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Transformers Collaborative

2025-07-23T19:01:13Z

Electrostrike5367:

[[File:Collaborative.jpg|200px|center]] 

'''''Transformers Collaborative''''' is a [[subline imprint|subline]] of the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[franchises|franchise]] that began in [[2019]], intended to incorporate properties originating outside of the ''Transformers'' brand, not unlike the ''[[Transformers: Crossovers|Crossovers]]'' franchise (2008–2011) before it.

The first couple of ''Collaborative''... uh, collaborations received tie-in crossover comics during [[IDW Publishing]]'s time with the ''Transformers'' license.

{{quote|Transformers robots have always been—More Than Meets the Eye—but now, through the Transformers Collaborative, fans can experience these larger than life characters as they team-up, mash-up, and meet up with other characters, teams, and people who share this same special quality.|Collaborative marketing blurb}}

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==Collaborations==
===''Ghostbusters × Transformers''===
[[File:Collaborative-Ghostbusters-Ectotron-box.jpg|thumb|250px|''Ghostbusters × Transformers'' Ectotron box]]
{{main|Ghostbusters}}

====Fiction====
* ''[[Transformers/Ghostbusters]]: Ghosts of Cybertron'' (5-part miniseries)
: Occurs in IDW's pre-existing ongoing ''Ghostbusters'' universe.

====Toys====
Announced in the run-up to [[Toy Fair 2019]], preorders for Ectotron went up on [[Hasbro Pulse]] on [[February 15]], 2019, and was also sold online through [[GameStop]] in the [[United States of America|United States]], [[EB Games]] in [[Canada]], and [[Zing]] and EB Games in Australia. In [[2020]], additional online retailers offered it for sale. MP-10G Ecto-35 Edition Optimus Prime debuted as an exclusive at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] in 2019, with additional availability at Fan Expo Canada and the Hasbro Pulse online store.

[[2021]]'s Ectotron was released as a [[Target]] [[exclusive]], going up for preorder on [[November 13]], 2020 and later made available as a Toyworld exclusive, in [[New Zealand]]. It is also available on Hasbro Pulse in the [[United Kingdom]].

=====2019=====
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ectotron#Toys|Ectotron]] (w/ [[Slimer#Toys|Slimer]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Collaborative|MP-10G Optimus Prime Ecto-35 Edition]] (w/ [[Slimer#Masterpiece|Slimer]])}}
</ul>

=====2021=====
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ectotron#Afterlife|Ectotron]] (w/ [[Slimer#Afterlife|Slimer]] and [[Muncher]])}}
</ul>
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===''Back to the Future × Transformers''===
[[File:Collab-toy Gigawatt.jpg|thumb|250px|''Back to the Future × Transformers'' Gigawatt]]
{{main|Back to the Future}}

=====Fiction=====
* ''[[Transformers/Back to the Future]]'' (4-part miniseries)

====Toys====
Gigawatt was released in two separate versions: a [[Walmart]]-exclusive numbered edition was put up for preorder on [[July 2]], 2020 with added graphics on the box identifying the figure as one of a limited run of 1,985. A standard non-numbered version was made available through [[Hasbro Pulse]] and other "select retailers" on [[October 1]]. In July, [[TakaraTomy]] announced that they would be releasing Gigawatt as well, making it the first ''Collaborative'' product to be released in [[Japan]]. Gigawatt was later released in [[Italy]] initially as a Gamestop-exclusive and then on [[Amazon]] starting from January 2021. On [[September 27]], 2021, Gigawatt was sold as a Mighty Ape-exclusive in [[New Zealand]]. It was also available on Hasbro Pulse in the [[United Kingdom]].

<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Gigawatt#Toys|Gigawatt]] (2020)}}
</ul>
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===''Top Gun × Transformers''===
[[File:Maverick Packaging.jpg|thumb|250px|''Top Gun × Transformers'' Maverick box]]
Maverick is exclusive to Hasbro Pulse in the United States and Canada. It was also available at general retail in Hasbro's Asian markets such as Hong Kong. The re-release was exclusive to Walmart stores in the United States.

<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Maverick (Collaborative)#Toys|Maverick]] (2020)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Maverick (Collaborative)#2022|Maverick]] (2022 re-release)}}
</ul>
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===''X-Men × Transformers''===
[[File:Transformers-XMen-Ultimate-XSpanse.jpg|thumb|250px|''X-Men × Transformers'' Ultimate X-Spanse]]
{{main|X-Men}}
Ultimate X-Spanse is exclusive to Hasbro Pulse, Gamestop, and Target in the United States and Hasbro Pulse in the United Kingdom. On [[March 4]], 2021, the set was made available on Mighty Ape for New Zealand consumers.

<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-multi|[[Ultimate X-Spanse#Toys|Ultimate X-Spanse]] (w/ [[Wolverine (Marvel)#Collaborative|Wolverine]] and [[Sabretooth#Toys|Sabretooth]]) (2021)}}
</ul>
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===''Jurassic Park × Transformers''===
[[File:Collab-toy-Jurassic Park-box.jpg|thumb|250px|''Jurassic Park × Transformers'' Tyrannocon Rex / JP93 box]]
{{main|Jurassic Park}}
The set is exclusive to Amazon in the United States and went up for pre-order on [[June 29]], 2021. It was later available on Hasbro Pulse in the United States, and select retailers worldwide, on [[December 1]] 2021. The Dilophocon and JP-12 set was revealed on [[June 1]] 2023.

<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Tyrannocon Rex#Toys|Tyrannocon Rex]] / [[JP93#Toys|Autobot JP93]] (2021)}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Dilophocon]] / [[JP12|Autobot JP12]] (2023)}}
</ul>

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===''J. Balvin × Transformers''===
[[File:Collab-toy JBalvintron.jpg|thumb|250px|''J. Balvin × Transformers'' J. Balvintron Yes, this is real.]]
{{main|J. Balvin}}
The set is exclusive to the [[NTWRK]] app and went up for pre-order on [[July 13]], 2021, and began shipping in mid-November.

<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[J. Balvintron#Toys|J. Balvintron]] / [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Collaborative|Energia Buzzsaw]] & [[Stripes#Collaborative|Vibras Stripes]] (2021)}}
</ul>
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===''Universal Monsters × Transformers''===
[[File:Collab-toy Draculus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|''Dracula × Transformers'' Draculus]]
{{main|Universal}}
The first figure in this creepy crossover, Draculus, was exclusive to [[Target]] and Hasbro Pulse, announced on [[September 10]], 2021, and shipped [[November 28]] (though international retailers got a head start on that.)
Frankentron was later revealed to be a Amazon exclusive two years later.
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dracula#Collaborative|Draculus]] (2021)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Frankenstein's monster#Collaborative|Frankentron]] (2023)}}
</ul>

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===''G.I. Joe × Transformers''===
[[File:Collab-toy-Megatron-HISS-Tank.jpg|thumb|250px|''G.I. Joe × Transformers'' Megatron H.I.S.S. Tank]]
{{main|G.I. Joe (franchise)}}
A capsule series released to commemorate the 40th anniversary of ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]]''. The Megatron H.I.S.S. Tank set was announced on [[February 24]], [[2022]], while the Bumblebee A.W.E. Striker set was announced on [[June 8]], 2022 for [[2023]].

<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Collaborative|Megatron H.I.S.S. Tank]] and [[Baroness#Collaborative|Baroness]] (2022)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Collaborative|Bumblebee A.W.E. Striker]] with [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)#Collaborative|Sgt. Stalker]] (2023)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Collaborative|Soundwave Dreadnok Thunder Machine]] with [[Zartan#Collaborative|Zartan]] and [[Zarana#Collaborative|Zarana]] (and [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Collaborative|Ravage]]) (2024)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Kup (G1)/toys#Collaborative|Autobot Kup Triple "T"]] (with [[Sgt. Slaughter#Collaborative|Sgt. Slaughter]] and [[Leatherneck#Collaborative|Leatherneck]]) (2024)}}</ul>
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===''Tonka × Transformers''===
[[File:Collab-toy Tonkanator.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''Tonka × Transformers'' Tonkanator]]
{{main|Tonka}}
A collaboration with Hasbro's own in-house brand of giant trucks, featuring redecos of the ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s as new Autobot characters in classic Tonka yellow-and-steel-gray.
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Tonkanator]] [[giftset|gift set]] (2022), includes:}}
: {{Bp-a1|[[Mega Dozer|Autobot Mega Dozer]]}}
: {{Bp-a1|[[Power Digger]]}}
: {{Bp-a1|[[Motor Load]]}}
: {{Bp-a1|[[Skyhook|Autobot Skyhook]]}}
: {{Bp-a1|[[Mega Hauler]]}}
: {{Bp-a1|[[Motormix]]}}
</ul>

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===''Street Fighter II × Transformers''===
[[File:Collab-toy SF2 Ryu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''Street Fighter II × Transformers'' Optimus Prime [Ryu<nowiki>]</nowiki>]]
{{main|Street Fighter II × Transformers}}
A western release of the 2018 ''[[Street Fighter II × Transformers]]'' toyline, in celebration of the ''{{w|Street Fighter}}'' franchise's 35th anniversary. The toys were announced to be coming westward on [[June 24]], [[2022]], and were released as Target and Hasbro Pulse exclusives.

These are almost ''exactly'' the same as the TakaraTomy releases, even down to the packaging. The Hasbro versions just add a wraparound fake-box cover to the original Japanese packaging. Presumably the only differences are the addition of tampographed production stamping to the toys proper.

<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Street Fighter II × Transformers|Optimus Prime]] <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Ryu]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> vs [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Street Fighter II × Transformers|Megatron]] <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[M. Bison]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> (2022)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Street Fighter II × Transformers|Hot Rod]] <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Ken Masters|Ken]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> vs [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Street Fighter II × Transformers|Arcee]] <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Chun-Li]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> (2022)}}</ul>
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===''Volvo Trucks × Transformers''===
[[File:VNR-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''Volvo Trucks × Transformers'' VNR Optimus Prime]]
This collaboration with {{w|Volvo}} is a direct redeco of the quizzical [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Holiday Optimus Prime|Holiday Optimus Prime]] toy with an idiosyncratic history. The figure seems to have its origins in a no-show [[Amazon (website)|Amazon Prime]] × ''Transformers Collaborative'' toy that was listed on Amazon.com.au in July 2022<ref>[https://tformers.com/leaked-transformers-x-amazon-prime-collaborative-optimus-prime-delivery-truck-listing/46484/news.html Tformers.com reports on a leaked Amazon Prime Collaborative listing]</ref> after its existence was first leaked by "secret inside sources" types in June the previous year.<ref>[https://tformers.com/41962 Tformers.com reports on mid-2021 rumours]</ref> Like VNR and Holiday Prime, the Amazon mashup was also specified to turn into a licensed Volvo truck in 37 steps. The mold ultimately surfaced as the suspiciously high effort Holiday Optimus Prime for the Christmas season 2022 before its rerelease in more traditional colors as the largely unmarked "VNR Optimus Prime" in 2023, identifiable as a ''Collaborative'' release solely by its internal paperwork. It seems this Volvo truck finally found its way back into ''Collaborative''... as a collab with Volvo themselves.

<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Volvo|VNR Optimus Prime]] (2023)}}
</ul>
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===''Stranger Things × Transformers''===
[[File:Collab-toy CodeRed.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''Stranger Things × Transformers'' Code Red]]
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Code Red#Toys|Code Red]] (2023)}}

</ul>
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===''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles × Transformers''===
<ul class="iconlist">
[[File:CollaborativePartyWallop figure.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles × Transformers'' Party Wallop]]
{{Bp-a1|[[Party Wallop#Toys|Party Wallop]] (2024)}}
</ul>
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===''Knight Rider × Transformers''===
<ul class="iconlist">
[[File:Transformers-Collaborative-Agent-Knight.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''Knight Rider × Transformers'' Agent Knight]]
{{Bp-a1|[[Agent Knight#Toys|Agent Knight]] (2024)}}
</ul>
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===''Naruto Shippuden × Transformers''===
<ul class="iconlist">
[[File:CollaborativeKurama.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''Naruto Shippuden × Transformers'' Kurama]]
{{Bp-multi|[[Kurama#Toys|Kurama]] & [[Gamakichi#Toys|Gamakichi]] (2025)}}
</ul>
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===''Star Wars: The Mandalorian × Transformers''===
<ul class="iconlist">
[[File:CollaborativeMandalorian.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|''Star Wars: The Mandolorian × Transformers'' The Mandalorian/N-1 Starfighter]]
{{Bp-multi|[[The Mandalorian#Toys|The Mandalorian]] / [[N-1 Starfighter#Toys|N-1 Starfighter]] (2025)}}
</ul>
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===''Sonic the Hedgehog × Transformers''===
<ul class="iconlist">
[[File:CollaborativeBlueBooster.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|''Sonic the Hedgehog × Transformers'' Blue Booster]]
{{Bp-a1|[[Wingtail]] & [[Blue Booster]] (2025)}}
</ul>
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===''Hot Wheels x Transformers''===
{{main|Hot Wheels (franchise)}}
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|[[Twin Mill]] (2025)}}
{{Bp-multi|[[Bone Shaker]] (2025)}}
</ul>
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===''NFL x Transformers''===
{{main|N.F.L.}}
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[KC-59]] (2025)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Starblitz]] (2025)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Steelsmash]] (2025)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tundra Prime]] (2025)}}
</ul>
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==Notes==
* Many of the toys released under the ''Collaborative'' banner had "Project" code-names with varying degrees of bizarreness:
{{collist|3|
:::* Ectotron: "Project Mullet"
:::* Gigawatt: "Project Future"
:::* Maverick: "Project {{w|Tom Cruise|Cruise}}"
:::* Ultimate X-Spanse: "Project {{w|Blackbird (comics)|Bird}}"
:::* Tyrannocon Rex/JP93: "Project Park"
:::* J. Balvintron/Energia Buzzsaw & Vibras Stripes: "Project Jam"
:::* Draculus: "Project Bat"
:::* Megatron H.I.S.S. Tank: "Project Trooper 1"
:::* Bumblebee A.W.E Striker: "Project Trooper 3"
:::* Tonkanator: "Project Yellow"
:::* Dilophocon/JP12: "Project Island"
:::* Soundwave Dreadnok Thunder Machine: "Project Jojo"
:::* Code Red: "Project {{w|Eggo|Waffles}}"
:::* Frankentron: "Project Francis"
:::* Party Wallop: "Project Renaissance"
:::* Agent Knight: "Project Knight"
:::* Kurama & Gamakichi: "Project Tails"
:::* The Mandalorian: "Collab 6"
:::* Wingtail & Blue Booster: "Collab Blue"
}}

* As of [[{{CURRENTYEAR}}]], only the second Ectotron, the Ultimate X-Spanse and Gigawatt figures have been released in [[New Zealand]]. Ectotron was available through Toyworld and Mighty Ape, while Gigawatt was only available through Mighty Ape. Ultimate X-Spanse on the other hand had ''almost'' received a full retail release, being sold through The Warehouse, Toyworld and Mighty Ape (three of the five major New Zealand ''Transformers'' toy distributors).

==References==
{{reflist}}

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[[Category:Back to the Future]]
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[[Category:Crossover toylines]]
[[Category:Exclusive toylines]]
[[Category:Franchises]]
[[Category:Generations toylines]]
[[Category:Ghostbusters franchise]]
[[Category:Jurassic Park]]
[[Category:Marvel properties]]
[[Category:Naruto]]
[[Category:Star Wars]]
[[Category:Stranger Things]]
[[Category:Street Fighter]]
[[Category:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]

A.W.E. Striker

2025-06-13T02:13:07Z

Electrostrike5367:

:''A.W.E. Strikers are vehicles from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:ArtofWar5 AWEStriker.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]

The '''A.W.E. Striker''' is a [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] assault buggy.

==Fiction==
===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[Cover Girl]] utilized an A.W.E. Striker during the combined G.I. Joe-[[Autobot]] assault on [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s headquarters on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. After the defending [[Decepticon]] forces were routed, she drove into the heart of the base and took out [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Grrr]] with the Striker's cannon just before he could finish off a weakened [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5}}

==Toys==
===''Collaborative''===
[[File:Collab-toy-Bumblebee-A-W-E-Striker.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Bumblebee A.W.E. Striker with Sgt. Stalker''' ([[2023]])
**''Accessories'': [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)#Collaborative|Sgt. Stalker]], turret, rifle, two antennae
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (original concept)<ref>{{citesocial|quote=As for the A.W.E. striker, it was based off a sketch I did but handled by a different designer who works on our collabs.|link=https://discord.com/channels/656241088826441729/1054137200436060301/1082807311610945587|name=Evan Brooks|site=Instagram in correspondence with Onyxstrike|year=2023|month=03|day=07}}</ref>}}

:The eleventh figure released in the ''[[Transformers Collaborative]]'' line, "A.W.E Striker Bumblebee" is a 9-inch figure that transforms into the A.W.E. Striker vehicle used by the Joes (which in itself resembles a 1982 M1040 Chenowth "Hellfire" Fast Attack Vehicle, aka [[Beachcomber (G1)#Toys|Beachcomber]]'s altmode), serving as a counterpart to the [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Collaborative|H.I.S.S Tank Megatron]] released beforehand. He includes a blaster that can be attached to the top of the alt mode as well as over Bumblebee's head. He requires mild assembly out of box, as his roll cage and antennae must be attached to his body to complete his alternate mode. His stock photography depicts his thighs and fists as green, though the final toy has those parts cast in black.

:The set also includes a reproduction of the vintage [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Sgt. Stalker]] figure that can ride in Bumblebee's alternate mode or operate the aforementioned blaster in Bumblebee's robot mode. This figure comes packaged on a ''G.I. Joe Retro Collection'' style card included in the set.

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==External links==
*[https://gijoe.fandom.com/wiki/A.W.E._Striker A.W.E. Striker at Joepedia]
*[http://www.yojoe.com/vehicles/85/awestriker/ A.W.E. Striker at Yojoe.com]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Awe Striker}}
[[Category:G.I. Joe vehicles]]

H.I.S.S. tank

2025-06-13T02:11:59Z

Electrostrike5367: /* External links */

{{factions|cobra}}
[[File:G.I._Joe_2024_1_Cover_J_(textless).jpg|thumb|upright=1.50|]]
The [[Cobra]] '''H.I.S.S. tank''' is a type of tank. "H.I.S.S." stands for "High Speed Sentry".

==Fiction==
===S.T.A.R.S. continuity===
[[Overdrive]] offered the H.I.S.S. tank along with various G.I. Joe vehicles and weaponry to members of [[S.T.A.R.S.]] for use in their battles against Cobra, oddly enough. {{storylink|Earthlings: THE S.T.A.R.S. need your help now!}}

===Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic===
[[File:Cobra-G2.jpg|upright=1.66|left|thumb|<big>'''''your metal toys are NO match for me!</big>]]
Some of the H.I.S.S. tanks at [[Silent Castle]] were equipped with a new type of [[rail gun]] designed by [[Sidney Biggles-Jones]]. When [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] attacked the castle, Sidney Biggles-Jones fetched a tank and blew a hole through Megatron. Impressed with the rail gun's power, Megatron agreed to a deal with Cobra Commander that would get him a new body. Once Megatron was rebuilt, Cobra Commander provided him with three radio-controlled H.I.S.S. tanks to test the new body's abilities. Megatron destroyed them all in one fell swoop. {{storylink|Realignments}}

Cobra Commander apparently had brought a few H.I.S.S. tanks with him when he travelled to [[Milleville]], as they were part of the convoy that would bring the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] technology acquired from Megatron to a safer location. [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] destroyed them all long before they reached their destination. {{storylink|All or Nothing!}}
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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
When Cobra unearthed a number of deactivated [[Transformer]]s, they reprogrammed them and gave them new [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]s. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] were modified into H.I.S.S. tanks and utilized during Cobra's first [[Transformer]]-aided act of terrorism. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #1}} Cobra wasn't satisfied with the way Optimus Prime, H.I.S.S.-14, functioned and had [[Doctor Mindbender]] take a look at it. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}} Thanks to [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], the three and all other Transformers were freed from their servitude to Cobra not much later. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}}

===San Diego Comic Con tech specs===
[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] cut a deal with Destro and was given a new H.I.S.S. tank alternate mode, with his astroblaster integrated into it! <ref>[http://www.yojoe.com/vehicles/12/shockwavehiss/ Shockwave H.I.S.S. page at yojoe.com]</ref>

===Energon Universe===
[[File:TF2023 no. 15 - StarscreamArrives.jpg|200px|thumb]]
After losing command of the [[Decepticon]]s, {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 7|Transformers #7}} [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] was found by a group of [[M.A.R.S.]] mercenaries. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 13|Transformers #13}} His legs having been burnt off by lava, the mercenaries wired Starscream's upper half into their H.I.S.S. tank and planted explosives on him as a failsafe should he attempt to rebel. Operated by a remote control, the H.I.S.S. tank allowed the mercenaries to move the Decepticon warrior wheverever they wanted. However, with the help of the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], Starscream tricked the mercenaries into removing the explosives from him and stole the remote to the tank. He then killed the humans and began plotting vengeance against [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 14|Transformers #14}}

During the ensuing battle with Soundwave's Decepticons, [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundcercracker]] managed to steal the remote to the tank and sent Starscream zooming backwards into a tidal wave. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 16|Transformers #16}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
'''[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Soundwave]] H.I.S.S.'''
{{charstubgames|{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}}}

[[File:Soundwave GiJoe EarthWars.jpg|right|thumb|400px|"Maybe you should buy a better weapon at Mann Co.?"]]

*'''Class:''' Special
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 stars
*'''Ability: Cobra Command''' - Follow [[Cobra Commander#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cobra]]’s command! Aim at a defence and the H.I.S.S. Tank will deal some damage. Defences in the area receive 20% (2-Star) / 30% (3-Star) / 40% (4-Star) more damage and get prioritized by all bots for 3.5 seconds.
**'''Cost''': 5 ability points, +3 for reuses.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:soundwave-h-i-s-s Soundwave H.I.S.S. at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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==Toys==
===''G.I. Joe and the Transformers''===
[[File:ShockwaveHISS.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66||With his accent, he fits right in with Cobra.]]
*'''Shockwave H.I.S.S. Tank with two figures & Energon''' ([[July 12]], 2012)
**''Accessories:'' Astroblaster, missile

:An [[exclusive]] release for [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2012, this is a [[redeco]] of the 2012 ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe: Retaliation]]'' H.I.S.S. tank in Shockwave's colours, including an adorable painted yellow "eye" on the nose of the cockpit. Shockwave's body can rotate independently from its chassis, which features sculpted faux treads with rolling wheels on the undersides. The body can also rock forward into an "elevated attack position". Shockwave is armed with two tilting Gatling cannons, one either side of his revolving tank turret; the turret features a spring launching missile, the same hole for which can also hold an included additional "Astroblaster" cannon piece designed to resemble the original Shockwave toy's gun barrel. Shockwave can seat a ''G.I. Joe'' figure in both the turret and his cockpit.

:The set also includes the [[Cobra]]s [[Destro#G.I. Joe and the Transformers 2|Destro]] and a "[[Battle Android Trooper#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Constructicon B.A.T.]]" with a trolley for carrying [[Energon cube]]s. Destro's many accessories include [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Soundwave]] in the form of a non-transforming tape deck, along with three "[[Mini-Con]] [[Deployer (WFC)|Deployer]]s" – a.k.a. compatible micro-cassettes, that the toy's press release identifies as [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Laserbeak]], [[Ravage (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Ravage]], and [[Ratbat (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers 2|Ratbat]].

::*''[http://www.yojoe.com/vehicles/12/shockwavehiss/ More information on Shockwave at YoJoe.com]''

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[[File:SoundwaveHISS.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66||Missile batteries aren't usually this literal.]]
*'''Scarlet vs Zartan & Autobot Powerglide vs Soundwave''' (2016)
:*''Accessories:'' two rocket launchers with rockets, two missile launchers, four missiles, two nose guns
: Exclusive to the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] booth at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2016 and the Hasbro Toy Shop website, Soundwave is a recolor of a 2005 version of the [[Cobra]] H.I.S.S. tank vehicle done up in a traditional Soundwave motif. It features four firing missiles, rotating turret, an opening cockpit, and opening sides to fit figures inside. Exclusive to this release of the vehicle are non-firing rocket launchers that resemble G1 Soundwave's iconic battery-weapons.

: The set also includes a redeco of an equally non-transforming Cobra [[Rattler]] colored as [[Powerglide (G1)#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Powerglide]] and figures of ''G.I. Joe'' characters [[Scarlett#VSZartan|Scarlett]] and [[Zartan#G.I. Joe and the Transformers 2|Zartan]].

::*''[https://www.yojoe.com/vehicles/16/soundwave/ More information on Soundwave at YoJoe.com]''
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===''Collaborative''===
[[File:Collab-toy-Megatron-HISS-Tank.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|<center>''This one was invented by Mann. Co, specifically to kill [[Starscream (G1)|you]]... <big>'''TWICE.'''</big></center>'']]
*'''Megatron H.I.S.S. Tank and Baroness''' ([[2022]])
**''Accessories'': fusion cannon, smaller cannons, back plate

:The tenth figure released in the ''[[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]'' line, "[[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Collaborative|Megatron H.I.S.S. Tank]]" transforms from the Cobra organization's signature H.I.S.S. Tank into a roughly Commander Class-sized Megatron. He comes with his traditional fusion cannon accessory and has a twin turret backpack, whose guns can be lowered down to tilt over Megatron's head. Megatron's fusion cannon can detach from his arm to mount atop his H.I.S.S. form's turret platform.

:The set also includes a figure of [[Baroness]], who can ride Megatron's H.I.S.S. mode cockpit or man his turret guns via the tank hatch.
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==Notes==
[[File:SignalFlare-devsketch.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|A [[Cyclonus (Armada)#Energon|Joe Decepticon]], and a Cobra Autobot. Hm.]]
*Design sketches for the [[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|''Energon'']] [[Omnicon]] [[Signal Flare (Energon)|Signal Flare]] show that an early plan was to give him a H.I.S.S. tank alternate mode.

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://gijoe.fandom.com/wiki/H.I.S.S. H.I.S.S. at Joepedia]
*[http://www.yojoe.com/vehicles/83/hiss/ H.I.S.S. at YoJoe.com]

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Megatron (G1)/Generations toys

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[[File:Kingdom Golden Disk Megatron returns to pits.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]

Much like [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], the [[Decepticon]] leader also continues to receive more toys than the average ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' character. While '''[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]''' doesn't have quite as many toys as his nemesis, he is one of ''at least'' [[Bumblebee (G1)|four]] [[Starscream (G1)|main]] characters that are guaranteed to get a new toy just about every year.

For the sake of finding an easy and definitive split from the main toy article, we have opted to make this page strictly for the various ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]''-branded toylines, as this appears to be the brand [[Hasbro]] will likely continue adding Generation 1 characters to for the foreseeable future.

==GDO==
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[[File:GenerationsGDOtoy-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Bludgeon (RID 2001)|What goes around, comes around.]]]]
*'''Megatron''' (Voyager Class, [[2012]])
**''Accessories:'' {{w|Katana}}, {{w|:Wakizashi|tanto}}
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Frankel]] (Hasbro)}}
:''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Megatron is an Asian market and Toys"R"Us-exclusive redeco/retool of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen: N.E.S.T. Global Alliance]]'' Voyager Class [[Bludgeon (ROTF)#Voyager|Bludgeon]], sporting a new, smiling head. Megatron transforms from a Japanese {{w|Type 90 Kyū-maru|Type 90}} tank into a samurai-esque robot mode. He features a flexible plastic sword which is made out of a portion of the barrel of the tank's main gun, as well as a smaller dagger. The dagger can be stored in a sheath which is revealed from inside the tank turret, and both blades can be slotted in holes provided on the robot mode's left hip guard. The larger sword has a peghole at the bottom of the hilt; though it is specifically designed to allow the dagger's handle to fit in the base to form a double-bladed weapon, it can also fit any other accessory that uses [[5 mm post]]s. The post used to combine the swords remains unobstructed in vehicle mode, meaning you can attach the dagger to the end of Megatron's main tank cannon if you're feeling silly. He also has [[Mech Alive]] [[gimmick]]s in his thighs and turret: sculpted cylinders in his thighs rotate whenever his lower legs are rotated, and pulling his turret open makes a sculpted white "disc" at the center rotate while a scabbard for the tantō hinges over to the side and props itself up for use.

:The vehicle mode is one of the very few Transformer tank toys with rubber components to its treads. Portions of the tread links can unlock, allowing them to hang from the robot mode, while the wheels of the treads are integrated separately into the robot mode form itself. The treads still do not function realistically; small plastic wheels on the underside of the treads help the tank mode roll, as is standard with nearly all Transformer tank toys. On the plus side, the tank turret can be rotated a full three-hundred sixty degrees, as can the purple machine gun that sits atop the turret.

:Unlike the other uses of this mold, Megatron comes [[Packaging|packaged]] in robot mode holding his swords, with additional plastic and paper ties in the tray imperfectly holding his swords in position. Because they were packaged this way since they were shipped out of the factory, most Megatrons come with the swords being badly bent and warped in the box. Fortunately, the swords' blades can be mostly straightened by leaving them sheathed in their hidden scabbards. Straightening their ''hilts'' is a different matter, though.

:As a redeco of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Bludgeon mold, it is highly likely that Megatron is cursed with the same design fault as his brethren - the rubber treads break down over the course of years, causing them to corrode spots of plastic and leave melty gashes behind.

:This version of the mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]]'' [[Megatron (Cloud)#Toys|Megatron]], while the original version was redecoed into ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Hunt for the Decepticons]]'' [[Banzaitron (TF 2010)#Toys|Banzaitron]], and differently retooled to make ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Overlord (G1)#Timelines|Gigatron]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/GDOMegatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Generations'' Megatron at TFU.info]''
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==''Thrilling 30''==
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[[File:Generationstoy-T30-LegendsMegatronChopShop.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Watch yer wallet, Megs.]]
*'''Megatron & Chop Shop''' (Legends Class, [[2013]])
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / #004'''
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

:Part of the fourth wave of 2012-onwards ''Generations'' Legends Class toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' Megatron is roughly the same size as a ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Commander Class toy. He transforms from a generic tank with rotating turret into a robot based on his [[Alex Milne]] pre-war design as seen in "[[Chaos Theory Part 1]]" from [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s 2009-2011 ''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers]]'' comic series, and features [[5 mm post|5 mm-compatible]] ports for his hands and left forearm/turret roof.

:He comes with [[Chop Shop (G1)#Generations|Chop Shop]], who can transform into a stag beetle, a robot, a weapon with a 5 mm handle, and a mine plow that attaches to the front of Megatron's tank mode. He features gearing that opens his pinchers when his legs are moved.

:This mold also served as the model for the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Megatron (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Megatron]] and was retooled into ''Generations [[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Legends Class [[Warpath (G1) #Combiner Wars|Warpath]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/GenLegMegatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Generations'' Legends Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Generations IDW megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|And the fandom collectively soiled itself.]]
*'''Megatron''' (Deluxe Class, 2013)
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / #003'''
**''Accessories'': 2 wingtips (combine to form Fusion Cannon)
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)|[[Don Figueroa]] (concept artist, uncredited)}}

:Part of the fifth wave of 2012-onwards ''Generations'' Deluxe Class toys, ''Thrilling 30'' Megatron is based on [[Don Figueroa]]'s stealth bomber design from the IDW Publishing [[Heart Like a Wheel|''The Transformers'' vol. 1]] ongoing series (which resembles a Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit). In robot mode, his wingtips detach to combine and transform into his [[Fusion cannon#Deluxe|fusion cannon]] (although it's actually designed after the [[rail gun]] this body was equipped with in IDW's comics, but of course Hasbro couldn't call it ''that'' on a toy's packaging). The cannon can peg into 5mm ports on his hands and forearms. This design was actually taken from an official pitch without Figueroa's permission and with no compensation to the artist, a fact he was rather sore about.<ref>[http://www.seibertron.com/energonpub/don-figueroa-designed-idw-s-stealth-bomber-megatron-but-wasn-t-compensated--t96022s0.php "So I read that this was being made into a toy? wow, and I thought only 3rd party companies take stuff without giving any notice, acknowledgement or compensation... FYI: hasbro nor idw solicited me to do this design, I did it on my own."]</ref>

:In the American release Megatron comes packed in with a copy of IDW's ''[[Spotlight: Megatron]]'', sporting a 'Hasbro Exclusive Cover' cropped from the [[Clayton Crain]] [[:File:Spotlight Megatron cvrRI.jpg|retailer incentive cover]]. In European and Canadian markets the figure was released without the ''Spotlight''.

:He was redecoed into [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Nike|Calvin Johnson Megatron]] and retooled into ''Generations'' [[Dreadwing (G2)#Generations|Dreadwing]], ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Krok (G1)#Timelines|Krok]], and ''The Last Knight'' [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#TLKDeluxe|Megatron]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/GenMegatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Thrilling 30'' Megatron at TFU.info]''

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*'''Metroplex''' (Titan Class, 2013)
**'''01 OF 30'''
:An [[exclusive]] version of Titan Class [[Metroplex (G1)#SDCC2013|Metroplex]] was made available at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2013. He comes with 12 [[Slug figure|small, non-transforming figurines]] of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#SDCC2013|Orion Pax]], Megatron, [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#SDCC2013|Bumblebee]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|Thundercracker]], [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#SDCC2013|Trailcutter]], and [[Hoist (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|Hoist]], all in both modes. The figurines are based on their ''Thrilling 30'' Deluxe Class toys, and similarly to [[Decoy]]s, the Autobot figurines are cast in red plastic, and the Decepticons in purple.

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[[File:Generationstoy-T30-Metroplex-Megatron-HKACGCON.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I... can't... move...]]
*'''Metroplex''' (Titan Class, 2013)
**'''05 OF 30'''
:Another exclusive version of Titan Class [[Metroplex (G1)#ACGHK2013|Metroplex]] was made available at [[Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong]] 2013. This Metroplex also has the 12 figurines of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#ACGHK2013|Orion Pax]], Megatron, [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#ACGHK2013|Bumblebee]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#ACGHK2013|Thundercracker]], [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#ACGHK2013|Trailcutter]], and [[Hoist (G1)/toys#ACGHK2013|Hoist]], but casts the Autobot figurines in gold plastic, and the Decepticons in silver.
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==''Generations'' (Japan)==
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[[File:TF-Generation-JP-TG25-Megatronus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Orion Pax VS Megatronus''' ([[October 26]], [[2013]])
**''ID number'': '''TG-25'''
**''Accessories'': 2 wingtips (combine to form cannon)
:Released in the Japanese ''[[Transformers: Generations (Japan)|Generations]]'' lineup, Megatronus is a redeco of ''Thrilling 30'' Deluxe Class Megatron in a darker shade of black, replacing the previously purple parts with more black and rendering the translucent plastic cannon a shade of red. Megatronus features extensive paint details, including purple lining inside the grooves on his head, shoulders, and knees, silver paint on his legs and engines and red eyes. He was only available in a two-pack with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#TG25|Orion Pax]].

:This toy is meant to depict Megatron as he was before the war broke out, hence the name, which originated as a pre-war name for [[Megatron (WFC)|Aligned continuity Megatron]].

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[[File:TTGenerationsTG28MegatronChopShop.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|BURRITOOOS!!!!]]
*'''Megatron & Starscream''' ([[December 28]], 2013)
**''ID number:'' '''TG28'''
:The Japanese release of Legends Class Megatron is cast in his traditional gray, black, and red color scheme and features extensive metallic silver paint. He and [[Chop Shop (G1)#TG28|Chop Shop]] were only available in a multi-pack with [[Starscream (G1)/toys#TG28|Starscream]] and [[Waspinator (BW)/toys#TG28|Waspinator]].
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==''Combiner Wars''==
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[[File:LeaderMegatron2015.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.95|"What? No, of course I don't have an Autobot insignia! [[...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|Why would you think that?"]]]]
*'''Megatron''' (Leader Class, [[2015]])
**''Accessories'': Two guns (combine to form rifle), missile
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:Part of the first wave of 2015 ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Leader Class toys, Megatron transforms from a robot heavily inspired by his Generation 1 animation model into a tank featuring working treads. He includes a sticker sheet featuring two each of Decepticon and Autobot [[insignia]] (the latter in reference to IDW's ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]''), plus stickers intended to replicate those on the original Megatron toy's chest and fusion cannon. Megatron also comes packaged with a collector's card featuring art from the initial release of the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game. His box-back bio bears a superficial similarity to our wiki's article on [[Megatron (WFC)|another Megatron]]. He features a spark chamber hatch which is sculpted in likeness to the one seen in "[[Master Blaster]]". In a feature that goes undocumented in Megatron's instructions, his two combining guns can store underneath the rear of his alternate mode. Although the website description & the package billed the transformation as "15 steps", the toy actually has ''10'' steps. In keeping with that simplicity, his articulation is more limited than one might expect of a toy this size, with his restrictive knee articulation and lack of ankle joints making it tricky for him to stand in dynamic poses.

:In robot mode, Megatron's fusion cannon is on a pinned swivel, allowing it to be flipped in either direction, and appears to have been deliberately shaped to evoke the fusion cannon's traditional look no matter which way it faces. With the missile-firing tip backwards, the swivel piece allows the cannon to fold further out to the side, giving enough clearance for the arm to bend up to 90 degrees. In this configuration, the visible swivel piece matches the hexagonal detailing on the traditional cannon design, and a grooved dial sculpted into the cannon is slightly angled such that it perfectly matches the vertical position of the adjustment dial on the original scope/cannon. Of course, in that configuration Megatron can't shoot anyone with his missile, so where's the fun in that, you silly nerd?

:Select aspects of this design, such as the leg-mounted treads, the general transformation sequence and the tank alt-mode, were used to represent G1 Megatron in ''[[Transformers: Devastation]]''. The toy meanwhile was retooled into [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Generations|''Armada'' Megatron]], which was released at the same time. This mold’s tank mode bears almost no specific resemblance to that Megatron’s original ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' toy, but in a concession to that character’s legacy, both versions of this mold feature ''Armada''-style [[Mini-Con]] connection ports; a rarity in any year of the ''Generations'' toyline.

::*[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/CWMegatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Megatron at TFU.info]

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*'''Megatron''' (Lucky Draw Leader, [[2016]])
**''Accessories'': Two guns (combine to form rifle), missile
:Released as a contest prize for Toys R' Us Singapore, this ''Combiner Wars'' Leader Class Megatron is a redeco of the Leader Class toy above, featuring chrome (if by chrome, it means ''metallic'') silver and red paint on his paintable silver and red plastic parts (which includes neutering the light-up gimmick). The figure can be obtained by spending $600 worth of Transformers products only with their Star Card. The contest ran in March 1st till 31st.

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[[File:TFSS-5.0-Double-Pretender-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"[[Jason Marnocha|Fifty years I was alone... And when I'm finally saved from that loneliness, all I find is horror... In this form, I am powerless; doomed to witness these atrocities. I need a body...I WILL have a body!]]"]]
*'''Double Pretender Megatron''' (TFSS 5.0, 2017)
**''Accessories'': Pretender Shell, Sword for Pretender Shell, Rifle for Pretender Shell, [[Spacewarp#Generations|Spacewarp]] Mini-Con, Joint piece for Spacewarp/Rifle
:Released as a part of the [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service#2017|Figure Subscription Service 5.0]], Megatron is a redeco of his [[#Thrilling 30|Legends Class toy]], with his coloration based on his canceled ''Generation 2'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#CombatHero|"arctic-camo" Combat Hero Megatron toy]]. He also comes with [[Spacewarp#Generations|Spacewarp]] (a redeco of [[Blast Master#Generations|''Thrilling 30'' Payload]]) and his Pretender shell, which is redecoed from [[Grand Maximus#Toys|Grand Maximus]]'s. Double Pretender Megatron also comes with a joint piece for Spacewarp to let her fit in the shell along with Megatron. This joint piece is sculpted to resemble the large chromed laser cannon that the original G1 Megatron toy came with. His Pretender shell weapons are black repaints of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Sentinel Prime (G1)#Generations|Sentinel Prime]]'s rifle and Voyager Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#TRVoyager|Optimus Prime]]'s [[Laser Rod (weapon)#Generations|sword]].

:Megatron and Spacewarp were released alongside [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#TFSS|Double Pretender Optimus Prime]] and [[Hi-Q#Combiner Wars|Hi-Q]].

:There are two suggested ways to make Megatron and Spacewarp fit into the shell, though some fans may have their own methods:
::1. Fiddle the Megatron figure into a different position, and insert the joint piece on his chest to allow Spacewarp to attach on it.<ref>{{citesocial|quote= How it all fits: https://t.co/pFFmXwkzpl|link=https://twitter.com/JesseWittenrich/status/857749521190801409|name=Jesse Wittenrich|site=Twitter|year=2017|month=04|day=28|(defunct=)}}</ref>
::2. If the joint piece doesn't work due to its tolerance, rearrange Megatron in a slightly different position, and peg Spacewarp into Megatron's arm.<ref>{{citesocial|quote= If that doesn't work for you, you can skip the accessory and peg Spacewarp to Megatron's arm. https://t.co/aogfRbvhfD|link=https://twitter.com/JesseWittenrich/status/857749905867251712|name=Jesse Wittenrich|site=Twitter|year=2017|month=04|day=28|(defunct=)}}</ref>
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==''Cyber Series''==
[[File:Generations-Cyber-Battalion-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He may have rocket launchers in his feet, but that doesn't mean he has mistletoe.]]
*'''Megatron''' (Cyber Battalion, 2015)
**''Accessories:'' Fusion cannon

:Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#PrimeWarsTrilogyAsian|Generations: Cyber Series]]'' Cyber Battalion figures, Megatron is a Voyager-sized figure and transforms into a futuristic tank with a [[transformation|transformation scheme]] that borrows much of its engineering from the [[#Universe (2008)|''Universe'' G2 Legends Class Megatron]] from 2008 though does have some unique steps. His large fusion cannon can be held in his fist or mounted on his arm as any classic representation of Megatron would.

:The ''Cyber Series'' as a whole was initially pretty hard to come by. This figure along with the others was available in limited quantities from online retailer BigBadToyStore.com, though other than that they haven't hit mass retail anywhere besides Asia and Latin America. The line was later sold in greater quantities through [[Walgreens]] stores in parts of the United States.

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[[File:TF-Heroes-and-Villains-Optimus-Prime-Megatron-2-pack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime and Megatron''' (2-pack, 2021)

:In 2021, the ''Cyber Series'' [[Optimus_Prime_(G1)/Generations_toys#Cyber_Series|Optimus Prime]] and Megatron figure were reissued as a 2-pack exclusive to Amazon.com.
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==''Titans Return''==
[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Voyager-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Blitzwing who? I'm just a Megatron who happens to turn into a tank ''and'' a jet. All the cool [[Megatron (disambiguation)|Megatron]]s are doing it!]]
*'''Doomshot & Megatron''' (Voyager Class, [[2016]])
**''Accessories'': Fusion Cannon, Rifle, Doomshot Titan Master
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Megatron transforms from robot to tank to plane and back. Megatron comes with [[Doomshot#Toys|Doomshot]], a [[Titan Master]] who becomes his head. The G1 toy-accurate 'scrollwork' details on his chest and all Decepticon insignias (on his robot mode chest, jet nosecone, and tank tread cowling) are chrome-backed, factory-applied, low-quality stickers which are notoriously prone to peeling off at the slightest disturbance. As their chrome-backed nature clashes heavily with Megatron's otherwise unpainted torso, replacing them is recommended. His wing stickers are similarly metallic, but appear to adhere better and clash less with the figure's overall aesthetic.

:The fusion cannon is shown in stock renders to be solid black, while the final one is light grey plastic dipped in black paint with the posts left bare. His dark-grey plastic is nowhere near as dark as the stock renders shows, though it is still darker than the light-grey plastic.

:Like all Voyager Class ''Titans Return'' figures, he has a pair of pop-up parts to fill in the area around his head; in this case, a pair of missile racks. While it initially looks like his chest does not contain a pivoting assembly for better range of movement on Megatron's neck, there is in fact one hidden under the grey parts that form his robot mode collar that allow the missile racks and the Titan Master port to turn in either direction.<ref name="neck">[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/titans-return-voyager-megatron-and-doomshot.1092333/page-18#post-14975031 Detailed look on TFW2005.com]</ref> Due to the nature of his transformation it is possible to transform Megatron into tank mode without removing his head, though this leaves it completely exposed at the back of the tank.

:His fusion cannon can plug into the short barrel of the tank turret or the rifle/Titan Master vehicle weapon. In an undocumented additional feature, the rifle can be inserted into the front end of the fusion cannon. The fusion cannon can be mounted on his forearm or held by any figure with 5mm hands. It also has a peg hole that an accessory such as his rifle can plug into, with extra square peg holes specifically to hold the rifle in place. The tank cannon on his turret, while held in ''very'' hard by a pair of ridges and a 5mm post, can also be removed; it can be pegged in by its 5mm post barrel onto a peghole in Megatron's shoulder to recreate G1 Megatron's classic shoulder barrel.

:The instructions for robot-to-tank transformation suggest that you move his robot mode chestplate downwards into the collapsed jet position. It appears to have a clearance issue, with the chest protruding too far; leaving it in robot mode position will ensure there are no clearance issues. However, the chest ''can'' be made to fit better by putting it into position before transforming the treads, preventing the tread panels from getting in the way. Also in some copies of the toy, Megatron's left and right leg panels will randomly pop and stick out. This is especially prominent in tank and jet mode.

:This mold was retooled into [[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Blitzwing]], and redecoed into ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Legends|G2 Megatron]] and ''[[Street Fighter II × Transformers]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Street Fighter II × Transformers|Megatron]] <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[M. Bison#Toys|Vega]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>. Megatron would have been redecoed/retooled into [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] with a new Titan Master face for Doomshot as part of the "Action on Hydrus Four" boxset for BotCon 2017 that never came to be.
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==''Platinum Edition''==
[[File:TF-Platinum-Edition-OsS-OsF-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"An official Red Ryder carbine-action, two-hundred-shot range-model air rifle, with a compass in the stock and this thing that tells time."]]
*'''One Shall Stand, One Shall Fall''' (2-pack, 2016)
:Part of Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' offerings for 2016 intended to commemorate the 30th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', this Megatron is another redeco of the ''Classics'' Voyager toy. Megatron features a new and significantly different deco for the sake of [[for safety reasons|gun safety laws]]. The sides of his gun mode are entirely cast in clear red plastic, his arms are a different shade of red plastic and there is red paint on the legs as well–in addition to the bright orange parts on both the tip of the barrel and the scope, just like the ''Classics'' figure. Whether by design or by accident, his deco strongly resembles the [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive [[Nerf]] "[[wikia:nerf:Sonic FIRE|Sonic Fire]]" color scheme.

:''Platinum Edition'' Megatron was only available as part of a 2-pack with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#PEOSSOSF|Optimus Prime]], named "One Shall Stand, One Shall Fall" after Prime's famous line in the movie. In the United States and Canada, this set was officially released as an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] exclusive. It was also available in several of Hasbro's Asian markets (namely the Philippines and Singapore; it's currently unknown whether it was exclusive to any particular stores there or not). In Australia, it was sold at Myer stores, whereas in the United Kingdom, it was both sold at [[Toys"R"Us]] stores and available via Tesco's website (but never found in stores). Surprisingly, it was (and still is) a common find in Brazilian online stores.

::*[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/PlatinumMegatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Platinum Edition'' One Shall Stand, One Shall Fall Megatron at TFU.info]
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==''Alt-Modes''==
[[File:Alt-Modes Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Starscream shall pay for this!]]
*'''Megatron''' (Alt-Modes, 2016)
**''Series'': '''1, 2'''
**''Collection'': '''1, 2, 3''' (Series 1), '''1''' (Series 2)

:''[[Alt-Modes]]'' Megatron is a super deformed toy whose body transforms into a tank when the Decepticon faction symbol on his head is flipped. He was [[Blindpacking|blind-boxed]] and available in all four cases of the first and second series.
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==''War for Cybertron: Siege''==
[[File:WFCS-Voyager-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Ironhide (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Such heroic nonsense.]]]]
*'''Megatron''' (Voyager Class, [[2019]])
**''Hasbro ID number:'' '''WFC-S12'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SG-13'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[March 30]], [[2019]]'''
**''Hidden message code'': '''KAON'''
**''Accessories:'' "D50-R35 Fusion Cannon", "HPR Telescopic Laserstrike Launcher" (combines to form "NFM Particle Beam Megalauncher")
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Gray]] (Hasbro)|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

:''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Megatron transforms from a G1 cartoon-esque robot to a <s>Grizzly battle tank from the ''Command & Conquer'' series</s> Cybertronian tank and back! Megatron's robot mode is pretty accurate to the original cartoon, despite having a completely different altmode. He is armed with 2 weapons compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]], one of which is his trademark [[fusion cannon]] called the "D50-R35 Fusion Cannon". The other is the "HPR Telescopic Laserstrike Launcher," with two symmetrical blades facing the opposite direction, and can transform into a large sword resembling the sword included in the Takara release of the [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Generation 1|original Generation 1 toy]] and can be stored on his back. It can also be mounted on his back to resemble the gun barrel on the original cartoon model's back. Both can combine into the insanely large "NFM Particle Beam Megalauncher," which is meant to be held in his hands or over his head. Like his contemporaries in the ''Siege'' toyline, Megatron features 'battle damage' paint applications all over his head, chest, arms, and legs.

:Due to the way Megatron transforms, it's possible to rotate the turret 180 degrees and use the fusion cannon solely as the tank barrel, in the event one should lose the "Laserstrike Launcher" accessory; while not as aesthetically pleasing as the intended transformation, it still works.

:Megatron also suffers a slight design flaw: unlike with the left ankle, the right ankle's pivoting joint has a tendency to not lock back to its straight position once it is unlocked. The only way to amend this is by pressing the top end of the black plastic peg on the right foot. The light grey backpack/central front tank kibble also has a tendency to dislodge if his waist is moved left or right. Due to the Fusion Cannon's slightly longer post, the hand's dorsal panel slightly protrudes when in tank mode.

:There is a message written in [[Cybertronian language|Cybertronian letters]] on Megatron's box art, which reads "RISE FROM THE SHADOWS". Megatron's pose in the instruction manual's front cover is based on the [[:File:Megatronguido.jpg|promotional artwork]] by [[Guido Guidi]].

:Amusingly, the first TakaraTomy (and later, Hasbro's secondary) stock photos of his robot mode depict him wielding the fusion cannon like a handheld weapon.

:Megatron was a notorious shelfwarmer, particularly in Asia, often unsold in large numbers.

:This mold was redecoed and retooled into multiple different Megatrons below, and [[Megatron (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Shattered Glass Megatron]].
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[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-S-35th-Voyager-Classic-Animation-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"I thought you're made of sterner stuff, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Walmart35thVoyager|Optimus."]]]]
*'''Classic Animation Megatron''' (Voyager Class, 2019)
**''ID number:'' '''WFC-S66'''
**''Accessories:'' "D50-R35 Fusion Cannon," "HPR Telescopic Laserstrike Launcher" (combines to form "NFM Particle Beam Megalauncher")
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (deco artist)}}

:Specially branded for the 35th anniversary of the ''Transformers'' brand, ''Siege'' "Classic Animation Megatron" is a redeco of the Voyager figure above, featuring a cel-shaded paint pattern that evokes his appearance in the cartoon (though the physical result is reminiscent of [[Transformers: Devastation|''Devastation'']]). In addition, the figure omits the paint on the shoulders and his launcher/sword, and the front tank tread panels are now grey.

:Secondary stock photos of the robot mode still depicts his Fusion Cannon as a handheld weapon.

:Alongside fellow cel-shaded figure [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#S65|Optimus]], Megatron was exclusive to [[Walmart]] in Canada and the United States.
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==''War for Cybertron Trilogy''==
[[File:TF-Netflix-WFC-Trilogy-Voyager-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|1,000,000 years and still functioning.]]
*'''Megatron''' (Voyager Class, [[2020]])
**''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''WFC-07'''
**''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[December 19]], 2020
**''Accessories:'' "D50-R35 Fusion Cannon," "HPR Telescopic Laserstrike Launcher" (combines to form "NFM Particle Beam Megalauncher"), Pinpointer [[Battle Master]], Lionizer Battle Master, 3 [[Fire Blast effect]]s
{{toydesigner|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

:Promoting the ''Siege'' chapter of the [[Netflix]] [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon]], this ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' redeco of ''Siege'' Megatron slathers the Decepticon leader in an ''extensive'' paint wash coating to represent accumulated grime and battle scars. Aside from the mold's usual weapons, Megatron comes with redecos of ''Siege'' Firedrive into "[[Pinpointer (G1)#Generations|Captive Pinpointer]]" and "[[Lionizer (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Captive Lionizer]]" with the original orange-and-grey color scheme, both with their own respective blast effects. Battle damage aside, Megatron's grey plastic is molded in a darker shade and his black plastic lacks any hints of brown. He also features metallic silver across his front on the silver sections, serving as a base for the battle damage. This Megatron features tighter ankle joints and a weakened snap, allowing for easier posing.

:The unpaintable metallic plastic parts, such as the sword's blades, the upper thighs, and the joints, are prone to [[photodegradation]].

:As with other Netflix series figures, Megatron was exclusive to Walmart in Canada and the United States. Megatron was also available as a Kmart exclusive in Australia.
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[[File:WarForCybertronCenturionDroneWeaponizerPack.jpeg|upright=1.66|thumb|Are you sure it's not an upside-down submarine?]]
*'''Deluxe Centurion Drone''' (Deluxe Class with accessories pack, 2020)
:An accessory of Megatron's Pistol form is available as part of the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' [[Centurion droid#Toys|Deluxe Centurion Drone Weaponizer Pack]]. It also comes with a silencer, but does not include the stock. In Japan, the toy was released as a [[TakaraTomy]] Mall exclusive for ''Earthrise''.<ref name="TT Twitter">{{citesocial|quote=＼フォロワー27 000人突破／新情報2つ目はアースライズシリーズ「センチュリオンドローン＆ウェポナイザー」発売決定しました！予約開始は少し先の予定ですが楽しみしてにお待ち下さい！ #トランスフォーマー #Transformers https://t.co/8DpFsjRCuP|link=https://twitter.com/TF_pr/status/1285098906422931456/|name=Transformers PR|site=Twitter|year=2020|month=07|day=20|(defunct=)}}</ref>

:It should be noted that this is the first ''Generations'' toy to depict his alt mode as a gun, albeit in a non-converting accessory form. It was soon followed by the ''Kingdom'' Core Class toy below.

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[[File:TF-Netflix-WFC-Trilogy-Spoiler-Pack-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Spoiler Pack''' (Leader Unboxing, [[2021]])
**''Accessories:'' "D50-R35 Fusion Cannon," "HPR Telescopic Laserstrike Launcher" (combines to form "NFM Particle Beam Megalauncher"), [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Spoiler|Matrix of Leadership]] bandolier, [[AllSpark#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Allspark]], two Fire Blast effects, [[Play-Doh|compound]]
:Promoting the ''Kingdom'' chapter of the Netflix ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon, Megatron is a minor redeco of the [[#War for Cybertron Trilogy|above]] Netflix ''Siege''-based Megatron, with blue highlights on the "HPR Telescopic Laserstrike Launcher" instead of red, and more accurate chest battle damage (albeit, to his appearance in the ''Siege'' and first half of ''Earthrise'' chapters). His silver paint is also a lighter shade while the other paint applications are a darker shade. The set includes the translucent purple "[[Skelivore#Toys|Fossilizer Skelivore]]", the [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Spoiler|Matrix of Leadership]] on a bandolier, and a compound through which a buyer can dig to reveal two blue "Fire Blast" effects (redecoed from ''Earthrise'' [[Slitherfang#Toys|Slitherfang]] and [[Doublecrosser (Earthrise)#Toys|Doublecrosser]]'s effects parts) and the [[AllSpark#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Allspark]].

:The Matrix bandolier can latch onto his robot mode chest or his tank turret, and the Allspark is compatible with the 3 mm effects part system, featuring a 3 mm port on one face and a shallow 3 mm post of its own on the opposite side. Skelivore can use the C.O.M.B.A.T. System/[[F.O.S.S.I.L. Technology]] to weaponize Megatron, with two official configurations, and their head specifically evoking Megatron's classic [[energon mace]].

:Much like previous Spoiler Packs, this set is in a windowless box designed to look like an ammo crate and features translatable [[Cybertronian language|Ancient Autobot]] inside the box. The lateral side of the package also features artwork of Megatron, reused from the ''Kingdom'' [[:File:Kingdom Golden Disk Megatron returns to pits.jpg|Wave 2 Golden Disk card]]. Compared to the previous [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Spoiler Pack]], the packaging itself uses less cardboard and tape and has two Decepticon-themed quotes as opposed to one Autobot and one Decepticon. The "spoiler" text reads "WITH THE MATRIX IN HAND / I CAN WIN THE ALLSPARK / AND USE IT TO RESHAPE / CYBERTRON IN MY IMAGE" and "TAKE THE MATRIX / MEGATRON THEN THE / ALLSPARK MAY IT HAVE / MERCY ON YOU", quotes from Megatron and Optimus Prime respectively from [[Kingdom episode 4|''Kingdom'' episode 4]], though Megatron's quote in the cartoon lacks "With the Matrix in hand".

:Megatron's renders in the instructions feature the battle damage from the first [[#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Netflix ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' toy]], as opposed to the battle damage on this release. Also, the image showing the completely assembled second official weaponizer configuration in the instructions depicts the included effect parts being plugged onto the ends of the back-mounted cannons to simulate muzzle-flash effects; however, this configuration is impossible with the selected effect part mold types that were included with this set.

:As with other Netflix-series figures, this Spoiler Pack was exclusive to Walmart in Canada and the United States. This set was also available as a Kmart exclusive in Australia and was on [[Hasbro Pulse]] in the US and the UK in limited quantities.
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==''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''==
[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-E-Voyager-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|What, were you expecting a [[Sixshot (G1)#toys|submarine]]]]
*'''Megatron''' (Voyager Class, 2020)
**''Hasbro ID number:'' '''WFC-E38'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''ER-13'''
**''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[January 30]], [[2021]]
**''Accessories:'' Fusion Cannon, tank turret/bladed weapon, tank-filler part/shield
:Released as part of the third and final wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' Voyager Class toys, Megatron is a heavy retool of ''Siege'' Megatron that converts into an Earth-based tank (particularly resembling an M1A2 Abrams) while sharing a mostly identical transformation scheme (and parts, such as the thighs, feet, front of the upper arms, forearms, and various inner parts). Megatron also retains the "battle damage" paint his ''Siege'' figure featured, mostly focused around his legs and tank body. Unlike the stock render, the rear half of Megatron's shoulders are molded in black plastic. Megatron also features a "D-16" marking on the left side of his tank body, referencing his Japanese ID number.

:Like the ''Siege'' figure, Megatron's turret also doubles as a melee weapon, though it must be forearm mounted in order to use the blade. The blade can be a shield if paired with the sword from the ''Siege'' toy above. To try and reduce his alternate mode's resemblance to an H-tank, he has a [[Partformer|partforming]] piece that is attached between his shins, or onto the bladed weapon. Stock photography for the above ''Generations Selects'' redeco shows the melee weapon can plug into his back as a back-mounted cannon, much like his "G1" cartoon design, and the filler part can be a forearm-mounted shield.

:The new tooling to keep his head/neck flap more secure can make pulling his head out while transforming him to robot mode ''very'' difficult; the strain of doing so can cause the ball joint socket to crack, and form stress marks on his cheeks. This can be remedied by pushing the flap up from beneath using the filler/shield piece tabs.

:The unpaintable plastic parts, such as the thighs and the joints, are prone to [[photodegradation]].

:Like all ''Earthrise'' toys, Megatron comes with an exclusive piece of a clip-and-save of a larger star map, along with a translucent red decoder. Megatron's piece of the map, aptly, is the labeled location of "[[Cybertron (planet)|CYBERTRON]]".

:The [[energon mace]] accessory was sold separately as part of the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' [[Centurion droid#Toys|Deluxe Centurion Drone]] set above. The mace is intended for ''Earthrise'' Megatron's newly molded hands, so keep caution for a breakage risk if used on ''Siege'' Megatron.
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==''Generations Selects''==
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[[File:Selects-Voyager-CombatMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|After many years, unobtainium has finally become obtainable.]]
*'''Combat Megatron''' (Voyager Class, [[2019]])
**''Series'': '''''War for Cybertron: Siege'''''
**''ID number:'' '''WFC-GS01'''
**''Accessories:'' "D50-R35 Fusion Cannon," "HPR Telescopic Laserstrike Launcher" (combines to form "NFM Particle Beam Megalauncher")
{{toydesigner|[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (detailing), [[Mark Maher]] (deco artist)|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

:"Combat Megatron", a ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' add-on to ''Siege'', is a redeco and new head retool of the above Voyager Class mold in the arctic camouflage deco of the unreleased ''Generation 2'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#CombatHero|Combat Hero figure]]. The figure's new head is based on Megatron's initial "miner" appearance in [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]'', drawing most heavily on [[Marcelo Matere]]'s covers for the series. (Coincidentally or not, the [[#TFSS|last Megatron toy]] based on the same unreleased deco ''also'' used tooling based on IDW Megatron's mining days.)

:Announced at New York [[Toy Fair 2019]], this Megatron was an exclusive debuted at the regular Voyager price through the [[Hasbro Pulse]] website in the U.S. market. Combat Megatron comes in a mostly plain cardboard box with black spray-paint deco in the form of a drippy Autobot symbol, "WAR" spelled out in Cybertronian, and the "War for Cybertron Trilogy" nameplate. While the instructions replaced the ID number and Megatron's name with "Combat Megatron", the CGI renders still depict the original head. Also included is a thank you letter from Hasbro's [[John Warden]].

:Despite being the third ''Generations Selects'' figure to be announced, Combat Megatron came out ahead of [[Ricochet (Headmasters)#Generations|Ricochet]] and [[Swoop (G1)/toys#POTPGS|Red Swoop]].

:This toy was repurposed as [[White Megatron]] in ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]''.
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[[File:TF-Selects-Super-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Why do [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Future|you]] throw your turn away so recklessly?"]]
*'''Super Megatron''' ([[September 26]], [[2020]])
**''Hasbro ID number:'' '''TT-GS09'''
**''Accessories:'' Fusion Cannon/starship nose/tank turret, triple-barrelled cannon
{{toydesigner|[[Ban Magami]] (concept artist)}}

:''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' Super Megatron is an extensive retool of [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Titans Return|''Titans Return'' Voyager Class Galvatron]], with the Titan Master gimmick being removed. The figure is based upon illustrations by [[Ban Magami]] for [[:File:SuperAndUltraMegatron.jpg|Super Megatron and Ultra Megatron]] from ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars]]'' story pages, and is capable of assuming the two robot modes and two alternate modes featured therein; the figure is very faithful to the much older art because Magami created the character designs with a working transformation in mind.<ref>[https://tfsource.com/blog/2020/04/03/countdown-answering-5-big-questions-about-the-generations-selects-super-megatron/ COUNTDOWN: Answering 5 big questions about the Generations Selects Super Megatron at TFSource]</ref> Although not officially a part of the [[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|''War for Cybertron'']] toyline, he has a grand total of 19(!) [[5 mm post|5 mm ports]] distributed throughout his new tooling, making him more than compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]].

:Being faithful to the illustrations it is based upon, the figure has both a "Super Jet Mode" and a triple-barreled "Ultra Tank Mode". The figure comes with his signature fusion cannon, which forms the nose of his gunship mode and the turret of his tank mode. He also has a triple-barreled cannon, which is stored inside the fusion cannon, and can be accessed by unfolding the front of the cannon and opening it up from the bottom. The triple-barreled cannon is detachable from the fusion cannon, and can be wielded by Super Megatron as a handheld weapon if you so choose.

:As mentioned before, the figure also has two robot modes to represent Super Megatron and his upgraded '''Ultra Megatron''' form, which differ in forehead and chest detailing. In service to this, Super Megatron's forehead and chest can be swapped around between his two robot modes. The two robot modes are also distinguished by weapon configuration (the fusion cannon being closed for Super Megatron and open for Ultra Megatron, and Ultra Megatron also featuring the triple-barrelled cannon mounted on his right shoulder) and gunship mode wing arrangement (folded for Super Megatron and unfolded for Ultra Megatron).

:Original to the figure and its [[Super Megatron comic 2|accompanying fiction]], a third robot mode was also designed and given the name '''Ultra Megatron Omega''', formed by taking the figure in its Ultra Megatron robot mode and swapping its face out for a more monstrous one. This new face appears to be an amalgam taking cues from both his [[Megatron (Movie)|live-action film counterpart]]'s mask in ''The Last Knight'', as well as the face of [[Dark Nova]]. If one so wishes, he can take the [[Silver Matrix]] accessory included with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Selects|''Generations Selects'' Star Convoy]] and plug it into this figure's left shoulder to replicate [[:File:Ultra Megatron Omega Selects.jpg|his initial appearance]] upon transforming into this form.

:The ''Selects'' [[God Neptune comic 2|Special Comic promoting God Neptune]] further introduces a ''fourth'' robot mode, '''[[:File:Megatron Omega Perfect Selects.jpg|Megatron Omega: Perfect Form]]''', into which the figure can also be configured. To achieve this, his shoulder pads must be folded back, with the smaller wing pieces angled up at a 45° angle; his chest piece with the insignia, folded forward to partially reveal the tread details; his back wings folded down at a 45° angle; and his Fusion Cannon/triple-barreled cannon should be in tank mode configuration, tabbed into the port on his upper-back, with the triple-barrels facing straight up. His Fusion Cannon barrel halves should then be angled up at 45° angles, to create an "X-wing" shape behind him.

:The aforementioned God Neptune chapter also depicts a third alternate mode for Ultra Megatron Omega, an "[[:File:GS-Ultra-Megatron-Omega-SF-Gun-Turret--Mode.jpg|SF Gun Turret Mode]]". To achieve this mode, Megatron must first be placed into his Super Jet Mode, from there the subsequent steps can be taken in any order. With his waist kept in the same configuration, his legs must be rotated at the thigh, then folded up alongside his torso; his arms must be folded straight down, with the forearms folded forward, so that the figure is now resting on both them and the tank treads on his legs; the chestplate must then be lowered slightly, so that the treads touch the ground; his larger wings should be folded up into the tank mode configuration; and his smaller wings should be folded straight back.

:A feature not mentioned in the instructions is that the lower part of his helmet is attached via a [[C joint]] on the neck, and can be removed to allow easier access to the forehead and face-swapping gimmick. This is particularly helpful, as otherwise there isn't much clearance for it to turn, and the swivel is fairly tight.

:Contrary to popular belief, this figure ''is'' in scale with ''Selects'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Generations Selects|Star Convoy]].

:This toy was released exclusively through [[TakaraTomy Mall]] in Japan and an EB Games exclusive in Australia.

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[[File:TF-Generations-Selects-Voyager-G2-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Voice of Doom sadly not included.]]
*'''Megatron''' (Voyager Class, 2020)
**''Series'': '''''War for Cybertron: Earthrise'''''
**''ID number:'' '''WFC-GS14'''
**''Accessories:'' Fusion Cannon, tank turret/spear, tank-filler part/shield
:A ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Selects]]'' add-on to ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'', this version of Megatron is a redeco of the ''Earthrise'' Voyager Class mold above in the first ''Generation 2'' toy-themed colors.

:Much like most 2020 ''Selects'' products, the toy is only branded as part of the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' and not ''Earthrise''.
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* '''Behold, Galvatron! Unicron Companion Pack''' (Leader Class, 2022)
:This release of Megatron is as a non-transforming and immobile [[Slug figure|minifigure]], barely 10mm tall, scaled to interact with the immense [[Unicron/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Unicron]] figure and its clear display base. This was one of a set of 14 minifigures in the "Unicron Companion Pack" that was included with the [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#BeholdGalvatron|"reformatting" version of Galvatron]]. The set was [[exclusive]] to [[Hasbro Pulse]].
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==''War for Cybertron: Kingdom''==
[[File:WFC-Kingdom Core Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Add in a 5mm peg, and you can have Megatron holding Megatron holding Megatron.]]
*'''Megatron''' (Core Class, [[2021]])
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-K13'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''KD EX-06'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[July 31]], 2021
**''Accessories:'' Blaster/Tank Barrel
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Mark Maher]] (deco artist)}}<ref>[https://youtu.be/PdsHMGVDZFg?si=7IIIhq2AU8jwMnSx Interview] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]] on the Triple Takeover podcast, from their YouTube channel</ref>

:''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' Core Class Megatron is a Legends-sized toy that can interact with Titan Class figures. He takes many cues from his larger ''Earthrise'' toy sculpt-wise, with similar robot and Earth-based tank forms... save for the head, which seems to be based on his ''Masterpiece'' figure. His tank mode lacks any kind of rolling wheels.

:Megatron features his trademark Fusion Cannon, attached with a mushroom joint. He includes a blaster resembling his original pistol alternate mode which forms his (rather unconvincing) tank mode's barrel and has a stacked peg with 3-millimeter and 5-millimeter portions for compatibility with other Core figures as well as larger size classes. As shown in the instructions, but not specifically pointed out as such, the gun can plug into his back to replicate the gun barrel from the G1 figure. Due to the right forearm needing two pieces for the transformation, Megatron ends up having two asymmetrical forearm parts.

:Megatron suffers from a mildly annoying issue regarding his shoulder joints; the hook tabs can barely lock into place, and they can be dislodged if his arms are bent back in robot mode. Fortunately, the shoulder ball-and-socket joints are loose enough (though not to a greater extent) to counter this.
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==''Premium Finish''==
[[File:TF-Premium-Finish-PF-WFC-02-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Why [[#War_for_Cybertron Trilogy|throw]] [[#War_for_Cybertron:_Siege|away]] away your money so recklessly?"]]
*'''Megatron''' (Voyager Class, [[November 27]], 2021)
**''ID number'': '''PF WFC-02'''
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''GE-02'''
**''Accessories'': "D50-R35 Fusion Cannon", "HPR Telescopic Laserstrike Launcher" (combines to form "NFM Particle Beam Megalauncher")
:As part of the second wave of TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers Premium Finish|''Premium Finish'']]'' subline, Megatron is a detailed redeco of the [[#War_for_Cybertron:_Siege|''Siege'']] mold, featuring more paint applications that represent his appearance in [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''Transformers: War for Cybertron: Siege'']] and with the same weapons as the aforementioned mold.

:For some reason, the stock photos depict his shoulders sitting a bit too low, due to them not being fully inserted to the joint.
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==''Collaborative''==
[[File:Collab-toy-Megatron-HISS-Tank.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Megatron opted for the lady because [[Cobra Commander|her boss]] reminds him too much of Starscream [[Chris Latta|for some reason]]...]]
*'''Megatron H.I.S.S. Tank and Baroness''' ([[2022]])
**''Accessories'': [[Baroness#Collaborative|Baroness]], backpack, rifle, battle stand, fusion cannon, 2x turret guns, HISS tank rear panel/shield
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shuhei Umezu]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Mario Carreiro]] (packaging)<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dfy3IcQd3g4 The Hasbro ''Transformers'' Panel] at [[San Diego Comic-Con#2024|San Diego Comic-Con 2024]] with [[Mario Carreiro]], [[John Warden]], [[Evan Brooks]] and [[Nate Purswell]], recorded at the "Memo's Collection" YouTube channel.</ref>}}

:The tenth figure released in the ''[[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]'' line, "Megatron H.I.S.S. Tank" transforms from an almost 100% accurate [[Cobra]] signature original [[H.I.S.S. tank|H.I.S.S. tank]] into a roughly Commander Class-sized Megatron. He comes with his traditional fusion cannon accessory and has a swiveling twin turret backpack, whose guns can be lowered down to tilt over Megatron's head or turn left or right. Both turret guns are attached via 5mm pegs and features pegs for [[Fire Blast effect|fire blast effects]]. Megatron's fusion cannon can either mount atop his H.I.S.S. form's turret platform or on the outside of either fist.

:His hips are ratchet joints, but the rest are all simple friction joints, including his lateral thigh swivels, which when combined with the weight of half the vehicle mode hanging off his back means that he's prone to tipping over in certain poses. Megatron's sizeable heel spurs do a lot to alleviate the problem, thankfully. The back plating and rear guard of the H.I.S.S. detaches to form a shield. The back of his fusion cannon is severely truncated to clear the H.I.S.S. parts on his shoulders or the turret gunner in vehicle mode, which looks more than a little silly. Said cannon and shield both attach via fairly shallow 5mm pegs. Due to packaging constraints, most of the H.I.S.S. tank is detached from Megatron in the box, with only the treads and lower part of the cockpit built into the main figure. Megatron is also a considerably warmer gray than depicted in his stock renders.

:The set also includes a new recreated original 3.75" [[Baroness]] figure, with recreations of her accessories as well as a battle stand, who can ride in Megatron's H.I.S.S. mode cockpit or man his turret guns. Rather impressively, Megatron can be transformed entirely without removing the figure from the turret, though the same can't be said for the one in the cockpit.

:Although originally set to release in January 2023, Megatron and The Baroness were spotted at a [[Toys"R"Us]] in [[Taiwan]] in late [[June]] 2022 and was released more widely via online outlets starting in [[October]] of that year.

:This toy also doubles as the independent ''[[Transformers Roleplaying Game]]'' character [[Fusion (RPG)|Fusion]].
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==''Legacy''==
[[File:TF-Legacy-Core-Class-G2-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|A worthy opponent for [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Universe (2003)|this guy.]]]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''G2 Universe Megatron''' (Core Class, [[2022]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Blaster/tank barrel

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Core Class toys, "G2 Universe Megatron" is a [[redeco]] of [[#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' Core Class Megatron]] in the colors of his ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Generation 2|tank incarnation]], and serves as a scaled-down version of the [[#GS14|''Generations Selects'' repaint]] of the Voyager Class ''Earthrise'' mold. Megatron includes the same blaster accessory as the original ''Kingdom'' toy, this time cast in green.

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[[File:TF-Legacy-Miner-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Just a miner retool.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Rise of Tyranny 2-Pack''' (2-pack, 2023) }}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Drill, drill attachment, pickaxe, handle
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Koki Yamada]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[May 16]], [[2023]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPFnqhvXhTs Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Evan Brooks]], [[Ben MacCrae]], and [[Sixo]].</ref>

: Revealed during the [[May 16]]th, 2023 Transformers Fanstream, ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'' "Miner Megatron" is a retool of the ''Siege'' mold to match his younger appearance in the [[2005 IDW continuity]], with a new chest, shoulders, hazard stripes and an [[Alex Milne]]-inspired head. Oddly, this newly molded head is a completely different mold from the ''Generations Selects'' Combat Megatron toy's head, which was also inspired by Megatron's miner design. While his helmet has details from ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]'', the color scheme and molding changes reference his appearance in ''[[Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory]]'' and ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]''. He includes a new pickaxe, drill, and drill mount rather than his fusion cannon and sword. He is capable of attaching the pickaxe head between the drill and mount to create a crossbow-like weapon through Evo-Fusion.

: Some copies of the figure have been reported to have their inner knee joints misassembled—the circular detail above the screw should be towards the back instead of the front. One way to remedy this is to unscrew the knees, pop the pin in the thigh and swap the knee joint. This also has been reported to (somewhat) improve the joint's looseness.<ref>[https://twitter.com/shihshihming1/status/1677047933429239808 @ShihShihMing1's tweet showcasing the issue], 6 July 2023</ref>

: He is included in a "Cybertronian Origins" two-pack with [[Ratbat (G1)/toys#Legacy|Senator Ratbat]].

: Amazon mistakenly mixed up the product IDs for the Rise of Tyranny and Humble Origins two-packs; as a result, customers who pre-ordered this set were actually sent [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#HumbleOrigins|Data Clerk Orion Pax]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#HumbleOrigins|Senator Shockwave]]. This was corrected a few days after the pre-orders started arriving; customers who purchase this set now will receive what they ordered.

::''[https://www.instagram.com/p/CsUU9MpO8M9/ Designer commentary on Miner Megatron from Evan Brooks on Instagram]''
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[[File:TF-Legacy-United-Fractured-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2sq409UGtY "I'm Spartacus!"]]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Fractured Friendship 2-Pack''' (2-pack, [[2024]]) }}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Drill, drill attachment, pickaxe, handle, energy sword, energon hammer

: ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' "Gladiator Megatron" is a redeco of the ''Legacy: Evolution'' figure above, this time based specifically on his gladiator look from ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]''. He includes all of Miner Megatron's accessories, now recolored to match Gladiator Megatron's light gray color scheme, as well as a red energy sword and a pink energon hammer, both taken from his battle with [[Cy-Kill (G1)|Cy-Kill]] in [[Megatron Origin issue 2|issue #2]]. These weapons can peg into his shoulders for storage in robot mode, but unusually for a modern ''Transformers'' toys, there's nowhere for them to go while he's in vehicle mode.

: Gladiator Megatron is included in the "Fractured Friendship" 2-pack alongside the similarly IDW-inspired [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#FracturedFriendship|Security Officer Orion Pax]]. The two-pack was revealed by IGN on [[June 27]], 2024 as an exclusive for that year's [[San Diego Comic-Con]], with limited quantities to later be made available on [[Hasbro Pulse]]. The set was spotted at Chinese retail soon after its official reveal. <ref>[https://www.ign.com/articles/hasbro-sdcc-exclusive-figures-star-wars-marvel-transformers-gi-joe Hasbro SDCC 2024 exclusives reveal] - on IGN</ref>
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==''Generations Comic Edition''==
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Timelines Bumblebee / Timelines Megatron''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Fusion cannon
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Guido Guidi]] (original concept, packaging artist)|[[Mario Carreiro]] (packaging)}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viJopRdWtZA ''Transformers'' panel] at [[Megacon Orlando#2025|Megacon Orlando 2025]] with [[Emily Bader]] and [[Evan Brooks]], recorded at the "V-man" YouTube channel.</ref>

: ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Comic Edition|Timelines Comic Edition]]'' Megatron is based on [[Guido Guidi]]'s unused design for the character in ''[[Hearts of Steel]]'', and transforms from a robot into a wheeled cannon. He comes packaged with [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Generations Comic Edition|Bumblebee]].

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==''Studio Series''==
[[File:TFTM-SS-Leader-Megatron.jpg|thumb|300px|As seen in ''The Transformers: The Movie: The Special Edition Cut''.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (Leader Class, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''The Transformers: The Movie'''''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TS-12'''
:*''Accessories'': Fusion cannon, back barrel, Walther-inspired blaster, energy sword
:Released as part of the final wave of 2025 ''[[Studio Series]]'' Leader Class figures, Megatron stands the same size as the line's Commander Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Studio Series|Optimus Prime]]. He transforms into his [[For safety reasons|by-now-expected]] tank mode similar to his ''[[Transformers: Devastation|Devastation]]'' counterpart, but with an unprecedentedly "clean" transformation that hides the tank treads fully inside the robot legs, leaving no backpack at all. In addition to his two-piece tank barrel, which splits into his signature fusion cannon and back-mounted barrel, Megatron comes with the energy sword he used in his duel with Prime in the film, as well as a blaster resembling his classic gun mode (but without the stock).
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Megatron (G1)/Generations toys

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[[File:Kingdom Golden Disk Megatron returns to pits.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]

Much like [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], the [[Decepticon]] leader also continues to receive more toys than the average ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' character. While '''[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]''' doesn't have quite as many toys as his nemesis, he is one of ''at least'' [[Bumblebee (G1)|four]] [[Starscream (G1)|main]] characters that are guaranteed to get a new toy just about every year.

For the sake of finding an easy and definitive split from the main toy article, we have opted to make this page strictly for the various ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]''-branded toylines, as this appears to be the brand [[Hasbro]] will likely continue adding Generation 1 characters to for the foreseeable future.

==GDO==
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[[File:GenerationsGDOtoy-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Bludgeon (RID 2001)|What goes around, comes around.]]]]
*'''Megatron''' (Voyager Class, [[2012]])
**''Accessories:'' {{w|Katana}}, {{w|:Wakizashi|tanto}}
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Frankel]] (Hasbro)}}
:''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Megatron is an Asian market and Toys"R"Us-exclusive redeco/retool of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen: N.E.S.T. Global Alliance]]'' Voyager Class [[Bludgeon (ROTF)#Voyager|Bludgeon]], sporting a new, smiling head. Megatron transforms from a Japanese {{w|Type 90 Kyū-maru|Type 90}} tank into a samurai-esque robot mode. He features a flexible plastic sword which is made out of a portion of the barrel of the tank's main gun, as well as a smaller dagger. The dagger can be stored in a sheath which is revealed from inside the tank turret, and both blades can be slotted in holes provided on the robot mode's left hip guard. The larger sword has a peghole at the bottom of the hilt; though it is specifically designed to allow the dagger's handle to fit in the base to form a double-bladed weapon, it can also fit any other accessory that uses [[5 mm post]]s. The post used to combine the swords remains unobstructed in vehicle mode, meaning you can attach the dagger to the end of Megatron's main tank cannon if you're feeling silly. He also has [[Mech Alive]] [[gimmick]]s in his thighs and turret: sculpted cylinders in his thighs rotate whenever his lower legs are rotated, and pulling his turret open makes a sculpted white "disc" at the center rotate while a scabbard for the tantō hinges over to the side and props itself up for use.

:The vehicle mode is one of the very few Transformer tank toys with rubber components to its treads. Portions of the tread links can unlock, allowing them to hang from the robot mode, while the wheels of the treads are integrated separately into the robot mode form itself. The treads still do not function realistically; small plastic wheels on the underside of the treads help the tank mode roll, as is standard with nearly all Transformer tank toys. On the plus side, the tank turret can be rotated a full three-hundred sixty degrees, as can the purple machine gun that sits atop the turret.

:Unlike the other uses of this mold, Megatron comes [[Packaging|packaged]] in robot mode holding his swords, with additional plastic and paper ties in the tray imperfectly holding his swords in position. Because they were packaged this way since they were shipped out of the factory, most Megatrons come with the swords being badly bent and warped in the box. Fortunately, the swords' blades can be mostly straightened by leaving them sheathed in their hidden scabbards. Straightening their ''hilts'' is a different matter, though.

:As a redeco of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Bludgeon mold, it is highly likely that Megatron is cursed with the same design fault as his brethren - the rubber treads break down over the course of years, causing them to corrode spots of plastic and leave melty gashes behind.

:This version of the mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]]'' [[Megatron (Cloud)#Toys|Megatron]], while the original version was redecoed into ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Hunt for the Decepticons]]'' [[Banzaitron (TF 2010)#Toys|Banzaitron]], and differently retooled to make ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Overlord (G1)#Timelines|Gigatron]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/GDOMegatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Generations'' Megatron at TFU.info]''
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==''Thrilling 30''==
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[[File:Generationstoy-T30-LegendsMegatronChopShop.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Watch yer wallet, Megs.]]
*'''Megatron & Chop Shop''' (Legends Class, [[2013]])
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / #004'''
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

:Part of the fourth wave of 2012-onwards ''Generations'' Legends Class toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' Megatron is roughly the same size as a ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Commander Class toy. He transforms from a generic tank with rotating turret into a robot based on his [[Alex Milne]] pre-war design as seen in "[[Chaos Theory Part 1]]" from [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s 2009-2011 ''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers]]'' comic series, and features [[5 mm post|5 mm-compatible]] ports for his hands and left forearm/turret roof.

:He comes with [[Chop Shop (G1)#Generations|Chop Shop]], who can transform into a stag beetle, a robot, a weapon with a 5 mm handle, and a mine plow that attaches to the front of Megatron's tank mode. He features gearing that opens his pinchers when his legs are moved.

:This mold also served as the model for the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Megatron (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Megatron]] and was retooled into ''Generations [[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Legends Class [[Warpath (G1) #Combiner Wars|Warpath]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/GenLegMegatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Generations'' Legends Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Generations IDW megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|And the fandom collectively soiled itself.]]
*'''Megatron''' (Deluxe Class, 2013)
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / #003'''
**''Accessories'': 2 wingtips (combine to form Fusion Cannon)
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)|[[Don Figueroa]] (concept artist, uncredited)}}

:Part of the fifth wave of 2012-onwards ''Generations'' Deluxe Class toys, ''Thrilling 30'' Megatron is based on [[Don Figueroa]]'s stealth bomber design from the IDW Publishing [[Heart Like a Wheel|''The Transformers'' vol. 1]] ongoing series (which resembles a Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit). In robot mode, his wingtips detach to combine and transform into his [[Fusion cannon#Deluxe|fusion cannon]] (although it's actually designed after the [[rail gun]] this body was equipped with in IDW's comics, but of course Hasbro couldn't call it ''that'' on a toy's packaging). The cannon can peg into 5mm ports on his hands and forearms. This design was actually taken from an official pitch without Figueroa's permission and with no compensation to the artist, a fact he was rather sore about.<ref>[http://www.seibertron.com/energonpub/don-figueroa-designed-idw-s-stealth-bomber-megatron-but-wasn-t-compensated--t96022s0.php "So I read that this was being made into a toy? wow, and I thought only 3rd party companies take stuff without giving any notice, acknowledgement or compensation... FYI: hasbro nor idw solicited me to do this design, I did it on my own."]</ref>

:In the American release Megatron comes packed in with a copy of IDW's ''[[Spotlight: Megatron]]'', sporting a 'Hasbro Exclusive Cover' cropped from the [[Clayton Crain]] [[:File:Spotlight Megatron cvrRI.jpg|retailer incentive cover]]. In European and Canadian markets the figure was released without the ''Spotlight''.

:He was redecoed into [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Nike|Calvin Johnson Megatron]] and retooled into ''Generations'' [[Dreadwing (G2)#Generations|Dreadwing]], ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Krok (G1)#Timelines|Krok]], and ''The Last Knight'' [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#TLKDeluxe|Megatron]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/GenMegatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Thrilling 30'' Megatron at TFU.info]''

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*'''Metroplex''' (Titan Class, 2013)
**'''01 OF 30'''
:An [[exclusive]] version of Titan Class [[Metroplex (G1)#SDCC2013|Metroplex]] was made available at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2013. He comes with 12 [[Slug figure|small, non-transforming figurines]] of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#SDCC2013|Orion Pax]], Megatron, [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#SDCC2013|Bumblebee]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|Thundercracker]], [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#SDCC2013|Trailcutter]], and [[Hoist (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|Hoist]], all in both modes. The figurines are based on their ''Thrilling 30'' Deluxe Class toys, and similarly to [[Decoy]]s, the Autobot figurines are cast in red plastic, and the Decepticons in purple.

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[[File:Generationstoy-T30-Metroplex-Megatron-HKACGCON.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I... can't... move...]]
*'''Metroplex''' (Titan Class, 2013)
**'''05 OF 30'''
:Another exclusive version of Titan Class [[Metroplex (G1)#ACGHK2013|Metroplex]] was made available at [[Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong]] 2013. This Metroplex also has the 12 figurines of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#ACGHK2013|Orion Pax]], Megatron, [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#ACGHK2013|Bumblebee]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#ACGHK2013|Thundercracker]], [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#ACGHK2013|Trailcutter]], and [[Hoist (G1)/toys#ACGHK2013|Hoist]], but casts the Autobot figurines in gold plastic, and the Decepticons in silver.
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==''Generations'' (Japan)==
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[[File:TF-Generation-JP-TG25-Megatronus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Orion Pax VS Megatronus''' ([[October 26]], [[2013]])
**''ID number'': '''TG-25'''
**''Accessories'': 2 wingtips (combine to form cannon)
:Released in the Japanese ''[[Transformers: Generations (Japan)|Generations]]'' lineup, Megatronus is a redeco of ''Thrilling 30'' Deluxe Class Megatron in a darker shade of black, replacing the previously purple parts with more black and rendering the translucent plastic cannon a shade of red. Megatronus features extensive paint details, including purple lining inside the grooves on his head, shoulders, and knees, silver paint on his legs and engines and red eyes. He was only available in a two-pack with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#TG25|Orion Pax]].

:This toy is meant to depict Megatron as he was before the war broke out, hence the name, which originated as a pre-war name for [[Megatron (WFC)|Aligned continuity Megatron]].

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[[File:TTGenerationsTG28MegatronChopShop.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|BURRITOOOS!!!!]]
*'''Megatron & Starscream''' ([[December 28]], 2013)
**''ID number:'' '''TG28'''
:The Japanese release of Legends Class Megatron is cast in his traditional gray, black, and red color scheme and features extensive metallic silver paint. He and [[Chop Shop (G1)#TG28|Chop Shop]] were only available in a multi-pack with [[Starscream (G1)/toys#TG28|Starscream]] and [[Waspinator (BW)/toys#TG28|Waspinator]].
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==''Combiner Wars''==
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[[File:LeaderMegatron2015.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.95|"What? No, of course I don't have an Autobot insignia! [[...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|Why would you think that?"]]]]
*'''Megatron''' (Leader Class, [[2015]])
**''Accessories'': Two guns (combine to form rifle), missile
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:Part of the first wave of 2015 ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Leader Class toys, Megatron transforms from a robot heavily inspired by his Generation 1 animation model into a tank featuring working treads. He includes a sticker sheet featuring two each of Decepticon and Autobot [[insignia]] (the latter in reference to IDW's ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]''), plus stickers intended to replicate those on the original Megatron toy's chest and fusion cannon. Megatron also comes packaged with a collector's card featuring art from the initial release of the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game. His box-back bio bears a superficial similarity to our wiki's article on [[Megatron (WFC)|another Megatron]]. He features a spark chamber hatch which is sculpted in likeness to the one seen in "[[Master Blaster]]". In a feature that goes undocumented in Megatron's instructions, his two combining guns can store underneath the rear of his alternate mode. Although the website description & the package billed the transformation as "15 steps", the toy actually has ''10'' steps. In keeping with that simplicity, his articulation is more limited than one might expect of a toy this size, with his restrictive knee articulation and lack of ankle joints making it tricky for him to stand in dynamic poses.

:In robot mode, Megatron's fusion cannon is on a pinned swivel, allowing it to be flipped in either direction, and appears to have been deliberately shaped to evoke the fusion cannon's traditional look no matter which way it faces. With the missile-firing tip backwards, the swivel piece allows the cannon to fold further out to the side, giving enough clearance for the arm to bend up to 90 degrees. In this configuration, the visible swivel piece matches the hexagonal detailing on the traditional cannon design, and a grooved dial sculpted into the cannon is slightly angled such that it perfectly matches the vertical position of the adjustment dial on the original scope/cannon. Of course, in that configuration Megatron can't shoot anyone with his missile, so where's the fun in that, you silly nerd?

:Select aspects of this design, such as the leg-mounted treads, the general transformation sequence and the tank alt-mode, were used to represent G1 Megatron in ''[[Transformers: Devastation]]''. The toy meanwhile was retooled into [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Generations|''Armada'' Megatron]], which was released at the same time. This mold’s tank mode bears almost no specific resemblance to that Megatron’s original ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' toy, but in a concession to that character’s legacy, both versions of this mold feature ''Armada''-style [[Mini-Con]] connection ports; a rarity in any year of the ''Generations'' toyline.

::*[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/CWMegatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Megatron at TFU.info]

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*'''Megatron''' (Lucky Draw Leader, [[2016]])
**''Accessories'': Two guns (combine to form rifle), missile
:Released as a contest prize for Toys R' Us Singapore, this ''Combiner Wars'' Leader Class Megatron is a redeco of the Leader Class toy above, featuring chrome (if by chrome, it means ''metallic'') silver and red paint on his paintable silver and red plastic parts (which includes neutering the light-up gimmick). The figure can be obtained by spending $600 worth of Transformers products only with their Star Card. The contest ran in March 1st till 31st.

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[[File:TFSS-5.0-Double-Pretender-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"[[Jason Marnocha|Fifty years I was alone... And when I'm finally saved from that loneliness, all I find is horror... In this form, I am powerless; doomed to witness these atrocities. I need a body...I WILL have a body!]]"]]
*'''Double Pretender Megatron''' (TFSS 5.0, 2017)
**''Accessories'': Pretender Shell, Sword for Pretender Shell, Rifle for Pretender Shell, [[Spacewarp#Generations|Spacewarp]] Mini-Con, Joint piece for Spacewarp/Rifle
:Released as a part of the [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service#2017|Figure Subscription Service 5.0]], Megatron is a redeco of his [[#Thrilling 30|Legends Class toy]], with his coloration based on his canceled ''Generation 2'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#CombatHero|"arctic-camo" Combat Hero Megatron toy]]. He also comes with [[Spacewarp#Generations|Spacewarp]] (a redeco of [[Blast Master#Generations|''Thrilling 30'' Payload]]) and his Pretender shell, which is redecoed from [[Grand Maximus#Toys|Grand Maximus]]'s. Double Pretender Megatron also comes with a joint piece for Spacewarp to let her fit in the shell along with Megatron. This joint piece is sculpted to resemble the large chromed laser cannon that the original G1 Megatron toy came with. His Pretender shell weapons are black repaints of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Sentinel Prime (G1)#Generations|Sentinel Prime]]'s rifle and Voyager Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#TRVoyager|Optimus Prime]]'s [[Laser Rod (weapon)#Generations|sword]].

:Megatron and Spacewarp were released alongside [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#TFSS|Double Pretender Optimus Prime]] and [[Hi-Q#Combiner Wars|Hi-Q]].

:There are two suggested ways to make Megatron and Spacewarp fit into the shell, though some fans may have their own methods:
::1. Fiddle the Megatron figure into a different position, and insert the joint piece on his chest to allow Spacewarp to attach on it.<ref>{{citesocial|quote= How it all fits: https://t.co/pFFmXwkzpl|link=https://twitter.com/JesseWittenrich/status/857749521190801409|name=Jesse Wittenrich|site=Twitter|year=2017|month=04|day=28|(defunct=)}}</ref>
::2. If the joint piece doesn't work due to its tolerance, rearrange Megatron in a slightly different position, and peg Spacewarp into Megatron's arm.<ref>{{citesocial|quote= If that doesn't work for you, you can skip the accessory and peg Spacewarp to Megatron's arm. https://t.co/aogfRbvhfD|link=https://twitter.com/JesseWittenrich/status/857749905867251712|name=Jesse Wittenrich|site=Twitter|year=2017|month=04|day=28|(defunct=)}}</ref>
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==''Cyber Series''==
[[File:Generations-Cyber-Battalion-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He may have rocket launchers in his feet, but that doesn't mean he has mistletoe.]]
*'''Megatron''' (Cyber Battalion, 2015)
**''Accessories:'' Fusion cannon

:Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#PrimeWarsTrilogyAsian|Generations: Cyber Series]]'' Cyber Battalion figures, Megatron is a Voyager-sized figure and transforms into a futuristic tank with a [[transformation|transformation scheme]] that borrows much of its engineering from the [[#Universe (2008)|''Universe'' G2 Legends Class Megatron]] from 2008 though does have some unique steps. His large fusion cannon can be held in his fist or mounted on his arm as any classic representation of Megatron would.

:The ''Cyber Series'' as a whole was initially pretty hard to come by. This figure along with the others was available in limited quantities from online retailer BigBadToyStore.com, though other than that they haven't hit mass retail anywhere besides Asia and Latin America. The line was later sold in greater quantities through [[Walgreens]] stores in parts of the United States.

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[[File:TF-Heroes-and-Villains-Optimus-Prime-Megatron-2-pack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime and Megatron''' (2-pack, 2021)

:In 2021, the ''Cyber Series'' [[Optimus_Prime_(G1)/Generations_toys#Cyber_Series|Optimus Prime]] and Megatron figure were reissued as a 2-pack exclusive to Amazon.com.
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==''Titans Return''==
[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Voyager-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Blitzwing who? I'm just a Megatron who happens to turn into a tank ''and'' a jet. All the cool [[Megatron (disambiguation)|Megatron]]s are doing it!]]
*'''Doomshot & Megatron''' (Voyager Class, [[2016]])
**''Accessories'': Fusion Cannon, Rifle, Doomshot Titan Master
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Megatron transforms from robot to tank to plane and back. Megatron comes with [[Doomshot#Toys|Doomshot]], a [[Titan Master]] who becomes his head. The G1 toy-accurate 'scrollwork' details on his chest and all Decepticon insignias (on his robot mode chest, jet nosecone, and tank tread cowling) are chrome-backed, factory-applied, low-quality stickers which are notoriously prone to peeling off at the slightest disturbance. As their chrome-backed nature clashes heavily with Megatron's otherwise unpainted torso, replacing them is recommended. His wing stickers are similarly metallic, but appear to adhere better and clash less with the figure's overall aesthetic.

:The fusion cannon is shown in stock renders to be solid black, while the final one is light grey plastic dipped in black paint with the posts left bare. His dark-grey plastic is nowhere near as dark as the stock renders shows, though it is still darker than the light-grey plastic.

:Like all Voyager Class ''Titans Return'' figures, he has a pair of pop-up parts to fill in the area around his head; in this case, a pair of missile racks. While it initially looks like his chest does not contain a pivoting assembly for better range of movement on Megatron's neck, there is in fact one hidden under the grey parts that form his robot mode collar that allow the missile racks and the Titan Master port to turn in either direction.<ref name="neck">[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/titans-return-voyager-megatron-and-doomshot.1092333/page-18#post-14975031 Detailed look on TFW2005.com]</ref> Due to the nature of his transformation it is possible to transform Megatron into tank mode without removing his head, though this leaves it completely exposed at the back of the tank.

:His fusion cannon can plug into the short barrel of the tank turret or the rifle/Titan Master vehicle weapon. In an undocumented additional feature, the rifle can be inserted into the front end of the fusion cannon. The fusion cannon can be mounted on his forearm or held by any figure with 5mm hands. It also has a peg hole that an accessory such as his rifle can plug into, with extra square peg holes specifically to hold the rifle in place. The tank cannon on his turret, while held in ''very'' hard by a pair of ridges and a 5mm post, can also be removed; it can be pegged in by its 5mm post barrel onto a peghole in Megatron's shoulder to recreate G1 Megatron's classic shoulder barrel.

:The instructions for robot-to-tank transformation suggest that you move his robot mode chestplate downwards into the collapsed jet position. It appears to have a clearance issue, with the chest protruding too far; leaving it in robot mode position will ensure there are no clearance issues. However, the chest ''can'' be made to fit better by putting it into position before transforming the treads, preventing the tread panels from getting in the way. Also in some copies of the toy, Megatron's left and right leg panels will randomly pop and stick out. This is especially prominent in tank and jet mode.

:This mold was retooled into [[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Blitzwing]], and redecoed into ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Legends|G2 Megatron]] and ''[[Street Fighter II × Transformers]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Street Fighter II × Transformers|Megatron]] <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[M. Bison#Toys|Vega]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>. Megatron would have been redecoed/retooled into [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] with a new Titan Master face for Doomshot as part of the "Action on Hydrus Four" boxset for BotCon 2017 that never came to be.
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==''Platinum Edition''==
[[File:TF-Platinum-Edition-OsS-OsF-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"An official Red Ryder carbine-action, two-hundred-shot range-model air rifle, with a compass in the stock and this thing that tells time."]]
*'''One Shall Stand, One Shall Fall''' (2-pack, 2016)
:Part of Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' offerings for 2016 intended to commemorate the 30th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', this Megatron is another redeco of the ''Classics'' Voyager toy. Megatron features a new and significantly different deco for the sake of [[for safety reasons|gun safety laws]]. The sides of his gun mode are entirely cast in clear red plastic, his arms are a different shade of red plastic and there is red paint on the legs as well–in addition to the bright orange parts on both the tip of the barrel and the scope, just like the ''Classics'' figure. Whether by design or by accident, his deco strongly resembles the [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive [[Nerf]] "[[wikia:nerf:Sonic FIRE|Sonic Fire]]" color scheme.

:''Platinum Edition'' Megatron was only available as part of a 2-pack with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#PEOSSOSF|Optimus Prime]], named "One Shall Stand, One Shall Fall" after Prime's famous line in the movie. In the United States and Canada, this set was officially released as an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] exclusive. It was also available in several of Hasbro's Asian markets (namely the Philippines and Singapore; it's currently unknown whether it was exclusive to any particular stores there or not). In Australia, it was sold at Myer stores, whereas in the United Kingdom, it was both sold at [[Toys"R"Us]] stores and available via Tesco's website (but never found in stores). Surprisingly, it was (and still is) a common find in Brazilian online stores.

::*[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/PlatinumMegatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Platinum Edition'' One Shall Stand, One Shall Fall Megatron at TFU.info]
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==''Alt-Modes''==
[[File:Alt-Modes Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Starscream shall pay for this!]]
*'''Megatron''' (Alt-Modes, 2016)
**''Series'': '''1, 2'''
**''Collection'': '''1, 2, 3''' (Series 1), '''1''' (Series 2)

:''[[Alt-Modes]]'' Megatron is a super deformed toy whose body transforms into a tank when the Decepticon faction symbol on his head is flipped. He was [[Blindpacking|blind-boxed]] and available in all four cases of the first and second series.
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==''War for Cybertron: Siege''==
[[File:WFCS-Voyager-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Ironhide (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Such heroic nonsense.]]]]
*'''Megatron''' (Voyager Class, [[2019]])
**''Hasbro ID number:'' '''WFC-S12'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SG-13'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[March 30]], [[2019]]'''
**''Hidden message code'': '''KAON'''
**''Accessories:'' "D50-R35 Fusion Cannon", "HPR Telescopic Laserstrike Launcher" (combines to form "NFM Particle Beam Megalauncher")
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Gray]] (Hasbro)|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

:''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Megatron transforms from a G1 cartoon-esque robot to a <s>Grizzly battle tank from the ''Command & Conquer'' series</s> Cybertronian tank and back! Megatron's robot mode is pretty accurate to the original cartoon, despite having a completely different altmode. He is armed with 2 weapons compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]], one of which is his trademark [[fusion cannon]] called the "D50-R35 Fusion Cannon". The other is the "HPR Telescopic Laserstrike Launcher," with two symmetrical blades facing the opposite direction, and can transform into a large sword resembling the sword included in the Takara release of the [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Generation 1|original Generation 1 toy]] and can be stored on his back. It can also be mounted on his back to resemble the gun barrel on the original cartoon model's back. Both can combine into the insanely large "NFM Particle Beam Megalauncher," which is meant to be held in his hands or over his head. Like his contemporaries in the ''Siege'' toyline, Megatron features 'battle damage' paint applications all over his head, chest, arms, and legs.

:Due to the way Megatron transforms, it's possible to rotate the turret 180 degrees and use the fusion cannon solely as the tank barrel, in the event one should lose the "Laserstrike Launcher" accessory; while not as aesthetically pleasing as the intended transformation, it still works.

:Megatron also suffers a slight design flaw: unlike with the left ankle, the right ankle's pivoting joint has a tendency to not lock back to its straight position once it is unlocked. The only way to amend this is by pressing the top end of the black plastic peg on the right foot. The light grey backpack/central front tank kibble also has a tendency to dislodge if his waist is moved left or right. Due to the Fusion Cannon's slightly longer post, the hand's dorsal panel slightly protrudes when in tank mode.

:There is a message written in [[Cybertronian language|Cybertronian letters]] on Megatron's box art, which reads "RISE FROM THE SHADOWS". Megatron's pose in the instruction manual's front cover is based on the [[:File:Megatronguido.jpg|promotional artwork]] by [[Guido Guidi]].

:Amusingly, the first TakaraTomy (and later, Hasbro's secondary) stock photos of his robot mode depict him wielding the fusion cannon like a handheld weapon.

:Megatron was a notorious shelfwarmer, particularly in Asia, often unsold in large numbers.

:This mold was redecoed and retooled into multiple different Megatrons below, and [[Megatron (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Shattered Glass Megatron]].
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[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-S-35th-Voyager-Classic-Animation-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"I thought you're made of sterner stuff, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Walmart35thVoyager|Optimus."]]]]
*'''Classic Animation Megatron''' (Voyager Class, 2019)
**''ID number:'' '''WFC-S66'''
**''Accessories:'' "D50-R35 Fusion Cannon," "HPR Telescopic Laserstrike Launcher" (combines to form "NFM Particle Beam Megalauncher")
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (deco artist)}}

:Specially branded for the 35th anniversary of the ''Transformers'' brand, ''Siege'' "Classic Animation Megatron" is a redeco of the Voyager figure above, featuring a cel-shaded paint pattern that evokes his appearance in the cartoon (though the physical result is reminiscent of [[Transformers: Devastation|''Devastation'']]). In addition, the figure omits the paint on the shoulders and his launcher/sword, and the front tank tread panels are now grey.

:Secondary stock photos of the robot mode still depicts his Fusion Cannon as a handheld weapon.

:Alongside fellow cel-shaded figure [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#S65|Optimus]], Megatron was exclusive to [[Walmart]] in Canada and the United States.
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==''War for Cybertron Trilogy''==
[[File:TF-Netflix-WFC-Trilogy-Voyager-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|1,000,000 years and still functioning.]]
*'''Megatron''' (Voyager Class, [[2020]])
**''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''WFC-07'''
**''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[December 19]], 2020
**''Accessories:'' "D50-R35 Fusion Cannon," "HPR Telescopic Laserstrike Launcher" (combines to form "NFM Particle Beam Megalauncher"), Pinpointer [[Battle Master]], Lionizer Battle Master, 3 [[Fire Blast effect]]s
{{toydesigner|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

:Promoting the ''Siege'' chapter of the [[Netflix]] [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon]], this ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' redeco of ''Siege'' Megatron slathers the Decepticon leader in an ''extensive'' paint wash coating to represent accumulated grime and battle scars. Aside from the mold's usual weapons, Megatron comes with redecos of ''Siege'' Firedrive into "[[Pinpointer (G1)#Generations|Captive Pinpointer]]" and "[[Lionizer (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Captive Lionizer]]" with the original orange-and-grey color scheme, both with their own respective blast effects. Battle damage aside, Megatron's grey plastic is molded in a darker shade and his black plastic lacks any hints of brown. He also features metallic silver across his front on the silver sections, serving as a base for the battle damage. This Megatron features tighter ankle joints and a weakened snap, allowing for easier posing.

:The unpaintable metallic plastic parts, such as the sword's blades, the upper thighs, and the joints, are prone to [[photodegradation]].

:As with other Netflix series figures, Megatron was exclusive to Walmart in Canada and the United States. Megatron was also available as a Kmart exclusive in Australia.
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[[File:WarForCybertronCenturionDroneWeaponizerPack.jpeg|upright=1.66|thumb|Are you sure it's not an upside-down submarine?]]
*'''Deluxe Centurion Drone''' (Deluxe Class with accessories pack, 2020)
:An accessory of Megatron's Pistol form is available as part of the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' [[Centurion droid#Toys|Deluxe Centurion Drone Weaponizer Pack]]. It also comes with a silencer, but does not include the stock. In Japan, the toy was released as a [[TakaraTomy]] Mall exclusive for ''Earthrise''.<ref name="TT Twitter">{{citesocial|quote=＼フォロワー27 000人突破／新情報2つ目はアースライズシリーズ「センチュリオンドローン＆ウェポナイザー」発売決定しました！予約開始は少し先の予定ですが楽しみしてにお待ち下さい！ #トランスフォーマー #Transformers https://t.co/8DpFsjRCuP|link=https://twitter.com/TF_pr/status/1285098906422931456/|name=Transformers PR|site=Twitter|year=2020|month=07|day=20|(defunct=)}}</ref>

:It should be noted that this is the first ''Generations'' toy to depict his alt mode as a gun, albeit in a non-converting accessory form. It was soon followed by the ''Kingdom'' Core Class toy below.

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[[File:TF-Netflix-WFC-Trilogy-Spoiler-Pack-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Spoiler Pack''' (Leader Unboxing, [[2021]])
**''Accessories:'' "D50-R35 Fusion Cannon," "HPR Telescopic Laserstrike Launcher" (combines to form "NFM Particle Beam Megalauncher"), [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Spoiler|Matrix of Leadership]] bandolier, [[AllSpark#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Allspark]], two Fire Blast effects, [[Play-Doh|compound]]
:Promoting the ''Kingdom'' chapter of the Netflix ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon, Megatron is a minor redeco of the [[#War for Cybertron Trilogy|above]] Netflix ''Siege''-based Megatron, with blue highlights on the "HPR Telescopic Laserstrike Launcher" instead of red, and more accurate chest battle damage (albeit, to his appearance in the ''Siege'' and first half of ''Earthrise'' chapters). His silver paint is also a lighter shade while the other paint applications are a darker shade. The set includes the translucent purple "[[Skelivore#Toys|Fossilizer Skelivore]]", the [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Spoiler|Matrix of Leadership]] on a bandolier, and a compound through which a buyer can dig to reveal two blue "Fire Blast" effects (redecoed from ''Earthrise'' [[Slitherfang#Toys|Slitherfang]] and [[Doublecrosser (Earthrise)#Toys|Doublecrosser]]'s effects parts) and the [[AllSpark#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Allspark]].

:The Matrix bandolier can latch onto his robot mode chest or his tank turret, and the Allspark is compatible with the 3 mm effects part system, featuring a 3 mm port on one face and a shallow 3 mm post of its own on the opposite side. Skelivore can use the C.O.M.B.A.T. System/[[F.O.S.S.I.L. Technology]] to weaponize Megatron, with two official configurations, and their head specifically evoking Megatron's classic [[energon mace]].

:Much like previous Spoiler Packs, this set is in a windowless box designed to look like an ammo crate and features translatable [[Cybertronian language|Ancient Autobot]] inside the box. The lateral side of the package also features artwork of Megatron, reused from the ''Kingdom'' [[:File:Kingdom Golden Disk Megatron returns to pits.jpg|Wave 2 Golden Disk card]]. Compared to the previous [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Spoiler Pack]], the packaging itself uses less cardboard and tape and has two Decepticon-themed quotes as opposed to one Autobot and one Decepticon. The "spoiler" text reads "WITH THE MATRIX IN HAND / I CAN WIN THE ALLSPARK / AND USE IT TO RESHAPE / CYBERTRON IN MY IMAGE" and "TAKE THE MATRIX / MEGATRON THEN THE / ALLSPARK MAY IT HAVE / MERCY ON YOU", quotes from Megatron and Optimus Prime respectively from [[Kingdom episode 4|''Kingdom'' episode 4]], though Megatron's quote in the cartoon lacks "With the Matrix in hand".

:Megatron's renders in the instructions feature the battle damage from the first [[#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Netflix ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' toy]], as opposed to the battle damage on this release. Also, the image showing the completely assembled second official weaponizer configuration in the instructions depicts the included effect parts being plugged onto the ends of the back-mounted cannons to simulate muzzle-flash effects; however, this configuration is impossible with the selected effect part mold types that were included with this set.

:As with other Netflix-series figures, this Spoiler Pack was exclusive to Walmart in Canada and the United States. This set was also available as a Kmart exclusive in Australia and was on [[Hasbro Pulse]] in the US and the UK in limited quantities.
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==''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''==
[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-E-Voyager-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|What, were you expecting a [[Sixshot (G1)#toys|submarine]]]]
*'''Megatron''' (Voyager Class, 2020)
**''Hasbro ID number:'' '''WFC-E38'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''ER-13'''
**''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[January 30]], [[2021]]
**''Accessories:'' Fusion Cannon, tank turret/bladed weapon, tank-filler part/shield
:Released as part of the third and final wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' Voyager Class toys, Megatron is a heavy retool of ''Siege'' Megatron that converts into an Earth-based tank (particularly resembling an M1A2 Abrams) while sharing a mostly identical transformation scheme (and parts, such as the thighs, feet, front of the upper arms, forearms, and various inner parts). Megatron also retains the "battle damage" paint his ''Siege'' figure featured, mostly focused around his legs and tank body. Unlike the stock render, the rear half of Megatron's shoulders are molded in black plastic. Megatron also features a "D-16" marking on the left side of his tank body, referencing his Japanese ID number.

:Like the ''Siege'' figure, Megatron's turret also doubles as a melee weapon, though it must be forearm mounted in order to use the blade. The blade can be a shield if paired with the sword from the ''Siege'' toy above. To try and reduce his alternate mode's resemblance to an H-tank, he has a [[Partformer|partforming]] piece that is attached between his shins, or onto the bladed weapon. Stock photography for the above ''Generations Selects'' redeco shows the melee weapon can plug into his back as a back-mounted cannon, much like his "G1" cartoon design, and the filler part can be a forearm-mounted shield.

:The new tooling to keep his head/neck flap more secure can make pulling his head out while transforming him to robot mode ''very'' difficult; the strain of doing so can cause the ball joint socket to crack, and form stress marks on his cheeks. This can be remedied by pushing the flap up from beneath using the filler/shield piece tabs.

:The unpaintable plastic parts, such as the thighs and the joints, are prone to [[photodegradation]].

:Like all ''Earthrise'' toys, Megatron comes with an exclusive piece of a clip-and-save of a larger star map, along with a translucent red decoder. Megatron's piece of the map, aptly, is the labeled location of "[[Cybertron (planet)|CYBERTRON]]".

:The [[energon mace]] accessory was sold separately as part of the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' [[Centurion droid#Toys|Deluxe Centurion Drone]] set above. The mace is intended for ''Earthrise'' Megatron's newly molded hands, so keep caution for a breakage risk if used on ''Siege'' Megatron.
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==''Generations Selects''==
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[[File:Selects-Voyager-CombatMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|After many years, unobtainium has finally become obtainable.]]
*'''Combat Megatron''' (Voyager Class, [[2019]])
**''Series'': '''''War for Cybertron: Siege'''''
**''ID number:'' '''WFC-GS01'''
**''Accessories:'' "D50-R35 Fusion Cannon," "HPR Telescopic Laserstrike Launcher" (combines to form "NFM Particle Beam Megalauncher")
{{toydesigner|[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (detailing), [[Mark Maher]] (deco artist)|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

:"Combat Megatron", a ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' add-on to ''Siege'', is a redeco and new head retool of the above Voyager Class mold in the arctic camouflage deco of the unreleased ''Generation 2'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#CombatHero|Combat Hero figure]]. The figure's new head is based on Megatron's initial "miner" appearance in [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]'', drawing most heavily on [[Marcelo Matere]]'s covers for the series. (Coincidentally or not, the [[#TFSS|last Megatron toy]] based on the same unreleased deco ''also'' used tooling based on IDW Megatron's mining days.)

:Announced at New York [[Toy Fair 2019]], this Megatron was an exclusive debuted at the regular Voyager price through the [[Hasbro Pulse]] website in the U.S. market. Combat Megatron comes in a mostly plain cardboard box with black spray-paint deco in the form of a drippy Autobot symbol, "WAR" spelled out in Cybertronian, and the "War for Cybertron Trilogy" nameplate. While the instructions replaced the ID number and Megatron's name with "Combat Megatron", the CGI renders still depict the original head. Also included is a thank you letter from Hasbro's [[John Warden]].

:Despite being the third ''Generations Selects'' figure to be announced, Combat Megatron came out ahead of [[Ricochet (Headmasters)#Generations|Ricochet]] and [[Swoop (G1)/toys#POTPGS|Red Swoop]].

:This toy was repurposed as [[White Megatron]] in ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]''.
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[[File:TF-Selects-Super-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Why do [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Future|you]] throw your turn away so recklessly?"]]
*'''Super Megatron''' ([[September 26]], [[2020]])
**''Hasbro ID number:'' '''TT-GS09'''
**''Accessories:'' Fusion Cannon/starship nose/tank turret, triple-barrelled cannon
{{toydesigner|[[Ban Magami]] (concept artist)}}

:''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' Super Megatron is an extensive retool of [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Titans Return|''Titans Return'' Voyager Class Galvatron]], with the Titan Master gimmick being removed. The figure is based upon illustrations by [[Ban Magami]] for [[:File:SuperAndUltraMegatron.jpg|Super Megatron and Ultra Megatron]] from ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars]]'' story pages, and is capable of assuming the two robot modes and two alternate modes featured therein; the figure is very faithful to the much older art because Magami created the character designs with a working transformation in mind.<ref>[https://tfsource.com/blog/2020/04/03/countdown-answering-5-big-questions-about-the-generations-selects-super-megatron/ COUNTDOWN: Answering 5 big questions about the Generations Selects Super Megatron at TFSource]</ref> Although not officially a part of the [[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|''War for Cybertron'']] toyline, he has a grand total of 19(!) [[5 mm post|5 mm ports]] distributed throughout his new tooling, making him more than compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]].

:Being faithful to the illustrations it is based upon, the figure has both a "Super Jet Mode" and a triple-barreled "Ultra Tank Mode". The figure comes with his signature fusion cannon, which forms the nose of his gunship mode and the turret of his tank mode. He also has a triple-barreled cannon, which is stored inside the fusion cannon, and can be accessed by unfolding the front of the cannon and opening it up from the bottom. The triple-barreled cannon is detachable from the fusion cannon, and can be wielded by Super Megatron as a handheld weapon if you so choose.

:As mentioned before, the figure also has two robot modes to represent Super Megatron and his upgraded '''Ultra Megatron''' form, which differ in forehead and chest detailing. In service to this, Super Megatron's forehead and chest can be swapped around between his two robot modes. The two robot modes are also distinguished by weapon configuration (the fusion cannon being closed for Super Megatron and open for Ultra Megatron, and Ultra Megatron also featuring the triple-barrelled cannon mounted on his right shoulder) and gunship mode wing arrangement (folded for Super Megatron and unfolded for Ultra Megatron).

:Original to the figure and its [[Super Megatron comic 2|accompanying fiction]], a third robot mode was also designed and given the name '''Ultra Megatron Omega''', formed by taking the figure in its Ultra Megatron robot mode and swapping its face out for a more monstrous one. This new face appears to be an amalgam taking cues from both his [[Megatron (Movie)|live-action film counterpart]]'s mask in ''The Last Knight'', as well as the face of [[Dark Nova]]. If one so wishes, he can take the [[Silver Matrix]] accessory included with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Selects|''Generations Selects'' Star Convoy]] and plug it into this figure's left shoulder to replicate [[:File:Ultra Megatron Omega Selects.jpg|his initial appearance]] upon transforming into this form.

:The ''Selects'' [[God Neptune comic 2|Special Comic promoting God Neptune]] further introduces a ''fourth'' robot mode, '''[[:File:Megatron Omega Perfect Selects.jpg|Megatron Omega: Perfect Form]]''', into which the figure can also be configured. To achieve this, his shoulder pads must be folded back, with the smaller wing pieces angled up at a 45° angle; his chest piece with the insignia, folded forward to partially reveal the tread details; his back wings folded down at a 45° angle; and his Fusion Cannon/triple-barreled cannon should be in tank mode configuration, tabbed into the port on his upper-back, with the triple-barrels facing straight up. His Fusion Cannon barrel halves should then be angled up at 45° angles, to create an "X-wing" shape behind him.

:The aforementioned God Neptune chapter also depicts a third alternate mode for Ultra Megatron Omega, an "[[:File:GS-Ultra-Megatron-Omega-SF-Gun-Turret--Mode.jpg|SF Gun Turret Mode]]". To achieve this mode, Megatron must first be placed into his Super Jet Mode, from there the subsequent steps can be taken in any order. With his waist kept in the same configuration, his legs must be rotated at the thigh, then folded up alongside his torso; his arms must be folded straight down, with the forearms folded forward, so that the figure is now resting on both them and the tank treads on his legs; the chestplate must then be lowered slightly, so that the treads touch the ground; his larger wings should be folded up into the tank mode configuration; and his smaller wings should be folded straight back.

:A feature not mentioned in the instructions is that the lower part of his helmet is attached via a [[C joint]] on the neck, and can be removed to allow easier access to the forehead and face-swapping gimmick. This is particularly helpful, as otherwise there isn't much clearance for it to turn, and the swivel is fairly tight.

:Contrary to popular belief, this figure ''is'' in scale with ''Selects'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Generations Selects|Star Convoy]].

:This toy was released exclusively through [[TakaraTomy Mall]] in Japan and an EB Games exclusive in Australia.

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[[File:TF-Generations-Selects-Voyager-G2-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Voice of Doom sadly not included.]]
*'''Megatron''' (Voyager Class, 2020)
**''Series'': '''''War for Cybertron: Earthrise'''''
**''ID number:'' '''WFC-GS14'''
**''Accessories:'' Fusion Cannon, tank turret/spear, tank-filler part/shield
:A ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Selects]]'' add-on to ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'', this version of Megatron is a redeco of the ''Earthrise'' Voyager Class mold above in the first ''Generation 2'' toy-themed colors.

:Much like most 2020 ''Selects'' products, the toy is only branded as part of the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' and not ''Earthrise''.
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[[File:Behold Galvatron Megatron.JPG|thumb|200px]]{{anchor|Behold}}
* '''Behold, Galvatron! Unicron Companion Pack''' (Leader Class, 2022)
:This release of Megatron is as a non-transforming and immobile [[Slug figure|minifigure]], barely 10mm tall, scaled to interact with the immense [[Unicron/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Unicron]] figure and its clear display base. This was one of a set of 14 minifigures in the "Unicron Companion Pack" that was included with the [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#BeholdGalvatron|"reformatting" version of Galvatron]]. The set was [[exclusive]] to [[Hasbro Pulse]].
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==''War for Cybertron: Kingdom''==
[[File:WFC-Kingdom Core Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Add in a 5mm peg, and you can have Megatron holding Megatron holding Megatron.]]
*'''Megatron''' (Core Class, [[2021]])
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-K13'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''KD EX-06'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[July 31]], 2021
**''Accessories:'' Blaster/Tank Barrel
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Mark Maher]] (deco artist)}}<ref>[https://youtu.be/PdsHMGVDZFg?si=7IIIhq2AU8jwMnSx Interview] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]] on the Triple Takeover podcast, from their YouTube channel</ref>

:''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' Core Class Megatron is a Legends-sized toy that can interact with Titan Class figures. He takes many cues from his larger ''Earthrise'' toy sculpt-wise, with similar robot and Earth-based tank forms... save for the head, which seems to be based on his ''Masterpiece'' figure. His tank mode lacks any kind of rolling wheels.

:Megatron features his trademark Fusion Cannon, attached with a mushroom joint. He includes a blaster resembling his original pistol alternate mode which forms his (rather unconvincing) tank mode's barrel and has a stacked peg with 3-millimeter and 5-millimeter portions for compatibility with other Core figures as well as larger size classes. As shown in the instructions, but not specifically pointed out as such, the gun can plug into his back to replicate the gun barrel from the G1 figure. Due to the right forearm needing two pieces for the transformation, Megatron ends up having two asymmetrical forearm parts.

:Megatron suffers from a mildly annoying issue regarding his shoulder joints; the hook tabs can barely lock into place, and they can be dislodged if his arms are bent back in robot mode. Fortunately, the shoulder ball-and-socket joints are loose enough (though not to a greater extent) to counter this.
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==''Premium Finish''==
[[File:TF-Premium-Finish-PF-WFC-02-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Why [[#War_for_Cybertron Trilogy|throw]] [[#War_for_Cybertron:_Siege|away]] away your money so recklessly?"]]
*'''Megatron''' (Voyager Class, [[November 27]], 2021)
**''ID number'': '''PF WFC-02'''
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''GE-02'''
**''Accessories'': "D50-R35 Fusion Cannon", "HPR Telescopic Laserstrike Launcher" (combines to form "NFM Particle Beam Megalauncher")
:As part of the second wave of TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers Premium Finish|''Premium Finish'']]'' subline, Megatron is a detailed redeco of the [[#War_for_Cybertron:_Siege|''Siege'']] mold, featuring more paint applications that represent his appearance in [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''Transformers: War for Cybertron: Siege'']] and with the same weapons as the aforementioned mold.

:For some reason, the stock photos depict his shoulders sitting a bit too low, due to them not being fully inserted to the joint.
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==''Collaborative''==
[[File:Collab-toy-Megatron-HISS-Tank.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Megatron opted for the lady because [[Cobra Commander|her boss]] reminds him too much of Starscream [[Chris Latta|for some reason]]...]]
*'''Megatron H.I.S.S. Tank and Baroness''' ([[2022]])
**''Accessories'': [[Baroness#Collaborative|Baroness]], backpack, rifle, battle stand, fusion cannon, 2x turret guns, HISS tank rear panel/shield
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shuhei Umezu]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Mario Carreiro]] (packaging)<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dfy3IcQd3g4 The Hasbro ''Transformers'' Panel] at [[San Diego Comic-Con#2024|San Diego Comic-Con 2024]] with [[Mario Carreiro]], [[John Warden]], [[Evan Brooks]] and [[Nate Purswell]], recorded at the "Memo's Collection" YouTube channel.</ref>}}

:The tenth figure released in the ''[[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]'' line, "Megatron H.I.S.S. Tank" transforms from an almost 100% accurate [[Cobra]] signature original [[H.I.S.S tank|H.I.S.S. tank]] into a roughly Commander Class-sized Megatron. He comes with his traditional fusion cannon accessory and has a swiveling twin turret backpack, whose guns can be lowered down to tilt over Megatron's head or turn left or right. Both turret guns are attached via 5mm pegs and features pegs for [[Fire Blast effect|fire blast effects]]. Megatron's fusion cannon can either mount atop his H.I.S.S. form's turret platform or on the outside of either fist.

:His hips are ratchet joints, but the rest are all simple friction joints, including his lateral thigh swivels, which when combined with the weight of half the vehicle mode hanging off his back means that he's prone to tipping over in certain poses. Megatron's sizeable heel spurs do a lot to alleviate the problem, thankfully. The back plating and rear guard of the H.I.S.S. detaches to form a shield. The back of his fusion cannon is severely truncated to clear the H.I.S.S. parts on his shoulders or the turret gunner in vehicle mode, which looks more than a little silly. Said cannon and shield both attach via fairly shallow 5mm pegs. Due to packaging constraints, most of the H.I.S.S. tank is detached from Megatron in the box, with only the treads and lower part of the cockpit built into the main figure. Megatron is also a considerably warmer gray than depicted in his stock renders.

:The set also includes a new recreated original 3.75" [[Baroness]] figure, with recreations of her accessories as well as a battle stand, who can ride in Megatron's H.I.S.S. mode cockpit or man his turret guns. Rather impressively, Megatron can be transformed entirely without removing the figure from the turret, though the same can't be said for the one in the cockpit.

:Although originally set to release in January 2023, Megatron and The Baroness were spotted at a [[Toys"R"Us]] in [[Taiwan]] in late [[June]] 2022 and was released more widely via online outlets starting in [[October]] of that year.

:This toy also doubles as the independent ''[[Transformers Roleplaying Game]]'' character [[Fusion (RPG)|Fusion]].
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==''Legacy''==
[[File:TF-Legacy-Core-Class-G2-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|A worthy opponent for [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Universe (2003)|this guy.]]]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''G2 Universe Megatron''' (Core Class, [[2022]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Blaster/tank barrel

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Core Class toys, "G2 Universe Megatron" is a [[redeco]] of [[#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' Core Class Megatron]] in the colors of his ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Generation 2|tank incarnation]], and serves as a scaled-down version of the [[#GS14|''Generations Selects'' repaint]] of the Voyager Class ''Earthrise'' mold. Megatron includes the same blaster accessory as the original ''Kingdom'' toy, this time cast in green.

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[[File:TF-Legacy-Miner-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Just a miner retool.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Rise of Tyranny 2-Pack''' (2-pack, 2023) }}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Drill, drill attachment, pickaxe, handle
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Koki Yamada]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[May 16]], [[2023]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPFnqhvXhTs Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Evan Brooks]], [[Ben MacCrae]], and [[Sixo]].</ref>

: Revealed during the [[May 16]]th, 2023 Transformers Fanstream, ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'' "Miner Megatron" is a retool of the ''Siege'' mold to match his younger appearance in the [[2005 IDW continuity]], with a new chest, shoulders, hazard stripes and an [[Alex Milne]]-inspired head. Oddly, this newly molded head is a completely different mold from the ''Generations Selects'' Combat Megatron toy's head, which was also inspired by Megatron's miner design. While his helmet has details from ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]'', the color scheme and molding changes reference his appearance in ''[[Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory]]'' and ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]''. He includes a new pickaxe, drill, and drill mount rather than his fusion cannon and sword. He is capable of attaching the pickaxe head between the drill and mount to create a crossbow-like weapon through Evo-Fusion.

: Some copies of the figure have been reported to have their inner knee joints misassembled—the circular detail above the screw should be towards the back instead of the front. One way to remedy this is to unscrew the knees, pop the pin in the thigh and swap the knee joint. This also has been reported to (somewhat) improve the joint's looseness.<ref>[https://twitter.com/shihshihming1/status/1677047933429239808 @ShihShihMing1's tweet showcasing the issue], 6 July 2023</ref>

: He is included in a "Cybertronian Origins" two-pack with [[Ratbat (G1)/toys#Legacy|Senator Ratbat]].

: Amazon mistakenly mixed up the product IDs for the Rise of Tyranny and Humble Origins two-packs; as a result, customers who pre-ordered this set were actually sent [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#HumbleOrigins|Data Clerk Orion Pax]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#HumbleOrigins|Senator Shockwave]]. This was corrected a few days after the pre-orders started arriving; customers who purchase this set now will receive what they ordered.

::''[https://www.instagram.com/p/CsUU9MpO8M9/ Designer commentary on Miner Megatron from Evan Brooks on Instagram]''
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[[File:TF-Legacy-United-Fractured-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2sq409UGtY "I'm Spartacus!"]]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Fractured Friendship 2-Pack''' (2-pack, [[2024]]) }}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Drill, drill attachment, pickaxe, handle, energy sword, energon hammer

: ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' "Gladiator Megatron" is a redeco of the ''Legacy: Evolution'' figure above, this time based specifically on his gladiator look from ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]''. He includes all of Miner Megatron's accessories, now recolored to match Gladiator Megatron's light gray color scheme, as well as a red energy sword and a pink energon hammer, both taken from his battle with [[Cy-Kill (G1)|Cy-Kill]] in [[Megatron Origin issue 2|issue #2]]. These weapons can peg into his shoulders for storage in robot mode, but unusually for a modern ''Transformers'' toys, there's nowhere for them to go while he's in vehicle mode.

: Gladiator Megatron is included in the "Fractured Friendship" 2-pack alongside the similarly IDW-inspired [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#FracturedFriendship|Security Officer Orion Pax]]. The two-pack was revealed by IGN on [[June 27]], 2024 as an exclusive for that year's [[San Diego Comic-Con]], with limited quantities to later be made available on [[Hasbro Pulse]]. The set was spotted at Chinese retail soon after its official reveal. <ref>[https://www.ign.com/articles/hasbro-sdcc-exclusive-figures-star-wars-marvel-transformers-gi-joe Hasbro SDCC 2024 exclusives reveal] - on IGN</ref>
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==''Generations Comic Edition''==
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Timelines Bumblebee / Timelines Megatron''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Fusion cannon
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Guido Guidi]] (original concept, packaging artist)|[[Mario Carreiro]] (packaging)}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viJopRdWtZA ''Transformers'' panel] at [[Megacon Orlando#2025|Megacon Orlando 2025]] with [[Emily Bader]] and [[Evan Brooks]], recorded at the "V-man" YouTube channel.</ref>

: ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Comic Edition|Timelines Comic Edition]]'' Megatron is based on [[Guido Guidi]]'s unused design for the character in ''[[Hearts of Steel]]'', and transforms from a robot into a wheeled cannon. He comes packaged with [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Generations Comic Edition|Bumblebee]].

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==''Studio Series''==
[[File:TFTM-SS-Leader-Megatron.jpg|thumb|300px|As seen in ''The Transformers: The Movie: The Special Edition Cut''.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (Leader Class, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''The Transformers: The Movie'''''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TS-12'''
:*''Accessories'': Fusion cannon, back barrel, Walther-inspired blaster, energy sword
:Released as part of the final wave of 2025 ''[[Studio Series]]'' Leader Class figures, Megatron stands the same size as the line's Commander Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Studio Series|Optimus Prime]]. He transforms into his [[For safety reasons|by-now-expected]] tank mode similar to his ''[[Transformers: Devastation|Devastation]]'' counterpart, but with an unprecedentedly "clean" transformation that hides the tank treads fully inside the robot legs, leaving no backpack at all. In addition to his two-piece tank barrel, which splits into his signature fusion cannon and back-mounted barrel, Megatron comes with the energy sword he used in his duel with Prime in the film, as well as a blaster resembling his classic gun mode (but without the stock).
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==References==
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[[Category:Amazon exclusives]]
[[Category:Collaborative Decepticons]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Convention exclusives]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:Generations Selects toy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Legacy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Platinum Edition]]
[[Category:Pretenders]]
[[Category:SDCC exclusives]]
[[Category:TakaraTomy Mall exclusives]]
[[Category:Titans Return Decepticons]]
[[Category:Triple Changers]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Earthrise Decepticons]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Kingdom Decepticons]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Siege Decepticons]]

Transformers Collaborative

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Electrostrike5367: /* Hot Wheels x Transformers */

[[File:Collaborative.jpg|200px|center]] 

'''''Transformers Collaborative''''' is a [[subline imprint|subline]] of the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[franchises|franchise]] that began in [[2019]], intended to incorporate properties originating outside of the ''Transformers'' brand, not unlike the ''[[Transformers: Crossovers|Crossovers]]'' franchise (2008–2011) before it.

''Unlike'' its predecessor, some ''Collaborative'' toys received tie-in crossover comics published by [[IDW Publishing]].

{{quote|Transformers robots have always been—More Than Meets the Eye—but now, through the Transformers Collaborative, fans can experience these larger than life characters as they team-up, mash-up, and meet up with other characters, teams, and people who share this same special quality.|Collaborative marketing blurb}}

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==Collaborations==
===''Ghostbusters × Transformers''===
[[File:Collaborative-Ghostbusters-Ectotron-box.jpg|thumb|250px|''Ghostbusters × Transformers'' Ectotron box]]
{{main|Ghostbusters}}

====Fiction====
* ''[[Transformers/Ghostbusters]]: Ghosts of Cybertron'' (5-part miniseries)
: Occurs in IDW's pre-existing ongoing ''Ghostbusters'' universe.

====Toys====
Announced in the run-up to [[Toy Fair 2019]], preorders for Ectotron went up on [[Hasbro Pulse]] on [[February 15]], 2019, and was also sold online through [[GameStop]] in the [[United States of America|United States]], [[EB Games]] in [[Canada]], and [[Zing]] and EB Games in Australia. In [[2020]], additional online retailers offered it for sale. MP-10G Ecto-35 Edition Optimus Prime debuted as an exclusive at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] in 2019, with additional availability at Fan Expo Canada and the Hasbro Pulse online store.

[[2021]]'s Ectotron was released as a [[Target]] [[exclusive]], going up for preorder on [[November 13]], 2020 and later made available as a Toyworld exclusive, in [[New Zealand]]. It is also available on Hasbro Pulse in the [[United Kingdom]].

=====2019=====
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ectotron#Toys|Ectotron]] (w/ [[Slimer#Toys|Slimer]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Collaborative|MP-10G Optimus Prime Ecto-35 Edition]] (w/ [[Slimer#Masterpiece|Slimer]])}}
</ul>

=====2021=====
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ectotron#Afterlife|Ectotron]] (w/ [[Slimer#Afterlife|Slimer]] and [[Muncher]])}}
</ul>
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===''Back to the Future × Transformers''===
[[File:Collab-toy Gigawatt.jpg|thumb|250px|''Back to the Future × Transformers'' Gigawatt]]
{{main|Back to the Future}}

=====Fiction=====
* ''[[Transformers/Back to the Future]]'' (4-part miniseries)

====Toys====
Gigawatt was released in two separate versions: a [[Walmart]]-exclusive numbered edition was put up for preorder on [[July 2]], 2020 with added graphics on the box identifying the figure as one of a limited run of 1,985. A standard non-numbered version was made available through [[Hasbro Pulse]] and other "select retailers" on [[October 1]]. In July, [[TakaraTomy]] announced that they would be releasing Gigawatt as well, making it the first ''Collaborative'' product to be released in [[Japan]]. Gigawatt was later released in [[Italy]] initially as a Gamestop-exclusive and then on [[Amazon]] starting from January 2021. On [[September 27]], 2021, Gigawatt was sold as a Mighty Ape-exclusive in [[New Zealand]]. It was also available on Hasbro Pulse in the [[United Kingdom]].

<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Gigawatt#Toys|Gigawatt]] (2020)}}
</ul>
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===''Top Gun × Transformers''===
[[File:Maverick Packaging.jpg|thumb|250px|''Top Gun × Transformers'' Maverick box]]
Maverick is exclusive to Hasbro Pulse in the United States and Canada. It was also available at general retail in Hasbro's Asian markets such as Hong Kong. The re-release was exclusive to Walmart stores in the United States.

<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Maverick (Collaborative)#Toys|Maverick]] (2020)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Maverick (Collaborative)#2022|Maverick]] (2022 re-release)}}
</ul>
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===''X-Men × Transformers''===
[[File:Transformers-XMen-Ultimate-XSpanse.jpg|thumb|250px|''X-Men × Transformers'' Ultimate X-Spanse]]
{{main|X-Men}}
Ultimate X-Spanse is exclusive to Hasbro Pulse, Gamestop, and Target in the United States and Hasbro Pulse in the United Kingdom. On [[March 4]], 2021, the set was made available on Mighty Ape for New Zealand consumers.

<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-multi|[[Ultimate X-Spanse#Toys|Ultimate X-Spanse]] (w/ [[Wolverine (Marvel)#Collaborative|Wolverine]] and [[Sabretooth#Toys|Sabretooth]]) (2021)}}
</ul>
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===''Jurassic Park × Transformers''===
[[File:Collab-toy-Jurassic Park-box.jpg|thumb|250px|''Jurassic Park × Transformers'' Tyrannocon Rex / JP93 box]]
{{main|Jurassic Park}}
The set is exclusive to Amazon in the United States and went up for pre-order on [[June 29]], 2021. It was later available on Hasbro Pulse in the United States, and select retailers worldwide, on [[December 1]] 2021. The Dilophocon and JP-12 set was revealed on [[June 1]] 2023.

<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Tyrannocon Rex#Toys|Tyrannocon Rex]] / [[JP93#Toys|Autobot JP93]] (2021)}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Dilophocon]] / [[JP12|Autobot JP12]] (2023)}}
</ul>

{{-}}

===''J. Balvin × Transformers''===
[[File:Collab-toy JBalvintron.jpg|thumb|250px|''J. Balvin × Transformers'' J. Balvintron Yes, this is real.]]
{{main|J. Balvin}}
The set is exclusive to the [[NTWRK]] app and went up for pre-order on [[July 13]], 2021, and began shipping in mid-November.

<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[J. Balvintron#Toys|J. Balvintron]] / [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Collaborative|Energia Buzzsaw]] & [[Stripes#Collaborative|Vibras Stripes]] (2021)}}
</ul>
{{-}}

===''Universal Monsters × Transformers''===
[[File:Collab-toy Draculus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|''Dracula × Transformers'' Draculus]]
{{main|Universal}}
The first figure in this creepy crossover, Draculus, was exclusive to [[Target]] and Hasbro Pulse, announced on [[September 10]], 2021, and shipped [[November 28]] (though international retailers got a head start on that.)
Frankentron was later revealed to be a Amazon exclusive two years later.
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dracula#Collaborative|Draculus]] (2021)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Frankenstein's monster#Collaborative|Frankentron]] (2023)}}
</ul>

{{-}}

===''G.I. Joe × Transformers''===
[[File:Collab-toy-Megatron-HISS-Tank.jpg|thumb|250px|''G.I. Joe × Transformers'' Megatron H.I.S.S. Tank]]
{{main|G.I. Joe (franchise)}}
A capsule series released to commemorate the 40th anniversary of ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]]''. The Megatron H.I.S.S. Tank set was announced on [[February 24]], [[2022]], while the Bumblebee A.W.E. Striker set was announced on [[June 8]], 2022 for [[2023]].

<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Collaborative|Megatron H.I.S.S. Tank]] and [[Baroness#Collaborative|Baroness]] (2022)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Collaborative|Bumblebee A.W.E. Striker]] with [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)#Collaborative|Sgt. Stalker]] (2023)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Collaborative|Soundwave Dreadnok Thunder Machine]] with [[Zartan#Collaborative|Zartan]] and [[Zarana#Collaborative|Zarana]] (and [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Collaborative|Ravage]]) (2024)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Kup (G1)/toys#Collaborative|Autobot Kup Triple "T"]] (with [[Sgt. Slaughter#Collaborative|Sgt. Slaughter]] and [[Leatherneck#Collaborative|Leatherneck]]) (2024)}}</ul>
{{-}}

===''Tonka × Transformers''===
[[File:Collab-toy Tonkanator.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''Tonka × Transformers'' Tonkanator]]
{{main|Tonka}}
A collaboration with Hasbro's own in-house brand of giant trucks, featuring redecos of the ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s as new Autobot characters in classic Tonka yellow-and-steel-gray.
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Tonkanator]] [[giftset|gift set]] (2022), includes:}}
: {{Bp-a1|[[Mega Dozer|Autobot Mega Dozer]]}}
: {{Bp-a1|[[Power Digger]]}}
: {{Bp-a1|[[Motor Load]]}}
: {{Bp-a1|[[Skyhook|Autobot Skyhook]]}}
: {{Bp-a1|[[Mega Hauler]]}}
: {{Bp-a1|[[Motormix]]}}
</ul>

{{-}}

===''Street Fighter II × Transformers''===
[[File:Collab-toy SF2 Ryu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''Street Fighter II × Transformers'' Optimus Prime [Ryu<nowiki>]</nowiki>]]
{{main|Street Fighter II × Transformers}}
A western release of the 2018 ''[[Street Fighter II × Transformers]]'' toyline, in celebration of the ''{{w|Street Fighter}}'' franchise's 35th anniversary. The toys were announced to be coming westward on [[June 24]], [[2022]], and were released as Target and Hasbro Pulse exclusives.

These are almost ''exactly'' the same as the TakaraTomy releases, even down to the packaging. The Hasbro versions just add a wraparound fake-box cover to the original Japanese packaging. Presumably the only differences are the addition of tampographed production stamping to the toys proper.

<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Street Fighter II × Transformers|Optimus Prime]] <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Ryu]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> vs [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Street Fighter II × Transformers|Megatron]] <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[M. Bison]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> (2022)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Street Fighter II × Transformers|Hot Rod]] <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Ken Masters|Ken]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> vs [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Street Fighter II × Transformers|Arcee]] <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Chun-Li]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> (2022)}}</ul>
{{-}}

===''Volvo Trucks × Transformers''===
[[File:VNR-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''Volvo Trucks × Transformers'' VNR Optimus Prime]]
This collaboration with {{w|Volvo}} is a direct redeco of the quizzical [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Holiday Optimus Prime|Holiday Optimus Prime]] toy with an idiosyncratic history. The figure seems to have its origins in a no-show [[Amazon (website)|Amazon Prime]] × ''Transformers Collaborative'' toy that was listed on Amazon.com.au in July 2022<ref>[https://tformers.com/leaked-transformers-x-amazon-prime-collaborative-optimus-prime-delivery-truck-listing/46484/news.html Tformers.com reports on a leaked Amazon Prime Collaborative listing]</ref> after its existence was first leaked by "secret inside sources" types in June the previous year.<ref>[https://tformers.com/41962 Tformers.com reports on mid-2021 rumours]</ref> Like VNR and Holiday Prime, the Amazon mashup was also specified to turn into a licensed Volvo truck in 37 steps. The mold ultimately surfaced as the suspiciously high effort Holiday Optimus Prime for the Christmas season 2022 before its rerelease in more traditional colors as the largely unmarked "VNR Optimus Prime" in 2023, identifiable as a ''Collaborative'' release solely by its internal paperwork. It seems this Volvo truck finally found its way back into ''Collaborative''... as a collab with Volvo themselves.

<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Volvo|VNR Optimus Prime]] (2023)}}
</ul>
{{-}}

===''Stranger Things × Transformers''===
[[File:TF-Collab-Toy-Code-Red.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''Stranger Things × Transformers'' Code Red]]
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Code Red#Toys|Code Red]] (2023)}}

</ul>
{{-}}

===''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles × Transformers''===
<ul class="iconlist">
[[File:CollaborativePartyWallop figure.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles × Transformers'' Party Wallop]]
{{Bp-a1|[[Party Wallop#Toys|Party Wallop]] (2024)}}
</ul>
{{-}}

===''Knight Rider × Transformers''===
<ul class="iconlist">
[[File:Transformers-Collaborative-Agent-Knight.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''Knight Rider × Transformers'' Agent Knight]]
{{Bp-a1|[[Agent Knight#Toys|Agent Knight]] (2024)}}
</ul>
{{-}}

===''Naruto Shippuden × Transformers''===
<ul class="iconlist">
[[File:CollaborativeKurama.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''Naruto Shippuden × Transformers'' Kurama]]
{{Bp-multi|[[Kurama#Toys|Kurama]] & [[Gamakichi#Toys|Gamakichi]] (2025)}}
</ul>
{{-}}

===''Star Wars: The Mandalorian × Transformers''===
<ul class="iconlist">
[[File:CollaborativeMandalorian.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|''Star Wars: The Mandolorian × Transformers'' The Mandalorian/N-1 Starfighter]]
{{Bp-multi|[[The Mandalorian#Toys|The Mandalorian]] / [[N-1 Starfighter#Toys|N-1 Starfighter]] (2025)}}
</ul>
{{-}}

===''Sonic the Hedgehog × Transformers''===
<ul class="iconlist">
[[File:CollaborativeBlueBooster.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|''Sonic the Hedgehog × Transformers'' Blue Booster]]
{{Bp-a1|[[Wingtail]] & [[Blue Booster]] (2025)}}
</ul>
{{-}}

===''Hot Wheels x Transformers''===
{{Bp-a1|[[Twin Mill]] & [[Bone Shaker]] (202#)}}
{{-}}

==Notes==
* Many of the toys released under the ''Collaborative'' banner had "Project" code-names with varying degrees of bizarreness:
{{collist|3|
:::* Ectotron: "Project Mullet"
:::* Gigawatt: "Project Future"
:::* Maverick: "Project {{w|Tom Cruise|Cruise}}"
:::* Ultimate X-Spanse: "Project {{w|Blackbird (comics)|Bird}}"
:::* Tyrannocon Rex/JP93: "Project Park"
:::* J. Balvintron/Energia Buzzsaw & Vibras Stripes: "Project Jam"
:::* Draculus: "Project Bat"
:::* Megatron H.I.S.S. Tank: "Project Trooper 1"
:::* Bumblebee A.W.E Striker: "Project Trooper 3"
:::* Tonkanator: "Project Yellow"
:::* Dilophocon/JP12: "Project Island"
:::* Soundwave Dreadnok Thunder Machine: "Project Jojo"
:::* Code Red: "Project {{w|Eggo|Waffles}}"
:::* Frankentron: "Project Francis"
:::* Party Wallop: "Project Renaissance"
:::* Agent Knight: "Project Knight"
:::* Kurama & Gamakichi: "Project Tails"
:::* The Mandalorian: "Collab 6"
:::* Wingtail & Blue Booster: "Collab Blue"
}}

* As of [[{{CURRENTYEAR}}]], only the second Ectotron, the Ultimate X-Spanse and Gigawatt figures have been released in [[New Zealand]]. Ectotron was available through Toyworld and Mighty Ape, while Gigawatt was only available through Mighty Ape. Ultimate X-Spanse on the other hand had ''almost'' received a full retail release, being sold through The Warehouse, Toyworld and Mighty Ape (three of the five major New Zealand ''Transformers'' toy distributors).

==References==
{{reflist}}

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Transformers Collaborative

2025-03-12T03:19:34Z

Electrostrike5367:

[[File:Collaborative.jpg|200px|center]] 

'''''Transformers Collaborative''''' is a [[subline imprint|subline]] of the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[franchises|franchise]] that began in [[2019]], intended to incorporate properties originating outside of the ''Transformers'' brand, not unlike the ''[[Transformers: Crossovers|Crossovers]]'' franchise (2008–2011) before it.

''Unlike'' its predecessor, some ''Collaborative'' toys received tie-in crossover comics published by [[IDW Publishing]].

{{quote|Transformers robots have always been—More Than Meets the Eye—but now, through the Transformers Collaborative, fans can experience these larger than life characters as they team-up, mash-up, and meet up with other characters, teams, and people who share this same special quality.|Collaborative marketing blurb}}

{{TOC|limit=4}}
==Collaborations==
===''Ghostbusters × Transformers''===
[[File:Collaborative-Ghostbusters-Ectotron-box.jpg|thumb|250px|''Ghostbusters × Transformers'' Ectotron box]]
{{main|Ghostbusters}}

====Fiction====
* ''[[Transformers/Ghostbusters]]: Ghosts of Cybertron'' (5-part miniseries)
: Occurs in IDW's pre-existing ongoing ''Ghostbusters'' universe.

====Toys====
Announced in the run-up to [[Toy Fair 2019]], preorders for Ectotron went up on [[Hasbro Pulse]] on [[February 15]], 2019, and was also sold online through [[GameStop]] in the [[United States of America|United States]], [[EB Games]] in [[Canada]], and [[Zing]] and EB Games in Australia. In [[2020]], additional online retailers offered it for sale. MP-10G Ecto-35 Edition Optimus Prime debuted as an exclusive at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] in 2019, with additional availability at Fan Expo Canada and the Hasbro Pulse online store.

[[2021]]'s Ectotron was released as a [[Target]] [[exclusive]], going up for preorder on [[November 13]], 2020 and later made available as a Toyworld exclusive, in [[New Zealand]]. It is also available on Hasbro Pulse in the [[United Kingdom]].

=====2019=====
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ectotron#Toys|Ectotron]] (w/ [[Slimer#Toys|Slimer]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Collaborative|MP-10G Optimus Prime Ecto-35 Edition]] (w/ [[Slimer#Masterpiece|Slimer]])}}
</ul>

=====2021=====
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ectotron#Afterlife|Ectotron]] (w/ [[Slimer#Afterlife|Slimer]] and [[Muncher]])}}
</ul>
{{-}}

===''Back to the Future × Transformers''===
[[File:Collab-toy Gigawatt.jpg|thumb|250px|''Back to the Future × Transformers'' Gigawatt]]
{{main|Back to the Future}}

=====Fiction=====
* ''[[Transformers/Back to the Future]]'' (4-part miniseries)

====Toys====
Gigawatt was released in two separate versions: a [[Walmart]]-exclusive numbered edition was put up for preorder on [[July 2]], 2020 with added graphics on the box identifying the figure as one of a limited run of 1,985. A standard non-numbered version was made available through [[Hasbro Pulse]] and other "select retailers" on [[October 1]]. In July, [[TakaraTomy]] announced that they would be releasing Gigawatt as well, making it the first ''Collaborative'' product to be released in [[Japan]]. Gigawatt was later released in [[Italy]] initially as a Gamestop-exclusive and then on [[Amazon]] starting from January 2021. On [[September 27]], 2021, Gigawatt was sold as a Mighty Ape-exclusive in [[New Zealand]]. It was also available on Hasbro Pulse in the [[United Kingdom]].

<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Gigawatt#Toys|Gigawatt]] (2020)}}
</ul>
{{-}}

===''Top Gun × Transformers''===
[[File:Maverick Packaging.jpg|thumb|250px|''Top Gun × Transformers'' Maverick box]]
Maverick is exclusive to Hasbro Pulse in the United States and Canada. It was also available at general retail in Hasbro's Asian markets such as Hong Kong. The re-release was exclusive to Walmart stores in the United States.

<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Maverick (Collaborative)#Toys|Maverick]] (2020)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Maverick (Collaborative)#2022|Maverick]] (2022 re-release)}}
</ul>
{{-}}

===''X-Men × Transformers''===
[[File:Transformers-XMen-Ultimate-XSpanse.jpg|thumb|250px|''X-Men × Transformers'' Ultimate X-Spanse]]
{{main|X-Men}}
Ultimate X-Spanse is exclusive to Hasbro Pulse, Gamestop, and Target in the United States and Hasbro Pulse in the United Kingdom. On [[March 4]], 2021, the set was made available on Mighty Ape for New Zealand consumers.

<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-multi|[[Ultimate X-Spanse#Toys|Ultimate X-Spanse]] (w/ [[Wolverine (Marvel)#Collaborative|Wolverine]] and [[Sabretooth#Toys|Sabretooth]]) (2021)}}
</ul>
{{-}}

===''Jurassic Park × Transformers''===
[[File:Collab-toy-Jurassic Park-box.jpg|thumb|250px|''Jurassic Park × Transformers'' Tyrannocon Rex / JP93 box]]
{{main|Jurassic Park}}
The set is exclusive to Amazon in the United States and went up for pre-order on [[June 29]], 2021. It was later available on Hasbro Pulse in the United States, and select retailers worldwide, on [[December 1]] 2021. The Dilophocon and JP-12 set was revealed on [[June 1]] 2023.

<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Tyrannocon Rex#Toys|Tyrannocon Rex]] / [[JP93#Toys|Autobot JP93]] (2021)}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Dilophocon]] / [[JP12|Autobot JP12]] (2023)}}
</ul>

{{-}}

===''J. Balvin × Transformers''===
[[File:Collab-toy JBalvintron.jpg|thumb|250px|''J. Balvin × Transformers'' J. Balvintron Yes, this is real.]]
{{main|J. Balvin}}
The set is exclusive to the [[NTWRK]] app and went up for pre-order on [[July 13]], 2021, and began shipping in mid-November.

<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[J. Balvintron#Toys|J. Balvintron]] / [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Collaborative|Energia Buzzsaw]] & [[Stripes#Collaborative|Vibras Stripes]] (2021)}}
</ul>
{{-}}

===''Universal Monsters × Transformers''===
[[File:Collab-toy Draculus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|''Dracula × Transformers'' Draculus]]
{{main|Universal}}
The first figure in this creepy crossover, Draculus, was exclusive to [[Target]] and Hasbro Pulse, announced on [[September 10]], 2021, and shipped [[November 28]] (though international retailers got a head start on that.)
Frankentron was later revealed to be a Amazon exclusive two years later.
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dracula#Collaborative|Draculus]] (2021)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Frankenstein's monster#Collaborative|Frankentron]] (2023)}}
</ul>

{{-}}

===''G.I. Joe × Transformers''===
[[File:Collab-toy-Megatron-HISS-Tank.jpg|thumb|250px|''G.I. Joe × Transformers'' Megatron H.I.S.S. Tank]]
{{main|G.I. Joe (franchise)}}
A capsule series released to commemorate the 40th anniversary of ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]]''. The Megatron H.I.S.S. Tank set was announced on [[February 24]], [[2022]], while the Bumblebee A.W.E. Striker set was announced on [[June 8]], 2022 for [[2023]].

<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Collaborative|Megatron H.I.S.S. Tank]] and [[Baroness#Collaborative|Baroness]] (2022)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Collaborative|Bumblebee A.W.E. Striker]] with [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)#Collaborative|Sgt. Stalker]] (2023)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Collaborative|Soundwave Dreadnok Thunder Machine]] with [[Zartan#Collaborative|Zartan]] and [[Zarana#Collaborative|Zarana]] (and [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Collaborative|Ravage]]) (2024)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Kup (G1)/toys#Collaborative|Autobot Kup Triple "T"]] (with [[Sgt. Slaughter#Collaborative|Sgt. Slaughter]] and [[Leatherneck#Collaborative|Leatherneck]]) (2024)}}</ul>
{{-}}

===''Tonka × Transformers''===
[[File:Collab-toy Tonkanator.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''Tonka × Transformers'' Tonkanator]]
{{main|Tonka}}
A collaboration with Hasbro's own in-house brand of giant trucks, featuring redecos of the ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s as new Autobot characters in classic Tonka yellow-and-steel-gray.
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Tonkanator]] [[giftset|gift set]] (2022), includes:}}
: {{Bp-a1|[[Mega Dozer|Autobot Mega Dozer]]}}
: {{Bp-a1|[[Power Digger]]}}
: {{Bp-a1|[[Motor Load]]}}
: {{Bp-a1|[[Skyhook|Autobot Skyhook]]}}
: {{Bp-a1|[[Mega Hauler]]}}
: {{Bp-a1|[[Motormix]]}}
</ul>

{{-}}

===''Street Fighter II × Transformers''===
[[File:Collab-toy SF2 Ryu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''Street Fighter II × Transformers'' Optimus Prime [Ryu<nowiki>]</nowiki>]]
{{main|Street Fighter II × Transformers}}
A western release of the 2018 ''[[Street Fighter II × Transformers]]'' toyline, in celebration of the ''{{w|Street Fighter}}'' franchise's 35th anniversary. The toys were announced to be coming westward on [[June 24]], [[2022]], and were released as Target and Hasbro Pulse exclusives.

These are almost ''exactly'' the same as the TakaraTomy releases, even down to the packaging. The Hasbro versions just add a wraparound fake-box cover to the original Japanese packaging. Presumably the only differences are the addition of tampographed production stamping to the toys proper.

<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Street Fighter II × Transformers|Optimus Prime]] <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Ryu]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> vs [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Street Fighter II × Transformers|Megatron]] <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[M. Bison]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> (2022)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Street Fighter II × Transformers|Hot Rod]] <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Ken Masters|Ken]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> vs [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Street Fighter II × Transformers|Arcee]] <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Chun-Li]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> (2022)}}</ul>
{{-}}

===''Volvo Trucks × Transformers''===
[[File:VNR-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''Volvo Trucks × Transformers'' VNR Optimus Prime]]
This collaboration with {{w|Volvo}} is a direct redeco of the quizzical [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Holiday Optimus Prime|Holiday Optimus Prime]] toy with an idiosyncratic history. The figure seems to have its origins in a no-show [[Amazon (website)|Amazon Prime]] × ''Transformers Collaborative'' toy that was listed on Amazon.com.au in July 2022<ref>[https://tformers.com/leaked-transformers-x-amazon-prime-collaborative-optimus-prime-delivery-truck-listing/46484/news.html Tformers.com reports on a leaked Amazon Prime Collaborative listing]</ref> after its existence was first leaked by "secret inside sources" types in June the previous year.<ref>[https://tformers.com/41962 Tformers.com reports on mid-2021 rumours]</ref> Like VNR and Holiday Prime, the Amazon mashup was also specified to turn into a licensed Volvo truck in 37 steps. The mold ultimately surfaced as the suspiciously high effort Holiday Optimus Prime for the Christmas season 2022 before its rerelease in more traditional colors as the largely unmarked "VNR Optimus Prime" in 2023, identifiable as a ''Collaborative'' release solely by its internal paperwork. It seems this Volvo truck finally found its way back into ''Collaborative''... as a collab with Volvo themselves.

<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Volvo|VNR Optimus Prime]] (2023)}}
</ul>
{{-}}

===''Stranger Things × Transformers''===
[[File:TF-Collab-Toy-Code-Red.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''Stranger Things × Transformers'' Code Red]]
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Code Red#Toys|Code Red]] (2023)}}

</ul>
{{-}}

===''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles × Transformers''===
<ul class="iconlist">
[[File:CollaborativePartyWallop figure.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles × Transformers'' Party Wallop]]
{{Bp-a1|[[Party Wallop#Toys|Party Wallop]] (2024)}}
</ul>
{{-}}

===''Knight Rider × Transformers''===
<ul class="iconlist">
[[File:Transformers-Collaborative-Agent-Knight.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''Knight Rider × Transformers'' Agent Knight]]
{{Bp-a1|[[Agent Knight#Toys|Agent Knight]] (2024)}}
</ul>
{{-}}

===''Naruto Shippuden × Transformers''===
<ul class="iconlist">
[[File:CollaborativeKurama.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''Naruto Shippuden × Transformers'' Kurama]]
{{Bp-multi|[[Kurama#Toys|Kurama]] & [[Gamakichi#Toys|Gamakichi]] (2025)}}
</ul>
{{-}}

===''Star Wars: The Mandalorian × Transformers''===
<ul class="iconlist">
[[File:CollaborativeMandalorian.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|''Star Wars: The Mandolorian × Transformers'' The Mandalorian/N-1 Starfighter]]
{{Bp-multi|[[The Mandalorian#Toys|The Mandalorian]] / [[N-1 Starfighter#Toys|N-1 Starfighter]] (2025)}}
</ul>
{{-}}

===''Sonic the Hedgehog × Transformers''===
<ul class="iconlist">
[[File:CollaborativeBlueBooster.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|''Sonic the Hedgehog × Transformers'' Blue Booster]]
{{Bp-a1|[[Wingtail]] & [[Blue Booster]] (2025)}}
</ul>
{{-}}

===''Hot Wheels x Transformers''===
{{Bp-a1|[[Twin Mill]] & [[Bone Shaker]] (202#)}}
</ul>
{{-}}

==Notes==
* Many of the toys released under the ''Collaborative'' banner had "Project" code-names with varying degrees of bizarreness:
{{collist|3|
:::* Ectotron: "Project Mullet"
:::* Gigawatt: "Project Future"
:::* Maverick: "Project {{w|Tom Cruise|Cruise}}"
:::* Ultimate X-Spanse: "Project {{w|Blackbird (comics)|Bird}}"
:::* Tyrannocon Rex/JP93: "Project Park"
:::* J. Balvintron/Energia Buzzsaw & Vibras Stripes: "Project Jam"
:::* Draculus: "Project Bat"
:::* Megatron H.I.S.S. Tank: "Project Trooper 1"
:::* Bumblebee A.W.E Striker: "Project Trooper 3"
:::* Tonkanator: "Project Yellow"
:::* Dilophocon/JP12: "Project Island"
:::* Soundwave Dreadnok Thunder Machine: "Project Jojo"
:::* Code Red: "Project {{w|Eggo|Waffles}}"
:::* Frankentron: "Project Francis"
:::* Party Wallop: "Project Renaissance"
:::* Agent Knight: "Project Knight"
:::* Kurama & Gamakichi: "Project Tails"
:::* The Mandalorian: "Collab 6"
:::* Wingtail & Blue Booster: "Collab Blue"
}}

* As of [[{{CURRENTYEAR}}]], only the second Ectotron, the Ultimate X-Spanse and Gigawatt figures have been released in [[New Zealand]]. Ectotron was available through Toyworld and Mighty Ape, while Gigawatt was only available through Mighty Ape. Ultimate X-Spanse on the other hand had ''almost'' received a full retail release, being sold through The Warehouse, Toyworld and Mighty Ape (three of the five major New Zealand ''Transformers'' toy distributors).

==References==
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Scarlett issue 5

2024-11-07T22:20:16Z

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==Synopsis==

==Featured characters==

==Quotes==

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===

===G.I. Joe references===

===Real life references===

===Covers===

===Advertisements===

===Reprints===
* '''''Scarlett Volume 1: Special Mission''''' ([[November 20]], [[2024]]) ISBN 1534329552 / ISBN 978-1534329553 
** Collects issues #1–5.
** Trade paperback format.

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File:Scarlett V1.jpg|'''''Volume 1: Special Mission''''' – cover art by Marco Ferrari and Lee Loughridge
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==External links==
*

[[Category:Scarlett issues]]

Roblox

2024-09-12T11:59:39Z

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[[File:ROBLOX-Kre-O-Transformers-promo.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|ROBLOX! I T S F R E E!]]
'''''Roblox''''' is a Massively Multiplayer Online Social Hangout/Game Developing Engine released in 2005/2006 that allows its users to design and build a variety of games. It also looks a bit like Virtual [[LEGO|Lego]].
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==Events==
Roblox has run 2 events promoting the Transformers brand, consisting of 2 games, 5 hats and 3 gear items (which are basically virtual toys, despite them being useless nowadays)

===Transformers Prime===
Loosely based on the [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|animated series of the same name]], this game had the objective of collecting 5 coins in either the [[Autobot]] or [[Decepticon]] teams. Doing so earned a "Recruit Cap", which is literally just a baseball cap with either faction's logo and colors on it.

===KRE-O Transformers===
This event took place in November of 2014 and ended in 2015. The game's objective was to collect your team’s pieces before your opponents collected their own... The teams featured Optimus Prime and Lockdown. The prizes and items featured included Optimus Prime's helmet, Lockdown's helmet, Bumblebee's helmet and a little KRE-O Grimlock. In order to gain your team's helmet, your team had to collect the most pieces before time ran out. Bumblebee's helmet was gained by losing...
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===Transformers One===
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==Notes==
*At one point, Roblox offered a [[Fortress_Maximus_(G1)|Fortress Maximus]] companion as part of a promotion for [[Titans Return]], but it was later turned into a generic trophy due to licensing reasons.

[[Category:Aligned video games]]

Destro issue 1

2024-06-20T20:28:54Z

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|art by=[[Andrei Bressan]]
|colors by=[[Adriano Lucas]]
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'''The world is changing and Destro aims to profit like never before. But the business of war makes many enemies…'''

==Synopsis==
Civil unrest pervades the Republic of [[Darklonia]]. As protestors gather outside the Prime Minister's palace, he orders his lieutenant to send out soldiers to quell this "insurgency." Expecting to gun down unarmed protestors, the Darklonian soldiers are instead met by a [[Battle Android Trooper]]. The soldiers fire at the android, but it is unaffected and simply raises its own arm guns in response. The soldiers are awed at the android, then horrified as they see more B.A.T.s descending from above. The B.A.T.s overwhelm the soldiers and force them back. As several of the protestors move to force their way into the palace, the B.A.T.s turn and fire on them as well. Getting word of what's happening outside, the Prime Minister realizes who is responsible for this and asks his aide to get him a direct line to Laird [[Destro]], who accepts his resignation on behalf of the people of Darklonia. The Laird arrives to personally oversee the transfer of power to his Darklonian cousin, [[Darklon (G.I. Joe)|Artyom Darklon]]. The Prime Minister questions why he would aid the revolution, but Destro simply says it was profitable. The Prime Minister tells Destro he'll see him in hell before pulling out a pistol and shooting himself.

Destro is later contacted by [[Cobra Commander]], who is most displeased upon hearing of the revolution in Darklonia, fearing that the use of the B.A.T.s in the field will bring undue attention to [[Cobra]] before they are ready to strike. Destro informs him that the B.A.T.s needed field testing before they can be added to Cobra's army and reminds the Commander that while [[M.A.R.S.]] and Cobra are in business together, he is ''not'' the Commander's subordinate. Destro then returns to his ancestral home in the [[Scotland|Scottish Highlands]], entering a mausoleum with statues of the Destros who came before him. He speaks to his ancestors, telling of how the world of war is changing with the arrival of [[Energon]] and seeking their advice. He listens intently as the stone statues say nothing.

Three weeks later, [[Astoria Carlton-Ritz]] — new CEO of [[Hybrid Technologies]] after her father's passing — is in Darklonia for another run-of-the-mill illegal arms fair that M.A.R.S. is hosting. Another attendee, [[Farouk]], notes that [[Extensive Enterprises]] is nowhere to be seen. Destro introduces himself to Astoria, saying that he knew her father. Farouk comments that M.A.R.S. is light years ahead of the other vendors, and even asks Destro if there's any truth to the rumors hes developing mechanical soldiers, which Destro quickly denies. The Laird is pulled away from the conversation by Mercer, who confirms that none of the companies in attendance have access to Energon. However, the absence of Extensive Enterprises concerns Destro.

Meanwhile, the heads of Extensive Enterprises, [[Tomax and Xamot]], have arrived in [[Sierra Gordo]] after a disastrous skirmish involving their [[Crimson Guard]] aiding a local military encampment. The field commander berates them, saying that it was their mercenaries that failed to provide the promised support and led to his men getting injured. The twins say that they promised nothing, and says that for his own tactical failure, the commander's men will have to be punished. On orders from the commander's general, the Crimson Guard executes the injured men and burns the camp to the ground. Xamot then strangles the field commander with a garrote wire while Tomax confers with the general about replacing the lost soldiers with Crimson Guardsmen.

Back in Darklonia, the arms fair is attacked by a fleet of unidentified combat drones. Destro wonders how they could've possibly entered their airspace without them knowing and orders his [[Iron Grenadier]]s to retrieve an intact sample for him to study. As the Grenadiers do battle with the drones in the air, Astoria is amazed by the beauty of the carnage and destruction around her. Destro pushes her out of the way as a missile falls toward them, but ends up being a dud. Destro smiles to himself: someone has declared war on him, and he couldn't be happier.

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in photos. 
{{Featuredcharacters
|h1=[[M.A.R.S.]]|c1=
* [[Battle Android Trooper]]s (5)
* [[Destro]] (7)
* [[Darklon (G.I. Joe)|Darklon]] (8)
* [[Iron Grenadier]]s (9)
* [[Mercer]] (14)
* [[Scrap-Iron]] (19)

|h2=[[Cobra]]|c2=
* [[Cobra Commander]] (10)

|h3=[[Extensive Enterprises]]|c3=
* [[Tomax and Xamot]] (15 & 16)
* [[Crimson Guard]]smen (17)

|h4=Others|c4=
* Protestors (1)
* Darklonian lieutenant (2)
* [[Darklonian Prime Minister]] (3)
* Darklonian soldiers (4)
* Darklonian aide (6)
* [[Astoria Carlton-Ritz]] (11)
* [[Brandon]] (12)
* [[Farouk]] (13)
* Field commander (18)
}}

==Quotes==
"None of you--no Destro who came before me--bent to another's will. I will not be the first."
:—'''Destro'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* This issue takes place after the events of ''[[Duke (comic)|Duke]]'' and ''[[Cobra Commander (comic)|Cobra Commander]]'', with Destro having now solved the B.A.T.’s energy problem shown in [[Duke issue 5|''Duke'' #5]] with the Energon he received from Cobra Commander in [[Cobra Commander issue 5|''Cobra Commander'' #5]].
* Destro's family history was first alluded to in [[Duke issue 1|''Duke'' #1]].

===G.I. Joe references===
* Darklonia originates from ''[[G.I. Joe (comic)|G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]]'' #88, which was also the first appearance of Darklon himself in the [[Marvel Comics]] series.
* Darklon's appearance appears to be loosely based on his second toy, though with the single-shoulder paldron of his original design (though now on the left shoulder as opposed to his right). He is also not seen wearing his trademark helmet.
** Though he's never had a first name in prior Joe media, this series gives him the first name "Artyom".
* Destro comments on the flaws in the B.A.T.s' {{w|identification friend or foe}} programming.
* The idea of Destro's ancestors also wearing metal masks has cropped up a few times in past Joe media, most notably the 1985 cartoon episode "Skeletons in the Closet" and the live-action film ''G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra''.
* On display at the weapons expo are [[H.I.S.S. tank]]s, colored red like the S.M.S., but lacking that vehicle's additional missile system.
* Having previously been seen commanding generic M.A.R.S. troops, this issue introduces Destro's usual footsoldiers, the Iron Grenadiers, to the Energon Universe.
* Sierra Gordo also originates in the Marvel comics, first appearing in issue #12 and has been a repeated fixture of subsequent comics set in the various ''ARAH''-derived continuities.
* The Iron Grenadiers are seen flying Despoilers, the personal aircraft of Destro from the original G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, released the same year as the Iron Grenadiers, 1988.

===Transformers references===
* Astoria Carlton-Ritz originates from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] episode "[[The Girl Who Loved Powerglide]]". Much like her original incarnation, this incarnation is shown to be a flighty heiress who has taken over her deceased father's company, Hybrid Technologies.

===Real-world references===
* One of the attendees comments that "Boston" is there, likely referencing {{w|Boston Dynamics}}.
* The Crimson Twins reference the Roman military punishment of {{w|decimation (punishment)|decimation}}, fitting for them, as the Twins typically hail from the island of {{w|Corsica}} and their Crimson Guard — traditionally depicted as the personal guard of Cobra Commander — is inspired by the Roman {{w|Praetorian Guard}}.

===Covers===
* '''Cover A:''' Destro sits on the {{w|Coronation Chair}} atop a [[Transformer]] arm, by Andrei Bressan & Adrian Lucas.
* '''Cover B:''' Destro and Cobra Commander, by [[Andrea Milana]].
* '''Cover C (1:10 Copy Incentive):''' Connecting cover, by [[Nikola Čižmešija]].
* '''Cover D (1:25 Copy Incentive):''' Destro on explosion background, by [[Steve Epting]].
* '''Cover E (1:50 Copy Incentive):''' Destro and his accoutrements, by [[Jorge Fornés]].
* '''Cover F (1:100 Copy Incentive Foil):''' Destro and [[S.N.A.K.E.]] mechs, by [[Jonboy Meyers]].
* '''Cover G (1:250 Copy Incentive):''' Destro and Tomax & Xamot, by [[David Mack]].
* '''Cover H:''' Blank sketch cover.
* '''Cover I:''' Energon Universe Anniversary connecting cover, by [[Jason Howard]] and [[Annalisa Leoni]].
* '''Cover J:''' Energon Universe Anniversary connecting cover (black and white), by Jason Howard.
* '''Black Saber Comics exclusive:''' Destro in a weapons-themed frame, by [[Freddie E. Williams II]].
* '''Comic Kingdom Creative exclusive:''' ''[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|The Transformers]]'' [[The New Order|#5]] homage, by [[Sajad Shah]].
* '''Condemned Comics exclusive:''' Destro on vehicle schematic background, by [[Jamie Sullivan]].
* '''Gotham City Limit exclusive:''' Destro with arms folded, by [[Tyler Kirkham]].
* '''Syndicate Comics / Southern Comics Cartel exclusive:''' Destro in a thunderstorm, by [[Camron Johnson]].

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===Advertisements===
* Five page preview for ''[[Scarlett (comic)|Scarlett]]'' [[Scarlett issue 1|#1]].

===Reprints===
* '''''Destro Volume 1: The Enemy''''' ([[November 20]], [[2024]]) ISBN 1534357688 / ISBN 978-1534357686 
** Collects issues #1–5.
** Trade paperback format.

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File:Destro V1.jpg|'''''Volume 1: The Enemy''''' – cover art by Andrei Bressan and Adriano Lucas
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

[[Category:Destro issues]]

Series

2024-04-29T18:17:12Z

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|class="heading" colspan="6" style="background:#096;color:#fff;font-size:110%;padding:0;"|'''Series Information'''
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|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top" width="34%"|[[The Transformers (franchise)|''' ''The Transformers'' (Generation 1)''']] 
[[The Transformers (toyline)|Toyline]] | [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Cartoon]] | [[List of Generation 1 comics|Comics]] | [[The Transformers: The Movie|Movie]] | [[List of Generation 1 books|Books]] | [[Manga#Generation 1|Manga]] | [[Video games#Generation 1 games|Video Games]] | [[Online game#Generation 1 (Japanese)|Online Games]]
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top" width="33%"|'''''[[Transform Jr]]''''' 
[[Transform Jr|Toyline]]
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top" width="33%"|'''''[[First Transformers]]''''' 
[[First Transformers|Toyline]]
|-
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top" width="33%"|'''''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Transformers: The Headmasters|The Headmasters]]''''' 
[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1987 (The Headmasters)|Toyline]] | [[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|Cartoon]] | [[Transformers: The Headmasters (manga)|Manga]] | [[Transformers: The Headmasters (video game)|Video Game]]
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top" width="33%"|'''''[[Beastformers (franchise)|Beastformers]]''''' 
[[Beastformers (franchise)#Toys|Toyline]] | [[Beastformer (species)#Fiction|Fiction]]
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Transformers: Super-God Masterforce|Super-God Masterforce]]''''' 
[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1988 (Super-God Masterforce)|Toyline]] | [[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Cartoon]] | [[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (manga)|Manga]]
|-
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory|Victory]]''''' 
[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1989 (Victory)|Toyline]] | [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|Cartoon]] | [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (manga)|Manga]]
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Transformers: Zone|Zone]]''''' 
[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1990 (Zone)|Toyline]] | [[Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!|Cartoon]] | [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Manga]] | [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Story pages]]
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Return of Convoy|Return of Convoy]]''''' 
[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1991 (Return of Convoy)|Toyline]] | [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (manga)|Manga]] | [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|Story pages]]
|-
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination|Operation Combination]]''''' 
[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1992 (Operation Combination)|Toyline]] | [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (story page)|Story pages]]
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]''''' 
[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Toyline]] | [[Transformers: Generation 2 (cartoon)|Cartoon]] | [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|Comics]] | [[Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|Pack-in Manga]] | [[The New Battle!!|Manga Special]]
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]''''' 
[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Toyline]] | [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Cartoon]] | [[List of Beast Wars comics|Comics]] | [[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Metals (manga)|Manga]] | [[Video games#Beast Era games|Video Games]]
|-
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]''''' 
[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Toyline]]
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers#Beast Wars II|Beast Wars II]]''''' 
[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#1998 (Beast Wars II)|Toyline]] | [[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)|Cartoon]] | [[Beast Wars Special Super Lifeform Transformers|Movie]] | [[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (manga)|Manga]] | [[Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle|Video Game]]
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Animorphs]]''''' 
[[Animorphs|Toyline]]
|-
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers#Beast Wars Neo|Beast Wars Neo]]''''' 
[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#1999 (Beast Wars Neo)|Toyline]] | [[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (cartoon)|Cartoon]] | [[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (manga)|Manga]]
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]]''''' 
[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Toyline]] | [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Cartoon]] | [[Transformers: Universe (comic)#Transformers Universe: Featuring The Wreckers|Comic]]
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Mutant (BW)#Toys|Mutant Beast Wars]]''''' 
[[Mutant (BW)#Toys|Toyline]]
|-
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[1-2-3 Transformers]]''''' 
[[1-2-3 Transformers|Toyline]]
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|''Robots in Disguise'' (2001)]]''' 
[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Toyline]] | [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Cartoon]] | [[Ultra Magnus...to the Rescue?|Comic]]
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[The Transformers: Micromaster|Micromaster]]''''' 
[[The Transformers: Micromaster#Toys|Toyline]] | [[The Transformers: Micromaster#Story|Fiction]]
|-
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[The Transformers Collection]]''''' 
[[The Transformers Collection|Toyline]]
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]''''' 
[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Toyline]] | [[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Cartoon]] | [[Armada (comic)|Comics]] | [[Linkage (comic)|Manga]] | [[Transformers (Armada PS2)|Video Game]] | [[Transformers Armada: The Energon Within|Online Game]]
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Expanded Universe|Expanded Universe]]''''' 
[[Transformers: Expanded Universe|Toyline]] | [[Transformers: Universe (comic)#Transformers Universe: Featuring The Wreckers|Comic]]
|-
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]]''''' 
[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Toyline]]
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[War Within (franchise)|The War Within]]''''' 
[[War Within (toyline)|"Toyline"]] | [[War Within (comic)|Comic]]
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]''''' 
[[Smallest Transforming Transformers|Toyline]]
|-
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Go-Bots (franchise)|Go-Bots]]''''' 
[[Transformers: Go-Bots (toyline)|Toyline]] | [[Go-Bots (cartoon)|Cartoon]]
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Kids' Transformers: Rescue Hero Go-Bots (franchise)|Rescue Hero Go-Bots]]''''' 
[[Kids' Transformers: Rescue Hero Go-Bots|Toyline]] | [[Kids' Transformers: Rescue Hero Go-Bots (manga)|Manga]]
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Dinobots|Dinobots]]''''' 
[[Transformers: Dinobots|Toyline]]
|-
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|''Universe'' (2003)]]''' 
[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Toyline]] | [[Transformers: Universe (comic)|Comics]]
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]''''' 
[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Toyline]] | [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Cartoon]] | [[Transformers: Energon (comic)|Comics]]
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]''''' 
[[Transformers: Alternators#Toys|Toyline]] | [[Transformers: Alternators#Fiction|Fiction]]
|-
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]''''' 
[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Toyline]] | [[MP-1B Cybertron Commander / Convoy Black Ver.|Manga]]
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]''''' 
[[Robotmasters (franchise)#Toys|Toyline]] | [[Robotmasters (comic)|Manga]] | [[Robotmasters (cartoon)|Cartoon]] | [[Robotmasters (3D diorama comic)|3D Diorama Manga]]
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]''''' 
[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Toyline]] | [[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cartoon]] | [[Transformers: Cybertron: Balancing Act|Comics]] | [[Transformers: Galaxy Force (manga)|Manga]] | [[Online game#Cybertron|Online Games]]
|-
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Hybrid Style]]''''' 
[[Hybrid Style|Toyline]] | [[Hybrid Style Convoy Black Version|Pack-in Manga]]
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Timelines (franchise)|Timelines]]''''' 
[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Toyline]] | [[Transformers Timelines (fiction)|Fiction]]
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]''''' 
[[Star Wars Transformers|Toyline]] | [[Star Wars (event)|"Fiction"]]
|-
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (franchise)|Kiss Players]]''''' 
[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)|Toyline]] | [[Transformers: Kiss Players (manga)|Manga]] | [[Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Radio drama]]
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Beast Wars 10th Anniversary]]''''' 
[[Transformers: Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Toyline]]
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Beast Wars Reborn]]''''' 
[[Beast Wars Reborn|Toyline]] | [[Beast Wars Reborn#Fiction|Fiction]]
|-
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]''''' 
[[Transformers: Classics|Toyline]] | [[Transformers: Classics#Fiction|Comics]]
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Titanium Series]]''''' 
[[Titanium Series|Toyline]]
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''[[Movie (franchise)|''Transformers'' (2007)]]''' 
[[Transformers (2007 toyline)|Toyline]] | [[Transformers (film)|Movie]] | [[Movie (comics)|Comics]] | [[Movie (books)|Books]] | [[Transformers The Game|Video Games]] | [[Transformers (Glu)|Mobile Game]] | [[Online game#Transformers (film)|Online Games]]
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|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Telemocha Series|Beast Wars Telemocha Series]]''''' 
[[Transformers: Beast Wars Telemocha Series|Toyline]] | [[Transformers: Beast Wars Diorama Story|Fiction]]
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]''''' 
[[Transformers Encore|Toyline]]
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Music Label|Music Label]]''''' 
[[Transformers Music Label|Toyline]]
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|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Sports Label|Sports Label]]''''' 
[[Transformers Sports Label|Toyline]]
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''''' 
[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Toyline]] | [[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Cartoon]] | [[Transformers Animated (comic)|Comics]] | [[Transformers Animated (books)|Books]] | [[Transformers Animated: The Game|Video Game]] | [[Transformers Animated: Action Packs|Online Game]] | [[Transformers Animated: The Cool|Manga]]
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: TransTech|TransTech]]''''' 
<s>[[Transtech|Toyline]]</s> | [[Transformers: TransTech|Comics]]
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|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (franchise)|Henkei! Henkei!]]''''' 
[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Toyline]] | [[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (pack-in manga)|Pack-in Manga]] | [[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (Comic Bun Bun)|Comic Bun Bun Manga]] | [[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-|Visualize shorts]]
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''''' 
[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Toyline]] | [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (fiction)|Fiction]]
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|''Universe'' (2008)]]''' 
[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Toyline]] | [[Transformers: Universe (cartoon)|Cartoon]]
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|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Crossovers|Crossovers]]''''' 
[[Transformers: Crossovers|Toyline]]
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Disney Label|Disney Label]]''''' 
[[Transformers Disney Label|Toyline]]
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]''''' 
[[Transformers: Alternity#Toys|Toyline]] | [[Transformers: Alternity#Fiction|Fiction]]
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|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Chrono Label]]''''' 
[[Chrono Label|<s>Toyline</s>]]
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|''Revenge of the Fallen'']]''' 
[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Toyline]] | [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Movie]] | [[Revenge of the Fallen (comics)|Comics]] | [[Revenge of the Fallen (books)|Books]] | [[Revenge of the Fallen (video games)|Video Games]] | [[Online game#Revenge of the Fallen|Online Games]] | [[Transformers: Cyber Missions|Cartoon]] | [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Unite for the Universe|Manga]]
|style="padding:.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Device Label|Device Label]]''''' 
[[Transformers Device Label|Toyline]]
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|style="padding:.5em;" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|''Transformers'' (2010)]]''' 
[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Toyline]] | [[Rodimus vs. Cyclonus|Comic]]
|style="padding:.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Power Core Combiners]]''''' 
[[Power Core Combiners|Toyline]]
|style="padding:.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]''''' 
[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Toyline]]
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|style="padding:.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]''''' 
[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)#Toys|Toyline]] | [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|Video Games]] | [[Transformers: Exodus|Novel]] | [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (comic)|Comic]]
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers United|United]]''''' 
[[Transformers United#Toys|Toyline]] | [[Transformers United#Fiction|Fiction]]
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|''Prime'']]''' 
[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Toyline]] | [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Cartoon]] | [[Transformers: Prime (comics)|Comics]] | [[Transformers: Prime - The Game|Video Game]] | [[Online game#Prime|Online games]]
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|style="padding:.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]]''''' 
[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Toyline]] | [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Movie]] | [[Dark of the Moon (comics)|Comics]] | [[Dark of the Moon (books)|Books]] | [[Dark of the Moon (video games)|Video Games]]
|style="padding:.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]''''' 
[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (toyline)|Toyline]] | [[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Cartoon]]
|style="padding:.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Kre-O]]''''' 
[[Kre-O#Sets|Toyline]] | [[Kre-O#Media|Media]]
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|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Chronicle (toyline)|Chronicle]]''''' 
[[Transformers Chronicle (toyline)|Toyline]]
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Universal Studios|Universal Studios]]''''' 
[[Transformers: Universal Studios#Toys|Toyline]] | [[Transformers: The Ride – 3D|Ride]]
|style="padding:.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Bot Shots (franchise)|Bot Shots]]''''' 
[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Toyline/Game]] | [[Bot Shots Battle Game!|Online game]]
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|style="padding:.5em;" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|''Fall of Cybertron'']]''' 
[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Fall of Cybertron (2012–2013)|Toyline]] | [[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Video Game]] | [[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (comic)|Comic]]
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Cap Bots|Cap Bots]]''''' 
[[Transformers Cap Bots|Toyline]]
|style="padding:.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]''''' 
[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Toyline]]
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|style="padding:.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (franchise)|Go!]]''''' 
[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (toyline)|Toyline]] | [[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (cartoon)|Cartoon]]
|style="padding:.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (franchise)|GT]]''''' 
[[Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (franchise)#Toys|Toyline]] | [[Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (franchise)#Fiction|Fiction]] | [[Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (franchise)#Events|Events]]
|style="padding:.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]]''''' 
[[Transformers Cloud#Toys|Toyline]] | [[Transformers Cloud#Fiction|Fiction]]
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|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]]''''' 
[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Toyline]] | [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Movie]] | [[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Video Game]] | [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (mobile game)|Mobile Game]] | [[Transformers 4 Chinese Actors Talent Search Reality Show|Reality show]]
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers (2014 toyline)|''Transformers'' (2014)]]''' 
[[Transformers (2014 toyline)|Toyline]]
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers]]''''' 
[[Angry Birds Transformers (toyline)|Toyline]] | [[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Game]] | [[Commercial#Angry Birds Transformers|Cartoon]] | [[Angry Birds Transformers (comic)|Comics]]
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|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|''Robots in Disguise'' (2015)]]''' 
[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Toyline]] | [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Cartoon]] | [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 comic)|Comic]] | [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|Mobile Game]] | [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (books)|Books]]
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|''Transformers Legends'']]''' 
[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Toyline]] | [[Transformers Legends (comic)|Manga]]
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Q-Transformers]]''''' 
[[Q-Transformers|Toyline]] | [[Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns (cartoon)|Cartoon]] | [[Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns (mobile game)|Mobile game]]
|-
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|''Unite Warriors'']]''' 
[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Toyline]] | [[Unite Warriors Offshot|Pack-in fiction]]
|style="padding:0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Combiner Wars (franchise)|Combiner Wars]]''''' 
[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Toyline]] | [[Combiner Wars (comic)|Comic]] | [[Transformers: Combiner Wars (cartoon)|Cartoon]]
|style="padding:0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Titans Return (franchise)|Titans Return]]''''' 
[[Titans Return (toyline)|Toyline]] | [[Titans Return (comic)|Comic]] | [[Transformers: Titans Return (cartoon)|Cartoon]] | [[Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters|Storybook]]
|-
|style="padding:0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (franchise)|The Last Knight]]''''' 
[[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)|Toyline]] | [[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|Film]]
|style="padding:0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Power of the Primes (franchise)|Power of the Primes]]''''' 
[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Toyline]] | [[Transformers: Power of the Primes (cartoon)|Cartoon]]
|style="padding:0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Studio Series]]''''' 
[[Studio Series|Toyline]]
|-
|style="padding:0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]]''''' 
[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Toyline]] | [[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Cartoon]] | [[Transformers: Battlegrounds|Video Game]]
|style="padding:0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Bumblebee (franchise)|Bumblebee]]''''' 
[[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)|Toyline]] | [[Bumblebee (film)|Film]] | [[Transformers: Bumblebee Movie Prequel|Comic]]
|style="padding:0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)#Siege|War for Cybertron: Siege]]''''' 
[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Toyline]] | [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)‎|Cartoon]]
|-
|style="padding:0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: BotBots (franchise)|BotBots]]''''' 
[[Transformers: BotBots (toyline)|Toyline]] | [[Transformers: BotBots (cartoon)|Cartoon]]
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (franchise)|Rescue Bots Academy]]''''' 
[[Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (toyline)|Toyline]] | [[Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (cartoon)|Cartoon]]
|style="padding:0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]''''' 
[[Transformers Collaborative|Toyline]]
|-
|style="padding:0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Nezha: Transformers (franchise)|Nezha: Transformers]]''''' 
[[Nezha: Transformers (toyline)|Toyline]] | [[Nezha: Transformers (cartoon)‎|Cartoon]]
|style="padding:0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)#Earthrise|War for Cybertron: Earthrise]]''''' 
[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Toyline]] | [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)‎|Cartoon]]
|style="padding:0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]''''' 
[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Toyline]]
|-
|style="padding:0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#R.E.D|R.E.D.]]''''' 
[[Transformers R.E.D.|Toyline]]
|-
|style="padding:0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)#Kingdom|War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]''''' 
[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Toyline]] | [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)‎|Cartoon]]
|style="padding: 0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]''''' 
[[Transformers: Legacy|Toyline]]
|style="padding:0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (franchise)|EarthSpark]]''''' 
[[Transformers: EarthSpark (toyline)|Toyline]] | [[Transformers: EarthSpark (cartoon)|Cartoon]] | [[Transformers: EarthSpark - Expedition|Video Game]]
|-
|style="padding:0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (franchise)|Rise of the Beasts]]''''' 
[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (toyline)|Toyline]] | [[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Film]]
|style="padding:0.5em;" valign="top"|
|style="padding:0.5em;" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers One (franchise)|One ]]''''' 
[[Transformers One (toyline)|Toyline]] | [[ Transformers One (film)|Film]]
|}

[[Category:Media]]

Starscream (disambiguation)

2024-04-28T18:27:04Z

Electrostrike5367:

{{disambig}}
{{faction|decepticon}}
Across the [[multiverse]], the name '''Starscream''' is synonymous with deceit, cunning, treachery, and a disproportionate amount of [[fan fiction]].

{{bigquote|You see, leadership is not something I fear '''losing''': it is something I dread you '''gaining'''. In the moments when my all-consuming destiny lies ahead of me, '''you''' remind me of the need to '''watch my back'''. And '''that''' is your importance, Starscream.|[[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]|"[[Spotlight: Megatron]]"}}

==Major Starscreams==
<center><gallery widths="150px" heights="200px">
File:Starscreamg1.jpg|[[Starscream (G1)|"Generation 1" Starscream]] <hr>''[[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel]] • [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cartoon]] • [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|IDW (2005)]] • [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Toys]] • [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise|Merchandise]] • [[Starscream (G1)/gallery|Gallery]]''
File:BWIIStarscreamVideoBox.jpg|[[Starscream (BW)|''Beast Wars II'' Starscream]]
File:GHC Starscream Scream.jpg|[[Starscream (Armada)|"Unicron Trilogy" Starscream]] <hr>''[[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Cartoon]] • [[Starscream (Armada)/toys|Toys]]
File:RevengeOfTheFallenStarscream.jpg|[[Starscream (Movie)|"Movie series" Starscream]] <hr>''[[Starscream (Movie)/games|Games]] • [[Starscream (Movie)/toys|Toys]]''
File:Starscreamanimated.jpg|[[Starscream (Animated)|''Animated'' Starscream]] <hr>''[[Starscream clone (Animated)|Starscream clones]]''
File:AlignedStarscreams.jpeg|[[Starscream (WFC)|"Aligned" Starscream]] <hr> ''[[Starscream (WFC)/toys|Toys]]''
File:CyberverseStarscream.jpg|[[Starscream (Cyberverse)|''Cyberverse'' Starscream]]
File:Starscream-earthspark-stock.jpg|[[Starscream (ES)|''EarthSpark'' Starscream]]
</gallery></center>

==Full list of Starscreams==
{{disamb|y=[[1984]]|[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], the [[Decepticon]] [[Air Commander]] F-15 jet from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].
** For this character in [[Marvel Comics continuity]], see [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity]]
** For this character in [[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]], see [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]. In [[A Prime Problem|one episode]], he had a [[Starscream clone (G1)|clone]].
** For this character in [[2005 IDW continuity]], see [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity]]
** For toys of this character, see [[Starscream (G1)/toys]]}}
{{disamb|y=[[1998]]|[[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]], the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] jet from ''[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers#Beast Wars II|Beast Wars II]]'', who was later reformatted into the Cyborg Beast, '''Hellscream'''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2002]]|[[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]], the Decepticon and briefly [[Autobot]] Cybertronic jet from the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]].
** For this character in the UT cartoon continuity, see [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity]].
** For toys of this character, see [[Starscream (Armada)/toys]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2007]]|[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], the Decepticon F-22 from the [[live-action film series]].
** For this character in video games, see [[Starscream (Movie)/games]].
** For toys of this character, see [[Starscream (Movie)/toys]].}}
{{disamb|y=2007|[[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]], the Decepticon 22nd Century Harrier jet from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2008|[[Starscream (TransTech)|Starscream]], the [[Transcendent Technomorph]] jet from ''[[Transformers: TransTech|TransTech]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2008|The [[Starscream clone (Animated)|Starscream clones]] from ''Animated'', including:
** [[Dirge (Animated)|Dirge]], the "Greedy Starscream".
** [[Ramjet (Animated)|Ramjet]], the "Liar Starscream".
** [[Clone number 3370318|Clone #3370318]], the "Coward Starscream".
** [[Skywarp (Animated)|Skywarp]], the other "Coward Starscream".
** [[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]], the "Female Starscream".
** [[Clone number 2716057|Clone #2716057]], the "Sycophant Starscream".
** [[Sunstorm (Animated)|Sunstorm]], the other "Sycophant Starscream".
** [[Thrust (Animated)|Thrust]], the "Envious Starscream".
** [[Thundercracker (Animated)|Thundercracker]], the "Egomaniac Starscream".
** [[Starscream Clone Black Version]]}}
{{disamb|y=2008|[[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]], the heroic Decepticon jet from ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2009]]|[[Lugnut Supreme|Starscream Supreme]], the clones of Omega Supreme controlled by Starscream.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2010]]|[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], the Decepticon jet from the [[Aligned continuity family]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2011]]|[[Starscream (Kre-O)|Starscream]], the Decepticon brick-based being and [[Kreon]] from ''[[Kre-O]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2012]]|[[Starscream clone (Prime)|Starscream clones]] from ''Prime''}}
{{disamb|y=2012|[[Starscream Boomerang]], the Decepticon [[Arms Micron]] from ''Prime''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2013]]|[[Starscream (MW)|Starscream]], the Decepticon clone from the ''[[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2013|[[Starscream drone]]s, the clone troops from the ''Wings Universe''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2014]]|[[Starscream (Cloud)|Starscream]], the Decepticon from ''[[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2014|[[Starscream (KOU)|Starscream]], the Decepticon band manager from ''[[Knights of Unicron (band)|Knights of Unicron]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2014]]|[[Starscream (Battle Masters)|Starscream]], the Decepticon from ''[[Battle Masters]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2015]]|[[Starscream (SG Animated)|Starscream]], the heroic Decepticon from ''Shattered Glass Animated''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2018]]|[[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]], the Decepticon from ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2022]]|[[Starscream (ES)|Starscream]], the Decepticon from ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (franchise)|EarthSpark]]''.}}

==Media with "Starscream" in the title==
{{disamb|y=[[1986]]|"[[Starscream's Brigade]]", the second season episode of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]].}}
{{disamb|y=1986|"[[Starscream's Ghost]]", the third season episode of the Generation 1 cartoon.}}
{{disamb|y=1998|"[[The End of Starscream]]", the episode of the ''Beast Wars II'' cartoon.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2004]]|"[[Starscream the Mysterious Mercenary]]", the episode of the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|''Energon'' cartoon]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2005]]|"[[Starscream (episode)|Starscream]]", the episode of the [[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|''Cybertron'' animated series]].}}
{{disamb|y=2008|"[[Letters page#Titan Transformers Magazine|Star Screams]]", the [[letters page]] of [[Titan Books|Titan]]'s [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|''Transformers'' comic]] during the time [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] was answering fan mail.}}
{{disamb|y=2008|''[[Transformers: The Reign of Starscream]]'', the IDW comic miniseries in the [[live-action film series]].}}
{{disamb|y=2008|"[[Starscream Heckles Megatron]]", an ''Animated'' web short.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2010]]|"The Kingdom of Starscream", the comic story in [[Transformers Comic issue 2.17|''Transformers Comic'' 2.17]] from Titan.}}
{{disamb|y=2011|''[[Transformers: Starscream]]'', a ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]]'' comic about the film character.}}
{{disamb|y=2018|"[[Starscream: The Movie (comic)|Starscream: The Movie]]", the 2018 Annual issue of the ''[[Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime]]'' IDW comic series, about [[Starscream: The Movie (film)|the titular film]].}}
{{disamb|y=2021|"[[I Have No Mouth And I Must Starscream]]", the 2021 ''[[Transformers (2019 comic)|Transformers]]'' one-shot.}}

==See also==
{{disamb|y=[[2016]]|The nameless "[[Starscream Combiner]]" from the Generation 1 continuity family.}}
{{disamb|y=2016|[[Starscream's ship]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]].}}

==Not be confused with...==
* [[Blitzwing (BB)|Blitzwing]], the red and white jet-former from the 2018 ''[[Bumblebee (franchise)|Bumblebee]]'' franchise.
* [[Dark Scream]], the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] flying squirrel from the 2001 ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' franchise.
* [[Nightscream (disambiguation)|Nightscream]]
* [[Star Saber (disambiguation)|Star Saber]]

Cobra Commander issue 1

2024-01-18T18:05:19Z

Electrostrike5367: /* G.I. Joe references */

{{Comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Cobra Commander (comic)|Cobra Commander]]'' #1
|prev=
|next=Cobra Commander issue 2
|image=Cobra Commander 2024 1 cvr.jpg
|caption=
|title=
|publisher=[[Image Comics]] [[Skybound Entertainment]]
|date=[[January 17]], [[2024]]
|coverdate=January 2024
|written by=[[Joshua Williamson]]
|art by=[[Andrea Milana]]
|colors by=[[Annalisa Leoni]]
|letters by=[[Rus Wooton]]
|editors=[[Sean Mackiewicz]] & [[Jonathan Manning]]
|continuity=[[Energon Universe]]
|chronology=
}}

'''An ambitious man begins his journey to ensnare the world in his coils.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Cobra Commander|A mysterious man in a mask and trenchcoat]] walks into the [[No Man's Land]] truck stop on the outskirts of a mountain range and tells the bartender he needs a vehicle. One of the patrons, [[Jimmy (Cobra Commander)|Jimmy]], teases the stranger over his hiss-like "lisp" and wishes him luck before heading out to his truck. The stranger follows Jimmy and tells him that his vehicle will do nicely, using—as Jimmy describes it "some kind of toy"—to attack him. The bartender follows after Jimmy to collect his pay... only to find Jimmy's bloody remains in the snow, next to the image of a [[Cobra|cobra]] drawn in blood.

''In the secret society of [[Cobra-La]], an angry mob gathers outside of a science lab, angry at the scientists for bringing a "monstrosity" into the city. One of the scientists insists that they retreat, but he is shot in the head by their commander, who insists no one retreats. He orders the other scientists to protect their research and hands them weaponized spores to combat the mob. The commander begins fighting back as the doors to the lab opens, but the other scientists hesitate. One of them asks the commander if she should also throw her spore, which promptly explodes in the commander's face.''

''Once the commander recovers from the explosion, he is given a reflective metal helmet to hide his shame. [[Pythona]] appears and tells him to put it on; he has been summoned. The commander is brought before Lord [[Golobulus]], the leader of Cobra-La who first brought him into Cobra-La when he was wandering the world without purpose. Golobulus castigates him for his actions; the people of Cobra-La respect organic life above all else, yet the commander has cost the lives of their people experimenting with "the specimen" and its "blasphemous technology". The commander balks at this, believing his work of such value that he should be given a position of leadership within Cobra-La. Golobulus reveals he knows the commander is responsible for leaking information about the specimen and instigating the riots, and that the only reason he was healed was so that Golobulus could personally oversee his execution. The [[Royal Guard]]s attack the commander, but he uses a series of small, insectoid robots to attack, infest, and kill them from within. The commander tells Golobulus that Cobra-La is a powder keg, cut off from the world so long that their resources are dwindling and civil war is imminent, but with this technology, they can make Cobra-La strong again. If Golobulus wants to further his control of the world, he must let the commander live to pursue a special mission in the outside world.''

''The commander returns to the science compound where they are keeping the "specimen" in question: [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]! Thinking out loud to the inactivate robot, he reflects that while Cobra-La is advanced for Earth, they are nothing compared to what awaits in space. While the other scientists tried to communicate with Megatron, the commander opts for a more direct approach, activating a machine that (quite painfully) extracts the [[energon]] from Megatron's body. This also reveals to him that there are other energy signatures similar to Megatron's in the outside world. The commander decides he will track down these others and learn the secrets of the energy that fuels them. Then no power in Cobra-La or any world will be able to stop Golobulus's army—an army ''he'' shall lead. As the commander exits the laboratory, Megatron looks up and smiles.''

The commander watches a sunset fall over a lake when he is confronted by the handler Golobulus sent to keep an eye on the him during his mission. The "grunt" insists they keep moving and recommends taking on a disguise so as to draw less attention. The commander doesn't care. He ''wants'' the attention. They have a long journey ahead of them to [[Florida]], and by the time they are done, the world will fear the name of... '''Cobra Commander!'''

Meanwhile, a small cabin on the edge of a swamp awaits, the door marked with a logo and name: "[[Dreadnok]]s"!

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks. 
{{Featuredcharacters
|h2=[[Cobra]]/[[Cobra-La]]|c2=
* [[Cobra Commander]] (4)
* ''Cobra-La citizens'' (5)
* ''Cobra-La scientists'' (6)
* ''[[Pythona]]'' (7)
* ''[[Royal Guard]]s'' (8)
* ''[[Golobulus]]'' (9)
* "Grunt" (12)

|h3=Others|c3=
* [[Jimmy (Cobra Commander)|Jimmy]] (1)
* Woman (2)
* Bartender (3)
* ''[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'' (10)
*''[[Guardian robot]]'' (11)
}}

==Quotes==
"'''HA!''' How the hell you get all the way out here without a truck, buddy?! And what's with the '''lisp?''' Dang '''circus''' is in town, and no one told us, boys."
:—'''Jimmy'''{{'}}s (unwise) response to Cobra Commander asking for help in procuring a vehicle.

"Put it on. Hide your '''shame.''' You have been summoned."
:—'''Pythona''' orders the recently-revived science officer.

"'''LIES.''' I know '''you''' instigated the riots. I will not tolerate your betrayal. I healed you... because I wanted to watch you die with my own '''eyes.'''"
:—'''Golobulus''' takes the commanding science officer to task.

"Your sacrifice has shown me that there are '''other''' energy signatures similar to yours in the outside world. I will track them down and learn about this energy that fuels you. It does not merely power... it is '''transformative.''' Once I unlock its secrets... Golobulus will have his [[Cobra|army]]. That '''I''' will lead. And no force in Cobra-La, or in any world, will be able to stop us."
:—'''Cobra Commander''' rants to Megatron about his plans.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Much like how the first issue of sister miniseries ''[[Duke (comic)|Duke]]'' jumps forward in time, ''Cobra Commander''{{'}}s first issue is largely comprised of a flashback, showing us Cobra Commander's final days in Cobra-La before venturing out into the wider world to form what will become Cobra.
* #WhereIsMegatron? In the depths of Cobra-La, apparently! Though the issue doesn't say exactly, it would appear that this story takes place ''after'' our first look at the [[Decepticon]] leader frozen in the ice in ''[[Transformers (2023 comic)|Transformers]]'' [[Transformers (2023) issue 4|#4]].
* When Cobra Commander siphons the energon from Megatron, the electric effect is colored yellow. While this could just be a representation of electricity, it's worth noting that we've previously seen yellow energon in ''[[Void Rivals]]'' [[Void Rivals issue 1|#1]] when [[Darak]] and [[Solila]] used it to repower [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (a detail kept for ''Transformers'' [[Transformers (2023) issue 1|#1]].)
* The fact that Cobra Commander detects more energy signatures like Megatron's indicates that this issue takes place after the [[Autobot]]s and Decepticons have awoken in the pages of ''Transformers'', but when exactly is not clear.
* One of the monitors showcasing the knowledge Cobra Commander was able to extract from Megatron has an image of Optimus Prime missing an eye. Presumably a reference to the fight Megatron and Optimus had during the Ark crash, which was seen in a flashback in ''Transformers'' [[Transformers (2023) issue 2|#2]].

===G.I. Joe references===
* The rather-boxy truck that Cobra Commander steals has the treads and colors of a [[H.I.S.S. tank]].
* '''''[[Cobra-La|COBRA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA]]!!!''''' The secret society of snake-people—including Golobulus, Pythona, and the Royal Guard—made their debut in ''G.I. Joe: The Movie'', where we learn that they were responsible for the creation of Cobra and that Cobra Commander hails from them. While often maligned by fans and excised from most re-imaginings of ''G.I. Joe'', their inclusion here continues the Energon Universe's trend of basing their mythology on the [[Sunbow Productions]] cartoons. As he elaborates in the letter to the reader at the end of the issue, writer Joshua Williamson also incorporated Cobra-La ''explicitly'' due to its weirdness and fandom reputation.
* Cobra Commander is established to be a normal human who Cobra-La took in, something glimpsed by his Caucasian skin tone while recovering, marrying his more typical backstories in other media with his Sunbow origin. Whether this CC was a used car salesman remains to be seen.
* In a clever subversion of expectations, the Cobra-La scientist yelling to retreat is drawn to resemble Cobra Commander’s pre-mutated from ''G.I. Joe: The Movie'', making the reader think this is the classic Cobra Commander we know and love... only to be shot by our actual Commander.
* Cobra Commander's science officer armor is based on his [https://www.yojoe.com/action/91/cobracommander4.shtml 1991 action figure]. A ''very cool'' detail is that some of Commander's facial features are faintly visible through his mask in a couple panels, replicating similar detailing from the original figure.
* The Dreadnoks are a gang of bikers and mercenaries, often led by the master of disguise, [[Zartan]], and who frequently find themselves in the employ of Cobra. Like in the G.I. Joe comics published by [[Marvel Comics]] and [[Devil's Due Press|Devil's Due]], they're holed up somewhere in Florida.

===Transformers references===
* The pistol Cobra Commander's holding on Cover A greatly resembles Megatron in gun mode (minus the ''{{w|The Man from U.N.C.L.E.}}''-inspired silencer and stock attachments). This led to ''lots'' of speculation as to whether or not he was going to show up here, and ''sure enough''...
* The outfit Cobra Commander wears as he enters the outside world draws heavily from his "Old Snake" guise from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] episode "[[Only Human]]".
* The "Megatron being captive and used for research" plotline returns again. Given what we already know about ''this'' Megatron, it's safe to assume the Energon Universe is again drawing its influences from the [[Transformers (film)|first live-action movie]].
* In the panel featuring a look at [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], we also glimpse a few cameos, including a [[Guardian robot|Guardian]], an [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]], and several tetrajet [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] that are colored after the [[Rainmaker]]s.
** The involvement of a certain [[Guardian robot|big, blue and white robot]] in the war on Cybertron begs some questions, namely, what do we ''call'' this robot? Are they a "Guardian?" An "Omega Sentinel?" A "GADEP," even? Considering the [[Sunbow Productions]] influence pervasive across the Energon Universe and the more recent usage of both "Guardian" and "Guardian Robot" in places like the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' animated series and ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' toyline, we'll just use "Guardian" to refer to this guy.

===Real-world references===
*

===Errors===
* Just as with ''[[Duke (comic)|Duke]]'' [[Duke issue 1|#1]], the back cover of the comic is patterned after a classified file (this time in red). However, it features the same grammatical errors, reading: "The contents of this booklet '''is''' confidential. '''This''' unauthorized disclosure of information within is prohibited."

===Other trivia===
*

===Covers===
* '''Cover A:''' Cobra Commander emerges as the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' crashes behind him, by Andrea Milana and Annalisa Leoni.
* '''Cover B:''' Cobra Commander stands with his machines, by [[David Aja]].
* '''Cover C (1:10 Copy Incentive):''' Cobra Commander in a dark and snowy night, by [[Tyler Boss]].
* '''Cover D (1:25 Copy Incentive):''' Cobra Commander on explosion background, by [[Steve Epting]].
* '''Cover E (1:50 Copy Incentive):''' Cobra Commander holds his beloved pet cobra, by [[Andrea Sorrentino]] and [[Sofie Dodgson]].
* '''Cover F:''' Cobra Commander and the captive Megatron, by [[Jonboy Meyers]].
* '''Cover G:''' Blank sketch cover.
* '''Cover H (1:250 Copy Incentive):''' by [[David Mack]].
* '''Bird City Comics cover:''' Cobra Commander, by [[John Giang]].
* '''Southern Comics Cartel cover:''' Cobra Commander sits with his pets, by [[Santa Fung]].
* '''The Comic Mint cover:''' Cobra Commander sends out his insectoid robots, by [[Vincenzo Federici]].
* '''Wanted Comix / Rupps Comics / JJ's Comics & Art / Big Clutch cover A:''' by [[Maria Wolf]] and [[Mike Spicer]].
* '''Wanted Comix / Rupps Comics / JJ's Comics & Art / Big Clutch cover B:''' Virgin Foil variant.

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===Reprints===
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==External links==
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==References==
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Skybound Entertainment

2024-01-12T04:26:09Z

Electrostrike5367:

[[Image:Skybound logo.jpg|right|300px]]

'''Skybound Entertainment''' is a U.S. entertainment company headed up by [[Robert Kirkman]] and David Alpert, best known for ''The Walking Dead'' and ''Invincible'' brands. As an imprint of [[Image Comics]], Skybound is the latest publisher of ''Transformers'' and ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' comics, beginning in [[2023]] with the launch of the shared [[Energon Universe]] continuity. The company also publishes other ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' comics not tied to the Energon Universe, such as the continuation of the long-running ''[[G.I. Joe (comic)|G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]]'' comic.

==Hasbro publications==
* ''[[Void Rivals]]'' (2023 – present)
* ''[[Transformers (2023 comic)|Transformers]]'' (2023 – present)
* ''[[Duke (comic)|Duke]]'' (2023 - present)
* ''[[Cobra Commander (comic)|Cobra Commander]]'' (coming in January 2024)

==Notes==
* Skybound was announced in late 2021 to be in negotiations for Hasbro comic licenses<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/robert-kirkman-skybound-gi-joe-transformers-comics-license-1235060895/|site=The Hollywood Repoter|title=Robert Kirkman's Skybound in Talks to Acquire G.I. Joe, Transformers Publishing License (Exclusive)|year=2021|month=12|day=10}}</ref> ahead of previous licensee [[IDW Publishing]] confirming in early 2022 that their license was ending.<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/idw-losing-g-i-joe-transformers-license-1235078466/|site=The Hollywood Reporter|title=IDW to Lose 'G.I. Joe,' 'Transformers' License at End of 2022 (Exclusive)|year=2022|month=01|day=20}}</ref> Their acquisition of the license was eventually confirmed on [[June 10]], 2023, thanks to a promotional artwork poster posted from a comic shop to Tumblr,<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://decepti-thots.tumblr.com/post/719769095676067840/so-i-work-at-a-comic-book-store-and-look-at-the|site=Tumblr|year=2023|month=06|day=10|quote=peter-my-parkers asked: '"So I work at a comic book store and look at the promotional poster that came in this morning!"'}}</ref> shortly before ''Void Rivals'' #1 went on sale on [[June 14]], 2023.
* At [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2023, Kirkman stated that Skybound eventually plans to reprint material from previous publishers such as [[Marvel Comics]] and IDW.

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.skybound.com Official website]
* [https://www.facebook.com/SkyboundEntertainment Facebook account]
* [https://twitter.com/Skybound Twitter account]
* [https://www.tiktok.com/@skyboundent TikTok account]
* [https://www.youtube.com/@Skybound YouTube account]

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Cobra Commander

2023-11-06T18:38:50Z

Electrostrike5367: /* Notes */

{{factions|cobra|decepticon}}
[[File:CobraCommander-150.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Oh yeah. I went there.]]

Whether he's the scion of [[Cobra-La|a bizarre ancient civilization]], a former used car salesman driven to the brink of insanity, or a renegade European scientist, '''Cobra Commander''' ''really'' hates [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]. As the leader of the ruthless terrorist organization [[Cobra]], he frequently tries (and fails) to take over the world.

No matter what maniacal scheme he comes up with, be it raising an island from the sea to form his own independent nation, editing elementary school textbooks to read pro-Cobra or ''etching his face onto the moon with a laser'', G.I. Joe is there to try and stop him.

When fallen on hard times, he goes by the alias '''"Old Snake"'''. Cobra Commander's evil stretches across time; in some realities, the title is an inherited one, and other Cobra operatives such as [[Tomax and Xamot|Tomax]] or the [[Baroness]] will take up the mantle and become a new Cobra Commander.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Chris Latta]] (English), [[Ryōichi Tanaka]] (Japanese)|[[Bernd Simon]] (German), [[Éric Peter]] (European French), [[Lucas Cisneros]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Carlos Seidl]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}

[[File:CC-OldSnake01.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Urban Cowboy/Terrorist]]
By the year [[2006]], the once mighty Cobra organization had apparently been defeated. Cobra Commander, now going by the alias "'''Old Snake'''", was left with little to do to pass the time but hire out his services as an independent contractor—''of terror''!

A mob boss named [[Victor Drath]] had hired Old Snake at least once in the past, and decided to hire him again to learn the secret of [[synthoid]] technology so that he might use it against the [[Autobot]]s. Snake took the job and used the synthoid technology to craft "human" bodies for [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]], [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], then somehow transferred their minds inside them. Drath planned to then destroy the Autobots' now mindless robot bodies, but Old Snake dissuaded him, noting what excellent weapons they would make.

Eventually, the Autobots managed to return to their original Cybertronian bodies and Victor Drath and his gang were arrested. However, Snake managed to escape capture.

[[File:CC-OldSnake02.jpg|thumb|They don't make lozenges like they used to, either.]]
After watching Drath and his gang get hauled away, Old Snake walked into the sunset. He mused to himself that "they just don't make terrorists like they used to", and began shouting the old Cobra battlecry to the heavens, perhaps for old times' sake.

He was, unfortunately, cut short by a coughing fit. {{storylink|Only Human|Only Human}}
{{-}}

====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
Finding that the fire in his belly had been reignited by his encounter with the Autobots, "Old Snake" decided to revive an old Cobra program to engineer the ultimate warrior by combining the greatest military leaders in Earth history into one being. Seeking to create a mechanical warrior rather than the organic one Cobra's last effort had produced, Old Snake located the discarded body of a deactivated Decepticon [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]] to use for the project, but just as he got things underway, the [[Earth Defense Command]] disrupted the proceedings. Nevertheless, the project was success, and [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] was born—though he was not the loyal Cobra warrior Old Snake had hoped for, as EDC General [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] had inadvertently had a scan of his brainwaves added to the mix, making Serpent O.R. sympathetic to their cause. {{storylink|A Common Foe|''Wings Universe'' Serpent O.R. profile}}

====''Legends'' comic====
Having fallen in with the [[Concurrence]] by [[2021]], Old Snake infiltrated the [[Galactic Peace Alliance]] disguised as [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]], the organization's chairman. As part of the Concurrence's plans to destroy the Autobots using [[plasma energy]], he ordered [[Shaoshao Li]] to bring back the plasma-mutated [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partners from the [[Legends World]], claiming the Alliance wanted to keep them out of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s hands. {{storylink|Mutant Targetmaster Birth Chapter}} The Concurrence's attempts to eliminate the real Spike were thwarted by [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Goldbug]], so Old Snake declared that Goldbug had betrayed the Galactic Peace Alliance and ordered the [[Throttlebot]]s to destroy him. When he brought the team to the Legends World, however, they refused his orders, and he was forced to retreat by Spike and Goldbug (now Bumblebee). {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 54|Bonus Edition Vol. 54}}

Old Snake next struck a deal with [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]], who had recovered the Targetmaster [[Caliburst (G1)|Caliburst]], granting him a [[transtector]] body in exchange for the destruction of all Transformers in the Legends World. Unfortunately for him, the Decepticon was defeated. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 55|Bonus Edition Vol. 55}} When the Autobot [[Clone (subgroup)|Clones]] stole data containing evidence of Old Snake's facade, he declared them criminals and confronted them alongside [[Hound (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hound]]. Hound grew suspicious when he couldn't back up his claims of their crimes, however, and ultimately realized he couldn't be the real Spike when he cold-bloodedly ordered the deaths of the Clones. A sonic beam from [[Fastlane]] then destroyed Old Snake's disguise and unveiled the truth, forcing him to flee. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 58|Bonus Edition Vol. 58}} Changing gears, he then brought over the rest of the Concurrence's forces to conquer the Legends World, starting by capturing [[Tera-Kura Co.]] and using synthoid technology to turn its owner, [[Megatron (BW)|Beast Megatron]], into their loyal servant. G1 Megatron managed to restore Beast Megatron to normal, however, and the Concurrence was sent fleeing by the two Megatrons. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 63|Bonus Edition Vol. 63}}

When Chairman Megatron announced he was going to leave the Legends World, President Megatron reminisced about their times together, such as when the older Megatron saved the younger from Old Snake. {{Storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
In [[Primax 1185.04 Alpha]], Cobra Commander led Cobra to the successful conquest of Earth by 1984. When the Transformers awoke and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] tried to conquer Earth as well, Cobra thwarted him at every turn with the [[M.A.S.S. Device]]. Eventually, Megatron forged an alliance with the [[Sub-Atlantica]]ns, but they betrayed and turned him over to Cobra when Cobra threatened to invade Sub-Atlantica with genetically-modified aquatic soldiers. [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] subsequently took command of the Decepticon forces and abandoned Earth while Megatron, [[stasis lock]]ed into his gun alt-mode, became a trophy for Cobra Commander. The [[Alternity (species)|Alternity]] kept watch on this universe for a while due to the presence of a Cybertronian in human hands, but with multiple other areas of interest available, Cobra Commander was content to simply display Megatron as a trophy. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/13}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====''G.I. Joe and the Transformers''====
[[File:Cobra Commander and Zartan-Blood on the Tracks.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.7|Whoa! Struck a nerve there, eh, little scrawn job?]]
On [[Cobra Island]], Cobra Commander berated [[Zartan]] for the careless actions of his [[Dreadnok]]s, which had revealed Cobra's interest in [[Power Station Alpha]] to G.I. Joe, and ordered him to send [[Zarana]] to retrieve the uncouth mercenaries. He feared that the incident had left him vulnerable to the manipulations of his would-be usurper, [[Serpentor]]. {{storylink|Blood on the Tracks}} He was right to be concerned, as he was apparently deposed soon after by Serpentor, who took command of Cobra. {{storylink|Power Struggle}}
{{-}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:ZaranaCommander FinalTransformations.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|No it isn't!]]

Years later, Cobra Commander was back in charge of Cobra and had killed many potential traitors on [[Cobra Island]]. This left him with a staffing issue: [[Zarana]] was now the ''de facto'' second-in-command and he had to bring [[Doctor Mindbender]] ''back'' from the dead after killing him the first time. {{storylink|Realignments}} He had a very large vocabulary and loves insulting people, ''especially'' if they were Zarana! For all his alleged smarts, he was honestly surprised to learn [[Scarlett|long-standing G.I. Joe members]] aren't really defecting but just pretending so they can spy on him. {{storylink|Final Transformations}}

While the Commander was taking over [[Destro]]'s [[Silent Castle|shape-shifting castle]], a half-scrap [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] appeared (believing it was a Transformer). {{storylink|Unfoldings!}} Cobra Commander offered him a deal. Megatron shot up his castle. Cobra Commander then offered a ''better'' deal: a new body made by Doctor [[Sidney Biggles-Jones]] in exchange for [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] technology. Megatron agreed {{storylink|Realignments}} and led him to the ''Ark'', which was transferred to [[Milleville]]. The partnership, however, was pretty crap from the Commander's point of view as Megatron cared barely a jot for things like secrecy and helping out against a G.I. Joe raid. Cobra Commander complained about this but had his hands full bringing [[Doctor Mindbender]] back from the dead to work for him again and then dealing with the aforementioned Joes. {{storylink|Goin' South}} {{storylink|Sucker Punch}}

He was unknowingly betrayed by both Biggles-Jones ''and'' Megatron: she secretly infected Megatron's new [[rail gun]] with a computer virus to disable it, and he discovered it, removed it and transferred it to the Cybertronian technology he gave to Cobra. {{storylink|Final Transformations}}

Not knowing about the virus, Cobra Commander tried to transfer all that junk back to base anyway.

[[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] found out about this, and couldn't let the technology fall into Cobra hands just in case they ''could'' get something out of it, so he attacked the Cobra convoy. With all the equipment destroyed, an angry Cobra Commander ordered his men to capture and dissect the Autobot as a replacement. Having taken heavy damage from Cobra Detonators and unable to keep fighting, Hot Spot chose to self-destruct rather than let his body fall into the clutches of Cobra. {{storylink|All or Nothing!}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:GIJoevsTF1 CobraCommander.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Ooooh... shiny!]]
Following directions from [[Destro]], Cobra Commander and the [[Baroness]] unearthed an [[Ark (G1)|alien spaceship]] in 2003, before Cobra had made itself known to the world. Finding the ship full of [[Transformer|giant deactivated robots]], Cobra Commander ordered his troops to haul the aliens away and re-seal the craft. Cobra's scientists soon managed to reprogram the robots to be under their control, except for the one known as [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], who was merely locked into the form of a gun and held at Cobra Commander's side. Cobra revealed themselves to the world some time later, when Cobra Commander led an attack on a peace summit in [[Washington, D.C.]] using his new "[[Battle Android Trooper]]s". {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #1}}

After the attack, the commander returned to [[Cobra Island]], where he forced Megatron to give him information on [[energon]] and noted a breach in Cobra's network security. He also greeted Destro when the arms dealer came to check up on Cobra's progress in reverse-engineering the alien technology. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}} Cobra Commander was less than pleased when Destro decided to muscle in on things and take the upcoming attack on the [[SPS Research Facility]] into his own hands. He soon had other things to worry about, however, as the Battle Android Troopers broke out of Cobra's reprogramming and the commander found himself face-to-face with a very unhappy [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}}

[[File:Megatronddjoe.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|And what do we learn out of this? Don't F**K with MEGATRON!]]
Cobra Commander tried to defend himself using Megatron, who strictly refused to fight unless he was restored to his normal self. Realizing he had no other choice, the commander released Megatron and ran away while the [[Decepticon]] clashed with Optimus Prime. He made it to the island's shore, only to have [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] blow up his escape ship and attempt to capture him. Luckily, he was saved by [[Storm Shadow]] and his [[S.N.A.K.E.]] mech. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}} The S.N.A.K.E. squad protecting Cobra Commander was then discovered and defeated by a different group of Autobots, forcing him to flee on foot while grumbling that he was going to need a new ninja. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}} Eventually, he stumbled across [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], immobilized and with a grenade about to detonate in his eye socket. The robot struck a deal with Cobra Commander: If the human removed the grenade, Starscream would in turn take him off the island. The commander accepted his offer, and the two began a grudging partnership as they escaped to [[Florida]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 6|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #6}}

[[File:GIJoevsTFII 1 shutyourdamnmouth.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"With all due respect, shut your damn mouth." "And how much respect is that?" "Very little, actually."]]
Two years later, Cobra Commander had somehow turned this grudging partnership into something more pleasing for himself, as Starscream was now happily following his orders. After learning about the supercomputer [[Teletran 3]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], connected to Earth via a strange wormhole, Cobra Commander figured that the computer's [[teleportation]] technology would be invaluable to Cobra. He then traveled to [[Portugal]], where he convinced Destro to provide him with the financial support needed to hack the computer. When Cobra Commander and Destro were overseeing the process in their [[Boston]] facility the following day, they came under attack by G.I. Joe, and were suddenly sent to Cybertron when Cobra's wormhole computer malfunctioned. Cobra Commander wasted no time in ordering his troops to kill the Joes and steal Teletran 3, but was interrupted by the arrival of several Autobots and Decepticons. He mostly faded into the background after [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] called him imperious and Destro told him to shut up. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}} When the whole affair was over, Cobra Commander argued with Destro some more and noticed that Starscream had fled, but he didn't really care about that. As it turned out, he had lined the jet's hull with plastic explosives, which later blew up as Starscream returned to the current Decepticon leader, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], killing them both. As a result, Cobra Commander finally brought peace back to Cybertron, a fact which probably would've annoyed the heck out of him if he had been aware. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #4}}

[[File:ArtofWar2 CobraCommander Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Oh yeah. Hitting a giant alien robot in the face with an ineffective weapon. There's no way this will end horribly.]]
Thanks to [[Zarana]] infiltrating [[Area 52 (G1)|Area 52]], Cobra Commander learned that US government had used Megatron's remains to create the "[[Serpentor|Serpent Organic Robot]]", a biological android imbued with the experience of the world's greatest tacticians and warriors. Cobra Commander naturally wanted Serpent O.R. on his side, and staged a massive attack on Area 52, distracting its defenses with an army of new Battle Android Troopers while he and [[Zartan]] sneaked in on a [[Buzz Boar]]. [[File:JoeTFDrKnox.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|DERP.]] After incapacitating [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], they freed Serpent O.R., only to learn that the android had retained some of Megatron's unpleasant memories of Cobra Commander, and definitely had no intention of being anyone's servant. While the commander had Zartan place a device on Serpent O.R.'s neck, they were quickly knocked out by his tentacles. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}} After recovering, Cobra Commander cursed the day he found the Transformers, and was about to smash Bumblebee's face in with a lead pipe when G.I. Joe and some Autobots arrived and demanded answers. He briefly explained to them what he had come for, but was interrupted when Serpent O.R. reappeared and attacked everyone. While the Autobots and Joes were busy fighting back, Cobra Commander escaped with Zartan and Zarana. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}}

After returning to the Cobra [[Terrordrome]] in [[Siberia]], Cobra Commander worked with [[Knox|Doctor Knox]] to take control of Serpent O.R. using the device Zartan had planted on him. He happily claimed that with the power of a god, he wouldn't need any of his old underlings. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}} The perfect chance soon came, as Serpent O.R. defeated Optimus Prime and stole the [[Matrix of Leadership]], transforming himself into the mighty "Serpentor Prime". Possessing the android's body, Cobra Commander killed two of his lieutenants, [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] and [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], while laughing at Serpent O.R. for being willing to give his power up. He soon came under attack by the Autobots and G.I. Joes he had met at Area 52, but took most of them out using Serpent O.R.'s tentacles, all the while bragging that he would conquer everything from the comfort of his lab and only regretting that he couldn't kill Megatron and Starscream personally. However, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] managed to rip his chestplate off, allowing [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] to absorb the power of the Matrix out of him. The power feedback reduced Serpentor Prime to a smoldering wreck and fried Cobra Commander's brain, leaving him an unresponsive vegetable in his control chair on Earth. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}
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===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
[[File:DWTFJoe3 cobra commander matrix.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|I have the magical light ball of doom!]]
In [[1938]], Cobra Commander learned that an "ultimate weapon" was hidden on the [[Fera Islands]], and ordered [[Major Bludd]] to retrieve it. When the major returned with the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and a number of [[Decepticon]]s in tow, Cobra Commander started wearing the relic on his person and allied himself with [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], leader of the Decepticons. By the summer of [[1939]], Cobra and the Decepticons had conquered several [[Europe]]an nations, and the commander anticipated that the [[United States of America]] would soon make their move. [[Destro]] suggested that they withdraw a third of their forces to defend their headquarters on the Fera Islands, but Cobra Commander angrily dismissed his idea, as the US troops didn't even know where Cobra's base was located. {{storylink|The Line}}

A few hours later, a US [[G.I. Joe (team)|strike force]] airdropped near the Cobra base while Cobra Commander was busy inspecting his jewelry. After verbally assaulting Destro for practically everything he said, the commander dispatched [[Zartan]] and a squadron of [[Rattler]]s to deal with the attackers. {{storylink|Transformed}} Shortly afterwards, Megatron that the Decepticon-Cobra allliance was no longer of use to him, and tried to attack Cobra Commander. In response, the commander revealed that he could use the Matrix to harm Megatron, bringing the Decepticon leader to his knees. While he decided to spare Megatron for now, Cobra Commander warned him that if he ever rebelled again, he wouldn't be so lucky. {{storylink|Trial by Fire}}

[[File:Cobra Commander and Megatron-The Iron Fist.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|Is it suicide if you use ''someone'' as the weapon?]]
As the enemy troops, now allied with the [[Autobot]]s, closed in on the Cobra [[Terrordrome]], Cobra Commander ordered Major Bludd to take the civilians and slaves in the area and use them as a human defense line. With the enemy unable to attack innocent people, the commander was free to pick them off using [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s cannon mode. As Shockwave fired on [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], Cobra Commander held a dramatic speech about how people once saw him as a madman just because he saw his own destiny as future ruler of the world... but now, anyone who stood against him would burn! {{storylink|Trenches}}

However, despite Cobra Commander's efforts, the enemy continued to advance. His troops were scattered, his slaves were rescued, and Shockwave broke down from overuse. When he tried to get Megatron's help, the Decepticon leader only mocked him. Shortly thereafter, Cobra Commander was caught in a rockslide caused by [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], which crushed his legs. His pleas for help were ignored by Megatron, who instead transformed into gun mode and offered Cobra Commander a quick and easy way to end it all. The commander held Megatron to his head, but ultimately threw him away, unable to kill himself. The gun was quickly picked back up by [[Baroness]], who told Cobra Commander that while he had always loved power, he had never known what to do with it. She then finished the job by executing him. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}

Some fifty years later, in 1986, Cobra Commander was back in action. On his base on [[Cobra Island]], he learned that an alien craft had crashlanded near [[Portland]], [[Oregon]], and dispatched a squad to retrieve it for Cobra. {{storylink|Targets of Opportunity}}

{{Unreleased TFGJ comic}}
Cobra Commander sent out his assassin, [[Firefly]], to track down and eliminate Snake-Eyes. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Transformers/G.I. Joe: Divided Front|Divided Front #3}} At some point, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] found out about a "terrible secret" buried beneath Cobra Island, and threatened Cobra Commander's life in order to gain access to it. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Transformers/G.I. Joe: Divided Front|Divided Front #5}}

{{note|The Cobra Commander seen in ''Divided Front'' is most likely a different person behind the mask, but as Dreamwave folded after only the first issue was published, any details remain unknown.}}

===''Lil Formers''===
Cobra Commander popped into a theatre to ask [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] if they wanted to do a cross-over. Unfortunately, the Decepticons were watching "[[w:Snakes on a Plane|Snakes on a Plane]]," and Cobra Commander's sudden appearance spooked them good. {{storylink|Lil Formers}}

===''Animated'' cartoon continuity===
[[File:AAII mount rushmore.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|Is that Cobra or a Pac Man ghost?]]
By the 22nd century, Cobra Commander's face (or, rather, the visage of his mask) had been added to [[Mount Rushmore]]. We ''hope'' that doesn't mean he was a President. {{Storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}} His likeness was used as a [[Halloween]] costume by a child in [[Detroit]]. {{Storylink|Along Came a Spider}}
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===''Kre-O cartoon''===
[[File:Kreo cobracommander.jpg|right|thumb]]
Cobra Commander helpfully pointed viewers to Kre-O's website. {{storylink|Carnival Face Off}}
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===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:KreoComic7 swindle hydra oldsnake.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5]]
Old Snake and [[Hydra (Animated)|Hydra]] bought bricks from [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]. {{storylink|New Military Unit Combaticon! Bruticus, Combine!}}
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
[[File:FCBD Once a man.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.0]]
Once, Cobra Commander was a man. He left behind his wife and [[Billy (G.I. Joe)|son]] for reasons unknown to become a terrorist mastermind. {{storylink|FCBD Funnies}} At the end of the 20th century, he recruited [[Destro]] into the ranks of Cobra by offering him a mountain of money and bespectacled babes. In exchange, Destro provided Cobra with exclusive access to cutting-edge weapons technology. {{storylink|Stick To Your Guns}} In his long history of global snake-themed terrorism, Cobra Commander was responsible for killing the parents of G.I. Joe markswoman [[Scarlett]], and the sister of Joe commando [[Snake-Eyes]]. {{storylink|The Golden Boys}} A wildly materialistic man, the Commander's private pursuits included completing a vast collection of every make of automobile known to man, which he kept in Cobra's temple base of [[Koh-Buru-Lah]].

[[File:TFvsJoe0 cobracommander and snakeyes.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1]]
This base was also home to Cobra's [[G.I.Rocket|Project Creeper]], which had just reached completion and was on the verge of being deployed when G.I. Joe arrived to crash Cobra's party. Mowing down Joes [[Zap (G.I. Joe)|Zap]], [[Short-Fuze]], and [[Shooter]], Cobra Commander boarded a [[Rattler]] piloted by the [[Baroness]] and took off to drop the plane's payload of "creeper bombs" on a major American city. Their escape was foiled when a revenge-hungry Scarlett crippled the Rattler with one of Cobra's own creeper grenades, entangling it in fast-growing vegetable matter, at which point Snake-Eyes, eager to win Scarlett's heart by claiming revenge for her, used a jetpack to land on the stricken plane. Just as Snake-Eyes sank his blade into the villain's heart, the Commander discharged his gun directly into Snake-Eyes's face. The plane was subsequently consumed in the detonation of its creeper bomb cargo, and Cobra Commander and the Baroness were believed dead by the Joes. {{storylink|The Golden Boys}}

In actuality, both survived the blast, though the Baroness was left heavily scarred, and Cobra Commander was rendered comatose, kept alive only by machines. Refashioning herself with the new identity of the "Serpentress", the Baroness worked with [[Destro]] to keep Cobra together, enshrining Cobra Commander's body and using it as a symbol to rally Cobra loyalists under her leadership. After a time, the pair grew fearful that he might one day awaken and their new positions of power would be lost to them, and resolved to use an extraterrestrial gun gifted to them by the alien god-king [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] to kill the Commander for good. Upon removing his hood, however, they discovered that the body was merely one of his "Fred" body-doubles, and that the real Cobra Commander was still at large...
[[File:Pax Megatronus cobra's last supper.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.0|Ain't no last supper like a Cobra last supper!]]

Hey, do you think that was him who broke some prisoners out of [[Blackwater Prison]]? You do? Okay. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}}

That <s>unidenfitied</s> Commander went with his freed allies to the Arctic, where the mercenary [[Kwinn]] led them to the resting place of the monstrous [[Koh-Buru-Lah (creature)|Koh-Buru-Lah]], god of the Cobra cult! Lamenting that Cobra was working with the Transformers, the villain woke the beast up in the hope of turning things around. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}} As an extra treat, his long-abandoned son Billy showed up with a half-dead Snake-Eyes to kill! The Commander was pleased with that, but let Koh-Buru-Lah kill Billy anyway since he had the "stink" of Transformers on him. It turned out Snake-Eyes was playing possum and sprang to life before his mask could be removed. {{storylink|Pax Megatronus}}

After Cybertron had collided with Earth, Koh-Buru-Lah carried Cobra Commander and his retinue to the metallic planet via one of its mega-mountains. {{storylink|Earth: R.I.P.}}

Seeking to put his house in order, Cobra Commander visited the [[Terrordrome]]s erected across Cybertron and reclaimed them one by one. When he reunited with the Baroness he convinced her to let him rule once again before both revealed their faces and made love. During the final battle for Earth's sun, Cobra Commander approached Megatron, fighting against the effects of the [[G.I.Rocket|green bombs]] and bargained the kill code in exchange for rulership over [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

After having his mask stolen by a [[U.S.7]] beast, Snake-Eyes presented the Commander with his old mask before he was confronted by Billy. Though the Commander quickly defeated his wayward son, Snake-Eyes remotely triggered the mask's plastic explosives, killing Cobra Commander. As his heir, Billy inherited the Commander's promised Mars. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{MainIDW|Cobra Commander}}
[[File:StrangeVisitors-TheNewMe.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1]]

The mantle of "Cobra Commander" has been passed down through the ages from one Commander to their successor; the head of an ancient conspiracy centuries in the making. In the aftermath of [[Surge (event)|Megatron's invasion of Earth]] and the departure of the Transformers, [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] became aware of the existence of Cobra and its leader, {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}} leading to a years-long war that saw the death of the current Commander. {{istorylink|Rattler}} The next Cobra Commander, a man named [[Krake]], would go on to conquer [[Nanzhao]], leading to the deployment of nuclear weaponry and the country's subsequent annihilation. {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}}

Five years later, [[Tomax and Xamot|Tomax Paoli]] would oust Krake from leadership and go on to bring Cobra out of the shadows, reforming the ancient conspiracy into an outwardly legitimate security firm with humanitarian ties. Under his leadership, Cobra would keep the peace in the Eastern European nation of [[Schleteva]] during its war against [[Galibi]], but his brief reign ultimately collapsed after G.I. Joe managed to bring down Cobra from the inside. {{storylink|The Iron Klaw}}

By the time [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] annexed Earth, several years later, Cobra had collapsed and its many Commanders had been largely forgotten. {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}}

The disgraced Tomax would fall in with [[Joe Colton|Baron Ironblood]]'s new [[Iron Ring]]; despite his disgust for Tomax's weak leadership, Ironblood and [[Merklynn|Garrison Kreiger]] entrusted him and [[Centurion (IDW)|Centurion]] with a mission to [[San Francisco]]. Tomax would briefly don his old suit at the behest of Garrison Kreiger during a battle against the "Revolutionaries". It didn't work out too well and Tomax was taken into custody. {{storylink|Strange Visitors}}

Around the same time, the [[Baroness]] began working to properly rebuild Cobra; after escaping G.I. Joe custody with the help of several "[[Cobranarchist]]s", she assumed the title of Cobra Commander and absorbed the forces of [[V.E.N.O.M.]] into her organization in the process. She had her minions raid museums in pursuit of antediluvian artifacts, {{storylink|G.I. Joe: First Strike}} while melting the polar ice in pursuit of a similar goal. {{storylink|M.A.S.K.: First Strike}}

[[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] eventually produced a [[Last Laugh: The Life and Death of Chuckles|biopic]] based on Chuckles's final encounter with G.I. Joe's original Cobra Commander. The Seeker made a few... errors with regards to aspects of the various Commanders. {{storylink|Starscream: The Movie (comic)|Starscream: The Movie}}

All decked out in their Cobra Commander outfits, Tomax, Krake and the Baroness attended the meeting within [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] to discuss the threat of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}}
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===''Aw Yeah Revolution!''===
Cobra Commander led his troops in a battle against G.I. Joe {{storylink|Aw Yeah Revolution! issue 1|Aw Yeah Revolution! #1}} before Optimus Prime and [[Baron Karza]] came tumbling out of a portal from [[Microspace]]. After the Baron helped Cobra defeat Optimus, he was granted co-leadership of Cobra. When the Prime's allies followed, Cobra Commander ordered his troops to fire on them before [[Rom]] towed Optimus out of the range of Cobra's control frequency. Destro then seized the [[Orbsah Gem]] prompting the Commander to declare victory for Cobra before the [[Autobot]]s arrived. {{storylink|Aw Yeah Revolution! issue 3|Aw Yeah Revolution! #3}}

===When Worlds Collide===
Along with Megatron, Cobra Commander stole the [[Matrix of Leadership]], being chased across various worlds by the Autobots and meeting several dastardly allies. The two, along with their legion of doom, were ready to make a stand against the Autobots and their own allies before the two kids imagining the whole thing were called away to diner. While angry at first, the sight of puppies convinced Cobra Commander to let it go. {{storylink|When Worlds Collide}}

==Commercial appearances==
[[File:Hub-CobraPaloozaMegatronAThon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Next week, [[Batman]] is coming. Prepare for his downfall.]]
While promoting repeat marathons of their television series, Cobra Commander and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] carried on an argument regarding world domination. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1|Cobra-palooza Megatron-A-Thon}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
[[File:Only Human Old Snake Card.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|He's no hero. Never was. Never will be.]]

Old Snake came to Victor Drath's assistance, using technology to trap four Autobots in synthoid bodies, and using the discarded shells in an attempt to destroy Autobot City. Though the plan was foiled, Old Snake managed to make an escape, though his attempt at his old battle cry was cut short by a coughing fit. {{storylink|Only Human (Legends)|Only Human}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
'''[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Soundwave]] [[HISS tank|H.I.S.S.]]'''
[[File:Cobra Cobra-Commander EarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.00]]

Cobra Commander is the [[Cobra]] partner of Soundwave {{charstubgames|{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}}}

*'''Class:''' Special
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 stars
*'''Ability: G.I. Joe Command''' - Follow Cobra's command! Aim at a defence and the H.I.S.S. Tank will deal some damage. Defences in the area receive 20% (2-Stars) / 30% (3-Stars) / 40% (4-Stars) more damage and get prioritized by all bots for 3.5 seconds.
**'''Cost''': 5 ability points, +3 for reuses.

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==Toys==
{{Note|This character has many other toys that are not connected to ''Transformers''. See the external link to yojoe.com for more information.}}
===''G.I. Joe and the Transformers''===
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[[File:StarscreamSkystriker.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"'Evil scheme' is quite literally my middle name! It's Slovenian!"]]
*'''Starscream Sky Striker (XP-21F) with Cobra Commander''' ([[2011]])
**''Accessories:'' Helmet, harness, parachute pack, leg straps, Megatron gun, display stand

: An [[exclusive]] release for [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2011, this flight-suited Cobra Commander action figure is a combination of redecoed parts from existing ''G.I. Joe'' figures; namely, the head (and helmet) of the 2008 ''25th Anniversary'' "DVD Battles" set 5 Cobra Commander, the torso and waist of the 2009 ''Resolute'' box set [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]], the upper legs of 2008's ''25th Anniversary'' [[Ace (G.I. Joe)|Capt. Ace]], and the arms, lower legs, and feet of the 2011 ''Pursuit of Cobra'' Skydive.

: Cobra Commander features a removable helmet and parachute pack, along with a tiny gun-mode [[Megatron (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Megatron]] to wield. He was available only with [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Starscream]], a [[redeco]] of the 2011 new-mold ''G.I. Joe'' [[Skystriker (vehicle)|Sky Striker]], whose cockpit he can sit inside.

::*''[https://www.yojoe.com/action/11/cobracommander47.shtml More information on Cobra Commander (v47) at YoJoe.com]''

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[[File:Oldsnake Bat Pack TFCCPhoto.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"I can never tell you two apart!" ''"Ow!"'' "''There!'' Now you're the one with the ''fork'' stuck in your eye!!"]]
*'''Old Snake with Advanced Stealth B.A.T. Duo''' ([[2015]])
**''Accessories:'' Pistol, backpack, 2 energon cubes, display stand

:Released exclusively to both the Transformers and G.I. Joe Collectors Club stores, '''Old Snake''' is a figure based on his appearance in the original ''Transformers'' cartoon. He is made using the same head as the above Cobra Commander (with a glued-on Collectors' Club 2013 exclusive [[Muskrat]] hat), the torso, waist, and arms of 2009's ''The Rise of Cobra'' wave one [[Storm Shadow]], and the legs of that toyline's "G.I. Joe Rescue Mission" multipack version of [[Snake-Eyes]]. He comes with ''Joe''-compatible pistol and backpack accessories, as well as two energon cubes.

:Also included in the set is a pair of [[Battle Android Trooper#TCC2015|Advanced Stealth B.A.T.]]s.

::*''[https://www.yojoe.com/action/15/oldsnake.shtml More information on Old Snake at YoJoe.com]''

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[[File:Ninja Force Cobra Commander toy.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.2|"We'll ''BLOW UP THE OCEAN!''"]]
*'''G.I. Joe featuring Ninja Force and Transformers''' ([[2017]])
**''Accessories:'' Megatron gun, saber, pistol, belt, display stand

:Another exclusive to the Transformers and G.I. Joe club stores, this Cobra Commander was included as part of the "G.I. Joe featuring Ninja Force and Transformers" box set, referencing the events of the [[G.I. Joe (comic)|''Generation 2'' story arc]]. This time he's constructed from a number of figures from the ''25th Anniversary'' line – the head from 2007's single carded Cobra Commander, the legs of the Cobra Commander included in the 2007 Cobra Battle Pack #1, the torso and waist of the 2008 [[Crimson Guard]], and the legs of the 2008 comic pack Red Star – as well as the arms of the 2011 ''Renegades'' Cobra Commander. He is armed with a pistol and a snake-handled saber, as well as another gun mode Megatron.

:Also included in the box set were the ''Joe'' figures [[Scarlett#NinjaForce|Ninja Force: Scarlett]] and [[Sidney Biggles-Jones#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Dr. Sidney Biggles-Jones]], the Transformers [[Ratbat (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Ratbat]] and [[Megatron (G1)/toys#ClubCrossover|Megatron]], a figurine of [[Blackcat (G1)#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Autobot Black Cat]], and accessories of [[Toaster#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Autobot Toaster]] and three [[Crusticon#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Crusticon]]s.

::*''[https://www.yojoe.com/action/17/cobracommander55.shtml More information on Cobra Commander (v55) at YoJoe.com]''
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==Merchandise==
===''The Loyal Subjects''===
*'''Starscream X Cobra Commander''' (2014)
**''Accessories'': Gun

:Exclusive to Newbury Comics stores, this two pack includes Starscream and Cobra Commander which have negligible changes from their individual releases. Despite the pairing of these two characters is undoubtedly a nod to their [[Chris Latta|shared voice actor]], the packing makes no reference to this. The set was limited to 1000 pieces.
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===Kidrobot===
[[File:Kidrobot GIJoe Enamel Pin Series.jpg|thumb|250px|"THE MERE ''SIGHT'' OF YOU MAKES ME WANT TO ''RETCH''!"]]
====Enamel Pin Series====
*'''Cobra Commander''' ([[November 3]], [[2017]])
:*''Rarity:'' 1 in 20
:Released by [[Kidrobot]] in their Enamel Pin Series, this is a flat, enamel pin badge of Cobra Commander inspired by the art of [[Tom Scioli]]'s ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'', albeit with [[Super deformed|cutesy proportions]]. He is depicted in his hooded look, as seen on his return to the comic in "[[Pax Megatronus]]". The pin series was [[Blindpacking|blindboxed]], with some pins being rarer than others.
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====Vinyl Mini Series====
[[File:Kidrobot GI Joe Cobra Commander mini.jpg|thumb|upright=1|"Oh, CRAP! I forgot my Price Style Plus Card!"]]
*'''Cobra Commander''' ([[November 14]], [[2017]])
:*''Rarity:'' 2 in 24
:The same character design was reused for the Vinyl Mini Series, with Cobra Commander receiving a three-inch tall, blindboxed figurine retaining the vibrant colours and exaggerated proportions. Cobra Commander featured articulation in each shoulder.
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====Medium Figure Series====
[[File:Kidrobot GI Joe Cobra Commander medium.jpg|thumb|upright=1|"SHUT IT! PIZZA CAN'T ''TALK''!"]]
*'''Cobra Commander''' ([[November 3]], [[2017]])
:This "art figure" of Cobra Commander, released in the Medium Figure Series, followed the same design, now blown up to seven inches; some painted-on details of his smaller incarnation, like his sash, boots, and epaulettes were now rendered as part of the sculpt. In addition to articulated shoulders, the Commander now also featured a turning head.

:Unlike the rest of Kidrobot's ''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe'' line, the Medium Figure Series were sold in open-faced boxes.
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[[File:Kidrobot GI Joe Cobra Commander medium exclusive.jpg|thumb|upright=1|"FAN-FREAKING-TASTIC!"]]
*'''Cobra Commander''' ([[November 3]], [[2017]])
:Released at the same time as the standard version, this variant of Cobra Commander was limited to 200 pieces and exclusive to the Kidrobot online store. The Commander is now decoed in predominantly dark grey; while this scheme never actually appeared in the comic, it ''has'' been a classic palette swap for him since 1993.
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====Vinyl Keychain Series====
[[File:Kidrobot GI Joe Cobra Commander keychain.jpg|thumb|upright=1|"HEY, KID! WANNA SMOKE SOME CANDY WITH ME?!"]]
*'''Cobra Commander''' ([[December 1]], [[2017]])
:*''Rarity:'' 3 in 24
:Cobra Commander was also released as part of the once again blindboxed Vinyl Keychain Series, now standing at about one to two inches. He included a keychain molded into his head and, due to his small scale, did not feature any articulation.
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===''Pop!''===
[[File:Funko Pop Mystery Box Optimus Prime Cobra Commander.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"WHAT KIND OF POWER-UP IS '''MOIST BEAM''?!"]]
*'''Funko Mystery Box: Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''' (Giftset, 2021)
**''ID number:'' '''47'''

:Released as part of the ''Pop! Retro Toys'' segment and available only as part of a GameStop exclusive giftset, [[Funko Pop!|Funko]]'s ''Pop!'' Cobra Commander is a super deformed vinyl figure and comes [[Blindpacking|blindpacked]] inside a ''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''-themed lunch box alongside a ''Pop!'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Pop!|Optimus Prime]] figure, a Decepticon logo decal, a Cobra logo keychain, and a set of four pins of Cobra Commander, Optimus Prime, [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Pop!|Megatron]] and [[Duke (G.I. Joe)#Pop!|Duke]].

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==Notes==
[[File:OnlyHumanJap1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]

*Cobra Commander has been played by several ''Transformers'' voice actors, including [[Chris Latta]], [[Michael Dobson]], [[Charlie Adler]], [[Frank Todaro]] (all of whom have played versions of [[Starscream (disambiguation)|Starscream]]), [[Scott McNeil]], [[Marc Thompson]] and [[Keith Silverstein]].
*In publicity artwork for the episode "[[Only Human]]" published in ''[[TV Magazine]]'', "Old Snake" can be seen ominously commanding several Cobra [[Rattler]]s and F.A.N.G.s. However, such vehicles do not appear in the actual episode.
*As "Old Snake", Cobra Commander appears in a [[super deformed]] [http://www.tfarchive.com/cartoons/japanese/pioneer/SDLDpostmovie.jpg cross-faction art piece] by [[Hidetsugu Yoshioka]], packaged with [[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer]]'s LaserDisc collection of ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (franchise)|Transformers 2010]]''.
*When interviewed by G. I. Joe fansite Joe Headquarters, [[Flint Dille]] was asked about the relationship between Old Snake and Cobra Commander. In his response, he explained:

:''"That was after my time, but I believe they were trying to discontinue the Cobra Commander character. One of the interesting things about working on shows in the 'toy' era was that characters would come and go based on marketing decisions. Cobra Commander had probably been around too long, so they decided to update him."''

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Snake''' (スネーク ''Sunēku''), '''Cobra Commander''' (コブラコマンダー ''Kobura Komandā'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Yǎnjìngshé Zhǐhuīguān''' (眼镜蛇指挥官, "Cobra Commander")

==External links==
*[http://www.yojoe.com/action/82/cobracommander.shtml Cobra Commander at Yojoe.com]
*{{i|Cobra Commander}} at the IDW Hasbro Wiki

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Carly (G1)

2023-10-04T19:01:07Z

Electrostrike5367:

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{{disambig3|Carly}}

:''Carly is a [[human]] [[honorary Autobot]] from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Carly.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|MIT graduates make either great ambassadors or fantastic housewives!]]
'''Carly''' is a human ally of the Autobots. She attended [[MIT]] and has a gift for chemistry and electronics. She married [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and eventually gave birth to [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]].

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Arlene Banas]] (English), [[Gara Takashima]] (Japanese, teenager), [[Kazue Komiya]] (Japanese, adult)|[[Yu Hong]] (Chinese), [[Irene Oberrauch]] (German, second voice), [[Michele Sterr]] (German, ''"Hoist Goes Hollywood"''), [[Gloria García]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Marisa Leal]] (Portuguese, "The Immobilizer"), [[Mônica Rossi]] (Portuguese, "Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1" to "Blaster Blues"), [[Carmen Sheila]] (Portuguese, "Hoist Goes Hollywood"), [[Marlene Costa]] (Portuguese, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1"), [[Viviane Farias]] (Portuguese, "Madman's Paradise")}}

[[File:Arcade Hahaha.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Spike now knows how Dudley Do-Right feels.]]

Carly first met [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] at the [[Robots Video Arcade]], though she was more interested in the Autobot than Spike, much to his disgust. Sometime later, she encountered [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]], who was standing guard during the test of [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]'s [[Wheeljack Instant Immobilizer|Immobilizer]]. She blamed herself for the device's capture by the [[Decepticon]]s, and after Ironhide took her on a tour of Autobot Headquarters, she went on a solo mission to retrieve it and was promptly captured. After Ironhide, Bumblebee and Spike rescued her, she was able to put her MIT studies to use and reverse the Immobilizer's operation, ensuring an Autobot victory. Back at base, she accepted Spike's offer of a date, despite the obvious age difference.<ref>From the show's [[production bible]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20090420053203/http://transformers.winterchill.com/bible/biblepage8.html page eight]</ref> {{storylink|The Immobilizer}}

After a stop at a [[Fun A Rama Park|fun park]], Carly, Spike and Bumblebee picked up [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] at an airport, only to discover the Decepticons were using the location as a [[Hangar|secret base]]. The Dinobots were called in, but became critically injured during the battle. The three humans returned to headquarters, where the Dinobots decided to desert the Autobot cause. When the Autobots themselves later became crippled by the levels of [[Cybertonium]] deteriorating in their systems, Carly realised that the Dinobots would still be functioning, and the trio of humans were able to persuade the Dinobots to help by intercepting a Decepticon shipment of the mineral. Unfortunately [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] instead led his troops to Cybertron, and Carly and Spike were forced to follow them there. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}}

[[File:DesertionDinobots2 Spike carrying Carly.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"My ankle will feel better once we're at the top of that 100-foot staircase."]]
Carly's technical know-how once again proved useful as she, Spike and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] outwitted [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. She also undid some Decepticon cross-circuiting of the Dinobots, and helped the Dinobots and Spike steal some Cybertonium. She was very impressed with Cybertron's design and layout, and even watched a cybertronic history disc from a neglected machine. Unfortunately, the trip had several drawbacks; among them, Shockwave disintegrated her car (Decepticreep!), and she twisted her ankle. However, after the Cybertonium mission was completed, some good came of it all — [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] gave both Carly and Spike the title of honorary Autobots. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}}

[[File:BlasterBlues Carly Spike in spacesuits.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|In this continuity, the female pilots the ''Red'' Lion.]]
The pair took [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] along with them to a rock concert, however Blaster's transmission of the concert to the other Autobots caused them to miss a distress signal, resulting in the theft of the [[Voltronic Galaxer]]. Carly and Spike started searching the globe in [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]], however [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] used the missing device to jam Earth's radio signals. Carly used her technical knowhow to track the signal to the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], and she and Spike accompanied Powerglide and Optimus there in [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], though the two humans couldn't do much more than be a cheering squad. {{storylink|Blaster Blues}}

Out driving in [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], Spike and Carly stumbled on a film shoot. After Hoist rescued some stuntmen, he was invited to be part of the movie, while Spike and Carly got free passes to the studio. The duo went to watch the filming, and were dismayed as the other Autobots also attempted to get in on the act, but their time was soon occupied in preventing the Decepticons from getting their hands on a film reel. They were chased through the backlot by Megatron, until a cunning ruse by Hoist involving dropping the pair into a vat of "lava" fooled the Decepticons into thinking the film reel had been destroyed. {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood (episode)|Hoist Goes Hollywood}}

Spike, Carly and Sparkplug got all dressed up to watch [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] get presented with a prestigious award for his invention of [[corrostop]]. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

[[File:FFOD1 Witwickys under attack.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"I don't think you heard me. I said 'Disco's coming back.' Now play some Bee Gees and start that mirror ball."]]
By the year 2006, she and Spike, who had become Earth's ambassador to Cybertron, had married and had a son, [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]]. The family attended the first [[Galactic Olympics]] together, from which Spike was abducted by the [[Quintesson]]s, along with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}

[[File:G1 Carly Witwicky adult.JPG|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Daniel? Daniel? Oh, good, I lost him.]]
The Witwickys attended a diplomatic event on Cybertron, during which Daniel wandered off with Grimlock. It was a while before Carly noticed her son was missing, and insisted on joining in the search. The Autobots followed the trail to a [[Planetary Corridor CB-311-B4|secret Quintesson room]] with portals leading to prison dimensions. Carly and the Autobots traveled to [[Menonia]] in search of Daniel and Grimlock. Carly was able to find a piece of Daniel's tuxedo and, with the aid of [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]] and [[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]], tracked down the boy himself. After defeating the Quintesson who'd been exiled to Menonia, the Autobots and the two humans returned to Cybertron. {{storylink|Madman's Paradise}}

When Daniel started having bad dreams, Spike and Carly asked Rodimus to help the boy overcome them. {{storylink|Nightmare Planet}}

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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
{{note|The events of the American animated series occur in Japanese continuity as noted above, except that the events of season three were moved back to 2010. Japanese animated continuity inserts several additional storylines into the timeline.}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
Carly was one of the many women brought to the [[Legends World]] by [[Tigatron]] using the [[10.2 ultra-drill|ultra-drill]] in an attempt to get women who liked him better than [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]. It did not work out, as all of the women brought over eventually swooned over Springer. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 19|Bonus Edition Vol. 19}} In her own universe, Carly was present at the Autobot base when [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] showed off his latest invention. {{storylink|Slugslinger's Ambition}}

=====Scramble City=====
[[File:ScrambleCarlyChip01.jpg|left|thumb]]

In the late 1980s, the Autobots began work on a mobile battle fortress dubbed "[[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]]", and began construction of the massive structure in a subterranean cavern. Carly helped the Autobots work on the project, and was seen twiddling knobs and consulting some paperwork. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}
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=====''Story of Binaltech''=====
In the [[2008]] of the offshoot [[BT World]], Carly continued working with the Autobots as they used [[Binaltech (technology)|Binaltech]] technology. When [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] threatened to go wild due to lingering [[Unleasher]] effects, Carly accompanied him to the [[Earth Defense Command]] Space Center where they had a functional cure. However, the [[Psychedevice]] was also sought after by [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], who confronted Carly after finding out that the machine was sized for humans to use, not for Transformers. Grimlock and Blackarachnia fought, forcing Carly to use the Psychedevice on herself, evolving into a higher, telepathic being that was able to cure both former beasts of their psychic scarring. {{storylink|Outlier (comic)|Outlier}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Kazue Komiya]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:Hm6 unexplained injuries.jpg|thumb|270px]]
Apparently, doing anything constructive with her degree from MIT wasn't a priority for Carly, as she became strictly a doting housewife by 2011. She, Spike and Daniel lived in the Autobot base on [[Athenia]].
{{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} After Spike was injured, she took care of him. Thus when the Decepticons sent a [[Metamorphose|metal-warping meteor]] towards the planet, neither she nor Spike was able to go and deal with it, so Daniel went instead. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}}

[[File:HM13 Carly.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
Daniel cut short a meal with his mother so he could go and check on some seeds he brought back from [[Earth]]. When it turned out to be a deadly [[buridanka]], she sat uselessly in on the discussion about it. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}} When Daniel and Spike ran into Decepticon trouble on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], she pointedly wondered aloud why [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] wasn't bothering to do anything yet. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}} Carly attended a meeting about a distress call from the planet [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]]. She was in favor of providing help, and assisted [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] in contacting [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] on Earth to see if there was energy to spare. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}

[[File:HM18 Carly and Daniel.jpg|thumb|240px]]
She and Daniel traveled to Earth with Spike when her husband decided to try and negotiate with the Decepticons. The pair were held hostage during the negotiations. When [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] insisted on Daniel remaining on Earth while Spike worked on Athenia, Carly volunteered to stay on Earth to look after the boy. As it turned out she didn't have to, as Galvatron turned out to be [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] in disguise, and she and Daniel were swiftly rescued by the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]. Apparently she didn't mind Daniel running off to go into space to hunt Decepticons with the Autobots. {{storylink|Daniel Faces His Biggest Crisis Ever!!}}

[[File:HM28 Carly pours tea.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
She attended Ultra Magnus's funeral. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}} She worried over Spike when he was injured during a Decepticon attack. Luckily Fortress was able to use his telekinesis to help Spike, and the family was tearfully reunited. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}} While Daniel asked if he could go to planet [[Master (planet)|Master]], Carly poured tea and suggested he stay on Athenia so she wouldn't have to worry about him. Then Spike totally said Daniel could go anyway. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}} While on the alien planet of [[Daira]], a [[space ration]] reminded Daniel of when his mother made it for him. {{storylink|My Friend Sixshot!}}

When the Decepticons began attacking locations around the world, Spike and Carly headed for [[Santiago]] on a plane, only for it to crash in the [[Andes Mountains]]. Carly ended up down a crevasse and promptly fainted, necessitating her rescue by Daniel, who carried her out on his back. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} Restricted to a stretcher, Carly returned to America on the ''[[Queen World]]'', where Spike said he'd look after her so that Daniel could go take part in the fight against the Decepticons. Following the Decepticons' defeat, Carly, Spike, and Daniel turned out to farewell the Autobots, who were following the Decepticons into space. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
By 2050, Carly and the Witwickys were living at [[Neo Scramble City]], overseeing Earth's production of a new race of robots called [[Selector]]s. These robots were empowered through the use of [[Angolmois Energy]], but that energy was becoming disturbed. The Autobots located a time gate opening on [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]], and believed it to be responsible for the Angolmois disturbance. Carly eagerly made contact with her old friends the Dinobots, and warned them the time gate would arrive. While the Dinobots dealt with the arriving [[Quintesson]]s and [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]]s, though, the Selectors began a revolution against humanity, and Carly was severely injured in the early uprising. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 1}} Carly fell into a coma, and Spike and Grimlock weren't sure if she would recover. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 2}}

====''The Headmasters'' comic====
Carly was strolling the beach with her family and Autobot friends shortly after the defeat of [[Scorponok (G1)|Mega Zarak]]. After [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundblaster]] attacked, Carly was taken hostage by [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]] and [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] until she was rescued by Daniel. Afterwards, the Witwicky family resumed spending some quality time together at the seaside. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 8|The Headmasters #8}}

====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
Carly and Spike were stationed on [[Nebulos]] in [[2012]]. Carly turned out to meet [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]]'s team when they arrived from Earth to investigate [[Hi-Q]]'s disappearance. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 3}}
===Marvel coloring books===
Carly married Buster Witwicky, and together they raised their son Daniel.
{{note|Unless of course Buster married Jesse. Buster's wife is never named, and her brief appearance doesn't really clear up who she is supposed to be.}}
{{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:DW Extermination Witwickyfamily.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|It turned out blondes actually did have more fun.]]

In 2002, Carly was a brunette. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1|Prime Directive #1}} She was back to her natural blonde locks when [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] arrived at the Witwicky household to talk to Spike. When Daniel asked who the yellow car was, Carly, not wishing to reveal to her son the family's history with the Transformers, merely replied that it was his father's best friend. {{Storylink|Extermination}}

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===''Transformers: All Spark''===
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{{storylink|Conclusion}}

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===Energon Universe===
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{{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 1}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
[[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] was out driving with Spike and Carly when they happened on a film shoot, leading to the Autobot being cast in a film. {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood (Legends)|Hoist Goes Hollywood}}

==Toys==
===Masterpiece===
{{anchor|MP44}}
[[File:Masterpiece-MP44-Convoy-V3.jpg|upright=3|thumb|Carly is one of the human shaped blobs. Probably.]]
*'''Convoy''' ([[August 31]], [[2019]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-44'''
Making her toy debut as a small, slightly articulated figure that is scaled to be able to fit in [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#35th|Prime's]] cab mode, Carly is about two inches tall and has ball-jointed articulation at the head, arms, hips, and torso, as well as swing-jointed knees. In a reference to the classic [[Diaclone]] pilot figures, she also has tiny magnets in the soles of her feet, allowing her to stand on several magnetized panels scattered around Prime's [[Combat Deck (G1)|Combat Deck]]. She can also pilot [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] or the Auto-Launcher mounted on the deck. However, like her other human friends packaged with Prime, the tiny size of her ball joints makes them rather weak, and she is prone to falling apart when her limbs are moved.

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==Notes==
* Carly never appeared in any of the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comics]], though she arguably exists within its [[continuity]]. Daniel at least does, and [[Jesse (G1)|someone]] has to be his mother.
* Carly and [[Chip Chase]] never appeared in the same episode during the entire US run. Coincidence!? '''''Shocking dual identity!?''''' (Or maybe the two of them just can't stand to be in the same room for whatever reason...) The only time they're both seen on screen is near the beginning of "[[Scramble City: Mobilization]]". Blink twice and you'll miss 'em.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Carly''' (カーリー ''Kārī'')
*''English:'' '''Carey''' or '''Cary''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Carly''' (卡莉 ''Kǎlì'')

==References==
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[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
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Megatron (G1)/Generations toys

2023-09-29T22:34:15Z

Electrostrike5367: /* Legacy */

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[[File:Kingdom Golden Disk Megatron returns to pits.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]

Much like [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], the [[Decepticon]] leader also continues to receive more toys than the average ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' character. While '''[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]''' doesn't have quite as many toys as his nemesis, he is one of ''at least'' [[Bumblebee (G1)|four]] [[Starscream (G1)|main]] characters that are guaranteed to get a new toy just about every year.

For the sake of finding an easy and definitive split from the main toy article, we have opted to make this page strictly for the various ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]''-branded toylines, as this appears to be the brand [[Hasbro]] will likely continue adding Generation 1 characters to for the foreseeable future.
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==GDO==
{{anchor|GenerationsVoyager}}
[[File:GenerationsGDOtoy-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Bludgeon (RID 2001)|What goes around, comes around.]]]]
*'''Megatron''' (Voyager Class, [[2012]])
**''Accessories:'' {{w|Katana}}, {{w|:Wakizashi|tanto}}
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Frankel]] (Hasbro)}}
:''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Megatron is an Asian market and Toys"R"Us-exclusive redeco/retool of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen: N.E.S.T. Global Alliance]]'' Voyager Class [[Bludgeon (ROTF)#Voyager|Bludgeon]], sporting a new, smiling head. Megatron transforms from a Japanese {{w|Type 90 Kyū-maru|Type 90}} tank into a samurai-esque robot mode. He features a flexible plastic sword which is made out of a portion of the barrel of the tank's main gun, as well as a smaller dagger. The dagger can be stored in a sheath which is revealed from inside the tank turret, and both blades can be slotted in holes provided on the robot mode's left hip guard. The larger sword has a peghole at the bottom of the hilt; though it is specifically designed to allow the dagger's handle to fit in the base to form a double-bladed weapon, it can also fit any other accessory that uses [[5 mm post]]s. The post used to combine the swords remains unobstructed in vehicle mode, meaning you can attach the dagger to the end of Megatron's main tank cannon if you're feeling silly. He also has [[Mech Alive]] [[gimmick]]s in his thighs and turret: sculpted cylinders in his thighs rotate whenever his lower legs are rotated, and pulling his turret open makes a sculpted white "disc" at the center rotate while a scabbard for the tantō hinges over to the side and props itself up for use.

:The vehicle mode is one of the very few Transformer tank toys with rubber components to its treads. Portions of the tread links can unlock, allowing them to hang from the robot mode, while the wheels of the treads are integrated separately into the robot mode form itself. The treads still do not function realistically; small plastic wheels on the underside of the treads help the tank mode roll, as is standard with nearly all Transformer tank toys. On the plus side, the tank turret can be rotated a full three-hundred sixty degrees, as can the purple machine gun that sits atop the turret.

:Unlike the other uses of this mold, Megatron comes [[Packaging|packaged]] in robot mode holding his swords, with additional plastic and paper ties in the tray imperfectly holding his swords in position. Because they were packaged this way since they were shipped out of the factory, most Megatrons come with the swords being badly bent and warped in the box. Fortunately, the swords' blades can be mostly straightened by leaving them sheathed in their hidden scabbards. Straightening their ''hilts'' is a different matter, though.

:As a redeco of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Bludgeon mold, it is highly likely that Megatron is cursed with the same design fault as his brethren - the rubber treads break down over the course of years, causing them to corrode spots of plastic and leave melty gashes behind.

:This version of the mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]]'' [[Megatron (Cloud)#Toys|Megatron]], while the original version was redecoed into ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Hunt for the Decepticons]]'' [[Banzaitron (TF 2010)#Toys|Banzaitron]], and differently retooled to make ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Overlord (G1)#Timelines|Gigatron]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/GDOMegatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Generations'' Megatron at TFU.info]''
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==''Thrilling 30''==
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[[File:Generationstoy-T30-LegendsMegatronChopShop.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Watch yer wallet, Megs.]]
*'''Megatron & Chop Shop''' (Legends Class, [[2013]])
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / #004'''
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

:Part of the fourth wave of 2012-onwards ''Generations'' Legends Class toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' Megatron is a new mold that is roughly the same size as a ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Commander Class toy. He transforms from a generic tank with rotating turret into a robot based on his [[Alex Milne]] pre-war design as seen in "[[Chaos Theory Part 1]]" from [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s 2009-2011 ''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers]]'' comic series, and features [[5 mm post|5 mm-compatible]] ports for his hands and left forearm/turret roof.

:He comes with [[Chop Shop (G1)#Generations|Chop Shop]], who can transform into a stag beetle, a robot, a weapon with a 5 mm handle, and a mine plow that attaches to the front of Megatron's tank mode. He features gearing that opens his pinchers when his legs are moved.

:This mold also served as the model for the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Megatron (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Megatron]] and was retooled into ''Generations [[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Legends Class [[Warpath (G1) #Combiner Wars|Warpath]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/GenLegMegatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Generations'' Legends Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Generations IDW megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|And the fandom collectively soiled itself.]]
*'''Megatron''' (Deluxe Class, 2013)
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / #003'''
**''Accessories'': 2 wingtips (combine to form Fusion Cannon)
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)|[[Don Figueroa]] (concept artist, uncredited)}}

:Part of the fifth wave of 2012-onwards ''Generations'' Deluxe Class toys, ''Thrilling 30'' Megatron is based on [[Don Figueroa]]'s stealth bomber design from the IDW Publishing [[Heart Like a Wheel|''The Transformers'' vol. 1]] ongoing series (which resembles a Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit). In robot mode, his wingtips detach to combine and transform into his [[Fusion cannon#Deluxe|fusion cannon]] (although it's actually designed after the [[rail gun]] this body was equipped with in IDW's comics, but of course Hasbro couldn't call it ''that'' on a toy's packaging). The cannon can peg into 5mm ports on his hands and forearms. This design was actually taken from an official pitch without Figueroa's permission and with no compensation to the artist, a fact he was rather sore about.<ref>[http://www.seibertron.com/energonpub/don-figueroa-designed-idw-s-stealth-bomber-megatron-but-wasn-t-compensated--t96022s0.php "So I read that this was being made into a toy? wow, and I thought only 3rd party companies take stuff without giving any notice, acknowledgement or compensation... FYI: hasbro nor idw solicited me to do this design, I did it on my own."]</ref>

:In the American release Megatron comes packed in with a copy of IDW's ''[[Spotlight: Megatron]]'', sporting a 'Hasbro Exclusive Cover' cropped from the [[Clayton Crain]] [[:File:Spotlight Megatron cvrRI.jpg|retailer incentive cover]]. In European and Canadian markets the figure was released without the ''Spotlight''.

:He was later retooled into ''Generations'' [[Dreadwing (G2)#Generations|Dreadwing]], ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Krok (G1)#Timelines|Krok]], and ''The Last Knight'' [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#TLKDeluxe|Megatron]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/GenMegatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Thrilling 30'' Megatron at TFU.info]''

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*'''Metroplex''' (Titan Class, 2013)
**'''01 OF 30'''
:An [[exclusive]] version of Titan Class [[Metroplex (G1)#SDCC2013|Metroplex]] was made available at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2013. He comes with 12 [[Slug figure|small, non-transforming figurines]] of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#SDCC2013|Orion Pax]], Megatron, [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#SDCC2013|Bumblebee]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|Thundercracker]], [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#SDCC2013|Trailcutter]], and [[Hoist (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|Hoist]], all in both modes. The figurines are based on their ''Thrilling 30'' Deluxe Class toys, and similarly to [[Decoy]]s, the Autobot figurines are cast in red plastic, and the Decepticons in purple.

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[[File:Generationstoy-T30-Metroplex-Megatron-HKACGCON.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I... can't... move...]]
*'''Metroplex''' (Titan Class, 2013)
**'''05 OF 30'''
:Another exclusive version of Titan Class [[Metroplex (G1)#ACGHK2013|Metroplex]] was made available at [[Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong]] 2013. This Metroplex also has the 12 figurines of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#ACGHK2013|Orion Pax]], Megatron, [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#ACGHK2013|Bumblebee]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#ACGHK2013|Thundercracker]], [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#ACGHK2013|Trailcutter]], and [[Hoist (G1)/toys#ACGHK2013|Hoist]], but casts the Autobot figurines in gold plastic, and the Decepticons in silver.
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==''Generations'' (Japan)==
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[[File:TF-Generation-JP-TG25-Megatronus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Orion Pax VS Megatronus''' ([[October 26]], [[2013]])
**''ID number'': '''TG-25'''
**''Accessories'': 2 wingtips (combine to form cannon)
:Released in the Japanese ''[[Transformers: Generations (Japan)|Generations]]'' lineup, Megatronus is a redeco of ''Thrilling 30'' Deluxe Class Megatron in a darker shade of black, replacing the previously purple parts with more black and rendering the translucent plastic cannon a shade of red. Megatronus features extensive paint details, including purple lining inside the grooves on his head, shoulders, and knees, silver paint on his legs and engines and red eyes. He was only available in a two-pack with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#TG25|Orion Pax]].

:This toy is meant to depict Megatron as he was before the war broke out, hence the name, which originated as a pre-war name for [[Megatron (WFC)|Aligned continuity Megatron]].

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[[File:TTGenerationsTG28MegatronChopShop.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|BURRITOOOS!!!!]]
*'''Megatron & Starscream''' ([[December 28]], 2013)
**''ID number:'' '''TG28'''
:The Japanese release of Legends Class Megatron is cast in his traditional gray, black, and red color scheme and features extensive metallic silver paint. He and [[Chop Shop (G1)#TG28|Chop Shop]] were only available in a multi-pack with [[Starscream (G1)/toys#TG28|Starscream]] and [[Waspinator (BW)/toys#TG28|Waspinator]].
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==''Combiner Wars''==
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[[File:LeaderMegatron2015.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.95|"What? No, of course I don't have an Autobot insignia! [[...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|Why would you think that?"]]]]
*'''Megatron''' (Leader Class, [[2015]])
**''Accessories'': Two guns (combine to form rifle), missile
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:Part of the first wave of 2015 ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Leader Class toys, Megatron transforms from a robot heavily inspired by his Generation 1 animation model into a tank featuring working treads. He includes a sticker sheet featuring two each of Decepticon and Autobot [[insignia]] (the latter in reference to IDW's ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]''), plus stickers intended to replicate those on the original Megatron toy's chest and fusion cannon. Megatron also comes packaged with a collector's card featuring art from the initial release of the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game. His box-back bio bears a superficial similarity to our wiki's article on [[Megatron (WFC)|another Megatron]]. He features a spark chamber hatch which is sculpted in likeness to the one seen in "[[Master Blaster]]". In a feature that goes undocumented in Megatron's instructions, his two combining guns can store underneath the rear of his alternate mode. Although the website description & the package billed the transformation as "15 steps", the toy actually has ''10'' steps. In keeping with that simplicity, his articulation is more limited than one might expect of a toy this size, with his restrictive knee articulation and lack of ankle joints making it tricky for him to stand in dynamic poses.

:In robot mode, Megatron's fusion cannon is on a pinned swivel, allowing it to be flipped in either direction, and appears to have been deliberately shaped to evoke the fusion cannon's traditional look no matter which way it faces. With the missile-firing tip backwards, the swivel piece allows the cannon to fold further out to the side, giving enough clearance for the arm to bend up to 90 degrees. In this configuration, the visible swivel piece matches the hexagonal detailing on the traditional cannon design, and a grooved dial sculpted into the cannon is slightly angled such that it perfectly matches the vertical position of the adjustment dial on the original scope/cannon. Of course, in that configuration Megatron can't shoot anyone with his missile, so where's the fun in that, you silly nerd?

:Select aspects of this design, such as the leg-mounted treads, the general transformation sequence and the tank alt-mode, were used to represent G1 Megatron in ''[[Transformers: Devastation]]''. The toy meanwhile was retooled into [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Generations|''Armada'' Megatron]], which was released at the same time. This mold’s tank mode bears almost no specific resemblance to that Megatron’s original ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' toy, but in a concession to that character’s legacy, both versions of this mold feature ''Armada''-style [[Mini-Con]] connection ports; a rarity in any year of the ''Generations'' toyline.

:Though Megatron's wave was scheduled for a first quarter 2015 release, it arrived on U.S. store shelves in late 2014.

::*[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/CWMegatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Megatron at TFU.info]

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*'''Megatron''' (Lucky Draw Leader, [[2016]])
**''Accessories'': Two guns (combine to form rifle), missile
:Released as a contest prize for Toys R' Us Singapore, this ''Combiner Wars'' Leader Class Megatron is a redeco of the Leader Class toy above, featuring chrome (if by chrome, it means ''metallic'') silver and red paint on his paintable silver and red plastic parts (which includes neutering the light-up gimmick). The figure can be obtained by spending $600 worth of Transformers products only with their Star Card. The contest ran in March 1st till 31st.

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[[File:TFSS-5.0-Double-Pretender-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"[[Jason Marnocha|Fifty years I was alone... And when I'm finally saved from that loneliness, all I find is horror... In this form, I am powerless; doomed to witness these atrocities. I need a body...I WILL have a body!]]"]]
*'''Double Pretender Megatron''' (TFSS 5.0, 2017)
**''Accessories'': Pretender Shell, Sword for Pretender Shell, Rifle for Pretender Shell, [[Spacewarp#Generations|Spacewarp]] Mini-Con, Joint piece for Spacewarp/Rifle
:Released as a part of the [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service#2017|Figure Subscription Service 5.0]], Megatron is a redeco of his [[#Thrilling 30|Legends Class toy]], with his coloration based on his canceled ''Generation 2'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#CombatHero|"arctic-camo" Combat Hero Megatron toy]]. He also comes with [[Spacewarp#Generations|Spacewarp]] (a redeco of [[Blast Master#Generations|''Thrilling 30'' Payload]]) and his Pretender shell, which is redecoed from [[Grand Maximus#Toys|Grand Maximus]]'s. Double Pretender Megatron also comes with a joint piece for Spacewarp to let her fit in the shell along with Megatron. This joint piece is sculpted to resemble the large chromed laser cannon that the original G1 Megatron toy came with. His Pretender shell weapons are black repaints of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Sentinel Prime (G1)#Generations|Sentinel Prime]]'s rifle and Voyager Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#TRVoyager|Optimus Prime]]'s [[Laser Rod (weapon)#Generations|sword]].

:Megatron and Spacewarp were released alongside [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#TFSS|Double Pretender Optimus Prime]] and [[Hi-Q#Combiner Wars|Hi-Q]].

:There are two suggested ways to make Megatron and Spacewarp fit into the shell, though some fans may have their own methods:
::1. Fiddle the Megatron figure into a different position, and insert the joint piece on his chest to allow Spacewarp to attach on it.<ref>{{citesocial|quote= How it all fits: https://t.co/pFFmXwkzpl|link=https://twitter.com/JesseWittenrich/status/857749521190801409|name=Jesse Wittenrich|site=Twitter|year=2017|month=04|day=28|(defunct=)}}</ref>
::2. If the joint piece doesn't work due to its tolerance, rearrange Megatron in a slightly different position, and peg Spacewarp into Megatron's arm.<ref>{{citesocial|quote= If that doesn't work for you, you can skip the accessory and peg Spacewarp to Megatron's arm. https://t.co/aogfRbvhfD|link=https://twitter.com/JesseWittenrich/status/857749905867251712|name=Jesse Wittenrich|site=Twitter|year=2017|month=04|day=28|(defunct=)}}</ref>
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==''Cyber Series''==
[[File:Generations-Cyber-Battalion-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He may have rocket launchers in his feet, but that doesn't mean he has mistletoe.]]
*'''Megatron''' (Cyber Battalion, 2015)
**''Accessories:'' Fusion cannon

:Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#PrimeWarsTrilogyAsian|Generations: Cyber Series]]'' Cyber Battalion figures, Megatron is a Voyager-sized figure and transforms into a futuristic tank with a [[transformation|transformation scheme]] that borrows much of its engineering from the [[#Universe (2008)|''Universe'' G2 Legends Class Megatron]] from 2008 though does have some unique steps. His large fusion cannon can be held in his fist or mounted on his arm as any classic representation of Megatron would.

:The ''Cyber Series'' as a whole was initially pretty hard to come by. This figure along with the others was available in limited quantities from online retailer BigBadToyStore.com, though other than that they haven't hit mass retail anywhere besides Asia and Latin America. The line was later sold in greater quantities through [[Walgreens]] stores in parts of the United States.

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*'''Optimus Prime and Megatron''' (2-pack, 2021)

:In 2021, the ''Cyber Series'' [[Optimus_Prime_(G1)/Generations_toys#Cyber_Series|Optimus Prime]] and Megatron figure were reissued as a 2-pack exclusive to Amazon.com.
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==''Titans Return''==
[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Voyager-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Blitzwing who? I'm just a Megatron who happens to turn into a tank ''and'' a jet. All the cool [[Megatron (disambiguation)|Megatron]]s are doing it!]]
*'''Doomshot & Megatron''' (Voyager Class, [[2016]])
**''Accessories'': Fusion Cannon, Rifle, Doomshot Titan Master
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Megatron transforms from robot to tank to plane and back. Megatron comes with [[Doomshot#Toys|Doomshot]], a [[Titan Master]] who becomes his head. The G1 toy-accurate 'scrollwork' details on his chest and all Decepticon insignias (on his robot mode chest, jet nosecone, and tank tread cowling) are chrome-backed, factory-applied, low-quality stickers which are notoriously prone to peeling off at the slightest disturbance. As their chrome-backed nature clashes heavily with Megatron's otherwise unpainted torso, replacing them is recommended. His wing stickers are similarly metallic, but appear to adhere better and clash less with the figure's overall aesthetic.

:The fusion cannon is shown in stock renders to be solid black, while the final one is light grey plastic dipped in black paint with the posts left bare. His dark-grey plastic is nowhere near as dark as the stock renders shows, though it is still darker than the light-grey plastic.

:Like all Voyager Class ''Titans Return'' figures, he has a pair of pop-up parts to fill in the area around his head; in this case, a pair of missile racks. While it initially looks like his chest does not contain a pivoting assembly for better range of movement on Megatron's neck, there is in fact one hidden under the grey parts that form his robot mode collar that allow the missile racks and the Titan Master port to turn in either direction.<ref name="neck">[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/titans-return-voyager-megatron-and-doomshot.1092333/page-18#post-14975031 Detailed look on TFW2005.com]</ref> Due to the nature of his transformation it is possible to transform Megatron into tank mode without removing his head, though this leaves it completely exposed at the back of the tank.

:His fusion cannon can plug into the short barrel of the tank turret or the rifle/Titan Master vehicle weapon. In an undocumented additional feature, the rifle can be inserted into the front end of the fusion cannon. The fusion cannon can be mounted on his forearm or held by any figure with 5mm hands. It also has a peg hole that an accessory such as his rifle can plug into, with extra square peg holes specifically to hold the rifle in place. The tank cannon on his turret, while held in ''very'' hard by a pair of ridges and a 5mm post, can also be removed; it can be pegged in by its 5mm post barrel onto a peghole in Megatron's shoulder to recreate G1 Megatron's classic shoulder barrel.

:The instructions for robot-to-tank transformation suggest that you move his robot mode chestplate downwards into the collapsed jet position. It appears to have a clearance issue, with the chest protruding too far; leaving it in robot mode position will ensure there are no clearance issues. However, the chest ''can'' be made to fit better by putting it into position before transforming the treads, preventing the tread panels from getting in the way. Also in some copies of the toy, Megatron's left and right leg panels will randomly pop and stick out. This is especially prominent in tank and jet mode.

:This mold was retooled into [[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Blitzwing]], and redecoed into ''[[Street Fighter II × Transformers]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Street Fighter II × Transformers|Megatron]] <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[M. Bison#Toys|Vega]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>. Megatron would have been redecoed/retooled into [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] with a new Titan Master face for Doomshot as part of the "Action on Hydrus Four" boxset for BotCon 2017 that never came to be.
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==''Platinum Edition''==
[[File:TF-Platinum-Edition-OsS-OsF-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"An official Red Ryder carbine-action, two-hundred-shot range-model air rifle, with a compass in the stock and this thing that tells time."]]
*'''One Shall Stand, One Shall Fall''' (2-pack, 2016)
:Part of Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' offerings for 2016 intended to commemorate the 30th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', this Megatron is another redeco of the ''Classics'' Voyager toy. Megatron features a new and significantly different deco for the sake of [[for safety reasons|gun safety laws]]. The sides of his gun mode are entirely cast in clear red plastic, his arms are a different shade of red plastic and there is red paint on the legs as well–in addition to the bright orange parts on both the tip of the barrel and the scope, just like the ''Classics'' figure. Whether by design or by accident, his deco strongly resembles the [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive [[Nerf]] "[[wikia:nerf:Sonic FIRE|Sonic Fire]]" color scheme.

:''Platinum Edition'' Megatron was only available as part of a 2-pack with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#PEOSSOSF|Optimus Prime]], named "One Shall Stand, One Shall Fall" after Prime's famous line in the movie. In the United States and Canada, this set was officially released as an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] exclusive. It was also available in several of Hasbro's Asian markets (namely the Philippines and Singapore; it's currently unknown whether it was exclusive to any particular stores there or not). In Australia, it was sold at Myer stores, whereas in the United Kingdom, it was both sold at [[Toys"R"Us]] stores and available via Tesco's website (but never found in stores). Surprisingly, it was (and still is) a common find in Brazilian online stores.

::*[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/PlatinumMegatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Platinum Edition'' One Shall Stand, One Shall Fall Megatron at TFU.info]
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==''Alt-Modes''==
[[File:Alt-Modes Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Starscream shall pay for this!]]
*'''Megatron''' (Alt-Modes, 2016)
**''Series'': '''1, 2'''
**''Collection'': '''1, 2, 3''' (Series 1), '''1''' (Series 2)

:''[[Alt-Modes]]'' Megatron is a super deformed toy whose body transforms into a tank when the Decepticon faction symbol on his head is flipped. He was [[Blindpacking|blind-boxed]] and available in all four cases of the first and second series.
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==''War for Cybertron: Siege''==
[[File:WFCS-Voyager-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Ironhide (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Such heroic nonsense.]]]]
*'''Megatron''' (Voyager Class, [[2019]])
**''Hasbro ID number:'' '''WFC-S12'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SG-13'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[March 30]], [[2019]]'''
**''Hidden message code'': '''KAON'''
**''Accessories:'' "D50-R35 Fusion Cannon", "HPR Telescopic Laserstrike Launcher" (combines to form "NFM Particle Beam Megalauncher")
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Gray]] (Hasbro)|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

:''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Megatron transforms from a G1 cartoon-esque robot to a <s>Grizzly battle tank from the ''Command & Conquer'' series</s> Cybertronian tank and back! Megatron's robot mode is pretty accurate to the original cartoon, despite having a completely different altmode. He is armed with 2 weapons compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]], one of which is his trademark [[fusion cannon]] called the "D50-R35 Fusion Cannon". The other is the "HPR Telescopic Laserstrike Launcher," with two symmetrical blades facing the opposite direction, and can transform into a large sword resembling the sword included in the Takara release of the [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Generation 1|original Generation 1 toy]] and can be stored on his back. It can also be mounted on his back to resemble the gun barrel on the original cartoon model's back. Both can combine into the insanely large "NFM Particle Beam Megalauncher," which is meant to be held in his hands or over his head. Like his contemporaries in the ''Siege'' toyline, Megatron features 'battle damage' paint applications all over his head, chest, arms, and legs.

:[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-S-Voyager-Megatron-with-Soundwave's-Gun.jpg|left|thumb|200px|"Does this mean I'll turn back into a blaster?"]]
:Due to the way Megatron transforms, it's possible to rotate the turret 180 degrees and use the fusion cannon solely as the tank barrel, in the event one should lose the "Laserstrike Launcher" accessory; while not as aesthetically pleasing as the intended transformation, it still works.

:Megatron also suffers a slight design flaw: unlike with the left ankle, the right ankle's pivoting joint has a tendency to not lock back to its straight position once it is unlocked. The only way to amend this is by pressing the top end of the black plastic peg on the right foot. The light grey backpack/central front tank kibble also has a tendency to dislodge if his waist is moved left or right. Due to the Fusion Cannon's slightly longer post, the hand's dorsal panel slightly protrudes when in tank mode. [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Soundwave]]'s additional gun can be slotted onto the back of the figure, perfectly mimicking his G1 gun barrel placement. Whether this was intentional or not is uncomfirmed—but, well, look at it.

:There is a message written in [[Cybertronian language|Cybertronian letters]] on Megatron's box art, which reads "RISE FROM THE SHADOWS". Megatron's pose in the instruction manual's front cover is based on the [[:File:Megatronguido.jpg|promotional artwork]] by [[Guido Guidi]].

:Amusingly, the first TakaraTomy (and later, Hasbro's secondary) stock photos of his robot mode depict him wielding the fusion cannon like a handheld weapon.

:Though designated for release in the first quarter of 2019, Megatron's wave reached U.S. store shelves in late 2018.

:Megatron was a notorious shelfwarmer, particularly in Asia, often unsold in large numbers.

:This mold was redecoed and retooled into multiple different Megatrons below, and [[Megatron (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Shattered Glass Megatron]].
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[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-S-35th-Voyager-Classic-Animation-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"I thought you're made of sterner stuff, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Walmart35thVoyager|Optimus."]]]]
*'''Classic Animation Megatron''' (Voyager Class, 2019)
**''ID number:'' '''WFC-S66'''
**''Accessories:'' "D50-R35 Fusion Cannon," "HPR Telescopic Laserstrike Launcher" (combines to form "NFM Particle Beam Megalauncher")
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (deco artist)}}

:Specially branded for the 35th anniversary of the ''Transformers'' brand, ''Siege'' "Classic Animation Megatron" is a redeco of the Voyager figure above, featuring a cel-shaded paint pattern that evokes his appearance in the cartoon (though the physical result is reminiscent of [[Transformers: Devastation|''Devastation'']]). In addition, the figure omits the paint on the shoulders and his launcher/sword, and the front tank tread panels are now grey.

:Secondary stock photos of the robot mode still depicts his Fusion Cannon as a handheld weapon.

:Alongside fellow cel-shaded figure [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#S65|Optimus]], Megatron was exclusive to [[Walmart]] in Canada and the United States.
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==''War for Cybertron Trilogy''==
[[File:TF-Netflix-WFC-Trilogy-Voyager-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|1,000,000 years and still functioning.]]
*'''Megatron''' (Voyager Class, [[2020]])
**''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''WFC-07'''
**''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[December 19]], 2020
**''Accessories:'' "D50-R35 Fusion Cannon," "HPR Telescopic Laserstrike Launcher" (combines to form "NFM Particle Beam Megalauncher"), Pinpointer [[Battle Master]], Lionizer Battle Master, 3 [[Fire Blast effect]]s
{{toydesigner|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

:Promoting the ''Siege'' chapter of the [[Netflix]] [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon]], this ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' redeco of ''Siege'' Megatron slathers the Decepticon leader in an ''extensive'' paint wash coating to represent accumulated grime and battle scars. Aside from the mold's usual weapons, Megatron comes with redecos of ''Siege'' Firedrive into "[[Pinpointer (G1)#Generations|Captive Pinpointer]]" and "[[Lionizer (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Captive Lionizer]]" with the original orange-and-grey color scheme, both with their own respective blast effects. Battle damage aside, Megatron's grey plastic is molded in a darker shade and his black plastic lacks any hints of brown. He also features metallic silver across his front on the silver sections, serving as a base for the battle damage. This Megatron features tighter ankle joints and a weakened snap, allowing for easier posing.

:The unpaintable metallic plastic parts, such as the sword's blades, the upper thighs, and the joints, are prone to [[photodegradation]].

:As with other Netflix series figures, Megatron was exclusive to Walmart in Canada and the United States. Megatron was also available as a Kmart exclusive in Australia.
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[[File:WarForCybertronCenturionDroneWeaponizerPack.jpeg|upright=1.66|thumb|Are you sure it's not an upside-down submarine?]]
*'''Deluxe Centurion Drone''' (Deluxe Class with accessories pack, 2020)
:An accessory of Megatron's Pistol form is available as part of the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' [[Centurion droid#Toys|Deluxe Centurion Drone Weaponizer Pack]]. It also comes with a silencer, but does not include the stock. In Japan, the toy was released as a [[TakaraTomy]] Mall exclusive for ''Earthrise''.<ref name="TT Twitter">{{citesocial|quote=＼フォロワー27 000人突破／新情報2つ目はアースライズシリーズ「センチュリオンドローン＆ウェポナイザー」発売決定しました！予約開始は少し先の予定ですが楽しみしてにお待ち下さい！ #トランスフォーマー #Transformers https://t.co/8DpFsjRCuP|link=https://twitter.com/TF_pr/status/1285098906422931456/|name=Transformers PR|site=Twitter|year=2020|month=07|day=20|(defunct=)}}</ref>

:It should be noted that this is the first ''Generations'' toy to depict his alt mode as a gun, albeit in a non-converting accessory form. It was soon followed by the ''Kingdom'' Core Class toy below.

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[[File:TF-Netflix-WFC-Trilogy-Spoiler-Pack-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Spoiler Pack''' (Leader Unboxing, [[2021]])
**''Accessories:'' "D50-R35 Fusion Cannon," "HPR Telescopic Laserstrike Launcher" (combines to form "NFM Particle Beam Megalauncher"), [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Spoiler|Matrix of Leadership]] bandolier, [[AllSpark#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Allspark]], two Fire Blast effects, [[Play-Doh|compound]]
:Promoting the ''Kingdom'' chapter of the Netflix ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon, Megatron is a minor redeco of the [[#War for Cybertron Trilogy|above]] Netflix ''Siege''-based Megatron, with blue highlights on the "HPR Telescopic Laserstrike Launcher" instead of red, and more accurate chest battle damage (albeit, to his appearance in the ''Siege'' and first half of ''Earthrise'' chapters). His silver paint is also a lighter shade while the other paint applications are a darker shade. The set includes the translucent purple "[[Skelivore#Toys|Fossilizer Skelivore]]", the [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Spoiler|Matrix of Leadership]] on a bandolier, and a compound through which a buyer can dig to reveal two blue "Fire Blast" effects (redecoed from ''Earthrise'' [[Slitherfang#Toys|Slitherfang]] and [[Doublecrosser (Earthrise)#Toys|Doublecrosser]]'s effects parts) and the [[AllSpark#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Allspark]].

:The Matrix bandolier can latch onto his robot mode chest or his tank turret, and the Allspark is compatible with the 3 mm effects part system, featuring a 3 mm port on one face and a shallow 3 mm post of its own on the opposite side. Skelivore can use the C.O.M.B.A.T. System/[[F.O.S.S.I.L. Technology]] to weaponize Megatron, with two official configurations, and their head specifically evoking Megatron's classic [[energon mace]].

:Much like previous Spoiler Packs, this set is in a windowless box designed to look like an ammo crate and features translatable [[Cybertronian language|Ancient Autobot]] inside the box. The lateral side of the package also features artwork of Megatron, reused from the ''Kingdom'' [[:File:Kingdom Golden Disk Megatron returns to pits.jpg|Wave 2 Golden Disk card]]. Compared to the previous [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Spoiler Pack]], the packaging itself uses less cardboard and tape and has two Decepticon-themed quotes as opposed to one Autobot and one Decepticon. The "spoiler" text reads "WITH THE MATRIX IN HAND / I CAN WIN THE ALLSPARK / AND USE IT TO RESHAPE / CYBERTRON IN MY IMAGE" and "TAKE THE MATRIX / MEGATRON THEN THE / ALLSPARK MAY IT HAVE / MERCY ON YOU", quotes from Megatron and Optimus Prime respectively from [[Kingdom episode 4|''Kingdom'' episode 4]], though Megatron's quote in the cartoon lacks "With the Matrix in hand".

:Megatron's renders in the instructions feature the battle damage from the first [[#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Netflix ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' toy]], as opposed to the battle damage on this release. Also, the image showing the completely assembled second official weaponizer configuration in the instructions depicts the included effect parts being plugged onto the ends of the back-mounted cannons to simulate muzzle-flash effects; however, this configuration is impossible with the selected effect part mold types that were included with this set.

:As with other Netflix-series figures, this Spoiler Pack was exclusive to Walmart in Canada and the United States. This set was also available as a Kmart exclusive in Australia and was on [[Hasbro Pulse]] in the US and the UK in limited quantities.
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[[File:Behold Galvatron Megatron.JPG|thumb|200px]]
* '''Behold, Galvatron! Unicron Companion Pack''' (Leader Class, 2022)
:This release of Megatron is as a non-transforming and immobile [[Slug figure|minifigure]], barely 10mm tall, scaled to interact with the immense [[Unicron/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|'War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Unicron]] figure and its clear display base. This was one of a set of 14 minifigures in the "Unicron Companion Pack" that was included with the [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|"reformatting" version of Galvatron]]. The set was [[exclusive]] to [[Hasbro Pulse]].
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==''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''==
[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-E-Voyager-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|What, were you expecting a submarine?]]
*'''Megatron''' (Voyager Class, 2020)
**''Hasbro ID number:'' '''WFC-E38'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''ER-13'''
**''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[January 30]], [[2021]]
**''Accessories:'' Fusion Cannon, tank turret/bladed weapon, tank-filler part/shield
:Released as part of the third and final wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' Voyager Class toys, Megatron is a heavy retool of ''Siege'' Megatron that converts into an Earth-based tank while sharing a mostly identical transformation scheme (and parts, such as the thighs, feet, front of the upper arms, forearms, and various inner parts). Megatron also retains the "battle damage" paint his ''Siege'' figure featured, mostly focused around his legs and tank-body. Unlike the stock render, the rear half of Megatron's shoulders are molded in black plastic. Megatron also features a "D-16" marking on the left side of his tank body, a reference to his Japanese ID number.

:Like the ''Siege'' figure, Megatron's turret also doubles as a melee weapon, though it must be forearm mounted in order to use the blade. The blade can be used as a shield if paired with the sword from the ''Siege'' toy above. To try and reduce his alternate mode's resemblance to a H-tank, he has a [[Partformer|partforming]] piece that is attached between his shins, or onto the bladed weapon. Stock photography for the above ''Generations Selects'' redeco shows the melee weapon can plug into his back as a back-mounted cannon, much like his "G1" cartoon design, and the filler part can be a forearm mounted shield.

:The new tooling to keep his head/neck flap more secure can make pulling his head out while transforming him to robot mode ''very'' difficult; the strain of doing so can cause the ball joint socket to crack, and form stress marks on his cheeks. This can be remedied by pushing the flap up from beneath using the tabs on the filler/shield piece.

:The unpaintable plastic parts, such as the thighs and the joints, are prone to [[photodegradation]].

:Like all ''Earthrise'' toys, Megatron comes with an exclusive piece of a clip-and-save of a larger star map, along with a translucent red decoder. Megatron's piece of the map, aptly, is the labeled location of "[[Cybertron (planet)|CYBERTRON]]".

:The [[energon mace]] accessory was sold separately as part of the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' [[Centurion droid#Toys|Deluxe Centurion Drone]] set above. The mace is intended for ''Earthrise'' Megatron's newly molded hands, so keep caution for a breakage risk if used on ''Siege'' Megatron.
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==''Generations Selects''==
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[[File:Selects-Voyager-CombatMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|After many years, unobtainium has finally become obtainable.]]
*'''Combat Megatron''' (Voyager Class, [[2019]])
**''Series'': '''''War for Cybertron: Siege'''''
**''ID number:'' '''WFC-GS01'''
**''Accessories:'' "D50-R35 Fusion Cannon," "HPR Telescopic Laserstrike Launcher" (combines to form "NFM Particle Beam Megalauncher")
{{toydesigner|[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (detailing), [[Mark Maher]] (deco artist)|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

:"Combat Megatron", a ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' add-on to ''Siege'', is a redeco and new head retool of the above Voyager Class mold in the arctic camouflage deco of the unreleased ''Generation 2'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#CombatHero|Combat Hero figure]]. The figure's new head is based on Megatron's initial "miner" appearance in [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]'', drawing most heavily on [[Marcelo Matere]]'s covers for the series. (Coincidentally or not, the [[#TFSS|last Megatron toy]] based on the same unreleased deco ''also'' used tooling based on IDW Megatron's mining days.)

:Announced at New York [[Toy Fair 2019]], this Megatron was an exclusive debuted at the regular Voyager price through the [[Hasbro Pulse]] website in the U.S. market. Combat Megatron comes in a mostly plain cardboard box with black spray-paint deco in the form of a drippy Autobot symbol, "WAR" spelled out in Cybertronian, and the "War for Cybertron Trilogy" nameplate. While the instructions replaced the ID number and Megatron's name with "Combat Megatron", the CGI renders still depict the original head. Also included is a thank you letter from Hasbro's [[John Warden]].

:Despite being the third ''Generations Selects'' figure to be announced, Combat Megatron came out ahead of [[Ricochet (Headmasters)#Generations|Ricochet]] and [[Swoop (G1)/toys#POTPGS|Red Swoop]].

:This toy was repurposed as [[White Megatron]] in ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]''.
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[[File:TF-Selects-Super-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Why do [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Future|you]] throw your turn away so recklessly?"]]
*'''Super Megatron''' ([[September 26]], [[2020]])
**''Hasbro ID number:'' '''TT-GS09'''
**''Accessories:'' Fusion Cannon/starship nose/tank turret, triple-barrelled cannon
{{toydesigner|[[Ban Magami]] (concept artist)}}

:''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' Super Megatron is an extensive retool of [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Titans Return|''Titans Return'' Voyager Class Galvatron]], with the Titan Master gimmick being removed. The figure is based upon illustrations by [[Ban Magami]] for [[:File:SuperAndUltraMegatron.jpg|Super Megatron and Ultra Megatron]] from ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars]]'' story pages, and is capable of assuming the two robot modes and two alternate modes featured therein. Although not officially a part of the [[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|''War for Cybertron'']] toyline, he has a grand total of 19(!) [[5 mm post|5 mm ports]] distributed throughout his new tooling, making him more than compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]].

:Being faithful to the illustrations it is based upon, the figure has both a "Super Jet Mode" and a triple-barreled "Ultra Tank Mode". The figure comes with his signature fusion cannon, which forms the nose of his gunship mode and the turret of his tank mode. He also has a triple-barreled cannon, which is stored inside the fusion cannon, and can be accessed by unfolding the front of the cannon and opening it up from the bottom. The triple-barreled cannon is detachable from the fusion cannon, and can be wielded by Super Megatron as a handheld weapon if you so choose.

:As mentioned before, the figure also has two robot modes to represent Super Megatron and his upgraded '''Ultra Megatron''' form, which differ in forehead and chest detailing. In service to this, Super Megatron's forehead and chest can be swapped around between his two robot modes. The two robot modes are also distinguished by weapon configuration (the fusion cannon being closed for Super Megatron and open for Ultra Megatron, and Ultra Megatron also featuring the triple-barrelled cannon mounted on his right shoulder) and gunship mode wing arrangement (folded for Super Megatron and unfolded for Ultra Megatron).

:Original to the figure and its [[Super Megatron comic 2|accompanying fiction]], a third robot mode was also designed and given the name '''Ultra Megatron Omega''', formed by taking the figure in its Ultra Megatron robot mode and swapping its face out for a more monstrous one. This new face appears to be an amalgam taking cues from both his [[Megatron (Movie)|live-action film counterpart]]'s mask in ''The Last Knight'', as well as the face of [[Dark Nova]]. If one so wishes, he can take the [[Silver Matrix]] accessory included with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Selects|''Generations Selects'' Star Convoy]] and plug it into this figure's left shoulder to replicate [[:File:Ultra Megatron Omega Selects.jpg|his initial appearance]] upon transforming into this form.

:The ''Selects'' [[God Neptune comic 2|Special Comic promoting God Neptune]] further introduces a ''fourth'' robot mode, '''[[:File:Megatron Omega Perfect Selects.jpg|Megatron Omega: Perfect Form]]''', into which the figure can also be configured. To achieve this, his shoulder pads must be folded back, with the smaller wing pieces angled up at a 45° angle; his chest piece with the insignia, folded forward to partially reveal the tread details; his back wings folded down at a 45° angle; and his Fusion Cannon/triple-barreled cannon should be in tank mode configuration, tabbed into the port on his upper-back, with the triple-barrels facing straight up. His Fusion Cannon barrel halves should then be angled up at 45° angles, to create an "X-wing" shape behind him.

:The aforementioned God Neptune chapter also depicts a third alternate mode for Ultra Megatron Omega, an "[[:File:GS-Ultra-Megatron-Omega-SF-Gun-Turret--Mode.jpg|SF Gun Turret Mode]]". To achieve this mode, Megatron must first be placed into his Super Jet Mode, from there the subsequent steps can be taken in any order. With his waist kept in the same configuration, his legs must be rotated at the thigh, then folded up alongside his torso; his arms must be folded straight down, with the forearms folded forward, so that the figure is now resting on both them and the tank treads on his legs; the chestplate must then be lowered slightly, so that the treads touch the ground; his larger wings should be folded up into the tank mode configuration; and his smaller wings should be folded straight back.

:A feature not mentioned in the instructions is that the lower part of his helmet is attached via a [[C joint]] on the neck, and can be removed to allow easier access to the forehead and face-swapping gimmick. This is particularly helpful, as otherwise there isn't much clearance for it to turn, and the swivel is fairly tight.

:Contrary to popular belief, this figure ''is'' in scale with ''Selects'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Generations Selects|Star Convoy]].

:This toy was released exclusively through [[TakaraTomy Mall]] in Japan and an EB Games exclusive in Australia.

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[[File:TF-Generations-Selects-Voyager-G2-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Voice of Doom sadly not included.]]
*'''Megatron''' (Voyager Class, 2020)
**''Series'': '''''War for Cybertron: Earthrise'''''
**''ID number:'' '''WFC-GS14'''
**''Accessories:'' Fusion Cannon, tank turret/spear, tank-filler part/shield
:A ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Selects]]'' add-on to ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'', this version of Megatron is a redeco of the ''Earthrise'' Voyager Class mold above in the first ''Generation 2'' toy-themed colors.

:Much like most 2020 ''Selects'' products, the toy is only branded as part of the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' and not ''Earthrise''.
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==''War for Cybertron: Kingdom''==
[[File:WFC-Kingdom Core Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Add in a 5mm peg, and you can have Megatron holding Megatron holding Megatron.]]
*'''Megatron''' (Core Class, [[2021]])
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-K13'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''KD EX-06'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[July 31]], 2021
**''Accessories:'' Blaster/Tank Barrel
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (deco artist)}}

:''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' Core Class Megatron is a Legends-sized toy that can interact with Titan Class figures. He takes many cues from his larger ''Earthrise'' toy sculpt-wise, with similar robot and Earth-based tank forms... save for the head, which seems to be based on his ''Masterpiece'' figure. His tank mode lacks any kind of rolling wheels.

:Megatron features his trademark Fusion Cannon, attached with a mushroom joint. He includes a blaster resembling his original pistol alternate mode which forms his (rather unconvincing) tank mode's barrel and has a stacked peg with 3-millimeter and 5-millimeter portions for compatibility with other Core figures as well as larger size classes. As shown in the instructions, but not specifically pointed out as such, the gun can plug into his back to replicate the gun barrel from the G1 figure. Due to the right forearm needing two pieces for the transformation, Megatron ends up having two asymmetrical forearm parts.

:Megatron suffers from a mildly annoying issue regarding his shoulder joints; the hook tabs can barely lock into place, and they can be dislodged if his arms are bent back in robot mode. Fortunately, the shoulder ball-and-socket joints are loose enough (though not to a greater extent) to counter this.
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==''Premium Finish''==
[[File:TF-Premium-Finish-PF-WFC-02-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Why [[#War_for_Cybertron Trilogy|throw]] [[#War_for_Cybertron:_Siege|away]] away your money so recklessly?"]]
*'''Megatron''' (Voyager Class, [[November 27]], 2021)
**''ID number'': '''PF WFC-02'''
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''GE-02'''
**''Accessories'': "D50-R35 Fusion Cannon", "HPR Telescopic Laserstrike Launcher" (combines to form "NFM Particle Beam Megalauncher")
:As part of the second wave of TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers Premium Finish|''Premium Finish'']]'' subline, Megatron is a detailed redeco of the [[#War_for_Cybertron:_Siege|''Siege'']] mold, featuring more paint applications that represent his appearance in [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''Transformers: War for Cybertron: Siege'']] and with the same weapons as the aforementioned mold.

:For some reason, the stock photos depict his shoulders sitting a bit too low, due to them not being fully inserted to the joint.
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==''Collaborative''==
[[File:Collab-toy-Megatron-HISS-Tank.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Megatron opted for the lady because [[Cobra Commander|her boss]] reminds him too much of Starscream [[Chris Latta|for some reason]]...]]
*'''Megatron H.I.S.S. Tank and Baroness''' ([[2022]])
**''Crossover with'': '''''G.I. Joe'''''
**''Accessories'': [[Baroness#Collaborative|Baroness]], backpack, rifle, battle stand, fusion cannon, 2x turret guns, HISS tank rear panel/shield
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shuhei Umezu]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:The tenth figure released in the ''[[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]'' line, "Megatron H.I.S.S. Tank" transforms from an almost 100% accurate [[Cobra]] signature original [[HISS tank|H.I.S.S. tank]] into a roughly Commander Class-sized Megatron. He comes with his traditional fusion cannon accessory and has a swiveling twin turret backpack, whose guns can be lowered down to tilt over Megatron's head or turn left or right. Both turret guns are attached via 5mm pegs and features pegs for [[Fire Blast effect|fire blast effects]]. Megatron's fusion cannon can either mount atop his H.I.S.S. form's turret platform or on the outside of either fist.

:His hips are ratchet joints, but the rest are all simple friction joints, including his lateral thigh swivels, which when combined with the weight of half the vehicle mode hanging off his back means that he's prone to tipping over in certain poses. Megatron's sizeable heel spurs do a lot to alleviate the problem, thankfully. The back plating and rear guard of the H.I.S.S. detaches to form a shield. The back of his fusion cannon is severely truncated to clear the H.I.S.S. parts on his shoulders or the turret gunner in vehicle mode, which looks more than a little silly. Said cannon and shield both attach via fairly shallow 5mm pegs. Due to packaging constraints, most of the H.I.S.S. tank is detached from Megatron in the box, with only the treads and lower part of the cockpit built into the main figure. Megatron is also a considerably warmer gray than depicted in his stock renders.

:The set also includes a new recreated original 3.75" [[Baroness]] figure, with recreations of her accessories as well as a battle stand, who can ride in Megatron's H.I.S.S. mode cockpit or man his turret guns. Rather impressively, Megatron can be transformed entirely without removing the figure from the turret, though the same can't be said for the one in the cockpit.

:Although originally set to release in January 2023, Megatron and The Baroness were spotted at a [[Toys"R"Us]] in [[Taiwan]] in late [[June]] 2022 and was released more widely via online outlets starting in [[October]] of that year.

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==''Legacy''==
[[File:TF-Legacy-Core-Class-G2-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|A worthy opponent for [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Universe (2003)|this guy.]]]]
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:*''Accessories'': Blaster/tank barrel

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Core Class toys, "G2 Universe Megatron" is a [[redeco]] of [[#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' Core Class Megatron]] in the colors of his ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Generation 2|tank incarnation]], and serves as a scaled-down version of the [[#GS14|''Generations Selects'' repaint]] of the Voyager Class ''Earthrise'' mold. Megatron includes the same blaster accessory as the original ''Kingdom'' toy, this time cast in green.

: Megatron was spotted at a [[Toys"R"Us]] in [[Taiwan]] in mid-[[June]] 2022 before any official announcement from Hasbro.

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[[File:TF-Legacy-Miner-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Just a miner retool.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Rise of Tyranny 2-Pack''' (2-pack, 2023) }}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Drill, drill attachment, pickaxe, handle
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Koki Yamada]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[May 16]], [[2023]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPFnqhvXhTs Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Evan Brooks]], [[Ben MacCrae]], and [[Sixo]].</ref>

: Revealed during the [[May 16]]th, 2023 Transformers Fanstream, ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'' "Miner Megatron" is a retool of the ''Siege'' mold to match his younger appearance in the [[2005 IDW continuity]], with a new chest, shoulders, hazard stripes and an [[Alex Milne]]-inspired head. Oddly, this newly molded head is a completely different mold from the ''Generations Selects'' Combat Megatron toy's head, which was also inspired by Megatron's miner design. While his helmet has details from ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]'', the color scheme and molding changes reference his appearance in ''[[Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory]]'' and ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]''. He includes a new pickaxe, drill, and drill mount rather than his fusion cannon and sword. He is capable of attaching the pickaxe head between the drill and mount to create a crossbow-like weapon through Evo-Fusion.

: Some copies of the figure have been reported to have their inner knee joints misassembled—the circular detail above the screw should be towards the back instead of the front. One way to remedy this is to unscrew the knees, pop the pin in the thigh and swap the knee joint. This also has been reported to (somewhat) improve the joint's looseness.<ref>[https://twitter.com/shihshihming1/status/1677047933429239808 @ShihShihMing1's tweet showcasing the issue], 6 July 2023</ref>

: He is included in a "Cybertronian Origins" two-pack with [[Ratbat (G1)/toys#Legacy|Senator Ratbat]].

: Amazon mistakenly mixed up the product IDs for the Rise of Tyranny and Humble Origins two-packs; as a result, customers who pre-ordered this set were actually sent [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#HumbleOrigins|Data Clerk Orion Pax]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#HumbleOrigins|Senator Shockwave]]. This was corrected a few days after the pre-orders started arriving; customers who purchase this set now will receive what they ordered.

::''[https://www.instagram.com/p/CsUU9MpO8M9/ Designer commentary on Miner Megatron from Evan Brooks on Instagram]''
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==Notes==
[[File:SuperAndUltraMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]
*The design of ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' Super Megatron is based on illustrations by [[Ban Magami]] from the ''[[Battlestars]]'' story pages (see right). What made the resulting figure especially faithful to the original illustrations was the fact that Magami created the character designs with a working transformation in mind.<ref>[https://tfsource.com/blog/2020/04/03/countdown-answering-5-big-questions-about-the-generations-selects-super-megatron/ COUNTDOWN: Answering 5 big questions about the Generations Selects Super Megatron at TFSource]</ref> This made it easy for the figure's designers to then use the [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Titans Return|''Titans Return'' Voyager Class Galvatron]] figure as a base for retooling into Super Megatron.

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Megatron (Movie)/merchandise

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The live-action incarnation of Megatron has a lot of merchandise!

==Merchandise==
===''Transformers'' (2007)===
====''Lunchables''====
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*'''TRANSFORMERS Chess Set''' (2007)

: Two identical silver-colored plastic statues of Megatron serve as the [[Chess#Transformers (2007)|Chess Set]]'s Autobot-side King.
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* '''Megatron''' ("Pocket Transformers" toy prize, 2007)

: A sort of "pseudo-figure" of Megatron cast in dark gray plastic, Megatron "transforms" from a flat structure emblazoned with the Decepticon symbol and the word "Transformers" to a robot by folding out. Megatron is represented by stickers decorated with artwork of the character on the top, bottom, and two fold out "arms". Said artwork is based on earlier promotional artwork of Megatron, and thus features a different head than the finalized version. His name is also spelled out across his feet in this mode.

: This mold was also used to create the Lunchables figure for [[Blackout (Movie)#Lunchables|Blackout]] and [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Lunchables|Starscream]]. A similar mold was used to create the Lunchables figure for [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#Lunchables|Optimus]], [[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Lunchables|Ironhide]] and [[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#Lunchables|Bumblebee]], though with the Autobot symbol sculpted in instead of the Decepticon one. Each iteration of this mold was made with a different color of plastic.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/LunchMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Lunchables Megatron at TFU.info]''

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====Cap Candy Company====
[[File:GummyCandyFront.jpg|100px|thumb|"Oh, how hideously (and deliciously) ironic!"]]
*'''Transformers Gummy Candy''' (2006)
:Made by the [[Frankford Candy & Chocolate Company]] at the behest of [[Hasbro]]'s Cap Candy Company unit, this large Megatron-shaped [[Gummy Candy|gummy candy]] was available throughout 2006 to 2007. Also available was an [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|Bumblebee]]-shaped gummy candies.
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====Robot Fighters Game====
*'''Optimus Prime vs. Megatron''' (2007)

:Megatron comes packaged along with Optimus in a toy set that allows both figures to be strapped to their separate bases, and subsequently be controlled by two players, making them punch and kick one another via knobs that can be twisted and turned to make the characters perform different moves. Megatron's body is slightly simplified and features articulation at the shoulders and hip joints. A sort of update on the classic "Rock'em Sock'em Robots" game. The figures can also be separated from the base for fun on the go!

====3D Battle-Card Game====
[[File:3DBattleCard Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*'''Megatron''' (3D Battle-Card, 2007)
**''Card number'': '''20'''

: Megatron is a 53-point "Rare" piece in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]]. Constructed of punch-out pieces from plastic cards, he can be assembled into either his robot mode or alien jet mode. His card construction was reused for the enigmatic [[Sky Lynx (Energon Wars)|Sky Lynx]] card in the game's "Energon Wars" expansion.

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====Battling Robots Bubble Bath====
*'''Megatron''' (2007)
[[File:Megatron bubblebath.jpg|120px|thumb|"This is why I hate merchandising."]]
:Megatron's torso attaches to the bottle of bubble bath. His elbows bend, and his arms have a punching gimmick, to allow him to battle the forces of good. Pushing a lever on either side makes the respective fist punch forward. He's removable, though not as easily held without the bottle below his waist. Like many pieces of Megatron merchandise, this "figure" uses the older head design with blue eyes. The blue eyes are also the only spot of paint on him, unlike the elaborately decoed Prime.
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====Burger King====
*'''Megatron''' Burger King free toy (2007)
:A non-transformable version of Megatron, cast primarily in gray plastic. The toy's entire "gimmick" is that both arms rotate at the shoulder. Due to the strict [[For safety reasons|protocols]] of making a fast food premium, Megatron's sharp and deadly design was forced to be smoothed out. This had the unfortunate effect of making his sculpted details meld together and looking less like a killer robot and more like a melted clay man. The toy ''appears'' to use the earlier head render of Megatron's, but due to the vague detail and paint job, may also not be.

:The toy also comes with a purple plastic Decepticon base and a lenticular motion card with a surprising amount of frames of animation. These two pieces may in fact be the better part of the package.

====Basic Fun====
[[File:2007MovieBasicFunKeychains.jpg|thumb|"Crap, Bonecrusher died....Barricade, get over here."]]
*'''Megatron''' (Figural keychain assortment, 2007)
: Produced by [[Basic Fun]], this keychain is a likeness of Megatron's robot mode with articulated arms, legs, head, waist, and a keyring sticking out of his ass.
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====''Transformers Movie Danglers''====
[[File:Movie Megatron dangler.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|No, that's not his back, that's his actual face.]]
*'''Megatron''' (2007)
:Released by [[Gacha International|Tomy Yujin]] in November 2007<ref name="TomyYujin">[http://www.gachausa.com/transformersdanglers.html Tomy Yujin ''Transformers'' page]</ref> for the [[Danglers Collection]], this toy is a weird plastic [[super deformed]] version of Megatron that pops out his vehicle mode when you squeeze him. This little figurine has a little strap on it so that it can be put on cell phones or portable gaming devices.

:Other than Megatron, there are also versions of [[Brawl (Movie)|Decepticon Devastator]], Bumblebee, Ironhide, Bonecrusher, Jazz, and Optimus Prime.
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====''Robot Replicas''====
[[File:Mov2007-toy RobotReplicas Megatron.JPG|thumb|This is heavy, man!]]
*'''Megatron''' (Robot Replica, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Fusion Cannon
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)}}

:As part of the [[Robot Replicas]] sub-line, this version of Megatron is a non-transforming action figure that hews very close to the movie's CGI model. It features joints similar to the [[Revoltech]] toys, though the elbows only turn from side-to-side, giving him extremely limited arm articulation. His forearms can be replaced with his fusion cannon accessory (or any other arm attachments from other Robot Replicas, which could lead to some fun Frankensteins).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/RRMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Robot Replicas Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:WMTF2007RobotReplicasOpVsMegs.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Megatron vs. Optimus Prime''' (Multi-pack, 2007)

: This [[Walmart]]-exclusive two-pack includes "battle-damaged" redecos of Robot Replicas Megatron and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Optimus Prime]].

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====''Attacktix''====
*'''Battle Masters Megatron and Scorponok''' (Battle Master set, <s>2007</s>)
[[File:Attacktix-MovMegsScorp.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|HADOOOUKEN!]]
:One of the many casualties of the shelving of Hasbro's ''[[Attacktix]]'' line was this Battle Master set featuring Megatron and [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]].

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[[File:Attacktix MovieTransformers Tournament Set.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Because everyone knows Megatron's right-hand man is Bonecrusher, not Starscream.]]
*'''Transformers Tournament Set''' (<s>2007</s>)

: An ''Attacktix'' tournament set featuring unique playing pieces of [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|Bumblebee]], Optimus Prime, Megatron and [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] was at one point scheduled for release. Along with a vast amount of other Attacktix product, it ended being canceled.

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====''Titanium Series''====
[[File:Movie TitaniumRM Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Surf's up! WOOOOO!"]]
*'''Megatron''' (3" Robot Masters, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Movie-style Decepticon sigil display stand
:''[[Titanium Series]]'' Megatron is a die-cast metal and plastic figurine, with an accurate sculpt based on the CG model owing to the fact he doesn't need to transform. Being a figurine, he only has articulation in his shoulders, neck and waist. Megatron comes with a Movie-style Decepticon symbol display stand.
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====''Unleashed''====
[[File:Movie2007 Unleashed Megatron.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (2008)
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)}}

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====Transformers Movie Screen Cleaners====
[[File:Movie Megatron screencleaner.jpg|104px|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (2008)
:Released by Tomy Yujin on January 2008,<ref name="TomyYujin" /> this dangler is a faction logo-shaped screen cleaner for your cell phone, with a stock image of Megatron printed on the other side.
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===''Revenge of the Fallen''===
====Nestlé====
*'''Megatron''' (Surprise Cup, 2009)
: A small figurine based on Megatron in his 2007 movie robot mode, with an attached cord on top to be used as either a keychain or a cellphone dangler, was one of eight possible miniatures that could be found as a freebie in the bottom of each [[Nestlé]] [[Surprise Cup]]. Interestingly, these first started popping up in European ice cream booths around March 2009, a good couple of months before the usual assortment of toys and merchandise for Revenge of the Fallen hit retail shelves.

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====Burger King====
[[File:ROTFtoy-RiseofMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Darn that [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]. ''*yyywaaawwwwwwn*'']]
* '''Rise of Megatron''' (Kids meal toy, 2009)

: Rise of Megatron has a pull-back motor and can "transform" between flying tank and robot modes, both of which are quite inaccurate. The tank mode lacks a cannon, while the robot mode lacks legs for purposes of the toy's own gimmick. Megatron's robot mode torso also looks quite deformed and odd compared to the CG model in the movie, with features such as a round mouth, huge arms, and symmetrical (huge) shoulders.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/BKMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Rise of Megatron at TFU.info]''
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====Transformers Digital Watch====
[[File:ROTF Megatrondigitalwatch.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*'''Megatron Digital Watch''' (2009)

:Made by [[F*A*B Starpoint]], this Megatron-themed digital watch has a nylon velcro strap with a rubber pull tab, a plastic case and chrome bezel, and an LCD display on the face.
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====''Wacky Wobblers''====
[[File:WackyWobblers ROTFMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|He just needs a hug!]]
*'''Megatron''' (2009)

:''[[Wacky Wobblers]]'' Megatron is a {{w|bobblehead}} doll which features details more accurate than any of his mainline toys, especially in the head and feet. However, his right hand, with the "lobster claw" weapon extended, is in an impossible position (compare his right arm with that of the Voyager class toy). Unlike most ''Wacky Wobblers'' bobbleheads, his arms are poseable.
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====Basic Fun====
[[File:TF-ROTF-Basic-Fun-Megatron-Keychain.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Prime must have jammed the keyring up his ass.]]
*'''Articulated keychain''' (2009)

: Produced by [[Basic Fun]], this keychain is a likeness of Megatron's robot mode with articulated arms, legs, head, waist, and a keyring sticking out of his ass.

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====Figure Collection====
[[File:ROTF-Merchandise Figure Collection Megatron.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (2010)
**''Accessories:'' Stand
:The [[Figure Collection]] edition of Megatron is modeled on his [[#Voyager_Class_toys|Voyager class toy]] from the first movie, complete with molded icicles. His wing backpack is a separate piece which must be slotted in after opening the dispenser ball.

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====Missile Mania Board Game====
*'''Megatron'''
: Megatron is one of eight characters featured in the [[Missile Mania]] board game, represented by a small standee adorned with artwork of the character.
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====RPMs - ''Robot Powered Machines''====
[[File:Rotf rpmsbattleseries megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|When he runs people over, they ''know'' it was him!]]
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*'''Autobot Ratchet VS Megatron''' (2009)
**''Series:'' '''Battle Series'''
**''Number:'' '''05 of 08'''
{{toydesigner|[[Alex Androski]] (deco artist)}}

:[[Robot Powered Machines]] Megatron is a non-transforming ''Hot-Wheels''-scale version of his tank-mode. Megatron's robot mode is sculpted on the bottom of the tank, along with his faction symbol and name. He features a rotating tank turret, but the cannon is constructed out of [[for safety reasons|softer materials]], which makes it droop down and look sort of... depressed. This deco was only available in a two-pack with [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys|Ratchet]].

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[[File:ROTFRPMCombatMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Megatron''' (2009)
**''Series:'' '''Combat Series'''
**''Number:'' '''02 of 04'''

:"Combat Series" Megatron is a screen-accurate silver redeco of "Battle Series" Megatron, and features painted tank treads.

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[[File:ROTFRPMBattle2MegatronRetail.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
[[File:ROTFRPMBattle2MegatronCardback.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*'''Jetfire VS Megatron''' (2010)
**''Series:'' '''Battle Series 2'''
**''Number:'' '''05 of 06'''

:This two-pack contains a metallic blue [[redeco]] of ''RPM'' Megatron and a barely altered [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]].

:Unusually, the stock photography on the cardback depicts a Megatron redeco in the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' "Shadow Command" Megatron color scheme. This particular redeco did not in fact see release in any form.

:As part of the final wave of RPMs, Battle Series 2 did not get released through normal retail outlets in the United States, instead showing up for sale first in Canada, Asia and Europe. Later, though, it would show up in the US though [[Toys"R"Us|Toys"R"Us Express]] mall stores and discount chains like Ross and TJ Maxx.

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[[File:ROTFRPMRobotRidersMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Megatron''' (2010)
**''Series:'' '''Robot Riders'''
**''Number:'' '''02 of 03'''

:"Robot Riders" Megatron is a new-mold figure of Megatron's robot mode that is built to roll on wheels. Though officially listed during the run of the ''RPM'' series (on the back of the Asian market release of ''RPM'' "Robot Riders" Sideswipe) and seen at [[Toy Fair 2010]], it never came out in any market.

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[[File:ROTFRPMAllsparkMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*'''Megatron''' (2010)
**''Series:'' '''Allspark'''
**''Number:'' '''03 of 04'''

:A redeco of "Robot Riders" Megatron in blue. While "Allspark" Megatron was officially listed during the run of the ''RPM'' series (on the back of the Asian market release of ''RPM'' "Allspark" Starscream), the only image of it was revealed by a downloadable poster on the official Transformers website of Turkey.

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====McDonald's====
[[File:Revenge_of_the_Fallen_McDonalds_Megatron.jpg‎|right|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (Happy Meal, 2010)
**''Accessories:'' missile

:Part of the 2010 [[McDonald's]] Revenge of the Fallen promotion, Megatron does not transform but fires a projectile instead. Megatron does not feature [[light-piping]] but has 6 points of articulation! He was only available during week 2 of the promotion, and came with an instruction sheet that doubles as an ad for [[McWorld]], featuring an exclusive code for the website.

===''Robot Heroes''===
[[File:Robot Heroes Ratchet vs Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Adorable head crushing!]]
*'''Autobot Ratchet & Megatron''' (Two-pack, 2007)
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (concept artist)}}

:The first ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' toy of Megatron was available packed with [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Robot Heroes|Autobot Ratchet]]. Like many ''Robot Heroes'', he is grinning from ear to ear, and in a squatty pose. Notably, his hands are simplified into three fingered claws, and his head is a cute version of the original (and replaced) design. His articulation is the standard shoulders and neck. The toy is colored much like the Leader Class version of the character.

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*'''Megatron''' (Single-pack, 2008)

: In some countries outside of North America, this Megatron was released individually in a blindpack with no notable changes.

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*'''The Final Battle''' (Multi-pack, 2008)
[[File:Robotheroesfinalbattle.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Shiny!]]
:Sold exclusively in Walmart stores, "Megatron with Metallic Finish" is a repaint of the first ''Robot Heroes'' toy. Sold with redecoed [[Jazz (Movie)#RHFinalBattle|Autobot Jazz]], [[Blackout (Movie)#RHFinalBattle|Blackout]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#RHFinalBattle|Optimus Prime]], and [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#RHFinalBattle|Ratchet]], no molding was changed on this toy. However, the figure boasts a metallic finish, making the toy a vibrant silver with painted bronze highlights for greater film accuracy.

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*'''Battle Jazz & Megatron''' (Two-pack, 2008)
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (concept artist)}}

[[File:Robotheroesjazzmegatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|PRIIIIIIME!]]
:The second mold, sharing no parts with the first release. His right arm has transformed into the [[Mace (weapon)|flail]], and he's posed just after slamming it into the ground (with impact "explosion" molded in). The head is the "final" head design, but the toy has many outbursts of blue, either to make a more exciting deco or evoke him being "recently thawed". Sadly, he is only articulated at the neck and LEFT shoulder, denying the world adorable flail bonking. He was packaged with [[Jazz (Movie)#RHBattle|Battle Jazz]].

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*'''Autobot Skids & Megatron''' (Two-pack, 2009)
[[File:RobotHeroes SkidsMegatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"I've talked things over with my new homie Meggy, and he says he won't be shootin' any of us! Will you, Meggy?"]]
{{toydesigner |[[Marcelo Matere]] (concept artist)}}
:The third Megatron mold, based on his ''Revenge of the Fallen'' body and colored a darker gray than the previous ones. He is sculpted with his [[fusion cannon]] deployed and has the usual shoulder articulation. This time, Megatron came in a two-pack with [[Skids (ROTF)#Robot Heroes|Skids]].

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[[File:Robotheroesmegatronfallenprimejetfireironhide.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Say hello to my GIGANTIC-ASS friend!]]
*'''Battle of the Fallen''' (Multi-pack, 2009)
{{toydesigner|[[Marcelo Matere]] (concept artist)}}
:This ''Robot Heroes'' box set of figures comes with [[The Fallen/toys#Robot Heroes|The Fallen]], Megatron in tank mode, [[Jetfire (Movie)#Robot Heroes|Jetpower]] [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#RHBattleFallen|Optimus Prime]], and [[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#RHBattleFallen|Ironhide]] in truck mode. Megatron has no articulation.

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[[File:RobotHeroes BattlefortheAllspark.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Trapped forever in a specific time and place, Megatron punches the ground in frustration.]]
*'''Battle for the AllSpark''' (Multi-pack, 2009)
:A redeco of the second ''Robot Heroes'' mold is included in this set representing the battle of [[Mission City]] along with [[Brawl (Movie)#RHBattleAllSpark|Brawl]], [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#RHBattleAllSpark|Ratchet]], [[Sam Witwicky#Robot Heroes|Sam Witwicky]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#RHBattleAllSpark|Optimus Prime]] in truck mode, [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#RHBattleAllSpark|Starscream]] in fighter mode and [[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#RHBattleAllSpark|Bumblebee]] in car mode.

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[[File:Chromia and megs robot heroes.jpg‎|thumb|upright=1.66|"So... ummm... you seeing anyone?"]]
*'''Chromia & Megatron''' (Two-pack, 2009)
{{toydesigner|[[Marcelo Matere]] (concept artist)}}
:Part of the third wave of ''Revenge of the Fallen Robot Heroes'', this figurine of Megatron depicts him in mid-transformation between robot and tank modes, which is based on an unused concept art. He has articulation at the neck, shoulders, and waist. "[[Chromia (ROTF)#Robot Heroes|Chromia]]" comes packaged with him. Humorously, his Leader Class figure can achieve this "mode".

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[[File:ROTF Robot Heroes Board Game.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
*'''Robot Heroes Game: Optimus Prime vs. Megatron''' (Two-pack, 2009)
:This ''Robot Heroes''-inspired board game comes with a redeco of the first ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Megatron mold alongside a redecoed [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#RHGame|Optimus Prime]].
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===''Speed Stars''===
====''Mini-Vehicles''====
[[File:SpeedStars BattleSeries JetfireVSMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|After being freed from the ice and the Laurentian Abyss, Megatron faced the ultimate prison: a toy of his alt-mode.]]
*'''Megatron VS Jetfire''' (2010)
**''Series:'' '''Battle Series 2'''
**''Number:'' '''05 of 06'''

: While Battle Series 2 of [[Robot Powered Machines]] wasn't widely released in the US, it became part of the follow-up line ''[[Speed Stars]]'' instead. The Jetfire vs. Megatron set contains various differences from the RPM release, however, such as less paint details.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/SpeedStarsMegatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Speed Stars'' Megatron at TFU.info]''
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[[File:SpeedStarsRobotRiderMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Megatron has gone Transmetal!]]
*'''Megatron''' (2010)
**''Series:'' '''Robot Riders'''
**''Number:'' '''02 of 03'''

:''Speed Stars'' "Robot Riders" Megatron is a metallic bronze and purple redeco of the new-mold robot mode figure originally planned for release in the ''RPM'' line. Though officially listed on the back of the ''Speed Stars'' "Robot Riders" Sideswipe and seen on a digital poster on the ''Speed Stars'' website, it never came out in any market.

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*'''Megatron''' (2010)
**''Series:'' '''Road Assault'''
**''Number:'' '''03 of 03'''

:"Road Assault" Megatron was listed on the back of ''Speed Stars'' "Road Assault" Starscream, but was never depicted anywhere. Since the rest of the Road Assault Series was based on the cancelled ''RPM'' "Allspark Series", it's likely that it was to have been a redeco of the "Robot Riders" mold.

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====''Stealth Force''====
[[File:SpeedStars-toy StealthForce Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|So... what's so stealthy about the spiky flying space tank again?]]
*'''Megatron''' (Deluxe, 2010)
**''Accessories:'' Missile

: Part of the "Stealth Force" subline, this Megatron also has no robot mode, but makes up for it with a number of hidden weapons that flip out of his tank mode at the press of a button. His tank turret can fire a missile, while all the hidden weapons are non-firing.

:While not having a robot mode, this is the only toy in the Stealth Force line to have a robot head. Strangely, the head sculpt used on the front of his tank mode is the same sculpt used for the [[Robot Replicas]] release of Megatron.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/SFMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Stealth Force Megatron at TFU.info]''

===Burger King===
[[File:Burger King DOTM Flip-Out Megatron.jpg|thumb|[[#SS54|Foreshadowing...]]]]
*'''Flip-Out Megatron''' (2011)
:Part of the 2011 [[Burger King]] ''Dark of the Moon'' promotion, Megatron is a simple figure with [[Super_deformed|bobble-head-like]] proportions. The entirety of his body flips out of his enormous head when it is opened. A similar gimmick is present in all the toys part of this promotion. Interestingly, his head is a fairly accurate depiction of his 2007 head, while the body is based on his ''Revenge of the Fallen'' design. Pushing the button on his chest plays the classic transformation sound. There is an on/off switch on his back.
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===''Thrilling 30''===
*'''Megatron''' (Collectible Figurine, 2014)
**''Series / Number:'' '''1 / #12'''
**''Accessories:'' Collector's base
:A super-deformed Megatron 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 Megatron figurine was also available in a 5-pack alongside [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#Thrilling 30|Optimus Prime]], [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Thrilling 30|Ratchet]], [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Thrilling 30|Starscream]] and [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)#Thrilling 30|Sentinel Prime]].
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===''Tiny Titans''===
*'''Megatron''' (Tiny Titans, 2015)
**''Series'': '''4'''
**''Number'': '''9/12'''
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===Prime 1 Studio===
====''Museum Masterline''====
[[File:TF-ROTF-P1S-Museum-Masterline-MMTFM-01-Megatron.jpeg|upright=1.11|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (May 2014)
**''Movie:'' '''''Revenge of the Fallen'''''
**''ID number:'' '''MMTFM-01''' / '''01S''' (exclusive)
**''Accessories'': Base, fusion cannon, death-lock pincer, Matrix of Leadership (exclusive)

:The very first release of the ''Museum Masterline'' series, [[Prime 1 Studio]] produced a massive, 60cm tall (80cm if attached to the base) non-transforming polystone sculpture of Megatron in his ''Revenge of the Fallen'' body with light-up LED eyes.

:He comes with two interchangeable right arms besides the regular arm: one is transformed into his fusion cannon, and the other is in the form of his death-lock pincer. An exclusive version also comes with a replica of the [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Prime 1 Studio|Matrix of Leadership]] as seen in the movie.

:As with all Prime 1 Studio statues, Megatron had a limited release. It had three different releases: the Sideshow Edition has 500 pieces, the Asia Edition has 300, and the Japan Edition has an extremely limited amount of 150 pieces.

:This statue's head is interchangeable with Megatron's ''Premium Bust'' heads below.

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[[File:TF-AOE-P1S-Museum-Masterline-MMTFM-09-Galvatron.jpeg|upright=1.11|thumb|NOTE: Cannot reattach to self when broken into pieces.]]
*'''Galvatron''' (May 2016)
**''Movie:'' '''''Age of Extinction'''''
**''ID number:'' '''MMTFM-09''' /'''09EX''' (exclusive)
**''Accessories'': Base, cannon, Megatron's head (exclusive)

:A statue based on Megatron's alternate identity from ''Age of Extinction''. It features LED lights on his eyes and chest. His base has the movie's logo engraved on it.

[[File:Prime 1 Studio Museum Megatron Head.jpg|120px|left|thumb]]

:Like the one above, this statue features an interchangeable right arm that can be replaced by a cannon. The exclusive version also comes with the decapitated head of Megatron as seen in the fourth movie.

:This statue's head is interchangeable with Galvatron's ''Premium Bust'' heads below. The standard version was limited to 1000 pieces while the exclusive version was limited to 888 pieces.

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[[File:TF-AOE-P1S-Museum-Masterline-MMTFM-09GL-Galvatron-Gold-Edition.jpeg|upright=1.11|thumb|Imagine the horrors of mixing both Electrum and Transformium.]]
*'''Galvatron Gold Version''' (May 2017)
**''Movie:'' '''''Age of Extinction'''''
**''ID number:'' '''MMTFM-09GL'''
**''Accessories'': Base, cannon

:A gold redeco of the Galvatron statue meant to represent him being coated in [[electrum]].

:This statue was limited to 250 pieces.

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[[File:TF-TLK-P1S-Museum-Masterline-MMTFM-17-Megatron.jpeg|upright=1.11|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (June 2018)
**''Movie:'' '''''The Last Knight'''''
**''ID number:'' '''MMTFM-17''' / '''17EX''' (exclusive)
**''Accessories'': Base, shield, alternate head, masked head (exclusive)

:This version of Megatron is based on his ''The Last Knight'' appearance and features lights on his eyes and base.

:He comes with a cannon permanently attached to his right arm and a sword to his left hand. For accessories, he comes with two heads, one with his mouth opened and the other closed, and a shield that can be attached to his left arm or back. The exclusive version also comes with a masked head.

:The standard version is limited to 500 pieces while the exclusive version is limited to 300 pieces.

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[[File:Prime 1 Studio Museum Megatron DOTM.jpg|upright=1.11|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (2022)
**''Movie:'' '''''Dark of the Moon'''''
**''ID number:'' '''MMTFM-29''' / '''29EXS''' (exclusive)
**''Accessories'': Base, fabric cape, 2 alternate right arms with shotgun, 3 Lensmeter Decepticons (standard), 6 Lensmeter Decepticons (exclusive), Igor (exclusive)

:This monstrous ''Museum Masterline'' Megatron is based on his ''Dark of the Moon'' appearance and also features LED lights on his eyes.

:He comes with an adjustable fabric cape, as well as two interchangeable right arms besides his regular arm: one holding his shotgun downwards and the other pointing the shotgun upwards. He also comes accompanied by three [[Lensmeter Decepticon#Prime 1 Studio|Lensmeter Decepticons]]. The exclusive version also comes with [[Igor#Prime 1 Studio|Igor]] and three additional Lensmeter Decepticons, coming with six in total.
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[[File:Prime 1 Studio Museum Masterline 2007 Megatron.jpg|upright=1.11|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (2024?)
**''Movie:'' '''''Transformers'''''
**''ID number:'' '''MMTFM-34''' / '''34DXS''' (Deluxe) / '''34UTS''' (Ultimate)
**''Accessories'': Base, fusion cannon (DXS, UTS), flail (DXS, UTS), alternate left arm (DXS, UTS), alternate head (DXS, UTS), Jazz's corpse (Ultimate)

:This Megatron statue is based on his 2007 design and again features LED lights in his eyes. His display base is based on his scene in Hoover Dam.

:The "Deluxe Bonus Version" comes with three additional swappable arms: a fusion cannon right arm, a flail right arm, and differently posed left arm. Also included is an alternate head with LED-lit eyes based on an early concept design.

:The "Ultimate Bonus Version" comes with all the above and additionally includes the upper half of [[Jazz (Movie)#P1SMegatron|Jazz]]'s corpse following his death at Megatron's hands. Amusingly, he is misnamed as Sideswipe in the official product description.

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====''Premium Bust''====
[[File:Prime 1 Studio Bust Megatron ROTF.jpg|upright=1.11|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (2014)
**''Movie:'' '''''Revenge of the Fallen'''''
**''ID number:'' '''PBTFM-01'''

:''Premium Bust'' Megatron is a highly detailed sculpture of his head and torso attached to a base. It's based on his ''Revenge of the Fallen'' body and features light-up eyes.

:This bust's head is compatible with Megatron's first ''Museum Masterline'' statue above, though you'd probably not notice any difference.

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[[File:Prime 1 Studio Bust Megatron Final Battle.jpg|upright=1.11|thumb]]
*'''Megatron Final Battle''' (2014)
**''Movie:'' '''''Revenge of the Fallen'''''
**''ID number:'' '''PBTFM-01FB'''

:This version of ''Premium Bust'' Megatron features heavy battle damages accurate to the end of the second movie.

:Thanks to its compatibility with his ''Museum Masterline'' counterpart, you could have a full-body Megatron with a battle damaged head if you'd like.

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[[File:Prime 1 Studio Bust Megatron Gold.jpg|upright=1.11|thumb]]
*'''Megatron Gold Version''' (2014)
**''Movie:'' '''''Revenge of the Fallen'''''
**''ID number:'' '''PBTFM-01GD'''

:This version of ''Premium Bust'' Megatron is covered in gold! Someone please put this head on the full-body statue.

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[[File:Prime 1 Studio Bust Galvatron Standard.jpg|upright=1.11|thumb]]
*'''Galvatron''' (2016)
**''Movie:'' '''''Age of Extinction'''''
**''ID number:'' '''PBTFM-10'''

:''Premium Bust'' Galvatron is a highly detailed sculpture of his head and torso attached to a base. It's based on his ''Age of Extinction'' body and features light-up eyes.

:This bust's head is compatible with Galvatron's ''Museum Masterline'' statue above. It was limited to 500 pieces.

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[[File:Prime 1 Studio Bust Galvatron Damage.jpg|upright=1.11|thumb]]
*'''Galvatron Damage Version''' (2017)
**''Movie:'' '''''Age of Extinction'''''
**''ID number:'' '''PBTFM-10D'''

:This version of ''Premium Bust'' Galvatron features lots of small battle damages and a weathered deco.

:This bust was limited to only 50 pieces.

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[[File:Prime 1 Studio Bust Galvatron Gold.jpg|upright=1.11|thumb]]
*'''Galvatron Gold Version''' (2017)
**''Movie:'' '''''Age of Extinction'''''
**''ID number:'' '''PBTFM-10GL'''

:This ''Premium Bust'' Galvatron is yet another sculpture covered in gold! Because that stuff is what you actually need in order to buy these things.

:This bust was limited to 300 pieces.

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====''Age of Time''====
[[File:Prime1StudioSuperiorMegatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Superior Megatron''' (<s>201?</s>)

:''Age of Time'' Superior Megatron was designed to be the "ultimate amalgamation" between movie and [[Megatron (G1)|G1 Megatrons]], specifically taking cues from Megatron's appearance in ''Revenge of the Fallen''.

:For reasons unknown, this figure was silently canceled.

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===RCM Media===
[[File:TF-TLK-RCM-Media-figurine-topper-ad.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (Figurine Toppers, 2017)

:Manufactured by RCM Media, this Megatron figurine topper is molded in a charging stance.

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*'''Figurine Play Set''' (Universal Studios exclusive 4-pack, 2017)

:The Megatron topper is once again released as a Universal Studios exclusive 4-pack with the equally unchanged Bumblebee, Optimus, & Sqweeks.

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===Cinema City===
[[File:TF-TLK-Cinema-City-Megatron-Topper.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (Figurine Toppers, 2017)
:Released only in Russian theaters, this Megatron figurine is a different mold.
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===Threezero===
*'''Megatron''' (Premium Scale, 2017)
**''Accessories:'' TBA

:[[3A]] Megatron is a high-end figure based on his ''Dark of the Moon'' design.
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*'''Megatron''' (Premium Scale, 2019)
**''Accessories:'' TBA

:This version of Megatron is based on his ''The Last Knight'' design.

:The Deluxe Edition version of this figure includes an extra shield as accessory.
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*'''Megatron''' (DLX Scale, Q3 2023)
**''Accessories:'' four pairs of hands, base, stand

:A deluxe scale, less higher-end Megatron in his ''Revenge of the Fallen'' body with all the poseability and detail of the premium scale entries before him.
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===''Bumblebee''===
====McDonald's====
[[File:2018-McD-Authentics-Bumblebee-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.22|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (Happy Meal Toy, 2018)
:Released as part of the [[McDonald's]] June 2018 Happy Meal Toys along with [[My Little Pony]], this [[super deformed]] Megatron is a rerelease of the [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#McDonald's|''Authentics'' figure]], but under ''Bumblebee'' branding. He has a wind-up walking [[gimmick]].
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===Killerbody===
*'''Megatron''' (High-end Baby Figurine, 2022?)
**''Accessories'': Cape, stand

:Released by [[Killerbody]], this non-converting super deformed Megatron is based on his ''Dark of the Moon'' design and features light-up LED eyes. He comes with a removable cape and carries his shotgun attached to his back.

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[[File:Killerbodymegatronhelmet.jpg|upright=1.30|thumb|]]
*'''Megatron''' (Helmet, 2022)

:This highly detailed, extremely movie-accurate ''Dark of the Moon'' Megatron helmet features light-up eyes and voice commands.

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[[File:Killerbodymegatronstand.jpg|upright=1.30|thumb|]]
*'''Megatron''' (Stand, 2023)

:This highly detailed, extremely movie-accurate ''Dark of the Moon'' Megatron neck stump features a Bluetooth speaker!
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==References==
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[[Category:Age of Extinction Decepticons]]
[[Category:Attacktix]]
[[Category:Bumblebee Decepticons]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon Decepticons]]
[[Category:McDonald's exclusives]]
[[Category:Movie Decepticons]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Decepticons]]
[[Category:Robot Heroes]]
[[Category:The Last Knight Decepticons]]
[[Category:Titanium Series]]
[[Category:Transformers (2010) Decepticons]]

File:Revenge of the Fallen McDonalds Megatron.jpg

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[[Megatron (Movie)]] happy meal toy from 2010.

Zap (G.I. Joe)

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{{disambig3.5|the human member of G.I. Joe|the Transformer who vanished during the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]|Zap (G1)|Carzap|various Transformers with similar names}}
:''Zap is a [[human]] from the [[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Zap shortfuze and shooter die.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Zap zapped.]]

'''Zap''' is a member of the [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] team.

==Fiction==
===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Zap was one of several Joes who confronted [[Cobra Commander]] and the [[Baroness]] when they attempted to flee the [[Koh-Buru-Lah]] base. He was gunned down mercilessly. {{storylink|The Golden Boys}}

==Notes==
*Though he was quickly overshadowed in his role as the Joes' bazooka soldier by, well, [[Bazooka (G.I. Joe)|Bazooka]], Zap did appear in the [[Sunbow Productions|Sunbow]] cartoon, where he was voiced by [[Buster Jones]].

==External links==
*[http://www.yojoe.com/action/82/zap.shtml Zap at YoJoe.com]
*[https://gijoe.fandom.com/wiki/Zap Zap at Joepedia]

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Lift-Ticket (G.I. Joe)

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{{disambig2|the ''G.I. Joe'' human|the ''Diaclone'' mech|Lift-Ticket (Diaclone)}}

:''Lift-Ticket is a member of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] from the [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Lift-Ticket.jpg|thumb|120px|No one likes sarcasm, Lift-Ticket.]]

Although he originally enlisted for the sake of getting out of his home town, '''Lift-Ticket''' scored so highly on the aptitude tests that he was promptly sent off to flight school, wherein he trained on rotary-wing aircraft. This was fortunate for his fellow [[G.I. Joe (team)|Joes]], as Lift-Ticket has the skill, gumption, and finesse to get the job done no matter how difficult the mission at hand.

Typically pilots the team's [[Tomahawk (G.I. Joe)|Tomahawk]] aircraft, but is handy with anything airborne.

==Fiction==
===''G.I. Joe and the Transformers''===
After [[Power Station Alpha]] was hijacked, Lift-Ticket was one of several Joes ordered to intercept the facility. In a demonstration of both his skill and the illogic of using [[Rattler]] aircraft as fighters, he succeeded in shooting one down with the chin gun of his transport helicopter. {{storylink|Power Struggle}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
After G.I. Joe met with representatives from the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and found them to be enemies of the Earth, Lift-Ticket was among the operatives sent to the metal sphere to invade it. {{storylink|I Saw Three Ships}} The Joes eventually found that some of the natives were sympathetic to their cause, and that they had a common enemy in the Decepticons. The Joes took up residence within [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], the Autobots' mobile city. The city soon came under siege when both the Decepticon [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and the rogue Autobot [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] came stomping about. In order to infiltrate the innards of Fortress Maximus, [[Tunnel Rat]] had Lift-Ticket fly him up to the titan's face, and then parachuted out of his helicopter. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
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==Notes==
*Lift-Ticket has been voiced by Transformers alumni [[Michael Bell]] in ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'', [[Roger Craig Smith]] in '' G.I. Joe The Rise Of Cobra The Game'' and by [[Charlie Schlatter]] in ''G.I. Joe: Renegades.''

==External links==
*[http://www.yojoe.com/action/86/liftticket.shtml Lift-Ticket @ YoJoe.com]
*{{i|Lift-Ticket}} at the IDW Hasbro Wiki
*[https://gijoe.fandom.com/wiki/Lift-Ticket Lift-Ticket at Joepedia]

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G.I. Joe (team)

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{{disambig2|the fictional counter-terrorist team|the real-world Hasbro franchise|G.I. Joe (franchise)}}

[[File:GIJoe GroupShot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|G.I. Joe is the code-name for an elite group of heavily armed mercenaries. Eager to murder the enemy, regardless of the cost in innocent lives.]]

'''G.I. Joe''' is the code-name for [[United States of America|America]]'s daring, highly trained special mission force! Its purpose: to defend [[human]] freedom against [[Cobra]], a ruthless terrorist organization determined to rule [[Earth|the world]]!

It has been known to ally itself with the [[Autobot]]s, just as Cobra tends to ally with the [[Decepticon]]s.

The team is named after their founder and executive officer, [[Joe Colton]].

==Fiction==
{{groupstub|Adding storylinks to the DW and DD sections}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:JoeTF1.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"We have [[to sell toys#Death|our orders]] from Hasbro!"]]

G.I. Joe was assigned to protect [[Power Station Alpha]], the world's first mobile solar/nuclear power station. As they blockaded the plant from [[Cobra]] and hippies, the [[Decepticon]]s struck, [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] implanting a [[cerebro-shell]] on [[Anthony Duranti]] to have him distract the [[Autobot]]s. The ruse worked and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] rushed into action to save the boy. Caught off-guard by the Autobot, G.I. Joe opened fire on him, blowing him to pieces. A furious [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] then arrived {{storylink|Blood on the Tracks}} whom G.I. Joe quickly came to (futile) blows with before the [[combiner]] was called away. After Station Alpha flew away, the Joes gave chase, engaging their foes in an aerial battle before Cobra attacked a nearby passenger ship, forcing the Joes to save the civilians. {{storylink|Power Struggle}}

One of the rescued, industrialist [[G.B. Blackrock]] told the Joes about the true nature of the Autobots and Decepticons and what fools they'd been for attacking Bumblebee before he got to work fixing him. The Joes later sent a force to the [[Ark (G1)|''Ark'']], {{storylink|Ashes, Ashes...}} arriving in time to cower inside the ship when the Decepticon/Cobra alliance attacked with Station Alpha before the Decepticons decided that that their alliance had served its purpose. Along with Cobra and the Autobots, the Joes destroyed Station Alpha. After the villains fled, [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] told G.I. Joe to go away and not bother the Autobots. {{storylink|...All Fall Down!}}

Members involved in this mission included [[Ace]], [[Beachhead]], [[Crankcase (G.I. Joe)|Crankcase]], [[Dial-Tone]], [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|General Hawk]], [[Lady Jaye]], [[Lift-Ticket (G.I. Joe)|Lift-Ticket]], [[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]], [[Mutt (G.I. Joe)|Mutt]] & [[Junkyard (G.I. Joe)|Junkyard]], [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]], [[Scarlett]], [[Sgt. Slaughter]], [[Slip-Stream]], [[Snake-Eyes]], and [[Wild Bill]].

{{note|This crossover did not occur in the UK continuity. Instead, that series later crossed over with the [[Action Force (comic)|''Action Force'' comic]].}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:NinjaForce.jpg|upright=1.55|thumb|The ''Joe'' comics, of course, were ''far'' more realistic than the cartoon.]]

After incidents in previous issues of G. I. Joe led [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] to believe that there was another Cybertronian on the planet, he flew to investigate and wound up confronting Cobra; in the aftermath, he bargained with Cobra for a new body in exchange for a quantity of Cybertronian technology. Megatron joined with Cobra when they retreated to their new headquarters, a small town under Cobra's control, but his refusal to remain in tank mode blew their cover as the G.I. Joe team spotted his movements and reported them back to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], who dispatched a rather mismatched team of Autobots to assist the Joes in their efforts against Cobra. In a rather costly series of skirmishes, the Joe team and the Autobots liberated the town, rescued a scientist who Megatron took hostage, recovered a Joe who had gone undercover, and prevented Cobra from obtaining the promised technology. Unfortunately, Megatron escaped, leaving the Joe team and a lone Autobot left to guard the planet against Megatron's next moves. {{storylink|Unfoldings!}} {{storylink|Realignments}} {{storylink|Goin' South}} {{storylink|Sucker Punch}} {{storylink|Final Transformations}} {{storylink|All or Nothing!}}

Members involved in this mission included [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]], [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|General Hawk]], [[Scarlett]], [[Snake-Eyes]], and [[Wild Bill]].

Later, the Decepticons launched an all-out assault on the Earth. With [[Washington, D.C.]] turned into a smouldering ruin, the task of salvaging the [[United States military]]'s counter-offensive fell to Hawk and G.I. Joe. They were not optimistic about how it was going. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}}

Known members involved were Hawk and Flint, but we can assume others were as well.

===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
G.I. Joe was formed in the early 1990s to combat the rising threat of Cobra. When a 1996 mission went sour, Joe member [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|D.R. Faireborn]] and his daughter [[Marissa Faireborn|Marissa]] were saved by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], beginning an odd "relationship" between Prime and Marissa that persisted for years. {{storylink|Generation 1 cartoon timeline (Japan)|2007 TakaraTomy Transformers timeline}}

===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
[[File:Transformers GI Joe 5 Duke.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.85|The war was a dark time.]]

In 1938, Europe was overrun by the combined forces of the [[Decepticon]]s and [[Cobra]]. G.I. Joe was formed to combat them and were led to their [[Terrordrome]] in the [[Fera Islands]] by a map carved out of the [[USS Hama]]'s hull by treacherous Cobra operatives. While engaging Cobra troops commanded by [[Storm Shadow]], the Joes encountered the [[Autobot]]s, who soon repaired and revived themselves. The Joes soon found themselves under fire from a squadron of [[Rattler]]s and [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] led by [[Wild Weasel]], but these were driven back by Lady Jaye and the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]].

While the Cobra aircraft were driven off, they left behind paratroopers and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]. The Joes managed to defeat the troops, and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and Scarlett destroyed Rumble, but [[Zartan]] managed to murder and replace Breaker in the confusion. He was quickly discovered, but not before he allowed [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] to capture Flint.

Storm Shadow left the main Cobra force to engage in a deadly duel with his sword-brother Snake-Eyes, now a member of G.I. Joe. Despite the intervention of [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], Snake-Eyes defeated Storm Shadow, who was then eaten by a shark.

Soon, Cobra prepared to defend the town of [[Torhavn]] against the approaching Autobots and Joes, using slaves as human shields. Another Cobra air attack was foiled by Lady Jaye and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]; soon afterwards, Lady Jaye defeated [[Major Bludd]] and the [[Dreadnok]]s. Meanwhile, a small Joe strike force infiltrated the Terrordrome, destroying [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] in the process.

As the Joes, Autobots, and an Allied fleet neared, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] destroyed Superion and a number of ships, damaging himself severely in the process. But despite heavy losses, the Autobots soldiered on.

[[Destro]] and the [[Baroness]] took advantage of the chaos to unleash their monstrous creation [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] upon both sides—but not before slaying their co-conspirator, Starscream. Bruticus' attack crippled Cobra Commander, allowing the Baroness to execute him with Megatron's pistol form. Her victory was short-lived—before the Commander's body could cool, she and Destro were arrested by Scarlett and Snake-Eyes. As the metal monster tore through the Autobots, Snake-Eyes took the Matrix from the Commander's corpse and destroyed it, killing the Autobots, Decepticons, and Bruticus and ending the threat of Cobra.

[[File:DW GIJoe Issue7 1.jpg|thumb|'''USA! USA! USA! USA!''']]

Members involved in this mission included [[Beachhead]], [[Breaker (G.I. Joe)|Breaker]], [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]], [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]], [[Grunt]], [[Lady Jaye]], [[Leatherneck]], [[Lifeline (G.I. Joe)|Lifeline]], [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]], [[Scarlett]], [[Snake-Eyes]], and [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]].

Some 45 years after the conquest of Europe, Cobra rose again, and G.I. Joe returned to combat it. Headquartered in the [[Pit (G.I. Joe)|Pit]], G.I. Joe was led by Duke, a veteran of the last Cobra war. In 1985, a G.I. Joe team led by Flint attacked a Cobra shipping facility. While the facility was largely destroyed, [[Destro]] and [[Scrap-Iron]] managed to escape via [[Flight Pod|Trouble Bubble]], an act that led to Flint being reprimanded. Soon afterwards, the Joes detected the crash of an [[Autobot]] shuttlecraft near [[Portland]]. Flint was sent to retrieve it with a team of rookies, and he managed to repel a Cobra strike team and recover an unconscious [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]. Hours later, the team was briefed by Duke, Stalker, and Scarlett on the threat posed by the [[Transformer]]s.

Members involved in this mission included [[Airtight]], [[Alpine]], [[Barbecue]], [[Bazooka (G.I. Joe)|Bazooka]], [[Blowtorch]], [[Clutch (G.I. Joe)|Clutch]], [[Cover Girl]], [[Doc (G.I. Joe)|Doc]], [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]], [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]], [[Grand Slam (G.I. Joe)|Grand Slam]], [[Gung-Ho]], [[Mutt (G.I. Joe)|Mutt]] & [[Junkyard (G.I. Joe)|Junkyard]], [[Quick Kick]], [[Rock 'n Roll]], [[Scarlett]], [[Shipwreck]], [[Snake-Eyes]], [[Spirit]], [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]], and [[Wild Bill]].
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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
After Cobra discovered the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and turned the Transformers within it into remote-controlled war machines, the G.I. Joe team was formed to oppose them. (The team was modelled on a 1970s group, the [[Adventure Team]])

Members involved in this mission included [[Ace]], [[Barbecue]], [[Bazooka (G.I. Joe)|Bazooka]], [[Breaker (G.I. Joe)|Breaker]], [[Clutch (G.I. Joe)|Clutch]], [[Dial-Tone]], [[Doc (G.I. Joe)|Doc]], [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]], [[Flash (G.I. Joe)|Flash]], [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]], [[Gung-Ho]], [[Grunt]], [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]], [[Lady Jaye]], [[Leatherneck]], [[Lifeline (G.I. Joe)|Lifeline]], [[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]], [[Mercer]], [[Mutt (G.I. Joe)|Mutt]] & [[Junkyard (G.I. Joe)|Junkyard]], [[Quick Kick]], [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]], [[Rock 'n Roll]], [[Scarlett]], [[Sci-Fi]], [[Shipwreck]], [[Snake-Eyes]], [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], [[Spirit]], [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]], and [[Wild Bill]].

Two years later, an attempt by Cobra to seize control of [[Teletran 3]] resulted in several Transformers being sent to various eras in Earth's history, threatening to alter the timestream catastrophically. Cobra and G.I.Joe were forced to work together to neutralize the threat. During this period, an America-Cybertron technology exchange meant the Joes briefly had ''awesome battle mechas''.

[[File:GIJoe vs. the Transformers6 battle mech line-up.jpg|left|upright=2.2|thumb|Heavy metal.]]

Members involved in this mission included [[Barbecue]], [[Bazooka (G.I. Joe)|Bazooka]], [[Beachhead]], [[Chuckles]], [[Cover Girl]], [[Dial-Tone]], [[Dusty]], [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]], [[Gung-Ho]], [[Jinx]], [[Lady Jaye]], [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]], [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]], [[Scarlett]], [[Shipwreck]], [[Snake-Eyes]], and [[Spirit]].

After the U.S. government's [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] project awakened, several Joes were captured by his Decepticon forces, forcing the rest of the team to mount a rescue operation to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

Members involved in this mission included [[Barbecue]], [[Beachhead]], [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]], [[Dusty]], [[Firewall]], [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]], [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]], [[Lady Jaye]], [[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]], [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]], [[Rock 'n Roll]], [[Scarlett]], [[Sci-Fi]], [[Snake-Eyes]], [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]], [[Storm Shadow]], and [[Tripwire (G.I. Joe)|Tripwire]].

Unicron was summoned to Earth by Cobra-La, and a small team of Joes stopped him from devouring the planet.

Operatives involved in this mission included [[Bushido]], [[Joe Colton]], [[Countdown (G.I. Joe)|Countdown]], [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]], [[Firewall]], [[Flash (G.I. Joe)|Flash]], [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]], [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]], [[Lady Jaye]], [[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]], [[Payload (G.I. Joe)|Payload]], [[Red Spot]], [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]], [[Scarlett]], [[Sci-Fi]], [[Snake-Eyes]], [[Snow Job]], & [[Windmill (G.I. Joe)|Windmill]].
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
[[Image:tfvsgi GI JUMP.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.3|"Yeah what's anyone's rank? We're all just dressed like serial killers and strippers."]]

The group known as G.I. Joe was the latest incarnation of a society that knew Earth was in fact a [[Transformer]] deity known as [[Atlas (G1)|Atlas]] though this secret was known only to the higher echelons of command. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}

In the 20th century, G.I. Joe had become involved in a war with the terrorist group known as [[Cobra]]. On a mission to [[Koh-Buru-Lah]] to destroy Cobra's [[G.I.Rocket|creeper bombs]], the Joes ran afoul of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]. Though the mission ended in the seeming demise of [[Cobra Commander]], it came at the cost of leaving [[Snake-Eyes]] with horrible facial injuries. {{storylink|The Golden Boys}} As the Joes advanced on the seemingly fractured Cobra, the rogue planet of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] entered the solar system, with the Joes deducing that the mechanical giants they'd seen earlier were examples of Cybertronian life. Though [[General Flagg]] and [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] rolled out the welcome mat at [[Area Zero]], they also sent Scarlett in the ''[[Defiant (G.I. Joe)|Defiant]]'' to stage an invasion of Cybertron should the aliens prove hostile. Things turned hostile when Snake-Eyes, eager for revenge on Starscream, attacked the first contact meeting. When the Joes turned the [[Coltonbolt]] on the aliens, [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] perished while the others fled to Cobra to lick their wounds and Hawk ordered Scarlett to invade Cybertron. {{storylink|I Saw Three Ships}}

The ''Defiant'' began a bombing campaign on Cybertron, one hindered by their lack of knowledge of tactical targets, before their invasion force was defeated by the Decepticons. While some Joes were captured by the Decepticons and later the Autobots, the free Joes fled to the terraformed Iacon where they captured a curious [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]. {{storylink|Targetmasters (issue)|Targetmasters}} Eventually though, both Joes and Autobots came to an understanding and agreed to work together against the Decepticon/Cobra alliance. {{storylink|Form Follows Function}}

The alliance was tested soon thereafter when Megatron attacked Iacon with his massive army. Though many Joes were taken prisoner, some managed to escape, with those entrapped feeling that they'd given a good account of themselves. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}} Back on Earth, Flagg tried to convince the [[Jugglers]] to allow a nuclear strike on Cybertron. Not only was his request denied, but the Jugglers shut down G.I. Joe and replaced them with [[GIJONIN]]. Not taking this lying down, Flagg executed the Jugglers and launched a one-man coup. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}} Inexplicably successful in his hostile takeover, the reinstated Joes were dispatched to arrest the rogue general only for him to convince his would be captors to follow him to Cybertron. When Megatron ordered Cybertron to collide with Earth, the Joes believed themselves the last of the human race. {{storylink|Pax Megatronus}}

The Joes retreated to an underground bunker where [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] brought them Tunnel Rat and Roadblock, the three of them having figured out how to deactivate Trypticon's force field. {{storylink|Earth: R.I.P.}} Megatron's endgame was soon revealed when he had Cybertron transform into its [[robot mode]], the warrior god [[Primus]], and have the deity devour the [[Sun]]. {{storylink|Escape from Primus}}

Though the Jotobot alliance fought well, the Decepticons again proved too strong. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}} Salvation then came from the most unexpected of places, Earth, the planet having survived its collision with Cybertron with but a gouge. Emboldened, the Jotobot alliance defeated the Decepticons, and reclaimed the [[Matrix of Leadership]], but could not reason with the energy starved Primus who kept consuming the Sun. Salvation again came from the Earth, transformed into Atlas, who punched his brother away from the Sun. In the aftermath of "Space War I", the Joes went their separate ways but remained ever vigilant of threat to the newfound peace. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
G.I. Joe's [[Star Brigade]] was reorganized into the [[Earth Defense Command]] in the year [[2003]]. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}} Roughly around this time, G.I. Joe defeated Cobra only for the controversial [[Operation Staple Gun]] to see the recruitment of 731 Cobra scientists, engineers, and technicians by the [[United States of America|United States]] government to combat the increasingly dangerous Transformers. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[Image:Revolution Joe and the Joes.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
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G.I. Joe began as '''Special Counter-Terrorist Group Delta''', a team of military operatives formed to succeed [[Joe Colton]]'s [[Adventure Team|Adventure Force]] in 2006. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention|''Revolutionaries'' #1 timeline}} {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}} Adventure Force veteran [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]] was transferred into the team at the time of its formation. In the years before the Autobot/Decepticon war reached Earth in full, G.I. Joe encountered [[Bugly (G1)|a lone mechanical alien]] roaming [[Oregon]]. With the help of [[Sgt. Savage]] and [[Centurion (IDW)|Centurion]], the team succeeded in incapacitating the rogue Decepticon. They were unprepared to learn that Colton and Centurion had partnered with [[Merklynn|Garrison Kreiger]] and [[Joshua Red]]'s [[Skywatch]] unit as part of a [[Project Hot House|larger initiative]] involving a [[Talisman (G1)|mysterious artifact]]. The Joes were left out of the loop, unaware that Colton was running several morally dubious side bets of his own, due to Skywatch's strictly compartmentalized approach to classified information. {{storylink|When Eagles Scream}}

The team's early exploits, as well as those of the Adventure Team's, were classified shortly afterward and not disclosed to new recruits, though rumors continually swirled that "weird things" had gone down in the early 2000s. {{storylink|Power and Glory}}

In 2008, G.I. Joe would go on to fight the secret society [[Cobra]] soon after the full-scale Decepticon invasion of [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention|''Revolutionaries'' #1 timeline}} {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}} After the Decepticon invasion, there was a panicked decision to tell everyone that G.I. Joe's members were all dead and if you wanted it, you had to let your family believe you were dead too. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows}}

The war between Cobra and G.I. Joe escalated constantly, even as the Joes suffered budget cuts that stopped them from even sending a rescue/arrest mission to an abandoned Cobra moonbase. {{storylink|Enter The Shadow}} The conflict reached its peak when Cobra nuked [[Nanzhao]], a destructive act second only to [[Surge (event)|the Decepticon invasion]] in all of Earth history. G.I. Joe was both public and distrusted ''by'' the public after that. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention|''Revolutionaries'' #1 timeline}} {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}} They tried to carry on and had a big public expansion, with local groups set up and the [[Admin Force]] being sent out to schools to say HEY KIDS SAY NO TO COBRA! {{storylink|Nothing Will Ever Be the Same Again!}}

In 2014, G.I. Joe members [[Big Ben]] and [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] would go on to work with [[Isaac Craft]] in a plan to bring Cobra down from within. They succeeded, but Craft's death meant that they were unaware that operative [[Snake-Eyes]] had become a deep cover agent within the Cobra ranks at the time. {{storylink|The Iron Klaw}} {{storylink|Crisis Intervention|''Revolutionaries'' #1 timeline}} {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}} The war between [[Galibi]] and [[Schleteva]] was their final outing {{storylink|Crisis Intervention}} before the shutdown and the return of the Transformers. {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}}

By that point, most of Admin Force had quit anyway. [[MP3]] made a lonely patrol of [[Texas]], waiting to be called back to action. {{storylink|Nothing Will Ever Be the Same Again!}}

When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] annexed the Earth as [[Council of Worlds|a protectorate]], former Joe [[Scarlett]] met with [[Joe Colton (Dire Wraith)|Joe Colton]] and [[Miles Mayhem|Miles Manheim]] to discuss the issue. {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}}

After the [[Earth Defense Command]] failed to meet expectations under [[Marissa Faireborn]]'s leadership, Colton was placed in command. He brought in old members of G.I. Joe into the EDC (which would have been great were he not secretly a [[Dire Wraith]]), {{storylink|White Light}} before he resurrected G.I. Joe specifically to fight off the Cybertronians. {{storylink|Concorde Hymn}} [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]] and [[China]]'s [[Zilong Qian]] were moved to the Joes as Spike (yeah) and Talon, respectively, with Zilong looking extremely favorably on aggressively beating up aliens. {{storylink|White Heat}} G.I. Joe made use of EDC technology and designs in their weapons which they used in fighting Optimus Prime's troops in [[Portland]]. Optimus was unimpressed with their weapons and lack of rationality viewing them as inferior to the EDC personnel he'd encountered in the past. Out of nowhere, [[Rom|a silver alien]] showed up, killed four Joes, including Colton, and flew off. {{storylink|Concorde Hymn}} After cleaning in Portland, Scarlett went to check on, and solidify, G.I. Joe's alliance with [[M.A.S.K.]]. {{storylink|The Divine Source of Liberty}} Doc brought the news that the four Joes killed by the silver alien had non-human DNA prompting Scarlett to wonder if the whole chain of command was compromised. {{storylink|O Ship of State}}

[[Image:GIJoeRev regcvr.jpg|thumb|left|220px|"No, we don't need you Transformers in our comics! G.I. Joe is still commercial without you! You love us still, right readers? "....Readers??"]]

When she was called into the Oval Office, Marissa Faireborn defended her actions to the [[President of the United States|President]] by pointing out the recent strings of failures suffered by G.I. Joe when it came to dealing with aliens. While this happened Scarlett waged an all-out attack on the EDC's Bikini Atoll base: she'd become suspicious that the base had gone too quiet and had been overrun by [[Dire Wraith]]s. {{storylink|Thundercracker & Buster Save the World}} {{storylink|D.T.A.}} Valuable technology, meaning the captive [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]], had to be retrieved. To the horror of the Joes, it turned out [[Wild Bill]] was also a Wraith! Killing something with their friend's face left them shaken. This did at least confirm all people on the island were aliens and should be gunned down... leading to [[Rock 'n Roll]], who'd already killed "Bill", shooting the Joe [[Grand Slam (G.I. Joe)|Grand Slam]] who was ''not'' a Wraith. Rock was left disgusted to find he'd gunned down a comrade rescuing a Decepticon. {{storylink|D.T.A.}} While they were out, the G.I. Goose got what was good for the gander as [[Action Man]] broke into the Joe base at [[Governor's Island]], freeing [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] and leaving the base in chaos. This inadvertently prompted Miles Mayhem to step up his timetable. {{storylink|The Modern World}}

When Scarlett's team returned from the mission, they found the base in shambles and all the M.A.S.K. gear taken while Snake Eyes was broadcasting a distress signal from Autobot City. Unable to assist due to the Cybertronians easily being able to override their technology, Scarlett was ready to throw in the towel before Mainframe revealed all the classic gear that was too low tech for Soundwave to hack. {{storylink|The New Colossus}} They arrived during an all-out brawl to help turn the tide against the alien warlord [[Baron Karza]], revealed to be the architect behind the crisis, and [[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]] was part of a team of cross-factional smarties who helped broadcast a counter-frequency to stop Ore-13 detonating. Victory was assured and Mainframe survived after being sheltered by the Decepticon Soundwave. {{storylink|Valley Forge}}

In the middle of all this, MP3 and his [[Action Van]] finally got their shot at a ''real'' mission when [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|a robotic dinosaur]] stomped across Texas. In the end, talking with the [[Scavenger (group)|Scavengers]], he finally handed in his resignation... which he very soon regretted when the Scavengers blasted off without him. {{storylink|Nothing Will Ever Be the Same Again!}}

After this, G.I. Joe severed their ties with the American government {{storylink|Valley Forge}} and became an international team operating with a UN charter to handle alien incidents. Zilong Qian remained suspicious that at heart, the agency was just an American group with some token foreigners. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}} Various old members like [[Ayana Jones]] returned to the Joes, alongside new members like [[Quarrel]] and [[Sanjay Bharwaney]], the new [[Hi-Tech]]. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention}} {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}} An [[Nemesis (G1)|abandoned Decepticon spaceship]] on the sea bed was turned into their swanky new HQ, Lemuria, and Skywarp ended up drafted into the new Joes. Poor Grand Slam remained with the team but crippled after Rock 'n Roll's 'friendly fire'. They did ''not'' get on. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 1|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #1}}

[[Image:yojoe-ly hill on the plain.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Flint can ride on the inside again when he stops claiming 'he who smelt it dealt it'.]]

Early missions would see the Joes with Skywarp in [[Tokyo]], taking out the [[Red Shadows]], and investigating anarchist uprisings in [[Greece]]. Multiple issues happened at once as China called them up to stop [[Crystal Ball]] ramping up insurgents in Inner Mongolia {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 1|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #1}} while the inhabitants of [[Verenya]], Shleteva were transformed into Dire Wraiths by an energy wave. Ayana "Mayday" Jones led her first command to Verenya, running into both [[Rom]], Action Man and Kup, [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]], and the [[Oktober Guard]] all with clashing attempts to get the obelisk that caused the wave. It turned out that the civilians could potentially be cured but Jones was left as the only Joe after her team was transformed. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention}} She continued to operate the ragtag bunch of spies and robots she'd met instead of calling in further Joes, {{storylink|Enter The Shadow}} though she recruited Snake-Eyes for an infiltration mission. {{storylink|The Iron Klaw}}

The [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] landed at the Alps, where Zilong Qian had to struggle to get them and the Autobots to acknowledge Joe sovereignty over these matters and the spy on them as they chatted. Zilong had difficulties managing his team, being both an outsider and not American, and ex-Cobra [[Chameleon (G.I. Joe)|Chameleon]] tried to talk him into opening up more. To give the team an edge, Zilong reluctantly authorized Spike's plan of calling in Thundercracker to consult; the 'bot agreed as long as Marissa Faireborn was offered a job in the Joes but she refused. Thundercracker's aid was boosted by Soundwave's, to everyone's surprise, and Mainframe re-bonded with his old ally. The Joes were thus able to tell the Junkion ship had a ''huge'' number of troops in it {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}} {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}} and when Soundwave quietly left, Zilong was able to tell he'd been operating without Prime's knowledge and there was a potential wedge there.

An agreement was struck with the Autobots for G.I. Joe to bring foreign leaders to the Alps (which was already clogged with foreign military observers) and discuss a trade deal with the Junkions. That went ''badly'' when the Junkions unleashed thousands of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] on the assembled masses. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows}} Though the Joes were quick to counterattack, their weapons proved ineffective against the Sharkticons, the invaders only standing down when Soundwave quoted Megatron's writings to them, emancipating them and causing them to turn on their masters. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|Future Glories Lost}} When Optimus Prime later made peace with the Junkions, G.I. Joe oversaw the construction of [[Little Cybertron]]. {{storylink|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets|Feel Safe Without Regrets}} {{storylink|The Next Day, and the Next}}

Not long afterward, when Mayday's Revolutionaries had taken custody of [[Merklynn|Garrison Kreiger]], G.I. Joe was called to collect him from the [[Onyx]] facility from [[Buenos Aires]] only to be ambushed by the [[Iron Ring]] with [[Sgt. Savage]] unmasking their leader as [[Joe Colton]]. {{storylink|When Eagles Scream}} Despite being backed up by Optimus Prime and Metrotitan, G.I. Joe failed to stop the Iron Ring from retaking Kreiger and escaping, though the Titan was able to cure the Dire Wraith mutates. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)|Ghost in the Machine}}

While this was happening, [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]] had signed on to do an interview on Mexican TV. The interviewer, [[Hector Ramirez]], merely wanted a public confession for the killing of [[John Powell]] and had already called G.I. Joe to arrest the Autobot. Optimus Prime had deduced this information from talking with the [[President of the United States]] and sent Jazz a warning, who fled before G.I. Joe arrived. {{storylink|What It's Really Like}}

When Marissa Faireborn was sworn in as Earth's ambassador to the Council of Worlds, a G.I. Joe delegation served as her bodyguards while a [[Bridge Layer]] kept her at optic level with her fellow politicians. {{storylink|Unification Day: Dawn}} {{storylink|Primeless, Part 1}} The Joes back on Earth were watching the ceremony before the [[Iron Ring]] attacked. When Marissa's team tried to get her back to the space bridge, [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] ordered it shut down, trapping the Joes on Cybertron. {{storylink|First Strike issue 1|First Strike #1}} Scarlett's team managed to fuse space bridge hardware with the [[M.A.S.S. Device]] allowing them, along with [[M.A.S.K.]], to teleport into Iacon. {{storylink|First Strike issue 3|First Strike #3}}

When [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] began its attack on the [[Cybertronian colonies]], it was aided by [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]'s embittered army of [[Maximal]]s who attacked the ''Lemuria'' before they were defeated. {{storylink|Last Stand (G.I. Joe)|Last Stand}} Concurrently, Jazz surrendered himself to G.I. Joe in exchange for [[Rom]] being allowed to use [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s space bridge. {{storylink|Unstopped and Unstoppable}} Furious at this turn of event, the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] began petitioning for their friend's release only for them to come to blows with the well-meaning but overeager [[Colonist Soldiers]]. Hearing this in his cell, Jazz casually walked out and defused the situation before the Chaos Bringer arrived over Earth to complete its agenda of extinction. {{storylink|Time Will Rust}}

Along with many other heroes and villains of Earth, G.I. Joe convened in Trypticon to discuss the threat. When the Maximals swarmed towards [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] to try and claim the [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]], they were met by a G.I. Joe air force whom they promptly turned into scrap metal before continuing forwards. {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}} Another Joe force helped [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] capture Shockwave in [[Toronto]]. {{storylink|Ceremony}} After Unicron was felled, several Joe representatives were present at Optimus Prime's funeral. {{storylink|Post}}
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==Merchandise==
===Kidrobot===
[[File:Kidrobot GIJoe Enamel Pin Series.jpg|thumb|250px]]
====Enamel Pin Series====
*'''GI Joe / Cobra Logos''' ([[November 3]], [[2017]])
:*''Rarity:'' 2 in 20
:Released by [[Kidrobot]] in their [[Blindpacking|blindboxed]] ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'' Enamel Pin Series, this is a flat, enamel pin badge of the G.I. Joe logo, packaged in with a similar [[Cobra#Enamel Pin Series|Cobra]] pin in a release called "GI Joe / Cobra Logos" {{sic}}.
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==Notes==
*The original [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] ''[[G.I. Joe and the Transformers (comic)|G.I. Joe and the Transformers]]'' crossover storyline was not printed in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] at the time that the Generation 1 comic was referencing it. So in the UK Generation 1 reprints, lines of dialogue were changed, and different circumstances were concocted for Bumblebee to be [[Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!|destroyed]] and [[Hunters|rebuilt as Goldbug]]. Years later, ''G.I. Joe and the Transformers'' WAS finally reprinted, but no effort was made to work it back into continuity.
*Presumably, Japanese Generation 1's date for the founding of G.I. Joe was meant to reference the Japanese dub of the ''G.I. Joe'' cartoon, which set its events in the early '90s rather than the '80s. This placement of the creation of the group ''after'' the Transformers awoke on Earth does help to explain where Cobra and the Joes got all those lasers!
*Before ''[[Revolution]]'', IDW's ''Joe'' comics were not meant to be in continuity with ''Transformers''. To get around this, "[[Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Revolution Prelude]]" claimed that the bulk of G.I. Joe's exploits had happened after the events of ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]''. Surprisingly, this is actually more-or-less plausible.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''G.I. Joe''' (G.I.ジョー ''G.I. Jō'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Tèzhǒng Bùduì G.I.Joe''' (特种部队G.I.Joe, "Special Force G.I.Joe")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Comandos em Ação''' (Brazil, "Action Commandos")
*''Spanish:'' '''Comandos Heroicos''' (Latin America, "Heroic Commandos")

==Extended link==
*[https://gijoe.fandom.com/wiki/Joepedia_-_The_G.I._Joe_Wiki|Joepedia the G.I. Joe Wiki]

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Kre-O

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[[File:Kre-O-Bumblebeeandothers.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7|Car me now!]]
'''Kre-O''' is [[Hasbro]]'s second foray into the world of brick-based construction toy sets, several years after the ignoble effort that was ''[[Built to Rule!]]''

Unveiled at [[Toy Fair 2011]], ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' was the first Hasbro brand to be released as Kre-O construction brick kits. The kits (generally) center around a ''Transformers'' character that can be taken apart and reassembled into a vehicle. Mini-figures called [[Kreon]]s are also included in the larger kits, and these mini-figures are a mix of ''Transformers'' characters and human drivers (mostly nameless generics). Prices range from $7.99 to $59.99, plus individually-bagged Kreon figures at $2.99.

The line launched in the US on [[June 6]]th, [[2011]]. Since then, ''Kre-O'' has expanded into a [[multi-property brand]], with sets based on other Hasbro franchises including ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'', ''Battleship'', and ''Dungeons & Dragons'', as well as the licensed properties ''[[Star Trek]]'' and ''Cityville Invasion''.

In [[2013]], [[TakaraTomy]] brought the line to [[Japan]], primarily the second-year ''Transformers'' sets.

Currently, the line is in a sort-of limbo in ''most'' of Hasbro's markets. The [[2015]] series mostly shipped only to [[Canada]] and Asian markets, with US releases relegated to closeout stores, and several items not being released at all. As of [[2016]], most "new" ''Kre-O'' product in the US was made up of mostly re-released and repackaged kits sold through discount chains like Dollar General, and some all-new kits based on the [[DreamWorks]] ''Trolls'' movie. In [[China]], the line continues under the ''Armor Hero Captor'' brand, a live-action ''tokusatsu'' TV series similar to the ''Kamen Rider'' series.

It's not [[LEGO]]! But it sure works with LEGO. LEGO employees are asked to please not view this webpage.

==Building sets==
===2011===
The first series saw widespread brick-and-mortar distribution in the US. The main focus of the sets were large robot/vehicle builds with a ''lot'' of parts. Really a lot. Limbs were many times thick masses of panel-parts laid over each other, and many sets had extremely limited posability, with simple swivel elbows & knees. The large builds mashed up aspects of designs from the [[live-action film series]] and [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]], with the accompanying [[Kreon]]s (most sets included at least one; the same character as the large build) sticking to a strictly G1-inspired aesthetic. Most of the helmet designs used for Kreons in later years originated here, being uniquely tooled for each character (or shared between those who have traditionally [[redeco|shared molds]]). Regrettably, the Kreons came with a fair number of tolerance issues.
[[File:KreO-Toy Optimus542pc.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Optimus Prime, the biggest of the first-year sets (naturally).]]

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*'''[[Bumblebee (Kre-O)#74pc|Bumblebee]]''' (small)
*'''[[Bumblebee (Kre-O)#Kre-O|Bumblebee]]''' (large)
**''Kreons'': Bumblebee, [[Red Alert (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Red Alert]], [[Bumblebee's driver|Driver]]
*'''[[Jazz (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Autobot Jazz]]'''
**''Kreons'': Jazz, [[Race driver]]
*'''[[Megatron (Kre-O)#Kre-O|Megatron]]'''
**''Kreons'': Megatron, [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Shockwave]], [[Specialist]], [[Police officer]]
*'''[[Mirage (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Mirage]]'''
**''Kreons'': Mirage, [[Race driver]]
*'''[[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)#90pc|Optimus Prime]]''' (small)
*'''[[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)#542pc|Optimus Prime]]''' (large)
**''Kreons'': Optimus Prime, [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Skywarp]], [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Bluestreak]], 2 [[Stunt Driver]]s
*'''[[Prowl (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Prowl]]'''
**''Kreons'': Prowl, [[SWAT Commander]]
{{!}}
*'''[[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Autobot Ratchet]]'''
**''Kreons'': Ratchet, [[Medic (Kre-O)|Medic]]
*'''[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)#Kre-O|Sentinel Prime]]'''
**''Kreons'': Sentinel Prime, [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Soundwave]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Thundercracker]], [[Fire Chief (Kre-O)|Fire Chief]]
*'''[[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Sideswipe]]'''
**''Kreons'': Sideswipe, [[Sideswipe's driver|Driver]]
*'''[[Starscream (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Starscream]]'''
**''Kreons'': Starscream, [[Pilot (Kre-O)|Pilot]]
*'''Ultimate Kreon Collection''' (A4641)
**''Kreons'': Optimus Prime, Sentinel Prime, Megatron, Soundwave, Starscream
*'''Ultimate Kreon Collection''' (A4642)
**''Kreons'': Bumblebee, Red Alert, Mirage, Autobot Jazz, Skywarp
*'''[[Red Bucket|Ultimate Vehicle Pack]]'''
**''Sets'': Optimus Prime (small), Bumblebee (small), Sideswipe
**''Kreons'': Bluestreak, Sideswipe
{{!}}}

===2012 (''Quest for Energon'')===
The second-year ''Kre-O Transformers'' sets mark a definite change in style. Dubbed "Quest for Energon", each set contains several "energon" pieces; at least one [[Skeletron|clear-plastic Kreon torso]] (blue for Autobots, purple for Decepticons), and several clear-purple "[[Dark Energon]]" parts to assemble a giant "[[ultimate Dark Energon weapon]]". The robot/vehicle builds in this year's sets are generally smaller, simpler, and less reliant on the "massive stack of flat plates" construction style common in the first year, relying a lot more on large ball-and-socket-jointed bricks to build limbs and bodies around.

There was a heavier focus on the Kreons overall, with mini-playsets, mini-vehicles and a pair of [[army-building|army builder]] sets. In contrast to the strong G1 focus of the first year, robot Kreons were more often based on their [[Aligned continuity family]] incarnations, with Knock Out receiving a new helmet piece all of his own. New helmets were also produced for Ironhide and Wheeljack; collectively, the parts created in the first two years would be reused for the vast majority of Kreons produced down the line. Human Kreons had new arm-pieces with rounded-off shoulders, rather than the blocky shoulders of all first-year Kreons, and came with their own headgear.

In the US, this series saw a step down in terms of distribution, setting the tone for years to come. [[Walmart]] stopped carrying ''Kre-O'' after its first year (with one tiny exception), and only [[Toys"R"Us]] appeared to carry the entire second-year assortment; the "Rotor Rage" and "Destruction Site Devastator" sets in particular didn't seem to show up at certain retailers.

Most of these sets were also made available in Japan as part of the initial ''Kre-O'' roll-out by [[TakaraTomy]].

*'''[[Battle for Energon]]'''
**''Kreons'': [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)#BattleForEnergon|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (Kre-O)#BattleForEnergon|Megatron]], [[Security Officer (Kre-O)|Security Officer]], [[Tank Driver]]
*'''[[Cycle Chase]]'''
**''Kreons'': [[Barricade (WFC)#Kre-O|Barricade]], three [[Autobot Trooper]]s
*'''[[Decepticon Ambush]]'''
**''Kreons'': [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Cliffjumper]], three [[Vehicon (Kre-O)|Vehicon]]s
*'''[[Destruction Site Devastator]]'''
**''Kreons'': [[Devastator (Kre-O)#Toys|Devastator]], [[Ironhide (Kre-O)#Toys|Ironhide]], [[Foreman]], three [[Construction Worker]]s
*'''[[Rotor Rage]]'''
**''Kreons'': [[Vortex (G1)#Kre-O|Vortex]], [[Commando (Kre-O)|Commando]], [[ATV Driver]]
*'''[[Stealth Bumblebee]]'''
**''Kreons'': [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)#Stealth|Bumblebee]], two [[Security Guard]]s, [[Bulldog (Kre-O)|Bulldog]], [[Biker]]
*'''[[Street Showdown]]'''
**''Kreons'': [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Wheeljack]], [[Knock Out (Prime)#Kre-O|Knock Out]], two [[Driver (Kre-O)|Driver]]s
{{-}}

===2013 (''Beast Hunters'')===
Bringing the series in-line with the then-current ''[[Beast Hunters (toyline)|Beast Hunters]]'' branding of ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]'', the focus of this years' sets were buildable beasts. Every kit came with one, though one set had a ''huge'' buildable beast with an alternate robot build. None of the other beasts have official robot builds, but hey, try making your own! Interestingly, the human Kreons were based on specific ''Transformers'' human characters from prior series rather than the prior two years' nameless generics... much to the bafflement of the [[fandom]], who wanted them to be doing that from the get-go.

This series was even ''more'' limited in its US distribution, seemingly available only at Toys"R"Us and Meijer, though some sets eventually filtered out into discount stores.

*'''[[Autobot Command Center]]'''
**''Kreons'': [[Arcee (WFC)#Kre-O|Arcee]], [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)#CommandCenter|Bumblebee]], [[Ratchet (Kre-O)#CommandCenter|Ratchet]], [[Shockwave (Kre-O)#CommandCenter|Shockwave]], [[Knock Out (Prime)#Kre-O|Knock Out]]
*'''[[Battle Net Bumblebee]]'''
**''Kreons'': [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)#BattleNet|Bumblebee]], [[Carmine Fanzone|Captain]]

*'''[[Beast Blade Optimus Prime]]'''
**''Kreons'': [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)#Beast Hunters|Optimus Prime]], [[Kicker Jones#Kre-O|Energon Kicker]]
*'''[[Dragon Assault]]'''
**''Kreons'': [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Trailcutter]]
*'''[[Mech Venom Strike]]'''
**''Kreons'': [[Windcharger (G1)#Kre-O|Windcharger]]
*'''[[Ripclaw Strike]]'''
**''Kreons'': [[Ripclaw]], [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Col. Daniel Witwicky]]
{{-}}

===2014 (''Age of Extinction'')===
Tying in with that [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|big new movie in 2014]], the 2014 ''Kre-O'' line-up features dinosaurs aplenty. Many sets also feature "Dino Force Technology", which are pieces that include magnets in them so claws and dino-maws can snatch up Kreons wearing ferrous-metal backpacks or helmets. Each set also comes with a red 2x4 Kre-O brick.

Notably, this line also marks the complete abandonment of the 'rebuild to transform' [[play pattern]], in favor of the playset approach more typical of construction brick toys. As part of this change, human Kreons now use the small body style that debuted in the ''Kre-O {{w|CityVille}} Invasion'' line, to indicate a [[scale]] difference between them and the normal-sized Transformer Kreons.

By this point, ''Kre-O'' in its entirety became officially a [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]] toyline.
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*'''[[Cell Block Breakout]]'''
**''Kreons'': [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)#CellBlock|Bumblebee]], [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)#CellBlock|Evasion Mode Optimus Prime]], [[Vehicon (Kre-O)#AOE|Vehicon]]

*'''[[Decepticon Replicator]]'''
**''Kreons'': [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)#DecepticonReplicator|Bumblebee]], [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)#DecepticonReplicator|Optimus Prime]], [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)|Nemesis Prime]], [[Scientist]], [[Stinger (AOE)#Kre-O|Stinger]]

*'''[[Dinobot Charge]]'''
**''Kreons'': [[Drift (Kre-O)#Toys|Drift]], Vehicon

*'''[[Dinobot Ride]]'''
**''Kreons'': [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)#DinobotRide|Optimus Prime]]

*'''[[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)#Elite|Elite Optimus Prime]]'''

*'''[[Galvatron Factory Battle]]'''
**''Kreons'': [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)#FactoryBattle|Bumblebee]], [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)#Factory Battle|Optimus Prime]], Vehicon, [[Dr. Littleman]], 2 [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated|KSI]] workers.
{{!}}
*'''[[Grimlock Street Attack]]'''
**''Kreons'': [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)#Gold Knight|Gold Knight Optimus Prime]], 2 Vehicons

*'''[[Grimlock Unleashed]]'''
**''Kreons'': [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)#GrimlockUnleashed|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)#GrimlockUnleashed|Bumblebee]], [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#GrimlockUnleashed|Galvatron]], [[Lockdown (ROTF)#GrimlockUnleashed|Lockdown]], [[Grimlock (Kre-O)#GrimlockUnleashed|Grimlock]]

*'''[[Lockdown Air Raid]]'''
**''Kreons'': [[Hound (Kre-O)#LockdownAirRaid|Hound]], [[Lockdown (ROTF)#LockdownAirRaid|Lockdown]], [[Sideswipe (Kre-O)#AOE|Sideswipe]]

*'''[[Optimus Prime Dino Hauler]]'''
**''Kreons'': [[Ratchet (Kre-O)#DinoHauler|Ratchet]], 2 Vehicons, [[Cade Yeager#Kre-O|Autobot Driver]]

*'''[[Scorn Street Chase]]'''
**''Kreons'': [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Kre-O|Crosshairs]], 2 Vehicons

*'''[[Silver Knight Autobots]]'''
**''Kreons'': [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)#SilverKnight|Bumblebee]], [[Crosshairs (AOE)#SilverKnight|Crosshairs]], [[Drift (Kre-O)#SilverKnight|Drift]], [[Hound (Kre-O)#SilverKnight|Hound]], [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)#SilverKnight|Optimus Prime]]
{{!}}}

===2015 (''Robots In Disguise''/Generation 1)===
2015's ''Kre-O'' product was largely split between sets based on the new [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|''Robots in Disguise'' series]], and Kreon-focused Generation 1-based product. Unfortunately, this is also the year that ''Kre-O'' all but vanished from US store shelves, relegated to Canada and Hasbro Asia markets. Even Toys"R"Us dropped the line, and it wasn't until the latter half of the year when various sets began to filter into the US through discount chains like TJ Maxx and Marshalls, though some older sets got a second life through "dollar" stores (see below).

This was accompanied by a change in Kreon construction, including new hands designed with a raised "upper" part so they can act as pegs (aka "just like [[LEGO]] Minifigures"), and a new inner post in the torso that slides into the waistpiece's now-hollow spine-post, allowing for a sturdier grip, needed for the much larger Kreon builds of most of the Generation-1-based sets. The 2x4 logo blocks were also dropped, replaced by a 3x4 flat plate with an unpainted Kre-O logo, but included only in the blindbagged toys.

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;''Robots in Disguise''
:This series is based heavily on "vehicle" play, with non-transforming rigs loosely based on their pilots' alternate modes, though each one does have some sort of "action feature".
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:*'''[[Bumblebee Disc Demolisher]]'''
::*''Kreons'': [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]], [[Clampdown (RID)#Kre-O|Clampdown]], [[Bisk (RID)#Kre-O|Bisk]]

:*'''[[Optimus Prime Beast Blaster]]'''
::*''Kreons'': [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)#OPBeastBlaster|Optimus Prime]], [[Fracture (RID)#Kre-O|Decepticon Fracture]], [[Airazor (RID)#Kre-O|Airazor]], [[Divebomb (RID)#Kre-O|Divebomb]]
{{!}}
*'''[[Sideswipe Roadway Rundown]]'''
**''Kreons'': [[Sideswipe (RID)#Kre-O|Sideswipe]], [[Hammerstrike (RID)#Kre-O|Hammerstrike]]

*'''[[Strongarm Capture Cruiser]]'''
**''Kreons'': [[Strongarm (RID)#Kre-O|Strongarm]], [[Springload (RID)#Kre-O|Springload]]

*'''[[Underbite Jetpack Takedown]]'''
**''Kreons'': [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)#UnderbiteJetpackTakedown|Optimus Prime]], [[Underbite#Kre-O|Underbite]], [[Ped (RID)#Kre-O|Ped]]
{{!}}}

;Battle Changers
:After four years, the line ''finally'' releases buildable Transformers figures that transform "traditionally" rather than needing to be taken apart and rebuilt. How successful they are at this... varies. The figures are mostly based on their "Generation 1" forms, with some concessions to more modern media.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Collection 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#BattleChanger|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#BattleChanger|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#BattleChanger|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/toys#BattleChanger|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Collection 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (G1)/toys#BattleChanger|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (G1)/toys#BattleChanger|Shockwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Versus Pack Collection 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#BattleChangerVs|Optimus Prime]] vs. [[Megatron (G1)/toys#BattleChanger|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Ratchet (G1)/toys#BattleChanger|Autobot Ratchet]] vs. [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#BattleChanger|Soundwave]] (w/ [[Frenzy (G1)#BattleChanger|Frenzy]], [[Laserbeak (G1)#Toys|Laserbeak]], [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Ravage]], [[Rumble (G1)#BattleChanger|Rumble]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Kreon Triple Changer''' (''canceled'')
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (G1)#Kre-O|Autobot Drift]] (w/ [[Jetstorm (RID)#Kre-O|Jetstorm]] & [[Slipstream (RID)#Kre-O|Slipstream]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Blitzwing]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

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;Kreon Warriors{{anchor|KreonWarriors}}
:Replacing Micro-Changers (see below) as the ''Kre-O'' line's blind-bagged assortment, Kreon Warriors features popular characters reimagined as historical warriors. Unlike their predecessors, the Kreon Warriors do not have vehicle modes. Their G1-y-ness is variable, with some versions owing a bit more to their ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]'' or [[live-action film series]] iterations in the facial feature department.

:This series has no identifying markings on their bags to tell buyers exactly what's inside. On top of that, these never saw release in the US, coming out in Canada and various Asian markets.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Collection 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Kre-O)#Gladiator|Gladiator Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Kre-O)#Wiseguy|Wiseguy Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Kre-O)#Knight|Knight Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Kre-O)#Ninja|Ninja Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)#Samurai|Samurai Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)#WildWest|Wild West Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (WFC)#Gladiator|Gladiator Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (WFC)#Pirate|Pirate Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (Movie)#KreoArmy|Army Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (Movie)#KreONinja|Ninja Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (WFC)#KreoArmy|Army Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (WFC)#KreOPirate|Pirate Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Collection 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Kre-O)#Army|Army Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Kre-O)#Knight|Knight Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#Samurai|Samurai Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#WildWest|Wild West Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Kre-O)#Samurai|Samurai Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Kre-O)#WildWest|Wild West Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)#Gladiator|Gladiator Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)#Pirate|Pirate Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Knight|Knight Soundwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Wiseguy|Wiseguy Soundwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (WFC)#Ninja|Ninja Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (WFC)#Wiseguy|Wiseguy Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Collection 3''' (''Canceled'')
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Kre-O)#Samurai|Samurai Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Kre-O)#WildWest|Wild West Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Knight|Knight Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#WildWest|Wild West Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Kre-O)#Army|Army Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Kre-O)#Pirate|Pirate Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)#Army|Army Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)#Ninja|Ninja Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (WFC)#Gladiator|Gladiator Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (WFC)#Knight|Knight Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)#Army|Army Ultra Magnus]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)#Pirate|Pirate Ultra Magnus]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
[[File:KreO-toy StarscreamKW Pirate.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Pirate Starscream]]
|}

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;Kreon Mini-Con Combiners
:One of the more bizarre items in the line, these sets come with one standard Kreon and four ''Cityville'' mini Kreons of the same character, each one a different incarnation from various franchises. With some extra parts, the mini-Kreons become limbs to make a larger combiner-bot.

:Unfortunately, like the Battle Changer Triple Changers, these items apparently never saw release anywhere. Pity.
:*[[Bumblebee (Kre-O)#MiniConCombiner|Bumblebee]]
:*[[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)#MiniConCombiner|Optimus Prime]]

{{canceledtoy}}

===2015~2017 ("Budget store" releases)===
Starting in mid-2015, numerous ''Kre-O Transformers'' sets were repackaged (sometimes combining multiple smaller sets) in a new red-box style, sold only at Dollar General stores in the US, for considerably lower than the original sets went for. Curiously, the packaging and instructions omit any reference to the large robot builds... yet the extra parts for the robot builds are still in the box, and the "robot only" parts are still in the parts checklist in the back. ''Why'' they did this is a mystery. These sets continued to come out in following years, and were joined by choice repackagings of ''Cityville Invasion'', ''Dungeons & Dragons'', and eventually ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' sets, shipped all together (but we won't list those because of The Reason).

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Kre-O)#Toys|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]] & [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Autobot Jazz]] (small Bumblebee + Jazz sets)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)#90pc|Optimus Prime]] & [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Mirage]] (small Optimus + Mirage sets)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Kre-O)#Toys|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Stealth Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Street Showdown]] ([[Knock Out (Prime)#Kre-O|Knock Out]] & [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Wheeljack]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (2016)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)#BeastBlade|Beast Hunter Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Combiner Robot Mega Pack ([[Bruticus (G1)#Kre-O|Bruticus]], [[Menasor (G1)#Kre-O|Menasor]] & [[Superion (G1)#Kre-O|Superion]] sets)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' (2016)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p2|[[Ripclaw#Kre-O|Predacon Attack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime Dino Hauler]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' (2017)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Battle Changer [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#BattleChanger|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-d1|Battle Changer [[Megatron (G1)/toys#BattleChangerJet|Megatron]]}}
|}
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Meanwhile, five '''Brick Box''' sets saw wider release at Dollar General, Family Dollar, Big Lots and Ollies stores. These $5 cubes come with two bags of bricks and at least one Kreon. The first two sets released are simple repackagings of prior smaller kits. While these releases come with all of the Kreons and parts of the original releases, there are no instructions, apparently an attempt to pass the set off as a "build what you want" deal. Three more sets were released later, only with a single all-new 2015-style Kreon and two bags of parts per box. The larger bags of parts all come from previous older sets. The second bag in each is a seemingly random collection of parts in the same color palette as the other bag. And no instructions. Weird!

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Barricade (WFC)#Kre-O|Barricade]] (w/ 3 [[Autobot Trooper]]s & "[[Cycle Chase]]" set)}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Cliffjumper]] (w/ 3 [[Vehicon (Kre-O)|Vehicons]] & "[[Decepticon Ambush]]" set)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (2016)
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Kre-O)#BrickBox|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Kre-O)#BrickBox|Megatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' (2016)
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)#BrickBox|Optimus Prime]] (Dollar General only so far)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

[[File:KreO-toy LugnutKreon2015.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Lugnut, 2015-style.]]
In addition to all this, Collections 1 through 3 of the blind-bagged [[Micro-Changer]]s were re-released, at first primarily through Dollar General, but by 2017 expanding into Walgreens as well. These are ''new'' versions of the toys, re-made with 2015-style Kreon bodies, altered tampographs, some plastic color changes, a handful of parts changes... and no individual-identifying codes on the bags, so hope you're good at the "feel through the bag" method. (See below for links to the individual Micro-Changers in those assortments.) Bizarrely, in addition to keeping the flak jackets for the collection 1 re-release, the pack previews show the new tampographs *on* the flack jackets, a change that apparently did not make it through to production.
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==Micro-Changers==
Introduced in 2012, the [[Micro-Changer]]s sub-line adds a new element to Kreon figures; extra parts allow each figure to "transform" into a vehicle or beast (or whatever).

{{note|For more extensive information on this series, see '''[[Micro-Changer]]'''.}}

===Blind-bagged figures===
This portion of the line features individual [[blindpacking|blind-packaged]] Kreons. During the initial run, code numbers printed on each bag allowed you to know which figure is inside... or at least avoid buying two of the same by accident. For all Collections, only the last two numbers are important for identification, so those are the only ones we're showing. The final assortment and the re-releases of prior sets lack ID numbers, so good luck feeling out parts through the bag!

Collections 1 through 3 have been re-made with the 2015-style Kreon bodies and re-released through Dollar General and Walgreens stores in the US.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Preview Series'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Crankstart#Kre-O|Crankstart]] (214510)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Galvatron]] (214518)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (G1)#Kre-O|Scorponok]] (214511)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Spinister (G1)#Kre-O|Spinister]] (214517)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sunstorm (G1)#Kre-O|Sunstorm]] (214519)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Kre-O|Waspinator]] (214512)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Collection 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Airachnid (Prime)#Kre-O|Airachnid]] (50)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blast Off (G1)#Kre-O|Blast Off]] (47)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Bludgeon (G1)#Kre-O|Decepticon Bludgeon]] (51)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dirge (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Dirge]] (49)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hook (G1)#Kre-O|Decepticon Hook]] (48)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Inferno]] (41)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Insecticon (WFC)#Kre-O|Insecticon]] (46)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slingshot (G1)#Kre-O|Quickslinger]] (44)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Rampage (G1)#Kre-O|Decepticon Rampage]] (45)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorch (G1)#Kre-O|Singe]] (40)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Springer (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Autobot Springer]] (42)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Warpath (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Warpath]] (43)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Collection 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Acid Storm (G1)#Kre-O|Acid Wing]] (70)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Arcee]] (69)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blight (Kre-O)|Blight]] (68)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Animated)#Kre-O|Bulkhead]] (66)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Groove (G1)#Kre-O|Autobot Groove]] (77)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Bombshell (G1)#Kre-O|Hardshell]] (67)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hoist (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Hoist]] (76)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lugnut (Animated)#Kre-O|Lugnut]] (75)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Perceptor (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Perceptor]] (74)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Powerglide (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Powerglide]] (73)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Scourge]] (72)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vehicon (Prime)#MicroChanger|Vehicon]] (71)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Collection 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Beachcomber (G1)#Kre-O|Beachcomber]] (60)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Kre-O|Cheetor]] (59)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Guzzle (G1)#Kre-O|Guzzle]] (57)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Huffer (G1)#Kre-O|Huffer]] (54)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Kickback (G1)#Kre-O|Kickback]] (55)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Long Haul (G1)#Kre-O|Long Haul]] (56)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Kre-O|Nemesis Prime]] (52)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Nosecone (G1)#Kre-O|Nosecone]] (50)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ramjet (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Ramjet]] (53)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Seawing (G1)#Kre-O|Seawing]] (61)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sharkticon (species)#Kre-O|Sharkticon]] (58)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thrust (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Thrust]] (51)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:KreO-toy KreonMCPreviewWave.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Preview Series]][[File:KreO-toy KreonMCWave3.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Collection 3]][[Image:KreO-toy KreonMCWave5.jpg|right|thumb|200px|''Age of Extinction'' Collection 1]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Collection 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Alpha Trion (G1)#Kre-O|Alpha Trion]] (33)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Barrage (Insecticon)#Kre-O|Barrage]] (34)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wildrider (G1)#Kre-O|Brake-Neck]] (44)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Brawn (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Brawn]] (35)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Cyclonus]] (36)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Kre-O|Demolishor]] (37)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Iceberg#Kre-O|Iceberg]] (38)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Kup (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Autobot Kup]] (39)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rhinox (BW)/toys#Kre-O|Rhinox]] (40)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Rodimus]] (41)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sandstorm (G1)#Kre-O|Sandstorm]] (42)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Slipstream (Animated)#Kre-O|Slipstrike]] (43)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Age of Extinction'' Collection 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (Cybertron)#Kre-O|Fangwolf]] (46)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Highbrow (G1)#Kre-O|Highbrow]] (51)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Jallguar#Kre-O|Jarugar]] (52)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Jetwash]] (53)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Mindwipe (G1)#Kre-O|Mindswipe]] (49)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Misfire (G1)#Kre-O|Misfire]] (47)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Punch (G1)#Kre-O|Nightbeat]] (50)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Silversnout]] (56)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Zaptrap#Kre-O|Skrapnel]] (45)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Torosaur]] (55)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Trypticon (G1)#Kre-O|Trypticon]] (48)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wingspan#Kre-O|Wingspan Hawk]] (54)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Age of Extinction'' Collection 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#Kre-O|Decepticon Blackarachnia]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Frostbite (Kre-O)|Frostbite]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Octane#Kre-O|Fuselage]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Gears (G1)#Kre-O|Autobot Gears]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Runamuck (G1)#Kre-O|Decepticon Runamuck]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Airazor (Universe)#Kre-O|Scattershot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sea Spray (TF 2010)#Kre-O|Autobot Seaspray]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skalor#Kre-O|Decepticon Skalor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skimmer (Kre-O)|Skimmer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Sunstreaker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#AOEMicrochanger|Trailbreaker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheelie (G1)#Kre-O|Autobot Wheelie]]}}
|}

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===Micro-Changers Combiners===
Four Kreons per pack combine into one larger robot. Each set also comes with a single red stand-block, and extra limb pieces. Just in case. As most of the original teams these sets are based on have five or six members, the "lost" members saw release through the blind-bagged series. The last assortment is a group of ''completely made-up'' combiners: Grimstone, Lazerbolt, Volcanicon, and Obsidian.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bruticus (G1)#Kre-O|Decepticon Bruticus]] ([[Brawl (G1)#Kre-O|Brawl]], [[Onslaught (G1)#Kre-O|Onslaught]], [[Swindle (G1)#Kre-O|Swindle]], [[Vortex (G1)#KreOBruticus|Vortex]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Devastator (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Constructicon Devastator]] ([[Bonecrusher (G1)#Kre-O|Bonecrusher]], [[Mixmaster (G1)#Kre-O|Mixmaster]], [[Scavenger (G1)#Kre-O|Scavenger]], [[Scrapper (G1)#Kre-O|Scrapper]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Predaking (G1)#Kre-O|Predaking]] ([[Divebomb (G1)#Kre-O|Divebomb]], [[Tantrum (G1)#Kre-O|Torox]], [[Razorclaw (G1)#Kre-O|Razorclaw]], [[Headstrong (G1)#Kre-O|Headlock]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Superion (G1)#Kre-O|Superion]] ([[Air Raid (G1)#Kre-O|Air Raid]], [[Fireflight (G1)#Kre-O|Firestrike]], [[Silverbolt (G1)#Kre-O|Silverbolt]], [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Kre-O)|Skydive]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Abominus (Prime)#Kre-O|Abominus]] ([[Hun-Gurrr (Prime)#Kre-O|Hun-Gurrr]], [[Rippersnapper (Prime)#Kre-O|Rippersnapper]], [[Twinstrike (Prime)#Kre-O|Sinnertwin]], [[Windrazor (Prime)#Kre-O|Windrazor]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Defensor (G1)#Kre-O|Defensor]] ([[Blades (G1)#Kre-O|Blades]], [[First Aid (G1)#Kre-O|First Aid]], [[Hot Spot (G1)#Kre-O|Hot Spot]], [[Streetwise (G1)#Kre-O|Streetsmart]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Piranacon (G1)#Kre-O|Decepticon Piranacon]] ([[Nautilator#Kre-O|Nautilator]], [[Overbite (G1)#Kre-O|Overbite]], [[Snaptrap (G1)#Kre-O|Snaptrap]], [[Tentakil (G1)#Kre-O|Tentakil]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Computron (G1)#Kre-O|Computron]] ([[Afterburner (G1)#Kre-O|Afterburst]], [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)#Kre-O|Lightstorm]], [[Scattershot (G1)#Kre-O|Scattershot]], [[Strafe (G1)#Kre-O|Strafe]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Menasor (G1)#Kre-O|Menasor]] ([[Breakdown (G1)#Kre-O|Decepticon Breakdown]], [[Dead End (G1)#Kre-O|Dead End]], [[Drag Strip (G1)#Kre-O|Decepticon Dragstrip]], [[Motormaster (G1)#Kre-O|Motorbreath]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimstone (Kre-O)|Grimstone]] ([[Crackback]], [[Iquanox]], [[Ironeye]], [[Mollox]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Lazerbolt]] ([[Bullhorn (Kre-O)|Bullhorn]], [[Floodgate]], [[Freezeout (Kre-O)|Freezeout]], [[Roadhound]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Obsidian (Kre-O)|Obsidian]] ([[Bullwark]], [[Freefall (Kre-O)|Freefall]], [[Hemocron]], [[Stronghorn]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Volcanicon]] ([[Farside]], [[Liftoff]], [[Lugmutt]], [[Power Surge (Kre-O)|Power Surge]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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==Custom Kreons==
First released at the back-end of 2013, the individually-carded [[Custom Kreon]]s include a number of extra body parts and accessories, many [[vacuum metallizing|chromed]] or translucent. They also come with a customizable "rack" to store their unused parts. Returning characters typically have altered and more extensive [[tampograph]]s across most of their opaque parts.

{{note|For more extensive information on this series, see '''[[Custom Kreon]]'''.}}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Collection 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#CustomKreon|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (G1)/toys#CustomKreon|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/toys#CustomKreon|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#CustomKreon|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#CustomKreon|Soundwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/toys#CustomKreon|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Collection 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Custom|Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dreadwind (G1)#Kre-O|Dreadwing]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Custom|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (G1)/toys#Custom|Autobot Jazz]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Predaking (Prime)#Kre-O|Predaking]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Age of Extinction'' Collection 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Custom|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#Custom|Lockdown]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#CustomAOE|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#CustomKreon|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Age of Extinction'' Collection 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#CustomAOE|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosshairs (AOE)#CustomKreon|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Kre-O|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#AOECustom|Autobot Hound]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:KreO-toy CustomKreonIronhidePkg.jpg|right|200px]][[File:KreO-toy CustomKreonGalvatronPkg.jpg|right|200px]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Age of Extinction'' Collection 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#CustomAOE|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#Custom|Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#CustomAOE|Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#CustomAOE|Strafe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Robots in Disguise'' Collection 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#CustomRID|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#Kre-O|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#CustomRID2015|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Steeljaw (RID)#Kre-O|Steeljaw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Robots in Disguise'' Collection 1 (2017)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#CustomRID2017|Armor Up Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#CustomRID2017|Blizzard Strike Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#CustomRID2017|Night Strike Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#CustomRID2017|Armor Up Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#CustomRID2017|Blizzard Strike Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#CustomRID2017|Night Strike Grimlock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#CustomRID2017|Armor Up Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#CustomRID2017|Blizzard Strike Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#CustomRID2017|Night Strike Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#CustomRID2017|Armor Up Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#CustomRID2017|Blizzard Strike Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#CustomRID2017|Night Strike Sideswipe]]}}
|}

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==Store exclusives==
===CostCo exclusives===
*Megatron with Sideswipe (30668/31771) - a twin-pack of the regular release sets above with no changes.
*Starscream with Prowl (30667/30690) - a twin-pack of the regular release sets above with no changes.

===Toys"R"Us exclusives===
*'''Autobot Assault [[Devastator (Kre-O)|Devastator]]'''
**''Set number'': '''A1266'''
**''Kreons'': Devastator, [[Ironhide (Kre-O)|Ironhide]], [[Foreman]], three [[Construction Worker]]s, [[Gunner]]
: An expanded version of the "Destruction Site Devastator" set, adding a large Ironhide robot/truck build, a "Gunner" Kreon, and a port-a-potty (yes really). The Devastator Kreon is also in ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' style yellow-and-purple rather than the original bright-green-and-purple.
*'''Transformers: Age of Extinction Blu-ray / DVD'''
**''Kreons'': [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]], [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]
: Special packaging to include 2 exclusive Kreons with different print from other regular release of the same characters. These Kreons are available with either Blu-Ray Combo or DVD only set.

===Family Mart (Taiwan)===
Released in 2012 in Taiwan in conjunction with a toy fair. The USB hub is almost 4 times larger than normal Kreons, while the other 5 figures are almost 2 times larger.
*'''8" (20 cm) Optimus Prime USB Hub'''
**Oversized Kreon Optimus Prime with 4 USB 1.1 ports
*'''Stylus Pen''' - approximately 3" (7 cm) with detachable head that can be used as a stylus
**Optimus Prime & Starscream
*'''LED Lights''' - approximately 3" (7 cm) with light up chest
**Bumbleebee, Sideswipe & Megatron

===Universal Studios===
*'''Kreon 4-pack'''
**''Set number'': '''A9370'''
**''Kreons'': Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Megatron, [[Evac (Ride)|Evac]]
: Only available at Universal Studios gift shops, this set features four unique Kreons based on the in-park "costumes" and ride-exclusive character Evac.

*'''Kreon 4-pack'''
**''Set number'': '''B6094'''
**''Kreons'': Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Megatron, Evac
: In 2015, this set was re-made with the new-mold Kreon bodies, sold under a different item number.

*'''Kreon 4-pack'''
**''Set number'': '''E5029'''
**''Kreons'': Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Megatron, [[N.E.S.T. Sentry]]
: In 2020, this set was re-made ''again'', this time replacing Evac with a different figure representing a [[NEST]] Sentry.

==Convention & Club Exclusives==
*'''Machine Wars''' (Botcon 2013 Kreon Souvenir Figure Set, 2013)
**''Kreons'': [[Hoist (G1)/toys#BotCon2014|Hoist]], [[Megaplex#Kre-O|Megaplex]], [[Obsidian (BM)#Kre-O|Obsidian]], [[Skywarp (MW)#Kre-O|Skywarp]], [[Strika (BM)#Kre-O|Strika]]

:The ''Machine Wars'' five-pack was exclusive to [[BotCon 2013]], limited to 1500 pieces. They have generally more parts than the Kreons packed in with larger Kre-O sets, but do not have alternate vehicle builds like Micro Changers.

*'''Kreon Micro-Changers 6-figure set''' (Botcon 2014 Kreon Souvenir Figure set, 2014)
**''Kreons'': [[Breakdown (G1)#BotCon2014|Breakdown]], [[Fractyl#Kre-O|Fractyl]], [[Overlord (G1)#Kre-O|Gigatron]], [[Landshark (G1)#Kre-O|Landshark]], [[Rattrap (BW)/toys#Kre-O|Rattrap]], [[Rodimus (SG)#Kre-O|Rodimus]]

: A [[BotCon 2014]] six-figure set commemorating 20 years of BotCon exclusives with Kreons of past exclusives. This time they're also Micro-Changers, with generally more parts and paint than most retail Micro-Changers.

*'''[[Kreon Class of 1984]]''' (San Diego Comic Con 2014)
:Released in July 2014 at [[San Diego Comic-Con#2014|San Diego Comic-Con]], this set contains 30 exclusive Kreons and accessories from G1 series.
{{collist|4|
:*[[Arcee (G1)/toys#SDCC2014|Arcee]]
:*[[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Bluestreak]]
:*[[Brawn (G1)/toys#SDCC2014|Brawn]]
:*[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#SDCC2014|Bumblebee]]
:*[[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#SDCC2014|Cliffjumper]]
:*[[Frenzy (G1)/toys#SDCC2014|Frenzy]]
:*[[Gears (G1)#SDCC2014|Gears]]
*[[Hound (G1)/toys#SDCC2014|Hound]]
*[[Huffer (G1)#SDCC2014|Huffer]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)/toys#SDCC2014|Ironhide]]
*[[Jazz (G1)/toys#SDCC2014|Jazz]]
*[[Megatron (G1)/toys#SDCC2014|Megatron]]
*[[Mirage (G1)/toys#SDCC2014|Mirage]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#SDCC2014|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Perceptor (G1)/toys#SDCC2014|Perceptor]]
*[[Prowl (G1)/toys#SDCC2014|Prowl]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)/toys#SDCC2014|Ratchet]]
*[[Rumble (G1)/toys#SDCC2014|Rumble]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)/toys#SDCC2014|Shockwave]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#SDCC2014|Sideswipe]]
*[[Shrapnel (G1)#SDCC2014|Skrapnel]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)/toys#SDCC2014|Skywarp]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#SDCC2014|Soundwave]]
*[[Starscream (G1)/toys#SDCC2014|Starscream]]
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#SDCC2014|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#SDCC2014|Thundercracker]]
*[[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#SDCC2014|Trailcutter]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#SDCC2014|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#SDCC2014|Wheeljack]]
*[[Windcharger (G1)#SDCC2014|Windcharger]]
}}

*'''[[Kreon Class of '85]]''' (San Diego Comic Con 2015)
:Released in 2015 at [[San Diego Comic-Con]], this set contains 30 exclusive Kreons and accessories from G1 series.
{{collist|4|
:*[[Alpha Trion (G1)#SDCC2015|Alpha Trion]]
:*[[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Astrotrain]]
:*[[Beachcomber (G1)#SDCC2015|Beachcomber]]
:*[[Blaster (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Blaster]]
:*[[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#SDCC2015|Blitzwing]]
:*[[Cosmos (G1)#Kre-O|Cosmos]]
:*[[Devastator (G1)#SDCC2015|Devastator]]
*[[Dirge (G1)/toys#SDCC2015|Dirge]]
*[[Grapple (G1)#Kre-O|Autobot Grapple]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Grimlock]]
*[[Bombshell (G1)#SDCC2015|Hardshell]]
*[[Hoist (G1)/toys#SDCC2015|Hoist]]
*[[Inferno (G1)/toys#SDCC2015|Inferno]]
*[[Jetfire (G1)/toys#SDCC2015|Jetfire]]
*[[Kickback (G1)#SDCC2015|Kickback]]
*[[Omega Supreme (G1)#Kre-O|Omega Supreme]]
*[[Powerglide (G1)/toys#SDCC2015|Powerglide]]
*[[Ramjet (G1)/toys#SDCC2015|Ramjet]]
*[[Red Alert (G1)/toys#SDCC2015|Red Alert]]
*[[Seaspray (G1)#Kre-O|Seaspray]]
*[[Skids (G1)#Kre-O|Skids]]
*[[Sludge (G1)#Kre-O|Slog]]
*[[Slag (G1)#Kre-O|Slug]]
*[[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Smokescreen]]
*[[Snarl (G1)#Kre-O|Snarl]]
*[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Strafe]]
*[[Thrust (G1)/toys#SDCC2015|Thrust]]
*[[Topspin (G1)#Kre-O|Topspin]]
*[[Tracks (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Tracks]]
*[[Warpath (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Warpath]]
}}

*'''Carzap''' (TFSS Deluxe, 2015)

:Part of the third year of the [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service]], the ''[[Block Town]]''-inspired [[Carzap (BT)#Toys|Carzap]] comes with a [[G.B. Blackrock#Toys|G.B. Blackrock]] [[Kreon]] and a ''Kre-O'' gas pump that turn into an anti-aircraft blaster station.

*'''Kreon Souvenir Figure Set''' (Botcon 2015 Kreon Souvenir Figure set, 2015)
**''Kreons'': [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Kre-O|Autobot Spike]], [[Doctor Arkeville#Kre-O|Dr. Arkeville]], [[Nightbird (G1)#Kre-O|Nightbird]], [[Donny Finkleberg#Kre-O|Robot Master]], [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)#Kre-O|Sentinel Prime]], [[Headmaster (Animated)#Kre-O|Headmaster]]

: A [[BotCon 2015]] six-figure set with a rough theme of "human antagonists", be they actual humans or human-built machines.
{{-}}

==Promotional releases==
*'''[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Matrix Optimus Prime]]''' Kreon
: Promotional item given at [[BotCon 2011]], as a special mail-in promotion through the Kre-O website and a give away with the UK ''[[Doctor Who]] Adventures'' comic. Redeco of Optimus Prime Kreon showing the [[Matrix of Leadership]].

*'''[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Energon|Energon Bumblebee]]''' Kreon
: An exclusive [[New York Comic Con|New York Comic Con 2012]] handout, this redeco of the Bumblebee Kreon is done entirely in translucent blue plastic, and comes in its own special little window box with an outer sleeve.

*'''[[Devastator (G1)/toys#OrangeDevastator|Constructicon Devastator]]''' Kreon
: A Devastator Kreon sporting an orange ''Generation 2'' deco and including a translucent purple pistol based on [[Megatron (G1)|Generation 1 Megatron]]'s alternate mode. Packaged in an individual window box and handed out with ''Kre-O'' purchases at Toys"R"Us stores, as well as [[BotCon 2013]].

*'''[[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)#OrionPax|Orion Pax]]''' Kreon
: Based on Orion Pax's appearance from "[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]", this was available with the ''[[Transformers: Kre-O Character Encyclopedia]]''.

*'''Dinobot Ride''' Polybag
: Polybag of a mini buildable [[Grimlock (AOE)#DinobotRide|Grimlock]] and a Cityville-sized mini [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#DinobotRide|Optimus Prime]] Kreon. Given out at Toys"R"Us during build-a-figure event. Also available in selected Asian countries as a gift with purchase at stores.

*'''[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Elite|Elite Optimus Prime]]''' polybag
: Another polybag with buildable Optimus Prime with larger hands and legs on a Kreon sized torso. This figure was given out at Toys"R"Us Canada during build-a-figure event while Asian countries saw a very limited retail release.

*[[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)#ToyFair2015|"Winter" '''Optimus Prime''']] Kreon
: Optimus Prime in winter clothing and orange skis were handed out during [[Toy Fair 2015]].

*[[Bumblebee (Kre-O)#Soccer|"Soccer" '''Bumblebee''']] Kreon
: Bumblebee in a soccer player getup. This polybag item was canceled, and its original release plans unknown.
{{canceledtoy}}

* "Summer" '''Drift''' Kreon
: Drift decked out in a gaudy Hawaiian shirt and shorts. This polybag item was canceled, and its original release plans unknown.
{{canceledtoy}}
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==Media==
===Videos===
{{main|Kre-O Transformers (cartoon)}}
A series of videos have been released on Hasbro's ''Kre-O'' website and on YouTube, featuring the wacky antics of the Kre-O Transformers and their Kreons.

===Games===
{{main|Online game#Kre-O}}
Multiple online games have been released to promote the ''Kre-O'' Transformers line. Hasbro also held a ''Kre-O'' promotional event in the video game ''[[Roblox]]'' in late 2014.

===Books===
*''[[Awesome Autobots Activity Book]]''—actually mainly a ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]'' book, but it has four Kre-O bonus pages and is [[co-branding|co-branded]] on the cover, as well as coming with a free Matrix Optimus Prime Kreon.
*''[[Transformers: Kre-O Character Encyclopedia]]''

===Online comics===
{{main|Kre-O Transformers (comic)}}
Short tongue-in-cheek gag strips drawn and written by [[Hayato Sakamoto]] and [[Makoto Wakabayashi]] for [[TakaraTomy]]'s Kre-O site.

==Notes==
* Kre-O bricks were manufactured by Korean toy company [http://www.oxfordtoy.co.kr/ Oxford],<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/415032-transformers-kre-o-thoughts-19.html#post6288246 Transformers Kre-O - Thoughts? on TFW2005]</ref> who had been making not-[[LEGO]] sets for a while, up through 2014. However, it is very much a lot of new part design work, especially the far more involved construction of the [[Kreon]]s; Oxford's pre-''Kre-O'' mini-figures were basically straight-up LEGO Minifigure construction. The 2015 ''Kre-O'' product seems to have been produced by Hasbro proper, which would explain a lot of the changes to the product for that year, including the almost completely altered Kreons.
* Kreon [[Hound (Kre-O)|Hound]] was among the upcoming items revealed at [[BotCon 2011]], but the Kreon shown was ultimately never released. (Bagged samples of the original have since made their way to the secondary market.) Hound would not properly appear in Kreon form until midway through 2014 as a Custom Kreon with different deco. Amusingly, the original Hound helmet has become one of the most ubiquitous among the Kreons thanks to its very generic styling.
* Small images of a ''Kre-O Transformers'' set featuring a big mechanical scorpion and another set featuring a buildable [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] were shown at [[Toy Fair 2012]] during the slide presentation, as part of the demonstration of the "build a big energon weapon from parts of the different sets" concept. Neither were present in the showroom or mentioned in the press materials. This same slide was shown during a presentation at [[BotCon 2012]], again with no explicit mention of the mechanical scorpion or Soundwave.
* While the Kre-O bricks and such are compatible with LEGO bricks, take care with mixing Kreon and Minifigure parts, particularly helmets. Full-coverage Kreon helmets like Optimus Prime's and Soundwave's are a bit tight, and getting a LEGO Minifigure head out of them is exceedingly difficult. They'll pop off the neck before the helmet relinquishes the head. Open-face helmets like Starscream's, where you can get a "grip" on the head with the pad of your finger, should be fine. Just be a bit careful you don't scrape face-paint off.
* The LEGO company has since released sets that are explicitly marketed as being able to assemble as robots and various vehicles and aircraft, very similar to the ''Transformers'' Kre-O concept. In 2022, long after Kre-O was discontinued, LEGO announced a collaboration with Hasbro, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#LEGO|10302 Optimus Prime]].
* Several ''Kre-O'' bricks are reuses of Hasbro's long defunct ''Built to Rule!'' interlocking brick system. Most Kre-O bricks, that is parts not designed specifically for Kreons, with detailed moulded surfaces (especially where the L counterpart has a smooth surface) are ''Built to Rule!'' parts.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.hasbro.com/kre-o/en_US/ Official site]
*[http://kre-o-nation.com/2013/index.html "Kre-O Nation" official site]
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/KREO YouTube page]
*[http://www.usatoday.com/money/companies/2011-02-12-hasbro-transformers_N.htm Hasbro pushes into L***'s land with new blocks @ USATODAY.com]
*[http://www.facebook.com/groups/mykreons Kre-O Asia Facebook Group #mykreons]

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The Transformers: The Movie

2022-05-25T03:17:07Z

Electrostrike5367:

{{disambig3|Transformers: The Movie}}
{{movie|
|seriess=[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]
|prev=B.O.T. (episode)
|next=Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1
|seriess2=[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]
|prev2=Scramble City: Mobilization
|next2=Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1
|title=''The Transformers: The Movie''
|image=Transformersanimatedfilmposter.jpg
|caption=A long time ago in a galaxy far far away....
|production code=4034
|production companies=[[Sunbow Productions]] [[Marvel Productions]]
|distributor=[[Dino De Laurentiis|De Laurentiis Entertainment Group]]
|executive producer=[[Tom Griffin]] [[Joe Bacal]]
|screenplay by=[[Ron Friedman]]
|directed by=[[Nelson Shin]]
|cinematography by=[[Masatoshi Fukui]]
|edited by=[[David Hankins]]
|music by=[[Vince DiCola]]
|animation studio=[[Toei Animation|Toei]]
|release date=[[August 8]], [[1986]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
|runtime=85 minutes
|budget=$5–6 million
|box office=$2.6–5.8 million
|credits=The Transformers: The Movie/credits
}}
{{quote|Conceived in the epic tradition of ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]''...|[[Victor Caroli]] ain't just whistling Dixie|[[The Transformers: The Movie promo|''The Transformers: The Movie'' promo]]}}

'''''The Transformers: The Movie''''' is an animated feature film based on the original ''Transformers'' toyline. It was released in the United States on Friday, August 8, 1986.

The film's storyline follows the same continuity as the ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|Transformers]]'' cartoon. It introduces a [[Scale|planet-sized Transformer]] called [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] who eats other planets, and is approaching [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. As part of their continuing wars, the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s have a [[Battle of Autobot City|fierce battle]] on [[Earth]] which sees both [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] mortally wounded. Prime passes the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and dies, and Megatron is transformed by Unicron into [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (briefly) assumes leadership of the Decepticons, but is killed when Galvatron arrives at Cybertron. Galvatron then chases the surviving Autobots on Earth across space, splitting them up and taking the Matrix. The Autobots find their way back to each other, and follow Galvatron to Cybertron just as Unicron transforms into [[robot mode]] and begins to eat their world. Travelling inside Unicron, [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] recovers the Matrix, transforms into Rodimus Prime, and uses the Matrix to destroy Unicron.

Often referred to by fans simply as "the movie" or "TFTM", the movie was a step up in almost every area from the television series, with a more sophisticated plot, more serious treatment of war and violence, a hugely ambitious scope and a greatly increased animation budget with well-known celebrities providing voice work. For these reasons, the film remains very popular with children of the 1980s.

The film opens with characters who had been featured in the first two years of the toyline and associated media (cartoons, comic books, etc.), but quickly introduces new characters and kills many of the old ones to make room. Of particular note, Optimus Prime and Starscream are both destroyed during the course of the film.

{{quote|The Japanese have funded a full-length animated cartoon about the doings of these toys, which is all bad outer-space stuff. I play a planet. I menace somebody called Something-or-other. Then I'm destroyed. My plan to destroy Whoever-it-is is thwarted and I tear myself apart on the screen.|Orson Welles<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=KlqsYy512WIC&source=gbs_navlinks_s "Orson Welles: A Biography"] page 522</ref>}}

==Synopsis==
[[File:TFTM Unicron Lithone.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|That's no moon.]]
[[Unicron/Generation 1|A mechanical planet]] travels through the depths of space, attacking [[Lithone (planet)|a metal planet]] which has [[Lithone (species)|robotic inhabitants]]. Robots, vehicles, buildings, and even large chunks of rock are sucked off the surface and devoured by the monstrous planet.

It is the year [[2005]], and the [[Decepticon]]s are now in control of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. The [[Autobot]]s are preparing to launch an assault to retake the planet from hidden bases on two of Cybertron's moons. The Autobots launch a [[Autobot shuttle|shuttle]] to pick up a final shipment of [[energon]] from [[Earth]] before they strike.

[[File:Tftm1986a.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Commander, tear this ship apart until you've found those plans. And bring me the passengers; I want them alive!]]
Plans for the attack are overheard by [[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]], who reports back to [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. The Decepticons attack the Autobot shuttle en route to Earth, wiping out its crew (including [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]], [[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]], [[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] and [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]]). Using the Autobots' own shuttle, the Decepticons are able to get very close to the Autobots' base on Earth, [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], before they are detected, and begin a devastating surprise attack on the unprepared city.

During the [[Battle of Autobot City|battle at Autobot City]], both [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and Megatron suffer mortal injuries, and a number of others are also killed. Eventually the Decepticons retreat, but the damage suffered by the Autobots is severe.

[[File:Tftm1986b.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.]]
Shortly after the battle, Prime lies on his deathbed. He passes the reins of leadership to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and gives him the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. (Though [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] actually touches the Matrix before Magnus does.) Prime relates a prophecy: "One day, an Autobot shall rise from our ranks, and use the power of the Matrix to light our [[darkest hour]]." He then gives the oath, "[['Til all are one]]", and [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|dies]]. This sequence of events is observed remotely by Unicron, the monstrous planet, who appears unusually concerned by the survival of the Matrix.

The Decepticons are making their escape aboard [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], but are too heavy for him to get them all home under his own power. After putting the matter to a fair vote, the Decepticons decide to throw their injured members off the ship to better the chance of survival for the rest, including the mortally wounded Megatron. Too injured to save himself, [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] tosses Megatron out into space and claims leadership of the Decepticon army.

[[File:TFTM Starscream chucks Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Into the garbage chute, flyboy.]]
Megatron and the other adrift Decepticons then encounter Unicron in interstellar space. Unicron offers to rebuild Megatron and his minions in exchange for their service. After some coercion on the planetoid's part, Megatron agrees, and is [[Reformatting|reformatted]] into [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. The other Decepticons are turned into [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]], [[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]], and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]]. Unicron provides them with a [[Revenge (G1)|ship]], and sends them to kill Ultra Magnus and destroy the Matrix, stating that the Matrix is the only thing which can stand in his way.

[[File:Tftm1986c.jpg|upright=1.1|left|thumb|Don't be too proud of this technological terror you've constructed.]]
Galvatron first stops at Cybertron to take his revenge by killing Starscream and reclaiming leadership of the Decepticons. Almost immediately afterwards, Unicron arrives in Cybertron's vicinity and devours at least two moons—both of the Autobots' moon bases are destroyed. Under coercion by Unicron, Galvatron finally heads to Earth to kill Ultra Magnus, but Magnus and the other surviving Autobots flee in a pair of shuttles. Eventually Galvatron manages to cause one shuttle to crash on yet another metal planet ([[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]]), and detonates the other with a volley of missiles. However, the Autobots in the second shuttle escape unnoticed by separating the front portion of their shuttle just before impact.

[[File:TFTM Quintesson Palace.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Mos Eisley spaceport. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.]]
The Autobots in the crashed shuttle, Hot Rod, [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]], and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], find themselves separated and in a hostile environment. Hot Rod and Kup are captured by a squad of [[Allicon]]s and taken before a [[Quintesson]] [[Quintesson#Judges|judge]] and his court. While being held there, they learn the name and nature of Unicron from [[Kranix (G1)|Kranix]], a survivor of the planet destroyed in the opening of the film, which he calls [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]]. Meanwhile, the Dinobots encounter and befriend a young, wild Autobot named [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] who has been living alone on Quintessa. Together, they crash the trial just as Hot Rod and Kup are fighting losing odds against the Quintessons' [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]]. The tide is turned, and the Autobots commandeer a [[Quintesson Cruiser]].

[[File:Tftm1986d.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|What an incredible smell you've discovered!]]
The other group of Autobots has landed on the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] to make repairs, but are attacked yet again by Galvatron, who was tipped off to their survival by Unicron. During the battle, Ultra Magnus tries to open the Matrix to use its power, but is unable to do so, and instead is killed. Galvatron absconds with the Matrix, taking it away to Unicron. The remaining Autobots—[[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]], [[Blurr (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blurr]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], [[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]], and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike]]'s son [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]]—are then ambushed by [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]], the eponymous natives of Junkion, who are also giant transforming robots. This battle is cut short, however, by the arrival of Hot Rod's group in their Quintesson ship. After exchanging the [[universal greeting]] they all make friends, and the Junkions restore Ultra Magnus to life. Together, the whole group travels to Cybertron to try to recover the Matrix and destroy Unicron.

[[File:TFTM Unicron smashes cybertron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Rebel base in range. You may fire when ready.]]
Galvatron attempts to open the Matrix to use its power against Unicron and force his master into submission, but is unable to open it. Unicron, not pleased with this attempted treachery, shocks Galvatron by transforming from a planet into a [[Scale|planet-sized robot]]. Unicron plucks Galvatron off his chest and swallows him, Matrix and all, and then begins attacking Cybertron itself. [[Shockwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Shockwave]] scrambles the Decepticon forces to defend the planet, but they are ineffective against so large an enemy. Shortly the Autobots arrive from Junkion, and fly the Quintesson ship straight through Unicron's eye. This impact destroys the ship, and the Autobots fall out inside Unicron. Hot Rod, separated from the others, eventually runs into Galvatron. During their fight, Hot Rod gets his hands on the Matrix and hears Optimus's voice speak the words, "Arise, Rodimus Prime." Hot Rod grows in stature, adopts a much sterner demeanor, and quickly dispatches Galvatron by tossing him through Unicron's hull out into space. He then opens the Matrix, which fills Unicron with light and begins destroying him.

[[File:Tftm1986e.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Use the Force, Luke.]]
In the meantime, the other Autobots inside Unicron have located some of their comrades from the moon bases who had been presumed dead, including [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] and Daniel's father, Spike. The Autobots, including Rodimus, escape through Unicron's remaining eye just as he begins to fall apart and explode. The scene then immediately shifts to the surface of Cybertron, where—for unclear reasons—the Autobots seem to be in charge again. Rodimus predicts an era of peace and prosperity, and the film closes with a shot of Unicron's severed head still floating in orbit around Cybertron.

[['Til all are one]].
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod/Rodimus Prime]] ([[Judd Nelson]])
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] ([[Robert Stack]])
*[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] ([[Lionel Stander]])
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] ([[Neil Ross]])
*[[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]] ([[Susan Blu]])
*[[Blurr (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blurr]] ([[John Moschitta]])
*[[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] ([[Gregg Berger]])
*[[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]] ([[Paul Eiding]])
*[[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] ([[Buster Jones]])
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] ([[Michael Bell]])
*[[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (Neil Ross)
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]]
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] (Peter Cullen)
*[[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]] (Michael Bell)<ref group="fc" name="crednolines">Credited and appeared, but had no speaking lines.</ref>
*[[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] ([[Scatman Crothers]])
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] ([[Dan Gilvezan]])
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cliffjumper]] ([[Casey Kasem]])
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] ([[Corey Burton]])
*[[Gears (G1)|Gears]] ([[Don Messick]])<ref group="fc" name="creduncertain">Credited, but may or may not have appeared through an animation error.</ref>
*[[Auto-combatant]] (Frank Welker)
*[[Eject (G1)|Eject]]
*[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]
*[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]
*[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]]
*[[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]]
*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]]
*[[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]]
*[[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]]
*[[Hound (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hound]]
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]]
*[[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]]<ref group="fc" name="crednoapp">Credited, but did not appear.</ref> ([[Walker Edmiston]])
|c2=
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (Frank Welker)
*[[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] ([[Leonard Nimoy]])
*[[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] ([[Chris Latta]])
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] ([[Roger C. Carmel]])
*[[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]] ([[Stan Jones]])
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] (Frank Welker)
*[[Devastator (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Devastator]] ([[Arthur Burghardt]])
*[[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] (Michael Bell)
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] (Neil Ross)
*[[Hook (G1)|Hook]] (Neil Ross)
*[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] (Don Messick)<ref group="fc" name="appearnocredit">Appeared and had speaking lines, but not credited.</ref>
*[[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]]
*[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]]
*[[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] ([[Hal Rayle]])
*[[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] ([[Clive Revill]])
*[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]
*[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] ([[Jack Angel]])
*[[Shockwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Shockwave]] (Corey Burton)
*[[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] ([[Bud Davis]])<ref group="fc" name="crednolines"/>
*[[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] ([[Ed Gilbert]])
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (Frank Welker)
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (Frank Welker)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]] (Chris Latta)<ref group="fc" name="appearnocredit">Appeared and had speaking lines, but not credited.</ref>
*[[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ravage]] (Frank Welker)<ref group="fc" name="appearnocredit">Appeared and had speaking lines, but not credited.</ref>
*[[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]
*[[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]]
*[[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Thundercracker]]
*[[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]]
*[[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]]
*[[Cyclonus's Armada]]
|h3=[[Junkion (species)|Junkions]]|c3=
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] ([[Eric Idle]])
*[[Junkyard (G1)|Junkyard]] (Bell)
*[[Scrapheap (G1)|Scrapheap]] (Welker)
*[[Rubbish]]
*[[Re-Cycle]]
*[[Trashbin]]
*[[HAZMAT]]
*[[Ashtray]]
*[[Wasteoid Gamma]]
*[[Greasestain]]
|h4=Others|c4=
'''[[Human]]s'''
*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] (Corey Burton)
*[[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] ([[David Mendenhall]])

'''[[Lithone (species)|Lithones]]'''
*[[Kranix (G1)|Kranix]] ([[Norman Alden|Norm Alden]])
*[[Arblus]]

'''[[Quintesson]]s'''
*[[Quintesson Prosecutor|Quintesson leader]] (Roger C. Carmel)
*[[Quintesson Judge]] ([[Regis Cordic]])
*[[Quintesson Bailiff]]
*[[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]]
*[[Allicon]]s

'''Other'''
*[[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] ([[Orson Welles]])
|nonumbering=true
}}
<references group="fc"/>

==Quotes==
[[File:TFTM European intro.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.4|It is a period of civil war. Rebel spaceships, striking from a hidden base, have won their first victory against the evil Galactic Empire.]]
"Now all we need is a little energon and a lot of luck." 
"More than you imagine, Optimus Prime."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Megatron''' tempt fate.

"Such heroic nonsense."
:—'''Megatron''' coldly finishes off Ironhide. The 'Cons always get the best lines.

"First, we crack the shell... then we crack the nuts inside."
:—'''Rumble''' bravely raids Autobot City.

"I've got better things to do tonight than die!"
:—'''Springer''', telling it like it is.

"One shall stand. One shall fall."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' uttering the most quoted line of the Movie. An ass kicker cometh.

"Why throw your life away so recklessly?" 
"That's a question you should ask yourself, Megatron." 
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Optimus Prime''', about to engage in one last battle to the death.

"You, who are without mercy, now plead for it? I thought you were made of '''''sterner stuff'''''."
:—'''Optimus Prime''''s trash talk is actually [http://www.enotes.com/shakespeare-quotes/sterner-stuff a lot cooler than it sounds].

"I would have waited an eternity for this! It's over, Prime." 
"'''''NEVER!'''''"
:—'''Megatron''' is about to learn that a wounded '''Optimus Prime''' has enough strength left for one good hit.

"Until that day...'til all are one..."
:—'''Optimus Prime'''{{'}}s final words.

"Oh, how it ''pains'' me to do this." 
"Wait! I still function!" 
"Wanna ''bet''?"
:—'''Starscream''' fights back the tears as he throws '''Megatron''' out of Astrotrain.

"Soundwave superior, Constructicons inferior."
:—'''Soundwave''' insults the combiner team.

"I have summoned you here for a purpose." 
"Nobody summons Megatron!" 
"Then it pleases me to be the first."
:—'''Unicron''' shows '''Megatron''' who's the boss.

"Who disrupts my coronation?" 
"Coronation, Starscream? This is bad comedy." 
"Megatron? Is that you?" 
"Here's a hint!"
:—'''Galvatron''' drops "hints" for '''Starscream''' like others drop anvils.

"Oh shit! What are we gonna do now!"
:—'''Spike''' says the movie’s most infamous line.

"Did we ''have'' to let them detonate three quarters of the ship?" 
"Seeing as how they would have detonated ''four'' quarters, I think it was a good choice."
:—'''Arcee''' and '''Springer''', debating the launch of their emergency shuttle.

"Spare me this mockery of justice!"
:—'''Kranix''' is upset at being found innocent.

"You check in, but you don't check out."
:—'''Wreck-Gar''' making a reference to the tagline from the "Roach Motel." commercials

"For a time... I considered ''sparing'' your wretched little planet Cybertron. But now... you shall witness... its ''dismemberment''!"
:—'''Unicron''' really needs to work on his anger management skills...

"Destiny... You cannot... destroy... my... destiny!"
:—'''Unicron'''{{'}}s final words.

"Let this mark the end of the Cybertronian Wars as we march forward into a new era of peace and happiness! 'Til all are one!" 
:—'''Rodimus Prime''' announces the end of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]...for now.

==Season 5==
When ''The Movie'' was broadcast in [[The Transformers (cartoon)#Season 5|the fifth season]] of ''The Transformers'', it was broken into 5 parts (designated "Days") and given new bookending segments with original story material.

===Day One===
[[File:TommyPrimeSeason5BumperMovie.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|You just watch yourself. We're wanted men. I have the death sentence on twelve systems.]]
[[Tommy Kennedy|Tommy]] meets up with [[Powermaster]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] in the barren wasteland and Prime is concerned with the black eye and many bruises Tommy is sporting. Tommy explains that some "big guys" at school tried to rough him up (and by all visual evidence, succeeded). Tommy asks Prime if he'd ever faced any "big guys" in his many adventures and Prime decides to tell him about the time he faced the "biggest guy" of them all, [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]...

Optimus leaves off at the point during the [[Battle of Autobot City]] when Megatron broke their defenses to let the slaughter begin. Optimus gruesomely teases his own death scene to a very confused and concerned Tommy, but reassures him that until he can be revived as a Powermaster, the Matrix must be passed on to someone else who is worthy. Tommy wants to hear all about it, but Optimus doesn't have the time. Apparently, he needs to meet up with [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] and help him [[Space bridge technician|repair]] the [[Space bridge]]. Tommy asks if he can tag along and Optimus tells him that if he can lift one of their two-ton screwdrivers, he can even help. They summarily blast off into space.
{{-}}

===Day Two===
[[File:PrimeExplodingMemoryChip.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|I've lost R2!]]
Tommy and Optimus meet up in the barren wasteland, though Prime isn't sure what Tommy wants. Tommy reminds him that he promised to tell him more about Unicron and Prime concedes that he's been having trouble with his memory chip, lately. Tommy tells him all about the Battle of Autobot City, but none if it rings a bell for Optimus. Prime asks Tommy to open up an access panel in the back of his head and check the circuit. Tommy repairs the circuit, jogging Prime's memory...

Prime leaves off at the point where [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cliffjumper]] are eaten by Unicron. Tommy demands to hear more of the story, but Prime's memory chip explodes and smoke pours from the side of his head. All he sees are brief flashes of the further adventures of [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and the rest. The furthest he can see, though, is the "death" of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] when his shuttle is blown up by [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. Tommy expresses discontent, citing that the Autobots are "too cool to die". Prime says he knows there's more to the story, but with his faulty memory chip, he can't access the details. Tommy insists they get his chip fixed and so they blast off into space to do just that.
{{-}}

===Day Three===
[[File:TommyKennedyTraumatized.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|I can't even see. How am I supposed to fight?]]
Tommy finishes the repairs on Prime's memory chip, much to Prime's relief. Tommy asks Prime to test it out by continuing his story about the battle against Unicron. Prime indulges Tommy's request...

Prime leaves off at the point where [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] and Hot Rod are taken to the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] pits and watch as the survivors of [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]] are executed. Tommy begs Prime to stop, claiming that the story thus far is too intense and depressing for him to handle. Prime asks if he wants to hear about how Kup and Hot Rod are fed to the Sharkticons, how the Autobots are menaced by "aliens made of junk" or how Ultra Magnus is blown to pieces by [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. Tommy suddenly changes his mind and demands to hear all the gory, macabre details. Prime sets Tommy back down in the barren wasteland and promises to return soon to transform his day into an adventure. He then blasts off into space.
{{-}}

===Day Four===
[[File:PrimeTommyStopMotion.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|If there's a bright center to the universe, you're on the planet it's farthest from.]]
Tommy and Optimus meet up once again in the barren wasteland. Tommy asks why Prime is so late for their appointment and Prime confesses that [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] took a wrong turn on the way over. Prime wishes he hadn't let the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] fly the shuttle. Tommy asks if Prime has enough time to tell him more of the story and Prime assures him there's time enough...

Prime leaves off at the point where the Autobots team up with the [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]s to battle Unicron. Tommy is incredulous, wondering what a bunch of aliens made of junk could possibly contribute to the battle against Unicron. Prime informs him that great adversities often bring out the best in people, citing Hot Rod as an example. Tommy begs to hear how the story ends, but Prime says that he must first take Grimlock to have his "brain circuits" upgraded. Setting Tommy down, Prime promises to be back soon to transform his day into an adventure. Then he blasts off into space.
{{-}}

===Day Five===
[[File:StanBushTheTouchMusicVideoRecordLabelNotes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|He made a fair move. Screaming about it won't help you.]]
Meeting again in the barren wasteland, Optimus asks Tommy if he's ready to hear the end of the story. Contrary to all the enthusiasm Tommy has shown during past storytimes, the human child laments that he's forgotten most of the tale thus far (offering the flimsy excuse that his lack of an electronic brain makes remembering so many details impossible). Prime gives him "a quick rundown" (that takes ''four minutes'') and then proceeds to finish the epic yarn...

Prime finishes the story with the destruction of Unicron, the ascension of Rodimus Prime and the exile of the Decepticons. Prime asks Tommy if he's satisfied, but Tommy just has more questions. Like what was up with the [[Quintesson]]s? Did they drop Grimlock on his head when he was a kid? And how did they ever bring Prime back to life? Prime tells Tommy to slow down. He has to attend an interstellar peace conference, but until he returns, he leaves Tommy with... [[The Touch|THE TOUCH!!!]]
{{--}}

==Production timeline==
* First script outline by Ron Friedman: revisions from 15th August 1984 to 19th September 1984
* First draft script by Ron Friedman: submitted November 12th 1984. Revised February 13th 1985.
* Reference photos of Powered Convoy toy designated as Ultra Magnus, provided to Ron Friedman: Taken 18th March 1985
* Second script outline by Ron Friedman: revised 28th March 1985
* Second draft script by Ron Friedman: completed 27th April 1985. Revised 2nd May 1985
* Model sheets approved 14th June 1985: Cyclonus, Galvatron (Marvel model with revised head), Hot Rod, Kranix (the pre-final model, can be seen with Granix name on it), Quintesson Judge (colour approved on 18th November 1985 by J. Bacal), Rodimus Prime, Scourge/Sweep, Sharkticon, Unicron robot mode, Wheelie, Wreck-gar
* Model sheets approved 24th June 1985: Ultra Magnus robot mode(first Powered Convoy version)
* Model sheets approved 2nd July 1985: Ultra Magnus (Initial Toei design. Colour revised on 20th July 1985)
* Model sheets approved 19th July 1985: Arblus robot mode, Spike (final model), Ultra Magnus vehicle mode(first Powered Convoy version)
* Model sheets approved 29th July 1985: Quintesson Prosecutor (a.k.a Quintesson leader. Approved by J. Bacal on 18th December 1985)
* Model sheets approved 31st July 1985: Arblus spaceship mode
* Model sheets approved 6th September 1985: Rewind flip side of the cassette mode
* Dialogue recording (main sessions): 10th and 11th September 1985
* Model sheets approved 3rd October 1985: Rewind and Eject
* Model sheets approved 8th October 1985: Lithonian Scientist, Lithonian Woman no.1

* Storyboard sequence 1 (Attack on Lithone): Final 31st October 1985
* Storyboard sequence 2 (Title sequence): Final 31st December 1985
* Storyboard sequence 3 (2005): Final 31st October 1985
* Storyboard sequence 4 (More Than You Imagine): Final 31st October 1985. Revised Final 14th November 1985.
* Storyboard sequence 5 (Attack On The Shuttle): Final 31st October 1985
* Storyboard sequence 6 (Gone Fishin'/Dare): Final 4th November 1985. Revised Final 14th November 1985
* Storyboard sequence 7 (Battle Of Autobot City, part 1): Final 14th November 1985. Revised Final 25th November 1985
* Storyboard sequence 8 (Battle Of Autobot City, part 2): Final 31st October 1985. Revised Final 14th November 1985
* Storyboard sequence 9 (Death Of Optimus Prime): Final 7th December 1985
* Storyboard sequence 10 (Witness To A Funeral): Final 7th December 1985
* Storyboard sequence 11 (Contest For Leadership): Final 4th November 1985. Revised Final 13th November 1985
* Storyboard sequence 12 (Transformation): Final 11th November 1985. Revised Final 26th November 1985
* Storyboard sequence 13 (Coronation): Final 10th December 1985. Revised Final 18th December 1985
* Storyboard sequence 14 (Destruction Of Moonbase One): Final 10th December 1985. Revised Final 19th December 1985
* Storyboard sequence 15 (Escape): Final 16th December 1985. Revised Final 24th December 1985
* Storyboard sequence 16 (Pursuit): Final 12th December 1985. Revised Final 26th December 1985
* Storyboard sequence 17 (Nothin's Gonna Stand In Our Way): Final 11th November 1985. Revised Final 25th November 1985
* Storyboard sequence 18 (Arrival On Junk): Final 12th November 1985. Revised Final 25th November 1985
* Storyboard sequence 19 (Unwelcome Visitors): Final November 14th 1985. Revised Final 27th November 1985
* Storyboard sequence 20 (The Matrix Survives): Final 12th November 1985. Revised Final 25th November 1985
* Storyboard sequence 21 (An Unexpected Friend): Final 18th December 1985. Revised Final 26th December 1985
* Storyboard sequence 22 (Destruction Of Moonbase Two): Final 17th December 1985. Revised Final 26th December 1985
* Storyboard sequence 23 (Ambush): Final 11th December 1985
* Storyboard sequence 24 (Judgement/Rescue): Final 12th December 1985. Revised Final 26th December 1985
* Storyboard sequence 25 (Another Leader Dies): Final 9th December 1985. Revised Final 26th December 1985
* Storyboard sequence 26 (Unusual Allies): Final 19th December 1985. Revised Final 31st December 1985
* Storyboard sequence 27 (The Enemy Revealed): Final 12th December 1985. Revised Final 26th December 1985
* Storyboard sequence 28 (Confrontation): Final 19th November 1985. Revised Final 6th December 1985
* Storyboard sequence 29 (United Against The Enemy): Final 20th November 1985. Revised 4th December 1985. Revised Final 6th December 1985
* Storyboard sequence 30 (In The Belly Of The Monster): Final 20th November 1985. Revised 3rd December 1985. Revised Final 6th December 1985
* Storyboard sequence 31 (Their Darkest Hour): Final 2nd December 1985. Revised 19th December 1985. Revised Final 31st December 1985

==Animation errors==
[[File:TFTM Unicron Small.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|We’re doomed.]]
*When Unicron is approaching Lithone at the start of the movie, at the line "Look, it's Unicron!", a [[Animation error#Sizing errors|cel stacking error]] results in Unicron's ring appearing in front of a building arch, [[Distribution|making Unicron look very tiny]] in that shot. In the next shot, it is clear that Unicron is several times larger than the entire planet of Lithone.
*The inside of one of the Lithonian ships being devoured by Unicron is visible for a couple of frames. The pilot of the ship appears to be Kranix, even though he apparently screams out Kranix's name, and Kranix appears later in the Quintesson prison.
*When Optimus Prime asks Jazz to report security status, it shows both Jazz and Cliffjumper. Cliffjumper is seen twiddling knobs above the actual drawn computer, as if a section was supposed to be present.
*Coloring errors:
**When the closeup of Cliffjumper doing his countdown is shown, his shoulders are blue (like his windows) instead of red.
**Scavenger's head is white instead of black as he ducks from Prowl's shot aboard the shuttle.
**Blaster's forehead is red instead of white after his "look out and shout!" line, and again after he returns to [[robot mode]].
**In the big lineup of firing Decepticons in Autobot City, Soundwave's cheek guards are blue instead of white.
**When Blaster asks Perceptor "What's shakin'?", a Dirge-colored Seeker flies by the window. However, it appears to be the standard Starscream/Thundercracker/Skywarp design, instead of having Dirge's unique wings.
**As Devastator lays into the walls, Shrapnel is white where he should be black.
**Megatron's pelvis is white instead of black as he gives the "let the slaughter begin!" order.
**When the Dinobots jump out of Optimus Prime's Shuttle, the shuttle is colored like the first shuttle, which Megatron boarded, instead of red-highlighted scheme of Prime's shuttle.
**When Prime says "No matter the cost", the shuttle is painted completely orange, when the front should have red and white highlights.
**When Prime drives up behind the Decepticons, Blitzwing's helmet is purple instead of yellow. Prime's trailer is missing its Autobot symbol as well.
**The gun Megatron uses to fatally injure Optimus is blue and white for most of the shots it is seen in, but when Megatron screams "Fall! FALL!" while shooting Prime again, it is black.
**Prime's antennae are white as he tries to stand after knocking Megatron off the ledge.
**Starscream's whole nosecone, rather than just the canopy, is yellow as he looms over the fallen Megatron.
**As Starscream prepares to toss Megatron out the door, Soundwave's eyes are painted white like his mask rather than red. (Maybe he was sleeping, his excuse for not stopping Starscream)
**Starscream's cockpit shell nearest his head is colored like a canopy rather than gray, as he nominates himself for leadership. Man, even the A-list animation team couldn't keep this straight.
**When dragging Arcee into the shuttle and two shots later when flying into space Magnus's Shuttle has Blue highlights instead of Red.
**After Springer runs past him, Perceptor's gun changes from red to white for a few frames.
**When Cyclonus is strafing what appears via editing to be Hot Rod's shuttle, it has red highlights instead of blue.
**When Hot Rod's ship is being watched by Galvatron trailing smoke it has red highlights instead of blue.
**In the shot after Magnus announces that he cannot deal with that now, his ship has blue highlights instead of red.
**Shrapnel's lower legs are white when he lands on Junk, instead of black. Must be a side effect of being dead.
**When Hot Rod tells the Junkions the universal greeting, the Autobot insignia on his chest is colored black.
**After transforming, Unicron has all-white hands (instead of white with gold knuckles) and a white, rectangular chin (instead of the double-triangular chin with a goatee) he has later.
**As the Autobots fly through space after exiting Unicron's eye, Rodimus is painted in Ultra Magnus' colors (inverted).
*When the Decepticons blow a hole through the Autobot shuttle to get in, it is a clean break. However, Megatron is still shown ripping through random ship components to get in.
*When the Decepticons are killing the Autobot shuttle crew, there is one of the common Starscream/Skywarp/Thundercracker miscolors. Megatron transforms into gun mode and Starscream catches him, killing Brawn. When they cut back to the Decepticons, Starscream moves back to avoid the Autobots' fire, and a ''second'' Starscream is in front of the Constructicons without Megatron and is firing one of his arm rifles (this was probably meant to be Skywarp, as he flies into the shuttle and takes a seat at the controls once the Autobots are defeated). When they cut back to the Decepticons for the third time, Starscream has Megatron again and is finishing off the rest of the Autobots. In the shot of Starscream firing his own lasers, his wings are red instead of gray.
*Per his standard cartoon appearance, Ratchet should have a [[Red Cross]] symbol on each shoulder. When he turns in his seat as Brawn is shot down, we can see one on his right shoulder, but when he stands to return fire on the Decepticons, the right shoulder's cross has vanished, and he's only got one on his left shoulder. Then, when he falls, the cross is missing from ''both'' shoulders.
*When the Decepticons fly to the shuttle's controls:
**All of the Autobots have changed positions from when they fell—Brawn is now on his back, for example, while Prowl is now face-down.
**Ironhide's chest is completely intact, despite having a bunch of holes blown in it.
**Prowl, who turned gray as he fell (evidently dead before he even hit the floor) seems to be back in his normal colors.
*The reflections of Hot Rod and Daniel in the lake rarely line up with where they should be.
*When Hot Rod catches a fish, it is barely the size of his finger. When he releases it, it's [[Scale|suddenly huge]].
*Hot Rod has at least two totally different transformation schemes during the course of the film.
*When Hot Rod begins to shoot at the hijacked Autobot shuttle, the yellow light on his forehead is misaligned.
*When Kup and several Autobots at the roadblock react to Hot Rod's attack on the hijacked Autobot shuttle, Bluestreak is represented by Prowl's [[Character model|animation model]], in Bluestreak's gray and black colors.
*Hound and Sunstreaker appear in Kup's group at the foot of Lookout Mountain as they observe Hot Rod firing on Ironhide's shuttle. Sunstreaker later appears as Optimus Prime's co-pilot when they arrive on Earth with the Dinobots, and is seen disembarking the shuttle along with Optimus Prime and Hound.
**In the movie's storyboard, only Hound is shown present with Kup during the roadblock scene. Sunstreaker's only appearance in the storyboard is when he exits the shuttle, meaning that his presence during the roadblock scene is purely an animation addition. Hound being in both places ''is'', however, an error in both the movie and the storyboard—''unless'', Optimus Prime and the Dinobots picked up Hound and Sunstreaker from Lookout Mountain enroute to Autobot City? Now there's an idea for the old [[Personal canon|headcanon]]!
**In a deleted scene from the storyboard that would've shown Hot Rod and Kup meeting up with Ultra Magnus inside Autobot City, Sideswipe is shown running alongside Wheeljack in the background. However, Sideswipe is mistakenly referred to as "Sunstreaker" in the script (how ''[[Sideswipe (G1)#Notes|ironic]]''). Whether this mislabelling had any bearing over Sunstreaker being present with the roadblock crew is anyone's guess.
[[File:ShockwaveBattleAutobotcity.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|We've picked up a new group of signals... enemy fighters heading your way.]]
*In a wide aerial shot of the city under attack, a Reflector flies by in Ironhide's color scheme. Shockwave also makes his only appearance in the battle; considering both his role as Cybertron's guardian and his absence from any other scenes during the battle, his presence is probably an animation error. Rumble also flies past, despite being inside Soundwave at this point.
*A laser blast that should be behind Blaster is instead layered in front of him as he acknowledges Perceptor's orders.
[[File:TFTMRumbleFrenzytwored.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|[[FIRRIB|What]] about that [[R2-D2|blue one]]? We'll take that one.]]
*When [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] sends out his cassette troops, [[FIRRIB|Rumble is the same color as Frenzy]].
*Blaster first ejects what looks like Eject, who stays blue up until he gets to the edge of the screen. He then turns black like Rewind. Then Blaster ejects another blue cassette, which after about a second turns black. This one gets through half his transformation colored black, then turns blue for a split second then turns black again. Then, when the cassettes are fighting each other, Eject runs in from the left and jumps over Perceptor. And then he runs in from the left ''again'' to shoot Ravage.
*As Springer runs up to the launcher, Wheeljack's body is visible, but he's in the red, white and blue color scheme of Smokescreen - who, in the storyboards of this sequence, was intended to be the one lying there dead.
*While Springer and Arcee are trying to move the launcher into place, Springer's face is the same color as his helmet.
*During Devastator's combination sequence in Autobot City, his chest plate, portions of his pelvis, his forearms, and Bonecrusher's treads are all green. The chestplate and pelvis should be purple, as should Bonecrusher's treads (they're ''normally'' green when Bonecrusher is separate, but they turn purple when he combines), and his forearms should be black.
*For almost the entirety of his screen time during the battle in Autobot City, the "jet engine" on top of Devastator's chest plate is misinterpreted as a trapezoidal block. The only time it appears in its proper shape is when he high-kicks Grimlock. It appears as it should during the scuffle on Astrotrain.
*While Perceptor and Grapple are shooting, Swoop's lower half runs by in the foreground, long before the rest of him gets there.
*Prime's dramatic transformation sequence far outlasts the transformation sound that's supposed to go with it. It's also the wrong sound (ascending pitch) for his robot-to-vehicle transformation. His trailer is also missing the Autobot logo, which reappears for the rest of the scene.
*Prime is missing the transformation sound as he blasts back to robot mode.
*The gun Megatron fires uses the same sound effect as his fusion cannon.
*When Optimus Prime takes the Matrix out of his chest to give to Ultra Magnus, the animators forgot to remove the cel of the Matrix inside his chest, as it's still in there even as he's holding it in his hands. Since it's not supposed to be there, the luminous effect for the Matrix's core is missing from the duplicate in his chest, creating a visual trick that makes it look like Optimus might just have removed the core itself. (The [[Matrix of Leadership#Universe|''Universe'' comic]] would later use this error as a springboard to reconcile the visuals of Optimus's chest interior with their depiction in ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]''.)
*When Ultra Magnus accepts the Matrix, he's seen inserting it into his chest twice, or at best readjusting its "fit".
*As the other Decepticons prepare to push him out, Bombshell's chest is rendered as a shapeless gray mass, rather than with its yellow canopy.
*The voice that says, "Brothers! Don't!" is nowhere close to the voices of any of the five Decepticons shown getting thrown out of Astrotrain.
*When Megatron says "Nobody summons Megatron" his chest emblem is colored gray like his chest. It looks like it should have been painted as a darker shade of purple, as it's the shadowed section. But was painted gray instead.
[[File:TFTMStarscreamCoronationErrors.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4| *''trumpet fanfare''*]]
*Even after the [[Battle of Autobot City]], characters who are supposedly dead continue to appear in crowd shots and battles. Shrapnel's role in the fight on [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]] is the most noticeable (and he was called for by name in the original script), but Thundercracker, Skywarp and Kickback can all be seen at Starscream's coronation. The two jets are later seen again, flying into Unicron's mouth.
*In the establishing shot of Starscream's coronation, there are only five Constructicons (Bonecrusher had better things to do tonight) and they are miscolored as purple and white rather than their usual purple and green color scheme.
*Hook has two eyes instead of his normal visor as he looks around in confusion during the trumpet scene.
*An early establishing shot clearly shows Cybertron with two and ''only'' two moons in low orbit. Yet a third moon is visible right after Unicron finishes eating the two Autobot bases.
*When Galvatron introduces himself to the Coronation party, Soundwave's chest window is drawn far too small.
*When Galvatron says "Decepticons, to Earth!", aside from his mouth being partially open, his mouth doesn't move. I guess being reformatted by Unicron gives you the ability to talk without moving your mouth?
*In the scene where Bumblebee and Spike are in the [[Autobot frigate]] and escaping Moonbase Two's destruction, when the two are cheering after believing that Unicron has been destroyed, Bumblebee's on the left side of Spike's seat. However, after Spike expresses his "colorful" reaction to Unicron remaining completely unscathed, and when the frigate is about to get sucked into Unicron, Bumblebee is on the right side of Spike's seat.
*When Cyclonus is strafing the Autobot shuttle in space, he briefly flies offscreen, and during that time his laser blasts come from a point that in no way matches his flight path.
*During the wide shot of the Autobots in the crashed ship on Junk, Blurr's entire head is white. Also so is Daniels head, which is drawn as an indistinct incomplete circle.
*Daniel's lips don't purse when he whistles.
*Wreck-Gar's mouth doesn't move at all during his first lines, despite the camera pushing in all close on his face.
*The pistol Ultra Magnus fires uses the same sound effect as Optimus Prime's rifle.
*During the Junkion chase scene, Trashbin attacks Arcee. When she fights him off his motorcycle, his model is switched for Junkyard's when he falls down. And his head then flickers between colors when mounting Junkyard.
*When Grimlock gets kissed, his eyes are round instead of triangular.(Probably intentional expression)
*As Hot Rod falls off one of Unicron's inner spikes, his lower body isn't drawn in. It looks like it should be blocked by our view of the spike, but is layered above it instead.
*Hot Rod's missing his Autobot symbol as he regains his footing inside Unicron.
*As the Dinobots fly around Unicron, both his eyes are intact. (The left one had at this point been shattered.)
*The third smelting victim (who looks a lot like another Bumblebee) doesn't fall from the conveyor belt; he simply vanishes.

== Continuity errors ==
[[File:G1TFTM Snarl cameo.JPG|thumb|upright=1.4|He used to bulls-eye womp-rats in his T16 back home.]]

*The Dinobot [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] is mysteriously absent from almost the entire movie, even though the Dinobots as a group are featured prominently. Copies of the script which have come into fans' hands repeatedly list the Dinobots, but never make mention of Snarl by name. In fact, at one point the script refers to "the four Dinobots". Despite this, Snarl does appear in three very brief shots—in which at least one other Dinobot (Swoop in one, Sludge in another) is entirely absent. Hmm.
** On the other hand, the original production ''storyboards'' for the scene where Snarl first appears in the movie only mentions "the Dinobots", not a specific amount of them. Additionally, Snarl also seems to have been in the scene with Kup telling the Dinobots a story in at least ''one'' version of the film; the Japanese trailer for the movie has finished footage of this scene...but it's very different from the one in the film; the Dinobots are all in their robot modes, and Snarl is present in the scene instead of Slag. It's completely unknown why Snarl's appearance in this scene was cut.
*Also curiously absent are the 1985 Autobot cars and Mini-Vehicles, such as Inferno, Smokescreen, Cosmos, Warpath, etc. It would seem that these characters were available at the time of the movie:
**Perceptor and Blaster both debuted at the same time in the cartoon as the 1985 cars, and both play prominent roles in the movie.
**Grapple is [[:File:BattleAutobotCity.jpg|seen ''very'' briefly]] during the battle for Autobot City. Or maybe it's [[Hauler]].
**The 1985 Decepticons (Astrotrain, Dirge, etc.) appear in the film.
**[[:File:TFTM-SideswipeRedAlertTracks.jpg|Tracks]], [[:File:TFTM-RedAlertDown.jpg|Red Alert]] and Smokescreen (who was supposed to be the corpse in place of Wheeljack next to Windcharger) all appeared in storyboards but not the finished film.
*Devastator is treated as ''the'' ultimate threat, while in the cartoon, his role (and apparent power) was already being [[Starscream's Brigade|severely diminished]], presumably because several other combiners had been introduced. In story terms, the absence of these newer combiners, not to mention the mighty Omega Supreme, is inexplicable. In real-life terms, those characters didn't exist when the film commenced production. (The ''[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]'' adaptation shows Omega Supreme, Superion and Defensor guarding the Ark against an attack by Bruticus and Menasor, attempting to [[retcon]] the problem away.)
*Possibly the biggest example of the film's tonal shift from the cartoon, shots from firearms that would previously knock another character down at best have since become lethal, best demonstrated when Brawn and Prowl are each killed with a single shot by the Decepticons during the movie's first act.
**While Prowl, Ironhide and Ratchet are shot straight through the torso, Brawn is killed by a single shot to his shoulder, which makes little sense.
[[File:Cyclonus armada tftf.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|We'll be safe enough once we make the jump into lightspeed.]]
*The existence of Cybertron's moons is contentious ''at best''.
**On the one hand, in numerous close and distant shots of the planet throughout the first two seasons, not a single moon was seen. Ever. Even after it got knocked out of Earth's orbit.
**On the other hand, Megatron ''does'' refer to Cybertron as "land of the metal moon" (note the singular) during "[[Microbots]]", suggesting otherwise. The fact that he was overenergized at the time and lost consciousness in mid-sentence - just before he ''might'' have specified a plural number of moons, (in)conveniently enough - makes it unclear just how much credence we should lend this statement.
**The movie promptly introduces two (possibly three) moons over the planet. In continuity terms, they must either have highly elliptical orbits with periapsides (points in their orbits that bring them closest to the planet) that just happened to coincide with the timeframe of the movie or they were constructed sometime after 1986.
*During the Battle of Autobot City, Starscream gets his leg caught. He shoots downward and gets away while screaming "My foot!", but it's his shin that's smoking while his foot looks fine. Later he kicks Megatron with the same foot. Shouldn't that hurt, according to him?
*So Ultra Magnus just happens to have a ready-made Matrix chamber installed in his chest cavity? Is this standard issue for all Autobots?
*The cartoon had already established that Astrotrain increases his size when he transforms to shuttle mode, being large enough to carry a pair of Decepticons in his cockpit. However, within the movie itself, his size is [[scale|noticeably inconsistent]]: When he leaves Autobot City, he's just large enough for the Decepticon army to cram themselves in; later, he's so huge that the Constructicons can quite comfortably form Devastator inside him. Perhaps he continued expanding when transforming from train to shuttle mode?
*Speaking of which, Astrotrain's entire body flips over when he transforms from train to space shuttle to escape from Autobot City. While ''we'' applaud the [[Show-accuracy|toy-accuracy]], the Decepticons inside probably didn't.
*Soundwave is loyal enough to pick up a wounded Megatron and save him, but when Starscream goes to throw Megatron out, Soundwave doesn't try to intervene. He even tries to steal the leadership once Megatron is gone. The "loyalty" attribute that has pertained so strongly to Soundwave seems to be alienated from the character in this scene.
*The number of minions created by Unicron changes throughout the film, with more Sweeps appearing as the story progresses. A second Cyclonus ("Cyclonus, the warrior, and [[Cyclonus's Armada|his armada]]") is shown being created but disappears shortly thereafter. At least ''seven'' new characters are shown at one point, created from only ''six'' Decepticons thrown from the shuttle.
*How can the Constructicons blow on those trumpets? Only [[Hook (G1)|three]] [[Bonecrusher (G1)|of]] [[Mixmaster (G1)|them]] have mouths.
[[File:SSBQ.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"I've been looking forward to this for a long time." "Yes, I bet you have."]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] is capable of reducing [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] to ashes with a single shot from his cannon mode. Though in later episodes Galvatron is shown blowing up even small ''[[Thrull|planets]]'' and being able to take down [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] with one shot from his cannon, his extraordinary killing power seems to be gone—like when he scores a direct hit in cannon mode on Ultra Magnus in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5]]" and Magnus isn't especially hurt at all, or how a similar blast against Scourge in "[[The Burden Hardest to Bear]]" only leaves the latter temporarily incapacitated. [[Marvel Comics]] bios explain this by suggesting that Galvatron had nearly limitless power through Unicron... but then again, Galvatron himself claims to be "more powerful than ever" after Unicron is dead in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2]]". [[To sell toys|Who knows.]]
*Why didn't the Autobots notice Unicron until he was within devouring distance of Cybertron's moons? Why doesn't Shockwave, who is ''on Cybertron,'' react until after Unicron has eaten these moons, transformed into a giant robot, and ''smashed his hand into the planet's surface?''
*Despite running out of energon goodies on Quintessa, Hot Rod has at least one to offer to the Junkions.
*How did Hot Rod and Kup know to fly from Quintessa to Junk?
[[File:TFTMStarscreamVsUnicron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|This is either Starscream or his stunt double; hard to tell.]]
*When the Decepticons on Cybertron launch a counterattack on Unicron, all three of the first-year Seekers are seen fighting alongside the Coneheads. Given that all three were either explicitly killed earlier in the movie (Starscream) or have been turned into Galvatron's troops by this point (Thundercracker and Skywarp), they're obviously not supposed to be ''around'' in these forms anymore; of course, they could also just be [[generic]]s reusing their colors...but, as noted above, Thundercracker and Skywarp ''also'' appear at Starscream's coronation.
*Daniel, who was just learning how to use his exo-suit, had to knock down the acid cover inside Unicron to save his loved ones. Why couldn't the more experienced Spike do the same with his suit from above? He had both of his arms free and a clear shot at the cover.
*It's not clear how Rodimus Prime (carrying two humans) and the other Autobots survived their jump out of Unicron's eye and their plunge towards the surface of Cybertron.
*It's also unclear just how the dozen or so Autobots (and one shipload of Junkions) managed to retake the whole planet of Cybertron. Did Unicron really wipe out ''that'' many Decepticons?
* Unicron's invincibility is extremely inconsistent; Moments before becoming Galvatron, Megatron creates visible damage to Unicron's horns simply by attempting to hold into something. Later, he doesn't suffer even a dent when one of Cybertron's moons is detonated in his mouth. Near the end, the Dinobots are capable of punching their way through his "skin", and Rodimus Prime just casually throws Galvatron into space through Unicron's side. Even without the Matrix, the small group of Autobots did pretty well against him.

===Not necessarily errors===
*Fans have noted throughout the years that Astrotrain, in his flight through zero-gravity space, should not have needed to "jettison some weight" in the literal sense. However, since the ejected Decepticons quickly fall behind Astrotrain instead of floating alongside him, he must still have been accelerating and thus would have needed to burn a greater amount of fuel in order to push a larger payload. Perhaps he should have said "jettison some ''mass''", but then again, just being a spaceship doesn't make him a rocket scientist.
*Springer escapes from Unicron's eye by transforming into helicopter mode and flying through outer space, where there shouldn't be an atmosphere for his rotors to provide lift. Maybe Unicron was still within Cybertron's atmosphere?

==Continuity notes==
*''The Transformers: The Movie'' has had a huge effect in shaping the mythos. Among the elements and characters which would reappear in many other iterations of ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' are:
**The notion that [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] has moons.
**The [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] as a physical object, rather than the computer program previously depicted in the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|comics]]. Even the Marvel comics would eventually shoehorn this one in.
**[[Autobot City (disambiguation)|Autobot City]].
**[[Unicron]].
**The notion of [[Megatron (disambiguation)|Megatron]] becoming [[Galvatron (disambiguation)|Galvatron]].
**The idea of "[[Prime (rank)|Prime]]" being a rank rather than simply a given name.
**[[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|And it killed off Optimus Prime before it was cool]]!
*Cybertron's appearance in the post-titles establishing shot shows some major changes to the planet since our last look at it in Season 2. Many of the same buildings from the cartoon's stock image of the planet are there, but the giant pit near the planet's equator is mostly covered over, and the shredded portion of its southern hemisphere has been completely rebuilt.
*Gadgets and powers:
**Springer deploys a small flip-out twin laser from his wrist during the Autobot City battle.
**Arcee and Hot Rod both activate a long-distance scanner of some sort by lowering a red visor from under their helmets over their eyes.
**Megatron uses an "[[Lightsaber|Energy Dagger]]"<ref>[https://twitter.com/walruslaw/status/1204860124898181123 Reference sheets for various weapons used or planned for use in ''The Transformers: The Movie''] - TFRaw.com on Twitter</ref> during his one-on-one battle with Optimus Prime.
**Hot Rod uses a saw blade that extends from his retracted wrist.
**Blurr has the same kind of hooked welding tip used by various Autobots as far back as "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]".
**Arcee unleashes a nasty barbed post from her fender to fend off a Junkion.
**Grimlock shows the never-before seen ability to [[GoBots|shoot lasers from his fists]].
*'''[[The Revenge of Bruticus|< <]]''' What makes Starscream the leader? Megatron's <s>dead</s> almost dead!

==Real-world references and Easter eggs==
[[File:TFTMUnicronSkyscrapers.jpg|thumb|I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.]]
*When the inside of Unicron is shown after he devours Lithone, the "blinking energy" effect of Unicron's innards shows, for a split second, what appear to be several images of post-apocalyptic buildings. These images look to be recycled background paintings from ''{{w|Fist of the North Star (1986 film)|Fist of the North Star}}'', a film [[Toei Animation|Toei]] had animated the same year. Regardless of animation efficiency/corner-cutting, the flashing images of ruined civilizations are eerily appropriate for Unicron.
[[File:TFTM Sludge Devastator.jpg|thumb|Your eyes can deceive you. Don't trust them.]]
*When Sludge gets haymakered by Devastator, his eyes pop out of their sockets in ''{{w|Looney Tunes}}'' fashion.
*Kup's storytelling sequence aboard the shuttle is drawn from the novel ''{{w|Of Mice and Men}}'', complete with Grimlock in the Lenny role asking Kup to "tell Grimlock about petrorabbits again".
*The Junkions speak almost entirely in pop culture quotes and pastiches. Littered among the generic phrases like "operators are standing by!", "Film at eleven" and "eliminate even the toughest stains" are more specific references, such as:
**"Don't look behind door #2, Monty!" - a reference to the game show ''[[Let's Make a Deal]]'' and its host, [[Monty]] Hall.
**"Ger-ronny-doo-ron-ron-ronny-mo!" - both the famous "{{w|Geronimo (exclamation)|Geronimo!}}" war cry, and the 1963 hit "{{w|Da Doo Ron Ron}}".
**"You check in, but you don't check out" - a parody of the tagline for {{w|Roach Motel (insect trap)|Roach Motel}} insect traps.
**"Breep, drit, aw rootie!" - part of {{w|Tutti Frutti (song)|"Tutti Frutti, aw rooty!"}}, from the 1955 song.
**"Happy motoring!" - the slogan of gas company [[Esso]].
**"Kill the Grand Poobah!" - a {{w|Grand Poobah|satirical term}} originating from {{w|Gilbert and Sullivan}}'s ''{{w|The Mikado}}'', likely referencing its use as the title of leaders of pseudo-Masonic lodges in ''{{w|The Flintstones}}'' and ''{{w|Happy Days}}''.
[[File:Tftm rosencrantz-and-guildenstern.jpg|thumb|Easy? You call that ''easy!?'']]
*The Quintesson jail cell includes robot debris ''strongly'' resembling [[:File:Tftm rosencrantz-and-guildenstern.jpg#parts|several mobile suits]] from 1985 Japanese animation ''{{w|Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam}}''.
*''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' sound effects (yes, even the high-budget Movie uses them):
**The ''[[Millennium Falcon]]'' engine burst noise is used extensively throughout the film, over and over and over, almost any time a Decepticon takes flight.

**[[Luke Skywalker]]'s deactivating [[lightsaber]] is used as the sound of the Quintesson ship's ramp extending.
**Clashing lightsabers are used as Unicron fires eye-blasts at the attacking Transformers.

**An igniting lightsaber is used as Rodimus opens the Matrix.
**An AT-AT foot stomp sound is heard as the Autobot shuttle crash lands on Junk.
**The whir of an AT-AT's leg hydraulics can be heard part way through Unicron's transformation.
*The ''[[Star Trek]]'' sliding door sound is used as Wreck-Gar pulls out his <s>iPhone</s> mini-TV.
*The sound used for the communicators on ''Star Trek'' is used when Daniel activates his blaster to save Spike.

==Adaptations==
*[[Transformers: The Movie (Marvel comic)|A comic adaptation of the movie]] was published by [[Marvel Comics]] in 1986, concurrently with the movie's theater run. It was based off a non-finalized version of the script, and differs in many details from the final film. Additionally, most of the major character models (and possibly their unedited original character write-ups) appear in issue #4 of the ''[[The Transformers Universe|Transformers Universe]]'' series.
*[[Transformers the Movie (Ladybird adaptation)|A storybook adaptation]] was released in the UK by [[Ladybird Books]].
*A four-part adaptation was released in 2006/2007 by [[IDW Publishing]], as part of the film's 20th anniversary celebration. It was titled ''[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]'' to differentiate it from the [[Michael Bay]] [[Transformers (film)|live-action film]]. Unlike its predecessor, it adheres rigidly to the script and plot of the finished movie.

==Soundtrack==
{{main|The Transformers: The Movie - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack}}

==Promotions==
*Early in the movie's production, a [[The Transformers: The Movie promo|promotional trailer]] was made to sell the project to potential investors.
*The movie was advertised on related 1986 toy packages via the [[Decipher the Decepticon]] Sweepstakes, which included a pack-in poster and contest.
*The movie was heavily advertised directly by TV [[commercial]]s, and tail-end segments on Transformer toy ads. Portions of its story were also retold in altered fashion by animation segments of commercials for the movie character toys, such as a spot showing Springer doing battle with Wreck-Gar.
*[[Ziploc]] sandwich bags featuring an iron-on patch in boxed to advertise the movie. Each box contained one of eight potential characters.

==In the comic continuity==
The [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel UK comic]] made extensive use of the Movie as the basis for a series of stories involving the Transformers in the future. However, there are several differences between the events seen on screen and those referenced in the comic:

*The comic always dates the movie to [[2006]], following the date given in a treatment that was all [[Simon Furman]] had when he wrote "[[Target: 2006]]".
*In "Target: 2006", [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] states that he was previously "[[Life Spark]]".
*The Matrix is always called the "Creation Matrix" in the comic, a name that predates the "Matrix of Leadership" but which is now used for the same physical object.
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]] both survive the events, both later appearing in "[[Space Pirates!]]" (set in [[2008]]).

In addition, [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] definitely survives the attack by Unicron.

The US comic almost completely ignored the events of the Movie, though later in the run an alternative future is briefly shown in "[[Rhythms of Darkness!]]" and "[[A Savage Circle]]". In this timeline at least some of the events of the Movie took place such as the creation of [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] from [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], which is dated to 2005, though [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]]'s death was overlooked. [[Prowl (TM2)|Wouldn't be the first time. Or the last.]]
*The US version of the future story "[[The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006]]" implicitly has the events of the movie as part of its backstory. However, since the rest of the US series ignored the movie, this issue's place in the continuity is questionable.

==Edits==
Several English-language versions of the film exist, with the following differences in content from the American theatrical run:

*In some versions (notably the European version) the opening credits are replaced with a scrolling text ("''Star Wars'' style") which provides backstory.
*In some versions (notably the European version) the film ends with [[Victor Caroli|a narrator]] reassuring the audience that Optimus Prime will return.
*Instances of swearing in the film (there are two) were edited out; sometimes one, sometimes both. Those instances are: Spike yelling, "Oh shit, what are we gonna do now?" after the self-destructing Moon Base 2 fails to scratch Unicron, and Ultra Magnus growling, "Open, damn it, open!" while trying to open the Matrix to fend off Galvatron and the Sweeps on Junkion. The United Kingdom cinema version had the swearing included but, when it was released on VHS in the United Kingdom, Spike's line was cut ("damn" not being considered especially offensive in the UK). However it has been restored on all United Kingdom DVD releases.
*In some early FHE video releases, the shot of the Matrix falling out of Optimus Prime's hand and being caught by Hot Rod is edited so that it appears that Ultra Magnus simply takes the Matrix from Prime. Why this was done is not known, and the replay of the Hot Rod catch on Unicron's monitors was left intact.
*The original FHE video release of the film painted out all instances of Megatron's green-colored "bleeding" from the end of the battle of Autobot City up to his meeting with Unicron.
*Instead of DEG, the {{w|Rank Organisation|Rank Film}} "{{w|Gongman}}" appears before the British release of the film, as Rank were the United Kingdom distributors. Ironically, the DEG logo at the beginning uses the "Gongman" sounds, rather than its own fanfare, possibly due to a plastering mistake.

None of these edits significantly affect the story. They should not be confused with various other sequences which were changed before the film's final release:

*Originally, Ultra Magnus's "death sequence" on Junkion called for him to be lassoed and drawn and quartered by the Sweeps' energy beams, but this was deemed too graphic for audiences, hence the less disturbing "shot to death" sequence seen instead. There is evidence that the original sequence had been fully animated when the decision was made, however; the Sweeps still kept their solid energy lassos when they fire upon Magnus, and Magnus is seen visibly straining against what appears to be said lassos (edited out and replaced with laser fire) before exploding. This also explains why the Junkions only have to put his limbs back on to repair him.
*A number of other sequences were illustrated as [[storyboard]]s but dropped, presumably without ever being animated. Among them were:
**A short scene showing Ironhide piloting the Autobot shuttle through ''huge chunks of ice'' from the tail of a passing comet, explaining how the Decepticons caught them unawares. In response to a reprimand by Prowl who prickishly disapproves of Ironhide's piloting shenanigans, Ironhide exclaims, "I can sure as shootin' dodge a couple of ice chunks". When the Autobots are suddenly jolted by the Decepticon strike force as Megatron and his troops attempt to enter the shuttle, Ironhide tells the others on board, "That was no ice chunk...". Heroic nonsense ensues...
**An extended sequence with Hot Rod and Daniel outside the city.
**A sequence of Mirage blasting Bombshell and being fired on by Megatron.
**The Autobots finally bringing down Devastator with a barrage of missiles (and the Constructicons subsequently shooting Red Alert in the back).
**The Decepticons dogpiling Optimus Prime, explaining why he seems to be standing up just before his fight with Megatron, and no longer holding his rifle. According to storyboards, Prime gets bum-rushed by Blitzwing (who causes Prime to drop his gun), Starscream, Astrotrain, and Skywarp. While it is not clear how Prime defeated the first four hand-to-hand combatants, Dirge is later shown attempting one final sneak attack (and gets his can handed back to him) as Prime is talking to Megatron before the two leaders' final fight.
**Trailbreaker is shown dead among the wreckage of Autobot City as the Decepticons begin their retreat.
:Some of these concepts were in earlier versions of the script, and hence made it into the comic adaptation.
*Rumors have occasionally circulated in the fandom of additional animated footage that was dropped from the film, such as ultra-violent battle scenes. No evidence has ever surfaced to back these claims; the only known edits of any storyline or character importance are those listed in this section.
:{{see|Misconceptions and urban legends about Transformers#The Transformers: The Movie|Urban legends about ''The Transformers: The Movie''}}

==Reception and box office==
{{quote|''The Transformers'', in which Orson Welles plays a planet, is pure headache material. Target audience of cartoon-watchers also will probably find the film unintelligible, noisy and unoriginal. Boxoffice prospects are dismal.|2=[http://books.google.com/books?id=DHNZAAAAMAAJ&q=Hasbro+Transformers&dq=Hasbro+Transformers&lr=&as_drrb_is=b&as_minm_is=1&as_miny_is=1983&as_maxm_is=12&as_maxy_is=2005&num=50&as_brr=0&cd=69 Variety's Film Reviews 1985-1986, Volume 19]}}

{{quote|Obnoxious animated feature about the title good guys, who defend the universe against an evil planet (which has a voice of its own... provided by Orson Welles.) That deafening rock score certainly doesn't help. Little more than a feature-length toy commercial.|Leonard Maltin, ''1987 Movie & Video Guide''}}

{{quote|While all this action may captivate young children, the animation is not spectacular enough to dazzle adults, and the Transformers have few truly human elements to lure parents along, even when their voices are supplied by well-known actors. |2=[http://www.nytimes.com/1986/08/09/movies/screen-transformers-animation-for-children.html The New York Times]}}

{{quote|Transformers -- The Movie, a feature-length animated film inspired by the syndicated TV cartoon series inspired by the Hasbro toy imported from Japan, is utterly uninspired entertainment. |2=[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0ED3CE8EA8D40CCA&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM The Dallas Morning News]}}

{{quote|If you can swallow, without gagging, a large measure of sentimental and offensive religiosity - lines like "Do not grieve. Soon I will be one with the Matrix," whispered by a failing hunk of Autobot metal - then you have a better than even chance of leaving the theatre on your own two feet. |2=[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=01kiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=W6gFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2445,1286000&dq=transformers&hl=en The Montreal Gazette]}}

{{quote|Everything is poorly drawn and - when it's in focus - one dimensional. It is terribly hard to separate the robots from the backgrounds, and there is no easy way to tell the good guys from the bad guys. In an earlier movie based on the same sort of robot toys - "Go-Bots: The Battle of the Rock Lords" - the good guys were either white or colorful and the bad guys were dreary, and they had distinct personalities. Not this movie; everyone looks and sounds alike, except one pink robot who is a female good guy. Her tin voluptuousness makes her stand out. |2=[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kw4wAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OgMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6957,6334152&dq=transformers&hl=en The Toledo Blade]}}

{{quote|Even with an all-star cast doing the voice overs... and a rock music score, this is still nothing more than a ripoff of a successful toy line. |2=[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AYckAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dtsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4192,1494652&dq=transformers&hl=en The Palm Beach Post]}}

{{quote|The great animated villains, like the Wicked Queen in Disney's "Snow White," had motivations as compelling as any live-action character. Unicron apparently destroys entire worlds because it has nothing else to do. |2=[http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/57996397.html?dids=57996397:57996397&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+8%2C+1986&author=CHARLES+SOLOMON&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&edition=&startpage=8&desc=%60THE+TRANSFORMERS%27%3A+STRETCHING+A+POINT The LA Times]}}

{{quote|A surprisingly dark, emotional, and almost excessively cynical experience for Transformers fans.|2=[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/transformers_the_the_movie/ Rotten Tomatoes]}}

''The Transformers: The Movie'' was almost universally panned by professional critics upon its release.

Well-known film critic and animation enthusiast, Leonard Maltin, gave it a rating below 1 1/2 stars in his ''1987 Movie & Video Guide'', regarding it as a "bomb", then proceeded to write an unflattering blurb denouncing the film as a "feature-length toy commercial".

Caryn James of the ''New York Times'' admitted in the [[August 9]], 1986, edition of the paper that the film was intended for young children, pointing out that the kids in the audience were having a grand ole time with the ''Transformer'' toys and comics they brought with them to the theater, but derided the film as having little to no appeal to adults.

''Variety's Film Reviews 1985-1986, Volume 19 '' was far less even-handed in their review, claiming the film had no appeal to adults ''or'' children. They predicted the film would perform poorly in the box office (and were correct, in that regard).

Carrie Rickey of the ''Dallas Morning News'' chided the film in the [[August 13]], 1986, issue of the paper, describing it as "essentially a cartoon ''Star Wars'' about robots from a toybox galaxy far, far away". She then went on to say that the film "never takes off" and derided it as "uninspired".

Janice Kennedy of the ''Montreal Gazette'' verbally disemboweled the film in the [[August 23]], 1986, edition of the paper, criticizing it as overly commercial, profane, loud, violent, humorless, heavy-handed in its religious messages and chaulk-full of gratuitous celebrity voice-overs. Her only compliment: "But ''The Transformers: The Movie'' does have at least one good thing going for it, a howlingly appropriate song by [["Weird Al" Yankovic]]. It's title? ''Dare to be Stupid''." ''Ouch''.

Nanciann Cherry in the August 13, 1986, edition of the ''Toledo Blade'' claimed the robots in the movie had little personality and faded into the background. She even went on to say that ''[[GoBots]]: {{gb|GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords|Battle of the Rock Lords}}'' was a superior film! Her review was filled with inaccuracies, however, citing characters such as "Unicon" and claiming that the destruction of Cybertron's moons by "Unicon" is what caused the Autobots to travel to Autobot City, at which point Megatron attacked. To be fair, she readily admits, "About 20 minutes into the film, I gave up on the plot and tried to count all the ideas that were stolen from other sources. Now that kept me busy." So she wasn't really paying attention, anyway.

Kathryn Buxton in the [[August 22]], 1986, edition of the ''Palm Beach Post'' gave the film a whopping ''one'' star, calling it "a ripoff of a successful toyline", whatever ''that'' means. In the same article, she also gave David Cronenberg's ''[[Fly|The Fly]]'' one star, just for reference.

In the August 8, 1986, edition of the ''LA Times'', critic Charles Solomon made clear his dislike for the film centered primarily on the fact that none of the characters had interesting or believable motivation. He stated, "Not even the best actor can create a character out of nothing. Not one of the robots has a reason for doing what he does." Solomon then pointed to Unicron specifically as an example of the lack of deep, multi-dimensional motivations in the characters.

Over time, however, the movie has acquired something of a cult following beyond the core base of [[fandom|Transformers fans]], particularly among children of the '80s. It is sometimes screened as a midnight movie at colleges. Online, it is not hard to find amateur reviews lauding everything about it as utterly awesome, from the premise to the soundtrack, and dismissing more critical views out of hand. ''The Transformers: The Movie'' currently holds a 60% "fresh" rating based on 25 professional reviews at online review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.<ref>http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/transformers_the_the_movie/</ref> In response to the film's cult following, several reviewers have compared the film in a favourable light to the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]]s (prior to the unprecedented critical success of [[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]), stating that they lack the heart or nostalgia of the '86 movie.<ref>https://www.inverse.com/article/7309-6-enduring-legacies-of-1986-s-animated-the-transformers-the-movie</ref><ref>https://slate.com/culture/2007/07/transformers-why-the-original-animated-movie-is-still-the-best.html</ref><ref>https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Sorry-Michael-Bay-Why-1986-Transformers-Movie-Best-43582.html</ref>

===Box office===
An [[August 30]]th, 1987 ''Los Angeles Times'' article on the decline and fall of the DeLaurentiis Entertainment Group listed ''The Transformers: The Movie'' as grossing $2.6 million in the United States on a $5 million budget.<ref>https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-08-30-fi-5144-story.html</ref> Both it and ''My Little Pony: The Movie'' (which earned $2.8 million on a $5.5 million budget per that same article) were financial failures, together losing Hasbro about $10 million in an otherwise profitable year.<ref>[https://twitter.com/tfwiki/status/895169922678042625 Sherilyn Connelly in ''Ponyville Confidential'' citing a May 21st, 1987 ''Providence Journal'' article by Neil Downing, "Hasbro Sees Record Sales and Profits".]</ref>

Confusingly, in comparison to the ''Los Angeles Times'' article, modern box office tracking sites<ref>http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=transformers.htm</ref><ref>http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1986/0TRTM.php</ref> list ''The Transformers: The Movie'' as having made $5,849,647 in domestic (e.g., United States) theaters. Comparing this with the other online box office takes from animated films of 1986, the results are not particularly charitable; while it did better financially than ''{{gb|GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords}}''<ref>http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=gobots.htm</ref> ($1,338,264) and ''Heathcliff: The Movie''<ref>http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=heathcliff.htm</ref> ($2,610,686), it performed worse than the 1986 ''[[My Little Pony]]'' movie<ref>http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=mylittlepony.htm</ref> ($5,958,456) and the '''second''' ''Care Bears'' movie<ref>http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=carebearsmovie2.htm</ref> ($8,540,346). Bringing up ''The Great Mouse Detective''<ref>http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=greatmousedetective.htm</ref> ($25,336,794) and ''An American Tail''<ref>http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=americantail.htm</ref> ($47,483,002) would really just be overkill.

==Significance in Transfandom==
''The Transformers: The Movie'' remains one of the most important elements of the entire Transformers brand, both within the fiction and from the perspective of the brand's popularity and "mindshare".

Fictionally, it established several story concepts that have been used repeatedly in the years since 1986, some of which—such as Unicron and the Matrix—are now central to the entire Transformers mythos. The movie is also the centerpiece of the most well-known Transformers continuity: the Generation 1 animated universe. The ''Transformers'' cartoon is split into "pre-movie" and "post-movie" sections which feature different characters and settings, and even somewhat different visual styles. (Most pre-movie episodes were animated by the studio [[Toei Animation|Toei]], while most post-movie episodes were animated by [[AKOM]].)

On a practical note, it was widely available on videotape, and remained so long after the ''The Transformers'' cartoon had gone off the air. Only a [[Family Home Entertainment|handful of series episodes]] were available on video, making ''The Transformers: The Movie'' the logical choice for someone looking to pick up a ''Transformers'' cartoon; this made it far more well known among fans than any particular cartoon episode.

To an entire generation of young fans, the movie was the most visually spectacular and narratively epic ''Transformers'' experience of their entire youth. Events such as the death of Optimus Prime are widely reported to have reduced many kids to tears. It is hardly a surprise that these emotional experiences embedded themselves deeply in many fans' memories.

Latter-day ''Transformers'' stories have made uncountable references (though [[The Transformers: The Movie/references|we're trying]]) to the movie, lifting or borrowing elements of its [[Minus One|dialogue]], [[The Transformers: Autocracy|fight sequences]], [[A Flash Forward|subplots]], [[Heavy Is the Head|details]], [[Less Than Zero|settings]] and more, as writers have discovered that a shout-out to the movie is a quick and easy way to win cheers from [[GEEWUN|some segments]] of [[Fandom|their audience]]. Even Hasbro and Takara themselves have gotten in on the act, producing a variety of toys based on the minutia of the film: [[Starscream (Armada)#Cybertron|Starscream's crown]], [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#United|Galvatron's creation]], the awakening of [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Rodimus Prime]], and more. The fandom, for their part, pores over new ''Transformers'' fiction, often latching on to even the most tangential of details as a [[The Search for Alpha Trion#Quotes|"reference"]] to the movie, [[The Burden Hardest to Bear|coincidental or not]]. Call-outs, real or perceived, were once a rare treat - but now are so common that many fans are more likely to groan than cheer whenever some version of Optimus Prime declares that "[[One Shall Fall|One shall stand...]]" or a damaged character states that "[[Unfinished|I still function]]" or a vengeful blast is preceded by "[[The Illusion of Control|Here's a hint]]" or yet another Soundwave says yet another variation of "[[Human Error, Part II|Soundwave superior]]", or... well... this:

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File:Transformersanimatedfilmposter.jpg|'86
File:TFTM1.jpg|'86 again
File:Botcon2000-movieposter.jpg|2000
File:TFvol1 31cvrRI.jpg|2010
File:Timelines10 diamonded.jpg|2014
File:Echoes and Fragments cover.jpg|2016
File:LL1 Riptcvr.jpg|2018
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In 2016, thirty years after the release of the film, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] gave us perhaps one of the most meta comeback lines in franchise history. When [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] declares that "Today — one shall stand, and two shall fall!", Optimus simply punches him in the face with a flat "No cliches, Galvatron", voicing once and for all just how sick we've gotten of '86 quotes. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}}

{{quote|...wait, I only just noticed something. Did they actually manage to go the entire episode without quoting the 86 movie?|[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/94625-episode-65-beast-hunters-episode-13/page-4#entry2360303 Allspark poster Unit Eleven]}}

==Criticisms==
[[File:TFTM Ratchet dies.jpg|left|thumb|Only [[Stormtrooper (SW)|Imperial Stormtroopers]] are so precise.]]
All this is not all to say that the movie is a "masterpiece", exactly. The film met with extremely harsh critical reviews on its release, and some of those criticisms still ring true today.

The film displays an arguably cynical attitude towards itself as [[To sell toys|a vehicle for advertising toys]], especially in the way [[The Transformers (cartoon)/cast|beloved characters]] are killed—sometimes gratuitously—for sake of justifying the story's focus on a new group of toys. (Note that with the exception of Laserbeak and possibly Buzzsaw, the poster at the top of this article features ''only'' new characters.)

Further, the two primary plot devices—[[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] and the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]—have no prior establishment in the fiction. Unicron is given no backstory ([[Call of the Primitives|until season 3]]) or justification; he simply exists, is very dangerous, and is afraid of the Matrix, all for no adequately explained reason. The introduction of the Matrix itself is a heavy [[retcon]]. The story asks the audience to accept that this cosmically powerful artifact has been in Optimus Prime's possession all along (even though Prime's open-chested repair scene in "[[Divide and Conquer]]" and his X-ray scene in "[[A Prime Problem]]" show absolutely no signs of said Matrix), but has somehow never been relevant before. In fact, this lack of prior establishment is what led [[Simon Furman]] to develop the divinity backstory of Unicron and [[Primus]] in the UK comics run.

[[File:Megatronlightsaber.jpg|thumb|Your powers are weak, old man!]]
The movie bears many similarities to ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'': There are several character-parallels ([[Springer (G1)|Springer]] is a [[Han Solo]]-type and [[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]] even has Princess Leia's hairdo!), the primary threat is similar (it's the [[Death Star]]... [[Unicron/Generation 1|but it transforms!]]), and both feature a climactic battle where the [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|young hero]] hears the voice of his [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|dead, wise mentor]] one last time before saving the day.

To be a bit more fair to ''The Transformers: The Movie'', however, most of these similarities are either superficial (Arcee's Leia-hair; Megatron's "lightsaber" he briefly uses in his duel against Optimus Prime) or can be seen as elements common to thousands of years' worth of epic storytelling through human history, not just common to ''Star Wars''. As a simple example, the phenomenon of two charismatic leaders dealing each other mortal injuries in battle hearkens back to some versions of the "[[King Arthur]]" myth; in their final battle, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arthur]] and his arch-enemy [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sir Mordred]] deal one another lethal injuries and both apparently expire—though Arthur according to the legend will [[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1|return]] when [[Cybertron (planet)|England]]'s need [[Darkest hour|is greatest]].
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==Formatting==
[[File:Tftm widescreenesque.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The "widescreen" picture (left) actually ''cuts off'' the top and bottom of the fullscreen picture (right). Your eyes can deceive you; don't trust them.]]
Although it was billed in some advertisements before its theatrical release as being "widescreen", the movie was in fact animated in a 4:3 (fullscreen) aspect ratio. For its theatrical screenings, the film was matted down in the projector by the projectionist to a 16:9 aspect ratio (widescreen), chopping the top and bottom off the picture, but all video transfers of the movie were done without mattes, meaning that there was actually more picture visible in the fullscreen video and DVD releases than there would have been in theaters. Across 2006 and 2007, new editions of the DVD of the film were released by Sony BMG and [[Metrodome]] which applied the mattes in order to replicate the original theatrical presentation of the film for the first time in home entertainment. Some fans, however, didn't realize that the film wasn't actually ''animated'' in widescreen, and, hearing that the DVD was to be in widescreen, expected to see the fullscreen image with additional footage at the sides, causing them to complain that the top and bottom were cut off, thereby totally missing the point.
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==International versions==
{{main|The Transformers: The Movie/dubs}}

==Commercial releases==
[[File:TFTM LaserDisc cover.jpg|thumb|The cover image from the original Japanese home media release of the movie.]]
*The movie was originally released in North America on VHS and Beta on [[September 17]]th, 1987<ref>http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1964&dat=19870911&id=YhAuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Ls8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3198,2881581</ref> by [[Family Home Entertainment]], minus Spike's swear. Not long after, it was released in the UK by [[Video Gems]]. This version featured the opening text crawl and closing narration inherent to the UK version of the film. In Australia, the film was released on video by RCA/Columbia Pictures/Hoyts. In Japan, Hillcrane released a {{w|LaserDisc}} version alongside a VHS copy, both sporting a gorgeous painted cover that decorated many a fan's desktop back in the day.
*The movie was released spottily in the '90s, beginning with a budget VHS by Avid Home Entertainment in 1991. [[Malofilm]] released a VHS in Canada in 1995, notable for being the first home entertainment version to include Spike's swear. In 1998, Japanese company Pioneer produced another pair of LaserDisc and VHS releases. In 1999, things kicked off when American company [[Rhino Entertainment|Kid Rhino]] secured the Transformers license and released the film on VHS once again.
*The 21st century's flirtation with ''The Transformers: The Movie'' started with a UK budget VHS release of that country's version by [[Sony|Sony Wonder]], distributed by [[Maverick Entertainment]]. A Japanese company called CatCo followed this up with a VideoCD, and Malofilm—now Seville—were the first to release a DVD version of the film, though it was just a dump of their VHS version.
*In November 2000, ''The Transformers: The Movie'' got its first, full professional DVD release from Kid Rhino. This edition, labelled a "Special Collector's Edition", is the first to feature remastered video and audio, and several special features, including storyboards and an interview with [[Vince DiCola]]. Rhino concurrently released this version on VHS, sans extras.
*In 2001 in the UK, Sony Wonder released their own much-delayed DVD version of the film. It was the UK version of the film, but included Spike's swear. However, the release was burdened by badly interlaced video, though it notably included the [[Omni Productions]] dub version of the ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|Headmasters]]'' episode "[[Four Warriors Come out of the Sky]]" as an extra. This version (including the ''Headmasters'' episode) was simultaneously released on VHS.
*The movie was released on DVD in Australia in 2003 by [[Madman Entertainment]], using the same video as the Maverick version, but distinguished by some nifty new cover art by [[Don Figueroa]], and special features not seen on other editions, such as ''[[Stan Bush|The Touch]]'' music video and 80s TV spots.
[[File:Tftm uk covers.jpg|thumb|The UK poster art (left) has been the most common DVD and VHS cover in its home country, but the Ultimate Edition featured new art by Andy Wildman (right).]]
*After acquiring the license to release ''Transformers'' DVDs in the UK, [[Metrodome]] focused on completing their run of series box sets before turning their attention to the movie properly, releasing only a cheap budget DVD of the UK version through Prism Leisure with no extras, and a UMD of the same version.
*In 2005, Metrodome released ''Transformers: The Movie - Reconstructed'', a new version of the film designed to expose as much of the animated picture as possible. This, however, only resulted in exposing the rough, unfinished edges of the animation, and an overly pale remaster was compounded by excessive interlacing due to an unnecessary NTSC to PAL transfer. This, coupled with a 5.1 remix from [[Magno Sound & Video]], featuring the same extra sound effects that they added to Rhino's season box sets, made this release both controversial and disappointing to many. This was the first time that the US version of the movie was released in the UK, and the first to feature the US poster art as a cover (although a Silverscreen store exclusive version of the disc included a reversible cover with the UK poster art as well). Extras include trailers, TV spots, the character biographies from the Madman release, a looped version of the Lion ''Transformers'' theme on the main menu, and a subtitled version of "[[Four Warriors Come out of the Sky]]".
[[File:Tftm sony covers.jpg|thumb|Sony's covers, by Don Figueroa.]]
*For the movie's 20th anniversary in 2006, new license holder [[Sony|Sony BMG]] released a two-disc special edition of the film, featuring both a high-quality widescreen remaster and the original fullscreen version, audio commentaries from crew and fans, several new featurettes interviewing those involved in the movie's production, storyboards, TV spots, American and Japanese commercials and more. Most notably, this version included the first Western release of "[[Scramble City: Mobilization]]", albeit silent and unsubtitled, featuring only audio commentary. Also very notable is that this version includes an actual deleted scene from the animated film as an extra, though it is more of interest as a curiosity than anything it actually contains, being an approximately 2-second-long aerial view of the Autobots running towards the critically damaged Optimus Prime. This release featured two covers by Don Figueroa: one is of the '84-'85 cast that appear in the movie, and one is of the movie's new characters, available either as a lenticular hologram that switches between the two, or as a reversible sleeve with the images printed on either side.
[[File:Tftm madman covers.jpg|thumb|Madman's 2003 DVD cover (left), and their 2007 Special Edition cover (right).]]
*Delayed a bit to coincide with the hype for the 2007 [[Transformers (film)|live-action movie]], Metrodome also released a two-disc "Ultimate Edition" with a different widescreen master. Like "Reconstructed", this version used the US edition of the film, but this time, the UK version was also included, in fullscreen, on the second disc. Extras include TV spots, commercials, the Madman biographies, storyboards, commentary, "Scramble City" (with audio and subtitles), featurettes with [[Flint Dille]] and [[Peter Cullen]], and more. The double-disc edition was sold in a steel case featuring new art by [[Andrew Wildman]], with the UK poster art adorning the standard case inside. Various store exclusives were available, including postcards from Play.Com, a reversible cover with the US poster art from HMV, art cards from Virgin Megastore and [[posters]] from Woolworths and [[Toys"R"Us]]. It was also available in an extra-less single-disc version. This version was premiered at the Mid Ulster Film Festival in Ireland which was the only cinema showing of the remastered version of the film to date.
[[File:ShoutFactory TFTM BluDVD.jpg|thumb|Shout! Factory's 2016 Blu-ray cover.]]
*The film was released in Full HD 1080p on Blu-ray in the UK in October 2007. The Blu-ray is not region-locked, so it will play anywhere in the world. It features a 2.0 soundtrack, 5.1 Dolby Digital track, and a full bitrate DTS 5.1 track. The master used was the same used by Sony for their US DVD. Sadly, there are no extras on the DVD. The version of the film on the Blu-ray is the US one, complete with curse words.
*Madman produced their two-disc special edition through some collaboration with Metrodome, and consequently it features much of the same content, with additional extras taking the form of The Touch music video and a bonus episode of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]''. This release again features cover artwork by Don Figueroa, specifically the cover of [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s ''[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]'' adaptation.
*For the film's 30th Anniversary, and after being out of print in the US for 10 years, the film was rereleased on Region 1 DVD and given its first Region A Blu-ray release on [[September 13]], [[2016]] by [[Shout! Factory]]. Both versions are sourced from a brand-new 4K transfer which underwent extensive color-correction and remastering, and a Steelbook packaging variant of the Blu-ray was also made available.<ref>[https://www.shoutfactory.com/film/action-adventure/the-transformers-the-movie-limited-edition-30th-anniversary-steelbook The Transformers: The Movie Limited Edition 30th Anniversary Steelbook]</ref> The Steelbook Blu-ray was released in the UK by [[Manga Entertainment]] as a limited edition on December 12, 2016, followed by a standard edition release a year later.
*On September 27, 2018, Fathom Events screened the movie at select theaters in the United States. The movie was preceded by an interview with [[Travis Knight]] and [[Hailee Steinfeld]] and a preview of a scene from ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'', and followed by a short featurette of Stan Bush discussing the music he contributed to the movie and performing acoustic versions of ''The Touch'' and ''Dare''.<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/08/01/1986-transformers-movie-hitting-theaters-one-night-only-369314 1986 Transformers Movie Hitting Theaters One Night Only!]</ref> Cineplex would later show the movie in Canadian theaters on October 4.
*For the 35th anniversary, Shout! Factory produced the first 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release of the movie — presented in widescreen only — and a remastered fullscreen 1080p Blu-ray. Feature-length storyboards and the Stan Bush featurette from the 2018 Fathom Events screening were added as new bonus features. The two discs were first made available in a limited edition SteelBook with four art cards on [[August 3]], [[2021]]<ref>[https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/the-transformers-the-movie-35th-anniversary-limited-edition-steelbook?product_id=7636 The Transformers: The Movie [35th Anniversary Limited Edition Steelbook]]</ref>; a wide release in standard packaging followed on [[September 28]]<ref>[https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/the-transformers-the-movie-35th-anniversary-edition?product_id=7668 The Transformers: The Movie [35th Anniversary Edition]]</ref>, as did a third set comprised of the new fullscreen Blu-ray and a widescreen DVD<ref>[https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/the-transformers-the-movie-35th-anniversary-edition-1?product_id=7667 The Transformers: The Movie [35th Anniversary Edition]]</ref>. Cover art for the new releases was created by [[Matt Ferguson]].
**Region B versions of the Shout! Factory 35th Anniversary discs were distributed by Funimation and released on [[October 25]], and an additional collector's edition set was made exclusive to Zavvi, packaging the 4K and Blu-ray discs with an art book, poster and six art cards.<ref>[https://www.zavvi.com/blu-ray/the-transformers-the-movie-35th-anniversary-zavvi-exclusive-4k-ultra-hd-limited-collectors-edition-includes-blu-ray/13169855.html The Transformers: The Movie 35th Anniversary - Zavvi Exclusive 4K Ultra HD Limited Collectors Edition (Includes Blu-ray)]</ref> Zavvi also partnered with Ferguson to release a line of art prints and apparel featuring his cover art.
*Fathom Events once again returned the film to select theaters on [[September 26]]–[[September 27|27]], 2021, accompanied by a set of [[The Transformers: The Movie 35th Anniversary Stop Motions|stop-motion comedy videos]] inspired by the film.

==Television broadcasts==
Following a segmented, five-part broadcast during [[The Transformers (cartoon)#Season 5|the fifth season of ''The Transformers'']], the complete feature film was aired on American television in 1989 via Fox stations. Air dates and times were June 17 at Noon, July 30 at 11 A.M. and September 2 at 10 A.M. Of course, this was the language-edited video release from Family Home Entertainment.

The movie was aired on [[Hub Network|The Hub]] on February 18, 2012, following [[Orion Pax, Part 1|the Season 2 premiere]] of ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' on what was called "Transformers Mega Saturday". Uniquely, this version combined the European opening narration with the US scrawl-free opening credits, muted the two swear words (rendering the lines as "It isn't even dented! ...What do we do now?!" and "Open... ''Open!''"), used the European closing narration at the end, and sped up the scroll of the end credits to cut it down for time, ending the lyrics of the [[theme song]] around the beginning of its second verse ("Strong enough to break the bravest heart..."). Subsequent re-airings on The Hub aired this version of the movie.

The American television airing of the feature film adds one extra sound effect, and it has never been heard in any other release. During the scene when Arcee is racing to jump aboard the departing Autobot shuttle, there is a distinctive sound effect when she jumps. In all other releases there is no sound effect.

A July 4, 2014 Hub broadcast of the movie markets it as ''Transformers: The Animated Movie'', distinguishing it from that computer animation/live action [[Transformers (film)|hybrid film]] with the similar title made two decades and one year later.

==Notes==
*According to [[Buzz Dixon]], Hasbro's decision to kill off Optimus Prime was actually an attempt to maintain some brand-storytelling parity with ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'', as Dixon had just convinced them to allow the death of [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] in ''{{w|G.I. Joe: The Movie}}'' and both films were in production at the same time.<ref>http://www.joeheadquarters.com/interviews_dixon.shtml</ref>

*This film was the last professional performance by [[Orson Welles]], who died only a month later. According to production materials shown at [[BotCon 2000]] by Tim Finn, the voice recording sessions for ''The Transformers: The Movie'' were done on [[September 10]] and [[September 11|11]] of 1985. Welles died on [[October 10]] of that same year. It has often been speculated that Unicron's last line ("Destiny… you cannot destroy my destiny!") was recorded by another actor—possibly [[Leonard Nimoy|Nimoy]]—because it sounds different than the other lines. This speculation has been quashed by statements by Transformers voice director [[Wally Burr]].<ref>http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/60-astrominutes/wally-burr/wally-burr-3.html</ref>
[[File:Windcharger wheeljack otp.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Uncle Owen! Aunt Beru!!]]

*With the exception of Starscream and possibly Shockwave, only the Autobots suffered fatalities in the movie. All of the other "dead" Decepticons from the Autobot City battle were rebuilt into Galvatron's new troops, and although more Decepticons were shown taking heavy damage and suffering huge casualties while fighting Unicron, their identities and their final condition are uncertain. Additionally, both Starscream and Unicron survived in the post-movie series in some form or another. Shockwave's death in the finished film is highly uncertain, although in the script it is fairly strongly implied. He does make some miscolored appearances in crowd shots in later cartoon episodes, but these are probably examples of the fairly common animation errors in those episodes.

*Somewhat ironically, though only three of the original eighteen Autobots - [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]], [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cliffjumper]], and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] - are definitively shown to have survived the movie, two would quite literally never be heard from again: [[Scatman Crothers]] passed away (though this didn't stop Jazz from making any number of background cameos) while Casey Kasem [[Casey Kasem#Notes|quit the show early in the third season]]. Fate's finger is fickle indeed.

*The Dinobots spend the majority of the film in their dinosaur modes, a practice that would eventually carry into season 3 of the cartoon. Swoop is the only one to spend extended amounts of time in robot mode, due to the anatomical issues of walking in a flight-based mode. However, there are some instances where they're briefly shown in robot mode for blink-and-you-miss-it moments, for no reason whatsoever.

*Unicron's roars in the movie were stock vocalizations originally created for Marvel Productions' 1982 ''The Incredible Hulk'' animated series and performed by voice actor Bob Holt, who voiced the [[Hulk]] in that show. Holt otherwise never voiced a character in the Marvel/Sunbow Transformers series (although he was a regular member of the ''{{gb|Challenge of the GoBots (cartoon)|Challenge of the GoBots}}'' cast as the original voice of [[Cop-Tur (GoBots)|Cop-Tur]]), and had passed away the year before ''The Transformers: The Movie'' was released in 1986. Thus, Unicron has the distinction of featuring ''two'' posthumous performances for the same Transformers character in a single production.

*[[:File:TFTM-MaybeBeachcomber.jpg|A robot resembling Beachcomber]] appears alongside Spike and the Autobots inside Unicron seconds before Daniel blasts the acid cover. Whether this was actually meant to be Beachcomber or just coincidental coloring is unknown, but regardless, Beachcomber shows up alive and well in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5]]".

*Pieces of music from the movie would later be used in the Commodore 64 version of ''Turrican''. For instance, basically unaltered bits of "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWFx-Go6Y6A Escape]" make up [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6jjpwpDVNY Subsong Two of the game's title theme].

*In the years that have passed, production material has since surfaced that revealed some—if not all—the original 1984 and 1985 characters receiving color changes to their [[character model]]s for the movie, as shown by color layout charts. These so far include: [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]. Though these color charts exist, the final film did not utilize these changes to the character models, instead keeping with the original colors. A user on Allspark.com that goes by the username "DM" has worked hard to accurately recreate the original cartoon models with the correct colors based on color charts and original cartoon and film production material, and has likewise recreated these unused color concepts. Unfortunately, due to Allspark.com's server crash and overhaul in [[2021]], this thread no longer exists, aside from a few web archive captures that were made several months before the server crash. Luckily, friends of DM have worked hard to make sure his work is still widely documented on [https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/d-m-s-most-accurately-coloured-g1-animation-models-online.1201950/ TFW2005.]
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==External links==
*[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/movie/movie.html ''The Transformers: The Movie'' Dossier at The Cybertron Chronicle]
*[https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3212281345/weekend/ ''The Transformers: The Movie''{{'}}s box office domestic gross.]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080426020409/http://www.tftm.net/ ''The Transformers: The Movie'' "Unofficial Fansite", an extremely thorough site about the movie]
*[https://sunbowmarvelarchive.blogspot.com/p/mp-4034-transformers-movie-sunbow.html Draft scripts and storyboards on Sunbow and Marvel Archive]
*[http://zobovor.tripod.com/transformers_the_movie_bloopers.html The Transformers: The Movie Bloopers]

==References==
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Toy Clash! Roboca Battle

2022-05-03T19:28:13Z

Electrostrike5367:

{{videogame
|title= ''Toy Clash! Roboca Battle''
|image=Roboca Battle.jpg
|caption= Look, kids! Shinkalion E5 Hayabusa! Earth Granner Leo Cheetah! And, um... [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|some kind of Diaclone thing?]]
|japanese=おもちゃがあたる！ロボカバトル
|romaji= Omocha ga Ataru! Roboca Battle
|developer=[[TakaraTomy A.R.T.S.]]
|date= [[April 23]] [[2020]]
|platform=
}}

'''''Toy Clash! Roboca Battle''''' is a 2020 card-based arcade game developed by [[TakaraTomy A.R.T.S.]]. A successor or "refresh" of ''Transforming Bullet Train Robot Shinkalion: Get the Card! Super Shinka Battle'', ''Roboca Battle'' serves as a crossover between ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Transformers: Cyberverse]]'' and two other [[TakaraTomy]]-developed shows about transforming robots: ''[[Transforming Bullet Train Robot Shinkalion]]'' and ''[[Tomica#Tomica Bond Combination Earth Granner|Tomica Bond Combination Earth Granner]]''. Similar to the [[Transformers Cards]] used by previous arcade games, players summon characters in the game through use of collectible cards that can be scanned on the arcade cabinets.

As of [[May 17]] [[2021]], TakaraTomy A.R.T.S. announced the discontinuation of ''Roboca Battle'', though official support would continue until [[June 30]].
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==Gameplay==
[[File:Roboca Battle screenshot.jpg|thumb|This image is unrealistic because the player isn't using three Shinkalions.]]
As with its predecessor ''Super Shinka Battle'', ''Roboca Battle'' revolves around a rock/paper/scissors system, with each "battle card" featuring a power level, rarity, and one of three attack "types". Players summon three robot heroes at a time, each of which will attack before <s>grouping some stock art together</s> teaming up for a finishing move.

As well as battle cards, "support cards" that add some additional effect to the game can also be used; additionally, the ''Core Granner Tomica'' toys can be scanned for an even greater support effect. <ref>[https://hobby.dengeki.com/news/964775/ Dengeki Hobby announcement for ''Roboca Battle'']</ref>

==List of cards==
===Wave 1 (April 2020)===
{{collist|2|
* [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] (Paper; 4950 Power; 4-Star rarity)
* [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] (Rock; 1700 Power; 1-Star rarity)
* Earth Granner Leo Cheetah (Rock; 5150 Power; 5-Star rarity
* Earth Granner Eagle Cheetah (Paper; 4900 Power; 4-Star rarity)
* Earth Granner Leo Cheetah (Scissors; 4000 Power; 3-Star rarity)
* Earth Granner Eagle Cheetah (Paper; 3950 Power; 3-Star rarity)
* Earth Granner Leo Cheetah (Paper; 2800 Power; 2-Star rarity)
* Earth Granner Eagle Cheetah (Rock; 2750 Power; 2-Star rarity)
* Gao Granner Leo (Rock; 2700 Power; 1-Star rarity)
* Gao Granner Eagle (Scissors; 2700 Power; 1-Star rarity)
* Earth Granner Leo Cheetah (Rock; 1800 Power; 1-Star rarity)
* Earth Granner Eagle Cheetah (Scissors; 1750 Power; 1-Star rarity)
* Gao Granner Cheetah (Paper; 1700 Power; 1-Star rarity)
* Shinkalion E5 MkII Overcross E6 (Scissors; 5200 Power; 5-Star rarity)
* Black Shinkalion Ogre (Scissors; 4000 Power; 4-Star rarity)
* Shinkalion E5 Hayabusa MkII (Rock; 3900 Power; 3-Star rarity)
* Black Shinkalion Berserker Mode (Rock; 3800 Power; 3-Star rarity)
* Black Shinkalion Kurenai (Paper; 3700 Power; 3-Star rarity)
* Black Shinkalion Ogre (Scissors; 3600 Power; 3-Star rarity)
* Shinkalion Doctor Yellow (Scissors; 2600 Power; 2-Star rarity)
* Shinkalion E5 Hayabusa (Paper; 1800 Power; 1-Star rarity)
* Shinkalion E6 Komachi (Rock; 1800 Power; 1-Star rarity)
* Shinkalion E7 Kagayaki (Scissors; 1750 Power; 1-Star rarity)
* Shinkalion E3 Tsubasa (Paper; 1750 Power; 1-Star rarity)
* Core Granner Leo (Support)
* Core Granner Eagle (Support)
* Fight (Support)
* Defeat the Enemy (Support)
* Link Successful (Support)
* Clash (Support)}}

===Wave 2 (September 2020)===
[[File:Roboca Battle W2 Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|"Oh, those other two franchises get fancy new cardart by Kyoryu Kuramochi while we have to settle for stock renders? I see how it is."]]
{{collist|2|
* [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Wingfire Optimus Prime]] (Rock, 5000 Power, 4-Star rarity)
* [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] (Scissors, 1700 Power, 1-Star rarity)
* Earth Granner Saber Panther (Paper, 5250 Power, 5-Star rarity)
* Earth Granner Eagle Shark (Rock, 4950 Power, 4-Star rarity)
* Earth Granner Saber Panther (Rock, 4050 Power, 3-Star rarity)
* Earth Granner Leo Cheetah (Paper, 4000 Power, 3-Star rarity)
* Earth Granner Eagle Cheetah (Scissors, 3950 Power, 3-Star rarity)
* Earth Granner Eagle Shark (Paper, 2850 Power, 2-Star rarity)
* Gao Granner Saber (Scissors, 2750 Power, 2-Star rarity)
* Gao Granner Black Panther (Paper, 2700 Power, 2-Star rarity)
* Earth Granner Leo Cheetah (Rock, 1800 Power, 2-Star rarity)
* Earth Granner Eagle Shark (Scissors, 1750 Power, 2-Star rarity)
* Gao Granner Eagle (Paper, 1700 Power, 1-Star rarity)
* Gao Granner Shark (Scissors, 1700 Power, 1-Star rarity)
* Gao Granner Crow (Rock, 1700 Power, 1-Star rarity)
* Shinkalion Doctor Yellow (Scissors, 4900 Power, 4-Star rarity)
* Shinkalion E5 Mk-II Overcross E6 (Paper, 4700 Power, 4-Star rarity)
* Shinkalion E5+E7 (Rock, 3700 Power, 3-Star rarity)
* Shinkalion E5+E6 (Scissors, 3600 Power, 3-Star rarity)
* Shinkalion 800 Tsubame (Paper, 3600 Power, 3-Star rarity)
* Shinkalion 500 Kodama (Rock, 2800 Power, 2-Star rarity)
* Shinkalion E5x500 (Paper, 2700 Power, 2-Star rarity)
* Black Shinkalion (Paper, 1800 Power, 1-Star rarity)
* Shinkalion N700A Nosomi (Paper, 1650 Power, 1-Star rarity)
* Core Granner Saber (Support)
* Core Granner Leo Turbo Fire (Support)
* Reversal Mambo (Support)
* A Mach-Awesome Racer! (Support)
* Let's Combine Our Power! (Support)
* This Will Finish It! (Support)}}

===Wave 3 (November 2020)===
[[File:Roboca Battle W3 Battle Rotor Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|right|"Tremble, Autobots, before the might of Megatr— oh, you're dropping me for Saber Panther again. Never mind."]]
{{collist|2|
* [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Battle Rotor Megatron]] (Paper, 5050 Power, 4-Star rating)
* [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] (Scissors, 1750 Power, 1-Star rating)
* Earth Granner Buffa Gator (Paper, 5300 Power, 5-Star rating)
* Earth Granner Leo Cheetah (Rock, 5000 Power, 4-Star rating)
* Earth Granner Buffa Gator (Rock, 4100 Power, 3-Star rating)
* Earth Granner Eagle Shark (Paper, 4050 Power, 3-Star rating)
* Earth Granner Saber Panther (Rock, 4000 Power, 3-Star rating)
* Earth Granner Buffa Gator (Scissors, 2900 Power, 2-Star rating)
* Gao Granner Buffalo (Paper, 2800 Power, 2-Star rating)
* Gao Granner Alligator (Rock, 2800 Power, 2-Star rating)
* Earth Granner Buffa Gator (Rock, 1900 Power, 1-Star rating)
* Earth Granner Leo Cheetah (Scissors, 1850 Power, 1-Star rating)
* Earth Granner Eagle Shark (Paper, 1800 Power, 1-Star rating)
* Earth Granner Saber Panther (Rock, 1800 Power, 1-Star rating)
* Shinkalion E5 Hayabusa Mk-II (Rock, 4900 Power, 4-Star rating)
* Shinkalion E5 Mk-II Overcross E6 (Paper, 4750 Power, 4-Star rating)
* Shinkalion E5 x Doctor Yellow (Scissors, 3800 Power, 3-Star rating)
* Shinkalion E3 Tsubasa Iron Wing (Scissors, 3600 Power, 3-Star rating)
* Shinkalion 500 Kodama (Paper, 3600 Power, 3-Star rating)
* Shinkalion Doctor Yellow (Scissors, 2800 Power, 2-Star rating)
* Shinkalion Trinity (Paper, 2700 Power, 2-Star rating)
* Shinkalion N700 Mizuho (Scissors, 1700 Power, 1-Star rating)
* Shinkalion 700 Nozomi (Paper, 1650 Power, 1-Star rating)
* Shinkalion 700 Hikari Rail Star (Rock, 1650 Power, 1-Star rating)
* Core Granner Buffalo (Support)
* Core Granner Eagle Aero Tornado (Support)
* Granner R (Support)
* Gyron (Support)
* Accelerate to Ultra Evolution Speed (Support)
* OK! Baby!! (Support)}}

===Other===
* Shinkalion E5 Hayabusa Mk-II (Rock, 2700 Power, [[McDonald's]] exclusive promotional card)

==Notes==
[[File:Roboca Battle W1 Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Leader of the Autobots. Hero of the galaxy. One-star rarity.]]
* As you may have noticed, despite being marketed as a three-way crossover, ''Transformers'' only forms a ''tiny'' fraction of the available cards, with [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] (and, in one case, [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]]) each appearing at most once a wave, compared to the wealth of ''Earth Granner'' and ''Shinkalion'' characters who in many cases receive multiple cards each wave. A testament to ''Transformers''<nowiki>'</nowiki> Japanese market share, perhaps?
{{gamestub|Story and any missing gameplay details}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.takaratomy-arts.co.jp/specials/robocabattle/ ''Roboca Battle'' at the TakaraTomy A.R.T.S. website]
*{{w|lang=ja|おもちゃがあたる!ロボカバトル|''Omocha ga Ataru! Roboca Battle''}} at Japanese Wikipedia
*[[wikia:tomica:Omocha ga Ataru! Roboca Battle|''Omocha ga Ataru! Roboca Battle'']] on the Tomica wiki

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[[Category:Other TakaraTomy properties]]

Toy Clash! Roboca Battle

2022-05-03T19:27:56Z

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|title= ''Toy Clash! Roboca Battle''
|image=Roboca Battle.jpg
|caption= Look, kids! Shinkalion E5 Hayabusa! Earth Granner Leo Cheetah! And, um... [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|some kind of Diaclone thing?]]
|japanese=おもちゃがあたる！ロボカバトル
|romaji= Omocha ga Ataru! Roboca Battle
|developer=[[TakaraTomy A.R.T.S.]]
|date= [[April 23]] [[2020]]
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}}

'''''Toy Clash! Roboca Battle''''' is a 2020 card-based arcade game developed by [[TakaraTomy A.R.T.S.]]. A successor or "refresh" of ''[Transforming Bullet Train Robot Shinkalion: Get the Card! Super Shinka Battle]'', ''Roboca Battle'' serves as a crossover between ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Transformers: Cyberverse]]'' and two other [[TakaraTomy]]-developed shows about transforming robots: ''[[Transforming Bullet Train Robot Shinkalion]]'' and ''[[Tomica#Tomica Bond Combination Earth Granner|Tomica Bond Combination Earth Granner]]''. Similar to the [[Transformers Cards]] used by previous arcade games, players summon characters in the game through use of collectible cards that can be scanned on the arcade cabinets.

As of [[May 17]] [[2021]], TakaraTomy A.R.T.S. announced the discontinuation of ''Roboca Battle'', though official support would continue until [[June 30]].
{{TOCclear}}

==Gameplay==
[[File:Roboca Battle screenshot.jpg|thumb|This image is unrealistic because the player isn't using three Shinkalions.]]
As with its predecessor ''Super Shinka Battle'', ''Roboca Battle'' revolves around a rock/paper/scissors system, with each "battle card" featuring a power level, rarity, and one of three attack "types". Players summon three robot heroes at a time, each of which will attack before <s>grouping some stock art together</s> teaming up for a finishing move.

As well as battle cards, "support cards" that add some additional effect to the game can also be used; additionally, the ''Core Granner Tomica'' toys can be scanned for an even greater support effect. <ref>[https://hobby.dengeki.com/news/964775/ Dengeki Hobby announcement for ''Roboca Battle'']</ref>

==List of cards==
===Wave 1 (April 2020)===
{{collist|2|
* [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] (Paper; 4950 Power; 4-Star rarity)
* [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] (Rock; 1700 Power; 1-Star rarity)
* Earth Granner Leo Cheetah (Rock; 5150 Power; 5-Star rarity
* Earth Granner Eagle Cheetah (Paper; 4900 Power; 4-Star rarity)
* Earth Granner Leo Cheetah (Scissors; 4000 Power; 3-Star rarity)
* Earth Granner Eagle Cheetah (Paper; 3950 Power; 3-Star rarity)
* Earth Granner Leo Cheetah (Paper; 2800 Power; 2-Star rarity)
* Earth Granner Eagle Cheetah (Rock; 2750 Power; 2-Star rarity)
* Gao Granner Leo (Rock; 2700 Power; 1-Star rarity)
* Gao Granner Eagle (Scissors; 2700 Power; 1-Star rarity)
* Earth Granner Leo Cheetah (Rock; 1800 Power; 1-Star rarity)
* Earth Granner Eagle Cheetah (Scissors; 1750 Power; 1-Star rarity)
* Gao Granner Cheetah (Paper; 1700 Power; 1-Star rarity)
* Shinkalion E5 MkII Overcross E6 (Scissors; 5200 Power; 5-Star rarity)
* Black Shinkalion Ogre (Scissors; 4000 Power; 4-Star rarity)
* Shinkalion E5 Hayabusa MkII (Rock; 3900 Power; 3-Star rarity)
* Black Shinkalion Berserker Mode (Rock; 3800 Power; 3-Star rarity)
* Black Shinkalion Kurenai (Paper; 3700 Power; 3-Star rarity)
* Black Shinkalion Ogre (Scissors; 3600 Power; 3-Star rarity)
* Shinkalion Doctor Yellow (Scissors; 2600 Power; 2-Star rarity)
* Shinkalion E5 Hayabusa (Paper; 1800 Power; 1-Star rarity)
* Shinkalion E6 Komachi (Rock; 1800 Power; 1-Star rarity)
* Shinkalion E7 Kagayaki (Scissors; 1750 Power; 1-Star rarity)
* Shinkalion E3 Tsubasa (Paper; 1750 Power; 1-Star rarity)
* Core Granner Leo (Support)
* Core Granner Eagle (Support)
* Fight (Support)
* Defeat the Enemy (Support)
* Link Successful (Support)
* Clash (Support)}}

===Wave 2 (September 2020)===
[[File:Roboca Battle W2 Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|"Oh, those other two franchises get fancy new cardart by Kyoryu Kuramochi while we have to settle for stock renders? I see how it is."]]
{{collist|2|
* [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Wingfire Optimus Prime]] (Rock, 5000 Power, 4-Star rarity)
* [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] (Scissors, 1700 Power, 1-Star rarity)
* Earth Granner Saber Panther (Paper, 5250 Power, 5-Star rarity)
* Earth Granner Eagle Shark (Rock, 4950 Power, 4-Star rarity)
* Earth Granner Saber Panther (Rock, 4050 Power, 3-Star rarity)
* Earth Granner Leo Cheetah (Paper, 4000 Power, 3-Star rarity)
* Earth Granner Eagle Cheetah (Scissors, 3950 Power, 3-Star rarity)
* Earth Granner Eagle Shark (Paper, 2850 Power, 2-Star rarity)
* Gao Granner Saber (Scissors, 2750 Power, 2-Star rarity)
* Gao Granner Black Panther (Paper, 2700 Power, 2-Star rarity)
* Earth Granner Leo Cheetah (Rock, 1800 Power, 2-Star rarity)
* Earth Granner Eagle Shark (Scissors, 1750 Power, 2-Star rarity)
* Gao Granner Eagle (Paper, 1700 Power, 1-Star rarity)
* Gao Granner Shark (Scissors, 1700 Power, 1-Star rarity)
* Gao Granner Crow (Rock, 1700 Power, 1-Star rarity)
* Shinkalion Doctor Yellow (Scissors, 4900 Power, 4-Star rarity)
* Shinkalion E5 Mk-II Overcross E6 (Paper, 4700 Power, 4-Star rarity)
* Shinkalion E5+E7 (Rock, 3700 Power, 3-Star rarity)
* Shinkalion E5+E6 (Scissors, 3600 Power, 3-Star rarity)
* Shinkalion 800 Tsubame (Paper, 3600 Power, 3-Star rarity)
* Shinkalion 500 Kodama (Rock, 2800 Power, 2-Star rarity)
* Shinkalion E5x500 (Paper, 2700 Power, 2-Star rarity)
* Black Shinkalion (Paper, 1800 Power, 1-Star rarity)
* Shinkalion N700A Nosomi (Paper, 1650 Power, 1-Star rarity)
* Core Granner Saber (Support)
* Core Granner Leo Turbo Fire (Support)
* Reversal Mambo (Support)
* A Mach-Awesome Racer! (Support)
* Let's Combine Our Power! (Support)
* This Will Finish It! (Support)}}

===Wave 3 (November 2020)===
[[File:Roboca Battle W3 Battle Rotor Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|right|"Tremble, Autobots, before the might of Megatr— oh, you're dropping me for Saber Panther again. Never mind."]]
{{collist|2|
* [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Battle Rotor Megatron]] (Paper, 5050 Power, 4-Star rating)
* [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] (Scissors, 1750 Power, 1-Star rating)
* Earth Granner Buffa Gator (Paper, 5300 Power, 5-Star rating)
* Earth Granner Leo Cheetah (Rock, 5000 Power, 4-Star rating)
* Earth Granner Buffa Gator (Rock, 4100 Power, 3-Star rating)
* Earth Granner Eagle Shark (Paper, 4050 Power, 3-Star rating)
* Earth Granner Saber Panther (Rock, 4000 Power, 3-Star rating)
* Earth Granner Buffa Gator (Scissors, 2900 Power, 2-Star rating)
* Gao Granner Buffalo (Paper, 2800 Power, 2-Star rating)
* Gao Granner Alligator (Rock, 2800 Power, 2-Star rating)
* Earth Granner Buffa Gator (Rock, 1900 Power, 1-Star rating)
* Earth Granner Leo Cheetah (Scissors, 1850 Power, 1-Star rating)
* Earth Granner Eagle Shark (Paper, 1800 Power, 1-Star rating)
* Earth Granner Saber Panther (Rock, 1800 Power, 1-Star rating)
* Shinkalion E5 Hayabusa Mk-II (Rock, 4900 Power, 4-Star rating)
* Shinkalion E5 Mk-II Overcross E6 (Paper, 4750 Power, 4-Star rating)
* Shinkalion E5 x Doctor Yellow (Scissors, 3800 Power, 3-Star rating)
* Shinkalion E3 Tsubasa Iron Wing (Scissors, 3600 Power, 3-Star rating)
* Shinkalion 500 Kodama (Paper, 3600 Power, 3-Star rating)
* Shinkalion Doctor Yellow (Scissors, 2800 Power, 2-Star rating)
* Shinkalion Trinity (Paper, 2700 Power, 2-Star rating)
* Shinkalion N700 Mizuho (Scissors, 1700 Power, 1-Star rating)
* Shinkalion 700 Nozomi (Paper, 1650 Power, 1-Star rating)
* Shinkalion 700 Hikari Rail Star (Rock, 1650 Power, 1-Star rating)
* Core Granner Buffalo (Support)
* Core Granner Eagle Aero Tornado (Support)
* Granner R (Support)
* Gyron (Support)
* Accelerate to Ultra Evolution Speed (Support)
* OK! Baby!! (Support)}}

===Other===
* Shinkalion E5 Hayabusa Mk-II (Rock, 2700 Power, [[McDonald's]] exclusive promotional card)

==Notes==
[[File:Roboca Battle W1 Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Leader of the Autobots. Hero of the galaxy. One-star rarity.]]
* As you may have noticed, despite being marketed as a three-way crossover, ''Transformers'' only forms a ''tiny'' fraction of the available cards, with [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] (and, in one case, [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]]) each appearing at most once a wave, compared to the wealth of ''Earth Granner'' and ''Shinkalion'' characters who in many cases receive multiple cards each wave. A testament to ''Transformers''<nowiki>'</nowiki> Japanese market share, perhaps?
{{gamestub|Story and any missing gameplay details}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.takaratomy-arts.co.jp/specials/robocabattle/ ''Roboca Battle'' at the TakaraTomy A.R.T.S. website]
*{{w|lang=ja|おもちゃがあたる!ロボカバトル|''Omocha ga Ataru! Roboca Battle''}} at Japanese Wikipedia
*[[wikia:tomica:Omocha ga Ataru! Roboca Battle|''Omocha ga Ataru! Roboca Battle'']] on the Tomica wiki

{{DEFAULTSORT:Roboca Battle}}
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[[Category:Crossovers]]
[[Category:Cyberverse video games]]
[[Category:Other TakaraTomy properties]]

Barbecue

2022-04-26T23:50:39Z

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:''Barbecue is a [[human]] from the [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:GIJoevsTFII 3 Barbecue.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Hey guys. Ah, you know it's funny, these people, they go to sleep. They think everything's fine, everything's good. They wake up the next day and they're on fire."]]

'''Gabriel A. Kelly''' would've made a great fireman, but instead ended up fighting terrorism with [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] under the codename '''Barbecue'''. Not that he's into either job for a remarkable sense of duty or anything—he just loves the action and excitement.

{{TOCclear}}
==Fiction==
===Marvel UK ''The Transformers'' comic===
[[File:Ancient Relics! Barbecue and Airtight.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb]]
[[Italy|Italian]] soldier Barbecue (AKA '''Gabriel Garibali''') was part of an [[Action Force (team)|Action Force]] mission to track down an alleged monster under [[London]]. Barbecue agreed with [[Bazooka (G.I. Joe)|Bazooka]]'s sentiments of being ready for a fight, and said they went double for him! So when a [[Blades (G1)|giant robot]] turned up, Barbecue happily joined his comrades in firing on it.

Whoops, that was an ''[[Autobot]]'', the monster was actually [[Straxus (G1)|Megatron]]. Turned out Barbecue wasn't ready for ''that'' fight, but he was very ready to run away. The battle against Megatron was delegated to Action Force's heavy artillery and Autobot arrivals, with Barbecue ending up ignored. {{storylink|Ancient Relics!}}
{{-}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
Barbecue was one of G.I. Joe's earliest recruits. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}}

Along with a squad of other Joes, Barbecue interrupted a [[Cobra]] experiment in [[Boston]] involving [[teleportation]]. When Cobra's equipment was damaged by a stray bullet, everyone in the vicinity, Barbecue included, were suddenly transported to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. The situation took a dive for the worse when the Joes learned that the malfunction had also sent a random number of Cybertronians to different points in Earth's timeline, and that the time travel "feedback" would repeatedly bathe the planet in fire if the aliens weren't retrieved. Barbecue volunteered to help, and was sent through time along with [[Spirit]], [[Doctor Mindbender]], [[Tomax and Xamot]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}} They team ended up on a post-apocalyptic Earth ruled by the [[Decepticon]]s. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

[[File:Barbecue GIJoevsTFsII3.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Barbecue and the others were saved from a [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]] squad by the future [[Dreadnok]]s, who were part of the resistance movement against the 'Cons. The Dreadnoks brought them to the resistance leader, [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]], who ordered the time travelers to stay and join them. Barbecue refused, as there was a good chance the future could be averted if they just brought back the time-lost [[Autobot]] that was helping Duke's resistance. In return, he and Spirit were called cowards and told to get the hell out, which really made Barbecue hope it was all a bad dream. [[Torch (G.I. Joe)|Torch]], on the other hand, was willing to help the time travelers find the displaced Autobot, [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. Unfortunately, Ratchet had a similar attitude to Duke, and refused to abandon the world by returning to the future. After helping Ratchet free some human slaves at a Decepticon factory, Barbecue ran out of patience and slapped a [[disruption unit]] on the Autobot without his permission, sending everyone back to the past. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}} With the day saved and the dark future prevented from happening, Barbecue returned to Earth along with everyone else. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #4}}

Some years later, Barbecue was among the Joes that went to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to save their colleagues from [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}} When the battle was won and everyone was destressing, [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] told [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] that Barbecue once ate a plate of 27 red hot chilis. Hardcore. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}

===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
In 1985, Barbecue was one of G.I. Joe's newest members, under the command of [[Spirit]]. Shortly after finishing up Spirit's wilderness survival and recon training, Barbecue, [[Alpine]] and [[Cover Girl]] were sent to assist [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] and his team in securing a "sensitive crash site" near [[Mount St. Hilary]]. Upon arrival, they found that [[Cobra]] were already attempting to steal something from the crash site, and a battle broke out. When [[Blowtorch]] feared that using his flamethrower against Cobra would cause a forest fire, Barbecue merrily helped out by extinguishing any unwanted flames. As he busied himself with his task, he was the last to notice what Cobra had been trying to steal: two [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|giant]] [[Perceptor (G1)|robots]].

Following their discovery, the Joes traveled to G.I. Joe headquarters, where [[Shipwreck]] compared Barbecue's appearance to that of [[Darth Vader]]. {{storylink|Targets of Opportunity}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
After G.I. Joe met with representatives from the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and found them to be enemies of the Earth, Barbecue was among the operatives sent to the metal sphere to invade it. {{storylink|I Saw Three Ships}} He was part of a team deployed to the planet's north pole to destroy a complex of furnaces that appeared to act as planetary engines. After placing down targeting markers for a missile strike, they were caught by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]], but escaped and hitched a ride on him. {{storylink|Form Follows Function}} Barbecue's team was brought to [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], where they rejoined the other Joes just as they formed an alliance with the Autobots against the attacking Decepticons. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}}

==External links==
*[http://www.yojoe.com/action/85/barbecue.shtml Barbecue at Yojoe.com]
*Barbecue at Joepedia [https://gijoe.fandom.com/wiki/Barbecue]

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Cobra Commander

2022-04-26T23:49:13Z

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[[File:CobraCommander-150.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Oh yeah. I went there.]]

Whether he's the scion of [[Cobra-La|a bizarre ancient civilization]], a former used car salesman driven to the brink of insanity, or a renegade European scientist, '''Cobra Commander''' ''really'' hates [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]. As the leader of the ruthless terrorist organization [[Cobra]], he frequently tries (and fails) to take over the world.

No matter what maniacal scheme he comes up with, be it raising an island from the sea to form his own independent nation, editing elementary school textbooks to read pro-Cobra or ''etching his face onto the moon with a laser'', G.I. Joe is there to try and stop him.

When fallen on hard times, he goes by the alias '''"Old Snake"'''. Cobra Commander's evil stretches across time; in some realities, the title is an inherited one, and other Cobra operatives such as [[Tomax and Xamot|Tomax]] or the [[Baroness]] will take up the mantle and become a new Cobra Commander.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Chris Latta]] (English), [[Ryōichi Tanaka]] (Japanese)|[[Bernd Simon]] (German), [[Éric Peter]] (European French), [[Lucas Cisneros]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Carlos Seidl]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}

[[File:CC-OldSnake01.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Urban Cowboy/Terrorist]]
By the year [[2006]], the once mighty Cobra organization had apparently been defeated. Cobra Commander, now going by the alias "'''Old Snake'''", was left with little to do to pass the time but hire out his services as an independent contractor—''of terror''!

A mob boss named [[Victor Drath]] had hired Old Snake at least once in the past, and decided to hire him again to learn the secret of [[synthoid]] technology so that he might use it against the [[Autobot]]s. Snake took the job and used the synthoid technology to craft "human" bodies for [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]], [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], then somehow transferred their minds inside them. Drath planned to then destroy the Autobots' now mindless robot bodies, but Old Snake dissuaded him, noting what excellent weapons they would make.

Eventually, the Autobots managed to return to their original Cybertronian bodies and Victor Drath and his gang were arrested. However, Snake managed to escape capture.

[[File:CC-OldSnake02.jpg|thumb|They don't make lozenges like they used to, either.]]
After watching Drath and his gang get hauled away, Old Snake walked into the sunset. He mused to himself that "they just don't make terrorists like they used to", and began shouting the old Cobra battlecry to the heavens, perhaps for old times' sake.

He was, unfortunately, cut short by a coughing fit. {{storylink|Only Human|Only Human}}
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====''Wings Universe''====
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Finding that the fire in his belly had been reignited by his encounter with the Autobots, "Old Snake" decided to revive an old Cobra program to engineer the ultimate warrior by combining the greatest military leaders in Earth history into one being. Seeking to create a mechanical warrior rather than the organic one Cobra's last effort had produced, Old Snake located the discarded body of a deactivated Decepticon [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]] to use for the project, but just as he got things underway, the [[Earth Defense Command]] disrupted the proceedings. Nevertheless, the project was success, and [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] was born—though he was not the loyal Cobra warrior Old Snake had hoped for, as EDC General [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] had inadvertently had a scan of his brainwaves added to the mix, making Serpent O.R. sympathetic to their cause. {{storylink|A Common Foe|''Wings Universe'' Serpent O.R. profile}}

====''Legends'' comic====
Having fallen in with the [[Concurrence]] by [[2021]], Old Snake infiltrated the [[Galactic Peace Alliance]] disguised as [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]], the organization's chairman. As part of the Concurrence's plans to destroy the Autobots using [[plasma energy]], he ordered [[Shaoshao Li]] to bring back the plasma-mutated [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partners from the [[Legends World]], claiming the Alliance wanted to keep them out of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s hands. {{storylink|Mutant Targetmaster Birth Chapter}} The Concurrence's attempts to eliminate the real Spike were thwarted by [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Goldbug]], so Old Snake declared that Goldbug had betrayed the Galactic Peace Alliance and ordered the [[Throttlebot]]s to destroy him. When he brought the team to the Legends World, however, they refused his orders, and he was forced to retreat by Spike and Goldbug (now Bumblebee). {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 54|Bonus Edition Vol. 54}}

Old Snake next struck a deal with [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]], who had recovered the Targetmaster [[Caliburst (G1)|Caliburst]], granting him a [[transtector]] body in exchange for the destruction of all Transformers in the Legends World. Unfortunately for him, the Decepticon was defeated. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 55|Bonus Edition Vol. 55}} When the Autobot [[Clone (subgroup)|Clones]] stole data containing evidence of Old Snake's facade, he declared them criminals and confronted them alongside [[Hound (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hound]]. Hound grew suspicious when he couldn't back up his claims of their crimes, however, and ultimately realized he couldn't be the real Spike when he cold-bloodedly ordered the deaths of the Clones. A sonic beam from [[Fastlane]] then destroyed Old Snake's disguise and unveiled the truth, forcing him to flee. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 58|Bonus Edition Vol. 58}} Changing gears, he then brought over the rest of the Concurrence's forces to conquer the Legends World, starting by capturing [[Tera-Kura Co.]] and using synthoid technology to turn its owner, [[Megatron (BW)|Beast Megatron]], into their loyal servant. G1 Megatron managed to restore Beast Megatron to normal, however, and the Concurrence was sent fleeing by the two Megatrons. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 63|Bonus Edition Vol. 63}}

When Chairman Megatron announced he was going to leave the Legends World, President Megatron reminisced about their times together, such as when the older Megatron saved the younger from Old Snake. {{Storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
In [[Primax 1185.04 Alpha]], Cobra Commander led Cobra to the successful conquest of Earth by 1984. When the Transformers awoke and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] tried to conquer Earth as well, Cobra thwarted him at every turn with the [[M.A.S.S. Device]]. Eventually, Megatron forged an alliance with the [[Sub-Atlantica]]ns, but they betrayed and turned him over to Cobra when Cobra threatened to invade Sub-Atlantica with genetically-modified aquatic soldiers. [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] subsequently took command of the Decepticon forces and abandoned Earth while Megatron, [[stasis lock]]ed into his gun alt-mode, became a trophy for Cobra Commander. The [[Alternity]] kept watch on this universe for a while due to the presence of a Cybertronian in human hands, but with multiple other areas of interest available, Cobra Commander was content to simply display Megatron as a trophy. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/13}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====''G.I. Joe and the Transformers''====
[[File:Cobra Commander and Zartan-Blood on the Tracks.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.7|WE'LL BLOW UP THE OCEAN!]]
On [[Cobra Island]], Cobra Commander berated [[Zartan]] for the careless actions of his [[Dreadnok]]s, which had revealed Cobra's interest in [[Power Station Alpha]] to G.I. Joe, and ordered him to send [[Zarana]] to retrieve the uncouth mercenaries. He feared that the incident had left him vulnerable to the manipulations of his would-be usurper, [[Serpentor]]. {{storylink|Blood on the Tracks}} He was right to be concerned, as he was apparently deposed soon after by Serpentor, who took command of Cobra. {{storylink|Power Struggle}}
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====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:ZaranaCommander FinalTransformations.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|No it isn't!]]

Years later, Cobra Commander was back in charge of Cobra and had killed many potential traitors on [[Cobra Island]]. This left him with a staffing issue: [[Zarana]] was now the ''de facto'' second-in-command and he had to bring [[Doctor Mindbender]] ''back'' from the dead after killing him the first time. {{storylink|Realignments}} He had a very large vocabulary and loves insulting people, ''especially'' if they were Zarana! For all his alleged smarts, he was honestly surprised to learn [[Scarlett|long-standing G.I. Joe members]] aren't really defecting but just pretending so they can spy on him. {{storylink|Final Transformations}}

While the Commander was taking over [[Destro]]'s [[Silent Castle|shape-shifting castle]], a half-scrap [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] appeared (believing it was a Transformer). {{storylink|Unfoldings!}} Cobra Commander offered him a deal. Megatron shot up his castle. Cobra Commander then offered a ''better'' deal: a new body made by Doctor [[Sidney Biggles-Jones]] in exchange for [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] technology. Megatron agreed {{storylink|Realignments}} and led him to the ''Ark'', which was transferred to [[Milleville]]. The partnership, however, was pretty crap from the Commander's point of view as Megatron cared barely a jot for things like secrecy and helping out against a G.I. Joe raid. Cobra Commander complained about this but had his hands full bringing [[Doctor Mindbender]] back from the dead to work for him again and then dealing with the aforementioned Joes. {{storylink|Goin' South}} {{storylink|Sucker Punch}}

He was unknowingly betrayed by both Biggles-Jones ''and'' Megatron: she secretly infected Megatron's new [[rail gun]] with a computer virus to disable it, and he discovered it, removed it and transferred it to the Cybertronian technology he gave to Cobra. {{storylink|Final Transformations}}

Not knowing about the virus, Cobra Commander tried to transfer all that junk back to base anyway.

[[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] found out about this, and couldn't let the technology fall into Cobra hands just in case they ''could'' get something out of it, so he attacked the Cobra convoy. With all the equipment destroyed, an angry Cobra Commander ordered his men to capture and dissect the Autobot as a replacement. Having taken heavy damage from Cobra Detonators and unable to keep fighting, Hot Spot chose to self-destruct rather than let his body fall into the clutches of Cobra. {{storylink|All or Nothing!}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:GIJoevsTF1 CobraCommander.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Ooooh... shiny!]]
Following directions from [[Destro]], Cobra Commander and the [[Baroness]] unearthed an [[Ark (G1)|alien spaceship]] in 2003, before Cobra had made itself known to the world. Finding the ship full of [[Transformer|giant deactivated robots]], Cobra Commander ordered his troops to haul the aliens away and re-seal the craft. Cobra's scientists soon managed to reprogram the robots to be under their control, except for the one known as [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], who was merely locked into the form of a gun and held at Cobra Commander's side. Cobra revealed themselves to the world some time later, when Cobra Commander led an attack on a peace summit in [[Washington, D.C.]] using his new "[[Battle Android Trooper]]s". {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #1}}

After the attack, the commander returned to [[Cobra Island]], where he forced Megatron to give him information on [[energon]] and noted a breach in Cobra's network security. He also greeted Destro when the arms dealer came to check up on Cobra's progress in reverse-engineering the alien technology. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}} Cobra Commander was less than pleased when Destro decided to muscle in on things and take the upcoming attack on the [[SPS Research Facility]] into his own hands. He soon had other things to worry about, however, as the Battle Android Troopers broke out of Cobra's reprogramming and the commander found himself face-to-face with a very unhappy [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}}

[[File:Megatronddjoe.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|And what do we learn out of this? Don't F**K with MEGATRON!]]
Cobra Commander tried to defend himself using Megatron, who strictly refused to fight unless he was restored to his normal self. Realizing he had no other choice, the commander released Megatron and ran away while the [[Decepticon]] clashed with Optimus Prime. He made it to the island's shore, only to have [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] blow up his escape ship and attempt to capture him. Luckily, he was saved by [[Storm Shadow]] and his [[S.N.A.K.E.]] mech. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}} The S.N.A.K.E. squad protecting Cobra Commander was then discovered and defeated by a different group of Autobots, forcing him to flee on foot while grumbling that he was going to need a new ninja. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}} Eventually, he stumbled across [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], immobilized and with a grenade about to detonate in his eye socket. The robot struck a deal with Cobra Commander: If the human removed the grenade, Starscream would in turn take him off the island. The commander accepted his offer, and the two began a grudging partnership as they escaped to [[Florida]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 6|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #6}}

[[File:GIJoevsTFII 1 shutyourdamnmouth.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"With all due respect, shut your damn mouth." "And how much respect is that?" "Very little, actually."]]
Two years later, Cobra Commander had somehow turned this grudging partnership into something more pleasing for himself, as Starscream was now happily following his orders. After learning about the supercomputer [[Teletran 3]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], connected to Earth via a strange wormhole, Cobra Commander figured that the computer's [[teleportation]] technology would be invaluable to Cobra. He then traveled to [[Portugal]], where he convinced Destro to provide him with the financial support needed to hack the computer. When Cobra Commander and Destro were overseeing the process in their [[Boston]] facility the following day, they came under attack by G.I. Joe, and were suddenly sent to Cybertron when Cobra's wormhole computer malfunctioned. Cobra Commander wasted no time in ordering his troops to kill the Joes and steal Teletran 3, but was interrupted by the arrival of several Autobots and Decepticons. He mostly faded into the background after [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] called him imperious and Destro told him to shut up. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}} When the whole affair was over, Cobra Commander argued with Destro some more and noticed that Starscream had fled, but he didn't really care about that. As it turned out, he had lined the jet's hull with plastic explosives, which later blew up as Starscream returned to the current Decepticon leader, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], killing them both. As a result, Cobra Commander finally brought peace back to Cybertron, a fact which probably would've annoyed the heck out of him if he had been aware. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #4}}

[[File:ArtofWar2 CobraCommander Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Oh yeah. Hitting a giant alien robot in the face with an ineffective weapon. There's no way this will end horribly.]]
Thanks to [[Zarana]] infiltrating [[Area 52 (G1)|Area 52]], Cobra Commander learned that US government had used Megatron's remains to create the "[[Serpentor|Serpent Organic Robot]]", a biological android imbued with the experience of the world's greatest tacticians and warriors. Cobra Commander naturally wanted Serpent O.R. on his side, and staged a massive attack on Area 52, distracting its defenses with an army of new Battle Android Troopers while he and [[Zartan]] sneaked in on a [[Buzz Boar]]. [[File:JoeTFDrKnox.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|DERP.]] After incapacitating [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], they freed Serpent O.R., only to learn that the android had retained some of Megatron's unpleasant memories of Cobra Commander, and definitely had no intention of being anyone's servant. While the commander had Zartan place a device on Serpent O.R.'s neck, they were quickly knocked out by his tentacles. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}} After recovering, Cobra Commander cursed the day he found the Transformers, and was about to smash Bumblebee's face in with a lead pipe when G.I. Joe and some Autobots arrived and demanded answers. He briefly explained to them what he had come for, but was interrupted when Serpent O.R. reappeared and attacked everyone. While the Autobots and Joes were busy fighting back, Cobra Commander escaped with Zartan and Zarana. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}}

After returning to the Cobra [[Terrordrome]] in [[Siberia]], Cobra Commander worked with [[Knox|Doctor Knox]] to take control of Serpent O.R. using the device Zartan had planted on him. He happily claimed that with the power of a god, he wouldn't need any of his old underlings. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}} The perfect chance soon came, as Serpent O.R. defeated Optimus Prime and stole the [[Matrix of Leadership]], transforming himself into the mighty "Serpentor Prime". Possessing the android's body, Cobra Commander killed two of his lieutenants, [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] and [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], while laughing at Serpent O.R. for being willing to give his power up. He soon came under attack by the Autobots and G.I. Joes he had met at Area 52, but took most of them out using Serpent O.R.'s tentacles, all the while bragging that he would conquer everything from the comfort of his lab and only regretting that he couldn't kill Megatron and Starscream personally. However, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] managed to rip his chestplate off, allowing [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] to absorb the power of the Matrix out of him. The power feedback reduced Serpentor Prime to a smoldering wreck and fried Cobra Commander's brain, leaving him an unresponsive vegetable in his control chair on Earth. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}
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===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
[[File:DWTFJoe3 cobra commander matrix.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|I have the magical light ball of doom!]]
In [[1938]], Cobra Commander learned that an "ultimate weapon" was hidden on the [[Fera Islands]], and ordered [[Major Bludd]] to retrieve it. When the major returned with the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and a number of [[Decepticon]]s in tow, Cobra Commander started wearing the relic on his person and allied himself with [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], leader of the Decepticons. By the summer of [[1939]], Cobra and the Decepticons had conquered several [[Europe]]an nations, and the commander anticipated that the [[United States of America]] would soon make their move. [[Destro]] suggested that they withdraw a third of their forces to defend their headquarters on the Fera Islands, but Cobra Commander angrily dismissed his idea, as the US troops didn't even know where Cobra's base was located. {{storylink|The Line}}

A few hours later, a US [[G.I. Joe (team)|strike force]] airdropped near the Cobra base while Cobra Commander was busy inspecting his jewelry. After verbally assaulting Destro for practically everything he said, the commander dispatched [[Zartan]] and a squadron of [[Rattler]]s to deal with the attackers. {{storylink|Transformed}} Shortly afterwards, Megatron that the Decepticon-Cobra allliance was no longer of use to him, and tried to attack Cobra Commander. In response, the commander revealed that he could use the Matrix to harm Megatron, bringing the Decepticon leader to his knees. While he decided to spare Megatron for now, Cobra Commander warned him that if he ever rebelled again, he wouldn't be so lucky. {{storylink|Trial by Fire}}

[[File:Cobra Commander and Megatron-The Iron Fist.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|Is it suicide if you use ''someone'' as the weapon?]]
As the enemy troops, now allied with the [[Autobot]]s, closed in on the Cobra [[Terrordrome]], Cobra Commander ordered Major Bludd to take the civilians and slaves in the area and use them as a human defense line. With the enemy unable to attack innocent people, the commander was free to pick them off using [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s cannon mode. As Shockwave fired on [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], Cobra Commander held a dramatic speech about how people once saw him as a madman just because he saw his own destiny as future ruler of the world... but now, anyone who stood against him would burn! {{storylink|Trenches}}

However, despite Cobra Commander's efforts, the enemy continued to advance. His troops were scattered, his slaves were rescued, and Shockwave broke down from overuse. When he tried to get Megatron's help, the Decepticon leader only mocked him. Shortly thereafter, Cobra Commander was caught in a rockslide caused by [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], which crushed his legs. His pleas for help were ignored by Megatron, who instead transformed into gun mode and offered Cobra Commander a quick and easy way to end it all. The commander held Megatron to his head, but ultimately threw him away, unable to kill himself. The gun was quickly picked back up by [[Baroness]], who told Cobra Commander that while he had always loved power, he had never known what to do with it. She then finished the job by executing him. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}

Some fifty years later, in 1986, Cobra Commander was back in action. On his base on [[Cobra Island]], he learned that an alien craft had crashlanded near [[Portland]], [[Oregon]], and dispatched a squad to retrieve it for Cobra. {{storylink|Targets of Opportunity}}

{{Unreleased TFGJ comic}}
Cobra Commander sent out his assassin, [[Firefly]], to track down and eliminate Snake-Eyes. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Transformers/G.I. Joe: Divided Front|Divided Front #3}} At some point, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] found out about a "terrible secret" buried beneath Cobra Island, and threatened Cobra Commander's life in order to gain access to it. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Transformers/G.I. Joe: Divided Front|Divided Front #5}}

{{note|The Cobra Commander seen in ''Divided Front'' is most likely a different person behind the mask, but as Dreamwave folded after only the first issue was published, any details remain unknown.}}

===''Lil Formers''===
Cobra Commander popped into a theatre to ask [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] if they wanted to do a cross-over. Unfortunately, the Decepticons were watching "[[w:Snakes on a Plane|Snakes on a Plane]]," and Cobra Commander's sudden appearance spooked them good. {{storylink|Lil Formers}}

===''Animated'' cartoon continuity===
[[File:AAII mount rushmore.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|Is that Cobra or a Pac Man ghost?]]
By the 22nd century, Cobra Commander's face (or, rather, the visage of his mask) had been added to [[Mount Rushmore]]. We ''hope'' that doesn't mean he was a President. {{Storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}} His likeness was used as a [[Halloween]] costume by a child in [[Detroit]]. {{Storylink|Along Came a Spider}}
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===''Kre-O cartoon''===
[[File:Kreo cobracommander.jpg|right|thumb]]
Cobra Commander helpfully pointed viewers to Kre-O's website. {{storylink|Carnival Face Off}}
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===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:KreoComic7 swindle hydra oldsnake.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5]]
Old Snake and [[Hydra (Animated)|Hydra]] bought bricks from [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]. {{storylink|New Military Unit Combaticon! Bruticus, Combine!}}
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
[[File:FCBD Once a man.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.0]]
Once, Cobra Commander was a man. He left behind his wife and [[Billy (G.I. Joe)|son]] for reasons unknown to become a terrorist mastermind. {{storylink|FCBD Funnies}} At the end of the 20th century, he recruited [[Destro]] into the ranks of Cobra by offering him a mountain of money and bespectacled babes. In exchange, Destro provided Cobra with exclusive access to cutting-edge weapons technology. {{storylink|Stick To Your Guns}} In his long history of global snake-themed terrorism, Cobra Commander was responsible for killing the parents of G.I. Joe markswoman [[Scarlett]], and the sister of Joe commando [[Snake-Eyes]]. {{storylink|The Golden Boys}} A wildly materialistic man, the Commander's private pursuits included completing a vast collection of every make of automobile known to man, which he kept in Cobra's temple base of [[Koh-Buru-Lah]].

[[File:TFvsJoe0 cobracommander and snakeyes.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1]]
This base was also home to Cobra's [[G.I.Rocket|Project Creeper]], which had just reached completion and was on the verge of being deployed when G.I. Joe arrived to crash Cobra's party. Mowing down Joes [[Zap (G.I. Joe)|Zap]], [[Short-Fuze]], and [[Shooter]], Cobra Commander boarded a [[Rattler]] piloted by the [[Baroness]] and took off to drop the plane's payload of "creeper bombs" on a major American city. Their escape was foiled when a revenge-hungry Scarlett crippled the Rattler with one of Cobra's own creeper grenades, entangling it in fast-growing vegetable matter, at which point Snake-Eyes, eager to win Scarlett's heart by claiming revenge for her, used a jetpack to land on the stricken plane. Just as Snake-Eyes sank his blade into the villain's heart, the Commander discharged his gun directly into Snake-Eyes's face. The plane was subsequently consumed in the detonation of its creeper bomb cargo, and Cobra Commander and the Baroness were believed dead by the Joes. {{storylink|The Golden Boys}}

In actuality, both survived the blast, though the Baroness was left heavily scarred, and Cobra Commander was rendered comatose, kept alive only by machines. Refashioning herself with the new identity of the "Serpentress", the Baroness worked with [[Destro]] to keep Cobra together, enshrining Cobra Commander's body and using it as a symbol to rally Cobra loyalists under her leadership. After a time, the pair grew fearful that he might one day awaken and their new positions of power would be lost to them, and resolved to use an extraterrestrial gun gifted to them by the alien god-king [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] to kill the Commander for good. Upon removing his hood, however, they discovered that the body was merely one of his "Fred" body-doubles, and that the real Cobra Commander was still at large...
[[File:Pax Megatronus cobra's last supper.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.0|Ain't no last supper like a Cobra last supper!]]

Hey, do you think that was him who broke some prisoners out of [[Blackwater Prison]]? You do? Okay. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}}

That <s>unidenfitied</s> Commander went with his freed allies to the Arctic, where the mercenary [[Kwinn]] led them to the resting place of the monstrous [[Koh-Buru-Lah (creature)|Koh-Buru-Lah]], god of the Cobra cult! Lamenting that Cobra was working with the Transformers, the villain woke the beast up in the hope of turning things around. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}} As an extra treat, his long-abandoned son Billy showed up with a half-dead Snake-Eyes to kill! The Commander was pleased with that, but let Koh-Buru-Lah kill Billy anyway since he had the "stink" of Transformers on him. It turned out Snake-Eyes was playing possum and sprang to life before his mask could be removed. {{storylink|Pax Megatronus}}

After Cybertron had collided with Earth, Koh-Buru-Lah carried Cobra Commander and his retinue to the metallic planet via one of its mega-mountains. {{storylink|Earth: R.I.P.}}

Seeking to put his house in order, Cobra Commander visited the [[Terrordrome]]s erected across Cybertron and reclaimed them one by one. When he reunited with the Baroness he convinced her to let him rule once again before both revealed their faces and made love. During the final battle for Earth's sun, Cobra Commander approached Megatron, fighting against the effects of the [[G.I.Rocket|green bombs]] and bargained the kill code in exchange for rulership over [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

After having his mask stolen by a [[U.S.7]] beast, Snake-Eyes presented the Commander with his old mask before he was confronted by Billy. Though the Commander quickly defeated his wayward son, Snake-Eyes remotely triggered the mask's plastic explosives, killing Cobra Commander. As his heir, Billy inherited the Commander's promised Mars. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{MainIDW|Cobra Commander}}
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The mantle of "Cobra Commander" has been passed down through the ages from one Commander to their successor; the head of an ancient conspiracy centuries in the making. In the aftermath of [[Surge (event)|Megatron's invasion of Earth]] and the departure of the Transformers, [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] became aware of the existence of Cobra and its leader, {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}} leading to a years-long war that saw the death of the current Commander. {{istorylink|Rattler}} The next Cobra Commander, a man named [[Krake]], would go on to conquer [[Nanzhao]], leading to the deployment of nuclear weaponry and the country's subsequent annihilation. {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}}

Five years later, [[Tomax and Xamot|Tomax Paoli]] would oust Krake from leadership and go on to bring Cobra out of the shadows, reforming the ancient conspiracy into an outwardly legitimate security firm with humanitarian ties. Under his leadership, Cobra would keep the peace in the Eastern European nation of [[Schleteva]] during its war against [[Galibi]], but his brief reign ultimately collapsed after G.I. Joe managed to bring down Cobra from the inside. {{storylink|The Iron Klaw}}

By the time [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] annexed Earth, several years later, Cobra had collapsed and its many Commanders had been largely forgotten. {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}}

The disgraced Tomax would fall in with [[Joe Colton|Baron Ironblood]]'s new [[Iron Ring]]; despite his disgust for Tomax's weak leadership, Ironblood and [[Merklynn|Garrison Kreiger]] entrusted him and [[Centurion (IDW)|Centurion]] with a mission to [[San Francisco]]. Tomax would briefly don his old suit at the behest of Garrison Kreiger during a battle against the "Revolutionaries". It didn't work out too well and Tomax was taken into custody. {{storylink|Strange Visitors}}

Around the same time, the [[Baroness]] began working to properly rebuild Cobra; after escaping G.I. Joe custody with the help of several "[[Cobranarchist]]s", she assumed the title of Cobra Commander and absorbed the forces of [[V.E.N.O.M.]] into her organization in the process. She had her minions raid museums in pursuit of antediluvian artifacts, {{storylink|G.I. Joe: First Strike}} while melting the polar ice in pursuit of a similar goal. {{storylink|M.A.S.K.: First Strike}}

[[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] eventually produced a [[Last Laugh: The Life and Death of Chuckles|biopic]] based on Chuckles's final encounter with G.I. Joe's original Cobra Commander. The Seeker made a few... errors with regards to aspects of the various Commanders. {{storylink|Starscream: The Movie (comic)|Starscream: The Movie}}

All decked out in their Cobra Commander outfits, Tomax, Krake and the Baroness attended the meeting within [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] to discuss the threat of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}}
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===''Aw Yeah Revolution!''===
Cobra Commander led his troops in a battle against G.I. Joe {{storylink|Aw Yeah Revolution! issue 1|Aw Yeah Revolution! #1}} before Optimus Prime and [[Baron Karza]] came tumbling out of a portal from [[Microspace]]. After the Baron helped Cobra defeat Optimus, he was granted co-leadership of Cobra. When the Prime's allies followed, Cobra Commander ordered his troops to fire on them before [[Rom]] towed Optimus out of the range of Cobra's control frequency. Destro then seized the [[Orbsah Gem]] prompting the Commander to declare victory for Cobra before the [[Autobot]]s arrived. {{storylink|Aw Yeah Revolution! issue 3|Aw Yeah Revolution! #3}}

===When Worlds Collide===
Along with Megatron, Cobra Commander stole the [[Matrix of Leadership]], being chased across various worlds by the Autobots and meeting several dastardly allies. The two, along with their legion of doom, were ready to make a stand against the Autobots and their own allies before the two kids imagining the whole thing were called away to diner. While angry at first, the sight of puppies convinced Cobra Commander to let it go. {{storylink|When Worlds Collide}}

==Commercial appearances==
[[File:Hub-CobraPaloozaMegatronAThon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Next week, [[Batman]] is coming. Prepare for his downfall.]]
While promoting repeat marathons of their television series, Cobra Commander and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] carried on an argument regarding world domination. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1|Cobra-palooza Megatron-A-Thon}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
[[File:Only Human Old Snake Card.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|He's no hero. Never was. Never will be.]]

Old Snake came to Victor Drath's assistance, using technology to trap four Autobots in synthoid bodies, and using the discarded shells in an attempt to destroy Autobot City. Though the plan was foiled, Old Snake managed to make an escape, though his attempt at his old battle cry was cut short by a coughing fit. {{storylink|Only Human (Legends)|Only Human}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
'''[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Soundwave]] [[HISS tank|H.I.S.S.]]'''
[[File:Cobra Cobra-Commander EarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.00]]

Cobra Commander is the [[Cobra]] partner of Soundwave {{charstubgames|{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}}}

*'''Class:''' Special
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 stars
*'''Ability: G.I. Joe Command''' - Follow Cobra's command! Aim at a defence and the H.I.S.S. Tank will deal some damage. Defences in the area receive 20% (2-Stars) / 30% (3-Stars) / 40% (4-Stars) more damage and get prioritized by all bots for 3.5 seconds.
**'''Cost''': 5 ability points, +3 for reuses.

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==Toys==
{{Note|This character has many other toys that are not connected to ''Transformers''. See the external link to yojoe.com for more information.}}
===''G.I. Joe and the Transformers''===
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[[File:StarscreamSkystriker.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"'Evil scheme' is quite literally my middle name! It's Slovenian!"]]
*'''Starscream Sky Striker (XP-21F) with Cobra Commander''' (2011)
**''Accessories:'' Helmet, harness, parachute pack, leg straps, Megatron gun, display stand

: An [[exclusive]] release for [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2011, this flight-suited Cobra Commander action figure is a combination of redecoed parts from existing ''G.I. Joe'' figures; namely, the head (and helmet) of the 2008 ''25th Anniversary'' "DVD Battles" set 5 Cobra Commander, the torso and waist of the 2009 ''Resolute'' box set [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]], the upper legs of 2008's ''25th Anniversary'' [[Ace (G.I. Joe)|Capt. Ace]], and the arms, lower legs, and feet of the 2011 ''Pursuit of Cobra'' Skydive.

: Cobra Commander features a removable helmet and parachute pack, along with a tiny gun-mode [[Megatron (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Megatron]] to wield. He was available only with [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Starscream]], a [[redeco]] of the 2011 new-mold ''G.I. Joe'' [[Skystriker (vehicle)|Sky Striker]], whose cockpit he can sit inside.

::*''[https://www.yojoe.com/action/11/cobracommander47.shtml More information on Cobra Commander (v47) at YoJoe.com]''

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[[File:Oldsnake Bat Pack TFCCPhoto.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"I can never tell you two apart!" ''"Ow!"'' "''There!'' Now you're the one with the ''fork'' stuck in your eye!!"]]
*'''Old Snake with Advanced Stealth B.A.T. Duo''' (2015)
**''Accessories:'' Pistol, backpack, 2 energon cubes, display stand

:Released exclusively to both the Transformers and G.I. Joe Collectors Club stores, '''Old Snake''' is a figure based on his appearance in the original ''Transformers'' cartoon. He is made using the same head as the above Cobra Commander (with a glued-on Collectors' Club 2013 exclusive [[Muskrat]] hat), the torso, waist, and arms of 2009's ''The Rise of Cobra'' wave one [[Storm Shadow]], and the legs of that toyline's "G.I. Joe Rescue Mission" multipack version of [[Snake-Eyes]]. He comes with ''Joe''-compatible pistol and backpack accessories, as well as two energon cubes.

:Also included in the set is a pair of [[Battle Android Trooper#TCC2015|Advanced Stealth B.A.T.]]s.

::*''[https://www.yojoe.com/action/15/oldsnake.shtml More information on Old Snake at YoJoe.com]''

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[[File:Ninja Force Cobra Commander toy.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.2|"We'll ''BLOW UP THE OCEAN!''"]]
*'''G.I. Joe featuring Ninja Force and Transformers''' (2017)
**''Accessories:'' Megatron gun, saber, pistol, belt, display stand

:Another exclusive to the Transformers and G.I. Joe club stores, this Cobra Commander was included as part of the "G.I. Joe featuring Ninja Force and Transformers" box set, referencing the events of the [[G.I. Joe (comic)|''Generation 2'' story arc]]. This time he's constructed from a number of figures from the ''25th Anniversary'' line – the head from 2007's single carded Cobra Commander, the legs of the Cobra Commander included in the 2007 Cobra Battle Pack #1, the torso and waist of the 2008 [[Crimson Guard]], and the legs of the 2008 comic pack Red Star – as well as the arms of the 2011 ''Renegades'' Cobra Commander. He is armed with a pistol and a snake-handled saber, as well as another gun mode Megatron.

:Also included in the box set were the ''Joe'' figures [[Scarlett#NinjaForce|Ninja Force: Scarlett]] and [[Sidney Biggles-Jones#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Dr. Sidney Biggles-Jones]], the Transformers [[Ratbat (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Ratbat]] and [[Megatron (G1)/toys#ClubCrossover|Megatron]], a figurine of [[Blackcat (G1)#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Autobot Black Cat]], and accessories of [[Toaster#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Autobot Toaster]] and three [[Crusticon#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Crusticon]]s.

::*''[https://www.yojoe.com/action/17/cobracommander55.shtml More information on Cobra Commander (v55) at YoJoe.com]''
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==Merchandise==
===''The Loyal Subjects''===
*'''Starscream X Cobra Commander''' (2014)
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===Kidrobot===
[[File:Kidrobot GIJoe Enamel Pin Series.jpg|thumb|250px]]
====Enamel Pin Series====
*'''Cobra Commander''' ([[November 3]], [[2017]])
:*''Rarity:'' 1 in 20
:Released by [[Kidrobot]] in their Enamel Pin Series, this is a flat, enamel pin badge of Cobra Commander inspired by the art of [[Tom Scioli]]'s ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'', albeit with [[Super deformed|cutesy proportions]]. He is depicted in his hooded look, as seen on his return to the comic in "[[Pax Megatronus]]". The pin series was [[Blindpacking|blindboxed]], with some pins being rarer than others.
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====Vinyl Mini Series====
[[File:Kidrobot GI Joe Cobra Commander mini.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
*'''Cobra Commander''' ([[November 14]], [[2017]])
:*''Rarity:'' 2 in 24
:The same character design was reused for the Vinyl Mini Series, with Cobra Commander receiving a three-inch tall, blindboxed figurine retaining the vibrant colours and exaggerated proportions. Cobra Commander featured articulation in each shoulder.
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====Medium Figure Series====
[[File:Kidrobot GI Joe Cobra Commander medium.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
*'''Cobra Commander''' ([[November 3]], [[2017]])
:This "art figure" of Cobra Commander, released in the Medium Figure Series, followed the same design, now blown up to seven inches; some painted-on details of his smaller incarnation, like his sash, boots, and epaulettes were now rendered as part of the sculpt. In addition to articulated shoulders, the Commander now also featured a turning head.

:Unlike the rest of Kidrobot's ''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe'' line, the Medium Figure Series were sold in open-faced boxes.
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[[File:Kidrobot GI Joe Cobra Commander medium exclusive.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
*'''Cobra Commander''' ([[November 3]], [[2017]])
:Released at the same time as the standard version, this variant of Cobra Commander was limited to 200 pieces and exclusive to the Kidrobot online store. The Commander is now decoed in predominantly dark grey; while this scheme never actually appeared in the comic, it ''has'' been a classic palette swap for him since 1993.
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====Vinyl Keychain Series====
[[File:Kidrobot GI Joe Cobra Commander keychain.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
*'''Cobra Commander''' ([[December 1]], [[2017]])
:*''Rarity:'' 3 in 24
:Cobra Commander was also released as part of the once again blindboxed Vinyl Keychain Series, now standing at about one to two inches. He included a keychain molded into his head and, due to his small scale, did not feature any articulation.
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===''Pop!''===
[[File:Funko Pop Mystery Box Optimus Prime Cobra Commander.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
*'''Funko Mystery Box: Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''' (Giftset, 2021)
**''ID number:'' '''47'''

:Released as part of the ''Pop! Retro Toys'' segment and available only as part of a GameStop exclusive giftset, [[Funko Pop!|Funko]]'s ''Pop!'' Cobra Commander is a super deformed vinyl figure and comes [[Blindpacking|blindpacked]] inside a ''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''-themed lunch box alongside a ''Pop!'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Pop!|Optimus Prime]] figure, a Decepticon logo decal, a Cobra logo keychain, and a set of four pins of Cobra Commander, Optimus Prime, [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Pop!|Megatron]] and [[Duke (G.I. Joe)#Pop!|Duke]].

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==Notes==
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*Cobra Commander has been played by several ''Transformers'' voice actors, including [[Chris Latta]], [[Michael Dobson]], [[Charlie Adler]], [[Frank Todaro]] (all of whom have played versions of [[Starscream (disambiguation)|Starscream]]), [[Scott McNeil]], [[Marc Thompson]] and [[Keith Silverstein]].
*In publicity artwork for the episode "[[Only Human]]" published in ''[[TV Magazine]]'', "Old Snake" can be seen ominously commanding several Cobra [[Rattler]]s and F.A.N.G.s. However, such vehicles do not appear in the actual episode.
*As "Old Snake", Cobra Commander appears in a [[super deformed]] [http://www.tfarchive.com/cartoons/japanese/pioneer/SDLDpostmovie.jpg cross-faction art piece] by [[Hidetsugu Yoshioka]], packaged with [[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer]]'s LaserDisc collection of ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (franchise)|Transformers 2010]]''.
*[http://www.joeheadquarters.com/interviews_dille.shtml When interviewed by G. I. Joe fansite Joe Headquarters,] [[Flint Dille]] was asked about the relationship between Old Snake and Cobra Commander. In his response, he explained:

:''"That was after my time, but I believe they were trying to discontinue the Cobra Commander character. One of the interesting things about working on shows in the 'toy' era was that characters would come and go based on marketing decisions. Cobra Commander had probably been around too long, so they decided to update him."''

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Snake''' (スネーク ''Sunēku''), '''Cobra Commander''' (コブラコマンダー ''Kobura Komandā'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Yǎnjìngshé Zhǐhuīguān''' (眼镜蛇指挥官, "Cobra Commander")

==External links==
*[http://www.yojoe.com/action/82/cobracommander.shtml Cobra Commander at Yojoe.com]
*{{i|Cobra Commander}} at the IDW Hasbro Wiki
*Cobra Commander at Joepedia [https://gijoe.fandom.com/wiki/Cobra_Commander]

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Snake-Eyes

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:''Snake-Eyes is a [[human]] member of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] from the [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:OptimusSnakeEyes.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Your fans are [[Ruined FOREVER|bitching]] about your live-action mouth too?" "...." "I hear you, brother."]]
'''Snake-Eyes''' (also '''Snake Eyes''') is a ninja. As such, he has been known to flip out and kill people. He doesn't talk much and it's not clear what his face looks like under his mask, but at least [[Scarlett|one woman]] thinks he's pretty darn cool.

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==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====''G.I. Joe and the Transformers''====
[[File:Snake-Eyes-Blood on the Tracks.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2]]
Snake-Eyes was one of the [[G.I. Joe (team)|Joes]] stationed at [[Fort Lewis]] in [[Seattle]] to guard [[Power Station Alpha]], the world's first mobile solar/nuclear power station. The base was attacked by the [[Dreadnok]]s and also investigated by the [[Autobot]]s and the [[Decepticon]]s. Snake-Eyes managed to shut down Alpha after it was set moving by the Decepticon [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], {{storylink|Blood on the Tracks}} then was part of the team who tried to deal with the angry Autobot [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. {{storylink|Power Struggle}} Snake-Eyes remained stationed at Fort Lewis and subsequently had to work in an alliance with [[Cobra]] against the Decepticons. {{storylink|...All Fall Down!}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:SnakeeyesinG2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|[[Cobra Viper]]'s blood supplied by Super Nintendo!]]
Years later, Snake-Eyes was part of [[Ninja Force]], a team of, er, ninjas. Unfortunately for him, around this time he had to stab fellow Ninja Force member [[Scarlett]], a spy within Cobra, to preserve her cover. {{storylink|Unfoldings!}} The Joes fled to the abandoned [[Cobra Island]] after this took place. While Snake-Eyes was ruminating over his decision, [[Destro]] approached him to assure he had made the right call. Snake-Eyes only gave the former Cobra associate a death glare before walking away. {{storylink|Realignments}} When Cobra upgraded [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and transported the captured [[Ark (G1)|''Ark'']] to [[Milleville]], Snake-Eyes and his team were sent in to raid the facility. {{storylink|Goin' South}} [[File:Snake eyes suckerpunch.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3]] Finding Scarlett recovering in a hospital bed, Snake-Eyes and his team had to fend off a team of Night-Creeper ninjas who found them out. Though the rest of the Ninja Force was called away to assist a secondary infiltration team, Snake-Eyes stayed behind to fight the [[Night Creeper Leader]]. Snake-Eyes emerged from the fight victorious, and doubled back to retrieve Scarlett. However, she had already fled her hospital room to accost Megatron himself. {{storylink|Sucker Punch}} Snake-Eyes made his way to Scarlett, dealing with several Cobra Alley-Vipers along the way. Both Joes then retrieved Doctor [[Sidney Biggles-Jones]] from Megatron while he was busy fighting the Autobots. The trio was picked up by [[Spirit]] and [[Storm Shadow]], who had commandeered a Cobra transport, but Megatron crushed the Autobots that had challenged him and resumed his pursuit. Dr. Biggles-Jones allowed herself to be recaptured by the tyrant so that the rest of the group could safely escape Milleville. {{Storylink|Final Transformations}}

Later, Snake-Eyes and [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] tried to help [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] in destroying the alien technology Cobra had obtained, but Hot Spot was wounded and chose to activate his self-destruct rather than risk being captured. {{storylink|All or Nothing!}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Hawk and Snake Eyes GIJoevsTFs2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
The [[United States military|soldier]] nicknamed "Snake-Eyes" enjoyed a reputation among his military comrades for being incredibly talkative, enough so that the other soldiers bet on how long he could shut up during a mission to [[Washington, D.C.]] When the city was attacked by Cobra's [[Transformer|giant robots]], Snake-Eyes opened fire on [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], who in turn blasted him with a giant laser. While Snake-Eyes survived, his face was hideously scarred and he lost his ability to speak. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #1}} It later turned out that Snake-Eyes's parents and twin sister had been killed in the same attack, and with nothing to live for but revenge, Snake-Eyes got [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] to pull some strings and let him join [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]. After donning a ninja outfit, he impressed the rest of the Joes by defeating both [[Quick Kick]] and [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] during a sparring session. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}}

[[File:Starscream snakeeyes eye gouge.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|left|Relax Starscream, it could be [[Starscream (Movie)#Dark of the Moon film|worse]].]]

Whilst defending the [[SPS Research Facility]] from a Cobra attack, Snake-Eyes decapitated [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] with his sword. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}} Along with the other Joes, he later boarded a plane to [[Cobra Island]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}} After airdropping onto the island with a hang-glider, Snake-Eyes met his former attacker, Starscream. While the [[Decepticon]] was busy taunting him, the ninja sliced open his eye and shoved a grenade in it, thereby getting his revenge. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}} Snake-Eyes later helped fight [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] by throwing something at his leg. When Cobra and the Decepticons were defeated, the [[Autobot]]s thanked them for their help by providing Snake-Eyes and a few others with [[G.I. Joe battle mech|battle mechs]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 6|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #6}}

G.I. Joe continued to hunt down stray Cobra members, and two years later, Snake-Eyes helped stop the [[Dreadnok]]s from trading [[Cybertronian]] technology in [[Boston]] by using his mech suit to rip the turret off a Cobra vehicle. Without the mech, he later participated in an attack on a different Cobra project, and ended up being teleported to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] when Cobra's wormhole technology malfunctioned. The Joes and Cobras stuck on the planet learned that [[Teletran 3]] had placed [[Earth]] in severe danger, and that they only way to save their planet was by retrieving several Transformers that had been lost in different points Earth's timeline. Together with [[Lady Jaye]], [[Zartan]] and enemy ninja [[Storm Shadow]], Snake-Eyes traveled to 1970s [[San Francisco]] and disguised himself with a hat that handily shadowed his face at all times. After locating four time-lost Transformers, the team returned to present-day Cybertron. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}} Snake-Eyes silently looked on as Lady Jaye and Roadblock offered to sneak past [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and save the day, and later returned to Earth along with everyone else. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #4}}

[[File:Snake Eyes AoW2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5]]
After the time travel issues, it was decided that humans probably shouldn't have access to Cybertronian technology after all, and Snake-Eyes's mech suit was set to be decommissioned. At [[Area 52 (G1)|Area 52]], [[Scarlett]] offered to play a final game of "robo-tag" with Snake-Eyes before they got rid of their mechs, but they were interrupted when the facility was attacked by Cobra. With help from a visiting team of Autobots, the Joes fought back against Cobra's [[Battle Android Trooper]]s. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}} They later met the powerhungry biological android [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]], who took control of Snake-Eyes's mech and forced it to fire on Scarlett. In the aftermath, the ninja was devastated when Scarlett was nowhere to be found, but she quickly turned out to be okay. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}}

Together with Scarlett, [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]], Roadblock and the Autobot team, Snake-Eyes followed Serpent O.R. to Cybertron, where his firepower proved completely useless against a [[cannibalizer]]. By the time the group found Serpent O.R., the android had already recruited dozens of Decepticons for his cause, and Snake-Eyes and the others were captured. In captivity, he and Scarlett shared a tender moment, as she saw past his damaged face and kissed him. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} After that, Snake-Eyes just sat down and stared blankly into a wall, attracting the attention of their guard, [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]]. When Breakdown looked in his eyes, Snake-Eyes used an Arashikage hypnotism technique on the Decepticon to force him into breaking them out of jail. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

After freeing the other prisoners, Snake-Eyes fought his way through the Decepticon base, at one point stabbing [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] through the eyes to save Hawk. As Overkill let it slip that Serpent O.R. had captured [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], the Joes and Autobots went to save him. When they arrived in Serpent O.R.'s control room, they found that [[Cobra Commander]] had taken control of Serpent O.R.'s body; he used its tentacles to simultaneously knock out Snake-Eyes and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. After Hawk managed to defeat Serpent O.R., Snake-Eyes continued his game of tag with Scarlett, only this time without giant mechs. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}

A few months later, Snake-Eyes was part of a team of Joes sent to stop [[Destro]] from selling [[S.N.A.K.E.]]'s in [[Cuba]], but found that the Autobots had already dealt with it before they arrived. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2}} The Joes were later sent to [[Tibet]], where Snake-Eyes fought against [[Cobra-La]]'s [[Royal Guard]]. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 2 of 2}}

===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
[[File:Snake-Eyes Storm Shadow flashback-Wolves.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
In his youth, Snake-Eyes was part of the Arashikage clan alongside [[Storm Shadow|Stormshadow]] {{sic}}, but one day, he somehow ashamed Stormshadow before the clan. He left the clan in an attempt to spare Stormshadow further shame, but the enraged ninja took revenge on Snake-Eyes by taking away his ability to speak. {{storylink|Wolves}}

[[File:Snake-Eyes-Trenches.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|left]]
Snake-Eyes grew up, and in [[1939]], he enlisted with the newly formed [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]. [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] was not amused when the ninja identified himself by throwing dice at him. During his first day with the Joes, Snake-Eyes pointed out to [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] that they were being [[Laserbeak (G1)|spied on]], and started watching [[Scarlett]] from the shadows. The very next day, they were sent to attack [[Cobra]]'s headquarters on the [[Fera Islands]], where Snake-Eyes was reunited with Stormshadow, who wouldn't mind some more revenge. {{storylink|The Line}} Snake-Eyes attacked his old comrade, but was blinded and repeatedly cut in the face. Stormshadow was chased off by [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]], but Snake-Eyes refused to come back with him for medical care—their medic was Scarlett, and he didn't want her to see his injured face. Chasing after Stormshadow, he found and killed several Cobra troops, and used their ammunition to cauterize his wounds using fire. While this stopped the blood loss, it scarred his face even further. After grabbed a sword and a helmet from an old suit of armor, he confronted Stormshadow again, only to be attacked by [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]. {{storylink|Transformed}}

Snake-Eyes bested the robotic cat and the Cobra soldiers sent his way, finally getting into an honorable fistfight with Stormshadow. He was victorious, but Stormshadow ran off again. {{storylink|Trial by Fire}} He soon reappeared and attacked Snake-Eyes with a halberd, causing both of them to fall off a cliff into the ocean. As Snake-Eyes struggled with Stormshadow and reminisced about how they were once brothers, a giant shark appeared and attacked them. {{storylink|Wolves}} Snake-Eyes survived and carried the fatally injured Stormshadow out of the water, where he realized the error of his ways before passing away. Making his way back to the other Joes, Snake-Eyes was attacked by Ravage again, but killed him easily. Upon reuniting with the team, he refused to talk to Scarlett, still not wanting her to see his face. {{storylink|Trenches}}

[[File:Snake-Eyes-The Iron Fist.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9]]
However, he soon got over it, and swam to the Cobra [[Terrordrome]] alongside Scarlett. Snake-Eyes planned to take out the enemy's [[Shockwave (G1)|main cannon]], but instead found [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. Dodging the giant's destruction, the two made their way to his creators, [[Destro]] and the [[Baroness]], and captured them. Next, Snake-Eyes took the [[Matrix of Leadership]] from [[Cobra Commander]]'s corpse, only to be attacked by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] for it. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] came to his rescue, keeping Megatron busy and ordering the ninja to smash the Matrix in an attempt to destroy the unstoppable Bruticus. Snake-Eyes complied, tossing the artifact at Bruticus's swinging fists and causing a flash of light that deactivated all the Transformers. As the other Joes reflected on Prime's sacrifice, Snake-Eyes embraced Scarlett. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}

Over five decades later, Snake-Eyes participated in an attack on a Cobra smuggling facility in [[New York City]], and was sent running for his life when Cobra defended themselves using [[Flight Pod]]s. A while later, he and several other Joes were sent to investigate a mysterious crash site in [[Oregon]]. They found that Cobra troopers were already there stealing stuff, so Snake-Eyes helped take out a few of them. {{storylink|Targets of Opportunity}}

{{unreleased TFGJ comic}}
[[Cobra Commander]] sent out his assassin, [[Firefly]], to track down and eliminate Snake-Eyes. Snake-Eyes was forced to overcome his rival in order to help his teammates retrieve stolen Transformers technology. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Transformers/G.I. Joe: Divided Front|Divided Front #3}} Snake-Eyes's rivalry against Firefly threatened to compromise him when the Joes launched an assault on Cobra Island. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Transformers/G.I. Joe: Divided Front|Divided Front #5}}

{{note|What little of ''Divided Front'' made it to print left unclear whether the individual under the mask was the Snake-Eyes established previously in Dreamwave continuity or a different character entirely.}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:SnakeEyes-Infestation2.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
{{mainIDW|Snake Eyes}}
A young boy named [[Jimmy (G1)|Jimmy]] was busy playing with a Snake-Eyes action figure when [[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ravage]] suddenly broke into his room. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 4|Maximum Dinobots #4}}

Snake-Eyes fought against the [[Elder God]]s and their scions when they broke loose of their eons-old prison. {{storylink|Infestation 2 issue 1|Infestation 2 #1}}

He was remembered by [[Scarlett]] as one the key members of G.I. Joe when she and [[Joe Colton]] and [[Miles Mayhem]] remembered the team as they discussed the Cybertronian influence on Earth. {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}}

Out of touch with his fellow Joes for some time, he was contacted by Scarlett, who believed the Cybertronians had somehow infiltrated the military chain of command, to infiltrate [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|O Ship of State}} Using his small size, he managed to avoid both [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]] and [[Victorion]] before he was confronted by the ''[[Heliopolis]]''. Believing it to be a security drone, he engaged it attracting the attention of [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]], whose optic he managed to damage before she pushed him off, leaving him open to be stabbed by [[Acroyear (Micronaut)|Acroyear]]. The fight was broken up [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] and Snake-Eyes activated his distress signal. As it went unanswered, he played dead for a while before the Cybertronians made it clear they knew he was alive. [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] appealed to him, making him see that the Cybertronians were acting in Earth's best interest. Agreeing to aid Optimus, Snake-Eyes offered his communicator to contact his superiors for aid in defending Earth. Given a new Cybertronian sword, he stood by his new allies as they fought off the combined force of the [[Dire Wraith]]s and [[M.A.S.K.]]. He assisted [[Rom]] in fighting off the Wraiths, slicing through their flesh with his sword before [[Baron Karza]] emerged from the nearby [[Space bridge|spacebridge]] and merged with all the Wraiths becoming a towering colossus of power. {{storylink|The New Colossus}}

Alliances proved shaky as [[Matt Trakker]] of M.A.S.K. still believed Miles Mayhem that the Cybertronians were the problem, and opened fire on Optimus Prime. Snake-Eyes defended Trakker against Acroyear and Rom before they were all drawn into Prime's cab. Prime focused their attentions on the Wraith-powered Karza, ensuring a united front against the baron. {{storylink|Valley Forge}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 1|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #1}} {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 4|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #4}} {{storylink|Wrath of Karza issue 1|Wrath of Karza #1}}}}

===''Unit:E'' comic===
Upon approaching the planet [[Earth]], the artificial intelligence [[Synergy]] presented footage of the Joes in action so that her crew-mate, the young [[Microman|Acroyear]], could learn about his potential allies and enemies on the alien world. Snake-Eyes could be seen fighting another ninja on one of Synergy's view-screens. {{storylink|Unit:E (issue)|Unit:E}}

===''Kre-O''===
[[File:DetentionEscape Duke and Snake-Eyes.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85]]
Duke and Snake-Eyes were stuck in detention by [[Dr. Mayhem]]. They attempted to escape by parachuting out of the window, but were caught and returned to detention. The pair were finally freed when fellow captive [[Spock]] had Mayhem transported to an alien planet. {{storylink|Detention Escape}}
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
[[Image:golden boys handsome snakeyes.jpg|right|thumb|upright=0.9|AIII! What happened to his FACE?! It's---it's horrible!]]

In his youth, Snake-Eyes studied under both the [[Soft Master]] and the [[Hard Master]], who taught him to both be kind and ruthless on the battlefield. {{storylink|Form Follows Function}} He also trained under the [[Blind Master]], who taught him further on how a ninja should live and fight. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}}

Snake-Eyes and Duke were romantic rivals, both vying for Scarlett's affections. All three were part of a G.I. Joe strike force that stormed a Cobra hideout housing deadly [[G.I.Rocket|Creeper bombs]]. During the raid, Scarlett announced that she would marry whichever Joe would bring her the helmet of Cobra Commander. Both Snake-Eyes and Duke accepted her challenge. The squad then apprehended [[Doctor Venom]], who informed the Joes that Cobra Commander was already on his way out of the base. The Joes split up to track down the head of Cobra before he escaped them once more.

Snake-Eyes found his way into Cobra Commander's private automobile collection, where he encountered [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. Mistaking the Cybertronian for a Cobra drone, Snake-Eyes attempted to destroy him with a grenade, only for Starscream to swat it back towards him. Snake-Eyes only survived thanks to the timely intervention of [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], disguised as one of the many cars in the room. Bumblebee drove Snake-Eyes out of the hide-out, with Starscream pursuing them. Outside, they happened upon the other Joes giving chase to Snake-Eyes in mid-air. Using his jet-pack, Snake-Eyes leapt out of Bumblebee and flew atop of Cobra Commander's [[Rattler]], despite Hawk ordering him to stay back. There, he managed to stab Snake-Eyes through the chest, though the terrorist got a shot off simultaneously, disfiguring Snake-Eyes. He was rescued by both Scarlett and Duke as the Rattler was blown-up in mid-air, and brought back to [[T.H.E. P.I.T.]]. Scarlett visited him as he recovered, Cobra Commander's helm in hand. She asked Snake-Eyes if he was ready to set a date for their wedding, but Snake-Eyes was unresponsive. {{storylink|The Golden Boys}}

[[Image:saw three ships flagg recruits snake-eyes.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1]]

As it turns out, Snake-Eyes stopped talking altogether and took off from G.I. Joe. He found himself an isolated cabin, where he stayed to brood with his pet wolf [[Timber]], until [[General Flagg]] came to find him. Whatever Flagg told him got Snake-Eyes to end his self-imposed exile, though he did not return to active duty. When several Cybertronians, Starscream among them, came to Earth to demand the humans' unconditional surrender, Snake-Eyes came upon the confrontation via glider and shot at Duke, wounding his arm. This triggered an all-out battle between the Joes and the Decepticons. During the scuffle, Snake-Eyes swooped down and blew off a portion of Starscream's face, taking revenge for his own disfigurement. Snake-Eyes then glided away, avoiding both the [[Coltonbolt]] shot down from orbit to destroy [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], and the Cobra ship that flew in to pick up [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]. {{storylink|I Saw Three Ships}}

After Duke infiltrated Cobra, he saw Snake-Eyes standing side-by-side with [[Destro]], and grew enraged over what he saw as confirmation that Snake-Eyes had turned traitor. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend}} Duke soon discarded his disguise and confronted Snake-Eyes about his betrayal. Snake-Eyes remained ever silent, even as his fight with Duke sent both men tumbling through a nearby [[M.A.S.S. Device|M.A.S.S. transfer device gate]], and into the void between dimensions. There, they encountered the long-lost leader of the Autobots, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]! {{storylink|Form Follows Function}}

Snake-Eyes and Duke put aside their differences to concentrate on escaping from the snare of the [[Quintesson]]s, who had taken an interest in both of them and Optimus. After breaking free from the extra-dimensional beings' mind-probes, the trio made their way to normal space. Snake-Eyes and Duke appeared on Cybertron just in time to help Scarlett fend off a horde of Cobra Troopers. In the calm after the battle, Scarlett turned to Snake-Eyes for an embrace... But Snake-Eyes instead took off, fading into the night. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}} He made his way to [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's Lubricarium]] and instigated a bar fight among its sozzled patrons. During the brawl, Snake-Eyes skewered one of the 'bots with his multiple swords. Blinded and helpless, his victim offered whatever the ninja wanted, be it information, fuel, or guns. But Snake-Eyes showed no sign that he wanted to do anything more than inflict pain. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}}

Snake-Eyes crossed paths with [[Billy (G.I. Joe)|Billy]], son of Cobra Commander, atop of the city-bot [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. The boy challenged Snake-Eyes to a duel, which ended with Snake-Eyes victorious and Billy short an arm and leg. {{storylink|FCBD Funnies}} Billy later returned, this time augmented by a cybernetic arm and leg, and managed to bloody up Snake-Eyes some before bringing him before Cobra Commander (who was not-as-dead as the Joes had previously thought). When Cobra Commander attempted to peel off Snake-Eyes's mask, the ninja sprung back to his feet and stood at the readied to fight his way out. {{storylink|Pax Megatronus}}

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===''Aw Yeah Revolution!''===
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===When Worlds Collide===
{{Charstubfiction|{{storylink|When Worlds Collide}}}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
'''[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Jetfire]] [[Skystriker (vehicle)|Skystriker]]'''
[[File:GiJoe Snake-Eyes EarthWars.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.00]]

Snake Eyes is the [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] partner of Jetfire. {{charstubgames|{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}}}

*'''Class:''' Aerial
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 stars
*'''Ability: Ninja Strike''' - Fire 4 powerful rockets at a target building dealing damage. You also fire 16 missiles dealing damage in an area. In flight mode, the Sky Striker is invisible to the enemies.
**'''Cost''': 5 ability points, +2 for reuses.
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==Toys==
{{Note|This character has many other toys that are not connected to ''Transformers''. See the external link to yojoe.com for more information.}}
===''G.I. Joe and the Transformers''===
[[File:SDCC2013 crossover Snake Eyes toy.jpg|right|thumb|upright=0.8|Snake Eyes, you stay here and think of a better commando name.]]
*'''''The Epic Conclusion!'' box set''' (2013)
**''Accessories:'' Web gear, sword, machine gun, silencer, Autobot Blaster boombox with three mini-cassettes

:An [[exclusive]] release for [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2013, this version of Snake Eyes is a straight [[redeco]] of the first ''G.I. Joe: Retaliation'' Snake Eyes figure from 2012, with an Autobot insignia on his right shoulder. He comes with removable web gear, a sword, and a submachine gun with silencer. Also included is "[[Blaster (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Autobot Blaster]]", an in-scale boombox accessory that he can hold by the handle or plug into a hole on his back.

:Snake Eyes was only available in a box set along with a [[Skystriker (vehicle)|Sky Striker]] painted as [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Jetfire]], a [[VAMP]] redecoed into [[Hound (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Hound]], as well as a [[Baroness#G.I. Joe and the Transformers 2|Baroness]] figure with [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Baroness|Ravage]] on a leash, a [[Bludgeon (G1)#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Bludgeon]] figure, and the aforementioned Blaster accessory with cassette pieces representing [[Steeljaw (G1)#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Steeljaw]], [[Ramhorn (G1)#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Ramhorn]], and [[Eject (G1)#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Eject]].

::*''[https://www.yojoe.com/action/13/snakeeyes66.shtml More information on Snake Eyes (v66) at YoJoe.com]''
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==Merchandise==
===First 4 Figures===
[[File:SnakeEyes OptimusPrime statue.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains.]]
*'''Snake-Eyes & Optimus Prime Statue''' (2007)

:First revealed at the 2006 UK Toy Fair, [[First 4 Figures]] produced a statue based on the cover of [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 1|issue 1]] of ''[[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers]]'', featuring Snake-Eyes standing in the palm of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] in his [[HISS tank]] body.
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===Kidrobot===
[[File:Kidrobot GIJoe Enamel Pin Series.jpg|thumb|250px]]
====Enamel Pin Series====
*'''Snake Eyes''' ([[November 3]], [[2017]])
:*''Rarity:'' 1 in 20
:Released by [[Kidrobot]] in their Enamel Pin Series, this is a flat, enamel pin badge of Snake Eyes inspired by the art of [[Tom Scioli]]'s ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'', albeit with [[Super deformed|cutesy proportions]]. The pin series was [[Blindpacking|blindboxed]], with some pins being rarer than others.
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====Vinyl Mini Series====
[[File:Kidrobot GI Joe Snake Eyes mini.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
*'''Snake Eyes''' ([[November 14]], [[2017]])
:*''Rarity:'' 2 in 24
:*''Accessories'': Sword
:The same character design was reused for the Vinyl Mini Series, with Snake Eyes receiving a three-inch tall, blindboxed figurine retaining the vibrant colours and exaggerated proportions. Snake Eyes featured articulation in each shoulder, and included a katana accessory that he can hold in each hand.
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====Vinyl Keychain Series====
[[File:Kidrobot GI Joe Snake Eyes keychain.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
*'''Snake Eyes''' ([[December 1]], [[2017]])
:*''Rarity:'' 3 in 24
:Snake Eyes was also released as part of the once again blindboxed Vinyl Keychain Series, now standing at about one to two inches. He included a keychain molded into his head and, due to his small scale, did not feature any articulation. No sword this time either.
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==Notes==
[[File:WhereIsThySting-NinjaGladiatorAntronSnakeEyes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]

*Snake-Eyes was (and is) a ''hugely'' popular character in the ''G.I. Joe'' comics. By the time the G2 crossover took place, he'd usurped the cover box and the cover title read "G.I. Joe Featuring '''SNAKE-EYES'''".

*According to [[Derrick J. Wyatt]], the ninja character in ''[[Ninja Gladiator]]'', a fighting game enjoyed by ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] in "[[Where Is Thy Sting?]]", is Snake Eyes.<ref>https://archive.is/3yNTh</ref><ref>https://archive.is/5dXGf</ref>

*If Snake-Eyes' face hasn't already been disfigured before the start of a particular ''Transformers'' crossover, he's guaranteed to receive a facial injury at some point. He actually did get reconstructive surgery in the Marvel series between the two crossovers, only to get hot coals thrown in his face by a Cobra interrogator soon afterward. Dude just can't catch a break.

*Speaking of which, [[Mark Bright]] was the first artist to depict Snake-Eyes' scarred face in full.

*Snake-Eyes' head was featured, along with [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s, in the cover box for the ''[[G.I. Joe and the Transformers (comic)|G.I. Joe and the Transformers]]'' miniseries. The art for the head was modified from the cover for ''G.I. Joe'' [http://www.yojoe.com/comics/joe/joe53.shtml issue #53], which like the cover of [[Heavy Traffic!|issue #22]] of ''[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|The Transformers]]'', celebrated Marvel's 25th anniversary. Unlike [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], who made his comic debut in ''his'' issue, Snake-Eyes did ''not'' actually appear within the issue that featured his cover.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.yojoe.com/action/82/snakeeyes.shtml Snake Eyes at Yojoe.com]
*{{i|Snake Eyes}} at the IDW Hasbro Wiki
*Snake Eyes at Joepedia [https://gijoe.fandom.com/wiki/Snake-Eyes]

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Hawk (G.I. Joe)

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{{disambig3.5|the ''good'' Clay|the vice president from the mirror-universe United States|Clay|Hawk}}
:''Hawk is a member of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] from the [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Hawk.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Get the disc to the core of the MCP, Tron. Free the system.]]
A veteran artillery officer with a lengthy combat record, General '''Clayton M. "Clay" Abernathy''', codename '''Hawk''', leads [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], a [[United States military]] taskforce dedicated to stopping the terrorist organization [[Cobra]].

He's the one in the bomber jacket, [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] is the one with the buttoned-down work shirt.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====''G.I. Joe and the Transformers''====
[[File:Hawk-Blood on the Tracks.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
Hawk escorted four [[United States of America|United States]] government officials onto [[Fort Lewis]] to get a look at [[Power Station Alpha]] while flirting with [[Barbara Larkin|Senator Larkin]]. When the fort was attacked by [[Dreadnok]]s, Hawk saw to Senator Larkin's safety while the [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] defended the fort. The Dreadnoks were not prepared for residence from G.I. Joe, so [[Buzzer (G.I. Joe)|Buzzer]] took one of the government officials hostage. After that crisis settled down, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|a giant yellow robot]] revealed himself while saving the life of [[Anthony Duranti|Tony Duranti]]. Hawk ordered the Joes to open fire, just to be on the safe side in case the robot was there to sabotage the power station. Bumblebee was blasted to pieces. [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] then arrived looking for his ally. {{storylink|Blood on the Tracks}}

After a battle ensued between the Joe team and Superion, Hawk rushed out to personally see to the defense of Power Station Alpha and was just as confused as everyone else when the massive Autobot suddenly retreated. After tasking the other Joes with analyzing the recovered remains of Bumblebee, Hawk left for a "private audience" with Senator Larkin. However, the sudden theft of the station—first by the [[Decepticon]]s and then by [[Cobra]]—interrupted their planned activities, as Hawk was once again called into battle. He gave the order for a team of Joe pilots to intercept the station and attempted to coordinate their efforts from the ground, during which he wound up in an argument with Larkin over whether or not the Alpha should be recovered or destroyed. {{storylink|Power Struggle}}

Hawk was called to the [[Pentagon]] for an emergency meeting. He hoped to see Senator Larkin while in town, but in the meeting he was presented with evidence that she was aware that from the very beginning—the design of the power station was known to have been severely defective in terms of safety and security. Also, Senator Larkin has been meeting with the [[Baroness]]. Hawk paid a different kind of visit to Senator Larkin in order to confront her with the information, and made her cry. He went back to his room to kick off his boots, light a cigarette, pour himself a drink, and just be alone with his thoughts, but the telephone rang. He was told the truth about Bumblebee and ordered a full force sent to the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] (the location of the Ark was revealed by [[G.B. Blackrock]]) to be ready to attack on his command. That attack force intercepted communications between Cobra and the [[Autobot]]s indicating they were working together to save the world from destruction at the hands of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Ashes, Ashes...}}

[[File:Hawk AllFallDown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]

The command force made the independent decision to help Cobra and the Autobots while Hawk took a walk through [[Washington, D.C.]] to think things over. When he finally arrived back at the Pentagon, he was briefed on the situation. Over the phone he negotiated with [[Serpentor]] and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] on the next course of action. It was agreed they would take steps to destroy Power Station Alpha, but only as a last resort, because Blaster thought the power station may have gained sentience after the Decepticons modified it. A small team consisting of [[Scarlett]] and the Baroness (and Goldbug) would infiltrate Power Station Alpha to set up explosives while a full-scale assault on the Decepticons' [[Club Con|base in the Florida Keys]] would serve as a diversion. All went well, except that the Baroness blew up Power Station Alpha the first chance she got, since Serpentor wasn't interested in any sentience the power station may have possessed.

Senator Larkin was arrested, but gunned down by a Cobra sniper in front of Hawk, on the orders of the Baroness. Hawk visited her grave with a rose, regretful at the way things turned out, but realizing that he still loved her. {{storylink|...All Fall Down!}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:Hawk Cobradefectors Realignments.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left|Senator who?]]

Years later, the Baroness had defected and Hawk had no problems working with her! He sent [[Ninja Force]] to extract Baroness from Cobra. At the same time, [[Scarlett]] was infiltrating the group and shot at Hawk to keep her cover, and Snake-Eyes had to stab her badly to escape while preserving that cover; Hawk tried to reassure him that she'd know why he did it. {{storylink|Unfoldings!}}

In addition to investigating [[Cobra Island]] with the Baroness and [[Destro]], {{storylink|Realignments}} Hawk oversaw the Joes' mission to bust the [[Cobra]] front of [[Milleville]]. Discovering in the process that Cobra was dealing with [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], Hawk had a deep-space communication sent to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] requesting Autobot help, {{storylink|Goin' South}} {{storylink|War Without End!}} then started the raid. He was irritated to learn partway into the operation that the [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]] had [[Sidney Biggles-Jones|their ''own'' spy]] in Cobra and their mission would have to be ended to avoid blowing the spy's cover. {{storylink|Sucker Punch}}

[[File:Hawk yells at Prime GatheringDark.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"I asked for a ''Laser'' Optimus toy, ''damn it!'']]

When Cobra attempted to escape with Cybertronian technology, Hawk had the Joes back up the damaged Autobot [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] in stopping them and was distraught to see Hot Spot kill himself to complete his mission. {{storylink|All or Nothing!}}

A few short weeks after that, the Decepticons attacked Earth in full force and Hawk got to lead the US Army's counter-offensive in Washington, DC. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness|Tales of Earth Part Three}} It went poorly and he was not happy to find out that Optimus Prime came alone instead of turning up with an army. Hawk went on an expositionary rant, explaining to Optimus just how badly they were getting beaten up. [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]], who'd promised Autobot reinforcements, tried to claim that Optimus must have a plan to change things. (The plan was "talk to Megatron" and though it didn't work, the Decepticons did cease their offensive shortly afterwards.) {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}}

===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
[[File:Hawk-The Line.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
Hawk was a general in the US army who organized the creation of G.I. Joe in [[1939]]. {{storylink|The Line}} During the attack on [[Cobra]]'s base on the [[Fera Islands]], he waited for G.I. Joe to take out the shore defenses before sending in the fleet. {{storylink|Wolves}}
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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Hawk Kid AoW3.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
As a little boy, Clay Abernathy played with small toy soldiers and a slightly larger toy robot, and came to the conclusion that the big robot would win in a fight. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}}

The youngest army cadet to graduate from West Point Military Academy, Col. Abernathy was in charge of military security for what he assumed would be a typical peace summit, however when [[Cobra]] attacked the summit, he called Code Red and proceeded to evacuate civilians. In the aftermath of the attack, [[General Flagg]] appointed Hawk the leader of the newly formed task force G.I. Joe. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #1}} Despite protests from the bureaucrats, he recruited his comrade [[Snake-Eyes]] to the group. Later he was present for [[Mercer]] revealing to the team the truth about the nature of the robot attackers. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}}

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After the [[Autobot]]s saved the team during Cobra's attack on the [[SPS Research Facility]], Hawk was initially suspicious of the robots' trustworthiness, but gave [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] a chance to access G.I. Joe's computers. Thanks to Wheeljack's hacking, the Joes were able to trace their enemy back to [[Cobra Island]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}} While preparing to attack the island, Hawk was approached by generals [[Renegar]] and [[Horn]], who told him that they were resorting to [[Nuclear weapon|nukes]] instead. Hawk regretfully incapacitated his Autobot allies with a magnetic pulse and prepared to send them to [[Area 51]], but Wheeljack warned him that a nuclear strike on Cobra's [[energon]] stockpile would place the entire world in danger. Ultimately, Hawk broke the generals' orders and led his troops to the island. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}}

After his squad took out [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and most of Cobra's minor troops, Hawk learned that the [[President of the United States|President]] had ordered a nuclear assault despite G.I. Joe's presence on the island. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}} With Hawk's authority overrided, it was up to the Autobots to stop the approaching warheads, which they did. The battle was won, and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] later thanked Hawk for his people's help in defeating the [[Decepticon]]s and constructing a new ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. Hawk told him not to sweat it, since the technology the Autobots had given them in exchange would come in real handy. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 6|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #6}}

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Some two years later, the exchange of technology was judged to have been a bad idea, and [[G.I. Joe battle mech|G.I. Joe's giant mech suits]] were to be decommissioned, Hawk's included. While Hawk was greeting the Autobots sent to [[Area 52 (G1)|Area 52]] to oversee the process, the complex suddenly came under attack from Cobra's [[Battle Android Trooper]]s, and the Joes had to fight back. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}} After they won, they found that [[Cobra Commander]] had infiltrated the lowest portions of Area 52, that were so top-secret that even Hawk didn't know they existed. The team interrogated Cobra Commander, who explained that the US government had used Decepticon technology to create [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]], a powerful and dangerous bio-organic robot. As Serpent O.R. suddenly attacked the team, Hawk tried to prevent Cobra Commander from escaping in the chaos, but the commander's [[Buzz Boar]] drilled straight through his mech's leg. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}}

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As the Autobots were preparing to follow Serpent O.R. after the android had warped to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Hawk convinced [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] to let him and his troops come with them. Upon arrival at the alien planet, the team came under attack by [[cannibalizer]]s, and Hawk threw around orders on how to fight them, annoying [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] in the process. After retreating from the cannibalizers, the Joes and Autobots found Serpent O.R. and his new Decepticon friends, who promptly killed Bumblebee. An enraged Hawk tried to avenge him, but was quickly subdued by Serpent O.R.'s tentacles and imprisoned. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} Serpent O.R. later visited Hawk and [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] in their cell to ask Hawk why he didn't feel anything when he killed Bumblebee. Hawk responded that Serpent O.R. had no feelings because he had nothing to fight for — since he was created to conquer, he was nothing but a glorified gun like his "[[Megatron (G1)|father]]". The android almost killed him in anger, but quickly calmed down, thanked him for his input and promised him a merciful death in the future. Thankfully, Hawk and Roadblock were broken out shortly afterwards by [[Snake-Eyes]] and [[Scarlett]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

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During their escape, Hawk was assaulted by [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]], who bragged that Serpent O.R. had already captured Optimus Prime. While Snake-Eyes saved him from the dinosaur, Hawk knew that they couldn't escape without saving Prime. Making their way to Serpent O.R.'s control room, they found that their enemy had stolen the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and transformed into "Serpentor Prime", only to have control of his body taken from him by Cobra Commander. As the commander effortlessly took out most of the team, Hawk's only hope was that the Matrix would think of ''him'' as a more worthy wielder, and convinced Optimus Prime to throw him at Serpentor's opened chestplate. Upon touching the Matrix, Hawk saw the pure beauty of the universe and fell unconscious, while the power feedback destroyed Serpentor Prime and fried Cobra Commander's brain. When he woke up, Hawk possessed all the knowledge of the Matrix, and Optimus Prime believed he would use it to lead humanity into a new golden age. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}

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Despite his newfound wisdom, Hawk's life went decidedly downhill after that point. He left G.I. Joe after the government covered up the Serpent O.R. affair and refused to tell its citizens the truth, started having Matrix-induced nightmares about the end of the world, and pushed his [[Carolee|girlfriend]] away to keep her from getting involved. In secret, Hawk and [[Firewall]] also worked with a team of Autobots working to rid Earth of Cybertronian technology. While overseeing a mission, the team overheard an ominous transmission exclaiming "I return...", and Hawk felt it was somehow connected to his dreams. He contacted Optimus Prime and [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]], and the three tracked the signal's source to [[Tibet]]. Shortly after arriving in the [[Himalayas]], the team was attacked by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and soldiers from [[Cobra-La]], but managed to get away when Hawk incapacitated Bludgeon by uploading 11 million traditional Cybertronian songs into the [[Pretender]]'s head. Fleeing into Cobra-La's cavern system, the team found wall paintings describing the past, and Hawk finally understood what the Matrix was trying to tell him: [[Unicron]] was coming to Earth. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2}}

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Aided by former Cobra-La prisoner [[Joe Colton]], Hawk and the others made their way through the caves and found the metal-eating spores that Cobra-La had once used to threaten Unicron. While Flint and [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] went into space to kill Unicron with the spores, Hawk, Colton and Optimus Prime left to save the kidnapped Firewall from Cobra-La. Interrupting a Cobra-La gathering, Hawk socked [[Golobulus]] in the face and rescued Firewall, and was soon aided by G.I. Joe reinforcements. Together they defeated the denizens of Cobra-La, and Hawk's nightmares came to an end as Flint killed Unicron. With everything over, Hawk returned to [[Denver]], where he took a stroll with Carolee and told her that the future was looking perfect. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 2 of 2}}

====''TransTech''====
In the universal stream [[Primax 806.30 Gamma]], Hawk's Matrix dreams continued. Deciding to embrace them rather than fight them, he was led to a hidden bunker left over from World War 2. Inside he found Sgt. Savage in suspended animation, and freed him. Using his connections, Hawk got Savage a position on the Joe group the Screaming Eagles, who were investigating Kalistan, the country Savage had been investigating during World War 2 when he went missing in action. The Eagles discovered the head of Kalistan was leader of the ruthless terrorist organization S.K.A.R., as well as having ties to the Decepticons. The conflict between Autobots and Decepticons resumed, devastating Earth until Hawk was able to release the pent-up energy of the Matrix within himself to fix the planet's biosphere. However, this came at the cost of casting Hawk into other-dimensional space. He was found and recovered by Rhinox of [[Axiom Nexus]]. With the TransTech unable or unwilling to return him to his home reality, Hawk stayed in Axiom Nexus, becoming a member of the [[Convoy (group)|Convoy]]. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2016/05/01}}

His name was part of the classified data stolen by [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]]'s [[Renegade]]s and publicly leaked by [[Crasher (GoBots)|Crasher]] and [[Cop-Tur (GoBots)|Cop-Tur]] in a hacked broadcast of [[Ask Vector Prime]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2016/01/16}}

At some point during his time in Axiom Nexus, Hawk took part in an interview with Axiom Nexus News, hoping to help foster a better understand of organics. He politely answered questions about how he'd wound up in the city, as well as the conflict between the Screaming Eagles and S.K.A.R., though [[Rook (TransTech)|Rook]]'s condescending attitude soon wore thin. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2016/05/01}}
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===''Wings Universe''===
Clayton "Hawk" Abernathy was a founding member of the [[Earth Defense Command]]. Sometime between 2006 and 2013, the EDC confronted [[Cobra Commander|Old Snake]] during the reinspired terrorist's attempt to create the ultimate [[Cobra]] warrior using the discarded body of a [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]. General Hawk's brain was accidentally scanned, resulting in [[Serpentor]], a Decepticon with EDC sympathies. {{storylink|A Common Foe|''Wings Universe'' Serpent O.R. profile}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Hawk's father passed down to him an ancient tomahawk as an heirloom. Whenever he brought it along on a mission, it seemed to bring him incredible luck. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}} {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe#Collections|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe vol. 1 Battlefield Report}}

Hawk led a G.I. Joe strike force that stormed a Cobra hideout housing deadly [[G.I.Rocket|Creeper bombs]]. His squad made their way through [[Doctor Venom]]'s deadly plants, and apprehended both the doctor and [[Major Bludd]] after mowing down a squad of Cobra troopers. Learning from his captives that Cobra Commander was already on his way out, Hawk had his team split up and searched the base. They found the head of Cobra taking off from the base's hangar, and commandeered Cobra [[Rattler]]s to continue their pursuit. The situation was further complicated when [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] joined the fight. Nonetheless, the Joes managed to blow Cobra Commander's plane out of the air. Their victory came at a high cost; many of the Joes that Hawk had led into the field lost their lives during the raid, and [[Snake-Eyes]] was disfigured. {{storylink|The Golden Boys}}

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G.I. Joe learned that the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] was heading towards the Earth. Hawk met with several other Joes in [[T.H.E. P.I.T.]] to develop a battle plan, should the inhabitants of the approaching planet proved to be hostile. Hawk volunteered to be Earth's representative and meet with Cybertron's envoys personally. After they landed aboard [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], Hawk met [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], the latter of which did the talking on the Cybertronians' behalf. Hawk offered peace, but the Decepticons would only accept the humans' unconditional surrender to their rule. Before the conversation could go any further, Hawk was sniped in the arm by [[Snake-Eyes]], who had apparently turned traitor. This caused the inter-planetary meeting to spiral out of control, with all-out hostilities erupting on both sides. Hawk, [[Lady Jaye]] and [[Flash (G.I. Joe)|Flash]] were captured by Soundwave and imprisoned within his chest compartment. The trio managed to escape, and Hawk delivered a strike with his tomahawk onto Ravage's head as the Joes scrambled away. Miraculously, the blunt tool carved right through the Decepticon's armor platting. Hawk, Jaye and Flash were then picked up by [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]], who managed to get them all out of the kill zone of the orbital defense satellite looming overhead, which roasted Soundwave to death with a [[Coltonbolt]]. Cybertron's status as an enemy of the Earth now confirmed, Hawk met with [[General Flagg]], and advised him to activate [[Scarlett]]'s away team. Their mission; to invade Cybertron itself! {{storylink|I Saw Three Ships}}

[[Image:You can't keep a good Joe dead.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.3|As long as one nostalgic fan remains, Hawk will never know the sweet rest of death.]]

The Joes then made sure to have "news" of Hawk's demise reach Cobra in order to goad their enemy into attacking them while they held a mock-funeral for the fallen hero. It worked, and as the [[Baroness|Serpentress]] launched an attack against the [[USS Flagg|USS ''Flagg'']], Hawk emerged from his coffin, guns ablaze. Little did the Joes suspect that Cobra had joined forces with the Decepticons. Hawk, Duke and Lady Jaye had to contend with Starscream emerging from the ocean while others fought against [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. The Joes were able to repel the Decepticobra alliance after a hard-fought battle. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend}}

Hawk was shaving when [[Storm Shadow]] attacked him in the washroom. He escaped unharmed, save for a few nicks, and managed to sort out that Decepticobra was after his tomahawk. At this point, the importance of the artifact started to truly dawn on him. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}}

When [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] barreled into T.H.E. P.I.T. to retrieve Bumblebee's remains, Hawk distributed [[Colton '45]]s to the troops in the hopes of fending the Autobot off. As their battle spilled out into the open, it interrupted the Serpentress's attack on the [[United Nations]]. She and Laserbeak attacked Hawk in retaliation for "stealing her thunder." Things escalated further when [[GIJONIN]] ninjas and the elder god [[Koh-Buru-Lah]], among others, joined the tussle. Optimus managed to get what he came for and took off, and Hawk was just happy to see him go. The battle dissipated afterwards, with each faction going their own way. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}}

Hawk, Lady Jaye, and Flash stormed the White House when they learned that [[General Flagg]] had overthrown the president to take command of the country. They came upon him lounging in the Oval Office where, after a shouting match with Hawk, Flagg convinced the trio that him being in charge was in the Earth's best interest. They then set out to find [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], disguised as "Highway Ω" on Earth. While the Joes fought off Starscream and [[Viper]] atop of Omega, the Autobot transformed and flew off to Cybertron. Planetside, Hawk and his team went off to scour Cybertron for their allies, encountering aggressive Decepticon [[Pretender]]s along the way. {{storylink|Pax Megatronus}}

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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{mainIDW|Hawk}}
In the 2000s, General Hawk headed up [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], the task force assembled to replace the [[Adventure Team]]. {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}} His influence included handpicking [[Scarlett]] to join G.I. Joe. {{storylink|The Divine Source of Liberty|Scarlett profile in Revolution #2}}

==Notes==
[[File:Starbrigade.jpg|125px|thumb|Not-wave.]]

*The cardbacks for the 1993 ''G.I. Joe: Star Brigade'' action figure lineup features a [[cross-sell]] for the [[Star Brigade]]'s "Armor Bot", packaged with Hawk. The design of that Hawk figure hadn't been finalized at that point, so the image features a silhouette as a placeholder... although the silhouette labeled as "Hawk" clearly belongs to [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#ActionMaster|Shockwave]], as it's lifted directly from his [[Action Master]] toy's [[package art]].
*Hawk has been voiced by Transformers alumni [[Ed Gilbert]], [[John Stephenson]] and [[David Kaye]]. Hawk was notably also one of David Kaye's earliest voice acting roles.
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==External links==
*[http://www.yojoe.com/action/82/hawk.shtml Hawk on YoJoe.com]
*Hawk at Joepedia [https://gijoe.fandom.com/wiki/Hawk]

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:''Scarlett is a [[human]] from the [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Scarlett.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|SWF, looking for SBM (Single Black-wearing Male), must be ninja, mute is a plus.]]
'''Shana O'Hara''', codename '''Scarlett''', a crossbow-toting southern belle with a history in martial arts, is a prominent member of the [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] team. She has a thing for [[Snake-Eyes]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====''G.I. Joe and the Transformers''====
[[File:Scarlettmarvel.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Not the safest place to keep a grappling hook.]]
Scarlett and several other Joes were overseeing a test of [[Power Station Alpha]], which was interrupted by the appearance of a giant transforming robot. After [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|the Transformer]] was destroyed, it was followed by a much larger robot which called itself [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. {{storylink|Blood on the Tracks}} G.I. Joe's forces were overwhelmed by Superion, so Scarlett called for backup. {{storylink|Power Struggle}}

The Transformer they destroyed was eventually determined to be their friend! Scarlett stood nearby while [[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]] attempted to rebuild him. {{storylink|Ashes, Ashes...}} As the [[Autobot]] [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] arrived to help, it was announced that [[Cobra]] would be teaming up with G.I. Joe and the Autobots against the [[Decepticon]]s to keep them from destroying the world with Power Station Alpha. The newly rebuilt Transformer, now named [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]], escorted Scarlett and the [[Baroness]] to Power Station Alpha with the intention of placing detonators inside. Without G.I. Joe's consent, Baroness set the timers prematurely, much to Scarlett's frustration. With the threat over, [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] told G.I. Joe to go away and stay out of the Autobots' business. {{storylink|...All Fall Down!}}
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====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:Scarlettg2.jpg|100px|thumb|"...Got to stop pretending this is a ninja outfit..."]]
While Scarlett was pretending to have defected to [[Cobra]], she had to fire on [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] and [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]]. Shortly after that, she and fellow new Cobra [[Sidney Biggles-Jones|Doctor Biggles-Jones]], a weapons scientist, hunted down [[Destro]] and the [[Baroness]]. Snake-Eyes was forced to stab her to convince the terrorist organization of her new allegiance. {{storylink|Unfoldings!}} None of her vitals were damaged, which made her new "comrade" [[Slice (G.I. Joe)|Slice]] suspicious. She was nevertheless hospitalized from this {{storylink|Realignments}} [[File:Scarlett slices suckerpunch.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.0]] and brought to the hospital at Cobra-controlled [[Milleville]], where Biggles-Jones confronted her about her true intentions. All the while this was going on, Cobra was engaged in a trade deal with [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] but Scarlett was too injured to have an impact on things. {{storylink|Goin' South}}

Just as Biggles-Jones had revealed that she too was a double agent, Megatron snatched her away, wishing to experiment on the scientist's brain. Scarlett, despite her wounds, fought her way out of the Cobra compound (battering Slice in the process) and confronted Megatron. {{storylink|Sucker Punch}} Her audacious ultimatum was cut short when a small group of Autobots sent by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] ([[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]], [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], [[Chase (G1)|Chase]], [[Override (G1)|Override]], and [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]) arrived to attack Megatron. While the large-scale battle raged, Scarlett used the opportunity to attack [[Cobra Commander]] and [[Zarana]]. A save by Snake-Eyes reunited the pair.

With most of the Autobots destroyed, Megatron stole the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' with Biggles-Jones in tow. {{storylink|Final Transformations}} It was Skydive and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] who managed to sneak aboard and bring the doctor home, though at the expense of Witwicky's life. Returned to safety, Biggles-Jones greeted Scarlett with a much-needed hug. {{storylink|All or Nothing!}}
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===Marvel UK ''The Transformers'' comic===
[[File:Susan scarlett.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Scarlett loses friends in the sewers all the time and you don't hear her complaining.]]
One of [[Action Force (team)|Action Force]]'s American operatives [http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/comics/maf/001/013.html], Scarlett's spent several missions with the European group. She was part of the team that went under [[London]] to locate the monster that had killed [[Susan Hoffman]]'s team. Scarlett openly thought this was a waste of their time and Susan was talking crap, until the Transformers turned up and the monster was revealed to be the monstrous [[Straxus (G1)|(copy of) Megatron]]!

In the battle itself, Scarlett mostly stood on the sidelines, at one point trying to get [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] to ''not'' send in the Mauler tanks to get stepped on. {{storylink|Ancient Relics!}}
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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Scarlett GIJoevsTFs3.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|left]]
When [[Cobra]] unearthed and reprogrammed the dormant Transformers aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' and used them to take over the world, Scarlett was among the first members of G.I. Joe, the anti-terrorist force created to stop them. After hearing from [[Doc (G.I. Joe)|Doc]] how [[Snake-Eyes]] had lost his voice, face and family in Cobra's initial attack, Scarlett wondered how the ninja could go on after suffering through so much in one day. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}} Her first duty as part of G.I. Joe was to guard the [[SPS Research Facility|SPS Center]] from an attack by Cobra's commandeered Transformers. The attack came, overwhelming and surrounding Scarlett's group until they were rescued by the free agents [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}} Scarlett was later part of the forces preparing for G.I. Joe's final raid on [[Cobra Island]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}} Despite some opposition from the US government, who would rather [[Nuclear weapon|nuke]] the island, the Joes left to battle Cobra in person. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}} As part of [[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]]'s team, she defended the [[SPS Satellite]]'s controls from [[Storm Shadow]] and [[Firefly]], taking out the latter with a kick to the head. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 6|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #6}}

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Two years later, Scarlett was part of a G.I. Joe assault team attempting to stop an international arms ring affiliated with the [[Dreadnok]]s from selling Cybertronian technology on the black market. Together with [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]] and [[Beachhead]], she attacked the Dreadnoks in [[Boston]] and easily took out [[Ripper (G.I. Joe)|Ripper]], [[Torch (G.I. Joe)|Torch]], and [[Buzzer (G.I. Joe)|Buzzer]] despite their new cybernetic attack limbs. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}} She later ended up on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] alongside several other Joes and Cobra members. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

When the [[Autobot]]s and G.I. Joe made an agreement to decommission all Cybertronian technology on Earth, Scarlett wanted to take [[G.I. Joe battle mech|her giant battle mech]] out for one last spin, and offered Snake-Eyes a round of robo-tag. The game never came to pass, as [[Area 52 (G1)|Area 52]] was attacked by Cobra and Scarlett had to help fight off their [[Battle Android Trooper]]s. They were aided by a team of Autobots, and Scarlett was surprised to see a [[Arcee (G1)|female robot]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}} She left her mech after the team found [[Cobra Commander]] lurking around inside Area 52, but this proved to be a mistake when [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] attacked them. Scarlett was believed to have died when the android brought the roof crashing down on everyone, but she soon reappeared and chastised her friends for thinking she'd die so easily. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}}

[[File:Scarlett and Snake Eyes AoW4.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
After learning that Serpent O.R. had taken a warpgate to Cybertron, Scarlett and the other followed him. After a brief run-in with [[cannibalizer]]s, they found Serpent O.R., who promptly captured them with help from his new Decepticon friends. While imprisoned in the Decepticon base, she had a romantic moment with Snake-Eyes, making out with him even after seeing his horribly scarred face. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} They later managed to escape when Snake-Eyes hypnotized a [[Breakdown (G1)|guard]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}} After freeing the Autobots, the Joes fought their way through the base and into Serpent O.R.'s control room, where [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] was being held. Upon arriving, they found Serpent O.R. under control of Cobra Commander, and Scarlett was quickly knocked out by his robotic tentacles. After the commander was defeated by [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]], Scarlett met with Snake-Eyes, who offered to continue their game of tag without mechs. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}

A few months later, Scarlett was part of a team of Joes sent to [[Tibet]] to aid Hawk, [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] and Optimus Prime in the fight against [[Cobra-La]]. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 2 of 2}}
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===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
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In [[1939]], Scarlett and [[Lady Jaye]] were part of a team of intelligence agents sent to continental [[Europe]] to investigate [[Cobra]]'s ongoing conquest. They were the only members of the team to return to America alive, where they helped found [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]. She spent some time checking out [[Snake-Eyes]] before the Joes were all sent to assault Cobra's base on the [[Fera Islands]]. {{storylink|The Line}} As part of Strike Force One, Scarlett stumbled upon the dormant [[Autobot]]s, who were promptly reactivated. When [[Leatherneck]] opened fire on [[Ironhide (G1)|one of them]], Scarlett was almost hit by ricocheting bullets, but was saved by the Autobot. {{storylink|Transformed}}

The Autobots agreed to help G.I. Joe with their mission, allowing them to get rid of Cobra's [[Decepticon]] [[Seeker (body-type)|air forces]]. Scarlett was distraught to learn that Snake-Eyes had gone missing in the early stages of the battle, but [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] tried to comfort her. {{storylink|Trial by Fire}} When the Autobots were stopped in their tracks by [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]'s earthquakes, Scarlett commandeered Bumblebee's motorcycle form, noting how "sweet" it was that he had "never been driven before". Using Bumblebee, Scarlett jumped above Rumble and dropped a grenade in his face, destroying him. An impressed Bumblebee told her she could drive him any time she wanted to. {{storylink|Wolves}}

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As the Joes approached the [[Terrordrome]], Scarlett started thinking about Snake-Eyes again, only to find that he had returned, with his face horribly scarred. She asked the ninja what had happened, but he merely left again, not wanting Scarlett to see his injuries. {{storylink|Trenches}} In spite of this, the two ended up infiltrating the Terrordrome together. As the duo searched for the enemy's [[Shockwave (G1)|rail gun]], they ended up staring right in the face of the gigantic [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. After locating and arresting [[Destro]] and the [[Baroness]] for crimes against humanity, Scarlett learned that the Autobots had sacrificed themselves in order to destroy Bruticus. Embracing Snake-Eyes, she reflected on [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] saying that there's a fine line between being a hero and being a memory. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}

A long time later, in [[1985]], the latest incarnation of G.I. Joe discovered [[Blaster (G1)|two]] [[Perceptor (G1)|new]] Autobots. Along with Duke and [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]], a retired Scarlett figured it was time to tell the new guys about their adventure with the Transformers. {{storylink|Targets of Opportunity}}

===''Unit:E'' comic===
Upon approaching the planet [[Earth]], the artificial intelligence [[Synergy]] presented footage of the Joes in action so that her crewmate, the young [[Microman|Acroyear]], could learn about his potential allies and enemies on the alien world. Scarlett could be seen charging into action alongside Duke and Roadblock on one of Synergy's viewscreens. {{storylink|Unit:E (issue)|Unit:E}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
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Scarlett's parents were murdered by [[Cobra Commander]]. She dedicated her life to G.I. Joe, and vowed not get distracted by mundane activities that "normal" people did until the terrorist was brought down. She was part of a G.I. Joe strike force that stormed a Cobra hideout housing deadly [[G.I.Rocket|Creeper bombs]], where she announced that she would marry whichever Joe would bring her the helmet of Cobra Commander. Both Snake-Eyes and Duke accepted her challenge. The squad then apprehended [[Doctor Venom]], who informed the Joes that Cobra Commander was already on his way out of the base. The Joes split up to track down the head of Cobra before he escaped them once more.

Scarlett and Duke came upon Cobra Commander taking off in a Cobra [[Rattler]], and commandeered another of the planes to pursue him. Things were further complicated when [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] joined the fight, but Scarlett managed to get a shot off on Cobra Commander's plane with a Creeper arrow, allowing Snake-Eyes to stab the terrorist through the chest. Cobra Commander also managed to get a shot off, however, and Snake-Eyes was disfigured. Scarlett and Duke managed to rescue Snake-Eyes just as Cobra Commander's Rattler was blown out of the air, and brought their wounded comrade back to [[T.H.E. P.I.T.]]. Scarlett visited Snake-Eyes as he recovered, Cobra Commander's helm in hand. She asked Snake-Eyes if he was ready to set a date for their wedding, but Snake-Eyes was unresponsive. {{storylink|The Golden Boys}}

Snake-Eyes then left G.I. Joe, leaving Scarlett distraught. She nonetheless went back on active duty after a brief leave of absence, and met with other Joes to plan out a defense plan when it became known that the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] was heading for the Earth. After war was declared between the two planets, Scarlett was assigned to lead a mission to Cybertron with the intent of invading it. {{storylink|I Saw Three Ships}}

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The Joes began their attack on Cybertron by sending down "green bombs" from the air. Unfortunately, when Scarlett targeted [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], she found it protected by a forcefield. The Joes' attempt to bomb the mobile city provoked a counter-attack from the Decepticons, with both Trypticon and the giant [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] gunning for the humans. Though Scarlett managed to hold her own during the fight, it was [[Wild Bill]] that brought the confrontation to an end by crashing his helicopter into the [[Combiner|gestalt]]. Scarlett then led her remaining troops back to Green Zone 0-8-6, the Joes' temporary base on the alien world. In the dead of night, Scarlett and [[Snow Job]] found the badly-injured Wild Bill stumbling into the camp. The wounded Joe was closely followed by [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], who triggered a perimeter trap, becoming the Joes' first P.O.W. in the inter-planetary war. {{storylink|Targetmasters (issue)|Targetmasters}}

Scarlett then spearheaded a vivisection of their captive, believing the giant to be little more than an unfeeling machine. She changed her mind when Wheeljack began relaying snippets from a presidential speech. She ordered her Joes to put the Cybertronian together just as Wheeljack's friends stumbled onto the scene and launched an attack on the camp. The Joes returned fire, until blasts from both sides rendered all combatants unconscious. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend}}

Scarlett was stirred from her slumber by [[Bazooka (G.I. Joe)|Bazooka]], with the rest of the combatant soon following suit. Both teams 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}} Henceforth, the Joes stationed themselves within [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], the mobile Autobot city. Scarlett was posted as a lookout atop its central tower when she spotted Trypticon stomping towards them. Legions of Cobra troops burst forth from the titanic Decepticon, many of which were felled by Scarlett. Just as she was about to be overwhelmed by the enemy's sheer numbers, Duke and Snake-Eyes materialized seemingly out of nowhere. The "three amigos" took care of the remaining Cobra soldiers until their attack eventually subsided. Scarlett then turned to Snake-Eyes to embrace him, but the ninja rebuffed her advances and departed. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}}

In an offensive action, Scarlett slipped onboard [[Astrotrain (G1)|the Astrotrain]] in order to infiltrate a Decepticon base. She reached [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]...

[[Image:tfvsgi headmasters scarlett's hallucination.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.3|''THIS IS MY SERMON THIS IS MY SERMON THIS IS MY SERMON'']]

...and woke up in the psychiatric ward of a hospital. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}}

[[Doctor Mindbender|Dr. Mindelbender]] and his staff showed her that the "Transformers" and "Joes" were just 1980s children's toys and cartoons, made into part of an elaborate fantasy she'd constructed. She pretended to be 'cured' and recognising her delusions, and was released back to her husband Fred and their two children... but all the while, visions and the voices of the Neb'los clashed throughout her mind and intruded on her day-to-day life, to extent of thinking she had an implant in her head. Friends at her welcome home party looked just like the Joes in her mind. In the end, to "escape" what must be a villainous plot, she killed her family.

Good thing that ''was'' a big trick.

Scarlett helped other captive Joes bust out of the town of "Springfield"—really part of Scorponok—but returned herself to seek brutal revenge of Dr. Mindbender. After a swift interrogation (and fighting her robot "children" and herself) to learn Megatron was trying to study how human brains ticked, she killed Mindbender after strapping him inside his own [[Brainwave Scanner]]. The Neb’los—beings who once lived on the same site before “Springfield” was built—implored her to kill Scorponok's controller [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]], which Scarlett obliged. Taking control of the city herself, she returned Bumblebee's still-living head to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Headmasters (issue)|Headmasters}}

Scorponok (and presumably Scarlett) were present when Prime resurrected Bumblebee {{storylink|Pax Megatronus}} and when Cybertron transformed into the body of [[Primus]]. {{storylink|Escape from Primus}}

Scarlett took on the name '''Zkarlett''', and she and Scorponok met up with Fortress Maximus, who was now controlled by Snake Eyes. Sharing an emotional moment with Snake Eyes, she encouraged him to trust her—trust he demonstrated by showing her his scarred face.

Zkarlett/Scorponok and Fortress Maximus encouraged Metroplex to transform into robot mode and stand with the Jotobots against the Decepticon horde. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

During the ensuing battle, Zkarlett used the Brainwave Scanner to venture into the Matrix and retrieve the spirit of Optimus Prime. Zkarlett was also present when Snake Eyes killed Cobra Commander, and was one of a group of Joes who attempted to return the Matrix of Leadership to the reborn Optimus Prime.

When the battle was over, and Prime had healed Snake Eyes's face, Zkarlett asked whether the ninja was now truly happy. Snake Eyes finally accepted her marriage proposal, and the two embraced.

Returning to Earth, Scarlett attended Hawk's funeral in Arlington. Later still, she and Snake Eyes (now going by Francis Witwicky) retired to a little log cabin atop Scorponok's tail, where they looked after the also-retired [[U.S.7]]. The pair were invited to the wedding of Brawn and Covergirl, and Scarlett became godmother to the wedded couple's child. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{MainIDW|Scarlett}}

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'''Shana M. O'Hara''' was born in [[Atlanta]] to a family of military men, including her father and three brothers. Proficient in martial arts, she graduated college and passed her Bar exams without even attending law school. Hoping to put both her mind and body to work, she joined the United States military. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 3|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook #3}} Though she initially struggled under the auspices of an unsympathetic drill sergeant, she found a willing mentor in [[Joe Colton]], whom she came to respect. {{storylink|First Strike issue 4|First Strike #4}} By 2006, "'''Scarlett'''" had thus became one of the earliest members of G.I. Joe, the American government's top-secret military agency, having been handpicked by [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] as a potential recruit {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}} {{storylink|First Strike issue 4|First Strike #4}} {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 3|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook #3}}

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In one of their first missions, the newly minted Joes were deployed to [[Mount St. Helens]] to engage a [[Bugly (G1)|rogue mechanical alien]]. They struggled against the extraterrestrial until [[Sgt. Savage]] and [[Centurion (IDW)|Centurion]] arrived, the latter downing the rogue Decepticon and dragging him into [[Project Hot House|a refitted bunker]] overseen by [[Skywatch]]. Unlike [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]], Scarlett was alright with accepting that certain secrets were kept from the Joes. She was not alright with the fact that she, Hawk and [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]] lacked the security clearance to do deeper into the facility while Savage did. {{storylink|When Eagles Scream}}

Centurion and Bugly, it turned out, were only the beginning. Only two years later, [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] would lead a full-scale [[Decepticon]] invasion of Earth, culminating in an all-out battle in Manhattan where he was defeated by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Scarlett and Joe Colton were among the Joe assets called in to assist with the cleanup, the latter lamenting the government's failure to listen to his warnings. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)|Ghost in the Machine}}

By the time the Transformers had departed Earth, G.I. Joe had become embroiled in a secret war against Cobra. To Scarlett's dismay, the conflict went nuclear and attempts to keep the Joes going fell apart, ending in the team's decommissioning. {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}}

In 2016, shortly after the Transformers had returned to Earth and officially turned the planet into a protectorate of the [[Council of Worlds]], Scarlett was called back to action when [[Joe Colton]] took command of the [[Earth Defense Command]]. Scarlett and [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] were tasked with escorting [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]] to a classified location when their military convoy was attacked. Their incendiary rounds were ineffective against [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], whose head had taken control of [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]'s body and then kidnapped Blackrock. {{storylink|White Light}}

Sometime after that meeting, the real Joe Colton had been surreptitiously replaced by a [[Dire Wraith]] imposter. Unaware of the subterfuge, Scarlett met up with "[[Joe Colton (Dire Wraith)|Joe Colton]]" and his old [[Adventure Team]] friend [[Miles Mayhem|Miles Manheim]] to discuss the surge of extraterrestrial activity on Earth, starting with the Transformers. Scarlett lamented the trouble [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] had faced in their war against [[Cobra]]. While Colton and Manheim discussed [[Rom|a silver alien]] in [[California]], Scarlett expressed worry about [[Micronaut|alien]] [[Baron Karza|threats]] they are not yet aware of. Colton and Scarlett then revealed to Manheim that the worldwide deposits of Cybertronian super-fuel [[Ore-13]] were destabilizing, and on the verge of destructive nuclear fission. Believing this to be Optimus Prime's doing, they tasked Mannheim with using the technology of a captive and tortured [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] to disrupt Prime's plans. {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}}

[[File:ConcordeHymn-ColtonsCorpse.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Forget it, Scarlett. It's Chinatown."]]

G.I. Joe was later assigned to engage the Cybertronians in the city of [[Portland]] after the Ore-13 beneath [[Mount Olympus]] detonated. Scarlett gave [[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]] the order to fire missiles at [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]] which brought [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] to the G.I. Joe who began slicing the human war machines with ease. Scarlett noted how Arcee alone was overpowering G.I. Joe and that she needed to be taken down before she summoned reinforcements. Arcee already had called for reinforcements and Scarlett assumed Optimus Prime was trying to force G.I. Joe into surrendering. [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] then fired an EMP to force the humans to listen leaving Scarlett and Joe Colton to nearly be crushed by falling planes before [[Victorion]] intervened. What Scarlett assumed was [[Rom|a new Cybertronian]] arrived quickly atomized Joe Colton and three more Joes before it flew off just as suddenly. Scarlett took command of the squad and swore revenge on the Cybertronians for the death of their friends. {{storylink|Concorde Hymn}} In the aftermath, Mainframe and [[Agent Helix]] pointed out the inconsistencies between the actions of the silver human sized alien (how it only opened fire on four Joes and no one else) and the Cybertronians to Scarlett but she refused to hear it, determined to kill the Cybertronians.

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Back at G.I. Joe headquarters, she learned that [[Doc (Carla Greer)|Doc]] also suspected the new alien wasn't connected to Optimus Prime. She later met with [[Miles Mayhem]] who introduced her to [[Matt Trakker]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], who begged to be killed. She began to feel sympathy for the Decepticon before Miles forced her away and showed her the specialized [[M.A.S.K.]] vehicles that would engage the Autobots in Greece. Scarlett noted that the instant they were deployed the Cybertronians would find a way to track them in the future but Mayhem brushed those concerns aside. {{storylink|The Divine Source of Liberty}} She was later confronted by an angry Matt Trakker as she'd withheld that the Cybertronians were living beings from him. She was later approached by Doc with the data that four Joes killed by the silver alien had non-human DNA. Realizing that the entire chain of command could be compromised, she put out a call to [[Snake-Eyes]] to infiltrate Autobot City. {{storylink|O Ship of State}} She later launched an all-out attack on the EDC's [[Marshall Islands|Bikini Atoll]] facility to fight off the Dire Wraiths there much to [[Marissa Faireborn]]'s frustration. {{storylink|Thundercracker & Buster Save the World}} On the mission, her team discovered the damaged [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]], who had been left behind by the EDC when they had abandoned the base. {{storylink|D.T.A.}}

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Returning to [[Governor's Island]] with her team, Scarlett found that [[Action Man]] had broken in and liberated [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] who was being held in the base on the orders of [[Miles Mayhem]]. The Joes then discovered that all the [[M.A.S.K.]] forces had launched an attack on [[Metrotitan (G1)|Autobot City]]. Without access to the M.A.S.K. technology, all G.I. Joe had was integrated network gear that Soundwave could easily shut down. Scarlett was prepared to throw in the towel before Mainframe revealed the classic G.I. Joe vehicles which were too low tech for Soundwave to hack. Striking a pose, Scarlett ordered her team into action. {{storylink|The New Colossus}} Scarlett led the charge into [[Monument Valley]] and deployed G.I. Joe's combined firepower against the monstrous [[Baron Karza]]. When [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] ordered Metrotitan to lift off, Scarlett evacuated along with her teammates, and rescued Rom and [[Matt Trakker]] from a massive Ore-13 explosion. Though it appeared that Mainframe had perished in the explosion, he had survived inside [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]]'s chest, much to her relief. Back at Governor's Island, Scarlett and Matt had a chat about what the future held for both of them now that G.I. Joe was no longer part of the US government. {{storylink|Valley Forge}}

WIth G.I. Joe now an international peacekeeping group, Scarlett relocated their headquarters to the sunken wreck of the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', which G.I. Joe rechristened the ''Lemuria''. With Skywarp now a member of the team, Scarlett supervised numerous missions across the world, battling foes such as the [[Red Shadows]] and [[Dreadnok]]s. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 1|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #1}} {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 2|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #2}} Following a disastrous mission in [[Verenya]], Scarlett authorized [[Ayana Jones|Ayana "Mayday" Jones]] to work outside the organization's parameters during the investigation into the mysterious [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]]. {{storylink|Power and Glory}}

Following the arrival of the [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]s on Earth and the threat of a worldwide [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] invasion, Scarlett coordinated reinforcements to the [[Matterhorn]], where Optimus Prime's team battled the brunt of the Junkions. {{storylink|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets|Feel Safe Without Regrets}} When the Revolutionaries were preparing to storm [[Brasnya]] to capture [[Merklynn|Garrison Kreiger]], Scarlett arranged for [[Matt Trakker]] and [[Gloria Baker]] to join them. {{storylink|Power and Glory}} Not long afterwards, the real Joe Colton — thought dead since his Dire Wraith encounter — resurfaced as the villainous "Baron Ironblood", {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)|Ghost in the Machine}} which left Scarlett deeply conflicted about the mentor whom she had once trusted. {{storylink|First Strike issue 4|First Strike #4}}

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When Marissa Faireborn was properly inducted as Earth's ambassador on the [[Council of Worlds]], G.I. Joe watched from the ''Lemuria'', where an on-edge Scarlett voiced her concerns about whether or not Earth was truly ready to join the cosmic community. Her concerns were proven right seconds later after Baron Ironblood and his team of villains revealed themselves and ran amok in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], forcing [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] to shut down the Space Bridge connecting the two worlds. Scarlett ordered [[Dial-Tone|Dial Tone]] to analyze the data behind the attack, which led the Joes to storming a secure bunker in the [[Alps]] to try and find a clue behind Colton's motives. Breaching the compound, Scarlett discovered that Colton had deliberately baited her into the trap having left her a note explaining his motivations and asking her to consider them before pursuing him. {{storylink|First Strike issue 1|First Strike #1}} Having triggered the base's self-destruct mechanisms, Scarlett's team encountered stiff resistance as an army of Red Shadows nearly prevented them from escaping the detonation of the base. Armed with the knowledge of Colton's plans, Scarlett's Joes went to meet with Matt Trakker and Gloria Baker. Together, they travelled to [[Metrotitan (G1)|Autobot City]] to ask Soundwave for use of the Space Bridge. Though the Space Bridge was nonfunctional, the group came up with the idea of piggybacking the [[M.A.S.S. Device]] off the Space Bridge's signal as Ironblood's cabal had done. To do so, however, they required the M.A.S.S. Device itself, prompting the alliance to storm [[Castle Destro]]. {{storylink|First Strike issue 2|First Strike #2}}

[[File:FirstStrike4-ScarlettAndOptimus.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Yeah I spent most of the last crossover trying to kill you, but I'm the main character this time around."]]

Riding on Soundwave's shoulder, Scarlett arrived just as [[Skyburst (G1)|Skyburst]] and [[Stormclash]] had finished rigging up the Space Bridge/M.A.S.S. Device hybrid that would allow them to travel to Cybertron. Emerging in the middle of the battlefield, Scarlett tackled Baron Ironblood... only to find [[Doctor Mindbender]] beneath the mask, a decoy to slow her down while the real Colton made off with the Talisman. Having hoped that Colton had been coerced into his villainous persona, Scarlett was dismayed to learn from Gloria Baker that Colton's real objective was to reach Cybertron's core. Hoping to stop him before he could put his scheme into play, the group headed for [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], only for their path to be barred by [[Strika (BM)|Strika]]. The situation was defused only after [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]] arrived. Placed before the [[Council of Worlds]], [[Vigilem|Carcer]]ian commander [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] promptly ordered them all executed. {{storylink|First Strike issue 3|First Strike #3}} Though Marissa vouched for their rights as Council citizens — prompting Scarlett to lay out what she knew of Colton's plan — the subsequent diplomatic bickering saw Starscream take control of the situation and detain Scarlett and her team in a holding cell. There, she was visited by Optimus Prime. The two shared their thoughts on recent events, prompting Scarlett to open up and explain her history with Colton to Optimus, confessing that she had come to Cybertron, in part, out of a desire to save the man she respected from himself. {{storylink|First Strike issue 4|First Strike #4}}

The humans were soon freed by Optimus, Arcee and Soundwave with the bi-species group making their way underground to follow Colton's trail. The group made steady progress through Colton's myriad of traps until they came upon a river of acid too potent to cross. Unwilling to accept that Colton could have made a mistake considering the specialization of his team and his meticulous planning, Scarlett bungee jumped into the river, revealing it to be harmless hologram planted by [[Miles Mayhem]]. The group pressed on arriving to the Cybertron's core ahead of Colton. When the [[Iron Ring]] arrived, Scarlett offered Coulson a chance to stand down before the two sides came to blows. {{storylink|First Strike issue 5|First Strike #5}} Engaging her former mentor in a knife fight, the two traded philosophy as Scarlett pointed out the futility of Colton's actions before the [[Council of Worlds]] arrived to arrest everyone. Kreiger fled in the chaos prompting Colton to follow him allowing Scarlett to approach him from behind only for Colton to reflexively impale her with his knife. Scarlett took advantage of his hesitation to remove the blade and beat him down before Kreiger uttered a rhyme that activated the [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]], revealed him to be an alien wizard known as "Merklynn" and turned a portion of Cybertron into [[New Prysmos]] before teleporting everyone back to Iacon. On the surface, Starscream attempted to execute Colton before Scarlett intervened. As the humans waited for a Space Bridge back to Earth, Scarlett reflected on the bittersweetness of their victory and that Colton's unwillingness to kill might indicate that there might still be good in him. {{storylink|First Strike issue 6|First Strike #6}}

When [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] began its apocalyptic attack on the [[Cybertronian colonies]], ''Lemuria'' was attacked by [[Maximal]]s with Scarlett and Roadblock being saved by [[Agent Helix]], Snake Eyes and Skywarp. {{storylink|Last Stand (G.I. Joe)|Last Stand}} Returning to G.I. Joe Field Headquarters, Scarlett voiced her opinion that Unicron would soon its sights on Earth. {{storylink|Road's End}} After Unciron had destroyed Cybertron, the populace space bridged to Earth with the Chaos Bringer following. In preparation for the battle, Scarlett held a briefing in [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}} During the final battle, Scarlett went to [[Detroit]] to assist Matt Trakker. {{storylink|Ceremony}} Scarlett was later present as the G.I. Joe representative at Optimus Prime's funeral. {{storylink|Post}}
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===''Aw Yeah Revolution!''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Aw Yeah Revolution! issue 1|Aw Yeah Revolution! #1}}}}

===When Worlds Collide===
Scarlett joined [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and his allies in an attempt to stop [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Cobra Commander]] from stealing the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Their fateful battle was interrupted when the kids who were playing with their various toys were called off to dinner. {{storylink|When Worlds Collide}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
'''[[Powerglide (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Powerglide]]'''
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Scarlett is the [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] partner of Powerglide.{{charstubgames|{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}}}

*'''Class:''' Aerial
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 1 star
*'''Ability: Bombing Run''' - Drops 12 bombs in a line across the target dealing damage.
**'''Cost''': 4 ability points, +1 for reuses.
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==Toys==
{{Note|This character has many other toys that are not connected to ''Transformers''. See the external link to yojoe.com for more information.}}
===''G.I. Joe and the Transformers''===
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[[File:2016 SDCC Scarlett.jpg|right|thumb|upright=0.8|''Bonfire on the beach and people start to dance, Find a fly girlie for some beach romance.'']]
*'''Scarlett vs Zartan & Autobot Powerglide vs Soundwave''' (Box set, 2016)
**''Accessories:'' web gear, crossbow, quiver

:Partnered with Powerglide, this version of Scarlett is depicted in a flight suit with black and orange deco in the vague layout of her classic appearance. She is constructed from a number of previous ''G.I. Joe'' figures; namely, she has the head of the 2007 ''25th Anniversary'' "DVD Battles" set 1 Scarlett, the torso and waist of ''The Rise of Cobra'' collection 2 wave 1 Scarlett, the arms of 2011 ''Renegades'' Scarlett, the upper legs of [[Lady Jaye]] from the 2009 "G.I. Joe Set", and the lower legs and feet of ''The Rise of Cobra'' [[Cover Girl]]. She comes armed with her characteristic crossbow and a quiver; naturally, both accessories are too small to feature removable arrows.

:Scarlett was packaged with a [[Cobra]] [[Rattler]] vehicle colored as [[Powerglide (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Autobot Powerglide]], a [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#HISS|Soundwave]] [[HISS tank]], and [[Zartan#G.I. Joe and the Transformers 2|Zartan]]. It was exclusive to the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] booth at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2016 and the Hasbro Toy Shop website.

::*''[https://www.yojoe.com/action/16/scarlett15.shtml More information on Scarlett (v15) at YoJoe.com]''
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[[File:Ninja Force Scarlett toy.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.2|''But then a fresh honey comes walkin' by. How can a man choose between fresh and fly?'']]
*''' G.I. Joe featuring Ninja Force and Transformers''' (2017)
**''Accessories:'' back scabbard, two swords, two tekkō-gaki, nunchaku, display stand

:As part of this exclusive box set, "Ninja Force: Scarlett" (according to her display stand) is a modern interpretation of her 1993 Ninja Force toy, as she appeared in the [[G.I. Joe (comic)|''Generation 2'' crossover story arc]]. She makes use of the head of ''Renegades'' Scarlett, the torso of SDCC 2012 exclusive [[Jinx|Kim Arishikage]], the waist of ''The Rise of Cobra'' wave 2 Scarlett, the arms of SDCC 2011 exclusive [[Zarana]], and the lower legs and feet of the 2009 "Defense of Cobra Island" box set Air-Viper. She is armed with two swords with a back-mounted scabbard, two clawed weapons for her forearms, and a nunchaku with the sticks connected by string.

:Scarlett was only available as part of a box set that was sold through both the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] store and the G.I. Joe Collectors' Club store, both of them operated by [[Fun Publications]]. Also included in the box set were the ''Joe'' figures [[Sidney Biggles-Jones#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Dr. Sidney Biggles-Jones]] and [[Cobra Commander#FubPub|Cobra Commander]], the Transformers [[Ratbat (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Ratbat]] and [[Megatron (G1)/toys#ClubCrossover|Megatron]], a figurine of [[Blackcat (G1)#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Autobot Black Cat]], and accessories of gun mode Megatron, [[Toaster#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Autobot Toaster]], and three [[Crusticon#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Crusticon]]s.

::*''[https://www.yojoe.com/action/17/scarlett16.shtml More information on Scarlett (v16) at YoJoe.com]''
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==Merchandise==
===Kidrobot===
[[File:Kidrobot GIJoe Enamel Pin Series.jpg|thumb|250px]]
====Enamel Pin Series====
*'''Scarlett''' ([[November 3]], [[2017]])
:*''Rarity:'' 1 in 20
:Released by [[Kidrobot]] in their Enamel Pin Series, this is a flat, enamel pin badge of Scarlett inspired by the art of [[Tom Scioli]]'s ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'', albeit with [[Super deformed|cutesy proportions]]. The pin series was [[Blindpacking|blindboxed]], with some pins being rarer than others.
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====Vinyl Mini Series====
[[File:Kidrobot GI Joe Scarlett mini.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
*'''Scarlett''' ([[November 14]], [[2017]])
:*''Rarity:'' 1 in 24
:The same character design was reused for the Vinyl Mini Series, with Scarlett receiving a three-inch tall, blindboxed figurine retaining the vibrant colours and exaggerated proportions. Scarlett is depicted in her outfit from the first half of the comic, and features articulation in each shoulder.
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====Vinyl Keychain Series====
[[File:Kidrobot GI Joe Scarlett keychain.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
*'''Scarlett''' ([[December 1]], [[2017]])
:*''Rarity:'' 1 in 24
:Scarlett was also released as part of the once again blindboxed Vinyl Keychain Series, now standing at about one to two inches. She included a keychain molded into her head and, due to her small scale, did not feature any articulation. Scarlett was one of the [[chase figure|rarest]] of the keychains.
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==Notes==
*Her ''Action Force'' toy gives her birthplace as [[Belgium]] [http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/toys/003/af/031/index.html], though this wasn't canon in Marvel's ''Action Force'' comic due to its reprinting the ''G.I. Joe'' comic where she's American. Then, a few years later, the ''unrelated'' U.S. group G.I. Joe merged with Action Force. Feel free to feel confused.
*The IDW continuity stories [[White Light|''The Transformers'' #56]], [[Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|''Revolution'' #0]], and [[The Divine Source of Liberty|''Revolution'' #2]] have Scarlett as a Colonel, but her ''[[Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 3|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook]]'' profile mistakenly ranks her as much lower a Master Sergeant.
*Scarlett has been voiced by Transformers alumnae [[Grey Griffin]], in ''G.I. Joe: Resolute'', and [[Lisa Ann Beley]], in ''G.I. Joe Spy Troops'' and ''G.I. Joe: Valor vs. Venom''.

==External links==
*[http://www.yojoe.com/action/82/scarlett.shtml Scarlett at YoJoe.com]
*{{i|Scarlett}} at The IDW Hasbro Wiki
*Scarlett at Joepedia[https://gijoe.fandom.com/wiki/Scarlett]

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Duke (G.I. Joe)

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:''Duke is a [[human]] from the [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:GIJoeVsTF6 Duke.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Hi kids. BLAAAAH'm Crack Stuntman. I'm the voice of the gun-shaver on Cheat Commandos, here with an important rap song about safety and spring break. Bust it!]]

'''Duke''', real name '''Conrad S. Hauser''', is a member of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] often serving as the team leader whenever [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] is somewhere else. With his blond hair, blue eyes, and cleft chin, he really sports that whole "real American Hero" thing. That he's got the skills and combat history to back it all up doesn't hurt, either.

==Fiction==
===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Duke GIJoevsTFs5.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
In response to the forming of the terrorist organization [[Cobra]] and its commandeered Transformers, the United States government assembled a strike team dubbed [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]. Duke was amongst its earliest recruits, and helped track down Cobra's money trail to narrow down where to look for the terrorists. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}} He later helped defend the [[SPS Research Facility]] from a [[Cobra]] attack, and dramatically escaped through a window when the place was blown up. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}} He was later present when [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] helped free several Transformers from Cobra's programming by hacking into the terrorist organization's network. The Autobot also managed to pinpoint the location of Cobra Island, enabling G.I. Joe to launch a counter-attack against their enemy. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. The Transformers #4}} En route, Duke made small-talk with Hawk, discussing how they’d probably all get court-martialed if they managed to survive their mission. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. The Transformers #5}} During G.I. Joe's assault on [[Cobra Island]], Duke ordered his squadron to fire on [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. After the battle was won, the [[Autobot]]s gave Duke a [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] battle mech as a thank you for helping them defeat the [[Decepticon]]s. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 6|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #6}}

[[File:GI Joe vs Transformers V2 Duke.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|...Christopher Pike?!]]
In a far future, where Decepticons had conquered Earth and turned the world into something that looks like it's out of ''The Terminator'', a one armed, no legged, wheelchair-bound Duke that's missing a hunk of his face led the [[Dreadnok]]s as part of the human resistance. When a small group of Joes and Cobras arrived from the past in search of time-lost Transformers, Duke was uninterested in their mission and ordered them to join his resistance group. When [[Barbecue]] refused on the grounds that they could simply "undo" this future if they succeeded, Duke called them cowards and told them to get the hell out of his face. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}}

As the Decepticon invasion was successfully prevented, Duke got to keep his limbs and face. Back in the regular timeline, he was part of a team of Joes preparing to warp to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and help defeat [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}} Upon arrival, they joined up with the local Autobot forces and won against Serpent O.R.'s Decepticon army. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}

A few months later, Duke and a few other Joes went to [[Cuba]] to stop [[Destro]]'s illegal arms dealing. When they arrived, a team of Autobots had already dealt with it, although Destro had gotten away. While complaining about this, Duke was contacted by [[Firewall]], who told him that [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] was in trouble in [[Tibet]]. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2}} Duke promptly lead a team of Joes to Tibet, where they fought their way past [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] and into [[Cobra-La]]. There Duke met his idol, [[Joe Colton]], and together they gunned down various mutants and defeated Cobra-La. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 2 of 2}}
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===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
[[File:Duke-The Line.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3]]
Duke was among the founding members of G.I. Joe in [[1939]]. During the team's first meeting, he spotted and opened fire on [[Laserbeak (G1)|a spy]], only to be disarmed when the infiltrator pierced his hand with a laser. Along with [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]], Duke later led an attack on [[Cobra]]'s base on the [[Fera Islands]]. {{storylink|The Line}} He was in charge of Strike Team One, whose task was to take out the shore defenses so Flint's team could call in the fleet. During their mission, the team accidentally reactivated several [[Autobot]]s buried on the island. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] told Duke about the Autobots' long war with the [[Decepticon]]s, and offered to help the Joes with their own mission. {{storylink|Transformed}}

[[File:Transformers GI Joe 5 Duke.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Always bet on Duke!]]
With the Autobots help, Duke's troops fought their way across the island, eventually making contact with [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]], who Duke thought had died in battle. {{storylink|Trial by Fire}} After thinking up a way to counter [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]'s earthquakes, he figured that with the Autobots' help, they didn't really need the fleet after all. {{storylink|Wolves}} However, as the Joes approached the [[Terrordrome]], Optimus Prime started regretting getting involved in their war, and told Duke that the Autobots would not aid them any longer. Duke managed to jumpstart Prime's resolve by telling him about the horrors that Cobra had done to their fellow humans, and would keep doing if they weren't stopped. {{storylink|Trenches}} Upon reaching the Terrordrome, Duke bore witness to [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]'s activation and subsequent rampage. In the end, the Autobots were forced to sacrifice themselves to destroy the giant. Duke reflected on this, telling his fellow Joes that "There's a fine line between being a hero and being a memory." {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}

Cobra survived, however, and Duke continued to fight them for the next fifty years. By [[1988]], he had risen to the rank of commander of G.I. Joe, and listened to [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] apologize for a failed attempt to capture [[Destro]]. He responded that Flint's father, [[Nathaniel Faireborn|Nathaniel]], never gave apologies, only results. A short while later, G.I. Joe uncovered [[Blaster (G1)|two]] [[Perceptor (G1)|new]] Autobots who had crashed on Earth, and Duke decided to tell the new recruits exactly what they had found. Together with Stalker and [[Scarlett]], he showed Flint and [[Spirit]] footage of Optimus Prime's battle with [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] on the Fera Islands. {{storylink|Targets of Opportunity}}
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===''Unit:E'' comic===
Upon approaching the planet [[Earth]], the artificial intelligence [[Synergy]] presented footage of the Joes in action so that her crew-mate, the young [[Microman|Acroyear]], could learn about his potential allies and enemies on the alien world. Duke could be seen charging into action alongside Scralett and Roadblock on one of Synergy's view-screens. {{storylink|Unit:E (issue)|Unit:E}}

===''Kre-O'' cartoon===
[[File:DetentionEscape Duke and Snake-Eyes.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85]]
Duke and Snake-Eyes were stuck in detention by [[Dr. Mayhem]]. They attempted to escape by parachuting out of the window, but were caught and returned to detention. The pair were finally freed when fellow captive [[Spock]] had Mayhem transported to an alien planet. {{storylink|Detention Escape}}
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Growing up, Duke argued with his step-father frequently. He was also none too keen on [[Falcon (G.I. Joe)|his half-brother]]. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}}

Duke was part of a G.I. Joe strike force that stormed a Cobra hideout housing deadly [[G.I.Rocket|Creeper bombs]]. As his squad were air-dropped into the field, Duke attempted to persuade [[Scarlett]] to go on a date with him. Scarlett rebuked his advances, but told him that she would marry the Joe who brought her [[Cobra Commander]]'s helmet. Both Duke and fellow Joe [[Snake-Eyes]] accepted her challenge. As the Joes swept across the Cobra base, disabling and capturing many operatives as they went, Duke witnessed Cobra Commander and the [[Baroness]] fleeing the scene in a [[Rattler]]. Commandeering another plane, and with Scarlet as his gunner, Duke pursued the terrorists. Pandemonium broke out as the Transformers [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] joined the fight. The battle ultimately culminated in Cobra Commander's plane being destroyed by a payload of Creeper vines, and Duke and Scarlet rescuing Snake-Eyes from the explosion after his face had been blasted by the head of Cobra.

The Joes later reconvened in [[T.H.E. P.I.T.]], where Duke voiced his grievances to [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]]; their triumph over Cobra felt like a Pyrrhic victory, in light of the trauma they had all gone through. {{storylink|The Golden Boys}}

[[Image:tfvsjoe Duke forgets money.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]

On his next mission, Duke helped round up many Cobra operatives in the town of [[Springfield (G.I. Joe)|Springfield]]. Afterwards, he was recalled to T.H.E. P.I.T. once again. There, he learned that the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] was heading for Earth, and that Scarlett had returned to active duty, though Snake-Eyes had not. Duke and [[Ace]] patrolled the skies when representatives from the planet Cybertron came to demand the Earth's unconditional surrender. Having none of that, Duke faced off against Starscream, though [[General Flagg]] ordered him to retreat, lest he be caught in the blast of the [[Coltonbolt]] fired down from orbit. Duke stuck around long enough to rescue [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]], [[Lady Jaye]] and [[Flash (G.I. Joe)|Flash]] from [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], and managed to just make it out of the defense satellite's blast range when it fired. {{storylink|I Saw Three Ships}}

Aboard the ''[[USS Flagg]]'', Duke took part in General Hawk's mock-funeral, an elaborate set-up meant to draw Cobra into the open. The plan worked, though the Joes were faced with not only their human enemies, but the combined might of the Decepticobra alliance! Duke, Hawk and Jaye took on Starscream during the battle. But the fight was in truth a ruse within a ruse; as Cobra troops were forced to retreat, a disguised Duke sneaked in among their ranks. At the enemy base of [[Decepticobropolis]], Duke noted that Snake-Eyes stood alongside [[Destro]], confirming his fears that the ninja had turned traitor. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend}}

Despite his disguise, Duke was soon found out by [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], who presented the captive Joe to [[Big Boa]]. Duke managed to stuff a bomb in Rumble's mouth, killing him, before taking on Big Boa and a handful of Cobra Troopers by himself. Once they had been dealt with, Duke confronted Snake-Eyes about his betrayal, and went toe-to-toe with the ninja. During their fight, the pair tumbled into the nearby [[M.A.S.S. Device|M.A.S.S. transfer device]]. In the void between dimensions, the two combatants came upon the lost leader of the Autobots: [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]! {{storylink|Form Follows Function}} The three of them were then ensnared by the [[Quintesson]]s. Recognizing that these "robothulhus" presented a more pressing matter than his beef with Snake-Eyes, Duke nominated they work together to deal with them. Though the Quintessons managed to invade their memories, the trio slipped through their grasp and high-tailed back to normal space. Duke and Snake-Eyes arrived on Cybertron just in time to join Scarlett and repel a Decepticobra assault on [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. The villains were forced to slink away, but they took many prisoners with them. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}} With the enemy forces driven off, [[Bazooka (G.I. Joe)|Bazooka]] showed Duke, [[Cover Girl]], [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] some elaborate scribbles he had created while in a mystical trance; a map to the chamber of [[Primus]]. The six of them were joined by [[Tripwire (G.I. Joe)|Tripwire]] and followed the map to an underground chamber containing the face of the Transformers' creator-god... as well as Decepticobra guards! {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Escape from Primus}} {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}} {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{mainIDW|Duke}}
Duke was among a select few chosen to form the elite U.S. military force [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], meeting their namesake General [[Joe Colton]] upon their formation. {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}} {{storylink|The Divine Source of Liberty|Scarlett profile in Revolution #2}}

[[Ayana Jones|Ayana "Mayday" Jones]] served under Colonel Hauser during the [[Nanzhao]] conflict. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention}}

At the time of the [[Revolution]] incident, [[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]] last knew that [[Big Ben]] was running missions in Eastern Europe with Colonel Hauser. {{storylink|Concorde Hymn}}

The [[Decepticon]] [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] believed from outdated information that Duke was the leader of G.I. Joe. {{storylink|Nothing Will Ever Be the Same Again!}}

===''Aw Yeah Revolution!''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Aw Yeah Revolution! issue 1|Aw Yeah Revolution! #1}}}}

===When Worlds Collide===
{{Charstubfiction|{{storylink|When Worlds Collide}}}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
'''[[Hound (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Hound]] [[VAMP|V.A.M.P.]]'''
[[File:GiJoe Duke EarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.00]]

Duke is the [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] partner of Hound {{charstubgames|{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}}}

*'''Class:''' Special
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 stars
*'''Ability: G.I. Joe Command''' - Follow Duke’s command! Aim at a defence and the V.A.M.P. will deal some damage. Defences in the area receive 20% (2-Stars) / 30% (3-Stars) / 40% (4-Stars) more damage and get prioritized by all bots for 3.5 seconds.
**'''Cost''': 5 ability points, +3 for reuses.

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==Merchandise==
===''Pop!''===
[[File:Funko Pop Mystery Box Megatron Duke GI Joe.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
*'''Funko Mystery Box: Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''' (Giftset, 2021)
**''ID number:'' '''46'''

:Released as part of the ''Pop! Retro Toys'' segment and available only as part of a GameStop exclusive giftset, [[Funko Pop!|Funko]]'s ''Pop!'' Duke is a super deformed vinyl figure and comes [[Blindpacking|blindpacked]] inside a ''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''-themed lunch box alongside a ''Pop!'' [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Pop!|Megatron]] figure, a ''G.I. Joe'' logo decal, an Autobot logo keychain, and a set of four pins of Duke, Megatron, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Pop!|Optimus Prime ]] and [[Cobra Commander#Pop!|Cobra Commander]].

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==Notes==
*[http://www.tfarchive.com/cartoons/japanese/pioneer/SDLDpostmovie.jpg A group shot] drawn by [[Hidetsugu Yoshioka]] as cover art for [[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer]]'s ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (franchise)|Transformers 2010]]'' {{w|LaserDisc}} set mistakenly features Duke as a flag-waving incidental character in the crowd rather than [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]], a [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] who ''did'' appear in the series. The reproduction of the piece's lineart in ''[[Transformers Visualworks]]'' deleted Duke from the image.
*The resemblance of Duke and his role in a military organization fighting a reptilian-themed enemy, and the title character of the [[The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|2006 TV show]] ''[[Space-Age Jack]]'', is purely coincidental. Both characters being voiced by [[Michael Bell]] was, also, most assuredly a coincidence.
*[[Buzz Dixon]], a writer for the ''G.I. Joe'' cartoon, revealed in an interview that Duke was indirectly responsible for the first death of Optimus Prime, who in turn was indirectly responsible for saving Duke's life. The writers of ''G.I. Joe: The Movie'' asked Hasbro for permission to kill Duke off, and Hasbro not only granted it, they thought it was a great idea and way to [[To sell toys|clear out older characters in favour of new ones]], so they instructed the writers of the upcoming [[The Transformers: The Movie|''Transformers'' movie]] to kill off most of the original cast of the cartoon series. The Transformers movie ended up being released first, but fan (and parent) reactions to all of the character deaths, especially that of Optimus Prime, were overwhelmingly negative, to the point where a spooked Hasbro changed their minds and ordered the Joe writers to spare Duke. This led to awkward new dialogue in the G.I. Joe movie stating that the clearly killed Duke had merely fallen into a coma, along with an inserted line at the end saying that he had awakened and was going to recover.<ref>[http://www.joeheadquarters.com/interviews_dixon.shtml G.I. Joe Interview - Buzz Dixon]</ref>
*Duke has been voiced by a few ''Transformers'' voice actors over the years from the likes of [[Michael Bell]], [[Steve Blum]], [[Roger Craig Smith]], [[Jason Marsden]] and [[Ian James Corlett]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Grant''' or '''Grunt''' (グラント ''Guranto''), '''Duke''' (デューク ''Dyūku'')

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.yojoe.com/action/83/duke1.shtml Duke at YoJoe.com]
*[http://www.myuselessknowledge.com/joe/characters/duke.html Duke page on Myuseless Knowledge]
*{{i|Duke}} at the IDW Hasbro Wiki
*Duke at Joepedia[[https://gijoe.fandom.com/wiki/Duke]]

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Baroness

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{{disambig2|the evil human|her heroic mirrorverse counterpart|Cisarovna}}
:''The Baroness is a member of [[Cobra]] from the [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]]''.
[[File:BaronessRavageDevilsDue1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Two European accents in one picture!]]

The '''Baroness Anastasia de Cobray''' is Cobra's chief intelligence officer. She is a master of disguise, has a romantic relationship with [[Destro]], usually tries to off the [[Cobra Commander]] (although sometimes she gets to ''be'' Cobra Commander), and is universally considered to be excessively hot.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====''G.I. Joe and the Transformers''====
[[File:Baroness-All Fall Down.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|left]]
On [[Cobra Island]], the Baroness watched while [[Cobra Commander]] berated [[Zartan]] for allowing his [[Dreadnok]]s to reveal Cobra's interest in [[Power Station Alpha]]. {{storylink|Blood on the Tracks}} Later, she flirted with new Cobra leader [[Serpentor]] over some quail (much to the disgust of [[Destro]]), and watched as [[Doctor Mindbender]] seized control of Power Station Alpha. {{storylink|Power Struggle}} After Serpentor and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] struck a Cobra-[[Decepticon]] alliance, the Baroness departed the island in a [[Rattler]] and met with secret Cobra conspirator Senator [[Barbara Larkin]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] [[The Cavalier|for a nice cup of tea]]. Larkin was unhappy about her involvement in the Power Station Alpha affair, but the Baroness curtly dismissed her concerns. {{storylink|Ashes, Ashes...}} Back at Cobra Island, she saved Mindbender from their treacherous "ally" [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] and went to [[Seattle]] where Cobra and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] had entered into an alliance to stop Power Station Alpha, which was now under Decepticon control. The Baroness grudgingly teamed with [[Scarlett]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] to plant explosives on the power station, to be detonated if and only if the Decepticon control of the station could not be overrode... but the Baroness blew it up anyway. Later, she had Senator Larkin shot. ''Man.'' {{storylink|...All Fall Down!}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:Hawk Cobradefectors Realignments.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
Much, much later, [[Destro]] and the Baroness decided to defect against [[Cobra Commander]]'s rule and hid out in the [[Silent Castle]]. They managed to get a [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] team to retrieve them from [[Cobra]]'s clutches while using the castle's transformation to distract their enemies. {{storylink|Unfoldings!}} Shortly thereafter, they were reunited with [[Zartan]] at [[Cobra Island]] and, with [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]], deduced that Cobra Commander was planning to resurrect [[Doctor Mindbender]]. {{storylink|Realignments|Realignments}} With the help of Zartan, they retook control of Destro's castle while Cobra Commander was busy attending to his deal with [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] in [[Canada]] and [[Milleville]]. {{storylink|Goin' South}}
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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Baroness in SNAKE GIJoevsTFs4.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3|"You went to college? Penn State?" "No, state pen."]]
After learning from [[Destro]] about a [[Ark (G1)|crashed spaceship]], the Baroness and [[Cobra Commander]] dug up the vessel and found it filled with [[Transformer|deactivated robots]]. Cobra reprogrammed the giants to serve them, and the Baroness participated in Cobra's attack on [[Washington, D.C.]] by manning [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Hiss-14]]'s turrets. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #1}} She later greeted Destro when he arrived at [[Cobra Island]], and warned [[Doctor Mindbender]] and [[Major Bludd]] against making fun of his mask. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}} When Cobra lost control of the Transformers, the Baroness grabbed a [[S.N.A.K.E.]] suit and used it to save Destro from [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}} The S.N.A.K.E. squad was later beaten up by a group of [[Autobot]]s, but the Baroness apparently got away. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}}

[[File:Percy viper.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|One of the rare occasions where she doesn't end a sentence in "darlink".]]
Two years later, the Baroness was transported to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] while overseeing a Cobra project in [[Boston]]. As the malfunctioning supercomputer [[Teletran 3]] had accidentally placed Earth in great danger, Cobra called a temporary truce with the G.I. Joe troops that had also ended up on planet. In order to save Earth, the Baroness teamed up with [[Beachhead]], [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] and a single [[Cobra Viper]] named [[Percy]], and traveled back in time to look for missing Transformers. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}} The team ended up in 1930's [[Chicago]], where the Baroness refused to use commando tactics like crawling around on filthy rooftops, instead suggesting that they blend in and do things stealthily. The others ignored her advice until they found themselves having to infiltrate a nightclub, at which point the Baroness seduced and drugged the [[Tommy Fingers|local mafia boss]]. Eventually, they managed to locate all the time-lost Cybertronians and returned to the present. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}} After some additional trouble with [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], the crisis was averted and the Baroness returned to Earth. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #4}}

The Baroness later found [[Zartan]] spying on Cobra Commander while he remote-operated his plot to control the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]. She said she could have Zartan killed for it, but since she was ''also'' curious as to what the commander was up to, she didn't really mind. Cobra Commander was aware of his underlings' eavesdropping, but didn't seem to care. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

[[Destro]] was now hanging out with [[Mistress Armada]] instead, but according to G.I. Joe's list of criminals, at least the Baroness hadn't been captured. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2|Black Horizon Part 1}}

===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
[[File:Baroness-The Iron Fist.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1]]
The Baroness was among Cobra's higher-ups as they used the [[Decepticon]]s to conquer [[Europe]] in [[1939]]. {{storylink|The Line}} When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] attempted to rebel against them, she speculated out loud that Transformers' eyes might be a flashing, red weakness. This amused Megatron, who declared that she would have made a fine [[Decepticon]], were she not tragically [[human]]. {{storylink|Trial by Fire}} The Baroness and [[Doctor Mindbender]] later tortured [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] using decades-old tools. {{storylink|Trenches}}

As [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and the [[Autobot|Autobots']] combined army approached the [[Cobra]] [[Terrordrome]], the Baroness and her secret lover, [[Destro]], came together to overthrow [[Cobra Commander]]. As Destro betrayed his other ally, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], the Baroness helped out by shooting the Decepticon in a weak spot, defeating him. She and Destro then unleashed [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], which led to Cobra Commander being trapped in a rockslide. The Baroness was nice enough to end his suffering using Megatron's gun mode, and then planned to end things by betraying the only person left: Destro. Unfortunately for her, she was soon arrested by [[Scarlett]], who promised her and her "lover" that they would be tried for crimes against humanity. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{mainIDW|Baroness}}
[[File:GIJoeVol.5issue2-BaronessPrisoner.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
Somehow managing to avoid capture after the fall of Cobra, Baroness managed to stay out of trouble for several years until she was finally caught in [[Monaco]], arrested on reckless driving charges. After this, she was taken in by the newly reformed and international G.I. Joe and secretly held prisoner without trial aboard their new underwater base ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Lemuria]]''. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 5|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #5}} After discovering an [[Cobranarchist|anarchist group]] in [[Greece]] organizing under the banner of Cobra, [[Scarlett]] attempted to interrogate Baroness about whether or not Cobra had begun reforming but she refused to give up any information, only complaining about the quality of the food and the fact that she was being illegally held prisoner. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 2|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #2}} Though she was the only one who knew that Baroness was aboard the ''Lemuria'', Scarlett saw fit to share this information with her second-in-command [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]], who was slightly disturbed by them holding someone prisoner without trial. Because of this, Roadblock would leak Baroness' location to the now ex-Joe [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]], {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 5|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #5}} who would soon arrive to free her and her fellow prisoner [[Crystal Ball]] so that they could be tried for their crimes. As she was escorted out, Baroness taunted Scarlett by promising that they'd see each other again soon. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 7|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #7}}

While en route to their trial in [[The Hague]], Baroness seemed completely unconcerned about her situation, teasing Duke about his fall from grace before a mob of Cobranarchists suddenly descended upon the armored car, aiming to free Baroness and Crystal Ball from captivity! {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 8|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #8}} Once they were let out by the [[Dreadnok]]s, Baroness ordered Crystal Ball to make himself useful before strongly chastising the Dreadnoks for their sloppy tactics, causing the bikers to shape up long enough for them to capture Duke. Before she got a chance to kill him though, a G.I. Joe team led by Scarlett arrived and shot the gun out of her hand. Ordering the Dreadnoks to kill them, Baroness and Crystal Ball slipped away in the chaos of the ensuing firefight and made their way to a [[Cobra temple|serpentine temple]] where the Cobranarchists had been congregating. Addressing them and promising a new world order, Baroness took the stage alongside Crystal Ball, Destro, [[Doctor Mindbender]], and a [[Dire Wraith]] [[Wraith Sorcerer|sorcerer]] before donning a hood and declaring herself the new Cobra Commander! {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 9|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #9}}

[[File:GIJoeFirstStrike-Baroness&VENOM.jpg|thumb|250px]]
With [[Miles Mayhem]] away on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with the rest of the [[Iron Ring]], Cobra Commander took the remaining members of [[V.E.N.O.M.]] under her organization's wing, earning their loyalty by having [[Scrap-Iron]] rebuild their destroyed vehicles. She then sent the three of them to back up [[Firefly]] as he broke into the {{w|Hermitage Museum}} in [[St. Petersburg]] to steal a certain antediluvian artifact that was on display there, his louder than expected methods earning him his Commander's ire. Ordering Firefly to make a much more subtle entrance this time, Cobra Commander next directed him and V.E.N.O.M. to the [[New York City|New York]] [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] for another heist. {{storylink|G.I. Joe: First Strike}} Though the V.E.N.O.M. agents were defeated and captured, Firefly was still able to accomplish his mission with help from [[Storm Shadow]] and his ninja. Now that Crystal Ball had the necessary artifacts, Cobra Commander demanded an update from [[Cesspool]] to see how their efforts to melt the polar ice caps was going before strongly correcting Destro when he referred to her by her old title. {{storylink|M.A.S.K.: First Strike}}

As Crystal Ball and the Dire Wraiths opened a portal to [[Cobra-La]], Cobra Commander ordered the Wraiths to force several unwilling Cobranarchists inside, making them reemerge as [[Viper (mutant)|Vipers]]. With the portal remaining stable, Cobra Commander turned on the Wraiths and allowed her new soldiers to feast upon them. Ignoring Destro's horrified reaction to both her betrayal and the anrchists' transformation, she ordered Crystal Ball to round up the rest of the Cobranarchists and force them into the portal as well. {{storylink|Scarlett's Strike Force issue 1|Scarlett's Strike Force #1}} After chastising Destro for almost interrupting a crucial ritual that Crystal Ball was performing, she heard his report that G.I. Joe had found them. She then ordered Destro to send [[Croc Master]] and [[Raptor (G.I. Joe)|Raptor]] to take care of them. {{storylink|Scarlett's Strike Force issue 2|Scarlett's Strike Force #2}} After Storm Shadow and [[Tempest (G.I. Joe)|Tempest]] returned from slowing down [[Quick Kick]] and, thus, the rest of the Joes, Cobra Commander heard their report and, after again criticizing Destro, asked Crystal Ball if the time was right for the "Ascension". After [[Spitfire (G.I. Joe)|Spitfire]] unknowingly kicked this Ascension off by gunning several Vipers down, causing their blood to consecrate the alter they were gathered around, Cobra Commander and her closest followers gathered atop a mysterious rock that then shot up into the sky as she dramatically declared this marked the beginning of her empire's rise and the birth of Cobra's [[Golobulus|god]]. {{storylink|Scarlett's Strike Force issue 3|Scarlett's Strike Force #3}}

Cobra Commander took part in a meeting of Earth's heroes and villains, who'd come together against the looming threat of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
When the Joes stormed Cobra's newest hideout, the Baroness and Cobra Commander attempted to slip away as they had done so many times in the past. [[Scarlett]] and [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] happened upon them as they boarded their [[Rattler]] though, and soon the terrorists were being pursued by a whole squad of Joes through the air. The situation became even more complicated when the Cybertronians [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] joined the fight. Then, Scarlett managed to hit the terrorists' plane with a [[G.I.Rocket|Creeper arrow]], shattering the plane's cockpit window, and temporarily blinding the Baroness. The Rattler was then blown out of the sky, seemingly killing her. {{storylink|The Golden Boys}}

Though scarred, the Baroness survived with her full faculties intact. Cobra Commander, apparently, wasn't as lucky; the once great leader had been left in a vegetative state. The Baroness renamed herself the '''Serpentress''', and took control of the splintered and rudderless Cobra Empire. After garnering enough manpower, she and her troops scooped up the Cybertronians [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] following a clash the pair had with the Joes. She offered the Decepticons sanctuary on Earth, and welcomed them into the ranks of her terrorist organization. {{storylink|I Saw Three Ships}}

[[File:Tfvsjoe STRIKE MY THRALLS!.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.2|"We have tried everything. Dynamite, scorpions, dynamite tied to scorpions..."]]

Later, the Serpentress led her troops in an attack on the ''[[USS Flagg]]'', believing she was interrupting a funeral held for General [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]]. In truth the whole scene was a set-up, meant to draw Cobra into the open. The Joes had not foreseen Cobra's alliance with the Decepticons however, and the Serpentress led a devastating offensive while riding atop of Laserbeak. Despite the added strength of its Cybertronian members, Decepticobra was forced to retreat, and regrouped at the island base of [[Decepticobropolis]]. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend}} It was there that the Serpentress and Destro decided to shoot Cobra Commander dead as he lay in his coma. This would assure he would never awaken to wrest away the Serpentress's control over his empire. As they unmasked him, they found that they didn't have under their care the true Cobra Commander, but one of his body doubles! {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}} Despite this setback, The Serpentress and Destro forged ahead with their plan of a hostile take-over of the Earth. Accompanied by Shockwave and Starscream, she burst into the [[United Nations]] building to intimidate the world's leaders. Her address was interrupted when a brawl between [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and the Joes broke out nearby. Infuriated, the Serpentress joined the battle atop of Laserbeak, and berated Hawk for "stealing her thunder." The fight became even more chaotic as other players became involved, including hordes of cobra-men and [[GIJONIN]] ninjas. It ultimately dissipated once Optimus took off, with each faction going their own way. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}}

After [[Billy (G.I. Joe)|Billy]] joined up with Cobra, he approached the Serpentress in the hopes she could arrange a meeting between him and his father, Cobra Commander. The Serpentress instead sent him after his father's "assassin," Snake-Eyes. This ultimately led to Billy's dismemberment. {{storylink|FCBD Funnies}}

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==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
'''[[Viper (CW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Viper]]'''
[[File:Cobra Baroness EarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6]]

Baroness is the [[Cobra]] partner of Viper.{{charstubgames|{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}}}

*'''Class:''' Aerial
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 1 star
*'''Ability: Bombing Run''' - Drops 12 bombs in a line across the target dealing damage.
**'''Cost''': 4 ability points, +1 for reuses.
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==Toys==
{{Note|This character has many other toys that are not connected to ''Transformers''. See the external link to yojoe.com for more information.}}
===''G.I. Joe and the Transformers''===
[[File:SDCC2013RavageBaroness.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"Does this thing really have an underwater fireplace?"]]
*'''''The Epic Conclusion!'' box set''' ([[2013]])
**''Accessories:'' three rifles, Ravage with chain leash

:An [[exclusive]] release for [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2013, this 3.75" scale Baroness figure is a retool of the 2009 "Cobra Set" Baroness with a new head. She is armed with not one but three different rifles, and accompanied by a (non-transforming) [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Baroness|Ravage]] on a leash, in homage to the variant cover of [[Devil's Due Press|Devil's Due]]'s ''[[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers]]'' [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|issue 3]] (despite the box set otherwise being themed around the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] [[G.I. Joe and the Transformers (comic)|miniseries]]). Baroness's stock photos depict her with a... waist cape thingy originally included with [https://www.yojoe.com/action/10/baroness16.shtml ''Resolute'' Baroness], but this was omitted from the final toy.

:Baroness and Ravage come as part of a massive box set, which includes a retooled [[Skystriker (vehicle)|Sky Striker]] as [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Jetfire]], a G.I. Joe [[VAMP]] redecoed into [[Hound (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Hound]], a new [[Snake-Eyes#G.I. Joe and the Transformers 2|Snake-Eyes]] figure bearing an Autobot symbol, a [[Bludgeon (G1)#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Bludgeon]] figure, and an [[Blaster (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Autobot Blaster]] boombox accessory with cassette pieces representing [[Steeljaw (G1)#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Steeljaw]], [[Ramhorn (G1)#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Ramhorn]], and [[Eject (G1)#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Eject]].

:The box set was announced via a ''USA Today'' [http://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/life/2013/06/05/hasbro-2013-comic-con-exclusives/2392295/ article] on June 5, 2013, along with Hasbro's other Comic-Con exclusives.

::*''[https://www.yojoe.com/action/13/baroness17.shtml More information on Baroness (v13) at YoJoe.com]''
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===''Collaborative''===
[[File:Collaborative toy HISS tank Baroness.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|]]
*'''Megatron H.I.S.S. Tank and Baroness''' ([[2022]])
**''Accessories:'' Rifle
:Part of the tenth release in the ''[[Transformers Collaborative]]'' line, this Baroness is a 3.75-inch figure to scale with her transforming partner, "[[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Collaborative|Megatron H.I.S.S. Tank]]" – yes, after many [[G.I. Joe and the Transformers (toyline)|false starts]], those madlads at Hasbro have finally produced a ''G.I. Joe'' Transformer.

:Baroness herself is a all-new mold, designed as a direct replica of her original 1984 toy, intended to complement the ''G.I. Joe Retro Collection'' and its "O-Ring" subline; in fact, she actually comes packaged on her own ''Retro Collection'' card inside the main ''Collaborative'' box to please those rancorous [[Mint in sealed box|MOSC]] ''Joe'' collectors. She comes with her own rifle accessory, and can ride inside Megatron's H.I.S.S. tank mode cockpit or man his turret guns via the tank hatch in both modes.
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==Merchandise==
===First 4 Figures===
[[File:Gijoebaronessravagestatue.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Sure, people who walk cats are weird, but YOU try telling her that.]]
*'''Baroness & Ravage Statue''' (unreleased)
:[[First 4 Figures]] first revealed this statue of the Baroness and [[Ravage (G1)/toys#First 4 Figures|Ravage]], based on the cover from the Convention Edition of [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3]], at Toy Fair UK 2006. Alas, after a three-year period of progressive delays in release attributed to a lack of retailer support, it was officially confirmed as canceled in early 2009[http://www.theterrordrome.com/2009/03/first-4-figures-baroness-ravage-statue-canceled/]—which is sad, since ''it's awesome''.

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===Kidrobot===
[[File:Kidrobot GIJoe Enamel Pin Series.jpg|thumb|250px]]
====Enamel Pin Series====
*'''Baroness''' ([[November 3]], [[2017]])
:*''Rarity:'' 1 in 20
:Released by [[Kidrobot]] in their Enamel Pin Series, this is a flat, enamel pin badge of Baroness inspired by the art of [[Tom Scioli]]'s ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'', albeit with [[Super deformed|cutesy proportions]]... and despite the fact that the Baroness only appears in the comic's [[The Golden Boys|zeroth issue]]. The pin series was [[Blindpacking|blindboxed]], with some pins being rarer than others.
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*'''Serpentress''' ([[November 3]], [[2017]])
:*''Rarity:'' 1 in 40
:And speaking of which, a twice-as-rare pin was available, depicting the Baroness in her new Serpentress identity first seen in "[[I Saw Three Ships]]".
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====Vinyl Mini Series====
[[File:Kidrobot GI Joe Baroness mini.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
*'''Baroness''' ([[November 14]], [[2017]])
:*''Rarity:'' 1 in 24
:The same character design was for Baroness reused for the Vinyl Mini Series, with her receiving a three-inch tall, blindboxed figurine retaining the vibrant colours and exaggerated proportions. Baroness featured articulation in each shoulder, and her visor was rendered with translucent plastic layered over her face's paint applications.
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[[File:Kidrobot GI Joe Serpentress mini.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
*'''Serpentress''' ([[November 14]], [[2017]])
:*''Rarity:'' 1 in 96
:*''Accessories'': Staff
:One of the [[chase figure]]s of the series, this is a similar mold depicting the Baroness as Serpentress, complete with a massive cape and a snake-headed staff accessory.
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====Vinyl Keychain Series====
[[File:Kidrobot GI Joe Baroness keychain.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
*'''Baroness''' ([[December 1]], [[2017]])
:*''Rarity:'' 2 in 24
:Baroness was also released as part of the once again blindboxed Vinyl Keychain Series, now standing at about one to two inches. She included a keychain molded into her head and, due to her small scale, did not feature any articulation. Her visor is now a detail painted directly onto her face.
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==Notes==
*Baroness has been voiced by Transformers alumni [[Morgan Lofting]] and [[Grey Griffin]].

==External links==
*[http://www.yojoe.com/action/84/baroness.shtml Baroness at yojoe.com]
*{{i|Baroness}} at the IDW Hasbro wiki
*[https://gijoe.fandom.com/wiki/Baroness] Baroness at Joepedia

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