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Transformers: The Ride â€“ 3D

2025-04-16T07:02:52Z

Ed: Added Frenzy easter egg

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'''Transformers: The Ride – 3D''' (originally just '''Transformers: The Ride''') is a theme park attraction which opened [[December 3]], [[2011]] first at [[Universal|Universal Studios]] [[Singapore]] at Sentosa, Singapore, and then [[May 24]], [[2012]] at Universal Studios [[Hollywood]] in California, with a third one at Universal Studios Florida opening on [[June 20]], [[2013]]. A fourth version, under the name '''Transformers: Battle for the AllSpark''', was an opening day attraction at Universal Studios [[Beijing]] in 2021 as the centerpiece of a full Transformers-themed land, ''[[Transformers Metrobase]]''. Based on the [[live-action film series]], the ride features high definition 3D film footage and visual effects by [[Industrial Light & Magic]].<ref>[http://variety.com/2011/film/news/transformers-drives-into-u-s-theme-park-1118039268/ ''Variety'' article]</ref>

[[File:Transformers-the-Ride-USH.jpg|300px|thumb|Transformers: The Ride – 3D at Universal Studios Hollywood.]]

{{bigquote|That's it, we're mission: go. So you can either thank or blame me later, but right now I need you to [[For safety reasons|listen to the lady with the robotic voice]].|Evac|''Transformers: The Ride – 3D''}}
==Synopsis==
At a [[NEST]] outpost in Universal Studios, [[you]] are recruited to join the battle against the Decepticons. As you make your way through the facility, you are told of the Autobots, their story and conflict with the Decepticons, and ultimately their alliance with the humans and the mission of NEST. Before you can complete your training, however, Decepticons attack—though suspicions that the attack is a diversion are raised by [[Theodore Stallworth]]. The Decepticons are after the remaining [[AllSpark]] shard being kept in the NEST facility, and stealth/transport specialist [[Evac (Ride)|Evac]] is put on high alert in case the shard needs to be removed from the facility as a last resort. [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]], hacking his way into the frequency being broadcast to NEST personnel, reports that he has intercepted a transmission from [[Megatron (Movie)/games|Megatron]]. Megatron's transmission is short and to the point: surrender the remaining shard of the AllSpark, or face his wrath. In addition, [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] is detected inside the facility, and it is apparent now that Stallworth was correct: the earlier attack was a diversion as the Decepticons make their way inside. Unable to spare any soldiers due to heavy Decepticon resistance, you, the recruits, are assigned to aid Evac in transporting the AllSpark and removing it from the NEST facility. You board Evac and roll out into battle.

[[File:OptimusTheRide.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|That soldier’s legs can certainly stretch, for sure.]]
You and Evac arrive just in time to catch Ravage attempting to steal the AllSpark shard. Ravage manages to swipe it before Evac has the chance to stop him, though he doesn't get away. [[Bumblebee (Movie)/games|Bumblebee]] arrives on the scene, though being chased by [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]]. Bumblebee manages to tear the shard from Ravage and hold Sideways off as Evac retreats with the shard. He rendezvouses with [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/games|Optimus Prime]], who compliments Evac and his riders on their good work, and provides cover for his escape, holding the charging Megatron at bay. Megatron orders his Decepticons to destroy Evac and his passengers, and [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] moves in for the kill—however, his attack is caught short when he is lured into a subway tunnel and hit by a train.

Megatron reappears, but is again held off by Optimus Prime. Megatron fires a missile at Evac while grappling with Optimus, but he maneuvers to avoid the oncoming shell and escapes through a hole blown in the wall. [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] assembles and pulls Evac into the open with his vortex, but cover is provided by [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]. As Evac drives away, [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] provides back up and the pair race through city streets until [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] attacks. Sideswipe manages to hold off Bonecrusher until Evac blasts the Decepticon in the chest and finally the head, putting him down for good.

Devastator reappears and sucks Evac and Sideswipe into his [[Vortex Grinder]], though Evac and his passengers are saved at the last minute due to the activation of Evac's battle shields. [[Starscream (Movie)/games|Starscream]], however, is waiting on the other side and manages to catch Evac with his grappling hook, flinging him and his passengers through the air and into buildings until finally delivering him to Megatron, who is still locked in battle with Optimus. Optimus is apparently losing the battle, though the Prime orders Evac to protect the AllSpark. Starscream reappears during Evac's escape, but is quickly chased away by NEST air support.

Evac comments that he and his riders are now on their own, and wonders what to do. Megatron jumps down in front and suggests begging for mercy as he reaches for the riders, though Optimus again appears to fight back against the Decepticon tyrant. Fed up with running, Evac charges into Optimus and Megatron's battle and hits Megatron from behind. As Optimus holds Megatron back, Evac jabs the shard into Megatron's chest, severely weakening him. Megatron stumbles backwards over the edge of the roof, though he grabs Evac and pulls him down with him in one final act of aggression. Megatron howls in defeat as they both plummet to the ground, but Bumblebee appears and catches Evac at the last moment. With Megatron defeated, Optimus Prime congratulates Evac and the recruits on a mission accomplished, noting that their bravery saved the planet. As Evac drives through the tunnels back to base, he passes underneath Megatron's lifeless body smashed through the pavement and comments that the riders can ride with him anytime.

==Characters==
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*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/games|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)/games|Bumblebee]] ([[Mark Ryan]])
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] ([[André Sogliuzzo]])
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] ([[Robert Foxworth]])
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] ([[Jess Harnell]])
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] ([[Tom Kenny]])
*[[Evac (Ride)|Evac]] ([[Dustin James Leighton]])

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*[[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]]
*[[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]]
*[[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]]
*[[Megatron (Movie)/games|Megatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Starscream (Movie)/games|Starscream]] ([[Charlie Adler]])
*[[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]]
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*[[You]]
*[[Morshower]]
*[[Theodore Stallworth]] ([[Corey Klemow]])
}}

==Production==
The ride was announced in October 2008, and opened in Singapore on December 3, 2011.<ref>[http://www.slashfilm.com/transformers-the-ride-at-universal-studios/ /Film article on the press release.]</ref><ref>[http://tftheride.rwsentosablog.com/2011/10/27/breaking-news-transformers-the-ride-premieres-at-universal-studios-singapore%C2%AE-on-3-december-2011-2/ BREAKING NEWS: TRANSFORMERS The Ride Premieres at Universal Studios Singapore® on 3 December 2011]</ref>

==Trivia==
*The rides at both Hollywood and Orlando were first opened with live, scripted performances at their respective [[Transformers: The Ride – 3D Grand Opening (Hollywood)|grand opening]] [[Transformers: The Ride – 3D Grand Opening (Orlando)|ceremonies]].
*Neither Ironhide or Bumblebee have GM/Chevrolet logos in the new animation for the ride and entrance-area briefing.
*In the ride's queue area, when the Autobots are speaking via screens, Bumblebee has his voice back (speaking more here than in four movies) before it ultimately gives out again. He and Ratchet are clearly just as frustrated as the fans over it.
*All of the footage of Grindor shown by Ironhide during his briefing are actually clips of [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] from the first movie.
*At the end of the ride, when Optimus congratulates you and Evac, you can see a broken stone pillar that has "G1" written on it, most likely a reference to the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]].
*Hints of [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy's]] presence at the N.E.S.T. base attack are seen in the form of his razor disc shurikens scattered throughout the walls and ceiling at the end of the ride.
** In the Hollywood and Orlando versions of the ride, a yellow Volkswagen Beetle can be seen at the very end, a nod to [[Bumblebee (G1)|G1 Bumblebee]], whose alternate mode was the Beetle. Bumblebee would take this alt. mode in the film franchise a few years later in [[Bumblebee (film)|his own film]].
*[[Vector Prime]] stated that the ride corresponds to the [[universal stream]] [[Tyran 1211.03 Theta]], and not the [[Quadwal]] cluster. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

==Errors==
*While Megatron goes through the ride with his ''Dark of the Moon'' design, albeit with his ''Revenge of the Fallen'' design's claw arm, the physical prop shown at the end of the ride sports his design from the first live-action film.
*When Wheelie is listing off the sighted Decepticons, Sideswipe's model is mistakenly displayed when he lists off Sideways.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://tftheride.rwsentosablog.com/ Blog]
*[http://www.prepareforbattle.com/ Prepare For Battle], the official site for The Ride in Hollywood

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File:Frenzy discs TF Ride.jpg

2025-04-16T07:00:17Z

Ed: Frenzy's disc shurikens on the ceiling at the end of the ride.

[[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy's]] disc shurikens on the ceiling at the end of the [[Transformers: The Ride – 3D|ride]].

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2022-10-11T00:09:57Z

Ed: Ed uploaded a new version of "File:SPotlightWheelie-HotSpot.jpg": Taken from IDW collection

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Primacy issue 1

2021-10-31T07:00:09Z

Ed:

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'''Megatron awakens his newest soldier, whilst Optimus Prime takes a sabbatical that inadvertently leads him to a Cybertronian not seen for millions of years.'''

==Synopsis==
In the aftermath of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s rampage, [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] is experiencing a lull in the burgeoning [[Autobot]]-[[Decepticon]] war. At [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]], fresh out of the [[Autobot Academy]], tries and fails to convince an acquaintance that [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Conclave of Representatives|his government]] aren't just as bad as what came before. Leaving the bar, the freshly-minted Autobot encounters an old friend – [[Slinger]], his co-conspirator from his days as an insurgent in [[Nyon]]. Hot Rod's old friend has never forgiven him for killing that city's inhabitants to prevent them being drained by the [[vamparc ribbon]]s, and has joined up with the Decepticons. Declaring that his new comrades are the "real power" on Cybertron, Slinger leaves his former ally with a warning to watch his back.

[[File:Primacy1 optimus and ironhide.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6]]
In Cybertron's southern polar region, Optimus Prime and [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] scale the [[Grav-Haraan glacier]], the Autobot leader having taken a sabbatical to clear his mind after the recent battle. Ironhide nearly slips from the icy cliff, but eventually the duo reach its summit. Against the odds, though, they are not alone – on the horizon, Ironhide spies a large object with a significant energon signature.

In [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], deep in the heart of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] anxiously await the completion of [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]]'s operation upon [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]]. Arriving late, Hot Rod learns that Grimlock was the last of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]] to receive this treatment, purging him of the tainted energon that brought on his atavistic [[alternate mode]]. Emerging from the operating theater, Ratchet gives Grimlock a clean bill of health, and reveals that he's managed to restore the Dynobots' original alternate modes, bringing them up to the same fighting shape they were in when they served in the [[Primal Vanguard]]. Upon meeting him, Hot Rod voices his admiration towards the Dynobots, knowing of them from tales of the Primal Vanguard's glory days. Grimlock rebukes him, saying that a recruit fresh from the academy will have to earn his respect, or even simply his trust.

In the ruins of [[Harmonex]], a fully repaired [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] waxes loquacious over the inert form of Trypticon. Calling upon the stolen spark of [[Pentius]] that they have each borne in turn, Megatron manages to rouse the gargantuan beast, only to find that it now bears the consciousness of the slain [[Quintesson]]. However he finds that his former guide has found new purpose within this engine of destruction, a purpose he shares with Megatron: the breaking of a world.

Traversing the glacier, Optimus and Ironhide approach a monolithic structure, only to find it to be the source of the energon signature they'd detected. As they near the structure they find it to be the watchful form of an [[Guardian robot#2005 IDW continuity|Omega Sentinel]].

Megatron is skeptical of Trypticon, knowing the treachery Pentius was capable of. Trypticon confesses that his memories are a confusing tangle, of which he is uncertain of the source. However through the spark bond that they share, Trypticon shows Megatron what he recalls: Cybertron, desolate after a "[[God War|battle of gods]]"; another world, broken asunder; the Quintessons, and the death and destruction they have wrought on others. This overwhelms the revolutionary, for while his ruthlessness is known, the sheer depths of such evil are not something he can stand. Trypticon assures him that he will understand in time.

Hailing the Omega Sentinel, Optimus discovers that it has stood vigil since the disappearance of [[Nova Prime]]. The Sentinel turns Optimus and Ironhide away, saying he awaits the return of the Prime. Optimus reveals that he bears the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], and the Sentinel reacts with disbelief and despair when he learns that Nova is long gone. Regardless, he is prepared to serve this young Prime, and ferry him back to civilization. As the Autobots board his alternate mode, the Sentinel reveals his name to them: [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]].

Back in Harmonex, Megatron musters the Decepticons around Trypticon. He announces to them that he wishes to prepare for an all-out assault, but due to [[Scorponok (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Scorponok]] many abandoned the Decepticon cause. He says that they will be leaving Cybertron with Trypticon in order to re-gather the Decepticon army.

Aboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Linx]], Hot Rod marvels at the rebuilt [[Toraxxis mega-refinery]], now drawing directly from the cavernous reserves of the region and purifying the tainted energon. Cybertron's energon shortage seems to be solved for the foreseeable future, but this may be too little, too late after the exodus of much of the population. Grimlock doesn't share the young recruit's enthusiasm, as being near Toraxxis dredges up too many bad memories for him. Hot Rod pushes back against the veteran, incensed that Grimlock is this self-absorbed. A scuffle nearly ensues, before Sky Linx announces that they've passed Toraxxis and now are over Harmonex. To the astonishment of all, Trypticon is missing.

In orbit above Cybertron, Trypticon's alternate mode is revealed as a massive space-borne fortress. Within, Shockwave reports to Megatron that his navigational preparations are complete, and the Decepticons take to the stars.

==Featured characters==
(Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks.) 
{{Featuredcharacters
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*Ironic Autobot (2)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]] (3)
*[[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] (5)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] (6)
*[[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] (8)
*[[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] (9)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (10)
*[[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]] (11)
*[[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] (12)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] (13)
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Linx]] (22)
|c2=
*[[Slinger]] (4)
*[[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] (14)
*[[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] (15)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] (18)
*[[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] (19)
*[[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]] (20)
*[[Blackwall]] (21)
*[[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] (23)
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*[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] (1)
*[[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] (7)
*''[[Quintesson]]s'' (16)
*''[[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]]'' (17)
}}

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*The [[Grand Convocation]] was seen falling to bits in "[[Massacre]]", after [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]] and the [[Circle of Light]] joined the great exodus. The government is now being called the [[Conclave of Representatives]].
*The experiences of the [[Senate|Senate and New Senate]] hang over the new government.
*Hot Rod blew up Nyon in [[Purge|''Autocracy'' #6]], to prevent its dying citizens having their last energon drained by [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]]. The Autobots captured Iacon and installed Metroplex there in the [[Endgame|final chapter]] of that story.
*Trypticon's rampage in [[Harmonex]], the Dynobots' out-of-control [[alternate mode]]s, and Scorponok's reign as Decepticon leader were all key plot threads of the ''[[The Transformers: Monstrosity|Monstrosity]]'' series.
*Omega Supreme was chronologically last seen the [[Primus: All Good Things|''Robots in Disguise'' Annual]], where he met and came into conflict with Nova Prime. Taking that issue into context, it seems likely that Omega's vigil was ''not'' in aid of throwing the Prime a welcome-home party...

===Transformers references===
*Trypticon serving as a Decepticon space vessel draws from the [[Aligned continuity family]] [[Trypticon (WFC)|version of the character]].

===Errors===
*The 'bot in the bar who berates Hot Rod for joining up with the Autobots is, er, wearing an Autobot insignia on his chest. (Corrected in the trade.)
*The spelling 'Sky Linx' is consistently used. It's possible that this is a deliberate choice to remove an anachronistic reference to an [[Earth]] animal, ''à la'' 'Dynobot', but the traditional 'Sky Lynx' spelling was used in Dille and Metzen's previous stories. (Corrected in the trade to "Lynx".)
*In this issue, it is stated that Hot Rod's friend Slinger never forgave him for destroying Nyon and its citizens, [[Purge|but in the issue in which this occurred]], we see that Slinger actually ''convinced'' Hot Rod to blow up the city and its inhabitants so that they would not be used as fuel by Zeta Prime.

===Other notes===
*We learnt in [[Little Victories|''More than Meets the Eye'' #22]] that [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] carried the Matrix of Leadership during Optimus Prime's "first sabbatical". Given that Optimus still possesses it in this issue, we can safely assume that we're seeing a separate, and likely shorter-term, event.

===Covers (3)===
*'''Regular cover:''' Optimus Prime and the Autobots, by [[Livio Ramondelli]]. Part of an interlocking image with the regular covers of the other three issues.
*'''Subscription cover:''' Optimus Prime reveals the Matrix of Leadership, by [[Saren Stone]].
*'''30th Anniversary cover:''' [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] watches [[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]] melt in the [[smelting pool]] in a recreation of the famous scene from [[The Smelting Pool!|issue #17]] of the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel Comics series]], by [[Casey Coller]] and [[John-Paul Bove]]. The first in August's series of Marvel-themed 30th Anniversary covers.
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User talk:Ed

2021-05-29T06:01:35Z

Ed: Replying to SHIELD Agent 47

{{welcome}}
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Just a note, fiction writeups on character articles should be in past tense, not present tense. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 20:10, 2 April 2012 (EDT)

Ed, please slow down on these updates. You are not following the rules of punctuation and the Wiki's policy for writing in ''past'' tense, not present tense. It's also difficult to understand some of your sentences. Please take your time before updating a page and make sure your work is grammatically accurate, so that the next contributor doesn't have to come along and do it for you. --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] 15:02, 3 April 2012 (EDT)

:Ok [[User:Ed|Ed]] 19:30, 29 September 2012 (EDT)

:You're still adding stuff in present tense instead of past tense. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 17:22, 25 April 2012 (EDT)
::Also you should be putting spoiler warnings on stuff which has just come out. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 18:29, 25 April 2012 (EDT)

== IDW sections ==

Wait, are you updating information for characters' IDW sections without having read the comics in question? Because that's probably not a good idea. How do you know if you get something wrong? --[[User:Abates|abates]] 20:09, 19 April 2012 (EDT)
:I have to ask this question as well. Regardless, please put spaces before storylinks. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 22:06, 25 April 2012 (EDT)
::Dude, spaces before and after storylinks, please. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 22:31, 25 April 2012 (EDT)

I've given you a very short block just to ''stop you''. Again, we are forced to ask, are you updating characters' IDW sections without actually having the comics in question? Are you just using the summary in the article? Because your additions are blunt recitation of fact with no attempt to integrate them into the rest of the article, the details you're adding are vague and sketchy, sometimes outright ''wrong''—your summary of the DJD's involvement in the recent issue is almost entirely incorrect—and your grammar and sentence structure are often iffy. Your edits are making work for the contributors who are going to have to go back and fix them so they make sense or fit in with the rest of the articles. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 17:25, 23 May 2012 (EDT)
:Ed, we kinda expected you to answer this question before editing more IDW articles. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 23:26, 23 May 2012 (EDT)

I usually get this information from what you posted on the articles summary and sometimes get the comics from a bookstore. Ed
:Again, I have to ask, if you're not updating articles from the original source material, how do you know if you get a detail wrong? You don't, so you shouldn't be updating those articles. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 17:11, 29 May 2012 (EDT)

Polite suggestions over. Now you are being told - stop editing articles for things you haven't read. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 18:41, 29 May 2012 (EDT)

You were already told not to edit articles based on comics you haven't read. I can't see how we can make it any clearer than that. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 17:46, 30 May 2012 (EDT)

Please tell me you have actually read Broadcast and are not just working off the synopsis. Also, please use spoiler warnings. This is a new issue. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 17:09, 6 June 2012 (EDT)
:Yes, I have. What should be the spoiler expiration date? [[User:Ed|Ed]] 19:30, 29 September 2012 (EDT)
::It says how to work out the spoiler date on our [[Transformers Wiki:Spoilers|spoiler policy page]]. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 17:16, 6 June 2012 (EDT)

When you were told not to edit IDW sections for things you hadn't read yet, the same applied to Titan sections or any other section that you haven't read/seen. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 16:52, 26 July 2012 (EDT)
:Yeah, the Sasquatch article you made bears little resemblance to what the comic says about the creature. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 17:01, 26 July 2012 (EDT)
:You're doing it ''yet again'' with Rules of Disengagement. Stop it. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 14:42, 29 July 2012 (EDT)

Seriously, Ed. Are you paying attention to the comics? Half the time the others are reverting your edits. --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 03:26, 13 November 2012 (EST)

I don't remember anybody reversing my edits since I came back here... [[User:Ed|Ed]] 16:57, 13 November 2012 (EST)
:Really? Because I've been reversing, cleaning up and often completely rewriting your contributions because you just don't understand what it is you read. Please stop. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 17:59, 13 November 2012 (EST)
:I never knew about this. First of all, what do you mean by "please stop" and what am I not getting in the comics? [[User:Ed|Ed]] 18:02, 13 November 2012 (EST)
::I mean please stop editing character summaries. Forever. You clearly lack the capacity for reading comprehension required to summarize up the events. You skip over story elements, you linger on elements, you completely miss the point of scenes, you're using useless descriptives, you pay so little attention you can't even realize when Drift uses his Great Sword and when he uses a regular one, and you don't even know the difference between nebulae and planets. I've had to rewrite Drift's character section entirely, I currently have to do it to Ultra Magnus... Stop. Let someone who can understand this stuff handle it. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 18:15, 13 November 2012 (EST)
:Fine. But, I have a problem. I've watched these last three months occasionally and nobody had spent the time to fully complete every issue. I know there are contributors that know what they're doing but they didn't cover all the characters. That was my only problem. [[User:Ed|Ed]] 18:33, 13 November 2012 (EST)
::This isn't a race, Ed. Since the events are ongoing and the current writing is very deep and relying on past, present and future, it's better to wait until the story arcs end to tackle the events of respective characters, so you have a better overall view of the events that transpired. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 18:43, 13 November 2012 (EST)
Ok. [[User:Ed|Ed]] 18:54, 13 November 2012 (EST)

== A note about writing ==

If you use "he", "him" or "his" to refer to two different characters in the same sentence like "after Starscream left him to his hands", it makes the meaning behind the sentence unclear. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 22:14, 11 June 2012 (EDT)

== "And" ==

''After the Chaos war, Garnak joined up with Wheelie and [[Hardhead (G1)| Hardhead]] and captured [[Jhiaxus (G2)| Jhiaxus]] and left the planet. ''
:You have four "and"s in a row there, dood. That sounds really, really bad.[[Special:Contributions/192.249.47.177|192.249.47.177]] 17:06, 14 June 2012 (EDT)

Yeah, look... I mean this in the best way possible, but.... okay, it's great that you're enthusiastic and want to edit. I love the fact that the comics are finally good enough to prompt this level of dedication from an editor. And thank you for taking on board our earlier (repeated) instruction to actually read the comics before editing. But... what you're writing isn't very ''good.'' Your grammar is problematic, as illustrated above, and your write-ups alternate between delving way too far into the minutiae of conversations and events, creating big paragraphs bogged down with unnecessary details, and not noting enough. And you do ''so many'' edits at once - which is laudable, most certainly! - but it means that we're left with a ''lot'' of ground that other editors then need to go back over and smooth out to read better and briefer. Please put some extra effort in - read back to yourself what you've just written out loud and see how it sounds. Or just go easy - don't edit every article for every character from every issue right away in one go, so you can see how other editors react to your wording. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 18:32, 14 June 2012 (EDT)
:I'm not sure how much you guys use drafts here, but would it maybe help for him to try that? Or would that just be even more work, reviewing and cleaning them up afterward?[[Special:Contributions/192.249.47.177|192.249.47.177]] 11:23, 15 June 2012 (EDT)

Drafts? [[User:Ed|Ed]] 19:30, 29 September 2012 (EDT)
:Drafts are when you add your write up to the article's talk page, or to a section on your own user page. They allow you to present your changes without publishing something of subpar quality on the wiki. However, they still have to be reviewed, so its only really worth it when the content of the work is valuable, but its initial presentation would be unacceptable.[[Special:Contributions/192.249.47.177|192.249.47.177]] 14:49, 15 June 2012 (EDT)
:Can't I just use the Show Preview button for this? (lobythelegend 16:18, 15 June 2012 (EDT))
::No, since the point would be to let ''other'' editors review your work without compromising the quality of the main article. Still, it's a question of whether it's worth the effort or not. Maybe you could have a friend review your stuff as you type it, maybe?[[Special:Contributions/192.249.47.177|192.249.47.177]] 15:51, 18 June 2012 (EDT)
:Sure [[User:Ed|Ed]] 19:30, 29 September 2012 (EDT)

::Did you do any of what Chris suggested up there? Also, can you please fix your sig to at least link to your user page? --[[User:Abates|abates]] 23:58, 23 June 2012 (EDT)
::How do you get it to link? [[User:Ed|Ed]] 19:30, 29 September 2012 (EDT)
:::Type four tildes (like this <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>, but without the nowiki tags), the wiki's software will add your user name and the time/date stamp automatically. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 09:58, 24 June 2012 (EDT)
:::It is in your preferences - make sure "Raw signatures (without automatic link)" is not checked. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 21:49, 2 July 2012 (EDT)
:You're still making horrible issue summaries, and unfortunately for the Wiki the only title I'm reading at the time is MTMTE. Stop writing horrible summaries on the character articles. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 13:34, 2 July 2012 (EDT)

==Something I noticed in the comics==
Is it me or is it something else but I noticed that these comic series seems to be focusing on making characters that haven't been seen for awhile reappear and then kill off a whole bunch like Sunstorm, Bombshell, Horri Bull, and some others. Also, we don't even know what happened to [[Kickback (G1)| Kickback]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] and [[Shrapnel (G1)| Shrapnel]] and most of the crew of the Thanatos yet. And where is Tempest? I basically stated most of the characters who are MIA. [[User:Ed|Ed]] 19:30, 29 September 2012 (EDT)

==Cool!==
How do you guys at the wiki manage to get hyperlinks and stuff by just putting [[]] around them? It's awesome! [[User:Ed|Ed]] 19:30, 29 September 2012 (EDT)
:That is a function of the wiki's software. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 09:59, 24 June 2012 (EDT)
:Like, automatically? [[User:Ed|Ed]] 19:30, 29 September 2012 (EDT)
::Wikis work using coding called wiki markup - when you edit a page, you type out the article, including code, and the wiki software then interprets the code to display the article. In this instance, wrapping a word in double square brackets tells the wiki to link to the page with that title. Wrapping a word in triple apostrophes tells the wiki to make that word bold, and so on and so forth. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 13:44, 24 June 2012 (EDT)
::That's cool. [[User:Ed|Ed]] 19:30, 29 September 2012 (EDT)

Do you know how I can make a hyperlink right to the section I edited in the Recent Changes? Ex. --> IDW comics continuity [[User:Ed|Ed]] 14:02, 29 July 2012 (EDT)
==Question==
Did anybody look at my suggestion on [[Bonecrusher (G1)| his page]]? [[User:Ed|Ed]] 19:30, 29 September 2012 (EDT)
==A very good point==
In the Beast Wars sourcebook on Killer Punch's bio, it says [[Ultra Magnus (G1)| Ultra Magnus]] is actually a Decepticon agent and in [[Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement]], somebody retrieves a data chip from Rung's thumb regarding the Decepticon, [[Overlord (Masterforce)| Overlord]]. I think the MTMTE comic staff are trying to imply Ultra Magnus is going to backstab the Autobots very soon. Does anybody else see a point? [[User:Ed|Ed]] 17:28, 29 October 2012 (EDT)
:No, it says that Killer Punch believes that UM was a Decepticon agent. It's part of his paranoia. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 19:07, 29 October 2012 (EDT)
:Ok. That actually explains a lot. Thanks. [[User:Ed|Ed]] 19:34, 29 October 2012 (EDT)

== Larger images ==

It's very good that the ROTF images you've been replacing are clearer, but 2000 pixels across is much too large for our needs! 1500 is probably the limit, I'd say, and only in the most necessary circumstances. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 12:12, 24 June 2015 (EDT)

Okay, I guess I'll resize them then... [[User:Ed|Ed]] ([[User talk:Ed|talk]]) 12:14, 24 June 2015 (EDT)

== Covenant Images ==
I've been looking over the Covenant of Primus from Ken Christiansen's site that you uploaded, and I think that some of them should be reverted back to their originals. I double checked the uploads with my physical copy of the Covenant and the new artworks for Nexus, Alchemist, Amalgamous and Quintus don't match up. I can only guess the art on Ken's site were earlier versions that were revised again before being used in the final book. --[[User:BowserTheSecond|BowserTheSecond]] ([[User talk:BowserTheSecond|talk]]) 18:27, 8 January 2016 (EST)

D'awww. I guess so... However, the images I uploaded were of a higher quality rather than mere scans. It's fine, I'll live. [[User:Ed|Ed]] ([[User talk:Ed|talk]]) 10:13, 10 January 2016 (EST)

== Image uploads ==

Please stop pointlessly cropping images and ballooning up their file sizes in the process. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 21:34, 31 March 2016 (EDT)

Sure. I just thought the images would look better but I guess not. However, I run into the issue where, if I decrease the file size, the image starts to depreciate in value. [[User:Ed|Ed]] ([[User talk:Ed|talk]]) 01:00, 1 April 2016 (EDT)

== Image cleanup ==

Thanks for cleaning up and color corrected the SG Animated pictures! They look so much better than the stuff I originally uploaded. --[[User:Ascendron|Ascendron]] ([[User talk:Ascendron|talk]]) 14:46, 1 April 2016 (EDT)

No problem. [[User:Ed|Ed]] ([[User talk:Ed|talk]]) 15:46, 1 April 2016 (EDT)

== Image filesizes ==

Hey, just a heads up, we generally prefer that screen captures are 150 kb or less for bandwidth purposes, and there's really no reason they need to be more than 720p at max unless there's a bunch of tiny details that need to be visible for illustration. Thankfully it seems to be a quick fix. I've managed to lower the filesizes of some of your images by opening them up in Paint and saving again; it lowers the filesize pretty significantly with no notable dip in quality. Might be worth trying in case an image is ballooning too much. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 15:53, 11 May 2019 (EDT)

Alright. Thanks for the heads-up. [[User:Ed|Ed]] ([[User talk:Ed|talk]]) 00:27, 14 May 2019 (EDT)

== Polar Claw ==

Feel free to reupload that image, but please remember to include Spittor in it. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 12:57, 7 December 2019 (EST)

Alright. [[User:Ed|Ed]] ([[User talk:Ed|talk]]) 17:32, 15 December 2019 (EST)

== Invasion boxart ==

Remember years ago when you asked me if I had a better view of the BotCon 2012 boxart? Casey Coller just posted a high-resolution raw image to Twitter! https://twitter.com/CaseyWColler/status/1304001572981141504 [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 06:30, 10 September 2020 (EDT)

This tweet is unavailable lol. Hopefully you saved it? [[User:Ed|Ed]] ([[User talk:Ed|talk]]) 14:40, 22 September 2020 (EDT)
:You are in luck; Coller reposted it! https://twitter.com/CaseyWColler/status/1396071521291063296 [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 00:03, 29 May 2021 (EDT)

Alright, sounds good. Thanks for staying up to date lol. [[User:Ed|Ed]] ([[User talk:Ed|talk]]) 02:01, 29 May 2021 (EDT)

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Sharkticon (species)

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[[File:TFLegendsApp-Sharkticons.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"He disagreed with something that ate him."]]
'''Sharkticons''' are generally big, dumb, plentiful and voracious—in short, perfect soldiers for the [[Quintesson]]s, or whoever happens to be the one letting them off their leash at the given moment. Sometimes they're near-mindless army units for the tentacled aliens, other times they're full-fledged Decepticons, sometimes they're simply their own race carving out a niche for themselves in the cosmos. In general though, no matter the universe it's not unusual for the Quintessons to throw their captives into a big tank full of the feisty nippers after a mock trial just for chuckles. Though individual Sharkticons are not especially durable, like piranha, they swarm in ''en masse'' and can devour a full-sized robot in a few seconds with their razor-sharp teeth and claws.

In at least one universe, one notable Sharkticon is [[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]], friend to the young [[Autobot]] [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]].

A series of upgraded Sharkticons in some universes includes [[Air Shark]]s, [[Land Shark]]s, and [[Sea Shark]]s.

{{bigquote|I am a swarm member. I don't like being alone.|A Sharkticon's description of his race|''[[The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers]]''}}

==Biology==
In just about all of their visual depictions, Sharkticons are mechanical lifeforms that can transform into creatures resembling sharks. Sharkticons also tend to mostly share the same body-type within their own continuity families.

Sharkticons in the "Generation 1" continuity are typically appeared as squat, round, humanoid robots with a grey and purple color scheme. They also all share the same alternate mode, an alien, bipedal ogre-like creature that bears resemblance a shark's head. In at least [[Transformers: Wings Universe|one universe]] however, there exists an upgraded version of Sharkticon that holds a much closer resemblance to the typical Transformer in both modes, going from humanoid robotic form to a shark-styled submarine mode. The Sharkticons of this universe are further divided into the three subclasses [[Land Shark]], [[Air Shark]], and [[Sea Shark]] which specialize in... well, what their names say, we guess.

Sharkticons in the "Aligned" continuity have had various descriptions and depictions. In the ''[[Transformers: Retribution|Retribution]]'' novel they possess a blue-green coloration, as well as being covered with spikes and various armaments. They are also described as being quite similar to their world's other fish-bots, which themselves are described as "...short, and covered in blue-white metallic scales, each one highlighted with a golden tint." These fish bots are further described as "several meters long" in their alternate modes, giving the impression that the Sharkticons in this section of the multiverse transform into full-sized shark creatures. In their depiction within the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|''Robots in Disguise'' animated series]], Sharkticons have no humanoid form, instead utilizing their shark-like form as their robot mode and transforming into various aquatic vehicles for their alternate mode. Characterized as an animalistic subspecies of Cybertronian, rather than the off-world enforcers of the Quintessons, the Sharkticons of this universe also have various differences in their robot modes instead of all looking identical. For example, [[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]] and [[Ragebyte]] each have their optical organs within diamond-shaped protrusions on either side of their head, while another unnamed Sharkticon possesses more typical optics set directly within their cranium.

The Sharkticons seen in the live-action movie universe physically bear a large resemblance to the Generation 1 versions, albeit much smaller than their other counterparts, being much closer in scale to actual Earth sharks.

The Sharkticons in the [[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|''Cyberverse'' cartoon]] once again mostly look identical to the Generation 1 version, although here are never seen outside of their beast forms. In addition to this, some have quite different characteristics, with [[Backbite (Cyberverse)|some individuals]] possessing heads that skew much closer to Earth sharks, as well as various faction leaders possessing tribal markings. A statue of [[Gnaw (Cyberverse)|Lord Gnaw]] also appeared much different compared to the others, the main divergence being a large saw-like snout, although the character was identical in appearance to the others of his species when he was seen in person, so it is quite possible the statue's unique look was simply artistic license on the part of the sculptor.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 continuity family===
====Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
=====''The Transformers'' cartoon=====
[[File:TFTM-Sharkticons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Don't {{w|Jump the shark|jump}} over them!]]
{{voiceactor|Normally indeterminate growls by multiple actors, rare speaking lines by [[Bud Davis]] (English, "The Quintesson Journal") and [[Frank Welker]] (English, "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1]]"); [[Ken Yamaguchi]] (Japanese, ''Movie''), [[Minoru Inaba]] (Japanese, ''Movie''), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japanese, ''Movie''), [[Kenyū Horiuchi]] (Japanese, ''2010''), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese, ''2010'')|[[Reinhard Brock]] (German, "The Quintesson Journal"), [[Hans-Rainer Müller]] (German, "The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1"), [[Francis Lax]] (European French, "The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1")}}

[[File:TFTM Grimlock Quintessa.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|left|There's always a bigger fish.]]
When [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] found themselves stranded on the planet [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]], they were captured by [[Allicon]]s and brought to a group of [[Quintesson]]s to be put on trial. The [[Autobot]]s witnessed [[Arblus|two]] [[Kranix (G1)|other]] prisoners be judged "innocent" and dropped in a large pit of Sharkticons, but when it was their turn, they managed to get out of the pit and fought back.

Soon enough, the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] arrived and started thrashing the Sharkticons until they backed down. [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] then ordered them to turn against their Quintesson masters, and apparently choosing to follow the strongest one, the Sharkticons complied. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{note|The Sharkticons' involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series ''[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]'' and the storybook "[[Transformers the Movie (Ladybird adaptation)|Transformers the Movie]]".}}

[[File:Sharkticon Robot Mode.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb]]
A squad of Sharkticons were used to abduct [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], Kup, and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] from the [[Galactic Olympics]]. Undercover of a smoke bomb, they entered the game grounds and successfully snatched the trio to be taken back to Quintessa for trial. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} The trio were found guilty and thrown into the Sharkticon pit. A battle ensued until [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] arrived with [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], [[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]] and Grimlock as reinforcements. Many of the Sharkticons were still on Quintessa when the Quintessons blew it up with a [[core bomb]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}}

[[File:FFOD2 Sharkticon is blown up.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|What happens when a Sharkticon eats chipotle.]]
During the brief Quintesson-[[Decepticon]] alliance which besieged [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], a commando team of Sharkticons were deployed to the deeper levels of the Transformer homeworld in order to find the [[Large switch|master switch]] which would shut down all Transformers as part of the Quintesson master plan. Fortunately, the commando team was intercepted by Rodimus Prime and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], who prevented the trio from succeeding in their goal. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

[[File:G1-BigBroadcast Sharkticons journal.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|"Hooray! We found the- oh crap."]]
Sharkticons were used to defend [[Inquirata (G1)|Inquirata]]'s [[Time Window]]. They didn't do a particularly good job, and the experiment fell into Autobot hands. With the Universe in peril, the Quintessons sent the Sharkticons to assault the base, which again resulted in failure, though they were later able to persuade Rodimus to shut the Time Window down. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}} A few Sharkticons attempted to retrieve a [[Quintesson Journal]] from [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]], however as soon as they laid their claw on it, the [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] drove them off and they had to leave without the journal. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}} [[Outback (G1)|Outback]] managed to trick one particularly stupid Sharkticon into opening the cell which he and his pals were imprisoned in. {{storylink|The Quintesson Journal}}

[[File:QuintessonJournal Outback sharkticon energon.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3]]
When the Quintessons double-crossed [[Dirk Manus]], they sent a squad of Sharkticons to make sure Manus didn't survive the crash of [[Lazy Sue|his ship]]. Fortunately the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] were able to drive them off. {{storylink|Money Is Everything (episode)|Money Is Everything}} Two were used for a mission to [[Zamojin (planet)|Zamojin]] to retrieve [[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]], however local blacksmith [[Katsu Don]] was easily able to damage them thanks to everything on the planet being ultra-dense. {{storylink|The Face of the Nijika}}

A large group of Sharkticons were later infected with the [[Hate Plague]], and was chasing a lone Quintesson on an unknown planet when [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] saved him. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}} The infected Sharkticons somehow made it to Earth and continued wreaking havoc, at least until they were cured by the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}
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=====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity=====
======''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''======
[[File:2010MangaGalvatronIssue1.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1|All tucked away down there, between the legs.]]
A Sharkticon joined Galvatron and the Decepticons in their bid to steal spaceships with a giant spaceship that ate other spaceships. The scheme failed miserably.{{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 1|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #1}}

======Controverse======
In an attempt to skip out on his own trial, [[Primacron]] used a whistle that controlled [[Primitive]]s to enthrall numerous Sharkticons to his will. They fought off the Autobots and Quintessons attempting to recapture Primacron, but were ultimately defeated. {{storylink|Controverse}}

======''Kiss Players''======
[[File:KPSharkticons.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|What, no tentacles?]]
When the time-traveling [[Kiss Players (singing group)|Kiss Players]] [[Marissa Faireborn]], [[Shaoshao Li]], and [[Atari Hitotonari]] found themselves on a mysterious planet in the year 2011, their ship was captured and they were surrounded by Sharkticons. Shaoshao attempted to placate them with the [[universal greeting]] she had learned from [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] in 2006, but the Sharkticons swarmed over them while Shao cursed the Autobot as a liar.

Put on trial by the Quintessons, they were found "not guilty" and dropped into a pit full of even more hungry Sharkticons. Only a last-minute rescue by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Goldbug]] saved them from being devoured. Pity. {{storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)#Tokyo Toy Festival live performance|Tokyo Toy Festival live performance}}
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======''Beastformers'' catalog======
As part of his support for [[Alligatron]]'s faction of Beastformers, Galvatron gave them Shartkicons to help conquer [[Beast (planet)|Beast]]. {{storylink|Beastformers catalog}}

======''The Headmasters'' manga======
{{note|In Japan, the Sharkticons were marketed as members of the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]] subgroup.}}
The Sharkticons joined their fellow Predacons in a second bid by Galvatron to conquer planet Beast. They flanked [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] in battle, but were ultimately driven away by a joint attack from the Autobots and their [[Beastformer]] allies. {{storylink|Great Decisive Battle of Planet Beast!}}

Later, the Sharkticons were dispatched alongside all the other Decepticons with aquatic or amphibious alternate modes to take part in a scheme under the sea. The idea was to steal energy from the Earth's core at a break in the crust. The Sharkticons attempted to protect their operation from an attack by the [[Trainbot]]s, but even with the help of a giant robot squid, they were ultimately defeated. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 3|The Headmasters #3}}

======''Legends'' comic======
The [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] obtained a Sharkticon tail on Beast and took it with them to the [[Legends World]], where they used [[Blowpipe (G1)|Blowpipe]]'s [[electro-clone beam]]s to create a bunch of Sharkticons they could control. One escaped and was fished up by Hot Rod and Shaoshao Li who used it to track down the Sweeps' lair, where Grimlock used [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] to menace the rest of the Sharkticon clones into turning on their creators. They then disappeared into the wild, and Hot Rod was charged with capturing them. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 44|Bonus Edition Vol. 44}}

When the [[Micromaster]]s settled [[Micro]], they ran into a stray Sharkticon that so scared Kup that he left the planet altogether. His traumatic memories of the event flared up when the Sharkticon clones attacked his used car shop in the Legends World, but [[Sue Faireborn|Sue]] helped him through it and he was able to pacify the beasts using her [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] mode. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 46|Bonus Edition Vol. 46}}

=====''Wings Universe''=====
{{Wingsnote}}
[[File:Motormouth landsharks generation 2 redux.jpg|thumb|upright=1.9|You're that clever shark, aren't you?]]
The Quintessons built improved versions of the Sharkticons for [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]'s [[Decepticon Syndicate]]. Their leader was [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]]. The Sharkticons fought alongside the Decepticons against the Autobots at the [[Large Hadron Collider]] on Earth but the villainous forces were ultimately routed. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}} After Clench and Sky-Byte teamed up with [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], the Sharkticons came with their commander to [[Qre]]. Jhiaxus set them on a team of Autobots who came snooping around. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 4}} [[Sideswipe (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sideswipe]] disguised himself as one while moving around Jhiaxus's base. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 5}} A couple of them attempted to help Jhiaxus after the prisoners got free, only to be blasted by [[Fizzle|Blaze]]. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 6}}

Captain [[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball]] thought that [[Tornado]] and [[Ferak]] grinned like hungry Sharkticons when they looked over a list of items they would need to build in order to join the [[Star Seeker]]s. {{storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur}}
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=====''Prevenge''=====
As part of an elaborate (but ineffective) deathtrap, the [[Skuxxoid]] unleashed a horde of Sharkticons upon a group of Cybertronians it had abducted from throughout the multiverse. And by a "horde," he meant a single sickly and rusted Sharkticon. Embarrassed by the lack of a threat his Sharkticon presented, the Skuxxoid ordered his prisoners to fight one another to the death instead of bothering with it. {{storylink|Prevenge}}

=====''Deviations''=====
A group of Sharkticons investigated Optimus Prime's shuttle when the Autobot leader touched down on Quintessa. Kup tried the universal greeting on the creatures, but they responded unfavorably. Optimus was forced to sic the Dinobots on their attackers, who easily dispatched the aquatic warmongerers. {{storylink|Transformers: Deviations|Deviations}}

====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:IDWBofUKSP1A.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Shart attack.]]
When sharing war stories, [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]] claimed to have faced off against 50 Sharkticons. {{storylink|Recipe for Disaster!}}
=====Marvek UK future timelines=====
{{note|The movie adaptation, originally published by Marvel US, is in italics}}
''In an alternate timeline, Hot Rod, Grimlock, and Kup were taken prisoner by the Sharkticons on planet Quintesson. After being brought before a kangaroo court, the Autobots were promptly sentenced to death and dunked in a pit of Sharkticons. Swoop, Sludge, Slag, and Wheelie came to their rescue, and Grimlock intimidated the Sharkticons into turning on their cruel masters. As the Autobots watched the Sharkticons swarming the Quintessons, Kup mused that the planet's "problems" would be solved in short order.'' {{storylink|Judgment Day!}}

After being taken prisoner on the planet [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintesson]] by the Quintessons, [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] attempted to escape by cutting through a body of water. Not too smart, as he was immediately beset upon by a school of Sharkticons. He managed to stave them off, expending much of his energy reserves but managing to stay alive until he was rescued by Wheelie. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

=====The Big Broadcast of 2006=====
{{NoteMarvelBB2006}}
In a strange alternate future, the Sharkticons were sent by the [[Quintesson]]s to the surface of [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] to retrieve a lost data canister. Their clumsiness alerted [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] to their presence and they were driven off by the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]]. In the melee, the canister was lost deeper in the junk pile where its finder-alarm was disabled. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}
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=====''Classics''=====
{{noteclassics}}
When [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Cliffjumper]]'s shot was foiled by [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]]'s personal force field, Cliffjumper swore, "Son of a Sharkticon!" {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 4}}

====Toy pack-in material====
[[File:Decoy comic matrix.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|They're not even ''trying!'']]
A Sharkticon was present during a battle against the Autobots on a moon base. He fought alongside the likes of [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Decipher the Decepticon}}

A couple of Sharkticons were posted around the Creation Matrix in order to guard it from the Autobots after the Decepticons had stolen it. They were defeated by a small group of Autobots that infiltrated the Decepticon base, and fled with the relic afterward. {{storylink|Start Your Own Decoy Collection}}
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====3H comics====
Upon the [[Mutant (BW)|Mutants']] arrival on [[New Quintessa]], [[Derodomontatus]] found the beasts guilty of contempt in his court and sentenced them to death... by Sharkticons! Alongside some [[Allicon]]s, the Sharkticons leaped out of a nearby pool and began to maul their prey. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

Primal Prime's team of Wreckers also ran afoul of Sharkticons, though they fared better against their aggressors; after agreeing to take [[Al-Badur]] off of his icy prison-world, a school of Sharkticons surrounded the group, and pounced in to attack. The better-armed group tore the Sharkticon to shreds in response. {{storylink|Disclosure}}

The Quintessons brought legions of Sharkticons to Cybertron in an effort to reclaim it as their own. {{storylink|The Wreckers: Finale Part 1}} What ensued was a planet-wide battle, with Maximals and Predacons fighting alongside one another against the Sharkticon hordes. Ultimately, on every other battlefront, the Sharkticons failed to overpower the residents of Cybertron. Though they seemed to possess the advantage at first, ore and more Sharkticons joined the scrap heap as the technorganics began using Cybertron's reformatted terrain to their advantage. They didn't yield much better results when facing the fully-technological Decepticons inhabiting a non-reformatted city. On another battlefront, Cryotek used his Primus-derived powers to reformat several Sharkticons into facsimiles of Megatron and other villainous Cybertronians in order to do battle against [[Sentinel Maximus]]. Even more Sharkticons fell offline as [[Al-Badur]] overrode their systems to prove to the Maximals that he had truly allied himself with them. A platoon was melted to slag at the site of [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], another under [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] command was met by the Wreckers, and yet another group was dealt with by the Dinobots.

The Sharkticons left behind on the Quintessons' homefront were not spared either, as the two Mutants they had failed to slay, [[Icebird]] and [[Poison Bite]], channeled Primus's power to slaughter the drones alongside their Quintesson masters. The Quintessons were ultimately forced to abandon their conquest of Cybertron outright, abandoning the Sharkticons as they fled to their ships, or using their corpses as cover from Cybertronian fire. But a small group of Sharkticons were spared by the Mutants on New Quintessa. Taking pity on them, Snowbird endowed them with the ability to feel hope and joy as he began to reformat the planet into a new technorganic paradise. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

====''Big Looker'' storybooks====
A group of Sharkticons were awaiting being fed a [[Wheelie (G1)|young robot]], only for him to escape the Quintessons’ clutches. Darn.

Later, The Quintessons led a group of Sharkticons to apprehend the crew of an Autobot shuttle that had crashed down on their planet. They were easily defeated by the Dinobots and their friends.

Wheelie also had a necklace that appeared to be made out of Sharkticon teeth. {{storylink|The Story of Wheelie, the Wild Boy of Quintesson}}

====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====
[[File:WheelieGnaw.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Aw HELL gnaw!]]
Wild and deadly, with a voracious appetite for [[energon]], the Sharkticons were slaves from a Quintesson colony world, used by their masters as soldiers and guards. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}} They could be seen guarding their masters on the planet [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]] as the aliens plotted against the Cybertronians. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}}

{{Unreleased WW comic}}

Following [[Flash (G1)|Flash]]'s teleportation to Quintessa during the [[Age of Internment]], he encountered a mob of Sharkticons and Allicons, but managed to evade them by taking shelter in a Quintesson Citadel. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.4}} The Quintessons discovered Flash spying on them and sent their Sharkticon hordes after him again, only for Flash to escape using his superior speed. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.5}} The Sharkticons were nonetheless able to follow their target back to Cybertron. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.6}}

Packs of Sharkticons prowled Cybertron after the [[Age of Internment]]. One such pack attacked Shockwave shortly after he was reawakened, and only the intervention of [[Herald of Unicron]] [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] saved his life. As thanks, Shockwave blasted his savior and used him as the basis for his twisted experiments. Gee. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}}

Around the same time, a lone Sharkticon identifying itself as "[[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]]" was befriended by the Autobot survivalist Wheelie, and when its young companion joined the Autobot resistance movement led by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], so did it. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}

====''Timelines''====
[[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]] remarked that he had seen more trust in a Sharkticon's smile when he questioned [[Cryotek (TransTech)|Cryotek]] on whether the bar owner could be trusted to not sell out the wanted fugitives Jackpot and [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]]. {{storylink|Gone Too Far}}

====2005 IDW continuity====
[[File:Monstrosity4.jpg|thumb|Called "Sharkticons" because "Chrome Teeth Piranha Pugs" didn't fit on the box.]]
The Quintesson [[Pentius]]'s memories of the death and destruction spread by his race included Sharkticons being used to attack planets. {{storylink|Primacy issue 1|Primacy #1}} Perhaps this is how Sharkticons ended up living in the [[Acid Sea]] on the ruined planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], where they attacked [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] when he passed by. He was able to kill the first of the creatures, but several others overpowered him and pulled him into the ocean depths. {{storylink|Rage (IDW)|Rage}} For reasons unknown, possibly related to the presence of Pentius, these Sharkticons ended up releasing their grip and allowed their prey to escape. {{storylink|Fallout (issue)|Fallout}}

During a brief return to Junkion, Megatron recruited Sharkticons into the Decepticon army. He deployed them during the attack on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], creating a perfect environment for the aquatic beasts by preemptively flooding the battlefield with liquid coolant. {{storylink|Primacy issue 3|Primacy #3}}

On the world of [[LV-117]], carvings of the Sharkticons and Quintessons adorned an ancient temple. {{storylink|Spotlight: Wheelie}}

In the modern day, the Junkions led by [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] kept an untold number of Sharkticons penned up in their [[Quintesson Cruiser|strange, corkscrew shaped ship]]. While exploring said ship, Cosmos, Rumble, and Frenzy were set upon by a horde of Sharkticons. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}} Despite their best efforts, the sheer mass of the creatures overwhelmed them. Incensed by the attempted infiltration of their ship, [[Rum-Maj]] unleashed all the Sharkticons on-board on a diplomatic gathering outside the ship. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows}}

The Sharkticons attacked various places on Earth, including [[Mexico City]] where they were met by [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]], {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|Future Glories Lost}} and [[Palermo]] where they fought members of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]. {{storylink|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets|Feel Safe Without Regrets}} At Autobot City, [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] realized the Sharkticons were enslaved by the Junkions and quoted Megatron's works about a revolution in the hopes of pacifying them. It worked, causing them all to transform to robot mode and turn on the Junkions. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|Future Glories Lost}} The Sharkticons fought their former masters until the battle ended with peace being brokered between the two sides. After that, they settled down with the Junkions in the [[Little Cybertron]] settlement on Earth. {{storylink|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets|Feel Safe Without Regrets}}

When an [[Ore-13]] mine was opened in [[Kentucky]], some Sharkticons got jobs there. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}} {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}}

When the [[Colonist Soldiers]] went to war with the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and the Joes, Rum-Maj jumped at the opportunity to conquer Earth once again, rallying the Sharkticons to [[Mount Rushmore]], riding atop [[Vajra]]. As they arrived, [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]] quickly deescalated the situation before [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] teleported into orbit. {{storylink|Time Will Rust}} {{storylink|A Sunrise Dark}}

When [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s [[Worldsweeper]] crashed into the lawn of [[White House]], the Sharkticons came to the President's defence, swarming the [[Maximal]] survivors. When the Chaos Bringer was felled, the Sharkticons settled into a new life on the organic world. {{storylink|Ceremony}} A lone Sharkticon on Little Cybertron was later seen tending to the cemetery. {{storylink|Post}}
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====''Knights of Unicron''====
The Sharkticon Pit, located on Planet Quintessa, was the ninth venue for the [[Knights of Unicron (band)|Knights of Unicron]] on their 2014 "Till All Are One" tour. {{storylink|Knights of Unicron (band)|Knights of Unicron}}

====''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''====
After the [[G.I. Joe (team)|Joes]] bombed [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Grimlock angrily threw them into a pit of Sharkticons. [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] took pity on the hapless humans and threw them some explosives to defend themselves with. The Joes fed the explosives to the Sharkticons, which gave them indigestion, allowing the soldiers to escape. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend}} After the war, Sharkticons spread to [[Neptune]], forcing the colony of [[New Atlantis]] to relocate to [[Triton (moon)|Triton]]. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}

====Swindle's Spiel====
[[Swindle, Swindle and Swindle]] had Sharkticons among their drones for sale. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

===Aligned continuity family===
====''The Covenant of Primus''====
When the [[Quintesson]]s gained control of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], they established a <s>kangaroo</s> [[Supreme Court]] where anyone could be charged on scant evidence and the common verdict of "innocent" meant death by Sharkticon.

During the Transformer uprising that marked the end of the [[Age of Wrath]], the Quintessons deployed hunter-killer packs of Sharkticons. They patrolled the roadways and cut off rebel supply lines. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

====Aligned novels====
On the colony planet of [[Aquatron]], the Sharkticons served as the planet's warrior caste.

When the Quintessons arrived, most of them were re-conditioned by the invading Quintessons. In their new role, they served as elite honor guards for high-ranking Quintessons, while simultaneously intimidating any would-be Aquatronian rebels into submission. They were usually led by their Commander [[Gnaw (Prime)|Gnaw]], although, when the need arises General [[Tyrannicon]] could also take command of the force.

At an unspecified point, a splinter force of Sharkticons attempted to rebel against their masters, foreseeing a time when their people would be freed. Their rebellion was ultimately unsuccessful, but before the rebels were fed to the [[Gamekeeper]] they managed to carve an image of [[Megatron (WFC)|a being]] prophesied to lead them to freedom, on the cavern wall.

When the [[Autobot]]s first arrived on Aquatron, [[Kup (WFC)|Kup]], [[Rodimus (WFC)|Rodimus]], and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] discovered a large vault of dormant Sharkticons the Quintessons had assembled as an invasion force to retake [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. When a combination of Quintesson manipulation and [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]'s own treachery drove the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s to battle on the planet's surface, they were arrested by a large force of Sharkticons led by Gnaw. The remaining Autobots and Decepticons encountered more of them and were forced to fight the armada. When the Quintessons succeeded in opening the space bridge to Cybertron, Tyrannicon led a large flotilla of Sharkticons thorugh the space bridge, where they manned numerous vessels and acted as shock troops on the ground. Gnaw's division battled against [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] and Starscream's combined forces.

Eventually, Megatron stole [[Xeros]]'s replica Matrix of Leadership that the Quintessons also used to coordinate the Sharkticon's movements. When Megatron placed it in his chest, the new [[Sharkticon Matrix of Leadership]] changed his body into a Sharkticon-like form and granted him complete and unwavering control over every Sharkticon in existence. The Decepticon leader's new forces turned on their masters, wounding Tyrannicon and killing Xeros. Tyrannicon would eventually steal this Matrix for himself, but it presumably was destroyed when he was eaten by the [[Hydratron]].

The surviving Sharkticons turned on one another and went feral, forming dedicated pockets of resistance on Cybertron even after the invasion was thwarted. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

====2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
[[File:TRID E 38 Sharkticon.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Shark Tales, anyone?]]

The Sharkticons seen in this cartoon differ greatly from those seen in other "Aligned" materials, in that they are portrayed as one of many animalistic-looking subspecies of Cybertronians seen after the Great War's end, rather than drones of the Quintessons. Sharkticons here are known to have varied physical characteristics, but the two with known alternate modes have both utilized submersible vehicles. All seen Sharkticons have been allied with the Decepticons, with known individuals being [[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]] and [[Ragebyte]], with several others being seen as prisoners on the ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]''.

Once Cybertron's most feared pirate, the Decepticon Hammerstrike was freed from his [[stasis pod]] after the Alchemor crashed on [[Earth]]. He took to the new planet's waterways intending to turn the sea into something approximating home and attacked the oil tanker, ''[[Windward]]''. [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] came to the stricken tanker's aid and were able to fight Hammerstrike off. He instead went to a nearby oil refinery, hoping to use it to achieve his ends, however, Bumblebee and Grimlock turned up there too, and despite him putting up a fight, they managed to trap him in an empty oil barrel. {{storylink|Trust Exercises}}

Another Sharkticon had fallen in with [[Glowstrike]]'s crew of Decepticons. After Glowstrike accused the Sharkticon of acting against their interests, Steeljaw beat him up to prove his loyalty to her cause. {{storylink|Portals}}

Many Sharkticons are seen during the Bee Team's raid of Decepticon Island. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}} They were all incarcerated, when the Stasis Bomb went off and placed on board the Alchemor for transport to Cybertron. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}}

The scientist Ragebyte came to Earth to experiment with explosives, but was caught by [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]]. He was briefly freed to continue his experiments, and would have blown up [[Crown City Bridge]] had he not been stopped by the [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]]. {{storylink|Blurred}}
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===''Animated'' cartoon===
[[Jackpot (Animated)|Jackpot]] once found himself surrounded by Sharkticons and tried to talk his way out of it. It didn't work, and he had to scramble out of the situation as best he could. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac|The Complete AllSpark Almanac}}

===''Bumblebee Movie Prequel''===
[[Malignus (BB)|Malignus]] had a pit of Sharkticons in his abandoned castle lair. When [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] entered the base, a Sharkticon tried to take a bite out of him. {{storylink|Energon Is Forever}} Once the Decepticons had revealed themselves, the Sharkticons began chewing into the Autobot, even following him underwater. The Sharkticons' lack of intelligence allowed Bumblebee to outmaneuver them with one hapless specimen finding itself on nosecone of Malignus' warhead. The force of the launch shook the beast loose and it found itself atop [[Dead End (ROTF)|Dead End]]. Though content to snack on the cannibal, the deranged Decepticon promptly shattered the predator. {{storylink|From Cybertron with Love}}

===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|Additional voices ([[Ashleigh Chrisena Ricci]], [[Haley Carter Chapel]], and/or [[Todd Perlmutter]], English)}}

[[File:CyberverseSharkticon.jpg|thumb|300px|I'm a shark, I'm a shark, I'm dumber than a tree. I only have three thoughts and they are "eat," "swim," "eat."]]
[[Gnaw (Cyberverse)|Lord Gnaw]] was once a key figure to Sharkticons, with a statue built in his honor. Under unknown circumstances, the [[Sharkticon homeworld]] was destroyed. The survivors of the cataclysm regressed into three small groups: [[The Fins]], [[The Tails]], and [[The Snouts]], led by [[Jawsy]], [[Backbite (Cyberverse)|Backbite]], and [[Sawtooth (Cyberverse)|Sawtooh]] respectively. They all began fighting each other for resources, particularly the largest chunk of their world to remain intact, a plateau that they called [[The Park]].

In [[2007]], the [[Ark (Cyberverse)|''Ark'']], flying back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], came across the ruins of the Sharkticon homeworld. When solar flares began traveling through the system, the [[Autobot]]s, [[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)|Hot Rod]], [[Cheetor (Cyberverse)|Cheetor]], and [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]], broke out the [[solar-wave board]]s, each one of them running across one of the three Sharkticon factions. When all three factions converged at the Park for dominance, each hoping that their Autobot would win their civil war for them, Cheetor tried to persuade all three groups to work together, but instead succeeded in turning them against him and his friends. The Sharkticons chased the Autobots across the solar system only to flee at the sheer size of the ''Ark''. Back aboard the ship, Cheetor seized the [[AllSpark]] and used its power to, largely, reconstitute the Sharkticons' homeworld. Despite the cracks on the surface, the Sharkticons were content to have their home back, the factions calling a truce. {{storylink|Wiped Out}}

Concurrently, [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]] and the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Croaton (Cyberverse)|Croaton]] were abducted by the [[Quintesson]]s, who used Sharkticons as an officer class in their forces. {{storylink|The End Of The Universe I}}

After the Quintessons had conquered [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and placed the populace in a virtual reality, the Sharkticons commanded the [[Prosecutor (Cyberverse)|Prosecutors]] in finding any citizens who had yet to be captured. {{storylink|The Loop}} When Hot Rod was brought before the Quintesson [[Judge (Cyberverse)|Judge]], he tried to rekindle his honorary membership of the Snouts only to be sharply rebuffed and carried before the Judge. {{storylink|The Trial}}

After [[Soundwave (Cyberverse)|Soundwave]] had been freed from the Loop, the Resistance captured an elite Sharkticon, [[Biter]], for information. {{storylink|The Prisoner}}

When the entirety of the Cybertronian race had been freed from Quintesson control, they launched an assault to free their planet only to be beaten back by the savagery of the Sharkticons, led by a Sharkticon named "[[Gnaw (Cyberverse)|Gnaw]]". It was only when [[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]] partially unearthed [[Iaconus]] did the Sharkticons retreat. {{storylink|The Alliance}}

When Iaconus' cloak was deactivated, the Judge led the Sharkticons to the Titan, the invaders falling to the Cybertronians, including getting munched on by [[Skullcruncher (Cyberverse)|Skullcruncher]] before the old Judge fell and the new Judge, Starscream, revealed himself. {{storylink|The Judge (episode)|The Judge}}

Pledging allegiance to Starscream, the Sharkticons were repainted in his colours and recaptured the Cybertronians, {{storylink|The End Of The Universe I}} before they were set free, venturing to [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's]] where they toasted the end of the universe. When Windblade entered to make another attempt at reawakening Iaconus, she and [[Maccadam]] fought their way through the Sharkticons to the [[cityspeaker]] chamber. {{storylink|The End Of The Universe II}} Those who remained on guard duty were swiftly dealt with by Maccadam's formidable alternate mode. {{storylink|The End Of The Universe III}} In the final stages of the invasion, the Sharkticons fought off the Cybertronian ground forces only to all be destroyed. {{storylink|The End Of The Universe IV}}
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==Commercial appearances==
While stranded on [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]], [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] ran afoul of a school of Sharkticons. The Sharkticons swarmed on the Autobots, only for [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] to join the fight and help them beat the merciless 'bots back. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sharkticon|Sharkticon commercial}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
[[File:TF PS2 Sharkticon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Thinks that [[Barry Gjerde|Jill sandwiches]] are for eating.]]
{{bigquote|Sharkticon, servant of the Quintessons! Terrifying creatures from the future, they have teeth that can snap tungsten rods as if they were animal bone! |The Narrator|"[[The Transformers (PS2)]]"}}
{{voiceactor|[[Walter Roberts]] (English)}}

During [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s reign of destruction, the Quintessons provided technology to allow the elite of the surviving Transformers to travel back in time to obtain the [[Zel Quartz]] before Shockwave learned of its existence. Some Sharkticons came in secret with [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and the Decepticons to help them.

A swarm of Sharkticons attacked the Autobots while they were exploring the Karzite mine. The leader announced that the Autobots were not allowed to pass and transformed to [[robot mode]]. It stated that the Sharkticons were obeying Galvatron due to how strong he was, and warned that if the Autobots got in their way, the Sharkticons would kill them. Rodimus Prime expressed his annoyed grief before announcing to the Autobots that they were going to have to beat the Sharkticons before they could continue their exploration. After a lengthy battle, the Sharkticon leader announced to his swarm that he was wounded and ordered them to retreat. As Rodimus watched the Sharkticons flee, he stated that they were not very tough. Later on, the Autobots had to fight off more Sharkticons while they were trying to navigate through a minefield. The Sharkticons were defeated again.

In the Decepticon story, a destabilization in space-time occurred and when their shuttle crash-landed, all the Decepticons were scattered. One Sharkticon found himself alone, which he disliked. When the Decepticons found the Gem of Mystery, that one Sharkticon managed to catch up with them, expressing relief. It ran up to the Decepticons in its monster form and transformed to robot mode once it got close, explaining how it had come on board the Decepticon's shuttle in secret. The Sharkticon told them that since he was a swarm member, he did not like being alone and announced that he would join them. Galvatron stated that his crew was starting to gain really odd members but concluded that allowing the Sharkticon to join them would definitely help defeat the Autobots.

When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] stole the Zel Quartz and went off into space, it caused the future Transformers, including the Sharkticon, to return to their own era. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Autobots'' video game===
When [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] was unable to contact [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] during a mission, [[Create-A-Bot (Autobot)|an Autobot recruit]] commented that the situation "bites." Unfamiliar with the [[Human|local slang]], Ironhide asked if there were Sharkticons around. {{storylink|Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers Autobots}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
The Sharkticons were used by the Quintessons for executions. Unfortunately, it was easy for [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] to persuade them to turn on their own masters. {{storylink|Mockery of Justice}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
Sharkticons followed [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] and [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] from [[Aquatron]] to Earth. They could be summoned into battle by [[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]] or a "Shark Attack" Battle Boost, which could be collected only during the four-week Sharticon Saga. Be warned that they will explode when killed or re-summoned by Gnaw.

There are three levels of Shark Attack Battle Boosts; using one will deploy three 2-star Sharkticons at level 14, 30, or 40, respectively. Gnaw summons four Sharkticons one star rating lower than Gnaw himself, and their level can be increased by upgrading his "Chomp Chomp Chomp" ability. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}

===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:Sharkticon-Avatars-Forged-to-Fight.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The most literal and awesome Sharkticons have ever been.]]
Sharkticons infused and upgraded with [[Dark Energon]] come in six class types, each with their own weapon, fighting style, and three Special Attacks. They are many of them running around! They may even ambush a bot during a mission!

There's also a powerful, class-less Sharkticon, as well as the rare Golden Sharkticon and [[S-1000]] variants, all of whom show up in occasional limited-time missions. They also have the unique ability to replicate the opponent's buffs and gain some buffs at low health.

Each Sharkticon has access to abilities from other Bots in their class when their "Shark Enhancement" Signature Ability is unlocked.
{{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}

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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Gnaw.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Believe it or not, he's the fat one.]]
*'''Gnaw''' (Sharkticon, [[1986]])
**''Accessories'': Tail, "Maceration Laser"

:Gnaw transforms into a rotund, squat-limbed, shark-like monster with [[Vacuum metallizing|chromed]] chompers. His [[beast mode]] tail becomes a mace weapon for [[robot mode]] and is also the most frequently missing piece from many Gnaws on the secondary market.

: There is a minor production variation in the beast mode legs/robot arms; some have two screws holding the light-gray calf/forearms together, while other have three screws. Exciting, we know. Some releases of Gnaw also came with one of four pieces to a ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' poster with glow-in-the-dark elements, advertising the [[Decipher the Decepticon]] contest.

:Though the toy is labeled as "Gnaw", much like the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Scrapmetal (Cybertron individual)|Scrapmetal]] toy, it can be considered either the individual character or one of the countless others of its type. Because of its fictional appearance as mass armies, it is one of the few original-line [[Army-building|army builder]] toys, though it is notably costly to use it for that purpose.

: In Japan, Gnaw was not available as part of the normal retail assortment, despite its semi-prominent fictional appearance. At first, it was a promotional item as part of a ''[[Beastformers]]'' giveaway. It was later made available in limited quantities, seemingly in U.S. packaging, as a mail-away during 1988's ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' series.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Gnaw/gnaw.htm More information on Gnaw at TFU.info]''
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===''Timelines''===
[[File:Timelinestoy-BC2010Sharkticons.jpg|thumb|upright=3|What is this bright G2 neon crap?]]
*'''Land Shark/Air Shark/Sea Shark''' (multipack, [[2010]])
**''Accessories'': 2 missiles each

:A [[redeco]] of ''Energon'' Sharkticon, these three ''Timelines'' Sharkticons transform into a Cybertronic submarine/battleship with dimly animalistic styling. Their small gun turrets are movable, plus their side panels can extend outward to reveal spring-loaded missile launchers.

: Each of the three Sharkticons came with its own bio card, dubbing them either "[[Land Shark]]", "[[Air Shark]]", or "[[Sea Shark]]". They were sold together as a bagged souvenir add-on set at [[BotCon 2010]], with only 1000 sets produced.

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' [[Axalon (BW)#United 2|Axalon]], and was [[retool]]ed into BotCon 2010 [[Sky-Byte (RID)#Timelines|Sky-Byte]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/BCSharkticon/sharkticon.htm More information on Sharkticon at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy SharkticonKreon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Commence army-building.]]
*'''Sharkticon''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, [[2013]])
**''Collection'': '''Collection 3'''
**''Bag number'': '''***** 58'''
**''Accessories'': Logo brick, buildable mace

:As part of the third wave of [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Micro-Changer]]s, Sharkticon is a [[Kreon]] that can be rebuilt into a shark-y-beast-y thing-y. He uses the [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Warpath]] style helmet, and shares his shark head with [[Overbite (G1)#Kre-O|Overbite]]. His tail-mace is made of ninja weapons originally designed for the ''Kre-O [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' sets. (An actual ball-mace piece would be introduced in 2014, making a nice replacement if being more original-toy-accurate is your bag.)

: This Micro-Changer assortment was the last one to appear at [[Target]], with later waves showing up only at [[Toys"R"Us]] or drug/discount stores.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/Kre-OSharkticon/sharkticon.htm More information on Sharkticon at TFU.info]''
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[[File:KreO-toy Hammerstrike.jpg|thumb|200px]]
*'''Sideswipe Roadway Rundown''' ([[2015]])
**''Set number'': '''B1548'''
**''Pieces'': '''98'''
**''Kreons'': Hammerstrike, Sideswipe

: [[Kreon]] Hammerstrike was available only with the "[[Sideswipe (RID)#Kre-O|Sideswipe Roadway Rundown]]" set (despite the two characters having never interacted in the show). His fin/tail assembly needs to be removed in order to get him inside the included [[stasis pod#Aligned continuity|stasis cell]]. You also need to fold the legs in a little, since his shark-nose is just a hair too tall for the container if he's standing straight.

:All of the 2015 ''Transformers [[Kre-O]]'' product was skipped by retailers in the US (at first), seeing release in Canada, Australia, and various Asian markets. In fall 2015, almost all of it was finally released in the US through TJ Maxx discount stores, including this set. However, this and the "[[Strongarm (RID)#Kre-O|Strongarm Capture Cruiser]]" set were considerably harder to find than the others.

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[[File:KreO-Toy SharkticonKreon2015.jpg|thumb|300px|The greys aren't as different as they look. Different lighting and processing and whatnot.]]
*'''Sharkticon''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, [[2017]])
**''Collection'': '''Collection 3'''
**''Accessories'': Logo plate, buildable mace

:In 2017, the Collection 3 Micro-Changers were re-released in a whole new production run, appearing in drug stores and "dollar" stores. These releases use the almost-entirely-[[retool]]ed 2015 Kreon (making most parts incompatible with older Kreons), with slightly-differently-hued plastics than the originals. Sharkticon's [[tampograph]]s have been changed, removing the metallic silver on his torso to leave the slightly-metallic silver plastic (lighter than the silver of the original release) of the torso exposed. His purple has also changed to pink (including his [[insignia]]), plus his toes are now light blue.

:Sadly, this release has no individual-identification code on the bag, requiring you to use the feel-through-the-bag method or just buy blind and hope.
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===''Generations''===
====''Titans Return''====
[[File:TR-toy Gnaw.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Nom nom nom]]
*'''Gnaw''' (Legends Class, [[2016]])
**''Accessories'': Tail/Mace

:Part of the third wave of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Legends Class toys, Gnaw transforms once again into a squat-limbed, shark-like monster. He comes with a mace accessory, which can be wielded by his 5mm hands, or plug onto his back as a beast mode tail.

: Like all other new-mold ''Titans Returns'' Legends toys, he has a riding compartment for [[Titan Master]]s (and [[Prime Master]]s)... but this one is inside ''his mouth''. Yes, you read that right.

: He's extremely short for a humanoid Legends Class figure, coming up to the shoulders of most other robot modes.
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====''War for Cybertron Trilogy''====
[[File:TF-WFC-Trilogy-Sharkticon.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Quintesson Pit of Judgment''' ([[2020]])
**''Accessories'': Tail/Mace

:A redeco of the ''Titans Return'' Sharkticon was included in this [[Hasbro Pulse]] [[exclusive]] ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' "Quintesson Pit of Judgement" [[giftset]]. He was available first for people who attended the Hasbro Fans Expo in [[Hong Kong]] and preordered the set. This redeco features duller metallic colors compared to the original release.
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===''Legends''===
[[File:Legends-toy Sharktron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Double your army-builder dollar!... sorta.]]
*'''Sharktron & Sweeps (Sharkticon)'''<ref>The packaging says "シャークトロン&スウィープス" (Sharktron & Sweeps) in Japanese, but the accompanying English subtitle is just "Sharkticon".</ref> (2-pack, 2017-[[September 30|09-30]])
**''ID Number'': '''LG44'''
**''Accessories'': Tail/mace

:Released in the twenty-first(!) wave of ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'', Sharktron is a redeco of the ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Gnaw (G1)#Generations|Gnaw]] toy (as seen above). This toy has a richer color palette and much more extensive [[paint operation|paint applications]] based on the original robot-mode animation model, which results in him having show-inaccurate shark-mode arms and tail/mace due to being part of the same sprue of [[unpaintable plastic]] shoulder parts.

: He comes with fellow army-builder [[Sweep (G1)#Legends|Sweeps]], a [[retool]] and redeco of ''Titans Return'' [[Fracas#Generations|Fracas]].
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===''Cyberverse''===
[[File:CV-toy Gnaw.jpg|thumb|300px|Eggmech, or as he's known in the US series, Dr. Robotshark.]]
*'''Gnaw''' (Warrior Class, [[2019]])
**''Action Attack'': Mace Mash
**''Accessories'': Tail-mace

: Part of the fourth wave of ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Warrior Class figures (and the first in the ''Power of the Spark'' [[subline imprint|subline]]), Gnaw is a new Deluxe-sized mold based on [[Gnaw (G1)#Generations|''Titans Return'' Gnaw]], transforming into a robotic shark-frog-thing.

: In robot mode he features a "Mace Mash" Action Attack: lifting up the shark-jaw part unlocks the free-spinning upper torso. Pushing in on the fin on his back activates a spring-loaded gearing gimmick that causes the upper torso to spin around and around. His head is attached in a way that it ''doesn't'' spin, however. His legs have tabs to lock into place in robot mode, offering more stability when using this gimmick.

: Gnaw does not, in fact, look like his cartoon appearance as a statue, but ''does'' look plenty like the generic Sharkticons if they lacked their tribal markings, thus, use him as a generic Sharkticon to your heart's content. This design was reused for the individual that took up the Lord Gnaw mantle in Chapter 3 of the cartoon.
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[[File:Cyberverse-Sharkticons-Turbo-Changer.jpg|thumb|250px]]
*'''Sharkticons Attack''' (Multi-pack, 2019)
:Three Sharkticons (Two with the green markings of the 'Snouts' and one with the orange of the 'Tails' gangs from the cartoon) come in a Multi-pack with a Stealth Force redeco of One-Step changer Hot Rod. They feature articulation standard for a Tiny Turbo Changer, and have similarly simple transformations.
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==Merchandise==
===''Robot Heroes''===
[[File:RH-toy Sharkticon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Snarl vs. Sharkticon''' ([[2009]])

: Part of the fourth and final wave of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]''-branded ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' two-packs, Sharkticon is a chunky, [[super deformed]] soft-plastic figurine of the character in robot mode. He has simple swivel shoulders and neck articulation.

: He came in a two-pack with "Snarl", who is actually [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], who was going through some naming issues at the time but hadn't settled on "Slug" yet.

: Due to their small size and price point, the ''Robot Heroes'' Sharkticon is prized by those wishing to inexpensively army-build Sharkticons. This made them harder to find in stores and severely overpriced in the secondary market. One can only wonder what became of the Slag/Snarls packaged with those Sharkticons.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/RHSharkticon/sharkticon.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' Sharkticon at TFU.info]''
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===''Tiny Titans''===
[[File:TinyTitans Hammerstrike.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Hammerstrike''' (Tiny Titans, 2015)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''10/12'''

:Part of the initial assortment of ''[[Tiny Titans]]'' [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] figurines, this version of Hammerstrike is a very small, minimally-painted soft-plastic figure of him in beast-robot mode.

: He includes a collectible card that includes a scan-badge for the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/TTHammerstrike/hammerstrike.htm More information on ''Tiny Titans'' Hammerstrike at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TinyTitans Sharkticon.jpg|thumb|300px|*''long, sustained baritone note''*]]
*'''Sharkticon''' (Tiny Titans, 2015)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''7/12'''

: Part of the second assortment of ''[[Tiny Titans]]'' [[blindpacking|blindpacks]], this version of the Sharkticon is a very small, soft-plastic figure of him in beast mode, going all "raaaaar" at you.

: He includes a collectible card that renders him in the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|2015 ''Robots in Disguise'']] styling. The card includes a scan-badge for the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.

: This wave saw fairly minimal release at "big box" retailers, but unlike other waves, was ''not'' picked up by drug stores and the like later, making them particularly hard to find.
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==Notes==
[[File:FloroDerySharkticonNotes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Teehee. "Sharticon".]]
[[File:Model-Sharkon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5]]
*The Sharkticons had the preliminary name of '''Sharkons'''.
*When asked about the Generation 1 Sharkticon design in an interview, [[Floro Dery]]'s reply was, "Sharkticon is a shark."<ref>[http://transformersph.blogspot.com/2007/06/interview-with-floro-dery.html TransFormers Philippines: Interview With Floro Dery]</ref> He's seen some pretty weird-ass sharks.
**In his production notes, Floro Dery delves into this explanation further, writing that he designed it as a fantasy beast that uses qualities and traits of a shark, such as a large toothy mouth and a voracious appetite... which probably also explains why Sharkticons (referred to here consistently as "Sharkons") turn into fat little men.
*One early color model for the "Sharkon" gave it pinkish-red parts.
*In Japan, the Generation 1 Sharkticon is considered an "Animatron", the Japanese name for the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. It was also not available as part of the normal retail assortment, despite its semi-prominent fictional appearance. At first, it was a promotional item as part of a [[Beastformer]] giveaway. It was later made available in limited quantities, seemingly in U.S. packaging, as a mail-away during 1988's ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' series.
**The Sharkticons' status as Animatrons may or may not be connected to Gnaw's shipping as the sixth figure in the Predacons' case assortment outside of Japan.
**''[[Transformers Timelines (franchise)|Timelines]]'' [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] is a Predacon and commands Sharkticons, both groups being [[Quintesson]]-affiliated in the Generation 1 cartoon continuity (and therefore the [[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings of Honor continuity]]). This may or may not be a coincidence. "[[A Common Foe]]" depicted them teaming up to found the Beast Era [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s.
*During the Arctic level of the ''[[Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Autobots]]'' [[Movie (franchise)|movie]] video game, [[Create-A-Bot (Autobot)|Create-A-Bot]] says, "This bites." [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] replies, "Bites?! Are there Sharkticons in here?"
* In Volume 2 of ''[[My Little Pony]]: The Manga'', [[Doctor Hooves]] mentioned saving a Cybertronian version of [[Fluttershy]] from the Sharkticon pits on Quintessa Prime.
* The 2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' Sharkticons are portrayed a naturally-occurring subspecies of Cybertronian like [[Amphiboid]]s or [[Buffaloid]]s, in contrast to the [[Quintesson]]-controlled subgroup from ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Retribution|Retribution]]''. They also distinctly resemble [[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]] and [[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]] from Generation 1.
*Aside from the tribal markings, the standard Sharkticons in the ''Cyberverse'' cartoon are identical, all of them being based on the original Generation 1 design.

===Foreign names===
====Generation 1====
*''Japanese:'' '''Sharktron''' (シャークトロン ''Shākutoron'')
*''French:'' '''Requanicon''' (Canada, "Sharkticon"), '''Squaltican''' (France, "Sharktican")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Shāyú Jīngāng''' (Taiwan, 鯊魚金剛, "Shark Vajra") '''Shāyú Jīng''' (China, 鲨鱼精, "Shark Fairy")
*''Russian:'' '''Zhulikony''' (Жуликоны, "Swindlecons")

====Aligned====
*''Russian:'' '''Akuloconi''' (Акулоконы, "Sharkticons")

====''Bumblebee''====
*''Japanese:'' '''Sharkticon''' (シャークティコン ''Shākutikon'')

====''Cyberverse''====
*''Japanese:'' '''Same-tachi''' (サメたち, "Sharks")

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Sharkticon (species)

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[[File:TFLegendsApp-Sharkticons.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"He disagreed with something that ate him."]]
'''Sharkticons''' are generally big, dumb, plentiful and voracious—in short, perfect soldiers for the [[Quintesson]]s, or whoever happens to be the one letting them off their leash at the given moment. Sometimes they're near-mindless army units for the tentacled aliens, other times they're full-fledged Decepticons, sometimes they're simply their own race carving out a niche for themselves in the cosmos. In general though, no matter the universe it's not unusual for the Quintessons to throw their captives into a big tank full of the feisty nippers after a mock trial just for chuckles. Though individual Sharkticons are not especially durable, like piranha, they swarm in ''en masse'' and can devour a full-sized robot in a few seconds with their razor-sharp teeth and claws.

In at least one universe, one notable Sharkticon is [[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]], friend to the young [[Autobot]] [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]].

A series of upgraded Sharkticons in some universes includes [[Air Shark]]s, [[Land Shark]]s, and [[Sea Shark]]s.

{{bigquote|I am a swarm member. I don't like being alone.|A Sharkticon's description of his race|''[[The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers]]''}}

==Biology==
In just about all of their visual depictions, Sharkticons are mechanical lifeforms that can transform into creatures resembling sharks. Sharkticons also tend to mostly share the same body-type within their own continuity families.

Sharkticons in the "Generation 1" continuity are typically appeared as squat, round, humanoid robots with a grey and purple color scheme. They also all share the same alternate mode, an alien, bipedal ogre-like creature that bears resemblance a shark's head. In at least [[Transformers: Wings Universe|one universe]] however, there exists an upgraded version of Sharkticon that holds a much closer resemblance to the typical Transformer in both modes, going from humanoid robotic form to a shark-styled submarine mode. The Sharkticons of this universe are further divided into the three subclasses [[Land Shark]], [[Air Shark]], and [[Sea Shark]] which specialize in... well, what their names say, we guess.

Sharkticons in the "Aligned" continuity have had various descriptions and depictions. In the ''[[Transformers: Retribution|Retribution]]'' novel they possess a blue-green coloration, as well as being covered with spikes and various armaments. They are also described as being quite similar to their world's other fish-bots, which themselves are described as "...short, and covered in blue-white metallic scales, each one highlighted with a golden tint." These fish bots are further described as "several meters long" in their alternate modes, giving the impression that the Sharkticons in this section of the multiverse transform into full-sized shark creatures. In their depiction within the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|''Robots in Disguise'' animated series]], Sharkticons have no humanoid form, instead utilizing their shark-like form as their robot mode and transforming into various aquatic vehicles for their alternate mode. Characterized as an animalistic subspecies of Cybertronian, rather than the off-world enforcers of the Quintessons, the Sharkticons of this universe also have various differences in their robot modes instead of all looking identical. For example, [[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]] and [[Ragebyte]] each have their optical organs within diamond-shaped protrusions on either side of their head, while another unnamed Sharkticon possesses more typical optics set directly within their cranium.

The Sharkticons seen in the live-action movie universe physically bear a large resemblance to the Generation 1 versions, albeit much smaller than their other counterparts, being much closer in scale to actual Earth sharks.

The Sharkticons in the [[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|''Cyberverse'' cartoon]] once again mostly look identical to the Generation 1 version, although here are never seen outside of their beast forms. In addition to this, some have quite different characteristics, with [[Backbite (Cyberverse)|some individuals]] possessing heads that skew much closer to Earth sharks, as well as various faction leaders possessing tribal markings. A statue of [[Gnaw (Cyberverse)|Lord Gnaw]] also appeared much different compared to the others, the main divergence being a large saw-like snout, although the character was identical in appearance to the others of his species when he was seen in person, so it is quite possible the statue's unique look was simply artistic license on the part of the sculptor.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 continuity family===
====Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
=====''The Transformers'' cartoon=====
[[File:TFTM-Sharkticons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Don't {{w|Jump the shark|jump}} over them!]]
{{voiceactor|Normally indeterminate growls by multiple actors, rare speaking lines by [[Bud Davis]] (English, "The Quintesson Journal") and [[Frank Welker]] (English, "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1]]"); [[Ken Yamaguchi]] (Japanese, ''Movie''), [[Minoru Inaba]] (Japanese, ''Movie''), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japanese, ''Movie''), [[Kenyū Horiuchi]] (Japanese, ''2010''), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese, ''2010'')|[[Reinhard Brock]] (German, "The Quintesson Journal"), [[Hans-Rainer Müller]] (German, "The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1"), [[Francis Lax]] (European French, "The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1")}}

[[File:TFTM Grimlock Quintessa.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|left|There's always a bigger fish.]]
When [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] found themselves stranded on the planet [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]], they were captured by [[Allicon]]s and brought to a group of [[Quintesson]]s to be put on trial. The [[Autobot]]s witnessed [[Arblus|two]] [[Kranix (G1)|other]] prisoners be judged "innocent" and dropped in a large pit of Sharkticons, but when it was their turn, they managed to get out of the pit and fought back.

Soon enough, the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] arrived and started thrashing the Sharkticons until they backed down. [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] then ordered them to turn against their Quintesson masters, and apparently choosing to follow the strongest one, the Sharkticons complied. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{note|The Sharkticons' involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series ''[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]'' and the storybook "[[Transformers the Movie (Ladybird adaptation)|Transformers the Movie]]".}}

[[File:Sharkticon Robot Mode.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb]]
A squad of Sharkticons were used to abduct [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], Kup, and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] from the [[Galactic Olympics]]. Undercover of a smoke bomb, they entered the game grounds and successfully snatched the trio to be taken back to Quintessa for trial. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} The trio were found guilty and thrown into the Sharkticon pit. A battle ensued until [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] arrived with [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], [[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]] and Grimlock as reinforcements. Many of the Sharkticons were still on Quintessa when the Quintessons blew it up with a [[core bomb]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}}

[[File:FFOD2 Sharkticon is blown up.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|What happens when a Sharkticon eats chipotle.]]
During the brief Quintesson-[[Decepticon]] alliance which besieged [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], a commando team of Sharkticons were deployed to the deeper levels of the Transformer homeworld in order to find the [[Large switch|master switch]] which would shut down all Transformers as part of the Quintesson master plan. Fortunately, the commando team was intercepted by Rodimus Prime and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], who prevented the trio from succeeding in their goal. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

[[File:G1-BigBroadcast Sharkticons journal.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|"Hooray! We found the- oh crap."]]
Sharkticons were used to defend [[Inquirata (G1)|Inquirata]]'s [[Time Window]]. They didn't do a particularly good job, and the experiment fell into Autobot hands. With the Universe in peril, the Quintessons sent the Sharkticons to assault the base, which again resulted in failure, though they were later able to persuade Rodimus to shut the Time Window down. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}} A few Sharkticons attempted to retrieve a [[Quintesson Journal]] from [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]], however as soon as they laid their claw on it, the [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] drove them off and they had to leave without the journal. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}} [[Outback (G1)|Outback]] managed to trick one particularly stupid Sharkticon into opening the cell which he and his pals were imprisoned in. {{storylink|The Quintesson Journal}}

[[File:QuintessonJournal Outback sharkticon energon.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3]]
When the Quintessons double-crossed [[Dirk Manus]], they sent a squad of Sharkticons to make sure Manus didn't survive the crash of [[Lazy Sue|his ship]]. Fortunately the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] were able to drive them off. {{storylink|Money Is Everything (episode)|Money Is Everything}} Two were used for a mission to [[Zamojin (planet)|Zamojin]] to retrieve [[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]], however local blacksmith [[Katsu Don]] was easily able to damage them thanks to everything on the planet being ultra-dense. {{storylink|The Face of the Nijika}}

A large group of Sharkticons were later infected with the [[Hate Plague]], and was chasing a lone Quintesson on an unknown planet when [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] saved him. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}} The infected Sharkticons somehow made it to Earth and continued wreaking havoc, at least until they were cured by the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}
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=====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity=====
======''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''======
[[File:2010MangaGalvatronIssue1.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1|All tucked away down there, between the legs.]]
A Sharkticon joined Galvatron and the Decepticons in their bid to steal spaceships with a giant spaceship that ate other spaceships. The scheme failed miserably.{{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 1|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #1}}

======Controverse======
In an attempt to skip out on his own trial, [[Primacron]] used a whistle that controlled [[Primitive]]s to enthrall numerous Sharkticons to his will. They fought off the Autobots and Quintessons attempting to recapture Primacron, but were ultimately defeated. {{storylink|Controverse}}

======''Kiss Players''======
[[File:KPSharkticons.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|What, no tentacles?]]
When the time-traveling [[Kiss Players (singing group)|Kiss Players]] [[Marissa Faireborn]], [[Shaoshao Li]], and [[Atari Hitotonari]] found themselves on a mysterious planet in the year 2011, their ship was captured and they were surrounded by Sharkticons. Shaoshao attempted to placate them with the [[universal greeting]] she had learned from [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] in 2006, but the Sharkticons swarmed over them while Shao cursed the Autobot as a liar.

Put on trial by the Quintessons, they were found "not guilty" and dropped into a pit full of even more hungry Sharkticons. Only a last-minute rescue by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Goldbug]] saved them from being devoured. Pity. {{storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)#Tokyo Toy Festival live performance|Tokyo Toy Festival live performance}}
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======''Beastformers'' catalog======
As part of his support for [[Alligatron]]'s faction of Beastformers, Galvatron gave them Shartkicons to help conquer [[Beast (planet)|Beast]]. {{storylink|Beastformers catalog}}

======''The Headmasters'' manga======
{{note|In Japan, the Sharkticons were marketed as members of the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]] subgroup.}}
The Sharkticons joined their fellow Predacons in a second bid by Galvatron to conquer planet Beast. They flanked [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] in battle, but were ultimately driven away by a joint attack from the Autobots and their [[Beastformer]] allies. {{storylink|Great Decisive Battle of Planet Beast!}}

Later, the Sharkticons were dispatched alongside all the other Decepticons with aquatic or amphibious alternate modes to take part in a scheme under the sea. The idea was to steal energy from the Earth's core at a break in the crust. The Sharkticons attempted to protect their operation from an attack by the [[Trainbot]]s, but even with the help of a giant robot squid, they were ultimately defeated. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 3|The Headmasters #3}}

======''Legends'' comic======
The [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] obtained a Sharkticon tail on Beast and took it with them to the [[Legends World]], where they used [[Blowpipe (G1)|Blowpipe]]'s [[electro-clone beam]]s to create a bunch of Sharkticons they could control. One escaped and was fished up by Hot Rod and Shaoshao Li who used it to track down the Sweeps' lair, where Grimlock used [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] to menace the rest of the Sharkticon clones into turning on their creators. They then disappeared into the wild, and Hot Rod was charged with capturing them. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 44|Bonus Edition Vol. 44}}

When the [[Micromaster]]s settled [[Micro]], they ran into a stray Sharkticon that so scared Kup that he left the planet altogether. His traumatic memories of the event flared up when the Sharkticon clones attacked his used car shop in the Legends World, but [[Sue Faireborn|Sue]] helped him through it and he was able to pacify the beasts using her [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] mode. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 46|Bonus Edition Vol. 46}}

=====''Wings Universe''=====
{{Wingsnote}}
[[File:Motormouth landsharks generation 2 redux.jpg|thumb|upright=1.9|You're that clever shark, aren't you?]]
The Quintessons built improved versions of the Sharkticons for [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]'s [[Decepticon Syndicate]]. Their leader was [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]]. The Sharkticons fought alongside the Decepticons against the Autobots at the [[Large Hadron Collider]] on Earth but the villainous forces were ultimately routed. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}} After Clench and Sky-Byte teamed up with [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], the Sharkticons came with their commander to [[Qre]]. Jhiaxus set them on a team of Autobots who came snooping around. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 4}} [[Sideswipe (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sideswipe]] disguised himself as one while moving around Jhiaxus's base. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 5}} A couple of them attempted to help Jhiaxus after the prisoners got free, only to be blasted by [[Fizzle|Blaze]]. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 6}}

Captain [[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball]] thought that [[Tornado]] and [[Ferak]] grinned like hungry Sharkticons when they looked over a list of items they would need to build in order to join the [[Star Seeker]]s. {{storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur}}
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=====''Prevenge''=====
As part of an elaborate (but ineffective) deathtrap, the [[Skuxxoid]] unleashed a horde of Sharkticons upon a group of Cybertronians it had abducted from throughout the multiverse. And by a "horde," he meant a single sickly and rusted Sharkticon. Embarrassed by the lack of a threat his Sharkticon presented, the Skuxxoid ordered his prisoners to fight one another to the death instead of bothering with it. {{storylink|Prevenge}}

=====''Deviations''=====
A group of Sharkticons investigated Optimus Prime's shuttle when the Autobot leader touched down on Quintessa. Kup tried the universal greeting on the creatures, but they responded unfavorably. Optimus was forced to sic the Dinobots on their attackers, who easily dispatched the aquatic warmongerers. {{storylink|Transformers: Deviations|Deviations}}

====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:IDWBofUKSP1A.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Shart attack.]]
When sharing war stories, [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]] claimed to have faced off against 50 Sharkticons. {{storylink|Recipe for Disaster!}}
=====Marvek UK future timelines=====
{{note|The movie adaptation, originally published by Marvel US, is in italics}}
''In an alternate timeline, Hot Rod, Grimlock, and Kup were taken prisoner by the Sharkticons on planet Quintesson. After being brought before a kangaroo court, the Autobots were promptly sentenced to death and dunked in a pit of Sharkticons. Swoop, Sludge, Slag, and Wheelie came to their rescue, and Grimlock intimidated the Sharkticons into turning on their cruel masters. As the Autobots watched the Sharkticons swarming the Quintessons, Kup mused that the planet's "problems" would be solved in short order.'' {{storylink|Judgment Day!}}

After being taken prisoner on the planet [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintesson]] by the Quintessons, [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] attempted to escape by cutting through a body of water. Not too smart, as he was immediately beset upon by a school of Sharkticons. He managed to stave them off, expending much of his energy reserves but managing to stay alive until he was rescued by Wheelie. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

=====The Big Broadcast of 2006=====
{{NoteMarvelBB2006}}
In a strange alternate future, the Sharkticons were sent by the [[Quintesson]]s to the surface of [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] to retrieve a lost data canister. Their clumsiness alerted [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] to their presence and they were driven off by the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]]. In the melee, the canister was lost deeper in the junk pile where its finder-alarm was disabled. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}
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=====''Classics''=====
{{noteclassics}}
When [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Cliffjumper]]'s shot was foiled by [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]]'s personal force field, Cliffjumper swore, "Son of a Sharkticon!" {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 4}}

====Toy pack-in material====
[[File:Decoy comic matrix.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|They're not even ''trying!'']]
A Sharkticon was present during a battle against the Autobots on a moon base. He fought alongside the likes of [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Decipher the Decepticon}}

A couple of Sharkticons were posted around the Creation Matrix in order to guard it from the Autobots after the Decepticons had stolen it. They were defeated by a small group of Autobots that infiltrated the Decepticon base, and fled with the relic afterward. {{storylink|Start Your Own Decoy Collection}}
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====3H comics====
Upon the [[Mutant (BW)|Mutants']] arrival on [[New Quintessa]], [[Derodomontatus]] found the beasts guilty of contempt in his court and sentenced them to death... by Sharkticons! Alongside some [[Allicon]]s, the Sharkticons leaped out of a nearby pool and began to maul their prey. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

Primal Prime's team of Wreckers also ran afoul of Sharkticons, though they fared better against their aggressors; after agreeing to take [[Al-Badur]] off of his icy prison-world, a school of Sharkticons surrounded the group, and pounced in to attack. The better-armed group tore the Sharkticon to shreds in response. {{storylink|Disclosure}}

The Quintessons brought legions of Sharkticons to Cybertron in an effort to reclaim it as their own. {{storylink|The Wreckers: Finale Part 1}} What ensued was a planet-wide battle, with Maximals and Predacons fighting alongside one another against the Sharkticon hordes. Ultimately, on every other battlefront, the Sharkticons failed to overpower the residents of Cybertron. Though they seemed to possess the advantage at first, ore and more Sharkticons joined the scrap heap as the technorganics began using Cybertron's reformatted terrain to their advantage. They didn't yield much better results when facing the fully-technological Decepticons inhabiting a non-reformatted city. On another battlefront, Cryotek used his Primus-derived powers to reformat several Sharkticons into facsimiles of Megatron and other villainous Cybertronians in order to do battle against [[Sentinel Maximus]]. Even more Sharkticons fell offline as [[Al-Badur]] overrode their systems to prove to the Maximals that he had truly allied himself with them. A platoon was melted to slag at the site of [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], another under [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] command was met by the Wreckers, and yet another group was dealt with by the Dinobots.

The Sharkticons left behind on the Quintessons' homefront were not spared either, as the two Mutants they had failed to slay, [[Icebird]] and [[Poison Bite]], channeled Primus's power to slaughter the drones alongside their Quintesson masters. The Quintessons were ultimately forced to abandon their conquest of Cybertron outright, abandoning the Sharkticons as they fled to their ships, or using their corpses as cover from Cybertronian fire. But a small group of Sharkticons were spared by the Mutants on New Quintessa. Taking pity on them, Snowbird endowed them with the ability to feel hope and joy as he began to reformat the planet into a new technorganic paradise. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

====''Big Looker'' storybooks====
A group of Sharkticons were awaiting being fed a [[Wheelie (G1)|young robot]], only for him to escape the Quintessons’ clutches. Darn.

Later, The Quintessons led a group of Sharkticons to apprehend the crew of an Autobot shuttle that had crashed down on their planet. They were easily defeated by the Dinobots and their friends.

Wheelie also had a necklace that appeared to be made out of Sharkticon teeth. {{storylink|The Story of Wheelie, the Wild Boy of Quintesson}}

====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====
[[File:WheelieGnaw.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Aw HELL gnaw!]]
Wild and deadly, with a voracious appetite for [[energon]], the Sharkticons were slaves from a Quintesson colony world, used by their masters as soldiers and guards. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}} They could be seen guarding their masters on the planet [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]] as the aliens plotted against the Cybertronians. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}}

{{Unreleased WW comic}}

Following [[Flash (G1)|Flash]]'s teleportation to Quintessa during the [[Age of Internment]], he encountered a mob of Sharkticons and Allicons, but managed to evade them by taking shelter in a Quintesson Citadel. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.4}} The Quintessons discovered Flash spying on them and sent their Sharkticon hordes after him again, only for Flash to escape using his superior speed. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.5}} The Sharkticons were nonetheless able to follow their target back to Cybertron. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.6}}

Packs of Sharkticons prowled Cybertron after the [[Age of Internment]]. One such pack attacked Shockwave shortly after he was reawakened, and only the intervention of [[Herald of Unicron]] [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] saved his life. As thanks, Shockwave blasted his savior and used him as the basis for his twisted experiments. Gee. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}}

Around the same time, a lone Sharkticon identifying itself as "[[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]]" was befriended by the Autobot survivalist Wheelie, and when its young companion joined the Autobot resistance movement led by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], so did it. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}

====''Timelines''====
[[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]] remarked that he had seen more trust in a Sharkticon's smile when he questioned [[Cryotek (TransTech)|Cryotek]] on whether the bar owner could be trusted to not sell out the wanted fugitives Jackpot and [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]]. {{storylink|Gone Too Far}}

====2005 IDW continuity====
[[File:Monstrosity4.jpg|thumb|Called "Sharkticons" because "Chrome Teeth Piranha Pugs" didn't fit on the box.]]
The Quintesson [[Pentius]]'s memories of the death and destruction spread by his race included Sharkticons being used to attack planets. {{storylink|Primacy issue 1|Primacy #1}} Perhaps this is how Sharkticons ended up living in the [[Acid Sea]] on the ruined planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], where they attacked [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] when he passed by. He was able to kill the first of the creatures, but several others overpowered him and pulled him into the ocean depths. {{storylink|Rage (IDW)|Rage}} For reasons unknown, possibly related to the presence of Pentius, these Sharkticons ended up releasing their grip and allowed their prey to escape. {{storylink|Fallout (issue)|Fallout}}

During a brief return to Junkion, Megatron recruited Sharkticons into the Decepticon army. He deployed them during the attack on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], creating a perfect environment for the aquatic beasts by preemptively flooding the battlefield with liquid coolant. {{storylink|Primacy issue 3|Primacy #3}}

On the world of [[LV-117]], carvings of the Sharkticons and Quintessons adorned an ancient temple. {{storylink|Spotlight: Wheelie}}

In the modern day, the Junkions led by [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] kept an untold number of Sharkticons penned up in their [[Quintesson Cruiser|strange, corkscrew shaped ship]]. While exploring said ship, Cosmos, Rumble, and Frenzy were set upon by a horde of Sharkticons. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}} Despite their best efforts, the sheer mass of the creatures overwhelmed them. Incensed by the attempted infiltration of their ship, [[Rum-Maj]] unleashed all the Sharkticons on-board on a diplomatic gathering outside the ship. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows}}

The Sharkticons attacked various places on Earth, including [[Mexico City]] where they were met by [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]], {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|Future Glories Lost}} and [[Palermo]] where they fought members of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]. {{storylink|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets|Feel Safe Without Regrets}} At Autobot City, [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] realized the Sharkticons were enslaved by the Junkions and quoted Megatron's works about a revolution in the hopes of pacifying them. It worked, causing them all to transform to robot mode and turn on the Junkions. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|Future Glories Lost}} The Sharkticons fought their former masters until the battle ended with peace being brokered between the two sides. After that, they settled down with the Junkions in the [[Little Cybertron]] settlement on Earth. {{storylink|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets|Feel Safe Without Regrets}}

When an [[Ore-13]] mine was opened in [[Kentucky]], some Sharkticons got jobs there. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}} {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}}

When the [[Colonist Soldiers]] went to war with the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and the Joes, Rum-Maj jumped at the opportunity to conquer Earth once again, rallying the Sharkticons to [[Mount Rushmore]], riding atop [[Vajra]]. As they arrived, [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]] quickly deescalated the situation before [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] teleported into orbit. {{storylink|Time Will Rust}} {{storylink|A Sunrise Dark}}

When [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s [[Worldsweeper]] crashed into the lawn of [[White House]], the Sharkticons came to the President's defence, swarming the [[Maximal]] survivors. When the Chaos Bringer was felled, the Sharkticons settled into a new life on the organic world. {{storylink|Ceremony}} A lone Sharkticon on Little Cybertron was later seen tending to the cemetery. {{storylink|Post}}
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====''Knights of Unicron''====
The Sharkticon Pit, located on Planet Quintessa, was the ninth venue for the [[Knights of Unicron (band)|Knights of Unicron]] on their 2014 "Till All Are One" tour. {{storylink|Knights of Unicron (band)|Knights of Unicron}}

====''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''====
After the [[G.I. Joe (team)|Joes]] bombed [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Grimlock angrily threw them into a pit of Sharkticons. [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] took pity on the hapless humans and threw them some explosives to defend themselves with. The Joes fed the explosives to the Sharkticons, which gave them indigestion, allowing the soldiers to escape. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend}} After the war, Sharkticons spread to [[Neptune]], forcing the colony of [[New Atlantis]] to relocate to [[Triton (moon)|Triton]]. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}

====Swindle's Spiel====
[[Swindle, Swindle and Swindle]] had Sharkticons among their drones for sale. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

===Aligned continuity family===
====''The Covenant of Primus''====
When the [[Quintesson]]s gained control of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], they established a <s>kangaroo</s> [[Supreme Court]] where anyone could be charged on scant evidence and the common verdict of "innocent" meant death by Sharkticon.

During the Transformer uprising that marked the end of the [[Age of Wrath]], the Quintessons deployed hunter-killer packs of Sharkticons. They patrolled the roadways and cut off rebel supply lines. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

====Aligned novels====
On the colony planet of [[Aquatron]], the Sharkticons served as the planet's warrior caste.

When the Quintessons arrived, most of them were re-conditioned by the invading Quintessons. In their new role, they served as elite honor guards for high-ranking Quintessons, while simultaneously intimidating any would-be Aquatronian rebels into submission. They were usually led by their Commander [[Gnaw (Prime)|Gnaw]], although, when the need arises General [[Tyrannicon]] could also take command of the force.

At an unspecified point, a splinter force of Sharkticons attempted to rebel against their masters, foreseeing a time when their people would be freed. Their rebellion was ultimately unsuccessful, but before the rebels were fed to the [[Gamekeeper]] they managed to carve an image of [[Megatron (WFC)|a being]] prophesied to lead them to freedom, on the cavern wall.

When the [[Autobot]]s first arrived on Aquatron, [[Kup (WFC)|Kup]], [[Rodimus (WFC)|Rodimus]], and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] discovered a large vault of dormant Sharkticons the Quintessons had assembled as an invasion force to retake [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. When a combination of Quintesson manipulation and [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]'s own treachery drove the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s to battle on the planet's surface, they were arrested by a large force of Sharkticons led by Gnaw. The remaining Autobots and Decepticons encountered more of them and were forced to fight the armada. When the Quintessons succeeded in opening the space bridge to Cybertron, Tyrannicon led a large flotilla of Sharkticons thorugh the space bridge, where they manned numerous vessels and acted as shock troops on the ground. Gnaw's division battled against [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] and Starscream's combined forces.

Eventually, Megatron stole [[Xeros]]'s replica Matrix of Leadership that the Quintessons also used to coordinate the Sharkticon's movements. When Megatron placed it in his chest, the new [[Sharkticon Matrix of Leadership]] changed his body into a Sharkticon-like form and granted him complete and unwavering control over every Sharkticon in existence. The Decepticon leader's new forces turned on their masters, wounding Tyrannicon and killing Xeros. Tyrannicon would eventually steal this Matrix for himself, but it presumably was destroyed when he was eaten by the [[Hydratron]].

The surviving Sharkticons turned on one another and went feral, forming dedicated pockets of resistance on Cybertron even after the invasion was thwarted. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

====2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
[[File:TRID E 38 Sharkticon.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Shark Tales, anyone?]]

The Sharkticons seen in this cartoon differ greatly from those seen in other "Aligned" materials, in that they are portrayed as one of many animalistic-looking subspecies of Cybertronians seen after the Great War's end, rather than drones of the Quintessons. Sharkticons here are known to have varied physical characteristics, but the two with known alternate modes have both utilized submersible vehicles. All seen Sharkticons have been allied with the Decepticons, with known individuals being [[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]] and [[Ragebyte]], with several others being seen as prisoners on the ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]''.

Once Cybertron's most feared pirate, the Decepticon Hammerstrike was freed from his [[stasis pod]] after the Alchemor crashed on [[Earth]]. He took to the new planet's waterways intending to turn the sea into something approximating home and attacked the oil tanker, ''[[Windward]]''. [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] came to the stricken tanker's aid and were able to fight Hammerstrike off. He instead went to a nearby oil refinery, hoping to use it to achieve his ends, however, Bumblebee and Grimlock turned up there too, and despite him putting up a fight, they managed to trap him in an empty oil barrel. {{storylink|Trust Exercises}}

Another Sharkticon had fallen in with [[Glowstrike]]'s crew of Decepticons. After Glowstrike accused the Sharkticon of acting against their interests, Steeljaw beat him up to prove his loyalty to her cause. {{storylink|Portals}}

Many Sharkticons are seen during the Bee Team's raid of Decepticon Island. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}} They were all incarcerated, when the Stasis Bomb went off and placed on board the Alchemor for transport to Cybertron. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}}

The scientist Ragebyte came to Earth to experiment with explosives, but was caught by [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]]. He was briefly freed to continue his experiments, and would have blown up [[Crown City Bridge]] had he not been stopped by the [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]]. {{storylink|Blurred}}
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===''Animated'' cartoon===
[[Jackpot (Animated)|Jackpot]] once found himself surrounded by Sharkticons and tried to talk his way out of it. It didn't work, and he had to scramble out of the situation as best he could. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac|The Complete AllSpark Almanac}}

===''Bumblebee Movie Prequel''===
[[Malignus (BB)|Malignus]] had a pit of Sharkticons in his abandoned castle lair. When [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] entered the base, a Sharkticon tried to take a bite out of him. {{storylink|Energon Is Forever}} Once the Decepticons had revealed themselves, the Sharkticons began chewing into the Autobot, even following him underwater. The Sharkticons' lack of intelligence allowed Bumblebee to outmaneuver them with one hapless specimen finding itself on nosecone of Malignus' warhead. The force of the launch shook the beast loose and it found itself atop [[Dead End (ROTF)|Dead End]]. Though content to snack on the cannibal, the deranged Decepticon promptly shattered the predator. {{storylink|From Cybertron with Love}}

===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|Additional voices ([[Ashleigh Chrisena Ricci]], [[Haley Carter Chapel]], and/or [[Todd Perlmutter]], English)}}

[[File:CyberverseSharkticon.jpg|thumb|300px|I'm a shark, I'm a shark, I'm dumber than a tree. I only have three thoughts and they are "eat," "swim," "eat."]]
[[Gnaw (Cyberverse)|Lord Gnaw]] was once a key figure to Sharkticons, with a statue built in his honor. Under unknown circumstances, the [[Sharkticon homeworld]] was destroyed. The survivors of the cataclysm regressed into three small groups: [[The Fins]], [[The Tails]], and [[The Snouts]], led by [[Jawsy]], [[Backbite (Cyberverse)|Backbite]], and [[Sawtooth (Cyberverse)|Sawtooh]] respectively. They all began fighting each other for resources, particularly the largest chunk of their world to remain intact, a plateau that they called [[The Park]].

In [[2007]], the [[Ark (Cyberverse)|''Ark'']], flying back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], came across the ruins of the Sharkticon homeworld. When solar flares began traveling through the system, the [[Autobot]]s, [[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)|Hot Rod]], [[Cheetor (Cyberverse)|Cheetor]], and [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]], broke out the [[solar-wave board]]s, each one of them running across one of the three Sharkticon factions. When all three factions converged at the Park for dominance, each hoping that their Autobot would win their civil war for them, Cheetor tried to persuade all three groups to work together, but instead succeeded in turning them against him and his friends. The Sharkticons chased the Autobots across the solar system only to flee at the sheer size of the ''Ark''. Back aboard the ship, Cheetor seized the [[AllSpark]] and used its power to, largely, reconstitute the Sharkticons' homeworld. Despite the cracks on the surface, the Sharkticons were content to have their home back, the factions calling a truce. {{storylink|Wiped Out}}

Concurrently, [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]] and the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Croaton (Cyberverse)|Croaton]] were abducted by the [[Quintesson]]s, who used Sharkticons as an officer class in their forces. {{storylink|The End Of The Universe I}}

After the Quintessons had conquered [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and placed the populace in a virtual reality, the Sharkticons commanded the [[Prosecutor (Cyberverse)|Prosecutors]] in finding any citizens who had yet to be captured. {{storylink|The Loop}} When Hot Rod was brought before the Quintesson [[Judge (Cyberverse)|Judge]], he tried to rekindle his honorary membership of the Snouts only to be sharply rebuffed and carried before the Judge. {{storylink|The Trial}}

After [[Soundwave (Cyberverse)|Soundwave]] had been freed from the Loop, the Resistance captured an elite Sharkticon, [[Biter]], for information. {{storylink|The Prisoner}}

When the entirety of the Cybertronian race had been freed from Quintesson control, they launched an assault to free their planet only to be beaten back by the savagery of the Sharkticons, led by a Sharkticon named "[[Gnaw (Cyberverse)|Gnaw]]". It was only when [[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]] partially unearthed [[Iaconus]] did the Sharkticons retreat. {{storylink|The Alliance}}

When Iaconus' cloak was deactivated, the Judge led the Sharkticons to the Titan, the invaders falling to the Cybertronians, including getting munched on by [[Skullcruncher (Cyberverse)|Skullcruncher]] before the old Judge fell and the new Judge, Starscream, revealed himself. {{storylink|The Judge (episode)|The Judge}}

Pledging allegiance to Starscream, the Sharkticons were repainted in his colours and recaptured the Cybertronians, {{storylink|The End Of The Universe I}} before they were set free, venturing to [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's]] where they toasted the end of the universe. When Windblade entered to make another attempt at reawakening Iaconus, she and [[Maccadam]] fought their way through the Sharkticons to the [[cityspeaker]] chamber. {{storylink|The End Of The Universe II}} Those who remained on guard duty were swiftly dealt with by Maccadam's formidable alternate mode. {{storylink|The End Of The Universe III}} In the final stages of the invasion, the Sharkticons fought off the Cybertronian ground forces only to all be destroyed. {{storylink|The End Of The Universe IV}}
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==Commercial appearances==
While stranded on [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]], [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] ran afoul of a school of Sharkticons. The Sharkticons swarmed on the Autobots, only for [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] to join the fight and help them beat the merciless 'bots back. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sharkticon|Sharkticon commercial}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
[[File:TF PS2 Sharkticon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Thinks that [[Barry Gjerde|Jill sandwiches]] are for eating.]]
{{bigquote|Sharkticon, servant of the Quintessons! Terrifying creatures from the future, they have teeth that can snap tungsten rods as if they were animal bone! |The Narrator|"[[The Transformers (PS2)]]"}}
{{voiceactor|[[Walter Roberts]] (English)}}

During [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s reign of destruction, the Quintessons provided technology to allow the elite of the surviving Transformers to travel back in time to obtain the [[Zel Quartz]] before Shockwave learned of its existence. Some Sharkticons came in secret with [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and the Decepticons to help them.

A swarm of Sharkticons attacked the Autobots while they were exploring the Karzite mine. The leader announced that the Autobots were not allowed to pass and transformed to [[robot mode]]. It stated that the Sharkticons were obeying Galvatron due to how strong he was, and warned that if the Autobots got in their way, the Sharkticons would kill them. Rodimus Prime expressed his annoyed grief before announcing to the Autobots that they were going to have to beat the Sharkticons before they could continue their exploration. After a lengthy battle, the Sharkticon leader announced to his swarm that he was wounded and ordered them to retreat. As Rodimus watched the Sharkticons flee, he stated that they were not very tough. Later on, the Autobots had to fight off more Sharkticons while they were trying to navigate through a minefield. The Sharkticons were defeated again.

In the Decepticon story, a destabilization in space-time occurred and when their shuttle crash-landed, all the Decepticons were scattered. One Sharkticon found himself alone, which he disliked. When the Decepticons found the Gem of Mystery, that one Sharkticon managed to catch up with them, expressing relief. It ran up to the Decepticons in its monster form and transformed to robot mode once it got close, explaining how it had come on board the Decepticon's shuttle in secret. The Sharkticon told them that since he was a swarm member, he did not like being alone and announced that he would join them. Galvatron stated that his crew was starting to gain really odd members but concluded that allowing the Sharkticon to join them would definitely help defeat the Autobots.

When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] stole the Zel Quartz and went off into space, it caused the future Transformers, including the Sharkticon, to return to their own era. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Autobots'' video game===
When [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] was unable to contact Optimus Prime during a mission, [[Create-A-Bot (Autobot)|an Autobot recruit]] commented that the situation "bites." Unfamiliar with the [[Human|local slang]], Ironhide asked if there were Sharkticons around. {{storylink|Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers Autobots}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
The Sharkticons were used by the Quintessons for executions. Unfortunately, it was easy for [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] to persuade them to turn on their own masters. {{storylink|Mockery of Justice}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
Sharkticons followed [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] and [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] from [[Aquatron]] to Earth. They could be summoned into battle by [[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]] or a "Shark Attack" Battle Boost, which could be collected only during the four-week Sharticon Saga. Be warned that they will explode when killed or re-summoned by Gnaw.

There are three levels of Shark Attack Battle Boosts; using one will deploy three 2-star Sharkticons at level 14, 30, or 40, respectively. Gnaw summons four Sharkticons one star rating lower than Gnaw himself, and their level can be increased by upgrading his "Chomp Chomp Chomp" ability. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}

===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:Sharkticon-Avatars-Forged-to-Fight.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The most literal and awesome Sharkticons have ever been.]]
Sharkticons infused and upgraded with [[Dark Energon]] come in six class types, each with their own weapon, fighting style, and three Special Attacks. They are many of them running around! They may even ambush a bot during a mission!

There's also a powerful, class-less Sharkticon, as well as the rare Golden Sharkticon and [[S-1000]] variants, all of whom show up in occasional limited-time missions. They also have the unique ability to replicate the opponent's buffs and gain some buffs at low health.

Each Sharkticon has access to abilities from other Bots in their class when their "Shark Enhancement" Signature Ability is unlocked.
{{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}

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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Gnaw.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Believe it or not, he's the fat one.]]
*'''Gnaw''' (Sharkticon, [[1986]])
**''Accessories'': Tail, "Maceration Laser"

:Gnaw transforms into a rotund, squat-limbed, shark-like monster with [[Vacuum metallizing|chromed]] chompers. His [[beast mode]] tail becomes a mace weapon for [[robot mode]] and is also the most frequently missing piece from many Gnaws on the secondary market.

: There is a minor production variation in the beast mode legs/robot arms; some have two screws holding the light-gray calf/forearms together, while other have three screws. Exciting, we know. Some releases of Gnaw also came with one of four pieces to a ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' poster with glow-in-the-dark elements, advertising the [[Decipher the Decepticon]] contest.

:Though the toy is labeled as "Gnaw", much like the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Scrapmetal (Cybertron individual)|Scrapmetal]] toy, it can be considered either the individual character or one of the countless others of its type. Because of its fictional appearance as mass armies, it is one of the few original-line [[Army-building|army builder]] toys, though it is notably costly to use it for that purpose.

: In Japan, Gnaw was not available as part of the normal retail assortment, despite its semi-prominent fictional appearance. At first, it was a promotional item as part of a ''[[Beastformers]]'' giveaway. It was later made available in limited quantities, seemingly in U.S. packaging, as a mail-away during 1988's ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' series.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Gnaw/gnaw.htm More information on Gnaw at TFU.info]''
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===''Timelines''===
[[File:Timelinestoy-BC2010Sharkticons.jpg|thumb|upright=3|What is this bright G2 neon crap?]]
*'''Land Shark/Air Shark/Sea Shark''' (multipack, [[2010]])
**''Accessories'': 2 missiles each

:A [[redeco]] of ''Energon'' Sharkticon, these three ''Timelines'' Sharkticons transform into a Cybertronic submarine/battleship with dimly animalistic styling. Their small gun turrets are movable, plus their side panels can extend outward to reveal spring-loaded missile launchers.

: Each of the three Sharkticons came with its own bio card, dubbing them either "[[Land Shark]]", "[[Air Shark]]", or "[[Sea Shark]]". They were sold together as a bagged souvenir add-on set at [[BotCon 2010]], with only 1000 sets produced.

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' [[Axalon (BW)#United 2|Axalon]], and was [[retool]]ed into BotCon 2010 [[Sky-Byte (RID)#Timelines|Sky-Byte]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/BCSharkticon/sharkticon.htm More information on Sharkticon at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy SharkticonKreon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Commence army-building.]]
*'''Sharkticon''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, [[2013]])
**''Collection'': '''Collection 3'''
**''Bag number'': '''***** 58'''
**''Accessories'': Logo brick, buildable mace

:As part of the third wave of [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Micro-Changer]]s, Sharkticon is a [[Kreon]] that can be rebuilt into a shark-y-beast-y thing-y. He uses the [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Warpath]] style helmet, and shares his shark head with [[Overbite (G1)#Kre-O|Overbite]]. His tail-mace is made of ninja weapons originally designed for the ''Kre-O [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' sets. (An actual ball-mace piece would be introduced in 2014, making a nice replacement if being more original-toy-accurate is your bag.)

: This Micro-Changer assortment was the last one to appear at [[Target]], with later waves showing up only at [[Toys"R"Us]] or drug/discount stores.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/Kre-OSharkticon/sharkticon.htm More information on Sharkticon at TFU.info]''
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[[File:KreO-toy Hammerstrike.jpg|thumb|200px]]
*'''Sideswipe Roadway Rundown''' ([[2015]])
**''Set number'': '''B1548'''
**''Pieces'': '''98'''
**''Kreons'': Hammerstrike, Sideswipe

: [[Kreon]] Hammerstrike was available only with the "[[Sideswipe (RID)#Kre-O|Sideswipe Roadway Rundown]]" set (despite the two characters having never interacted in the show). His fin/tail assembly needs to be removed in order to get him inside the included [[stasis pod#Aligned continuity|stasis cell]]. You also need to fold the legs in a little, since his shark-nose is just a hair too tall for the container if he's standing straight.

:All of the 2015 ''Transformers [[Kre-O]]'' product was skipped by retailers in the US (at first), seeing release in Canada, Australia, and various Asian markets. In fall 2015, almost all of it was finally released in the US through TJ Maxx discount stores, including this set. However, this and the "[[Strongarm (RID)#Kre-O|Strongarm Capture Cruiser]]" set were considerably harder to find than the others.

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[[File:KreO-Toy SharkticonKreon2015.jpg|thumb|300px|The greys aren't as different as they look. Different lighting and processing and whatnot.]]
*'''Sharkticon''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, [[2017]])
**''Collection'': '''Collection 3'''
**''Accessories'': Logo plate, buildable mace

:In 2017, the Collection 3 Micro-Changers were re-released in a whole new production run, appearing in drug stores and "dollar" stores. These releases use the almost-entirely-[[retool]]ed 2015 Kreon (making most parts incompatible with older Kreons), with slightly-differently-hued plastics than the originals. Sharkticon's [[tampograph]]s have been changed, removing the metallic silver on his torso to leave the slightly-metallic silver plastic (lighter than the silver of the original release) of the torso exposed. His purple has also changed to pink (including his [[insignia]]), plus his toes are now light blue.

:Sadly, this release has no individual-identification code on the bag, requiring you to use the feel-through-the-bag method or just buy blind and hope.
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===''Generations''===
====''Titans Return''====
[[File:TR-toy Gnaw.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Nom nom nom]]
*'''Gnaw''' (Legends Class, [[2016]])
**''Accessories'': Tail/Mace

:Part of the third wave of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Legends Class toys, Gnaw transforms once again into a squat-limbed, shark-like monster. He comes with a mace accessory, which can be wielded by his 5mm hands, or plug onto his back as a beast mode tail.

: Like all other new-mold ''Titans Returns'' Legends toys, he has a riding compartment for [[Titan Master]]s (and [[Prime Master]]s)... but this one is inside ''his mouth''. Yes, you read that right.

: He's extremely short for a humanoid Legends Class figure, coming up to the shoulders of most other robot modes.
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====''War for Cybertron Trilogy''====
[[File:TF-WFC-Trilogy-Sharkticon.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Quintesson Pit of Judgment''' ([[2020]])
**''Accessories'': Tail/Mace

:A redeco of the ''Titans Return'' Sharkticon was included in this [[Hasbro Pulse]] [[exclusive]] ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' "Quintesson Pit of Judgement" [[giftset]]. He was available first for people who attended the Hasbro Fans Expo in [[Hong Kong]] and preordered the set. This redeco features duller metallic colors compared to the original release.
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===''Legends''===
[[File:Legends-toy Sharktron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Double your army-builder dollar!... sorta.]]
*'''Sharktron & Sweeps (Sharkticon)'''<ref>The packaging says "シャークトロン&スウィープス" (Sharktron & Sweeps) in Japanese, but the accompanying English subtitle is just "Sharkticon".</ref> (2-pack, 2017-[[September 30|09-30]])
**''ID Number'': '''LG44'''
**''Accessories'': Tail/mace

:Released in the twenty-first(!) wave of ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'', Sharktron is a redeco of the ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Gnaw (G1)#Generations|Gnaw]] toy (as seen above). This toy has a richer color palette and much more extensive [[paint operation|paint applications]] based on the original robot-mode animation model, which results in him having show-inaccurate shark-mode arms and tail/mace due to being part of the same sprue of [[unpaintable plastic]] shoulder parts.

: He comes with fellow army-builder [[Sweep (G1)#Legends|Sweeps]], a [[retool]] and redeco of ''Titans Return'' [[Fracas#Generations|Fracas]].
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===''Cyberverse''===
[[File:CV-toy Gnaw.jpg|thumb|300px|Eggmech, or as he's known in the US series, Dr. Robotshark.]]
*'''Gnaw''' (Warrior Class, [[2019]])
**''Action Attack'': Mace Mash
**''Accessories'': Tail-mace

: Part of the fourth wave of ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Warrior Class figures (and the first in the ''Power of the Spark'' [[subline imprint|subline]]), Gnaw is a new Deluxe-sized mold based on [[Gnaw (G1)#Generations|''Titans Return'' Gnaw]], transforming into a robotic shark-frog-thing.

: In robot mode he features a "Mace Mash" Action Attack: lifting up the shark-jaw part unlocks the free-spinning upper torso. Pushing in on the fin on his back activates a spring-loaded gearing gimmick that causes the upper torso to spin around and around. His head is attached in a way that it ''doesn't'' spin, however. His legs have tabs to lock into place in robot mode, offering more stability when using this gimmick.

: Gnaw does not, in fact, look like his cartoon appearance as a statue, but ''does'' look plenty like the generic Sharkticons if they lacked their tribal markings, thus, use him as a generic Sharkticon to your heart's content. This design was reused for the individual that took up the Lord Gnaw mantle in Chapter 3 of the cartoon.
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[[File:Cyberverse-Sharkticons-Turbo-Changer.jpg|thumb|250px]]
*'''Sharkticons Attack''' (Multi-pack, 2019)
:Three Sharkticons (Two with the green markings of the 'Snouts' and one with the orange of the 'Tails' gangs from the cartoon) come in a Multi-pack with a Stealth Force redeco of One-Step changer Hot Rod. They feature articulation standard for a Tiny Turbo Changer, and have similarly simple transformations.
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==Merchandise==
===''Robot Heroes''===
[[File:RH-toy Sharkticon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Snarl vs. Sharkticon''' ([[2009]])

: Part of the fourth and final wave of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]''-branded ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' two-packs, Sharkticon is a chunky, [[super deformed]] soft-plastic figurine of the character in robot mode. He has simple swivel shoulders and neck articulation.

: He came in a two-pack with "Snarl", who is actually [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], who was going through some naming issues at the time but hadn't settled on "Slug" yet.

: Due to their small size and price point, the ''Robot Heroes'' Sharkticon is prized by those wishing to inexpensively army-build Sharkticons. This made them harder to find in stores and severely overpriced in the secondary market. One can only wonder what became of the Slag/Snarls packaged with those Sharkticons.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/RHSharkticon/sharkticon.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' Sharkticon at TFU.info]''
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===''Tiny Titans''===
[[File:TinyTitans Hammerstrike.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Hammerstrike''' (Tiny Titans, 2015)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''10/12'''

:Part of the initial assortment of ''[[Tiny Titans]]'' [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] figurines, this version of Hammerstrike is a very small, minimally-painted soft-plastic figure of him in beast-robot mode.

: He includes a collectible card that includes a scan-badge for the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/TTHammerstrike/hammerstrike.htm More information on ''Tiny Titans'' Hammerstrike at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TinyTitans Sharkticon.jpg|thumb|300px|*''long, sustained baritone note''*]]
*'''Sharkticon''' (Tiny Titans, 2015)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''7/12'''

: Part of the second assortment of ''[[Tiny Titans]]'' [[blindpacking|blindpacks]], this version of the Sharkticon is a very small, soft-plastic figure of him in beast mode, going all "raaaaar" at you.

: He includes a collectible card that renders him in the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|2015 ''Robots in Disguise'']] styling. The card includes a scan-badge for the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.

: This wave saw fairly minimal release at "big box" retailers, but unlike other waves, was ''not'' picked up by drug stores and the like later, making them particularly hard to find.
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==Notes==
[[File:FloroDerySharkticonNotes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Teehee. "Sharticon".]]
[[File:Model-Sharkon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5]]
*The Sharkticons had the preliminary name of '''Sharkons'''.
*When asked about the Generation 1 Sharkticon design in an interview, [[Floro Dery]]'s reply was, "Sharkticon is a shark."<ref>[http://transformersph.blogspot.com/2007/06/interview-with-floro-dery.html TransFormers Philippines: Interview With Floro Dery]</ref> He's seen some pretty weird-ass sharks.
**In his production notes, Floro Dery delves into this explanation further, writing that he designed it as a fantasy beast that uses qualities and traits of a shark, such as a large toothy mouth and a voracious appetite... which probably also explains why Sharkticons (referred to here consistently as "Sharkons") turn into fat little men.
*One early color model for the "Sharkon" gave it pinkish-red parts.
*In Japan, the Generation 1 Sharkticon is considered an "Animatron", the Japanese name for the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. It was also not available as part of the normal retail assortment, despite its semi-prominent fictional appearance. At first, it was a promotional item as part of a [[Beastformer]] giveaway. It was later made available in limited quantities, seemingly in U.S. packaging, as a mail-away during 1988's ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' series.
**The Sharkticons' status as Animatrons may or may not be connected to Gnaw's shipping as the sixth figure in the Predacons' case assortment outside of Japan.
**''[[Transformers Timelines (franchise)|Timelines]]'' [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] is a Predacon and commands Sharkticons, both groups being [[Quintesson]]-affiliated in the Generation 1 cartoon continuity (and therefore the [[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings of Honor continuity]]). This may or may not be a coincidence. "[[A Common Foe]]" depicted them teaming up to found the Beast Era [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s.
*During the Arctic level of the ''[[Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Autobots]]'' [[Movie (franchise)|movie]] video game, [[Create-A-Bot (Autobot)|Create-A-Bot]] says, "This bites." [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] replies, "Bites?! Are there Sharkticons in here?"
* In Volume 2 of ''[[My Little Pony]]: The Manga'', [[Doctor Hooves]] mentioned saving a Cybertronian version of [[Fluttershy]] from the Sharkticon pits on Quintessa Prime.
* The 2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' Sharkticons are portrayed a naturally-occurring subspecies of Cybertronian like [[Amphiboid]]s or [[Buffaloid]]s, in contrast to the [[Quintesson]]-controlled subgroup from ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Retribution|Retribution]]''. They also distinctly resemble [[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]] and [[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]] from Generation 1.
*Aside from the tribal markings, the standard Sharkticons in the ''Cyberverse'' cartoon are identical, all of them being based on the original Generation 1 design.

===Foreign names===
====Generation 1====
*''Japanese:'' '''Sharktron''' (シャークトロン ''Shākutoron'')
*''French:'' '''Requanicon''' (Canada, "Sharkticon"), '''Squaltican''' (France, "Sharktican")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Shāyú Jīngāng''' (Taiwan, 鯊魚金剛, "Shark Vajra") '''Shāyú Jīng''' (China, 鲨鱼精, "Shark Fairy")
*''Russian:'' '''Zhulikony''' (Жуликоны, "Swindlecons")

====Aligned====
*''Russian:'' '''Akuloconi''' (Акулоконы, "Sharkticons")

====''Bumblebee''====
*''Japanese:'' '''Sharkticon''' (シャークティコン ''Shākutikon'')

====''Cyberverse''====
*''Japanese:'' '''Same-tachi''' (サメたち, "Sharks")

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Movie expanded universe timeline

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[[File:Defiance4 history spread.jpg|upright=2.5|thumb|
''You who I called brother'' 
''How could you have come to hate me so?'' 
''Is this what you wanted?'' 
''Then let my heart be hardened'' 
''And never mind how high the cost may grow'' 
''This will still be so:'' 
''I will never let your people go''...]]

The release of the first three movies in the [[live-action film series]] were accompanied by the publication of multiple pieces of tie-in media that supplemented and expanded on the world of the films. As was perhaps inevitable when multiple licensees were producing unrelated pieces of fiction, these stories did not always line up with one another one hundred percent, but most tend to fit together, and over time—mostly through the efforts of [[IDW Publishing]] writer [[John Barber]]—notable discrepancies would be explained away, enabling the creation of this '''expanded universe timeline'''.

However, following the end of the original trilogy of movies, most tie-in media has ceased publication, and new information revealed in the subsequent movies ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'' and ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]'' has appeared significantly and fundamentally irreconcilable with the larger timeline the tie-in media established. Hence, this timeline covers only the first three movies, and their associated media, including reference books, novels, comics, animation, and more. It's not to say that there are ''no'' contradictions to be found here, but time has papered over many of them, and this article relates details as generally as possible to minimize any confusion, with footnotes to explain any particularly egregious instances.

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==Prehistory==
===The Very Beginning===
[[File:Defianceissue4-creation.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.85]]
According to legend, the Transformer race begins when the AllSpark falls from the sky onto the barren world that will become Cybertron, giving life to the planet, and to the first Cybertronian, [[Primus]], {{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}} and from Primus and the cube come the [[Dynasty of Primes]], a race of trans-dimensional beings able to walk across space and time through the use of [[sarcophagus|sarcophagi]]. The Primes live in contentment until the distressing revelation that the AllSpark's power is not infinite, requiring the energy of suns in order to sustain its constant flow of [[Energon]]. Despite their powers, the Dynasty find themselves unable to find any stars to sacrifice to the AllSpark, and so the AllSpark responds to their need, giving life to the next of many generations of Cybertronians that will follow. These new creations are able to exploit the properties of [[living metal]] to reconfigure their bodies into [[alternate mode]]s that will enable them to aid the Dynasty in their task: [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seekers]] to search for suns, and [[Constructicon (ROTF)|construction drones]] to build the [[Star Harvester]]s that will absorb and convert the stars' energy into Energon. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} The AllSpark also creates the [[Matrix of Leadership]], the key that will activate these harvesters. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Revenge of the Fallen (novel)}}

[[File:TalesoftheFallen4-theyshallpay.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Fallen in the Hiz-ouse!]]
One of the Primes comes to believe that the AllSpark is "speaking" to him, and, in his pursuit of power, he breaks the Dynasty's one law: he destroys the sun of a life-bearing world. This prompts the Dynasty to establish a new restriction, requiring them all to be present for the activation of a harvester. Undeterred, the renegade Prime secretly handpicks a selection of Cybertronians to be part of a new faction under his leadership- the [[Decepticon]]s. He builds a facsimile Matrix to carry on his work, but the counterfeit Matrix proves inferior when his next star-harvesting attempt backfires and floods his body with primal energies, driving him to total insanity. For his repeated infraction, the Prime is cast out of the Dynasty by his brethren and dubbed "[[The Fallen]]". {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 4|Tales of the Fallen #4}}

===17,000 BC to 10,000 BC===
[[File:TOTF4 fallen vs dynasty.jpg|left|thumb|225px]]
Circa 17,000 BC, The Fallen brings his Decepticons to [[Earth]] and begins the construction of a star harvester, knowing that this attack on a life-bearing world will draw his brothers into the trap he has prepared. One of the Fallen's Seekers, [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]], unable to countenance his master's dark acts any longer, rebels, prompting the Fallen to warp him and several of his other Decepticons away to battle elsewhere. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 3|Tales of the Fallen #3}} Subsequently, the Primes arrive to stop The Fallen's plan, but find themselves unprepared for his strength, and are slaughtered in quick succession until only [[Prima|one]] remains. The last survivor uses the combined lifeforce of his departed fellows to banish The Fallen to another plane of reality, sealing his sarcophagus to prevent him from returning. For his final act, the last Prime gives up his own life to fuse his body, and the bodies of his brothers, into a [[Tomb of the Primes|tomb]] that will serve as the resting place of the Matrix. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 4|Tales of the Fallen #4}}<ref>In ''Revenge of the Fallen'', when Jetfire recounts the Fallen's battle with the rest of the Dynasty, he projects an image of ''multiple'' surviving Primes forging their bodies into the tomb, not just one. But per the comics, Jetfire wasn't even there when this went down, and he's old and crazy anyway.</ref> The Fallen's Seekers begin searching the planet for the Matrix, but bereft of their master, their mission eventually degenerates into a series of interpersonal conflicts and challenges. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 5|Nefarious #5}}

[[File:Foundation1 freedom.jpg|thumb|We stand united for all time! Right guys? Guys? For all time? Guys?]]
Over the following 7,000 years, with none to tend the AllSpark, Cybertron's energy supply steadily diminishes, leading the Cybertronians to split into various warring factions, fighting over what little they had left. {{storylink|Foundation issue 1|Foundation #1}} The ferocity of this war wipes out any remaining traces of the Prime Dynasty and its descendants, save two: Optimus, hidden away to keep him safe, his knowledge of his true heritage lost, {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen issue 3|Revenge of the Fallen #3}} and the elderly [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]], the only robot who knows the stories of the Dynasty and the AllSpark to be anything more than legends. Recovering Optimus from hiding, Sentinel Prime rallies a small group to his side and with their aid, he uncovers and raises the lost AllSpark from beneath the planet's surface. The scientific skill of [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] is employed to teleport a sun into Cybertronic space, which proves able to feed the AllSpark without being absorbed, thereby restoring energy and peace to Cybertron. The AllSpark is enshrined in a temple at [[Simfur]], built by the [[Thetacon (tribe)|Thetacons]], {{storylink|Foundation issue 1|Foundation #1}} and protected by the [[Knights of Cybertron]], an elite group assembled by the antiquarian [[Alpha Trion (ROTF)|Alpha Trion]]. {{storylink|Prepare for Battle (website)|Prepare for Battle}}

Sentinel reveals Optimus's heritage to him and offers him the position of leader of the new unified Cybertron, but Optimus does not believe that he is a Prime, and turns the offer down. {{storylink|Foundation issue 1|Foundation #1}} Instead, a dual leadership system is employed, with Optimus in charge of the archaeological [[Science Division]], and his brother-in-arms [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] in command of the militaristic [[Defense Force]]. {{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}} However, Megatron had overheard Sentinel and Optimus's conversation, and begins to resent Optimus thanks to the knowledge that he was always "second best" in Sentinel's eyes. {{storylink|Foundation issue 1|Foundation #1}}
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Around the same time, Megatron and [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] rescue [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] from a [[Driller]], the largest indigenous subterranean predator on Cybertron. {{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}} Shockwave becomes fascinated with the creature, and his studies of it eventually lead to Drillers being tamed and used as beasts of burden. Shockwave keeps one as a "pet", which he trains and equips for military purposes. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|Dark of the Moon novelization}}

Optimus and Megatron successfully lead Cybertron together for two generations, until the rise in activity of [[Malcontent]]s who oppose the current government gives Megatron's rage and resentment an outlet, allowing him to claim the primary position of power in the name of protecting Cybertron. {{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}} Not long after, a dig by Optimus's Science Division uncovers The Fallen's intact sarcophagus. {{storylink|Defiance issue 1|Defiance #1}} [[File:Defiance4 Megatron TheFallen.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|[[Wiki:Johnny The Homocidal Maniac|Megatron needs to feed his wall blood]].]] Through its eyes, the renegade Prime sees in Megatron the making of an apprentice, and he makes contact with him after he has been badly wounded following a battle with invading [[Ejoornian|aliens]] from the nearby [[Eshems Nebula]]. {{storylink|Defiance issue 2|Defiance #2}} Under The Fallen's influence, Megatron reshapes his Defense Force into a military dictatorship that becomes the new incarnation of the Decepticons. Simultaneously, further archaeological discoveries lead Optimus to realize that Sentinel was correct, and that he is indeed descended from the Primes. Galvanized by this realization, he raises a small army of followers, the [[Autobot]]s, to stand against Megatron. {{storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}} Following The Fallen's direction, Megatron has the starship ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'' constructed; learning of this, the Autobots refurbished an older craft, the [[Ark (Movie)|Ark]], in preparation for Megatron's next move. Soon, the ''Nemesis'' leaves the planet, captained by [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] and with The Fallen's sarcophagus on board, to seek out Earth and the Matrix. Following the departure of the ''Nemesis'', true war finally breaks out once more on Cybertron, and Optimus's Autobots and Megatron's Decepticons battle for control of the planet over untold years. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}}

In the very early stages of the war, the ancient technology known as [[Power Core Combination]] is lost, and in an attempt to recreate it, the Decepticons develop the monstrous [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 32|TFCC #32}}

===10,000 BC onwards===
[[File:Foundation3 sentinels torch.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|"...and he that increaseth knowledge, increaseth sorrow."]]
As Cybertron is devastated by the worsening war, with Optimus Prime unwilling to take the decisive actions that will bring the conflict to an end, Sentinel Prime is forced to make a deal with Megatron to seek out another planet whose resources they can exploit to restore their homeworld. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}} The chosen planet is the resting place of the Primes' Star Harvester. Sentinel recreates the Primes' lost [[space bridge]] technology, fashioning hundreds of pillars that will form a bridge large enough to teleport Cybertron itself across the cosmos, telling the Autobots it will be used to instantaneously teleport soldiers, supplies and refugees into and out of the battlefield, allowing them to defeat the Decepticons. The pillars are loaded onto a second [[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]], while a strike team led by Optimus attacks Simfur in order to activate the control pillar for the space bridge by bringing it into contact with the AllSpark. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} While most of the Autobots keep the Decepticons busy, sisters [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]], [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]], and [[Chromia (ROTF)|Chromia]] successfully reach the AllSpark and activate the pillar, which Elita then delivers to Sentinel Prime. [[File:Foundation4 ark explodes.jpg|thumb|225px]] Sentinel takes his Ark to ostensibly collect Optimus and the others from Simfur, but upon arrival, the ship is attacked by Starscream, who is unaware of the secret deal his leader has made with the Prime. Starscream's attack triggers a huge explosion which consumes the Ark, leaving the Autobots to believe Sentinel, the space bridge and all others aboard have been destroyed. {{storylink|Foundation issue 4|Foundation #4}}{{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}} Unbeknownst to any present, however, the Ark has not been destroyed: the space bridge tech aboard has in fact teleported it away through space and time, with all on board knocked into stasis by the blast. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 1}}

Consumed with grief and rage at the apparent death of his mentor, Optimus Prime resolves to kill Megatron outright, and storms his fortress with aid from Ironhide. {{storylink|Transformers: Foundation|Foundation #1-3}} Concurrently, Wheeljack leads the rest of the Autobots in a second strike on Simfur, where they are able to overcome the weakened Decepticons and capture the AllSpark, removing it from the machine that brought Cybertron its sun. The sun disappears, plunging the planet into darkness, and Prime breaks off his confrontation with Megatron to save Ironhide from Shockwave and Starscream. Although he did not cross the line of no return, Optimus's actions forever taint his relationship with Elita-One, driving a wedge between the two friends. {{storylink|Foundation issue 4|Foundation #4}}

[[File:TitanMag-BumblebeeMegatronAllSpark.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"Where are those transmissions you intercepted? WHAT have you DONE with those plans?"]]
Resolving to keep the power of the captive AllSpark out of Megatron's hands, Optimus Prime has it moved to various locations around the planet before deciding to launch it into space. In an effort to disguise his plan, most of the Autobots are stationed at Simfur as misdirection, with only a small unit led by [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] guarding its true hiding place at [[Tyger Pax]]. Unfortunately, Megatron is able to sense the AllSpark's true location and attacks Tyger Pax, crushing Bumblebee's vocal processor during the ensuing battle and robbing him of the ability to speak. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 1|Movie Prequel #1}} Simultaneously, at Simfur, Optimus Prime is attacked by a drone sent by Megatron before he can launch the AllSpark, so he entrusts the task to his assistant, [[Arctus]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 1|Prequel: Optimus Prime}} Observing the AllSpark as it takes off, Megatron immediately pursues it into space, {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 1|Movie Prequel #1}} but is delayed by an Autobot tractor beam before he can stop it from plunging into the [[Alkaris Anomaly]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2|Prequel: Megatron}} Cosmically drawn to the location of the star harvester left behind by The Fallen, {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} the cube is disgorged in the [[Solar System]] and crash-lands on Earth, in what will become [[Colorado]]. Megatron summons [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] to occupy the Autobots delaying him, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2|Prequel: Megatron}} and follows the cube into the anomaly, but is spat out in the far reaches of the galaxy. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 2|Movie Prequel #2}}

Megatron and the AllSpark are not the only ones scattered across space: the overzealous Brawl detonates a [[foldspace warhead]] that warps himself, [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] and [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] to the four corners of the universe. Ratchet helps quell an alien civil war, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3|Lost in Space 1}} Brawl defeats psychic apparitions of his worst fears, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4|Lost in Space 2}} Ironhide encounters digital "ghosts" on a derelict ship with some kind of ancient connection to the AllSpark {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 5|Lost in Space 3}} and Jazz is nearly overwhelmed by the lure of a planet of pure information {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 6|Lost in Space 4}} before they are able to return to Cybertron. But their return proves a short-lived one: without the AllSpark and the energy it provided, Cybertron begins to atrophy, and many of the Transformers depart the planet to find the AllSpark and restore life to their world. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}} Optimus Prime's best and brightest depart aboard the Ark, while [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] takes a large force aboard a second ship christened the ''[[Nemesis (Movie)|Nemesis]]'', including most of Megatron's elite troops, {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}} leaving Shockwave in charge of what few Decepticons remain on the planet. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}} The ''Nemesis'' is stymied by a volley of Autobot mines that badly damage the craft before it gets too far, forcing the Decepticons to return to Cybertron for repairs. After being fixed up, the ''Nemesis'' resumes the chase several cycles later, but have lost valuable ground to the Ark. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}} The Ark and ''Nemesis'' crews pass the majority of the next twelve thousand years in stasis aboard their ships. {{storylink|Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|Ghosts of Yesterday}}

[[File:MoviePrequel2-Megatrondownfall.jpg|thumb|[[Wiki:Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes|YOU LEFT HULK IN THE POOL!]]]]
Out in space, the original ''Nemesis'' and Sentinel's Ark (still jinking through space and time) zero in on the energy signature of the AllSpark, and are both crippled when the Ark blindly teleports directly into the same physical space as the ''Nemesis''. The Ark makes one final jump, leaving a lingering space bridge portal in its wake; after setting the ruined ''Nemesis'' down on the dead moon of a nearby gas giant, the Decepticons board the smaller ship ''[[Longshot (DOTM)|Longshot]]'' and follow the Ark through the portal at The Fallen's urging, leaving his sarcophagus behind. Both ships are hurled into [[#1960s|the future]]. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 1}}

Eventually, after "countless solar spans" of searching, Megatron zeroes in on the AllSpark's resting place on Earth. While on the approach, he detects a distress signal being broadcast by the wrecked ''Nemesis'' and detours to investigate, but when The Fallen learns of the fate of the AllSpark, he furiously commands Megatron to carry on his course. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} Upon entering Earth's atmosphere, however, Megatron's navigation system malfunctions, causing him to crash in the [[Arctic]], where he is frozen solid, trapped in stasis.<ref>The Wal-Mart exclusive "Beginnings" story claims Megatron crash-landed on Earth "four million years" ago, which is in stark contradiction to the dates included everywhere else, including the films themselves.</ref> {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 2|Movie Prequel #2}}

The earliest [[human]] civilizations form on Earth, and build their monuments over remains of Transformer activity on the planet. Around 2560 BC, construction of the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]] around the solar harvester is completed, then later, in 1200 BC, the Tomb of the Primes is hidden beneath El Deir in [[Petra (Earth)|Petra]]. A riddle is crafted to mark the tomb's location: "When dawn alights the dagger's tip, three kings will reveal the doorway." Although some of the Seekers learn of this riddle during their search of the planet, none are able to actually solve it before the march of time sends most (if not all) of them into stasis. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
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==19th Century==
[[File:Movie2007 Megatron ArchibaldWitwicky.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|right]]
In the year [[1897]], [[Archibald Witwicky|Captain Archibald Witwicky]] of the [[National Arctic Circle Expedition]] discovers Megatron when the Arctic ice gives way under his feet and he tumbles into the cavern that holds Decepticon's frozen form.<ref>A document briefly seen while Frenzy hacks [[Air Force One]] in the film itself dates Witwicky's discovery of Megatron to September 7th, 1895, but is contradicted in dialogue by Sam, who dates his great-grandfather's voyage to 1897 during his class presentation. All tie-in media has supported Sam's version of events!</ref> Witwicky's inadvertent entry into the cave triggers Megatron's navigation system, causing the release of a beam of light that imprints the AllSpark's co-ordinates onto Witwicky's spectacles. Witwicky is rescued by his crew, but once on their way home, the full extent of the damage Megatron's beam has done to the captain's mind and body is revealed: his sanity slowly begins to slip away, and he is eventually rendered blind. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 2|Movie Prequel #2}} {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

[[File:Sector71 first seven.jpg|left|thumb|The <s>Magnificent</s> Okay-I-Guess Seven.]]
Upon their return to shore, Witwicky's first mate [[Reginald Danco]] brings his captain to the [[Boston Secure Hospital]], where his ramblings catch the attention of the United States government. On New Year's Day, [[1898]], gentleman adventurers [[Walter Simmons]] and [[Theodore Joseph Wells]] are drafted by [[President of the United States|presidential order]] to investigate his claims. After "interviewing" the raving Witwicky, they, Danco, and a team of [[First Seven|four other men]]—[[Billy North]], [[Theodore Grant]], [[Philippe Bowen]] and [[Jack Arden]]—head for the Arctic to see Megatron first-hand. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 2|Movie Prequel #2}} {{storylink|Original}} The group arrives in the Arctic in February, where their entry into Megatron's cave trips another of the Decepticon's systems, causing him to send out an energy pulse that is detected by Jetfire, who had been in hiding on Earth for millennia. Believing the signal to be The Fallen himself and desiring revenge, Jetfire sheds his disguise as a portion of the cruiser [[USS Maine|USS ''Maine'']] (inadvertently starting the Spanish–American War in the process) and flies to the Arctic, resulting in a confrontation with Simmons's group that culminates in the humans blasting the ice out from underneath the Seeker, sending him to the ocean's depths. North does not survive the battle, and his death convinces the group to dedicate itself to protecting Earth against future Cybertronian threats. {{storylink|Original}} Simmons takes charge of the operation to excavate and study the frozen "Mega-Man", as he calls it, and an environment dome is constructed around the site by [[1899]], which is eventually expanded to become a fully-manned base which serves as the group's [[Sector Seven High Arctic Base|Alpha Command Post]]. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 2|Movie Prequel #2}}
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==20th Century==
===1900s===
[[File:RisingStorm2-ShockwaveAllSpark.jpg|thumb|right|225px]]
Sent on a mission to Tianjin, China by the President just after the turn of the century to recover a mysterious scepter, Theodore Wells finds himself embroiled in the middle of the [[Boxer Rebellion]]. He is saved from death at the hands of rebels by American expatriates and intelligence agents [[Herbert Hoover]] and his wife [[Lou Hoover|Lou]]. {{storylink|Irreplaceable}}

In [[1902]], the AllSpark is discovered at the bottom of the Colorado River by Simmons's group. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 2|Movie Prequel #2}} News of this discovery reaches Wells and the Hoovers in China, and Wells brings his new allies into the organization, hoping that their mining and metallurgical skills will help in excavating and analyzing the find. Herbert puts into motion an extensive plan to redirect the river around the cube. {{storylink|Irreplaceable}}

When divers are sent to examine the cube, it unleashes a cosmic "scream" of sorts, which echoes across space and is felt by Shockwave, just after he has killed Chromia in the middle of a battle on Cybertron. Appointing [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]] leader in his absence, Shockwave immediately departs for Earth aboard a faster-than-light vessel with his Driller on board, reaching Earth on [[June 30]], [[1908]]. Unfortunately, he arrives at such speed that he loses control of his ship and crashes in Tunguska, [[Russia]], causing the [[Tunguska event]] and knocking himself into [[stasis lock]]. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}}
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===1910s===
[[File:Sector72 allspark mutations.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.85]]
The diversion of the Colorado River is successfully completed in [[1913]], but the attempted excavation of the AllSpark by Simmons, Wells, the Hoovers and new junior member [[Roy Thompson]] is interrupted by Jetfire, who has tracked the cube down through a series of subterranean tunnels he has spent over a decade trapped in. At Jetfire's touch, the cube releases a surge of Energon which overloads his systems and [[AllSpark Mutation|brings to life]] a [[Four original AllSpark Mutations|crane, a car, a radio and a gun]]. Jetfire escapes via [[space bridge]], while the humans are forced to break open the dam holding back the river to "drown" the AllSpark Mutations and the cube. [[Flathead|The car]] survives, and escapes into the desert. Having seen how Simmons's obsession with Cybertronian threats had consumed him, Wells convinces Simmons's wife [[Clara Simmons|Clara]] to elope with him. {{storylink|Irreplaceable}}

In [[1919]], the inert Shockwave is unearthed by the military forces of the burgeoning [[Soviet Union]]. Unable to master the technological secrets of his body, the Soviets keep the Decepticon in cold storage at a gulag in the Siberian wastes. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}}
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===1920s===
[[File:Nefarious6 carter and fortress.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|[[Carter Newell]] (right) becomes collateral damage in [[Fortress (ROTF)|Fortress]]'s battle.]]
By [[1924]], Archibald Witwicky has been relocated to the [[Psychopathic Institute for the Long-Term Insane]] in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, his delusions and visions having progressed to the point that he is somehow experiencing visions of the future. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 3|Movie Prequel #3}}

In [[1927]], Herbert Hoover formally dubs Simmons's group "[[Sector Seven]]", {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}} named after the stable sector of ground along the Colorado riverbed to which they plan to move the AllSpark. The following year, Herbert begins his run for presidency, with a view to using the power the position would convey to arrange for the construction of a permanent housing for the AllSpark. {{storylink|Irreplaceable}}

In [[1929]], a battle between a Seeker known as [[Fortress (ROTF)|Fortress]] and another of his kind over the latest potential lead to the location of the Matrix results in the accidental death of two civilians, and the crippling of their son, [[Carter Newell]]. Carter goes on to dedicate the next eighty years of his life to hunting down Transformers, founding the [[Initiative]] and capturing many of them, including Fortress himself. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 5|Nefarious #5}}
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===1930s===
[[File:Hoover dam.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85]]
By [[1934]], Walter Simmons's estranged daughter [[Margaret Simmons|Margaret]] has married and given birth to a child, [[Bill Simmons|Billy]]. Following her separation from her husband, Margaret is given a low-level position in Sector Seven by her father, and together with Roy Thompson, she hunts down and destroys the [[Flathead|AllSpark Mutation]] that went missing in 1913, which had fallen in with outlaws [[Bonnie Parker|Bonnie]] and [[Clyde Barrow|Clyde]]. {{storylink|Together}}

Construction of Herbert Hoover's proposed enclosure for the AllSpark, the [[Hoover Dam]], is completed in [[1935]], including a subterranean facility that becomes Sector Seven's Beta Command Post. Walter Simmons visits the dam in the closing stages of construction, preparing to retire once Megatron is transported from there from the Arctic for study in conjunction with the cube. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 3|Movie Prequel #3}} A malfunction in the cryo-blocks that will keep Megatron frozen delays the move, and the subsequent outbreak of [[World War II]] tables both Megatron's relocation and Simmons's retirement indefinitely. {{storylink|Weapon (issue)|Weapon}}

Archibald Witwicky dies on [[August 13]], [[1938]]. He is survived by his son [[Clarence Witwicky|Clarence]]. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 3|Movie Prequel #3}}
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===1940s===
[[File:Sector7 4 jetfire panzer simmons.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5|A movie villain with a proper face? ''HE MUST BE KILLED.'']]
At the height of [[World War II]], Jetfire is captured by Nazi scientists, who reverse-engineer his body to create assorted transforming mecha bonded with human pilots. In [[1944]], after learning of this, Walter Simmons forcibly drafts his grandson Bill into Sector Seven for a mission behind enemy lines to destroy all traces of the technology. Bill proves the only survivor of the mission, but winds up freeing rather than destroying Jetfire upon discovering his true nature. Having previously actively eschewed following in his mother and grandfather's footsteps, the experience convinces Bill to permanently transfer to Sector Seven. {{storylink|Weapon (issue)|Weapon}}
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===1950s===
[[File:Sector7 5 megatron breaks free.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|Would Barber care to explain where my nose has run to?]]
Bill Simmons proceeds to make quite a name for himself in Sector Seven, not least of all by leading a campaign to have scientist [[Robert Oppenheimer]] discredited and ejected from the organization on allegations of Communism. In [[1953]], Bill marries fellow agent [[Tova Anael Fischer|Anne Fischer]] in a secret ceremony, and close to the end of the year, Anne becomes pregnant with their son, [[Seymour Simmons]]. {{storylink|Frozen}}

Reginald Danco's grandson [[Joe Danco|Joe]], jealous of how his family has become sidelined in history in favour of the Simmons line, defects to the Communist Party. In February [[1954]], acting as an undercover agent, he sabotages the cooling system at Sector Seven's Arctic base, planning to use the escape of Megatron to cover his theft of Sector Seven data and flight to Russia. Walter Simmons calls for liquid nitrogen bombs to be dropped on the facility to stop Megatron from thawing out, at the expense of the lives of the base personnel, which includes his grandson Bill. This prompts Jetfire to intervene, but the Seeker proves able only to save the lives of Anne Fischer and [[Philip Nolan]]. {{storylink|Frozen}}
[[File:RisingStorm2 danco commie.jpg|right|thumb]]
Unbeknownst to Sector Seven, both Bill and Danco survive: Danco flees deeper into the tunnels and Bill pursues, but Bill is captured by a Soviet extraction team who have come to recover Danco. He is taken back to Russia for interrogation, and spends eight years being moved from facility to facility, often escaping, always being recaptured, but never breaking under torture. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 2}} The data stolen by Danco, meanwhile, allows the Soviets to finally utilize the technology taken from the captive Shockwave, and with it, they create the world's first nuclear power plant, the Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant, which is activated in June, 1954. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}} {{storylink|Frozen}}

Seymour Simmons is born later in 1954. At Walter's wishes, Anne leaves Sector Seven in an effort to keep the child from ever learning of the legacy of obsession and death that has defined his family, changes her name to "Tova Simmons", and opens a delicatessen. {{storylink|Frozen}} But Seymour proves to be every inch his father's son, and as he grows older, he takes to sneaking out of the house, setting up a secret room in the basement of his mother's deli where he studies the paranormal and develops an ardent belief in the presence of aliens on Earth. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 3}}

The [[Vietnam War]] begins in 1955. Philip Nolan and [[Thomas Kinnear]] both serve in the conflict. {{storylink|Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|Ghosts of Yesterday}}
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===1960s===
[[File:RisingStorm2 soundwave arrives.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.95]]
Sentinel Prime's Ark and the ''Longshot'' emerge from the space bridge in the vicinity of Earth in early [[1961]]. The Ark violently crash-lands on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], killing all on board save for Sentinel, who is safely sealed in the ship's crash vault. After examining the wreckage, Soundwave determines to keep the vessel out of the hands of the humans on the planet below, {{storylink|Convergence chapter 1}} beginning with the removal of the space bridge pillars. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

The crash of the Ark is detected by both the United States and the Soviet Union, and a "space race" begins to be the first to reach the Moon and plunder this alien treasure. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}} Incorrectly believing Bill Simmons can tell them something about the moon event and America's plans, the Soviets relocate their prisoner to holding facilities at [[Soviet Research Station Oktober]] at the beginning of [[1962]]. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 2}} In [[1963]], the Soviet Union launches the space probe [[Luna 4]], which captures images of the Moon's surface, including the space bridge pillars as the Decepticons are in the process of transporting them, prompting Soundwave to take action to conceal their movements. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}} To this end, in [[1964]], the Decepticons' human-form [[Alice (ROTF)|Pretender]] operative infiltrates the Soviet space program by killing Spetsnaz agent [[Alisa Morozov]] and adopting her appearance. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 2}}

That same year, the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird jet makes its first flight. At an unknown point in time during the next three decades, one of the jets malfunctions and crashes on top of Jetfire while he is wandering through a desert, and he adopts its form. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 3|Tales of the Fallen #3}}

In the summer of [[1965]], as the Soviets launch the [[Luna 6]] probe, the Pretender uses her Morozov disguise to penetrate Research Station Oktober and massacre the scientists there, in order to prevent the relay of any data from the probe. Joe Danco also dies in the attack, but Bill Simmons is able to escape. In the process, the Pretender learns of the presence of two other Cybertronians on Earth, but without the knowledge that they are his leaders Megatron and Shockwave, Soundwave disregards them as rumors and elects to focus on more important matters for the time being, making a deal with the sole surviving scientist, [[Voskhod]], to curtail any subsequent Soviet investigations into the Ark. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 2}}

Two months later, Bill Simmons successfully returns to the United States, but when he attempts to contact Sector Seven, Soundwave zeroes in on his position and sends the Pretender to take him out. Bill locates his wife's deli and meets Seymour for the first time, giving him contact information for Sector Seven; he subsequently disappears in an explosion when the Pretender attacks. Seymour goes on to make contact with Sector Seven, meets his great-grandfather Walter, and grows up to join the organization as one of its most prestigious agents. The fate of Bill Simmons remains unknown. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 3}} As a consequence of this escapade, Soundwave becomes aware of the existence of Sector Seven. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}}

[[File:Dotm-Arkreflection.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"...then we'll ''really'' have to land on the moon! Invent NASA and tell them to get off their fannies!"]]
On [[July 16]], [[1969]], [[NASA]] carries out the [[Apollo 11]] mission, successfully sending astronauts [[Neil Armstrong]] and [[Buzz Aldrin]] to the Moon. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}} A strategic twenty-one-minute blackout is staged by Sector Seven at NASA command to keep the true purpose of the moon landing a secret, and Walter Simmons directs the men in their investigation of the Ark. {{storylink|Dark of the Moon issue 1|Dark of the Moon #1}}

Simultaneously, Sector Seven also exploits the fact that the eyes of the entire world are focused on Apollo 11 to stage two additional concurrent operations. First, they initiate the test flight of their own spacecraft, the ''[[Ghost 1]]'', created from Megatron's reverse-engineered Cybertronian technology and captained by [[Samuel Walker]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|Ghosts of Yesterday}} Incorrectly believing that this craft is more important than the Apollo 11, Soundwave focuses all his attentions on it, leaving him unable to stop Armstrong and Aldrin from exploring the Ark. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}} The ''Ghost 1'' is inadvertently sucked through a wormhole and deposited in a distant solar system, its arrival drawing the attentions of Optimus Prime's Autobots and Starscream's Decepticons. When the ship sets down on a barren planet, Starscream makes first contact with Walker and his crew and learns that Megatron and the AllSpark are on Earth, then turns on the humans in order to keep this information secret from the other Decepticons. Allying with Optimus Prime to survive the dangers of the alien world and also sharing this information with him, the crew of the ''Ghost 1'' give their lives to save the Autobot leader from Starscream. {{storylink|Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|Ghosts of Yesterday}}

[[File:Movie-Megatronfrozen.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|I WAS FROZEN TODAY!]]
For their second operation, Sector Seven finally carry out the much-delayed move of Megatron form the Arctic to Hoover Dam. Sabotage by Soviet agent [[Sergei Tasarov]] causes the convoy transporting Megatron to crash, resulting in damage to the cooling systems that allows the Decepticon leader to thaw out. Thomas Kinnear and Philip Nolan sacrifice their lives to ensure he is re-frozen {{storylink|Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|Ghosts of Yesterday}} and successfully delivered to Hoover Dam. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}}

A second American manned moon landing is carried out in November 1969, to continue excavation and research of the remains of the Ark. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
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===1970s===
From [[1970]] to [[1972]], the United States stages three further manned missions to the moon to continue plundering the Ark. Incensed over his failure to stop the Apollo 11 mission, Soundwave has [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] scout for viable agents within the American space program, and makes contact with a NASA accountant named Gould. By tapping the stock market to provide Gould with all the money he desires, Soundwave procures his services to manipulate the NASA budget and make further moon missions financially unfeasible. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}} {{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}} Consequently, the sixth and final mission, launched in December 1972, is deemed the last, and the astronauts trigger explosives to hide the wreck of the Ark beneath lunar dust. {{storylink|Dark of the Moon issue 1|Dark of the Moon #1}}
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Also in 1972, Soundwave employs his Soviet agents to ensure that the first Russian manned mission is cancelled. Soundwave spends the remainder of the decade manipulating his pawns, and "recruiting" more and more human agents in various areas of the American and Soviet government to ensure the Ark is never re-discovered. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

Continuing their use of Shockwave's technology to further their nuclear agenda, the Soviet Union spend most of this decade creating the [[Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant]]. The United States also continue with the construction of more nuclear facilities, including the [[Three Mile Island]] power plant. A botched experiment with the energy of the AllSpark at this facility on [[March 28]], [[1979]] leads to a partial core meltdown. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 4|Movie Prequel #4}}

That same year, the Witwicky home in [[Springfield]], [[Missouri]], is sold by Clarence Witwicky's son [[Herbert Witwicky|Herbert]], and the proceeds are shared between his daughter and five sons, including [[Ben Witwicky|Ben]] and [[Ron Witwicky|Ronald]]. {{storylink|Interlude}}

Also in 1979, content that his plans to keep the Ark concealed are solid, Soundwave elects to return to the ''Nemesis'' and consult with The Fallen. He convenes with Gould to inform him of his departure, and meets Gould's son [[Dylan Gould|Dylan]], who will eventually take over his father's position as Decepticon liaison. Soundwave's crew depart Earth aboard the ''Longshot'', {{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}} save for the stumbling, bumbling [[Space Case (DOTM)|Space Case]], who is left behind on Earth. {{storylink|Transformers: Jazz}} With no space bridge to teleport them, their journey takes over a decade. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}}

===1980s===
Unmanned probes are sent by the Soviet Union to the moon, where they uncover the remains of the Ark and return to Earth with a fuel cell salvaged from the ship's engine. The cell is experimented upon at Chernobyl, leading to a catastrophic nuclear accident on [[April 26]], [[1986]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

===1990s===
[[Sam Witwicky]] is born to [[Ron Witwicky|Ronald]] and [[Judy Witwicky]].<ref>Hasbro's [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/cybertronian-database.cfm#/timeline/sam_witwicky%27s_birth Vector Sigma timeline] states Sam was born [[October 10]], [[1990]]. However, Sam's driving license in ''Revenge of the Fallen'' reads [[September 13]] [[1991]]. Presumably, Sam's date of birth was adjusted so he would be 18 when he enrolled at college in 2009.</ref>

The Soviet Union collapses in [[1991]]. Knowledge of the captive Shockwave slips between the cracks; no digital records of his existence are kept, and the paper trail is lost in the chaos of the regime's fall, so he remains frozen and forgotten in Siberia. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}}

Sometime around [[1993]], the ''Longshot'' completes its return journey to the resting place of the ''Nemesis''.<ref>The ''Longshot'' leaves Earth in 1979 and returns in 2007; assuming an equal amount of journey time on both trips, its return to the ''Nemesis'' would occur around this year.</ref> Soundwave presents The Fallen with one of the space bridge pillars, and is then informed of Megatron's visit during his pursuit of the AllSpark. Realizing that Megatron must be one of the imprisoned Cybertronians learned of on Earth, Soundwave immediately departs on a return journey to the planet; he has most of the crew put in stasis for the trip. After Soundwave leaves, The Fallen activates the space bridge pillar, sundering space and time and finally liberating himself from his sarcophagus prison. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}}

In [[1998]], Jetfire takes advantage of the SR-71 Blackbird's retirement from service to hole up in the [[Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum]] and goes into stasis in vehicle mode. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.8|Jetfire's profile}}

Around the end of the decade,<ref>''[[Transformers Classified: Switching Gears]]'' dates Tailgate's death to ten years the main story of the book, which takes place post-''Revenge of the Fallen,'' pre-''Dark of the Moon''.</ref> either back on Cybertron or elsewhere in space, the Autobot [[Tailgate (Classified)|Tailgate]] is murdered by the Decepticon [[Reverb (ROTF)|Reverb]]. {{storylink|Transformers Classified: Switching Gears|Switching Gears}}

==21st Century==
===2003 to 2007===
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Having followed a new lead on the AllSpark's whereabouts, Bumblebee arrives in Earth's Solar System and briefly touches down on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], where the [[Hubble Space Telescope]] captures an image of his arrival. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 2|Movie Prequel #2}} Designating him "[[Non-Biological Extraterrestrial|N.B.E.-2]]", Sector Seven tracks him to his landing site in [[Virginia (state)|Virginia]], but the Autobot scout avoids capture by adopting a local alternate mode. Discovering the history of Archibald Witwicky via the internet, Bumblebee sets out to track down the man's descendants. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 3|Movie Prequel #3}}

[[File:RoS1 cons on mars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"Concentrate, GIR! It is time for [[Alternate mode|disguises!]]" 
"Can I be a mongoose?"]]
Hot on Bumblebee's trail, Starscream's ''Nemesis'' arrives on Mars, where an encounter with the [[Beagle 2 Rover]] prompts Starscream to lead a small group on to the rover's planet of origin. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 3|Movie Prequel #3}} {{storylink|Commercial/Transformers (2007)|Transformers teaser trailer}} {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}} Making planetfall in Afghanistan, the group attacks a local military base, where they learn of Sector Seven's "Project Iceman". In the course of the brief battle, [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]] is disabled by an electromagnetic pulse, and after burying his body, the remaining Decepticons disseminate in disguise to carry out their quest.<ref>[[Movie Prequel issue 4|Movie Prequel #4]] and "[[Planetfall (Movie)|Planetfall]]" present two irreconcilable versions of the Decepticons' arrival on Earth. In the former, only Starscream, Barricade and Blackout arrive, in scattered locations around the world, with the date given as 2003 in accordance with the date given for the Mars Rover's destruction in the movie's teaser trailer. In the latter, Bonecrusher, Brawl and Wreckage are also part of the group, and they all arrive together in Afghanistan, with the end of the story implying they have arrived just before the beginning of the movie in 2007. The "Planetfall" version is used in this timeline because both ''[[Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|The Reign of Starscream]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Alliance|Alliance]]'' went on to corroborate it, and base a portion of their plots around it. However, ''Alliance'' also presented Wreckage as being captured by Sector Seven four months prior to the movie, contradicting the very narrow timeframe "Planetfall" suggests, indicating that the most "correct" combination of the stories is to place the events of "Planetfall" in 2003, per both the trailer and the original prequel.</ref> {{storylink|Planetfall (Movie)|Planetfall}} {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}}

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While tracking Archibald Witwicky's descendants across the country, Bumblebee clashes with both Sector Seven agents led by Seymour Simmons and the Decepticons, before finally tracking the Witwicky lineage to Sam, who has inherited his great grandfather's glasses, along with the secret of the AllSpark printed upon them.<ref>The timeframe of this whole affair is a bit wonky: per Movie Prequel #4's adherence to the 2003 date of the teaser trailer, Bumblebee and the Decepticons spend ''four years'' flouncing around on Earth before finding Sam.</ref> {{storylink|Interlude}} {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 4|Movie Prequel #4}}

Left to his own devices on Mars along with [[Hardtop (Movie)|Hardtop]] and the rest of Starscream's ''Nemesis'' crew, [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]] spends this time exploring the solar system. He discovers the Ark on Earth's moon and recovers a space bridge pillar, which he modifies using know-how gained from studying under the Decepticon mad scientist [[Flatline (ROTF)|Flatline]]. The resultant device is not quite a true space bridge, but allows the user to follow the passage travelled by the Ark, enabling instantaneous transit from Mars back to Cybertron. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 2|The Reign of Starscream #2}}{{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}}
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===2007===
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Wreckage's body is recovered from its desert resting place by Sector Seven and brought to their Nevada base for experimentation. {{storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}} Reactivated by the organization, Wreckage trades information for his survival and provides Sector Seven with the means to create their [[Landmine (Movie)|L.M.-1 drones]], but is taken offline when he declines to co-operate any further and attempts escape. {{storylink|Alliance issue 2|Alliance #2}}

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One month later, [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] returns to Afghanistan, where he shoots down a military helicopter and takes its form. Three months after this, he stages attack on the [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar]] in an attempt to gain more information on Sector Seven and Project Iceman. Where he fails, [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] succeeds, hacking of [[Air Force One]] and learning of the Witwicky family and Archibald's glasses. To protect Sam from the Decepticons closing in around him, Bumblebee positions himself in a [[Bolivia's Finest Quality Used Cars and Petting Zoo|used car lot]] to ensure that he will be purchased as the boy's first car. After summoning Optimus Prime's team to Earth, he is forced to reveal himself to Sam and his girlfriend [[Mikaela Banes]] to protect them from [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]], following which Sam agrees to help the Autobots in their quest. A clash with Sector Seven ensues, which results in Bumblebee, Sam and Mikaela being taken to their Hoover Dam base as captives. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

Jazz is temporarily distracted from the current dilemma when a stray energy trace leads him to Space Case, still stuck on Earth, trying to rob a gas station. Jazz bests the Decepticon in battle and leaves him trapped in a cave. {{storylink|Transformers: Jazz}} The Autobots then use Archibald Witwicky's glasses to track the AllSpark and their captive friends to Hoover Dam. Unfortunately, in the process, they inadvertently lead the way for Starscream's Decepticons, who attack the base and bring Megatron back online. A truce is orchestrated between the Autobots and Sector Seven with help from soldiers [[William Lennox]] and [[Robert Epps]], and they ally to battle their common foes.

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Events culminate in a colossal battle over the AllSpark in [[Mission City]], which ends when Sam plunges the cube into Megatron's chest, killing him and leaving only a small fragment of the cube behind. With the majority of the Decepticons destroyed or otherwise routed in the battle, Starscream and Barricade are forced into retreat. Bumblebee regains his voice, and the Autobots elect to remain on Earth for the time being. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}} Among the human casualties of the battle are young [[Kevin Bowman]]'s parents. {{storylink|Transformers Classified: Switching Gears|Switching Gears}}

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As the Autobots and government operatives begin clean-up, destroying or rounding up any [[AllSpark Mutation]]s created during the battle, {{storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}} Starscream flees the scenes and reclaims Frenzy's body from Hoover Dam. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}} Returning to Mars, where his ship and the rest of his crew have been waiting, Starscream has the information Frenzy had obtained on the AllSpark beamed back to Cybertron, {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 2|The Reign of Starscream #2}} where it is used to create a huge [[replica AllSpark]]. After fending off an attack by a guerilla Autobot team led by Arcee, Starscream's forces use Thundercracker's jury-rigged space bridge to return to Cybertron, {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 3|The Reign of Starscream #3}} planning to activate the facsimile cube through the sacrifice of five captive Autobots. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 4|The Reign of Starscream #4}} Arcee follows, and although she is unable to prevent the deaths of the Autobot captives—including her own sister, Elita-One—she is able to destroy the replica AllSpark, prompting Dreadwing to turn on Starscream for his failure. A brief battle for leadership ensues; Dreadwing sets the Nemesis to self-destruct and escapes back to Mars via the space bridge, but Starscream and a chunk of the ruined ship are sucked through the portal as well. Starscream survives and slays his opponent, {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 5|The Reign of Starscream #5}} then sets about carving cyberglyphs into his armor. {{storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}}

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Back on Earth, the Mission City incident is covered up by government with a cover story that claims the Transformers were rampaging robotic constructs created by the company [[McClaren Robotics]]. {{storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}} One month after the battle of Mission City, Optimus Prime entrusts the remaining AllSpark fragment to Sector Seven scientists, but when it is brought to the same Nevada facility that houses Wreckage, its power inadvertently brings the Decepticon back online. Wreckage goes on a rampage, but is soon killed for treason by Starscream, who has been summoned back to Earth by Barricade. In the resultant firefight, Starscream badly wounds Bumblebee, robbing him of his voice once more, but also drops the remains of Frenzy, which are spirited away by Seymour Simmons. {{storylink|Alliance issue 2|Alliance #2}} Simultaneous with this battle, the ''Longshot'' returns to Earth's solar system. Detecting trace energy from Thundercracker's space bridge on Mars, Soundwave investigates the wreckage of Starscream's ''Nemesis'', and learns of recent events. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}} Soundwave makes contact with Starscream and orders him to break off his fight, then dispatches a team under the command of [[Fracture (Movie)|Fracture]] to begin searching for the Star Harvester. Starscream is ordered back to the ''Longshot'' to awaken the crew members that remain in stasis so they may join the search. Soundwave adopts the form of a satellite and takes up orbit around Earth, observing from afar. {{storylink|Alliance issue 2|Alliance #2}}

[[File:Movie2007 USS Shoup dumpingMegs.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Exclusive footage of America burying the body of the world's greatest terrorist.]]
Sector Seven is officially disbanded by the government. {{storylink|Alliance issue 3|Alliance #3}} The bodies of the deceased Decepticons are submerged in the [[Laurentian Abyss]], following which Optimus Prime broadcasts a message into space, encouraging other Autobots to join his team on Earth. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}} A joint human-Transformer taskforce is assembled, dubbed the Non-Biological Extraterrestrial Species Treaty, or "[[NEST]]", and is headquartered on the island of [[Diego Garcia]], where the AllSpark fragment is now stored. {{storylink|Alliance issue 3|Alliance #3}} For its first mission, NEST engages and defeats [[Jolt (Movie)|Deadend]] and [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]] in [[San Francisco]]. Bumblebee is reassigned from frontline combat to live with Sam Witwicky and serve as his guardian. {{storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}} {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 1|Tales of the Fallen #1}}
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===2007 to 2009===
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Decepticon sightings and attacks continue around the world, with forces under the command of Starscream continuing the air commander's pursuit of power, while those directed by The Fallen via Soundwave take on a secondary objective: the acquisition of large amounts of energy to facilitate the resurrection of Megatron. During this period, Autobots [[Knock Out (ROTF)|Knock Out]] and [[Beachbreak]] arrive on Earth in response to Optimus Prime's summons and join NEST {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}, with [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]] arriving a while later. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3|Rising Storm #3}} Two AllSpark Mutations from the Mission City incident previously contained by Sector Seven take the names [[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]] and [[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage]] and also join the organization.

While a team led by Optimus Prime pursues Starscream, foiling his plans to manipulate human crime lords across Africa and Europe, other NEST squads become aware of the Decepticons' new mission when they respond to attacks on an [[oil]] refinery in [[Peru]] and a uranium mine in [[Australia]], though they remain unaware of their specific goal. In Italy, Starscream enters into a deal with an Italian criminal named [[Bruno Carrera]] to help destroy Optimus Prime in exchange for dominion over Europe when the Decepticons triumph. He and Barricade battle the Autobots and NEST, yet are once again defeated. Starscream takes the time to visit Carrera at this villa, where he pays him back for his "failure". {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

Concurrently with all of this, Decepticon activity continues across Earth. Together with NEST, the Autobots repeatedly engage them month after month, obliterating all opposition. {{storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}} At Soundwave's direction, Starscream travels to the ruined ''Nemesis'' to help tend the compliment of [[hatchling]]s in stasis within the ship. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}} Soundwave himself, meanwhile, re-establishes contact with his human agents and/or their offspring and inheritors, including Dylan Gould and [[Alexi Voskhod]], nephew of Soundwave's original Russian pawn. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}}

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Elsewhere, on an unknown planet, Flatline begins conducting experiments to create a new breed of soldier under the supervision of Thundercracker. Among the victims of his ministrations are the Autobot [[Twins (ROTF)|Twins]] [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]], whose processors are scrambled by the experience; Arcee, who is captured when Thundercracker shoots her ship down; and the deceased Elita-One and Chromia, whose remains have been claimed by Flatline. The Decepticon doctor uses Arcee's spark to reignite her siblings' lifeforces, bringing them back to life as a tripartate being bonded at the spark. The sisters use their new strength to free Skids and Mudflap and escape their captors, departing the planet in the Twins' ship. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 6|Tales of the Fallen #6}}{{storylink|Rising Storm issue 1|Rising Storm #1}} They soon pick up Optimus Prime's signal and begin following it; en route, they meet up with [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] and the [[Wrecker]]s and join them on their ship, the ''[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]'', for the rest of the journey to Earth. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}} The team arrives on Earth in late [[2008]]. Sideswipe, Arcee, and the Twins are quickly inducted into NEST and begin training. {{storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}} The Wreckers, on the other hand, are retained by NASA to keep the ''Xantium'' in working order, but also because their abrasive personalities make them liabilities in the field and unpleasant to work with. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}} Around this time, Seymour Simmons begins experimenting with Frenzy's head, bringing the Decepticon back online in order to gain information from him. Not particularly lucid, Frenzy causes a surge in Simmons's apartment building's electrical wiring, forcing Simmons to deactivate him and move the head to the basement of his mother's deli, where he has been working since Sector Seven's disbanding. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

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Sideswipe gets off to an ignominious start on Earth when he learns that his old foe, [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]], is in hiding somewhere on the planet, and on [[November 17]], 2008, tears up Montevideo, [[Uruguay]], searching for him. The chase leads to [[Buenos Aires]], where Ironhide attempts to talk Sideswipe down in order to prevent human military incursion. Initially recalcitrant, Sideswipe acquiesces when an airstrike injures Ironhide, and he opts to save him rather than pursue Demolishor. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 2|Tales of the Fallen #2}}

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Seeking the surviving fragment of the AllSpark as a means to revive Megatron, the Decepticons begin targeting Sam Witwicky as he is making preparations to go to [[Princeton University|college]]; Barricade abducts him and ransoms him for the fragment, but he is rescued by Bumblebee. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 1|Tales of the Fallen #1}} Consequently, subtler methods are soon employed, with the spy [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] being assigned to watch the Witwicky home, while the Pretender, now sporting a human guise copied from a [[Alice (animatronic)|theme park animatronic]] and going by "[[Alice (ROTF)|Alice]]", is installed at Sam's school in advance of his arrival. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}} {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen issue 2|Revenge of the Fallen #2}} {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Revenge of the Fallen novelization}}
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===2009===
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Word reaches NEST of a fresh sighting of the fugitive Demolishor, hiding out in [[Shanghai]], {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}} {{storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}} and a strike team is able to successfully destroy both him and his companion [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]]. However, the massive amounts of collateral damage and the fact that both targets escaped quarantine offends NEST's government liaison, the officious bureaucrat [[Theodore Galloway]]. Simultaneously, Sam Witwicky discovers a second surviving sliver of the AllSpark embedded in his old clothes, and upon touching it, the knowledge of the cube floods into his mind, giving him visions of Cybertronian symbols. The sliver also brings to life the [[Appliancebot]]s, which are quickly destroyed by Bumblebee. Sam entrusts the sliver to Mikaela before departing for college, making her a target for Wheelie, but she is able to overpower and capture the little scrap drone, eventually convincing him to switch sides to the Autobots.

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Soundwave dispatches [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] to recover the AllSpark fragment from Diego Garcia, after which [[Scalpel (ROTF)|Scalpel]] and the Constructicons put it to use restoring Megatron to life. Knowing that the knowledge of the AllSpark—including the location of the Matrix and the harvester—has entered Sam's mind, The Fallen directs Megatron to abduct the boy, leading to a ferocious forest battle that climaxes with the death of Optimus Prime at Megatron's hands. With the last Prime's death, The Fallen believes his victory assured, and addresses Earth with the demand that Sam be handed over, forcing the youth to go on the run with Mikaela, his roommate [[Leo Spitz]], Bumblebee and the Twins.

[[File:TheFallen-ROTFfacegotten.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Well, I've got your ''face''! Nya-heh-heh-heh-heh-heh!]]
Leo is able to lead the group to Seymour Simmons, who shares them with them various purloined Sector Seven documents that Wheelie explains pinpoint the locations of the long-abandoned Seekers on Earth. The four humans break into the Smithsonian and locate Jetfire, reviving him with the second AllSpark fragment. Jetfire teleports them to Egypt, {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}} where they run into fellow Seeker [[Ransack (ROTF)|Ransack]], who Jetfire easily kills. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Revenge of the Fallen (novel)}} Jetfire then explains the story of the Primes, The Fallen, the Matrix and the harvester, giving them the knowledge necessary to locate the Tomb of the Primes. While NEST and the Decepticons gather at the great pyramid in Giza, which [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] tears open to reveal the harvester, Sam recovers the Matrix, only for it to disintegrate into dust at his touch. Undeterred, he heads into the battle erupting in Giza, but a blast from Megatron kills him, leading his soul to commune with the Dynasty of Primes in the afterlife. They return him to life, in the process transferring the AllSpark knowledge from his mind into the Matrix, reconstructing it. Sam successfully uses it to bring Optimus back to life, but The Fallen claims the Matrix immediately thereafter and activates the harvester. An injured Jetfire sacrifices his own life so that Optimus can bond with his parts, which gives the Autobot leader the necessary power to destroy both The Fallen and the harvester. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

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Around this time, stolen Soviet documents pertaining to Shockwave find their way into the hands of a human journalist. A mocking newspaper article is published, treating the whole thing as a Soviet joke, but a picture of Shockwave is included. In his constant monitoring of the planet, Soundwave discovers the article, realizes that Shockwave is the second captive Cybertronian hidden on the planet, and begins a search for him. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}}
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===2009 to 2010===
[[File:ROTF4 raising protoforms.jpg|thumb|275px|I fixed my arm and face... I just lost them again later.]]
Megatron returns to the ''Nemesis'' to tend the protoforms there. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen issue 4|Revenge of the Fallen #4}} As a consequence of The Fallen's attack on Earth, the existence of Transformers becomes public knowledge. While being awarded a medal for his heroism by [[President of the United States|President]] [[Barack Obama]] at the [[White House]], Sam Witwicky has a brief encounter with [[Carly Spencer]], an administrative assistant from the British Embassy. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}} Either before or after this, Mikaela Banes breaks up with him for reasons unknown; Wheelie stays with Sam. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}} Seymour Simmons writes [[Code-Name Hero: How Seymour Simmons & the Aliens Saved the World|a book]] about his experiences, which soon makes him fabulously wealthy. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

The Autobots and NEST initiate several joint technological programs. [[Project Unite|Project: Unite]] is developed to re-engineer the deceased Jetfire's parts into a form that will allow Optimus Prime to sustain his powered-up combined form. {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 1|The Secret of Project: Unite}} With the knowledge of the AllSpark now residing within the Matrix of Leadership and accessible once again, the secrets of [[Power Core Combination]] are re-discovered and realized by the Autobots and their human allies, but then stolen by the Decepticons for their own use. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 32|TFCC #32}}

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Soundwave maintains surveillance of Earth as more Autobots and Decepticons continue to arrive from space. While some manage to join up with their respective factions {{storylink|Nefarious issue 1|Nefarious #1}} {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 1|The Secret of Project: Unite}}, others become captives of Carter Newell's Initiative without their comrades ever knowing. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 5|Nefarious #5}} The new arrivals include Wheeljack and [[Dino|Mirage]], who are assigned to a new NEST base in Washington, D.C., {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}} and Reverb, who comes seeking to pillage an old Decepticon weapons cache hidden on the planet. The Autobot [[Gears (ROTF)|Gears]]—an old enemy of Reverb's and friend of his victim Tailgate—makes it there ahead of him and joins forces with human boy Kevin Bowman to protect the cache. They are successful, but in the attempt, a [[trans-spacial cylinder|teleportation device]] from the cache activates and causes [[Duane Bowman|Kevin's brother]] to disappear. {{storylink|Transformers Classified: Switching Gears|Switching Gears}} Kevin joins NEST, but his and Gears' efforts to locate a second Cybertronian cache in [[Nevada]] are stymied when Kevin's rival [[Douglas Porter]]—seeking to acquire the cache's technology for himself—frees the captive Reverb to oppose them. Fortunately, Gears and Kevin are able to recover a second teleporter from the cache, {{storylink|Transformers Classified: Battle Mountain|Battle Mountain}} and after thwarting [[Alexander Porter|Douglas's father]]'s attempt to use a [[Hyperdynamix Orbital Debris Disposal Initiative Station|satellite defense system]] to destroy all Transformers on Earth, they are able to recover Kevin's brother from the [[Blue Planet (Classified)|alien world]] to which he had been transported. {{storylink|Transformers Classified: Satellite of Doom|Satellite of Doom}}

[[File:Nefarious6 carter and allspark.jpg|right|thumb|Such power would put me above the ''gods''! ''AND THROUGH THE DALEKS, I HAVE THAT POWER!!''"]]
The Initiative recovers and reanimates the remains of Ravage, who is sent to recover the deactivated Appliancebots from [[Guantanamo Bay]], {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 5|Tales of the Fallen #5}} from which the Initiative drains the animating energies of the AllSpark, in order to feed an [[Project Nefarious|artificial AllSpark construct]] they have created. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 1|Nefarious #1}} Discovering his minion is still alive, Soundwave investigates, as do the Autobots, leading to several clashes between the two and Soundwave's capture by NEST. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 2|Nefarious #2}} Soundwave is able to quickly engineer his escape through his numerous other minions, but while the Autobots are preoccupied with him, the Initiative raids Sector Seven's decommissioned Hoover Dam base for the residual AllSpark energy that remains there. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 3|Nefarious #3}} Soundwave attacks the Initiative's base, but is repelled by the brainwashed Transformers they have captured, forcing him to propose an uneasy alliance to the Autobots. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 4|Nefarious #4}} Soundwave, the Autobots and NEST converge on the Initiative's base just as Newell activates his artificial AllSpark and uses it to power all the Transformers under the Initiative's control and send them into battle. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 5|Nefarious #5}} The artificial AllSpark goes into meltdown, threatening to take out the Earth's Solar System, but it is teleported away into the depths of space by Fortress when he is freed from the Initiative's clutches by Carter's young relative [[Ingrid]]. Soundwave has Carter killed, but recovers from the Initiative's computers all the data on the AllSpark project. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 6|Nefarious #6}} NEST takes in all the brain-damaged Autobots controlled by the Initiative for rehabilitation; the Decepticons are likewise able to recover their warriors and put them back on the front lines before long. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 1|Rising Storm #1}}

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Learning of Project: Unite, Megatron charges [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon]] with obtaining its secrets for him, in return for command of the Earth-based Decepticon forces. Starscream objects and attempts to beat Bludgeon to the punch, fouling up his mission, and in the process obtaining a portion of the project's data. {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 1|The Secret of Project: Unite}} Starscream sends [[Skystalker (ROTF)|Skystalker]] and Ravage to recover the deceased bodies of Decepticons currently in NEST custody, {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 1|Ambition Instigated}} which he then uses to replicate the Unite process, giving himself a power-up. The Autobots and Bludgeon track him to his base among the [[Cyclades]] islands, but both parties arrive too late to stop him, {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 2|Bludgeon's Revenge}} and Starscream begins cutting a swathe of destruction across Earth, his mental state rapidly deteriorating due to his failure to obtain the neural upgrades necessary to process the strain of the combination on the mind. Neither the Autobots nor the Decepticon contingent scrambled by Soundwave can match his power, but they provide enough of a delay for Megatron to get the ''Nemesis'' airborne and return to Earth for a showdown. {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 2|On the Road of Destruction}} The Autobots intervene in the resulting battle between the two Decepticons, creating a distraction that allows Ratchet to hit Starscream with a blast that burns out the Unite technology, putting it beyond Megatron's reach. {{storylink|The Strongest Weapon}}

[[File:Cybermissions GTFO.jpg|right|thumb|275px|GTFO, n00b]]

The Decepticons continue their struggles against the Autobots and NEST all around the world. {{storylink|Transformers: Cyber Missions|Cyber Missions}} When Soundwave is captured after a failed attack on NEST command, {{storylink|Cyber Missions 1}} {{storylink|Cyber Missions 2}} the Autobots pretend to transport him to lure Megatron and the Decepticons into a trap. The Decepticons fall for the ruse, which proves to the final straw for Megatron's disenfranchised troops: they all abandon their leader to his fate. Megatron is ordered to depart Earth by Optimus Prime, {{storylink|Decepticons Attack}} but naturally, this is not an instruction he takes to heart; instead, he forgoes his pride and finally adopts an Earth alternate mode to remain hidden on the planet, holing up in the deserts of [[Namibia]], [[Africa]] with the hatchlings from the ''Nemesis''.<ref>While ''[[Transformers: Starscream]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Rising Storm|Rising Storm]]'' are both written by [[John Barber]] and are clearly intended to tie in to one another, Megatron appears in his ''Dark of the Moon'' body in the former, but in his ''Revenge of the Fallen'' body in the latter. Barber [https://twitter.com/TheJohnBarber/status/70847010252656640 confirms] he is supposed to be in his ''Dark of the Moon'' form in ''Rising Storm'', but did not appear that way because of either an artwork mistake or an active desire on the part of Hasbro and/or Paramount to not feature the body in that comic. This is not uncommon: his ''Revenge of the Fallen'' body was likewise the subject of secrecy in 2009, and Shockwave, Wheeljack and Mirage all featured different designs from their movie selves in ''Rising Storm'' (albeit with explanations for their changed appearances).</ref> Starscream soon joins him there, but before long, the two have yet another altercation, prompting the second-in-command to finally break away from Megatron and begins reorganizing the scattered Decepticons under his own leadership. {{storylink|Transformers: Starscream}}

Space Case is reawakened and freed from his cave prison by an earthquake. Bumblebee, Arcee and Sam arrive to investigate his energy signature, but are trapped in a rockslide by the Decepticon as he rockets out of the tunnel. {{storylink|Transformers: Space Case}} Ratchet picks up the trapped Autobots' distress signal, and briefly battles Space Case, who eventually turns tail when one of his engines is damaged. Ratchet digs the trio out, {{storylink|Transformers: Ratchet}} {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee}} and Arcee heads off in pursuit of Space Case, catching up to him in a city taking out his other engine. {{storylink|Transformers: Arcee}} Starscream arrives on the scene just as Space Case crashes into a seaside pier, and chooses the bumbler to be the first of his personal army. Sore over recent events, Space Case immediately lashes out at Starscream, but is soon brought around to the air commander's side with flattery. {{storylink|Transformers: Starscream}} Starscream continues to recruit more of the scattered Decepticons to his side and revists his previous plans to gain personal power by manipulating human criminals, establishing a "gun running" scheme in which he and his Decepticons provide humans with Cybertronian weaponry. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 1|Rising Storm #1}}
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===2010 to 2013===
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The following year,<ref>''Rising Storm'' refers to Arcee having received wounds "in Egypt last year", placing the mini-series somewhere in 2010.</ref> Soundwave's efforts bear fruit and Shockwave's resting place is at last located. This knowledge, coupled with all Soundwave has told him of the Ark on the Moon and his manipulation of humans over the last half-century, galvanizes Megatron into putting back into motion his millennia-old plan with Sentinel Prime. Before the plan can resume, the Decepticon house must be put back in order; to this end, Megatron liberates Shockwave and charges him with forcing the vast majority of his disenfranchised Decepticon followers back into line. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}}

Shockwave's plan entails allowing a brain unit scrap drone to "escape" from Decepticon clutches and make contact with Sam Witwicky and Bumblebee in [[Philadelphia]],{{storylink|Rising Storm issue 1|Rising Storm #1}} then forcing Starscream and his followers back into Megatron's service and sending them to attack Sam's school to "recover" the drone, who has gained enough sentience to name himself "[[Brains]]". {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}} While Optimus Prime leads a NEST squad into action, Arcee, Elita-One and Chromia investigate Brains's point of origin, and discover that everything has been set up by Shockwave. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3|Rising Storm #3}} Shockwave assaults the undermanned Diego Garcia base, killing nearly all the Autobots and humans there, including Theodore Galloway. Shockwave then heads to Philadelphia for a showdown, only to be defeated in battle by an enraged Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 4|Rising Storm #4}} During the chaos at his school, Sam Witwicky again meets up with Carly, who is now working for Dylan Gould. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3|Rising Storm #3}}

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Brains joins Wheelie in living with Sam, who begins a relationship with Carly. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}} Robert Epps retires from active duty and takes a consulting job, working with NASA and the Wreckers. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 4|Rising Storm #4}} Having been critically damaged during the battle in Philadelphia, Shockwave, Mirage and Wheeljack are rebuilt into new forms. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 4|Rising Storm #4}} In their new bodies, Mirage and Wheeljack take on the names "Dino" and "Que", respectively. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

National Security Director [[Charlotte Mearing]] is appointed the new director of NEST in place of the deceased Galloway, and quickly brings firm order to the organization, revoking Bumblebee's permission to live with Sam and arranging for the establishment of a network of [[Energon detector]]s around the globe to warn of any Decepticon threats. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}} The devastated Diego Garcia NEST base is decommissioned, and the group moves its headquarters to its Washington, D.C. base. {{storylink|Dark of the Moon issue 1|Dark of the Moon #1}} While Decepticon high command remains hidden in Namibia, the vast majority of the villains' forces gather in seclusion on Earth's moon in preparation for Megatron's final plan. With this drastic reduction in Decepticon activity on Earth, NEST begins helping to resolve human disputes, though not always with government sanction. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
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===2013===
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After Sam graduates college, he and Carly move to Washington D.C., with Wheelie and Brains in tow.<ref>No date for the events of ''Dark of the Moon'' is provided in the film. Given that Sam has recently graduated college by the time of the film, this would place it at least three years after ''Revenge of the Fallen''; the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|''Dark of the Moon'' video game]], while not workable in this timeline (as most video games tend not to be), employs a three year gap, while the novelization of the film puts the movies "several years" apart, which sure sounds like "more than two" to us. The junior novelization, meanwhile, implicitly sets ''Dark of the Moon'' in 2013, by noting that the ''Xantium'', which landed on Earth in late 2008 per ''Tales of the Fallen'', arrived "five years ago".</ref> Sam applies to work with NEST, but is turned down by Mearing, and spends three months struggling to both find a job, and to deal with his sudden lack of importance. Exploiting this, and seeking to use Sam as a mole through his connection to the Autobots, Dylan Gould begins an attempt at currying his favour by arranging a job for him at [[Accuretta Systems]].

Requiring the Autobots to learn of the Ark's resting place, Megatron has Soundwave call upon Alexi Voskhod to request NEST's investigation into some "alien activity" in the ruins of Chernobyl. There, as planned, the Autobots discover the fuel cell from the Ark, which leads them to the craft on the moon. Recovering Sentinel Prime's body, Optimus Prime uses the Matrix of Leadership to restore his mentor to life, just as Megatron intended.

[[File:DOTMCybertrontransit.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.75|Sentinel Prime's attempt to find the Honeycomb Hideout went sadly awry.]]
Another of Soundwave's pawns, Sam's Accuretta co-worker [[Jerry Wang]], manages to alert Sam to the Decepticon's plans, but is himself executed by [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]]. With the help of Wheelie, Brains and Seymour Simmons, Sam tracks down the cosmonauts from the cancelled Russian mission and learns of the hundreds of space bridge pillars the Decepticons removed from the ship. Believing that the Decepticons will come for Sentinel because they require him to activate the space bridge, Sam alerts the Autobots, only for Sentinel to reveal his ancient betrayal, killing Ironhide in the process. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}} Sentinel prepares to kill Bumblebee only for Skids to take the shot. Mudflap is subsequently killed by Sentinel in a failed attempt to avenge his twin. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|Dark of the Moon (novel)}} Joining with Megatron, Sentinel triggers the space bridge, teleporting the Decepticon forces on the moon into the heart of Washington, D.C. to devastate the city. Sentinel addresses the United Nations, demanding the exile of Optimus Prime's Autobots from Earth. Sam learns that Dylan Gould is working for the Decepticons, but with Carly as his prisoner, he is unable to warn the Autobots of the conspiracy. Optimus's team departs aboard the ''Xantium'', but the ship is attacked by Starscream moments after launch and explodes.

[[File:DOTM Autobots NEST victorious.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.75|"It's all over, okay?. We won the war, there's nothing more to see... From where we're standing, there's definitely no movie in 2014, no sirree."]]
With the Autobot threat apparently gone, the Decepticons invade [[Chicago]], enslaving the human populace and setting up space bridge pillars across the world to teleport Cybertron into the Solar System. Sam teams up with Robert Epps and his ex-NEST comrades to enter the city and save Carly from Dylan, but they soon learn they will not fighting alone when the Autobots return, their seeming deaths a ruse to catch the Decepticons off guard. An apocalyptic battle ensues in the streets and skies of Chicago that culminates in the destruction of the space bridge control pillar, causing the space bridge to collapse in upon itself, ravaging Cybertron and destroying the Decepticon fleet. Optimus and Sentinel battle one-on-one until Megatron, convinced by Carly that Sentinel will take Decepticon leadership from him, intervenes. Megatron wounds Sentinel, but this does not stop Optimus from finally killing Megatron by tearing off his head. Optimus summarily executes the weakened Sentinel and the Autobots know that with Cybertron truly gone for good, Earth is now their only home. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
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==Other timelines==
*[[Movie timeline]]—The chronology of the "mainstream" live-action movie universe.
*[[Sector Seven ARG timeline]]—Detailing the history of the "alternate reality" that presents Transformers as real beings, and the fiction associated with them a cover story propagated by Sector Seven.
*[[Titan Magazines movie timeline]]—Covering the UK take on the live-action movie universe, which diverges following the events of the first film. Also includes a timeline of the parallel universe where the events of the movie turned out differently.

==Footnotes==
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[[Category:Chronologies]]
[[Category:Live-action film series history]]

Perceptor (G1)

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:''Perceptor is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:G1 Perceptor reissueart.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Back off, man. I'm a scientist."]]
'''Perceptor''' is a scientist, one of the most astute minds the whole of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] can offer. He is perpetually seeking to increase knowledge, and his discoveries have repeatedly proven invaluable. Though his specialties lie in metallurgy, electrical engineering, and additional sciences closely concomitant to Transformer physiology, his thirst for knowledge has made him a kind of scientific jack-of-all-trades.

One of Perceptor's most infamous mannerisms is his tendency to engage in verbal communication using scientific terminology. This has the unforeseen result of exasperating and occasionally frustrating his comrades. One might hypothesize that the jovial mechanoid is unaware that not everyone with whom he seeks to communicate shares his extensive vocabulary.

Engaging in physical melee is not his preferred activity. He is content to make his contributions to the Autobot cause in the manner in which he deems sufficient, but will engage in combat if the situation requires. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] often relies on Perceptor's perspicacity, and considers him as inestimable as any of his officers.

Sometimes he is partnered with the [[Titan Master]] [[Convex]].

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
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Alongside [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]], Perceptor was one of the Autobots' leading scientists on Earth in the mid-Eighties. Perceptor continued to serve as a top scientist for [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] during the mid-Noughties.
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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An erroneous account placed Perceptor as part of a group of Autobots posted on Cybertron hundreds of years ago who, upon detecting the [[Underbase]] heading towards Earth, sent out [[Raindance|two]] [[Grand Slam (G1)|mini-cassettes]] to forewarn the Autobots posted on the organic world of its arrival. {{storylink|Club Con!}}
{{note|The flashback in "[[Club Con!]]" depicting Perceptor, [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] on Cybertron is screwy for all kinds of reasons. Aside from the fact that Sunstreaker was on Earth at the time and Defensor hadn't even been created then, Perceptor and Beachcomber would first learn that Optimus Prime still lived in "The Smelting Pool!", when they intercepted the signal that [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] sent in "[[The Next Best Thing to Being There!]]".}}

[[File:TheSmeltingPool-Perceptor.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Oh, you mean we're drawing a mouth on him, and we shouldn't color his face like he has his toy's [[mouthplate]]? Well, crap.]]
On Cybertron, Perceptor was often considered an officer or otherwise highly ranked personage by other Cybertronic life forms in the vicinity, inspiring in the aforementioned others a tendency to view him as a "commander" of a [[Cybertron Seven|faction of Autobots]] who engaged in armed conflict against localized enemy forces. The Autobot communications officer, heretofore known as "[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]", would routinely cause superfluous amounts of mischief for Perceptor, largely due to the former's overdeveloped anti-hero circuitry. Annoyingly, this endeared Blaster to their shared peers more so than to Perceptor, despite Perceptor's rational decision-making and refusal to risk lives unnecessarily. A pertinent example, if we were to belabor the matter, would be when Blaster felt irrational concern over the unreliable Autobot scout, [[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]]. Despite the obvious danger and the expendability of Scrounge, Blaster's utilization of charisma and other personality-based social tools were able to persuade Perceptor's team to search [[Polyhex]] for him. Perceptor warned of the futility of such actions, and, true to the probabilities calculated, Scrounge was not located. Blaster would predictably leave to find Scrounge on his own, returning later to report that Scrounge had sacrificed himself to bring news of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s apparent survival, somewhere on a planet called [[Earth]]. {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}}

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Upon receiving word from Blaster that the Decepticons were in the process of constructing an inter-planetary teleportation device, or [[space bridge]], Perceptor ordered the troops serving under his command to launch an immediate offensive on the enemy units. He feared that, should the Decepticons successfully establish the means to go to and fro an alien world, they would garner enough resources and manpower to render them invincible. This offensive was two-pronged; while Perceptor led the bulk of his troops on Darkmount, Blaster was sent off to bomb the space bridge itself. Unforeseen circumstances, wherein Blaster uncovered that the Space Bridge itself was the hapless neutral [[Spanner (G1)|Spanner]], re-engineered into the device by the Decepticons, caused him to hesitate in his task. Sensing something was afoot when the bridge was not destroyed on schedule, Perceptor rerouted his aforementioned combat unit, or the surviving portions thereof, to aid Blaster at his location. After ensuring that the bridge would be made inoperable, the Autobots crossed the multidimensional warp system for transport, to join the forces based on the planetary body known to the overwhelming majority of those of his species who had shifted their operations to its locality as Earth. {{storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}} Perceptor's band was immediately spotted by a squadron of airborne Decepticons, but it seemed, at least on a superficial level not readily able to withstand a more critical analysis, that the Decepticons were more generally annoyed than willing to engage in combat, and thusly departed. {{storylink|Command Performances!}}

[[File:AerialbotsoverAmerica-soswearsCircuitBreaker.jpg|thumb|left|He was in an unfortunate faceoff--no? I'll stop.|upright=1.4]]
The dubious function of counter-Autobot measures was instead transferred to a team of battle-acclimated natives, known amongst themselves as the anti-Transformers task force known as [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]]. These ruffians were led by a [[human]] female who was able to levitate herself using a patchwork coating of circuitry, in a surprising lack of modesty, if one must dwell on such matters. Suffice to say, this [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Circuit Breaker]] was able to disable Perceptor and his fellow Autobots through the release of [[electric snow|atomic micro-batteries at a 300,000-volt blast of electricity]], which short-circuited them succinctly. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}} The removal of Perceptor's face was subsequent, and it and the faces of his compatriots were hung up on a vertical surface, or wall, while his body was experimented on for educational purposes, admirably enough. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}} Perceptor would remain in such a sorry state for a short period of time, up until his services were needed, in conjunction with that of his fellow captors, to be rather ignominiously assembled into a [[Circuit Breaker's Autobot suit|mega robot designed specifically to counter a targeted duo of Decepticons]] until such a time that services had been rendered, thus guaranteeing their freedom. {{storylink|Decepticon Graffiti!}}

[[File:FallenAngel-Perceptor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|That's one microscope you don't want to look in the wrong way.]]
''Perceptor and his Autobots were being directed towards the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], the Autobots' headquarters, by an Autobot daydreamer designated "[[Skids (G1)|Skids]]," when suddenly Skids [[Mass substitution|disappeared in a flash of light and sound]], leaving nothing but a charred area of organic floor surfacing where he had stood previously. To make matters worse, that is to say unfavorably ranked versus other incidents along a spectrum of agreeableness, Perceptor's band of Autobots was soon under attack by a strange and powerful Decepticon named [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. Despite Perceptor's rare usage of his tank alternate form, alongside his peer [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]]'s similar mode, the two were responded to in kind and found themselves summarily removed from battle capability, that is to say, consciousness.'' {{storylink|Fallen Angel}}

''Rescued from destruction by the vagrant [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], Perceptor's group, regrettably still sans Skids, finally traversed the remaining distance between their arrival coordinates and the Ark, where the Autobots there were surprised to hear of Galvatron's return to their chronal locality. Perceptor attempted, valiantly, to explain to [[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]] that their surprise was without merit, but in a characteristically erudite fashion that left the simple-minded relic dumbfounded. But it was soon Perceptor's opportunity to be dumbfounded as it was learned that Optimus Prime had recently perished, his body found in tatters, no doubt the work of the Decepticons. A [[Transformer funerary practices|funeral]] was, indeed, called for in due course, and the Earthbound Autobots felt that their late commander would have wanted to be buried according to the customs of Earth's dominant simian life form. Blaster, in a rare moment of propriety, quietly expressed his misgivings about this approach to Perceptor, who quietly agreed with his colleague that this method of burial was crude. Their complaints were soon rendered moot, as before their eyes Optimus Prime materialized, no worse for wear, and revealed his death had been but a ruse.'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

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''Immediately after Optimus Prime's death had been declared a hoax,'' the Autobots' legendary Earthbound commander left with the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] on a mission of medium importance and had returned in less than satisfactory condition. As Perceptor and the other functioning Autobots looked on, [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] failed, despite his best efforts as the Autobots' chief medical officer, to revive him, and Optimus Prime was declared deceased, that is, nonfunctional. Perceptor, though a newcomer to the Earthen stage of the Cybertronian wars, was selected to deliver Optimus Prime's eulogy before their late commander's inert chassis was ejected into the void surrounding their new home planet, via a rocket-powered funereal containment unit. Adjacent within the chronal dimension, [[Mechanic|a human intruder]] was able to repurpose the Ark's defensive instruments against the mourning Autobots, and destructive tools of various forms turned themselves on their makers. Perceptor, acting with regards to the long term, forbade the Autobots from responding in kind, noting that were the Ark to suffer damage, the Autobots would be unable to repair their home to the tolerances required to return them to their original planet. Ratchet, who had neglected to appear at Optimus Prime's funeral, was capable enough to disable the threat from within the Ark. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}} Following the Funeral, Cobra [[Tele-Viper]]s attacked the Autobot base. Perceptor helped defend it, though he and the other Autobots had to do little more than pick off stragglers while [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] handled the bulk of the aggressors. {{storylink|Ashes, Ashes...}}

[[File:Democracykingofthehill.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Why are you running things, Perceptor? You just got here!]]
With Optimus Prime deceased, it became pertinent for the Autobots to congregate and [[Democracy|deliberate]] on a replacement for his managerial position, a crucial task for which Perceptor summoned high-ranking representatives. The proceedings were according to plan until, with reckless abandon, the brutish commander of the Dinobots, [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], interrupted and threw the process into disarray. Grimlock carried no positive feelings about Optimus Prime's leadership style, and the Dinobot commander implied he would prefer to take his post by force, but Perceptor, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], and Blaster cut short his charade with a verbal assault. However, following a siege orchestrated by the massive but articulate Decepticon [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], Perceptor had altered his initial position, having seen Grimlock's selflessness and leadership in battle against their opponent. The Autobots hailed Grimlock as their new commander. {{storylink|King of the Hill!}}

[[File:DarkStar-PerceptorTentakil.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85|Fangirls, you can stop squeeing right now. We can hear you through the Internet.]]
After suffering through months of Grimlock's actual leadership style, Perceptor once again changed his assessment; moreso, he had decided that, in fact, Blaster would make the perfect replacement for their thuggish Dinobot leader, despite his appraisal of Blaster's strategic deficiencies back on Cybertron. He was among several gathered who urged Blaster to usurp the Dinobot from his leadership role, though Blaster was duped into forfeiting his freedom in order to secure the well-being of [[Spacehikers|four young human allies]]. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}} Thereafter, Blaster challenged Grimlock to a duel in order to procure leadership of the Autobots. Perceptor attended these proceedings, alongside the near sum total of the Autobot forces housed within the Ark and the ''Steelhaven'' spacecrafts. The violent altercation between the two contenders was interrupted by a Decepticon offensive, which was only repelled once both Grimlock and Blaster agreed upon a temporary alliance. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

Regardless of such trivialities, Optimus Prime himself returned to command, and Perceptor was next seen among those summoned to the Arctic by an Autobot code one alert signal. Among the frozen wastes, Perceptor and his comrades were ambushed by their recurring and hated enemies, the Decepticons. Perceptor appeared to be suffering from defective circuits, preventing him from detecting the presence of the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacon]] of the [[Tentakil (G1)|multipod variety]] as it lunged at him. This conflict came to a sudden halt when an agreement was struck between the two warring factions, allowing both sides to deal with a greater threat: [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], at the time making a bid for the legendary database known as the [[Underbase]]. The alliance managed to cut Starscream's absorption of the Underbase's cosmic energies short, though the expected results were not forthcoming; Starscream was still bestowed unimaginable might from the small portion of energy he had already taken into his frame. The Seeker reduced the space craft that Perceptor was occupying to scrap, sending the Autobot scientist hurtling out into the void. Thankfully, in anticipation of such events coming to pass, Optimus had ordered the Ark to be on standby before the confrontation, and once Starscream left, Perceptor was able to board the craft and be transported back to Earth. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

Perceptor was deactivated as a result of the [[Underbase]] conflict, and along with his fellow deactivated Autobots, became a source of emotional torment for Ratchet; frustrated by his inability to repair all those under his care, Ratchet was plagued by nightmares, in which he was attacked by the reanimated bodies of his patients. Such a ghoulish scenario briefly became a reality when the Decepticon [[Sports Car Patrol]] infiltrated the Ark and took control of the damaged Autobots' motor controls in a plot to drive Ratchet mad. When this dastardly scheme failed to have the desired effect, it was abandoned and Perceptor was rendered inoperative once more. {{storylink|Back from the Dead}} Ratchet himself seemingly perished soon after, plunging Optimus into a deep melancholy. He had the Ark's computer recount to him all those who had fallen under his command, with Perceptor being among those name-dropped. {{storylink|Yesterday's Heroes!}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
{{note|The movie adaptation, originally published by Marvel US, is in italics}}
[[File:Perceptor the planet eater.jpg|thumb|I mean I guess it's better than having the wounds be immortal..? |upright=0.9]]
''In a possible permutation of the year designate [[2005]], Perceptor was among the Autobots taking residence within the confines of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. Upon spying Decepticon aggressors advancing towards the outpost, Perceptor warned his fellow occupants that, in due course, they would have to contend with [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and his militia. In response to the tactical intelligence that Perceptor had provided him, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] ordered Autobot City to be transformed into its defensive configuration. The Decepticons continued their aggressive advance nonetheless, and in the skirmish that ensued, Optimus Prime was fatally wounded. The Autobot leader was brought to a medical facility, where Perceptor confirmed that his vitals were quickly ebbing. Perceptor then witnessed Optimus using up the last modicum of his strength to transfer ownership of the [[Matrix of Leadership]], previously stored within his body, over to Ultra Magnus, who was named Optimus's successor as head of the Autobot forces.'' {{storylink|The Planet-Eater!}}

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''A brief lull in action followed, interrupted by a telecommunication divulging distressing news; a machine of planetary proportions, [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], was displacing itself in ever-increasing proximity to the Transformers' homeworld of Cybertron in a menacing fashion. A report from two agents stationed in the planet's orbit, more specifically on Cybertron's satellite designate "[[Moonbase Two]]," disclosed that Unicron was capable of consuming celestial bodies, and had indeed already done so with "[[Moonbase One]]." The Autobots scrambled to become space-borne in order to attend to this threat, only to fall under attack by a new enemy: [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], an upgraded Megatron now under the thrall of the aforementioned "monster planet." In a desperate attempt to waylay their pursuer, Ultra Magnus dislodged a large component from their [[Autobot shuttle|shuttle]] he and his crew were occupying, allowing Galvatron to destroy it in the hopes he would believe he had succeeding in detonating the entire shuttle. The stratagem worked, though Perceptor's group were thereafter forced to land on the [[Junkion (planet)|planet of Junk]] in order to attend the the mechanical needs of their vessel.'' {{storylink|Judgment Day!}}

''Repairs were barely underway when Perceptor and his compatriots were once more tracked down by Galvatron and his lackeys. This encounter closed with Galvatron absconding with the fabled Autobot Matrix of Leadership in hand. There was little time to grieve, as Junk's hostile indigenous people, the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]], next made their presence known. But in a serendipitous turn of events, a group composed of [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]], [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]], and others then arrived on the scene, and managed to forge an alliance with the planet's natives. All those on Junk then prepared for a confrontation against Unicron, which culminated in Unicron's demise and Hot Rod acquiring the Matrix himself, the artifact engendering his ascension to Autobot leadership as "[[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]]".'' {{storylink|The Final Battle!}}

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In a parallel junction of quantum-temporal values, Perceptor aided his fellow Autobots in battling back legions of Decepticon enemies, themselves urged into a suicidal offensive against their sworn enemies by the malevolent cosmic being, Unicron. The Autobots managed to hold their own until the orchestrator of this conflict was summarily dispatched by Rodimus Prime, which directly resulted in the Decepticons abandoning the battlefield to regroup. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}} Later, Perceptor was among the residents of Autobot City who participated in the initiation of combat proceedings against unwanted [[Quintesson]] visitors possessing acutely nefarious intent. Unfortunately, said combat proceedings proved to be incapable of properly sustaining the necessary level of applied force to rebuke and rebuff the forward progress of the invading hostile xeno-biological entities, leading to a cessation of proper operating status for Perceptor and several of his Autobot co-actors. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

One solar-terrestrial revolution cycle later, Perceptor again responded to the presence of hostile activities when an Autobot interstellar transport shuttle made a sudden and disastrous relocation from space to earth at velocities far exceeding safety protocols. At the shuttle's location, Perceptor fell into a paradoxical situation necessitating that the Autobots save their commander Rodimus Prime from his own disparate mental status. {{storylink|Shadow of Evil}} Kup dissuaded his fellow soldiers from opening fire on their commander, as he had deduced that it was Unicron's essence, contained within the Matrix at an earlier date, that was the source of Rodimus's violent episode. Perceptor and the other surviving Autobots witnessed their elderly compatriot rip out the sacred artifact from Rodimus's chest, returning the Autobot commander to his senses. Perceptor, choosing to err on the side of caution, still kept his rifle pointed at his commander's head as he recovered, lowering his weapon only once he was certain that Unicron was no longer at the helm. {{storylink|White Fire}}
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====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
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Perceptor did not engage in random fisticuffs and altercations with the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]], for that would most emphatically be in a milieu of activity not of his preference. Alternatively, he participated in an expedition of a scientific nature to the lunar orbiting body of [[J'asik]] to determine what nefarious entity had structurally destabilized the populace at a molecular level. {{storylink|Swarm (issue)|Swarm}} His findings unveiled astonishing and almost inarticulable obfuscations from deep in the Cybertronian past; an ancient offshoot of Cybertonian origins was the culprit behind the moon's desiccation. {{storylink|Swarm (issue)|Tales of Earth Part Six}}

At a subsequent juncture, Perceptor applied reasoning to the impending conundrum of the Cybertronian pseudo-biologic entity dubbed "[[Swarm (G2)|the Swarm]]" and its imminent arrival. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}
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====''Classics''====
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Ultra Magnus commissioned Perceptor to build him [[cerebro-shell]] jammers. These devices would be put to good use in stopping [[Bug Bite (GoBots)|Bug Bite]] from taking over the Decepticons. {{storylink|Games of Deception}}

As the Autobots renewed their connection with Earth after the Unicron war, Perceptor took up residence at the ''[[Ark II]]'' in [[Canada]]. When the [[Terminus Blade]] opened a rift in space-time, Perceptor and the Autobots attempted to protect the human population as [[Primax 207.0 Epsilon|their universe]] was literally destroyed around them. Only the Earth itself survived the cataclysm, passing over into [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon|the negative polarity universe]]. {{storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}

Perceptor was interviewed by [[Esmeral (SG)|Esmeral]] of the [[DBN|Decepticon Broadcasting Network]] when they arrived on negative-Cybertron. {{storylink|Solar Requiem}}

He continued his research into [[Rarified Energon|Rarefied Energon]] on his own Earth, and discovered anomalies indicating the substance was actually alive. As the planet itself came apart transforming into [[Gaea|a robot mode]], Perceptor and his allies were ferried off-world by [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] in a shuttle. {{storylink|The Future Buried...}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
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Twenty-one chronological solar intervals subsequent to the ultimate conflict on the cosmological body commonly referred to as [[Klo]], Perceptor was operational on Cybertron. He ably provided assistance to the [[Wrecker]]s special operations team as they rebelled against the explicit orders issued by Optimus Prime and performed a non-lethal siege-breaking manoeuvre within the [[Pax Cybertronia Decommissioning Depot]] located in the polity of [[Kalis]], necessitating the defusing of a [[Warbird (weapon)|Type-K Warbird ballistic missile]] and its cobalt-60 warhead through the issue of an emergency stand-down protocol code, which he readily supplied. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 1}}

Postliminary to the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]'s return from his sojourn to the planet [[Nebulos]], the temporary Autobot commander Hot Rod ordered Perceptor to interrogate him concerning his experiences during the span of his time away, not least with regard to the restoration of his transformative abilities. Grievously, the tergiversating Grimlock seized upon this circumstance as an opportunity to upload the nefarious resurrected Decepticon villain [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]]'s [[Gene Key]] into Perceptor's personal infrastructure, supplanting his [[CNA]] and functionally overwriting his core programming into that of a Decepticon. Subsequently, the now-morally compromised former resistance cell leader issued a most sinister indication to the inattentive penal custodian [[Kick-Off (G1)|Kick-Off]] that he could, in all safety, facilitate Perceptor's egress from his current confinement. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Two}}

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The former [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] commander put Perceptor to work on the construction of a considerably upscaled version of the Gene Key in the vicinity of the [[Sonic Canyons]], with the calamitous intent of utilizing the unique properties of the canyons to propagate the Key's CNA-overwriting signal across all of Cybertron, facilitating the forced conversion of every Autobot on the planet. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Three}} As Perceptor put his talents to use in the creation of the Key, Scorponok aggrandized about his role in the ultimate unification of the Transformer race under the Decepticon banner, closing the rift in [[Primus]]'s grand plan that he perceived to have developed due to the incitement and prolongation of the Cybertronian civil war. Perceptor offered the opinion that, with chaos being the natural order of things, perhaps the conflict was ''part'' of Primus's design. Scorponok was forced to repress a sudden swell of rage at the thought of his plan being questioned, as Perceptor observed, without interrupting his work. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Four}}

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Perceptor announced another delay in the successful completion and activation of the Key, citing a minor technical difficulty. The statement infuriated Scorponok enough to forcefully remove [[Roadblock (G2)|Roadblock]] from his immediate vicinity in a pique of anger, sending the hapless Decepticon lackey plummeting into the depths of the canyons. Scorponok was not impeded in his ranting, as the other Decepticons in the area observed with silent concern, until Grimlock unexpectedly arrived via [[Sky-sled]] and engaged the would-be conqueror in battle. Gaining a distinct tactical advantage over Grimlock, Scorponok ordered Perceptor to activate the Gene Key, while continuing to pontificate to the Dinobot about the true unification of Cybertron and his role in it. Much to Scorponok's astonishment, however, the Key's effect caused a regression of the alterations that had already been individually performed on various Autobots, restoring them to their original personalities!

[[File:Perceptor prowl kup destiny.jpg|thumb|left|"''And'', it's pink! Don't you like it?" |upright=1.7]]
It was revealed that Grimlock had merely demonstrated the existence of the Gene Key to Perceptor, choosing not to actually utilize its full capability upon him. Thus, Perceptor's CNA had not been overwritten, allowing the scientist to serve as Grimlock's "inside man" so that he could actually sabotage the larger Key, foiling Scorponok's scheme. Scorponok prepared to turn on Perceptor, but Grimlock was joined by his fellow Dinobots in striking back at Scorponok. With their temporary commander's plans reduced to a shambles, the remaining Decepticons opted for a discretionary withdrawal, leaving Perceptor behind to bear witness as Grimlock dislodged Scorponok and himself from the bridge over the Sonic Canyons, the two warriors grappling as they plummeted into the murky depths. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Five}} In the aftermath, Perceptor briefed Hot Rod and the others on the lingering effects of the Gene Key, resembling shock or PTSD among the Autobots afflicted. {{storylink|Destiny, Part One}}

During the Decepticon invasion of Cybertron, Perceptor and [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] correctly identified the [[Warworld]] as the broadcast source for the [[Blitz Engine]]s' power, identifying it as primary target for the [[Wrecker]]s. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Four}}

Perceptor and the Autobot leadership assessed the damage after the Decepticon assault. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 1}} He also ran sensor probes of Jhiaxus's vessel when it arrived, but was unable to penetrate their security. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 2}} As the shadow-creatures raced over Cybertron, it was Perceptor's analysis that confirmed they were former Cybertronians transfigured by some dark force. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}

====''Transformers '84''====
Perceptor was observed while engaged in consultation with his fellow engineer [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]] during the construction of the interstellar spacecraft that would come to be denominated the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. {{storylink|Transformers '84 issue 0|'84 #0}}

===Sticker Adventures books===
Perceptor was part of the crew of an Autobot ship that was studying the Universe. After being hit by meteors, they were forced to make landfall on the nearby Junk planet. There, he helped Springer and Arcee fix the ship, until the native Junkions attacked them. The fighting stopped when Kup arrived on-world, and used the universal greeting to calm down the Junkions. Now friends, the Junkions and the Autobots worked together to fix the damaged ship. Perceptor and the Autobots then blasted off and went on their way. {{storylink|Battle on the Junk Planet}}
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===Marvel coloring books===
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===Find Your Fate Junior===
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====Decepticon Poison====
After the Autobots’ latest batch of fuel had been poisoned by Ramjet, leaving a number of Autobots unable to assume their robot forms, Perceptor tasked himself with finding an antidote. Perceptor also suggested that the Autobots who hadn't been been poisoned stay at Decepticon headquarters to guard against Decepticon attacks. Prowl disagreed with the scientist, opting for a more aggressive course of action.

If Optimus went along with Perceptor's plan, the Autobot scientist worked feverishly to concoct a cure, and was soon told to dispense the untested formula he had created when Optimus informed him that the Decepticons were already moving in on their position. Before Perceptor complied, he informed Optimus of some of his findings; the poison put into the Autobots’ fuel was not a complex one, and could be used to create a poisonous smog if the fuel was burned. Perceptor presented Optimus with two choices; either the Autobots could risk his untested antidote, despite whatever side-effects it might have, or they could burn the remaining tainted fuel they had on hand, putting the rest of the Autobots at risk, but also gain the chance of poisoning the Decepticons themselves.

If Optimus decided to risk Perceptor's antidote, the scientist had to try and figure out on the spot how much antidote to give to each Autobot. Too little, and the poison would not be neutralized. Too much, and the Autobots would risk an averse reaction to his solution.

If Perceptor decide to dispense one millilitre of his solution to each Autobot, his cure successfully cleared the Autobots’ systems of the Decepticon poison, allowing them to resume their [[robot mode]]s and ready themselves against the incoming Decepticons.

In another possible scenario, where Optimus followed a plan courtesy of Prowl, the Autobot leader instructed his troops to transform into [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] and play dead. The Decepticons, believing the Autobots’ ruse, disarmed themselves in order to carry out the Autobots’ "carcasses." Now with the element of surprise against unarmed opponent, the Autobots Transformed and were able to easily defeat the evil robots.

In another possible turn of events, Perceptor gave out too much of his antidote to each Autobot. The Autobots who received the antidote soon found themselves falling apart, leaving Perceptor and the rest outmatched against the greater number of Decepticons.

In yet another possible sequence of events, the Autobots decided to use the tainted fuel as a weapon against the Decepticons. Lighting the fuel to create a toxic cloud allowed the Autobots to ward off the Decepticons, allowing Perceptor enough time to safely create a cure for the poisoned Autobots. {{storylink|Decepticon Poison}}
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====Autobot Alert!====
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Perceptor had been recently busying himself inventing new devices and weapons for the Autobots. Among these were "laser-ignited explosives," and a "rapid-fire, high-intensity rifle cannon." He told his fellow Autobots that the later invention could "blow away a skyscraper at a close range."

In one possible scenario, the Autobots had retrieved a cybertite sphere containing the formula for an ancient Autobot power-booster. Perceptor went to work, and successfully produced a first batch of the power-booster, ensuring that the war would soon tip in favour of the Autobots. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}
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===3H comics===
[[File:Skidswreckers2.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|"Rodimus, a cursory evaluation of Decepticon capability indicates a distinct tactical deficiency! ...it's you."]]
Perceptor counseled [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] against making a leadership decision that, when one considers both the opinions of observers that are generally regarded as wise, to such an extent as observers with finite capacity for knowledge can comprehend the infinite, and the final results of the decision in question, could be regarded as less than optimal.

Knowing the commander in question, many of those reading this documentation may surmise the result... {{storylink|Betrayal}}
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===''Universe'' toy bios===
The future [[Minion of Unicron (Universe)|Minion of Unicron]] [[Reptilion]] had an intellect on par with that of the Autobot professor Perceptor. {{storylink|Reptilion#Universe (2003)|''Universe'' Reptilion online bio}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:AgeofWrath3-Perceptor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|You should see me when I'm ''not'' on steroids!]]
Following Optimus and Megatron's disappearance into a prototype space-bridge, the Autobots and Decepticons splintered into several sub-factions. Perceptor remained with the "main" Autobot team during this time, operating under Prowl out of their base under the ruins of Iacon. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}}

Perceptor became held to be an officer or leader, a position he occupied with [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], among a group of underground Autobots on Cybertron after the unexpected return of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] commanding the [[Air Warrior|Aerospace Extermination Squadron]], an army of [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]-form drones. The combat efficiency of these Air Warriors, as they were also known, led to a Decepticon conquest of Cybertron, as well as the enslavement of many Autobots. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2}} During this period, Perceptor theorized that if Megatron had survived the space bridge explosion, one could logically conclude that Optimus Prime also survived. At [[Iacon Command]], Perceptor designed and built a [[Dimensional Interface Assembly|device]] intended to locate Optimus Prime. Before a proper test of the device could be conducted, Perceptor's group managed to capture an Air Warrior, with the intentions of examining its systems with the hope of finding an effective counter measure against the drones. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.3}}

{{Unreleased WW comic}}
After the disappearance of [[Flash (G1)|Flash]] through Perceptor's Dimensional Interface Assembly during the scientist's absence, Perceptor realized that the Turbobot had been warped away to [[Quintessa (planet)|wherever]] Megatron and Optimus had been drawn to when they disappeared into the prototype space-bridge. Unfortunately, he didn't have the means to retrieve Flash, as he was preoccupied with the captured Air Warrior drone. Examining it, Perceptor discovered that the drone was powered by pure Cyberstatic Energy. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.4}} Using this information, he was able to implement the means to shut down the drones' entire shared neural network. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.5}} After doing so, the newly returned Optimus Prime tasked Perceptor with rebuilding Grimlock, who's essence had escaped death by persisting inside the body of an Air Warrior. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.6}}

[[File:BrothersBurden-Perceptor.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Perceptor use small words for dumb friends.]]
Millions of years after the aforementioned events, Perceptor again allied with a group of Autobots who opposed the oppressive regime of the Decepticon [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], but these activities were covert in nature and he publicly remained a respected Autobot scientist. While monitoring the planet's power network, Perceptor noted a series of anomalies resulting in Cybertron's orbit becoming irregular. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} He later presented evidence of Shockwave's unorthodox experiments on various Transformers, as well as the fact that Cybertron's spatial coordinates seemed to have changed, to the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]]. The High Council was unwilling to take any constitutional action against Shockwave, over feelings of gratitude for his assistance in restoring the peace, even after they were verbally accosted by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. Ultimately, any censure or movement against Shockwave was discontinued due to a rampage on the part of the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} After Optimus Prime escaped custody and united the various resistance movements, Perceptor participated in the [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]]'s offensive against [[Shockwave's Tower|Shockwave's fortifications]] within Hub Capital Iacon. He also helped to repair [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], commander of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], despite the latter's well known bias against intellectuals. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}} Grimlock left Perceptor's care prematurely to rejoin the battle against Shockwave's troops. Shortly after, Perceptor himself joined active combat duty, and participated in the final push that ended Shockwave's reign. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}} There were several victims of the revolution, however, including Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus. Perceptor personally attended to their recuperation cycles. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}}

Later, Perceptor helped Prowl in piecing together information about the mysterious warrior-clone, [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]. He confirmed that Shockwave's download of the Vector Sigma program had been transferred to lab where the clone had been created, and posited that it was possible that Sunstorm's personality had been influence by this flow of information. {{storylink|Original Sin}} When the Autobots in Iacon were left unable to contact those stationed on Earth, Perceptor suggested that the radiation Sunstorm emitted was to blame. {{storylink|Atonement}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:JoevsTFII1-Perceptor.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|You never see him do this in any of the slashfic.]]
Perceptor accompanied [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] to [[Teletran 3]], where he providing covering fire for Magnus and captured [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] with [[Energon chain|energon chains]]. He then tapped into Teletran 3 and learned that it had transported a random number of Cybertronians into various points in [[Earth]]'s timeline, which would cause a temporal feedback that would destroy the planet unless they were retrieved. Thankfully, [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and [[Cobra]] were happy to save their planet, and Perceptor operated Teletran 3 to send them after the missing Transformers. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}} After that, all he could do was wait inside the slowly dying force field erected around Teletran 3. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}} Unfortunately, the field went down before all the rescue teams had returned, and the Autobots were captured by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], who taunted Perceptor as he allowed his Earth-destruction scenario to play out. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}} It was not to be, however, as the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] were retrieved from Earth's distant past and ripped Shockwave's forces apart, saving Perceptor and the other prisoners. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #4}}

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Some time later, Perceptor was sent to [[Area 52 (G1)|Area 52]] on Earth to oversee the decommissioning of Cybertronian technology along with [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]. Before he had time to do much other than greet [[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]] and deliver a message from Optimus Prime, the facility came under attack by Cobra, and Perceptor had to help fight them off. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}} Bumblebee went missing during the battle, and the Autobots followed his [[energy signature]] to the lowest areas of Area 52, only to find the head of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], deactivated two years earlier. Perceptor was outraged that the humans had been experimenting with something so dangerous, but [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] insisted that he had been completely unaware. As it turned out, Megatron's remains had been used to make the dangerous and hostile [[Serpentor|Serpent Organic Robot]], who forced the [[G.I. Joe battle mech|Joes' mech suits]] to fight against Perceptor and the other Autobots before warping to Cybertron. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}}

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The Autobots and Joes followed him, and Perceptor called [[Capitol City]] for reinforcements before discovering the movement signals of several [[cannibalizer]]s around them. They escaped from the monstrosities, only to run straight into Serpent O.R.'s newly recruited Decepticon army, who captured them before Perceptor's reinforcements had time to arrive. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} They were eventually freed thanks to [[Snake-Eyes]]'s ninja tricks. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}} While fighting their way out of the Decepticon base, the Autobots learned that Serpent O.R. had also captured Optimus Prime, and they went to rescue him. When they arrived, Serpent O.R.'s body had been transformed by the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] and was now being controlled by [[Cobra Commander]]. The Cobra leader used his tentacles to smash Perceptor's shoulder to pieces, and with a cry of "Goodness!", the scientist was taken out of action. After Cobra Commander was defeated by Hawk, Perceptor listened to [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] tell funny stories about [[Barbecue]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}
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===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
[[File:DividedFront1 bots found.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
In the year [[1985]], Perceptor and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] hastily took off for [[Earth]] in an starship poorly-suited for interstellar travel, despite Perceptor's protests. Upon arrival, they unsurprisingly crashed, landing in the forests of [[Oregon]] near [[Mount St. Hilary]]. They were discovered there by a [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] team led by [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]]. {{storylink|Targets of Opportunity}}
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===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
When Ratchet began feeling lost and disillusioned while on Earth, he began going on more and more combat missions, increasingly leaving his medical duties in the hands of Perceptor, Wheeljack, and Sparkplug. This presumably stopped after he had a perception-changing experience in a chance meeting with [[Stitch|a disabled war veteran]]. {{storylink|Healers, Fighters, and Transformers}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:AHM8-Perceptor.jpg|thumb|''[[Frag]],'' yeah. | upright=1.6]]
{{main|Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity}}
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===''Mini Mayhem!''===
Perceptor overheard Grimlock proclaim that he had resolved to become a waiter, so he could spit in people's drinks. {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}

===''Transfromers'' (2010) toy bio===
[[File:TF2010 Perceptor boxart.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
One of the most brilliant minds from Cybertron, Perceptor rarely invented anything himself, but his insights made it possible for the Autobots' other engineers and inventors to maintain their fast pace of development. {{storylink|#Transformers (2010)|''Transformers'' Perceptor toy bio}}
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===''United''===
With the Autobots on Earth infected with a deadly nano-virus, Perceptor worked tirelessly to find a cure, despite being afflicted himself. With the Autobots' ally, Supreme Scientist [[Zella]], having successfully synthesized a cure, Perceptor sent out a team of [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s and [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]s, the only Autobots unaffected by the virus, to retrieve it. {{storylink|The Fierce Fighting on Planet Nebulos}}
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===''Cloud''===
[[File:Cloud Perceptor.jpg|thumb|]]

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Awakening (Cloud)|Awakening}} {{storylink|Wandering}} {{storylink|Shock (Cloud)|Shock}} {{storylink|Eagerness}} {{storylink|Metamorphosis (Cloud)|Metamorphosis}}}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Together with [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], and [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], Perceptor investigated [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] after the abandoned city had been covered in foliage due to a [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] attack on Cybertron. Perceptor inspected one of the [[G.I.Rocket|creeper plants]] left behind by the Joes' attack, only to be taken aback by the organism's rapid growth. The Autobots were then caught up in a Decepticon attack against the invading humans, and Perceptor was captured by [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. Thankfully, Mirage escaped the Decepticons' notice, and managed to save his allies from Megatron's throne room within [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Targetmasters (issue)|Targetmasters}}

The trio made it back to [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], bringing the Joes along as captives. The humans were presented to [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], who promptly dropped them in a pool filled with [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]]. Not waiting around for the show, Perceptor, Brawn and Mirage took off to find Wheeljack. They found the Autobot being vivisected within the Joes' base camp. Perceptor and his friends charged in, exchanging fire with the off-worlders until blasts from both sides knocked everyone unconscious. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend}}

Both teams eventually awakened and readied to take up arms once more when [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] showed up, accompanied by [[Breaker]], [[Jinx]], [[Cover Girl]], and [[Clutch (G.I. Joe)|Clutch]]. Grimlock declared a truce between the Joes and the Autobots had been reached, and both factions partied together to cement their alliance. {{storylink|Form Follows Function}} After the Joes moved into [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], Perceptor confided in Wheeljack that he had reservations about the Autobots allying themselves with the humans. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}} As it turns out, Perceptor had more elaborate reasons to express his distrust of the Joes... As [[Tunnel Rat]] found out, he was really a double-agent, working for the Decepticons! Under [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]]<nowiki>'</nowiki>s supervision, Perceptor performed an autopsy on [[Wild Bill]]'s body. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Earth: R.I.P.}} {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Primax 085.0 Eta]], the Autobots defeated the Decepticons on Earth and recaptured control of Cybertron. Peace reigned for a time, but a series of [[Earthquake (event)|cyberquake]]s and [[Devastator Winds|Devastator storm]]s began, threatening Cybertron. Perceptor eventually determined the source of the crisis to be the planet [[Moebius]] in [[Gargent 087.0 Kappa|an alternate universe]], designated the 22nd Strata. Perceptor devised a method of crossing dimensions, the [[Reality Bridge]], and sent a [[Sky Spy]] through. The Sky Spy returned with hazy images of local cyborg lifeforms. [[Optimus Prime (G1)#The Battle for Planet Earth|Optimus Prime]] assembled a team to travel to the 22nd Strata to stop the crisis. Modifing themselves based on Perceptor's technical readouts, they dubbed themselves the [[Spy Changer]]s. Eventually, the Spy Changers succeeded in securing Cybertron's safety. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/30}}

===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===
Having survived countless battles of the Great War, Perceptor became a component of [[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]], the newest Autobot combiner. During the final battle of the war, Perceptor served in the third unit of the Autobot army, where he discovered anomalous [[transwarp]] energy readings. Ultimately, Perceptor died with the rest of his unit in a Decepticon attack, leaving "[[Under-3|Unit 3]]" as the only survivor.

Unit-3 would ultimately fill in for Perceptor when the Autobots formed Magnaboss to take out [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}

===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
Perceptor was among the Autobots working on the Ark project when it was attacked by [[Toxitron (G1)|Toxitron]]. {{storylink|The Toxic Transformer}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
{{voiceactor|[[Wil Wheaton]] (English)}}
[[File:PerceptorPoster.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Summer rains, you can never predict them.]]
In the aftermath of the [[Combiner Wars (event)|Combiner Wars]], Optimus Prime suggested Perceptor for a seat on the [[Council of Worlds]], but the [[Mistress of Flame]] disagreed due to his lack of warrior's skill. {{storylink|Aftermath and Rebirth}} Perceptor was studying [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s remains, which had been altered due to the [[Enigma of Combination]], when [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] arrived to warn him that [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] was attacking the city. Meeting with the Mistress of Flame to discuss their next move, Perceptor suggests summoning [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] to aid in the battle. {{storylink|Our Heroes Respond}} After he saved the Mistress of Flame from being knocked off the [[Primal Basilica]], he began rebooting the Basilica's defenses. {{storylink|The Fight Begins}} When he entered the Prayer Chamber to inform her of his progress, he discovered her deceased corpse. Unable to find any clues as to [[Overlord (Masterforce)|her killer]], he was led away from the scene by Optimus, who had just arrived, and watched as he finished activating the defenses and reclaimed the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|Desperate Actions}} However, Perceptor was caught off guard when Optimus said ''he'' would be the one to carry the Matrix in order to keep it safe from Trypticon. Leading him out of the Basilica, Optimus sent him on his way, and Perceptor took off running. {{storylink|Run for Our Lives}}
[[File:Machinima-POTP-Windblade-Grimlock-Perceptor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Well, well, well, it seems one can't attend to their functions without being replaced by SOME RAGTAG HAND PUPPET!]]
Later, Perceptor took a moment to examine the Matrix of Leadership, when it began communicating with him. Despite some reluctance to follow its instructions, Perceptor ran back towards the battlefield and used the Matrix to get the attention of Trypticon, who swallowed both Perceptor and the Matrix. {{storylink|Consumed}} As the Matrix had planned, Trypticon could not wield its power, causing him to eject it and Perceptor from his body, along with [[Victorion]], the [[Enigma of Combination]], and Starscream's ghost. He was among those who bore witness to the return of [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] and the death of Optimus Prime, mourning his loss. Despite serious misgivings, he reluctantly agreed to follow Megatron in hopes of stopping Megatronus. {{storylink|All Things Must Pass}}

Still feeling a debt of responsibility to the fallen Optimus, Perceptor followed Megatron to the [[Primal Swamp]] to search for the [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]]. He was skeptical of the Decepticon leader's ability to read the ancient [[Book of the Second Prophecies]], but didn't have much time to ponder this before being attacked by the Dinobots. He attempted to remind [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] of their shared history, but Grimlock remained distrustful and attempted to drown Perceptor in the swamp. Windblade and Victorion eventually freed him, but they all found themselves now faced with an angry [[Volcanicus (Generations)|Volcanicus]]. {{storylink|The Swamp}} He briefly attempted to distract the Combiner to allow Windblade and Victorion a surprise attack, but it ultimately proved fruitless, and they were interrupted by [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] shortly after. {{storylink|Volcanicus (episode)|Volcanicus}} Perceptor attempted to divert Predaking from Victorion with the promise of the Enigma of Combination, giving the others a chance to strike. Victorion picked him up and carried him a significant distance before they all ran into Megatron again, watching him enter a strange dome. {{storylink|Without Warning}} While waiting for Megatron to emerge, Perceptor again tried to divert Predaking from attacking Victorion, even striking him in a sensitive circuit cluster, but was easily dispatched. He recovered as Megatron emerged with the Blaster in hand, awestruck by it. When the dome projected a set of coordinates, Perceptor attempted to translate them, and was surprised when [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] revealed the existence of the legendary [[Athenaeum Sanctorum]]. {{storylink|Primal (POTP)|Primal}}

Traveling to [[Cataclysm Tundra]], Perceptor finally deciphered the coordinates, revealing the Sanctorum's hidden entrance. Accessing an information terminal, Perceptor pulled up a log regarding the Requiem Blaster and began searching the database for information on Megatronus's plans, only to be interrupted by the arrival of Overlord and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Cron]]. {{storylink|Athenaeum Sanctorum (episode)|Athenaeum Sanctorum}} Mostly staying out of harm's way, Perceptor grabbed the Requiem Blaster and threatened Overlord with it, giving Megatron a chance to escape his opponent's clutches, only to lose his grip on it when Rodimus threw Megatron into him. Perceptor continued trying to conduct research in the midst of the battle, only to be horrified as Windblade's limp body came crashing down next to him. {{storylink|Countdown (POTP)|Countdown}} In the battle's aftermath, Perceptor revealed that most of the Sanctorum's data had been destroyed during the fight, though he managed to save a fraction. That fraction proved invaluable, as it revealed critical clues about Megatronus's plans and the location of the [[Well of All Sparks|Well of Sparks]]. Determined to see things through to the end, Perceptor stood in support of Megatron as they headed for the Well. {{storylink|Consequences}}
[[File:POTP-Ep10-Saga's-End-Perceptor-alt-mode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Messy messy messy...]]

Perceptor used the data he had gathered to guide the others through the [[Labyrinth of Tunnels]], lest they become lost for millions of years. When Megatronus's weapon began to take effect, Perceptor observed the effect it was having on the surrounding populace, but pressed on regardless. As they reached the Well and the others fought Megatronus, Perceptor attempted to shut down the device to now avail. He was left awestruck by the sight of Solus Prime's return, but this left him vulnerable as Megatronus soaked him in flames like the others. {{storylink|Collision Course}} The flames eventually receded and Perceptor recovered, standing aside as the others attacked Megatronus's device. When Primal pulled the Matrix free and it began glowing, Perceptor recognized that it had chosen him and watched in awe as he was transformed into Optimal Optimus. As the new Prime battled the [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]-controlled Rodimus, Perceptor and the others lunged at Megatronus to prevent him from regaining the Enigma and Blaster. {{storylink|Megatronus Unleashed}} Seeing an opportunity, Perceptor ordered Optimal to remove the [[Matrix of Conquest|Matrix of Chaos]] from Rodimus, freeing him from Unicron's control. When Megatron sacrificed himself to destroy the Matrix of Chaos, he found no remaining trace of either one afterward, mourning his loss before immediately celebrating the return of Optimus Prime. In the aftermath, the Enigma of Combination and the Requiem Blaster are left in Perceptor's care, and he takes to both studying and guarding them in his lab. {{storylink|Saga's End}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
:*''First appearance:'' [[The World In Your Eyes Part Four|''Transformers'' issue #4]]
Perceptor once upped the output of a [[plasma pyre]] by 6% (although he melted off his hand in the process). {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part One}}

Perceptor attended the forging ceremony for [[Gauge]], followed by the funeral for [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]]. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Four}}

When [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] was slain by the [[Rainmaker]]s, among his last words to Orion Pax was an order to find Perceptor and warn him of what was happening. {{storylink|War World: Prime}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===
{{spoilers|Earthrise episode 3|January 31, 2021}}
When the crew of the Ark came across a space station in the Nebulon system, Wheeljack commented on how it was wedged into a Spacebridge tighter than Perceptor's receptor. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 3}}

==Commercial appearances==
*Perceptor joined the battle against the Decepticons just as [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] unleashed [[Triple Changer]]s, "the most evil Decepticons of all!" In the middle of a fight against [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]] used Perceptor's microscope mode to inspect some Decepticon debris. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Triple Changers and Perceptor|Triple Changers and Perceptor commercial}}
*Blaster, Cosmos, and Perceptor had a dance-off against Soundwave, Rumble, and Frenzy. {{storylink|Blaster VS Soundwave 2013}}

==Games==
===The Transformers (PS2)===
{{note|Perceptor is a non-playable character. He appears among the legion of Autobot duplicates in the Decepticon campaign.}}
{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}
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===''Transformers Legends''===
Perceptor was around when a short alliance was formed between several bots with a love for construction from both side of the Autobot/Decepticon war. Perceptor himself was not an active participant in the event proper, however. {{storylink|The Master Builders (Legends)|The Master Builders}}

Perceptor was an active participant in the Autobot/Decepticon war when Ultra Magnus decided to reunite with his unit from the planet Junkion, only to be attacked by the Insecticons. {{storylink|Junkion Reunion}} Perceptor was shocked when [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] rushed off to battle the Constructicons after the Decepticon team took over an asteroid. He and [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] attempted to warn Omega about the space beast contained in the asteroid, but were forced to defend [[San Diego]] when the creature was released. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (Legends)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Perceptor-(G1).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Perceptor-(Gen).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]
Perceptor participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He appeared in multiple different bodies, both of which appeared in the Halloween "Scary Smart" event:
*''Perceptor (G1)'' — This Epic character could be acquired as a reward in the "Scary Smart" event.
*''Perceptor (Gen)'' — This Epic character could be recruited by collecting 500 units of Cybermetal, 250 units of Transmetal, and 50 cores of this character. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Frontiers}}}}

=== ''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Perceptor-Earth-Wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5| Sniper sniper, what do you see? I see a target, good enough for me!]]
Perceptor remained on Cybertron for some time and kept in touch with the Autobots on Earth to help with anything that needed scientific expertise, like the Enigma of Combination and fortress doors. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars#Combiner Wars|Combiner Wars Campaign}} {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Arctic Saga}}

But recently, he was targeted for assassination by [[Lockdown (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Lockdown]] and desperately needed to get to Earth. But [[Huffer (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Huffer]] had some trouble with the Space Bridge as Sharkticons were coming through instead. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Feeding Frenzy}}

The Autobots eventually flushed all the Sharkticons out, but they couldn't lock onto his signal because he was being relentlessly chased by Lockdown. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Working the Sharks Out}}

With his Energon nearly depleted, he was soon cornered and prepared to stand and fight. But both sides were attempting recall their bots, and he was erroneously warped to the Decepticons' base! And he was immediately taken prisoner.

Shockwave was contemplating running experiments with Sharkticon behavior processing cores on Perceptor, but Megatron contacted Optimus to "negotiate" a ransom. Through his unencrypted transmission, Huffer was able to lock onto Perceptor and bring him home. Lockdown was sent back too to maintain the matter transfer. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Target Locked!}}

Jetfire and Wheeljack rejoiced that Perceptor had arrived and would join the scientific community on Earth. Jetfire then joked that he should be flattered that Megatron put quite a price on his head.

*'''Class:''' Special
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star
*'''Attacks and Weaponry:''' He uses a rifle to rapidly shoot targets, and can dodge cannon and mortar fire. But being agile means he is actually smaller than he looks.
*'''Ability: Defense Hack:''' Hack a defense making it attack other defenses with double attack speed but 75% damage for several seconds.
**'''Cost:''' 4 ability points + 3 for reuses

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:perceptor Perceptor at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Toys==
{{main|Perceptor (G1)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Perceptor (G1)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
[[File:G1PerceptorProtoColors.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Perceptor's long-lost fraternal twin, Perceivor.]]
[[File:GenerationsDeluxe-AMPerceptor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|He couldn't stop at just one.]]
*The initial inspiration for Perceptor came from the anime series ''{{w|Armored Trooper Votoms}}''. [[Shinji Aramaki]], designing toys for Takara at the time, liked the microscope look of the heads of the mecha from that series and applied it in a more literal sense with the Micro Change toy, but his involvement ended at the conceptual stage.
*Perceptor's toy has a mouthplate, whilst his character model doesn't. Bizarrely, his original Marvel comics colour scheme has a splash of blue across the bottom half of his face, where his non-existent mouthplate would be. Unlike [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|certain other characters]], ''Regeneration One'' chose to maintain Perceptor's unique Marvel colours, and the artwork depicted the blue area as a recessed mouth, ala [[Blackarachnia (BW)|''Beast Wars'' Blackarachnia]].
*According to [[Aaron Archer]] at [[OTFCC 2004]], he chose to name the ''Armada'' [[Mini-Con]] combiner robot "[[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]]" to honor the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] employee who engineered the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team|Street Action Team]] because that employee was also responsible for engineering the original Perceptor toy. It's ''likely'' this was [[Hideaki Yoke]], given his [http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/japanese-transformers-40/interview-with-takara-lead-designer-hideaki-yoke-174597/ favorite Transformer is G1 Perceptor], but Archer did not specify at the time. Since Shinji Aramaki was long gone from Takara and directing the animated movie ''Appleseed'' in 2004, though, Occam's razor suggests that Hideaki Yoke engineered both of the Perceptors in question.
*In the animated portion of Perceptor's original toy commercial, he is presented as being quite small, the size a microscope would be in relation to Prime's robot form, and not growing at all, but remaining just as tiny in robot form.
*While the color scheme of the original Perceptor toy was created for the North American market (the ''[[Microman]] [[Micro Change]]'' toy was black and silver), there was apparently some indecision about its exact layout. A prototype toy in the 1985 U.S. [[catalog]] and Perceptor's own [[package art|box art]] show him with his colors shifted around; compared to the final toy, the prototype's black parts are red, the blue parts are black, and the orange parts are blue. Although the same prototype resurfaced in an early Japanese guidebook for the toyline, Perceptor's only known fictional appearance in this color arrangement is the original, [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]-colored version of "[[Betrayal]]", the second part of ''[[Transformers: The Wreckers]]''.
**The figure seen in the commercial for Perceptor's toy uses the finalized color layout, but uses the same bright blue as the prototype for its thighs and biceps, which was changed to a greenish-blue for the finished toy. Perceptor's colors in the Generation 1 cartoon seem to lie somewhere between the two, and modern fiction and toys of the character tend to oscillate back and forth between the full-on bright greenish-blue of the original toy and the more muted hue of the cartoon.
*Perceptor's Generation 1 [[character model]] and toy [[instructions]] position his scope/cannon of his left shoulder. You ''can'' put it in that position on the toy, but it won't sit flush; it's supposed to go on his ''right'' shoulder.
*A Perceptor [[Action Master]] was planned at one point, but apparently went no further than a concept sketch. Unlike some other Action Masters, the art is based solely on the toy, including its faceplate. It has the distinction of carrying on Perceptor's well-armed legacy, with not just one but TWO shoulder-mounted microscope cannons, arm shields, and a large crossbow-like handgun.<ref>''[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)|Transformers Generations Deluxe]]'', p110</ref>
*Like a lot of other Transformers, Perceptor was never released in the UK.{{fact}} As a result, [[Perceptor (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|the ''Universe'' Commemorative Edition]] was the first version sold in the country and was an Amazon exclusive.
*In a rather surprising twist of events, part of this article has been placed on the cover of [[All Hail Megatron issue 15|''All Hail Megatron'' #15]]. The result is a [[micro-continuity]] in which Perceptor reads this Wiki. What is this "fourth wall" you speak of, reader?

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Perceptor''' (パーセプター ''Pāseputā'')
*''English:'' '''Doctor Baster''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''French:'' '''Percepto''' (Canada)
*''Hebrew:'' '''Taffsán''' (תפסן, "Perceptor")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Észlelő''' ("Perceptor"), '''Látó''' ("Seer", 1st movie dub)
*''Italian:'' '''Supervista''' ("Supersight")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Kǎn-Yìng Chě''' (Taiwan, 感應者, "Perceptor"), '''Gǎnzhīqì''' (China, 感知器, "Perceptron")
*''Russian:'' '''Microscope''' (Микроскоп ''Mikroskop'')
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Lovillnik''' (Ловильник, "Catcher")

==References==
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Earthrise episode 3

2021-01-06T09:40:53Z

Ed: Perceptor

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy: Earthrise]]''
|image=Earthrise3AutobotsFleeScorp.jpg
|caption=I am going to die surrounded by the ''biggest idiots'' in the galaxy.
|prev=Earthrise episode 2
|next=Earthrise episode 4
|title=Episode 3
|airdate=[[December 30]], [[2020]] (Netflix)
|production company=[[Allspark Animation]], [[Rooster Teeth]]
|written by=[[Gavin Hignight]]
|director=[[Takashi Kamei]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
}}
'''Aboard an abandoned space station, the Autobots encounter a titanic threat. On Cybertron, Elita-1 and Scrapface swear to take down Shockwave for good.'''

==Synopsis==
On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] leads her Autobot team and [[Scrapface|Scrapface's]] exhausted Decepticons to their current base, Ratchet's former clinic within a theater. They are approached by a Seeker search party sent by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], and as the fugitives hide, Scrapface experiences the horror of constantly being hunted, a dread Elita and the Autobots know all too well. The Seekers double back, and Scrapface and the fugitive Decepticons fight back, shooting down two Seekers, forcing [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] to take to the sky to eliminate the third. Scrapface earns sharp words from Elita; even though he was trying to protect her, such rash action has exposed both the Autobot base as well as the weak Cybertronians in the clinic. She demands their obedience if they are to remain allies.

Inside the clinic, Scrapface is amazed at the care shown to Decepticons when a priority signal is received: [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] has sent a broadcast all over Cybertron recalling all Decepticons to [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] Arena, promising to protect them. Scrapface and Elita strengthen their Autobot-Decepticon coalition, vowing to go to Kaon Arena not to submit to Shockwave, but to destroy his operations once and for all.

In space, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] stands upon the hull of the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', doubting the wisdom of his decision to cast the [[AllSpark|Allspark]] away from their world. [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] joins him and reassures Prime that he acted on good faith, and that he is not alone in the quest to retrieve the Allspark and save Cybertron. Prime notices that Bumblebee has finally chosen a side, brandishing an [[Autobot]] symbol on his chest.

Prime is summoned to the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s bridge, where [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] tell him some good news and some bad news. The good news is that the Allspark has been located; the bad news is that, because the ''Ark'' is so low on [[energon]] and has been flung so far into space after the [[Battle of the Spacebridge]], they cannot close the great distance to retrieve it. However, Ratchet immediately proposes a way forward: even though [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] destroyed all the [[space bridge|Spacebridges]] on Cybertron, there is still a perpetually-active Spacebridge in the [[Nebulos|Nebulon]] system that they ''can'' reach. Even though the Autobots can't figure out ''why'' the bridge is perpetually active, it's their only feasible hope to reach the Allspark. Prime orders Ironhide to take the ''Ark'' towards the Nebulon system, wary of a potential [[Decepticon]] trap.

Arriving at the Nebulon Spacebridge, the Autobots easily understand why the Spacebridge is perpetually active: a space station remains immobile traversing the Spacebridge, nearly halfway through. Teletraan-1 detects no life-forms and minimal energon present. The Autobots decide to board the station and determine how best to remove it from the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s path.

Aboard the space station, Wheeljack activates emergency power and deduces that shutting down the Spacebridge is impossible while the space is partway through due to a system fail-safe. As Ratchet has no success establishing control of the station, Wheeljack proposes a controlled explosion to shatter the station in two. Prime decides that the Autobots will lay charges over the station, but that he and Bumblebee will cross the Spacebridge and lay charges on the other side. As charges are laid, the Autobots are aware that even a small miscalculation could destroy the ''Spacebridge'' and not merely the station, trapping them far from home and condemning them to a slow death.

As the Autobots set charges and wonder how the station came to be in its current state, they are suddenly attacked by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], who immediately skewers an Autobot on its stinger! It promises to punish the Autobots, whose return fire has little effect on it.

Prime and Bumblebee cross the Spacebridge and find themselves within the atmosphere of a planet resembling paradise. They detect no sentient life below, and wonder what destroyed the many structures on the surface, when they receive Wheeljack's distress call about Scorponok. As Wheeljack is being crushed, suddenly [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] appears behind Scorponok, ready to save the day! But "Omega" was merely a hologram generated by [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], leaving an opening for Optimus Prime to arrive and punch the mechanical scorpion in the face, using his axe to drive it down a shaft. But the behemoth scorpion ''transforms'' and returns up the shaft, threatening to punish those who "poisoned the sky", and killing another Autobot. The Autobots manage to get behind a reinforced door, but time is against them, as the charges have been set, and the raging Scorponok stands between them and their path back to the ''Ark''!

Unbeknownst to the Autobots, the ''[[Nemesis]]'' is approaching the space station. Megatron intuits that Prime has journeyed this far to retrieve the Allspark and will not risk losing it again by destroying the Spacebridge. Instead, he prepares a boarding party, and will crush Prime with his bare hands!

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (2)
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (3)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (4)
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (5)
*[[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] (6)
*[[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (7)
*[[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] (8)
*[[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] (9)
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (11)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (13)
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (14)

|c2=
*[[Scrapface]] (10)
*[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (15)
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (16)
*[[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]] (17)
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (18)

|h3=Others|c3=
*[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (12)
}}

==Quotes==
"They still search for us. And they won't stop." 
"Eventually, you get used to it."
:—'''Scrapface''' and '''Elita-1'''

"Appearances can be more than meets the eye."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' won't waste an opportunity to quote a classic tagline

==Notes==

===Transformers references===
*On the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s bridge, [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] invokes the name of [[Prima]].
*Wheeljack comments how the Nebulon space station is wedged into the Spacebridge tighter than [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor's]] receptor.
*Megatron dramatically swore to crush Prime "with his bare hands" in [[The Transformers: The Movie|the 1986 movie]].
*Wheeljack refers to [[Maccadam|MacAdam]], whose spelling in the subtitles is different from the usual "Maccadam".

===Animation and technical errors===

===Trivia===

===Foreign localization===

==External Links==
*[https://www.netflix.com/watch/81056821 Episode 3 on Netflix]

[[Category:War for Cybertron: Earthrise]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Trilogy episodes]]

Bug Bite (GoBots)

2021-01-06T09:02:49Z

Ed:

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{{disambig3|Bug Bite}}
:''Bug Bite is a [[Renegade]] posing as a [[Decepticon]] from the [[GoBots]] [[continuity family]] or a [[Transformer|Cybertronian]] [[Mercenary]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] continuity family.''

[[File:BugBiteClose.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Mighty cyborgs! Mighty redecos!]]

'''Bug Bite''' (aka '''Bugbite''') is a brilliant yet amoral scientist, specializing in co-opting and adapting others' technology and advancements for his own use. He is actually a cyborg hailing from another dimension, specifically coming from [[Gobotron|a robotic world]] which was, similarly to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], consumed by an endless civil war. This war was stopped only when the fate of not only their planet but their entire universe was threatened by an extradimensional influence.

Under the strict supervision of the [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardian]] [[Treds]], Bug Bite was enlisted to an allied team and sent into the dimension which threatened their own. Bug Bite took a new body and infiltrated the ranks of the [[Decepticon]]s, hoping not only to discover the source of his home universe's plight, but take calculated revenge.

Sometimes, Bug Bite is a full-fledged [[Transformer|Cybertronian]] affiliated with the [[Mercenary]] faction.

==Fiction==
===Renegade Rhetoric===
Bug Bite was a minion of [[Renegade#Members|Gunnyr]], subjugating [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardians]] deep inside [[Gobotron]]. Eventually his leader was deposed by [[Guardian (GoBots)#Members|Ace and Dart]], leaving him imprisoned on one of Gobotron's moons. [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]] freed him and his leader, and Bug Bite became a seemingly loyal Renegade. Cy-Kill thought he had his own agenda, but he never crossed the line. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Renegade Rhetoric (1), 2015/10/15}}

Bug Bite was one of several Renegades to enter the [[communication moon]] of [[Gobotron]] after [[Fitor (GoBots)|Fitor]] stole it with an [[Astro-Beam]]. An injured [[Leader-1 (GoBots)|Leader-1]] took them out one-by-one. Bug Bite had a pallet of girders knocked onto him. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Renegade Rhetoric (1), 2015/10/21}}

===''Timelines''===
[[File:Witheredhopeinterrogated.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Legal challenge of the GoBots.]]
As [[Gargent 984.08 Alpha|their universe]] neared its destruction, a threat posed by a multiversal [[Cataclysm (GoBots)|Cataclysm]], a team of [[G1 GoBots|six GoBots]] were chosen to travel to a parallel dimension, assimilate themselves into the Transformers' war, and determine the cause of the cataclysm. Bug Bite, with his mad scientific genius, was chosen to be part of this group.

But instead of landing in [[Primax 207.0 Epsilon|the Transformers universe]] that originated the cataclysm, Bug Bite—along with companions [[Small Foot]], [[Treds]], [[Bad Boy]], [[Road Ranger]], and [[Path Finder]]—was snagged in mid-journey into [[Nexus 208.0 Epsilon|the Transformers universe]] populated by the [[Transcendent Technomorph|TransTech]]. As the team were tagged, examined, and interrogated, Bug Bite remained petulantly indignant throughout. At the first opportunity, he snuck off alone into the "offworlder" portion of [[Axiom Nexus]] using a portable [[Astro-Beam]]. Hearing about some stolen black-ops passes that would get him off-world unimpeded, he murdered [[Comet|a "new friend"]] for his money, and sold the Astro-Beam to the passes' new owner [[Escargon]] in order to obtain one. Using his new funds, he had his cortex installed into a new body by [[Swindle, Swindle and Swindle]] on the black market, and used the black-ops pass to travel to their original destination universe... leaving his teammates to deal with the fallout of his actions. {{storylink|Withered Hope}} {{storylink|Games of Deception|Bug Bite's ''Timelines'' profile}}

[[File:Bugbitelikesyou.jpg|right|upright=0.85|thumb|Maybe if Bug Bite brainwashes himself some friends, he won't feel so alone.]]
Bug Bite appeared on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] approximately at the time of the battle with [[Unicron]]. He eventually fit in with [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s troops, quickly becoming favored. (Bug Bite had also reverse-engineered a mind-control device using [[cerebro-shell]] technology. Let's just say the other Decepticons suddenly liked him ''very much''.)

Bug Bite discovered that [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] was somehow responsible for the death of his universe, so he rounded up his amazingly loyal troops and landed on Earth. He requested an audience with Megatron through [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] and his [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]], but this meeting was merely a ploy by Bug Bite to snare these Decepticons with cerebro-shells.

[[File:Bugbiteseeksrevenge.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|He's seen [[Cy-Kill (disambiguation)|Cy-Kill]] beaten up in all those cameos, and he's pissed.]]
Subsequently, Bug Bite marched straight into Megatron's stronghold, the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', under the pretense of striking a deal. Almost immediately, Bug Bite switched on the other Decepticons' mind control, and Megatron found himself surrounded by weapons pointed in his direction. Unfortunately, rogue Autobots led by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] were waiting outside and jammed the cerebro-shells' signal, though with mixed results. Bug Bite appeared dead during the following battle after Megatron blew off his head. {{storylink|Games of Deception}}

While [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] pulled the damaged bodies of [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] and Bug Bite into the repair room of their ship, Bug Bite's dimension-traveling GoBot companions arrived via a portal. Bug Bite revealed himself to be alive after all, explaining that he'd kept his organic brain behind his windshield, like on his original GoBot body, not inside his new Transformer-styled head. He announced to the others that they should expect other GoBot travelers very soon... {{storylink|Withered Hope}} During a subsequent recharge cycle on the way to the rendezvous, Bug Bite ditched his comrades once again. {{storylink|Sunrise}}
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===''Legends'' comic===
Bug Bite was among the evil [[Kreon]]s summoned by [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] to conquer the [[Legends World]]. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Special Chapter|Special Chapter}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Alex Taber]] (English)|[[José Angel Torres]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}
{{spoilers|Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|January 31, 2021}}
[[File:EarthriseEpisode2-Bugbite.jpg|260px|thumb|]]
Bug Bite was a member of [[Doubledealer]]'s crew of [[Mercenary|Mercenaries]], {{storylink|Earthrise episode 1}} hired by [[Deseeus]] to bring in the [[Autobot]]s aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. Though he had a brief struggle with [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], Bug Bite was able to bring in the crew with the help of the other Mercenaries. However, after Deeseeus refused to pay them, the group helped the Autobots escape and destroy the [[Quintesson|Quintesson's]] forces. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 2}}

After Deseeus took a hands-on approach by controlling Doubledealer's mind, Bug Bite and [[Exhaust]] were the only members of the ''[[Fool's Fortune]]'' crew to stick around. The two were sent to patch up holes in the ship during its battle with both the Autobots and the Decepticons over [[Earth]], during which he mused that he kind of liked the new patron. Before they could finish the job, both were shot by the stowaway Autobot [[Cog (G1)|Cog]] and sent tumbling into the void of space. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 6}}
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==Toys==
===Collector's Edition===
[[File:G1-toy BugBite-ehobby.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Evil, evil Bumblebee.]]

*'''G1 GoBots''' (Multi-pack, [[2004]])
**''Japanese ID number'': '''84'''

: Bug Bite is a [[redeco]] of the [[retool]]ed ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#The Transformers Collection|Bumblebee]], transforming into a "penny racer"-proportioned Volkswagen Beetle. He was only available in an [[e-HOBBY]]-[[exclusive]] [[Collector's Edition]] six-pack with [[Bad Boy]], [[Path Finder]], [[Road Ranger]], [[Small Foot]], and [[Treds]].

: The original version of this mold is also used by [[Glyph (Universe)|Glyph]] and [[Volks (G1)|Volks]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Destron/BugBite/bugbite.htm More info on e-Hobby Bug Bite at TFU.info]''
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===Timelines===
[[File:Classics Bugbite Toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|He's smiling because you're sitting on a bomb.]]
*'''Games of Deception!''' (Multi-pack, [[2007]])
**''Accessories'': "Tidal Wave" trailer/[[jet pack]]

: Bug Bite is part of the ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]''-themed [[BotCon 2007]] box set, along with [[Dirge (G1)/toys#Timelines|Dirge]], [[Dreadwind (G1)#Timelines|Dreadwind]], [[Thrust (G1)/toys#Timelines|Thrust]], and [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Timelines|Thundercracker]]. Bug Bite is a white and black redeco of the ''Classics'' [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Classics|Bumblebee]] toy, transforming into a sports coupe of indeterminate model. He tows a small trailer with his "[[Tidal Wave (Classics)|Tidal Wave]]" drone-unit on the back, which converts into a jet-pack to give him "flight" in robot mode. As with most ''Classics'' toys, he features a heat-sensitive [[rubsign]].

: There were 1500 ''Classics'' Bug Bite figures produced.

: This mold was also used to make ''Classics'' [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Classics|Cliffjumper]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/BCBugBite/bugbite.htm More info on BotCon Bug Bite at TFU.info]''
{{ClassicsBumblebeeMold}}

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===''Generations''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Selects-Bug-Bite.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Wait, since I'm a redeco of Cliffjumper, does it mean I'm gonna be scrap?"]]
*'''Bug Bite''' (Deluxe Class, [[2020]])
**''ID number:'' '''WFC-GS16'''
**''Accessories'': Three-piece blaster, 2 skis, car trunk

:Released as a ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' item for ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'', Bug Bite is a redeco/retool of ''Earthrise'' [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Cliffjumper]], with the head from ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Bumblebee]]. This version of Bug Bite displays a black [[Mercenary]] faction symbol on his chest, as per his appearance in the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' cartoon.

:Bug Bite transforms from robot into a 1980s sports coupe that is strongly reminiscent of a Porsche 924 Turbo, though with a front end which resembles that of the {{w|Mitsubishi Starion}}, while omitting the original ''Collector's Edition'' toy's Penny Racer aesthetic. Bug Bite also has molded high-performance brake discs, a surprising detail carried over from a mainline ''Transformers'' figure. Much like Cliffjumper's other mold-mates, Bug Bite's depiction as being rather small in most ''Transformers'' media means this figure is much shorter than a typical Deluxe-priced figure and is closer to being a particularly large Legends-priced figure. Like all Deluxe Class figures of the ''War for Cybertron'' subline, Bug Bite includes numerous 3 mm posts and [[5 mm post|5 mm ports]] for attaching other accessories as part of the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]], but due to his small size he cannot easily accommodate an entire Weaponizer or [[A.I.R. Lock System|Modulator]] figure. Additionally, he is highly articulated for a mainline Legends-sized Transformer, with over 90-degree ankles and two-way elbows, and a complex transformation scheme. Undocumented in the instructions, Bug Bite's neck is actually mounted on a ball-joint, and when popped out of its housing offers a larger range of articulation.

:The rest of his price-point is made up with Bug Bite's large cannon. It can split into two smaller blasters and a pair of skis that can attach under his wheels. The backend of the cannon is folded out to fit in his car mode's underside to help balance when skis are deployed, while also being used as a melee weapon. It can also mounted on either his thigh or on the side or top of his shoulder meaning you can put the entire cannon in these spots. Similarly, his [[partformer|detaching]] car trunk can either be put into the robot mode's back or be used as a shield with the help of a flip-out peg. This peg and the backend of the cannon use a unique post and port to connect to each other.

:It's also worth noting that almost ''all'' of Bug Bite's white coloring is painted, with only his head and forearms being bare white plastic. While this avoids color disparity, particularly in vehicle mode, it also means he is incredibly prone to paint chipping.

:The mold was differently retooled into ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' [[Hubcap (G1)#Generations|Hubcap]].
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==Merchandise==
* '''Deco Pin''' (2007)

: The first 100 people to pre-register for a BotCon 2007 Primus package also received a bonus metal pin with Bug Bite's "tribal" deco on it.

===Flame Toys===
====Furai Model====
*'''Bug Bite''' (October 2020)
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==Notes==
[[File:GoBotsBugBiteModel.png|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Mr. Angry Windshield-Wiper Eyes as seen in the original Challenge of the Go-Bots cartoon.]]
* Bug Bite's name does not appear in any of the final product material on the Japanese e-Hobby set from which he "originated"; it only appeared in an early photoshopped promotional image on the e-Hobby website. The individual toys' names were dropped when [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s legal department became concerned at how Bandai—the company that made the toys that would become the Tonka GoBots—would react to the names being used, despite the minimal chance of provable trademark infringement on Takara's part.
* This, of course, was rendered moot once [[Fun Publications]] took the ball and ran with it, re-establishing explicit ties between the two formerly-rival franchises.
* The ''GoBots'' character is yellow, but in the aging, creased VHS recording scans that used to be online, he sure ''looked'' white so...
* Bug Bite's name is spelled as one word, '''Bugbite''', on some BotCon 2007 material.
* According to ''Timelines'' collaborator [[Ben Yee]], [[Lanny Lathem]] of Fun Publications intended Bug Bite's purple "tribal" paint applications to be a highly stylized version of the Decepticon insignia.
* Bug Bite's ''Classics'' body model is an "off-white C1186-P0019" (the product number for the ''Classics'' Bumblebee toy in the real world), according to the black market bodyshop [[Swindle, Swindle and Swindle]] in "[[Withered Hope]]". He also bought a gutted [[Wave Crusher]] and a Decepticon signal transponder, but declined the X-03 custom add-ons (referring to the fan-made custom parts kit for ''Classics'' Cliffjumper).
* When Bug Bite gets a new head at the end of "Withered Hope", it is pointed out by Dreadwing that it doesn't quite match his body's off-white. This is a reference to the fact that his Botcon toy's head was much more white than his body.
* The BotCon 2007 Bug Bite toy's coloration was used for the "[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]" ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' version of [[Bumblebee (SG Animated)|Bumblebee]].
* Kreon Bug Bite wears the [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Bumblebee]] helmet, naturally.
* Bug Bite's color scheme serves as the basis for the [[Waruder]] mecha [[Paralyzer]] and, by extension, the Renegade drone [[Bug Bite II]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Bug Bite''' (バグバイト ''Bagu Baito'')

==External links==
{{GBwiki|Bug Bite}}

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[[Category:War for Cybertron: Earthrise characters]]

Bug Bite (GoBots)

2021-01-06T09:01:48Z

Ed: More detail for Earthrise

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{{disambig3|Bug Bite}}
:''Bug Bite is a [[Renegade]] posing as a [[Decepticon]] from the [[GoBots]] [[continuity family]] or a [[Transformer|Cybertronian]] [[Mercenary]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] continuity family.''

[[File:BugBiteClose.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Mighty cyborgs! Mighty redecos!]]

'''Bug Bite''' (aka '''Bugbite''') is a brilliant yet amoral scientist, specializing in co-opting and adapting others' technology and advancements for his own use. He is actually a cyborg hailing from another dimension, specifically coming from [[Gobotron|a robotic world]] which was, similarly to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], consumed by an endless civil war. This war was stopped only when the fate of not only their planet but their entire universe was threatened by an extradimensional influence.

Under the strict supervision of the [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardian]] [[Treds]], Bug Bite was enlisted to an allied team and sent into the dimension which threatened their own. Bug Bite took a new body and infiltrated the ranks of the [[Decepticon]]s, hoping not only to discover the source of his home universe's plight, but take calculated revenge.

Sometimes, Bug Bite is a full-fledged [[Transformer|Cybertronian]] affiliated with the [[Mercenary]] faction.

==Fiction==
===Renegade Rhetoric===
Bug Bite was a minion of [[Renegade#Members|Gunnyr]], subjugating [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardians]] deep inside [[Gobotron]]. Eventually his leader was deposed by [[Guardian (GoBots)#Members|Ace and Dart]], leaving him imprisoned on one of Gobotron's moons. [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]] freed him and his leader, and Bug Bite became a seemingly loyal Renegade. Cy-Kill thought he had his own agenda, but he never crossed the line. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Renegade Rhetoric (1), 2015/10/15}}

Bug Bite was one of several Renegades to enter the [[communication moon]] of [[Gobotron]] after [[Fitor (GoBots)|Fitor]] stole it with an [[Astro-Beam]]. An injured [[Leader-1 (GoBots)|Leader-1]] took them out one-by-one. Bug Bite had a pallet of girders knocked onto him. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Renegade Rhetoric (1), 2015/10/21}}

===''Timelines''===
[[File:Witheredhopeinterrogated.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Legal challenge of the GoBots.]]
As [[Gargent 984.08 Alpha|their universe]] neared its destruction, a threat posed by a multiversal [[Cataclysm (GoBots)|Cataclysm]], a team of [[G1 GoBots|six GoBots]] were chosen to travel to a parallel dimension, assimilate themselves into the Transformers' war, and determine the cause of the cataclysm. Bug Bite, with his mad scientific genius, was chosen to be part of this group.

But instead of landing in [[Primax 207.0 Epsilon|the Transformers universe]] that originated the cataclysm, Bug Bite—along with companions [[Small Foot]], [[Treds]], [[Bad Boy]], [[Road Ranger]], and [[Path Finder]]—was snagged in mid-journey into [[Nexus 208.0 Epsilon|the Transformers universe]] populated by the [[Transcendent Technomorph|TransTech]]. As the team were tagged, examined, and interrogated, Bug Bite remained petulantly indignant throughout. At the first opportunity, he snuck off alone into the "offworlder" portion of [[Axiom Nexus]] using a portable [[Astro-Beam]]. Hearing about some stolen black-ops passes that would get him off-world unimpeded, he murdered [[Comet|a "new friend"]] for his money, and sold the Astro-Beam to the passes' new owner [[Escargon]] in order to obtain one. Using his new funds, he had his cortex installed into a new body by [[Swindle, Swindle and Swindle]] on the black market, and used the black-ops pass to travel to their original destination universe... leaving his teammates to deal with the fallout of his actions. {{storylink|Withered Hope}} {{storylink|Games of Deception|Bug Bite's ''Timelines'' profile}}

[[File:Bugbitelikesyou.jpg|right|upright=0.85|thumb|Maybe if Bug Bite brainwashes himself some friends, he won't feel so alone.]]
Bug Bite appeared on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] approximately at the time of the battle with [[Unicron]]. He eventually fit in with [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s troops, quickly becoming favored. (Bug Bite had also reverse-engineered a mind-control device using [[cerebro-shell]] technology. Let's just say the other Decepticons suddenly liked him ''very much''.)

Bug Bite discovered that [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] was somehow responsible for the death of his universe, so he rounded up his amazingly loyal troops and landed on Earth. He requested an audience with Megatron through [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] and his [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]], but this meeting was merely a ploy by Bug Bite to snare these Decepticons with cerebro-shells.

[[File:Bugbiteseeksrevenge.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|He's seen [[Cy-Kill (disambiguation)|Cy-Kill]] beaten up in all those cameos, and he's pissed.]]
Subsequently, Bug Bite marched straight into Megatron's stronghold, the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', under the pretense of striking a deal. Almost immediately, Bug Bite switched on the other Decepticons' mind control, and Megatron found himself surrounded by weapons pointed in his direction. Unfortunately, rogue Autobots led by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] were waiting outside and jammed the cerebro-shells' signal, though with mixed results. Bug Bite appeared dead during the following battle after Megatron blew off his head. {{storylink|Games of Deception}}

While [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] pulled the damaged bodies of [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] and Bug Bite into the repair room of their ship, Bug Bite's dimension-traveling GoBot companions arrived via a portal. Bug Bite revealed himself to be alive after all, explaining that he'd kept his organic brain behind his windshield, like on his original GoBot body, not inside his new Transformer-styled head. He announced to the others that they should expect other GoBot travelers very soon... {{storylink|Withered Hope}} During a subsequent recharge cycle on the way to the rendezvous, Bug Bite ditched his comrades once again. {{storylink|Sunrise}}
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===''Legends'' comic===
Bug Bite was among the evil [[Kreon]]s summoned by [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] to conquer the [[Legends World]]. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Special Chapter|Special Chapter}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Alex Taber]] (English)|[[José Angel Torres]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}
{{spoilers|Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|January 31, 2021}}
[[File:EarthriseEpisode2-Bugbite.jpg|260px|thumb|]]
Bug Bite was a member of [[Doubledealer]]'s crew of [[Mercenary|Mercenaries]], {{storylink|Earthrise episode 1}} hired by [[Deseeus]] to bring in the [[Autobot]]s aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. Though he had a brief struggle with [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], Bug Bite was able to bring in the crew with the help of the other Mercenaries. However, after Deeseeus refused to pay them, the group helped the Autobots escape and destroy the [[Quintesson|Quintesson's]] forces. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 2}}

After Deseeus took a hands-on approach by controlling Doubledealer's mind, Bug Bite and [[Exhaust]] were the only members of the ''[[Fool's Fortune]]'' crew to stick around. The two were sent to patch up holes in the ship during its battle with both the Autobots and the Decepticons over [[Earth]], during which he mused that he kind of liked the new patron. Before they could finish the job, both were shot by the stowaway Autobot [[Cog (G1)|Cog]], their bodies tumbling into the void of space. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 6}}
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==Toys==
===Collector's Edition===
[[File:G1-toy BugBite-ehobby.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Evil, evil Bumblebee.]]

*'''G1 GoBots''' (Multi-pack, [[2004]])
**''Japanese ID number'': '''84'''

: Bug Bite is a [[redeco]] of the [[retool]]ed ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#The Transformers Collection|Bumblebee]], transforming into a "penny racer"-proportioned Volkswagen Beetle. He was only available in an [[e-HOBBY]]-[[exclusive]] [[Collector's Edition]] six-pack with [[Bad Boy]], [[Path Finder]], [[Road Ranger]], [[Small Foot]], and [[Treds]].

: The original version of this mold is also used by [[Glyph (Universe)|Glyph]] and [[Volks (G1)|Volks]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Destron/BugBite/bugbite.htm More info on e-Hobby Bug Bite at TFU.info]''
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===Timelines===
[[File:Classics Bugbite Toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|He's smiling because you're sitting on a bomb.]]
*'''Games of Deception!''' (Multi-pack, [[2007]])
**''Accessories'': "Tidal Wave" trailer/[[jet pack]]

: Bug Bite is part of the ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]''-themed [[BotCon 2007]] box set, along with [[Dirge (G1)/toys#Timelines|Dirge]], [[Dreadwind (G1)#Timelines|Dreadwind]], [[Thrust (G1)/toys#Timelines|Thrust]], and [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Timelines|Thundercracker]]. Bug Bite is a white and black redeco of the ''Classics'' [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Classics|Bumblebee]] toy, transforming into a sports coupe of indeterminate model. He tows a small trailer with his "[[Tidal Wave (Classics)|Tidal Wave]]" drone-unit on the back, which converts into a jet-pack to give him "flight" in robot mode. As with most ''Classics'' toys, he features a heat-sensitive [[rubsign]].

: There were 1500 ''Classics'' Bug Bite figures produced.

: This mold was also used to make ''Classics'' [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Classics|Cliffjumper]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/BCBugBite/bugbite.htm More info on BotCon Bug Bite at TFU.info]''
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===''Generations''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Selects-Bug-Bite.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Wait, since I'm a redeco of Cliffjumper, does it mean I'm gonna be scrap?"]]
*'''Bug Bite''' (Deluxe Class, [[2020]])
**''ID number:'' '''WFC-GS16'''
**''Accessories'': Three-piece blaster, 2 skis, car trunk

:Released as a ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' item for ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'', Bug Bite is a redeco/retool of ''Earthrise'' [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Cliffjumper]], with the head from ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Bumblebee]]. This version of Bug Bite displays a black [[Mercenary]] faction symbol on his chest, as per his appearance in the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' cartoon.

:Bug Bite transforms from robot into a 1980s sports coupe that is strongly reminiscent of a Porsche 924 Turbo, though with a front end which resembles that of the {{w|Mitsubishi Starion}}, while omitting the original ''Collector's Edition'' toy's Penny Racer aesthetic. Bug Bite also has molded high-performance brake discs, a surprising detail carried over from a mainline ''Transformers'' figure. Much like Cliffjumper's other mold-mates, Bug Bite's depiction as being rather small in most ''Transformers'' media means this figure is much shorter than a typical Deluxe-priced figure and is closer to being a particularly large Legends-priced figure. Like all Deluxe Class figures of the ''War for Cybertron'' subline, Bug Bite includes numerous 3 mm posts and [[5 mm post|5 mm ports]] for attaching other accessories as part of the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]], but due to his small size he cannot easily accommodate an entire Weaponizer or [[A.I.R. Lock System|Modulator]] figure. Additionally, he is highly articulated for a mainline Legends-sized Transformer, with over 90-degree ankles and two-way elbows, and a complex transformation scheme. Undocumented in the instructions, Bug Bite's neck is actually mounted on a ball-joint, and when popped out of its housing offers a larger range of articulation.

:The rest of his price-point is made up with Bug Bite's large cannon. It can split into two smaller blasters and a pair of skis that can attach under his wheels. The backend of the cannon is folded out to fit in his car mode's underside to help balance when skis are deployed, while also being used as a melee weapon. It can also mounted on either his thigh or on the side or top of his shoulder meaning you can put the entire cannon in these spots. Similarly, his [[partformer|detaching]] car trunk can either be put into the robot mode's back or be used as a shield with the help of a flip-out peg. This peg and the backend of the cannon use a unique post and port to connect to each other.

:It's also worth noting that almost ''all'' of Bug Bite's white coloring is painted, with only his head and forearms being bare white plastic. While this avoids color disparity, particularly in vehicle mode, it also means he is incredibly prone to paint chipping.

:The mold was differently retooled into ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' [[Hubcap (G1)#Generations|Hubcap]].
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==Merchandise==
* '''Deco Pin''' (2007)

: The first 100 people to pre-register for a BotCon 2007 Primus package also received a bonus metal pin with Bug Bite's "tribal" deco on it.

===Flame Toys===
====Furai Model====
*'''Bug Bite''' (October 2020)
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==Notes==
[[File:GoBotsBugBiteModel.png|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Mr. Angry Windshield-Wiper Eyes as seen in the original Challenge of the Go-Bots cartoon.]]
* Bug Bite's name does not appear in any of the final product material on the Japanese e-Hobby set from which he "originated"; it only appeared in an early photoshopped promotional image on the e-Hobby website. The individual toys' names were dropped when [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s legal department became concerned at how Bandai—the company that made the toys that would become the Tonka GoBots—would react to the names being used, despite the minimal chance of provable trademark infringement on Takara's part.
* This, of course, was rendered moot once [[Fun Publications]] took the ball and ran with it, re-establishing explicit ties between the two formerly-rival franchises.
* The ''GoBots'' character is yellow, but in the aging, creased VHS recording scans that used to be online, he sure ''looked'' white so...
* Bug Bite's name is spelled as one word, '''Bugbite''', on some BotCon 2007 material.
* According to ''Timelines'' collaborator [[Ben Yee]], [[Lanny Lathem]] of Fun Publications intended Bug Bite's purple "tribal" paint applications to be a highly stylized version of the Decepticon insignia.
* Bug Bite's ''Classics'' body model is an "off-white C1186-P0019" (the product number for the ''Classics'' Bumblebee toy in the real world), according to the black market bodyshop [[Swindle, Swindle and Swindle]] in "[[Withered Hope]]". He also bought a gutted [[Wave Crusher]] and a Decepticon signal transponder, but declined the X-03 custom add-ons (referring to the fan-made custom parts kit for ''Classics'' Cliffjumper).
* When Bug Bite gets a new head at the end of "Withered Hope", it is pointed out by Dreadwing that it doesn't quite match his body's off-white. This is a reference to the fact that his Botcon toy's head was much more white than his body.
* The BotCon 2007 Bug Bite toy's coloration was used for the "[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]" ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' version of [[Bumblebee (SG Animated)|Bumblebee]].
* Kreon Bug Bite wears the [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Bumblebee]] helmet, naturally.
* Bug Bite's color scheme serves as the basis for the [[Waruder]] mecha [[Paralyzer]] and, by extension, the Renegade drone [[Bug Bite II]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Bug Bite''' (バグバイト ''Bagu Baito'')

==External links==
{{GBwiki|Bug Bite}}

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Astrotrain (G1)

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Ed: Earthrise

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:''Astrotrain is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Astrotraing1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Choo Choo Rocket]]
'''Astrotrain''' loves to sow confusion. To this end, his [[Triple Changer]] abilities serve him well. Nothing pleases him more than confronting an Autobot in a dark corner and making him wonder if he's up against one Decepticon or two. He craves having this power over others. Single-minded, you may say, but when most of your time is spent transporting troops around, you have to take your jollies where you can. He wants more from life, but it's either fly the other Decepticons around, or get scrapped by them.

He also craves having power over a massive [[Astroforce|army of train drones]]. Follow your dreams, Astrotrain. Follow your dreams.

{{bigquote|It's always the same thing. I fly them to points unknown, exhaust all my fuel, and they get to have all the fun.|Astrotrain on his eternal role as the Decepticons' ride|"[[The Gambler]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Jack Angel]] (English), [[Takurō Kitagawa]] (Japanese)|[[Zhang Mingyu]] (Chinese), [[Jorge García]] (Latin American), [[Gerd Wiedenhofen]] (German, ''Hoist Goes Hollywood'' & The Movie), [[Reinhard Brock]] (German, ''The Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1''), [[Christoph Lindert]] (German, ''The Killing Jar'' Generation 1 Dub & ''Triple Takeover'' Generation 2 Dub), [[Walter von Hauff]] (German, ''Ghost in the Machine''), [[Gernot Duda]] (German, ''The Big Broadcast of 2006''), [[Holger Schwiers]] (German, ''The Burden Hardest to Bear''), [[Gerd Rigauer]] (German, ''Prime Target'' Generation 2), [[Tonio von der Meden]] (German, ''Ghost in the Machine'' Generation 2 Dub), [[Hélio Ribeiro]] (Portuguese), [[François Leccia]] (European French), [[Pierre Garin]] (European French, ''The God Gambit''), [[Albert Augier]] (European French, ''The Gambler''), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French, ''Triple Takeover''), [[Éric Legrand]] (European French, ''Chaos'')}}
[[File:AstrotrainTakeover.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|It doesn't matter if you're grey or white... if you're a boy or a girl...]]
Astrotrain arrived on [[Earth]] during the second year of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s campaign to conquer the planet and its energy resources. His activities prior to that point remain unclear, but he was first seen guarding human slaves in an energy mine following the Decepticon takeover of [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]]. When the Autobots returned from a brief exile in space, Astrotrain and his comrades were defeated and sent packing. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

He once transported Megatron to the [[Moon (moon)|moon]] where he and the Decepticons' leader attempted to jam Earth's radio waves. The attempt was interrupted by the arrival of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], [[Carly]], and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Astrotrain engaged in a bad pun, accused Omega Supreme of being too outdated to catch him, and then was the victim of a Cybertronian's impression of a sandworm (see image) before being thrown a few planetary diameters. {{storylink|Blaster Blues}}

[[File:Omegasupreme astrotrain.jpg|thumb|Behold my mighty hand!]]
Typically one of the more easy-going among the Decepticons, even Astrotrain isn't above letting a little power go to his head. While tracking [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]], he shot down the Autobot, who had been on a fuel scouting mission, and managed to trick the [[Titan (species)|people]] of [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] into believing that he was one of their [[Sky God]]s, so that they would mine [[energy crystal]]s for him and the Decepticons. Astrotrain used [[Jero]], a corrupt High Priest who was as fanatical as he was ruthless, to further his ends. However, the Autobots [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] arrived aboard Omega Supreme looking for Cosmos. Omega Supreme was virtually out of fuel after the trip, but the Autobots soon managed to refuel him using the energy crystals. Knowing that he, [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] alone couldn't beat Omega Supreme, Astrotrain destroyed the crystals in a fit of pique before flying off, leaving Jero to die like the worm he was. Harsh, Astrotrain, harsh. {{storylink|The God Gambit}}

[[File:Gambitastro&crystals.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Astrotrain was used by Megatron to transport energy rich asteroid ore being mined by the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] in high orbit. Astrotrain maintained his shuttle mode so that [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] could load him with cargo. He apparently did not have very keen sensors in that form, as the Autobot Cosmos was able to very clumsily swipe some ore from his open cargo bay, then loudly fell over Astrotrain's side without the Decepticon even reacting. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

Astrotrain later transported [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] to the planet [[Monacus]] to check up on Decepticon sympathizer [[Gyconi|Lord Gyconi]]. When they learned that Gyconi had captured a number of Autobots and brainwashed them into mindless slaves, the Decepticons tried to stow them aboard Astrotrain to take them back to Megatron. However, their plan was stopped by [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] and [[Slizardo]], and the latter two followed Astrotrain into space as he escaped with his comrades. {{storylink|The Gambler}}

When [[Deceptitran]] sent word for assistance in overcoming [[Tlalakan]] rebels, Astrotrain transported Megatron and his warriors to that distant world to protect their energon horde. The rebellion gained Transformer aid of their own, though, and [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] and friends drove off the Decepticons and led the Tlalakans to freedom. {{storylink|Sea Change}}

[[File:TripleTakeover-ThrustAndAstrotrain.jpg|thumb|upright=1.05|"What have you got there, Astrotrain?" "Go away, Thrust. Nobody likes ''your'' style!"]]
However, the incident on Titan had given Astrotrain a taste of power, and he decided he liked it. With the help of [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], Astrotrain froze Megatron and Starscream in a sewer system in order to take over the Decepticons. He then created an army of trains to help him rule, thinking it was a good idea. Although he managed to amass a surprisingly large amount of [[energon cube]]s, the productive day ended with him flooding the entire city after bursting a water main. Worse, Megatron thawed out. The embarrassment of these incidents forced Astrotrain to creep back into the Decepticon ranks quietly... at [[fusion cannon]] point. {{storylink|Triple Takeover}}

[[File:Search4atelitakicks.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|Boot to the head]]
[[Chumley|Lord Chumley]] used Astrotrain's likeness as a lure to capture [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]]. Megatron later sent the real Astrotrain (as well as Blitzwing) to go negotiate with Chumley so they could team up to annihilate the Autobots. The Triple Changers arrived in time to see Optimus refuse to rescue a distressed young woman. Astrotrain was curious, but Blitzwing fell for the ruse and got stuck, so Astrotrain was left with no other option but going to the castle to free him. On his way there, Astrotrain found Chumley using a [[Chumley's arachnoid drones|robotic scorpion]] to fight Optimus Prime, and proposed Megatron's deal. Chumley responded by flinging the Decepticon away, hanging him up to the walls, and defusing his weapons. Astrotrain was frustrated and explained himself, but Chumley rejected the notion and claimed he'd rather have the help of an aardvark. But as Prime inched closer, Chumley panicked and freed the Decepticons, who promptly made their getaway. He learned that day, to never trust Decepticons. {{storylink|Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target}}

[[File:HoistGoesHollywood-AstrotrainClaws.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|No razors here, folks.]]
Megatron dispatched Astrotrain, Starscream, Ramjet, and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] in order to catch the [[Female Autobots]], making up for Shockwave's failure. Running into their leader, [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]], Astrotrain and Ramjet grabbed her and took her prisoner. When Optimus Prime arrived to rescue Elita, she kicked Astrotrain in the face, forcing him to lose his grip. He recovered and was able to celebrate Prime's apparent disintegration, later got zapped by the duo of [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and [[Firestar (G1)|Firestar]], and in shuttle mode he transported the retreating Decepticons away. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}} Megatron's next mission for Astrotrain was to go with Thrust and Ramjet to salvage Dirge and his cargo, who crashed in a swamp near a movie set. When they arrived, Astrotrain deployed a pair of claws to haul Dirge back, while a nearby [[Attack of the Alien Robots director|director]] filmed them. Once they returned to headquarters, Astrotrain informed Megatron of the film crew that was watching them as they carted the device, and the enraged Megatron set out to destroy the film. {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood (episode)|Hoist Goes Hollywood}}

Astrotrain transported Megatron, Starscream and Rumble to the lost Autobot colony of [[Antilla]], where they discovered the entire civilization had been wiped out by the deadly [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]]. Not heeding a holographic warning from the Autobots, Megatron ventured further into the colony and seized an [[Lightning Bug|advanced heat ray weapon]] from its storage chamber. As they left Antilla, a Cosmic Rust spore-filled asteroid appeared to chase after Astrotrain, prompting Megatron to test out of the power of the 'Lightning Bug' weapon on the space rock. The blast obliterated the asteroid, but the shrapnel from the explosion pierced Astrotrain's hull and punctured Megatron's chest plate, infecting him with Cosmic Rust. Oddly enough, Astrotrain was never infected. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

[[File:TFTM-AstrotrainCoronation.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.15|I guess you could say it's his... ''crowning moment''! Gah ha ha ha!]]
Astrotrain witnessed Starscream throw a fit over Megatron's obsession with Shockwave, and was surprised as everyone else when the Seeker shot Megatron in the back. But when Megatron overpowered his subordinate, Astrotrain was disgusted and allowed Starscream to be humiliated. He was then present for a battle with Starscream's new team of [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], but didn't contribute anything in particular. At the end of the day, Megatron ordered Astrotrain to take the traitorous Starscream and the Combaticons to an asteroid floating through space, where they would be banished forever. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}} Astrotrain could be glimpsed on the simulation of Megatron's [[orbit disruptor cannon]], but did not get to actually see it in person. {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

In the year [[2005]], he transported the Decepticons away after getting their aft-sections [[Battle of Autobot City|handed to them]] at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. He couldn't make it back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with the amount of weight on board, so they tossed [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|some]] [[Insecticon (G1)|dead]] [[Thundercracker (G1)|weight]] overboard. After that, Astrotrain served as the ring for the subsequent fight among the Decepticons to replace the ejected Megatron, where the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] formed [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] inside him (slag, Astrotrain is big!) and Rumble and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] used their piledrivers (slag, Astrotrain is sturdy!) Apparently, they all made it back fine, and Astrotrain was the one to crown Starscream during his coronation as the new [[Decepticon leader]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{note|Astrotrain’s involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series "[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]" and the storybook "[[Transformers the Movie (Ladybird adaptation)|Transformers the Movie]]."}}

[[File:FFOD1 Cyclonus Astrotrain energon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
When the Decepticons lost their hold on Cybertron, Astrotrain went with the rest of them to [[Chaar]], where he was seen trying to deliver Energon cubes to the starving army. When he tried to take a cube for himself while the Constructicons were fighting amongst themselves for the energy, they merged into Devastator and kicked him aside. Devastator was then distracted by [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], and Astrotrain made another move for the cube, only to be shot by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. Such is life. When Cyclonus insulted the Decepticons for their behavior, Astrotrain somewhat notably mentioned that he knew [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] and Megatron "were the same guy". Cyclonus later stated that he needed energon as it was needed to revive Galvatron, and Astrotrain gave him the rest of his supplies. He got an inspirational speech in return. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}

When the Quintessons offered the Decepticons energon, Astrotrain joined his cohorts in the feasting, and when the Quintessons made a proposition, he agreed to go with it and went to battle the Autobots with everyone else. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} He later participated in a battle in space under unknown circumstances. {{storylink|The Killing Jar (episode)|The Killing Jar}}

[[File:Chaos-astrotrain-swisscheese.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
Astrotrain then helped Galvatron and the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] with the plan to destroy Cybertron with a [[death crystal cannon]], supervising the loading of the cannon with the deadly crystals. {{storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}}

[[File:GhostInTheMachine-AstrotrainPossessed.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Starscream! This is ''[[Furmanism|the worst case of indigestion I've ever had!]]'']]
Later on, when [[Scourge (G1)|intruders]] found their way inside [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], Astrotrain responded to the alarm but ended up being possessed by Starscream's [[Spark|ghost]] because of his useful cargo space. Starscream flew his body most of the way to [[Unicron]]'s head, then left it when he closed in on Cybertron, leaving Astrotrain to be shot down by the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]]. Astrotrain was then captured and interrogated by the Autobots, but was as confused as they were about why he had been flying so close to Cybertron all by himself. He was later released as a way of thanking Scourge for revealing Unicron's plans to them. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (G1)|Ghost in the Machine}}

Later, Astrotrain stumbled upon [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] in space and battled him until the two were suddenly interrupted by a laser barrage from the nearby [[Junkion (planet)|Planet of Junk]] and retreated. Astrotrain returned to Chaar to report this to Galvatron, who punched him in the face, insulted him and stated that he didn't care. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}

Astrotrain was later seen participating in a Decepticon attack on Japan, trying to ram a bullet train head-on, before being driven off by the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga=====
[[File:SRLF4 astrotrain snaps metroplex.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]]

Astrotrain joined the rest of the Decepticon forces in an assault on Autobot HQ in [[Arizona]]. This acted as a cover for Soundwave's covert operations in [[Japan]] (which were ultimately foiled).{{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 2|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #2}}

Later, when the Autobots began construction of the battle fortress [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]], Astrotrain was assigned to carry out surveillance of the project with [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]]. Using Reflector's camera mode to capture images of Scramble City's transformations, Astrotrain brought the images back to Megatron so he could deduce whether or not it was powerful enough to stand up to their own near-complete battle station, [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3}}
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=====''The Battle of the Star Gate''=====
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In the mid-1990s, Astrotrain ferried the Decepticons through space for their attack on the orbital interstellar teleportation platform known as the ''[[Trigger]]'', created as part of a joint effort between the Autobots and the American government. His shuttle mode serving as the perfect disguise to allow the villains to draw in close before striking, he raised brief suspicion by not matching any known Earthly spacecraft, but when Starscream and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] deployed from within him and flew on ahead, the impossible sight of jets flying in outer space led the ''Trigger''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew to believe Astrotrain and his passengers were Autobots. This fatal mistake led to the deaths of three of the four-man crew at the Decepticons' hands before the Autobots arrived to rout the villains. Astrotrain transformed for battle ''without'' changing size and entered the fray as a gigantic robot, but even his huge size couldn't win the day, and the Decepticons withdrew. {{storylink|First Contact (Star Gate)|First Contact}}

Several months later, Astrotrain was employed by Starscream to carry the large payload of energon cubes he had gathered through a deal with the [[Prime Minister of Japan]] back to [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Earth)|Decepticon Headquarters]]. When the Decepticons came under attack by the Autobots, Astrotrain took flight, but his escape was barricaded by the time-displaced ghost of Starscream from the future (yes, really), {{storylink|Activation}} who spirited the present-day Starscream and the energon cubes away to the ''Trigger''. Astrotrain nervously reported this baffling turn of events to his leader, then joined with all the other Decepticons and Autobots in attacking the twin Starscreams, who had fused their body with the ''Trigger''. The battle ended when Optimus Prime and Megatron combined their power to destroy Starscream's new body, but the backwash from the explosion was so powerful that Astrotrain and all the other Transformers were sent hurtling down to Earth in uncontrolled re-entry, and were not heard from again for many months. {{storylink|The Battle of the Star Gate}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
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Astrotrain, Blitzwing, and [[Octane]] were amongst the troops serving under [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] in Trypticon on Earth in the year 2011. Together, they helped Sixshot distract [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and his warriors from assisting the Autobots' forces on Cybertron when Galvatron staged a major attack on the planet. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} The three were later dispatched to protect Trypticon from an attack by the Autobot Triple Changers [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], and [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], unaware that it was just a distraction to allow [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Twincast]] to infiltrate the base. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}} He also served as Galvatron's personal transport to the planet [[Praum]], where the Decepticons had set a trap for the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]. {{storylink|The Four-Million-Year-Old Veil of Mystery}} He also transported Galvatron and [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundblaster]] to Earth from Chaar, where they prepared their strike on Cybertron. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Astrotrain then went into Earth's orbit to help steal the energy-gathering satellite known as [[Sol 1]], {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} and much later he witnessed [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] reveal his gigantic [[transtector]] at [[Zarak (planet)|Zarak]]. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}

Astrotrain joined the rest of the Decepticon forces in the [[Arctic]] for [[Scorponok (G1)|MegaZarak]]'s final assault on the Earth. When the Autobots proved victorious, he and the rest of the Decepticons were driven from the Earth and into the reaches of space. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}
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=====''Legends'' comic=====
When [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]] attempted to overthrow Megatron in the 1980s, he blasted Astrotrain and some other Decepticons to establish dominance. {{storylink|Slugslinger's Ambition}} Astrotrain was part of a group of Decepticons who fell in a pitfall trap prepared by [[Twin Twist]], but being Decepticons, they simply flew back out. {{storylink|Jumpstarter Chapter#Operation: Destroy the Decepticons|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}

Under Scorponok's command, Astrotrain was battling [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s forces in space when Scorponok detonated a nearby [[black hole]], infecting Autobots and Decepticons alike with [[blackball|miniature black holes]] that doomed their bodies to shrink into nothingness. They only survived by giving up their bodies and converting their heads into small [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] forms. {{storylink|Headmaster Chapter Prologue}} Astrotrain traveled to the [[Legends World]] and worked for [[Tera-Kura Co.|Decepticon Tera-Kura Co.]], but was hard pressed to transport much of anything in his tiny new form and ended up losing his job as cargo transporter to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. Fortunately, he encountered roboticist and fugitive [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] and blackmailed him into building him a [[transtector]] in exchange for protection from the police, after which his ambition grew and he made plans to conquer the world. By forming the [[Astrotrain Transport Company]] and promising new employees free copies of his transtector, he lured in other bodiless Headmasters, then used restrain devices in the transtectors to enslave them and make them his personal army. The plan failed when his egotistical refusal to share energon with his soldiers led to the deactivation of the restraint devices, and he was buried in trains as the freed Headmasters sent their transtectors crashing into him. In the end, Astrotrain settled for using his train mode to run a commuter service instead. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 40|Bonus Edition Vol. 40}}

During [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s rampage across [[Akihabara]], he picked up Astrotrain's train and swallowed all its occupants whole, including Astrotrain. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 43|Bonus Edition Vol. 43}} His train was later seen traveling across a bridge over the rebuilt "Neo Akihabara City", {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} and he was among the victims of [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]]'s [[anti-electron]] assault. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 55|Bonus Edition Vol. 55}} After an evening of drinking with Blitzwing and putting up with his boasting, Astrotrain was caught up in a Quintesson attack on the Legends World and used his transtector to shoot down one of the attacking [[Overcharge (G1)|Overcharges]], allowing Blitzwing to modify it into a body for himself. He was surprised to learn that another Overcharge had been Blitzwing himself from the distant past, but the novelty quickly wore off and he was soon getting sick of his buddy's stories again. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 59|Bonus Edition Vol. 59}}

When the Legends World was threatened by plasma energy bombs, Astrotrain was one of many transports used to evacuate the population back to the OG World. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two|Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two}} Arriving first in [[2023]], Astrotrain joined the Autobots and Decepticons on the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]]. He helped their old allies the [[Beastformer]]s in their conflicts against the [[Laser Beast]]s. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 1}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
In [[2050]], Astrotrain was one of the Decepticons supporting the [[Selector]] revolt at [[Neo Scramble City]]. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 2}}

=====''Super-God Masterforce'' manga=====
"Astrotrain" joined several legendary Decepticons in battle against [[Ginrai (human)|Super Ginrai]]. "Astrotrain" was ultimately revealed to be nothing more than a holographic illusion created by [[Giga]]. {{storylink|Burn, Super Soul! The New Commander Super Ginrai!}}

====Madman ''The Transformers'' comic====
In the year [[2001]], the Decepticons had managed to conquer Cybertron completely. As the Autobots evacuated off-planet, Astrotrain was one of the many space-worthy Decepticons who pursued them into orbit and attacked. {{storylink|The Transformers (Madman)|The Transformers}}

====''Mars Attacks: The Transformers''====
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Astrotrain was among the Decepticons who were defeated by the Autobots after a battle in a city. When the city was subsequently invaded by [[Martian]]s, the Decepticons attempted to team up with them, only to be double-crossed. The Decepticons instead formed an alliance with the Autobots to see off the Martians, and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] even saved Astrotrain from one of the Martian war robots, though they agreed to continue hating each other. {{storylink|Mars Attacks: The Transformers}}
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====Ask Vector Prime====
When [[gbwiki:Gong|Gong]] and [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] got together for a little mischief, they spiced up the [[Battle of Autobot City]] with some [[GoBot]]s. In this new timeline, Astrotrain participated in the assault on [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardian]] City and killed [[gbwiki:Apollo|Apollo]]. Megatron battled [[Leader-1 (GoBots)|Leader-1]] and fell in battle, and the Decepticons retreated aboard Astrotrain.

Then reality changed again, and the Decepticons now co-existed with the [[Renegade]]s. Astrotrain ordered his passengers to jettison weight, and they promptly did so. The group then turned their attention to nominating the next leader of the Renegade-Decepticon alliance, which quickly turned into a free-for-all. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}}

====''Deviations''====
In a universe where Megatron didn't survive his duel with Optimus, Astrotrain ferried the defeated Decepticons off of Earth and back to Cybertron, pausing only to jettison the casualties of the battle. Unsurprisingly, Starscream seized the title of Decepticon leader, and Astrotrain was present for his coronation on Cybertron... a coronation that was interrupted by Unicron. When Starscream pledged allegiance to Unicron and became "Megascream", Astrotrain was one of the Decepticons who received an upgrade as part of the deal.

During Unicron's final attack on Cybertron, Astrotrain accompanied Megascream when the Decepticon leader tried to steal the Matrix. Astrotrain's new upgrade allowed him to merge with his leader, and the five Decepticons transformed into a massive combiner that flattened Optimus. Astrotrain was presumably killed when Hot Rod opened the Matrix shortly afterwards. {{storylink|Transformers: Deviations|Deviations}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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''Astrotrain was one of Lord [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]]'s warriors on Cybertron, operating out of [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]] in [[Polyhex]]. At [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s demand, he [[Communicube|called]] a group of Decepticons back from a planned assassination attempt on [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] and the Autobot leaders, leaving all the Decepticons unaware that it was actually a ploy by the Autobots to wipe them out.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

''Some time later, Megatron was teleported to Cybertron alongside [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Straxus came to see Megatron as a liability and sought to take control of his more powerful body. Astrotrain witnessed the mind-swapping process, unaware that it had gone awry upon its completion, leaving both Megatron and Straxus trapped within the same frame.''{{storylink|Resurrection!}}

[[File:Ratbatcratercritters.jpg|left|thumb|"Thus, my new fuel economy plan will increase fuel efficiency. Any other questions, Astrotrain?" "Yeah. What the hell did you just say, Ratbat?"]]
Later still, Astrotrain and his fellow Triple Changers were commissioned by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] to investigate the loss of his [[Wash and Roll|priceless cargo]] that had arrived on Earth via a low-cost freighter, but hadn't checked in as scheduled. Additionally, while on Earth, the trio were tasked with enlisting the aid of a human with access to many "bucks" and connections to the automotive industry, to further help the Decepticons acquire fuel. Upon making contact with the crashed ship, Astrotrain and his companions were infected with [[Scraplet]]s, and began to slowly waste away. The Autobots [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] came upon the site as well, and the Decepticons reveled at the chance at some destructive fun before their demise. Though Goldbug escaped, Astrotrain, Blitzwing, and Octane cornered Blaster {{storylink|Crater Critters}} and took him prisoner. The group then holed up inside the ship, and Astrotrain updated Ratbat on their situation, urging him to send them a cure for the Scraplets. Instead, Ratbat sent over the captured [[Throttlebot]]s with canisters of acid, instructing them to eliminate all of the infected. Lucky for them, Blaster's friends had managed to re-discover the [[Water|strange and wondrous chemical]] that acted as a cure for Scraplets, and prepared to use said cure instead. But Blaster, who had gotten himself infected as well during his fight with the Triple Changers, instructed the Autobots not to use the cure: he would rather die than be instrumental in allowing a Decepticon to live. Goldbug's hand was forced against Blaster's wishes when thousands of Scraplets combined to form a monster, and the only ones with enough firepower to take it down were the Decepticons. All those within the crater were doused with water, and the Triple Changers made short work of the remaining Scraplets. Following their victory, Astrotrain showed quick thinking when he identified a nearby [[G.B. Blackrock]] as a useful asset and [[stroboscopic opticon|hypnotically gained control of him]], thus ensuring the viability of [[Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom|Ratbat's greatest plan]]. The Triple Changers then beat a hasty retreat, hauling away Ratbat's cargo. {{storylink|The Cure!}}

After delivering the [[Wash and Roll|cargo]] to its intended destination, the Triple Changers linked up with Shockwave's Decepticons on Earth, {{storylink|Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom}} who soon fell under Ratbat's command. Astrotrain joined the Decepticons in an assault on the Autobot crews of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and [[Steelhaven (G1)|Steelhaven]] on Earth's moon. {{storylink|Totaled!}} Relocated to the [[Arctic]], Astrotrain was among the Decepticons who rushed to defend themselves from an apparently hostile [[Semper Tyrannis|ship]] before it was revealed that the ship also contained Decepticons. When Ratbat and [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]]'s armies temporarily came to blows thanks to [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] manipulating both sides, Astrotrain was seen rolling over [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] and [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] in the melee. {{storylink|Cold War!}} Once the Decepticons united against a nearby Autobot regiment, Astrotrain again saw action when he ionically-disrupted the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]], [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]]. Both factions quickly learned they were both victims of Starscream's manipulations, and united to stop the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] from attaining the power of the legendary [[Underbase]]. Through their efforts, Starscream was prevented from taking in all but a tiny fraction of the Underbase's energies. Unfortunately, this was still enough to endow the Seeker with unimaginable might. Three squads were formed to tackle Starscream as he attacked three different Earth cities, with Astrotrain being assigned to look over [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina. He was destroyed, alongside the other Decepticon triple changers, in a blast of cosmic power. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
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When [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] was completed in [[2004]], Astrotrain was one of several Decepticons brought by Shockwave to attack the opening day festivities. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

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[[File:Astrotrain space pirates.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|You can't stop the Train, baby!]]
''In [[2005]], after the [[Battle of Autobot City]] went pear-shaped, Astrotrain acted as emergency escape transport for the Decepticons. However, he wasn't properly fueled for such a flight, and requested his passengers jettison some weight for the flight home.'' {{storylink|The Planet-Eater!}} ''He was present when Megatron returned as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] to overthrow the usurper, Starscream, and joined the returning Decepticon leader in another attack against the Autobots on Earth.'' {{storylink|Judgment Day!}}

In [[2008]], the Decepticons were tipped by the [[Quintesson]]s to an opportunity for wiping the Autobots off the face of Cybertron. Astrotrain acted as point-man for the invasion, not only leading the air force of flying [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], Triple Changers and [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]], but also acting as transport for [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Commander Soundwave]] and the legion of ground troopers in his cargo hold. Things turned sour when the Quintessons ambushed the Decepticons on their way to [[Autobase]], though: Astrotrain was forced to dump the soldiers in his hold and quickly transform in order to greet their adversaries. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}
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=====The Big Broadcast of 2006=====
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In an alternate future of [[2006]], Astrotrain discovered that the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] appeared to all be hypnotized. He flew to [[Chaar]] and timidly approached [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] with his report. Galvatron angrily hit him into a rock face and declared that he cared nothing about what the Junkions were up to. He told Astrotrain he should leave, so he did. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}

=====Rhythms of Darkness!=====
In [[Primax 490.0 Gamma|an alternate version]] of [[2009]], Unicron had destroyed Cybertron and the Decepticons (under [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]]'s command) controlled America. Astrotrain and Octane were seen defending the [[Decepticon Powerbase]] from one last, desperate Autobot assault. They shot down the [[Pretender]] [[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]], when he was disrupting the base's force field. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

=====Earthforce=====
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Astrotrain happily worked for Shockwave's faction in the [[Decepticon Civil War]], along with his fellow Triple Changers. He took the time to slug it out with [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] after the [[Enclave]] between Shockwave and Megatron went sour. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}} Thanks to an inside informant, Astrotrain and the other Triple Changers joined Shockwave in surprising Megatron at an energon shipment rendez-vous point, overpowering him with blaster fire until the Decepticon leader fell off the side of a cliff. {{storylink|Secrets (G1)|Secrets}}

With [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] in command, Astrotrain joined a massive Decepticon offensive against the Autobot [[Earthbase]]. Their goal was to kill some Autobots, while also distracting them as [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] looted a human [[oil tanker]] in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. Both goals proved fruitless, and the Decepticons were driven off. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}} Later, Astrotrain and Blitzwing received an SOS from their fellow Triple Changer, Octane, who had somehow driven himself into the middle of a military testing range. After they fended off some live ammunition that threatened to set off their tanker truck comrade, Astrotrain and Blitzwing learned that Octane had been "playing" again, attacking human vehicles for sport, when [[Jazz (G1)|one of them]] led him on a merry chase right into his current predicament. Infuriated by the idiot's antics, Astrotrain happily buggered off and left him. {{storylink|Manoeuvres!}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
Astrotrain showed up among a crowd of Decepticons all fired up to tackle the [[Cybertronian (faction)|armies]] of [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], just before they pretty much got slaughtered. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

====''Classics''====
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[[File:Astrotraincrossingovershuttle.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Astrotrain is relieved he only has to carry five Constructicons now.]]
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Astrotrain's carcass lay undiscovered at the bottom of the sea for ten years until [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] managed to find him. His remains were excavated piece by piece by enslaved [[human]]s and transported to Megatron's base of operations within the wrecked [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] in northern [[Canada]]. Using incomplete schematics and Megatron's memories of Astrotrain's old body, Astrotrain was finally reconstructed. Astrotrain was immediately put in charge of finding the remnants of the rest of the Decepticons who fell at the hands of the [[Underbase]]-powered Starscream, plus the unpleasant task of carting them back to their headquarters. This morbid job took its toll on Astrotrain, who yearned for real battle. He at one point snapped upon discovering a human space station in Earth's orbit, his last refuge from the organic vermin, and went on a two-day long rampage, sending several satellites raining down onto the planet's surface. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 14|Astrotrain's profile in Club magazine #14}}

After the appearance of the mysterious crossdimensional Decepticon [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]], Astrotrain and the other rebuilt Decepticons under Megatron's command traveled to [[South America]] to investigate an equally mysterious power source that seemed to share traits with Landquake. En route, they were attacked by [[Walter Barnett (G1)|Walter Barnett]]'s [[Armored Robot Hunters|RUNT]] squad. {{storylink|Crossing Over, Part 2}} Astrotrain managed to shake off these interlopers just before [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and his Autobots arrived in search of this same power source, and a new battle between the factions began in the jungles surrounding the power source. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 3}} As the battle escalated, Astrotrain joined with some of his peers in surrounding [[Mirage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Mirage]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus]], {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 5}} but ultimately, Megatron was forced to call for a withdrawal. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 6}}

Megatron soon granted the mysterious [[Bug Bite (GoBots)|Bug Bite]] and his rogue group of Decepticons an audience. However, Astrotrain and the other Decepticons under Megatron's command were forcibly implanted with reverse-engineered [[cerebro-shell]]s. Bug Bite's plan was cut short when a jammer activated by [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] disabled the shells, and a fight soon erupted between Megatron's Decepticons, Bug Bite's Decepticons, and the Autobots under [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]]' command. {{storylink|Games of Deception}}

When Megatron ended the [[Decepticon Civil War]] with [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], Astrotrain was stationed aboard Starscream's warship. He informed his captain when the fortress below began powering down their weapons, thanks to the [[Seacon (G1)|traitors]] in Bludgeon's ranks eliminating the [[Pretender]]. {{storylink|At Fight's End}}

====''Regeneration One''====
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[[File:Megatrons zombie army loose ends 2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Ohh, for God's sake! He's got an arm off!]]
Years after being killed by an Underbase-powered Starscream, Astrotrain was reanimated by Megatron and further lobotomized so that he would unquestioningly follow orders. Pressed into service as part of Megatron's [[zombie]] army in [[2012]], Astrotrain was part of a detachment ordered to chase down [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] and the [[Wrecker]]s. When [[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Skywarp]] managed to subdue Kup, Astrotrain was ordered by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] to return him to Megatron. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 2}} He and the other zombified Cybertronians were offlined permanently once [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Regeneration One|Circuit Smasher]] frizzle-fried the Ark's computer, [[Aunty|Auntie]]. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}} After Megatron's defeat, all of the deactivated zombies were piled into a large pit by the Autobots and obliterated from orbit. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}}
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====''Transformers '84''====
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As the [[Great War (G1)|war]] raged on Cybertron, Astrotrain was one of many Autobots and Decepticons seen in battle with one another. {{storylink|Transformers '84 issue 0|'84 #0}}
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===''Find Your Fate Junior''===
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====Autobot Alert!====
[[File:AutobotAlertAstrotrain.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"You win this round, squirrel!"]]
Astrotrain took part in a Decepticon ploy to take over Earth's communication satellites. Ferrying troops and weapons from Earth to the Decepticons’ ships in orbit, Astrotrain may have unknowingly been infiltrated by Hot Rod and Bumblebee. If so, Hot Rod may have commandeered Astrotrain's military controls to fire upon Cyclonus.

In another possible scenario, Astrotrain was sent into a wild spin out into space when the Autobots successfully sabotaged the Decepticons’ computer systems. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}
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====Project Brain Drain====
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Astrotrain was stationed at the Decepticons’ lab, charged with guarding the [[Brain Drain device]], with which the Decepticons planned to syphon away the Earthlings’ intelligence and transmute it into energy. In one possible scenario, he was one of the few Decepticons too afraid of Galvatron to desert his post when a squad of Autobots stormed the lab. He was unsuccessful in fending them off. {{storylink|Project Brain Drain}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Astrotrain warwithin.jpg|thumb|Finally, I get to fight instead of carry people.]]
When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] needed a major distraction to infiltrate the subsectors of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and establish Cybertron as a living war world, he sent Shockwave to command a full frontal assault against the Autobot capital. Astrotrain was among the many Decepticons who aided Shockwave in this siege {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} and aided several of his fellow airborne Decepticons in destroying bridges leading out of the Autobot stronghold. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} As the Decepticons managed to breach the Autobots' final defenses, Astrotrain came down to the ground to help in mopping up the last of the enemy soldiers. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} The Decepticons evacuated the area when [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] destroyed the place. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}}

Later on, after Megatron's disappearance led to a factioning of the Decepticon army, Astrotrain began serving with Starscream's [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacons]]. One of the group's attempt to secure a plenty of energon was foiled by the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]], led by Grimlock, who managed to distract Astrotrain and his teammates long enough to swipe their goods and make a quick getaway with them. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}}

The Predacons remained the only major hold out among the factions when [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] negotiated a great peace between the Autobots and Decepticons due to low energon reserves planet-wide. Astrotrain and the Predacons attempted to prevent the peace treaty and the consolidation of their opponents, but their efforts were in vain until the surprise return of Megatron with his new [[Air Warrior|Aerospace Extermination Squadron]], thousands of super-charged warriors grown from [[Quintesson]] cloning technology. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}}

The Decepticons managed to establish an [[Age of Internment]] until [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] finally returned to free the Autobots and equalize the sides once more. After the disappearance of the [[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]] and its crew, Astrotrain and his fellow future Triple Changers, Octane and Blitzwing, began serving directly under Shockwave's command. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}} Some time into Shockwave's reign, [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]] took over the Decepticons and posed as Shockwave to retain command over the other full-sized Transformers in the ranks. Astrotrain was among the troops duped by the diminutive 'bot into launching an all-out offensive, despite their resources being at an all-time low. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}} During what was meant to be a suicide mission, the Decepticons nearly claimed victory against the Autobots... until both factions' Micromasters turned up to put an end to the conflict. After the miniature 'bots began brandishing about Shockwave's decapitated head, the Decepticon forces got spooked and fled the battlefield. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}}

When Shockwave learned how to perfect his Triple Changer process after the [[Great Shutdown]], due to [[Unicron]]ian technology he pilfered from [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], Astrotrain was one of the first to benefit from the procedure.

In 2003, Astrotrain, along with [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], Blitzwing, [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] and Octane arrived with Shockwave on [[Earth]] to place the Earth-bound Transformers under arrest for war crimes and take them back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|New World Order}} {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}} They took Optimus Prime and most of his troops into custody, ferrying them back to the homeworld. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} But Optimus and his followers were soon freed from their cells, leading to an Autobot insurrection of Shockwave's regime. Astrotrain guarded Shockwave's tower during the uprising, keeping Kup, Prowl, and Arcee from breaching its perimeter. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}} Despite his best efforts, the Autobots were victorious, and the bulk of the Decepticon forces were taken prisoners. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

Despite Shockwave's defeat, Astrotrain and Blitzwing remained his loyal servants, and helped him set up a base of operations in Cybertron's wastelands. While on monitor duty, the pair spotted what appeared to be a derelict wandering about their perimeter. Shockwave sent out both triple-changers to investigate, and they made short work of the [[Air Warrior]] they found. While they were puzzling over what it was doing on Cybertron, they were ambushed by [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]], who informed them that Megatron had returned to retake control of his troops! This news caused Astrotrain to switch loyalties, while Blitzwing was destroyed. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:ArtofWar3 OmegaSupreme Sixshot Astrotrain.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|I choo choo choom you! And there's a picture of a trai...er, space shuttle]]
As part of [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s forces on Cybertron, Astrotrain attacked an Autobot peace ceremony alongside [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], Blitzwing and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]. The Autobots responded by activating [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], who blasted Astrotrain out of the air. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} When he opted to fight on ground level instead and wounded a [[Optimus Prime's rescuees|civilian]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] landed on top of him after falling from the sky, then proceeded to pummel the Triple Changer into the ground. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}
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===''The Beast Within''===
Astrotrain participated in an all-out Decepticon offensive against the Autobots. During its initial stages, the battle swayed in the Decepticons’ favour, and Astrotrain fired away at Powerglide as the Decepticon triple-changer stood atop the defeated Red Alert. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Infiltration issue 5|Transformers: Infiltration #5]]}}
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When [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] wanted to have a peaceful chat with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] in the early days of the Decepticon revolt, Astrotrain and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] held [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] hostage to make sure Orion didn't get any funny ideas. {{storylink|The Hunt for Soundwave}} This went well until Autobot reinforcements arrived, at which point Astrotrain was punched out by [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]]. {{storylink|Cause and Effect}} He later transported the Decepticons back to [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] after they saved Orion Pax from [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]]'s attack on [[Nyon]]. {{storylink|Choices}} Astrotrain later dropped Orion Pax and Megatron into Zeta Prime's citadel and after Zeta Prime's death, Megatron broke the alliance between him and Orion's unit. {{storylink|Overthrown}} When Megatron was defeated in combat with Orion-turned-Optimus Prime, [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] brought him to safety him by flying past on Astrotrain and grabbing him off the ground. {{storylink|Endgame}}

Looking to punish Megatron for leading the Decepticons into defeat, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] had Astrotrain carry his damaged leader into space and drop him off near [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]]. {{storylink|Derelicts}} Following a failed attack on [[Starsreach Spaceport]], [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]'s troops retreated on board Astrotrain, who brought them to the [[Toraxxis mega-refinery|Toraxxis crater]] on Scorponok's orders. {{storylink|Unleashed}} Astrotrain then took [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] to the planet of [[Canis Tor]] in order to recruit the wayward [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] back into the Decepticon fold. {{storylink|Primacy issue 2|Primacy #2}}

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In the wake of [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]'s world-ending rampage, {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1}}, Cybertron left was unable to support life and as the Cybertronian race fled to the stars Astrotrain fell under Starscream's command. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 5|Infiltration #5}} In the mid-19th century, Starscream formed a brief alliance with a swarm of [[Dire Wraith]]s led by [[Vekktral]] in the hopes of stealing an [[energon synthesizer]] that had been developed by the [[Solstar Order]] to nourish their Cybertronian recruit [[Stardrive]]. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 2|Shining Armor #2}}

Astrotrain adopted a new [[alternate mode]] based off a [[Galactic Council]] shuttle and used it to ferry the Wraiths, disguised as Council representatives, to the Solstar Order station ''[[Orchid Crossing]]'' over the icy world of [[Xetaxxis]]. Vekktral soon revealed himself as a Wraith imposter and Astrotrain transformed into robot mode and opened fire on the [[Space Knight]]s, killing [[Auxin]], before he himself was pinned down by [[Sata]]. The situation quickly worsened when the Autobots arrived, {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 1|Shining Armor #1}} and an attempt by the Dire Wraiths to assimilate [[Sky Blast (G1)|Sky Blast]] turned him into an uncontrollable monster. Deciding to use the chaos to his advantage, Starscream told Astrotrain to aid him in retrieving the synthesizer, which was cut short when [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] sabotaged the station and sent it tumbling towards the planet below. Starscream ordered Astrotrain to evacuate the Dire Wraiths in his shuttle mode; as the Decepticons and Wraiths regrouped, Vekktral used Astrotrain's sensors to deduce that the Wraith/Cybertronian hybrid had survived reentry.
{{storylink|Shining Armor issue 2|Shining Armor #2}}

[[File:ShiningArmor3-AstrotrainAndVekktral.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|[[Vekktral|He]]'s goin' off the rails on a crazy train.]]
The Decepticons caught up with the monster as it rampaged through a [[Xetaxxan|Xetaxxian]] village and eventually burned itself out, though Vekktral was enthusiastic about trying again, Starscream made it clear that it wouldn't be his men that Vekktral sacrificed. While Starscream and the [[Conehead]]s headed off to retrieve the synthesizer from the wreckage, Astrotrain hung back with Vekktral and his Wraiths to spring a trap for the Autobots. When a group of Xetaxxans — preying on [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] 's sympathy for the natives — revealed themselves as Wraiths, Astrotrain crashed through a wall to ferry Vekktral into battle, forcing Magnus to fight a rearguard action while Bumblebee and Sata made a beeline for the station. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 3|Shining Armor #3}}

In the ensuing melee, Astrotrain wisely stuck to the sidelines and merely watched as Magnus battled — and eventually succumbed to — the swarm of Wraiths, observing with some discomfort as Vekktral used his [[magic]] to merge with the Autobot into another monstrous fusion. Astrotrain rejoined the other Decepticons as the Wraith-Magnus led the charge against the Autobot-Knight alliance... but was unprepared for Vekktral to backstab his mechanical allies, intending to turn them into more Wraith hybrids. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 4|Shining Armor #4}} Ensnared by Wraiths, Astrotrain was rescued by Blitzwing; the two Triple Changers joined Starscream as he announced a new plan: to grab the synthesizer and get off world as fast as possible. Stardrive tailed them and managed to rip off Starscream's wings, forcing Astrotrain to carry their humiliated leader offworld as the Seeker detonated the energon synthesizer so that the Autobots couldn't have it either. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 5|Shining Armor #5}}

[[File:Infiltration5 AstrotrainImwaiting.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|left|Not even alien invasions can stop Astrotrain from updating his blog.]]

A century later, Astrotrain was still a part of Starscream's squad, now operating under the [[infiltration protocol]]. They arrived and worked covertly on [[Earth]] for at least four years, working to destabilize Earth's governing organizations and create global anarchy. Astrotrain oversaw the extraction and refinement of the mysterious, Energon-like substance, [[Ore-13]], {{storylink|Infiltration issue 5|Infiltration #5}} but despite having sampled its power, he was unwilling to stand alongside Starscream against Megatron. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6|Infiltration #6}}

Later on, he took Starscream's place as the Earthbound Decepticon Infiltration Unit's second-in-command under Megatron, and continued to oversee the Ore-13 research. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} During Megatron's scheme to escalate the tensions between [[Brasnya]] and [[Russia]], Astrotrain served as air cover for their ground forces, but was severely damaged by [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] {{storylink|Escalation issue 4|Escalation #4}} {{storylink|Escalation issue 5|Escalation #5}} and later retreated.

After being humiliated in battle with Optimus Prime, Megatron ordered [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] to come to Earth several phases before his presence is normally requested. Upon hearing this, the wire in Astrotrain's forehead nearly exploded, but Megatron told him to shut up. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6|Escalation #6}}

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Astrotrain was involved in Megatron's plot in the country of Latveria. He helped supercharge his fellow Decepticons with energy siphoned from [[Spider-Man]] as part of the Decepticons' "[[Mirror response mode]]." {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Two}} While other Decepticons helped fend off the combined forces of the Autobots and the Avengers, Astrotrain remained within the Decepticons' Latverian installation at Megatron's side. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Three}} When Megatron headed outside to deal with the opposition personally, Spider-Man broke free of his restraints, and Astrotrain attempted to subdue the super-hero once more. Unexpectedly, he was stunned by [[Doctor Doom]], the human villain being spiteful over Megatron's recent betrayal. After Earth's heroes managed to destroy the "Psycho-Prism" integral to Megatron's scheme, the Decepticon leader recognized that the current mission no longer served a purpose. Megatron warped Astrotrain and the rest of his troops away from the battlefield before retreating himself. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Four}}

Witnessing his leader straying further from protocol every nano-klik but knowing none of them would dare tell Megatron he was wrong, Astrotrain decided to do the unthinkable, something no sane Transformer would ever do except as a very last resort: deliberately reactivate Starscream so he could do it ''for'' them. {{storylink|Devastation issue 1|Devastation #1}} {{storylink|Devastation issue 2|Devastation #2}}

[[File:Devastation6 shownomercy.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.95|Don't cross the streams, Blitzwing!]]
When the alien [[Reaper]]s suddenly attacked their headquarters, {{storylink|Devastation issue 4|Devastation #4}} Astrotrain left his post (forcing Blitzwing to cover for him) to plot how to exploit the situation with Starscream (though he was openly concerned if the plan failed they'd be dead). The plan worked: Starscream successfully removed Sixshot from the board and attacked the Reapers, at which point Astrotrain popped up in the command bunker to go "look at how brave Starscream is bravely attacking the Reapers by himself!". Megatron deduced what was going on behind his back, but instead of punishment, led the Decepticons into battle. {{storylink|Devastation issue 5|Devastation #5}} After the destruction of the Reapers, Astrotrain expressed surprise at their victory and callously declared that the deaths of [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] were acceptable losses. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}

[[File:AHM3 Astrotrain.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|Somebody didn't mind the gap.]]
A year later, the Decepticons on Earth, including Astrotrain, defeated the Autobots on the planet in a mighty battle. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}} {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} As the Decepticons subsequently began conquering the planet, Astrotrain carried on being by-the-book and tactically minded in the attack on [[New York City]], suggesting they send the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] to handle ground forces to avoid ballistic attacks. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2|All Hail Megatron #2}} [[Marissa Faireborn]] would watch as Astrotrain and his fellow Decepticons went on a rampage through the city. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}}

He also took to the subway lines in locomotive form to eradicate the humans hiding in the subway stations. Inexplicably, his train mode was seen to resemble an outdated steam locomotive instead of the diesel freight engine it had been a year earlier. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 3|All Hail Megatron #3}} Astrotrain was one of many Decepticons to listen to Megatron's speech about conquest. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 4|All Hail Megatron #4}} He later watched Starscream try to take control of the Decepticons using [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], although the revolt was interrupted by the arrival of human jets from [[Europe]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}} This was soon followed by the return of the exiled Autobots, at which point Astrotrain wrestled with [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] and laughed at the Autobots when they were seemingly retreating (in reality, they were just [[Omega Supreme (G1)|making room]]). Astrotrain was then tackled into a building by Roadbuster, who commented that the Decepticon was a "lightweight". {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} Megatron and his army were defeated, {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}} and Astrotrain served as their escape vehicle as they fled Earth. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 13|Uneasy Lies the Head}}

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Three years later, Astrotrain was stationed on the desolate asteroid base where Starscream was in charge. He responded to [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]]'s infiltration of the base, but ended up running straight past the intruder without noticing. {{storylink|Heart Like a Wheel}} When Megatron finally returned to take back command, Astrotrain and the other Decepticons watched him brutally punish Starscream for his actions. {{storylink|Spotlight: Megatron}} They then followed Megatron back to Earth for revenge. There, Astrotrain was present when Megatron was approached by a lone Optimus Prime, and was ordered to stop the Autobot when he apparently tried to escape. As it turned out, Prime was only getting some distance away from the imminent impact of a satellite he had arranged to be dropped on the Decepticons from space. Astrotrain and his comrades were blown sky high from the ensuing explosion. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}}

Megatron then let himself be captured by the Autobots and taken to Cybertron, where he used the [[space bridge]] technology built into in his new body to summon Astrotrain and the other Decepticons who were waiting on Earth. {{storylink|The Question}} At first they did battle with the Autobots, but were soon mind-controlled by [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] into combining with his [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]] army and forming a huge monster. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} After the war, Astrotrain was among a Cybertronian crowd recruited by Starscream to pressure [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] into revealing one of his secret discoveries below ground on Cybertron. After following Starscream underground, they witnessed [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]], a dying [[Titan (group)|Titan]], declare that Starscream was the Cybertronian destined to unite their whole race. Astrotrain and the other Cybertronians celebrated by carrying Starscream on their shoulders through Iacon. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}}

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In spite of his support of Starscream, Astrotrain's true loyalty lay with Shockwave and Soundwave, who were secretly in contact with Megatron. As part of Megatron's plan, he and the other loyalists were captured by a mind-controlled Prowl and taken to the [[Black Room]], {{storylink|The End of the Beginning of the World}} where they were upgraded into new forms in preparation of their leader's return. {{storylink|The Verge}} Astrotrain then proceeded to aid Blitzwing in capturing a mixed group of Autobots and [[NAIL|neutrals]] sent to investigate Prowl, running over [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] and breaking off his arm in the process. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} While it looked like the Decepticons had the upper hand, Astrotrain was taken off guard along with the others when [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] revealed her true loyalties to the Autobots and killed [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]. In the Decepticons' resulting escape from the Black Room, Astrotrain helped provide covering fire. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}} The Decepticons went on to fight the Autobots over control of Iacon, but the battle ended with Megatron defeated and Starscream rising to leadership of the neutrals. Starscream's first action was to exile all Autobots and Decepticons who refused to abandon their factions, including Astrotrain. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}}

[[File:Winners&Losers-Astrotrain.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|Astrotrain lost his caboose.]]

Out in the wilderness, Soundwave declared that he would lead the Decepticons to hunt down the deserted Shockwave, but Astrotrain and Blitzwing were sick of listening to him after their recent failure and rebelled. They attacked the communications expert and fought his cassettes until the fight was broken up by [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] and Soundwave left to confront Shockwave alone. {{storylink|Shockpoint}} He soon returned and tried to rally Astrotrain and the other Decepticons again, claiming they had to save all Cybertron from Shockwave's machinations. {{storylink|Soundwaves (issue)|Soundwaves}} As the Decepticon forces converged on Shockwave's newly arrived [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]], they ran into the exiled Autobots and a battle broke out. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}} They were rudely interrupted when the Necrotitan suddenly unleashed an energy wave that gravely wounded soldiers on both sides, among them Astrotrain. {{storylink|Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|Winners & Losers}}

Having lost his legs and an arm to the death wave, Astrotrain was carried to safety and guarded by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. He let his defenders borrow his binoculars, explaining he had bad eyes but kept this secret so Megatron wouldn't consider him a liability. {{storylink|No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|No Exit}} Astrotrain wound up at the Autobots' wasteland camp, and when the Necrotitan was defeated by [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], he and the other death wave victims were cured from its corruption. He also got his limbs back somehow. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}} He celebrated the victory by going to [[Swerve's]] to drink and sing alongside both Autobots and Decepticons. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} The celebrations came to an end when Shockwave put his final plan into action and summoned an army of [[Ammonite]]s to Cybertron, forcing all Autobots and Decepticons to fight back. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}}

[[File:TheMindBomb-SpaceBus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|In case that "Astrotrain" trademark falls through.]]
Following Shockwave's defeat, Astrotrain fell under the command of new Decepticon leader Galvatron, who took his troops to Earth under Soundwave's advice of starting a new approach to peace there. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}} When an enraged Galvatron went on a rampage in their ship, the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', Astrotrain tried to calm him down only to end up redirecting the rage at himself. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} When the ''Nemesis'' was brought down by Prowl during the Autobots' attack on the [[Earth Defense Command]]'s [[Marshall Islands|Bikini Atoll]] base, Astrotrain was injured and had to be pulled out of the wreckage by Blitzwing. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}}

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Astrotrain then ended up taking Galvatron to a swamp for a secret meeting with Arcee. Astrotain was a little stupefied when Galvatron offered to kill him after Arcee expressed annoyance at his not coming alone, and was also not happy about the bugs infesting the area; his intake manifolds got full of them, and a rather large one startled him when it flew up to his face. {{storylink|Now and On Earth}} Astrotrain next transported some tanks of oxygen, along with a group of Decepticons and humans, to the Decepticons' [[Jupiter]] commune, which was in the midst of being constructed (and which he considered to be a much better place to visit than a swamp). He thought the docking process could have been a little gentler, but didn't hold any ill feelings against the [[Stockbridge|human crew member]] responsible. {{storylink|South of Heaven}}

As the Decepticons made preparations to board the Autobots' [[Ark-7|ship]] and seize its space bridge, Astrotrain wondered how long it would be before the craft's power ran out and the force field surrounding it was gone. He also expressed confusion at the idea that Galvatron had ever been young. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}}

Soon after, Astrotrain and the Decepticon elite were summoned to Shanghai, China by Galvatron, as the Decepticon invasion of Earth was to begin. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}}. When Optimus Prime and his forces arrived in Shanghai, Astrotrain and the rest of the Decepticons present engaged with them. He was one of the Decepticons teleported away from the battle when the [[People's Liberation Army Mecha Force]] attacked the battling Cybertronians. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}} He dropped Galvatron off at the Copahua volcano for his "appointment" with Arcee, then later picked him up. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}}

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He was once again among Galvatron's Decepticons fighting forces defending the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' at the bottom of the ocean. When Galvatron turned the Earth into a giant [[Enigma of Combination]], Astrotrain was forcibly combined with [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]], [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]], and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] into [[Galvatronus (Generations)|Galvatronus]] (Astrotrain formed the left leg). Galvatronus punched [[Victorion]] and grappled with [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] with support from two [[Seeker clone]]s. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} After Superion disabled the Earth Enigma, Galvatronus was disassembled into his components. Galvatron ordered Astrotrain to carry him away from the battle while under fire from [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], leaving the rest of the Decepticons behind. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}}

[[File:NoFairFight-AstrotrainDies.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|"Then there was trouble..."]]
The two fled in the direction of [[Sanctuary Station]], but were pursued into space by [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] and Arcee. Galvatron shot and disabled Cosmos, who was then able to shoot Astrotrain in the engine, forcing him to enter Jupiter's atmosphere. They were pursued further into Jupiter's atmosphere, but could not land due to Jupiter being a gas giant. Astrotrain tried to convince Galvatron to let him retreat to the space station, claiming he would be able to get free somehow, but Galvatron told him he was not yet through serving the Decepticon cause. Galvatron sacrificed Astrotrain by flinging him in his disabled shuttle mode at Arcee, who trisected him with her swords. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}}

His divided body was subsequently infected by an alien organism that altered his physiology, keeping his [[brain module]] alive, and seemingly moved him back to Earth where the three pieces crashed in different locations. They were targeted by [[V.E.N.O.M.]] and [[Destro]], who sought to use the organism as a genetic weapon, but [[M.A.S.K.]] and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] put a stop to their plan by retrieving them first. {{istorylink|The Deathstone}}
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====Spotlight: Mirage====
With the Autobots reduced to a small rag-tag rabble, Astrotrain accompanied Starscream's small strike team to the [[Pegasus Star Cluster]]. Astrotrain and Blitzwing both attacked Optimus Prime after the mercenary [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] destroyed the Autobot bunker's security system, allowing the Decepticons in. Astrotrain avoided death when Mirage forced Prime to lower his weapon in exchange for [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]'s life. He could barely hold Prime back as Mirage executed [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], losing his grip when the furious Autobot leader attacked the mercenary.

But it was all Mirage's dream... or was it? {{storylink|Spotlight: Mirage}}

===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:Astrotrain HOS.jpg|left|thumb|That's Mister The Astrotrain.]]
Referred to as ''the'' Astrotrain, he was a black-and-purple locomotive, with a retracted propeller on the front and batwings along the side.

The Decepticons built (or modified) the Astrotrain to be the locomotive engine pulling their battle train to [[New York City]]. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}} En route he rammed through an Army blockade undamaged, but ended up driving off a cliff thanks to [[John Henry]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], and apparently falling to his destruction... despite having wings. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 4|Hearts of Steel #4}}

{{IDW HOS}}

===''Lil Formers''===
Astrotrain loaned out his right hand to serve as a prop for [[BotCon 2006]]. Though he hoped to get it right back after the convention, it didn't seem that would be the case. {{storylink|Lil Formers}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
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Astrotrain was one of the Decepticons who accompanied Megatron in his attacks on Earth in the 21st century. He was first seen going on a rampage in the Japanese district of [[Shinjuku]], forcibly pushing a train along from behind while in his own train mode, threatening to derail it. [[Mirage (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Mirage]] and [[Grimlock (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Grimlock]] arrived to save the train, prompting Astrotrain to switch to shuttle mode and take off through the city, shattering windows and forcing [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Bumblebee]] to shield human bystanders from the rain of glass with their own bodies. He then transformed into [[robot mode]] and began battling the Autobots, who were unaware he was merely staging a diversion so the other Decepticons could raid a power plant. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 2}} The powerful Triple-Changer had the Autobots on the ropes until their newest ally, [[Hot Rod (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Rodimus]], arrived to join the fight. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 3}}

===''Henkei! Henkei! Generations'' manga===
When the [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] of another universe attempted to attack [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Astrotrain and [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] defended their leader. However, Starscream possessed Onslaught and used his body to knock out Astrotrain. {{storylink|Starscream's New Body}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' Bun Bun manga===
Astrotrain was among the small group of Decepticons serving under [[Megatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Megatron]] who departed Cybertron in pursuit of the [[Energon cube#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Energon Cube]]. When the Cube crash-landed on Earth and shattered into fragments, Astrotrain and the other Decepticons took on the forms of local vehicles and machinery to remain hidden while searching for the shards.

Eleven years after the crash of the Cube, when [[Ramjet (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Ramjet]] and [[Starscream (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Starscream]] found themselves battling the Autobots in the Japanese town of [[Hoshinochō]], Ramjet put in the call to Astrotrain. Astrotrain passed the message on to Megatron, who departed the Decepticons' warehouse base to join the fight. {{storylink|Enter! The Transformers}}

Some time later, Astrotrain joined Starscream and Ramjet in attacking a hydroelectric power plant, and easily fended off the leaderless Autobots who resisted them, as [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Optimus Prime]] was incapacitated at the time. Astrotrain took down [[Bumblebee (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Bumblebee]] and [[Mirage (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Mirage]] single-handedly, then transformed to shuttle mode so the other Decepticons could load the [[energon cube]]s they had gathered. When the revived Optimus Prime came speeding onto the scene soon after, Astrotrain quickly took off in a bid for escape, but was struck by a powered-up blast from Prime's [[ion blaster]] and disappeared in a colossal explosion. However, he was barely able to make it back to the Decepticons' undersea base to deliver the stolen energon cubes, but was denied any usage by [[Cyclonus (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Cyclonus]]. {{storylink|Time of Resurrection}} Astrotrain did not reappear again throughout the Transformers' battles on Earth.

===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
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===''Transformers: All Spark''===
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===''Cloud''===
[[File:Cloud Astrotrain.jpg|thumb]]

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===''Kre-O'' comic===
[[File:KreO-webcomic-5-Astrotrain.jpg|left|thumb|200px]]
Astrotrain was part of a massive Decepticon invasion force intended to ruin the Autobots' picnic. However, [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] plowed through them with his truck and left them scattered... and then left. Returning to the scene after.. ''ahem'', taking care of some pressing business, Optimus gathered up the still-wiped-out Kreons, bound them up on a flatbed trailer, and took them to the picnic. {{storylink|Emergency! Hurry to the Base, Optimus!}}
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
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The Astrotrain, "the Hell Ride", was an old foe of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] {{storylink|Pax Megatronus}} and shuttled captured prisoners down the Polyhex Killway and to the horrifying [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. These passengers included some squishy humans, [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and [[Scarlett]], who sneaked aboard him. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}} Shortly after, just before the destruction of Earth, Astrotrain engaged Omega once more and was soundly trounced. {{storylink|Pax Megatronus}}
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===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Astrotrain was one of the many Decepticons who pursued the [[AllSpark]] to Earth. He participated in an enormous battle against the Autobots in a human settlement. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
Partnered with the [[Titan Master]] [[Darkmoon]], who granted him cloaking ability, {{storylink|#TitansReturn|''Titans Return'' Darkmoon/Astrotrain toy bio}} Astrotrain was part of a group of Decepticons dispatched to [[Eukaris]] in the hopes of intercepting [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Clobber]]. While the other Decepticons set up an ultimately bungled ambush, Astrotrain swooped down to try and capture the two Autobots. Later, Astrotrain was present for a Decepticon attack led by [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] on Cybertron. {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}

===''Win If You Dare''===
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===2019 IDW continuity===
:*''First appearance:'' [[The Change In Your Nature Part Four|''Transformers'' issue #16]]

[[File:TheChangeInYourNaturePart4-Astrotrain.jpg|thumb|left|300px|I'm the last of the good ol' puffer trains. I'm the last of the soot and scum brigade. And all this peaceful living is drivin' me insane.]]

Astrotrain was a member of [[the Rise]]. A large-scale Cybertronian, he acted as transport for [[Slipstream (G1)|Slipstream]] and her team of Risers as they attacked a [[Titan Net]] subsidiary hub. The Rise injected a data-bomb into the hub to disable all the orbiting [[Titan (group)|Titans]] save [[Vigilem]] whom [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]] imparted new orders on. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four}} Once Vigilem moved into action, Slipstream ordered the Rise to depart before [[Security Operations]] arrived. Though Astrotrain was confident he could defeat anything Security threw at them, Slipstream deemed a confrontation unnecessary and reiterated her command. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five}}

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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===
{{spoilers|Earthrise episode 6|January 31, 2021}}
Astrotrain was among the Decepticon troops that attacked the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] after its location had been discovered. {{storylink|Siege episode 6}} When the ship managed to escape through a Spacebridge, he joined Megatron's crew to pursue it aboard the Nemesis. However, their subsequent battle with the Ark resulted in Wheeljack and a few other Autobots taking control of the bridge, forcing Astrotrain and many other Decepticons to surrender. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 6}}

==Commercial appearances==
*Astrotrain battle against both [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]. As more Autobots joined the fray, Astrotrain feigned a retreat in his locomotive mode, only to take to the air and double back in his shuttle mode as the busted rails came to an end. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Triple Changers and Perceptor|Triple Changers and Perceptor commercial}}
*Astrotrain and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] had the Autobots [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] pinned down, until [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] and [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] arrived to turn the tide of battle. Though the Decepticon triple-changers attempted to flee, their Autobot counterparts were able to keep pace by rapidly shifting through all three of their modes. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sandstorm, Broadside, Octane|Sandstorm, Broadside, and Octane commercial}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
[[File:TF PS2 Astrotrain.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
{{bigquote|Astrotrain, the triplechanger! With space shuttle and train engine forms, this is the ultimate transporter. He carries the logistical burden of the Decepticons' evil plans!|The [[narrator]]|''[[The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers]]''}}
{{voiceactor|[[Russ Veillard]] (English)}}

====Autobot story====
Megatron sent Astrotrain to collect the energy they had drained from the [[Monogan Hydroelectric Power Station]]. When Astrotrain was almost at the generator, he had caught up to a squad of Autobots who had come to stop the Decepticons. Astrotrain got the Autobots' attention by blowing his train whistle and approached them in his train form. When he reached the Autobots, he transformed to robot form and announced that all the energy at the power station belonged to the Decepticons. He told the Autobot squad his orders, warned them that he would destroy the Autobots if they got in his way, and threatened to show them the true power of a triple changer. Optimus Prime requested that Astrotrain leave, but the locomotive/space shuttle Transformer brushed this off with a "whatever", and engaged the Autobots. Despite his best efforts, Astrotrain was defeated. Optimus told the triple changer to fly back on his prized wings, back to Megatron. Realizing that he was defeated, Astrotrain decided to retreat, transforming to his space shuttle form and blasted off. He faced off the Autobots once again outside ELTA. Despite having already fought Snapdragon, Apeface, and countless Decepticon foot soldiers in between them all, the Autobots managed to overcome the triple changer once again.

====Decepticon story====
Astrotrain was a member of a team that Megatron sent to investigate a mysterious UFO that was spotted in the area of [[Zel Samine]]. Something caused the team to lose contact with the main Decepticon forces, and they found out that they could not leave the planet, as Zel's sun, [[Paradius]], emitted electromagnetic rays that was harmful to them. Unable to contact Megatron and with no way to leave the planet safely, Astrotrian and the others scattered across Zel.

The Decepticon forces went to Zel in order to investigate, and Astrotrain found the Decepticons while they were at the hydroelectric power station. He called out to them in his train mode and blew his whistle. He rolled up to them and transformed to robot mode once he was close enough, expressing relief for finding them as his energon supplies had been getting low. When Megatron announced that he was sure Astrotrain would be useful, Astrotrain assured him that he was great in fighting, not just for transporting. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}
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===''Transformers Battle Circuit''===
Astrotrain, one of the "greatest Transformers of all time," was part of a Decepticon team that participated in a tournament on Cybertron. He faced off against a team of Autobots in a series of one-on-one matches. If he managed to defeat Bumblebee, Rodimus, Grimlock, Jetfire, and Optimus Prime, Astrotrain was declared to be the tournament's champion! {{storylink|Transformers Battle Circuit}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
After [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] crashed into a movie set, [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]], [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], and Astrotrain were sent to retrieve him and the weapon he was transporting. Unfortunately they got into an altercation with the Autobots and failed to destroy the film evidence of the crash, which subsequently made it into a blockbuster film. {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood (Legends)|Hoist Goes Hollywood}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Astrotrain.jpg|thumb|400px]]
Astrotrain participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Rare character who could be recruited after collecting 100 units of Cybermetal, 50 units of Transmetal, and 30 exclusive cores. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Astrotrain-EarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=2]]
Astrotrain was sent to the [[Enigma of Combination|Enigma]] battlefield to grab the Enigma so the Decepticons could make combiners. But he ran into [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]. The two had some banter, until Astrotrain left, saying they would settle it later, Triple-changer to Triple-changer. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}

*'''Class''': Triple Changer
*'''Weapons''': Astrotrain dual wields large laser rifles to deal damage to whatever he targets.
*Abilities: Being a triple changer Astrotrain is available to two abilities!
**'''Defensive Perimeter''': Bombard all nearby targets with 8 missiles that deal 27 damage. Also puts up a defensive shield that attracts defensives!
**'''Aerial Support''': Rush to a friendly bot healing heath in a wide area when landing.

==Toys and merchandise==
{{main|Astrotrain (G1)/toys}}

==Notes==
[[File:AstrotrainCharacterModel.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|That ass be fly, yo.]]
*In an early Japanese sales catalog from 1985, the black and white Astrotrain was listed as an '''Autobot''' with the [[List of Japanese ID numbers|ID number]] 16, with [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron]] being #17 (when released, Megatron was #16, while Astrotrain was #48). In fact, the more realistic black and white deco ''does'' look more like an Autobot...
*Astrotrain's [[character model]] is a bit of a confused collection of contradictions.
**As noted above, the model was based upon an early prototype of his toy, with a different head design and color scheme. However, like most of the new season 2 characters, it is apparent that this character model was created with only a front-facing photo of the toy for reference—a ''mistransformed'' photo, in Astrotrain's case, which did not have his shuttle tailfin unfolded into its chestplate form, leading to that feature being missing from Astrotrain's cartoon and comic book appearance. Further, since his rear-view character model was then created working only from this design, the designers, unware of where it was ''supposed'' to go, wound up placing the tailfin on his back. Due to the prominence of the animation model, Astrotrain is typically depicted without a chestplate in fiction, but the feature was retained for the 2006 ''Classics'' toy.
**However, an ''earlier'' version of his model exists that has a different rear-view design that does ''not'' have the tailfin on his back. This version, which also features much more detailed wings (incorporating circular shapes that might be based on where his train-wheels end up in robot mode on the toy), can be seen in the original [[Commercial/Generation 1|commercial]] advertising the toy, and also appears in a few scenes of "[[Triple Takeover]]," drawn very inconsistently.
**Speaking of "Triple Takeover", it, along with any other episodes animated by either [[AKOM]] or the [[unknown Generation 1 animation studios]], consistently uses the alternate ''colors'' from this early model for all Astrotrain's appearances, giving him a toy-accurate grey helmet, and mostly-grey shoulder wheels, when the finished animation model uses purple.
**Both early and finished models also gave Astrotrain two eyes, even though the original toy had a visor. The separate eyes were also used for subsequent depictions of the character in fiction, as well as the 2006 ''Classics'' toy.
*According to "The God Gambit", Astrotrain believes that [[Fandom|those who worship Transformers]] are fools.
[[File:TheTransformerTheMovie-Astrotrainexcaping.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Not shown: Thomas and the stationmaster's house.]]
*Astrotrain, along with Cosmos and Omega Supreme, was one of three space-faring characters added to the cartoon in 1985. In addition to the usual voice flanging given to the show's robotic characters, all three had an echoing reverberation applied to their voices, presumably to play up the "outer space" aspect.
*Astrotrain's voice in the G1 cartoon contained a peculiarly-modulated flange effect, mixing a normal voice with a higher-pitched version of the same recording.
*While Astrotrain does not appear in the [[The Transformers: Stormbringer|''Stormbringer'' comic series]] (due in part to him being on Earth at the time), the trade paperback includes a design sketch for a Triple Changer which appears to be intended as Astrotrain's pre-Earth Cybertronian form.
*In the [[2005 IDW continuity]] during [[Simon Furman]] and [[E. J. Su]]'s run, Astrotrain's flight mode was originally depicted as a realistically rendered space vehicle, while his train mode was a modern diesel-electric locomotive akin to a {{w|GE U28C|General Electric U28C model}}... with a decidedly non-standard giant cannon mounted on the engine cowling. From ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' onward, however, Astrotrain's robot mode was reworked to better resemble his ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' toy... but rather than transforming into that toy's bullet train form, he instead becomes a purple D62 steam locomotive like his original toy. There is probably a [[Trukk not munky|good reason]] for that.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Astrotrain''' (アストロトレイン ''Asutorotorein'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Űrvonat''' ("Space Train"), '''Űrmozdony''' ("Space Engine", first ''The Movie'' dub)
*''Italian:'' '''Triplex Uno''' ("Triplex One")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Tàikōng Huǒchē''' (Taiwan, 太空火車, "Space Train"), '''Dà Huǒchē''' (China, 大火车, "Big Train")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Astro-Comboio''' (Portugal, "Astro-Train")
*''Russian:'' '''Astropoyezd''' (Астропоезд, "Astrotrain")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Astrotyag''' (Астротяг, "Astrohauler")

==External links==
*[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/reissue/Astrotrain_template.html Original Hasbro Astrotrain, original Takara Astrotrain and Takara reissue Astrotrain at TF-1.com]
*[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/reissue/Animeastro_template.html e-Hobby Astrotrain and original Astrotrain at TF-1.com]

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Twins (ROTF)

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Ed: Hardcore is one word

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:''The Twins are a couple of redneck-lookin' [[Autobot|'bots]] from the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:ROTF movie SkidsMudflap bigmother.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|I grabbed me a chair and said "Watch 'im, folks, 'cause he's a thoroughly dangerous man!"]]

When a [[spark]] splits into two separate sparks, the resulting two Cybertronians are considered [[twin]]s, with an incredibly close bond. One such division yielded [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]], a pair of doofy-looking, hyperactive chatterboxes who refer to themselves simply as '''the Twins'''.

The inseparable pair spends more time fighting with each other than paying attention to anything going on around them. They like to think they're hardcore, but when their guard drops, it turns out they're basically a couple of robot rednecks. Still, they can hold their own in a fight, and they are eager to show [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] just how skilled they are. Whether this will end up getting them killed is another question, though they have had some extremely close calls before.

Each twin can transform into smaller separate vehicles or combine for a single, more durable alternate mode.<ref>[[Transformers Comic issue 2.1|Skids Profile, Transformers #1 (Titan, Vol.2)]] — greatly expanded from his ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: The Movie Universe|The Movie Universe]]'' bio</ref> Upon first arriving on [[Earth]], the twins took the form of a beat-up old ice cream truck,<ref>[[Alliance issue 4]]</ref> but later [[Scanning|scanned]] a couple of slick new Chevy cars for disguises.<ref>[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)]]</ref>

==Fiction==
:''See [[Skids (ROTF)#Fiction]]; [[Mudflap (ROTF)#Fiction]]''

==Toys==
:''See also [[Skids (ROTF)#Toys]]; [[Mudflap (ROTF)#Toys]]''

===''Revenge of the Fallen''===

{{anchor|Icecreamtruck}}
[[File:ROTF Deluxe Skids&Mudflap toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|I cuss, you cuss, we all cuss for asparagus!]]
*'''Autobot Skids And Mudflap''' (Deluxe, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RA-20'''

:This two-pack of the twin Autobot brothers can combine into a single, old-fashioned ice cream truck. The vehicle splits in half right down the middle of its chassis (similar to how it does in the film) to create the two small robot forms. Other than the transformation, the toy features no [[gimmick]]s.

:Mudflap's heels are too thick for his feet to fold up properly in vehicle mode, though this can be fixed by trimming them. Also, this toy may be the first Transformer to feature the typeface Comic Sans, which is used to write "MADE FRESH FOR YOU" across both front wheel hubs. But that's on Skids's half, so Mudflap is partly absolved here.

:Both Skids and Mudflap have sculpted rust detailing all over the Ice cream tuck, but for some reason, they are not painted.

:Amusingly, the ice cream truck accommodates [[Human Alliance]] human figures ''really'' well.

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*'''Shanghai Showdown''' (Multi-pack, 2010)
:The twins in this set have additional decals for you to put on (save for the "suck my popsicle" slogan) and painted rust and "Caution Children" for the ice cream truck mode. They come with a redecoed version of [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]].

===Transformers (2010)===
{{anchor|SpyBattle}}
*'''High-Speed Spy Battle''' (Multi-pack, 2010)
[[File:TargetHighSpeedSpyBattle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Calling it 'Slow and Ungainly Goofball Battle' just didn't have the same ring to it.]]
:This [[Target]]-exclusive two pack (or three pack, depending on [[Rack'n'Ruin (G1)|how you count]]) features a redecoed Sideways and the ice-cream truck mode of Mudflap and Skids, which replaces most of the robot mode white plastic on the originals with a rusty brown, adds even more rusty paint applications than the earlier "Shanghai Showdown" version and omits the comic-sans "Made fresh for you" on the front wheel wells of the truck.
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==Merchandise==
===''Robot Heroes''===
[[File:Robotheroestwinswidewaysprimedemolishorsideswipe.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Shanghai Shootout''' (Multi-pack, 2010)
:Shanghai Shootout replicates the opening action scene from ''Revenge of the Fallen'', featuring figurines of [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] in their combined ice cream truck mode, [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] (vehicle mode), [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]], and [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] (vehicle mode). Demolishor is a slightly-oversized figure and the centerpiece of the box set.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/RHVMIceCreamSkidsMudflap/skidsmudflap.htm More information on ''Robots Heroes'' ice cream truck Skids and Mudflap at TFU.info]''

==Controversy==
From watching ''Revenge of the Fallen'', it should be pretty obvious that the depiction of the Twins is rooted in racist stereotypes of African-Americans. Their illiteracy in [[Cyberglyphics]] is framed as "never learnin' to read", they speak in an overall stereotypical manner, and are generally shown to not be very clever and quick to violence. Furthermore, compared to the other Autobots (and even fellow black-coded movie Autobot [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]]), their designs are visibly more hunched and ugly, with disfigured faces and a gold buck tooth on Skids. [[Tales of the Fallen issue 6|One later attempt]] to "smooth over" the problem would reveal that the pair act the way they do due to them being brain damaged, which only exacerbates the issue.

What's unclear is where exactly this imagery originated from: writers [[Roberto Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]] claimed to have been following [[Michael Bay|Michael Bay’s]] lead on the character, while Bay stated that it came from a piece of improv by actors [[Tom Kenny]] and [[Reno Wilson]]. Though Kenny, who is white, declined to comment when interviewed, Wilson, who is black, stated that they had been given direction to play the twins as "wannabe gangster types". This was apparently supposed to play off the fact that, as alien robots who had learned human language and culture from the internet, they could not be black, with Wilson likening them to white rappers like {{w|Kevin Federline}}.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090626132026/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/24/transformers-jivetalking-_n_220005.html Transformers' Jive-Talking Robots Raise Race Issues - The Huffington Post]</ref> What this means for Jazz, as well as the [[Brains|other]] [[Mohawk|characters]] Wilson has played, is unknown. Whatever the intent, nobody involved seems to want to be tied to the issue. Orci and Kurtzman have attempted to distance themselves from the characters, stating that the stereotypes weren't in their script.<ref>[http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/orci-and-kurtzman-respond-to-claims-of-racism-in-transformers-2.php Robert Orci and Alex Kurtzman respond to claims of racism on ''Revenge of the Fallen'', Film School Rejects, June 24, 2009]</ref> For whatever reason, the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' novel, written by Alan Dean Foster and based on Orci and Kurtzman’s screenplay, only depicts ''Skids'' as the film-accurate slang-talker, while Mudflap speaks like any other Autobot, albeit with a thick lisp. Meanwhile, [[Simon Furman]]'s ''Revenge of the Fallen'' material has ''both'' of the twins using less slang; presumably, Furman likely did not wish to try his hand at "street".

Whatever the intended direction for the characters, the "wannabe gangster" shtick really doesn't come across in the finished project. [[Robert Epps]], the only prominent black human character in the film, is never shown having anything to say about them, for example. Ultimately, the Twins' portrayal was rightfully deemed pretty disgusting, and the resultant public backlash was likely what led the studio to quietly drop the pair partway into the filming of ''Dark of the Moon''. While their intended role in the film survived into that film's [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|novelization]] and [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation|comic book adaptation]], the Twins are thankfully not present in any future movie stories, and are indeed conspicuous by their absence in the cross-film ''[[Studio Series]]'' toyline.
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==Notes==
[[File:ROTFSmartCarTwinConcept.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Oh, so that explains it. They left the Smart one out of the film.]]
* The ice cream truck is apparently based on a heavily customized 1930s Chevrolet truck.{{fact|confirmation needed}} [[Ben Procter]] apparently lifted the color scheme and deco for his early concept design for the ice cream truck<ref name="procterrotf">[http://conceptartworld.com/?p=2772 Ben Procter's ROTF concept art at Concept Art World.]</ref> ''directly'' off a photo of an [[Australia]]n ice cream truck that had been added to the Wikipedia article for "ice cream van" in February 2006,<ref name="wikipediaice">{{w|File:Ice_Cream_Truck_Sydney_Australia_-_crop.png|Photo of an Australian ice cream truck at Wikipedia, added in February 2006.}}</ref> down to identical placement and design of the fonts and graphics. The details were later slightly tweaked for the final design that can be seen in the movie... but only very slightly so.
*One of the decals on the ice cream truck's side that was created specifically for the movie reads "[[File:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]] suck my popsicle." Classy. The toy does not have this decal. (Because, you know, for kids...)
*In the brief scenes that the twins appear in robot mode while still in their ice cream truck-[[kibble]]d robot forms, both have four wheels present due to the redressing of their individual car-based robot CGI models. The wheels are considerably wider than the ones present on the ice cream truck too.
**Also, in the scanning scene, Skids is very briefly seen changing from the full ice cream truck into a fetal positioned robot in a literal flash of light. This is most likely due to the pair having very little screentime in those forms meaning proper transformations weren't animated. Him being the full truck however can definitely be considered an error.
**Speaking of transformations not being animated, the pair both proceed to curl up into a ball and turn into their new forms with the same burst of light, just as Skids did in his transformation mere seconds ago.
* The Twins' final alternate modes in the film, the Chevrolet Beat (Skids) and Chevrolet Trax (Mudflap), were designed by General Motors as small car concept vehicles. At one point in the film's pre-production, another small car, the [[Mercedes-Benz]] {{w|Smart (automobile)|Smart}}, was evidently considered as an option for a film character; concept art of a "third twin" based on it appears in various sections of the ''Revenge'' DVD special features, always in close proximity to concept art of Skids and Mudflap. Whether it was meant to be a third character related to Skids and Mudflap or if it was supposed to be used in place of one of them is unknown. What '''is''' known is that [[Hasbro]] has had great difficultly in the past trying to get likeness licenses from German automakers, which is probably why the vehicle/character was dropped.
* The toymakers seem to be a bit confused about the roles of The Twins in their final battle; it's Mudflap who blasts his way through Devastator's mouth and Skids who uses a grappling hook to haul his twin out of it, but this is reversed in the Fast Action Battler and Human Alliance toys, which give Skids the large arm-cannon and Mudflap the grapple. The Deluxe class toys get it right, though.
* The Twins made a coloring cameo in [[IDW Publishing]]'s [[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' #1]] and cameos as [[Devisiun (planet)|Devisens]] in [[Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|''Windblade'' vol. 2 #6]] and [[The Life of Sideswipe|''Optimus Prime'' #9]].

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Transformers/Back to the Future issue 1

2020-12-14T03:31:57Z

Ed: Errors

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|caption=Tell me [[Doc Brown|doctor]], where are we going this time?
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|date=[[October 7]], [[2020]]
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|written by=[[Cavan Scott]]
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'''Marty McFly returns from his first adventure through time, certain that he's put things right—until a Decepticon plot turns Hill Valley upside-down!'''

==Synopsis==
It's a quiet night in the small [[California]]n town of [[Hill Valley]]—a quiet night for everyone, that is, except for [[Marty McFly]]. Just an average [[1985]] teenager on the run from some furious Libyan terrorists, Marty commandeers his friend [[Doc Brown]]'s customized DeLorean and attempts to shake off his pursuers in the parking lot of the [[Twin Pines Mall]]. But none of the humans involved in this little drama realize that they're being watched by the [[Decepticon]]s [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], who've infiltrated the town to find a new weapon to use against [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and the [[Autobot]]s. Unfortunately, Rumble reports, their reconnaissance mission has turned up nothing of the sort... nothing, that is, until Rumble sees Marty's car speed up, disappear, and leave a fiery trail in its wake! None of the Decepticons know what to make of this development until [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] orders Ravage to scan the area. Ravage detects the presence of trans-temporal particles, and Megatron deduces that the humans must have invented [[time travel]]. A befuddled Rumble corroborates this theory as he watches Marty return from the past and reunite with Doc; gleeful at the prospect of a new weapon to use against their Autobot foes, Megatron orders the two to steal the time machine.

Ravage tracks the two humans back to Marty's house in [[Lyon Estates]], and the pair watch from the shadows as Doc gets ready to make a time trip thirty years into the future. Realizing that this might be their ''only'' chance to steal the DeLorean, Rumble prepares one of his signature earthquakes and prepares to nab the car amidst the confusion... only for [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] to speed out of the darkness, transform, and order the two to surrender! Bumblebee has no clue what the villains are planning, but is bent on taking them down—although, as Optimus reminds him from the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', they can't afford to let the nearby humans know about their existence. Indeed, when the two humans overhear the scuffle between Bumblebee and Ravage, they investigate, but only find an ordinary Volkswagen, and a cassette lying in the middle of the road. When Doc picks up Ravage, curious as to the contents of the tape, Bumblebee reverses towards the pair, scares Doc into dropping the cassette, then runs over the Decepticon as Marty yanks Doc to safety. Despite Marty's concerns over a potential assassin, Doc dismisses the incident as insignificant, more concerned with his impending time trip as he bids Marty goodbye and takes off into the future. Bumblebee watches the light show from the shadows, but when Prime orders him to return to base, the Autobot trundles off, while an exhausted Marty sneaks into his house and falls asleep...

Only a few hours later, however, Marty's father [[George McFly|George]] drags him out of bed at five in the morning and sternly reminds his son that they can't be late for their shift. Marty's confused by his father's words and the sight of his family wearing identical jumpsuits, and ''doubly'' confused when the looming figure of [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] herds the McFlys and their neighbors aboard a futuristic transport, which shuttles them downtown into the ruins of what was once Hill Valley's town square. In this timeline, however, Marty's home has become a slave camp where humans toil to produce [[energon cube]]s for the new rulers of Earth: the Decepticons! Marty's ''knows'' that something's gone wrong with the timestream, but his words only put his family on edge, and supervisor [[Biff Tannen]] orders him to shut up and get to work. At that moment, however, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] arrives, demanding an explanation for why the Hill Valley work camp is below its [[energon]] quota. As Starscream lays into Biff, Marty ignores his father's advice to keep his head down and makes a stand against the aliens by using a trash can lid as his improvised weapon against the Cybertronian. Unfortunately, Marty's attack only bounces off Starscream's armor, and the Decepticon flier promptly gives chase.

Luckily, Marty finds an abandoned skateboard amidst the rubble; he evades Starscream's energy blasts and hitches a ride on [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] as the Decepticon carries away a load of energon cubes to gain speed, but not even the expert skateboarder can dodge Starscream's blasts forever; when a glancing blow knocks Marty off his feet, Starscream closes in for the kill. It seems like the end... until a sonic boom and a blast of light heralds the arrival of a familiar DeLorean, which promptly knocks the Decepticon into an abandoned building. At first, Marty thinks that Doc's returned to help fix everything... up until the DeLorean [[Gigawatt|transforms]] and tells him that he needs Marty's help to save the future!

==Featured characters==
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* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (9)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (10)
* [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (11)
* [[Gigawatt]] (22)

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* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (3)
* [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (4)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (5)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (6)
* [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (16)
* [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] (17)
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (18)
* [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] (20)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (21)

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* Libyan terrorists (1)
* [[Marty McFly]] (2)
* [[Doc Brown]] (7)
* [[George McFly]] (12)
* [[Linda McFly]] (13)
* [[Dave McFly]] (14)
* [[Lorraine Baines-McFly]] (15)
* [[Biff Tannen]] (19)

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* [[Einstein (dog)|Einstein]] (8)
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==Quotes==
"The space-time continuum is full of infinite possibilities and alternate timelines in its unending nooks and crannies. These include events and histories that could have happen, have happened, may never happen, have been erased from existance or exist entirely as conjecture. How then do we classify this tale? For now, suffice to call it entertainment. As a physicist, I can speculate no further."
:—'''Doc Brown's''' prologue

"An audio cassette?" 
"Hey—does the time machine have a tape player? It might be Van Halen!"
:—'''Doc''' and '''Marty'''

"Hello? Hello? Anybody home? Think, human, think. Hill Valley is behind on its quota. Maybe Megatron was wrong to trust you."
:—The bully becomes the bullied as '''Starscream''' yells at Biff

"Marty—wait! What are you doing?" 
"Oh, you know me, Mom—just goofing around!"
:—'''Lorraine''' objects to '''Marty''' taking on Starscream

"Marty McFly, I need you to come with me. To save the future! To save '''everything!'''"
:—'''Gigawatt'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* [[IDW Publishing]] has held the ''[[Back to the Future]]'' license since 2015, and, much like the company's other licensed properties, used the films to springboard an expanded universe that picks up where ''{{w|Back to the Future Part III}}'' left off: a 25-issue ongoing, two miniseries, and a comic adaptation of the {{w|Back to the Future: The Game|2010 video game}}. In a cute touch, this comic opens with a note from Doc Brown himself, who points out that, although this comic isn't [[canon]] with regards to IDW's main ''Back to the Future'' universe, the space-time continuum ''is'' infinite...
* This story spins out of the ending of the {{w|Back to the Future|first film}}, and the comic opens with a condensed retelling of that movie. Rumble and Ravage watch Marty escape the angry Libyans whom Doc had swindled to build his DeLorean time machine and accidentally travel back in time to 1955, then watch him return and reunite with Doc Brown, revealed to have survived his seemingly-fatal death by wearing a bulletproof vest after Marty warned his younger self, thirty years in the past, of his death in 1985. This is, therefore, the "second" iteration of the ''Back to the Future'' timeline, but see "Errors", below...
* The next scene sees Marty return to his house in [[Lyon Estates]] while Doc prepares for a trip to the year 2015. Just like in the movie, Doc describes the 30-year trip through time as a "nice round number", and, after their encounter with Bumblebee, Marty tells Doc to find his 47-year old self in 2015 and warns him about the DeLorean's bumpy re-entry.
* ''Back to the Future'' ended with Marty returning home to find his family had drastically changed as a result of his adventure in 1955: his father had become confident and assertive, his mother more comfortable with herself, and his two siblings led successful lives. In this Decepticon-ruled timeline, however, that transformation hasn't happened, and the McFlys remain dowdy and meek.
* [[Biff Tannen]], on the other hand, has enjoyed quite the leg up in this new timeline. No longer just George's jerkish boss, the longtime bully has risen to become coordinator of the [[energon]]-processing slave camp that was once Hill Valley. In an ironic reversal, however, it's ''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'' who delights in pushing the human around; at one point, he raps on Biff's skull with his finger and sarcastically demands to know if anyone's home, which was Tannen's preferred method of belittling his victims in the movies.
* As Marty contemplates rebellion, George warns his son to remember "what happened to Needles." Though [[wikia:BTTF:Douglas J. Needles|Douglas J. Needles]] was a very minor character in the films, he became a recurring antagonist in IDW's ''Back to the Future'' comics and even scored a spotlight issue of his own... although it seems unlikely that we'll run into him in this timeline!

===Transformers references===
* Rumble compares the parking lot battle to the "gladiator pits back home", referencing the [[gladiatorial combat|gladiatorial bloodsports]] that have become a key part of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s backstory in the last decade. Indeed, Rumble and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] took part in these underground fights in IDW Publishing's ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]'' comics.
* While most of the other characters are drawn to resemble stylized versions of their cartoon character models, [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] stands out—the buttons on his waist immediately mark him as being based off his [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Music Label|2007 "Music Label" toy]]. Just like IDW's concurrent ''[[Transformers (2019 comic)|Transformers]]'' comic, ''[[Transformers vs. The Terminator]]'', and ''[[My Little Pony/Transformers]]'', he speaks using the rectangular, blue-tinted speech bubbles that originated in IDW's rebooted ''Transformers'' universe.

===Back to the Future references===
* Catchphrases abound: Marty describes the new Hill Valley as "heavy"; Biff Tannen calls Marty a "butthead" while his own "Hello? Think McFly, think!" routine gets turned back on him by Starscream, and it's Gigawatt who gets to sling Doc's famous exclamation: "Great Scott!"
* The second half of the comic begins with a new spin on a running gag from the ''Back to the Future'' film series: Marty falls asleep in an alternate time period, then one of his family members wakes him up. In the first film, this was his teenage mother in the year 1955; in the {{w|Back to the Future Part II|second}}, it was an alternate version of his mom in a dystopian 1985; in ''Part III'', it was his great-great-grandmother in the year 1885. In this comic, his father [[George McFly|George]] gets the honor.
* The post-apocalyptic Hill Valley includes the famous [[wikia:BTTF:Hill Valley Courthouse|courthouse]] that was central to the plot of the first movie. Though the rest of the town is in ruins, the courthouse still sports its famous clock, frozen at 10:04 PM after lightning struck the building in 1955.
* Marty's escape from Starscream homages the chase scene in the first ''Back to the Future'' film, where he escaped from the teenage Biff and his gang. Just like in that movie, Marty makes his getaway on a skateboard and hitches a ride on a passing truck. The chase ends when Gigawatt's arrival sends Starscream flying into an abandoned fertilizer building, continuing a running gag from the movies where the film's antagonist (Biff Tannen in the first two, his great-grandfather [[wikia:BTTF:Buford Tannen|Buford]] in the third) gets covered in manure.

===Real-life references===
* When Doc and Marty find Ravage in his alternate mode, Marty wonders if the cassette might have {{w|Van Halen|Van Halen}} on it. In a rather unfortunate coincidence, this comic was released only a day after the passing of the band's lead guitarist and namesake, {{w|Eddie Van Halen|Eddie Van Halen}}.

===Errors===
* The first act of ''Back to the Future'' features a car chase in the parking lot of [[Twin Pines Mall]] that leads to Marty accidentally travelling back to November 1955. While in the past, he runs over one of the pine trees growing on the farmland that existed before the mall was built; as a result, Twin Pines Mall is now "Lone Pine Mall" when Marty returns to 1985. Doc is wearing his bulletproof vest, clearly establishing this as the "second timeline" created as a result of Marty's interference, but the sign on page one still shows the "Twin Pines" logo.
* On page two, Soundwave sports white shoulders and forearms with red stripes. When he next appears on page three, however, he's colored with solid blue shoulders, and the red stripes on his forearms are positioned to match his ''Music Label'' toy.
* In the first ''Back to the Future'' film, the DeLorean uses plutonium to generate the (say it with us now) 1.21 gigawatts necessary to power the onboard [[flux capacitor]]. At the end of the first film, Doc Brown goes to the year 2015; he returns in the cliffhanger ending, having installed a futuristic "Mr. Fusion" generator from that era to power the time circuits in lieu of the plutonium chamber. In this comic, however, the DeLorean ''already'' has the Mr. Fusion generator on page one, perhaps due to the comic's artist using Gigawatt's toy as a reference point.
*On page seven, Optimus is missing his horns.
* When Marty returns home, the clock by his bed reads "12:20". In the original ''Back to the Future'' film, however, he went to Twin Pines Mall and had his time-travel adventure at 1:21 AM. Marty did set the DeLorean to return to 1985 a few minutes before he left, but not ''that'' early!

===Other trivia===
* In a curious bit of toy-accuracy, the DeLorean is missing the "DMC" logo on its front grill throughout the comic—an omission that probably owes something to Gigawatt's real-world toy not being licensed by the {{w|DeLorean Motor Company}}.

===Covers (9)===
* '''Cover A:''' Doc and Marty encounter Gigawatt, by [[Juan Samu]] and [[David García Cruz]]
* '''Cover B:''' Slaves of the Decepticons, by [[Philip Murphy]]
* '''Retailer incentive cover A:''' Bumblebee, Marty, and Doc, by [[Dan Schoening]] and [[Luis Antonio Delgado]]
* '''Retailer incentive cover B:''' Live-action photo of Gigawatt's toy
* '''Jolzar Collectibles exclusive cover:''' Marty runs from the Autobots, by [[Diego Galindo]]
* '''Scorpion Comics exclusive cover A:''' Marty and Doc Brown encounter Optimus Prime, by [[Livio Ramondelli]]
* '''Scorpion Comics exclusive cover B:''' Megatron menaces Marty, by [[Livio Ramondelli]]
* '''New York Comic-Con exclusive cover:''' Gigawatt joins [[wikia:BTTF:The Pinheads|The Pinheads]], by [[Andrew Griffith]] and [[David García Cruz]]
* '''Big Country Comics exclusive cover:''' Doc, Marty, and Gigawatt take a trip through time, by [[Hugh Rookwood]]

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Transformers: The Last Knight (film)

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[[File:TLK Poster.JPG|thumb|upright=1.67|So forget any ideas you've got about lost cities, exotic travel, and digging up the world. We do not follow maps to buried treasure, and "X" never, ever marks the spot.]]
'''''Transformers: The Last Knight''''' is the fifth film in the [[live-action film series]], serving as a sequel to ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Transformers: Age of Extinction]]'', and was released on [[June 21]], [[2017]].

When he is gifted a [[Talisman (TLK)|Talisman]] by a [[Talisman Knight|dying Transformer knight]], [[Cade Yeager]] finds himself pursued by both the [[Decepticon]]s and the [[Transformers Reaction Force]]. He is soon recruited along with [[Viviane Wembly]] by [[Edmund Burton|Sir Edmund Burton]], last of the [[Order of the Witwiccans]], to once again save the world from a new impending threat.

{{quote|The question is, why? Why do we tell ourselves these stories? Other than the fact that dragons are wicked. It's because we want to believe. Believe that we can be heroes in our own lives. When all seems lost, a few brave souls, us, can save everything we've ever known. Or is it just the dragons?|[[Viviane Wembly]]|''Transformers: The Last Knight''}}

==Synopsis==
[[File:TLK Knight gives staff.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Eternal life, Doctor Jones! The gift of youth to whoever drinks from the Grail.]]
It is the year [[484]] in [[United Kingdom|England]]. A medieval battle rages. [[King Arthur]] and his [[Knights of the Round Table|knight]]s are looking down the barrel of defeat at the hands of the [[Saxon]]s, and their only hope lies with the magician [[Merlin]]. Elsewhere, Merlin (in reality merely a drunkard), rides up to a [[Guardian Knights' ship|long-crashed alien ship]] and beseeches [[Guardian Knight|the occupants]] for help. He has kept their secret, but now needs their help. The other knights are losing hope, but Arthur believes Merlin will come through. Merlin manages to convince [[Stormreign|a giant metal red-armored knight]] at the ship to help, and it presents him with a [[Staff of Merlin|staff]], allowing him to return to the battle with a [[Dragonstorm|giant metal dragon]]. The battle is won in favor of Camelot.

Present day: five years have passed since the battle of [[Hong Kong]]. [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] drifts apparently lifeless in space. Both he and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] have vanished from [[Earth]], and Transformers have been declared illegal, with the [[Transformers Reaction Force]] set up to track them down, though they've found refuge in some places such as [[Cuba]], where [[Seymour Simmons]] is hanging out with some displaced Autobots. Meanwhile, Transformers continue to arrive in waves while [[NASA]]'s [[Jet Propulsion Laboratory]] detects something large incoming.

[[File:TLK Canopy downed.jpg|thumb|right|300px|He speaks a dozen languages and knows every local custom. He'll blend in, disappear and you'll never see him again.]]

Four kids, craving adventure, breach a fence and enter a section of [[Chicago]] ruined by a previous Transformer battle. They stumble on a [[Talisman Knight's ship|crashed Transformer ship]] containing a still-living occupant. TRF [[Sentinel (TLK)|Sentinels]] close in on them and warn them that they're trespassing; however [[Izabella]] appears out of nowhere to help, slinging bottles of green ooze which result in one Sentinels shooting another. Izabella's tiny robot [[Sqweeks]] wraps a cable around the legs of the remaining Sentinel and it topples over, allowing the kids time to get away. Pursued by another Sentinel, Izabella takes the kids to shelter — a Transformer named [[Canopy]] whose back is a hollow mound of rubble. They're joined by Sqweeks, who's lost his arm in the battle. Canopy and the kids start moving, unaware the TRF has spotted them. Unable to determine what faction Canopy is and with kids possibly in danger, TRF commander [[Santos]] orders an air strike. The missile takes out Canopy, who thanks a tearful Izabella before dying. The kids are soon rescued by [[Cade Yeager]] and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] who destroy another Sentinel.

Cade drives the kids to the border of the no-go zone and drops them off before returning to the crashed ship. Despite his efforts, the pilot within dies, but not before attempting to present Cade with the [[Talisman (TLK)|Talisman]]. Cade does not take it. He reports the pilot's death to Bumblebee shortly before [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] appears and Cade is suddenly surrounded by TRF forces. Meanwhile, the Talisman sprouts legs and crawls away from the ship. Cade refuses to divulge where the other Transformers are. Bumblebee arrives, only to be blown to pieces by the TRF. Moments later, the parts start reconnecting as Bumblebee reassembles himself, sending the TRF forces into disarray as he does so. He and Cade take Santos hostage, but the standoff is interrupted by the arrival of [[William Lennox|Lennox]] who tries to talk Cade and Bee into standing down. [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]]'s appearance settles things however, and Cade, Bee, and Hound leave, though the TRF manages to surreptitiously attach a tracking device onto Bumblebee.

Lennox reports to [[Morshower|General Morshower]] who plays a recording of Barricade reporting back to Megatron. Megatron is disappointed Barricade failed to secure the Talisman as it is the object they need to lead them to the staff, but Barricade believes the TRF will lead them to it. Morshower orders Lennox to return to his covert infiltration of the TRF.

[[File:TLK Optimus chained.jpg|thumb|left|300px|My soul is prepared. How's yours?]]

Optimus's voyage through space comes to an end as he crashes on the ravaged surface of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], which has been mysteriously disassembled into many pieces. He encounters and attacks [[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]], who claims to be his creator and the "Prime of Life," but she easily restrains him.

As he returns to the [[Junkyard (TLK)|junkyard]] he calls home, Cade realizes that the Talisman has somehow ended up in his vehicle. In England, [[Cogman]] alerts [[Edmund Burton|Sir Edmund Burton]] to the arrival of the Talisman. Elsewhere in England, [[Viviane Wembly]] wins a game of polo for her team before returning to the [[University of Oxford]]. She lectures her class on King Arthur, someone she believes to be a made-up legend, unaware she's being watched by Burton. Burton gives instructions to a nearby parked car.

Quintessa tells Optimus that he must retrieve her staff, stolen by her knight guardians and hidden on Earth.

[[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] and [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]] are hanging out in the junkyard. Cade, Hound, and Bumblebee stop off on their way back so Cade can banter with the local authority, Chief [[Sherman]], who complains that his cruiser has been stolen. The trio continue to the junkyard where [[Jimmy (TLK)|Jimmy]] and [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] are looking at online photos of custom cars. They are unaware Izabella and Sqweeks have stowed away on Hound. While Bumblebee and Crosshairs come to blows, Cade persuades [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]] to cough up Sherman's cruiser, or what's left of it. [[Daytrader]] arrives, bringing [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]'s head and a new voicebox for Bumblebee. He's interested in Cade's Talisman, and says it's a sign of the impending apocalypse. Izabella fronts up to Cade and attempts to persuade him to let her stay. They return to Cade's trailer for antics with the [[Mini Dinobot|Baby Dinobot]]s and trade stories of lost family members. Izabella manages to impress Cade with her knowledge of Cybertronian physiology and he's convinced to let her stay.

In [[Namibia]], scientists arrive at a location to find a giant metal horn poking out of the ground. News of the horn, and five more like it, get back to Simmons and Burton. Meanwhile, the NASA scientists meet with [[President of the United States|presidential]] staff to report they have detected an approaching planet, which they say will arrive in three days.

Helped by Hound, Cade makes an untraceable satellite phone call to [[Tessa Yeager|his daughter]] at college, but is unable to speak to her for fear that his voice will be recognized by the [[CIA]], and can only listen as she tries to convince him to get a girlfriend.

Lennox meets Morshower at the [[Pentagon]] for a briefing on the horns — Megatron has been spotted visiting them and has snatched up two CIA operatives as hostages. Lennox and some lawyers meet with Megatron to negotiate the return of some of his men. They agree to release [[Mohawk]], [[Dreadbot]], and [[Nitro Zeus]]; [[Berserker]], however, turns out to be a step too far, and Megatron is forced to select [[Onslaught (ROTF)|Onslaught]] instead. Morshower believes they can use Megatron so they can get hold of Cade's Talisman themselves.

[[File:TLKIzzyAndDecepticons.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Grail is mine, and you're going to get it for me.]]

As morning breaks over the junkyard, the Decepticons prepare to move in, observed by the TRF. Izabella attaches a new arm to Sqweeks, before helping Cade fit Bumblebee's new voicebox. Bee is not happy with the result, which sounds like a GPS. Sherman gives the group advanced warning of the impending Decepticon assault, and the Autobots and humans scramble to get ready to escape. Megatron's group arrives to find the junkyard deserted, at least until Hound pops up and starts shooting. Megatron returns fire. The Autobot group heads into the nearby town, where Drift swiftly disables the tracking device on Bee. Grimlock and [[Slug (AOE)|Slug]] ambush the TRF forces en route to the town. Santos has a swarm of unmanned drones sent in. The Decepticons arrive in the middle of town and immediately spot Sqweeks, which draws Izabella out in an attempt to save the tiny Autobot. Cade detonates the explosives hidden around town and flees with Izabella, pursued by Barricade. The 'Con is knocked aside by Grimlock, who also devours Dreadbot. As the battle rapidly turns against the Decepticons, with Onslaught being killed by Drift and Crosshairs, Megatron calls a retreat. Mohawk, however, is left behind and is subsequently reduced to a head by Bumblebee. Cade, Izabella, and Jimmy take cover in a disused church as the TRF drones move in, however the drones continue to pursue them through the church. Cade and Izabella take two of them out, but Jimmy tries to bluff a third, banking on the idea it's using facial recognition. He gets shot anyway, but fortunately it was only a beanbag.

The trio head into another disused building and enter a lift where they encounter Cogman, who announces he's come to collect Cade. The discussion ends when a drone arrives, and Cade ends up clinging to it as it flies wildly around the street. Cogman phones Sir Burton to report the bad news, but fortunately Cade survives his impromptu flight, partly thanks to the Talisman protecting him from bullets. He manages to ride another drone to the ground and is met by Cogman who explains that he's important because of the Talisman. Crosshairs attempts to prevent Cogman from doing anything, only for the smaller robot to break his finger. Cogman convinces Cade to go with him and leave the others. Cade and Bee accompany Cogman on a plane to England.

Morshower and Lennox track the flight, and note that Megatron's group is giving pursuit. Lennox is ordered to take the TRF team to the UK as well.

Simmons calls Sir Burton to let him know a book has been tracked down. NASA continues tracking the incoming planet, now identified as Cybertron. Quintessa reveals to Optimus that Earth is actually [[Unicron]] and that they're going to kill him with the staff, an act which will destroy Earth and restore Cybertron. Optimus's optics turn purple as Quintessa addresses him as "Nemesis Prime". Optimus swears to fight anyone who interferes with his new mission.

[[File:TLKWW2Flashback.jpg|left|upright=1.6|thumb|Nazis. I hate those guys.]]
Viviane and her family watch a news report on the giant horns. Conversation turns to her dead father, and her mother suggests she check her father's study in case there's anything useful for her work. Disinterested, she instead gets into her car where an invitation falls out of the glove compartment. The car takes off of its own accord and starts driving her through the streets of [[London]]. When she smashes a window, the car complains in a French accent and throws her into the trunk. She calls for help, having realized she's in a Transformer, and the car [[scanning|scans]] a passing Lamborghini, reconfiguring itself into a copy of the other vehicle.

Cade's plane lands at Sir Burton's castle, where he and Bumblebee are shot at by [[Bulldog (TLK)|a tank Transformer]]. Sir Burton apologizes and takes a look at the Talisman. [[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Hot Rod]] arrives carrying Viviane, who is unhappy at being kidnapped. Once things calm down, Sir Burton explains he's the last of the [[Order of the Witwiccans]]. Cade's boorish behavior towards Viviane results in him being assaulted by Cogman. Sir Burton shows off portraits of his family tree and the Witwiccans, and relates how the Transformers have been helping humans for centuries, such as when Bumblebee and Hot Rod took part in [[World War II]]. They head to another building which houses the original [[Round Table]] used by King Arthur and his knights when they teamed up with the twelve [[Guardian Knight]]s. Further there is a legend that a last knight would be found and thanks to possessing the Talisman, that's Cade. Only Merlin's DNA can unlock the power of the staff, which is where Viviane comes in as a direct descendant of Merlin. She has no idea where the staff might be though. Further discussion is halted as [[Secret Intelligence Service|MI6]] and TRF forces arrive to assault the castle. Despite [[Lieutenant|one of the elderly Autobots]] attempting to defend the castle only to power down as a result of his aging, Hot Rod's time stopper weapon gives the group enough time to escape.

[[File:TLK Bumblebee car attack.jpg|thumb|right|300px|How does one get off this thing?!]]
Simmons makes an irate call to Sir Burton, who is currently being pursued through London and is late for the appointment at [[Trinity Library]]. Bumblebee arrives at Viviane's house with her and Cade, and the pair start rifling through her father's study in search of a clue. Sir Burton's dropped off at the library, but Simmons demands to be inducted into the Order of Witwiccans before he'll point Sir Burton to the book, which reveals Earth is Unicron and points them to [[Stonehenge]]. Cade and Viviane find a clue in an old popup book which points them to the [[HMS Alliance|HMS ''Alliance'']] at a {{w|Royal Navy Submarine Museum|naval museum}}. The TRF arrive at the house. Meanwhile, Sir Burton and Cogman switch cars and a high-speed chase through the streets of London ensues. Cade and Viviane, now also making a getaway in Bumblebee, let them know about the navy museum. Cogman manages to shake his pursuers while Bumblebee manages to shake Barricade by blasting the Decepticon.

Bumblebee reaches the naval museum at the same time as Cogman and Sir Burton, and they have the HMS ''Alliance'' evacuated. Sir Burton leaves the others to it, explaining that the submarine, in reality a Transformer, knows the way to the staff. The sub launches, with Bumblebee clinging to the exterior so he cam come along for the ride. The sub's departure is noted by TRF and they track it as it heads away from England. The TRF scramble their own submersibles to give chase. A nuclear sub fires missiles at the ''Alliance'' which responds by ramming the other sub and diving deeper into the ocean. Cogman fires himself out through a torpedo tube.

Sir Burton arrives at Number 10 to see the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]], but is turned away. Cogman returns to the sub with a couple of fish he's caught. Viviane and Cade share clumsy sexual chemistry until Cogman reveals he's made sushi as a "last meal". Sir Burton takes a secret back entrance into Number 10 to talk to the PM, holding off security by threatening to release the [[watch that killed Hitler]]. Sir Burton tells the PM to mobilize the military to Stonehenge. The ''Alliance'' zeros in on a vast undersea Transformer ship, which lights up as they approach. The pursuing TRF subs also spot the ship, but have to make their own way in after the airlock doors close behind the ''Alliance''. The ''Alliance'' surfaces beyond the airlock, and the group starts exploring.

[[File:TLKOptimusVsBumblebee.jpg|left|upright=1.6|thumb|Two selfless martyrs. Jesus Christ!]]
Back at the junkyard, Izabella, Sqweeks, and Crosshairs look up at the approaching Cybertron. Elsewhere, NASA and [[European Space Agency|ESA]] scientists give a briefing as the approaching planet scrapes the surface of the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. The doomsday news is broadcast on [[television]] around the world. The subs carrying the TRF teams led by Lennox and Santos emerge into an air pocket, and they move out. Daytrader arrives back at the junkyard with the [[Knight Ship|Autobots' ship]], and the group there prepares to head to England to help out. Cade and Viviane find a chamber holding motionless Guardian Knights. Cybertron moves into Earth's atmosphere, passing the [[International Space Station]]. Viviane touches a Celtic engraving which reveals Merlin's sarcophagus, inside which they find a wooden staff. As the TRF moves through the same chamber, [[Skullitron|one of the knights]] springs to life. Cade keeps it distracted as the TRF attacks it, eventually bringing it down. Viviane grabs the wooden staff which transforms into metal in her hands. Lennox and Santos attempt to get her to hand it over, but she reveals only she can use it. More knights revive and attack, however a short time later, Optimus kills them and forces Viviane to turn the staff over to him. Sending the others back to the sub, Cade, Lennox, and Bumblebee go after Optimus.

[[File:TLK-Cade wields Excalibur.jpg|right|thumb|300px|You're strangely dressed... for a knight.]]
Bumblebee fights with Optimus atop the vast ship as it comes to the surface. Bumblebee manages to get the better of his former leader, and Cade attempts to persuade Optimus to stop fighting. As the ship rises out of the water, Optimus is able to get the upper hand and is prepared to end Bumblebee when Bee manages to talk in his own voice. Shaking Quintessa's influence, Optimus drops his sword, just in time for Megatron and Nitro to swoop in and claim the staff. After the Decepticons leave, the remaining Guardian Knights emerge from the ship and are ready to execute Optimus for aiding Quintessa's cause. The Talisman transforms into a sword which Cade uses to block the killing strike, and the Knights recognize Cade as a knight. Though Prime is ready to die, Cade talks him out of sacrificing himself, and Optimus announces they have to destroy Quintessa with the other Autobots show up in their ship.

[[File:TLK-Knightstogether.jpg|thumb|left|300px|He chose...''poorly''.]]

Cybertron makes touchdown on Earth, causing untold destruction. Megatron arrives at Stonehenge with the staff. Lennox contacts Morshower with the coordinates for the "end game", an [[ignition chamber]] which is part of one of the dangling pieces of Cybertron and military forces move in. Cade comes up with a plan to load Ospreys onto the Autobot ship so they can get close enough to the ignition chamber to land. NASA thinks this is a bad plan and works on an alternate idea. The massive ship continues towards Stonehenge where the Decepticons, along with Sir Burton and the military forces, are waiting. At Sir Burton's signal, the military opens fire on the Decepticons as the massive ship arrives directly overhead. The Autobots regroup with Cade and the TRF, and Optimus Prime gives a stirring speech before blasting off. Cogman manages to find Sir Burton, who had been blasted by Megatron sometime prior to the Autobots' arrival, shortly before he expires.

Megatron returns to the Ignition Chamber where Quintessa is waiting. She plugs the staff into the floor, and lightning starts arcing about. The pieces of Cybertron start moving about and joining together, causing those on the ground to run for their lives. Massive worldwide destruction ensues. As the Autobot ship carries Autobots, knights and humans up to their fates, Cade asks Viviane out on a date. Jets soften up the defenses around the ignition chamber while the humans all board the Ospreys, and Cade has it out with Santos. Shamed, the TRF troops all rip off their insignias. The Ospreys launch, and Izabella and Sqweeks reveal they've stowed away on the one carrying Cade and Viviane. Covered by the jets and the giant three-headed dragon, the Ospreys head to the ignition chamber, and crash-land on the surface. The landing site is immediately a war zone as Megatron and his Decepticons stand in their way. Lennox spots the entrance to the chamber, but the team is pinned down by a gun emplacement. Izabella instructs Sqweeks to go blow the gun emplacement up. [[Infernocus]] forms under Megatron's orders and knocks Bumblebee and company out of the air.

[[File:TLKEnding.jpg|right|upright=1.6|thumb|May we go home now, please?]]
Meanwhile, the NASA scientists have come up with a plan to use nukes to cause a nearby chunk of Cybertron to destroy the ignition chamber. Morshower contacts Lennox to let him know the new plan, and the TRF forces start withdrawing. Sqweeks succeeds in blowing up the gun emplacement. Optimus arrives aboard the dragon and takes out Infernocus. As the TRF troops parachute off the platform, the jets nuke the neighbouring chunk of Cybertron. Viviane drops her parachute and heads back towards the chamber, followed by Cade. The chunk hits the platform containing the chamber, however despite the devastating impact, the chamber continues to function.

[[File:Transformers_5_Unicron.jpg|left|upright=1.6|thumb|Trust no one.]]
The chamber tumbles down until it comes to rest on another part of Cybertron. Inside, chaos reigns as the Autobots and Decepticons fight and Viviane grabs the staff. Optimus kicks Megatron through a wall shortly before another impact sends the chamber tumbling out of the sky. Bumblebee kills Nitro Zeus and blasts Quintessa as Optimus manages to distract her. Quintessa vanishes in a flash of blue light. Viviane finally pulls the staff free, shutting down the Ignition Chamber just before it crashes to the ground. Optimus dramatically drives out of the cloud of debris raised by its impact, carrying Cade and Viviane. As everyone reunites, Optimus gives another stirring speech about how Earth and Cybertron are now joined as one before the Autobots depart for Cybertron alongside the guardian knights.

Meanwhile, back in Namibia, Quintessa, now in a human form, walks up to one of the scientists studying the giant metal horn and offers to tell him how to kill Unicron.

==Quotes==
"All right, I am what they say. I'm a liar, a charlatan. I've deceived my whole life, but if I could, for one moment, change this world for the better, I would give up everything! Everything! I'd give up drink! Money! Wom- ...Drink and money!"
:—'''Merlin'''

"You dare to strike your ''God?!'' Your war ''doomed'' Cybertron!" 
"Megatron started the war-" 
"''You'' destroyed your world, you fool!"
:—'''Quintessa''' shows '''Optimus''' who's boss after slapping him.

[In a Siri-type voice] 
"Daytrader is a punk-ass bitch."
:—'''Bumblebee''' isn't happy.

"There is a way to heal your world. My power of creation, the staff, was stolen from me by my twelve Guardian Knights. They betrayed me, and hid it on Earth. Gave it to your ''precious'' humans...the staff is the only way to bring life back to Cybertron. You are going to find it for me. Do you seek redemption, Prime? ''Do'' you?" 
"My maker, I ''do''." 
:—'''Quintessa''' coaxes a half-brainwashed '''Optimus''' to her side.

"The end is near, my old treacherous friend... what a shame you'll be unable to see it."
:—'''Megatron''' musing to the decapitated head of Starscream

"Go to hell!" 
"'This planet ''is'' hell!"
:—'''Izabella''' and '''Megatron''' exchange smack talk

"Don't kill the messenger... or the messenger will kill ''you''."
:—'''Cogman'''

"You are needed, sir. Urgently. My master is fond of saying that all the important decisions in life often come down to just one moment."
:—'''Cogman''' impresses on Cade the gravity of the situation.

"Introductions. Miss Viviane Wembly: Master of History, Oxford; Doctor of Philosophy, also Oxford; and Doctor of Letters, Oxford again, I think. Anything else? Anyway, meet Cade." 
"...''Yeager''. Cade Yeager. I'm an inventor."
:—'''Sir Edmund Burton''' and '''Cade Yeager'''

'''Hot Rod:''' "Bonjour, chérie! Je m'appelle Hot Rôd." 
'''Viviane:''' "Ut what?" 
'''Hot Rod:''' "Hot ''Rôd.''" 
'''Viviane''' "Hut Rud?" 
'''Hot Rod:''' "''Hot Rôd!''" 
'''Sir Edmund Burton:''' "Hot. Rod." 
'''Hot Rod:''' "Mhmm." 
'''Sir Edmund Burton:''' "It's his French accent." 
'''Viviane:''' "Is he French?" 
'''Sir Edmund Burton:''' "No, he just likes the accent." 
'''Hot Rod:''' "Non! No no no, I ''HATE'' the accent! But I can't get rid of it! I'm ''stuck'' with the accent!"
:—Everybody loves '''Hot Rod'''.

"Bee?" 
"Yes." 
"But he's so nice." 
"Behind the lines during the war they called him many things... nice was never one of them." 
:—'''Cade''' and '''Sir Edmund''' on Bumblebee's past.

[Cogman is playing the organ] 
"You ruined the moment again." 
"I was trying to make the moment more epic"
:—'''Cogman''' annoying '''Sir Edmond Burton''' and practicing for Britain's Got Talent.

"Optimus... it is time you knew the truth. The place you call Earth has another name: Unicron." 
"Earth... Unicron? Cybertron's ancient enemy?" 
"Yes. You are going to kill him. With my staff, we will drain the very life from Unicron. Earth ''will die''." 
"Yes..." 
"And your world will be reborn... ''Nemesis Prime.''" 
"I will fight anyone who stands in my way."
:—'''Quintessa''' coaxes a completely brainwashed <s>'''Optimus'''</s> '''Nemesis Prime''' to her side.

"I-I am Bumblebee... Your oldest friend! Optimus... I would lay down my life for you."
:—'''Bumblebee''' regains his voice, and Optimus regains his mind.

"You blew your chance to kill Unicron!" 
"I knew you couldn't do it! Your time is over, Prime. You ''FAILED''! You turned your back on Cybertron, now you will watch Earth ''DIE''!"
:—'''Nitro Zeus''' and '''Megatron''' denounce Optimus after his redemption.

"Knights, Autobots - this cannot and will not be the end. To save Earth and her people, we are going to steal Quintessa's staff. Only you, Viviane, can take it back. I will lead the way into her chamber, and when the account of the ages is etched into the cosmos, let those who exist long after us know that this was our finest hour!"
:—'''Optimus''' rallies his new and old allies before the final battle.

"Did you forget who I am? ''I AM OPTIMUS PRIME!''"
:—'''Optimus''' as he effortlessly kills the Infernocons. [[Commercial/Generation 2|They should've run for cover]], or at least DUCKED.

"We were brothers once!" 
"''Once.''"
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Optimus Prime'''

"At the heart of every legend, there is truth: a few brave souls unite to save the world. We can be heroes in our own lives, every one of us, if we only have the courage to try. Our fates were always intertwined, but now our worlds are joined as one. We need to repair our planets, work together, if we wish to survive. A dangerous secret is buried deep inside the Earth. There is more to this planet than meets the eye. I am Optimus Prime, calling all Autobots... It is time to come ''home''."
:—'''Optimus Prime'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s closing narration.

==Main cast==
{{featuredcharacters|
h1=[[Autobot]]s|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime/Nemesis Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] ([[Erik Aadahl]])
*[[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Hot Rod]] ([[Omar Sy]])*
*[[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] ([[John Goodman]])
*[[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] ([[Ken Watanabe]])
*[[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]] ([[John DiMaggio]])
*[[Cogman]] ([[Jim Carter]])*
*[[Sqweeks]] ([[Reno Wilson]])
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] ([[Tom Kenny]])
*[[Daytrader]] ([[Steve Buscemi]])
*[[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin/"Volleybot"]] ([[Steven Barr]])
*[[Canopy]]†
*[[Bulldog (TLK)|Bulldog]] ([[Mark Ryan]])
*[[Lieutenant]] (Mark Ryan)
*[[Trench]]
*[[HMS Alliance|HMS ''Alliance'' Autobot]]
*Refugees in Cuba
'''[[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]]'''
*[[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]]
*[[Slug (AOE)|Slug]]
*[[Mini Dinobot|Baby Dinobots]]
**[[Sharp-T]]
**[['Tops]]
**[[Pterry]]

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s|c2=
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] ([[Jess Harnell]])*
*[[Nitro Zeus]] (John DiMaggio/Steven Barr)**
*[[Mohawk]] (Reno Wilson)
*[[Onslaught (ROTF)|Onslaught]]†
*[[Dreadbot]]
*[[Berserker]]†
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]'s head
*[[Protoform]]s

|h3=[[Human]]s|c3=
*[[Cade Yeager]] ([[Mark Wahlberg]])
*[[Viviane Wembly]] ([[Laura Haddock]])
*[[Izabella]] ([[Isabela Moner]])
*[[Edmund Burton|Sir Edmund Burton]] ([[Anthony Hopkins]])
*[[Seymour Simmons]] ([[John Turturro]])
*[[Jimmy (TLK)|Jimmy]] ([[Jerrod Carmichael]])
*[[Merlin]] ([[Stanley Tucci]])
*[[King Arthur]] ([[Liam Garrigan]])
*[[JPL Engineer]] ([[Tony Hale]])
'''[[Transformers Reaction Force]]'''
*[[Santos]] ([[Santiago Cabrera]])
*[[William Lennox]] ([[Josh Duhamel]])
*[[Morshower]] ([[Glenn Morshower]])

|h4=Others|c4=
*[[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]] ([[Gemma Chan]])
*[[Infernocus]]
**[[Infernocon]]s
*[[Unicron]]
*[[Watch that killed Hitler]]
*[[Vatti Bot]]

'''[[Guardian Knight]]s'''
*[[Dragonstorm]]
**[[Stormreign]]†
**[[Dragonicus]]
**[[Steelbane]]
*[[Skullitron]]†
*[[Talisman Knight]]†

|nonumbering=true
}}
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Certain lines from these characters are not delivered by their credited actors, but the fill-in actors who performed the "scratch track" for the movie, whose recordings have survived into the finished film. 
<nowiki>**</nowiki>Nitro Zeus' voice actor varies depending on the version of the film (see "[[#Other versions|Other versions]]," below). The "finished" version shown in English-speaking countries features John DiMaggio, and the other, shown internationally, features Steven Barr. Both the home video and digital releases of the film credit both actors. 
<nowiki>†</nowiki>Denotes a character who speaks, but has no credited voice actor. The internet has popularly attributed these roles to DiMaggio, Barr, and Welker, variously, but often incorrectly, and with no proof; more likely, at least some are performed by scratch track actors and were not replaced for the finished film.

==Continuity notes==
*Optimus left Earth at the end of [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|the last movie]], to look for the mysterious [[Creator (AOE)|Creators]]. The [[Seed]] he was carrying is absent and its fate is unmentioned, but he ''did'' say he was going to take it where "it could never be found," so perhaps he accomplished that first. As for the Creators, they are left ambiguous; Quintessa professes to have created the [[Transformer|Cybertronian]] race, but no attempt is made to connect or reconcile her with the biomechanical alien arm seen in ''Age of Extinction'', and she is labelled "the great deceiver" by the knights, throwing anything she claims into question.
*It seemed as though Cybertron was disintegrated at the end of ''Dark of the Moon'', but it was unclear if what we were seeing was literal, or just an exaggerated visual of the space bridge collapsing and the planet disappearing with it (this was a film in which a planet could be "half-teleported" and be absolutely fine, after all). Here, it appears partially broken-apart, chunks of the planet tethered to the rest by cables.
*Merlin mentions that Cybertron was "destroyed"; he's not referring to ''Dark of the Moon'' (which, obviously, hadn't happened yet at that time), but to the planet being ravaged by the war, and left barren and lifeless by the loss of the [[AllSpark]] prior to the [[Transformers (film)|first movie]].
*As per the end of ''Age of Extinction'', Drift has only one of his two longswords, having evidently never recovered the other after he hurled it into a [[KSI Sentry]] during the final act of the film. However, see "[[#Errors|Errors]]".
*Wheelie and Topspin reappear following their absence from the previous film, both revealed to have survived [[Cemetery Wind]]'s Autobot hunt. Given that [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] was also mentioned to have been killed by Cemetery Wind in ''Age of Extinction'' tie-in material, and since [[Harold Attinger]]'s deck of dead-or-alive Transformers cards lists [[Dino]] as not being "eliminated", the only Autobot that survived the end of ''Dark of the Moon'' whose current status is unknown is [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]].
*The Dinobots were "set free" by Optimus at the end of the last movie, though at least some of them have since joined up with the main Autobot team in hiding, presumably for pragmatic reasons. Unnamed in dialogue in the previous film, Grimlock is here called by name (by Cade), the only Dinobot named on-screen.
*Izabella mentions that her parents were killed during the Decepticon invasion of Chicago in ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]''.
*Morshower says that America has made deals with the devil before to get while they want. While there's certainly a lot of real-world basis for this claim that is beyond the scope of discussion for this wiki, in the context of the films, mention could be made of the United Nations agreeing to [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]'s demands for the Earth Autobots to be evicted from the planet only to backfire horribly for humanity.
*Cade's daughter Tessa was a soon to graduate high school student in ''Age of Extinction'', and she has since gone on to college.
*Starscream was killed by a [[NEST]] boomstick at the climax of ''Dark of the Moon''. ''Age of Extinction'' established that scavengers had salvaged many objects from the Battle of Chicago, explaining why Daytrader found his head in Buffalo.
*The T.R.F.'s prison facility is labeled "[[Non-Biological Extraterrestrial|N.B.E.]] Supermax", in reference to [[Sector Seven]]'s acronym for the Transformers.
*The dagger gun used by Cade in ''Age of Extinction'' can be seen when he and Jimmy are gathering weapons as the TRF are approaching the junkyard.
*Megatron addresses Starscream's disembodied head as "my treacherous old friend". Back in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', Megatron accused Starscream of abandoning him to die in the [[Transformers (film)|first movie]]. We wouldn't call that a justified accusation, but what can we do? It's the word of a dead skull against that of the universe's greatest warlord.
*When Viviane is abducted by Hot Rod, she asks if her captor is a famous Transformer such as [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] or [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], unaware that they both died in ''Dark of the Moon''.
*Pictures of [[Sam Witwicky]], [[Archibald Witwicky]], [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], and [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] are briefly visible in Burton's mansion. Burton's claim that he is the last living member of the Witwiccans indirectly implies that Sam died off-screen after his last appearance in ''Dark of the Moon''.
*Daytrader gives the Autobots [[Knight Ship|Lockdown's ship]], which was last seen being attacked by [[People's Liberation Army|Chinese military]] jets in Hong Kong.
*The ''Ark'' is briefly seen on the Moon, where it was revealed to be back in ''Dark of the Moon'', having been left there untouched in the years since, along with the site of the [[Apollo 11]] moon landing.
*Among the landmarks trashed by the hanging chunks of Cybertron is the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]], where the climax of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' took place. The top of the pyramid is still missing following the events of that movie, in which it was torn open to reveal the [[Star Harvester]].
*Optimus remarks that he has not heard Bumblebee's voice "since Cybertron fell". This is actually foreshadowing to the prequel film ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'', which features Bee talking to Optimus in his normal voice in the Cybertron prologue. However, see "[[#Errors|Errors]]".
*The Autobots and Decepticons are seen using [[Orbital Assault Carrier]]s, which have been featured in the movie series since ''Dark of the Moon''.

==Transformers references==
*Cade and the Autobots use a [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|junkyard as a base]].
*[[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Hot Rod]] and [[Onslaught (ROTF)|Onslaught]] take their names from Generation 1 characters, but they have little relevance to their progenitors as far as appearance, personality, or role in the story goes.
*Quintessa is inspired by the [[Quintesson]]s, the extraterrestrials antagonists from season 3 of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original 1980's cartoon]]. In the cartoon continuity, the Quintessons were the creators of the Transformers, in the same way that Quintessa claims to be in the film.
*[[Unicron]] is the ancient enemy of [[Primus]]/Cybertron, who was introduced in ''The Transformers: The Movie''. The idea of Unicron being Earth is derived from the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' cartoon, in which the planet formed around his dormant body. Whether or not these particulars hold true for the movie's incarnation of Unicron remains to be seen.
* When Optimus Prime falls under Quintessa's control, he is dubbed "[[Nemesis Prime (disambiguation)|Nemesis Prime]]", an obvious reference to the evil clone of Optimus Prime that has appeared in many continuities.
* Several Transformers introduced in this film have altered designs from past films, yet are entirely new characters nevertheless. Onslaught and [[Canopy]] are both altered versions of [[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]], [[Nitro Zeus]] employs the same body design as the [[KSI Boss]]es but has a head modified from [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]'s, [[Dreadbot]] is an altered version of [[Crowbar]], [[Berserker]] reuses [[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]], [[Trench]] is the same body-type as [[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]] and [[Scrapmetal (ROTF)|Scrapmetal]], and [[Lieutenant]] is a much smaller modified model of [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]]. Also, despite being based off Constructicons, Canopy and Trench are both Autobots.
* Edmund Burton claims Cogman is a [[Headmaster (technology)|"headmaster"]], which is typically a human-sized bot that transforms into the head of a larger bot. While this reference ''is'' borne out by his [[Cogman#Toys|Deluxe Class toy]], which features a larger vehicle body and a detachable head, indicating it was ''supposed'' to be part of the film, it didn't happen on-screen.
* Burton's walking stick makes the classic transformation sound when it turns into a gun.

==Real-life references==
*King Arthur, Merlin and the associated knights are from British legend. The battle depicted at the beginning of the movie is the [[w:Battle of Badon|Battle of Badon]].
*The TRF Sentinel that attacks Bumblebee and the kids bears resemblance to the ED-209 from ''Robocop'', with a nearly identical leg design.
*Jimmy says that when Cade is away from the junkyard, the Autobots are so rowdy that it becomes the ''[[w:Wild Kingdom|Wild Kingdom]]''.
*When Bumblebee calls Izabella over to have his voice box replaced, he states "Doc, come in, Doc.", a similar line used by Marty McFly in {{w|Back to the Future Part II}}.
*The bogus voice box Bumblebee gets from Daytrader has the voice of {{w|Siri}}, the AI assistant found in most iPhones.
*Crosshairs calls Cogman a "[[C-3PO]] ripoff".
*Sir Edmund Burton quotes the song ''[[w:It's a Long Way to Tipperary|It's a Long Way to Tipperary]]'' in reference to World War I.
*While evading the constabulary in London, Cogman breaks into an impromptu rendition of Ludacris's 2002 hit "[[w:Move Bitch|Move Bitch]]", though he incorrectly sings "get out of my way" rather than "get out the way".
*Optimus' speech before the final battle begins ends with the line "let those who exist long after us know that this was our finest hour", paraphrasing one of [[Winston Churchill]]'s most {{w|This was their finest hour|famous speeches}}.
*Optimus saying "Say hello to my friend, Bumblebee!" is loosely based on the line "Say hello to my little friend!" from ''Scarface''.

==Other editions==
==="International" version===
Two versions of the film were released to theaters: one screened in English-speaking countries, which seems to be the "finished" version, and another shown internationally, with foreign language subtitles, which appears to be an earlier version. There are numerous differences in dialogue between the two versions, with some lines being dropped, added, or changed completely for the finished version, including ones that even help to make the film make more sense!
*When Hound shows up when TRF are talking to Bee and Cade, in the finished version he says, "Sorry I'm late! My invitation to this ass-kicking must have gotten lost in the mail." The alternate version has him say "Mornin', fellas! I like showing up to a gun fight! This round mound's gonna mow you down. Translation: Sayonara, suckers!"
*When Barricade meets Megatron to report about the Staff. In the finished version, Barricade replies to Megatron, "I know who can lead us to them", however in the alternate version, he states, "But I know who can lead us to them."
*When Crosshairs sits on the orbital assault carrier in the junkyard, in the finished version he says, "Losing our heads sitting around here, So tired of hiding.", while in the alternate version, he says "Ughhhhh, so bored on this forsaken rock.". Take note that his lip syncing is supposed to pair up with the alternate version's dialogue.
*When Hound arrives in the junkyard, he tosses aside a weapons cache that explodes on impact behind him. For some reason, the film plays this as a "flatulence" gag, though it differs between versions; in the finished version, Hound says "I shouldn't have eaten all of that Tijuana street machinery!" while in the alternate version, he says "Woah, been holding that one in for a while!"
*When Daytrader says "You always resort to violence, right off the bat!", in the finished version Hound replies "I love violence!". Hound does not reply in the alternate version.
*Hound has an extra line about wanting to "deep-six" Daytrader in the alternate cut right before the Vatti Bot appears, whereas he remains silent in the final edition.
*Izabella laughs at Cade's attempts to make Grimlock spit out the cruiser in the alternate cut. She smiles, but remains silent in the final version.
*When Jimmy and Wheelie argue, the finished version has Wheelie back down a bit when Jimmy threatens and grabs him, with Wheelie adding that Jimmy is the worst "senior vice president ever". In the alternate cut, Wheelie continues to berate him, threatening "I'll have my Autobot brethren kick your ass!". Oddly, he still flails his hands around when he's not saying anything in the latter version, meaning his animation is meant to be paired with the "finished" audio.
*In the "earlier" version, all of Nitro Zeus's dialogue is provided by Steven Barr, and the actor receives an on-screen credit for the role. For the "finished" version, it was all re-recorded by John DiMaggio (with the credits altered to reflect the change), with some differences. During his introduction, for instance, the finished version has him say: "I know where you live, Enrique, say hello to your wife for me!" while the other, he says: "By the way, Enrique, Chet's sleeping with your wife!" Though in the international version, after said dialogue, DiMaggio's laughter can be heard.
*When arriving at the Junkyard, DiMaggio-Nitro remarks "Aw man, I kicked more ass in prison!" upon learning that Cade and co. have left, while in the alternate version Barr-Nitro says "Unfortunate, because I was looking to knock some heads!".
*While Megatron is musing to the head of Starscream, as he says "The end is near", DiMaggio-Nitro cuts in with "Oh, she's coming!" while Barr-Nitro remains silent.
*When the Decepticons arrive in the abandoned town, Barr-Nitro says: "I know they're close!" while DiMaggio-Nitro says: "Oh, I feel a fight comin'!"
*In the final film, when the Autobots discover the tracker planted on Bumblebee, Crosshairs remarks "The tracker led 'em right to us! When are you gonna grow up?" but in the alternate version, he says "What's this? You brought 'em right to us!"
*In the final film, after Drift kills Onslaught ("and his fat head!"), Crosshairs remarks, "Don't get any deader than that!" In the alternate version, Crosshairs is silent, and Drift instead says "Fantastic!" after his quip about Onslaught's head. In the final film, Drift's lips are still visibly moving at the point when he says "Fantastic!" in the alternate cut.
**Also, note that Crosshairs' gun's sound effect fires faster in the international version than the finished version's.
*After the town battle, Crosshairs calls the TRF drones "gnats" as he shoots them down in the finished version. He remains silent in the alternate version.
*In the finished version, when Crosshairs is talking about Cogman he says, "Hey Cade, what's with the C-3PO ripoff?", but in the alternate version he says, "I'll swat this metal cockroach for you Cade."
*Crosshairs whines that his finger is broken in the background when Cogman is speaking to Cade in the finished version. He remains silent in the alternate version.
*As the WWII flashback begins, a closeup of the Nazi stronghold's entrance is added in the international version, while the final version has the clip omitted.
*Before the end of the WWII flashback, Hot Rod screams a French language version of "Take that!" in the finished version. He screams it twice in the alternate version.
*When Megatron steals the staff from Optimus, the "finished" film features Nitro Zeus saying: "You blew your chance to kill Unicron!" followed by Megatron saying: "I knew you couldn't do it. Your time is over, Prime! You failed!" The other has no Nitro Zeus dialogue, and instead features Megatron saying: "Quintessa, the most ruthless of our Gods, knew you couldn't do it. She knows I'm strong and you're weak."
*When the Guardian Knights attack Optimus, in the alternate version one of the Knights tells Prime "She put you under a spell!". In the finished version, that line was removed.
*After Cade saves Optimus, there is an extra shot of him dropping the Excalibur sword to the ground.
*Barricade has an extra line at Stonehenge in the alternate version, where he says "Yes! Drain Unicron! He will be powerless!"
*When Hot Rod flies to attack Infernocus, he responds "I got him!" in the finished version. In the international version, the original line is "I got him, Hound!".
*The finished version adds an extra line between Cade and Lennox on Cybertron about Optimus never having made it to the Ignition Chamber, while the alternate version never acknowledges his absence.
*After Cade says "Just grab my hand!", he shoots his gun to propel himself and Viviane closer to the staff.
*When Optimus Prime attacks Quintessa, In the finished version she says, "You traitor!", and Optimus retracts his faceplate. In the alternate version she says, "Nemesis! You traitor!", and Optimus's faceplate does not retract.
*The final version has Quintessa scream as Bumblebee blasts her, while Bumblebee quips "Sting like a bee!"—but in the other version, Quintessa is silent, and Bumblebee's dialogue is very slightly different, with him saying "''I'' sting like a bee."
*In the finished version, after the final battle, before the Autobots depart, Bumblebee crouches down and states, "You saved Prime." In the alternate version, Bumblebee is silent.

===Digital release===
[[File:TLK_BlueHound_vs_RedHound.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Hound was feeling a little ''blue.'']]
The home video release of the film on DVD and Blu-Ray uses the theatrical version, but with Hound's Red Cross symbols digitally recolored blue. The official digital release, however, changes a few other things:
*The scene of Wheelie checking the used car website has been removed.
*Hound's "Tijuana street machinery" line is replaced with his "been holding that one in" from the alternate version.
*A scene where Daytrader rummages through his backpack and accidentally pulls out a small [[Vatti Bot]] which Bumblebee angrily squashes, has been cut.
*Nitro Zeus' line "Unfortunate, because I was looking to knock some heads!" line from the alternate version is used in place of DiMaggio's "I kicked more ass in prison!", despite DiMaggio providing the voice for Nitro Zeus in every other scene. Both actors are credited for the role in the film's credits; this extends to the physical home video release as well, even though none of Barr's line are in those versions.

==Errors==
===Continuity errors===
*Sir Edmund says the battle depicted at the start of the movie took place in 484 AD, while a caption over the first present day scene says it takes place 1600 years later, which would result in the rest of the film taking place in 2084.
*Cybertron appears as smaller than Earth, when in ''Dark of the Moon'', it was significantly larger than it.
*Megatron has undergone some drastic changes since we last saw him in ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]''; he has changed his name back from "Galvatron," and he has acquired a new body that transforms normally as opposed to bursting into a cloud of [[Living metal#Live-action film series|Transformium]]. These changes are neither explained nor even ''acknowledged'' by the film, nor is it explained how he came to be in the service of Quintessa (aside from the suggestive presence of a red "scar" on his face like the one Quintessa inflicts on Prime when she brainwashes him).
**However, the fact that Lennox recognizes his voice despite a change in actor from [[Hugo Weaving]] to [[Frank Welker]] isn't an error; it just means that within the fictional world of the film, Megatron's voice hasn't changed.
*When Optimus first crash lands onto Cybertron, he makes grunting sounds but his lips don't move.
*Cade blows up the cockpit of the dying knight's ship, yet as he walks away from it the cockpit is intact.
*After Cade says "I don't sell out friends", he looks to his right, but in the next shot he's looking to his left.
*When Barricade throws the truck door, several fiery papers are strewn across the ground. Yet when the door hits the ground, none of the papers are there, nor is the area illuminated by flames.
*During the scene where Bumblebee reassembles his body, Cade hits Santos over the head with his door and shatters the glass. When Bumblebee later transforms and drives off, both windows are intact.
*Speaking of, how Bumblebee gained the ability to reassemble himself is completely unexplained.
*The removal of the Vatti Bot sequence in the digital version introduces a continuity error: Cade can be seen falling over when parts fall off Daytrader's back, but is suddenly standing up in the next shot.
*Absent for the rest of the film, Drift suddenly has his second longsword for one scene, using the two blades to raise himself into a meditation pose on the morning of the Decepticons' attack on the junkyard.
*When Cade and Izzy are fitting a new voice box into Bumblebee, it is clear that they are using a prop on set, with no sign of Bumblebee's body.
**A similar scene occurs later in the film: after Cade produces the Excalibur sword, he's standing on Optimus's back—which is obviously a prop as Optimus isn't moving at all.
*Bumblebee tears out the "defective" voicebox yet is able to talk to Optimus later. Presumably he must have put his old one back in offscreen?
*Sqweeks is missing his scavenged Decepticon arm when the Decepticons invade the junkyard, his original arm appearing back in its place. It returns in all subsequent scenes with the character.
*The abandoned town the Autobots and humans seek refuge in has buildings which are a few stories tall at most, then Jimmy, Cade and Izabella are abruptly in a multi-story building with janitorial staff and an external lift when they encounter Cogman. After Cade's ride on a drone, they're suddenly back in the area with no tall buildings in sight.
*When the Decepticons arrive at the abandoned town, Nitro Zeus transforms and lands in front of the group, on the right side of the screen. However, when Izabella begins approaching the Decepticons, Nitro Zeus is now in the back and on the left of the screen.
*Brief shots of the Witwiccans and some of their artifacts depict various Transformers such as Hot Rod and Optimus Prime with their "modern" forms, years before they would take on such bodies.
*When leaving Burton's mansion, the order of the vehicles are (from front to back) Bumblebee, Hot Rod and the Aston Martin. However, several shots later, Hot Rod and the Aston Martin have switched places.
*Bumblebee actually spoke with his real voice briefly at the end of the [[Transformers (film)|first film]], albeit with a different voice actor.
*When the knights charge at Optimus, at least eleven can be seen running across the ship. This excludes [[Skullitron]] and the [[Talisman Knight]], who died by this point—however, Quintessa confirms there are "twelve guardian knights"—not thirteen.
*When Optimus shouts, "Viviane! Get in here!", he and the Autobots are shooting at Megatron and Nitro Zeus from a distance, as the Decepticons guard the entrance to the ignition chamber. However, two shots later, they're both gone and the Autobots have moved all the way to the chamber's entrance.
*In ''Dark of the Moon'', Sam Witwicky thrusts a boomstick into Starscream's left eye, which causes Starscream's head to explode. Yet in this film Daytrader presents Starscream's head completely intact, somehow.

===Technical/animation errors===
*A shot of two horsemen being hit by arrows and fireballs during the opening battle is "reused" five minutes later; the same scene was shot but from a different angle/camera.
*When Hound arrives at the junkyard and transforms, several guns are briefly visible in the back of his truck mode—yet they weren't there when he drove in.
*Before crashing on Cybertron, Optimus's sword was attached to his back—yet when he crash-lands, he's kneeling in a crater holding his sword.
*When Optimus meets Quintessa and tosses his shield away, it reappears on his arm in the very next shot before disappearing again, not being seen even on the floor next to him.
*Onslaught is shown to have a redesigned head in his intro scene, one which resembles Brawl's, to showcase exaggerated speech. Yet it strangely reverts to Long Haul's head for the remainder of his screentime.
*Despite transforming into a larger vehicle, Dreadbot is visibly shorter than Barricade.
*When Megatron picks up Sqweeks, the handle to his ikakalaka sword is constantly flipping around between shots, before the sword itself disappears after Cade sets off the explosives, and reappearing as he shoots at Cade and Izabella before Grimlock arrives.
*After Cade sets off the explosions, Megatron can be heard shouting, "Get those vile beings!" When he rises from the smoke, his mouth opens as if he shouts something, but no words are heard.
*When Mohawk jumps on top of the car, Onslaught's head is shown leaning against the vehicle's left door. However, when Drift decapitated Onslaught, his head fell behind the car.
**And for some reason, two different cars are used for the shots. The doors of the car were also open when Drift decapitated Onslaught, but are closed when Mohawk jumps onto the car.
*In a handful of scenes, Hot Rod, Cogman, and Barricade's voices are not provided by their credited actors. The performers delivering these lines appear to be the fill-in actors who performed the "scratch track" for the movie, whose recordings survived into the finished film.
**When Cogman calls Burton after Cade falls out of the elevator, his line "I don't know, he just flew!" is not delivered by Jim Carter.
**Hot Rod's anomalous line—"She's very difficult!"—comes when he and Viviane arrive at Burton's estate. We can tell this is the scratch track because a promotional clip of the scene released before the film featured ''all'' of Hot Rod's dialogue being delivered by this actor, before Omar Sy recorded over it; his first line in the clip ("Leetle lady, non!") is replaced in the film (with "Non non non, leetle lady, why do you have to be zat way? Pour quoi?") but "She's very difficult!" remains unchanged.
**Barricade's non-Jess Harnell dialogue can be heard when the Decepticons arrive at Stonehenge ("I've lived for this! I've lived to kill a planet!" and "Drain Unicron! He will be powerless.").
*In the European French dub of the film, around half of Hound's lines are provided by another actor than [[Benoît Allemane]], with a similar voice, for unknown reasons. The two actors relay each other all film long at random moments, sometimes even in two successive phrases.
*When Cade, Viviane, and Cogman are aboard HMS ''Alliance'', there is a camera shot of Cade looking through the periscope with Cogman to the right of screen. The camera angle then changes and shows Viviane in another part of the chamber. The camera returns to Cade, Cogman has vanished. The camera pans back to Viviane again, then returns to Cade, with Cogman back in the shot.
*When the HMS ''Alliance'' Transformer crashes into the submarine, a similar scene, the shot of Megatron crashing into a submarine in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', is reused. This wouldn't be nearly as bad had Megatron not been removed from the shot—he can be seen flying towards the ocean's surface. A few of the clips and dialogue inside the sub are also reused from the aforementioned scene in ''Revenge of the Fallen''.
*After Bumblebee speaks and says "Optimus.", the subsequent shot of Optimus staring lasts too long, as his wristblade can briefly be seen retracting—however, this happens two shots later.
*When the Autobots are commenting on the Guardian Knights, Hound's mouth is animated to be saying something too soon before he actually begins speaking.
*When the group begins advancing on the ignition chamber, Hound is missing from his previous position behind them. He returns in the very next shot.
*As Optimus shouts, "Viviane! Get in here!", the ignition chamber can be seen in the background. However, the lightning Quintessa is producing between the giant knights is absent.
*When Optimus attacks Quintessa in the final battle, his faceplate is on, yet it disappears in the subsequent shot when he's being electrocuted. Then, after Quintessa is vanquished, it is put on again.
**Oddly, in the film's special edition, Optimus has the faceplate on throughout this scene—fixing the error.

===Geographic discontinuities===
*A road trip from the outskirts of Chicago to the Badlands of South Dakota takes about twelve hours, but Cade, Bumblebee, and Hound make the commute to and from Chicago all in the same day and are back by mid-afternoon.
*When the authorities arrive at Burton's mansion, it is noted that "TRF and MI6" are in pursuit. In real life, MI6 is the UK's ''external'' intelligence agency; it is more likely that {{w|MI5}}, the UK's domestic intelligence agency, would be the British central government's agency present.
*American street signs of the hanging green-coloured variety can be seen during the chase scene in London.
*Viviane leads her class from a large, expansive archaeological museum into the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. While there is an archaeological museum attached to the Natural History Museum, it looks nothing like the one featured in the film.
*The Royal Navy's submarine museum is nowhere near London as the movie depicts; it is actually in Gosport, Hampshire.
*Stonehenge is not as isolated in open countryside and from main roads as portrayed—the A303 among other roads runs past the monument. Also, the town of Amesbury is across said main road, less than two miles away.

==Tie-in material==
Two tie-in comics were published for the film: "[[A New Friend]]" by IDW Publishing as the promotion for both the film and Schick's Hydro line of electric razors, and "[[Mission to Cybertron]]" released exclusively for the Toys"R"Us exclusive Transformers: The Last Knight Blu-Ray Combo Pack.

==Music==
===Score===
:''Main Article'': [[The Last Knight (Music From the Motion Picture)]]
Continuing the tradition of the previous films, the music is once again composed by [[Steve Jablonsky]]. The ending theme of the movie is Torches by [[X Ambassadors]].

==Home video releases==
{{main|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)/home video}}

==Theatrical posters==
<center><gallery>
File:TLK Poster wide Dragonstorm.jpg|The big dragon is advertised as the big bad fighting Optimus. Now Dragonstorm knows how [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] felt!
File:TLK Poster Rethink Heroes.jpg
File:TLK Poster.JPG|Divided We Fall.
File:TLK Poster Stonehenge.jpg|It's time for the Jedi to end.
File:TLK Poster Legend Secret.jpg|Yeah, this is like a 40-second scene in the film, so...
File:TLK Poster Here Forever.jpg
File:TLK Poster IMAX 3D.jpg|Dragonstorm, you forgot to wear clothes today!
File:TLK Poster char Optimus Prime.jpg|Optimus "Barely Appearing in this Movie" Prime
File:TLK Poster char Megatron.jpg|It took ten years, but we finally got [[Frank Welker|the king]] on the big screen, baby!
File:TLK Poster char Bumblebee.jpg
File:TLK Poster char Hound.jpg
File:TLK Poster char Hot Rod.jpg|''Watch me engagin' em, escapin' em, enragin' em!''
File:TLK Poster char Cogman.jpg
File:TLK Poster char Burton.jpg
File:TLK Poster char Lennox.jpg
File:TLK Poster char Yeager.jpg
File:TLK Poster char Izabella.jpg
File:TLK Poster char Jimmy.jpg
File:TLK Poster char Wembly.jpg
</gallery></center>

==Reception==

{{quote|[sighs] Here we go again.|BBC Radio 5 critic Mark Kermode on ''The Last Knight''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ee6xh5AmQo Mark Kermode review]</ref>}}

''The Last Knight''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s critical reception was as poor as had come to be expected for the film franchise, even managing to set a new low record for Rotten Tomatoes score with 15%.<ref>[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/transformers_the_last_knight_2017 Transformers: The Last Knight (2017) - Rotten Tomatoes]</ref> However, after four films where critics hated it but the audience nonetheless showered it with money, ''The Last Knight'' broke the trend by ''not'' being showered with money. It had been projected to make $70–75m in its first days in North America, itself the lowest opening,<ref>[http://deadline.com/2017/06/spider-man-homecoming-hoping-to-catch-opening-in-the-100m-vicinity-1202114641/ Deadline, June 15th 20917: "‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Hoping To Catch Opening In The $100M Vicinit"]</ref> but that was downgraded to $63m after the first few days were even lower than the lowest expected.<ref>[http://deadline.com/2017/06/transformers-the-last-knight-opening-weekend-box-office-1202118976/ "Deadline: ‘Transformers’ Still Rusty At $63M+"]</ref> In the end it made almost $70m over the first five days, better than the revised projection but lower than all of the previous films.<ref name="deadline.com">[http://deadline.com/2017/06/transformers-the-last-knight-opening-weekend-box-office-1202118976/ Deadline: "Why ‘Transformers’ Is Screaming For Reboot After $69M Start; ‘Wonder Woman’ & ‘Cars 3’ Fight Over 2nd Place"], 25th June 2017</ref> By mid-July, after over three weeks, the film had grossed $122.1m in North America against a $217m budget (not counting marketing costs). This meant a lot of critics began to zero in on the sluggish profit, taking the view that American audiences were just getting bored of Bay's version of the franchise.

Internationally the film did $196.2m in the same first five days, of which $123.4m came from [[China]] alone<ref name="deadline.com"/> (which loves the franchise so much delaying ''The Last Knight'' reduced 2016 cinema growth to 3%, down from 48% in 2015!)<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2017/06/11/transformers-gears-up-for-another-1-billion-box-office-bounty/#659ff09e2325 Forbes: "'Transformers' Gears Up For Another $1 Billion Box Office Bounty"]</ref> The Chinese had been expected to spend up to $290m on the film's run.<ref>[http://variety.com/2017/film/asia/chinas-weying-boards-paramounts-transformers-the-last-knight-1202465635/ Variety:"China’s Weying Boards Paramount’s ‘Transformers: The Last Knight’"]</ref> However, in its second week in China takings dropped by a harsh 75% and after 10 days it had only grossed $198 million, which was seen as a disappointment—some pundits had expected $400m from China—and left it unlikely the film would perform as well as ''Age of Extinction'' had.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/china-box-office-transformers-5-crashes-back-earth-75-percent-slide-second-weekend-1018449]</ref> ''The Hollywood Reporter'' visited a [[Shanghai]] screening and reported "walkouts, general disinterest and plenty of snickering over a conspicuous abundance of [Chinese] product placement" despite a truly massive PR campaign and the fourth film's mega-popularity. Chinese social media made it clear the plot was too complicated and the product placement, all products the Chinese knew weren't in America, was too dumb; the audience found it ''very'' funny when Wheelie looked up a Chinese used car website.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/transformers-last-knight-has-pandering-chinese-audiences-hurt-transformers-5-1016926 The Hollywood Reporter: "Has Pandering to Chinese Audiences Hurt 'Transformers 5'?", July 2 2017]</ref>

On January 22, 2017, it was announced that ''Transformers: The Last Knight'' was nominated for ten {{w|Golden Raspberry Award}}s.<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/01/22/transformers-last-knight-nominated-razzie-awards-2018-357141]</ref> After ''Dark of the Moon'', ''The Last Knight'' has the honor of being the second Transformers film to be Razzie free with the most nominations, losing to ''The Emoji Movie'' for Worst Picture, Worst Director, Worst Screenplay and ''Worst Screen Combo''.<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/03/02/transformers-last-knight-wins-zero-awards-golden-raspberry-awards-2018-360330]</ref>

While the next film in the franchise, 2018's, ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]],'' was initially billed as a prequel to the franchise as a whole—bridging the gap between Bumblebee's World War II adventures and his appearance in the 2007 ''Transformers'' film—the movie would be hastily retooled relatively late in production to drop many of these elements entirely. Subsequent reshoots would instead set up this ostensible prequel as its own, standalone movie. It seems likely that the poor commercial reception to ''The Last Knight'' may have been a contributing factor in this last-minute change, though it remains unclear just how the positive reaction to ''Bumblebee'' will affect the live-action film series as a whole.

In January 2019 in an interview with the CEO of Viacom on the ''Bumblebee'' movie, ScreenRant revealed that The Last Knight had lost its investors $100 million.<ref>[https://screenrant.com/bumblebee-movie-profit-sequel]</ref>

==Production staff==
The film was directed by [[Michael Bay]], and was written by [[Art Marcum]], [[Matt Holloway]], and [[Ken Nolan]]. Visual effects duties where like the previous entries, handled by [[Industrial Light & Magic]] with assistance by [[Moving Picture Company]].

==Development details==
[[File:Transformers 5 provisional logo.png|thumb|right|143px|Transfivemers doesn't have the same ring to it.]]
*December 18, 2014 — [[Mark Wahlberg]] confirms to MTV that he is signed on for the next two Transformers films.<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/2030612/mark-wahlberg-transformers-5/ Mark Wahlberg Just Found A 'Transformers' Sequel] on MTV.com</ref>
*March 27, 2015 — [[Paramount Pictures]] negotiates with [[Akiva Goldsman]], hiring him to create a "writer's room" with the intention of building a cinematic universe.<ref name="goldsman">[http://deadline.com/2015/03/transformers-akiva-goldsman-paramount-sequels-spinoffs-1201400027/ Paramount Enlisting Akiva Goldsman To Ramp Up 'Transformers' Output] on deadline.com</ref> Goldsman goes on to hire a number of writers over the next few months: [[Steven DeKnight]] (''Daredevil''),<ref>[http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/transformers-cinematic-universe/35696/transformers-cinematic-details-more-writers-over-10-films Transformers cinematic details]</ref> [[Robert Kirkman]] (''The Walking Dead''),<ref name="deadlinewritersroom">[http://deadline.com/2015/05/transformers-writers-robert-kirkman-zak-penn-art-marcum-matt-holloway-jeff-pinkner-1201430601/ 'Transformers' Spinoff & Sequel Scribes Set] on Deadline.com</ref> [[Art Marcum]] and [[Matt Holloway]] (''Iron Man''),<ref name="deadlinewritersroom" /> [[Christina Hodson]] (''Shut In'', ''The Fugitive''),<ref name="hodsonbeer">[http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/446175-christina-hodson-and-lindsey-beer-join-transformers-writing-team Christina Hodson and Lindsey Beer Join the Transformers Writing Team]</ref> [[Lindsey Beer]] (''Dig''),<ref name="hodsonbeer" /> [[Zak Penn]] (''Pacific Rim 2''),<ref name="deadlinewritersroom" /> [[Jeff Pinkner]] (''The Amazing Spider-Man 2'', ''Lost''),<ref name="deadlinewritersroom" /> [[Andrew Barrer]] and [[Gabriel Ferrari]] (''Ant-Man''),<ref name="barrerferrari">[http://deadline.com/2015/05/transformers-ant-man-andrew-barrer-gabriel-ferrari-cybertron-1201433402/ 'Ant-Man' Scribes Andrew Barrer & Gabriel Ferrari Join 'Transformers' Writers Room] on Deadline</ref> [[Ken Nolan]] (''Black Hawk Down''), and [[Geneva Robertson-Dworet]].<ref name="nolandworet">[http://www.slashfilm.com/transformers-writers-room/ Akiva Goldsman Teases 'Transformers' Franchise Plans]</ref> Involved in the pitching process are [[Steven Spielberg]], [[Michael Bay]], [[Brian Goldner]], [[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]], [[Mark Vahradian]], and [[Don Murphy]].<ref name="deadlinereveal">[http://deadline.com/2015/09/transformers-writers-room-akiva-goldsman-transformers-5-1201531918/ 'Transformers' Writers Room Wraps] on Deadline</ref>
*May 27, 2015 — As part of the news surrounding Barrer and Ferrari joining the room, it's revealed that another pitch is an animated prequel movie set on Cybertron, with the working title of ''[[Transformers One]]''.<ref name="barrerferrari" />
*June 8, 2015 — The writers meet on the Paramount lot for the writer's room.<ref name="nolandworet" /> The writers work for the next three months to plot out the next ten years of ''Transformers'' films.<ref name="stephendaviskeynote">[https://youtu.be/F_P2fw_DlS4?t=812 Stephen Davis's keynote speech] at MIPJunior.</ref>
*July 28, 2015 — DeKnight reports that as a result of the gathering of writers, Goldsman and Pinkner will be co-writing Transformers 5.<ref name="deknightreveals">[http://au.ign.com/articles/2015/07/28/daredevils-steven-deknight-on-the-transformers-writers-room-and-planning-ahead Daredevil's Steven DeKnight on the Transformers Writers Room and Planning Ahead] on IGN</ref>
*September 17, 2015 — Deadline reveals more about the writer's room process and reports that Barrer and Ferrari will write the animated feature, with Pinkner and Beer writing later films.<ref name="deadlinereveal" /> Bay remains uncommitted to directing.<ref>[https://twitter.com/michaelbay/status/644622092110032896 Tweet by Michael Bay]</ref>
*October 3, 2015 — [[Allspark (company)|Hasbro Studios]]'s [[Stephen J. Davis]] relates more details of the writing process in a keynote speech at the MIP Junior Conference.<ref name="stephendaviskeynote" />
*November 20, 2015 — With Goldsman now enlisted to create a writer's room for ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' and ''[[Microman|Micronauts]]'', Paramount begins negotiating with Marcum, Holloway and Nolan to write the film.<ref>[http://deadline.com/2015/11/transformers-g-i-joe-micronauts-akiva-goldsman-paramount-hasbro-1201632388/ Akiva Goldsman 'Transformers' Writers Room Leads Paramount & Hasbro To Set One For 'G.I. Joe', 'Micronauts'] on Deadline</ref>
*December 14, 2015 — Wahlberg re-confirms in an interview with CinePop that he'll be back in Transformers 5.<ref>[http://cinepop.com.br/exclusivo-mark-wahlberg-confirma-ao-cinepop-que-estara-em-transformers-5-109295 Mark Wahlberg interview with CinePop]</ref>
*January 4, 2016 — Bay confirms he will be returning to direct.<ref name="rollingstone">[http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/features/13-hours-can-michael-bay-pull-off-a-gritty-movie-about-benghazi-20160104 '13 Hours': Can Michael Bay Pull Off a Gritty Movie About Benghazi?] on Rolling Stone</ref>
*January 12, 2016 — It's totally definitely the last ''Transformers'' film for him this time though.<ref>[https://youtu.be/Yn9bkPNV4JA?t=472 Michael Bay interview with Collider]</ref>
*February 12, 2016 — Transformers 5 is now being released on June 23, 2017. In addition, [[Bumblebee (film)|Transformers 6]], acting as a [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] spin-off, and [[Transformers 7]] are set to be released respectively on [[June 8]], 2018 and [[June 28]], 2019.<ref name="toyfairreveal">[http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/02/12/transformers-5-transformers-6-bumblebee-spin-off-movie-revealed-309503 Transformers 5, Transformers 6 And Bumblebee Spin-Off Movie Revealed] ToyFair news at TFW2005</ref><ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/02/12/transformers-6-tentative-title-revealed-bumblebee-movie-309597 Transformers 6 Tentative Title Revealed – The Bumblebee Movie] at TFW2005</ref>
*February 18, 2016 — Casting calls go out for June filming in [[London]] and [[Detroit]], also confirming [[Peter Cullen]]'s return as [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]].<ref>[http://www.acting-auditions.org/2016/02/transformers-5-casting-calls-for-new-lead-roles.html Transformers 5 casting call for new lead roles] on acting-auditions.org</ref>
*February 26, 2016 — After negotiations, it's announced that Michigan will provide $21 million in incentives towards the film.<ref>[http://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MIEDC/bulletins/138dd29 'Transformers 5' lands in Detroit] from the Michigan Film & Digital Media Office</ref>
[[File:TLK Optiface Prime.jpg|thumb|right|300px|5 movies in and [[Michael Bay]] is still finding ways to make my face even more ridiculously detailed.]]
*April 6, 2016 — Cinematographer [[Jonathan Sela]] is reported as being booked to work on the film.<ref>[http://variety.com/2016/artisans/news/agencies-book-artisans-on-fast-8-transformers-5-to-the-bone-macgyver-and-altered-carbon-1201747892/ Agencies Book Artisans on 'Fast 8,' 'Transformers 5,' 'To the Bone,' 'MacGyver' and 'Altered Carbon'] on Variety</ref>
*April 13, 2016 — Filming dates are revealed via a casting call on acting-auditions.org.<ref>[http://www.acting-auditions.org/2016/04/transformers-5-casting-calls-auditions-information.html 'Transformers 5' Casting Calls and Auditions Information] on acting-auditions.org</ref>
*May 12, 2016 — [[Isabela Moner]] tweets that she's been cast in the movie.<ref>[https://twitter.com/isabelamoner/status/730835465163530241 Tweet by Isabela Moner]</ref>
*May 14, 2016 — Bay suggests [[Tyrese Gibson]] is under consideration to return.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BFXbTA2IWpr/]</ref>
*May 16, 2016 — The film's title is officially revealed to be ''Transformers: The Last Knight'' in [https://www.instagram.com/p/BFfCGhRoMmW/?taken-by=transformersmoviea teaser trailer] posted on a newly launched Transformers Movie Instagram.
*May 17, 2016 — [[Josh Duhamel]] announced to be returning for ''Transformers: The Last Knight''.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BFg6ffIoMvx/]</ref>
*May 25, 2016 — Michael Bay posts a [https://www.instagram.com/p/BF1sPamoWtc/?taken-by=michaelbay photo] as production begins in Cuba.
*May 27, 2016 — A [https://twitter.com/transformers/status/736286302870605824 teaser] is posted containing morse code which translates to "I'm coming for you May 31st."
*May 31, 2016 — Michael Bay posts [https://www.instagram.com/p/BGFEZ9vIWv1/a video] of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and announces production is about to start.
*June 3, 2016 — [[Anthony Hopkins]] joins the cast.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/anthony-hopkins-joins-transformers-5-899343]</ref>
*June 4, 2016 — [https://www.instagram.com/p/BGPsjYZoMpq/?taken-by=transformersmovie&hl=en First look] at [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]'s vehicle mode, which is a 2016 Chevrolet Camaro.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BGPsjYZoMpq/?taken-by=transformersmovie&hl=en Bumblebee vehicle mode reveal]</ref>
*June 4, 2016 — The [[Freya|World's Loneliest Dog]] is cast.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2016/06/04/freya/ MichaelBay.com - Freya]</ref>
*June 10, 2016 — [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] is confirmed to return as a 2016 Ford Mustang.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BGes1IfoMqf/?taken-by=transformersmovie&hl=en]</ref>
*June 18, 2016 — [[Mitch Pileggi]] reveals he has a role.<ref>[https://twitter.com/mitchpileggi1/status/743667068138979329 Tweet from Mitch Pileggi]</ref>
[[File:TLK Bumblebee profile.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Back to the basics.]]
*June 20, 2016 — [[Laura Haddock]] joins the cast.<ref>[https://twitter.com/laurajhaddock/status/744915023299026944 Tweet from Laura Haddock]</ref>
*June 22, 2016 — New robot character [[Sqweeks]] is revealed.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BG-IEBroWgA/ Michael Bay on Instagram]</ref>
*June 28, 2016 — Tyrese Gibson is confirmed to return.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BHLBipSDqcO/ Tyrese on Instagram]</ref>
*June 30, 2016 — [[Santiago Cabrera]] joins the cast.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BHSfP9EAIi_/ Official movie Instagram reveal of Santiago Cabrera]</ref>
*July 1, 2016 — [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] is confirmed to return with a new Mercedes alt-mode.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2016/07/01/drift/ Drift - MichaelBay.com]</ref>
*July 27, 2016 — [[Onslaught (ROTF)|Onslaught]] is confirmed to appear in the film.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/transformersmovie/photos/a.196236317078490.37515.180774635291325/1112021768833269/?type=3&theater Onslaught photo] on the official Transformers movie Facebook page.</ref>
*August 4–13, 2016 — A series of character profiles are released on the official movie Facebook. New character [[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Hot Rod]]<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/transformersmovie/photos/a.196236317078490.37515.180774635291325/1116775651691214/?type=3&theater Hot Rod Facebook reveal]</ref> is first to be revealed, and [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]]<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/transformersmovie/photos/a.196236317078490.37515.180774635291325/1119387291430050/?type=3&theater Crosshairs Facebook reveal]</ref> and [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]]<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/transformersmovie/photos/a.196236317078490.37515.180774635291325/1120161021352677/?type=3&theater Hound Facebook reveal]</ref> are confirmed to return. Also shown are profiles for Drift,<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/transformersmovie/photos/a.196236317078490.37515.180774635291325/1117988908236555/?type=3&theater Drift Facebook reveal]</ref> Sqweeks,<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/transformersmovie/photos/a.196236317078490.37515.180774635291325/1118574891511290/?type=3&theater Sqweeks Facebook reveal]</ref> Barricade,<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/transformersmovie/photos/a.196236317078490.37515.180774635291325/1120871694614943/?type=3&theater Barricade Facebook reveal]</ref> Megatron,<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/transformersmovie/photos/a.196236317078490.37515.180774635291325/1121491451219634/?type=3&theater Megatron Facebook reveal]</ref> and Bumblebee.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/transformersmovie/photos/a.196236317078490.37515.180774635291325/1122785391090240/?type=3&theaterBumblebee Facebook reveal]</ref>
*August 9, 2016 — Members of a number of ''Transformers'' fan sites, including TFWiki, are treated to [[Transformers 5 set visit|a set visit]].
*September 4, 2016 — [[Stanley Tucci]] is back as [[Joshua Joyce]] (He later turned out to be playing Merlin, but it's unclear from the article where the confusion originated).<ref>[http://variety.com/2016/film/global/stanley-tucci-to-reprise-transformers-role-in-the-last-knight-1201852108/ Stanley Tucci to Reprise 'Transformers' Role in 'The Last Knight'] on Variety</ref>
[[File:TLK Izabella trailer speech.jpg|thumb|right|250px|True fact: Isabela had to beat Megatron in an arm wrestling contest to get this part.]]
*September 24, 2016 — Location shooting at Blenheim Palace in England proved controversial as [[Winston Churchill]]'s birthplace became draped in Nazi banners. Bay told BBC News that veterans shouldn't be too upset as Churchill is a "big hero" in the film.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-37453284 Transformers' Blenheim Palace 'Nazi' scenes defended] from the BBC</ref>
*October 14, 2016 — Bay announces via Facebook that [[John Turturro]] will be back as [[Seymour Simmons]] & [[John Goodman]] back to voice [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]]<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/transformersmovie/videos/1174984035870375/ Michael Bay video on Facebook]</ref>
*December 5, 2016 — The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyVKK87hYYM teaser trailer] is released.
*February 3, 2017 — The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npaVgxxtKxQ "Big Game Spot"] is released on YouTube.
*March 12, 2017 — The [https://twitter.com/transformers/status/840751026693062656 Kid's Choice Award Clip] is revealed.
*March 17, 2017 — The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVYSyiL4iis "Izzy Stays and Fights" preview], a family-aimed trailer attached to ''{{w|Beauty and the Beast (2017 film)|Beauty and the Beast}}'', is released.
*March 22, 2017 — Eight [http://ew.com/movies/2017/03/22/transformers-last-knight-motion-posters/ "motion posters"] for the film's robot cast are released.
*April 12, 2017 — Another [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FIH1TeIS9Q trailer] is released.
*April 24, 2017 — As part of the "[[Reveal Your Shield]]" promotion, Hasbro releases [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWXj0JSZQjE a video] featuring [[Peter Cullen]] and [[Frank Welker]] credited as the voices of Optimus and Megatron.
*May 5, 2017 — Variety reports that the film's release is being moved forward two days to June 21.<ref name="datemove">[http://variety.com/2017/film/news/mark-wahlberg-transformers-the-last-knight-1202410380/ 'Transformers: The Last Knight' Moves Forward Two Days]</ref>
*May 7, 2017 — The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7toS4s_79ZA "Optimus Prime Dialog Coach" teaser] is released.
*May 9, 2017 — The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVZhsL3vV8M "Secret Past" TV spot] is released.
*May 15, 2017 — A preview of an Empire Magazine feature on the film includes the news that [[Jim Carter]] has been cast as Cogman.<ref>[http://www.empireonline.com/movies/transformers-last-knight/exclusive-explosive-new-look-bumblebee-transformers-last-knight/ Exclusive, Explosive New Look At Bumblebee In Transformers: The Last Knight] on Empire Online</ref>
*May 17, 2017 — The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ue7cNNfjCyc International Trailer] is released.
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=== Changes before, during and after production ===
*Tyrese Gibson was intended to return as [[Robert Epps]], but the logistics of filming in Europe and a scheduling conflict with ''{{w|The Fate of the Furious}}'' resulted in him being unable to take part.<ref>[http://www.ok.co.uk/celebrity-news/1104536/tyrese-gibson-transformers-the-last-knight-robert-epps-josh-duhamel-mark-wahlberg-michael-bay Tyrese Gibson exclusively admits he was 'p****d' to miss out on filming Transformers: The Last Knight alongside original co-star Josh Josh Duhamel] on OK! Online</ref>
[[File:TLK Primal concept.jpg|upright=1.55|thumb|This would ''probably'' start another era of [[Trukk not munky]].]]
*Concept art was made for a movie incarnation of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] and a Cybertronian snake that never made into the final film.<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/07/26/optimus-primal-concept-art-last-knight-345543]</ref><ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/08/02/transformers-last-knight-new-unused-snake-concept-art-furio-tedeschi-346195]</ref>
*An alternate death for Nitro Zeus was scripted in an early cut but ultimately went unfilmed; he would get his head tore off from his body by Cogman, who could commandeer the headless body like a [[transtector]].{{fact}}
*The first trailers featured Hound with Red Cross insignias, which were removed in subsequent trailers yet retained with muted colors in the finished film.
*Barricade was either supposed to have a mask/helmet for his redesigned head or [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/attachments/22580549_156168284980549_4064834079172853760_n-jpg.27831803/ retain his old head mold yet gain a pair of police shades.]
*Sqweeks was planned to be slightly taller and to move around with a single wheel.
*Hot Rod's design was initially conceived as a new body for [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] before his resurrection was scrapped; he also went under the working name "Side Kick".
*Daytrader was depicted in concept art with a head directly based off his voice actor [[Steve Buscemi]].
*Canopy was originally conceived as a rather terrifying 'bot with a subway train alternate mode; he went by the working name "Ruins Bot".
*According to [[Josh Nizzi]]'s Instagram account,<ref name="tlkdreads">[https://www.instagram.com/p/BZW_tHdjF_g/?taken-by=joshnizzi.art] at Josh Nizzi's Instagram.</ref> [[:File:TF-TLK-Dread-Alternate-Concept-Art-03.jpg|a Decepticon]] sharing the same body-type as [[Hatchet (DOTM)|Hatchet]] was supposed to have appeared alongside Dreadbot and Berserker before ultimately getting cut from the final robot cast.
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==Notes==
*Topspin, seen in Cuba with Simmons, is credited as "Volleybot", initially leaving it unclear whether or not he was meant to actually be Topspin, especially since he's sporting [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]]'s head. A later Transformers Fan Favorite poll held on the Transformers Movie web site credited Topspin as appearing in both ''Dark of the Moon'' and ''The Last Knight'', along with using a picture of Volleybot as his mug shot, confirming that Volleybot is Topspin.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/official-confirmation-that-volleybot-is-topspin.1122432/]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers Saigo no Kishiō''''' (トランスフォーマー最後の騎士王, "Transformers: The Last Knight-King")
*''Czech:'' '''''Transformers: Poslední Rytíř''''' ("Transformers: The Last Knight")
*''Finnish:'' '''''Transformers: Viimeinen Ritari''''' ("Transformers: The Last Knight")
*''French:'' '''''Transformers: The Last Knight''''' (France), '''''Transformers : Le Dernier Chevalier''''' (Canada, "Transformers: The Last Knight")
*''Italian:'' '''''Transformers - L'ultimo cavaliere''''' ("Transformers: The Last Knight")
*''Korean:'' '''''Transformers: Choehuui Gisa''''' (트랜스포머: 최후의 기사, "Transformers: The Last Knight")
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng 5: Zuìhòu de Qíshì''''' (變形金剛5：最後的騎士, 变形金刚5：最后的骑士, "Transformers 5: The Last Knight")
*''Portuguese:'' '''''Transformers: O Último Cavaleiro''''' (Brazil, "Transformers: The Last Knight"), '''''Transformers 5''''' (Portugal)
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformery: Posledniy rytsar' ''''' (Трансформеры: Последний рыцарь, "Transformers: The Last Knight")
*''Spanish:'' '''''Transformers: El último caballero''''' ("Transformers: The Last Knight")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''''Трансформери - Останній лицар''''' ("Transformers: The Last Knight")

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.transformersmovie.com/ Transformersmovie.com]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3371366/?ref_=nv_sr_1 ''The Last Knight'' at IMDB.com]
* {{w|Transformers: The Last Knight|''The Last Knight'' film on Wikipedia}}
* [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/transformers_the_last_knight/ ''The Last Knight'' on RottenTomatoes.com]

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[[File:TLK Poster.JPG|thumb|upright=1.67|So forget any ideas you've got about lost cities, exotic travel, and digging up the world. We do not follow maps to buried treasure, and "X" never, ever marks the spot.]]
'''''Transformers: The Last Knight''''' is the fifth film in the [[live-action film series]], serving as a sequel to ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Transformers: Age of Extinction]]'', and was released on [[June 21]], [[2017]].

When he is gifted a [[Talisman (TLK)|Talisman]] by a [[Talisman Knight|dying Transformer knight]], [[Cade Yeager]] finds himself pursued by both the [[Decepticon]]s and the [[Transformers Reaction Force]]. He is soon recruited along with [[Viviane Wembly]] by [[Edmund Burton|Sir Edmund Burton]], last of the [[Order of the Witwiccans]], to once again save the world from a new impending threat.

{{quote|The question is, why? Why do we tell ourselves these stories? Other than the fact that dragons are wicked. It's because we want to believe. Believe that we can be heroes in our own lives. When all seems lost, a few brave souls, us, can save everything we've ever known. Or is it just the dragons?|[[Viviane Wembly]]|''Transformers: The Last Knight''}}

==Synopsis==
[[File:TLK Knight gives staff.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Eternal life, Doctor Jones! The gift of youth to whoever drinks from the Grail.]]
It is the year [[484]] in [[United Kingdom|England]]. A medieval battle rages. [[King Arthur]] and his [[Knights of the Round Table|knight]]s are looking down the barrel of defeat at the hands of the [[Saxon]]s, and their only hope lies with the magician [[Merlin]]. Elsewhere, Merlin (in reality merely a drunkard), rides up to a [[Guardian Knights' ship|long-crashed alien ship]] and beseeches [[Guardian Knight|the occupants]] for help. He has kept their secret, but now needs their help. The other knights are losing hope, but Arthur believes Merlin will come through. Merlin manages to convince [[Stormreign|a giant metal red-armored knight]] at the ship to help, and it presents him with a [[Staff of Merlin|staff]], allowing him to return to the battle with a [[Dragonstorm|giant metal dragon]]. The battle is won in favor of Camelot.

Present day: five years have passed since the battle of [[Hong Kong]]. [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] drifts apparently lifeless in space. Both he and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] have vanished from [[Earth]], and Transformers have been declared illegal, with the [[Transformers Reaction Force]] set up to track them down, though they've found refuge in some places such as [[Cuba]], where [[Seymour Simmons]] is hanging out with some displaced Autobots. Meanwhile, Transformers continue to arrive in waves while [[NASA]]'s [[Jet Propulsion Laboratory]] detects something large incoming.

[[File:TLK Canopy downed.jpg|thumb|right|300px|He speaks a dozen languages and knows every local custom. He'll blend in, disappear and you'll never see him again.]]

Four kids, craving adventure, breach a fence and enter a section of [[Chicago]] ruined by a previous Transformer battle. They stumble on a [[Talisman Knight's ship|crashed Transformer ship]] containing a still-living occupant. TRF [[Sentinel (TLK)|Sentinels]] close in on them and warn them that they're trespassing; however [[Izabella]] appears out of nowhere to help, slinging bottles of green ooze which result in one Sentinels shooting another. Izabella's tiny robot [[Sqweeks]] wraps a cable around the legs of the remaining Sentinel and it topples over, allowing the kids time to get away. Pursued by another Sentinel, Izabella takes the kids to shelter — a Transformer named [[Canopy]] whose back is a hollow mound of rubble. They're joined by Sqweeks, who's lost his arm in the battle. Canopy and the kids start moving, unaware the TRF has spotted them. Unable to determine what faction Canopy is and with kids possibly in danger, TRF commander [[Santos]] orders an air strike. The missile takes out Canopy, who thanks a tearful Izabella before dying. The kids are soon rescued by [[Cade Yeager]] and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] who destroy another Sentinel.

Cade drives the kids to the border of the no-go zone and drops them off before returning to the crashed ship. Despite his efforts, the pilot within dies, but not before attempting to present Cade with the [[Talisman (TLK)|Talisman]]. Cade does not take it. He reports the pilot's death to Bumblebee shortly before [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] appears and Cade is suddenly surrounded by TRF forces. Meanwhile, the Talisman sprouts legs and crawls away from the ship. Cade refuses to divulge where the other Transformers are. Bumblebee arrives, only to be blown to pieces by the TRF. Moments later, the parts start reconnecting as Bumblebee reassembles himself, sending the TRF forces into disarray as he does so. He and Cade take Santos hostage, but the standoff is interrupted by the arrival of [[William Lennox|Lennox]] who tries to talk Cade and Bee into standing down. [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]]'s appearance settles things however, and Cade, Bee, and Hound leave, though the TRF manages to surreptitiously attach a tracking device onto Bumblebee.

Lennox reports to [[Morshower|General Morshower]] who plays a recording of Barricade reporting back to Megatron. Megatron is disappointed Barricade failed to secure the Talisman as it is the object they need to lead them to the staff, but Barricade believes the TRF will lead them to it. Morshower orders Lennox to return to his covert infiltration of the TRF.

[[File:TLK Optimus chained.jpg|thumb|left|300px|My soul is prepared. How's yours?]]

Optimus's voyage through space comes to an end as he crashes on the ravaged surface of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], which has been mysteriously disassembled into many pieces. He encounters and attacks [[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]], who claims to be his creator and the "Prime of Life," but she easily restrains him.

As he returns to the [[Junkyard (TLK)|junkyard]] he calls home, Cade realizes that the Talisman has somehow ended up in his vehicle. In England, [[Cogman]] alerts [[Edmund Burton|Sir Edmund Burton]] to the arrival of the Talisman. Elsewhere in England, [[Viviane Wembly]] wins a game of polo for her team before returning to the [[University of Oxford]]. She lectures her class on King Arthur, someone she believes to be a made-up legend, unaware she's being watched by Burton. Burton gives instructions to a nearby parked car.

Quintessa tells Optimus that he must retrieve her staff, stolen by her knight guardians and hidden on Earth.

[[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] and [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]] are hanging out in the junkyard. Cade, Hound, and Bumblebee stop off on their way back so Cade can banter with the local authority, Chief [[Sherman]], who complains that his cruiser has been stolen. The trio continue to the junkyard where [[Jimmy (TLK)|Jimmy]] and [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] are looking at online photos of custom cars. They are unaware Izabella and Sqweeks have stowed away on Hound. While Bumblebee and Crosshairs come to blows, Cade persuades [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]] to cough up Sherman's cruiser, or what's left of it. [[Daytrader]] arrives, bringing [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]'s head and a new voicebox for Bumblebee. He's interested in Cade's Talisman, and says it's a sign of the impending apocalypse. Izabella fronts up to Cade and attempts to persuade him to let her stay. They return to Cade's trailer for antics with the [[Mini Dinobot|Baby Dinobot]]s and trade stories of lost family members. Izabella manages to impress Cade with her knowledge of Cybertronian physiology and he's convinced to let her stay.

In [[Namibia]], scientists arrive at a location to find a giant metal horn poking out of the ground. News of the horn, and five more like it, get back to Simmons and Burton. Meanwhile, the NASA scientists meet with [[President of the United States|presidential]] staff to report they have detected an approaching planet, which they say will arrive in three days.

Helped by Hound, Cade makes an untraceable satellite phone call to [[Tessa Yeager|his daughter]] at college, but is unable to speak to her for fear that his voice will be recognized by the [[CIA]], and can only listen as she tries to convince him to get a girlfriend.

Lennox meets Morshower at the [[Pentagon]] for a briefing on the horns — Megatron has been spotted visiting them and has snatched up two CIA operatives as hostages. Lennox and some lawyers meet with Megatron to negotiate the return of some of his men. They agree to release [[Mohawk]], [[Dreadbot]], and [[Nitro Zeus]]; [[Berserker]], however, turns out to be a step too far, and Megatron is forced to select [[Onslaught (ROTF)|Onslaught]] instead. Morshower believes they can use Megatron so they can get hold of Cade's Talisman themselves.

[[File:TLKIzzyAndDecepticons.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Grail is mine, and you're going to get it for me.]]

As morning breaks over the junkyard, the Decepticons prepare to move in, observed by the TRF. Izabella attaches a new arm to Sqweeks, before helping Cade fit Bumblebee's new voicebox. Bee is not happy with the result, which sounds like a GPS. Sherman gives the group advanced warning of the impending Decepticon assault, and the Autobots and humans scramble to get ready to escape. Megatron's group arrives to find the junkyard deserted, at least until Hound pops up and starts shooting. Megatron returns fire. The Autobot group heads into the nearby town, where Drift swiftly disables the tracking device on Bee. Grimlock and [[Slug (AOE)|Slug]] ambush the TRF forces en route to the town. Santos has a swarm of unmanned drones sent in. The Decepticons arrive in the middle of town and immediately spot Sqweeks, which draws Izabella out in an attempt to save the tiny Autobot. Cade detonates the explosives hidden around town and flees with Izabella, pursued by Barricade. The 'Con is knocked aside by Grimlock, who also devours Dreadbot. As the battle rapidly turns against the Decepticons, with Onslaught being killed by Drift and Crosshairs, Megatron calls a retreat. Mohawk, however, is left behind and is subsequently reduced to a head by Bumblebee. Cade, Izabella, and Jimmy take cover in a disused church as the TRF drones move in, however the drones continue to pursue them through the church. Cade and Izabella take two of them out, but Jimmy tries to bluff a third, banking on the idea it's using facial recognition. He gets shot anyway, but fortunately it was only a beanbag.

The trio head into another disused building and enter a lift where they encounter Cogman, who announces he's come to collect Cade. The discussion ends when a drone arrives, and Cade ends up clinging to it as it flies wildly around the street. Cogman phones Sir Burton to report the bad news, but fortunately Cade survives his impromptu flight, partly thanks to the Talisman protecting him from bullets. He manages to ride another drone to the ground and is met by Cogman who explains that he's important because of the Talisman. Crosshairs attempts to prevent Cogman from doing anything, only for the smaller robot to break his finger. Cogman convinces Cade to go with him and leave the others. Cade and Bee accompany Cogman on a plane to England.

Morshower and Lennox track the flight, and note that Megatron's group is giving pursuit. Lennox is ordered to take the TRF team to the UK as well.

Simmons calls Sir Burton to let him know a book has been tracked down. NASA continues tracking the incoming planet, now identified as Cybertron. Quintessa reveals to Optimus that Earth is actually [[Unicron]] and that they're going to kill him with the staff, an act which will destroy Earth and restore Cybertron. Optimus's optics turn purple as Quintessa addresses him as "Nemesis Prime". Optimus swears to fight anyone who interferes with his new mission.

[[File:TLKWW2Flashback.jpg|left|upright=1.6|thumb|Nazis. I hate those guys.]]
Viviane and her family watch a news report on the giant horns. Conversation turns to her dead father, and her mother suggests she check her father's study in case there's anything useful for her work. Disinterested, she instead gets into her car where an invitation falls out of the glove compartment. The car takes off of its own accord and starts driving her through the streets of [[London]]. When she smashes a window, the car complains in a French accent and throws her into the trunk. She calls for help, having realized she's in a Transformer, and the car [[scanning|scans]] a passing Lamborghini, reconfiguring itself into a copy of the other vehicle.

Cade's plane lands at Sir Burton's castle, where he and Bumblebee are shot at by [[Bulldog (TLK)|a tank Transformer]]. Sir Burton apologizes and takes a look at the Talisman. [[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Hot Rod]] arrives carrying Viviane, who is unhappy at being kidnapped. Once things calm down, Sir Burton explains he's the last of the [[Order of the Witwiccans]]. Cade's boorish behavior towards Viviane results in him being assaulted by Cogman. Sir Burton shows off portraits of his family tree and the Witwiccans, and relates how the Transformers have been helping humans for centuries, such as when Bumblebee and Hot Rod took part in [[World War II]]. They head to another building which houses the original [[Round Table]] used by King Arthur and his knights when they teamed up with the twelve [[Guardian Knight]]s. Further there is a legend that a last knight would be found and thanks to possessing the Talisman, that's Cade. Only Merlin's DNA can unlock the power of the staff, which is where Viviane comes in as a direct descendant of Merlin. She has no idea where the staff might be though. Further discussion is halted as [[Secret Intelligence Service|MI6]] and TRF forces arrive to assault the castle. Despite [[Lieutenant|one of the elderly Autobots]] attempting to defend the castle only to power down as a result of his aging, Hot Rod's time stopper weapon gives the group enough time to escape.

[[File:TLK Bumblebee car attack.jpg|thumb|right|300px|How does one get off this thing?!]]
Simmons makes an irate call to Sir Burton, who is currently being pursued through London and is late for the appointment at [[Trinity Library]]. Bumblebee arrives at Viviane's house with her and Cade, and the pair start rifling through her father's study in search of a clue. Sir Burton's dropped off at the library, but Simmons demands to be inducted into the Order of Witwiccans before he'll point Sir Burton to the book, which reveals Earth is Unicron and points them to [[Stonehenge]]. Cade and Viviane find a clue in an old popup book which points them to the [[HMS Alliance|HMS ''Alliance'']] at a {{w|Royal Navy Submarine Museum|naval museum}}. The TRF arrive at the house. Meanwhile, Sir Burton and Cogman switch cars and a high-speed chase through the streets of London ensues. Cade and Viviane, now also making a getaway in Bumblebee, let them know about the navy museum. Cogman manages to shake his pursuers while Bumblebee manages to shake Barricade by blasting the Decepticon.

Bumblebee reaches the naval museum at the same time as Cogman and Sir Burton, and they have the HMS ''Alliance'' evacuated. Sir Burton leaves the others to it, explaining that the submarine, in reality a Transformer, knows the way to the staff. The sub launches, with Bumblebee clinging to the exterior so he cam come along for the ride. The sub's departure is noted by TRF and they track it as it heads away from England. The TRF scramble their own submersibles to give chase. A nuclear sub fires missiles at the ''Alliance'' which responds by ramming the other sub and diving deeper into the ocean. Cogman fires himself out through a torpedo tube.

Sir Burton arrives at Number 10 to see the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]], but is turned away. Cogman returns to the sub with a couple of fish he's caught. Viviane and Cade share clumsy sexual chemistry until Cogman reveals he's made sushi as a "last meal". Sir Burton takes a secret back entrance into Number 10 to talk to the PM, holding off security by threatening to release the [[watch that killed Hitler]]. Sir Burton tells the PM to mobilize the military to Stonehenge. The ''Alliance'' zeros in on a vast undersea Transformer ship, which lights up as they approach. The pursuing TRF subs also spot the ship, but have to make their own way in after the airlock doors close behind the ''Alliance''. The ''Alliance'' surfaces beyond the airlock, and the group starts exploring.

[[File:TLKOptimusVsBumblebee.jpg|left|upright=1.6|thumb|Two selfless martyrs. Jesus Christ!]]
Back at the junkyard, Izabella, Sqweeks, and Crosshairs look up at the approaching Cybertron. Elsewhere, NASA and [[European Space Agency|ESA]] scientists give a briefing as the approaching planet scrapes the surface of the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. The doomsday news is broadcast on [[television]] around the world. The subs carrying the TRF teams led by Lennox and Santos emerge into an air pocket, and they move out. Daytrader arrives back at the junkyard with the [[Knight Ship|Autobots' ship]], and the group there prepares to head to England to help out. Cade and Viviane find a chamber holding motionless Guardian Knights. Cybertron moves into Earth's atmosphere, passing the [[International Space Station]]. Viviane touches a Celtic engraving which reveals Merlin's sarcophagus, inside which they find a wooden staff. As the TRF moves through the same chamber, [[Skullitron|one of the knights]] springs to life. Cade keeps it distracted as the TRF attacks it, eventually bringing it down. Viviane grabs the wooden staff which transforms into metal in her hands. Lennox and Santos attempt to get her to hand it over, but she reveals only she can use it. More knights revive and attack, however a short time later, Optimus kills them and forces Viviane to turn the staff over to him. Sending the others back to the sub, Cade, Lennox, and Bumblebee go after Optimus.

[[File:TLK-Cade wields Excalibur.jpg|right|thumb|300px|You're strangely dressed... for a knight.]]
Bumblebee fights with Optimus atop the vast ship as it comes to the surface. Bumblebee manages to get the better of his former leader, and Cade attempts to persuade Optimus to stop fighting. As the ship rises out of the water, Optimus is able to get the upper hand and is prepared to end Bumblebee when Bee manages to talk in his own voice. Shaking Quintessa's influence, Optimus drops his sword, just in time for Megatron and Nitro to swoop in and claim the staff. After the Decepticons leave, the remaining Guardian Knights emerge from the ship and are ready to execute Optimus for aiding Quintessa's cause. The Talisman transforms into a sword which Cade uses to block the killing strike, and the Knights recognize Cade as a knight. Though Prime is ready to die, Cade talks him out of sacrificing himself, and Optimus announces they have to destroy Quintessa with the other Autobots show up in their ship.

[[File:TLK-Knightstogether.jpg|thumb|left|300px|He chose...''poorly''.]]

Cybertron makes touchdown on Earth, causing untold destruction. Megatron arrives at Stonehenge with the staff. Lennox contacts Morshower with the coordinates for the "end game", an [[ignition chamber]] which is part of one of the dangling pieces of Cybertron and military forces move in. Cade comes up with a plan to load Ospreys onto the Autobot ship so they can get close enough to the ignition chamber to land. NASA thinks this is a bad plan and works on an alternate idea. The massive ship continues towards Stonehenge where the Decepticons, along with Sir Burton and the military forces, are waiting. At Sir Burton's signal, the military opens fire on the Decepticons as the massive ship arrives directly overhead. The Autobots regroup with Cade and the TRF, and Optimus Prime gives a stirring speech before blasting off. Cogman manages to find Sir Burton, who had been blasted by Megatron sometime prior to the Autobots' arrival, shortly before he expires.

Megatron returns to the Ignition Chamber where Quintessa is waiting. She plugs the staff into the floor, and lightning starts arcing about. The pieces of Cybertron start moving about and joining together, causing those on the ground to run for their lives. Massive worldwide destruction ensues. As the Autobot ship carries Autobots, knights and humans up to their fates, Cade asks Viviane out on a date. Jets soften up the defenses around the ignition chamber while the humans all board the Ospreys, and Cade has it out with Santos. Shamed, the TRF troops all rip off their insignias. The Ospreys launch, and Izabella and Sqweeks reveal they've stowed away on the one carrying Cade and Viviane. Covered by the jets and the giant three-headed dragon, the Ospreys head to the ignition chamber, and crash-land on the surface. The landing site is immediately a war zone as Megatron and his Decepticons stand in their way. Lennox spots the entrance to the chamber, but the team is pinned down by a gun emplacement. Izabella instructs Sqweeks to go blow the gun emplacement up. [[Infernocus]] forms under Megatron's orders and knocks Bumblebee and company out of the air.

[[File:TLKEnding.jpg|right|upright=1.6|thumb|May we go home now, please?]]
Meanwhile, the NASA scientists have come up with a plan to use nukes to cause a nearby chunk of Cybertron to destroy the ignition chamber. Morshower contacts Lennox to let him know the new plan, and the TRF forces start withdrawing. Sqweeks succeeds in blowing up the gun emplacement. Optimus arrives aboard the dragon and takes out Infernocus. As the TRF troops parachute off the platform, the jets nuke the neighbouring chunk of Cybertron. Viviane drops her parachute and heads back towards the chamber, followed by Cade. The chunk hits the platform containing the chamber, however despite the devastating impact, the chamber continues to function.

[[File:Transformers_5_Unicron.jpg|left|upright=1.6|thumb|Trust no one.]]
The chamber tumbles down until it comes to rest on another part of Cybertron. Inside, chaos reigns as the Autobots and Decepticons fight and Viviane grabs the staff. Optimus kicks Megatron through a wall shortly before another impact sends the chamber tumbling out of the sky. Bumblebee kills Nitro Zeus and blasts Quintessa as Optimus manages to distract her. Quintessa vanishes in a flash of blue light. Viviane finally pulls the staff free, shutting down the Ignition Chamber just before it crashes to the ground. Optimus dramatically drives out of the cloud of debris raised by its impact, carrying Cade and Viviane. As everyone reunites, Optimus gives another stirring speech about how Earth and Cybertron are now joined as one before the Autobots depart for Cybertron alongside the guardian knights.

Meanwhile, back in Namibia, Quintessa, now in a human form, walks up to one of the scientists studying the giant metal horn and offers to tell him how to kill Unicron.

==Quotes==
"All right, I am what they say. I'm a liar, a charlatan. I've deceived my whole life, but if I could, for one moment, change this world for the better, I would give up everything! Everything! I'd give up drink! Money! Wom- ...Drink and money!"
:—'''Merlin'''

"You dare to strike your ''God?!'' Your war ''doomed'' Cybertron!" 
"Megatron started the war-" 
"''You'' destroyed your world, you fool!"
:—'''Quintessa''' shows '''Optimus''' who's boss after slapping him.

[In a Siri-type voice] 
"Daytrader is a punk-ass bitch."
:—'''Bumblebee''' isn't happy.

"There is a way to heal your world. My power of creation, the staff, was stolen from me by my twelve Guardian Knights. They betrayed me, and hid it on Earth. Gave it to your ''precious'' humans...the staff is the only way to bring life back to Cybertron. You are going to find it for me. Do you seek redemption, Prime? ''Do'' you?" 
"My maker, I ''do''." 
:—'''Quintessa''' coaxes a half-brainwashed '''Optimus''' to her side.

"The end is near, my old treacherous friend... what a shame you'll be unable to see it."
:—'''Megatron''' musing to the decapitated head of Starscream

"Go to hell!" 
"'This planet ''is'' hell!"
:—'''Izabella''' and '''Megatron''' exchange smack talk

"Don't kill the messenger... or the messenger will kill ''you''."
:—'''Cogman'''

"You are needed, sir. Urgently. My master is fond of saying that all the important decisions in life often come down to just one moment."
:—'''Cogman''' impresses on Cade the gravity of the situation.

"Introductions. Miss Viviane Wembly: Master of History, Oxford; Doctor of Philosophy, also Oxford; and Doctor of Letters, Oxford again, I think. Anything else? Anyway, meet Cade." 
"...''Yeager''. Cade Yeager. I'm an inventor."
:—'''Sir Edmund Burton''' and '''Cade Yeager'''

'''Hot Rod:''' "Bonjour, chérie! Je m'appelle Hot Rôd." 
'''Viviane:''' "Ut what?" 
'''Hot Rod:''' "Hot ''Rôd.''" 
'''Viviane''' "Hut Rud?" 
'''Hot Rod:''' "''Hot Rôd!''" 
'''Sir Edmund Burton:''' "Hot. Rod." 
'''Hot Rod:''' "Mhmm." 
'''Sir Edmund Burton:''' "It's his French accent." 
'''Viviane:''' "Is he French?" 
'''Sir Edmund Burton:''' "No, he just likes the accent." 
'''Hot Rod:''' "Non! No no no, I ''HATE'' the accent! But I can't get rid of it! I'm ''stuck'' with the accent!"
:—Everybody loves '''Hot Rod'''.

"Bee?" 
"Yes." 
"But he's so nice." 
"Behind the lines during the war they called him many things... nice was never one of them." 
:—'''Cade''' and '''Sir Edmund''' on Bumblebee's past.

[Cogman is playing the organ] 
"You ruined the moment again." 
"I was trying to make the moment more epic"
:—'''Cogman''' annoying '''Sir Edmond Burton''' and practicing for Britain's Got Talent.

"Optimus... it is time you knew the truth. The place you call Earth has another name: Unicron." 
"Earth... Unicron? Cybertron's ancient enemy?" 
"Yes. You are going to kill him. With my staff, we will drain the very life from Unicron. Earth ''will die''." 
"Yes..." 
"And your world will be reborn... ''Nemesis Prime.''" 
"I will fight anyone who stands in my way."
:—'''Quintessa''' coaxes a completely brainwashed <s>'''Optimus'''</s> '''Nemesis Prime''' to her side.

"I-I am Bumblebee... Your oldest friend! Optimus... I would lay down my life for you."
:—'''Bumblebee''' regains his voice, and Optimus regains his mind.

"You blew your chance to kill Unicron!" 
"I knew you couldn't do it! Your time is over, Prime. You ''FAILED''! You turned your back on Cybertron, now you will watch Earth ''DIE''!"
:—'''Nitro Zeus''' and '''Megatron''' denounce Optimus after his redemption.

"Knights, Autobots - this cannot and will not be the end. To save Earth and her people, we are going to steal Quintessa's staff. Only you, Viviane, can take it back. I will lead the way into her chamber, and when the account of the ages is etched into the cosmos, let those who exist long after us know that this was our finest hour!"
:—'''Optimus''' rallies his new and old allies before the final battle.

"Did you forget who I am? ''I AM OPTIMUS PRIME!''"
:—'''Optimus''' as he effortlessly kills the Infernocons. [[Commercial/Generation 2|They should've run for cover]], or at least DUCKED.

"We were brothers once!" 
"''Once.''"
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Optimus Prime'''

"At the heart of every legend, there is truth: a few brave souls unite to save the world. We can be heroes in our own lives, every one of us, if we only have the courage to try. Our fates were always intertwined, but now our worlds are joined as one. We need to repair our planets, work together, if we wish to survive. A dangerous secret is buried deep inside the Earth. There is more to this planet than meets the eye. I am Optimus Prime, calling all Autobots... It is time to come ''home''."
:—'''Optimus Prime'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s closing narration.

==Main cast==
{{featuredcharacters|
h1=[[Autobot]]s|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime/Nemesis Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] ([[Erik Aadahl]])
*[[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Hot Rod]] ([[Omar Sy]])*
*[[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] ([[John Goodman]])
*[[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] ([[Ken Watanabe]])
*[[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]] ([[John DiMaggio]])
*[[Cogman]] ([[Jim Carter]])*
*[[Sqweeks]] ([[Reno Wilson]])
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] ([[Tom Kenny]])
*[[Daytrader]] ([[Steve Buscemi]])
*[[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin/"Volleybot"]] ([[Steven Barr]])
*[[Canopy]]†
*[[Bulldog (TLK)|Bulldog]] ([[Mark Ryan]])
*[[Lieutenant]] (Mark Ryan)
*[[Trench]]
*[[HMS Alliance|HMS ''Alliance'' Autobot]]
*Refugees in Cuba
'''[[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]]'''
*[[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]]
*[[Slug (AOE)|Slug]]
*[[Mini Dinobot|Baby Dinobots]]
**[[Sharp-T]]
**[['Tops]]
**[[Pterry]]

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s|c2=
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] ([[Jess Harnell]])*
*[[Nitro Zeus]] (John DiMaggio/Steven Barr)**
*[[Mohawk]] (Reno Wilson)
*[[Onslaught (ROTF)|Onslaught]]†
*[[Dreadbot]]
*[[Berserker]]†
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]'s head
*[[Protoform]]s

|h3=[[Human]]s|c3=
*[[Cade Yeager]] ([[Mark Wahlberg]])
*[[Viviane Wembly]] ([[Laura Haddock]])
*[[Izabella]] ([[Isabela Moner]])
*[[Edmund Burton|Sir Edmund Burton]] ([[Anthony Hopkins]])
*[[Seymour Simmons]] ([[John Turturro]])
*[[Jimmy (TLK)|Jimmy]] ([[Jerrod Carmichael]])
*[[Merlin]] ([[Stanley Tucci]])
*[[King Arthur]] ([[Liam Garrigan]])
*[[JPL Engineer]] ([[Tony Hale]])
'''[[Transformers Reaction Force]]'''
*[[Santos]] ([[Santiago Cabrera]])
*[[William Lennox]] ([[Josh Duhamel]])
*[[Morshower]] ([[Glenn Morshower]])

|h4=Others|c4=
*[[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]] ([[Gemma Chan]])
*[[Infernocus]]
**[[Infernocon]]s
*[[Unicron]]
*[[Watch that killed Hitler]]
*[[Vatti Bot]]

'''[[Guardian Knight]]s'''
*[[Dragonstorm]]
**[[Stormreign]]†
**[[Dragonicus]]
**[[Steelbane]]
*[[Skullitron]]†
*[[Talisman Knight]]†

|nonumbering=true
}}
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Certain lines from these characters are not delivered by their credited actors, but the fill-in actors who performed the "scratch track" for the movie, whose recordings have survived into the finished film. 
<nowiki>**</nowiki>Nitro Zeus' voice actor varies depending on the version of the film (see "[[#Other versions|Other versions]]," below). The "finished" version shown in English-speaking countries features John DiMaggio, and the other, shown internationally, features Steven Barr. Both the home video and digital releases of the film credit both actors. 
<nowiki>†</nowiki>Denotes a character who speaks, but has no credited voice actor. The internet has popularly attributed these roles to DiMaggio, Barr, and Welker, variously, but often incorrectly, and with no proof; more likely, at least some are performed by scratch track actors and were not replaced for the finished film.

==Continuity notes==
*Optimus left Earth at the end of [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|the last movie]], to look for the mysterious [[Creator (AOE)|Creators]]. The [[Seed]] he was carrying is absent and its fate is unmentioned, but he ''did'' say he was going to take it where "it could never be found," so perhaps he accomplished that first. As for the Creators, they are left ambiguous; Quintessa professes to have created the [[Transformer|Cybertronian]] race, but no attempt is made to connect or reconcile her with the biomechanical alien arm seen in ''Age of Extinction'', and she is labelled "the great deceiver" by the knights, throwing anything she claims into question.
*It seemed as though Cybertron was disintegrated at the end of ''Dark of the Moon'', but it was unclear if what we were seeing was literal, or just an exaggerated visual of the space bridge collapsing and the planet disappearing with it (this was a film in which a planet could be "half-teleported" and be absolutely fine, after all). Here, it appears partially broken-apart, chunks of the planet tethered to the rest by cables.
*Merlin mentions that Cybertron was "destroyed"; he's not referring to ''Dark of the Moon'' (which, obviously, hadn't happened yet at that time), but to the planet being ravaged by the war, and left barren and lifeless by the loss of the [[AllSpark]] prior to the [[Transformers (film)|first movie]].
*As per the end of ''Age of Extinction'', Drift has only one of his two longswords, having evidently never recovered the other after he hurled it into a [[KSI Sentry]] during the final act of the film. However, see "[[#Errors|Errors]]".
*Wheelie and Topspin reappear following their absence from the previous film, both revealed to have survived [[Cemetery Wind]]'s Autobot hunt. Given that [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] was also mentioned to have been killed by Cemetery Wind in ''Age of Extinction'' tie-in material, and since [[Harold Attinger]]'s deck of dead-or-alive Transformers cards lists [[Dino]] as not being "eliminated", the only Autobot that survived the end of ''Dark of the Moon'' whose current status is unknown is [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]].
*The Dinobots were "set free" by Optimus at the end of the last movie, though at least some of them have since joined up with the main Autobot team in hiding, presumably for pragmatic reasons. Unnamed in dialogue in the previous film, Grimlock is here called by name (by Cade), the only Dinobot named on-screen.
*Izabella mentions that her parents were killed during the Decepticon invasion of Chicago in ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]''.
*Morshower says that America has made deals with the devil before to get while they want. While there's certainly a lot of real-world basis for this claim that is beyond the scope of discussion for this wiki, in the context of the films, mention could be made of the United Nations agreeing to [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]'s demands for the Earth Autobots to be evicted from the planet only to backfire horribly for humanity.
*Cade's daughter Tessa was a soon to graduate high school student in ''Age of Extinction'', and she has since gone on to college.
*Starscream was killed by a [[NEST]] boomstick at the climax of ''Dark of the Moon''. ''Age of Extinction'' established that scavengers had salvaged many objects from the Battle of Chicago, explaining why Daytrader found his head in Buffalo.
*The T.R.F.'s prison facility is labeled "[[Non-Biological Extraterrestrial|N.B.E.]] Supermax", in reference to [[Sector Seven]]'s acronym for the Transformers.
*The dagger gun used by Cade in ''Age of Extinction'' can be seen when he and Jimmy are gathering weapons as the TRF are approaching the junkyard.
*Megatron addresses Starscream's disembodied head as "my treacherous old friend". Back in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', Megatron accused Starscream of abandoning him to die in the [[Transformers (film)|first movie]]. We wouldn't call that a justified accusation, but what can we do? It's the word of a dead skull against that of the universe's greatest warlord.
*When Viviane is abducted by Hot Rod, she asks if her captor is a famous Transformer such as [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] or [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], unaware that they both died in ''Dark of the Moon''.
*Pictures of [[Sam Witwicky]], [[Archibald Witwicky]], [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], and [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] are briefly visible in Burton's mansion. Burton's claim that he is the last living member of the Witwiccans indirectly implies that Sam died off-screen after his last appearance in ''Dark of the Moon''.
*Daytrader gives the Autobots [[Knight Ship|Lockdown's ship]], which was last seen being attacked by [[People's Liberation Army|Chinese military]] jets in Hong Kong.
*The ''Ark'' is briefly seen on the Moon, where it was revealed to be back in ''Dark of the Moon'', having been left there untouched in the years since, along with the site of the [[Apollo 11]] moon landing.
*Among the landmarks trashed by the hanging chunks of Cybertron is the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]], where the climax of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' took place. The top of the pyramid is still missing following the events of that movie, in which it was torn open to reveal the [[Star Harvester]].
*Optimus remarks that he has not heard Bumblebee's voice "since Cybertron fell". This is actually foreshadowing to the prequel film ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'', which features Bee talking to Optimus in his normal voice in the Cybertron prologue. However, see "[[#Errors|Errors]]".
*The Autobots and Decepticons are seen using [[Orbital Assault Carrier]]s, which have been featured in the movie series since ''Dark of the Moon''.

==Transformers references==
*Cade and the Autobots use a [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|junkyard as a base]].
*[[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Hot Rod]] and [[Onslaught (ROTF)|Onslaught]] take their names from Generation 1 characters, but they have little relevance to their progenitors as far as appearance, personality, or role in the story goes.
*Quintessa is inspired by the [[Quintesson]]s, the extraterrestrials antagonists from season 3 of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original 1980's cartoon]]. In the cartoon continuity, the Quintessons were the creators of the Transformers, in the same way that Quintessa claims to be in the film.
*[[Unicron]] is the ancient enemy of [[Primus]]/Cybertron, who was introduced in ''The Transformers: The Movie''. The idea of Unicron being Earth is derived from the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' cartoon, in which the planet formed around his dormant body. Whether or not these particulars hold true for the movie's incarnation of Unicron remains to be seen.
* When Optimus Prime falls under Quintessa's control, he is dubbed "[[Nemesis Prime (disambiguation)|Nemesis Prime]]", an obvious reference to the evil clone of Optimus Prime that has appeared in many continuities.
* Several Transformers introduced in this film have altered designs from past films, yet are entirely new characters nevertheless. Onslaught and [[Canopy]] are both altered versions of [[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]], [[Nitro Zeus]] employs the same body design as the [[KSI Boss]]es but has a head modified from [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]'s, [[Dreadbot]] is an altered version of [[Crowbar]], [[Berserker]] reuses [[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]], [[Trench]] is the same body-type as [[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]] and [[Scrapmetal (ROTF)|Scrapmetal]], and [[Lieutenant]] is a much smaller modified model of [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]]. Also, despite being based off Constructicons, Canopy and Trench are both Autobots.
* Edmund Burton claims Cogman is a [[Headmaster (technology)|"headmaster"]], which is typically a human-sized bot that transforms into the head of a larger bot. While this reference ''is'' borne out by his [[Cogman#Toys|Deluxe Class toy]], which features a larger vehicle body and a detachable head, indicating it was ''supposed'' to be part of the film, it didn't happen on-screen.
* Burton's walking stick makes the classic transformation sound when it turns into a gun.

==Real-life references==
*King Arthur, Merlin and the associated knights are from British legend. The battle depicted at the beginning of the movie is the [[w:Battle of Badon|Battle of Badon]].
*The TRF Sentinel that attacks Bumblebee and the kids bears resemblance to the ED-209 from ''Robocop'', with a nearly identical leg design.
*Jimmy says that when Cade is away from the junkyard, the Autobots are so rowdy that it becomes the ''[[w:Wild Kingdom|Wild Kingdom]]''.
*When Bumblebee calls Izabella over to have his voice box replaced, he states "Doc, come in, Doc.", a similar line used by Marty McFly in {{w|Back to the Future: Part II}}
*The bogus voice box Bumblebee gets from Daytrader has the voice of {{w|Siri}}, the AI assistant found in most iPhones.
*Crosshairs calls Cogman a "[[C-3PO]] ripoff".
*Sir Edmund Burton quotes the song ''[[w:It's a Long Way to Tipperary|It's a Long Way to Tipperary]]'' in reference to World War I.
*While evading the constabulary in London, Cogman breaks into an impromptu rendition of Ludacris's 2002 hit "[[w:Move Bitch|Move Bitch]]", though he incorrectly sings "get out of my way" rather than "get out the way".
*Optimus' speech before the final battle begins ends with the line "let those who exist long after us know that this was our finest hour", paraphrasing one of [[Winston Churchill]]'s most {{w|This was their finest hour|famous speeches}}.
*Optimus saying "Say hello to my friend, Bumblebee!" is loosely based on the line "Say hello to my little friend!" from ''Scarface''.

==Other editions==
==="International" version===
Two versions of the film were released to theaters: one screened in English-speaking countries, which seems to be the "finished" version, and another shown internationally, with foreign language subtitles, which appears to be an earlier version. There are numerous differences in dialogue between the two versions, with some lines being dropped, added, or changed completely for the finished version, including ones that even help to make the film make more sense!
*When Hound shows up when TRF are talking to Bee and Cade, in the finished version he says, "Sorry I'm late! My invitation to this ass-kicking must have gotten lost in the mail." The alternate version has him say "Mornin', fellas! I like showing up to a gun fight! This round mound's gonna mow you down. Translation: Sayonara, suckers!"
*When Barricade meets Megatron to report about the Staff. In the finished version, Barricade replies to Megatron, "I know who can lead us to them", however in the alternate version, he states, "But I know who can lead us to them."
*When Crosshairs sits on the orbital assault carrier in the junkyard, in the finished version he says, "Losing our heads sitting around here, So tired of hiding.", while in the alternate version, he says "Ughhhhh, so bored on this forsaken rock.". Take note that his lip syncing is supposed to pair up with the alternate version's dialogue.
*When Hound arrives in the junkyard, he tosses aside a weapons cache that explodes on impact behind him. For some reason, the film plays this as a "flatulence" gag, though it differs between versions; in the finished version, Hound says "I shouldn't have eaten all of that Tijuana street machinery!" while in the alternate version, he says "Woah, been holding that one in for a while!"
*When Daytrader says "You always resort to violence, right off the bat!", in the finished version Hound replies "I love violence!". Hound does not reply in the alternate version.
*Hound has an extra line about wanting to "deep-six" Daytrader in the alternate cut right before the Vatti Bot appears, whereas he remains silent in the final edition.
*Izabella laughs at Cade's attempts to make Grimlock spit out the cruiser in the alternate cut. She smiles, but remains silent in the final version.
*When Jimmy and Wheelie argue, the finished version has Wheelie back down a bit when Jimmy threatens and grabs him, with Wheelie adding that Jimmy is the worst "senior vice president ever". In the alternate cut, Wheelie continues to berate him, threatening "I'll have my Autobot brethren kick your ass!". Oddly, he still flails his hands around when he's not saying anything in the latter version, meaning his animation is meant to be paired with the "finished" audio.
*In the "earlier" version, all of Nitro Zeus's dialogue is provided by Steven Barr, and the actor receives an on-screen credit for the role. For the "finished" version, it was all re-recorded by John DiMaggio (with the credits altered to reflect the change), with some differences. During his introduction, for instance, the finished version has him say: "I know where you live, Enrique, say hello to your wife for me!" while the other, he says: "By the way, Enrique, Chet's sleeping with your wife!" Though in the international version, after said dialogue, DiMaggio's laughter can be heard.
*When arriving at the Junkyard, DiMaggio-Nitro remarks "Aw man, I kicked more ass in prison!" upon learning that Cade and co. have left, while in the alternate version Barr-Nitro says "Unfortunate, because I was looking to knock some heads!".
*While Megatron is musing to the head of Starscream, as he says "The end is near", DiMaggio-Nitro cuts in with "Oh, she's coming!" while Barr-Nitro remains silent.
*When the Decepticons arrive in the abandoned town, Barr-Nitro says: "I know they're close!" while DiMaggio-Nitro says: "Oh, I feel a fight comin'!"
*In the final film, when the Autobots discover the tracker planted on Bumblebee, Crosshairs remarks "The tracker led 'em right to us! When are you gonna grow up?" but in the alternate version, he says "What's this? You brought 'em right to us!"
*In the final film, after Drift kills Onslaught ("and his fat head!"), Crosshairs remarks, "Don't get any deader than that!" In the alternate version, Crosshairs is silent, and Drift instead says "Fantastic!" after his quip about Onslaught's head. In the final film, Drift's lips are still visibly moving at the point when he says "Fantastic!" in the alternate cut.
**Also, note that Crosshairs' gun's sound effect fires faster in the international version than the finished version's.
*After the town battle, Crosshairs calls the TRF drones "gnats" as he shoots them down in the finished version. He remains silent in the alternate version.
*In the finished version, when Crosshairs is talking about Cogman he says, "Hey Cade, what's with the C-3PO ripoff?", but in the alternate version he says, "I'll swat this metal cockroach for you Cade."
*Crosshairs whines that his finger is broken in the background when Cogman is speaking to Cade in the finished version. He remains silent in the alternate version.
*As the WWII flashback begins, a closeup of the Nazi stronghold's entrance is added in the international version, while the final version has the clip omitted.
*Before the end of the WWII flashback, Hot Rod screams a French language version of "Take that!" in the finished version. He screams it twice in the alternate version.
*When Megatron steals the staff from Optimus, the "finished" film features Nitro Zeus saying: "You blew your chance to kill Unicron!" followed by Megatron saying: "I knew you couldn't do it. Your time is over, Prime! You failed!" The other has no Nitro Zeus dialogue, and instead features Megatron saying: "Quintessa, the most ruthless of our Gods, knew you couldn't do it. She knows I'm strong and you're weak."
*When the Guardian Knights attack Optimus, in the alternate version one of the Knights tells Prime "She put you under a spell!". In the finished version, that line was removed.
*After Cade saves Optimus, there is an extra shot of him dropping the Excalibur sword to the ground.
*Barricade has an extra line at Stonehenge in the alternate version, where he says "Yes! Drain Unicron! He will be powerless!"
*When Hot Rod flies to attack Infernocus, he responds "I got him!" in the finished version. In the international version, the original line is "I got him, Hound!".
*The finished version adds an extra line between Cade and Lennox on Cybertron about Optimus never having made it to the Ignition Chamber, while the alternate version never acknowledges his absence.
*After Cade says "Just grab my hand!", he shoots his gun to propel himself and Viviane closer to the staff.
*When Optimus Prime attacks Quintessa, In the finished version she says, "You traitor!", and Optimus retracts his faceplate. In the alternate version she says, "Nemesis! You traitor!", and Optimus's faceplate does not retract.
*The final version has Quintessa scream as Bumblebee blasts her, while Bumblebee quips "Sting like a bee!"—but in the other version, Quintessa is silent, and Bumblebee's dialogue is very slightly different, with him saying "''I'' sting like a bee."
*In the finished version, after the final battle, before the Autobots depart, Bumblebee crouches down and states, "You saved Prime." In the alternate version, Bumblebee is silent.

===Digital release===
[[File:TLK_BlueHound_vs_RedHound.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Hound was feeling a little ''blue.'']]
The home video release of the film on DVD and Blu-Ray uses the theatrical version, but with Hound's Red Cross symbols digitally recolored blue. The official digital release, however, changes a few other things:
*The scene of Wheelie checking the used car website has been removed.
*Hound's "Tijuana street machinery" line is replaced with his "been holding that one in" from the alternate version.
*A scene where Daytrader rummages through his backpack and accidentally pulls out a small [[Vatti Bot]] which Bumblebee angrily squashes, has been cut.
*Nitro Zeus' line "Unfortunate, because I was looking to knock some heads!" line from the alternate version is used in place of DiMaggio's "I kicked more ass in prison!", despite DiMaggio providing the voice for Nitro Zeus in every other scene. Both actors are credited for the role in the film's credits; this extends to the physical home video release as well, even though none of Barr's line are in those versions.

==Errors==
===Continuity errors===
*Sir Edmund says the battle depicted at the start of the movie took place in 484 AD, while a caption over the first present day scene says it takes place 1600 years later, which would result in the rest of the film taking place in 2084.
*Cybertron appears as smaller than Earth, when in ''Dark of the Moon'', it was significantly larger than it.
*Megatron has undergone some drastic changes since we last saw him in ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]''; he has changed his name back from "Galvatron," and he has acquired a new body that transforms normally as opposed to bursting into a cloud of [[Living metal#Live-action film series|Transformium]]. These changes are neither explained nor even ''acknowledged'' by the film, nor is it explained how he came to be in the service of Quintessa (aside from the suggestive presence of a red "scar" on his face like the one Quintessa inflicts on Prime when she brainwashes him).
**However, the fact that Lennox recognizes his voice despite a change in actor from [[Hugo Weaving]] to [[Frank Welker]] isn't an error; it just means that within the fictional world of the film, Megatron's voice hasn't changed.
*When Optimus first crash lands onto Cybertron, he makes grunting sounds but his lips don't move.
*Cade blows up the cockpit of the dying knight's ship, yet as he walks away from it the cockpit is intact.
*After Cade says "I don't sell out friends", he looks to his right, but in the next shot he's looking to his left.
*When Barricade throws the truck door, several fiery papers are strewn across the ground. Yet when the door hits the ground, none of the papers are there, nor is the area illuminated by flames.
*During the scene where Bumblebee reassembles his body, Cade hits Santos over the head with his door and shatters the glass. When Bumblebee later transforms and drives off, both windows are intact.
*Speaking of, how Bumblebee gained the ability to reassemble himself is completely unexplained.
*The removal of the Vatti Bot sequence in the digital version introduces a continuity error: Cade can be seen falling over when parts fall off Daytrader's back, but is suddenly standing up in the next shot.
*Absent for the rest of the film, Drift suddenly has his second longsword for one scene, using the two blades to raise himself into a meditation pose on the morning of the Decepticons' attack on the junkyard.
*When Cade and Izzy are fitting a new voice box into Bumblebee, it is clear that they are using a prop on set, with no sign of Bumblebee's body.
**A similar scene occurs later in the film: after Cade produces the Excalibur sword, he's standing on Optimus's back—which is obviously a prop as Optimus isn't moving at all.
*Bumblebee tears out the "defective" voicebox yet is able to talk to Optimus later. Presumably he must have put his old one back in offscreen?
*Sqweeks is missing his scavenged Decepticon arm when the Decepticons invade the junkyard, his original arm appearing back in its place. It returns in all subsequent scenes with the character.
*The abandoned town the Autobots and humans seek refuge in has buildings which are a few stories tall at most, then Jimmy, Cade and Izabella are abruptly in a multi-story building with janitorial staff and an external lift when they encounter Cogman. After Cade's ride on a drone, they're suddenly back in the area with no tall buildings in sight.
*When the Decepticons arrive at the abandoned town, Nitro Zeus transforms and lands in front of the group, on the right side of the screen. However, when Izabella begins approaching the Decepticons, Nitro Zeus is now in the back and on the left of the screen.
*Brief shots of the Witwiccans and some of their artifacts depict various Transformers such as Hot Rod and Optimus Prime with their "modern" forms, years before they would take on such bodies.
*When leaving Burton's mansion, the order of the vehicles are (from front to back) Bumblebee, Hot Rod and the Aston Martin. However, several shots later, Hot Rod and the Aston Martin have switched places.
*Bumblebee actually spoke with his real voice briefly at the end of the [[Transformers (film)|first film]], albeit with a different voice actor.
*When the knights charge at Optimus, at least eleven can be seen running across the ship. This excludes [[Skullitron]] and the [[Talisman Knight]], who died by this point—however, Quintessa confirms there are "twelve guardian knights"—not thirteen.
*When Optimus shouts, "Viviane! Get in here!", he and the Autobots are shooting at Megatron and Nitro Zeus from a distance, as the Decepticons guard the entrance to the ignition chamber. However, two shots later, they're both gone and the Autobots have moved all the way to the chamber's entrance.
*In ''Dark of the Moon'', Sam Witwicky thrusts a boomstick into Starscream's left eye, which causes Starscream's head to explode. Yet in this film Daytrader presents Starscream's head completely intact, somehow.

===Technical/animation errors===
*A shot of two horsemen being hit by arrows and fireballs during the opening battle is "reused" five minutes later; the same scene was shot but from a different angle/camera.
*When Hound arrives at the junkyard and transforms, several guns are briefly visible in the back of his truck mode—yet they weren't there when he drove in.
*Before crashing on Cybertron, Optimus's sword was attached to his back—yet when he crash-lands, he's kneeling in a crater holding his sword.
*When Optimus meets Quintessa and tosses his shield away, it reappears on his arm in the very next shot before disappearing again, not being seen even on the floor next to him.
*Onslaught is shown to have a redesigned head in his intro scene, one which resembles Brawl's, to showcase exaggerated speech. Yet it strangely reverts to Long Haul's head for the remainder of his screentime.
*Despite transforming into a larger vehicle, Dreadbot is visibly shorter than Barricade.
*When Megatron picks up Sqweeks, the handle to his ikakalaka sword is constantly flipping around between shots, before the sword itself disappears after Cade sets off the explosives, and reappearing as he shoots at Cade and Izabella before Grimlock arrives.
*After Cade sets off the explosions, Megatron can be heard shouting, "Get those vile beings!" When he rises from the smoke, his mouth opens as if he shouts something, but no words are heard.
*When Mohawk jumps on top of the car, Onslaught's head is shown leaning against the vehicle's left door. However, when Drift decapitated Onslaught, his head fell behind the car.
**And for some reason, two different cars are used for the shots. The doors of the car were also open when Drift decapitated Onslaught, but are closed when Mohawk jumps onto the car.
*In a handful of scenes, Hot Rod, Cogman, and Barricade's voices are not provided by their credited actors. The performers delivering these lines appear to be the fill-in actors who performed the "scratch track" for the movie, whose recordings survived into the finished film.
**When Cogman calls Burton after Cade falls out of the elevator, his line "I don't know, he just flew!" is not delivered by Jim Carter.
**Hot Rod's anomalous line—"She's very difficult!"—comes when he and Viviane arrive at Burton's estate. We can tell this is the scratch track because a promotional clip of the scene released before the film featured ''all'' of Hot Rod's dialogue being delivered by this actor, before Omar Sy recorded over it; his first line in the clip ("Leetle lady, non!") is replaced in the film (with "Non non non, leetle lady, why do you have to be zat way? Pour quoi?") but "She's very difficult!" remains unchanged.
**Barricade's non-Jess Harnell dialogue can be heard when the Decepticons arrive at Stonehenge ("I've lived for this! I've lived to kill a planet!" and "Drain Unicron! He will be powerless.").
*In the European French dub of the film, around half of Hound's lines are provided by another actor than [[Benoît Allemane]], with a similar voice, for unknown reasons. The two actors relay each other all film long at random moments, sometimes even in two successive phrases.
*When Cade, Viviane, and Cogman are aboard HMS ''Alliance'', there is a camera shot of Cade looking through the periscope with Cogman to the right of screen. The camera angle then changes and shows Viviane in another part of the chamber. The camera returns to Cade, Cogman has vanished. The camera pans back to Viviane again, then returns to Cade, with Cogman back in the shot.
*When the HMS ''Alliance'' Transformer crashes into the submarine, a similar scene, the shot of Megatron crashing into a submarine in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', is reused. This wouldn't be nearly as bad had Megatron not been removed from the shot—he can be seen flying towards the ocean's surface. A few of the clips and dialogue inside the sub are also reused from the aforementioned scene in ''Revenge of the Fallen''.
*After Bumblebee speaks and says "Optimus.", the subsequent shot of Optimus staring lasts too long, as his wristblade can briefly be seen retracting—however, this happens two shots later.
*When the Autobots are commenting on the Guardian Knights, Hound's mouth is animated to be saying something too soon before he actually begins speaking.
*When the group begins advancing on the ignition chamber, Hound is missing from his previous position behind them. He returns in the very next shot.
*As Optimus shouts, "Viviane! Get in here!", the ignition chamber can be seen in the background. However, the lightning Quintessa is producing between the giant knights is absent.
*When Optimus attacks Quintessa in the final battle, his faceplate is on, yet it disappears in the subsequent shot when he's being electrocuted. Then, after Quintessa is vanquished, it is put on again.
**Oddly, in the film's special edition, Optimus has the faceplate on throughout this scene—fixing the error.

===Geographic discontinuities===
*A road trip from the outskirts of Chicago to the Badlands of South Dakota takes about twelve hours, but Cade, Bumblebee, and Hound make the commute to and from Chicago all in the same day and are back by mid-afternoon.
*When the authorities arrive at Burton's mansion, it is noted that "TRF and MI6" are in pursuit. In real life, MI6 is the UK's ''external'' intelligence agency; it is more likely that {{w|MI5}}, the UK's domestic intelligence agency, would be the British central government's agency present.
*American street signs of the hanging green-coloured variety can be seen during the chase scene in London.
*Viviane leads her class from a large, expansive archaeological museum into the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. While there is an archaeological museum attached to the Natural History Museum, it looks nothing like the one featured in the film.
*The Royal Navy's submarine museum is nowhere near London as the movie depicts; it is actually in Gosport, Hampshire.
*Stonehenge is not as isolated in open countryside and from main roads as portrayed—the A303 among other roads runs past the monument. Also, the town of Amesbury is across said main road, less than two miles away.

==Tie-in material==
Two tie-in comics were published for the film: "[[A New Friend]]" by IDW Publishing as the promotion for both the film and Schick's Hydro line of electric razors, and "[[Mission to Cybertron]]" released exclusively for the Toys"R"Us exclusive Transformers: The Last Knight Blu-Ray Combo Pack.

==Music==
===Score===
:''Main Article'': [[The Last Knight (Music From the Motion Picture)]]
Continuing the tradition of the previous films, the music is once again composed by [[Steve Jablonsky]]. The ending theme of the movie is Torches by [[X Ambassadors]].

==Home video releases==
{{main|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)/home video}}

==Theatrical posters==
<center><gallery>
File:TLK Poster wide Dragonstorm.jpg|The big dragon is advertised as the big bad fighting Optimus. Now Dragonstorm knows how [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] felt!
File:TLK Poster Rethink Heroes.jpg
File:TLK Poster.JPG|Divided We Fall.
File:TLK Poster Stonehenge.jpg|It's time for the Jedi to end.
File:TLK Poster Legend Secret.jpg|Yeah, this is like a 40-second scene in the film, so...
File:TLK Poster Here Forever.jpg
File:TLK Poster IMAX 3D.jpg|Dragonstorm, you forgot to wear clothes today!
File:TLK Poster char Optimus Prime.jpg|Optimus "Barely Appearing in this Movie" Prime
File:TLK Poster char Megatron.jpg|It took ten years, but we finally got [[Frank Welker|the king]] on the big screen, baby!
File:TLK Poster char Bumblebee.jpg
File:TLK Poster char Hound.jpg
File:TLK Poster char Hot Rod.jpg|''Watch me engagin' em, escapin' em, enragin' em!''
File:TLK Poster char Cogman.jpg
File:TLK Poster char Burton.jpg
File:TLK Poster char Lennox.jpg
File:TLK Poster char Yeager.jpg
File:TLK Poster char Izabella.jpg
File:TLK Poster char Jimmy.jpg
File:TLK Poster char Wembly.jpg
</gallery></center>

==Reception==

{{quote|[sighs] Here we go again.|BBC Radio 5 critic Mark Kermode on ''The Last Knight''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ee6xh5AmQo Mark Kermode review]</ref>}}

''The Last Knight''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s critical reception was as poor as had come to be expected for the film franchise, even managing to set a new low record for Rotten Tomatoes score with 15%.<ref>[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/transformers_the_last_knight_2017 Transformers: The Last Knight (2017) - Rotten Tomatoes]</ref> However, after four films where critics hated it but the audience nonetheless showered it with money, ''The Last Knight'' broke the trend by ''not'' being showered with money. It had been projected to make $70–75m in its first days in North America, itself the lowest opening,<ref>[http://deadline.com/2017/06/spider-man-homecoming-hoping-to-catch-opening-in-the-100m-vicinity-1202114641/ Deadline, June 15th 20917: "‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Hoping To Catch Opening In The $100M Vicinit"]</ref> but that was downgraded to $63m after the first few days were even lower than the lowest expected.<ref>[http://deadline.com/2017/06/transformers-the-last-knight-opening-weekend-box-office-1202118976/ "Deadline: ‘Transformers’ Still Rusty At $63M+"]</ref> In the end it made almost $70m over the first five days, better than the revised projection but lower than all of the previous films.<ref name="deadline.com">[http://deadline.com/2017/06/transformers-the-last-knight-opening-weekend-box-office-1202118976/ Deadline: "Why ‘Transformers’ Is Screaming For Reboot After $69M Start; ‘Wonder Woman’ & ‘Cars 3’ Fight Over 2nd Place"], 25th June 2017</ref> By mid-July, after over three weeks, the film had grossed $122.1m in North America against a $217m budget (not counting marketing costs). This meant a lot of critics began to zero in on the sluggish profit, taking the view that American audiences were just getting bored of Bay's version of the franchise.

Internationally the film did $196.2m in the same first five days, of which $123.4m came from [[China]] alone<ref name="deadline.com"/> (which loves the franchise so much delaying ''The Last Knight'' reduced 2016 cinema growth to 3%, down from 48% in 2015!)<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2017/06/11/transformers-gears-up-for-another-1-billion-box-office-bounty/#659ff09e2325 Forbes: "'Transformers' Gears Up For Another $1 Billion Box Office Bounty"]</ref> The Chinese had been expected to spend up to $290m on the film's run.<ref>[http://variety.com/2017/film/asia/chinas-weying-boards-paramounts-transformers-the-last-knight-1202465635/ Variety:"China’s Weying Boards Paramount’s ‘Transformers: The Last Knight’"]</ref> However, in its second week in China takings dropped by a harsh 75% and after 10 days it had only grossed $198 million, which was seen as a disappointment—some pundits had expected $400m from China—and left it unlikely the film would perform as well as ''Age of Extinction'' had.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/china-box-office-transformers-5-crashes-back-earth-75-percent-slide-second-weekend-1018449]</ref> ''The Hollywood Reporter'' visited a [[Shanghai]] screening and reported "walkouts, general disinterest and plenty of snickering over a conspicuous abundance of [Chinese] product placement" despite a truly massive PR campaign and the fourth film's mega-popularity. Chinese social media made it clear the plot was too complicated and the product placement, all products the Chinese knew weren't in America, was too dumb; the audience found it ''very'' funny when Wheelie looked up a Chinese used car website.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/transformers-last-knight-has-pandering-chinese-audiences-hurt-transformers-5-1016926 The Hollywood Reporter: "Has Pandering to Chinese Audiences Hurt 'Transformers 5'?", July 2 2017]</ref>

On January 22, 2017, it was announced that ''Transformers: The Last Knight'' was nominated for ten {{w|Golden Raspberry Award}}s.<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/01/22/transformers-last-knight-nominated-razzie-awards-2018-357141]</ref> After ''Dark of the Moon'', ''The Last Knight'' has the honor of being the second Transformers film to be Razzie free with the most nominations, losing to ''The Emoji Movie'' for Worst Picture, Worst Director, Worst Screenplay and ''Worst Screen Combo''.<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/03/02/transformers-last-knight-wins-zero-awards-golden-raspberry-awards-2018-360330]</ref>

While the next film in the franchise, 2018's, ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]],'' was initially billed as a prequel to the franchise as a whole—bridging the gap between Bumblebee's World War II adventures and his appearance in the 2007 ''Transformers'' film—the movie would be hastily retooled relatively late in production to drop many of these elements entirely. Subsequent reshoots would instead set up this ostensible prequel as its own, standalone movie. It seems likely that the poor commercial reception to ''The Last Knight'' may have been a contributing factor in this last-minute change, though it remains unclear just how the positive reaction to ''Bumblebee'' will affect the live-action film series as a whole.

In January 2019 in an interview with the CEO of Viacom on the ''Bumblebee'' movie, ScreenRant revealed that The Last Knight had lost its investors $100 million.<ref>[https://screenrant.com/bumblebee-movie-profit-sequel]</ref>

==Production staff==
The film was directed by [[Michael Bay]], and was written by [[Art Marcum]], [[Matt Holloway]], and [[Ken Nolan]]. Visual effects duties where like the previous entries, handled by [[Industrial Light & Magic]] with assistance by [[Moving Picture Company]].

==Development details==
[[File:Transformers 5 provisional logo.png|thumb|right|143px|Transfivemers doesn't have the same ring to it.]]
*December 18, 2014 — [[Mark Wahlberg]] confirms to MTV that he is signed on for the next two Transformers films.<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/2030612/mark-wahlberg-transformers-5/ Mark Wahlberg Just Found A 'Transformers' Sequel] on MTV.com</ref>
*March 27, 2015 — [[Paramount Pictures]] negotiates with [[Akiva Goldsman]], hiring him to create a "writer's room" with the intention of building a cinematic universe.<ref name="goldsman">[http://deadline.com/2015/03/transformers-akiva-goldsman-paramount-sequels-spinoffs-1201400027/ Paramount Enlisting Akiva Goldsman To Ramp Up 'Transformers' Output] on deadline.com</ref> Goldsman goes on to hire a number of writers over the next few months: [[Steven DeKnight]] (''Daredevil''),<ref>[http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/transformers-cinematic-universe/35696/transformers-cinematic-details-more-writers-over-10-films Transformers cinematic details]</ref> [[Robert Kirkman]] (''The Walking Dead''),<ref name="deadlinewritersroom">[http://deadline.com/2015/05/transformers-writers-robert-kirkman-zak-penn-art-marcum-matt-holloway-jeff-pinkner-1201430601/ 'Transformers' Spinoff & Sequel Scribes Set] on Deadline.com</ref> [[Art Marcum]] and [[Matt Holloway]] (''Iron Man''),<ref name="deadlinewritersroom" /> [[Christina Hodson]] (''Shut In'', ''The Fugitive''),<ref name="hodsonbeer">[http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/446175-christina-hodson-and-lindsey-beer-join-transformers-writing-team Christina Hodson and Lindsey Beer Join the Transformers Writing Team]</ref> [[Lindsey Beer]] (''Dig''),<ref name="hodsonbeer" /> [[Zak Penn]] (''Pacific Rim 2''),<ref name="deadlinewritersroom" /> [[Jeff Pinkner]] (''The Amazing Spider-Man 2'', ''Lost''),<ref name="deadlinewritersroom" /> [[Andrew Barrer]] and [[Gabriel Ferrari]] (''Ant-Man''),<ref name="barrerferrari">[http://deadline.com/2015/05/transformers-ant-man-andrew-barrer-gabriel-ferrari-cybertron-1201433402/ 'Ant-Man' Scribes Andrew Barrer & Gabriel Ferrari Join 'Transformers' Writers Room] on Deadline</ref> [[Ken Nolan]] (''Black Hawk Down''), and [[Geneva Robertson-Dworet]].<ref name="nolandworet">[http://www.slashfilm.com/transformers-writers-room/ Akiva Goldsman Teases 'Transformers' Franchise Plans]</ref> Involved in the pitching process are [[Steven Spielberg]], [[Michael Bay]], [[Brian Goldner]], [[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]], [[Mark Vahradian]], and [[Don Murphy]].<ref name="deadlinereveal">[http://deadline.com/2015/09/transformers-writers-room-akiva-goldsman-transformers-5-1201531918/ 'Transformers' Writers Room Wraps] on Deadline</ref>
*May 27, 2015 — As part of the news surrounding Barrer and Ferrari joining the room, it's revealed that another pitch is an animated prequel movie set on Cybertron, with the working title of ''[[Transformers One]]''.<ref name="barrerferrari" />
*June 8, 2015 — The writers meet on the Paramount lot for the writer's room.<ref name="nolandworet" /> The writers work for the next three months to plot out the next ten years of ''Transformers'' films.<ref name="stephendaviskeynote">[https://youtu.be/F_P2fw_DlS4?t=812 Stephen Davis's keynote speech] at MIPJunior.</ref>
*July 28, 2015 — DeKnight reports that as a result of the gathering of writers, Goldsman and Pinkner will be co-writing Transformers 5.<ref name="deknightreveals">[http://au.ign.com/articles/2015/07/28/daredevils-steven-deknight-on-the-transformers-writers-room-and-planning-ahead Daredevil's Steven DeKnight on the Transformers Writers Room and Planning Ahead] on IGN</ref>
*September 17, 2015 — Deadline reveals more about the writer's room process and reports that Barrer and Ferrari will write the animated feature, with Pinkner and Beer writing later films.<ref name="deadlinereveal" /> Bay remains uncommitted to directing.<ref>[https://twitter.com/michaelbay/status/644622092110032896 Tweet by Michael Bay]</ref>
*October 3, 2015 — [[Allspark (company)|Hasbro Studios]]'s [[Stephen J. Davis]] relates more details of the writing process in a keynote speech at the MIP Junior Conference.<ref name="stephendaviskeynote" />
*November 20, 2015 — With Goldsman now enlisted to create a writer's room for ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' and ''[[Microman|Micronauts]]'', Paramount begins negotiating with Marcum, Holloway and Nolan to write the film.<ref>[http://deadline.com/2015/11/transformers-g-i-joe-micronauts-akiva-goldsman-paramount-hasbro-1201632388/ Akiva Goldsman 'Transformers' Writers Room Leads Paramount & Hasbro To Set One For 'G.I. Joe', 'Micronauts'] on Deadline</ref>
*December 14, 2015 — Wahlberg re-confirms in an interview with CinePop that he'll be back in Transformers 5.<ref>[http://cinepop.com.br/exclusivo-mark-wahlberg-confirma-ao-cinepop-que-estara-em-transformers-5-109295 Mark Wahlberg interview with CinePop]</ref>
*January 4, 2016 — Bay confirms he will be returning to direct.<ref name="rollingstone">[http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/features/13-hours-can-michael-bay-pull-off-a-gritty-movie-about-benghazi-20160104 '13 Hours': Can Michael Bay Pull Off a Gritty Movie About Benghazi?] on Rolling Stone</ref>
*January 12, 2016 — It's totally definitely the last ''Transformers'' film for him this time though.<ref>[https://youtu.be/Yn9bkPNV4JA?t=472 Michael Bay interview with Collider]</ref>
*February 12, 2016 — Transformers 5 is now being released on June 23, 2017. In addition, [[Bumblebee (film)|Transformers 6]], acting as a [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] spin-off, and [[Transformers 7]] are set to be released respectively on [[June 8]], 2018 and [[June 28]], 2019.<ref name="toyfairreveal">[http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/02/12/transformers-5-transformers-6-bumblebee-spin-off-movie-revealed-309503 Transformers 5, Transformers 6 And Bumblebee Spin-Off Movie Revealed] ToyFair news at TFW2005</ref><ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/02/12/transformers-6-tentative-title-revealed-bumblebee-movie-309597 Transformers 6 Tentative Title Revealed – The Bumblebee Movie] at TFW2005</ref>
*February 18, 2016 — Casting calls go out for June filming in [[London]] and [[Detroit]], also confirming [[Peter Cullen]]'s return as [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]].<ref>[http://www.acting-auditions.org/2016/02/transformers-5-casting-calls-for-new-lead-roles.html Transformers 5 casting call for new lead roles] on acting-auditions.org</ref>
*February 26, 2016 — After negotiations, it's announced that Michigan will provide $21 million in incentives towards the film.<ref>[http://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MIEDC/bulletins/138dd29 'Transformers 5' lands in Detroit] from the Michigan Film & Digital Media Office</ref>
[[File:TLK Optiface Prime.jpg|thumb|right|300px|5 movies in and [[Michael Bay]] is still finding ways to make my face even more ridiculously detailed.]]
*April 6, 2016 — Cinematographer [[Jonathan Sela]] is reported as being booked to work on the film.<ref>[http://variety.com/2016/artisans/news/agencies-book-artisans-on-fast-8-transformers-5-to-the-bone-macgyver-and-altered-carbon-1201747892/ Agencies Book Artisans on 'Fast 8,' 'Transformers 5,' 'To the Bone,' 'MacGyver' and 'Altered Carbon'] on Variety</ref>
*April 13, 2016 — Filming dates are revealed via a casting call on acting-auditions.org.<ref>[http://www.acting-auditions.org/2016/04/transformers-5-casting-calls-auditions-information.html 'Transformers 5' Casting Calls and Auditions Information] on acting-auditions.org</ref>
*May 12, 2016 — [[Isabela Moner]] tweets that she's been cast in the movie.<ref>[https://twitter.com/isabelamoner/status/730835465163530241 Tweet by Isabela Moner]</ref>
*May 14, 2016 — Bay suggests [[Tyrese Gibson]] is under consideration to return.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BFXbTA2IWpr/]</ref>
*May 16, 2016 — The film's title is officially revealed to be ''Transformers: The Last Knight'' in [https://www.instagram.com/p/BFfCGhRoMmW/?taken-by=transformersmoviea teaser trailer] posted on a newly launched Transformers Movie Instagram.
*May 17, 2016 — [[Josh Duhamel]] announced to be returning for ''Transformers: The Last Knight''.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BFg6ffIoMvx/]</ref>
*May 25, 2016 — Michael Bay posts a [https://www.instagram.com/p/BF1sPamoWtc/?taken-by=michaelbay photo] as production begins in Cuba.
*May 27, 2016 — A [https://twitter.com/transformers/status/736286302870605824 teaser] is posted containing morse code which translates to "I'm coming for you May 31st."
*May 31, 2016 — Michael Bay posts [https://www.instagram.com/p/BGFEZ9vIWv1/a video] of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and announces production is about to start.
*June 3, 2016 — [[Anthony Hopkins]] joins the cast.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/anthony-hopkins-joins-transformers-5-899343]</ref>
*June 4, 2016 — [https://www.instagram.com/p/BGPsjYZoMpq/?taken-by=transformersmovie&hl=en First look] at [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]'s vehicle mode, which is a 2016 Chevrolet Camaro.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BGPsjYZoMpq/?taken-by=transformersmovie&hl=en Bumblebee vehicle mode reveal]</ref>
*June 4, 2016 — The [[Freya|World's Loneliest Dog]] is cast.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2016/06/04/freya/ MichaelBay.com - Freya]</ref>
*June 10, 2016 — [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] is confirmed to return as a 2016 Ford Mustang.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BGes1IfoMqf/?taken-by=transformersmovie&hl=en]</ref>
*June 18, 2016 — [[Mitch Pileggi]] reveals he has a role.<ref>[https://twitter.com/mitchpileggi1/status/743667068138979329 Tweet from Mitch Pileggi]</ref>
[[File:TLK Bumblebee profile.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Back to the basics.]]
*June 20, 2016 — [[Laura Haddock]] joins the cast.<ref>[https://twitter.com/laurajhaddock/status/744915023299026944 Tweet from Laura Haddock]</ref>
*June 22, 2016 — New robot character [[Sqweeks]] is revealed.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BG-IEBroWgA/ Michael Bay on Instagram]</ref>
*June 28, 2016 — Tyrese Gibson is confirmed to return.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BHLBipSDqcO/ Tyrese on Instagram]</ref>
*June 30, 2016 — [[Santiago Cabrera]] joins the cast.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BHSfP9EAIi_/ Official movie Instagram reveal of Santiago Cabrera]</ref>
*July 1, 2016 — [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] is confirmed to return with a new Mercedes alt-mode.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2016/07/01/drift/ Drift - MichaelBay.com]</ref>
*July 27, 2016 — [[Onslaught (ROTF)|Onslaught]] is confirmed to appear in the film.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/transformersmovie/photos/a.196236317078490.37515.180774635291325/1112021768833269/?type=3&theater Onslaught photo] on the official Transformers movie Facebook page.</ref>
*August 4–13, 2016 — A series of character profiles are released on the official movie Facebook. New character [[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Hot Rod]]<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/transformersmovie/photos/a.196236317078490.37515.180774635291325/1116775651691214/?type=3&theater Hot Rod Facebook reveal]</ref> is first to be revealed, and [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]]<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/transformersmovie/photos/a.196236317078490.37515.180774635291325/1119387291430050/?type=3&theater Crosshairs Facebook reveal]</ref> and [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]]<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/transformersmovie/photos/a.196236317078490.37515.180774635291325/1120161021352677/?type=3&theater Hound Facebook reveal]</ref> are confirmed to return. Also shown are profiles for Drift,<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/transformersmovie/photos/a.196236317078490.37515.180774635291325/1117988908236555/?type=3&theater Drift Facebook reveal]</ref> Sqweeks,<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/transformersmovie/photos/a.196236317078490.37515.180774635291325/1118574891511290/?type=3&theater Sqweeks Facebook reveal]</ref> Barricade,<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/transformersmovie/photos/a.196236317078490.37515.180774635291325/1120871694614943/?type=3&theater Barricade Facebook reveal]</ref> Megatron,<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/transformersmovie/photos/a.196236317078490.37515.180774635291325/1121491451219634/?type=3&theater Megatron Facebook reveal]</ref> and Bumblebee.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/transformersmovie/photos/a.196236317078490.37515.180774635291325/1122785391090240/?type=3&theaterBumblebee Facebook reveal]</ref>
*August 9, 2016 — Members of a number of ''Transformers'' fan sites, including TFWiki, are treated to [[Transformers 5 set visit|a set visit]].
*September 4, 2016 — [[Stanley Tucci]] is back as [[Joshua Joyce]] (He later turned out to be playing Merlin, but it's unclear from the article where the confusion originated).<ref>[http://variety.com/2016/film/global/stanley-tucci-to-reprise-transformers-role-in-the-last-knight-1201852108/ Stanley Tucci to Reprise 'Transformers' Role in 'The Last Knight'] on Variety</ref>
[[File:TLK Izabella trailer speech.jpg|thumb|right|250px|True fact: Isabela had to beat Megatron in an arm wrestling contest to get this part.]]
*September 24, 2016 — Location shooting at Blenheim Palace in England proved controversial as [[Winston Churchill]]'s birthplace became draped in Nazi banners. Bay told BBC News that veterans shouldn't be too upset as Churchill is a "big hero" in the film.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-37453284 Transformers' Blenheim Palace 'Nazi' scenes defended] from the BBC</ref>
*October 14, 2016 — Bay announces via Facebook that [[John Turturro]] will be back as [[Seymour Simmons]] & [[John Goodman]] back to voice [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]]<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/transformersmovie/videos/1174984035870375/ Michael Bay video on Facebook]</ref>
*December 5, 2016 — The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyVKK87hYYM teaser trailer] is released.
*February 3, 2017 — The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npaVgxxtKxQ "Big Game Spot"] is released on YouTube.
*March 12, 2017 — The [https://twitter.com/transformers/status/840751026693062656 Kid's Choice Award Clip] is revealed.
*March 17, 2017 — The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVYSyiL4iis "Izzy Stays and Fights" preview], a family-aimed trailer attached to ''{{w|Beauty and the Beast (2017 film)|Beauty and the Beast}}'', is released.
*March 22, 2017 — Eight [http://ew.com/movies/2017/03/22/transformers-last-knight-motion-posters/ "motion posters"] for the film's robot cast are released.
*April 12, 2017 — Another [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FIH1TeIS9Q trailer] is released.
*April 24, 2017 — As part of the "[[Reveal Your Shield]]" promotion, Hasbro releases [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWXj0JSZQjE a video] featuring [[Peter Cullen]] and [[Frank Welker]] credited as the voices of Optimus and Megatron.
*May 5, 2017 — Variety reports that the film's release is being moved forward two days to June 21.<ref name="datemove">[http://variety.com/2017/film/news/mark-wahlberg-transformers-the-last-knight-1202410380/ 'Transformers: The Last Knight' Moves Forward Two Days]</ref>
*May 7, 2017 — The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7toS4s_79ZA "Optimus Prime Dialog Coach" teaser] is released.
*May 9, 2017 — The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVZhsL3vV8M "Secret Past" TV spot] is released.
*May 15, 2017 — A preview of an Empire Magazine feature on the film includes the news that [[Jim Carter]] has been cast as Cogman.<ref>[http://www.empireonline.com/movies/transformers-last-knight/exclusive-explosive-new-look-bumblebee-transformers-last-knight/ Exclusive, Explosive New Look At Bumblebee In Transformers: The Last Knight] on Empire Online</ref>
*May 17, 2017 — The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ue7cNNfjCyc International Trailer] is released.
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=== Changes before, during and after production ===
*Tyrese Gibson was intended to return as [[Robert Epps]], but the logistics of filming in Europe and a scheduling conflict with ''{{w|The Fate of the Furious}}'' resulted in him being unable to take part.<ref>[http://www.ok.co.uk/celebrity-news/1104536/tyrese-gibson-transformers-the-last-knight-robert-epps-josh-duhamel-mark-wahlberg-michael-bay Tyrese Gibson exclusively admits he was 'p****d' to miss out on filming Transformers: The Last Knight alongside original co-star Josh Josh Duhamel] on OK! Online</ref>
[[File:TLK Primal concept.jpg|upright=1.55|thumb|This would ''probably'' start another era of [[Trukk not munky]].]]
*Concept art was made for a movie incarnation of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] and a Cybertronian snake that never made into the final film.<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/07/26/optimus-primal-concept-art-last-knight-345543]</ref><ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/08/02/transformers-last-knight-new-unused-snake-concept-art-furio-tedeschi-346195]</ref>
*An alternate death for Nitro Zeus was scripted in an early cut but ultimately went unfilmed; he would get his head tore off from his body by Cogman, who could commandeer the headless body like a [[transtector]].{{fact}}
*The first trailers featured Hound with Red Cross insignias, which were removed in subsequent trailers yet retained with muted colors in the finished film.
*Barricade was either supposed to have a mask/helmet for his redesigned head or [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/attachments/22580549_156168284980549_4064834079172853760_n-jpg.27831803/ retain his old head mold yet gain a pair of police shades.]
*Sqweeks was planned to be slightly taller and to move around with a single wheel.
*Hot Rod's design was initially conceived as a new body for [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] before his resurrection was scrapped; he also went under the working name "Side Kick".
*Daytrader was depicted in concept art with a head directly based off his voice actor [[Steve Buscemi]].
*Canopy was originally conceived as a rather terrifying 'bot with a subway train alternate mode; he went by the working name "Ruins Bot".
*According to [[Josh Nizzi]]'s Instagram account,<ref name="tlkdreads">[https://www.instagram.com/p/BZW_tHdjF_g/?taken-by=joshnizzi.art] at Josh Nizzi's Instagram.</ref> [[:File:TF-TLK-Dread-Alternate-Concept-Art-03.jpg|a Decepticon]] sharing the same body-type as [[Hatchet (DOTM)|Hatchet]] was supposed to have appeared alongside Dreadbot and Berserker before ultimately getting cut from the final robot cast.
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==Notes==
*Topspin, seen in Cuba with Simmons, is credited as "Volleybot", initially leaving it unclear whether or not he was meant to actually be Topspin, especially since he's sporting [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]]'s head. A later Transformers Fan Favorite poll held on the Transformers Movie web site credited Topspin as appearing in both ''Dark of the Moon'' and ''The Last Knight'', along with using a picture of Volleybot as his mug shot, confirming that Volleybot is Topspin.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/official-confirmation-that-volleybot-is-topspin.1122432/]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers Saigo no Kishiō''''' (トランスフォーマー最後の騎士王, "Transformers: The Last Knight-King")
*''Czech:'' '''''Transformers: Poslední Rytíř''''' ("Transformers: The Last Knight")
*''Finnish:'' '''''Transformers: Viimeinen Ritari''''' ("Transformers: The Last Knight")
*''French:'' '''''Transformers: The Last Knight''''' (France), '''''Transformers : Le Dernier Chevalier''''' (Canada, "Transformers: The Last Knight")
*''Italian:'' '''''Transformers - L'ultimo cavaliere''''' ("Transformers: The Last Knight")
*''Korean:'' '''''Transformers: Choehuui Gisa''''' (트랜스포머: 최후의 기사, "Transformers: The Last Knight")
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng 5: Zuìhòu de Qíshì''''' (變形金剛5：最後的騎士, 变形金刚5：最后的骑士, "Transformers 5: The Last Knight")
*''Portuguese:'' '''''Transformers: O Último Cavaleiro''''' (Brazil, "Transformers: The Last Knight"), '''''Transformers 5''''' (Portugal)
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformery: Posledniy rytsar' ''''' (Трансформеры: Последний рыцарь, "Transformers: The Last Knight")
*''Spanish:'' '''''Transformers: El último caballero''''' ("Transformers: The Last Knight")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''''Трансформери - Останній лицар''''' ("Transformers: The Last Knight")

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.transformersmovie.com/ Transformersmovie.com]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3371366/?ref_=nv_sr_1 ''The Last Knight'' at IMDB.com]
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Spark extractor

2020-12-01T01:44:52Z

Ed:

[[Image:Cycle drone with extractor.jpg|right|300px|thumb|You got SPARK EXTRACTOR!]]
A '''spark extractor''' is a device that is used for pulling a Transformer's [[spark]] out of its mechanical body. This process can be accomplished even against the will of the target Transformer (as was, in fact, the norm). Once removed from its body, a Transformer's spark is more or less helpless.

When an extractor is near a Transformer and activated, even before the spark emerges, the Transformer often appears to be stunned or dazed such that they find it difficult to resist. The extraction itself is quite fast, taking well under thirty [[Earth]]-seconds in most cases. Extractors are therefore quite effective as weapons, requiring only that the victim be momentarily immobilized in order for the extractor to do its work.

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====3H comics====
Spark extractor technology, of [[Cryotek (Universe)|Cryotek]]'s devising, fell into [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s hands when he returned to Cybertron from the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] and briefly worked with Cryotek.

====''Beast Machines'' cartoon====
[[Image:Spark extraction.jpg|left|150px|thumb|I'LL SWALLOW YOUR SOUL!]]
Spark extractors were used frequently, such as on [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] in several occasions. After interfacing with the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]], Megatron's own disembodied spark also had the ability to remove the sparks of living Transformers even without the technological aid of an extractor.
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===''Prime'' cartoon===
[[Image:OperationBumblebee1 spark extractor.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Kaon PD! Nobody move!]]
One of the class-A weapons confiscated from the [[Decepticon]]s, the Spark Extractor was stored in the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] [[Vaults]]. When the [[Decepticon]]s stormed Iacon, the Extractor was sent off-planet {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}} by [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]], and ended up on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}} It remained buried until the Decepticons unearthed it many years later. Though [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] attempted to take it, [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] threatened to trigger it, potentially extracting the spark of everyone present. As the Decepticon leader tried to return to [[Trypticon (WFC)|his ship]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] stole the device from him and took it back to the [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|Autobot base]]. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}}

The Autobots attempted to deploy the Spark Extractor in an attack on the Decepticon warship, but the ship's newly-awakened intelligence put them all into stasis lock. Megatron ordered the ship to move closer so he could retrieve his weapon, only for the warship to change course instead. {{storylink|Flying Mind}} [[Jack Darby|Jack]] later confirmed that the Spark Extractor was once again in storage back at the base, implying that the Autobots had recovered it. {{storylink|New Recruit}}

When the Autobots were preparing to go to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] took the Spark Extractor from storage. After the Autobots had seized the [[Omega Key]]s, he deployed the weapon in the middle of the Decepticon ranks. The Extractor eliminated the [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] squadron before Megatron impaled it with his [[Dark Star Saber]]. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}}

===Live-action film series===
====''Age of Extinction'' film====
[[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] had a device that was capable of extracting sparks and used it on [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] when the Autobot refused to give away [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime's]] whereabouts. He deployed it once more when threatening [[Cade Yeager]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
As part of [[Tarantulas (BW)|Mesothulas]] and [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]'s collaboration during the early days of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], the two of them brainstormed punitive imprisonment measures for prisoners of war. Their efforts began as the [[Noisemaze]], but they decided to abandon it in favor of developing a technique for spark extraction. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|Sins of the Wreckers #3}} When Prowl rebelled against his partner, the Noisemaze was forgotten and spark extraction became the normal way of containing prisoners. Numerous criminals, both Autobot and Decepticon had their Sparks separated at [[Garrus-9]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

After the [[Scavenger (group)|Scavengers]] had stolen the [[Firstborn]], they teleported themselves to Garrus-9 to try and make use of the spark extractors so they could remove [[Rat-a-Tat-Tat]]'s spark from the creature. {{storylink|Kill All 'Cons}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Spark Kyūin Sōchi''' (スパーク吸引装置 ''Supāku Kyūin Sōchi'', "Spark Suction Device")

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2020-11-24T07:59:08Z

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Sentinel Prime (ROTF)

2020-11-22T06:34:03Z

Ed: I don't think he counts as a Decepticon

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:''Sentinel Prime is an [[Autobot]] leader from the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:DOTM-Sentinel-Heatscramble.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|What does [[Spock]] need with [[Ark (DOTM)|a starship]]?]]
'''Sentinel Prime''' hails from an older time when [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] was the galaxy's crown jewel and the [[Transformer]] race was full of promise and potential. The only known remaining [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], he personified what a leader should be: wise, compassionate, and a more than worthy warrior. Revered by both [[Autobot]] and [[Decepticon]], few would dare stand against his shield and [[Primax Blade]].

But when Sentinel was presumably lost forever aboard the [[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], his hand-picked successor, was left to fill his void. The loss of Sentinel signaled the end of Cybertron's golden age, and the planet spiraled deeper into war. Some who recall Sentinel's reign bitterly remember when Transformers were masters of their fate, rather than scattered to the stars and living as exiles. Above all, Sentinel Prime is a staunch patriot. He loves his home planet with all of his [[Spark]] and will do anything—even go to extremes—to protect it.

{{bigquote|You simply fail to understand that the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.|Sentinel Prime|''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]''. No, seriously.}}

==Fiction==
===Movies===
{{note|The five movies are the primary component of the live-action movie continuity family. Their events should be taken as canon for all other pieces of fiction listed below, unless otherwise specified.}}
====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====
When [[Sam Witwicky]] launched into a rambling lecture on the nature of space and time while in a trance brought on by the knowledge of the AllSpark entering his mind, he recalled an "expedition" led by Sentinel Prime which took "fourteen galactic convergences" to get "an echo." {{Storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

====''Dark of the Moon'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Leonard Nimoy]] (English), [[Nobuyuki Katsube]] (Japanese)|[[Zhou Zhiqiang]] (Chinese), [[Arturo Casanova]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Dario Penne]] (Italian), [[Marc Cassot]] (European French), [[Jean Brousseau]] (Canadian French), [[Uli Krohm]] (German), [[Petr Oliva]] (Czech), [[Isaac Bardavid]] (Portuguese)}}

{{bigquote|So lost you are, Optimus. On Cybertron we were gods. And here... they call us "machines."}}

[[File:DOTM-Sentinelsleeps.jpg|left|thumb|upright=2|Sentinel just can't get to sleep without his security [[pillar]].]]

Long ago, Sentinel Prime was the leader of the Autobots before Optimus Prime during the war on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. But as the conflict dragged on, with no end in sight, Sentinel found himself forced to make a drastic choice: a secret alliance with [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. Believing that it was only through the sacrifice of another world that Cybertron could be restored, Sentinel developed teleportational [[space bridge]] technology to transport resources across interstellar distances—but, knowing that Optimus would never condone his course of action, Sentinel kept his plans a secret, claiming the bridge was a means of transporting troops into battle. Sentinel's intention was to depart for the chosen planet—[[Earth]]—and meet Megatron there later, but during the battle that erupted around the departure of Sentinel's ship the [[Ark (DOTM)|''Ark'']], the vessel was damaged and sent spiralling off into the depths of space, presumed lost forever. The war was left to continue with none save Megatron aware of Sentinel's treachery.

In [[1961]], the ''Ark'' crashed on Earth's [[moon (moon)|moon]]. The impact was detected by [[NASA]], triggering the space race of the 1960s and leading to the [[United States of America]]'s eventual first trip to the moon in [[1969]], which was secretly an attempt to inspect the crashed alien ship. However, before [[Apollo 11]] got there, a team of Decepticons led by [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], who had tracked the vessel, removed the majority of the space bridge [[pillar]]s from the ship to keep them out of human hands. The NASA astronauts found no trace of them, nor of Sentinel himself, safely sealed in the ship's crash vault with five remaining pillars.

[[File:DOTM-SentinelOptimusMatrix.jpg|right|thumb|upright=2|"Sorry Optimus, I don't want it. Because when I kill someone, I want them to ''stay'' dead."]]

In the present day, a mission to [[Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant|Chernobyl]] resulted in Optimus Prime's Autobots discovery of a piece of the ''Ark'', which had been recovered by a later Russian moon mission. Demanding information from new National Security Director [[Charlotte Mearing]], Optimus learned that the ship was on the moon, and subsequently traveled there with [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] to find and retrieve Sentinel Prime. Taking his mentor's body back to Earth, Optimus revived him with the [[Matrix of Leadership]], and Sentinel awoke in a crazed rage, briefly attacking Optimus before coming to his senses. Sentinel explained the space bridge to the Autobots and humans, lamenting the seeming loss of the pillars that the Decepticons had stolen, and took an immediate dislike to Mearing when she ordered the few remaining pillars taken into custody. Optimus proceeded to give Sentinel a tour of Earth, which led the old Autobot to marvel at the beauty and the life of the planet, after which Optimus offered Sentinel the Matrix back. Sentinel turned it down, feeling unable to lead on a planet he did not know, and telling Optimus that he was now his teacher, rather than his protege.

[[File:DOTMSentinelOptimus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=2|Give me ''your'' face!]]

Discovering evidence that the Decepticons held the missing pillars, the Autobots' young human ally [[Sam Witwicky]] believed that the villains would soon be coming after Sentinel Prime, since only he could activate the technology. Several Autobots escorted Sentinel Prime back to NEST headquarters, fending off a [[Dread (DOTM)|team of Decepticons]] along the way, but once they had arrived at their destination, Sentinel allowed his facade to drop. Knowing that all was in readiness, he revealed his centuries-long alliance with Megatron by slaying [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] with his [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] cannon, tearing NEST headquarters apart to reclaim the pillars, and departing to meet his Decepticon co-conspirators at the [[Abraham Lincoln|Lincoln Memorial]]. There, Sentinel opened a small space bridge portal above, through which Decepticon troops in waiting on the moon poured. Optimus Prime arrived and pleaded with Sentinel to stop, but Sentinel refused, leading to a battle between the two. Sentinel overpowered his former pupil, but spared his life.

[[File:DOTM-SentinelandMegatron.jpg|right|thumb|upright=2|Sentinel and his new hobo friend.]]

Sentinel proceeded to deceive the [[United Nations]], claiming that he and the Decepticons would harmlessly take the resources they needed from Earth and depart with no further bloodshed if Optimus and his "Autobot rebels" were exiled from the planet. The humans wasted no time in agreeing, and the [[Xantium (DOTM)|''Xantium'']] was launched with Earth's remaining eleven Autobots inside... whereupon [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] blew the shuttle to bits. With their primary opponents now believed obliterated, the Decepticons set about conquering the city of [[Chicago]] and positioning pillars in strategic locations around the world. Megatron gloated over the success of their partnership, but Sentinel was quick to violently and physically remind him that he was working ''with'' Megatron, not ''for'' him.

With the pillars in place, Sentinel activated the space bridge, opening a huge portal above the Earth through which Cybertron itself began to materialize. Earth was not without defenders, however: Optimus and the Autobots had, in fact, staged their deaths, and had arrived in Chicago to stop Sentinel's plot. Optimus shot out the control pillar, deactivating the bridge, leading a furious Sentinel to engage him in battle once more. Unlike their last bout, Optimus held his own, leading Sentinel to call upon Decepticon fighter ships to fire on his ex-apprentice, while he broke off to fight his way through the other Autobots in an attempt to escape. NEST soldiers destroyed the ships, allowing Optimus to pursue Sentinel and re-engage him, but this time, Sentinel took the upper hand when he severed one of Optimus's arms.

[[File:DOTM-allIeverwanted.jpg|left|thumb|upright=2|Do you really want to hurt me? Do you really want to make me cry?]]
Just before Sentinel could deliver the killing blow, however, he came under attack from Megatron, who, thanks to the goading of Sam's girlfriend [[Carly Spencer]], had realized the threat Sentinel posed to his leadership and had decided to once again take his rightful place at the top of the command chain. At the same time, the other Autobots destroyed the reactivated control pillar, thus destroying the space bridge and apparently Cybertron with it. Though Megatron's attack on Sentinel saved Optimus's life, the Autobot leader refused Megatron's offer of a truce and killed his eternal foe, leaving Optimus and the now-badly-damaged Sentinel alone once more. Sentinel abandoned his pride; he pleaded with Optimus for mercy, claiming all he ever wanted was the survival of their race. Optimus countered that Sentinel hadn't betrayed the Autobots, but rather ''himself'', and as his treacherous mentor howled at the ruination of his plans, Optimus unceremoniously executed Sentinel Prime with Megatron's fusion shotgun. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

{{note|Sentinel Prime's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]" and "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel]]"; the "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation]]" and "[[Movie Trilogy]]" comics; and the storybooks "[[Autobots Versus Decepticons]]," "[[Optimus Prime's Friends and Foes]]," "[[The Lost Autobot]]," "[[Dark of the Moon: Action Pop-ups!]]" and "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Mix & Match]]." Several adaptations include plot points from earlier drafts of the film, including Sentinel killing [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] along with Ironhide; his willingness to kill Optimus at the Lincoln Memorial, sparing him instead only to save the pillars when they come under attack; and his being slain by Optimus using his own Cosmic Rust cannon, rather than Megatron's weapon.}}

====''Age of Extinction'' film====
[[File:Sentinel head at KSI.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|He didn't get to live long and prosper ''quite'' as much as Leonard, but we'll give him points for trying.]]
After the battle of Chicago, Sentinel's head was recovered by [[Joshua Joyce]]'s [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated|KSI]] to be used to help manufacture their own Transformers. [[Brains]] personally worked on it along with the remains of other fallen Transformers. Five years later, Sentinel himself was listed as "deceased" by the CIA taskforce "[[Cemetery Wind]]". {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}
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===IDW movie comics===
[[File:Foundation1-SentinelPrimeaword.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|"That word is ''fart''."]]
Sentinel Prime was a direct descendant of the first Cybertronian, [[Primus]], and was believed to be the last of the [[Prime (rank)|Primes]]. He told tales to his much younger Cybertronian brethren of how the [[Dynasty of Primes]] had called upon a legendary artifact, the star-powered [[AllSpark]], to give life to their world. But the AllSpark had been lost to history, and their world had tumbled through the cosmos without a star to orbit for eons. Sentinel Prime had plans to rectify this, and he gathered followers who believed in his path to a new age of life on Cybertron. With the help of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]], [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], and their legions, they searched the planet for the legendary artifact and a way to power it. However, there were the [[Thetacon (tribe)|Thetacons]], a tribe of separatist Transformers who disbelieved in Sentinel Prime's vision, and warred against him and his followers. This conflict ended when, with the help of [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]], a sun to orbit was brought to Cybertron, and the AllSpark discovered and energized.

[[File:Foundation1 freedom.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.2|"Hey, a body! Buff, tanned... yeah, this is mine alright."]]

Though Sentinel Prime had finally returned the forgotten concept of "freedom" back to Cybertron, he felt he no longer had a part in its path to the future. He was old and tired, and spoke in confidence to Optimus, believing that young Autobot was also part of the Prime lineage and requesting that he take on the mantle of leadership. Though Optimus was too humble to accept, not believing Sentinel's claims about his heritage, Megatron overheard their conversation and became jealous of his "brother." {{storylink|Foundation issue 1|Foundation #1}} Sentinel formulated another plan for Cybertron's future: it would be governed by Optimus's [[Science Division]] and Megatron's [[Defense Force]]. By having Optimus investigate the remains of the Primes' civilization, it would encourage him to believe in his lineage. {{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}}

Alas, after two generations of successful shared leadership, Megatron fell under the sway of [[The Fallen]], and reshaped his Defense Force as the [[Decepticon]]s, declaring war on Cybertron. Sentinel Prime was at the archaeological dig in Simfur when the first strike took place, and was quick to opt for a technique of self-preservation, rather than attempting to save the Science Division's work. Optimus soon arrived to fend the Decepticons off, and revealed that his studies had proven the truth of Sentinel's words: he was indeed a descendant of the Primes. He did not believe that this made him a born leader, but Sentinel impressed upon Optimus the necessity that he take up command of the [[Autobot]]s, that Cybertron might be saved from Megatron's destructive ambitions.

[[File:Foundation3 sentinels torch.jpg|left|thumb|"Jim... I am, and forever shall be, your friend."]]

As time passed, and the war rolled on with no signs of stopping, Sentinel Prime was forced to make a deal with Megatron to seek out another planet whose resources they can exploit to restore their homeworld. The chosen planet was the resting place of the Primes' Star Harvester. Sentinel recreated the Primes' lost [[space bridge]] technology, fashioning hundreds of pillars that would form a bridge large enough to teleport Cybertron itself across the cosmos {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}} {{storylink|Dark of the Moon issue 3|Dark of the Moon #3}} Sentinel then invented a mysterious "torch" that he promised would end the war. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} The torch had to be brought into contact with the AllSpark to be activated, so the Autobots launched an attack on the Simfur temple to carry out this action while Sentinel stood by with a spacecraft, the [[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]], to await delivery of the active torch. [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita One]] soon returned with the torch, at which point Sentinel instructed Wheeljack to take the [[Ark (Movie)|second Ark]] and collect the remaining Autobots from [[Tyger Pax]], while he himself headed to Simfur to collect Optimus's forces. Upon arrival at Simfur, however, Sentinel's Ark was attacked by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], and was consumed by a huge explosion, leaving all present to believe it, Sentinel, and all aboard had been destroyed. {{storylink|Foundation issue 4|Foundation #4}}

In actuality, Sentinel's Ark had not been vaporized as believed: it had been teleported away by the [[space bridge]] technology it was outfitted with. With all hands knocked into stasis by the explosion, the ship automatically jinked through space and time on a series of random space bridge jumps, until at last, its sensors locked on to the energy of the AllSpark, which had since been ejected from Cybertron and had crash-landed on the planet [[Earth]]. On its penultimate jump, the Ark crossed paths with the Decepticon ship ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'', which had departed Cybertron just as the war was beginning, and was now also following the AllSpark's trail. The Ark materialized from its jump into the same physical space as the ''Nemesis'', crippling both ships beyond repair; the Ark made one final bridge jump, reappearing in the immediate vicinity of Earth in 1962, where it crashed violently onto Earth's [[moon (moon)|Moon]]. All the Autobots aboard perished save for Sentinel himself, who was in the crash vault and remained slumbering in stasis. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 1|Convergence chapter 1}}
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===Titan movie comics===
Sentinel was a direct descendant of [[Primus]], the first Cybertronian, and one of the last surviving Primes. With a firm but just hand, he ruled the Autobots before the war. During the war, he named Optimus his successor before departing on a mission into deep space, only for his ship to be shot down by enemy fire...

But his Ark merely crashed somewhere near Earth in 1962, a fragment of it landing in Fiesole, [[Italy]]. When a human discovered it in 2011, [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] tried to prevent the Autobots from getting that fragment and finding their way to the lost Ark. The Autobots finding Sentinel was ''not'' an option for Starscream and the concept unnerved him... Apparently, the fragment had the power to make martyrs of the good and bad alike. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3.1|Fight for Fiesole}}

===Mega-Mouth===
A [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron that hailed from another universe]] claimed that ''he'' attacked Sentinel. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.1#Mega-Mouth|Mega-Mouth #1}}

===''BeCool'' shorts===
'''Firetruck''' (消防車 ''Shōbōsha'') was part of the audience of ''Quiz! BeCool''. {{storylink|The Story of Quiz! BeCool}} He also headed a fire brigade that attempted to rescue [[Bumblebee (G1)|Yellow Sports Car]] from a burning building, only for the "emergency" to have been part of a movie. {{storylink|The Story of the Fire Brigade Dispatch!}}

===''Kre-O'' cartoon===
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Sentinel Prime was rescued from the Moon by Optimus, but then turned all evil and stuff. {{storylink|Take Us Through the Movies}}

Sentinel Prime was in the audience of a tag battle pitting [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]] against [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing}} He was in the audience of a dance competition too. {{storylink|Bot Stars}}

Sentinel was also part of a crowd that waited at the finish line of a race between Optimus, Bumblebee, and Megatron. He cheered for Bumblebee as he finished the race, though it turned out Optimus had already won the competition. {{storylink|The Big Race}}
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===''Timelines''===
In one reality, Megatron suddenly shifted position during the Battle of Chicago and thus took advantage of his mysteriously good luck to kill both Optimus Prime and Sentinel Prime. Eventually, though, a new Prime arose, [[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Rodimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Megatron (Movie)/toys#Timelines|BotCon 2015 Megatron profile card}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Tyran 609.23-PX Kappa]], Megatron, rather than Optimus Prime, defeated [[The Fallen]]. Megatron went on to gather his army and wage a successful campaign against the Autobots and [[NEST]] on Earth. Falling for baited clues that [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] left for [[Sam Witwicky]], Optimus Prime took the ''[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]'' to the Moon. Backed into a desperate corner by the Decepticon offensive, Optimus revived Sentinel Prime right on the lunar surface. With Sentinel's aid, Megatron defeated and captured Optimus. With the aid of collaborationist humans, Megatron used space bridge technology to bring Cybertron to Earth orbit, and under [[Dylan Gould]]'s leadership, humans were put to work strip-mining Earth for resources to rebuild Cybertron.

All of this changed when [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] arrived. The bounty hunter demanded that Optimus be handed over to him. Megatron and Sentinel both refused, the former out of pride and the latter out of loyalty. Lockdown then offered a protomatter [[seed]] to Sentinel in exchange for Optimus. While Sentinel was sorely tempted, Optimus used the opportunity to reignite Sentinel's sense of justice. Sentinel proceeded to pretend to hand over Optimus, ambush and defeat Lockdown, and capture Lockdown's [[Knight Ship|ship]]. Allying themselves with the legendary [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobot]]s, Optimus and Sentinel waged a long guerilla campaign against Megatron and the Decepticons, eventually restoring freedom to Earth and revitalizing Cybertron with the seed. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/22}}

In [[Tyran 208.28 Gamma]], Sentinel Prime's true colors were exposed in part by [[Strafe (TF 2010)|Strafe]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/21}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' mobile game===
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===''Cyberverse Battle Builder''===
Sentinel Prime joined the rest of the Autobots in combating the Decepticons on battlefields on Earth, the Earth's Moon and on Cybertron. Sometimes there were many of him! {{storylink|Cyberverse Battle Builder}}

===''Kreon Chaos''===
Sentinel Prime met with Optimus after Bumblebee had been taken captive in the Autobots' mission to retrieve the Optimus Prime Kre-O kit parts from within Decepticon headquarters. He specialized in defense, and could hold out his shield to either block enemy fire or provide a platform for his fellow Autobots to jump onto, gaining them access to hard-to-reach places. Eventually, the Autobots managed to infiltrate the Decepticons' base, and retrieved the kit parts, which were assembled by Ratchet into a colossal Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Kreon Chaos}}
{{charstubgame|"Earth" and "Moon" stages}}

===''Bot Shots Battle Game!''===
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Sentinel Prime participated in numerous one-on-one matches against other Autobots and Decepticons, using his fists, his sword, or his gun to defeat his opponents. Sometimes, he even faced off against himself! {{storylink|Bot Shots Battle Game!}}
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===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
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Sentinel Prime appears as one of the first unlockable characters. He is portrayed by Terence. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

==Toys==
===Dark of the Moon===
====Cyberverse====
[[File:DOTM_CyberverseCommander_SentinelPrime_toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Prime 3:16!]]
*'''Sentinel Prime''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2011)
**''Series'' '''1'''
**''Number:'' '''002'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''CV05'''
**''Accessories:'' Primax blade, shield/fire truck roof

: Sentinel Prime was released as part of the first [[wave]] of [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|''Dark of the Moon'']] ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Commander Class toys. He transforms from a Rosenbauer Panther 6x6 airport fire truck to robot and back. He comes with his sword and shield, both of which he can wield in either hand. The sword stores underneath his vehicle mode, whereas the shield folds in half and becomes part of the fire truck roof (including the boom arm). Because the boom arm has a grip at the middle that allows Sentinel to hold it in shield mode, the grip can be used as a [[C joint]] bar in vehicle mode.

: Because of clearance issues, bringing and folding his arms to his back for vehicle mode can be rather difficult. The shoulders are more likely to pop off the plastic swivels they're on.

: On some (early?) releases, the Rosenbauer logo on the right side of the truck is reversed.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/CommanderSentinelPrime/sentinelprime.htm More information on Cyberverse Commander Sentinel Prime at TFU.info]
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[[File:DOTM_Cyberverse_Commander_DarkSentinelPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Welcome to Sunnyside!]]
*'''Dark Sentinel Prime''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2011)
**''Series'' '''1'''
**''Number:'' '''010'''
**''Accessories:'' Primax blade, shield

: Dark Sentinel Prime is a redeco of the previous ''Cyberverse'' Sentinel Prime. He's... lighter, but has some ''evil''-looking red eyes. The color changes of the unpaintable plastic makes his robot mode somehow screen-accurate, save for some of his chest & vehicle kibble deco differences.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/DarkSentinelPrime/sentinelprime.htm More information on Dark Sentinel Prime at TFU.info]
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*'''Autobot Ark with Roller and Bonus Value Sentinel Prime''' (Cyberverse Playset, 2011)
**''Accessories'': Primax blade, shield/fire truck roof

: This [[Target]]-[[exclusive]] release includes otherwise unchanged [[Ark (DOTM)#TargetBonusValue|Ark]] and [[Roller (DOTM)#TargetBonusValue|Roller]] toys, along with a free and equally unchanged figure of the first Cyberverse Sentinel Prime toy. Good luck getting him into the cockpit.
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====Voyager Class toys====
[[File:DOTMtoy-SentinelPrimeVoyager.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|There's no fire? There ''will'' be!]]
*'''Sentinel Prime''' (MechTech Voyager, 2011)
**''Japanese Name'': '''Cannon Sentinel Prime'''
**''Japanese Release Date: '''[[2011]]-[[August 13|08-13]]
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DA20'''
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Boom Lift/[[Fusion cannon]]

:Sentinel Prime is in the third wave of ''Dark of the Moon'' ''[[MechTech]]'' Voyagers. He converts from a Rosenbauer Panther 6x6 airport fire truck to robot and back. He features an itty-bitty flip out nozzle on his front. His rotating and extending MechTech Boom Lift (which looks like a giant cannon due to the [[5 mm post|peg]] at the tip) becomes a Fusion Cannon when a large button is pushed, but only if the button (which is rotatable) has its underside tabs aligned with its respective sockets on the weapon housing. The weapon can be locked in this mode if the button is rotated while pressed. The weapon itself features a MechTech port on each side panel, with the aforementioned peg at the tip of the Boom Lift.

:While his firetruck roof [[kibble]] is intentionally used as wings/a cape, he's still a pretty significant [[shellformer]], flopping nearly his entire firetruck side panels and front (along with his roof) onto his back, with only his wheels, leg panels, and feet being integrated in any way with his vehicle mode.

:Like the Cyberverse Dark Sentinel Prime, this figure's Autobot symbols are deliberately scratched out. However, his box bio remains coy about his true nature.

:As with all Japanese Dark of the Moon releases, Sentinel Prime (named Cannon Sentinel Prime) comes packed with a character card and an accompanying transparent plastic card of his new rifle in its combined mode for the MechTech Wars online game. The toy was originally solicited as "New Sentinel Prime"

: His vehicle stock photos are mistransformed, with the back panels covering the rear wheels and the roof rack folded down instead of up.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/VoyagerSentinelPrime/sentinelprime.htm More information on Voyager Sentinel Prime at TFU.info]
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[[File:TF-DOTM-Lucky-Draw-Tritanium-Sentinel.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|In case you wanted him in trailer-esque colors.]]
*'''Tritanium Sentinel Prime''' (MechTech Voyager, 2012)
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Boom Lift/[[Fusion cannon]]

:This gold [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum metallized]] version of Voyager Class ''Dark of the Moon'' Sentinel Prime is a prize in [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''Dark of the Moon'' MechTech campaign in 2012. This toy is limited to 10 pieces.

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====Leader Class toys====
[[File:DOTMtoy-SentinelPrimeMechtechLeader.jpg|right|thumb|upright=2.2|Live-action hyper goldfish!]]
*'''Sentinel Prime''' (MechTech Leader, 2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DA02'''
**''Accessories:'' Primax Blade, MechTech Shield/Bladed Blaster

:''MechTech'' Leader Class Sentinel Prime converts from a Rosenbauer Panther 6x6 airport fire truck to robot and back! In vehicle mode, he features a rotating, extending firefighting boom arm, a small flip-up nozzle on the front fender, and siren lights and sounds, activated by a small grey button on the roof of the cabin. There are two [[5 mm post]] hole MechTech ports in this mode; the one on the right hand side of the vehicle has a button inside, that when pushed in (by plugging in a MechTech weapon), activates a weapon deploying sound effect. Pressing the cabin roof button in this mode activates a weapon firing sound. Removing the MechTech weapon activates the [[Transformation#The noise|transformation sound effect]].

:A [[Stealth Force]]-style attack vehicle mode can be formed by opening panels on the rearward sides of the vehicle to expose hidden weapons (that look like missiles) and two more MechTech ports, activating the MechTech Shield's Bladed Blaster mode (by pressing the large button on it marked by the [[Cyberglyphics]]) and attaching that to the vehicle MechTech ports, and clipping the Primax Blade's handle into the two tabs on top of the Shield/Bladed Blaster's turret. In a reversal of his Cyberverse toy, Sentinel's double-bladed Primax Blade folds in half and stores underneath the grey panels forming the roof of much of the vehicle, while the MechTech shield is stored under the truck.

:In robot mode, when the button on Sentinel Prime's chest is pushed, his eyes light up, his chin moves and he says "I am Sentinel Prime!" Two more phrases, "Good to see you alive, Optimus." and "What has happened to the [[AllSpark]]?" are heard when a weapon is inserted into the MechTech port with the button inside of it and the chest button pushed. Unfortunately, international releases of the toy only say the cut-down phrase "Sentinel Prime" (replacing the extra phrases with an electronic pulsing noise and another transformation sound effect) due to the need for the figure to be released in non-English-speaking markets. The siren lights and sounds can still be activated by pressing the grey button back and to the left of Sentinel Prime's head.

:In this mode, Sentinel has four more 5mm MechTech ports: one each on either shoulder and one each on either forearm. If that's still not enough, the screw holes under his wrists can accommodate 5mm weapons as well, for a total of eight weapons beyond those included with the figure. The Primax Blade and Shield can both be held via their respective handles in either of Sentinel's articulated hands; the shield can also be plugged into the MechTech port in Sentinel's forearms. While (possibly) unintended, one of his sword’s blades can be popped off to simulate the Primax blade’s one-sided form seen in the movie.

:The red detailing on the shield as seen in the stock photography is not present on the final product.

:The Japanese release comes packed with a character card and an accompanying transparent plastic card of his MechTech weapon for the MechTech Wars online game.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/SentinelPrime/sentinelprime.htm More information on Leader Sentinel Prime at TFU.info]
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*'''Leader Class Sentinel Prime and Bonus Value Deluxe Class Nitro Bumblebee''' (Unreleased two-pack)
**''Accessories:'' Primax Blade, MechTech Shield/Bladed Blaster

: As the name implies, this [[Walmart]]-exclusive [[giftset]] would have contained a ''Dark of the Moon'' Leader Class Sentinel Prime figure and a ''Dark of the Moon'' Deluxe Class [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#LeaderSentinelDeluxeNitroBee|Nitro Bumblebee figure]]. They would have been unchanged from their individual releases. The existence of this unreleased set was revealed by an eBay auction after the DOTM toyline was effectively over.

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===Kre-O===
[[File:Sentinel Prime Kre-O.jpg‎|thumb|upright=1.4|Is he a traitor, a [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|jerk]], or will he just [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|show up and die?]] We don't know yet.]]
*'''Sentinel Prime''' (2011)
**''Set number'': '''30687'''
**''Pieces'': '''386'''
**''Kreons'': Sentinel Prime, [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Soundwave]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Thundercracker]], [[Fire Chief (Kre-O)|Fire Chief]]

:Sentinel is part of the first [[wave]] of ''[[Kre-O]]'' sets and can be built in either robot or ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]]'' inspired fire truck mode. A Kreon can fit in his cab.

:Like many other Kre-O sets, the stock photography features robot construction that differs from the final product. Sentinel Prime's shoulders, feet, and legs are a bit different than on the actual toy. The stock photography actually shows a robot mode that is more similar to his appearance in Dark of the Moon; specifically the shielded shoulders and pointed feet.

:Sentinel Prime's head shape is based on ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]]. The design of the Sentinel Prime Kreon is inspired by [[Sentinel Prime (G1)#2005 IDW continuity|IDW (2005) Sentinel Prime]]'s appearance in the ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]'' comic series, and his helmet is based on (and was later used for) Generation 1 [[Inferno (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Inferno]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Kre-OSentinelPrime/sentinelprime.htm More information on Sentinel Prime at TFU.info]''
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* '''Galvatron Factory Battle''' (Kre-O set, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''A6952'''
**''Pieces'': '''388'''
**''Kreons'': Bumblebee, KSI Worker (lab worker), KSI Worker (security), [[Dr. Littleman]], Optimus Prime, Vehicon

:"Galvatron Factory Battle" is based on [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated|KSI]]'s factory complex, and one component of the playset build incorporates Sentinel Prime's severed head in a clear jar. He does not sport a helmet, likely due to the small size of the jar.

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===Bot Shots===
[[File:Bot Shots S1 Super Bot 001 Sentinel Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Sentinel Prime''' (2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''Super Bot 001'''
***''Fist strength'': '''980'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''630'''
***''Sword strength'': '''190'''

:Part of the first wave of ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'', Sentinel Prime is a teeny little fire truck with a spring-loaded automatic transformation to robot mode triggered when his front bumper is pressed. He has a "spinner" in his chest that shows his three attack types and power levels. He is heavily based on the live-action movie sentinel Prime, with his head based on the above Sentinel ''Kre-O'' figure (which is in turn inspired by ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]]'s head).

:As this "Super Bot" of this wave, Sentinel is mostly unpainted clear-plastic, has different power ratings (Including a much higher "Fist" score) than his (later) normal release, and is [[shortpacking|shortpacked]] to boot.

:This mold was also used to make ''Bot Shots'' [[Hot Spot (G1)#Bot Shots|Protectobot Hot Spot]] and the main body for ''BeCool'' [[Ganoh#BeCool|Ganoh]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/BSSentinelPrime/sentinelprime.htm More information on Super Bot Sentinel Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Bot Shots S1 BP002 Sentinel Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Sentinel Prime / Prowl / Bumblebee''' (2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''BP002'''
***''Fist strength'': '''360'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''485'''
***''Sword strength'': '''775'''

: A [[redeco]] of his individually-carded toy, this opaque-plastic version of Sentinel was only available in a three-pack with [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Prowl]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#BotShot3Pack|Bumblebee]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/BS3pkSentinelPrime/sentinelprime.htm More information on three-pack Sentinel Prime at TFU.info]''
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===BeCool===
[[File:BeCool_Firetruck_SentinelPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Firetruck (Sentinel Prime) ''' (2012)
**''ID number'': '''B07'''

:''[[Bot Shots (toyline)#BeCool|BeCool]]'' "Firetruck" is a redeco of Sentinel Prime very similar to his ''Bot Shots'' three-pack toy, but with a completely red back/roof section. He also features metallic blue paint on his windshield and chest details as well as orange-painted lightbars, and instead of power levels his stickers display pictures of a fireman's uniform, a water hose and an eeevil ball of flame.

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===Generations===
====Movie Edition====
[[File:Tiny-Turbo-Changer-Series-3-Sentinel-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Sentinel Prime''' (Tiny Turbo Changers, 2018)
**''Series:'' '''3'''
**''Bag code:'' '''D'''

:[[Tiny Turbo Changers]] Sentinel Prime, released in series 3, converts from a tiny Sentinel Prime figure into a fire truck.
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====Studio Series====
[[File:Studio-Series-61-Voyager-DOTM-Sentinel-Prime.JPG|upright=1.8|thumb|I found my sword, but where is my shield?!]]
*'''Sentinel Prime''' (Voyager Class, [[2020]])
**''ID number'': '''61'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''SS-49'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[April 25]], 2020'''
**''Accessories'': [[Primax Blade]], Firehose, "[[Chicago]] Warzone" backdrop
:''[[Studio Series]]'' Sentinel Prime is a Voyager Class mold accurate to his appearance in ''Dark of the Moon'', transforming to a Rosenbauer fire engine in 32 steps. He comes with a new [[Primax Blade]] accessory that splits in two for transformation and a cardboard backdrop display depicting a war-torn Chicago. His Primax Blade must be separated so that each end can be plugged into both sides of Sentinel's hand. However, unlike previous figures of the character, he does not come with a shield. His firehose can be detached and has a (short) 5mm peg, which can make it a makeshift weapon, albeit with a loose fit. However, the strut that the hose attaches to and the hose itself are made of flexible plastic that does not like to detach easily and can result in stretching that either leave stress marks, or worse, make the joint not clip together firmly anymore.

:Though more of a coincidence, the tab on Sentinel's left forearm can attach with the rectangular hole behind the [[Sentinel_Prime_(ROTF)#Leader_Class_toys|Mechtech Leader Class]]' shield.

:What is noteworthy is that, as a nod to his betrayal in the film, this is the first toy of Sentinel to be explicitly classified as a Decepticon on his box, though he has a red Autobot-themed instruction booklet.
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==Merchandise==
===Speed Stars===
====Mini Changers====
[[File:SpeedStars_StealthForce_MiniChangers_Bumblebee&SentinelPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"''You'' were trying eat the last cheesy puff!"]]
*'''Stealth Force Bumblebee & Sentinel Prime''' (2011)

:This non-transforming toy of Sentinel Prime is packed with a non-transforming Stealth Force Bumblebee.

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[[File:SpeedStars_StealthForce_MiniChangers_Sideswipe&SentinelPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Well, that's not how I remember it.]]
*'''Stealth Force Sideswipe & Sentinel Prime''' (2011)

:A black redeco of Mini Changers Sentinel Prime comes with a non-transforming Stealth Force Sideswipe.

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===Thrilling 30===
*'''Sentinel Prime''' (Collectible Figurine, 2014)
**''Series / Number:'' '''1 / #15'''
**''Accessories:'' Collector's base
:A super-deformed Sentinel Prime was released among the blindpacked [[Thrilling 30#Collectible Figurines|''Thrilling 30'' Collectible Figurines]] by [[Goldie Marketing]]. He comes with a base to help him stand, a collector's card that doubles as a puzzle piece, and a checklist.

*'''Collectible Figurines''' (5-pack, 2014)
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Accessories:'' 5 collector's bases
:The same Sentinel Prime figurine was also available in a 5-pack alongside [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#Thrilling 30|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Thrilling 30|Megatron]], [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Thrilling 30|Ratchet]] and [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Thrilling 30|Starscream]].

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==Notes==
[[File:DOTM-SentinelPrimetrailer.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|Jim, you left me on Genesis. Why did you do that?]]

{{quote|Sentinel Prime is great. He's great...I can't tell you anything else, other than he's great.|Michael Bay<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1657670/michael-bay-transformers-dark-of-the-moon.jhtml Interview at MTV]</ref>}}

*In an early draft of ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'', time stops as [[Sam Witwicky]] falls down the building [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] smashed, and Sentinel appears to him via the [[AllSpark]]. Sentinel would've clarified the history of the war and the relationship between Optimus and Megatron (expanding on their history as siblings) and given him a clue to defeating Megatron with the Cube.<ref>[http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/tf1-amblin.html Blog post] from [[Ken Christiansen]].</ref>
*An early working name for Sentinel Prime for ''Dark of the Moon'' was '''Ultra Magnus'''.<ref>[http://tilallaremine.wordpress.com/2011/07/01/dark-of-the-moon-call-sheets/ Dark of the Moon Call Sheets! at Til All Are Mine blog.]</ref><ref>[http://www.joshnizzi.com/TF3.htm joshnizzi.com]</ref>
*In the debut trailer for the film ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'', Sentinel Prime is seen in a gold and silver color scheme. This shot was redone for the movie proper, and he consistently appears red throughout the film, though the uncorrected trailer footage was still used for the menu on the home video release of the film.
*The Rosenbauer Panther fire truck cast as Sentinel Prime was entirely repainted specifically for the film, at a cost of thousands of dollars; real-world aircraft fire-fighting vehicles are required by FAA regulations to have a much lighter color scheme.<ref>[http://www.rosenbaueramerica.com/press/2011/06/rosenbauer-panther-6x6-to-be-f/ Rosenbauer America press release, June 28, 2011]</ref> It was repainted and given to a different airport, where it remained active. At some point it ended up in use at the {{w|Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station}}.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ngiverson/status/468803416391557120]</ref><ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/transformers/comments/aworcv/i_work_out_at_palo_verde_nuclear_generating/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x]</ref>
*In ''Dark of the Moon'', Sentinel Prime says "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few." Leonard Nimoy said the same line in the 1982 film ''{{w|Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan}}'' as [[Spock]], in one of several ''[[Star Trek]]'' references in the movie.
*Sentinel Prime was physically modeled after {{w|Sean Connery}}.<ref>[http://www.awn.com/articles/3d/colossal-transformers-sequel/page/2%2C1 VFXWorld article on ''Dark of the Moon''.]</ref>
*[[Walmart]] had exclusive retailer rights to use Sentinel Prime in their signage and marketing as part of their "Power of the Primes" campaign.<ref>"The Power of Partnership." Walmart World Jun. 2011: 13</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Sentinel Prime''' (センチネルプライム ''Senchineru Puraimu'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Őrszem Fővezér''' ("Prime Leader Sentinel")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Yùtiāndí''' (御天敌)

==References==
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[[Category:Age of Extinction Autobots]]
[[Category:Autobot leaders]]
[[Category:Bot Shots Autobots]]
[[Category:Cyberverse]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon Autobots]]
[[Category:Firefighters]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Primes]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Autobots]]
[[Category:Studio Series Decepticons]]

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[[Bludgeon (Cyberverse)|Bludgeon]]'s character model by [[Leo Chiola]]. [https://www.instagram.com/p/B6tmu8cq-Mx/]
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Whirl (Cyberverse)

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:''Whirl is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Whirl-Cyberverse-Hasbro-art.JPG|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Odysseus|Nobody]] has poked out his eye.]]
'''Whirl''' likes to go about his days with a smile on his face—if he had a face to smile with, that is. This cycloptic cadet<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/cyberverse Character bios] at the official Hasbro USA ''Cyberverse'' website</ref> is a cheerful chopper who will do whatever he can to help, even if his clumsiness often gets in the way of meaningful progress.

{{quote|I'm fine!|Whirl|[[The Loop]]}}

==Fiction==
===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Jeremy Levy]] (English)}}
[[File:Battle for Cybertron 2 - Whirl robot mode.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"Let her go kid, she's gone."]]
During the ''[[Ark (Cyberverse)|Ark]]'' crew's search for the [[AllSpark|Allspark]], Whirl was among the Autobots that stayed on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to fight off [[Decepticon]] forces. Upon their return with the artifact, he assisted them in their battle to restore the planet, during which he peppered [[Lockdown (Cyberverse)|Lockdown]] with blaster bolts to get him off [[Kup (Cyberverse)|Kup]] and knocked [[Laserbeak (Cyberverse)|Laserbeak]] out of the sky, saving [[Teletraan-X (Cyberverse)|Teletraan-X]]. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron II}}

After the [[Great War (Cyberverse)|Great War]] was won in the Autobots' favor, Whirl was among the Transformers captured by the [[Quintesson]]s and placed in a simulation loop where Whirl would routinely get crushed under a loose cube statue. {{storylink|The Loop}} This lasted until [[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)|Hot Rod]] managed to get him to avoid this fate by warning him of the loose cube statue. He transformed before he could get crushed, thereby freeing himself from the Loop. {{storylink|The Sleeper}}

[[File:Battle for Cybertron 2 - Whirl chopper mode.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Why can't we hover like regular helicopter people?"]]
Whirl joined the other freed Cybertronians as they journeyed into [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's]], which was revealed to be a part of the War [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Iaconus]]. After going through a rigorous training program and encountering the vicious [[Skullcruncher (Cyberverse)|Skullcruncher]], the group was dissuaded by [[Maccadam]] from activating Iaconus, as an effort to stop the Titan's past violent rampage had taken the lives of its citizens minus the bartender. {{storylink|The Citizen}}

After several failed attempts to awaken Iaconus, it was determined that a [[cityspeaker]] was required, the group mounting a rescue mission to retrieve [[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]]. Holding off the [[Prosecutor (Cyberverse)|Prosecutors]] with Hot Rod, Whirl was eventually shot down, his crash freeing [[Soundwave (Cyberverse)|Soundwave]]. After picking himself up, Whirl searched for his friend, eventually catching him in mid air and carrying him back to the bar where he was "thanked" by Soundwave for freeing him. {{storylink|The Trial}} Whirl provided air support for Soundwave's attack on [[Biter|a Bailiff]]. After the prisoner was captured, Whirl accompanied the group down to the holding cell in time for Bailiff to reveal that the [[Scientist (Cyberverse)|Scientist]] was the primary target. {{storylink|The Prisoner}}

Infiltrating the Scientist's compound, the group came upon an impregnable door which Soundwave opened long enough only for him and Hot Rod to pass through. Left on the other side, the group tried futilely to blast it down before Laserbeak arrived with the Loop's source code. Running back to control node, the group shut down the parade and Whirl encouraged other Transformers to flee while being chased by a Prosecutor. {{storylink|The Scientist}} Whirl was part of a failed attack on the Quintesson ship, being saved only when Windblade managed to partly unearth Iaconus' massive arm. {{storylink|The Alliance}}

[[File:Sleeper-Whirl.jpg|thumb|right|250px|]]
After the Titan's cloak was deactivated, Whirl was part of the front line that met the horde of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]s and Prosecutors alongside [[Clobber (Cyberverse)|Clobber]] and [[Rack'n'Ruin (Cyberverse)|Rack'n'Ruin]]. When the Judge personally intervened, Whirl hovered around the larger mechanoid and peppered it with energon rounds, the combined attack sending it out of control, causing it to bring its own ship down and killing it. Before any celebrations could occur, the new Judge hovered out of the wreckage and revealed itself as [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|The Judge (episode)|The Judge}}

Whirl was quickly seized by Starscream's [[tractor beam]]s and rounded up with the rest of the Transformer race. {{storylink|The End Of The Universe I}} Starscream however refused to sentence their universe until he could humiliate Optimus Prime and Megatron for their crimes against him. As everyone began listing off various Cybertronian landmarks where the two allegedly were, Whirl silenced Clobber from giving the ruse away. Starscream eventually saw through the ruse and prepared to execute [[Arcee (Cyberverse)|Arcee]] before Iaconus reawoke. {{storylink|The End Of The Universe II}}

To deal with the War Titan, Starscream called upon the brainwashed [[Croaton]]. After he had hovered off to monitor the battle, [[Maccadam]] arrived to open the cells, though such an act ultimately cost him his life. Shortly afterwards, Starscream managed to kill Iaconus, turning Croaton on the rest of the Cybertronian race. {{storylink|The End Of The Universe III}} Whirl joined the other fliers in attacking the Titan but was knocked out of the sky. On the ground, he helped take out several Sharkticons and Prosecutors. The invasion was eventually stopped when Megatron returned to save the day and Windblade freed Croaton. With the Quintesson threat ended, the Transformers formed a truce. {{storylink|The End Of The Universe IV}}

After Bumblebee had snuck across the Decepticon border to retrieve Windblade, Whirl was called in on Hot Rod's behalf to airlift Windblade to safety while the scout battled the [[Insecticon (Cyberverse)|Insecticon]]s. Though the two very nearly made it across the border, they were surrounded before they could cross. Optimus had to come to their legal rescue with Megatron releasing them, citing more important concerns. {{storylink|Enemy Line}} To discover what these concerns were, Optimus Prime sent Whirl to scout Decepticon territory but he could not find any unusual activity to report. {{storylink|Rack N' Ruin N' Ratchet}}

After Optimus had received instructions to destroy Megatron's alternate version of the [[Matrix of Leadership]], Whirl was part of the strike force that infiltrated [[Croaton]] and helped [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)|Grimlock]] preoccupy Decepticon soldiers, though he was trampled by [[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)|Shadow Striker]]. {{storylink|Silent Strike}}

The entity known as "the Other One" that Megatron had been preparing for was revealed to be [[Megatron X (Cyberverse)|an alternate version of himself]]. As Bumblebee flew off with the alternate Matrix, Whirl tackled a [[Perfect Decepticon]] that tried to stop him. Once the alternate Megatron had been defeated, Whirl was among the Autobots who celebrated Windblade's return. {{storylink|The Other One}}

==Toys==
===''Cyberverse''===
[[File:One-Step Cyberverse Whirl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|“Remember! Reality's an illusion, the universe is a hologram, buy gold! Byeeee!”]]
*'''Autobot Whirl''' (One-Step Changer, 2019)
**''Action Attack'': "Turbo Talon"

:Released under the "Battle For Cybertron" assortment of One-Step Changers, ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Whirl transforms a from helicopter to robot by folding down his alt mode canopy. Whirl features a "Turbo Talon" action attack, activated by sliding a switch on his left arm. He features articulation at his shoulders. His transformation is mildly more complex than most One Step Changers, requiring you to position his feet and helicopter rotors manually, making him more of a Four Step Changer...

:Like [[Bludgeon (Cyberverse)|Bludgeon]], Whirl initially saw release at Toys"R"Us shops in Malaysia.

:Along with a few ''Cyberverse'' figures, this Whirl was meant to be released for the Japanese markets by [[TakaraTomy]], under the name "Turbo Change Whirl" with a [[February 28]], 2020 release date. Unfortunately, the toy's release is canceled due to the toyline's poor sales.

{{-}}{{anchor||Tiny Turbo Changers}}
*'''Autobot Whirl''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2019)
**''Series'': '''3'''
**''Bag Code'': '''B2'''
:Released in the third series of ''Cyberverse'' [[Tiny Turbo Changers]], Whirl changes from helicopter to robot and back in a few simple steps.

==Notes==
*Incorporating Whirl into the series was [[Mae Catt]]'s idea.<ref>"[https://shikai-the-storyteller.tumblr.com/post/613237429097365504/i-absolutely-didnt-go-back-through-and-edit-this Transformers: Cyberverse – Mae Catt Q&A Session (Unedited Edition)]", 21 March 2020</ref>
*His design appears to be an amalgamation of his [[Whirl (G1)|original Generation One design]] and his body in the [[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|2012 IDW More than Meets the Eye comic series]].

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Cyberverse Autobots]]

Beast Wars timeline

2020-08-24T23:56:38Z

Ed:

The article includes ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'', [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]], [[3H Productions]], and [[Fun Publications]]' issue as main contents.

''For events from '''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars II]]''' and '''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]]''', see [[Generation 1 cartoon timeline (Japan)]]''.

''For events from [[IDW Publishing]]'s issue, see [[Beast Wars timeline (IDW)]]''.

{{note|Events from outside the ''Beast Wars'' and ''Beast Machines'' cartoons are in italics.}}

==Before the dawn of time==
* ''There once was a universe full of god-like beings, until [[Unicron]] ate them all and the universe they inhabited. But remnants coalesced, forming a new universe, and this new universe created [[Primus]] to protect it. ''

==Dawn of time==
* ''Primus traps Unicron and himself inside planetoids. Unicron reforms his physical form into a being that can transform between robot and planet modes. Primus plans to create a race of tiny beings that can do the same, but first he practices by cyberforming a moon, [[Protos]], and he creates a prototypical race, the [[Covenant (group)|Covenant]], to inhabit it. The Covenant are charged with preparing against [[Point Omega]], a future cataclysm. {{storylink|Covenant (story)|Covenant}}''

* ''[[Unicron]] enlists the [[Quintesson]]s to seek out the body of [[Primus]]. After discovering it in the form of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the Quintessons decided to tell Unicron about it ... later. Forming a grand business venture, they tried to devise crude ways to control Primus's power, rejecting such prototype devices such as the [[Divine Light]] (which was lost). The Quintessons eventually constructed a shell program for [[Vector Sigma]], called the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]]. {{storylink|Disclosure}}''

* ''But their creations, the Transformers, rebelled, and the Quintessons were forced off-planet. {{storylink|Disclosure}}''

==Four million years ago==
[[File:Arkbw.jpg|100px|thumb|Italicize its name and die.]]
*The resources on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] dried up due to the long-term [[Great War (G1)|war]]. An [[Autobot]] space exploration team aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] led by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] left. While [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] led a crew of [[Decepticon]]s aboard the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' and chased the Ark. Both the Ark and Nemesis crashed on [[Earth]]. The Transformers enter a long period of [[stasis lock]] due to the impact.
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==About 180,000 BCE<ref>[[Primeval Dawn Part 2]]</ref>==
[[File:BeastWars2 clash.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|They fight! And bite! They fight and bite and fight! Fight fight fight! Bite bite bite!]]
*[[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] come from the future via [[Transwarp]] technology and scan the animals of the planet for [[alternate mode]]s. The [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] begin. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}}

*The immortal life force of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] crosses time and space to reach Earth. He possesses a [[Waspinator (BW)|Predacon]] and attempts to take over, but fails. He returns to being a ghost and vanishes into the far reaches of time and space. {{storylink|Possession}}

*Due to the Maximals' and Predacons' interference in the [[Vok]] experiment on Earth, the Vok begin to terraform the planet. [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] sacrifices his life to stop this. As a result, Earth loses its second, mechanical moon, and the [[quantum surge]] is generated. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 2}}

*[[Protohuman|Humanity's ancestors]] develop the ability to create and use tools. [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] saves them from destruction at the hands of the Predacons by sacrificing himself. {{storylink|Code of Hero}}

*[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] is sent from the future to kill everyone. He captures the Predacon [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]], but fails in his mission and is destroyed by [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]'s sabotage. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}}

[[File:G1Prime BWMegs.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Well that's hardly sporting.]]
*In [[Mount St. Hilary|the volcano]] where the dormant Ark is located, the Predacon Megatron unearths the Ark and attacks Optimus Prime in an attempt to change history. As a result, a [[timestorm]] occurs, but [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] stops it. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}} {{storylink|Optimal Situation}}

*[[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]] tracks [[Rampage (BW)|Protoform X]] from the future, winding up on prehistoric Earth. {{storylink|Deep Metal}}

* ''[[Apelinq (BM)|Apelinq]] arrives from the future. The [[Covenant (group)|Covenant]] travel to prehistoric Earth to join the Beast Warriors' battle with [[Shokaract]], a pawn of Unicron. By defeating him, they prevent a cataclysmic future that will destroy the universe. {{storylink|Terminus (issue)|Terminus}}''

*The ''Nemesis'' is found by Predacon Megatron. Megatron tries to use the ''Nemesis'' to change history. However, the plan was stopped by the Maximals led by Optimus Primal. Predacon Megatron is captured and everyone returns to their own time on one of the Ark's shuttles, except for Waspinator who stays behind to be worshipped by the protohumans. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}} {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}

*''[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]], thought dead, was left behind on prehistoric Earth and begins the Beast Wars anew. The Vok create a champion, [[Primal Prime]], but Tarantulas defeats him in battle and steals the [[Matrix of Leadership]], forcing the Vok to revive him all over again.{{storylink|Primeval Dawn}}''
{{note|3H ceased production of Transformers comics at this point so the storyline was never completed; artist [[Dan Khanna]] would eventually relay that the intended, largely unscripted denouement would have featured the recreated Primal Prime — along with [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]], [[Tigatron]], [[Packrat]], and [[Ramulus]] — defeating Tarantulas. Something unspecified would have happened to Airazor. The survivors would have returned to Cybertron's future along with Apelinq, [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]], and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] via a [[transwarp]] portal. As these story elements were never completed or published, their actual place in a timeline is up to the reader's [[personal canon]].}}
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==1984 CE==
* After four million years of dormancy, the inhabitants aboard the Ark are awakened and reignite the Great War. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}}

==2005 CE==
[[File:Skidswreckers2.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Woo, science!]]
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] is killed by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. Starscream's mutant indestructible [[spark]] wanders through time and space. {{storylink|Possession}}

* ''[[Unicron]] is defeated. {{storylink|Covenant (story)|Covenant}}''

* ''The new Autobot leader, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]], commissions a science team shortly after [[Unicron]]'s defeat. The ''[[Sojourner's Passage]]'', crewed by [[Glyph (Universe)|Glyph]], [[Tap-Out (Universe)|Tap-Out]], and others, is launched. It crashlands on the distant planet of [[Akalo|Archa Nine]] and is lost to the ages. {{storylink|Betrayal|Betrayal}}''
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==Around 2015 CE{{fact}}==
* ''An outbreak of an army of [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbirds]] results in the death of [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]. [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] goes into mourning. {{storylink|Departure}}''

==Latter 21st century CE==
* ''The [[Pax Cybertronia]] is signed as the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] truly ends. Autobots begin undergoing the [[Great Upgrade|Maximal Upgrade]] process. Arcee, still in mourning for Daniel, leaves this new society, and eventually becomes a techno-organic spider who can foresee others' deaths. {{storylink|Departure}}''
*The Transformers develop two offshoot factions/species on Cybertron, the [[Maximal]]s from the Autobots and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] from the Decepticons, all members of which begin their lives as [[protoform]]s.
*[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] is granted amnesty. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 1)}}

==Around 311 [[AU]]==
*The Maximals create a Transformer based on Starscream's indestructible spark. They try to use him as an immortal warrior, but his mind proves too unstable to control. {{storylink|Bad Spark|Bad Spark}} This "Protoform X" massacres [[Colony Omicron]]. All its residents are killed except for the heavily injured Depth Charge, the [[Imperial Peace Marshal]] of the colony. This event sets Depth Charge on a tireless hunt for Protoform X. {{storylink|Deep Metal}}

==Around 315 AU==
*Four [[Units of time|stellar cycles]] after the massacre on Colony Omicron, Protoform X is captured and turned over to the [[Maximal Elder]]s by Depth Charge. The Maximal Elders decide to place Protoform X in a [[stasis pod]] and dump him on some barren world in deep space. The mission is assigned to [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] and his ship, the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]''. {{storylink|Bad Spark}}

[[File:Megatronbwtheft.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Where it all started, despite being most of the way down the page.]]
*''Under [[Cryotek (Universe)|Cryotek]]'s orders, [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] steals the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], which the Maximals have been safeguarding. {{storylink|Theft of the Golden Disk|Theft of the Golden Disk}} With his underlings, Megatron travels to prehistoric Earth. [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] and his crew, who are departing for a deep-space exploration mission (with a covert stop to dispose of Protoform X), are ordered to chase down Megatron instead. Colony Omicron's former chief of security, [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]], begins tracing their ship. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past|Dawn of Future's Past}}''

*The Predacon [[Tripredacus Council]] view Megatron's independent actions as dangerous and send Ravage traveling back into the past to assassinate all Maximals and Predacons involved with the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]. Their plan ends in failure. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 1)}} {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}}

*Depth Charge travels back in time, still in pursuit of X. {{storylink|Deep Metal}}

*A "Quantum Cycle Upgrade" takes place on Cybertron, the entire population is fitted with [[DNA scanner]]s. {{storylink|Survivor}}
{{-}}

==316 AU <ref>The date for Beast Machines, given in years "After Unicron," is established in [[Apelinq's War Journals]]. Other dates are established by working backwards and forwards from this.</ref>==
[[File:Thereformattingmaximalsmaximize.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|It was an evolution revolution.]]
*As Optimus Primal and his crew return to Cybertron via transwarp with the captured Megatron, Megatron escapes. He emerges on Cybertron in an earlier time period and uses a virus bomb to conquer the planet before Primal and his crew get there. {{storylink|Fires of the Past}}

*''All of the [[Wrecker]]s except for [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] and [[Apelinq (BM)|Apelinq]] are defeated by Megatron's drone armies. Apelinq disappears through a transwarp portal with an antidote to Megatron's virus during a fight with Vehicon [[Mirage (BM)|Mirage]]. They both arrive in the middle of the Beast Wars. {{storylink|Apelinq's War Journals}}''

*Primal and his crew are affected by the virus bomb and lose their memories and ability to transform, but through the guidance of Oracle, they are reformatted into new bodies. {{storylink|The Reformatting}}

[[File:Sentinelcryotekwreckersfinale.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Several licensees died to bring you this information.]]
*''Apelinq returns from the Beast Wars along with Primal Prime, his crew, and Waspinator. Along with Rodimus, all but Waspinator form the new Wreckers team under Primal Prime's leadership. {{storylink|Apelinq's War Journals}} The Wreckers are given a mission from the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] to find the [[Divine Light]] and keep it from falling into the wrong hands. {{storylink|Departure}} They travel to [[Akalo|Archa Nine]], where they meet up Glyph and Tap-Out, but they fail! {{storylink|Betrayal}}''

*It is revealed that Primal was sent into the past to bring organic beast bodies back to Cybertron as part of the Oracle's plan. Primal takes Megatron with him as he throws himself into the core of Cybertron, a fountain of organic energy. They die. The [[spark]]s Megatron captured are all freed, and Cybertron is reformatted into a verdant world with a balance of organic and mechanical. {{storylink|Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future}}

*'' One week after the [[Great Reformatting]], Cryotek and the [[Quintesson]]s invade Cybertron, but are repelled by the newly-technorganic natives. Cryotek is banished. Rodimus dies. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}''
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==317 AU==
[[File:Optimusprimaluniverseend.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|So this is how the Universe ends. Not with a bang, but with a two-panel speedy wrap-up.]]
*''One year later, Cybertron welcomes home a ship full of exiled [[Autobot]]s. When they and [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] and [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] are abducted by [[Unicron]], a new battle begins. Optimus Primal is reborn by the power of [[Primus]] to guide the [[Child of Primus|Children of Primus]] against the [[Minion of Unicron (Universe)|Minions of Unicron]], but Primal's rebirth necessitates Megatron's return as well. {{storylink|Abduction}} {{storylink|Escape (Universe)|Escape}}''

==Undetermined point in the future==
*''The [[Universe War]] ends with victory for the Children of Primus, as Unicron himself dissipates below the combatants as a result of the [[Unicron Singularity]]'s formation in another universe. {{storylink|Revelations Part 2}}''

*[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] is reborn, who plans to bring the Predacon army back to its former glory and crush the Maximals. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

{{-}}

==32nd century C.E. (undone)==
*''At this point in time, would it not have been prevented, [[Shokaract]] rules Cybertron and a good portion of the rest of the universe. When he notices disturbances in the timestream that could endanger [[Matrix of Conquest|his current might]], he sends [[Herald of Shokaract|two of his elite]] to the past to secure it and later goes back in time himself to finish the job. However, Shokaract's reign is not unchallenged and some of his enemies too manage to get to the past to stop him.''

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Chronologies]]
[[Category:Beast Era| timeline]]
[[Category:Beast Wars history]]
[[Category:Beast Machines]]
[[Category:Generation 1 history]]

Siege episode 6

2020-08-13T21:22:23Z

Ed:

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy: Siege]]''
|image=WarForCybertronSiege Ep6.jpg
|caption="Ten thousand years will give you SUCH a crick in the neck..."
|prev=Siege episode 5
|next=
|title=Episode 6
|airdate=[[July 30]], [[2020]] (Netflix)
|production company=[[Allspark Animation]], [[Rooster Teeth]]
|written by=[[Brandon M. Easton]] and [[Gavin Hignight]]
|director=[[Takashi Kamei]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
}}

'''With the planet itself on the line, the Autobots and Decepticons each make their final plays for the Allspark.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Soundblaster (G1)|Soundblaster]] has [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], and [[Cog (G1)|Cog]] surrounded by [[Dome Guards]] for daring to steal his [[energon]] reserves. As Bumblebee tries to reason with Soundblaster, the infrastructure-destroying virus released by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] causes a power outage, providing a diversion for Bumblebee and the Autobots to escape. As they board a transport, Bumblebee grabs his head in pain as the virus attacks his mind and falls unconscious. Arcee quickly takes control and exits Soundblaster's base.

Meanwhile, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and several [[Autobot|Autobots]] are battling the [[Sparkless]] in the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]]. The zombie-like Cybertronians overwhelm [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]], killing her. Prime has no time to grieve her death, and continues the desperate search for the [[AllSpark|Allspark]] while fending off the Sparkless. Suddenly, the Allspark appears over their heads, and Prime transforms, bowling over the Sparkless and launching himself into the air to seize it. His possession of the Allspark causes the Sparkless to dissolve, ending the battle.

At the same time, [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage's]] hologram cloak around the [[space bridge|spacebridge]] has failed due to exhaustion, and another team of Autobots along with [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] defend the spacebridge from a [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] attack. Due to Shockwave's virus, [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] is unable to reach Autobot Command, and Impactor prepares to make a last stand. Meanwhile, Arcee's transport arrives at the uncloaked [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and learns from [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] that the virus has exposed their location to an approaching Decepticon army. But there's hope, as Cog bears gifts of stolen energon. Elita orders a jubilant Wheeljack to prepare the Ark for launch as Seekers begin to bombard it. Prime heads for the spacebridge and sends Prowl and Jetfire to assist Elita at the Ark.

At the Ark's hangar, Bumblebee awakens in the middle of battle and realizes that the virus has destroyed the [[Alpha Trion protocols]]. [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] hands a weapon to Bumblebee, and the scavenger begins actively fighting against Decepticon forces. Jetfire confronts Starscream and a team of Seekers at the Ark.

Surveying the battle, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] is informed that Optimus Prime is en route to Sector Seven instead of the Ark. Megatron is perplexed, but soon intuits that Prime not only has the Allspark, but also is intending to use the spacebridge to remove it from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] altogether. Fearing the likely destruction of Cybertron upon the Allspark's removal, Megatron orders Starscream to cease fighting Jetfire and to destroy the spacebridge, and orders Soundwave to destroy the Ark. Megatron and [[Barricade (G1)|Barricade]] head towards Sector Seven to destroy Prime and claim the Allspark.

Cog warns Prime about the approaching Decepticons, who then forwards the message to Mirage and Impactor. Megatron intercepts Prime on the way to the spacebridge, and they each argue that the other has caused the destruction of Cybertron. Prime refuses to let Megatron weaponize the Allspark, but Megatron counters that taking it off-world is far worse, since its removal will destroy the planet. Megatron orders his army to attack Prime and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] just as Jetfire arrives and trades blows with his former leader.

Wheeljack activates [[Teletraan I]], and Elita commands the ship to take off after clearing a path from the surrounding Decepticons, and the Ark speeds towards the spacebridge. At the same time, Prime speeds towards the spacebridge, giving Ratchet the signal to activate it. As Ratchet runs to the control panel, Starscream aims for him; Impactor blocks the attack, saving Ratchet's life at the cost of his own.

High upon the activated spacebridge, Prime and Megatron battle for the Allspark with each of their respective teams fending each other off. Megatron wrests control of the Allspark from Prime, but Bumblebee arrives and shoots him in the back. Megatron is stunned and drops it; Prime quickly reclaims it and hurls the Allspark through the spacebridge at last, enraging Megatron. The Decepticon leader demands the death of the Autobots, only for the ground to shatter and erupt in front of him, revealing the gargantuan form of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. Omega quickly routs the Decepticons and claims that Megatron must be stopped for the good of Cybertron.

Meanwhile, Prime aids the Autobots in boarding the Ark. Elita declares that she chooses to continue fighting on Cybertron. She and Prime barely have time to say goodbye before the Ark lifts away from the surface, and not all Autobots are able to board the spacecraft. As the Ark rockets through the spacebridge, there is a blinding flash of light, and afterwards, only the rubble of the destroyed spacebridge remains. His plans for the Allspark ruined, Megatron can only sigh in frustration and defeat.

Chromia wonders if the Ark made it through safely; Elita replies that they must honor the sacrifice of every Autobot who died on the ship. She knows that the war hasn't ended, and exhorts Chromia and Red Alert to continue fighting the good fight against Megatron. Jetfire emerges from the wreckage of the spacebridge and joins their group.

''Elsewhere, a slow beeping is heard. Teletraan-1 issues a warning: unknown vessel approaching''...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=

* [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (2)
* [[Cog (G1)|Cog]] (3)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (5)
* [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (6)
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (7)
* [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]] (9)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (10)
* [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (11)
* [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] (13)
* [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (14)
* [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] (15)
* [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] (16)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (17)
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (18)
* [[Comms Officer]] (28)

|c2=
* [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (8)
* [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] (12)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (19)
* [[Reflector (G1)|Refraktor]] (20)
* [[Ion Storm]] (21)
* [[Nova Storm (G1)|Nova Storm]] (22)
* [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]] (23)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (24)
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (25)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (26)
* [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]] (27)
* [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (29)
* [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] (30)
* [[Flywheels|Skytread]] (32)

|h3=Others|c3=
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (1)
* [[Soundblaster (G1)|Soundblaster]] (4)
* [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] (31)
}}

==Quotes==
"I won't let you destroy Cybertron!" 
"And I won't let you enslave it!" 
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Optimus Prime'''

"Omega Supreme! So the Guardians have chosen a side in this conflict!" 
"My actions are my own, Megatron. For the good of Cybertron, you must be stopped!"
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Omega Supreme'''

==Notes==
===Transformers references===
*Optimus heads to "Sector Seven" to reach the space bridge, a reference to the human organization [[Sector Seven]] from the [[Live-action film series]].
*The Allspark is based on its appearance in ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberverse]]''.
*During the final battle, Prime is the Autobot who ultimately ejects the AllSpark from Cybertron by directly picking it up and throwing it through the space bridge, a desperation tactic that [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|''Cyberverse'' Optimus Prime]] employed in the episode "[[Allspark (Cyberverse)|Allspark]]".
*Elita-1 staying behind on Cybertron while the ''Ark'' takes off is a callback to "[[The Search for Alpha Trion]]", though here it was by choice rather than the result of her presumed demise. Much like that G1 episode, Chromia stayed behind on Cybertron.

===Animation and technical errors===
*The subtitles credit one of Arcee's shouts and one of Chromia's grunts as Elita's.

===Trivia===

===Foreign localization===

==External Links==
*[https://www.netflix.com/watch/81056818 Episode 6 on Netflix]

[[Category:War for Cybertron: Siege‎]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Trilogy episodes]]

Siege episode 4

2020-08-13T21:21:49Z

Ed: Fixing Barricade links

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy: Siege]]''
|image=WarForCybertronSiege Ep4.jpg
|caption="I have fought Megatron for ages. I've seen countless innocents die. I have lived this nightmare for what seems like an eternity."
|prev=Siege episode 3
|next=Siege episode 5
|title=Episode 4
|airdate=[[July 30]], [[2020]] (Netflix)
|production company=[[Allspark Animation]], [[Rooster Teeth]]
|written by=[[Brandon M. Easton]] and [[Gavin Hignight]]
|director=[[Takashi Kamei]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
}}

'''Optimus looks for aid in unlikely places, while Bumblebee's destiny takes an unexpected turn.'''

==Synopsis==
As rain falls, an enshackled [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] leads [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and a group of [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] through the massive grave-site at [[Tarn-Hauser Gate]]. Magnus has a grim countenance as he leads Megatron to Autobot Command, hidden underneath the memorial of [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]. The former allies recall the teachings of Alpha Trion, and how the paths of Magnus and Prime diverged from that of Megatron. As [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] flies into position above, Megatron taunts Magnus for his betrayal. Magnus opens the door to the memorial—leading the Decepticons into an empty room!

Realizing he's been lied to, Megatron aims his [[fusion cannon]] at Magnus. But he merely responds with a smile. Megatron blasts Magnus through the chest. The smile remains on his face as he falls and dies.

As Jetfire lands, Magnus's optics glow green, and a [[Alpha Trion protocols|strange energy storm]] begins to emanate from his body and flows away into the sky, leaving the Decepticons baffled. A distance away, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] gets paid for his [[energon]] scavenging efforts. As he walks away, the energy storm reaches him and fills his body with energy, overwhelming him and knocking him offline. When he regains consciousness, he finds that his very sight has changed, seeing mysterious energy coruscating through everything, and he finds himself talking about someone named "Trion" and speaking mystically.

Megatron tells [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] to dispatch [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] in order to track the anomaly, and orders Jetfire to take Magnus's corpse to [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] to see if he can understand the anomaly. Before he can leave, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and a group of [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] land and confront him. Starscream blasts Jetfire for treachery and explains to Megatron that Jetfire recently killed [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]. Jetfire defends himself by saying [[Autobot]] genocide is against all he's fought for. Megatron then orders his death, but Jetfire quickly attacks and flies away. Starscream and the Seekers give chase in the air, and despite Jetfire's counterattacks, he is eventually shot down.

At [[Ark (G1)|the Ark]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] is crestfallen as he senses the passing of Magnus. He tells [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] that the Alpha Trion protocols have been activated, which would only occur upon Magnus's death.

[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] join [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] at the repair bays. Impactor is disillusioned by Megatron upon seeing the extent of death and destruction, and believes Megatron has abandoned the virtues they once fought for. Elita then summons Ratchet and Impactor to the bridge, where Prime orders [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], Ratchet, Impactor, [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]], and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] to repair the [[space bridge|spacebridge]]. Mirage is appointed team leader. Elita expresses her concern about the fate of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] if the [[AllSpark|Allspark]] were to be removed from it, but Prime dismisses it and places her in charge of readying the Ark for launch. Optimus himself plans to contact the [[Guardian robot|Guardians]] before leading a team to retrieve the Allspark.

Mirage's team hides from patrolling Seekers as Impactor gives them their timetable: they only have 20 astro-cycles to repair the spacebridge before Decepticon forces return. They work quickly, with Chromia and Sideswipe surveying the area for Seekers. Unfortunately, a patrol returns ahead of schedule and attacks the team. Impactor shields Ratchet from attack while Chromia returns fire, shooting the Seekers down. Mirage and Sideswipe go make sure the Seekers are no longer a threat while Impactor and Ratchet return to work, anticipating another wave of Seekers very soon.

At Decepticon headquarters, Starscream promises that Jetfire is dead, and Megatron promotes him to commander of the Seekers despite his uncontrollable ambition. Barricade, Soundwave and Shockwave endure Starscream's grandiose acceptance speech.

Prime journeys to the location of the Guardians and tells them the news of Magnus's death at Megatron's hand. He wonders if the Alpha Trion protocols have transferred into a Guardian, but even if not, he requests their aid against Megatron, who seeks to reformat all non-Decepticons on Cybertron. The Guardians refuse to interfere in the war, and they withdraw, leaving Prime full of frustration at Guardians who will not guard Cybertron. Prime swears to protect Cybertron without their help. He returns to the Ark to deliver the disappointing news to Elita, and is stricken with a bout of guilt for keeping the war going for so long, but Wheeljack remains in high spirits, promising to get the Ark online.

At that moment, Bumblebee attempts to barge into the Ark to speak with Prime. He wants to know who Alpha Trion is, and that's when Prime realizes that ''Bumblebee'' has been chosen by the Alpha Trion protocols. Bumblebee is suddenly pulled within the depths of his own mind, reaching a surreal landscape, and before him emerges a figure infused in light and energy. He learns that this is only a simulacrum of Alpha Trion, who explains the protocols are a collection of wisdom that protect the Autobots in times of crisis. He finds out that Prime and Magnus chose to share power between them, with Prime keeping the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] while Magnus had the protocols. As Bumblebee doubts his worthiness, the simulacrum says that Prime will need his support for the trials that await him. As he exits the trance, he tells Prime that he knows where the Allspark is.

Bumblebee and Prime are interrupted by an intruder alert. Prowl, Ironhide, and Hound discover that the intruder is a wounded Jetfire, who has come to join them!

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (1)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (7)
* [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] (8)
* [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (9)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (10)
* [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] (14)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (16)
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (17)
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (18)
* [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (19)
* [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] (20)
* [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (21)

|c2=
* [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]] (2)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (3)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (4)
* [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (5)
* [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (11)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (12)
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (13)
* [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] (15)
* [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (25)

|h3=Others|c3=
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (6)
* [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] (22)
*[[Guardian robot|Two Unnamed Guardians]] (23-24)
* [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Simulacrum of Alpha Trion]] (26)
}}

==Quotes==
"Most inferior."
:—'''Soundwave''' reviews Starscream's acceptance speech

==Notes==
===Transformers references===
* Bumblebee receives [[Shanix]] as payment for his energon scavenging efforts at the beginning.

===Continuity Notes===
* Jetfire and Skywarp discovered the location of Autobot Command in the previous episode after tracking Impactor's comm.

===Animation and technical errors===
* Ultra Magnus's handcuffs disappear the instant he gets shot by Megatron.
* During Alpha Trion's conversation with Bumblebee, one of the floating hexagons abruptly disappears next to a clump of grass instead of continuing on its path upwards.

===Trivia===

===Foreign localization===

==External Links==
*[https://www.netflix.com/watch/81056816 Episode 4 on Netflix]

[[Category:War for Cybertron: Siege‎]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Trilogy episodes]]

Siege episode 3

2020-08-13T21:21:20Z

Ed:

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy: Siege]]''
|image=WarForCybertronSiege Ep3.jpg
|caption=I'm a doctor, not a repairman!
|prev=Siege episode 2
|next=Siege episode 4
|title=Episode 3
|airdate=[[July 30]], [[2020]] (Netflix)
|production company=[[Allspark Animation]], [[Rooster Teeth]]
|written by=[[George Krstic]]
|director=[[Takashi Kamei]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
}}

'''While Jetfire contends with dissent in the ranks, Ratchet is forced to choose a side.'''

==Synopsis==
''[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] transmits a message to all [[Decepticon|Decepticons]]: the [[Autobot|Autobots]] are responsible for the death of [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]], and he implores the Autobots to turn themselves in at any available [[Surrender Station]].''

As [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] scavenges the battle-scarred service of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] for parts, he finds a severed arm and hears a weak voice nearby. It is the voice of Impactor, barely clinging to life after being impaled and buried under rubble.

At Autobot Command, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] discuss strategy with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and conclude that if Megatron were to find the [[AllSpark|Allspark]], the war would quickly end in the Decepticons' favor. Prime immediately has an epiphany: ''what if the Allspark were taken off-planet?'' It is unclear to the trio what would transpire in that case, but Elita recalls a myth that if the Allspark were to be removed from Cybertron, the planet would be destroyed. She brings up a logistic problem: even if they ''were'' able to find the Allspark, the Ark couldn't get it off of Cybertron since the Decepticons would shoot it down easily. But Wheeljack finally gets to tell Prime about his recent and unexpected discovery of an old [[space bridge|spacebridge]], and he knows that his old friend Ratchet is the perfect candidate for getting it repaired. Prime approves the plan, but Elita and Prowl view this as a move of pure desperation.

On the Decepticon front, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] talks to a group of Decepticons and conveys his disgust at [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave's]] proposal to reformat the Autobots into Decepticons. The reformatted Decepticons wouldn't be ''true'' Decepticons in his eyes, and this constitutes proof of Megatron's poor character. The gathered Decepticons agree with him but they quickly disperse as [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] arrives. As Jetfire and Starscream criticize each other, Megatron arrives. Jetfire orders Starscream and the other [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] to go on patrol. Megatron tells Jetfire that even Starscream has his uses and, like any tool, he can always be replaced.

Shockwave reports that he has not been able to extract the location of the Autobots from Ultra Magnus and complains to Megatron that he is restricted in his use of interrogation. This incurs Megatron's wrath, and he points his [[fusion cannon]] at the one-eyed scientist at point-blank range. Jetfire's shocked protest pulls Megatron out of his rage, and he relents. However, his patience is at a minimum, and he authorizes Shockwave to use any methods he wishes, as long as the Autobots are discovered soon.

On the surface, Mirage, now sporting a Decepticon symbol, approaches a team of Decepticons, and informs them that he's tracking Autobots. [[Flywheels|Skytread]] and [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] agree to join his hunt and express glee at the Autobots they've killed so far. Mirage can barely contain his disgust at the grotesque sight of impaled and dismembered Autobots as the Decepticons laugh. Mirage's disguise fails him, and [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] tenses nearby as she, Prime, Elita and Wheeljack prepare for an ambush. The battle begins and the Autobots make short work of the Decepticons, with Mirage employing hologram clones and Prime knocking Spinister onto a sharp spike, impaling him through the chest.

The Autobots finally reach their goal: a dilapidated theater that serves as a hidden neutral clinic for Ratchet. Prime and Wheeljack ask Ratchet to help them rebuild the spacebridge, but the engineer-turned-medic is bitter towards Prime for prolonging the war. Mirage becomes impatient and threatens violence, but this provokes a restored Impactor to tackle him to the ground. The Autobots are shocked that Ratchet would repair Decepticons while Impactor chastises Mirage for ignoring the plight of those from lower classes. Wheeljack convinces Ratchet to hear Prime out. Ratchet is not swayed; the spacebridge work would distract him from his patients, and he won't help spread the war to other worlds. Prime tells him that Megatron will weaponize the Allspark, and this ultimately convinces Ratchet. Impactor intends to protect Ratchet while he repairs the spacebridge, and the prospect of working alongside a Decepticon causes friction with the Autobots. Prime accepts the compromise, and they begin their journey to the spacebridge.

At Decepticon headquarters, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] is being tortured by Shockwave, but will not divulge the location of Autobot Command, forcing Shockwave to consider more unorthodox approaches. Jetfire watches the torture with silent disdain and leaves the torture chamber with Megatron. Magnus collapses, and as the Decepticons move to collect them, he attacks them by surprise and catches up to Megatron and Jetfire, aiming a gun at his back. Jetfire prepares to disarm him, but Megatron is not concerned and need not even turn to face him; he knows that Magnus would never shoot him in the back since he is constrained by his sense of honor. Megatron's guess proved correct, and soon Magnus is recaptured and shackled. Jetfire learns a lesson from his leader: ''always take the shot.''

Magnus's torture is steadily increased, but the Autobot will not give up. In pure agony, Magnus begs Megatron to not become like one they once fought against, and Megatron's only reply is stone-faced silence. As his body begins to break apart, Magnus finally relents and agrees to share information about the Autobots.

Before the Autobots enter their hidden base, Elita demands that Impactor remove his comm. Ratchet regards such a thing as barbaric, but Impactor consents to it, saying that he believes in protecting the Cybertronians, not allegiance to factions.

The removed comm's signal is detected by Jetfire and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], who land and investigate. Skywarp's scan reveals the entrance of Autobot Command, and is eager to report the discovery to Megatron. However, Jetfire has misgivings about annihilating the Autobots without giving them a chance to surrender. Skywarp takes this as proof that Starscream was right about Jetfire's weakness and attacks him. Before Skywarp can leave, Jetfire ironically takes Megatron's advice and shoots him in the back, critically wounding him. He can only regretfully apologize before the wounded Seeker flies off.

Megatron addresses the Decepticons in a grand speech, claiming that the Autobots wish to destroy the Allspark. He orders them all to search for the ancient relic so that they may use it to rewrite the Autobots' programming and end the war. Damaged Skywarp barely makes it back to Starscream, and confirms Jetfire's betrayal as he dies. With a fist raised to the sky, Megatron shouts: ''Till all are one!''

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (1)
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (4)
* [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] (5)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (6)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (12)
* [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (17)
* [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] (18)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (19)

|c2=
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (2)
* [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] (3)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (7)
* [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]] (8)
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (9)
* [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (10)
* [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (11)
* [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (13)
* [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] (14)
* [[Reflector (G1)|Refraktor]] (15)
* [[Flywheels|Skytread]] (16)

}}

==Quotes==
"Starscream has his uses, but never forget, he’s just a weapon." 
"If you ask me, he’s more like a ''tool.''" 
"And tools are easily replaced."
:— '''Megatron''' and '''Jetfire''' roast Starscream behind his back.

==Notes==
===Transformers references===
[[File:Refraktor Generics.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Wait... SDCC Refraktor gets a cameo and [[Scrapface]] doesn't?]]
*Optimus trying to get the Allspark off Cybertron to keep the Decepticons from it is a plot point as old as the Allspark itself, originating in the [[Transformers (film)|first live-action film]].
*Chromia is a [[Caminus (planet)|Camien]], like her [[Chromia (G1)#2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW]] and ''[[Chromia (Cyberverse)|Cyberverse]]'' counterparts.
*Impactor states that he was a former miner, similar to his [[Impactor (G1)#2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW incarnation]]. He also points out all Autobots as originating as higher class bots, a description that fits in Mirage's original bio.
*Among the sea of [[Generic]] Decepticons, one can spot several based on [[Reflector (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Refraktor]] in his [[San Diego Comic-Con|SDCC]] "Reconnaissance Team 3-Pack" colors. These color schemes make another appearance in the final episode of the ''Siege'' chapter.
*Mirage is seen generating illusory clones, a rarely-used technique from his original bio.
*Mirage appearing as a Decepticon in this episode is a call back to both the G1 episode "[[Traitor (episode)|Traitor]]" and the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' episode "[[Mirage's Betrayal]]".
*Megatron uses the familiar Autobot rallying cry of "[['Til all are one]]!", though the context here is far more sinister than usual.

===Animation and technical errors===
*Skywarp was hit by a single blast, yet both barrels on Jetfire's blaster are smoking.

===Trivia===
* Impactor and Mirage have a tussle in this episode, serving as a tie-in to the toyline's rivalry 3 Pack.
*Mirage's Decepticon disguise was released as a Walmart exclusive.
*During the battle between the Mirage clones and Refraktors, all of Mirage's clones are seen holding their "C-20 Electro-Disruptor Cannons" in their right hands, while Mirage himself actually holds it in his left hand in both this episode and the [[Siege episode 2|previous episode]].

===Foreign localization===

==External links==
*[https://www.netflix.com/watch/81056815 Episode 3 on Netflix]

[[Category:War for Cybertron: Siege‎]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Trilogy episodes]]

Siege episode 4

2020-08-13T03:55:24Z

Ed:

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy: Siege]]''
|image=WarForCybertronSiege Ep4.jpg
|caption="I have fought Megatron for ages. I've seen countless innocents die. I have lived this nightmare for what seems like an eternity."
|prev=Siege episode 3
|next=Siege episode 5
|title=Episode 4
|airdate=[[July 30]], [[2020]] (Netflix)
|production company=[[Allspark Animation]], [[Rooster Teeth]]
|written by=[[Brandon M. Easton]] and [[Gavin Hignight]]
|director=[[Takashi Kamei]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
}}

'''Optimus looks for aid in unlikely places, while Bumblebee's destiny takes an unexpected turn.'''

==Synopsis==
As rain falls, an enshackled [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] leads [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and a group of [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] through the massive grave-site at [[Tarn-Hauser Gate]]. Magnus has a grim countenance as he leads Megatron to Autobot Command, hidden underneath the memorial of [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]. The former allies recall the teachings of Alpha Trion, and how the paths of Magnus and Prime diverged from that of Megatron. As [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] flies into position above, Megatron taunts Magnus for his betrayal. Magnus opens the door to the memorial—leading the Decepticons into an empty room!

Realizing he's been lied to, Megatron aims his [[fusion cannon]] at Magnus. But he merely responds with a smile. Megatron blasts Magnus through the chest. The smile remains on his face as he dies.

As Jetfire lands, Magnus's optics glow green, and a [[Alpha Trion protocols|strange energy storm]] begins to emanate from his body and flows away into the sky, leaving the Decepticons baffled. A distance away, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] gets paid for his [[energon]] scavenging efforts. As he walks away, the energy storm reaches him and fills his body with energy, overwhelming him and knocking him offline. When he regains consciousness, he finds that his very sight has changed, seeing mysterious energy coruscating through everything, and he finds himself talking about someone named "Trion" and speaking mystically.

Megatron tells [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] to dispatch [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] in order to track the anomaly, and orders Jetfire to take Magnus's corpse to [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] to see if he can understand the anomaly. Before he can leave, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and a group of [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] land and confront him. Starscream blasts Jetfire for treachery and explains to Megatron that Jetfire recently killed [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]. Jetfire defends himself by saying [[Autobot]] genocide is against all he's fought for. Megatron then orders his death, but Jetfire quickly attacks and flies away. Starscream and the Seekers give chase in the air, and despite Jetfire's counterattacks, he is eventually shot down.

At [[Ark (G1)|the Ark]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] is crestfallen as he senses the passing of Magnus. He tells [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] that the Alpha Trion protocols have been activated, which would only occur upon Magnus's death.

[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] join [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] at the repair bays. Impactor is disillusioned by Megatron upon seeing the extent of death and destruction, and believes Megatron has abandoned the virtues they once fought for. Elita then summons Ratchet and Impactor to the bridge, where Prime orders [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], Ratchet, Impactor, [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]], and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] to repair the [[space bridge|spacebridge]]. Mirage is appointed team leader. Elita expresses her concern about the fate of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] if the [[AllSpark|Allspark]] were to be removed from it, but Prime dismisses it and places her in charge of readying the Ark for launch. Optimus himself plans to contact the [[Guardian robot|Guardians]] before leading a team to retrieve the Allspark.

Mirage's team hides from patrolling Seekers as Impactor gives them their timetable: they only have 20 astro-cycles to repair the spacebridge before Decepticon forces return. They work quickly, with Chromia and Sideswipe surveying the area for Seekers. Unfortunately, a patrol returns ahead of schedule and attacks the team. Impactor shields Ratchet from attack while Chromia returns fire, shooting the Seekers down. Mirage and Sideswipe go make sure the Seekers are no longer a threat while Impactor and Ratchet return to work, anticipating another wave of Seekers very soon.

At Decepticon headquarters, Starscream promises that Jetfire is dead, and Megatron promotes him to commander of the Seekers despite his uncontrollable ambition. Barricade, Soundwave and Shockwave endure Starscream's grandiose acceptance speech.

Prime journeys to the location of the Guardians and tells them the news of Magnus's death at Megatron's hand. He wonders if the Alpha Trion protocols have transferred into a Guardian, but even if not, he requests their aid against Megatron, who seeks to reformat all non-Decepticons on Cybertron. The Guardians refuse to interfere in the war, and they withdraw, leaving Prime full of frustration at Guardians who will not guard Cybertron. Prime swears to protect Cybertron without their help. He returns to the Ark to deliver the disappointing news to Elita, and is stricken with a bout of guilt for keeping the war going for so long, but Wheeljack remains in high spirits, promising to get the Ark online.

At that moment, Bumblebee attempts to barge into the Ark to speak with Prime. He wants to know who Alpha Trion is, and that's when Prime realizes that ''Bumblebee'' has been chosen by the Alpha Trion protocols. Bumblebee is suddenly pulled within the depths of his own mind, reaching a surreal landscape, and before him emerges a figure infused in light and energy. He learns that this is only a simulacrum of Alpha Trion, who explains the protocols are a collection of wisdom that protect the Autobots in times of crisis. He finds out that Prime and Magnus chose to share power between them, with Prime keeping the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] while Magnus had the protocols. As Bumblebee doubts his worthiness, the simulacrum says that Prime will need his support for the trials that await him. As he exits the trance, he tells Prime that he knows where the Allspark is.

Bumblebee and Prime are interrupted by an intruder alert. Prowl, Ironhide, and Hound discover that the intruder is a wounded Jetfire, who has come to join them!

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (1)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (7)
* [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] (8)
* [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (9)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (10)
* [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] (14)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (16)
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (17)
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (18)
* [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (19)
* [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] (20)
* [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (21)

|c2=
* [[Barricade (G1)|Barricade]] (2)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (3)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (4)
* [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (5)
* [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (11)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (12)
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (13)
* [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] (15)
* [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (25)

|h3=Others|c3=
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (6)
* [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] (22)
*[[Guardian robot|Two Unnamed Guardians]] (23-24)
* [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Simulacrum of Alpha Trion]] (26)
}}

==Quotes==
"Most inferior."
:—'''Soundwave''' reviews Starscream's acceptance speech

==Notes==
===Transformers references===
* Bumblebee receives [[Shanix]] as payment for his energon scavenging efforts at the beginning.

===Continuity Notes===
* Jetfire and Skywarp discovered the location of Autobot Command in the previous episode after tracking Impactor's comm.

===Animation and technical errors===
* Ultra Magnus's handcuffs disappear the instant he gets shot by Megatron.
* During Alpha Trion's conversation with Bumblebee, one of the floating hexagons abruptly disappears next to a clump of grass instead of continuing on its path upwards.

===Trivia===

===Foreign localization===

==External Links==
*[https://www.netflix.com/watch/81056816 Episode 4 on Netflix]

[[Category:War for Cybertron: Siege‎]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Trilogy episodes]]

File:CyberverseMegatron.jpg

2020-08-09T09:25:45Z

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[[Boulder Media Studio]] stock model of ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]]'' [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]], by [[Francesco Giglio]].
{{Cyberverse2018stockmodel}}

[[Category:Megatron images]]

File:Cold War Blurr punches Prime.jpg

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|description=[[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] punches [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] right in the face.
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|ink=[[Rob Armstrong]]
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|letters=[[Paul Villafuerte]]}}
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[[Category:Images by Rob Armstrong]]
[[Category:Images by Espen Grundetjern]]
[[Category:Images by Alan Wang]]
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:''Octane is a [[Decepticon]] or [[Mercenary]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Octane boxart.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Con artist, liar, thief, and collector of oddly-shaped shields.]]

'''Octane''' (aka '''Tankor'''<ref name="tankor">The name "Tankor" was used by [[Hasbro]] as a substitute name for Octane for the 2008 ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' toy because the name "Octane" was not available to them as a [[trademark]] (or simply not trademarkable) at the time. That name would subsequently also be used in [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s [[2005 IDW continuity|original Generation 1 continuity]]. Unlike many other characters with trademark-friendly alternate names that were temporarily adapted into IDW's comics to better reflect the toys at the time, "Tankor" made his IDW debut under that name in 2009's [[All Hail Megatron issue 11|issue 11]] of ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'', and it has stuck ever since, even when [[Tankor (BM)|''another'' "Tankor" character]] was introduced into that continuity. As the result of some confusion on behalf of the creative team and a last-minute fix, this was first used as the basis of a quick joke in [[No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|chapter 6]] of the 2013-2014 ''[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]'' event; by the time of the first ''[[The Transformers: Windblade|Windblade]]'' miniseries (also 2014), the two had been dubbed "Tall Tankor" (Octane) and "Fat Tankor" (''Beast Machines'' Tankor) in-universe.</ref> and '''Octone'''<ref name="octone">"Octone" is traditionally Octane's Japanese-market name. The word "octane" is usually rendered in katakana as オクタン ''okutan''. The change thus appears to have been an intentional one, although the why of it is unknown. Hasbro later used that as another, more easily trademarkable substitute name to replace the now confusing "Tankor", beginning with the ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' toy.</ref>) is considered vile, even by Decepticon standards. This triple changing bully is a cheat, a liar, and a coward who thinks only of himself and can't be trusted any further than [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] [[Desperate Actions|can throw]] [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. The only reason that this inveterate thief is allowed to continue functioning is that he has an uncanny ability to locate stores of fuel for his fellow Decepticons, and is usually able to spin a fairly convincing excuse for why he was unable to assist them in their latest battle. As annoying and frustrating as he may be to work with, most of his allies will grudgingly admit that he does perform his job as a fuel transport quite well—if he could just get over his annoying habit of making them beg for every drop.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Beau Weaver]] (English), [[Kenyū Horiuchi]] (Japanese)|[[Zhang Mingyu]] (Chinese), [[Ignacio Campero]] (Latin American), [[François Leccia]] (European French)}}

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When the Decepticon forces were driven off [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Octane ended up on the barren planet of [[Chaar]]. When [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] told the Decepticons that he was going to bring back [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] to lead them, Octane was amongst the cheering crowd. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} He then joined the beating-Autobots-to-death crowd when the Decepticons discovered [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] spying on them. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}} Finally, he joined the energon-munching crowd when the [[Quintesson]]s offered them energy in exchange for exterminating a group of Autobots on [[Goo 8739B]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} Though they failed in this endeavor, the Decepticons were greeted by the return of their leader, Galvatron. After forming an alliance with the Quintessons, the faction decided to stage an all-out assault on Cybertron and [[Earth]], with Octane confirming the placement of a beacon on the former. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

[[File:SandstormOctane BFF.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Octane could only get along with someone who had nothing left to steal.]]

Octane first came to the Autobots' attention while doing what he did best—thinking about himself. When [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] had been defeated by [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] and hurled into the ocean, it was Octane who first discovered that the giant Decepticon had not been destroyed, but had actually survived his untimely dunk in the water. What happened next depends on who you believe: Octane tells a tale of great heroism, where he came across the weakened and dying Trypticon and, for the glory of the [[Decepticon Empire]] and out of the good of his own heart, nursed the injured giant back to health. The rest of the world prefer to take a less charitable look at his actions, and claim that Octane merely took advantage of Trypticon to secure himself a source of high-quality energon from the [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya]]. Whatever his motivation, it was not long before Octane and Trypticon were trading fuel for protection (even going so far as to assault passing cruise ships and then claiming they had been invading sovereign waters, though Trypticon did genuinely believe that they were invading ships). When that was no longer enough to keep their new landlords happy, Octane quickly came up with a scheme to use Trypticon in stealing all of the world's most important monuments and presenting them as gifts to the nation's leader. That got the attention of Rodimus Prime and the rest of the Autobots, who quickly crashed Octane's party. Worse, Galvatron caught wind of what had been happening, and was not amused with how selfishly Octane had been keeping Trypticon to himself. All the wheeling and dealing in the world failed in the face of Galvatron's rage, and Octane soon found himself ousted from the Decepticons (a fate he shared with his fellow Triple Changer, [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]. Apparently [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] was the only one of them worth keeping). {{storylink|Thief in the Night}}

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Alone and on the run, Octane soon discovered that Galvatron was less than willing to let bygones be bygones. The Decepticon leader had placed a price on Octane's head, and countless bounty hunters and assassins were closing in on him. After a close call on the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]], where he narrowly avoided being blown to pieces, Octane quickly decided to seek asylum with the Autobots. It was here that he met and befriended [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], a fellow Triple Changer who had recently joined the Autobots after the destruction of his home planet of [[Paradron]]. After being attacked by the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], the pair fled to a space station, where they were assaulted once again by a paid assassin (who was fortunately so incompetent that the two robots barely noticed he was there). Eventually settling on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Octane still found no peace, as Cyclonus and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s tracked him down yet again. Fleeing into the forgotten [[Decepticon Crypt]], Octane stumbled onto the ghost of the most famous Decepticon traitor ever known: [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]. Quickly realising kindred spirits in each other, the two joined forces in an attempt to let Starscream possess Cyclonus and take over the Decepticons. Needless to say, their coup attempt failed rather miserably, and both traitors found themselves once again fleeing from Galvatron's wrath. {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}}

Despite this, Octane was later back under Galvatron's command, joining him in a firefight with the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] during an attack on the [[Netherlands]]. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Ryōichi Tanaka]] (Japanese)}}
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Under the command of [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], Octane and his fellow Decepticon Triple Changers assaulted [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and his troops on Earth in order to prevent them from joining a battle on Cybertron. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} The three went on to defend Trypticon from [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], and Octane's old buddy Sandstorm. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}} They also helped the Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] steal the energy-gathering [[Sol 1]] satellite for [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}}

On the planet [[Zarak (planet)|Zarak]], Octane acted as a cruel taskmaster, whipping the [[Beastformer]]s into shape as they were forced to build Scorponok's giant MegaZarak [[Transtector]], {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}} which he witnessed the unveiling of. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
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In [[2021]], Octane was among the Decepticons under Scorponok's command who fought [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]]'s forces near a [[black hole]], and got kicked around by [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]]. When Scorponok detonated the black hole, the three Triple Changers panicked and scrambled to avoid the explosion. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}}

As a result of the incident, Octane became a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] and travelled to the [[Legends World]] along with the other Headmasters. He met a kindred spirit in [[Tigatron]] regarding their perverted tastes, though he didn't care about meeting [[White Lune]] as he was only into robotic girls. {{storylink|TF Legends Late Xmas Present Chapter|Late Xmas Present Chapter}} Later the two decided to start a sexy video business. Roping would-be manager [[Trickdiamond]] into modelling for it, their first foray was such a success that Octane was able to buy his own [[transtector]]. While using it for transportation, the three found themselves attacked by [[Lunaclub]] and [[Moonheart]], and came face-to-face with [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]! Using his new ghostly Headmaster form, Starscream took control of the transtector so that he could usurp [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Mayor Megatron]], but Octane was able to expel the spirit via a contingency device built into the transtector. Octane took control of the transtector himself and sent the twins fleeing with his flamethrower attack. The insincerely repentant Starscream would be punished by being forced to appear in a video with Lunaclub, but it made so little money that Octane and Tigatron made Trickdiamond model again. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 57|Bonus Edition Vol. 57}}

Octane was on the streets of New Akihibara City when Scorponok summoned Majin Zarak to begin the destruction of the Legends World. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part One|Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part One}} When Scorponok and Devil Z threatened to destroy the world by plasma energy bombs, Octane was one of many transports used to evacuate the population back to the OG World.
{{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two|Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two}}

Arriving first in 2023, Octane joined the Autobots and Decepticons on the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]]. He helped their old allies the [[Beastformer]]s in their conflicts against the [[Laser Beast|Laser Beasts]]. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 1}}

By 2039, the Decepticons officially declared peace with the Autobots. Octane was present at a press conference held by Soundwave to pool resources for the restoration of the Legends World. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}
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====''Wings Universe''====
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Through his friendship with Sandstorm, Octane became involved in the largely-Autobot defense of Cybertron during the [[Machine Wars (event)|Machine Wars]]. He found the Autobot general [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]]'s orders and tactics particularly indecipherable. Despite their closeness, he appeared as surprised as anyone when Sandstorm was revealed as [[Sandstorm (MW)|a sleeper clone]] planted in their forces by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]. {{storylink|Termination}}

Octane was caught up in Jhiaxus's invasion of Cybertron, though he commented that he was uninterested in fighting, even less so when it meant fighting to the death. He further bemoaned that the only reason he had gotten involved was because of Sandstorm, who turned out not to be his friend but a clone of the original. His complaints fell on deaf ears, as Acid Storm besides him joined the fray with glee. He was later rescued by [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] from a squad of [[Thundercracker drone]]s during the battle, though he rescued her right back from one sneaking up on her. {{storylink|A Common Foe}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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Octane was one of the many Decepticons left on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] after [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s departure. ''Along with several others, Octane worked for the tyrant [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] in the giant fortress known as [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]]. He was regarded as one of Cybertron's [[Ten Deadliest Killers]], with soldiers like [[Macabre]] wanting to be seen as his equal, and considered a key target in [[Operation: Volcano]]. Octane narrowly avoided an ambush that would have led to his demise during said operation; upon their deployment, the Decepticons were called away by Megatron, at the time unaware of the happenings on Cybertron.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}} ''When both [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and Megatron were accidentally transported back to Cybertron, Octane attended a meeting where the Decepticon leaders discussed their efforts to turn the Autobot army against the Prime. Megatron's ploy to convince the Autobot rank and file that Optimus was a Decepticon spy in disguise met with failure, and Megatron shoved Octane out of his way in frustration as he headed out to deal with matters himself.'' {{storylink|Under Fire!}} ''Optimus wound up joining forces with the [[Wrecker]]s to attack a [[Decepticon fuel store]], and upon encountering them Octane ran away screaming—this was the first sign that his rep might have been a tad inflated. He reported on the battle to Straxus, greatly over-exaggerating his own role in the battle. A short while later, Octane bore witness to [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] attempting to take-over Megatron's body. The mind-swap was only partial successful, leaving both Decepticons' minds jumbled inside Megatron, though Octane was led to believe that Straxus was in full control. Ratbat informed him otherwise, and ordered him to send the now deranged Megatron back to Earth via Space Bridge. In doing so, they prevented Megatron from destroying them all, as he was battling Ultra Magnus and Optimus Prime at the time, using volatile anti-matter to overpower his foes.'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

[[File:OctaneMarvel.jpg|103px|thumb|In the comics, Octane wanted to be like Bono.]]
Octane and his fellow Triple Changers were sent to Earth by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] to investigate the loss of his [[Wash and Roll|priceless cargo]] en route to the organic world. Upon making contact with the crashed ship, they discovered the reason it was lost: a [[Scraplet]] infection. Accidentally getting himself infected by the deadly disease, Octane began to slowly waste away. The Autobots [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] came upon the site as well, and the Decepticons reveled at the chance at some destructive fun before their demise. Though Goldbug escaped, Astrotrain, Blitzwing, and Octane cornered Blaster, {{storylink|Crater Critters}} taking him prisoner. Though the Triple Changers called upon Ratbat to find a cure for their infection, Ratbat decided to instead cut his losses and sent over the [[Throttlebot]]s to eliminate all those afflicted with canisters of acid. Lucky for the Decepticons, Blaster's friends found the cure for Scraplets before this could come to pass: [[water]]. Upon learning this, Blaster, who had himself gotten infected during his battle with his captors, instructed Goldbug to let them all perish instead. He refused to be instrumental in allowing a Decepticon to live, even if it meant his own death. Goldbug's hand was forced against Blaster's wishes when thousands of Scraplets combined into a monster, and the Triple Changers were the only ones present with enough firepower to destroy it. All those within the crater were doused with water, and the Decepticons made short work of the remaining Scraplets. They then absconded, hauling off Ratbat's cargo. {{storylink|The Cure!}}

After delivering the [[Wash and Roll|cargo]] to its intended destination, the Triple Changers linked up with Shockwave's Decepticons on Earth, {{storylink|Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom}} who soon fell under Ratbat's command. Following Ratbat's orders, Octane and the rest of the Decepticons launched a major offensive against the Autobots when the latter were all gathered on Earth's moon, making them an easy and efficient target. The Decepticons were driven back when [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], then squabbling over leadership of the Autobots, managed to put aside their differences long enough to rally the Autobots into a counterattack. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

The Decepticons relocated to the Arctic, only to be apparently found by an enemy force. Octane and the others scrambled out to meet their visitors, finding not the Autobots as they had anticipated, but rather another group of Decepticons led by [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]]. Through subtle manipulations, [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] managed to pit both groups against one another, culminating in a giant brawl between them. During this Decepticon civil war, Octane blasted [[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]] point-blank in the face! Meanwhile, Starscream snuck off to take control of the legendary [[Underbase]] while the others were busy with their infighting. {{storylink|Cold War!}} Further manipulations by Starscream had brought the Autobots to the Decepticons' doorstep, and upon their involvement, Octane managed to scrap the Autobot known as [[Mirage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Mirage]]. A ceasefire between the two factions was put in action when all involved learned of Starscream's machinations. Together, the remaining Autobots and Decepticons managed to stop Starscream from obtaining all but a tiny fragment of the Underbase's energy. Unfortunately, the portion Starscream had taken into himself was enough to grant him unimaginable power. In an effort to stop the Seeker's rampage, the Autobots and Decepticons formed several squads, each stationed at one of three Earth cities. Octane was part of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Fortress Maximus]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]'s group in [[Buenos Aires]], where he was killed by a blast of cosmic energy. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
After [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] took control of the Decepticons through [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] in the year [[2008]], he prompted their forces to launch an all-out attack on the Autobots' strongholds. Both sides tore into each other, nearly evenly matched, resulting in many casualties. Octane soared overhead in his plane mode during the conflict, raining down fire onto the enemy bellow. Once Unicron, on planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] at the time, met defeat against [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]], the Decepticons cut their attack short and fled from the front lines. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

=====Earthforce=====
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Octane ended up on Earth under the command of [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]], and attended an [[Enclave]] when the conflict between Shockwave and Megatron's forces grew too great for the liking of either Decepticon leader. The peace-talk was sabotaged by the Autobots' Earthforce however, and Octane likely got swept up in the giant brawl that ensued between the Decepticon factions. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}} Octane later helped his boss and the other Triple Changers smack down on Megatron and steal an energon shipment from the other Decepticon leader. {{storylink|Secrets (G1)|Secrets}} [[File:Manoeuvres! Octane robs gas station.jpg|thumb]] He also joined the raid on Autobot [[Earthbase]], but was cut down in midair when [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] hurled his [[Energo weapon|energo-sword]] through his wing in jet mode. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}

Octane often stole fuel from humans and transported it for the Decepticons—and on the way, he'd have fun trashing human cars and working over the occupants. However, one car (secretly [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]], trying to end Octane's "games") led him on a merry chase to a military testing ground. These humans could ''fight back'', and Octane—worried a shot in his full fuel tanks would blow him up—called [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] to help him. They did, until they found out he'd only gotten there by goofing off on a mission, at which point they left him to suffer. (WHY did Macabre want to be like him again?) {{storylink|Manoeuvres!}}

=====Rhythms of Darkness!=====
In [[2009]] of an alternate future, Octane was stationed at the [[Decepticon Powerbase]] when the last seven remaining Autobots staged a raid on it. After [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] cut the rotors of the Autobot [[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]], Octane and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] blew him out of the sky. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}
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====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
After [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]], led by the treacherous Starscream, attacked and boarded the ''[[Warworld]]'', Octane was amongst the casualties. {{storylink|Total War!}}

====''Classics''====
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Following Megatron's return in the 21st century, Octane was among the Decepticons who joined Megatron's faction. He was positioned for a strike on [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s faction before the [[Pretender]] was undone from within. {{storylink|At Fight's End}}

====''Regeneration One''====
{{NoteRG1}}
[[File:Megatrons zombie army loose ends 2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Claims that the virus was caused by rage-infected monkeys have now been dismissed as bull—]]
Octane was one of the Underbase casualties that Megatron reanimated and lobotomized during his time on [[Earth]] and pressed into service as part of his [[zombie]] army. Octane was part of a unit alongside [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]], [[Skalor]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], [[Bugly (G1)|Bugly]], [[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Skywarp]], and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] that hunted down and exterminated a convoy of escaping humans, including [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster]] and [[Jessie]]. {{storylink|Less Than Zero}}

In [[2012]] the zombie Octane was ordered to chase down [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] and the [[Wrecker]]s but was drawn away from the main group by [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]], [[Leadfoot (G2)|Leadfoot]], and [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]]'s diversionary tactics. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 2}} Later, Octane helped attack the aerial team attempting to rescue Kup, who had been captured by Megatron and put out as bait for his fellow Wreckers. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 4}} He was deactivated with the other zombie-bots when Megatron was killed by Optimus Prime {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}} and later incinerated from orbit. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}}
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===Toy pack-in material===
Octane joined [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] in a tumultuous battle on a moon base while the two larger 'bots were standing their ground against [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. {{storylink|Decipher the Decepticon}}

===''Transformers in 3-D''===
[[File:TFin3D2 Octane's head.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85|"Run away!! Run away!!"]]
Octane, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] intercepted [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] on his way to [[Andellor]] to find the [[Prism of Power]]. The trio forced Cosmos to lead them to the planet. There, they entered a cave, though Octane wasn't terribly keen on the prospect. His worries proved well founded, as a few minutes later, he was seized by tentacles and dragged into a pool. As his decapitated head flew back out, he requested that Cyclonus retrieve the rest of him. {{storylink|Transformers in 3-D issue 2}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
Octane participated in Shockwave's assault on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] shortly after Optronix arose to become [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} during which he blew up many bridges leading out of the polity. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} He was at Shockwave's side when the latter ordered the final push on the [[Decagon]], {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}} and rushed to the front lines as the Decepticons breached the last of the Autobots' defenses. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} The Decepticons didn't have long to savor their victory, as [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] then activated one of Cybertron's planetary engines, leading to Iacon's destruction. Octane was among the Decepticons who managed to bail out as the area crumbled into a crater. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}}

During the [[Dark Ages]], a time when both Megatron and Optimus were thought dead after they disappeared into a prototype space-brige, Octane served under Starscream's command as one of the [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacons]]. One of the group's attempt to secure a plenty of energon was foiled by the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]], led by Grimlock, who managed to distract Octane and his teammates long enough to swipe their goods and make a quick getaway with them in hand. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}} Later, while footage of a brawl between Defensor and Devastator was caught on-camera by Prowl's computers in his Autobase, Octane was also spotted by one of the hub's screens. {{storylink|Escalation}}

When Cybertron was on the verge of peace, Octane and the rest of Starscream's Predacons on [[Moonbase One|Moon Alpha]] struck against the other factions as they met to sign a treaty. Though their first bombing run yielded much destruction, the Predacons were then pounced on by a combined Autobot/Ultracon/Decepticon team. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}} Megatron retook Cybertron with his [[Air Warrior|Aerospace Extermination Squadron]], after which Octane ended up guarding Autobots interred in a labor camp. He and [[Barrage (Insecticon)|Barrage]] were about to punish [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] when [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] bashed them both. They regained their wits after one of the drones pacified the Autobot. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2}} When the Decepticons fractured again after the disappearance of the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', he began working for [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. Octane loved tormenting the pint-sized Decepticon [[Micromaster]]s, lording over them with his size and rank. Such an opportunity arose when [[Greasepit (Micromaster)|Greasepit]] crawled back to Decepticon headquarters, begging for energon. Octane and Blitzwing taunted the smaller 'bot, guzzling down the cups of energon all the while. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}}

When [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]] took over the Decepticons and posed as Shockwave to retain command over the other full-sized Transformers in the ranks, Octane was among the troops duped by the diminutive 'bot into launching an all-out offensive, despite their resources being at an all-time low. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}} Though Octane's crew overcame the Autobots, the Autobot Micromasters turned up with the revelation that Shockwave was deactivated, and Octane called a general retreat. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}}

[[File:DWColdWar Slag Octane.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Kids, never poke and mock bat-shit insane powerhouses!]]
After the [[Great Shutdown]], Octane qualified for Shockwave's re-engineering process, and joined the [[Triple Changer|Triple Changer Strike Force]]. He traveled to [[Earth]] in [[2003]] under Shockwave and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s command to collect the "renegade" Autobots and Decepticons who were still fighting the Great War. {{storylink|New World Order}} They returned to Cybertron, and Octane assumed patrol duty until coming across the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], who had just crash-landed in the [[Wastelands]] after arriving from Earth. Sensing weakness, Octane mockingly challenged the woozy travelers, poking them and calling them "primitive".

[[Slag (G1)|Slag]] made an ashtray out of his skull. Even Grimlock was a little creeped out by this particular "trophy". {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}}
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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
Octane was among the Decepticon forces waiting for [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s force field around [[Teletran 3]] would go down. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}} After [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] took control of the Decepticons, Octane and several subgroup leaders protected him from an assault by Optimus Prime. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}

===''The Beast Within''===
Octane participated in a savage all-out Decepticon offensive against the Autobots. With the Decepticons maintaining the advantage throughout the battle, Octane was amongst those who approached a crippled Optimus Prime, ready to dispatch the Autobot leader. Before they could deliver the finishing blow, the Dinobots combined into the [[Beast (G1)|Beast]], shifting the Decepticons' priorities. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

As the battle wore on, the Decepticons were forced to retreat or risk being butchered by the Beast's unimaginable strength. Unfortunately for Octane, he was already dead by the time Megatron had given the order to fold back, and his corpse lay in a smoldering heap on the battleground as the Autobots continued their attempts to subdue their former comrades. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences}}
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:HeartsofSteel2 Decepticons questions.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|His alt-modes in this continuity are "kite" and "wheelbarrow."]]
Octane participated in the questioning of [[Tobias Muldoon]] when [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] brought the human scientist down to the Decepticon at the bottom of the [[San Francisco]] Bay. In particular, Octane wanted to know if the humans had developed flight technology, which the Decepticons could exploit. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel #2}}

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===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[All Hail Megatron issue 11|''Transformers: All Hail Megatron'' #11]]

[[File:FacesofDarkness-Tankor.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66]]
During [[Scorponok (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Scorponok]]'s raid on the [[Toraxxis mega-refinery]], Tankor was responsible for carrying the [[energon]] the Decepticons were intending to steal. {{storylink|Faces of Darkness}} Since he was busy pumping fuel out of the refinery, he didn't participate in the battle with the Autobots protecting it. {{storylink|Rage (IDW)|Rage}}

Four million years ago, Tankor was part of a convoy carrying 75 tons of energon for [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. Unfortunately, they were intercepted by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] and their scout, [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], was knocked senseless before he could fire off a shot. Prime and [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] managed to capture Tankor's unit without incident by threatening to detonate the unstable energon supply they were carrying. {{storylink|The Iron Age}}

Tankor was under [[Drift (G1)|Deadlock]]'s command at some point. {{storylink|Drift issue 3|Drift #3}}

Millions of years later, during the Decepticon siege of (parts of) [[Earth]], the [[European Union]] sent a nuclear bomb to wipe out the Transformer infestation of [[New York City]]. Unfortunately the plane they sent to carry the bomb was Tankor in disguise. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} Even after the Autobots arrived, Megatron ordered Tankor to proceed with the bomb drop and to rendezvous with the Decepticons later, to which he expressed his pleasure. The bomb was indeed dropped, but diverted by Thundercracker. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}}

[[File:NewArrivalsOldEncounters Tankor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Unfortunately, Tankor never made it off Earth. After getting captured by humans at some point, he was liberated by a small group of Decepticons led by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}} Their ragtag team then located [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] in the ruins of New York, and added him to the group. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}} During an attack on [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], Swindle starting questioning why they were fighting in the first place. Tankor replied "Because they're Autobots!", but it turned out Swindle was looking for a somewhat deeper answer. The Decepticons subsequently allied themselves with [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]]'s defected Autobots, working together to find a way off the planet. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}} Tankor was later seen assisting [[Bluestreak (G1)|Silverstreak]] in the construction of a spaceship. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}}

Four months after Swindle's failed attempt to betray the Autobots and steal the spaceship, the other Decepticons returned to Earth, and Tankor rejoined them. He was present as an observer when Optimus Prime confronted Megatron one-on-one, and was caught in an explosion when Prime suddenly had a satellite dropped on his nemesis. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}}

[[File:CityOnFire-ImGood.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Following the Chaos War, Tall Tankor was one of the Decepticons who began repopulating Cybertron along with the Autobots and [[NAIL]]s. When riots broke out after the return of Megatron, Tankor holed up in [[Blurr (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Blurr]]'s bar instead of joining in. {{storylink|City on Fire}} They were eventually forced to leave as the bar was burned down. {{storylink|The Verge}} Tankor relocated to [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]]'s med-bay, where he stood alongside both Autobots and NAILs in defending the injured from [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}} When the tide turned in their favor, he and some NAILs stopped [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] from killing [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], who had also been helping injured Autobots. Given his allegiance during the battle, Tankor likely quit being a Decepticon when [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] became leader of the neutrals and had both Autobots and Decepticons expelled from Iacon. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}}

When the [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]]'s "death wave" struck Iacon, Tall Tankor took care of the injured and was one of many who blamed Starscream. {{storylink|No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|No Exit}} Later he was spotted drinking at [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] alongside [[Tankor (BM)|another Tankor]] he had befriended. Other Cybertronians called him "Tall Tankor" to differentiate the two. {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}}

Tall Tankor was among the Cybertronians recruited by Windblade during her intended expose of Metroplex being bled out by Starscream, but they were accosted by the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s. Tall Tankor and Windblade double-teamed the airborne [[Cutthroat (G1)|Cutthroat]], and together managed to bring down the Terrorcon. However, Starscream and his forces showed up and arrested the entire group. They managed to break out, however, and Tall Tankor was once more involved in battle against Starscream's guards. {{storylink|A Long Way Down}} {{storylink|Windblade issue 3|Windblade vol. 1 #3}}

After a [[space bridge]] portal had been opened to the world of [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], Tall Tankor and Fat Tankor were among the people who went there to aid in rebuilding what had been destroyed by [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. {{storylink|The Possible Light}} They then returned to Cybertron to prevent a mob of Decepticons from taking over the space bridge chamber. {{storylink|All That Remains}} Following Cybertron's contact with [[Velocitron]], another colony world, the Tankors attended a "Not the End of the World" party at Maccadam's, where they danced with [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]]. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 4|Windblade vol. 2 #4}} At another time at Maccadam's, Tankor was caught up in a bar fight caused by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], and uselessly pleaded with [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] to cut it out. {{storylink|The Transformers: Redemption|Redemption}}

On [[Chosen One Day]], both Tankors got matching [[tattoo]]s. {{storylink|Choose Me}} Sometime after, they joined [[I.H. Cybertronian Securities]], a private security firm run by Ironhide. While helping some clients transport some Energon cubes, Tall Tankor picked up a [[Badgeless]] report on a nearby robbery, and was told off by Fat Tankor for freaking out the clients. {{storylink|07:00:00}} When Ironhide was placed in charge of reforming Cybertron's state security, the Tankors were the first to volunteer for his new force. When [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] also signed up, much to [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]]'s apparent chagrin, the Tankors offered to let him live with them, but were turned down. {{storylink|Applicable Skills}} While in training for their new roles, the Tankors attended Ironhide's roll call, watched him spar with Blast Off, and undertook a written examination, before heading down to Maccadam's with a few of their fellow cadets on their downtime. {{storylink|Things We Said We'd Never Do}} On their first call, the Tankors accompanied Ironhide and [[Sparkstalker]] as they attempted to subdue the rampaging combiner Bruticus - whose components included, much to the Tankors' horror, Blast Off! When Bruticus was eventually defeated and forced to separate, the Tankors assisted in the arrest of the Combaticons. {{storylink|The Line Between Us}} When Iacon was evacuated upon the discovery of an army of undead [[Titan (group)|Titans]] headed directly for the city, the Tankors were among those who stayed behind to assist in the coming battle. {{storylink|Ping}} As the battle raged through Iacon, Tall Tankor helped guard citizens who had not made it through the space bridge in time. {{storylink|Desperate Times}}

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===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
[[File:Henkei octane.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|I'm an evil mastermind of average intelligence!]]
After successfully conducting an energon theft, Octane gave his pursuers, [[Sideswipe (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Sideswipe]] and [[Bluestreak (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Bluestreak]], the runaround by switching back and forth between his [[alternate mode]]s, making them think they were chasing two culprits instead of one. Once he got bored with the chase, Octane revealed himself, but that proved to be a bad idea, as Sideswipe was able to rocket above him and shoot him down. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 6|Henkei! Henkei! #6}}

Octane's skills were later to put to the test by [[Cyclonus (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Cyclonus]], who tasked him with stealing energon from a factory. Octane upped the stakes, promising to do the job in thirty minutes if Cyclonus would deliver a good report on him to [[Megatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Megatron]]. Despite the interference of [[Smokescreen (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Smokescreen]] and [[Red Alert (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Red Alert]], Cyclonus held Octane to the conditions of the deal, and Octane had to try and shake the two Autobots off as he headed for the factory. Octane thought he had succeeded, but found his two opponents waiting for him at the factory, along with Cyclonus, who announced his time was up. Cyclonus departed to report on Octane's failure to Megatron leaving the hapless swindler to Smokescreen and Red Alert's tender mercies. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 12|Henkei! Henkei! #12}}

===''Henkei! Henkei! Generations'' manga===
Octane had the misfortune of being possessed by the ghost of a [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream from another dimension]] and being forced to attack the Autobots. He beat up on [[Ironhide (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Generations manga|Ironhide]], before being taken down by the invisible [[Mirage (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Generations manga|Mirage]]. As Mirage had taken out Octane's motor circuits, Starscream's ghost was forced to depart his body and search for a new host. {{storylink|Mirage's Activity}}

===''Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun'' manga===
Octane was part of the small group of Decepticons who traveled to Earth with [[Megatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Megatron]] in pursuit of the lost [[Energon cube#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Energon Cube]]. He was never seen in action during the battles on the planet, but was shown being rounded up by the combined might of the Autobots and Earth's military forces following [[Galvatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Galvatron]]'s apparent death. {{storylink|To the Sea of Stars}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
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===''Kre-O'' online manga===
Octane was part of a massive Decepticon invasion force intended to ruin the Autobots' picnic. However, [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] plowed through them with his truck and left them scattered... and then left. Returning to the scene after.. ''ahem'', taking care of some pressing business, Optimus gathered up the still-wiped-out Kreons, bound them up on a flatbed trailer, and took them to the picnic. {{storylink|Emergency! Hurry to the Base, Optimus!}}

Octane was seen fleeing in terror along with his fellow Decepticons as [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] attacked using a giant Mega-Jazz robot. {{storylink|Treasure Competition! Defeat with Block Power!}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Octane fought in the combined Decepticon/[[Cobra]] attack on [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}}

==Commercial appearances==
Octane, [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] launched an attack on the Autobots' base, only to be met with the [[Monsterbot (G1)|Monsterbot]]s, who gave them a good trouncing. Octane was mauled by [[Repugnus (G1)|Repugnus]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Monsterbots|Monsterbots commercial}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
[[File:TF PS2 Octane.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
{{bigquote|Octane, warrior of the future. With a jet mode and tanker mode! Always loaded with fuel and evil ambition!|The Narrator|"[[The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers]]"}}
{{voiceactor|[[Barry Gjerde]] (English)}}

In an alternate future where Shockwave discovered the mysterious mineral known as [[Zel Quartz]] and went mad by its power, Octane was one of the few Decepticons who survived his destructive rampage. The triple changer was chosen to be a part of the Transformers who were to go back in time in order to find the Zel Quartz before Shockwave did.

After the Autobots had dealt with the Sharkticons, Octane drove up to them in tanker mode, transforming to [[robot mode]] when he was in front of them. Stating his need for power, Octane announced that he was going to destroy the Autobots and then take all the energy of the Karzite mine. He then rambled on about how he was going to be leader of the Decepticons once he took down Galvatron, and then told the Autobots that he was going to melt them down. Rodimus Prime warned the greedy Triple Changer that those with endless ambitions were bound to be destroyed by it, but his warnings fell of deaf audio receptors. In the end, Octane was soundly defeated and he announced his surrender. Transforming to jet plane mode, Octane flew off, announcing that he would not forget his defeat. Rodimus just called him a "thin-fueled coward". Later, Octane fought alongside Cyclonus against the Autobots in the Atalstan gem mine. Even with a fellow flier for backup, he still lost.

In the Decepticon side of the story, the shuttle that the Decepticons of the future had been using crash-landed. Octane had managed to find the main Depecticon force of the present once they had found a drill bit they suspected to be the Zel Quartz. Driving up to them in tanker mode while expressing surprise to the fact that they were still alive, Octane transformed to robot form, explaining that he thought he was done for. He expressed his relief that he managed to rendezvous with the Decepticons, stating that the bad side always did win. Galvatron told the triple changer that if Octane fought hard for him, it would be enough. Octane promised that he would and requested to join back with the Decepticons.

Despite whichever side won, Starscream eventually managed to steal the Zel Quartz and flew off into space with it. This caused the Quartz to become completely useless; and with the timeline altered, Octane and all the Decepticons from the future disappeared from the present time. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Octane.jpg|thumb|400px]]
Octane participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Rare character who could be recruited by collecting 75 units of Cybermetal, 35 units of Transmetal, and 20 support cores. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Octone_Earth_Wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75]]

*'''Class''': Triple Changer
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star
*Abilities: As a triple changer, Octone has two abilities available to him.
**'''Fuel Rush''': Rush into combat and release toxic tar sands in a large zone on impact. Deal 61.6 damage over 10 seconds to enemies and provide 114 extra healing over 5 secs to all Autobots under the Supply Airdrop effect.
**'''Supply Airdrop''': Drops fuel supply from the air. Within a large area, all Autobots receive 114 healing for 10 seconds and all Decepticons buildings under the Tar Sands Rush effect receive an extra 61.6 damage over 5 seconds[-].
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:octone Octone at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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==Toys==
===The Transformers===
[[File:G1 Octane toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Ice Road Trucker.]]
*'''Octane''' (Triple Changer, 1986)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-72'''
**''Accessories:'' "Flamethrower", tail fin/"Deflecto Shield", tanker top

:''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Octane is a [[Triple Changer]], with the ability to transform into two different [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]s. His ground vehicle mode is an extended truck cab with fuel-tanker trailer of undetermined model, with much of the detailing in this mode achieved through stickers rather than sculpting. His truck mode has rather strange proportions due to the robot arms sticking out of the sides and the generally broken-up look of the truck. He has three sets of rolling wheels: two purple sets and a set of grey wheels hidden under the middle of the truck. There is also a set of sculpted, non-rolling, unpainted wheels at the back of the truck.

:His aerial mode is based on the twin-engined Boeing 767 jet plane. Though the better of the two vehicle modes, it has some odd concessions that were made due to Octane being a Triple Changer, such as the grey set of wheels from the middle of the truck now sticking up from the top of Octane's fuselage.

:The tail fin of the jet form separates to become his "Deflecto Shield" for [[robot mode]]. The [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum metallized]] tanker top piece can also be used as a shield.<ref name="secrets">[http://www.ntfa.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=2234&mode=threaded&pid=36400 "The many secrets of Octane... Now with pictures!" on NTFA forums]</ref> Care should be taken not to lose it, as it covers up some rather unsightly jet parts inside the tanker.

:The toy was originally designed to have a sliding waist—not unlike that of [[Vortex (G1)#Toys|Vortex]]—that would create a more proportional (i.e., less "chesty") robot mode. For whatever reason, this ability was blocked off very late in the design process, but can easily be reinstated with a small amount of unscrewing and plastic cutting.<ref name="secrets"/> Furthermore, Octane is depicted as having chrome lower arms and fists in the 1986 USA and European catalogs. This was apparently changed very late in the process, as the chromed arms are pictured on Octane's box photography. The [[package art]] pictured above also shows the chromed arms.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Octane/octane.htm More information on Octane at TFU.info]''

*'''Octane''' (1991)
**''Accessories'': "Flamethrower," tail fin/"Deflecto Shield", tanker top

:Octane was reissued in Europe and Australia as part of the 1991 [[Classics (Europe)|Classics]] line. This version has [[retool]]ed the tanker-shield to remove the [[rubsign]] indent.

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===Universe (2008)===
[[File:Tankoruniverse2008toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He sometimes uses his melee blade to make giant chomping shadow puppets in his spare time.]]
*'''Tankor''' (Deluxe Class, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' Two blasters/"Quad laser", "melee blade"
: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Deluxe Class toys, "Tankor" ([[trademark]] issues<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20090121131445/http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/universe/default.cfm?page=News/Item&newsid=A795A47F-D56F-E112-48649ACADFB6ADDC Archived page of Hasbro's preview of ''Universe'' Wave 1's toys]</ref>) transforms from either a heavy cargo plane (possibly a {{w|Lockheed C-130 Hercules}}) or an [http://www.olive-drab.com/idphoto/id_photos_hemtt_m978.php M978 Fueler] truck, into a robot. He is armed with a serrated "melee blade" weapon, which forms the top of his tanker mode and the base of his plane mode, and a pair of double-barreled blasters, which mount under his wings in plane mode and can combine in [[Targetmaster (technology)|Double Targetmaster]]-style into a "Quad Laser". For truck mode, the [[instructions]] and [[stock photography]] place the blasters facing forward in the exposed robot mode [[5 mm post|5mm fist hole]]s at the rear of the vehicle, but the intended location for them seems to be the two otherwise-pointless holes on either side of the cab, facing upwards, to serve as smokestacks for the truck.
[[File:Universe Tankor clearwindows.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|I can see clearly now...]]
:As shown on Hasbro's website, Tankor's [[prototype]] was designed to have transparent plastic windows in his tanker truck mode, but for reasons unknown (possibly due to part of the windshield forming his feet) the windows were opaque plastic with [[paint operation]]s on the final production versions of the toy. Furthermore, the sculpt was designed for light-piped eyes (and presumably clear truck windows), but the relevant areas have been cast in opaque blue and the eyes are painted red. The Decepticon logo on his chest, unusually enough, has small triangular pupils in its eyes, although they can be applied [[Quality control|rather messily]].

:Slyly, his bio mentions that he delivers "high '''octane''' fuel" to his fellow Decepticons.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/TFUTankor/tankor.htm More information on Tankor at TFU.info]''
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===Henkei! Henkei!===
[[File:Henkei Octone toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Beware my shiny quad-laser!]]
*'''Destron Octone''' ([[October 23]], [[2008]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-05'''
**''Accessories:'' Two flamethrowers, "melee blade"

:''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' Octone is a [[redeco]] of ''Universe'' Deluxe Class Tankor, and like all ''Henkei! Henkei!'' releases, his colour scheme is designed to be [[Show-accuracy|more accurate to his cartoon appearance]] and has [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum metallized]] parts, such as his two blasters and the back of the truck mode's tank/the base of the melee blade. Besides the vacuum metallized parts, Octone replaces some of this black plastic with both gray and blue plastic, features a lighter and more cool shade of purple paint, and has Decepticon symbols on his wings.
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===Kre-O===
[[File:KreO-Toy Fuselage.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66]]
*'''Fuselage''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2014)
**''Collection'': '''''Age of Extinction'' Collection 2'''
**''Accessories'': Logo brick, 2 clip-on turbines

: Part of the sixth regular assortment of [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Micro-Changer]]s, "Fuselage" can be rebuilt into a cargo plane. He sports [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Mirage]]'s helmet. (Of course, with the right bricks you can make him into a tanker truck if you wanna. )

:Unlike prior Micro-Changer assortments, this series does not have any sort of identification code for the bags' actual contents, meaning you'd best be good at the feel-though-the-bag method.

:This assortment was originally slated to be a [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]] [[exclusive]], but U.S. stores dropped the line before its release. It was still available in Canada, Australia, and Chinese/Asian markets. In 2015, the Collection appeared in U.S. Dollar Tree stores, with a price tag of a whopping $1 a pop. They didn't last long.
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===Generations===
[[File:TF-Specialist-Decepticons-Octane.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Specialist: Decepticons''' (2014)
**''Accessories:'' Two blasters / "Quad Laser", "Melee blade"

:''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Octane is a redeco of ''Universe'' Tankor, and was released in a [[giftset]] with [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Generations|Galvatron]] and [[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#Generations|Astrotrain]]—this time featuring extensive use of metallic paint all over both the figure and its accessories.

:Since this was a [[Hasbro]] release for Asian markets, it is noteworthy that English-language packaging and instructions consistently use the name "Octane"—a first since the end of G1.

:In the picture to the right, the airplane mode is missing a part. The large hand-held "claw" weapon should make up the airplane's belly.

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====Titans Return====
[[File:TF-Titans-Return-Octone.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hey, I got my nome bock.]]
*'''Murk with Decepticon Octone''' (Voyager Class, 2017)
**''Accessories'': gun, Double-barreled rifle, Murk Titan Master

:''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Octone (Octane's Japanese name utilized for trademark reasons) is a redeco/retool of ''Titans Return'' Voyager Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#TRVoyager|Optimus Prime]], and he transforms from robot to tanker truck to plane and back. Octone also comes with [[Murk]], a [[Titan Master]] who forms his head. Curiously however, Octone's instructions depict Astrotrain's Titan Master [[Darkmoon]] instead of Murk.

:Octone's instructions show to raise his shoulder pylons into the same position as Optimus's, although they can be twisted sideways while folded down to achieve a more G1-accurate look while maintaining shoulder articulation. Although Octone can be transformed into his plane mode without removing his head, this leaves the robot mode chest flap unable to completely fold up. Promotional renders for the figure display yellow foil decals on top of the cab nose, however the actual figure does not include these. There are also reports of the cab halves being unable to hold together in truck mode due to weak tab tolerances, even without the plane's tail fin tucked between them. However, unlike Optimus, the trailer stays together just fine due to the retooled wings.

:The original version of this mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Scourge (RID)#Voyager|Black Convoy]].
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===Legends===
[[File:Legendstoy-LG57-Octone.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Octone''' ('''Octane''') ([[December 30]], 2017)
**''ID number'': '''LG57'''
**''Accessories'': gun, Double-barreled rifle, Octone Headmaster, Starscream Headmaster

:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Octone is a redeco of the ''Titans Return'' Voyager Class figure above, featuring a deco closer to his appearances in the cartoon. He also comes with [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Legends|Ghost Starscream]], a semi-transparent [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] that is also compatible with Octone, as an homage to their encounter in "[[Starscream's Ghost]]".

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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W4Octone.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Octone, Capricious Agitator''' (2019)
**'''Wave 4: War for Cybertron: Siege II'''
**''Rarity: '''''SRT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T12/T52'''
**''Stars: ''13

:Octone, Capricious Agitator is one of 52 character cards released as part of Wave 4 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], War for Cybertron: Siege II. In order to depict the [[Triple Changer]] nature of the character, Astrotrain, is a folding card, with both Alt Modes depicted when the card is folded in half, and Bot Mode depicted when the card is unfolded.

:Neither Autobot nor Decepticon, Octone is a member of the [[Mercenary]] faction introduced in the set.

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==Notes==
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*The [[stock photography]] on Octane's original Generation 1 toy packaging shows a box of Kodak film being used to prop up the figure during the photoshoot, which the designer forgot to edit out of the finished image. Specifically, it is seen being used to support Octane in mid-transformation, for the step-by-step "Start>Change>Change>>Change>Finish" sequence shown on the top of the packaging.
*Although [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] are far more popular, Octane was the main Triple Changer created by Shockwave as discussed in ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]''.
*Octane's role in "Starscream's Ghost" was originally intended for Blitzwing, who would have been taking refuge with the Autobots after his actions in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5]]". What this says about Octane's role in "Thief in the Night" is not known.
*In May 2010, [[:File:Timelines-Clenchfake.jpg|a bogus picture]] of a photoshopped redeco of ''Universe'' Tankor/Octane as [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] was placed in BotCon.com's directory structure to throw off would-be scoop-hounds. The trick worked as one website reported it as being the real deal... until BotCon.com updated its own site with artwork of the actual 2010 version of Clench.
*Octane's on screen plane mode is a two-engine version of the Boeing 707.
*In [[2007]], [[Nick Roche]] and [[James Roberts]] pitched an Octane-based issue of ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight]]'' to IDW.<ref>[https://twitter.com/NickRoche/status/737318150660886529 Nick Roche on Twitter]</ref> Some of the concepts from the pitch were later used in ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]''.<ref>[https://twitter.com/NickRoche/status/737321240428486656 Nick Roche on Twitter]</ref>
*Octane's appearance in the ''Kre-O'' manga is vastly different from that of his later Kreon toy; the manga renders him in a Generation 1-faithful color scheme, sports a [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Ratchet]] helmet, and uses a [[Fireflight (G1)#Kre-O|Firestrike]] wing backpack.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Octone''' (オクトーン ''Okutōn''),<ref name="octone"/> '''Tankor''' (タンカー ''Tankā''), '''Octane''' (オクテイン ''Okutein'')
*''Italian:'' '''Triplex Tre''' ("Triplex Three")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Hsīn-wǎn''' (Taiwan, 辛烷, "Octane"), '''Duqi Dan''' (China, 毒气弹, "Poison Gas Bomb"）

==References==
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[[Category:Henkei! Henkei! Decepticons]]
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[[Category:Regeneration One zombies]]
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:''Buzzsaw is a [[Decepticon]] [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Mini-Cassette]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:G1BuzzsawJapaneseArt.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|He hovers [[Furmanism|like some vast, predatory bird]]—if vast, predatory birds struck out in sudden, frightening death from above over and over and over, with no escape.]]
'''Buzzsaw''' is a very ''specific'' kind of artist—he likes to make art out of ''his victims''. He approaches them with reasoned clarity and sophistication, gutting them with what he believes to be inspirational precision. However, his ego is easily wounded, and he's not adept at improvisation. If one of his "masterpieces" is interrupted and he cannot proceed as planned, he would rather retreat to sulk than rethink his approach.

He will kill you. It's not a matter of ''if'', but a matter of where, when, and how painful it is.

{{quote|My bite is worse than my bark.|Buzzsaw's [[bio]] quote.}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Introdump decepticons marvelus01.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.7]]
Buzzsaw was among [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s attack party which ambushed the [[Autobot]]s aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], crashing on [[Earth]] 4 million years ago. When the Autobots and Decepticons were revived in [[1984]], Buzzsaw was given the [[alternate mode]] of a gold cassette tape. As Megatron gave a roll call to determine who had survived the crash, Buzzsaw noted that his beak "has carved many an Autobot warrior into a masterpiece of scrap metal." {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}}

[[File:Buzzsawlaststand.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Sweet Primus!]]
The Decepticons soon attacked [[Harrison Nuclear Power Plant]] to use as material to build a [[Fortress Sinister|new headquarters]], and Buzzsaw was able to fly through its reinforced concrete walls as if they were paper. It was discovered that the [[human]] ally of the Autobots, [[Sparkplug Witwicky]], might know of a way to convert Earth fuel into a form Transformers could use, and so Buzzsaw and the Decepticons led an attack on [[S. Witwicky Auto Repairs & Tow Service|his auto repair shop]]. Though [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] scored a direct hit on Buzzsaw, he was able to return with his fellow Decepticons to their base with Sparkplug. {{storylink|Power Play!}} The human military surrounded the Decepticons' headquarters, and Megatron ordered his warriors to "greet" them. Buzzsaw happily cut through the wings of the fighter jets while disparaging their primitive technology. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}}

''When [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] fired upon his teammate [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]] for eavesdropping on his plot to overthrow Megatron, Buzzsaw was among the Decepticons assembled to track the traitor down, seeking revenge on the Decepticon Air Commander.'' {{storylink|The Enemy Within!}} ''Though Starscream escaped being offed by his fellows, the Decepticons soon regrouped to attack the Ark. [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] was the first casualty of the raid, which Buzzsaw quickly reported back to Megatron, but their battle was ended prematurely when [[Aunty|Auntie]], the Ark's computer system, magnetized the walls, immobilizing both factions.'' {{storylink|Raiders of the Last Ark}} Buzzsaw also traveled with the Decepticons to the [[United Kingdom]], where he and his teammates attempted to take control of the [[Man of Iron (Autobot)|Man of Iron]]'s ship. When [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] fired upon the ship, destroying it, the Decepticons could no longer take the ship and learn from it the location of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], so they left. Notably, in the battle against the Autobot's ship, Buzzsaw's attacks were [[:File:Arkshuttle2.jpg|visibly of greater power than his comrades...]] {{storylink|Man of Iron (issue)|Man of Iron}}

[[File:Buzzsawyikes2.jpg|left|upright=0.7|thumb|He shot Gears right in the face!]]
The Decepticons were successful in learning from Sparkplug Witwicky how to convert Earth fuel for themselves, and they attacked the Ark in force. The Autobots were weakened from their own lingering fuel problems, and Buzzsaw noticed that even [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] had trouble hitting him with a shot from his rifle. The Decepticons were clearly the imminent victors in this lopsided battle, and as Buzzsaw tore through the head of one of the final remaining Autobots, [[Mirage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Mirage]], the Decepticons declared victory. ...Or, they would have, if Sparkplug hadn't poisoned their fuel, causing the Decepticons to stumble over themselves in pain. It was only the surprise arrival of [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] that saved Buzzsaw and the others from certain defeat. {{storylink|The Last Stand}} Later, after Shockwave defeated Megatron in a one-on-one battle, Buzzsaw was among five Decepticons who were completely recovered from their injuries. Those five Decepticons (and Megatron) swore allegiance to Shockwave inside the Ark. {{storylink|The Worse of Two Evils!}}

[[File:Buzzsawyikes1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Holy crap!]]
After Shockwave assumed command and set up shop at [[Blackrock Aerospace Assembly Plant Number One]], Buzzsaw would perch on Shockwave's shoulder and keep his unruly troops in line. {{storylink|DIS-Integrated Circuits!}} Buzzsaw later accompanied [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] and most of the other cassette-tape Decepticons to aid their impostor Optimus Prime's ambush of the Autobots, though all of them were easily defeated once the real Optimus Prime was restored. {{storylink|Prime Time!}}

Unlike the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]], Soundwave, Buzzsaw, and the other animal cassettes remained more loyal to Megatron than to Shockwave, and so when the former Decepticon leader was discovered in a coal mine, they arrived swiftly to refuel and reclaim him. {{storylink|I, Robot-Master!}} He and Laserbeak nonetheless continued to act as though still loyal to Shockwave, and joined him in trying to apprehend [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] for his own ends. They managed to isolate and chase down the Autobot scout, but had to abandon their pursuit when the rest of Optimus's troops caught up to them. {{storylink|Plight of the Bumblebee!}} ''As Soundwave was also playing both sides in the Decepticons' struggle for leadership, he had Buzzsaw spy for him on the Autobots when he was away from his regular post, so that he could pretend he was personally looking into Autobot-related matters whenever questioned about his absences.'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}} One of Megatron's first acts upon returning to the Decepticons was to send Buzzsaw and Laserbeak to retrieve Starscream, [[Thundercracker (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Thundercracker]], and [[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Skywarp]]. However, he got an irritating surprise when Shockwave decided to accompany the jets. {{storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}}

[[File:Buzzsawyikes3.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Aieee!]]
Megatron next ordered an attack on the Ark while seemingly all of the Autobots were performing an attack of their own on the Decepticon base, and he took the Seekers and most of the cassette Decepticons with him. Unfortunately, the Ark was now defended by the newly-built [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. All of the attacking Decepticons except for Laserbeak and Megatron were obliterated. Buzzsaw's destroyed body was kept in storage within the Ark for several years. {{storylink|Command Performances!}}

Buzzsaw's body and the others destroyed by Omega Supreme were lifted from the Ark by the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] while the rest of the Decepticons (now under leadership of [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]) ambushed the Autobots on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

[[File:Buzzsawyikes4.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Run for your freakin' lives!]]
The Decepticons relocated to the Arctic, where an invasion alert prompted them to scramble out to meet their enemies. However, their visitors turned out to be another group of Decepticons, this one led by [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]]. A civil war erupted between the two groups when it was discovered that Ratbat was withholding information on the [[Underbase]]. During the battle, Buzzsaw brutally (and literally) disarmed [[Cutthroat (G1)|Cutthroat]]. {{storylink|Cold War!}} However, it was discovered that the civil war had been instigated by Starscream to distract from his own intentions for the Underbase. The Autobots also showed up, as part of Starscream's diversion, and the two Decepticon armies teamed up to destroy them. Just before strafing [[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Swoop]], Buzzsaw cannon-blasted Omega Supreme. However, he had little time to celebrate what may be the single most lop-sided takedown in Transformers history, as he was destroyed by the Underbase-powered Starscream soon afterwards. {{storylink|Dark Star}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
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[[File:Buzzsaw loose ends 2.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Oh great, now we gotta worry about ''zombie'' Buzzsaw.]]
After his death during the Underbase affair, Buzzsaw's remains were among the many gathered up by the Autobots and stored aboard the Ark. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 3}} After the vessel crashed back to Earth in [[1991]], Megatron used the medical and scientific knowledge he gained through his mental link with [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] to re-animate Buzzsaw and the other fallen Decepticons as lobotomized [[zombie]] "Ex-Bots", with which he laid waste to the Earth over the following twenty-one years.

When the Autobot [[Wrecker]]s came to Earth to investigate in [[2012]], Buzzsaw and the other zombies were charged with tracking them down, but were led away from the main group by [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]], [[Leadfoot (G2)|Leadfoot]] and [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] running interference. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 2}} [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] was subsequently captured for use as bait to lure in the other Wreckers, and Buzzsaw and his former flying partner Laserbeak took part in ambushing them, blowing big holes in [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]]. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 4}} When [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Circuit Smasher]] shut down the [[Aunty|Ark's computer]], the signal animating the zombies cut out, and they all returned to death. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}} After Megatron's defeat, all of the deactivated zombies were piled into a large pit by the Autobots and obliterated from orbit. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}}
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====Recordicons====
Disagreeing with [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]]'s assertion that he was the most fearsome of all the Recordicons, Buzzsaw frightened him so much he let out a shriek. {{storylink|Recordicons issue 22|''Recordicons'' #22}} [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] and Buzzsaw decided [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]] had gone crazy when he shared his theory about [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s whereabouts. {{storylink|Recordicons issue 24|Recordicons #24}}

====''Transformers '84''====
Alongside his fellow cassettes, Buzzsaw was at the forefront of the boarding party that attacked the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] in flight. {{storylink|Transformers '84 issue 0|'84 #0}}

===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Chris Latta]] (English)}}
[[File:Buzzsawcityofsteel.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|There's nowhere to hide!]]
Buzzsaw first saw duty on Earth during the Decepticon plot to transform [[New York City]] into [[New Cybertron]], appearing with [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] to strafe [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] on the roof of the Constructicons' newly constructed skyscraper. {{storylink|City of Steel (episode)|City of Steel}} Later, the twin cassette condors located the energy-rich underwater city of [[Sub-Atlantica]] for [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]], leading to an alliance between the Decepticons and King [[Nergill]] to conquer [[Washington, D.C.]]. Buzzsaw helped the [[Sub-Atlantica]]ns capture the Autobot [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] when he was investigating the situation. His luck didn't hold out when the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] came to occupied Washington, though: [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] outflew Buzzsaw and Laserbeak, shooting them down with air-to-air missiles. {{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}}
[[File:TIS laserbeak and buzzsaw.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left|There's nowhere to run!]]
When the Decepticons teamed up with the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] to take the [[Nova Power Plant]], [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] unleashed Buzzsaw and Laserbeak on [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]]. Laserbeak was quickly shot down, but Buzzsaw managed to avoid the Autobots' laser fire and flew off. Later, he lost control of his faculties when [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] used his [[cerebro-shell]]s to turn the Decepticons against Megatron, before their fearless leader could turn against them. He was presumably restored with the others when Bombshell's excess power was negated. {{storylink|The Insecticon Syndrome}} Soon thereafter, Buzzsaw took part in the Decepticons' attempt to capture the [[Negavator]], trapping Autobots inside their command bunker with a pile of rubble so [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] could steal the weapon. Eventually, however, the Autobots got free and the Decepticons were driven away. {{storylink|Auto Berserk}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Black Body''=====
Buzzsaw spied on the Autobots as they developed a "[[black body]]" coating for absorbing energy. Thanks to him, the data necessary to recreate the coating was transferred to Starscream's Idaho base. He also switched the Autobot's data on the black body coating with counterfeit data created by Starscream, causing Optimus to be wracked with excruciating pain when upgraded. Buzzsaw then slipped away. {{storylink|Black Body}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
[[File:JHeadmasters02BuzzsawLaserbeak.jpg|thumb|right|Unfortunately, you're more likely to die of boredom than Buzzsaw in ''Headmasters''.]]
In the year [[2011]], Buzzsaw accompanied Soundwave on his mission to search Earth for the missing [[Matrix of Leadership]], joining Laserbeak in attacking [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] when the young Autobot got in their way. When [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] intervened, a fierce battle ensued that resulted in the death of both communications officers. Buzzsaw, Laserbeak, and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] gathered Soundwave's scattered remains and took them back to the Decepticon base on [[Chaar]]. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} There, the technology of planet [[Master (planet)|Master]], courtesy of Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] commander [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], was used to rebuild Soundwave into Soundblaster, much to Buzzsaw and the others cassettes' joy. Soon after, Twincast—the similarly-rebuilt form of Blaster—and his cassettes arrived on Chaar to stop Soundblaster's remote control of the newest Decepticon weapon, the [[Madmachine]], and Buzzsaw, Laserbeak and Ratbat barred his way. [[Eject (G1)|Eject]], [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]], [[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]], and [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]] kept the tapes busy while Blaster progressed on to complete his mission. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}

Later, Buzzsaw took part in a spy mission to Cybertron, which uncovered that [[Vector Sigma]] was producing a new alloy named [[cybertonuron]]. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Later still, after the new spy [[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]] had joined the Decepticon ranks, Buzzsaw joined the other cassettes in grousing about how they were all being shown up by the new guy. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}}
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=====''The Headmasters'' manga=====
Buzzsaw and the rest of the cassettes gathered over a comically-defeated Soundblaster (at the hands of [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]]) as [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] announced his intent to defect from the Decepticons and travel the universe. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 8|The Headmasters #8}}

====''Wings Universe''====
Buzzsaw was part of the second group of [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Recordicons]] created along with Ravage, following the original Laserbeak. He was altered from a normal Cybertronic [[Cryo-Condor]] to a full [[Transformer]] capable of changing into a standard [[Datatrax wafer]]. {{storylink|The Transformers Menagerie issue 1|Menagerie #1}}

===Marvel coloring books===
[[File:BattleAtOilValley SlagVSBuzzsaw.jpg|upright=0.9|left|thumb|"Kill it with fire" is Slag's default, but also the appropriate response to Buzzsaw.]]
Buzzsaw was amongst the Decepticons who attacked the Hoover Dam. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}}

Either Buzzsaw or Laserbeak was among the Decepticons who took over the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot base]]. He retreated with the rest of the Decepticons after being driven out by the Autobots. {{storylink|A Message From Outer Space}} Either Buzzsaw or Laserbeak was among the Decepticons who fell for [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]'s illusion and wasted all his ammunition attacking a fake Autobot base before being driven off by the Autobots again. {{storylink|Bumblebee's Dangerous Mission}}

Buzzsaw joined Galvatron on his planned assault on [[Oil Valley]]. Once there, the Decepticons detected nearby Autobot activity, and went to engage their foes. In the following fight, Buzzsaw got hit by a blast of [[Slag (G1)|Slag]]'s fiery breath before being chased off by Swoop. {{storylink|Battle at Oil Valley}}
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===Ladybird Books continuity===
[[File:FightForPower Buzzsaw.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|He Stoops To Dismember]]
Impatient at the lack of progress in collecting energy, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] has Soundwave eject Buzzsaw to search further afield. He managed to detect something of interest just outside the 500 mile range he'd been ordered to stick to, so he returned to base to report. It later turned out to be an experimental solar power plant. {{storylink|Megatron's Fight for Power}}

===The Battle for Planet Earth===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Marinker]] (English)}}
When [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] reported on the Autobot expedition to [[South America]], Buzzsaw was one of the Decepticons [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] took with him to investigate. They soon found [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s team, though Buzzsaw wondered why they were looking into the [[Mount Sheelah|strange hollow mountain]]. The Decepticons attacked their foe, but were forced to land on the other side of the crater, where they kept firing until the Autobots retreated. The reason for the retreat soon became clear, as the volcano erupted, trapping Buzzsaw and the other Decepticons in lava, where they remained while Laserbeak went back to base for help. {{storylink|Terror of Mount Sheelah}}
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===''Big Looker'' storybooks===
[[File:DecepticonHijack decepticon distraction.jpg|left|thumb|''You're next!'']]
Buzzsaw was part of a particularly ferocious battle that left both Autobots and Decepticon badly damaged and low on fuel. Following the fight's end, Buzzsaw was among the airborne Decepticons who used what little strength they had left to buzz the Autobots' headquarters, intending to distract them from the hijack of an oil truck that their fellow Decepticons were carrying out nearby. The plan was foiled by space-borne Autobot [[Shooting Star]], who clued the Autobots into the deception. {{storylink|Decepticon Hijack}}
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===Find Your Fate Junior===
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====Battle Drive====
Buzzsaw was one of the many Decepticons Megatron led to a cave in the mountains. Within hid the Autobots' ally, Sparkplug Witwicky, with schematics detailing a fatal flaw in the Decepticons' circuitry. When Swoop attacked the group, every Decepticon present attacked the Dinobot simultaneously.

In the event that Swoop successfully destroyed Megatron, Buzzsaw and the rest of the Decepticons were defeated by the Autobots.

In the event that Swoop fled the battlefield, Buzzsaw was one of the Decepticons that did not pursue him, and instead remained at the cave. If Swoop later returned with Autobot reinforcements, Buzzsaw was forced into a retreat along with the rest of the Decepticons.

In a completely different possible sequence of events, Buzzsaw was part of a massive Decepticon army that Megatron led against the squadron of Autobots that had walked into a Decepticon trap

In the event that Optimus decided to keep his squadron together, Buzzsaw, alongside Soundwave, Laserbeak and Frenzy, were the first Decepticons that attempted to attack the Autobots. Although they were initially ineffective at stopping the Autobots, the second wave of Decepticons managed to prevent the Autobots from reaching a safe refuge, and promptly destroyed them. {{storylink|Battle Drive}}

====Attack of the Insecticons====
[[File:AttackoftheInsecticonsAlloutbrawl.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.8|Looming over the battle, like some vast, predatory... oh, did that bit already.]]
In one possible adventure, the Decepticons had managed to steal the Sun-Pak, a device that could power Cybertronians for a full day after being charged in the sun for an hour. The device was in the process of being charged when the Autobots attacked Decepticon headquarters in order to retrieve the device. In a ploy to prevent the device from charging further, Smokescreen created a cloud of smog to blot out the sun, prompting Megatron to toss the device to Buzzsaw to bypass the cloud of smoke. Megatron's pass was intercepted by Optimus however, who then retreated with the device in hand. Not the greatest moment in Buzzsaw's career. {{storylink|Attack of the Insecticons}}
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====Earthquake====
[[File:EarthquakeBeachcomberdisassembled.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Fight Buzzsaw? Turn to page 2. Buzzsaw kills you. The End. Hide from Buzzsaw? Turn to page 3. Buzzsaw kills you. The End.]]
In one possible sequence of events, Buzzsaw was given the pleasure of executing Windcharger and Powerglide, two Autobot spies who had infiltrated the Decepticons’ secret fortress. Megatron ordered Buzzsaw to carry out a particularly ghastly execution for the two Autobots.

In another possible sequence of events, Mirage and Beachcomber had snuck into the Decepticons’ secret fortress, and using Mirage's holographic powers, tricked Buzzsaw into thinking the fortress was overrun by an Autobot army. Panicking, Buzzsaw headed to the Decepticons’ laboratory which contained the Destruction Beam, the device on which the Decepticons’ latest plot hinged upon. The two Autobots followed Buzzsaw, then overpowered him and destroyed the device. Not Buzzsaw's proudest moment.

In a final possible path, wherein Beachcomber attempted to enter the Decepticons’ fortress by himself through the front door, he was jumped by Buzzsaw who immediately tore into Beachcomber. Buzzsaw was helped by Scrapper into disassembling the Autobot into a pile of spare parts. {{storylink|Earthquake (book)|Earthquake}}
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====Desert Flight====
Buzzsaw was part of a Decepticon deployment stationed in a desert base. The Decepticons plotted to lure the Autobots in a trap through the use of an anti-gravity beam. Using the beam on a nearby human settlement, the Autobots would be duped into coming to the fleshliness’ rescue, only to be themselves trapped by the effects of the beam.

If the Autobots fell into the Decepticons’ trap, Buzzsaw, alongside Thrust, Dirge, and Ramjet would swoop down upon their helpless prey for the kill. The Autobots destroyed, they would then turn off their gravity weapon, and force the townsfolk to drill oil to fuel the Decepticon army.

If the Autobots bypassed the anti-gravity field, Buzzsaw was part of the squad that intercepted the Autobot convoy headed for the Decepticon base.

In a completely different possible sequence of events, Dirge and Buzzsaw captured Cosmos when he attempted to investigate the Decepticons’ base on his own. The pair then brought their captive before Megatron.

In a completely different possible sequence of events, Thrust, Dirge, Buzzsaw and a small squadron of other Decepticons spotted a squadron of Autobots driving towards the Decepticon base. The Autobots, in a disadvantageous position as they had no weapons in their vehicle modes, were easy pickings for Buzzsaw and the others.

In one possible ensuing scenario, the Autobots were able to create cover for themselves with their exhaust fumes, allowing them the time to transform and fight back. In one possible scenario that followed, Cosmos then shot Dirge out of the sky, forcing the rest of the Decepticons to retreat back to their base. {{storylink|Desert Flight}}
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===Frito-Lay posters===
[[Image:BitDesertValley.jpg|center|upright=4.7|thumb]]
Buzzsaw was amongst a squad of Decepticons who attempted to get to the power source within [[Sherman Dam|Boulder Dam]]. While Megatron dueled Optimus, Buzzsaw joined Starscream, Ravage and Soundwave in an attack formation. The Decepticons were ultimately unsuccessful in gathering the data they were after. {{storylink|Battle in the Desert Valley}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
{{notekeepers}}
[[File:DarkAges-Buzzsaw.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Story]]
Buzzsaw was part of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s Decepticon faction during the [[Dark Ages]]. {{Storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages}}

''Buzzsaw was involved with Starscream's occupation of the human city, [[Las Vegas]]. Presumably, he came in under Soundwave's direction. The Decepticons initially worked closely with the Las Vegas Police Department, with Buzzsaw and Laserbeak serving as "watchbirds" to keep an optic open for any unlawful activity in the city limits. Buzzsaw even served as a passive deterrent when necessary, divebombing a hold-up artist named [[Bernie Kalus]] before he could enter the convenience store he had targeted. {{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}} Later on, after the Autobots had invaded Las Vegas, Buzzsaw tried to eliminate [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and a wounded Bumblebee, but was chased off the hunt when Optimus Prime got involved in the skirmish. When Megatron and Starscream divvyed up the Decepticon forces, Buzzsaw somehow managed to be on BOTH factions simultaneously. In the final fight with the [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]] in Las Vegas, he joined [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], Laserbeak and the Autobot flyer named [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] in performing aerial assaults on the alien beings. {{storylink|Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation}} Several days later, Buzzsaw and the Decepticons joined the Autobots again in defending against an ambush by the American military in the Nevada desert. The Army had reverse-engineered some Cybertronian technology to create the [[deconstructionite]]s, microchip-sized projectile sprays that drained the Transformers of their processing power on contact. Buzzsaw caught heavy flak in the first salvo, and quickly found himself unable to fly. He was dragged to safety by Megatron himself, but was left incapacitated for some time thereafter. {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}}''
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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Decepticons art of war issue 4.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|The Decepticons are not running ''into'' battle. They are running ''away'' from Buzzsaw.]]
Buzzsaw was part of the army of Decepticons that surrounded [[Teletran 3]] while several of the building's inhabitants were thrown into various Earth historical periods. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

Buzzsaw was seen again on Cybertron as part of [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s invading forces, assaulting an Autobot peace ceremony alongside [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} He was later part of a Decepticon force preparing to fight off a major Autobot-[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] assault. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}
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===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====Dawn of Future's Past====
[[File:Laserbeakbuzzsawdawn.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|T-REX, WE PUT OUR MINDS TO IT AND TAUGHT OURSELVES ENGLISH!]]
At the end of the Great War, most Decepticons who were granted amnesty simply retired and vanished from public life. So too would have been the fate of Buzzsaw if not for the intervention of the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]] [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]]. Divebomb granted Laserbeak, Buzzsaw, and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] a new lease on life, rebuilding them into members of the new faction of Predacons. {{storylink|Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Timelines|BotCon 2006 Laserbeak profile card}}

The Predacon [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s theft of the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] was closely watched by Divebomb, who sent Laserbeak and Buzzsaw to ensure Megatron and his rogues reached their destination. [[Buzzsaw and Laserbeak's ship|Their ship]] intercepted the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'', pummeling it with missiles. Before it could come back for another pass, it was fired upon by the ''[[Chromia 10]]'', giving the ''Axalon'' enough time to restore enough power to return fire and completely destroy Laserbeak and Buzzsaw's ship, with the pair inside. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

====''Recordicons''====
Buzzsaw was in a bar with Laserbeak when the bartender misspelled Laserbeak's name. Buzzsaw prepared himself to hear another rant. {{storylink|Recordicons#Recordicons #16|Recordicons #16}}
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===''Lil Formers''===
Buzzsaw was one of the absurd amount of minions Soundwave ejected out of his chest, all in a row, in preparation for a fight. {{storylink|Lil Formers}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Megatron Origin issue 2|''Megatron Origin'' #2]]; [[All Hail Megatron issue 6|''Transformers: All Hail Megatron'' #6]] (modern era)

[[File:MegatronOrigin2-LaserbeakBuzzsawFastback.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|It's a birdemic! WHO WILL SURVIVE??]]
Because of their animal bodies, Buzzsaw and his pals, [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] and [[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ravage]], were treated as second-class citizens in Cybertron's pre-war [[Functionism|functionist]] society. One day after having run a thankless errand for the oppressive [[Senate]], the trio ran into a lost and confused 'bot named [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]], whom they befriended and accepted into their group. {{storylink|Soundwaves (issue)|Soundwaves}} After a stint spent at the [[Jhiaxian Academy of Advanced Technology|J.A.A.T]] learning to manage his [[Outlier (group)|outlier]] abilities, Soundwave was assigned as a supervisor of a mine on [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]], with Buzzsaw and the others accompanying him. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}} When Soundwave's unique mind-reading skill got him hired by Senator [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], Buzzsaw and the others came with him and were modified into cassettes able to store inside his chest. {{storylink|Soundwaves (issue)|Soundwaves}}

[[File:HuntforSoundwave-Buzzsawdenied.jpg|right|thumb|upright=0.8|Orion preempts a potential bloodbath.]]
Buzzsaw and Laserbeak helped catch the Autobot spies [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]] when Soundwave introduced himself to [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] on Ratbat's orders. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}} When Soundwave and the cassettes learned that Megatron sought to tear down functionism and create a new equal society, they turned on Ratbat and joined Megatron's Decepticons. {{storylink|Soundwaves (issue)|Soundwaves}} Buzzsaw later helped assassinate the Senate and free the captured Decepticons in their Trojan Horse play at [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}}

When Soundwave was ambushed by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] while fleeing from a failed infiltration attempt, he tried to eject Buzzsaw to aid him. Unfortunately for him, Orion smashed his torso in before he was able to. {{storylink|The Hunt for Soundwave}} Buzzsaw was among the Decepticons who rescued Orion Pax from destruction at [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]]'s hand. {{storylink|Choices}}

Four million years ago, Buzzsaw charged the Autobot position with Soundwave and a horde of Decepticons, in a vain attempt to keep them from interfering with an energon convoy headed for Megatron's troops. {{storylink|The Iron Age}}

[[File:UneasyLiesTheHead-Buzzsaw.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|A rare maiming that Buzzsaw was not responsible for.]]
During the modern-day invasion of Earth, Buzzsaw participated in the Decepticon attack on [[Beijing]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}} When the invasion failed he escaped Earth onboard [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], and was seen perched on Soundwave's shoulder while his master tended to their fallen leader, Megatron. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 13|Uneasy Lies the Head}}

[[File:Buzzsaw Primus All Good Things.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|DEATH SQUAWKS AMONG YOU.]]
Buzzsaw was later among the Decepticons imprisoned on Cybertron and outfitted with [[inhibitor/deterrence chip]]s by the Autobots. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|The Autonomy Lesson}} He was part of a Cybertronian crowd recruited by [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] to pressure [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] into revealing one of his secret discoveries below ground on Cybertron. Brought underground by [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]], they witnessed a [[Titan (group)|Titan]] declare that Starscream was the Cybertronian destined to unite their whole race. He and the other Cybertronians celebrated afterwards with Starscream. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things}} When Megatron returned from a long absence, Buzzsaw and the rest of the Decepticons began rioting in celebration. {{storylink|The Verge}} Together with Laserbeak he herded [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] and Metalhawk into Megatron's clutches before proceeding to participate in the conquest of Cybertron. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} When the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] joined the fight, the two bird-bots duked it out with [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]]. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}}

After losing the battle of Iacon, the Decepticons were exiled into the wilderness, where Soundwave made it their first priority to find and kill the deserter [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]. [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] refused and instead attacked the communications expert, causing Buzzsaw and the other cassettes to come to his aid. {{storylink|Shockpoint}} With the other Decepticons unwilling to follow him, Soundwave took only the cassettes with him to [[Crystal City]], where they fought Shockwave and his minion [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]]. However, because of Shockwave's [[Ore-14]] repairing any damage done to either side, they soon realized the battle was going nowhere and returned to recruit the other Decepticons. {{storylink|Soundwaves (issue)|Soundwaves}} They returned with both Decepticons and Autobots on their side and fought Shockwave again in a great battle, during which the cassettes battled a zombified Metalhawk. {{storylink|Finest Hour: Dark Cybertron Chapter 5|Finest Hour}} Buzzsaw was later among the fliers sent to stop Shockwave's [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]], {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} and as such got a good view of the zombie Titan getting punched in the face by [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}} Buzzsaw then helped Soundwave and the rest of the cassettes in fending off the [[Ammonite]]s when they began their assault on Cybertron. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} As the battle came to a close, Buzzsaw watched the ''[[Lost Light]]'' return from Crystal City. He was then among the massive crowd that greeted Optimus and Megatron upon their coming out. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

Buzzsaw was among those Decepticons who gathered under Soundwave and [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]], {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}} and went with them back to Earth. After the group forged a partnership with the [[Earth Defense Command]], Buzzsaw participated in ambushing some newly arrived Autobots at the home of [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]], and blasted [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] with Laserbeak. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} Buzzsaw and the other Decepticons ended up chasing the fleeing Autobots to the town of [[Poverty Flat]], where they were met by [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} Buzzsaw was one of several fliers who opened fire on the combiner, but was soon swatted out of the sky. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}}

[[File:ONoffON-BuzzsawJimmy.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.3|Most of Jimmy should survive.]]
Not long after, Buzzsaw was playing a card game with his fellow Decepticons when Galvatron offered them the chance to come along with him and pursue [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]]. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|Signals, Calls, and Marches}} In [[Tokyo]], Buzzsaw observed as Witwicky and his fellow human, [[Jimmy Pink]], were brought into his and the other Decepticons' waiting clutches by [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Two: Vs.|Vs.}} When [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] was knocked out of the sky by Galvatron after snatching Jimmy, Buzzsaw was there to catch the falling human. He later listened as Pink tried to explain the game of Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon to him and his fellow Decepticons. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}} As Devastator attacked [[Onyx]]'s [[Wanmu]] facility, Buzzsaw joined in trying to stop him. {{storylink|The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati}}

[[File:SouthOfHeaven-BrawlLaserbeakBuzzsaw.jpg|thumb|right|upright=2.1|Brawl should consider himself lucky if making those remarks is the only "cutting" Buzzsaw is doing.]]
Going along with Soundwave and others to check out the [[Sanctuary Station|Decepticon commune]], Buzzsaw had much fun with Laserbeak in making [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] the butt of their jokes. After Soundwave came back from checking out the station by himself, Buzzsaw complained about being stuck with Brawl and their human allies all day. {{storylink|South of Heaven}} During another stay at Sanctuary Station, Buzzsaw and Laserbeak made clear how unimpressed they were when the first group of newcomers from Cybertron included [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] and [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]]. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} Buzzsaw and Laserbeak then made fun of [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] when he came aboard the commune and found himself being held at gunpoint by several Decepticons after objecting to Soundwave and Galvatron's plans. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}} Along with Laserbeak, Buzzsaw tried to cheer Soundwave up when he started to believe that Galvatron had made his dreams of the Decepticons living in peace impossible, reminding him of how they had got out of bad situations before, like their time in the [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]]. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}}

[[File:PrimelessPt2-Buzzsaw.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|D'awww, murderbird DOES have feelin- '''''OH GAWWW-ARRRGH!!!''''']]
Buzzsaw and Laserbeak ridiculed Galvatron's having no allies after he failed to get Soundwave's help and had insulted them. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}} Buzzsaw and Laserbeak made clear their scorn towards Thundercracker when he came to Sanctuary Station with Optimus, branding him a traitor. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}} They apparently had ''some'' affection for Cosmos, though. When he was injured chasing Galvatron near Sanctuary Station, the birds came out to pull him safely back into the commune. They still mocked him mercilessly, but they helped. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}} Laserbeak and Buzzsaw were seen on Sanctuary Station when Soundwave called looking for Cosmos. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}} When Cybertron came under attack by humans, the birds had differing opinions for once. Laserbeak rejected Cybertron for him treating him like nothing but a beast, cawing perhaps too loudly in defiance. But Buzzsaw still harbored a soft spot for his homeland, and hoped it would survive this latest attack. {{storylink|Primeless, Part 2}}

[[File:Unicron6 Buzzsaw Lives.jpg|thumb|180px|right|"Just because we won, I'm gonna let you keep that hand."]]
Either Buzzsaw or Laserbeak was on Cybertron and part of a crowd of Decepticons who confronted Starscream about possibly taking up the reigns of Decepticon leadership again. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 5: Endless Forever|Endless Forever}} Buzzsaw was back aboard Sanctuary Station when the [[Maximal]] Army led by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] approached it, heralding [[Unicron]]'s arrival in Earth's solar system. Cosmos told everyone to evacuate while he made a last stand to delay the attackers, but Buzzsaw, Laserbeak, and [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] decided to remain and help him. The quartet made a brief but meaningful counterattack before being overwhelmed by the Maximals. {{storylink|Road's End}} Although the other three perished at the hands of Bludgeon's armada, Buzzsaw survived and made his way to Earth, meeting up with Bumblebee, Arcee, and [[Aileron]] on the planet's [[Moon (moon)|moon]] following Unicron's demise. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

Now residing on Earth, Buzzsaw came upon a group of human poachers in [[Africa]] attempting to kill a herd of elephants that had been driven from their grazing lands by falling Unicron debris. Infuriated by the humans' greed and in the deceased Soundwave's name, Buzzsaw decided to intervene... ''lethally''. {{storylink|Post}}

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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Buzzsaw was part of the Decepticon/[[Cobra]] army gathered to oppose the Autobot/[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] alliance's final push. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

===''Star Trek vs. Transformers''===
Soundwave ejected Buzzsaw alongside the other cassettes during the Decepticon invasion of [[Kronos]]. The Decepticons were defeated by the combined forces of the Autobots, the [[Federation]], and the [[Klingon]]s and imprisoned on Kronos. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Five}}

===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
[[File:GhostsOfCybertronPart5-cassettes.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Be 'fraid of at least one of these ghosts.]]
Along with Laserbeak and Ravage, Buzzsaw was one of the few Decepticons who escaped [[Gozer]]'s destruction of Cybertron after [[Kremzeek]] transformed Soundwave and the three cassettes into [[ghost]]s. A thousand years later, following the [[Ghostbusters]]' defeat of Kremzeek, Buzzsaw was one of the Decepticons Soundwave ejected to deal with the humans; reincarnated as grotesque, ectoplasm-spewing ghosts, the three Decepticons promptly dissipated when Soundwave was captured within a [[ghost trap]]. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 5}}
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===
{{spoiler|Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|August 29, 2020}}
When [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] tried to make off with some [[Energon]] with Autobots [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Cog (G1)|Cog]], Buzzsaw alerted [[Soundblaster (G1)|Soundblaster]] to this ordeal, though the mercenary and his minions were unable to stop them from escaping. {{storylink|Siege episode 5}} {{storylink|Siege episode 6}}

==Games==
===Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons===
When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' [[Mini Vehicle|Minicar]] troops from the Decepticons, Buzzsaw could hinder Optimus Prime's progress, by stalling him and giving him a flat tire. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}

===''The Transformers'' (Commodore 64)===
Buzzsaw was among the Decepticons who tried to prevent the Autobots from recovering the scattered pieces of their [[Energon cube]]s. Created by the power of [[Robo-Cloning]], innumerable duplicate copies of Buzzsaw bedevilled the Autobots on their quest. {{storylink|The Transformers (Commodore 64)|The Transformers}}

===Transformers Legends===
When humans unlocked the secrets of [[Gravitronic Energy]], Soundwave and his minions, Buzzsaw among them, attempted to take possession of the data, but were foiled by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]. {{storylink|Box Trap}}

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
[[File:ABTFscreen AccessoryBuzzsaw.jpg|right|thumb|upright=0.9|Use him, and you'll be an accessory as well... ''to murder''.]]
Buzzsaw is an "Accessory" character, giving Deceptihogs he's attached to an incendiary rounds effect to their weapon, quickly burning wood blocks and slowly sapping HP from struck-but-not-destroyed enemies. The burn effect can also cut through the "armored" pigs' defenses in Sparkruns. This bonus can be given increased power with upgrades won from random-prize Crates or in the "[[King Pig|Shockwave]]'s Tower" mini-game.

He can be unlocked by purchasing him with Gems in the Barracks, with Tokens during specific [[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)/Challenge Events|Challenge Events]], or won from Crates and [[King Pig|Shockwave]]'s Tower. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
Buzzsaw aided Soundwave in his battles with the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}

===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
Buzzsaw fought many battles against the Autobots. He can't speak Chinese. {{storylink|Transformers: Frontiers}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
Buzzsaw - alongside Rumble, Laserbeak, and Frenzy - are minions released by Soundwave as the larger bot's special ability.

==Toys==
{{main|Buzzsaw (G1)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
*Though Buzzsaw is portrayed as transforming into a normal audio cassette in the various fictions, his original toy was a ''micro''cassette. (Likewise, Soundwave's toy was a microcassette recorder, rather than the "stereo cassette deck" he's stated to be elsewhere.)
*Buzzsaw's scant appearances in the original animated series come as a result of a note in the [[production bible]] that says he should only "be used occasionally". This, presumably, is due to the fact that his toy was only available packaged with Soundwave, and hence did not need to be advertised via the show. Poor little guy didn't even get an individual bio in there. (No wonder he took it out on everybody.)
[[File:C64TransformersTitleScreen.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Even Soundwave's chest is terrified of the guy.]]
*Buzzsaw could talk in the Marvel UK comics, as well as in some episodes of the Japanese ''Headmasters'' cartoon (where he even commented on how tired he is of seeing Scourge and Cyclonus always lick Galvatron's feet modules). In all media though, he certainly possesses normal Transformer intelligence.
*The title screen to Ocean's ''[[The Transformers (Commodore 64)|Transformers]]'' game for the Commodore 64 depicts either a Laserbeak or a Buzzsaw that is primarily red with gold wings. Get on it, [[e-HOBBY]]!
*At BotCon 2006, the signboards advertising the Laserbeak/Buzzsaw set incorrectly identified him as "Buzzclaw". This was the only place the error appeared.
*Buzzsaw is ''the'' coolest cassette. Don't ''even'' bother arguing.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Buzzsaw''' (バズソー ''Bazusō'')
*''French:'' '''Condor''' (Canada)
*''Hebrew:'' '''Zamzam''' (זמזם, "Buzzer")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Körfűrész'''
*''Italian:'' '''Micro'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Jùchǐ Niǎo''' (锯齿鸟, "Sawtooth Bird")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Serrote''' (Portugal comics, "Handsaw"), '''Serra''' (Brazil comics, "Saw")
*''Russian:'' '''Lobzik''' (Лобзик, "Fretsaw")

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Soundblaster (G1)

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{{disambig3.5|the clone|the actual Soundblaster|Soundwave (G1)|Soundblaster}}
:''Soundblaster is a [[Decepticon]] clone from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Siege-Ep5-Soundblaster-says-Sorry.jpg|thumb|300px|"I've been blastin' and laughin' for so long, that even my [[Shockwave (G1)|mama]] thinks that my mind is gone!"]]

'''Soundblaster''' is a [[cloning|clone]] of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] created by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. He takes no pride in this, with others describing him as a failed experiment. Regardless, his respect from the underworld grows as he leads [[Energon]] trades, not for the Decepticons, but as a [[Mercenary]].

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:NightoftheCombaticons-MagnificusSoundblasterRicochet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
Soundblaster was one of several clones created by Shockwave in the same program that produced [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]. While in a tube, he was discovered by the [[Battlecharger]]s, who released Sunstorm. The laboratory the clones were stored in was soon destroyed by Sunstorm. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}} Later, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] reviewed a recorded image of Soundblaster during his investigation of Shockwave's cloning experiments. {{storylink|The Omega Effect}}

===''Kre-O'' online comic===
[[File:Soundblaster_Kre-O_Character_Image.jpg|75px|thumb]]
Soundblaster was present with the other Soundwave clones in an attempt to hypnotize the [[Autobot]] Kreons into slaves. {{storylink|Soundwave's Trap? Stop Operation Brainwash Humanity!}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Rafael Goldstein]] (English), [[Yōhei Tadano]] (Japanese)}}
{{spoiler|Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|August 30, 2020}}
[[File:Soundblaster in Siege.jpg|300px|thumb|Soundblaster took some of Impactor's parts, along with some new parts and created New Impactors, that serve as his goons.]]
A clone of Soundwave, Soundblaster was created by Shockwave but was labeled as a failed experiment, a detail that he continued to feel unease over. Becoming a Mercenary, he frequently received [[Energon]] from [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]. During one of these transactions, Soundblaster became suspicious of the bot's [[Arcee (G1)|new]] [[Cog (G1)|company]] while one of his [[Reflector (G1)|clients]] was being [[Dome Guard|dealt with]]. Despite their interference, the mercenaries were unable to prevent the Autobots from escaping with some Energon. {{storylink|Siege episode 5}} {{storylink|Siege episode 6}}
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==Games==
===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Chef Pig#As Soundblaster}}
Soundblaster appears as one of the first unlockable characters. He is portrayed by Chef Pig. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

==Toys==
:''For more Soundblaster toys, see: [[Soundwave (G1)/toys]]''
===The Headmasters===
[[File:G1Soundblaster toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Soundblaster''' (Decepticon, [[1987]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-101'''
**''Accessories:'' Buzzsaw, tape case, rocket launcher, 3 rockets, "concussion blaster"
{{note|The original [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#SoundblasterG1|Soundblaster toy]] was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] by Dreamwave as a clone of Soundwave.}}

:As part of the Japanese ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1987 (The Headmasters)|The Headmasters]]'' series, [[Soundwave (G1)/toys|Soundwave]] was [[redeco]]ed in a new black and red color scheme, and his chest door was [[retool]]ed so that he could now hold two cassettes at once. Soundblaster came packaged with [[Buzzsaw (G1)#SoundblasterG1|Buzzsaw]], who now sported a new [[sticker]] which would reveal the weak spot of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] when placed behind Soundblaster's translucent red chest door, in the same manner that [[Tech Spec]]s decoders worked. The figure's stickers, however, retain Soundwave's blue coloration instead of being changed to work with Soundblaster's black.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1987/Destron/Soundblaster/soundblaster.htm More information on Soundblaster at TFU.info]''
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===Generations===
====War for Cybertron: Siege====
[[File:Siege35th-WFC-S63-Voyager-Soundblaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Hey, I'm actually appearing in fiction this time! Take that, Night Ops Bumblebee!"]]
*'''Soundblaster''' (Voyager Class, 2019)
**''ID number'': '''WFC-S63'''
**''Accessories:'' "M2 HI-KEP Concussion Blaster," "M2 LR-HD Sonic Cannon," "M2 EMTX Blitz Charge Blaster" (combine to form "M2 USW HF Sonic Compression Mega-Blaster")
{{note|''Siege'' [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#S63|Soundblaster]] was repurposed as a clone of Soundwave by the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon.}}
:A "Special Edition" figure for the 35th anniversary of the ''Transformers'' brand, ''Siege'' Soundblaster is a redeco and retool of the Voyager Class Soundwave from the same line, featuring a black paint job evoking [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#The Headmasters cartoon|his rebuilt form]] in ''The Headmasters''. The figure retains the original's battle damage but has a red visor instead of yellow. As a nod to [[#SoundblasterG1|the original ''Headmasters'' toy]], Soundblaster's chest door was retooled so that he could now hold two "Drone Armors" at once, though the increased storage space results in a very conspicuous chest protrusion. Soundblaster's retooled door avoids the problems people reported with fitting Ravage in to Soundwave.

:Soundblaster and fellow 35th anniversary figure [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Bluestreak]] were exclusive to [[Walmart]] in the United States. They were also available at general retail in Hasbro's Asian markets such as Taiwan and Singapore.
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==Notes==
*Like other cameo Kreons, ''Kre-O'' Soundblaster is made from existing ''Kre-O''. He uses the [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] helmet colored black. He is specifically an homage to the "Blaster Black Version" of ''[[Transformers Music Label|Music Label]]'' [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Music Label|Soundwave]] (since his chest is purple/lavender instead of red).

==See also==
*[[Soundwave (G2)|Soundwave]] and [[Soundwave (MW)|Soundwave]], two clones of Soundwave from the ''[[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]]''.

[[Category:Clones]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Repurposed toys]]

Guardian robot

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{{disambigm|Guardian (disambiguation)|Omega Sentinel (disambiguation)}}
:''Guardian robots are a type of [[Transformer]], often [[Autobot]]-aligned from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Guardianrobotminicomic.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|SUMO!]]
The '''Guardian robots''' were once the peacekeepers of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], powerful giants that guarded cities and quelled uprisings. The Guardians gave the [[Decepticon]]s much trouble at the outbreak of the [[Great War (G1)|Third Cybertronian War]], but by the modern era they were no longer so prevalent.

The most notable surviving Guardian is [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], who is the only one seen to have his own name, distinct color scheme, and personality; it is unknown how unique these qualities actually are.

They are sometimes known as '''Omega Sentinels''' or '''Omega Destructors'''.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|? (English), [[Ken Shiroyama]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:G1 GuardianRobots WarDawn.jpg|left|thumb|Mega Man ''really'' let himself go.]]

When the [[Quintesson]]s ruled over Cybertron, they employed [[Dark Guardian]]s against the growing Autobot insurgency. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}} By the time of the [[Golden Age]] millions of years later, the Autobots themselves were using their own Guardian robots (visually identical to the Dark Guardians except for their colors) to maintain supremacy. When [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s uprising began, his troops feared the giant enforcers, but in time they eventually fell before the Decepticon onslaught. {{storylink|War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn}}

One tool Megatron used in his strategy was the [[Robosmasher]], a brainwashing device. He used it to turn the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] to his side, then he had them destroy [[Crystal City]]. The city's Guardian, Omega Supreme, was heartbroken and enraged by this betrayal, especially because he had been friends with the Constructicons. He tracked them down and reprogrammed them to be free of the Robosmasher's influence, but he was not thorough enough. They feigned rehabilitation, but only long enough to lure Omega into a trap. Megatron had given them a [[combiner]] mode, [[Devastator (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Devastator]], which they used to pin Omega against a wall while the Robosmasher pounced on him. The Guardian was able to destroy the machine, but it left him a taciturn, vengeance-driven shell of his former self. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

Millions of years later, after escaping an Autobot attack on their [[Kronosphere|time machine facility]], some Decepticons found the remains of a decapitated Guardian robot. [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] said that it gave him the creeps, and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] remarked on how the Guardians had given them a pounding in the old days. [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] repaired the giant and sent it into battle against the Autobots, lamenting that the lack of a head would limit its maneuverability. Nevertheless, it was a formidable foe for [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and his small team; the tide was only turned with the arrival of the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. The Guardian was able to put up a strong fight against [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] at first, but the combiner eventually destroyed it. {{storylink|War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn}}

====e-HOBBY pack-in comic====
Megatron and his [[Silver Company]] had just successfully invaded Sectors 2, 4 and 6, killing as many Autobot civilians as possible. Megatron began to remark how easy things were proceeding, when all his soldier units began reporting sightings of a terrifying figure before their communications were cut off.

As Megatron began to wonder what they were talking about, he soon came face to face with the Guardian Robot that was single-handedly destroying entire units of the Silver Company; its firepower impossible to evade. {{storylink|64 Cybertron Urban Defense Robot GADEP}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Dreamwave OmegaSentinels.jpg|thumb|*sigh* "I really got to get that transfer to Earth."]]
The Omega Sentinels one of the largest and most powerful mechanoids ever built, were a type of Guardian robot designed to defend key locations and resources on Cybertron. Mostly lacking [[sparks]], the Sentinels fought to defend whatever they had been programmed to defend. Omega Supreme, was unique among them, as he had an independent spark. He was also the last Sentinel produced, as objections from [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] about the morality of the Sentinels, ended their production. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye}}
These massive mechanoids were seen guarding various strategically vital locations in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}} During the Decepticon attack on Iacon, they were among the first ''and'' last lines of defense standing between the Decepticons and the [[Decagon]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}} Despite their power, the Omega Sentinels began to fall under the Decepticon onslaught over time, with deactivated Sentinels littering the Iacon landscape. [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] managed to kill two Omega Sentinels during the battle.

With one shot. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}}

During the war Omega Supreme and other Sentinels were sent out into space in an attempt to locate the missing [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], and to defend against cosmic threats. Others on Cybertron would be retired when the Autobots could no longer support their high fuel demands. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye}}
Millions of years later, during the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]' rampage on Iacon, Shockwave activated the Sentinels to stop them, brushing aside the trappings of peaceful coexistence and instituting martial law. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} The Autobot insurrection began in full force after that, with Optimus Prime leading the various splinter units into battle. United as one, the Autobots fought their way through the Omega Sentinels and Shockwave's loyal Decepticons. Optimus was able to bypass one of the Guardian robots thanks to cover fire provided by Hot Rod and Ironhide. This Guardian wound up getting its claw shattered to pieces when it seized Ironhide, only for the old Autobot to freeze its servo with a blast of liquid nitrogen. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}} The Guardian robots were vanquished after a hard-fought battle, with their last member being brought down by [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. Their defeat allowed the Autobots to reclaim Cybertron in the name of peace. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Unicron-3-OmegaSentinelsTogether.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.6]]
The Omega Sentinels were truly ancient beings, venerated as Cybertron's ancient protectors. {{storylink|Last Stand (Unicron)|Last Stand}}

During the reign of the [[Thirteen|Thirteen Primes]], some ten million years ago, the Omega Sentinels were heralded as the guardians of the [[Crystal City]], where the Thirteen regularly convened. Urged on by [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]], [[Prima]] sought to expand Cybertronian civilization towards the stars, and commissioned an interstellar fleet — which included a detachment of Omega Sentinels, and their leader [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] — to conquer and colonize the neighboring planet of [[Antilla]]. First contact between the two species turned to war, and the Omega Sentinels spearheaded the devastating Cybertronian invasion. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} {{storylink|Our Finest}} The war only came to a pyrrhic end when an Antillan scientist built and deployed a [[Talisman (G1)|weapon]] that destroyed ''all'' life on the planet, killing several Omega Sentinels in the process. {{storylink|Our Finest}} The massacre, and the role that Cybertron had played in it, ensured that other races would come to fear the power of the Transformers. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

After the conclusion of the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]], the Crystal City had vanished underground; by the time that the lost city was rediscovered by [[Nova Prime]], only their leader Omega Supreme remained. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things}}

[[File:Autocracy5 Nyon burns.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|On That Day, Cybertron Received a Grim Reminder.]]
In the days of the [[Senate]], the Omega Destructors were massive enforcer units employed by the government, though they were very rarely used. They were of similar design to Omega Supreme, but it's unknown if they had any other connection to the Omega Sentinels of legend. The Omega Destructors were deployed by the ruthless [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]] to stamp out any resistance to the Autobot regime in the early days of the war. The behemoths required large amounts of energy to function, which was an issue since [[energon]] was in short supply, but Zeta solved the problem by equipping them with [[vamparc ribbon]] weapons designed to drain energon straight from the bodies of Cybertronians. {{storylink|Parasites}} The modified Destructors were first unleashed on the rebel-infested city of [[Nyon]]. {{storylink|Ruins}}

To buy time for the insurgents to evacuate the city, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] and his Autobot unit poured all their firepower on one of the Omega Destructors, but only succeeded in distracting it. Giving up on his attempts at evacuation, the rebel [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]] then detonated a large number of powerful explosives hidden throughout Nyon, destroying both the city and the Destructors. {{storylink|Purge}} The remaining Omega Destructors were standing guard at Zeta Prime's [[Citadel]] when the combined forces of Orion Pax and [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] attacked. Thanks to [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], who knew that the giants could be brought down by concentrated fire at a seam-junction in their undercarriages, the attackers succeeded in defeating the Destructors. The final one gave them some trouble until it was destroyed by a full power blast from [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]'s gun mode. {{storylink|Overthrown}}

When Optimus Prime, [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]], and [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] entered [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], they found the ruined corpse of an Omega Sentinel among the hodgepodge of everything the Chaos Bringer had devoured, prompting Bumblebee to wonder if there was some truth to the old legends regarding Cybertron's relation to Unicron. {{storylink|Last Stand (Unicron)|Last Stand}} Soon after, Bumblebee sought out the wounded Omega Supreme for answers regarding Unicron's past. Though Supreme was able to answer the Minibot's queries, doing so ultimately claimed his life, ending the Omega Sentinels. {{storylink|Stranger Eons}}
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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
While spinning tall tales to his fellow bar patrons, [[Buzzclaw (BW)|Buzzclaw]] taught them exactly how to avoid an Omega Sentinel's strafing attack. He had no idea what he was talking about. {{storylink|Head Games}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Keith Silverstein]] (English)}}
{{spoiler|Siege episode 6|August 29, 2020}}
[[File:WarForCybertronSiege Ep6.jpg|thumb|300px]]
When the war between the Autobots and Decepticons began, the Guardians refused to get involved. Later, Optimus Prime summoned the Guardians for their assistance but, in spite of his pleas, the giants continued to hold their neutral stance. {{storylink|Siege episode 4}} However, Omega Supreme would come to the Autobots' assistance by holding off the Decepticons as the Ark pursued the [[AllSpark]] through a Space bridge. {{storylink|Siege episode 6}}
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==Toys==
===''Collector's Edition''===
[[File:Ehobby City Guardian Toy.JPG|upright=2.2|thumb|The most expensive [[army-building|army-builder]] ever?]]
*'''GADEP''' (2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''64'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 small shields, 2 medium shields, 2 large shields, 4 armour halves (A, B, C, D), 4 ankle half (E, F, G, H), 2 feet, backpack, 4 tracks (J, K, L, M)

: A ''[[Collector's Edition]]'' [[e-HOBBY]] [[exclusive]], this toy is a redeco of the Generation 1 [[Omega Supreme (G1)#Toys|Omega Supreme]] toy. Using the same tooling as the ''[[Transformers Encore]]'' [[Generation 1 reissues|reissue]] Omega, this toy features the same retooled head.

:The Guardian transforms into three individual components simultaneously: a large rocket base, a rocket and a tank. The Guardian robot involves next to no actual manipulation of the parts, "transforming" instead by being disassembled into its component pieces, which are then put back together in a different configuration.

:The Guardian's distinctive forearms (left large cannon and right large, three-fingered claw) disconnect from their arms at the elbow and plug together end-on-end to form the rocket. Its legs are composed of quite a few independent parts; the outer casing of each one is a "shell" made up of two pieces held together by three sliding blue clips, concealing two further "shell" pieces which clip around the leg proper and are held together by its feet. All of these parts are removed and reassembled to form the "core" of the rocket base, which is completed with the addition of the Guardian's backpack and feet as a gantry for the rocket to stand astride, and its wings (made up of six individual pieces themselves, which can be assembled in various configurations) as an ovular track that encircles the whole affair. This leaves the Guardian's torso, which then undergoes some actual transformation to become a tank that rests on the track. The torso features a battery-operated motor which propels the tank around the track as its turret spins and flashes with orange light, or allows the Guardian to walk (very slowly) forward in [[robot mode]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Cybertron/GuardianRobot/guardianrobot.htm More information on the Guardian robot at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
*Although no toy of the Guardian robots was made during the original Generation 1 toyline, they are clearly a slightly more [[Floro Dery|Dery]]-ized, chubbier version of Omega Supreme. E-Hobby capitalized on this similarity by releasing an Omega Supreme redeco as a Guardian over twenty years later, though it is unknown if the Guardians in the cartoon were actually capable of transforming, as the toy does.
*The Japanese name for the Guardian robots, "GADEP", comes from the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Japanese dub of the Generation 1 cartoon]], but the only known source for what the acronym means is the e-Hobby toy bio. E-Hobby's excessively clunky answer, "Groundling Auto-Destruct Powerbroker", sounds like a back-formation, and some fans think the acronym originally had a different meaning, "Guardian/Defender/Protection". However, no official confirmation of this theory has been found.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''GADEP''' (ガデプ ''Gadepu'', '''G'''roundling '''A'''uto-'''De'''struct '''P'''owerbroker)<ref>GADEP [[bio]] in the [http://web.archive.org/web/20100102193520/http://www.e-hobby.co.jp/texts/e_gentei/tfe28_j.html original Japanese] and [[Talk:Guardian robot#Big in Japan|fan-translated English]].</ref>
*''Russian:'' '''Ohrannik''' (Охранник, "Guard")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Transformers]]
[[Category:Defense specialists]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Transformers]]
[[Category:E-Hobby]]
[[Category:Generation 1 drones]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Transformers]]

Omega Supreme (G1)

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{{Disambigm|Omega Supreme (disambiguation)|Omega S.P.R.E.E.M.}}
:''Omega Supreme is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:StudioOxOmegaSupreme.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Favorite punctuation mark: colon.]]

'''Omega Supreme''' is one of the [[Scale|largest Autobots there is]]. He isn't much for words, preferring his massive frame and equally massive weapons to do the talking for him. Omega is the last line of defense for the Autobots, a titanic guardian robot capable of instilling fear and panic into the [[spark]]s of [[Decepticon]]s that dare face him on the field of battle.

Except [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]. Kill that little guy, it just makes him angry.

{{bigquote|Omega Supreme: always prepared.|Omega Supreme|"[[Blaster Blues]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Jack Angel]] (English), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese, ''2010'')|[[Yang Wenyuan]] (Mandarin), [[Henry Djanik]] (European French), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French, "The God Gambit"), [[Carlos Agosti]] (American Spanish), [[Gernot Duda]] (German, "The Big Broadcast of 2006"), [[Gerd Rigauer]] (German, "The Golden Lagoon" ''Generation 2'' dub), [[Garcia Neto]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}

[[File:Omegadefendscrystalcity.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|How his base ends up on the planets his rocket flies to is just another of those eternal mysteries of life.]]

Millions of years ago, Omega Supreme was a member of the legendary [[Guardian robot]]s, and was charged with defending [[Crystal City]], the most spectacular city on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. He befriended the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], the city's creators. However, as it would happen, the Constructicons were attacked by [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s [[Robosmasher]] and converted into [[Decepticon]]s. The now-evil Constructicons convinced Omega to leave his post to help defend the capital city, and promised to look after the city in his stead. When he left, they demolished the Crystal City, to Omega Supreme's horror. He hunted them down, trapping them in a pit, and tried to reverse the reprogramming done by the Robo-Smasher. Though he appeared to be successful, the programming was irreversible, and Megatron had given the Constructicons a new combined form named [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. The treacherous Constructicons lured Omega into an ambush and in their new form attempted to use the Smasher to convert him into a Decepticon, but he destroyed the machine and they fled before he recovered from the attack.

{{Quote|I lived, but changed. Since then, I feel only hate for the Constructicons.}}

[[File:Robo-Smasher and Omega Supreme.jpg|thumb|upright=1.45|Et tu, Robo-Smasher?]]
Some time after these events transpired—after the launch of the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot]] and [[Nemesis (G1)|Decepticon starships]]—the Constructicons left Cybertron in a starship and tried to locate the missing Megatron. Omega Supreme pursued them, "for millions of years, across the galaxies"; eventually, the Constructicons rejoined Megatron on [[Earth]], and Omega Supreme followed them there, still seeking revenge. {{Storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

[[File:Omegasupreme astrotrain.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.15|A shuttle in the hand is worth two on the track.]]
For the most part, he acted as inter-planetary transport for the Autobots, as well as their last line of defense. While he was preparing for a round of target practice, Omega lost contact with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] when [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] began broadcasting the music from a concert over the Autobot communications frequencies. The interference resulted in Megatron getting away clean with the [[Voltronic Galaxer]], which necessitated a trip to the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] to retrieve it. Omega took Optimus, [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]], [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and [[Carly]]. There, he got to battle [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], who taunted him for being outdated technology, but changed his tune after Omega triumphed. {{Storylink|Blaster Blues}} When the Decepticons found a pool of [[electrum]], rendering them invulnerable, they attacked Omega Supreme. His weapons had no effect on them, and the titan fell. Later the Autobots got the opportunity for payback when they located the electrum pool and used it themselves, gaining the advantage as the Decepticons' electrum coating wore off. {{Storylink|The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon}}

After [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] crashed on [[Titan (moon)|Titan]], Omega carried [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] there on a rescue mission. Unfortunately he just barely had enough energy to land, and was left teetering on the edge of a cliff overhanging a lake of deadly liquid. The moon was fortunately rich in [[energy crystal]]s, and Perceptor was able to use them to repower Omega. The explosion of the crystal deposit caused the island they were on to begin to disintegrate, so Omega Supreme used his base mode to transport everyone across to safety. {{Storylink|The God Gambit}}

[[File:Secretomegachatinwoods.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Storytime: informative.]]
Omega Surpreme finally got his chance at revenge when the Constructicons started mining an asteroid that turned out to be the egg of an [[Asteroid bird alien|strange creature]]. Omega left the creature to its own devices, which would have resulted in it devouring [[San Francisco]]. However, Optimus Prime convinced Omega to lead the creature back to its asteroid, which would sustain it. Omega lost his chance at revenge, but he did his duty. {{Storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

After the energy pest [[Kremzeek]] took out most of the Autobots, Omega Supreme transported the survivors of his attack to [[Japan]] in an attempt to track down the creature. When they arrived, they were immediately beset by Kremzeek, however the Autobots remembered that Omega had not been coated with the insulating compound that was protecting them. Omega took to the air, but Kremzeek managed to reach him anyway, and he quickly crashed onto the Japanese beach. [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] promised they'd fix him up as soon as possible. {{storylink|Kremzeek!}}

The Autobots used Omega Supreme to follow the Decepticons back to Cybertron when Megatron intended to use [[Vector Sigma]] to create a new group of Decepticon warriors. After failing to stop the Decepticons from creating the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], {{Storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} the Autobots created a new team of their own to counter the new threat, the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. As Omega Supreme escaped Cybertron, he was hit by weapons fire from the [[Centurion droid]]s, and once he safely disembarked his passengers on Earth, he catastrophically exploded.

[[File:KtVS2 Omega Supreme in pieces.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Exploding: painful.]]
[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] connected Omega Supreme's mind to the [[Ark (G1)|''Ark'']]'s life support unit while they set about putting the giant back together. The arrogant Aerialbots, unimpressed with both the Autobots and the humans they protected, refused to help their comrades in defeating the Decepticons until their group leader [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] showed them how Sparkplug was able to disregard his fatigue and continue repairing Omega Supreme simply because of his concern for a friend's well being. Soon afterwards, the Aerialbots were facing defeat as [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] at the hands of the Stunticon combined form, [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], when the newly repaired Omega Supreme suddenly appeared and helped them defeat the combiner and send the Decepticons packing. {{Storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

[[File:BigBroadcast Omega Supreme attacked in rocket mode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Enemy fire: tickles.]]
He transported the Autobots and the Aerialbots back to Cybertron when they detected strange energy readings emanating from the planet. The trip expended his energy so he was forced to sit out the mission. While the Autobots dealt with a [[Kronosphere|time machine]] sending the Aerialbots to the past, the Decepticons reactivated one of Omega's fellow Guardian Robots. After the Aerialbots returned from their trip through time, Silverbolt handed over some power packs they had taken from the Cybertron's Golden Age to refuel Omega. {{Storylink|War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn}}

After the coming of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], his space transport role was fulfilled by [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], though he still carried out occasional missions. He transported several Autobots to Junkion to investigate the strange behaviour of the Junkions. He was shot down by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] crashing the Autobots on an asteroid. After being repaired Omega quickly turned the tide of the battle. Upon arriving on Junkion, Omega again battled the Decepticons. He was knocked down by a blast from Galvatron's cannon mode, but recovered and battled the Decepticons until Blaster asked him to bring him to altitude to counter the Quintesson signals. {{Storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}

He was off on an undescribed mission when [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] acquired super-intelligence. {{Storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
Omega Supreme discovered [[Protectobot (G1)|five survivors]] on the wreckage of the ancient colony world, [[Archon]]. He brought them back to Earth, where they were eventually revived by an infusion of energon from the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. They would become known as the Protectobots. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/21}}

====Madman ''The Transformers'' comic====
In the year 2001, the Decepticons had managed to conquer Cybertron completely. Omega Supreme aided in the Autobots' exodus of the planet, though he came under heavy enemy fire during this mission. {{storylink|The Transformers (Madman)|The Transformers}}

====''The Animated Movie''====
[[File:TAM TPB Gestalt Fight.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]

During the [[Battle of Autobot City]] in 2005, Omega Supreme was unable to come to the aid of the stricken city, as he was defending [[Ark (G1)|Autobot Headquarters]] alongside [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] against an attack by Menasor and Bruticus. {{storylink|Transformers: The Animated Movie|The Animated Movie trade paperback}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''The Battle of the Star Gate''=====
Omega Supreme (at least, his rocket component) was amongst the Autobots who accompanied Optimus into Earth orbit to stop Megatron’s take-over of the ''[[Trigger]]''. They were able to repel the Decepticons from the space station in short order. {{storylink|First Contact (Star Gate)|First Contact}}

Omega Supreme’s rocket component was amongst the Autobots who once more confronted Megatron and his Decepticons at the ''Trigger'' in Earth orbit. When Starscream combined himself with the ''Trigger'' to create a powerful new body for himself, Omega Supreme had to contend with the volley of asteroids thrown towards both Autobots and Decepticons from Starscream’s star gate. He was then almost sucked into a portal to a black hole when Starscream neared defeat, but was instead sent plummeting down to Earth when Optimus and Megatron worked together to defeat Starscream. {{storylink|The Battle of the Star Gate}}

=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''=====
Omega Supreme was deployed alongside [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] by [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] to defend the [[Prime Energy Tower]] of planet [[Feminia]] from the Decepticons. Together, the three giant Autobots were a match for [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. Unfortunately, [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] had a trump card ready: [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]. With a single blow from his fist, Predaking toppled Omega Supreme, Defensor, and Superion. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}

=====''Unite Warriors''=====
When the Constructicons tricked [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] into helping them build a new Crystal City on Earth, Omega Supreme seemingly set aside his enmity against the team in favor of aiding in the reconstruction of his former home. {{storylink|Unite Warriors Offshot#Crystal City Reconstruction Project|Crystal City Reconstruction Project}}

=====Wars manga=====
After a devastating battle with the [[Decepticon]]s during an energy crisis, Omega Supreme was forced to use [[Guardian robot]] components as spare parts for his own body. He apologized to [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] for his failure in defending him, but the city-bot took it in stride. When [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] and the Decepticons attacked again, the rebuilt Metroplex transformed into [[robot mode]] and Omega manned one of his cannons. After Omega Supreme pointed out that Metrotitan was reprogrammed by the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]], Metrotitan rejected the rumor, leading Metroplex to definitively banish the traitor from the Autobots. With the Autobots' combined efforts, the Decepticons were sent fleeing. {{storylink|Metrowars}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
While recapping Metroplex's life story to [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] and [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] in the [[Legends World|Legends Universe]], [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] included the time he battled Metrotitan alongside Omega Supreme. {{storylink|LG14 Ultra Magnus Prologue#The Mysterious Knowledgeable Grandpa Chapter|The Mysterious Knowledgeable Grandpa Chapter}}

====''Wings Universe''====
Nine million years ago, Omega Supreme was introduced to the rest of the Constructicons by [[Hauler]], while the team was still in the process of building Crystal City. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 42|Hauler's ''Wings of Honor'' profile}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Omega comics.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|I... AM DARKWING DUCK!]]
Soon after [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] was brought online on Earth, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] had a secret project in mind for the architect: {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}} the construction of Omega Supreme. Designed to be the Autobots' last line of defense and given life by Prime's [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], Omega Supreme was unveiled in front of the Autobot rank and file. With Omega completed, they were now free to leave the base en masse to attack the Decepticons, an advantage Optimus Prime utilized immediately. As the Autobots attacked the [[Wyoming base|Decepticon headquarters]], [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], unaware of Omega Supreme's birth, took [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]], and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] with him to attack the Ark, which he believed to be unguarded. At first Megatron underestimated the tank and rocket ship sitting outside their target, but Omega Supreme transformed and within moments destroyed all of them one by one without pause. Laserbeak managed to escape with a wounded Megatron back to the Decepticons. {{storylink|Command Performances!}}

''Early on in the first [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] encounter, the Autobots openly talked about siccing Omega Supreme on the Decepticons. And then '''never did so''', despite it being a smart idea and knowing it was an option.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}} ''Later, believing that Optimus Prime was dead thanks a plan involving a [[facsimile construct]], Omega attended a funeral for the Autobot leader before Prime was returned to them from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] via the [[space bridge]].'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

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Though Omega Supreme continued to guard the Ark, he didn't seem to stay [[Scale|quite as huge]] as he used to be. He could soon fit into the Ark, where watched with other Autobots as Ratchet tried to repair Optimus Prime, who had fallen in battle. Prime was declared irreparable, and Omega Supreme helped install a remote-control system for the Ark's defenses so all Autobots could attend their leader's funeral. During the ceremony, Omega placed Optimus's body in his final resting place, a spaceship casket which they shot into space. Upon the Autobots' return to the Ark, they found that its defenses would not shut down; in their absence, a villainous [[Mechanic|human]] had infiltrated their base and disabled the newly installed remote-control system. Ratchet, who had stayed behind, managed to defeat the intruder, and promised to repair all damaged Autobots within the following couple of days. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}} The funeral motivated Omega to work even harder so as to not let Optimus Prime down. He defended the Ark against an assault by [[Cobra]] aircraft and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]. [[Serpentor]] then blew up Dirge as a demonstration of Cobra's peaceful intent and Omega ceased fire. {{storylink|Ashes, Ashes...}} [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and Omega cemented their alliance with [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and Cobra as the Decepticons took control of [[Power Station Alpha]]. {{storylink|...All Fall Down!}}

Omega entered the Ark again when he and other high-ranking Autobots assembled to nominate Prime's replacement, and he suggested courage as a valuable trait for their imaginary candidate. When [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] attacked, the Decepticon carpeted the entrance to the Ark with sonic scrambler mines, disabling Omega and the other Autobots within; Omega was thus unable to square off against the giant. Fortunately, they were rescued by [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] and the other [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], a turn of events that persuaded him, along with the other Autobots, to support Grimlock as their new leader. {{storylink|King of the Hill!}} He later changed his mind and was amongst the Autobots that approached the deserter Blaster to take over the leadership. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}} To settle the issue, Omega Supreme acted as a sort of Master of Ceremonies when Blaster and Grimlock were due to fight it out for Autobot leadership on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. He had shrunk more by then, but once [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s Decepticons surprise-attacked them, he seemed bigger again. Omega survived the battle seemingly uninjured. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

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Omega traveled with the rest of the Autobots to the [[Arctic]] to investigate a distress signal sent by [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]. Soon, they were ambushed by two Decepticon armies, and Buzzsaw cannon-blasted Omega Supreme—and Omega actually seemed to be getting knocked over. This was all revealed as a plot by Starscream to divert both factions away from his attempts to absorb the powers of the [[Underbase]]. Omega traveled to [[Buenos Aires]] as part of a team led jointly by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]. When Fortress Maximus was in danger, he jumped to his rescue—however, the Underbase-powered Starscream, recalling his earlier defeat at Omega's hands, gleefully killed him. {{storylink|Dark Star}} {{storylink|Fallen Star!}}

Ratchet was tormented by his inability to repair all of the Autobots under his care, to the extent that the medic started to have nightmares about Omega Supreme and various other deactivated Autobots reviving as [[zombie]]s to kill him for his failures. Ratchet's nightmares came true for a short while, when the Decepticon [[Sports Car Patrol]] managed to infiltrate the Ark and took control of the damaged Autobots' bodies to torment him. When this failed to make Ratchet snap completely, the Decepticons' plan was abandoned and Omega Supreme was shut down once more. {{storylink|Back from the Dead}}

''Omega was repaired in time for the [[Transformer]]s' [[1989]] [[Christmas]] party, where he joined [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and Grimlock behind the sofa in scowling at [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]].'' {{storylink|:File:MarvelUK-250.jpg|''The Transformers'' #250 cover}}

=====The Big Broadcast of 2006=====
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In an alternate future of [[2006]], Omega Supreme flew a group of Autobots to [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] to investigate some strange goings-on there. Several aliens had been affected by a subliminal broadcast emanating from the planet, causing them to gather in its orbit and duke it out between themselves. Omega Supreme fought off several of the alien spacecrafts that were attacking his fellow Autobots. He also battled with "[[Scourge (G1)|Sweeps]]" and helped disrupt the [[Quintesson]] hypnosis signal by flying [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] into the air to broadcast soothing music. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
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When [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s [[Blitz Engine]]s were unleashed on the surface of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Omega Supreme was activated by [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] to take care of the menacing pests. Soundwave ordered [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] to take him out with prejudice. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Four}} Omega proved more than capable of resisting the gestalt, however; as [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] defeated Bludgeon and the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] (under the command of Starscream) destroyed the ''[[Warworld]]'', Omega blasted Monstructor into many little bits. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Five}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:TheOmegaEffect OmegaSupreme Sunstorm Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Starscream's pants: soiled]]
Some time after the departure of the Ark, Omega Supreme and [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] were part of one of the last Autobot space programs, tasked with containing the expansion of the Decepticons to other worlds and, more importantly, to find [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and the crew of the Ark. The two eventually parted ways with the other members of the operation, [[Countdown (G1)|Countdown]] and [[Groundshaker (G1)|Groundshaker]], in order to investigate a beacon emanating from the [[Solar System|Sol System]]. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}} Jetfire and Omega detected what they thought was the energy signature of the Ark, only to be attacked by [[Scourge (G1)|a mysterious, powerful assailant]] and ultimately ended up buried under Antarctica on Earth. {{Storylink|Original Sin}} Millions of years later, Jetfire remotely reactivated Omega Supreme in an attempt to defeat the powerful and insane [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]. Though Omega Supreme managed to capture the weakened Sunstorm thanks to Ratchet's energy siphon, Starscream destroyed the device to enable his own escape, reactivating Sunstorm and truly commencing the battle between the two powerhouses. Omega was ultimately successful in overpowering Sunstorm in a straight fight, but when he retracted his damaged visor in order to examine his quarry, Sunstorm blasted him right in the face with a burst of solar radiation, instantly knocking him off line. {{Storylink|The Omega Effect}} Omega rebooted as Cliffjumper, Bumblebee, and Jetfire came upon him, and explained what had transpired in his confrontation against Sunstorm to them. {{Storylink|Original Sin}} While he was recuperating from his damage, he shared [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]'s concerns over the danger their friends were in and how useless they felt. {{Storylink|Atonement}} Omega later recovered and helped the Autobots in building [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. {{Storylink|The Route of All Evil}}
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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
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Omega Supreme served as security during an Autobot peace ceremony on Cybertron. When [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s forces attacked, he transformed and shot down [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], but soon found himself surrounded by [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]] and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} The combined might of the three giants was too much for Omega, who was defeated and almost crushed a [[Optimus Prime's rescuees|civilian]] as he fell to the ground. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

Following the defeat of Serpent O.R. and the Decepticon army, Omega Supreme helped repair damaged buildings in [[Capitol City]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Stormbringer issue 1|''Transformers: Stormbringer'' #1]] (cameo); [[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]] (full)

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Leader of the [[Guardian robot|Omega Sentinels]], Omega Supreme was an extremely ancient Transformer, hailing from the time of the [[Knights of Cybertron]] in the planet's largely-forgotten past. Following the formation of the [[Thirteen]], the bestial [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]] masterminded a Cybertronian [[expansion]] across the universe. Bound by honor to follow the will of the [[Prime (rank)|Primes]], Supreme led his Sentinels in making first contact with the planet [[Antilla]], laying waste to the planet at Onyx's command and driving the [[Antillan]]s to the brink of extinction. In retaliation, the Antillans constructed the [[Talisman (G1)|a machine]] that eventually warped their lifeless world into [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], much to Omega's regret and horror. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} {{storylink|Stranger Eons}} {{storylink|Our Finest}}

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During the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]], Omega served as the guardian of the subterranean [[Crystal City]], protecting a lone [[Titan (group)|Titan]] that lay slumbering beneath the city's foundations. When war erupted between the Cybertronians on the surface, Omega abstained from entering the conflict, holding true to his vigil. Eventually, a leader named [[Nova Prime]] brought the war to an end, and soon discovered Crystal City and Omega while searching for ways to bring peace and prosperity back to the planet. Approving of his goals, Omega allied with him and helped raise Crystal City back to the surface, but he did not entirely trust Nova and his plans to spread his influence to other worlds, and kept [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]]'s existence a secret. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}} During this time, Omega was an expert on metaphysics who would teach his fellow Cybertronians on the subject: [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] claimed to have studied under him, {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}} and he was likely the namesake of the thought experiment known as "Omega's Conundrum". {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}} Eventually, Omega's caution proved warranted when [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]] alerted him to the fact that Nova Prime and his scientist [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] had created the horrific combiner, [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]]—the first step towards their goal of eliminating all free will. Omega attacked the beast and battled with it while Nova Prime and his followers departed on their mission of conquest aboard the first [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], and eventually subdued it. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}} {{storylink|Shockwaves}}

[[File:OmegaSupreme SpotlightPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Privacy: Requested. Discharge: Imminent.]]

With Nova Prime's departure and the destruction of Crystal City, Omega Supreme handed the duty of guarding [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] over to Dai Atlas, {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}} sealed Monstructor in a dimensionally-displaced prison, {{Storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}} and withdrew to the remote [[Grav-Haraan glacier]] to stand watch for Nova, intending to destroy him on his return. {{storylink|Primacy issue 3|Primacy #3}} Millions of years later he was discovered by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] who, after proving to be [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] by his possession of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], told him Nova had been lost in space long ago. Relieved of his duties, Omega agreed to follow the new Matrix-bearer back to civilization. {{storylink|Primacy issue 1|Primacy #1}} He had trouble adapting to society after his years of solitary vigilance, however, and merely took on a similar role: silently guarding Optimus Prime's quarters. {{storylink|Primacy issue 2|Primacy #2}} When the Decepticons attacked Iacon, Optimus Prime ordered Omega Supreme into battle, and although he was hesitant to go to war against fellow Cybertronians, he complied after recognizing Optimus's potential for greatness and the Decepticons' similarities to Nova Prime. The Decepticons tried keep him from joining the battle with a strategic bombardment, {{storylink|Primacy issue 3|Primacy #3}} but he was saved by [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]'s force field and went on to fight them. During the battle he took out the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], preventing them from interfering with Optimus's battle with Megatron. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}}

At some point in the war, Omega Supreme left Cybertron behind and entered seclusion in a specially-shielded artificial asteroid within the [[Muta-Gaath Nebula]]. His existence remained known to the Transformers on Cybertron and he was nominally aligned with the Autobots, though in an advisory capacity, not participating in the combat itself. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}} When [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] threatened to destroy the planet, however, Omega joined the allied forces of the Autobots and Decepticons to stop him, alongside Optimus Prime, [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]], and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1}}

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Centuries later, Optimus Prime came to Omega's asteroid to consult the ancient sentinel on Nova Prime. It was while Optimus was present that Monstructor attacked, having at last escaped his imprisonment and seeking revenge against Omega. Informing Optimus of his history with Nova and Monstructor, Omega provided the Autobot leader with information on Monstructor's weak spot, enabling him to defeat the gestalt, though Prime condemned him for attempting to play god by simply locking them away. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}} Some time later, when the [[Dead Universe]] Transformers began attacking the Autobots, Omega confirmed the identities of [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] for Jetfire, informing him that they too were members of Nova Prime's Ark crew. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

[[File:Omega Arrives in AHM.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|RAAAAAIIIID?!]]
When Decepticons initiated a [[Surge (event)|galaxy-wide assault]] on all Autobot outposts, pushing their enemies to the brink of extinction, Omega Supreme was also targeted, but his power proved too much for the Decepticons to handle. Around a year after this "Surge", Omega followed a distress call sent by [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]] to Cybertron, arriving just in time to turn the tide of a battle between the Autobot survivors camped out on the planet and the feral [[Insecticon swarm]] stalking them. Apologizing for taking so long, Omega assumed his rocket mode at Optimus Prime's request, and ferried the Autobots to Earth for a confrontation with Megatron and the Decepticons. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}} During the battle that followed in New York City, Omega engaged the new Decepticon combiner [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], {{Storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} moving their fight out to Liberty Island to minimize collateral damage. Notionally, that is—Omega won the bout when he pushed Devastator against the [[Statue of Liberty]] and took him out with a blast to the midsection, which also destroyed Lady Liberty. Whoops. {{Storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}}

[[File:NewArrivalsOldEncounters OmegaSupreme.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Movieverse redesign: funky]]

Omega remained on Earth with the other Autobots during the two years that followed the New York battle, hiding out in a remote canyon in base mode. When Optimus Prime surrendered to the forces of [[Skywatch]] and Autobot leadership was divided between Hot Rod and Bumblebee, the two new leaders had different plans for Omega. Hot Rod approached him with the proposal that they use his rocket mode to get off the planet, but Omega refused, both because he lacked the fuel, and because he was insistent upon staying on Earth as long as Optimus Prime remained there. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}} Bumblebee then hid him from Skywatch by having him relocate to a cramped cave, which Omega—now too low on energon to even transform into base mode—found extremely uncomfortable. {{storylink|The Hanging Sword}} Omega was later present at the cave's opening when [[Gordon Horiuchi]] made a visit to repair Bumblebee's supposedly damaged killswitch board. {{storylink|The Gift Horse}} After Horiuchi's scheme to control the Autobots was thwarted with the help of [[Daniel Klonowski]], Omega Supreme was present when Bumblebee's new, more powerful body was unveiled. {{Storylink|Wings of Wax}}

A few months later after an alliance had been formed between the Autobots and Skywatch, the Decepticons returned to Earth and wrecked their headquarters, a Skywatch base. [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] had the place evacuated and tried to regroup at Omega Supreme, still hiding in the desert. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 3: Woken Furies|Woken Furies}} After some trouble along the way, the Autobots reached their destination and made Omega's base mode their new headquarters. When Megatron let himself get captured, he was imprisoned inside Omega Supreme, who was ordered to transform and crush him in the process if he tried to escape. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}}

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When the Autobots learned that Cybertron had become habitable once again only for Galvatron to occupy it, they elected to return to their home planet on Omega Supreme. Charged up with whatever energy Skywatch could offer and a fuel cell invented by [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], Omega's rocket mode carried most of Optimus Prime's Autobots and the captive Megatron into space, while his base mode remained on Earth with Bumblebee. {{storylink|Space Opera—Final Tableaux: Orphans of the Helix|Orphans of the Helix}} {{storylink|Police Action: Prologue}} When Optimus Prime wanted to have a private chat with Megatron, Omega shut off the viewscreens to the room to prevent the other Autobots from peeping, and he also cut the power to the [[variable voltage harness]] when Optimus lost patience and almost killed Megatron with it. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory #1}} {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2|Chaos Theory #2}}

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Upon arriving at Cybertron, Omega Supreme was ordered to remain in orbit while the Autobots went down to the surface. {{storylink|Chaos Part One: Lamentations|Lamentations}} With Rodimus captaining him, he participated in the battle against Galvatron's weaponized [[Kimia Facility]], but when the Autobot air forces failed to damage it, he and Rodimus agreed that their only choice was for Omega to ram it. However, just as they were about to, Kimia suddenly exploded from internal sabotage, damaging Omega's rocket mode and forcing him to land on Cybertron. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}} Unable to take off, he was easy prey for a [[Deceptigod|gigantic monster]] created out of Galvatron's entire army, which attacked and ripped the rocket in half. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} This caused pain to his other half on Earth, where he had to report to Bumblebee that their former ally [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] had fled the premises. {{storylink|Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden|A Second Chance at Eden}}

Omega's base and tank components continued to serve as the Earth-bound Autobots' headquarters. After Bumblebee managed to defeat all five Stunticons on his own, he had Ultra Magnus put his captives in one of Omega's prisoner holds. {{storylink|The Question}}

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Once the Autobots had won the battle on Cybertron and abandoned Earth, Omega Supreme's rocket was repaired and the rest of him returned home as well. He was still recharging three weeks later and thus couldn't help put down a [[NAIL]] riot, forcing the Autobots to get the Decepticons' help instead. Rodimus wanted to use Omega in the search for the [[Knights of Cybertron]], but Bumblebee wouldn't let him. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}} [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] broke one of Omega's walls while returning from exploring Cybertron's hostile surface, but was assured that it'd grow back. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|The Autonomy Lesson}}

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When word reached Omega that [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]]—who had long since left Cybertron along with Dai Atlas–had returned and promptly died, he spoke to Metalhawk about what the Titan had said before he perished. The titan had dubbed [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] the Cybertronian who would unite their race, calling many of Metalhawk's beliefs into question, and Omega concluded that the Titan's purpose had been to foster that sense of uncertainty to open the way for change. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}} Starscream approached him in a televised interview to ask if he had anything to add about the Titan's claims, but he refused to comment. Soon after their talk, a massive explosion struck Omega Supreme, nearly killing him and causing outrage among the public, who revered him as their ancient protector. With Omega on life support, the Autobots and neutrals blamed the Decepticons in general for the attack, while Starscream's own primary suspect was [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|The End of the Beginning of the World}} [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] drove past the defeated giant as he lay comatose in the streets where he'd fallen. {{storylink|The Verge}} The true culprit behind the attack later turned out to be a mind-controlled [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]], whose motive had been to eliminate the one Autobot capable of standing up to Megatron's new Devastator. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} Eventually, all Autobots and Decepticons were exiled from Iacon by Starscream, who promised the Autobots that the NAILs would repair Omega Supreme before giving him the choice to either renounce the Autobot cause or join the others in exile. {{storylink|Second Exodus}}

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Six months later, Omega Supreme was still undergoing repairs in a facility alongside [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}} He remained comatose through the [[Combiner Wars (event)|Combiner Wars]] and the ''next'' Decepticon uprising. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}}

When [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] attacked [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], Bumblebee ventured inside the planet-eater and found a ruined Omega Sentinel. Convinced that the ancient guardians might have knowledge about the Chaos Bringer, the yellow minibot sought out Omega Supreme's comatose form. Though initially hoping to use [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]]'s telepathy and only having come to check on the ancient bot's state, Bumblebee somehow mind-melded with Omega Supreme. With the last of his strength, Omega imparted onto Bumblebee what knowledge he had on Unicron's past before he finally succumbed to his injuries and perished. {{storylink|Stranger Eons}} His body was destroyed soon after by Unicron, along with the rest of Cybertron. {{storylink|Road's End}}

When Soundwave utilized the [[Enigma of Combination]] to connect to the [[Transformer afterlife|Afterspark]], Omega Supreme appeared as one of the departed [[sparks]] that beckoned the Decepticon to join them while they sent their strength to Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

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===''Kre-O'' online comic===
[[File:KreO_OmegaSupreme.jpg|thumb|200px]]
After being asked to by [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]], the [[Autobot]]s attacked the Decepticon Base and chased away [[Vortex (G1)#Kre-O|Vortex]]. In thanks, Megatron hosted a gathering in the base, which Omega Supreme attended. {{Storylink|A Reliable Warrior!? Vortex the Lookout from Hell}}
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
[[File:TFVsJoeOmegaSupreme.jpg|left|300px|thumb|Life: highway. Riding all night long: desired.]]
According to [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s drawing of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s exile from Cybertron, Prime departed with help from Omega Supreme. {{storylink|Form Follows Function}} He later hid himself on Earth in the form of a road called "Highway Omega", only revealing himself once some [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] were attacked by Decepticons and [[Cobra]] while driving on him. After taking out [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Viper]], Omega announced that he had heard the call to fight for his homeworld and transformed into rocket mode, returning to Cybertron and unintentionally bringing the Joes along. In space he ran into [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], and the two old rivals fought until they crashed on Cybertron's surface where Omega was able to restrain his nemesis. {{storylink|Pax Megatronus}} He went on to participate in the joint Autobot-Joe assault on the Decepticon army. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Keith Silverstein]] (English)}}
{{spoiler|Siege episode 6|August 29, 2020}}
[[File:WarForCybertronSiege Ep6.jpg|thumb|300px]]
When the war between the Autobots and Decepticons began, the Guardians refused to get involved. Later, Optimus Prime summoned the Guardians for their assistance but, in spite of his pleas, the giants continued to hold their neutral stance. {{storylink|Siege episode 4}} However, Omega Supreme would come to the Autobots' assistance by holding off the Decepticons as the Ark pursued the [[AllSpark]] through a Space bridge. {{storylink|Siege episode 6}}
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==Commercial appearances==
Starscream and Thrust happened upon the "Autobots' defense base" in the middle of a desert, unaware that the installation was really Omega Supreme in disguise. Omega Supreme rectified this by transforming and counter-attacking the two Decepticon jets. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Omega Supreme|Omega Supreme commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Legends''===
Omega Supreme was once friends with the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] but they had a falling out of some sort. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (Legends)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

Omega Supreme commanded a special escort mission tasked with protecting important cargo from a Decepticon strike force. {{storylink|Cold Delivery}} After the Decepticons coated themselves with [[Electrum]], Omega Supreme still thought he could crush them with superior firepower, but he was quickly proven wrong. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon (Legends)|The Golden Lagoon}}

In the chaos following Optimus and Megatron's clash during a battle in Autobot City, Omega Supreme arrived with reinforcements, including [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]. The newcomers were able to bring some order to the battle. {{storylink|The Omega Corps}}

Learning that the Constructicons were working on an asteroid, Omega Supreme rushed off to attack them and inadvertently released a huge space beast. After helping defend [[San Diego]] from the beast, Omega and his fellow Autobots took the surviving Constructicons into custody. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (Legends)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
An long time ago Omega Supreme Departed Cybertron and somehow ends up on Earth.
At the present time the Autobots contacted Chromia for the location of the dormant Autobot to defeat Deathsaurus and his new combiner. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Slumbering Giants}}

==Toys==
===The Transformers===
[[File:G1OmegaSupreme toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Little yellow clips: misplaced.]]
*'''Omega Supreme''' (1985)
**''Accessories:'' 2 small shields, 2 medium shields, 2 large shields, 4 armour halves (A, B, C, D), 4 ankle halves (E, F, G, H), 2 feet, backpack, 4 tracks (J, K, L, M)

:Omega Supreme transforms into three individual components simultaneously: a large rocket base, a rocket and a tank. Omega Supreme's "transformation" involves very little manipulation of his moving parts, in fact, the only part that transforms is his main body/tank. Instead, it is achieved by disassembling him into his component pieces, which are then put back together in a different configuration. The tank forms his main body, the rocket forms his forearms, the track makes up most of his legs, while the gantry forms his feet and backpack, with extra track parts forming wings. The torso features a battery-operated motor which propels the tank around the track as its turret spins and flashes with orange light, or allows Omega to walk (very slowly) forward in robot mode. This motor is extremely susceptible to failure.

:Omega Supreme was one of several toys licensed by [[Hasbro]] from a company other than [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]. In this case, and in common with [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], Omega Supreme was licensed by a company called [[Toybox]]. As a consequence, Omega Supreme was never released in [[Japan]] under the ''Transformers'' brand during the original 1980s run.

:Normally it's not possible to have every part of the rails attached to him if one follows the instructions and animation model, but by arranging the "wings" into an "X" shape on his back, one can store all of his parts in robot mode.

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-bases-omega-supreme/548/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Omega Supreme at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/OmegaSupreme/OmegaSupreme.htm More information on Omega Supreme at TFU.info]''

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[[File:G1-toy OmegaSpreem.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Identity: specious. Colors: [[Neon|abrasive]].]]
*'''Omega Spreem''' (Action Master Elite, 1991)
**''Accessories:'' Gun/treads

:As an [[Action Master Elite]], Omega Spreem is one of the few figures in the [[Action Master]] line that can actually transform to some extent, in this case transforming into a really awkward Cybertronian tank. A push-button on Omega's butt spins his upper body around, which in tank mode means the upper "turret" spins like a drill. Despite having a gun on the back of his head, there is not enough clearance for his head to fold down far enough to make it point forward in vehicle mode. Due to his "transformation," he is one of the most articulated Action Masters, featuring universal shoulder joints, a wrist bend, an upwards neck joint (though at the price of a sideways neck joint), and even a waist swivel, though it's pretty loose. He's also one of the few to use universal joints rather than the standard rubber bands in his hips, making him significantly more durable.

:Omega Spreem, as with the other Action Master Elites, was only released in Europe and Australasia.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1991/Autobot/OmegaSpreem/omegaspreem.htm More information on Omega Spreem at TFU.info]''
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===Encore===
*'''Omega Supreme''' (2008)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''9'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 small shields, 2 medium shields, 2 large shields, 4 armour halves (A, B, C, D), 4 ankle halves (E, F, G, H), 2 feet, backpack, 4 tracks (J, K, L, M)

:In June 2008, TakaraTomy released the toy for the first time in Japan as part of their ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' line. This new release was slightly [[retool]]ed to have a face (well, the top half of one) in the tank turret which becomes his head, although this ends up looking odd in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]].

:This retooled version was later [[redeco]]ed as a [[Guardian robot]] (aka "GADEP"), available through the online [[e-HOBBY]] store.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/OmegaSupreme/OmegaSupreme.htm More information on ''Encore'' Omega Supreme at TFU.info]''
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===Kre-O===
*'''Kreon Class of '85''' (Kreon figure set, 2015)
**''Set number'' '''B5152'''
**''Voted'': The Athlete
:''[[Kre-O]]'' Omega Supreme is a small brick-built [[Kreon]] figure, using the 2015-style construction with the sturdier "peg-in-peg" torso/waist connection. His body [[tampograph]]s are heavily toy-based, but he has a cartoon-based face design. While he lacks wings, he has white clip-on tank treads, plus rather than normal Kreon hands, he has a big claw and a 1x1 cone-piece to replicate the original toy's rocket-part arms.

:He was only available as part of the [[San Diego Comic-Con]]-[[exclusive]] "[[Kreon Class of '85]]" 30-Kreon set. This set was also sold online through [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] after the show.
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===Generations===
====War for Cybertron: Siege====
[[File:WFC-Siege-WFCS29-Titan-Omega-Supreme.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Tax return: yet to arrive.]]
*'''Omega Supreme''' (Titan Class, [[2019]])
**''ID number'': '''WFC-S29'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''SG-39'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[December 26]], 2019'''
**''Accessories'': [[Micromaster]] [[Countdown (G1)#Generations|Countdown]], 7 "Fire Blast" pieces, 2 track/wing pieces
:First shown by Hasbro as a grayscale prototype at New York Comic-Con 2018, ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege (toyline)|War for Cybertron: Siege]]'' Omega Supreme is a new mold, coming with [[Countdown (G1)#Generations|Countdown]]. His tank component can store a vehicle mode Micromaster in a front hatchway, with a track upscaled to the point that a deluxe class figure can roll on it. A robot mode Micromaster can fit in a space at the top of the rocket, with plenty of spaces in his general body for smaller figures. Like most ''Siege'' figures, Omega features extensive articulation and numerous [[5 mm post|5mm holes]] across his body to accommodate the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]], and his large size means you can overload his arsenal. He scales closely with ''Combiner Wars'' Devastator.

:The tank mode can elevate its central turret as well as two smaller side cannons - however, once clipped into place against the robot head the turret cannot spin. The robot head has a very small faux tank cannon attached to the back of it, which can be folded out of sight.

:Omega's track pieces use [[A.I.R. Lock System]] connectors to attach to his main body. Additional A.I.R. Lock connectors can be found at the ends of the ramps on his thighs as well as on flip-out black pieces on his legs/gray track segments. He also features ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' compatible connectors on the outer circumference of his tracks, though only [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/toys#Generations|Fortress Maximus]] (or [[Grand Maximus#Legends|Grand Maximus]]) has ramps that can reach them at a flat level. Other figures have to be boosted or have their ramps bent.

:While Omega does sport 'battle damage' paint operations on his limbs like most other toys from his subline, on him the effect is much tamer than usual, being limited to faded 'burn' marks around six ports (two on each arm, one on each leg) that accommodate the 'Fire Blast' effects simulating blaster fire.

:When transforming Omega Supreme's arms into rocket mode, the instructions say to collapse the forearms towards the shoulder section before closing the quarter-circular panels. However, the toy is designed to have the quarter-circular panels closed first. Then, line up the arrows on the forearms with the corresponding arrows on those panels, then collapse the forearms in towards the shoulders and rotate them in the indicated direction to lock them in place.
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==Merchandise==
===Super Collection Figure===
[[File:SCF Omega Supreme.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Stick: Given. Stick: DON'T GIVE HIM THE STICK]]
*'''Omega Supreme''' (2001)
**''Act'': '''5'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

:A three-inch tall [[plastic|PVC]] figurine of Omega Supreme was available in "Act 5" of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]]'' line (which, oddly, centered around ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]]'', a series which Omega Supreme was not part of). Like all the figures in the wave, it was available as both a standard full color figure and a metallic silver "pewter" version, one of each of which was available in a standard case of twelve [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] figures.

: Omega lacks the face-canopy, and has a... very unfortunate face.

: In eight out of every ten cases, the pewter version of Omega Supreme came packaged with the left leg of the [[Scorponok (G1)#Super Collection Figure|BlackZarak]] collectible "build-a-figure". This part could be either full-color or clear plastic, packed at an equal ratio of 4:4.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/SCFOmegaSupreme/omegasupreme.htm More information on ''Super Collection Figure'' Omega Supreme at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/PewterOmegaSupreme/omegasupreme.htm More information on pewter Omega Supreme at TFU.info]''

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===Heroes of Cybertron===
[[File:HOC Omega Supreme.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH]]
*'''Omega Supreme''' (2003)

: Part of the fifth and final (normal) wave of ''[[Heroes of Cybertron]]'', Omega Supreme is a redeco of the ''Super Collection Figure'' release (above), given a [[light-piping]] gimmick by being cast entirely in translucent blue plastic then painted everywhere except on his eyes and the back of his head. This means his entire head-gun is clear-blue rather than red.

: Omega was, unlike the Japanese figure, sold on an individual blister card with a collector's card. He also came with the torso of the [[Metroplex (G1)#Heroes of Cybertron|Metroplex]] "build-a-figure".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/HoCOmegaSupreme/omegasupreme.htm More information on ''Heroes of Cybertron'' Omega Supreme at TFU.info]''
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===Diamond Select===
[[File:Ark Globe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Appearance: cameo. Residuals: minimal.]]
*'''Autobot Snow Globe''' (2007)

:Omega Supreme appears as part of the base of this snow globe, sculpted by [[Art Asylum]] and sold by [[Diamond Select Toys]].
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[[File:Omega statue.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Pose: [[Pat Lee#Transformers by Dreamwave|Dreamwave]]. Knees: buckling.]]
*'''Omega Supreme Statue''' (2008)

:Omega Supreme was released as a statue in 2008 by Diamond Select Toys. He was sculpted by Mark Wong of Art Asylum and limited to 1,000 pieces.
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===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W2OmegaSupreme.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Omega Supreme, Autobot Defense Base''' (2019)
**'''Wave 2P'''
**''Rarity: '''''SRT'''
**''Card Number: '''''P2'''
**''Stars: ''19

:Omega Supreme, Autobot Defense Base was released exclusively in the February 2019 Loot Crate.

:The card's artwork is reused from the ''[[Transformers: Legends (mobile game)|Transformers: Legends]]'' mobile game.

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[[File:W4CaptainOmegaSupreme.jpg|500px|thumb]]
*'''Captain Omega Supreme, Transport-City Defender''' (2019)
**''Stars: ''22
**'''Omega Supreme(Base), Transport-City Defender'''
***'''Wave 4: War for Cybertron: Siege II'''
***''Rarity: '''''RT'''
***''Card Number: '''''T13/T52'''
***''Stars: ''8
**'''Omega Supreme(Spaceship), Transport-City Defender'''
***'''Wave 4: War for Cybertron: Siege II'''
***''Rarity: '''''RT'''
***''Card Number: '''''T14/T52'''
***''Stars: ''7
**'''Omega Supreme(Tank)//Transport•City Defender'''
***'''Wave 4: War for Cybertron: Siege II'''
***''Rarity: '''''RT'''
***''Card Number: '''''T15/T52'''
***''Stars: ''7

:Captain Omega Supreme, Transport-City Defender was released as part of Wave 4 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], War for Cybertron: Siege II. This version of Omega Supreme begins the game as three separate cards in Alt Mode, one depicting his tank portion. one depicting his spaceship portion, and the third depicting his base portion. Once the player's opponent shuffles their deck, Omega Supreme's Alt Mode components combine into one Combiner Mode, depicting Omega Supreme's robot mode.

:Captain Omega Supreme, Transport-City Defender's artwork is based on the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege (franchise)|Siege]]'' Omega Supreme toy, with the Combiner Mode artwork being reused from the toy's packaging. The Alt Mode components all received original art (really just a single piece of art with each card focusing on a different component), with line-art by [[Andrew Griffith]].
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==Notes==
===Toy origins===
[[File:ToyboxMechabot-1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Repaint: [[Black repaint|black]].]]
*Unlike the bulk of early Transformers that drew their molds from [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Diaclone]]'' and ''[[Micro Change|Microchange]]'' toys, Omega Supreme's original form was "[http://1501bc.com/pretf/mechabot.html Super Change Robo Mechabot-1]", produced by a company called [[Toybox]]. Toybox did not actually design Omega Supreme, instead commissioning his design, along with [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], from Takara's then-rival Tomy. As mentioned above, he was not released in [[Japan]] under the ''Transformers'' brand during the original 1980s run. As a result of the merger of Takara and Tomy in 2006, the merged company was able to release the figure under the ''Transformers'' brand for the first time in Japan, as part of the ''Encore'' line.
*Similar to [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Notes|Shockwave]] and his [[pre-Transformer]] predecessor "Astro Magnum", Omega Supreme/Mechabot-1 also saw a plethora of licensed versions released in various international (in his case, all of them European) markets concurrently with Hasbro's Transformers version, during a weird transitional phase when different companies' versions were influencing each other. Overall, there are two main color variants: Toybox's Mechabot-1 colors and Hasbro's Omega Supreme colors.<ref name="mechabot-1">[http://soundwavesoblivion.blogspot.de/2015/03/grandstand-convertors-omegatron.html "Grandstand Convertors: Omegatron, Mechabot-1 & Omega Supreme"] at the Soundwave's Oblivion blog.</ref> Due to these licensed releases, Omega Supreme was not released as part of Hasbro's ''Transformers'' line in these markets.
**In the United Kingdom, a company named Grandstand released the figure in its original "Mechabot-1" colors as part of its ''Convertors'' line, under the name "Omegatron".
**In Germany, a company named GAMA releasd the figure in its original "Mechabot-1" colors under the name "Trans Robot". The overall packaging design was the same one also used for Grandstand's "Omegatron" (down to the photos used), but the "Trans Robot" logo took some very obvious cues from Hasbro's "Transformers" logo. Additionally, the tank's long barrel was crudely cut off and replaced by a new radar dish accessory, presumably because German kids at the time weren't supposed to play with war toys.
**In Italy, [[GiG]] released the figure in its Hasbro colors as part of their ''[[Trasformer]]'' {{sic}} line, under the name "Megarobot". The packaging design was directly based on Hasbro's packaging for Omega Supreme, the only GiG ''Trasformer'' release without the official ''Transformers'' branding to do so.
**Lastly, in France, a company named [[Orli Jouet]] released the figure in its Hasbro colors as part of a line named "Robotrack", under the name "Mecabot". Like with GiG's "Megarobot", the packaging design was directly based on Hasbro's packaging for Omega Supreme; what's more, the toy was actually manufactured in Italy, possibly as part of a partnership with GiG, and on top of that, the official TV commercial for the figure actually ''used footage from Hasbro's ''Transformers'' commercial for Omega Supreme!''<ref name="robotrack">[http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784054071/robotrack-orli-jouets-jeu.fr.html Robotrack Mecabot commercial]</ref>

===Other===
*According to [[Bob Budiansky]]'s notes at [[BotCon 2010]],<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/index.php?full=1&set_albumName=BotCon_2010_Sat_Panels&id=DSC05237&option=com_gallery&Itemid=4&include=view_photo.php Bob Budiansky's notes at BotCon 2010]</ref> Omega Supreme was originally going to be named '''[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'''. Why the name changed is uncertain, but since it was later applied to [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] in the [[The Planet-Eater!|Marvel adaptation]] of the ''[[The Transformers: The Movie|Transformers]]'' movie before being used on the Headmaster, it seems someone ''really'' wanted to use it.
*Omega Supreme's name could be translated as "Last of the Best"; given his role as the "last line of defense", this is appropriate.
*In the cartoon, Omega Supreme can launch his rocket into space, leaving the remaining parts behind at his launch base, and then transform fully back to [[robot mode]] even though the majority of his body parts are separated from the rocket by a good planetary diameter or two (if not several light years). Indeed, sometimes his base mode is seen to be inexplicably awaiting his rocket mode at his destination, leading some to speculate that Omega (rather implausibly) has duplicate body parts on some other planets, "just in case". Some [[fanon]] alternatively holds that in cases such as these, Omega's non-rocket parts actually use [[Size changing|size-changing technology]] to shrink down and travel as cargo inside his rocket mode, which are then disgorged and enlarged before landing. Another theory is that the base is transported to [[Transwarp|subspace]], as some believe happens with Optimus Prime's trailer. Whatever helps you sleep at night...
*Although over half of the episodes from the Generation 1 cartoon featuring Omega were written by [[David Wise]] (including his showcase episode, "The Secret of Omega Supreme"), don't let that fool you into thinking Wise had a soft spot for Omega—he really didn't like him! In fact, the uncharacteristic eloquence displayed by Omega in "Secret" was actually a script error by Wise, who was unaware of Omega's trademark speech pattern and wrote the episode with normal dialogue. Script editors had to add in lines about Omega being able to talk normally when he wanted to make it work without a wholesale rewrite.<ref>[http://moonbase2.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=553015 Moonbase 2 interview with David Wise]</ref>
[[File:JoemegaSupreme.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Declarative: YO JOE!]]
*At JoeCon 2011, Hasbro's [[Rik Alvarez]] hosted a "Treasures from the Hasbro Archives" panel, where he revealed that he had then-recently found a box in the company archives containing an assortment of artwork, concept boards, and proposals for what "could have been" in a series of Transformers/[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]] crossovers. Of these concepts, the only one shown at the panel were parts of an Omega Supreme that had been redecoed and intended for release in the G.I. Joe toyline (this was later shown again at [[BotCon 2011]], though no photos were allowed then). Whether these redecoed parts were intended for use as a "crossover" G.I. Joe/Transformers character or as a non-living G.I. Joe vehicle was unsaid.
*According to the [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|letters page]] of Marvel UK issue #285, "[[External Forces!]]", Omega is tougher than a "block of triple-strength [[durabyllium]] steel."
*"Omega Spreem" (the name of Omega Supreme's Action Master Elite form) is actually one possible transliteration of the Katakana (a Japanese syllabary used for foreign words and names) spelling of "Omega Supreme", suggesting that the name could possibly have resulted from the name "Omega Supreme" [[Engrish|going from English to Japanese, and then back to English again]]. ''Why'' it would have gone through this rigmarole, however, is unknown. The ''[[Transformers Vault]]'' book reveals more details for how this might have happened, without really ''explaining'' it: The design artwork for an unreleased standard (i.e. not Elite) [[Action Master]] version of Omega Supreme has his name (correctly spelled) written quite large on the top of the sheet in big black marker. However, there's also an illustrator's note written in very small pen/pencil next to the toy's design artwork, which misspells the character's name as "Omega Spreem", despite the correct spelling being in giant text directly above it (though to be fair, it's possible that the black marker text was added after the fact). When the toy was released, for ''some'' reason Hasbro used the "Omega Spreem" spelling. Hasbro UK moves in mysterious ways indeed.
* Like all non-toy robot Kreons in these ''Kre-O'' online manga, Omega Supreme is made from existing Kre-O parts. His exact construction is mostly concealed, but like [[Strika (BM)|''Kre-O'' Strika]] he uses the diver helmet from ''Kre-O'' Battleship.
*In [[2015]], Hasbro started a poll on their Facebook page on which of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], and Omega Supreme fans would want as the next Titan Class figure in the Generations line. [[Trypticon (G1)#Generations|Trypticon]] won.
*Omega Supreme's voice in the cartoon is a combination of a downwards pitch shift and short delay, the echo effect in particular making his voice more "cavernous" sounding. Well, he is big.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Omega Supreme''' (オメガ・スプリーム ''Omega Supurīmu'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Szuper Omega'''
*''Italian:'' '''Megarobot'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Omega''' (Taiwan, 奧米加 ''Àomǐjiā''), '''Dàlì Jīngāng''' (China, 大力金刚, "Powerful Vajra")
*''Russian:'' '''Omegator''' (Омегатор)
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Omega Velychnyi''' (Омега Величний, "Grand Omega")

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/classics-11/japanese-hobby-magazine-scans-for-january-2008-164116/ Interview with Junichi Ishikawa, who was in charge of designing Omega Supreme and Sky Lynx at Tomy, detailing the story of how their Encore reissues came to be.]

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Astrotrain (G1)

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:''Astrotrain is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Astrotraing1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Choo Choo Rocket]]
'''Astrotrain''' loves to sow confusion. To this end, his [[Triple Changer]] abilities serve him well. Nothing pleases him more than confronting an Autobot in a dark corner and making him wonder if he's up against one Decepticon or two. He craves having this power over others. Single-minded, you may say, but when most of your time is spent transporting troops around, you have to take your jollies where you can. He wants more from life, but it's either fly the other Decepticons around, or get scrapped by them.

He also craves having power over a massive [[Astroforce|army of train drones]]. Follow your dreams, Astrotrain. Follow your dreams.

{{bigquote|It's always the same thing. I fly them to points unknown, exhaust all my fuel, and they get to have all the fun.|Astrotrain on his eternal role as the Decepticons' ride|"[[The Gambler]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Jack Angel]] (English), [[Takurō Kitagawa]] (Japanese)|[[Zhang Mingyu]] (Chinese), [[Jorge García]] (Latin American), [[Gerd Wiedenhofen]] (German, ''Hoist Goes Hollywood'' & The Movie), [[Reinhard Brock]] (German, ''The Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1''), [[Christoph Lindert]] (German, ''The Killing Jar'' Generation 1 Dub & ''Triple Takeover'' Generation 2 Dub), [[Walter von Hauff]] (German, ''Ghost in the Machine''), [[Gernot Duda]] (German, ''The Big Broadcast of 2006''), [[Holger Schwiers]] (German, ''The Burden Hardest to Bear''), [[Gerd Rigauer]] (German, ''Prime Target'' Generation 2), [[Tonio von der Meden]] (German, ''Ghost in the Machine'' Generation 2 Dub), [[Hélio Ribeiro]] (Portuguese), [[François Leccia]] (European French), [[Pierre Garin]] (European French, ''The God Gambit''), [[Albert Augier]] (European French, ''The Gambler''), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French, ''Triple Takeover''), [[Éric Legrand]] (European French, ''Chaos'')}}
[[File:AstrotrainTakeover.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|It doesn't matter if you're grey or white... if you're a boy or a girl...]]
Astrotrain arrived on [[Earth]] during the second year of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s campaign to conquer the planet and its energy resources. His activities prior to that point remain unclear, but he was first seen guarding human slaves in an energy mine following the Decepticon takeover of [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]]. When the Autobots returned from a brief exile in space, Astrotrain and his comrades were defeated and sent packing. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

He once transported Megatron to the [[Moon (moon)|moon]] where he and the Decepticons' leader attempted to jam Earth's radio waves. The attempt was interrupted by the arrival of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], [[Carly]], and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Astrotrain engaged in a bad pun, accused Omega Supreme of being too outdated to catch him, and then was the victim of a Cybertronian's impression of a sandworm (see image) before being thrown a few planetary diameters. {{storylink|Blaster Blues}}

[[File:Omegasupreme astrotrain.jpg|thumb|Behold my mighty hand!]]
Typically one of the more easy-going among the Decepticons, even Astrotrain isn't above letting a little power go to his head. While tracking [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]], he shot down the Autobot, who had been on a fuel scouting mission, and managed to trick the [[Titan (species)|people]] of [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] into believing that he was one of their [[Sky God]]s, so that they would mine [[energy crystal]]s for him and the Decepticons. Astrotrain used [[Jero]], a corrupt High Priest who was as fanatical as he was ruthless, to further his ends. However, the Autobots [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] arrived aboard Omega Supreme looking for Cosmos. Omega Supreme was virtually out of fuel after the trip, but the Autobots soon managed to refuel him using the energy crystals. Knowing that he, [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] alone couldn't beat Omega Supreme, Astrotrain destroyed the crystals in a fit of pique before flying off, leaving Jero to die like the worm he was. Harsh, Astrotrain, harsh. {{storylink|The God Gambit}}

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Astrotrain was used by Megatron to transport energy rich asteroid ore being mined by the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] in high orbit. Astrotrain maintained his shuttle mode so that [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] could load him with cargo. He apparently did not have very keen sensors in that form, as the Autobot Cosmos was able to very clumsily swipe some ore from his open cargo bay, then loudly fell over Astrotrain's side without the Decepticon even reacting. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

Astrotrain later transported [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] to the planet [[Monacus]] to check up on Decepticon sympathizer [[Gyconi|Lord Gyconi]]. When they learned that Gyconi had captured a number of Autobots and brainwashed them into mindless slaves, the Decepticons tried to stow them aboard Astrotrain to take them back to Megatron. However, their plan was stopped by [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] and [[Slizardo]], and the latter two followed Astrotrain into space as he escaped with his comrades. {{storylink|The Gambler}}

When [[Deceptitran]] sent word for assistance in overcoming [[Tlalakan]] rebels, Astrotrain transported Megatron and his warriors to that distant world to protect their energon horde. The rebellion gained Transformer aid of their own, though, and [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] and friends drove off the Decepticons and led the Tlalakans to freedom. {{storylink|Sea Change}}

[[File:TripleTakeover-ThrustAndAstrotrain.jpg|thumb|upright=1.05|"What have you got there, Astrotrain?" "Go away, Thrust. Nobody likes ''your'' style!"]]
However, the incident on Titan had given Astrotrain a taste of power, and he decided he liked it. With the help of [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], Astrotrain froze Megatron and Starscream in a sewer system in order to take over the Decepticons. He then created an army of trains to help him rule, thinking it was a good idea. Although he managed to amass a surprisingly large amount of [[energon cube]]s, the productive day ended with him flooding the entire city after bursting a water main. Worse, Megatron thawed out. The embarrassment of these incidents forced Astrotrain to creep back into the Decepticon ranks quietly... at [[fusion cannon]] point. {{storylink|Triple Takeover}}

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[[Chumley|Lord Chumley]] used Astrotrain's likeness as a lure to capture [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]]. Megatron later sent the real Astrotrain (as well as Blitzwing) to go negotiate with Chumley so they could team up to annihilate the Autobots. The Triple Changers arrived in time to see Optimus refuse to rescue a distressed young woman. Astrotrain was curious, but Blitzwing fell for the ruse and got stuck, so Astrotrain was left with no other option but going to the castle to free him. On his way there, Astrotrain found Chumley using a [[Chumley's arachnoid drones|robotic scorpion]] to fight Optimus Prime, and proposed Megatron's deal. Chumley responded by flinging the Decepticon away, hanging him up to the walls, and defusing his weapons. Astrotrain was frustrated and explained himself, but Chumley rejected the notion and claimed he'd rather have the help of an aardvark. But as Prime inched closer, Chumley panicked and freed the Decepticons, who promptly made their getaway. He learned that day, to never trust Decepticons. {{storylink|Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target}}

[[File:HoistGoesHollywood-AstrotrainClaws.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|No razors here, folks.]]
Megatron dispatched Astrotrain, Starscream, Ramjet, and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] in order to catch the [[Female Autobots]], making up for Shockwave's failure. Running into their leader, [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]], Astrotrain and Ramjet grabbed her and took her prisoner. When Optimus Prime arrived to rescue Elita, she kicked Astrotrain in the face, forcing him to lose his grip. He recovered and was able to celebrate Prime's apparent disintegration, later got zapped by the duo of [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and [[Firestar (G1)|Firestar]], and in shuttle mode he transported the retreating Decepticons away. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}} Megatron's next mission for Astrotrain was to go with Thrust and Ramjet to salvage Dirge and his cargo, who crashed in a swamp near a movie set. When they arrived, Astrotrain deployed a pair of claws to haul Dirge back, while a nearby [[Attack of the Alien Robots director|director]] filmed them. Once they returned to headquarters, Astrotrain informed Megatron of the film crew that was watching them as they carted the device, and the enraged Megatron set out to destroy the film. {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood (episode)|Hoist Goes Hollywood}}

Astrotrain transported Megatron, Starscream and Rumble to the lost Autobot colony of [[Antilla]], where they discovered the entire civilization had been wiped out by the deadly [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]]. Not heeding a holographic warning from the Autobots, Megatron ventured further into the colony and seized an [[Lightning Bug|advanced heat ray weapon]] from its storage chamber. As they left Antilla, a Cosmic Rust spore-filled asteroid appeared to chase after Astrotrain, prompting Megatron to test out of the power of the 'Lightning Bug' weapon on the space rock. The blast obliterated the asteroid, but the shrapnel from the explosion pierced Astrotrain's hull and punctured Megatron's chest plate, infecting him with Cosmic Rust. Oddly enough, Astrotrain was never infected. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

[[File:TFTM-AstrotrainCoronation.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.15|I guess you could say it's his... ''crowning moment''! Gah ha ha ha!]]
Astrotrain witnessed Starscream throw a fit over Megatron's obsession with Shockwave, and was surprised as everyone else when the Seeker shot Megatron in the back. But when Megatron overpowered his subordinate, Astrotrain was disgusted and allowed Starscream to be humiliated. He was then present for a battle with Starscream's new team of [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], but didn't contribute anything in particular. At the end of the day, Megatron ordered Astrotrain to take the traitorous Starscream and the Combaticons to an asteroid floating through space, where they would be banished forever. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}} Astrotrain could be glimpsed on the simulation of Megatron's [[orbit disruptor cannon]], but did not get to actually see it in person. {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

In the year [[2005]], he transported the Decepticons away after getting their aft-sections [[Battle of Autobot City|handed to them]] at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. He couldn't make it back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with the amount of weight on board, so they tossed [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|some]] [[Insecticon (G1)|dead]] [[Thundercracker (G1)|weight]] overboard. After that, Astrotrain served as the ring for the subsequent fight among the Decepticons to replace the ejected Megatron, where the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] formed [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] inside him (slag, Astrotrain is big!) and Rumble and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] used their piledrivers (slag, Astrotrain is sturdy!) Apparently, they all made it back fine, and Astrotrain was the one to crown Starscream during his coronation as the new [[Decepticon leader]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{note|Astrotrain’s involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series "[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]" and the storybook "[[Transformers the Movie (Ladybird adaptation)|Transformers the Movie]]."}}

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When the Decepticons lost their hold on Cybertron, Astrotrain went with the rest of them to [[Chaar]], where he was seen trying to deliver Energon cubes to the starving army. When he tried to take a cube for himself while the Constructicons were fighting amongst themselves for the energy, they merged into Devastator and kicked him aside. Devastator was then distracted by [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], and Astrotrain made another move for the cube, only to be shot by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. Such is life. When Cyclonus insulted the Decepticons for their behavior, Astrotrain somewhat notably mentioned that he knew [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] and Megatron "were the same guy". Cyclonus later stated that he needed energon as it was needed to revive Galvatron, and Astrotrain gave him the rest of his supplies. He got an inspirational speech in return. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}

When the Quintessons offered the Decepticons energon, Astrotrain joined his cohorts in the feasting, and when the Quintessons made a proposition, he agreed to go with it and went to battle the Autobots with everyone else. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} He later participated in a battle in space under unknown circumstances. {{storylink|The Killing Jar (episode)|The Killing Jar}}

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Astrotrain then helped Galvatron and the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] with the plan to destroy Cybertron with a [[death crystal cannon]], supervising the loading of the cannon with the deadly crystals. {{storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}}

[[File:GhostInTheMachine-AstrotrainPossessed.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Starscream! This is ''[[Furmanism|the worst case of indigestion I've ever had!]]'']]
Later on, when [[Scourge (G1)|intruders]] found their way inside [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], Astrotrain responded to the alarm but ended up being possessed by Starscream's [[Spark|ghost]] because of his useful cargo space. Starscream flew his body most of the way to [[Unicron]]'s head, then left it when he closed in on Cybertron, leaving Astrotrain to be shot down by the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]]. Astrotrain was then captured and interrogated by the Autobots, but was as confused as they were about why he had been flying so close to Cybertron all by himself. He was later released as a way of thanking Scourge for revealing Unicron's plans to them. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (G1)|Ghost in the Machine}}

Later, Astrotrain stumbled upon [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] in space and battled him until the two were suddenly interrupted by a laser barrage from the nearby [[Junkion (planet)|Planet of Junk]] and retreated. Astrotrain returned to Chaar to report this to Galvatron, who punched him in the face, insulted him and stated that he didn't care. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}

Astrotrain was later seen participating in a Decepticon attack on Japan, trying to ram a bullet train head-on, before being driven off by the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga=====
[[File:SRLF4 astrotrain snaps metroplex.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]]

Astrotrain joined the rest of the Decepticon forces in an assault on Autobot HQ in [[Arizona]]. This acted as a cover for Soundwave's covert operations in [[Japan]] (which were ultimately foiled).{{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 2|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #2}}

Later, when the Autobots began construction of the battle fortress [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]], Astrotrain was assigned to carry out surveillance of the project with [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]]. Using Reflector's camera mode to capture images of Scramble City's transformations, Astrotrain brought the images back to Megatron so he could deduce whether or not it was powerful enough to stand up to their own near-complete battle station, [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3}}
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=====''The Battle of the Star Gate''=====
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In the mid-1990s, Astrotrain ferried the Decepticons through space for their attack on the orbital interstellar teleportation platform known as the ''[[Trigger]]'', created as part of a joint effort between the Autobots and the American government. His shuttle mode serving as the perfect disguise to allow the villains to draw in close before striking, he raised brief suspicion by not matching any known Earthly spacecraft, but when Starscream and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] deployed from within him and flew on ahead, the impossible sight of jets flying in outer space led the ''Trigger''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew to believe Astrotrain and his passengers were Autobots. This fatal mistake led to the deaths of three of the four-man crew at the Decepticons' hands before the Autobots arrived to rout the villains. Astrotrain transformed for battle ''without'' changing size and entered the fray as a gigantic robot, but even his huge size couldn't win the day, and the Decepticons withdrew. {{storylink|First Contact (Star Gate)|First Contact}}

Several months later, Astrotrain was employed by Starscream to carry the large payload of energon cubes he had gathered through a deal with the Prime Minister of Japan back to [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Earth)|Decepticon Headquarters]]. When the Decepticons came under attack by the Autobots, Astrotrain took flight, but his escape was barricaded by the time-displaced ghost of Starscream from the future (yes, really), {{storylink|Activation}} who spirited the present-day Starscream and the energon cubes away to the ''Trigger''. Astrotrain nervously reported this baffling turn of events to his leader, then joined with all the other Decepticons and Autobots in attacking the twin Starscreams, who had fused their body with the ''Trigger''. The battle ended when Optimus Prime and Megatron combined their power to destroy Starscream's new body, but the backwash from the explosion was so powerful that Astrotrain and all the other Transformers were sent hurtling down to Earth in uncontrolled re-entry, and were not heard from again for many months. {{storylink|The Battle of the Star Gate}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
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Astrotrain, Blitzwing, and [[Octane]] were amongst the troops serving under [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] in Trypticon on Earth in the year 2011. Together, they helped Sixshot distract [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and his warriors from assisting the Autobots' forces on Cybertron when Galvatron staged a major attack on the planet. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} The three were later dispatched to protect Trypticon from an attack by the Autobot Triple Changers [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], and [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], unaware that it was just a distraction to allow [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Twincast]] to infiltrate the base. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}} He also served as Galvatron's personal transport to the planet [[Praum]], where the Decepticons had set a trap for the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]. {{storylink|The Four-Million-Year-Old Veil of Mystery}} He also transported Galvatron and [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundblaster]] to Earth from Chaar, where they prepared their strike on Cybertron. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Astrotrain then went into Earth's orbit to help steal the energy-gathering satellite known as [[Sol 1]], {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} and much later he witnessed [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] reveal his gigantic [[transtector]] at [[Zarak (planet)|Zarak]]. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}

Astrotrain joined the rest of the Decepticon forces in the [[Arctic]] for [[Scorponok (G1)|MegaZarak]]'s final assault on the Earth. When the Autobots proved victorious, he and the rest of the Decepticons were driven from the Earth and into the reaches of space. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}
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=====''Legends'' comic=====
When [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]] attempted to overthrow Megatron in the 1980s, he blasted Astrotrain and some other Decepticons to establish dominance. {{storylink|Slugslinger's Ambition}} Astrotrain was part of a group of Decepticons who fell in a pitfall trap prepared by [[Twin Twist]], but being Decepticons, they simply flew back out. {{storylink|Jumpstarter Chapter#Operation: Destroy the Decepticons|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}

Under Scorponok's command, Astrotrain was battling [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s forces in space when Scorponok detonated a nearby [[black hole]], infecting Autobots and Decepticons alike with [[blackball|miniature black holes]] that doomed their bodies to shrink into nothingness. They only survived by giving up their bodies and converting their heads into small [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] forms. {{storylink|Headmaster Chapter Prologue}} Astrotrain traveled to the [[Legends World]] and worked for [[Tera-Kura Co.|Decepticon Tera-Kura Co.]], but was hard pressed to transport much of anything in his tiny new form and ended up losing his job as cargo transporter to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. Fortunately, he encountered roboticist and fugitive [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] and blackmailed him into building him a [[transtector]] in exchange for protection from the police, after which his ambition grew and he made plans to conquer the world. By forming the [[Astrotrain Transport Company]] and promising new employees free copies of his transtector, he lured in other bodiless Headmasters, then used restrain devices in the transtectors to enslave them and make them his personal army. The plan failed when his egotistical refusal to share energon with his soldiers led to the deactivation of the restraint devices, and he was buried in trains as the freed Headmasters sent their transtectors crashing into him. In the end, Astrotrain settled for using his train mode to run a commuter service instead. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 40|Bonus Edition Vol. 40}}

During [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s rampage across [[Akihabara]], he picked up Astrotrain's train and swallowed all its occupants whole, including Astrotrain. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 43|Bonus Edition Vol. 43}} His train was later seen traveling across a bridge over the rebuilt "Neo Akihabara City", {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} and he was among the victims of [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]]'s [[anti-electron]] assault. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 55|Bonus Edition Vol. 55}} After an evening of drinking with Blitzwing and putting up with his boasting, Astrotrain was caught up in a Quintesson attack on the Legends World and used his transtector to shoot down one of the attacking [[Overcharge (G1)|Overcharges]], allowing Blitzwing to modify it into a body for himself. He was surprised to learn that another Overcharge had been Blitzwing himself from the distant past, but the novelty quickly wore off and he was soon getting sick of his buddy's stories again. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 59|Bonus Edition Vol. 59}}

When the Legends World was threatened by plasma energy bombs, Astrotrain was one of many transports used to evacuate the population back to the OG World. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two|Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two}} Arriving first in [[2023]], Astrotrain joined the Autobots and Decepticons on the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]]. He helped their old allies the [[Beastformer]]s in their conflicts against the [[Laser Beast]]s. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 1}}

=====''Super-God Masterforce'' manga=====
"Astrotrain" joined several legendary Decepticons in battle against [[Ginrai (human)|Super Ginrai]]. "Astrotrain" was ultimately revealed to be nothing more than a holographic illusion created by [[Giga]]. {{storylink|Burn, Super Soul! The New Commander Super Ginrai!}}

====Madman ''The Transformers'' comic====
In the year [[2001]], the Decepticons had managed to conquer Cybertron completely. As the Autobots evacuated off-planet, Astrotrain was one of the many space-worthy Decepticons who pursued them into orbit and attacked. {{storylink|The Transformers (Madman)|The Transformers}}

====''Mars Attacks: The Transformers''====
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Astrotrain was among the Decepticons who were defeated by the Autobots after a battle in a city. When the city was subsequently invaded by [[Martian]]s, the Decepticons attempted to team up with them, only to be double-crossed. The Decepticons instead formed an alliance with the Autobots to see off the Martians, and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] even saved Astrotrain from one of the Martian war robots, though they agreed to continue hating each other. {{storylink|Mars Attacks: The Transformers}}
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====Ask Vector Prime====
When [[gbwiki:Gong|Gong]] and [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] got together for a little mischief, they spiced up the [[Battle of Autobot City]] with some [[GoBot]]s. In this new timeline, Astrotrain participated in the assault on [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardian]] City and killed [[gbwiki:Apollo|Apollo]]. Megatron battled [[Leader-1 (GoBots)|Leader-1]] and fell in battle, and the Decepticons retreated aboard Astrotrain.

Then reality changed again, and the Decepticons now co-existed with the [[Renegade]]s. Astrotrain ordered his passengers to jettison weight, and they promptly did so. The group then turned their attention to nominating the next leader of the Renegade-Decepticon alliance, which quickly turned into a free-for-all. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}}

====''Deviations''====
In a universe where Megatron didn't survive his duel with Optimus, Astrotrain ferried the defeated Decepticons off of Earth and back to Cybertron, pausing only to jettison the casualties of the battle. Unsurprisingly, Starscream seized the title of Decepticon leader, and Astrotrain was present for his coronation on Cybertron... a coronation that was interrupted by Unicron. When Starscream pledged allegiance to Unicron and became "Megascream", Astrotrain was one of the Decepticons who received an upgrade as part of the deal.

During Unicron's final attack on Cybertron, Astrotrain accompanied Megascream when the Decepticon leader tried to steal the Matrix. Astrotrain's new upgrade allowed him to merge with his leader, and the five Decepticons transformed into a massive combiner that flattened Optimus. Astrotrain was presumably killed when Hot Rod opened the Matrix shortly afterwards. {{storylink|Transformers: Deviations|Deviations}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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''Astrotrain was one of Lord [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]]'s warriors on Cybertron, operating out of [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]] in [[Polyhex]]. At [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s demand, he [[Communicube|called]] a group of Decepticons back from a planned assassination attempt on [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] and the Autobot leaders, leaving all the Decepticons unaware that it was actually a ploy by the Autobots to wipe them out.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

''Some time later, Megatron was teleported to Cybertron alongside [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Straxus came to see Megatron as a liability and sought to take control of his more powerful body. Astrotrain witnessed the mind-swapping process, unaware that it had gone awry upon its completion, leaving both Megatron and Straxus trapped within the same frame.''{{storylink|Resurrection!}}

[[File:Ratbatcratercritters.jpg|left|thumb|"Thus, my new fuel economy plan will increase fuel efficiency. Any other questions, Astrotrain?" "Yeah. What the hell did you just say, Ratbat?"]]
Later still, Astrotrain and his fellow Triple Changers were commissioned by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] to investigate the loss of his [[Wash and Roll|priceless cargo]] that had arrived on Earth via a low-cost freighter, but hadn't checked in as scheduled. Additionally, while on Earth, the trio were tasked with enlisting the aid of a human with access to many "bucks" and connections to the automotive industry, to further help the Decepticons acquire fuel. Upon making contact with the crashed ship, Astrotrain and his companions were infected with [[Scraplet]]s, and began to slowly waste away. The Autobots [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] came upon the site as well, and the Decepticons reveled at the chance at some destructive fun before their demise. Though Goldbug escaped, Astrotrain, Blitzwing, and Octane cornered Blaster {{storylink|Crater Critters}} and took him prisoner. The group then holed up inside the ship, and Astrotrain updated Ratbat on their situation, urging him to send them a cure for the Scraplets. Instead, Ratbat sent over the captured [[Throttlebot]]s with canisters of acid, instructing them to eliminate all of the infected. Lucky for them, Blaster's friends had managed to re-discover the [[Water|strange and wondrous chemical]] that acted as a cure for Scraplets, and prepared to use said cure instead. But Blaster, who had gotten himself infected as well during his fight with the Triple Changers, instructed the Autobots not to use the cure: he would rather die than be instrumental in allowing a Decepticon to live. Goldbug's hand was forced against Blaster's wishes when thousands of Scraplets combined to form a monster, and the only ones with enough firepower to take it down were the Decepticons. All those within the crater were doused with water, and the Triple Changers made short work of the remaining Scraplets. Following their victory, Astrotrain showed quick thinking when he identified a nearby [[G.B. Blackrock]] as a useful asset and [[stroboscopic opticon|hypnotically gained control of him]], thus ensuring the viability of [[Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom|Ratbat's greatest plan]]. The Triple Changers then beat a hasty retreat, hauling away Ratbat's cargo. {{storylink|The Cure!}}

After delivering the [[Wash and Roll|cargo]] to its intended destination, the Triple Changers linked up with Shockwave's Decepticons on Earth, {{storylink|Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom}} who soon fell under Ratbat's command. Astrotrain joined the Decepticons in an assault on the Autobot crews of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and [[Steelhaven (G1)|Steelhaven]] on Earth's moon. {{storylink|Totaled!}} Relocated to the [[Arctic]], Astrotrain was among the Decepticons who rushed to defend themselves from an apparently hostile [[Semper Tyrannis|ship]] before it was revealed that the ship also contained Decepticons. When Ratbat and [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]]'s armies temporarily came to blows thanks to [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] manipulating both sides, Astrotrain was seen rolling over [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] and [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] in the melee. {{storylink|Cold War!}} Once the Decepticons united against a nearby Autobot regiment, Astrotrain again saw action when he ionically-disrupted the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]], [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]]. Both factions quickly learned they were both victims of Starscream's manipulations, and united to stop the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] from attaining the power of the legendary [[Underbase]]. Through their efforts, Starscream was prevented from taking in all but a tiny fraction of the Underbase's energies. Unfortunately, this was still enough to endow the Seeker with unimaginable might. Three squads were formed to tackle Starscream as he attacked three different Earth cities, with Astrotrain being assigned to look over [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina. He was destroyed, alongside the other Decepticon triple changers, in a blast of cosmic power. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
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When [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] was completed in [[2004]], Astrotrain was one of several Decepticons brought by Shockwave to attack the opening day festivities. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

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[[File:Astrotrain space pirates.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|You can't stop the Train, baby!]]
''In [[2005]], after the [[Battle of Autobot City]] went pear-shaped, Astrotrain acted as emergency escape transport for the Decepticons. However, he wasn't properly fueled for such a flight, and requested his passengers jettison some weight for the flight home.'' {{storylink|The Planet-Eater!}} ''He was present when Megatron returned as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] to overthrow the usurper, Starscream, and joined the returning Decepticon leader in another attack against the Autobots on Earth.'' {{storylink|Judgment Day!}}

In [[2008]], the Decepticons were tipped by the [[Quintesson]]s to an opportunity for wiping the Autobots off the face of Cybertron. Astrotrain acted as point-man for the invasion, not only leading the air force of flying [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], Triple Changers and [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]], but also acting as transport for [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Commander Soundwave]] and the legion of ground troopers in his cargo hold. Things turned sour when the Quintessons ambushed the Decepticons on their way to [[Autobase]], though: Astrotrain was forced to dump the soldiers in his hold and quickly transform in order to greet their adversaries. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}
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=====The Big Broadcast of 2006=====
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In an alternate future of [[2006]], Astrotrain discovered that the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] appeared to all be hypnotized. He flew to [[Chaar]] and timidly approached [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] with his report. Galvatron angrily hit him into a rock face and declared that he cared nothing about what the Junkions were up to. He told Astrotrain he should leave, so he did. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}

=====Rhythms of Darkness!=====
In [[Primax 490.0 Gamma|an alternate version]] of [[2009]], Unicron had destroyed Cybertron and the Decepticons (under [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]]'s command) controlled America. Astrotrain and Octane were seen defending the [[Decepticon Powerbase]] from one last, desperate Autobot assault. They shot down the [[Pretender]] [[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]], when he was disrupting the base's force field. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

=====Earthforce=====
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Astrotrain happily worked for Shockwave's faction in the [[Decepticon Civil War]], along with his fellow Triple Changers. He took the time to slug it out with [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] after the [[Enclave]] between Shockwave and Megatron went sour. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}} Thanks to an inside informant, Astrotrain and the other Triple Changers joined Shockwave in surprising Megatron at an energon shipment rendez-vous point, overpowering him with blaster fire until the Decepticon leader fell off the side of a cliff. {{storylink|Secrets (G1)|Secrets}}

With [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] in command, Astrotrain joined a massive Decepticon offensive against the Autobot [[Earthbase]]. Their goal was to kill some Autobots, while also distracting them as [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] looted a human [[oil tanker]] in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. Both goals proved fruitless, and the Decepticons were driven off. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}} Later, Astrotrain and Blitzwing received an SOS from their fellow Triple Changer, Octane, who had somehow driven himself into the middle of a military testing range. After they fended off some live ammunition that threatened to set off their tanker truck comrade, Astrotrain and Blitzwing learned that Octane had been "playing" again, attacking human vehicles for sport, when [[Jazz (G1)|one of them]] led him on a merry chase right into his current predicament. Infuriated by the idiot's antics, Astrotrain happily buggered off and left him. {{storylink|Manoeuvres!}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
Astrotrain showed up among a crowd of Decepticons all fired up to tackle the [[Cybertronian (faction)|armies]] of [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], just before they pretty much got slaughtered. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

====''Classics''====
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[[File:Astrotraincrossingovershuttle.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Astrotrain is relieved he only has to carry five Constructicons now.]]
[[File:Devastatormegatronastrotraincrossingover.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Clearly, Astrotrain's interior is bigger than it looks.]]
Astrotrain's carcass lay undiscovered at the bottom of the sea for ten years until [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] managed to find him. His remains were excavated piece by piece by enslaved [[human]]s and transported to Megatron's base of operations within the wrecked [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] in northern [[Canada]]. Using incomplete schematics and Megatron's memories of Astrotrain's old body, Astrotrain was finally reconstructed. Astrotrain was immediately put in charge of finding the remnants of the rest of the Decepticons who fell at the hands of the [[Underbase]]-powered Starscream, plus the unpleasant task of carting them back to their headquarters. This morbid job took its toll on Astrotrain, who yearned for real battle. He at one point snapped upon discovering a human space station in Earth's orbit, his last refuge from the organic vermin, and went on a two-day long rampage, sending several satellites raining down onto the planet's surface. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 14|Astrotrain's profile in Club magazine #14}}

After the appearance of the mysterious crossdimensional Decepticon [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]], Astrotrain and the other rebuilt Decepticons under Megatron's command traveled to [[South America]] to investigate an equally mysterious power source that seemed to share traits with Landquake. En route, they were attacked by [[Walter Barnett (G1)|Walter Barnett]]'s [[Armored Robot Hunters|RUNT]] squad. {{storylink|Crossing Over, Part 2}} Astrotrain managed to shake off these interlopers just before [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and his Autobots arrived in search of this same power source, and a new battle between the factions began in the jungles surrounding the power source. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 3}} As the battle escalated, Astrotrain joined with some of his peers in surrounding [[Mirage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Mirage]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus]], {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 5}} but ultimately, Megatron was forced to call for a withdrawal. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 6}}

Megatron soon granted the mysterious [[Bug Bite (GoBots)|Bug Bite]] and his rogue group of Decepticons an audience. However, Astrotrain and the other Decepticons under Megatron's command were forcibly implanted with reverse-engineered [[cerebro-shell]]s. Bug Bite's plan was cut short when a jammer activated by [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] disabled the shells, and a fight soon erupted between Megatron's Decepticons, Bug Bite's Decepticons, and the Autobots under [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]]' command. {{storylink|Games of Deception}}

When Megatron ended the [[Decepticon Civil War]] with [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], Astrotrain was stationed aboard Starscream's warship. He informed his captain when the fortress below began powering down their weapons, thanks to the [[Seacon (G1)|traitors]] in Bludgeon's ranks eliminating the [[Pretender]]. {{storylink|At Fight's End}}

====''Regeneration One''====
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[[File:Megatrons zombie army loose ends 2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Ohh, for God's sake! He's got an arm off!]]
Years after being killed by an Underbase-powered Starscream, Astrotrain was reanimated by Megatron and further lobotomized so that he would unquestioningly follow orders. Pressed into service as part of Megatron's [[zombie]] army in [[2012]], Astrotrain was part of a detachment ordered to chase down [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] and the [[Wrecker]]s. When [[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Skywarp]] managed to subdue Kup, Astrotrain was ordered by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] to return him to Megatron. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 2}} He and the other zombified Cybertronians were offlined permanently once [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Regeneration One|Circuit Smasher]] frizzle-fried the Ark's computer, [[Aunty|Auntie]]. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}} After Megatron's defeat, all of the deactivated zombies were piled into a large pit by the Autobots and obliterated from orbit. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}}
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====''Transformers '84''====
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As the [[Great War (G1)|war]] raged on Cybertron, Astrotrain was one of many Autobots and Decepticons seen in battle with one another. {{storylink|Transformers '84 issue 0|'84 #0}}
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===''Find Your Fate Junior''===
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====Autobot Alert!====
[[File:AutobotAlertAstrotrain.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"You win this round, squirrel!"]]
Astrotrain took part in a Decepticon ploy to take over Earth's communication satellites. Ferrying troops and weapons from Earth to the Decepticons’ ships in orbit, Astrotrain may have unknowingly been infiltrated by Hot Rod and Bumblebee. If so, Hot Rod may have commandeered Astrotrain's military controls to fire upon Cyclonus.

In another possible scenario, Astrotrain was sent into a wild spin out into space when the Autobots successfully sabotaged the Decepticons’ computer systems. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}
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====Project Brain Drain====
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Astrotrain was stationed at the Decepticons’ lab, charged with guarding the [[Brain Drain device]], with which the Decepticons planned to syphon away the Earthlings’ intelligence and transmute it into energy. In one possible scenario, he was one of the few Decepticons too afraid of Galvatron to desert his post when a squad of Autobots stormed the lab. He was unsuccessful in fending them off. {{storylink|Project Brain Drain}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Astrotrain warwithin.jpg|thumb|Finally, I get to fight instead of carry people.]]
When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] needed a major distraction to infiltrate the subsectors of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and establish Cybertron as a living war world, he sent Shockwave to command a full frontal assault against the Autobot capital. Astrotrain was among the many Decepticons who aided Shockwave in this siege {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} and aided several of his fellow airborne Decepticons in destroying bridges leading out of the Autobot stronghold. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} As the Decepticons managed to breach the Autobots' final defenses, Astrotrain came down to the ground to help in mopping up the last of the enemy soldiers. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} The Decepticons evacuated the area when [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] destroyed the place. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}}

Later on, after Megatron's disappearance led to a factioning of the Decepticon army, Astrotrain began serving with Starscream's [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacons]]. One of the group's attempt to secure a plenty of energon was foiled by the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]], led by Grimlock, who managed to distract Astrotrain and his teammates long enough to swipe their goods and make a quick getaway with them. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}}

The Predacons remained the only major hold out among the factions when [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] negotiated a great peace between the Autobots and Decepticons due to low energon reserves planet-wide. Astrotrain and the Predacons attempted to prevent the peace treaty and the consolidation of their opponents, but their efforts were in vain until the surprise return of Megatron with his new [[Air Warrior|Aerospace Extermination Squadron]], thousands of super-charged warriors grown from [[Quintesson]] cloning technology. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}}

The Decepticons managed to establish an [[Age of Internment]] until [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] finally returned to free the Autobots and equalize the sides once more. After the disappearance of the [[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]] and its crew, Astrotrain and his fellow future Triple Changers, Octane and Blitzwing, began serving directly under Shockwave's command. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}} Some time into Shockwave's reign, [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]] took over the Decepticons and posed as Shockwave to retain command over the other full-sized Transformers in the ranks. Astrotrain was among the troops duped by the diminutive 'bot into launching an all-out offensive, despite their resources being at an all-time low. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}} During what was meant to be a suicide mission, the Decepticons nearly claimed victory against the Autobots... until both factions' Micromasters turned up to put an end to the conflict. After the miniature 'bots began brandishing about Shockwave's decapitated head, the Decepticon forces got spooked and fled the battlefield. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}}

When Shockwave learned how to perfect his Triple Changer process after the [[Great Shutdown]], due to [[Unicron]]ian technology he pilfered from [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], Astrotrain was one of the first to benefit from the procedure.

In 2003, Astrotrain, along with [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], Blitzwing, [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] and Octane arrived with Shockwave on [[Earth]] to place the Earth-bound Transformers under arrest for war crimes and take them back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|New World Order}} {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}} They took Optimus Prime and most of his troops into custody, ferrying them back to the homeworld. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} But Optimus and his followers were soon freed from their cells, leading to an Autobot insurrection of Shockwave's regime. Astrotrain guarded Shockwave's tower during the uprising, keeping Kup, Prowl, and Arcee from breaching its perimeter. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}} Despite his best efforts, the Autobots were victorious, and the bulk of the Decepticon forces were taken prisoners. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

Despite Shockwave's defeat, Astrotrain and Blitzwing remained his loyal servants, and helped him set up a base of operations in Cybertron's wastelands. While on monitor duty, the pair spotted what appeared to be a derelict wandering about their perimeter. Shockwave sent out both triple-changers to investigate, and they made short work of the [[Air Warrior]] they found. While they were puzzling over what it was doing on Cybertron, they were ambushed by [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]], who informed them that Megatron had returned to retake control of his troops! This news caused Astrotrain to switch loyalties, while Blitzwing was destroyed. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:ArtofWar3 OmegaSupreme Sixshot Astrotrain.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|I choo choo choom you! And there's a picture of a trai...er, space shuttle]]
As part of [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s forces on Cybertron, Astrotrain attacked an Autobot peace ceremony alongside [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], Blitzwing and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]. The Autobots responded by activating [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], who blasted Astrotrain out of the air. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} When he opted to fight on ground level instead and wounded a [[Optimus Prime's rescuees|civilian]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] landed on top of him after falling from the sky, then proceeded to pummel the Triple Changer into the ground. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}
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===''The Beast Within''===
Astrotrain participated in an all-out Decepticon offensive against the Autobots. During its initial stages, the battle swayed in the Decepticons’ favour, and Astrotrain fired away at Powerglide as the Decepticon triple-changer stood atop the defeated Red Alert. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
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When [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] wanted to have a peaceful chat with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] in the early days of the Decepticon revolt, Astrotrain and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] held [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] hostage to make sure Orion didn't get any funny ideas. {{storylink|The Hunt for Soundwave}} This went well until Autobot reinforcements arrived, at which point Astrotrain was punched out by [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]]. {{storylink|Cause and Effect}} He later transported the Decepticons back to [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] after they saved Orion Pax from [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]]'s attack on [[Nyon]]. {{storylink|Choices}} Astrotrain later dropped Orion Pax and Megatron into Zeta Prime's citadel and after Zeta Prime's death, Megatron broke the alliance between him and Orion's unit. {{storylink|Overthrown}} When Megatron was defeated in combat with Orion-turned-Optimus Prime, [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] brought him to safety him by flying past on Astrotrain and grabbing him off the ground. {{storylink|Endgame}}

Looking to punish Megatron for leading the Decepticons into defeat, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] had Astrotrain carry his damaged leader into space and drop him off near [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]]. {{storylink|Derelicts}} Following a failed attack on [[Starsreach Spaceport]], [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]'s troops retreated on board Astrotrain, who brought them to the [[Toraxxis mega-refinery|Toraxxis crater]] on Scorponok's orders. {{storylink|Unleashed}} Astrotrain then took [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] to the planet of [[Canis Tor]] in order to recruit the wayward [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] back into the Decepticon fold. {{storylink|Primacy issue 2|Primacy #2}}

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In the wake of [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]'s world-ending rampage, {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1}}, Cybertron left was unable to support life and as the Cybertronian race fled to the stars Astrotrain fell under Starscream's command. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 5|Infiltration #5}} In the mid-19th century, Starscream formed a brief alliance with a swarm of [[Dire Wraith]]s led by [[Vekktral]] in the hopes of stealing an [[energon synthesizer]] that had been developed by the [[Solstar Order]] to nourish their Cybertronian recruit [[Stardrive]]. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 2|Shining Armor #2}}

Astrotrain adopted a new [[alternate mode]] based off a [[Galactic Council]] shuttle and used it to ferry the Wraiths, disguised as Council representatives, to the Solstar Order station ''[[Orchid Crossing]]'' over the icy world of [[Xetaxxis]]. Vekktral soon revealed himself as a Wraith imposter and Astrotrain transformed into robot mode and opened fire on the [[Space Knight]]s, killing [[Auxin]], before he himself was pinned down by [[Sata]]. The situation quickly worsened when the Autobots arrived, {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 1|Shining Armor #1}} and an attempt by the Dire Wraiths to assimilate [[Sky Blast (G1)|Sky Blast]] turned him into an uncontrollable monster. Deciding to use the chaos to his advantage, Starscream told Astrotrain to aid him in retrieving the synthesizer, which was cut short when [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] sabotaged the station and sent it tumbling towards the planet below. Starscream ordered Astrotrain to evacuate the Dire Wraiths in his shuttle mode; as the Decepticons and Wraiths regrouped, Vekktral used Astrotrain's sensors to deduce that the Wraith/Cybertronian hybrid had survived reentry.
{{storylink|Shining Armor issue 2|Shining Armor #2}}

[[File:ShiningArmor3-AstrotrainAndVekktral.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|[[Vekktral|He]]'s goin' off the rails on a crazy train.]]
The Decepticons caught up with the monster as it rampaged through a [[Xetaxxan|Xetaxxian]] village and eventually burned itself out, though Vekktral was enthusiastic about trying again, Starscream made it clear that it wouldn't be his men that Vekktral sacrificed. While Starscream and the [[Conehead]]s headed off to retrieve the synthesizer from the wreckage, Astrotrain hung back with Vekktral and his Wraiths to spring a trap for the Autobots. When a group of Xetaxxans — preying on [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] 's sympathy for the natives — revealed themselves as Wraiths, Astrotrain crashed through a wall to ferry Vekktral into battle, forcing Magnus to fight a rearguard action while Bumblebee and Sata made a beeline for the station. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 3|Shining Armor #3}}

In the ensuing melee, Astrotrain wisely stuck to the sidelines and merely watched as Magnus battled — and eventually succumbed to — the swarm of Wraiths, observing with some discomfort as Vekktral used his [[magic]] to merge with the Autobot into another monstrous fusion. Astrotrain rejoined the other Decepticons as the Wraith-Magnus led the charge against the Autobot-Knight alliance... but was unprepared for Vekktral to backstab his mechanical allies, intending to turn them into more Wraith hybrids. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 4|Shining Armor #4}} Ensnared by Wraiths, Astrotrain was rescued by Blitzwing; the two Triple Changers joined Starscream as he announced a new plan: to grab the synthesizer and get off world as fast as possible. Stardrive tailed them and managed to rip off Starscream's wings, forcing Astrotrain to carry their humiliated leader offworld as the Seeker detonated the energon synthesizer so that the Autobots couldn't have it either. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 5|Shining Armor #5}}

[[File:Infiltration5 AstrotrainImwaiting.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|left|Not even alien invasions can stop Astrotrain from updating his blog.]]

A century later, Astrotrain was still a part of Starscream's squad, now operating under the [[infiltration protocol]]. They arrived and worked covertly on [[Earth]] for at least four years, working to destabilize Earth's governing organizations and create global anarchy. Astrotrain oversaw the extraction and refinement of the mysterious, Energon-like substance, [[Ore-13]], {{storylink|Infiltration issue 5|Infiltration #5}} but despite having sampled its power, he was unwilling to stand alongside Starscream against Megatron. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6|Infiltration #6}}

Later on, he took Starscream's place as the Earthbound Decepticon Infiltration Unit's second-in-command under Megatron, and continued to oversee the Ore-13 research. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} During Megatron's scheme to escalate the tensions between [[Brasnya]] and [[Russia]], Astrotrain served as air cover for their ground forces, but was severely damaged by [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] {{storylink|Escalation issue 4|Escalation #4}} {{storylink|Escalation issue 5|Escalation #5}} and later retreated.

After being humiliated in battle with Optimus Prime, Megatron ordered [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] to come to Earth several phases before his presence is normally requested. Upon hearing this, the wire in Astrotrain's forehead nearly exploded, but Megatron told him to shut up. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6|Escalation #6}}

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Astrotrain was involved in Megatron's plot in the country of Latveria. He helped supercharge his fellow Decepticons with energy siphoned from [[Spider-Man]] as part of the Decepticons' "[[Mirror response mode]]." {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Two}} While other Decepticons helped fend off the combined forces of the Autobots and the Avengers, Astrotrain remained within the Decepticons' Latverian installation at Megatron's side. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Three}} When Megatron headed outside to deal with the opposition personally, Spider-Man broke free of his restraints, and Astrotrain attempted to subdue the super-hero once more. Unexpectedly, he was stunned by [[Doctor Doom]], the human villain being spiteful over Megatron's recent betrayal. After Earth's heroes managed to destroy the "Psycho-Prism" integral to Megatron's scheme, the Decepticon leader recognized that the current mission no longer served a purpose. Megatron warped Astrotrain and the rest of his troops away from the battlefield before retreating himself. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Four}}

Witnessing his leader straying further from protocol every nano-klik but knowing none of them would dare tell Megatron he was wrong, Astrotrain decided to do the unthinkable, something no sane Transformer would ever do except as a very last resort: deliberately reactivate Starscream so he could do it ''for'' them. {{storylink|Devastation issue 1|Devastation #1}} {{storylink|Devastation issue 2|Devastation #2}}

[[File:Devastation6 shownomercy.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.95|Don't cross the streams, Blitzwing!]]
When the alien [[Reaper]]s suddenly attacked their headquarters, {{storylink|Devastation issue 4|Devastation #4}} Astrotrain left his post (forcing Blitzwing to cover for him) to plot how to exploit the situation with Starscream (though he was openly concerned if the plan failed they'd be dead). The plan worked: Starscream successfully removed Sixshot from the board and attacked the Reapers, at which point Astrotrain popped up in the command bunker to go "look at how brave Starscream is bravely attacking the Reapers by himself!". Megatron deduced what was going on behind his back, but instead of punishment, led the Decepticons into battle. {{storylink|Devastation issue 5|Devastation #5}} After the destruction of the Reapers, Astrotrain expressed surprise at their victory and callously declared that the deaths of [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] were acceptable losses. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}

[[File:AHM3 Astrotrain.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|Somebody didn't mind the gap.]]
A year later, the Decepticons on Earth, including Astrotrain, defeated the Autobots on the planet in a mighty battle. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}} {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} As the Decepticons subsequently began conquering the planet, Astrotrain carried on being by-the-book and tactically minded in the attack on [[New York City]], suggesting they send the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] to handle ground forces to avoid ballistic attacks. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2|All Hail Megatron #2}} [[Marissa Faireborn]] would watch as Astrotrain and his fellow Decepticons went on a rampage through the city. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}}

He also took to the subway lines in locomotive form to eradicate the humans hiding in the subway stations. Inexplicably, his train mode was seen to resemble an outdated steam locomotive instead of the diesel freight engine it had been a year earlier. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 3|All Hail Megatron #3}} Astrotrain was one of many Decepticons to listen to Megatron's speech about conquest. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 4|All Hail Megatron #4}} He later watched Starscream try to take control of the Decepticons using [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], although the revolt was interrupted by the arrival of human jets from [[Europe]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}} This was soon followed by the return of the exiled Autobots, at which point Astrotrain wrestled with [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] and laughed at the Autobots when they were seemingly retreating (in reality, they were just [[Omega Supreme (G1)|making room]]). Astrotrain was then tackled into a building by Roadbuster, who commented that the Decepticon was a "lightweight". {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} Megatron and his army were defeated, {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}} and Astrotrain served as their escape vehicle as they fled Earth. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 13|Uneasy Lies the Head}}

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Three years later, Astrotrain was stationed on the desolate asteroid base where Starscream was in charge. He responded to [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]]'s infiltration of the base, but ended up running straight past the intruder without noticing. {{storylink|Heart Like a Wheel}} When Megatron finally returned to take back command, Astrotrain and the other Decepticons watched him brutally punish Starscream for his actions. {{storylink|Spotlight: Megatron}} They then followed Megatron back to Earth for revenge. There, Astrotrain was present when Megatron was approached by a lone Optimus Prime, and was ordered to stop the Autobot when he apparently tried to escape. As it turned out, Prime was only getting some distance away from the imminent impact of a satellite he had arranged to be dropped on the Decepticons from space. Astrotrain and his comrades were blown sky high from the ensuing explosion. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}}

Megatron then let himself be captured by the Autobots and taken to Cybertron, where he used the [[space bridge]] technology built into in his new body to summon Astrotrain and the other Decepticons who were waiting on Earth. {{storylink|The Question}} At first they did battle with the Autobots, but were soon mind-controlled by [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] into combining with his [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]] army and forming a huge monster. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} After the war, Astrotrain was among a Cybertronian crowd recruited by Starscream to pressure [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] into revealing one of his secret discoveries below ground on Cybertron. After following Starscream underground, they witnessed [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]], a dying [[Titan (group)|Titan]], declare that Starscream was the Cybertronian destined to unite their whole race. Astrotrain and the other Cybertronians celebrated by carrying Starscream on their shoulders through Iacon. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}}

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In spite of his support of Starscream, Astrotrain's true loyalty lay with Shockwave and Soundwave, who were secretly in contact with Megatron. As part of Megatron's plan, he and the other loyalists were captured by a mind-controlled Prowl and taken to the [[Black Room]], {{storylink|The End of the Beginning of the World}} where they were upgraded into new forms in preparation of their leader's return. {{storylink|The Verge}} Astrotrain then proceeded to aid Blitzwing in capturing a mixed group of Autobots and [[NAIL|neutrals]] sent to investigate Prowl, running over [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] and breaking off his arm in the process. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} While it looked like the Decepticons had the upper hand, Astrotrain was taken off guard along with the others when [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] revealed her true loyalties to the Autobots and killed [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]. In the Decepticons' resulting escape from the Black Room, Astrotrain helped provide covering fire. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}} The Decepticons went on to fight the Autobots over control of Iacon, but the battle ended with Megatron defeated and Starscream rising to leadership of the neutrals. Starscream's first action was to exile all Autobots and Decepticons who refused to abandon their factions, including Astrotrain. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}}

[[File:Winners&Losers-Astrotrain.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|Astrotrain lost his caboose.]]

Out in the wilderness, Soundwave declared that he would lead the Decepticons to hunt down the deserted Shockwave, but Astrotrain and Blitzwing were sick of listening to him after their recent failure and rebelled. They attacked the communications expert and fought his cassettes until the fight was broken up by [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] and Soundwave left to confront Shockwave alone. {{storylink|Shockpoint}} He soon returned and tried to rally Astrotrain and the other Decepticons again, claiming they had to save all Cybertron from Shockwave's machinations. {{storylink|Soundwaves (issue)|Soundwaves}} As the Decepticon forces converged on Shockwave's newly arrived [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]], they ran into the exiled Autobots and a battle broke out. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}} They were rudely interrupted when the Necrotitan suddenly unleashed an energy wave that gravely wounded soldiers on both sides, among them Astrotrain. {{storylink|Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|Winners & Losers}}

Having lost his legs and an arm to the death wave, Astrotrain was carried to safety and guarded by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. He let his defenders borrow his binoculars, explaining he had bad eyes but kept this secret so Megatron wouldn't consider him a liability. {{storylink|No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|No Exit}} Astrotrain wound up at the Autobots' wasteland camp, and when the Necrotitan was defeated by [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], he and the other death wave victims were cured from its corruption. He also got his limbs back somehow. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}} He celebrated the victory by going to [[Swerve's]] to drink and sing alongside both Autobots and Decepticons. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} The celebrations came to an end when Shockwave put his final plan into action and summoned an army of [[Ammonite]]s to Cybertron, forcing all Autobots and Decepticons to fight back. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}}

[[File:TheMindBomb-SpaceBus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|In case that "Astrotrain" trademark falls through.]]
Following Shockwave's defeat, Astrotrain fell under the command of new Decepticon leader Galvatron, who took his troops to Earth under Soundwave's advice of starting a new approach to peace there. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}} When an enraged Galvatron went on a rampage in their ship, the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', Astrotrain tried to calm him down only to end up redirecting the rage at himself. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} When the ''Nemesis'' was brought down by Prowl during the Autobots' attack on the [[Earth Defense Command]]'s [[Marshall Islands|Bikini Atoll]] base, Astrotrain was injured and had to be pulled out of the wreckage by Blitzwing. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}}

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Astrotrain then ended up taking Galvatron to a swamp for a secret meeting with Arcee. Astrotain was a little stupefied when Galvatron offered to kill him after Arcee expressed annoyance at his not coming alone, and was also not happy about the bugs infesting the area; his intake manifolds got full of them, and a rather large one startled him when it flew up to his face. {{storylink|Now and On Earth}} Astrotrain next transported some tanks of oxygen, along with a group of Decepticons and humans, to the Decepticons' [[Jupiter]] commune, which was in the midst of being constructed (and which he considered to be a much better place to visit than a swamp). He thought the docking process could have been a little gentler, but didn't hold any ill feelings against the [[Stockbridge|human crew member]] responsible. {{storylink|South of Heaven}}

As the Decepticons made preparations to board the Autobots' [[Ark-7|ship]] and seize its space bridge, Astrotrain wondered how long it would be before the craft's power ran out and the force field surrounding it was gone. He also expressed confusion at the idea that Galvatron had ever been young. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}}

Soon after, Astrotrain and the Decepticon elite were summoned to Shanghai, China by Galvatron, as the Decepticon invasion of Earth was to begin. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}}. When Optimus Prime and his forces arrived in Shanghai, Astrotrain and the rest of the Decepticons present engaged with them. He was one of the Decepticons teleported away from the battle when the [[People's Liberation Army Mecha Force]] attacked the battling Cybertronians. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}} He dropped Galvatron off at the Copahua volcano for his "appointment" with Arcee, then later picked him up. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}}

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He was once again among Galvatron's Decepticons fighting forces defending the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' at the bottom of the ocean. When Galvatron turned the Earth into a giant [[Enigma of Combination]], Astrotrain was forcibly combined with [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]], [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]], and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] into [[Galvatronus (Generations)|Galvatronus]] (Astrotrain formed the left leg). Galvatronus punched [[Victorion]] and grappled with [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] with support from two [[Seeker clone]]s. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} After Superion disabled the Earth Enigma, Galvatronus was disassembled into his components. Galvatron ordered Astrotrain to carry him away from the battle while under fire from [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], leaving the rest of the Decepticons behind. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}}

[[File:NoFairFight-AstrotrainDies.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|"Then there was trouble..."]]
The two fled in the direction of [[Sanctuary Station]], but were pursued into space by [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] and Arcee. Galvatron shot and disabled Cosmos, who was then able to shoot Astrotrain in the engine, forcing him to enter Jupiter's atmosphere. They were pursued further into Jupiter's atmosphere, but could not land due to Jupiter being a gas giant. Astrotrain tried to convince Galvatron to let him retreat to the space station, claiming he would be able to get free somehow, but Galvatron told him he was not yet through serving the Decepticon cause. Galvatron sacrificed Astrotrain by flinging him in his disabled shuttle mode at Arcee, who trisected him with her swords. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}}

His divided body was subsequently infected by an alien organism that altered his physiology, keeping his [[brain module]] alive, and seemingly moved him back to Earth where the three pieces crashed in different locations. They were targeted by [[V.E.N.O.M.]] and [[Destro]], who sought to use the organism as a genetic weapon, but [[M.A.S.K.]] and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] put a stop to their plan by retrieving them first. {{istorylink|The Deathstone}}
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====Spotlight: Mirage====
With the Autobots reduced to a small rag-tag rabble, Astrotrain accompanied Starscream's small strike team to the [[Pegasus Star Cluster]]. Astrotrain and Blitzwing both attacked Optimus Prime after the mercenary [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] destroyed the Autobot bunker's security system, allowing the Decepticons in. Astrotrain avoided death when Mirage forced Prime to lower his weapon in exchange for [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]'s life. He could barely hold Prime back as Mirage executed [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], losing his grip when the furious Autobot leader attacked the mercenary.

But it was all Mirage's dream... or was it? {{storylink|Spotlight: Mirage}}

===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:Astrotrain HOS.jpg|left|thumb|That's Mister The Astrotrain.]]
Referred to as ''the'' Astrotrain, he was a black-and-purple locomotive, with a retracted propeller on the front and batwings along the side.

The Decepticons built (or modified) the Astrotrain to be the locomotive engine pulling their battle train to [[New York City]]. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}} En route he rammed through an Army blockade undamaged, but ended up driving off a cliff thanks to [[John Henry]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], and apparently falling to his destruction... despite having wings. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 4|Hearts of Steel #4}}

{{IDW HOS}}

===''Lil Formers''===
Astrotrain loaned out his right hand to serve as a prop for [[BotCon 2006]]. Though he hoped to get it right back after the convention, it didn't seem that would be the case. {{storylink|Lil Formers}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
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Astrotrain was one of the Decepticons who accompanied Megatron in his attacks on Earth in the 21st century. He was first seen going on a rampage in the Japanese district of [[Shinjuku]], forcibly pushing a train along from behind while in his own train mode, threatening to derail it. [[Mirage (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Mirage]] and [[Grimlock (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Grimlock]] arrived to save the train, prompting Astrotrain to switch to shuttle mode and take off through the city, shattering windows and forcing [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Bumblebee]] to shield human bystanders from the rain of glass with their own bodies. He then transformed into [[robot mode]] and began battling the Autobots, who were unaware he was merely staging a diversion so the other Decepticons could raid a power plant. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 2}} The powerful Triple-Changer had the Autobots on the ropes until their newest ally, [[Hot Rod (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Rodimus]], arrived to join the fight. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 3}}

===''Henkei! Henkei! Generations'' manga===
When the [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] of another universe attempted to attack [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Astrotrain and [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] defended their leader. However, Starscream possessed Onslaught and used his body to knock out Astrotrain. {{storylink|Starscream's New Body}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' Bun Bun manga===
Astrotrain was among the small group of Decepticons serving under [[Megatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Megatron]] who departed Cybertron in pursuit of the [[Energon cube#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Energon Cube]]. When the Cube crash-landed on Earth and shattered into fragments, Astrotrain and the other Decepticons took on the forms of local vehicles and machinery to remain hidden while searching for the shards.

Eleven years after the crash of the Cube, when [[Ramjet (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Ramjet]] and [[Starscream (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Starscream]] found themselves battling the Autobots in the Japanese town of [[Hoshinochō]], Ramjet put in the call to Astrotrain. Astrotrain passed the message on to Megatron, who departed the Decepticons' warehouse base to join the fight. {{storylink|Enter! The Transformers}}

Some time later, Astrotrain joined Starscream and Ramjet in attacking a hydroelectric power plant, and easily fended off the leaderless Autobots who resisted them, as [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Optimus Prime]] was incapacitated at the time. Astrotrain took down [[Bumblebee (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Bumblebee]] and [[Mirage (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Mirage]] single-handedly, then transformed to shuttle mode so the other Decepticons could load the [[energon cube]]s they had gathered. When the revived Optimus Prime came speeding onto the scene soon after, Astrotrain quickly took off in a bid for escape, but was struck by a powered-up blast from Prime's [[ion blaster]] and disappeared in a colossal explosion. However, he was barely able to make it back to the Decepticons' undersea base to deliver the stolen energon cubes, but was denied any usage by [[Cyclonus (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Cyclonus]]. {{storylink|Time of Resurrection}} Astrotrain did not reappear again throughout the Transformers' battles on Earth.

===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
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===''Transformers: All Spark''===
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===''Cloud''===
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===''Kre-O'' comic===
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Astrotrain was part of a massive Decepticon invasion force intended to ruin the Autobots' picnic. However, [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] plowed through them with his truck and left them scattered... and then left. Returning to the scene after.. ''ahem'', taking care of some pressing business, Optimus gathered up the still-wiped-out Kreons, bound them up on a flatbed trailer, and took them to the picnic. {{storylink|Emergency! Hurry to the Base, Optimus!}}
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
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The Astrotrain, "the Hell Ride", was an old foe of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] {{storylink|Pax Megatronus}} and shuttled captured prisoners down the Polyhex Killway and to the horrifying [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. These passengers included some squishy humans, [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and [[Scarlett]], who sneaked aboard him. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}} Shortly after, just before the destruction of Earth, Astrotrain engaged Omega once more and was soundly trounced. {{storylink|Pax Megatronus}}
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===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Astrotrain was one of the many Decepticons who pursued the [[AllSpark]] to Earth. He participated in an enormous battle against the Autobots in a human settlement. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
Partnered with the [[Titan Master]] [[Darkmoon]], who granted him cloaking ability, {{storylink|#TitansReturn|''Titans Return'' Darkmoon/Astrotrain toy bio}} Astrotrain was part of a group of Decepticons dispatched to [[Eukaris]] in the hopes of intercepting [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Clobber]]. While the other Decepticons set up an ultimately bungled ambush, Astrotrain swooped down to try and capture the two Autobots. Later, Astrotrain was present for a Decepticon attack led by [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] on Cybertron. {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}

===''Win If You Dare''===
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===2019 IDW continuity===
:*''First appearance:'' [[The Change In Your Nature Part Four|''Transformers'' issue #16]]

Astrotrain was a member of [[the Rise]]. A large-scale Cybertronian, he acted as transport for [[Slipstream (G1)|Slipstream]] and her team of Risers as they attacked a [[Titan Net]] subsidiary hub. The Rise injected a data-bomb into the hub to disable all the orbiting [[Titan (group)|Titans]] save [[Vigilem]] whom [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]] imparted new orders on. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four}} Once Vigilem moved into action, Slipstream ordered the Rise to depart before [[Security Operations]] arrived. Though Astrotrain was confident he could defeat anything Security threw at them, Slipstream deemed a confrontation unnecessary and reiterated her command. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===
{{spoiler|Siege episode 6|August 29, 2020}}
Astrotrain was among the Decepticon troops that attacked the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] after its location had been discovered. {{storylink|Siege episode 6}}

==Commercial appearances==
*Astrotrain battle against both [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]. As more Autobots joined the fray, Astrotrain feigned a retreat in his locomotive mode, only to take to the air and double back in his shuttle mode as the busted rails came to an end. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Triple Changers and Perceptor|Triple Changers and Perceptor commercial}}
*Astrotrain and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] had the Autobots [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] pinned down, until [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] and [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] arrived to turn the tide of battle. Though the Decepticon triple-changers attempted to flee, their Autobot counterparts were able to keep pace by rapidly shifting through all three of their modes. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sandstorm, Broadside, Octane|Sandstorm, Broadside, and Octane commercial}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
[[File:TF PS2 Astrotrain.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
{{bigquote|Astrotrain, the triplechanger! With space shuttle and train engine forms, this is the ultimate transporter. He carries the logistical burden of the Decepticons' evil plans!|The [[narrator]]|''[[The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers]]''}}
{{voiceactor|[[Russ Veillard]] (English)}}

====Autobot story====
Megatron sent Astrotrain to collect the energy they had drained from the [[Monogan Hydroelectric Power Station]]. When Astrotrain was almost at the generator, he had caught up to a squad of Autobots who had come to stop the Decepticons. Astrotrain got the Autobots' attention by blowing his train whistle and approached them in his train form. When he reached the Autobots, he transformed to robot form and announced that all the energy at the power station belonged to the Decepticons. He told the Autobot squad his orders, warned them that he would destroy the Autobots if they got in his way, and threatened to show them the true power of a triple changer. Optimus Prime requested that Astrotrain leave, but the locomotive/space shuttle Transformer brushed this off with a "whatever", and engaged the Autobots. Despite his best efforts, Astrotrain was defeated. Optimus told the triple changer to fly back on his prized wings, back to Megatron. Realizing that he was defeated, Astrotrain decided to retreat, transforming to his space shuttle form and blasted off. He faced off the Autobots once again outside ELTA. Despite having already fought Snapdragon, Apeface, and countless Decepticon foot soldiers in between them all, the Autobots managed to overcome the triple changer once again.

====Decepticon story====
Astrotrain was a member of a team that Megatron sent to investigate a mysterious UFO that was spotted in the area of [[Zel Samine]]. Something caused the team to lose contact with the main Decepticon forces, and they found out that they could not leave the planet, as Zel's sun, [[Paradius]], emitted electromagnetic rays that was harmful to them. Unable to contact Megatron and with no way to leave the planet safely, Astrotrian and the others scattered across Zel.

The Decepticon forces went to Zel in order to investigate, and Astrotrain found the Decepticons while they were at the hydroelectric power station. He called out to them in his train mode and blew his whistle. He rolled up to them and transformed to robot mode once he was close enough, expressing relief for finding them as his energon supplies had been getting low. When Megatron announced that he was sure Astrotrain would be useful, Astrotrain assured him that he was great in fighting, not just for transporting. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}
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===''Transformers Battle Circuit''===
Astrotrain, one of the "greatest Transformers of all time," was part of a Decepticon team that participated in a tournament on Cybertron. He faced off against a team of Autobots in a series of one-on-one matches. If he managed to defeat Bumblebee, Rodimus, Grimlock, Jetfire, and Optimus Prime, Astrotrain was declared to be the tournament's champion! {{storylink|Transformers Battle Circuit}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
After [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] crashed into a movie set, [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]], [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], and Astrotrain were sent to retrieve him and the weapon he was transporting. Unfortunately they got into an altercation with the Autobots and failed to destroy the film evidence of the crash, which subsequently made it into a blockbuster film. {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood (Legends)|Hoist Goes Hollywood}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
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Astrotrain participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Rare character who could be recruited after collecting 100 units of Cybermetal, 50 units of Transmetal, and 30 exclusive cores. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
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Astrotrain was sent to the [[Enigma of Combination|Enigma]] battlefield to grab the Enigma so the Decepticons could make combiners. But he ran into [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]. The two had some banter, until Astrotrain left, saying they would settle it later, Triple-changer to Triple-changer. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}

*'''Class''': Triple Changer
*'''Weapons''': Astrotrain dual wields large laser rifles to deal damage to whatever he targets.
*Abilities: Being a triple changer Astrotrain is available to two abilities!
**'''Defensive Perimeter''': Bombard all nearby targets with 8 missiles that deal 27 damage. Also puts up a defensive shield that attracts defensives!
**'''Aerial Support''': Rush to a friendly bot healing heath in a wide area when landing.

==Toys and merchandise==
{{main|Astrotrain (G1)/toys}}

==Notes==
[[File:AstrotrainCharacterModel.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|That ass be fly, yo.]]
*In an early Japanese sales catalog from 1985, the black and white Astrotrain was listed as an '''Autobot''' with the [[List of Japanese ID numbers|ID number]] 16, with [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron]] being #17 (when released, Megatron was #16, while Astrotrain was #48). In fact, the more realistic black and white deco ''does'' look more like an Autobot...
*Astrotrain's [[character model]] is a bit of a confused collection of contradictions.
**As noted above, the model was based upon an early prototype of his toy, with a different head design and color scheme. However, like most of the new season 2 characters, it is apparent that this character model was created with only a front-facing photo of the toy for reference—a ''mistransformed'' photo, in Astrotrain's case, which did not have his shuttle tailfin unfolded into its chestplate form, leading to that feature being missing from Astrotrain's cartoon and comic book appearance. Further, since his rear-view character model was then created working only from this design, the designers, unware of where it was ''supposed'' to go, wound up placing the tailfin on his back. Due to the prominence of the animation model, Astrotrain is typically depicted without a chestplate in fiction, but the feature was retained for the 2006 ''Classics'' toy.
**However, an ''earlier'' version of his model exists that has a different rear-view design that does ''not'' have the tailfin on his back. This version, which also features much more detailed wings (incorporating circular shapes that might be based on where his train-wheels end up in robot mode on the toy), can be seen in the original [[Commercial/Generation 1|commercial]] advertising the toy, and also appears in a few scenes of "[[Triple Takeover]]," drawn very inconsistently.
**Speaking of "Triple Takeover", it, along with any other episodes animated by either [[AKOM]] or the [[unknown Generation 1 animation studios]], consistently uses the alternate ''colors'' from this early model for all Astrotrain's appearances, giving him a toy-accurate grey helmet, and mostly-grey shoulder wheels, when the finished animation model uses purple.
**Both early and finished models also gave Astrotrain two eyes, even though the original toy had a visor. The separate eyes were also used for subsequent depictions of the character in fiction, as well as the 2006 ''Classics'' toy.
*According to "The God Gambit", Astrotrain believes that [[Fandom|those who worship Transformers]] are fools.
[[File:TheTransformerTheMovie-Astrotrainexcaping.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Not shown: Thomas and the stationmaster's house.]]
*Astrotrain, along with Cosmos and Omega Supreme, was one of three space-faring characters added to the cartoon in 1985. In addition to the usual voice flanging given to the show's robotic characters, all three had an echoing reverberation applied to their voices, presumably to play up the "outer space" aspect.
*Astrotrain's voice in the G1 cartoon contained a peculiarly-modulated flange effect, mixing a normal voice with a higher-pitched version of the same recording.
*While Astrotrain does not appear in the [[The Transformers: Stormbringer|''Stormbringer'' comic series]] (due in part to him being on Earth at the time), the trade paperback includes a design sketch for a Triple Changer which appears to be intended as Astrotrain's pre-Earth Cybertronian form.
*In the [[2005 IDW continuity]] during [[Simon Furman]] and [[E. J. Su]]'s run, Astrotrain's flight mode was originally depicted as a realistically rendered space vehicle, while his train mode was a modern diesel-electric locomotive akin to a {{w|GE U28C|General Electric U28C model}}... with a decidedly non-standard giant cannon mounted on the engine cowling. From ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' onward, however, Astrotrain's robot mode was reworked to better resemble his ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' toy... but rather than transforming into that toy's bullet train form, he instead becomes a purple D62 steam locomotive like his original toy. There is probably a [[Trukk not munky|good reason]] for that.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Astrotrain''' (アストロトレイン ''Asutorotorein'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Űrvonat''' ("Space Train"), '''Űrmozdony''' ("Space Engine", first ''The Movie'' dub)
*''Italian:'' '''Triplex Uno''' ("Triplex One")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Tàikōng Huǒchē''' (Taiwan, 太空火車, "Space Train"), '''Dà Huǒchē''' (China, 大火车, "Big Train")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Astro-Comboio''' (Portugal, "Astro-Train")
*''Russian:'' '''Astropoyezd''' (Астропоезд, "Astrotrain")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Astrotyag''' (Астротяг, "Astrohauler")

==External links==
*[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/reissue/Astrotrain_template.html Original Hasbro Astrotrain, original Takara Astrotrain and Takara reissue Astrotrain at TF-1.com]
*[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/reissue/Animeastro_template.html e-Hobby Astrotrain and original Astrotrain at TF-1.com]

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Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)

2020-07-30T19:22:17Z

Ed: Astrotrain was in episode 6

[[File:Netflix-WFC-Siege-season-poster.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Haven't we been here before?]]]]

'''''Transformers: War For Cybertron''''' is an animated series produced by [[Hasbro]] and [[Rooster Teeth]], with animation by [[Polygon Pictures]], based on the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' franchise. [[F.J. DeSanto]] acts as the series showrunner, a role he previously held for the ''[[Prime Wars Trilogy]]'' web series, with [[George Krstic]], [[Gavin Hignight]], and [[Brandon M. Easton]] as writers. The show also sees [[Jake Foushee]], [[Jason Marnocha]], and [[Frank Todaro]] reprising their respective roles as [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], as well as previous ''Transformers'' alumni [[Keith Silverstein]] and [[Sophia Isabella]] returning for voicework as new characters. Three seasons of the show are planned for release via [[Netflix]], one for each of the franchise's three lines, with the first season released on [[July 30]], [[2020]].

In conjunction with the series, Hasbro released a [[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)#Netflix|small toyline]] featuring ''extremely'' [[show-accuracy|animation accurate]] paint jobs.

==Overview==
In the final hours of the civil war between the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s, the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] has been ravaged by endless battle. With both their forces growing weaker, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] plots to use the [[AllSpark|Allspark]] to reformat all the Autobots on the planet into Decepticons, unifying them as one faction under his rule. Thus it falls to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and his forces to prevent the Allspark's misuse, potentially at the cost of the planet itself.

==Cast==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Jake Foushee]])
*[[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] ([[Linsay Rousseau]])
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] ([[Rafael Goldstein]])
*[[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] ([[Todd Haberkorn]])
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] ([[Edward Bosco]])
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] ([[Bill Rogers]])
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] ([[Sophia Isabella]])
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] ([[Kaiser Johnson]])
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] ([[Miles Luna]])
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] ([[Shawn Hawkins]])
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] ([[Mark Whitten]])
*[[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] ([[Georgia Reed]])
*[[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]] ([[Ellie Main]])
*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]] ([[JW Stafford]])
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] ([[Aaron Veach]])
*[[Cog (G1)|Cog]] ([[Brian Robert Burns]])
*[[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] ([[Keith Silverstein]])
*[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] ([[Ben Jurand]])
*[[Comms Officer]] ([[Brook Chalmers]])

|c2=
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] ([[Jason Marnocha]])
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] ([[Frank Todaro]])
*[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (Todd Haberkorn)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (Edward Bosco)
**[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]
**[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (Frank Todaro)
*[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (Mark Whitten)
*[[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (Keith Silverstein)
*[[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] (Brook Chalmers)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] ([[Danny Hansen]])
*[[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]] ([[Alexander Dilallo]])
*[[Flywheels|Skytread]] ([[Philip Bache]])
*[[Reflector (G1)|Refraktor]] (Frank Todaro)
*[[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] ([[Gray Haddock]])
*[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]

|c4=
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] ([[Joe Zieja]])
'''[[Mercenary]]'''
*[[Soundblaster (G1)|Soundblaster]] (Rafael Goldstein)
**[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]
**Soundblaster's Goons

|c5=
*[[Teletraan I]] (Miles Luna)
*[[Zombie|Sparkless]] (Frank Todaro, Kaiser Johnson, Brook Chalmers)
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}}

==Episodes==
===Chapter 1: Siege===
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# [[Siege episode 1|Episode 1]]
# [[Siege episode 2|Episode 2]]
# [[Siege episode 3|Episode 3]]
# [[Siege episode 4|Episode 4]]
# [[Siege episode 5|Episode 5]]
# [[Siege episode 6|Episode 6]]
}}

===Chapter 2: Earthrise===
{{comingsoon}}

===Chapter 3: Kingdom===
{{comingsoon}}

==Other notes==
* Originally planned for a June 2020 release, the series premiere was delayed one month, reportedly due to production delays with its foreign-language dubs caused by the {{w|COVID-19 pandemic}}.
* During production, the animation team utilized Hasbro's original CAD files for the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' toyline. As a result, the character models are absurdly [[show-accuracy|toy-accurate]], down to several even retaining their [[5 mm post]] holes.
* Both Elita-1 and Bumblebee have character models which are not based exactly on any previously-existing toy, unlike the rest of the cast which seem to have character models converted directly from their toys' design files. The [[Transformers (2019 comic)|unrelated IDW comics]] concurrently used these Elita-1 and Bumblebee character models as reference.
* ''Siege'' was promoted with several motion posters highlighting members of the main cast. In each of these posters, a letter from the [[Cybertronian language|"Ancient Autobot" alphabet]] created by [[Jim Sorenson]] can be seen flashing in the background. When the letters are put in order, they spell out the word "KINGDOM", the name of the trilogy's third subline/season.
* The series features an extensive use of [[generic]]s, though both sides use different characters as the base for their generics. The Autobots use Cog, Sideswipe, Mirage, Ironhide and Hound to pad their forces while the Decepticons use Impactor, Refraktor, Barricade, and, as usual, the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]]. Time will tell if other seasons add more designs for the factions' unnamed warriors.

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Cliffjumper (G1)

2020-07-30T19:12:31Z

Ed: War for Cybertron

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:''Cliffjumper is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Cliffjumperg1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He's got a piece of paper that he claims contains a list of 200 known traitors.]]
Within '''Cliffjumper''' burns the [[spark]] of a hero and a dedicated Autobot. On the outside, he's a paranoid, trigger-happy jerk with serious impulse-control problems. Cliffjumper utterly hates the [[Decepticon]]s. He also hates traitors. And anybody could be a traitor. Therefore, Cliffjumper hates everybody. It's unclear if he hates traitors more than he hates Decepticons, but it's at least a neck-and-neck thing.

He makes a habit of pulling [[Scale|ridiculously huge]] guns out of [[Anatomic euphemism#Exhaust port|nowhere]] and attacking impulsively despite orders or sanity. Somehow, this gets him neither killed nor demoted.

Cliffjumper's special weapon is his [[glass gas]], which embrittles metals on contact so that they shatter like glass. He is not immune to its effects, so its use requires careful consideration of wind direction. Actually, this may explain why he prefers the big guns. He doesn't seem like the calculating type.

{{quote|Look at Megatron. I'm gonna blast that smile off his faceplate.|Cliffjumper, raring to go|"[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 3]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[File:Cliffjumper starscream thundercracker the transformers.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

{{main|Cliffjumper (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity}}

One of the original crew members of the Ark when it crash-landed on Earth, Cliffjumper engaged in many of the key battles during the early years of that conflict before quickly getting lost in the crowd.

In one splinter timeline, he wound up in an alternate "mirror" universe where up is down, black is white, right is wrong, and Cliffjumper is an important character.

{{--}}

===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[File:TUD3 bloodthirsty Cliffjumper.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]
{{main|Cliffjumper (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}

Despite being short-tempered, irritable and highly suspicious of his fellow Autobots, Cliffjumper made up for it with his soothingly golden voice. An original member of Optimus Prime's crew when they crash-landed on Earth, Cliffjumper participated in many of the key battles during the 1980s. He was later stationed on one of the Autobot Moon Bases by the year 2005 and survived an encounter with Unicron, before immediately disappearing for reasons "unknown."

In a few splinter timelines, Cliffjumper had more adventures on Earth in the '80s and '90s, much in the same capacity as those he had in his primary timeline (i.e. part of the crowd). In a parallel universe of a splinter timeline, he gained a new body and had many confusing adventures with the [[Alternity]].
{{--}}

===Sticker Adventures books===
During a Decepticon attack, Cliffjumper pleaded with Optimus to let him jump into the fray. Optimus denied his request, telling him that they already had the Decepticons on the run. He and the other Autobots then enjoyed an unusual lull in Decepticon activities for the next several days, only to find out they had been lulled into a false sense of security; the Decepticons had stolen the Autobots’ entire supply of fuel during this quiet time. Cliffjumper and the other Autobots nonetheless attempted to fend off the Decepticons when they attacked once more. Thankfully, Optimus returned just in time with a new shipment of fuel. Re-energized, the Autobots forced the Decepticons to flee once again. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons}}

Cliffjumper was helping fix a spaceship when the Decepticons attacked the Autobots’ construction site. He managed to land a hit on Thundercracker. {{storylink|Return to Cybertron}}
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===Marvel Storybooks continuity===
[[File:Autobothuddle-ASW.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.0|left]]
Cliffjumper was present when [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] conveyed a message to Optimus from Megatron. The Autobots learned that Megatron had taken [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] captive, and was demanding the Autobots to surrender. Cliffjumper was amongst the Autobots who afterward helped defeat the Decepticons by using a statue of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] as a {{w|Trojan Horse}} of sorts. {{storylink|The Autobots' Secret Weapon}}
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===Marvel coloring books===
As the Autobots left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Cliffjumper loaded a crate of [[energon cube]]s onto the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. {{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}} Cliffjumper was a fighting Autobot. When the Decepticons tried to raid sunken ships full of treasure, he and the other Autobots attacked them. When [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] pursued him, Cliffjumper blasted the Decepticon with [[glass gas]]. The Autobots triumphed. {{storylink|Search for Treasure Under the Sea}} [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] and [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] were captured by the Decepticons, and Cliffjumper took part in the battle to rescue them, zapping their captors with glass gas so the two humans could escape. He and the other Autobots also stopped the Decepticons from attacking [[Hoover Dam]]. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}}

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{{storylink|The Big Book of Coloring Fun}}

Cliffjumper was among the Autobots rallied by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] to repel [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s forces from [[Oil Valley]]. {{storylink|Battle at Oil Valley}}

===Big Looker storybooks continuity===
[[File:KidsCliff1.jpg|thumb|The Adventures of Scary Eyes and Awesome Car!]]
Upon awakening on Earth, and taking the form of a Porsche, Cliffjumper met Sparkplug and his son Spike. With the Decepticons still not in the know of what forms the Autobots had taken, Cliffjumper was one of the troops that Optimus led into the desert in order to ambush their enemies. Though they successfully took by surprise a squadron of Decepticons, the Autobots had not anticipated a second group flying in from the opposite direction. Thanks to a warning from Spike and Sparkplug, the Autobots managed to fend off the Decepticons and came to accept Earth as their new home. {{storylink|Battle for Cybertron}}

One day, a bunch of [[human]]s held a rally race for which first prize would be a year's supply of [[oil]] and gasoline. Rather than follow their usual tack, attempting to cheat their way to the fuel, the Decepticons decided to sneak into the race simply for the sake of giving the Autobots a thrashing. Cliffjumper was one of the Autobots driving in the rally, and he was unaware that the [[big black car|scary black Cadillac]] was actually being driven by Megatron until he tried to pass it. Megatron dogged the Minibot for quite a while until a telephone pole-wielding Optimus Prime swatted the Decepticon leader out of the race. Cliffjumper won the race and everybody smiled, even Optimus Prime. {{storylink|The Great Car Rally}}

===Listen 'n Fun audiobooks continuity===
{{voiceactor|??? (English)}}
Cliffjumper had an 18-wheeler truck alternate mode. Sent to find Doctor [[Heath Blaisedale]], Cliffjumper had trouble convincing her to come along and eventually had to abduct her, fighting off [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]. He returned to headquarters where [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] apologized to Blaisedale for the whole thing and persuaded her to help them. With the news that the Decepticons wanted to get their hands on the doctor's solar reactor, the Autobots went to the solar plant and began to re-energize. When Ravage kidnapped Blaisedale, energy-low Cliffjumper stayed at the plant and was, therefore, one of the few Autobots still there when Megatron attacked it. Luckily [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] arrived, and once Cliffjumper used the last of his energy to [[glass gas]] Megatron's cannon, they attacked. Cliffjumper was left sitting helplessly in the middle of the battle, and when Optimus's rescue team returned with Blaisedale, [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] had to push Cliffjumper to safety. After the battle, Optimus scolded Cliffjumper for running out of power, and Cliffjumper drove Doctor Blaisedale home. {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen 'n Fun)}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
Cliffjumper was part of a battle unit assembled by Optimus Prime to stop the Decepticons from seizing control of...a single windmill. (No, really.) {{storylink|Laserbeak's Fury}}

===The Battle for Planet Earth===
Cliffjumper, along with [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] and [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] maintained a 24-hour watch on the Decepticon hideout. Cliffjumper was once almost spotted by [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]. {{storylink|Menace at the Dam}}

===''S.T.A.R.S.'' continuity===
Before the construction of Autobot City on Earth, Optimus led a convoy of Autobots to find the ideal location for their new base's construction. Cliffjumper was amongst the troops accompanying Optimus. As they drove along, the Autobots were ambushed by the Decepticons. The battle that ensued later came to be known as "[[Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction (G1)|Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction]]." {{storylink|Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.}}
{{note|Cliffjumper is not seen in the image illustrating the Digital Doom battle in the first installment of the story. However, it is later revealed that he was a part of the battle, as is seen in the next installment. Maybe he was just "off-panel"?}}

Optimus ordered Cliffjumper, Warpath and Cosmos to flee the battle in order to fetch reinforcements. {{storylink|Transformers Combat Data}} {{storylink|The Autobots Are Under Attack!}}
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===Decepticon Poison===
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Cliffjumper was amongst the Autobots getting topped up with their latest batch of fuel when Red Alert burst into Autobot headquarters, warning everyone about Ramjet being spotted nearby. The Autobots’ latest batch of fuel had been poisoned by the fleeing Decepticon, leaving Cliffjumper unable to transform.

In one possible sequence of events that ensued, Perceptor gave out the right amount of an antidote the Autobot scientist had created, allowing Cliffjumper to resume his robot form and take arms against an incoming squadron of Decepticons. The antidote having given Cliffjumper and the rest of the cured Autobots a case of battle fever, the bunch were eager to take on the Decepticons head-on in combat. The more level-head Prowl suggested instead a more conniving approach, where the Autobots would ambush their assailants.

If Optimus allowed Cliffjumper and the rest of the refueled Autobots to venture headlong into battle, the group fond themselves fighting against Megatron himself, accompanied by a squad of Decepticon jets. Though Cliffjumper's squad started out strong, they soon found themselves overpowered by Megatron, prompting Optimus to lead a second wave into battle. The second wave soon ran out of fuel, prompting the Autobots to call a retreat. Thankfully, the Decepticons were damaged enough through the course of the battle, causing them to retreat as well.

If Optimus instead followed Prowl's plan, he instructed Cliffjumper and the others to transform into vehicle mode and play dead. The Decepticons, believing the Autobots to be already dead, disarmed themselves in order to carry out the Autobots’ “carcasses.” Now with the element of surprise against an unarmed opponent, the Autobots Transformed and were able to easily defeat the evil robots.

In another possible turn of events, Perceptor gave out too much of his antidote to each Autobot. Though Cliffjumper initially cheered, finding himself able to transform once more, he soon found himself literally falling to pieces. The Autobots finding themselves completely outmatched against an all-out Decepticon attack were made short work of by the Decepticons.

In yet another possible scenario, the Autobots used the tainted fuel to create a toxic cloud that successfully fended off the Decepticons attack. This plan gave Perceptor the time he needed to cure Cliffjumpers and the others with his antidote. Their ranks fully replenished and the Decepticons turning tail meant the Autobots had earned themselves another victory.

In completely different possible sequence of events, Optimus successfully retrieved the antidote to the poison from the Decepticons’ poison lab, and with Ratchet's help, brought Cliffjumper and the rest of the poisoned Autobots back from the precipice of death. Now cured, the Autobots discussed their next course of action; they had to prevent the Decepticons from poisoning the nearby water reservoir. {{storylink|Decepticon Poison}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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[[File:Prowldarkagesvehicle.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]]

Cliffjumper briefly appeared during [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s assault on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], avoiding Decepticon fire. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}}

Cliffjumper was active during the [[Dark Ages]] on Cybertron, when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] were missing and the two armies had split up into multiple smaller factions. He was working primarily with [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]'s contingent of soldiers. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}} He accompanied Prowl's team out to the [[Praetorus Wharf]] in search of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], only to discover that the battle station was already operational and battle-ready. {{storylink|Devastation (issue)|Devastation}} Still in vehicle mode, he was knocked over during the initial salvo, and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] had to right him. After the arrival of Autobot reinforcements, they tried to concentrate their firepower to find any sort of weakspot on the enemy, only for Trypticon to suddenly up and leave as he had other orders. {{storylink|Revelation (The Dark Ages)|Revelation}}

During the Age of Internment, during which Megatron managed to take control over Cybertron, Cliffjumper was held at [[Internment Camp Pi]] in [[Praxus]]. He was about to be disciplined for tripping (laying down on the job was a punishable offense) when Brawn stepped in and bashed the guards about to assault him. This little insurrection was quickly quelled by the [[Air Warrior|Aerospace Extermination Squadron]] overlooking the camp. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2}}

{{unreleased WW comic}}
Optimus returned to Cybertron, and the Autobots were freed from slavery. {{Storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.6}}

[[File:PrimeDirective5-neverfear.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
Cliffjumper was a part of the crew on board the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] when it crashed into [[Earth]] four million years ago while clearing an asteroid in the path of Cybertron. He was one of many Transformers captured and reprogrammed by arms dealer [[Lazarus|Adam 'Lazarus' Rook]] for lease to terrorist organizations and shady governments requiring brutal military might. Fortunately, Autobots under the command of Optimus Prime repaired and re-reprogrammed Cliffjumper and the remaining captive Autobots. Immediately, they were put to work on fighting Megatron's metallic virus, which had spread deep into [[Canada|Canadian]] territory, using their own internal power as the anti-virus. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5|Prime Directive #5}}

As Cliffjumper collapsed into the snow out of exhaustion, the Canadian military arrived. Unfortunately, due to the recent attacks by both enslaved Autobots and Decepticons under the command of Rook, the Canadians attempted to stop the Autobots doing what they perceived to be an attack on their soil. Knowing that the virus fed upon weapons fire, Cliffjumper tried to stop a tank crew from causing further harm by bending the tank's main gun. The commander panicked, thinking Cliffjumper was attacking, and fired, destroying himself and seriously damaging the Autobot. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 6|Prime Directive #6}}

''When the U.S. military attacked the Autobots and Decepticons at a staged ambush in the Nevada desert, Cliffjumper was among the soldiers present. He took semi-critical damage from the [[deconstructionite]] attack, losing a great deal of available processing power to the weaponized nanites employed by the armed forces, and had to be carted away to safety inside Prime's trailer. {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}}''

Sometime later, the unified Cybertronian army arrived on Earth and demanded the surrender of all active Autobots and Decepticons. After the initial encounter left several Autobots damaged, Optimus Prime brought most of his crew back to the ''Ark'' for repairs while Prowl organized a small detachment for reconnaissance purposes. Cliffjumper and Mirage were teamed together for the recon assignment but were captured by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and his contingent of soldiers. Mirage gave up without a fight, eager to return home to Cybertron, which led Cliffjumper to declare him a traitor to the Autobot cause. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}}

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Cliffjumper and Mirage settled their differences on the battlefield during the Autobot uprising on Cybertron; Cliffjumper first attempted to rescue Mirage from [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], only for the Decepticon to knock him aside... allowing Mirage to use his invisibility powers to save him from Dirge in turn. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

Following the toppling of Shockwave's regime, Cliffjumper was assigned to the shuttle ''[[Orion]]'' under [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s command, bringing supplies back to [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and his troops on Earth. Their routine mission was almost immediately interrupted by one of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s rogue creations, the super-clone known as [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] who was engaging Autobot and Decepticon alike on Earth. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}}

Cliffjumper tried to gun down the radioactive Decepticon, only for Sunstorm to overload the ''Orion'' with energy, causing it to crash. The ''Orion''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew walked away from their rough landing unharmed, however, and Sunstorm left in pursuit of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. Cliffjumper and his team set about repairing their ship and accomplished the task in a few hours. The Autobots were getting ready for some well-earned rest when Starscream returned, now accompanied by [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} The Autobots allied themselves with Starscream to combat Sunstorm's greater evil, with Cliffjumper donning a jet-pack to participate in [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]'s plans to disable the solar-powered Decepticon. {{storylink|Skyfire (issue)|Skyfire}} Unfortunately, upon returning to the ''Orion'', Cliffjumper and the others discovered that their one-time ally Starscream betrayed them, disabling all of the Autobots on-board before fleeing the scene. As they were tending to their wounded, the Autobots heard a distant explosion, signifying that their last ace-in-the-hole, [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], had tracked down and engaged Sunstorm. {{storylink|The Omega Effect}} Unfortunately, Omega did not emerge victorious from this confrontation. Though Omega Supreme rebooted in short order after his defeat, he was still very weak. Cliffjumper was left behind to defend him while he recovered. Meanwhile, Jetfire and Bumblebee headed off to track down Sunstorm once more. Cliffjumper argued against this arrangement but was made to accept it when Bumblebee pulled rank on him. {{storylink|Original Sin}} Omega Supreme commented that Cliffjumper was expending energy unnecessarily as he paced about, causing the little 'bot to snap at the titan. Omega revealed that he shared Cliffjumper's concerns over the danger their friends were in, and Cliffjumper apologized, admitting that he simply felt useless in their present situation. {{storylink|Atonement}}
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===''The Beast Within''===
Cliffjumper participated in a savage battle against the Decepticons, though he did not fare too well, being on the receiving end of a beat-down courtesy of Headstrong. {{storylink|The Beast Within}} Cliffjumper's corpse would later be one of many that littered the battlefield as Autobot survivors tried to escape the Beast. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences}}
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
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Cliffjumper, who appeared to transform into some sort of ankylosaurid, was seen by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s side as the Autobots waged battle against the Decepticons on prehistoric Earth. When an approaching ice age came close to deactivating both sides, further combat was deemed unwise, and the Autobots went into hiding deep underground. They remained in stasis until the mid-19th century, at which point the battles with the Decepticons flared up again, though Cliffjumper was not seen partaking in any of the action. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 1|Hearts of Steel #1}}

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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Cliffjumper GIJoevsTFs2.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.7]]
Cliffjumper was aboard the ''Ark'' when it crashed on Earth in the past, and lay dormant when it was discovered by [[Cobra]] in the present. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #1}} The terrorist organization subsequently reprogrammed the Transformers to serve them, [[reformatting]] Cliffjumper into a Cobra vehicle in the process. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}} Luckily, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] eventually undid the reprogramming, freeing Autobot and Decepticon alike. As the factions continued their war on [[Cobra Island]], Cliffjumper helped [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] fight [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}}

Years later, having returned to Cybertron, Cliffjumper was part of an Autobot team led by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], waiting for a chance to beat up [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] and his Decepticon army. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}} When that chance came, the team fought the Decepticons alongside [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], eventually defeating them. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}
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===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
Cliffjumper was assigned with [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] to be Starscream's escorts after the Decepticon became amnesiac and fell in with the Autobots. He got the opportunity to use his glass-gas gun against Megatron and the Decepticons who turned up to reclaim Starscream. Later on, Starscream regained his memory and rejoined the Decepticons, prompting Cliffjumper to assert that you can't trust a Decepticon. {{storylink|Redemption Center}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Megatron Origin issue 3|''Megatron Origin'' #3]]; [[All Hail Megatron issue 1|''All Hail Megatron'' #1]] (modern era)

Before the war, Cliffjumper was best buddies with [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] and [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]], forming a trio of friends who'd enjoy [[Cybertronian sport#Races|the races]] together. {{storylink|Ghost Stories}} He was seen mourning [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]] at the Security Services HQ in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} At one point in the early days of the Decepticon uprising, Cliffjumper and Hubcap were weirded out when Bumblebee started acting odd and stopped hanging out with them. {{storylink|Ghost Stories}}

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As the war spread across Cybertron, Cliffjumper embraced the path of a warrior as a few other Autobots did. He became a weapons expert, skilled in both ranged and melee combat. His skills earned him a dubious role as an assassin, but it was a job he took to easily. On one occasion, he broke into a Decepticon outpost and executed the ranking commander, along with five other warriors who got in his way. As his ship was damaged during his escape, Cliffjumper was forced down on an undeveloped world to hide out and wait for back-up.

While securing his position, Cliffjumper met a young innocent farm girl named [[Kita]], and her little brother [[Coll]]. Kita marveled at the metal man she had discovered, and Cliffjumper was quite taken with her as well. He told her he was one of the good guys but had to gloss over the details of his job when she said: "there is no greater evil" than to hurt another being. With nothing else to do while waiting for transport home, Cliffjumper helped out around the farm and grew quite close with Kita and Coll. The Decepticons eventually found him, however, and Cliffjumper was forced to resume his role as a warrior. He killed three 'Cons before they even knew he was there, but had to reveal himself when the lead Decepticon took Kita and Coll hostage. Despite Cliffjumper's willing surrender, the Decepticon still struck down Kita, and Cliffjumper rushed Coll and the dying Kita to temporary safety in the barn as the Decepticons' reinforcements arrived. With Kita dead and Coll secured...Cliffjumper no longer had any reason to hold back. He killed at least seven Decepticons before hijacking their ship. Before he left, Cliffjumper brought Coll to a new family and buried Kita, leaving flowers on her grave and banging her tombstone into place with the severed head of one of his enemies. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cliffjumper}}

[[File:AHM7 Cliffjumper.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|left|Somebody gon' die tonight...]]
Cliffjumper was a participant in the [[Battle for Hell's Point]]. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}

[[File:AHM4CliffjumperConsole.jpg|right|upright=1.6|thumb|Ha-ppi-ness, ha-ppi-ness...]]
After the [[Expansion]] battles, Cliffjumper came to Earth with several other Autobots as reinforcements for Optimus Prime and the crew of the ''Ark-19'' who had been stationed there. Acting on intelligence reports, they entered a deep canyon and were ambushed by the Decepticons. Cliffjumper was one of the bots to rally against the Decepticons and start turning the tide—until [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] turned up and slagged them all. The defeated Autobots were banished to Cybertron through a one-way space bridge after the battle. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5|All Hail Megatron #5}} {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}} {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} The Autobots were trapped on their home planet afterwards, watching over the critically wounded Optimus Prime while desperately searching for some traces of Energon to keep him and themselves alive. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}} They had little to occupy themselves with during downtime, and often resorted to telling old war stories to keep up the faith. {{storylink|Spotlight: Jazz}}

Cliffjumper proved just how desperate he was for a good rumble when he spent hours staring at a screen on the off chance of an emergency, then got excited over a signal that lasted 1/100th of a second! Taking a ticked off [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] along for the ride, he found the suspected threat... which turned out to be [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]]. Neither Cliffjumper or Ironhide realized this before the big guy decked Roddy. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 4|All Hail Megatron #4}} Joining up with Hot Rod and the crew of the ''Trion'', Cliffjumper and the others began to trek towards the fallen ship and its energy supply. When fleeing from [[Insecticon swarm|the Swarm]], he helped hold them off while riding Hound, who was in his jeep mode. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}} The convoy eventually made it to the barracks where Kup and the ''Trion'' crew had been squatting. While Mirage talked of giving up, Cliffjumper just expressed his satisfaction at having weapons again. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9|All Hail Megatron #9}} [[File:AHM8 Hound Cliffjumper.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.9]] Cliffjumper fought the raging Swarm when they got over the other bridge (that had not been bombed by the late Sunstreaker), and was close to losing until the ''very'' timely intervention of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. He went with the other Autobots to Earth. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}} Then, on Earth, when the Autobots retreated from the Decepticon attack, he corrected a deluded [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] by saying that they weren't running away, that they were making room—making room for Omega, who promptly slagged Devastator. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} He survived the great battle. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}}

[[File:NewArrivalsOldEncounters Cliffjumper.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|Cliffjumper, the true face of [[Democracy]].]]
Two years later, the Autobots were left in disarray when Optimus Prime surrendered himself to [[Skywatch]], leaving them leaderless. When the Autobots decided to hold nominations for the new leader, Cliffjumper stated that he planned to nominate himself. Despite what was surely a vigorous campaign that lasted all of five minutes, Cliffjumper was one-upped by Bumblebee, who was surprisingly elected the new Autobot leader by a majority of the voters. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}} He was among the troops who lined up when [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] dropped by to investigate Prime's surrender, and had to remind Bumblebee that he was supposed be in charge. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|A Rude Awakening}} After Bumblebee organized an alliance with [[Gordon Horiuchi]], a rogue Skywatch officer, Cliffjumper helped captured [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] for the humans. However, when Horiuchi revealed that their next target was [[Blurr (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Blurr]], he got ticked off and made it perfectly clear that they weren't capturing any of their fellow Autobots for Skywatch. In response, Horiuchi used the Skywatch badge given to Cliffjumper to temporarily trap him in vehicle mode until he calmed down. {{storylink|The Hanging Sword}}

The Autobots were none too pleased with Skywatch's ability to incapacitate any of them at any given time and thought up a plan to deactivate the badges once Bumblebee's malfunctioned. Cliffjumper almost ruined it, however, when he cheered for Bumblebee's rousing "We Shall Overcome" speech even though they were being monitored. {{storylink|The Impossible Knot}} He had learned his lesson a while later and used internal text messages to speak to his comrades instead. {{storylink|The Gift Horse}} As the Autobots continued to covertly monitor Bumblebee's progress, however, Cliffjumper could no longer restrain himself and yelled out a warning when Bumblebee bravely but foolishly threw himself into battle with the elite Decepticon, [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]. {{storylink|Wings of Wax}}

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After the Horiuchi incident concluded and the badges were destroyed, Cliffjumper was present when Ultra Magnus returned, looking for deputies to bring in Hot Rod for colluding with the Decepticons. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 4: "Enemies of the System"|Enemies of the System}} Cliffjumper fought alongside Bumblebee and Hot Rod's teams against the new Decepticon gestalt, [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}}

After Bumblebee made arrangements to ally the Autobots with Skywatch full-time under [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]'s authority, the Autobots moved into the humans' bunkers. In an attempt to smooth relations and promote cultural exchange, [[Campolongo]] introduced Cliffjumper and the other Autobots to his DVD collection. {{storylink|International Incident Part 2: "Ranks of Bronze"|Ranks of Bronze}} CJ was undergoing some repairs with Ratchet in the med-bay when Spike alerted them to the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] presence along the demilitarized zone in Korea. {{storylink|International Incident Part 1: "The Land Ironclads"|The Land Ironclads}}

Cliffjumper was one of the Autobots deployed to [[South Korea]] as part of Skywatch's clandestine operation to counter-attack the Combaticons without contradicting the [[President of the United States]]' decree that Cybertronians were considered to be weapons of mass destruction. As the Autobots were unpacked from shipping containers, Cliffjumper overheard Spike's sarcastic remark about Optimus Prime being Patton and wondered aloud if he was referring to [[Patton Oswalt]], eliciting a laugh from Campolongo. During the subsequent battle against the Combaticons, Cliffjumper assisted Smokescreen in trying to prevent [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] from getting airborne but was slashed by the Decepticon's rotor blade for his trouble. In the aftermath, while he waited for repairs, he wondered why Bumblebee wasn't out on the field with the Autobots he was supposed to be in command of. {{storylink|International Incident Part 2: "Ranks of Bronze"|Ranks of Bronze}} Cliffjumper then participated in the second assault on the Combaticons, though he and the others unexpectedly ended up fighting the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] as well. They were ultimately victorious (or rather, the Predacons left willingly when the humans attempted to nuke all combatants). {{storylink|International Incident Part 4: "All My Sins Remembered"|All My Sins Remembered}}

[[File:Woken Furies Prime and Cliffjumper.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|right|Optimus, please vacate my bathtub.]]
Cliffjumper and the other members of the Korea team were sent home on a plane but were shot down by unknown assailants on the way. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man|The Demolished Man}} They survived crashing in the sea and managed to walk along the ocean bottom to the nearest shore. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 3: Woken Furies|Woken Furies}} The Autobots soon learned that [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] had returned to Earth, and was responsible for shooting their plane down. Cliffjumper and the others moved to confront him, but were told to stay back by Optimus, who wanted to confirm what was going on before they attacked the Decepticons. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 4: Burning Chrome|Burning Chrome}}

[[File:Orphans of the Helix Welcome back Sunstreaker.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5]]
Some six weeks later, Hot Rod (now known as Rodimus) returned to the Autobot base from space, bringing with him a revived Sunstreaker. Cliffjumper was still wary around him, seeing as how his betrayal had stranded them on Cybertron years earlier, but all the feelings of happiness floating around the camp made him more forgiving. Like most other Autobots, Cliffjumper presumably boarded Omega Supreme's rocket mode to return to Cybertron the next day. {{storylink|Space Opera—Final Tableaux: Orphans of the Helix|Orphans of the Helix}}

After arriving on Cybertron, Optimus Prime ordered Cliffjumper to coordinate the landing party while he and the others made contact with [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] and his forces. As they arrived, Galvatron demonstrated his control over the [[Kimia Facility]] by converting it into a space-based weapon and launching a strike on Cybertron's surface. {{storylink|Chaos Part One: Lamentations|Lamentations}} Optimus dispatched Cliffjumper and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] to scout Galvatron's army and, before Cliffjumper could stop him, Wheelie began sniping the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] from cover, alerting Galvatron to their position. The duo got pinned down and badly turned to worse when "salvation" arrived in the form of Megatron. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}} [[File:Kings Wheelie Cliffjumper.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.2|Run! It's [[John Barber]]!]] Luckily, Megatron was more interested in killing Sweeps than Autobots, but Cliffjumper and Wheelie still fled to a safe distance to avoid getting caught in the slaughter. The situation became even direr when Galvatron's chosen nemesis, [[D-Void]], took control of the united Sweeps and Megatron's Decepticon reinforcements, forcing them all into [[Deceptigod|a humongous construct]]. Cliffjumper and the other Autobots fell beneath its massive destructive power, leaving only Megatron to defend the surface of Cybertron. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} Cliffjumper could do little more than keep his head down as forces beyond his ken grappled for control of Cybertron. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}}

As the Transformers began rebuilding their civilization on a restored Cybertron, Cliffjumper went to the reopened [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] and had a drink with [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] and [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}} When Megatron showed up in their city, the Autobots feared he'd ruin their budding peace and attacked him, though they were prevented from killing him by the Decepticon population. {{storylink|City on Fire}} Megatron's return inevitably led to the Decepticons trying to conquer Cybertron ''again'', and so Cliffjumper took to the streets to fight them once more. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}} The battle ended with both Autobots and Decepticons banished from Iacon by the third faction, the [[NAIL|neutrals]], and Cliffjumper and his pals were forced to go live in a camp in the wilderness. {{storylink|Second Exodus}} {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} He later returned to the city to help defend it from the [[Ammonite]]s invading Cybertron. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}}

[[File:Cliffjumper Dead on Unicron.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Oh look he's dead just like [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|the other Cliffjumper.]]]]
Cliffjumper was among the Autobots who returned to Earth under Optimus Prime's command to save the planet from Galvatron's Decepticons and ended up being blasted by Galvatron. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}}

When [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] began his galactic rampage, Cliffjumper was part of a team dispatched to [[Velocitron]] and was subsequently killed when the Chaos Bringer consumed the colony. {{storylink|Unstopped and Unstoppable}} His corpse remained in Unicron's maw and was noticed by [[Rom]] and [[Livia]] as they skimmed the destroyer's surface. [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] was quite saddened to learn of his friend's demise. {{storylink|Our Darkest}}

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===''Lil Formers''===
Cliffjumper was frustrated by Prowl's inability to assess the fact that the Decepticons were responsible for some graffiti, despite all of the slogans spray-painted on the walls making it obvious who were the ones responsible. {{storylink|Lil Formers}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
One day, the Minibot Attack Team (Cliffjumper, [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], and [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]]) and the Minibot Spy Team ([[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]], [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]], and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]) found an offline [[Hot Shot (Henkei!)|Hot Shot]] buried underground. Cliffjumper suggested they report their discovery back to base, but before they had a chance to, Cosmos found [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] also laying unconscious in the area. Assuming his [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] insignia to be a Decepticon one, the Minibots fought him until Hot Rod awoke and convinced the dinosaur to join the Autobots. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 11}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
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===''Kre-O'' cartoon===
Cliffjumper put on a cunning disguise and joined [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Wheeljack]] in infiltrating a [[Decepticon]] worksite. Though the pair were quickly surrounded, they were merely acting as a diversion. The pair used their umbrellas to shield themselves from the ensuing grilled cheese explosion. {{storylink|Quest for Energon, Part 2}}

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===''Transformers: All Spark''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Another Episode, Part 1}} {{storylink|Another Episode, Part 2}} {{storylink|Plans of the Emperor of Destruction}} {{storylink|Revenge (All Spark)|Revenge}} {{storylink|The False Power}} {{storylink|Ray of Hope}} {{storylink|Conclusion}}}}

===''Q-Transformers'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Shouta Aoi]] (Japanese)}}
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===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
[[File:GhostsOfCybertronPart1-autobots.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
Cliffjumper was among the Autobots who fled Cybertron at the end of the Great War, being spared the destruction of Cybertron and the near-extinction of the Cybertronian race at the hands of [[Gozer]]. A thousand or so years later, Cliffjumper and Bumblebee's attention was seized by [[Ectotron|Ectronymous Diamatron]]'s eager shout. Running the two minibots were shocked to see that a Cybertronian signal had been picked up from the nearby Earth, Cliffjumper running ahead to the bridge to inform Optimus Prime of these findings. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 1}}
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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Wannabee, Part 1|''Galaxies'' #5]]}}
[[File:WannabeePart2-CliffjumperForging.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"It all began on the day of my actual birth. Both of my parents failed to show up."]]

Like all Cybertronians, Cliffjumper's life began when he emerged from the great [[Pyramid (Cybertron)|Pyramid]] in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. Unlike everyone else however, his birth was an accident, emerging mere hours after [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] to an empty courtyard, save a rather rude [[Voin]] and [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel]]. {{storylink|Wannabee, Part 2}} The rest of Cliffjumper's life would largely follow the same pattern; in his job as a sanitation engineer, his co-workers would constantly mistake him for his more famous lookalike. {{storylink|Wannabee, Part 1}}

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Before the outbreak of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], Cliffjumper was chosen by Ambassador [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] to accompany him to the planet [[Probat (planet)|Probat]]. Upon arriving at the bleak organic world, Cliffjumper soon discovered that [[Probat (species)|the native species]] all but worshipped Bumblebee, who had helped set-up the planet's energon refinery, and Deathsaurus had brought him along to act as a shiny distraction for the serfs, whose echolocation based vision blinded them to the chromatic difference between Cliffjumper and Bumblebee. Brought to a Probat dwelling, Cliffjumper learnt that evolution had led to the [[alien]]s being capable of secreting energon and that, when superheated, their leavings became ultra-refined [[energon crystal]]s. Running off to share this discovery with Deathsaurus, Cliffjumper arrived in time to see that the ambassador had murdered [[Natalus]]. After Cliffjumper explained his discovery, Deathsaurus sampled the crystal and decided to burn the Probat civilization to the ground, promising Cliffjumper a portion of the bounty if he cooperated. {{storylink|Wannabee, Part 1}}

When Cliffjumper refused to take part in a genocide however, he found himself shoved into a wall. No sooner had he extradited himself did he learn that Deathsaurus had exposed him as a "false 'Bee" who had slain Natalus. Fleeing an angry mob, Cliffjumper managed to pick up a Probat child who explained more of Natalus and Deathsaurus' machinations on her society. Cajoled into taking the child with him, Cliffjumper charged at Deathsaurus, receiving a boost of energy when the girl delivered an ultra-refined crystal into his system, and managed to impale the draconic ambassador on one of the newly catalyzed energon spires. After scuttling the energon facility, Cliffjumper gave the Probats their wings back, becoming the planet's ''new'' hero and getting a statue made in his likeness. {{storylink|Wannabee, Part 2}}

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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Miles Luna]] (English)}}
{{spoiler|Episode 5 (WFCT)|August 29, 2020}}
In order to wipe out a code set by [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] unleashed a virus that sabotaged the electronic equipment on multiple Autobot outposts. Cliffjumper attempted to contact the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] but only managed to get a few words in before the connection cut out. {{storylink|Episode 5 (WFCT)}}

==Commercial appearances==
Cliffjumper and [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] once allowed a [[Mini-spy]] access to the Autobot base, only for the little rascal to start mucking around with [[Teletraan I]]. The two Autobots then rushed in to check the Mini-spy's true allegiance, discovering it to be a Decepticon. The spy fled, with the two Autobots in pursuit. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Mini-Spies|Mini-spies commercial}}

==Games==
===Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons===
Optimus Prime embarked on a mission to rescue Cliffjumper, along with several other Autobots being held captive inside the Decepticons' maze-like base. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}

===The Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth===
[[File:C64Cliffjumper.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|:\]]

Along with his fellow Autobots, Cliffjumper protected Earth from the menace of the Decepticons. He was ostensibly under the command of [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth}}
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===''Bot Shots Battle Game!''===
Cliffjumper participated in numerous one-on-one matches against other Autobots and Decepticons, using his fists, his sword, or his gun to defeat his opponents. Sometimes, he even faced off against himself! {{storylink|Bot Shots Battle Game!}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
During the war on Cybertron, Cliffjumper was among a group of Autobots led by [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], who went to [[Tyrest]] in an attempt to reason with [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. They were ambushed by the Decepticons, and Sentinel Prime was killed. {{storylink|The War Within}} On their way back to Iacon after an energon scavenging mission, Cliffjumper and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] were forced to evade a Decepticon team headed by [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye (Legends)|More than Meets the Eye}} Cliffjumper was amongst the Autobots who fought back against the Decepticon Seekers when they went on a world-wide rampage. {{storylink|Robots in the Sky}} Following a Decepticon attack on [[New York City]], Cliffjumper joined [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]'s team of infiltrators on a hunt for Decepticons. They were thwarted by three of the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]. {{storylink|War Dawn (Legends)|War Dawn}}

Cliffjumper was still fighting the good fight when the Aerialbots were sent back in time and helped Orion Pax and Ariel become Optimus Prime and Elita-One respectively. {{storylink|Golden Age (Legends)|Golden Age}} [[Bluestreak (G1)|Silverstreak]], Cliffjumper and [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] were sent to [[South America]] where the Decepticons were attempting to build a cannon to harness the energy of the [[Crystal of Power]]. Even joined by [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], the Autobots were unable to prevent the cannon's completion, but later destroyed it and capped the shaft on which the crystal had stood. {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain (Legends)|Fire on the Mountain}}

Cliffjumper and a few other Autobots were heading back from a charity event when they received a distress signal from a nearby human military base. Arriving on-scene, they found Decepticons scouring the base for the [[MacGuffin Generator]]. Cliffjumper and the Autobots fought the Decepticons to a stalemate, until the evil robots got their hands on the device and activated it. It proved more volatile than they expected however, and blew them all off into the distance. Cliffjumper helped repair the base in the battle's aftermath. {{storylink|Raiding Party}}

Cliffjumper was caught up somehow in a [[Quintesson]] plot to kidnap several Autobots during the [[Galactic Olympics|Galactic Games]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 1}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsCliffjumper.jpg|thumb|400px|:D]]
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Cliffjumper-(Gen).jpg|thumb|400px|Am I holding my hand as a gun?]]
Cliffjumper participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He appeared in two different bodies:
*''Cliffjumper'' — This Common character could be recruited by collecting 8 units of Cybermetal.
*''Cliffjumper (Gen)'' — This Epic character was available as a reward to 50 leagues in the "Transform and Roll Out!" event.
{{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
{{-}}

===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
{{Charstubgames|{{Storylink|Transformers: Frontiers}}}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Cliffjumper-Earth-Wars.jpg|thumb|300px|"'''SHOTGUN!'''" "I outrank you, get in the back."]]

Though physically one of the smaller Autobots, Cliffjumper has the gung-ho attitude of much bigger bots, and the impatient, straining-at-the-leash growl of "let me at 'em!" can be heard prior to any engagement with the Decpeticons.
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Cliffjumper Bio}}

Cliffjumper arrived on earth in time to participate in the battle for the Codex Key. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Codex Showdown Campaign}}

Cliffjumper also witnessed the creation of Superion, and participated in many key battles for the Autobot cause.

*'''Class:''' Gunner
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star
*'''Weapons:''' Cliffjumper uses a standard issue grenade launcher to bombard defenses from afar.
*'''Ability: Glass Gas Rockets''' Cliffjumper can shoot out 4 rockets of glass gas towards key defenses. Upon impact, the affected buildings take 40% more damage for 7 seconds.
**'''Cost''': 4 ability points +3 for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:cliffjumper Cliffjumper at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
While confronting a [[Quintesson]]-brainwashed [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] remarked that all those years ago, Cliffjumper was right about Mirage being a traitor. {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight|Appearing Act}}

==Toys==
::''Main article: [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys]]''

==Merchandise==
::''Main article: [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Merchandise]]''

==Notes==
*Cliffjumper's pre-production name '''Blow-Out''' was mentioned in a Marvel Age article announcing the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comic series]] in 1984,<ref name="marvelage">[http://www.electric-escape.net/node/590 Article from Marvel Age #17.]</ref> and also appeared at one point in ''[[The Great Car Rally]]''. The second instance is particularly peculiar considering he's referred to as Cliffjumper throughout the rest of the book.
*In "[[Laserbeak's Fury]]", Cliffjumper's only appearance in the [[Ladybird Books]], he is colored yellow like his original toy's variant.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Cliff''' (クリフ ''Kurifu''), '''Cliffjumper''' (クリフジャンパー ''Kurifujanpā'')
*''Czech:'' '''Skokan'''
*''Danish:'' '''Klippespringer''' (Danish cartoon, "Cliffjumper")
*''French:'' '''Matamore''' (Canada), '''Rapido''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Sziklaugró''' ("Cliffjumper"), '''Ugró''' (first dub of ''The Movie'', "Jumper")
*''Italian:'' '''Grillo''' ("Cricket")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Tiàoyá''' (Taiwan, 跳崖, "Cliff Jumping"), '''Fēigùoshān''' (China, 飞过山, "Flying across a Mountain")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Salta-Penhascos''' (Portugal comics), '''Saltador''' (Brazil comics)
*''Russian:'' '''Skalolaz''' (Скалолаз, "Rock-climber")
*''South American:'' '''Carrera'''
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Strybun''' (Стрибун, "Jumper")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Dimension hoppers]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Henkei! Henkei! Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Transformers]]
[[Category:Mini Vehicles]]

Mercenary

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{{factions|{{factions/icons|custom=Mercenary-Symbol.png|cLink=Mercenary|cSize=40x40px}}}}
{{disambig2|the de facto faction|[[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]'s assistants|Shadow Raider}}
[[File:Mercenary Symbol.png|thumb]]

Independent from both the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s, the '''Mercenaries''' are dangerous, skilled operatives whose only allegiance is to getting paid and to whichever side they find most beneficial at the time.<ref>https://transformerstcg-support.wizards.com/hc/en-us/articles/360034460772-INTRODUCING-MERCENARIES-</ref>

==Fiction==
===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===
{{spoiler|Episode 5 (WFCT)|August 29, 2020}}
A group of mercenaries led by faulty clone [[Soundblaster (G1)|Soundblaster]] frequently received [[Energon]] from [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]. However, during one of these transactions, the bot, accompanied by Autobots [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Cog (G1)|Cog]], made off with a few pieces of the much-desired material in an effort to bring the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] online, despite the mercenaries' attempts to stop them. {{storylink|Episode 5 (WFCT)|Episode 5}} {{storylink|Episode 6 (WFCT)|Episode 6}}

==Toys==
===''Generations''===
====''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''====
*[[Doubledealer#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Doubledealer]]*
*[[Snapdragon (G1)#Generations|Snapdragon]]*

:<nowiki>*</nowiki>Originally shown to be Mercenaries at [[Toy Fair|New York Toy Fair 2020]], Doubledealer and Snapdragon were released in Decepticon-themed packaging.

====''Generations Selects''====
*[[Exhaust]]

==Merchandise==
===Transformers Trading Card Game===
====War for Cybertron: Siege II====
*[[Detritus (G1)#Transformers Trading Card Game|Detritus, Arms Dealer]]
*[[Drift (G1)#Transformers Trading Card Game|Deadlock, Soldier of Fortune]]
*[[Mudflap (G1)#Transformers Trading Card Game|Mudflap, Hired Muscle]]
*[[Nightbird (G1)#Transformers Trading Card Game|Nightbird, Enigmatic Agent]]
*[[Lockdown (G1)#Transformers Trading Card Game|Lockdown, Bounty Hunter]]
*[[Octane#Transformers Trading Card Game|Octone, Capricious Agitator]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category: Factions]]

Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)

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[[File:Netflix-WFC-Siege-season-poster.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Haven't we been here before?]]]]

'''''Transformers: War For Cybertron''''' is an animated series produced by [[Hasbro]] and [[Rooster Teeth]], with animation by [[Polygon Pictures]], based on the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' franchise. [[F.J. DeSanto]] acts as the series showrunner, a role he previously held for the ''[[Prime Wars Trilogy]]'' web series, with [[George Krstic]], [[Gavin Hignight]], and [[Brandon M. Easton]] as writers. The show also sees [[Jake Foushee]], [[Jason Marnocha]], and [[Frank Todaro]] reprising their respective roles as [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], as well as previous ''Transformers'' alumni [[Keith Silverstein]] and [[Sophia Isabella]] returning for voicework as new characters. Three seasons of the show are planned for release via [[Netflix]], one for each of the franchise's three lines, with the first season planned for release on [[July 30]], [[2020]].

In conjunction with the series, Hasbro released a [[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)#Netflix|small toyline]] featuring ''extremely'' [[show-accuracy|animation accurate]] paint jobs.

==Overview==
In the final hours of the civil war between the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s, the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] has been ravaged by endless battle. With both their forces growing weaker, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] plots to use the [[AllSpark|Allspark]] to reformat all the Autobots on the planet into Decepticons, unifying them as one faction under his rule. Thus it falls to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and his forces to prevent the Allspark's misuse, potentially at the cost of the planet itself.

==Cast==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Jake Foushee]])
*[[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] ([[Linsay Rousseau]])
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] ([[Joe Zieja]])
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] ([[Rafael Goldstein]])
*[[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] ([[Todd Haberkorn]])
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] ([[Edward Bosco]])
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] ([[Bill Rogers]])
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] ([[Sophia Isabella]])
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] ([[Kaiser Johnson]])
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] ([[Miles Luna]])
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] ([[Shawn Hawkins]])
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] ([[Mark Whitten]])
*[[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] ([[Georgia Reed]])
*[[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]]
*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]] ([[JW Stafford]])
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]
*[[Cog (G1)|Cog]]
*[[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]

|c2=
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] ([[Jason Marnocha]])
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] ([[Frank Todaro]])
*[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (Todd Haberkorn)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (Edward Bosco)
**[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (Mark Whitten)
*[[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] ([[Keith Silverstein]])
*[[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] ([[Brook Chalmers]])
*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] ([[Danny Hansen]])
*[[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]]
*[[Flywheels|Skytread]]
*[[Reflector (G1)|Refraktor]]
*[[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]]
*[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]

|c5=
*[[Teletraan I]] (Miles Luna)

'''[[Mercenary]]'''
*[[Soundblaster (G1)|Soundblaster]]
|nonumbering=true
}}

==Episodes==
===Part 1: Siege===
{{collist|2|
# [[Episode 1 (WFCT)|Episode 1]]
# [[Episode 2 (WFCT)|Episode 2]]
# [[Episode 3 (WFCT)|Episode 3]]
# [[Episode 4 (WFCT)|Episode 4]]
# [[Episode 5 (WFCT)|Episode 5]]
# [[Episode 6 (WFCT)|Episode 6]]
}}

===Part 2: Earthrise===
{{comingsoon}}

===Part 3: Kingdom===
{{comingsoon}}

==Other notes==
* Originally planned for a June 2020 release, the series premiere was delayed one month, reportedly due to production delays with its foreign-language dubs caused by the {{w|COVID-19 pandemic}}.
* During production, the animation team utilized Hasbro's original CAD files for the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' toyline. As a result, the character models are absurdly [[show-accuracy|toy-accurate]], down to several even retaining their [[5 mm post]] holes.
* Both Elita-1 and Bumblebee have character models which are not based exactly on any previously-existing toy, unlike the rest of the cast which seem to have character models converted directly from their toys' design files. The [[Transformers (2019 comic)|unrelated IDW comics]] concurrently used these Elita-1 and Bumblebee character models as reference.
* ''Siege'' was promoted with several motion posters highlighting members of the main cast. In each of these posters, a letter from the [[Cybertronian language|"Ancient Autobot" alphabet]] created by [[Jim Sorenson]] can be seen flashing in the background. When the letters are put in order, they spell out the word "KINGDOM", the name of the trilogy's third subline/season.

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[[Category:War for Cybertron Trilogy| Cartoon]]
[[Category:Web series]]

Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)

2020-07-30T09:23:47Z

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[[File:Netflix-WFC-Siege-season-poster.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Haven't we been here before?]]]]

'''''Transformers: War For Cybertron''''' is an animated series produced by [[Hasbro]] and [[Rooster Teeth]], with animation by [[Polygon Pictures]], based on the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' franchise. [[F.J. DeSanto]] acts as the series showrunner, a role he previously held for the ''[[Prime Wars Trilogy]]'' web series, with [[George Krstic]], [[Gavin Hignight]], and [[Brandon M. Easton]] as writers. The show also sees [[Jake Foushee]], [[Jason Marnocha]], and [[Frank Todaro]] reprising their respective roles as [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], as well as previous ''Transformers'' alumni [[Keith Silverstein]] and [[Sophia Isabella]] returning for voicework as new characters. Three seasons of the show are planned for release via [[Netflix]], one for each of the franchise's three lines, with the first season planned for release on [[July 30]], [[2020]].

In conjunction with the series, Hasbro released a [[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)#Netflix|small toyline]] featuring ''extremely'' [[show-accuracy|animation accurate]] paint jobs.

==Overview==
In the final hours of the civil war between the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s, the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] has been ravaged by endless battle. With both their forces growing weaker, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] plots to use the [[AllSpark|Allspark]] to reformat all the Autobots on the planet into Decepticons, unifying them as one faction under his rule. Thus it falls to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and his forces to prevent the Allspark's misuse, potentially at the cost of the planet itself.

==Cast==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Jake Foushee]])
*[[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] ([[Linsay Rousseau]])
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] ([[Joe Zieja]])
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] ([[Rafael Goldstein]])
*[[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] ([[Todd Haberkorn]])
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] ([[Edward Bosco]])
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] ([[Bill Rogers]])
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] ([[Sophia Isabella]])
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] ([[Kaiser Johnson]])
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] ([[Miles Luna]])
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] ([[Shawn Hawkins]])
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] ([[Mark Whitten]])
*[[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] ([[Georgia Reed]])
*[[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]]
*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]] ([[JW Stafford]])
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]
*[[Cog (G1)|Cog]]
*[[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]

|c2=
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] ([[Jason Marnocha]])
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] ([[Frank Todaro]])
*[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (Todd Haberkorn)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (Edward Bosco)
**[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (Mark Whitten)
*[[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] ([[Keith Silverstein]])
*[[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] ([[Brook Chalmers]])
*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] ([[Danny Hansen]])
*[[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]]
*[[Flywheels|Skytread]]
*[[Reflector (G1)|Refraktor]]
*[[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]]

|c5=
*[[Teletraan I]] (Miles Luna)

'''[[Mercenary]]'''
*[[Soundblaster (G1)|Soundblaster]]
|nonumbering=true
}}

==Episodes==
===Part 1: Siege===
{{collist|2|
# [[Episode 1 (WFCT)|Episode 1]]
# [[Episode 2 (WFCT)|Episode 2]]
# [[Episode 3 (WFCT)|Episode 3]]
# [[Episode 4 (WFCT)|Episode 4]]
# [[Episode 5 (WFCT)|Episode 5]]
# [[Episode 6 (WFCT)|Episode 6]]
}}

===Part 2: Earthrise===
{{comingsoon}}

===Part 3: Kingdom===
{{comingsoon}}

==Other notes==
* Originally planned for a June 2020 release, the series premiere was delayed one month, reportedly due to production delays with its foreign-language dubs caused by the {{w|COVID-19 pandemic}}.
* During production, the animation team utilized Hasbro's original CAD files for the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' toyline. As a result, the character models are absurdly [[show-accuracy|toy-accurate]], down to several even retaining their [[5 mm post]] holes.
* Both Elita-1 and Bumblebee have character models which are not based exactly on any previously-existing toy, unlike the rest of the cast which seem to have character models converted directly from their toys' design files. The [[Transformers (2019 comic)|unrelated IDW comics]] concurrently used these Elita-1 and Bumblebee character models as reference.
* ''Siege'' was promoted with several motion posters highlighting members of the main cast. In each of these posters, a letter from the [[Cybertronian language|"Ancient Autobot" alphabet]] created by [[Jim Sorenson]] can be seen flashing in the background. When the letters are put in order, they spell out the word "KINGDOM", the name of the trilogy's third subline/season.

{{DEFAULTSORT:War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)}}
[[Category:War for Cybertron Trilogy| Cartoon]]
[[Category:Web series]]

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2020-07-23T09:36:57Z

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[[File:Slugslinger_cheers_Megatron_Origin_2.jpg]]

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2020-07-09T08:03:38Z

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{{ROTFcap|A field full of [[Cyberglyphics]] carved by [[Sam Witwicky]].}}