's north pole. Alongside Blurr and [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]], he was part of [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]]'s "Operation Heatwave", which consisted of using high-temperature lasers to melt the ice below [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and the energy-collecting facility. {{storylink|Decepticons at the Pole}} Some time later, the Autobots started running out of lubricants, leading to Kup's joints creaking something fierce, so naturally he was overjoyed when the Autobots found a legendary Nebulan [[oil]] lake. However, as soon as they started pumping the oil back to base, the Decepticons destroyed their oil pipe, so Kup, his Targetmaster partner Recoil and [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] were forced to do a quick repair job. A second Decepticon attack soon followed, so the three fled into the Nebulan desert... only for Kup to get stuck to a rock when the area turned out to be magnetic. [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] soon saved him by neutralizing the magnetic field with an impact from his grenade launcher. {{storylink|Autobots Strike Oil}}

Highbrow later got kidnapped by the Decepticons and held ransom in exchange for Optimus Prime himself. When Prime decided to perform a rescue operation, Kup offered to come with him, but the Autobot leader had a different plan. {{storylink|Autobot Hostage}} After a few peaceful weeks with the Decepticons nowhere to be found, Prime got suspicious and ordered Kup to organize long-range patrols to find out what they were up to. The patrols scoured the entire planet except for the [[Nebulos Triangle]], as Kup explained that nobody had ever entered that area and returned. {{storylink|Decepticons Underground}}
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===''Big Looker Storybook'' continuity===
[[File:Carshowblowupkup.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"Is that story true, Kup?" "Well, most of it. I ''did'' wear a dress for a period in the '40s. ''Oohh'' they had ''designers'' then!"]]
Kup and Hot Rod traveled to the coliseum to check out a robot car the [[human]]s had built that could respond to voice commands. They heard about it on their car radios! But when they arrived at the coliseum, Kup spotted Decepticons flying about. As some entered the back door, Kup shooed Hot Rod away, telling him to warn the others. If Hot Rod stayed, he would just get into trouble! Sneaking around inside, he eventually made his way up to the control room, where [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and the other Decepticons were rigging the lighting. They were planning on stealing the robot car! Kup decided to leave and tell the others, but he was spotted by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. The evil Decepticons tied up Kup so that he wouldn't interfere.

As a parade of cars entered the coliseum and the crowds cheered, Kup worried about the safety of the humans. If only he could warn them. Kup got his chance when Galvatron ran towards the controls, telling [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] to pull the switch. Kup tripped Galvatron, and Galvatron came tumbling through the glass and onto the coliseum floor! For a short while, there was a stalemate; the Decepticons had Kup captive, but the Autobots had Galvatron! Thankfully, Hot Rod snuck up behind Kup and freed him. Yelling "Geronimo!" they jumped from the control room onto the coliseum floor, taking the Decepticons by surprise. Galvatron and the others escaped, but Kup and Hot Rod agreed that they'd be ready for him when he returned. {{storylink|Car Show Blow Up}}

[[File:Wildboyofquintessonbattle.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"You know, I thought I was too old. I thought my time had passed. I thought I'd never hear the screams of pain or see the look of terror in a young man's eyes. Thank Heaven for children."]]
Later, Kup, led [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] on a special mission to take supplies from Earth to a space station on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s second moon. Despite Kup's warnings, the Dinobots loaded too many supplies onto the ship, and in the middle of their journey, the ship began to have problems. Kup tried everything, but the ship was going down! It crashed on a planet, but everyone landed safely. Unfortunately, Kup recognized the place. It was the planet [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintesson]]! They were interrupted by a tribal scream and a flurry of firestones. However, the boy who made his presence known was not aiming at them, but at the Quintessons behind them. The boy's name was [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], and he had been abandoned on the planet when his ship crashed their earlier.

Wheelie led them through the jungle, battling Quintessons along the way, until they reached Wheelie's crashed ship. Hot Rod was able to fix it, and everyone left the planet Quintesson, Wheelie included! {{storylink|The Story of Wheelie, the Wild Boy of Quintesson}}
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====''Hot Shot's Bot Thoughts''====
The Kup of [[Primax yadda-yadda Zeta]] was interviewed by a dimension-hopping [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], though the interviewer seemed more intent on tweaking the name of his interview column than interviewing him. When the discussion turned to Kup's weird eye headlights, Kup questioned whether Hot Shot knew how his own alternate mode worked, and Hot Shot professed his ignorance. {{storylink|Hot Shot's Bot Thoughts}}

===''The Transformers in 3-D''===
[[File:Kupin3d.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.85|"''Ohh,'' you must be sick! Lets see, what's old ''Doc Washburn'' prescribe? Do you have dropsy? The grip? Scrofula? The vapors? Jungle rot? Dandy fever? Poor man's gout? Housemaid's knee? Climatic boo bow? The staggers? Dum dum fever?"]]
Kup is so old, he fought the [[Destructon]]s the first time, and helped defeat them.

Eons later, he was part of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s team searching for [[Metascan Alpha]], a quest that took them to a desolate moon. While Kup was checking out some marks on the ground that he recognised, the team was attacked by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s. Magnus insisted they ignore the Decepticons and continue with their quest, which took them down to the planet below.

Kup quickly identified the Destructons attacking the city they had found. [[Psychokhan]] recognised him too, threatening to dispatch the Autobot with his Psychospear. The Destructons proved too powerful for the Autobots to handle, and they began a retreat back to [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. Kup knew that they'd never make it, so he stayed behind to hold the four Destructons off while the others escaped.

He probably died. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}
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===Marvel coloring books===
While Ultra Magnus led a team of Autobots to free humans enslaved by Galvatron, Kup joined Bumblebee in a bid to free Springer from the mind-control of Bombshell. Kup's methods were ultimately effective, threatening to kill Bombshell if he didn't release his comrade. Springer and the humans were ultimately freed, but Bombshell escaped. {{storylink|The Invasion of the Decepticon Camp}}

Kup was returning from a road trip with Daniel, Hound and Hot Rod, Bumblebee, Blurr, Wheelie, Springer and Sunstreaker when the group paused to eat at a rest stop. As the Autobots ingested Energon Cubes, Hot Rod asked Kup to tell a story. Kup told the others the story of how, upon first crash landing in Mt. St. Hillary, the Ark had lost an enormous shipment of Energon Cubes that remained lost to the day. Enthralled by Kup's story, the rest of the group were all eager to go looking for this lost treasure. When they realized that Laserbeak had been spying on them the whole time, and would soon inform Galvatron about the lost Energon shipment, Kup and the others rushed back to Metroplex to inform Ultra Magnus on the situation. After a brief conference, Ultra Magnus led his troops to the Ark's crash site. Finding the Decepticons there already, the two factions began to fight. When the Energon stash was uncovered, it was completely gobbled up by Starscream who proclaimed himself the most powerful Decepticon. With nothing left to fight over, Kup and the Autobots left Galvatron and Starscream to their squabble. As they headed back for Autobot City, Hot Rod asked Kup for another story. {{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}}

While listening to one of Kup's stories, Hot Rod and Daniel were inspired to go searching for adventure. This led to an encounter with Scourge and the Sweeps, which they had to be rescued from. {{storylink|Hot Rod's Escape}}
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===Desert of Danger===
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Kup was stationed on the planet Nebulos when the Decepticons hatched a scheme to smuggle on-planet [[Attack Squad robot]]s. He was available as back up to the more active Hot Rod during his missions. {{storylink|Desert of Danger}}
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===Find Your Fate Junior===
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====Autobot Alert!====
[[File:AutobotAlertKupandHotRod.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"$5,000 on... What century is this?" "The twentieth." "Great! Put it on number 20!"]]
Having been put in charge of a top-secret mission, Kup was pestered by the young Hot Rod on the nature of the operation despite his insistence that this information was off-limits to the young Autobot. Then an Autobot Alert sounded across the Autobots’ headquarters, informing the Autobots that the Decepticons were taking over Earth’s communication satellites. Kup pointed out that more bad news were on their way as he spotted Blurr returning prematurely from the secret mission. Upon learning that the Decepticons had stolen a coded message meant for his eyes only, Kup asserted that retrieving this message should be top priority.

If Ultra Magnus agreed to prioritize theft of the coded message, Kup was given permission to divulge the top-secret information pertinent to the mission to the rest of the Autobots. He explained that long ago, the Autobots had invented a formula that could increase an Autobot’s strength tenfold. Kup took off towards the Autobots’ desert research centre along with a number of other Autobots. Once there, they learned from Springer that the Cybertite sphere containing the formula was discovered by humans during the 16th century. If the Decepticons had decoded Springer's message, they would be searching off the coast of California, where the ship containing the sphere had sunk. If they hadn’t decoded the message, the Decepticons would still be digging in the nearby crater. Kup was for heading towards the California coast immediately.

If Ultra Magnus decided to head for the California coast right away, he split up his forces to more efficiently handle the situation. Kup was part of the main Autobot forces that were led towards the coast by Ultra Magnus. Arriving at the scene, Ultra Magnus’s troops were informed by Powerglide (who had flown ahead of the land-bound group) that he had discovered the location of the sunken ship containing the cybertite sphere. Simultaneously, Blurr caught up with the group to inform them that the Decepticons were quickly approaching. The Autobots then needed to decide whether they would raise the ship themselves, or try and ambush the Decepticons after they had done so.

In one possible scenario the ancient Autobot formula was safely retrieved and taken back to Metroplex. Kup then watched on as Perceptor produced the first batch of power-booster. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}
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====Project Brain Drain====
[[File:ProjectBrainDrainAutobotsCelebrate.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"Hot Rod, you're dumb as a mule and twice as ugly! If a strange man offers you a ride, I say TAKE IT!"]]
In one possible scenario, upon hearing that the Decepticons were planning to use a “Brain Drain device” to syphon the intelligence of nearly 500, 000 concert goers, Ultra Magnus ordered his troops, Kup included, to head for the concert to foil Galvatron’s plot. Kup and the other Autobots were told to hide themselves amidst the parked vehicles surrounding the concert, and lie in wait for the Decepticons. Once the Decepticons had shown themselves, Ultra Magnus ordered his troops to transform in unison and open fire on their enemies. But Galvatron had planned to light afire the parking lot in which the Autobots were standing in order to trap the humans. Being drenched from above by Decepticon jets dumping gasoline upon them, Ultra Magnus needed to decide whether the Autobots needed to retreat, or to keep on fighting and hope that they could defeat the Decepticons before the fire consumed them.

If Ultra Magnus decided on a retreat, Kup rushed out of the blazing inferno and moved in closer to the humans in order to protect them. Kup and the others fended off the airborne Decepticons who swooped down, unaffected by the blazing barrier encircling the concert.

In one possible sequence of events that followed, the Autobots successfully destroyed the Brain Drain device, and Kup and the other Autobots received as standing ovation as the Decepticons retreated.

In a completely different possible scenario, Lup was out on patrol with Hot Rod and Jazz when the three of them heard nearby commotion and went to investigate. Finding Wreck-Gar and Sparkplug being attacked by Thrust and Laserbeak, the Autobots moved in to rescue them and fended off the Decepticons. Kup, Hot Rod and Jazz were informed of the situation as it were; the Decepticons were going to drain the minds of the concert-goers with their [[Brain Drain device]]. The Autobots then decided whether they would launch a counter-attack on the Decepticons’ lab, or if they would send Hot Rod for reinforcements while the rest of them headed directly to the concert.

If the Autobots decided to storm the laboratory, the group attacked with such ferocity and suddenness that they scared off most of the Decepticons guarding the place. Finding their only opposition left being a small group of Decepticons, Kup and the others successfully beat them back, until Soundwave attempted to escape with the Brain Drain device in hand.

If Hot Rod attempted to stop Soundwave, Laserbeak managed to grab hold of the device and flew off to meet Galvatron. The Autobots being too low on power to pursue meant that the Decepticons would ultimately be victorious. If Jazz attempted to stop him however, he was successful in doing so and the Autobots successfully destroyed the Brain Drain device.

Alternatively, if Wreck-Gar, Sprakplug, Kup and Jazz headed towards the concert while Hot Rod headed back to Metroplex for reinforcements, the small group found themselves wondering how they could defend the huge sea of people by themselves upon their arrival. Hearing the Decepticons approaching, but uncertain from which direction they were coming from, the Autobots had to decide whether they would station themselves on the west side of the concert, or at its south.

If the Autobots decided to head for the west side of the concert, Kup and the others positioned themselves just in time to see a whole squadron of Decepticons coming into view. Catching the Decepticons by surprise with a first volley, the Autobots managed to buy themselves a few minutes as the Decepticons regrouped before circling around for another pass. During the Decepticons’ second pass, one of Kup's arm was blown off. Despite his injury, Kup continued fighting. The Autobots were successful in driving away the Decepticons, thanks in no small part to Kup and the others exhausting their forces, leaving their foes underpowered to deal with the new arrivals.

Alternatively, if the Autobots headed for the south side of the concert, they were unable to see the Decepticons coming from the other direction, and were destroyed in a surprise Decepticon attack. {{storylink|Project Brain Drain}}
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====The Invisibility Factor====
[[File:InvisibilityFactorHotRodKupmeetSarah.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"I used to be with ''it''. Then they changed what ''it'' was. Now what I'm with isn't ''it'' and what's ''it'' seems weird and scary to me. It'll happen to ''yooouuu!''"]]
Long ago, Kup and another Autobot stationed on the planet [[Renerian]] were able to defeat an entire enemy squadron by duping them into thinking that entire squadron of Autobots was attacking them. On another occasion, Kup had been stationed on [[Sonacron V]]. On yet another occasion, Kup was stationed on the planet [[Serton]], where he encountered a [[Han Solo#Toys|curious looking ship]].

In the present day, Kup reminisced on his days with the [[Sonite]]s while enjoying a night drive in the desert with Hot Rod. Then, the pair were startled to spot a space craft plummeting down towards them. As the spaceship came sputtering down for a landing before them, Kup noticed that the craft was alternating between being visible and invisible at regular intervals. Though Hot Rod wanted to investigate, Kup was suspicious of a Decepticon trap, and wanted to fetch reinforcements first.

If Kup agreed to look into the spacecraft right away, the two Autobots were surprised to spot a young woman emerge from the craft. Though Hot Rod startled her at first, the woman was reassured that the Autobots were friendly beings by Kup. Hot Rod learned that her name was [[Sarah Sanders]], and that she was a scientist working to perfect her latest invention, an “[[Invisibility Device]].”

In one possible scenario, Hot Rod was unable to control himself and snatched the device away from Sarah. Though Kup attempted to reason with the young Autobot, Hot Rod took off, leaving behind both Kup and Sarah in the middle of the desert.

If Hot Rod and Kup attempted to politely coax Sarah into giving them the Invisibility Device willingly, Sarah informed the Autobots that she had a strong stance against her invention being used for warfare. As the three of them stood conversing in the open, they soon heard the Decepticons approaching. As the evil robots began to fire upon them, Hot Rod whisked Sarah away to safety. Upon realizing that the Decepticons weren’t pursuing them, and that the Invisibility Device had been left behind, the trio hid behind some nearby rocks to spy upon the Decepticons, who were busy inspecting Sarah’s ship and her Invisibility Device.

If Hot Rod and Kup decided to attack immediately, they were easily defeated and destroyed by the Decepticons.

If Hot Rod and Kup decided to lay low in an attempt to steal the device back from the Decepticons, they first told Sarah to wait for them here, then the pair sneakily followed the Decepticons as they left for their headquarters. As the Decepticons descended into a canyon, Hot Rod was eager to follow them in, but was stopped by Kup. Kup told the young Autobot of how he defeated the Decepticons on Renerian, and the two of them put into action a similar plan. Driving back and forth atop the canyon’s edge, firing from all angles while remaining hidden in the dark, they tricked the Decepticons into thinking a whole team of Autobots had ambushed them. Kup then sent Hot Rod down to retrieve the device.

If Hot Rod went through with his plan to steal the device back from the Decepticons, he successfully snatched Sarah’s invention from Shockwave’s grasp and took off. Though the Decepticons gave chase, If they were unable to catch him before Kup fired down onto the canyon’s walls, causing it to collapse and burying the Decepticons under an avalanche of earth and rocks. Convinced that Sarah Sanders would now allow the Autobots to use her device now that she had seen how evil the Decepticons were, Hot Rod and Kup drove back to meet up with her.

In a different possible scenario, the Decepticons took off in Sarah’s spaceship upon finding it, forcing Kup and Hot Rod to head back to Metroplex city for reinforcements and a ship of their own. Hot Rod and Kup were joined by Ultra Magnus, Prowl, Jazz and Springer, and blasted off. Once in space, however, they found it difficult to locate the Decepticons. The ship’s crew had to decided where to look next for the Decepticons. Kup suggested that they might be hiding out on the Earth’s moon.

If the Autobots decided to investigate the dark side of the moon, they found themselves unable to see anything on the satellite’s shadowy surface. Kup waited silently as Ultra Magnus, Jazz and Hot Rod discussed possible plans of action.

If Ultra Magnus decided to go through with Hot Rod’s plan of shooting down to trick the Decepticons into revealing themselves, the Autobots succeeded only in making themselves an easy target for their enemies. The Decepticons blasted their shuttle to bits. Kup and his friends were reduced to space junk.

If Ultra Magnus listened to Jazz’s plan, he ordered his Autobots to remain silent, and to shut off all of the shuttle’s lights and mechanisms. Launching a probe as a decoy, the Autobots successfully tricked the Decepticons into revealing their position when they mistook the probe as their shuttle and opened fire upon it. Firing back, the Autobots began crippling the Decepticons’ ship, until a lucky shot rocked their own shuttle. Though the Decepticons attempted to escape while the Autobots were off-balance, the Autobots were able to deliver the finishing blow, ending the Decepticons’ menace as the evil robots' ship exploded. Though Kup bemoaned the loss of the Invisibility Device, he was reassured by Ultra Magnus that it was all for the best.

In an alternate scenario wherein the Autobots listened to Prowl’s suggested and searched the Asteroid Belt beyond Mars, they soon found themselves struggling to get through the maze of floating rocks.

If the Autobots pushed on their search in the Asteroid Belt, they soon found themselves on a collision course with two enormous asteroids. If they only managed to blast one of asteroids, the Autobots were forced to retreat back to Earth after their shuttle took substantial damage. If the Autobots managed to blast neither of the Asteroids, they were all crushed between the giant pieces of space debris.

If they managed to blast away both asteroids, they reached a vast, empty expanse of space within the asteroid belt. Kup pondered whether or not the Decepticons had been able to master the Invisibility Device yet, only for his question to be answered when their shuttle was hit by a blast that originated seemingly from nowhere. The Autobots considered retreating, but Kup reminded them that Sarah Sanders had not perfected her device yet, and the Decepticons’ invisibility may yet wear off.

If the Autobots attempted to flee from the Decepticons’ attack, they found themselves at too much of a disadvantage to successfully make it out of the Asteroid Belt. They were blown into space junk before they could reach Earth.

If the Autobots held their ground, they were instructed by Ultra Magnus not to open fire upon the Decepticons until ordered to do so. Though things were tense as the Autobots were hit over and over again by their invisible opponents, soon the enemy ship came into view, just as Kup had predicted. The Autobots opened fire on the flimsier vessel, blowing it and the Decepticons within to smithereens.

If the Autobots did retreat out of the Asteroid Belt, they convinced one another that the Decepticons most likely perished within it. Then, a few days later, when the invisible Decepticons attacked Metroplex city,
Kup and the rest of the Autobots were reduced to scrap metal, unable to fight the unseen enemy.

In a completely different scenario, wherein Hot Rod and Kup returned to Autobot headquarters for reinforcements after seeing the spaceship land, the two of them reported to Ultra Magnus directly, who agreed the situation necessitated further investigation. Hot Rod and Kup returned to the ship’s landing site accompanied by Jazz, Sunstreaker, Prowl and Springer. When they arrived, the ship in question was nowhere to be found, prompting Jazz and Springer to second-guess the veracity of Hot Rod and Kup’s story.

If Jazz and Springer convinced Hot Rod and Kup to return to Metroplex city to make sure they didn’t have a few wires loose, Ratchet found nothing wrong with the pair, but the incident was forgotten nonetheless. That is, until Galvatron returned with a fleet of identical ships, and destroyed both Metroplex and all of its inhabitants.

If Hot Rod and Kup convinced the other Autobots to keep on looking, Hot Rod eventually found trail marks, indicating that a heavy object the size of their spacecraft had indeed landed and had been dragged away. Kup and the others followed the trail to a more rocky terrain, where tracking the ship would become more difficult. The trail seemingly lost, the Autobots then heard someone incoming, and took cover. From their hiding places, they saw the Decepticons Scavenger, a human captive within the grasp of his steam-shovel.

If the Autobots decided to rescue Sarah immediately, Scavenger dropped the woman, and cried for help while attempting to flee.

If the Autobots pursued Scavenger, they found him rejoining a whole squadron of Decepticons. Fighting the Decepticons immediately would cost them their lives. Otherwise, if the Autobots decided on a retreat when faced by the whole squadron of Decepticons, they managed to do so by blinding their enemies by their high beams and then splitting off into different direction. They later regrouped and found Sarah Sanders wandering in the desert.

If the Autobots asked Sarah to build them their own Invisibility Device, Sarah refused, stating she would not build weapons for war. Running away from the group Sarah was almost killed when Dirge passed overhead and dropped a missile on her position. After rescuing her from the Decepticon attack, Hot Rod and the others brought Sarah to safety within Metroplex. Grateful for the rescue, Sarah showed the Autobots how to create an [[Invisibility Scrambler]] to counteract the Decepticons’ Invisibility Device. Anticipating the Decepticons’ attack, the Autobots successfully defeated the evil robots when they came. After the victory, Kup shared a good laugh with Sunstreaker and Hot Rod, the latter having made a quip about “seeing right through the Decepticons’ plans.”

If instead of asking Sarah to build them an Invisibility Device, Kup and the others attempted once more to retrieve her ship, the whole group snuck over to where the Decepticons were stationed. Once there, Hot Rod and Prowl argued over which plan of action would be the smartest to undertake next.

If the Autobots agreed with Hot Rod to try and take the Decepticons by surprise with a head-on attack, the Autobots manage to stun the Decepticons by dazzling them with their headlights. Kup provided Hot Rod some cover fire while the young Autobot raced down and snatched the Invisibility Device from the Decepticons. The Autobots then successfully peeled back, congratulating one another on a job well done. Kup decided that when he would recount this story in the future, he would dub it the “Decepticon Dazzle.”

If the Autobots agreed with Prowl to take a moment to come up with a more detailed plan, Prowl instructed Hot Rod to taunt the Decepticons into following him. The plan worked, and the bulk of the Decepticons took off after the young Autobot. With only Scavenger, Shockwave and Galvatron left behind, Kup and the others easily defeated the Decepticons still guarding the spaceship, and forced Galvatron to retreat. In one possible scenario that followed, Kup helped destroy a hidden Decepticon base that Hot Rod found while the Decepticons gave him chase. In another, Kup watched on as Sarah left in her spaceship in order to destroy it, vowing it would never be used to bring destruction.

In an alternate scenario where the Autobots silently trailed Scavenger while the Decepticon held Sarah Sanders captive, Kup and the others followed him all the way to the Decepticons’ secret desert base. Inside, they spied upon Galvatron telling Sarah Sanders that the Decepticons would use Cerebro-Shells to control her mind, so that she would reveal to them to secret of invisibility. At this point, the Autobots decided to step in. A direct attack would only end in the Autobots’ defeat. In order to rescue Sarah, the Autobots would need to employ trickery. Using Jazz’s special abilities, the Autobots could do just that. In this scenario, the Autobots grabbed Sarah while the Decepticons were too dazzled by the illusions that Jazz projected. Sarah directed the Autobots towards where the Decepticons had stored her ship. Upon following her directions, Kup and the others came upon two doors, unable to tell behind which one they would find their means of escape. If the Autobots happened upon Sarah’s ship as they were, they would be destroyed by the droids guarding it. However, if the Autobots first opened the door which lead to a closet filled with Decepticon spare parts, they found a pile of spare Decepticon emblems. Donning them, Kup and the rest of his team were able to fool the Decepticon Droids guarding Sarah’s ship. Escaping in the ship, despite the Decepticons best efforts to stop them, the Autobots returned to Metroplex. Sarah then gave the Autobots the secret to her Invisibility Device, ensuring the Autobots their victory in their war against the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Invisibility Factor}}
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===3H comics===
[[File:Skidswreckers2.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"Kup, Matlock's not real." "Neither are my teeth, but I can still eat corn on the cob! If someone cuts it off and mushes it into a fine paste. Now that's good eatin'!"]]
Several months after the defeat of [[Unicron]] in 2005, Kup accompanied [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] as the Autobots' senior scientists (including [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]], and [[Rad (G1)|Rad]]) questioned their leader's plan to send out the best of the remaining Autobot science and research members to establish deep-space reconnaissance posts. {{storylink|Betrayal}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Skidswheeljackgrimlockkupironhidetww.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"They say the greatest tragedy is when a father outlives his son. I have never fully understood why. Frankly, I can see an upside to it!"]]
Millions of years ago on Cybertron, shortly after the assassination of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], Kup was part of an Autobot unit under [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s command which battled for possession of [[Altihex]]. Kup and the other Autobots were forced to abandon the City-State as it collapsed, leaving it to the Decepticons. Afterwards a new Prime was crowned, a young archivist who became known as [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]], and Kup helped defend him as an assassination attempt was made during his inauguration. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}}

The Decepticons later led a full siege on the Autobot headquarters of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. As per Grimlock's orders, Kup met with him, [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] just outside Iacon on the [[Tri-Torus Loop]], where Kup was shocked to hear Grimlock announce his plan to leave Iacon to the Decepticons. Instead, Grimlock led them deep within the planet, where the new Prime was battling [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] for his life, even though Grimlock had huge doubts over whether Optimus Prime was worth saving. {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}} Kup confronted Grimlock about his apathy, and asked him if he had ever respected anyone. When Kup got too personal, Grimlock shoved him into a wall. While looking for Prime, however, the Autobots stumbled onto Megatron's real plan. They found a system of planetary engines that Megatron had ordered the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] to restore. While Grimlock went on ahead, determined to find Optimus Prime, Kup and the others stayed behind to sabotage the Constructicons' work. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War within #5}} The Decepticons detected their presence, and so Kup and the others fought a very one-sided battle against them. All hope seemed lost until Grimlock returned... with a very impressive Optimus Prime, who ordered Kup and Ironhide to help him cover Wheeljack's sabotage of the engines.

[[File:Lightningstrikecoalition.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"Did you call the girl from the escort service?" "They said their insurance won't cover you." "''Ooooh,'' that's an onion in the ointment."]]
The engines were destroyed, but Kup and the others were distraught to see the smoking crater where Iacon used to be. Optimus Prime, who was quickly stepping into the role, refused to leave Cybertron, and instead implored Kup and the others to follow him underground, where they would continue to wage their war against the Decepticons. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}}

Later, when Optimus Prime and Megatron disappeared in a prototype [[space bridge]] accident, the Autobot faction splintered, and Kup joined Grimlock's [[Lightning Strike Coalition]]. While on the [[Moon Alpha Spaceport]], Kup waxed on about the alleged cosmic destiny of the Transformers and how it contrasted with the stagnation of their race. Grimlock was annoyed with this introspection and urged him to get back to work. The Lightning Strike Coalition was able to thwart Starscream's [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacons]] from keeping their stolen Energon and made a quick retreat with the goods. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}}

After a prolonged absence, Megatron returned to Cybertron with an [[Air Warrior|Aerospace Extermination Squadron]] army backing him. Though Kup was among the many Autobots who fought back, Megatron managed to achieve near total dominion over the planet. He enslaved the Autobots, putting them to work in underground labor camps. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2}} Megatron was eventually overthrown, and many Autobots and Decepticons disappeared out into the cosmos aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' and the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' spacecrafts. With Cybertron's energy sources fading away, [[Micromaster]]s were built to continue the war more efficiently. But some of these diminutive 'bots had aspirations of their own; [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]], a Decepticon-allied Micromaster, managed to trick both the Autobot and Decepticon guzzlers into battling one another in an all-out brawl, hoping that they would be eliminated and leave him to take control of a Micromaster-populated Cybertron. Kup was among those who rolled into battle, but as his energy reserves quickly depleted, he shut down into stasis-lock on the battlefield. Skystalker's machinations were revealed however, allowing the war to be prolonged further. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}}

3.9 million years ago, due to a catastrophically low level of Energon, every Transformer on Earth ground to a halt in the [[Great Shutdown]]. Kup was in the middle of a fight with [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] when this occurred, and the two were frozen in a grappling pose for millions of years. Three thousand years ago, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] awoke from this state and began rehabilitating the rest of the population. He eschewed the Decepticon/Autobot factions and promised a new unified Cybertron. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

[[File:PassiveAggression-KupIronhidereunite.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"I'll join! I'm filled with piss and vinegar! At first I was just filled with vinegar."]]
However, Kup and a handful of others believed Shockwave had evil motives for this and formed an underground resistance movement deep within the [[Wastelands]]. Things came to a head with the return of Optimus Prime to Cybertron, who had been on Earth for four million years. After disciplining Hot Rod for being an impetuous young punk, Kup explained their situation to Optimus Prime and introduced him to the rest of their members. More of Optimus Prime's comrades from Earth were brought into the resistance, including Kup's old friend Ironhide, and the two shared a heartfelt reunion. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}

Kup and the others planned an all-out strike against Shockwave's stronghold in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. While Kup, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] were trapped behind a rampaging [[Guardian robot|Omega Sentinel]], the three witnessed a strange beam emit from the top of Shockwave's stronghold and fire into space. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}} Shockwave was defeated, but Optimus Prime was severely damaged, and Kup and the others were forced to persist without his leadership while he recovered. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}} As Kup looked on, Prowl tried to reassure the Autobots with a speech from Iacon's [[Central Hall]], but Prowl wasn't terribly good at speeches and so Ultra Magnus filled in. Though Prowl and the other Earthbound Autobots had finally returned home, things just weren't the same. Kup suggested Prowl and the others stop fighting the changes and just accept that they'd happened. This prompted Prowl to consider a return to Earth. {{storylink|Skyfire (issue)|Skyfire}}

Kup and Hot Rod sparred within a computer-simulated portrayal of Earth. Hot Rod managed to win over his older and wiser opponent, but only in the most reckless way possible, a fact which Kup was unable to impart on the youngster. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}} Ultra Magnus decided to split the Autobots into teams to better defend Cybertron, and Kup was assigned to [[Moonbase One|Moon Base One]] along with the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. Kup did not find this thrilling. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

{{Unreleased DW G1 comic}}

En route to Cybertron's moon, Kup had an amusing conversation with [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] while [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], and [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] looked on. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Issue 11|Generation 1 #11}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
Kup was part of a team of Autobots led by Hot Rod who were eager for revenge against the new Decepticon leader, [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]], but couldn't attack him since he was holding several Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] hostage. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}} As soon as the hostages were freed, Kup's group teamed up with the rest of G.I. Joe and defeated the Decepticon army. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:Slowmotionmoviewalkahm5.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"Let me in! Someone's trying to kill me! Sweet merciful McGillicuddy, you gotta open the door!" "Who is it?"]]

{{main|Kup (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity}}

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===''United''===
When a deadly nano-virus infected the Autobots stationed on Earth, Kup, along with the rest of the Targetmasters and Headmasters, found himself immune to it. Kup lead the rest of the healthy Autobots to Nebulos in order to retrieve a cure concocted by Supreme Scientist Zella. Once there, they were ambushed by a squad of Decepticons who had hidden in inner-space to avoid detection. Kup ordered his troops to concentrate their fire on their leader, Straxus. With their commanding officer taken out of the equation, the rest of the Decepticons quickly fled. Kup and his team successfully retrieved the cure, and returned to Earth, where they were commended by Optimus for their heroic efforts. {{storylink|The Fierce Fighting on Planet Nebulos}}
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===''Kre-O'' online manga===
After being asked to by [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]], the [[Autobot]]s, including Kup, attacked the Decepticon Base and chased away [[Vortex (Kre-O)|Vortex]]. {{Storylink|A Reliable Warrior!? Vortex the Lookout from Hell}}
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
One of the oppressed Autobots on a Megatron-ruled Cybertron, Kup heard about Optimus Prime's return and rallied others to bring the fight to the Decepticons, including [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]]. {{storylink|Pax Megatronus}} He joined the rest of the Autobot army as they marched towards the final battle with the Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}} When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] emerged to do battle with Megatron, Kup posed alongside him. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth''===
[[File:C64Kup.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Nurse! Someone's trying to kill me!" "Okay, we'll do something about that right away. Let's start by doubling your medication."]]

Along with his fellow Autobots, Kup protected Earth from the menace of the Decepticons. He was ostensibly under the command of [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth}}
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===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{voiceactor|[[Mark Laity]] (English)}}
In [[2010]], the Decepticon military commander [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] acquired a source of infinite power called [[Zel Quartz]]. It drove him to madness, and he destroyed Cybertron while threatening to lay waste to the rest of the galaxy. Rodimus Prime and the Autobots desperately coordinated with the [[Quintesson]]s to use a timeslip device and travel back in time, preventing Shockwave from ever getting his hand on Zel Quartz. Unfortunately, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and the remaining Decepticons learned of the mission, and intercepted the Autobots on the way through the timeslip.

Crashing in 2003 on [[Zel Samine]], where the quartz originated, Kup awoke with Arcee and Rodimus Prime. Separated from the rest of their team, they sent out an SOS and were met by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and the present day Autobots. After explaining the situation, Kup and his allies joined up with Optimus to search for the Zel Quartz before the Decepticons could find it.

Wheeljack searched the planet for any records or power signatures that might be Zel Quartz. After three false leads, they finally located Zel Quartz at the [[Enormous Laser Transmission Array]]. After fighting through numerous Decepticon lieutenants, and facing the might of Megatron and Galvatron united, Kup and the Autobots secured the Zel Quartz and ultimately disposed of it so that it could do no further harm. With the rock no longer a threat, the Autobots of 2010 vanished and returned to their home timeline. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Following [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s rebirth as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Sergeant Kup was part of the Autobot forces led by Rodimus who scored a decisive victory over the Decepticons. {{storylink|All Hail Galvatron}} He and Rodimus were put on trial by the [[Quintesson]]s. They faced death by [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]] until [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] organized a well-timed coup. {{storylink|Mockery of Justice}} The pair subsequently had to run off to defend [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] from [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|'Til All Are One (Legends)|'Til All Are One}}

During a series of conflicts to defend and retain territory from the Decepticons, Kup and Ultra Magnus maintained the final defence against Galvatron and his Decepticons. Despite their valiant efforts, and Rodimus's plan to take on Trypticon alongside Metroplex, the Autobots were defeated. {{storylink|The Colossus War}} Ultra Magnus, Kup and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] were kidnapped by [[Skuxxoid]]s during the [[Galactic Olympics|Galactic Games]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 1}} Though the trio were sentenced to death by the Quints, the other Autobots turned up in time to save them. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 2}}

Kup and [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] foiled an attempt by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] to resurrect [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|Unicron Returns}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsSergeantKup.jpg|thumb|right|400px|"You're the worst shill I've ever seen! You're a disgrace to the medicine shill business!" "They didn't start chasing us until you turned on that getaway music!"]]

Sergeant Kup participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Uncommon character that could be recruited by collecting 25 units of Cybermetal and 10 units of Transmetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Kup EarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|"For the love of God, help me! I've been here for four days and a turtle's got ahold of my teeth!"]]

Kup was present when he heard Grimlock's plan to find reinforcements from the future. He thought it was bonkers, but could work.{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Primal Instinct}}
When Star Saber came by, Kup informed him of the plan, and that Perceptor had adapted the Spacebridge as a doorway through time. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|A Stich in Time}}
He went along with the Dinobots to greet the new recruit, as he feared the new recruit would be scared away upon seeing Grimlock. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Mixed Singals}}
Kup was dismayed that the recruit was an ape and didn't have an advanced design. Kup asked him if he was a Prime, and Optimus Primal introduced himself and said he qualifies as since he had been round the block with the Matrix. Primal then called for a tactical withdrawal, which Kup had to simplify for Grimlock.
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In the Autobot war room, Mirage gave intel on Straxus's plan for the Moonbase, and Ultra Magnus assigned Kup for a Black Ops on the Moon. Prowl had Wheeljack equip him with an Orbital Bounce relay.{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Moonbase}}
Arriving at the Moon, Kup was about to infiltrate the Decepticon Moonbase when he heard Bludgeon and Offroad approaching. Offroad sensed a familiar presence, and Kup thought he was discovered,
but Offroad was, in fact, referring to [[Dead End (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dead End]]. Kup and Ultra Magnus on the line heard that Dead End had a canister of [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]]. Kup knew he had to destroy the sample, and told Ultra Magnus he may not come back from this one.

He then burst into the room, armed with his grenade, and ordered Dead End to step away from the kill-switch. Bludgeon told him to stand down, and he may show him mercy, be Kup replied he was not familiar with the concept and fired, and his transmission was terminated. Prowl was about to accept that he had sacrificed himself for the Autobot cause when Kup came back online and told them he was still alive, fleeing from the collapsing complex and the Decepticons on his tail. He then told the Autobots to fetch Ratchet, as he's coming home.
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Handle with Care}}

Arriving back on Earth, he greeted Hot Rod with the [[Universal greeting|Universal Greeting]]. Ultra Magnus had the command module prepped for debriefing, but Kup asked his fellow Autobots if they wanted to hear about the [[Shrikebat]]s of [[Dromedon]]. Which meant he needed to catch his breath, and he'll tell Ultra Magnus about the Moonbase mission later.

*'''Class:''' Special
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star
*'''Weaponry:''' He uses dual submachine guns, and every 10 seconds, he will use a long range cluster grenade that can be thrown over walls and deals higher DPS across a respectable area of effect.
*'''Ability: Orbital Bounce:''' Teleports to a target location and gains 70% damage reduction and immunity to slows and stuns for 5 (lvl 1) - 8.4 (lvl 10) seconds. {{note|This ability was fan-voted on the Transformers: Earth Wars BAND page.}}
**'''Cost''': 4 ability points +2 for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:kup| Kup at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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==Commercial appearances==
[[File:Toycommercial-Kup.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Now, I'd like to digress from my prepared remarks to discuss how I invented the terlet. Stop your snickering! I spent three years on that terlet!"]]
*Kup, alongside Hot Rod and Blurr, joined Optimus Prime in a desert as he faced off against [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. As he charged into battle, Kup commented that it reminded him of the battle on [[Beta 4]] (not to be confused with the battle on [[Beta-Nine|Beta 9]].) {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, Rodimus Prime|Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, and Rodimus Prime commercial}}
*Kup and Hot Rod found themselves stranded on [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]]. The two Autobots drove up to the edge of a greenish pool, from which a pile of Sharkticons emerged and attacked. Kup and Hot Rod fist-fighted their way through the ravenous 'bots, with help from an intervening Wheelie. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sharkticon|Sharkticon commercial}}
*Kup charged into battle alongside Rodimus Prime, Blurr, and Wheelie, firing at the enemy, until he got knocked aside by [[Sixshot]]'s "rocket car" mode. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sixshot|Sixshot commercial}}
*As Rodimus Prime and Blurr drove into one of the Autobots' lab, Kup reported in distress that there has been an accident, and that the new Autobots were ''monsters!'' Thankfully, they still were Autobots nonetheless, and helped ward off a Decepticon attack. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Monsterbots|Monsterbots commercial}}
*A younger Kup enticed [[you]] to join the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]], so that you could help stamp out Decepticon threats such as [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], and keep Cybertron safe! {{storylink|BotCon 2009: Join the Elite Guard!|Join the Elite Guard!}}
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==Toys==
{{main|Kup (G1)/toys}}

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

==Notes==
[[File:Kupcharactermodelcomparison.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"Legend has it, my great-grandpappy stumbled upon this recipe when he was trying to invent a cheap substitute for holy water."]]
[[File:FriedmanAuctionKupModelEdit.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"Didn't you wonder why you were getting checks for doing absolutely nothing?" "I figured because the Democrats were in power again."]]
*Like the rest of the central ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' cast, Kup had a preliminary [[character model]] by [[Floro Dery]] that was revised by Japanese artists before final animation. And just like the rest of the central movie cast, that early model was used as a basis for his toy design, and for his Marvel Comics appearances. Like the other movie characters, Kup's early model often appeared in the Generation 1 cartoon as a result of production errors (in particular, he spends the entirety of "[[The Rebirth, Part 2]]" in the design), but it was also deliberately employed in the episode "[[Chaos (episode)|Chaos]]", where it was used [[:File:Kup model comparison Chaos.jpg|in flashback scenes]] to represent a younger version of the character. The final model features a slimmer torso, a differently-shaped belt and boots and signs of aging.
*Regardless of whether they were drawing him to the specifications of his finalized character model or the early design, [[AKOM]] would always use the early design as a colour reference. Consequently, Kup always appears with a slightly different colour scheme in AKOM episodes, with grey boots and hip-pouches instead of the grey-green they should be.
*In 2010, a set of Kup's original color models from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' went up for sale on Heritage Auctions, sold from [[Ron Friedman]]'s collection of [[Sunbow Productions]] materials. He looked extremely teal.
*In the Japanese ''[[Asterisk Story]]'' online manga, a little lost kitty is rescued from certain death (well, being stuck in a tree) by [[Ai Kuruma]] and [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]. That kitty is named [[Chear]] (Kup's Japanese name).
*The [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' series [[Brakedown (Cybertron)|Brakedown]], another old coot, resembles Kup's Cybertronian vehicle mode from the [[War Within (comic)|War Within comic]] series. This similarity was brought to the fore by Brakedown GTS, a "powered-up" [[redeco]] of the character with the colors changed to resemble Kup's. In fact, the color guide for the redeco, revealed on Hasbro's website, showed that "Kup" was a working name for Brakedown GTS.
*He claims on his MySpace page (see External links) that he's a [[Covenant (group)|Pisces]].<ref>Kup's Myspace page was created by [[Nick Roche]] to promote his IDW "[[Spotlight: Kup]]" story.</ref> It is best to remember, however, that at the time he wrote this, he was utterly insane.
*Most of Kup's [[Tech Spec]] stats drop when he becomes a Targetmaster, including, perhaps most oddly, his firepower.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Chear''' (チャー ''Chā''),<ref>"Chear" is used twice in English on the Kup/Wheelie "Future Cybertrons" reissue, so is presumably the [[Romanization]] TakaraTomy currently favors.</ref> '''Kup''' (カップ ''Kappu'')
*''French:'' '''Kaisso''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Kup''', '''(Űr)Zsaru''' (''The Movie'', "(Space) Cop")
*''Italian:'' '''Kup''' (''The Movie''), '''Blitz''' (cartoon), '''Char''' (''The Headmasters'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Kup''' (Taiwan, 卡布 ''Khǎ Pù''), '''Bēizi''' (China, 杯子, "Cup")
*''Russian:'' '''Vorchun''' (cartoon, Ворчун, "Grumbler")

==References==
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Swindle (G1)

2017-10-04T20:23:22Z

Dinobot56: /* Transformers: Earth Wars */

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:''Swindle is a [[Decepticon]] [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Swindleg1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He'd sell you for a nickel, that schemer.]]
Capitalist first, Decepticon second, '''Swindle''' is a con-man, an opportunist, a hustler—or as he would put it, an entrepreneur. Unlike his fellow Combaticons, he considers the Autobot-Decepticon war to be merely an opportunity for networking, cutting deals, and making profit. He's an expert on all manner of weaponry and their market prices, and he prides himself on being able to sell anything to pretty much anybody.

Despite being a weaselly, opportunistic sneak, Swindle is one of the few Decepticons who could adapt to a post-war Cybertron. After all, there will always be demand for a black market, regardless of whoever wins. He knows all he has to do is keep his chin up, and he'll always have a customer. All he needs is a smile.

Swindle can combine with the other Combaticons to form [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]].

{{quote|It's... it's not my fault, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]! This greed is built into my [[personality component]]!|Swindle, after selling the other Combaticons's remains|"[[B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Johnny Haymer]] (English), [[Osamu Saka]] (Japanese), [[Kōki Kataoka]] (Japanese, "Aerial Assault"), [[Ken Shiroyama]] (Japanese, ''2010''), [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2"), [[Minoru Inaba]] (Japanese, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3"), [[Takurō Kitagawa]] (Japanese, "Webworld")|[[Alejandro Abdalah]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Bernd Simon]] (German, ''Five Faces of Darknes, Part 2 - 4'' & ''The Rebirth, Part 3''), [[Gerhard Acktun]] (German, ''Webworld''), [[Imo Heite]] (German, ''The Ultimate Weapon''), [[Ulf-Jürgen Wagner]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''Starscreams Brigade''), [[Peter Zilles]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''The Ultimate Weapon'')}}

[[File:StarscreamsBrigade CombaticonsMegs.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Step right up! Step right up! Everyone's a winner; bargains galore!]]
Swindle was one of the five [[renegade Decepticon]]s liberated by [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] in the Air Commander's latest attempt to unseat [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. As an element of their imprisonment, they had been reduced to mere [[personality component]]s, so Starscream installed them into abandoned [[World War II]] military vehicles. Swindle in particular was put in a {{w|Willys Jeep}},<ref>"Starscream's Brigade" shooting script</ref> and unlike his teammates, he didn't immediately reconfigure himself into a different vehicle form. Starscream called them "Combaticons" and announced their names as they transformed, but they didn't recognize him. Nor did they feel particularly indebted to him for their release; in the end, Starscream only guaranteed their loyalty though having given them bodies bereft of [[energy absorber]]s, so they would be dependent upon him to refuel. While their first missions for Starscream were initially successful, the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]' intervention meant the brigade's defeat, and Megatron exiled all six to a remote asteroid. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

[[File:AerialAssault Swindle Ali.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|It picks up the kids from school; it gets rid of unwanted facial hair; it gets rid of embarrassing ink spots; it delivers a pizza!]]
The Combaticons later escaped the asteroid and attacked Cybertron together as Bruticus. After being defeated again, Swindle and the Combaticons were reprogrammed to be loyal to Megatron. It's debatable how well that reprogramming took with Swindle. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

Megatron next ordered the Combaticons to steal fighter planes by using Middle-Eastern criminals as go-betweens. Swindle was the personal ride of [[Ali (Sunbow)|Ali]], the thief leader, and led the caravans with parts to Megatron. He later merged with the others to form Bruticus, who was defeated by the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] as [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. {{storylink|Aerial Assault}}

[[File:BOT Swindle grabbed.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Act now! Act now! And receive as our gift to you, they come in all colors, one size fits all!]]
Bruticus was next defeated by [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], and Swindle was the sole survivor of the team. He proceeded to sell the parts of his comrades to various [[El Presidente|people]] for a sweet finder's fee. Megatron was less than happy with this, however, as he had just constructed a giant death-ray for Bruticus to wield for him. No Combaticons, no Bruticus. Swindle tried to plead off his greed as a programming flaw, but Megatron wasn't having any of it. He installed a bomb in Swindle's head and gave him 15 hours to rebuild his fellow Combaticons or suffer their fate. The most elusive piece was [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]'s personality component, which had been raided from a junkyard by [[Elise Presser|some]] [[Martin and Roland|high school kids]] building a [[B.O.T. (G1)|homemade robot]]. Swindle had to fight through a trio of Autobots in order to recover the personality component, but succeeded in time to have the bomb removed. {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

Swindle is plainly a team player.

[[File:FiveFaces2 Scourge and Swindle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.34|Fifty percent off original retail price, skip the middle man!]]
After the Decepticons were exiled to a burnt-out husk of a planet called [[Chaar]] in 2006, they dropped dangerously low on energon. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} When they spotted [[Hot Rod/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] spying on them, Swindle and the other Decepticons charged, only to find that their weapons were next to useless through lack of energon. The two Autobots were picked up by a [[Skuxxoid]] spaceship, and Swindle commented that the Skuxxoids would sell out to anyone, unaware that the ship had been commandeered by Autobots. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}} When the [[Quintesson]]s arrived on Chaar, [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] went out to meet them, and when they announced they wanted to make a deal, Dead End deferred to Swindle's negotiating skills. After determining that the energon the Quintessons were offering was good, Swindle talked to the Quintessons about a deal, and when it turned out they wanted the Decepticons to help them destroy the Autobots, the Decepticons were happy to volunteer their services. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}}

The Decepticons were taken to [[Goo 8739B|Goo]] to attack the Autobots, only for [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] to arrive partway through the battle and demand the Decepticons return to him. Swindle, perhaps foolishly, asked what Galvatron would provide for them that the Quintessons hadn't. After some more "negotiations", Galvatron entered into an alliance with the Quintessons too. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} As part of a two-pronged attack, Swindle was part of the Decepticon forces who went to Earth. They were unable to prevent [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] gaining a new [[transformation cog]] however. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

[[File:WebWorld Swindle and Cyclonus.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Get away from me, kid; ya bother me.]]
Swindle and the other Combaticons accompanied Galvatron to [[Paradron]], where at one point they were assigned to guard the Paradronian prisoners and failed to fend off an Autobot assault. {{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}} When the Autobots threw a surprise party for [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]], the Combaticons threw a surprise attack on the Autobots, however [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] proved too much for them and they retreated in Blast Off. {{storylink|Surprise Party}}

Later, Swindle, along with [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], finally became so dissatisfied with Galvatron leadership that he openly grumbled that the Autobots would be doing the Decepticons a favor by killing Galvatron. [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] interpreted this as treason, but Swindle brushed him off. Both he and Motormaster warned Cyclonus that if Galvatron's madness wasn't cured, the Unicron-forged pair would face rebellion. {{storylink|Webworld}}

[[File:UltimateWeapon FirstAid Swindle.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|You got it buddy; the large print giveth, and the small print taketh away!]]
On another occasion, Swindle singlehandedly infiltrated [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] for Galvatron and miraculously managed to fend off a lone Autobot pacifist like [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] to steal the [[city-bot]]'s [[transformation cog]]. After returning from his mission, though, Swindle's greed got the best of him, and he attempted to make Galvatron bid for the cog. After Megatron put a bomb in his head, why Swindle thought bargaining with the even less stable Galvatron was a good idea is anyone's guess. Lucky for Swindle, Galvatron was in one of his less manic phases at the time and only blasted the greedy Combaticon a few times instead of ripping out his primary fuel pump with his [[teeth]]. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

In their combined Bruticus form, the Combaticons fought Defensor but had to split up and flee when Rodimus Prime and Sky-Lynx arrived to provide backup. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}} Also as part of Bruticus, Swindle was one of the victims of the [[Hate Plague]]. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

Swindle took part in a major assault on Cybertron, when the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] and [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]s arrived, resulting in an Autobot defeat. The Combaticons were then put to work building a rocket engine to move Cybertron to Earth's solar system. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga=====
Swindle and the rest of the Combaticon team came to assist [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] when he got into trouble with [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. As Bruticus, the team broke Defensor apart easily enough, but fell victims to Superion's [[electrostatic discharger rifle]]. The weapon hit Swindle and [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]], who disconnected from Bruticus, allowing two [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] to steal their positions as Bruticus's legs. Swindle was left chasing after Bruticus as the Autobots took control of the combiner's flight systems and flew away with him. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}}

Megatron later ordered the Combaticons to capture an escaped [[Murdered puppy|puppy]] which he had imbued with [[Decepticon super science]]. [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] eventually arrived to stop them, leading to the dog using its super science to give the Autobot [[Scramble Power]]. Swindle combined with his teammates to destroy Powerglide, but he and his [[Mini Vehicle|Minibot]] friends used Scramble Power to [[Minibot combiner|combine]] and drill a hole straight through Bruticus, forcing him to retreat. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 8|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #8}}

=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
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=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers'' manga=====
In the year [[2010]], Swindle participated in a Decepticon attack on the planet Feminia. He and his team merged into Bruticus in order to battle alongside Menasor and Devastator against their Autobot counterparts Superion, Defensor and Omega Supreme. The fight was fairly evenly matched until Galvatron called up his ace-in-the-hole, [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], whose power was unmatched by any of the Autobots... except for the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibots]], who essentially tied Predaking's shoelaces together until he fell over, straight into Bruticus and his chums, sending them all toppling to the ground and knocking them to bits. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}
{{note|Swindle only appears as a component of Bruticus}}

=====Scramble City: Mobilization=====
When the Stunticons were dispatched to hinder the Autobots from constructing [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]], they were held up by the Aerialbots, so the Combaticons were sent to aid them. Swindle combined with the others to form Bruticus, who teamed up with Menasor to defeat Superion. Unfortunately, Scramble City was finished in the meantime, and soon arrived on the scene and defeated Bruticus. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''The Great Transformer War'' manga=====
Galvatron kidnapped Doctor [[Dalton (G1)|Dalton]] of [[Eran]] to upgrade the might of his combiner warriors. When the Autobot combiners arrived to save Dalton, Swindle and his teammates were deployed at high speeds from Onslaught's launcher mode. They met Superion in mid-air, and the force of their deployment enabled the combiner teams to tear him apart. The Combaticons then merged into Bruticus to move in for the kill. They were ultimately outwitted by the Autobots, however, who rescued Dalton and safely returned to Metroplex. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
Swindle and the Combaticons were among Galvatron's troops when he ordered an all-out Decepticon invasion of Cybertron {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}, but even the power of Bruticus couldn't stand up to the newly arrived [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} The Combaticons were subsequently sent to Earth to stop [[Hot Rod/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] from bringing the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to Optimus Prime, but were ambushed by the Protectobots and buried in a rockfall. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}} They were next seen defending [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s city mode from [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|an Autobot spy]], but were distracted by the Aerialbots. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}

Galvatron eventually managed to invade Cybertron once more, and Swindle and the others were again part of the attack. They soon encountered those pesky Protectobots again, {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} and were taken out of action by Defensor. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}} As Galvatron was thought lost in the battle, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] took control of the Decepticon forces and ordered the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] to protect a giant carnivorous plant he had planted in [[San Francisco]]. When the Autobots arrived to kill it, Bruticus dueled with the [[Trainbot]] combiner [[Raiden]]. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}} The Combaticons later fell under [[Sixshot]]'s command, and he ordered them, along with the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] and [[Horrorcon]]s, to attack an Autobot energy facility in [[Miami]]. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}} They unleashed Bruticus as Sixshot continued his reign of terror over the Autobots on Earth. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}}

Swindle was later present at Scorponok's inauguration as [[Decepticon leader]] after Galvatron had died for real. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}} The Combaticons were then stationed at the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]], where they failed to lure Fortress Maximus away from their base. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}} As Scorponok's plan to destroy Earth came close to fruition, Swindle was part of Bruticus as the combiner sunk the luxury liner ''[[Queen World]]'' and defended a [[Death Tower]] in [[Australia]] from Defensor. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} As Bruticus, the Combaticons participated in the final battle with the Autobots at the [[North Pole]], and retreated into space when Scorponok's energy-absorbing satellite started tearing the Earth apart. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

=====''Unite Warriors''=====
[[Trickdiamond]] was rumored to have dealings with Swindle. {{storylink|Trickdiamond#Unite Warriors 2|''Unite Warriors'' Trickdiamond bio}} During an illegal arms trading market hosted by the Combaticons, Swindle decided to sell some home-made missiles... as well as Brawl's weapons. He was seen trying to explain his actions after his angry comrade noticed what was going on. {{storylink|Unite Warriors Offshot#Shopping at the Dark Bazaar!|Shopping at the Dark Bazaar!}}

=====''Zone'' cartoon, manga, and story pages=====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violen Jiger]] gathered together the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]], upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Swindle was of those summoned, but only as part of Bruticus. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Transformers: Zone}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}
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====''Story of Binaltech''====
[[File:Swindleart.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Nice to meet you! Please disregard the gun.]]
In 2003, Swindle used his contacts to reverse-engineer the [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] virus and ensure a large percentage of the Autobot force on Earth was incapacitated. {{storylink|Story of Binaltech, Chapter 1}} When the Autobots joined forces with Earth's manufacturing industries to create the Binaltech project, Swindle worked with Starscream and his Decepticon faction to infiltrate the project for their own ends. Using modified [[cerebro-shell]] technology to turn human workers into sleeper agents, the Decepticons managed to sneak some of their own personality components into the facilities and replace them with those of the Autobots planned for the new bodies. {{storylink|Arise! Evil Binaltechs}}

Thanks to the Decepticons' efforts, the Central City Institute of Technology thought they were upgrading the Autobot [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]], only to have Swindle come online instead. Swindle's bait-and-switch wasn't totally effective, though—the Binaltech warriors only had their weaponry fully equipped and activated after coming online and arriving at Autobot City, so Swindle was not equipped with functioning versions of Trailbreaker's [[force field]] and other abilities, having to instead outfit himself with armaments from his own munitions depots. He was also banned from the Binaltech [[electro-cell]] recharging centers after his ruse was uncovered, and therefore had to rely on the [[Exponential Generator]] technology provided by Starscream's human ally, [[Doctor Arkeville]]. Though upgraded since its inception, the generators were historically unstable (like, "might blow up an entire planet" unstable). {{storylink|Expose All of Evil's Designs!}}

A team of Autobots zeroed-in on a base of operation of the [[Concurrence]], finding Swindle working alongside the humans. Together, Swindle and the Concurrence had built an enormous artificial transformer, powered by the energies of Prowl's Spark, currently lost across dimensions. After the giant's defeat, Swindle was taken into custody. He pleaded his innocence, stating that building the artificial transformer was the humans' idea, and that he had merely advised them throughout the process. {{storylink|Unfinished Business, Part 2}}
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====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
[[File:EliteGuardCombaticons TheComingStorm2.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Roll up! Roll up! Buy ten packets of Energon for only E999.99! Contents may have settled during transit...]]
Swindle was part of a [[Cybertron Elite Guard]] special ops unit created by [[Magnum]] to take out the various [[Decepticon leader|leaders]] of the new Decepticon faction, in the hopes of ending the war quickly. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 2}} During introductions, Swindle admired [[Dion]]'s [[Nitronium launcher]]s and offered him an [[Ajax P-9000 Grade-B Jump Launch Accelerator]] (Swindle had named his own "[[Thunderblast (G1)|Thunderblast]]" after an old flame). The Combaticons were teamed with [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]]'s Strike Team for a mission to an archeological dig in [[Median]]. The dig had uncovered the [[Heart of the Dragon]], a powerful artifact coveted by the Decepticon [[Rage (G1)|Rage]] and his [[Stormtrooper (G1)|Stormtrooper]]s. When the teams arrived and discovered that the archaeologists were all females, he announced the odds were high that they would all score.

They began to fortify the site, though Onslaught had to remind Swindle that he wasn't there to sell them the fortifications. He still managed to organize a trade with [[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]], providing the Autobot with a drone. He also lent [[Lancer]] his [[Gyro-Gun]] and a dose of sexual harassment. The Decepticons still managed to break in to steal the urn, and even Swindle's idea of having the autoturrets shoot anyone trying to escape the city failed when the autoturrets apparently malfunctioned.

Tracking the Stormtroopers back to their mobile base, the [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]], Swindle and the others were confronted by Rage's bizarre creations, the [[Minotoron]]s. Dion suggested that Swindle use a device he'd removed from Over-Run's drone to produce a high-pitched noise and subdue the beasts. Seeing an opportunity to sneak inside, [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]], Swindle and Dion mounted the creatures when they were summoned back inside the Metrotitan.

The teams reassembled inside the base, only to be confronted by [[Brimstone (G1 Decepticon)|Brimstone]], a small but powerful Transformer with atom-smashing breath, brought to life by the Heart of the Dragon. In the face of this new threat, they were forced to retreat while attempting to find a way to destroy it. Even [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]]'s explosives weren't enough to stop the creature, but the small frame proved to be insufficient to contain Brimstone's energies, and it soon exploded, destroying the Metrotitan. Swindle and the Elite Guard managed to escape the blast radius, and reported back to Magnum about a job well done. Swindle's report apparently read like a romance holo-pulp. {{storylink|Flames of Yesterday}}

[[File:ComingStorm3 Swindle looks for loot.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Come on, buddy. [[Swindle (Animated)|This should be a no processor...er]] for you.]]
The Combaticons and Strike Team continued to be teamed up for missions. They tracked down the Decepticon [[Shadowcaster]]'s base and Swindle was given the task of dropping a [[fog grenade]] in to drive the officers out into the open. He hoped there was something he could loot, but Onslaught reminded him he was on a mission. He still managed to enlist Vortex's help in looting a particularly large piece of machinery, once the mission was completed. While the Strike Team went back to base, the Construticons stuck around to investigate the area, and were captured by Decepticons. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 3}}

Swindle was mostly impressed by the energy bars on their cell, as he knew someone who'd pay a small fortune for the technology. The Combaticons were brought before [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]], though Swindle was unable to take his eyes off the mountains of gold the Decepticon possessed. Deathsaurus persuaded the team to join his group of Decepticons. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 4}} He bestowed on the team new armor, and the ability to merge into [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. A week later, the Combaticons took part in an attack on Elite Guard HQ, and when confronted by [[Sentinel Major]], showed off their new [[Combiner]] mode. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 5}} Bruticus managed to slaughter pretty much all of the Guard before Dion blinded the giant, forcing them to separate. They headed back to Deathsaurus's base for repairs. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 6}}

Repairs proceeded, but the Combaticons were startled to learn that Deathsaurus could force them to combine into Bruticus at will. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 1}} {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 2}} They still turned out to help defend the base against the remnants of the Elite Guard. In mid battle, Swindle tried to interest Dion in a supply of quasar weapons, much to the Autobot's surprise. As the Combaticons gained the upper hand, they attempted to merge, only to be blasted mid-combination. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 3}} They picked themselves up only to find that Blast Off was missing, so they couldn't make another try at forming Bruticus. Swindle was almost attacked by Dion, but another Decepticon surprised the Autobot from behind. At the end of the fight, the Combaticons failed to retreat fast enough and were subsequently taken into Elite Guard custody. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 4}}

In the hands of the compromised [[Gyronian Sentry|Gyronian Sentry Team]], the Combaticons were whisked away to Deathsaurus's fortress, now under Megatron's control. Though Megatron gave them the option, none of them cared to help Deathsaurus, and they were imprisoned and their personality components subsequently interred in the Decepticon Detention Center. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 5}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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''Thanks to his brief time housing the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] in his mind, [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] experienced a series of dreams outlining the future of Cybertronian technology: the [[Special Teams]]. These dreams were random and chaotic at first, as he was chased through his dreamscape by [[Combiner]] robots and witnessed the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] merge into [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. After [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] joined Buster in his dreams, the information became more linear, and the Autobot and human beheld a future scenario in which Swindle and the Combaticons joined forces with the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] against the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] and the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. Working off this information, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] began to conceive a way to reverse-engineer and improve upon [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]'s combination technology. Unfortunately for the Autobots, [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] had managed to tap into Buster's dream frequency, and the Decepticons received the same information to build their own Special Teams.'' {{storylink|The Special Teams Have Arrived}} {{storylink|Second Generation!}}

On his first mission on Earth, Swindle joined the Combaticons and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] on a mission to invade the company Energy Futures Industries in order to steal a [[hydrothermocline]], which the Decepticons wanted to take for their own energy resources. When they arrived, they were met by Optimus Prime and the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], laying in wait for them. Swindle combined with his team to form Bruticus, but before the giant got a chance to brawl with [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], [[Ethan Zachary|a human]] suggested that they'd play a [[Multi-World|video game]] over the plant instead. Optimus Prime and Megatron both agreed, and Swindle was sent into the video game along with the other Combaticons, Protectobots, and faction leaders. Swindle teamed up with [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] to destroy [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] and [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] in the "Vineland" area of the game. However, they were tripped up by a bunch of vine creatures, [[Decrystallizer cannon|crystallized]], and blown to smithereens. Game over. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}} ''These events were observed by the [[time travel]]ling [[Dicet Alpha-zero]].'' {{storylink|The Quest!}}

[[File:Swindle marvel uk 137.jpg|left|upright=0.8|thumb|This is all kinds of wrong.]]
Swindle was idling about in Megatron's throne room, where he witnessed the now mentally unhinged faction leader lash out erratically to all those around him. He soon accompanied his fellow Decepticons to a new base in the [[Caribbean Sea|Caribbean]], during which time Megatron disappeared and Shockwave assumed command of the Earth-bound Decepticons. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}} ''Shortly afterwards, Shockwave dispatched Swindle and the other Combaticons to assassinate [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], who had been buried under cooled lava at [[Mount Verona]]. The Combaticons made short work of the human military camped around the site, then proceeded to set up explosive charges to eliminate the potential usurper once and for all. As Swindle was setting his share of the charges, he was struck down by the combined efforts of [[Joy Meadows|three]] [[Susan Hoffman|human]] [[Cindy Newell|women]], out to save [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]], also buried within the volcano. The rest of the Combaticons were driven off with the additional help of the [[Throttlebot]]s, earning them the ire of Swindle and his teammates.'' {{storylink|Ladies' Night (issue)|Ladies' Night}}

[[File:Swindle marvel uk 138.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Lamb bhuna last night?]]
Swindle and his team tracked the Throttlebots to a used car lot, finding their prey immobilized in their vehicle modes. But to get to them, the Combaticons had to contend with both the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] and a squadron of [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]] operatives. In order to avoid wholesale destruction of his lot, the proprietor of the dealership suggested each faction put in a bid for the Throttlebots, and all present accepted. Onslaught had nothing to bargain with however, and zero intention of actually following through with the agreement. He instructed Swindle to simply terminate the auctioneer, [[Big Steve Ludwig (G1)|Big Steve Ludwig]], only for Blaster to leap forth from a hiding spot and toss Swindle away before he got his shot in. This triggered an all-out brawl to start, ending with the Combaticons retreating and the Throttlebots in RAAT custody. {{storylink|Used Autobots}} The Combaticons decided to ambush the Protectobots once more, this time meeting them in a sprawling train yard. The group was forced to regroup and combine into Bruticus early in the fight, the combiner's brute strength securing them a victory over the similarly-merged [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. But the dim-witted Bruticus was then tricked by Blaster into lowering his guard, and the Autobot collapsed an electrical tower onto his opponent, knocking his components into unconsciousness. {{storylink|Child's Play (issue)|Child's Play}}

Swindle had better success during the Decepticon ambush of the Autobots on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]], where the Autobots had gathered to resolve a leadership dispute. Swindle attacked [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] with his Scatter Blaster and commented that although Brawn was not a great Autobot warrior, he would have a bright future as spare parts (presumably to be sold at a premium by Swindle himself). When the combined forces of [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] managed to pierce the ship's protective force field, [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] commanded all Decepticons on the surface of the Moon to return to the ship and retreat. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

Swindle also served as part of the "friendly" staff on the beach of the Decepticons' Caribbean island when the Decepticons used the base as a human vacation resort. Swindle was there to serve every need that the humans might require. {{storylink|Club Con!}}
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''Eventually, the Combaticons fell under the command of [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]]. On his orders, Swindle's team staged a raid on the [[Rutter U.S. Military Base]]. There, they secured two armed warheads and components from an advanced guidance computer. The Protectobots intervened part-way through the theft, but once Blast Off cleared the area with the loot, the rest of the team used hit-and-run tactics to fend their rivals off, eventually managing their own getaway.''

''Afterwards, the remaining Combaticons went to check on [[Darkwing]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]]'s progress at [[Alternate Reality, Inc.]], where Scorponok had likewise tasked them to steal a [[floppy disk]] containing a back-up copy of Optimus Prime's mind. They found [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] about to shoot the jets out of the sky, and blasted the Combiner in the back, crippling him before he could pull the trigger. With the mission a success, Swindle's group then made themselves scarce.'' {{storylink|Prime Bomb!}}

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====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:TheGatheringDarkness-Swindle.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|The skull of the former Decepticon leader is always the highlight of Swindle's tour of their headquarters.]]
Swindle gave [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] a tour of the [[Warworld]] when the Decepticon leader forcibly took command of the Decepticons back from [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. This ultimately led to a chamber where many [[Bludgeon's new army|new Decepticon bodies]] awaited, needing the Matrix to give them life. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness|Tales of Earth Part Three}}

He was later seen briefly as part of the first wave of defenders when the Warworld was attacked by the next-generation Cybertronians commanded by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] after the Autobots and Decepticons had forged an alliance of necessity against said forces. Swindle's fate was not revealed, but considering the Cybertronian troops—led by the traitor [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]]—killed several Decepticons and ultimately overtook the battleship, it didn't look too good for Swindle. {{storylink|Total War!}}
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===The Special Teams===
Swindle and the rest of the Combaticons were created by Starscream on a remote Pacific island, by combining military vehicles with Energon cubes. They then drove to the [[Pullen Power Plant]], passing Optimus Prime en route, though the Autobot leader was none-the-wiser to the Decepticons in disguise. Onslaught, Brawl and Swindle arrived first on the battlefield, coming upon Menasor already engaged in battle with Defensor. Onslaught then ordered to rest of his team to merge with him to form Bruticus. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}
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===Ladybird Books continuity===
Swindle was among the Decepticons under [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s leadership who set up a secret base in a [[human]] industrial estate within striking distance of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. When [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] came snooping around, Swindle spotted him and gave chase, but Bumblebee hid among the wrecked cars in a wreckers yard. Apparently Swindle never told anyone their base had been found, as it was a complete surprise when the Autobots later attacked and drove the Decepticons off. {{storylink|Decepticon Hideout}}

===St. Michael ''The Transformers'' Sticker Book===
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Swindle and the rest of the Combaticons served under [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] on a Decepticon ship, when they managed to shoot down the ship being captained by Ultra Magnus. After the Autobots crash-landed on planet [[Barrenikon]], the Decepticons landed their ship nearby to finish off their enemies. In the many possible adventures that followed, Swindle and the other Decepticons often underestimated you, which often led to them losing to the Autobots, leaving them either stranded on Barrenikon, or fleeing after they received too much damage. That is, if you somehow didn't get yourself killed at their hands. {{storylink|The Transformers Sticker Book (St. Michael)|The Transformers Sticker Book}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
Swindle sided with Starscream when the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] briefly usurped command of the Decepticons from Megatron, shortly after the onset of the Cybertronian civil war. He assisted in forcibly extracting data from [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] so that Starscream could uncover the full extent of Megatron's plans before his supplanting. {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}}

Millions of years later, Swindle, along with his fellow Combaticons, was imprisoned by Shockwave, presumably as war criminals under the terms of the new peace treaty with the Autobots. {{Storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} He was sprung by Starscream after the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'''s crew returned to Cybertron, though, in a bid to plunder Earth of its ressources while the Autobots were too busy overthrowing Shockwave's regime. {{Storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

Returning to the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' via an uncooperative [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], Starscream realized he needed to take parts from the Autobots' [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] if he ever hoped to get the ''Nemesis'' flying again, and for that he needed considerable firepower. Fortunately, there was a nearby abandoned military testing ground from which the Combaticons could scan Earth-based alternate modes. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} When the attack on the ''Ark'' was launched, the Autobots had little problem defending against the first wave, successfully capturing [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], but several of the Autobots were soundly beaten when the Combaticons showed up and combined into the mighty Bruticus. The behemoth attacked the ''Ark'' freeing his Decepticon compatriots before going after [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. Unfortunately, the Autobots activated their ship's self-destruct before escaping, damaging the Combaticons in the resulting explosion. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}}

Damaged or not, the Combaticons soon had to face a powerful enemy when the crazed zealot [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] appeared on Earth, but before they could attack him, Bruticus' head was blown apart by [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] in the Autobot supply ship ''[[Orion]]''. In the aftermath, Bruticus's barely-conscious body was battered upon by an angry Brawn. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}

[[File:G1 DWSwindle deal routetoallevil.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Who wouldn't trust a bot named "Swindle"?]]
The repaired Combaticons were brought to Guadalcanal, where they could hone their somewhat lackluster combat skills and listen to Starscream's long-winded aspirations of glory. When Swindle commented on Starscream's mental state, Brawl agreed, stating that he'd like to pull the Air Commander's cerebro circuits straight out of his faceplate so they could get a better look at them, to which Swindle suggested a "deal" for this to happen. Starscream overheard their conversation and informed the smaller Decepticon that the only "deal" he needed to worry about was how Starscream would deal with Swindle for his scheming. Starscream nevertheless let it pass for the moment in order for the Combaticons to test themselves against the magnificent Autobot [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. Unfortunately, the Combaticons did not fare well when the crafty Autobot split into his two forms, with Swindle, Brawl and Onslaught nearly getting crushed by the Lynx's right paw.

This was the least of their troubles, however, as [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] showed up as soon as Sky Lynx was deactivated. As the Combaticons closed in on the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]] [[combiner]], Swindle had trouble keeping up with the rest of the group before they formed Bruticus. This encounter also did not end well. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}
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===''The Beast Within''===
During a particularly violent battle between the Autobots and the Decepticons, Swindle combined with his fellow Combaticons in order to square off against [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]]. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:LawAndDisorder-Swindle.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"Honest Swindle seems nice enough, but there's something about him I don't trust." "Maybe it's the fact his office is an SUV with the engine running."]]
Shortly prior to the formation of the Decepticons, Swindle was working as a lackey for [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] during the height of his gladiator period. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}

Later, Swindle was the target of an Autobot group let by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] in the streets of [[Nyon]], where he was selling stolen Autobot materials to some sleepers. He fought against Orion Pax, who quickly overpowered him and ordered him to give more details about Megatron. However, Swindle preferred to explain how the Decepticons were about to bring Cybertron to a new era, freed from oppression and corruption, and how, by using uncontrolled violence, Orion Pax was proving him right. The latter, about to shoot Swindle in the head, was stopped by Bumblebee, and Swindle was captured alive. {{storylink|Law and Disorder}} When he failed to provide any useful intel on the Decepticons during interrogation, [[Zeta Prime]] decided to use Swindle as an example of the [[vamparc ribbon]]'s power. He was taken to the [[Primacy Auditorium]], where Zeta used a vamparc unit to drain his energy in order to demonstrate its powers to the [[Senate]]. {{storylink|Parasites}}

Establishing the [[Raw Deal]] pawn broker, Swindle began selling information gathered from other Decepticons, though his sources dried up after Megatron's first defeat. This got him into trouble with [[Grimlock (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Grimlock]], who was using his info to plan heists, but luckily the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobot]] thought he might come in handy later and opted not to send the Autobots after him. {{storylink|Derelicts}} Swindle was present when [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] declared himself the new Decepticon leader, but doubted his claim to have exiled Megatron to the mythical planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]]. {{storylink|Wreckage (issue)|Wreckage}} He and the other Combaticons opposed Scorponok's ruthless reign and left Cybertron, making their way to the [[Presidium (planet)|Presidium]], the location of an old armory Swindle had bought access codes to. Within they found [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]], who had leaked the codes to Swindle for a chance to meet the Combaticons and let them know Megatron was back. {{storylink|Primacy issue 2|Primacy #2}}

As the war began in earnest between the Autobots and Decepticons, Swindle, [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]], and the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] were stationed on [[Varas Centralus]]. The Constructicons committed some atrocity that was enough to cause Sky-Byte to abandon the Decepticon cause. {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}}

[[File:SpotlightUltraMagnusSwindle.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Swindle: Master salespitcher.]]
In modern times, Swindle was an arms dealer being hunted down by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] for violating the [[Tyrest Accord]]. After failing to hide from Magnus on the planet [[Zull]] 29 solar cycles in the past, he managed to deal for his freedom by selling Magnus information on the whereabouts of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. Magnus later caught Swindle again, but it would seem he managed to bargain for his freedom once again. {{storylink|Spotlight: Ultra Magnus}}

Quite some time later, Swindle was one of several Decepticons who were stranded on Earth after Megatron's defeat in [[New York City]]. Ever the opportunist, he saw a market open to him in the chaos that had followed, and made contact with [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Spike Witwicky]] of [[Skywatch]] to secretly supply the human organization with Cybertronian weaponry. {{storylink|Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden|A Second Chance at Eden}}

[[File:TF Ongoing issue 3 Swindle.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Cool story, bro.]]
Swindle then joined a small band of other stranded Decepticons. At first, the group tried to follow the high-ranking [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]], but his disenchantment with the Decepticons and the war led them to fall in behind Swindle, the fast-talking cheat, the one who could always survive against all odds. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}} For three months Swindle led them into a canyon where they stalked the mighty Autobot [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], waiting for a chance to strike. However, when they observed a group of Autobots led by [[Hot Rod/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]] in discussions with Omega, Swindle realized he could fool the hot-headed and naive Autobot for his own designs. Launching a seemingly ill-conceived attack on the Autobots, Swindle quickly manipulated Hot Rod by asking the very question that had been on the Autobot's mind: What were they fighting about? What reason was there to continue fighting? Posing these questions to all the assembled transformers, Swindle proposed an alliance between the two groups with the aim of getting off-planet. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}} After the alliance was made, while Hot Rod tried to enlist the assistance of [[Jetfire (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jetfire]] to help them build their starship, [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] and [[Mirage (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Mirage]] had their doubts about working with the Decepticons, and Swindle grinning at them didn't improve their mood any. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|A Rude Awakening}}

While their ship was under construction, Swindle attempted to pressure Hot Rod into allowing the Decepticons to retrieve the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] who had been imprisoned by [[Skywatch]], but Hot Rod wisely refused. Seeing this path going nowhere, Swindle instead suggested the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] rescue [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], and before Hot Rod was able to voice opposition, Swindle smoothly massaged Hot Rod's ego, claiming the Autobot was the "architect of a new age", that the others admired him, and that these "followers" had given him a new moniker: "Rodimus Prime". With Hot Rod distracted by these praised and accolades, Swindle was given the go-ahead to rescue Breakdown. Unfortunately, as he was discussing his plans with the Stunticons, Ultra Magnus showed up, forcing Swindle to hide. When Magnus discovered and tried to arrest the Decepticon criminal, "Rodimus Prime" stepped in and refused to allow his fellow Autobot to capture Swindle. The Decepticon was seemingly grateful to Rodimus, but Thundercracker knew he was up to something, but wasn't sure what. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}}

[[File:Enemies of the System Swindle combiner tech.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|"Remember, no refunds!"]]
Soon afterwards, the Stunticons successfully rescued Breakdown from the clutches of Spike Witwicky, an officer in Skywatch. Bringing him back to base, Swindle worked on Breakdown for over three hours, under the pretense that the battered Decepticon needed significant repairs, much to the ire of the Autobots, bar the ever-naive Hot Rod. Ultra Magnus returned, this time with [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] and several of his Autobots. When the Autobots started arguing, Swindle stepped in, revealing that the Decepticons had always planned to steal the space ship after killing as many Autobots as they could. When Ultra Magnus countered that the Autobots had them outnumbered, Swindle unveiled his latest creation—the Stunticons [[combiner|combined]] into the powerful gestalt [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. As the Autobots gaped, Swindle ordered Menasor to kill Magnus first. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 4: "Enemies of the System"|Enemies of the System}}

[[File:PoliceAction3-Swindle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|left|Swindle's disarming smile backfires.]]
Swindle gloated in triumph as Menasor tore through the assembled Autobots. He was so enamored with this that he failed to notice Optimus Prime being air-dropped by Skywatch until he had landed on him. Heavily damaged, Swindle climbed from the impact crater and watched in horror as Prime led the Autobots against Menasor, resulting in the destruction of the escape ship. Despite his damages, Swindle was able to slip away before Skywatch seized control of the area, much to Ultra Magnus's chagrin. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}}

In need of energy, Swindle traveled to [[North Korea]] and struck a deal with local ruler [[Kim Jong Du]], offering him the Combaticons as an invasion force in exchange for energon. He then got out of there as soon as he got what he needed, leaving the other Combaticons behind. {{storylink|Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden|A Second Chance at Eden}}

Returning to America, Swindle created [[Ben Simpson]], a [[facsimile construct]] who would act as a spokesman of the anti-Transformer group [[Earth's Children]]. Using Simpson, he fanned the flames of human hatred against Autobots, allowing him to sell them powerful and mind-corrupting weapons built from Megatron's parts. {{storylink|Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden|A Second Chance at Eden}} When [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] began investigating Spike Witwicky, Swindle had [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] try to kill him, but the attempt failed. He had, however, planted a failsafe in Brawl's body that shut him down when Prowl tried to find out who sent him. {{storylink|Police Action Part 2: Only Forward|Only Forward}} Soon afterwards, Ultra Magnus decided that the Autobots had had enough of Ben Simpson's campaign against them, and went with Skywatch to his home to detain him. Swindle, based nearby, tried to make his escape, but was beaten down by Ultra Magnus, had his arm ripped off and was dragged back to Autobot HQ. During interrogation he revealed everything about his schemes, including the fact that Witwicky had been playing both sides, causing the Autobots to sever their connections with Skywatch. {{storylink|Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden|A Second Chance at Eden}}

[[File:HowToSayGoodbyeAndMeanIt-Swindle.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|"I don't want to sell you death sticks. I want to go home and rethink my life."]] When the Autobots returned to Cybertron, they brought Swindle with them and imprisoned him alongside the other Decepticons. He tried to strike a deal with Optimus Prime to get out, but was unsuccessful. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime}} It wasn't long before he got back in business, however, selling [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] [[Golden Disk (disambiguation)|golden discs]] containing footage of Cybertronians dying. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} {{storylink|Interiors}} Swindle was later working with cleaning trash out of the reclamation tunnels and annoyed [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] by rambling nonstop about how Starscream was making things better for the Decepticons by getting them jobs and such. {{storylink|Devisive}} After witnessing Prowl's murder of [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] and the Constructicons, Dirge shared his story with Swindle who in turn shared it with Sky-Byte when he came looking for information on Cybertron's post-war society. Swindle took him to meet Dirge and Needlenose only to be discovered by Prowl's Autobots, though he and Dirge managed to escape during the confusion of the ensuing fight. {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}}

[[File:A better tomorrow Swindle Sky Byte.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.7|Why, he could sell water to a fish, that Swindle!]]
Believing that Starscream was getting too friendly with the Autobots to represent Decepticon interests, Swindle instead brought Dirge and his witness testimony to [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]] in hopes that ''he'' would become Decepticon leader. {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt (IDW)|Dinobot Hunt}} Following a bombing on [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], Dirge began to worry that Shockwave had orchestrated the attack after hearing what he had to say, making him indirectly responsible. Swindle advised him to just let things happen and not try to make things about him, a lesson he himself had learned after his experiences on Earth, but Dirge couldn't just stand by and spilled the beans to Starscream, who in turn help hide him and Swindle from Prowl ''and'' Shockwave. {{storylink|The End of the Beginning of the World}} When the return of Megatron was causing the other Decepticons to riot in the streets, the two were plucked out of their hiding place by [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] and brought to [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]]. There, Dirge announced that he was willing to testify against Prowl directly to Autobot leader Bumblebee, against Swindle's protests that it was a terrible idea. {{storylink|The Verge}} Convinced that something was up with Prowl, Bumblebee took Dirge, Swindle and several others with him to investigate, but as the group was attacked by Decepticons as they approached Prowl's quarters. Run down by [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], Swindle lost an arm and leg and was left behind as the others were taken away to see Megatron. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}}

Having survived only thanks to [[Blurr (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Blurr]] pushing him out of the train's way, a grateful Swindle brought him and several other injured Autobots to safety away from the Decepticon riots. In the process he was discovered by [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]], who was unimpressed by his empathy and prepared to execute the Autobots, only to be chased away by some neutrals. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}} Having had enough of all the fighting, Swindle renounced his faction and remained in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] when Starscream, now leader of the neutrals, had all Autobots and Decepticons banished from the city. {{storylink|Second Exodus}} He was among those who helped Blurr rebuild Maccadam's Old Oil House after it was burned down during the riots, {{storylink|Three Monologues}} and was standing guard at the city walls when the light of the [[Necrotitan]]'s arrival lit up Iacon. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}}

Several months later, Swindle was at Blurr's bar when [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] stopped by looking for information on Starscream, and let her know that even ''he'' was disgusted by the Seeker's way of selling people out. {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}} When Windblade's snooping got her, Blurr and others imprisoned by Starscream, Swindle helped [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] bust them out. {{storylink|Windblade issue 3|Windblade #3}} He continued to visit Maccadam's and seemed to be becoming very good friends with Blurr. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}} During an investigation into several murders in the Decepticon ghetto, Swindle provided intel on where to find the [[Firecon]]s, the main suspects. {{storylink|Quest for Fire}}

After an enjoyable day watching the Stunticons try and fail to take on Optimus Prime, he was approached by Starscream who offered him use of the [[Enigma of Combination]] in robbing the colony world [[Caminus]] of its riches. Despite having told himself he had put his glory days behind him, Swindle was blinded by greed and accepted, using the Enigma to turn the Stunticons back into Menasor and bringing him to Caminus. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}} Finding none of the promised riches, however, he quickly realized Starscream had tricked him. Failing to convince the raging Menasor to return to Cybertron, he tried to sneak away by himself only to be captured by one of Starscream's [[Badgeless]]. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} His pleas that it was all Starscream's idea were, of course, in vain, and he was spirited away to Starscream's secret prison. {{storylink|The Possible Light}}

Before long, Swindle was broken out by [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], who told him to cause a diversion while he stole the Enigma. Agreeing to the deal, he took Menasor and set out to occupy the city's [[space bridge]] chamber, recruiting all manner of unhappy Decepticons with the promise that they could start a new life on Caminus. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} During their stand-off with the bridge's guards, Windblade and [[Wheeljack (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Wheeljack]], Starscream arrived and shot Swindle in the back, mortally wounding him. He whispered to Rattrap that there was proof of his deal with Starscream, then seemingly expired. {{storylink|All That Remains}} Rattrap and Wheeljack secretly moved his body into the depths of Metroplex, where Wheeljack tried his best to save Swindle's life so that they might learn what evidence Swindle had against Starscream. He did, sorta: Swindle was alive, but brain dead. {{storylink|Things We Said We'd Never Do}}

The other Combaticons would later begin spray-painting the phrase "Swindle Lives" on walls as a symbol of their resistance against the [[Council of Worlds]] {{storylink|The Will of the Few}} because a mysterious informant known as "[[DC-357]]" sent Onslaught a message regarding Swindle's possession of information against Starscream. {{storylink|07:00:00}} Later, Rattrap and Wheeljack were forced by the Combaticons to lead them to Swindle. Unperturbed by his brain-dead status, Onslaught had Rattrap retrieve the Enigma of Combination, {{storylink|Things We Said We'd Never Do}} which he used on his team so that they might find Swindle's evidence. Swindle became the left leg of their combined form, [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], but his brain dead mind wrecked havoc on the combiner's psyche. After rampaging through Iacon, Bruticus was eventually brought down. {{storylink|The Line Between Us}}

Starscream, wanting another combiner on his side, had the [[Eukaris|Eukarian]] [[Mnemosurgery|mnemosurgeon]] [[Airachnid (G1)|Airachnid]] repair Swindle's body, and try to manipulate the Combaticons' minds so that he would have Bruticus under control. Because the Combaticons minds had imprinted on each other during their combination, Airachnid found them more susceptible to the process, and she and Starscream bribed the aware-of-the-manipulation Blast Off into covering any holes in the story. As a result, Swindle would believe that he and the other Combaticons were Starscream's secret bodyguards, and that he had been blasted in the line of duty with some angles making it appear that Starscream had shot him, with the Combaticons forming of Bruticus having been a last-ditch attempt to save Swindle's life. {{storylink|The Price of You}} After a few days, Blast Off demanded to see Swindle himself. As Airachnid was finishing up on manipulating and repairing him, Swindle greeted his teammate, thanking Blast Off for how far he and the others had apparently gone to save him. {{storylink|If I Know You}}

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===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
Swindle stumbled onto a goldmine—selling off the Decepticon arsenal to the [[human]]s. Unfortunately one of his clients, [[Abdul Fakkadi (G1)|Faghadi]], was pushy and demanded his weapons ''now'', at length, while Swindle was trying to work. Swindle realized there was a way he could turn even this to his advantage. With the help of one of his [[Sato Noriko|other clients]], he was able to set Faghadi up to be captured by [[NATO]], demonstrating the weapons in the process, and making an even bigger sale to the Japanese into the bargain. Everything went perfectly, except Megatron found out where the Decepticon weapons had been disappearing to, and dispatched [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] to bring Swindle in. {{storylink|Two for the Price of One}}

===''TransTech''===
[[File:Swindleswindleandswindle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Perhaps you'd be interested in something every homeowner cannot be without: volcano insurance!"]]
There are three Swindles running the pawn shop "[[Swindle, Swindle and Swindle]]". The jingle says it all. As does the image of three grinning Swindle heads on their sign.
<blockquote>"Three times the Swindle means three times the deal.
Come on down, it's a total steal!"</blockquote>

*Swindle the first: He's red!
*Swindle the second: He's tan but purple-chested.
*Swindle the third: He's tan but gray-chested.

[[Bad Boy]] and [[Treds]] stumbled on Swindle, Swindle and Swindle while looking for a bodyshop [[Bug Bite (GoBots)|Bug Bite]] had visited. They managed to persuade one of the Swindles that it would be in his best interest if he told them about Bug Bite's visit. Swindle showed them to the repair bay where they discovered Bug Bite had adopted a new [[C1186-P0019]] body. Before the pair left, Swindle raised the matter of Bug Bite's outstanding account, and they reluctantly paid it. {{storylink|Withered Hope}}

Finding himself trapped in a lowtech body, [[Bulletbike (TransTech)|Bulletbike]] dropped in to Swindle, Swindle and Swindle for an examination to prove he'd been [[spark]] transplanted. Though the Swindles didn't seem to quite believe his story, they conducted the tests and found nothing. After getting the trio to make some repairs to himself, Bulletbike continued on his quest. {{storylink|I, Lowtech}}

During his time as a columnist for [[Axiom Nexus News]], [[Vector Prime]] bought a [[hyper-frame]] [[Anatomic euphemism#Manifold|manifold]] from Swindle, Swindle and Swindle on one day and a [[cyberforcep]] on another day. After Vector Prime abdicated the position and Grimlock's tenure was abruptly cut short, one of (or perhaps all of) the Swindles took the post, answering questions while advertising the many products available at Swindle, Swindle & Swindle. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}} After a few days, Swindle was fired from the column due to subverting the terms of his paid contract, which specified that he would only answer questions. {{storylink|Axiom Nexus News Editor}}
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===''Transformers: All Spark''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Another Episode, Part 1}} {{storylink|Another Episode, Part 2}}}}

===Starscream's New Power===
Swindle attempted to apprehend Starscream, only to be driven back when the latter got his hands on weapons from Shockwave's personal lab. {{storylink|Starscream's New Power}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:KreoComic7 swindle hydra oldsnake.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66]]
Summoned by Starscream to act as his elite squad (whose first mission, of course, was to overthrow [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]]), Swindle rolled onto the scene alongside [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]], and a repainted [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]]. When Onslaught and Brawl declared their specialties (strategy and destruction respectively), Swindle proudly offered to sell-off any blocks they recovered. Like Onslaught and Brawl, Swindle was irritated when Vortex offered to stay behind and guard the base. Even though the Combaticons combined into Bruticus, Vortex constant worry for the base's safety compelled the team to withdraw. When Starscream, under imminent threat of a beating from Megatron, contacted the team to demand to know where they were, Swindle joined his teammates in happily informing their illustrious leader they were all protecting the base together. Aww. {{Storylink|New Military Unit Combaticon! Bruticus, Combine!}}

Swindle was able to steal [[Metroplex (Kre-O)|Metroplex]]'s [[transformation cog]], but his looking forward to being rewarded was interrupted when the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] tracked him down to take back his loot. He combined with his team to form Bruticus, but was defeated by the Protectobots' own combined form, [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], and taken back to the Autobot base to have his injuries treated by the gentle [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]]. {{storylink|Bad at Fighting? Rescue Team Protectobots, Dispatch!}}
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===''Cloud''===
[[File:Cloud Swindle.jpg|thumb]]
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Awakening (Cloud)|Awakening}} {{storylink|Eagerness}}}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
The Combaticons infiltrated [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] disguised as their vehicles, with Swindle taking on the form of an APC. During the Decepticon-[[Cobra]] attack on the [[United Nations]], the Combaticons revealed themselves and combined into Bruticus to fight [[GIJONIN]]. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}}
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===''Combiner Wars'' cartoon===
Swindle was among the Decepticon troops who bore witness to a pivotal duel between Optimus Prime and Megatron, one meant to end the war before the never-ending arms race between the two factions spiralled further out of control. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Optimus Prime}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Swindle served as the defense lawyer for [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], and their [[binary bonding|binary bond]] partners at their trial following the disastrous [[Great Push]]. Thanks to his efforts, the defendants were acquitted of some of the charges, but Galvatron and Scourge were ultimately sentenced to execution. {{storylink|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}}

==Commercial appearances==
*Swindle, [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], and [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] were part of a Decepticon attack force that assaulted the Autobots' launch site. All three were rammed by Ultra Magnus in his vehicle mode as he entered the fray. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Ultra Magnus|Ultra Magnus commercial}}
*Swindle and the rest of the Combaticons charged down a ravine to face-off against [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. As they neared him, the Combaticons combined into Bruticus and took to the skies. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Bruticus and Metroplex|Bruticus and Metroplex commercial}}
*Swindle was part of a massive battle between Kreons. After being knocked around by the Autobots some, he and the Combaticons combined into Bruticus. They then chased the Autobots off alongside [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]. {{storylink|Commercial#Kre-O|KRE-O Transformers Micro Changers and Combiners Construction Sets commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
When a team of Autobots led by [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] went on the offensive, Blast Off, Swindle, and Vortex used superior military tactics to fight them off. {{storylink|War Dawn (Legends)|War Dawn}} Swindle was among the Decepticons who joined with the Quintessons in an attempt to destroy the Autobots. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 2}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsSwindle.jpg|thumb|400px|If you order now, I'll throw in a second beating absolutely free!]]
Swindle participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Rare character who could be recruited by collecting 160 units of Cybermetal, and 95 units of Transmetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers Online'' (2016 video game)===
[[File:Swindle TFO.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[insert random Wolverine reference here]]]
{{bigquote|Let's make a deal without starting a war.}}

Looks can be deceiving, as one may perceive when dealing with Swindle. If it's anything Swindle desired the most, it would be Megatron's right hand firearm, Carnage. However, the key question is whether Swindle can deal for Megatron's bazooka without batting an eye. In comparison to his comrades, Swindle is not a devoted militant. Rather, he prefers to never miss an opportunity to profit, even if it means dealing with the Autobots... so long as Swindle, himself, is confident enough to take action.

In battle, Swindle wielded a pair of "[[Nether Claws]]" and the "[[Saboteur]]" grenade launcher. His active skill was "Spider Mine":
*'''Spider Mine''' — Swindle dispatches a Spider Mine unit. When this unit comes in contact with enemy targets, the Spider Mine wreaks havoc by jettisoning into the air and showering Swindle's opponents with a flurry of projectiles that deal 110 points of damage every 0.2 seconds. {{storylink|Transformers Online (2016 video game)|Transformers Online}} <ref>[http://tfol.qq.com/act/a20160726data/hero6.shtml Swindle on the Transformers Online website]</ref>
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Swindle-Earth-Wars.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.75| What's the point of me having a fusion cannon if I am never going to use it? Oh right I was gonna sell it! One fusion cannon for 150000 cyber coins! ]]

With Swindle, it's always deal - never no deal. He'd trade Megatron's right arm for a toaster if he saw both opportunity and profit.

Swindle is the first Combaticon to make it to Earth. Starscream wanted the location of a fragment of the [[Fractal Map]], and Swindle found it for him, but there was an Autobot outpost in the way, so he took care of the short-range Laser Turrets. After the battle, Swindle traded insults with some of the Autobots posted there, and then reminded Starscream that he owes him. Big time. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Power Play Campaign}}

When Swindle caught wind that the Autobots were on the move towards a signal in the arctic first discovered by [[Cyclonus (G1) | that one guy that still hates him]], Swindle was ready to leave. But Brawl didn't help though because he attracted the attention of Starscream. Starscream took direct control of Swindle's operation and took them to the Arctic, but not before Swindle offered him a de-icer for sale. But unknown to him, Swindle had an arrangement with Megatron, so he let him in on their plan so Megatron could get there first and tell them what they found was a [[Planet-Destroying Fortress]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events| Arctic Signal}}

When Shockwave selected the next candidates for the Decepticons' next combiner, Swindle asked what was in it for him. Megatron responded by threatening to strangle the energon from his inner spark if he didn't comply. As they were slowly making progress on the combining process, Swindle made a deal: If the Combaticons successfully combined at maximum strength before the Autobots, he'll give back everything he had taken from everyone (including his angry comrades), or else pay him equivalent value.

Megatron decides to push the Combaticons to their limits and combines the Combaticons prematurely. The result is Bruticus, the Combaticons highly mentally unstable combined form. Megatron honestly doesn't care anymore what the other Combaticons say, he just wants them to stay in their combined form. Unfortunately, the celebrations are cut short when Megatron receives word Optimus has perfected his own second combiner, and so sends out Bruticus to fight against this new combiner. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Countdown to Combination}}

When Shockwave announced his plan to recruit allies from alternate realities, Swindle saw a profitable, glowing opportunity. He contacted Hot Rod to meet on neutral ground for the location and encryption key for the Decepticon's Space Bridge project in exchange for pure unaltered Energon. He was dismayed that Hot Rod brought Dinobot muscle along just as the Combaticons, who have been tracking Swindle, ambushed them. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Rogue Trader}}
Amidst the fighting between the Dinobots and Combaticons, Hot Rod made the exchange with Swindle. Starscream, who had been following Swindle the whole time, offered him a lift out, which he gladly accepted.
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Event Horizon}}

*'''Class:''' Gunner
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 1 star
*'''Weapons:''' Swindle uses a standard grenade launcher to damage defenses from a long distance.
*'''Ability:''' '''Incendiary Barrage''' - Shoots 6 rockets that engulf a large area in flames dealing damage over time.
**'''Cost:''' 7 ability points +2 cost increase.

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

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1-toy Swindle.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Eh, I'd rather have elbows than shoulders anyway.]]
*'''Swindle''' (Combaticon, [[1986]], [[1987]], [[1991]], [[2008]])
**''Team ID number'': '''C2'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-68'''
**''Accessories'': Large "[[Scatter blaster]]" gun, small "Gyro-Gun" pistol, decal sheet

:Swindle transforms into a tan [[Wikipedia:FMC XR311|FMC XR311]] combat support vehicle. He features a large, back-mounted cannon with a small pistol attached to its side. In robot mode, he is armed with both weapons, which are used as hand-held artillery. Swindle normally operates as Bruticus's right leg, but as a [[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]-style combiner toy, he can also be used in any other available limb slot with any torso-robot.

:There are two different versions of the original release. The initial version uses purple-painted [[die-cast]] metal for his chestplate. This was later replaced with gray plastic.

:The Combaticons were re-released in 1991 as part of the [[Europe]]an-market ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' line. This version (which uses the plastic chestplate) was [[retool]]ed to remove the [[rubsign]] indent from his vehicle mode hood, a change made to a lot of the toys in this series.

:This mold was later [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (toyline)|Operation Combination]]'' [[Leyland]], as well as [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Rollbar (RID)|Rollbar]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Swindle/swindle.htm More information on Swindle at TFU.info]''
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*'''Bruticus''' (Gift set, [[1985]])
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-69'''

:In addition to his single release, Swindle was also sold in a "Bruticus" [[giftset]] alongside the other Combaticons. The gift set was never available in the USA or Canada, but only in [[Japan]] and [[Italy]].
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2-toy Swindle.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|WhY mY ShOuLdErS—oh wait, never mind.]]
*'''Swindle''' ([[1994]])
**''Team ID number'': '''C2'''
**''Accessories'': Large "[[Scatter blaster]]" cannon, small "Gyro-Gun" pistol

: For the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|''Generation 2'' toyline]], Swindle had all of his tan parts redecoed to bright red with purple camouflage paint and his windshield painted black. (This latter color was a sticker on the original release.) In robot mode, he has a bright purple torso, making this release quite garish.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1994/Decepticon/Swindle/swindle.htm More information on ''Generation 2'' Swindle at TFU.info]''
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{{anchor|Amazon}}
[[File:G2toy-SwindleAmazon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|So yeah, don't expect a [[Leyland]] homage from this mold anytime soon.]]
*'''Bruticus''' (Box set, [[2012]])
**''Accessories'': Blaster

:Part of a giftset [[exclusive]] to [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] and [[BigBadToyStore]], this version of Swindle is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]] [[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' [[Swindle (FOC)#Generations|Swindle]] in ''Generation 2'' colors. Swindle transforms into a Cybertronic jeep-like vehicle. He can form any arm or leg of Bruticus, but his nominal placement is as the right leg, as usual. Some of the purple camo was lost between the stages of [[:File:Generationstoy-G2Swindle.jpg|stock photography]] and final production.

:This mold was later [[retool]]ed into [[Roadbuster (Prime)|Roadbuster]].
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===''Alternators''/''Binaltech''===
[[File:Alternators Swindle toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|If you buy from this Jeep, it won't be cheap.]]
*'''Swindle''' ([[2004]])
**''Alternator ID number'': '''8'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''BT-09'''
**''Accessories'': Handgun

:''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' Swindle is a retool of [[Hound (G1)#Alternators/Binaltech|Hound]] from the same line, with his [[alternate mode]] being a [[licensed vehicle alternate modes|licensed]] 1:24 scale yellow [[Wikipedia:Jeep Wrangler|Jeep Wrangler]] Sport. Changes from Hound include larger [[rubber tires]] and a modified front bumper with an added bullbar, plus a new head sculpt in robot mode. In vehicle mode, Swindle's doors open to reveal a realistic interior, his hood opens to reveal a fake (and inaccurate) engine bay, and his tailgate opens by hinging up at one end. As with Hound, he lacks the steering feature common in other ''Alternators'' toys but has spring-loaded suspension instead.

:In robot mode, Swindle is armed with a small laser pistol that can be stored in his spare tire. He is otherwise mostly identical to Hound except for the changed parts and color. The new head sculpt head is actually based on a cross between ''Generation 1'' [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]'s original toy head and his [[character model|cartoon model]]'s head, since this retool was originally intended for an ''Alternators'' version of Trailbreaker, which was canceled due to [[trademark]] issues, among other things.

:The main difference between Hasbro's ''Alternators'' version and the Japanese ''Binaltech'' version is that the latter features parts made of [[die-cast]] metal for some of its vehicle mode shell, and has the entire vehicle shell painted.

:Swindle was later redecoed into the ''Alternators''-only [[Rollbar (G1)#Alternators|Rollbar]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/AltSwindle/swindle.htm More information on ''Alternators'' Swindle at TFU.info]''
{{AlternatorsHoundMold}}
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Universe-ROTF-toy Swindle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Dolla dolla bill y'all]]
*'''Bruticus Maximus''' ([[2008]])
**''Series'': '''G1 Series'''
**''Accessories:'' Quad blaster (hand/foot), Decepticon-type [[energon star]]

:''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Swindle is a redeco of the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Blackout (combiner)|Blackout]]/[[Stormcloud (Energon)|Stormcloud]] sculpt, transforming into a tan assault helicopter somewhat similar to an AH-1 Cobra. Appropriately enough, his markings include dollar signs ($) on the air intake housings flanking his cockpit. When combined with the other Combaticons, Swindle is nominally Bruticus Maximus' right leg, though he can be used in any other limb position.

:He was only available as part of the ''Universe'' Bruticus Maximus [[giftset]], which also contains [[Vortex (G1)#Universe (2008)|Vortex]], another redeco of the same sculpt used for Swindle. The ''Universe'' version of the giftset was initially intended to be released as a [[Target]] exclusive in the United States, but ultimately ended up being only available in some non-American markets such as Australia and Singapore. Instead, American markets eventually received a [[rebranding|rebranded]] version of this giftset (with no changes to the toys themselves) in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' packaging (thereby creating new [[live-action film series]] [[Swindle (ROTF)|Swindle]] and [[Vortex (Movie)|Vortex]] characters), exclusively available at Target stores in the United States and at Zellers stores in Canada.

:This sculpt was also used to make ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Topspin (Classics)|Topspin]], as well as the ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' versions of Swindle (see [[#United|below]]) and [[Vortex (G1)#United|Vortex]]. Another planned redeco, ''[[Movie (toyline)|Movie]]'' [[Reverb (Movie)|Reverb]], was canceled.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/TargetSwindle/swindle.htm More information on ''Universe'' Swindle at TFU.info]''
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===''Encore''===
*'''Bruticus''' (multi-pack, Japan [[2009]])
**''ID number:'' '''16'''

:A reissue of the original G1 Swindle toy at first sight, this toy is actually a redeco of the ''Robots in Disguise'' Rollbar retool of the sculpt. This version of Swindle was only available as part of a Bruticus gift set released under [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' line of reissues.
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===''Generations''===
[[File:Generationstoy-RetailSwindle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Remember folks, always stay gold. With a bang.]]
*'''Swindle''' (Deluxe, 2012)
**''Series/number'': '''01/#005'''
**'''PART 4 OF 5!'''
**''Japanese release date:'' '''[[2013]]-[[January 26|01-26]]'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TG06'''
**''Accessories'': Blaster
{{note|The TakaraTomy release of ''Fall of Cybertron'' [[Swindle (FOC)|Swindle]] was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as ''[[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]]'' Swindle.}}

:A [[redeco]] of Swindle from the [[Bruticus (WFC)|Decepticon Bruticus]] gift set was available individually alongside his fellow Combaticons as part of the second [[wave]] of the ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]''-themed 2012-onwards Deluxe Class ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' assortment. These versions of the Combaticons replace the [[show-accuracy|game-accurate]], ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]''-inspired decos with more "flashy" colors apparently homaging the color scheme of [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]]. Swindle replaces the ocher from his gift set release with a bright shade of yellow.

:Aside from the colors, mass retail Swindle is identical to the version from the Decepticon Bruticus gift set.

:The Takara release of Swindle has the yellow plastic from Hasbro's release covered in a gold paint. He features more game-accurate colors, including a painted purple visor, more detailed shoulderpads, and silver feet.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/Swindle/swindle.htm More information on retail Swindle at TFU.info]''
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[[File:CW-toy Swindle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Hey, a swindler remolded from a rook! Geddit? Geddit?]]
*'''Swindle''' ([[2016]])
**''Accessories:'' Gun, double-barreled gun/fist/foot

:Released as part of wave 5 of the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Deluxe Class figures, Swindle is a heavy [[retool]] of ''Combiner Wars'' [[Rook (Generations)#Generations|Rook]], featuring a significant alternate mode alteration to look like a teched-out military SUV. He comes with a three-barreled minigun-rifle and a hand/foot/gun for limb mode. Later versions of Swindle featured a [[variant#Running changes|running change]] in the form of a slight retool to his smaller weapon, adding nubs to its end allowing it to attach over his shoulder (for [[Hound (G1)#Generations|Hound]], his later retool). If the seat and steering wheel visible in his alt-mode are intended for humans, his jeep is supposed to be [[scale #|the same size]] as Brawl's tank.

:Being a ''Combiner Wars'' figure, Swindle can combine with his fellow [[Combaticon (G1)#CombinerWars|Combaticons]] to form [[Bruticus (G1)#CombinerWars|Bruticus]] as either an arm or a leg. He can also combine with any ''Unite Warriors'' Voyager class figure or even into one of [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber's]] legs.

:In the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and Asia, Swindle came in English-only packaging including a copy of "''Combiner Wars'' #4" (actually [[City on Fire|''Robots in Disguise'' #12]]). In Canada, Latin America, and Europe, he was available in different types of [[multilingual packaging]] including a character card featuring his comic book cover/[[package art]] instead. He and the last three waves of Combiner Wars Deluxe and Voyager figures later started showing up at TJ Maxx at reduced prices with the collector card.

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[[File:TF-Combiner-Wars-G2-Swindle.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Bruticus''' (Generation 2, 2016)
**''Accessories'': Weapons, Combaticon extremities

:A ''Generation 2''-themed redeco of ''Combiner Wars'' Swindle is packed along with the other Combaticons (including [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#G2BruticusSet|Shockwave]]), and sold together in a massive box.

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===''United''===
*'''Bruticus''' ([[2012]])
**''Accessories:'' Quad blaster (hand/foot), Decepticon-type [[energon star]]

:Released exclusively by TakaraTomy in non-Japanese Asian markets, this redeco of the ''Energon'' Bruticus Maximus set has colours similar to the previous ''Universe'' (2008)/''Revenge of the Fallen'' release, but with a greater emphasis on G1-accuracy. Swindle is monochromatic compared to the previous release, replacing the sand and brown plastic with a uniform tan colour scheme. Additionally, the quad blaster/combined mode foot/hand previously cast in translucent coloured plastic is now opaque grey, though his energon star remains red.
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===Bot Shots===
[[Image:BotShots Swindle.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
*'''Combaticons''' (Multi-pack, 2013?)
**''Number'': '''T0??'''
***''Fist strength'':
***''Blaster strength'':
***''Sword strength'': '''537'''
:A redeco of ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'' [[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Bot Shots|Ironhide]], Swindle automatically transforms from spoiler-equipped pickup truck to robot when a sharp impact is applied to his front end. He was to be sold in a five-pack with [[Onslaught (G1)#Bot Shots|Onslaught]], [[Brawl (Movie)#5Pack|Decepticon Brawl]], [[Blast Off (G1)#Bot Shots|Blast Off]], and [[Vortex (G1)#Bot Shots|Vortex]], but this never saw release.

:This mold was also used to make [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)#Bot Shots|Super Bot Dirt Boss]] and [[Hound (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Blitz Shot Autobot Hound]].

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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-toy SwindleKreon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Sneaky little bastard. He probably rips open blind-packs at the store and sells the contents for double the price.]]
*'''Decepticon Bruticus''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, [[2013]])
**''Set number'': '''A2225'''
**''Pieces'': '''79'''
**''Accessories'': Pistol

:[[Kreon]] Swindle can be rebuilt from his robot mode into a jeep. He can also contribute his bricks to form [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. He was only available as part of the Bruticus [[Micro-Changer]] combiner set, part of the first assortment of Combiners available.

:Interestingly, he is the only one in the set to be based on his original [[Character model|animation model]], with his fellow Kreon Combaticons painted to resemble their original toys instead.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/Kre-OSwindle/swindle.htm More information on Swindle at TFU.info]''

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*'''Combiner Robot Mega Pack''' (3-pack, 2016)
**''Set number'': '''B6425'''
**''Pieces'': '''245'''
**''Accessories'': Pistol

:In 2016, Dollar General stores in the US got a three-pack of [[Superion (G1)#Kre-O|Superion]], Bruticus, and [[Menasor (G1)#Kre-O|Menasor]] that sold for a mere $14. Given the original kits retailed at $10 apiece, wow. While a couple of the Kreons inside had small changes, Swindle was one of the ones identical to his original release.
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===''Unite Warriors''===
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[[File:TF-Unite-Warriors-UW07-Swindle.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Bruticus''' (Multi-pack, 2016-[[June 25|06-25]])
**''ID Number:'' '''UW-07'''
**''Accessories'': Individual Combaticon Weapons, Combaticon extremities

:''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' Swindle is a redeco of the ''Combiner Wars'' mold in a color scheme based on his cartoon appearance, most obviously by painting his lower torso and hood purple and his face silver. He also features additional paint details on places like his hands and rims, and his hand-foot-gun is cast in the same yellow as his body. Swindle was sold only in a multi-pack with the other Combaticons.

:[[File:UWSwindlePrototype.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|left|Don't worry, I know where I can get a better gun.]]
:An early "gray model" resin [[prototype]] of Swindle used for very early solicitations of ''Unite Warriors'' Bruticus and depicted in Japanese ''Figure Oh!'' magazine featured a different version of his hand-held weapon with a single, large barrel.<ref name="figureoh216">[http://www.allspark.com/2016/01/figure-king-215-216-hi-res-transformers-scans-unite-warriors-blast-off-mp-primal/ Figure Oh! 216 scans] at The Allspark.</ref> This is the only instance that weapon was ever seen, as the gray model protoype on display at Wonder Festival 2016 Winter, the official promotional Hasbro CG render for the ''Combiner Wars'' figure and all [[stock photography|stock photo]]s for both the ''Combiner Wars'' and the ''Unite Warriors'' version depict the regular weapon.

:As a Deluxe Class ''Unite Warriors'' figure, he can combine to form the leg or arm of any combiner from Hasbro's ''Combiner Wars'' subline or any ''Unite Warriors'' figure, but would usually be associated with Bruticus.

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==Notes==
[[File:EuroClassicsCombaticons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Beware the (neon) green<s>-eyed</s>-hued monster.]]
*The [[character model]]s of the Combaticons are kinda... okay, heavily made-up. Swindle is particularly glaring, as his original 1986 toy was based on an [[wikipedia:FMC XR311|XR311]] combat vehicle (a predecessor to the [[wikipedia:High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle|AM General Humvee]]), whereas his character model was a much smaller Jeep, including a Jeep front on his robot chest, which the fiction has stuck with ever since. [[:File:G1OddCombat.jpg|Early models of the team]] which were a bit more accurate to the toys — except for the heads, oddly enough — have shown up in various sourcebooks, though Swindle's is still off in some very odd ways.
*Swindle is the only Combaticon that doesn't have a faceplate or visor.
*The packaging of the 1990 European [[Classics (Europe)|Classics]] release of the original [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] toy depicted the Combaticons in new color schemes, despite the fact that the actual toys looked identical to their original releases. While it may never be known for certain, it has been theorized that these colors originated from a packaging printing error rather than a legitimate attempt to [[redeco]] the Combaticons.
*In the Wings of Honor continuity the Combaticons are swayed to the Decepticon side by Deathsaurus appealing to their darker natures, represented by one of the Seven Deadly Sins. Swindle's vice is, predictably enough, his Greed.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Swindle''' (スィンドル ''Swindoru'')
*''French:'' '''Filou''' (Canada, "Swindler")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Svindli''' ("Spoof")
*''Italian:'' '''Crasher'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Zhàpiàn''' (诈骗, "Swindle")
*''Russian:'' '''Fingal''' (Фингал, "Black Eye")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Vígaro'''

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Alternators Decepticons]]
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Decepticons]]
[[Category:Cloud Decepticons]]
[[Category:Combaticons]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Elite Guard]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Ladybird Books Decepticons]]
[[Category:Merchants]]
[[Category:Repurposed toys]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Decepticons]]
[[Category:TransTech Decepticons]]
[[Category:Turncoats]]
[[Category:Unite Warriors Decepticons]]
[[Category:United Decepticons]]
[[Category:Universe (2008)]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Autobots]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Decepticons]]

Transformers: Earth Wars

2017-09-28T13:38:51Z

Dinobot56: /* Featured Characters */

[[File:TransformersEarthWars_logo.png|center|400px]]
{{videogame
|title=''Transformers: Earth Wars''
|image=TransformersEarthWars header.jpg
|caption=
|developer=[[Space Ape Games]]
|publisher=[[Backflip Studios]]
|date=[[June 2]], 2016
|platform=Android, iOS
}}

'''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' is a mobile game by [[Space Ape Games]]/[[Backflip Studios]] with a storyline written by [[Simon Furman]], which means plenty of [[Furmanism]]s. The aim of the game is to assemble an army and build a fortress, then try to defend your base while destroying the enemy's. Essentially, Transformers meets ''Clash of Clans'', without Hog Riders.
The setting is [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].

==Plot==
The Autobots and Decepticons return to Earth to battle over resources. Furman promises that while it "appears to be about the same old stuff" initially, "as we progress through the game, more is revealed about Megatron’s master plan and what he’s looking for on Earth."<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2016/02/10/transformers-land-mobile-earth-wars/80167164/ USA Today: "'Transformers' land on mobile in 'Earth Wars'"]</ref>

===Campaigns===
*'''Get Optimus / Get Megatron!'''
Jefire and Starscream arrive on Earth and set up their base of operations. Soon, Ironhide and Bludgeon arrive through their Space Bridges, and after raiding a few bases, both factions find a [[Quantum Crystal]] powerful enough to power their spacebridges and bring their leaders to Earth.
*'''The Lost Map'''
With the arrival of Optimus Prime and Megatron, the Autobots and/or Decepticons set out to find the [[Fractal Map]] pieces with the help of their human allies. Both sides find a Gunner Crystal and recruit Sunstreaker and Swindle.
*'''Power Play'''
After collecting three of the map pieces, both factions try putting the pieces they collected together, only to find out they need a [[Codex Key]] to break the encryption.
*'''The Codex Showdown'''
With the help of the recently recruited medics, Ratchet and Hook, both sides fight over the Codex Key, and find the location of a [[Enigma of Combination|legendary artifact]].
*'''Combiner Wars'''
With the Enigma of Combination, the Autobots and Decepticons harness the power of Combiners. The gestalts prove unstable, however, and require Ore-13 and high-ranking bots to be useful.

==Gameplay==
===Classes===
*'''Warriors''' are armored front line melee fighters that rush into enemy defenses to open up the attack and protect other bots, but they have the lowest Damage per second (DPS). Warriors generally have a speed of 1.7, but some are slightly faster.
*'''Aerial''' units deal the highest DPS at a short range and can perform powerful airstrikes on single targets from great distances, but have low health. All air units have a speed of 2.
*'''Gunners''' shoot over walls and bombard large areas with their abilities from long range. like the Air units, they're deadly but vulnerable. All gunners have a speed of 1.8.
*'''Medics''' heal and support other bots in battle. They are only a few medics in the game, and they aren't durable themselves, so keep them in the back. Medics have a speed of 2.6.
*'''Special''' bots are highly individualized fighters with unique capabilities. This class incorporates leaders, scouts, and deployers.
*'''Combiners''' are a special class that must be summoned individually. They deal massive amounts of damage, but can only stay on the battlefield for so long. Their three abilities do not use ability points, but have cooldown times.

===Alliances===
Alliances are the primary way to gain access to bots firsthand via events. Your alliance can also compete in Alliance Wars to determine who is better, and to see who comes up top! Compete in Alliance wars to gain resources, league promotions, and bragging rights!

You can join with other players in an alliance, or you can create your own for 15,000 Alloy! There are many notable alliances within the community!

A player must have Level 4 Headquarters or higher to join an Alliance, and up to 40 people can be in an Alliance.

===Resources===
*'''Alloy'''- A metal substance used to upgrade buildings and walls.
*'''[[Energon]]'''- Energon is used to upgrade buildings, upgrade Bots' special abilities, and to perform research on Bots to make them stronger.
*'''[[Ore-13]]'''- A potent substance used to activate Combiners.
*'''[[Spark]]'''- Obtained from holographic summons in the Space bridge and Event rewards, Spark is used to upgrade Bots' abilities. Special Spark can be received from Combiner team bots.
*'''Crystal Shards'''- Also the result of Holographic summons and events, shards are use to create powerful crystals to summon high star rating Bots.
*'''[[Cybercoin]]'''- Premium currency used for instantly obtaining resources and [[Quantum Crystal| crystals.]]
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:currencies| Currencies and Resources at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===Battle Boosts===
Battle Boosts are like Spells in Clash of Clans. They can only be used once in a battle, but provide extra offense or defense for your team.
*'''Incendiary Barrage MK. 1, II, and III''' Rain down an artillery battery of Incendiary shells on the battlefield dealing medium damage
*'''Orbital Strike MK. I, II, and III''' summon a powerful Orbital Strike from above dealing massive damage.
*'''Forcefield MK. I, II, and III''' Provides a forcefield that blocks 45% to 75% of damage taken and makes them immune to knockbacks for 6 seconds.
*'''Smart Bomb MK. I, II, and III''' Deals a set amount of damage to a single target.
*'''EMP blast MK. I, II, and III''' Stun all targets in a large radius for a set amount of time depending on the level.
*'''Field Repairs MK. I, II, and III''' Heal all friendly bots for a set amount of HP over 5 seconds.
*'''Shark Attack MK I, II, and III''' Call for 3 vicious 2-star Sharkticons (level 14, 30, and 40, respectively) to attack a target.'''Warning''': Fallen Sharkticons are ''highly'' explosive.
*'''Nanofrost MK. I, II, and III''' Freeze a building for 8-12 seconds, then destroy it to freeze and slow down all buildings around the Bomb radius by 40% for 10 seconds.
*'''[[Kremzeek| Kremzeeks]]''' Coming in 5 variants, Kremzeeks can do quite a lot of things.
**Red Kremzeeks set buildings on fire dealing 128 damage per second for 6 seconds, increasing every second if you destroy the building they are currently deployed on.
**Yellow Kremzeeks deal 96 damage over 15 seconds. Can jump to other buildings up to 4 times.
**Purple Kremzeeks hack defenses and make them attack other defenses for you, albeit with less damage.
** The rare Blue Kremzeek can stun defenses over a brief period of time.
** The White Kremzeek makes the target building take more damage.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:battleboosts| Battle Boosts at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Buildings==
===Main===
*'''Headquarters''' - The heart of your Autobot/Decepticon outpost, protect yours well, and destroy an opponent's Headquarters to win a battle! Upgrade it to unlock more upgrades and buildings!
*'''Shuttle''' - The shuttle carries Autobots and Decepticons into battle! Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum capacity.

===Defense===
*'''[[Autogun|Auto Cannon]]''' - Provides a decent amount of damage and has medium range. Cannot target flying units.
*'''Laser Turret''' - Shoots off 4 smaller lasers that deal constant damage at shorter range, but deals double damage to flying unit's!
*'''Mortar''' - Long range defense that targets ground units and deals explosive damage from far away.
*'''Outpost''' - Assign an Autobot or Deception with a fraction of their normal stats to defend against attacks on your base.
*'''Beam Laser''' - Shoots off a long range Photon laser to deal the Highest DPS on a single ground unit.
*'''Shock Tower''' - Delivers a nasty jolt of electricity to nearby bots and knocks them back, and is immune to EMP effects! (Except for [[Star Saber (Victory)|shock]][[Deathsaurus (Victory)|fire]])
*'''Missile Launcher''' - Shoots off a barrage of rockets over a very long range at both ground and air units. Cannot target troops within its blind spot.
*'''Stasis Mine''' - Doesn't deal damage, but freezes enemies in place for 2-5 seconds.
*'''Wall''' - Used to shield defenses and slow down invaders. Upgrading each wall post gives it more health to better defend against opponent bots.

*'''Combiner Outpost''' - Unavailable to players and only seen in the Combiner Wars Campaign, this very long-ranged outpost activates a Combiner to defend against other Combiners!
===Utility===
*'''Energon Harvester''' - Harvests precious Energon for research and upgrading buildings. Upgrade with Alloy to increase production rate.
*'''Energon Storage''' - Stores Energon for later usage. Upgrade with Alloy to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Alloy Harvester''' - Harvests Alloy to upgrade buildings. Upgrade with Energon to increase production rate.
*'''Alloy Storage''' - Stores Alloy for later usage. Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Ore-13 Harvester''' - Harvests the rare mineral [[Ore-13]] for sending out Combiners to battle.
*'''Ore-13 Storage''' - A storage device strong enough to contain the power of Ore-13.
*'''[[Spacebridge]]''' - The Spacebridge is used to activate [[Quantum Crystal]]s to bring in bots and resources!
*'''Research Lab''' - Upgrade your bots and their abilities with Energon and Spark to make them more powerful! Upgrade the lab to increase the max level that bots can be upgraded to.
*'''Combiner Lab''' - Used to activate Combiners and upgrade their abilities using combiner Spark.
*'''Build Bot''' - Build Bots will build and upgrade buildings, but the bots themselves cannot be upgraded and have very low health. The number of buildings than can be upgraded at a time depends on the number of Build Bots on base. More Build Bots can be bought at 2000 [[Cybercoin]]s each.
*'''Scanner''' - Provides locations of rivals' bases so you can raid them. Upgrading it will give access to tougher battle zones.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:buildings| Buildings at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Featured Characters==
(''Characters are paired in each row as in-game counterparts.'')

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*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jetfire]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ironhide]]
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ratchet]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bumblebee]]
*[[Prowl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Prowl]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cliffjumper]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Grimlock]]
*[[Mirage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mirage]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Wheeljack]]
*[[Blaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blaster]]
**[[Eject (G1)|Eject]]
**[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]
**[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]
**[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]]
*[[Silverbolt (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Silverbolt]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skydive]]
*[[Air Raid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Air Raid]]
*[[Powerglide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Powerglide]]
*[[Alpha Bravo#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Alpha Bravo]]
*[[Fireflight (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Firefly]]
*[[Jazz (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Autobot Jazz]]
*[[Windblade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Windblade]]
*[[Pyra Magna#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pyra Magna]]
*[[Rust Dust#Transformers:_Earth_Warst|Rust Dust]]
*[[Dust Up#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dustup]]
*[[Jumpstream#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jumpstream]]
*[[Skyburst (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skyburst]]
*[[Stormclash#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Stormclash]]
*[[Slag (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slug]]
*[[Huffer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Huffer]]
*[[Arcee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Arcee]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sideswipe]]
*[[Swoop (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Strafe]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus/Hot Rod]]*
*[[Hot Spot (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Spot]]
*[[Seaspray (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Seaspray]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Superion (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Superion]]
*[[Pipes (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pipes]]
*[[Star Saber (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Star Saber]]
*[[Hound (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hound]]
*[[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Maximus]]
*[[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Perceptor]]
*[[Smokescreen (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Smokescreen]]
*[[First Aid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|First Aid]]
*[[Optimus Primal#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Primal]]
*[[Sludge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slog]]
*[[Kup (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kup]]
*[[Drift (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drift]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Laser Optimus Prime]]
*[[Snarl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Snarl]]
*[[Cheetor (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cheetor]]
*[[Volcanicus #Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Volcanicus]]
*[[Springer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Springer]]*
*[[Rodimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus Prime]]*

|c2=
*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Megatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Starscream]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars)|Bludgeon]]
*[[Swindle (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Swindle]]
*[[Hook (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hook]]
*[[Shrapnel (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skrapnel]]
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Breakdown]]
*[[Kickback (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kickback]]
*[[Razorclaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Razorclaw]]
*[[Brawl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brawl]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Shockwave]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Soundwave]]
**[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]
**[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]
**[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]
**[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Thundercracker]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skywarp]]
*[[Slipstream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slipstream]]
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bonecrusher]]
*[[Long Haul (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Long Haul]]
*[[Blast Off (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blast Off]]
*[[Mixmaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mixmaster]]
*[[Divebomb (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Divebomb]]
*[[Scrapper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scrapper]]
*[[Scavenger (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scavenger]]
*[[Vortex (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Vortex]]
*[[Tantrum (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Tantrum]]
*[[Onslaught (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Onslaught]]
*[[Rampage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rampage]]
*[[Headstrong (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Headstrong]]
*[[Bombshell (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bombshell]]
*[[Nightbird (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nightbird]]
*[[Viper#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Viper]]
*[[Scourge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scourge]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Galvatron]]
*[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nemesis Prime]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cyclonus]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Octopunch]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Devastator (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Devastator]]
*[[Offroad#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Offroad]]
*[[Deathsaurus (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Deathsaurus]]
*[[Drag Strip (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drag Strip]]
*[[Bruticus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bruticus]]
*[[Lockdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Lockdown]]
*[[Wildrider (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brake-Neck]]
*[[Reflector (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Reflector]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]]
*[[Straxus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Straxus]]
*[[Dead End (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dead End]]
*[[Barricade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Barricade]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Armada'' Megatron]]
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hun-Gurrr]]
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blackarachnia]]
*[[Predaking (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Predaking]]
*[[Astrotrain (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Astrotrain]]*
*[[Motormaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Motormaster]]*

|c3=
*[[Melody Keen]]
*[[Luca]]
}}

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Upcoming characters

==Events==
Every weekend, for three days, events are held so players can win resources and new crystals. The events usually alternate between solo events and Alliance events each week. New characters are introduced with a story strewn across a four-week saga.

The various type of events are:
* A solo totaliser with various resource prizes, capped at 10,000 points.
* An Alliance single totaliser with a grand prize at around 200,000 points.
* An Alliance event with many prestiges to collect prizes and crystals multiple times.
* A single totaliser with multiple prestiges, and gives same amount of battle points in all battle zones, and triple XP.
* An Alliance totaliser and leaderboard event, with the top alliances receiving the newest 4 or 3 star character crystal and Premium Crystals. Or in some events, even more of the event's crystals.

{{main|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events}}

==Notes==
*Furman has said that early in production, "we had to base it in the IDW continuity as it turned out". He also revealed it was him who pushed for Bludgeon to make it into the game as well.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/comic-writer-simon-furman-discusses-three-decades-of-transformers-and-new-game-earth-wars-707 Vice interview]</ref>
** A purple [[Decepticon Command Bunker]] can be seen in the mountainside of Decepticon bases as a counterpart to the Ark in Autobot bases.
*Character models are mostly based on each character's most-recent toy release. In many cases, this means ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'', ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'', ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]''. There are also some appearances from ''[[Thrilling 30]]'', ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'', ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'', [[Live-action film series|movie]]verse namesakes, and 'original' [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
* Though the game's dialogue is depicted using text boxes, Optimus Prime and Megatron still have voice lines. They are voiced, as usual, by [[Peter Cullen]] and [[Frank Welker]], respectively.
*Apparently, the Mastermind Creations toys of the Predacons inspired the staff so much, that the in-game models of the Predacons are based off of these [[IP infringing item|third party]] toys.
* The only Furmanisms actually in the game are "It is over - finished!" (said by Optimus or Megatron after a victory) and "Now - Reap the whirlwind!" (spoken by Optimus Prime when deploying troops).
*Smokescreen uses the Classics mold for Jazz as his animation model, instead of his most recent ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' toy, or his other ''[[Universe (2008 toyline)| Universe]]'' toy.
*The Dinobot combiner has been teased at, and seeing as it has a new [[Power of the Primes]] release, Volcanicus can now be referred to as the official Dinobot combiner. [[Beast (G1) | Thank Primus.]]

===Technical Errors===
* You can count pretty much any character with tall shoulders to have said shoulders clip and cut through the character model when in battle stance.
* Drift does an awkward shift when going from vehicle to robot and the opposite way, seeing as his body warps and shifts so that he faces sideways in bot mode. This happens every time he attacks and Every time he changes form.
* Most characters with extended shooting animations will sometimes lag out and be out of sync with the shooting animation.
* If activating an aerial bot's ability, he may circle the target pointlessly for a while. Sometimes he even goes underground.
* Rampage and Razorclaw can have a victory animation while in bot mode and charging when the battle ends. They even have their swords.
*Sunstreaker has a giant gap in the back of his combined form leg.

These are just some minor visual errors, bugs that affect gameplay are promptly resolved.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' (トランスフォーマー：アースウォーズ ''Toransufōmā: Āsu Wōzu'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.transformersearthwars.com/ Official website]
* [http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/ Official Transformers Earth Wars Wiki]

[[Category:Generation 1 video games]]
[[Category:Mobile Games]]

Transformers: Earth Wars

2017-09-27T17:32:49Z

Dinobot56: /* Featured Characters */

[[File:TransformersEarthWars_logo.png|center|400px]]
{{videogame
|title=''Transformers: Earth Wars''
|image=TransformersEarthWars header.jpg
|caption=
|developer=[[Space Ape Games]]
|publisher=[[Backflip Studios]]
|date=[[June 2]], 2016
|platform=Android, iOS
}}

'''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' is a mobile game by [[Space Ape Games]]/[[Backflip Studios]] with a storyline written by [[Simon Furman]], which means plenty of [[Furmanism]]s. The aim of the game is to assemble an army and build a fortress, then try to defend your base while destroying the enemy's. Essentially, Transformers meets ''Clash of Clans'', without Hog Riders.
The setting is [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].

==Plot==
The Autobots and Decepticons return to Earth to battle over resources. Furman promises that while it "appears to be about the same old stuff" initially, "as we progress through the game, more is revealed about Megatron’s master plan and what he’s looking for on Earth."<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2016/02/10/transformers-land-mobile-earth-wars/80167164/ USA Today: "'Transformers' land on mobile in 'Earth Wars'"]</ref>

===Campaigns===
*'''Get Optimus / Get Megatron!'''
Jefire and Starscream arrive on Earth and set up their base of operations. Soon, Ironhide and Bludgeon arrive through their Space Bridges, and after raiding a few bases, both factions find a [[Quantum Crystal]] powerful enough to power their spacebridges and bring their leaders to Earth.
*'''The Lost Map'''
With the arrival of Optimus Prime and Megatron, the Autobots and/or Decepticons set out to find the [[Fractal Map]] pieces with the help of their human allies. Both sides find a Gunner Crystal and recruit Sunstreaker and Swindle.
*'''Power Play'''
After collecting three of the map pieces, both factions try putting the pieces they collected together, only to find out they need a [[Codex Key]] to break the encryption.
*'''The Codex Showdown'''
With the help of the recently recruited medics, Ratchet and Hook, both sides fight over the Codex Key, and find the location of a [[Enigma of Combination|legendary artifact]].
*'''Combiner Wars'''
With the Enigma of Combination, the Autobots and Decepticons harness the power of Combiners. The gestalts prove unstable, however, and require Ore-13 and high-ranking bots to be useful.

==Gameplay==
===Classes===
*'''Warriors''' are armored front line melee fighters that rush into enemy defenses to open up the attack and protect other bots, but they have the lowest Damage per second (DPS). Warriors generally have a speed of 1.7, but some are slightly faster.
*'''Aerial''' units deal the highest DPS at a short range and can perform powerful airstrikes on single targets from great distances, but have low health. All air units have a speed of 2.
*'''Gunners''' shoot over walls and bombard large areas with their abilities from long range. like the Air units, they're deadly but vulnerable. All gunners have a speed of 1.8.
*'''Medics''' heal and support other bots in battle. They are only a few medics in the game, and they aren't durable themselves, so keep them in the back. Medics have a speed of 2.6.
*'''Special''' bots are highly individualized fighters with unique capabilities. This class incorporates leaders, scouts, and deployers.
*'''Combiners''' are a special class that must be summoned individually. They deal massive amounts of damage, but can only stay on the battlefield for so long. Their three abilities do not use ability points, but have cooldown times.

===Alliances===
Alliances are the primary way to gain access to bots firsthand via events. Your alliance can also compete in Alliance Wars to determine who is better, and to see who comes up top! Compete in Alliance wars to gain resources, league promotions, and bragging rights!

You can join with other players in an alliance, or you can create your own for 15,000 Alloy! There are many notable alliances within the community!

A player must have Level 4 Headquarters or higher to join an Alliance, and up to 40 people can be in an Alliance.

===Resources===
*'''Alloy'''- A metal substance used to upgrade buildings and walls.
*'''[[Energon]]'''- Energon is used to upgrade buildings, upgrade Bots' special abilities, and to perform research on Bots to make them stronger.
*'''[[Ore-13]]'''- A potent substance used to activate Combiners.
*'''[[Spark]]'''- Obtained from holographic summons in the Space bridge and Event rewards, Spark is used to upgrade Bots' abilities. Special Spark can be received from Combiner team bots.
*'''Crystal Shards'''- Also the result of Holographic summons and events, shards are use to create powerful crystals to summon high star rating Bots.
*'''[[Cybercoin]]'''- Premium currency used for instantly obtaining resources and [[Quantum Crystal| crystals.]]
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:currencies| Currencies and Resources at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===Battle Boosts===
Battle Boosts are like Spells in Clash of Clans. They can only be used once in a battle, but provide extra offense or defense for your team.
*'''Incendiary Barrage MK. 1, II, and III''' Rain down an artillery battery of Incendiary shells on the battlefield dealing medium damage
*'''Orbital Strike MK. I, II, and III''' summon a powerful Orbital Strike from above dealing massive damage.
*'''Forcefield MK. I, II, and III''' Provides a forcefield that blocks 45% to 75% of damage taken and makes them immune to knockbacks for 6 seconds.
*'''Smart Bomb MK. I, II, and III''' Deals a set amount of damage to a single target.
*'''EMP blast MK. I, II, and III''' Stun all targets in a large radius for a set amount of time depending on the level.
*'''Field Repairs MK. I, II, and III''' Heal all friendly bots for a set amount of HP over 5 seconds.
*'''Shark Attack MK I, II, and III''' Call for 3 vicious 2-star Sharkticons (level 14, 30, and 40, respectively) to attack a target.'''Warning''': Fallen Sharkticons are ''highly'' explosive.
*'''Nanofrost MK. I, II, and III''' Freeze a building for 8-12 seconds, then destroy it to freeze and slow down all buildings around the Bomb radius by 40% for 10 seconds.
*'''[[Kremzeek| Kremzeeks]]''' Coming in 5 variants, Kremzeeks can do quite a lot of things.
**Red Kremzeeks set buildings on fire dealing 128 damage per second for 6 seconds, increasing every second if you destroy the building they are currently deployed on.
**Yellow Kremzeeks deal 96 damage over 15 seconds. Can jump to other buildings up to 4 times.
**Purple Kremzeeks hack defenses and make them attack other defenses for you, albeit with less damage.
** The rare Blue Kremzeek can stun defenses over a brief period of time.
** The White Kremzeek makes the target building take more damage.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:battleboosts| Battle Boosts at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Buildings==
===Main===
*'''Headquarters''' - The heart of your Autobot/Decepticon outpost, protect yours well, and destroy an opponent's Headquarters to win a battle! Upgrade it to unlock more upgrades and buildings!
*'''Shuttle''' - The shuttle carries Autobots and Decepticons into battle! Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum capacity.

===Defense===
*'''[[Autogun|Auto Cannon]]''' - Provides a decent amount of damage and has medium range. Cannot target flying units.
*'''Laser Turret''' - Shoots off 4 smaller lasers that deal constant damage at shorter range, but deals double damage to flying unit's!
*'''Mortar''' - Long range defense that targets ground units and deals explosive damage from far away.
*'''Outpost''' - Assign an Autobot or Deception with a fraction of their normal stats to defend against attacks on your base.
*'''Beam Laser''' - Shoots off a long range Photon laser to deal the Highest DPS on a single ground unit.
*'''Shock Tower''' - Delivers a nasty jolt of electricity to nearby bots and knocks them back, and is immune to EMP effects! (Except for [[Star Saber (Victory)|shock]][[Deathsaurus (Victory)|fire]])
*'''Missile Launcher''' - Shoots off a barrage of rockets over a very long range at both ground and air units. Cannot target troops within its blind spot.
*'''Stasis Mine''' - Doesn't deal damage, but freezes enemies in place for 2-5 seconds.
*'''Wall''' - Used to shield defenses and slow down invaders. Upgrading each wall post gives it more health to better defend against opponent bots.

*'''Combiner Outpost''' - Unavailable to players and only seen in the Combiner Wars Campaign, this very long-ranged outpost activates a Combiner to defend against other Combiners!
===Utility===
*'''Energon Harvester''' - Harvests precious Energon for research and upgrading buildings. Upgrade with Alloy to increase production rate.
*'''Energon Storage''' - Stores Energon for later usage. Upgrade with Alloy to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Alloy Harvester''' - Harvests Alloy to upgrade buildings. Upgrade with Energon to increase production rate.
*'''Alloy Storage''' - Stores Alloy for later usage. Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Ore-13 Harvester''' - Harvests the rare mineral [[Ore-13]] for sending out Combiners to battle.
*'''Ore-13 Storage''' - A storage device strong enough to contain the power of Ore-13.
*'''[[Spacebridge]]''' - The Spacebridge is used to activate [[Quantum Crystal]]s to bring in bots and resources!
*'''Research Lab''' - Upgrade your bots and their abilities with Energon and Spark to make them more powerful! Upgrade the lab to increase the max level that bots can be upgraded to.
*'''Combiner Lab''' - Used to activate Combiners and upgrade their abilities using combiner Spark.
*'''Build Bot''' - Build Bots will build and upgrade buildings, but the bots themselves cannot be upgraded and have very low health. The number of buildings than can be upgraded at a time depends on the number of Build Bots on base. More Build Bots can be bought at 2000 [[Cybercoin]]s each.
*'''Scanner''' - Provides locations of rivals' bases so you can raid them. Upgrading it will give access to tougher battle zones.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:buildings| Buildings at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Featured Characters==
(''Characters are paired in each row as in-game counterparts.'')

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jetfire]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ironhide]]
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ratchet]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bumblebee]]
*[[Prowl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Prowl]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cliffjumper]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Grimlock]]
*[[Mirage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mirage]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Wheeljack]]
*[[Blaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blaster]]
**[[Eject (G1)|Eject]]
**[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]
**[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]
**[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]]
*[[Silverbolt (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Silverbolt]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skydive]]
*[[Air Raid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Air Raid]]
*[[Powerglide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Powerglide]]
*[[Alpha Bravo#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Alpha Bravo]]
*[[Fireflight (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Firefly]]
*[[Jazz (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Autobot Jazz]]
*[[Windblade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Windblade]]
*[[Pyra Magna#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pyra Magna]]
*[[Rust Dust#Transformers:_Earth_Warst|Rust Dust]]
*[[Dust Up#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dustup]]
*[[Jumpstream#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jumpstream]]
*[[Skyburst (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skyburst]]
*[[Stormclash#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Stormclash]]
*[[Slag (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slug]]
*[[Huffer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Huffer]]
*[[Arcee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Arcee]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sideswipe]]
*[[Swoop (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Strafe]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Rod]]*
*[[Hot Spot (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Spot]]
*[[Seaspray (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Seaspray]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Superion (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Superion]]
*[[Pipes (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pipes]]
*[[Star Saber (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Star Saber]]
*[[Hound (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hound]]
*[[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Maximus]]
*[[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Perceptor]]
*[[Smokescreen (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Smokescreen]]
*[[First Aid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|First Aid]]
*[[Optimus Primal#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Primal]]
*[[Sludge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slog]]
*[[Kup (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kup]]
*[[Drift (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drift]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Laser Optimus Prime]]
*[[Snarl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Snarl]]
*[[Cheetor (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cheetor]]
*[[Volcanicus #Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Volcanicus]]
*[[Springer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Springer]]*
*[[Rodimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus Prime]]*

|c2=
*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Megatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Starscream]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars)|Bludgeon]]
*[[Swindle (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Swindle]]
*[[Hook (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hook]]
*[[Shrapnel (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skrapnel]]
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Breakdown]]
*[[Kickback (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kickback]]
*[[Razorclaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Razorclaw]]
*[[Brawl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brawl]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Shockwave]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Soundwave]]
**[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]
**[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]
**[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]
**[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Thundercracker]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skywarp]]
*[[Slipstream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slipstream]]
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bonecrusher]]
*[[Long Haul (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Long Haul]]
*[[Blast Off (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blast Off]]
*[[Mixmaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mixmaster]]
*[[Divebomb (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Divebomb]]
*[[Scrapper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scrapper]]
*[[Scavenger (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scavenger]]
*[[Vortex (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Vortex]]
*[[Tantrum (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Tantrum]]
*[[Onslaught (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Onslaught]]
*[[Rampage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rampage]]
*[[Headstrong (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Headstrong]]
*[[Bombshell (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bombshell]]
*[[Nightbird (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nightbird]]
*[[Viper#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Viper]]
*[[Scourge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scourge]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Galvatron]]
*[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nemesis Prime]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cyclonus]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Octopunch]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Devastator (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Devastator]]
*[[Offroad#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Offroad]]
*[[Deathsaurus (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Deathsaurus]]
*[[Drag Strip (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drag Strip]]
*[[Bruticus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bruticus]]
*[[Lockdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Lockdown]]
*[[Wildrider (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brake-Neck]]
*[[Reflector (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Reflector]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]]
*[[Straxus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Straxus]]
*[[Dead End (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dead End]]
*[[Barricade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Barricade]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Armada'' Megatron]]
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hun-Gurrr]]
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blackarachnia]]
*[[Predaking (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Predaking]]
*[[Astrotrain (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Astrotrain]]*
*[[Motormaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Motormaster]]*

|c3=
*[[Melody Keen]]
*[[Luca]]
}}

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Upcoming characters

==Events==
Every weekend, for three days, events are held so players can win resources and new crystals. The events usually alternate between solo events and Alliance events each week. New characters are introduced with a story strewn across a four-week saga.

The various type of events are:
* A solo totaliser with various resource prizes, capped at 10,000 points.
* An Alliance single totaliser with a grand prize at around 200,000 points.
* An Alliance event with many prestiges to collect prizes and crystals multiple times.
* A single totaliser with multiple prestiges, and gives same amount of battle points in all battle zones, and triple XP.
* An Alliance totaliser and leaderboard event, with the top alliances receiving the newest 4 or 3 star character crystal and Premium Crystals. Or in some events, even more of the event's crystals.

{{main|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events}}

==Notes==
*Furman has said that early in production, "we had to base it in the IDW continuity as it turned out". He also revealed it was him who pushed for Bludgeon to make it into the game as well.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/comic-writer-simon-furman-discusses-three-decades-of-transformers-and-new-game-earth-wars-707 Vice interview]</ref>
** A purple [[Decepticon Command Bunker]] can be seen in the mountainside of Decepticon bases as a counterpart to the Ark in Autobot bases.
*Character models are mostly based on each character's most-recent toy release. In many cases, this means ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'', ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'', ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]''. There are also some appearances from ''[[Thrilling 30]]'', ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'', ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'', [[Live-action film series|movie]]verse namesakes, and 'original' [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
* Though the game's dialogue is depicted using text boxes, Optimus Prime and Megatron still have voice lines. They are voiced, as usual, by [[Peter Cullen]] and [[Frank Welker]], respectively.
*Apparently, the Mastermind Creations toys of the Predacons inspired the staff so much, that the in-game models of the Predacons are based off of these [[IP infringing item|third party]] toys.
* The only Furmanisms actually in the game are "It is over - finished!" (said by Optimus or Megatron after a victory) and "Now - Reap the whirlwind!" (spoken by Optimus Prime when deploying troops).
*Smokescreen uses the Classics mold for Jazz as his animation model, instead of his most recent ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' toy, or his other ''[[Universe (2008 toyline)| Universe]]'' toy.
*The Dinobot combiner has been teased at, and seeing as it has a new [[Power of the Primes]] release, Volcanicus can now be referred to as the official Dinobot combiner. [[Beast (G1) | Thank Primus.]]

===Technical Errors===
* You can count pretty much any character with tall shoulders to have said shoulders clip and cut through the character model when in battle stance.
* Drift does an awkward shift when going from vehicle to robot and the opposite way, seeing as his body warps and shifts so that he faces sideways in bot mode. This happens every time he attacks and Every time he changes form.
* Most characters with extended shooting animations will sometimes lag out and be out of sync with the shooting animation.
* If activating an aerial bot's ability, he may circle the target pointlessly for a while. Sometimes he even goes underground.
* Rampage and Razorclaw can have a victory animation while in bot mode and charging when the battle ends. They even have their swords.
*Sunstreaker has a giant gap in the back of his combined form leg.

These are just some minor visual errors, bugs that affect gameplay are promptly resolved.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' (トランスフォーマー：アースウォーズ ''Toransufōmā: Āsu Wōzu'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.transformersearthwars.com/ Official website]
* [http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/ Official Transformers Earth Wars Wiki]

[[Category:Generation 1 video games]]
[[Category:Mobile Games]]

Nemesis Prime (G1)

2017-09-25T17:00:26Z

Dinobot56: /* Transformers: Earth Wars */

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{{disambig3.5|evil clones of Optimus Prime|the corrupted [[Dead Universe]] version of Nova Prime from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity]]|Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime}}
:''Nemesis Prime is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:AltNemesisPrimeArt.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Serpentor|THIS, I COMMAND!]]
'''Nemesis Prime''' is the dark mirror of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], a [[Cloning|clone]] of the [[Autobot]] leader imbued with many of his abilities but lacking all moral restraint.

He also hates [[Christmas]].

==Fiction==
===''Alternators'' toy bio===
[[Doctor Arkeville]] spent years personally constructing Nemesis Prime piece by stolen piece, hiding his handiwork from both [[Concurrence]] agents and the Decepticons. Designed to be the ultimate military commander, he had arguably the mightiest [[Binaltech]] Transformer body ever constructed, but it remained without a life-force. Dr. Arkeville planned to acquire one by tapping into an amazingly powerful extra-spatial source that the Autobot Translink Project had uncovered. It is unknown whether this final step ever came to fruition.<ref>[http://tformers.com/article.php?sid=6142 Nemesis Prime's ''Alternators'' bio.] This was not on the toy's packaging, but rather distributed online to Transformers news sites to promote the figure's availability at San Diego Comic-Con. It was later confirmed to be the work of [[Hasbro]] copywriter Forest Lee.{{fact}}</ref>

{{note|This is the only known ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' fiction, aside from a brief blurb on a promotional Mazda website for the "RX-8 Transformer" (which was later released as [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Alternators|Meister]]) that summarized the initial backstory of the first chapter of the ''Binaltech'' story. While it is clearly based on the ''[[Binaltech]]'' storyline, borrowing elements with no precedent in English-language canon, it differs from ''Binaltech''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s "Black Convoy" bio in some details and may be considered a separate continuity. Also, since this bio was only made public through online retailers with access to Hasbro's promotional material library and [[Ben Yee]]'s review of the Nemesis Prime toy, it's hard to say if the bio was ever actually "officially" released, even though release had been fully intended.}}

===''Story of Binaltech''===
Dr. Arkeville, seeking to create an evil leader greater than [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], used a subspace impulse cloner to duplicate Optimus Prime (with a snazzy black-and-teal paint job). To this end, Arkeville twisted Prime's imported essence to evil with a rewriting program, but the clone still lacked life. He experimented with a subspace linkup to channel a life force, but the operation was interrupted: A time warp suddenly appeared and produced a [[Spark|mysterious orb]] which touched the clone body, causing the clone to both activate and vanish.

Meanwhile, on [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]], the Autobots were enacting [[Operation: Distant Thunder]] to undo the changes that [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] had wrought upon the timeline. The Autobots had just send a drone into the past with the intent of restoring the correct timeline, expecting reality to change around them, returning to its proper state. Instead, the successful restoration of the correct flow of history caused their alternate timeline to become undone, as all of their reality was torn apart by warp holes. At that moment, Arkeville's clone appeared before them, extending his hands as an orb of light engulfed first the island, then the entire world. The warp holes were extinguished, and the clone announced that it had used the power of the spark that now inhabited it to preserve the "Binal-Time" that the Autobots inhabited. The Autobots continued questioning this "Black Optimus", who explained that he was a spark who had been sent back in time from the distant future, referring to himself only as "the [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Protector]]". His mission was to preserve the Binaltechs, as their existence would, in the future, bring about the [[Alternity]], a "great existence" involving beings who would ensure prosperity and protection across the multiverse.

When these explanations were done, the clone's core AI suddenly asserted itself, and he began taunting the Autobots, even manifesting a Decepticon symbol on his body. Using what remained of the Protector's power, the clone rejected his foreign spark and formed a warp portal back to Arkeville's lab. Reduced to an automated state, the clone still was able to leap through the portal to its creator. There, the doctor initiated another subspace translink experiment, this one succeeding in connecting the clone to an ancient, evil, greedy life force. At last, Arkeville's creation became Nemesis Prime. {{storylink|Binal Time}}

What happened to Dr. Arkeville after that is unknown, but soon after activation, Nemesis Prime began to make his move. When Megatron's forces attacked the [[Earth Defense Command]] base on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], Nemesis Prime appeared to block any further progress by the Decepticon leader, refusing to let him dominate Earth's solar system, which Nemesis Prime desired for himself. Megatron was disgusted that an Earth-born machine would wear the Decepticon [[insignia]], but just as they were about to battle, across the galaxy, on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] accomplished his mission to activate the [[Quintesson]]-created [[Large switch|killswitch]], deactivating all non-Binaltech Transformers. Megatron was frozen, and Nemesis Prime calmly seized the opportunity to take power, ordering Shockwave to gather as many Decepticon bodies as possible. Seeing the logic in this order, Shockwave complied. Nemesis Prime sat on Megatron's throne and plotted future moves. {{storylink|Kill Switch}}

Seeking to make himself a true match for Optimus Prime, Nemesis Prime schemed to create an artificial [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] by using a device to wrench minds from their bodies and combine them in a crystalline storage unit. Attempting a test run in a human settlement in [[Australia]], Nemesis Prime was thwarted by a contingent of Autobots led by Optimus Prime and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. The two Primes went one-on-one during the ensuing battle, but when Optimus was sent tumbling into a riverbank, the Protector's spark flew to his aid and fused with him, lending Prime its power. Supercharged by the power of the Protector's spark, Optimus absorbed Nemesis Prime's next attack and redirected it upon his dark twin, who was engulfed and finally destroyed as his body exploded into shards. {{storylink|Unfinished Business, Part 4}}

===''Universe'' toy bio===
[[File:NemesisPrimebox.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|"They'll never guess I'm evil."]]
Nemesis Prime was the product of a mad plan by [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]], who put a lowly, unknown warrior through an excruciating rebuilding process, tortuously reforging him into the very image of Optimus Prime. Through forcible data uploads and brainwashing, the Decepticon was imbued with memories and skills culled from many sources, giving him much of Optimus Prime's knowledge and combat algorithms. This, however, cost him not just his sense of identity, but also any framework with which to process this knowledge. His creator having since perished, Nemesis Prime became a threat to all, skulking in the dark parts of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and targeting both Autobots and Decepticons in his murderous insanity.<ref>[http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/ProductsByBrand.htm?BR=496&ST=SO&ID=22380&PG=1 ''Universe Classic Series'' Nemesis Prime's on-package bio]</ref>
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===''Lil Formers''===
Upon learning about [[Optimus Prime (SG)|the negative-polarity version]] of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Nemesis Prime accused him of "biting his style." {{storylink|Lil Formers}}

===''Transformers: All Spark''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Revenge (All Spark)|Revenge}} {{storylink|The False Power}}}}

===''Masterpiece'' toy bio===
Though marked as a Decepticon, the clone Nemesis Prime holds allegiance only to his creator, [[Unicron]]. His very nature is destruction. His only purpose is to return his master to life.<ref>[http://www.soundwavesoblivion.com/toyarchive/masterpiece/mp10bblackconvoy.html Translation of MP-10B's toy bio]</ref>

===Loyal Subjects figure bio===
Nemesis Prime took the form of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and went on a rampage bent on destroying whole worlds. It had no thoughts or allegiance to either Autobot or Decepticon and merely craved destruction. Its rampage threatened to upset the balance of power.

At one point shortly before [[Christmas]] it attacked [[Santa Claus]]'s village, utterly destroying it and incinerating the reindeer. It was challenged by [[Wikipedia:The Elf on the Shelf|a teleporting elf]] who fought valiantly but was twisted into a scratch-back. Nemesis Prime was in the process of choking Saint Nick himself when it was transported away on December 14 by [[You|one who wished to wield his awesome power for their own]]...<ref>No seriously, this is the long bio of the Loyal Subjects 8" vinyl figure. [https://www.theloyalsubjects.com/blog/nemsis-prime]</ref>

===Renegade Rhetoric===
The [[Optimus Prime (G1)#The Battle for Planet Earth|Optimus Prime]] of [[Primax 085.0 Eta]] was abducted by [[Megatron (G1)#The Battle for Planet Earth|Megatron]]'s [[Renegade Decepticon]]s to another reality and subjected to a stolen [[Brainwave Scanner]] stolen from Professor [[Peter Anthony Morris|Morris]]. The Decepticons used it to turn Optimus Prime into Nemesis Prime, who turned the defense systems of the [[Spy Changer]]s' base against them. {{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric (2), 2016/05/12}} Subsequently, however, Nemesis Prime made a play for leadership of the Decepticons, gaining the loyalty of [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] and [[Crash Test]]. [[Wheeljack (G1)#The Battle for Planet Earth|Wheeljack]] mused that turning Optimus evil may not have been the Decepticons' best idea. {{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric (2), 2016/05/19}}

==Games==
===''Bot Shots Battle Game!''===
[[Image:Bsbg-nemesis-prime.jpg|thumb|Evil Clone in Mukky's colors.]]
Nemesis Prime participated in numerous one-on-one matches against other Autobots and Decepticons, using his fists, his sword, or his gun to defeat his opponents. Sometimes, he even faced off against himself! {{storylink|Bot Shots Battle Game!}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
[[File:TFLegends-NemesisPrime.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|left|No amount of trimming will ''ever'' make those smokestacks [[For safety reasons|safe]].]]
Nemesis Prime was constructed from scrap and stolen parts by [[Doctor Arkeville]] in an attempt to create a robot rivaling Optimus Prime. The uncontrolled fury of the creation resulted in it getting loose and going on a rampage that was only stopped by the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. Nemesis Prime was forced into a retreat. {{storylink|Nemesis Rising}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsNemesisPrime.jpg|thumb|right|300px|With this cannon on my roof, they'll never know I'm not a real truck!]]
Nemesis Prime participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Uncommon character who could be recruited by collecting 35 units of Cybermetal and 16 units of Transmetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
{{Note|A Nemesis Prime costume for Optimus Prime appears as downloadable content.}}

[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] could don Nemesis Prime's colors during the Autobots' battle to stop the Decepticons from cyberforming Earth. When wearing the paintjob, he would comment that it "felt odd" and that it made him a real "robot in disguise". {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}

===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Frontiers}}}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[file: TransformersEarthWarsNemesisPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|JACK IS BACK IN BLACK!!!! ]]

Nemesis Prime was the result of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave's]] [[Cloning|cyber-cloning]] experiments. He was programmed with some of Optimus Prime's skills and memories, but he lacked the experience to actually ''process'' them, which caused him to go a bit nutty, dedicating himself to tearing down everything Optimus stood for. Upon his arrival through the space bridge, Nemesis immediately declared himself the enemy of life.

When Nemesis first arrived on earth, he promptly proclaimed who he was to [[Megatron (G1)| Megatron]]. He then tracked down Optimus Prime's location with the help of [[Luca]], and went to destroy the Autobot outpost, only to be thwarted by Hot Rod. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Light Our Darkest Hour event}}

*'''class''': Special
*'''Lowest star rating''': 2 star
*'''Weapons''' Nemesis Prime has a Ion blaster the same make as Optimus Prime, and a Flame thrower. He uses the Ion cannon to blast the target a few times, then gets closer and burns it with his flame thrower.
*'''Ability: Power of the Darkness''': Make a friendly bot invulnerable to damage, knockback, and stun effects for 6 seconds! Upgrading this ability will increase duration
**'''Cost''': 6 ability points +2 for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:nemesis-prime| Nemesis Prime at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Toys==
===Robots in Disguise (2001)===
[[File:Spychanger scourge.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Sword-less fury!]]
*'''X-Brawn / Scourge''' (Basic, 2002)
{{note|The [[Spy Changer]] version of [[Scourge (RID)|''Robots in Disguise'' Scourge]] was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as Generation 1 Nemesis Prime in "[[Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric]]".}}

: The only new mold for this character, Spychanger Scourge was only available in a 2 pack with a Spychanger version of [[X-Brawn#Spychanger|X-Brawn]]. Like most Spychangers, she features high speed axles and can roll very well across smooth surfaces, but lacks the weight to propel her quickly.

: As with most of the new ''Robots in Disguise'' releases, the X-Brawn / Scourge pack was available in Japan as a 'USA Edition' mass-released toy.

: Ironically, this mold was later redecoed '''both''' as Generation 1 Spychanger [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Universe (2003)|Optimus Prime]] in the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' toyline and as "Movie" [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Optimus Prime Figure|Optimus Prime]] for a Japanese pack-in DVD exclusive.

::*''[http://www.transformers-universe.com/i.php?ID=740 More information on Spy Changer Scourge at Transformers-Universe.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Decepticon/ScourgeGobot/scourge.htm More information on Spy Changer Scourge at TFU.info]''

===Alternators===
[[File:AltNemesisPrime toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|In Australia, I'm a shelfwarmer.]]
*'''Nemesis Prime''' (2006)
**''Alternators ID number:'' '''24'''
**''Accessories:'' Engine/blaster

: Nemesis Prime is a [[Black repaint|black]] [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]/[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)|Kiss Players]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Optimus Prime]] with red translucent windows and blue paint detail. Like Optimus, he transforms into a Dodge Ram SRT-10 at 1:24 scale, with opening doors, hood, and tailgate, plus an open passenger compartment. His engine transforms into a handgun.

: He was initially sold [[exclusive]]ly at San Diego Comic-Con 2006 and for a limited time at Hasbro Toy Shop, selling out roughly an hour after its 2pm sales debut. Prior to that, he was released in large quantities at regular retail in various Asian countries, becoming a [[shelfwarmer]] there, ironically.

: Later, he was offered in Australia through online stores. A few weeks later he showed up in massive numbers in the Australian retail store Toy World for half the price.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/NemesisPrime/nemesisprime.htm More information on Nemesis Prime at TFU.info]''
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===Binaltech===
[[File:BTBlackConvoy toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|I am the evil clone of an evil clone! How do you beat this?]]
*'''Black Convoy''' (2007)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''BT-17'''
**''Accessories:'' Engine/blaster

: Black Convoy is the first ''Binaltech'' release since [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] in early 2006, and was available exclusively in Japan at the winter Wonder Festival in 2007. His plastic colors are different from Nemesis Prime's, with grey plastic replacing the black on his shins, waist, shoulders and forearms. In addition, Nemesis Prime's windows are tinted red, but Black Convoy's windows are completely clear. His paint deco is based upon ''Kiss Players'' Convoy's, arranged in the same patterns but using teal, and he has vacuum-metallized wheels and front grill. The paint deco on his head is meant to evoke that of Car Robots [[Scourge (RID)|Black Convoy]]. Perhaps the most important differences are that he has die-cast metal parts, and most of his truck body panels are coated in gloss black paint.

: Perhaps due to cost-cutting, this toy was released in the large bubble-on-a-tray packaging also used in the ''Alternators'' line. However, he came with no character or packaging art.

: This figure was later [[repurposing|repurposed]] into a new body for [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] in the ''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]'' fiction.
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===Universe (2008)===
[[File:Nemesisprimesdcc08.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Straxus died before he could finish my trailer.]]
*'''Nemesis Prime''' (Voyager, 2008)
**''Series:'' Classic Series
**''Accessories:'' 2 smokestacks/"Stellar Converter Cannon", wind vane/"Disruptor Cannon"

:Nemesis Prime is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Classics|Optimus Prime]], transforming into a modern cab-over style truck of made up model, dominated by a large aero fairing on his roof. Premiering as a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2008 [[exclusive]], it later saw wider release via [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] as part of the Classics Series of the 2008 ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' toyline. The figure largely follows the same paint application map as the original figure, with some minor omissions as well as new paint applications. As well, it features metallic purple and silver [[tampograph]]s of the Decepticon symbol on its forearm and shoulder, as well as red paint blocking the [[light-piping]] feature in the figure's head. Undocumented in the instructions, Nemesis can also use the wind vane as a shield, If one of his fists is folded down.

:In robot mode, his aero fairing transforms into a large "Disruptor Cannon", and his smokestacks transform into a smaller "Stellar Converter Cannon". Additionally, both can combine together to form a back-mounted shoulder weapon.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/SDCCNemesisPrime/nemesisprime.htm More information on ''Universe'' Nemesis Prime at tfu.info.]''
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===Bot Shots===
[[Image:Bot Shots S1 BP005 Nemesis Prime.jpg|thumb|300px|For the last time, I am NOT Primal!]]
*'''Nemesis Prime / Megatron / Acid Storm''' (Multi-pack, 2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''BP005'''
***''Fist strength'': '''855'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''555'''
***''Sword strength'': '''215'''

: A [[redeco]] of ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime]], Nemesis Prime is a teeny little long-nosed semi truck with "trailer", with a spring-loaded automatic transformation to robot mode triggered when his front bumper is pressed. He has a "spinner" in his chest that shows his three attack types and power levels. Despite being a Decepticon, he still has Optimus Prime's [[Autobot]] hood ornament. He was only available in a three-pack with a black version of [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron]] and [[Acid Storm]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/BSNemesisPrime/nemesisprime.htm More information on Nemesis Prime at TFU.info]''

===Masterpiece===
[[File:MP10 Black Convoy Official.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|"Do you know what 'nemesis' means...?]]
*'''Black Convoy''' ([[2013]]-[[March 30|03-30]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MP-10B'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser blaster, battle axe, [[Dead Matrix#Masterpiece|Dead Matrix]]

: ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' MP-10B Black Convoy is a black redeco and minor [[retool]] of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#mp10|MP-10 Convoy]], in the typical black/grey/teal color scheme with red windows, and with a tampoed Decepticon [[insignia]] shoulder panel instead of the molded [[Autobot]] one, but lacking the [[Combat Deck (G1)#mp10|trailer]], [[Roller (G1)#Masterpiece|Roller]], and the [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Masterpiece|Spike Witwicky figure]].

:He transforms into a Freightliner FL86, and comes with a hand-held laser blaster which can collapse and store inside a compartment on his back in either mode, as well as a battle axe that slips over Black Convoy's right hand. His chest opens up to reveal the removable Dead Matrix, which is made of [[die-cast]] metal, and can be held by one of Black Convoy's hands.
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===Kre-O===
[[File:KreO-Toy NemesisPrimeKreon.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Once you go brick you never go black. ...waitaminute.]]
*'''Nemesis Prime''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2013)
**''Collection'': '''Collection 3'''
**''Bag number'': '''***** 52'''
**''Accessories'': Stand brick, Optimus rifle

:As part of the third wave of [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] [[Micro-Changer]]s, Nemesis Prime is a Kreon that can be rebuilt into a cabover-style semi truck . He unsurprisingly reuses all of [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]]'s parts, including his helmet, gun, and smokestacks, but comes with extra parts to turn him into a truck.

: This Micro-Changer assortment was the last one to appear at [[Target]], with later waves showing up only at [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]] or drug/discount stores.

: Nemesis can't seem to catch a break in the [[stock photography]] department. His promotional online shots show him with this headpiece turned around inside his helmet, showing only a flat gray plastic instead of red eyes. Meanwhile, his truck-mode picture on the front page of his [[instructions]] are lacking the red windscreen [[paint operation]]s. In both photo sets, his helmet is missing all of its silver paint.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/Kre-ONemesisPrime/nemesisprime.htm More information on Nemesis Prime at TFU.info]''

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*'''Nemesis Prime''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, [[2017]])
**''Collection'': '''Collection 3'''
**''Accessories'': Logo plate, Optimus rifle

:In 2017, the Collection 3 Micro-Changers were re-released in a whole new production run, first appearing at [[Walgreens]] stores in the US. These releases use the almost-entirely-[[retool]]ed 2015 Kreon (making most parts incompatible with older Kreons), with slightly-differently-hued plastics than the originals. Nemesis Prime's [[tampograph]]s are slightly altered, changing the flat light gray to metallic silver... and losing all of the silver on his helmet, ''and'' the cab-brick's windows.

:Sadly, this release has no individual-identification code on the bag, requiring you to use the feel-through-the-bag method or just buy blind and hope.

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===Generations===
[[File:TF-Generations-Thrilling-30-Nemesis-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"... a righteous infliction of retribution manifested by an appropriate agent...]]
*'''Nemesis Prime & Spinister''' (Legends Class, 2014)
**''Series / Number'': '''08 / 018'''
**''Accessories'': Rotors
:A redeco of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#GenerationsLegends|''Thrilling 30'' Legends Class Optimus Prime]], ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Nemesis Prime is about the size of a ''[[Cyberverse]]'' Commander Class toy. He transforms from a generic cab-over truck into a robot based on Optimus Prime's appearance in [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 ongoing series]], and features [[5mm post|5mm-compatible]] hands and roof. He features teal paint on his hands, feet, knees, forehead, and even his mouthplate. (which is probably a nod to [[Nemesis Prime (Animated)|''Animated'' Nemesis Prime's]] teal detailing.)

: He comes with [[Spinister (G1)#Generations|Spinister]], who can transform into a helicopter, a robot with [[C joint|3mm-compatible]] hands, and a weapon with a 5mm handle.

:Hasbro's original [[Stock photography|stock photo]] for the figure depicting a hand-painted prototype shows Nemesis with Optimus Prime's ion cannon, which the final toy does not include. That weapon is instead included with the [[wave]]-mate [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Suppressor|Cliffjumper]]/[[Suppressor (Generations)|Suppressor]] two-pack. The version of the photo featured on the back of the toy's packaging is massively edited (in addition to being shown as mirrored), with the weapon edited out and the rotor piece moved from Spinister's back to the hand that originally held the weapon. The stock photos also show that a Decepticon insignia tampographed on his vehicle mode, which the final product didn't have.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/GenNemesisPrime/nemesisprime.htm More information on ''Generations'' Nemesis Prime at TFU.info]''
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===Black Convoy Pen===
[[File:BlackConvoyPen.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Personified in this case by a horrible 'bot...]]
*'''Transformers Black Convoy Pen''' (2014)
**''Accessories:'' Blaster

: A redeco of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Optimus Prime Pen|Optimus Prime Pen]] produced by [[Sentinel (company)|Sentinel]] as part of the 30th anniversary of ''Transformers'', Black Convoy Pen is a well-articulated little robot that folds into the shape of a rather chunky, but functional ballpoint pen. The tip of the pen is formed from his blaster, with the barrel acting as a cap.

: This mold was also used to make [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Ultra Magnus Pen|Ultra Magnus Pen]].

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===Bearbrick===
[[File:Bearbrick NemesisPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"...me."]]
*'''Nemesis Prime''' ([[2015]]-[[Calendar|06]])

:A redeco of the [[Bearbrick]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Bearbrick|Optimus Prime]] figure, Nemesis Prime transforms into a cuddly Bearbrick bear and back. He has no accessories, but holes in his robot mode hands can accommodate other toys' weapons. This figure is an exclusive release shared by the online retailer [http://www.hmv.co.jp/ hmv.co.jp] and Lawson convenience stores in Japan.

: This mold was also used to make Bearbrick ''Age of Extinction'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Bearbrick|Optimus Prime]] and retooled into [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Bearbrick|Megatron]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Bearbrick|Bumblebee]], and [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Bearbrick|Starscream]].

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===Q-Transformers===
[[File:QTransformers BlackConvoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"So what if I don't come with an evil Spike-clone guy or a slaghead Roller! You'll still buy me anyway because I have a trailer!"]]
*'''Black Convoy''' (2015-[[November 14|11-14]])
**''ID number:'' '''QT-33'''

:A redeco of ''[[Q-Transformers]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|Convoy]], Black Convoy transforms from a [[super deformed]] truck with integrated trailer to a cute little robot.

:This mold was retooled into ''Q-Transformers'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|Ultra Magnus]].

:Although usually sold in Japanese markets, some department stores in Asia had sold the figure as well.

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==Merchandise==
===Titanium Series===
*'''Nemesis Prime''' (3" Robot Masters)
**''Accessories:'' Ion Blaster, display stand

:Had it been released, this toy would have been a redeco of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Titanium Series|''War Within'' Optimus Prime]]. His unpublished bio described a character much like the ''Universe'' version mentioned above, but without reference to Straxus or any type of origin story. As a redeco of a ''War Within'' toy, this Nemesis would presumably—but not necessarily—have been part of the [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|comics continuity]].

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===The Loyal Subjects===
[[File:Loyalsubjects-nemesisprime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"You killed Santa"! "No, ''I'' am Santa"!]]
*'''Nemesis Prime''' (8" Figure, 2013)
: A [[redeco]] of the 8" [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] vinyl figure, Nemesis Prime features shoulder and neck articulation and comes with a large gun. The figure was limited to a series of 500.

: This mold was also used for the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Loyal Subjects|8" Optimus Prime, "Dead Prime", and DIY Optimus Prime]] figures.

::*''[https://www.theloyalsubjects.com/blog/nemsis-prime Nemesis Prime figure announcement (with bio) from the ''Loyal Subjects'' blog]''
::*[https://www.theloyalsubjects.com/store/nemesis-prime Nemesis Prime's other bio from the Loyal Subjects' web-store.]
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===D-Style===
[[File:D-Style-NemesisPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The only version of Nemesis Prime that comes with a trailer]]
*'''Black Convoy''' (2015)
**''ID number:'' 46
**''Accessories:'' Two fists, two pointing hands, laser blaster, battle axe, Dead Matrix, "Trailer" vehicle mode, jet pack

:''[[D-Style]]'' Black Convoy is a redeco of ''D-Style'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#D-Style|Convoy]], a super deformed model kit produced by [[Kotobukiya]]. He comes with redecoes of Convoy's accessories—assorted hands, a blaster, an axe, a [[Dead Matrix]] that stores in his chest, a tiny representation of his truck mode which can carry his blaster—plus a new one: [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]'s jet pack, which can be plugged into Convoy's back to replicate his use of it in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3]]". Moving Black Convoy's antennae causes his mouthplate to move up and down.

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===Bitfig===
[[File:Bitfig-Black-Convoy.jpg|thumb|]]
*'''Black Convoy''' (06-2017)
Part of the second wave of Transformers Bitfig capsule toys.
Black Convoy is a redco of Convoy whose design is inspired by his appearance in the G1 cartoon
Black Convoy is articulated at the neck and shoulders.
Bitfig toys were packaged in capsules color coded to the toy they contained.

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==Notes==
[[File:Generic decepticons marvel 1.jpg|thumb|You can tell I'm important 'cause I'm in color!]]
*A rather similar black repaint (allowing for 1980s Marvel coloring limitations) appeared leading the Decepticons' charge onto the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' in [[The Transformers (issue)|the first Marvel U.S. issue]].
*[[Forest Lee|The author of Nemesis Prime's ''Alternators'' bio]] has said that the "extra-spatial source" that Arkeville tapped into was actually a pocket dimension that served as [[Unicron]]'s power battery—and that Unicron gave Arkeville exactly what he wanted, in the form of a [[spark]] fragment from Unicron's [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|own attempt at cloning an Optimus Prime]].{{fact}}
*Nemesis Prime's ''Universe'' bio seems directly inspired by the Marvel UK "[[Two Megatrons!]]" storyline, which revealed that Straxus had rebuilt a "[[Archforce|hapless trooper]]" into a Megatron clone, complete with copied brain patterns. Unlike Nemesis Prime, however, this clone became a repository for Straxus's consciousness after Straxus's botched attempt to invade the original Megatron's mind.
*According to [[Hasbro]] copy writer [[Forest Lee]], the reference to Straxus was included in Comic-Con 2008 Nemesis Prime's bio entirely to make [[David Willis]] happy.
*Stellar Converter Cannons are also weapons found on the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Primus]] toy.
*The Loyal Subjects figure had 2 bios: a short version copied verbatim from the ''Armada'' [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]] article and a longer original write-up that includes a bizarre Christmas-themed rampage.
*The ''Masterpiece'' Black Convoy toy is used to represent a Decepticon truck transporting [[Megatron (G1)|GT-R Megatron]] to a race in the [[Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (story page)|''Transformers GT'' story pages]], though there is no indication it's actually him.
*[[Fun Publications]] scrapped tentative plans to do a ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Nemesis Prime toy because Takara did the similar [[Grand Scourge#Unite Warriors|''Unite Warriors'' Grand Scourge]]. Thus the North American evil head retooling of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|''Combiner Wars'' Optimus Prime]] went to [[Toxitron (G1)#Combiner Wars|Toxitron]] instead.<ref>http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/127659-future-of-unite-warriors-from-figure-king/page-2#entry3212769</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Black Convoy''' (ブラックコンボイ ''Burakku Konboi''), '''Nemesis Prime''' (ネメシスプライム ''Nemeshisu Puraimu'')

==References==
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[[Category:Bot Shots Decepticons]]
[[Category:Classics Decepticons]]
[[Category:Evil clones]]
[[Category:Exclusives]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
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[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
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Transformers: Earth Wars

2017-09-25T16:58:21Z

Dinobot56: /* Featured Characters */

[[File:TransformersEarthWars_logo.png|center|400px]]
{{videogame
|title=''Transformers: Earth Wars''
|image=TransformersEarthWars header.jpg
|caption=
|developer=[[Space Ape Games]]
|publisher=[[Backflip Studios]]
|date=[[June 2]], 2016
|platform=Android, iOS
}}

'''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' is a mobile game by [[Space Ape Games]]/[[Backflip Studios]] with a storyline written by [[Simon Furman]], which means plenty of [[Furmanism]]s. The aim of the game is to assemble an army and build a fortress, then try to defend your base while destroying the enemy's. Essentially, Transformers meets ''Clash of Clans'', without Hog Riders.
The setting is [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].

==Plot==
The Autobots and Decepticons return to Earth to battle over resources. Furman promises that while it "appears to be about the same old stuff" initially, "as we progress through the game, more is revealed about Megatron’s master plan and what he’s looking for on Earth."<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2016/02/10/transformers-land-mobile-earth-wars/80167164/ USA Today: "'Transformers' land on mobile in 'Earth Wars'"]</ref>

===Campaigns===
*'''Get Optimus / Get Megatron!'''
Jefire and Starscream arrive on Earth and set up their base of operations. Soon, Ironhide and Bludgeon arrive through their Space Bridges, and after raiding a few bases, both factions find a [[Quantum Crystal]] powerful enough to power their spacebridges and bring their leaders to Earth.
*'''The Lost Map'''
With the arrival of Optimus Prime and Megatron, the Autobots and/or Decepticons set out to find the [[Fractal Map]] pieces with the help of their human allies. Both sides find a Gunner Crystal and recruit Sunstreaker and Swindle.
*'''Power Play'''
After collecting three of the map pieces, both factions try putting the pieces they collected together, only to find out they need a [[Codex Key]] to break the encryption.
*'''The Codex Showdown'''
With the help of the recently recruited medics, Ratchet and Hook, both sides fight over the Codex Key, and find the location of a [[Enigma of Combination|legendary artifact]].
*'''Combiner Wars'''
With the Enigma of Combination, the Autobots and Decepticons harness the power of Combiners. The gestalts prove unstable, however, and require Ore-13 and high-ranking bots to be useful.

==Gameplay==
===Classes===
*'''Warriors''' are armored front line melee fighters that rush into enemy defenses to open up the attack and protect other bots, but they have the lowest Damage per second (DPS). Warriors generally have a speed of 1.7, but some are slightly faster.
*'''Aerial''' units deal the highest DPS at a short range and can perform powerful airstrikes on single targets from great distances, but have low health. All air units have a speed of 2.
*'''Gunners''' shoot over walls and bombard large areas with their abilities from long range. like the Air units, they're deadly but vulnerable. All gunners have a speed of 1.8.
*'''Medics''' heal and support other bots in battle. They are only a few medics in the game, and they aren't durable themselves, so keep them in the back. Medics have a speed of 2.6.
*'''Special''' bots are highly individualized fighters with unique capabilities. This class incorporates leaders, scouts, and deployers.
*'''Combiners''' are a special class that must be summoned individually. They deal massive amounts of damage, but can only stay on the battlefield for so long. Their three abilities do not use ability points, but have cooldown times.

===Alliances===
Alliances are the primary way to gain access to bots firsthand via events. Your alliance can also compete in Alliance Wars to determine who is better, and to see who comes up top! Compete in Alliance wars to gain resources, league promotions, and bragging rights!

You can join with other players in an alliance, or you can create your own for 15,000 Alloy! There are many notable alliances within the community!

A player must have Level 4 Headquarters or higher to join an Alliance, and up to 40 people can be in an Alliance.

===Resources===
*'''Alloy'''- A metal substance used to upgrade buildings and walls.
*'''[[Energon]]'''- Energon is used to upgrade buildings, upgrade Bots' special abilities, and to perform research on Bots to make them stronger.
*'''[[Ore-13]]'''- A potent substance used to activate Combiners.
*'''[[Spark]]'''- Obtained from holographic summons in the Space bridge and Event rewards, Spark is used to upgrade Bots' abilities. Special Spark can be received from Combiner team bots.
*'''Crystal Shards'''- Also the result of Holographic summons and events, shards are use to create powerful crystals to summon high star rating Bots.
*'''[[Cybercoin]]'''- Premium currency used for instantly obtaining resources and [[Quantum Crystal| crystals.]]
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:currencies| Currencies and Resources at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===Battle Boosts===
Battle Boosts are like Spells in Clash of Clans. They can only be used once in a battle, but provide extra offense or defense for your team.
*'''Incendiary Barrage MK. 1, II, and III''' Rain down an artillery battery of Incendiary shells on the battlefield dealing medium damage
*'''Orbital Strike MK. I, II, and III''' summon a powerful Orbital Strike from above dealing massive damage.
*'''Forcefield MK. I, II, and III''' Provides a forcefield that blocks 45% to 75% of damage taken and makes them immune to knockbacks for 6 seconds.
*'''Smart Bomb MK. I, II, and III''' Deals a set amount of damage to a single target.
*'''EMP blast MK. I, II, and III''' Stun all targets in a large radius for a set amount of time depending on the level.
*'''Field Repairs MK. I, II, and III''' Heal all friendly bots for a set amount of HP over 5 seconds.
*'''Shark Attack MK I, II, and III''' Call for 3 vicious 2-star Sharkticons (level 14, 30, and 40, respectively) to attack a target.'''Warning''': Fallen Sharkticons are ''highly'' explosive.
*'''Nanofrost MK. I, II, and III''' Freeze a building for 8-12 seconds, then destroy it to freeze and slow down all buildings around the Bomb radius by 40% for 10 seconds.
*'''[[Kremzeek| Kremzeeks]]''' Coming in 5 variants, Kremzeeks can do quite a lot of things.
**Red Kremzeeks set buildings on fire dealing 128 damage per second for 6 seconds, increasing every second if you destroy the building they are currently deployed on.
**Yellow Kremzeeks deal 96 damage over 15 seconds. Can jump to other buildings up to 4 times.
**Purple Kremzeeks hack defenses and make them attack other defenses for you, albeit with less damage.
** The rare Blue Kremzeek can stun defenses over a brief period of time.
** The White Kremzeek makes the target building take more damage.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:battleboosts| Battle Boosts at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Buildings==
===Main===
*'''Headquarters''' - The heart of your Autobot/Decepticon outpost, protect yours well, and destroy an opponent's Headquarters to win a battle! Upgrade it to unlock more upgrades and buildings!
*'''Shuttle''' - The shuttle carries Autobots and Decepticons into battle! Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum capacity.

===Defense===
*'''[[Autogun|Auto Cannon]]''' - Provides a decent amount of damage and has medium range. Cannot target flying units.
*'''Laser Turret''' - Shoots off 4 smaller lasers that deal constant damage at shorter range, but deals double damage to flying unit's!
*'''Mortar''' - Long range defense that targets ground units and deals explosive damage from far away.
*'''Outpost''' - Assign an Autobot or Deception with a fraction of their normal stats to defend against attacks on your base.
*'''Beam Laser''' - Shoots off a long range Photon laser to deal the Highest DPS on a single ground unit.
*'''Shock Tower''' - Delivers a nasty jolt of electricity to nearby bots and knocks them back, and is immune to EMP effects! (Except for [[Star Saber (Victory)|shock]][[Deathsaurus (Victory)|fire]])
*'''Missile Launcher''' - Shoots off a barrage of rockets over a very long range at both ground and air units. Cannot target troops within its blind spot.
*'''Stasis Mine''' - Doesn't deal damage, but freezes enemies in place for 2-5 seconds.
*'''Wall''' - Used to shield defenses and slow down invaders. Upgrading each wall post gives it more health to better defend against opponent bots.

*'''Combiner Outpost''' - Unavailable to players and only seen in the Combiner Wars Campaign, this very long-ranged outpost activates a Combiner to defend against other Combiners!
===Utility===
*'''Energon Harvester''' - Harvests precious Energon for research and upgrading buildings. Upgrade with Alloy to increase production rate.
*'''Energon Storage''' - Stores Energon for later usage. Upgrade with Alloy to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Alloy Harvester''' - Harvests Alloy to upgrade buildings. Upgrade with Energon to increase production rate.
*'''Alloy Storage''' - Stores Alloy for later usage. Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Ore-13 Harvester''' - Harvests the rare mineral [[Ore-13]] for sending out Combiners to battle.
*'''Ore-13 Storage''' - A storage device strong enough to contain the power of Ore-13.
*'''[[Spacebridge]]''' - The Spacebridge is used to activate [[Quantum Crystal]]s to bring in bots and resources!
*'''Research Lab''' - Upgrade your bots and their abilities with Energon and Spark to make them more powerful! Upgrade the lab to increase the max level that bots can be upgraded to.
*'''Combiner Lab''' - Used to activate Combiners and upgrade their abilities using combiner Spark.
*'''Build Bot''' - Build Bots will build and upgrade buildings, but the bots themselves cannot be upgraded and have very low health. The number of buildings than can be upgraded at a time depends on the number of Build Bots on base. More Build Bots can be bought at 2000 [[Cybercoin]]s each.
*'''Scanner''' - Provides locations of rivals' bases so you can raid them. Upgrading it will give access to tougher battle zones.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:buildings| Buildings at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Featured Characters==
(''Characters are paired in each row as in-game counterparts.'')

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jetfire]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ironhide]]
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ratchet]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bumblebee]]
*[[Prowl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Prowl]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cliffjumper]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Grimlock]]
*[[Mirage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mirage]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Wheeljack]]
*[[Blaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blaster]]
**[[Eject (G1)|Eject]]
**[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]
**[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]
**[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]]
*[[Silverbolt (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Silverbolt]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skydive]]
*[[Air Raid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Air Raid]]
*[[Powerglide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Powerglide]]
*[[Alpha Bravo#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Alpha Bravo]]
*[[Fireflight (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Firefly]]
*[[Jazz (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Autobot Jazz]]
*[[Windblade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Windblade]]
*[[Pyra Magna#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pyra Magna]]
*[[Rust Dust#Transformers:_Earth_Warst|Rust Dust]]
*[[Dust Up#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dustup]]
*[[Jumpstream#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jumpstream]]
*[[Skyburst (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skyburst]]
*[[Stormclash#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Stormclash]]
*[[Slag (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slug]]
*[[Huffer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Huffer]]
*[[Arcee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Arcee]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sideswipe]]
*[[Swoop (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Strafe]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Rod]]*
*[[Hot Spot (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Spot]]
*[[Seaspray (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Seaspray]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Superion (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Superion]]
*[[Pipes (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pipes]]
*[[Star Saber (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Star Saber]]
*[[Hound (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hound]]
*[[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Maximus]]
*[[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Perceptor]]
*[[Smokescreen (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Smokescreen]]
*[[First Aid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|First Aid]]
*[[Optimus Primal#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Primal]]
*[[Sludge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slog]]
*[[Kup (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kup]]
*[[Drift (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drift]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Laser Optimus Prime]]
*[[Snarl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Snarl]]
*[[Cheetor (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cheetor]]
*[[Volcanicus #Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Volcanicus]]*
*[[Springer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Springer]]*
*[[Rodimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus Prime]]*

|c2=
*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Megatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Starscream]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars)|Bludgeon]]
*[[Swindle (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Swindle]]
*[[Hook (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hook]]
*[[Shrapnel (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skrapnel]]
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Breakdown]]
*[[Kickback (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kickback]]
*[[Razorclaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Razorclaw]]
*[[Brawl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brawl]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Shockwave]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Soundwave]]
**[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]
**[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]
**[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]
**[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Thundercracker]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skywarp]]
*[[Slipstream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slipstream]]
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bonecrusher]]
*[[Long Haul (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Long Haul]]
*[[Blast Off (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blast Off]]
*[[Mixmaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mixmaster]]
*[[Divebomb (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Divebomb]]
*[[Scrapper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scrapper]]
*[[Scavenger (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scavenger]]
*[[Vortex (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Vortex]]
*[[Tantrum (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Tantrum]]
*[[Onslaught (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Onslaught]]
*[[Rampage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rampage]]
*[[Headstrong (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Headstrong]]
*[[Bombshell (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bombshell]]
*[[Nightbird (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nightbird]]
*[[Viper#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Viper]]
*[[Scourge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scourge]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Galvatron]]
*[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nemesis Prime]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cyclonus]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Octopunch]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Devastator (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Devastator]]
*[[Offroad#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Offroad]]
*[[Deathsaurus (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Deathsaurus]]
*[[Drag Strip (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drag Strip]]
*[[Bruticus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bruticus]]
*[[Lockdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Lockdown]]
*[[Wildrider (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brake-Neck]]
*[[Reflector (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Reflector]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]]
*[[Straxus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Straxus]]
*[[Dead End (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dead End]]
*[[Barricade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Barricade]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Armada'' Megatron]]
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hun-Gurrr]]
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blackarachnia]]
*[[Predaking (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Predaking]]*
*[[Astrotrain (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Astrotrain]]*
*[[Motormaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Motormaster]]*

|c3=
*[[Melody Keen]]
*[[Luca]]
}}

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Upcoming characters

==Events==
Every weekend, for three days, events are held so players can win resources and new crystals. The events usually alternate between solo events and Alliance events each week. New characters are introduced with a story strewn across a four-week saga.

The various type of events are:
* A solo totaliser with various resource prizes, capped at 10,000 points.
* An Alliance single totaliser with a grand prize at around 200,000 points.
* An Alliance event with many prestiges to collect prizes and crystals multiple times.
* A single totaliser with multiple prestiges, and gives same amount of battle points in all battle zones, and triple XP.
* An Alliance totaliser and leaderboard event, with the top alliances receiving the newest 4 or 3 star character crystal and Premium Crystals. Or in some events, even more of the event's crystals.

{{main|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events}}

==Notes==
*Furman has said that early in production, "we had to base it in the IDW continuity as it turned out". He also revealed it was him who pushed for Bludgeon to make it into the game as well.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/comic-writer-simon-furman-discusses-three-decades-of-transformers-and-new-game-earth-wars-707 Vice interview]</ref>
** A purple [[Decepticon Command Bunker]] can be seen in the mountainside of Decepticon bases as a counterpart to the Ark in Autobot bases.
*Character models are mostly based on each character's most-recent toy release. In many cases, this means ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'', ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'', ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]''. There are also some appearances from ''[[Thrilling 30]]'', ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'', ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'', [[Live-action film series|movie]]verse namesakes, and 'original' [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
* Though the game's dialogue is depicted using text boxes, Optimus Prime and Megatron still have voice lines. They are voiced, as usual, by [[Peter Cullen]] and [[Frank Welker]], respectively.
*Apparently, the Mastermind Creations toys of the Predacons inspired the staff so much, that the in-game models of the Predacons are based off of these [[IP infringing item|third party]] toys.
* The only Furmanisms actually in the game are "It is over - finished!" (said by Optimus or Megatron after a victory) and "Now - Reap the whirlwind!" (spoken by Optimus Prime when deploying troops).
*Smokescreen uses the Classics mold for Jazz as his animation model, instead of his most recent ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' toy, or his other ''[[Universe (2008 toyline)| Universe]]'' toy.
*The Dinobot combiner has been teased at, and seeing as it has a new [[Power of the Primes]] release, Volcanicus can now be referred to as the official Dinobot combiner. [[Beast (G1) | Thank Primus.]]

===Technical Errors===
* You can count pretty much any character with tall shoulders to have said shoulders clip and cut through the character model when in battle stance.
* Drift does an awkward shift when going from vehicle to robot and the opposite way, seeing as his body warps and shifts so that he faces sideways in bot mode. This happens every time he attacks and Every time he changes form.
* Most characters with extended shooting animations will sometimes lag out and be out of sync with the shooting animation.
* If activating an aerial bot's ability, he may circle the target pointlessly for a while. Sometimes he even goes underground.
* Rampage and Razorclaw can have a victory animation while in bot mode and charging when the battle ends. They even have their swords.
*Sunstreaker has a giant gap in the back of his combined form leg.

These are just some minor visual errors, bugs that affect gameplay are promptly resolved.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' (トランスフォーマー：アースウォーズ ''Toransufōmā: Āsu Wōzu'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.transformersearthwars.com/ Official website]
* [http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/ Official Transformers Earth Wars Wiki]

[[Category:Generation 1 video games]]
[[Category:Mobile Games]]

Transformers: Earth Wars

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Dinobot56: /* Featured Characters */

[[File:TransformersEarthWars_logo.png|center|400px]]
{{videogame
|title=''Transformers: Earth Wars''
|image=TransformersEarthWars header.jpg
|caption=
|developer=[[Space Ape Games]]
|publisher=[[Backflip Studios]]
|date=[[June 2]], 2016
|platform=Android, iOS
}}

'''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' is a mobile game by [[Space Ape Games]]/[[Backflip Studios]] with a storyline written by [[Simon Furman]], which means plenty of [[Furmanism]]s. The aim of the game is to assemble an army and build a fortress, then try to defend your base while destroying the enemy's. Essentially, Transformers meets ''Clash of Clans'', without Hog Riders.
The setting is [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].

==Plot==
The Autobots and Decepticons return to Earth to battle over resources. Furman promises that while it "appears to be about the same old stuff" initially, "as we progress through the game, more is revealed about Megatron’s master plan and what he’s looking for on Earth."<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2016/02/10/transformers-land-mobile-earth-wars/80167164/ USA Today: "'Transformers' land on mobile in 'Earth Wars'"]</ref>

===Campaigns===
*'''Get Optimus / Get Megatron!'''
Jefire and Starscream arrive on Earth and set up their base of operations. Soon, Ironhide and Bludgeon arrive through their Space Bridges, and after raiding a few bases, both factions find a [[Quantum Crystal]] powerful enough to power their spacebridges and bring their leaders to Earth.
*'''The Lost Map'''
With the arrival of Optimus Prime and Megatron, the Autobots and/or Decepticons set out to find the [[Fractal Map]] pieces with the help of their human allies. Both sides find a Gunner Crystal and recruit Sunstreaker and Swindle.
*'''Power Play'''
After collecting three of the map pieces, both factions try putting the pieces they collected together, only to find out they need a [[Codex Key]] to break the encryption.
*'''The Codex Showdown'''
With the help of the recently recruited medics, Ratchet and Hook, both sides fight over the Codex Key, and find the location of a [[Enigma of Combination|legendary artifact]].
*'''Combiner Wars'''
With the Enigma of Combination, the Autobots and Decepticons harness the power of Combiners. The gestalts prove unstable, however, and require Ore-13 and high-ranking bots to be useful.

==Gameplay==
===Classes===
*'''Warriors''' are armored front line melee fighters that rush into enemy defenses to open up the attack and protect other bots, but they have the lowest Damage per second (DPS). Warriors generally have a speed of 1.7, but some are slightly faster.
*'''Aerial''' units deal the highest DPS at a short range and can perform powerful airstrikes on single targets from great distances, but have low health. All air units have a speed of 2.
*'''Gunners''' shoot over walls and bombard large areas with their abilities from long range. like the Air units, they're deadly but vulnerable. All gunners have a speed of 1.8.
*'''Medics''' heal and support other bots in battle. They are only a few medics in the game, and they aren't durable themselves, so keep them in the back. Medics have a speed of 2.6.
*'''Special''' bots are highly individualized fighters with unique capabilities. This class incorporates leaders, scouts, and deployers.
*'''Combiners''' are a special class that must be summoned individually. They deal massive amounts of damage, but can only stay on the battlefield for so long. Their three abilities do not use ability points, but have cooldown times.

===Alliances===
Alliances are the primary way to gain access to bots firsthand via events. Your alliance can also compete in Alliance Wars to determine who is better, and to see who comes up top! Compete in Alliance wars to gain resources, league promotions, and bragging rights!

You can join with other players in an alliance, or you can create your own for 15,000 Alloy! There are many notable alliances within the community!

A player must have Level 4 Headquarters or higher to join an Alliance, and up to 40 people can be in an Alliance.

===Resources===
*'''Alloy'''- A metal substance used to upgrade buildings and walls.
*'''[[Energon]]'''- Energon is used to upgrade buildings, upgrade Bots' special abilities, and to perform research on Bots to make them stronger.
*'''[[Ore-13]]'''- A potent substance used to activate Combiners.
*'''[[Spark]]'''- Obtained from holographic summons in the Space bridge and Event rewards, Spark is used to upgrade Bots' abilities. Special Spark can be received from Combiner team bots.
*'''Crystal Shards'''- Also the result of Holographic summons and events, shards are use to create powerful crystals to summon high star rating Bots.
*'''[[Cybercoin]]'''- Premium currency used for instantly obtaining resources and [[Quantum Crystal| crystals.]]
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:currencies| Currencies and Resources at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===Battle Boosts===
Battle Boosts are like Spells in Clash of Clans. They can only be used once in a battle, but provide extra offense or defense for your team.
*'''Incendiary Barrage MK. 1, II, and III''' Rain down an artillery battery of Incendiary shells on the battlefield dealing medium damage
*'''Orbital Strike MK. I, II, and III''' summon a powerful Orbital Strike from above dealing massive damage.
*'''Forcefield MK. I, II, and III''' Provides a forcefield that blocks 45% to 75% of damage taken and makes them immune to knockbacks for 6 seconds.
*'''Smart Bomb MK. I, II, and III''' Deals a set amount of damage to a single target.
*'''EMP blast MK. I, II, and III''' Stun all targets in a large radius for a set amount of time depending on the level.
*'''Field Repairs MK. I, II, and III''' Heal all friendly bots for a set amount of HP over 5 seconds.
*'''Shark Attack MK I, II, and III''' Call for 3 vicious 2-star Sharkticons (level 14, 30, and 40, respectively) to attack a target.'''Warning''': Fallen Sharkticons are ''highly'' explosive.
*'''Nanofrost MK. I, II, and III''' Freeze a building for 8-12 seconds, then destroy it to freeze and slow down all buildings around the Bomb radius by 40% for 10 seconds.
*'''[[Kremzeek| Kremzeeks]]''' Coming in 5 variants, Kremzeeks can do quite a lot of things.
**Red Kremzeeks set buildings on fire dealing 128 damage per second for 6 seconds, increasing every second if you destroy the building they are currently deployed on.
**Yellow Kremzeeks deal 96 damage over 15 seconds. Can jump to other buildings up to 4 times.
**Purple Kremzeeks hack defenses and make them attack other defenses for you, albeit with less damage.
** The rare Blue Kremzeek can stun defenses over a brief period of time.
** The White Kremzeek makes the target building take more damage.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:battleboosts| Battle Boosts at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Buildings==
===Main===
*'''Headquarters''' - The heart of your Autobot/Decepticon outpost, protect yours well, and destroy an opponent's Headquarters to win a battle! Upgrade it to unlock more upgrades and buildings!
*'''Shuttle''' - The shuttle carries Autobots and Decepticons into battle! Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum capacity.

===Defense===
*'''[[Autogun|Auto Cannon]]''' - Provides a decent amount of damage and has medium range. Cannot target flying units.
*'''Laser Turret''' - Shoots off 4 smaller lasers that deal constant damage at shorter range, but deals double damage to flying unit's!
*'''Mortar''' - Long range defense that targets ground units and deals explosive damage from far away.
*'''Outpost''' - Assign an Autobot or Deception with a fraction of their normal stats to defend against attacks on your base.
*'''Beam Laser''' - Shoots off a long range Photon laser to deal the Highest DPS on a single ground unit.
*'''Shock Tower''' - Delivers a nasty jolt of electricity to nearby bots and knocks them back, and is immune to EMP effects! (Except for [[Star Saber (Victory)|shock]][[Deathsaurus (Victory)|fire]])
*'''Missile Launcher''' - Shoots off a barrage of rockets over a very long range at both ground and air units. Cannot target troops within its blind spot.
*'''Stasis Mine''' - Doesn't deal damage, but freezes enemies in place for 2-5 seconds.
*'''Wall''' - Used to shield defenses and slow down invaders. Upgrading each wall post gives it more health to better defend against opponent bots.

*'''Combiner Outpost''' - Unavailable to players and only seen in the Combiner Wars Campaign, this very long-ranged outpost activates a Combiner to defend against other Combiners!
===Utility===
*'''Energon Harvester''' - Harvests precious Energon for research and upgrading buildings. Upgrade with Alloy to increase production rate.
*'''Energon Storage''' - Stores Energon for later usage. Upgrade with Alloy to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Alloy Harvester''' - Harvests Alloy to upgrade buildings. Upgrade with Energon to increase production rate.
*'''Alloy Storage''' - Stores Alloy for later usage. Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Ore-13 Harvester''' - Harvests the rare mineral [[Ore-13]] for sending out Combiners to battle.
*'''Ore-13 Storage''' - A storage device strong enough to contain the power of Ore-13.
*'''[[Spacebridge]]''' - The Spacebridge is used to activate [[Quantum Crystal]]s to bring in bots and resources!
*'''Research Lab''' - Upgrade your bots and their abilities with Energon and Spark to make them more powerful! Upgrade the lab to increase the max level that bots can be upgraded to.
*'''Combiner Lab''' - Used to activate Combiners and upgrade their abilities using combiner Spark.
*'''Build Bot''' - Build Bots will build and upgrade buildings, but the bots themselves cannot be upgraded and have very low health. The number of buildings than can be upgraded at a time depends on the number of Build Bots on base. More Build Bots can be bought at 2000 [[Cybercoin]]s each.
*'''Scanner''' - Provides locations of rivals' bases so you can raid them. Upgrading it will give access to tougher battle zones.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:buildings| Buildings at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Featured Characters==
(''Characters are paired in each row as in-game counterparts.'')

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jetfire]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ironhide]]
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ratchet]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bumblebee]]
*[[Prowl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Prowl]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cliffjumper]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Grimlock]]
*[[Mirage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mirage]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Wheeljack]]
*[[Blaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blaster]]
**[[Eject (G1)|Eject]]
**[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]
**[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]
**[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]]
*[[Silverbolt (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Silverbolt]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skydive]]
*[[Air Raid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Air Raid]]
*[[Powerglide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Powerglide]]
*[[Alpha Bravo#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Alpha Bravo]]
*[[Fireflight (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Firefly]]
*[[Jazz (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Autobot Jazz]]
*[[Windblade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Windblade]]
*[[Pyra Magna#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pyra Magna]]
*[[Rust Dust#Transformers:_Earth_Warst|Rust Dust]]
*[[Dust Up#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dustup]]
*[[Jumpstream#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jumpstream]]
*[[Skyburst (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skyburst]]
*[[Stormclash#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Stormclash]]
*[[Slag (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slug]]
*[[Huffer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Huffer]]
*[[Arcee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Arcee]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sideswipe]]
*[[Swoop (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Strafe]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Rod]]
*[[Hot Spot (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Spot]]
*[[Seaspray (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Seaspray]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Superion (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Superion]]
*[[Pipes (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pipes]]
*[[Star Saber (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Star Saber]]
*[[Hound (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hound]]
*[[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Maximus]]
*[[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Perceptor]]
*[[Smokescreen (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Smokescreen]]
*[[First Aid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|First Aid]]
*[[Optimus Primal#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Primal]]
*[[Sludge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slog]]
*[[Kup (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kup]]
*[[Drift (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drift]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Laser Optimus Prime]]
*[[Snarl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Snarl]]
*[[Cheetor (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cheetor]]
*[[Volcanicus #Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Volcanicus]]*
*[[Springer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Springer]]*
*[[Rodimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus Prime]]*

|c2=
*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Megatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Starscream]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars)|Bludgeon]]
*[[Swindle (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Swindle]]
*[[Hook (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hook]]
*[[Shrapnel (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skrapnel]]
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Breakdown]]
*[[Kickback (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kickback]]
*[[Razorclaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Razorclaw]]
*[[Brawl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brawl]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Shockwave]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Soundwave]]
**[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]
**[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]
**[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]
**[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Thundercracker]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skywarp]]
*[[Slipstream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slipstream]]
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bonecrusher]]
*[[Long Haul (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Long Haul]]
*[[Blast Off (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blast Off]]
*[[Mixmaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mixmaster]]
*[[Divebomb (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Divebomb]]
*[[Scrapper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scrapper]]
*[[Scavenger (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scavenger]]
*[[Vortex (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Vortex]]
*[[Tantrum (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Tantrum]]
*[[Onslaught (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Onslaught]]
*[[Rampage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rampage]]
*[[Headstrong (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Headstrong]]
*[[Bombshell (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bombshell]]
*[[Nightbird (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nightbird]]
*[[Viper#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Viper]]
*[[Scourge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scourge]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Galvatron]]
*[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nemesis Prime]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cyclonus]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Octopunch]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Devastator (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Devastator]]
*[[Offroad#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Offroad]]
*[[Deathsaurus (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Deathsaurus]]
*[[Drag Strip (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drag Strip]]
*[[Bruticus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bruticus]]
*[[Lockdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Lockdown]]
*[[Wildrider (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brake-Neck]]
*[[Reflector (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Reflector]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]]
*[[Straxus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Straxus]]
*[[Dead End (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dead End]]
*[[Barricade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Barricade]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Armada'' Megatron]]
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hun-Gurrr]]
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blackarachnia]]
*[[Predaking (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Predaking]]*
*[[Astrotrain (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Astrotrain]]*
*[[Motormaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Motormaster]]*

|c3=
*[[Melody Keen]]
*[[Luca]]
}}

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Upcoming characters

==Events==
Every weekend, for three days, events are held so players can win resources and new crystals. The events usually alternate between solo events and Alliance events each week. New characters are introduced with a story strewn across a four-week saga.

The various type of events are:
* A solo totaliser with various resource prizes, capped at 10,000 points.
* An Alliance single totaliser with a grand prize at around 200,000 points.
* An Alliance event with many prestiges to collect prizes and crystals multiple times.
* A single totaliser with multiple prestiges, and gives same amount of battle points in all battle zones, and triple XP.
* An Alliance totaliser and leaderboard event, with the top alliances receiving the newest 4 or 3 star character crystal and Premium Crystals. Or in some events, even more of the event's crystals.

{{main|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events}}

==Notes==
*Furman has said that early in production, "we had to base it in the IDW continuity as it turned out". He also revealed it was him who pushed for Bludgeon to make it into the game as well.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/comic-writer-simon-furman-discusses-three-decades-of-transformers-and-new-game-earth-wars-707 Vice interview]</ref>
** A purple [[Decepticon Command Bunker]] can be seen in the mountainside of Decepticon bases as a counterpart to the Ark in Autobot bases.
*Character models are mostly based on each character's most-recent toy release. In many cases, this means ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'', ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'', ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]''. There are also some appearances from ''[[Thrilling 30]]'', ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'', ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'', [[Live-action film series|movie]]verse namesakes, and 'original' [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
* Though the game's dialogue is depicted using text boxes, Optimus Prime and Megatron still have voice lines. They are voiced, as usual, by [[Peter Cullen]] and [[Frank Welker]], respectively.
*Apparently, the Mastermind Creations toys of the Predacons inspired the staff so much, that the in-game models of the Predacons are based off of these [[IP infringing item|third party]] toys.
* The only Furmanisms actually in the game are "It is over - finished!" (said by Optimus or Megatron after a victory) and "Now - Reap the whirlwind!" (spoken by Optimus Prime when deploying troops).
*Smokescreen uses the Classics mold for Jazz as his animation model, instead of his most recent ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' toy, or his other ''[[Universe (2008 toyline)| Universe]]'' toy.
*The Dinobot combiner has been teased at, and seeing as it has a new [[Power of the Primes]] release, Volcanicus can now be referred to as the official Dinobot combiner. [[Beast (G1) | Thank Primus.]]

===Technical Errors===
* You can count pretty much any character with tall shoulders to have said shoulders clip and cut through the character model when in battle stance.
* Drift does an awkward shift when going from vehicle to robot and the opposite way, seeing as his body warps and shifts so that he faces sideways in bot mode. This happens every time he attacks and Every time he changes form.
* Most characters with extended shooting animations will sometimes lag out and be out of sync with the shooting animation.
* If activating an aerial bot's ability, he may circle the target pointlessly for a while. Sometimes he even goes underground.
* Rampage and Razorclaw can have a victory animation while in bot mode and charging when the battle ends. They even have their swords.
*Sunstreaker has a giant gap in the back of his combined form leg.

These are just some minor visual errors, bugs that affect gameplay are promptly resolved.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' (トランスフォーマー：アースウォーズ ''Toransufōmā: Āsu Wōzu'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.transformersearthwars.com/ Official website]
* [http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/ Official Transformers Earth Wars Wiki]

[[Category:Generation 1 video games]]
[[Category:Mobile Games]]

Hot Rod (G1)

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{{Disambigm|Hot Rod (disambiguation)|Rodimus (disambiguation)}}
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{{suite}}
:''Hot Rod is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:DVDbox3d1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|And yet he still gets carded.]]
'''Hot Rod''' is brash and headstrong, with an overwhelming self-confidence that borders on arrogance. [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] has assumed the role of mentor and advisor to the impetuous young Hot Rod, offering him wisdom and advice when he needs it (though Hot Rod rarely feels that he does, much to Kup's annoyance). [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] also serves as a calming influence on Hot Rod, and tends to either worry about him when he is not around, or deride and tease him when he is. Their relationship is antagonistic, but friendly. Exactly how deep Hot Rod's feelings for Arcee might run is unknown.

In contrast, his '''Rodimus Prime''' persona—while still headstrong and stubborn—seems to suffer from a severe lack of confidence, often doubting his own decisions and expressing distress over his position as an [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]]. Of course, much of this comes from comparisons with his former commander [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]—and let's face it, shoes-to-be-filled just don't ''get'' much bigger than that.

One thing that both sides of this Autobot's identity have in common is their impatience—neither Hot Rod nor Rodimus Prime can stand to wait around when they could be doing something instead. He is also very self-reliant, rarely sending others to do anything when he could be doing it himself. His [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partner is [[Firebolt (G1)|Firebolt]], who sometimes becomes his head as a [[Titan Master]]. Sometimes he combines with other Autobots as part of [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]]. As Rodimus Prime, his vehicle sometimes splits between his robot and [[Mobile Defense Bay]].

He has also been known as '''Rodimus''', '''Rodimus Major''', '''Hot Rodimus''', and '''Imhotep Rodimus'''.

{{bigquote|I ''knew'' you had potential, lad.|[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] on Hot Rod's transformation into Rodimus Prime|''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[File:Fightorflee Rodimus explosion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
{{main|Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}
At some point before [[2005]], Hot Rod became stationed at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] and so was present during the [[Battle of Autobot City]]. This was a turning point in the life of the turbo-revving young punk, because he became Autobot leader after gaining the [[Matrix of Leadership]] following the death of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. As Rodimus Prime, his first accomplishments were the defeat of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] and the return of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to the Autobots.

During his time as [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], Rodimus not only had to deal with the Decepticons and [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|their new leader]], but also the political complexities of the planetary alliance Cybertron joined, the return of the Transformers' cruel masters from long ago, the [[Quintesson]]s, the possible revival of Unicron and the arrival of Unicron's "little brother" [[Tornedron]].

During the [[Hate Plague]] outbreak in [[2006]], Optimus Prime was brought back to life and Rodimus gave up his rank of Prime, becoming Hot Rod once more. He would live to see the next Cybertronian [[Golden Age]].
{{-}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[File:Hoverscooter.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Wheeeee....]]
{{main|Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity}}
Initially serving under [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Fortress Maximus]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Hot Rod travelled to [[Nebulos]] where he became a [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] and then on to [[Earth]] where he joined [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s forces aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. Returning to Cybertron, he survived the battle against [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] and formed part of the shaky Autobot-Decepticon alliance under the leadership of Prime's successor [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]. Betrayed by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s Decepticons, Hot Rod was killed during the ambush on [[Klo]] but revived shortly afterwards by the power of the [[Last Autobot]].

In some [[splinter timeline]]s Hot Rod went on to become Rodimus Prime, the leader of the Autobots, and took part in further battles against Unicron and his minion [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], albeit with mixed results. In others, he has yet to fulfil this part of his destiny.
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===S.T.A.R.S. pack-in flyers===
[[File:PackIn RodimusPrimeRemembers Front.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Just like he remembers Woodstock.]]
Unicron just might consume the universe, and the Autobots need to determine who the Chosen One is so that he may rise from their ranks, unlock the Matrix of Power, and save all from Unicron! Unfortunately, not even the Chosen One himself knows his identity, and his discovery may come too late. {{storylink|The Autobots Have a Special Mission for:}}

There was a legendary conflict between the Autobots and Decepticons when Optimus Prime led Rodimus Prime and a large team of Autobots in a search for the future site of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. They were ambushed by Megatron and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], and this became known as the Transformers' greatest battle on Earth. Rodimus Prime dubbed it "[[Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction (G1)|Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction]]." {{storylink|Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.|Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.}} Some of the Autobots were forced to retreat due to Thundercracker's "force shield," and Optimus Prime told Rodimus and the others that their only hope was to call in for additional troops. {{storylink|Transformers Combat Data}}

Later, Rodimus Prime remembered the Transformers' greatest battle on Earth. {{storylink|Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.|Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.}}
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===Battle Beneath the Ice===
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Hot Rod had a run in with the Battlechargers when they tried to destroy the golden gate bridge. The altercation was caught on television.

A couple of weeks later, Hot Rod was part of an expedition to the Antarctic along with Slingshot and Skydive to investigate the discovery of a highly advanced underground city. He was parked in the cargo bay of a troop-carrier aero-plane when he met the young human [[Jeff Grey]]. Together, they watched Hot Rod’s battle with the Battlechargers on Jeff’s [[chronovid wristwatch]]. Some time later, their plane was caught in a blizzard, and shot down by an energy beam. Though many humans perished in the crash, Hot Rod attempted to keep the survivors warm by increasing the current through his temperature control unit to emit heat. Hot Rod and his group of humans were then met by three inhabitants of the subterranean city, who invited them into their futuristic world.

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The [[Watcher]], leader of the underground civilization, explained that they possessed technology far surpassing the surface world, save for their weaponry, as they were a peaceful people. The Watcher offered the humans a tour of the city while he and Hot Rod talked. Impressed by the technological wonders The Watcher’s people possessed, Hot Rod became convinced of their altruistic nature. He then met up with Skydive and Slingshot, who had gone on to rendezvous with the drilling team after being unable to locate the downed troop-carrier in the blizzard. The Watcher then showed them an image from the surface: Brawl, Vortex and Blast Off, the Decepticons the Watcher said were responsible for shooting down the troop-carrier. Skydive and Slingshot then took off to battle the Decepticons and draw them away from the city, leaving Hot Rod in charge of protecting the humans.

Hot Rod's group continued their tour of the city. They were shown a hologram chamber, where they encountered Ravage. Hot Rod warned the Decepticon to stay back from the humans, but Ravage assured him he wasn’t here as their enemy. Ravage informed Hot Rod that it wasn’t the Decepticons, but the city-dwellers that had shot down the plane. One of the city-dwellers entered the room with a weapon, intending to attack Ravage. Hot Rod accidentally shot him while aiming for Ravage, who had lept for the city-dweller's throat. Hot Rod was shocked to see the guide fall to the ground, seeing as his weapon only affected other robots. They came to the conclusion that Ravage was telling the truth; the city-dwellers were robots. They were after the warrior-factor encoded in both the Autobots and the Decepticons in order to turn themselves into a powerful army. Hot Rod and Ravage formed a temporary alliance to combat the city-dwellers. Jeff and Ravage then worked together to overwrite the city-dwellers’ programming with the cartoon antics of Gus Gopher that had been recorded by Jeff’s [[chronovid wristwatch]]. With the city-dwellers behaving like cartoon characters, Hot Rod made contact with the Aerialbots, and told them to stop fighting with the Combaticons, and to instead return to the city. The Autobots and Decepticons then went their separate ways on peaceful terms… for the moment being, at least. {{storylink|Battle Beneath the Ice}}
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===Big Looker Storybook continuity===
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Kup and Hot Rod traveled to the coliseum to check out a robot car the [[human]]s had built that could respond to voice commands. They heard about it on their car radios! But when they arrived at the coliseum, Kup spotted Decepticons flying about. As some entered the back door, Kup shooed Hot Rod away, telling him to warn the others. If Hot Rod stayed, he would just get into trouble!

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When Hot Rod returned with the Autobots, Kup had been captured and held prisoner, so the others entered the coliseum in vehicle mode. Meanwhile, Hot Rod snuck up behind Kup and freed him. Yelling "Geronimo!" they jumped from the control room onto the coliseum floor, taking the Decepticons by surprise. Galvatron and the others escaped, but Kup and Hot Rod agreed that they'd be ready for him when he returned. {{storylink|Car Show Blow Up}}

Later, Kup led Hot Rod, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] on a special mission to take supplies from Earth to a space station on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s second moon. Despite Kup's warnings, the Dinobots loaded too many supplies onto the ship, and in the middle of their journey, the ship began to have problems. Hot Rod reassured Arcee that everything would be okay, but the ship was going down! It crashed on a planet which Kup recognized. It was the planet [[Quintessa|Quintesson]]! They were interrupted by a tribal scream and a flurry of firestones. However, the boy who made his presence known was not aiming at them, but at the Quintessons behind them. The boy's name was [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], and he had been abandoned on the planet when his ship crashed their earlier.

Wheelie led them through the jungle, battling Quintessons along the way, until they reached Wheelie's crashed ship. Hot Rod was able to fix it, and everyone left the planet Quintesson, Wheelie included! {{storylink|The Story of Wheelie, the Wild Boy of Quintesson}}
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===Marvel coloring books===
Visiting [[Oil Valley]] with Daniel one day, Hot Rod spotted a group of Decepticons lurking nearby. Taking Daniel into his car mode, he headed back to Autobot City to report back to Ultra Magnus. The Decepticons noticed Hot Rod driving away, and gave chase. As Hot Rod neared Autobot City, he ran into Grimlock and the Dinobots. He quickly informed them of the situation before continuing on his way into the city, while the Dinobots stayed back to fend off the Decepticons. Once Hot Rod informed Ultra Magnus of the situation, Hot Rod stayed behind in Autobot City with Daniel while Ultra Magnus assembled a strike team to head out and help the Dinobots fight the Decepticons. {{storylink|Battle at Oil Valley}}

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Hot Rod was returning from a road trip with Daniel, Hound and Kup, Bumblebee, Blurr, Wheelie, Springer and Sunstreaker when the group paused to eat at a rest stop. As the Autobots ingested Energon Cubes, Hot Rod asked Kup to tell a story. Kup told the others the story of how, upon first crash landing in Mt. St. Hillary, the Ark had lost an enormous shipment of Energon Cubes that remained lost to the day. Enthralled by Kup's story, the rest of the group were all eager to go looking for this lost treasure. When they realized that Laserbeak had been spying on them the whole time, and would soon inform Galvatron about the lost Energon shipment, Hot Rod and the others rushed back to Metroplex to inform Ultra Magnus on the situation. Hot Rod made a quick stop first, however, dropping Daniel off at his parents; house. After a brief conference, Ultra Magnus led his troops to the Ark's crash site. Finding the Decepticons there already, the two factions began to fight. When the Energon stash was uncovered, it was completely gobbled up by Starscream who proclaimed himself the most powerful Decepticon. With nothing left to fight over, Hot Rod and the Autobots left Galvatron and Starscream to their squabble. As they headed back for Autobot City, Hot Rod asked Kup for another story. {{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}}

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===Ladybird Books continuity===
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[[File:DecepticonsatthePole-HotRodSparks.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.85|Say I'm badly drawn to my face, pal!]]
Hot Rod was one of several troops stationed on Earth when [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] was in charge and the Transformers' war was still a secret one. After a scrape with the Decepticons, he found himself in the Autobots' infirmary, impatiently telling Ratchet and Wheeljack to patch him up quickly so he could get going. Due to a shortage of [[cybernite]], however, Hot Rod's repairs took awhile. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}} He got along well with [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]], the two spending their downtime looking at car magazines together, and was quite pleased to receive some snazzy gold wheel-trims from the boy. {{storylink|Decepticon Hideout}}

In the time following this campaign, Hot Rod would mature into a more sensible warrior and even a team leader. During the early stages of the war on [[Nebulos]], Hot Rod was Autobot commander against [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]'s Decepticons before the return of Optimus Prime. At one point, he prevented the Decepticons causing Nebulos' destruction via cosmic radiation. {{storylink|Decepticons at the Pole}} He also orchestrated a search for a new source of lubricant when the Autobots were running dry, and led the construction of a pipeline bringing the oil reservoir's contents to Autobot base.
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===Sticker Adventures books===
Out searching for a missing shuttle, Hot Rod and Kup spied it crashed on the Junk planet. They landed to find their friends engaged in battle with the natives, but Kup cautioned Hot Rod not to rashly jump in and join them. Kup's use of the Universal Autobot Greeting resulted in the Junkions abandoning the fight and making friends with the newcomers, and causing Hot Rod to exclaim "Holy cow!" The Junkions helped repair the damaged shuttle before the Autobots left. {{storylink|Battle on the Junk Planet}}
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===Desert of Danger===
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[[File:Wolf at the door desert of danger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|When you're weary, feelin' small...]]
Hot Rod had himself delivered by freight to the planet of Nebulos, where he and his Targetmaster partner Professor Sparks suspected the Decepticons were attempting reinforce their position in spite of a treaty in place to limit their numbers. With [[you]]r help they traced the Decepticons to the [[Wolf at the Door]] nightclub, an [[oil]] bar for Nebulan miners run by [[Monzo]], and discovered that [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]], [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]] and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] were importing [[Attack Squad robot]]s from Cybertron and awakening them from cryogenic suspension with a catalytic stimulant disguised as [[Sirian brandy]].

After a confrontation with the Decepticons that left Skullcruncher and Mindwipe out of action, Hot Rod faced off against Weirdwolf and Monzo. Weirdwolf was defiant, but Monzo wasn't feeling lucky and surrendered to the Autobot. Though the Headmasters had to be released under the terms of the treaty, the Attack Squad robots were destroyed. {{storylink|Desert of Danger}}
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===''Transformers PD Type'' comic===
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Clutching a [[Blackball]], Rodimus Prime found himself being attacked by Galvatron. As the Decepticon leader attempted to throttle him, a light shone from Rodimus's chest, making Galvatron think it was the power of the Blackball. After Galvatron had fled, Rodimus revealed it was just a flashlight, and reflected on what an idiot his foe was. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##11 "Take a Stand! Rodimus Prime!"|Take a Stand! Rodimus Prime!}}

As Fortress Maximus and Mega Zarak clashed violently, Rodimus reminded Optimus that he had said never to let those two fight. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##14 "Watch Out! Mega Zarak!"|Watch Out! Mega Zarak!}}

Ultra Magnus and Rodimus Prime enjoyed many victories against the Decepticons, but [[Greatshot|who was that in the background?]] {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##15 "No One Knows When he's Come or Gone. Greatshot..."|No One Knows When he's Come or Gone. Greatshot...}}

Together with Ultra Magnus, Rodimus engaged in battle against [[Sixshot]], but was terrified when the Decepticon ninja unleashed the fury of his "Six Shadow Selves"! Luckily for Rodimus, Sixshot's doppelgangers were actually other Decepticons whom he'd painted black (and weren't very happy about it). {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##18|The Ninja of Space, Sixshot!!}}

In a later altercation with Sixshot, Rodimus attempted to use his Photon Eliminator gun to strike down the fleeing ninja. Though he managed to shoot ''every other'' Decepticon on the battlefield, he failed to hit his intended target. Rodimus sat pouting in the corner as the other Autobots convened to register their disappointment that Rodimus let Sixshot get away. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##21|Photon Eliminator}}

Joining [[Ginrai (human)|God Ginrai]] and Ultra Magnus in an assault on Mega Zarak, Rodimus was terrified when the mammoth Decepticon unleashed his titanic Anti-Gravity Rifle. Fortunately for the Autobots, the gun jammed and Mega Zarak was left fiddling with it while they opened fire. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##24|Anti-Gravity Rifle}}
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===''Transformers in 3-D''===
[[File:WarAgainstDestructions-HotRodApeface.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|GRONK yourself!]]
As Ultra Magnus left for a mission to find an Energon source, Hot Rod assured him that everything would be fine on Cybertron, and if there was any hint of trouble "Rodimus" would pop up and save the day. When Magnus later checked in, Hot Rod reported that they'd made some process on Headmaster technology. Though Magnus was more concerned about the threat of war, Hot Rod told him not to worry, unaware that [[Sixshot]] was planning to throw him a surprise. {{storylink|The Test (issue)|The Test}}

Hot Rod was pleased to have [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] back. Then [[Monitorus]] arrived with the news that [[Tau-Ursa]] had been attacked and leveled by Decepticons, and Hot Rod got to point out that the Tau-Ursans had refused the Autobots permission to build a defense base there. He shortly took part in an attempt to repel a Decepticon attack on Cybertron, finding himself fighting against Sixshot, who seemed more interested in goading him than fighting. This turned out to be a diversion, while [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] used his new [[Nullification Cannon]] on the planet's Energon supplies.

Hot Rod and Blurr next visited Tau-Ursa to check for Decepticons, and encountered [[Apeface|Ape Face]], who had found a [[Logicon]] warning beacon. The two Autobots wrestled it from him and returned to Cybertron, where the beacon was found to hold the coordinates to [[Metascan Alpha]], a major Energon storehouse. Prime placed Hot Rod in charge of one of two teams to search for the planet, though the operation was hampered slightly by the discovery of the two Decepticon [[Clone (subgroup)|Clone]]s spying on them. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}

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===Toy pack-in material===
Both Hot Rod and Rodimus fought side-by-side during a tumultuous battle on a moon base. While Rodimus charged [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] alongside [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] and [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]], Hot Rod received a punch to the face, courtesy of [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. {{storylink|Decipher the Decepticon}}

The Decepticons having stolen the Matrix of Creation, Hot Rod was called up by Ultra Magnus to help retrieve it. The Autobots used an army of [[decoy]]s to distract the Decepticons, while Hot Rod, Blurr, Kup and Ultra Magnus infiltrated their base. Hot Rod told Blurr of all people to hurry up and blast the Matrix out of same sort of crystal structure. The Autobots then made their getaway with the Matrix in hand. {{storylink|Start Your Own Decoy Collection}}

When Optimus became stranded on Cybertron's hemisphere of darkness with his memory damaged, Hot Rod joined a small strike force of Autobots called H.O.P.E. ([[Help Optimus Prime Escape]]) to retrieve him. {{Storylink|Optimus Prime Is Back}}
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===Find Your Fate Junior===
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====Autobot Alert!====
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While on a midnight spin, Hot Rod spotted Beachcomber, Springer and Blurr leaving Metroplex on a secret mission. The next day, after coming home from his karate lessons, Hot Rod began pestering Kup in order to glean more information on the nature of his fellow Autobots’ assignment. Before he learned anything of substance, an Autobot Alert sounded across the Autobots’ headquarters. The Autobots learned that the Decepticons were taking over Earth’s communication satellites. Shortly afterwards, Blurr returned prematurely from the aforementioned secret mission to deliver more bad news. The Decepticons had gotten their hands on an important coded message.

If Ultra Magnus decided to prioritize the Decepticons’ orbital attack, Hot Rod became frustrated after once again being overlooked for a mission. Catching him sulking, Bumblebee approached Hot Rod and informed him that he had spotted Astrotrain skulking about nearby the previous night. Deducing that Astrotrain might have something to do with the ongoing Decepticon plot, the two Autobots decided to go on their own clandestine mission to investigate. They brought along a supply of “laser-ignited explosives” and went on their way. Soon happening upon the Decepticons’ control centre, the pair set out to sabotage the Decepticons’ operation. While Bumblebee wanted to sabotage the Decepticons’ communication centre on Earth, Hot Rod was in favour of sneaking aboard Astrotrain before he launched, and sabotage the Decepticons out in space.

If Hot Rod convinced Bumblebee to go along with his plan, the pair snuck aboard Astrotrain by concealing themselves within a trailer filled with bombs. As Astrotrain launched, Hot Rod happened upon a room filled with Decepticon space gear. The two Autobots donned the suits in order to disguise themselves. The disguises proved effective as Thrust and Starscream walked past the pair, none the wiser. As Hot Rod continued to explore Astrotrain, he spotted the giant Decepticon Cyclonus out of a nearby window, as well as the Autobot shuttle obliviously heading into a trap. Hot Rod had to then decide on two options. He could risk commandeering Astrotrain’s military command post, despite the Decepticons guarding the door, and warn the incoming Autobot shuttle about the Decepticons. Alternatively, he could find a hiding place from which he could attack Cyclonus himself.

If Hot Rod decided to commandeer the military commands, his disguise managed to fool the guards, but not Scourge, who happened upon them as Hot Rod was inspecting the commands. Bumblebee urged Hot Rod to go through with his plan quickly as Scourge approached them. Hot Rod succeeded in firing Astrotrain’s weapons at Cyclonus, warning the Autobot shuttle of the Decepticons, but was quickly overpowered by Scourge. Alongside Bumblebee, Hot Rod was flung out into the blackness of space by Scourge, stranded in zero-gravity, waiting for a rescue that might never come.

If instead Hot Rod and Bumblebee decided to find themselves a hiding spot, the pair snuck into a room labelled “Dirty Tricks Department” in order to dodge the incoming Laserbeak. Finding a hatch to the space shuttle’s exterior, Hot Rod trained one of Perceptor’s inventions, a “rapid-fire, high-intensity rifle cannon” towards Cyclonus and fired. Having successfully blown a massive hole into Cyclonus, Hot Rod and Bumblebee hid out for the rest of the mission inside the Dirty Tricks department room, finding a way to escape later when it docked.

If instead of boarding Astrotrain, Hot Rod and Bumblebee decided to infiltrate the Decepticons’ command centre on Earth, the two used Astrotrain’s take-off as cover for sneaking into the facility. The pair soon found themselves overhearing Galvatron’s latest pirate broadcast. As the nearby Decepticons troops were busy bowing to their leader’s image, Bumblebee and Hot Rod managed to find the Decepticons’ main computer room. Now in a position to thoroughly sabotage the Decepticons’ operation, Hot Rod spotted a button labelled “TOP SECURITY/DESTRUCT SYSTEM!” and was eager to press it. Bumblebee suggested instead that they use a code he had learned in Advanced Espionage that would scramble the Decepticons’ computer program.

If Hot Rod allowed Bumblebee to use his code, the Decepticons’ plan fell into disarray, and Bumblebee and Hot Rod made their way back to the Autobots’ base safely as the command centre blew itself apart behind them.

If Hot Rod went ahead and pressed the button, he soon discovered that it was a Decepticon trap, as sirens began blaring across the Decepticon base and iron bars prevented them from escaping. Galvatron’s image appeared on a nearby monitor, explaining that both Hot Rod and Bumblebee would be used as hostages in order to secure a Decepticon victory. Hot Rod could do nothing but cover his face in shame in shame.

In a completely different possible series of events, wherein Ultra Magnus agreed to prioritize theft of the coded message, over the Decepticons’ signal hijacking, Hot Rod was part of the captive audience that listened to Kup divulge information about an ancient Autobot formula. Hot Rod took off towards the Autobots’ desert research centre along with a number of other Autobots. Once there, they learned from Springer that the Cybertite sphere had been discovered by humans during the 16th century. If the Decepticons had decoded Springer's message, they would be searching off the coast of California, where the ship containing the sphere had sunk. If they hadn’t decoded the message, the Decepticons would still be digging in the nearby crater.

If the Autobots decided to head for the crater, Hot Rod raced Blurr to the site, only to find it void of any Decepticon activity. Finding Beachcomber tied to an explosive device, the two Autobots worked together to free their comrade. Once freed, Beachcomber informed the pair that the Decepticons had long ago broken the code and were already en-route to retrieve the cybertite sphere. It would now be much to late to catch up to the Decepticons, and all hope to retrieve the orb before them was lost.

If Ultra Magnus decided to assume that the Decepticons had already decrypted the message, he ordered his forces to split up to more efficiently address the situation. Hot Rod was part of the main Autobot force that headed for the California coast. Arriving at the scene, Ultra Magnus’s troops were informed by Powerglide (who had flown ahead of the land-bound group) that he had discovered the location of the sunken ship containing the cybertite sphere. Simultaneously, Blurr caught up with the group to inform them that the Decepticons were quickly approaching.

In one of the possible plans that Ultra Magnus concocted, Hot Rod was tasked with searching the ship once Sludge had used his titanic strength to haul it from the deep. Hot Rod tore through the wrecked vessel, and found the sphere in a timely fashion. He then hid alongside his fellow Autobots, and ambushed the Decepticons as they arrived on-scene.

If Ultra Magnus decided to execute a different plan, wherein Hot Rod, Bumblebee and Grapple had to work together to fetch the sphere, the Autobots did not find the sphere before the Decepticons reached the coast. While Hot Rod searched the ship, dangling from Grapple’s hook over a nearby cliffside, Galvatron and his troops swooped in and blew both the ship and the sphere to smithereens. With the sphere destroyed and the Autobots being pummelled by the Decepticons’ superior firepower, the Autobots’ only hope rested with Hot Rod, dangling on the coast-side in a literal and figurative cliff-hanger!

In yet another possible scenario, where Hot Rod was not involved at all in the actual retrieval of the sphere, the ancient Autobot formula was safely retrieved and taken back to Metroplex. Hot Rod then watched on as Perceptor produced the first batch of power-booster. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}
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====Project Brain Drain====
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In one possible scenario, upon hearing that the Decepticons were planning to use a “[[Brain Drain device]]” to syphon the intelligence of nearly 500, 000 concert goers, Ultra Magnus ordered his troops, Hot Rod included, to head for the concert to foil Galvatron’s plot. Rodimus and the other Autobots were told to hide themselves amidst the parked vehicles surrounding the concert, and lie in wait for the Decepticons. Once the Decepticons had shown themselves, Ultra Magnus ordered his troops to transform in unison and open fire on their enemies. But Galvatron had planned to light afire the parking lot in which the Autobots were standing in order to trap the humans. Being drenched from above by Decepticon jets dumping gasoline upon them, Ultra Magnus needed to decide whether the Autobots needed to retreat, or to keep on fighting and hope that they could defeat the Decepticons before the fire consumed them.

If Ultra Magnus decided on a retreat, Hot Rod was more than happy to rush out of the blazing inferno and move in closer to the humans in order to protect them. Hot Rod and the others fended off the airborne Decepticons who swooped down, unaffected by the blazing barrier encircling the concert.

In another possible scenario, wherein the Autobots stayed in the parking lot to battle at close-quarters the Decepticons, both he and Bumblebee noticed Soundwave pass the Brain Drain device to Galvatron after the latter had been able to fling Ultra Magnus away. If Hot Rod attempted to stop Galvatron, he successfully plucked the device out of the Decepticons’ hands and barrelled through the nearby circle of flames to make his escape. Just as he reached the other rim of the ring of fire, all four of his tires burst from the flames. He nonetheless skidded to safety, but found himself temporarily out of commission. Nonetheless, the Autobots managed to destroy the Brain Drain device, and Hot Rod was able to enjoy the concert-goers giving the Autobots a standing ovation as the Decepticons retreated.

In a completely different possible scenario, Hot Rod was out on patrol with Kup and Jazz when the three of them heard nearby commotion and went to investigate. Finding Wreck-Gar and Sparkplug being attacked by Thrust and Laserbeak, the Autobots moved in to rescue them and fended off the Decepticons. Hot Rod, Kup and Jazz were informed of the situation as it were; the Decepticons were going to drain the minds of the concert-goers with their Brain Drain device. The Autobots then decided whether they would launch a counter-attack on the Decepticons’ lab, or if they would send Hot Rod for reinforcements while the rest of them headed directly to the concert.

If the group settled on launching a counter-attack, the lot of them stormed the lab with such ferocity and suddenness that the Decepticons were caught completely unawares. Though most of the Decepticons’ forces scattered with the Autobots’ initial assault, Hot Rod and company still had to beat back a small contingency of Decepticons too afraid of Galvatron to desert their posts. Hot Rod and the others successfully beat them back, until Soundwave attempted to escape with the Brain Drain device in hand.

If Hot Rod attempted to shoot the device out of Soundwave’s hands, Soundwave tripped at the last moment over the fallen body of a Decepticon. Hot Rod’s blast his Soundwave’s shoulder, causing him to fling the Brain Drain device up in the air. Laserbeak then managed to snatch the device in mid-air, and flew off to rendezvous with Galvatron. Unable to follow, the Autobots realized that the concert-goers were doomed to all become incredibly stupid very soon. If Jazz attempted to stop him however, he was successful in doing so and the Autobots successfully destroyed the Brain Drain device.

Alternatively, if Hot Rod agreed to head off to Metroplex while the rest of the Autobots headed for the rock concert, he promised that he was soon meet up with them, backed up by an entire army of Autobots, and then sped off.

Some time later, Hot Rod finally arrived at the concert accompanied by Ultra Magnus and numerous other Autobots.

If Sparkplug was able to signal them, Hot Rod pinpointed the location at which his friends were fending off the Decepticons, and sped to meet them as Galvatron was beginning to active the Brain Drain device. Thanks to Ultra Magnus’s timely interference, the Brain Drain device was destroyed and the Autobots were victorious that day.

Otherwise, Hot Rod and the Autobots arrived just in time to congratulate Wreck-Gar, who had already destroyed the Brain Drain device. {{storylink|Project Brain Drain}}
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====The Invisibility Factor====
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Hot Rod accompanied Kup on a night drive in the desert, when he noticed a spacecraft barreling down from the heavens towards them. As it landed, Hot Rod perceived that it would alternate between being visible and invisible. Curious, he prompted Kup to come with him to investigate.

If Kup agreed to look into the spacecraft right away, the two Autobots were surprised to spot a young woman emerge from the craft. Though Hot Rod startled her at first, the woman was reassured that the Autobots were friendly beings by Kup. Hot Rod learned that her name was [[Sarah Sanders]], and that she was a scientist working to perfect her latest invention, an “[[Invisibility Device]].”

In one possible scenario, Hot Rod, unable to control himself, snatched the device away from Sarah. Despite Sarah’s protests, Hot Rod insisted that the device would be put at its best use in the hands of the Autobots, keeping the world safe from the Decepticons. As Hot Rod daydreamed of glory while driving towards the Autobots’ base, he accidentally triggered the Invisibility Device’s self-destruct mechanism. The ensuing explosion blew him to bits.

If Hot Rod and Kup attempted to politely coax Sarah into giving them the Invisibility Device willingly, Sarah informed the Autobots that she had a strong stance against her invention being used for warfare. As the three of them stood conversing in the open, they soon heard the Decepticons approaching. As the evil robots began to fire upon them, Hot Rod whisked Sarah away to safety. Upon realizing that the Decepticons weren’t pursuing them, and that the Invisibility Device had been left behind, the trio hid behind some nearby rocks to spy upon the Decepticons, who were busy inspecting Sarah’s ship and her Invisibility Device.

If Hot Rod and Kup decided to attack immediately, they were easily defeated and destroyed by the Decepticons.

If Hot Rod and Kup decided to lay low in an attempt to steal the device back from the Decepticons, they first told Sarah to wait for them here, then the pair sneakily followed the Decepticons as they left for their headquarters. As the Decepticons descended into a canyon, Hot Rod was eager to follow them in, but was stopped by Kup. Kup told the young Autobot of how he defeated the Decepticons on Renerian, and the two of them put into action a similar plan. Driving back and forth atop the canyon’s edge, firing from all angles while remaining hidden in the dark, they tricked the Decepticons into thinking a whole team of Autobots had ambushed them. Hot Rod the snuck down into the canyon to retrieve the Invisibility Device. As he crept closer to Shockwave, clutching the device in his robotic arms, Hot Rod noticed that Galvatron was nearby, with his back turned to him.

If Hot Rod forewent attaining the Invisibility Device and attempted to take out Galvatron instead, Starscream spotted him before he could do so, and Hot Rod was promptly dispatched.

If Hot Rod went through with his plan to steal the device back from the Decepticons, he successfully snatched Sarah’s invention from Shockwave’s grasp and took off. Though the Decepticons gave chase, If they were unable to catch him before Kup fired down onto the canyon’s walls, causing it to collapse and burying the Decepticons under an avalanche of earth and rocks. Convinced that Sarah Sanders would now allow the Autobots to use her device now that she had seen how evil the Decepticons were, Hot Rod and Kup drove back to meet up with her.

In a different possible scenario, the Decepticons took off in Sarah’s spaceship upon finding it, forcing Kup and Hot Rod to head back to Metroplex city for reinforcements and a ship of their own. Hot Rod and Kup were joined by Ultra Magnus, Prowl, Jazz and Springer, and blasted off. Once in space, however, they found it difficult to locate the Decepticons. The ship’s crew had to decided where to look next for the Decepticons.

If the Autobots decided to investigate the dark side of the moon, they found themselves unable to see anything on the satellite’s shadowy surface. Hot Rod suggested that they fire down laser blasts, in the hopes of making the Decepticons fire back, making them reveal their position. Jazz dismissed Hot Rod’s plan as being too risky.

If Ultra Magnus decided to go through with Hot Rod’s plan, the Autobots succeeded only in making themselves an easy target for the Decepticons, who blasted their shuttle to bits. Hot Rod and his friends were reduced to space junk.

If Ultra Magnus listened to Jazz’s plan, he ordered his Autobots to remain silent, and to shut off all of the shuttle’s lights and mechanisms. Launching a probe as a decoy, the Autobots successfully tricked the Decepticons into revealing their position when they mistook the probe as their shuttle and opened fire upon it. Firing back, the Autobots began crippling the Decepticons’ ship, until a lucky shot rocked their own shuttle. Though the Decepticons attempted to escape while the Autobots were off-balance, the Autobots were able to deliver the finishing blow, ending the Decepticons’ menace as the evil robots' ship exploded.

In an alternate scenario wherein the Autobots listened to Prowl’s suggested and searched the Asteroid Belt beyond Mars, they soon found themselves struggling to get through the maze of floating rocks. Hot Rod was in favour of retreating from the asteroid field when it proved increasingly difficult to navigate it.

If the Autobots pushed on their search in the Asteroid Belt, they soon found themselves on a collision course with two enormous asteroids. If they only managed to blast one of asteroids, the Autobots were forced to retreat back to Earth after their shuttle took substantial damage. If the Autobots managed to blast neither of the Asteroids, they were all crushed between the giant pieces of space debris.

If they managed to blast away both asteroids, they reached a vast, empty expanse of space within the asteroid belt. Despite no longer being in danger of being crushed, Hot Rod announced that he had a horrible sense of foreboding about their situation. His feelings of being watched were confirmed when the Decepticons, now invisible, began firing upon them. The Autobots considered retreating, but Kup reminded them that Sarah Sanders had not perfected her device yet, and the Decepticons’ invisibility may yet wear off.

If the Autobots attempted to flee from the Decepticons’ attack, they found themselves at too much of a disadvantage to successfully make it out of the Asteroid Belt. They were blown into space junk before they could reach Earth.

If the Autobots held their ground, they were instructed by Ultra Magnus not to open fire upon the Decepticons until ordered to do so. Though things were tense as the Autobots were hit over and over again by their invisible opponents, soon the enemy ship came into view, just as Kup had predicted. The Autobots opened fire on the flimsier vessel, blowing it and the Decepticons within to smithereens. Hot Rod noted that it was a shame the invisibility device had been lost in the process, but Ultra Magnus comforted him, noting that at least the Decepticons had been taken care of, once and for all.

If the Autobots did retreat out of the Asteroid Belt, they convinced one another that the Decepticons most likely perished within it. Then, a few days later, when the invisible Decepticons attacked Metroplex city, Hot Rod and the rest of the Autobots were reduced to scrap metal, unable to fight the unseen enemy.

In a completely different scenario, wherein Hot Rod and Kup returned to Autobot headquarters for reinforcements after seeing the spaceship land, the two of them reported to Ultra Magnus directly, who agreed the situation necessitated further investigation. Hot Rod and Kup returned to the ship’s landing site accompanied by Jazz, Sunstreaker, Prowl and Springer. When they arrived, the ship in question was nowhere to be found, prompting Jazz and Springer to second-guess the veracity of Hot Rod and Kup’s story.

If Jazz and Springer convinced Hot Rod and Kup to return to Metroplex city to make sure they didn’t have a few wires loose, Ratchet found nothing wrong with the pair, but the incident was forgotten nonetheless. That is, until Galvatron returned with a fleet of identical ships, and destroyed both Metroplex and all of its inhabitants.

If Hot Rod and Kup convinced the other Autobots to keep on looking, Hot Rod eventually found trail marks, indicating that a heavy object the size of their spacecraft had indeed landed and had been dragged away. Hot Rod and the others followed the trail to a more rocky terrain, where tracking the ship would become more difficult. The trail seemingly lost, the Autobots then heard someone incoming, and took cover. From their hiding places, they saw the Decepticons Scavenger, a human captive within the grasp of his steam-shovel.

If the Autobots decided to rescue Sarah immediately, Scavenger dropped the woman, and cried for help while attempting to flee.

If the Autobots pursued Scavenger, they found him rejoining a whole squadron of Decepticons. Fighting the Decepticons immediately would cost them their lives. Otherwise, if the Autobots decided on a retreat when faced by the whole squadron of Decepticons, they managed to do so by blinding their enemies by their high beams and then splitting off into different direction. They later regrouped and found Sarah Sanders wandering in the desert.

If the Autobots paused a moment to listen to Sarah, she informed them of her spacecraft and its invisibility capabilities.

If the Autobots asked Sarah to build them their own Invisibility Device, Sarah refused, stating she would not build weapons for war. Running away from the group Sarah was almost killed when Dirge passed overhead and dropped a missile on her position. After rescuing her from the Decepticon attack, Hot Rod and the others brought Sarah to safety within Metroplex. Grateful for the rescue, Sarah showed the Autobots how to create an [[Invisibility Scrambler]] to counteract the Decepticons’ Invisibility Device. Anticipating the Decepticons’ attack, the Autobots successfully defeated the evil robots when they came. As Starscream, having been taking prisoner, was being escorted to his cell Hot Rod made a quip about seeing “right through the Decepticons’ plans.”

If instead of asking Sarah to build them an Invisibility Device, Hot Rod and the others attempted once more to retrieve her ship, the whole group snuck over to where the Decepticons were stationed. Once there, Hot Rod and Prowl argued over which plan of action would be the smartest to undertake next.

If the Autobots agreed with Hot Rod to try and take the Decepticons by surprise with a head-on attack, the Autobots manage to stun the Decepticons by dazzling them with their headlights. While the Decepticons were distracted, Hot Rod raced down, snatched the Invisibility Device out of the hands, and retreated while the rest of the group provided cover fire. The Autobots then successfully peeled back, congratulating one another on a job well done.

If the Autobots agreed with Prowl to take a moment to come up with a more detailed plan, Prowl instructed Hot Rod to taunt the Decepticons into following him. The plan worked, and the bulk of the Decepticons took off after the young Autobot. Though Hot Rod encountered a canyon that blocked off his escape route, by keeping his wits about him, he managed to come out on top. In one scenario, Hot Rod even discovered a secret Decepticon base, which the Autobots managed to destroy thanks to him. In another, Hot Rod watched on as Sarah left in her spaceship in order to destroy it, vowing it would never be used to bring destruction.

In an alternate scenario where the Autobots silently trailed Scavenger while the Decepticon held Sarah Sanders captive, Hot Rod and the others followed him all the way to the Decepticons’ secret desert base. Inside, they spied upon Galvatron telling Sarah Sanders that the Decepticons would use Cerebro-Shells to control her mind, so that she would reveal to them to secret of invisibility. At this point, the Autobots decided to step in. A direct attack would only end in the Autobots’ defeat. In order to rescue Sarah, the Autobots would need to employ trickery. Using Jazz’s special abilities, the Autobots could do just that. In this scenario, the Autobots grabbed Sarah while the Decepticons were too dazzled by the illusions that Jazz projected. Sarah directed the Autobots towards where the Decepticons had stored her ship. Upon following her directions, Hot Rod and the others came upon two doors, unable to tell behind which one they would find their means of escape. If the Autobots happened upon Sarah’s ship as they were, they would be destroyed by the droids guarding it. However, if the Autobots first opened the door which led to a closet filled with Decepticon spare parts, they found a pile of spare Decepticon emblems. Donning them, Hot Rod and the rest of his team were able to fool the Decepticon Droids guarding Sarah’s ship. Escaping in the ship, despite the Decepticons best efforts to stop them, the Autobots returned to Metroplex. Sarah then gave the Autobots the secret to her Invisibility Device, ensuring the Autobots their victory in their war against the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Invisibility Factor}}
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===St. Michael ''The Transformers'' Sticker Book===
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Hot Rod served on an alien spacecraft with the Autobots [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] under the command of Ultra Magnus. While fighting Decepticons, their spaceship took heavy damage and crash-landed on the planet [[Barrenikon]]. There, he met [[you]], having just emerged from the Vortex, a portal through space and time contained within the planet. Together, you went on an adventure, fighting Decepticons, braving Barrenikon's barren desert or its putrid swamp, and trying to find a way to get the Autobots space-bound once more. {{storylink|The Transformers Sticker Book (St. Michael)|The Transformers Sticker Book}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Hotroddreamwave.jpg|left|thumb]]
Hot Rod joined an underground Autobot cell led by [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] after [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave's]] takeover of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Among the members of the cell was [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], whom Hot Rod became attached to. From the [[Wastelands]], Hot Rod, [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] observed an incoming Decepticon shuttle carrying the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} Shortly afterward, the cell rescued [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] from [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] and [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]], and took him to their base. After awakening, Prime attacked [[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]], Blurr, and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], forcing Hot Rod (who didn't recognize him) to hold the Autobot leader at gunpoint. After receiving a corrective slap from and being admonished by Kup, Hot Rod apologized. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}

After Shockwave unleashed the [[Guardian robot]]s on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Prime organized the resistance cell and other Autobot forces on the planet in an assault on Shockwave's citadel. Fighting alongside the Autobot leader, Hot Rod was amazed that the stories Kup had told him about Prime's courage and heroism had all been true. As an injured Prime breached the citadel, Hot Rod, Ironhide and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] provided cover fire, taking down a number of Guardians in the process. Along with the rest of Iacon, they witnessed the divine light of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Autobot Matrix of Leadership]] when Shockwave activated it. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}}

As Prime and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] battled Shockwave within the citadel, Hot Rod and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] took down [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]. Immediately afterward, they were confronted with the looming threat of a remaining Guardian robot—a threat that was soon neutralized by the arrival of the [[Wrecker]]s, the [[Autobot High Council]], and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. The unified Autobot group soon breached the citadel, and successfully brought to an end Shockwave's reign. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

Some time later, Hot Rod ran a simulation combat scenario against Kup, and won using tactics that, in Kup's opinion, would have killed them both had it been real. Only after his victory did Hot Rod remember that he'd promised to take Arcee to see an [[Earth]]-bound shuttle launch—a duty Springer was happy to relieve him of. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}} Soon afterward, he was assigned to perimeter guard duty at [[Autobase]] with Gnaw and Wheelie, separating him from Arcee. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

Optimus Prime once experienced a vision showing, at some unknown point in the future, Hot Rod had become a [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]].{{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}}

{{note|[[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] went then went out of business, putting a premature end to its ongoing stories. The following would have taken place in [[Unreleased Dreamwave issues|unreleased issues]].}}

After looking upon the still-recovering Optimus Prime with Wheelie and Gnaw, Hot Rod was accosted by several "[[Female Autobots|Transformer-like warriors]]," and knocked off-line. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Issue 11|Generation 1 #11}}
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===3H comics===
[[File:Skidswreckers2.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|It's funny because Rodimus sucked at everything.]]
A few months after he destroyed [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] in 2005, {{storylink|Covenant (story)|Covenant}} Rodimus Prime spearheaded an effort to establish multiple recon posts to watch for advancing threats... even though some of his scientists said he shouldn't. When only two of the five launched ships were ever heard from again. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

After the Great Wars ended and the [[Pax Cybertronia]] was signed, he changed his name to simply "Rodimus" and decided to check out the new "[[Great Upgrade|Maximal Upgrade]]". His relationship with [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] ended shortly after, as the latter went through dark gripping depression over the death of [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] and vanished.

Rodimus joined the [[Wrecker]]s at some undetermined point afterward. After [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] took over Cybertron with his [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon drones]], Wrecker leader [[Apelinq (BM)|Apelinq]] got stranded on prehistoric [[Earth]], leaving Rodimus in charge. True to form, he ditched leadership duties to [[Primal Prime]] as soon as possible.

After Primal Prime got his marching orders from the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]], he met Rodimus deep inside Cybertron's caverns, where Arcee—in a new Maximal body—lurked and stewed in her depression. Realizing he couldn't convince her to give a damn about anything, he left, rejoining the main Wrecker force in battle. Making it onto an ancient Autobot shuttle, the Wreckers blasted off... with late-arrival Arcee. {{storylink|Departure}}

[[File:Arceedisclosure.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Except you're the size of my arm now.]]
Rodimus recognized the homing beacon emitting from [[Akalo|Archa Nine]] as one of those missing exploration parties mentioned before. When the shuttle landed, Rodimus stayed behind to help repair the damage the ship had suffered. The entire Wrecker team later gathered in an [[Akalouthan]] village, where Rodimus was reunited with [[Glyph (Universe)|Glyph]], who took them to see the artifact known as the [[Divine Light]]. The Wreckers' analysis of the item was cut short, as it was stolen by the traitor [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. Rodimus saw the back-in-his-old-body [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] off, who was sent to chase after Cyclonus, while the Wreckers made for their next destination... even though several of them were now leery of the visions Primal Prime had been getting. Because they'd really done ''so well'' by the Wreckers so far. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

Upon landing on the frozen planet, Rodimus was part of the search party immediately dispatched to look for... something. Primal Prime wasn't too specific. They came across [[Al-Badur]], an exiled [[Quintesson]], who gave them a little history lesson. They were then promptly attacked by a school of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]], but the Wreckers made short work of them. They made their way back to the ship, with Al-Badur in tow, and made for their next destination... {{storylink|Disclosure}}

[[File:WreckersFinaleII-RodimusCyclonus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|If Optimus can die, so can I!]]
...Cybertron. As Primal Prime took some Wreckers after their true foe, [[Cryotek (Universe)|Cryotek]], Rodimus tried to get their injured to a safe place. Unfortunately, the planet was under a full scale Quintesson invasion, and some anti-aircraft fire inevitably clipped the ship and sent them plummeting downwards. After they made it to safe ground, Rodimus and the crew hooked up with his fellow [[Matrix Templar]], [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], and followed his insight to the battle. They confronted Cryotek's underling, Cyclonus, and his purloined squad of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]]s. With casualties mounting on both sides, Cyclonus beat a safe retreat, collapsing the tunnel behind him to prevent pursuit. Rodimus was quick enough to dive through the falling debris, however, leaving the two old enemies alone to do battle. Centuries of bad blood carried them through the conflict, until both drew their weapons at point blank range, and fired.

Horribly damaged by this last attack, Rodimus struggled to keep up with the other Wreckers and the running conflict between [[Sentinel Maximus]] and Cryotek. The fighting came to an end at a Quintesson banishing chamber, where the treacherous Al-Badur had attempted to toss Sentinel and Cryotek into a formless void. The two warriors were trapped behind an energy dome, barely able to fight off the portal's pull using their flight systems. Once [[Fractyl]] pointed out that Cryotek was empowered by the Divine Light, a fraction of Primus's own power, Rodimus realized that as Matrix Templars he and Cheetor could drain that power away from the Predacon. They managed to extract most of it before Cryotek cut off their siphoning effect. In the end, Sentinel Maximus sacrificed himself to pull Cryotek into the void with him. Rodimus finally expired from his wounds from fighting Cyclonus, quietly passing on into the Matrix. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}
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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:GIJoeTFHotRod70s.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"That bumperchest really doesn't feel right. How do Prowl and Jazz live with it?"]]
Hot Rod was one of [[Teletran 3]]'s unfortunate victims when the computer malfunctioned and transported a random number of Transformers to random points in Earth's timeline. Along with [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], Hot Rod ended up in mid-1970's [[San Francisco]], where he was locked into the form of a Ford Mustang muscle car. The dormant Autobot was soon stolen by a car thief, but was chased down by a group of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] and [[Cobra]] members sent to retrieve the Transformers. Discovering [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] in the process, the humans equipped both vehicles with [[disruption unit]] that awakened the Transformers and sent them back to present-day Cybertron seconds after Hot Rod commented about feeling "really weird." {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}} Back on Cybertron, they were stuck waiting inside the force field Ultra Magnus had erected to prevent [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] from capturing Teletran 3. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

Some time after his time travel adventure, Hot Rod reported to Optimus Prime that [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s team on Earth had been sidetracked by a Cobra attack. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}} When said team ended up disappearing in Cybertron's [[Gladiator Zone]], Hot Rod convinced Optimus to stay behind and take care of an Autobot peace ceremony instead of going out and searching for them. Hot Rod then assembled his own search party, but they failed to find the missing Autobots. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} Unfortunately, [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s forces attacked the peace ceremony and captured Optimus Prime, leading to Hot Rod assembling a new team intent on rescuing him. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}} [[File:Hot Rod and Ultra Magnus BlackHorizon1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.9]] They fought Serpent O.R.'s Decepticon army together with reinforcements from G.I. Joe, and during the battle, Hot Rod paused in horror as he saw the light of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] being opened inside the Decepticon base. The Decepticon army eventually defeated, and by the time Hot Rod reached inside their base, Serpent O.R. had been killed as well. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}

A few months later, Hot Rod questioned Optimus Prime's choice to go to Earth again, accusing his leader of feeling guilty about [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s death at Serpent O.R.'s hands and doing everything by himself just to prevent more people from dying. Prime just looked at him sadly before leaving, causing Ultra Magnus to tell Hot Rod that he really needed to learn when to stop talking. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
{{main|Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity}}
[[File:SpotlightHotRod-HotRodcvrAexcerpt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left|As much as anything else, this was to troll [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]].]]
Originating from the city-state of [[Nyon]], Hot Rod destroyed it to keep its population from being painfully, fatally drained to fuel the corrupt [[Zeta Prime]]'s war machines.

Years later, Hot Rod held a fairly high rank in the Autobot army, equivalent to [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]], and was sent on a mission to [[Ki-Aleta]] to retrieve the [[Magnificence]] which turned into a only technically-successful disaster, with himself the only apparent survivor. When he found out [[Doubledealer|Dealer]] had also survived, he rescued him from a Decepticon prison, unaware that he was the traitor who had caused things to go so wrong. Soon after, he was called to Earth to aid [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]], but briefly returned to retrieve the Magnificence to gain information on the [[Expansion]], during which he discovered Dealer's treachery and killed him. Thereafter, he returned to his information-gathering task on the [[Machination]], and though was badly beaten by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], he still aided in the Decepticon's defeat.

After surviving the [[Surge (event)|Surge]] and watching Optimus surrender to [[Skywatch]], he led a group of Autobots to make an alliance with [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] to get off Earth, with the capitalist Decepticon buttering him up by dubbing him "Rodimus Prime", a name he adopted and continued to use even after Swindle's inevitable betrayal. Flying off in a stolen shuttle to retrieve the Matrix from the Decepticons, he was blasted into space by [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] after taking it from [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]], leading to a trip that involved the discovery of [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron's]] army-building. Returning the Matrix and this information to Optimus, he was permanently redubbed Rodimus and joined him in facing Galvatron, convincing Optimus that only the Matrix could undo the [[Darkness (G1)|Heart of Darkness]]' contamination of Vector Sigma.

After the Chaos War was done, he was given half of the now-empty Matrix by Optimus, and led a two-hundred strong crew into space aboard the ''[[Lost Light]]'' to seek the [[Knights of Cybertron]], leaving Cybertron and its returned, hostile, population of [[NAIL|neutral Transformers]].

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===''Q-Robo Transformer''===
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===''Mini Mayhem!''===
When a surprise party was thrown for Optimus in honor of the 20th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', Hot Rod didn't wind up getting invited. He bemoaned that no one ever remembered ''his'' anniversary.

Later, Optimus told a couple of humans that the Transformers were in the midst of doing something really interesting... and showed them Hot Rod and Sunstreaker eating a pie! {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
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While the other Autobots were busy dealing with a rampaging [[Astrotrain (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Astrotrain]], Rodimus disrupted [[Megatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Megatron]] and the other Decepticons' attack on a power plant by engaging them solo. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 2}} Unable to tackle Megatron in hand-to-hand combat, he was able to get [[Starscream (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Starscream]] to accidentally blast his leader instead, but this did little more than annoy Megatron, who flattened Rodimus with a [[fusion cannon]] blast. With Rodimus defeated, the Decepticons pulled out, but the Autobot cavalier didn't let the defeat get him down, and he sped off to join the other Autobots in battling Astrotrain. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 3}} Soon after, Rodimus helped defend another power plant against a Decepticon attack, shielding the human workers from Starscream's blasts with his own body. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 4}}

When the mysterious new Decepticon warrior [[Cyclonus (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in comic|Cyclonus]] provided Megatron with the means to transform himself into the monstrous [[Galvatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in comic|Galvatron]], Rodimus, [[Ironhide (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Ironhide]] and [[Mirage (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Mirage]] trailed Cyclonus's Targetmaster partner [[Nightstick (G1)|Nightstick]] to the volcano in which Megatron was carrying out his transformation. Despite resistance from Starscream and Cyclonus, Rodimus and his team were able to collapse the volcano's cone in on itself. They believed they had sealed Megatron within, and were about to focus their attack on Starscream when they were sent scattering by the explosive emergence of Galvatron from the remains of the caldera. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 9}}

===''Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun'' manga===
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Following the defeat of [[Galvatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Galvatron]] on [[Earth]], Rodimus was among the Autobots that [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Optimus Prime]] summoned to the planet. Together with [[Ironhide (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Ironhide]], [[Hound (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Hound]] and [[Jetfire (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Skyfire]], Rodimus was to protect the planet while Optimus's team set off for Cybertron in pursuit of the fleeing Galvatron. {{storylink|To the Sea of Stars}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
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===Fire Rodimus===
{{note|Fire Rodimus is based on an unproduced toy concept. For information about the toy concept, see [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Notes|here]].}}
[[File:TFGRodimus.jpg|upright=0.7|thumb|New Rodimus, not to be confused with New Coke.]]

====Ask Vector Prime====
In [[Primax 092.0 Beta]], Rodimus (in his [[Micromaster]] body) was severely injured defending [[Micro|Zone]] from a [[Galaman|Great Galaman]] invasion. Subsequently, Rodimus's essence was transferred into [[Duke Fire]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Star Convoy]]'s power-up being, and Rodimus became known as Fire Rodimus. Star Convoy and Fire Rodimus's powerful combined form, Supernova Convoy, defeated [[Dark Nova|Star Giant]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Ultra Megatron]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/15}}

====''Regeneration One''====
Fire Rodimus was among the many alternate universe incarnations glimpsed by [[Primax 512.5 Gamma]]'s [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] {{storylink|Destiny, Part Three}} and was also summoned to Primax 512.5 Gamma to fight the [[Dark Matrix (G1)|Dark Matrix]] creature. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}
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===''Kre-O'' online manga===
After being asked to by [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]], the [[Autobot]]s, including Rodimus, attacked the Decepticon Base and chased away [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]]. {{Storylink|A Reliable Warrior!? Vortex the Lookout from Hell}} After Megatron transformed into [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Rodimus helped stop Galvatron's rampage by distracting him long enough for [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] to take Galvatron's helmet off, returning him to normal. {{storylink|Enter the New Emperor of Destruction!? Stop Galvatron's Rampage!}}

===''Cloud''===
[[File:Cloud Hot Rodimus.jpg|thumb|"Let me ask before I grab your purse; Why do I look like the [[Springer (G1)|Green guy]]?]]
'''Hot Rodimus''' was a young knight among the [[Autobot]]s, the space-time guardians who resided in [[Cloud World]]'s [[Metropolis]]. He was a powerful warrior with a strong sense of justice, but had a rather brash and immature attitude because of his youth.

Hot Rodimus was dispatched by [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] to deal with an energy surge at the 24-BW Spacetime. {{storylink|Uprising (Cloud)|Uprising}} Returning after the appointed time, Hot Rodimus explained to Optimus that a space-time disturbance delayed his return with the energy for [[SARA]]. As they spoke, the Decepticon uprising began with a devastating level of destruction levelled against Metropolis. Though overcome with emotion, Hot Rodimus was pacified by Optimus, who dispatched him to prepare their district's defenses. {{storylink|Raid}}

The Autobots fought back against the Decepticon invaders, but little did they suspect that the destruction being wrought was little nothing more than a distractio. While the bulk of their forces had been drawn away from their base of operations, a group of Decepticons forced their way in and abducted [[SARA]] before returning to the Underground. When the Autobots reconvened to discuss their next course of action, Hot Rodimus bemoaned their foolishness and inability to see through the Decepticons' ruse. The Autobots began to lose hope when it became clear that they would have to venture into the vast, dangerous, and unmapped Decepticon territory to retrieve SARA. Though Optimus, taking full blame of the situation onto himself, suggested that he venture into the Underground alone, Hot Rodimus refused to allow Optimus to go on such a dangerous venture. He declared that all the Autobots would join him. His comrades, though scared at first, agreed with Hot Rodimus's sentiment. Optimus thanked Hot Rodimus for preventing him from making another foolish decision, and then gave the order... ROLL OUT! {{storylink|Resolve}}

After zeroing in on SARA's energy signature, a decrepit old building, Hot Rodimus, Optimus Prime and [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] headed underground. While a team headed by Jazz blitzed the Decepticons on the building's main floor, Hot Rodimus's team infiltrated its basement covertly. They reached the inner sanctum were SARA was being kept only to find that Megatron had already wired her into his own body. The Decepticon leader revealed the extent of his megalomania, declaring that he would rule all of space-time, even if it meant destroying his home dimension in the process. Though they tried to stop him, both Hot Rodimus and Brawn were shoved away effortlessly by the newly empowered Megatron. Hot Rodimus was knocked unconscious by the attack. His back-up disabled, Optimus Prime rammed Megatron, causing a disruption in SARA's energy and sending the combatants across dimensions. {{storylink|Leap}}

When a close friend of Hot Rodimus was injured by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], the righteous anger burning within him awakened the power of [[SARA]], granting him a second [[alternate mode]] in the form of a helicopter.

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====''Transformers Legends'' comic====
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
[[File:TFvsJoe4 hotrod.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Flame deco now available with Kirby Krackle!]]
Polymath warrior prince '''Imhotep Rodimus''' was Optimus Prime's chosen successor as Autobot leader. Unfortunately for Rodimus, when Optimus disappeared and Megatron seized control of Cybertron, Dinobot leader Grimlock objected to the "chosen one" taking leadership and defeated him in combat, casting him out of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. Fallen and dejected, with no fight left in him, the young 'bot became a cog in Megatron's great machine, and wound with a lowly job in reactor maintenance, cleaning up vermin droppings and ferrying around the tubular [[energon]] containers from which he took his new name: Hot Rod.

On a routine collection of [[turborat]] traps, Hot Rod was puzzled to find that one trap contained not the robotic pests he was used to, but small, organic beings: unfortunate members of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], who had recently arrived on the planet. Tossing them in with the rest of his cargo and going on his weary way past the [[smelting pool]]s, he was suddenly confronted by Autobot revolutionary Blaster, who despised him for his defection and opened fire on him. A G.I. Joe [[G.I.Rocket|missile bombardment]] subsequently took Blaster out, but when Decepticons [[Apeface]] and [[Demolisher]] arrived, they assumed Hot Rod was responsible and congratulated him. Praise from these low-lifes was the last straw for Hot Rod, and he threw the pair into one of the furnaces, loaded up the unconscious Blaster, and roared off back to Metroplex, unintentionally providing the Joes with an escape from their own missiles in the process. {{storylink|Form Follows Function}}

Hot Rod returned to Metroplex just as it was coming under attack from both [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and a mind-controlled [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. He managed to get inside the Autobot city anyways, and brought Blaster to Ratchet, urging the medic to save the brave Autobot to whom he owed his reawakening. Hot Rod then made his way to Metroplex's control room and ordered him to convert to his battle mode. Before he could convince the traumatized city to do so, Grimlock happened by. The Dinobot tried to chase off Hot Rod as he had done so in the past, but with a solid left hook Rodimus challenged Grimlock for leadership once more. Whatever the outcome of the duel, Grimlock expired shortly thereafter at the hands of Megatron. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}} Afterwards, Rodimus, Brawn, and Mirage found that [[Bazooka (G.I. Joe)|Bazooka]], while in a trance, had drawn a map to the Chamber of Primus on Metroplex's floor. Following the map, the three Autobots, Bazooka, Cover Girl, and Duke found the face of the dormant Cybertronian god whispering: "No will but Megatron's"... Decepticobra guards, posted at a nearby Megatronian temple, caught sight of them, and a firefight began between both sides. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}}

The group's pilgrimage took them deep beneath the surface of Cybertron, where they encountered the mysterious [[Keeper (Transformer)|Keeper]]. The Keeper told the group about the creation of Cybertron from its progenitor [[Daiakuron]]. {{storylink|Earth: R.I.P.}} Their tour of the netherworld was cut short by tremors from above, and the team made a break for it. Rodimus made up to the surface safely, where he dispatched Springer and some Joes to rescue the individuals who hadn't made it out. {{storylink|Escape from Primus}} As the maddened Primus drew closer to the sun, both sides prepared for the final confrontation. Rodimus rallied the shellshocked Metroplex, convincing him to transform into his robot form for the first time in millennia. As the Jotobots attacked Trypticon, Rodimus rode Sky Lynx into the battle. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

Rodimus was one of the many Autobots forced to combine with Megatron to form "Mega-Megatron". After the resurrection of Optimus Prime and the end of the war, Optimus departed Cybertron aboard the ''Ark-2'', once again offering Rodimus a second chance to rule Cybertron. Rodimus gratefully accepted the opportunity. As a peacetime "philosopher-king", he and Wreck-Gar frequently visited [[Uranus]] to contemplate. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}
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===''Transformers: All Spark''===
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{{storylink|Ray of Hope}} {{storylink|Great Aspirations}} {{storylink|Conclusion}}

===''Q-Transformers'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Kenshō Ono]] (Japanese)}}
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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[File:Micro-Aggressions HotRodGrimlock.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]
During the original Great War, Hot Rod fought on Earth and once tore off [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s wing in a parking garage. {{storylink|Derailment}}

When the [[Builder of Cybertron|Builders of Cybertron]] came into power, Hot Rod quickly became aware of how oppressive their rule was. He believed he could work within their system however, and set about implementing gradual change without resorting to violence. To this end, he downsized his body and became a [[Micromaster]], even though doing so meant he lost much of his status in the government's hierarchy. Hot Rod worked the system for seventy years, along the way getting posted as the head of [[Micropolis]]. Then, in the late 24th century, [[Lio Convoy]] sparked a revolution among the [[Maximal]] and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] populace, calling for an aggressive societal reform. Hot Rod and his team, [[Drillbuster]], [[Blackout (G1)|Blackout]], [[Spaceshot]], and [[Countdown (G1)|Countdown]], were assigned to deal with and counter the [[Resistance]]'s [[Grand Uprising]].

In energy-starved times, Hot Rod, like most other members of society, was privy to a very limited amount of fuel. It surprised him then when he was given a full tank in preparation for an upcoming mission. The severity of the situation cleared up why he had been allowed more than his usual ration: the Resistance had managed to steal the [[G-Virus]]. This potent weapon had been reverse-engineered from [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s remains, and would replicate the process that transformed [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] into the mad scion of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] in anyone that was infected with it. Hot Rod was furious to learn that the one who had orchestrated the theft was none other than [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]; his former teammate had previously transplanted his spark into a Maximal body and then led many violent attacks against the government. Hot Rod did find solace in the fact that Grimlock was a predictable opponent though. He quickly puzzled out that the Resistance's next target would be the first [[Games|gladiatorial game]] to be hosted since Lio Convoy's call to arms. Hot Rod called in every favor owed to him to secure two hundred extra guards for [[Tesarus (polity)|Tesarus Arena]], with an extra three-hundred [[Maximal Command Security Force|MCSF]] officers to patrol the stadium's crowd.

Despite these precautions, Grimlock's cell managed to come dangerously close to the crowd before Hot Rod was alerted to their presence. He went to deal with the intruders in person, leaving most of his troops in place in case Grimlock was merely creating a diversion for another attack. Hitching a ride atop of Blackout and Spaceshot's combined vehicle mode, he managed to reach the Resistance fighters before they were in position to infect the Builders enjoying the Game. While his subordinates dealt with The [[Manterror|Man Terror]] and [[Snapper]], two Predacons operating under Grimlock, Hot Rod took on the former [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] himself. The battle that ensued left both Hot Rod and his opponent gravely wounded. Many verbal attacks were also traded between them, with Grimlock accusing Hot Rod of spitting on everything the Autobot badge once stood for by siding with the Builders. Hot Rod countered that though he hated what their world had become, he was leading by example, unlike Grimlock who had remained a violent brute. Their brawl eventually led to both 'bots tumbling out into the arena crowd. Grimlock's remaining allies came to his aid, and Hot Rod was tossed aside as Snapper prepared to unleash a virulent payload on the unsuspecting crowd. Hot Rod pleaded with him not to, explaining to the Predacon what the virus actually did; Grimlock had neglected to inform his underlings of this particular detail. Snapper was swayed to not unleash a thousand more mad tyrants on Cybertron, and destroyed the virus. Though Hot Rod had been specifically instructed to retrieve the G-Virus, he was simply content with the fact that it had not been unleashed. In thanks for his cooperation, Hot Rod promised Snapper that he would be treated fairly as he was taken into custody. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}}

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===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
In one universe, Rodimus fought alongside his fellow Autobots against Megatron's Decepticons until the Cybertronian civil war led to the creation of the monstrous combiner, [[Thunder Mayhem]]. Thunder Mayhem turned on his masters, ultimately leading to him rampaging across Cybertron. Rodimus presumably perished during the reckoning of his homeworld. {{storylink|History}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
{{voiceactor|[[Ben Pronsky]]}}
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Starscream}} {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Windblade}} {{storylink|The Council}} {{storylink|Homecoming (CW)|Homecoming}} {{storylink|A War of Giants}} {{storylink|Darkest Hour (CW)|Darkest Hour}} {{storylink|Destruction's Dawn}}}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
[[File:SiegeOnCybertron-Rodimus Prime.jpg|thumb|150px|]]
Hot Rod was partnered with the [[Titan Master]] [[Firebolt (G1)|Firedrive]], who granted him the ability to firei electrostatic fire blasts to disable enemy systems. {{storylink|Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Titans Return|''Titans Return'' Firedrive/Hot Rod toy bio}} Later, during a mission to [[Velocitron]], Rodimus Prime crossed the finish line in a race to win the power of dominion over speed, but he had to convert himself into a Titan Master to use the power.<ref>''Titans Return'' Chaos on Velocitron bios</ref>
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==Commercial appearances==
*Hot Rod, [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] came to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s aid when the Autobot leader was fighting against [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. Hot Rod taunted the Decepticons, telling them to "watch my smoke!" {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, Rodimus Prime|Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, and Rodimus Prime commercial}}
*Hot Rod and Kup found themselves stranded on the planet [[Quintessa]]. The two Autobots drove up to the edge of a greenish pool, from which a pile of Sharkticons emerged and attacked. The duo fist-fighted their way through the enemy 'bots, with the help of an intervening [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sharkticon|Sharkticon commercial}}
*A stone sculpture of Rodimus was savaged by Weirdwolf as part of his training. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Decepticon Headmasters|Decepticon Headmasters commercial}}
*Rodimus Prime charged into battle with Kup, Blurr, and Wheelie against Galvatron, Cyclonus, and Scourge. Then [[Sixshot]] joined the scuffle. Rodimus took the brunt of many of the Six-Changer's attacks, getting fired upon while Sixshot was in his jet fighter mode, pounced onto when Sixshot assumed his "wheeled wolf" mode, and blasted once more by the Decepticon's "laser pistol" mode. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sixshot|Sixshot commercial}}
*Rodimus handed his totally trustworthy agent [[Punch (G1)|Punch]] an important device, and saluted him as he drove off. Unbeknownst to Rodimus, Punch would meet with the Decepticons under his "Counterpunch" guise and hand the device over to Galvatron himself! {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Punch and Clones|Punch/Counterpunch and Clones commercial}}
*Rodimus and Blurr drove to an Autobot laboratory, only to be informed by a distressed Kup that there had been an accident; the newest Autobots were monsters! Thankfully, they were still Autobots nonetheless, and helped ward off a Decepticon attack. After seeing how viciously the [[Monsterbot]]s dealt with the Decepticons, Rodimus expressed relief that these new 'bots were on his side. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Monsterbots|Monsterbots commercial}}
*The Autobots were caught by surprise when it seemed at first that a tank and jet were about to crash into one another on the battlefield, only for them to transform together into the Decepticon [[Flywheels]]! Rodimus was unfazed by this turn of events, and pounced onto this new combatant. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Duocons and Throttlebots|Duocons and Throttlebots commercial}}
*Rodimus Prime fought next to Blurr against Galvatron and his cronies while Transformers from both factions prepared to leave Cybertron and expand their war to the planet [[Nebulos]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Headmaster comic book|Headmaster comic book commercial}}
*Hot Rod's voice narrated a handful of commercials, including:
**The [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Headmasters|Headmasters commercial}}
**The [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] and [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Technobots and Terrorcons|Technobots and Terrorcons commercial}}

==Games==
===3D Battle-Card Game===
Hot Rod was one of [[Optimus Primal]]'s many Autobot allies in a fight against [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s Decepticon forces. {{storylink|3D Battle-Card Game#Energon Wars expansion|Energon Wars Expansion Set}}

===''The Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth''===
[[File:C64RodimusPrimeAndHotRod.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Along with their fellow Autobots, Hotrod{{sic}} and Rodimus Prime protected Earth from the menace of the Decepticons. Hotrod was ostensibly under the command of Rodimus Prime. {{storylink|The Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth}}

{{note|In this game, "Hotrod" and Rodimus Prime are separate characters who can be in the same place at the same time. Don't try to think about this too hard.}}
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===''Transformers: Mystery of Convoy''===
[[File:Mysteryofconvoy rodimus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]]
When Optimus Prime went missing under mysterious circumstances, Ultra Magnus was given the task of battling hordes of Decepticons in order to solve the mystery of his whereabouts. The Decepticons had also stolen a collection of seven energon cubes belonging to Rodimus Prime, which Magnus strove to recover during his fight. When all seven were successfully obtained and the battle was won, a new challenge rose its head, but with his energon cubes back, Rodimus was able to take up the fight! He had a funny habit of looking like an orange Ultra Magnus if you looked at him sideways. {{storylink|Transformers: Mystery of Convoy}}
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===''Transformers: The Headmasters''===
Rodimus Prime was kidnapped by the Decepticons and held captive on Cybertron by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. He was rescued by [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and his other comrades, and in turn helped rescue those who were still imprisoned. Once they had reunited, Rodimus Prime and the others met with [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] for the last battle against [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. {{storylink|Transformers: The Headmasters (video game)|Transformers: The Headmasters}}

===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter von Gomm]] (English)}}
====Autobot story====
[[File:Callofthefuture rodimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"I am from the future and know a lot about history!"]]

When [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] gained the incredible power of the [[Zel Quartz]] in the year 2010 and began cutting a swath of destruction across the galaxy, Rodimus Prime, [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] resolved to prevent this devastation by traveling back in time and eliminating the quartz in the past, thereby altering their future. Using a [[Transwarp]]-equipped ship supplied by the [[Quintesson]]s, they traveled to the world of [[Zel Samine]] in the year 2003, where they ran across teams of present-day Autobots and Decepticons led by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], who were carrying out investigations on their own on the planet.

Making matters worse, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] also followed them back in time, and the two teams allied themselves with their respective present-day factions in order to locate the Zel Quartz. It wasn't necessarily an easy alliance to make: Rodimus was barely able to keep his cool when [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], not believing that he and his team were really Autobots, demanded to know if Rodimus was Autobot leader in the future, what happened to Optimus? Fortunately, Optimus calmed his lieutenant down and welcomed the trio of future Autobots into his forces.

Working with the present day Autobots was not easy for Rodimus, as he was well aware of the fate that awaited them. On a number of occasions, he struggled with his knowledge of the future, knowing he could prevent a [[Battle of Autobot City|great tragedy]] but could also cause untold damage to the timestream by doing so. He also showed some interest in Arcee when he attempted to give her a precious stone he'd found during a mission to a mine, only for the female Autobot to scold him for taking something that didn't belong to him. Luckily for him, Optimus stepped in and settled things by ordering Rodimus and Arcee to return the stone. That Optimus makes one heck of a wingman.

After several false leads, the quartz was eventually located, serving as the power source of the [[ELTA]] power transmission array. After fighting their way through the likes of Cyclonus, Scourge, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and both [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and his future counterpart Soundblaster, Rodimus and Optimus engaged Megatron and Galvatron in a two-on-two battle over ELTA, using the power of their twin Matrices to stop the computer from self-destructing. Once the dust from the fight had settled, Starscream reemerged and snatched up the Zel Quartz, only to promptly take it off-planet, where it disintegrated without Zel Samine's atmosphere and electromagnetic properties to sustain it. With their future thus averted, Rodimus and his Autobots began fading away to rejoin the timestream. Before they disappeared, Rodimus attempted to warn Optimus of the coming dangers in the future, including his Optimus's death (for which Rodimus continued to blame himself), but Optimus silenced him, telling him that he did not need to know what the future held. Rodimus told Optimus that he would always be the greatest leader in Autobot history, but Optimus told him that he was merely a soldier who loved justice, and that that was all Rodimus needed to be too.

====Decepticon story====
Megatron, Starscream, and Soundwave encountered Rodimus Prime while investigating the presence of unknown craft over Zel Samine. Rodimus was stunned to see the Decepticon [[Emperor of Destruction]] before reminding himself of the era he was in. For his part, Megatron thought he was facing Hot Rod, but quickly realised his mistake. After a short, sharp fight that saw Rodimus defeated, Megatron was distracted enough by the appearance of Galvatron to allow the future Autobot to escape.

Rodimus would again battle Megatron as well as Galvatron at the ELTA power transmission array, this time alongside his hero Optimus Prime. He was shocked that despite the fact the two Primes were working together, they were still defeated. When Megatron and Galvatron resolved to destroy the ELTA array Rodimus pleaded with them to stop, pointing out that the array generated a massive amount of energy, the same energy the Decepticons so loved. Sadly, the two Emperors of Destruction felt that with the Zel Quartz now in their possession, they no longer needed the array and proceeded to destroy it with their combined power. The wounded Rodimus barely escaped.

He presumably returned to the future alongside all the future Transformers when Starscream unwittingly rendered the Zel Quartz powerless. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Transformers Battle Circuit''===
Rodimus, one of the "greatest Transformers of all time," was part of an Autobot team that participated in a tournament on Cybertron. He faced off against a team of Decepticons in a series of one-on-one matches. If he managed to defeat Menasor, Trypticon, Astrotrain, Starscream, and Megatron, Rodimus was declared to be the tournament's champion! {{storylink|Transformers Battle Circuit}}

===''Transformers: Battle Masters''===
Rodimus arrived in the city for a decent battle, and though he was defeated by local fighters, he decided not to leave the town. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Masters (mobile game)|Battle Masters}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Following [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s rebirth as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Rodimus led the Autobots to a decisive victory over the Decepticon forces. {{storylink|All Hail Galvatron}} When Galvatron summoned [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] to the battlefield, Rodimus attempted to block the Decepticon advance with [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], though unsuccessfully. {{storylink|The Colossus War}}

Rodimus and [[Kup (G1)|Sergeant Kup]] were put on trial by the [[Quintesson]]s. They faced death by [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]] until [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] organized a well-timed coup. {{storylink|Mockery of Justice}} The Autobots subsequently found themselves up against [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. Rodimus defeated the monster by opening the [[Matrix of Leadership]], saving [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and becoming the new Autobot leader in the process. {{storylink|'Til All Are One (Legends)|'Til All Are One}}

When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] were abducted by [[Skuxxoid]]s during the [[Galactic Olympics|Galactic Games]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and Rodimus Prime traveled to [[Chaar]] to see if the Decepticons were responsible. Damaged in an attack, he had a vision revealing the Quintessons were behind the kidnapping. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 1}} He almost sacrificed himself on the planet Goo to save the rest of his team. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 2}} Rodimus traveled into the Matrix to learn the origin of the Transformer race. Following an attack on Cybertron, Galvatron was only prevented from fighting with Rodimus by [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 3}}

Following an Decepticon assault led by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Rodimus, alongside Spike, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], and Ultra Magnus were forced into taking cover within the [[Autobot Mausoleum]]. This did little to improve their situation, however, as the Decepticons continued their advance. Unexpectedly, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] rose from his tomb, providing hope that the tide may yet turn in the Autobots' favour. Rodimus returned the Matrix of Leadership to the resurrected Autobot leader, reverting to Hot Rod in the process. Once in possession of the Matrix, however, Optimus fled for Cybertron, leaving the other Autobots stranded. The Matrix was returned to Hot Rod when Optimus regained his senses, who sacrificed himself once more to undo the Quintessons' trap, much to the chagrin of the Autobots. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (Legends)|Dark Awakening}}

Arcee, Rodimus, Ultra Magnus, and Springer were trapped in human bodies by [[Victor Drath]] and [[Cobra Commander|Old Snake]], but still managed to foil the pair's plan to destroy Autobot City. They were later successfully returned to their robot bodies. {{storylink|Only Human (Legends)|Only Human}}

Rodimus attempted to defend an experimental space bridge from Galvatron and his forces, only for a stray shot to hit the space bridge, sending all nearby combatants hurtling back in time. Finding themselves in a time where Primus and Unicron were battling one another, shaking the very cosmos with their blows, Rodimus and his troops allied themselves with their creator, while the mad Galvatron ordered his troops to help the Chaos Bringer. Despite the superior amount of beings that Unicron was able to will into being, the Autobots prevailed. Unicron was sent into a retreat, and the time-displaced Transformers were sent back to their proper place in the timestream by Primus. {{storylink|Battle of the Brothers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Rodimus-(CW).jpg|thumb|400px|We've got to get a new travel agent.]]
Rodimus (CW) participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Super Rare character who could be acquired as a reward in the "Optimus Maximus Awakes!" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:RodimusEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|wHY Do mY PipES BeNd??]]
Hot Rod encounters [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Transformers:Earth Wars|Nemesis Prime]].
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Light our Darkest Hour event}}

[[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] met with Hot Rod to offer information on [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s dimensional recruitment scheme; Hot Rod was skeptical, and when the other [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s arrived on the scene, Hot Rod declared that it was an ambush. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Rogue Trader}}

*'''Class:''' Special
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star
*'''Weapons:''' Hot Rod wields two blasters. ''And'' he can also throw a hand grenade from a distance and set a building on fire!
*'''Ability: Blessing of the Matrix:''' Makes a friendly bot invulnerable to damage and stun effects for 8 seconds. Upgrading this ability increases duration.
**'''Cost''': 6 ability points +2 for reuses.

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

{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Image and story from all three cutscenes upon obtaining him, and after Researching twice.}}}}

==Toys==
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==Notes==
[[File:RodimusPrime-earlymodel.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Hey, ladies. Look at your G1 Hot Rod and Rodimus Prime toys, now back to us, now back at your toys, now back to us."]]
*According to earliest materials (also the source of the earliest Hot Rod head seen in this section's first image), Rodimus Prime's original name was '''Hot Rodimus'''.
*Like the rest of the 1986 movie's original characters, Hot Rod and Rodimus Prime had early designs by [[Floro Dery]] which the toys were based on, only for the designs to then be refined over time into their finalized form. The early models were used for the characters' Marvel Comics appearances, and would occasionally erroneously appear in [[AKOM]]-animated episodes of the cartoon. Rodimus's early design is one of the mostly commonly-seen in the series, popping in and out of episodes from scene to scene quite literally at random; it features curving shoulders and a spoiler that flares outward, and lacks an additional trapezoid in the centre of his pelvis that is part of his finalized model. Notably, Rodimus's final character model has never actually been found—only his early design is published in character model compendiums like ''[[Transformers Generations]]'' or ''[[Transformers: The Ark]]''.
**While AKOM bounced back and forth between early and finished designs for Rodimus, they ''always'' used the ''color scheme'' of the early design. This scheme colors the indentations on his shoulders burgundy-red instead of white; the "windscreen" details on his pelvis (see below) white instead of light-burgundy; the aforementioned trapezoid the same burgundy as the rest of his pelvis instead of the same light burgundy the windscreen is supposed to be; and finally, his his tyres black (the finalized model is the odd one here, as it made them burgundy).
**Additionally, Rodimus also has an even ''older'' design, seen at right, which is substantially more different. Here, he appears to carry the trailer of the truck on his back, plus additional [[kibble]] on the back of his forearms. If only there were art of the back of this design. We'd plotz.
**Meanwhile, on Hot Rod's early character model, both sets of wheels are on his arms, as they are intended to span the entire length of the vehicle; his wrist-cuffs are intended to become the vehicle's taillights. Unsurprisingly, this has never been duplicated on any toy.
*As mentioned above, both Hot Rod and Rodimus Prime's character models suggest that the windshield and roof of their respective vehicles form the pelvic area, including little side windows on their hips. This was highlighted by on both characters' early color model, used by AKOM, which colored that area white, as if it were a window, but was downplayed on their finalized models, which recolored those sections in a lighter shade than the surrounding area. The sheer physical impossibility of this has, again, meant it has never been duplicated on any toy, although the Masterpiece version makes a nod to it with a transparent groin plate with indentations underneath denoting two seats and a steering wheel.
[[File:Hotrodrodimuscharactermodels.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Rodimus is always embarrassed by his yearbook photos. (Early AKOM Rodimus model pictured, colored like the finished Toei Rodimus model.]]
*Hot Rod and Rodimus Prime look very similar in fiction, but there are ways to distinguish them by sight.
**Rodimus Prime's character model has extra lines on his face that go from the bottom of his nose and connect to another line forming a triangle shape. Hot Rod's cheeks are more clear and youthful.
**Despite their toys being the same color of red, the cartoon series rendered Hot Rod as magenta, and Rodimus a dark shade of burgundy (the movie, however, made Rodimus the same color as Hot Rod). In addition to repeatedly getting the two character models mixed up, sometimes the animation would depict one model colored as the other.
**In Marvel stories, Hot Rod was also colored almost entirely magenta, with a yellow spoiler and flame deco, but with silver thighs instead of orange. Whoever did the Marvel deco sheet seems to have been looking at the [[:File:G1catalog86-PinkHotRod.jpg|original toy photos]] and colored the thighs like the toy's silver stickers. While Marvel Hot Rod was stark magenta, Marvel Rodimus was colored in the reds, oranges and yellows of his toy. Future comics and toys would often ignore any differences in color between the character's two forms, presenting them both in the original toy colors (see the image at the head of the article for a good example).
**The Japanese ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'' cartoon, in addition to featuring the coloration differences of the American Generation 1 cartoon, also added some extra lines around the perimeter of Rodimus's eyes to further distinguish him from Hot Rod. These odd-looking lines appeared only intermittently, thankfully so—they made Rodimus look like he was wearing robo-mascara. The ''Headmasters'' Rodimus Prime character model also moved the wheel kibble from the back of the arms to the front, to better approximate their position on the toy.
[[File:RodimusPrimeG1-trailermanagement.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Maybe his Mobile Defense Bay is just an extra set of legs!]]
*Rodimus Prime's toy followed the model set by Optimus Prime before him by having a trailer that disconnected and transformed into a battle station (in this case, called the "[[Mobile Defense Bay]]"). Unlike Prime's [[Combat Deck (G1)|Combat Deck]], however, Rodimus's Defense Bay failed to make the leap to fiction, with the cartoon simply depicting his trailer as somewhat unfeasibly folding up into his legs and body <ref>[http://www.allspark.com/content/stories/tfpulp/8704TVM/k.gif Image of Rodimus Prime's animated transformation scheme from TV Magazine]</ref> (barring a few animation errors that depicted it as a separate unit). This [[Transformation|transformation scheme]] was realized in toy form with Rodimus's [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|6" ''Titanium Series'' action figure]].
*A lot of early secondary material uses Hot Rod and Rodimus in ways that don't fit the main Movie-established dynamic. As with stories from the same era that portrayed Megatron and Galvatron as separate beings, this was likely to avoid spoiling the Movie's ending.
*Hot Rod's 1986 tech specs figures are ''extremely'' high (six 10/10s, one 9/10, one 7/10). They are actually higher than both Ultra Magnus and Galvatron's stats. None of the other movie characters have such inflated tech specs, so this was possibly an attempt (albeit small) to convince the kids of the time how awesome their new hero was. Rodimus Prime's tech specs are only every so slightly higher than Hot Rod's, but as the latter was near maximum anyway that isn't saying much. One year later, for his Targetmaster release, Hot Rod's stats have been reduced to slightly more sensible figures (which leads to the amusing situation where his "Firepower" stat actually goes ''down'' from 10 to 7 when he becomes a Targetmaster. Also his top speed has changed from 120 mph to 330 mph. Maybe Firebolt weighs less than his old gun?)
*Hot Rod might be the ''Transformers'' character with the most names in the US. From "Hot Rod" to "Rodimus Prime", to "Rodimus Major" to just plain "Rodimus". Varieties of "Rodimus" appeared to be how he would be named for a while, but his [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Titans Return]] figure is back to being "(Autobot) Hot Rod", suggesting that Hasbro has somehow reclaimed the [[trademark]] on the name.
*[[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]]'s powered up form has a color scheme which resembles Hot Rod's. The reference came full circle with [[Side Burn (RID)|G1 Side Burn]], who was a redeco of a Rodimus toy.
*Aside from the ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Rodimus (Energon)|namesake character]], Hot Rod has also been [[homage]]d twice (or possibly thrice depending on how you look at it) in the [[Unicron Trilogy]]. For ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'', the "[[Powerlinx]]" upgrade of [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] was given a very Hot-Rod-inspired deco. In ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'', [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] made a redeco of Hot Shot (well, "Exillion"), who already had some Hot Rod homage elements in his toy design, with Hot Rod deco as a DVD-pack-in [[exclusive]]. [[Hasbro]] then took this deco, altered it, and released it in the US line at mass retail as the new character [[Excellion (Cybertron)|Excellion]].
*This Rodimus Prime, along with the original [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] makes a cameo appearance as one of the four elders who began the [[space bridge]] project in the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]'' episode "[[Balance]]".

===Foreign names===
====Hot Rod====
*''Japanese:'' '''Hot Rodimus''' (ホットロディマス ''Hotto Rodimasu''), '''Hot Rod''' (ホットロッド ''Hotto Roddo'')
*''English:'' '''Roadimus Prime''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''French:'' '''Météorite''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Nagyágyú''' ("Hot Shot"), '''Peca''' (''The Movie'', "Fisher")
*''Italian:'' '''Folgore'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Rod''' (Taiwan, 羅德 ''Lúo Dé''), '''Rè Pò''' (China, 热破, "Hot Break")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Roda Quente''' (Portugal comic)
*''Russian:'' '''Patron''' (cartoon, Патрон, "Cartridge")

====Rodimus Prime====
*''Japanese:'' '''Rodimus Convoy''' (ロディマスコンボイ ''Rodimasu Konboi''), '''Rodimus Prime''' (ロディマスプライム ''Rodimasu Puraimu'')
*''French:'' '''Rodimus Primo''' (Canada toy, "Rodimus First"), '''Rodimus Primus''' (Canada cartoon)
*''German:'' '''Rodius Prime''' ([[Condor Verlag]] comics)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Rodimusz Fővezér''' ("Prime Commander Rodimus")
*''Italian:'' '''Captain'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Rhodie Jr-tsūn''' (Taiwan, 羅迪至尊, "Rodimus Prime"), '''Bǔ Tīan Shì''' (China, 补天士, "Gentleman Who [[Wikipedia:Nüwa|Repairs the Sky]]")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Rodimus Supremo''' (Portugal comic)
*''Russian:'' '''Rodimes Prime''' (cartoon, Родаймес Прайм)
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Rodimus Najkrashhyj''' (cartoon, Родімус Найкращий, "Rodimus The Best")

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Hot Rod (G1)

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:''Hot Rod is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:DVDbox3d1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|And yet he still gets carded.]]
'''Hot Rod''' is brash and headstrong, with an overwhelming self-confidence that borders on arrogance. [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] has assumed the role of mentor and advisor to the impetuous young Hot Rod, offering him wisdom and advice when he needs it (though Hot Rod rarely feels that he does, much to Kup's annoyance). [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] also serves as a calming influence on Hot Rod, and tends to either worry about him when he is not around, or deride and tease him when he is. Their relationship is antagonistic, but friendly. Exactly how deep Hot Rod's feelings for Arcee might run is unknown.

In contrast, his '''Rodimus Prime''' persona—while still headstrong and stubborn—seems to suffer from a severe lack of confidence, often doubting his own decisions and expressing distress over his position as an [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]]. Of course, much of this comes from comparisons with his former commander [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]—and let's face it, shoes-to-be-filled just don't ''get'' much bigger than that.

One thing that both sides of this Autobot's identity have in common is their impatience—neither Hot Rod nor Rodimus Prime can stand to wait around when they could be doing something instead. He is also very self-reliant, rarely sending others to do anything when he could be doing it himself. His [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partner is [[Firebolt (G1)|Firebolt]], who sometimes becomes his head as a [[Titan Master]]. Sometimes he combines with other Autobots as part of [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]]. As Rodimus Prime, his vehicle sometimes splits between his robot and [[Mobile Defense Bay]].

He has also been known as '''Rodimus''', '''Rodimus Major''', '''Hot Rodimus''', and '''Imhotep Rodimus'''.

{{bigquote|I ''knew'' you had potential, lad.|[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] on Hot Rod's transformation into Rodimus Prime|''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[File:Fightorflee Rodimus explosion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
{{main|Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}
At some point before [[2005]], Hot Rod became stationed at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] and so was present during the [[Battle of Autobot City]]. This was a turning point in the life of the turbo-revving young punk, because he became Autobot leader after gaining the [[Matrix of Leadership]] following the death of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. As Rodimus Prime, his first accomplishments were the defeat of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] and the return of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to the Autobots.

During his time as [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], Rodimus not only had to deal with the Decepticons and [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|their new leader]], but also the political complexities of the planetary alliance Cybertron joined, the return of the Transformers' cruel masters from long ago, the [[Quintesson]]s, the possible revival of Unicron and the arrival of Unicron's "little brother" [[Tornedron]].

During the [[Hate Plague]] outbreak in [[2006]], Optimus Prime was brought back to life and Rodimus gave up his rank of Prime, becoming Hot Rod once more. He would live to see the next Cybertronian [[Golden Age]].
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[File:Hoverscooter.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Wheeeee....]]
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Initially serving under [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Fortress Maximus]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Hot Rod travelled to [[Nebulos]] where he became a [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] and then on to [[Earth]] where he joined [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s forces aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. Returning to Cybertron, he survived the battle against [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] and formed part of the shaky Autobot-Decepticon alliance under the leadership of Prime's successor [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]. Betrayed by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s Decepticons, Hot Rod was killed during the ambush on [[Klo]] but revived shortly afterwards by the power of the [[Last Autobot]].

In some [[splinter timeline]]s Hot Rod went on to become Rodimus Prime, the leader of the Autobots, and took part in further battles against Unicron and his minion [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], albeit with mixed results. In others, he has yet to fulfil this part of his destiny.
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===S.T.A.R.S. pack-in flyers===
[[File:PackIn RodimusPrimeRemembers Front.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Just like he remembers Woodstock.]]
Unicron just might consume the universe, and the Autobots need to determine who the Chosen One is so that he may rise from their ranks, unlock the Matrix of Power, and save all from Unicron! Unfortunately, not even the Chosen One himself knows his identity, and his discovery may come too late. {{storylink|The Autobots Have a Special Mission for:}}

There was a legendary conflict between the Autobots and Decepticons when Optimus Prime led Rodimus Prime and a large team of Autobots in a search for the future site of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. They were ambushed by Megatron and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], and this became known as the Transformers' greatest battle on Earth. Rodimus Prime dubbed it "[[Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction (G1)|Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction]]." {{storylink|Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.|Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.}} Some of the Autobots were forced to retreat due to Thundercracker's "force shield," and Optimus Prime told Rodimus and the others that their only hope was to call in for additional troops. {{storylink|Transformers Combat Data}}

Later, Rodimus Prime remembered the Transformers' greatest battle on Earth. {{storylink|Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.|Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.}}
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===Battle Beneath the Ice===
[[File:BBTI-RunaboutandRodimus.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.3]]
Hot Rod had a run in with the Battlechargers when they tried to destroy the golden gate bridge. The altercation was caught on television.

A couple of weeks later, Hot Rod was part of an expedition to the Antarctic along with Slingshot and Skydive to investigate the discovery of a highly advanced underground city. He was parked in the cargo bay of a troop-carrier aero-plane when he met the young human [[Jeff Grey]]. Together, they watched Hot Rod’s battle with the Battlechargers on Jeff’s [[chronovid wristwatch]]. Some time later, their plane was caught in a blizzard, and shot down by an energy beam. Though many humans perished in the crash, Hot Rod attempted to keep the survivors warm by increasing the current through his temperature control unit to emit heat. Hot Rod and his group of humans were then met by three inhabitants of the subterranean city, who invited them into their futuristic world.

[[File:BBTI-JeffGrey+HotRod.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|left]]
The [[Watcher]], leader of the underground civilization, explained that they possessed technology far surpassing the surface world, save for their weaponry, as they were a peaceful people. The Watcher offered the humans a tour of the city while he and Hot Rod talked. Impressed by the technological wonders The Watcher’s people possessed, Hot Rod became convinced of their altruistic nature. He then met up with Skydive and Slingshot, who had gone on to rendezvous with the drilling team after being unable to locate the downed troop-carrier in the blizzard. The Watcher then showed them an image from the surface: Brawl, Vortex and Blast Off, the Decepticons the Watcher said were responsible for shooting down the troop-carrier. Skydive and Slingshot then took off to battle the Decepticons and draw them away from the city, leaving Hot Rod in charge of protecting the humans.

Hot Rod's group continued their tour of the city. They were shown a hologram chamber, where they encountered Ravage. Hot Rod warned the Decepticon to stay back from the humans, but Ravage assured him he wasn’t here as their enemy. Ravage informed Hot Rod that it wasn’t the Decepticons, but the city-dwellers that had shot down the plane. One of the city-dwellers entered the room with a weapon, intending to attack Ravage. Hot Rod accidentally shot him while aiming for Ravage, who had lept for the city-dweller's throat. Hot Rod was shocked to see the guide fall to the ground, seeing as his weapon only affected other robots. They came to the conclusion that Ravage was telling the truth; the city-dwellers were robots. They were after the warrior-factor encoded in both the Autobots and the Decepticons in order to turn themselves into a powerful army. Hot Rod and Ravage formed a temporary alliance to combat the city-dwellers. Jeff and Ravage then worked together to overwrite the city-dwellers’ programming with the cartoon antics of Gus Gopher that had been recorded by Jeff’s [[chronovid wristwatch]]. With the city-dwellers behaving like cartoon characters, Hot Rod made contact with the Aerialbots, and told them to stop fighting with the Combaticons, and to instead return to the city. The Autobots and Decepticons then went their separate ways on peaceful terms… for the moment being, at least. {{storylink|Battle Beneath the Ice}}
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===Big Looker Storybook continuity===
[[File:CarShowBlowup-AutobotCity.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Hot Rod clearly does not pass emissions standards.]]
Kup and Hot Rod traveled to the coliseum to check out a robot car the [[human]]s had built that could respond to voice commands. They heard about it on their car radios! But when they arrived at the coliseum, Kup spotted Decepticons flying about. As some entered the back door, Kup shooed Hot Rod away, telling him to warn the others. If Hot Rod stayed, he would just get into trouble!

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When Hot Rod returned with the Autobots, Kup had been captured and held prisoner, so the others entered the coliseum in vehicle mode. Meanwhile, Hot Rod snuck up behind Kup and freed him. Yelling "Geronimo!" they jumped from the control room onto the coliseum floor, taking the Decepticons by surprise. Galvatron and the others escaped, but Kup and Hot Rod agreed that they'd be ready for him when he returned. {{storylink|Car Show Blow Up}}

Later, Kup led Hot Rod, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] on a special mission to take supplies from Earth to a space station on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s second moon. Despite Kup's warnings, the Dinobots loaded too many supplies onto the ship, and in the middle of their journey, the ship began to have problems. Hot Rod reassured Arcee that everything would be okay, but the ship was going down! It crashed on a planet which Kup recognized. It was the planet [[Quintessa|Quintesson]]! They were interrupted by a tribal scream and a flurry of firestones. However, the boy who made his presence known was not aiming at them, but at the Quintessons behind them. The boy's name was [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], and he had been abandoned on the planet when his ship crashed their earlier.

Wheelie led them through the jungle, battling Quintessons along the way, until they reached Wheelie's crashed ship. Hot Rod was able to fix it, and everyone left the planet Quintesson, Wheelie included! {{storylink|The Story of Wheelie, the Wild Boy of Quintesson}}
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===Marvel coloring books===
Visiting [[Oil Valley]] with Daniel one day, Hot Rod spotted a group of Decepticons lurking nearby. Taking Daniel into his car mode, he headed back to Autobot City to report back to Ultra Magnus. The Decepticons noticed Hot Rod driving away, and gave chase. As Hot Rod neared Autobot City, he ran into Grimlock and the Dinobots. He quickly informed them of the situation before continuing on his way into the city, while the Dinobots stayed back to fend off the Decepticons. Once Hot Rod informed Ultra Magnus of the situation, Hot Rod stayed behind in Autobot City with Daniel while Ultra Magnus assembled a strike team to head out and help the Dinobots fight the Decepticons. {{storylink|Battle at Oil Valley}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Invasion of the Decepticon Camp}}}}

Hot Rod was returning from a road trip with Daniel, Hound and Kup, Bumblebee, Blurr, Wheelie, Springer and Sunstreaker when the group paused to eat at a rest stop. As the Autobots ingested Energon Cubes, Hot Rod asked Kup to tell a story. Kup told the others the story of how, upon first crash landing in Mt. St. Hillary, the Ark had lost an enormous shipment of Energon Cubes that remained lost to the day. Enthralled by Kup's story, the rest of the group were all eager to go looking for this lost treasure. When they realized that Laserbeak had been spying on them the whole time, and would soon inform Galvatron about the lost Energon shipment, Hot Rod and the others rushed back to Metroplex to inform Ultra Magnus on the situation. Hot Rod made a quick stop first, however, dropping Daniel off at his parents; house. After a brief conference, Ultra Magnus led his troops to the Ark's crash site. Finding the Decepticons there already, the two factions began to fight. When the Energon stash was uncovered, it was completely gobbled up by Starscream who proclaimed himself the most powerful Decepticon. With nothing left to fight over, Hot Rod and the Autobots left Galvatron and Starscream to their squabble. As they headed back for Autobot City, Hot Rod asked Kup for another story. {{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Hot Rod's Escape}}}}
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===Ladybird Books continuity===
{{voiceactor|[[Blain Fairman]] (English)}}
[[File:DecepticonsatthePole-HotRodSparks.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.85|Say I'm badly drawn to my face, pal!]]
Hot Rod was one of several troops stationed on Earth when [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] was in charge and the Transformers' war was still a secret one. After a scrape with the Decepticons, he found himself in the Autobots' infirmary, impatiently telling Ratchet and Wheeljack to patch him up quickly so he could get going. Due to a shortage of [[cybernite]], however, Hot Rod's repairs took awhile. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}} He got along well with [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]], the two spending their downtime looking at car magazines together, and was quite pleased to receive some snazzy gold wheel-trims from the boy. {{storylink|Decepticon Hideout}}

In the time following this campaign, Hot Rod would mature into a more sensible warrior and even a team leader. During the early stages of the war on [[Nebulos]], Hot Rod was Autobot commander against [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]'s Decepticons before the return of Optimus Prime. At one point, he prevented the Decepticons causing Nebulos' destruction via cosmic radiation. {{storylink|Decepticons at the Pole}} He also orchestrated a search for a new source of lubricant when the Autobots were running dry, and led the construction of a pipeline bringing the oil reservoir's contents to Autobot base.
{{storylink|Autobots Strike Oil}}
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===Sticker Adventures books===
Out searching for a missing shuttle, Hot Rod and Kup spied it crashed on the Junk planet. They landed to find their friends engaged in battle with the natives, but Kup cautioned Hot Rod not to rashly jump in and join them. Kup's use of the Universal Autobot Greeting resulted in the Junkions abandoning the fight and making friends with the newcomers, and causing Hot Rod to exclaim "Holy cow!" The Junkions helped repair the damaged shuttle before the Autobots left. {{storylink|Battle on the Junk Planet}}
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Galvatron Attacks}}}}
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===Desert of Danger===
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[[File:Wolf at the door desert of danger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|When you're weary, feelin' small...]]
Hot Rod had himself delivered by freight to the planet of Nebulos, where he and his Targetmaster partner Professor Sparks suspected the Decepticons were attempting reinforce their position in spite of a treaty in place to limit their numbers. With [[you]]r help they traced the Decepticons to the [[Wolf at the Door]] nightclub, an [[oil]] bar for Nebulan miners run by [[Monzo]], and discovered that [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]], [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]] and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] were importing [[Attack Squad robot]]s from Cybertron and awakening them from cryogenic suspension with a catalytic stimulant disguised as [[Sirian brandy]].

After a confrontation with the Decepticons that left Skullcruncher and Mindwipe out of action, Hot Rod faced off against Weirdwolf and Monzo. Weirdwolf was defiant, but Monzo wasn't feeling lucky and surrendered to the Autobot. Though the Headmasters had to be released under the terms of the treaty, the Attack Squad robots were destroyed. {{storylink|Desert of Danger}}
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===''Transformers PD Type'' comic===
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Clutching a [[Blackball]], Rodimus Prime found himself being attacked by Galvatron. As the Decepticon leader attempted to throttle him, a light shone from Rodimus's chest, making Galvatron think it was the power of the Blackball. After Galvatron had fled, Rodimus revealed it was just a flashlight, and reflected on what an idiot his foe was. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##11 "Take a Stand! Rodimus Prime!"|Take a Stand! Rodimus Prime!}}

As Fortress Maximus and Mega Zarak clashed violently, Rodimus reminded Optimus that he had said never to let those two fight. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##14 "Watch Out! Mega Zarak!"|Watch Out! Mega Zarak!}}

Ultra Magnus and Rodimus Prime enjoyed many victories against the Decepticons, but [[Greatshot|who was that in the background?]] {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##15 "No One Knows When he's Come or Gone. Greatshot..."|No One Knows When he's Come or Gone. Greatshot...}}

Together with Ultra Magnus, Rodimus engaged in battle against [[Sixshot]], but was terrified when the Decepticon ninja unleashed the fury of his "Six Shadow Selves"! Luckily for Rodimus, Sixshot's doppelgangers were actually other Decepticons whom he'd painted black (and weren't very happy about it). {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##18|The Ninja of Space, Sixshot!!}}

In a later altercation with Sixshot, Rodimus attempted to use his Photon Eliminator gun to strike down the fleeing ninja. Though he managed to shoot ''every other'' Decepticon on the battlefield, he failed to hit his intended target. Rodimus sat pouting in the corner as the other Autobots convened to register their disappointment that Rodimus let Sixshot get away. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##21|Photon Eliminator}}

Joining [[Ginrai (human)|God Ginrai]] and Ultra Magnus in an assault on Mega Zarak, Rodimus was terrified when the mammoth Decepticon unleashed his titanic Anti-Gravity Rifle. Fortunately for the Autobots, the gun jammed and Mega Zarak was left fiddling with it while they opened fire. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##24|Anti-Gravity Rifle}}
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===''Transformers in 3-D''===
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As Ultra Magnus left for a mission to find an Energon source, Hot Rod assured him that everything would be fine on Cybertron, and if there was any hint of trouble "Rodimus" would pop up and save the day. When Magnus later checked in, Hot Rod reported that they'd made some process on Headmaster technology. Though Magnus was more concerned about the threat of war, Hot Rod told him not to worry, unaware that [[Sixshot]] was planning to throw him a surprise. {{storylink|The Test (issue)|The Test}}

Hot Rod was pleased to have [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] back. Then [[Monitorus]] arrived with the news that [[Tau-Ursa]] had been attacked and leveled by Decepticons, and Hot Rod got to point out that the Tau-Ursans had refused the Autobots permission to build a defense base there. He shortly took part in an attempt to repel a Decepticon attack on Cybertron, finding himself fighting against Sixshot, who seemed more interested in goading him than fighting. This turned out to be a diversion, while [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] used his new [[Nullification Cannon]] on the planet's Energon supplies.

Hot Rod and Blurr next visited Tau-Ursa to check for Decepticons, and encountered [[Apeface|Ape Face]], who had found a [[Logicon]] warning beacon. The two Autobots wrestled it from him and returned to Cybertron, where the beacon was found to hold the coordinates to [[Metascan Alpha]], a major Energon storehouse. Prime placed Hot Rod in charge of one of two teams to search for the planet, though the operation was hampered slightly by the discovery of the two Decepticon [[Clone (subgroup)|Clone]]s spying on them. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}

{{Note|At this point [[Blackthorne Publishing]] went bankrupt and the storyline was never completed}}
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===Toy pack-in material===
Both Hot Rod and Rodimus fought side-by-side during a tumultuous battle on a moon base. While Rodimus charged [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] alongside [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] and [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]], Hot Rod received a punch to the face, courtesy of [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. {{storylink|Decipher the Decepticon}}

The Decepticons having stolen the Matrix of Creation, Hot Rod was called up by Ultra Magnus to help retrieve it. The Autobots used an army of [[decoy]]s to distract the Decepticons, while Hot Rod, Blurr, Kup and Ultra Magnus infiltrated their base. Hot Rod told Blurr of all people to hurry up and blast the Matrix out of same sort of crystal structure. The Autobots then made their getaway with the Matrix in hand. {{storylink|Start Your Own Decoy Collection}}

When Optimus became stranded on Cybertron's hemisphere of darkness with his memory damaged, Hot Rod joined a small strike force of Autobots called H.O.P.E. ([[Help Optimus Prime Escape]]) to retrieve him. {{Storylink|Optimus Prime Is Back}}
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===Find Your Fate Junior===
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====Autobot Alert!====
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While on a midnight spin, Hot Rod spotted Beachcomber, Springer and Blurr leaving Metroplex on a secret mission. The next day, after coming home from his karate lessons, Hot Rod began pestering Kup in order to glean more information on the nature of his fellow Autobots’ assignment. Before he learned anything of substance, an Autobot Alert sounded across the Autobots’ headquarters. The Autobots learned that the Decepticons were taking over Earth’s communication satellites. Shortly afterwards, Blurr returned prematurely from the aforementioned secret mission to deliver more bad news. The Decepticons had gotten their hands on an important coded message.

If Ultra Magnus decided to prioritize the Decepticons’ orbital attack, Hot Rod became frustrated after once again being overlooked for a mission. Catching him sulking, Bumblebee approached Hot Rod and informed him that he had spotted Astrotrain skulking about nearby the previous night. Deducing that Astrotrain might have something to do with the ongoing Decepticon plot, the two Autobots decided to go on their own clandestine mission to investigate. They brought along a supply of “laser-ignited explosives” and went on their way. Soon happening upon the Decepticons’ control centre, the pair set out to sabotage the Decepticons’ operation. While Bumblebee wanted to sabotage the Decepticons’ communication centre on Earth, Hot Rod was in favour of sneaking aboard Astrotrain before he launched, and sabotage the Decepticons out in space.

If Hot Rod convinced Bumblebee to go along with his plan, the pair snuck aboard Astrotrain by concealing themselves within a trailer filled with bombs. As Astrotrain launched, Hot Rod happened upon a room filled with Decepticon space gear. The two Autobots donned the suits in order to disguise themselves. The disguises proved effective as Thrust and Starscream walked past the pair, none the wiser. As Hot Rod continued to explore Astrotrain, he spotted the giant Decepticon Cyclonus out of a nearby window, as well as the Autobot shuttle obliviously heading into a trap. Hot Rod had to then decide on two options. He could risk commandeering Astrotrain’s military command post, despite the Decepticons guarding the door, and warn the incoming Autobot shuttle about the Decepticons. Alternatively, he could find a hiding place from which he could attack Cyclonus himself.

If Hot Rod decided to commandeer the military commands, his disguise managed to fool the guards, but not Scourge, who happened upon them as Hot Rod was inspecting the commands. Bumblebee urged Hot Rod to go through with his plan quickly as Scourge approached them. Hot Rod succeeded in firing Astrotrain’s weapons at Cyclonus, warning the Autobot shuttle of the Decepticons, but was quickly overpowered by Scourge. Alongside Bumblebee, Hot Rod was flung out into the blackness of space by Scourge, stranded in zero-gravity, waiting for a rescue that might never come.

If instead Hot Rod and Bumblebee decided to find themselves a hiding spot, the pair snuck into a room labelled “Dirty Tricks Department” in order to dodge the incoming Laserbeak. Finding a hatch to the space shuttle’s exterior, Hot Rod trained one of Perceptor’s inventions, a “rapid-fire, high-intensity rifle cannon” towards Cyclonus and fired. Having successfully blown a massive hole into Cyclonus, Hot Rod and Bumblebee hid out for the rest of the mission inside the Dirty Tricks department room, finding a way to escape later when it docked.

If instead of boarding Astrotrain, Hot Rod and Bumblebee decided to infiltrate the Decepticons’ command centre on Earth, the two used Astrotrain’s take-off as cover for sneaking into the facility. The pair soon found themselves overhearing Galvatron’s latest pirate broadcast. As the nearby Decepticons troops were busy bowing to their leader’s image, Bumblebee and Hot Rod managed to find the Decepticons’ main computer room. Now in a position to thoroughly sabotage the Decepticons’ operation, Hot Rod spotted a button labelled “TOP SECURITY/DESTRUCT SYSTEM!” and was eager to press it. Bumblebee suggested instead that they use a code he had learned in Advanced Espionage that would scramble the Decepticons’ computer program.

If Hot Rod allowed Bumblebee to use his code, the Decepticons’ plan fell into disarray, and Bumblebee and Hot Rod made their way back to the Autobots’ base safely as the command centre blew itself apart behind them.

If Hot Rod went ahead and pressed the button, he soon discovered that it was a Decepticon trap, as sirens began blaring across the Decepticon base and iron bars prevented them from escaping. Galvatron’s image appeared on a nearby monitor, explaining that both Hot Rod and Bumblebee would be used as hostages in order to secure a Decepticon victory. Hot Rod could do nothing but cover his face in shame in shame.

In a completely different possible series of events, wherein Ultra Magnus agreed to prioritize theft of the coded message, over the Decepticons’ signal hijacking, Hot Rod was part of the captive audience that listened to Kup divulge information about an ancient Autobot formula. Hot Rod took off towards the Autobots’ desert research centre along with a number of other Autobots. Once there, they learned from Springer that the Cybertite sphere had been discovered by humans during the 16th century. If the Decepticons had decoded Springer's message, they would be searching off the coast of California, where the ship containing the sphere had sunk. If they hadn’t decoded the message, the Decepticons would still be digging in the nearby crater.

If the Autobots decided to head for the crater, Hot Rod raced Blurr to the site, only to find it void of any Decepticon activity. Finding Beachcomber tied to an explosive device, the two Autobots worked together to free their comrade. Once freed, Beachcomber informed the pair that the Decepticons had long ago broken the code and were already en-route to retrieve the cybertite sphere. It would now be much to late to catch up to the Decepticons, and all hope to retrieve the orb before them was lost.

If Ultra Magnus decided to assume that the Decepticons had already decrypted the message, he ordered his forces to split up to more efficiently address the situation. Hot Rod was part of the main Autobot force that headed for the California coast. Arriving at the scene, Ultra Magnus’s troops were informed by Powerglide (who had flown ahead of the land-bound group) that he had discovered the location of the sunken ship containing the cybertite sphere. Simultaneously, Blurr caught up with the group to inform them that the Decepticons were quickly approaching.

In one of the possible plans that Ultra Magnus concocted, Hot Rod was tasked with searching the ship once Sludge had used his titanic strength to haul it from the deep. Hot Rod tore through the wrecked vessel, and found the sphere in a timely fashion. He then hid alongside his fellow Autobots, and ambushed the Decepticons as they arrived on-scene.

If Ultra Magnus decided to execute a different plan, wherein Hot Rod, Bumblebee and Grapple had to work together to fetch the sphere, the Autobots did not find the sphere before the Decepticons reached the coast. While Hot Rod searched the ship, dangling from Grapple’s hook over a nearby cliffside, Galvatron and his troops swooped in and blew both the ship and the sphere to smithereens. With the sphere destroyed and the Autobots being pummelled by the Decepticons’ superior firepower, the Autobots’ only hope rested with Hot Rod, dangling on the coast-side in a literal and figurative cliff-hanger!

In yet another possible scenario, where Hot Rod was not involved at all in the actual retrieval of the sphere, the ancient Autobot formula was safely retrieved and taken back to Metroplex. Hot Rod then watched on as Perceptor produced the first batch of power-booster. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}
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====Project Brain Drain====
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In one possible scenario, upon hearing that the Decepticons were planning to use a “[[Brain Drain device]]” to syphon the intelligence of nearly 500, 000 concert goers, Ultra Magnus ordered his troops, Hot Rod included, to head for the concert to foil Galvatron’s plot. Rodimus and the other Autobots were told to hide themselves amidst the parked vehicles surrounding the concert, and lie in wait for the Decepticons. Once the Decepticons had shown themselves, Ultra Magnus ordered his troops to transform in unison and open fire on their enemies. But Galvatron had planned to light afire the parking lot in which the Autobots were standing in order to trap the humans. Being drenched from above by Decepticon jets dumping gasoline upon them, Ultra Magnus needed to decide whether the Autobots needed to retreat, or to keep on fighting and hope that they could defeat the Decepticons before the fire consumed them.

If Ultra Magnus decided on a retreat, Hot Rod was more than happy to rush out of the blazing inferno and move in closer to the humans in order to protect them. Hot Rod and the others fended off the airborne Decepticons who swooped down, unaffected by the blazing barrier encircling the concert.

In another possible scenario, wherein the Autobots stayed in the parking lot to battle at close-quarters the Decepticons, both he and Bumblebee noticed Soundwave pass the Brain Drain device to Galvatron after the latter had been able to fling Ultra Magnus away. If Hot Rod attempted to stop Galvatron, he successfully plucked the device out of the Decepticons’ hands and barrelled through the nearby circle of flames to make his escape. Just as he reached the other rim of the ring of fire, all four of his tires burst from the flames. He nonetheless skidded to safety, but found himself temporarily out of commission. Nonetheless, the Autobots managed to destroy the Brain Drain device, and Hot Rod was able to enjoy the concert-goers giving the Autobots a standing ovation as the Decepticons retreated.

In a completely different possible scenario, Hot Rod was out on patrol with Kup and Jazz when the three of them heard nearby commotion and went to investigate. Finding Wreck-Gar and Sparkplug being attacked by Thrust and Laserbeak, the Autobots moved in to rescue them and fended off the Decepticons. Hot Rod, Kup and Jazz were informed of the situation as it were; the Decepticons were going to drain the minds of the concert-goers with their Brain Drain device. The Autobots then decided whether they would launch a counter-attack on the Decepticons’ lab, or if they would send Hot Rod for reinforcements while the rest of them headed directly to the concert.

If the group settled on launching a counter-attack, the lot of them stormed the lab with such ferocity and suddenness that the Decepticons were caught completely unawares. Though most of the Decepticons’ forces scattered with the Autobots’ initial assault, Hot Rod and company still had to beat back a small contingency of Decepticons too afraid of Galvatron to desert their posts. Hot Rod and the others successfully beat them back, until Soundwave attempted to escape with the Brain Drain device in hand.

If Hot Rod attempted to shoot the device out of Soundwave’s hands, Soundwave tripped at the last moment over the fallen body of a Decepticon. Hot Rod’s blast his Soundwave’s shoulder, causing him to fling the Brain Drain device up in the air. Laserbeak then managed to snatch the device in mid-air, and flew off to rendezvous with Galvatron. Unable to follow, the Autobots realized that the concert-goers were doomed to all become incredibly stupid very soon. If Jazz attempted to stop him however, he was successful in doing so and the Autobots successfully destroyed the Brain Drain device.

Alternatively, if Hot Rod agreed to head off to Metroplex while the rest of the Autobots headed for the rock concert, he promised that he was soon meet up with them, backed up by an entire army of Autobots, and then sped off.

Some time later, Hot Rod finally arrived at the concert accompanied by Ultra Magnus and numerous other Autobots.

If Sparkplug was able to signal them, Hot Rod pinpointed the location at which his friends were fending off the Decepticons, and sped to meet them as Galvatron was beginning to active the Brain Drain device. Thanks to Ultra Magnus’s timely interference, the Brain Drain device was destroyed and the Autobots were victorious that day.

Otherwise, Hot Rod and the Autobots arrived just in time to congratulate Wreck-Gar, who had already destroyed the Brain Drain device. {{storylink|Project Brain Drain}}
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====The Invisibility Factor====
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Hot Rod accompanied Kup on a night drive in the desert, when he noticed a spacecraft barreling down from the heavens towards them. As it landed, Hot Rod perceived that it would alternate between being visible and invisible. Curious, he prompted Kup to come with him to investigate.

If Kup agreed to look into the spacecraft right away, the two Autobots were surprised to spot a young woman emerge from the craft. Though Hot Rod startled her at first, the woman was reassured that the Autobots were friendly beings by Kup. Hot Rod learned that her name was [[Sarah Sanders]], and that she was a scientist working to perfect her latest invention, an “[[Invisibility Device]].”

In one possible scenario, Hot Rod, unable to control himself, snatched the device away from Sarah. Despite Sarah’s protests, Hot Rod insisted that the device would be put at its best use in the hands of the Autobots, keeping the world safe from the Decepticons. As Hot Rod daydreamed of glory while driving towards the Autobots’ base, he accidentally triggered the Invisibility Device’s self-destruct mechanism. The ensuing explosion blew him to bits.

If Hot Rod and Kup attempted to politely coax Sarah into giving them the Invisibility Device willingly, Sarah informed the Autobots that she had a strong stance against her invention being used for warfare. As the three of them stood conversing in the open, they soon heard the Decepticons approaching. As the evil robots began to fire upon them, Hot Rod whisked Sarah away to safety. Upon realizing that the Decepticons weren’t pursuing them, and that the Invisibility Device had been left behind, the trio hid behind some nearby rocks to spy upon the Decepticons, who were busy inspecting Sarah’s ship and her Invisibility Device.

If Hot Rod and Kup decided to attack immediately, they were easily defeated and destroyed by the Decepticons.

If Hot Rod and Kup decided to lay low in an attempt to steal the device back from the Decepticons, they first told Sarah to wait for them here, then the pair sneakily followed the Decepticons as they left for their headquarters. As the Decepticons descended into a canyon, Hot Rod was eager to follow them in, but was stopped by Kup. Kup told the young Autobot of how he defeated the Decepticons on Renerian, and the two of them put into action a similar plan. Driving back and forth atop the canyon’s edge, firing from all angles while remaining hidden in the dark, they tricked the Decepticons into thinking a whole team of Autobots had ambushed them. Hot Rod the snuck down into the canyon to retrieve the Invisibility Device. As he crept closer to Shockwave, clutching the device in his robotic arms, Hot Rod noticed that Galvatron was nearby, with his back turned to him.

If Hot Rod forewent attaining the Invisibility Device and attempted to take out Galvatron instead, Starscream spotted him before he could do so, and Hot Rod was promptly dispatched.

If Hot Rod went through with his plan to steal the device back from the Decepticons, he successfully snatched Sarah’s invention from Shockwave’s grasp and took off. Though the Decepticons gave chase, If they were unable to catch him before Kup fired down onto the canyon’s walls, causing it to collapse and burying the Decepticons under an avalanche of earth and rocks. Convinced that Sarah Sanders would now allow the Autobots to use her device now that she had seen how evil the Decepticons were, Hot Rod and Kup drove back to meet up with her.

In a different possible scenario, the Decepticons took off in Sarah’s spaceship upon finding it, forcing Kup and Hot Rod to head back to Metroplex city for reinforcements and a ship of their own. Hot Rod and Kup were joined by Ultra Magnus, Prowl, Jazz and Springer, and blasted off. Once in space, however, they found it difficult to locate the Decepticons. The ship’s crew had to decided where to look next for the Decepticons.

If the Autobots decided to investigate the dark side of the moon, they found themselves unable to see anything on the satellite’s shadowy surface. Hot Rod suggested that they fire down laser blasts, in the hopes of making the Decepticons fire back, making them reveal their position. Jazz dismissed Hot Rod’s plan as being too risky.

If Ultra Magnus decided to go through with Hot Rod’s plan, the Autobots succeeded only in making themselves an easy target for the Decepticons, who blasted their shuttle to bits. Hot Rod and his friends were reduced to space junk.

If Ultra Magnus listened to Jazz’s plan, he ordered his Autobots to remain silent, and to shut off all of the shuttle’s lights and mechanisms. Launching a probe as a decoy, the Autobots successfully tricked the Decepticons into revealing their position when they mistook the probe as their shuttle and opened fire upon it. Firing back, the Autobots began crippling the Decepticons’ ship, until a lucky shot rocked their own shuttle. Though the Decepticons attempted to escape while the Autobots were off-balance, the Autobots were able to deliver the finishing blow, ending the Decepticons’ menace as the evil robots' ship exploded.

In an alternate scenario wherein the Autobots listened to Prowl’s suggested and searched the Asteroid Belt beyond Mars, they soon found themselves struggling to get through the maze of floating rocks. Hot Rod was in favour of retreating from the asteroid field when it proved increasingly difficult to navigate it.

If the Autobots pushed on their search in the Asteroid Belt, they soon found themselves on a collision course with two enormous asteroids. If they only managed to blast one of asteroids, the Autobots were forced to retreat back to Earth after their shuttle took substantial damage. If the Autobots managed to blast neither of the Asteroids, they were all crushed between the giant pieces of space debris.

If they managed to blast away both asteroids, they reached a vast, empty expanse of space within the asteroid belt. Despite no longer being in danger of being crushed, Hot Rod announced that he had a horrible sense of foreboding about their situation. His feelings of being watched were confirmed when the Decepticons, now invisible, began firing upon them. The Autobots considered retreating, but Kup reminded them that Sarah Sanders had not perfected her device yet, and the Decepticons’ invisibility may yet wear off.

If the Autobots attempted to flee from the Decepticons’ attack, they found themselves at too much of a disadvantage to successfully make it out of the Asteroid Belt. They were blown into space junk before they could reach Earth.

If the Autobots held their ground, they were instructed by Ultra Magnus not to open fire upon the Decepticons until ordered to do so. Though things were tense as the Autobots were hit over and over again by their invisible opponents, soon the enemy ship came into view, just as Kup had predicted. The Autobots opened fire on the flimsier vessel, blowing it and the Decepticons within to smithereens. Hot Rod noted that it was a shame the invisibility device had been lost in the process, but Ultra Magnus comforted him, noting that at least the Decepticons had been taken care of, once and for all.

If the Autobots did retreat out of the Asteroid Belt, they convinced one another that the Decepticons most likely perished within it. Then, a few days later, when the invisible Decepticons attacked Metroplex city, Hot Rod and the rest of the Autobots were reduced to scrap metal, unable to fight the unseen enemy.

In a completely different scenario, wherein Hot Rod and Kup returned to Autobot headquarters for reinforcements after seeing the spaceship land, the two of them reported to Ultra Magnus directly, who agreed the situation necessitated further investigation. Hot Rod and Kup returned to the ship’s landing site accompanied by Jazz, Sunstreaker, Prowl and Springer. When they arrived, the ship in question was nowhere to be found, prompting Jazz and Springer to second-guess the veracity of Hot Rod and Kup’s story.

If Jazz and Springer convinced Hot Rod and Kup to return to Metroplex city to make sure they didn’t have a few wires loose, Ratchet found nothing wrong with the pair, but the incident was forgotten nonetheless. That is, until Galvatron returned with a fleet of identical ships, and destroyed both Metroplex and all of its inhabitants.

If Hot Rod and Kup convinced the other Autobots to keep on looking, Hot Rod eventually found trail marks, indicating that a heavy object the size of their spacecraft had indeed landed and had been dragged away. Hot Rod and the others followed the trail to a more rocky terrain, where tracking the ship would become more difficult. The trail seemingly lost, the Autobots then heard someone incoming, and took cover. From their hiding places, they saw the Decepticons Scavenger, a human captive within the grasp of his steam-shovel.

If the Autobots decided to rescue Sarah immediately, Scavenger dropped the woman, and cried for help while attempting to flee.

If the Autobots pursued Scavenger, they found him rejoining a whole squadron of Decepticons. Fighting the Decepticons immediately would cost them their lives. Otherwise, if the Autobots decided on a retreat when faced by the whole squadron of Decepticons, they managed to do so by blinding their enemies by their high beams and then splitting off into different direction. They later regrouped and found Sarah Sanders wandering in the desert.

If the Autobots paused a moment to listen to Sarah, she informed them of her spacecraft and its invisibility capabilities.

If the Autobots asked Sarah to build them their own Invisibility Device, Sarah refused, stating she would not build weapons for war. Running away from the group Sarah was almost killed when Dirge passed overhead and dropped a missile on her position. After rescuing her from the Decepticon attack, Hot Rod and the others brought Sarah to safety within Metroplex. Grateful for the rescue, Sarah showed the Autobots how to create an [[Invisibility Scrambler]] to counteract the Decepticons’ Invisibility Device. Anticipating the Decepticons’ attack, the Autobots successfully defeated the evil robots when they came. As Starscream, having been taking prisoner, was being escorted to his cell Hot Rod made a quip about seeing “right through the Decepticons’ plans.”

If instead of asking Sarah to build them an Invisibility Device, Hot Rod and the others attempted once more to retrieve her ship, the whole group snuck over to where the Decepticons were stationed. Once there, Hot Rod and Prowl argued over which plan of action would be the smartest to undertake next.

If the Autobots agreed with Hot Rod to try and take the Decepticons by surprise with a head-on attack, the Autobots manage to stun the Decepticons by dazzling them with their headlights. While the Decepticons were distracted, Hot Rod raced down, snatched the Invisibility Device out of the hands, and retreated while the rest of the group provided cover fire. The Autobots then successfully peeled back, congratulating one another on a job well done.

If the Autobots agreed with Prowl to take a moment to come up with a more detailed plan, Prowl instructed Hot Rod to taunt the Decepticons into following him. The plan worked, and the bulk of the Decepticons took off after the young Autobot. Though Hot Rod encountered a canyon that blocked off his escape route, by keeping his wits about him, he managed to come out on top. In one scenario, Hot Rod even discovered a secret Decepticon base, which the Autobots managed to destroy thanks to him. In another, Hot Rod watched on as Sarah left in her spaceship in order to destroy it, vowing it would never be used to bring destruction.

In an alternate scenario where the Autobots silently trailed Scavenger while the Decepticon held Sarah Sanders captive, Hot Rod and the others followed him all the way to the Decepticons’ secret desert base. Inside, they spied upon Galvatron telling Sarah Sanders that the Decepticons would use Cerebro-Shells to control her mind, so that she would reveal to them to secret of invisibility. At this point, the Autobots decided to step in. A direct attack would only end in the Autobots’ defeat. In order to rescue Sarah, the Autobots would need to employ trickery. Using Jazz’s special abilities, the Autobots could do just that. In this scenario, the Autobots grabbed Sarah while the Decepticons were too dazzled by the illusions that Jazz projected. Sarah directed the Autobots towards where the Decepticons had stored her ship. Upon following her directions, Hot Rod and the others came upon two doors, unable to tell behind which one they would find their means of escape. If the Autobots happened upon Sarah’s ship as they were, they would be destroyed by the droids guarding it. However, if the Autobots first opened the door which led to a closet filled with Decepticon spare parts, they found a pile of spare Decepticon emblems. Donning them, Hot Rod and the rest of his team were able to fool the Decepticon Droids guarding Sarah’s ship. Escaping in the ship, despite the Decepticons best efforts to stop them, the Autobots returned to Metroplex. Sarah then gave the Autobots the secret to her Invisibility Device, ensuring the Autobots their victory in their war against the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Invisibility Factor}}
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===St. Michael ''The Transformers'' Sticker Book===
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Hot Rod served on an alien spacecraft with the Autobots [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] under the command of Ultra Magnus. While fighting Decepticons, their spaceship took heavy damage and crash-landed on the planet [[Barrenikon]]. There, he met [[you]], having just emerged from the Vortex, a portal through space and time contained within the planet. Together, you went on an adventure, fighting Decepticons, braving Barrenikon's barren desert or its putrid swamp, and trying to find a way to get the Autobots space-bound once more. {{storylink|The Transformers Sticker Book (St. Michael)|The Transformers Sticker Book}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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Hot Rod joined an underground Autobot cell led by [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] after [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave's]] takeover of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Among the members of the cell was [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], whom Hot Rod became attached to. From the [[Wastelands]], Hot Rod, [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] observed an incoming Decepticon shuttle carrying the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} Shortly afterward, the cell rescued [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] from [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] and [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]], and took him to their base. After awakening, Prime attacked [[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]], Blurr, and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], forcing Hot Rod (who didn't recognize him) to hold the Autobot leader at gunpoint. After receiving a corrective slap from and being admonished by Kup, Hot Rod apologized. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}

After Shockwave unleashed the [[Guardian robot]]s on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Prime organized the resistance cell and other Autobot forces on the planet in an assault on Shockwave's citadel. Fighting alongside the Autobot leader, Hot Rod was amazed that the stories Kup had told him about Prime's courage and heroism had all been true. As an injured Prime breached the citadel, Hot Rod, Ironhide and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] provided cover fire, taking down a number of Guardians in the process. Along with the rest of Iacon, they witnessed the divine light of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Autobot Matrix of Leadership]] when Shockwave activated it. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}}

As Prime and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] battled Shockwave within the citadel, Hot Rod and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] took down [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]. Immediately afterward, they were confronted with the looming threat of a remaining Guardian robot—a threat that was soon neutralized by the arrival of the [[Wrecker]]s, the [[Autobot High Council]], and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. The unified Autobot group soon breached the citadel, and successfully brought to an end Shockwave's reign. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

Some time later, Hot Rod ran a simulation combat scenario against Kup, and won using tactics that, in Kup's opinion, would have killed them both had it been real. Only after his victory did Hot Rod remember that he'd promised to take Arcee to see an [[Earth]]-bound shuttle launch—a duty Springer was happy to relieve him of. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}} Soon afterward, he was assigned to perimeter guard duty at [[Autobase]] with Gnaw and Wheelie, separating him from Arcee. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

Optimus Prime once experienced a vision showing, at some unknown point in the future, Hot Rod had become a [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]].{{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}}

{{note|[[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] went then went out of business, putting a premature end to its ongoing stories. The following would have taken place in [[Unreleased Dreamwave issues|unreleased issues]].}}

After looking upon the still-recovering Optimus Prime with Wheelie and Gnaw, Hot Rod was accosted by several "[[Female Autobots|Transformer-like warriors]]," and knocked off-line. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Issue 11|Generation 1 #11}}
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===3H comics===
[[File:Skidswreckers2.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|It's funny because Rodimus sucked at everything.]]
A few months after he destroyed [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] in 2005, {{storylink|Covenant (story)|Covenant}} Rodimus Prime spearheaded an effort to establish multiple recon posts to watch for advancing threats... even though some of his scientists said he shouldn't. When only two of the five launched ships were ever heard from again. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

After the Great Wars ended and the [[Pax Cybertronia]] was signed, he changed his name to simply "Rodimus" and decided to check out the new "[[Great Upgrade|Maximal Upgrade]]". His relationship with [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] ended shortly after, as the latter went through dark gripping depression over the death of [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] and vanished.

Rodimus joined the [[Wrecker]]s at some undetermined point afterward. After [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] took over Cybertron with his [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon drones]], Wrecker leader [[Apelinq (BM)|Apelinq]] got stranded on prehistoric [[Earth]], leaving Rodimus in charge. True to form, he ditched leadership duties to [[Primal Prime]] as soon as possible.

After Primal Prime got his marching orders from the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]], he met Rodimus deep inside Cybertron's caverns, where Arcee—in a new Maximal body—lurked and stewed in her depression. Realizing he couldn't convince her to give a damn about anything, he left, rejoining the main Wrecker force in battle. Making it onto an ancient Autobot shuttle, the Wreckers blasted off... with late-arrival Arcee. {{storylink|Departure}}

[[File:Arceedisclosure.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Except you're the size of my arm now.]]
Rodimus recognized the homing beacon emitting from [[Akalo|Archa Nine]] as one of those missing exploration parties mentioned before. When the shuttle landed, Rodimus stayed behind to help repair the damage the ship had suffered. The entire Wrecker team later gathered in an [[Akalouthan]] village, where Rodimus was reunited with [[Glyph (Universe)|Glyph]], who took them to see the artifact known as the [[Divine Light]]. The Wreckers' analysis of the item was cut short, as it was stolen by the traitor [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. Rodimus saw the back-in-his-old-body [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] off, who was sent to chase after Cyclonus, while the Wreckers made for their next destination... even though several of them were now leery of the visions Primal Prime had been getting. Because they'd really done ''so well'' by the Wreckers so far. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

Upon landing on the frozen planet, Rodimus was part of the search party immediately dispatched to look for... something. Primal Prime wasn't too specific. They came across [[Al-Badur]], an exiled [[Quintesson]], who gave them a little history lesson. They were then promptly attacked by a school of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]], but the Wreckers made short work of them. They made their way back to the ship, with Al-Badur in tow, and made for their next destination... {{storylink|Disclosure}}

[[File:WreckersFinaleII-RodimusCyclonus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|If Optimus can die, so can I!]]
...Cybertron. As Primal Prime took some Wreckers after their true foe, [[Cryotek (Universe)|Cryotek]], Rodimus tried to get their injured to a safe place. Unfortunately, the planet was under a full scale Quintesson invasion, and some anti-aircraft fire inevitably clipped the ship and sent them plummeting downwards. After they made it to safe ground, Rodimus and the crew hooked up with his fellow [[Matrix Templar]], [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], and followed his insight to the battle. They confronted Cryotek's underling, Cyclonus, and his purloined squad of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]]s. With casualties mounting on both sides, Cyclonus beat a safe retreat, collapsing the tunnel behind him to prevent pursuit. Rodimus was quick enough to dive through the falling debris, however, leaving the two old enemies alone to do battle. Centuries of bad blood carried them through the conflict, until both drew their weapons at point blank range, and fired.

Horribly damaged by this last attack, Rodimus struggled to keep up with the other Wreckers and the running conflict between [[Sentinel Maximus]] and Cryotek. The fighting came to an end at a Quintesson banishing chamber, where the treacherous Al-Badur had attempted to toss Sentinel and Cryotek into a formless void. The two warriors were trapped behind an energy dome, barely able to fight off the portal's pull using their flight systems. Once [[Fractyl]] pointed out that Cryotek was empowered by the Divine Light, a fraction of Primus's own power, Rodimus realized that as Matrix Templars he and Cheetor could drain that power away from the Predacon. They managed to extract most of it before Cryotek cut off their siphoning effect. In the end, Sentinel Maximus sacrificed himself to pull Cryotek into the void with him. Rodimus finally expired from his wounds from fighting Cyclonus, quietly passing on into the Matrix. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}
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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:GIJoeTFHotRod70s.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"That bumperchest really doesn't feel right. How do Prowl and Jazz live with it?"]]
Hot Rod was one of [[Teletran 3]]'s unfortunate victims when the computer malfunctioned and transported a random number of Transformers to random points in Earth's timeline. Along with [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], Hot Rod ended up in mid-1970's [[San Francisco]], where he was locked into the form of a Ford Mustang muscle car. The dormant Autobot was soon stolen by a car thief, but was chased down by a group of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] and [[Cobra]] members sent to retrieve the Transformers. Discovering [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] in the process, the humans equipped both vehicles with [[disruption unit]] that awakened the Transformers and sent them back to present-day Cybertron seconds after Hot Rod commented about feeling "really weird." {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}} Back on Cybertron, they were stuck waiting inside the force field Ultra Magnus had erected to prevent [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] from capturing Teletran 3. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

Some time after his time travel adventure, Hot Rod reported to Optimus Prime that [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s team on Earth had been sidetracked by a Cobra attack. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}} When said team ended up disappearing in Cybertron's [[Gladiator Zone]], Hot Rod convinced Optimus to stay behind and take care of an Autobot peace ceremony instead of going out and searching for them. Hot Rod then assembled his own search party, but they failed to find the missing Autobots. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} Unfortunately, [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s forces attacked the peace ceremony and captured Optimus Prime, leading to Hot Rod assembling a new team intent on rescuing him. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}} [[File:Hot Rod and Ultra Magnus BlackHorizon1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.9]] They fought Serpent O.R.'s Decepticon army together with reinforcements from G.I. Joe, and during the battle, Hot Rod paused in horror as he saw the light of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] being opened inside the Decepticon base. The Decepticon army eventually defeated, and by the time Hot Rod reached inside their base, Serpent O.R. had been killed as well. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}

A few months later, Hot Rod questioned Optimus Prime's choice to go to Earth again, accusing his leader of feeling guilty about [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s death at Serpent O.R.'s hands and doing everything by himself just to prevent more people from dying. Prime just looked at him sadly before leaving, causing Ultra Magnus to tell Hot Rod that he really needed to learn when to stop talking. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
{{main|Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity}}
[[File:SpotlightHotRod-HotRodcvrAexcerpt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left|As much as anything else, this was to troll [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]].]]
Originating from the city-state of [[Nyon]], Hot Rod destroyed it to keep its population from being painfully, fatally drained to fuel the corrupt [[Zeta Prime]]'s war machines.

Years later, Hot Rod held a fairly high rank in the Autobot army, equivalent to [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]], and was sent on a mission to [[Ki-Aleta]] to retrieve the [[Magnificence]] which turned into a only technically-successful disaster, with himself the only apparent survivor. When he found out [[Doubledealer|Dealer]] had also survived, he rescued him from a Decepticon prison, unaware that he was the traitor who had caused things to go so wrong. Soon after, he was called to Earth to aid [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]], but briefly returned to retrieve the Magnificence to gain information on the [[Expansion]], during which he discovered Dealer's treachery and killed him. Thereafter, he returned to his information-gathering task on the [[Machination]], and though was badly beaten by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], he still aided in the Decepticon's defeat.

After surviving the [[Surge (event)|Surge]] and watching Optimus surrender to [[Skywatch]], he led a group of Autobots to make an alliance with [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] to get off Earth, with the capitalist Decepticon buttering him up by dubbing him "Rodimus Prime", a name he adopted and continued to use even after Swindle's inevitable betrayal. Flying off in a stolen shuttle to retrieve the Matrix from the Decepticons, he was blasted into space by [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] after taking it from [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]], leading to a trip that involved the discovery of [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron's]] army-building. Returning the Matrix and this information to Optimus, he was permanently redubbed Rodimus and joined him in facing Galvatron, convincing Optimus that only the Matrix could undo the [[Darkness (G1)|Heart of Darkness]]' contamination of Vector Sigma.

After the Chaos War was done, he was given half of the now-empty Matrix by Optimus, and led a two-hundred strong crew into space aboard the ''[[Lost Light]]'' to seek the [[Knights of Cybertron]], leaving Cybertron and its returned, hostile, population of [[NAIL|neutral Transformers]].

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===''Q-Robo Transformer''===
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===''Mini Mayhem!''===
When a surprise party was thrown for Optimus in honor of the 20th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', Hot Rod didn't wind up getting invited. He bemoaned that no one ever remembered ''his'' anniversary.

Later, Optimus told a couple of humans that the Transformers were in the midst of doing something really interesting... and showed them Hot Rod and Sunstreaker eating a pie! {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
[[File:Henkei manga rodimus.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.9]]
While the other Autobots were busy dealing with a rampaging [[Astrotrain (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Astrotrain]], Rodimus disrupted [[Megatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Megatron]] and the other Decepticons' attack on a power plant by engaging them solo. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 2}} Unable to tackle Megatron in hand-to-hand combat, he was able to get [[Starscream (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Starscream]] to accidentally blast his leader instead, but this did little more than annoy Megatron, who flattened Rodimus with a [[fusion cannon]] blast. With Rodimus defeated, the Decepticons pulled out, but the Autobot cavalier didn't let the defeat get him down, and he sped off to join the other Autobots in battling Astrotrain. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 3}} Soon after, Rodimus helped defend another power plant against a Decepticon attack, shielding the human workers from Starscream's blasts with his own body. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 4}}

When the mysterious new Decepticon warrior [[Cyclonus (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in comic|Cyclonus]] provided Megatron with the means to transform himself into the monstrous [[Galvatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in comic|Galvatron]], Rodimus, [[Ironhide (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Ironhide]] and [[Mirage (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Mirage]] trailed Cyclonus's Targetmaster partner [[Nightstick (G1)|Nightstick]] to the volcano in which Megatron was carrying out his transformation. Despite resistance from Starscream and Cyclonus, Rodimus and his team were able to collapse the volcano's cone in on itself. They believed they had sealed Megatron within, and were about to focus their attack on Starscream when they were sent scattering by the explosive emergence of Galvatron from the remains of the caldera. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 9}}

===''Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun'' manga===
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Following the defeat of [[Galvatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Galvatron]] on [[Earth]], Rodimus was among the Autobots that [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Optimus Prime]] summoned to the planet. Together with [[Ironhide (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Ironhide]], [[Hound (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Hound]] and [[Jetfire (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Skyfire]], Rodimus was to protect the planet while Optimus's team set off for Cybertron in pursuit of the fleeing Galvatron. {{storylink|To the Sea of Stars}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
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===Fire Rodimus===
{{note|Fire Rodimus is based on an unproduced toy concept. For information about the toy concept, see [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Notes|here]].}}
[[File:TFGRodimus.jpg|upright=0.7|thumb|New Rodimus, not to be confused with New Coke.]]

====Ask Vector Prime====
In [[Primax 092.0 Beta]], Rodimus (in his [[Micromaster]] body) was severely injured defending [[Micro|Zone]] from a [[Galaman|Great Galaman]] invasion. Subsequently, Rodimus's essence was transferred into [[Duke Fire]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Star Convoy]]'s power-up being, and Rodimus became known as Fire Rodimus. Star Convoy and Fire Rodimus's powerful combined form, Supernova Convoy, defeated [[Dark Nova|Star Giant]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Ultra Megatron]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/15}}

====''Regeneration One''====
Fire Rodimus was among the many alternate universe incarnations glimpsed by [[Primax 512.5 Gamma]]'s [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] {{storylink|Destiny, Part Three}} and was also summoned to Primax 512.5 Gamma to fight the [[Dark Matrix (G1)|Dark Matrix]] creature. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}
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===''Kre-O'' online manga===
After being asked to by [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]], the [[Autobot]]s, including Rodimus, attacked the Decepticon Base and chased away [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]]. {{Storylink|A Reliable Warrior!? Vortex the Lookout from Hell}} After Megatron transformed into [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Rodimus helped stop Galvatron's rampage by distracting him long enough for [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] to take Galvatron's helmet off, returning him to normal. {{storylink|Enter the New Emperor of Destruction!? Stop Galvatron's Rampage!}}

===''Cloud''===
[[File:Cloud Hot Rodimus.jpg|thumb|"Let me ask before I grab your purse; Why do I look like the [[Springer (G1)|Green guy]]?]]
'''Hot Rodimus''' was a young knight among the [[Autobot]]s, the space-time guardians who resided in [[Cloud World]]'s [[Metropolis]]. He was a powerful warrior with a strong sense of justice, but had a rather brash and immature attitude because of his youth.

Hot Rodimus was dispatched by [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] to deal with an energy surge at the 24-BW Spacetime. {{storylink|Uprising (Cloud)|Uprising}} Returning after the appointed time, Hot Rodimus explained to Optimus that a space-time disturbance delayed his return with the energy for [[SARA]]. As they spoke, the Decepticon uprising began with a devastating level of destruction levelled against Metropolis. Though overcome with emotion, Hot Rodimus was pacified by Optimus, who dispatched him to prepare their district's defenses. {{storylink|Raid}}

The Autobots fought back against the Decepticon invaders, but little did they suspect that the destruction being wrought was little nothing more than a distractio. While the bulk of their forces had been drawn away from their base of operations, a group of Decepticons forced their way in and abducted [[SARA]] before returning to the Underground. When the Autobots reconvened to discuss their next course of action, Hot Rodimus bemoaned their foolishness and inability to see through the Decepticons' ruse. The Autobots began to lose hope when it became clear that they would have to venture into the vast, dangerous, and unmapped Decepticon territory to retrieve SARA. Though Optimus, taking full blame of the situation onto himself, suggested that he venture into the Underground alone, Hot Rodimus refused to allow Optimus to go on such a dangerous venture. He declared that all the Autobots would join him. His comrades, though scared at first, agreed with Hot Rodimus's sentiment. Optimus thanked Hot Rodimus for preventing him from making another foolish decision, and then gave the order... ROLL OUT! {{storylink|Resolve}}

After zeroing in on SARA's energy signature, a decrepit old building, Hot Rodimus, Optimus Prime and [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] headed underground. While a team headed by Jazz blitzed the Decepticons on the building's main floor, Hot Rodimus's team infiltrated its basement covertly. They reached the inner sanctum were SARA was being kept only to find that Megatron had already wired her into his own body. The Decepticon leader revealed the extent of his megalomania, declaring that he would rule all of space-time, even if it meant destroying his home dimension in the process. Though they tried to stop him, both Hot Rodimus and Brawn were shoved away effortlessly by the newly empowered Megatron. Hot Rodimus was knocked unconscious by the attack. His back-up disabled, Optimus Prime rammed Megatron, causing a disruption in SARA's energy and sending the combatants across dimensions. {{storylink|Leap}}

When a close friend of Hot Rodimus was injured by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], the righteous anger burning within him awakened the power of [[SARA]], granting him a second [[alternate mode]] in the form of a helicopter.

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====''Transformers Legends'' comic====
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
[[File:TFvsJoe4 hotrod.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Flame deco now available with Kirby Krackle!]]
Polymath warrior prince '''Imhotep Rodimus''' was Optimus Prime's chosen successor as Autobot leader. Unfortunately for Rodimus, when Optimus disappeared and Megatron seized control of Cybertron, Dinobot leader Grimlock objected to the "chosen one" taking leadership and defeated him in combat, casting him out of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. Fallen and dejected, with no fight left in him, the young 'bot became a cog in Megatron's great machine, and wound with a lowly job in reactor maintenance, cleaning up vermin droppings and ferrying around the tubular [[energon]] containers from which he took his new name: Hot Rod.

On a routine collection of [[turborat]] traps, Hot Rod was puzzled to find that one trap contained not the robotic pests he was used to, but small, organic beings: unfortunate members of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], who had recently arrived on the planet. Tossing them in with the rest of his cargo and going on his weary way past the [[smelting pool]]s, he was suddenly confronted by Autobot revolutionary Blaster, who despised him for his defection and opened fire on him. A G.I. Joe [[G.I.Rocket|missile bombardment]] subsequently took Blaster out, but when Decepticons [[Apeface]] and [[Demolisher]] arrived, they assumed Hot Rod was responsible and congratulated him. Praise from these low-lifes was the last straw for Hot Rod, and he threw the pair into one of the furnaces, loaded up the unconscious Blaster, and roared off back to Metroplex, unintentionally providing the Joes with an escape from their own missiles in the process. {{storylink|Form Follows Function}}

Hot Rod returned to Metroplex just as it was coming under attack from both [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and a mind-controlled [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. He managed to get inside the Autobot city anyways, and brought Blaster to Ratchet, urging the medic to save the brave Autobot to whom he owed his reawakening. Hot Rod then made his way to Metroplex's control room and ordered him to convert to his battle mode. Before he could convince the traumatized city to do so, Grimlock happened by. The Dinobot tried to chase off Hot Rod as he had done so in the past, but with a solid left hook Rodimus challenged Grimlock for leadership once more. Whatever the outcome of the duel, Grimlock expired shortly thereafter at the hands of Megatron. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}} Afterwards, Rodimus, Brawn, and Mirage found that [[Bazooka (G.I. Joe)|Bazooka]], while in a trance, had drawn a map to the Chamber of Primus on Metroplex's floor. Following the map, the three Autobots, Bazooka, Cover Girl, and Duke found the face of the dormant Cybertronian god whispering: "No will but Megatron's"... Decepticobra guards, posted at a nearby Megatronian temple, caught sight of them, and a firefight began between both sides. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}}

The group's pilgrimage took them deep beneath the surface of Cybertron, where they encountered the mysterious [[Keeper (Transformer)|Keeper]]. The Keeper told the group about the creation of Cybertron from its progenitor [[Daiakuron]]. {{storylink|Earth: R.I.P.}} Their tour of the netherworld was cut short by tremors from above, and the team made a break for it. Rodimus made up to the surface safely, where he dispatched Springer and some Joes to rescue the individuals who hadn't made it out. {{storylink|Escape from Primus}} As the maddened Primus drew closer to the sun, both sides prepared for the final confrontation. Rodimus rallied the shellshocked Metroplex, convincing him to transform into his robot form for the first time in millennia. As the Jotobots attacked Trypticon, Rodimus rode Sky Lynx into the battle. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

Rodimus was one of the many Autobots forced to combine with Megatron to form "Mega-Megatron". After the resurrection of Optimus Prime and the end of the war, Optimus departed Cybertron aboard the ''Ark-2'', once again offering Rodimus a second chance to rule Cybertron. Rodimus gratefully accepted the opportunity. As a peacetime "philosopher-king", he and Wreck-Gar frequently visited [[Uranus]] to contemplate. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}
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===''Transformers: All Spark''===
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{{storylink|Ray of Hope}} {{storylink|Great Aspirations}} {{storylink|Conclusion}}

===''Q-Transformers'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Kenshō Ono]] (Japanese)}}
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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[File:Micro-Aggressions HotRodGrimlock.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]
During the original Great War, Hot Rod fought on Earth and once tore off [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s wing in a parking garage. {{storylink|Derailment}}

When the [[Builder of Cybertron|Builders of Cybertron]] came into power, Hot Rod quickly became aware of how oppressive their rule was. He believed he could work within their system however, and set about implementing gradual change without resorting to violence. To this end, he downsized his body and became a [[Micromaster]], even though doing so meant he lost much of his status in the government's hierarchy. Hot Rod worked the system for seventy years, along the way getting posted as the head of [[Micropolis]]. Then, in the late 24th century, [[Lio Convoy]] sparked a revolution among the [[Maximal]] and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] populace, calling for an aggressive societal reform. Hot Rod and his team, [[Drillbuster]], [[Blackout (G1)|Blackout]], [[Spaceshot]], and [[Countdown (G1)|Countdown]], were assigned to deal with and counter the [[Resistance]]'s [[Grand Uprising]].

In energy-starved times, Hot Rod, like most other members of society, was privy to a very limited amount of fuel. It surprised him then when he was given a full tank in preparation for an upcoming mission. The severity of the situation cleared up why he had been allowed more than his usual ration: the Resistance had managed to steal the [[G-Virus]]. This potent weapon had been reverse-engineered from [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s remains, and would replicate the process that transformed [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] into the mad scion of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] in anyone that was infected with it. Hot Rod was furious to learn that the one who had orchestrated the theft was none other than [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]; his former teammate had previously transplanted his spark into a Maximal body and then led many violent attacks against the government. Hot Rod did find solace in the fact that Grimlock was a predictable opponent though. He quickly puzzled out that the Resistance's next target would be the first [[Games|gladiatorial game]] to be hosted since Lio Convoy's call to arms. Hot Rod called in every favor owed to him to secure two hundred extra guards for [[Tesarus (polity)|Tesarus Arena]], with an extra three-hundred [[Maximal Command Security Force|MCSF]] officers to patrol the stadium's crowd.

Despite these precautions, Grimlock's cell managed to come dangerously close to the crowd before Hot Rod was alerted to their presence. He went to deal with the intruders in person, leaving most of his troops in place in case Grimlock was merely creating a diversion for another attack. Hitching a ride atop of Blackout and Spaceshot's combined vehicle mode, he managed to reach the Resistance fighters before they were in position to infect the Builders enjoying the Game. While his subordinates dealt with The [[Manterror|Man Terror]] and [[Snapper]], two Predacons operating under Grimlock, Hot Rod took on the former [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] himself. The battle that ensued left both Hot Rod and his opponent gravely wounded. Many verbal attacks were also traded between them, with Grimlock accusing Hot Rod of spitting on everything the Autobot badge once stood for by siding with the Builders. Hot Rod countered that though he hated what their world had become, he was leading by example, unlike Grimlock who had remained a violent brute. Their brawl eventually led to both 'bots tumbling out into the arena crowd. Grimlock's remaining allies came to his aid, and Hot Rod was tossed aside as Snapper prepared to unleash a virulent payload on the unsuspecting crowd. Hot Rod pleaded with him not to, explaining to the Predacon what the virus actually did; Grimlock had neglected to inform his underlings of this particular detail. Snapper was swayed to not unleash a thousand more mad tyrants on Cybertron, and destroyed the virus. Though Hot Rod had been specifically instructed to retrieve the G-Virus, he was simply content with the fact that it had not been unleashed. In thanks for his cooperation, Hot Rod promised Snapper that he would be treated fairly as he was taken into custody. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}}

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===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
In one universe, Rodimus fought alongside his fellow Autobots against Megatron's Decepticons until the Cybertronian civil war led to the creation of the monstrous combiner, [[Thunder Mayhem]]. Thunder Mayhem turned on his masters, ultimately leading to him rampaging across Cybertron. Rodimus presumably perished during the reckoning of his homeworld. {{storylink|History}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
{{voiceactor|[[Ben Pronsky]]}}
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===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
[[File:SiegeOnCybertron-Rodimus Prime.jpg|thumb|150px|]]
Hot Rod was partnered with the [[Titan Master]] [[Firebolt (G1)|Firedrive]], who granted him the ability to firei electrostatic fire blasts to disable enemy systems. {{storylink|Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Titans Return|''Titans Return'' Firedrive/Hot Rod toy bio}} Later, during a mission to [[Velocitron]], Rodimus Prime crossed the finish line in a race to win the power of dominion over speed, but he had to convert himself into a Titan Master to use the power.<ref>''Titans Return'' Chaos on Velocitron bios</ref>
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==Commercial appearances==
*Hot Rod, [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] came to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s aid when the Autobot leader was fighting against [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. Hot Rod taunted the Decepticons, telling them to "watch my smoke!" {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, Rodimus Prime|Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, and Rodimus Prime commercial}}
*Hot Rod and Kup found themselves stranded on the planet [[Quintessa]]. The two Autobots drove up to the edge of a greenish pool, from which a pile of Sharkticons emerged and attacked. The duo fist-fighted their way through the enemy 'bots, with the help of an intervening [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sharkticon|Sharkticon commercial}}
*A stone sculpture of Rodimus was savaged by Weirdwolf as part of his training. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Decepticon Headmasters|Decepticon Headmasters commercial}}
*Rodimus Prime charged into battle with Kup, Blurr, and Wheelie against Galvatron, Cyclonus, and Scourge. Then [[Sixshot]] joined the scuffle. Rodimus took the brunt of many of the Six-Changer's attacks, getting fired upon while Sixshot was in his jet fighter mode, pounced onto when Sixshot assumed his "wheeled wolf" mode, and blasted once more by the Decepticon's "laser pistol" mode. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sixshot|Sixshot commercial}}
*Rodimus handed his totally trustworthy agent [[Punch (G1)|Punch]] an important device, and saluted him as he drove off. Unbeknownst to Rodimus, Punch would meet with the Decepticons under his "Counterpunch" guise and hand the device over to Galvatron himself! {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Punch and Clones|Punch/Counterpunch and Clones commercial}}
*Rodimus and Blurr drove to an Autobot laboratory, only to be informed by a distressed Kup that there had been an accident; the newest Autobots were monsters! Thankfully, they were still Autobots nonetheless, and helped ward off a Decepticon attack. After seeing how viciously the [[Monsterbot]]s dealt with the Decepticons, Rodimus expressed relief that these new 'bots were on his side. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Monsterbots|Monsterbots commercial}}
*The Autobots were caught by surprise when it seemed at first that a tank and jet were about to crash into one another on the battlefield, only for them to transform together into the Decepticon [[Flywheels]]! Rodimus was unfazed by this turn of events, and pounced onto this new combatant. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Duocons and Throttlebots|Duocons and Throttlebots commercial}}
*Rodimus Prime fought next to Blurr against Galvatron and his cronies while Transformers from both factions prepared to leave Cybertron and expand their war to the planet [[Nebulos]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Headmaster comic book|Headmaster comic book commercial}}
*Hot Rod's voice narrated a handful of commercials, including:
**The [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Headmasters|Headmasters commercial}}
**The [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] and [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Technobots and Terrorcons|Technobots and Terrorcons commercial}}

==Games==
===3D Battle-Card Game===
Hot Rod was one of [[Optimus Primal]]'s many Autobot allies in a fight against [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s Decepticon forces. {{storylink|3D Battle-Card Game#Energon Wars expansion|Energon Wars Expansion Set}}

===''The Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth''===
[[File:C64RodimusPrimeAndHotRod.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Along with their fellow Autobots, Hotrod{{sic}} and Rodimus Prime protected Earth from the menace of the Decepticons. Hotrod was ostensibly under the command of Rodimus Prime. {{storylink|The Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth}}

{{note|In this game, "Hotrod" and Rodimus Prime are separate characters who can be in the same place at the same time. Don't try to think about this too hard.}}
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===''Transformers: Mystery of Convoy''===
[[File:Mysteryofconvoy rodimus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]]
When Optimus Prime went missing under mysterious circumstances, Ultra Magnus was given the task of battling hordes of Decepticons in order to solve the mystery of his whereabouts. The Decepticons had also stolen a collection of seven energon cubes belonging to Rodimus Prime, which Magnus strove to recover during his fight. When all seven were successfully obtained and the battle was won, a new challenge rose its head, but with his energon cubes back, Rodimus was able to take up the fight! He had a funny habit of looking like an orange Ultra Magnus if you looked at him sideways. {{storylink|Transformers: Mystery of Convoy}}
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===''Transformers: The Headmasters''===
Rodimus Prime was kidnapped by the Decepticons and held captive on Cybertron by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. He was rescued by [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and his other comrades, and in turn helped rescue those who were still imprisoned. Once they had reunited, Rodimus Prime and the others met with [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] for the last battle against [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. {{storylink|Transformers: The Headmasters (video game)|Transformers: The Headmasters}}

===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter von Gomm]] (English)}}
====Autobot story====
[[File:Callofthefuture rodimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"I am from the future and know a lot about history!"]]

When [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] gained the incredible power of the [[Zel Quartz]] in the year 2010 and began cutting a swath of destruction across the galaxy, Rodimus Prime, [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] resolved to prevent this devastation by traveling back in time and eliminating the quartz in the past, thereby altering their future. Using a [[Transwarp]]-equipped ship supplied by the [[Quintesson]]s, they traveled to the world of [[Zel Samine]] in the year 2003, where they ran across teams of present-day Autobots and Decepticons led by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], who were carrying out investigations on their own on the planet.

Making matters worse, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] also followed them back in time, and the two teams allied themselves with their respective present-day factions in order to locate the Zel Quartz. It wasn't necessarily an easy alliance to make: Rodimus was barely able to keep his cool when [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], not believing that he and his team were really Autobots, demanded to know if Rodimus was Autobot leader in the future, what happened to Optimus? Fortunately, Optimus calmed his lieutenant down and welcomed the trio of future Autobots into his forces.

Working with the present day Autobots was not easy for Rodimus, as he was well aware of the fate that awaited them. On a number of occasions, he struggled with his knowledge of the future, knowing he could prevent a [[Battle of Autobot City|great tragedy]] but could also cause untold damage to the timestream by doing so. He also showed some interest in Arcee when he attempted to give her a precious stone he'd found during a mission to a mine, only for the female Autobot to scold him for taking something that didn't belong to him. Luckily for him, Optimus stepped in and settled things by ordering Rodimus and Arcee to return the stone. That Optimus makes one heck of a wingman.

After several false leads, the quartz was eventually located, serving as the power source of the [[ELTA]] power transmission array. After fighting their way through the likes of Cyclonus, Scourge, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and both [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and his future counterpart Soundblaster, Rodimus and Optimus engaged Megatron and Galvatron in a two-on-two battle over ELTA, using the power of their twin Matrices to stop the computer from self-destructing. Once the dust from the fight had settled, Starscream reemerged and snatched up the Zel Quartz, only to promptly take it off-planet, where it disintegrated without Zel Samine's atmosphere and electromagnetic properties to sustain it. With their future thus averted, Rodimus and his Autobots began fading away to rejoin the timestream. Before they disappeared, Rodimus attempted to warn Optimus of the coming dangers in the future, including his Optimus's death (for which Rodimus continued to blame himself), but Optimus silenced him, telling him that he did not need to know what the future held. Rodimus told Optimus that he would always be the greatest leader in Autobot history, but Optimus told him that he was merely a soldier who loved justice, and that that was all Rodimus needed to be too.

====Decepticon story====
Megatron, Starscream, and Soundwave encountered Rodimus Prime while investigating the presence of unknown craft over Zel Samine. Rodimus was stunned to see the Decepticon [[Emperor of Destruction]] before reminding himself of the era he was in. For his part, Megatron thought he was facing Hot Rod, but quickly realised his mistake. After a short, sharp fight that saw Rodimus defeated, Megatron was distracted enough by the appearance of Galvatron to allow the future Autobot to escape.

Rodimus would again battle Megatron as well as Galvatron at the ELTA power transmission array, this time alongside his hero Optimus Prime. He was shocked that despite the fact the two Primes were working together, they were still defeated. When Megatron and Galvatron resolved to destroy the ELTA array Rodimus pleaded with them to stop, pointing out that the array generated a massive amount of energy, the same energy the Decepticons so loved. Sadly, the two Emperors of Destruction felt that with the Zel Quartz now in their possession, they no longer needed the array and proceeded to destroy it with their combined power. The wounded Rodimus barely escaped.

He presumably returned to the future alongside all the future Transformers when Starscream unwittingly rendered the Zel Quartz powerless. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Transformers Battle Circuit''===
Rodimus, one of the "greatest Transformers of all time," was part of an Autobot team that participated in a tournament on Cybertron. He faced off against a team of Decepticons in a series of one-on-one matches. If he managed to defeat Menasor, Trypticon, Astrotrain, Starscream, and Megatron, Rodimus was declared to be the tournament's champion! {{storylink|Transformers Battle Circuit}}

===''Transformers: Battle Masters''===
Rodimus arrived in the city for a decent battle, and though he was defeated by local fighters, he decided not to leave the town. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Masters (mobile game)|Battle Masters}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Following [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s rebirth as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Rodimus led the Autobots to a decisive victory over the Decepticon forces. {{storylink|All Hail Galvatron}} When Galvatron summoned [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] to the battlefield, Rodimus attempted to block the Decepticon advance with [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], though unsuccessfully. {{storylink|The Colossus War}}

Rodimus and [[Kup (G1)|Sergeant Kup]] were put on trial by the [[Quintesson]]s. They faced death by [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]] until [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] organized a well-timed coup. {{storylink|Mockery of Justice}} The Autobots subsequently found themselves up against [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. Rodimus defeated the monster by opening the [[Matrix of Leadership]], saving [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and becoming the new Autobot leader in the process. {{storylink|'Til All Are One (Legends)|'Til All Are One}}

When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] were abducted by [[Skuxxoid]]s during the [[Galactic Olympics|Galactic Games]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and Rodimus Prime traveled to [[Chaar]] to see if the Decepticons were responsible. Damaged in an attack, he had a vision revealing the Quintessons were behind the kidnapping. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 1}} He almost sacrificed himself on the planet Goo to save the rest of his team. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 2}} Rodimus traveled into the Matrix to learn the origin of the Transformer race. Following an attack on Cybertron, Galvatron was only prevented from fighting with Rodimus by [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 3}}

Following an Decepticon assault led by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Rodimus, alongside Spike, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], and Ultra Magnus were forced into taking cover within the [[Autobot Mausoleum]]. This did little to improve their situation, however, as the Decepticons continued their advance. Unexpectedly, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] rose from his tomb, providing hope that the tide may yet turn in the Autobots' favour. Rodimus returned the Matrix of Leadership to the resurrected Autobot leader, reverting to Hot Rod in the process. Once in possession of the Matrix, however, Optimus fled for Cybertron, leaving the other Autobots stranded. The Matrix was returned to Hot Rod when Optimus regained his senses, who sacrificed himself once more to undo the Quintessons' trap, much to the chagrin of the Autobots. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (Legends)|Dark Awakening}}

Arcee, Rodimus, Ultra Magnus, and Springer were trapped in human bodies by [[Victor Drath]] and [[Cobra Commander|Old Snake]], but still managed to foil the pair's plan to destroy Autobot City. They were later successfully returned to their robot bodies. {{storylink|Only Human (Legends)|Only Human}}

Rodimus attempted to defend an experimental space bridge from Galvatron and his forces, only for a stray shot to hit the space bridge, sending all nearby combatants hurtling back in time. Finding themselves in a time where Primus and Unicron were battling one another, shaking the very cosmos with their blows, Rodimus and his troops allied themselves with their creator, while the mad Galvatron ordered his troops to help the Chaos Bringer. Despite the superior amount of beings that Unicron was able to will into being, the Autobots prevailed. Unicron was sent into a retreat, and the time-displaced Transformers were sent back to their proper place in the timestream by Primus. {{storylink|Battle of the Brothers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Rodimus-(CW).jpg|thumb|400px|We've got to get a new travel agent.]]
Rodimus (CW) participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Super Rare character who could be acquired as a reward in the "Optimus Maximus Awakes!" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers Operation Omega''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:RodimusEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|wHY Do mY PipES BeNd??]]
Hot Rod encounters [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Transformers:Earth Wars|Nemesis Prime]].
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Light our Darkest Hour event}}

[[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] met with Hot Rod to offer information on [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s dimensional recruitment scheme; Hot Rod was skeptical, and when the other [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s arrived on the scene, Hot Rod declared that it was an ambush. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Rogue Trader}}

*'''Class:''' Special
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star
*'''Weapons:''' Rodimus wields two blasters. ''And'' he can also throw a hand grenade from a distance and set a building on fire!
*'''Ability: Blessing of the Matrix:''' Makes a friendly bot invulnerable to damage and stun effects for 8 seconds. Upgrading this ability increases duration.
**'''Cost''': 6 ability points +2 for reuses.

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

{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Image and story from all three cutscenes upon obtaining him, and after Researching twice.}}}}

==Toys==
{{main|Hot Rod (G1)/toys}}

==Notes==
[[File:RodimusPrime-earlymodel.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Hey, ladies. Look at your G1 Hot Rod and Rodimus Prime toys, now back to us, now back at your toys, now back to us."]]
*According to earliest materials (also the source of the earliest Hot Rod head seen in this section's first image), Rodimus Prime's original name was '''Hot Rodimus'''.
*Like the rest of the 1986 movie's original characters, Hot Rod and Rodimus Prime had early designs by [[Floro Dery]] which the toys were based on, only for the designs to then be refined over time into their finalized form. The early models were used for the characters' Marvel Comics appearances, and would occasionally erroneously appear in [[AKOM]]-animated episodes of the cartoon. Rodimus's early design is one of the mostly commonly-seen in the series, popping in and out of episodes from scene to scene quite literally at random; it features curving shoulders and a spoiler that flares outward, and lacks an additional trapezoid in the centre of his pelvis that is part of his finalized model. Notably, Rodimus's final character model has never actually been found—only his early design is published in character model compendiums like ''[[Transformers Generations]]'' or ''[[Transformers: The Ark]]''.
**While AKOM bounced back and forth between early and finished designs for Rodimus, they ''always'' used the ''color scheme'' of the early design. This scheme colors the indentations on his shoulders burgundy-red instead of white; the "windscreen" details on his pelvis (see below) white instead of light-burgundy; the aforementioned trapezoid the same burgundy as the rest of his pelvis instead of the same light burgundy the windscreen is supposed to be; and finally, his his tyres black (the finalized model is the odd one here, as it made them burgundy).
**Additionally, Rodimus also has an even ''older'' design, seen at right, which is substantially more different. Here, he appears to carry the trailer of the truck on his back, plus additional [[kibble]] on the back of his forearms. If only there were art of the back of this design. We'd plotz.
**Meanwhile, on Hot Rod's early character model, both sets of wheels are on his arms, as they are intended to span the entire length of the vehicle; his wrist-cuffs are intended to become the vehicle's taillights. Unsurprisingly, this has never been duplicated on any toy.
*As mentioned above, both Hot Rod and Rodimus Prime's character models suggest that the windshield and roof of their respective vehicles form the pelvic area, including little side windows on their hips. This was highlighted by on both characters' early color model, used by AKOM, which colored that area white, as if it were a window, but was downplayed on their finalized models, which recolored those sections in a lighter shade than the surrounding area. The sheer physical impossibility of this has, again, meant it has never been duplicated on any toy, although the Masterpiece version makes a nod to it with a transparent groin plate with indentations underneath denoting two seats and a steering wheel.
[[File:Hotrodrodimuscharactermodels.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Rodimus is always embarrassed by his yearbook photos. (Early AKOM Rodimus model pictured, colored like the finished Toei Rodimus model.]]
*Hot Rod and Rodimus Prime look very similar in fiction, but there are ways to distinguish them by sight.
**Rodimus Prime's character model has extra lines on his face that go from the bottom of his nose and connect to another line forming a triangle shape. Hot Rod's cheeks are more clear and youthful.
**Despite their toys being the same color of red, the cartoon series rendered Hot Rod as magenta, and Rodimus a dark shade of burgundy (the movie, however, made Rodimus the same color as Hot Rod). In addition to repeatedly getting the two character models mixed up, sometimes the animation would depict one model colored as the other.
**In Marvel stories, Hot Rod was also colored almost entirely magenta, with a yellow spoiler and flame deco, but with silver thighs instead of orange. Whoever did the Marvel deco sheet seems to have been looking at the [[:File:G1catalog86-PinkHotRod.jpg|original toy photos]] and colored the thighs like the toy's silver stickers. While Marvel Hot Rod was stark magenta, Marvel Rodimus was colored in the reds, oranges and yellows of his toy. Future comics and toys would often ignore any differences in color between the character's two forms, presenting them both in the original toy colors (see the image at the head of the article for a good example).
**The Japanese ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'' cartoon, in addition to featuring the coloration differences of the American Generation 1 cartoon, also added some extra lines around the perimeter of Rodimus's eyes to further distinguish him from Hot Rod. These odd-looking lines appeared only intermittently, thankfully so—they made Rodimus look like he was wearing robo-mascara. The ''Headmasters'' Rodimus Prime character model also moved the wheel kibble from the back of the arms to the front, to better approximate their position on the toy.
[[File:RodimusPrimeG1-trailermanagement.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Maybe his Mobile Defense Bay is just an extra set of legs!]]
*Rodimus Prime's toy followed the model set by Optimus Prime before him by having a trailer that disconnected and transformed into a battle station (in this case, called the "[[Mobile Defense Bay]]"). Unlike Prime's [[Combat Deck (G1)|Combat Deck]], however, Rodimus's Defense Bay failed to make the leap to fiction, with the cartoon simply depicting his trailer as somewhat unfeasibly folding up into his legs and body <ref>[http://www.allspark.com/content/stories/tfpulp/8704TVM/k.gif Image of Rodimus Prime's animated transformation scheme from TV Magazine]</ref> (barring a few animation errors that depicted it as a separate unit). This [[Transformation|transformation scheme]] was realized in toy form with Rodimus's [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|6" ''Titanium Series'' action figure]].
*A lot of early secondary material uses Hot Rod and Rodimus in ways that don't fit the main Movie-established dynamic. As with stories from the same era that portrayed Megatron and Galvatron as separate beings, this was likely to avoid spoiling the Movie's ending.
*Hot Rod's 1986 tech specs figures are ''extremely'' high (six 10/10s, one 9/10, one 7/10). They are actually higher than both Ultra Magnus and Galvatron's stats. None of the other movie characters have such inflated tech specs, so this was possibly an attempt (albeit small) to convince the kids of the time how awesome their new hero was. Rodimus Prime's tech specs are only every so slightly higher than Hot Rod's, but as the latter was near maximum anyway that isn't saying much. One year later, for his Targetmaster release, Hot Rod's stats have been reduced to slightly more sensible figures (which leads to the amusing situation where his "Firepower" stat actually goes ''down'' from 10 to 7 when he becomes a Targetmaster. Also his top speed has changed from 120 mph to 330 mph. Maybe Firebolt weighs less than his old gun?)
*Hot Rod might be the ''Transformers'' character with the most names in the US. From "Hot Rod" to "Rodimus Prime", to "Rodimus Major" to just plain "Rodimus". Varieties of "Rodimus" appeared to be how he would be named for a while, but his [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Titans Return]] figure is back to being "(Autobot) Hot Rod", suggesting that Hasbro has somehow reclaimed the [[trademark]] on the name.
*[[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]]'s powered up form has a color scheme which resembles Hot Rod's. The reference came full circle with [[Side Burn (RID)|G1 Side Burn]], who was a redeco of a Rodimus toy.
*Aside from the ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Rodimus (Energon)|namesake character]], Hot Rod has also been [[homage]]d twice (or possibly thrice depending on how you look at it) in the [[Unicron Trilogy]]. For ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'', the "[[Powerlinx]]" upgrade of [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] was given a very Hot-Rod-inspired deco. In ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'', [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] made a redeco of Hot Shot (well, "Exillion"), who already had some Hot Rod homage elements in his toy design, with Hot Rod deco as a DVD-pack-in [[exclusive]]. [[Hasbro]] then took this deco, altered it, and released it in the US line at mass retail as the new character [[Excellion (Cybertron)|Excellion]].
*This Rodimus Prime, along with the original [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] makes a cameo appearance as one of the four elders who began the [[space bridge]] project in the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]'' episode "[[Balance]]".

===Foreign names===
====Hot Rod====
*''Japanese:'' '''Hot Rodimus''' (ホットロディマス ''Hotto Rodimasu''), '''Hot Rod''' (ホットロッド ''Hotto Roddo'')
*''English:'' '''Roadimus Prime''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''French:'' '''Météorite''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Nagyágyú''' ("Hot Shot"), '''Peca''' (''The Movie'', "Fisher")
*''Italian:'' '''Folgore'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Rod''' (Taiwan, 羅德 ''Lúo Dé''), '''Rè Pò''' (China, 热破, "Hot Break")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Roda Quente''' (Portugal comic)
*''Russian:'' '''Patron''' (cartoon, Патрон, "Cartridge")

====Rodimus Prime====
*''Japanese:'' '''Rodimus Convoy''' (ロディマスコンボイ ''Rodimasu Konboi''), '''Rodimus Prime''' (ロディマスプライム ''Rodimasu Puraimu'')
*''French:'' '''Rodimus Primo''' (Canada toy, "Rodimus First"), '''Rodimus Primus''' (Canada cartoon)
*''German:'' '''Rodius Prime''' ([[Condor Verlag]] comics)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Rodimusz Fővezér''' ("Prime Commander Rodimus")
*''Italian:'' '''Captain'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Rhodie Jr-tsūn''' (Taiwan, 羅迪至尊, "Rodimus Prime"), '''Bǔ Tīan Shì''' (China, 补天士, "Gentleman Who [[Wikipedia:Nüwa|Repairs the Sky]]")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Rodimus Supremo''' (Portugal comic)
*''Russian:'' '''Rodimes Prime''' (cartoon, Родаймес Прайм)
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Rodimus Najkrashhyj''' (cartoon, Родімус Найкращий, "Rodimus The Best")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Autobot leaders]]
[[Category:Battle Masters Autobots]]
[[Category:Beast Machines Autobots]]
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Autobots]]
[[Category:Classics Autobots]]
[[Category:Cloud Autobots]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Autobots]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:Henkei! Henkei! Autobots]]
[[Category:Kiss Players Autobots]]
[[Category:Knights]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Ladybird Books Autobots]]
[[Category:Matrix bearers]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:Primes]]
[[Category:Return of Convoy Autobots]]
[[Category:Rulers of Cybertron]]
[[Category:Targetmasters]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Autobots]]
[[Category:Triple Changers]]
[[Category:United Autobots]]
[[Category:Universe Autobots]]
[[Category:Wreckers]]

Transformers: Earth Wars

2017-09-17T17:49:33Z

Dinobot56: /* Featured Characters */

[[File:TransformersEarthWars_logo.png|center|400px]]
{{videogame
|title=''Transformers: Earth Wars''
|image=TransformersEarthWars header.jpg
|caption=
|developer=[[Space Ape Games]]
|publisher=[[Backflip Studios]]
|date=[[June 2]], 2016
|platform=Android, iOS
}}

'''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' is a mobile game by [[Space Ape Games]]/[[Backflip Studios]] with a storyline written by [[Simon Furman]], which means plenty of [[Furmanism]]s. The aim of the game is to assemble an army and build a fortress, then try to defend your base while destroying the enemy's. Essentially, Transformers meets ''Clash of Clans'', without Hog Riders.
The setting is [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].

==Plot==
The Autobots and Decepticons return to Earth to battle over resources. Furman promises that while it "appears to be about the same old stuff" initially, "as we progress through the game, more is revealed about Megatron’s master plan and what he’s looking for on Earth."<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2016/02/10/transformers-land-mobile-earth-wars/80167164/ USA Today: "'Transformers' land on mobile in 'Earth Wars'"]</ref>

===Campaigns===
*'''Get Optimus / Get Megatron!'''
Jefire and Starscream arrive on Earth and set up their base of operations. Soon, Ironhide and Bludgeon arrive through their Space Bridges, and after raiding a few bases, both factions find a [[Quantum Crystal]] powerful enough to power their spacebridges and bring their leaders to Earth.
*'''The Lost Map'''
With the arrival of Optimus Prime and Megatron, the Autobots and/or Decepticons set out to find the [[Fractal Map]] pieces with the help of their human allies. Both sides find a Gunner Crystal and recruit Sunstreaker and Swindle.
*'''Power Play'''
After collecting three of the map pieces, both factions try putting the pieces they collected together, only to find out they need a [[Codex Key]] to break the encryption.
*'''The Codex Showdown'''
With the help of the recently recruited medics, Ratchet and Hook, both sides fight over the Codex Key, and find the location of a [[Enigma of Combination|legendary artifact]].
*'''Combiner Wars'''
With the Enigma of Combination, the Autobots and Decepticons harness the power of Combiners. The gestalts prove unstable, however, and require Ore-13 and high-ranking bots to be useful.

==Gameplay==
===Classes===
*'''Warriors''' are armored front line melee fighters that rush into enemy defenses to open up the attack and protect other bots, but they have the lowest Damage per second (DPS). Warriors generally have a speed of 1.7, but some are slightly faster.
*'''Aerial''' units deal the highest DPS at a short range and can perform powerful airstrikes on single targets from great distances, but have low health. All air units have a speed of 2.
*'''Gunners''' shoot over walls and bombard large areas with their abilities from long range. like the Air units, they're deadly but vulnerable. All gunners have a speed of 1.8.
*'''Medics''' heal and support other bots in battle. They are only a few medics in the game, and they aren't durable themselves, so keep them in the back. Medics have a speed of 2.6.
*'''Special''' bots are highly individualized fighters with unique capabilities. This class incorporates leaders, scouts, and deployers.
*'''Combiners''' are a special class that must be summoned individually. They deal massive amounts of damage, but can only stay on the battlefield for so long. Their three abilities do not use ability points, but have cooldown times.

===Alliances===
Alliances are the primary way to gain access to bots firsthand via events. Your alliance can also compete in Alliance Wars to determine who is better, and to see who comes up top! Compete in Alliance wars to gain resources, league promotions, and bragging rights!

You can join with other players in an alliance, or you can create your own for 15,000 Alloy! There are many notable alliances within the community!

A player must have Level 4 Headquarters or higher to join an Alliance, and up to 40 people can be in an Alliance.

===Resources===
*'''Alloy'''- A metal substance used to upgrade buildings and walls.
*'''[[Energon]]'''- Energon is used to upgrade buildings, upgrade Bots' special abilities, and to perform research on Bots to make them stronger.
*'''[[Ore-13]]'''- A potent substance used to activate Combiners.
*'''[[Spark]]'''- Obtained from holographic summons in the Space bridge and Event rewards, Spark is used to upgrade Bots' abilities. Special Spark can be received from Combiner team bots.
*'''Crystal Shards'''- Also the result of Holographic summons and events, shards are use to create powerful crystals to summon high star rating Bots.
*'''[[Cybercoin]]'''- Premium currency used for instantly obtaining resources and [[Quantum Crystal| crystals.]]
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:currencies| Currencies and Resources at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===Battle Boosts===
Battle Boosts are like Spells in Clash of Clans. They can only be used once in a battle, but provide extra offense or defense for your team.
*'''Incendiary Barrage MK. 1, II, and III''' Rain down an artillery battery of Incendiary shells on the battlefield dealing medium damage
*'''Orbital Strike MK. I, II, and III''' summon a powerful Orbital Strike from above dealing massive damage.
*'''Forcefield MK. I, II, and III''' Provides a forcefield that blocks 45% to 75% of damage taken and makes them immune to knockbacks for 6 seconds.
*'''Smart Bomb MK. I, II, and III''' Deals a set amount of damage to a single target.
*'''EMP blast MK. I, II, and III''' Stun all targets in a large radius for a set amount of time depending on the level.
*'''Field Repairs MK. I, II, and III''' Heal all friendly bots for a set amount of HP over 5 seconds.
*'''Shark Attack MK I, II, and III''' Call for 3 vicious 2-star Sharkticons (level 14, 30, and 40, respectively) to attack a target.'''Warning''': Fallen Sharkticons are ''highly'' explosive.
*'''Nanofrost MK. I, II, and III''' Freeze a building for 8-12 seconds, then destroy it to freeze and slow down all buildings around the Bomb radius by 40% for 10 seconds.
*'''[[Kremzeek| Kremzeeks]]''' Coming in 5 variants, Kremzeeks can do quite a lot of things.
**Red Kremzeeks set buildings on fire dealing 128 damage per second for 6 seconds, increasing every second if you destroy the building they are currently deployed on.
**Yellow Kremzeeks deal 96 damage over 15 seconds. Can jump to other buildings up to 4 times.
**Purple Kremzeeks hack defenses and make them attack other defenses for you, albeit with less damage.
** The rare Blue Kremzeek can stun defenses over a brief period of time.
** The White Kremzeek makes the target building take more damage.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:battleboosts| Battle Boosts at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Buildings==
===Main===
*'''Headquarters''' - The heart of your Autobot/Decepticon outpost, protect yours well, and destroy an opponent's Headquarters to win a battle! Upgrade it to unlock more upgrades and buildings!
*'''Shuttle''' - The shuttle carries Autobots and Decepticons into battle! Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum capacity.

===Defense===
*'''[[Autogun|Auto Cannon]]''' - Provides a decent amount of damage and has medium range. Cannot target flying units.
*'''Laser Turret''' - Shoots off 4 smaller lasers that deal constant damage at shorter range, but deals double damage to flying unit's!
*'''Mortar''' - Long range defense that targets ground units and deals explosive damage from far away.
*'''Outpost''' - Assign an Autobot or Deception with a fraction of their normal stats to defend against attacks on your base.
*'''Beam Laser''' - Shoots off a long range Photon laser to deal the Highest DPS on a single ground unit.
*'''Shock Tower''' - Delivers a nasty jolt of electricity to nearby bots and knocks them back, and is immune to EMP effects! (Except for [[Star Saber (Victory)|shock]][[Deathsaurus (Victory)|fire]])
*'''Missile Launcher''' - Shoots off a barrage of rockets over a very long range at both ground and air units. Cannot target troops within its blind spot.
*'''Stasis Mine''' - Doesn't deal damage, but freezes enemies in place for 2-5 seconds.
*'''Wall''' - Used to shield defenses and slow down invaders. Upgrading each wall post gives it more health to better defend against opponent bots.

*'''Combiner Outpost''' - Unavailable to players and only seen in the Combiner Wars Campaign, this very long-ranged outpost activates a Combiner to defend against other Combiners!
===Utility===
*'''Energon Harvester''' - Harvests precious Energon for research and upgrading buildings. Upgrade with Alloy to increase production rate.
*'''Energon Storage''' - Stores Energon for later usage. Upgrade with Alloy to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Alloy Harvester''' - Harvests Alloy to upgrade buildings. Upgrade with Energon to increase production rate.
*'''Alloy Storage''' - Stores Alloy for later usage. Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Ore-13 Harvester''' - Harvests the rare mineral [[Ore-13]] for sending out Combiners to battle.
*'''Ore-13 Storage''' - A storage device strong enough to contain the power of Ore-13.
*'''[[Spacebridge]]''' - The Spacebridge is used to activate [[Quantum Crystal]]s to bring in bots and resources!
*'''Research Lab''' - Upgrade your bots and their abilities with Energon and Spark to make them more powerful! Upgrade the lab to increase the max level that bots can be upgraded to.
*'''Combiner Lab''' - Used to activate Combiners and upgrade their abilities using combiner Spark.
*'''Build Bot''' - Build Bots will build and upgrade buildings, but the bots themselves cannot be upgraded and have very low health. The number of buildings than can be upgraded at a time depends on the number of Build Bots on base. More Build Bots can be bought at 2000 [[Cybercoin]]s each.
*'''Scanner''' - Provides locations of rivals' bases so you can raid them. Upgrading it will give access to tougher battle zones.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:buildings| Buildings at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Featured Characters==
(''Characters are paired in each row as in-game counterparts.'')

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jetfire]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ironhide]]
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ratchet]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bumblebee]]
*[[Prowl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Prowl]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cliffjumper]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Grimlock]]
*[[Mirage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mirage]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Wheeljack]]
*[[Blaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blaster]]
**[[Eject (G1)|Eject]]
**[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]
**[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]
**[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]]
*[[Silverbolt (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Silverbolt]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skydive]]
*[[Air Raid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Air Raid]]
*[[Powerglide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Powerglide]]
*[[Alpha Bravo#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Alpha Bravo]]
*[[Fireflight (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Firefly]]
*[[Jazz (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Autobot Jazz]]
*[[Windblade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Windblade]]
*[[Pyra Magna#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pyra Magna]]
*[[Rust Dust#Transformers:_Earth_Warst|Rust Dust]]
*[[Dust Up#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dustup]]
*[[Jumpstream#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jumpstream]]
*[[Skyburst (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skyburst]]
*[[Stormclash#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Stormclash]]
*[[Slag (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slug]]
*[[Huffer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Huffer]]
*[[Arcee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Arcee]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sideswipe]]
*[[Swoop (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Strafe]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus/Hot Rod]]
*[[Hot Spot (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Spot]]
*[[Seaspray (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Seaspray]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Superion (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Superion]]
*[[Pipes (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pipes]]
*[[Star Saber (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Star Saber]]
*[[Hound (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hound]]
*[[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Maximus]]
*[[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Perceptor]]
*[[Smokescreen (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Smokescreen]]
*[[First Aid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|First Aid]]
*[[Optimus Primal#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Primal]]
*[[Sludge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slog]]
*[[Kup (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kup]]
*[[Drift (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drift]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Laser Optimus Prime]]
*[[Snarl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Snarl]]
*[[Cheetor (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cheetor]]
*[[Volcanicus #Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Volcanicus]]*
*[[Springer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Springer]]*
*[[Rodimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus Prime]]*

|c2=
*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Megatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Starscream]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars)|Bludgeon]]
*[[Swindle (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Swindle]]
*[[Hook (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hook]]
*[[Shrapnel (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skrapnel]]
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Breakdown]]
*[[Kickback (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kickback]]
*[[Razorclaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Razorclaw]]
*[[Brawl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brawl]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Shockwave]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Soundwave]]
**[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]
**[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]
**[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]
**[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Thundercracker]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skywarp]]
*[[Slipstream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slipstream]]
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bonecrusher]]
*[[Long Haul (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Long Haul]]
*[[Blast Off (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blast Off]]
*[[Mixmaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mixmaster]]
*[[Divebomb (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Divebomb]]
*[[Scrapper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scrapper]]
*[[Scavenger (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scavenger]]
*[[Vortex (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Vortex]]
*[[Tantrum (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Tantrum]]
*[[Onslaught (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Onslaught]]
*[[Rampage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rampage]]
*[[Headstrong (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Headstrong]]
*[[Bombshell (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bombshell]]
*[[Nightbird (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nightbird]]
*[[Viper#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Viper]]
*[[Scourge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scourge]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Galvatron]]
*[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nemesis Prime]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cyclonus]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Octopunch]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Devastator (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Devastator]]
*[[Offroad#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Offroad]]
*[[Deathsaurus (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Deathsaurus]]
*[[Drag Strip (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drag Strip]]
*[[Bruticus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bruticus]]
*[[Lockdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Lockdown]]
*[[Wildrider (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brake-Neck]]
*[[Reflector (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Reflector]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]]
*[[Straxus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Straxus]]
*[[Dead End (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dead End]]
*[[Barricade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Barricade]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Armada'' Megatron]]
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hun-Gurrr]]
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blackarachnia]]
*[[Predaking (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Predaking]]*
*[[Astrotrain (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Astrotrain]]*
*[[Motormaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Motormaster]]*

|c3=
*[[Melody Keen]]
*[[Luca]]
}}

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Upcoming characters

==Events==
Every weekend, for three days, events are held so players can win resources and new crystals. The events usually alternate between solo events and Alliance events each week. New characters are introduced with a story strewn across a four-week saga.

The various type of events are:
* A solo totaliser with various resource prizes, capped at 10,000 points.
* An Alliance single totaliser with a grand prize at around 200,000 points.
* An Alliance event with many prestiges to collect prizes and crystals multiple times.
* A single totaliser with multiple prestiges, and gives same amount of battle points in all battle zones, and triple XP.
* An Alliance totaliser and leaderboard event, with the top alliances receiving the newest 4 or 3 star character crystal and Premium Crystals. Or in some events, even more of the event's crystals.

{{main|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events}}

==Notes==
*Furman has said that early in production, "we had to base it in the IDW continuity as it turned out". He also revealed it was him who pushed for Bludgeon to make it into the game as well.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/comic-writer-simon-furman-discusses-three-decades-of-transformers-and-new-game-earth-wars-707 Vice interview]</ref>
** A purple [[Decepticon Command Bunker]] can be seen in the mountainside of Decepticon bases as a counterpart to the Ark in Autobot bases.
*Character models are mostly based on each character's most-recent toy release. In many cases, this means ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'', ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'', ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]''. There are also some appearances from ''[[Thrilling 30]]'', ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'', ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'', [[Live-action film series|movie]]verse namesakes, and 'original' [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
* Though the game's dialogue is depicted using text boxes, Optimus Prime and Megatron still have voice lines. They are voiced, as usual, by [[Peter Cullen]] and [[Frank Welker]], respectively.
*Apparently, the Mastermind Creations toys of the Predacons inspired the staff so much, that the in-game models of the Predacons are based off of these [[IP infringing item|third party]] toys.
* The only Furmanisms actually in the game are "It is over - finished!" (said by Optimus or Megatron after a victory) and "Now - Reap the whirlwind!" (spoken by Optimus Prime when deploying troops).
*Smokescreen uses the Classics mold for Jazz as his animation model, instead of his most recent ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' toy, or his other ''[[Universe (2008 toyline)| Universe]]'' toy.
*The Dinobot combiner has been teased at, and seeing as it has a new [[Power of the Primes]] release, Volcanicus can now be referred to as the official Dinobot combiner. [[Beast (G1) | Thank Primus.]]

===Technical Errors===
* You can count pretty much any character with tall shoulders to have said shoulders clip and cut through the character model when in battle stance.
* Drift does an awkward shift when going from vehicle to robot and the opposite way, seeing as his body warps and shifts so that he faces sideways in bot mode. This happens every time he attacks and Every time he changes form.
* Most characters with extended shooting animations will sometimes lag out and be out of sync with the shooting animation.
* If activating an aerial bot's ability, he may circle the target pointlessly for a while. Sometimes he even goes underground.
* Rampage and Razorclaw can have a victory animation while in bot mode and charging when the battle ends. They even have their swords.
*Sunstreaker has a giant gap in the back of his combined form leg.

These are just some minor visual errors, bugs that affect gameplay are promptly resolved.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' (トランスフォーマー：アースウォーズ ''Toransufōmā: Āsu Wōzu'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.transformersearthwars.com/ Official website]
* [http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/ Official Transformers Earth Wars Wiki]

[[Category:Generation 1 video games]]
[[Category:Mobile Games]]

Predaking (G1)

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Dinobot56: /* Transformers: Earth Wars */

{{picsneeded|Toys and maybe a few more fiction pics}}
{{disambig3|Predaking}}
{{factions|decepticon|hofsilver}}
:''Predaking is a [[Decepticon]] [[combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Predakingg1.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Sucks to be Defensor and Superion... and every Autobot combiner ever.]]
'''Predaking''' is the ferocious fusion of all five of the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]: [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]], [[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]], [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]], [[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]], and team leader [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]. Predaking is highly unusual, perhaps even unique, among [[combiner]]s by the successful fusion of each of his component elements' physical abilities and personalities. Most others of his kind are rendered [[Devastator (G1)|stupid]], [[Bruticus (G1)|suggestible]], or borderline [[Menasor (G1)|insane]] by the merging of minds, but the five Predacons are united by their shared love of the hunt, and produce a single complete persona. Between his physical prowess, unexpected mental acuity, and animalistic, almost instinct-fast hunting actions, Predaking is one of the most dangerous and intimidating weapons ever added to the Decepticon ranks. [[Victor Caroli|As a weapon he is without equal; as a warrior he is without restraint. He can lift one million tons without straining a circuit]]. When Predaking is on your trail, all hope is lost.

Unless your name is [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]].

Sometimes his name is '''Predicus'''.

{{bigquote|Predaking has the power! He needs nothing more!|Predaking has the power to survive|"[[Nightmare Planet]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Bud Davis]] (English), [[Minoru Inaba]] (Japanese)|[[Edgar Fruitier]] (French (Canada)), [[Reinhard Brock]] (German, ''Five Faces of Darkness''), [[Gernot Duda]] (German, ''Chaos''), [[Bernd Simon]] (German, ''Nightmare Planet''), [[Ulf Jürgen Söhmisch]] (German, ''The Quintesson Journal''), [[Holger Schwiers]] (German, ''Call of the Primitives'')}}
[[File:FFOD5 Predaking.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Never argue with a guy with horns on his knees.]]
Predaking first saw action during the short-lived Decepticon-[[Quintesson]] alliance in the year 2005. The Predacons attempted to prevent [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], the human [[Marissa Faireborn]] and the magnificent [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] from escaping Jupiter's moon of [[Io]] with [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[transformation cog]]. When the individual Predacons failed, they merged into Predaking, but were quickly defeated by Sky Lynx. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

Soon afterward, the Decepticons took over the slave mining planet of [[Dread (planet)|Dread]], forcing [[Dread slaves|the hapless prisoners]] to mine the super-hard [[death crystal]]s in a scheme by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] to destroy Cybertron with a [[Death crystal cannon|giant death crystal firing cannon]]. When several slaves were frightened out of the mine by the monster [[Chaos (alien)|Chaos]], Predaking swooped down to recapture the escapees. Later, during an Autobot attack that saw Sky Lynx buried under tons of rock, Predaking separated Blurr, [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]], Wheelie and [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] from [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] by blocking off the mine entrace with his laser [[sword]]. He continued to force the Autobots back to Sky Lynx (who had managed to escape the landslide) while shrugging off their laser fire. Meanwhile, Kup lured Chaos out of the volcano, causing another landslide that this time buried Predaking under tons of rock. {{storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}}

[[File:NightmarePlanet Predaking.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
During an assassination attempt on the Autobots, the Predacons formed Predaking right before the Quintessons unleashed a nightmare effect on the Transformers. They were all confronted with solidified dream images taken from the mind of [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]]. Predaking was quickly overpowered by the creatures and, after he split up, a dragon kidnapped Razorclaw to a distant castle, leaving the Predacons unable to combine again. After the dream-inducer was destroyed and the Predacons were reunited, Razorclaw was ready to resume the battle with the Autobots and ordered the transformation into Predaking. Unfortunately, Headstrong's leg had been injured fighting a giant dream Galvatron, and he was unable to join into their combined form. Without the might of Predaking, the Predacons chose to flee. {{storylink|Nightmare Planet}}

[[File:Predaking primatives.jpg|left|thumb|Schrödinger's Cel: Simultaneously well-drawn and poorly-drawn.]]
Predaking was patrolling space when he picked up on a Quintesson transmission. Tracing it to a jungle-like planet, he split into his component parts to locate the source of the signal more easily. Once Sky Lynx and the Autobots beat the Predacons to the transmitting journal canister, they reformed as Predaking to renew their vendetta against Sky Lynx. Galvatron and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] soon joined Predaking, but his interest in revenge on Sky Lynx outmatched their interest in the journal, and Galvatron had to remind Predaking repeatedly and forcefully to keep his mind(s) on the mission. {{storylink|The Quintesson Journal}} Later on, Predaking fought alongside Galvatron and the Decepticons in Europe, but soon vanished before the whole "[[Ultimate Weapon]]" scheme was finished. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

On [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|moon]], Predaking fought alongside the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]] combiner [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] until they, along with the other "primitive" animal-based Transformers, were called away by [[Oracle (G1)|Primacron's assistant]]. They were led to an ancient world, in the hopes their primitive instincts would defeat [[Primacron]]'s latest creation, the energy-draining [[Tornedron]]. After the defeated [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s corpse seemingly crushed Grimlock, the primitives split up and ran for their lives. The Predacons continued to run until Headstrong declared he would rather stand and fight than die running. Concurring, his fellow Predacons merged with him to form Predaking, but were quickly put into stasis lock by Tornedron. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

As part of a series of Decepticon attacks on [[Japan]], Predaking and [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] pursued [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] in the Sea of Japan. He was later part of the strike force led by the Matrix-possessed [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}

After the [[Hate Plague]] spread throughout the galaxy, Predaking was seen hunting down Galvatron with Scourge and Cyclonus. How robots infected with homicidal madness could work together as a hunting party, much less share a combined form, is anybody's guess. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Transformers 2010'' story pages=====
The Predacons were built through cooperation between the Decepticons and the [[Quintesson]]s. Though they worked for the Decepticons, they were commanded by the Quintessons. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (story page)|Part 3 and Part 4}}

=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers'' manga=====
[[File:SRLTManga5 Predaking.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
During an attack on the planet [[Feminia]], Predaking took out a distracted [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], only to suffer an embarrassing defeat at the hands of the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibots]]. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}
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=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
[[File:MysteryPlanetMaster Hot Rod stops Predaking combination.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
[[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] stopped the Predacons from merging into Predaking once by ramming Razorclaw in the gut before the combination was complete. (That's what they get for transforming without a [[stock footage]] sequence.) {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} The next time he was seen, Predaking helped [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] try to steal the [[Sol 1]] satellite. He was defeated by [[Raiden]] and the Headmasters. {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} Predaking was defeated by Raiden and the Headmasters again when he confronted them over an erupting volcano in [[Peru]]. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}} And yet ''again'' by the Headmasters alone on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}}

[[File:HM14 Headmasters vs Predaking.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
Predaking joined the Decepticons on their space mission to gather energy from throughout the universe. He battled Raiden on the [[Twin Star]] planets. {{storylink|Battle for Defense of the False Planet}} Predaking later struggled with [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] on [[Paradise]]. (A warrior without equal struggling with a slow-to-act uber-nerd. Oh, how the mighty have fallen.) {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}}

Back on Earth, Predaking and [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] fought Raiden on the Kamchatka Peninsula, but politely stopped fighting when the battle between <s>the more expensive toys</s> Fortress Maximus and MegaZarak took center stage. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}}

Predaking and Bruticus sank the ocean liner ''[[Queen World]]''. Predaking later protected a [[Death Tower]] in [[Santiago]], [[Chile]] against the Throttlebots. Then the Autobot Targetmasters arrived and [[Pointblank]] downed him with ONE SHOT. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} The combiner took part in a final great battle against the Autobots at the North Pole, however his rematch with Raiden was interrupted when Scorponok threw Fortress Maximus at them. After the Autobots used their [[Head Formation]] to end the Decepticon plan, Predaking and the other Decepticons fled Earth. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}
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=====''The Headmasters'' manga=====
During the Decepticons' second attempt to overtake planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]], Predaking joined [[Alligatron]] and a unit of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] in attacking a squad of Autobot [[Beastformer]]s. [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] and [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] managed to save the Beastformers, though they allowed themselves to be captured in the process. {{storylink|Great Decisive Battle of Planet Beast!}}

=====''Super-God Masterforce'' manga=====
Predaking appeared to make a triumphant comeback with a squadron of other legendary Decepticons, attacking the Autobot [[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmaster]]s on Earth. However, "Predaking" was revealed to have been nothing more than an illusion created by [[King Poseidon]], who was subsequently defeated. {{storylink|Burn, Super Soul! The New Commander Super Ginrai!}}

=====''Zone'' manga and story pages=====
[[File:PredakingZone1.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Look out, he's dressed as Bootsy Collins!]]

Years later, after several more Decepticon leaders had come and gone, the faction came under the rulership of the supernatural entity [[Violen Jiger]], who assembled a team of [[Nine Great Demon Generals]] from Decepticon history. Predaking was enlisted as his "Beast General" and outfitted with new armor and weaponry to make him even more powerful than before, and sent forth to conquer planets in pursuit of Violen Jiger's goal of creating a [[Decepticon Zone]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}}

One the first worlds to fall to their wrath was Predaking's old stomping ground, planet Feminia, which the generals destroyed utterly. One month later, following the generals' theft of the new power source [[Energon Z]] from the Autobot base on [[Micro|planet Zone]], Predaking, [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], [[King Poseidon]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] launched an assault on the Earth in order to obtain the [[Zodiac]], the mystical final component in Violen Jiger's plan which lay hidden on the planet. Predaking attacked Japan, centering on [[Mount Fuji]], and was soon joined there by the other generals, where they came under attack from the Autobot [[Micromaster]]s. The tiny 'bots were no match for the giant generals, but the fight was then taken up by the Autobot [[Powered Master]]s [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]] and [[Sonic Bomber]]. In the course of the battle, the Zodiac was unearthed from its subterranean hiding spot, and everyone began grappling over it. Unfortunately for the generals, when Trypticon tried blasting the Autobots with an Energon Z beam, it reacted with the Zodiac and granted the Powered Masters new "Zone Mode" alternate forms, the power of which allowed them to soundly defeat the generals and drive them off. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Transformers: Zone}}

Later, Predaking, a self-professed master of aerial combat, challenged the Powered Masters to battle. Dai Atlas and [[Sonic Bomber]] combined into [[Sky Powered]] and beat him swiftly and soundly. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 6}} Later still, he and the other generals later schooled [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] and the [[Metrosquad]] in the ways of evil, making them more than formidable foes for the Powered Masters. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 7}}
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=====''Zone'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Yukimasa Kishino]] (Japanese)}}

{{note|The ''Zone'' cartoon tells a slightly different, expanded version of Predaking and the other generals' battle with the Powered Masters, which had a particularly different outcome for Predaking.}}
[[File:PredaBrain1.jpg|upright=1.15|thumb|Now that's what I call a splitting headache!]]
Arriving in Japan at the base of Mount Fuji, Predaking almost crushed local boy [[Akira Serikawa]], but the human was snatched to safety by the Autobot Micromaster [[Whisper (Zone)|Whisper]]. Predaking then came under fire from the Micromaster forces who arrived in the [[Galaxy Rocket]], and was soon joined in battling the little Autobots by Tryticon. Together, they almost destroyed the Galaxy Rocket, until the timely arrival of Dai Atlas and Sonic Bomber. Predaking proceeded to engage Dai Atlas, but the Autobot soon broke off their fight when Devastator arrived on the scene and made a play for the Zodiac's hiding place underground. Through Devastator and King Poseidon's combined efforts, the Zodiac was discovered; King Poseidon attempted to toss it to his comrades, but Predaking and Trypticon wound up crashing into one another in their eagerness to grab the Zodiac, allowing Dai Atlas to seize it. Predaking could only watch as the Autobots used the "Zone Mode" forms the Zodiac granted them to destroy King Poseidon and Trypticon; attempting to flee, he was thwarted in his efforts by Dai Atlas, who sliced him into two from head to crotch. Predaking's vaguely organic-looking brain was momentarily exposed before he died, his bisected halves exploding impressively. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}
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=====Ask Vector Prime=====
Predaking had an organic brain?! Did Violen Jiger use [[GoBot]] tech to rebuild him?! News of this had freaked out [[Vector Prime]] and caused him to run to the [[Chronarchitect]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/02}}

===Toy pack-in material===
Predaking participated in a tumultuous battle on a moon base. As he descended upon the battlefield, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], and [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] stood united against him. {{storylink|Decipher the Decepticon}}

===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
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[[File:Predaking optimus prime prey.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
''Predaking's first outing on [[Earth]] was in the course of a hunt by the Predacons against the [[Autobot]] leader [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Prime having foiled the Predacons' initial attacks individually, they merged into Predaking and resumed the chase. Essentially Predaking's role in that hunt concluded once he had flushed Prime out into the open and worn him down, thus rendering him vulnerable to the attack of [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]. The Predacons returned over the [[space bridge|Space Bridge]] to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].'' {{storylink|Prey!}}

[[File:Predaking gone but not forgotten.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Predaking's ''next'' foray on Earth was part of a scheme by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] to destabilise Megatron's sanity to such an extent that the way would be clear for Shockwave to take command. Shockwave supplied fake [[Insignia|Autobrands]] to the Predacons (and thus Predaking by extension) and the Predacons ambushed Megatron in the swamps of Florida. ''Megatron did not recall who the Predacons were thanks to a bout of amnesia connected to his earlier involvement with them.'' The Predacons had similar difficulties subduing Megatron in their individual forms and merged to become Predaking. Predaking fared little better against Megatron and was rendered unconscious by a blast from the deranged Decepticon's [[fusion cannon]]. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}}

''Divebomb found life on Earth so dull he contemplated buggering off back to Cybertron, but knew he couldn't because it would leave the other Predacons unable to form Predaking. {{storylink|Grudge Match!}}''
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
Eons ago, the Predacons were banished from Cybertron to [[Beast (planet)|Beest]], where their higher functions degraded, rendering them feral. Megatron, who had been overthrown by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (well, thrown out of a shuttle), tracked down the Predacons, then modified them to become combiners, creating Predaking. {{storylink|Welcome to the Jungle}}

[[File:Predaking Combaticons screwed.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Starscream thanks Primus he had the sense to finish his will this morning.]]
Starscream and his [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] were in training (with Sky Lynx of all people as a target) when Predaking suddenly arose from the sea, seeking to capture the treacherous Decepticon [[Air Commander]]. The Combaticons quickly formed into (the much-less intelligent) [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] and counter-attacked by destroying Predaking's shoulder-mounted guns. Forced back, Predaking quickly put down his opponent by firing one of his foot cannons at Bruticus' head, blasting off part of his face.

When Starscream fled, lamenting Bruticus' latest defeat, Predaking attempted to follow until Bruticus crushed one of his wings and threw him onto the island. Damaged, but not defeated, Predaking easily dodged the slow-witted Combaticon combiner's rifle blast, then erected a defensive energy field around himself to deflect the follow-up shot. As Bruticus pondered a possible rifle malfunction, Predaking punched his rival in the face with a spiked knuckle, then impaled the crippled Bruticus upon Headstrong's horn, finally deactivating the Combaticons.

This was the first time he won a fight. And it was against a fellow [[Decepticon]]. Oh well, better than nothing. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}
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===''The Beast Within''===
As the Dinobots unleashed the [[Beast (G1)|Beast]] on the Decepticons, the Predacons attempted to form Predaking as a counter to this awesome force. The Beast barely broke its stride, destroying Predaking utterly, to the absolute shock of the assembled Decepticons. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:ArtOfWar2 Predaking vs Piranacon.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Someone hasn't read the rest of this page.]]
The Predacons and [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] got into a territorial argument after Megatron's death, which led to a face off between Predaking and [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]]. Predaking emerged the victor but was stopped by [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] before he could finish the aquatic combiner off. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}} After Serpent O.R. recruited the Predacons into his new Decepticon army, he was tracked down by a group of Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]], but Predaking protected his new leader by stomping [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] unconscious. The Decepticons then organized an attack on an Autobot peace ceremony, during which Predaking, Piranacon and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] took out [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} He then spent the remainder of the battle hunting down civilians. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}
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===''Mini Mayhem!''===
When [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] unleashed Predaking, boasting that the gestal's combined animal strength was unparalleled, an ensemble of Battle Beasts stood united to prove him wrong. {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:Kre-O JP comic 08 - Predaking.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.2|Then he used his fight money to buy two of every animal on Cybertron. And then he herded them onto a boat, and then he beat the scrap out of every single one!]]

Predaking was defeated by his lack of cuteness! {{storylink|Behemoth Combination! But They're Cute? The Predacon Unit}} He later teamed up with [[Devastator (Kre-O)|Devastator]] and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] to fight [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], who defeated the trio by rolling into their legs. {{storylink|Kre-O Micro-Changers Combiners comic}}
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===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===
Predaking was put under the command of a younger soldier in the Decepticon army by the tail-end of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. After Optimus Prime and Galvatron both met their ends on the battlefield, the leader of Predaking's squad took the name "[[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]" and sought to take advantage of the Autobot army's state of disarray. To this end, he unleashed Predaking upon a [[Tigatron|peace negotiator]] who visited his camp, and then set out to attack the Primal Council himself. Predaking slew many enemy units before being confronted by the Tripredacus Council and their allies. To further their own goals, these 'bots combined into [[Predacus]], beat down Predaking, and skewered him with his own sword, killing him. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Predaking was among the Decepticons forces nestled safely behind [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s force field when the combined forces of the Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] came to stop them from absorbing the [[sun]]. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:TheIronKlaw-Predaking.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2]]
The Predacons had attempted to combine in the past, but Predaking was not born until they were brainwashed into serving [[Iron Klaw]] by [[Garrison Kreiger]], who used his advanced technology to perfect the combiner process. He was deployed to defend Iron Klaw's castle in [[Kalistan]] from [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], [[Action Man]] and [[Ayana Jones|Mayday]], who could do little but just stay alive until [[Snake-Eyes]] destroyed Kreiger's [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]] emulator inside the castle, ending his mind control of the Predacons and causing Predaking to split apart. Razorclaw's death soon afterwards made it impossible for Predaking to return. {{storylink|The Iron Klaw}}

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==Commercial appearances==
*The Predacons came to the aid of a trio of [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] who found themselves unable to handle the Dinobots. After rushing into battle, the Predacons combined into Predaking, and fought the Dinobots from the air. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Predacons|Predacons commercial}}
*Predaking found [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] walking alone through a field, and came swooping down from the skies to attack them. He was thwarted by [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], who blasted him back before unleashing his flame-breath onto Predaking. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sky Lynx|Sky Lynx commercial}}
*During a massive battle between Kreons, Predaking's components assembled themselves into his gestalt form. He and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] then proceeded to send the Autobots fleeing for their tiny lives. {{storylink|Commercial#Kre-O|KRE-O Transformers Micro Changers and Combiners Construction Sets commercial}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
[[File:TheTransformersPS2 Predaking.jpg|thumb|right|250px|So... he has two goals then?]]
:''Voice actor:''

Right when the Jewel of Mystery was within sight of the Autobots, Predaking roared (which sounded more like a moan), stating that the Autobots would not have the Jewel. Dropping in front of them, Predaking stated his mission: "Destroy...Autobots! Keep...Jewel! My...Only...Goal!" Rodimus Prime recognized the hulking combination of the Predacons and warned the Autobots that he was tough. Predaking fought the Autobots, but despite being aided by a mass of Decepticon foot soldiers, the Predacon gestalt was defeated. Deciding to go back to base, Predaking turned around and flew away. Once Rodimus was sure Predaking was out of hearing range, he expressed gratitude for the fact that Predaking was an idiot. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Earth Wars Predaking.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb| Fear my HIGH HEELS!!!!! And my sword! ]]
Predaking is a fearsome foe, but not yet available at the current moment! {{storylink| Transformers: Earth Wars}}

*'''Class''' - Combiner
*'''Abilities''':
'''Energo-Sword''' - Jump and strike with the Energo-Sword! Deals damage to the target and anything directly behind it.

'''Fire And Brimstone''' - Set a wide area on fire dealing as average of 2,280 damage over 8 seconds.

'''Extinction''' - A shower of meteors bombards a very large area dealing an average damage over 10 seconds. Quadruple damage to walls.
*'''Cooldown''':???

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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1 Predaking toy.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|It's your own fault if you ignored this when it was reissued, you know.]]
*'''Predaking''' (1986/2004)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-78'''
**''Accessories:'' X-ray laser cannon, [[sonic sword]], 2 fists, 2 foot stands, head

:''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' Predaking is, by far, the largest of the traditional central component-leader-type combiner toys. He is formed by combining all five Predacons together. Unlike the [[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]-style toys such as [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] or [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], Predaking's arms and legs are not interchangeable, but can switch sides allowing the construction of a more [[show-accuracy|show-accurate]] toy. Razorclaw's [[sonic sword]] and [[beast mode]] cannon serve as Predaking's primary weapons, with Tantrum and Headstrong's back-mounted cannons as his feet.

:Like Defensor and Bruticus, Predaking's components were released in both plastic and metal versions. In his combined mode featuring each member in [[die-cast]] form, Predaking is rather heavy for a Transformer. A complete combiner weighs in at exactly 1 kilogram (2.2lbs). This however does not upset the balance of the toy, as Headstrong and Tantrum have the bulk of the die-cast. Japan only received the plastic versions during the original run of the ''Generation 1'' toyline.

:Hasbro only released the individual Predacons, but a [[giftset]] was available in Japan. In late 2004, Predaking was reissued to much rejoicing of people who could not afford the after market prices on a vintage piece. This reissue used metal parts, and the pieces that were originally soft plastic were now hard plastic.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Predaking/predaking.htm More information on Predaking at TFU.info]''

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*'''Predaking''' (2010/2017)
**''Accessories:'' Razorclaw's sword and cannon, 2 fists, 2 feet, head

:Released on [[November 27]], 2010 as part of [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''Celebration 2010'' line, Predaking featured significant differences from the previous releases. His yellow plastic was replaced with gold plastic, most of which was painted over gold. The orange, red, black, and gray plastic was replaced with metallic fleck equivalents. Nearly every [[sticker]] has been redesigned from the original, and an optional label sheet to be applied to the robot, beast, and combined mode eyes has been included. Like the previous reissue, this version featured die-cast parts.

:Many of the individual figures featured changes to their face paint in either overall color or application.

:This figure comes with 3 points towards the 2010 Sound Station Redemption campaign, they can be found hidden in the upper right corner front flap of the packaging.

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===Kre-O===
{{anchor|MicroChangersCombiner}}
[[File:Kre-O-Micro-Changers-Combiner-G1-Predaking.jpg|right|300px|thumb|And from that day forward, anytime a bunch of animals are together in one place, it's called a ZOO! Unless it's a farm!]]
*'''Predaking''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2013)
**''Set number'': '''A2227'''
**''Pieces'': '''79'''

:One of the first [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]] combiner sets. The four component Kreons, [[Razorclaw (G1)#Kre-O|Razorclaw]], [[Headstrong (G1)#Kre-O|Torox]], [[Tantrum (G1)#Kre-O|Headlock]], and [[Divebomb (G1)#Kre-O|Divebomb]], can be rebuilt into their alternate modes. They can also be rebuilt into Predaking by taking them apart and combining their pieces.

:Like the entire Micro Changer combiner sets, Predaking comes with only one ''Kre-O'' display brick, and a sticker sheet composed of his leg detailing and a ''Kre-O'' logo. Due to the leg stickers being slightly transparent, applying them into the black-colored leg parts can render the details being semi-transparent. The instructions also did not mention on where you should put the ''Kre-O'' logo sticker. Also, Predaking's combined mode's waist part is somehow prone to falling off from the assembly while posing, and he has a problem standing straight due to how the legs are constructed.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/Kre-OPredaking/predaking.htm More information on Predaking at TFU.info]''

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===Platinum Edition===
[[File:Platinum-Edition-Predaking.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Predaking''' (2013)
**'''10 OF 30'''
**''Accessories:'' Predaking's sword, Razorclaw's sword and cannon, 2 fists, 2 feet, head

:''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' Predaking is similar to the 2010 release, complete with die-cast metal parts. New to this release is a gold [[redeco]] of the [[Star Saber (Prima)#Beast Hunters|Star Saber]] of ''[[Beast Hunters (toyline)|Beast Hunters]]'' [[Optimus Prime (WFC)#Beast Hunters|Voyager Class Optimus Prime]]. In addition to several pre-applied stickers, five sheets of labels from the 2010 release are also included. Finally, he has a designated number as part of the ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' line.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/PlatinumPredaking/predaking.htm More information on ''Platinum Edition'' Predaking at TFU.info]''
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===Generations===
*'''Predaking''' (Titan, 2018)
{{comingsoontoy}}

==Merchandise==
===Forms Robo===
*'''Predaking''' (1987)
:Predaking was also among the ten characters who were rendered as part of the ''[[Forms Robo]]'' line of oversized ''keshigomu'' figures. He came individually packaged in a plastic baggie, and was available in red, yellow, green, or blue. Of the various ''Forms Robo'' figures, Predaking is easily the hardest to find, rarely appearing on the secondary market.
{{-}}

===Titanium Series===
[[File:Titanium Predaking.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Squattie]]
*'''Predaking''' (3" Robot Masters, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Display stand, sword

:As part of the ''Titanium'' series 3" line, Predaking is constructed of mostly [[die-cast]] metal and plastic parts, but cannot transform and has very limited articulation. His sculpt and colour scheme is based upon the original G1 toy, but has Rampage and Divebomb occupying each other's positions, like the cartoon and comic model.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/TitPredaking/predaking.htm More information on ''Titanium Series'' Predaking at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

===Robot Heroes===
[[File:Robotheroesricochetpredaking.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|As if Predaking could get any cuter. Valiant effort, though.]]
*'''Ricochet vs Predaking''' (2-pack, 2009)

:''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' Predaking is a small, [[super deformed]] and absolutely adorable figurine with articulated shoulders. He was only available in a two-pack with [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Ricochet]].

:The United States release of this two-pack has been cancelled, but it has been found in other markets such as Singapore, Australia, the United Kingdom, and Germany.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/RHPredaking/predaking.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' Predaking at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

==Notes==
[[File:1986protopredacons.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|You'd cover that face, too.]]
*Razorclaw's head was originally designed to transform into Predaking's. This was dropped for unknown reasons.
*Predaking was designed by toy and anime mechanical designer [[Akitaka Mika]],<ref>[http://www.ex.org/ex/3.4/09-feature_akitaka2.html Interview with Akitaka Mika]</ref> and was the only one of his proposed designs to actually be produced as a toy. This possibly explains why the Predacons do not conform to the then-contemporary [[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]-style of combining.
*A Predaking [[Action Master]] was planned at one point, but apparently went no further than a concept sketch. It was intended to be the included rider of a transforming dirt bike.<ref>''[[Transformers Generations|Transformers Generations Deluxe]]'', p111</ref> While Predaking was scrapped, the bike was refined and included with the Action Master [[Axer (G1)#Generation 1|Axer]].
*Incidentally, the aforementioned concept art was found in an [http://www.worlds-worst.com/worldsworst/wwnp_article.php?69 Arby's parking lot] after the end of [[BotCon 2000]], where it had presumably come unstowed.
*''Kre-O'' Predaking was originally announced as "Predicus" at [[San Diego Comic-Con]]. The name was corrected for the toy release, but remains "Predicus" on the Micro Changers Combiners bio-poster available on the Kre-O website.
*''Kre-O'' [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]], who misses out being part of the gestalt, instead comes separately in a blind-packed bag.
*A proposed but unrealized [[Fun Publications]] [[BotCon]] [[exclusive]] was a redeco of [[Tigerhawk]] into a non-combiner ''Beast Wars''-style Predaking.<ref>[http://www.toycollectors.com.au/bc14/bc14br.html BotCon 2014 attendee report]</ref>
*Predaking in ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars]]'' takes many cues from the G1 animation model, but also the "[[IP infringing item|third-party]]" Mastermind Creations version of Predaking.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Predaking''' (プレダキング ''Puredakingu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Chōng Yúnxiāo''' (冲云霄, "Rush to the sky")
*''Russian:'' '''Vreditel'''' (Вредитель, "Wrecker")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Combined forms]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Predacons]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Platinum Edition]]
[[Category:Power of the Primes]]
[[Category:Robot Heroes]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce Decepticons]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Decepticons]]
[[Category:Titanium Series]]
[[Category:Zone Decepticons]]

Volcanicus (POTP)

2017-09-13T18:51:10Z

Dinobot56: /* Transformers: Earth Wars */

{{faction|autobot}}
{{disambig2|the combiner made up of the Autobot Dinobots|the similarly-named combiner made up of Decepticon dinosaurs|Volcanicon}}
:''Volcanicus is an [[Autobot]] [[combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Earth Wars Volcanicus.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|But wither [[Slash (Generations)|Slash]]?]]

'''Volcanicus''' is the fearsome combination of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], ready to deliver [[Decepticon]]s 65 million years of pain.

He comprises:
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (torso)
*[[Slag (G1)|Slug]] (left arm)
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (right arm)
*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (left leg)
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (right leg)

{{TOCclear}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Volcanicus EarthWars SurvivaloftheFittest.jpg|thumb|'Monster' is a relative term. To a canary, a cat is a monster. We're just used to being the cat.]]

After Snarl retrieved the Quintesson Hive Matrix, he stated that the Dinobots would soon be one. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Mission Accomplished}}

*'''Class''' - Combiner
*'''Abilities''':
'''Energo-Sword''' - Jump and strike with the Energo-Sword! Deals damage to the target and anything directly behind it.

'''Fire And Brimstone''' - Set a wide area on fire dealing as average of 2,280 damage over 8 seconds.

'''Extinction''' - A shower of meteors bombards a very large area dealing an average damage over 10 seconds. Quadruple damage to walls.
*Stats: ???
{{-}}

==Toys==
===Generations===
*'''Grimlock'''
*'''Dinobot Slug'''
*'''Dinobot Snarl'''
*'''Dinobot Sludge'''
*'''Dinobot Swoop'''

:Part of the ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' subline of ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'', Volcanicus is formed from one Voyager Class Dinobot and four Deluxe Class Dinobots. As a ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]''-style combiner, Volcanicus can also utilize any ''Combiner Wars'' or ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' Deluxe as a limb.
{{comingsoontoy}}

==Notes==
*Volcanicus's sword is based on the one used by ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]].
*Four of the original five Dinobot designs served as the templates for the "Geisters", recurring villainous henchmen on the Takara/Sunrise co-production ''[[Brave (franchise)|Brave Exkaiser]]''. In what might be called a vision of things to come, the four were once briefly fused into a single robot called "[[:File:MadGeister.jpg|Mad Geister]]" (マッドガイスター ''Maddo Gaisutā''). However, because each Geister controlled a portion of the combined body—and they had the accumulated brain power of a Froot Loop—this ended rather badly for them. In a more successful (if not [[Mega-Dinobot|also prescient]]) later development, the Geisters learned to merge in groups of two, with Ptera Geist and Thunder Geist forming the centaur-esque "[[:File:PtederAndHormor.jpg|Pteder]]" (プテダー ''Putedā'') and Horn Geist and Armor Geist forming "[[:File:PtederAndHormor.jpg|Hormor]]" (ホーマー ''Hōmā'').

==See also==
*[[Beast (G1)|The Beast]]
*[[Mega-Dinobot]]

[[Category:Combined forms]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Dinobots]]
[[Category:Power of the Primes]]
[[Category:Upcoming toy releases]]

Volcanicus (POTP)

2017-09-13T18:50:23Z

Dinobot56: /* Transformers: Earth Wars */

{{faction|autobot}}
{{disambig2|the combiner made up of the Autobot Dinobots|the similarly-named combiner made up of Decepticon dinosaurs|Volcanicon}}
:''Volcanicus is an [[Autobot]] [[combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Earth Wars Volcanicus.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|But wither [[Slash (Generations)|Slash]]?]]

'''Volcanicus''' is the fearsome combination of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], ready to deliver [[Decepticon]]s 65 million years of pain.

He comprises:
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (torso)
*[[Slag (G1)|Slug]] (left arm)
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (right arm)
*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (left leg)
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (right leg)

{{TOCclear}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Volcanicus EarthWars SurvivaloftheFittest.jpg|thumb|'Monster' is a relative term. To a canary, a cat is a monster. We're just used to being the cat.]]

After Snarl retrieved the Quintesson Hive Matrix, he stated that the Dinobots would soon be one. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Mission Accomplished}}

*'''Class''' - Combiner
*'''Abilities''': Energo-Sword - Jump and strike with the Energo-Sword! Deals damage to the target and anything directly behind it.

Fire And Brimstone - Set a wide area on fire dealing as average of 2,280 damage over 8 seconds.

Extinction - A shower of meteors bombards a very large area dealing an average damage over 10 seconds. Quadruple damage to walls.
*Stats: ???
{{-}}

==Toys==
===Generations===
*'''Grimlock'''
*'''Dinobot Slug'''
*'''Dinobot Snarl'''
*'''Dinobot Sludge'''
*'''Dinobot Swoop'''

:Part of the ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' subline of ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'', Volcanicus is formed from one Voyager Class Dinobot and four Deluxe Class Dinobots. As a ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]''-style combiner, Volcanicus can also utilize any ''Combiner Wars'' or ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' Deluxe as a limb.
{{comingsoontoy}}

==Notes==
*Volcanicus's sword is based on the one used by ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]].
*Four of the original five Dinobot designs served as the templates for the "Geisters", recurring villainous henchmen on the Takara/Sunrise co-production ''[[Brave (franchise)|Brave Exkaiser]]''. In what might be called a vision of things to come, the four were once briefly fused into a single robot called "[[:File:MadGeister.jpg|Mad Geister]]" (マッドガイスター ''Maddo Gaisutā''). However, because each Geister controlled a portion of the combined body—and they had the accumulated brain power of a Froot Loop—this ended rather badly for them. In a more successful (if not [[Mega-Dinobot|also prescient]]) later development, the Geisters learned to merge in groups of two, with Ptera Geist and Thunder Geist forming the centaur-esque "[[:File:PtederAndHormor.jpg|Pteder]]" (プテダー ''Putedā'') and Horn Geist and Armor Geist forming "[[:File:PtederAndHormor.jpg|Hormor]]" (ホーマー ''Hōmā'').

==See also==
*[[Beast (G1)|The Beast]]
*[[Mega-Dinobot]]

[[Category:Combined forms]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Dinobots]]
[[Category:Power of the Primes]]
[[Category:Upcoming toy releases]]

Volcanicus (POTP)

2017-09-13T18:50:07Z

Dinobot56: /* Transformers: Earth Wars */

{{faction|autobot}}
{{disambig2|the combiner made up of the Autobot Dinobots|the similarly-named combiner made up of Decepticon dinosaurs|Volcanicon}}
:''Volcanicus is an [[Autobot]] [[combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Earth Wars Volcanicus.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|But wither [[Slash (Generations)|Slash]]?]]

'''Volcanicus''' is the fearsome combination of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], ready to deliver [[Decepticon]]s 65 million years of pain.

He comprises:
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (torso)
*[[Slag (G1)|Slug]] (left arm)
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (right arm)
*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (left leg)
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (right leg)

{{TOCclear}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Volcanicus EarthWars SurvivaloftheFittest.jpg|thumb|'Monster' is a relative term. To a canary, a cat is a monster. We're just used to being the cat.]]

After Snarl retrieved the Quintesson Hive Matrix, he stated that the Dinobots would soon be one. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Mission Accomplished}}

*'''Class''' - Combiner
*'''Abilities''': Energo-Sword - Jump and strike with the Energo-Sword! Deals damage to the target and anything directly behind it.

Fire And Brimstone - Set a wide area on fire dealing as average of 2,280 damage over 8 seconds.

Extinction - A shower of meteors bombards a very large area dealing an average damage over 10 seconds. Quadruple damage to walls.
*Stats: ???
{{-}}

==Toys==
===Generations===
*'''Grimlock'''
*'''Dinobot Slug'''
*'''Dinobot Snarl'''
*'''Dinobot Sludge'''
*'''Dinobot Swoop'''

:Part of the ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' subline of ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'', Volcanicus is formed from one Voyager Class Dinobot and four Deluxe Class Dinobots. As a ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]''-style combiner, Volcanicus can also utilize any ''Combiner Wars'' or ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' Deluxe as a limb.
{{comingsoontoy}}

==Notes==
*Volcanicus's sword is based on the one used by ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]].
*Four of the original five Dinobot designs served as the templates for the "Geisters", recurring villainous henchmen on the Takara/Sunrise co-production ''[[Brave (franchise)|Brave Exkaiser]]''. In what might be called a vision of things to come, the four were once briefly fused into a single robot called "[[:File:MadGeister.jpg|Mad Geister]]" (マッドガイスター ''Maddo Gaisutā''). However, because each Geister controlled a portion of the combined body—and they had the accumulated brain power of a Froot Loop—this ended rather badly for them. In a more successful (if not [[Mega-Dinobot|also prescient]]) later development, the Geisters learned to merge in groups of two, with Ptera Geist and Thunder Geist forming the centaur-esque "[[:File:PtederAndHormor.jpg|Pteder]]" (プテダー ''Putedā'') and Horn Geist and Armor Geist forming "[[:File:PtederAndHormor.jpg|Hormor]]" (ホーマー ''Hōmā'').

==See also==
*[[Beast (G1)|The Beast]]
*[[Mega-Dinobot]]

[[Category:Combined forms]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Dinobots]]
[[Category:Power of the Primes]]
[[Category:Upcoming toy releases]]

Volcanicus (POTP)

2017-09-13T18:49:29Z

Dinobot56: /* Transformers: Earth Wars */

{{faction|autobot}}
{{disambig2|the combiner made up of the Autobot Dinobots|the similarly-named combiner made up of Decepticon dinosaurs|Volcanicon}}
:''Volcanicus is an [[Autobot]] [[combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Earth Wars Volcanicus.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|But wither [[Slash (Generations)|Slash]]?]]

'''Volcanicus''' is the fearsome combination of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], ready to deliver [[Decepticon]]s 65 million years of pain.

He comprises:
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (torso)
*[[Slag (G1)|Slug]] (left arm)
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (right arm)
*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (left leg)
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (right leg)

{{TOCclear}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Volcanicus EarthWars SurvivaloftheFittest.jpg|thumb|'Monster' is a relative term. To a canary, a cat is a monster. We're just used to being the cat.]]

After Snarl retrieved the Quintesson Hive Matrix, he stated that the Dinobots would soon be one. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Mission Accomplished}}

*'''Class''' - Combiner
*'''Abilities''': Energo-Sword - Jump and strike with the Energo-Sword! Deals damage to the target and anything directly behind it.
Fire And Brimstone - Set a wide area on fire dealing as average of 2,280 damage over 8 seconds.
Extinction - A shower of meteors bombards a very large area dealing an average damage over 10 seconds. Quadruple damage to walls.
*Stats: ???
{{-}}

==Toys==
===Generations===
*'''Grimlock'''
*'''Dinobot Slug'''
*'''Dinobot Snarl'''
*'''Dinobot Sludge'''
*'''Dinobot Swoop'''

:Part of the ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' subline of ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'', Volcanicus is formed from one Voyager Class Dinobot and four Deluxe Class Dinobots. As a ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]''-style combiner, Volcanicus can also utilize any ''Combiner Wars'' or ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' Deluxe as a limb.
{{comingsoontoy}}

==Notes==
*Volcanicus's sword is based on the one used by ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]].
*Four of the original five Dinobot designs served as the templates for the "Geisters", recurring villainous henchmen on the Takara/Sunrise co-production ''[[Brave (franchise)|Brave Exkaiser]]''. In what might be called a vision of things to come, the four were once briefly fused into a single robot called "[[:File:MadGeister.jpg|Mad Geister]]" (マッドガイスター ''Maddo Gaisutā''). However, because each Geister controlled a portion of the combined body—and they had the accumulated brain power of a Froot Loop—this ended rather badly for them. In a more successful (if not [[Mega-Dinobot|also prescient]]) later development, the Geisters learned to merge in groups of two, with Ptera Geist and Thunder Geist forming the centaur-esque "[[:File:PtederAndHormor.jpg|Pteder]]" (プテダー ''Putedā'') and Horn Geist and Armor Geist forming "[[:File:PtederAndHormor.jpg|Hormor]]" (ホーマー ''Hōmā'').

==See also==
*[[Beast (G1)|The Beast]]
*[[Mega-Dinobot]]

[[Category:Combined forms]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Dinobots]]
[[Category:Power of the Primes]]
[[Category:Upcoming toy releases]]

Volcanicus (POTP)

2017-09-13T18:48:57Z

Dinobot56:

{{faction|autobot}}
{{disambig2|the combiner made up of the Autobot Dinobots|the similarly-named combiner made up of Decepticon dinosaurs|Volcanicon}}
:''Volcanicus is an [[Autobot]] [[combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Earth Wars Volcanicus.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|But wither [[Slash (Generations)|Slash]]?]]

'''Volcanicus''' is the fearsome combination of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], ready to deliver [[Decepticon]]s 65 million years of pain.

He comprises:
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (torso)
*[[Slag (G1)|Slug]] (left arm)
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (right arm)
*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (left leg)
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (right leg)

{{TOCclear}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Volcanicus EarthWars SurvivaloftheFittest.jpg|thumb|'Monster' is a relative term. To a canary, a cat is a monster. We're just used to being the cat.]]

After Snarl retrieved the Quintesson Hive Matrix, he stated that the Dinobots would soon be one. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Mission Accomplished}}

*'''Class''' - Combiner
*'''Abilities''': *Energo-Sword - Jump and strike with the Energo-Sword! Deals damage to the target and anything directly behind it.
*Fire And Brimstone - Set a wide area on fire dealing as average of 2,280 damage over 8 seconds.
*Extinction - A shower of meteors bombards a very large area dealing an average damage over 10 seconds. Quadruple damage to walls.
*Stats: ???
{{-}}

==Toys==
===Generations===
*'''Grimlock'''
*'''Dinobot Slug'''
*'''Dinobot Snarl'''
*'''Dinobot Sludge'''
*'''Dinobot Swoop'''

:Part of the ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' subline of ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'', Volcanicus is formed from one Voyager Class Dinobot and four Deluxe Class Dinobots. As a ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]''-style combiner, Volcanicus can also utilize any ''Combiner Wars'' or ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' Deluxe as a limb.
{{comingsoontoy}}

==Notes==
*Volcanicus's sword is based on the one used by ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]].
*Four of the original five Dinobot designs served as the templates for the "Geisters", recurring villainous henchmen on the Takara/Sunrise co-production ''[[Brave (franchise)|Brave Exkaiser]]''. In what might be called a vision of things to come, the four were once briefly fused into a single robot called "[[:File:MadGeister.jpg|Mad Geister]]" (マッドガイスター ''Maddo Gaisutā''). However, because each Geister controlled a portion of the combined body—and they had the accumulated brain power of a Froot Loop—this ended rather badly for them. In a more successful (if not [[Mega-Dinobot|also prescient]]) later development, the Geisters learned to merge in groups of two, with Ptera Geist and Thunder Geist forming the centaur-esque "[[:File:PtederAndHormor.jpg|Pteder]]" (プテダー ''Putedā'') and Horn Geist and Armor Geist forming "[[:File:PtederAndHormor.jpg|Hormor]]" (ホーマー ''Hōmā'').

==See also==
*[[Beast (G1)|The Beast]]
*[[Mega-Dinobot]]

[[Category:Combined forms]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Dinobots]]
[[Category:Power of the Primes]]
[[Category:Upcoming toy releases]]

Volcanicus (POTP)

2017-09-13T18:48:05Z

Dinobot56: /* Transformers: Earth Wars */

{{faction|autobot}}
{{disambig2|the combiner made up of the Autobot Dinobots|the similarly-named combiner made up of Decepticon dinosaurs|Volcanicon}}
:''Volcanicus is an [[Autobot]] [[combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Earth Wars Volcanicus.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|But wither [[Slash (Generations)|Slash]]?]]

'''Volcanicus''' is the fearsome combination of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], ready to deliver [[Decepticon]]s 65 million years of pain.

He comprises:
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (torso)
*[[Slag (G1)|Slug]] (left arm)
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (right arm)
*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (left leg)
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (right leg)

{{TOCclear}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Volcanicus EarthWars SurvivaloftheFittest.jpg|thumb|'Monster' is a relative term. To a canary, a cat is a monster. We're just used to being the cat.]]

After Snarl retrieved the Quintesson Hive Matrix, he stated that the Dinobots would soon be one. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Mission Accomplished}}

*'''Class''' - Combiner
*'''Abilities''': Energo-Sword - Jump and strike with the Energo-Sword! Deals damage to the target and anything directly behind it.
Fire And Brimstone - Set a wide area on fire dealing as average of 2,280 damage over 8 seconds.
Extinction - A shower of meteors bombards a very large area dealing an average damage over 10 seconds. Quadruple damage to walls.
*Stats: ???
{{-}}

==Toys==
===Generations===
*'''Grimlock'''
*'''Dinobot Slug'''
*'''Dinobot Snarl'''
*'''Dinobot Sludge'''
*'''Dinobot Swoop'''

:Part of the ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' subline of ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'', Volcanicus is formed from one Voyager Class Dinobot and four Deluxe Class Dinobots. As a ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]''-style combiner, Volcanicus can also utilize any ''Combiner Wars'' or ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' Deluxe as a limb.
{{comingsoontoy}}

==Notes==
*Volcanicus's sword is based on the one used by ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]].
*Four of the original five Dinobot designs served as the templates for the "Geisters", recurring villainous henchmen on the Takara/Sunrise co-production ''[[Brave (franchise)|Brave Exkaiser]]''. In what might be called a vision of things to come, the four were once briefly fused into a single robot called "[[:File:MadGeister.jpg|Mad Geister]]" (マッドガイスター ''Maddo Gaisutā''). However, because each Geister controlled a portion of the combined body—and they had the accumulated brain power of a Froot Loop—this ended rather badly for them. In a more successful (if not [[Mega-Dinobot|also prescient]]) later development, the Geisters learned to merge in groups of two, with Ptera Geist and Thunder Geist forming the centaur-esque "[[:File:PtederAndHormor.jpg|Pteder]]" (プテダー ''Putedā'') and Horn Geist and Armor Geist forming "[[:File:PtederAndHormor.jpg|Hormor]]" (ホーマー ''Hōmā'').

==See also==
*[[Beast (G1)|The Beast]]
*[[Mega-Dinobot]]

[[Category:Combined forms]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Dinobots]]
[[Category:Power of the Primes]]
[[Category:Upcoming toy releases]]

Transformers: Earth Wars

2017-09-11T03:54:35Z

Dinobot56: /* Notes */

[[File:TransformersEarthWars_logo.png|center|400px]]
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|developer=[[Space Ape Games]]
|publisher=[[Backflip Studios]]
|date=[[June 2]], 2016
|platform=Android, iOS
}}

'''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' is a mobile game by [[Space Ape Games]]/[[Backflip Studios]] with a storyline written by [[Simon Furman]], which means plenty of [[Furmanism]]s. The aim of the game is to assemble an army and build a fortress, then try to defend your base while destroying the enemy's. Essentially, Transformers meets ''Clash of Clans'', without Hog Riders.
The setting is [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].

==Plot==
The Autobots and Decepticons return to Earth to battle over resources. Furman promises that while it "appears to be about the same old stuff" initially, "as we progress through the game, more is revealed about Megatron’s master plan and what he’s looking for on Earth."<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2016/02/10/transformers-land-mobile-earth-wars/80167164/ USA Today: "'Transformers' land on mobile in 'Earth Wars'"]</ref>

===Campaigns===
*'''Get Optimus / Get Megatron!'''
Jefire and Starscream arrive on Earth and set up their base of operations. Soon, Ironhide and Bludgeon arrive through their Space Bridges, and after raiding a few bases, both factions find a [[Quantum Crystal]] powerful enough to power their spacebridges and bring their leaders to Earth.
*'''The Lost Map'''
With the arrival of Optimus Prime and Megatron, the Autobots and/or Decepticons set out to find the [[Fractal Map]] pieces with the help of their human allies. Both sides find a Gunner Crystal and recruit Sunstreaker and Swindle.
*'''Power Play'''
After collecting three of the map pieces, both factions try putting the pieces they collected together, only to find out they need a [[Codex Key]] to break the encryption.
*'''The Codex Showdown'''
With the help of the recently recruited medics, Ratchet and Hook, both sides fight over the Codex Key, and find the location of a [[Enigma of Combination|legendary artifact]].
*'''Combiner Wars'''
With the Enigma of Combination, the Autobots and Decepticons harness the power of Combiners. The gestalts prove unstable, however, and require Ore-13 and high-ranking bots to be useful.

==Gameplay==
===Classes===
*'''Warriors''' are armored front line melee fighters that rush into enemy defenses to open up the attack and protect other bots, but they have the lowest Damage per second (DPS). Warriors generally have a speed of 1.7, but some are slightly faster.
*'''Aerial''' units deal the highest DPS at a short range and can perform powerful airstrikes on single targets from great distances, but have low health. All air units have a speed of 2.
*'''Gunners''' shoot over walls and bombard large areas with their abilities from long range. like the Air units, they're deadly but vulnerable. All gunners have a speed of 1.8.
*'''Medics''' heal and support other bots in battle. They are only a few medics in the game, and they aren't durable themselves, so keep them in the back. Medics have a speed of 2.6.
*'''Special''' bots are highly individualized fighters with unique capabilities. This class incorporates leaders, scouts, and deployers.
*'''Combiners''' are a special class that must be summoned individually. They deal massive amounts of damage, but can only stay on the battlefield for so long. Their three abilities do not use ability points, but have cooldown times.

===Alliances===
Alliances are the primary way to gain access to bots firsthand via events. Your alliance can also compete in Alliance Wars to determine who is better, and to see who comes up top! Compete in Alliance wars to gain resources, league promotions, and bragging rights!

You can join with other players in an alliance, or you can create your own for 15,000 Alloy! There are many notable alliances within the community!

A player must have Level 4 Headquarters or higher to join an Alliance, and up to 40 people can be in an Alliance.

===Resources===
*'''Alloy'''- A metal substance used to upgrade buildings and walls.
*'''[[Energon]]'''- Energon is used to upgrade buildings, upgrade Bots' special abilities, and to perform research on Bots to make them stronger.
*'''[[Ore-13]]'''- A potent substance used to activate Combiners.
*'''[[Spark]]'''- Obtained from holographic summons in the Space bridge and Event rewards, Spark is used to upgrade Bots' abilities. Special Spark can be received from Combiner team bots.
*'''Crystal Shards'''- Also the result of Holographic summons and events, shards are use to create powerful crystals to summon high star rating Bots.
*'''[[Cybercoin]]'''- Premium currency used for instantly obtaining resources and [[Quantum Crystal| crystals.]]
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:currencies| Currencies and Resources at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===Battle Boosts===
Battle Boosts are like Spells in Clash of Clans. They can only be used once in a battle, but provide extra offense or defense for your team.
*'''Incendiary Barrage MK. 1, II, and III''' Rain down an artillery battery of Incendiary shells on the battlefield dealing medium damage
*'''Orbital Strike MK. I, II, and III''' summon a powerful Orbital Strike from above dealing massive damage.
*'''Forcefield MK. I, II, and III''' Provides a forcefield that blocks 45% to 75% of damage taken and makes them immune to knockbacks for 6 seconds.
*'''Smart Bomb MK. I, II, and III''' Deals a set amount of damage to a single target.
*'''EMP blast MK. I, II, and III''' Stun all targets in a large radius for a set amount of time depending on the level.
*'''Field Repairs MK. I, II, and III''' Heal all friendly bots for a set amount of HP over 5 seconds.
*'''Shark Attack MK I, II, and III''' Call for 3 vicious 2-star Sharkticons (level 14, 30, and 40, respectively) to attack a target.'''Warning''': Fallen Sharkticons are ''highly'' explosive.
*'''Nanofrost MK. I, II, and III''' Freeze a building for 8-12 seconds, then destroy it to freeze and slow down all buildings around the Bomb radius by 40% for 10 seconds.
*'''[[Kremzeek| Kremzeeks]]''' Coming in 4 variants, Kremzeeks can do quite a lot of things.
**Red Kremzeeks set buildings on fire dealing 128 damage per second for 6 seconds, increasing every second if you destroy the building they are currently deployed on.
**Yellow Kremzeeks stun defenses for a few seconds, also dealing damage.
**Purple Kremzeeks hack defenses and make them attack other defenses for you, albeit with less damage.
**Blue Kremzeeks freeze targets for a few seconds.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:battleboosts| Battle Boosts at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Buildings==
===Main===
*'''Headquarters''' - The heart of your Autobot/Decepticon outpost, protect yours well, and destroy an opponent's Headquarters to win a battle! Upgrade it to unlock more upgrades and buildings!
*'''Shuttle''' - The shuttle carries Autobots and Decepticons into battle! Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum capacity.

===Defense===
*'''[[Autogun|Auto Cannon]]''' - Provides a decent amount of damage and has medium range. Cannot target flying units.
*'''Laser Turret''' - Shoots off 4 smaller lasers that deal constant damage at shorter range, but deals double damage to flying unit's!
*'''Mortar''' - Long range defense that targets ground units and deals explosive damage from far away.
*'''Outpost''' - Assign an Autobot or Deception with a fraction of their normal stats to defend against attacks on your base.
*'''Beam Laser''' - Shoots off a long range Photon laser to deal the Highest DPS on a single ground unit.
*'''Shock Tower''' - Delivers a nasty jolt of electricity to nearby bots and knocks them back, and is immune to EMP effects! (Except for [[Star Saber (Victory)|shock]][[Deathsaurus (Victory)|fire]])
*'''Missile Launcher''' - Shoots off a barrage of rockets over a very long range at both ground and air units. Cannot target troops within its blind spot.
*'''Stasis Mine''' - Doesn't deal damage, but freezes enemies in place for 2-5 seconds.
*'''Wall''' - Used to shield defenses and slow down invaders. Upgrading each wall post gives it more health to better defend against opponent bots.

*'''Combiner Outpost''' - Unavailable to players and only seen in the Combiner Wars Campaign, this very long-ranged outpost activates a Combiner to defend against other Combiners!
===Utility===
*'''Energon Harvester''' - Harvests precious Energon for research and upgrading buildings. Upgrade with Alloy to increase production rate.
*'''Energon Storage''' - Stores Energon for later usage. Upgrade with Alloy to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Alloy Harvester''' - Harvests Alloy to upgrade buildings. Upgrade with Energon to increase production rate.
*'''Alloy Storage''' - Stores Alloy for later usage. Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Ore-13 Harvester''' - Harvests the rare mineral [[Ore-13]] for sending out Combiners to battle.
*'''Ore-13 Storage''' - A storage device strong enough to contain the power of Ore-13.
*'''[[Spacebridge]]''' - The Spacebridge is used to activate [[Quantum Crystal]]s to bring in bots and resources!
*'''Research Lab''' - Upgrade your bots and their abilities with Energon and Spark to make them more powerful! Upgrade the lab to increase the max level that bots can be upgraded to.
*'''Combiner Lab''' - Used to activate Combiners and upgrade their abilities using combiner Spark.
*'''Build Bot''' - Build Bots will build and upgrade buildings, but the bots themselves cannot be upgraded and have very low health. The number of buildings than can be upgraded at a time depends on the number of Build Bots on base. More Build Bots can be bought at 2000 [[Cybercoin]]s each.
*'''Scanner''' - Provides locations of rivals' bases so you can raid them. Upgrading it will give access to tougher battle zones.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:buildings| Buildings at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Featured Characters==
(''Characters are paired in each row as in-game counterparts.'')

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jetfire]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ironhide]]
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ratchet]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bumblebee]]
*[[Prowl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Prowl]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cliffjumper]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Grimlock]]
*[[Mirage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mirage]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Wheeljack]]
*[[Blaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blaster]]
**[[Eject (G1)|Eject]]
**[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]
**[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]
**[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]]
*[[Silverbolt (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Silverbolt]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skydive]]
*[[Air Raid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Air Raid]]
*[[Powerglide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Powerglide]]
*[[Alpha Bravo#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Alpha Bravo]]
*[[Fireflight (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Firefly]]
*[[Jazz (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Autobot Jazz]]
*[[Windblade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Windblade]]
*[[Pyra Magna#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pyra Magna]]
*[[Rust Dust#Transformers:_Earth_Warst|Rust Dust]]
*[[Dust Up#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dustup]]
*[[Jumpstream#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jumpstream]]
*[[Skyburst (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skyburst]]
*[[Stormclash#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Stormclash]]
*[[Slag (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slug]]
*[[Huffer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Huffer]]
*[[Arcee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Arcee]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sideswipe]]
*[[Swoop (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Strafe]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus/Hot Rod]]
*[[Hot Spot (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Spot]]
*[[Seaspray (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Seaspray]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Superion (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Superion]]
*[[Pipes (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pipes]]
*[[Star Saber (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Star Saber]]
*[[Hound (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hound]]
*[[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Maximus]]
*[[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Perceptor]]
*[[Smokescreen (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Smokescreen]]
*[[First Aid (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|First Aid]]
*[[Optimus Primal#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Optimus Primal]]
*[[Sludge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slog]]
*[[Kup (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kup]]
*[[Drift (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drift]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Laser Optimus Prime]]
*[[Snarl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Snarl]]
*[[Cheetor (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cheetor]]*
*[[Volcanicus #Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Volcanicus]]*
*[[Springer (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Springer]]*
*[[Rodimus Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rodimus Prime]]*

|c2=
*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Megatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Starscream]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars)|Bludgeon]]
*[[Swindle (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Swindle]]
*[[Hook (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hook]]
*[[Shrapnel (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skrapnel]]
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Breakdown]]
*[[Kickback (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Kickback]]
*[[Razorclaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Razorclaw]]
*[[Brawl (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brawl]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Shockwave]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Soundwave]]
**[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]
**[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]
**[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]
**[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Thundercracker]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skywarp]]
*[[Slipstream (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slipstream]]
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bonecrusher]]
*[[Long Haul (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Long Haul]]
*[[Blast Off (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blast Off]]
*[[Mixmaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Mixmaster]]
*[[Divebomb (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Divebomb]]
*[[Scrapper (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scrapper]]
*[[Scavenger (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scavenger]]
*[[Vortex (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Vortex]]
*[[Tantrum (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Tantrum]]
*[[Onslaught (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Onslaught]]
*[[Rampage (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Rampage]]
*[[Headstrong (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Headstrong]]
*[[Bombshell (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bombshell]]
*[[Nightbird (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nightbird]]
*[[Viper#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Viper]]
*[[Scourge (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Scourge]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Galvatron]]
*[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Nemesis Prime]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Cyclonus]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Octopunch]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Gnaw]]
**[[Sharkticon (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sharkticon]]
*[[Devastator (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Devastator]]
*[[Offroad#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Offroad]]
*[[Deathsaurus (Victory)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Deathsaurus]]
*[[Drag Strip (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Drag Strip]]
*[[Bruticus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Bruticus]]
*[[Lockdown (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Lockdown]]
*[[Wildrider (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Brake-Neck]]
*[[Reflector (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Reflector]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]]
*[[Straxus (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Straxus]]
*[[Dead End (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Dead End]]
*[[Barricade (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Barricade]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|''Armada'' Megatron]]
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hun-Gurrr]]
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Blackarachnia]]*
*[[Predaking (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Predaking]]*
*[[Astrotrain (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Astrotrain]]*
*[[Motormaster (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Motormaster]]*

|c3=
*[[Melody Keen]]
*[[Luca]]
}}

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Upcoming characters

==Events==
Every weekend, for three days, events are held so players can win resources and new crystals. The events usually alternate between solo events and Alliance events each week. New characters are introduced with a story strewn across a four-week saga.

The various type of events are:
* A solo totaliser with various resource prizes, capped at 10,000 points.
* An Alliance single totaliser with a grand prize at around 200,000 points.
* An Alliance event with many prestiges to collect prizes and crystals multiple times.
* A single totaliser with multiple prestiges, and gives same amount of battle points in all battle zones, and triple XP.
* An Alliance totaliser and leaderboard event, with the top alliances receiving the newest 4 or 3 star character crystal and Premium Crystals. Or in some events, even more of the event's crystals.

{{main|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events}}

==Notes==
*Furman has said that early in production, "we had to base it in the IDW continuity as it turned out". He also revealed it was him who pushed for Bludgeon to make it into the game as well.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/comic-writer-simon-furman-discusses-three-decades-of-transformers-and-new-game-earth-wars-707 Vice interview]</ref>
** A purple [[Decepticon Command Bunker]] can be seen in the mountainside of Decepticon bases as a counterpart to the Ark in Autobot bases.
*Character models are mostly based on each character's most-recent toy release. In many cases, this means ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'', ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'', ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]''. There are also some appearances from ''[[Thrilling 30]]'', ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'', ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'', [[Live-action film series|movie]]verse namesakes, and 'original' [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
* Though the game's dialogue is depicted using text boxes, Optimus Prime and Megatron still have voice lines. They are voiced, as usual, by [[Peter Cullen]] and [[Frank Welker]], respectively.
*Apparently, the Mastermind Creations toys of the Predacons inspired the staff so much, that the in-game models of the Predacons are based off of these [[IP infringing item|third party]] toys.
* The only Furmanisms actually in the game are "It is over - finished!" (said by Optimus or Megatron after a victory) and "Now - Reap the whirlwind!" (spoken by Optimus Prime when deploying troops).
*Smokescreen uses the Classics mold for Jazz as his animation model, instead of his most recent ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' toy, or his other ''[[Universe (2008 toyline)| Universe]]'' toy.
*The Dinobot combiner has been teased at, and seeing as it has a new [[Power of the Primes]] release, Volcanicus can now be referred to as the official Dinobot combiner. [[Beast (G1) | Thank Primus.]]

===Technical Errors===
* You can count pretty much any character with tall shoulders to have said shoulders clip and cut through the character model when in battle stance.
* Drift does an awkward shift when going from vehicle to robot and the opposite way, seeing as his body warps and shifts so that he faces sideways in bot mode. This happens every time he attacks and Every time he changes form.
* Most characters with extended shooting animations will sometimes lag out and be out of sync with the shooting animation.
* If activating an aerial bot's ability, he may circle the target pointlessly for a while. Sometimes he even goes underground.
* Rampage and Razorclaw can have a victory animation while in bot mode and charging when the battle ends. They even have their swords.
*Sunstreaker has a giant gap in the back of his combined form leg.

These are just some minor visual errors, bugs that affect gameplay are promptly resolved.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' (トランスフォーマー：アースウォーズ ''Toransufōmā: Āsu Wōzu'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.transformersearthwars.com/ Official website]
* [http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/ Official Transformers Earth Wars Wiki]

[[Category:Generation 1 video games]]
[[Category:Mobile Games]]

Volcanicus (POTP)

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Dinobot56:

{{faction|autobot}}
:''Volcanicus is an [[Autobot]] [[combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Earth Wars Volcanicus.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|[[Beast (G1)|That's]] not a combiner. '''This''' is a Combiner.]]

'''Volcanicus''' is the fearsome combination of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], ready to deliver [[Decepticon]]s 65 million years of pain.

He comprises:
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (torso)
*[[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (left arm)
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (right arm)
*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (left leg)
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (right leg)

{{TOCclear}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Volcanicus EarthWars SurvivaloftheFittest.jpg|thumb|'Monster' is a relative term. To a canary, a cat is a monster. We're just used to being the cat.]]

*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (torso)
*[[Slag (G1)|Slug]] (left arm)
*[[Swoop (G1)|Strafe]] (right arm)
*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (left leg)
*[[Sludge (G1)|Slog]] (right leg)

'''Class''' - Combiner

==Toys==
===Generations===
*'''Grimlock'''
*'''Slug'''
*'''Snarl'''
*'''Sludge'''
*'''Swoop'''
{{Charstubtoys}}

==Notes==
*Volcanicus's sword is based on the one used by ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]].

[[Category:Combined forms]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Dinobots]]
[[Category:Power of the Primes]]

Volcanicus (POTP)

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Dinobot56:

{{faction|autobot}}
:''Volcanicus is an [[Autobot]] [[combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Earth Wars Volcanicus.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|[[Beast (G1)|That's]] not a combiner. '''This''' is a Combiner.]]

'''Volcanicus''' is the fearsome combination of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], ready to deliver [[Decepticon]]s 65 million years of pain.

He comprises:
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (torso)
*[[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (left arm)
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (right arm)
*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (left leg)
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (right leg)

{{TOCclear}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Volcanicus EarthWars SurvivaloftheFittest.jpg|thumb|'Monster' is a relative term. To a canary, a cat is a monster. We're just used to being the cat.]]

*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (torso)
*[[Slag (G1)|Slug]] (left arm)
*[[Swoop (G1)|Strafe]] (right arm)
*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (left leg)
*[[Sludge (G1)|Slog]] (right leg)

==Toys==
===Generations===
*'''Grimlock'''
*'''Slug'''
*'''Snarl'''
*'''Sludge'''
*'''Swoop'''
{{Charstubtoys}}

==Notes==
*Volcanicus's sword is based on the one used by ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]].

[[Category:Combined forms]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Dinobots]]
[[Category:Power of the Primes]]