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==Chris's To-Do list==

Note to self: Hmn. [[Transwarp]], [[subspace]], [[underspace]], [[unspace]], [[bleed]] - all the bit of "unreality" between dimensions. There's a merge project there. Probably best to leave [[infraspace]] and [[limbo]] out of it, [[inner space]] too vague to count, I think.

== Daniel in Kiss Players ==

The note at the bottom says exactly where the bit about Daniel being frozen comes from. The timeline. KP presented a massive timeline of the G1 Japanese cartoon continuity that was probably the geekiest thing ever. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 10:15, 30 January 2010 (EST)
:I know what the note ''says'', but if you look [[Generation_1_cartoon_timeline_(Japan)|at the timeline]]...it's not mentioned anywhere. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 10:37, 30 January 2010 (EST)
::Aaarrgh, don't tell me that! I reference daniel's cryonic suspension in my Collectors' Club article.--[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] 11:27, 30 January 2010 (EST)
:::I believe it must be ''somewhere'', because it was Swift who added it, wasn't it? And Swift is like Layla Miller, with all the knowing of stuff. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 12:13, 30 January 2010 (EST)
::::Perhaps it was mentioned in passing in one of the radio dramas? If we go that route at least no one could argue that it ''wasn't'' since, shit, ''nobody's'' listened to those things. --[[User:DrSpengler|DrSpengler]] 12:22, 30 January 2010 (EST)
:::::I've got a Japanese site bookmarked that summarizes all of them, and although it is all google-translated, I can't find anything that even ''resembles'' a reference to Daniel. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 12:31, 30 January 2010 (EST)
::::::IIRC, there are actually two different published timelines. One was on the side of Autrooper's packaging, and I think the other was in the KissPlay/Teletraan Go! Go! compilation book... they varied on a few subtle details, IIRC. You may want to ask Swift to be sure. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 16:48, 2 February 2010 (EST)

==Deathy's Resurrection==
Wait, why are you counting that as a story page? Wouldn't it just fall under toy bio/toy catalog continuity, like the time BW Megatron got smacked around by BWII Galvatron? (For that manner, since I assume it was internally produced by Takara, I don't know if we can safely say the art is by Ban Magami...) --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 16:48, 2 February 2010 (EST)
:Oh, well, I didn't put it on that page, it was there already. Given that it can't really work continuity-wise with the other story pages, it probably should be moved ''somewhere'' else, but I'm not sure where. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 16:51, 2 February 2010 (EST)
::Oh, unless you were referring to the header its info has been given on the character pages, in which case - that was Spengs. :) *looks innocent* - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 16:54, 2 February 2010 (EST)

==Henkei manga scans?==
What would you do if I sent over scans of the remaining Henkei chapters? (Mind, I scanned them pretty high, so they're running 2-3 megs) --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 04:24, 18 February 2010 (EST)
:I would smile broadly, then regret that there weren't summaries up yet so I could understand them properly. ;) - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 07:21, 18 February 2010 (EST)
::But lest it not be apparent that I desperately desire these things - send away at them to gears_chatroom_god(at)hotmail.com ! - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 14:51, 19 February 2010 (EST)

==Fast Action Jackson==

Thanks for clarifying that only the first 3 waves of FABs were released in Japan and removing the fiction from the proper characters. But I have to ask, if Frenzy was released in Japan as an FAB, why'd you remove the fiction from ''his'' article? Also, should I go ahead and add the FAB/BW crossover fiction to *all* the characters who were released in the Telemocha line? Even...the BWII and Neo characters? Or just the ones on Energoa? --[[User:DrSpengler|DrSpengler]] 20:23, 25 February 2010 (EST)
:Oh, yeah, Frenzy wasn't either. I missed him and then went back. /:) I'm really not sure what to do about the BW characters, though... after all, the II and Neo characters wouldn't have been on Energoa... - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 20:26, 25 February 2010 (EST)
::Ahhh. Gotcha. Thanks. As for the Telemocha dudes, I guess I'll add the info regularly to the Energoa guys, but for the likes of Gimlet, Motorarm and Cohrada, I'll just add something like "They may or may not have been transported back in time to Energoa to fight in the Beast Wars there against invading Autobots and Decepticons from another dimension" or something to that effect. With all the damn Blasty Zone time travel bullshit that goes on in the Japanese timeline, it probably isn't too out of the question that they went there for a second and came back somehow. --[[User:DrSpengler|DrSpengler]] 21:08, 25 February 2010 (EST)

== Last three Masterforce screencaps ==

Hey Chris, I believe these are the last three Masterforce screencaps that need descriptions added back in: [[:Image:Parrot_and_armadillo.jpg]], [[:Image:Parrot_armadillo_headon.jpg]], [[:Image:Wilder_beastmode.jpg]]

I haven't been able to track down which episodes they're from, but I figured you might know offhand. :) --[[User:Abates|abates]] 08:03, 21 April 2010 (EDT)
:Dah! Might have to think about one or two of those for a minute... nice work getting the MF ep articles illustrated!! - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 08:26, 21 April 2010 (EDT)
::Thanks! Good to have that finished! --[[User:Abates|abates]] 15:59, 21 April 2010 (EDT)
:::Oh, I discovered I'd missed [[:Image:Diver suiton.jpg]] too, but I haven't had any luck working out which episode it's from. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 04:12, 22 April 2010 (EDT)

==Subgroup==

I was looking at the page, and I'm genuinely shocked at how a fairly important section is abandoned. I'd have a go, but I can't decide on what style to do it in [[User:Eire]] Apr 22 15.56 2010

== Thanks ==

Thanks for protecting those pages. It was funny because I was just going to propose them being protected! --[[User:NCZ|NCZ]] 09:24, 7 July 2010 (EDT)

== Clip show ==

Hey, Chris I have a G1 Headmasters clip show that does not appear anywhere, I tried to add it but you changed all that. What do I need to do to add it? - [[User:Crisdecal|Crisdecal]] 09, July 2010.
:The episode you were trying to add already has [[Fight!! Super Ginrai|an article]]. Add the info there. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 05:50, 9 July 2010 (EDT)
::You don't understand. It's a completely different episode. It's not Headmasters episode 43. It's different. The title is even slightly different. I have most recap episodes and trust me, its not any of the ones here. - [[User:Crisdecal|Crisdecal]]
::::That would be ''Masterforce'', I think you mean, rather than Headmasters. Unless that's what's causing your confusion. And I think we would need to see some proof of this, because every episode list for Masterforce, up to an including those published in Japanese guidebooks, only includes 47 episodes. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 06:27, 9 July 2010 (EDT)
:::::Your right. I meant Masterforce. I've uploaded 2 pics to this site. I'm new to this site so how do I show them to you? -[[User:Crisdecal|Crisdecal]]
::::::It's okay, I can see them on the recent changes page. I'm not sure what I'm looking at there with the second image - that's a title card from a VICTORY DVD set. Why is a Masterforce episode on a Victory set? - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 06:34, 9 July 2010 (EDT)

:::::::That's how they are on the Pioneer LDC release. I recently came across this site in attempts to collect the recap episodes and in hunting down the recap episodes through the 'net I came across someone that sold me copies of the Pioneer LDC discs. What we both found is that the Masterforce recap episodes 43 & 44 are on the Masterforce disc 8; the Masterforce recap episode 47 and the one I'm telling you about is on the Victory Disc 6; the Headmasters recap episodes 36-38 are on Victory disc 7; and the Victory recap episodes 40-44 are on the Victory disc 8. -[[User:Crisdecal|Crisdecal]]
::::::::Well, I have to say, that's the first I've heard of anything like that. You're sure these are the genuine articles? Because that seems like an odd sort of mix up. Not to say that I could imagine a new clip show could have been created for a bootleg, or anything, but I'm at a bit of a loss, because... well, there's never been any indicated of another Masterforce clip show, and for it to have basically the same title as another one... I think we need someone more knowledgeable than I, and probably one who speaks Japanese, to clarify this... - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 06:57, 9 July 2010 (EDT)

This is an original copy from the Pioneer LDC disc. I didn't believe it either until I was watching the recaps earlier tonight. I thought that the recap episode in question was also Masterforce episode 43. But you can tell there is a slight difference in the title and even the whole episode is different from all the other recaps. There is a narrator on this one and through out the whole episode each main characters title appears in large bold Japanese characters every time a new character is introduced. -[[User:Crisdecal|Crisdecal]]

The central character in this clip show is of course Super Ginari showing him kick Decepticon butt. Let me know what comes about all of this -[[User:Crisdecal|Crisdecal]]

== Almanac II Annotations for Page 98 ==
Would that text by Yoketron happen to read as "Musabetsu Kakuto Ryuu"? If so, it's a Ranma 1/2 reference- most often translated as "Anything Goes Martial Arts'. - [[User:Ayellowbirds|Ayellowbirds]] 23:47, 15 July 2010 (EDT)
:Oh! Oh, very well done, sir! :) - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 04:44, 16 July 2010 (EDT)

==Unsolved anagrams==

Just got these reponses from Forster, thought you might need them for the annotations:

"I was just looking at the Almanac Annotations, and saw a section labeled "Unsolved Anagrams" with a listing for a "Baron Ye Gult". I was wondering if it was perhaps "Tonya Bulger"
Updated Answer: I originally answered the question incorrectly. I thought you asked about 'Friar Ilia Tote'. So if anyone read that and was confused, its because I was asleep at the wheel. 'Baron Ye Gult' is my friend Albert Young. Albert is a big sports fan and goes dancing in clubs, but I am his friend anyway.

Another anagram: Is "Dankly Woolens" supposed to be "Kendall Swoony"? Sorry if these have been solved and just not posted to the annotations.
Kelly Woods, my kid sister. I didn't expect people to get all the anagrams. They were mostly just me having fun."

Given the letters used, I'm going to assume that Kelly's middle name is Ann. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 11:02, 28 July 2010 (EDT)

== D'oh! ==

I must have been thinking of Return of. Thanks for the correction! --[[User:Abates|abates]] 22:01, 13 September 2010 (EDT)

== i thought you might find this intresting ==

hi i am the denim cowboy i saw you at aa 2010 guy in cowboy hat. anyroad i am in beijing at this moment i saw in a basement in shanghai the masterforce and victory dvd boxset with your commentaries and your name on them your voice has gone all the way to china i will get a couple of pics and send them on when i return to shanghai.

i havent found much tf toys most of it revenge of the fallen and the power core combiners not much intresting but i did find in a toy market a TRANSFORMERS Original G1 1986 SHARKTICON GNAW Complete with japanese box

i thought you might want to know these bits of info

the denim cowboy
::I decree this to be awesome. :D - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 10:48, 23 September 2010 (EDT)

hi

i got the photos i needed from that dvd shop in shanghai that had the masterforce and victory dvd if you want me to send them on to you i need an e-mail address to send then to.

the denim cowboy

==Character box Victory clipshow==
For "[[Echo Across the Galaxy! Bell of Love!!]]", there's two (2)-entries and two (27)-entries. I've tried finding the episode on youtube, but came out empty-handed. Think you could fix this, and, while you are at it, perhaps add Jean's other classmate to the list if he appears in the clipshow? [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 08:08, 31 October 2010 (EDT)

== ohhh ==

thanks how do i get photoshop?[[User:Robo killa|Robo killa]] 08:49, 4 December 2010 (EST)
:You buy it. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 09:42, 4 December 2010 (EST)

== i.e: that Archtransit dude ==

I wouldn't be surprised if he was [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Archtransit this dude]. --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 10:37, 5 December 2010 (EST)

== Request ==

Could you please ban me? I don't plan on contributing here any further. --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 11:02, 4 February 2011 (EST)

== Vandalism ==

Hi, we have Kremzeek going on another hissy fit. Since you're the most recently online admin I saw, could you please block him? Thanks. -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 12:24, 5 February 2011 (EST)
:I think most of the ongoing waves of vandals are actually Blackout, [http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Transformers_Wiki_talk:Community_Portal/Vandalism&diff=prev&oldid=551184 this edit] all but confirms it. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 12:57, 7 February 2011 (EST)

== Takara G1 Collection DVDs from Shout! Factory ==

[http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Transformers-Headmasters-Takara-Collection/15023] Since you seem to be something of an expert on Headmasters/Masterforce/Victory/Zone, I figured this might interest you. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 14:59, 15 February 2011 (EST)

== Ingrid's relationship to Carter Newell in Nefarious ==

I noticed that you mentioned in the synopsis to [[Nefarious issue 6]] and in [[Fortress (ROTF)]]'s fiction writeup that Ingrid is Newell's niece. I haven't been able to find a mention of what their relationship is in the comic, so I was wondering where that's from. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 17:09, 20 February 2011 (EST)
:Well... um... huh. Looking back over the issues, I can't find it either. Geez. I must have... made it up? Wow, that's weird. Checked the "previously" pages in the individual issues and it's not there either... nothing on Furman's blog... yeah, shit, I guess that was just me. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 18:57, 20 February 2011 (EST)

==My bumper!==
You are correct, sir. Have a cookie. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 21:29, 14 March 2011 (EDT)
: *nom nom nom nom* - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 21:55, 14 March 2011 (EDT)
Now, as for Flashpoint... you're almost there, but there's one more homage-point you've missed! CAN HE FIND IT? (Actually, the Energon Inferno thing is a coincidence, heh, since movie Inferno has the bronze/gold grill too.) --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 21:56, 23 March 2011 (EDT)

==Decoys==
Great stuff, McFeely. It's always awesome when we get a ton of information about something I basically don't know anything about. With pictures! -[[User:LV|LV]] 14:45, 31 March 2011 (EDT)

==Japanese trading cards==
[http://www18.tok2.com/home/jackhama/transformers/ Seen this?] --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 12:29, 23 April 2011 (EDT)
:Indeed I have! It is not an easy list to interpret, but I'm using it where I can! - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 12:48, 23 April 2011 (EDT)
::Ahh, neat.
::Also, re: online translators - you may want to cross-check whatever you've been using the Google one for with [http://babelfish.yahoo.com/ Babelfish] and [http://translation.infoseek.co.jp/ Infoseek Japan], which both use different translation algorithms from Google Translate. (To translate a webpage with Infoseek rather than a text block, go [http://translation.infoseek.co.jp/?ac=Web&lng=en here], insert URL where appropriate, check the two rightmost radial buttons, and hit the button to the right of the URL input.) Possibly you know about this already too, but eh. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 17:13, 23 April 2011 (EDT)

== You missed a spammer ==

[[User:Understoodexcer]]

==Live-action film series Cybertron==
I haven't seen either movie, but I get from the articles Cybertron was not shown in them. Could you confirm this and perhaps answer if [[:Image:Movie Cybertron surfaceconcept.jpg|this piece of concept art]] was ever used canonically before John Barber wrote it into the ''Foundation'' comics? [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 16:08, 26 June 2011 (EDT)
:Nah, you see that landscape in a brief holographic vision in the first film. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 16:40, 26 June 2011 (EDT)
::I see. Care to add that info to [[Lord High Protector citadel|the page]]? [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 08:58, 27 June 2011 (EDT)

== mirage ==

could you add <nowiki>[[Image:TF3 Mirage.jpg|100px|this picture]]</nowiki> to the [[Mirage (Movie)]] article? I just created a account and it's semi-protected. thanks --[[User:Cavaliere|Cavaliere]] 06:51, 7 July 2011 (EDT)
:I'm not sure if we have a place for this particular picture on Mirage's article yet, but we can keep it handy until the page is updated fully and see if we can get some use out of it. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 08:35, 7 July 2011 (EDT)

::could you put it near the notes section? --[[User:Cavaliere|Cavaliere]] 08:41, 7 July 2011 (EDT)

==FLAANG==
FLAANG -[[User:LV|LV]] 12:43, 9 July 2011 (EDT)
:In less useless news, why do we do that? That seems very strange. Also, that means somebody has to go fix my Ratchet and Space Case issue writeups. Probably me. Dammit. -[[User:LV|LV]] 12:46, 9 July 2011 (EDT)
::Writing up the events of a book or film or episode in present-tense is pretty much the literary standard. The foofy answer is that as isolated entities, they are "assumed to exist in an eternal present". - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 12:53, 9 July 2011 (EDT)
:::Well, live and learn, I guess. Thanks. -[[User:LV|LV]] 12:56, 9 July 2011 (EDT)
::::It's a debate that was had a bit back in the old days! - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 12:57, 9 July 2011 (EDT)

== Super Collection Figure images ==

You uploaded the [[:Image:Ginrai scfs.jpg|SCF image for Ginrai]] ages ago and noted in the description that it originally came from the My Kool Toyz site. Now there's some other SCF images in [[:Category:Image import error]] which I presume you also uploaded. Can I safely tag them all as coming from the same site? --[[User:Abates|abates]] 23:25, 14 July 2011 (EDT)
:Giving it a quick look over, I do believe you may! - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 03:44, 15 July 2011 (EDT)
::Awesome, thanks! --[[User:Abates|abates]] 04:49, 15 July 2011 (EDT)

==Shockwave Image==

Hello, this is Jedijam91. I am one of the users from Teletraan 1. I noticed that the image on this wiki for Shockwave is his depiction in DOTM. Because of our image policies at Teletraan 1 I cannot simply post the same picture that you have and I was wondering if you could lend me the image for its use on Teletraan 1. Our image is horribly outdated, its his depiction from the 2007 movie console game. [[Special:Contributions/208.104.218.26|208.104.218.26]] 21:28, 30 July 2011 (EDT)
:As that's a promotional render of Shockwave and not "ours" per se, you're perfectly okay to use it. :) - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 06:09, 4 August 2011 (EDT)

* [[Transformers_Wiki_talk:Community_Portal#Gif_uploads_blocked.3F]]? -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 17:23, 13 August 2011 (EDT)

==Atari fusion image==
Could you upload a version of [[:Image:Kissplay1 atari fuses.jpg]] that contains the prevous panel of Atari and Ne-04 in silouette? A less clear version of the image that does contain the silhouette is currently up for deletion and I'd rather not choose which aspect I find more important. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 04:13, 12 September 2011 (EDT)
:Sorted! - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 14:25, 12 September 2011 (EDT)
::Thank you! [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 14:57, 13 September 2011 (EDT)

==I thought Barricade did speak!==

You can clearly hear him say "You, your time is up. Move it.". The "remember me" line is speculation. As for Bonecrusher, we do hear him say "no" before being beheaded and his voice actor is credited. --[[Special:Contributions/68.32.145.39|68.32.145.39]] 14:37, 30 September 2011 (EDT)
:Yes. Those are the lines that Frank Welker did in his Soundwave voice, which have either through error or just-plain-not-caringness wound up applied to Barricade. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 16:00, 30 September 2011 (EDT)

== Wikipedia ==

I think I've seen you before on Wikipedia. I'm just curious. I used to edit there myself, and I saw your name there before. Is that you?[[Special:Contributions/71.255.162.136|71.255.162.136]] 00:36, 15 October 2011 (EDT)
:Oh yeah, that would've been me all right. Edited a lot of the Transformers articles there before the habits of certain editors became too much to be bothered with, so when TFWiki started up I hopped on over! - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 04:46, 15 October 2011 (EDT)
::I also see your a huge Transformers fan. I'm also a huge fan myself. The same happens to me. When I make an edit, they say it's too in-universe or 100% plot dump, and then they revert it. I think this is the right place for me, so I think I'll also make an account for myself as well.[[Special:Contributions/71.255.162.136|71.255.162.136]] 12:04, 15 October 2011 (EDT)

== Strikas identity issue ==

[[Image:FFOD4-StrikaGlyph.jpg|thumb|right|200px|]]hey, do u know which one is Strika in this pic? purple or pink, cuz it'd make more sense if it was the pink one in the pic please inform & by the way how was it confirmed that this was Strika anyway?
:Yeah, it's the pink one. Was confirmed in... "[[Flames of Yesterday]]", I think. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 07:20, 17 October 2011 (EDT)

== Quick suggestion... ==

...could you teach your [[User:Detour|pet fucktard]] here that if all he plans to do with his time is do nothing but revert the edits of others more or less because he feels like it, his time might be better spent leaping from the roof of an office building?

Thanks. [[Special:Contributions/70.77.36.81|70.77.36.81]] 20:54, 30 October 2011 (EDT)

== Thank you... ==

... for blocking that guy who vandalized the Centurion page. I know him from school. Is it possible that you can block any other IP addresses associated with the university, so that he doesn't keep spreading lies about me? Thanks. [[Special:Contributions/70.27.132.160|70.27.132.160]] 15:27, 2 November 2011 (EDT)

==Primal Program/Matrix==
Hey, Chris. We've found that the "[[Primal Program]]" is a term referring to the program in the Creation Matrix. Since the [[Matrix of Leadership]] article is your baby, I'm going to defer to you on if this warrants a merge. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 02:18, 2 December 2011 (EST)
:Hmmmn... I theeeenk... that it probably works better as its own article, if we redo it just a little bit so that the article is actually about the ''oath'', the actual act of swearing by the thing. Then we can link to the Matrix in the opening, and to the swear in the Matrix article. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 05:14, 2 December 2011 (EST)

==Rik Thomas ''Giant Robot'' article==
Since you were interested in it, I'm letting you know that I typed up the article at [[Talk:Rik Thomas]]. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 11:25, 7 December 2011 (EST)

== Almanac Addendum Annotations note ==

You mentioned Cheetor's ID card being too small to read all of it. Well, here's the [http://boltax.blogspot.com/2011/11/ark-addendum-rumbles-transform-and.html full size version] to be read clearly. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 11:31, 14 December 2011 (EST)
:Ach, yeah, that reminds me, I saw that a while back and wrote it up but never uploaded the changes! Must do that this evening, ta for the reminder. :) - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 11:47, 14 December 2011 (EST)
::While I'm thinking of it, I made a few [[Talk:Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II#Annotations|comments]] about the AAII annotations a while back, and wasn't sure if you'd seen them or not. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 12:11, 14 December 2011 (EST)

== Scrambling Neon ==

Not that I doubt, but can you source the [[Scrambling neon Decepticon]] and his tin-can friend not being a Mallah/Brain thing? I assume someone asked on a forum.

(Not that I was ever saying it was intentional in the first place... authorial intent being ostensibly irrelevant; it's just a noted resemblance. The two were inseparable all issue.) -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 17:50, 26 January 2012 (EST)
:I asked Griffith on [http://glovestudios.deviantart.com/art/TF-RID-1-Pg-2-3-281275030 Deviantart]. I've seen a few people make the suggestion in a few places, so I was undoing it not to refute the similarity, but to prevent people who are already thinking it from seeing that and believing it deliberate. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 19:37, 26 January 2012 (EST)
::Thank you! (I still think that's [[Scavenger (BM)|Scavenger]].) -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 19:49, 26 January 2012 (EST)

==Trivial Armada-Tron Fiction==
[[The Balance of Power]], [http://www.leesullivanart.co.uk/www.leesullivan.co.uk/Transformers_files/Media/TFatari01b/TFatari01b.jpg available] [http://www.leesullivanart.co.uk/www.leesullivan.co.uk/Transformers_files/Media/TFatari0203b/TFatari0203b.jpg at the] [http://www.leesullivanart.co.uk/www.leesullivan.co.uk/Transformers_files/Media/TFatari0405b/TFatari0405b.jpg website] [http://www.leesullivanart.co.uk/www.leesullivan.co.uk/Transformers_files/Media/TFatari0607b/TFatari0607b.jpg of artist] [http://www.leesullivanart.co.uk/www.leesullivan.co.uk/Transformers_files/Media/TFatari0809b/TFatari0809b.jpg Lee] [http://www.leesullivanart.co.uk/www.leesullivan.co.uk/Transformers_files/Media/TFatari1011b/TFatari1011b.jpg Sullivan!] --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 20:44, 18 February 2012 (EST)
:I thought I was dooooone! - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 14:54, 19 February 2012 (EST)
::Man, there's like four ''Armada'' [[Reader%27s_Digest|chapter books]] that we barely cover at all. He's bound to be in those, too! (Surprise, our coverage of UT tie-in fiction is sparse.) --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 18:52, 19 February 2012 (EST)
:::Those were just adaptations of cartoon episodes, though, I think, weren't they? (Also, when you say "UT", really, it's just "Armada", ain't it? I mean, look at Megs's main and toy pages - Armada armada armada armada armada armada armada armada armada virtually nothing for Energon little bump up for Cybertron.") - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 04:47, 20 February 2012 (EST)
:Hrm. I have not actually read the chapter books, but I have a memory of someone's summary of the first saying that some details were fleshed out - specifically that Billy and Fred were both newcomers to Science City's high school, and took to bullying because of a sense of being out of place? It's been a while, though. And, yeah, true, there is a dearth of Energon and Cybertron tie-in fiction. I've never actually even been able to find any Superlink-specific guidebooks, for that matter, which, when I asked [[Fumihiko Akiyama|Fumihiko]] about it, he attributed to a publisher going bankrupt around that time. Not that that explains the rest of the world...
:Also, re: UT Prime and Megs' toy pages - do you think we should format them more like the movie guys? They have a lot of releases, and big toy->little toy->big toy is a little cumbersome, even if it's how the actual releases went... --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 11:45, 27 February 2012 (EST)
::I think Megatron can get away with it as is, but I was thinking about that for Prime, all right. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]]

== Featured! ==

I'm gonna be busy conventioning on the last day of the month, so if you wanna flip over the Featured Article to whoever, I dub thee Interim Featured Article Chief! (I see you're working on Blaster.) --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 20:43, 27 March 2012 (EDT)
:Will do, chief! - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 10:44, 28 March 2012 (EDT)
It's up to you again, sir. No power here in Ohio. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 17:43, 30 June 2012 (EDT)
:I am guessing you didn't see this. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 09:05, 2 July 2012 (EDT)
::More a case of me totally sucking at my duties. >_< - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 17:09, 2 July 2012 (EDT)
:::And you still haven't updated The Annotated Allspark Almanac Addendum. ([[Special:Contributions/184.56.31.203|184.56.31.203]] 17:29, 2 July 2012 (EDT))
::::And you still haven't learned tact! --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 19:32, 2 July 2012 (EDT)
:::::Well it's updated now anyway! - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 09:56, 3 July 2012 (EDT)

==Script question==
Hey, Chris. I was wondering if you could check some G1 scripts to confirm the names for the [[football coach]] in "Triple Takeover" and the "alien scientist" voiced by John Stephenson in "Child's Play"? Thanks in advance! [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 00:15, 18 April 2012 (EDT)
:Yup, they're just "coach" and "scientist". - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 16:02, 19 April 2012 (EDT)

==Star Seekers faction symbol==
Thank you so much for fixing that up! [[User:Antimatter|Antimatter]] 12:15, 3 May 2012 (EDT)
:Not perfect, but it'll do a pinch! It's weird how rough-looking and asymmetrical it is - it makes me wonder if that's deliberate, to give it a rough, Jolly-Roger-esque quality, or if it's just been badly drawn by the MMORPG guys. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 12:38, 3 May 2012 (EDT)

==IDW==
You do a good job at keeping the site in order. Can I ask politely what did Jazz, Cliffjumper, and Sky Lynx do in the latest comic? {{unsigned|Ed}}
:They're each seen in only one panel - Jazz appears in the Autobot base, while Cliffjumper and Sky Lynx are drinking at Maccadams. And I get that you're asking me so you can update their pages accurately, but that is not the way forward. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 17:50, 30 May 2012 (EDT)

== Sherlock ==

I actually googled it and found a website in Russian(!) talking about it. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 16:43, 3 July 2012 (EDT)

== Sparkeater ==

"Not sure why you changed the links on this one. It's "A" sparkeater, named on the cast page as "The Pet"."

Going by the dialog it had looked to me like he was saying it's name was Sparkeater, which'd make sense because he's visibly a turbofox and not a sparkeater ala the one on the lost light. Anyway, I hadn't really checked the cast page. [[User:ZeroSD|ZeroSD]] 05:50, 23 August 2012 (EDT)
:Yeah, I can see why the dialogue could be read either way, all right. If you've looked at the cast page now, though, you'll see it calls it "The Pet" and identifies it as "a partly domesticated Sparkeater", which is confirmation of something I'd suspected for a while - that a Sparkeater can be anything, and it's something a being ''turns'' into it, not something that's created. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 05:52, 23 August 2012 (EDT)
::That makes sense, yea. [[User:ZeroSD|ZeroSD]] 06:49, 23 August 2012 (EDT)

== Pictures and editing ==

(sigh) Fine. Yesterday, its my 1st time joining and editing TFwiki. And just as I had awesome ideas of adding additional images to the unknown constructicon shovel page, other users change it back to the way it was! What is going on here?! It said I can feel free to edit pages on my main page the 1st time I joined, but other users change my favorite page back to the way it is now!--[[User:Constructifan|Constructifan]] 18:50, 9 December 2012 (EST)
:That number of pictures was ''completely'' unnecessary for that page. And as I explained, you can have ''one'' unique picture for your user page. That's our policy. -[[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 20:26, 9 December 2012 (EST)

== Hub pages ==

So, when does your OCD get you to do hub pages for all the Marvel UK issues with more than one story? :p

[Hell, given the introductions, letter pages, reprint editors and so forth that don't get covered in the current setup - and there were discussions about this before that agreed Something Should Be Done but no-one felt like getting round to do... - you could argue virtually every issue should get a page!] - [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] 10:55, 8 March 2013 (EST)
:But their issue-list boxes are okay! That means my (entirely non-existent and made-up) OCD jimmies remain unrustled. :) - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 11:43, 8 March 2013 (EST)
::Comment from an outsider: I've never liked how we have pages for issues at the title of the story and not even redirects from the issue numbers. I would expect that if I had a comic with the title and numbering of "Transformers issue #7" I could type in "Transformers issue #7" and be directed to it or to a list of all "Transformers issue #7"s. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 11:58, 8 March 2013 (EST)
:::I fully agree (well, can't use #s, that's a reserved character used to jump to markers on a page like section headers). I think there were, and someone (Interrobang?) went on a deletion spree... - [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] 12:18, 8 March 2013 (EST)
::::I generally think we should have way more redirects than we do. For example, I think we should have "Hot Shot (Energon)" and "Hot Shot (Cybertron)" (and possibly even "Hot Shot (UT)"). But don't get me started on my problems with the disambiguation scheme .... --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 12:43, 8 March 2013 (EST)
:::::I'm not too familiar with AWB, but could this process possibly be automated? Like, you have a table of "article name" and the various redirects you want for it, and it goes through and creates them all? I mean, it would still be a hassle to make that table, but...I dunno, throwing out half-formed ideas here.[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 14:03, 8 March 2013 (EST)
::::::It could be done, but not with AWB. That doesn't have the mail-merge type capability - it finds, replaces, deletes and inserts, but only on a global level (i.e., you can create a bunch of redirects from a list, but you can only automate insofar as they all redirect ''to the same page''. Creating fifty redirects that all go to different pages wouldn't be any easier than doing it entirely manually).
::::::The admins tend to shoot down any suggestions to systematically add more redirects though (like Khajidha's suggestion to add a redirect for every franchise a character appears in). I don't get why myself - redirects are cheap after all. - [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] 14:30, 8 March 2013 (EST)

== Metrowars 2 ==

Hey, McFeely, how did you get the images for Metrotitan from Metrowars 1 and 2 from TFPulp? Cause I kinda want to put up a synopsis for Metrowars 2, but I can't remember the details of it. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 23:09, 9 November 2013 (EST)
:I just did a google search for it hoping to find it cached or replicated somewhere else while TFPulp is down. I don't remember where I found it now! - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] ([[User talk:Chris McFeely|talk]]) 07:35, 10 November 2013 (EST)
::Here, I found it on Seibertron: http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/japanese-generations-2013-book-metro-wars-2-comic-translated-and-extra-commentary-by-guido-guidi/28418/.
::Could you fill out the summary? I wasn't exactly sure what's going on with the story the first time, and I still don't now. EDIT: Thanks![[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 16:44, 10 November 2013 (EST)

== Stephen Keener ==

Yo, Mr. McFeely. I was surfing around the web and found this:

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=66374

I suspected it was fake, but after sending a message to the administrator, he told me that Ed Flanders' son Ian had provided the information. He even sent me a link of his user page to prove himself right.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/bbs/phpBB2/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=801912

My brain blew off.

I don't know what to think, so I decided to come to you.
--[[User:Starscreamsfan|Starscreamsfan]] ([[User talk:Starscreamsfan|talk]]) 14:19, 17 November 2013 (EST)

::Well I wish the actor meant more to me so I could share in the brain-blowing, but it certainly seems above-board... - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] ([[User talk:Chris McFeely|talk]]) 13:59, 17 November 2013 (EST)

:::Yeah, it's just that it was really unexpected for me, because to think of Father Dyer being in Transformers is really mind-blowing awesomemess for me. But I also recently saw the Rebirth, and you know, Scorponok's "Autobot! DIEEEEE!" sounds a lot like Mr. Flanders, just more violent and raspy if you come to think of it. --[[User:Starscreamsfan|Starscreamsfan]] ([[User talk:Starscreamsfan|talk]]) 14:19, 17 November 2013 (EST)

== Images ==

Thank you for reuploading the two MTMTE cover images. There has been two other images that have never worked for me, though. Beast Wars Blackarachnia's main image and Sixbuilder's main image have never worked either. Could you do something about that, please? [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 17:20, 19 November 2013 (EST)

== Adding captions ==

I don't have an issue with the caption you added to the picture on [[Go (Go!)]], but don't we have a policy about [[Captions#Adding_joke_captions|adding captions]] if you're not contributing to the page? At what point does it become ok to add captions to pictures that don't have them?--[[User:BraveMax|BraveMax]] ([[User talk:BraveMax|talk]]) 04:43, 21 November 2013 (EST)
:My two cents: McFeely has done so much for the wiki that he pretty much has free license to change whatever the heck he feels like. -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] ([[User talk:Repowers|talk]]) 07:06, 21 November 2013 (EST)
::I don't like to perpetrate any kind of "us and them" mentality among editors, but generally I've observed our policies on this to apply to newer editors, while the proven "older guard" have a bit more of a free hand. Where the distinction between such groups would fall I couldn't tell you. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] ([[User talk:Chris McFeely|talk]]) 10:36, 21 November 2013 (EST)
:::I don't think the caption policy page is quite as clear as it could be, the policy is that you should be a productive member of the community before you add any captions. Whether you have done work on the page to which you add the caption is not really relevant. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 13:50, 21 November 2013 (EST)

== RID boxset bios ==

Hey, Chris, move this if it doesn't belong here, but do you still remember what you did for the RID boxset bios? I've always wanted to see them, but I've never been able to find them online, and as I live in America, I don't think I'll ever have the actual DVDs. I'd like to see them if I could. Thanks! [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 17:44, 9 December 2013 (EST)

== GOT HACKED!!!! :'( ==

Yo, Chris. I noticed that someone changed my password after my last edit on the Ed Flanders page (Which had only 10 characters at that time, 8 cartoon characters, 1 commercial character and possibly the 1984-1985 commercials "Other Guy"). But when I saw my message wall, I freaked out. This was the work of one of those cyberpunks called "Hackers" (which is why I made my new user).

While this cocky little s**t was editing fake credits (dunno how he got Milt Jamin right), I was visiting LA to meet Stephen Keener and Ian Flanders (and yeah, that user wasn't Ian). I watched various commercials and Season 3 and 4 episodes with them and I got some new info on the subject. Keener played all the commercial characters I listed in his page, but he actually did play a character in the series and that was Blowpipe, he immediately recognized his lines (although I believed he only spoke once, he jumped out of his chair and said "THAT'S ME!!!" when the Dalek line EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE! came up). Flanders recognized the characters that were listed and two more (The Quintesson in The Return of Optimus Prime and the Little Junkion carrying the Journal along with various walla characters in The Big Broadcast of 2006).

Although Prima has a Flanders feel to it when I think about it, I definetly have to agree that's Neil Ross (because I can hear a little bit of Springer too). And Prima is Michael Bell.

But even then Corey Burton is listed as Primon while Rege Cordic is listed as Prima in the Dossier at The Cybertron Chronicle.

Sorry for this little inconvinience, and please, keep my old user page blocked. I don't want this hacker harassing me anymore. He has done a lot of harm already while I was gone visiting two great people.

I hope you understand.

P.S.: Keener now works at the immobiliary department, but as with a lot of people, he told me to never give his address or phone number to anyone (Man, I didn't think one fan would scare a guy like that!). But he's still a very cool and friendly guy.

--[[User:Don Botleone|Don Botleone]] ([[User talk:Don Botleone|talk]]) 10:21, 23 December 2013 (EST)

Tankor (BM)

2013-12-18T14:22:53Z

Don Botleone: /* Generations */

{{factions|vehicon|decepticon|unicron}}
{{disambig3|Tankor}}
:''Tankor is a [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:Tankor flames.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Go ahead and make fun of his name. He won't get it and he'll kill you anyway.]]
'''Tankor''' SMAAAAAASHHH! Tankor PULLLVERIZZZZEEE! Tankor SLAG [[Maximal|BEAST BOTS]]! Tankor is the brute force part of [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s first trio of [[Vehicon general]]s and commander of the powerful [[Tank Drone]]s. He's slow, simple-minded and immensely powerful. Lovably dim, his limited intelligence can be a drawback; he can easily be confused, misled, or even turned against Megatron, though temporarily. However, this is balanced out by his natural state of blind frustration and destructive rage, which makes getting him to listen to any cajoling a less than simple task.

Tankor is in actuality a programmed [[Shell program|shell personality]] given life by the spark of the [[Maximal]] [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]].

An alternate-universe incarnation of Tankor is also a [[Minion of Unicron]] in a vast, [[multiverse]]-spanning [[Universe war|conflict]]. He may or may not be a mindwiped Maximal.
His command code is "pulverize".

==Fiction==
===''Beast Machines'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Paul Dobson]], [[Richard Newman]] (as [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]], later Tankor) (English), [[Daiki Nakamura]] (Japanese)|[[Maurício Berger]] (Portuguese), [[Gerald Paradies]] (German), [[Victor Covarrubias]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Claudio Fattoretto]] (Italian)}}

[[Image:Mercenary Pursuits Tankor tank.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Tankor's name litt... leeter... as it sounds!"]]

When the Maximals returning to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] from the Beast Wars were infected with Megatron's [[Transformation virus|virus]], Rhinox was not as lucky as most of his comrades. While the [[Transmetal|Transmetals]] were able to stay mobile for a time, Rhinox was immediately paralyzed and overtaken by Tank Drones. His spark was forcibly removed and stored in a canister in Megatron's citadel. {{storylink|Revelations Part III: Apocalypse}}

When Megatron found that he needed underlings to properly control his Vehicon armies in battle, he used Rhinox's spark to power his tank general Tankor. He reasoned that if the Maximals discovered their new enemy had once been their close friend, they would be less willing to fight him. Unfortunately for Megatron, Tankor was only marginally more intelligent than the mindless drones he was created to lead. Meanwhile, Rhinox's spark/consciousness remained intact inside Tankor, albeit unable to act. {{storylink|Fires of the Past}}

[[Image:Mercenary Pursuits Tankor maximals.jpg|left|200px|thumb|The Maxies are playing with the big boys now!]]

After Megatron claimed there were ''fabulous prizes to be won!'' for whichever general got the Maximals, Tankor went after them and, after a vicious battle, actually captured them. He then took them to Megatron and demanded his reward... which would be to have his spark removed. Primal managed to use his affinity with the [[Allspark]] to contact Tankor's spark and convince him to do the right thing: the Vehicon helped them escape and went on the run with then, but Megatron was able to remote delete the tank's memories of this so he'd be their enemy again. Primal felt something ''familiar'' about that spark, though. {{storylink|Mercenary Pursuits}}

The Maximals tried to ambush Tankor to see whether drones would stop functioning without their general; the plan would go tits up, however. {{storylink|The Weak Component}}

True to Megatron's expectations, the Maximals did attempt to reach Tankor's spark, and they discovered his true nature. They woke his spark, but the Rhinox they got was not the Rhinox they expected. Tainted and embittered by his time inside Tankor, Rhinox rejected the Maximals and embraced Megatron's plan for a "peaceful", technologically-pure Cybertron, only with ''himself'' at its head instead of Megatron. {{storylink|Revelations Part III: Apocalypse}}

[[Image:TankorRhinox Spark.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Don't make me pull this spark over.]]

Tankor-Rhinox immediately began plotting against both Megatron and the Maximals. He caught and reprogrammed one of Megatron's [[Diagnostic Drone|Diagnostic Drones]], forcing it to work for him. {{storylink|Survivor}} He found the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] and, using the Diagnostic Drone, retrieved the [[Key to Vector Sigma]] from within. He then faked his own death, seeking to remove himself from both factions' suspicions. {{storylink|The Key}}. Manipulating events from behind the scenes, Tankor tricked Rattrap into activating an organic rapid-growth catalyst that would make the organics appear much more powerful and out of control, thus inspiring Megatron to take more radical measures to contain them. {{storylink|The Catalyst}} His escalating arms race gambit worked in manipulating Megatron into firing the key on a planetary scale—which would have killed all the organics, including the Maximals and Megatron, leaving Tankor to rule a pure mechanical world. Tankor's manipulations failed when he tried to attack Megatron, and a provision against doing so, hard-wired into his programming, shut him down. Due to Tankor's manipulations, however, Primal opened the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]] and Megatron fired the Key. The ensuing clash of energies destroyed Tankor's body, and his spark joined the Allspark. {{storylink|End of the Line}}

Primal met Rhinox's spark one last time within the Allspark, where Rhinox expressed regret over his recent actions. {{storylink|Fallout (episode)|Fallout}}
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===''Universe'' CD-ROM===
[[Image:UnivCDROM TractorBeam.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"TANKOR RAAAAAAAAAPTURED."]]
On an alternate Cybertron, Tankor fought alongside the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]], [[Razorclaw (Universe)|Razorclaw]], [[Reptilion]], and [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] against [[Optimus Primal]] and his Autobots. One of these battles—the most violent of that year—was interrupted by a mysterious ship that sucked those Decepticons up on beams of light and sped away. None of the combatants realized that it was taking its captives to Unicron for use in a massive army. {{storylink|Universe CD-ROM}}
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===3H ''Universe'' comic===
In a parallel universe, the Predacon Megatron "decimated" Cybertron's population by capturing their [[Spark|sparks]].<ref>Obsidian's [[bio]] in [[Escape (Universe)|''Transformers Universe'' #2]]</ref> (It is unknown whether this literally means he only got one-tenth of the Cybertronians.) Tankor served under him, a veneer of dumb, brutish loyalty secretly concealing his actual dumb, brutish loyalty to [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]]. It was at the latter's bidding that Tankor terminated Megatron, allowing Obsidian to supplant the Predacon's rule with an iron-fisted tyranny of his own. Tankor became the enforcer of this new regime, knowing no purpose but the destruction of all that stood before his master. The pair put down uprisings and held the planet in fear... until Unicron decided that such a mindset would serve his own purposes, and he pulled them out of their universe entirely.<ref name=tankorbio>Tankor's [[bio]] in [[Escape (Universe)|''Transformers Universe'' #2]]</ref>

[[Image:Cauldron-SmokescreenSmokescreen.jpg|thumb|left|200px| Because that's what friends do.]]
Unicron, his ruined form trapped between dimensions, sought to revitalize himself by pitting abducted [[Transformer|Transformers]] against each other within his own body, absorbing their [[energon radiation]] and, eventually, sparks. But Tankor was spared this fate, instead overseeing the [[Cauldron|deathmatch arena]] along with Obsidian, Razorclaw, Reptilion, and [[Striker]]. [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]], one of the intended victims, recognized Tankor. Obsidian confirmed the familiarity, but noted that in his and Tankor's own timeline, Silverbolt had "died screaming". {{storylink|Abduction}}

For all his accomplishments, Tankor still did a pretty crappy job of keeping [[Optimus Primal]] from freeing Silverbolt and dozens of other captives. {{storylink|Escape (Universe)|Escape}} Notably, by this time Tankor's allegiance was "Decepticon"<ref name="tankorbio"/> though it's unclear if this had always been the case, or for how long. In fact, there is no particular sign that he shared his alternate incarnation's Maximal past at all.
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===Fun Publications ''Cybertron'' comic===
[[Image:Tankorrhinoxrevelations.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Stop hitting yourself! Stop hitting yourself!]]
In the final battle of the Universe war, Rhinox defeated this Tankor, presumably redeeming his actions as his own universe's Tankor. {{storylink|Revelations Part 2}}

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==Toys==
===Beast Machines===
[[Image:BM_Mega_Tankor_toy.jpg|thumb|300px|Tankor SMASH!, Tankor CRUSH puny hum... erm BEAST BOT!]]
*'''Tankor''' (Mega, 1999)
**''Accessories:'' Projectile

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' product, Tankor transforms into a large Cybertronic tank. Aside from a spring-loaded missile launcher, he also features a light-piped "scanner eye" on his turret, and twin sawblades that spin via gear-wheel system when his tank mode is pushed along. In robot mode, all of these gimmicks are retained, though the "scanner eye" is this time in his robot head.

: For reasons unknown, his name was misspelled as "Tankorr" on his instructions.

: This toy was [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[#Universe|incarnation of Tankor]]. The toy's likeness was also [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as the non-toy [[Beast Era]] incarnation of [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] and his drones.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Vehicon/Tankor/tankor.htm More information on Tankor at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:Rr-tankor.jpg|right|300px|thumb|These are awesome. There should be Tank Drone redecos in these colors.]]
*'''Tankor''' (Happy Meal Toy, 2000)

: One of nine ''Beast Machines'' Happy Meal toys from McDonald's restaurants, Tankor transforms into a small Cybertronic tank based a bit more on the show's CGI model. This toy features a fair bit of articulation (about 8 points in robot mode), though some points are more useful than others. His head articulation, for example, is quite nice. The toy also has lightpiping through the spark and missile rack on his belly.

{{anchor|RedRooster}}
*'''Tankor''' (Little Red Rooster Meal, 2000)

: The Happy Meal toy was retooled and redecoed for release in Australia, through the Red Rooster fast food chain. Aside from the original coloration, this mold was also cast in the colors of the other three molds used by Red Rooster: [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]], [[Megatron (BW)/toys|Megatron]] and [[Rattrap]]. The retooling involved removing (and plugging up) Tankor's light piping, meaning that his neck is no longer translucent plastic. Due to the softer plastic used to construct him it can be difficult to get Red Rooster Tankor's arms to come out.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Vehicon/McTankor/tankor.htm More information on McDonald's/Red Rooster Tankor at TFU.info]''

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*'''Vehicon Tankor''' (Basic, [[March 26]] 2005)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''BR-06'''
**''Accessories:'' "energy blast" missile

: Released in the second wave of the Japanese Toys "R" Us [[exclusive]] ''Beast Wars Returns'' line (the Japanese name for ''Beast Machines''), Tankor is a [[redeco]] of the Basic [[Tank Drone]], transforming into a Cybertronic four-tracked tank. Pressing the [[spark crystal]] on his cannon connects a gear-wheel system on the underside of his tank mode, spinning his barrel as he is pushed along, eventually firing a spring-loaded "energy blast" missile.

:Although the ''Beast Wars Returns'' line's aim was show-accuracy, this toy's coloration is more accurate to the Tank Drones rather than Tankor (which is ironic, given that the American Tank Drone is colored like Tankor). It even has the Tank Drones' green headlights rather than Tankor's standard yellow.

: It is highly (in fact, almost perfectly) [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] to the Tank Drones, although [[Scale|woefully out of scale]] with the other ''Beast Machines'' toys. Like the rest of the line, actually...

: This mold was also used to make [[Stockade (Universe 2003)|Stockade]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Vehicon/Tankor/tankor.htm More information on Beast Wars Returns Tankor at TFU.info]''

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===Universe===
[[Image:Universe2003toy-TankorObsidian.jpg|right|thumb|300px|We never actually met before, but here we are!]]
*'''Tankor & Obsidian''' (Ultra, 2003)
**''Accessories:'' Projectile

:Part of the first wave of ''Universe'' Ultra sets, Tankor is a redeco of the original Mega toy in an olive-green and mustard-yellow coloration with "energon surge" paint on various parts. He retains all of the [[gimmick]]ry of the original toy. He was only available in an Ultra-level two-pack with [[Obsidian (BM)#Universe (2003)|Obsidian]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/Tankor/tankor.htm More information on Universe Tankor at TFU.info]''
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===Generations===
[[Image:Generationstoy-Tankor.jpg|right|300px|thumb|[[Scale|Almost perfect.]]]]
*'''Tankor''' (Deluxe, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Missile

:Part of the ninth wave of 2012-onwards ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' Tankor is a brand-new mold that is accurate to his cartoon appearance.

{{comingsoontoy}}
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==Merchandise==
===Robot Heroes===
* '''Cheetor vs. Tankor''' (2009)

[[Image:RobotHeroes Cheetor VS Tankor.jpg|right|200px|thumb|An adorable little fascist!]]
: Tankor is part of the fourth wave of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]] [[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' and is designated as from the "Beast Machines Series," along with his packmate [[Cheetor (BW)/toys|Cheetor]]. His sculpt is derived from his television show appearance, but his colorscheme is taken from the [[Tank Drone]] toy. Tankor has articulation at the neck and shoulders, though his left arm doesn't have good clearance with his hip.

:Rather than using the ''Beast Machines'' Maximal and Vehicon symbols, the embossed faction logos on the top of the Cheetor/Tankor packaging are the pre-existing ''Beast Wars'' Maximal and Predacon symbols found on ''Beast Wars''-themed ''Universe'' Robot Heroes packs.

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

==Notes==

* Unlike the other Vehicon Generals, Tankor is the only one that doesn't have any assistance. Even though he's the leader of the Tank Drones, he barely uses them. The first time he's seen ordering them is in [[Revelations Part II: Descent|episode 8]], and in the next episode, Rhinox is awakened inside Tankor, making Tankor's leadership the most short-lived out of all the Vehicon Generals.

* According to ''Beast Machines'' DVD commentary by Story Editor [[Bob Skir]], Tankor is influenced by the [[Hulk]].

* Rhinox is the only one of the original Vehicon generals who doesn't enjoy the persona and escapades of his alias.

* Skir's original intention was that Rhinox had "seen all sides of the argument, and chose to go more in Megatron's direction" in ''Beast Machines'', and that after a quiet chat, he and Optimus would part company. As Richard Newman played that scene with growling and shouting, Rhinox instead sounded not quite in his right mind after his experiences.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071202095033/http://bigbot.com/beast-machines-transformers-bob-skir/Beast-Machines-FAQ/Fri_03_Dec_1999.html Q&A from Bigbot's "bobskir.com"] (archive copy)</ref>

* For the Japanese dub, any ambiguity or mystery surrounding Tankor's previous life was eliminated, as he spoke with Rhinox's vocal tick of ending sentences in "''-dana''". This was done to absolute excess, as entire lines of dialogue would be replaced with Tankor screaming "''DANADANADANADANADANADANAAAAA!''"

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Tankor''' (タンカー ''Tankā'')

==References==
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Carnage in C-Minor

2013-12-18T14:21:15Z

Don Botleone: /* Animation or technical glitches */

{{episode|
|series=G1toon
|series2=2010
|ep=82
|ep2=14
|prev2=Surprise Party
|next2=Fight or Flee
|image=Carnage C-Minor Autobots harmonic attack.JPG
|caption=[[Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime|Hey, what is that awful noise? Okay, let me straighten him out!]]
|title="Carnage in C-Minor"
|production code=700-102
|airdate=[[October 14]], 1986
|written by=[[Buzz Dixon]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[AKOM]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''Several Autobots and Decepticons battle over a planet whose civilization revolves around music and whose inhabitants can use sound as a powerful weapon.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Broadsidecrushesdevastator.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Die, Atlas!]]

The [[Decepticon]]s are building engines into the side of a comet in order to alter its course and crash it on top of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. As they fire up the engines, a group of [[Autobot]]s close in, led there by [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]. The Autobots attack, much to [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s dismay. The [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] form [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], who is promptly flattened when [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] drops on him in ship mode. In the ensuing battle, the engines are destroyed, and the comet is sent hurtling towards a small planet, which Perceptor reports is inhabited.

The Autobots attempt unsuccessfully to stop the comet before Galvatron again orders his men to engage their foe. While Galvatron and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] are grappling, waves of [[Harmony|sound energy]] destroy the comet and cause both groups of Transformers to plummet to the planet's surface. In a nearby city, three aliens are having a disagreement. One of them, [[Allegra]], storms out, saying that she's going to her retreat.

The Transformers recover from their crash, wondering what hit them. [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] describes it as the most perfect harmony ever, but Galvatron is more interested in its destructive power. Broadside breaks up the discussion by punching Galvatron, and the fight resumes. As the Constructicons form Devastator again, Perceptor blows the giant apart with one shot from his cannon. Galvatron and Soundwave depart in search of the source of the harmony they heard earlier, but Ultra Magnus spots them leaving and takes Broadside and [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] in pursuit. Perceptor reflects that unless the trio are swift, there might not be much of them left.

[[Image:Carnage CMinor Blaster Magnus Basso.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"I now pronounce you bot and wife. You may kiss the bride."]]

Broadside swiftly passes the two Decepticons and overflies the city, which Blaster realises is laid out like a musical harmony. Magnus and Blaster meet with [[Basso Profundo]], leader of the planet [[Eurythma]], but Basso refuses to help them, believing that the harmony is all his people need to protect themselves. He drops a hint that Allegra might be able to help them, a fact overheard by Galvatron and Soundwave, who are spying outside. As the three Autobots go in search of Allegra, the Decepticons drop a bridge on them. To make sure, Galvatron blasts the wreckage, and the pair fly off to find Allegra.

Basso watches the two Decepticons leave, and fellow [[Eurythman]] [[Zebop Skandana]] uses a harmony to help the Autobots out of the rubble. Blaster realises that Zebop was creating part of the harmony which originally blew the Autobots out of space, and Zebop says he's sympathetic to their cause and will help them find Allegra.

[[Image:Carnage CMinor Galvatron Soundwave Allegra.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Galvatron loved going to the opera. He always showed his appreciation by blowing the theater to kingdom come afterwards.]]

The two Decepticons meet Allegra, offering to help her overthrow Basso in return for the secret of the harmony. She obliges and Soundwave records it, but to Galvatron's rage, it turns out that she is only one part of the harmony; Basso and Zebop make up the other two thirds. Still, when the Autobots arrive with Zebop, Soundwave is testing the part of the harmony he has by destroying a rock. The Autobots set up an ambush, but Zebop is so distressed by the fact that Allegra is working with the Decepticons that he gives away their position. Galvatron starts firing, and Zebop takes refuge in Ultra Magnus's cab. Soundwave begins battering the Autobots with the harmony. When Zebop counters with ''his'' part of the harmony, Soundwave promptly records it and uses the resulting two-thirds of the harmony to devastating effect.

[[Image:Carnage CMinor Allegra Zebop.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Alas, poor Zebop. We knew him we- Wait. No, we didn't.]]

With the Autobots apparently gone, Galvatron terminates the alliance with Allegra. She attempts to attack them with her part of the harmony, but Soundwave retaliates, knocking her out. The Autobots climb out of their hole in time to prevent Galvatron from terminating the Eurythman, but during the resulting fight, Blaster and Soundwave struggle and accidentally fall on Zebop. Galvatron grabs his minion and departs, leaving Allegra cradling Zebop in her arms. Though the Autobots believe he's had it, Allegra uses a harmony to revive him. The Autobots leave for the city.

Back at the landing site, the rest of the Autobots and Decepticons are still fighting. Hot Spot voices his hope that Magnus, Blaster and Broadside hurry. The Eurythmans have spotted the battle, and Basso uses an amplifier to direct a destructive harmony at it. [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] is forced to disassemble, but the two factions fight on. Basso is depressed, and his aide points out he needs Allegra and Zebop to complete the harmony. Arriving, Soundwave begins playing two-thirds of the harmony, shaking the city and provoking Basso into using the third part again, which Soundwave promptly records. He is subsequently able to use the complete harmonic weapon to attack the city. Pleased, Galvatron announces their next targets are Metroplex and then [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

[[Image:Carnage CMinor Soundwave harmony.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Soundwave finds himself too big to fly through the rings in the Training Stage.]]

Ultra Magnus's party arrives back at the city to find it devastated and their fellow Autobots badly damaged. The Eurythmans are able to repair Perceptor and the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] with a harmony, and the Autobots set off for Earth.

Galvatron and Soundwave attack Metroplex with the harmony, but the Autobots soon arrive with the three Eurythmans, who nullify Soundwave's weapon with anti-sound. Blaster grabs Soundwave and uses his buttons to erase the harmony from Soundwave's tapes. Despite Galvatron raging that he hasn't ordered a retreat, the Decepticons flee anyway. The Autobots return the Eurythmans to their world, where Ultra Magnus tells them they need to learn to live in harmony.
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==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (9)
*[[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (10)
*[[Superion (G1)|Superion]] (11)
*[[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] (12)
*[[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] (13)
*[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] (15)
*[[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] (16)
*[[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] (21)
*[[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] (22)
*[[Groove (G1)|Groove]] (23)
*[[Blades (G1)|Blades]] (24)
*[[Scamper]] (25)
*[[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] (26)

|c2=
*[[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] (1)
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] (2)
*[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] (3)
*[[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] (4)
*[[Hook (G1)|Hook]] (5)
*[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] (6)
*[[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (7)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] (8)
*[[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] (14)

|c4=
*[[Basso Profundo]] (17)
*[[Allegra]] (18)
*[[Zebop Skandana]] (19)
*[[Eurythman communicator]] (20)
}}

==Quotes==
"What was that?!" 
"That was heaven. The purest, most vibrant, most perfect harmony I've ever heard."
:—'''Galvatron''' and '''Soundwave''' wonder what hit them, to the latter's monotoned enjoyment.

"You! Because of you, I got blasted out of space. DO YOU REALIZE WHAT THAT DID TO MY PAINT JOB?!"
:—'''Broadside''', right before he sucker-punches Galvatron

"Broadside! Blaster! Galvatron and Soundwave went to find the weapon that knocked us out of space!" 
"Weapon? That was no weapon. That was harmonic bliss! A musical kiss!" 
"Whatever."
:—'''Ultra Magnus''', who doesn't have any soul, and '''Blaster''', who does.

"Blaster, you picking up anything?" 
"Yeah, yeah! Beauty like you wouldn't believe, Broadside. Sweet soul music. It's their art, their commerce, their philosophy, their whole—uh-oh, bummer. Galvatron and Soundwave are here."
:—'''Broadside''' and '''Blaster''' get their vibes harshed.

"I don't wanna see your ugly face, just the button that says 'ERASE'!" 
"My tapes! You've erased my tapes!"
:—'''Blaster''' destroys '''Soundwave'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s tapes, to the Decepticon's monotoned horror.

==Notes==
===Animation or technical glitches===
"Carnage in C-Minor" is infamous among the [[fandom]] for the sheer number of, and particularly ''glaring'' nature of, animation errors in this episode. Among the more prominent are the following:

* The Transformation sound effects are frequently cut off.
* Soundwave's head crest is supposed to be the same blue as his body, but its lines and/or triangle randomly turn grey throughout the episode. His back piece is also grey when it should be blue.
* Speaking of Soundwave, his face plate doesn't move when he speaks for most of this episode.
* Throughout the entire episode, Broadside is drawn with a previously [[:Image:BroadsideCarnage.jpg|discarded]] [[character model]].
* Devastator is the exact same size as Soundwave during the start of the first battle.
* Devastator also appears before he forms later in the battle.
* While the Autobots are shooting at the meteor, they are so badly drawn that they appear to have only one leg each, left arms starting from the elbows, and enormous heads...and Superion is tiny.
*When Bonecrusher orders the formation of Devastator, he's wearing an Autobot insignia. See also the continuity error below.
* When the Constructicons form Devastator for the second time, the first shot shows four Constructicons forming the legs and the torso. The second shot shows three robots forming the arms and upper torso. This means that [[Devastator (ROTF)|''seven'' Constructicons formed Devastator.]]
* After watching Galvatron and Soundwave leave, Ultra Magnus dispatches Hook and Scrapper—by picking them up in his hands and bashing them together. Magnus is supposed to be big, but not ''that'' big. (It's ''possible'' that the animators used the [[toy]]s for reference, unaware that the cartoon [[scale]] traditionally doesn't match the toys' scale in this case.)
* Blaster, Ultra Magnus and Zebop are shown hanging onto Broadside while he flies around. Sometimes, the shots make them appear tiny or not to be hanging onto Broadside at all. (One wonders why Zebop doesn't just ride in Broadside's cockpit, as he does for the trip to Earth.)
* As Blaster and Ultra Magnus talk to Basso, Blaster is taller than Magnus in closeup shots but (correctly) shorter than him in the long shots.
* As Galvatron shoots the bridge, his cannon has the usual Decepticon laser sound effect rather than its own sound effect.
* Broadside's eyes are yellow when he gets up from under the rubble on the bridge.
* When Galvatron and Soundwave first talk to Allegra, Soundwave has eyes rather than a visor for most of the shots (something that actually happens in much of the episode). One shot also has his face colored blue instead of grey (again, this happens several times later on). And Soundwave looks very small next to Galvatron (Galvatron even picks him up!), even though most of the other shots show them to be almost the same height.
* Soundwave has a [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|purple Autobot]] [[insignia]]...''[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3|again]]''. So does Broadside...
* Blaster is drawn delivering Broadside's line about "scorch-marks on top of everything else".
* During part of the battle at Allegra's retreat, Hot Spot is with the Autobots instead of Broadside.
* After Soundwave blasts the Autobots into the ground, he transforms and disappears ''before'' leaving the frame.
* While Soundwave and Blaster are fighting, Soundwave's grunts are unprocessed, making him sound like Dr. Claw.
* When Blaster explains that the Eurythmans use the harmony even for healing, Ultra Magnus is the one mouthing the words.
* Magnus also has a visor instead of eyes during that shot.
* When the Protectobots are combined as Defensor, Hot Spot (the main body) is fighting alongside his combined self!
* When Galvatron orders Soundwave to play the harmonics on Earth, Soundwave's tape deck door is the same color as his body (it should be light blue).
* When Soundwave plays the harmonics to disrupt Metroplex, the waves are shown emanating from ''Galvatron's head''!
* One shot shows Metroplex transformed, even though Soundwave is still playing the harmonic sounds.
* When Superion tackles Galvatron, they're almost the same size.
* Soundwave doesn't have ''an'' erase button, it's actually ''two'' buttons that have to be pressed (and how would Blaster know which ones to press?).
* In one scene, a cel-layering error causes Blaster to appear very tiny compared to Soundwave.
* As the Decepticons retreat, Blaster is shown flying away (again!) behind two Constructicons (it was probably supposed to be Soundwave).
* And there's even more. Seriously, how much time do you have?

<center><gallery>
Image:Carnage C-minor Magnus Broadside.JPG|[[Wikipedia:Monty Python's Life of Brian|"Hail Caesar!" "Hail Thaethar."]]
Image:Bigmagnus tinyconst.jpg|We'll take revenge by merging into Devastator.
Image:Hotspot defensor.jpg|Hey! Part of me, get back in me!
Image:CarnageMiniBlaster.jpg|It's his little shoulder-angel.
</gallery></center>

===Continuity errors===
[[Image:DeceptiBrawn1.jpg|right|125px|thumb|Maybe it's not Bonecrusher, but a rare cameo by Roadhauler?]]
* In one infamous scene, [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] (who should also be dead) show up alive and well. And it seems [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] has switched sides, as he's helping them shoot at the giant Decepticon rocket engine he just helped build! (Huffer has the wrong paint job, too.)
* To add insult to injury, Devastator is shooting at the Autobots ''before'' the Constructicons form Devastator.
* Soundwave travels with Galvatron to find the source of the harmony (while holding his hand!). However, when the scene returns to the battle outside the city, Soundwave is with the other Decepticons at the same time.
* Several Autobots fly during this episode, even ones who aren't really supposed to (Ultra Magnus, for instance).
* Nobody noticed the Decepticons fly to Earth? What happened to the Earth Defense Command satellites?
* When the Decepticons reach Earth, they ''pass'' Autobot City (in the usual lush valley) to reach Metroplex, who seems to be hanging out in a barren desert for no reason.
* Apparently, a single blast from [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]'s [[lightning cannon]] can cause [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] to disassemble! And [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] believes that intellectuals are weak.
* In hindsight, it wasn't the best idea for Soundwave to have his erase button open so it could be pushed by an enemy. Or to have an erase button in the first place. For their sake, we hope [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and the other [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|cassettes]] had their copy-protection tabs removed.
* Anyone bothered that this "sonic weapon" was used to destroy a comet IN SPACE?

===Real-world references===
* The Eurythman characters' names are all music-related puns. Allegra is named after either the Italian operetta and opera composer [[Wikipedia:Salvatore Allegra|Salvatore Allegra]] or [[Wikipedia:Tempo#Italian tempo markings|Italian tempo marking "allegro"]], while Basso Profundo is derived from the singing style [[Wikipedia:Bass (voice type)|basso prof'''o'''ndo]]. While these are all related to classical music, Zebop Skandana is named after popular music guitarist [[Wikipedia:Carlos Santana|Carlos Santana]] and his 1981 album [[Wikipedia:Zebop!|Zebop!]]... And the difference shows.
* Eurythma was possibly named after the popular '80s band [[wikipedia:Eurythmics|The Eurythmics]].

===Trivia===
* "Carnage in C-Minor" is widely regarded by fans as the worst episode of all ''Transformers'' series, but this is seemingly due to the sheer volume of animation errors (and poor animation overall), as well as the glaringly obvious nature of many of the individual errors. However, the actual ''plot'' is certainly not the weakest to grace the cartoon series, and its "continuity errors" have little to nothing to do with the script itself...certainly not to the level of, say, "[[B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.]]".
* That said, there is plenty of inanity to be found in the story too. For instance: Despite the aliens' dialog being in perfectly understandable English (or Galactic Standard or whatever), because they say everything in a sing-song rhythm, apparently none of the Transformers except Blaster and Soundwave can understand them, and the two tape decks spend a large (and annoying) amount of time translating Eurythman to "non-sing-song" for everyone else.
* While not strictly an animation ''error'' per se, the number of Autobots appearing in this episode seems a little inconsistent, with several characters appearing, disappearing or seemingly replacing others with no clear indication of how many there are fighting in what place at any given time. Notably, at one point [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] states the Autobots are "outnumbered two to one", but even excluding oddities like Brawn and Huffer, the ''Autobots'' actually ''seen'' in this episode outnumber the ''Decepticons''.
* Galvatron and Soundwave are briefly seen holding hands whilst flying.
* This was one of several episodes subjected to the [[MSTF]] treatment at [[BotCon 1999]].

===Foreign localization===
'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Das Gemetzel in Cis-Mol'''" ("The Slaughter in Cis-Mol")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''音楽惑星の挑戦'''" (''Ongaku Wakusei no Chōsen'', "Challenge of the Music Planet")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 20]], [[1987]]

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1989 — ''Transformers'' — Carnage in C Minor / The Ultimate Weapon ([[Tempo Video]])
;Laserdisc
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 2 & Season 4 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Season 3 and Season 4 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 5: Series 3.2 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season's Three & Four {{sic}} (Metrodome) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2010 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 25th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory)

==External links==
*[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/synopses/carnage_in_c-minor.html Dossier at the Cybertron Chronicle]
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0808817/ IMDb's page for this episode]

[[Category:Generation 1 episodes]]
[[Category:MSTF]]

Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity

2013-12-18T14:12:23Z

Don Botleone: /* Notes */ You can hear Welker's Dr. Claw voice while he's struggling with Blaster at the beginning of the third act.

{{suite}}
[[Image:Soundwave_and_company.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Can't touch this.]]

If you only remember two things from the ''Transformers'' cartoon, odds are one of them is Optimus Prime, and the other is '''that tape guy with the cool voice'''.

==''The Transformers'' cartoon==
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Issei Masamune]] (Japanese)|[[Albert Augier]] (French), [[Toni Orlandi]] (Italian, second movie dub), [[Alejandro Abdalah]] (Latin American), [[Miroslav Bijelić]] (Serbian), [[Michael Rüth]] (German, Season 1 & 2), [[Ulf Jürgen Söhmisch]] (German, ''Roll For It'' & Generation 2 Dub of ''Fight or Flee''), [[Bernd Simon]] (German, Most of Season 3), [[Gerhard Acktun]] (German, ''Webworld''), [[Thomas Rauscher]] (German, The Movie TV Dub & Generation 2 Season 1), [[Christoph Jablonka]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''War of the Dinobots'', ''Atlantis, Arise!'' & ''Auto Berserk''), [[Christoph Lindert]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''Kremzeek!''), [[Gerd Rigauer]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''Starscreams Brigade'')}}

[[Image:Cybertronsoundwave.jpg|left|thumb|220px|Before the tape recorder, he was a lamppost. It's hard to take him seriously sometimes.]]

Nine million years ago, during the [[Golden Age]] of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Soundwave was one of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s first [[Decepticon]]s and was seen flying through the planet's skies alongside his leader and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Orion Pax]]. {{storylink|War Dawn}} When the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] with the [[Autobot]]s erupted not long after, Soundwave served as Megatron's intelligence officer and most loyal subordinate, and as keeper of the [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette]]s, diminutive robots designed for espionage. While Soundwave was a nigh-constant battlefield presence, he would himself often play no major role in combat, more regularly being present merely to deploy his cassette minions, and, off the field of battle, to replay for his fellow Decepticons the information they would gather for him.

After five million years of war, Cybertron found itself in the throes of an energy crisis, and Soundwave was charged with spying on the Autobots to learn how they were dealing with it. Using his unconventional [[alternate mode]] as a space-age "lamp-post" to position himself on the street outside [[Great Dome|Iacon]], Soundwave was able to deploy [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] to snoop even closer. Laserbeak discovered that the Autobots were preparing to depart Cybertron to search for new sources of energy on other planets, and Soundwave quickly took this news back to Megatron, prompting the Decepticons to pursue the Autobots' [[Ark (G1)|spacecraft]] when it left the planet. After navigating a treacherous meteor shower, the Decepticons intercepted and boarded the Autobots' ship, and battle erupted between the two factions, during which Soundwave displayed his prowess by holding his own against [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] ''and'' [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. However, the fighting was soon cut short when the Autobot spacecraft was caught in the gravity of the nearby prehistoric planet [[Earth]] and crash-landed. The ship impacted with the side of a [[Mount St. Hilary|volcano]] in a collision so violent that all the Transformers onboard, Soundwave included, were knocked off line.

[[Image:Mtmte1_prepare_the_energon_cubes.jpg|right|thumb|220px|Soundwave auditions for a guest spot on Baywatch as Mitch's hot sister.]]

Four million years later, in the Earth year 1984, a volcanic eruption jarred the ship's computer, [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]] back on-line, and it reactivated and repaired the Transformers indiscriminately, reformatting Soundwave with the Earthly alternate mode of a portable cassette player. Before the Autobots were restored, the Decepticons pulled out of the ruined hulk of the ship, and Megatron immediately charged Soundwave with drawing up plans for a new [[Victory (G1)|space cruiser]] to return the Decepticons to Cybertron. Soundwave then deployed [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] to help [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] ransack a power plant to gather materials for construction, sent [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] to scare off humans who came to investigate, and dispatched Laserbeak to search the planet for sources of energy. Laserbeak soon returned to report his discovery of an offshore oil platform, which the Decepticons promptly attacked, gathering oil and storing it in the [[energon cube]]s Soundwave generated from his chest. The Autobots soon arrived to stop the Decepticons, but Megatron collapsed the rig, forcing the Autobots to save the human workers and allowing the Decepticons to escape. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

[[Image:Mtmte2_soundwave_and_teletraan.jpg|left|thumb|220px|Ugh Megatron, there's no one here...they just left the TV on. Hello? Anyone?]]

Seeking to exploit the data that Teletraan I had gathered on Earth in its short time on the planet, Soundwave positioned himself close to the Autobots' base, where he transformed into his cassette player mode and allowed himself to be found by the Autobots' new human friend, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]. Unaware of the true nature of the unassuming tape player he had found, Spike brought Soundwave into the Autobot ship and then left him unattended, allowing the Decepticon communicator to release Ravage. The feline felon interfaced with Teletraan I and located the computer's data on energy sources, which Soundwave then recorded. Soundwave was soon caught in the act by Spike, but managed to escape to report to Megatron. Using the information Soundwave obtained, Megatron decided to attack [[Sherman Dam]], where Soundwave instructed Rumble to use his earthquake-generating powers to create a tidal wave that maximized the plant's energy output. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}}

The Decepticons' raids continued apace, until only one more theft was necessary. As Megatron put his plan to attack an Air Force base together, Starscream attempted another of his infamous coups by trying to shoot him in the back, but Soundwave proved his loyalty to Megatron by warning his leader of the attack. The subsequent raid on the [[Cape Carlson|Air Force base]] went smoothly, and the Decepticons were at last poised to return to Cybertron when the Autobots made one last-ditch attack on their launch site. Soundwave and his tapes went into action, but Megatron soon called the battle off and ordered the Decepticons to board the completed space cruiser. Soundwave served as the ship's helmsman as it blasted off from Earth, but the flight proved a short one, as Soundwave discovered that the Autobot spy [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] has used his invisibility powers to stow away. Before the Decepticons could react, Mirage had sabotaged the ship and sent it plummeting back towards Earth. With Soundwave unable to stop its descent, the ship crashed into the ocean, and the Autobots believed the Decepticons destroyed. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

[[Image:RollForIt SoundwavescansChip.jpg|right|thumb|220px|Soundwave performs telepathy for children's birthday parties]]

In truth, however, Soundwave and the other Decepticons had survived the crash, and after months of working in secret, reconstructed their spaceship into an [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Earth)|undersea headquarters]]. The villains revealed their continued existence to the world when Soundwave again used his inconspicuous tape player form to infiltrate a solar power plant and proceeded to take control of it, allowing the Decepticons to harvest its energy that they planned to send back to Cybertron over their new intergalactic "[[space bridge]]" transport system. Soundwave repelled an Autobot counterattack by wielding Megatron in pistol mode, but ultimately, the plan backfired when Megatron himself was caught in the space bridge's pull and believed destroyed, leaving Starscream to take control of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion}} Soundwave chafed under Starscream's inept leadership, and their first sortie with the air commander in charge ended in a comical defeat that saw Soundwave bowled over by Prowl as he ran away. Thankfully, Megatron soon returned, with a scheme to steal [[Alcazar|Doctor Alcazar]]'s [[antimatter]] formula, and Soundwave happily latched back onto his master. After Alcazar deleted the formula from his own computer, Soundwave used his mind-reading talents to acquire the formula from the brain of [[Chip Chase]]. {{storylink|Roll for It}}

[[Image:FireontheMountain SoundwaveMegsgun.jpg|left|220px|thumb|Soundwave was actually Starscream's understudy.]]

Soundwave participated in a Decepticon attack on Autobot Headquarters when Optimus Prime was mistakenly believed to be fatally wounded. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}} Soon after, during a scheme to drain heat energy from the Earth's core, the Decepticons unearthed the frozen body of Starscream's old friend [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] in the North Pole. Soundwave helped reactivate him by delivering a million-volt shock to his systems, but Skyfire ultimately sided with the Autobots to stop the Decepticons' plan. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}} Later, Soundwave and [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] were sent on a data-gathering mission, acquiring information about the [[Great Falls]] to facilitate a Decepticon attack on the hydro-electric plant there. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}

[[Image:Fireonthemountain_soundwave_vs_brawn_round1.jpg|right|thumb|220px|Soundwave's conscience is his guide, and he's not taking no crap offa nobody.]]

On a mission to the Peruvian Andes, Soundwave successfully proved that the legend of the Incan [[Crystal of Power]] was true when he deduced that the pyramid containing the fabled gemstone rested on a shaft leading to the Earth's core. On a mission to gather steel for a weapon frame to channel the crystal's power, Soundwave and Reflector were ambushed by [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] in mid-air, and Soundwave found himself driven face-first into a mountain by the small Autobot in the first of several clashes that they would engage in over the years. Soundwave tried to fight back with his own rifle, and even tried blasting Brawn with Megatron in pistol mode, but the little Autobot took everything he had to give and escaped in one piece. {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain}} Later, Soundwave's mind-reading abilities came into use again when he scanned the brains of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s, [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]], in order to determine their weaknesses. {{storylink|War of the Dinobots}}

[[Image:Tud2_audio_disruptor_waves.jpg|left|thumb|220px|Come to me, jungle friends.]]

When Megatron schemed to use the space bridge to transport Cybertron into Earth's orbit, he required human slaves to gather the energy that would result from the massive natural catastrophes such an action would cause. Soundwave and his cassettes were dispatched to capture [[Sparkplug Witwicky]], who served as a guinea pig for the mind-controlling [[hypno-chip]]s created by the Decepticons' new ally, [[Doctor Arkeville]]. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}} The plan to transport Cybertron was subsequently accomplished despite Autobot interference, and Soundwave ensured that energy collection could begin quickly by forcing the Autobots to flee with a barrage of painful audio disruptor waves. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}} Soundwave later transported a cache of energon cubes to the orbiting Cybertron, and was still there when a group of Autobots arrived, searching for the hypno-chip master control. In another encounter with Brawn, Soundwave was taken down by a single blast from his undersized rival, and then alerted the Decepticon forces on the planet to the Autobots' escape. It did little good, as the heroes were able to evade capture, find the hypno-chip control, free the slaves and blast Cybertron out of orbit.{{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 3}}

Megatron was briefly thought destroyed by the explosion that pushed Cybertron out of orbit, by the Decepticon leader soon returned to Earth, where Soundwave immediately informed him of Starscream's latest play for leadership. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (episode)|Countdown to Extinction}} Soundwave later accompanied Megatron and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] to [[Bali]], where they met the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]]. {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}} Later still, when Megatron challenged Optimus Prime to a one-on-one duel, Soundwave and the other Decepticons contributed their [[power chip rectifier]]s to a machine built by the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] that would transfer all their powers into Megatron, so that he could win the fight with ease. While Megatron never used Soundwave's powers in the duel,<ref>In the finished episode, that is. A scene deleted from "Heavy Metal War" saw Megatron use Soundwave's mind-reading abilities to deduce Prime's next attack move.</ref> he still claimed victory, but when his breach of the rules was revealed, he, Soundwave and all the Decepticons were sent tumbling into a river of lava by the fighting-mad Autobots.{{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

[[Image:Cityofsteel_console_destroyed.jpg|right|thumb|220px|God, I hate Vista so much!]]

As 1985 rolled in, Soundwave participated in a Decepticon attack on an Air Force base, {{storylink|Autobot Spike}} and helped in the construction of the [[Solar Needle]] in the jungles of [[South America]]. {{storylink|Changing Gears}} When Megatron sought to conquer [[New York City]], Soundwave, Rumble and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] battled a group of Autobots in [[Central Park]], and Soundwave was later put in charge of the weapons systems of the so-called "[[New Cybertron]]" that New York was being turned into. That control was soon lost, unfortunately, when a stray blast from an irate Megatron destroyed Soundwave's console. {{storylink|City of Steel}}

Soundwave and his cassettes were next sent on a distraction mission, keeping the Autobots occupied while Megatron and Starscream snuck inside their base and sabotaged their [[recharging chamber]]s with a [[Personality destabilizer device]], narrowly avoiding another pounding from Brawn in the process. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots}} After helping to steal [[electro-cell]]s {{storylink|Traitor}} and the Autobots' new [[Wheeljack Instant Immobilizer|Immobilizer]] invention, {{storylink|The Immobilizer}} Soundwave was appointed to guard the captive Autobots after Megatron succeeded in trapping them in vehicle mode with the [[Transfixatron]]. The communications officer put his skills to work disabling the Autobots' communicators, but neglected to disable [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]'s hologram projector, which the Autobot was able to use to summon the small number of his comrades who had not been affected by the Transfixatron. [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and Ratchet developed a grenade to undo the device's effects, and together, Spike and [[Chip Chase]] outran Soundwave and Ravage to detonate it and restore the Autobots. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}}

[[Image:Dayofthemachines_espionage.jpg|left|thumb|220px|Let's see. Guitar, sound system and suspiciously plain brown box.]]

When Laserbeak and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] stumbled upon the subaquatic city of [[Sub-Atlantica]], Soundwave immediately summoned Megatron to view their findings. Megatron and the Decepticons set out for the city at once, and forged an alliance with its leader, the boastful telepathic [[Nergill|King Nergill]], in order to conquer [[Washington, D.C.]] Starscream, however, did not trust the fish-man, and had Soundwave put his own telepathic powers to use to decrypt the scrambled messages Nergill repeatedly gave to his underlings. Soundwave discovered that Nergill was planning to betray the Decepticons, leading to the breakdown of their alliance. {{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}}

Soundwave and Megatron used their [[size changing|diminutive]] alternate modes to infiltrate [[Quantum Laboratories]] as part of a plan to take over the computer [[TORQ III]]. {{storylink|Day of the Machines}} Later, Soundwave helped steal the human-made robot ninja [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]] (finally getting one over on Brawn in the process by collapsing a balcony out from under him), and aided [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] in reprogramming the femme-bot to serve the Decepticons.{{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}}

[[Image:Insecticonsyndrome_soundwave_cerebroshelled.jpg|right|thumb|220px|He bears the mark!]]

When the Decepticons discovered strange energy emanations coming from a crevice, Soundwave dispatched the [[Autoscout]] to investigate, discovering the crevice was filled with [[Korlonium crystal]]s. Megatron schemed to create a [[Optimus Prime clone|clone of Optimus Prime]] as part of a plan to harness the crystals' power, and while the plan failed, the clone was at least impressive enough to completely fool Soundwave, and he was in on it! {{storylink|A Prime Problem}} Subsequently, Soundwave took part in the Decepticons' plan to drill to the Earth's core, {{storylink|The Core}} and was then made a mind-controlled pawn of the Insecticons, who used him to download data from the human military defense computer at [[Iron Mountain]]. Megatron and Optimus Prime were forced to team up to stop the Insecticons and destroy the [[cerebro-shell]] controlling Soundwave, erasing the data he had gathered in the process. {{storylink|The Insecticon Syndrome}}

While spying on Autobot Headquarters, Soundwave learned of the existence of the mysterious prehistoric [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]], and sent Laserbeak to follow the Dinobots as they travelled there. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} Soundwave proceeded to join the Decepticons in raiding the island's energy sources, before the Autobots, Dinobots and the island's native [[dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaurs]] saw them off. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}}

Using his alternate mode to infiltrate a military testing site, Soundwave and his cassettes made a hard-fought but ultimately failed attempt to steal the Autobots' new [[Negavator]] weapon. {{storylink|Auto Berserk}} Later, when human archaeologists uncovered the wreckage of the Decepticons' old space cruiser in South America, Soundwave alerted Megatron to the news report about their findings, then accompanied him to the wreckage, where they removed the ship's power source, the [[Heart of Cybertron]]. Celebrating the new power that the Heart bestowed upon Megatron, Soundwave joined his fellow Decepticons in over-energizing on energon, leaving him too inebriated to do much of anything.{{storylink|Microbots}}

[[Image:Masterplan2_disco_dolly.jpg|left|thumb|220px|All the ladies love Soundwave!]]

When Megatron framed the Autobots for energy theft and had them exiled from Earth, Soundwave took part in the Decepticons' pretense of being heroes. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} Soundwave was quite popular among the humans: a young child was heard cheering for him by name, and when he and his cassettes attended a disco, he acquired many female admirers. After Megatron revealed his deception, however, Soundwave was made the slave-master of the work camp that [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]] was turned into. Thankfully, the Autobots soon returned to Earth to clear their names and rout the Decepticons. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

[[Image:Dotd1_sneakiest_soundwave.jpg‎|right|thumb|220px|He's ''good''.]]

In one of his most impressible displays of sneakitude, Soundwave was able to position himself, in tape player mode, ''inside'' Ironhide's vehicle mode, ''right next'' to [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]], and spy on the test run of the [[Ultra Plane]], with neither Autobot noticing until he deployed Ravage. While Blaster wrestled with Ravage, Soundwave escaped to report to Megatron, after which he and Starscream joined their leader in attacking the lab containing the blueprints for the plane. The Autobots saw them off, but during their flight away, the Decepticons' systems began to malfunction as a result of [[cybertonium]] degradation. Soundwave's cassettes began ejecting without his command, and his flight powers gave out, sending him crashing to the ground. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}} Once repaired with fresh cybertonium from Cybertron, Soundwave joined the Decepticons on a mission to [[United Kingdom|Great Britain]]. {{storylink|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court}}

Soundwave was among the Decepticons who were granted invincible [[electrum]] coating by the "Golden Lagoon". With their new power, the Decepticons captured [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], but when Starscream attempted to have the two Autobots fight each other for the villains' amusement, Soundwave immediately ran off and tattled on him to Megatron. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon}}

[[Image:Child's_Play_Nitro_Soundwave.jpg|left|thumb|220px|Soundwave forever regretted wearing the novelty cat pheromone spray.]]

Following the Decepticons' alliance with the [[Geddis brothers]], {{storylink|Make Tracks}} Soundwave joined in the Decepticon attempt to create a space bridge in a baseball stadium, where he wickedly delighted in playing catch with one of the players (literally!). The Autobots soon arrived, and another brawl between Soundwave and Brawn erupted, ending when the small Autobot threw Soundwave into the space bridge. When a stray blast then activated the bridge, Soundwave and a small group of Autobots and Decepticons were inadvertently hurled to a world of alien giants. After being menaced by the huge cat [[Nitro]] and trapped in a toybox by Nitro's owner [[Aron (G1)|Aron]], Soundwave was taken with the other Transformers to the planet's authorities for study and dissection. Ravage succeeded in freeing them, and the Decepticons all escaped back to Earth through a mock space bridge Perceptor created out of a telescope. {{storylink|Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play}} Upon his return, Soundwave was caught up in the menace of the [[Morphobot]]s, {{storylink|Quest for Survival}} analyzed the energy of an alien asteroid, {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme}} and helped operate the Decepticons' new [[energy magnet]]. {{storylink|Kremzeek!}}

[[Image:Autobop_soundwave_vs_blaster.jpg|right|220px|thumb|That's not sound, it's Darkseid popping up in the wrong multiverse.]]

After joining Megatron on a mission to the planet of the [[Tlalakan]]s, {{storylink|Sea Change}} Soundwave embarked on one of his most notable misadventures when, under the command of Starscream, he set about brainwashing humans with ultrasonic vibrations inside the Decepticon-built nightclub [[Dancitron]] in New York City. This led to his first major confrontation with his Autobot communications officer counterpart, Blaster, with whom he engaged in a sonic duel. Soundwave had the upper hand in the violent jam session, until Blaster used the club's sound system to magnify his own sonic attacks and win the fight. {{storylink|Auto-Bop}}

When the Decepticons captured [[Hybrid Technologies]] heiress [[Astoria Carlton-Ritz]], Soundwave tried to use the [[psycho-probe]] to read her mind, but her innate ability to jinx machines made it a challenge, and eventually led to Soundwave and Rumble being electrocuted. When [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] subsequently caused the Decepticons' new sub-orbital base to crash, it fell to Soundwave to inform Megatron that the base didn't have any forcefields. Whoops! {{storylink|The Girl Who Loved Powerglide}}

[[Image:Ktvs2 see you next fall.jpg|left|thumb|220px|Doesn't have the heart to tell Megatron it's just chocolate wrapped in gold foil.]]

On a mission to recover some incriminating footage taken by a movie studio of their activities, Soundwave showed up Starscream by pointing out that while the air commander had recovered the film reel, he had not destroyed the negative. Soundwave then helped Megatron track the negative down, but they were tricked into thinking it was destroyed by [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]]. {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood}} Soon after, Soundwave accompanied Megatron to Cybertron to give life to his new [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], helping him locate the [[Key to Vector Sigma|key]] to [[Vector Sigma]] and unlocking the door to the mega-computer's chamber. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} Upon their return to Earth with the now-living Stuncticons, Soundwave aided Megatron in analyzing the key to discover what other powers it possessed. By happenstance, its power to de-energize matter and turn it into metal was only discovered when Soundwave tripped and dropped it. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

[[Image:TransEuropeExpress Galata Valley.jpg|right|thumb|220px|"Soundwave, why always rings? I demand a parallelogram or two!"]]

Soundwave soon returned to Cybertron to take part in Megatron's plan to trap the newest addition to the Autobot ranks, the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s, in the distant past, {{storylink|War Dawn}} then went back to Earth and used his scanning powers to help Megatron locate the [[Pearl of Bahoudin]]. {{storylink|Trans-Europe Express}} Soundwave later had Laserbeak monitor the [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] infection spreading through the Autobot ranks, {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}, and had the cassette remove Starscream from Decepticon Headquarters after Megatron finally banished the perennial traitor from the Decepticon ranks. When Starscream returned with his own army, the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], Soundwave was almost able to shoot the traitor in the back until [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] caused his shot to go wild. Soundwave tried to summon the Stunticons to help, and while they initially rebuffed him, they eventually arrived to tip the scales in Megatron's favor. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

Suspecting the Autobots had tampered with Megatron's new ruby laser cannon, Soundwave advised his leader to abandon the weapon, but Megatron was caught up in a battle-frenzy and ignored him. Predictably, the weapon promptly exploded. {{storylink|Masquerade}} For his final recorded adventure in the 20th century, Soundwave invented a device to control the flow of Earth's tides. Before the Decepticons could use it, however, it was necessary to blast the moon out of orbit to remove its controlling influence, so they developed an [[orbit disruptor cannon]] to do the job. Unfortunately, the cannon would only be operated by [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], and all the Combaticons save Swindle had been destroyed, so Soundwave installed a bomb in Swindle's head to give him the incentive to gather up their parts and rebuild them. Bruticus was restored, and Soundwave participated in the Decepticon attack upon Autobot Headquarters that served as a test run for the disruptor cannon, but the complex plot was foiled when three college students used [[B.O.T. (robot)|makeshift robot]] to destroy the cannon. {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

[[Image:Tftm_dont_leave_me_soundwave.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Do you think I'd leave you dying, when there's room on my horse for two?]]

Over the course of the following twenty years, the Decepticons withdrew from Earth and focused all their efforts on conquering Cybertron entirely. By the year 2005, they had accomplished this goal, and the Autobots were consigned to their new "[[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]" on Earth, and to bases on two of Cybertron's moon. Thanks to Laserbeak and Soundwave, Megatron learned of an upcoming Autobot strike against Cybertron, and resolved to cripple their war effort by destroying Autobot City. During [[Battle of Autobot City|the subsequent battle]], Soundwave was instructed to jam a distress call to Optimus Prime from Blaster, so he sent Ravage, Rumble, Frenzy and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] to dismantle the communications array being used to broadcast it. Blaster's own team of cassettes fended Soundwave's off, and the call made it through, summoning Optimus Prime and a support team to aid the stricken city. A fateful final battle between Prime and Megatron ensued, which ended with Prime's death and Megatron mortally wounded. As the other Decepticons beat a hasty retreat, Soundwave demonstrated his loyalty to his leader by recovering his damaged body and carrying him aboard [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], but when it became necessary to jettison excess weight so that the Decepticons could safely make it back to Cybertron, Soundwave made no move to stop Starscream from setting Megatron adrift in space. In fact, with Megatron gone, Soundwave himself made a bid for leadership, declaring himself a superior choice to the Constructicons and deploying his cassettes to fight for his honor. Starscream ultimately emerged victorious in the fight for leadership, but during his coronation ceremony, Megatron returned, having been recreated by the giant transforming god-planet [[Unicron]] into [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. Galvatron promptly killed Starscream, and Soundwave started cheering for his returned leader.

[[Image:Ffod1_cons_on_chaar.jpg|right|thumb|220px|"I used to have [[Cyclonus (G1)|that guy's]] job ya know". "Suuure, gramps, suuuuure".]]

Galvatron's leadership did not get off to a great start, however: Unicron soon attacked Cybertron, and while he was destroyed by the Autobot [[Matrix of Leadership]], Galvatron was lost to the depths of space, and the leaderless Decepticons, in a state of disarray after Unicron's attack, were easily routed and forced off Cybertron by the Autobots and their new leader, [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} Low on energy, Soundwave and the other Decepticons were forced to relocate to the burned-out planet [[Chaar]], where they eked out a miserable existence on the brink of death. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} When Rodimus Prime and Grimlock came to Chaar to investigate a mysterious attack on the [[Galactic Olympics]], Soundwave and the Decepticons attacked them, {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}} and were then later approached by the true instigators of the Olympics attack, the alien [[Quintesson]]s, with the prospect of an alliance. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} Under the Quintessons' instructions, Soundwave and the other Decepticons launched an attack on the Autobots on the planet [[Goo 8739B]], during which Galvatron returned, having been found by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} With Galvatron back in charge, Soundwave was amongst the Decepticons who were sent to Earth to try and stop [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[Transformation cog|transforming cog]] from being delivered. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

[[Image:Cminor soundwave white noise.jpg|left|thumb|220px|Disco! Disco!]]

In 2006, Soundwave went with Galvatron, Cyclonus, [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and the [[Sweep]]s to search for [[isidrite]] in an asteroid belt. Soundwave dispatched Ratbat to search for the mineral, only for the cassette to discover that the Autobots were already mining it. {{storylink|Webworld}} Soon after, Soundwave accompanied Galvatron to the planet [[Eurythma]] to investigate a mysterious sonic weapon. They discovered that sound and music were the way of life on the planet, and Soundwave was entranced by the planet's perfect melodies, specifically the destructive [[harmony]] weapon, which was shared by three Eurythmans. One by one, Soundwave coerced from them each piece of the harmony, recording and combing them with the intention of turning the musical maelstrom upon Autobot City. He was defeated, however, when the Eurythmans countered the harmony with [[anti-sound]], and Blaster erased his recordings. {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}}

Soundwave was among those transfixed by a hypnotic Quintesson signal {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}, then later aided in the Decepticon conquest of the peaceful planet [[Paradron]]. {{storylink|Fight or Flee}} Later still, during a battle on Earth's [[moon (moon)|moon]], Soundwave was shocked when his ejection system activated on its own, releasing Ravage, Ratbat, [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]] and [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]], who departed with all the other "[[Primitive]]" Transformers present to follow a mysterious [[Oracle (G1)|voice]]. Mere moments later, the threat these Primitives had been summoned to fight, [[Tornedron]], arrived on the moon and drained the energy from all the Transformers present, Soundwave included. Thankfully, the Primitives succeeded in defeating Tornedron and restoring everyone's energy. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

For his final appearance, Soundwave was seen playing back the latest piece of information gathered by Ratbat: two human scientists had discovered the body of Optimus Prime, which Galvatron resolved to destroy once and for all. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

==Madman ''The Transformers'' comic==
[[Image:Madman comic Soundwave ejects tapes.jpg|right|200px|thumb|He's a good guy. Animals like him.]]
In 2001, Soundwave and his squad of cassettes were deployed to the construction site of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] while the balance of the Autobot forces were engaged in an evacuation of Cybertron. He managed to record a secret conversation between Optimus Prime and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] where the Autobot leaders discussed hiding the Autobot [[Matrix of Leadership]] in a bunker at the build site, against the chance Prime would be captured or destroyed while off-world. Soundwave returned to the not-so-secret bunker and deployed his minions to dig up the Matrix. Just as the artifact had been secured and Soundwave was about to call for retrieval, the young Autobot [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] took the Matrix and defeated Soundwave's team. {{storylink|The Transformers (Madman)|The Transformers}}
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==Japanese cartoon continuity==
{{note|The events of American cartoon continuity, as detailed above, occur in the Japanese timeline, except the events of 2006 are pushed back to 2010. The Japanese continuity proceeds to insert many new storylines and events in, around, before and after the events of the Generation 1 cartoon, as covered below.}}

===e-HOBBY comics===
Early during Megatron's attempted conquest of Cybertron, Soundwave was among his troops of [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s and [[Silver Soldier]]s, raiding Autobot energy warehouses. Their attack was cut short by the unexpected arrival of a [[Guardian robot]], who quickly trounced everybody. {{storylink|64 Cybertron Urban Defense Robot GADEP}}

===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic===
[[Image:Soundwave srlf manga.jpg|left|180px|thumb|It's like if Power Rangers had really cheap zords.]]

In the late 1980s, while Megatron and the Decepticons engaged the Autobots in battle in Arizona, Soundwave and his cassettes were dispatched to do something unspecified (but likely ''evil'') in [[Tokyo]]. Optimus Prime dispatched a unit of Autobots led by [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] and [[Kenji]] to track them down. He was ultimately defeated when Bumblebee got the drop on him with a patented "Bumble-Kick" and shattered his chest. This made it impossible for his cassette forces to return to him, leaving them to be captured as well. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 2}} When he next appeared, Soundwave hadn't quite got over his injuries, and was seen with bandages stuck to his chest-window. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3}}

===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages===
When Soundwave learned that the Autobots were keeping themselves in shape by having a friendly race, he set up a trap within a narrow canyon, walling the Autobots in and opening fire on them. Luckily, [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] arrived on the scene and delivered a powerful punch to Soundwave's chest, shattering his tape door once again. Soundwave immediately fled. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)|Anime Theater 2: Sic' Em, Hound!}}

Blaster battled Soundwave in what seemed to be the foothills of the Alps, while Perceptor kept the Decepticon communicator's cassettes busy. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)#Part 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers story page #5}}
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===''Scramble City''===
{{voiceactor|[[Issei Masamune]] (Japanese)}}
[[Image:Soundwave_scramblecity.jpg|right|thumb|220px|"Soundwave...you do know there are laws against exposing yourself, right?"]]
Before the 1980s were over, the Decepticons detected some unusual magnetic field fluctuations, and Megatron ordered Soundwave to send Ratbat, Laserbeak and Ravage to investigate. The cassettes discovered a hidden cavern where the Autobots were constructing a mighty battle fortress named "[[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]]", and Soundwave promptly took this information to Megatron. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}
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===Full Throttle Scramble Power!===

[[Image:Fullthrottle_tape_fight.jpg|left|thumb|My buddy!]]
Soundwave was present when the Decepticons terrorized the Earth with their new "[[Omega Whip]]" cannon and captured the Autobots' human allies [[Toru]] and [[Jenny (G1)|Jenny]]. When the two humans tried to escape, Soundwave released Ravage to stop them, but Blaster then appeared to dispatch the cassette. Blaster and Soundwave proceeded to grapple as more Autobots arrived and the battle grew bigger and bigger, and when Metroplex arrived, he actually collided with Soundwave and knocked the Decepticon for a loop. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}
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===''The Battle of the Star Gate''===

[[Image:Soundwave stargate battles.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Fear his [[Mickey Mouse]] ears.]]

In the 1990s, continued Autobot/human interaction led to a formal alliance being forged between the heroic robots and the American government and the construction of an interstellar teleport system called the [[Trigger]]. Naturally, the Trigger space station was a prime target for the Decepticons, and Soundwave was instrumental in taking over the device, as he hacked into its systems and placed it under Decepticon control. Unfortunately for the Decepticons, the sole surviving member of the Trigger's crew, [[Makoto (Star Gate)|Makoto]], activated the system and blasted them into space before they could take control of it, and the Autobots soon arrived to send the Decepticons packing.{{storylink|First Contact}}

[[Image:Stargatebattles_soundwave_and_megs.jpg|left|thumb|275px|"You ever feel the magic has gone out of our relationship?" "Shut up, Soundwave".]]

Three months later, while the Trigger was still undergoing repairs after the damage the previous battle had caused, Soundwave patched through a transmission from Laserbeak, who was spying on a test run of the new human-built [[C-X]] battle droid. When the droid ran amok during the test and tried to kill Optimus Prime, the amused Megatron thought Soundwave was responsible for hacking the robot's systems, but Soundwave denied it. {{storylink|Divided Views}} In truth, the drone had been possessed by the time-displaced ghost of Starscream from the future, and he was not yet through making mischief in the past. Starscream's ghost teamed up with his present day counterpart, and together, the two Starscreams took control of the repaired Trigger and possessed it, transforming it into a giant, twisted robot form. Soundwave was among the massive armada of Decepticons and Autobots who battled the giant Starscream-thing, which was ultimately defeated when Prime and Megatron combined their power to destroy the traitor's new body. Soundwave and all the other Transformers were caught in the backwash of the explosion and sent tumbling towards Earth in uncontrolled re-entry, not to be heard from again for many months. {{storylink|The Battle of the Star Gate}}
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===''Music Label''===

In 2007, Soundwave created a series of diminutive clones of himself, disguised as portable MP3 players, and disseminated them among the populace of Earth as part of a plan to brainwash the youth of the world with hypnotic music.

{{note|While the [[Generation 1 cartoon timeline (Japan)|2007 Takara timeline]] placed the events of the ''[[Transformers Music Label]]'' storyline in the Generation 1 cartoon continuity, this is not without confusion. According to the ''Music Label'' story, Soundwave was foiled in this plan by Optimus Prime, who added a pair of speakers to his trailer that broadcast a frequency to stop the Decepticon's brainwashing. As Prime was ''dead'' at this point in the timeline, this can't have been how things went down in this version of events. However, given the way the timeline is unhelpfully laid out, it's not impossible that this adventure may take place not in the mainstream timeline, but in the branched-off parallel dimension of the ''Binaltech'' storyline, where Optimus did not die.}}

===''The Headmasters'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Issei Masamune]] (Japanese)|[[Jesús Brock]] (Latin American)}}

[[Image:MysteryPlanetMaster BlasterVsSoundwave.jpg|right|220px|thumb|"Stop! I'm unarmed!"]]
The Decepticons went off the radar for the year that followed Optimus Prime's resurrection, but in 2011, they returned in full force. When Vector Sigma began to destabilize as a consequence of Optimus Prime releasing the energy of the Matrix, Galvatron led the Decepticons' newest troops, the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]], in an attack on Cybertron in an attempt to secure the computer and restore a Decepticon power balance to the planet. To prevent Autobot reinforcements from Earth reaching Cybertron, Soundwave and a legion of other Decepticons under the command of the faction's new Earth commander, [[Sixshot]], kept the Autobots on the planet busy in a large battle. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} In an attempt to learn the Autobots' plan of action, Soundwave and his cassettes infiltrated Autobot City, and although they were discovered by Blaster and his own cassettes, they were able to escape with the knowledge that the Matrix was hidden somewhere on Earth, and that the Autobots were preparing to search for it. Blaster and [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] subsequently embarked on a search mission to the [[Arctic]], where Soundwave and his cassettes attacked them. Blaster covered Hot Rod's escape, and he and Soundwave engaged in a one-on-one battle, with shattered chests and severed limbs aplenty. It momentarily appeared that Soundwave had won the battle when Blaster collapsed, but seconds later, the fatal damage Blaster had inflicted upon him made itself apparent, as Soundwave's body exploded. His cassettes scooped up as much of his remains as they could and beat a retreat, but Soundwave was triumphant in death, as Blaster too died seconds later. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

[[Image:ReturnImmortal Emperor Soundblaster.jpg|left|220px|thumb|He's gone black. Will he go back?]]

Soundwave's remains were brought back to Chaar by his cassettes, where the Decepticon Headmaster leader [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] was able to use the super-science of planet [[Master (planet)|Master]] to restore him to life. Reborn in a new black body, Soundwave was rechristened '''Soundblaster''', and following a reunion with his delighted cassettes, immediately went straight back to working for the Decepticon cause. Soundblaster was, in fact, instrumental to the Decepticons' newest plan, as he used his broadcasting powers to send signals from a sonic control device implanted in his chest to direct the actions of the villains' newest weapon, the [[Madmachine]], in another attack on Cybertron. As coincidence would have it, Autobot Headmaster leader [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] had also used the science of Master to restore Blaster to life as "Twincast", and the two rivals clashed for the first time in their new lives when the Autobot destroyed Soundblaster's sonic control and foiled the Decepticons' plot. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}

Soundblaster was among the Decepticons who invaded and enslaved the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]]. {{storylink|Rebellion on Planet Beast}} Later, he dispatched Ratbat to spy on the Autobots and learn more about a mysterious blackmailer holding six countries to ransom, reporting his findings to Cyclonus and Scourge. {{storylink|Terror! The Six Shadows}} Later still, Soundblaster and his cassette force were able to infiltrate Cybertron's lowest levels and spy on Vector Sigma, discovering that the mega-computer had developed a powerful new alloy named [[cybertonuron]]. Acting on Soundblaster's information, Galvatron staged a massive attack on Cybertron, {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} but Scorponok plotted treachery, planting a bomb in Vector Sigma's chamber in order to destroy the alloy, rather than let Galvatron gain its power. When Galvatron discovered this, Soundblaster attempted to stop him from going to Vector Sigma's chamber, but Galvatron ignored him, and paid for his hubris when the bomb detonated in his face, destroying the cybertonuron and reducing Cybertron to a burnt out husk. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

[[Image:Hm11 reporting to scorponok.jpg|right|thumb|220px|Will the undead please stand up?]]

With Galvatron having disappeared in the destruction of Cybertron, Soundblaster met with the other senior Decepticons to discuss what should be done next. During their meeting, the shadowed figure of Galvatron appeared in the room, but Soundblaster quickly analyzed the newcomer's voice pattern, and realized it was not Galvatron, but Scorponok engaging in a bout of gallows humor. Shedding his disguise, Scorponok claimed that Galvatron was still alive, and that while he could not reveal where he was, he had commanded Scorponok to lead in his absence. None of the Decepticons were entirely convinced (in truth, it was a bold-faced lie), but Soundblaster, in need of a leader to follow, chose to accept it as truth, and followed Scorponok's command to send Ratbat to spy on the Autobot/human launch of the [[Sol 1]] satellite. {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} Soon after, when Scorponok began scheming to keep the Autobots occupied on Earth with various threads, Soundblaster and his cassettes kept an eye on the Autobots' movements and were able to inform their leader that his plans were working. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}}{{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}}

[[Image:Hm14 soundblaster triggers bombs.jpg|left|thumb|220px|Hey diddle diddle, what's there in the middle?]]

Following Scorponok's instructions, Soundwave directed the planting of [[plasma energy]] bombs beneath the surface of [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], in order to destroy the planet and harvest even more of the energy. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}} At Scorponok's command, Soundblaster then recalled all available Decepticons to Chaar, where they all witnessed their leader's dramatic unveiling of his gigantic new Transtector. With this powerful new body, Scorponok kept the Autobots occupied while Soundblaster himself pressed the fateful button that detonated the plasma bombs and destroyed Mars. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}

Soundblaster and his cassettes did not take kindly to the arrival of Scorponok's new intelligence officer, [[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]], who irked Soundblaster with his remarkable ability to dig up information that Soundblaster couldn't. Of course, Soundblaster had no idea that Counterpunch was able to do this because he was really the Autobot spy, Punch, and so he and his cassettes set out to prove themselves by going to Earth to see what Autobots secrets they could unearth. Unable to find any information, Soundblaster was moping around the Decepticon Earth base when a story suddenly dropped itself right into his lap: a glowing UFO descended from the sky and abducted Sixshot right before his eyes! Soundblaster attempted to report his findings to Scorponok during a battle with the Autobots on Earth's moon, but there and then, the UFO reappeared, and its owner was revealed to be Galvatron, who had survived his appeared destruction and retook leadership of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}}

[[Image:Hm23_soundblaster_draws.jpg|right|thumb|220px|Sound doesn't travel in space, moron.]]

Soundblaster and the Decepticon Headmasters were manning the scanners at the Decepticon base on Chaar when the [[Horrorcon]]s arrived to join up with Galvatron's forces. {{storylink|Daniel Faces His Biggest Crisis Ever!!}} Soon after, Soundblaster joined the Decepticons on a series of interplanetary energy raids, helping to scan the spaceways and communications channels to keep his leader appraised of Autobot and alien activity as they went from planet [[Hive (planet)|Hive]] {{storylink|Fight to the Death on Planet Hive!!}} to [[Twin Star]] {{storylink|Battle for Defense of the False Planet}} to [[Daros]]. {{storylink|Find MegaZarak's Weak Spot!!}} The Decepticons' quest eventually brought them to [[Pirate Planet]], where they were stymied in their pursuit of the planet's fabled energy by their inability to enter the pyramid that held it. Soundblaster observed [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] departing for the field of debris near the planet, and, suspecting they knew something he didn't, followed them. Soundblaster proceeded to ambush the two heroes and demand they share their information, but Daniel was able to get the drop on the Decepticon with his video game light gun, which Highbrow had amped up into a real weapon. {{storylink|Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship}}

When the Decepticons returned to Earth, Sixshot proceeded to lead a series of major attacks upon the Autobot forces. Soundblaster reported to Galvatron on the departure of Fortress Maximus from Athenia, and suggested sending Scorponok to keep him busy. Galvatron was wary, knowing Scorponok had his own agenda, but Soundblaster vowed to follow him and keep an eye on him, and Galvatron agreed. However, Soundblaster was surprisingly lax in his duty, as Scorponok didn't bother engaging Fortress, and Soundblaster didn't report this at all! {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}}

[[Image:Hm30_soundblaster_in_hiding.jpg||left|thumb|220px|Grand Cybertron Hide N'Seek Champion, 7 million years running.]]

Following Galvatron's death at the hands of the Headmasters and Scorponok's subsequent re-assumption of Decepticon leadership, Soundblaster was among the Decepticons who travelled with his new leader to the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]]. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}} When the Autobots followed them there, Soundblaster boldly infiltrated their spaceship, the ''Maximus'', and spied on them with Ratbat. When he was discovered, however, he leapt overboard and flew back to the surface of Master, inadvertently leading the Autobot [[Targetmaster]]s to the Decepticons' hidden subterranean base. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}} Soundblaster was able to repay them in kind after a later battle, though, when he stealthily followed the retreating Targetmasters and discovered that the Autobots had started working with the young warriors of Master. {{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}

After Scorponok successfully completed construction of his new [[Zarak Shield]] weapon, the Decepticons headed back to Earth, but as they were passing through the asteroid belt, Soundblaster noticed a malfunction in their propulsion system that required them to set down for repairs. While they were resting there, Soundblaster detected the approach of an object, which turned out to be Sixshot, who had become separated from the Decepticons on an earlier leg of their journey. {{storylink|Duel on the Asteroid}}

Finally, once the Decepticons returned to Earth, Scorponok began raising "[[Death Tower]]s" of [[crysmagnetal]] at strategic points around the Earth, intending to use them to tear the planet apart. While on patrol in the Alps, Soundblaster observed the passage of the Autobots' battleship, and radioed the Decepticons in Egypt to let them know of their enemies' approach. Subsequently, with all the Death Towers in place, Soundblaster participated in the climactic battle between the Autobot and Decepticons armies at the South Pole, which ended when Fortress Maximus destroyed Scorponok's Transtector and saved the planet. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

===''The Headmasters'' comic===
[[Image:Hm manga8 master chrome hurricane.jpg|right|thumb|220px]]
After their defeat at the North Pole, the Decepticons were preparing to retreat from Earth entirely when Scorponok instructed Soundblaster to remain on the planet in secret to act as a spy for the Decepticons. Soundblaster proved that he wasn't up to the challenge by making his presence and intentions known almost instantly when he kicked [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] square in the face and took the [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Witwicky]] family hostage. [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] was left powerless to do anything but surrender, as [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]] and [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] brutalized [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] and threatened [[Carly]]. Daniel finally snapped and beat the living crap out of the two Cassette dinosaurs, leaving Soundblaster open to Chromedome's poorly named "Master-Chrome Hurricane Throw to the End of Hell!" Chromedome chucked Soundblaster over the horizon, and when he recovered from his fall, he found Sixshot staring down at him. Demanding to know what Sixshot wanted, Soundblaster was informed that the six-changer was no longer affiliated with the Decepticons, and wanted to travel from planet to planet, learning new transformations. One day, Sixshot told him, he wanted to learn how to transform into a human! Soundblaster was left absolutely dumbfounded by this, unable to even compute such a concept, and wagering it would be a few million years before he could. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 8}}
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===''Super-God Masterforce'' comic===

Years later, the image of Soundwave was among the holograms of older Decepticons projected by [[King Poseidon]] to deceive and confuse the Autobots under [[Ginrai]]'s command. {{storylink|Burn, Super Soul! The New Commander Super Ginrai!}}

==''Wings Universe''==
When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] captured [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]'s base, Soundwave was by his side. After defeating Deathsaurus in single combat, Megatron ordered Soundwave to check the computers for information on [[Combiner]] technology, and sent [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] with him. A week later, Soundwave was part of the Decepticon forces who entered [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] after [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] breached the city walls. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 5}} He was still by Megatron's side when Devastator fell, and took part in the subsequent retreat. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}

==Notes==
[[Image:SoundwaveButtonUD3.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"When I think about you, I touch myself."]]

* The G1 cartoon almost always depicted him as having to press all his own controls to eject minions or perform other functions even though these are actually part of him. This has led to many a shot of Soundwave pressing his own crotch. What will the children think?
* According to the original script<ref>http://boltax.blogspot.com/2011/02/ron-friedman-auctions-scripts-part-3-of.html</ref> for [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]], "Sound Wave" transformed into "a LIGHT STANDARD - identical to the one that exists a short distance away, the perfect camouflage". So... yes, he really ''did'' turn into a lamppost on Cybertron.
* Soundwave's distinctive voice proved to be one of Generation 1's most memorable aspects. The [[Wikipedia:Vocoder|highly processed voice]] (processed by [[Scott Brownlee]]) began with [[Frank Welker]] basically doing his "Dr. Claw" voice from ''[[Wikipedia:Inspector Gadget|Inspector Gadget]]''. Whether due to variations in the performance or the processing, the final result varied quite a bit across Soundwave's three seasons on the show. Occasionally, as in the episodes "[[Roll for It]]", "[[Carnage in C-Minor]]" and "[[Webworld]]", the processing was left out and Welker's actual voice can be heard. This Dr. Claw version of Soundwave's voice made a return when Welker reprised the [[Soundwave (ROTF)|role]] for ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' as the processing was, again, left out.
* Similarly, he often emphasizes words at random, such as his well-known "RavAAAAAGE", or "LAAZABEEK". This may be a side effect of the voice doctoring in the cartoon.
*In the Mandarin dub from China, Soundwave had a glorious, operatic voice.
[[Image:Soundwave fly.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Hey, wait for me!"]]
* The typically emotionally-barren Soundwave actually ''laughs'' on two separate occasions in the Generation 1 cartoon ("[[Quest for Survival]]" and "[[Auto-Bop]]"), while he is heard screaming only once ("[[Roll for It]]").
* Soundwave has flown in his [[alternate mode|alt mode]] one time, in the episode "[[Masquerade]]." In [[Atlus]]'s ''[[The Transformers (PS2)|Transformers]]'' game, Soundwave can transform to tape deck mode and kind of bounces around to move in that form. No, really.
* In the Japanese dub of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|''Generation 1'' cartoon]], as well as the supporting [[manga]], all of Soundwave's cassette forces which could talk referred to him as "Anikii" (兄貴い) or "Big Brother." This is a fairly common way to refer to others you admire and such in Japanese. It's also a term that gang members use toward older, more experienced members who aren't actual gang bosses. Take it as you will. Whatever it says about his relationship with them, it does give new meaning to the phrase "[[Wikipedia:Big Brother (Nineteen Eighty-Four)|Big Brother is watching over you]]".

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==References==
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[[Category:Beast Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Scientists]]
[[Category:Spies]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce Decepticons]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Decepticons]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Decepticons]]

Tankor (BM)

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{{disambig3|Tankor}}
:''Tankor is a [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:Tankor flames.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Go ahead and make fun of his name. He won't get it and he'll kill you anyway.]]
'''Tankor''' SMAAAAAASHHH! Tankor PULLLVERIZZZZEEE! Tankor SLAG [[Maximal|BEAST BOTS]]! Tankor is the brute force part of [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s first trio of [[Vehicon general]]s and commander of the powerful [[Tank Drone]]s. He's slow, simple-minded and immensely powerful. Lovably dim, his limited intelligence can be a drawback; he can easily be confused, misled, or even turned against Megatron, though temporarily. However, this is balanced out by his natural state of blind frustration and destructive rage, which makes getting him to listen to any cajoling a less than simple task.

Tankor is in actuality a programmed [[Shell program|shell personality]] given life by the spark of the [[Maximal]] [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]].

An alternate-universe incarnation of Tankor is also a [[Minion of Unicron]] in a vast, [[multiverse]]-spanning [[Universe war|conflict]]. He may or may not be a mindwiped Maximal.
His command code is "pulverize".

==Fiction==
===''Beast Machines'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Paul Dobson]], [[Richard Newman]] (as [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]], later Tankor) (English), [[Daiki Nakamura]] (Japanese)|[[Maurício Berger]] (Portuguese), [[Gerald Paradies]] (German), [[Victor Covarrubias]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Claudio Fattoretto]] (Italian)}}

[[Image:Mercenary Pursuits Tankor tank.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Tankor's name litt... leeter... as it sounds!"]]

When the Maximals returning to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] from the Beast Wars were infected with Megatron's [[Transformation virus|virus]], Rhinox was not as lucky as most of his comrades. While the [[Transmetal|Transmetals]] were able to stay mobile for a time, Rhinox was immediately paralyzed and overtaken by Tank Drones. His spark was forcibly removed and stored in a canister in Megatron's citadel. {{storylink|Revelations Part III: Apocalypse}}

When Megatron found that he needed underlings to properly control his Vehicon armies in battle, he used Rhinox's spark to power his tank general Tankor. He reasoned that if the Maximals discovered their new enemy had once been their close friend, they would be less willing to fight him. Unfortunately for Megatron, Tankor was only marginally more intelligent than the mindless drones he was created to lead. Meanwhile, Rhinox's spark/consciousness remained intact inside Tankor, albeit unable to act. {{storylink|Fires of the Past}}

[[Image:Mercenary Pursuits Tankor maximals.jpg|left|200px|thumb|The Maxies are playing with the big boys now!]]

After Megatron claimed there were ''fabulous prizes to be won!'' for whichever general got the Maximals, Tankor went after them and, after a vicious battle, actually captured them. He then took them to Megatron and demanded his reward... which would be to have his spark removed. Primal managed to use his affinity with the [[Allspark]] to contact Tankor's spark and convince him to do the right thing: the Vehicon helped them escape and went on the run with then, but Megatron was able to remote delete the tank's memories of this so he'd be their enemy again. Primal felt something ''familiar'' about that spark, though. {{storylink|Mercenary Pursuits}}

The Maximals tried to ambush Tankor to see whether drones would stop functioning without their general; the plan would go tits up, however. {{storylink|The Weak Component}}

True to Megatron's expectations, the Maximals did attempt to reach Tankor's spark, and they discovered his true nature. They woke his spark, but the Rhinox they got was not the Rhinox they expected. Tainted and embittered by his time inside Tankor, Rhinox rejected the Maximals and embraced Megatron's plan for a "peaceful", technologically-pure Cybertron, only with ''himself'' at its head instead of Megatron. {{storylink|Revelations Part III: Apocalypse}}

[[Image:TankorRhinox Spark.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Don't make me pull this spark over.]]

Tankor-Rhinox immediately began plotting against both Megatron and the Maximals. He caught and reprogrammed one of Megatron's [[Diagnostic Drone|Diagnostic Drones]], forcing it to work for him. {{storylink|Survivor}} He found the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] and, using the Diagnostic Drone, retrieved the [[Key to Vector Sigma]] from within. He then faked his own death, seeking to remove himself from both factions' suspicions. {{storylink|The Key}}. Manipulating events from behind the scenes, Tankor tricked Rattrap into activating an organic rapid-growth catalyst that would make the organics appear much more powerful and out of control, thus inspiring Megatron to take more radical measures to contain them. {{storylink|The Catalyst}} His escalating arms race gambit worked in manipulating Megatron into firing the key on a planetary scale—which would have killed all the organics, including the Maximals and Megatron, leaving Tankor to rule a pure mechanical world. Tankor's manipulations failed when he tried to attack Megatron, and a provision against doing so, hard-wired into his programming, shut him down. Due to Tankor's manipulations, however, Primal opened the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]] and Megatron fired the Key. The ensuing clash of energies destroyed Tankor's body, and his spark joined the Allspark. {{storylink|End of the Line}}

Primal met Rhinox's spark one last time within the Allspark, where Rhinox expressed regret over his recent actions. {{storylink|Fallout (episode)|Fallout}}
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===''Universe'' CD-ROM===
[[Image:UnivCDROM TractorBeam.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"TANKOR RAAAAAAAAAPTURED."]]
On an alternate Cybertron, Tankor fought alongside the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]], [[Razorclaw (Universe)|Razorclaw]], [[Reptilion]], and [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] against [[Optimus Primal]] and his Autobots. One of these battles—the most violent of that year—was interrupted by a mysterious ship that sucked those Decepticons up on beams of light and sped away. None of the combatants realized that it was taking its captives to Unicron for use in a massive army. {{storylink|Universe CD-ROM}}
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===3H ''Universe'' comic===
In a parallel universe, the Predacon Megatron "decimated" Cybertron's population by capturing their [[Spark|sparks]].<ref>Obsidian's [[bio]] in [[Escape (Universe)|''Transformers Universe'' #2]]</ref> (It is unknown whether this literally means he only got one-tenth of the Cybertronians.) Tankor served under him, a veneer of dumb, brutish loyalty secretly concealing his actual dumb, brutish loyalty to [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]]. It was at the latter's bidding that Tankor terminated Megatron, allowing Obsidian to supplant the Predacon's rule with an iron-fisted tyranny of his own. Tankor became the enforcer of this new regime, knowing no purpose but the destruction of all that stood before his master. The pair put down uprisings and held the planet in fear... until Unicron decided that such a mindset would serve his own purposes, and he pulled them out of their universe entirely.<ref name=tankorbio>Tankor's [[bio]] in [[Escape (Universe)|''Transformers Universe'' #2]]</ref>

[[Image:Cauldron-SmokescreenSmokescreen.jpg|thumb|left|200px| Because that's what friends do.]]
Unicron, his ruined form trapped between dimensions, sought to revitalize himself by pitting abducted [[Transformer|Transformers]] against each other within his own body, absorbing their [[energon radiation]] and, eventually, sparks. But Tankor was spared this fate, instead overseeing the [[Cauldron|deathmatch arena]] along with Obsidian, Razorclaw, Reptilion, and [[Striker]]. [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]], one of the intended victims, recognized Tankor. Obsidian confirmed the familiarity, but noted that in his and Tankor's own timeline, Silverbolt had "died screaming". {{storylink|Abduction}}

For all his accomplishments, Tankor still did a pretty crappy job of keeping [[Optimus Primal]] from freeing Silverbolt and dozens of other captives. {{storylink|Escape (Universe)|Escape}} Notably, by this time Tankor's allegiance was "Decepticon"<ref name="tankorbio"/> though it's unclear if this had always been the case, or for how long. In fact, there is no particular sign that he shared his alternate incarnation's Maximal past at all.
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===Fun Publications ''Cybertron'' comic===
[[Image:Tankorrhinoxrevelations.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Stop hitting yourself! Stop hitting yourself!]]
In the final battle of the Universe war, Rhinox defeated this Tankor, presumably redeeming his actions as his own universe's Tankor. {{storylink|Revelations Part 2}}

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==Toys==
===Beast Machines===
[[Image:BM_Mega_Tankor_toy.jpg|thumb|300px|Tankor SMASH!, Tankor CRUSH puny hum... erm BEAST BOT!]]
*'''Tankor''' (Mega, 1999)
**''Accessories:'' Projectile

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' product, Tankor transforms into a large Cybertronic tank. Aside from a spring-loaded missile launcher, he also features a light-piped "scanner eye" on his turret, and twin sawblades that spin via gear-wheel system when his tank mode is pushed along. In robot mode, all of these gimmicks are retained, though the "scanner eye" is this time in his robot head.

: For reasons unknown, his name was misspelled as "Tankorr" on his instructions.

: This toy was [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[#Universe|incarnation of Tankor]]. The toy's likeness was also [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as the non-toy [[Beast Era]] incarnation of [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] and his drones.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Vehicon/Tankor/tankor.htm More information on Tankor at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:Rr-tankor.jpg|right|300px|thumb|These are awesome. There should be Tank Drone redecos in these colors.]]
*'''Tankor''' (Happy Meal Toy, 2000)

: One of nine ''Beast Machines'' Happy Meal toys from McDonald's restaurants, Tankor transforms into a small Cybertronic tank based a bit more on the show's CGI model. This toy features a fair bit of articulation (about 8 points in robot mode), though some points are more useful than others. His head articulation, for example, is quite nice. The toy also has lightpiping through the spark and missile rack on his belly.

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*'''Tankor''' (Little Red Rooster Meal, 2000)

: The Happy Meal toy was retooled and redecoed for release in Australia, through the Red Rooster fast food chain. Aside from the original coloration, this mold was also cast in the colors of the other three molds used by Red Rooster: [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]], [[Megatron (BW)/toys|Megatron]] and [[Rattrap]]. The retooling involved removing (and plugging up) Tankor's light piping, meaning that his neck is no longer translucent plastic. Due to the softer plastic used to construct him it can be difficult to get Red Rooster Tankor's arms to come out.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Vehicon/McTankor/tankor.htm More information on McDonald's/Red Rooster Tankor at TFU.info]''

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*'''Vehicon Tankor''' (Basic, [[March 26]] 2005)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''BR-06'''
**''Accessories:'' "energy blast" missile

: Released in the second wave of the Japanese Toys "R" Us [[exclusive]] ''Beast Wars Returns'' line (the Japanese name for ''Beast Machines''), Tankor is a [[redeco]] of the Basic [[Tank Drone]], transforming into a Cybertronic four-tracked tank. Pressing the [[spark crystal]] on his cannon connects a gear-wheel system on the underside of his tank mode, spinning his barrel as he is pushed along, eventually firing a spring-loaded "energy blast" missile.

:Although the ''Beast Wars Returns'' line's aim was show-accuracy, this toy's coloration is more accurate to the Tank Drones rather than Tankor (which is ironic, given that the American Tank Drone is colored like Tankor). It even has the Tank Drones' green headlights rather than Tankor's standard yellow.

: It is highly (in fact, almost perfectly) [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] to the Tank Drones, although [[Scale|woefully out of scale]] with the other ''Beast Machines'' toys. Like the rest of the line, actually...

: This mold was also used to make [[Stockade (Universe 2003)|Stockade]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Vehicon/Tankor/tankor.htm More information on Beast Wars Returns Tankor at TFU.info]''

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===Universe===
[[Image:Universe2003toy-TankorObsidian.jpg|right|thumb|300px|We never actually met before, but here we are!]]
*'''Tankor & Obsidian''' (Ultra, 2003)
**''Accessories:'' Projectile

:Part of the first wave of ''Universe'' Ultra sets, Tankor is a redeco of the original Mega toy in an olive-green and mustard-yellow coloration with "energon surge" paint on various parts. He retains all of the [[gimmick]]ry of the original toy. He was only available in an Ultra-level two-pack with [[Obsidian (BM)#Universe (2003)|Obsidian]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/Tankor/tankor.htm More information on Universe Tankor at TFU.info]''
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===Generations===
*'''Tankor''' (Deluxe, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Missile

:Part of the ninth wave of the Thrilling 30 subline in the ''Generations'' toyline, Tankor is a brand-new mold that is accurate to his cartoon appearance.
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==Merchandise==
===Robot Heroes===
* '''Cheetor vs. Tankor''' (2009)

[[Image:RobotHeroes Cheetor VS Tankor.jpg|right|200px|thumb|An adorable little fascist!]]
: Tankor is part of the fourth wave of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]] [[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' and is designated as from the "Beast Machines Series," along with his packmate [[Cheetor (BW)/toys|Cheetor]]. His sculpt is derived from his television show appearance, but his colorscheme is taken from the [[Tank Drone]] toy. Tankor has articulation at the neck and shoulders, though his left arm doesn't have good clearance with his hip.

:Rather than using the ''Beast Machines'' Maximal and Vehicon symbols, the embossed faction logos on the top of the Cheetor/Tankor packaging are the pre-existing ''Beast Wars'' Maximal and Predacon symbols found on ''Beast Wars''-themed ''Universe'' Robot Heroes packs.

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

==Notes==

* Unlike the other Vehicon Generals, Tankor is the only one that doesn't have any assistance. Even though he's the leader of the Tank Drones, he barely uses them. The first time he's seen ordering them is in [[Revelations Part II: Descent|episode 8]], and in the next episode, Rhinox is awakened inside Tankor, making Tankor's leadership the most short-lived out of all the Vehicon Generals.

* According to ''Beast Machines'' DVD commentary by Story Editor [[Bob Skir]], Tankor is influenced by the [[Hulk]].

* Rhinox is the only one of the original Vehicon generals who doesn't enjoy the persona and escapades of his alias.

* Skir's original intention was that Rhinox had "seen all sides of the argument, and chose to go more in Megatron's direction" in ''Beast Machines'', and that after a quiet chat, he and Optimus would part company. As Richard Newman played that scene with growling and shouting, Rhinox instead sounded not quite in his right mind after his experiences.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071202095033/http://bigbot.com/beast-machines-transformers-bob-skir/Beast-Machines-FAQ/Fri_03_Dec_1999.html Q&A from Bigbot's "bobskir.com"] (archive copy)</ref>

* For the Japanese dub, any ambiguity or mystery surrounding Tankor's previous life was eliminated, as he spoke with Rhinox's vocal tick of ending sentences in "''-dana''". This was done to absolute excess, as entire lines of dialogue would be replaced with Tankor screaming "''DANADANADANADANADANADANAAAAA!''"

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Tankor''' (タンカー ''Tankā'')

==References==
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[[Category:Minions of Unicron]]
[[Category:Fast food exclusives]]
[[Category:Robot Heroes]]
[[Category:Rulers of Cybertron]]
[[Category:Universe Decepticons]]
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[[Category:Vehicons]]

Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising

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Don Botleone: Just got Skylynx and Masterpiece Acid Storm from a Ripley store.

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'''''Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising''''' is a further [[subline imprint]] for ''[[Beast Hunters]]'', the second phase of the [[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]] franchise, released Summer 2013 to coincide with the cartoon's series-ending [[Predacons Rising (Prime)|TV movie]]. The entire line consists of store exclusives; according to Hasbro's initial announcement, the figures would be exclusive to [[Target]] in the US, and to [[Tesco]] and [[Carrefour]] in the EU.<ref name="announcement">[https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.483876061682593.1073741848.146805978722938&type=3 ''TRANSFORMERS'' on Facebook: "Transformers Prime Beast Hunters 'Predacons Rising' Exclusives"]</ref> Thus far, the entire lineup has been found at Target stores in the US; the first respective waves of each assortment have been found at Target stores in Canada and at Tesco stores in the UK; and some figures have been found at Target stores in Australia and at Rossmann drug stores in Germany. The figures were also released as Christmas exclusives at Ripley stores in Chile.

The toys sold under this banner are primarily [[redeco]]s of toys released within the earlier ''Beast Hunters'' toy line. Various multi-packs and [[giftset]]s feature redecos of ''Beast Hunters'' [[Cyberverse]] figures, but don't use the "Cyberverse" logo anywhere on the packaging.

==Toys==
===Deluxe Class===
[[File:PrimeBHtoy-Deluxe-Skylynx.JPG|thumb|right|300px|After <s>ten-thousand</s> seventeen years he's back! It's time to conquer Earth.]]
'''Wave 1'''
* [[Skylynx]] (redeco of Deluxe Class [[Skystalker (Prime)|Skystalker]])
'''Wave 2'''
* [[Bumblebee (WFC)#NovaBlast|Nova Blast Bumblebee]] (redeco of Deluxe Class [[Bumblebee (WFC)#Deluxe|Bumblebee]])
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===Voyager Class===
'''Wave 1'''
* [[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]] (redeco of Voyager Class [[Grimwing (Prime)|Grimwing]])
'''Wave 2'''
* [[Predaking (Prime)|Cryofire Predaking]] (redeco of Voyager Class Predaking)

===Ultimate Class===
*[[Predaking (Prime)#Ultimate|Beast Fire Predaking]] (semi-[[rebranding|rebranded]] version of ''Beast Hunters'' Beast Fire Predaking)
{{Note|Beast Fire Predaking was available as general retail release in regular ''Beast Hunters'' packaging in various international markets such as Canada, Singapore, the Philippines, and Australia. In the United States, he was sold, without any changes to the toy itself, as a Target exclusive in ''Predacons Rising'' packaging instead.}}

===Legion two-packs===
'''Wave 1'''
* [[Smokescreen (Prime)#Cindersaur|Smokescreen]] vs [[Cindersaur (Prime)|Cindersaur]] (redecos of the Cyberverse Series 3 Legion Class Smokescreen and [[Rippersnapper (Prime)|Rippersnapper]] figures)
'''Wave 2'''
* [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Night Shadow Bumblebee]] vs [[Blight (Prime)#Target2pack|Blight]] (redecos of the Cyberverse Series 3 Legion Class figures)

===Commander two-packs===
'''Wave 1'''
* [[Optimus Prime (WFC)#Target2pack|Optimus Prime]] vs [[Predaking (Prime)#Target2pack|Predaking]] (redecos of the Cyberverse Series 3 Commander Class figures)
'''Wave 2'''
* [[Bombshock_(Prime)#Cyberverse|Bombshock]] & [[Shockwave (WFC)#Rising|Shockwave]] (redecos of the Cyberverse Series 3 Commander Class Shockwave and [[Hardshell (Prime)#Cyberverse|Hardshell]] figures)

===Multi-packs===
[[File:PrimeBHtoy-Legion-Abominus.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Markets the [[Combiner]] capability, but gets all names except for Blight swapped. Brilliant.]]
* [[Abominus (Prime)#Giftset|Abominus]] [[Combiner]] [[giftset|5-pack]] (translucent versions of the single-packed [[Cyberverse]] Series 3 Legion Class figures), contains:
:* [[Blight (Prime)#Giftset|Blight]]
:* [[Hun-Gurrr (Prime)#Giftset|Hun-Gurrr]]
:* [[Rippersnapper (Prime)#Giftset|Rippersnapper]]
:* [[Twinstrike (Prime)#Giftset|Twinstrike]]
:* [[Windrazor (Prime)#Giftset|Windrazor]]
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===Construct-Bots===
* Predaking - a [[Construct-Bots|buildable version]] of Predaking, sold at the Triple-Changer price point
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==Footnotes==
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[[Category:Subline imprint]]
[[Category:Prime]]