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Wrath of Karza issue 5

2017-10-17T17:40:43Z

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|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[September 20]], [[2017]]
|coverdate=August 2017
|written by=[[Cullen Bunn]] and {{i|Jimmy Johnston}}
|art by=[[Andrew Griffith]] (pg 1-9, 12-20) and [[Ron Joseph]] (pg 10-11)
|colors by=[[David Garcia Cruz]]
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
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'''Baron Karza is forced to join forces with the Micronauts and the Autobots when Shazraella makes a decision with terrible consequences.'''

==Synopsis==
{{mainIDW|Wrath of Karza issue 5}}
With [[Shazraella]] empowered by the power of a {{i|Time Traveler}}, the [[Micronaut]]s are forced to confront her themselves, while [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] picks up her husband [[Baron Karza]] to deal with the tiny despot. Karza, however, has other plans, and {{i|Enerchange}}s with the body of [[Micronus Prime]], transforming him into a centauroid giant that towers over the [[Autobot]]s! While the Transformers and their giant foe battle, Shazraella harnesses the blue energy flowing through her, and time is altered: the Transformers now wear industrial-era [[alternate mode]]s, while the Micronauts' forms and clothing shift again and again. The Micronauts try to stop Shazraella, but in the process, their leader [[Oziron Rael]] is reduced to dust.

''{{i|Micronauts issue 6|In the past}}, Oz meets with a Time Traveler in a strange realm, and it cuts through his jokes telling him that—though he will not remember their conversation until the time comes—he will one day fight in a war between Time Travelers on behalf of [[Earth]], and time itself will embrace him.''

When the Karza-Micronus fusion sees Shazraella wielding what he recognises as the power of the [[Entropy Cloud]], he is horrified, and immediately asks that the Autobots end their feud with him in order to not lose their universe to the Cloud as well. Optimus agrees to ally with Karza against the greater threat, but her power means she effortlessly tears Karza from Micronus Prime's form and banishes the latter through time. The Micronauts' and Transformers' battle seems hopeless, but at the last minute, they are reinforced: Oz has returned, ascended to become a Time Traveler himself, and pulls the {{i|mad Time Traveler}} that had given Shazraella her power from her body, sealing him into a {{i|time chamber}}. With the threat gone, Oz promises unity between [[Microspace]] and Earth; the Time Travelers will create permanent [[space bridge]]s between the two dimensions, and repair the harm caused by the Entropy Cloud. Optimus pledges to help the refugees of Microspace adjust to Earth, while the Micronauts set off on a new adventure without their captain.

But across the country, Shazraella [[First Strike|still has cards to play]], while Baron Karza clings to the idea of saving his people...

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks. 
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*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] (11)
*[[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] (12)
*[[Jazz (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jazz]] (13)
{{!}}}

|h4=[[Micronaut]]s|c4=
*[[Phenolo-Phi]] (3)
*[[Oziron Rael]] (4)
*[[Larissa]] (5)
*{{i|Tron|Alphatron}} (6)
*{{i|Tron|Betatron}} (7)
*[[Biotron]] (8)
*[[Microtron]] (9)
*{{i|Tron|Gammatron}} (10)
*[[Acroyear (Micronaut)|Acroyear]] (15)

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*[[Baron Karza]] (1)
*[[Shazraella]] (2)
*{{i|Raith|Commander Raith}} (14)

|h6=Others|c6=
*{{i|Helmet}} (16)
*{{i|Time Traveler}}s (17)
*[[Micronus Prime]] (18)
*{{i|Time Traveler}}s (19)
}}

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*The mad Time Traveler was established to be the root of the Entropy Storm back in {{i|Wrath of Karza issue 3|''Wrath of Karza'' #3}}. We don't blame you if you forgot, since those Karza-in-the-Entropy-Storm interludes seemed a bit samey at the time.
*The second set of time-warped forms taken on by the Transformers are all Cybertronian bodies used by the characters earlier in IDW history: Optimus Prime sports his original pre-Earth design, which debuted in ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer|Stormbringer]]'', Jazz has his body from [[Spotlight: Jazz|his ''Spotlight'']]'s flashback story, and Arcee wears the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]'' design she spent [[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|''Robots in Disguise'' "season 1"]] in.

===Transformers references===
*The first form that Optimus Prime takes on when time shifts is that of the "Hearts of Steel" Optimus Prime from [[Infestation 2|''Infestation 2: The Transformers]], complete with train [[kibble]], most recently seen on the brainwashed [[Eukarian]] [[Domitius Major]] in [[Power and Glory|''Revolutionaries'' #6]]. Jazz and Arcee get matching designs, but unlike Optimus, they don't show evidence of new [[alternate mode|alternate modes]]; they're just "steampunk" versions of their current IDW designs.

===Covers (3)===
*'''Cover A:''' Microtron takes a tumble, by [[Alex Ronald]].
*'''Cover B:''' Oz, Larissa and Acroyear, by [[Bart Sears]]; part of IDW's "Bart Sears cover month".
*'''Retailer incentive cover:''' Our heroes and villains with Acroyear at the forefront, by [[Ray Dillon]].

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===Advertisements===
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==External links==
{{i|Wrath of Karza issue 5}} at the IDW Hasbro Wiki.

[[Category:Wrath of Karza issues]]

Sidelock

2017-06-20T15:28:02Z

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:''Sidelock is an failed [[Autobot]] [[combiner]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].
'''Sidelock''' is the combined form of [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] and [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]].
[[File:RiD2015 Out of the Shadows Sidelock.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
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[[Category:Combined forms]]
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Sidelock

2017-06-20T15:27:04Z

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{{factions|Autobot}}
:''Sidelock is an failed [[Autobot]] [[combiner]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].
'''Sidelock''' is the combined form of [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] and [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]].
[[File:RiD2015 Out of the Shadows Sidelock.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
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[[Category:Combined forms]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Autobots]]

Sidelock

2017-06-20T12:45:21Z

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{{faction|Autobot}}
:''Sidelock is an failed [[Autobot]] [[combiner]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].
'''Sidelock''' is the combined form of [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] and [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]].
[[File:RiD2015 Out of the Shadows Sidelock.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
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[[Category:Combined forms]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Autobots]]

Out of the Shadows

2017-06-20T12:44:58Z

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{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 54
|image=TRID S3 E9 OOTS MSS.jpg
|caption=The Force is with you, young Skywalker. But you are not a Jedi yet.
|prev=Get a Clue
|next=Disordered Personalities
|title="Out of the Shadows"
|airdate=[[June 17]], [[2017]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Brian Hohlfeld]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Scooter Tidwell]]
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'''The Bee Team learns about Drift's past when his former mentor Shadow Raker comes to Earth to recover something Drift has taken from him—Slipstream and Jetstorm.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:TRID S3 E9 OOTS SC 1.jpg|thumb|left|250px|If you believe me to be your enemy, command me, and I will gladly take my life.]]
As [[Russell Clay|Russell]] waits for his scary movie to start, a newsreader details how scientists have made a strange find in [[Antarctica]]. Though Russell is disinterested, [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] notes that that was where the Autobots caught [[Crustacion]], and sure enough, the find is the Decepticon's missing [[Shanix]]. Hearing that the Shanix are being transferred to the [[Crown City Museum of Natural History and Sciences|Crown City Natural History Museum]], Strongarm rushes off to tell the others. [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] meanwhile finds [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] wiring up [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] and [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] for another combiner experiment. Despite Sideswipe's misgivings, Fixit presses the button, and after an explosion, they end up with Sideswipe's torso atop Grimlock's dino mode. Strongarm arrives and reports on the Shanix. She's interrupted by [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] and [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] sparring, while [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] is unimpressed with their performance. As Bumblebee wonders if Drift isn't being a little too harsh on the pair, Fixit detects an [[Shadow Raker's ship|incoming Cybertronian ship]], which Drift recognizes. Drift is evasive when Bumblebee asks him about the ship's pilot. Once Sideswipe and Grimlock separate, the Autobots head off to intercept the landing ship.

They arrive at the landing site moments before the ship decloaks over them and lands. Drift reveals that the pilot is [[Shadow Raker]], a 'Con who takes in wayward Cybertronians and trains them to steal for him. The team sneaks aboard the ship and splits up to search, leaving Grimlock to guard the door. Strongarm is the first to locate Shadow Raker, who scurries along the roof in bug mode, but he evades the searching Autobots by ducking into the maintenance shafts. Bumblebee, Sideswipe and Strongarm end up trapped in a pit which Bee identifies as a smuggling compartment. Fortunately Grimlock comes in search of them and drops a cable down so they can climb out.

[[File:TRID S3 E9 OOTS SC 2.jpg|thumb|right|250px|You are beaten. It is useless to resist.]]
Meanwhile Shadow Raker confronts Drift, addressing him as "Deadlock" before attacking him. Though he successfully blinds Drift with webbing, he retreats when he hears the other Autobots approaching. Drift explains to the team that he used to be one of Shadow Raker's students before finding the path to the Autobots. Fixit gets a fix on Shadow Raker's signal.

As they head to the location, Bumblebee talks a reluctant Drift into letting the two Mini-Cons deploy, though Drift instructs them not to fight without his order. The team reaches the location of the signal and Bumblebee has them split up to search. After a short while he stumbles on trees covered in webbing, and radios the rest of the team, only to discover Grimlock, Sideswipe and Strongarm are already there, trapped in the webbing. Before he can do anything Shadow Raker ambushes him and adds him to the collection. The 'Con again confronts Drift, this time confident the other Autobots won't interfere, and demands the return of Jetstorm and Slipstream. Outraged, Drift attacks Shadow Raker but refuses to let the Mini-Cons get involved.

[[File:TRID S3 E9 OOTS SC 3.jpg|thumb|left|250px|This is madness. [[Drift (RID)|He's]] going to attack? He's defeated. He must accept his shame. Kill him.]]
After some communication issues, Bumblebee has Sideswipe kick Strongarm's crossbow over to him so he can use it to free Strongarm. Meanwhile Shadow Raker webs Drift to a tree, and the two Mini-Cons attack, only to be caught in more of the Con's webbing. Though Drift promises to hunt the Decepticon down, Shadow Raker takes off with the two Mini-Cons. Drift contacts Bumblebee who comes to his aid while the others continue freeing themselves. Bumblebee releases Drift, and they head to Shadow Raker's ship, only to come under fire from its cannons. The pair are forced to take cover and watch helplessly as the ship departs.

On board the ship, Slipstream announces that he's only been pretending to serve Drift. Though Shadow Raker is skeptical, Slipstream offers to tell him the location of a stash of Shanix, an offer that the Decepticon can't help but be intrigued by.

[[File:TRID S3 E9 OOTS SC 4.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Never. I'll never turn to the Dark Side. You have failed, [[Shadow Raker|your Highness]]. I am a Jedi, like my father before me.]]
Bumblebee and Drift rendezvous with the rest of the team and start planning to go after Shadow Raker, however Fixit reports that he's reading the Mini-Cons' signals and they're still on Earth.

Shadow Raker and the Mini-Cons are, in fact, at the museum picking up the Shanix. As they emerge, the Autobots arrive and Shadow Raker's shocked to find he's been played by the Mini-Cons. He manages to web most of the team, but Drift remains free and engages him in combat. Drift swiftly defeats the 'Con, at which point Shadow Raker laments that Drift gave up the chance to be his second in command, something Drift doesn't consider a great loss. Shadow Raker attempts to flee in bug mode, but Drift simply uses the Mini-Cons to take him down.

Once Shadow Raker is secured in a [[stasis pod]] back in the scrapyard, Drift complements his pupils on their actions and admits he needs to allow them more autonomy, before sending them out to patrol.

==Featured characters==
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*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (3)
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] (4)
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] (5)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (6)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (7)
*[[Sidelock]] (9)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (10)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (11)
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==Quotes==
"He trains wayward bots to steal for him in exchange for shelter and protection...his pleasure in corrupting the innocent is matched only by his greed." 
"Charming."
:—'''Drift''' and '''Bumblebee''' discuss Shadow Raker

"My long-lost student...I have come for the things you took from me."
:—'''Shadow Raker''' prepares to read from ''The Tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise''

"Don't look to your friends for help, ''Deadlock''." 
"MY NAME IS ''DRIFT!''"
:—'''Shadow Raker''' and '''Drift''' cross verbal and literal blades

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
[[File:RiD2015 Out of the Shadows Sidelock.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"Does this Dinobot make my butt look big?"]]
* Drift's shady history was first alluded to in the tie-in novel ''[[Drift's Samurai Showdown]]''. Against all odds, this episode does ''not'' contradict the information put forth in that story, and instead fleshes out Drift's time as a Decepticon before he abandoned that faction and fell in with the morally dubious [[Ronin]].
*Meanwhile the fact Jetstorm and Slipstream "met as thieves" was established in the short "[[The Tragedy of Slipstream]]".
*The [[Shanix]] recovered and sent to the Natural History Museum was lost by [[Crustacion]] in "[[Defrosted]]".
*The Natural History Museum itself was previously seen way back in "[[W.W.O.D.?]]", when [[Terrashock]]'s stasis pod was taken there for study.
*Fixit continues his mad-science experiments on the [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]]'s mysterious combiner powers that were gained in "[[King of the Hill (Part 2)]]", with more conclusive results than in "[[Get a Clue]]".
*Bumblebee orders Fixit to prep [[Drift's ship]] to pursue Shadow Raker. Though the ship hasn't been seen since "[[One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing]]", Bumblebee previously used it for a mission which led to him landing at the [[Rescue Bot Training Center]] in the ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)| Rescue Bots]]'' episode "[[Uninvited Guest]]".

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': [[Crustacion]], [[Ragebyte]], [[Zorillor]], [[Springload (RID)|Springload]], [[Boostwing]], [[Jacknab]], [[Pilfer]], [[Shadow Raker]]

===Transformers references===
* Drift's past as a Decepticon named "Deadlock" is co-opted from his [[Drift (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]], while his old career as a thief owes something to G1 Drift's backstory in the pages of ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]''.

===Real-world references===

===Errors===

===Trivia===
* This episode premiered at the "Transformers Through the Years" screening event, which was held by the Paley Center for Media in New York City, where it was shown on a large film screen alongside episodes from various Transformers series'. The episode was aired on television later that day. The following episode, "Disordered Personalities" was shown at the same event, which was a week before its airdate.
* This episode features the return of [[Ian James Corlett]] to the Transformers franchise, 17 years after his last role as [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] in ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]''.

===Foreign localization===

==Home video releases==
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Sidelock

2017-06-20T12:43:25Z

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{{faction|Autobot}}
:''Sidelock is an failed [[Autobot]] [[combiner]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].
'''Sidelock''' is the combined form of[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] and [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]].
[[File:RiD2015 Out of the Shadows Sidelock.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
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[[Category:Combined forms]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Autobots]]

Great Pyramid of Giza

2017-06-04T18:51:49Z

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[[File:Rotf t2 egyptpyramids.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
The '''Great Pyramid of Giza''' it the massive [[pyramid]] located in [[Egypt]]. Although said to be the tomb of [[Wikipedia:Khufu|Pharaoh Khufu]], that's really just what they want you to believe.

Who are "they"? It depends.

==Fiction==
===''The Headmasters'' cartoon===
{{locationstub}}

===Live-action film series===
====IDW ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comics====
After the horrific battle which saw the death of the [[Dynasty of Primes]] at the hands of [[The Fallen]], the humans began to build the pyramid over the [[Star Harvester|great machine]] they had built. {{storylink|Defiance issue 2|Defiance #2}}

====''Revenge of the Fallen'' movie====
[[File:ROTF Megatron on pyramid.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Hey, I can see Starscream's house from here. *fires*]]

Thousands of years later, The Fallen sent the Decepticons to Earth to capture [[Sam Witwicky]], the human boy who now possessed the knowledge and power contained within the [[AllSpark]]. It was hoped that the boy's knowledge would lead them to the lost [[Matrix of Leadership]], which could activate the Star Harvester and revitalise the dying Cybertronian race.

[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] flew atop the pyramid, surveying the area as [[NEST]]/[[Autobot]] and [[Decepticon]] forces prepared for [[Operation: Firestorm|battle]]. When Megatron gave the order to attack, the [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]]s arrived, combined into [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] and began clambering from a quarry onto the pyramid, while Megatron fended off a [[Jordan]]ian Royal Air Force helicopter. It crashed near former [[Sector Seven]] agent [[Seymour Simmons]], who used their radio to contact the [[United States Navy]] for assistance. Devastator climbed to the pyramid's peak and began sucking up the stones, uncovering the [[Star Harvester]] within.

Although the [[United States Navy#U.S.S. Kidd (DDG-100)|U.S.S. ''Kidd'']] fired her experimental [[Wikipedia:railgun|railgun]], the harvester was exposed and The Fallen activated it with the Matrix of Leadership. The [[United States military]] unleashed everything it had in the area, but they were no match for The Fallen's awesome telekinetic powers, and only a blast from [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], using parts donated by the late [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]], destroyed the harvester, taking part of the pyramid with it. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

====''The Last Knight'' film====
{{comingsoon|when=June 23, 2017}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
The Great Pyramid of Giza was completed circa [[2560 BC]]. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention|Revolutionaries #1 timeline}}

==External links==
*[[Wikipedia:Great Pyramid of Giza|Great Pyramid of Giza]] at Wikipedia.

[[Category:Africa]]
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 locations]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen locations]]
[[Category:The Headmasters locations]]

Great Pyramid of Giza

2017-06-04T18:51:19Z

Dpaterson-bl1: /* Revenge of the Fallen movie */

[[File:Rotf t2 egyptpyramids.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
The '''Great Pyramid of Giza''' it the massive [[pyramid]] located in [[Egypt]]. Although said to be the tomb of [[Wikipedia:Khufu|Pharaoh Khufu]], that's really just what they want you to believe.

Who are "they"? It depends.

==Fiction==
===''The Headmasters'' cartoon===
{{locationstub}}

===Live-action film series===
====IDW ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comics====
After the horrific battle which saw the death of the [[Dynasty of Primes]] at the hands of [[The Fallen]], the humans began to build the pyramid over the [[Star Harvester|great machine]] they had built. {{storylink|Defiance issue 2|Defiance #2}}

====''Revenge of the Fallen'' movie====
[[File:ROTF Megatron on pyramid.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Hey, I can see Starscream's house from here. *fires*]]

Thousands of years later, The Fallen sent the Decepticons to Earth to capture [[Sam Witwicky]], the human boy who now possessed the knowledge and power contained within the [[AllSpark]]. It was hoped that the boy's knowledge would lead them to the lost [[Matrix of Leadership]], which could activate the Star Harvester and revitalise the dying Cybertronian race.

[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] flew atop the pyramid, surveying the area as [[NEST]]/[[Autobot]] and [[Decepticon]] forces prepared for [[Operation: Firestorm|battle]]. When Megatron gave the order to attack, the [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]]s arrived, combined into [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] and began clambering from a quarry onto the pyramid, while Megatron fended off a [[Jordan]]ian Royal Air Force helicopter. It crashed near former [[Sector Seven]] agent [[Seymour Simmons]], who used their radio to contact the [[United States Navy]] for assistance. Devastator climbed to the pyramid's peak and began sucking up the stones, uncovering the [[Star Harvester]] within.

Although the [[United States Navy#U.S.S. Kidd (DDG-100)|U.S.S. ''Kidd'']] fired her experimental [[Wikipedia:railgun|railgun]], the harvester was exposed and The Fallen activated it with the Matrix of Leadership. The [[United States military]] unleashed everything it had in the area, but they were no match for The Fallen's awesome telekinetic powers, and only a blast from [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], using parts donated by the late [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]], destroyed the harvester, taking part of the pyramid with it. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}

====''The Last Knight'' film====
{{comingsoon|when=June 23, 2017}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
The Great Pyramid of Giza was completed circa [[2560 BC]]. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention|Revolutionaries #1 timeline}}

==External links==
*[[Wikipedia:Great Pyramid of Giza|Great Pyramid of Giza]] at Wikipedia.

[[Category:Africa]]
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 locations]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen locations]]
[[Category:The Headmasters locations]]

Star Harvester

2017-06-04T18:50:24Z

Dpaterson-bl1: /* Revenge of the Fallen movie */

{{disambigr|Harvester|other meanings of the term|Harvester (disambiguation)}}
:''A Star Harvester is a piece of technology from the [[live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:ROTF-Solarharvester.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Honeycomb's big—yeah, yeah, yeah.]]
When the [[AllSpark]] runs low on energy, only the destruction of a star can replenish it. In order to harness the power of stars, [[Transformer|workers]] in service to the AllSpark built '''Star Harvesters'''.

{{quote|It harvests Energon...by destroying suns.|[[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] explains the importance of the Star Harvester|[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)]]}}

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics===
[[Image:Harvester Defiance4.jpg|left|thumb|150px|[[Ark (G1)|And no one on Earth discovered this for millions of years]].]]
In the distant past, the mysterious relic known as the AllSpark cube created life on the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and terraformed its surface to make the world suitable for habitation for its creations, the [[Thirteen|Thirteen Primes]]. However, this effort depleted the AllSpark, and the power from a star was the one thing that could re-energize it. The Thirteen could travel dimensions, but they needed help locating stars and properly utilizing stellar energy. The cube created a servant race of transforming workers who would seek out stars and build devices called Star Harvesters to aid in collecting the solar energy. The Thirteen ruled these "[[Transformer]]s" with their descendants, known as the [[Dynasty of Primes]], protecting Cybertron and the AllSpark while exploring the galaxy and searching for stars to harvest. The Primes recognized that the Star Harvesters could have devastating consequences for worlds without stars, so they set out with a single rule: Never take a star from a life-giving world. To further prevent misuse, the Primes guarded the [[Matrix of Leadership]] created by the AllSpark, which would serve as the key for the Harvesters.

One "[[Jetfire (ROTF)|Seeker]]" discovered [[Sun|a suitable star]] for their purpose and led his masters and the [[Constructicon (ROTF)|builders]] to the [[Earth|third planet]] of its star system. The builders constructed the Harvester and prepared to drain the Sun's energy, but it was discovered that this world contained life. Twelve of the Primes refused to utilize the Harvester, for the process would destroy this world. However, the remaining being felt no such obligation to protect life and merely wanted all of the AllSpark's energy for himself. The Prime killed eleven of his brothers, but the last stole the Matrix and hid it in a tomb. The rogue Prime, now known as [[The Fallen]], then returned to Cybertron and destroyed the rest of the Dynasty, along with the [[sarcophagus|sarcophagi]] of his brothers to prevent their return, but he expended much of his energy and withdrew to his own sarcophagus to heal. It was here that he discovered that his twelve brothers could still act, for they sealed him in his sarcophagus. The Dynasty of Primes passed into the realm of myth, while the Harvester left on Earth was eventually hidden by the [[human|native sentient inhabitants]]. When [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] launched the AllSpark into space, the Cube began searching for a planet with a Harvester. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen issue 3|Revenge of the Fallen #3}}

Thousands of years later, [[Decepticon]]s under the command of [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] arrived on Earth in search of the Harvester. {{Storylink|Alliance issue 2|Alliance #2}}

===''Revenge of the Fallen'' movie===
The [[Dynasty of Primes|Seven Primes]] came to [[Earth]] around 17,000 BC. Although they had sworn never to take a life in their pursuit of [[energon]], one of their kind hated the [[human]] inhabitants of the planet and was going to activate the Star Harvester until his brothers stopped him by stealing the [[Matrix of Leadership]] needed to power it. They sealed it in a [[Tomb of the Primes|tomb]] made of their own bodies.

[[Image:ROTF Optimus destroys harvester.jpg|thumb|right|250px|And historians, archaeologists and treasure seekers across the world go nuts.]]
In 2009 AD, [[The Fallen]] Prime returned to Earth, seeking to use his machine two years after the [[AllSpark]]'s apparent destruction. [[Sam Witwicky]] uncovered the tomb and recovered the Matrix, which he intended to use to resurrect [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], the only one who could kill The Fallen. [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] excavated the Harvester from the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]] before he was destroyed, and The Fallen snatched the Matrix to activate his machine, but Optimus had returned, and he combined with [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] to destroy the Harvester. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

===''The Last Knight'' film===
{{comingsoon|when=June 23, 2017}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
A team led by [[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]] was sent to the [[Skomiloch Territories]] to put down local resistance to the Decepticons' Star Harvesting efforts. {{storylink|The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Snare's personnel evaluation}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
The Book of Logos mentioned a Prime finding "both Cube and Harvester" on the third planet of an unidentified system. {{storylink|Derailment}}

[[Deluge (G2)|Deluge]] cited the Star Harvester as being one of the examples of Cybertronians being "noisy". {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

==Games==
===Transformers: Battle for the Matrix===
{{Note|Battle for the Matrix is a simplified retelling of the events of [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]. It can be played from the perspective of either Bumblebee or Optimus Prime. The final battle is against Megatron and the Fallen at the Star Harvester.}}
[[Image:Solarharvester battleforthematrix.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Ancient Egyptian Laser Beams!]]
{{storylink|Transformers: Battle for the Matrix}}
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===Revenge of the Fallen (mobile game)===
The Decepticons sought the Matrix of Leadership so they could reactivate the "Great Machine". {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Glu)|Revenge of the Fallen (Glu)}}

==Notes==
* Yeah, it's the same idea as the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]]'s [[Solar Needle]]. ''That doesn't make it a reference!''

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[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen technology]]

Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity

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An early flight-capable recruit to [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]'s Decepticon movement, '''Skywarp''' has spent millions of years in loyal service to the Decepticon cause, frequently putting his teleportation ability to use. When modern sociopolitical developments ended the [[Great War (G1)|war]] and altered the Autobot/Decepticon landscape, Skywarp remained a staunch Decepticon, unlike his [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|fellow]] [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Seekers]]. But soon he, too, felt disillusioned, more so with his [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|new leader]] than the cause, leading him to do the unthinkable: (reluctantly) join up with humans, who promised to take care of his malfunctioning powers.

Yo Joe?

==IDW Generation 1 continuity==
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===Becoming a Seeker===
[[File:MegOrigin3 seekers.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"...I was told there'd be punch and pie? And stairs."]]
Skywarp, [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]], and [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] were early recruits for [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]], helping sow terror across Cybertron and kidnap Senator [[Decimus]] just prior to the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] and founding of the [[Decepticon]]s. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} When Megatron made his big push to conquer [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], Skywarp and Thundercracker shot down a [[Kaon upperclass|civilian]] cruiser. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}} At one point he was part of a squad intent on assassinating [[Zeta Prime]], but the plan was thwarted when [[Blurr (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Blurr]] warned the Autobot leader (tackling Skywarp in the back on the way). {{storylink|Spotlight: Blurr}}

Early in the war, Skywarp was among the Seekers who led [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]]'s hostage negotiation party to [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s base in the [[Rust Sea|Rust Spot]]. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}}

[[File:Autocracy3 skywarp aint your jurisdiction.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"Wait. Hold on. I have something for this..."]]
Alongside several other Decepticons, Skywarp showed up to stop [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] when he was arresting [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]] near the Kaon border. Holding [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] hostage in case the Autobots tried to start any trouble, they warned Orion that he had no jurisdiction in Kaon and let him know that Megatron wanted to see him. {{storylink|The Hunt for Soundwave}} Unfortunately, Orion Pax rejected Megatron's offer to join him, saved Bumblebee and fled. Skywarp offered to shoot down the Autobots' [[Sky Lynx (G1)|escape vehicle]], but was ordered by Megatron to let them go. {{storylink|Cause and Effect}} Megatron later led him and several other Decepticons to [[Nyon]], where they prevented Zeta Prime from killing Orion Pax. Megatron and Orion then agreed to work together for the purpose of overthrowing Zeta. {{storylink|Choices}} During their combined attack on Zeta's [[Citadel]], Skywarp utilized his teleportation abilities for aerial harassment. {{storylink|Overthrown}} After Orion was presumed dead, Skywarp and Thundercracker brought [[Hot Rod/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]] to the Decepticon-controlled Citadel for an audience with Megatron. {{storylink|Rise}} Megatron ordered Starscream and the other Seekers, including Skywarp to defend the Citadel from the assaulting Autobots and the alive and well Orion Pax who was now Optimus Prime. They were intercepted by the newly recruited Aerialbots. {{storylink|Broadcast}}

Following Megatron's defeat, [[Scorponok (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Scorponok]] announced to Skywarp and the rest of the Decepticons that he was their new leader. {{storylink|Wreckage (issue)|Wreckage}} His first act as leader was to lead the Seekers on an attack on the [[Toraxxis mega-refinery]], {{storylink|Faces of Darkness}} and later sent them to bomb [[Starsreach Spaceport]]. {{storylink|Massacre}} After Megatron took back control of the Decepticon forces, he summoned them to the ruins of [[Harmonex]] to chase the Autobots away from a fallen [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Skywarp was more interested in destroying the weakened Autobots right then and there, but was ordered to let them go. {{storylink|Belly of the Beast (issue)|Belly of the Beast}}

After absorbing Trypticon into the Decepticon army, Megatron took Skywarp and his other loyalists off Cybertron on board the beast's space-faring mode. {{storylink|Primacy issue 1|Primacy #1}} Returning after gathering up those who'd defected during Scorponok's time, the Decepticons assaulted Iacon where the Seekers participated in a preemptive strike on the Autobots' new ally, [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|Primacy issue 3|Primacy #3}} This didn't quite work out as planned: not only was Omega protected by a force field, but the [[acid rain]] unleashed upon the battlefield by Megatron corroded the Seekers' engines, causing them to crash. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}}

In one of the war's countless battles, Skywarp witnessed [[Hot Shot (Henkei!)|a yellow Autobot]] get destroyed in a Decepticon-Autobot crossfire. {{storylink|Drift issue 2|Drift #2}}

===Infiltration===
[[File:Infiltration3 skywarp and blitzwing.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"I told you we shouldn't have had [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]]'s brownies!"]]
Following the cataclysm that rendered Cybertron uninhabitable, Skywarp wound up part of a Decepticon infiltration unit under the command of Starscream. Taking up residence on [[Earth]], the unit began working to destabilize Earth's governing organizations and create global anarchy in accordance with the [[infiltration protocol]] the Decepticons now operated to. In [[2006]], after having spent about four years on the planet, the unit discovered that Earth was home to a strain of super-powerful "[[Ore-13|ultra energon]]"; this decision caused Starscream to break protocol and relocate their base of operations, and Skywarp and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] were assigned the task of wiping out all traces of their operation up to that point. Sporting an [[wikipedia:F-22 Raptor|F-22 Raptor]] fighter jet alternate mode, Skywarp teleported himself and Blitzwing from location to location, destroying every trace of Decepticon activity: first [[Tucson]], [[Arizona]], where they destroyed the trailer home of [[Stoker]], a human who had uncovered their plans; then to [[Riverside]], [[California]], where they reduced to rubble the garage of Autobot ally [[Jimmy Pink]]; and then to [[Phoenix (city)|Phoenix]], [[Arizona]], where they blew up a coach Stoker had previously ridden. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 3|Infiltration #3}} {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}}

[[File:Infiltration5 Skywarptotalled.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"And yet, I feel fine."]]
Skywarp and Blitzwing's next target was the bunker in [[Nebraska]] that the infiltration unit had previously used as their base of opertaion, but when they arrived, they were surprised to find Autobots [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] and [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] waiting outside. A brief battle ensued, but the most damage Skywarp sustained was a slightly clipped wing courtesy of Bumblebee. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 4|Infiltration #4}} The Autobots disposed of, the pair turned their attention to the bunker and began bombing it... but unfortunately for them, they had no idea that Megatron himself had arrived on Earth and was inside it at the time. Emerging from the rubble in a fury, Megatron blasted a hole right through Skywarp with his [[fusion cannon]]. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 5|Infiltration #5}}

Megatron was apparently not one to hold grudges, and Skywarp was soon repaired and functioning again in time for the Decepticons' deployment of the aggression-inducing [[Psycho-Prism]] in [[Latveria]]. Megatron had Thundercracker and Skywarp bomb the neighboring country of [[Symkaria]] so they would blame Latveria and start a war. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Two}} After the duo's return to the [[array]] the Decepticons were using to broadcast the prism's effects, the structure was besieged by Autobots and the superhero team known as the [[Avengers]]. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part One}} Skywarp, Thundercracker, [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]], and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] powered-up using the captured [[Spider-Man]]'s super powers as part of [[mirror response mode]] and engaged the heroes in battle, {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Two}} but the two Seekers were soon blasted out of the air by [[Iron Man]] in Transformer-sized armor. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Three}} His disabled form was later teleported away when Megatron called for a retreat via [[emergency warp-out]]. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Four}}

[[File:SLRamjet skywarp in brasnya.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"It followed me home, Megatron. Can I keep it?" "Having a pet's a big responsibility, Skywarp."]]
Skywarp was present when Megatron held a meeting to make sure it was perfectly understood there would be no second chances when it comes to insubordination. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} To get the infiltration protocol back on track, Megatron assigned Skywarp the task of locating some new fragile monarchies that could be their next targets; while investigating Africa, Skywarp was contacted by recent Decepticon arrival [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], who proposed that he join up with him in a coup against Megatron. Skywarp thought it was a big load of crap, but said that if Ramjet could get some results in one day, they'd talk—though he reminded Ramjet of the old Cybertronian adage, "always bet on the leader." {{storylink|Spotlight: Ramjet}} Following this, Skywarp was dispatched to the Middle East on a mission to incite conflict by destroying a power plant, during which confided in Thundercracker that he believed Megatron had it in for all of them—himself in particular—though his fellow Decepticon pointed out the fact that Megatron ''did'' have Skywarp repaired. {{storylink|Escalation issue 2|Escalation #2}} Skywarp subsequently travelled to [[Brasnya]] with Megatron and Blitzwing, {{storylink|Escalation issue 3|Escalation #3}} using his teleporting powers to bring in [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] to assist him in engaging the Autobots who soon arrived to thwart their schemes. {{storylink|Escalation issue 4|Escalation #4}} Things turned sour for Skywarp after Astrotrain was injured, so he teleported away to gather reinforcements {{storylink|Escalation issue 5|Escalation #5}} and returned with Thundercracker, who joined him in firing on [[Hot Rod/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]] until the Autobot escaped by [[orbital jump]]. The battle ended when Megatron, defeated in battle by Optimus Prime, called upon Skywarp to evacuate him, in his [[size changing|shrunken]] pistol mode. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6|Escalation #6}} The furious Megatron went on to slay the treacherous Ramjet, and Skywarp smirked at the sight of his ex-comrade's decapitated head, remarking that betting on the leader was always the best gamble. {{storylink|Spotlight: Ramjet}}

Skywarp was among the concerned Decepticons who feared that Megatron had lost all sense of reason when he deployed [[Sixshot]] on Earth. They conspired to bring Starscream back into the fold to talk some sense into their leader, {{storylink|Devastation issue 1|Devastation #1}} but an additional wrinkle soon appeared when Skywarp detected the arrival of a strange alien space ship above the Decepticons' base. {{storylink|Devastation issue 4|Devastation #4}} It's occupants, the [[Reaper]]s, laid siege to the base, but it was only through Starscream's lone stand against the aliens that the Decepticons were emboldened into counter-attacking. {{storylink|Devastation issue 5|Devastation #5}} The Reapers were soon bested, with Skywarp participating in the destruction of their starship. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}

===All Hail Megatron===
[[File:AHM6 skywarp shoots bombshell.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Look, just because Bombshell claims he gets to be [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] doesn't mean you get to pee null rays on him.]]
When the Autobots withdrew from Earth to deal with an incursion by the forces of the [[Dead Universe]], Skywarp and the other Decepticons went into hiding in preparation for a major strike against their enemies. Withdrawing to Cybertron, Megatron ordered the creation of an [[Insecticon swarm]], but these twisted abominations were an affront to Thundercracker, and Skywarp, though confident in Megatron's plan, could do little to calm his brother in arms. The Decepticon then returned to Earth, where they lured the Autobots into a trap and utterly crushed them, with Skywarp ripping [[Sideswipe (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sideswipe]]'s arm clean off. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}}

With the Autobots exiled to the dead Cybertron, the Decepticons launched an all-out assault on Earth, beginning with [[New York City]]. Skywarp gleefully awaited Megatron's arrival of the battlefield, and his anticipation paid off: when his leader appeared, the devastation the Decepticons unleashed against the attacking human military was without par. Skywarp—his alternate mode now an F-15 fighter jet—shot down the plane belonging to a pilot named [[DJ (G1)|DJ]], who tried and failed to collide his crashing craft with Megatron. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}} After taking out the humans' air forces, Skywarp was assigned to accompany Soundwave, [[Hook (G1)|Hook]] and Astrotrain as they took Frenzy to deal with a large ground force. The Constructicon doubted that the tiny Decepticon had a chance against such a huge number of enemies, but Skywarp, enjoying a chance for a dig at the new guy, simply told him to make sure he kept his distance. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2|All Hail Megatron #2}} With all human resistance crushed, Skywarp and the other Decepticons stood before Megatron as he delivered a speech announcing their victory. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 4|All Hail Megatron #4}}
[[File:AHM12 Betrayer.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|A rare moment of Skywarp just killing someone instead of pushing them down the stairs.]]

Granted free reign to revel in the Decepticons' triumph, Skywarp celebrated by murdering half the population of [[Beijing]], [[China]]. When Insecticon [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] didn't share in his delight, the pair began arguing; Bombshell's insults against the Seekers and their standing proved too much for him to brook and a fight broke out, but with the aid of his teleporting powers, Skywarp got the drop on the other Insecticons and sent them fleeing. Thundercracker, however, growing increasingly concerned with the directionlessness that seemed to be overtaking the Decepticons, took no enjoyment in the brief clash, and Skywarp flew off in a huff, starting to wonder where the fun in smashing things and killing people was if his fellow Seekers weren't going to enjoy it with him. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}}

When the Autobots eventually returned to Earth, Skywarp battled them in the ruins of New York City. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} He grabbed [[Kup (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Kup]] and took to the sky, asking the old timer why he wasn't [[Spotlight: Kup|insane]] anymore. Kup responded by calling Skywarp a "mouthy punk" and shooting him in the gut, causing him to drop the Autobot. The Decepticons fled when Megatron was defeated, but Skywarp came back when he noticed that Thundercracker had diverted the nuke that Megatron had arranged to be dropped on New York. Furious at his fellow Seeker's betrayal, he ignored Thundercracker's arguments and shot him point blank in the face. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}}

[[File:Bumblebee 1 Skywarp's Stash.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Wile E. Coyote's supplier. Makes sense if you think about it.]]
Though Thundercracker would survive the attack, Starscream later remarked that Skywarp had been appropriately punished for attacking a fellow Decepticon. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 3: Woken Furies|Woken Furies}} His punishment apparently was to be stranded on Earth while most of the other Decepticons left, but Skywarp made the best of his situation; rather than seek a way off the planet, he instead spent the next two years stealing and stockpiling human weapons for Megatron's eventual return. His attacks on advanced technology companies [[Dynomic]] and [[Allodyne Logic Systems]] drew the attention of [[Skywatch]], {{storylink|The Hanging Sword}} but the technology he obtained from them went towards a weapon he was building that would be capable of crippling all the Autobots on the planet. After beaming signals into space in order to report his progress to Megatron, {{storylink|The Impossible Knot}} Skywarp attacked Skywatch's Phillips base to gain information on the final component his weapon needed: the control board to the kill-switch badges that rogue Skywatch colonel [[Gordon Horiuchi]] had recently been using to coerce the Autobots into working with him. {{storylink|The Gift Horse}} Tracking the board to the home of Skywatch researcher [[Sanjay Bharwaney]], Skywarp moved in for the kill, but was foiled by the timely intervention of Bumblebee, who evacuated Bharwaney, his daughter [[Serena Bharwaney|Serena]], and the board. Skywarp chased them into an industrial area and hunted them through the rubble, ranting about how recovering the board would make him a hero when Megatron returned. Even the intervention of Skywatch operative [[Daniel Klonowski]] helped little; the weapon he fired upon the Seeker with injured him but left him undeterred, and Skywarp soon managed to corner the Bumblebee, who threatened to activate the board, triggering an EMP that would knock both himself and Skywarp out. Skywarp offered to let Bumblebee go in exchange for the board as a "professional courtesy", but his confidence was misplaced: secure in the knowledge that, unlike Skywarp, he had friends who would repair him, Bumblebee triggered the board, frying both his and Skywarp's systems. {{storylink|Wings of Wax}}

Evading capture by Skywatch, Skywarp was able to recover and somehow rejoin the main Decepticon force, which had encamped on a barren asteroid in space. He witnessed Megatron's return in a powerful new body, and threatened to teleport his fist into [[Windsweeper]]'s abdomen if he dared intervene in Megatron's punishment of Starscream for leading the Decepticons into ruin. {{storylink|Spotlight: Megatron}} Like the rest of the Decepticons, he followed Megatron back to Earth, where he was present when Optimus Prime gatecrashed their base. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}}
[[File:RID2 skywarp prowl under arrest.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|The Transformer equivalent of a purple nurple.]]
After arranging for the Autobots to return him to Cybertron, Megatron used the space bridge technology built into in his new body to summon Skywarp and the rest of the Decepticons to him. It was his intent that they would battle the Autobots, but instead, they were soon mind-controlled by the Dead Universe entity known as [[D-Void]] into combining with [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]]'s [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]] army to form a huge monster. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} Megatron defeated this "[[Deceptigod]]", causing it to collapse back into its weakened component Decepticons, who were detained by the Autobots and kept under control through the implantation of [[inhibitor/deterrence chip]]s that locked away their weapons, alternate modes and special abilities. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|The Autonomy Lesson}}.

===Post-war===
The means of D-Void's defeat had triggered a reformatting of Cybertron, reverting the planet to a primordial state and summoning many of its [[NAIL|departed population]] home, resulting in an unstable political landscape that the I/D-chipped Decepticons were employed to police. Before long, [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] took control of the Decepticons and had Soundwave and [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]] hack the chips and restore Skywarp's abilities. Using his teleportation, he secretly observered as [[Horri-Bull]] pushed his luck, forcing Bumblebee—now Autobot leader—to kill him by detonating his I/D chip. After reporting this to Ratbat, he was assigned his next mission, in which he took great enjoyment: to assassinate Bumblebee and leave the [[NAIL]] [[Zetca]] to take the blame. Starscream, seeking a new approach, leaked the plan to the Autobots and Skywarp ended up being ambushed and arrested by [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]]. {{storylink|The World & Everything in It}}

[[File:RID16 skywarp stabbed by arcee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|If Arcee's going down those stairs, you can damn well believe she's taking Skywarp with her.]]
Skywarp was locked up in the Autobots' prison, where, months later, he was later surprised to see Starscream stop by to visit Megatron, who had recently returned after a prolonged absence and immediately been incarcerated. {{storylink|City on Fire}} The Decepticons subsequently rioted and stormed the prison, liberating Megatron, Skywarp, and other captives. {{storylink|The Verge}} Skywarp joined [[Turmoil]] on the front lines as the Decepticons began tearing through Iacon, {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} though their efforts were stymied by the arrival of Autobot reinforcements led by [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]]; Skywarp tried to take cover behind Frenzy's sonic barrage, but when the little Decepticon was defeated and he was left alone, the Seeker fled the scene. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}} He returned to action as the battle neared its climax, using his teleportation skills to duke it out with [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]], but the dangerous fembot was able to predict where he would materialize, and stabbed him in the chest mid-warp. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}} When the dust settled, Starscream emerged victorious as the ruler of Iacon, and banished the Autobots ''and'' Decepticons from the city; Skywarp was among the exiled, but his injuries began to affect his control over his teleportation power, causing him to have trouble keeping himself solid. {{storylink|Shockpoint}}

[[File:RID23 skywarp cant stay solid.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|Skywarp couldn't get his parents to fall in love at the [http://backtothefuture.wikia.com/wiki/Enchantment_Under_the_Sea "Enchantment Under the Sea"] Dance.]]
Despite his wounds, Skywarp joined the Decepticons under Soundwave's command in an attack on Bumblebee's Autobots at the feet of the gigantic [[Necrotitan|Metrotitan]] that mysteriously appeared on Cybertron on their first night in exile. {{storylink|Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|Winners & Losers}} In the aftermath of the Necrotitan unleashing its death plague, Skywarp observed the resulting destruction. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}} Learning that the rogue Shockwave was behind the undead "Necrotitan" and that he had captured Megatron, Skywarp participated in a joint Autobot/Decepticon attack on Shockwave's [[Crystal City]] laboratory. During the battle, Skywarp took it upon himself to free Megatron from the scientist's grasp, only for his condition to worsen and leave him in mid-phase-out, unable to interact with the world around him. He scrambled for some nearby [[Ore-14]] to repair himself, but it was all blown away by the Necrotitan, leaving him to lament helplessly as he lost control completely and just... disappeared. {{storylink|Finest Hour: Dark Cybertron Chapter 5|Finest Hour}}

[[File:RID27 skywarp never teleported so many.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|Just pretend you're pushing them all down the stairs at once.]]
Skywarp was eventually able to reconstitute himself enough to teleport [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]] and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] out of Crystal City and to Starscream, whom they warned of the next step of Shockwave's devastating plan. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} Autobots, Decepticons, and NAILs alike formed an elite team to confront Shockwave at his base, relying on Skywarp to teleport them there, though the Seeker wasn't strong enough to bring all volunteers and left some behind. As soon as the group arrived at Crystal City, a sudden attack by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] upon Waspinator startled Skywarp, and he lost control of his powers and tumbled backward, phasing through a wall and disappearing again. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} Megatron and Optimus Prime proceeded to defeat Shockwave, destroying the time drive fuelling his plans, which collapsed into a localized black hole. Skywarp came across Galvatron and [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] scrambling to escape the singularity and teleported them and himself to safety. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

The defeat of Shockwave brought with it a most unexpected turn of events: Megatron renounced Decepticonism, and joined the Autobots. In the days that followed this upheaval of the established order, Soundwave and Galvatron forged an alliance, becoming the new leaders of the Decepticons, Skywarp among them. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}}

===Return to Earth===
[[File:TF38 skywarp outta this thing.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.6]]
Two months later, seeking a new path for the Decepticons, Soundwave and Galvatron brought their followers back to Earth and allied with the planet's new anti-alien [[Earth Defense Command]]. Skywarp went with them, his body now wired into a machine in their starship, the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', which kept his fluctuating physical form under control, and allowed him to employ his powers from a distance, teleporting the Decepticons around. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}}

Four months after the Decepticons' return to Earth, the Autobots made their way to the planet, and confrontation between the two factions proved inevitable. To end the fighting, the EDC deployed their neurological "[[mind bomb]]" weapon; Captain [[Marissa Faireborn]] contacted Skywarp and ordered him to teleport the Decepticons out so they would be unaffected by the attack. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} Skywarp continued to serve this function throughout the Decepticons' repeated engagements with the Autobots on Earth; indeed, he could do little else, which even led Galvatron to make some cruel jokes about his plight that the Decepticon leader insisted were but good-natured ribbing. The pain caused by such jokes paled in comparison to the ''physical'' agony Skywarp's scrambled body experienced great pain when he teleported anyone, {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|Signals, Calls, and Marches}} and he was eager to be freed from the machine and repaired as soon as possible. Galvatron promised that his well-being was a "top priority," but Skywarp was unconvinced. {{storylink|The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati|The Obliterati}}

[[File:Perihelon-wehaveourprize.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5|"[[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Most]] [[G.B. Blackrock|everyone]] is mad here. You may have noticed that I'm not all there myself..."]]

Eventually, salvation seemed to be on the horizon for Skywarp, as the Decepticons appeared poised to obtain the technology necessary to repair him. {{storylink|The Nothing Man}} As the Decepticons mobilized to attack the Autobots' ''[[Ark-7]]'', Skywarp tried to convince Galvatron to let him join in, but Galvatron found the notion laughable, pointing out that Skywarp would merely become intangible again once released. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} Galvatron ''did'' have a role for Skywarp to play in their mission, however: while the attack on the ''Ark-7'' was going on, he finally released Skywarp from the machines and had him teleport them both into the EDC's base so they could abduct [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]]. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 3: Helden|Helden}} Realizing Galvatron had betrayed him and the EDC, Soundwave tried to negotiate with Skywarp, but the Seeker had had enough of being used as a pack-mule and instead teleported himself and Galvatron into the middle of [[Shanghai]], [[China]]. Galvatron was furious at this apparent betrayal, but was quickly placated when Skywarp explained that the Decepticon-controlled ''Ark'' was about to land in the middle of the city. The Decepticons moved to secure the downed spaceship, but were repelled when Optimus Prime arrived via spacebridge with a horde of Autobot reinforcements, unilaterally annexing Earth into the [[Council of Worlds]]. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}} In the ensuing battle, Skywarp was shielded from an EDC mind-bomb by [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]'s powers, and subsequently used his own powers to teleport the Decepticons to safety. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}}

[[File:TF55 skywarp and prez.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.75]]

Realizing that Galvatron had not paid him the slightest attention since the successful capture of Blackrock and the acquisition of his [[Onyx]] operating system, Skywarp came to realize that Galvatron had no intention of ever living up to his word and repairing him. Blackrock offered to help him out, but Skywarp was uncertain about going against his leader. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}} Skywarp's mind was soon made up for him, however, when Galvatron master plan came to fruition, and he used the Onyx interface to harness the power of the [[Enigma of Combination]], fusing unwilling Autobots and Decepticons together into new [[combiner]]s. Skywarp was horrified, seeing it as a contradiction of everything Galvatron had ever preached about Cybertronian "purity." {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} The Autobots were able to foil Galvatron's plans, and amid the chaos, EDC agents Faireborn and [[Ayana Jones]] arrived to rescue Blackrock. Skywarp, his loyalty to the Galvatron now well and truly at an end, teleported out with the three humans.{{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}} The trio arrived on the [[White House]] lawn, where Skywarp explained to the unimpressed [[President of the United States|President]] the nature of the [[Titan (IDW)|Titan]] that Optimus Prime had raised in [[Monument Valley]]. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}}

===A Real American Hero===
[[File:GIJoe 5-1 Skywarp.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5|A real American stair-pusher-downer.]]
Skywarp was relocated to the Earth Defense Command's [[Bikini Atoll]] facility with Faireborn and Jones, where he reminded Faireborn that he had only agreed to work with the humans if they would repair him. {{storylink|White Light}} Indeed, the EDC ''were'' finally able to stabilize Skywarp's body, restoring his corporeality at the cost of his teleportation power. During the reconstruction process, his integrated weapons were also examined and reverse engineered to develop laser weapons of their own. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 1|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #1}}

Some months later, when the Bikini Atoll facility was infiltrated and taken over by [[Dire Wraith]]s, [[Grand Slam (G.I. Joe)|Grand Slam]], the only surviving human in the base, holed up with Skywarp and fended the aliens off for two days before a [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] team arrived to investigate why the base had gone dark. [[Rock 'n Roll]] was the first to discover their hiding place and was forced to shoot the paranoid Grand Slam, leaving him paralyzed. This didn't much faze Skywarp, who introduced himself to Rock as the "valuable asset" the team had been sent to recover. {{storylink|D.T.A.}}

Skywarp was made a member of the newly international G.I. Joe, which took the place of the now-defunct EDC. The job was not one that particularly excited him, and he largely complied with orders because he hoped the humans would be able to restore his teleportation; he cared nothing for his human team-mates, and after being called in as back-up to help deal with some [[Red Shadows]] ninja on a mission in Japan, he refused to even let Rock 'n Roll ride in his cockpit. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 1|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #1}} Returning to the Joe's underwater base ''Lemuria'' (the commandeered and rechristened ''Nemesis''), Skywarp demanded that Grand Slam and [[Doc (G.I. Joe)|Doc Senior]] repair his teleportation systems. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 2|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #2}} The procedure tested his patience, but the humans eventually believed they had achieved success. Unfortunately, it was not to be: an attempted test-teleport overloaded the equipment Skywarp was hooked up and caused it to explode. Doc dived in front of Grand Slam to protect him from the incoming shrapnel, revealing himself to be a Dire Wraith in the process, so Skywarp called [[Scarlett]] down to the lab. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 3|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #3}}
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Ark (DOTM)

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:''The ''Ark'' is an Autobot starship from the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]]'' portion of the [[live-action film series|live-action]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:DOTM-Ark-Cybertron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|There's a star. There's another one. Star. Star. Star. Star. Star. Star. Getting bored of space.]]

The '''''Ark''''' was designed by the [[Autobot]]s to be able to transport them away from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in order to find a new place to call home.<ref name="VectorSigma">The ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s online [[Vector Sigma]] entry.[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/cybertronian-database.cfm#/glossary/the_ark]</ref> Piloted by [[Roller (DOTM)|Roller]], the ''Ark'' is able to convert into a powerful space station.<ref name="ToyBio">The ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/shop/details.cfm?R=BAB430B4-5056-900B-1058-36A095AF1366:en_US online toy bio].</ref> It is able to launch [[protoform]]s to nearby planets and features sophisticated sensor equipment which was used to track down the [[AllSpark]]'s energy signal.<ref name="VectorSigma" />

Once the flagship of the Autobot fleet,<ref name="ToyBio"/> the ''Ark'' and its captain, [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]], were lost in space centuries ago.<ref name="VectorSigma" /> (It lies wrecked on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]].)

==Fiction==
===IDW movie comics===
As Cybertron was devastated by the worsening war, with Optimus Prime unwilling to take the decisive actions that would have brought the conflict to an end, Sentinel Prime was forced to make a deal with Megatron to seek out another planet whose resources they can exploit to restore their homeworld. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}} The chosen planet was the resting place of the Primes' [[Star Harvester]]. Sentinel recreated the Primes' lost [[space bridge]] technology, fashioning hundreds of pillars that would form a bridge large enough to teleport Cybertron itself across the cosmos, telling the Autobots it would be used to instantaneously teleport soldiers, supplies, and refugees into and out of the battlefield, allowing them to defeat the Decepticons. The pillars were loaded onto a second ''Ark'', while a strike team led by Optimus attacked Simfur in order to activate the control pillar for the space bridge by bringing it into contact with the AllSpark. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} While most of the Autobots kept the Decepticons busy, Elita-One and her sisters [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] and [[Chromia (ROTF)|Chromia]] successfully reached the AllSpark and energized the control pillar, which Elita then delivered to Sentinel Prime.

[[File:Foundation4 ark explodes.jpg|thumb|225px|Curse you, Starscream!]]
Sentinel took his ''Ark'' to ostensibly collect Optimus and the others from Simfur, but upon arrival, the ship was attacked by Starscream, who was unaware of the secret deal his leader had made with the Prime. Starscream's attack triggered a huge explosion which consumed the ''Ark'', leaving the Autobots to believe Sentinel, the space bridge tech, and all others aboard had been destroyed. {{storylink|Foundation issue 4|Foundation #4}} {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}} Unbeknownst to anyone present, however, the ''Ark'' had not been destroyed: the space bridge tech aboard had in fact been triggered and thus teleported it away through space and time, with all on board knocked into stasis by the blast. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 1}}

Out in space, the original ''Nemesis'' and Sentinel's ''Ark'' (still jinking through space and time) zeroed in on the energy signature of the AllSpark (which had since been ejected from Cybertron by the Autobots), and were both crippled when the ''Ark'' blindly teleported directly into the same physical space as the ''Nemesis''. The ''Ark'' made one final jump, leaving a lingering space bridge portal in its wake. After setting the ruined ''Nemesis'' down on the dead moon of a nearby gas giant, the Decepticons boarded the smaller ship ''[[Longshot (DOTM)|Longshot]]'' and followed the ''Ark'' through the portal at The Fallen's urging, leaving his sarcophagus behind. Both ships were hurled into the future. Sentinel Prime's ''Ark'' and the ''Longshot'' emerged from the space bridge and into the vicinity of Earth in early [[1961]]. The ''Ark'' violently crash-landed on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], killing all on board, save for Sentinel, who was safely sealed in the ship's crash vault. After examining the wreckage, [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] determined to keep the vessel out of the hands of the humans on the planet below. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 1}}

The crash of the ''Ark'' was detected by both the [[United States of America|United States]] and the [[Soviet Union]], and a "space race" began to be the first to reach the Moon and plunder this alien treasure. On [[July 16]], [[1969]], [[NASA]] carried out the [[Apollo 11]] mission, successfully sending astronauts [[Neil Armstrong]] and [[Buzz Aldrin]] to the Moon, where they discovered the ''Ark''. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}} {{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}}

From [[1970]] to [[1972]], the United States staged three further manned missions to the moon to continue plundering the ''Ark''. Incensed over his failure to stop the Apollo 11 mission, Soundwave had [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] scout for viable agents within the American space program, and made contact with a NASA accountant named [[Gould]]. By tapping the stock market to provide Gould with all the money he desired, Soundwave procured his services to manipulate the NASA budget and make further moon missions financially unfeasible. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}} {{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}} Consequently, the sixth mission, launched in December 1972, was deemed the last, and the astronauts triggered explosives to hide the wreck of the ''Ark'' beneath lunar dust. {{storylink|Dark of the Moon issue 1|Dark of the Moon #1}}

Similarly, also in 1972, Soundwave employed his Soviet agents to ensure that the first Russian manned mission was cancelled. Soundwave spent the remainder of the decade manipulating his pawns, and "recruiting" more and more human agents in various areas of the American and Soviet government to ensure that the Ark was never re-discovered. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

===''Dark of the Moon'' film===
[[File:DOTM Ark.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"We don't even ''bother'' putting landing gear on these bastards anymore."]]

The ''Ark'' left Cybertron with its [[space bridge]] [[pillar]]s, but was waylaid by [[Decepticon]]s. Though the Autobots thought it to be destroyed, in actuality the ship floated in space until it finally landed on [[Earth]]'s [[moon (moon)|moon]] in [[1961]]. [[NASA]] detected the crash, and [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[John F. Kennedy]] initiated a plan to land on the moon and explore the wreck. [[Neil Armstrong]] and [[Buzz Aldrin]] landed on the moon and scouted the ''Ark'' in [[1969]].

Meanwhile, the [[Soviet Union]]'s space program photographed Decepticons removing hundreds of pillars in [[1963]]. Eventually, unmanned probes retrieved a fuel cell from the ship, which was transported to [[Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant]] for study, leading to the [[1986]] [[wikipedia:Chernobyl disaster|nuclear meltdown]]. [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] obtained the fuel cell in [[2011]], alerting him to the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s presence on the moon. Optimus and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] journeyed to the moon on the ''[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]'', retrieving Sentinel's body from the crash vault and the control pillar.

Later on, Sentinel revealed the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s true mission: to take the pillars to Earth and summon Cybertron, enslaving humanity and putting them to work on rebuilding the war-torn planet.
{{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

===''The Last Knight'' film===

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Tyran 609.23-PX Kappa]], Soundwave planted clues about the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s presence on Earth's moon for Sam Witwicky to find. Falling for the bait, Optimus Prime took the ''Xantium'' to the Moon, where Megatron captured him with the aid of the traitorous Sentinel Prime. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/22}}

==Toys==
===Dark of the Moon===
[[File:DOTM Ark playset.jpg|thumb|upright=2.8|A giant, flying space-clam: perfect for road trips.]]
*'''Autobot Ark''' (Cyberverse Playset, 2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''CV01'''
**''Accessories'': 2 missiles, spring-loaded cannon, static cannon, 2 pivotable guns, 2 missile racks, repair claw

: Coming with [[Roller (DOTM)|Autobot Roller]], the ''Ark'' is a playset which transforms from a starship to a space station, scaled to work with [[Cyberverse]] Legion Class figures (and notionally work with Commander Class figures too, though they don't fit too well inside it). It features several electronic lights and sounds and includes all the generic "playset" special features that you'd expect: an elevating "repair bay" with a detachable repair claw to the right side of the ship, a "prison cell" for Decepticon figures with spring-shut doors at the back, a tilting ramp at the front for vehicles to roll down at the front, and a rotating light-up turret in the center. For more Transformers-specific fun, the right bay of the base mode features a decagonal platform with five flip-up [[space bridge]] [[pillar]]s (which can be interpreted as a teleportation platform if so inclined), and the ship comes with six removable weapons, all outfitted with [[MechTech]] [[5mm post]]s: two swiveling guns mounted on its rear, two forward-mounted missile racks, and two prominent cannons (with absurdly long posts) that sit beside them. Both of these two larger cannons can hold a transparent missile, but only the one to the left of the prow features a spring-loaded firing mechanism.

: In ship mode, placing Roller or any suitably-sized Cyberverse figure in the opening cockpit depresses a hinged panel on the cockpit floor, which triggers engine and (continuous) flight noises, and a pulsing light within the ship. Pressing the golden button just beside the cockpit lights up the twin guns beneath it, and triggers electronic laser firing noises.

: Pulling or pushing on either side of the ship initiates a partial automatic transformation, as the central tower raises/lowers and a slow version of the classic transformation noise plays. In its space station mode, pressing a button on the base floor sets off blasting sounds and lights up the central turret. Placing a vehicle-mode Cyberverse figure on the central ramp depresses a button hidden beneath it, which causes a power-up noise to build, accompanied by steadily-brightening lights in the forward cannons, until the switch beside the ramp is tilted to send the figure rolling off with a whooshing noise.

: The ship is decorated with ''numerous'' 5mm and 3mm ports and [[C joint]] bars all over its hull to hold a veritable arsenal MechTech and Cyberverse weapons; the base mode, in particular, features four C joint bars on the left side and four clips on the right, allowing other Cyberverse playsets to connect up to the Ark, a la [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] or the [[Micromaster|Micromaster Stations]], to create a sprawling micro-world.

: Out of the [[Packaging|box]], the missiles and repair claw are not found inside the ship. Instead, they can be found bagged and taped right behind the small cardboard display that Roller is cradled in. Batteries are not included.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Roller/roller.htm More information on the Ark (with Roller) at TFU.info]''
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*'''Autobot Ark with Roller and Bonus Value Sentinel Prime''' (Cyberverse Playset, 2011)
**''Accessories'': 2 missiles, spring-loaded cannon, static cannon, 2 pivotable guns, 2 missile racks, repair claw

: This [[Target]]-[[exclusive]] release includes otherwise unchanged ''Ark'' and [[Roller (DOTM)#TargetBonusValue|Roller]] toys, along with a free and equally unchanged figure of the first Cyberverse [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)#TargetBonusValue|Sentinel Prime]] toy. Good luck getting him into the cockpit.
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==Notes==
* The ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s CGI model from ''Dark of the Moon'' was reused in ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'' as [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]'s [[Knight Ship|ship]]'s netting drone.

==References==
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[[Category:Autobot bases on Earth]]
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[[Category:Dark of the Moon locations]]

Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity

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An early flight-capable recruit to [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]'s Decepticon movement, '''Skywarp''' has spent millions of years in loyal service to the Decepticon cause, frequently putting his teleportation ability to use. Even as modern sociopolitical developments have altered the Autobot/Decepticon landscape, Skywarp remains a staunch Decepticon, in contrast to [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|two]] [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|certain]] comrades of his.

==IDW Generation 1 continuity==
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===Becoming a Seeker===
[[File:MegOrigin3 seekers.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"...I was told there'd be punch and pie? And stairs."]]
Skywarp, [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]], and [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] were early recruits for [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]], helping sow terror across Cybertron and kidnap Senator [[Decimus]] just prior to the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] and founding of the [[Decepticon]]s. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} When Megatron made his big push to conquer [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], Skywarp and Thundercracker shot down a [[Kaon upperclass|civilian]] cruiser. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}} At one point he was part of a squad intent on assassinating [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]], but the plan was thwarted when [[Blurr (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Blurr]] warned the Autobot leader (tackling Skywarp in the back on the way). {{storylink|Spotlight: Blurr}}

Early in the war, Skywarp was among the Seekers who led [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]]'s hostage negotiation party to [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s base in the [[Rust Sea|Rust Spot]]. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}}

[[File:Autocracy3 skywarp aint your jurisdiction.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"Wait. Hold on. I have something for this..."]]
Alongside several other Decepticons, Skywarp showed up to stop [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] when he was arresting [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]] near the Kaon border. Holding [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] hostage in case the Autobots tried to start any trouble, they warned Orion that he had no jurisdiction in Kaon and let him know that Megatron wanted to see him. {{storylink|The Hunt for Soundwave}} Unfortunately, Orion Pax rejected Megatron's offer to join him, saved Bumblebee and fled. Skywarp offered to shoot down the Autobots' [[Sky Lynx (G1)|escape vehicle]], but was ordered by Megatron to let them go. {{storylink|Cause and Effect}} Megatron later led him and several other Decepticons to [[Nyon]], where they prevented Zeta Prime from killing Orion Pax. Megatron and Orion then agreed to work together for the purpose of overthrowing Zeta. {{storylink|Choices}} During their combined attack on Zeta's [[Citadel]], Skywarp utilized his teleportation abilities for aerial harassment. {{storylink|Overthrown}} After Orion was presumed dead, Skywarp and Thundercracker brought [[Hot Rod/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]] to the Decepticon-controlled Citadel for an audience with Megatron. {{storylink|Rise}} Megatron ordered Starscream and the other Seekers, including Skywarp to defend the Citadel from the assaulting Autobots and the alive and well Orion Pax who was now Optimus Prime. They were intercepted by the newly recruited Aerialbots. {{storylink|Broadcast}}

Following Megatron's defeat, [[Scorponok (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Scorponok]] announced to Skywarp and the rest of the Decepticons that he was their new leader. {{storylink|Wreckage (issue)|Wreckage}} His first act as leader was to lead the Seekers on an attack on the [[Toraxxis mega-refinery]], {{storylink|Faces of Darkness}} and later sent them to bomb [[Starsreach Spaceport]]. {{storylink|Massacre}} After Megatron took back control of the Decepticon forces, he summoned them to the ruins of [[Harmonex]] to chase the Autobots away from a fallen [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Skywarp was more interested in destroying the weakened Autobots right then and there, but was ordered to let them go. {{storylink|Belly of the Beast (issue)|Belly of the Beast}}

After absorbing Trypticon into the Decepticon army, Megatron took Skywarp and his other loyalists off Cybertron on board the beast's space-faring mode. {{storylink|Primacy issue 1|Primacy #1}} Returning after gathering up those who'd defected during Scorponok's time, the Decepticons assaulted Iacon where the Seekers participated in a preemptive strike on the Autobots' new ally, [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|Primacy issue 3|Primacy #3}} This didn't quite work out as planned: not only was Omega protected by a force field, but the [[acid rain]] unleashed upon the battlefield by Megatron corroded the Seekers' engines, causing them to crash. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}}

In one of the war's countless battles, Skywarp witnessed [[Hot Shot (Henkei!)|a yellow Autobot]] get destroyed in a Decepticon-Autobot crossfire. {{storylink|Drift issue 2|Drift #2}}

===Infiltration===
[[File:Infiltration3 skywarp and blitzwing.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"I told you we shouldn't have had [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]]'s brownies!"]]
Following the cataclysm that rendered Cybertron uninhabitable, Skywarp wound up part of a Decepticon infiltration unit under the command of Starscream. Taking up residence on [[Earth]], the unit began working to destabilize Earth's governing organizations and create global anarchy in accordance with the [[infiltration protocol]] the Decepticons now operated to. In [[2006]], after having spent about four years on the planet, the unit discovered that Earth was home to a strain of super-powerful "[[Ore-13|ultra energon]]"; this decision caused Starscream to break protocol and relocate their base of operations, and Skywarp and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] were assigned the task of wiping out all traces of their operation up to that point. Sporting an [[wikipedia:F-22 Raptor|F-22 Raptor]] fighter jet alternate mode, Skywarp teleported himself and Blitzwing from location to location, destroying every trace of Decepticon activity: first [[Tucson]], [[Arizona]], where they destroyed the trailer home of [[Stoker]], a human who had uncovered their plans; then to [[Riverside]], [[California]], where they reduced to rubble the garage of Autobot ally [[Jimmy Pink]]; and then to [[Phoenix (city)|Phoenix]], [[Arizona]], where they blew up a coach Stoker had previously ridden. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 3|Infiltration #3}}

[[File:Infiltration5 Skywarptotalled.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"And yet, I feel fine."]]
Skywarp and Blitzwing's next target was the bunker in [[Nebraska]] that the infiltration unit had previously used as their base of opertaion, but when they arrived, they were surprised to find Autobots [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] and [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] waiting outside. A brief battle ensued, but the most damage Skywarp sustained was a slightly clipped wing courtesy of Bumblebee. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 4|Infiltration #4}} The Autobots disposed of, the pair turned their attention to the bunker and began bombing it... but unfortunately for them, they had no idea that Megatron himself had arrived on Earth and was inside it at the time. Emerging from the rubble in a fury, Megatron blasted a hole right through Skywarp with his [[fusion cannon]]. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 5|Infiltration #5}}

Megatron was apparently not one to hold grudges, and Skywarp was soon repaired and functioning again in time for the Decepticons' deployment of the aggression-inducing [[Psycho-Prism]] in [[Latveria]]. Megatron had Thundercracker and Skywarp bomb the neighboring country of [[Symkaria]] so they would blame Latveria and start a war. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Two}} After the duo's return to the [[array]] the Decepticons were using to broadcast the prism's effects, the structure was besieged by Autobots and the superhero team known as the [[Avengers]]. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part One}} Skywarp, Thundercracker, [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]], and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] powered-up using the captured [[Spider-Man]]'s super powers as part of [[mirror response mode]] and engaged the heroes in battle, {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Two}} but the two Seekers were soon blasted out of the air by [[Iron Man]] in Transformer-sized armor. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Three}} His disabled form was later teleported away when Megatron called for a retreat via [[emergency warp-out]]. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Four}}

[[File:SLRamjet skywarp in brasnya.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"It followed me home, Megatron. Can I keep it?" "Having a pet's a big responsibility, Skywarp."]]
Skywarp was present when Megatron held a meeting to make sure it was perfectly understood there would be no second chances when it comes to insubordination. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} To get the infiltration protocol back on track, Megatron assigned Skywarp the task of locating some new fragile monarchies that could be their next targets; while investigating Africa, Skywarp was contacted by recent Decepticon arrival [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], who proposed that he join up with him in a coup against Megatron. Skywarp thought it was a big load of crap, but said that if Ramjet could get some results in one day, they'd talk—though he reminded Ramjet of the old Cybertronian adage, "always bet on the leader." {{storylink|Spotlight: Ramjet}} Following this, Skywarp was dispatched to the Middle East on a mission to incite conflict by destroying a power plant, during which confided in Thundercracker that he believed Megatron had it in for all of them—himself in particular—though his fellow Decepticon pointed out the fact that Megatron ''did'' have Skywarp repaired. {{storylink|Escalation issue 2|Escalation #2}} Skywarp subsequently travelled to [[Brasnya]] with Megatron and Blitzwing, {{storylink|Escalation issue 3|Escalation #3}} using his teleporting powers to bring in [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] to assist him in engaging the Autobots who soon arrived to thwart their schemes. {{storylink|Escalation issue 4|Escalation #4}} Things turned sour for Skywarp after Astrotrain was injured, so he teleported away to gather reinforcements {{storylink|Escalation issue 5|Escalation #5}} and returned with Thundercracker, who joined him in firing on [[Hot Rod/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]] until the Autobot escaped by [[orbital jump]]. The battle ended when Megatron, defeated in battle by Optimus Prime, called upon Skywarp to evacuate him, in his [[size changing|shrunken]] pistol mode. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6|Escalation #6}} The furious Megatron went on to slay the treacherous Ramjet, and Skywarp smirked at the sight of his ex-comrade's decapitated head, remarking that betting on the leader was always the best gamble. {{storylink|Spotlight: Ramjet}}

Skywarp was among the concerned Decepticons who feared that Megatron had lost all sense of reason when he deployed [[Sixshot]] on Earth. They conspired to bring Starscream back into the fold to talk some sense into their leader, {{storylink|Devastation issue 1|Devastation #1}} but an additional wrinkle soon appeared when Skywarp detected the arrival of a strange alien space ship above the Decepticons' base. {{storylink|Devastation issue 4|Devastation #4}} It's occupants, the [[Reaper]]s, laid siege to the base, but it was only through Starscream's lone stand against the aliens that the Decepticons were emboldened into counter-attacking. {{storylink|Devastation issue 5|Devastation #5}} The Reapers were soon bested, with Skywarp participating in the destruction of their starship. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}

[[File:AHM6 skywarp shoots bombshell.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Look, just because Bombshell claims he gets to be [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] doesn't mean you get to pee null rays on him.]]
When the Autobots withdrew from Earth to deal with an incursion by the forces of the [[Dead Universe]], Skywarp and the other Decepticons went into hiding in preparation for a major strike against their enemies. Withdrawing to Cybertron, Megatron ordered the creation of an [[Insecticon swarm]], but these twisted abominations were an affront to Thundercracker, and Skywarp, though confident in Megatron's plan, could do little to calm his brother in arms. The Decepticon then returned to Earth, where they lured the Autobots into a trap and utterly crushed them, with Skywarp ripping [[Sideswipe (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sideswipe]]'s arm clean off. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}}

With the Autobots exiled to the dead Cybertron, the Decepticons launched an all-out assault on Earth, beginning with [[New York City]]. Skywarp gleefully awaited Megatron's arrival of the battlefield, and his anticipation paid off: when his leader appeared, the devastation the Decepticons unleashed against the attacking human military was without par. Skywarp—his alternate mode now an F-15 fighter jet—shot down the plane belonging to a pilot named [[DJ (G1)|DJ]], who tried and failed to collide his crashing craft with Megatron. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}} After taking out the humans' air forces, Skywarp was assigned to accompany Soundwave, [[Hook (G1)|Hook]] and Astrotrain as they took Frenzy to deal with a large ground force. The Constructicon doubted that the tiny Decepticon had a chance against such a huge number of enemies, but Skywarp, enjoying a chance for a dig at the new guy, simply told him to make sure he kept his distance. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2|All Hail Megatron #2}} With all human resistance crushed, Skywarp and the other Decepticons stood before Megatron as he delivered a speech announcing their victory. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 4|All Hail Megatron #4}}
[[File:AHM12 Betrayer.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|A rare moment of Skywarp just killing someone instead of pushing them down the stairs.]]

Granted free reign to revel in the Decepticons' triumph, Skywarp celebrated by murdering half the population of [[Beijing]], [[China]]. When Insecticon [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] didn't share in his delight, the pair began arguing; Bombshell's insults against the Seekers and their standing proved too much for him to brook and a fight broke out, but with the aid of his teleporting powers, Skywarp got the drop on the other Insecticons and sent them fleeing. Thundercracker, however, growing increasingly concerned with the directionlessness that seemed to be overtaking the Decepticons, took no enjoyment in the brief clash, and Skywarp flew off in a huff, starting to wonder where the fun in smashing things and killing people was if his fellow Seekers weren't going to enjoy it with him. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}}

When the Autobots eventually returned to Earth, Skywarp battled them in the ruins of New York City. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} He grabbed [[Kup (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Kup]] and took to the sky, asking the old timer why he wasn't [[Spotlight: Kup|insane]] anymore. Kup responded by calling Skywarp a "mouthy punk" and shooting him in the gut, causing him to drop the Autobot. The Decepticons fled when Megatron was defeated, but Skywarp came back when he noticed that Thundercracker had diverted the nuke that Megatron had arranged to be dropped on New York. Furious at his fellow Seeker's betrayal, he ignored Thundercracker's arguments and shot him point blank in the face. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}}

[[File:Bumblebee 1 Skywarp's Stash.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Wile E. Coyote's supplier. Makes sense if you think about it.]]
Though Thundercracker would survive the attack, Starscream later remarked that Skywarp had been appropriately punished for attacking a fellow Decepticon. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 3: Woken Furies|Woken Furies}} His punishment apparently was to be stranded on Earth while most of the other Decepticons left, but Skywarp made the best of his situation; rather than seek a way off the planet, he instead spent the next two years stealing and stockpiling human weapons for Megatron's eventual return. His attacks on advanced technology companies [[Dynomic]] and [[Allodyne Logic Systems]] drew the attention of [[Skywatch]], {{storylink|The Hanging Sword}} but the technology he obtained from them went towards a weapon he was building that would be capable of crippling all the Autobots on the planet. After beaming signals into space in order to report his progress to Megatron, {{storylink|The Impossible Knot}} Skywarp attacked Skywatch's Phillips base to gain information on the final component his weapon needed: the control board to the kill-switch badges that rogue Skywatch colonel [[Gordon Horiuchi]] had recently been using to coerce the Autobots into working with him. {{storylink|The Gift Horse}} Tracking the board to the home of Skywatch researcher [[Sanjay Bharwaney]], Skywarp moved in for the kill, but was foiled by the timely intervention of Bumblebee, who evacuated Bharwaney, his daughter [[Serena Bharwaney|Serena]], and the board. Skywarp chased them into an industrial area and hunted them through the rubble, ranting about how recovering the board would make him a hero when Megatron returned. Even the intervention of Skywatch operative [[Daniel Klonowski]] helped little; the weapon he fired upon the Seeker with injured him but left him undeterred, and Skywarp soon managed to corner the Bumblebee, who threatened to activate the board, triggering an EMP that would knock both himself and Skywarp out. Skywarp offered to let Bumblebee go in exchange for the board as a "professional courtesy", but his confidence was misplaced: secure in the knowledge that, unlike Skywarp, he had friends who would repair him, Bumblebee triggered the board, frying both his and Skywarp's systems. {{storylink|Wings of Wax}}

Evading capture by Skywatch, Skywarp was able to recover and somehow rejoin the main Decepticon force, which had encamped on a barren asteroid in space. He witnessed Megatron's return in a powerful new body, and threatened to teleport his fist into [[Windsweeper]]'s abdomen if he dared intervene in Megatron's punishment of Starscream for leading the Decepticons into ruin. {{storylink|Spotlight: Megatron}} Like the rest of the Decepticons, he followed Megatron back to Earth, where he was present when Optimus Prime gatecrashed their base. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}}
[[File:RID2 skywarp prowl under arrest.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|The Transformer equivalent of a purple nurple.]]
After arranging for the Autobots to return him to Cybertron, Megatron used the space bridge technology built into in his new body to summon Skywarp and the rest of the Decepticons to him. It was his intent that they would battle the Autobots, but instead, they were soon mind-controlled by the Dead Universe entity known as [[D-Void]] into combining with [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]]'s [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]] army to form a huge monster. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} Megatron defeated this "[[Deceptigod]]", causing it to collapse back into its weakened component Decepticons, who were detained by the Autobots and kept under control through the implantation of [[inhibitor/deterrence chip]]s that locked away their weapons, alternate modes and special abilities. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|The Autonomy Lesson}}.

===Post-war===
The means of D-Void's defeat had triggered a reformatting of Cybertron, reverting the planet to a primordial state and summoning many of its [[NAIL|departed population]] home, resulting in an unstable political landscape that the I/D-chipped Decepticons were employed to police. Before long, [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] took control of the Decepticons and had Soundwave and [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]] hack the chips and restore Skywarp's abilities. Using his teleportation, he secretly observered as [[Horri-Bull]] pushed his luck, forcing Bumblebee—now Autobot leader—to kill him by detonating his I/D chip. After reporting this to Ratbat, he was assigned his next mission, in which he took great enjoyment: to assassinate Bumblebee and leave the [[NAIL]] [[Zetca]] to take the blame. Starscream, seeking a new approach, leaked the plan to the Autobots and Skywarp ended up being ambushed and arrested by [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]]. {{storylink|The World & Everything in It}}

[[File:RID16 skywarp stabbed by arcee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|If Arcee's going down those stairs, you can damn well believe she's taking Skywarp with her.]]
Skywarp was locked up in the Autobots' prison, where, months later, he was later surprised to see Starscream stop by to visit Megatron, who had recently returned after a prolonged absence and immediately been incarcerated. {{storylink|City on Fire}} The Decepticons subsequently rioted and stormed the prison, liberating Megatron, Skywarp, and other captives. {{storylink|The Verge}} Skywarp joined [[Turmoil]] on the front lines as the Decepticons began tearing through Iacon, {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} though their efforts were stymied by the arrival of Autobot reinforcements led by [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]]; Skywarp tried to take cover behind Frenzy's sonic barrage, but when the little Decepticon was defeated and he was left alone, the Seeker fled the scene. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}} He returned to action as the battle neared its climax, using his teleportation skills to duke it out with [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]], but the dangerous fembot was able to predict where he would materialize, and stabbed him in the chest mid-warp. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}} When the dust settled, Starscream emerged victorious as the ruler of Iacon, and banished the Autobots ''and'' Decepticons from the city; Skywarp was among the exiled, but his injuries began to affect his control over his teleportation power, causing him to have trouble keeping himself solid. {{storylink|Shockpoint}}

[[File:RID23 skywarp cant stay solid.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|Skywarp couldn't get his parents to fall in love at the [http://backtothefuture.wikia.com/wiki/Enchantment_Under_the_Sea "Enchantment Under the Sea"] Dance.]]
Despite his wounds, Skywarp joined the Decepticons under Soundwave's command in an attack on Bumblebee's Autobots at the feet of the gigantic [[Necrotitan|Metrotitan]] that mysteriously appeared on Cybertron on their first night in exile. {{storylink|Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|Winners & Losers}} In the aftermath of the Necrotitan unleashing its death plague, Skywarp observed the resulting destruction. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}} Learning that the rogue Shockwave was behind the undead "Necrotitan" and that he had captured Megatron, Skywarp participated in a joint Autobot/Decepticon attack on Shockwave's [[Crystal City]] laboratory. During the battle, Skywarp took it upon himself to free Megatron from the scientist's grasp, only for his condition to worsen and leave him in mid-phase-out, unable to interact with the world around him. He scrambled for some nearby [[Ore-14]] to repair himself, but it was all blown away by the Necrotitan, leaving him to lament helplessly as he lost control completely and just... disappeared. {{storylink|Finest Hour: Dark Cybertron Chapter 5|Finest Hour}}

[[File:RID27 skywarp never teleported so many.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|Just pretend you're pushing them all down the stairs at once.]]
Skywarp was eventually able to reconstitute himself enough to teleport [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]] and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] out of Crystal City and to Starscream, whom they warned of the next step of Shockwave's devastating plan. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} Autobots, Decepticons, and NAILs alike formed an elite team to confront Shockwave at his base, relying on Skywarp to teleport them there, though the Seeker wasn't strong enough to bring all volunteers and left some behind. As soon as the group arrived at Crystal City, a sudden attack by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] upon Waspinator startled Skywarp, and he lost control of his powers and tumbled backward, phasing through a wall and disappearing again. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} Megatron and Optimus Prime proceeded to defeat Shockwave, destroying the time drive fuelling his plans, which collapsed into a localized black hole. Skywarp came across Galvatron and [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] scrambling to escape the singularity and teleported them and himself to safety. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

===Return to Earth===
In the days that followed, Soundwave and Galvatron forged an alliance. As they discussed the future of the Decepticons, the weary Skywarp sat not far away. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}} When the two sought out a new path by returning to Earth, Skywarp went with them, his body now wired into a machine in their [[Nemesis (G1)|starship]] in an apparent attempt to direct his out-of-control powers. Six months after Shockwave's defeat, Skywarp used his machine linkup to remotely teleport the Decepticon forces back up from Earth after they were felled by the [[Earth Defense Command]]'s "mind bomb" weapon. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}}

As Skywarp continued to serve as the Decepticons' remote teleporter, Galvatron would later come into his chamber looking for Soundwave and begin making jokes about the Seeker's current state. Soundwave politely told him to stop, and then had Skywarp teleport him to elsewhere on Earth (even as he told Galvatron that he was going to their [[Jupiter]] commune), with Skywarp also experiencing great pain in the process. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|Signals, Calls, and Marches}} Later, as Skywarp prepared to teleport Soundwave back on board the ship, he asked Galvatron when he would be allowed out of the set-up that kept him plugged into the ''Nemesis''. Galvatron promised that he would be free soon and that his well-being was their top priority, although Skywarp seemed unconvinced. {{storylink|The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati|The Obliterati}}

[[File:Perihelon-wehaveourprize.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"[[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Most]] [[G.B. Blackrock|everyone]] is mad here. You may have noticed that I'm not all there myself..."]]

As Skywarp continued to spend his days hooked up to the ''Nemesis'', his desperation to get out of this condition grew, and he asked Galvatron again if he could be let out when the new Decepticon leader was discussing their success at finding recruits for their commune with Soundwave. Galvatron again promised that he would be let out soon, as they would shortly have the equipment necessary to repair him. {{storylink|The Nothing Man}} While Galvatron prepared for boarding the Autobots' ''[[Ark-7]]'' with the other Decepticons, Skywarp tried to convince him that he could be useful if he were made mobile again. Galvatron found the notion laughable, as Skywarp would just become intangible once more, but he did promise the Seeker that he would later have a role to play. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} When it finally came for Skywarp to play that role, Galvatron let him loose from the machines he had been plugged into for so long, and Skywarp then teleported himself and Galvatron to the EDC's base so they could abduct [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]]. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 3: Helden|Helden}} Soundwave tried to negotiate with Skywarp, but the Seeker had had enough of being used as a pack-mule and instead teleported himself and Galvatron into the middle of [[Shanghai]], [[China]]. Galvatron was furious at this apparent betrayal, but was quickly placated when Skywarp explained that the Decepticon-controlled Ark was about to land in the middle of the city. The Decepticons moved to secure the downed spaceship, but were quickly repelled when Optimus appeared via Space Bridge with a horde of Autobot reinforcements, unilaterally annexing Earth into the [[Council of Worlds]]. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}} In the ensuing battle, Skywarp was shielded from an EDC mind-bomb by [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]'s powers, and subsequently used his own powers to teleport the Decepticons to safety. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}}

Still feeling resentful of his new existence, Skywarp eavesdropped on a meeting between Blackrock and Galvatron. Blackrock noted that Galvatron had shown no interest in returning Skywarp to normal, so he made him an offer of his own. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}} Shortly afterwards, a combined Autobot-Decepticon force invaded Galvatron's undersea base, prompting the Decepticon leader to fight back with a weapon of his own - the [[Enigma of Combination]], which had had its energies spread across the Earth thanks to Blackrock's [[Onyx]] code. Skywarp looked on, aghast, as Galvatron created [[Galvatronus]] from five of his warriors, shrugging off Skywarp's objections that Galvatron's course of action ran contrary to everything he had preached about the "purity" of the Cybertronian race. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] managed to nullify the Enigma's powers and take apart Galvatron's two combiners. With the Decepticon forces in full retreat, Blackrock used Skywarp to teleport himself away, along with the recently-arrived [[Marissa Faireborn]] and [[Ayana Jones]]. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}} They arrived on the [[White House]] lawn, where Skywarp explained the nature of the [[Titan (IDW)|Titan]] that had appeared from beneath [[Monument Valley]] to an unimpressed President. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}}

Meanwhile, [[Scarlett]] and [[Joe Colton]] discussed the threat the Cybertronians posed to the planet Earth, remembering Skywarp as one of the earliest Decepticons to set foot on Earth. {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}}

===A Real American Hero===

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An early flight-capable recruit to [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]'s Decepticon movement, '''Skywarp''' has spent millions of years in loyal service to the Decepticon cause, frequently putting his teleportation ability to use. Even as modern sociopolitical developments have altered the Autobot/Decepticon landscape, Skywarp remains a staunch Decepticon, in contrast to [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|two]] [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|certain]] comrades of his.

==IDW Generation 1 continuity==
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===Becoming a Seeker===
[[File:MegOrigin3 seekers.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"...I was told there'd be punch and pie? And stairs."]]
Skywarp, [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]], and [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] were early recruits for [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]], helping sow terror across Cybertron and kidnap Senator [[Decimus]] just prior to the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] and founding of the [[Decepticon]]s. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} When Megatron made his big push to conquer [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], Skywarp and Thundercracker shot down a [[Kaon upperclass|civilian]] cruiser. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}} At one point he was part of a squad intent on assassinating [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]], but the plan was thwarted when [[Blurr (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Blurr]] warned the Autobot leader (tackling Skywarp in the back on the way). {{storylink|Spotlight: Blurr}}

Early in the war, Skywarp was among the Seekers who led [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]]'s hostage negotiation party to [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s base in the [[Rust Sea|Rust Spot]]. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}}

[[File:Autocracy3 skywarp aint your jurisdiction.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"Wait. Hold on. I have something for this..."]]
Alongside several other Decepticons, Skywarp showed up to stop [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] when he was arresting [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]] near the Kaon border. Holding [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] hostage in case the Autobots tried to start any trouble, they warned Orion that he had no jurisdiction in Kaon and let him know that Megatron wanted to see him. {{storylink|The Hunt for Soundwave}} Unfortunately, Orion Pax rejected Megatron's offer to join him, saved Bumblebee and fled. Skywarp offered to shoot down the Autobots' [[Sky Lynx (G1)|escape vehicle]], but was ordered by Megatron to let them go. {{storylink|Cause and Effect}} Megatron later led him and several other Decepticons to [[Nyon]], where they prevented Zeta Prime from killing Orion Pax. Megatron and Orion then agreed to work together for the purpose of overthrowing Zeta. {{storylink|Choices}} During their combined attack on Zeta's [[Citadel]], Skywarp utilized his teleportation abilities for aerial harassment. {{storylink|Overthrown}} After Orion was presumed dead, Skywarp and Thundercracker brought [[Hot Rod/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]] to the Decepticon-controlled Citadel for an audience with Megatron. {{storylink|Rise}} Megatron ordered Starscream and the other Seekers, including Skywarp to defend the Citadel from the assaulting Autobots and the alive and well Orion Pax who was now Optimus Prime. They were intercepted by the newly recruited Aerialbots. {{storylink|Broadcast}}

Following Megatron's defeat, [[Scorponok (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Scorponok]] announced to Skywarp and the rest of the Decepticons that he was their new leader. {{storylink|Wreckage (issue)|Wreckage}} His first act as leader was to lead the Seekers on an attack on the [[Toraxxis mega-refinery]], {{storylink|Faces of Darkness}} and later sent them to bomb [[Starsreach Spaceport]]. {{storylink|Massacre}} After Megatron took back control of the Decepticon forces, he summoned them to the ruins of [[Harmonex]] to chase the Autobots away from a fallen [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Skywarp was more interested in destroying the weakened Autobots right then and there, but was ordered to let them go. {{storylink|Belly of the Beast (issue)|Belly of the Beast}}

After absorbing Trypticon into the Decepticon army, Megatron took Skywarp and his other loyalists off Cybertron on board the beast's space-faring mode. {{storylink|Primacy issue 1|Primacy #1}} Returning after gathering up those who'd defected during Scorponok's time, the Decepticons assaulted Iacon where the Seekers participated in a preemptive strike on the Autobots' new ally, [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|Primacy issue 3|Primacy #3}} This didn't quite work out as planned: not only was Omega protected by a force field, but the [[acid rain]] unleashed upon the battlefield by Megatron corroded the Seekers' engines, causing them to crash. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}}

In one of the war's countless battles, Skywarp witnessed [[Hot Shot (Henkei!)|a yellow Autobot]] get destroyed in a Decepticon-Autobot crossfire. {{storylink|Drift issue 2|Drift #2}}

===Infiltration===
[[File:Infiltration3 skywarp and blitzwing.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"I told you we shouldn't have had [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]]'s brownies!"]]
Following the cataclysm that rendered Cybertron uninhabitable, Skywarp wound up part of a Decepticon infiltration unit under the command of Starscream. Taking up residence on [[Earth]], the unit began working to destabilize Earth's governing organizations and create global anarchy in accordance with the [[infiltration protocol]] the Decepticons now operated to. In [[2006]], after having spent about four years on the planet, the unit discovered that Earth was home to a strain of super-powerful "[[Ore-13|ultra energon]]"; this decision caused Starscream to break protocol and relocate their base of operations, and Skywarp and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] were assigned the task of wiping out all traces of their operation up to that point. Sporting an [[wikipedia:F-22 Raptor|F-22 Raptor]] fighter jet alternate mode, Skywarp teleported himself and Blitzwing from location to location, destroying every trace of Decepticon activity: first [[Tucson]], [[Arizona]], where they destroyed the trailer home of [[Stoker]], a human who had uncovered their plans; then to [[Riverside]], [[California]], where they reduced to rubble the garage of Autobot ally [[Jimmy Pink]]; and then to [[Phoenix (city)|Phoenix]], [[Arizona]], where they blew up a coach Stoker had previously ridden. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 3|Infiltration #3}}

[[File:Infiltration5 Skywarptotalled.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"And yet, I feel fine."]]
Skywarp and Blitzwing's next target was the bunker in [[Nebraska]] that the infiltration unit had previously used as their base of opertaion, but when they arrived, they were surprised to find Autobots [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] and [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] waiting outside. A brief battle ensued, but the most damage Skywarp sustained was a slightly clipped wing courtesy of Bumblebee. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 4|Infiltration #4}} The Autobots disposed of, the pair turned their attention to the bunker and began bombing it... but unfortunately for them, they had no idea that Megatron himself had arrived on Earth and was inside it at the time. Emerging from the rubble in a fury, Megatron blasted a hole right through Skywarp with his [[fusion cannon]]. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 5|Infiltration #5}}

Megatron was apparently not one to hold grudges, and Skywarp was soon repaired and functioning again in time for the Decepticons' deployment of the aggression-inducing [[Psycho-Prism]] in [[Latveria]]. Megatron had Thundercracker and Skywarp bomb the neighboring country of [[Symkaria]] so they would blame Latveria and start a war. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Two}} After the duo's return to the [[array]] the Decepticons were using to broadcast the prism's effects, the structure was besieged by Autobots and the superhero team known as the [[Avengers]]. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part One}} Skywarp, Thundercracker, [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]], and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] powered-up using the captured [[Spider-Man]]'s super powers as part of [[mirror response mode]] and engaged the heroes in battle, {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Two}} but the two Seekers were soon blasted out of the air by [[Iron Man]] in Transformer-sized armor. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Three}} His disabled form was later teleported away when Megatron called for a retreat via [[emergency warp-out]]. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Four}}

[[File:SLRamjet skywarp in brasnya.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"It followed me home, Megatron. Can I keep it?" "Having a pet's a big responsibility, Skywarp."]]
Skywarp was present when Megatron held a meeting to make sure it was perfectly understood there would be no second chances when it comes to insubordination. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} To get the infiltration protocol back on track, Megatron assigned Skywarp the task of locating some new fragile monarchies that could be their next targets; while investigating Africa, Skywarp was contacted by recent Decepticon arrival [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], who proposed that he join up with him in a coup against Megatron. Skywarp thought it was a big load of crap, but said that if Ramjet could get some results in one day, they'd talk—though he reminded Ramjet of the old Cybertronian adage, "always bet on the leader." {{storylink|Spotlight: Ramjet}} Following this, Skywarp was dispatched to the Middle East on a mission to incite conflict by destroying a power plant, during which confided in Thundercracker that he believed Megatron had it in for all of them—himself in particular—though his fellow Decepticon pointed out the fact that Megatron ''did'' have Skywarp repaired. {{storylink|Escalation issue 2|Escalation #2}} Skywarp subsequently travelled to [[Brasnya]] with Megatron and Blitzwing, {{storylink|Escalation issue 3|Escalation #3}} using his teleporting powers to bring in [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] to assist him in engaging the Autobots who soon arrived to thwart their schemes. {{storylink|Escalation issue 4|Escalation #4}} Things turned sour for Skywarp after Astrotrain was injured, so he teleported away to gather reinforcements {{storylink|Escalation issue 5|Escalation #5}} and returned with Thundercracker, who joined him in firing on [[Hot Rod/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]] until the Autobot escaped by [[orbital jump]]. The battle ended when Megatron, defeated in battle by Optimus Prime, called upon Skywarp to evacuate him, in his [[size changing|shrunken]] pistol mode. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6|Escalation #6}} The furious Megatron went on to slay the treacherous Ramjet, and Skywarp smirked at the sight of his ex-comrade's decapitated head, remarking that betting on the leader was always the best gamble. {{storylink|Spotlight: Ramjet}}

Skywarp was among the concerned Decepticons who feared that Megatron had lost all sense of reason when he deployed [[Sixshot]] on Earth. They conspired to bring Starscream back into the fold to talk some sense into their leader, {{storylink|Devastation issue 1|Devastation #1}} but an additional wrinkle soon appeared when Skywarp detected the arrival of a strange alien space ship above the Decepticons' base. {{storylink|Devastation issue 4|Devastation #4}} It's occupants, the [[Reaper]]s, laid siege to the base, but it was only through Starscream's lone stand against the aliens that the Decepticons were emboldened into counter-attacking. {{storylink|Devastation issue 5|Devastation #5}} The Reapers were soon bested, with Skywarp participating in the destruction of their starship. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}

[[File:AHM6 skywarp shoots bombshell.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Look, just because Bombshell claims he gets to be [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] doesn't mean you get to pee null rays on him.]]
When the Autobots withdrew from Earth to deal with an incursion by the forces of the [[Dead Universe]], Skywarp and the other Decepticons went into hiding in preparation for a major strike against their enemies. Withdrawing to Cybertron, Megatron ordered the creation of an [[Insecticon swarm]], but these twisted abominations were an affront to Thundercracker, and Skywarp, though confident in Megatron's plan, could do little to calm his brother in arms. The Decepticon then returned to Earth, where they lured the Autobots into a trap and utterly crushed them, with Skywarp ripping [[Sideswipe (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sideswipe]]'s arm clean off. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}}

With the Autobots exiled to the dead Cybertron, the Decepticons launched an all-out assault on Earth, beginning with [[New York City]]. Skywarp gleefully awaited Megatron's arrival of the battlefield, and his anticipation paid off: when his leader appeared, the devastation the Decepticons unleashed against the attacking human military was without par. Skywarp—his alternate mode now an F-15 fighter jet—shot down the plane belonging to a pilot named [[DJ (G1)|DJ]], who tried and failed to collide his crashing craft with Megatron. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}} After taking out the humans' air forces, Skywarp was assigned to accompany Soundwave, [[Hook (G1)|Hook]] and Astrotrain as they took Frenzy to deal with a large ground force. The Constructicon doubted that the tiny Decepticon had a chance against such a huge number of enemies, but Skywarp, enjoying a chance for a dig at the new guy, simply told him to make sure he kept his distance. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2|All Hail Megatron #2}} With all human resistance crushed, Skywarp and the other Decepticons stood before Megatron as he delivered a speech announcing their victory. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 4|All Hail Megatron #4}}
[[File:AHM12 Betrayer.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|A rare moment of Skywarp just killing someone instead of pushing them down the stairs.]]

Granted free reign to revel in the Decepticons' triumph, Skywarp celebrated by murdering half the population of [[Beijing]], [[China]]. When Insecticon [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] didn't share in his delight, the pair began arguing; Bombshell's insults against the Seekers and their standing proved too much for him to brook and a fight broke out, but with the aid of his teleporting powers, Skywarp got the drop on the other Insecticons and sent them fleeing. Thundercracker, however, growing increasingly concerned with the directionlessness that seemed to be overtaking the Decepticons, took no enjoyment in the brief clash, and Skywarp flew off in a huff, starting to wonder where the fun in smashing things and killing people was if his fellow Seekers weren't going to enjoy it with him. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}}

When the Autobots eventually returned to Earth, Skywarp battled them in the ruins of New York City. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} He grabbed [[Kup (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Kup]] and took to the sky, asking the old timer why he wasn't [[Spotlight: Kup|insane]] anymore. Kup responded by calling Skywarp a "mouthy punk" and shooting him in the gut, causing him to drop the Autobot. The Decepticons fled when Megatron was defeated, but Skywarp came back when he noticed that Thundercracker had diverted the nuke that Megatron had arranged to be dropped on New York. Furious at his fellow Seeker's betrayal, he ignored Thundercracker's arguments and shot him point blank in the face. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}}

[[File:Bumblebee 1 Skywarp's Stash.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Wile E. Coyote's supplier. Makes sense if you think about it.]]
Though Thundercracker would survive the attack, Starscream later remarked that Skywarp had been appropriately punished for attacking a fellow Decepticon. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 3: Woken Furies|Woken Furies}} His punishment apparently was to be stranded on Earth while most of the other Decepticons left, but Skywarp made the best of his situation; rather than seek a way off the planet, he instead spent the next two years stealing and stockpiling human weapons for Megatron's eventual return. His attacks on advanced technology companies [[Dynomic]] and [[Allodyne Logic Systems]] drew the attention of [[Skywatch]], {{storylink|The Hanging Sword}} but the technology he obtained from them went towards a weapon he was building that would be capable of crippling all the Autobots on the planet. After beaming signals into space in order to report his progress to Megatron, {{storylink|The Impossible Knot}} Skywarp attacked Skywatch's Phillips base to gain information on the final component his weapon needed: the control board to the kill-switch badges that rogue Skywatch colonel [[Gordon Horiuchi]] had recently been using to coerce the Autobots into working with him. {{storylink|The Gift Horse}} Tracking the board to the home of Skywatch researcher [[Sanjay Bharwaney]], Skywarp moved in for the kill, but was foiled by the timely intervention of Bumblebee, who evacuated Bharwaney, his daughter [[Serena Bharwaney|Serena]], and the board. Skywarp chased them into an industrial area and hunted them through the rubble, ranting about how recovering the board would make him a hero when Megatron returned. Even the intervention of Skywatch operative [[Daniel Klonowski]] helped little; the weapon he fired upon the Seeker with injured him but left him undeterred, and Skywarp soon managed to corner the Bumblebee, who threatened to activate the board, triggering an EMP that would knock both himself and Skywarp out. Skywarp offered to let Bumblebee go in exchange for the board as a "professional courtesy", but his confidence was misplaced: secure in the knowledge that, unlike Skywarp, he had friends who would repair him, Bumblebee triggered the board, frying both his and Skywarp's systems. {{storylink|Wings of Wax}}

Evading capture by Skywatch, Skywarp was able to recover and somehow rejoin the main Decepticon force, which had encamped on a barren asteroid in space. He witnessed Megatron's return in a powerful new body, and threatened to teleport his fist into [[Windsweeper]]'s abdomen if he dared intervene in Megatron's punishment of Starscream for leading the Decepticons into ruin. {{storylink|Spotlight: Megatron}} Like the rest of the Decepticons, he followed Megatron back to Earth, where he was present when Optimus Prime gatecrashed their base. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}}
[[File:RID2 skywarp prowl under arrest.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|The Transformer equivalent of a purple nurple.]]
After arranging for the Autobots to return him to Cybertron, Megatron used the space bridge technology built into in his new body to summon Skywarp and the rest of the Decepticons to him. It was his intent that they would battle the Autobots, but instead, they were soon mind-controlled by the Dead Universe entity known as [[D-Void]] into combining with [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]]'s [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]] army to form a huge monster. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} Megatron defeated this "[[Deceptigod]]", causing it to collapse back into its weakened component Decepticons, who were detained by the Autobots and kept under control through the implantation of [[inhibitor/deterrence chip]]s that locked away their weapons, alternate modes and special abilities. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|The Autonomy Lesson}}.

===Post-war===
The means of D-Void's defeat had triggered a reformatting of Cybertron, reverting the planet to a primordial state and summoning many of its [[NAIL|departed population]] home, resulting in an unstable political landscape that the I/D-chipped Decepticons were employed to police. Before long, [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] took control of the Decepticons and had Soundwave and [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]] hack the chips and restore Skywarp's abilities. Using his teleportation, he secretly observered as [[Horri-Bull]] pushed his luck, forcing Bumblebee—now Autobot leader—to kill him by detonating his I/D chip. After reporting this to Ratbat, he was assigned his next mission, in which he took great enjoyment: to assassinate Bumblebee and leave the [[NAIL]] [[Zetca]] to take the blame. Starscream, seeking a new approach, leaked the plan to the Autobots and Skywarp ended up being ambushed and arrested by [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]]. {{storylink|The World & Everything in It}}

[[File:RID16 skywarp stabbed by arcee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|If Arcee's going down those stairs, you can damn well believe she's taking Skywarp with her.]]
Skywarp was locked up in the Autobots' prison, where, months later, he was later surprised to see Starscream stop by to visit Megatron, who had recently returned after a prolonged absence and immediately been incarcerated. {{storylink|City on Fire}} The Decepticons subsequently rioted and stormed the prison, liberating Megatron, Skywarp, and other captives. {{storylink|The Verge}} Skywarp joined [[Turmoil]] on the front lines as the Decepticons began tearing through Iacon, {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} though their efforts were stymied by the arrival of Autobot reinforcements led by [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]]; Skywarp tried to take cover behind Frenzy's sonic barrage, but when the little Decepticon was defeated and he was left alone, the Seeker fled the scene. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}} He returned to action as the battle neared its climax, using his teleportation skills to duke it out with [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]], but the dangerous fembot was able to predict where he would materialize, and stabbed him in the chest mid-warp. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}} When the dust settled, Starscream emerged victorious as the ruler of Iacon, and banished the Autobots ''and'' Decepticons from the city; Skywarp was among the exiled, but his injuries began to affect his control over his teleportation power, causing him to have trouble keeping himself solid. {{storylink|Shockpoint}}

[[File:RID23 skywarp cant stay solid.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|Skywarp couldn't get his parents to fall in love at the [http://backtothefuture.wikia.com/wiki/Enchantment_Under_the_Sea "Enchantment Under the Sea"] Dance.]]
Despite his wounds, Skywarp joined the Decepticons under Soundwave's command in an attack on Bumblebee's Autobots at the feet of the gigantic [[Necrotitan|Metrotitan]] that mysteriously appeared on Cybertron on their first night in exile. {{storylink|Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|Winners & Losers}} In the aftermath of the Necrotitan unleashing its death plague, Skywarp observed the resulting destruction. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}} Learning that the rogue Shockwave was behind the undead "Necrotitan" and that he had captured Megatron, Skywarp participated in a joint Autobot/Decepticon attack on Shockwave's [[Crystal City]] laboratory. During the battle, Skywarp took it upon himself to free Megatron from the scientist's grasp, only for his condition to worsen and leave him in mid-phase-out, unable to interact with the world around him. He scrambled for some nearby [[Ore-14]] to repair himself, but it was all blown away by the Necrotitan, leaving him to lament helplessly as he lost control completely and just... disappeared. {{storylink|Finest Hour: Dark Cybertron Chapter 5|Finest Hour}}

[[File:RID27 skywarp never teleported so many.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|Just pretend you're pushing them all down the stairs at once.]]
Skywarp was eventually able to reconstitute himself enough to teleport [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]] and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] out of Crystal City and to Starscream, whom they warned of the next step of Shockwave's devastating plan. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} Autobots, Decepticons, and NAILs alike formed an elite team to confront Shockwave at his base, relying on Skywarp to teleport them there, though the Seeker wasn't strong enough to bring all volunteers and left some behind. As soon as the group arrived at Crystal City, a sudden attack by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] upon Waspinator startled Skywarp, and he lost control of his powers and tumbled backward, phasing through a wall and disappearing again. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} Megatron and Optimus Prime proceeded to defeat Shockwave, destroying the time drive fuelling his plans, which collapsed into a localized black hole. Skywarp came across Galvatron and [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] scrambling to escape the singularity and teleported them and himself to safety. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

===Return to Earth===
In the days that followed, Soundwave and Galvatron forged an alliance. As they discussed the future of the Decepticons, the weary Skywarp sat not far away. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}} When the two sought out a new path by returning to Earth, Skywarp went with them, his body now wired into a machine in their [[Nemesis (G1)|starship]] in an apparent attempt to direct his out-of-control powers. Six months after Shockwave's defeat, Skywarp used his machine linkup to remotely teleport the Decepticon forces back up from Earth after they were felled by the [[Earth Defense Command]]'s "mind bomb" weapon. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}}

As Skywarp continued to serve as the Decepticons' remote teleporter, Galvatron would later come into his chamber looking for Soundwave and begin making jokes about the Seeker's current state. Soundwave politely told him to stop, and then had Skywarp teleport him to elsewhere on Earth (even as he told Galvatron that he was going to their [[Jupiter]] commune), with Skywarp also experiencing great pain in the process. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|Signals, Calls, and Marches}} Later, as Skywarp prepared to teleport Soundwave back on board the ship, he asked Galvatron when he would be allowed out of the set-up that kept him plugged into the ''Nemesis''. Galvatron promised that he would be free soon and that his well-being was their top priority, although Skywarp seemed unconvinced. {{storylink|The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati|The Obliterati}}

[[File:Perihelon-wehaveourprize.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]

As Skywarp continued to spend his days hooked up to the ''Nemesis'', his desperation to get out of this condition grew, and he asked Galvatron again if he could be let out when the new Decepticon leader was discussing their success at finding recruits for their commune with Soundwave. Galvatron again promised that he would be let out soon, as they would shortly have the equipment necessary to repair him. {{storylink|The Nothing Man}} While Galvatron prepared for boarding the Autobots' ''[[Ark-7]]'' with the other Decepticons, Skywarp tried to convince him that he could be useful if he were made mobile again. Galvatron found the notion laughable, as Skywarp would just become intangible once more, but he did promise the Seeker that he would later have a role to play. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} When it finally came for Skywarp to play that role, Galvatron let him loose from the machines he had been plugged into for so long, and Skywarp then teleported himself and Galvatron to the EDC's base so they could abduct [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]]. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 3: Helden|Helden}} Soundwave tried to negotiate with Skywarp, but the Seeker had had enough of being used as a pack-mule and instead teleported himself and Galvatron into the middle of [[Shanghai]], [[China]]. Galvatron was furious at this apparent betrayal, but was quickly placated when Skywarp explained that the Decepticon-controlled Ark was about to land in the middle of the city. The Decepticons moved to secure the downed spaceship, but were quickly repelled when Optimus appeared via Space Bridge with a horde of Autobot reinforcements, unilaterally annexing Earth into the [[Council of Worlds]]. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}} In the ensuing battle, Skywarp was shielded from an EDC mind-bomb by [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]'s powers, and subsequently used his own powers to teleport the Decepticons to safety. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}}

Still feeling resentful of his new existence, Skywarp eavesdropped on a meeting between Blackrock and Galvatron. Blackrock noted that Galvatron had shown no interest in returning Skywarp to normal, so he made him an offer of his own. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}} Shortly afterwards, a combined Autobot-Decepticon force invaded Galvatron's undersea base, prompting the Decepticon leader to fight back with a weapon of his own - the [[Enigma of Combination]], which had had its energies spread across the Earth thanks to Blackrock's [[Onyx]] code. Skywarp looked on, aghast, as Galvatron created [[Galvatronus]] from five of his warriors, shrugging off Skywarp's objections that Galvatron's course of action ran contrary to everything he had preached about the "purity" of the Cybertronian race. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] managed to nullify the Enigma's powers and take apart Galvatron's two combiners. With the Decepticon forces in full retreat, Blackrock used Skywarp to teleport himself away, along with the recently-arrived [[Marissa Faireborn]] and [[Ayana Jones]]. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}} They arrived on the [[White House]] lawn, where Skywarp explained the nature of the [[Titan (IDW)|Titan]] that had appeared from beneath [[Monument Valley]] to an unimpressed President. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}}

Meanwhile, [[Scarlett]] and [[Joe Colton]] discussed the threat the Cybertronians posed to the planet Earth, remembering Skywarp as one of the earliest Decepticons to set foot on Earth. {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}}

===A Real American Hero===

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Scotland

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'''Scotland''' is a place on [[Earth]] with bluffs. The [[human]]s there wear kilts.

==Fiction==
===''Transformers Comic-Magazin''===
As Scotland was an oil exporter, Glasgow came under heavy [[Decepticon]] attack in their attempt to seize all oil in one go. (I think you meant Aberdeen, guys.) The Autobots slowly pushed the Decepticons out. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|He Who Laughs Last...}}

===''Cybertron'' cartoon===
Most of the inhabitants on [[Gigantion]] speak with a Scottish accent mixed with [[German]] and [[Irish]].

===''Prime'' cartoon===
Many centuries ago, the [[Decepticon]]s sent [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]]s to Earth. One of them eventually expired in Scotland. In need of Predacon [[CNA]], a small team of [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s went there to recover the creature's remains, and their activity was detected by humans surveillance. [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] and [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] were sent there to investigate. {{storylink|Project Predacon}} [[Miko Nakadai]] stowed away as well. The team soon overcame the Decepticon team, but had a harder time when they faced [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] and the [[Predaking (Prime)|Predacon]] he'd brought with him, resulting in the destruction of the caves the fossils were located in. {{storylink|Chain of Command (Prime)|Chain of Command}}

===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
[[Wild (RB)|Captain Wild]] speaks with a Scottish accent.

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Millions of years ago, the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' crash-landed on an island near Scotland. By medieval times, a group of [[Cobra]] druid-priests had arisen, protecting the "island of the gods". Around this time, [[Laird Mac Cullen]] embarked on a pilgrimage to the island, accompanied by his friends and mute brother.

The young brother reactivated a [[Sky Spy]] probe, which scanned the boy and exchanged information, allowing it to temporarily reactivate a small Decepticon. The Scotsmen killed the Decepticon and took its parts, fleeing the island after the local druids realized they had desecrated the holy place. Shortly afterwards, the druids sold out the Mac Cullens to a band of Vikings, who attacked the Mac Cullen clan. After learning the secrets of firearms from the probe, the young Mac Cullen killed their leader [[Thor FalkenHauser]]. He returned to the island, drove off the druids, and built [[Castle Destro]] over the ruins of the ''Ark''. {{storylink|Stick To Your Guns}}

==External links==
*{{w|Scotland}} at Wikipedia

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Impounded

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{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 35
|image=Impounded-grimlocksdisguise.jpg
|caption=But can he form Landfill?
|prev=Bumblebee's Night Off
|next=Portals
|title="Impounded"
|airdate=[[April 3]], [[2016]] (United Kingdom) [[April 16]], 2016 (United States)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Johnny Hartmann]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Scooter Tidwell]]
}}
'''With Bumblebee and Strongarm stuck at an impound lot, Grimlock must find a disguise when Quillfire returns.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Impounded Bumblebee vs Silverhound.jpg|thumb|left|250px|For pony!]]
Just outside the carnival grounds, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] is playing mechanical bull with [[Silverhound]] and contacts [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] for info on the beastly Decepticon. As [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] watches from nearby trees, Bumblebee is tossed and lands on [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], and the Dinobot sees his moment to charge in and attack. Silverhound promptly throws him before beginning to flee, resulting in Grimlock ending up in the midst of the carnival-going [[human]]s. Bumblebee observes the unfolding disaster, however Strongarm is able to prevent Silverhound from fleeing and also comes up with a cover story for Grimlock, telling the humans that Grimlock's part of a new exhibit.

The next day, Silverhound is safely locked up in a [[stasis pod]], however Bumblebee announces that Grimlock can no longer go on missions in public as he's too hard to explain away when seen by the public. Later, Grimlock is smashing barrels when Fixit reports that [[Quillfire]]'s insignia has been found around [[Crown City]]. Though Grimlock's keen to go, Bumblebee's earlier order stands, — Bumblebee and Strongarm head out without him. As night falls, Fixit finds Grimlock sitting dejectedly on a bus and reveals the list of potential disguises he's made up for Grimlock. Though the Dinobot isn't enthusiastic about the first few, the last catches his attention.

[[File:Impounded Quillfire and Mini-Cons.jpg|thumb|right|250px|All right! Let's see if I can get a critical.]]
Bumblebee and Strongarm find Quillfire raiding an auto parts store. Bumblebee heads around the block to hem the Decepticon in, but when Strongarm tries a direct approach, Quillfire reveals the [[Mini-Con]]s [[Back]] and [[Forth]], whose magnetic powers let them form a barricade between them and Strongarm. Unfortunately Bumblebee is struck in traffic, and Strongarm is soon buried under garbage skips. Quillfire and his Mini-Cons start leaving with their plunder, knocking Bumblebee out of the way as they go, and a chase ensues. Back uses his magnetic powers to fling street signage at the Autobots, and Quillfire jettisons most of his load, along with the Mini-Cons, in an attempt to stop them before finally taking both of them out with his quills. He's about to move in and finish them off when the police arrive and he decides to flee rather than risk capture, letting slip about the "island" where his new associates are based.

[[File:Impounded Bumblebee impounded.jpg|thumb|left|250px|He thought of a good reason about no parking.]]
Some hours later, Bumblebee and Strongarm recover consciousness to find themselves in an impound lot, immobilized with [[denver boot]]s which, together with Quillfire's toxins, prevent them from transforming. They discuss the situation with Fixit and though Grimlock is keen to go free them, Denny and Russell are dispatched to help instead. Fixit suggests Grimlock try on his new disguise, and the Dinobot is soon decked out in an assemblage to make him resemble a dinosaur-themed crane. With Fixit riding in the cab, he rolls out Flintstones style.

Denny and Russell reach the impound lot pretending to be tow truck operators, but are unable to produce a work order to gain entry, so instead have to sneak inside when an actual tow truck arrives with a car. They soon find Bumblebee and Strongarm and set about freeing them. Russell successfully sabotages the lot's security, allowing the two Autobots to drive out, and a short time later, Strongarm picks up a silent alarm at a nearby auto parts distributorship.

[[File:Impounded Grimlock snares Quillfire.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Come Here!]]
Meanwhile Fixit and Grimlock are holding up traffic when the former picks up the same silent alarm alert. They reach the scene first, however trapped in his disguise, Grimlock ends up toppling over. Back and Forth unleash their opposing magnetic powers on Grimlock, threatening to tear him apart. Fixit uses his drill hand to fling parts at the two Mini-Cons, resulting in the three Decepticons fleeing shortly before Bumblebee and Strongarm arrive. Though skeptical of Grimlock's new disguise, Bumblebee is convinced to let him come along. Fixit determines that Quillfire's next likely target is a nearby truck stop, so they leave the humans behind and head there. On arrival they're ambushed by the Mini-Cons, but Bumblebee takes out Back by using the Mini-Con's own power against him, and Strongarm tricks Forth into trying to move a bus, resulting in him collapsing from exhaustion. The pair close in on Quillfire, but he gets them to drive into a maintenance pit where they become stuck. The Con attempts to escape, but Grimlock uses his crane hook to catch him by the rear bumper and spin him around repeatedly.

With Quillfire loaded onto Strongarm's trailer, they start back to pick up Denny and Russell, however a family spot Grimlock. Luckily they just believe he's a crane, and Bumblebee announces Grimlock's good to go on missions again. Grimlock sings happily as they continue on their way.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (1)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (3)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (4)
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] (5)

|c2=
*[[Silverhound]] (2)
*[[Quillfire]] (10)
*[[Back]] (11)
*[[Forth]] (12)

|c3=
*[[Hank]] (6)
*[[Butch (RID)|Butch]] (7)
*[[Russell Clay]] (8)
*[[Denny Clay]] (9)
*Impound lot guard (13)
*Family in car (14 - 16)

}}

==Quotes==
"No problem, I'll just get back to my target practice. You never know when you might be attacked by barrels!"
:—'''Grimlock''' keeps his spirits up.

"Hello. Tried the Whirl-O-Matic?" 
"Scrap!"
:—'''Bumblebee's''' reaction when '''Grimlock''', nearly blows his cover to humans.

"Please excuse the traffic delay. This construction crane was specifically designed to look like a dinosaur and to help build schools... because... everyone knows children love dinosaurs." 
"I'm a dino-crane! A happy dino-crane! Dino-dino-dino. Dino-craaaane!"
:—'''Fixit''' and '''Grimlock''', masters of disguise.

"Is this revolution cursed?!"
:—'''Quillfire''' is not having a good day.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
* When Quillfire hits Bumblebee and Strongarm with his spikes, they're clearly seen sinking quite deep into their armor, even leaving visible holes when Russel pulls couple of them out. However, Bumblebee and Strongarm appear completely patched up right in their next shot. The Autobots must have one hell of an insurance plan.

===Continuity notes===
[[File:Impounded Knock Out.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Admit it, you really hoped that this guy was the real thing]]
* The carnival was previously seen in Quillfire's introductory episode "[[Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!]]".
* Hank and Butch cameo as part of the crowd at the carnival. Hank should technically recognize Grimlock from having seen him in the scrapyard in "[[More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye]]".
* Among the cars in the impound lot is a copy of [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]]'s vehicle mode. Strongarm may have noticed this, because she claimed to be with "common criminals." Given Knock Out was a Decepticon, he is likely regarded as a criminal, so Strongarm might have made the comparison.

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': [[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]], [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]], [[Terrashock]], [[Filch]], [[Minitron]], [[Ped]], "that one with all the eyes", [[Malodor]] and the [[Skunkticon]]s, [[Nightstrike]], [[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]], [[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]], [[Headlock (RID)|Headlock]], [[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]], "[[Fancyclaws]]", [[Zizza]], [[Pseudo]], [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]], [[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]], [[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]], [[Underbite]], [[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]], [[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]], [[Polarclaw]], [[Razorpaw]], [[Swelter]], [[Glacius]], [[Torpor]], [[Simacore]], [[Axiom]], [[Theorem]], [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]], [[Crazybolt (RID)|Crazybolt]], [[Slicedice]], [[Bludgeon (RID 2015)|Bludgeon]], [[Clout]], [[Bisk]], [[Hammer (RID)|Hammer]], [[Anvil (RID)|Anvil]], [[Silverhound]], [[Quillfire]], [[Back]], [[Forth]]
* ''Known at large'': [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], [[Kickback (FOC)|Kickback]], [[Saberhorn]], [[Glowstrike]], several unnamed Glowstrike/Scorponok associates, [[Springload]], [[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]], [[Thunderhoof]], [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]], [[Overload (RID)|Overload]]
* ''Released'': Grimlock
* ''Countless others all missing, presumed at large''

===Transformers references===
* Grimlock choosing a crane as his disguise? Where would he ever get that idea....[[Grimlock (RID 2001)|Hmmm...]]

===Real-world references===
*As Russell works to mess up the impound lot's security so he and Denny can get Bumblebee and Strongarm out, the incidental music starts parodying the ''Mission: Impossible'' theme.
*Grimlock's method of pedaling his crane disguise is reminiscent of how the characters from ''[[w:The Flintstones|The Flintstones]]'' pedal their stone-age vehicles.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''En fourrière!'''" ("Impounded!")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[May 1]], 2016

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Lesittelve'''" ("Jailed")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[May 11]], 2016

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Rimossi'''" ("Removed")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[May 16]], 2016

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Grimlock no Hensō'''" (グリムロックの変装, "Grimlock's Disguise")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 4]], [[2016]]

==Home video releases==
{{epstub}}

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

Talk:Transformers: Armada (cartoon)

2016-09-03T21:13:26Z

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Like the Energon article, I edited the "production" notes. They were riddled with opinionated bias that did not properly reflect the success or outcome of the overall product line. Lets keep opinions out of this guys. Armada wasn't a financial failure and plenty of fans, especially kids, bought the hell out of it. -Bodycount

May I cut and past Wikipedia's Armada article? X-BoB58

NO DAMN CUT AND PASTING FROM OTHER SOURCES. How many fucking times do you need to be TOLD this? --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 21:03, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

You know Wikipedia encourages such out-sourcing, right? you can set it up an article to live-mirror an article on another wiki? (I think it checks for changes every 24 hours or so.) Legally speaking it's aboveboard- content on other wiki's is public domain. (you know, assumign they didn't just C&P from a non-pd source.)

Or is it just a point of policy on this wiki that other wikis may mirror our content, but everything ON HERE originates centrally? -[[User:150.253.70.55|150.253.70.55]] 21:16, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

The latter, really. Especially since this wiki would be more expansive on just about any subject of TFs than the main Wikipedia. Plus, it does discourage C&Ping from non-public-domain stuff. 
Now, I KNOW that the claim of DW character models was made in an official capacity at some point, but I can't remember WHEN and by WHO. It's been what, four years now? This is driving me up the wall. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 21:19, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

You pretty much nailed it with the second part, [[User:150.253.70.55|150.253.70.55]]. We ''can'' legally use Wikipedia's content... but this isn't Wikipedia, and hopefully, we'd like to have articles on this wiki end up being different from ones you'd find there. Wikipedia, as much as it's wonderful, has a very different perspective on TF things than we do here; and not only does it just reflect better on our part if our content is original, but it actually provides a far more useful resource. If someone wants to look at what Wikipedia says about a given subject, then let them go to Wikipedia.

Although as just a side note, Wikipedia or this Wiki aren't public domain: they're released under GFDL, which basically sums up to "you can do whatever you want with it, so long as you let others do the same, and give credit". It's not quite just semantics, since if we wanted to copy Wikipedia content (WE DON'T), it'd have to be credited as such.--[[User:Suki Brits|Suki Brits]] 21:29, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

...and because it means we give up any control on derived work created by someone usign TT1 content. (I wasn't disagreeing w/ the idea that everything originate on this wiki, merely seeking if this was actual policy or a lack of understanding of the possible relationships involved, legally and technicly.) -[[User:150.253.70.55|150.253.70.55]] 22:32, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

"_____ remains a toyline of controversy still to this day." should be on EVERY fucking toyline page in the wiki. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 18:16, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

== Put a better effort on this. ==

Please put better effort on this because you made one beginner do all your work. That beginner is a soldier not an expert.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by [[User:216.151.156.27|216.151.156.27]] ([[User talk:216.151.156.27|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/216.151.156.27|contribs]]){{#if:23:20, 20 September 2007| 23:20, 20 September 2007|}}.
:We are not here to work ''for'' you, or for him. We are here to work ''with'' the both of you. Obviously you feel that these episode summaries are an important thing. However, neither of you apparently feel it is worth putting much of your time or effort into researching the episodes and doing it ''right''. So it's not "our" work any more than we're "making" the "beginner" do all the work. It's just that at this wiki we feel it is wasted effort when we have to fix the mistakes of someone who is plainly not expending the effort to put things into the proper format, use complete sentences, or even use more than one sentence in most cases. Better to leave a summary blank than to put out a halfassed article that looks like the dog's breakfast.

:If these summaries are important to you, then show us that ''you're'' not lazy before asking ''us'' to invest more effort or help you out.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]] 23:28, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

Well we can all watch the Armada Episodes on Youtube instead of getting or wasting money on DVDs.([[User:Anti-Spammer|Anti-Spammer]] 20:46, 31 October 2007 (UTC))
:Except that's, you know, '''illegal''' and whatnot.

I made some alterations to paragraph 2 of "Criticisms." Someone with no knowledge of sentence structure had written a 50-word-long run-on sentence that wasn't very clear. I had to break up into separate sentences. Hopefully it looks less like the ramblings of a madman now. [[User:Punchsydeiron|Punchsydeiron]] ([[User talk:Punchsydeiron|talk]]) 20:54, 22 November 2014 (EST)

== Subs? ==
The Micron Legend Sub is rare? Some explanation please? There is no mention nor allusion of "grail-ness" in the article, or did I miss it? IS there an official dub script, or is/are there only fansubs? [[User:Hida Atarasi|Hida Atarasi]] 00:47, 29 January 2010 (EST)
: I'd imagine a sub for Micron Legend would be fairly rare because Armada aired here six months ahead of time. There'd be little demand. Same reasons there aren't really any available subs of Beast Wars or Beast Machines. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 00:51, 29 January 2010 (EST)
::Do Fansubs count, or are they filed under the "unofficial" blacklist? Would a translation apply? I don't speak Nihon (yet) but I prefer subbed in all capacity; less translation errors (Downshift/Cliffjumper/Wheeljack) and by comparison, english sounds like the grunting of Oxen (in heat). I'm proud to say I've not heard a single line from Superlink in english except for "Check it out, yo!"
::I'd kill for a Japanese version of Beast Wars. [[User:Hida Atarasi|Hida Atarasi]] 00:35, 31 January 2010 (EST)
:::Fansubs would be "unofficial" for obvious reasons. We do occasionally use them, but so far it's been on most of the [[Japanese themes]]. --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 01:20, 31 January 2010 (EST)

==On Mini-Cons in the character list==

I'm pretty sure that several of the characters listed that keep getting removed DON'T actually show up in the cartoon. Wind Sheer and Zapmaster, for example. I mean, Zapmaster in this universe is just Swindle in new colors. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 16:26, 31 May 2010 (EDT)

==English/Japanese differences==

This [http://www.youtube.com/user/TheLazorBeak YouTube user] has at least the first 18 episodes of "ML", so the better Japanese-literate folks (not me; I handle better on text) can have at it whenever they get the chance. --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 03:48, 7 July 2010 (EDT)

== Polish dub ==

Where would information about the Polish dub of Armada go? That thing was so ridiculous at times that it NEEDS to be written up SOMEWHERE. --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 12:14, 18 July 2010 (EDT)

=="If just "English", would that be referring to the US, Canada, the UK, or any other major English-speaking country?"==
Yeah, that's the point. The first airdates of English versions of episodes are not limited to one country. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 03:13, 27 September 2010 (EDT)
:Part of my reasoning is that if the episode list have the US airdates, why keep "(English)" in each episode article? Bar the ones that have Canadian or UK airdates. I'm partly baffled as to why not list "(*English-speaking country*)" up in the content box if that's where the episode aired first. If anything, I wouldn't mind doing the "Foreign air date" section like we do for Animated's episodes. --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 04:04, 27 September 2010 (EDT)
::Because the main concern of the infobox field is when it aired first, not where (and we distinguish between Japanese and English versions in this case because one is relevant to the reader and one is the original version). That's how I set it up and intended it for. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 04:12, 27 September 2010 (EDT)
:::Touché. Although it'll continue to bug me. --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 04:58, 27 September 2010 (EDT)

==Missing characters on character list?==
A number of characters (especially Mini-Cons) listed under various episodes are excluded from the list here:

Backtrack, Blackout, Bonecrusher, Buzzsaw, Comettor, Crosswise, Crumplezone, Drill Bit, Dualor, Dune Runner, Fetch, Firebot, Gunbarrel, Hoist, Iceberg, Incinerator, Inferno, Jolt, Knock Out, Laserbeak, Leader-1, Liftor, Longarm, Nightbeat, Oceanglide, Oval, Rollbar, Rook, Spiral, Stormcloud, Swindle, Terradive, Thunderwing, Waterlog, Wreckage

Although a lot of them only show up once or twice, some--like Laserbeak, Leader-1 or Bonecrusher--were pretty frequent. Is there a reason they aren't included, or should this be corrected? [[Special:Contributions/98.65.165.88|98.65.165.88]] 17:25, 3 January 2011 (EST)
:I think it is supposed to be a list of the main cast for the series, so most of those wouldn't be listed. If it is a main cast list it should really have a note to that effect to prevent people from adding "Random mini-con #418 (only visible from the left knee down)" and such. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 19:28, 3 January 2011 (EST)

== Japanese Yearbook ==

Where would the [[Micron Densetsu Year Book 2003]] fit within the franchise suite?

(Also, has it ever been scanned? Is that the one which included character models from the first half of Armada? Or was tht a different book?) -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 04:42, 26 January 2012 (EST)
:Yes to question 2, but more importantly '''has it been scanned'''? -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 04:43, 26 January 2012 (EST)

== Blatant conjecture, but someone may know ==

Given the type and rate of mistakes, is it possible the English dialogue writers were only going from the pictures and maybe base knowledge for at least some episodes? --[[User:MissRatbat|MissRatbat]] ([[User talk:MissRatbat|talk]]) 03:32, 3 March 2015 (EST)

== UK air date ==

When did the series first air in the UK

Alliance

2016-09-03T06:57:53Z

Dpaterson-bl1: /* Featured characters */

{{disambig3|Alliance}}

{{episode|
|series=Armada
|ep=49
|prev=Cramp
|next=Union
|title="Alliance"
|furigana=ゆにくろん
|japanese=覚醒
|romaji=Unicron
|translation=Awakening: Unicron
|image=Unicronalliance.jpg
|caption=
|production code=TF: A-49
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]]
|writer=[[Isao Shizuya]]
|director=[[Masayuki Motsumoto]]
|animation studio=[[Actas Inc.]]
|airdate=[[September 30]], [[2003]] (English) [[December 5|5 December]] 2003 (Japanese)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy]]
}}

'''Starscream's sacrifice spurs the Autobots and the Decepticons to join forces. But Unicron awakens...'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Sshot-arm-494-remains.jpg|left|thumb|You failed, your highness. I'm a Jedi, like my father before me...yeah...]]

[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] is astonished to hear about the truce between the two armies and asks if [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] is functioning. [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] is disgusted that they're doing this simply because the traitorous [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] asked that they do it, but then suggests that they simply use the idea of a truce to ambush the [[Autobot]]s. Outraged, Galvatron makes Cyclonus respect his authority with the usual amount of physical punishment. Galvatron is upset at how poorly things have turned out, but Starscream's sacrifice has convinced him: they're going to ally with the Autobots...for now in order to stop [[Unicron]]. Galvatron went far stating of the reasons of why Starscream rebelled against him in the first place, calling him a true soldier.

[[File:Sshot-arm-491-ships.jpg|thumb|Not all Autobot spaceships know how to swim.]]

Seeing Galvatron's point of the crisis, the rest of the [[Decepticon]]s agree to the truce, except for Cyclonus, who is still disgusted by this. Inside of Unicron, [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] and [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] plan their inevitable victory and conquest of the universe. The power of the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]] allows Unicron to shed the remains of his moon-disguise shell. The dark god hovers over [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], sucking up parts of the terrain. Both armies evacuate the surface, assisted by the [[Mini-Con]] swarm.

[[File:Sshot-arm-492-decepts.jpg|left|thumb|Galvatron...Emperor Palpatine...What's the difference?]]

In a ceremonial procedure, Galvatron and his Decepticons meet with [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobots for a handshake to seal the truce. The leaders shake hands, and [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]] also grabs on as his way of representing the allegiance of the Mini-Cons. The kids observe this, astonished that it's actually happening. [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] begins to tear up and when [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] asks her if she's all right, she says she was just remembering Starscream and how he would have loved to see this happening for himself. Forming a single front, the Autobot/Decepticon [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|armada]] heads towards Unicron. The first volley of fire does no damage against their enemy. Two larger ships perform reconnaissance and are blasted, so a team of [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], [[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]], Demolishor, and Cyclonus (and some others) are sent in, based on a theory that smaller ships will elude Unicron's detection. On Unicron's surface, Cyclonus and the generics fly away to break stuff, and Demolishor leaves to avoid Hot Shot, leaving the two Autobots by themselves.

[[File:Sshot-arm-492-redshirts.jpg|thumb|Balls of DOOOOM!!!!]]
Unicron's geography shifts and folds, disturbing his visitors and causing Demolishor to lose [[Blackout (Armada)|Blackout]]. From the base, Galvatron suggests another attack, which Optimus Prime makes sure won't harm the recon crew, who have their hands full fighting against swarms of [[Dead End Drone]]s. Demolishor saves Cyclonus from falling into a fissure, while the Autobots assist their begrudging allies. Demolishor saves Side Swipe from falling into another fissure, and Hot Shot thanks the Decepticon by re-uniting Demolishor with Blackout—a tender moment. Optimus and Galvatron arrive to bring the group home.

From a distance, the armada witnesses Unicron complete his transformation into [[robot mode]], ready to devour the planet.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] (17)
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (18)
* [[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]] (19)
* [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Hoist]] (20)
* [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] (21)
* [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (22)
* [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (23)
* [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (25)
* Generic Autobots

|c2=
* [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] (2)
* [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (3)
* [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] (4)
* [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]] (5)
* [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] (6)
* Generic Decepticons

|c3=
* [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] (9)
* [[Rad White|Rad]] (13)
* [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] (14)
* [[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] (15)
* [[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] (16)

|h4=[[Mini-Con]]s|c4=
* [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] (10)
* [[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] (11)
* [[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] (12)
* [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]] (24)
* [[Blackout (Armada)|Blackout]] (26)
* [[Dead End Drone]]s (27)

|h5=Other|c5=
* [[Unicron]] (1)
* [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] (7)
* [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] (8)
}}

==Quotes==
"Right now, all I can think about is the comrade we lost. Sure, he challenged my authority in a failed coup attempt, and even though Starscream was a traitor, he never lost sight of his oath to the Decepticons. He was a true soldier, unlike most of ''you''!"
:—'''Galvatron''' defends Starscream's memory from the jibes of the other Decepticons.

'''Demolishor:''' "I'm only doing this because I'm following Galvatron's orders." 
'''Cyclonus:''' "Ha! I can't believe I'm fighting for harmony! What a load of bunk! I'm a lean, mean, fighting machine! Hahahaha!" 
'''Side Swipe:''' "I gotta work with this guy? I'm not so sure about this."
:—The truce gets off to a shaky start.

"Tidal Wave..." 
"Uh...nice meetin' ya."
:—'''Tidal Wave''' and '''Jetfire''' shaking hands.

"I can't believe I just saved Prime!"
:—An incredulous '''Galvatron''' after he destroys a cannon targeted at Optimus Prime.

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Micron Legend''===
* At the start of the episode, Demolishor and Cyclonus question Galvatron's decision to join the Autobots without moving their mouths. It's likely this was a dub addition, and they probably weren't supposed to be speaking at all.

===Animation and technical errors===
* At several points throughout the opening scene, the Decepticons are all drawn hideously off-model.
* Several Mini-Cons are standing in the hangar bay of Megatron's flagship after the Decepticons run inside to escape from Unicron's gravitational pull, and they are the size of normal Transformers.
* The [[Race Mini-Con Team|Race Team]] Mini-Con Mirage appears among the Mini-Cons there, but he should be with Thrust inside Unicron by now, as the traitorous Decepticon had stolen the [[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom Shield]] several episodes earlier.
*Several of the Mini-Cons protecting the ''Axalon'' and the Autobot fleet during the lift-off from Cybertron use Generation 1 character models instead of Mini-Con character models.
*The four generic Decepticons on the mission to Unicron change colour depending on the shot.
*When Jet Optimus attacks the Dead End drones surrounding Hot Shot and Demolishor's recon team, the laser blast comes from in front of the first drone destroyed, rather than behind (the direction from which Prime is coming).
*Unless [[size changing]] occurs when Galvatron and Tidal Wave combine, there's no way Galvatron he should be able to pick up Demolishor and Cyclonus with each hand.

===Continuity errors===
* Cyclonus is in danger of falling into a hole, having apparently forgotten that ''he can fly'', which he was doing ''moments before''. It's possible that he's just that stupid, but not likely.

===Transformers references===
* Several parts of Unicron's transformation sequence are clearly a visual homage to his transformation in [[The Transformers: The Movie|the original ''Transformers'' movie]].

===Trivia===
*Despite destroying Starscream for firing upon him in the previous episode, Unicron doesn't seem to mind Galvatron doing exactly the same thing.
*The English version of "Alliance" first aired in the United Kingdom. It aired in the United States on [[December 9]], 2003.
*Various cameos appear in the hand-shaking scene, including [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and a palette-swapped [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] of the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]].
*The generic Decepticons sent to Unicron to assist the named characters have Generation 1 character models (namely [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] and [[Buster (Masterforce)|Buster]]) but with radically different color schemes. They totally [[Wikipedia:Redshirt (character)|all died]].
*Assuming the episode was entirely in real-time, Unicron's transformation took close to seven minutes.
*Yes, the combined forces of Autobots, Decepticons, and Mini-Cons is what the "Armada" in the title of the series stands for.

===Foreign localization===
'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Mit vereinten Kräften'''" ("With Joint Forces")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[January 13|13 January]] [[2004]]

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Felderítés'''" ("Recon")

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2004 — ''Transformers: Micron Legend'' — Volume 13 ([[Columbia Music Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2006 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Season One: Part Two ([[Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2009 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Volume Two ([[New KSM]]) — English and German audio. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — The Complete Series ([[Shout! Factory]])

[[Category:Armada episodes]]

Metal Attraction

2016-08-28T18:09:27Z

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|caption= Sadly, they don't fuse into [[Tigerhawk|a powerful being.]]
|title="Metal Attraction"
|airdate=[[July 9]], [[2011]]
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'''The Autobots try to claim a magnetic weapon called a "polarity gauntlet" before the Decepticons get to it.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:MetalAttraction-JackJuneEep.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|Jack discovers his mother's startling fetish.]]
[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] reports to [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] and [[Jack Darby|Jack]] that there's an incoming vehicle, which they initially assume to be a [[Decepticon]], but they relax when it turns out to be [[June Darby]] in her car. Jack's less than enthusiastic that his mother's come to check up on him ''again'', but the mood changes when Ratchet detects an unusual magnetic flux.

[[File:TFP ep18 BD optic patch.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|YOU ARE A PIRATE.]]
[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] has also picked up the magnetic signature, which [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] recognizes as a Decepticon weapon. [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] volunteers to secure the invention. Megatron is skeptical of Breakdown's abilities following [[Operation: Breakdown|certain recent events]], but Breakdown insists.

[[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] and [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] arrive back at [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|base]] with [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], but their high spirits drop when they realize Jack's mom is there. Arcee and Jack prepare to go conduct a routine diagnostic, but June's questioning about how safe it will be makes Arcee irritated. Ratchet asks Bulkhead to go and investigate the magnetic disturbance, and when Miko announces she's going too, Bulkhead is obliged to tell her to stay at base. Finally, June's questions become too much for Arcee, and she opts to go with Bulkhead.

In a desert area, Breakdown breaks apart some rocks to find the device he's after. No sooner has he picked it up than [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] puts in an appearance, clouts him and grabs the weapon. Breakdown recovers quickly and begins fighting Airachnid, until she burrows up from beneath the earth and drags him down, leaving him buried. She picks up the device and is ready to leave, when Breakdown pulls himself free of the ground, and the pair charge at each other.

[[File:TFP ep18 tag team.jpg‎|thumb|left|upright=1.67|"How many attraction jokes do you think we can come up with?" "A lot, Bulkhead."]]

Arcee and Bulkhead trudge through the rocks, discussing how Jack's mom is a killjoy, and Miko, who has quietly tagged along, asks if they can ban her from the base. Arcee calls for a [[GroundBridge]], but Miko talks her out of it, then requests Bulkhead play some rock music. Arcee tells him to shut it off, as it's not exactly stealthy, and they soon find Breakdown and Airachnid fighting. Leaving Miko a safe distance behind, the two Autobots leap into combat, surprising Airachnid, who has just gotten the upper hand. Bulkhead tosses Arcee into the air, and she shoots at the pair before charging at Breakdown, but Airachnid insists on facing Arcee herself. After a few minutes' fighting, Bulkhead and Arcee overcome their opponents, but Breakdown grabs the weapon and activates it. Warning him that it isn't a toy, Airachnid retreats underground, and Arcee and Bulkhead find themselves being dragged towards each other. The weapon hoists them into the air before slamming them back against some rocks. Satisfied, Breakdown transforms to return to the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]''. Miko finds [[Miko's phone|her phone]] stuck to Bulkhead's chest and Arcee stuck to Bulkhead's back.

Driving along a road, Breakdown is ambushed and entangled in a web.

Ratchet realizes that the weapon Breakdown has is a [[polarity gauntlet]] and says their best bet to get Arcee unstuck is to get the gauntlet back. Arcee insists on Miko returning to base, and Miko complains loudly that she sounds just like Jack's mom, which June naturally hears over the comm link.

[[File:TFP ep18 Airachnid gauntlet.jpg‎|thumb|upright=1.67|"Ooh, shiny."]]

At an old gas station, Airachnid tries on the gauntlet. Breakdown, securely webbed to the side of the building, suggests they could take it back to Megatron together, but she's not keen on rejoining the Decepticons and thinks the gauntlet will be perfect for keeping everyone else away. Bulkhead trudges up to the gas station to confront Airachnid, who tells him to put his hands up and turn around. He does so, and Arcee promptly opens fire, managing to shoot the gauntlet out of Airachnid's hand. The device activates and drags everything metal towards it, including Breakdown, who is pulled free of the webbing and shuts the gauntlet down. Bulkhead and Arcee begin awkwardly fighting Breakdown and Airachnid. Bulkhead manages to deck Breakdown and turns to face Airachnid, but then Breakdown uses the gauntlet to drop an [[oil]] derrick on the 'Bots.

Pinned under an unconscious Bulkhead, Arcee is menaced by Airachnid. Fortunately, Bulkhead comes around in time, and the pair stand up, now separated. Arcee attacks Breakdown, but Bulkhead finds himself no match for Airachnid, who grabs the gauntlet and uses it to draw Arcee to her. Bulkhead blasts Breakdown into another oil derrick, while Arcee and Airachnid fight. Arcee eventually gets possession of the gauntlet and uses it to polarize everyone so that they repel metal. Airachnid uses her webbing to snatch the gauntlet back and transforms to escape, but Bulkhead grabs onto her helicopter mode and throws her into Breakdown. With the gauntlet secured, Arcee and Bulkhead head back to base, where they give it to Ratchet, and June apologizes for being overprotective.

On the ''Nemesis'', Megatron is unhappy when Breakdown returns apparently empty-handed, but Breakdown reveals he has Airachnid stuck to his back. Airachnid tells an amused Megatron that she is happy to return.

==Featured characters==
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*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (1)
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] (2)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (8)

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*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] (5)
*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] (6)
*[[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] (7)
*[[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] (11)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s (12)

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*[[Jack Darby]] (3)
*[[June Darby]] (4)
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (9)
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (10)

}}

==Quotes==
'''June''': So... where's Optimus? 
'''Ratchet''': On a [[It's a Bot Time|scouting]] [[Bot to the Future|mission]] with Bumblebee. Sorry to disappoint. 
'''June''': And I wore heels and everything... 
'''Jack''': MOM!
:—June makes Ratchet and Jack uncomfortable with a few choice words.

"Allow me to redeem myself, master. What I have lost... is a constant reminder that I must never again fail you."
:—'''Breakdown''' rather darkly references his new eyepatch.

"It was a lovely burial."
:—'''Airachnid''' says after literally putting Breakdown six feet under...

"A scout should be silent but deadly."
:—'''Arcee''' unwittingly makes Bulkhead and Miko's day.

"Still up for a truce, muscles?" 
"Only because I hate Bulkhead more than I hate you."
:—'''Airachnid''' and '''Breakdown''' decide to look at the bigger picture.

'''Megatron''': Breakdown, you dare to return empty-handed?! 
'''Breakdown''': No, Master. 
''[Turns around, revealing Airachnid magnetized to his back]'' 
'''Megatron''': Airachnid... it has been some time. 
'''Airachnid''': Lord Megatron... what can I say? It's good to be back.
:—The Decepticons get an unexpected addition... and an expected pun.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
*Arcee slashes Airachnid's face twice, both apparently enough to leave an open wound, but it would seem unlikely that Airachnid would only have one to show for it.
*Cellphones are primarily made of plastic, which is not attracted to magnetic objects. The gauntlet also took Miko's change, which is also not magnetic. Yet the gauntlet didn't attract Miko's belt buckle or earrings. Huh.
*A magnetic field that powerful should have wiped out Miko's phone.
*When Arcee is stuck to Bulkhead, she can still move her arms and legs. If the magnetic force were strong enough to hold her to him, her limbs would also have been stuck.

===Continuity errors===
*Mere moments after Bulkhead states that he is polarised and can’t touch metal, he grabs Airachnid out of the air and throws her at Breakdown. Is she not made of metal, or did the gauntlet's effects wear off that fast?

===Continuity notes===
*Breakdown was bested by [[MECH|humans]] and lost his right optic in "[[Operation: Breakdown]]".

===Transformers references===
*After Breakdown volunteers to retrieve the weapon, Megatron retorts, "If you can be bested by mere humans, [[Furmanism|what chance do you have]] against the Autobots?"
*At the end of the episode, Arcee gives Ratchet the magnet. If he uses it himself, he would not be [[Ratchet (Animated)|the first Ratchet to use a magnet as a weapon and tool.]]
*Ratchet noted that [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] were on a "scouting mission" but since Rescue Bots and Prime run concurrently, and around this time the Rescue Bots needed Optimus and Bumblebee, I think we know [[It's a Bot Time|where they]] [[Bot to the Future|actually were]]

===Real-world references===
*The episode title appears to be a belabored nod to the film ''[[wikipedia:Fatal Attraction|Fatal Attraction]]''.
*Bulkhead and Arcee appear to perform a [[wikipedia:Fastball Special|Fastball Special]] in combat. [[Along Came a Spider#Real-world references|This is not the first time a Bulkhead has used this move.]]
*The Gauntlet bears a noticeable similarity to the Omni-Tool from ''Mass Effect''.

===Trivia===
*Breakdown's new optic patch was hinted at during [[BotCon 2011]] when an artist from the series was requested to sketch Breakdown by [[Chris Ho|a certain Transformers fan]]: the artist asked what [[Operation: Breakdown|episode]] had just been screened, thought for a moment, and soon provided an image of Breakdown with an optic patch.<ref>Vangelus revealed this during the [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/wtf-tfw-transformers-podcast/422249-wtf-primetime-14-operation-breakdown-june-22-2011-a.html "Operation: Breakdown"] episode of TFW2005's "WTF Primetime" podcast</ref>
*During this episode's original airing, the [[commercial bumper]]s were backwards: "we now return" was played at the start of each break and "we'll be right back" was played at the end.
*As of this episode, we finally have a mention of Jack's father having left him and June.
*Apparently, Miko [[Shadowzone (episode)|didn't learn her lesson]] as she followed Bulkhead and Arcee. Although this time, she only followed them to get away from Jack's mother, so otherwise, she probably would have stayed put.

===Foreign localization===
'''Brazilian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Atração Metálica'''" ("Metal Attraction")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 5|5 March]] [[2012]]

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Metallische Anziehung'''" ("Metal Attraction")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[January 20|20 January]] [[2012]]

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Fémes vonzalom'''" ("Metal Attraction")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 1|1 February]] [[2012]]

'''Indonesian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Senjata Magnet'''" ("Magnetary Weapon")
:*''Original airdate:'' 25 September [[2012]]

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Attrazione tra metalli'''" ("Attraction Between Metals")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 26|26 November]] [[2011]]

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Mitchaku Henkei!? Jiryoku Tag Match'''" (密着変形!?磁力タッグマッチ, "Adhesive Transformation!? Magnetic Tag Match")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[August 4|4 August]] [[2012]]

'''Korean'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Jaseok Mugi'''" (자석 무기, "Magnetic Weapon")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 25|25 October]] [[2011]]

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' ?
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 28|28 December]] [[2011]]

'''Spanish (Spain)'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Atracción metálica'''" ("Metallic Attraction")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 26|26 November]] [[2012]]

==External links==
<references />

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Cody's 11

2016-08-21T21:01:20Z

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'''Energon and technology have fallen into treacherous hands and it is up to the Burns family and their Bots to steal them back.'''

==Synopsis==
{{comingsoon|when=}}

==Featured characters==
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==Quotes==

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity errors===
===Continuity notes===
===Transformers references===
===Real-world references===
*The title is likely a reference to 2001 film ''[[w:Ocean's Eleven|Ocean's Eleven]]''.
===Trivia===
*With this ninety-ninth episode, ''Rescue Bots'' officially overtakes the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] to become the longest-running ''Transformers'' animated series.

===Foreign localization===

{{epstub}}
[[Category:Rescue Bots episodes]]

The Need for Speed

2016-08-21T21:00:14Z

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'''A mysterious criminal and unexpected visitor challenge Blurr's future as a Rescue Bot.'''

==Synopsis==
{{comingsoon|when=}}

==Featured characters==
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==Quotes==

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity errors===
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===Transformers references===
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===Trivia===
===Foreign localization===

{{epstub}}
[[Category:Rescue Bots episodes]]

The Need for Speed

2016-07-29T22:08:25Z

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'''A mysterious criminal and unexpected visitor challenge Blurr's future as a Rescue Bot.'''

==Synopsis==
{{comingsoon|when=}}

==Featured characters==
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==Quotes==

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity errors===
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===Transformers references===
===Real-world references===
===Trivia===
===Foreign localization===

{{epstub}}
[[Category:Rescue Bots episodes]]

Scotland

2016-07-23T21:00:30Z

Dpaterson-bl1: /* Rescue Bots cartoon */

'''Scotland''' is a place on [[Earth]] with bluffs. The [[human]]s there wear kilts.

==Fiction==
===''Transformers Comic-Magazin''===
As Scotland was an oil exporter, Glasgow came under heavy [[Decepticon]] attack in their attempt to seize all oil in one go. (I think you meant Aberdeen, guys.) The Autobots slowly pushed the Decepticons out. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|He Who Laughs Last...}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
Many centuries ago, the [[Decepticon]]s sent [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]]s to Earth. One of them eventually expired in Scotland. In need of Predacon [[CNA]], a small team of [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s went there to recover the creature's remains, and their activity was detected by humans surveillance. [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] and [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] were sent there to investigate. {{storylink|Project Predacon}} [[Miko Nakadai]] stowed away as well. The team soon overcame the Decepticon team, but had a harder time when they faced [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] and the [[Predaking (Prime)|Predacon]] he'd brought with him, resulting in the destruction of the caves the fossils were located in. {{storylink|Chain of Command (Prime)|Chain of Command}}

===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
[[Wild (RB)|Captain Wild]] speaks with a Scottish accent.

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Millions of years ago, the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' crash-landed on an island near Scotland. By medieval times, a group of [[Cobra]] druid-priests had arisen, protecting the "island of the gods". Around this time, [[Laird Mac Cullen]] embarked on a pilgrimage to the island, accompanied by his friends and mute brother.

The young brother reactivated a [[Sky Spy]] probe, which scanned the boy and exchanged information, allowing it to temporarily reactivate a small Decepticon. The Scotsmen killed the Decepticon and took its parts, fleeing the island after the local druids realized they had desecrated the holy place. Shortly afterwards, the druids sold out the Mac Cullens to a band of Vikings, who attacked the Mac Cullen clan. After learning the secrets of firearms from the probe, the young Mac Cullen killed their leader [[Thor FalkenHauser]]. He returned to the island, drove off the druids, and built [[Castle Destro]] over the ruins of the ''Ark''. {{storylink|Stick To Your Guns}}

==External links==
*{{w|Scotland}} at Wikipedia

[[Category:European countries]]
[[Category:Generation 1 locations]]
[[Category:Prime locations]]
[[Category:United Kingdom]]

Scotland

2016-07-23T21:00:10Z

Dpaterson-bl1: /* Fiction */

'''Scotland''' is a place on [[Earth]] with bluffs. The [[human]]s there wear kilts.

==Fiction==
===''Transformers Comic-Magazin''===
As Scotland was an oil exporter, Glasgow came under heavy [[Decepticon]] attack in their attempt to seize all oil in one go. (I think you meant Aberdeen, guys.) The Autobots slowly pushed the Decepticons out. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|He Who Laughs Last...}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
Many centuries ago, the [[Decepticon]]s sent [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]]s to Earth. One of them eventually expired in Scotland. In need of Predacon [[CNA]], a small team of [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s went there to recover the creature's remains, and their activity was detected by humans surveillance. [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] and [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] were sent there to investigate. {{storylink|Project Predacon}} [[Miko Nakadai]] stowed away as well. The team soon overcame the Decepticon team, but had a harder time when they faced [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] and the [[Predaking (Prime)|Predacon]] he'd brought with him, resulting in the destruction of the caves the fossils were located in. {{storylink|Chain of Command (Prime)|Chain of Command}}

===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
[Wild (RB)|Captain Wild]] speaks with a Scottish accent.

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Millions of years ago, the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' crash-landed on an island near Scotland. By medieval times, a group of [[Cobra]] druid-priests had arisen, protecting the "island of the gods". Around this time, [[Laird Mac Cullen]] embarked on a pilgrimage to the island, accompanied by his friends and mute brother.

The young brother reactivated a [[Sky Spy]] probe, which scanned the boy and exchanged information, allowing it to temporarily reactivate a small Decepticon. The Scotsmen killed the Decepticon and took its parts, fleeing the island after the local druids realized they had desecrated the holy place. Shortly afterwards, the druids sold out the Mac Cullens to a band of Vikings, who attacked the Mac Cullen clan. After learning the secrets of firearms from the probe, the young Mac Cullen killed their leader [[Thor FalkenHauser]]. He returned to the island, drove off the druids, and built [[Castle Destro]] over the ruins of the ''Ark''. {{storylink|Stick To Your Guns}}

==External links==
*{{w|Scotland}} at Wikipedia

[[Category:European countries]]
[[Category:Generation 1 locations]]
[[Category:Prime locations]]
[[Category:United Kingdom]]

The Need for Speed

2016-07-20T12:18:39Z

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|airdate=[[July 27]], [[2016]] (UK)
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'''A mysterious criminal and unexpected visitor challenge Blurr's future as a Rescue Bot.'''

==Synopsis==
{{comingsoon|when=}}

==Featured characters==
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==Quotes==

==Notes==
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===Trivia===
===Foreign localization===

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[[Category:Rescue Bots episodes]]

Once Upon a Time

2016-07-20T12:17:57Z

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|prev=Camp Cody
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|title="Once Upon a Time"
|airdate=[[July 27]], [[2016]] (UK)
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'''The Rescue Team is drawn into the woods to solve the mystery of what's making the Griffin Spruces fall.'''

==Synopsis==
{{comingsoon|when=}}

==Featured characters==
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==Quotes==

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===Transformers references===
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===Trivia===
===Foreign localization===

{{epstub}}
[[Category:Rescue Bots episodes]]

Camp Cody

2016-07-20T12:16:52Z

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|prev=Uninvited Guest
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|title="Camp Cody"
|airdate=[[July 27]], [[2016]] (UK) [[August 27]], [[2016]] (US)
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'''When Blades is unable to participate in a Lad Pioneer leveling up ceremony on the mainland due to his Bot form, Graham and Cody help disguise him.'''

==Synopsis==
{{comingsoon|when=August 27}}

==Featured characters==
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==Quotes==

==Notes==
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===Continuity errors===
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===Transformers references===
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===Trivia===
===Foreign localization===

{{epstub}}
[[Category:Rescue Bots episodes]]

Uninvited Guest

2016-07-20T12:15:00Z

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|prev=Pizza Pi Party
|next=Camp Cody
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|title="Uninvited Guest"
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|writer=
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'''When Bumblebee makes an unexpected appearance at the Bots' Training Center, he brings along more than a few surprises for the team.'''

==Synopsis==
{{comingsoon|when=August 13}}

==Featured characters==
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==Quotes==

==Notes==
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===Continuity errors===
===Continuity notes===
===Transformers references===
===Real-world references===
===Trivia===
===Foreign localization===

{{epstub}}
[[Category:Rescue Bots episodes]]

Pizza Pi Party

2016-07-20T12:13:25Z

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|airdate=[[July 26]], [[2016]] (UK) [[August 6]], [[2016]] (US)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|animation studio=[[DHX Media]] [[Top Draw Animation]]
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'''While at Griffin Rock's Pizza Pi Festival, Doc's new super-yeast causes chaos and the Bots have to find an unconventional solution to the rising problem.'''

==Synopsis==
{{comingsoon|when=August 6}}

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==Quotes==

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity errors===
===Continuity notes===
===Transformers references===
===Real-world references===
===Trivia===
===Foreign localization===

{{epstub}}
[[Category:Rescue Bots episodes]]

King Burns

2016-07-20T12:11:24Z

Dpaterson-bl1:

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'''Chief helps Woodrow rescue gorillas from a volcanic eruption; his sons learn they are heirs to the throne of Griffin Rock.'''

==Synopsis==
{{comingsoon|when=July 30}}

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==Notes==
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===Trivia===
===Foreign localization===

{{epstub}}
[[Category:Rescue Bots episodes]]

Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)

2016-05-30T12:57:08Z

Dpaterson-bl1: /* Season 4 (2016) */

{{Nav-RescueBots}}
[[Image:Rescue Bots cartoon title screen.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Let's see the Justice League top this lineup.]]
'''''Transformers: Rescue Bots''''' is a cartoon series that launched on [[Hub Network|The Hub]] on [[December 17]], [[2011]] with a preview of the first two episodes, and the full season starting [[February 18]], [[2012]]. Unlike ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'', ''Rescue Bots'' is animated in Toon Boom Harmony (similar to a Flash cartoon), and aimed at a younger generation of ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' fans. Unusual for a ''Transformers'' cartoon, it features no [[Decepticon]]s.

The fourth season of ''Rescue Bots'' currently airs on [[Discovery Family]], the network which replaced the Hub. With the advent of this season, ''Rescue Bots'' is set to become the longest-running Transformers cartoon ''ever'', eclipsing the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] by six episodes.

==Story==
{{bigquote|''A routine patrol with four Bots in stasis,'' ''Years later awoke in the strangest of places.'' ''Earth was their home now, and in addition,'' ''Optimus Prime gave them this mission!'' |The [[theme song]].}}

The [[Rescue Bot]]s are a team of inexperienced [[Autobot]]s primarily designed to serve as a rescue team on the battlefield. When their craft is drawn to [[Earth]], [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] judges them as not ready to face the [[Decepticon]]s, and instead stations them in the technologically advanced town of [[Griffin Rock]], [[Maine]] located on an island off the east coast of [[United States of America|America]]. There they must work undercover, posing as ordinary robots used as rescue vehicles by the island's "family of heroes", the Burns family. Team leader and team hothead [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] is paired with egotistical firefighter [[Kade Burns]]; rules pedant [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] is partnered with police chief [[Charlie Burns]]; nature-loving [[Boulder]] is paired with engineer [[Graham Burns]], and height-fearing [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] has hotshot pilot [[Dani Burns]] for a partner.

The Rescue Bots must learn to work together, both with each other and their [[human]] partners, to help the people of Griffin Rock. Life on the island is far from ordinary—with the town a voluntary test-bed for new and advanced technology, the rescue team regularly has to cope with disasters and mishaps caused by previously untested technology. Though the Decepticon empire has yet to touch the island, it has its own villains: the devilishly-cunning [[Thaddeus Morocco|Doctor Morocco]] makes life difficult with his [[MorBot]]s and other hostile tech; Machiavellian business owner [[Madeline Pynch]] is primarily motivated by greed, particularly for the gold she knows lies beneath the island; and the petty criminals [[Myles]] and [[Evan (RB)|Evan]] who are adept at using the town's technology to steal from the townsfolk. Occasionally when things get really tough, Optimus Prime or [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] will visit to lend a hand.

==Cast==
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'''[[Rescue Bot]]s'''
*'''[[Rescue Force Sigma-17]]'''
**[[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] ([[Steve Blum]])
**[[Blades (RB)|Blades]] ([[Parvesh Cheena]])
**[[Chase (RB)|Chase]] ([[D.C. Douglas]])
**[[Boulder]] ([[Imari Williams]])

*'''Rescue Force Recruits'''
**[[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]] ([[Jason Marsden]])
**[[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] ([[Max Mittelman]])
**[[Quickshadow]] ([[Alex Kingston]])
**[[Servo (RB)|Servo]]

'''Others'''
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] ([[Nicole Dubuc]])
*[[High Tide]] ([[Michael Bell]])

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'''Burns Family'''
*[[Charlie Burns|Chief Charlie Burns]] ([[Maurice LaMarche]])
*[[Cody Burns]] ([[Elán Garfias]])
*[[Kade Burns]] ([[Jason Marsden]])
*[[Dani Burns]] ([[Lacey Chabert]])
*[[Graham Burns]] ([[Shannon McKain]])
*[[Woodrow Burns]] ([[Mark Hamill]])

'''Greene Family'''
*[[Ezra Greene|Doc Greene]] ([[LeVar Burton]])
*[[Frankie Greene]] ([[Diamond White]])
*[[Maura the Magnificent]] ([[Cree Summer]])
*[[Anna Baranova|Professor Anna Baranova]] ([[Kath Soucie]])
*[[CeCe Greene]] (Kath Soucie)

'''Antagonists'''
*[[Thaddeus Morocco|Dr. Thaddeus Morocco]] ([[Tim Curry]]/[[Jonny Rees]])
*[[Madeline Pynch]] ([[Stacy Darrow]])
*[[Evan (RB)|Evan]] ([[Robbie Daymond]])
*[[Myles]] (Robbie Daymond)
*[[Priscilla Pynch]] ([[Katherine McNamara]])
*[[Quint Quarry|Colonel Quint Quarry]] ([[Jim Cummings]])

'''Townspeople'''
*[[H. B. Luskey|Mayor Luskey]] ([[Jeff Glen Bennett|Jeff Bennett]])
*[[Huxley Prescott]] (Jeff Bennett)
*[[Harrison (RB)|Mr. Harrison]] (D.C. Douglas)
*[[Neederlander|Mrs. Neederlander]] ([[Billie Hayes]])
*[[Hayley]] ([[Danica McKellar]])
*[[Alper|Mr. Alper]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Bunty|Mr. Bunty]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Edgar Prewett]]
*[[Bufkin|Mr. Bufkin]]
*[[Perkins (RB)|Mr. Perkins]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Milo]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Mrs Luskey]] (Nicole Dubuc)

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*[[Nancy Morrison]]
*[[Sharma|Mr. Sharma]] (Parvesh Cheena)
*[[Arthur Shaw|Captain Arthur Shaw]] (Maurice LaMarche)
*[[Pfeiffer|Mr. Pfeiffer]]
*[[Wild (RB)|Captain Wild]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Taylor]] ([[Roger Craig Smith]])
*[[Carin]] ([[Nancy Linari]])
*[[Hunter (RB)|Mr. Hunter]] (Maurice LaMarche)
*[[Jerry (RB)|Jerry]] (Shannon McKain)
*[[Barney]] (Jeff Glen Bennett)
*[[Amy]] ([[Hynden Walch]])
*[[Bieber|Dr Bieber]] (Maurice LaMarche)
*[[Don]]
*[[Ernie (RB)|Ernie]] (D.C. Douglas)
*[[Foster|Mr Foster]] (Jonny Rees)
*[[Frederick]] (Lacey Chabert)
*[[Hooton|Mr Hooton]]
*[[Levy|Mr Levy]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Lima|Ms Lima]] (Kath Soucie)
*[[Mario (RB)|Mario]]
*[[McSwain|Doctor McSwain]]
*[[Mr Rubio]] (Jeff Bennett)
*[[Mrs Rubio]] (Lacey Chabert)
*[[Schulte|Mr Schulte]] (Jeff Bennett)
*[[Talbott|Mr Talbott]]
*[[Virginia (RB)|Virginia]] (Billie Hayes)
*[[Watkins|Mr Watkins]]
*[[Whitaker|Mr Whitaker]]
*[[Billy (RB)|Billy]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Timmy]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Kyle]]
*[[Corey]]
*[[George (RB)|George]]
*[[Jimmy (RB)|Jimmy]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Elsie Rubio]]
{{!}}}

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'''Robots'''
*[[Trex]] (LeVar Burton)
*[[Robo-Baby]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Dither]] (LeVar Burton)
*[[MorBot]]s (Maurice LaMarche)
*[[Mechanical bull]]
* [[Vigil]] ([[Bill Mumy]])

'''Aliens'''
*[[Energon eater]]
*[[Velgrox]] (Jeff Bennett)

'''Pets'''
*[[Mister Pettypaws]]
*[[Edison]]
*[[Aristotle]]
*[[Poopsie]]
|nonumbering=true}}

== Episodes ==
{{see|List of Rescue Bots episodes}}
===Season 1 (2011-2012)===
{{collist|3|
# [[Family of Heroes]]
# [[Under Pressure]]
# [[Hotshots]]
# [[Flobsters on Parade]]
# [[The Alien Invasion of Griffin Rock]]
# [[Walk on the Wild Side]]
# [[Cody on Patrol]]
# [[Four Bots and a Baby]]
# [[Christmas in July]]
# [[Deep Trouble (RB)|Deep Trouble]]
# [[Return of the Dino Bot]]
# [[The Other Doctor]]
# [[The Reign of Morocco]]
# [[Small Blessings]]
# [[The Griffin Rock Triangle]]
# [[Rules and Regulations]]
# [[The Lost Bell]]
# [[Bumblebee to the Rescue (RB)|Bumblebee to the Rescue]]
# [[You've Been Squilshed]]
# [[Countdown (RB)|Countdown]]
# [[The Haunting of Griffin Rock]]
# [[Little White Lies]]
# [[Shake Up]]
# [[Rescue Boy]]
# [[It's a Bot Time]]
# [[Bot to the Future]]
}}

===Season 2 (2014)===
{{collist|3|
#[[Road Trip]]
#[[Sky Forest (episode)|Sky Forest]]
#[[One for the Ages]]
#[[Tip of the Iceberg]]
#[[A Virtual Disaster]]
#[[Spellbound]]
#[[Prescott's Bots]]
#[[Blame the Gremlins]]
#[[Feed the Beast]]
#[[What Lies Below]]
#[[What Rises Above]]
#[[Space Bots]]
#[[The Island of Misfit Tech]]
#[[The Vigilant Town]]
#[[Buddy System]]
#[[In Search of the Griffin's Nest]]
#[[Bots and Robbers]]
#[[Rescue Dog]]
#[[Changes]]
#[[The Riders of Midwinter]]
#[[Movers and Shakers]]
#[[Chief Woodrow]]
#[[Odd Bot Out]]
#[[The Griffin Rock Express]]
#[[Double Villainy]]
#[[Rise of the Heroes]]
}}
===Season 3 (2014-2015)===
{{collist|3|
#[[Land Before Prime (episode)|Land Before Prime]]
#[[Big Game]]
#[[Too Many Kades]]
#[[Phantom of the Sea]]
#[[Unfinished Business]]
#[[No Place Like Dome]]
#[[Bugs in the System]]
#[[Switcheroo]]
#[[Bot-Tastic Voyage]]
#[[Quarry's Quarry]]
#[[Did You See What I Thaw?]]
#[[The Attack of Humungado]]
#[[All Bots Great and Small]]
#[[Time After Time]]
#[[Pirates Ahoy]]
#[[Turning the Tide]]
#[[The Last of Morocco]]
#[[The New Recruits]]
#[[Rescue Bots Academy]]{{dag|red}}
#[[A New Hero]]
#[[Four-Legged Hero]]
#[[Endangered Species]]
#[[More than Meets the Eye (RB)|More than Meets the Eye]]
#[[I Have Heard the Robots Singing]]
#[[Now and Then]]
#[[Today and Forever]]
}}

===Season 4 (2016)===
{{collist|3|
#[[New Normal]]
#[[Bridge Building]]
#[[Arrivals]]
#[[Plus One (RB)|Plus One]]
#[[Back to Virtual Reality]]
#[[Vanishing Returns]]
#[[Ghost in the Machine (RB)|Ghost in the Machine]]
#[[Enemy of My Enemy]]
#[[Mayor May Not]]
#[[All Spark Day]]
#[[Part-Time Heroes]]
#[[The More Things Change...]]
#[[...The More Things Stay the Same]]
}}
{{dag|red}} ''[[Clip show]]''

==Production==
The series was developed by [[Nicole Dubuc]], [[Brian Hohlfeld]] and [[Jeff Kline]], who work as story editor, supervising producer and executive producer respectively. Dubuc and Hohlfeld, along with [[Greg Johnson]], form the series writing team, though some of the episodes have had guest writers. Direction duties are rotated, with [[Frank Molieri]] as supervising director — [[Nathan Chew]] and [[Patrick Archibald]] were the directorial team on season 1 with [[Tim Maltby]] and [[Kevin Altieri]] replacing Archibald on season 2. Season 3 added [[Frank Squillace]] to the directing lineup. [[Ginny McSwain]] handles voice direction duties, while [[Therese Trujillo]] works as animation producer. Designers who have worked on the show include [[Shane Glines]], [[Steve Jones]], and [[Jeremy Tin]] (character designs), [[Jeremiah Regan]] (character/prop design), and [[Edgar Carlos]] (backgrounds).

The show changed animation studios for each of the first three seasons. For the first season, the show was animated by Canadian firm [[Atomic Cartoons]] (''Johnny Test'', ''[[Spider-Man]] Unlimited'') in Toon Boom Harmony. For season two, the animation work was taken over by Malaysian firm [[Vision Animation]] with Australian firm [[Moody Street Kids]] also working on the production. For seasons three and four, Canadian firm [[DHX Media]] (''[[My Little Pony]]: Friendship is Magic'', ''Littlest Pet Shop'', ''Pound Puppies'') handled the animation, outsourcing the nitty-gritty work to [[Top Draw Animation]]. Music was provided for the first season by duo [[Starr Parodi]] and [[Jeff Eden Fair]]. For the second season onwards, Australian composer [[Christopher Elves]] took the musical reins.

==Awards and nominations==
===2016 Annie Awards===
*Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production For Preschool Children - "[[I Have Heard the Robots Singing]]"

===2016 Daytime Emmys===
*Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program - [[Jeff Glen Bennett|Jeff Bennett]] '''(WINNER)'''
*Outstanding Writing for an Animated Program

==Home video releases==
{{main|Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)/home video}}

==Notes==
*[[Jeff Kline]] stated that ''Rescue Bots'' and ''Prime'' occupy the same continuity, and do so because he felt two ''Transformers'' shows on the same network should share the same mythology. This is why ''Rescue Bots'' takes place on an island, so that it can exist in a relatively insulated bubble from the more dangerous plot elements of the older-skewing ''Prime''.

*[[Rik Alvarez]] said in 2015 that ''Rescue Bots'' and ''Prime'' being in the same continuity was a studio decision, and not one Hasbro had expected.

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[[Category:Television series]]

The More Things Change...

2016-05-30T12:54:51Z

Dpaterson-bl1:

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'''The Rescue Team struggles with last minute preparations as they finally open the mainland Training Center.'''

==Synopsis==
{{comingsoon|when=July 2}}

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==Quotes==

==Notes==
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===Trivia===
===Foreign localization===

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[[Category:Rescue Bots episodes]]

Part-Time Heroes

2016-05-30T12:53:21Z

Dpaterson-bl1:

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'''When Griffin Rock's communication tower needs replacing, the Bots and Burnses take on part-time jobs to raise the money.'''

==Synopsis==
{{comingsoon|when=June 25}}

==Featured characters==
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==Quotes==

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity errors===
===Continuity notes===
===Transformers references===
===Real-world references===
===Trivia===
===Foreign localization===

{{epstub}}
[[Category:Rescue Bots episodes]]

Part-Time Heroes

2016-05-30T12:52:56Z

Dpaterson-bl1:

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'''When Griffin Rock's communication tower needs replacing, the Bots and Burnses take on part-time jobs to raise the money.'''

==Synopsis==
{{comingsoon|when=June 25}}

==Featured characters==
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==Quotes==

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity errors===
===Continuity notes===
===Transformers references===
===Real-world references===
===Trivia===
===Foreign localization===

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[[Category:Rescue Bots episodes]]

All Spark Day (episode)

2016-05-30T12:51:45Z

Dpaterson-bl1:

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|prev=Mayor May Not
|next=Part-Time Heroes
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|title="All Spark Day"
|airdate=[[June 1]], [[2016]] (UK) [[June 18]], [[2016]] (US)
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'''During a Cybertronian holiday, the Rescue Bots take on their biggest challenge yet - a super-sized, overtired baby.'''

==Synopsis==
{{comingsoon|when=June 18}}

==Featured characters==
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==Quotes==

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity errors===
===Continuity notes===
===Transformers references===
===Real-world references===
===Trivia===
===Foreign localization===

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[[Category:Rescue Bots episodes]]

Mayor May Not

2016-05-30T12:47:51Z

Dpaterson-bl1:

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'''The town of Griffin Rock gets more than it bargained for when Chase is elected as the new mayor.'''

==Synopsis==
{{comingsoon|when=June 11}}

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==Quotes==

==Notes==
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===Continuity notes===
===Transformers references===
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===Trivia===
===Foreign localization===

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[[Category:Rescue Bots episodes]]

Mayor May Not

2016-05-30T12:47:17Z

Dpaterson-bl1:

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'''The town of Griffin Rock gets more than it bargained for when Chase is elected as the new mayor.'''

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{{comingsoon|when=June 11}}

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==Quotes==

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===Transformers references===
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===Trivia===
===Foreign localization===

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[[Category:Rescue Bots episodes]]

Enemy of My Enemy (RB)

2016-05-30T09:08:53Z

Dpaterson-bl1: i am from the UK i read the tv guide

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|prev=Ghost in the Machine (RB)
|next=Mayor May Not
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|title="Enemy of My Enemy"
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'''When the Rescue Bots are captured by a new villain, the Burns family finds an unexpected ally in a former enemy.'''

==Synopsis==
{{comingsoon|when=June 4}}

==Featured characters==
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==Quotes==

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity errors===
===Continuity notes===
===Transformers references===
===Real-world references===
===Trivia===
===Foreign localization===

{{epstub}}
[[Category:Rescue Bots episodes]]

Relatives

2016-04-21T14:11:56Z

Dpaterson-bl1: /* Cousins */

[[File:PrimeDirective4 Cover SunstreakerSideswipe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"You, Artist! Make me shinier!"]]
Throughout the [[Transformer]]s multiverse are many Transformers who consider themselves family and refer to each other as such. The most common case is when two Transformers regard each other as siblings. Transformers even occasionally express familial relationships with non-Transformers.

Given that Transformers are not organic life and likely do not [[Reproduction|reproduce sexually]], the origin, distinction, and exact meaning of many of these terms is frequently unclear.

Notably, a lot of Japanese-originated continuities have significant amounts of sibling relationships.

==Possible explanations==
The [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' guide provides a partial possible answer. According to the guide, when a [[spark]] naturally splits as it's being introduced to a [[protoform]], it creates two robots who are "brothers", (or [[twin]]s), such as Sideswipe and Sunstreaker. When such a spark division is artificially induced, the less balanced and self-reliant pair created are referred to as [[Cloning|"clones"]]. (This definition of "brother" may or may not apply to [[Optimus Prime (RID)|RID Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Magnus]], whose brotherhood was said to result from the special circumstance of having been created simultaneously by [[Alpha Trion (RID)|Alpha Trion]]).

However, the "[[Beast Era]]" widened the issue of reproduction with [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] referring to his "great-aunt" [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and in general the practice of [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] referring to the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s as their respective "ancestors", as well as themselves as being their "descendants", implying a direct [[DNA|genetic]] (for want of a better term) lineage. Various sources of debatable [[canon]]icity suggest that [[Optimus Primal]] is specifically descended from [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], usually through the phrase "his ancestor Optimus Prime." In the absence of [[Reproduction#Sexual reproduction|sexual reproduction]], the use and meaning of these genealogical references is difficult to explain. One possible explanation might be a situation such as when [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] is brought to life. Her spark and protoform are heavily damaged, and [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] allows some of his parts to be used as replacements while [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] guides the procedure. {{storylink|The Spark}} To compare to [[human]] procedures, this is something like assisting with childbirth and donating blood or organs. It seems unlikely that this happened enough to cause two large societies to consider themselves "descendants" of two other large ancient societies.

Other family designations exist as well. [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] has "parents" who were lost in his crash on [[Quintessa]], according to [[The Story of Wheelie, the Wild Boy of Quintesson|some background material]]. The Mini-Con [[Twirl (Armada)|Twirl]] very specifically calls [[Falcia]] her "mother" (which Falcia ''hates'') and seems to treat [[Redline]] like a father, since the two's spark frame energies went into constructing her [[Structure|physical form]]. {{storylink|Linkage Part 7}} In the ''Armada'' cartoon, [[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]] refers to [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] as his brother after Hot Shot saves his life, suggesting at least an understanding of the concept; on the other hand, the ''Armada'' cartoon is originally Japanese, and in [[Japan]], 'brother' and 'sister' can be used as terms of affection or respect to an unrelated person. The [[Unicron Trilogy]] universe has also used the term "cousin" for certain Transformers on occasion. The [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (manga)|''Victory'' manga]] from the Japanese Generation 1 era features Decepticon wives and children. Even the [[Transformers (film)|live-action movie]] features an [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]] and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] who are brothers, and it is mentioned in [[Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|the related Nintendo DS game]] that Megatron "took the spark" of their father.

The case of [[Hydra (Masterforce)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (Masterforce)|Buster]] from [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]] is rare as they were originally human siblings before being converted into Transformers by [[Devil Z]]. {{storylink|Battle to the Death!! God Ginrai VS Darkwings Reborn}}{{storylink|The Birth of the Super Lifeforms}} Similar things happen to the case of [[Primus]] and [[Unicron]], who were originally astral being before they got trapped in planetoids and converted their "vessels" into planet-size Transformers. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}}

In the [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity]], [[Getaway]] remarks that his proto-hatcher would have been proud of him for making the most wanted list. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2|The Age of Wrath #2}}

The [[IDW Generation 1 continuity]] has [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] mentioning that his "''batch proto-initiator '''told''' me there'd be moments like this''...", when he was wondering if he should take the humans and investigate the bunker in Nebraska. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 3|Infiltration #3}} Later, [[Minimus Ambus]] described [[Dominus Ambus]] as his "spark-brother" and confirmed that they were members of the [[House|House of Ambus]]. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}}

In ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]'', [[Ironhide (Animated)|Ironhide]] mentions that [[Brawn (Animated)|Brawn]] is ''"his brother from another batch proto-initiator''..." {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II}}

==Notable siblings==
{{See also|Twin}}

===Generation 1 / Beast Era===
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Primus]] and [[Unicron]]
*[[Fastlane]] and [[Cloudraker (G1)|Cloudraker]]
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]
*[[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] and [[Twin Twist]]
*[[Blaster (G1)#Marvel Comics continuity|Blaster]], [[Karmen]], and [[Toaster]] in [[Earth-120185|Marvel UK continuity]]<ref>[http://www.transfans.co.uk/comics_guide_detail.php?id=461 Letters Page to Marvel UK 310 at Transfans.co.uk]</ref>
*[[Blaster (G1)#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Blaster]] and [[Bluster]] in IDW continuity
*[[Pounce]] and [[Wingspan]]
*[[Leadfoot (G2)|Hot Foot]] and [[Manta Ray (G2)|Piranha]]<ref name="G2annual">Crossword clues in the [[The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual]]</ref>
*[[Electro]] and [[Volt]]<ref name="G2annual"/>
*[[Gearhead]] and [[Greasepit (G2)|Greasepit]]
*[[Roulette (Universe)|Roulette]], [[Shadow Striker (Universe)|Shadow Striker]], and an [[Roulette and Shadow Striker's sister|unnamed third sister]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] in the [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity]]. It might also be true for the [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|(Japanese version of the) cartoon continuity]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 4|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #4}}
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] in the Dreamwave Generation One continuity
*[[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing]] in the IDW continuity<ref>"The Transformers" #7</ref>
*[[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] in IDW continuity<ref>Mentioned by Megatron in "All Hail Megatron" #3</ref>
*[[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] and [[Dinobot II]] were referred to as half brothers by [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] because Dinobot contains part of Rampage's [[spark]]. {{storylink|Feral Scream Part 1}}
*[[Cataclysm (BW)|Cataclysm]] and the [[Cub]] are fission-brothers. Presumably, here "fission" refers to [[Reproduction#Budding|budding]].
*[[Rumbler (G1)|Rumbler]] and [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]] are twin brothers in the "Wings of Honor" continuity. {{storylink|A Team Effort}}
*[[Aquafend]] and [[Jetstorm (G2)|Jetstorm]] in the "Wings of Honor" continuity. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}
*[[Springarm]], [[Wheelarch]], and [[Valve]]<ref>[[Macabre]]'s profile in the hardcover edition of ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers]]''</ref>
*[[Rack'n'Ruin|Rack, Ruin]], and a third brother are triplets in IDW continuity {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}}
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] and [[Gravedigger]]
*[[Blot (G1)|Blot]] and [[Blip]]<ref>[https://twitter.com/TheJohnBarber/status/282262789031075840 Tweet by John Barber]</ref>
*The [[Thirteen]] refer to each other as siblings and are all the creation of [[Primus]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] in ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'' continuity
*Shockwave and [[Sixshot]] {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}
*[[Skyburst (G1)|Skyburst]] and [[Stormclash]] {{storylink|An Uneventful Night}}
*[[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] and [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] in the IDW continuity. {{storylink|The Transgressors}}

;Japanese continuity

*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] and [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] (via ''[[TV Magazine]]'' [[story page]])
*[[Decibel]] and [[Legout]]
*[[Shouki]] and [[Yukikaze (Headmasters)|Yukikaze]]
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and [[Grand Maximus]]
*[[Hydra (Masterforce)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (Masterforce)|Buster]]
*[[Leozack]] and [[Lyzack (Victory)|Lyzack]] in the ''Victory'' manga
*[[Sixliner]] and [[Sixtrain]]
*[[Clamp Down]] and [[Deep Cover]]
*[[Galvatron (BWII)|BWII Galvatron]] and [[Megastorm]]
*[[DJ (BWII)|DJ]], [[Motorarm (BWII)|Motorarm]], and [[Gimlet]]

===Car Robots / Robots in Disguise===
*[[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[X-Brawn]], [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]], and [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]] — the [[Autobot Brothers]]
*[[Gas Skunk]], [[Dark Scream (RID)|Dark Scream]], and [[Slapper (RID)|Slapper]] (only in Japanese toy catalogs)

===Unicron Trilogy===
*[[Flashbang]] and [[Failsafe]]
*[[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]] and [[Rodimus (Energon)|Rodimus]] (toy bios only)
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and [[Overcast (Energon)|Overcast]]
*[[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] and [[Landquake (Energon)|Landquake]]
*[[Shockblast]] and [[Six Shot]]
*[[Superion Maximus]] and [[Dauntless Maximus]]
*[[Signal Flare (Energon)|Signal Flare]] and [[Offshoot (Energon)|Offshoot]]
*[[Hardtop (Cybertron)|Hardtop]] and [[Swindle (Cybertron)|Swindle]]
*[[Undermine (Cybertron)|Undermine]] and [[Repugnus (Cybertron)|Repugnus]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (Energon)|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]] and [[Clench (Armada)|Clench]] might be brothers {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada|Clench's ''More Than Meets The Eye'' profile}}
*[[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] and [[Sunstorm (Universe)|Sunstorm]]

===Go-Bots===
*[[Racer-Bot ALPHA]] and [[Racer-Bot BETA]]

===Live-action film series===
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] mentions that [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] and [[Sunstreaker (ROTF)|Sunstreaker]] are relatives and are "quite the pair."
*[[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]], [[Chromia (ROTF)|Chromia]], and [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]]<ref>Internal to the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' film itself, both Chromia and Elita-1 are simply treated as components of Arcee instead of siblings.</ref>
*The original [[Dynasty of Primes|Prime]]s are referred to as brothers.<ref name="ROTFadapt">[[Revenge of the Fallen issue 3|Revenge of the Fallen #3]], [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Revenge of the Fallen]]</ref>
*After [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] is killed, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] regretfully says to the body, "You left me no choice, brother."

'''Twins'''
*[[Tread]] and [[Trample]]
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] — [[The Twins]]

===Transformers Animated===
*[[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] and [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]]
*[[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] and [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] are both "brothers and friends".<ref>[http://www.formspring.me/DerrickJWyatt/q/645211771 Are Scrapper and Mixmaster brothers or friends? | Formspring]</ref>
*[[Huffer (Animated)|Huffer]] and [[Pipes (Animated)|Pipes]]

===Shattered Glass===
*[[Jazz (SG)|Jazz]], [[Ricochet (SG)|Ricochet]], and [[Stepper (SG)|Stepper]]
*[[Sideswipe (SG)|Sideswipe]] and [[Sunstreaker (SG)|Sunstreaker]]

===Prime===
*[[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]] and [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]]
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] and [[Sunstreaker (Pop-Up)|Sunstreaker]]

==Parents and children==
===Generation 1 / Beast Era===
[[File:Yourmom.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Stampy, eat your roast carrot before it gets chilled."]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] may have a mother.<ref>[[File:Optimusprime-mom.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Dear Son: Don't forget to close the fridge door.]]
In an advertisement for [[Pepsi Convoy]] that shows him in a refrigerator (along with [[Destron Pizza]]), a note attached to a nearby piece of tupperware reads:
:''Dear Convoy''
:''Warm it before you eat''
:''Mom''

:Although the ad itself is for Pepsi Convoy, he is a separate character, and it can be assumed that the note was left for Convoy/Optimus Prime himself.</ref>

*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]'s parents are mentioned in "[[The Story of Wheelie, the Wild Boy of Quintesson]]".
*[[Quickswitch]] is [[Sixshot]]'s son.<ref>Quickswitch's commercial</ref>
*Every member of the [[Dinoforce]] has [[Baby Dinoforce|children]] in the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (manga)|''Victory'' manga]].
*[[Speeder]] is the son of [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]].
*[[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] is the son of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (or so he claims and nobody questions him on it) in the [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers continuity|''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' continuity]].
*[[Lio Junior]] is the "son" of [[Lio Convoy]].<ref>Lio Junior was created by the influence of pure energy upon Lio Convoy’s [[Energon Matrix]].</ref>
*[[Kitte Shūshū]] and [[Z Grill]] <ref>[[Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter]]</ref> are [[Stampy (BWN)|Stampy]]'s parents.
*[[Cohrada]]'s father is mentioned. {{storylink|A Battle Fought Alone}}
*[[Longrack (BWN)|Longrack]]'s father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and great-great-...well, a LOT of his ancestors are mentioned. {{storylink|A Battle Fought Alone}}<ref>Most of the main Maximals in the [[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (manga)|''Beast Wars Neo'' manga]] have families because they spring from whole races of rabbits, cobras, giraffes, etc. They were evolved into Transformers from actual organic animals in this story.</ref>
*[[Jaguar]] is son of [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] in ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Metals (manga)|Beast Wars Metals]]'' manga continuity.
*[[Buzz Saw (AOE)|Buzz Saw]] and [[Venin]] were the sons of [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]]. {{storylink|Transformers Legends (comic)}}
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] is the father of his [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Mini-Cassettes]] in ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]''. {{storylink|Black Cybertron}}

;Creators as parents
*[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] is ("more than almost like a") father to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Elita One]] in the cartoon continuity.
*[[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] is "father" to the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] in the cartoon continuity.<ref>Nosecone's line "Are...are you my father?" {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}</ref>
*The [[Metrotitan (body-type)|Metrotitan]] [[Navitas]] refers to [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] as "[[Caminus]]' sparkling." The term "sparkling" has been used in some parts of the [[fandom]] to refer to the idea of a Transformer child. This marks the first use of the term in official fiction; Windblade, like all Camiens, was born from the [[hot spot]] carried within her Metrotitan. {{storylink|Race Against the Light}}

===Unicron Trilogy===
*[[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] calls out his mother when he's about to be blasted. {{storylink|City}}
*[[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] calls out his mother right before being pummeled into a planet by a moon wielding Primus. {{storylink|Titans}}

===Live-action film series===
*As was mentioned above, the live-action movie [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]] and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] had a father, whom Megatron presumably killed.
*[[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] alleges that he has a mother and a father. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen}}

===Transformers Animated===
*In the Japanese dub of ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)#Japanese release|Animated]]'' cartoon, [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] frequently calls for his mother when he's in distress.

===Aligned===
*[[Scuzzard]]'s mama-bot told him not to play with his food, advice which he generally disregards. {{storylink|Bumblebee Versus Scuzzard}}

==Cousins==
===Shattered Glass===
*[[Crasher (SG)|Crasher]] and [[Blurr (SG)|Blurr]]

===Beast Era===
*[[Scuba]] and [[Ikard]]

===Unicron Trilogy===
*[[Skywarp (Armada)|Skywarp]] and [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]
*[[Swindle (Armada)|Swindle]] and [[Zapmaster (Armada)|Zapmaster]]
*[[Bulkhead (Energon)|Bulkhead]] and [[Quickstrike (Energon)|Quickstrike]]
*[[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Overhaul]] and [[Brushguard]]

===Aligned===
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] and [[Toolbox]]

==Other relatives==
===G1/Beast era===
*[[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] and his descendant.<ref name="pred_dofp">See "Items of note" in ''[[Dawn of Future's Past]]''</ref>
*[[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]] and his descendant.<ref name="pred_dofp" />
*[[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]] and his descendant.<ref name="pred_dofp" />
*[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] calls [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] his "great-aunt".<ref>Rattrap said "What in the name of my great-aunt [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] is going on!?" This is an in-joke referring to [[Susan Blu]], who was not only voice director on ''Beast Wars'', but the voice of Arcee in the Generation 1 cartoon series and [[Transmutate (character)|Transmutate]] in the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon. {{storylink|Transmutate (episode)|Transmutate}}</ref>

===2001 ''Robots in Disguise''===
*[[Hot Shot (RID)|Artfire]] and [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Fire Convoy]] are relatives.
*[[Midnight Express (RID)|Midnight Express]] may believe "[[Grandpa]]" is his Grandfather (both he and the [[Predacon (RID)|Predacon]]s actually seem to believe it's alive). {{storylink|Secret Weapon: D-5}}

===Animated===
*[[Kup (Animated)|Kup]] has a nephew.<ref>Who, if a real grenade was below Kup, would have been sent a box of his struts. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II}}</ref>

===Revenge of the Fallen===
*The original [[Dynasty of Primes|Prime]]s had descendants, including Optimus Prime and Sentinel Prime.<ref name="ROTFadapt"/>

===Prime===
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] once considered [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] his brother.
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] mentioned [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] is related to her, or at least her "family" in the figurative sense of the word. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}}
*[[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] is the twin to [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]]. It is described as a "Split Spark" leading to Dreadwing knowing of his brothers death.
*The [[Thirteen]] ended up leaving behind a few descendants, some of which forming certain of the many variations seen in the Cybertronian race. [[Shifter]]s like [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]] are supposedly descended from [[Amalgamous Prime]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}} And [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] is implied to be a descendant of [[Prima]] due to possessing a "Primian" polarity. {{storylink|Transformers Vault}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
*[[Vector Prime]] considered [[Adaptus]] and [[Mortilus]] to be "uncles", although owing to the complex origins of the Thirteen he was most likely speaking metaphorically.

==See also==
*[[Reproduction|Familial relationships]]

==Footnote==
<references />

==External links==
*[http://transfans.co.uk/comics_guide_detail.php?id=43 Transformers #32 Letters Page on Transfans.co.uk - Soundwave says Transformers do not have relatives.]
*[http://transfans.co.uk/comics_guide_detail.php?id=49 Transformers #37 Letters Page on Transfans.co.uk - Soundwave says Transformers do have relatives.]
*[http://transfans.co.uk/comics_guide_detail.php?id=63 Transformers #51 Letters Page on Transfans.co.uk - Soundwave reiterates Transformers do have relatives.]

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Graduation Exercises

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'''Slipstream and Jetstorm try to prove that they can work effectively without Drift, but accidentally endanger their teacher.'''

==Synopsis==
The stealth team drives along a highway towards one of [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]]'s supply caches, which she's detected has been interfered with. They arrive at a disused naval yard, and as they head in, [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] deploys [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] and [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]]. Though not much appears to be damaged, they move further in, and Drift's Mini-Cons ask their master if they've studied enough to be able to work by themselves. As the Autobots enter a building, they're unaware that they're being watched from afar by the [[Decepticon]] [[Stockade (RID)|Stockade]] who is hoping to gain access to the cache.

As they reach the door to the cache, [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] thinks the security is down and tries to take point, only to be knocked on his tailpipe by the still-active [[force field]]. Windblade points out that the force field is invisible thanks to lightbenders, and observes that the force field has taken some damage though it hasn't been breached. After opening the cache to make sure everything's in place, they're preparing to close it all up again when a small army of Mini-Cons crashes their party. Though individually the Mini-Cons aren't much, they have the strength of numbers. Optimus orders Drift to try and seal the cache, but the master's students disregard his order to return to him, and when he spots the Mini-Cons setting up a large weapon, he throws the pair out of the way, taking a hit to the leg. Stockade orders his troops to press the advantage, but with some help from Windblade's fans, Drift succeeds in locking himself in the cache. The others attempt to retreat, and after being hit with grenades, Optimus and Windblade are unable to escape the building. Sideswipe, Slipstream and Jetstorm get out, but pursued by Mini-Cons, are forced to take shelter in an empty armory. Optimus and Windblade likewise seal themselves in a bunker.

Stockade makes a public address, demanding the Autobots give him access to the cache in return for their lives. Optimus contacts the others for a situation report. With Drift injured and everyone effectively trapped, Optimus contacts the scrapyard, however Fixit is unable to contact Bumblebee's team. He's able to fill them in on Stockade, however. Optimus has Drift make his own public address, informing Stockade that he has a doomsday device that will destroy [[Earth]] unless Stockade leaves. Stockade doesn't buy it and orders his troops to scan the cache, just in case.

Drift's Mini-Cons reveal to Sideswipe that they ignored their master's order to undeploy, and they blame themselves for Drift's injured state. After Sideswipe points out they technically don't have to stay with Drift, the two Mini-Cons have an idea. Sideswipe's soon surrendering, however this is just a bluff — he, Jetstorm, and Slipstream swiftly take out the team tasked with capturing him. Stockade is still trying to contact the team when his troops report the results of the scan. With Drift's bluff exposed, Stockade and his Mini-Cons open fire on the cache entrance. Meanwhile Sideswipe reaches the bunker and starts helping get Optimus and Windblade out.

Stockade's forces manage to breach the cache, and though Jetstorm and Slipstream attempt to hold them off, several get through. Fortunately Drift has the cache's weaponry at his disposal and joins in the fighting, even in his injured state. Optimus and Windblade are finally free of the bunker, and with Sideswipe, they reinforce Drift and his Mini-Cons. Optimus and Stockade face off while the others deal with the Mini-Con army, and soon the Decepticons lie in disarray. Sideswipe manages to take out Stockade by firing Drift's Mini-Cons at him. Drift admits that his Mini-Cons performed admirably and their education is complete, however the pair insist on remaining as Drift's students. [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] arrives through the [[GroundBridge]] in time to carry Drift back for repairs, and Optimus announces it's time they all returned the scrapyard.

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*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (2)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (3)
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] (4)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (5)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (6)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (9)
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (10)
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*[[Stockade's Mini-Con army]] (8)

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==Quotes==

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
*When Optimus turns his head to Drift and the open cache during Stockade's Mini-Cons' first assault, the faceplate sound occurs but Optimus didn't activate his faceplate.
===Continuity notes===
===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': [[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]], [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]], [[Terrashock]], [[Filch]], [[Minitron]], [[Ped]], "that one with all the eyes", [[Malodor]] and the [[Skunkticon]]s, [[Nightstrike]], [[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]], [[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]], [[Headlock (RID)|Headlock]], [[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]], "[[Fancyclaws]]", [[Zizza]], [[Pseudo]], [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]], [[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]], [[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]], [[Underbite]], [[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]], [[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]], [[Polarclaw]], [[Razorpaw]], [[Swelter]], [[Glacius]], [[Torpor]], [[Simacore]], [[Axiom]], [[Theorem]], [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]], [[Crazybolt (RID)|Crazybolt]], [[Slicedice]], [[Bludgeon (RID 2015)|Bludgeon]], [[Clout]], [[Bisk]], [[Hammer (RID)|Hammer]], [[Anvil (RID)|Anvil]], [[Silverhound]], [[Quillfire]], [[Back]], [[Forth]], [[Stockade (RID)|Stockade]], Stockade's troops
* ''Known at large'': [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], [[Kickback (FOC)|Kickback]], [[Saberhorn]], [[Glowstrike]], several unnamed Glowstrike/Scorponok associates, [[Springload]], [[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]], [[Thunderhoof]], [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]], [[Overload (RID)|Overload]]
* ''Released'': Grimlock
* ''Countless others all missing, presumed at large''

===Transformers references===
*The Mini-Con Troops under the command of Stockade are clearly [[Major Mayhem]], essentially making the Mini-Con an [[Army-building|army builder]].

===Real-world references===
===Trivia===
===Foreign localization===

==Home video releases==
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Decepticon Island (Part 2)

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|title="Decepticon Island (Part 2)"
|airdate=April 16, 2016 (United Kingdom)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
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|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
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==Synopsis==

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==Quotes==

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
===Prisoner manifest===
===Transformers references===
===Real-world references===
===Trivia===
===Foreign localization===

==Home video releases==
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Decepticon Island (Part 1)

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|title="Decepticon Island (Part 1)"
|airdate=April 16, 2016 (United Kingdom)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
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==Synopsis==

==Featured characters==
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==Quotes==

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
===Prisoner manifest===
===Transformers references===
===Real-world references===
===Trivia===
===Foreign localization===

==Home video releases==
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[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

Graduation Exercises

2016-03-24T12:37:55Z

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Portals

2016-03-24T12:37:15Z

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|prev=Impounded
|next=Outstanding
|title="Portals"
|airdate=April 9, 2016 (United Kingdom) April 23, 2016 (United States)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=
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'''.'''

==Synopsis==

==Featured characters==
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==Quotes==

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
===Prisoner manifest===
===Transformers references===
===Real-world references===
===Trivia===
===Foreign localization===

==Home video releases==
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Impounded

2016-03-24T12:36:41Z

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|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 35
|image=
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|prev=Bumblebee's Night Off
|next=Portals
|title="Impounded"
|airdate=April 3, 2016 (United Kingdom} April 16, 2016 (United States)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=
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'''.'''

==Synopsis==

==Featured characters==
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==Quotes==

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
===Prisoner manifest===
===Transformers references===
===Real-world references===
===Trivia===
===Foreign localization===

==Home video releases==
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Bumblebee's Night Off

2016-03-24T12:35:55Z

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|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 34
|image=
|caption=
|prev=Misdirection
|next=Impounded
|title="Bumblebee's Night Off"
|airdate=April 2, 2016 (United Kingdom) April 9, 2016 (United States)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=
}}
'''Bumblebee is convinced by his team to take a night off and go to his favorite band's concert, but it gets dangerous when Bisk attacks the stadium.'''

==Synopsis==

==Featured characters==
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==Quotes==

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
===Prisoner manifest===
===Transformers references===
===Real-world references===
===Trivia===
===Foreign localization===

==Home video releases==
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[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

Misdirection

2016-03-24T12:35:15Z

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|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 33
|image=
|caption=
|prev=Brainpower
|next=Bumblebee's Night Off
|title="Misdirection"
|airdate=March 27, 2016 (United Kingdom) April 2, 2016 (United States)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=
}}
'''New clues emerge about Decepticon Island and Steeljaw creates a plan to infiltrate the scrapyard while Bumblebee, Grimlock and Strongarm confront the leader of the island.'''

==Synopsis==
{{comingsoon|when=March 27}}

==Featured characters==
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==Quotes==

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
===Prisoner manifest===
===Transformers references===
===Real-world references===
===Trivia===
===Foreign localization===

==Home video releases==
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[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

Deep Trouble (RID)

2016-02-09T12:20:14Z

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{{disambig2|the ''Robots in Disguise'' episode|the ''Rescue Bots'' episode|Deep Trouble (RB)}}
{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 18
|image=RID-Octopunchfight.jpg
|caption= [[Splatoon|You're a kid! You're a squid!]]
|prev=One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing
|next=The Champ
|title="Deep Trouble"
|airdate=[[July 18]], [[2015]] (USA)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Howie Nicoll]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Frank Marino]]
}}
'''Grimlock tries to hide an injury while the Autobots track down an aquatic Decepticon.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:RIDDeepTrouble Grimlock gets hit.jpg|thumb|left|250px|You do not frighten me! Pain does not hurt! *thwack!* I stand corrected! AUGH!]]
The Autobots race through an obstacle course set up in the [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|scrapyard]], though while [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]], [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] and [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] carefully navigate the barricades, [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] smashes straight through them. At the finishing line, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], [[Russell Clay|Russell]] and [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] wait. Bee signals [[Denny Clay|Denny]] to unleash the next part of the course. The racing Autobots are able to avoid the heavy objects which swing in their path, but Grimlock takes a blow to the side. He limps over the finishing line behind the others, but puts on a brave face.

Off the coast, a submarine moves through the water and is picked up by [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] as a [[Decepticon]] signal. He fires up the [[GroundBridge]] so the Autobots can head there. Russell observes Grimlock looking pained and suggests he get Fixit to check him out, but the Dinobot is raring to go. Moments after the Autobots step through the GroundBridge, a flood of sea water comes back out, washing Fixit and the two humans away.

[[File:RIDDeepTrouble Autobots avoid lasers.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Do not sing "Under the Sea"!]]
The Autobots soon find the octopus Decepticon who has discovered a crashed Cybertronian spacecraft at the bottom of the sea. They contact Fixit, who is sloshing around in a foot of water along with Russell and Denny. Fixit identifies the Decepticon as [[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]], who has a habit of causing shipwrecks so he can salvage them. Concerned he'll use the ship to leave [[Earth]], the Autobots move in. Strongarm's attempt to arrest the Decepticon goes about as well as expected, and when the other Autobots join the attack, Octopunch swiftly throws them aside before jumping into the ship. The Autobots are just picking themselves up when the ship's external defenses come online and start firing at them. Sideswipe determines the pattern in which the lasers are firing, and is able to lead them safely through the field of fire.

Entering through a hatch in the rear of the ship, the Autobots break into a nearby corridor, though Grimlock is visibly hurt at having to crash through a door but makes an excuse. They hear one of the ship's four engines firing up, and start heading towards the front of the ship. On the bridge, Octopunch is alerted to the intruders and starts closing doors in an attempt to head them off. Drift and Sideswipe are separated from the others and trapped in a section of corridor.

Back in the scrapyard, Denny and Russell employ water pumps in an attempt to get rid of the lingering sea water. Fixit manages to find one of Denny's antique model cars, but Denny's still not happy.

[[File:RIDDeepTrouble Strongarm vs MiniCons.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Let's see if her head comes off!]]
Strongarm, Bumblebee and Grimlock hear a second engine come online, but have to split up when they reach a cross-junction. Strongarm immediately runs into a host of Mini-Cons which tie her up and throw her in a closet. Grimlock, still suffering from his injury, runs into Bumblebee. The pair find a room with communications equipment, where they're attacked by nano-drones and collapse as the third engine fires up. Struggling to his feet, Grimlock accidentally activates a console which takes out the nano-drones, but Bumblebee spots his injury and he has to admit to having hidden it. Elsewhere Drift attempts to meditate, though he's hampered by his companions' inability to sit still. Still in a cupboard, Strongarm finds her comms are only picking up Earth radio.

[[File:RIDDeepTrouble punching Octopunch.jpg|thumb|right|250px|This is what happens when you don't give an octopus a Mr. Potato Head to play with...]]
Octopunch is finally ready to start take off, but Bumblebee and Grimlock pick that moment to reach the bridge. The Decepticon blinds them with ink and batters them, but as he resumes trying to take off, Bumblebee starts tying his tentacles to the bulkheads while Grimlock punches him. With Octopunch subdued, Grimlock smashes the launch mechanism, however that activates the ship's self destruct. Grabbing Octopunch, the pair round up the rest of the team and head for the exit with as much haste as they can muster. It's soon clear they're not going to make it out in time, but they realize that their comms may have started working again.

Fixit receives a call from Bumblebee and opens a GroundBridge on the ship. As the ship explodes, the team comes through the portal with a torrent of water. Octopunch is soon safely stored away in a [[stasis pod]]. As Fixit extends his systems probe to fix Grimlock, Strongarm has memories of the Mini-Cons on the ship and opts to go off on patrol.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (1)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (2)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (3)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (4)
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (5)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (6)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (7)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (11)

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*[[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]] (10)

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*[[Russell Clay]] (8)
*[[Denny Clay]] (9)

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*Fixit-type [[Mini-Con]]s (12)

}}

==Quotes==
"I'm Grimlock The obstacle-dodging king"
 "(girls voice) He's Grimlock, Doing his dodging thing"
 (sees a falling piece of debris coming for him)
 "Uh-oh."
 (Smashes into him)
 "Oh!"
:—More like '''Grimlock''' the Ouching King

"Maybe Fixit should take a look at you before you go." 
"All he'd find is one handsome Dinobot ready to rumble!"
:—'''Russell''' and '''Grimlock'''

"Solutions to the most troubling problems come to the calmed mind."
:—'''Drift'''

"So long, Earth! It's been absolutely miserable." 
"It's about to get worse, Octopunch. You're coming with us." 
"I don't ''ink'' so!"
:—'''Octopunch's''' departure gets delayed by '''Bumblebee'''

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
*The Autobots obtained a GroundBridge in "[[Hunting Season]]". This is the first time we've seen them use it, though Fixit mentions that he's been working on it since their "last outing".
* The layout of the Cybertronian ship is nearly-identical to the those seen in the ''[[Harbinger]]'' and the [[Trypticon (WFC)|''Nemesis'']]. It is stated to be an ancient craft possibly accounting for the differences.
===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': Hammerstrike, Bisk, 4/5ths of Chop Shop, Terrashock, Filch, Minitron, Springload, Ped, Quillfire, "that one with all the eyes", Malodor and the Skunkticons, Nightstrike, Vertebreak, Octopunch
* ''Known at large'': Steeljaw, 1/5th of Chop Shop, Thunderhoof, Underbite, Clampdown
* ''Released'': Grimlock
* ''Countless others all missing, presumed at large''

===Transformers references===
===Real-world references===
*Strongarm's capture by the Mini-Cons is similar to a scene from the 1998 film, ''Small Soldiers''. Unfortunately, or fortunately, depending on the viewer, we don't get to see if her head comes off.

===Trivia===
===Foreign localization===
'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Grandes Apuros'''" ("Big Trouble")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 29]], [[2015]]

'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''La blessure de Grimlock'''" ("The Injury to Grimlock")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 10]], [[2015]]

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Nyakig a bajban'''" ("Neck Deep in Trouble")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 25]], 2015

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Cattive acque'''" ("Bad water")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 14]], [[2015]]

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Kaitei no Uchūsen'''" (海底の宇宙船, "The Ocean Floor Spaceship")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 18]], [[2015]]

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Podwodny kłopot'''" ("Underwater trouble")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 11]], 2015

==Home video releases==
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[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

Deep Trouble (RID)

2016-02-09T12:19:51Z

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{{disambig2|the ''Robots in Disguise'' episode|the ''Rescue Bots'' episode|Deep Trouble (RB)}}
{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 18
|image=RID-Octopunchfight.jpg
|caption= [[Splatoon|You're a kid! You're a squid!]]
|prev=One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing
|next=The Champ
|title="Deep Trouble"
|airdate=[[July 18]], [[2015]] (USA)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Howie Nicoll]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Frank Marino]]
}}
'''Grimlock tries to hide an injury while the Autobots track down an aquatic Decepticon.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:RIDDeepTrouble Grimlock gets hit.jpg|thumb|left|250px|You do not frighten me! Pain does not hurt! *thwack!* I stand corrected! AUGH!]]
The Autobots race through an obstacle course set up in the [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|scrapyard]], though while [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]], [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] and [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] carefully navigate the barricades, [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] smashes straight through them. At the finishing line, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], [[Russell Clay|Russell]] and [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] wait. Bee signals [[Denny Clay|Denny]] to unleash the next part of the course. The racing Autobots are able to avoid the heavy objects which swing in their path, but Grimlock takes a blow to the side. He limps over the finishing line behind the others, but puts on a brave face.

Off the coast, a submarine moves through the water and is picked up by [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] as a [[Decepticon]] signal. He fires up the [[GroundBridge]] so the Autobots can head there. Russell observes Grimlock looking pained and suggests he get Fixit to check him out, but the Dinobot is raring to go. Moments after the Autobots step through the GroundBridge, a flood of sea water comes back out, washing Fixit and the two humans away.

[[File:RIDDeepTrouble Autobots avoid lasers.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Do not sing "Under the Sea"!]]
The Autobots soon find the octopus Decepticon who has discovered a crashed Cybertronian spacecraft at the bottom of the sea. They contact Fixit, who is sloshing around in a foot of water along with Russell and Denny. Fixit identifies the Decepticon as [[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]], who has a habit of causing shipwrecks so he can salvage them. Concerned he'll use the ship to leave [[Earth]], the Autobots move in. Strongarm's attempt to arrest the Decepticon goes about as well as expected, and when the other Autobots join the attack, Octopunch swiftly throws them aside before jumping into the ship. The Autobots are just picking themselves up when the ship's external defenses come online and start firing at them. Sideswipe determines the pattern in which the lasers are firing, and is able to lead them safely through the field of fire.

Entering through a hatch in the rear of the ship, the Autobots break into a nearby corridor, though Grimlock is visibly hurt at having to crash through a door but makes an excuse. They hear one of the ship's four engines firing up, and start heading towards the front of the ship. On the bridge, Octopunch is alerted to the intruders and starts closing doors in an attempt to head them off. Drift and Sideswipe are separated from the others and trapped in a section of corridor.

Back in the scrapyard, Denny and Russell employ water pumps in an attempt to get rid of the lingering sea water. Fixit manages to find one of Denny's antique model cars, but Denny's still not happy.

[[File:RIDDeepTrouble Strongarm vs MiniCons.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Let's see if her head comes off!]]
Strongarm, Bumblebee and Grimlock hear a second engine come online, but have to split up when they reach a cross-junction. Strongarm immediately runs into a host of Mini-Cons which tie her up and throw her in a closet. Grimlock, still suffering from his injury, runs into Bumblebee. The pair find a room with communications equipment, where they're attacked by nano-drones and collapse as the third engine fires up. Struggling to his feet, Grimlock accidentally activates a console which takes out the nano-drones, but Bumblebee spots his injury and he has to admit to having hidden it. Elsewhere Drift attempts to meditate, though he's hampered by his companions' inability to sit still. Still in a cupboard, Strongarm finds her comms are only picking up Earth radio.

[[File:RIDDeepTrouble punching Octopunch.jpg|thumb|right|250px|This is what happens when you don't give an octopus a Mr. Potato Head to play with...]]
Octopunch is finally ready to start take off, but Bumblebee and Grimlock pick that moment to reach the bridge. The Decepticon blinds them with ink and batters them, but as he resumes trying to take off, Bumblebee starts tying his tentacles to the bulkheads while Grimlock punches him. With Octopunch subdued, Grimlock smashes the launch mechanism, however that activates the ship's self destruct. Grabbing Octopunch, the pair round up the rest of the team and head for the exit with as much haste as they can muster. It's soon clear they're not going to make it out in time, but they realize that their comms may have started working again.

Fixit receives a call from Bumblebee and opens a GroundBridge on the ship. As the ship explodes, the team comes through the portal with a torrent of water. Octopunch is soon safely stored away in a [[stasis pod]]. As Fixit extends his systems probe to fix Grimlock, Strongarm has memories of the Mini-Cons on the ship and opts to go off on patrol.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (1)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (2)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (3)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (4)
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (5)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (6)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (7)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (11)

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*[[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]] (10)

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*[[Russell Clay]] (8)
*[[Denny Clay]] (9)

|c4=
*Fixit-type [[Mini-Con]]s (12)

}}

==Quotes==
"I'm Grimlock The obstacle-dodging king"
 "(girls voice) He's Grimlock, Doing his dodging thing"
 (sees a falling piece of debris coming for him)
 "Uh-oh."
 (Smashes into him)
 "Oh!"
:—More like'''Grimlock'''the ouching King

"Maybe Fixit should take a look at you before you go." 
"All he'd find is one handsome Dinobot ready to rumble!"
:—'''Russell''' and '''Grimlock'''

"Solutions to the most troubling problems come to the calmed mind."
:—'''Drift'''

"So long, Earth! It's been absolutely miserable." 
"It's about to get worse, Octopunch. You're coming with us." 
"I don't ''ink'' so!"
:—'''Octopunch's''' departure gets delayed by '''Bumblebee'''

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
*The Autobots obtained a GroundBridge in "[[Hunting Season]]". This is the first time we've seen them use it, though Fixit mentions that he's been working on it since their "last outing".
* The layout of the Cybertronian ship is nearly-identical to the those seen in the ''[[Harbinger]]'' and the [[Trypticon (WFC)|''Nemesis'']]. It is stated to be an ancient craft possibly accounting for the differences.
===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': Hammerstrike, Bisk, 4/5ths of Chop Shop, Terrashock, Filch, Minitron, Springload, Ped, Quillfire, "that one with all the eyes", Malodor and the Skunkticons, Nightstrike, Vertebreak, Octopunch
* ''Known at large'': Steeljaw, 1/5th of Chop Shop, Thunderhoof, Underbite, Clampdown
* ''Released'': Grimlock
* ''Countless others all missing, presumed at large''

===Transformers references===
===Real-world references===
*Strongarm's capture by the Mini-Cons is similar to a scene from the 1998 film, ''Small Soldiers''. Unfortunately, or fortunately, depending on the viewer, we don't get to see if her head comes off.

===Trivia===
===Foreign localization===
'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Grandes Apuros'''" ("Big Trouble")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 29]], [[2015]]

'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''La blessure de Grimlock'''" ("The Injury to Grimlock")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 10]], [[2015]]

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Nyakig a bajban'''" ("Neck Deep in Trouble")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 25]], 2015

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Cattive acque'''" ("Bad water")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 14]], [[2015]]

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Kaitei no Uchūsen'''" (海底の宇宙船, "The Ocean Floor Spaceship")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 18]], [[2015]]

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Podwodny kłopot'''" ("Underwater trouble")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 11]], 2015

==Home video releases==
{{epstub}}

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Similarly Different

2016-01-27T18:48:57Z

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{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 22
|image=RID-Grimlockvsscowl.jpg
|caption= "She is seeing all of this for the first time. She does not even know what she is. She will kill everything that moves."
|prev=Lockout
|next=The Buzz on Windblade
|title="Similarly Different"
|airdate=[[August 15]], [[2015]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Derek Dressler]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Frank Marino]]
}}
'''A restless Grimlock ponders returning to old habits when another Dinobot goes on a rampage.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Russell Clay]] is having a rough time of it at his [[Denny Clay|dad]]'s trailer; his father's incessant snoring is keeping him awake, forcing him to sleep in the diner. The next morning, a groggy Russell confesses that their current living arrangements may not be ideal, inspiring Denny to build a brand-new trailer for his son. In his own words, it'll the "coolest trailer ever", a statement that worries both Russell and [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]].

[[File:SimilarlyDifferent Scowl meets Grimlock.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Something's wrong. They're communicating."]]
Meanwhile, [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] is on an uneventful solo patrol out in the woods. Grimlock is feeling increasingly restless and bored, and fondly remembers the days when he could smash things for fun. He eventually stumbles onto a [[human]] demolition site, where he notices something tearing down the abandoned stadium. The "something" turns out to be another [[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobot]], who introduces himself as [[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]]! Scowl explains that he was also locked up on the ''[[Alchemor]]'', and invites the impressed Grimlock to help him smash the building. Grimlock, realizing that the building is already going to be demolished, happily joins his new friend. Together, they make short work of the stadium and most of the construction machinery. In the aftermath, though, Grimlock realizes that he has to do the right thing and arrest Scowl. Scowl wins him over, promising not to harm any of the "[[human|screamers]]", and Grimlock reluctantly lets him walk free.

Back at the scrapyard, an increasingly worried Russell tries to spy on his dad's construction efforts. Russell worries to Fixit about his dad's propensity to do things "Denny-style," although Fixit doesn't quite understand. They're interrupted by a suspiciously cheery Grimlock, who hastily assures [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and the gang that his patrol was completely uneventful.

[[File:SimilarlyDifferent Autobots catch train.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"Due to technical difficulties, all our exhibits are now closed."]]
Fixit, however, picks up a Decepticon signal in the woods, suspiciously close to where Grimlock was patrolling. Grimlock breaks down and confesses that he let Scowl go, but insists that Scowl wouldn't deliberately hurt anyone. Fixit calls up Scowl's criminal record, which reveals that Scowl used to work for [[Thunderhoof]] as hired muscle. Realizing that Scowl might lead them to Thunderhoof and the rest of [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]]'s gang, Bumblebee orders his team to roll out. Meanwhile, Fixit and Russell continue to try and peek inside Russell's new RV, but Denny manages to keep his project a secret.

In the woods, Grimlock maintains that Scowl isn't a bad 'bot, and even suggests to Bumblebee and [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] that he could mentor Scowl in the same way that Bumblebee did with him. Before they can discuss the matter further, they're interrupted by Scowl himself, who pounds Grimlock and accuses him of being a traitor. Although Grimlock tries to talk to his old "buddy", Scowl brings down a tree on the Autobots and flees.

The Autobots catch up to Scowl at a nearby train station. Scowl throws a bus at his pursuers, then clambers up onto the tracks. Although Bumblebee tries to talk him down, Scowl simply smashes the bridge, intending to bring down the elevated tracks and derail the next train. The other Autobots work to repair the bridge in time while Grimlock and Scowl face off. Eventually, Grimlock gains the upper hand against Scowl, and punts him into the station roof, temporarily taking him out. Bumblebee realizes they can't hold up the badly-damaged bridge, and together the Autobots resort to grabbing the train and turning it around, sending it back the way they came. By the time they're ready to capture Scowl, however, they discover that the Decepticon has already disappeared.

[[File:SimilarlyDifferent Denny Style.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"We have the best structural engineers in the world." "Yeah, so did Hammond."]]
Russell finally confronts Denny over his pet project. Denny admits that although the job isn't easy, it's something that he genuinely enjoys, and intends to finish off his work with a roof-mounted arcade, a feature that Russell finds genuinely cool. Unfortunately, the arcade is too heavy, and summarily flattens the rest of the RV. Denny is momentarily disappointed, although he and Russell agree to work together to re-build it.

[[File:SimilarlyDifferent Grimlock catches rubble.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"Ladies and gentlemen. Due to a containment anomaly, all guests must take shelter immediately."]]
Scowl is terrorizing more humans at a local spa, although he's pursued by the Autobots, who split up to keep Scowl contained on the property. [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] and his two students search the shower for Scowl, although he quickly gets the drop on the trio. Scowl and Grimlock tussle again, until Scowl comes across a group of meditating, oblivious humans. He tries to bring the roof down on them, only to be stopped by Grimlock, who keeps Scowl at bay while protecting the humans. Scowl manages to overpower Grimlock and knock him into the wall. Before he can finish him off, Grimlock has an apparent change of heart, and confesses that smashing is more fun and easy. Instead of giving his former buddy a tail-five, Grimlock dislodges a nearby stone ornament and sends it rolling toward Scowl, taking the Decepticon out of commission, Before Scowl passes out, Grimlock tells him just because something looks easy and fun...doesn't means it's right. Bumblebee consoles a saddened Grimlock, who muses that you can't help someone who doesn't want to be helped.

With Scowl in tow, the Autobots return to their base, where Denny, Russell, and Fixit are putting the finishing touches on Russell's new trailer. Russell decides to add a disco ball to the hood, and the trio decide to boogie down... much to the confusion of the other Autobots.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (3)
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (4)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (6)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (7)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (8)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (9)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (10)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (11)

|c2=
*[[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]] (5)

|c3=
*[[Denny Clay]] (1)
*[[Russell Clay]] (2)
*Hotel guests (12)

}}

==Quotes==
"I detect early onset stubbornness in Denny Clay." 
"Me too. He's going to build me my own place to live and says it's going to be the coolest place ever." 
"That sounds ominous."
:—'''Fixit''' and '''Russell''' showing confidence in Denny's interior design skills

"That was just a warmup! Let's you and me smash this lousy planet to splinters!" 
"Uh, well Scowl, the thing is… I kinda have to arrest you now." 
"What!?"
:—'''Scowl''' discovers that friendship is magic with '''Grimlock'''

'''Bumblebee''': Ok, Autobots. Let's wreck and roll! [silence] You see, 'wreck' because Scowl wrecks, and then I was like 'roll' because… that's what we do. 
'''Sideswipe''': And 'lame' because that was lame.
:—Bumblebee still doesn't have it

"What if I take him under my... claw? I could be what you were for me! Y'know, a-a minotaur." 
"Mentor. And I don't think that's a good idea, Grimlock. Based on his rap sheet, Scowl seems unlikely to change his ways any time soon." 
"His name is Scowl. I mean, it's totally a bad guy name."
:—'''Grimlock''', '''Bumblebee''' and '''Sideswipe''' discuss Scowl

"If you can't get in there, I'm gonna be stuck with a room decorated with all my ''father's'' favorite things! Eight-track tapes. Flowered wallpaper. Shag carpet!" 
"''It's too horrible to even imagine! And I don't even know what those things are!''"
:—'''Russell''' and '''Fixit''' continue to show their confidence in Denny's skills

"It's the mailman" 
"It's Sunday."
:—'''Denny''' ain't falling for '''Fixit's''' tricks

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': Hammerstrike, Bisk, Chop Shop, Terrashock, Filch, Minitron, Springload, Ped, Quillfire, "that one with all the eyes", Malodor and the Skunkticons, Nightstrike, Vertebreak, Octopunch, Groundpounder, Headlock, Scowl
* ''Known at large'': Steeljaw, Thunderhoof, Underbite, Clampdown, Kickback
* ''Released'': Grimlock
* ''Countless others all missing, presumed at large''

===Transformers references===
*Bumblebee's attempt on a catchphrase is 'wreck and roll', a play on the Wreckers' classic "Wreck and Rule!" [[Fire, When Ready!|This is not the first time]] a permutation of the Wrecker slogan has shown up in the series.

===Real-world references===
*Grimlock's fight with Scowl is reminiscent of dinosaur fights depicted in the ''[[Jurassic Park]]'' franchise.

===Trivia===
===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Amis jurés'''" ("Sworn Friends")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 24]], [[2015]]

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Hasonlóan különböző'''" ("Similarly Different")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 1]], 2015

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Ugualmente diversi'''" ("Similarly different")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 21]], 2015

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Mō Hitori no Dinobot'''" (もう一人のダイノボット, "Another Dinobot")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 15]], [[2015]]

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Niby tacy sami'''" ("Supposedly the same")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 17]], 2015

==Home video releases==
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[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

The Trouble with Fixit

2016-01-27T07:54:18Z

Dpaterson-bl1: /* Synopsis */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 20
|image=RID-Fixitsentrymode.jpg
|caption="You don't have to be a gun. You are what you choose to be."
|prev=The Champ
|next=Lockout
|title="The Trouble with Fixit"
|airdate=[[August 1]], [[2015]] (USA)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Alex Irvine]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Todd Waterman]]
}}
'''An attempt to fix ailing Fixit goes horribly wrong, converting the Mini-Con into a fully weaponized and lethal prison guard who mistakes the Bee Team for Decepticon fugitives.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:TroubleWithFixit bear meets Fixit.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Wait, so this is not what Denny meant when he spoke of having a beer?"]]
The team searches through the [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|scrapyard]] fruitlessly before [[Denny Clay|Denny]] attempts to use the ''[[Alchemor]]'' equipment to pinpoint their quarry. It points them to the spaceship's crash site where [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] and the [[Mini-Con]]s indeed find [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]], stuck in place and repeating the word "escape" over and over. Unfortunately a bear picks that moment to amble out of the bushes. Sideswipe attempts to shield Fixit and ends up being chased onto a log, which breaks under his weight. The two Mini-Cons take over, and though [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] doesn't fare well, [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] manages to get it to hit its head and the beast retreats. Sideswipe knocks Fixit out of his vocal rut and takes the bemused Mini-Con back to base. [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] realizes that Fixit's damage may be worse than they thought, and suggests he gets repairs. Though Jetstorm and Slipstream are prepared to run a diagnostic, Fixit instead nominates Denny for the procedure. Despite Denny's objections, Fixit insists, so Denny starts reading up on Cybertronian memory arrays.

[[File:TroubleWithFixit Fixit opens fire.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"I'm a cybernetic organism. But I lack living tissue and I possess an exoskeleton".]]
Just outside the scrapyard, [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]]'s right arm component emerges from the bushes and enters the base. Righty spies the rest of Chop Shop, but is forced to hide from Sideswipe and [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] as they discuss the surgery, which at that moment is beginning over at the command center. Denny shuts Fixit down, before shooing Jetstorm and Slipstream out when they start chattering about the delicateness of the procedure. He's barely into the operation when Fixit suddenly reactivates. His eyes turning red, Fixit transforms his arms into a collection of weapons and turns them on Bumblebee. Realizing that Fixit now regards them as escaped prisoners, the Autobots retreat under fire.

They regroup as they notice Fixit isn't pursuing them, and start heading back to deal with the Mini-Con. [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] collides with Grimlock who's running back to see what all the noise is. After she's picked up, the others explain the situation to Grimlock and Sideswipe, and Bumblebee speculates that perhaps Fixit was actually a guard on the ''Alchemor'' and forgot his guard programming in the crash. They pass by Righty, who has to pause his attempt to open Chop Shop's stasis pod in order to hide. Though Drift favors destroying Fixit, Bumblebee still believes Denny can fix the small Bot. Fixit announces the activation of "Measure 4 Defense Systems", which results in a number of automated laser guns popping up around the scrapyard. The Autobots scatter, and a blast opens Chop Shop's pod. Chop Shop spies some [[energon cube]]s and decides to liberate them.

[[File:TroubleWithFixit Chop Shop escaping.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"I knew I should've brought my spider away spray!"]]
Hiding from Fixit, Bumblebee comes up with a plan to try to recapture Fixit, who's now robotically patrolling the scrapyard with his weapons at the ready. Bumblebee and Strongarm attempt to sneak up behind Fixit, only to be caught in a rapidly-assembling containment field. The same thing happens to Drift and his Mini-Cons a short time later. Dashing through the scrapyard, Sideswipe and Grimlock spy Chop Shop trying to make off with the energon, but the Decepticon evades them by separating into his component parts. Seeing the Decepticon is loose, Russell tries to draw this fact to Fixit's attention, only for the weapon systems to focus on him and Denny. Fortunately once Fixit catches sight of one of Chop Shop's components, he turns his attention to the escaped Decepticon.

[[File:RID15EP20OP.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"Superman…"]]
Sideswipe totally fails to grab either Chop Shop or Fixit as the pair run past him. He start pursuing Fixit, and as the chase moves through the scrapyard, the containment fields around the other Autobots drop, and they join in. Chop Shop's components rendezvous with Fixit firing on them, and Bumblebee manages to block the Decepticon's exit. Chop Shop reassembles briefly, before a blast from Fixit knocks him to pieces again. Fixit prepares to terminate the Decepticon, and when Bumblebee interferes, he's repeatedly bashed on the ground. The other Autobots move in on Fixit and are left in a defeated pile. Fixit moves in on Chop Shop once more, only to be deactivated by Denny.

After more surgery on Denny's part, Fixit sits up and is back to normal though with no memory of the preceding events. He's shocked to see the mess that has resulted, and starts clearing it up while Drift goes to check out the defense systems which they've now learned the scrapyard is equipped with. Bumblebee briefly experiences a vision of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], who warns him of an [[Megatronus (WFC)|impending evil]].
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==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (1)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (2)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (4)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (5)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (6)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (7)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (8)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (10)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (12)
|c3=
*[[Russell Clay]] (3)
*[[Denny Clay]] (9)

|c2=
*[[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]] (11)

}}

==Quotes==
"I do not need despair- eclair- ''repair''! There ''are'' a few gaps in my memory banks, but some degeneration in the processors is normal for a Mini-Con of my experience." 
"He means he's old." 
"I prefer seasoned."
:—'''Fixit''' explains why he doesn't need repairs, and '''Sideswipe''' puts it bluntly

'''Slipstream''': Most delicate. To think that one tiny slip, one missed connection… 
'''Jetstorm''': …Could reduce Fixit to the usefulness of a coffee grinder. 
'''Denny''': Ok, you, you, ''out''!
:—The Mini-Cons offering their support of '''Denny''' while he performs surgery

"Dad, you ''did'' fix him. Part of him, at least." 
"Yeah. The part that wants to vaporize us."
:—'''Russell''' and '''Denny'''

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
*The events of "[[Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble]]" are referenced regarding the Fixit-like drones found on the ship and Grimlock learning the importance of keeping yourself repaired.
*[[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]]'s missing arm component had previously attempted to break into the scrapyard to free the rest of Chop Shop in "[[Even Robots Have Nightmares]]".
*Bumblebee has been having regular visions of Optimus since the first episode, warning of a dire peril to come.

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': Hammerstrike, Bisk, Chop Shop, Terrashock, Filch, Minitron, Springload, Ped, Quillfire, "that one with all the eyes", Malodor and the Skunkticons, Nightstrike, Vertebreak, Octopunch, Groundpounder, Headlock
* ''Known at large'': Steeljaw, Thunderhoof, Underbite, Clampdown
* ''Released'': Grimlock
* ''Countless others all missing, presumed at large''

===Transformers references===
*Fixit swears by [[Solus Prime (Prime)|Solus Prime]].
===Real-world references===
*Sideswipe refers to the bear as "[[w:Yogi Bear|Yogi]]".

===Trivia===
* This episode offers at least a partial explanation for the ''Alchemor''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s seeming lack of defensive/security measures in case of prisoner escape.
* This also casts an interesting light on [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]]'s muttering of "Fixit, yes" all the way back when he was introduced in "[[Trust Exercises]]".
* Apparently, ordinary Earth bears are capable of casually falling dozens of feet without injury or discomfort, ''jumping'' dozens of feet straight up with relative ease, and swinging their paws around with enough force to seriously threaten Minicons and throw full-sized Transformers off their feet. Who knew?

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Dysfonctionnement'''" ("Dysfunction")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 17]], [[2015]]

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Fixit titka'''" ("Fixit's Secret")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 29]], 2015

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Il problema di Fixit'''" ("Fixit's problem")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 16]], 2015

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Fixit no Shūri'''" (フィクシットの修理, "The Fixing of Fixit")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 1]], [[2015]]

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Kłopoty z Fixitem'''" ("The problems with Fixit")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 15]], 2015

==Home video releases==
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