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<div>:''Tox-En is a form of [[Energon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]]''<br />
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'''Tox-En''' is a toxic version of [[Energon]], full name (Toxic Energon) a sample of which was formerly stored in the [[Vaults of Iacon]].<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===''Prime'' cartoon===<br />
{{spoiler|Toxicity|June 26, 2012}}<br />
[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] found a way to refine raw Tox-En during the war. A sample, formerly held in the Vaults of Iacon, ended up on [[Earth]] where it was found by [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] near a volcano at the equator. Deeming it too dangerous to leave intact, he sought to destroy it in the fiery depths of the volcano. Debilitated by the Tox-En's hazardous effect on his body and mind, Bulkhead gradually made his way up the volcano, followed every step of the way by [[Hardshell]] and a group of [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]]. During a confrontation atop the solidified lava inside the volcano's crater, Bulkhead threw the Tox-En to Hardshell, who was immediately disoriented by the tainted Energon, falling into the volcano and dropping the Tox-En into the lava, destroying it. {{storylink|Toxicity}}<br />
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The '''Vaults of Iacon''' were chambers in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] that housed the artifacts of the [[Thirteen|Primes]], and captured [[Decepticon]] weapons. Many of these items were shipped off Cybertron for safekeeping during the war, and some ended up on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}}<br />
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== Objects kept in the vaults ==<br />
*[[Spark extractor]]<br />
*[[Force field generator]]<br />
*[[Forge of Solus Prime]]<br />
*[[Phase shifter]]<br />
*[[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex armor]]<br />
*[[Resonance Blaster]]<br />
*[[Tox-En]]<br />
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[[Category:Iacon]]<br />
[[Category:Prime locations]]<br />
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<div>{{Nav-Prime}}<br />
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[[Image:TransformersPrimePremierePoster.jpg|thumb|300px|We finally have toys...that got cancelled!]]<br />
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'''''Transformers: Prime''''' is a multiple Daytime Emmy Award-winning [[computer-generated imagery|computer-animated]] television series that premiered on [[The Hub]] on [[November 26]], [[2010]] with a five-part mini-series, which was followed by a season of another 21 episodes beginning on [[February 11]], [[2011]]. Season 2 began screening [[February 18]], [[2012]], and a third season has been outlined by the screenwriters.<ref name="tformersbotcon10">[http://tformers.com/article.php?sid=13779 TFormers BotCon 2010 Hasbro Studios Panel Coverage]</ref><br />
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The Canadian broadcast of the series has been undertaken by Corus Entertainment, and the show is currently airing on Teletoon.<ref>[http://www.cartoonbrew.com/biz/hasbro-studios-and-corus-entertainments-kids-networks-reach-broad-animation-and-live-action-programming-agreement.html Hasbro Studios and Corus Entertainment’s Kids Networks Reach Broad Animation and Live-Action Programming Agreement]</ref><br />
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The series premiered in the UK on [[September 5]], 2011 on [[Cartoon Network]]'s "[[Action Heroes]]" block. It began airing in Japan on [[April 7]], 2012 on [[TV Aichi]].<br />
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==Story== <br />
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[[Team Prime]] lives on [[Earth]] as a pre-emptive measure against the return of the [[Decepticon]]s. [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|Autobot Central Command]] is located in a converted [[missile]] silo in [[Nevada]] which was provided by the [[United States of America|United States]] government, with whom the Autobots have formed an alliance. However, the presence of [[Transformer]]s on Earth is not generally known among the civilian population. The Autobots have taken [[Jack Darby|three]] [[Miko Nakadai|human]] [[Raf Esquivel|teens]] under their protection after their association with the Autobots put them in danger from the Decepticons.<br />
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[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] returns having discovered [[Dark Energon]], which grants him rule of life itself, but is injured, with [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] taking command in his absence. In addition to the Decepticons, the Autobots also contend with the human terrorist organization, [[MECH]].<br />
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==Cast==<br />
{{featuredcharacters<br />
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;Main Cast <br />
* [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])<br />
* [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] ([[Sumalee Montano]])<br />
* [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] ([[Kevin Michael Richardson]])<br />
* [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] ([[Jeffrey Combs]])<br />
* [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]]<br />
;Others<br />
* [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] ([[James Horan]])<br />
* [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] ([[Dwayne Johnson]])<br />
* [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]] ([[Josh Keaton]])<br />
* [[Seaspray (Prime)|Seaspray]]<br />
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;Main Cast<br />
*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])<br />
*[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] ([[Steve Blum]])<br />
*[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]]<br />
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] ([[Daran Norris]])<br />
*[[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] ([[Adam Baldwin]])<br />
*[[Airachnid]] ([[Gina Torres]])<br />
*[[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] ([[Tony Todd]])<br />
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]]<br />
;Others<br />
*[[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]] ([[Richard Green]])<br />
*[[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]] ([[Kevin Michael Richardson]])<br />
*[[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcons]]<br />
*[[Laserbeak (Prime)|Laserbeak]]<br />
*[[Decepticon Miner]]s<br />
*[[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]]<br />
**[[Hardshell]] ([[David Kaye]])<br />
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;Main Cast<br />
* [[Jack Darby]] ([[Josh Keaton]])<br />
* [[Miko Nakadai]] ([[Tania Gunadi]])<br />
* [[Raf Esquivel]] ([[Andy Pessoa]])<br />
* [[William Fowler]] ([[Ernie Hudson]])<br />
;[[MECH]]<br />
* [[Silas]] ([[Clancy Brown]])<br />
* [[MECH Navigator]]<br />
* [[MECH Commando]]<br />
* [[MECH Surgeon]]<br />
;Others<br />
* [[June Darby]] ([[Markie Post]])<br />
* [[Sierra]] ([[Alexandra Krosney]])<br />
* [[Vince]] ([[Brad Raider]])<br />
* [[Bryce]] ([[Robert Forster]])<br />
* [[Vogel]] ([[John DiMaggio]])<br />
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* [[Unicron]] ([[John Noble]])<br />
* [[Trypticon (Prime)|''Nemesis'']] (Kevin Michael Richardson)<br />
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[[Nolan North]]<ref>[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/voice-actor-news-tim-curry-voicing-dr-morocco-on-transformers-rescue-bots-nolan-north-on-transformers-prime/24803/ Nolan North on Transformers Prime?]</ref> is confirmed to be voicing a character as [[Sideswipe]]<br />
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==Episodes==<br />
{{see|List of Prime episodes}}<br />
===Season 1===<br />
{{collist|2|<br />
#[[Darkness Rising, Part 1]]<br />
#[[Darkness Rising, Part 2]]<br />
#[[Darkness Rising, Part 3]]<br />
#[[Darkness Rising, Part 4]]<br />
#[[Darkness Rising, Part 5]]<br />
#[[Masters & Students]]<br />
#[[Scrapheap (episode)|Scrapheap]]<br />
#[[Con Job]]<br />
#[[Convoy (episode)|Convoy]]<br />
#[[Deus ex Machina]]<br />
#[[Speed Metal]]<br />
#[[Predatory]]<br />
#[[Sick Mind]]<br />
#[[Out of His Head]]<br />
#[[Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone]]<br />
#[[Operation: Breakdown]]<br />
#[[Crisscross]]<br />
#[[Metal Attraction]]<br />
#[[Rock Bottom]]<br />
#[[Partners]]<br />
#[[T.M.I.]]<br />
#[[Stronger, Faster]]<br />
#[[One Shall Fall]]<br />
#[[One Shall Rise, Part 1]]<br />
#[[One Shall Rise, Part 2]]<br />
#[[One Shall Rise, Part 3]]<br />
}}<br />
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===Season 2===<br />
{{collist|2|<br />
#[[Orion Pax, Part 1]]<br />
#[[Orion Pax, Part 2]]<br />
#[[Orion Pax, Part 3]]<br />
#[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 1]]<br />
#[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 2]]<br />
#[[Loose Cannons]]<br />
#[[Crossfire]]<br />
#[[Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime]]<br />
#[[Grill]]<br />
#[[Armada (episode)|Armada]]<br />
#[[Flying Mind]]<br />
#[[Tunnel Vision]]<br />
#[[Triangulation]]<br />
#[[Triage]]<br />
#[[Toxicity]]<br />
}}<br />
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==Production==<br />
After the [[live-action film series]], screenwriters [[Roberto Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]] signed to become show runners with [[Jeff Kline]] and [[Duane Capizzi]] of The Hub's ''Transformers'' cartoon, explaining the TV show would not have the constraints of a two-hour film in delving into the mythology.<ref name="botcon2011">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/botcon-2011-transformers-prime-panel-172315/ TFW coverage of Hasbro Studios panel at BotCon 2011]</ref> (Orci's employees [[Steven Puri]] and [[Mandy Safavi]] were also credited as producers.)<ref name="castcrewlist">[http://tformers.com/transformers-exclusive-transformers-prime-voice-cast-revealed-which-includes-the-rock/14278/news.html TFormers cast and crew announcement] including Dwayne Johnson exclusive.</ref> The show runners were given the "[[Binder of Revelation]]", a near 400-page [[production bible]] that [[Hasbro]] had been working on since the movies, that combined elements of the most popular [[continuity|continuities]].<ref>[http://collider.com/roberto-orci-jeff-kline-interview-transformers-prime/75039/ Collider transcript]</ref> The show's title was based on the desire to create a master continuity and a literal [[Wikipedia:Earth Prime|Prime continuity]].<ref name="botcon2011"/> Whereas the movies were about a [[Sam Witwicky|boy]] and his [[Bumblebee (Movie)|car]], the dynamic between the kids and the robots on the show was meant to be more like ''[[Wikipedia:The Iron Giant|The Iron Giant]]''.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21Pb3MeUDdY Roundtable interview with ''Prime'' staff at BotCon 2011]</ref><br />
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The writing staff was headed by Capizzi, with [[Marsha Griffin]] as the story editor. The staff consists of [[Nicole Dubuc]], [[Joseph Kuhr]] and [[Steven Melching]]. Kline said they wanted the show to be very cinematic, with tension, suspense and danger (as marked by Cliffjumper's death in the pilot) as children are more media savvy than they were in the past. Regardless, they had to be considerate as the show still had a broad audience.<ref>[http://parrygamepreserve.com/newsDetail.php?jID=1642 PGP January 2011 Q&A]</ref> As part of the [[aligned continuity family]] with ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)| War for Cybertron]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Exodus|Exodus]]'', the producers strove to maintain many of the common elements (eg. Optimus and Megatron's past friendship, Dark Energon's origins as [[Unicron]]'s spawn, [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] sharing his film counterpart's backstory), but were allowed contradictions if it served the storytelling. By using the mammoth story bible, the writers could plan events years in advance. The large number of episodes per season meant they could pace and establish characters during season 1 slowly, while saving the more momentous, less stand alone episodes that delved into the backstory for season 2. Some of the plot ideas (namely the [[Terrorcon (Prime)|zombie robots]]) were based on stories they came up with when playing with the [[The Transformers (toyline)|toys]] as kids.<ref name="botcon2011"/> [[Bob Skir]] has written some episodes.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/content/view/9248/20/ Allspark.com coverage of Shout and Hasbro's "Evolution of Transformers Animation" panel at 2011's Comic-Con.]</ref><br />
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Designers include [[Christophe Vacher]] (colors), [[Vince Toyama]] and [[Jevon Bue]] (backgrounds) and [[Jose Lopez]] (lead character designer). Vacher wanted to do something different from traditional animation and saw something edgy about ''Prime''.<ref name="botcon2011"/> According to [[Ken Christiansen]], the show's characters were formed by [[Hasbro Studios]] hiring freelance conceptual artists like himself. The submitted artwork was given Lopez's staff to be examined, and they incorporated the ideas they liked best.<ref>[http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/me-and-transformers-prime.html August 2010 blog post by Ken Christiansen]</ref> Other concept artists include [[Augusto Barranco]] and [[Walter Gatus]].<br />
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Supervising director [[Dave Hartman]] headed a team including [[Todd Waterman]], [[Shaunt Nigoghossian]], [[Vinton Heuck]] and [[Kirk Van Wormer]]. [[Polygon Pictures]] provided the [[computer-generated imagery|CG animation]], for which [[Digitalscape]] performed a recruitment drive for before the show began production.<ref>[http://www.dsp.co.jp/pr/contents/000178.html Announcement on Digitalscape, also asking for job applicants.]</ref> Lopez said the animation would be a "groundbreaking mix of 2D animation and CGI".<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/san-diego-comic-con-33/jose-lopez-breaks-the-silence-talks-about-transformers-prime-at-san-diego-comic-con-2010-170217/ Jose Lopez speaks about Prime's animation style]</ref> Each character has three CG models: the robot mode, their alternate mode, and one for the transformation.<ref>[http://www.cybertron.ca/boards/showthread.php?t=29224 Cybertron.ca January 2011 Q&A]</ref> Lopez said the designs were personality driven, and that the 3D animation allowed them to go "crazy" with the transformation schemes. In contrast, the characters were given realistic textures,<ref>[http://www.asmzine.com/geekly-rewind/2011/02/07/hasbro-transformers-qa-bonus-round-answer/ ASM Geekly Rewind January 2011 Q&A]</ref> and are subject to battle damage during episodes.<ref name="botcon">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/botcon-2010-transformers-prime-panel-coverage-170054/ Botcon 2010 Transformers Prime Panel Coverage]</ref> A show on the level of ''Prime'' would take two years to produce, but the animators only had ten months. Five episodes are animated at a time (hence the monthly gaps during the first season).<ref name="botcon2011"/><br />
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[[Susan Blu]] was the casting director, but was replaced as voice director by [[Jamie Simone]] following a death in her family.<ref>[http://tformers.com/transformers-sdcc-2010-the-hub-transformers-panel-1st-looks-at-prime-designs/13975/news.html Tformers.com's coverage of the SDCC Transformers Prime panel, July 22, 2010.]</ref> [[Brian Tyler]] composed the show's [[theme song]] and background music. [[Matthew Margeson]] served as music arranger.<br />
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==Awards and nominations==<br />
===2011 Daytime Emmy Awards===<br />
*Outstanding Performer In An Animated Program - [[Peter Cullen]] as [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]]<br />
*Outstanding Directing In An Animated Program - [[Dave Hartman|David Hartman]], Supervising Director; [[Shaunt Nigoghossian]]; [[Todd Waterman]]; [[Vinton Heuck]]; [[Susan Blu]], Voice Director<br />
*Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation - [[Vince Toyama]], Background Designer '''(WINNER)'''<br />
*Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation - [[Christophe Vacher]], Colour Designer '''(WINNER)'''<br />
*Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction And Composition - [[Brian Tyler]] <br />
*Outstanding Writing In Animation - [[Duane Capizzi]], Writer/Producer; [[Steven Melching]]; [[Nicole Dubuc]]; [[Joseph Kuhr]]; [[Marsha Griffin]]<br />
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===2012 Daytime Emmy Awards===<br />
*Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing (Animation) - Robbi Smith, Dialogue Editor, Robert Poole II, Sound Effects Editor, Roy Braverman, Foley Editor<br />
*Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing (Animation) - Ray Leonard, Re-Recording Mixer, Mike Bieriger, Re-Recording Mixer<br />
*Outstanding Special Class Animated Program - [[Roberto Orci]], [[Stephen Davis]], [[Shuzo Shiota]], [[Alex Kurtzman]], [[Jeff Kline]], [[Duane Capizzi]], [[Mandy Safavi]], [[Rafael Ruthchild]], [[Shinji Santoh]], [[Meiko Sato]], [[Therese Trujiilo]]<br />
*Outstanding Directing in an Animated Program - [[David Hartman]], [[Vinton Heuck]], [[Shaunt Nigoghossian]], [[Todd Waterman]], [[Jamie Simone]]<br />
*Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation - [[Christophe Vacher]] '''(WINNER)'''<ref>[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-prime-wins-one-daytime-emmy-award-also-nominated-in-four-other-categories/24811/ Hub Press Release for 2012 Daytime Emmy Nominations] </ref><br />
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==Japanese release==<br />
[[Image:JapPrimeCartoonLogo01.jpg|thumb|center|300px|]]<br />
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''Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Prime'' (超ロボット生命体 トランスフォーマー プライム ''Chō Robot Seimeitai Transformers Prime'') began airing in Japan on [[TV Tokyo]] affiliate [[TV Aichi]], beginning [[April 7]], 2012, with an 8am Saturday morning timeslot (the same channel and timeslot as the previous two ''Transformers'' cartoons to air in Japan). <br />
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To reflect Takara's unique marketing strategy for the toyline—the prominent gimmick of the non-show [[Arms Micron]]s—the series includes CGI-animated cartoon shorts starring these little robots, called "[[Arms Micron Theater]]", at the end of every episode. The shorts center around the Arms Microns maintaining an undercover presence amongst the Autobots, who are not even aware that their weapons are alive. <br />
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Another additional segment titled "[[From the Cybertron Satellite, Transformers Division]]", hosted by the popular J-pop idol group, [[Tokyo Girls' Style]], was also tacked onto each episode. These segments feature the idol girls interacting with [[Vector Sigma]] in order to relay important facts about the ''Transformers'' franchise to the audience.<br />
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Due to the longer [[title sequence]] and end credits, as well as the two additional bonus segments, each episode has had approximately three minutes of content removed for time constraints. These edits are mostly intuitive and unintrusive so as not to harm the coherency of the narrative.<br />
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Like all Japanese dubs of Western ''Transformers'' cartoons, transformation commands have been added, such as shouting "Transform!" Additionally, whenever a character pops their weapon out of their hands/arms, they now scream "Arms Up!" For the most part, the script is translated faithfully and the series has not received an excessively humorous dub ala ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', ''Beast Wars Metals'', ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars Returns]]'' or the "next-episode previews" of ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]''. Despite that, some instances of self-aware, Fourth Wall-breaking humor have been added. For example, at the end of "[[Darkness Rising, Part 2]]", when the manipulator arm turns into a spider-like creature and starts crawling around, Ratchet thinks he hears the audience telling him to watch his back, but brushes their concerns off as unimportant.<br />
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The [[theme song]] for this version is "[[FEELING]]" by [[BIGBANG]] while the ending theme is "[[I Believe in All]]" by [[CLUTCHO]].<br />
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==Home video releases==<br />
{{main|Transformers: Prime (cartoon)/home video}}<br />
;United States<br />
*''Transformers: Prime'' - Darkness Rising (2011)<ref>[http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Transformers-Prime-Darkness-Rising/15916 Press release: Transformers Prime - 'Darkness Rising', the Newest Program's Original 5-Part Mini-Series, Announced!]</ref><br />
*''Transformers: Prime'' - Includes 3 episodes (2011)<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/special-transformers-prime-dvd-released-at-walmart-173588/ Transformers Prime DVD released at Walmart]</ref><br />
*''Transformers: Prime'' - Season One (2012)<ref>[http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Transformers-Prime-Season-1-Press-Release/16300]</ref><br />
*''Transformers: Prime'' - One Shall Stand (2012)<ref>http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Prime-One-Shall-Stand/dp/B007RMQ4H2</ref><br />
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;Germany<br />
*''Transformers: Prime'' - Die dunkle Macht erhebt sich (2012)<br />
*''Transformers: Prime'' - Meister und Schüler (2012)<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
{{main|Transformers Prime: Music from the Animated Series}}<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Unlike most ''Transformers'' shows, episodes do not have an episode title card. Episode titles are from The Hub website.<br />
*The series has also been advertised as '''''Transformers: Prime - The Animated Series'''''.<br />
*The show was said to be "rightfully huge" at the [[BotCon 2010]] panel.<ref name="tformersbotcon10"/> Later, at the Hasbro designers' panel, the [[Thirteen|Thirteen original Transformers]] were described as being "rightfully huge".<ref>[http://tformers.com/article.php?sid=13797 BotCon 2010 Hasbro designers' panel.]</ref><br />
*Executive Producer Jeff Kline confirmed they have talked about producing a theatrical ''Prime'' film.<ref>[http://tformers.com/transformers-botcon-2011-transformers-prime-interview-with-executive-producer-jeff-kline/15863/news.html TFormers BotCon 2011 interview with Kline]</ref><br />
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==Footnotes==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.hubworld.com/transformers/shows/prime Hub World page]<br />
**[http://hubforteachers.discoveryeducation.com/hub-spotlight/transformers.cfm Hub for Teachers page]<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3iKDbKQwKI&feature=related Behind the scenes video]<br />
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[[Category: Television series]]</div>Erodriguez9898https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Nolan_North&diff=719535Nolan North2012-05-30T13:04:48Z<p>Erodriguez9898: /* Transformers: Prime */</p>
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<div>[[Image:Nolan North.jpg|right|200px|thumb|[[Protoform|Babies]] creep him out.]]<br />
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'''Nolan Ramsey North''' (born [[October 31]], [[1970]]) is an American screen, and voice actor. Among his better known roles are Nathan Drake in the ''Uncharted'' series, Desmond Miles in the ''Assassin's Creed'' games, Doctor Edward Richtofen in ''Call of Duty'', Chris Ramsey on ''Port Charles'', [[Ghost Rider]] in ''[[Marvel]] Ultimate Alliance'', Raphael in ''TMNT'' (the 2007 CGI movie), [[Snow Job]] in ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe: Renegades]]'', Cyclops in ''[[Wolverine (superhero)|Wolverine and the X-Men]]'', ''[[Superman]]'', and his kid clone Superboy in ''Young Justice'', Madara Uchicha on ''Naruto Shippuden'', Peter Hastings on ''Pretty Little Liars'', The Penguin and Black Mask in ''[[Batman]]: Arkham City'' and the ever-popular Deadpool in ''[[Hulk|Hulk Vs.]]'' and ''[[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] vs. Capcom 3'' (and his not-so-ever-popular alternate universe counterpart [[wikipedia:Ultimate Marvel|Ultimate]] Deadpool in ''[[Spider-Man]]: Shattered Dimensions'', opposite [[Josh Keaton]]'s Ultimate Spider-Man).<br />
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==Voice roles==<br />
===''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game===<br />
*[[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]]<br />
*[[Omnibot Scout 2]]<br />
*[[Protectobot Warrior]]<br />
*[[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sideswipe]]<br />
* Additional voices<br />
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===''Transformers: War for Cybertron''===<br />
* [[Cloaker (WFC)|Autobot Cloaker]]<br />
* [[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]] <br />
* Additional voices<br />
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===''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' - The Game===<br />
* Major Reynolds<br />
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===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===<br />
*[[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]]<br />
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===''Transformers: Prime''===<br />
*[[Sideswipe]]<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0636046/ Nolan North at the Internet Movie Database]<br />
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<div>:''Tox-En is a form of [[Energon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]]''<br />
<br />
'''Tox-En''' full name (Toxic Energon) is a harmful version of [[Energon]], a sample of which was formerly stored in the [[Vaults of Iacon]].<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===''Prime'' cartoon===<br />
{{spoiler|Toxicity|June 26, 2012}}<br />
[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] found a way to refine raw Tox-En during the war. A sample, formerly held in the Vaults of Iacon, ended up on [[Earth]] where it was found by [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] near a volcano at the equator. Deeming it too dangerous to leave intact, he sought to destroy it in the fiery depths of the volcano. Debilitated by the Tox-En's hazardous effect on his body and mind, Bulkhead gradually made his way up the volcano, followed every step of the way by [[Hardshell]] and a group of [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]]. During a confrontation atop the solidified lava inside the volcano's crater, Bulkhead threw the Tox-En to Hardshell, who was immediately disoriented by the tainted Energon, falling into the volcano and dropping the Tox-En into the lava, destroying it. {{storylink|Toxicity}}<br />
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[[Category:Energon]]<br />
[[Category:Prime]]</div>Erodriguez9898https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Toxicity&diff=719115Toxicity2012-05-27T20:17:29Z<p>Erodriguez9898: /* Synopsis */</p>
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<div>{{episode|<br />
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 41<br />
|prev=Triage<br />
|next=<br />
|image=<br />
|caption=<br />
|title="Toxicity"<br />
|airdate=[[May 26]], [[2012]]<br />
|written by=[[Steven Melching]]<br />
|directed by=[[Scooter Tidwell]]<br />
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]<br />
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]<br />
}}<br />
<br />
'''Bulkhead encounters life-threatening danger during the last relic hunt.'''<br />
<br />
==Synopsis==<br />
Megatron sends Hardshell and a group of insecticons to find the fourth and final relic that was recoded from the ship. [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] is rendezvous in somewhere in the equator to search for the final relic. While looking around, [[Hardshell]] ran into Bulkhead and start fighting. Hardshell was knocked out by bulkhead.Bulkhead transforms to go downhill, is leaking energon. Hardshell and the insecticon go to find the relic. Bulkhead finds the relic ,[[Toxic Energon]] got some of it and put a bomb on the rest.<br />
<br />
Hardshell and the other insecticons finds it , one of them was bombed and dyed from the trap Bulkhead set. Bulkhead runs uphill to the volcano to destory the Tox-En. Bulkhead leaves a false trail for the insecticons to find. Bulkhead goes back uphill the destory Tox-En. Bulkhead was growing tired from the effects of the toxic energon.Then got up after Agent Fowler convince him to keep going.<br />
<br />
Meanwhile,Hardshell figured out the false trail and he and the other insecticons went uphill. Bulkhead threw a bomb to one insecticon and put some Tox-En to the other. Hardshell and Bulkhead fight again.Bulkhead threw Hardshell over to the Tox-En. Hardshell was push by the Toxic energon when Bulkhead threw at him and Hardshell fell into the volcano.The Tox-En was destoryed again the groudbridge open. Hardshell got out of the volcano and shot Bulkhead at the back ,and Bulkhead went to the ground burning on his back.Rachet,Raf,and Fowler<br />
sees the smoke coming out of Bulkhead's back.<br />
<br />
==Featured characters==<br />
{{featuredcharacters<br />
|c1=<br />
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (4)<br />
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (5)<br />
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (6)<br />
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (7)<br />
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (8)<br />
|c2=<br />
*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (1)<br />
*[[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]] (2)<br />
*[[Hardshell]] (3)<br />
*[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (13)<br />
|c3=<br />
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (9)<br />
*[[Jack Darby]] (10)<br />
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (11)<br />
*[[William Fowler]] (12)<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Quotes==<br />
"I can has cheeseburger!"<br />
:— Yes, '''Agent Fowler''' actually said that<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
===Animation and technical errors===<br />
* Both of Bulkhead's maces silently transform as he is first fighting Hardshell.<br />
* In "[[Triangulation]]" Bulkhead is shown running through the groundbridge for his mission. However, in this episode he is shown just walking through the bridge.<br />
<br />
===Continuity notes===<br />
* This is the final episode of the four-part relic-hunting arc, which all happen concurrently. This episode focuses on Bulkhead and Fowler. Fowler's handling of [[Vogel]] in "[[Tunnel Vision]]" and the Antarctic research base in "[[Triangulation]]" are shown from his point of view. Raf is also seen programming the virus that Ratchet installs in [[Laserbeak (Prime)|Laserbeak]] in "Triage". The ending scene is the same as in "Triage".<br />
* Fowler makes mention of his old Army Ranger days, which he first mentioned in "[[Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime]]".<br />
* Bulkhead flashes back to numerous episodes from the first season, first to battle scenes, then to scenes with Miko.<br />
<br />
===Transformers references===<br />
* Hardshell is the modern name for the G1 Insecticon [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]].<br />
* Hardshell says, [[Megatron (BW)|'Yesss']].<br />
<br />
===Real-world references===<br />
* While still recovering from the events of dark energon from a previous episode, Fowler blurts out "I can has cheeseburger"; which is a popular cat-based internet meme.<br />
<br />
===Trivia===<br />
* While in the past the Wreckers have generally been a small, closely-knit unit (despite their horrific attrition rates), Hardshell noting he's faced Wreckers numerous times suggests the team is much larger in the Aligned continuity.<br />
<br />
{{epstub}}<br />
[[Category:Prime episodes]]</div>Erodriguez9898https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Toxicity&diff=719114Toxicity2012-05-27T20:09:20Z<p>Erodriguez9898: /* Synopsis */</p>
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<div>{{episode|<br />
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 41<br />
|prev=Triage<br />
|next=<br />
|image=<br />
|caption=<br />
|title="Toxicity"<br />
|airdate=[[May 26]], [[2012]]<br />
|written by=[[Steven Melching]]<br />
|directed by=[[Scooter Tidwell]]<br />
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]<br />
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]<br />
}}<br />
<br />
'''Bulkhead encounters life-threatening danger during the last relic hunt.'''<br />
<br />
==Synopsis==<br />
Megatron sends Hardshell and a group of insecticons to find the fourth and final relic that was recoded from the ship.[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] is rendezvous in somewhere in the equator to search for the final relic. While looking around, [[Hardshell]] ran into Bulkhead and start fighting. Hardshell was knocked out by bulkhead.Bulkhead transforms to go downhill, is leaking energon. Hardshell and the insecticon go to find the relic.Bulkhead finds the relic ,Toxic Energon got some of it and put a bomb on the rest.<br />
<br />
Hardshell and the other insecticons finds it , one of them was bombed and dyed from the trap Bulkhead set. Bulkhead runs uphill to the volcano to destory the Tox-En. Bulkhead leaves a false trail for the insecticons to find. Bulkhead goes back uphill the destory Tox-En. Bulkhead was growing tired from the effects of the toxic energon.Then got up after Agent Fowler convince him to keep going.<br />
<br />
Meanwhile,Hardshell figured out the false trail and he and the other insecticons went uphill. Bulkhead threw a bomb to one insecticon and put some Tox-En to the other. Hardshell and Bulkhead fight again.Bulkhead threw Hardshell over to the Tox-En. Hardshell was push by the Toxic energon when Bulkhead threw at him and Hardshell fell into the volcano.The Tox-En was destoryed again the groudbridge open. Hardshell got out of the volcano and shot Bulkhead at the back ,and Bulkhead went to the ground burning on his back.<br />
<br />
==Featured characters==<br />
{{featuredcharacters<br />
|c1=<br />
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (4)<br />
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (5)<br />
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (6)<br />
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (7)<br />
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (8)<br />
|c2=<br />
*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (1)<br />
*[[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]] (2)<br />
*[[Hardshell]] (3)<br />
*[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (13)<br />
|c3=<br />
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (9)<br />
*[[Jack Darby]] (10)<br />
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (11)<br />
*[[William Fowler]] (12)<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Quotes==<br />
"I can has cheeseburger!"<br />
:— Yes, '''Agent Fowler''' actually said that<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
===Animation and technical errors===<br />
* Both of Bulkhead's maces silently transform as he is first fighting Hardshell.<br />
* In "[[Triangulation]]" Bulkhead is shown running through the groundbridge for his mission. However, in this episode he is shown just walking through the bridge.<br />
<br />
===Continuity notes===<br />
* This is the final episode of the four-part relic-hunting arc, which all happen concurrently. This episode focuses on Bulkhead and Fowler. Fowler's handling of [[Vogel]] in "[[Tunnel Vision]]" and the Antarctic research base in "[[Triangulation]]" are shown from his point of view. Raf is also seen programming the virus that Ratchet installs in [[Laserbeak (Prime)|Laserbeak]] in "Triage". The ending scene is the same as in "Triage".<br />
* Fowler makes mention of his old Army Ranger days, which he first mentioned in "[[Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime]]".<br />
* Bulkhead flashes back to numerous episodes from the first season, first to battle scenes, then to scenes with Miko.<br />
<br />
===Transformers references===<br />
* Hardshell is the modern name for the G1 Insecticon [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]].<br />
* Hardshell says, [[Megatron (BW)|'Yesss']].<br />
<br />
===Real-world references===<br />
* While still recovering from the events of dark energon from a previous episode, Fowler blurts out "I can has cheeseburger"; which is a popular cat-based internet meme.<br />
<br />
===Trivia===<br />
* While in the past the Wreckers have generally been a small, closely-knit unit (despite their horrific attrition rates), Hardshell noting he's faced Wreckers numerous times suggests the team is much larger in the Aligned continuity.<br />
<br />
{{epstub}}<br />
[[Category:Prime episodes]]</div>Erodriguez9898https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Tox-En&diff=719108Tox-En2012-05-27T19:21:59Z<p>Erodriguez9898: </p>
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<div>:''Toxic Energon is a form of [[energon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]]''<br />
<br />
'''Toxic Energon''' is a [[Iacon]] relic that is a toxic form of energon. Toxic Energon has the same effect as [[Dark Energon]] but it is toxic green and in contact , it can kill any cybertronian, not revive.<br />
<br />
=Fiction=<br />
<br />
===''Prime'' cartoon===<br />
[[Hardshell]] and a group of [[insecticons]] go to the equator to find the final [[Iacon]] relic. Bulkhead find it before the insecticons did. Bulkhead found toxic energon or he called it (Tox-En) for short. Bulkhead went to the top of the volcano to dispose it before [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] use it as a weapon to destroy the [[autobots]]. He threw it to Hardshell and Hardshell fell with the Tox-En. While Bulkhead went in the groundbridge , Hardshell shot Bulkhead in the back and Bulkhead flew in to the autobot base wounded.</div>Erodriguez9898https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Tox-En&diff=719107Tox-En2012-05-27T19:21:29Z<p>Erodriguez9898: </p>
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<div>:''Toxic Energon is a form of [[energon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]]''<br />
[[http://eppad.img.jugem.jp/20120524_2263979.jpg|right|thumb|586px|Were is a doctor when you need one!<br />
<br />
'''Toxic Energon''' is a [[Iacon]] relic that is a toxic form of energon. Toxic Energon has the same effect as [[Dark Energon]] but it is toxic green and in contact , it can kill any cybertronian, not revive.<br />
<br />
=Fiction=<br />
<br />
===''Prime'' cartoon===<br />
[[Hardshell]] and a group of [[insecticons]] go to the equator to find the final [[Iacon]] relic. Bulkhead find it before the insecticons did. Bulkhead found toxic energon or he called it (Tox-En) for short. Bulkhead went to the top of the volcano to dispose it before [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] use it as a weapon to destroy the [[autobots]]. He threw it to Hardshell and Hardshell fell with the Tox-En. While Bulkhead went in the groundbridge , Hardshell shot Bulkhead in the back and Bulkhead flew in to the autobot base wounded.</div>Erodriguez9898https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Tox-En&diff=719106Tox-En2012-05-27T19:18:19Z<p>Erodriguez9898: </p>
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<div>:''Toxic Energon is a form of [[energon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]]''<br />
[[Image:Toxcity-InsecticonToxicEnergon.jpg|right|thumb|586px|Does it hurt,because that was cool!<br />
<br />
'''Toxic Energon''' is a [[Iacon]] relic that is a toxic form of energon. Toxic Energon has the same effect as [[Dark Energon]] but it is toxic green and in contact , it can kill any cybertronian, not revive.<br />
<br />
=Fiction=<br />
<br />
===''Prime'' cartoon===<br />
[[Hardshell]] and a group of [[insecticons]] go to the equator to find the final [[Iacon]] relic. Bulkhead find it before the insecticons did. Bulkhead found toxic energon or he called it (Tox-En) for short. Bulkhead went to the top of the volcano to dispose it before [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] use it as a weapon to destroy the [[autobots]]. He threw it to Hardshell and Hardshell fell with the Tox-En. While Bulkhead went in the groundbridge , Hardshell shot Bulkhead in the back and Bulkhead flew in to the autobot base wounded.</div>Erodriguez9898https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Tox-En&diff=719102Tox-En2012-05-27T19:08:59Z<p>Erodriguez9898: </p>
<hr />
<div>:''Toxic Energon is a form of [[energon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]]''<br />
<br />
[[Image:Toxicity-BulkheadInsecitconToxicEnergon.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Eat this ugly<br />
<br />
'''Toxic Energon''' is a [[Iacon]] relic that is a toxic form of energon. Toxic Energon has the same effect as [[Dark Energon]] but it is toxic green and in contact , it can kill any cybertronian, not revive.<br />
<br />
=Fiction=<br />
<br />
===''Prime'' cartoon===<br />
[[Hardshell]] and a group of [[insecticons]] go to the equator to find the final [[Iacon]] relic. Bulkhead find it before the insecticons did. Bulkhead found toxic energon or he called it (Tox-En) for short. Bulkhead went to the top of the volcano to dispose it before [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] use it as a weapon to destroy the [[autobots]]. He threw it to Hardshell and Hardshell fell with the Tox-En. While Bulkhead went in the groundbridge , Hardshell shot Bulkhead in the back and Bulkhead flew in to the autobot base wounded.</div>Erodriguez9898https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Tox-En&diff=719095Tox-En2012-05-27T19:02:02Z<p>Erodriguez9898: </p>
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<div>'''Toxic Energon''' is a [[Iacon]] relic that is a toxic form of energon. Toxic Energon has the same effect as [[Dark Energon]] but it is toxic green and in contact , it can kill any cybertronian, not revive.<br />
<br />
=Fiction=<br />
<br />
===''Prime'' cartoon===<br />
[[Hardshell]] and a group of [[insecticons]] go to the equator to find the final [[Iacon]] relic. Bulkhead find it before the insecticons did. Bulkhead found toxic energon or he called it (Tox-En) for short. Bulkhead went to the top of the volcano to dispose it before [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] use it as a weapon to destroy the [[autobots]]. He threw it to Hardshell and Hardshell fell with the Tox-En. While Bulkhead went in the groundbridge , Hardshell shot Bulkhead in the back and Bulkhead flew in to the autobot base wounded.</div>Erodriguez9898https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Tox-En&diff=719094Tox-En2012-05-27T19:01:24Z<p>Erodriguez9898: </p>
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<div>'''Toxic Energon''' is a [[Iacon]] relic that is a toxic form of energon. Toxic Energon has the same effect as [[Dark Energon (prime)| Dark Energon]] but it is toxic green and in contact , it can kill any cybertronian, not revive.<br />
<br />
=Fiction=<br />
<br />
===''Prime'' cartoon===<br />
[[Hardshell]] and a group of [[insecticons]] go to the equator to find the final [[Iacon]] relic. Bulkhead find it before the insecticons did. Bulkhead found toxic energon or he called it (Tox-En) for short. Bulkhead went to the top of the volcano to dispose it before [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] use it as a weapon to destroy the [[autobots]]. He threw it to Hardshell and Hardshell fell with the Tox-En. While Bulkhead went in the groundbridge , Hardshell shot Bulkhead in the back and Bulkhead flew in to the autobot base wounded.</div>Erodriguez9898https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Tox-En&diff=719093Tox-En2012-05-27T19:01:14Z<p>Erodriguez9898: </p>
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<div>'''Toxic Energon''' is a [[Iacon]] relic that is a toxic form of energon. Toxic Energon has the same effect as [[Dark Energon (prime)| Dark Energon]] but it is toxic green and in contact , it can kill any cybertronian, not revive<br />
<br />
=Fiction=<br />
<br />
===''Prime'' cartoon===<br />
[[Hardshell]] and a group of [[insecticons]] go to the equator to find the final [[Iacon]] relic. Bulkhead find it before the insecticons did. Bulkhead found toxic energon or he called it (Tox-En) for short. Bulkhead went to the top of the volcano to dispose it before [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] use it as a weapon to destroy the [[autobots]]. He threw it to Hardshell and Hardshell fell with the Tox-En. While Bulkhead went in the groundbridge , Hardshell shot Bulkhead in the back and Bulkhead flew in to the autobot base wounded.</div>Erodriguez9898https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Tox-En&diff=719092Tox-En2012-05-27T18:59:19Z<p>Erodriguez9898: </p>
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<div>'''Toxic Energon''' is a [[Iacon]] relic that is a toxic form of energon. Toxic Energon has the same effect as [[dark energon]] but it is toxic green and in contact , it can kill any cybertronain.<br />
<br />
=Fiction=<br />
<br />
===''Prime'' cartoon===<br />
[[Hardshell]] and a group of [[insecticons]] go to the equator to find the final [[Iacon]] relic. Bulkhead find it before the insecticons did. Bulkhead found toxic energon or he called it (Tox-En) for short. Bulkhead went to the top of the volcano to dispose it before [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] use it as a weapon to destroy the [[autobots]]. He threw it to Hardshell and Hardshell fell with the Tox-En. While Bulkhead went in the groundbridge , Hardshell shot Bulkhead in the back and Bulkhead flew in to the autobot base wounded.</div>Erodriguez9898https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Tox-En&diff=719090Tox-En2012-05-27T18:56:25Z<p>Erodriguez9898: /* Prime cartoon */</p>
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<div>'''Toxic Energon''' is a [[Iacon]] relic that is a toxic form of energon. <br />
<br />
=Fiction=<br />
<br />
===''Prime'' cartoon===<br />
[[Hardshell]] and a group of [[insecticons]] go to the equator to find the final [[Iacon]] relic. Bulkhead find it before the insecticons did. Bulkhead found toxic energon or he called it (Tox-En) for short. Bulkhead went to the top of the volcano to dispose it before [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] use it as a weapon to destroy the [[autobots]]. He threw it to Hardshell and Hardshell fell with the Tox-En. While Bulkhead went in the groundbridge , Hardshell shot Bulkhead in the back and Bulkhead flew in to the autobot base wounded.</div>Erodriguez9898https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Tox-En&diff=719089Tox-En2012-05-27T18:55:17Z<p>Erodriguez9898: </p>
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<div>'''Toxic Energon''' is a [[Iacon]] relic that is a toxic form of energon. <br />
<br />
=Fiction=<br />
<br />
===''Prime'' cartoon===<br />
[[Hardshell]] and a group of [[insecticons]] go to the equator to find the final [[Iacon]] relic. Bulkhead find it before the insecticons did. Bulkhead found toxic energon or he called it (Tox-En)for short. Bulkhead went to the top of the volcano to dispose it before [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] use it as a weapon to destroy the [[autobots]]. He threw it to Hardshell and Hardshell fell with the Tox-En. While Bulkhead went in the groundbridge , Hardshell shot Bulkhead in the back and Bulkhead flew in to the autobot base wounded.</div>Erodriguez9898https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Tox-En&diff=719088Tox-En2012-05-27T18:50:23Z<p>Erodriguez9898: </p>
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<div>'''Toxic Energon''' is a [[Iacon]] relic that is a toxic form of energon. http://www.seibertron.com/images/toys/uploads/1337962010_1.jpg<br />
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=Fiction=<br />
<br />
===''Prime'' cartoon===<br />
[[Hardshell]] and a group of [[insecticons]] go to the equator to find the final [[Iacon]] relic. Bulkhead find it before the insecticons did. Bulkhead found toxic energon or he called it (Tox-En)for short. Bulkhead went to the top of the volcano to dispose it before [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] use it as a weapon to destroy the [[autobots]]. He threw it to Hardshell and Hardshell fell with the Tox-En. While Bulkhead went in the groundbridge , Hardshell shot Bulkhead in the back and Bulkhead flew in to the autobot base wounded.</div>Erodriguez9898https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Vaults_of_Iacon&diff=719087Vaults of Iacon2012-05-27T18:49:10Z<p>Erodriguez9898: /* Objects kept in the vaults */</p>
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<div>{{merge|Vaults|This page's info is already on that page}}<br />
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The '''Vaults of Iacon''' were chambers in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] that housed the artifacts of the [[Thirteen|Primes]], and captured [[Decepticon]] weapons. Many of these items were shipped off Cybertron for safekeeping during the war, and some ended up on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}}<br />
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<br />
== Objects kept in the vaults ==<br />
*[[Spark extractor]]<br />
*[[Force field generator|Force field]]<br />
*[[Forge of Solus Prime]]<br />
*[[Phase shifter]]<br />
*[[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex armor]]<br />
*[[Resonance Blaster]]<br />
*[[Toxic Energon]]<br />
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[[Category:Iacon]]<br />
[[Category:Prime locations]]<br />
[[Category:Cybertron]]</div>Erodriguez9898https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Tox-En&diff=719085Tox-En2012-05-27T18:36:46Z<p>Erodriguez9898: </p>
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<div>'''Toxic Energon''' is a [[Iacon]] relic that is a toxic form of energon.<br />
<br />
=Fiction=<br />
<br />
===''Prime'' cartoon===<br />
[[Hardshell]] and a group of [[insecticons]] go to the equator to find the final [[Iacon]] relic. Bulkhead find it before the insecticons did. Bulkhead found toxic energon or he called it (Tox-En)for short. Bulkhead went to the top of the volcano to dispose it before [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] use it as a weapon to destroy the [[autobots]]. He threw it to Hardshell and Hardshell fell with the Tox-En. While Bulkhead went in the groundbridge , Hardshell shot Bulkhead in the back and Bulkhead flew in to the autobot base wounded.</div>Erodriguez9898https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Tox-En&diff=719083Tox-En2012-05-27T17:27:10Z<p>Erodriguez9898: New page: ''Toxic Energon'' is a Iacon relic that is a toxic form of energon. =Fiction= ===''Prime'' cartoon=== Hardshell and a group of insecticons go to the equator to find the fina...</p>
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<div>''Toxic Energon'' is a [[Iacon]] relic that is a toxic form of energon.<br />
<br />
=Fiction=<br />
<br />
===''Prime'' cartoon===<br />
[[Hardshell]] and a group of [[insecticons]] go to the equator to find the final [[Iacon]] relic. Bulkhead find it before the insecticons did. Bulkhead found toxic energon or he called it (Tox-En)for short. Bulkhead went to the top of the volcano to dispose it before [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] use it as a weapon to destroy the [[autobots]]. He threw it to Hardshell and Hardshell fell with the Tox-En. While Bulkhead went in the groundbridge , Hardshell shot Bulkhead in the back and Bulkhead flew in to the autobot base wounded.</div>Erodriguez9898https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Energon&diff=719077Energon2012-05-27T15:05:18Z<p>Erodriguez9898: /* Aligned */</p>
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[[Image:EnergonCubesCartoon1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Taste the not-so-rainbow-but-shiny-pink]]<br />
'''Energon''' (sometimes spelled with a capital letter, sometimes not<ref>Original Sunbow documentation from the production of the Generation 1 cartoon series (as seen on the [[Metrodome]] DVD collections, among other places) alternates between spelling the fuel's name with an upper- and a lower-case "e", with the lower-case option appearing more frequently—a standard reflected in other contemporary media such as the [[Action Cards]], and even publications as recent as the [[Transformers Timelines (fiction)|''Timelines'' stories]] written by [[Greg Sepelak]] and [[Trent Troop]]. Only in recent years, beginning in force around the time of the ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' franchise, has the upper-case "Energon" become more pervasive, with perhaps the earliest example being its intermittent use in ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' [[instructions]] sheets (in reference to the line's [[rubsign]]s, which would alternately be called "Energon Chips", "Energon chips" and "energon chips". Most recently, the novel ''[[Transformers: Exodus]]'' and the ''Timelines'' stories by [[Jesse Wittenrich]] have used the capital-E spelling. This article opts to use the original lower-case as the default, using the upper-case for continuities where it has been explicitly spelled that way.</ref>) is the preferred fuel of the [[Transformer]] race. It takes many forms, including ore, crystal, gas, and raw energy, but it is most commonly used by Transformers in its liquid state, which is stored in many different mediums, most famously the [[energon cube]]. It is ubiquitous in [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] culture; in addition to being the Transformers' primary "foodstuff", it also serves as the default power source for their machines and weapons, and is even used as a currency, a catch-all fuel of life, technology, war and commerce on Cybertron and beyond. This widespread use also comes in defiance of its extreme volatility: energon is prone to detonating explosively if mishandled, and is even used as ammunition in order to exploit this attribute.<br />
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True energon is an emanation of [[Primus]], the creator-god of the Transformers, and is, in its most [[Rarified Energon|rareified state]], the basic building block of Transformers' bodies and [[spark]]s. A highly coveted substance, it is sometimes capable of inducing remarkable transformations in Cybertronians, [[spontaneous recoloration|reshaping and otherwise altering]] their bodies while imbuing great strength and other powers, either temporary or permanent depending on the duration or strength of exposure. True energon is, however, extremely rare: in most [[universal stream]]s, the Transformers' long [[Cybertronian Civil Wars|war]] has left Cybertron drained of all but the smallest fraction of the substance, and although it ''has'' been known to exist on a small sampling of other planets throughout the multiverse (usually [[Earth]]), its paucity leaves the Transformers usually subsisting on artificially-generated substitutes created from other local energy sources.<br />
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{{bigquote|They're all after this stuff called Energon, which is kinda like food and gas and blood and electricity all mixed into one.|[[Raf Esquivel]]|[[Raf's Notes]]}}<br />
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==Conceptual history==<br />
Energon has undergone extensive redefinition and reimagination over the past 25+ years of Transformers fiction.<br />
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[[Image:Energon_cube_design_evolution.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Layered, iridescent cubes alternated their screentime with non-layered ones before being supplanted entirely by purple ones.]]<br />
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When it was originally introduced in the [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|first episode]] of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon series]], energon was a liquid fuel used by the [[Decepticon]]s and stored in [[Energon cube|cubes]], which was created by processing virtually any available energy resource; in the opening mini-series alone, oil, [[Sherman Dam|hydro-electric power]], [[ruby crystal]]s and rocket fuel were all converted into energon, and many more types of energy would be used by the villains throughout the show's run. The cubes themselves began a visual evolution almost immediately: in "More than Meets the Eye", they were stacked high and filled with the energy in question, then compressed, taking on a layered appearance and an iridescent rainbow coloration, though they also appeared as solid cubes without the layered effect. Immediately following the mini-series, however, in "[[Transport to Oblivion]]", the stacking-and-compressing idea was omitted, and the cubes were instead colored a glowing purple-pink. This was the only time the cubes were depicted this way in season one; otherwise, they remained rainbow-hued, and alternated between layered and non-layered, for the remainder of the season and the early portion of season two, until the purple-pink cubes reappeared in "[[Atlantis, Arise!]]", and suddenly became the standard depiction of energon for the remainder of the cartoon—and indeed, the default coloration for energon in much future media.<br />
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It was very rarely overtly stated, but at this point in time, energon was treated as an exclusively-Decepticon energy; [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] had never heard of it in the pilot episode, while "[[Attack of the Autobots]]" presented the Autobots as using [[recharging chamber]]s to re-energize, and "[[Traitor]]" involved [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] puzzling over where [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] would have acquired energon from. This standard began to slip towards the end of the second season, presumably by accident rather than a deliberate change in policy—[[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] spoke of having an "[[energon pump]]" in his body in "[[Sea Change]]", while "[[Masquerade]]" had the Autobots using [[energon bar]]s to hold the captive [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], and frustratingly, "[[War Dawn]]" depicted energon in use on Cybertron millions of years beforehand. The divide was eventually broken in a more conscious way by ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', which had the Autobots using energon cubes and [[energon goodie|goodies]]. The movie's original script justified this change by explaining that [[Autobot City]] had been built to harness renewable, natural energy sources, thus supplying the Autobots with energon. The Autobots continued to use energon throughout the third season, and far beyond, with the idea of it being of Decepticon purview alone never revisited in any subsequent fiction.<br />
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[[Image:Raw energon.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The raw form of natural energon has taken several different forms in different continuities, including crystals and ore.]]<br />
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The [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Generation 1 comic]] treated energon much like the cartoon did, depicting it as cubes produced by the processing of other energy sources, albeit freely used by both Autobots and Decepticons. The first piece of fiction to re-examine energon was, surprisingly, the short-lived and comparatively obscure 1987 comic ''[[Transformers in 3-D]]'' by [[Blackthorne Publishing]]. The first issue of the series, "[[The Test (issue)|The Test]]", was the first story to explicitly present energon as something other than an artificially-generated fuel, establishing that it also existed as a unique natural element. Through pleasant coincidence, the idea of natural energon returned and gained widespread acknowledgement in the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon in 1996, where it was depicted as a highly unstable, naturally-occurring [[energon crystal|crystalline mineral]] that emitted dangerous radiation. In 2003, [[Dreamwave Productions]] directly incorporated the ''Beast Wars'' depiction of energon into its continuity, reconciling it with the liquid energon of Generation 1 by explaining that the liquid could be created by processing either the crystals, or, as seen in the cartoon, other natural resources. Later still, [[IDW Publishing]]'s continuity would specifically refer to energon created from sources other than natural energon as "artificial".<br />
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The series to truly redefine energon was, fittingly enough, the ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' franchise. Taking its cue from ''Beast Wars'', the energon of ''Energon'' also existed naturally and was dangerous to Transformers before being processed into a usable form. Beyond these facts, however, it was scarcely recognizable as any of the substances seen in previous fiction, possessed as it was of several strange, unusual, and indeed, nigh-on ''magical'' powers, including the ability to cause full-body reconfiguration. Perhaps this was not so surprising, however, as ''Energon'' was the first series to depict the fuel as the creation of the nigh-magical Primus, who appeared in this series as a glowing orb of energon itself, and who had produced energon as part of a grand destiny for the Cybertronian race.<br />
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The 2007 live-action movie universe revisited the importance ''Energon'' had placed upon the titular fuel, establishing it as the source of Transformer life itself. It wasn't name-checked in the [[Transformers (film)|first film]] itself, but rather in the [[Transformers The Game|video game adaptation]] of the movie, where it was revealed to be the energy emitted by the life-giving [[AllSpark]]; unsurprising, given that the AllSpark was originally to be called the "Energon Cube". Soon after, in 2008, the ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (Comic Bun Bun)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' [[manga]] published in ''[[Comic Bun Bun]]'' combined some of the movie's ideas with the more "magical" concepts of ''Energon'', creating the power-boosting, body-transforming, vision-inducing [[Energon Cube]]. And while all this was going on, the ongoing comic book story published in the [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|Hasbro Transformers Collectors Club]] magazine introduced [[Rarified Energon]], revealing that it was not merely a ''fuel'', but actually the base substance from which Transformers were ''created'' at the molecular level. The fuel being a product of Primus and the base material of Transformer life were key points in the 2010 novel, ''[[Transformers: Exodus|Exodus]]''. With this knowledge, it might be safely theorized that the life-giving energy of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] is also a form of energon; something that had actually been claimed by the anomalous-at-the-time [[Keepers Trilogy]] novels.<br />
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And that's where we are on understanding energon right now. The natural version of it comes from Primus himself, usually just on Cybertron but sometimes on other planets, while the liquid cubes we've been seeing since 1984 are an artificial substitute. Phew. Now, for specifics on energon in all of this various fiction, read on.<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===Generation 1 continuity family===<br />
====Cartoon continuity====<br />
:''For further information, see: [[Energon cube]], [[energon-axe]], [[energon mace]], [[energon chains]], [[Energon Transfer Device]], [[energon convertor]], [[energon pump]], [[energon bar]], [[energon goodie]], [[energon infuser]]''<br />
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[[Image:Mtmte1 prepare the energon cubes.jpg|left|225px|thumb|Soundwave tests out a 'tapedeck enhancement' pill. Ahem.]]<br />
The history of energon in this universe is confusing at best. It appears to have been in use on Cybertron in the distant past: the inhabitants of the colony world of [[Paradron]] were aware of it in the year 2006, despite fleeing Cybertron during [[Cybertronian Civil Wars|civil wars]] millions of years beforehand, {{storylink|Fight or Flee}} and nine million years ago, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Orion Pax]] and his [[Autobot]] dockworker companions were seen loading and transporting what very much appeared to be energon cubes as part of their daily routine. {{storylink|War Dawn}} These accounts, then, seem to stand in complete contradiction to the Autobots subsequent apparent ignorance and disuse of the fuel during their early years on Earth and the Decepticons' monopolization of it—but this would not be only time that Transformers were shown to have poor memories of their personal histories.<ref>Optimus Prime and [[Elita One]] completely forgot that Alpha Trion was their creator, for instance.</ref><br />
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Over 1984 and 1985, energon cubes were solely seen being used by the Decepticons. The cubes were a self-sustaining forcefield framework with no internal mechanisms, which was capable of converting virtually any form of energy that entered it into liquid energon. The empty cubes initially had to be generated by [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} but other Decepticons eventually gained the ability to manifest them. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} The Autobots' lack of knowledge about energon was displayed almost immediately after Transformers awoke on [[Earth]] in 1984; upon learning of Megatron's plan to convert Earthly resources into the fuel, Hound could only report back to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] that the villains were intending to create "some kind of cube". {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} Indeed, even [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] showed a lack of familiarity with the cubes, driven as he was to test them so he could make sure they worked. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}}<br />
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[[Image:TransporttoOblivion fillingcubes.jpg|right|225px|thumb|Filling up the tanks... err... I mean cubes...]]<br />
The Decepticons created energon from a massive amount of varied resources during their time on earth, ranging from conventional electricity, oil and geothermal to more esoteric, extra-dimensional sources like [[antimatter]]. The exact nature of the conversion process was never detailed, but usually simply involved taking an empty energon cube and attaching it to, or placing it next to, the energy source to be drained. The cube itself then carried out the conversion, processing the energy into liquid energon that filled the cube. Sometimes, the process required an [[Energon Transfer Device]]. {{storylink|Quest for Survival}} Energon was occasionally influenced by the source materials used to create it, sometimes taking on its properties: Cubes created with anti-matter, for instance, reacted violently due to prolonged exposure to normal matter {{storylink|Roll for It}} while the especially pure oil of [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombya]] yielded a particularly potent "super-energon" that "smelled" different (according to [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]) and created an instantly perceptible increase in vigor and strength in those who consumed it. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}} In addition to powering them personally, the Decepticons occasionally used energon for even more nefarious means; Megatron's arsenal included an [[energon mace]], {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}} and the Decepticons once forged [[energon chains]] to bind the Autobots with. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}<br />
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[[Image:Gamblersmokescreenbets.jpg|left|thumb|225px|"Wait a minute."<br>"What?"<br>"Well, we're supposed to haggle."]]<br />
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Energon was first seen being used as a currency in the form of chips—by non-Cybertronians, no less—in the den of iniquity known as [[Sheol]], on the asteroid of [[Monacus]], where the Decepticons were running a protection racket, forcing local crime boss [[Gyconi|Lord Gyconi]] to pay them a cut of his profits. This dank place was also home to the first documented instance of Autobots running on energon, when Gyconi powered up a group of Autobots he had captured with an unstable brew that quickly depleted and left them defenseless during pit fights. {{storylink|The Gambler}}<br />
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Other than this forced instance, the Autobots refrained from using energon during their first year on Earth: [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] was heard to balk at the notion of Mirage having energon cubes, {{storylink|Traitor}} while the Autobots used [[recharging chamber]]s to re-energize themselves, rather than drinking energon. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots}} Evidently, however, they began experimenting and using energon some time in 1985; when describing his physiology to the [[Tlalakan]] [[Alana]], [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] noted that he had an [[energon pump]] inside him, {{storylink|Sea Change}} and when they captured the Stunticons, the Autobots used [[energon bar]]s to imprison them. {{storylink|Masquerade}} By the year 2005, they had fully embraced energon as their own fuel, and began creating and storing it at Autobot City on Earth, using it to power their attempt to retake Cybertron after the planet fell entirely into Decepticon hands. The Autobots followed the Decepticons' lead in their use of energon cubes, but also created the bite-sized "[[energon goodie]]". {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} By 2006, use of energon had become widespread enough in the galaxy that it was on the menu at a neutral alien space station visited by [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] and [[Octane]], although their energon was served in the unique form of small orange wedges. {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}}<br />
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[[Image:Microbots_overenergizing.jpg|right|thumb|275px|"OM NOM NOM!"]]<br />
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Liquid energon is measured in [[astroliter]]s. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 3}} Transformers consume energon in the same manner as [[human]]s eat or drink: by simply putting it in their open mouths. The liquid can be drunk from a whole cube, leaving the empty framework behind, {{storylink|Microbots}} but the framework itself is obviously safe to "eat" as well, as Transformers have also been seen biting into cubes, breaking pieces off to chew on, and in the case of particularly large individuals, eating them whole. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}}. Notably, breaking a chunk off a cube does not damage the structural integrity of either the cube or the removed piece; evidently, the forcefield resolves itself around the broken area to prevent spillage of the precious contents. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} Once consumed, energon is passed through an [[energon convertor]] within the Transformer's systems. {{storylink|Quest for Survival}} Excessive consumption of energon results in "over-energizing", a state of inebriation accompanied by all the singing, burbling and reminiscing that you might expect. {{storylink|Microbots}} In emergency cases, a shot of energon can be injected directly into a Transformer's system with an [[energon infuser]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}} <br />
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{{note|Later media has classified the energy axe Optimus Prime wields in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]" as an "[[energon-axe]]", but this is something of a misnomer as far as cartoon continuity goes, as the only time he was seen to use the axe in this continuity was when the Autobots were not supposedly ''using'' energon.}}{{-}}<br />
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=====Japanese cartoon continuity=====<br />
:''For further information, see: [[energon wine]], [[Energon Z]]''<br />
[[Image:Sixshot energon.jpg|left|thumb|250px|When Sixshot is on the road, he carries his liquid energon in a Transformers lunchbox.]]<br />
By the year 2011, Earth had also embraced the potential that energon held to solve its own energy crisis. Earth's ambassador to Cybertron, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]], worked closely with the Autobots and teams of human scientists to develop new sources of energon, which was closely stockpiled, guarded and rationed between Cybertron, Earth and the Autobots' secondary headquarters on the planet [[Athenia]]. [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] had little tolerance for [[energon wine]], over-energizing after a single glass, {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} while Spike viewed the energon as so important that when the energy-starved planet [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]] sent a request for aid, he had to crunch the numbers to see if it was viable to share any! {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}<br />
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The Decepticons also continued energon production, spreading their reach to more and more planets, raiding the worlds of [[Hive (planet)|Hive]], {{storylink|Fight to the Death on Planet Hive!!}} [[Twin Star]], {{storylink|Battle for Defense of the False Planet}} [[Daros]], {{storylink|Find MegaZarak's Weak Spot!!}} [[Paradise]] {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}} and the [[Pirate Planet]] {{storylink|Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship}} as part of a master plan by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] to accumulate a huge quantity of the fuel, which he would then use to help him integrate the very Earth into his body. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}}<br />
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[[Image:EnergonZ.jpg|right|thumb|I love... lava lamp.]]<br />
Galvatron's rival for leadership, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], did not place nearly as much significance on energon, instead experimenting with the deadly [[plasma energy]] to achieve his goals. He still drank it, though, and being an evil mastermind, he did enjoy swishing it around in a snifter, because he was classy like that. {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} [[Sixshot]] also enjoyed taking his energon in a glass, and was less prone to crushing them in fits of melodramatic rage than Scorponok was. {{storylink|Terror! The Six Shadows}}<br />
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Energon fell out of focus after Scorponok's Decepticons were forced off Earth; the forces of [[Devil Z]] who terrorized the planet a few years later were not interested in gathering energy, {{storylink|Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce}} while [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]'s campaign against Earth in 2025 targeted a wide array of different energy types, not bothering with the energon conversion process. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Victory}} The Autobots did continue to experiment with the fuel on the planet [[Micro]], however, and developed an even more potent version known as "[[Energon Z]]", which became a target for [[Violen Jiger]] and his [[Nine Great Demon Generals]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Zone (franchise)|Zone}}<br />
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====Marvel Comics continuity====<br />
{{see|Energon Stick}}<br />
[[Image:Energoncubesrockandrollout.jpg|left|150px|thumb]]<br />
[[Image:FinalBattle-energonsticks.jpg|right|160px|thumb|Stick, cube, whatever!]]<br />
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Although energon was not mentioned by name until the Transformers had been on Earth for a while, it ''was'' quickly established that Earthly fuels were incompatible with Cybertronian systems and needed to undergo ''some'' kind of conversion process before they were consumable. {{storylink|Power Play!}} <br />
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Energon made its first named appearance with the debut of a [[power siphon]] invented by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], which was capable of converting multiple energy sources into energon cubes. After testing it out on oil from a captured [[Blackrock Industries]] offshore oil platform, the villains then took it to a [[Brick Springhorn]] concert and used it to make cubes from the raucous sonic energy of the singer's performance. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}}<br />
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The Autobots also went on to make smart use of energon: [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] invented a [[Geothermal Generator]] to transform the [[Earth]]'s underground heat into energon cubes, successfully producing so many that the Autobots were able to power the entire [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and get the ship airborne again. {{storylink|Used Autobots}} They were also seen using a [[:Image:Marvel52 concentratedenergoncubes.jpg|concentrated form of energon]], green in color and much smaller and less-explosive than normal cubes, which was employed as currency when dealing with alien races. {{storylink|Guess Who the Mecannibals Are Having for Dinner?}}<br />
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[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] complained to himself about an energon shortage on Earth and planned to use [[Dynamo|Hector Dialonzo]] as some kind of super-[[Powermaster]]. {{storylink|The Human Factor!}}<br />
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In an alternate future timeline, when the Autobots were stranded on the [[Junkion (planet)|Planet of Junk]], [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] tried making peace with the native [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] using the [[universal greeting]] and the offering of [[Energon Stick|energon sticks]]. Junkion leader [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] was most enthralled by the "tasty sticks". {{storylink|The Final Battle!}}<br />
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{{note|Energon sticks were called for by the script of ''The Transformers: The Movie'', but were replaced in the finished film by energon goodies. The sticks appear in the comic book adaptation of the film (albeit ''called'' "energon cubes", even though they are not drawn as such), as well as other works based on the script like the [[Sticker Adventures]] book, ''[[Battle on the Junk Planet]]''.}}<br />
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In a different alternate future, [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] conquered the western hemisphere of Earth and planned on allowing the [[European Crisis Coalition]] to nuke North and [[South America]] to smithereens. He would have hid behind the shield generated at the East Coast [[Decepticon Powerbase]] while various powerbases converted the resulting radiation into energon. It didn't work out that way. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}<br />
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====''Transformers in 3D''====<br />
[[Image:Energon molecule.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Energon is alien poop? We guess Primus works in mysterious ways...]]<br />
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This universe is home to the first documented appearance of the true element of energon. The conversion process for transforming the element into a consumable form involves combining it with various other molecules, resulting in what is termed "pure energon". While not discussed explicitly, this would imply the existence of an "impure" energon that can be manufactured without use of the element.<br />
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True energon was evidently rare enough that it's discovery was cause for immediate action, as evidenced when both the Autobots and Decepticons mobilized with haste to investigate a potential source of it on a barren asteroid far from Cybertron. Puzzlingly, their quest led to some small, organic alien creatures, and each faction took one back to their base for study. It was [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], studying the creatures' biological processes, who realized that their ''excrement'' was true energon! Before anything could be done with this information, however, a battle broke out between the two faction, and the two aliens wandered off, revealed to actually be supremely intelligent lifeforms who had been employed to spy on the Transformers by the [[Quintesson]]s! {{storylink|The Test (issue)|The Test}}{{-}}<br />
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The many deadly functions of the dimension-traversing [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]'s body were controlled by "[[Energon figure]]s", small humanoid forms that could transform into engines and connect to his body. To stop this monolithic horror, the Autobots stole and duplicated the technology, providing the trio known as the [[Motorvator]]s with Energon Figures that gave them new powers: [[Flame (Motorvator)|Flame]]'s Energon Figure had an analytical compu-unit that gave him enhanced problem solving abilities, [[Gripper (G1)|Gripper]]'s provided the dual functions of wide-sweep radar and sonic scanner, while [[Lightspeed (Motorvator)|Lightspeed]]'s was equipped with micro lens photo-record equipment. <ref>Overlord, Gripper, Flame and Lightspeed's [[bio]]s and packaging blurbs.</ref><br />
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=====''Beast Wars'' cartoon=====<br />
:''For further information, see: [[Energon crystal]], [[energon radiation]], [[energon discharge virus]], [[energon storm]], [[energon armor]], [[furmanite|anti-energon]]''<br />
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Following the information on the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] to prehistoric Earth, the teams of [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] under the command of [[Optimus Primal]] and [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] discovered the planet to be teeming with natural crystalline energon. In fact, the element was in such abundance that it had blanketed the planet with an all-encompassing field of [[energon radiation]], which threatened to overload the Transformers' unprotected bodies and send them into [[stasis lock]]. As the organic creatures of the planet were unaffected by the radiation, the Maximals and Predacons adopted beast modes with organic skins in order to shield themselves from its harmful effects, able only to transform into robot mode outside of their shielded headquarters for comparatively short periods of time before the energon build-up in their systems became dangerous. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}} Manipulation of the crystals was a particularly challenging task, given their explosive instability; among the Predacons, only [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] had the skill to carve them up safely. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 2)}} If a significant mass of crystals exploded, the radiation could interact with the local atmosphere and induce an [[energon storm]] that would see energon lance from the sky as lightning. {{storylink|Bad Spark}} While it was experimented with, used to power various machines and even weaponized on occasion, neither the Maximals nor the Predacons were ever seen actually ''consuming'' any energon during their [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] on Earth, but it certainly did run through their bodies, as demonstrated rather violently when [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] was infected with an [[energon discharge virus]] that left him sneezing and...''otherwise'' shooting energon out of his body. {{storylink|The Low Road}}<br />
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By all accounts, the existence of natural energon on a planet other than Cybertron was not uncommon in this universe, but it was eventually revealed that the energon was not there naturally: Earth had been ''seeded'' with the crystals by the mysterious aliens known as the [[Vok]].<ref>''Beast Wars'' writer [[Larry DiTillio]] envisioned the Vok as placing the energon on Earth for future generations of humanity to find and use as a clean energy source.</ref> Viewing the intrusion of the Transformers onto the planet as a disruption to enigmatic experiments they were conducting on Earth, the Vok attempted to "sterilize" their work-surface by activating their orbital [[Planet Buster]] weapon, and blasting the planet with its energy beam. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 2}} This beam caused most of the planet's energon crystals to explode before it was destroyed by Optimus Primal, but a not-insubstantial portion of them remained, some of which were transformed into a more stable form referred to as "energon cubes". {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)}} These rarely-seen "natural" cubes are different to the artificial energon cubes seen in other universes; they remain composed of crystal, but are much safer to handle and to generally be around, unless they are cracked, at which point the radiation locked within them will be violently released. {{storylink|Tangled Web}}<br />
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=====Japanese cartoon continuity=====<br />
{{see|Energon Matrix}}<br />
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At some point over the three centuries that followed the end of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], a new energon-powered device was created: the [[Energon Matrix]]. Sculpted in the likeness of the legendary [[Matrix of Leadership]], these objects of power were given to [[Convoy (rank)|Convoy]]-ranked [[Maximal]]s, and were capable of supplying huge boosts of energon to their wielders in moments of desperate need, which could be further magnified if more than one Energon Matrix was used together. These power boosts could massively enhance the wielder's physical attributes, usually accompanied by [[spontaneous recoloration]], such as when Optimus Primal and Lio Convoy used theirs to become the super-strong "Burning Convoy" and super-fast "Flash Lio Convoy", {{storylink|Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!}} or be released as mighty energy blasts, as when [[Big Convoy]] combined his with his [[Big Cannon]] to create a weapon powerful enough to obliterate [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|The Final Battle (BWN)|The Final Battle}} The Matrices may also have some connection to [[Vector Sigma]], the mega-computer at the heart of Cybertron, since it was able to communicate through Big Convoy's Matrix, making him say what it wanted. {{storylink|Big Convoy, Move Out}}<br />
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When Optimus Primal and Lio Convoy were caught up in the dimensional fissure known as the [[Blasty Zone]], they found themselves teleported from their respective time periods to Earth circa 2004. Here, they teamed up with Optimus Prime, and their Energon Matrices apparently unlocked the power of an Energon Matrix within Prime himself, as he was soon using his in tandem with theirs to create shatteringly powerful attacks like the "Double Convoy Tornado" {{storylink|Fight! The Group of the Strongest Commanders!}} and the "Lio Typhoon Arrow". {{storylink|The Lio Convoy Typhoon Enters (episode)|The Lio Convoy Typhoon Enters}}<br />
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====Dreamwave comics continuity====<br />
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Natural Energon exists in crystalline form both on Cybertron and select other planets throughout the galaxy, with Earth being home to a particularly high concentration of it. Transformers can power themselves off the crystals by using ambient absorption circuits in their body to soak up their energy, but this is always a dicey prospect, given the explosive nature of the mineral. For safety's sake, the crystals are usually processed into a liquid state before they consumed by Transformers, at which point the Energon can be taken orally in robot mode or loaded directly into the Transformer's fuel tank in alternate mode. This processed, liquid Energon can also be synthesised from other energy resources—an unfortunate necessity, given the rarity of the natural crystals on Cybertron after the Transformers' war took its toll on the planet. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye #8}}<br />
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Approximately 3.5 million years ago, Cybertron's supply of Energon was completely depleted, and the entire planet and all the Transformers on it were deactivated for a long, pre-programmed period known as the [[Great Shutdown]]. During this time, Cybertron slowly regenerated, and by the time the Transformers came back online around 3000 years ago, Energon was back in supply. With Cybertron restored to peace, the fuel was no longer a scarcity; by 2003, the [[High Council Pavilions]]' [[Energon Pools]] were recharged {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} and the Transformers had even started canning the fuel in [[Kremzeek]]-branded cans, which were enjoyed by [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] in a moment of riverside relaxation {{storylink|Skyfire (issue)|Skyfire}} and served at Autobot strategy meetings along with small Energon cubes. {{storylink|Original Sin}}<br />
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=====Keepers Trilogy novels=====<br />
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Pure energon is a silvery-yellow liquid that exists naturally on certain planets, and is the power source of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. During a battle with the alien [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]] in [[Las Vegas]], a subterranean reservoir of the fuel was discovered beneath the city that was of such size that Optimus Prime claimed he had never seen so much of it in one place before. With an American nuclear missing streaking towards Vegas in order to eliminate both the Keepers and the Transformers, Prime immersed himself in the energon pool, supercharging the Matrix and suffusing his entire body with the energon's power. With this added power, Prime used the Matrix to contain and redirect the nuclear blast, apparently destroying the Keepers while protecting the rest of the city. {{storylink|Annihilation}}<br />
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In this universe, natural energon is known only to exist on Cybertron, {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} and in the pre-war days, Megatron was among the workers that mined it. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 1|Megatron Origin #1}} Unfortunately for the Transformers, their war stripped Cybertron of its resources, energon included, precipitating a cataclysm that ultimately rendered the planet sterile and uninhabitable. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1}} With their homeworld lost to them, the Autobots and Decepticons subsequently scattered across the galaxy, seeking new sources of fuel, subsisting on "artificial energon derivatives" and "foul local brews" {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6|Infiltration #6}} that [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] described as "nowhere near as good as the real thing". {{storylink|Spotlight: Cliffjumper}}<br />
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Millennia beforehand, the Decepticon logician [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] correctly predicted that Cybertron's resources would eventually dry up, and formulated the [[Regenesis]] program as a countermeasure to the inevitable energon drought. Distilling energon, he created an ore with which he seeded specially-selected planets—including Earth—where energon would then flourish and grow, so that he could harvest it in the centuries to come. In fact, the worlds became ''so'' rich in energon that they began to undergo geological collapse, generating an atmosphere that was hazardous to Transformer life. [[Image:Infiltration6 starscream on ultraenergon.jpg|right|thumb|Hepped up on goofballs.]] Shockwave visited each of the planets and regulated the reactions with [[global damper]]s, but when he visited Earth, he was stopped by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]] and buried in a volcanic eruption, leaving his grand vision for the energon unrealized. {{storylink|Spotlight: Shockwave}}<br />
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Investigating Shockwave's research, the scheming [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] learned of the Regenesis program, and travelled to Earth in the 1980s to harvest a sample of the super-powerful energon that had matured there. {{storylink|Spotlight: Soundwave}} Using this "[[Ultra-Energon]]", as he termed it, Bludgeon reactivated the monstrous [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] to facilitate his agenda of conquest. {{storylink|The Transformers: Stormbringer|Stormbringer}} Meanwhile, a team of Decepticons led by Starscream independently discovered the existence of the Ultra-Energon on Earth and, dubbing it "Ore-13", initiated [[infiltration protocol]] to conquer the planet and harvest it. Seeing in Ore-13 the potential power to help him overthrow Megatron, Starscream powered himself up with the energon and staged his own coup. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6|Infiltration #6}} It was the instability of the Ultra-Energon that was the downfall of both Starscream and Thunderwing: although the additional power it provided them was undeniable, it burnt out very quickly, at which point they were left extremely weakened and easily bested.<br />
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The methods by which energon is distilled and absorbed in this universe are not particularly detailed. Natural energon is mined as ore, and undergoes processing into an unknown state, after which it has only been shown being absorbed via a [[delivery capsule]], a large full body capsule which the Transformer enters. Even what goes on inside the capsule is unknown; all that can be discerned is that when the process is over, a cloud of gas colored in energon's traditional purple-pink escapes as the capsule re-opens. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6|Infiltration #6}} In contrast, Cliffjumper required no capsule to take in artificial energon from a convertor; it was simply transferred through a tube that ran from the device into a port in his forearm. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cliffjumper}} Energon flows within Transformers' bodies in purple-pink liquid form, which is prone to splattering ''eeeeverywhere'' if the Transformer receives serious injury. {{storylink|The Transformers: Megatron Origin}} {{storylink|The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers}}<br />
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====''Henkei! Henkei! Comic Bun Bun'' manga====<br />
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This universe's Cybertron gained its supply of energon from the colossal "Energon Cube", a solid mass of energon bigger than a starship. When it was lost to the reaches of space, [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Megatron]] each led two small teams in pursuit of it, but they were unable to intercept the Cube before it crash-landed on Earth and shattered into innumerable fragments that were scattered all across the planet. {{storylink|Kingdom of Giants}} Additionally, the release of energy caused by the cube's shattering endowed a special ability in some newborn babies within range of the impact wave: they became [[Booster]]s, legendary beings able to generate and control energon. {{storylink|Wataru's Power}}<br />
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The Autobots and Decepticons hid themselves amongst human society to search for the cube shards and the Boosters. Both sides were able to accumulate substantial portions of energon, but only the Autobots were able to locate any Boosters: first was [[Akira Kihara]], who sadly died using his powers to save Optimus Prime, {{storylink|Time of Resurrection}} and second was [[Wataru Hoshinoumi]]. When they first met Wataru, the Autobots were unaware that he was a Booster, but Optimus Prime soon realized the truth after showing Wataru the chunk of the Energon Cube that they had recovered. [[Image:Henkei8 megatron energon bath.jpg|right|thumb|225px]] When Wataru touched the shard, a wave of energon swept over the Autobots, healing their wounds and offering them a mystic, cross-dimensional vision of [[The Transformers (cartoon)|another time and place]]. {{storylink|Kingdom of Giants}}<br />
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As a Booster, Wataru was able to aid his Autobot allies by temporarily increasing their strength, healing their injuries, generating protective forcefields and powering up their weapons, as he did when he transformed Optimus Prime's [[energon-axe]] into a sword that the Autobot leader used to grievously wound Megatron. {{storylink|Optimus Prime's Secret}} [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] sought to heal his leader by placing him in a bath of molten energon cubes, but Optimus Prime tracked him down while he was still recovering. Megatron flew into a rage at the sight of Prime, and the energon began reacting to his furious emotions, levitating and whirling around. The maddened Megatron seized one of the cubes and bit deeply into it, triggering an explosive release of power. Consumed by the explosion, Megatron emerged, transformed by the power of energon into [[Galvatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Galvatron]]! {{storylink|Creation! The New Emperor of Destruction!!}}<br />
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===Robots in Disguise===<br />
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Energon played only a minimal role in this universe, as the [[Predacon (RID)|Predacons]] came to Earth in search of [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]], rather than for more traditional energy theft. It did crop up from time to time, though: the Predacons' craft, the [[Megastar]], ran on energon cubes, and they carried out a few heists to gather up Earthly energy sources they could process to create them—though flashlight batteries were not an especially viable option for conversion. {{storylink|An Explosive Situation}} Either the conversion or the process by which the cubes powered the ship involved a smelter. {{storylink|The Fish Test}} At one point, the Predacons created chains from energon and staged a trap for the Autobots using them. {{storylink|Sideburn's Obsession}}<br />
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Energon is ingested through an "energon intake" {{storylink|The Two Faces of Ultra Magnus}} and comes in "leaded" and "unleaded" varieties—[[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] swore off the latter when he found he didn't have the energy to keep up with the speedy [[Skid-Z (RID)|Skid-Z]]. {{storylink|Skid Z's Choice}}<br />
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===Unicron Trilogy===<br />
:''For further information, see: [[energon star]], [[energon weapon]], [[Energon Sword]], [[Energon Saber]], [[energon tower]], [[energon grid]], [[Energon Blaster]], [[Energon band]], [[Energon Orb]], [[energon gas]], [[Super Energon]], [[Energon Volant Accumulator]], [[energon tomato]]<br />
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Energon exists naturally on multiple planets throughout the universe in the form of glowing golden ore. Following the end of [[The Unicron Battles]] in 2010, the allied forces of the Autobots and Decepticons united with humankind to mine Energon for the betterment of both their species. The Transformers' reawakened creator-god Primus—manifesting in this universe as a glowing white orb of Energon itself—bestowed upon the young human [[Kicker Jones]] the ability to sense the location of Energon, {{storylink|Cybertron City (episode)|Cybertron City}} and Kicker's father, [[Brian Jones (Energon)|Brian Jones]], used his son's new power to find Energon deposits on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], in the [[asteroid belt]] and on multiple locations on Earth. The Transformers and humans set up [[Cybertron City (city)|Cybertron Cities]] in all these various locations to mine the ore: [[Mars City]], [[Asteroid City]], [[Ocean City]], [[Plains City]] in [[United Kingdom|England]], [[Jungle City]] in [[Mexico]], [[Desert City]] in [[Egypt]], [[Blizzard City]] in the [[Arctic]], {{storylink|Unicron Trilogy guidebooks#Energon|Transformers Energon Official Guidebook}} and later [[Lunar City]] on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. {{storylink|Kicker Beware!}}<br />
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In its unprocessed form, Energon ore is bursting with raw energy, and hence hazardous to normal Transformer life. The only Transformers capable of safely handling energon are the [[Omnicon]]s, whose bodies became immunized to the ore's hazardous effects after years of mining it in space, and the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]]. {{storylink|Survival Instincts}} These master Energon sculptors can absorb the energy from Energon ore into their bodies, and then generate sold-state [[Energon star]]s that can be given to other Autobots to temporarily boost their strength. The Stars are also capable of generating [[Energon weapon]]s like spears and axes, though these drastically shorten the Star's lifespan. {{storylink|Scorpinok}} In one particularly puzzling instance, the interaction of multiple Energon Stars with [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]'s [[Matrix of Leadership#Unicron Trilogy|Matrix of Leadership]] led to the creation of the [[Energon Blaster]]. {{storylink|Starscream the Mysterious Mercenary}} Energon can also be processed into a liquid form that can be used as a medicinal bath capable of incredible feats like limb regeneration. {{storylink|Megatron Raid}} This refined, positively-charged "Autobot" Energon is typically red in color.<br />
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In 2020, trapped in the ruined, deactivated body of Unicron, the insane alien [[Alpha Quintesson|Alpha Q]] realized Energon's immense potential to create, and using what little Energon remained in the planet-eater's husk, created the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]] from the very substance of Unicron to raid the Autobots' Energon mines. It was Alpha Q's intention to use indefinable, mystic properties of the Energon they would gather to recreate all the worlds that Unicron had consumed over the millennia. {{storylink|A Tale of Two Heros}} To rally the disenfranchised Decepticons to his side, Alpha Q forged an [[Energon Sword]] from the Spark of [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], who had been trapped in Unicron's body for a decade. {{storylink|Megatron's Sword}} Megatron, however, was able to siphon off some of the Energon the Terrorcons returned with and crafted a new body for himself, ousting Alpha Q (who escaped in Unicron's disembodied head) and taking control of the Terrorcons. Under Megatron's directions, the Terrorcons gathered Energon to rebuild Unicron himself, so that Megatron could use him as a weapon. {{storylink|Megatron Resurrected}} The Terrorcons were created to be immune to the harmful effects of raw Energon; they consume it orally, and convert it into green, negatively-charged "Decepticon" Energon Stars internally. Like the Autobots' Omnicon-made stars, these could be used by the Decepticons as power-enhancers, but they apparently remained unsafe to touch directly: When [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] tried to grab one, he received a debilitating jolt of energy that scarred his body with jagged lightning patterns. {{storylink|Scorpinok}} The Terrorcons were also not the only thing Alpha Q used Energon to create: using the small supply he had left after escaping from Megatron, he restored the deceased [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] to life. Unfortunately, he ran out halfway through the process, leaving Starscream incomplete, a sort of Energon "ghost", whose body constantly shifted from physical to incorporeal. {{storylink|Starscream the Mysterious Mercenary}}<br />
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Setting off into space to stop Megatron's plans, the Autobots left Earth protected by Doctor Jones's newest Energon innovation: the [[Energon grid]], a protective field of plasma-state Energon generated by [[energon tower]]s positioned at each of the Cybertron Cities. {{storylink|Battle of the Asteroid Belt}} The mechanism was later duplicated on Cybertron, where the towers were fuelled by [[Energon gas|gaseous green Energon]]. {{storylink|Battle Stations}} Earth's defense had to be sacrificed for the greater good, however, when Kicker convinced his father to beam all of Earth's Energon to Alpha Q, who used it to charge Unicron's head. Alpha Q rammed the positively-charged head into Unicron's body, causing the release of the "sparks" of all the planets Unicron had destroyed. {{storylink|Open Fire!}} Trying to destroy Alpha Q, Megatron triggered the release of all the negatively-charged Energon in Unicron's body, causing a violent reaction between the two kinds of Energon that tore open a fissure in space. {{storylink|Ripped Up Space}}<br />
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In the [[Alpha Q's universe|newly-created dimension]] this fissure led to, Unicron's head became a glowing [[Energon Orb|sun]], nurturing all the reborn planets with its life-giving Energon light. Consequently, however, all of the planets were rich in Energon themselves, making them ripe targets for Decepticon pillaging. {{storylink|Protection}} Alas, the villains were able to gather enough Energon to restore and reactivate Unicron's body, and even reclaimed his head, extinguishing the Energon sun it had become and killing Alpha Q in the process. {{storylink|A Heroic Battle}} To stop Megatron's schemes, Primus transmitted Energon from Cybertron to the Autobots, [[burning justice|recoloring and powering them up]], and transforming the combined Optimus Prime and [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]] into a planetary-scale giant. {{storylink|Optimus Supreme}} Prime and Omega were able to destroy Unicron's body, but Alpha Q's planets were in danger of dying due to the destruction of Energon sun. {{storylink|Unicron Perishes}} Salvation came in the form of Primus's greatest creation: a reservoir of liquid blue [[Super Energon]], sealed away beneath Cybertron's surface, from a time when Autobots and Decepticons were allies, intended to usher in a new era of peace. {{storylink|Ambition}} This Energon had incredibly potent transformational abilities: it transformed Megatron into Galvatron, recolored and powered up [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]], {{storylink|Wishes}} and turned [[Insecticon (Energon)|Insecticon]] Terrorcons into giants. {{storylink|Decepticon Army}} A second immersion transformed Galvatron into a giant as well, at which point he was possessed by Unicron's still-living [[Spark]], but Primus orchestrated his downfall by gathering up the entire reservoir of Super-Energon and transforming it into a new foundling sun. Struggling against Unicron's control, Megatron flung himself into the sun, and both he and the planet-eater were seemingly destroyed as it burst into life. This new Energon sun took up position in Alpha Q's universe, nurturing his planets once more. {{storylink|The Sun}}<br />
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The existence of pockets of energon gas on Earth was discovered by the alternative energy research and development company [[Alterenergy]], who dubbed it "01 Source". Unknown the public, the discovery was the work of Alterenergy consultant Brian Jones, whose son Kicker had the unexplained ability to detect Energon. This made Alterenergy a target for the Terrorcons, a cell of Decepticons who had been recruited by the evil alien [[Alpha Quintesson]], who bade them gather Energon to reactivate his master Unicron. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath}} Attacking Alterenergy's [[Australia|Western Australia]] facility, the Terrorcons stole Energon using siphons that condensed the gas into green liquid form, which they then used to power themselves up with. [[Image:Energon29 energon weapons.jpg|right|thumb|350px]] Thankfully, the Autobots arrived, able to take on their Energon-empowered foes thanks to their new [[Spark of Combination|combining abilities]]. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Three}} Following the Autobots' victory, {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Four}} they entered into an alliance with the humans, and began setting up drilling sites around the Earth to replenish their own dwindling supplies of Energon. {{storylink|Omni-Potent}}<br />
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Energon can be shaped and moulded by the small group of evolved [[Mini-Con]]s known as Omnicons, who can fire it as blasts, create energy-constructs from it and sculpt it into powerful weapons. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Four}} Kicker also discovered that his energon-manipulating powers had evolved when he was attacked by Decepticons over an Energon pocket in [[Turkey]] and was able to channel and redirect the energy into the Omnicons. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 4}}<br />
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Cybertron's source of Energon in this universe was the legendary, life-giving [[AllSpark]] cube, which sustained the planet and the Transformer race through its constant generation of the fuel, presumably in the form of crystals or ore. It was the Energon produced by the AllSpark that gave life to the first Cybertronians, the [[Dynasty of Primes]], creating them from Cybertron's metal surface itself. The Primes were soon to learn that the AllSpark's supply of Energon was not infinite: it required periodic recharging to continue Energon generation, and the only source of energy viable enough was that of suns. Using [[Star Harvester]]s, the Primes converted the suns of lifeless star systems into Energon, which fuelled the AllSpark, in turn allowing it to generate exponentially greater amounts of the energy, thereby allowing Cybertron to thrive, and more and more Transformers to be given life. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}}<br />
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Millions of years later, at the height of the civil war between the Autobots and Decepticons, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] had the AllSpark blasted into space, to put its power beyond the reach of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. Without the AllSpark's constant supply of Energon, however, Cybertron began to atrophy, eventually becoming a ruin of a planet, uninhabitable by the Transformers. They too took to the stars, searching for the lost cube: the Autobots to reinvigorate Cybertron, Megatron planning to use its Energon to bring to life the machinery of other worlds, forging an even greater army. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}} Without true Energon from the Allspark, the Transformers were forced instead to subsist on a manufactured brew processed out of other natural resources on the other worlds they visited. Although much more stable that the Energon of most universes, if this artificial Energon ''were'' hypothetically detonated, the resultant explosion would be large enough to obliterate most of a good-sized continent. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}<br />
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The AllSpark landed on Earth in what would become Colorado, directly on top of an entrance into a mysterious network of subterranean caves that criss-crossed the entire planet. The cube's Energon radiation was funnelled into the tunnels for thousands of years, stimulating the growth of Energon ore, and mutating the animals that lived there into huge monstrosities. The Energon was discovered in caves in the Sierra Nevada mountains by gentleman adventurers [[Walter Simmons]] and [[Theodore Joseph Wells]] in the late 19th Century, {{storylink|Original}} but while these two men would go on to found the organization [[Sector Seven]], dedicated to protecting the Earth against the Transformers, they would not realize that this discovery was connected to their larger mission until they found the AllSpark and excavated it in 1913, uncovering more of the substance in the caves beneath it. They also discovered the abandoned [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]] [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]], who was looking for the cube himself, and who accidentally triggered a surge of Energon from it that overloaded his systems and brought a nearby crane, car, gun and radio to life. {{storylink|Irreplaceable}} Energon was the subject of some study on Earth in later years; scientist [[Dina Morgan]] experimented with the energy potential of converting the crystals into liquid, and a memo about her research was later discovered by [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] during his advance recon on the planet in the early 21st century. {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Chevy Autobots}}<br />
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In 2007, Bumblebee was joined on the planet by more representatives of both factions, leading to a battle for possession of the AllSpark in [[Mission City]], during which a wave of Energon was released that brought [[Dispensor|several]] [[Xbox 360 robot|Earth]] [[steering wheel robot|machines]] to life. Ultimately, the cube was destroyed when [[Sam Witwicky]] plunged it into Megatron's Spark, overloading and apparently destroying him. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}} Following the destruction of the cube and the defeat of the Decepticons, the Autobots allied with humankind, and, lacking the time to confirm the presence of true Energon on Earth, instead began stockpiling manufactured Energon at [[NEST]] base on [[Diego Garcia]]. When questioned about the substance by [[Robert Epps]], [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] explained that it was basically useless to humanity; they could not use it to power weapons the way the Transformers did (like Optimus Prime's [[Dual Energon Swords]]) because its chemical composition was far beyond their ability to master. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}<br />
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In 2009, the small fragments that remained of the AllSpark cube were revealed to still possess Energon-generating powers when one was stolen by the Decepticons and used to restore Megatron to life. At the bidding of his master, a renegade member of the Dynasty of Primes known as [[The Fallen]], Megatron uncovered a hidden Star Harvester The Fallen had built in Egypt nineteen thousand years beforehand, planning to use it to convert Earth's sun into Energon that could be used to sire a new race of Decepticon [[hatchling]]s. Another shard brought a group of [[Appliancebot|kitchen appliances]] in Sam Witwicky's home to life; Sam later used it to rouse Jetfire from his years-long slumber. Jetfire was living proof of the fact that without regular consumption of Energon of any kind, a Transformer's body and mind begin to slowly break down, rusting away in a kind of robotic senility. By combining with Jetfire, Optimus Prime gained the power to stop Megatron and The Fallen and destroy the Star Harvester. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}<br />
[[Image:ROTF fallen leaks energon.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The [[Tony Todd|Candyman]] can, 'cause he mixes it with love, and makes the world taste good...]]<br />
Not long after the Autobot victory in Egypt, [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] stumbled across a cave full of natural Energon, and was nearly brainwashed by the Decepticon [[Mindwipe (ROTF)|Mindwipe]] into harvesting it for the Decepticons. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 5}} Later still, [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] and [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] were seen transporting a cargo of Energon ''cubes'', but whether they were created from the natural Energon Ironhide found or just more manufactured Energon is unknown. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 10}} Within a few years, NEST developed [[Energon detector]]s that could alert them to the approach of Cybertronian lifeforms, and had them stationed around major cities, forcing the Decepticons to withdraw to unmonitored regions of the planet like [[Namibia]], [[Africa]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}<br />
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Energon flows inside Transformers' bodies in a liquid form through a structure akin to a human's circulatory system. It is prone to gushing out when a Transformer receives debilitating injuries—glowing blue Energon showered from the wounds sustained by several Transformers during the battle of [[Mission City]], {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}} while a golden form of liquid Energon oozed from The Fallen's dying frame<ref>Hasbro's online [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/TRANSFORMERS-Glossary.cfm Transformers glossary].</ref> when Optimus Prime killed him. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}} In fact, quite a ''lot'' of differently-colored fluids were seen slooshing and squirting from the Transformers during the quest for the Matrix of Leadership and the battles over [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]'s space bridge, including a disturbingly blood-like red liquid, but whether or not any of these were Energon is unclear. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}} {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}<br />
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===Transformers Collectors' Club comics===<br />
{{see|Rarified Energon}}<br />
[[Image:CrossingOver5 rarified energon.jpg|left|thumb|165px|"The formula is water! Pure, ordinary water!"]]<br />
On the second leg of their multiverse-hopping journey, amnesiac Transformers [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]] and [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]] discovered a pool of liquid energon beneath the jungles of South America, being watched over a similar Transformer named [[Breakaway (Classics)|Breakaway]]. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 5}} They were informed by Breakway's assistant, the computer system known as the [[Caretaker]], that the pool was no ordinary energon: it was [[Rarified Energon]], the base substance that made up Transformers' bodies and sparks. Skyfall, Landquake and Breakway were, in fact, components of [[Nexus Prime]], one of the [[Thirteen|thirteen original Transformers]], who had been tasked with guarding Rarified Energon by Primus eons in the past. When Nexus Prime had been divided into five separate robots in order to protect the secret of [[Prima]]'s [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]], Rarified Energon was left without a guardian, and was consequently secreted away in the corners of the multiverse—for if it should be destroyed, then it would be impossible for more Transformer life to be created. The Caretaker opened a cross-dimensional portal to take the three Transformers to the universe where they would find the [[Topspin (Classics)|fourth of their number]], assuring them that the Rarified Energon would be teleported away to a new safe location once they had left. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 6}}<br />
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[[Image:Ani07 sllsparkinfusedenergon.jpg|right|thumb|250px|"Mine mine mine! All mine!"]]<br />
Crystalline formations of natural energon are cultivated on Cybertron at [[energon farm]]s, a menial task that earns workers a reputation as hayseeds despite its extreme importance, {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}} {{storylink|The Stunti-Con Job}} and stored in energon cubes. Despite the Autobots being in full control of Cybertron and no excess energon being expended in a war effort, the substance remains extremely precious, as evidenced by the risks cadet [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel]] took when he and fellow cadets [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]] and [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]] attempted to recover a huge stockpile of it from a starship that had crashed on the planet [[Archa Seven]] centuries beforehand. Sentinel called this "AllSpark-infused energon", but there was nothing to indicate that it was any different from normal energon, suggesting that the energies of the life-giving [[AllSpark]] are known to be shared by energon in this universe, as they are in [[#live-action film series|others]]. {{storylink|Along Came a Spider}}<br />
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Contrary to the hardships faced by Transformers in other universes, when [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]'s teams were stranded on Earth with no energon, they proved quite able to survive on simple [[oil]]. Back on Cybertron, though, energon remained on the menu at [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]], where varieties served included Z and Ultra blends from various different planets, as well as energon-on-a-stick for the little 'bots. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}} Energon is used to power the machines and weapons of Cybertron, like those of the [[Cybertron Elite Guard]]'s [[Fortress Maximus (Animated)|Fortress Maximus]], {{storylink|This Is Why I Hate Machines}} and small energon cubes are used as blasting charges in construction {{storylink|Endgame, Part I}}<br />
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[[Image:Cliffjumper&SGGoryu Dungeons&Dinobots.jpg|left|thumb|100px|[[Steven Spielberg]] takes the directorial reins.]]<br />
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The energon of this twisted mirror universe is superficially different to the more recognizable fuel of most worlds. Here, it is a sickly green-yellow in color, is stored primarily in [[energon rod|rod]]s, and is considered by the dimensionally-displaced [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] to have a strange aftertaste when compared to the energon of his home dimension. It remains used as a form of currency among Transformers.<br />
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Among the natural sources of energon on this universe's Cybertron are bright blue crystalline deposits that form on the shores of the [[Rust Sea]], when the sea's innate trace energon content is solidified by evaporation. {{storylink|Dungeons & Dinobots}}<br />
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:''For further information, see: [[Energon battle pistol]], [[Energon grenade]], [[Energon repair ray]], [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]], [[Dark Energon]], [[Energon prod]], [[Energon Harvester]], [[Synthetic Energon]], [[Toxic Energon]]<br />
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[[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]] explained that Energon is an emanation of Primus, and a different form of that which makes up a [[Transformer]] and everything else on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus}} Energon occurs naturally in the form of blue crystals, {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}} though these sometimes resemble normal rocks. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}} It is stored within Energon cubes, {{storylink|Masters & Students}} the framework for which can be produced by the Decepticon [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]], {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron}} and is fashioned into smaller ingots for oral ingestion by Transformers. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus}}<br />
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In Cybertronian prehistory, the ancients moved Energon by reconstituting and concentrating it into its most rarefied form, that of pure energy, which is transmitted between arrays such as the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus}} [[Image:Starscreamharvestingcrystals.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Starscream harvesting raw Energon.]] Similarly, they used [[Energon Harvester]]s to draw this energy right out of Energon crystals. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}} Later, during the [[Golden Age]], a formula for a synthetic version of Energon was developed; apparently never put into production, this formula was programmed into a [[Cybertronian data cylinder|data cylinder]] and sent into space. {{storylink|T.M.I.}}<br />
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When war broke out on Cybertron, Energon was weaponized in the form of the [[Energon battle pistol]] and the [[Energon prod]] (the latter an instrument of torture that would later prove to have a particularly deleterious, if temporary, effect on the human neural system {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}}), but also found use on the battlefield as an implement of healing in medical tools like the [[Energon grenade]], which releases a localized aura of Energon that restores the vigor of Transformers within the grenade's range. Medics were also known to carry [[Energon repair ray]]s, more focused tools that fire a beam of Energon to heal the injured. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)}} As the war depleted Energon supplies on Cybertron, both sides tried hiding their stockpiles of this valuable commodity on many other planets, including [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}} The Decepticons even began experimenting with Energon's poisonous counterpart, [[Dark Energon]], a product of [[Unicron]] in the same way that true Energon is a product of Primus. Using it, the Decepticons corrupted the [[core]] of Cybertron, and although the Autobots restored it, the planet's Energon supply had been crippled, necessitating that the Transformers depart Cybertron so that it would be able to recharge and regenerate enough Energon to once again support life. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron}} <br />
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By coincidence or design, the Transformers' war eventually carried them back to Earth in the 21st century. After an undetailed initial clash, [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] retreated into space to gather up an army, and [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]], left in charge of the Decepticons on Earth, set about mining the Energon that had flourished on the planet, claiming there was enough there to repower Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (comic)}} The shifting geology of Earth occasionally stymied his attempts, as some deposits had become unmineable since originally being stored; the largest of these was labelled "ND-7 Class". {{storylink|Out of His Head}} After three years, however, Megatron returned, having recovered more Dark Energon from the depths of space {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}, but he was fortunately stopped by the Autobots from using it to reanimate Cybertron's dead. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}<br />
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[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]]'s Autobots later discovered the data cylinder containing the synthetic Energon formula, but its contents were beamed directly into [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]'s brain. The formula threatened to wipe his mind, so he was only able to transcribe a portion of it before it was necessary to remove it shoot it off into space. {{storylink|T.M.I.}} [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] then attempted to complete the formula, but the result of experiments was a green liquid form of Energon which supercharged his physical attributes at the loss of his mental stability. In the throes of this rage, Ratchet attacked a Decepticon mine and was wounded by Megatron, allowing [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] to obtain for the Decepticons a sample of the synthetic Energon that drained from his wounds. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}<br />
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Having gone rogue, Starscream was forced to either steal energon from the ''[[Trypticon (Prime)|Nemesis]]'' {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}} or scavenge for it in abandoned mines. {{storylink|Crossfire}} After [[MECH]] stole [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]]'s [[transformation cog|T-cog]] in an attempt to get their own creation working, Starscream pointed out that it required Energon to properly function. He used a small amount of his own as a demonstration. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}} With Starscream's help, they were able to track down a sizable deposit. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}} [[Airachnid|Airachnid]] later found an [[Insecticon (Prime)| Insecticon]] which searched for energon for her. {{storylink|Crossfire}}<br />
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A bizarre interaction with the Energon of Earth was responsible for bringing many weapons, including the Transformers' personal armaments, to life as the [[Arms Micron]]s.<br />
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==Toys and merchandise==<br />
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The [[rubsign]]s introduced into the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' toyline in 1997 were called "Energon Chips". On the Japanese side of things, Energon Matrices were included with [[Lio Convoy]] and [[Big Convoy]]'s toys; while the former's was merely sculpted detail beneath a panel on his chest, the latter's was fully removable.<br />
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[[Image:G1_energon_toys.jpg|right|thumb|275px|Foooood Fiiight!!!]]<br />
[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron]]'s energon-axe and energon mace were the first toys that represented physical energon. [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] has enjoyed a long love affair with these weapons, which up until their release in plastic form, had only been ''very'' rarely seen. After several ''[[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]]'' PVC figurines depicted Prime and Megatron with the weapons deployed, the armaments made the jump to true toys with the ''[[The Transformers Collection|Transformers Collection]]'' line of reissues, which featured new axe and mace accessories for the 2003 re-releases of the original Generation 1 [[Optimus_Prime_(G1)/toys#Transformers_Collection|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron_(G1)/toys#Transformers_Collection|Megatron]] toys. These weapons were also included with the ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' versions of the characters, and on Prime's ''[[Hybrid Style]]'' and ''[[Robot Masters (franchise)|Robot Masters]]'' figures as well. Prime's axe in particular has gotten a lot of face-time, having been recolored with each new [[redeco]] of these various Prime toys—and that's been quite a few! See the [[energon-axe]] article for a full listing of this weapon's releases.<br />
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''The Transformers Collection'' also featured the first, and to-date only, toys made of energon cubes, three of which came packaged with the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] giftset. The translucent pink cubes are made of soft rubbery plastic, and are quite small; fairly in-scale with the Insecticons themselves, but undeniably dinky next to any larger toys. The reason for their small size is so that they can fit into the Insecticons' opening cockpits, left over from their days as ''[[Diaclone]]'' toys. Three cubes were also included with the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive [[Insecticon clone]] [[redeco]] of this set.<br />
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All the Omnicon and Terrorcon toys released in the ''Energon'' toyline came packaged with an Energon star (called an "Energon chip" in the toyline) which could attach to the Spark crystals that most of the toys in the series feature, and an Energon weapon, itself formed from several modular pieces that could be mixed and matched with other figures and other Energon weapon components through the miracle of [[5mm post]]s. The Autobot stars and weapons were various shades of red, while the Decepticons' were green, with each faction sporting a different design for their Energon stars. These weapons included [[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]]'s '''Energy Axe''' (formed from a boom arm and a spare tire) [[Skyblast (Energon)|Skyblast]]'s '''Energy Spear''' (the merging of a cannon and two rocket boosters), [[Signal Flare (Energon)|Signal Flare]]'s '''Energy Cutter''' (made up of a projecting dish and two shield panels), [[Arcee (Energon)|Arcee]]'s compound bow (built from fuel tanks and exhaust pipes), [[Battle Ravage]]'s twin cannons, [[Divebomb (Energon)|Divebomb]]'s '''Energy Raiden''' (the united form of two blades) [[Cruellock]]'s '''Energy Blade''' (a large sword made even larger with the addition of a small gun as a handle) and [[Insecticon (Energon)|Insecticon]]'s '''Energy Drill''' (a dagger and gatling cannon combined). In addition to being recolored and sold in the ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' and live-action movie toylines along with the figures who wielded them, many of these weapons were released in new colors as exclusives in Japan, sometimes on their own, sometimes packaged with different toys. See the [[Energon weapon|Energon weapon article]] for a full list. One other set of modular Energon weapons was available as part of the line: the rifle and sword which came with Starscream, owing to the character's status as an "Energon ghost". This pair of weapons could combine to form a ''huge'' sword.<br />
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The limb components of the three "Maximus" [[Combiner]]s released during ''Energon'' also each came with a translucent blue "Super Energon" star and an Energon weapon. Rather than follow the modular mix-and-match pattern of the earlier toys, however, these Energon weapons converted into either a hand or foot for their combined super robot mode. From [[Superion Maximus]], [[Treadshot (Energon)|Treadshot]] and [[Windrazor (Energon)|Windrazor]] came with twin double-ended cannons, while [[Sky Shadow (Energon)|Sky Shadow]] and [[Terradive (Energon)|Terradive]] were armed with double-barrelled blasters; from [[Constructicon Maximus]], [[Sledge (Energon)|Sledge]] and [[Bonecrusher (Energon)|Bonecrusher]] wielded odd clawed cudgels that were particularly strange next to [[Duststorm (Energon)|Duststorm]] and [[Wideload (Energon)|Wideload]]'s pincer-claws; and from [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]], [[Kickback (Energon)|Kickback]] and [[Blight (Energon)|Blight]] bore combined double-barrelled cannon radar arrays, while [[Blackout (combiner)|Blackout]] and [[Stormcloud (Energon)|Stormcloud]] brandished modular quintuple-barrelled arsenals. These figures were redecoed across the ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'', ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' toylines, and select limbs were chosen by the Transformers Collectors' Club to become components of their exclusive combiner figure, the energon-manipulating Nexus Prime.<br />
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[[Megatron (Armada)/toys|Megatron]]'s Energon Sword was his perennial accessory throughout the ''Energon'' toyline, available in various sizes and colors with his toys, and also with a ''Super Link'' exclusive Kicker figure and as a rather large role-play weapon. See the [[Energon Sword|Energon Sword article]] for a full list of releases. By contrast, [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Optimus Prime]]'s Energon Blaster was ''only'' released as a role-play weapon, its role in the toyline about as memorable as its brief, puzzling appearance in the cartoon.<br />
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Energon took another form for a small line of European-exclusive [[List_of_Transformers_restaurant_promotions|McDonald's Happy Meal ''Energon'' toys]]. The four figures in the series each came with a large, translucent "Energon cube", which could be inserted inside their body and featured various effects: Optimus Prime and [[Ironhide (Energon)#Toys|Ironhide]]'s had electronic sounds, while Megatron and [[Unicron/toys|Unicron]]'s featured LED lights.<br />
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The first [[subline imprint]] of the [[Movie (toyline)|live-action movie toyline]] was the "[[AllSpark Power]]" series, in which all the figures sported bright blue parts to represent the glowing blue Energon power of the AllSpark. The AllSpark itself was also rendered in plastic form: it came as a small accessory packaged with the Japanese releases of the "AllSpark Power" figures, or as more esoteric objects like a Rubik's Cube, a paperweight and a candy container. We guess that would make the candy itself the Energon! See the [[AllSpark|AllSpark article]] for a complete listing of merchandise.<br />
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[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Optimus Prime]]'s original live-action movie toy did not include the Energon Sword he was seen deploying in the feature film, but the blade was soon added when the figure was retooled for the "[[Premium Series]]" subline imprint. A second sword was added to Prime's arsenal in the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' movie, and given that the swords played a major part in one of the film's set-piece battles, they were quickly established as a fixture on almost all of the line's Optimus Prime toys, from his large-scale Leader-class figure, all the way down to his ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' figurine. See the [[Dual Energon Swords|Dual Energon Swords article]] for a full listing of toys wielding these face-taking blades.<br />
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===Foreign names===<br />
*''Japanese:'' '''Energon''' (エネルゴン ''enerugon'')<br />
*''Russian:'' '''Energon''' (Энергон)<br />
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The '''Vaults of Iacon''' were chambers in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] that housed the artifacts of the [[Thirteen|Primes]], and captured [[Decepticon]] weapons. Many of these items were shipped off Cybertron for safekeeping during the war, and some ended up on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}}<br />
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== Objects kept in the vaults ==<br />
*[[Spark extractor]]<br />
*[[Forge of Solus Prime]]<br />
*[[Force field generator]]<br />
*[[Phase shifter]]<br />
*[[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex armor]]<br />
*[[Resonance Blaster]]<br />
*Unknown Iacon<br />
[[Category:Iacon]]<br />
[[Category:Prime locations]]<br />
[[Category:Cybertron]]</div>Erodriguez9898https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Vaults_of_Iacon&diff=717445Vaults of Iacon2012-05-20T18:16:50Z<p>Erodriguez9898: /* Objects kept in the vaults */</p>
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<div>{{merge|Vaults|This page's info is already on that page}}<br />
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The '''Vaults of Iacon''' were chambers in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] that housed the artifacts of the [[Thirteen|Primes]], and captured [[Decepticon]] weapons. Many of these items were shipped off Cybertron for safekeeping during the war, and some ended up on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}}<br />
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== Objects kept in the vaults ==<br />
*[[Spark extractor]]<br />
*[[Forge of Solus Prime]]<br />
*[[Force field generator]]<br />
*[[Phase shifter]]<br />
*[[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex armor]]<br />
*[[Resonance Blaster]]<br />
[[Category:Iacon]]<br />
[[Category:Prime locations]]<br />
[[Category:Cybertron]]</div>Erodriguez9898https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Vaults_of_Iacon&diff=717444Vaults of Iacon2012-05-20T18:16:15Z<p>Erodriguez9898: /* Objects kept in the vaults */</p>
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<div>{{merge|Vaults|This page's info is already on that page}}<br />
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The '''Vaults of Iacon''' were chambers in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] that housed the artifacts of the [[Thirteen|Primes]], and captured [[Decepticon]] weapons. Many of these items were shipped off Cybertron for safekeeping during the war, and some ended up on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}}<br />
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== Objects kept in the vaults ==<br />
*[[Spark extractor]]<br />
*[[Forge of Solus Prime]]<br />
*Force field generator<br />
*[[Phase shifter]]<br />
*[[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex armor]]<br />
*[[Resonance Blaster (Prime)|Resonance Blaster]]<br />
[[Category:Iacon]]<br />
[[Category:Prime locations]]<br />
[[Category:Cybertron]]</div>Erodriguez9898https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Vaults_of_Iacon&diff=714907Vaults of Iacon2012-05-09T23:42:20Z<p>Erodriguez9898: /* Objects kept in the vaults */</p>
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<div>{{merge|Vaults|This page's info is already on that page}}<br />
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The '''Vaults of Iacon''' were chambers in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] that housed the artifacts of the [[Thirteen|Primes]], and captured [[Decepticon]] weapons. Many of these items were shipped off Cybertron for safekeeping during the war, and some ended up on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}}<br />
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== Objects kept in the vaults ==<br />
*[[Spark extractor]]<br />
*[[Forge of Solus Prime]]<br />
*[[Force field generator]]<br />
*[[Phase shifter]]<br />
*Unknown Iacon<br />
*Unknown Iacon<br />
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[[Category:Iacon]]<br />
[[Category:Prime locations]]<br />
[[Category:Cybertron]]</div>Erodriguez9898https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Vaults_of_Iacon&diff=714109Vaults of Iacon2012-05-06T21:34:08Z<p>Erodriguez9898: /* Objects kept in the vaults */</p>
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<div>{{merge|Vaults|This page's info is already on that page}}<br />
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The '''Vaults of Iacon''' were chambers in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] that housed the artifacts of the [[Thirteen|Primes]], and captured [[Decepticon]] weapons. Many of these items were shipped off Cybertron for safekeeping during the war, and some ended up on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}}<br />
<br />
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== Objects kept in the vaults ==<br />
*[[Spark extractor]]<br />
*[[Forge of Solus Prime]]<br />
*Force field generator<br />
*Phase Shifter<br />
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[[Category:Iacon]]<br />
[[Category:Prime locations]]<br />
[[Category:Cybertron]]</div>Erodriguez9898