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2020-01-15T15:38:44Z

Dreadwind2:

The Difference between the Decepticons and Predacons Force for 2001 Robots in Disguise continuity and Car Robots portion of Generation One Continuity.

Separate characters between the Decepticons and Predacons force from 2001 Robots in Disguise continuity and Car Robots portion of Generation One Continuity.

User talk:Dreadwind2

2020-01-12T04:49:13Z

Dreadwind2: Created page with "The Difference between the Decepticons and Predacons Force for 2001 Robots in Disguise continuity and Car Robots portion of Generation One Continuity."

The Difference between the Decepticons and Predacons Force for 2001 Robots in Disguise continuity and Car Robots portion of Generation One Continuity.

User:Dreadwind2

2020-01-12T03:31:05Z

Dreadwind2:

[[File:Maximus Emerges Ruination.jpg|frame|Long live for the Decepticons Empire]]

I am a Transformers and Brave Series
Collectors from South Korea.

User:Dreadwind2

2020-01-12T02:42:28Z

Dreadwind2:

I am a Transformers and Brave Series collectors from South Korea.
I really love to collect the rarest Transformers and Brave series of all time.

User:Dreadwind2

2020-01-12T02:41:36Z

Dreadwind2:

[[File:Koji_Gets_His_Wish_Megaoctane.jpg]]

I am a Transformers and Brave Series collectors from South Korea.
I really love to collect the rarest Transformers and Brave series of all time.

User:Dreadwind2

2020-01-12T02:39:41Z

Dreadwind2:

[[File:Koji_Gets_His_Wish_Megaoctane.jpg]]

I am a Transformers and Brave Series collectors from South Korea. I really love to collect the rarest Transformers and Brave series of all time.

User:Dreadwind2

2020-01-12T02:19:25Z

Dreadwind2: Created page with "I am a Transformers and Brave Series collectors from South Korea. I really love to collect the rarest Transformers and Brave series of all time."

I am a Transformers and Brave Series collectors from South Korea. I really love to collect the rarest Transformers and Brave series of all time.

Ruination (RID)

2020-01-12T02:13:07Z

Dreadwind2:

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{{disambig3|Ruination}}
:''Ruination is a [[Decepticon]] [[combiner]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 Robots in Disguise]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Ruination.jpg|right|upright=2.2|thumb|"Movor, [[Animation error|stop distorting space and get back in proper!]]"]]
'''Ruination''' is the [[combiner|combined]] form of the [[Commando (RID)|Commandos]], the Decepticons' military squad. While the minds and bodies of all five Commandos come together to make him, [[Armorhide (RID)|Armorhide]], [[Movor]], [[Rollbar (RID)|Rollbar]], and [[Ro-Tor (RID)|Ro-Tor]] cede all control to their leader [[Mega-Octane]] to make Ruination a more coordinated, intelligent and deadly warrior, whose only interest is in fighting.

Making things worse for his opponents is his ability to swap his limbs around to adapt to whatever combat situation he finds himself in. "Flight Mission" mode puts Ro-Tor and Movor in the arm sockets, enabling Ruination to fly. "Land Mission" mode has Armorhide and Rollbar in arm mode, giving him increased power on the ground. This deadly combination of brains and brawn makes Ruination so fierce and powerful that even [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] is wary around him.

On an unrelated note, Ruination is powered by coffee milk.<ref>''Car Robots'' Baldigus's bio card.</ref>

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==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Bob Papenbrook]] (English), [[Holly Kaneko]] (Japanese)|[[Oleg Kutsenko]] (Russian), [[Vladimir Gerasimov]] (Russian, [[Ultra_Magnus:_Forced_Fusion!|Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion!]] only), [[Alejandro Villeli]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Stefano Mondini]] (Italian)}}

The Decepticon Commandos were in the process of sabotaging [[Sherman Dam]], when they were interrupted by the [[Autobot]]s. Quickly subduing them, they were further interrupted by [[Team Bullet Train]], who, being faced with the superior firepower of the Decepticons, combined to form [[Rail Racer (RID)|Rail Racer]]. Anticipating this turn of events, [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]] ordered his unit to merge into Ruination.

The shock of their ability to combine, combined with Ruination's firepower and strength, had Rail Racer on the defense until the [[Autobot Brothers]] distracted Ruination with laser fire and less than snappy one-liners. Rail Racer used this opportunity to defeat Ruination, forcing the Decepticons into a tactical retreat. {{storylink|Commandos}}

Ruination attempted to fight the [[Spy Changer]]s on [[Montrose Island]] and was promptly tipped over. He quickly recovered and blew a chunk out of the side of the volcano, causing lava to flood out. He was subsequently restrained by [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] while the Spy Changers dealt with the lava. {{storylink|Volcano (episode)|Volcano}}

[[File:The Test Scourgeruination.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|There's someone I'd like you to meet. His name is Depth Perception.]]
As part of a ruse to make the Autobots believe they'd defected, the Commandos formed Ruination to fight [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]]. However the game was blown by Scourge, and Ruination was forced to retreat under fire from an outraged Optimus Prime. {{storylink|The Test (episode)|The Test}}

In an attempt to stop Optimus Prime delivering the [[O-Part]]s to Sky-Byte, Ruination and Scourge confronted the Autobot en route. Optimus kicked Ruination into the air and blew him to pieces with one shot from his blaze blaster. How the mighty have fallen. {{storylink|Sky-Byte Saves the Day}}

During an attempted energy heist, Ruination fought with Rail Racer a second time. Unfortunately the fight was used as a diversion by the [[Build Team (RID)|Build Team]] to steal back the Commandos' hard-worn energy, a fact they didn't discover until after the Autobots retreated. The Commandos goaded the Build Team into facing them in person and easily gained the upper hand, even after both teams merged into their respective combiner modes. [[Landfill (RID)|Landfill]] frantically dug a tunnel into the ground to escape but Ruination followed him in and slammed him against a wall. The impact caused the tunnel to begin filling with oil. Ruination pleaded with Landfill to refrain from firing but Landfill fired anyway. The explosion blew Ruination into his component parts which crashed blazing into the sea. {{storylink|A Test of Metal}}

[[File:Forced Fusion Omegaruination.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|And that settled the matter of children.]]
Scourge and the Commandos confronted [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]], who was newly arrived on Earth. The act of the Commandos combining merely amused Magnus and he promptly blew Ruination into bits. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus (episode)|Ultra Magnus}} Their second battle, facing Magnus and the energy-depleted Optimus on an island, went little better. After igniting the island's [[oil]] deposits, Ruination was witness to the first merging of [[Omega Prime]] and soon retreated under the Autobot's awesome firepower. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion!}}

Ultra Magnus refused Scourge's offer to join the Decepticons, leading Scourge and Ruination to fight [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]] and [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]], whom Magnus had abandoned to their own devices. The brothers were no match for the Decepticons, even when [[X-Brawn]] joined in. The arrival of Optimus Prime, however, turned the tide of the fight when he swiftly defeated Ruination. {{storylink|Power to Burn!}}

When [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]] was finally found in a cavern beneath [[Metro City]], the Commandos combined into Ruination to wrest control of the location from the Autobots, but was soon repelled by the power of Maximus's defenses. {{storylink|Fortress Maximus (episode)|Fortress Maximus}} Scourge made another attempt to access Maximus, while Ruination kept Rail Racer busy. The two combiners had a prolonged battle in the middle of the city until Scourge called a retreat. {{storylink|Koji Gets His Wish}}

[[File:Maximus Emerges Ruination.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Doggy mode!]]
After the loss of Megatron and the obtaining of [[Cerebros (RID)|Cerebros]], the Decepticons located the place where the Autobots had concealed Maximus. An attack was launched, with Scourge and Ruination facing the majority of the Autobot forces. Despite being outnumbered, the battle went reasonably well, especially after the arrival of a resurrected Megatron in a new form, now calling himself Galvatron. Once Maximus was activated, he proved impossible to control—for the Decepticons at least. After [[Koji Onishi|Koji]] stopped Maximus, the Autobots fired on Ruination and the combiner retreated with Megatron. {{storylink|Maximus Emerges}}

Ruination later held off the Autobots in the desert long enough for Scourge to take control of Fortress Maximus. The battle went well until the arrival of Team Bullet Train and the Build Team with a large number of children who commanded Maximus to stop. Defeated once more, Ruination fled with Scourge. {{storylink|The Human Element}}

[[File:Surprise Attack Ruination.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|His guns have guns on them.]]
Following the revelation of Scourge's betrayal, Galvatron reprogrammed the Commandos and, by extension, Ruination to obey his will. Ruination subsequently joined the attack on the Autobot base, which Sky-Byte had located. When their firepower drew out Optimus Prime, the Commandos separated to pursue the Autobot leader and found themselves led into a trap. They combined again to fight the Autobots. {{storylink|Surprise Attack!}} Despite the loss of the ''[[Megastar]]'', the Decepticons gained the upper hand and the Autobots were forced to retreat into their space bridge. Galvatron blew the entrance to the space bridge open, allowing Ruination and Scourge to enter the tunnel in pursuit. Their leader saw it as a chance to get rid of two birds with one stone and ruptured the tunnel wall to flood it with lava. {{storylink|Galvatron's Revenge}} Ruination and Scourge, like the Autobots, survived the lava but still retained their loyalty to Galvatron. They again faced the Autobots in battle and were overcome by superior firepower, eliminating them from the rest of the battle.

The Commandos were later taken to the [[asteroid prison colony]] by Fortress Maximus. {{storylink|The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle}}
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====''Unite Warriors''/''Legends''====
[[File:BaldigusChapter1 BaldigusFlightMission.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
The Commandos were freed from captivity and brought to the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] of [[2021]] by [[Unicron]], who also [[reformatting|reformatted]] them into new, stronger bodies. When it turned out Unicron was intending to wipe them from existence once they were no longer useful to him, they combined into the upgraded Ruination and attacked the Chaos-Bringer. {{storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part One}} Ruination let his guard down with the arrival of [[Grand Scourge]], who claimed to be Scourge, allowing Grand Scourge to strike him and force him to start disappearing again. Fortunately, the real Scourge showed up and interrupted the process by attacking Grand Scourge, allowing Ruination to send the impostor flying with a mighty barrage. Turning his attention towards Unicron again, he successfully disconnected the Chaos-Bringer's head from Cybertron, allowing other combiners to defeat him and preventing him from undoing the future the Commandos hailed from. Together with Scourge and Sky-Byte, Ruination then traveled into that future to save their leader, Devil Gigatron. {{storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part Two}}

The Commandos formed Ruination during the attack on [[Neo Brave Maximus]] where Devil Gigatron was being held, only to learn he had no intention of being saved. Gigatron instead cleansed Scourge of his evil programming, leaving a horrified Ruination holding the small [[protoform]] his commander had reverted to. {{storylink|LGEX Scourge Prologue}}

After Scourge was restored to his evil self in the [[Legends Universe]], the Commandos accompanied him home in the form of Ruination. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Scourge 2)|Scourge Chapter 2}} Scourge and the Commandos continued traveling together with Dark Ai, seeking their own destiny. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Legends Final Chapter}}

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===''Universe'' comic===
{{voiceactor|[[Clive Ramroop]] (English)}}
The Ruination who was a [[Minion of Unicron]] was one of [[Megazarak (Universe)|Megazarak]]'s soldiers, abducted from [[Viron 704.31 Epsilon]]. Before being abducted, he had rendered [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Brave Maximus]] inert by killing the [[Emissary (RID)|Emissary]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/30}}

Ruination was sent by [[Unicron]] along with [[Reptilion]], [[Sunstorm (Universe)|Sunstorm]], and [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]] to stop a team aiming to help victims who Unicron had transported from other dimensions. Ruination's group was successfully fought off by the Autobot and Maximal forces. {{storylink|Voice Actor Drama}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
[[File:RiD2001 Wal-Mart Ruination CardArt.jpg|upright=1.0|thumb|]]
From [[Greengard]] in a [[Viron]] universe, [[Violen Jiger|Bio Ranger Iga]] collected Ruination for the [[Thirteen Great Demon Generals]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/27}}
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==Toys==
===Car Robots / Robots in Disguise===
[[File:RID-toy Baldigus.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|One way, or another, I'm gonna find ya, I'm gonna getcha getcha getcha getcha.]]
*'''Baldigus''' (Multi-pack, 2000)
**''ID number:'' '''D-011'''

: Baldigus is a [[redeco]] and slight [[retool]]ing of the [[Combaticon (G1)#Generation 1|Combaticon]] molds from [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]. As the original mold set is a "[[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]" style of combiner, team leader [[Mega-Octane|Dolrailer (Mega-Octane)]] forms the super robot torso, while the four other robots—[[Armorhide (RID)|Dangar (Armorhide)]], [[Rollbar (RID)|Greejeeber (Rollbar)]], [[Ro-Tor (RID)|Hepter (Ro-Tor)]], and [[Movor|Shuttler (Movor)]]—can form any limb. There is, of course, a "default" configuration, or in this instance, two:
:*'''Flight Mission—''' ''Right arm'': Movor, ''left arm'': Ro-Tor, ''right leg'': Rollbar, ''left leg'': Armorhide
:*'''Land Mission—''' ''Right arm'': Armorhide, ''left arm'': Rollbar, ''right leg'': Ro-Tor, ''left leg'': Movor
: In the cartoon, he is usually depicted in the Flight Mission configuration.

: The main retooling to Baldigus involves him now being able to assemble two hand-held super-weapons using ''all'' of the weapons and accessories from all of the component robots. He also has a full back now owing to the ability to store his ramp on his cannon-backpack thanks to a new [[5 mm post]]-hole in the cannon-base and new 5 mm post on the ramp underside. It's spiffy. This same functionality also lets him use the ramp as a (somewhat awkward) hand-held shield.

: The five Baldigus components were available both as individual releases, or in a five-robot multi-pack. However, the multi-pack version came only with the bio card for the combined form, available nowhere else, and had none of the individual cards. This version of the team has mustardy-golden combiner [[kibble]] and a desert-deco tank component "Dangar".

: This mold set was also used to make [[Battle Gaia]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Destron/Baldigus/baldigus.htm More info on Baldigus at TFU.info]''

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[[File:RID-toy Ruination.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Flight Mission configuration on the left, Land Mission configuration on the right.]]
*'''Mega-Octane''' (Deluxe, 2001)
*'''Armorhide''' (Basic, 2001)
*'''Movor''' (Basic, 2001)
*'''Rollbar''' (Basic, 2001)
*'''Ro-Tor''' (Basic, 2001)

: For the normal-retail [[Hasbro]] ''Robots in Disguise'' line, "Ruination" could only be assembled by buying the individual robots, all of which have deco differences from the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] versions. Most strikingly, Ruination has stone-gray combiner kibble, and tank component "Armorhide" is now mainly light-blue. There are several other smaller deco and molding differences between the two releases, but we cover those on the individual components' pages.

: Although the Korean release of Ruination used the Japanese color scheme, it was made with the tweaked molds used for the U.S. version.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Decepticon/Ruination/ruination.htm More info on Ruination at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Walmart-exclusive-Ruination.JPG|right|upright=1.67|thumb]]
*'''Ruination''' (Multi-pack, 2003)
**''Japanese release date'': '''2003-[[September 26|09-26]]'''

: A [[Walmart]] [[exclusive]] set of five robots, the Ruination molds were further redecoed into an "urban camouflage" scheme, primarily shades of gray and stony-blue. This set also features some slight retooling to a few members, most notably Movor's more rounded-off nosecone.

: This set was made available in Japan as a "[[USA Edition]]" release, available only to retailers participating in [[Toy's Dream Project]]'s "Toy Card" program.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/Ruination/ruination.htm More info on Wal-Mart Ruination at TFU.info]''
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===Universe (2003)===
[[File:TFU03-toy Ruination.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Ruination''' (Multi-pack, 2004)

: The entire Ruination team, using the urban camo molding, was redecoed ''again'' to make ''another'' Walmart exclusive set (why?), this time with a unified "desert camo" theme under the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' banner, amusingly with the combiner [[kibble]] in roughly the same color as the original Baldigus release. It came out at the same time as five ''other'' Walmart ''Transformers'' exclusives, which led to a glut. Ruination seemed a particularly slow mover in this batch.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/Ruination/ruination.htm More info on ''Universe'' Ruination at TFU.info]''
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===Unite Warriors===
[[File:TakaraTomy_UniteWarriors_Baldigus.jpg|400px|right|thumb|]]
*'''Baldigus''' ([[2017]]-[[March 31|03-31]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-EX'''
**''Accessories:'' Baldigus hands/feet, individual Combatron weapons

:The final boxed set in the line, ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' Baldigus is a redeco of the ''Unite Warriors'' [[Bruticus (G1)#Unite Warriors|Bruticus]] set, albeit with a few differences. To recreate how the original Baldigus set had extra weapons compared to Bruticus which were also able to combine, this set includes, along with the weapons that go with each mold, redecoes of the guns found with the ''Unite Warriors'' releases of [[Scattershot (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Scattershot]], [[Scrapper (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Scrapper]], [[Long Haul (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Long Haul]], [[Scavenger (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Scavenger]], and [[Mixmaster (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Mixmaster]]. Also, instead of the generic hand/foot/gun appendages, this set comes with redecoes of the hand/foot molds that originally came with the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Computron (G1)#Generations|Computron]] set. Baldigus was sold exclusively through [[TakaraTomy Mall]].
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==Notes==
[[File:RID dcons.jpg|right|upright=2.2|thumb|Swindle: Hey! We actually look like our toys right now. Anybody wanna buy our old bodies?]]
*''Robots In Disguise'' has been the only time that the original Combaticon molds have appeared onscreen using animation models that look very close to their toy bodies. (''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (franchise)|Operation Combination]]'' is close, but the toys in question are always shown in combined mode, never as individuals. Plus, well, that was never animated.) In the original Generation 1 television series, the animation models of the individual Combaticons, as well as [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], were quite different from the actual toys.
*Ruination is a rare example of a Combiner actually making use of different combination setups within animation. The default combination patterned after his mold origin Bruticus makes use of the firepower provided by his land-based vehicles, while swapping his arms and legs allows him to fly. Although Superion and Menasor demonstrated the ability to change limbs assignments among their respective teams in the ''[[Scramble City: Mobilization]]'' OVA, they did not demonstrate any specific benefits from doing so.
*His original Japanese name, "Baldigus" (バルディガス ''Barudigasu''), likely derives from "Bruticus" (ブルーティカス ''Burūtikasu''). The two names have similar pronunciation in Japanese. For years, the correct [[Romanization]] of said name was up in the air, with "Baldigus" and "Valdigus" being the most popular fan spellings, until his ''Unite Warriors'' release provided an official Romanized spelling. Though, a Japanese model sheet did feature his name spelled, rather unfortunately, as "BARDIGAS".<ref>[http://photobucket.com/gallery/user/UndertakerPrime/media/cGF0aDpNb2JpbGUgVXBsb2Fkcy9pbWFnZV96cHNjMzk3bzB1Ny5qcGVn/?ref= ''Car Robots'' "BARDIGAS" model sheet]</ref>
*He has the most awesome name of any combiner, ever. Well, technically, he's tied with the ''other'' [[Ruination (FOC)|combiner named Ruination]] on that front, but he had the name first. How he ranks compared to [[Slayride]], [[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]], and [[Shreddicus Maximus]] in terms of best name ever is debatable, but he's up there.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Baldigus''' (バルディガス ''Barudigasu''), '''Ruination''' (ルイネーション ''Ruinēshon'')
*''Korean:'' '''Baldigus''' (벌디가스 ''Beoldigaseu'')
*''Russian:'' '''Decepticon''' (Десептикон ''Deseptikon'')

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Car Robots Predacons]]
[[Category:Combined forms]]
[[Category:Dimension hoppers]]
[[Category:Legends Decepticons]]
[[Category:Minions of Unicron]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2001) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Unite Warriors Decepticons]]
[[Category:Universe Decepticons]]
[[Category:Wal-Mart exclusives]]

Movor

2020-01-12T02:12:23Z

Dreadwind2:

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{{disambig3|Shuttler}}
:''Movor is a [[Decepticon]] [[Commando (RID)|Commando]] originally from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:MovorRID01.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|"Curse those pesky power-brats!"]]
One would think that '''Movor'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s ability to achieve orbit under his own power and rain fire from above would make him a valuable soldier. In theory, yes, but in practice, his aim leaves something to be desired. He's just as likely to hit one of his teammates as he is his intended target. Or an unoffensive rock or tree, for that matter. His combat prowess only slightly improves in an atmosphere at closer range.

While he might be quiet on the ground, letting [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]] and [[Mega-Octane]] do the talking, up in space this somewhat sarcastic, complaining whiner runs an endless commentary to himself, criticizing the tactics of both enemy and ally alike, all the while making pop culture references to keep himself amused in the void.

He prefers baths in lukewarm water and likes heavy metal music.

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==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Robert Axelrod]] (English), [[Hidenori Konda]] (Japanese)|[[Mikhail Tihonov]] (Russian), [[Víctor Delgado]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Stefano Mondini]] (Italian)}}

[[File:Commandos Movor RoTor firing.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Get them! Uh, I mean, seize them!]]

Movor was originally one of a group of [[Autobot]]s led by [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]], who travelled to [[Earth]] in a [[protoform]] state. Their ship crashed, and years later was dug up by a group of [[Predacon (RID)|Predacon]]s under [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]]'s leadership. Taken to [[McKinley Army Base]], the Predacons scanned army vehicles as Megatron infused them with his spark energy. While attempting to choose a vehicle mode for the protoform to scan, Sky-Byte tripped and set off the scanner. The beam nearly hit an eagle (which would have made him a Predacon), but instead, it hit a low flying space shuttle. Though the newly born-Decepticons were ready to fight, Megatron ordered them to retreat so they could re-power. {{storylink|The Decepticons}} The new troops' first mission was to disrupt the [[human]]s by attacking [[Sherman Dam]]. They planted [[pulsar bomb]]s on the dam, however when [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] took control of the bombs, preventing them from firing, the ground-based Commandos blasted a hole in the dam and ended up grappling with the freed [[Autobot Brothers]]. Ro-Tor and Movor attempted to provide air support, but were attacked by the newly arrived [[Team Bullet Train]]. When the trains formed [[Rail Racer (RID)|Rail Racer]], the Commandos responded by forming Ruination, however the combined power of the Autobots was too much for them and they were forced to retreat. {{storylink|Commandos}}

[[File:AttackFromSpace Movor attackmode.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|Hey, I think my tailfin perspective is screwed.]]

The Commandos unsuccessfully fought against the [[Spy Changer]]s on [[Montrose Island]] {{storylink|Volcano (episode)|Volcano}} after which the Decepticons came up with a new plan—take a space shuttle hostage and replace it with Movor. Once in orbit, Movor attempted to track numerous Autobots (including [[Tow-Line (RID)|Tow-Line]], [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]], and [[X-Brawn]]) with the intention of finding the Autobots' hidden base, but ultimately, he found himself wasting time watching them go about their everyday activities. Once he set his sights on [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]], who was in the process of chasing [[Kelly (RID)|Kelly]]'s red convertible (yet again), Movor began leading the other Decepticons to numerous erroneous locations, which were all destroyed.

The Autobots caught wise to the scheme, and lured Side Burn—and by extension, the Decepticons—to [[Pier 7B]]. The other Decepticons were led into an ambush while Movor remained high in orbit. When the shuttle attempted to help his comrades, he inadvertently shot Scourge (twice!) while trying to take out [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]], making the whole plan a bust. Once it was over, Movor was knocked out of orbit by a satellite. {{storylink|Attack from Outer Space}}

[[File:TheTest Rollbar Movor seated.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|[[Aron Kincaid|...It was a Big Rock]].]]

The next cunning plan was to try to make the Autobots think that the Decepticons were defecting. The Autobot Brothers tested them by forcing them to do various menial tasks, which they threw themselves into in an attempt to lull the Autobots into a false sense of security. Movor had misgivings, expecting Scourge's temper to be their undoing. Sure enough, Scourge ended up giving the plan away at the last minute, and Optimus Prime fought them to a retreat. {{storylink|The Test (episode)|The Test}} The Decepticons later interrupted one of Sky-Byte's plans, and obtained a disk which appeared to be a map to the [[Global Space Bridge]] system. Unfortunately when they used it, it turned out to be a map of the local ''sewer'' system, and the Decepticons found themselves on the business end of Optimus's blizzard storm. {{storylink|Wedge's Short Fuse}}

When the Decepticons located the control center to the Global Space Bridge and sabotaged it so that the Autobots would be sent to random locations, Movor joined in causing havoc in [[Metro City]]. The [[Build Team (RID)|Build Team]] soon realised what had happened, defeated the Commandos and repaired the space bridge. {{storylink|Landfill (episode)|Landfill}} Later the Decepticons attempted to intercept Optimus Prime, who they believed was taking the [[O-Part]]s to Sky-Byte, however even combining into Ruination didn't help them and the Autobot leader soon defeated them. {{storylink|Sky-Byte Saves the Day}}

[[File:TestOfMetal Movor landing.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]

After their raid on the [[East Power Station]] was foiled by the Build Team, the Commandos resolved to get their revenge on the Autobots. To this end, they started attacking construction sites in an attempt to goad the Build Team into fighting them. Eventually they succeeded in drawing the Build Team out and were able to dominate them in combat, at least until [[Landfill (RID)|Landfill]] led Ruination into an oil-filled cavern and ignited it, blasting the Commandos into the ocean. {{storylink|A Test of Metal}}

[[File:MagnusForcedFusion Rotor and Movor.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Why are our heads so small?]]

A later raid on an oil refinery went better—while the Autobot Brothers did turn up, they were prevented from stopping the Decepticons by the arrival of [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]]. Still, the Decepticons only got a portion of the fuel and, at Megatron's orders, set up a trap for the Autobot Brothers. Instead they got Ultra Magnus, whose fighting skills outclassed theirs. Even forming Ruination didn't help, and the Decepticons were forced into a retreat with the arrival of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus (episode)|Ultra Magnus}} Movor quickly went back into orbit in order to do some more spying. He was able to observe Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus fighting and, when Optimus subsequently lost, Movor was able to track Sky-Byte, who had found the hiding place Optimus had chosen to recuperate in. He returned from orbit to join the other Decepticons, as they launched an attack on the Autobot leader in order to finish the job. Despite the Commandos forming Ruination, they were no match for [[Omega Prime]], the combined form of Optimus and Ultra Magnus, and retreated hastily. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion!}}

[[File:PowerToBurn Movor RoTor airattack.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]

Some time later, the Decepticons were able to take the Autobot Brothers captive, allowing the Decepticons and Megatron to inflict some punishment on Optimus and Rail Racer, who were unable to fight back. Unfortunately Ultra Magnus rescued the three brothers, and Megatron's forces were soon in retreat once again. {{storylink|The Two Faces of Ultra Magnus}} Scourge attempted to get Ultra Magnus to join him in destroying Optimus, but Magnus turned him down, resulting in the Decepticons springing a trap on the Autobot. Though Side Burn and Prowl attempted to help Magnus, the renegade Autobot promptly left them to it, and they were little match for Ruination. Of course, the arrival of Optimus and return of Magnus turned things pretty firmly back in the Autobots' favour, and the Decepticons retreated once again. {{Storylink|Power to Burn!}}

Movor joined Scourge, Sky-Byte, Megatron, and the rest of the Commandos in watching archival footage of Ultra Magnus in order to get a better understanding of their newly arrived enemy. {{storylink|Mystery of the Ultra Magnus}}

More information was gleaned from the captured [[Kenneth Onishi|Doctor Onishi]]'s mind—there were strange ruins beneath Metro City which emanated powerful energy. The Decepticons set out to find the ruins and promptly ran into the Spy Changers. While [[Armorhide (RID)|Armorhide]] and [[Rollbar (RID)|Rollbar]] were left to take care of them, the rest of the Decepticons went on and ran into [[Railspike (RID)|Railspike]] and [[Rapid Run (RID)|Rapid Run]] in a subway tunnel. Movor and Ro-Tor stayed to keep them pinned down while Scourge and [[Mega-Octane]] continued on, however Ultra Magnus turned up and accidentally flooded the tunnel. Movor and Ro-Tor found themselves being washed away along with Team Bullet Train, eventually being flushed into the cavern containing the ruins where they were reunited with the other Decepticons. They combined into Ruination to fight the Autobots while Scourge headed for the ruins, unleashing [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|Fortress Maximus (episode)|Fortress Maximus}} Chased off by Maximus's defense systems, the Commandos formed Ruination to keep Rail Racer busy while Scourge attempted to access Maximus again. {{storylink|Koji Gets His Wish}}

[[File:FriendlyContest Movor stockattack.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]

With the hunt for the O-Parts on, the Decepticons confronted the Autobot Brothers and Build Team, who had found an O-Part, and demanded they hand it over. The Autobots promptly disappeared through the Global Space Bridge, starting a game of cat and mouse. The Decepticons eventually cornered them in [[Egypt]], however Sky-Byte's bungling made recovering the O-Parts impossible. {{storylink|A Friendly Contest}} Spying from space, Movor spotted the Autobots in the [[Sahara|Sahara Desert]], and Megatron and the Decepticons arrived in time to attack Side Burn. Venturing into the subterranean ruins, they found the Autobots had located the [[Orb of Sigma]], and the Decepticons fought them while Megatron went for the Orb. Ultimately they were unsuccessful and, with the loss of Megatron, the Decepticons retreated back to the ''[[Megastar]]''. {{Storylink|Peril from the Past}}

Without Megatron's leadership, the Decepticons had a lot more freedom to do what they wanted. They tracked the Autobots to an old temple, where they were able to snatch [[Cerebros (RID)|Cerebros]], the key to controlling Fortress Maximus, away with the help of the Predacons. Maximus himself was soon located and, despite the Autobots attempting to defend the giant, Scourge was able to use Cerebros to activate him. The Commandos combined into Ruination during the following battle, however Scourge's lack of ability to control Maximus and the return of Megatron as Galvatron resulted in the Decepticons retreating. {{storylink|Maximus Emerges}}

[[File:SurpriseAttack Movor firing.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|So how many pictures of me shooting at things off-screen can we fit on this page?]]

A second attempt in the desert to control Maximus, with Ruination providing backup, didn't go any better {{storylink|The Human Element}} and during a third attempt, Scourge's treachery was revealed to Galvatron. {{storylink|Mistaken Identity}} This resulted in Galvatron forcibly reprogramming all of the Decepticons to obey his will, and putting them under the command of Sky-Byte for an assault on Autobot headquarters. Pursuing the fleeing Optimus Prime, the Decepticons and Predacons were led into a trap, though the arrival of the ''Megastar'' and Fortress Maximus rendered them superfluous anyway. They watched as Maximus defeated the ''Megastar'', and Galvatron fell to the ground. {{storylink|Surprise Attack!}} Galvatron was not out, however, and the Decepticons defended him while he drained energy from Fortress Maximus. He sent Ruination and Scourge into the Global Space Bridge after the retreating Autobots, before himself flooding the tunnel with lava by rupturing the tunnel wall. {{storylink|Galvatron's Revenge}} They survived the lava, only to be swiftly defeated by the Autobot forces. After Galvatron's defeat, they were shipped off to the [[asteroid prison colony]] with Galvatron and the Predacons. {{Storylink|The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle}}
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====''Unite Warriors''/''Legends''====
Following their capture, Movor and the other Commandos were brought to a future [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and sentenced to be reverted into [[protoform]]s to cleanse them of their evil programming and, to their horror, identities. They were brought to safety by the [[Unicron]] of [[2021]], who transported them into the past and granted them new bodies in exchange for helping him attach his disembodied head to the planet's surface. During the battle with the local [[Autobot]] forces, Movor gleefully blasted the enemy forces from above with his Pulse Laser, then covered the landbound Commandos as they connected Unicron to the planet. However, the Commandos learned that the dark god had no intention of letting them go free, but rather planned to change this past and undo the future they hailed from! In order to avoid being erased from existence, the team combined into Ruination and turned on Unicron. {{storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part One}} After Unicron was defeated thanks to the efforts of Ruination and other combiners, the Commandos returned to the future with Scourge and Sky-Byte, seeking to rescue Gigatron. {{storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part Two}}

Stopping by Earth, the group occupied a bathhouse to discuss their strategy while enjoying a bath. Movor, Ro-Tor and Sky-Byte were embarrassed to find [[Kelly (RID)|Kelly]] peeking at them. {{storylink|Unite Warriors Offshot#Strategy Meeting in an Earth Bath?!|Strategy Meeting in an Earth Bath?!}} They recovered the starship they'd once arrived on Earth with and used it to attack [[Neo Brave Maximus]] where Gigatron was being held. To the Commandos' shock, however, Gigatron had turned to the side of good and drained Scourge of his evil essence. {{storylink|LGEX Scourge Prologue}}

Movor and the Commandos fled to the [[Legends World]]. The militant and determined Scourge, now dedicated to the Autobot cause, pursued the Commandos. One by one, the Commandos were captured and forcibly reformatted like Scourge to serve the [[Dimensional Patrol]]. [[Dark Ai]] escaped their dragnet, prompting Scourge and the Dimensional Patrol to insist on staying in the Legends World indefinitely, to the chagrin of its inhabitants. The [[Axalon Trading Company]] helped Dark Ai restore Scourge based on a copy of his original personality in order to get rid of the occupying armed forces. When Scourge was restored, he went on to restore Movor and the others as well. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Scourge 2)|Scourge Chapter 2}}

Scourge and the Commandos continued traveling together with Dark Ai, seeking their own destiny. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Legends Final Chapter}}

===''Universe'' comic===
The Movor of [[Viron 704.31 Epsilon]] came under the command of [[Megazarak (Universe)|Megazarak]] after the death of Megatron. However, the Commandos, [[Constructicon (RID)|Constructicon]]s, and [[Megabolt]] were abducted by [[Unicron]] for the [[Universe War]]. {{Storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/30}}

As part of Ruination, Movor and the Decepticons were sent by Unicron along with [[Reptilion]], [[Sunstorm (Universe)|Sunstorm]], and [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]] to intercept some extra-dimensionals Unicron wanted for the [[Cauldron]]. Ruination's group was successfully fought off by the [[Child of Primus|Children of Primus]]. {{storylink|Voice Actor Drama}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Violen Jiger|Bio Ranger Iga]] selected a Viron Ruination from [[Greengard]] to be one of his [[Thirteen Great Demon Generals]]. Presumably Movor was part of this Ruination. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/27}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[Image:Derailment Operation Amputation.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|]]
Movor, along with his fellow Commandos Ro-Tor, Jeepers, and Dangar, volunteered to become a devastating [[Resistance]] weapon, one so terrible that it might never be used. They were rebuilt into [[K-Class|K-Bombs]], living weapons capable of obliterating cities or even planets. They were a weapon so terrifying that only [[Lio Convoy]] himself had the activation codes. Fortunately, though the [[Grand Uprising]] was a huge, world-spanning conflict, Lio Convoy managed to fight the war without ever having to use these weapons.

Hahahaha. Just kidding. When the [[Vehicon Apocalypse]] threatened Cybertron, Movor and Jeepers were packed into the ''[[Dreadrock]]'' and fired off to [[Damaxus]] and [[Protihex]], Resistance-held cities that had been overrun by [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]]. Dangar was shot off towards [[Carpessa]] and Ro-Tor was held in reserve. Movor had some moral qualms about being used to blow up a friendly city and was about to refuse the order when an [[Aero Drone]] attack forced him to look at Vehicon handiwork with his own eyes. He voluntarily deployed, sacrificing himself. Unfortunately for Cybertron, the attack had knocked the ''Dreadrock'' off course, and Protihex was only partially destroyed, allowing the Vehicon infestation to spread. {{storylink|Derailment}}
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==Toys==
===Robots in Disguise (2001)===
[[File:RID-toy Movor-Shuttler.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|(Takara version pictured)]]
[[File:RID-toy Movor.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|(Hasbro version pictured)]]
*'''Shuttler''' (2000) / '''Movor''' (Basic Class, 2001)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-008'''
**''Accessories'': Left & right cannons, pistol


: A [[redeco]] of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] [[Blast Off (G1)#Toys|Blast Off]] toy, ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' Movor transforms into a [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Space Shuttle|Space Shuttle]]. He has a pair of large non-firing cannons that clip onto the back of his shuttle mode or on the pegs under his wings. As the toy uses the "[[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]" style of connection, he can form any limb to any combination of similar robots, though naturally he normally forms a limb to the combined robot [[Ruination (RID)|Ruination]]; as the right arm in the more-common "Flight Mission" mode, or the left leg for "Land Mission" mode.

: He was first released as part of the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''Car Robots'' line in 2000 as "Shuttler".

: In 2001, [[Hasbro]] released the toy as part of the ''Robots in Disguise'' series, and while he did get a few deco changes, he has the least number of changes from his Japanese counterpart. The most immediately noticeable being that the Hasbro version uses Decepticon sigils instead of the old "Anti-Cybertron" badges. The Hasbro version also uses silver paint for the windshield rather than Takara's metallic purple, and has a more extensive "re-entry burn" paint-wash on his white parts.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (toyline)|Operation Combination]]'' [[Shuttle Gunner]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Decepticon/Movor/movor.htm More information on Movor at TFU.info]''

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[[File:RID-toy Baldigus-Boxed.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Baldigus''' (Multi-pack, 2000)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-011'''
**''Accessories'': Left & right cannons, pistol

: In Japan, Movor/Shuttler was also made available as part of a complete team multi-pack with his teammates [[Armorhide (RID)|Dangar]], [[Mega-Octane|Dolrailer]], [[Rollbar (RID)|Greejeeber]], and [[Ro-Tor (RID)|Hepter]]. All toys were identical to their individual Japanese releases, but the set only came with a bio card for the combined form.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Decepticon/Ruination/ruination.htm More information on Ruination/Baldigus at TFU.info]''

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*'''Ruination''' (Ultra Class multi-pack, 2003)
**''Release date'': [[September 26]], 2003
**''Accessories'': Left & right cannons, pistol

: The entire Commando team was redecoed in various shades of gray with "urban camo" patterns as part of a Wal-Mart-[[exclusive]] gift set, oddly released well after the end of the ''Robots in Disguise'' line. Movor was also slightly [[retool]]ed, blunting his nosecone significantly [[for safety reasons]].

: This set was made available in Japan as a "[[USA Edition]]" release, available only to retailers participating in [[Toy's Dream Project]]'s "Toy Card" program and features the original un-blunted nose.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/Movor/movor.htm More information on "urban camo" Movor at TFU.info]''
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===Universe (2003)===
[[File:TFU03-toy Movor.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Ruination''' (Ultra Class multi-pack, [[2004]])
**''Accessories'': Left & right cannons, pistol

: The entire Ruination team was redecoed ''again'' to make ''another'' Wal-Mart-exclusive set (why?), this time with a unified "desert camo" theme under the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' banner. It came out at the same time as five ''other'' Wal-Mart ''Transformers'' exclusives, which led to a glut. Ruination seemed a particularly slow mover in this batch.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/Movor/movor.htm More information on Universe Movor at TFU.info]''
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===Unite Warriors===
[[File:TakaraTomy_UniteWarriors_Shuttler.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Thank Primus I don't have a beer gut.]]
*'''Baldigus''' (Multi-pack, [[March 31]], [[2017]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-EX'''
**''Accessories:'' Baldigus hands/feet, individual Combatron weapons
:''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' Shuttler is a redeco of ''Unite Warriors'' [[Blast Off (G1)#Unite Warriors|Blast Off]]. He comes with both his weapon and a redeco of ''Unite Warriors'' [[Scrapper (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Scrapper]]'s gun. Compared to Blast Off, his arms have been switched around in order to have the shuttle's nosecone on the robot mode's back. As a ''Unite Warriors'' Deluxe-sized figure, he can combine with any ''Combiner Wars''-style Voyager Class figure or form one of [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber]]'s legs.

:Shuttler was slightly retooled from Blast Off to make his head less susceptible to popping off when transforming or just generally handling him.
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==Notes==
[[File:TheDecepticons predacon bird.jpg|right|thumb|225px|Somewhere, there's a universe where the beam hit the bird.]]
* According to [[Aaron Archer]] at [[BotCon 2002]], Movor's name is simply indicative of the fact he... moves. Move-or. Yes, really. Shut up.
* The episode "[[Attack from Outer Space]]", which featured Movor's bumbled attempts at orbital bombardment, was not aired on [[Fox Kids]], due to post-[[September 11]] sensitivity.
* In "[[The Decepticons]]", when it appears Movor's protoform beam is about to hit a bird, a short sequence in which Sky-Byte imagines what a Predacon bird would look like (pictured) is edited out of the ''Robots in Disguise'' version. (The reason for this edit is unclear, since it's doubtful that it was a [[An Explosive Situation|post-9/11 edit]] due to the fact it does not entail buildings getting damaged or destroyed.) The wings of the "Predacon bird" slightly resemble Megatron's own bat-wings. Considering the small number of Predacons introduced in the show, this is the first and only glimpse of another Predacon character (albeit one who doesn't actually exist).
* The ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' incarnation of Movor's K-Bomb body is a "virtual redeco" of the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Shockwave]] mold.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Shuttler''' (シャトラー ''Shatorā'')
*''Korean:'' '''Shuttler''' (셔틀러 ''Syeoteulleo'')

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Rollbar (RID)

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:''Rollbar is a [[Decepticon]] [[Commando (RID)|Commando]] originally from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 Robots in Disguise]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:RollbarRID.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|"If you look into his eyes real hard, you can see your own death!"]]
'''Rollbar''' (aka '''Jeepers''') is a member of the [[Commando (RID)|Commandos]], the team that combines into [[Ruination (RID)|Ruination]]. Though just as dedicated to fighting [[Autobot]]s as the rest of his team, he's more restrained, especially in comparison to his fellow land-based Decepticon, [[Armorhide (RID)|Armorhide]], though this is not hard. He's a practitioner of [[Crystalocution]], as well as jiu-jitsu and other forms of Earthly martial arts. Curiously, he enjoys sauna baths and rainy days.

Also, he sounds vaguely Southern.

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==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Michael Lindsay]] (English), [[Riki Kitazawa]] (Japanese)|[[Alexandr Novikov]] (Russian, till [[Ultra_Magnus:_Forced_Fusion!|Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion!]]), [[Vladimir Gerasimov]] (Russian, from [[Ultra_Magnus:_Forced_Fusion!|Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion!]]), [[Benjamín Rivera]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}

[[File:Commandos XBrawn grabs Rollbar.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Awww, someone needs a hug]]

Rollbar was originally one of a group of Autobots led by [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]], who travelled to [[Earth]] in a [[protoform]] state. Their ship crashed, and years later was dug up by a group of [[Predacon (RID)|Predacon]]s under [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]]'s leadership. Taken to [[McKinley Army Base]], the Predacons scanned army vehicles as Megatron infused them with his spark energy. For Rollbar's protoform, [[Gas Skunk]] selected a jeep, on the grounds its cannon would "make scraplets out of the Autobots". Though the newly born-Decepticons were ready to fight, Megatron ordered them to retreat so they could repower. {{storylink|The Decepticons}} The new troops' first mission was to destroy a dam, during which Scourge described Rollbar as "all-terrain terror". They planted [[pulsar bomb]]s on [[Sherman Dam]], however when [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] took control of the bombs, preventing them from firing, [[Mega-Octane]], Armorhide and Rollbar blasted a hole in the dam. This released the [[Autobot Brothers]] from their watery prison, and Rollbar was grabbed by [[X-Brawn]]. The subsequent arrival of [[Team Bullet Train]] led the Commandos to undergo their first merging into Ruination, tangling with [[Rail Racer (RID)|Rail Racer]]. The combined power of the Autobots was too much for them, however, and they retreated. {{storylink|Commandos}}

The Commandos unsuccessfully fought against the [[Spy Changer]]s on [[Montrose Island]] {{storylink|Volcano (episode)|Volcano}} after which they substituted [[Movor]] for a real space shuttle, shooting the Decepticon into orbit so he could try to find the Autobots' secret base. Eventually he sent the Commandos to [[Pier 7B]], where the Autobots sprung a trap. Mega-Octane ordered the Commandos to form Ruination, but Rollbar rightly pointed out that they were a man down. Things went downhill from there. {{storylink|Attack from Outer Space}}

[[File:TheTest Rollbar RoTor sweeping.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]

The next cunning plan was to try to make the Autobots think that the Decepticons were defecting. The Autobot Brothers tested them by forcing them to do various menial tasks, which they threw themselves into in an attempt to lull the Autobots into a false sense of security. Having to act positive all the time was getting on Rollbar's nerves by the time they came to cleaning up a canal, and he told his teammates to can the act, as the Autobots wouldn't be able to hear them anyway. Despite all their hard work, Scourge ended up giving the plan away at the last minute, and [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] fought them to a retreat. {{storylink|The Test (episode)|The Test}}

Scourge, Mega-Octane, Armorhide and Rollbar attacked a power plant, only for Sky-Byte and his three sidekicks to show up disguised as Autobots, followed by the actual Autobots. Attacks at several other power plants didn't go much better, despite Megatron lending a hand. {{storylink|The Fish Test}} The Decepticons later interrupted one of Sky-Byte's plans, and obtained a disk which appeared to be a map to the [[Global Space Bridge]] system. Unfortunately when they used it, it turned out to be a map of the local ''sewer'' system, and the Decepticons found themselves on the business end of Optimus's blizzard storm. {{storylink|Wedge's Short Fuse}}

[[File:Landfill Rollbar crouch.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|It's a little known fact that some episodes of ''Robots in Disguise'' were animated by [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]].]]

When once again, X-Brawn slipped through the Decepticons' fingers using the Global Space Bridge, the Decepticons tracked down the space bridge control center. Rollbar was a proponent of the idea to sabotage the Global Space Bridge computer and accused Armorhide of having a "half-track mind" when his fellow displayed enthusiasm for simply blowing it up. He admitted smashing a wall down is one way to get into a room, but "I myself woulda used the door". Once the space bridge was sabotaged, the Commandos caused havoc in [[Metro City]] to trick the Autobots into using it, but [[Build Team (RID)|Build Team]] soon realised what had happened, defeated the Commandos and repaired the space bridge. {{storylink|Landfill (episode)|Landfill}} Later the Decepticons attempted to intercept Optimus Prime, who they believed was taking the [[O-Part]]s to Sky-Byte, however even combining into Ruination didn't help them and the Autobot leader soon defeated them. {{storylink|Sky-Byte Saves the Day}}

After their raid on the [[East Power Station]] was foiled by the Build Team, the Commandos resolved to get their revenge on the Autobots. To this end, they started attacking construction sites in an attempt to goad the Build Team into fighting them. Eventually they drew the Build Team out and were able to dominate them in combat, at least until Landfill led Ruination into an oil-filled cavern and ignited it, blasting the Commandos into the ocean. {{storylink|A Test of Metal}}

A later raid on an oil refinery went better—while the Autobot Brothers did turn up, they were prevented from stopping the Decepticons by the arrival of [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]]. Still, the Decepticons only got a portion of the fuel and, at Megatron's orders, set up a trap for the Autobot Brothers. Instead they got Ultra Magnus, whose fighting skills outclassed theirs. Even forming Ruination didn't help, and the Decepticons were forced into a retreat with the arrival of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus (episode)|Ultra Magnus}} Back in the ''[[Megastar]]'', they watched the fight between Optimus and Ultra Magnus, as Movor spied on it from orbit. Though Optimus lost, he was taken by the other Autobots to an island to recuperate, and Megatron and his troops went there to finish the job. Despite the Commandos forming Ruination, they were no match for [[Omega Prime]], the combined form of Optimus and Ultra Magnus, and retreated hastily. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion!}}

[[File:TwoFacesUltraMagnus Rollbar vehiclemode.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|Are ya feeling lucky, punk?]]

After Rollbar captured the Autobot Brothers in a net, the three Autobots were held captive, allowing the Decepticons and Megatron to inflict some punishment on Optimus and Rail Racer, who were unable to fight back. Unfortunately Ultra Magnus rescued the three brothers, and Megatron's forces were soon in retreat once again. {{storylink|The Two Faces of Ultra Magnus}} Scourge attempted to get Ultra Magnus to join him in destroying Optimus, but Magnus turned him down, resulting in the Decepticons springing a trap on the Autobot. Though [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]] and [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]] attempted to help Magnus, the renegade Autobot promptly left them to it, and they were little match for Ruination. Of course, the arrival of Optimus and return of Magnus turned things pretty firmly back in the Autobots' favour, and the Decepticons retreated once again. {{Storylink|Power to Burn!}}

Rollbar joined Scourge, Sky-Byte, Megatron, and the rest of the Commandos in watching archival footage of Ultra Magnus in order to get a better understanding of their newly arrived enemy. {{storylink|Mystery of the Ultra Magnus}}

[[File:Fortress Maximus Rollbarskybyte.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|I didn't think it was possible, but Armorhide just got even uglier.]]

More information was gleaned from the captured Doctor Onishi's mind—there were strange ruins beneath Metro City which emanated powerful energy. The Decepticons set out to find the ruins and promptly ran into the Spy Changers. Armorhide and Rollbar were left to do battle and easily dispatched the six Autobots, before rejoining the other Decepticons in a tunnel dug by the Build Team. As they neared the source of the power, Rollbar started hallucinating Armorhide was Sky-Byte and accused him of being send by Megatron to spy on them. Scourge settled the matter by swatting Rollbar in the head, freeing him from the illusion. Finally they reached the ruins, and combined into Ruination to fight the Autobots. {{storylink|Fortress Maximus (episode)|Fortress Maximus}} Chased off by Fortress Maximus's defense systems, the Commandos formed Ruination to keep Rail Racer busy while Scourge made a second attempt to access Maximus. {{storylink|Koji Gets His Wish}}

With the hunt for the O-Parts on, the Decepticons confronted the Autobot Brothers and Build Team, who had found an O-Part, and demanded they hand it over. The Autobots promptly disappeared through the Global Space Bridge, starting a game of cat and mouse. The Decepticons eventually cornered them in [[Egypt]], however Sky-Byte's bungling made recovering the O-Parts impossible. {{storylink|A Friendly Contest}} Spying from space, Movor spotted the Autobots in the [[Sahara|Sahara Desert]], and Megatron and the Decepticons arrived in time to attack Side Burn. Venturing into the subterranean ruins, they found the Autobots had located the [[Orb of Sigma]], and the Decepticons fought them while Megatron went for the Orb. Ultimately they were unsuccessful and, with the loss of Megatron, the Decepticons retreated back to the ''Megastar''. {{Storylink|Peril from the Past}}

[[File:MaximusEmerges Rollbar Armorhide stocktransform.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|Please ignore the floating tree.]]

Without Megatron's leadership, the Decepticons had a lot more freedom to do what they wanted. They tracked the Autobots to an old temple, where they were able to snatch [[Cerebros (RID)|Cerebros]], the key to controlling Fortress Maximus, away with the help of the Predacons. Rollbar and [[Ro-Tor (RID)|Ro-Tor]] were able to locate Maximus himself in Metro City and, despite the Autobots attempting to defend the giant, Scourge was able to use Cerebros to activate him. The Commandos combined into Ruination during the following battle, however Scourge's lack of ability to control Maximus and the return of Megatron as Galvatron resulted in the Decepticons retreating. {{storylink|Maximus Emerges}}

[[File:SurpriseAttack Rollbar laseroptic.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]

A second attempt in the desert to control Maximus, with Ruination providing backup, didn't go any better {{storylink|The Human Element}} and during a third attempt, Scourge's treachery was revealed to Galvatron. {{storylink|Mistaken Identity}} This resulted in Galvatron forcibly reprogramming all of the Decepticons to obey his will, and putting them under the command of Sky-Byte for an assault on Autobot headquarters. Pursuing the fleeing Optimus Prime, the Decepticons and Predacons were led into a trap, though the arrival of the ''Megastar'' and Fortress Maximus rendered them superfluous anyway. They watched as Maximus defeated the ''Megastar'', and Galvatron fell to the ground. {{storylink|Surprise Attack!}} Galvatron was not out, however, and the Decepticons defended him while he drained energy from Fortress Maximus. He sent Ruination and Scourge into the Global Space Bridge after the retreating Autobots, before himself flooding the tunnel with lava by rupturing the tunnel wall. {{storylink|Galvatron's Revenge}} They survived the lava, only to be swiftly defeated by the Autobot forces. After Galvatron's defeat, they were shipped off to the [[asteroid prison colony]] with Galvatron and the Predacons. {{Storylink|The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle}}

====Ultra Magnus...to the Rescue?====
Rollbar along with Armorhide was assigned to help Scourge steal an experimental nuclear generator from a facility in [[Arizona]]. As they stormed the base, he accidentally stood on [[Slapper (RID)|Slapper]]'s tongue. After Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus turned up, his warning to Armorhide came too late, as Magnus peppered his comrade with laser fire. Rollbar himself was then delivered an "ultra kick" to the head which put him out of action for the rest of the confrontation, until Scourge ordered his men to pursue the Predacons. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus...to the Rescue?}}

====''Unite Warriors''/''Legends''====
Following their capture, Rollbar and the other Commandos were brought to a future [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and sentenced to be reverted into [[protoform]]s to cleanse them of their evil programming... and identities. They were brought to safety by the [[Unicron]] of [[2021]], who transported them into the past and granted them new bodies in exchange for helping him combine with the planet. During the battle with the local [[Autobot]] forces, Rollbar's finely tuned martial artist senses allowed him to sense the invisible [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] sneaking up on him and dispatch the Autobot with a crystalocution kick. Upon connecting Unicron's head to the planet, the Commandos learned that the dark god had no intention of letting them go free, but rather planned to undo the future they hailed from! In order to avoid being erased from existence, the team combined into Ruination and turned on Unicron. {{storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part One}} After Unicron was defeated thanks to the efforts of Ruination and other combiners, the Commandos returned to the future with Scourge and Sky-Byte, seeking to free their leader as well. {{storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part Two}}

The Commandos occupied an Earth bathhouse to discuss strategy, and Rollbar took this opportunity to have a bath and a sip of oil. {{storylink|Unite Warriors Offshot#Strategy Meeting in an Earth Bath?!|Strategy Meeting in an Earth Bath?!}} After recovering the ship they once arrived on Earth with, the group attacked [[Neo Brave Maximus]] where Devil Gigatron was being held. They managed to infiltrate the ship, only to learn that their leader had abandoned his evil ways and joined the [[Dimensional Patrol]]. {{storylink|LGEX Scourge Prologue}} With Scourge forcibly reverted into a heroic [[protoform]] by Gigatron, the Commandos fled to the [[Legends Universe]] where their former commander hunted them down. Rollbar was the first to fall: converted back into a protoform and cleansed of his evil, he immediately turned on his fellow Commandos and converted everyone but Mega-Octane. Fortunately for them, [[Dark Ai]] was managed to undo the conversion using backup personality data, and the Commandos returned home with Scourge. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Scourge 2)|Scourge Chapter 2}}

Scourge and the Commandos continued traveling together with Dark Ai, seeking their own destiny. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Legends Final Chapter}}

===''Universe'' comic continuity===
The Rollbar of [[Viron 704.31 Epsilon]] came under the command of [[Megazarak (Universe)|Megazarak]] after the death of Megatron. However, the Commandos, [[Constructicon (RID)|Constructicon]]s, and [[Megabolt]] were abducted by [[Unicron]] for the [[Universe War]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/30}}

As part of Ruination, Rollbar and the Decepticons were sent by [[Unicron]] along with [[Reptilion]], [[Sunstorm (Universe)|Sunstorm]], and [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]] to intercept some extra-dimensionals Unicron wanted for the [[Cauldron]]. Ruination's group was successfully fought off by the [[Child of Primus|Children of Primus]]. {{storylink|Voice Actor Drama}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Violen Jiger|Bio Ranger Iga]] selected a Viron Ruination from [[Greengard]] to be one of his [[Thirteen Great Demon Generals]]. Presumably Rollbar was part of this Ruination. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/27}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
'''Jeepers''' was a member of the Commandos. Working with the Resistance, he volunteered to be converted into a [[K-Class]] bomb, an alternate mode which tapped into the power of his spark to create almost unfathomable explosive force. Jeepers, Movor, and their comrades were to be a weapon of last resort in the Uprising, should the threat of the [[Builder]]s prove unsurpassable.

That time came when the Builders unleashed the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] nano-vector, a virus which transformed protoformers into mindless slave drones able to assimilate others into their ranks. Three Resistance held cities were compromised, and the Commandos were called into action for [[Operation Amputation]]. Jeepers was deployed over [[Damaxus]], and his K-Bomb explosion destroyed the city-state and the Vehicon plague that had arisen within it. {{storylink|Derailment}}

==Toys==
===Robots in Disguise (2001)===
[[File:RID-toy Rollbar-Greejeeber.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|''(Takara Version Pictured)'']]
[[File:RID-toy Rollbar.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|''(Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]
*'''Greejeeber''' (2000) / '''Rollbar''' (Basic Class, 2001)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-006'''
**''Accessories'': Pistol, large cannon


: A [[redeco]] of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] [[Swindle (G1)#Toys|Swindle]] toy, ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' Rollbar transforms into an FMC XR311 combat support vehicle. He has a pair of non-firing weapons that form a gun turret for his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]. As the toy uses the [[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]-style of connection, he can form any limb to any combination of similar robots, though naturally, he normally forms a limb to the combined robot [[Ruination (RID)#Toys|Ruination]]; as the right leg in the more-common "Flight Mission" mode, or the left arm for "Land Mission" mode.

: He was first released as part of the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''Car Robots'' line as "Greejeeber" in 2000. This version of the mold has one minor [[retool]]ing done to it, adding a small peg to the top of the large cannon. While this has no real practical applications by itself (you could make him hold his gun upside-down, whoopeeeee), it is actually a mounting point for [[Armorhide (RID)#Toys|Dangar]]'s large double-cannon, forming the core of a super-weapon for the team's combined mode.

: In 2001, [[Hasbro]] released the toy as part of the ''Robots in Disguise'' series, with quite a list of deco changes. Greejeeber's dark metal-flake green plastic changed to a lighter forest-green (very close to [[Mega-Octane#Toys|Mega-Octane's]] green), and the dark brown chestplate plastic turned dark gray. The white star and "GV" on Greejeeber's chest was completely removed, with a greenish-tan spray replacing it. The black windshield became silver, the black seats a dark gray, and the "Anti-Cybertron" symbol on his leg was replaced with a Decepticon emblem. For reasons unknown, the large cannon also got some extra retooling, extending a meaningless detail on the left side of the barrel.

: This mold was also used to make [[Leyland#Toys|Leyland]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Decepticon/Rollbar/rollbar.htm More information on Rollbar at TFU.info]''

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[[File:RID-toy Baldigus-Boxed.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67]]
*'''Baldigus''' (Multi-pack, 2000)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-011'''
**''Accessories'': Pistol, large cannon


: In Japan, Greejeeber was also made available as part of a complete team multi-pack with his teammates [[Armorhide (RID)#Toys|Dangar]], [[Mega-Octane#Toys|Dolrailer]], [[Movor#Toys|Shuttler]], and [[Ro-Tor (RID)#Toys|Hepter]]. All toys were identical to their individual Japanese releases, but the set only came with a bio card for the combined form.

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[[File:RID-toy Rollbar-Urban.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|How can you say no to that smile?]]
*'''Ruination''' (Ultra Class multi-pack, 2003)
**''Japanese release date'': [[September 26]], 2003
**''Accessories'': Pistol, large cannon

: The entire Commando team was redecoed in various shades of gray with "urban camo" patterns, an extensive amount of [[robot mode]] paint and dirt-wash, as part of a [[Walmart]]-[[exclusive]] gift set, oddly released well after the end of the ''Robots in Disguise'' line. This version of Rollbar also has a bright white smile painted on his mug. ''Awesome''.

: This set was made available in Japan as a "[[USA Edition]]" release, available only to retailers participating in [[Toy's Dream Project]]'s "Toy Card" program.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/Rollbar/rollbar.htm More information on Walmart Rollbar on TFU.info]''

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===Universe (2003)===
[[File:TFU03-toy Rollbar.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Ruination''' (Ultra Class multi-pack, 2004)
**''Accessories'': Pistol, large cannon

: The entire Ruination team was redecoed ''again'' to make ''another'' Walmart exclusive set (why?), this time with a unified "desert camo" theme under the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]'' banner. It came out at the same time as five ''other'' Wal-Mart ''Transformers'' exclusives, which led to a glut. Ruination seemed a particularly slow mover in this batch.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/Rollbar/rollbar.htm More information on Universe Rollbar on TFU.info]''
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===Unite Warriors===
[[File:TakaraTomy_UniteWarriors_Greejeeber.jpg|thumb|right|300px|No, it's counterfeit, not stolen. I'm a Greejeeber, not a gleeper, you sprocket-head.]]
*'''Baldigus''' (Multi-pack, [[March 31]], [[2017]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-EX'''
**''Accessories:'' Baldigus hands/feet, individual Combatron weapons
:''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' Greejeeber is a redeco of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Swindle (G1)#Combiner Wars|Swindle]]. Along with his own weapon, he comes with a redeco of ''Unite Warriors'' [[Long Haul (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Long Haul]]'s gun. As a ''Unite Warriors'' Deluxe-sized figure, he can combine with any ''Combiner Wars''-style Voyager Class figure or form one of [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber]]'s legs. Greejeeber uses the retooled gun from Hound that adds two small nubs onto the rear of his smaller weapon, which allows it to be attached to his backpack as an over-shoulder blaster.
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==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Greejeeber''' (グリジバー ''Gurijibā'')
*''Korean:'' '''Greejeeber''' (글리지버 ''Geullijibeo'')

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Armorhide (RID)

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:''Armorhide is a [[Decepticon]] [[Commando (RID)|Commando]] originally from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 Robots in Disguise]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:ArmorhideRID.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|"Damn it, Lupin!"]]
'''Armorhide''' (aka '''Dangar''') is a member of the [[Commando (RID)|Commandos]], the team that combines into [[Ruination (RID)|Ruination]]. Like your typical weapon-wielding army vehicle, he favors active aggression over elaborate planning. His favorite tactic is to wait under scorching desert sands (which he finds really comfortable) then leap out in explosive fury at an unsuspecting target. His [[Cybertitanium]] caterpillar tank treads enable him to traverse even the roughest terrain with ease.

Despite his violent nature, he is often partnered with the more easy-going [[Rollbar (RID)|Rollbar]].

After battle, he looks forward to a nice sand bath.

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==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Richard Epcar]] (English), [[Takayuki Kondō]] (Japanese)|[[Mikhail Tihonov]] (Russian), [[Gabriel Chávez]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}

[[File:Commandos SideBurn grabs Armorhide.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"Why no, I've never seen David Cronenberg's ''Crash''. Why do you ask?"]]

Armorhide was originally one of a group of [[Autobot]]s led by [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]], who traveled to [[Earth]] in a [[protoform]] state. Their ship crashed, and years later was dug up by a group of [[Predacon (RID)|Predacon]]s under [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]]'s leadership. Taken to [[McKinley Army Base]], the Predacons scanned army vehicles as Megatron infused them with his spark energy. For Armorhide, [[Slapper (RID)|Slapper]] scanned a tank, claiming it would make a great Decepticon. Though the newly born-Decepticons were ready to fight, Megatron ordered them to retreat so they could re-power. {{storylink|The Decepticons}} The new troops' first mission was to destroy a dam, giving Armorhide the chance to use his plasma mortars. They planted [[pulsar bomb]]s on [[Sherman Dam]], however when [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] took control of the bombs, preventing them from firing, [[Mega-Octane]], Armorhide and [[Rollbar (RID)|Rollbar]] blasted a hole in the dam. This released the [[Autobot Brothers]] from their watery prison, and Armorhide ended up tussling with [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]]. The subsequent arrival of [[Team Bullet Train]] and their combination into [[Rail Racer (RID)|Rail Racer]] led the Commandos to undergo their first merging into Ruination, but the combined power of the Autobots was too much for them and they beat a hasty retreat. {{storylink|Commandos}}

The Commandos unsuccessfully fought against the [[Spy Changer]]s on [[Montrose Island]] {{storylink|Volcano (episode)|Volcano}} after which they substituted [[Movor]] for a real space shuttle, shooting the Decepticon into orbit so he could try to find the Autobots' secret base. The most Armorhide found during the search was a comb and an old cola bottle. The Commandos were eventually lured to [[Pier 7B]], where the Autobots sprung a trap. Armorhide suggested forming Ruination, missing the fact that Movor was still in space, and things subsequently didn't go too well. {{storylink|Attack from Outer Space}}

[[File:TheTest Armorhide RoTor seated.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|"Worst thing of the Gulf war?, those camel spiders, freaking things crawled between my tracks, Gross!"]]

The next cunning plan was to try to make the Autobots think that the Decepticons were defecting. The Autobot Brothers tested them by forcing them to do various menial tasks, which they threw themselves into in an attempt to lull the Autobots into a false sense of security. Armorhide went along with it, complaining whenever he felt he could get away with it, but at the last minute, Scourge snapped, giving the game away and resulting in [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] chasing the Decepticons off. {{storylink|The Test (episode)|The Test}}

Scourge, Mega-Octane, Armorhide and Rollbar attacked a power plant, only for Sky-Byte and his three sidekicks to show up disguised as Autobots. Armorhide used his armor blast on Sky-Byte, setting the Predacon alight, but the Decepticons didn't have as much luck against the real Autobots. Attacks at several other power plants didn't go much better, despite Megatron lending a hand. {{storylink|The Fish Test}} The Decepticons later interrupted one of Sky-Byte's plans, and obtained a disk which appeared to be a map to the [[Global Space Bridge]] system. Unfortunately when they used it, it turned out to be a map of the local ''sewer'' system, and the Decepticons found themselves on the business end of Optimus's blizzard storm. {{storylink|Wedge's Short Fuse}}

[[File:Landfill Armorhide firing.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]

When once again, [[X-Brawn]] slipped through the Decepticons' fingers using the Global Space Bridge, Armorhide complained that they really needed to find a way to blow it up. They eventually did find the control center for the space bridge, and Armorhide was ready to go in and trash the place, but Scourge decided to go with Rollbar's plan to sabotage the controls instead. Soon Armorhide and the other Commandos were causing havoc across [[Metro City]] in an attempt to lure the Autobots into using the space bridge. The [[Build Team (RID)|Build Team]] soon realised what had happened, defeated the Commandos and repaired the space bridge. {{storylink|Landfill (episode)|Landfill}} Later the Decepticons attempted to intercept Optimus Prime, who they believed was taking the [[O-Part]]s to Sky-Byte, however even combining into Ruination didn't help them and the Autobot leader once again defeated them. {{storylink|Sky-Byte Saves the Day}}

[[File:Test of Metal Armourhidestomp.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|Stompy stompy!]]

After their raid on the [[East Power Station]] was foiled by the Build Team, the Commandos resolved to get their revenge on the Autobots. To this end, they started attacking construction sites in an attempt to goad the Build Team into fighting them. Armorhide appeared to take particular relish in stomping on construction machinery. Eventually they drew the Build Team out and were able to dominate them in combat, at least until [[Landfill (RID)|Landfill]] led Ruination into an oil-filled cavern and ignited it, blasting the Commandos into the ocean. {{storylink|A Test of Metal}}

A later raid on an oil refinery went better—while the Autobot Brothers did turn up, they were prevented from stopping the Decepticons by the arrival of [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]]. Still, the Decepticons only got a portion of the fuel and, at Megatron's orders, set up a trap for the Autobot Brothers. Instead they got Ultra Magnus, whose fighting skills outclassed theirs. Even forming Ruination didn't help, and the Decepticons were forced into a retreat with the arrival of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus (episode)|Ultra Magnus}} Back in the ''[[Megastar]]'', they watched the fight between Optimus and Ultra Magnus, as Movor spied on it from orbit. When Megatron demand to know why the Decepticons hadn't been able to defeat Prime, Scourge claimed that a recurring problem was Armorhide's periodic inability to fly. Though Optimus lost, he was taken by the other Autobots to an island to recuperate, and Megatron and his troops went there to finish the job. Despite the Commandos forming Ruination, they were no match for [[Omega Prime]], the combined form of Optimus and Ultra Magnus, and retreated hastily. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion!}}

[[File:Power to Burn Magnusrollbararmorhide.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]

Some time later, the Decepticons were able to take the Autobot Brothers captive, allowing the Decepticons and Megatron to inflict some punishment on Optimus and Rail Racer, who were unable to fight back. Unfortunately Ultra Magnus rescued the three brothers, and Megatron's forces were soon in retreat once again. {{storylink|The Two Faces of Ultra Magnus}} Scourge attempted to get Ultra Magnus to join him in destroying Optimus, but Magnus turned him down, resulting in the Decepticons springing a trap on the Autobot. Though Side Burn and [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]] attempted to help Magnus, the renegade Autobot promptly left them to it, and they were little match for Ruination. Of course, the arrival of Optimus and return of Magnus turned things pretty firmly back in the Autobots' favour, and the Decepticons retreated once again. {{Storylink|Power to Burn!}}

Armorhide joined Scourge, Sky-Byte, Megatron, and the rest of the Commandos in watching archival footage of Ultra Magnus in order to get a better understanding of their newly arrived enemy. {{storylink|Mystery of the Ultra Magnus}}

More information was gleaned from the captured [[Kenneth Onishi|Doctor Onishi]]'s mind—there were strange ruins beneath Metro City which emanated powerful energy. The Decepticons set out to find the ruins and promptly ran into the Spy Changers. Armorhide and Rollbar were left to do battle and easily dispatched the six Autobots, before rejoining the other Decepticons in a tunnel dug by the Build Team. As they neared the source of the power, Rollbar started hallucinating that Armorhide was Sky-Byte, which seemed to irritate Armorhide no end. Finally they reached the ruins, and combined into Ruination to fight the Autobots. {{storylink|Fortress Maximus (episode)|Fortress Maximus}} Chased off by [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]]'s defense systems, the Commandos formed Ruination to keep Rail Racer busy while Scourge attempted to access Maximus again. {{storylink|Koji Gets His Wish}}

[[File:FriendlyContest Armorhide stockattack.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]

With the hunt for the O-Parts on, the Decepticons confronted the Autobot Brothers and Build Team, who had found an O-Part, and demanded they hand it over. The Autobots promptly disappeared through the Global Space Bridge, starting a game of cat and mouse. The Decepticons eventually cornered them in [[Egypt]], however Sky-Byte's bungling made recovering the O-Parts impossible. {{storylink|A Friendly Contest}} Spying from space, Movor spotted the Autobots in the [[Sahara|Sahara Desert]], and Megatron and the Decepticons arrived in time to attack Side Burn. Venturing into the subterranean ruins, they found the Autobots had located the [[Orb of Sigma]], and the Decepticons fought them while Megatron went for the Orb. Ultimately they were unsuccessful and, with the loss of Megatron, the Decepticons retreated back to the ''Megastar''. {{Storylink|Peril from the Past}}

Without Megatron's leadership, the Decepticons had a lot more freedom to do what they wanted. They tracked the Autobots to an old temple, where they were able to snatch [[Cerebros (RID)|Cerebros]], the key to controlling Fortress Maximus, away with the help of the Predacons. Maximus himself was soon located and, despite the Autobots attempting to defend the giant, Scourge was able to use Cerebros to activate him. The Commandos combined into Ruination during the following battle, however Scourge's lack of ability to control Maximus and the return of Megatron as Galvatron resulted in the Decepticons retreating. {{storylink|Maximus Emerges}}

[[File:HumanElement Armorhide Rollbar driving.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]

A second attempt in the desert to control Maximus, with Ruination providing backup, didn't go any better {{storylink|The Human Element}} and during a third attempt, Scourge's treachery was revealed to Galvatron. {{storylink|Mistaken Identity}} This resulted in Galvatron forcibly reprogramming all of the Decepticons to obey his will, and putting them under the command of Sky-Byte for an assault on Autobot headquarters. Pursuing the fleeing Optimus Prime, the Decepticons and Predacons were led into a trap, though the arrival of the ''Megastar'' and Fortress Maximus rendered them superfluous anyway. They watched as Maximus defeated the ''Megastar'', and Galvatron fell to the ground. {{storylink|Surprise Attack!}} Galvatron was not out, however, and the Decepticons defended him while he drained energy from Fortress Maximus. He sent Ruination and Scourge into the Global Space Bridge after the retreating Autobots, before himself flooding the tunnel with lava by rupturing the tunnel wall. {{storylink|Galvatron's Revenge}} They survived the lava, only to be swiftly defeated by the Autobot forces. After Galvatron's defeat, they were shipped off to the [[asteroid prison colony]] with Galvatron and the Predacons. {{Storylink|The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle}}
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====Ultra Magnus...to the Rescue?====
Assigned to help Scourge attack an energy research facility in [[Arizona]], Armorhide sat around in tank mode until the arrival of Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus. Then he was shot repeatedly by Magnus, and that was pretty much his contribution to the operation until Scourge ordered the Decepticons pursue the Predacons, who'd snatched the nuclear generator they were after. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus...to the Rescue?}}

====''Unite Warriors''/''Legends''====
Back in their own time after being captured by Fire Convoy's [[Dimensional Patrol]], Armorhide and the Commandos were placed on trial for their actions. Found guilty, they were sentenced to forcible reformatting in order to return them to their original Autobot selves.

[[Unicron]] appeared before their sentence was carried out, offering to save the Commandos and give them new bodies, in exchange for their service. Mega-Octane agreed on behalf of his troops, and Unicron transported his new servants to the year 2021. The Commandos occupied the Autobot and Decepticon forces while Unicron's loyalists assembled an enormous joint cube to let his head connect with [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], making it into a new body for him.

Their mission accomplished, the Commandos asked for permission to depart. Unicron granted it, suggesting they proceed...on their way to oblivion. By taking over Cybertron in the present, Unicron would ensure that the Commandos were never born in the future! The Commandos turned on Unicron before they were erased completely from history, forming Ruination. {{storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part One}} After Unicron was defeated thanks to the efforts of Ruination and other combiners, the Commandos rejoined Scourge and Sky-Byte on their quest to rescue their leader Devil Gigatron. {{storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part Two}}

The Commandos stopped by Earth and occupied a bathhouse while discussing their next move, giving Armorhide a chance to enjoy a nice steamy bath. {{storylink|Unite Warriors Offshot#Strategy Meeting in an Earth Bath?!|Strategy Meeting in an Earth Bath?!}} After recovering the ship they once arrived on Earth with, Scourge led them in an attack [[Neo Brave Maximus]] where Devil Gigatron was being held. While they managed to infiltrate the ship, the Commandos were shocked to learn that their leader had joined the Dimensional Patrol in the meantime. {{storylink|LGEX Scourge Prologue}} With Scourge forcibly reverted into a heroic [[protoform]] as well, the Commandos fled to the [[Legends World]] where their former commander began to hunt them down. Armorhide was converted into a protoform while attempting to help a turned Rollbar, but was restored after Scourge turned on the Patrol. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Scourge 2)|Scourge Chapter 2}}

Scourge and the Commandos continued traveling together with Dark Ai, seeking their own destiny. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Legends Final Chapter}}

===''Universe'' comic===
The Armorhide of [[Viron 704.31 Epsilon]] came under the command of [[Megazarak (Universe)|Megazarak]] after the death of Megatron. However, the Commandos, [[Constructicon (RID)|Constructicon]]s, and [[Megabolt]] were abducted by [[Unicron]] for the [[Universe War]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/30}}

As part of Ruination, Armorhide and the Decepticons were sent by Unicron along with [[Reptilion]], [[Sunstorm (Universe)|Sunstorm]], and [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]] to intercept some extra-dimensionals Unicron wanted for the [[Cauldron]]. Ruination's group was successfully fought off by the [[Child of Primus|Children of Primus]]. {{storylink|Voice Actor Drama}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Violen Jiger|Bio Ranger Iga]] selected a Viron Ruination from [[Greengard]] to be one of his [[Thirteen Great Demon Generals]]. Presumably Armorhide was part of this Ruination. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/27}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Dangar was part of a special unit of commandos in the [[Resistance]] called upon by [[Lio Convoy]] to do the unthinkable. As weapons of last resort, each was fitted with an alt-mode adaptation and a core bomb connected to their sparks. When they now transformed, these [[K-Class]] Maximals became living bombs, weapons of mass destruction. Even Lio Convoy never expected the [[Grand Uprising]] to grow so dire to require their use, but the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]] changed all that. These sparkless, unstoppable drones infected their victims with nanites, changing the fallen into more Vehicons. The cities of [[Carpessa]], [[Damaxus]], and [[Protihex]] fell to the Vehicons before the Resistance even knew they existed. In [[Operation: Amputation]], Lio Convoy deployed the K-Class Commandos to wipe out the cities before the Vehicon plague spread. Dangar struck Carpessa successfully, but [[Movor]]'s delay over Protihex led to an incomplete burn, and the Vehicons spread beyond its borders anyway. {{storylink|Derailment}}

==Toys==
===Robots in Disguise (2001)===
[[File:RID-toy Armorhide-Dangar.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|''Car Robots'' Dangar]]
[[File:RID-toy Armorhide.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|''Robots in Disguise'' Armorhide]]
*'''Dangar''' (2000) / '''Armorhide''' (Basic Class, 2001)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-007'''
**''Accessories'': Pistol, large cannon


: A [[redeco]] of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] [[Brawl (G1)#Toys|Brawl]] toy, ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' Armorhide transforms into a Leopard 1A3 MBT. He has a large non-firing double-barreled blaster that attaches to the back of his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]. As the toy uses the "[[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]" style of connection, he can form any limb to any combination of similar robots, though naturally he normally forms a limb to the combined robot [[Ruination (RID)#Toys|Ruination]]; as the left leg in the more-common "Flight Mission" mode (where his turret ends up in the back of the leg, as opposed to in the front as in other versions of this mold-set), or the right arm for "Land Mission" mode.

: He was first released as part of the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''Car Robots'' line in 2000 as "Dangar". This toy got a slight [[retool]]ing on its large double-barreled cannon, which not only lets his pistol be mounted between the barrels in tank mode, but allows the cannon to be mounted on [[Rollbar (RID)#Toys|Rollbar's]] cannon to make one of the super-robot combo weapons.

: In 2001, [[Hasbro]] released the toy as part of the ''Robots in Disguise'' series. Armorhide is the most drastically-changed of all the Commandos between the two releases. The Takara version's tan and dark brown plastics changed to light blue and dark gray. The brown-with-black camo [[paint operation]]s turned to black-with-white, and the "Anti-Cybertron" badge was replaced with a Decepticon symbol. Though it has never been officially confirmed, it is likely this change was done in order to sell the toy in German shops, where "realistic military" toys like tanks in "realistic military" decos are ''verboten''.

: This mold was also used to make the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (toyline)|Operation Combination]]'' Decepticon [[Sandstorm (OC)#Toys|Sandstorm]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2001/Decepticon/Armorhide/armorhide.htm More information on Armorhide at TFU.info]''

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[[File:RID-toy Baldigus-Boxed.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Baldigus''' (Multi-pack, 2000)
**''ID number'': '''D-011'''
**''Accessories'': Pistol, large cannon


: In Japan, "Dangar" was also made available as part of a complete team multi-pack with his teammates [[Mega-Octane|Dolrailer]], [[Movor|Shuttler]], [[Rollbar (RID)|Greejeeber]], and [[Ro-Tor (RID)|Hepter]]. All of the toys in the set are identical to their individual Japanese releases, but the set only came with a bio card for the combined form.

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[[File:RID-toy Armorhide-Urban.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Ruination''' (Ultra Class multi-pack, 2003)
**''Japanese release date'': [[September 26]], 2003
**''Accessories'': Pistol, large cannon

: The entire Commando team was redecoed in various shades of gray and black with "urban camo" patterns, as well as an amazing amount of [[robot mode]] paint detailing and some dirt-washes, as part of a [[Walmart]]-[[exclusive]] gift set. This was oddly released well after the end of the main ''Robots in Disguise'' line.

: This set was made available in Japan as a "[[USA Edition]]" release, available only to retailers participating in [[Toy's Dream Project]]'s "Toy Card" program.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/Armorhide/armorhide.htm More information on Walmart Armorhide at TFU.info]''

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===Universe (2003)===
[[File:TFU03-toy Armorhide.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Ruination''' (Ultra Class multi-pack, 2004)
**''Accessories'': Pistol, large cannon

: The entire Ruination team was redecoed ''again'' to make ''another'' Walmart exclusive set (why?), this time with a unified "desert camo" theme, under the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]'' banner. It came out at the same time as five ''other'' Walmart ''Transformers'' exclusives, which led to a rather severe glut. Ruination seemed a particularly slow mover in this batch.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/Armorhide/armorhide.htm More information on Universe Armorhide on TFU.info]''
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===Unite Warriors===
[[File:TakaraTomy_UniteWarriors_Dangar.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]
*'''Baldigus''' ([[March 31]], [[2017]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-EX'''
**''Accessories:'' Baldigus hands/feet, individual Combatron weapons
:''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' Dangar is a redeco of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Brawl (G1)#Combiner Wars|Brawl]]. Along with his own weapon, he comes with a redeco of ''Unite Warriors'' [[Scavenger (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Scavenger]]'s gun. As a ''Unite Warriors'' Deluxe-sized figure, Dangar can combine with any ''Combiner Wars''-style Voyager Class figure or form one of [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber]]'s legs.
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==Notes==
* Armorhide's Japanese name is meant to be a pun on "tanker" (タンカー, ''tankā''), as the symbols "da" and "ga" are just "ta" and "ka" with additional markings; this fits with the other Combatron names all being based on corruptions of their [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]s (Greejeeber = green jeep, etc.). This wordplay is difficult to retain in English while maintaining the -er ending that all the Combatrons share. Interestingly, TakaraTomy officially chose to go with an "-ar" and not an "-er" spelling for the ''Unite Warriors'' release.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Dangar''' (ダンガー ''Dangā'')
*''Korean:'' '''Danga''' (단가)

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Ro-Tor (RID)

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{{disambig3|Ro-Tor}}
:''Ro-Tor is a [[Decepticon]] [[Commando (RID)|Commando]] originally from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 Robots in Disguise]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Ro-TorRID01.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|"The samurai of sincerity!"]]
Sneering from his place in the sky, '''Ro-Tor''' literally and figuratively looks down on everyone else. Smarmy and arrogant, he enjoys sniping at the largely ground-based [[Autobot]]s with both words and plasma fire. Capable of near-silent flight and incredible maneuverability, he loves a good sneak attack. In robot mode, he can use both rotor blades as deadly cutting weapons; the rotor on his back detaches to become a massive ''shuriken'', while the attached blade on his right arm gives him an extra edge in up-close melee combat. He forms half of the Decepticon [[Commando (RID)|Commandos]]' air force, though he'd probably say he's the only ''good'' part of it... a position the ground forces are quite likely to agree with.

In his downtimes, he enjoys taking a nice, hot, open-air bath with a good view.

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==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Neil Kaplan]] (English), [[Masao Harada]] (Japanese)|[[Alexandr Novikov]] (Russian, till [[Ultra_Magnus:_Forced_Fusion!|Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion!]]), [[Vladimir Gerasimov]] (Russian, from [[Ultra_Magnus:_Forced_Fusion!|Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion!]]), [[José Luis Orozco]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}

[[File:Commandos Movor RoTor firing.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]

Ro-Tor was originally one of a group of Autobots led by [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]], who traveled to [[Earth]] in a [[protoform]] state. Their ship crashed, and years later was dug up by a group of [[Predacon (RID)|Predacon]]s under [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]]'s leadership. Taken to [[McKinley Army Base]], the Predacons scanned army vehicles as Megatron infused them with his spark energy. [[Dark Scream]] had Ro-Tor's protoform scan a helicopter, to give their forces some air support. Though the newly born-Decepticons were ready to fight, Megatron ordered them to retreat so they could re-power. {{storylink|The Decepticons}} The new troops' first mission was to destroy a dam, allowing Ro-Tor to utilise his sting blades. They planted [[pulsar bomb]]s on [[Sherman Dam]], however when [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] took control of the bombs, preventing them from firing, the ground-based Commandos blasted a hole in the dam and ended up grappling with the freed [[Autobot Brothers]]. Ro-Tor and [[Movor]] attempted to provide air support, but were attacked by the newly arrived [[Team Bullet Train]]. When the trains formed [[Rail Racer (RID)|Rail Racer]], the Commandos responded by forming [[Ruination (RID)|Ruination]], however the combined power of the Autobots was too much for them and they were forced to retreat. {{storylink|Commandos}}

The Commandos unsuccessfully fought against the [[Spy Changer]]s on [[Montrose Island]] {{storylink|Volcano (episode)|Volcano}} after which they substituted Movor for a real space shuttle, shooting the Decepticon into orbit so he could try to find the Autobots' secret base. Although Ro-Tor was pleased at the brilliance of the plan, they had little success. Eventually Movor sent the Commandos to [[Pier 7B]], where the Autobots sprung a trap. Things went downhill from there. {{storylink|Attack from Outer Space}}

[[File:TheTest Rollbar RoTor sweeping.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|Toy accurate and helpful around the house!]]
The next cunning plan was to try to make the Autobots think that the Decepticons were defecting. The Autobot Brothers tested them by forcing them to do various menial tasks, which they threw themselves into in an attempt to lull the Autobots into a false sense of security. Ro-Tor went along with the plan, announcing happily he could sweep the forest all day long, and that beautifying [[Metro City]] was hugely rewarding. His efforts were all for naught, as Scourge lost his temper at the last minute, giving the game away and resulting in [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] chasing the Decepticons off. {{storylink|The Test (episode)|The Test}} The Decepticons later interrupted one of Sky-Byte's plans, and Ro-Tor was able to snatch a disk which appeared to be a map to the [[Global Space Bridge]] system. Unfortunately when they used it, it turned out to be a map of the local ''sewer'' system, and the Decepticons found themselves on the business end of Optimus's blizzard storm. {{storylink|Wedge's Short Fuse}}

When once again, [[X-Brawn]] slipped through the Decepticons' fingers using the Global Space Bridge, Ro-Tor was able to track [[Grimlock (RID 2001)|Grimlock]], one of the [[Build Team (RID)|Build Team]], to the space bridge control center. The Decepticons broke into the center and Scourge sabotaged it to send the Autobots to random locations. Soon Ro-Tor was trashing a rail bridge somewhere Metro City, in an attempt to lure the Autobots into using the space bridge. It wasn't long before the Build Team realised what had happened, defeated the Commandos and repaired the space bridge. {{storylink|Landfill (episode)|Landfill}} Later the Decepticons attempted to intercept Optimus Prime, who they believed was taking the [[O-Part]]s to Sky-Byte, however even combining into Ruination didn't help them and the Autobot leader was barely slowed down. {{storylink|Sky-Byte Saves the Day}}

[[File:TestOfMetal Heavyload slams RoTor.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|This happens in lots of anime, but the offending chest is usually much softer.]]
After their raid on the [[East Power Station]] was foiled by the Build Team, the Commandos resolved to get their revenge on the Autobots. To this end, they started attacking construction sites in an attempt to goad the Build Team into fighting them. Eventually they drew the Build Team out and engaged them in combat. [[Heavy Load (RID)|Heavy Load]] was able to pin Ro-Tor to the ground, however [[Mega-Octane]] took [[Wedge (RID)|Wedge]] hostage, turning the battle in the Decepticons' favour. At least until Landfill led Ruination into an oil-filled cavern and ignited it, blasting the Commandos into the ocean. {{storylink|A Test of Metal}}

A later raid on an oil refinery went better—while the Autobot Brothers did turn up, they were prevented from stopping the Decepticons by the arrival of [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]]. Still, the Decepticons only got a portion of the fuel and, at Megatron's orders, set up a trap for the Autobot Brothers. Instead they got Ultra Magnus, whose fighting skills outclassed theirs. Even forming Ruination didn't help, and the Decepticons were forced into a retreat with the arrival of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus (episode)|Ultra Magnus}} Back in the ''[[Megastar]]'', they watched the fight between Optimus and Ultra Magnus, as Movor spied on it from orbit. Though Optimus lost, he was taken by the other Autobots to an island to recuperate, and Megatron and his troops went there to finish the job. Despite the Commandos forming Ruination, they were no match for [[Omega Prime]], the combined form of Optimus and Ultra Magnus, and retreated hastily. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion!}}

[[File:PowerToBurn Movor RoTor airattack.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
During a meeting between Sky-Byte and Ultra Magnus, Ro-Tor fired a net at the Autobot Brothers, and missed. Luckily [[Rollbar (RID)|Rollbar]] was able to pick up the slack and capture the three Autobots, but you can bet Ro-Tor was hearing about it for a long while afterward. With the Autobot Brothers captive, the Decepticons and Megatron were able to inflict some punishment on Optimus and Rail Racer, who were unable to fight back. Unfortunately Ultra Magnus rescued the three brothers, and Megatron's forces were soon in retreat once again. {{storylink|The Two Faces of Ultra Magnus}} Scourge attempted to get Ultra Magnus to join him in destroying Optimus, but Magnus turned him down, resulting in the Decepticons springing a trap on the Autobot. Though [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]] and [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]] attempted to help Magnus, the renegade Autobot promptly left them to it, and they were little match for Ruination. Of course, the arrival of Optimus and return of Magnus turned things pretty firmly back in the Autobots' favour, and the Decepticons retreated once again. {{Storylink|Power to Burn!}}

Ro-Tor joined Scourge, Sky-Byte, Megatron, and the rest of the Commandos in watching archival footage of Ultra Magnus in order to get a better understanding of their newly arrived enemy. {{storylink|Mystery of the Ultra Magnus}}

More information was gleaned from the captured [[Kenneth Onishi|Doctor Onishi]]'s mind—there were strange ruins beneath Metro City which emanated powerful energy. The Decepticons set out to find the ruins and promptly ran into the Spy Changers. While [[Armorhide (RID)|Armorhide]] and Rollbar were left to take care of them, the rest of the Decepticons went on and ran into [[Railspike (RID)|Railspike]] and [[Rapid Run (RID)|Rapid Run]] in a subway tunnel. Movor and Ro-Tor stayed to keep them pinned down while Scourge and Mega-Octane continued on, however Ultra Magnus turned up and accidentally flooded the tunnel. The two Decepticons found themselves being washed away along with Team Bullet Train, eventually being flushed into the cavern containing the ruins where they were reunited with the other Decepticons. They combined into Ruination to fight the Autobots while Scourge headed for the ruins, unleashing [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|Fortress Maximus (episode)|Fortress Maximus}} Chased off by Fortress Maximus's defense systems, the Commandos formed Ruination to keep Rail Racer busy while Scourge made a second attempt to access Maximus. {{storylink|Koji Gets His Wish}}

[[File:FriendlyContest RoTor and Movor.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"Movor is such a dork he... He's behind me isn't he?"]]
With the hunt for the O-Parts on, the Decepticons confronted the Autobot Brothers and Build Team, who had found an O-Part, and demanded they hand it over. The Autobots promptly disappeared through the Global Space Bridge, starting a game of cat and mouse. The Decepticons eventually cornered them in [[Egypt]], however Sky-Byte's bungling made recovering the O-Parts impossible. {{storylink|A Friendly Contest}} Spying from space, Movor spotted the Autobots in the [[Sahara|Sahara Desert]], and Megatron and the Decepticons arrived in time to attack Side Burn. Venturing into the subterranean ruins, they found the Autobots had located the [[Orb of Sigma]], and the Decepticons fought them while Megatron went for the Orb. Ultimately they were unsuccessful and, with the loss of Megatron, the Decepticons retreated back to the ''Megastar''. {{Storylink|Peril from the Past}}

Without Megatron's leadership, the Decepticons had a lot more freedom to do what they wanted. They tracked the Autobots to an old temple, where they were able to snatch [[Cerebros (RID)|Cerebros]], the key to controlling Fortress Maximus, away with the help of the Predacons. Rollbar and Ro-Tor were able to locate Maximus himself in Metro City and, despite the Autobots attempting to defend the giant, Scourge was able to use Cerebros to activate him. The Commandos combined into Ruination during the following battle, however Scourge's lack of ability to contol Maximus and the return of Megatron as Galvatron resulted in the Decepticons retreating. {{storylink|Maximus Emerges}}

[[File:SurpriseAttack RoTor attackcopter.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
A second attempt in the desert to control Maximus, with Ruination providing backup, didn't go any better {{storylink|The Human Element}} and during a third attempt, Scourge's treachery was revealed to Galvatron. {{storylink|Mistaken Identity}} This resulted in Galvatron forcibly reprogramming all of the Decepticons to obey his will, and putting them under the command of Sky-Byte for an assault on Autobot headquarters. Pursuing the fleeing Optimus Prime, the Decepticons and Predacons were led into a trap, though the arrival of the ''Megastar'' and Fortress Maximus rendered them superfluous anyway. They watched as Maximus defeated the ''Megastar'', and Galvatron fell lifeless to the ground. {{storylink|Surprise Attack!}} Galvatron was not out, however, and the Decepticons defended him while he drained energy from Fortress Maximus. He sent Ruination and Scourge into the Global Space Bridge after the retreating Autobots, before himself flooding the tunnel with lava by rupturing the tunnel wall. {{storylink|Galvatron's Revenge}} They survived the lava, only to be swiftly defeated by the Autobot forces. After Galvatron's defeat, they were shipped off to the [[asteroid prison colony]] with Galvatron and the Predacons. {{Storylink|The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle}}

====''Unite Warriors''====
Following their capture, Ro-Tor and the other Commandos were brought to a future [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and sentenced to be reverted into [[protoform]]s to cleanse them of their evil programming and, to their horror, identities. They were brought to safety by the [[Unicron]] of [[2021]], who transported them into the past and granted them new bodies in exchange for helping him attach his disembodied head to the planet's surface. During the battle with the local [[Autobot]] forces, Ro-Tor cut through enemy ranks with his "Hepter Cross", a rotor attack that flung energy blades all over the place. Upon connecting Unicron's head to the planet, the Commandos learned that the dark god had no intention of letting them go free, but rather planned to change this past and undo the future they hailed from! In order to avoid being erased from existence, the team combined into Ruination and turned on Unicron. {{storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part One}} After Unicron was defeated thanks to the efforts of Ruination and other combiners, the Commandos returned to the future with Scourge and Sky-Byte, seeking to rescue their leader Gigatron. {{storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part Two}}

Stopping by Earth, the group occupied a bathhouse to discuss their strategy while enjoying a bath. Movor, Ro-Tor and Sky-Byte were embarrassed to find [[Kelly (RID)|Kelly]] peeking at them. {{storylink|Unite Warriors Offshot#Strategy Meeting in an Earth Bath?!|Strategy Meeting in an Earth Bath?!}} They recovered the starship they'd once arrived on Earth with and used it to attack [[Neo Brave Maximus]] where Gigatron was being held. To the Commandos' shock, however, Gigatron had turned to the side of good and drained Scourge of his evil essence. {{storylink|LGEX Scourge Prologue}}

Ro-Tor and the Commandos fled to the [[Legends World]]. The militant and determined Scourge, now dedicated to the Autobot cause, pursued the Commandos. One by one, the Commandos were captured and forcibly reformatted like Scourge to serve the [[Dimensional Patrol]]. [[Dark Ai]] escaped their dragnet, prompting Scourge and the Dimensional Patrol to insist on staying in the Legends World indefinitely, to the chagrin of its inhabitants. The [[Axalon Trading Company]] helped Dark Ai restore Scourge based on a copy of his original personality in order to get rid of the occupying armed forces. When Scourge was restored, he went on to restore Ro-Tor and the others as well. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Scourge 2)|Scourge Chapter 2}}

Scourge and the Commandos continued traveling together with Dark Ai, seeking their own destiny. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Legends Final Chapter}}

===''Universe'' comic===
The Ro-Tor of [[Viron 704.31 Epsilon]] came under the command of [[Megazarak (Universe)|Megazarak]] after the death of Megatron. However, the Commandos, [[Constructicon (RID)|Constructicon]]s, and [[Megabolt]] were abducted by [[Unicron]] for the [[Universe War]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/30}}

As part of Ruination, Ro-Tor was sent by Unicron along with [[Reptilion]], [[Sunstorm (Universe)|Sunstorm]], and [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]] to intercept some extra-dimensionals Unicron wanted for the [[Cauldron]]. Ruination's group was successfully fought off by the [[Child of Primus|Children of Primus]]. {{storylink|Voice Actor Drama}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Violen Jiger|Bio Ranger Iga]] selected a Viron Ruination from [[Greengard]] to be one of his [[Thirteen Great Demon Generals]]. Presumably Ro-Tor was part of this Ruination. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/27}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===

During the [[Grand Uprising]], Ro-Tor and his team of [[Resistance]] Commandos volunteered for augmentation into [[K-Class]] living bombs. Deemed only a last resort, the Commandos were retrofitted to transform into massively destructive weapons of annihilation, with the core bombs inside them linked to their very sparks. At maximum detonation, a K-Class could effectively end the world.

The Resistance enjoyed stellar cycles of victory that made any use of the K-Class troopers seem unrealistic. That all changed with the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]s. These anti-spark drones assimilated other proto-formers on contact, spreading their nano-plague exponentially. Two Resistance city-states had already fallen before High Command learned of the third. Ro-Tor and three fellow Commandos ([[Rollbar (RID)|Jeepers]], [[Armorhide (RID)|Dangar]], and [[Movor]]) were selected to cauterize the infection, wiping the cities off the map before the plague spread. Movor missed his target, however, and the Vehicons of [[Protihex]] survived.

[[Lio Convoy]] marched the entire army of the Resistance on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], hoping to force the [[Builder Assembly]] to surrender and deactivate the Vehicons. When the Vehicons turned on their masters and began assimilating Builders as well, however, any hope of stopping the [[Vehicon Apocalypse]] seemed lost. Out of options, Lio Convoy summoned Ro-Tor and prepped him for detonation, a desperate action designed to destroy the planet before the Vehicons could spread to other worlds. At a Level 10, Ro-Tor would tear a hole through the heart of Cybertron itself.

Before he could be activated, however, [[Eject (G1)|Eject]] and [[Riker]] arrived from the Builders with intel on the Vehicons and their staging ground in the [[Grand Mal]] of [[Nova Cronum]]. In defiance of a reluctant Lio Convoy, Ro-Tor insisted they take advantage of this chance, rather than allow himself to be used to destroy his homeworld. Lio Convoy was chagrined, and agreed to make for Nova Cronum with Ro-Tor and a small team at his side.

The Resistance made for the Grand Mal, with Ro-Tor joining Lio Convoy on the mission as a last resort. Furthermore, he insisted Lio Convoy reset him to Level 2, ensuring he could not be used as a world-killer anymore. A small commando unit infiltrated the fortress and separated. As Lio Convoy slipped away with Blackarachnia to confront [[Galva Convoy]], creator of the Vehicons, Ro-Tor went with [[Razorbeast]] and [[Apexus]] to cause a distraction and lure the Vehicon hordes away from their commanders. Lio Convoy defeated Galva Convoy, at great personal cost, but the wizard behind the curtain peeked out, and [[Lord Imperious Delirious]] seized control of the Grand Mal when his puppet had fallen. Blackarachnia sent the last of the commandos to carry the prone Lio Convoy to safety while she and Ro-Tor made their way towards engineering. Ro-Tor intended to use his K-Class mode to destroy the engineering section, but his sacrifice was stopped by the [[Ex-Bot]] called [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]]. Having his own score to settle with Delirious, Rampage ripped the core bomb out of Ro-Tor and tore open his own chest, affixing the bomb to his spark. Rampage insisted on no more sacrifices, and urged Ro-Tor and Blackarachnia to the exits. Quickly. The [[Point One Percenter]] detonated the core bomb, allowing Ro-Tor to live on. {{Storylink|Derailment}}

==Toys==
===Robots in Disguise (2001)===
[[File:RID-toy RoTor-Hepter.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|''Car Robots'' Hepter]]
[[File:RID-toy RoTor.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|''Robots in Disguise'' Ro-Tor]]
*'''Hepter''' (2000) / '''Ro-Tor''' (Basic Class, 2001)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-009'''
**''Accessories'': Left & right vehicle cannons, pistol

: A [[redeco]] of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] [[Vortex (G1)#Toys|Vortex]] toy, ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' Ro-Tor transforms into a {{w|SH-2 Seasprite|Kaman Aerospace SH-2 Seasprite helicopter}}. He has a pair of large, non-firing cannons that clip onto the back end of his copter mode, plus a pistol that becomes a nose-mounted gun. As the toy uses the "[[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]" style of connection, he can form any limb to any combination of similar robots, though naturally, he normally forms a limb to the combined robot [[Ruination (RID)#Toys|Ruination]]; as the left arm in the more-common "Flight Mission" mode, or the right leg for "Land Mission" mode.

: He was first released as part of the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''Car Robots'' line in 2000 as "Hepter".

: In 2001, [[Hasbro]] released the toy as part of the ''Robots in Disguise'' series as "Ro-Tor", with a host of deco changes. The Takara Hepter's metallic blue plastic was replaced with a flatter, richer dark-blue. Ro-Tor lost Hepter's white "underbelly" paint spray, added red arrow-markings to the vehicle sides, and replaced the "Anti-Cybertron" symbol with the Decepticon emblem. Hasbro's [[stock photography]] shows red paint on the ends of the large rotor blades, but these were ultimately lacking in the final product.

: This mold was also used to make [[Target Hawk#Toys|Target Hawk]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2001/Decepticon/Ro-Tor/ro-tor.htm More information on Ro-Tor at TFU.info]''

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[[File:RID-toy Baldigus-Boxed.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Baldigus''' (Multi-pack, 2000)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-011'''
**''Accessories'': Left & right vehicle cannons, pistol


: In Japan, Ro-Tor/Hepter was also made available as part of a complete team multi-pack with his teammates [[Armorhide (RID)#Toys|Armorhide]], [[Mega-Octane#Toys|Mega-Octane]], [[Movor#Toys|Movor]], and [[Rollbar (RID)#Toys|Rollbar]]. All toys were identical to their individual Japanese releases, but the set only came with a bio card for the combined form.

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[[File:RID-toy RoTor-Urban.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Ruination''' (Ultra Class multi-pack, 2003)
**''Japanese release date'': [[September 26]], 2003
**''Accessories'': Left & right vehicle cannons, pistol

: The entire Commando team was redecoed in various shades of gray with "urban camo" patterns as part of a [[Walmart]]-[[exclusive]] gift set, with an extensive number of robot mode paint applications. This set was oddly released well after the end of the normal ''Robots in Disguise'' line.

: This set was made available in Japan as a "[[USA Edition]]" release, available only to retailers participating in [[Toy's Dream Project]]'s "Toy Card" program.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/Ro-Tor/ro-tor.htm More information on Walmart Ro-Tor at TFU.info]''

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===Universe (2003)===
[[File:TFU03-toy RoTor.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Ruination''' (Ultra Class multi-pack, 2004)
**''Accessories'': Left & right vehicle cannons, pistol

: The entire Ruination team was redecoed ''again'' to make ''another'' Walmart exclusive set, this time with a unified "desert camo" theme under the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' banner. It came out at the same time as five ''other'' Walmart ''Transformers'' exclusives, which led to a glut. Ruination seemed a particularly slow mover in this batch.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/Ro-Tor/ro-tor.htm More information on Universe Ro-Tor at TFU.info]''
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===Unite Warriors===
[[File:TakaraTomy_UniteWarriors_Hepter.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]
*'''Baldigus''' (Multi-pack, [[March 31]], [[2017]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-EX'''
**''Accessories:'' Baldigus hands/feet, individual Combatron weapons
:''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' Hepter is a redeco of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Vortex, using the 4-blades rotor retool from the ''Unite Warriors'' release. Along with his gun, he also comes with a redeco of ''Unite Warriors'' [[Mixmaster (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Mixmaster]]'s gun. As a ''Unite Warriors'' Deluxe-sized figure, he can combine with any ''Combiner Wars''-style Voyager Class figure or form one of [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber]]'s legs.

:Some units come with two left arms, so it's bit of a crapshoot if you want a perfect Hepter.
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==Notes==
*Ro-Tor has the most He-Manny/[[GoBots|GoBotty]] name in Transformersdom.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Hepter''' (ヘプター ''Heputā'')
*''Korean:'' '''Hepter''' (헵터 ''Hepteo'')

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Mega-Octane

2020-01-12T02:07:41Z

Dreadwind2: Robots in Disguise Decepticons are Decepticons not Predacons

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{{disambig2|the Decepticon from RID 2001|the Decepticon Triple Changer from Generation 1|Octane}}
:''Mega-Octane is a [[Decepticon]] [[Commando (RID)|Commando]] originally from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 Robots in Disguise]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Mega-octanerid.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] called. He wants his head back.]]
'''Mega-Octane''' (aka '''Mega-Dolrailer''') is the cool-headed commander of the [[Commando (RID)|Commandos]]. He orders his troops into battle with militaristic stoicism, as if they were his own limbs, but actually spends more of his time keeping the hot-headed [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]] in check. Scourge claims to be leader of the small Decepticon faction, but in reality it is Mega-Octane who holds the group together. But all great bots have their personal quirks—Mega-Octane is not satisfied unless he takes his bath before everyone else.<ref>No joke. This is from Mega-Octane/Dolrailer's ''Car Robots'' bio.</ref>

He merges with the other Commandos to form [[Ruination (RID)|Ruination]], who he completely controls. Having lost command of the Decepticons to Scourge, he ''revels'' in commanding the power of this mighty gestalt.<ref>Commandos [[bio]] on the R2 DVDs</ref>

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Bob Papenbrook]] (English), [[Holly Kaneko]] (Japanese)|[[Oleg Kutsenko]] (Russian), [[Vladimir Gerasimov]] (Russian, [[Ultra_Magnus:_Forced_Fusion!|Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion!]] only), [[Gerolamo Alchieri]] (Italian), [[Byeong-gwan Kim]] (Korean), [[Salvador Delgado]] (Latin American Spanish)}}

Mega-Octane was originally part of a small Autobot crew sent to Earth to reactivate the legendary Autobot battle station, [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]]. As they were stored in a [[protoform]] state, the Autobots were unable to prevent their spaceship from malfunctioning and crashing somewhere in the United States in the mid-20th century. The ship was later discovered by [[Kenneth Onishi|Doctor Onishi]] during his work as an archaeologist and, later still, the information was obtained by [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] through scans of the doctor's mind. Megatron was able to steal the six Autobot protoforms and take them to a [[McKinley Army Base|nearby military base]], where he infused them with his own spark energy, turning them into Decepticons. The first of the Decepticons to be reformatted was Mega-Octane. Although [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] optimistically tried to welcome Mega-Octane to Earth, he was rebuffed and the Decepticon set about covering the Predacons as they scanned new forms for the rest of the Decepticons. Although Mega-Octane regarded himself as the leader, Scourge, the last to be reformatted, asserted his own leadership over the five [[Commando (RID)|Commandos]]. {{storylink|The Decepticons}}

[[File:Commandos Megaoctane.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Boosh!]]
On their first mission, the Decepticons mounted an attack on [[Sherman Dam]], abseiling up the side of it in order to plant [[pulsar bomb]]s. When Scourge attempted to detonate the bombs, they found that [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] and the [[Predacon (RID)|Predacons]] had tampered with them, forcing them to attempt to destroy the dam through other means. The arrival of [[Team Bullet Train]] resulted in Mega-Octane ordering the Commandos to combine into Ruination for the first time, although the huge robot was soon defeated by [[Rail Racer (RID)|Rail Racer]] and the [[Autobot Brothers]]. {{storylink|Commandos}}

The next mission saw Scourge and the Commandos on guard duty, perhaps as a punishment for their previous failed mission, while the Predacon trio dug under a volcano. The Commandos were relegated to against the [[Spy Changer]]s when they arrived with Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Volcano (episode)|Volcano}} In an attempt to restore themselves in Megatron's eyes, they hatched a new plan to launch [[Movor]] into space to try to track the Autobots to their lair. With mounting irritation, Mega-Octane led his team from target to target, none of them the Autobot base, until they were eventually led into a trap. {{storylink|Attack from Outer Space}}

[[File:The Test Meeting.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|[[Scale|My toy is not this tall.]]]]
Mega-Octane soon came up with a new plan to find the Autobot base — the Decepticons would pretend to switch sides. He met with Optimus Prime under a white flag, claiming that the Decepticons had rediscovered their Autobot nature and no longer followed Megatron. The Autobot brothers subjected the six Decepticons to test after test to prove their loyalty, with Mega-Octane barely keeping Scourge's temper in check. Unfortunately, right on the verge of success, Scourge gave the plan away and the Decepticons were forced to retreat. {{storylink|The Test (episode)|The Test}}

A new plan was hatched which involved attacking power plants. The Autobots were hampered by the misguided assistance of Sky-Byte, but seemed to repel most of the Decepticon assaults. {{storylink|The Fish Test}} The Decepticons subsequently butted in on one of Sky-Byte's plans, stealing a disk supposedly containing the plans to the Autobots' [[Global Space Bridge]] which the Predacons were trying to obtain. Unfortunately it was an Autobot trick, and both the Decepticons and Predacons ended up in a sewer. {{storylink|Wedge's Short Fuse}}

Annoyed by the Autobots' constant escapes through the Global Space Bridge, the Decepticons tracked one of the [[Build Team (RID)|Build Team]] to the space bridge control center, allowing them to break in and sabotage the controls, sending any Autobots using the space bridge to a random destination. Mega-Octane remained in the control center while Scourge joined Megatron at the North Energy Research Center, and the other Commandos caused havoc in other parts of the city to draw the Autobots away. When the Autobots discovered the sabotage, the Commandos attempted to prevent them reaching the control center but were fought off. {{storylink|Landfill (episode)|Landfill}}

[[File:A Test of Metal Megaoctane vehicle.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Two guns are better than one!]]
The Commandos made another attempt to please Megatron, stealing energy from a power plant, only to have it swiped by the Build Team while they were busy fighting Rail Racer. Annoyed, the Decepticons began to randomly attack construction vehicles in order to draw the Build Team out. Eventually the Build Team learned of the attacks and faced the Commandos, defeating Ruination. {{storylink|A Test of Metal}}

The Decepticons again attempted to curry favour with Megatron by intercepting Optimus Prime to obtain the [[O-Part]]s, but were ultimately unsuccessful. {{storylink|Sky-Byte Saves the Day}} After a semi-successful attempt to raid an oil refinery, Scourge and Mega-Octane leaked a transmission ordering Sky-Byte to look for O-Parts in order to lead the Autobots into an ambush. Instead of the expected Autobots, they were confronted by [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]]. They attempted to fight the newly arrived Autobot, but retreated after Optimus Prime arrived to lend a hand. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus (episode)|Ultra Magnus}} Back at [[Megastar|base]], they watched Movor's surveillance of Ultra Magnus beating down Optimus, and Megatron demanded of them to know why one Autobot had done what the Decepticons had failed to do. They were able to track Sky-Byte to the island on which Optimus was recuperating after the battle and mount an attack, but were chased off once again when Optimus and Ultra Magnus merged into [[Omega Prime]]. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion!}}

The Decepticons interrupted another of Sky-Byte's plans in order to kidnap the Autobot Brothers. With the three brothers as hostages, the Decepticons led Optimus into a trap and fought the Autobot leader savagely. They were again seen off after Magnus rescued the brothers. {{storylink|The Two Faces of Ultra Magnus}} Seeing an opportunity, Scourge met with Ultra Magnus to persuade the Autobot to join him against both Optimus Prime and Megatron. When Magnus turned him down, Scourge and the Commandos turned on him, only to end up fighting the three Autobot Brothers instead. {{storylink|Power to Burn!}}

Mega-Octane joined Scourge, Sky-Byte, Megatron, and the rest of the Commandos in watching archival footage of Ultra Magnus in order to get a better understanding of their newly arrived enemy. {{storylink|Mystery of the Ultra Magnus}}

[[File:Koji Gets His Wish Megaoctane.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|You see how awesome this sticker is?]]
With information extracted from Doctor Onishi, the Decepticons were led to venture beneath [[Metro City]], following the tunnels to find a huge underground cavern housing Fortress Maximus. After fighting the Autobots, Maximus' defences forced them to retreat. {{storylink|Fortress Maximus (episode)|Fortress Maximus}} While Scourge undertook a mission to find Maximus, the Commandos kept Rail Racer busy as Ruination. {{storylink|Koji Gets His Wish}}

The Decepticons attempted unsuccessfully to prevent the Autobots from finding the rest of the O-Parts {{storylink|A Friendly Contest}} and were led by Megatron to the [[Sahara]], where the Autobots were looking for the [[Orb of Sigma]]. Despite breaching the pyramid in which the Orb was stored, they were unable to prevent the Autobots from making off with it, and Megatron himself was lost. {{storylink|Peril from the Past}}

With Scourge now leading, the Decepticons tracked the Autobots to a temple, where [[Cerebros (RID)|Cerebros]] was recovered. Mega-Octane warned Scourge that they might not be able to command Cerebros, but Scourge was confident that the Autobot portion of his bio-signature would be sufficient. Sure enough, Cerebros led them to Maximus' hiding place and activated the giant robot. Once activated, Scourge was unable to control Maximus, and the Decepticons were forced to retreat. {{storylink|Maximus Emerges}}

[[File:Human Element Megaoctane.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|What? Nothing! Mind your business!]]
With the return of Megatron with a new form and name, Galvatron, Scourge made a few more attempts to control Fortress Maximus. Before once such attempt, Mega-Octane suggested either delete or altering Cerebros's command block program. Scourge insisted on using deception however, and used his human bio-signature in order to seize control of the titan. Mega-Octane and his Commandos served as Scourge's reinforcements on the battlefield, but left as soon as Scourge appeared in control of the situation. Just as the first attempt at controlling Fortress Maximus, this second attempt ended in failure. {{storylink|The Human Element}}

Mega-Octane and Scourge attempted to abduct Koji to get him to control Fortress Maximus for them. Their kidnapping attempt was stopped by the Autobot Brothers, and Mega-Octane was forced to retreat. {{storylink|Mistaken Identity}}

Eventually, Scourge gave away the fact that he was betraying Galvatron. Furious, Galvatron reprogrammed absolute loyalty into all six of the Decepticons and put them under Sky-Byte's command. They were soon led into a trap. {{storylink|Surprise Attack!}} Despite their proven loyalty, Galvatron sent the Decepticons into the Global Space Bridge after the Autobots, then flooding the tunnel with molten lava to kill two birds with one stone. {{storylink|Galvatron's Revenge}} The Decepticons, like the Autobots, survived but contributed little to the ensuing battle. After Galvatron's eventual defeat at the hands of [[Omega Prime]], the Decepticons were taken aboard Fortress Maximus to the asteroid prison colony. {{storylink|The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle}}
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====''Unite Warriors''/''Legends''====
Following their capture, Mega-Octane and his Commandos were taken to a future Cybertron and sentenced to be reverted into [[protoform]]s to cleanse them of their evil programming. He hoped that Scourge would save them, but settled for [[Unicron]]'s help when the Chaos-Bringer contacted him from the year [[2021]] and offered him freedom and coffee milk in exchange for his help in attaching Unicron's head to Cybertron. Transported to the Cybertron of 2021, the Commandos were [[Reformatting|reformatted]] into powerful new bodies and fought the local Autobots, with Mega-cCtane taking on [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and finding him disappointing compared to Fire Convoy. On successfully combining Unicron with Cybertron, however, Mega-Octane learned that the dark god had deceived him and was planning to erase the Commandos from history by changing the past. Outraged, he declared his intent to return to Scourge's side and attacked Unicron in the form of Ruination. {{storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part One}} After Unicron was defeated thanks to the efforts of Ruination and other combiners, the Commandos returned to the future with a returned Scourge and Sky-Byte, seeking to rescue their leader Devil Gigatron. {{storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part Two}}

The Commandos stopped by Earth, where they occupied a bathhouse and washed up while discussing their next move. {{storylink|Unite Warriors Offshot#Strategy Meeting in an Earth Bath?!|Strategy Meeting in an Earth Bath?!}} After recovering the ship they once arrived on Earth with, Scourge led them in an on attack [[Neo Brave Maximus]] where Devil Gigatron was being held. While they managed to infiltrate the ship, the Commandos were shocked to learn that their leader had joined the [[Dimensional Patrol]] in the meantime. {{storylink|LGEX Scourge Prologue}} With Scourge forcibly reverted into a heroic [[protoform]] as well, the Commandos fled to the [[Legends World]] where their former commander began to hunt them down. Having watched his teammates get converted into protoforms, Mega-Octane urged [[Dark Ai]] to save herself just before he was caught and converted by Dimensional Patrol [[Black Convoy Mass Production Type Drone|drones]]. Fortunately, Dark Ai held backup data of the Commando's evil personalities and was able to restore them after Scourge turned on the Patrol. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Scourge 2)|Scourge Chapter 2}}

Scourge and the Commandos continued traveling together with Dark Ai, seeking their own destiny. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Legends Final Chapter}}

===''Universe'' comic===
The Mega-Octane of [[Viron 704.31 Epsilon]] came under the command of [[Megazarak (Universe)|Megazarak]] after the death of Megatron. However, the Commandos, [[Constructicon (RID)|Constructicon]]s, and [[Megabolt]] were abducted by [[Unicron]] for the [[Universe War]]. {{Storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/30}}

As part of Ruination, Mega-Octane was sent by Unicron along with [[Reptilion]], [[Sunstorm (Universe)|Sunstorm]], and [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]] to intercept some extra-dimensionals Unicron wanted for the [[Cauldron]]. Ruination's group was successfully fought off by the [[Child of Primus|Children of Primus]]. {{storylink|Voice Actor Drama}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Violen Jiger|Bio Ranger Iga]] selected a Viron Ruination from [[Greengard]] to be one of his [[Thirteen Great Demon Generals]]. Presumably Mega-Octane was part of this Ruination. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/27}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===

'''Mega-Dolrailer''' and his Commandos were soldiers serving in the Resistance during the [[Grand Uprising]]. When [[Lio Convoy]] asked for volunteers, they stepped forward to submit to K-Class conversion. Mega-Dolrailer was too large for the process, but his men were modified so their alternate modes became bombs of nearly unclassifiable potential, a final solution should the war against the [[Builder]]s become too dark. {{storylink|Derailment}}

==Toys==
===Robots in Disguise (2001)===
[[File:RID-toy MegaOctane-Dolrailer.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|''Car Robots'' Dolrailer]]
[[File:RID-toy MegaOctane.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|''Robots in Disguise'' Mega-Octane]]
*'''Dolrailer''' (2000) / '''Mega-Octane''' (Deluxe Class, 2001)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-010'''
**''Accessories'': Rifle, chestplate, ramp, Ruination parts (head, chestplate, left & right fists, left & right footplates)


: A [[redeco]] and minor [[retool]]ing of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] [[Onslaught (G1)#Toys|Onslaught]] toy, ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' Mega-Octane transforms into a flatbed truck and trailer with a twin-barreled cannon. He also has a third "battle station" mode with a ramp for carrying smaller Decepticons in their [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]s. As the toy uses the "[[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]" style of connection, he can form the torso to any combination of similar robots, though naturally he is normally the torso to the combined robot [[Ruination (RID)#Toys|Ruination]]. He also came with the combiner [[kibble]] to Ruination.

: This toy was first released as "Dolrailer" in [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''Car Robots'' line, and received many small but significant retoolings from the prior versions of the toy. The twin-barreled cannon now has a [[5mm post|5mm hole]] to store his large rifle in vehicle/base mode alongside the smaller hole from the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Onslaught (G1)#Generation 2|tooling of the toy]]. (You can use the smaller hole to store the small weapons from the other members of Ruination if you want. Why not?) The ramp was also given a 5mm post, which lets it store on the cannon-base, or be hand-held (awkwardly) as a shield in robot or super [[robot mode]]s. His large rifle also had one of the small circular holes cut all the way through, making it easier to attach the smaller components' rifles to it. (You could still do this with the original [[sonic stun-gun]], but the shallower pegs made the connections kinda loose.) Odd for a toy from this era, Dolrailer makes use of multiple [[sticker]]s for large parts of his deco. Odd for a Takara release, he uses the Hasbro assembly that inserts a plastic filler where the launcher would be.

: The later [[Hasbro]] release as "Mega-Octane" made many further changes. The most immediately-noticeable are in its deco; Dolrailer's lighter olive turned dark forest-green, his metal-flake mustard-yellow turned a flat stony-blue, and the slightly-shiny reddish-orange became a flatter more orangeish-red. (Yes, there is a difference.) Mega-Octane does not use any stickers, leaving all of those areas blank. His camo [[paint operation]]s are the same pattern, but the black-with-copper has been changed to a light-olive-with-black. And, of course, there is now a great big Decepticon emblem on his roof, rather than the "Anti-Cybertron" badge on the truck-door stickers that aren't there anymore. Mega-Octane also got some further retooling, most notably his rifle barrel was shortened considerably (likely [[for safety reasons]]), but furthermore his cannon/backpack now attaches via larger 5mm pegs, plus a new rectangular peg was added to the cannon-stand to better secure it in "battle station" mode. The cannon's twin barrels are also filled in all around, presumably for aesthetic reasons. His shoulders were also changed from clicky ratchet joints to friction-based ones that pop apart if excessive force is applied. All subsequent releases of this toy from Hasbro or Takara/[[Sonokong]] (including the Generation 1 Combaticon reissue) used this version of the tooling as the base.

: This mold was also used to make [[Great Cannon#Toys|Great Cannon]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Decepticon/Mega-Octane/mega-octane.htm More information on Mega-Octane at TFU.info]''

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[[File:RID-toy Baldigus-Boxed.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Baldigus''' (Multi-pack, 2000)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-011'''
**''Accessories'': Rifle, chestplate, ramp, Ruination parts (head, chestplate, left & right fists, left & right footplates)

: In Japan, Mega-Octane/Dolrailer was also made available as part of a complete team multi-pack with his teammates [[Armorhide (RID)|Armorhide]], [[Movor]], [[Rollbar (RID)|Rollbar]], and [[Ro-Tor (RID)|Ro-Tor]]. All toys were identical to their individual Japanese releases, but the set only came with a bio card for the combined form.

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[[File:RID MegaOctane Urbancamo toy.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|"Boombox and Spinners Not Included"]]
*'''Ruination''' (Ultra Class multi-pack, 2003)
**''Japanese release date'': 2003-[[September 26|09-26]]
**''Accessories'': Rifle, chestplate, ramp, Ruination parts (head, chestplate, left & right fists, left & right footplates)

: The entire Commando team was redecoed in various shades of gray with "urban camo" patterns as part of a [[Walmart]]-[[exclusive]] gift set, oddly released well after the end of the ''Robots in Disguise'' line.

: This set was made available in Japan as a "[[USA Edition]]" release, available only to retailers participating in [[Toy's Dream Project]]'s "Toy Card" program.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/Mega-Octane/mega-octane.htm More information on Wal-Mart Mega-Octane at TFU.info]''
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===Universe (2003)===
[[File:TFU03-toy MegaOctane.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|[[Octane]]'s Octanite is reacting to Takara's Mega Ring!]]
*'''Ruination''' (Ultra Class multi-pack, 2004)
**''Accessories'': Rifle, chestplate, ramp, Ruination parts (head, chestplate, left & right fists, left & right footplates)

: The entire Ruination team, using the urban camo molding, was redecoed ''again'' to make ''another'' Walmart-exclusive set (why?), this time with a unified "desert camo" theme under the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' banner. It came out at the same time as five ''other'' Walmart ''Transformers'' exclusives, which led to a glut. Ruination seemed a particularly slow mover in this batch.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/Mega-Octane/mega-octane.htm More information on ''Universe'' Mega-Octane at TFU.info]''
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===Unite Warriors===
[[File:TakaraTomy_UniteWarriors_Dolrailer.jpg|thumb|300px|right|[[Pokeformers|Octane has Mega Evolved into Mega-Octane!]]]]
*'''Baldigus''' (Multi-pack, [[March 31]], [[2017]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-EX'''
**''Accessories:'' Baldigus hands/feet, individual Combatron weapons
:''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' Dolrailer is a redeco of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Onslaught (G1)#Combiner Wars|Onslaught]]. He comes with both the mold's regular guns and redecoes of ''Unite Warriors'' [[Scattershot (G1)#Unite_Warriors_2|Scattershot]]'s guns.
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==Notes==
*A Japanese model sheet of Mega-Octane's cartoon model features his Japanese name rendered in Katakana as ドルトレイラー (''Dorutoreirā'', essentially "Doltrailer").<ref>[http://photobucket.com/gallery/user/UndertakerPrime/media/cGF0aDpNb2JpbGUgVXBsb2Fkcy9pbWFnZV96cHNidWtycTB1dC5qcGVn/?ref= ''Car Robots'' "Doltrailer" model sheet]</ref> As his finalized Japanese name lacks the ト (''to'') character seen in this rendering, this "Doltrailer" name is most likely either a typo, or perhaps a preliminary name for the character before Takara settled on "Dolrailer".

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Dolrailer''' (ドルレイラー ''Dorureirā'')
*''Italian:'' '''Mega-Ottano''' ("Mega-Octane")
*''Korean:'' '''Dolrailer''' (돌레이러 ''Dolleireo'')

==Footnotes==
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Scourge (RID)

2020-01-12T02:03:40Z

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{{disambig3.5|the evil, black Optimus Prime clone from ''Robots in Disguise''|the other evil, black Optimus Prime clones|Nemesis Prime (disambiguation)|Scourge}}
:''Scourge is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 Robots in Disguise]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:TFCRBlackConvoytradingcard.jpeg|right|300px|thumb|I see a [[Optimus Prime (RID)|red truck]] and I want it [[Black repaint|painted black]].]]

One of [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]]'s twisted schemes involved corrupting a stolen [[Autobot]] [[protoform]] with Decepticon programming. In the process, the protoform scanned some attributes of [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]], but the Decepticon programming held—and Prime's dark doppelgänger '''Scourge''' was born. Scourge is arguably Megatron's second in command, leading the new Decepticon forces, a much more effective unit than [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]]'s [[Predacon (RID)|Predacons]].

He is a ruthless and cunning warrior who contains all of Optimus Prime's strengths and skill, but none of his compassion and mercy. He's also a very ''ambitious'' warrior, with plans to dethrone Megatron!

Scourge's greatest strength is also his weakness—his temper. Fearless and furious, he charges into battle wildly hacking his [[Sword of Fury|broadsword]] as his [[trailer]] combat deck launches missile barrages overhead. Yet his rage also makes him impatient, petulant, and easily provoked; it also scares the heck out of his subordinates.

Naturally, Sky-Byte sees Scourge as a threat on just about every level. For once, he's right.

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Barry Stigler]] (English), [[Taitem Kusunoki]] (Japanese)|[[Fabrizio Vidale]] (Italian), [[Vladimir Gerasimov|Vladimir Gerasimov]] (Russian, till [[Koji_Gets_His_Wish|Koji Gets His Wish]]), [[Mikhail Tihonov|Mikhail Tihonov]] (Russian, from [[Koji_Gets_His_Wish|Koji Gets His Wish]]), [[Alfonso Mellado]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}

[[File:Rid8.jpg|left|upright=1.6|thumb|Duffman is thrusting in the direction of the problem. Oh yeah!]]
The robot who came to be named Scourge was originally one of a crew of six [[Autobot]]s sent to [[Earth]] to reactivate the legendary Autobot battle station, [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]]. As leader of the expedition, Scourge was equipped with the ability to detect the unique energy signatures of the [[O-Part]]s, the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] components that held the key to reawakening Maximus. {{storylink|Koji Gets His Wish}} {{storylink|A Friendly Contest}} However, Scourge never had the opportunity to use that ability in the service of the Autobots, when the team's craft malfunctioned and crashed on Earth in the mid-20th century. Having been in [[protoform]]-state with [[stasis pod]]s for the duration of their voyage, the six Autobots were entombed in their crashed ship.

In the early days of the 21st century, archaeologist and energy expert [[Kenneth Onishi|Doctor Kenneth Onishi]]'s work eventually led him to find the various links in the chain of Fortress Maximus—he located the fortress itself beneath [[Metro City]], mapped the location of the O-Parts, and discovered the location of the crashed Autobot spaceship. However, when the evil [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] came to Earth with the intent of harnessing Maximus's power, he captured Onishi, and through mental scans, discerned the location of the Autobots' ship. Stealing the six protoforms, Megatron took them to a nearby military base to scan [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]s for them, infusing them with a part of his own spark energy to turn them to the side of evil. The first five became the [[Commando (RID)|Commandos]], but when Megatron targeted a tanker truck to scan as the [[alternate mode]] of the final protoform, [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] leapt into action in order to save the truck's [[Kelly (RID)|human driver]], and as a result, the tanker, Prime ''and'' the human were all scanned. With an infusion of Megatron's spark energy to complete the concoction, Scourge was born, emerging from his pod as a dark twin of Optimus Prime, who proved that Megatron's programming had over-ridden any Autobot goodness within him. Appointing himself leader of the new "[[Decepticon]]s", he quickly established himself as a force to be reckoned with. {{storylink|The Decepticons}}

[[File:Commandos Scourge.jpg|right|upright=1.7|thumb|I look more like [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] than [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] does!]]
To prove the effectiveness of the new troops, Scourge led them on a mission to attack [[Sherman Dam]] and made short work of the [[Autobot Brothers]], tossing them into the lake behind the dam. Once the dam was mined with bombs, he attempted to detonate it, only to find that the bombs had been tampered with—Sky-Byte and the Predacons, annoyed at being pushed down in rank by the new arrivals, had taken control of the bombs in order to prove their own effectiveness to Megatron. The arrival of more Autobots in the form of Optimus and [[Team Bullet Train]] caused Megatron to call off the mission with only minor damage to the dam. {{storylink|Commandos}}

The next mission saw Scourge and the Commandos on guard duty, perhaps as a punishment for their previous failed mission, while the Predacon trio dug under a volcano. Scourge and Sky-Byte both fought Optimus when the Autobot leader arrived with the [[Spy Changer]]s, although the shark appeared to regard Scourge as just as valid a target. When a flow of lava was unleashed, Scourge unleashed a Barrage Attack on the Spy Changers who were attempting to stop it, little caring that Sky-Byte and the Predacons were in the blast area. His amusement when the lava soon chased the Predacons into the water was almost palpable. {{storylink|Volcano (episode)|Volcano}}

After [[Movor]] was shot into orbit, Scourge grew steadily impatient with the shuttle's hopeless attempts to guide the rest of the Decepticons to the Autobot base and threatened much bodily injury. Movor was tricked by the Autobots into leading the Decepticons into a trap. While Scourge grappled with Optimus, Movor attempted to help by firing on Optimus from space, but only succeeded in hitting Scourge, who promised to turn the shuttle into "metal confetti". {{storylink|Attack from Outer Space}}

[[File:TheTest Scourgecar.jpg|left|upright=1.8|thumb|But I always cut the crusts off!]]
As part of a new ploy, Scourge interrupted Sky-Byte's attack on an oil rig and chased off the Predacon. Seeing this, Optimus Prime believed that the Decepticons had begun to experience a resurgence of their Autobot sparks. Scourge was disgruntled with [[Mega-Octane]]'s plan, believing lies and deceit to be unworthy of a warrior, but went along with it. The Decepticons successfully gave the appearance of changing sides to the Autobots and underwent various tests such as cleaning a forest, with Scourge holding his temper barely in check the whole time. The appearance of Sky-Byte (who'd been kept ignorant of the plan) gave Scourge an opportunity to blow off some steam, but his attack endangered the life of a [[Kelly (RID)|passerby]]. When Optimus told him to stand down, Scourge exploded and ended up giving the whole plan away, forcing the Decepticons to retreat under the full force of Optimus' rage. {{storylink|The Test (episode)|The Test}}

Scourge presented the increasingly impatient Megatron with a new plan which involved attacking power plants. The Autobots were hampered by the misguided assistance of Sky-Byte, but seemed to repel most of the Decepticon assaults. {{storylink|The Fish Test}} Scourge and the Decepticons subsequently butted in on one of Sky-Byte's plans, stealing a disk supposedly containing the plans to the Autobots' [[Global Space Bridge]] which the Predacons were trying to obtain. Unfortunately it was an Autobot trick, and both the Decepticons and Predacons ended up in a sewer. {{storylink|Wedge's Short Fuse}}

Annoyed by the Autobots constant escapes through the space bridge, Scourge had [[Ro-Tor (RID)|Ro-Tor]] track one of the [[Build Team (RID)|Build Team]] to the space bridge control center. The Decepticons broke in and Scourge sabotaged the controls, resulting in the space bridge sending any Autobots who used it to a random destination. Once chaos was established, Scourge and Megatron attacked the North Energy Research Center, but were unable to achieve much before the Autobots repaired the space bridge and arrived to chase them off. {{storylink|Landfill (episode)|Landfill}}

[[File:Sky-Byte Saves the Day Scourge Battle Station.jpg|right|upright=1.9|thumb|Say hello to my leetle friend]]
Scourge and [[Ruination (RID)|Ruination]] attempted to intercept Optimus on his way to taking the O-Parts to Sky-Byte, who had taken some humans as hostage. Ruination was swiftly disabled by the Autobot, but Scourge was only wounded and trailed Optimus to the site of the [[CGA Tower]] attack. He again fought Optimus in an attempt to take the O-Parts, but his threatened attack on the tower itself was thwarted by the Build Team. Optimus was able to chase Scourge off so that the tower could be saved. {{storylink|Sky-Byte Saves the Day}}

[[File:Ultra Magnus Scourge Megaoctane.jpg|left|upright=1.5|thumb|Do NOT 'step on the gas'.]]
After a semi-successful attempt to raid an oil refinery, Scourge and Mega-Octane leaked a transmission ordering Sky-Byte to look for O-Parts in order to lead the Autobots into an ambush. However instead of the expected Autobots, they were confronted by [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]]. They attempted to fight the newly arrived Autobot warrior, but retreated after Optimus Prime arrived to lend a hand. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus (episode)|Ultra Magnus}} Back at [[Megastar|base]], they watched Movor's surveillance of Ultra Magnus beating down Optimus, and Megatron demanded of Scourge to know why one Autobot had done what the Decepticons had failed to do so many times. They were able to track Sky-Byte to the island on which Optimus was recuperating after the battle and mount an attack, but were chased off once again when Optimus and Ultra Magnus merged into [[Omega Prime]]. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion!}}

The Decepticons interrupted another of Sky-Byte's plans in order to kidnap the Autobot Brothers. With the three brothers as hostages, the Decepticons led Optimus into a trap and fought the Autobot leader savagely. They were again seen off after Magnus rescued the brothers. {{storylink|The Two Faces of Ultra Magnus}} Sensing an opportunity, Scourge met with Ultra Magnus to try to persuade the Autobot to join him against both Optimus Prime and Megatron. When Magnus turned him down, Scourge and the Commandos turned on him, only to end up fighting the three Autobot Brothers instead. {{storylink|Power to Burn!}}

Scourge joined Sky-Byte, Megatron, and the Commandos in watching archival footage of Ultra Magnus in order to get a better understanding of their newly arrived enemy. {{storylink|Mystery of the Ultra Magnus}}

[[File:Fortress Maximus Scourge.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|I've got the power!]]
With information extracted from Doctor Onishi, Scourge and the Decepticons were able to find a huge cavern beneath Metro City housing some ruins. Although the Autobots were on hand to try to fight them off, Scourge attempted to approach the ruins, and his proximity caused Fortress Maximus to rise. {{storylink|Fortress Maximus (episode)|Fortress Maximus}} The exposure to the battle station's energies awakened memories of his original Autobot mission to find and reactivate Maximus and, twisted by Megatron's reprogramming, he became determined to take control of the huge Autobot in order to take over leadership of the Decepticon/Predacon forces and eventually the Universe. With Ruination fighting the Autobots as a distraction, Scourge set out to find Maximus, fighting with Optimus Prime and eventually breaking into the cavern to find that Maximus was gone. Upon retreating, Scourge also discovered that Sky-Byte had freed Doctor Onishi, but covered for him with Megatron so that the Predacon would owe him. {{storylink|Koji Gets His Wish}}

As the race began to locate the remaining O-Parts, Scourge rediscovered his ability to sense them, part of his original mission as an Autobot. The attempts by Scourge and the Decepticons to stop the Autobots finding the O-Part were hampered by Sky-Byte's misguided attempts to find the O-Parts himself, and eventually the Autobots were able to collect them all. {{storylink|A Friendly Contest}} Movor was soon able to locate the Autobots in the [[Sahara]], and Megatron himself led the Predacons and Decepticons there to take the [[Orb of Sigma]] from them. With the loss of Megatron, Scourge and the Decepticons retreated. {{storylink|Peril from the Past}}

[[File:Maximus Emerges Scourge.jpg|left|upright=1.6|thumb|Behold my insignias! They are pretty!]]
With Megatron gone, Scourge took command of the ''[[Megastar]]'', much to the Predacons' dismay. They were able to successfully capture [[Cerebros (RID)|Cerebros]] from the Autobots, and Scourge was able to use the Autobot part of his bio-signature to dupe the robot into activating Maximus. However he soon found he was unable to control the giant robot, who ran amok until the Autobots' human ally, [[Koji Onishi|Koji]], was able to stop it. Additionally the arrival of Galvatron, Megatron's reborn form, during the battle, also meant that Scourge had lost his new leadership. {{storylink|Maximus Emerges}} Realizing that humans could control Maximus, Scourge then amplified the human part of his bio-signature and succeeded in taking control of the giant, until he was overridden by a large group of human children. {{storylink|The Human Element}} Seeking to use Koji himself for the process, a case of mistaken identity resulted in the Decepticons capturing his best friend, [[Carl (RID)|Carl]], instead, but when Carl proved able to activate Fortress Maximus, Scourge dropped his façade of loyalty and ordered Maximus to destroy Galvatron. {{storylink|Mistaken Identity}}

The revelation of his betrayal brought about a punishment most severe—Scourge and the Decepticons had their autonomy stripped by Galvatron, turned once again into loyal servants so absolutely dedicated to their leader {{storylink|Surprise Attack!}} that they continued to do his will even after he attempted to kill them with molten lava as a belated punishment. {{storylink|Galvatron's Revenge}} With Galvatron's ultimate defeat at the hands of Omega Prime, Scourge was captured and taken aboard Fortress Maximus for imprisonment with the other villains. {{storylink|The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle}}
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====Ultra Magnus...to the Rescue?====
[[File:UltraMagnustotheRescue Scourge.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.0|What do you think of my breast-reduction surgery?]]
Sent by Megatron to help Sky-Byte steal an experimental nuclear generator from a facility in [[Arizona]], he and the Predacon bickered at length, until the arrival of Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus. After an unsuccessful attempt to engage Magnus in combat, during which he was slammed against the building, he realised that the Autobots' concern for the humans would be their downfall. Threatening the nearest human with his sword, Scourge commanded the two Autobots to surrender.

When Sky-Byte protested that this wasn't part of the mission, Scourge accused him of becoming soft. Magnus and Prime, after a brief discussion, agreed to surrender. Scourge raised his sword to strike them down, however he was interrupted by the Predacons making their escape with the nuclear generator. The distraction allowed Prime and Magnus to simultaneously punch Scourge in the face, and he and his Decepticons set out in pursuit of the Predacons. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus...to the Rescue?}}
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====''Legends''/''Unite Warriors''====
[[File:Transformers Legends EX Black Convoy has Optimus Minor.jpg|thumb|left|250px| "Faker? I think you're the fake around here. You're comparing yourself to me? Ha. You're not even good enough to be my fake."]]
Scourge escaped from the Autobot prison, modified his body into a new form incorporating an [[Energon Matrix]] stolen from [[Vector Sigma]], and somehow ended up in the [[Legends World]] where he attacked the [[Tokyo Toy Show]], defeating an actor portraying [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|another Optimus Prime]] and taking [[Optimus Minor|Minor]] hostage. He then encountered Sky-Byte, another visitor to this strange universe, but found his offer to join forces rebuffed when the shark was provoked by his treatment of Minor and challenged him to a fight. After a short battle, Scourge defeated Sky-Byte with his new "Matrix Dead Maser" attack, but was impressed enough by his willingness to fight that he let Minor go and restated his offer, this time explaining that he sought to free Gigatron from prison as his power would be needed if Scourge were to truly achieve galactic conquest. This time Sky-Byte accepted, and the two returned to their home dimension together. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Scourge)|Scourge Chapter}}

[[File:BaldigusChapter2 BlackConvoyGelshark.jpg|thumb|right|300px| "I'm the coolest!"]]

Scourge and Sky-Byte made their way to Cybertron in [[2021]], where they exposed the true identity of [[Grand Scourge]], who had tricked [[Ruination (RID)|Ruination]] into thinking ''he'' was Scourge. Sensing that Scourge possessed a Matrix, Grand Scourge crossed blades with him, but Scourge came out on top by calling on Ruination to blow his enemy away. Following a battle with Grand Scourge's master, [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], Scourge recruited Ruination to his cause and traveled to the future era in which Gigatron was imprisoned. {{storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part Two}} Their journey to rescue their leader was put on hold while the Commandos enjoyed their baths, to Scourge's annoyance. {{Storylink|Unite Warriors Offshot#Strategy Meeting in an Earth Bath?!|Strategy Meeting in an Earth Bath?!}}

Recovering the ship he once arrived on Earth with, Scourge led his troops in an attack on [[Neo Brave Maximus]] where Gigatron was held, crashing the ship into Maximus and using [[Dark Ai]] to hack [[T-AI]]. As he confronted Fire Convoy to demand the release of his leader, Gigatron himself appeared, revealed that he had given up on his evil ambitions and asked Scourge to do the same. He refused, having embraced his evil programming as his true self, and instead attempted to absorb Gigatron's power for himself. He was held back by Sky-Byte, allowing Gigatron to extract the evil he once infused him with, and he reverted back to an Autobot protoform. {{storylink|LGEX Scourge Prologue}}

As the heroic Autobot he had been meant to be, Scourge joined the Dimensional Patrol and was placed in command of a squadron of fellow protoforms as well as drones based on his previous body. A mission to capture his fellow Commandos saw him return to the Legends Universe, where he and [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] detained the local [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]' [[transtector]]s for safety reasons until they got their hands on the final fugitive, Dark Ai. The Autobot Headmasters took this poorly and joined forces with Dark Ai, modifying captured Patrol drones into transtectors as part of a plan to trick Scourge into adopting a Headmaster form himself in order to combat them. When he did so, Dark Ai interfaced with his transtector and installed backup data of his previous identity, restoring his evil programming. Scourge promptly turned on the Dimensional Patrol and chased them off, then restored the captured Commandos. As he prepared to return home with his new drone forces in tow, he played with the idea of conquering the Legends Universe, but was dissuaded by the Autobots and scolded by Dark Ai for considering it. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Scourge 2)|Scourge Chapter 2}}

Scourge and the Commandos continued traveling together with Dark Ai, seeking their own destiny. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Legends Final Chapter}}
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===''Robots in Disguise'' toy bios===
Galvatron placed [[Axer (G1)|Axer]] under Scourge's leadership, but Axer resented Scourge. {{storylink|Axer (G1)#Robots in Disguise (2001)|''Robots in Disguise'' Axer toy bio}}

===Shell Game continuity===
In [[Viron 704.31 Epsilon]], Scourge challenged Megazarak for leadership of the Predacon/Decepticon forces following the death of Megatron. Megazarak appeared to back down only to poison his rival with [[Tox-En]]. He then recycled Scourge's chassis with a new mind, creating [[Toxitron (Universe)|Toxitron]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/30}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
[[File:RiD2001 DestructiconScourge CardArt.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Confused by his sword-less hand.]]
In [[Viron 403.0 Beta]], the [[Destructicon (RID)|Destructicon]]s, including Scourge, [[Bludgeon (RID 2001)|Bludgeon]], [[Dreadwind (RID)|Dreadwind]], and [[Smokejumper]], were the subordinates of [[Megazarak (Universe)|Megazarak]], their God Emperor Supreme. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/11}} They fought against the [[Dinobot (Dinobots)|Dinobots]], the sole remaining Autobot resistance in their universe. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/29}} When Megazarak decided to conquer other universes, Scourge and his comrades accompanied their master to [[Aurex 304.0 Epsilon]], where they proceeded to curb-stomp all opposition. The victorious Destructicons were then abducted by [[Unicron]] for the [[Universe War]], but Scourge and Bludgeon's fate is unknown. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/11}}

===Spy Changer continuity===
In [[Viron 1103.12 Gamma]], [[Optimus Prime (RID)#Spy Changer continuity|Optimus]] and Scourge were female. After Earth's energon was rendered toxic and the Predacons' stash blown up, only energy-saving Spy Changers could stay active. Scourge was the only villain who could convert and unluckily found herself up against thirteen Autobots! {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/18}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsScourgeRID.jpg|thumb|400px|right|This [[sword]] is so hard to lug around!]]
Scourge participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Super Rare character who was available in the first Daily Campaign in May and could be recruited after collecting 20 Alpha cores, 20 Beta cores, 20 Omega cores, and 10 cores of this character. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Toys==
===Car Robots===
[[File:CarRobotsBlackConvoy.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Inverted G2 Black Laser Convoy Prime Clone]]
*'''Black Convoy''' (Destronger, 2000)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-012'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Sword of Fury#Toys|Black Sword]], Plasma Gun, 5 discs, 10 small missiles, 2 large missiles

:A [[Black repaint|black]] [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#LaserOptimusPrime|Laser Optimus Prime]] mold, ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Car Robots]]'' Black Convoy is a black Western Star 4964EX truck with black and teal paint apps, thick foil stickers, and pink transparent plastic that works exceptionally well for [[light-piping]]. The toy lacks all of Laser Prime's electronics to keep costs down, the entire back of the cab is now covered with a black sticker to hide the empty battery compartment. The trailer sides are now chromed. Care should be taken when opening the trailer into base mode as the springs in this version are very strong compared to other releases and will scratch the chrome sides by slamming them into the ground. The toy also suffers from mild mold wear in that the Plasma Gun's rear clip is somewhat warped and the figure's shoulders have a harder time staying upright than Laser Prime's.

:Due to the ''Generation 2'' Autobot symbols sculpted on Black Convoy's launcher discs, [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] made Black Convoy's faction symbol the ''Generation 2'' Autobot one, but upside down. By extension, this also explains the faction symbol for the [[Commando (RID)|Combatrons]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Destron/BlackConvoy/blackconvoy.htm More information on Black Convoy at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.transformers-universe.com/i.php?ID=40 More information on Black Convoy at Transformers-Universe.com]''
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===Robots in Disguise (2001)===
*'''Scourge''' (Super Class, 2002)
**''Accessories:'' [[Sword of Fury]], gun, 5 discs, 10 small missiles, 2 large missiles

[[File:RID Scourge toy.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|This toy almost makes the black repaint craze worth it.]]
:The Hasbro release of Black Convoy, sold [[exclusive]]ly at [[Toys"R"Us]]. In retail specimens, deep red translucent plastic replaces all the pink, the stickers are now a flat light gray with Decepticon logos instead of glossy silver with "negative-Autobot" logos, the sword has blunt tip, and the discs are retooled to remove the faction symbol. The metallic gray plastics are also darker. The only paint change is that Scourge has Decepticon sigils [[tampograph]]ed on his doors, while lacking Black Convoy's teal stripe along the cab's nose. The license plate sticker on the tanker now states "SCOURGE D-012" (a reference to Black Convoy's ID Number). The toy lacks electronics like the Takara release, but instead of having a large sticker over the battery compartment, the battery lid is glued shut.

:An [[Variant|early wave]] of Scourge sold on the Toys"R"Us website had the Hasbro stickers and mold changes but retained the Japanese cab paint applications and pink plastic.

:Scourge's box has one of the [http://www.tfarchive.com/toys/mistransformed/images/rid_scourge_box.jpg worst stock photos ever], depicting the figure about half transformed—his shoulders are folded down oddly and his legs haven't been extended at all, making him hilariously stubby. Considering how simple the figure is and how bad the crude early photoshoppery looks, one can only wonder why it was published. The stock photo used in this very entry you're reading right now also mistransforms him!

:This version of the mold was later reused by [[Sonokong]] as ''Car Bot'' Black Convoy in the South Korean market, identical to the Hasbro release but with Black Convoy's stickers.

::* ''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Decepticon/Scourge/scourge.htm More information on Scourge at TFU.info]''
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[[File:RID-toy ScourgeSpyChanger.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Sword-less fury!]]
*'''X-Brawn / Scourge''' (Basic Class, 2002)

: Released in the fourth wave of ''Robots in Disguise'' Basic figures, Spy Changer Scourge, aside from being the only all-new tooling toy of the character, features high speed axles and can roll very well across smooth surfaces, but lacks the weight to propel him quickly. He was only available in a 2-pack with a Spy Changer version of [[X-Brawn#Spychanger|X-Brawn]].

: As with most of the new ''Robots in Disguise'' releases, the X-Brawn / Scourge pack was available in Japan as a "USA Edition" mass-released toy.

: This mold was later redecoed ''both'' as Generation 1 Spy Changer [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Universe (2003)|Optimus Prime]] in the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' toyline, and as "Movie" [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Optimus Prime Figure|Optimus Prime]] for a Japanese pack-in DVD exclusive.

: This toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Generation 1 Nemesis Prime]] in "[[Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric]]".

::* ''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Decepticon/ScourgeGobot/scourge.htm More information on Spy Changer Scourge at TFU.info]''

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[[File:RID-toy ScourgeDestructon.jpg|right|300px|thumb|It's me again!]]
*'''Destructicon Scourge''' (Deluxe Class, 2003)
**''Accessories:'' Gun, 2 rockets

:Released as a [[KB Toys]] exclusive, [[Destructicon (RID)|Destructicon]] Scourge is a black redeco of ''Generation 2'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#HeroOptimusPrime|Hero Optimus Prime]], transforming into a sleek longnose Kenworth truck with a very large rocket launcher/bellows assembly on the back end. In either truck or [[robot mode]], this launcher fires the two large rockets with air power from the bellows; the quicker/harder it's slammed, the further the rocket flies. The launcher is "permanently" affixed to the truck bed/Scourge's right arm. The two rubber-tipped rockets can be stored on clips on the sides of the truck bed, which end up on his back in robot mode.

:By the time this toy was released, its tooling had degraded somewhat since Hero Prime's original production run. As a result, neither robot nor [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] hold together very well on many specimens. Keeping his missiles stored can be difficult, as they may pop out from their storage clips involuntarily. Additionally, initial shipments appear to have been missing a certain part that allowed the waist to ratchet, instead letting it spin freely.

::* ''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/Scourge/scourge.htm More information on Destructicon Scourge at TFU.info]''
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===Timelines===
[[File:TL-toy ScourgeTFSS.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Now with bigger shoulders!]]
*'''Scourge''' (TFSS 1.0, 2013)
**''TFSS1 number'': '''1'''
**''Accessories'': [[Sword of Fury]]

: A black and teal [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#RTS|Transformers: Reveal the Shield]]'' Deluxe Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Optimus Prime]], ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' Scourge transforms into a longnosed "racing" truck cab, adorned with the Japanese-style "Anti-Cybertron" symbols rather than Decepticon branding. He comes with a sword that he can wield with both hands, and is folded up and stored between his legs in truck mode, forming the fifth wheel. Scourge also has a (non-detachable) matrix gimmick in robot mode formed by a relief pattern on the inside of the cab's side windows, and is visible through the windshield/chest in robot mode. He is also very articulated and poseable, even featuring ankles and wrists that are both ball-jointed and hinged.

: Scourge was the first of six [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] [[exclusive]] figures to be shipped out via the "[[Transformers Figure Subscription Service]]" in 2013. The final version lacks the heat-sensitive [[rubsign]] seen in the promotional mockup for the toy, which used a Photoshopped image of the rubsign-having original toy as its base.

: This toy was also used to make [[BotCon 2012]] [[Optimus Prime (SG)#BotCon2012|''Shattered Glass'' Optimus Prime]], and was retooled into [[Ultra Magnus (SG)#Timelines|''Shattered Glass'' Ultra Magnus]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/TFSSScourge/scourge.htm More information on ''Timelines'' Scourge at TFU.info]''
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===Legends===
[[File:TF-legends-LG-EX-Black-Convoy.jpg|300px|thumb|Now with less SYMBOLISM.]]
*'''Black Convoy''' ([[June 21]], [[2015]])
**''Japanese ID number'': '''LG-EX'''
**''Accessories'': [[Sword of Fury|Black Sword]]

:Available only as a [[Tokyo Toy Show]] 2015 exclusive, ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Black Convoy is another redeco of ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#RTS|Transformers: Reveal the Shield]]'' Deluxe Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Optimus Prime]]. While it broadly resembles ''Timelines'' Scourge, its plastic colors and painted deco more specifically match the original ''Car Robots'' Black Convoy, with such details as the teal striping on the truck cab and "Anti-Autobot" Combatron symbols on the robot shoulders.

:Interestingly, though this toy was announced to the public less than one month before its release, that was still enough time for a change to the painted deco: the packaging and widespread [[Stock photography|stock photographs]] show silver paint on the robot's inner forearms, but this paint was absent from the final toy.

:Unlike all other ''Legends'' releases, both this and the Voyager Class figure below buck the trend of using both the character's Japanese Takara name ("Black Convoy") in katakana and the its English Hasbro name ("Scourge") in Latin script by instead using only the Japanese Takara name in both katakana and Latin script.
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[[File:TF-Legends-LGEX-Headmaster-Black-Convoy.jpg|300px|thumb|The Return of Dark Laser.]]
*'''Black Convoy''' ([[June 3]], [[2017]])
**''Japanese ID number'': '''LG-EX'''
**''Accessories'': Black Sword, Double-barreled rifle, Headmaster

:Available only as a [[Tokyo Toy Show]] 2017 exclusive, this Black Convoy is a redeco of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Voyager Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#TRVoyager|Optimus Prime]], transforming from robot to tanker truck to plane and back. His deco is heavily based on his [[#Toys|original ''Car Robots'' toy]]. He comes with a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] redecoed from [[Diac#Generations|Diac]] which transforms from a small robot representing his original identity as a heroic Autobot protoform, into his own post-scanning head (but any [[Titan Master]] or ''Legends'' Headmaster is compatible) and he has built-in spring-loaded pylons to "bulk up" his noggin, although this step was optional according to the stock photos.

:The [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Black Convoy 2)|included mini-manga]] also depicts a fourth mode the toy can be transformed into, a base mode inspired by the [[#Car Robots|original Black Convoy toy]]'s trailer base. The manga also features [[Black Convoy Mass Production Type Drone]]s that can be recreated using the toy by repurposing the jet mode engine as a one-eyed head.

:Due to unexpectedly high demand, TakaraTomy took the unusual step of producing a second run of this figure, which were made available from [[TakaraTomy Mall]] on [[November 30]], 2017.<ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/tokyo-toy-show-2017-exclusive-legends-black-convoy.1106395/page-25#post-14744370</ref>

:This mold was also retooled into [[Octane#Titans Return|Octone]].
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==Notes==
* While it is not the [[Black Lio Convoy|first]] evil clone of a Convoy/Prime, Scourge's color scheme pretty much set the tone for [[Nemesis Prime (disambiguation)|the]] [[Grand Scourge|parade]] of evil clones that would follow for the next decade and counting. Granted, it's a pretty color scheme, but it's been [[Nemesis Breaker|overused]] by now.
* An unrealized ''[[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]]'' story would have featured Scourge, based on his TFSS toy, as one of [[Jhiaxus (G2)#Wings Universe|Jhiaxus]]'s clones. A conflicted Scourge would have led Jhiaxus's forces in taking down [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]].<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/128200-new-tcc-prose-counterpunch-story-the-truth-we-make/?p=3229535 Post on the Allspark Forums by Pete@BotCon (Pete Sinclair), 2016/05/12]</ref><ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/135573-wings-universecannonball-loose-ends/?p=3406634 Post on the Allspark Forums by NightViper (Jesse Wittenrich), 2016/12/23]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Black Convoy''' (ブラックコンボイ ''Burakku Konboi''), '''Scourge''' (スカージ ''Sukāji'')
*''Korean:'' '''Black Convoy''' (블랙콘보이 ''Beullaek Konboi'')

==References==
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[[Category:Destructicons]]
[[Category:Dimension hoppers]]
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[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Gender-switch characters]]
[[Category:Headmasters]]
[[Category:KB Toys exclusives]]
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[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2001) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Spy Changers]]
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