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Dinobot II

2025-03-21T21:10:01Z

EternalGalvatron: /* Toys */ Clarification of terms.

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:''Dinobot is a [[Transmetal 2]] [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:BWUniverseDinobotIIModel.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Braiiiiiiins... honor... braaaaaaaaaaaains...]]
[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] always did have a thing for that traitor, [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]]. But when his former lieutenant betrayed him, joined the Maximals, and ultimately gave his life to stop one of Megatron's most ambitious plans, this wasn't the end, no. A shambling, slavering [[Frankenstein's monster]], this new '''Dinobot''' is Megatron's attempt to recreate the original without all that cumbersome honor. Powerful, vicious, and most importantly, loyal, Dinobot is a living weapon to be aimed and released in the Maximals' direction. Megatron would have the last word on the raptor's legacy.

Or so he thought. Even though Dinobot's [[spark]] is technically half of [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]]'s, [[Rattrap (BW)|some]] still wonder if there's anything left of the original Dinobot in there. If so, and that's a big "if," it'd have to take something cataclysmic to bring it to the surface.

{{quote|I ''am'' the plan.|Dinobot|"[[Feral Scream Part 2]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Scott McNeil]] (English), [[Keiji Fujiwara]] (Japanese)|[[Yu Zhenbo]] (Chinese), [[Mario Zucca]] (Italian), [[Jorge Barcellos]] (Portuguese), [[Federico Romano]] (Latin American Spanish, first appearance), [[Alfonso Ramírez]] (Latin American Spanish, rest of the series)}}

[[File:Dinobot2beastmode.JPG|left|thumb|Skeletor's new ride]]
Dinobot was created one stormy night in one of [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s grand experiments, using a [[blank]] [[protoform]], cloned cells from the original Dinobot, a part of [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]]'s [[spark]], and the energy from the [[Transmetal driver]]. His first action was to attack [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]], who had been drawn there by the scent of Rampage's spark. On transforming to robot mode, Dinobot discovered he had a powerful laser in one eye when he managed to shoot his own finger off. A short time later, the battle was interrupted when [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] blew himself up in Megatron's device while stealing the Transmetal driver. The Predacons retired to their [[Darksyde (BW)|base]], where Dinobot demonstrated that he had the ability to squeeze Rampage's spark fragment to keep the psychopath in line. Megatron used Dinobot to lure Depth Charge into a trap in an attempt to regain the Transmetal driver, only for the group of Predacons to be attacked by a strange, feral creature. {{storylink|Feral Scream Part 1}}

[[File:Feral Scream 2 Dinobot Waspinator.jpg|thumb|Over the river and through the woods, to Megatron's house we go!]]

A short time later, Dinobot II was sent with [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] to capture [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], who had become a Transmetal 2. During the debriefing, Waspinator made plain his distaste for Transmetal 2s, which earned him a growl from Dinobot. The hunt lead the pair to a cave, where Waspinator brought up the need for a plan and was promptly sliced to pieces by Dinobot. Dinobot searched the cave, only to find that the Maximal had already made his escape. Angered, Dinobot declared that the target had fled...for now. Later, Dinobot found Cheetor again and nearly killed him from the shadows with a blast from his eye, only for [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] to take the blow for his comrade, incurring heavy damage. Dinobot and Cheetor had a short but vicious fight, at the end of which reinforcements arrived in the forms of [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] and [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]]. Before retreating, Dinobot II declared that this wasn't over. {{storylink|Feral Scream Part 2}}

[[File:Proving Grounds Dinobot trees.jpg|left|thumb|No, Dino! Down, boy!]]
While spying on the Maximals, Dinobot spotted [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] leaving their base and began stalking her. The two pursued each other at length through a forest, using every trick they knew, until Dinobot was able to pin her under some logs. After Blackarachnia blasted him, Dinobot demonstrated his ability to heal any injury with his Transmetal 2 power. Silverbolt arrived to aid Blackarachnia, but proved no match for Dinobot, who began to use his laser to burn Silverbolt's forehead. Blackarachnia tried to persuade Dinobot to join her in an alliance, giving Silverbolt time to recover so they could both blast Dinobot off a handy cliff. {{storylink|Proving Grounds}}

Dinobot assisted in the construction of Megatron's [[disruptor cannon]], gaining multiple shocks from the thing before they kidnapped [[Una]] and had her complete the shielding. After Una was rescued by Rattrap, Dinobot pursued them with Waspinator and [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]]. Unfortunately, the incompetence of the other two resulted in them falling on him at a crucial moment, and the trio returned to the cave empty-handed. Megatron proceeded to fire up the cannon, only to discover that Una had stolen the [[stabilizer crystal]], and the cannon blew up in their faces. {{storylink|Go with the Flow}} Dinobot was present while the Predacons successfully invaded the Ark, taking all the Maximals prisoner. Megatron ordered Dinobot to hunt down and destroy Depth Charge, an order that Dinobot accepted with sadistic glee. Although the battle was unseen, Dinobot apparently failed. {{storylink|Master Blaster}}

[[File:Dinobotflashesnem1.jpg|thumb|upright=2|Whoa-oohhh, livin' inside myself...]]

During the trial of [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]], Dinobot II served on the jury along with Rampage. After Waspinator's "defense", Megatron asked the jury for their verdict. Rampage and Dinobot quickly declared the [[Fuzor]] guilty by holding him up and pointing their guns at him. The execution was interrupted by the arrival of [[Tigerhawk]], who destroyed the remains of the ''Darksyde'', forcing the Predacons to abandon base. Dinobot and Rampage were quickly blasted into the distance by a single missile from the Vok messenger, preventing either from actually participating in the fight. {{storylink|Other Victories}}

Dinobot accompanied Megatron as the Predacon leader discovered the great secret which [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] had been keeping: the submerged but operational [[Decepticon]] battle flagship, the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''. After Rampage was destroyed by Depth Charge {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}}, something happened to Dinobot. As his spark became complete, the consciousness of the original Dinobot took hold of him. {{storylink|Transformers Hall of Fame}} The memories of the deceased warrior flooded into his frame, and more importantly, Dinobot's code of honor came along with them. Unable to shake off these memories and what they signified, Dinobot betrayed Megatron, challenging his leader's desire to destroy the protohuman village. More importantly, he sent information about an [[Autobot]] shuttle to the Maximals aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]].

[[File:Nemesis2-DinobotIIhassecondthoughts.jpg|thumb|left|Oh, that's right, I hate that guy.]]

Dinobot's final rebellion was openly refusing to fire on the Maximal base. When a flabbergasted Megatron asked him what possible reason he could have for rebelling against his creator, Dinobot took a moment before turning to look at the injured form of Optimus Primal and announcing "And I...have my honor." Enraged, Megatron attacked him, throwing him into Primal just as [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] piloted the Autobot shuttle straight into Megatron. As Optimus made to escape, he tried to get Dinobot to follow, but the Transmetal merely wished Primal well as the cockpit exploded around him. Thus he died as a hero, like his predecessor. Optimus would later quote a passage from the [[Covenant of Primus]]: "In the spark of an enemy, there will be salvation, and in the [[darkest hour]], there will be a light." {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}

{{note|It was not entirely spelt out during "Nemesis" why Dinobot II was regaining Dinobot's memories. The 2010 Transformers Hall of Fame profile for Dinobot would state that it was Dinobot's spirit. There was also an unproduced episode of ''Beast Wars'', "[[Dark Glass]]", where Rattrap would have discovered and downloaded a back-up of Dinobot's memories into Dinobot II; while the script never made it past a first draft, "[[Bad Spark]]" had Dinobot backing himself up onto the Axalon.}}
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===3H comics===
At some point after Megatron acquired his dragon body, a temporal distortion drew the attention of both the Maximals and Predacons to a remote canyon, where Dinobot and his fellow Predacons met their foes. When [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] noticed that [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] had abandoned the fight to achieve an unknown goal, Dinobot also wondered what was going on behind the scenes, as buried feelings of honor and integrity flickered and immediately died.

The Maximals were losing, having been fought into a corner, when suddenly the battle was interrupted. The [[Dark Essence]], the source of the temporal distortion, had possessed the newcomer [[Windrazor (BW)|Windrazor]] with the life force of [[Unicron]]. Dinobot and the others were immobilized by Windrazor/Unicron's psionic force blasts, and the merged creature advanced on the Maximals. {{storylink|Paradox}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:AintNoRat-DinobotII.jpg|thumb|You can't exterminate this on television!]]
Dinobot attacked [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], tearing him out of the crawler vehicle he was testing. Rattrap's attempts to reason with the remnants of his old friend gave Dinobot a momentary pause, but ultimately Rattrap's appeal failed. Before Dinobot could finish off the Maximal, [[Bonecrusher (BW)|Bonecrusher]] rammed him, sending both the clone and the crawler tumbling off the cliff. {{storylink|Ain't No Rat}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
Prior to Dinobot II's creation, [[Dinobot (Transmetal)|another clone]] was produced by Megatron. However, this clone failed at grafting the spark created for it. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook 1}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Dinobot-Transmetal-II.jpg|thumb|400px]]
Dinobot Transmetal II participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Epic character in the first "Transmetals 2: Episode 1" mini event, and could be recruited by collecting 650 units of Cybermetal, 350 units of Transmetal, 150 exclusive cores, and 50 cores of this character. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
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[[File:Dinobot2 EarthWars.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]

A stolen (blank) protoform, Transmetal 2 technology, DNA from the first Dinobot and part of Rampage's spark allowed Megatron to create this nightmarish Frankenstein's monster of a Predacon Warrior.

Though programmed by Megatron to be - above all - loyal and obedient, Dinobot II is largely a blank slate, struggling to understand his place in the universe.

Swift, feral and deadly, with razor sharp claws, enemies are torn to shreds in a matter of moments, and his hologram emitters can make his prey think he's somewhere he's not. His Transmetal form recovers rapidly from physical damage. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Dinobot II bio}}

*'''Class''': Warrior
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 stars
*'''Ability: Pack Hunting '''- Place three decoys that have 33% of your health and DPS. For 15 seconds, you go pack hunting using melee attacks dealing damage and any healing received is increased by 20%.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:dinobot-ii Dinobot II at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
After Dinobot died, Megatron used a blank [[protoform]] and samples of Dinobot's beast mode cells to create an obedient, sparkless clone of his former lieutenant. {{storylink|Technorganic Secrets}}

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BWtoy-DinobotIIyellow.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Bonesaw is ready! (''Tan-colored variant pictured'')]]
[[File:BWtoy-DinobotII_WhiteBlue.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I have my honor... and my giant metal death claws. (''White-colored variant pictured'')]]
<ul=iconlist>{{Bp-p1|'''Dinobot''' (Deluxe Transmetal 2, [[1999]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''D-48'''
:*''Accessories'': Tail-whip
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Archer]] (Hasbro), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: [[Transmetal 2]] Dinobot transforms into a skeletal/mechanical ''Raptor'' with asymmetrical, cyborg-like detailing. His [[spark]] crystal is located under a lid on his dino head/robot chest. The tail is made of soft plastic that moves from side to side when a lever at the base is turned. It can also be detached and used as a hand weapon.

: His toy was released in two color schemes: The first one, available in the first few [[wave]]s of product with Dinobot, features a bone-tan and purple coloration. Several waves in, however, he and [[Prowl II#Beast Wars|Prowl]] were re-shipped as part of [[Hasbro]]'s early experiments in refreshing a line with same-character [[redeco]] [[variant]]s, with Dinobot now colored bright white with blue. As a running change variation, he was sold under the same individual SKU rather than as a completely new release, and his packaging makes no mention of this new color scheme.

:"Metals Dinobot" in [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#1999 (Beast Wars Metals)|Beast Wars Metals]]'' line is identical to the first Hasbro deco. A "presale" version sold in conjunction with [[1999 Summer Toei Anime Fair]] has one difference—the beast mode eyes are painted yellow.

: This sculpt was also used to make the ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' [[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobot]] [[Rapticon (BM)|Rapticon]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Predacon/Dinobot/dinobot.htm More information on Transmetal 2 Dinobot (tan) at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Predacon/DinobotWhite/dinobot.htm More information on Transmetal 2 Dinobot (white) at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
[[File:1999Transmetals2DinobotStock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]

* In-story, this character was only ever known as "Dinobot." Ancillary media and guidebooks published over the years have used a variety of signifiers, including "Dinobot II," "Dinobot 2," "TM2 Dinobot," and others, with no particular option being much more common than the others.
* Dinobot's cross-sell imagery and [[packaging art]] depict him with bronze detailing instead of blue.
* In the animatic for "[[Nemesis Part 2]]" that was included on the Third Season [[Kid Rhino]] DVD set, some extended scenes are included. For example, Dinobot II has two flashbacks to "[[Code of Hero]]" instead of the one. The first used the footage that aired, with no voiceover, but additionally, between Megatron's "I am your creator!" and Dinobot II's "And ''I'' have my honor," a second flashback featured Optimus Primal telling the dying Dinobot that he'd "saved the lives of those who lived here, and those who are still to come". In the final version, Primal's line is moved to the earlier flashback superimposed over the earlier footage.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Dinobot''' (ダイノボット ''Dainobotto'')
*''Italian:'' '''Two-Dinobot'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Èbàolóng''' (Taiwan, 惡暴龍, "Evil Violent Dinosaur"), '''Jīnshǔ Biàntǐ Kǒnglóng''' (China, 金属变体恐龙, "Transmetal Dinosaur"), '''Kǒnglóng Yǒngshì 2-dài''' (恐龙勇士2代, "Dinosaur Warrior 2")

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Giga

2024-12-20T11:20:01Z

EternalGalvatron: /* Super-God Masterforce cartoon */ Small error

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:''Giga is a [[human]] and a [[Decepticon]] [[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmaster]] from the [[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Giga mf.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|He has a killer swing.]]
'''Giga''' (ギガ, aka '''Dreadnaut''') leads the [[Decepticon]] forces on [[Earth]] alongside his wife, [[Mega]], serving as the "Ambassadors of Destruction" for the mysterious alien entity and self-styled Decepticon god, [[Devil Z]]. Giga has given himself over entirely to the Decepticon goals of conquest, but at the same time, has not lost touch with his humanity, believing that humans should be the ones to rule their own planet. He realizes that a bloodless takeover is essentially impossible, but Devil Z's hate-fuelled willingness to exterminate human beings to achieve his goals often leaves a bad taste in Giga's mouth.

As Decepticon [[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmasters]], both Giga and Mega are bonded to the same [[transtector]] from the [[G Nebula 89|G Nebula]]. This transtector, [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]], splits into [[multi-component Transformer|two components]], the '''Gigatank''' (ギガタンク ''Gigatanku'') piloted by Giga and the Megajet piloted by Mega.

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Keiichi Noda]] (Japanese), [[Rik Thomas]] (English, Omni Productions dub)|[[Enrico Maggi]] (Italian)}}

[[File:Giga and mega.jpg|left|thumb]]
Precisely how Giga and Mega were recruited by Devil Z was never revealed. The couple were bonded to the largest of the eight transtectors that Devil Z had brought to Earth, and were charged by the alien with finding the other Godmaster transtectors scattered across Earth. They operated out of [[Giga and Mega's base|a secret island base]] while Devil Z's other Decepticon minions, led by [[Blood]], kept the [[Autobot]]s on Earth busy. Giga and Mega discovered the [[Germany|German]] brothers [[Hydra (G1)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (G1)|Buster]] and a pair of jet transtectors in [[United States of America|North America]] and bonded them together, bringing them to their island for training in the use of their mighty new powers.

Eventually, Devil Z decided bring his Decepticon troops together, and dispatched Blood's Decepticons to Giga and Mega's island, where Giga explained to the newcomers the power of the Godmasters. {{storylink|Super Warriors - The Godmaster Brothers}} With their forces now united, the Decepticons all relocated to [[Decepticon Base|the base used by Blood]], and began anew their campaign to plunder energy and destabilize the natural balance of the world. {{storylink|A Fierce Battle!! The Autobots Are in Trouble}}

Soon, Giga and Mega revealed to Hydra and Buster that they were not the only Godmasters on Earth, and ordered them to seek out more of their kind. The first Godmaster to be discovered, however—a trucker named [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]]—wound up siding the Autobots. {{storylink|A Hero Is Chosen - His Name Is Ginrai}} In order to beef up Hydra and Buster's armament for the subsequent hunt for Ginrai, Giga and Mega provided them with [[deathball]]s (powerful explosives that Giga road-tested by driving them into a passing military jet with a gold club) {{storylink|Ginrai: God On of Rage!!}} but the Godmaster brothers repeatedly failed to best their Autobot opponent, prompting Giga and Mega to call in [[King Poseidon]]. {{storylink|Eliminate the Godmaster Ginrai}}

[[File:Giga godmaster armor.jpg|225px|thumb]] Things just kept going from bad to worse for the Decepticons, though, when three more Godmasters were discovered and sided with the Autobots, leaving Giga and Mega furious, and with very little patience for the Six Changer [[Sixknight]], who attempted to offer them his services and who they turned away with mocking laughter. {{storylink|A Powerful Foe!! Sixknight the Wanderer}}

Giga and Mega next tried turning the rest of Earth against the Autobots, by having Mega pose as a fortune teller on television in order to predict disasters that they could blame on the Autobots. Giga took the Gigatank into battle for the first time in order to fulfil one of these "prophecies" by blowing up [[Watson Dam]], {{storylink|Expose the Decepticons' Dark Trap!}} but when even that plan was foiled, the couple finally determined that it was time at last for them to take matters into their own hands. Luring Ginrai into the desert, Giga and Mega unleashed their full power by combining into Overlord and thrashing Ginrai until he was near-death. {{storylink|Super Ginrai Gets Blown Away in the Desert!?}} Following this victory, they departed Earth for the [[Moon (moon)|moon]], where they took over a [[Weather Observatory Moon Base|weather monitoring station]] and awaited the arrival of the approaching Decepticon super-weapon, [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]]. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Into the Sky!!}} Ginrai, combined with the drone [[Godbomber]] and aided by [[Grand Maximus]], pursued them, and after a prolonged battle, Giga and Mega were badly wounded and forced to flee back to Earth. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Showdown on the Surface of the Moon}}

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After their defeat on the moon, Giga and Mega made several attempts to destroy Godbomber, first with a "Chōkon Tornado" in the desert, {{storylink|Overlord - Terror of the Chōkon Tornado}} then by separating him from Ginrai {{storylink|Destroy Godbomber!!}}, but both plans failed. Giga's next plan was the infinitely more daring "Operation: Dark Base of the Lighthouse", conceived when the Decepticons were approached by the final Godmaster, [[Clouder]]. {{storylink|Appearance!! The Final Godmaster}} Giga exploited Clouder's ability to adopt two robot forms by installing him as a double agent within the Autobot ranks, and using the information that he obtained about the heroes' headquarters to mount a full-scale assault against on their base. {{storylink|Secret Orders! Destroy the Autobot Base!!}} Although Giga and Mega were defeated by Ginrai during the ensuing battle, the ultimate goal of Giga's plan was accomplished, and the Autobot base was destroyed. {{storylink|Disaster! The Autobot Base Explodes}}

When BlackZarak returned to Earth, Giga was shocked by Devil Z's decision to have the powerful Decepticon destroy all of humanity in one fell swoop using the atmosphere-destroying [[Death Para-Machine]]. Giga held his tongue, and the plan was ultimately thwarted by the Autobots, {{storylink|Crisis! The Day of Human Extinction}} but Giga's doubts remained, and only grew when Devil Z—now inhabiting the body of BlackZarak—revisited the idea, this time deciding to use his [[Devil Power]] to wipe out mankind. Giga could remain silent no longer, and spoke out against the destruction of mankind, only for Devil Z to utterly ignore his pleas. When the alien fulfilled Buster and Hydra's wishes to become truly robotic beings, the horrified Giga and Mega resolved to prove the power of humanity to Devil Z by fighting Ginrai without weapons, using only the power of their spirit and flesh. {{storylink|Battle to the Death!! God Ginrai VS Darkwings Reborn}} Ginrai acknowledged their wish by fighting on the same terms, but Grand Maximus had no such compunctions, blasting them from behind so that the Autobots could move on to more important matters. {{storylink|Autobots! Desperate Attack!!}}

[[File:Giga mega dead.jpg|275px|thumb|''Bonnie and Clyde, they lived a lot together, 
And finally together... 
They died.'']]
When Devil Z relocated the Decepticons to the peak of the Matterhorn for an attack against Europe, Giga and Mega found themselves in opposition to their emperor once more when he subjected Hydra and Buster to corporal punishment for their repeated failures. The couple tried to restrain Devil Z, causing him to turn on them, and they would have died then and there had Ginrai not come to their rescue. {{storylink|Malevolent and Inhuman! The True Form of Devil Z}} As Ginrai engaged Devil Z in battle, Giga and Mega realized that they could no longer serve the alien, and that they now owed Ginrai a debt of honor for saving them. Joining their old foe against their former leader, Giga and Mega were struck down by a bolt of Devil Power, and forcibly separated from their transtectors by Devil Z's powers. As Overlord came to life as a true super-robot lifeform, Mega and Giga collapsed on the snowy ground, and their Masterbraces vanished from their wrists. With his last breath, Giga regretted that he could not end his rivalry with Ginrai honourably, and the couple died. {{storylink|A Battle... and Then...}}
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{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|A Strange Friendship: Cancer and Minerva}} {{storylink|An Enemy? The Third Godmaster, Ranger}} {{storylink|The Autobot Warrior, Sixknight?!}} {{storylink|Save the Little Girl! The Chōjin Warriors, the Godmasters}} {{storylink|Life? Death? The Desperate Lightfoot}} {{storylink|Will the Bomber Project Be Destroyed!?}} {{storylink|Escape!! The Underwater Volcano Erupts}} {{storylink|BlackZarak - Destroyer from Space}} {{storylink|God Ginrai: Showdown at the Decepticon Base}} {{storylink|The Ultimate Combination!! BlackZarak, the New Lifeform}}}}

====''Generations Selects Special Comic''====
While battling [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Star Convoy]] in the [[Precursor World]], Turtler remembered how Giga and the other Decepticons showed their lack of respect for him. {{storylink|Seacons comic 5}}

====''Legends'' comic====
In [[2021]], Giga and Mega were resurrected within the [[Legends World]] by the similarly returned Devil Z, and agreed to work with him again for a chance at a final showdown with Ginrai. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 60|Bonus Edition Vol. 60}} While working behind the scenes, they employed [[Clouder]] as a double agent. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 47|Bonus Edition Vol. 47}} Giga was approached by [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] who was looking for a way to use the Legends World's [[spirit energy]] to resurrect the dead. Explaining that the energy was in fact a form of Chōkon Power known as Shinchōkon, Giga wondered if Sixshot would be able to control it. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 50|Bonus Edition Vol. 50}} In order to become Godmasters again, Giga and Mega used a new Gigatank and Megajet to attack Ginrai while he was delivering a cargo of Master-Braces. They were unable to defeat him for good thanks to Minerva and Cab intervening, but managed to get away with the braces nonetheless. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (God Ginrai)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

Giga and Mega next lured Ginrai to their base, disguised as the "[[Chōkon Tower Chinese Restaurant]]", where they treated him to a meal so that he'd be at full strength for a fair and square battle. As the duel began, Giga formed the head of a new "Overlord Giga" and revealed that he and Mega had learned to master Shinchōkon, allowing them to not only summon forth a second Overlord transtector for Mega to control, but combine the both of them into "Overlord Tera". Their combined form temporarily overcame God Ginrai, only for their nemesis to tap into Shinchōkon himself and defeat them. Giga and Mega accepted that they would die again with Devil Z's imminent destruction, but Clouder revealed that the entity had been captured alive, allowing them to remain in the Legends World and run their restaurant until the day they could have a rematch with Ginrai. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 60|Bonus Edition Vol. 60}}

During Sixshot's efforts to resurrect [[Jack (G1)|Jack]], Giga explained that using Shinchōkon to bring back the dead required a body, so Sixshot offered up his own body as a vessel. Overlord Giga infused Sixshot's body and transtector with Shinchōkon, successfully resurrecting Jack and pushing Sixshot's [[spark|essence]] into the transtector. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Greatshot)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} When Devil Z broke out and attacked the Legends World in the form of a new BlackZarak, Giga and Mega formed Overlord Tera and helped defeat him. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Grand Maximus)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

===''Super-God Masterforce'' comic===
[[File:Giga mega dead manga.jpg|left|120px|thumb]]
Giga and Mega came under Devil Z's rule when they drowned at sea. Devil Z saw use for the humans, and used his mysterious powers to restore them to life. Bonding them to the largest of the eight transtectors he had brought to Earth, Devil Z charged Giga and Mega with finding the other Godmasters lost around the Earth. {{storylink|The Birth of the Super Life-Forms}}

After locating and training the first two Godmasters, Hydra and Buster, Giga and Mega met with the [[Pretender]]s and [[Headmaster Junior]]s that were already operating on Earth under Devil Z's command. The couple took an immediate liking to the three young Juniors, and become something unto a father and mother for them, creating an odd "Decepticon family". {{storylink|On Scene! Our Savior's Name Is Ginrai!}}

When an attempt to dupe the Autobots with holographic images of legendary Decepticons failed, prompting Buster to inquire if there were any ''real'' troops available, Giga informed him that they would need to wait for Devil Z's order. {{storylink|Burn, Chokon! New Commander Super Ginrai!}} The order came soon, when Devil Z instructed the Earth-based Decepticons led by Giga and Mega to team up with the space-based Decepticon forces under the command of [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]]. {{storylink|The Battle Begins! The Earth-Space Alliance Army}} They also attempted to induct [[Jin (Masterforce)|Jin]] and [[Mirai]] into the Decepticons, but they ran off with the "newest Master-Braces" and formed their own faction. {{Storylink|Headmasters VS Masterforce}} With the alliance with BlackZarak to strengthen them, Giga and Mega unveiled their transtectors for the first time in an attack on a city, and combined into Overlord to battle God Ginrai. {{storylink|God Ginrai's Amazing Divine Combination!}}

[[Image:Giga_mega_manga.jpg|right|250px]]
In an attempt to expand their twisted family, the Decepticons kidnapped [[Shūta Gō]] and [[Cab (human)|Cab]] and tried to torture them into joining their ranks. [[Wilder (G1)|Wilder]] was not in favor of inducting the Autobots, but Giga informed him that they were always willing to embrace anyone who wanted to become part of their family. [[Minerva (human)|Minerva]] soon arrived to save her teammates, however, and Ginrai and Grand Maximus dispatched Overlord. {{storylink|The Good and Evil Families of Earth}} Their next attempt at enlarging their family was similarly ineffective, when the final Godmaster, Clouder, joined up with the Decepticons, only to turn on them and side with the Autobots. Giga believed that they hadn't shown Clouder enough love and concern. {{storylink|The Decepticons' Great Counterattack!}}

Giga and Mega became Overlord again to join BlackZarak in attacking an Earth city, but they were defeated by the power of the Autobots' newest weapon, the VX Bomb. {{storylink|Life or Death? The Desperate Divine Combination!}} Later, as the New Year approached, Giga and Mega wanted the Decepticon family to celebrate the New Year together. However, they found [[Cancer (G1)|Cancer]] sneaked out of the Decepticon headquarter and runs away with Browning, leaving behind a letter that states he doesn't want to be a Decepticon any more. As for Cancer, who thought himself could live a normal life again, only met BlackZarak who winded up attacking the city where he went to. BlackZarak displayed his dismissive attitude towards humans—even comrades—when the Autobots arrived to battle him, seizing Cancer and using him to keep the Autobots at bay. Giga and Mega soon arrived, and, horrified at the sight of their surrogate son being treated in this manner, combined into Overlord and thrashed BlackZarak for his actions. The Autobots used this opening to attack both Decepticons, forcing them to retreat. {{storylink|The Great Turnabout of the Autobots}}

Giga and Mega's actions in the last battle proved to be the last straw for Devil Z. Possessing BlackZarak's body, he turned on his minions and Ginrai and attempted to absorb their Jinchōkon, in order to transform himself into the ultimate lifeform. They were saved by the Autobot Pretenders, who blocked Devil Z's Jinchōkon-absorbing beam with their entirely robotic bodies, and Giga and Mega decided to join with the Autobots to defeat their treacherous emperor once and for all. All the Autobots and Decepticons united their energies in the "Perfect Transform Attack", obliterating Devil Z and BlackZarak in one mighty explosion of pure Chōkon Power. Alas, the death of Devil Z caused the cessation of the energies sustaining Giga and Mega, and the couple died along with the alien. Devil Z's passing had another unexpected side effect, causing the Transformers' transtectors to come to life as true super-robot lifeforms that soon departed for space to continue their war. The now-living Overlord declared that he would continue to battle Ginrai and the Autobots, and defeat them in the name of Giga and Mega's memory. {{storylink|The Birth of the Super Life-Forms}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
The ancient [[Titan Master]] '''Dreadnaut''' granted his larger [[Phase Sixer]] partner Overlord an Ion Impoder blast that could erase matter from existence. {{storylink|#Generations|''Titans Return'' Dreadnaut/Overlord packaging bio}}

===''Transformers: All Spark''===
As Overlord's head, Giga set up a trap for the Autobots by emitting a signal that would lure them in, though he was disappointed when only [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] showed up. He fared poorly in the fight with his tiny opponents, however, and a disappointed Mega ousted him from his position and took control of Overlord. {{storylink|Looming Threat}}

==Toys==
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
{{anchor|Super-God Masterforce}}
[[File:Giga masterforce toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Overlord''' (Godmaster, [[1988]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-307'''
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Released in the fourth year of Takara's ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' line under the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1988 (Super-God Masterforce)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' banner, Giga is a small armored human figure that transforms into a black, teal, and golden-chromed engine block.

: In humanoid mode, he lies in the cockpit of the Gigatank, while in engine mode, he snaps into the tank's engine socket in order to unlock it for transformation. Once Overlord is fully transformed into robot mode, Giga can be removed from the tank's socket and plugged into either of the two sockets in Overlord's chest; nominally, he is intended to be placed in the right-hand socket, unlocking Overlord's "Chōkon Daemon Blast" stomach-cannon. Conversely, if Overlord is transformed into base mode, humanoid-mode Giga can stand in the control room of the base's central tower, or in engine mode, can attach to the base's small scout car. His engine mode can also unlock any other Decepticon Godmaster Transtector; while he ''can'' fit into Autobot engine sockets, he won't unlock them.

: He was only available packed in with the massive Godmaster [[Overlord (G1)#Toys|Overlord]] alongside his wife [[Mega#Toys|Mega]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Destron/Overlord/overlord.htm More information on Giga at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TR-toy Dreadnaut.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"I wonder what face belongs to those lips I long to kiss?" "This face!"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dreadnaut & Decepticon Overlord''' (Leader Class, [[2017]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist)}}

: Released in the fifth and final wave of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Leader-class toys, "Dreadnaut" is a [[retool]] of [[Titan Master]] [[Ominus#Toys|Ominus]], transforming into a robot head. As well as a new head-mode face, he features a new head, arms, and lower legs, all based on Giga's original boxart. In robot mode, Dreadnaut can use pilot seats and 2mm pegs on ''Titans Return'' alternate modes, and in head mode, he can attach to any Deluxe-or-larger figure from the line.

: Since he's nominally meant to form the head of a Leader-class toy, his head-mode face takes up a considerably larger portion of real estate, with a much smaller top-of-the-skull area. This is so the built-in helmets of Leader-class toys can fit around him and give the big robot more properly-proportioned noggin.

: He was only available packed in with the larger Decepticon [[Overlord (G1)#Titans Return|Overlord]].

: Care must be taken when removing Dreadnaut from Overlord's neck socket to avoid paint chipping.
{{-}}

===''Legends''===
[[File:TF-Legends-LG-60-Giga.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Overlord''' (Leader Class, [[2018]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''LG-60'''
:*''Release date'': [[January 27]], 2018

: Released in the twenty-fifth wave of TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' toys, Giga is now a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]], transforming into a robot head with a masculine version of Overlord's face. While he is designed meant to sit in the neck socket/helmet of ''Legends'' Overlord (a redeco/[[retool]]ing of the ''Titans Return'' mold), he is also compatible with any Deluxe, Voyager, or Leader Class mold from the ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' or ''Legends'' lines, plus any Titan Master-scale mini-vehicles/beasts.

: Once again, he was only available packed in with [[Overlord (G1)#Legends|Overlord]], but this time packed alongside his wife [[Mega#Legends|Mega]].
{{-}}

==Merchandise==
===Transformers Gum===
*'''Overlord''' (2013)
:Series 2 of [[Kabaya]]'s DX gum kits included Overlord, who was equipped with fully-transforming Giga and Mega Godmaster engines, each of whom could be plugged into their usual sockets in engine mode or vehicle cockpits in humanoid mode.

==Notes==
*A proposed [[Fun Publications]] [[BotCon]] [[exclusive]] was a redeco of [[Mindwipe (ROTF)#Toys|''Revenge of the Fallen'' Mindwipe]] into "'''[[Mega]]'''bolt", a counterpart to the BotCon 2012 "'''Giga'''tron" [[Overlord (G1)#Timelines|toy]].<ref>[http://www.toycollectors.com.au/bc14/bc14br.html BotCon 2014 attendee report by griffin]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Spanish:'' '''Mega''' (America)
*''Italian:'' '''Energon 1'''

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Godmasters]]
[[Category:Headmasters]]
[[Category:Legends Decepticons]]
[[Category:Legends humans]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce Decepticons]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce humans]]
[[Category:Titan Masters]]
[[Category:Titans Return Decepticons]]
[[Category:Variable species characters]]

Talk:KSI Sentry

2024-06-10T08:31:59Z

EternalGalvatron: /* A Stinger-like KSI Sentry */

== Name ==

Reading te source given for using Trax as the character name, it seems more like the reporter made a lazy assumption than that this is any sort of official name. I suggest moving to KSI Sentry. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 11:52, 29 July 2018 (EDT)
:I agree. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 11:52, 29 July 2018 (EDT)

== A Stinger-like KSI Sentry ==

When Optimus arrives with the Dinobots and screams, "Attack!", who is punching Bumblebee? If there is ''only one'' fully operational Stinger, could the editors accidentally given Stinger's model to a Sentry? - [[User:EternalGalvatron|EternalGalvatron]] ([[User talk:EternalGalvatron|talk]]) 20:23, 7 December 2019 (EST)
:It's... just Stinger. Why wouldn't it be? Stinger gets knocked aside by the Dinobots' arrival, then in the next shot, a Sentry goes for Bumblebee and he blasts it, after which Stinger gets back on his feet and grabs Bumblebee just as Strafe lifts him away. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] ([[User talk:Chris McFeely|talk]]) 21:08, 7 December 2019 (EST)

Panic! Protect the Wild Animals!!

2024-05-01T11:22:15Z

EternalGalvatron: /* Synopsis */ Minerva’s outfit covers skin, but is somewhat figure-hugging (for her age).

{{episode|
|series=masterforce
|ep=7
|title="Panic! Protect the Wild Animals!!"
|japanese=パニック!野生動物を守れ!!
|romaji=Panic! Yasei Dōbutsu o Mamore!
|translation=
|image=Wildanimals.jpg
|caption=Kenya believe it!?
|production code=
|production company=[[TakaraTomy|Takara]], [[Toei Animation|Toei]]
|writer=[[Toyohiro Andō]]
|director=[[Tetsuo Imazawa]]
|animation studio=[[Toei Animation|Toei]]
|airdate=[[May 24|24 May]] 1988
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''It's the Autobots to the rescue when the Decepticons cause animals to stampede in Africa in a scheme to destabilize the balance of nature!'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:ProtecttheWildAnimals Cab tossing coconut.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Cab's got a lovely bunch of coconuts.]]
In [[Kenya]], [[Africa]], a wildlife preservation ranger named [[Ricky]] is on patrol on the savanna when he discovers a stampede of wild animals, heading straight for a nearby village. Although he races ahead of the animals in his land rover and radios ahead for an evacuation, the village itself is trampled to the ground. News of the event—and several others like it—reaches Japan, and the [[Headmaster Junior]]s discuss it in [[Cab (human)|Cab]]'s [[Cab's treehouse|treehouse]] over a meal of newly delivered [[Karin Islands|Karin Island]] coconuts. Cab is totally oblivious to the event, however, given his preference for a technology-free—and hence TV-free—home, much to [[Shūta Gō|Shūta]]'s exasperation. Just then, [[Metalhawk (G1)|Metalhawk]] summons the Juniors back to the [[Autobot Base|base]], having received information from [[Phoenix (G1)|Phoenix]] that the [[Seacon (Masterforce)|Seacons]] were spotted in Kenya, leading him to believe that the [[Decepticon]]s are responsible for the stampedes.

In [[Decepticon Base]], [[Blood]] communicates with [[Gilmer]] and [[Dauros]] over a viewscreen, telling them that the [[Autobot]]s are on their way to their location. He informs them that he will join them soon, and that they are to start another stampede in the meantime; Dauros still isn't taking too kindly to the fact that Blood is giving him orders, but Blood simply cuts the communication off before he can finish objecting. The Decepticon Headmaster Juniors, spoiling for a fight with their Autobot counterparts, request that they be allowed to accompany Blood, but he suggests that they put themselves to work training to defeat them, rather than simply talking big. After a tense moment, the Juniors part to allow Blood to walk by them and leave, but the three boys can't resist a parting jab at the small-scale nature of Blood's animal scheme, causing the [[Pretender]] to fly into a rage and hurl rocks and rubble at them. After backhanding all three of them, nearly knocking them into the moat of lava surrounding the altar and its glowing orb, he explains that the plan is one with far-reaching consequences—they plan to destabilize the balance of nature, allowing the Decepticons to take power. As he raises his arms at the end of his speech, the orb erupts with energy.

[[Image:ProtecttheWildAnimals Examining the fawn.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"For this poor fawn [[Furmanism|it's over, FINISHED]]!"]]
In Kenya, the Autobot Headmaster Juniors unload their [[Transtector]]s from the private plane that brought them to the country, although Shūta and Cab are somewhat more occupied with the task of ogling the figure-emphasizing outfit that [[Minerva (human)|Minerva]] has chosen to wear for the hotter climate. As they drive across the savanna, Cab and Shūta sing a song drawing attention to her leggy ensemble, but soon, they meet up with the Pretenders and Mister Ricky. The meeting gets off to a tense start when Ricky immediately draws his rifle and appears to shoot at Minerva; Shūta kicks the gun away and seizes the man, but it turns out Ricky was dispatching a scorpion that was poised to sting the girl. Ricky takes the Juniors back to his village, where they meet an injured fawn. Ricky explains that he had to shoot the fawn's parents to prevent them from stampeding through an elementary school, and the fawn was trampled when the herd turned away. Minerva carries the fawn to her Transtector and places it in the medical equipment to heal.

[[Image:ProtecttheWildAnimals Decepticons Kraken armada.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Fly, my pretties, fly!]]
The Pretenders, meanwhile, are exploring the savanna, and soon discover detonators that have been used to cause explosions designed to send animals stampeding. A short time later, Lander and Phoenix come under attack by [[Kraken]]s. Phoenix quickly dispatches one, but Lander has to dodge another, announcing he hates the ones that fly. After destroying an Overbite, he contacts Metalhawk, only to find the other two Pretenders have similarly come under attack. Once the Seacons have been dealt with, the Decepticon Pretenders make their entrance, backed up by a virtual armada of Krakens. While the Autobots are occupied with the Seacons, the Decepticons disappear (much to the displeasure of the battle-hungry Dauros) and Blood incites a herd of [[elephant]]s into another stampede, heading right for Mister Ricky's village.

[[Image:ProtecttheWildAnimals Decepticons riding elephants.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"This is such an awful way to travel. The ride is bumpy and they're loud." "Sure, but you can't beat the trunk space."]]
Detecting the approaching animals, Metalhawk radios the Headmaster Juniors as he and the other Pretenders race to see what can be done—only to find that they can't even deal with the Decepticons, since they are riding the elephants, putting them in danger should the Autobots open fire. Still guilty over having taken the lives of the deer, Mister Ricky throws down his gun and makes a virtually suicidal attempt to stop the elephants, but is saved by Shūta and Cab, who link up in a "scrum" formation with the other Autobots to block the pachyderms' path, calming the creatures down. With their plan foiled, the badly outnumbered Decepticons beat a retreat.

A little later, as the sun sets over the savanna, the now-healed fawn is released back into the wild as the Autobots and Ricky watch.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Metalhawk (G1)|Metalhawk]] (8)
*[[Lander]] (18)
*[[Phoenix (G1)|Phoenix]] (19)
*[[Diver (G1)|Diver]] (20)

'''Human Autobots'''

*[[Minerva (human)|Minerva]] (4)
*[[Shūta Gō]] (5)
*[[Cab (human)|Cab]] (6)

|c2=
*[[Devil Z]] (9)
*[[Blood]] (10)
*[[Gilmer]] (16)
*[[Dauros]] (17)
*[[Kraken]] (21)
*[[Overbite (Masterforce)|Overbite]] (22)
*[[Tentakil (Masterforce)|Tentakil]] (23)
*[[Gulf]] (24)

'''Human Decepticons'''

*[[Cancer (G1)|Cancer]] (13)
*[[Wilder (G1)|Wilder]] (14)
*[[Bullhorn (G1)|Bullhorn]] (15)

|c3=
*[[Ricky]] (1)
*[[GMN]] News announcer (2)

|c4=
*[[Parrot and armadillo|Parrot]] (3)
*[[Parrot and armadillo|Armadillo]] (7)

}}

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
*Quite a bit of footage from "[[Rise Up!! Pretenders]]" is re-used this episode, although with different backgrounds slotted in to reflect the change in scenery from that episode. Reused footage includes Metalhawk deflecting laser beams with his Titanium Saber and cleaving a Tentakil with it, the four Pretenders' arrival and transformation and the Decepticon Pretenders "retreat" sequence, as they transform to vehicle mode and exit in colorful ways.
*Ricky's jeep appears to be driving at an angle despite moving straight during the stampede flashback.
*When Metalhawk orders the Scrum Formation, Diver's visor, just visible over Metalhawk's shoulder, is colored red instead of blue.
*The original Japanese dialogue can be faintly heard behind the dub track throughout the episode.

===Transformers references===
*Dauros's discontent with Blood's seemingly self-appointed leadership role was previously seen in "Rise Up!! Pretenders".
*The (nonsense-word) chanting employed by Blood as he entrances the elephants is similar to the chanting he used in "[[Terror! The Decepticons' Manhunt]]" to create the [[Destroid]]s. Although not stated in dialogue, it was fairly obvious in that episode that he was channelling the energy of [[Devil Z]]; less so in this episode, as Devil Z is not present for the act, but was shown to surge with energy in response to Blood in an earlier scene, presumably giving him the energy which he goes on to use on the elephants. This has led to a not-entirely-uncommon belief that Blood is doing these things with magical energy of his own, which doesn't seem to be the correct interpretation of the action.

===Real-world references===
*For all the Colonials in the reading audience, a "scrum" is a {{w|rugby}} formation in which players link their limbs—that's the sort of stance that the Autobots take in this episode, and it's no stranger to Japanese ''Transformers'' fiction, having previously been used in several issues of the ''[[TV Magazine]]'' manga and once in [[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|''The Headmasters'']] cartoon.

===Trivia===
[[Image:PUNishing.jpg|right|170px|thumb|Team Rocket would be proud.]]
*With a major plot development coming up next episode, poised to send the series in a new direction, this episode serves as an end to the "introductory" period of ''Super-God Masterforce'', and as such, features appearances by all regular characters to have appeared in the series so far, except for [[Lobclaw]].
*Gilmer makes one of those dire Japanese-language puns that doesn't translate well into English this episode. When telling Dauros that the elephants will make the Autobots tremble, he adds the emphatic ''zo'' to the end of his sentence—and "elephant" in Japanese is ''zō''. That's probably, like, ''hilarious'', if you're Nihonjin, but the closest English equivalent you could probably come up with would be if he called the plan "elephantastic". Gilmer's certainly very happy with himself, anyway, but Dauros just groans.

===Foreign localization===
'''English'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Preservation of the Wild Animals'''" ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
:*''Original airdate:'' [[July 15]], [[1990]]
::**Blood's nonsense chanting that he uses to take control of the elephants is replaced by a simple command in the dub.

:*''Title:'' "'''Panic! Protect the Wild Animals!'''" ([[Shout! Factory]] sub)

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''La protezione degli animali'''" ("The animals protection")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*Twice, Blood calls the Autobots by their English name instead of the Italian one.
::*Twice, Dauros calls Blood by his Spanish name instead of the Italian one. The Spanish name was actually used sometimes even in previous episodes.
::*When Cab transforms, he's voiced by Minerva's actress.
::*Shūta's last line is voiced by Minerva's actress.

{{--}}

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote|jsubs}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1988 — ''Transformers: Super-God Masterforce'' — 3 ([[VAP]]) — Japanese audio only. 
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2003 — ''Transformers: Super-God Masterforce'' — DVD Box 01 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — The Takara Collection Vol 2 — ''Transformers: Super-God Masterforce'' ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Takara Collection (Metrodome) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2008 — ''The Transformers: Super God Masterforce'' ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers: Japan Generation 1'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2012 — ''Transformers: The Japanese Collection'' ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2012 — ''Transformers Japanese Collection: Super-God Masterforce'' (Shout! Factory)

[[Category:Super-God Masterforce episodes]]

Ratchet (Movie)

2024-05-01T00:38:04Z

EternalGalvatron: /* Age of Extinction film */

{{factions|autobot|NEST|hofsilver}}
{{disambig3|Ratchet}}{{suite}}
:''Ratchet is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Movie Ratchet promorender.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|He's not a Vanette with a siren slapped on. (Instead, he's a Hummer with a rescue truck shell slapped on. Progress!)]]
'''Ratchet''' is the Autobots' medic, and probably the bravest of them all. He'll risk his life to pull any wounded comrade from the battlefield. Indeed, he did not join [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s team to be a soldier; rather, he's there to save lives, and thinks Prime is the best chance the universe has for peace.

A medic who dislikes violence, Ratchet's well-armed appearance is more due to being an improviser with surgical tools, such as his [[tyrrenium]] buzzsaw, which he discovered he had a penchant for due to his early experiences as a tool-and-die maker.<ref>[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/Battle-Bios.cfm Hasbro Ratchet Battle Bio]</ref> When combat is unavoidable, he can employ these makeshift weapons with surprising agility for his size. Years of being at the heart of the war have gradually acclimated Ratchet to the heat of battle. He's taken on the likes of the Decepticons' [[Brawl (Movie)|toughest]] [[Starscream (Movie)|warriors]] and is always throwing himself into the midst of the fighting, if it means he gets to defend his fellow Autobots and help save the day. Nonetheless, he remains one of the most genuinely kind members of the Autobots, valuing their friendship and camaraderie above all else, and would never betray their trust. He may not be the strongest Autobot, but damned if he's not one of the most dependable.

His closest comrade was [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]], and they share a common enemy in [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]].<ref>Hasbro Ratchet Battle Bio again</ref>

{{bigquote|I can't save them all. I learned that truism a long time ago, on countless battlefields. But still, no matter how many I help... a hundred, a thousand... it's the one that I fail that haunts me!|Ratchet on a bitter truth|"[[Transformers Comic issue 3|Transformers Comic #3]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Movies===
{{note|The six movies are the primary component of the live-action movie continuity family. Their events should be taken as canon for all other pieces of fiction listed below, unless otherwise specified.}}
====''Transformers'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Robert Foxworth]] (English), [[Jin Urayama]] (Japan)|[[Zhao Xiaoming]] (Chinese), [[Jan Spitzer]] (German), [[Alain Dorval]] (European French), [[Raymond Bouchard]] (Canadian French), [[Angelo Nicotra]] (Italian), [[Júlio Chaves]] (Brazil), [[Jesús Cortez]] (Latin American-Spanish), [[Juan Carlos Gustems]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Ahmet Eres]] (Turkish)}}

Hearing [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]'s call for assistance, Ratchet and the other Autobots under Optimus Prime's direct command came to Earth, with Ratchet crashing into a storefront. As emergency crews and [[Café kid|bystanders]] observed the wreckage, Ratchet assumed the vehicle mode of a nearby Hummer H2 rescue vehicle and drove away.

[[File:Ratchetmovieautobotsforshort.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"The boy's pheromone levels suggest he wants to mate with the female. Other way around, not so much."]]

Ratchet linked up with [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], then made their way to a deserted alley to meet up with Optimus Prime, Bumblebee and their new [[Sam Witwicky|human]] [[Mikaela Banes|friends]]. After being introduced as the unit's medical officer, Ratchet remarked that his sensors indicated that Sam's pheromone levels suggested he wanted to mate with Mikaela. (Neither Sam nor Mikaela appreciated this comment.) He also explained how Bumblebee's [[Processor#Vocal processors|voicebox]] was damaged and that he had been having trouble fixing it for some time.

Following Sam to his house, Ratchet and their other Autobots unwittingly caused much destruction to the Witwicky yard and stress to Sam when they attempted to help the boy look for his [[Archibald Witwicky|grandfather]]'s glasses. After Sam told them to hide, Ratchet accidentally walked into some power lines, which shocked him enough to make him fall onto a greenhouse. Ratchet found the experience tingly and suggested to Ironhide that he try it, and Ironhide sarcastically mused that it looked fun, but unfortunately, it had caused a neighborhood-wide blackout, making the search for the glasses much more difficult. Ratchet attempted to help by activating his powerful floodlights, which only succeeded in making [[Ron Witwicky|the]] [[Judy Witwicky|parents]] investigate Sam's room. When Ironhide remarked that Sam's parents were annoying, Ratchet sarcastically agreed with him with a triple "yeah". Ironhide then requested Prime's permission to "take them out," and Ratchet, suddenly alarmed, tried to stop the massive cannon with only a hand. Maybe that power surge did more damage than suspected.

[[File:Movie Ratchet Ironhide runSam.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Oh, that hurt!]]

Soon, Sam, Mikaela and his parents were captured by the mysterious [[Sector Seven]]. Ratchet and the other Autobots totally outclassed the S7 agents by instantly disarming them of their weapons, then rescuing the boy and his girl. Their dramatic escape was to be short-lived, and Bumblebee was captured while saving his human friends' lives. The next morning, the remaining Autobots gathered to discuss their options. Whether through intuition or some technological means, Ratchet announced that the Decepticons were preparing to make their move. Optimus Prime declared that if they could not defeat the Decepticons, he would fuse the [[AllSpark]] with his own [[spark]], hopefully destroying it. Ratchet cautioned him against this action, as the raw power of the artifact would likely kill him. Prime replied that it was his own choice, and to save the humans from destruction and the mistakes of the Transformers, it was a sacrifice that he was willing to make. Inspired by his words, the Autobots headed to [[Hoover Dam]], before encountering Bumblebee leading a column of Sector Seven vehicles headed in the opposite direction.

As the large group arrived in [[Mission City]], it was attacked by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], with the explosion crippling Bumblebee. At the same time, [[Brawl (Movie)|Devastator]] attacked the surviving human soldiers, prompting Ratchet and Jazz to engage the large Decepticon. As Jazz destroyed one of Devastator's rocket pods, Ratchet used his buzzsaw to slice off the tank's left arm.

[[File:Movie Prime Jazz Ironhide Ratchet battleaftermath2.jpg|left|upright=1.67|thumb|"We lost a great comrade." ...*toss*]]

[[William Lennox|Captain Lennox]] ordered Sam to take the AllSpark to the rooftop of a nearby, run-down building so he could pass the cube to a military helicopter that would soon arrive. Ratchet and Ironhide volunteered themselves to protect Sam as he made his escape. Unfortunately, the villainous Starscream swooped down to block Sam's path, forcing the Autobots to engage him in a rather one-sided battle that left them both damaged. Ratchet and Ironhide collapsed, and Sam had to continue on his own.

After the defeat of Megatron and the destruction of the AllSpark, Ratchet and the remaining Autobots mourned the demise of the fallen Jazz. At some point between the end of the battle and Prime's declaration that Earth would be their new home, Ratchet successfully repaired Bumblebee's legs. He spent the remainder of the day observing Sam and Mikaela making out on the hood of Bumblebee's vehicle mode. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

{{note|Ratchet's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels "[[Transformers (novel)|Transformers]]," "[[Transformers: The Junior Novel]]," and "[[The Quest for the AllSpark]]," the "[[Transformers: Movie Adaptation]]" and "[[Movie Trilogy]]" comics, the activity book "[[Look and Find Transformers]]," and the storybooks "[[Optimus Prime Versus Megatron]]," "[[Transformers (interactive Play-a-Sound Storybook)|Transformers Play-a-Sound]]," "[[Meet the Autobots]]," "[[Meet the Decepticons]]," "[[Transformers Mix & Match]]" and "[[Transformers: The Movie Storybook]]."}}

====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Robert Foxworth]] (English), [[Jin Urayama]] (Japan)|[[Zhao Xiaoming]] (Chinese), [[Jan Spitzer]] (German), [[Alain Dorval]] (European French), [[Raymond Bouchard]] (Canadian French), [[Angelo Nicotra]] (Italian), [[Júlio Chaves]] (Brazil), [[Jesús Cortez]] (Latin American-Spanish), [[Juan Carlos Gustems]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Ahmet Eres]] (Turkish)}}
[[File:ROTFmovie Ratchetisawesome.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"It's a Medigun! It's the exact opposite of a weapon!"]]

Ratchet stayed at NEST's [[Diego Garcia]] base during the team's mission in [[China|Shanghai]]. He was deployed when [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]—who was resurrected with the [[AllSpark]] shard stolen from the NEST facility—began hunting for [[Sam Witwicky]]. Along with his comrades, Ratchet came too late to aid [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], who was protecting Sam from Megatron, [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]]. Ratchet ordered Bumblebee to get Sam to safety, while he and the rest of the Autobots provided cover fire, driving Megatron and Starscream off. The Autobots then located Prime's body, but there was nothing Ratchet could do for him: Optimus Prime was dead.

[[File:ROTF Ratchet SideswipeatNJbase.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|left|"That critic is terribly misinformed"]]
NEST returned to a US airbase with Optimus' body, only to be surrounded by [[United States military]] forces who had grown fearful of the Autobots' presence attracting more Decepticons to Earth following Prime's death. Director [[Theodore Galloway]], who was behind NEST's shutdown, believed that humanity was sufficiently advanced enough to battle off the Decepticons, and also announced that they would buy time by negotiating with the Decepticons. Ratchet made no effort to conceal his low opinion of Galloway, believing him a "terribly misinformed" fool. Ratchet himself suggested that the Autobots should simply leave Earth, but [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] opined that Optimus would not want them to leave. Reluctantly, the Autobots stood down and allowed themselves be kept under nets to restrain them.

[[File:Jetfire-ROTFripoutspark.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Hippocratic Oath be damned!]]
Director Galloway ordered the Autobots retreat to Diego Garcia—but when Major [[William Lennox]] learned Witwicky had travelled to [[Egypt]] to find the [[Matrix of Leadership]], which could be used to resurrect Prime, they were sent there instead. Ratchet fought off many Decepticons during [[Operation: Firestorm]] before Sam arrived and revived Prime with the Matrix. However, Prime was still weakened and [[the Fallen]] arrived to steal the Matrix so he could activate his [[Star Harvester]]. A defected Decepticon named [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] sacrificed himself so Optimus could use his parts to fly to the star harvester: Ratchet ordered [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]] to electrify Jetfire's body and begin a full transplant of the weapons systems and afterburners onto Optimus. Having combined, Optimus flew off to destroy the harvester and kill the Fallen. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

{{note|Ratchet’s involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]," and "[[Revenge of the Fallen: The Junior Novel]]," the comic mini-series "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation]]," and the storybook "[[The Last Prime]]."}}

====''Dark of the Moon'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Robert Foxworth]] (English), [[Jin Urayama]] (Japanese)|[[Zhao Xiaoming]] (Chinese), [[Jan Spitzer]] (German), [[Alain Dorval]] (European French), [[Raymond Bouchard]] (Canadian French), [[Ricardo Tejedo]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Juan Carlos Gustems]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Júlio Chaves]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Angelo Nicotra]] (Italian), [[Ahmet Eres]] (Turkish)}}

[[File:830px-Dotm-ratchet-film-ark-pillar-1-.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|left|"You've aged terribly." "What do you expect, I'm thousands of years old already!"]]
Three years after [[Operation: Firestorm]], Ratchet accompanied Optimus Prime to Ukraine to investigate a piece of ancient Autobot technology discovered there, but left the fighting to his leader when [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and the [[Driller]] attacked the NEST soldiers. It was revealed that the artifact was an engine part from the long lost Autobot ship, the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'', and had been retrieved by the Russians during the Space Race. Ratchet watched as Optimus explained to National Intelligence Director [[Charlotte Mearing]] the importance of this discovery, and Ratchet again joined Optimus to the Moon aboard the ''[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]'' to reach the ''Ark'' on the moon. Upon exploration of the wrecked ship's crash vault, the two discovered [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] in deep stasis, Ratchet noting that his vitals were running low, and he also bore possession of five pillars.

[[File:DOTM-Ironhidecautions.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Yeah, good thing [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]]'s gone.]]

Back on Earth, Ratchet greeted [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]] and [[Carly Spencer]] with the flashing of his emergency lights in vehicle mode. He was then a witness to Optimus reviving Sentinel with the [[Matrix of Leadership]] along with some of the other Autobots, and reassured the former Autobot leader that there was nothing to fear. However, when Sentinel betrayed the Autobots, executed [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], and brought an army of Decepticons to Earth, the [[United Nations]] were forced to exile the Autobots on the Decepticon's demands. Ratchet joined the other Autobots in leaving Earth aboard the ''Xantium'', and was presumably killed as the ship was destroyed by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]].

[[File:830px-Dotm-ripthatpillar-1-.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|left|Bumblebee, move before I shoot you!]]
However, the group actually hid in a piece of the ship that detached during liftoff. Ratchet and the Autobots rejoined with Sam and [[Robert Epps|Epps]] in Decepticon-controlled Chicago, and in the subsequent battle defeated many Decepticons. Ratchet defiantly put up a fight as he was forced to the ground at gunpoint with [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]], [[Dino]] and [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]] when they were captured. The Decepticons began executing them, starting with Que, but when [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] and [[Brains]] caused a distraction, and the battle was renewed. Ratchet opened fire on Soundwave in attempt to help Bumblebee but was unfortunately pushed away by his sonic cannon, but that didn't stop him from taking down more Decepticons. He helped his leader and fellow Autobots take on Sentinel Prime himself, but even all of their combined strength could not defeat Sentinel. After the Autobots defeated the last of the Decepticons, Ratchet shot at the Control Pillar to help destroy it, and it took Cybertron with it. Eventually, Optimus defeated Sentinel, saving Earth, and Ratchet commended Bumblebee on his bravery in battle. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
{{note|Ratchet's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]" and "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel]]," the comic mini-series "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation]]," and the storybooks "[[Autobots Versus Decepticons]]," "[[The Lost Autobot]]," "[[Optimus Prime's Friends and Foes]]," "[[Bumblebee's Best Friend]]," and "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Mix & Match]]."}}

====''Age of Extinction'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Robert Foxworth]] (English), [[Jin Urayama]] (Japanese)|[[Zhang Yaohan]] (Chinese), [[Jan Spitzer]] (German), [[Alain Dorval]] (European French), [[Raymond Bouchard]] (Canadian French), [[Jesús Cortez]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Juan Carlos Gustems]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Júlio Chaves]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Robert Tondera]] (Polish), [[Angelo Nicotra]] (Italian), [[Sait Seçkin]] (Turkish)}}
[[File:AOE-LockdownKillsRatchet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|left|Kinda makes [[The Thrill of the Hunt]] harder to watch, doesn't it?]]
Following the events in Chicago, the Autobot/human alliance was disbanded and, at a warning from Optimus, Ratchet and the other Autobots went into hiding as Cemetery Wind began hunting them.

Five years later, Ratchet was hiding in a derelict cruise ship when [[James Savoy|Savoy]]'s Transformer-hunting "[[Cemetery Wind]]" squad located him. They blew up the smoke stack he was concealed in, forcing him into the open as they opened fire. He escaped the ship and attempted to flee in vehicle mode but was forced to transform to robot mode by their attack. He tried to keep running when most of his right leg was blown off. Ratchet announced that he was injured and protested that he was a medic and an Autobot friend as they boxed him in. When asked why he ran, he revealed Optimus' warning message and that all Autobots were in danger, unaware that he was speaking to the very humans who were hunting them. Savoy revealed that he had lost his sister in the Chicago invasion and that Ratchet would get no sympathy from him. [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]], who had been helping to hunt the Autobots, fired on Ratchet from the water and the humans resumed their attack. Ratchet returned fire, expressing confusion over their actions. He begged for them to stop as he was overwhelmed by their superior firepower. His gun was destroyed while he was seriously damaged by the attack. They finally held fire as Lockdown approached the greatly weakened Autobot. Ratchet was confused to see Lockdown, who expressed frustration with the many Autobot/Decepticon conflicts he'd encountered. Lockdown offered to spare his life if he revealed where Optimus Prime was hiding. Ratchet bravely refused to tell where Optimus was and could only weakly resist as Lockdown ripped his [[spark]] from his chest, killing him.

[[File:RatchetseveredheadAOE.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|I don't think [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]] will be able to play "Guess what's in the box" with him.]]
Ratchet's mutilated body was taken to [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated|KSI]] to be melted down for its raw parts. The KSI employees happily desecrated Ratchet's corpse, having been told he was an "evil Decepticon". While infiltrating KSI, [[Cade Yeager]] found Ratchet's severed head being melted down, and transmitted images back to Optimus Prime, resulting in the furious Autobot leader ordering an assault on KSI's facility to take revenge for his friend's demise. The Autobots were however unable to destroy the lab or recover his remains as [[Joshua Joyce]] demoralized Optimus, who called a retreat. Ratchet was eventually avenged when Optimus killed [[Harold Attinger]] and destroyed Lockdown. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}
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====''Bumblebee'' film====
[[File:Ratchet with a big gun.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"Can you feel ze Schadenfreude?"]]
{{voiceactor|[[Dennis Singletary]] (English), [[Ryuichi Abe]] (Japanese)|[[Raul Solo]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}
{{note|''Bumblebee'' takes place before the other films (supposedly), but was released last. As such, it is placed at the bottom here.}}
Ratchet was among the Autobots fending off a wave of Decepticon forces led by [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] and was eventually ordered to retreat by Optimus Prime. Tasked with finding other Autobots scattered throughout the galaxy and rendezvous on [[Earth]], he left Cybertron in an escape pod. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}
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===IDW movie comics===
[[File:Defiance1 Ratchet Jazz vocalprocessors.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|You turbo revvin young punks are always in the way!]]

Many years before the war, First Officer Ratchet was a member of the [[Science Division]] on Cybertron. He was there when [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] of the [[Defense Force]], looking over his shoulder, visited the Science Division. {{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}}

Later, he greeted Commander [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] when the latter returned from a patrol in the [[Eshems Nebula]] and repaired his wounds. When he reported of promising findings in the archaeological site near the temple of [[Simfur]], Starscream was somewhat dismissive of the science division's efforts in light of their previous failures. Later, at the excavation site, [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] tweaked Ratchet by asking if the artifacts found were as old as the first officer. Ratchet exaggerated being upset and deployed his various tools, threatening Jazz that he was just as good as disabling [[Processor#Vocal processors|vocal processors]] as he was fixing them. When Optimus walked off with Protector [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], Ratchet whacked Jazz on the back of the head. He was present when [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]]'s team found a strange artifact with the [[Decepticon|strange symbol]] and helped escort the relic out of the dig site when the aliens whom Starscream had encountered earlier suddenly attacked the planet. {{storylink|Defiance issue 1|Defiance #1}}

After the alien attack ceased, Ratchet and Arcee analysed the remains of the attackers at a laboratory in [[Burthov]], discovering that the aliens were similar in structures to Cybertronians, even to the point of having something similar to a [[spark]] core, but only lacked the means to [[Transformation|transform]]. Before they could speculate further, [[Signal Flare (Movie)|Signal Flare]] arrived, with orders from Optimus to assemble for a meeting immediately. At the gathering, Optimus explained how Megatron was demanding they betray their principals of pacifism to go to war with the aliens, and while he implored to the members of his science division to not leave with the army, he also said they could freely choose to go without fear of reprimand. Naturally, Ratchet stayed on Optimus' side. {{storylink|Defiance issue 2|Defiance #2}}

[[File:Defiance3 labwork RatchetArceeElita.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Well, [[The Fallen|Lucifer]] was once an angel too, wasn't he?"]]

Hoping to learn some answers about the mysterious relic, Ratchet, [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]] and Arcee took most of the recovered fragments found at the dig site to the lab for immediate examination. After Optimus Prime, Jazz and [[Prowl (Movie)|Prowl]] broke into Megatron's quarters to get a close look at the intact relic, Ratchet was surprised to learn that the ancient monolith seemed to be in better than had found it in. An unexpected shock same when analysis of the fragments detected the same symbol in the same area on all the different pieces, and what's more, the symbol was also on Optimus's head. Ratchet claimed that this was proof that the [[Dynasty of Primes]] existed, and that Optimus was linked to them. Later, at a dig site near [[Burthov]], Ratchet bestowed the name Optimus '''''Prime''''' on his leader, with the opinion that it had a nice ring to it, though Optimus himself thought it might mean "[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Dreamwave Generation One continuity|records clerk]]" for all they knew. Examining the ruins, Optimus wondered aloud why only the relic Megatron possessed remained intact, leading Ratchet to hypothesis that the others had been smashed deliberately. Further speculation was halted by Prowl's security detachment, who had orders to arrest Optimus on flimsy charges of treason. As they were being led away, what no one in the group realised was Megatron had marked all but Optimus for death. Ratchet assisted in the recovery of Prowl when [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] fired an explosive shell into the convoy. As the group made a run for Burthov, Optimus Prime personally took care of Starscream's group. {{storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}}

Shortly after Optimus took on the mantle of a Prime, he and [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] stood before his followers, which included Ratchet. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} After those following Optimus Prime were declared traitors, the planet erupted into civil war. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} {{storylink|Foundation issue 4|Foundation #4}}

During the war, Optimus Prime decided to launch the AllSpark into space to keep it out of Lord Megatron's hands. [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]'s team was successful in diverting the Decepticon leader's attention at [[Tyger Pax]], but the young Autobot was grievously injured as a result. As he was carried away on a stretcher, Ratchet declared Bumblebee a hero for delaying Megatron long enough for their plan to work. Ratchet repaired his body, but contrary to what he told Jazz years earlier, was unable to repair Bumblebee's vocal processor. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 1|Movie Prequel #1}}

{{note|The inability to repair Bumblebee's vocal processor (or "voice capacitor", as it is referred to in IDW's [[Transformers: Movie Prequel|Movie Prequel]]) is at odds with the movie itself where Ratchet said he was working on it, and eventually, Bumblebee does regain his voice.}}

[[File:Alliance1 Ratchet Dew.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Yeah Ratchet, but why can't you tell this to all Americans?]]

After the battle of Mission City, Ratchet was reattaching Bumblebee's legs when [[Dispensor|an AllSpark mutation]] attacked Sam. Ratchet crushed the hostile creature with his foot, but was surprised to discover that it contained substances loaded with stimulants and ingredients harmful to humans such as Sam and Mikaela. After repairing Bumblebee and retrieving Jazz's remains, the Autobots rolled out to evade Sector Seven. In the month that followed, Ratchet became fascinated with Earth's varied minerals, such that [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox]] joked that the Autobots were late to meet them because Ratchet had stopped to take soil samples again. {{storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}}

[[File:Alliance4 Ratchet Ironhide stylish.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]

Ratchet arrived at Sector Seven's secret base in the [[Nevada]] desert with the other Autobots to help escort the Decepticon remains to [[California|San Diego, California]]. He stayed with Prime when the Autobot leader sent Bumblebee and Ironhide back to retrieve the AllSpark sliver Prime had left in Sector Seven's care. {{storylink|Alliance issue 2|Alliance #2}} The convoy returned to the base anyway after the level of destruction caused by the Decepticons was reported. Ratchet could be seen assisting the damaged Bumblebee. By the time the Autobots were on [[United States Navy|US Navy aircraft carrier]] weeks later for Jazz's burial-at-sea, Ratchet had repaired Bumblebee's outer panels (giving him a new body kit), but was evidently unable to fully restore Bumblebee's [[Processor#Vocal processors|vocal processor]]s. The Autobots subsequently agreed to [[NEST|a formal alliance with the US military]], and they began training on the island of [[Diego Garcia]]. Soon after, the Decepticons [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]] and [[Jolt (Movie)|Dead End]] were detected in [[San Francisco]]. {{storylink|Alliance issue 3|Alliance #3}}

In San Francisco, Ratchet and Ironhide bantered about how the former's vehicle mode was more suited to [[NEST]]'s cover story of a chemical spill, while the latter asserted that he was the more stylish of the pair. After Optimus Prime disabled Dead End, Ratchet did not detect any energy readings in the Decepticon. After the Decepticons were dealt with, Optimus and Major Lennox agreed that the Decepticons would most likely pursue Sam Witwicky again, and so he ''must'' be protected. As Bumblebee left, a sad Ratchet thanked the younger Autobot and promised that they'll keep working on his vocal processors, being sure that they could get them working again. Soon, more Decepticons were being sighted on Earth, and during a subsequent battle in [[Florida]], Ratchet was pinned to the ground by the much larger [[Incinerator (Movie)|Incinerator]]. Ratchet used his hand saw to cut into the Decepticon's ankle, distracting Incinerator enough for Optimus Prime to run his energy sword through him. An event that brought joy and hope to all was the arrival of new Autobot refugees to Earth, though this was tempered with the news of even more Decepticon sightings.{{Storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}}

Ratchet came on-scene to assist his fellow Autobots after Demolishor had... demolished a sizeable amount of human property. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 2|Tales of the Fallen #2}}

After [[Alice (ROTF)|Alice]]'s termination at the hands of a [[NEST]] squad, Ratchet got to take a poke at the corpse, while [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] stood around making racially insensitive comments about [[human]]s. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 1|Nefarious #1}} Soundwave led the Autobots to the location of the [[Initiative]]'s base, only for them to find it gone. He subsequently figured out it had been moved to [[Oregon]], and Ratchet and the Autobots headed up there. When they eventually reached [[Crater Lake]], Ratchet was teamed up with Sideswipe. As the assault began, he suggested the other Autobot stay behind him as he could take more punishment, but Sideswipe disregarded that. Then it turned out the Initiative had brainwashed Transformers at their disposal. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 5|Nefarious #5}} [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and Ratchet teamed up to ram a bunch of the opposing Transformers. Ratchet was even able to free [[Blazemaster]] from enemy control with Optimus's help. Initiative head [[Carter Newell]] attempted to use a recreated [[AllSpark]] to end the lives of all of the Transformers, but the Autobots eventually prevailed. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 6|Nefarious #6}}

Ratchet received an Autobot distress call in a seismically active desert location. Responding to the call, he was surprised by [[Space Case (DOTM)|Space Case]]. Engaging the Decepticon in combat, Ratchet crashed through the ground into a cave, where he found Arcee trapped under some rubble. Arcee informed him that Sam Witwicky and Bumblebee were trapped along with her, but before Ratchet could do anything to help, Space Case attacked again. Ratchet, musing on the conflict between his belief in pacifism and the realities of war, dealt the Decepticon a crippling blow with his saw. As Space Case retreated, Ratchet freed Arcee to chase him down, and turned his attention to rescuing Sam and Bumblebee. {{storylink|Transformers: Ratchet}} Bumblebee wound up muscling his way out of his underground prison by himself, and Ratchet rushed to his side as he stumbled into fresh air along with Sam. He was suitably impressed that Bumblebee had managed to find the inner-strength necessary to dig his way out of his predicament. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee}} Ratchet then contacted Arcee to inform her that no serious harm had come to Sam and Bumblebee, and advised her to break off her chase. But Arcee refused to let Space Case get away, and cut off Ratchet's call to continue her pursuit. {{storylink|Transformers: Arcee}}

[[File:RisingStorm4WheeljackeandMiragebodiesdestroyed.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Yay something to fix!]]
Ratchet was at the NEST base in Diego Garcia, where he assured Optimus that the Autobots that were controlled by the [[Initiative]] would be getting better.{{storylink|Rising Storm issue 1|Rising Storm #1}} After [[Sam Witwicky]] contacted the Autobots about the Decepticon attack in his Collage, Ratchet joined Optimus in the Mission. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}} Ratchet the rest of the Autobots made it to Philadelphia. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3|Rising Storm #3}} After Shockwave was defeated by Optimus Prime and the Driller took him away, Ratchet went to examine the wrecked bodies of [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] and [[Dino|Mirage]], who had been damaged by Shockwave, and told Optimus that no contact with Arcee and Chromia was made. When Optimus asked Ratchet about the state of the NEST base, Ratchet told him that it was bad. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 4|Rising Storm #4}}
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===Titan movie comics===
[[File:Titan Ratchet offmodel.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|How the frag are they missing a target ''that'' big?]]

Ratchet used to be a politician, Optimus Prime's chief liaison to the [[High Council of Ancients]]. He tried to find a peaceful solution to the civil war, and when this failed, he became a battlefield medic. {{storylink|Transformers: The Movie Guide}}

He would later be one of three Autobots who tried to prevent [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] from reaching the [[AllSpark]]. However, they hadn't expected [[Brawl (Movie)|Devastator]] to be demented enough to set off a [[foldspace warhead]] at pointblank range, a weapon that warped everyone to different parts of the galaxy. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2|Prelude: Megatron}} Ratchet found himself stuck in the middle of a genocidal [[alien]] war that uncomfortably mirrored Cybertron's own. Ignoring it at first, Ratchet [[Scanning|scanned]] a local tank to blend in and inconspicuously set up a homing beacon in the hope of getting rescued. Finding himself with no purpose in the meantime and seeing the [[A'ovan]] faction getting slaughtered, Ratchet challenged and defeated [[Durguth]], the local tyrant, thereby becoming the new ruler of the [[Thraal]] faction. He then ordered a ceasefire and oversaw an interim alliance, effectively bringing peace to the planet single-handed. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3|Lost In Space Part 1: Ratchet}}

[[File:Titan Ratchet notanambulance.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Ratchet... in a ''non''-medical alt mode?! You go too far, Furman!]]

[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] eventually detected the beacon, so Ratchet switched back to his green form, and the two began searching for Jazz when he didn't show. They rescued him from a predatory alien planet and then returned to Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 6|Lost In Space Part 4: Jazz}} Once on Cybertron, he decided to try out that white body again, and was part of a mission to ''finally'' medevac [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 1|Movie Prequel #1}}

Centuries later and immediately following the death of Megatron, Ratchet (having gone back to green) and his comrades were attacked by [[zombie]] Decepticons. After being briefly smacked aside in the fight, it occurred to Ratchet that the corpses were being animated by AllSpark energy stolen from the [[AllSpark Mutation]]s, and this knowledge turned the tide before the Autobots were wiped out. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 7|Starscream's Militia}}

[[File:Titan11 grinningRatchet.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|"And they'll never find out where I get my 'spare' parts from, mwuahaha!"]]

When three raw recruits brought in the dying Decepticon [[Dead End (ROTF)|Dead End]], Ratchet used his medical skills to save the poor wretch. After discovering that Dead End had been decaying on a molecular level and that he would have died if the cadets hadn't brought him in, Ratchet informed the cadets that he believed they had what it took to be Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.11|Spare Parts!}}

After uncovering that Soundwave was secretly working in conjunction with the [[Tanto Gang]] in Central Colombia, Ratchet and Optimus acted as Major Lennox's back-up, who infiltrated the organization. Soundwave revealed himself following the Tanto Gang uncovering the lost city of [[El Dorado]], prompting Ratchet and Optimus to intervene. Ratchet helped Lennox neutralize the Tanto Gang, detonating their weapons before they could reach them, while Optimus took care of the Decepticon. But then Mr. [[Kubikiri]], leader of the gang, detonated a [[Zipa Warhead]] to cover his escape. The resulting explosion allowed both the Tanto Gang and Soundwave to slip between NEST's fingers. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3.2|Gold And Blood}}

Ratchet and Ironhide were assigned to public relations at an anti-[[Transformer|Cybertronian]] rally outside the [[Tech Museum of Innovation]], something neither of them were particularly enthusiastic about. Ratchet tried to reassure [[Marcus Castor]], the head of the protesters, that the Autobots were friendly, but failed to be convincing. After Ironhide "helped", the museum was attacked by Starscream and Barricade. Ratchet was shot in the arm by Starscream, and he hung back to try and protect the humans as much as possible. Unfortunately Starscream got the idea to throw a tanker truck at them. Ratchet called to the humans get behind him, but Ironhide knocked the tanker out of the way, and Optimus Prime's arrival saw the Decepticons off. The fight had also had the side effect of converting Castor and the protesters to the Autobots' side. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3.4|Automatic for the People}}

{{note|The following events occur in the Law and Disorder continuity.}}

Ratchet believed in approaching matters diplomatically and cordially, as when Ironhide presented Barricade with his Christmas present for the Decepticon—which was actually a trick for Ironhide to punch Barricade. Whether or not Ratchet actually would give presents to Decepticons was unknown. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.7|#7's Law and Disorder}}
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====Alternate timeline====
In an [[Tyran 208.28 Gamma|alternate timeline]] where Megatron won the battle of Mission City, Ratchet was part of the outnumbered human-Autobot resistance in the conquered [[United States of America]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 9|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 1}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 10|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 2}} Along with [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], he infiltrated a Decepticon facility disguised as a (purple) Payload to stop them using the [[AllSpark]] to transform Earth, and he reluctantly decided to let the AllSpark be destroyed if it was the only way to save Earth. Unfortunately, [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] let them into the facility to kill them! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 11|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 3}}

[[File:RatchetArmorhide letsdoit.jpg|left|upright=2.2|thumb|Ratchet's a trendsetter, and if only the trend was having a consistent colour scheme and look between issues...]]

Ratchet's quick tactical thinking (absorbing nearby ore to reform his offensive weaponry and armour) immediately turned the tide against the Decepticon, but only the arrival of [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee and her crew]] stopped him from being gunned down by Swindles. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 12|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 4}} Despite this, drone numbers were against them, and Ratchet didn't believe they could pull off a victory until he noticed a way to bypass the AllSpark's defensive forcefield and destroy the Cube with regular weaponry. Ratchet did this, saving Earth at the cost of the AllSpark, though he begged for forgiveness as he destroyed it. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 13|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 5}}

To his relief, a fragment of the AllSpark had survived. Optimus, worried about the fragment being corrupted by exposure to Megatron, made Ratchet its guardian. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 14|Aftermath Part 1}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 15|Aftermath Part 2}} However, in the face of great Decepticon numbers, Ratchet took an unauthorised risk and used the fragment to bring Jazz back to life. The fragment's corruption meant Jazz was brought back amoral and self-serving, and Ratchet was left distraught at what he'd done. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|Dark Spark}}

[[File:Ratchet Titan16notonmywatch.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|"A proper mouth, at last!"]]

When the Autobots received an SOS from Ironhide's team on Cybertron, the entire team mobilised to head there. Ratchet hurriedly picked up [[Mikaela Banes]] so she could watch their base, ignoring every single traffic law as he did so. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 19|Return to Cybertron: Part 3}} When on Cybertron, Ratchet found himself in battle against [[Unicron]], trying to separate him from the [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]] he was using to power his physical body (a possessed Cybertron!). It became clear fast that the Autobot's plan was not going to work fast enough, but Ratchet realised that such a large structure would have an energy distribution network around them; rather than drain the Nucleon manually, he sped things up by having everyone shoot the distribution network until it blew up, causing the energy to be used up in an internal fire. Who needs a [[Matrix (disambiguation)|Matrix]] when you have Ratchet! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 20|Return to Cybertron: Part 4}}

After the Decepticons re-took Savannah, Ratchet was part of the ground troops sent in to rescue Mikaela. He did bog all there, really. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 22|The Decepticon Who Haunted Himself}}
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===Novels===
====''Ghosts of Yesterday''====
Ratchet was part of the crew of the ''[[Ark (Movie)|Ark]]'' as it searched for the AllSpark. In 1969, in a remote star system, they encountered an alien ship, ''[[Ghost 1]]'', which seemed Cybertronian in design. Ratchet remained on the ''Ark'' as the others went to check it out, but the alien ship headed down for a nearby planet before they could do so. When the Decepticons turned up and attacked, Ratchet provided support fire for his comrades from the ''Ark''.

When [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], who'd gone to try and scout out the ''Ghost 1'', lost communications with the ''Ark'', Ratchet informed [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]]. Prime left to find the Autobot scout, leaving the others with orders to abandon them should the Decepticons attack again, something Ratchet wasn't keen on doing. As it happened, the Decepticons did attack again, but not before Ratchet had made some improvements to the defense systems on the ''Ark'', which would help keep them out. He again provided support fire for [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], but when [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] returned to reinforce the Decepticons, the pair had to retreat to the ''Ark''.

Though Jazz said they should leave, Ratchet was determined to stay until Optimus and Bumblebee returned. The two missing Autobots showed up before it turned into an issue, and Prime called the trio out of the ''Ark'' to engage the Decepticons in battle. Ratchet and Bumblebee fought [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]], though the Decepticon was almost too much for them to handle. When the Autobots realised that [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]] had managed to sneak on board the ''Ark'', Ratchet was forced to return to the ship. He forcibly ejected Scorponok and began laying into the small Decepticon, leading an already badly damaged [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] to come to his partner's aid. The battle ended with an act of self-sacrifice from the ''Ghost 1'' crew, which greatly impressed the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|Ghosts of Yesterday}}

====''The Veiled Threat''====
{{Note|The events of ''The Veiled Threat'' take place during [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Transformers: Alliance|Alliance]]'' comic.}}

On their way back to [[Diego Garcia]], Ratchet watched Ironhide scare the crap out of [[Erasto Khalfani|a pirate]] who was trying to attack their ship. Later, he accompanied a [[NEST]] team including Ironhide, Optimus, [[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage]], and [[Beachbreak]] to the Zambezi River to battle the Decepticons that had appeared there. Ratchet engaged [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]], leaving Prime and Ironhide to take [[Macerator (ROTF)|Macerator]] and [[Payload (Movie)|Payload]]. Shortly after; Optimus was swept over the falls; when Beachbreak lowered his cable, Ratchet transmitted to Prime to grab it and then helped haul him up.

Shortly afterwards, the team traveled to a nearby dam on the Zambezi, just as the Decepticons began their attack. Payload took up position down the gorge and began to fire on the dam. Ratchet climbed up onto the structure and did his best to patch the holes, even as he took fire from the Decepticon. Eventually, he was saved when [[William Lennox]] opened the emergency floodgates, releasing a torrent of water that sent Payload crashing away.

It took him a good deal of time to recover, so he missed out on the missions to [[Peru]] and [[Australia]]. But he was ready to join the team for the trip to Rome, and helped in the battle against [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]], [[Jolt (Movie)|Dead End]], and Starscream. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

====''Classified'' novels====
Ratchet was at [[Edwards Air Force Base]] with Bumblebee when they received word that two Cybertronians in transition forms had landed near [[Hurley's Crossing]]. The pair went there by helicopter and encountered [[Reverb (ROTF)|Reverb]], who claimed to be a Decepticon defector hunting down another Decepticon who was after the technology at [[Hawthorne Army Depot]]. Ratchet, hoping Reverb's story of a movement of Decepticons was true, opted to trust him, thought he still had Reverb restrained. They took Reverb to the army depot where [[Kevin Bowman]] let the two Autobots know that [[Gears (ROTF)|Gears]] was on their side and in reality trying to protect an ancient weapons cache. Reverb had already obtained a number of the weapons from the cache, including a personal force field generator, and was on the verge of running Ratchet through when Optimus and Ironhide arrived. Though down, Ratchet still managed to save Ironhide's life by tripping Reverb at a crucial moment, and he survived to see the end of the battle. {{storylink|Transformers Classified: Switching Gears|Switching Gears}}

When Decepticons attacked [[Hyperdynamix]], Ratchet, Optimus and Ironhide went there to try to help. They were initially unable to find the Decepticons, who appeared to be hiding. Eventually the Decepticons made themselves obvious, and Ratchet killed the first with his saw, before helping Optimus dispatch the others. {{storylink|Transformers Classified: Battle Mountain|Battle Mountain}}

During a visit to Hyperdynamix Aerospace to learn about the [[Hyperdynamix Orbital Debris Disposal Initiative Station|HODDIS]] station intended to track incoming Cybertronians, and the satellite with which [[Alexander Porter|Dr. Porter]] intended to wipe out the Decepticons, incoming meteoroids were detected. Optimus, Ironhide and Ratchet and his team went to the crash site in [[Idaho]], and found themselves having to fight the giant [[Robo-pede|robot centipedes]] which came out of the meteoroids. Though Ratchet's arm was badly injured in the first attack, he and Ironhide successfully tracked down and terminated two of the creatures before they could reach a human town. {{storylink|Transformers Classified: Satellite of Doom|Satellite of Doom}}

===Toy bios===
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Despite what he said previously, Ratchet fixed Jazz using the AllSpark in what turned out to be a long recovery process. {{storylink|Jazz (Movie)#TargetG1|''Transformers'' Deluxe Autobot Jazz (G1 Redeco)}} {{storylink|Jazz (Movie)#AllsparkEnhanced|AllSpark-Enhanced Autobot Jazz}}

Ratchet learned a little more about Earth and decided to change to what he felt was a more typical "rescue" deco. It felt more natural and helped him to help humans better. {{storylink|Ratchet (Movie)/toys#VoyRescue|Rescue Ratchet (Voyager)}} Unfortunately, in a later encounter with [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]], the Decepticon deliberately fired in all directions just to watch and laugh as Ratchet ran himself ragged trying to save all the injured people. {{storylink|Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Allspark2pack|Rescue Ratchet vs. Decepticon Brawl}} Realizing that sometimes he can only save lives through combat, Ratchet began keeping his torch fueled for use against Decepticons. {{storylink|Ratchet (Movie)/toys#FABRescueTorch|Rescue Torch Ratchet}}

Ratchet has devoted his existence to the study of life in all its forms. The simple fact of life is, to his mind, the greatest testament to the majesty of the universe. Because of this, he has committed himself to fight the Decepticons and their murderous advances. {{storylink|Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Robot Replicas|Robot Replicas Autobot Ratchet}} When more Decepticons were detected on Earth, Ratchet immediately began research into how best to upgrade his weapons. Two months later, he'd developed a new particle beam blaster. {{storylink|Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Fast Action Battlers 2|Beam Blast Autobot Ratchet}}

Ratchet found the time to assist [[Blowpipe (ROTF)|Blowpipe]] with his body modifications, making Blowpipe stronger and faster through a fusion of Earth and Cybertronian technology. {{storylink|Super Tuner Throwdown}} He also added a pair of human missile launchers to Bumblebee and made his weapons available in vehicle mode. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Cannon|Cannon Bumblebee}}

While Ratchet and Blackout are total opposites, {{storylink|Ratchet (Movie)/toys#ROTFTitanium|Rescue Ratchet Vs. Blackout}} Ratchet's very attitude offends the mighty Megatron. {{storylink|Ratchet (Movie)/toys#AutobotRatchetVsMegatron|Autobot Ratchet VS Megatron}} However, more directly pressing for him was an encounter with the meticulous [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]], whose careful scheming and power of flight put Ratchet at a serious disadvantage. Only doing something completely unpredictable could save him! {{storylink|Ratchet (Movie)/toys#SurfaceToAirShowdown|Surface To Air Showdown}}

Ratchet had a run-in with Decepticon bounty hunters such as [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]], who had never lost a target and had no intentions for him to be the first; {{storylink|Lockdown (ROTF)#Revenge of the Fallen|''Revenge of the Fallen'' Lockdown}} and [[Axor]], who was out to claim the healer's weapon as a memento. {{storylink|Axor#Transformers (2010)|Axor (Deluxe)}}

Ratchet teamed up with [[Highbrow (TF 2010)|Highbrow]] take on [[The Fallen]] and though it was unlikely that they would win, but at least they got to show The Fallen just how determined the [[Autobot]]s were to stop him. {{storylink|The Fallen/toys#TF2010Voyager|''Hunt for the Decepticons'' Voyager The Fallen}} Highbrow educated Ratchet on at least twenty ways he could use his [[laser scalpel]] to weaken and cripple even the most powerful of Decepticons. {{storylink|Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys 2|Rescue Ratchet (Deluxe)}}

While he faced tough batlles, he has never gotten to fight an ennemi like [[Payload (Movie)|Payload]], {{storylink|Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 3|Night Ops Ratchet}} who was amused that the medic would think he could stop him.{{storylink|Payload (Movie)#Voyager|Payload (Voyager)}} Luckily, thanks to a team-up with Jolt, he had messed with him long enough to tame him with his stunning electro-whips, allowing them to go in and take him down. {{storylink|Jolt (ROTF)#Electrostatic|Electrostatic Jolt}}

Repairing a Transformer is next to impossible on the Moon, but not for Ratchet, in command of a cutting-edge converting Lunar Crawler. With its multi-axis repair claw and high-output emergency satellite, this rescue vehicle can tackle even the most difficult repairs.{{storylink|Ratchet (Movie)/toys#CyberverseActionSet|Autobot Ratchet Lunar Crawler}}

He and Optimus Prime drove in a dark and deserted alley. Crankcase was lucking in the obscurity, his job was to obsverve & report as he was lacking firepower to attack them. As the Autobots were almost out of view Optimus suddently stopped as his sensors discovered the Decepticon nearby. The street erupts as the Autobots spot Crankcase and open fire on him. {{storylink|Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Battleinthemoonlight|Battle in the Moonlight}}

While [[NEST]] was established, Ratchet teamed up with them to protect Chicago from a Decepticon attack. {{storylink|Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|N.E.S.T. Autobot Ratchet}}

===''Beast Wars Diorama Story''===
Ratchet and multiple Autobots and Decepticons traversed universes and found themselves on a prehistoric [[Earth]], during the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]. The Autobots joined the [[Maximal]]s in fighting the combined [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] and Decepticon force. {{storylink|Tigatron Chapter}} Eventually, the Decepticon Megatron joined the battle. {{storylink|Gimlet Chapter}} In one final attack, the Autobots and Maximals combined their energies into a powerful blast. {{Storylink|Motorarm Chapter}}

===''Mini Mayhem!''===
Sam asked Ratchet and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] whether either of them ever thought of defeating [[The Fallen]] with water, him always being on fire and all. The two Autobots were stumped over how they had never considered doing so. {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}

===Cyber Missions===
{{voiceactor|[[Bronco D. Jackson]] (English)|[[José Luis Orozco]] (Latin American-Spanish), [[Júlio Chaves]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}
When [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] went on a rampage in [[Mission City]], Ratchet went to stop him. After Ratchet's [[Electromagnetic pulse|EMP]] blaster malfunctioned, Lockdown beat him up, took the weapon and escaped with it. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 3}}

Later, he was found by Sideswipe, who took him back to [[Diego Garcia]] and patched him up in the Medical Bay. Not soon after, Lockdown attacked the base, and Sideswipe held him off. Soon he was able to blast the EMP blaster off Lockdown's wrist, and it slid back to Ratchet. Lockdown tried to retreat, much to Sideswipe's dismay, but Ratchet informed him that he was headed straight for the Medical Bay. Lockdown entered...and a few seconds later was captured by the robotic arms, which were programmed by Ratchet to hold him down and sedate him. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 7}}

[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and Ratchet were dispatched to a building in [[Scramble City (city)|Scramble City]] by Optimus, who briefed them that [[Smolder (PCC)|Smolder]] and [[Chopster]] were causing trouble. On reaching the building, the pair encountered Chopster, and then were almost ran down by Smolder. Ratchet used his EMP blaster to disable Chopster, but the Mini-Con was merely stuck in fire axe mode, and still of use to his larger comrade. While Bumblebee attacked the Decepticons, Ratchet worked on getting his EMP blaster recharged, before hitting on boosting its power using his own [[spark]]. The weapon successfully took out Smolder, and the two Autobots cracked jokes over his deactivated body. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 9}}

Ratchet and Sideswipe were transporting some energon to a secure location when they were attacked by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and [[Mindwipe (ROTF)|Mindwipe]]. As Mindwipe assaulted them with his hypnotic powers, Ratchet suggested Sideswipe use his satellite radio as a diversion. The gambit worked, and Ratchet grabbed Mindwipe, slamming the Decepticon into the trailer of energon and using a short jolt to paralyze him. Ratchet's warning to Sideswipe that Starscream was too powerful came too late, as his fellow Autobot was in grave danger. Ratchet pushed the trailer plus Mindwipe over the nearest cliff, which succeeded in getting Starscream to release Sideswipe. As the Decepticon grabbed the trailer in mid-air, Ratchet announced that if the Autobots couldn't have the energon, no one could, and blasted the trailer. Starscream survived, and Ratchet suggested to Sideswipe that they find some place safe to hide. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 10}}

When Optimus confronted Megatron and Starscream in a remote part of the Arctic, Ratchet joined Ironhide, Bumblebee and Sideswipe in coming to his aid. The four of them came under attack from Starscream, but defeated him by driving him into range of Ratchet's EMP blaster. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 12}} Optimus's later plan to lure the Decepticons to a spot in the wilderness was a success, and while Optimus and Megatron battled, Ratchet, Ironhide and Bumblebee ambushed the rest of the enemy. Ratchet faced off against [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon]], using his EMP blaster to block the Decepticon's sword blows. The fight effectively ended when the [[human]]s turned up in force to help surround the Decepticons, and Optimus gave Megatron the ultimatum to get off the planet or be destroyed. The Decepticons appeared to comply, leaving the Autobots jubilant. {{storylink|Decepticons Attack}}
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===''I Can Read!'' books===
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Ratchet came to rescue his best friend [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] and Bumblebee after a run-in with Decepticons. He sawed through a metal bar pinning down Bumblebee. He then fixed up Sideswipe. Ratchet and Ironhide later had a run-in with [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]], [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] and [[Scalpel (ROTF)|Scalpel]] at a sea-side dock. Ratchet held the Decepticons off, allowing both of the Autobots to escape. Later still, Ratchet helped the Autobots defeat the Decepticons in Egypt. {{storylink|Ratchet to the Rescue}}
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===''Hunt for the Decepticons'' storybooks===
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After Optimus had been locked in his vehicle mode thanks to Megatron's machinations, Ratchet fixed up the Autobot leader, enabling him to transform again. {{storylink|Prime Target (book)|Prime Target}}

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Upon learning that [[Buzzsaw (ROTF)|Buzzsaw]] and [[Ratbat (ROTF)|Ratbat]] were causing trouble, Optimus ordered Ratchet and the rest of the Autobots to roll out to face the Decepticons. Thanks to Soundwave's tampering with their communications, however, the Autobots arrived at an abandonned warehouse instead of where the trouble was taking place. Thankfully, Sam and Bumblebee met with the Autobots, and led them to the correct location. The Decepticons were defeated and the Autobots cheered Sam for his help in the mission. {{storylink|Satellite Meltdown}}
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===''Spot the 'Bots''===
Ratchet and a group of other Autobots duked it out against the Decepticons in an old warehouse in a battle that would decide the fate of the Earth! {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Spot the 'Bots}}

===''Unite for the Universe''===
Ratchet was stationed at a N.E.S.T. base, in the Hida Mountains of Japan, when they received an anonymous warning that the Decepticons were planning an assault on their installation. The tip-off turned out to be accurate, and Ratchet helped [[Brawn (ROTF)|Brawn]] fend off [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon]], [[Mindwipe (ROTF)|Mindwipe]], [[Brakedown (ROTF)|Brakedown]], and [[Dirge (Movie)|Dirge]]. When Optimus joined the fight the Decepticons retreated, though Ratchet made their escape more of an ordeal by blasting the ice beneath their wheels. {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 1|The Secret of Project: Unite}}

Though the Autobots had chased the Decepticons off, Starscream nonetheless managed to partially obtain the means to upgrade himself. However, the incomplete data meant that the resulting enhancements affected Starscream's mental stability. The Decepticon ran wild across the countryside, prompting Optimus to mobilize the Autobots to stop him. Ratchet entered the fray after the Decepticons had involved themselves as well, and managed to sneak up on Starscream during the chaos. He shorted out Starscream's upgrades, rendering them unsalvageable, and bringing an end to the Decepticon's rampage. The rest of the Decepticons turned tail, and Ratchet exclaimed that the Decepticons had come too close to gaining uncontrollable power. Optimus agreed, and decided that the Autobots would have to rely on their own fortitude to defeat their foes, rather than upgrades. {{storylink|The Strongest Weapon}}

===''The Creation Revoltech!''===
When Optimus Prime was losing a battle with Megatron over the [[Revocube]], Ratchet told him the time had come to unleash the power of the [[Revoltech Unit]] born from the cube. {{storylink|The Creation Revoltech!}}

===Transformers Annual 2011===
When Decepticon activity was detected in [[Tokyo]], Ratchet headed there with Optimus, Sideswipe and Ironhide. He and Sideswipe provided cover fire for Optimus, while their leader scaled a nearby office block to attack Grindor. {{storylink|Sam in Danger}}

==Games==
===3D Battle-Card Game===
Ratchet was one of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]'s many Autobot allies in a fight against [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s Decepticon forces, in what might possibly have been an inter-universe battle. {{storylink|3D Battle-Card Game}}

===''Transformers'' The Game (console)===
{{voiceactor|[[Fred Tatasciore]] (English)|[[Thierry Mercier]] (French), [[Roberto Cuadrado]] (Castilian Spanish)}}

====Autobot Campaign====
Ratchet landed on Earth alongside [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]]. He revealed that Sam's grandfather discovered their enemy, the Decepticon leader [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], trapped in the Arctic. He also was with the Autobots after Optimus defeated [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and rolled out to Mission City alongside them. Ratchet later made a very sudden appearance during Optimus Prime's speech. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game}}

===''Transformers Autobots''===
A part of Optimus Prime's force on Earth, Ratchet stayed on the sidelines until Bumblebee came racing into Tranquility with Blackout on his tail. Intercepting him from a skyscraper's rooftop, Ratchet managed to destroy Blackout, sending him crashing down. {{storylink|Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Autobots}}

===''Transformers Decepticons''===
Ratchet came in to attack the Decepticon Create-a-bot in the Army base. After a short fight, he escaped. {{storylink|Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Decepticons}}

===AllSpark Wars===
After the first battle with the Decepticons on Earth, Ratchet and the other Autobots went into stasis lock, held in storage around the world. His revival near the end of the AllSpark Wars signaled the Decepticons' defeat, who were forced to flee soon thereafter. {{storylink|AllSpark Wars}}

===Allspark Highway===
The Autobots needed to race the Allspark to safety, and Ratchet teamed with his fellow Autobots to drive through the Decepticon defenses and get their prize to a secure location. {{storylink|Allspark Highway}}
===''Transformers Video Mash-Up''===
{{note|Various short clips featuring Ratchet were available for users to custom-create their own short film about the Transformers.}} {{storylink|Transformers Video Mash-Up}}

===Autobot Stronghold===
The Decepticons were invading an Autobot stronghold in the city, and Ratchet and the Autobots placed themselves at key positions to defend it from attack. {{storylink|Autobot Stronghold}}

===''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game===
{{voiceactor|[[Robert Foxworth]] (English)|[[Thierry Mercier]] (French), [[Jon Ciriano]] (Castilian Spanish)}}

====Xbox 360/Sony PS3/PC====
=====Autobot campaign=====
Ratchet was armed with an energon multi-beam gun, which fired rapid bursts, and a sticky grenade launcher. His combat repair sequence could instantly heal himself and any nearby allies, befitting his status as a medic.

When Ironhide was jumped by [[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]] in the [[Shanghai]] Spiral Highway, Ratchet went in to find Ironhide, bring him back online, and escort him to an extraction point whilst defending him from the Decepticons. Later, Ratchet was deployed to the West Coast Oil Refinery to rescue three engineers trapped by marauding Decepticons. He was attacked by several waves of [[Combaticon (ROTF)|Combaticon]]s, but bested his enemies and brought the engineers to safety. Ratchet then oversaw Sam's rescue from [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] and Optimus Prime's battle with Starscream at the East Coast Industrial foundry. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

====PSP====
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===Transformers Autobots/Decepticons===
Ratchet accompanied the Autobot forces as they attempted to prevent the Fallen from activating the Solar Harvester. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Autobots/Decepticons|Revenge of the Fallen: Autobots/Decepticons}}

===Hunt for the Decepticons===
Once [[you]] were welcomed into the Autobots, Ratchet trained you in order to improve your dexterity skills, in order to prepare you for your fight with Megatron. Once the Decepticon tyrant was defeated, Ratchet and the rest of the Autobots thanked you for your contribution to the Autobot cause. {{storylink|Hunt for the Decepticons}}

===StrikeZone Showdown===
Ratchet, Ironhide and Bumblebee faced off against Megatron, Lockdown and Bludgeon in the middle of a forest in a battle to the death. Ratchet would fire lasers to defeat his opponents. {{storylink|Transformers StrikeZone Showdown|StrikeZone Showdown}}

===''Transformers: Dark of the Moon - The Game''===
{{voiceactor|[[Fred Tatasciore]] (English)|[[Philippe Dumond]] (French), [[Roberto Cuadrado]] (Castilian Spanish)}}

====(Xbox 360/PS3)====
{{Note|Ratchet is unlocked for multiplayer after completing the campaign, with the Heavy Machine Gun as his primary weapon and the Thermo-Mine Respawner as his ability.}}
When the long-silent Decepticons made their reappearance with a sudden and brutal attack on a city, Ratchet and Ironhide were dispatched to assist their NEST allies. Ratchet busied himself with aiding with the evacuation while Ironhide entered the city proper to drive out the Decepticons.

When the evacuation was complete, Ratchet went into the city to provide backup, but stumbled upon the main Decepticon force and their commander Mixmaster. As Ironhide fought his way to him, Ratchet made a stand in a factory. Though he was able to put up a good fight and destroyed numerous Decepticons with accurate headshots (Optimus would've approved), he was unable to stand for long against Mixmaster. The Constructicon beat him within an inch of his life and nearly killed him when Ironhide arrived.

Ironhide managed to chase off Mixmaster, but Ratchet was not in fighting shape. The Autobot weapons expert was forced to engage wave after wave of Decepticon reinforcements while his friend desperately carried out emergency repairs. Once the repairs were done, he gave Ironhide backup and the Decepticons withdrew.

Badly weakened by his ordeal, Ratchet urged Ironhide onwards to finish off Mixmaster, assuring him he would be alright. Later when the Autobots launched an all out assault on the Decepticon base, Ratchet helped evacuate wounded soldiers afterwards. He contacted Optimus a couple of times during his fight with [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]. Optimus eventually defeated Shockwave and informed Ratchet he was alright. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)| Dark of the Moon}}

====Autobots/Decepticons====
[[File:DOTMDS Ratchet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Ratchet had a habit of creeping up on Autobots when he wanted to talk to him. He asked [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]] if the recent attacks in town were Decepticons, as he was concerned that their ancient enemies had returned. While heading for the Stadium to investigate a disturbance, he was intercepted by Optimus, who took over the mission instead. Ratchet warned him that [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] was lurking nearby, and they'd intercepted a transmission about something called "[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]". When the Decepticons kept drawing the Autobots away from a NEST construction site, Ratchet worked himself into a state, and Mirage promised to investigate. Ratchet also alerted Optimus when the Decepticons attacked a NEST island base in the [[Pacific]]. On another occasion he managed to surprise Mirage when giving the Autobot the news that [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] had started sabotaging the communications dishes in the Autobot base. While Mirage dealt with that problem, Ratchet sent [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] to deal with Soundwave and Crowbar, though he passed on Optimus's orders to let Soundwave get away. After coordinating Mirage and Ironhide in an invasion of the Decepticon base in [[Siberia]], Ratchet met with Ironhide and Bumblebee within the base itself, and sent the latter to scout out the rest of the base. He was shocked when Optimus decided to go after Megatron alone, but after the end of the mission, rendezvoused outside with the other Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Autobots/Decepticons|Dark of the Moon: Autobots/Decepticons}}
{{--}}

===''Cyberverse Battle Builder''===
Ratchet joined the rest of the Autobots in combating the Decepticons on battlefields on Earth, the Earth's Moon and on Cybertron. Sometimes there were many of him! {{storylink|Cyberverse Battle Builder}}
===''MechTech Weapons Challenge''===
Bumblebee could use Ratchet's power saw to aid him in his missions to retrieve MechTech weapons technology stolen by the Decepticons. {{storylink|MechTech Weapons Challenge}}

===''Transformers: The Ride – 3D''===
From a NEST outpost in Universal Studios, Ratchet helped oversee [[you]]r NEST orientation, explaining the history of the Autobot-Decepticon war, as well as NEST's mission. Bumblebee's voice gave out during the orientation, much to Ratchet's dismay, as he was sure he had fixed it for good. The Autobots took on a mission to transport the last shard of the Allspark for safe keeping, battling a horde of Decepticons on the way. Ratchet could be glimpsed standing on a rooftop when [[Evac (Ride)|Evac]] and you were sucked towards [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]], firing on the gargantuan Decepticon alongside Ironhide. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ride – 3D}}

===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark'' (3DS)===
{{voiceactor|[[Jamieson Price]] (English)}}

Ratchet was part of the squad that infiltrated the plant Lockdown in the jungle. Later the Autobots had to save whatever enemies of Drift, and then get together with him, however, mercenaries overtook and defeated them. The Autobots were only saved by the fact that Lockdown was in a hurry and didn't finish off enemies, and left them lying damaged in the jungle.

After some time, Autobots recovered and arrived in the city to once and for all to deal with the mercenary. But the barricades were too strong for them, so they called Grimlock, but first the team had to clear the way. Then the Autobots defended Grimlock, as he was providing the way for them to get to Lockdown. Later Ratchet participated in the final battle with Lockdown, Stinger and other mercenaries. {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}

===''Age of Extinction'' mobile game===
Ratchet was one of the Autobots who was saved by Optimus Prime and his comrades, and helped destroy the Decepticons on streets of Texas, Detroit and Chicago.
{{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (mobile game)|Age of Extinction}}

===''Transformers Online'' (2017 video game)===
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers Online (2017 video game)|Transformers Online}}}}

==Toys==
{{main|Ratchet (Movie)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
[[File:Movie Ratchet 2005Concept.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Early Ratchet laughs at your premature rejection.]]

*Ratchet's early design would later go on to inspire the [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive [[Inferno (Movie)|Inferno]] and his own ''Dark of the Moon'' "Specialist" redeco.
*In the film, a part of Ratchet's transformation involves his entire upper body rotating around. The main Voyager class toy does not do this, but [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]'s does. The ''Dark of the Moon'' Deluxe figure does replicate this part of the transformation, however, as does the ''Studio Series'' figure.
*After three movies and seven years, Ratchet only got a close-up transformation sequence in ''Age of Extinction'' (which was sadly his ''last'' transformation).
*Contrary to what is implied or outright stated by everything from the Rescue Ratchet deco to the words of the moviemakers themselves, Ratchet is ''not,'' in fact, an ambulance.
*The Hummer H2 prop vehicle used for the 2007 movie sports the [[license plate]] "6Q49935", with a "CA Exempt" registration reserved for Californian government and emergency vehicles. Barely visible in set photos, the same plate was also used for the Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung in Frankfurt, Germany in September 2007.<ref name="ratchetshow">[http://www.flickr.com/photos/pierrethurau/3076713309/ "Ratchet" Hummer H2 prop vehicle at the Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung in Frankfurt, Germany in September 2007]</ref> In ''Revenge of the Fallen'', Ratchet sports ''no'' license plate. On the ''Dark of the Moon'' Chicago set, the redecoed Hummer H2 car prop sported the license plate "9999963", again with a "CA Exempt" registration.<ref name="chicago">[http://www.seibertron.com/live-action-films/gallery.php?id=133&size=0&start=50 Dark of the Moon Chicago set] at Seibertron.com.</ref>
*According to [[Meet the Autobots]], Ratchet has X-ray vision, which lets him see for miles.
*According to the hardcover ''[[Transformers: The Movie Guide]]'':
**Ratchet can cannibalize his own parts for emergency treatment of a patient; he carries within him redundant systems for such situations. (This only turns up once in a story though, in [[Transformers Comic issue 16|one of Titan's issues]]) He can also tow up to 300 lbs over his own weight in vehicle form, and his specialization isn't listed as being a medic, but in actually '''getting''' to the wounded.
**Ratchet is one of the few Autobots that could conceivably give Megatron a decent fight one-on-one before being dismembered and fed upon.
**"Ratchet "carefully chose his landing site to avoid loss of human life." Yet he is seen crashing in the middle of the street, causing fires and several minor explosions. Maybe Ratchet ''thought'' he was avoiding loss of human life.
[[File:BB-Ratchet-model.jpg|thumb]]
*Ratchet's toy packaging proclaims he has an "[[Automorph Technology|Automorph]] Forearm Cannon". However, the toy obviously lacks this weapon. At the Hasbro Tour during [[BotCon 2007]], an early design [[prototype]] of Ratchet was displayed during a slide show, with similar callouts. Presumably, the forearm cannon was attempted, but dropped due to either engineering issues or cost.
*Ratchet's toys are part of a matrix of cross-referencing [[redeco]]s, along with [[Ratchet (Animated)|''Animated'' Ratchet]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Generation 1 Ratchet]]:
**In 2008, the original Generation 1 Ratchet mold got an [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive green redeco in Japan as "Ratchet Emergency Green" in obvious reference to his movie counterpart.
**The red and white "Rescue Ratchet" redecos of movie Ratchet's toys are based on [[Ratchet (G1)|Generation 1 Ratchet]]'s original toy.
**''Animated'' Ratchet, his original design already referencing both predecessors with Generation 1 Ratchet's chevron and coloring and movie Ratchet's squiggly EEG symbol, had a further homage to the latter with a yellow redeco as (another) "Rescue Ratchet".
*Included with the downloadable content for the Revenge of the Fallen game on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 is a red and white color skin for Ratchet. Clearly, he needs to pick a color palette and commit!
*The ''Dark of the Moon'' site on Transformers.com says Ratchet's current status is: "Studying the implications of human pheromone levels." Creepy, dude!
*Ratchet is the basis for the non-toy character [[Umeda Prime]].
*Ratchet's Cybertronian design in ''Bumblebee'' is heavily inspired by his Generation 1 [[Ratchet (G1)|namesake]].

===Foreign names===
*''Czech:'' '''Šroubek''' (First movie's first dub only) (Screwie)
*''Japanese:'' '''Ratchet''' (ラチェット ''Rachetto'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Racsni'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Fēi Lún''' (Taiwan, 飛輪, "Flying Wheel"), '''Jiùhùchē''' (Mainland China, 救护车, "Ambulance")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Hajka''' (Гайка, "Screw Nut")

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

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/Ratchet/ratchet.htm Ratchet at TFU.info]

[[Category:Age of Extinction Autobots]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Autobots]]
[[Category:Bumblebee Autobots]]
[[Category:Classified Autobots]]
[[Category:Cyber Missions characters]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon Autobots]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:Medics]]
[[Category:Movie Autobots]]
[[Category:NEST]]
[[Category:Pilots]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Autobots]]

Mega Striker

2024-04-03T03:43:33Z

EternalGalvatron: /* Notes */ Small errors.

[[File:Mega Striker AOE.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.8]]

The '''Mega Striker''' is a ranged weapon used by [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] when he isn't using his [[Ion blaster]]. It sometimes sports Prime's slick flame deco.

==Fiction==
===''Dark of the Moon'' film===
After the [[Autobot]]s arrived in [[Chicago]], Optimus used the Mega Striker to save [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]], [[Robert Epps|Epps]] and a team of former [[NEST]] soldiers from a [[Decepticon]] [[Orbital Assault Carrier|ship]], before the [[Protoform|pilot]] was killed by the [[Wreckers]].

The gun was used again to hold off an oncoming attack from [[Devcon (DOTM)|Devcon]], allowing the Autobots to escape the building they were being pinned down in. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

===''Age of Extinction'' film===
When Optimus suddenly awoke after a live missile was removed from his rusty cab form, he threatened [[Cade Yeager|Cade]], [[Tessa Yeager|Tessa]] and [[Lucas Flannery|Lucas]] with his Mega Striker, hitting the latter over the head with his "ten-foot cannon". He later used it to defend the Yeager family when the [[CIA]] taskforce, [[Cemetery Wind]], showed up on their property looking for the [[Autobot]] leader.

Optimus would continue to use it during the ensuing chase to defend himself against [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]. After Optimus' upgrade, the gun was used again as the Autobots stormed [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated|KSI's]] headquarters in Chicago. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}

==Toys==
===''Dark of the Moon''===
{{anchor|StrikerOptimus}}[[File:DOTMSupremeStrikerOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Striker Optimus''' (Mechtech Leader, [[November 17|11-17]]-2011)
**''Japanese ID Number:'' '''DA-28'''
**''Accessories:'' Eliminator Gun & Assault Blaster (forms Mega Striker), shield/battle shield
:Striker Optimus includes two guns, the "Eliminator Gun" and "Assault Blaster", which combine into the "Mega Striker". The separate guns also have a MechTech-style transformation, and pulling a lever transforms them into alternate crossbow-like shapes. In "battle vehicle mode", the sides of the truck are rotated up, and the guns can be attached by small pegs to holes in the modified smokestacks, or they can plugged into any of the standard connection points with their [[5 mm post|5mm posts]]... except the ones on the hinge behind the cab, since those are supposed to be for his [[Dual Energon Swords]].
{{-}}

===''Asia Premium Series''===
[[File:APStoy-APS01StrikerOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Striker Optimus Prime''' (MechTech Leader, [[November 6|11-06]]-12)
**''Asia ID number:'' '''APS01'''
**''Accessories:'' Eliminator Gun & Assault Blaster (forms Mega Striker), shield/battle shield, two battle blades
:The [[Asia Premium Series]] Optimus Prime also includes the Eliminator Gun & Assault Blaster to form Mega Striker.
{{-}}

[[File:TF-Asia-Premium-Series-APS-01U-Ultimate-Edition-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Ultimate Edition, 2015)
**''Asia ID number:'' '''APS-01U'''
**''Accessories:'' Eliminator Gun & Assault Blaster (forms Mega Striker), shield/battle shield, Tank A & Tank B (forms Ion Blaster), Jetwing jet pack, Arm Gatling Cannon A & B, Leg Armor A & B, Knuckle, 2 Battle Blades, 2 Battle Hooks
:The Asia Premium Series Ultimate Edition Optimus Prime also includes the Eliminator Gun & Assault Blaster to form Mega Striker.
{{--}}

==Notes==
[[File:Transformers DOTM Shockwave Game.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|'''Oprimus:''' Behold the Ion blaster! '''Shockwave:''' That's the Mega Striker, not the Ion blaster. '''Optimus:''' Of course it's the Ion blaster, it just so happens to look similar to the Mega Striker. '''Bumblebee:''' He's right, Prime. That is indeed the Mega Striker; you seem to have confused the names of your guns. '''Optimus:''' SHUT UP!]]
*In the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|Dark of the Moon]]'' video game, Optimus Prime's primary weapon looks identical to the Mega Striker, despite being named as his Ion Blaster.
*The Mega Striker stores inside Optimus's back, much like his Ion Blaster and Barrage Cannon did in [[Transformers (film)|''Transformers'']] and [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|''Revenge of the Fallen'']].
*During his first on-screen confrontation with Lockdown in ''Age of Extinction'', Optimus drops the Mega Striker on the roof top of one of the abandoned buildings and is never seen going back to get it. However, during the attack on KSI, Optimus is seen wielding it again, but now it has his flame paint-job present.

==See also==
*[[Barrage cannon]]
*[[Fusion cannon]]
*[[Ion blaster]]

[[Category:Age of Extinction weapons]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon weapons]]

Mega Striker

2024-04-02T04:59:03Z

EternalGalvatron: /* Notes */

[[File:Mega Striker AOE.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.8]]

The '''Mega Striker''' is a ranged weapon used by [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] when he isn't using his [[Ion blaster]]. It sometimes sports Prime's slick flame deco.

==Fiction==
===''Dark of the Moon'' film===
After the [[Autobot]]s arrived in [[Chicago]], Optimus used the Mega Striker to save [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]], [[Robert Epps|Epps]] and a team of former [[NEST]] soldiers from a [[Decepticon]] [[Orbital Assault Carrier|ship]], before the [[Protoform|pilot]] was killed by the [[Wreckers]].

The gun was used again to hold off an oncoming attack from [[Devcon (DOTM)|Devcon]], allowing the Autobots to escape the building they were being pinned down in. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

===''Age of Extinction'' film===
When Optimus suddenly awoke after a live missile was removed from his rusty cab form, he threatened [[Cade Yeager|Cade]], [[Tessa Yeager|Tessa]] and [[Lucas Flannery|Lucas]] with his Mega Striker, hitting the latter over the head with his "ten-foot cannon". He later used it to defend the Yeager family when the [[CIA]] taskforce, [[Cemetery Wind]], showed up on their property looking for the [[Autobot]] leader.

Optimus would continue to use it during the ensuing chase to defend himself against [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]. After Optimus' upgrade, the gun was used again as the Autobots stormed [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated|KSI's]] headquarters in Chicago. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}

==Toys==
===''Dark of the Moon''===
{{anchor|StrikerOptimus}}[[File:DOTMSupremeStrikerOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Striker Optimus''' (Mechtech Leader, [[November 17|11-17]]-2011)
**''Japanese ID Number:'' '''DA-28'''
**''Accessories:'' Eliminator Gun & Assault Blaster (forms Mega Striker), shield/battle shield
:Striker Optimus includes two guns, the "Eliminator Gun" and "Assault Blaster", which combine into the "Mega Striker". The separate guns also have a MechTech-style transformation, and pulling a lever transforms them into alternate crossbow-like shapes. In "battle vehicle mode", the sides of the truck are rotated up, and the guns can be attached by small pegs to holes in the modified smokestacks, or they can plugged into any of the standard connection points with their [[5 mm post|5mm posts]]... except the ones on the hinge behind the cab, since those are supposed to be for his [[Dual Energon Swords]].
{{-}}

===''Asia Premium Series''===
[[File:APStoy-APS01StrikerOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Striker Optimus Prime''' (MechTech Leader, [[November 6|11-06]]-12)
**''Asia ID number:'' '''APS01'''
**''Accessories:'' Eliminator Gun & Assault Blaster (forms Mega Striker), shield/battle shield, two battle blades
:The [[Asia Premium Series]] Optimus Prime also includes the Eliminator Gun & Assault Blaster to form Mega Striker.
{{-}}

[[File:TF-Asia-Premium-Series-APS-01U-Ultimate-Edition-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Ultimate Edition, 2015)
**''Asia ID number:'' '''APS-01U'''
**''Accessories:'' Eliminator Gun & Assault Blaster (forms Mega Striker), shield/battle shield, Tank A & Tank B (forms Ion Blaster), Jetwing jet pack, Arm Gatling Cannon A & B, Leg Armor A & B, Knuckle, 2 Battle Blades, 2 Battle Hooks
:The Asia Premium Series Ultimate Edition Optimus Prime also includes the Eliminator Gun & Assault Blaster to form Mega Striker.
{{--}}

==Notes==
[[File:Transformers DOTM Shockwave Game.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|'''Oprimus:''' Behold the Ion blaster! '''Shockwave:''' That's the Mega Striker, not the Ion blaster. '''Optimus:''' Of course it's the Ion blaster, it just so happens to look similar to the Mega Striker. '''Bumblebee:''' He's right, Prime. That is indeed the Mega Striker; you seem to have confused the names of your guns. '''Optimus:''' SHUT UP!]]
*In the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|Dark of the Moon]]'' video game, Optimus Prime's Primary weapon looks identical to the Mega Striker, despite being named as his Ion blaster.
*The Mega Striker stores inside Optimus's back, much like his Ion Blaster did in [[Transformers (film)|''Transformers'']] and [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|''Revenge of the Fallen'']].
*During his first on-screen confrontation with Lockdown in ''Age of Extinction'', Optimus drops the Mega Striker on the roof top of one of the abandoned buildings and is never seen going back to get it. However, during the attack on KSI, Optimus is seen wielding it again, but now it has his flame paint-job present.

==See also==
*[[Barrage cannon]]
*[[Fusion cannon]]
*[[Ion blaster]]

[[Category:Age of Extinction weapons]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon weapons]]

Mega Striker

2024-04-02T04:58:02Z

EternalGalvatron: /* Notes */

[[File:Mega Striker AOE.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.8]]

The '''Mega Striker''' is a ranged weapon used by [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] when he isn't using his [[Ion blaster]]. It sometimes sports Prime's slick flame deco.

==Fiction==
===''Dark of the Moon'' film===
After the [[Autobot]]s arrived in [[Chicago]], Optimus used the Mega Striker to save [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]], [[Robert Epps|Epps]] and a team of former [[NEST]] soldiers from a [[Decepticon]] [[Orbital Assault Carrier|ship]], before the [[Protoform|pilot]] was killed by the [[Wreckers]].

The gun was used again to hold off an oncoming attack from [[Devcon (DOTM)|Devcon]], allowing the Autobots to escape the building they were being pinned down in. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

===''Age of Extinction'' film===
When Optimus suddenly awoke after a live missile was removed from his rusty cab form, he threatened [[Cade Yeager|Cade]], [[Tessa Yeager|Tessa]] and [[Lucas Flannery|Lucas]] with his Mega Striker, hitting the latter over the head with his "ten-foot cannon". He later used it to defend the Yeager family when the [[CIA]] taskforce, [[Cemetery Wind]], showed up on their property looking for the [[Autobot]] leader.

Optimus would continue to use it during the ensuing chase to defend himself against [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]. After Optimus' upgrade, the gun was used again as the Autobots stormed [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated|KSI's]] headquarters in Chicago. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}

==Toys==
===''Dark of the Moon''===
{{anchor|StrikerOptimus}}[[File:DOTMSupremeStrikerOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Striker Optimus''' (Mechtech Leader, [[November 17|11-17]]-2011)
**''Japanese ID Number:'' '''DA-28'''
**''Accessories:'' Eliminator Gun & Assault Blaster (forms Mega Striker), shield/battle shield
:Striker Optimus includes two guns, the "Eliminator Gun" and "Assault Blaster", which combine into the "Mega Striker". The separate guns also have a MechTech-style transformation, and pulling a lever transforms them into alternate crossbow-like shapes. In "battle vehicle mode", the sides of the truck are rotated up, and the guns can be attached by small pegs to holes in the modified smokestacks, or they can plugged into any of the standard connection points with their [[5 mm post|5mm posts]]... except the ones on the hinge behind the cab, since those are supposed to be for his [[Dual Energon Swords]].
{{-}}

===''Asia Premium Series''===
[[File:APStoy-APS01StrikerOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Striker Optimus Prime''' (MechTech Leader, [[November 6|11-06]]-12)
**''Asia ID number:'' '''APS01'''
**''Accessories:'' Eliminator Gun & Assault Blaster (forms Mega Striker), shield/battle shield, two battle blades
:The [[Asia Premium Series]] Optimus Prime also includes the Eliminator Gun & Assault Blaster to form Mega Striker.
{{-}}

[[File:TF-Asia-Premium-Series-APS-01U-Ultimate-Edition-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Ultimate Edition, 2015)
**''Asia ID number:'' '''APS-01U'''
**''Accessories:'' Eliminator Gun & Assault Blaster (forms Mega Striker), shield/battle shield, Tank A & Tank B (forms Ion Blaster), Jetwing jet pack, Arm Gatling Cannon A & B, Leg Armor A & B, Knuckle, 2 Battle Blades, 2 Battle Hooks
:The Asia Premium Series Ultimate Edition Optimus Prime also includes the Eliminator Gun & Assault Blaster to form Mega Striker.
{{--}}

==Notes==
[[File:Transformers DOTM Shockwave Game.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|'''Oprimus:''' Behold the Ion blaster! '''Shockwave:''' That's the Mega Striker, not the Ion blaster. '''Optimus:''' Of course it's the Ion blaster, it just so happens to look similar to the Mega Striker. '''Bumblebee:''' He's right, Prime. That is indeed the Mega Striker; you seem to have confused the names of your guns. '''Optimus:''' SHUT UP!]]
*In the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|Dark of the Moon]]'' video game, Optimus Prime's Primary weapon looks identical to the Mega Striker, despite being named as his Ion blaster.
*The Mega Striker stores inside Optimus's back, much like his Ion Blaster did in [[Transformers (film)|''Transformers'']] and [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|''Revenge of the Fallen'']].
*During his first on-screen confrontation with Lockdown in ''Age of Extinction'', Optimus drops the Mega Striker on the roof top of one of the abandoned buildings and is never seen going back to get it, yet during the attack on KSI, Optimus is seen wielding it again, but now it has his flame paint-job present.

==See also==
*[[Barrage cannon]]
*[[Fusion cannon]]
*[[Ion blaster]]

[[Category:Age of Extinction weapons]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon weapons]]

Mega Striker

2024-04-02T04:54:04Z

EternalGalvatron: /* Age of Extinction film */

[[File:Mega Striker AOE.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.8]]

The '''Mega Striker''' is a ranged weapon used by [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] when he isn't using his [[Ion blaster]]. It sometimes sports Prime's slick flame deco.

==Fiction==
===''Dark of the Moon'' film===
After the [[Autobot]]s arrived in [[Chicago]], Optimus used the Mega Striker to save [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]], [[Robert Epps|Epps]] and a team of former [[NEST]] soldiers from a [[Decepticon]] [[Orbital Assault Carrier|ship]], before the [[Protoform|pilot]] was killed by the [[Wreckers]].

The gun was used again to hold off an oncoming attack from [[Devcon (DOTM)|Devcon]], allowing the Autobots to escape the building they were being pinned down in. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

===''Age of Extinction'' film===
When Optimus suddenly awoke after a live missile was removed from his rusty cab form, he threatened [[Cade Yeager|Cade]], [[Tessa Yeager|Tessa]] and [[Lucas Flannery|Lucas]] with his Mega Striker, hitting the latter over the head with his "ten-foot cannon". He later used it to defend the Yeager family when the [[CIA]] taskforce, [[Cemetery Wind]], showed up on their property looking for the [[Autobot]] leader.

Optimus would continue to use it during the ensuing chase to defend himself against [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]. After Optimus' upgrade, the gun was used again as the Autobots stormed [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated|KSI's]] headquarters in Chicago. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}

==Toys==
===''Dark of the Moon''===
{{anchor|StrikerOptimus}}[[File:DOTMSupremeStrikerOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Striker Optimus''' (Mechtech Leader, [[November 17|11-17]]-2011)
**''Japanese ID Number:'' '''DA-28'''
**''Accessories:'' Eliminator Gun & Assault Blaster (forms Mega Striker), shield/battle shield
:Striker Optimus includes two guns, the "Eliminator Gun" and "Assault Blaster", which combine into the "Mega Striker". The separate guns also have a MechTech-style transformation, and pulling a lever transforms them into alternate crossbow-like shapes. In "battle vehicle mode", the sides of the truck are rotated up, and the guns can be attached by small pegs to holes in the modified smokestacks, or they can plugged into any of the standard connection points with their [[5 mm post|5mm posts]]... except the ones on the hinge behind the cab, since those are supposed to be for his [[Dual Energon Swords]].
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===''Asia Premium Series''===
[[File:APStoy-APS01StrikerOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Striker Optimus Prime''' (MechTech Leader, [[November 6|11-06]]-12)
**''Asia ID number:'' '''APS01'''
**''Accessories:'' Eliminator Gun & Assault Blaster (forms Mega Striker), shield/battle shield, two battle blades
:The [[Asia Premium Series]] Optimus Prime also includes the Eliminator Gun & Assault Blaster to form Mega Striker.
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[[File:TF-Asia-Premium-Series-APS-01U-Ultimate-Edition-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Ultimate Edition, 2015)
**''Asia ID number:'' '''APS-01U'''
**''Accessories:'' Eliminator Gun & Assault Blaster (forms Mega Striker), shield/battle shield, Tank A & Tank B (forms Ion Blaster), Jetwing jet pack, Arm Gatling Cannon A & B, Leg Armor A & B, Knuckle, 2 Battle Blades, 2 Battle Hooks
:The Asia Premium Series Ultimate Edition Optimus Prime also includes the Eliminator Gun & Assault Blaster to form Mega Striker.
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==Notes==
[[File:Transformers DOTM Shockwave Game.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|'''Oprimus:''' Behold the Ion blaster! '''Shockwave:''' That's the Mega Striker, not the Ion blaster. '''Optimus:''' Of course it's the Ion blaster, it just so happens to look similar to the Mega Striker. '''Bumblebee:''' He's right, Prime. That is indeed the Mega Striker; you seem to have confused the names of your guns. '''Optimus:''' SHUT UP!]]
*In the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|Dark of the Moon]]'' video game, Optimus Prime's Primary weapon looks very similar to the Mega Striker, despite being named as his Ion blaster.
*The Mega Striker stores inside Optimus's back, much like his Ion Blaster did in [[Transformers (film)|''Transformers'']] and [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|''Revenge of the Fallen'']].
*During his first on-screen confrontation with Lockdown in ''Age of Extinction'', Optimus drops the Mega Striker on the roof top of one of the abandoned buildings and is never seen going back to get it, yet during the attack on KSI, Optimus is seen wielding it again, but now it has his flame paint-job present.

==See also==
*[[Barrage cannon]]
*[[Fusion cannon]]
*[[Ion blaster]]

[[Category:Age of Extinction weapons]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon weapons]]

Talk:Orbital Assault Carrier

2024-04-01T02:55:43Z

EternalGalvatron: /* The Other Decepticon Fighter */ new section

The toy is called such because it transforms into a Flattop-like carrier vehicle, but in the film, if I recall correctly, they're referred to as fighters. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 04:08, 16 July 2011 (EDT)

Hmmm. In all the adaptations, Starscream is the one that shoots down the Ark way back on Cybertron. But, yeah, I think the things that were pursuing it were the "fighters" that were piloted by protoforms. Which makes me sad, because I totally wanted to claim that's what Starscream's cybertronian altmode looks like. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 18:19, 1 October 2011 (EDT)

== The Other Decepticon Fighter ==

What about the Decepticon ships that Sam, Carly, Epps, and company hid from? Before they jumped out the window (and alerted [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]), Carly alerted Epps and company of approaching Decepticon fighters. However, they were not [[Orbital Assault Carrier]]s. What kind of crafts were they? They were too large to dock with the Motherships. - [[User:EternalGalvatron|EternalGalvatron]] ([[User talk:EternalGalvatron|talk]]) 22:55, 31 March 2024 (EDT)

Orbital Assault Carrier

2024-04-01T02:35:44Z

EternalGalvatron: /* Dark of the Moon film */ Grammar errors.

{{faction|decepticon}}
{{picsneeded}}
:''The Orbital Assault Carriers are mass-produced [[Decepticon]] starships from the [[live-action film series|live-action]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:DOTM-FAF-Orbital Assault Carrier.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"And this Thing I saw! How can I describe it?"]]
'''Orbital Assault Carriers''' are small single-operator fighter ships used to give the Decepticons' protoforms air superiority on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Earth]], or whatever luckless planet is in their path. They are highly flexible craft, capable of operating at high altitude or only a few feet off the ground, hovering or at high speed. These dizzying craft are constantly twisting and reconfiguring themselves during the course of a battle to achieve the optimal mode for a particular task. Their forms include:
* A flattened and streamlined pursuit mode
* A hovering attack mode, with the two large central guns paired up for forward-directed fire
* A cruising attack mode, with the two large central guns splayed out for side-directed fire

They come equipped with standard laser blasters and lethal-to-humans [[disintegrator ray]]s.

They get stolen. A lot.

==Fiction==
===''Dark of the Moon'' film===
[[File:DOTM-orbitalassaultonchicago.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|left|"Of a night, all over there, Hampstead way, the sky is alive with their lights."]]

Many years ago, a squadron of Orbital Assault Carriers pursued the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'' as it left Cybertron's orbit, alongside Starscream, who successfully crippled its engines, sending it hurling through space, and forcing it to make a crash-landing on the [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], waylaying [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]'s mission.

Years later, the Decepticons smuggled many of the vessels onto the lunar surface, and when a [[space bridge]] portal was opened they flew through to [[Washington, D.C.]]. After the [[Autobot]]s had been exiled, the OACs proceeded to wreak havoc on the [[Chicago]] skyline, deployed from [[Mothership|larger carriers]].

Despite their maneuverability and firepower, they were not invulnerable; the Autobots shot one down as it was harrying a group of humans. The [[Wreckers]] ripped the hatch off of the craft and executed its [[protoform]] pilot, and the ship itself was commandeered by [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and his human allies. Bumblebee then used the ship to help Sam rescue Carly, though [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] sent a UAV into it, downing it. Another abandoned ship was similarly taken over by [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] and [[Brains]], and the duo managed to crash-land aboard a mothership and cause a vital distraction.

During the fight between [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and Sentinel Prime, Sentinel called on the ships to fire at Optimus. Optimus tried to fight back with his blaster. However, there were too many for him to handle and he was nearly overwhelmed. Fortunately, the [[United States of America|United States]] military were able to shoot them down with missiles. When the control pillar was destroyed, stopping Cybertron's journey to Earth's solar system, the remaining ships were sucked up into the collapsing portal, presumably to be destroyed by the gravitational forces.
{{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
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===''Age of Extinction'' film===
After the Battle of Chicago's conclusion, many Orbital Assault Carriers were among the various pieces of Transformer technology recovered by humans and began getting sold around the world. Several countries entered a bidding war for the ships that was started by Russia.

[[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] possessed several modified OACs in his vessel, one of which was stolen by [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]] when the Autobots snuck aboard to rescue Optimus. Crosshairs flew out to save Bumblebee, [[Cade Yeager|Cade]] and [[Tessa Yeager]], and [[Shane Dyson]]. The small party was pursued by [[Shadow Raider]]s piloting more Orbitl Assault Carriers through the skies of Chicago, until Crosshairs instructed Cade and Shane how to operate their OAC's weaponry as he parachuted into the fray personally, taking out some of their assailants. Once Cade and Shane took out some more of their pursuers, Bumblebee flew it into an underground tunnel, where he lost control of the craft as it crashed through to the streets above. The three humans and Bumblebee proceeded to abandon the wrecked ship.

A few more modified OACs harried Optimus and the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]] while Lockdown utilized his ship's magnet to capture them. [[Slug (AOE)|Slug]] managed to take one out simply by ramming it with his head when it came too close to the ground. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}

===''The Last Knight'' film===
As [[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]] prepared to use her [[Staff of Merlin|staff]] and the [[ignition chamber]] to revive Cybertron, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] summoned what remained of his army, with Orbital Assault Carriers massing around the chamber to defend it. When the Autobots and humans attacked, the OACs mercilessly downed the human air support before they drew the attention of [[Dragonstorm]], resulting in their quick demise.

Bumblebee, [[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Hot Rod]], and Crosshairs each piloted modified OACs, with Bee dropping off [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]]. Despite their piloting skills, the thick AA defences that the Decepticons had set up around the chamber kept them from getting close. When the Autobots attacked [[Infernocus]], the combiner's firepower caused Bumblebee and Hot Rod to crash. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Human Alliance''===
{{chargamestub|{{storylink|Transformers: Human Alliance}}}}

===''Transformers: Shadows Rising''===
{{chargamestub|{{storylink|Transformers: Shadows Rising}}}}

==Toys==
===''Dark of the Moon''===
{{anchor|CyberverseActionSet}}
[[File:DOTM CyberverseActionSet Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|[[Flattop (G1)|Flattop]] is jealous his schtick got stolen.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Starscream / Orbital Assault Carrier''' (Cyberverse Action Set, [[2011]])}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''1'''
:*''Number:'' '''002'''
:*''Japanese ID number:'' '''CV03'''
:*''Accessories:'' missile launcher, missile, Chicago
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro), [[Hisao Nishimoto]] (TakaraTomy)}}
:[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]] [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Cyberverse|Starscream]] comes with an “Assault Craft” similar to the kind the Decepticons use in the film. It can convert into a “Battle Station” for Starscream to stand or sit on, and a “Space Cruiser” for Starscream’s jet mode to rest on. There are molded wheels on Starscream to nestle into the groves on top of the carrier. Sadly, a cavity on the back keeps multiple planes from being able to rest on it. All three modes sit on small wheels, and there is an additional platform below for Starscream to rest on in jet mode, although he has to face backwards. Other low-slung Legion-class figures may fit in this space, if tightly.

:Several [[MechTech]] ports are available on the craft, and the removable missile launcher has a handle for it to be held by smaller Cyberverse figures as well as a 5mm post for it to attach to larger figures. There are also several [[C joint]] bars on the engines, plus one clip on the right side for connecting to other playsets.

:There is an included cardboard backdrop for display, depicting Chicago under siege.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2011/Decepticon/OACStarscream/starscream.htm More information on the Orbital Assault Carrier (with Starscream) at TFU.info]''

==Trivia==
[[File:Goodguy Orbital Assault Carrier Prop AOE.jpg|right|thumb]]
* The Orbital Assault Carriers piloted by the Autobots in ''Age of Extinction'' and ''The Last Knight'' are "modified" compared to the regular Decepticon variant in the sense that they do not have the ability to reconfigure themselves. They are also shorter in length, have open canopies and gunner platforms on the rear ends, and can only fire forward due to their guns being in fixed positions. On top of that, the thrusters resemble a regular Carrier's thrusters but are flipped forward with exhaust shown coming out of the intake and vice-versa.
* Some just so happen to have a hatch big enough for a human. How convenient.

[[Category:Age of Extinction vehicles]]
[[Category:Cyberverse]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon vehicles]]
[[Category:Decepticon starships]]
[[Category:The Last Knight vehicles]]

File talk:Puppet optimus overload.jpg

2024-03-31T08:31:02Z

EternalGalvatron:

Is it established that “Jet Optimus” is more powerful than his Standard, even when excluding flight capabilities? Chris McFeelt references it in his video on “Robots In Disguise (2001),” but does combining with another Cybertronian automatically dwarf the trailer-based Super Mode—or simply equally powerful abilities? - [[User:EternalGalvatron|EternalGalvatron]] ([[User talk:EternalGalvatron|talk]]) 04:27, 31 March 2024 (EDT)

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2024-03-31T08:27:21Z

EternalGalvatron: Created page with "Is it established that “Jet Optimus” is more powerful, even when excluding flight capabilities? Chris McFeelt references it in his video on “Robots In Disguise (2001),..."

Is it established that “Jet Optimus” is more powerful, even when excluding flight capabilities? Chris McFeelt references it in his video on “Robots In Disguise (2001),” but does combining with another Cybertronian automatically dwarf the trailer-based Super Mode—or simply equally powerful abilities (I.e: Savage Claw Mode giving melee capabilities to balance with firepower? - [[User:EternalGalvatron|EternalGalvatron]] ([[User talk:EternalGalvatron|talk]]) 04:27, 31 March 2024 (EDT)

Energon Saber

2024-01-09T15:06:36Z

EternalGalvatron: /* Energon cartoon */ Hoverboards are “flying surfboards,” in essence.

{{faction|autobot|minicon}}
[[File:E04 energonsaber.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|WHY?!]]
The '''Energon Saber''' is a mighty blade composed largely of pure [[energon]], due to its component members the '''Energon Saber Mini-Con Team''' having spent years embedded in pure Energon deposits. Though not as powerful as the legendary [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]] sword, the Energon Saber is still a mighty weapon. With its strength, even a human like [[Kicker Jones|Kicker]] can hold his own against far larger Transformers.

The Energon Saber is composed of three Mini-Cons...

*[[Scattor (Energon)|Scattor]] the Cybertronic "x-wing" jet and blade-middle.
*[[Skyboom (Energon)|Skyboom]] the Cybertronic shuttle and sword-hilt.
*[[Wreckage (Energon)|Wreckage]] the Cybertronic star cruiser and blade-tip.

{{bigquote|Our individual powers are impressive. Our combined power is legendary.|The team's motto.}}

{{TOCclear}}

==Fiction==
===''Energon'' cartoon===
{{noteslonly}}
[[File:Energon Saber-Destructive Power.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6]]

The Energon Saber served as Kicker's personal weapon/hoverboard. He was able to call it forth out of thin air no matter where he was—the center of Cybertron, {{storylink|Destructive Power}} a planet in [[Alpha Q's universe|another universe]], {{storylink|Jungle Planet (episode)|Jungle Planet}} even the void of empty space. {{storylink|Spark (episode)|Spark}}

[[File:E4 Mars City.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
He first obtained the sword at the battle of [[Plains City]]. The component Mini-Cons had escaped the destruction of [[Mars City]] by [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] and [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]], and accompanied [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s team when [[Alpha Quintesson|Alpha Q]] sent his forces to attack Earth. The Mini-Cons formed into the Energon Saber, allowing Kicker to beat up some [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]], and was then wielded by [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] against Scorponok. {{storylink|Megatron's Sword}}

Kicker took the saber back at the Battle of [[Lunar City]] {{storylink|Starscream the Mysterious Mercenary}} and lent it to Ironhide for the [[Battle of the Asteroid Belt]]. There, Ironhide held [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] at sword-point ot interrogate him. {{storylink|Energon Tower (episode)|Energon Tower}} Ironhide used it again to save Kicker from [[Rodimus (Energon)|Rodimus]], [[Prowl (Energon)|Prowl]], and [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] and got creamed, but he still saved Kicker so it was all good. {{storylink|Rodimus Friend or Foe?}} Ironhide would borrow it again when he followed Rodimus into Unicron's head to meet Alpha Q, {{storylink|A Tale of Two Heros}} and when Kicker arrived, he used it to beat up Alpha Q in order to bring out the being's true face. {{storylink|Alpha Q: Identity}} After securing an alliance with Alpha Q, Kicker called on the Energon Sabre to break up a fight between Rodimus and Optimus, who came to blows over how to deal with Unicron. {{storylink|Shockblast: Rampage}}

When Alpha Q sent his [[Insecticon (Energon)|Insecticons]] after Misha in a bit of "fun" to scare her, Kicker summoned the Energon Saber Mini-Cons to combine into their weapon form, so he could wield them and fend off the Terrorcons. Misha convinced Kicker not to react violently however, and he stayed his hand while Misha went ahead to meet with Alpha Q. Kicker’s patience soon ran out when the Insecticons wouldn't allow him passage, and he forced his way forward, only to be stopped once more by Scorponok. Kicker parried with the Energon Saber against Scorponok until Misha managed to open a conversation with Alpha Q. {{storylink|Each One Fights...}}

The Energon Saber was next seen on [[Jungle Planet (Energon)|Jungle Planet]], when Kicker used it to help Inferno against an army of Terrorcons and a brainwashed Scorponok. {{storylink|Jungle Planet (episode)|Jungle Planet}} He later used it a surf board for a bit before lending it to Ironhide once again to fend off Scorponok. {{storylink|Bulkhead (episode)|Bulkhead}} Optimus Prime borrowed it to defend [[Ocean Planet]] against Megatron. {{storylink|Farewell Inferno}}

''Kicker summoned the Energon Saber on the newly-rebuilt [[Planet Q]] to slash at Snow Cat and some Battle Ravage Terrorcons. {{storylink|Return! Our Scorponok}}''

Ironhide used the Energon Saber to battle Scorponok again, this time on the [[Plains Planet]] near the recently-deceased Alpha Quintesson's gravesite. {{storylink|Optimus Supreme}}

The sword was next seen in Kicker's possession when he made his way to the control room of the Cybertron Space Port. Though leaking Energon gas in the area damaged the Autobots, it seemed to have no effect on the weapon. {{storylink|Wishes}}

At some point, in the Autobot combat training simulation, Ironhide wielded the Energon Saber in a bout against Scorponok. {{storylink|Distribution}}

While trying to beat Galvatron to the super energon pool, Kicker used the Energon Saber to again slice his way through a pack of Battle Ravages. {{storylink|Galvatron Terror}}

Kicker used the Energon Saber as a hover board to travel into the void of space and seek out what remained of Unicron's essence. After finding it, he grabbed the saber by the hilt and brought down its blade towards the tiny black orb, {{storylink|Spark (episode)|Spark}} but hesitated before cutting it in twain. Primus then contacted Kicker, warning him not to destroy Unicron; in this state, the dark essence could be used to bring life to the universe once again. Galvatron then arrived, intent of destroying Unicron himself as revenge for being manipulated by the malicious god. Kicker raised the Energon Saber against the Decepticon leader, and managed to hold his own until Omega Supreme came to his aid. The Energon Saber resumed its function as a hoverboard as Kicker bore witness to a new sun being created from Unicron's essence to nourish Alpha Q's planets. {{storylink|The Sun}}
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===''Energon'' comic===
When [[Sharkticon (Energon)|Sharkticon]] made a bumbling attempt at infiltrating [[Ocean City]], he ran right into [[Kicker Jones|Kicker]] and the three Energon Saber Mini-Cons. The Mini-Cons combined into their sword mode, which Kicker used to send Sharkticon packing. {{storylink|Perspective}}

==Toys==
===''Energon''===
[[File:Energon saber.JPG|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Energon Saber''' (Energon Class, [[2004]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''SC-08'''

: The Energon Saber was available only as an Energon Class set of three Mini-Cons; [[Scattor (Energon)#Toys|Scattor]], [[Skyboom (Energon)#Toys|Skyboom]], and [[Wreckage (Energon)#Toys|Wreckage]]. All three Cybertronic aircraft combine to form the blade, which can be held by any other toy that uses [[5 mm post|5mm weapon ports]], or can be attached via [[Powerlinx]] Mini-Con plugs. Unfortunately, due to being made of translucent plastic, all the components suffer from the same breakage issues as the original, prone to develope stress fractures over time that leave the combined mode unstable.

: The same sculpts were used for the [[Cryo Saber#Toys|Blizzard Saber]] and the [[Chaos Saber#Toys|Chaos Saber]]. The original toolings were used to make the [[Star Saber (Armada)#Toys|Star Saber/Dark Saber]] and the [[Vorpal Saber#Toys|Vorpal Saber]].

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Kicker''' (Microman, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''SC-14'''

: A small, non-transforming silver version of the Energon Saber comes packaged with the ''Super Link'' [[Kicker Jones#EnergonEdition|Kicker]] toy. This accessory has a two-level grip-post so it can be held in Kicker's ''[[Microman]]''-style hands, plus any larger Transformers toy that uses 5mm pegs. It also has several Powerlinx sockets on its backside.

{{-}}{{anchor|KickerConvoySet}}
[[File:En-toy Kicker-TakSS03.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''STD Grand Convoy and Kicker''' (Multi-pack, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''SS-03'''

: For the two-pack version of the ''Microman'' Kicker toy, the Energon Saber was given a golden chrome covering.

{{-}}{{anchor|KickerEnergon}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Kicker Energon Edition''' (Microman, 2004)}}</ul>

:The [[Lucky Draw figure|Lucky Draw]] version of Kicker comes with a chromed-red version of the Energon Saber accessory.
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===''Universe'' (2003)===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Energon Saber''' (Basic Class, 2005)}}</ul>

: The Energon Saber team was repackaged on a ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]''-themed card and sold through discount chains in the U.S. like Big Lots!.
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==Notes==
[[File:GreenEnergonSaberTeam.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Kryptonite Saber?]]
*An early, unreleased version of the Energon Saber team appeared in at least one Japanese magazine solicitation and toy show. Instead of having yellow translucent parts, the unreleased figures featured green. The reason for this variance is unknown.
*According to designer [[Aaron Archer]], the Energon Saber Mini-Con Team were on [[Exodus (Armada)|the original Mini-Con ship]], having been infused with energon after spending the years since the crash in pools of the stuff.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=they are not the same as the MC's from Armada. They are newly found MCs that have been in pools of Energon since the original MC ship crashed, and are now infused with Energon.|link=https://news.tfw2005.com/2003/09/10/energon-megatron-info-and-more-from-orsons-world-879|name=Aaron Archer|site=TFW2005|year=2003|month=09|day=10}}</ref>
*The Energon Saber's constituent members originally had no team name. The toy packaging itself used "Mini-Con Team" as a categorization for "Energon Saber" similarly to the "[[Perceptor (Armada)#Energon|Perceptor]]" set. Thus in [[2015]] the Facebook edition of [[Ask Vector Prime]] went with the obvious route and [[Canonizing|canonized]] "Energon Saber Mini-Con Team" as the team name.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Energon Saber''' (エネルゴンセイバー ''Enerugon Seibā'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Energon franchise weapons]]
[[Category:Energon type weapons|Saber]]
[[Category:Mini-Con weapons]]
[[Category:Sabers]]

Talk:Mega Striker

2023-06-08T02:20:58Z

EternalGalvatron: Created page with " == Compared to the Ion Blaster == How does firing mode of the Mega Striker differ from the Ion Blaster? I know the Barrage Cannon fires plutonium-tipped warheads at a rate of..."

== Compared to the Ion Blaster ==
How does firing mode of the Mega Striker differ from the Ion Blaster? I know the Barrage Cannon fires plutonium-tipped warheads at a rate of 6 warheads per second. The Mega Striker appears to use huge shells, as seen when he charges it.
[[User:EternalGalvatron|EternalGalvatron]] ([[User talk:EternalGalvatron|talk]]) 22:20, 7 June 2023 (EDT)

Atlantis

2021-09-09T06:33:09Z

EternalGalvatron: /* Cybertron cartoon */ Missing info.

{{disambig3|Atlantis}}
[[File:SubAtlantica Undersea.jpg|upright=1.65|thumb|Just like Mario's fireballs.]]
'''Atlantis''' is known on [[Earth]] as a legendary continent or city which vanished cataclysmically into the sea ages ago. But legends are funny things...

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
It is suggested that the undersea city of [[Sub-Atlantica]], populated by mer-men, was the inspiration for the legend of Atlantis. {{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
{{note|In the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' version of "Atlantis, Arise!", Sub-Atlantica was repurposed as the true Atlantis, not merely the basis of the legend. This opened up the way for further inclusions of the sunken city in subsequent installments set in this continuity.}}

=====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon=====
During prehistoric times, the Autobot [[Pretender]]s sealed [[Gilmer]] up in its undersea ruins. He escaped thanks to [[Devil Z]] circa [[2020]]. {{storylink|Terror! The Decepticons' Manhunt}}

=====''Victory'' cartoon=====
[[Hellbat (Victory)|Hellbat]] pinpointed the location of Atlantis and had the [[Decepticon]]s raise the city so they could pillage its vast supply of energy in order to re-energize [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]'s [[Planet-Destroying Fortress|space fortress]]. The massive tidal waves created by the rising of Atlantis kept the [[Autobot]]s occupied protecting coastal cities that were devastated, and the Decepticons escaped with the energy. The [[Dinoforce]], however, were abandoned on Atlantis by Deathsaurus, and were swept away as the city fell back beneath the waves. {{storylink|The Terror of the Giant Tidal Waves}}

===Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity===
====''Armada'' cartoon====
When an ancient Earth civilization seized control of the power of the [[Mini-Con]] [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]], the forces they unleashed in war with another nation wound up sinking their city into the ocean. The stasis panel of one of the Saber's components remained in the ruins, where it activated in 2010, alerting the Autobots on Earth to its presence, with [[Rad White]] comparing it to the legend of Atlantis. Autobot ally [[Carlos Lopez]] was smitten by a [[Amphitrite|hologram of one of the city's former inhabitants]], but was forced to accept that she was not truly real as a battle with the Decepticons destroyed what was left of the ruins. {{storylink|Ruin}}

====''Cybertron'' cartoon====
[[File:Atlantis-Starship-ep51.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Way down, below the ocean, where I wanna be...]]
The Earth legend of Atlantis was revealed to have been inspired by an ancient Cybertronian starship that went by that name—one of four dispatched from the planet eons in the past, with the intention of creating a universe-wide [[space bridge]] network. The ''Atlantis'' headed for Earth, containing a [[Cyber Planet Key]] and the [[Omega Lock]]. It hovered in the sky above the planet for a time, until a malfunction caused it to crash into the ocean, laying down the basis for the stories that would be passed down through the ages by human kind. {{storylink|Balance}}

The symbol of the Omega Lock was emblazoned upon the ''Atlantis'', and that symbol went hand in hand with the legend, becoming a piece of popular culture to the extent that, by 2030, it was being featured on album covers and T-shirts. When [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s Autobots returned to Earth in that year, the ancient Transformer [[Vector Prime]] recognized the symbol, setting both Autobot and Decepticons off in a search for the Omega Lock itself. {{storylink|Fallen (episode)|Fallen}} {{storylink|Inferno (episode)|Inferno}}

An Autobot civilian in the guise of a submarine eventually discovered the ''Atlantis'' buried at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean; when the Autobots entered the craft, its warp engines activated and teleported the ship to the dark side of the [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. With the aid of the [[Recon Mini-Con Team]] and the Autobots' three human allies, Vector Prime was able to locate and secure the Omega Lock before the Decepticons. {{storylink|Ship}}

The ''Atlantis'' was left floating by the moon until [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] teleported the injured [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] there to recuperate. {{storylink|United}} When Sideways later kidnapped the Mini-Cons, the kids followed him through his warp gate and emerged on the Atlantis. {{storylink|Balance}} Although [[Coby Hansen|Coby]], [[Lori Jiménez|Lori]], and [[Six-Speed (Cybertron)|Six-Speed]] were later able to escape, [[Bud Hansen|Bud]], [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] and [[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] were left stranded on the ''Atlantis'' as the ship warped away. {{storylink|Escape (episode)|Escape}} The ship later passed through the spatial rift leading to [[Gigantion]], the Giant Planet, after which Bud and the Mini-Cons were able to escape and reunite with the Autobots. {{storylink|Warp}}

When Starscream was defeated in battle with [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]], the ''Atlantis'' fell back into Autobot hands, and was used to return to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], where it was merged with the other three ancient starships to create the ''[[Ark (Cybertron)|Ark]]'', through which Primus channeled his power and sealed the [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]]. {{storylink|End}}

With the threat of the black hole and Galvatron dispatched, a new space bridge program was introduced, and the four starships again departed for the far reaches of the galaxy. Soon, the ship is repaired, and dispatched. Known members of the crew of the ''Atlantis'' on this voyage include Optimus Prime, [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]], [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]], [[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]], [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]], and [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]]. {{storylink|Beginning}}

==Notes==
*In the Japanese dub of ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'', [[Sub-Atlantica]] was renamed "Atlantis", intending it to be the actual sunken city of legend. Despite that change, when Atlantis reappeared in both ''Super-God Masterforce'' and ''Victory'', it had nothing in common with the Sub-Atlantica/Atlantis which appeared in ''The Transformers''.
*The [[Omni Productions]] dub of ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'' episode "[[The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)]]" mistakenly identified [[Lemuria (myth)|Lemuria]] as Atlantis.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Atlantis''' (アトランティス ''Atorantisu'')

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

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[[Category:Cities on Earth]]
[[Category:Cybertron starships]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cities]]
[[Category:Real-world cultural references]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce locations]]
[[Category:Victory locations]]

Cybertron (episode)

2021-09-08T04:50:52Z

EternalGalvatron: /* Quotes */

{{disambig3|Cybertron}}

{{episode
|series=Cybertron
|ep=31
|series2=Galaxy Force
|ep2=32
|title="Cybertron"
|japanese=超絶変形! 開放される力
|romaji=Chōzetsu Henkei! Kaihō sareru Chikara
|translation=Transcendental Transformation! The Released Power
|image=Cyb ep31 cybertron breakup.jpg
|caption=Gaze upon the glory of naturally-occurring interaction of gears, levers, and pulleys!
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Aichi]], [[We've]], [[Tōkyū Agency]]
|writer=[[Manabu Ishikawa]]
|director=[[Atsuhi Nigorikawa]]
|animation studio=[[GONZO]]
|airdate=[[August 13]], [[2005]] (Japanese) [[April 8]], [[2006]] (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''In pitched final battle on Cybertron, Megatron apparently meets his end...but has the Autobots' mission been worth it, or have they only hastened their own destruction?'''

==Synopsis==

[[File:Cyb ep31 complete and utter effing nonsense.jpg|left|thumb|220px|[[Burning Justice]], now with energy ropes!]]

[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] leads the [[Autobot]]s across the [[space bridge]] to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], hot on the heels of the advance team he has sent ahead with the [[Omega Lock]], consisting of [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]], [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]], and [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]]. Unfortunately, [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and the [[Decepticon]]s are also in pursuit, and they have the lead on Optimus's team, soon catching up to the Autobot trio when the latter hit a badly warped section of space which the space bridge cannot cross. Sheltering from the Decepticons' weaponsfire behind a chunk of debris, Leobreaker, Evac and Override find themselves filled with the power of the Omega Lock and surrounded by glowing red auras that enable them to levitate over the broken section and continue their journey, towing the Lock behind on ropes of energy. Override is incredulous at this moment of sheer unbelievability, but that doesn't stop Megatron and [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] from following their lead, summoning up the full extent of their own power and following the Autobots across the void. Even [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] is able to make the trip; [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]], on the other hand, is not so lucky and gets tossed off into space by the dimensional warp. [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] and [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] decide not to risk their own necks following, and [[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]], disgusted with the Decepticons' lack of comradeship, decides to take the space bridge back to [[Earth]].

[[File:Cyb ep31 fire space battle.jpg|thumb|220px]]

On Cybertron itself, the [[Cybertron Defense Team (Cybertron)|Cybertron Defense Team]] are updated on the situation by [[Coby Hansen|Coby]], [[Bud Hansen|Bud]] and [[Lori Jiménez|Lori]], who are monitoring everything from Earth. The Defense Team continue to fight off the hordes of [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]] swarming over the planet, and after they clear out the closest cluster of the creatures, Override, Evac and Leobreaker come crashing down out of the sky. They have not made the journey unscathed, and to make matters worse, Megatron's team appears seconds later. Megatron is undamaged by the experience, and he is about to take out all six of the Autobots in front of him when, at last, Optimus Prime's forces arrive. Prime and [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] combine into Sonic Wing Mode and engage Megatron in battle, but during the fight, Megatron craftily downs Leobreaker and steals back the Omega Lock. The Decepticons immediately flee through a [[dimension gate]], but Optimus Prime refuses to let Megatron get away and leaps through the gate after him!

[[File:Cyb ep31 megs death.jpg|left|thumb|220px|Insert Pink Floyd concert reference here.]]

Prime and Megatron battle within the fire dimension, and while Prime takes the upper hand, Megatron's [[Armor of Unicron]] continues to regenerate him, and he refuses to give up. When the pair's [[Cyber Key]] powers collide and cause a massive explosion, the fire dimension is torn open, and Optimus escapes back to Cybertron with the Omega Lock. Before the Decepticons can follow, Optimus instructs [[Vector Prime]] to create another warp gate across the one he has just emerged through, which causes the dimension to start collapsing in on top of itself. Megatron uses the full power of the Armor of Unicron to rip open the substance of space physically, allowing Scourge and Thunderblast to escape, but before he can cross through himself, Optimus Prime and Vector Prime combine the Omega Lock with Vector Prime's sword and fire a beam of Cyber Key power straight at him. The beam spears Megatron and overcomes his drained armor, and the fire dimension collapses on the Decepticon leader's body, which explodes in a haze of light, and he finally meets his end.

[[File:Cyb ep31 primus revealed.jpg|thumb|220px]]

With the destruction of Megatron, the Autobots are in a celebratory mood, and the kids and [[Mini-Con]]s are brought to Cybertron to join in. With everyone gathered together, the Autobots head beneath the planet's surface, following the directions [[Primus]] had previously given them to a dome-shaped room containing an altar on which the Omega Lock is to be placed. At Vector Prime's urging, Optimus Prime places the lock upon the altar and transmits energy from the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] into it, causing it to pulse with a light that slowly spreads through the room...and across the planet! As the Autobots watch, horror slowly creeps through them as the planet begins to split and break apart! Thinking that their mission has resulted in the destruction of their homeworld, Leobreaker and [[Jetfire (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Jetfire]] both begin to break down in hysteria, while Override and Evac are caught up trying to get the kids to safety. Wing Saber snaps Optimus out of his daze, and the Autobot leader gets his arguing, panicking troops in order, instructing them to withdraw to Cybertron's moon. From the planet's satellite, the Autobots look down on their still-fracturing home, and Vector Prime realizes that what they are witnessing is too regular for a planetary break-up. As the group watches, the planet shifts...moves...and ''transforms''...into the body of Primus himself!
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] (1)
*[[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] (2)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (3)
*[[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] (4)
*[[Jetfire (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Jetfire]] (5)
*[[Vector Prime]] (6)
*[[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] (7)
*[[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (8)
*[[Six-Speed (Cybertron)|Six-Speed]] (10)
*[[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] (13)
*[[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] (14)
*[[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] (15)
*[[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] (23)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]] (24)
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (25)
*[[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] (26)

|c2=
*[[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] (16)
*[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] (17)
*[[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] (18)
*[[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (19)
*[[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] (20)
*[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] (21)
*[[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]] (22)

|c3=
*[[Coby Hansen]] (8)
*[[Lori Jiménez|Lori]] (10)
*[[Bud Hansen]] (11)

|c4=
*[[Primus]] (27)
*[[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]]

}}

==Quotes==
'''Override:''' What's happening? 
'''Leobreaker:''' Relax. Just go with it. 
'''Override:''' This is ''incredible''! 
'''Leobreaker:''' Nah, [[Detour (episode)|stuff]] like [[Savage|this]] happens to me all the time. 
'''Crumplezone:''' Uhhh... Ransack? 
'''Ransack:''' Yeah, Crumplezone? 
'''Crumplezone:''' Did something weird just happen or is it just me? 
'''Ransack:''' No, I think that was pretty weird.
:—Transformers on [[burning justice]]

'''Mudflap:''' What about Megatron? 
'''Ransack:''' Oh no, don't pin that on us! Me and the C-Man got our own credo! 
'''Crumplezone & Ransack:''' Sworn to fun and loyal to none! Hahahahahaha! 
'''Mudflap:''' You guys are loopy-tunes. I'm going back to Earth!
:—Mudflap realizes that maybe being a Decepticon ain't all it's cracked up to be.

"You'll never be rid of me, Optimus Prime! Do you hear me?! NEVER!"
:—'''Megatron''', uttering his (seemingly) final words

"Such villainous nonsense."
:—'''Scourge''', twisting an [[The Transformers: The Movie#Quotes|old line]].

"How can this be happening, Optimus?! ''How can this be happening?! WE WERE SUPPOSED TO '''SAVE''' THE PLANET!!''"
:—As Cybertron seemingly falls apart, '''Jetfire''' has a breakdown of his own.

"He who charted the universe when it was new!”
“By the Allspark!”
He who battled Unicron at the dawn of time! He whose spark formed the basis of all life on Cybertron, and Velocitron, and all the other Transformer colonized homeworlds! It can be no other!”
“Our…creator…!”
“This... is... Primus!"
:—Optimus exclaims as '''Vector Prime''' gives God a suitably dramatic introduction.

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Galaxy Force''===

[[File:Cyb ep31 yet more nonsense.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|"Yeah, that's pretty weird too." "I'm ''scared'', Ransack."]]
*Leobreaker, Override and Evac's crossing the broken space bridge is only a little different between the two versions of the show, but once again a great indicator of the different mentalities between the two shows. In ''Galaxy Force'', they actively summon up the [[Burning justice|magic glowing auras]] that surround them by clenching and grunting, and carry the Omega Lock away on streams of energy as if this ''utter nonsense'' was the most normal thing ever. In ''Cybertron'', Override has no idea what is happening, and is amazed as the events play out, indicating that they are the ''Omega Lock''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s doing. Leobreaker laughs it off, claiming this kind of crazy stuff happens to him all the time, and even Crumplezone and Ransack then talk about how weird it was. A rather sharp elbow into ''Galaxy Force''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s side, there, but alas, the show fails to work in any explanation for how Megatron, Scourge and Thunderblast do it (save for Megatron's commenting that it is "a matter of power"), although we can presumably take it that they're channeling [[energon]], which was ''Cybertron''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s explanation for Megatron and Starscream's magic glowing in "[[Starscream (episode)|Starscream]]".
*In another moment of [[Burning Justice]], when Optimus has Megatron battered and on the ropes, the Decepticon leader roars, glows, and is suddenly fine. In ''Galaxy Force'', this is totally unexplained. In ''Cybertron'', it is attributed to the Armor of Unicron regenerating his wounds.
*When Megatron tries to reopen the gate, ''Galaxy Force'' sets the stakes such that it would swallow all of planet Cybertron. In ''Cybertron'' this is changed to Megatron either being stuck there or dying.
*As the kids arrive on Cybertron and look around, ''Galaxy Force'' sees Bud wonder if the planet transforms too. That's really a little bit too on the nose, so ''Cybertron'' has him make a crack about the kids being the aliens now.
*As Optimus orders retreat, ''Galaxy Force'' has Leobreaker ask him if what they have done was wrong. ''Cybertron'' instead has Leobreaker apologize to Optimus for losing faith in him.
*As the Autobots prepare to abandon their rapidly-shifting planet, ''Cybertron'' has Optimus order everyone to regroup on Cybertron's metal moon (Cybetron has two moons, actually, both of which can be seen in the animation), while '' Galaxy Force'' has him direct everyone to the space bridge, which merely gets them ''off the planet''. The animation suggests that ''Galaxy Force'''s directive is more screen-accurate.

===Animation or technical glitches===
*Thunderblast's voice is once again ''very'' heavily amplified in this episode, to the point where she barely sounds like herself.
*The Omega Lock is consistently shown with all three of the found-so-far Cyber Planet Keys installed until the conclusion of Primus' transformation scene at the end, at which point all three Keys have mysteriously vanished.

===Continuity and plotting errors===
*Soooo, how did Optimus's team get through the warped section of the space bridge? More magic grunting?

===Transformers references===
*We get another "By the Allspark!". Shortly afterwards, Optimus gives the similar exclamation "By Primus!".
*Scourge's line, quoted above, is of course a reference to the [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|original Megatron]]'s famous line from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', "Such heroic nonsense."
*In Vector Prime's introductory speech for Primus, also quoted above, he drops several references to aspects of Primus's history established in other media such as the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Generation 1 Marvel comics]], the [[Fleer]] ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' trading cards, and ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'', but not otherwise mentioned in the ''Cybertron'' cartoon.

===Trivia===
*Hot Shot calls the Scrapmetals "little buggers!". This is a ''very rude word'' in the [[United Kingdom]].
*This episode contains the first display of self-awareness by Hot Shot that his new Defense Team alt mode (a heavily armored and artilleried truck) is not nearly as fast as his previous one (a sleek sports car). For a 'bot crazy for speed, this sure took a long time for him to realize. Of course, they have been battling pretty much nonstop since his reconstruction. This introspective observation, incidentally, is absent in ''Galaxy Force.''
*Optimus' battle with Megatron in the Fire Dimension invokes the image of a hero fighting a demon in the depths of Hell. Very cool.
*This episode would later be combined with "[[United]]", "[[Balance]]" and "[[Darkness (episode)|Darkness]]" to create the TV "movie" special, "[[Primus Unleashed (TV special)|Primus Unleashed]]".
*Megatron dies in this episode, seemingly for good, only to come back a few episodes later. Things have gone full circle since ''Armada'', with Optimus Prime being the one to apparently die permanently, then be resurrected in the span of fewer than five episodes. Consider this Prime's payback.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2006 — ''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 08 ([[Victor Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Cybertron'' — The Ultimate Collection ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers: Cybertron'' — The Complete Series ([[Shout! Factory]])

[[Category:Cybertron episodes]]

Blackarachnia (BW)/toys

2021-09-07T09:46:03Z

EternalGalvatron: /* Beast Wars */

{{suite}}

If you have a female spider Transformer, it is [[Airachnid|almost]] certainly one of '''Blackarachnia'''.

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
{{anchor|Dx1}}
[[File:Blackarachniabwtoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|When she chokes you she can taste your fear.]]
[[File:BW-toy BlackarachniaTakara.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Well, she's not... ''less'' show-accurate?]]
*'''Blackarachnia''' (Deluxe Class, [[1996]] / [[1997]])
**''Takara ID number'': '''D-8'''
**''Accessories'': Launcher, 4 leg-missiles

:Part of the third wave of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' Deluxes, Blackarachnia is a [[redeco]] of the [[Tarantulas (BW)#Toys|Tarantulas]] mold, transforming into a rather generic-looking organic spider. She features a removable spring-loaded launcher hidden in her beast mode abdomen, which can be "held" in her claws by plugging it into holes in her forearms. This launcher nominally fires the "grappling hook" attached to Blackarachnia's abdomen by a string, but it can also fire her front four beast mode legs, designed to be removed and used as ammunition. Like all first-year ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' Deluxes, the robot mode head has both a "robot" face and a [[mutant head|"mutant" face]]; Blackarachnia has always been depicted in fiction using the "robot" one (or a rough approximation thereof).

:The [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] release of the toy (coincidentally also in the third wave of the Takara line) has numerous color differences from the [[Hasbro]] version, but they are of dubious merit as far as making her more "show-accurate" go. The bright green of the Hasbro version's forearms is replaced with dull silver, while the brighter purple is replaced with a darker, more desaturated purple. These colors changes exactly match those done to the Takara release of [[Buzz Saw (BW)#Toys|Buzz Saw]]; similar changes to the previous mold-characters Tarantulas and [[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Waspinator]] indicate the spider and wasp molds might have been at least partially [[gang-molding|gang-molded]]. Paint-wise, her dark copper paint is replaced with a brighter gold. Her robot mode facemask is painted gold, which is closer to the show model... but her face beneath is black with gold eyes (instead of gold with black eyes), and she inexplicably gains a new painted-black forehead crest, where the show model has gold. Japanese catalogues showed a figure with a gold face and black eyes; it is unknown why this was changed for the released figure.

: This toy has the distinction of being the first toy of a [[female Transformer]] released at retail by Hasbro, though she was neither the first retail female ''Transformers'' toy ever, or even the first female ''Transformers'' toy released by Hasbro, having been beaten to both by [[Minerva (Masterforce human)#Toys|Minerva]] (by Takara in 1988) and [[Nightracer (G2)#Toys|Nightracer]] (a [[BotCon 1995]] [[exclusive]]) respectively.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Predacon/Blackarachnia/blackarachnia.htm More information on Deluxe BW Blackarachnia at TFU.info]''
{{BWTarantulasMold}}

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[[File:BJ's-Wholesale-Club-Rhinox-and-Blackarachnia.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*'''Deluxe Beast Assortment (Rhinox and Blackarachnia)''' (two-pack, 1996)
**''Accessories'': Launcher, 4 leg-missiles

:Sold exclusively at [[BJ's Wholesale Club]], Blackarachnia was released alongside [[Rhinox (BW)/toys#BJs2pack|Rhinox]] in a two-pack card.

:Both toys are identical to their individual releases.

::*''[https://www.shmax.com/product_details/9281/rhinox_and_blackarachnia_deluxe_beast_assortment_two_pack More infromation on Shmax.com]''

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[[File:VS8-TigatronBlackarachnia.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Battle of the redecos.]]
*'''Deep Forest Showdown: Tigatron VS Blackwidow''' (VS set, 1997)
**''ID number'': '''VS-8'''
**''Accessories'': Launcher, 4 leg-missiles

:In Japan, "Blackwidow" was available both as an individual and in a "Deep Forest Showdown" (密林の対決, ''mitsurin no taiketsu'') two-pack with [[Tigatron#VS8|Tigatron]]. Both toys were identical to their individual releases.

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[[File:Blackarachniamctm.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|She's got a great personality.]]
*'''Blackarachnia''' (Happy Meal promotion, [[1998]])
**''McNumber'': '''5'''

:Part of the second [[McDonald's]] ''Beast Wars'' Happy Meal pack-in, Blackarachnia's "[[Transmetal]]" form resembles some sort of dust mite more than a spider, though it does have a black widow-esque hour-glass shape on the abdomen. It has a ''very'' similar transformation to the earlier promotional figure [[Beetle#Toys|Beetle]].

:Like the other two Transmetal Happy Meal figures, Blackarachnia has some metallic-sheened plastic intended to resemble the colored chromed finish of the retail ''Transmetals'' toys.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Predacon/Blackarachnia/blackarachnia.htm More information on McDonald's BW Blackarachnia at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BW-toy BlackarachniaTM2.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|'Sup, bra.]]
*'''Blackarachnia''' (Transmetal 2, [[1999]])
**''Takara ID number'': '''C-48'''
**''Accessories'': Mandible grapnel-line

: The second of two [[Transmetal 2]] Megas released in ''Beast Wars'', this version of Blackarachnia transforms into a large, monstrous mechanical spider. Her thorax features a [[Insignia|faction symbol]]-switching gimmick activated by [[#Notes|rotating her spark crystal around]]. In robot mode, her beast-mode mandibles separate to form a [[Retractable string gimmick|grappling hook with retractable string]], plus she has a spring-loaded spin-kick action feature that rotates her entire lower body around. She also has a half-assed "defense mode", bringing the chromed abdomen bits down to cover her chest.

: Like all larger Transmetal 2s, Blackarachnia has hints of an abandoned "transport" mode, mainly the free-spinning wheels and concealed rockets in the spider mode abdomen. There is no discernible way for the wheels to perform their function as wheels, however.

: This toy was initially hard to find at retail, as one of the toy's features, a piece of removable chest armor (no, really), was altered slightly, delaying later shipments.

: This mold was used to make the [[BotCon 2001]] [[exclusive]] [[Arcee (G1)/toys#BotCon2001|Arcee]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Maximal/Blackarachnia/blackarachnia.htm More information on Transmetal 2 Blackarachnia at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

===''Beast Machines''===
[[File:Beast Machines Blackarachnia Toy.JPG|upright=1.66|thumb|In ''Beast Machines,'' Silverbolt doubled his bird and so did she.]]
*'''Blackarachnia''' (Deluxe Class, [[2000]])

:An early toy in the ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' line, Blackarachnia transforms into a [[technorganic]] spider. In spider mode, squeezing its pedipalps together raises its central fangs; they were spring-loaded to release and lower, respectively. In keeping with the early ''Beast Machines'' "articulated features" motif, her robot mode head has a multi-piece articulated brow, which can slide up to reveal two extra sets of eyes, as she does on the cartoon. Her [[Spark crystal]] is located behind a window on the left side of her spider abdomen.

:This mold was later redecoed to make the [[#UniDx|''Universe'' version of Blackarachnia]], as well as [[Crystal Widow#Toys|Crystal Widow]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Maximal/Blackarachnia/blackarachnia.htm More information on Beast Machines Blackarachnia at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Blackarachniamcbm.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|This is transformed correctly, right? Right?]]
*'''Blackarachnia''' (Happy Meal, 2000)
**''McNumber'': '''6'''

:As one of ''ten'' toys in the third Transformers McDonald's Happy Meal promotion, Blackarachnia is a super-simplified version of her retail toy, with a coloration closer to the [[Mainframe Entertainment|Mainframe]] CG model, though more shockingly pink rather than maroon. This toy is designed for the younger set, with softer plastic and no removable parts.

:She is the only [[Beast Era]] character to get two McDonald's Happy Meal toys.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Maximal/McBlackarachnia/blackarachnia.htm More information on McDonald's BM Blackarachnia at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

===''Universe'' (2003)===
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[[File:Blackarachniauniversetoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You can pick your faction, and you can pick your girlfriend, but you can't pick your girlfriend's faction.]]
*'''Blackarachnia''' (Deluxe Class, [[2003]])

:Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Deluxes, Blackarachnia returned as a [[Decepticon]] and as a redeco of [[#Beast Machines|the original ''Beast Machines'' figure]]. However, her forearms were [[Misassembly|mistakenly swapped]], leaving her forearm "spikes" pointing up towards her biceps rather than down near her elbows. She received a Decepticon [[Insignia|faction symbol]] over her [[spark crystal]] as well.

:This mold (with the same swapped-forearms error) was used to make [[Crystal Widow#Toys|Crystal Widow]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/Blackarachnia/blackarachnia.htm More information on Universe Blackarachnia at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Blackarachnia unreleased.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Eyow.]]
*'''Leatherhide Vs. Blackarachnia''' (Halloween Horrorcon Value Pack, <s>200?</s>)
**''Accessories'': Launcher, 4 leg-missiles

:In 2004, a group of test-shots made their way onto eBay, among them a [[redeco]] of the original ''Beast Wars'' Tarantulas/Blackarachnia mold in black with silver spider-legs and salmon-colored robot parts. Later, Hasbro's official website checklist featured listings for two ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' "Halloween [[Horrorcon (Universe)|Horrorcon]] Value Packs" that were to be Wal-Mart [[exclusive]]s... which also likely explains why they were canceled. (Wal*Mart had taken a good half-dozen exclusives and released them more-or-less simultaneously, leading to a huge glut. A lot of other ''Transformers'' exclusives were canceled during the ''Universe'' era.) One of the sets was "[[Leatherhide (Universe)|Leatherhide]] Vs. Blackarachnia"... and thus, the mystery spider was confirmed, as the other test-shots in that group lined up with the name listings given in the sets.
::*''[http://s33.photobucket.com/user/binalternator/library/unreleased/halloween_horrorcons?sort=4&page=1 Gallery of Halloween Horrorcon test-shots]''
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===''Beast Wars Returns''===
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[[File:Blackarachniabeastwarsreturnstoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|What a maroon.]]
*'''Blackwidow''' ([[November 18]], [[2004]])
**''ID number:'' '''BR-04'''

: Part of the Japanese Toys"R"Us-[[exclusive]] ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars Returns]]'' series, this toy is a redeco of the original ''Beast Machines'' Deluxe Class Blackarachnia in a more show-like maroon coloration. Reportedly, this toy was limited to 3000 pieces, a full thousand ''less'' than the others in the original assortment. Since she was also the most changed from the US release in the initial batch of toys, this made her considerably harder to get.
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===''Beast Wars Telemocha Series''===
[[File:Blackarachniatelemocha.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|It almost works!]]
*'''Blackwidow''' ([[March 22]], [[2007]])
**''ID number:'' '''TM-06'''
**''Accessories:'' Launcher, 4 leg-missiles

:As part of the ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Telemocha Series|Beast Wars Telemocha]]'' line, the [[#Dx1|original Deluxe Class Blackarachnia toy]] was ''extensively'' redecoed with a ridiculous number of gold [[paint operation]]s, making her closer to [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] in coloration than the other versions of the mold, but still not quite there. (Her shoulders are silver in the show.) All of the [[gimmick]]s of the original toy were retained, though her alternate head didn't receive any paint that wasn't intended to make her nominal head look more show-accurate.

:She came with a DVD containing "The Assassin Virus", the Japanese dubbing of ''Beast Wars'' episode 10, "[[Gorilla Warfare]]".
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Destron/BlackWidow/blackwidow.htm More information on Telemocha Blackarachnia at TFU.info]''
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===''Animated''===
[[File:Ani-toy Blackarachnia.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|I promise... not... to kill you! SPIDAAAAAAAH]]
*'''Blackarachnia''' (Deluxe Class, [[2008]])
**''Takara ID number:'' '''TA-09'''
**''Accessories'': Grapnel-hook
{{note|''Animated'' [[Blackarachnia (Animated)#Toys|Blackarachnia]] was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as the original Blackarachnia in the [[2005 IDW continuity]].}}

:Part of the second wave of Hasbro's ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Animated]]'' Deluxes, Blackarachnia transforms into a mechanical spider with some organic aesthetic. Many of her pointier parts are [[For safety reasons|molded in softer plastic]] to keep unfortunate children from putting their eyes out. She comes with a [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/grapnel grapnel] [[Retractable string gimmick|hook accessory]] with a jointed claw at the end of it; pulling out the string then pressing a button o the base's top quickly pulls the string back in. It may be mounted under her abdomen in spider mode or on her back in robot mode, via two different sets of pegs. There is also a peg hole in each wrist, for [[Spider-Man|web-slinging]] action.

: The spider's head is mis-transformed in the package, making the first step of her instructions initially confusing. Furthermore, the pedipalps will easily come off if manipulated too much, and her transformation requires that they be turned around completely. Because of this, they will often fall off over, and over, and ''over''....

: Blackarachnia was released in the first wave of Takara's ''Animated'' line in 2010. Oddly, despite the sheer amount of metallic paint applied to virtually every other toy in the first few waves, Takara Blackarachnia is nearly identical to the Hasbro version, down to the gold Decepticon symbol on her collar.

: This toy was later [[retool]]ed and given a ''Beast Wars'' cartoon-accurate deco for the [[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#Legends|''Legends'' toy]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/Blackarachnia/blackarachnia.htm More information on Blackarachnia at TFU.info]''
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===''Binaltech''===
[[File:Blackwidowwildrider.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Honda wouldn't appreciate their car being hot, poisonous, and deadly.]]
*'''Blackwidow''' (Binaltech, unreleased)
**''ID number'': '''BT16'''
**''Accessories'': Engine-rifle, roof-shield

:In 2005, the sculpt used for ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' [[Decepticharge#Toys|Decepticharge]] was presented as an upcoming release for the Japanese ''Binaltech'' line. Takara decided to give the toy an entirely new deco, as the Hasbro toy's deco didn't appeal to their ideal of "real-life accuracy". In robot mode, the toy was given a color scheme based on Transmetal 2 Blackarachnia, with the toy's name being changed to "Blackwidow", Takara's name for the character. Though a [[bio]] and story chapter were written to accommodate it into the ''Binaltech'' fiction, and photoshopped images released through an online retailer revealed the intended color scheme, Takara ultimately decided to cancel the toy altogether, as they were fearing that another redeco (in addition to the then upcoming ''Binaltech Asterisk'' toys) would be too repetitive. Plans to release this toy as part of a different line were never picked up again. A prototype of Blackwidow was later featured in an exhibit at Transformers Expo in 2014.<ref name="tfexpo1">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/tf-expo-pics-masterpiece-star-saber-in-color-and-more-180923/ "TF Expo Pics - Masterpiece Star Saber In Color and More!"] at TFW2005.</ref><ref name="tfexpo2">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/tf-expo-pics-part-2-g1-prototypes-movie-props-and-more-masterpiece-180925/ "TF Expo Pics Part 2 - G1 Prototypes, Movie Props, and More Masterpiece!"] at TFW2005.</ref><ref name="tfexpo3">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/tf-expo-pics-part-4-prototypes-and-figure-displays-from-diaclone-g1-g2-beast-wars-180933/ "TF Expo Pics Part 4 - Prototypes and Figure Displays from Diaclone, G1, G2, Beast Wars"] at TFW2005.</ref>

:This sculpt was ultimately released in Japan as part of an unexpected ''Binaltech'' continuation, this time as [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Binaltech|Arcee]]. The original version of the mold was used to make ''Alternators'' [[Windcharger (G1)#Alternators|Windcharger]] and ''Binaltech'' [[Overdrive#Binaltech|Overdrive]]. It was also planned to become a new toy of the [[Paradron Medic#Binaltech|Paradron Medic]], but that also got canceled.
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy Blackarachnia.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Decepticon Blackarachnia''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, [[2014]])
**''Collection'': '''''Age of Extinction'' Collection 2'''
**''Accessories'': Logo brick, scoped pistol

: Part of the sixth assortment of [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Micro-Changer]]s, Blackarachnia is a [[Kreon]] mini-figure that can be rebuilt into a (four-legged) black widow spider. She sports [[Ironhide (Kre-O)|Ironhide]]'s helmet.

:Unlike prior Micro-Changer assortments, this series does not have any sort identification code for the bags' actual contents, meaning you'd best be good at the feel-though-the-bag method.

:This assortment was originally slated to be a [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]], but US stores dropped the line before its release. It was still available in Canada, Australia, and Hasbro Asia's markets. In 2015, the Collection appeared in US Dollar Tree stores, with a price tag of a whopping $1 a pop. They didn't last long.
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===''Legends''===
[[File:Legendstoy-Blackwidow.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|On the "Important Blackarachnia Anatomy" hierarchy, apparently "boobs" outrank "torso."]]
*'''Blackwidow''' ('''Blackarachnia''') ([[October 24]], [[2015]])
**''ID number:'' '''LG17'''

:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Blackwidow is a retool of ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Animated]]'' Deluxe Class [[Blackarachnia (Animated)#Animated|Blackarachnia]]. The tooling changes include a new head, a new chest/spider eye cluster, and new, larger pedipalps that form her breastplate in robot mode...albeit made of translucent plastic. (Her pedipalps resemble the kind found on ''male'' spiders, incidentally.) Her official robot mode transformation leaves her robot arms half-transformed, with the spider leg tips unrotated, to more closely resemble the original Blackarachnia's claw-arms.

:Because her pedipalps are no longer filling in her stomach area, she now has a tiny, ''tiny'' waist. Considerably more annoying is that her torso is misassembled such that pushing up her chest/spider eye cluster into the correct position for robot mode (and thus avoiding her having a gaping hole in her chest) is considerably more difficult than it should be.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Predacon/LGBlackarachnia/blackarachnia.htm More information on ''Legends'' Blackwidow at TFU.info]''
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===''Masterpiece''===
*'''Megatron (Beast Wars)''' ([[March 30]], [[2019]])
**''ID number'': '''MP-43'''
:In one of [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Masterpiece|Megatron]]'s hidden voice clips, one of Ryōka Yuzuki's voice clips as Blackwidow was reused.

[[File:MP 46 Blackwidow.jpg|thumb|450px|The robot mode is real good, but the spider mode....]]
*'''Blackwidow (Beast Wars)''' ([[November 23]], [[2019]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-46'''
**''Accessories:'' Smiling face, screaming face, visor, visor cable, "Poison Anchor", Anchor missile, Anchor missile with cord, base, arm, spider web, robot mode spider web adapter, spider mode spider web adapter

:First shown in grayscale prototype form at Winter Wonder Festival 2019, this ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' Blackwidow is an animation-accurate mold depicting her original, pre-Transmetal beast form. She transforms into a show-accurate black widow spider and features multiple accessories, including her trademark anchor missile launcher (which converts into a panel for the rear of her spider mode), a missile for the projectile and an alternate version with a cord, 2 faces for robot mode, a visor and cable, a giant energon spider web and adapters to attach her in both modes. Blackwidow's engineering means that she lacks any major traces of unwanted kibble, and for the pleasure of display owners is incredibly posable. She is also one of the smaller ''Masterpiece'' figures, and is smaller than her fellow ''Beast Wars'' castmates.

:Care should be taken especially when handling the spider legs of the figure as the tips are known to chip off.

:Per the brand unification of TakaraTomy and Hasbro, Blackwidow was directly released with no changes by [[Hasbro Pulse]] in the United States and Canada.
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===''War for Cybertron: Kingdom''===
[[File:TF-WFC-Kingdom-Deluxe-Class-Blackarachnia.jpg|thumb|300px|You know about the “shoulder touch”?]]
*'''Blackarachnia''' (Deluxe Class, [[2020]])
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-K5'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''KD-05'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[April 24]], [[2021]]
**''Accessories'': "Poison Anchor"

:Part of the first wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Blackarachnia transforms from a robot (mostly) accurate to her original appearance in the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon into a more realistic approximation of a black widow spider compared to previous toys. Her robot mode has some notable color differences: mainly, her spider legs are black instead of bronze, likely for realistic accuracy. Her transformation scheme shares many elements with her ''Masterpiece'' toy, albeit simplified. Due to that, her robot mode shoulders blatantly hang beneath the spider mode's head. The spider mode features [[ball joint]]ed articulation in each of its eight legs.

:Blackarachnia is equipped with her signature "Poison Anchor" missile cannon. The cannon can be stored under the spider mode, acting as a place to apply pressure to secure the robot arms when moving the spider legs. She is one of the few ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Deluxe Class-and-up molds without a waist swivel. Whether by coincidence or design, Blackarachnia's spider legs can accommodate blast effects on their ends, recreating the spider leg guns she had in the original ''Beast Wars'' show.

: A common but minor point of breakage lies in a small tab that connects Blackarachnia's chest to her torso. On many copies, the tab sits very securely into its port right out of the box. The tab's length is not entirely suitable for the motion required of the piece for the transformation. Thus, the tab will very likely snap off no matter how carefully one approaches it. A later running change for the toy shortens the tab, fixing the issue.

:Much like most of the toyline, Blackararchnia comes with one of four possible holographic [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] cards for his wave, which reveals a [[Source:Golden Disk destinies|possible destiny]] of a key character, Blackarachnia being one of them.
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===''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''===
[[File:TF-WFC-Trilogy-Buzzworthy-Worlds-Collide-Blackarachnia.jpg|thumb|300px|The universe where Blackarachnia manages a Hot Topic instead of enlisting.]]
*'''Worlds Collide''' (4-pack, 2021)
**''Series'': '''''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'''''
**''Accessories'': "Poison Anchor"

:Released as part of the ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' "Worlds Collide" 4-pack, Blackarachnia is a redeco and head-retool of the above ''Kingdom'' Blackarachnia. Transforming into an organic black widow spider; this version of Blackarachnia has been recolored to replicate her [[:File:BWBlackarachniaCardArt.jpg|original package art]] and includes a new facesculpt based on [[#Beast Wars|the original toy's "normal" robot face]] (as opposed to the [[mutant head]]/[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] face). Due to them being attached by mushroom pegs, the upper arms/spider legs can be swapped for the ones on the Kingdom toy above to increase it's accuracy to Blackarachnia's appearance in the original ''Beast Wars'' cartoon.

:Included in the set alongside Blackarachnia is [[Nemesis Primal#Toys|Nemesis Primal]], [[Fangry (G1)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Fangry]] with [[Brisko#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Brisko]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#WorldsCollide|Bumblebee]]. The set was found in a Walmart in the U.S.<ref>''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' Worlds Collide found at Walmart by [https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/buzzworthy-worlds-collide-set-found-at-walmart-but-not-in-system-more-pics/46101/ Seibertron.com]</ref> prior to an official reveal from Hasbro, possibly due to a shipment error. As with other ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' toys, and by the fact the toy was found in Target internal systems<ref>"Transformers Worlds Collide Mulitpack" found on Target internal systems at [https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/04/05/target-exclusives-t-wrecks-and-worlds-collide-multipack-information-430974 TFW2005.com]</ref>, it is an exclusive to Target in the U.S.
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==Merchandise==
===''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''===
[[File:Blackarachniamutatingcard.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''' (1997)

:Blackarachnia was one of the 24 beast warriors to receive a battle card representation for the Beast Wars [[Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game|card game]].
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===''Robot Heroes''===
[[File:Robotheroescheetorblackarachnia.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Cute and poisonous.]]
*'''Cheetor vs. Blackarachnia''' (2-pack, 2008)

:Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]''-branded [[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]], Blackarachnia is a simple, yet well-detailed two-inch tall figurine with exaggerated, cartoony proportions. She was only available in a two-pack with [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Robot Heroes|Cheetor]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Predacon/Blackarachnia/blackarachnia.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' Blackarachnia at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
[[File:BWBlackarachniaCardArt.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Does this deco make her a "Cheetor" Girl?]]
*Blackarachnia's original ''Beast Wars'' card art has her wearing a spike-studded collar... while her chest seems to be leopard-spotted. Kinky.
*The [[:File:Blackarachniahappymeal.jpg|artwork]] advertising the Transmetal Blackarachnia toy on Happy Meal Bags was rendered with the toy transformed incorrectly. Her beast mode head isn't flipped down, leaving her organic-looking robot mode chest exposed.
*Blackarachnia's unreleased [[#UnUni|''Universe'' Horrorcon toy]] (as well as [[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Universe (2003)|Waspinator]]) made a cameo appearance in the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' story "[[Not All Megatrons]]" as a [[mechanimal]] in the [[Toxic Sludge Swamps|swamp hideout]] of fellow Horrorcon [[Leatherhide (Universe)|Leatherhide]].

==References==
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[[Category:Alternators Decepticons]]
[[Category:Beast Machines Maximals]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Maximals]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Predacons]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Telemocha Series]]
[[Category:Kre-O Predacons]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Legends Predacons]]
[[Category:Masterpiece]]
[[Category:McDonald's exclusives]]
[[Category:Repurposed toys]]
[[Category:Robot Heroes]]
[[Category:Toys"R"Us exclusives]]
[[Category:Universe Decepticons]]
[[Category:Universe (2008)]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Kingdom Predacons]]

Blackarachnia (BW)/toys

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EternalGalvatron: /* Beast Wars */

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If you have a female spider Transformer, it is [[Airachnid|almost]] certainly one of '''Blackarachnia'''.

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
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[[File:Blackarachniabwtoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|When she chokes you she can taste your fear.]]
[[File:BW-toy BlackarachniaTakara.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Well, she's not... ''less'' show-accurate?]]
*'''Blackarachnia''' (Deluxe Class, [[1996]] / [[1997]])
**''Takara ID number'': '''D-8'''
**''Accessories'': Launcher, 4 leg-missiles

:Part of the third wave of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' Deluxes, Blackarachnia is a [[redeco]] of the [[Tarantulas (BW)#Toys|Tarantulas]] mold, transforming into a rather generic-looking organic spider. She features a removable spring-loaded launcher hidden in her beast mode abdomen, which can be "held" in her claws by plugging it into holes in her forearms. This launcher nominally fires the "grappling hook" attached to Blackarachnia's abdomen by a string, but it can also fire her front four beast mode legs, designed to be removed and used as ammunition. Like all first-year ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' Deluxes, the robot mode head has both a "robot" face and a [[mutant head|"mutant" face]]; Blackarachnia has always been depicted in fiction using the "robot" one (or a rough approximation thereof).

:The [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] release of the toy (coincidentally also in the third wave of the Takara line) has numerous color differences from the [[Hasbro]] version, but they are of dubious merit as far as making her more "show-accurate" go. The bright green of the Hasbro version's forearms is replaced with dull silver, while the brighter purple is replaced with a darker, more desaturated purple. These colors changes exactly match those done to the Takara release of [[Buzz Saw (BW)#Toys|Buzz Saw]]; similar changes to the previous mold-characters Tarantulas and [[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Waspinator]] indicate the spider and wasp molds might have been at least partially [[gang-molding|gang-molded]]. Paint-wise, her dark copper paint is replaced with a brighter gold. Her robot mode facemask is painted gold, which is closer to the show model... but her face beneath is black with gold eyes (instead of gold with black eyes), and she inexplicably gains a new painted-black forehead crest, where the show model has gold. Japanese catalogues showed a figure with a gold face and black eyes; it is unknown why this was changed for the released figure.

: This toy has the distinction of being the first toy of a [[female Transformer]] released at retail by Hasbro, though she was neither the first retail female ''Transformers'' toy ever, or even the first female ''Transformers'' toy released by Hasbro, having been beaten to both by [[Minerva (Masterforce human)#Toys|Minerva]] (by Takara in 1988) and [[Nightracer (G2)#Toys|Nightracer]] (a [[BotCon 1995]] [[exclusive]]) respectively.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Predacon/Blackarachnia/blackarachnia.htm More information on Deluxe BW Blackarachnia at TFU.info]''
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[[File:BJ's-Wholesale-Club-Rhinox-and-Blackarachnia.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*'''Deluxe Beast Assortment (Rhinox and Blackarachnia)''' (two-pack, 1996)
**''Accessories'': Launcher, 4 leg-missiles

:Sold exclusively at [[BJ's Wholesale Club]], Blackarachnia was released alongside [[Rhinox (BW)/toys#BJs2pack|Rhinox]] in a two-pack card.

:Both toys are identical to their individual releases.

::*''[https://www.shmax.com/product_details/9281/rhinox_and_blackarachnia_deluxe_beast_assortment_two_pack More infromation on Shmax.com]''

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[[File:VS8-TigatronBlackarachnia.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Battle of the redecos.]]
*'''Deep Forest Showdown: Tigatron VS Blackwidow''' (VS set, 1997)
**''ID number'': '''VS-8'''
**''Accessories'': Launcher, 4 leg-missiles

:In Japan, "Blackwidow" was available both as an individual and in a "Deep Forest Showdown" (密林の対決, ''mitsurin no taiketsu'') two-pack with [[Tigatron#VS8|Tigatron]]. Both toys were identical to their individual releases.

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[[File:Blackarachniamctm.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|She's got a great personality.]]
*'''Blackarachnia''' (Happy Meal promotion, [[1998]])
**''McNumber'': '''5'''

:Part of the second [[McDonald's]] ''Beast Wars'' Happy Meal pack-in, Blackarachnia's "[[Transmetal]]" form resembles some sort of dust mite more than a spider, though it does have a black widow-esque hour-glass shape on the abdomen. It has a ''very'' similar transformation to the earlier promotional figure [[Beetle#Toys|Beetle]].

:Like the other two Transmetal Happy Meal figures, Blackarachnia has some metallic-sheened plastic intended to resemble the colored chromed finish of the retail ''Transmetals'' toys.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Predacon/Blackarachnia/blackarachnia.htm More information on McDonald's BW Blackarachnia at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BW-toy BlackarachniaTM2.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|'Sup, bra.]]
*'''Blackarachnia''' (Transmetal 2, [[1999]])
**''Takara ID number'': '''C-48'''
**''Accessories'': Mandible grapnel-line

: The second of two [[Transmetal 2]] Megas released in ''Beast Wars'', this version of Blackarachnia transforms into a large, monstrous biomechanical spider. Her thorax features a [[Insignia|faction symbol]]-switching gimmick activated by [[#Notes|rotating her spark crystal around]]. In robot mode, her beast-mode mandibles separate to form a [[Retractable string gimmick|grappling hook with retractable string]], plus she has a spring-loaded spin-kick action feature that rotates her entire lower body around. She also has a half-assed "defense mode", bringing the chromed abdomen bits down to cover her chest.

: Like all larger Transmetal 2s, Blackarachnia has hints of an abandoned "transport" mode, mainly the free-spinning wheels and concealed rockets in the spider mode abdomen. There is no discernible way for the wheels to perform their function as wheels, however.

: This toy was initially hard to find at retail, as one of the toy's features, a piece of removable chest armor (no, really), was altered slightly, delaying later shipments.

: This mold was used to make the [[BotCon 2001]] [[exclusive]] [[Arcee (G1)/toys#BotCon2001|Arcee]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Maximal/Blackarachnia/blackarachnia.htm More information on Transmetal 2 Blackarachnia at TFU.info]''
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===''Beast Machines''===
[[File:Beast Machines Blackarachnia Toy.JPG|upright=1.66|thumb|In ''Beast Machines,'' Silverbolt doubled his bird and so did she.]]
*'''Blackarachnia''' (Deluxe Class, [[2000]])

:An early toy in the ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' line, Blackarachnia transforms into a [[technorganic]] spider. In spider mode, squeezing its pedipalps together raises its central fangs; they were spring-loaded to release and lower, respectively. In keeping with the early ''Beast Machines'' "articulated features" motif, her robot mode head has a multi-piece articulated brow, which can slide up to reveal two extra sets of eyes, as she does on the cartoon. Her [[Spark crystal]] is located behind a window on the left side of her spider abdomen.

:This mold was later redecoed to make the [[#UniDx|''Universe'' version of Blackarachnia]], as well as [[Crystal Widow#Toys|Crystal Widow]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Maximal/Blackarachnia/blackarachnia.htm More information on Beast Machines Blackarachnia at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Blackarachniamcbm.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|This is transformed correctly, right? Right?]]
*'''Blackarachnia''' (Happy Meal, 2000)
**''McNumber'': '''6'''

:As one of ''ten'' toys in the third Transformers McDonald's Happy Meal promotion, Blackarachnia is a super-simplified version of her retail toy, with a coloration closer to the [[Mainframe Entertainment|Mainframe]] CG model, though more shockingly pink rather than maroon. This toy is designed for the younger set, with softer plastic and no removable parts.

:She is the only [[Beast Era]] character to get two McDonald's Happy Meal toys.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Maximal/McBlackarachnia/blackarachnia.htm More information on McDonald's BM Blackarachnia at TFU.info]''
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===''Universe'' (2003)===
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[[File:Blackarachniauniversetoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You can pick your faction, and you can pick your girlfriend, but you can't pick your girlfriend's faction.]]
*'''Blackarachnia''' (Deluxe Class, [[2003]])

:Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Deluxes, Blackarachnia returned as a [[Decepticon]] and as a redeco of [[#Beast Machines|the original ''Beast Machines'' figure]]. However, her forearms were [[Misassembly|mistakenly swapped]], leaving her forearm "spikes" pointing up towards her biceps rather than down near her elbows. She received a Decepticon [[Insignia|faction symbol]] over her [[spark crystal]] as well.

:This mold (with the same swapped-forearms error) was used to make [[Crystal Widow#Toys|Crystal Widow]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/Blackarachnia/blackarachnia.htm More information on Universe Blackarachnia at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Blackarachnia unreleased.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Eyow.]]
*'''Leatherhide Vs. Blackarachnia''' (Halloween Horrorcon Value Pack, <s>200?</s>)
**''Accessories'': Launcher, 4 leg-missiles

:In 2004, a group of test-shots made their way onto eBay, among them a [[redeco]] of the original ''Beast Wars'' Tarantulas/Blackarachnia mold in black with silver spider-legs and salmon-colored robot parts. Later, Hasbro's official website checklist featured listings for two ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' "Halloween [[Horrorcon (Universe)|Horrorcon]] Value Packs" that were to be Wal-Mart [[exclusive]]s... which also likely explains why they were canceled. (Wal*Mart had taken a good half-dozen exclusives and released them more-or-less simultaneously, leading to a huge glut. A lot of other ''Transformers'' exclusives were canceled during the ''Universe'' era.) One of the sets was "[[Leatherhide (Universe)|Leatherhide]] Vs. Blackarachnia"... and thus, the mystery spider was confirmed, as the other test-shots in that group lined up with the name listings given in the sets.
::*''[http://s33.photobucket.com/user/binalternator/library/unreleased/halloween_horrorcons?sort=4&page=1 Gallery of Halloween Horrorcon test-shots]''
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===''Beast Wars Returns''===
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[[File:Blackarachniabeastwarsreturnstoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|What a maroon.]]
*'''Blackwidow''' ([[November 18]], [[2004]])
**''ID number:'' '''BR-04'''

: Part of the Japanese Toys"R"Us-[[exclusive]] ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars Returns]]'' series, this toy is a redeco of the original ''Beast Machines'' Deluxe Class Blackarachnia in a more show-like maroon coloration. Reportedly, this toy was limited to 3000 pieces, a full thousand ''less'' than the others in the original assortment. Since she was also the most changed from the US release in the initial batch of toys, this made her considerably harder to get.
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===''Beast Wars Telemocha Series''===
[[File:Blackarachniatelemocha.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|It almost works!]]
*'''Blackwidow''' ([[March 22]], [[2007]])
**''ID number:'' '''TM-06'''
**''Accessories:'' Launcher, 4 leg-missiles

:As part of the ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Telemocha Series|Beast Wars Telemocha]]'' line, the [[#Dx1|original Deluxe Class Blackarachnia toy]] was ''extensively'' redecoed with a ridiculous number of gold [[paint operation]]s, making her closer to [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] in coloration than the other versions of the mold, but still not quite there. (Her shoulders are silver in the show.) All of the [[gimmick]]s of the original toy were retained, though her alternate head didn't receive any paint that wasn't intended to make her nominal head look more show-accurate.

:She came with a DVD containing "The Assassin Virus", the Japanese dubbing of ''Beast Wars'' episode 10, "[[Gorilla Warfare]]".
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Destron/BlackWidow/blackwidow.htm More information on Telemocha Blackarachnia at TFU.info]''
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===''Animated''===
[[File:Ani-toy Blackarachnia.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|I promise... not... to kill you! SPIDAAAAAAAH]]
*'''Blackarachnia''' (Deluxe Class, [[2008]])
**''Takara ID number:'' '''TA-09'''
**''Accessories'': Grapnel-hook
{{note|''Animated'' [[Blackarachnia (Animated)#Toys|Blackarachnia]] was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as the original Blackarachnia in the [[2005 IDW continuity]].}}

:Part of the second wave of Hasbro's ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Animated]]'' Deluxes, Blackarachnia transforms into a mechanical spider with some organic aesthetic. Many of her pointier parts are [[For safety reasons|molded in softer plastic]] to keep unfortunate children from putting their eyes out. She comes with a [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/grapnel grapnel] [[Retractable string gimmick|hook accessory]] with a jointed claw at the end of it; pulling out the string then pressing a button o the base's top quickly pulls the string back in. It may be mounted under her abdomen in spider mode or on her back in robot mode, via two different sets of pegs. There is also a peg hole in each wrist, for [[Spider-Man|web-slinging]] action.

: The spider's head is mis-transformed in the package, making the first step of her instructions initially confusing. Furthermore, the pedipalps will easily come off if manipulated too much, and her transformation requires that they be turned around completely. Because of this, they will often fall off over, and over, and ''over''....

: Blackarachnia was released in the first wave of Takara's ''Animated'' line in 2010. Oddly, despite the sheer amount of metallic paint applied to virtually every other toy in the first few waves, Takara Blackarachnia is nearly identical to the Hasbro version, down to the gold Decepticon symbol on her collar.

: This toy was later [[retool]]ed and given a ''Beast Wars'' cartoon-accurate deco for the [[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#Legends|''Legends'' toy]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/Blackarachnia/blackarachnia.htm More information on Blackarachnia at TFU.info]''
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===''Binaltech''===
[[File:Blackwidowwildrider.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Honda wouldn't appreciate their car being hot, poisonous, and deadly.]]
*'''Blackwidow''' (Binaltech, unreleased)
**''ID number'': '''BT16'''
**''Accessories'': Engine-rifle, roof-shield

:In 2005, the sculpt used for ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' [[Decepticharge#Toys|Decepticharge]] was presented as an upcoming release for the Japanese ''Binaltech'' line. Takara decided to give the toy an entirely new deco, as the Hasbro toy's deco didn't appeal to their ideal of "real-life accuracy". In robot mode, the toy was given a color scheme based on Transmetal 2 Blackarachnia, with the toy's name being changed to "Blackwidow", Takara's name for the character. Though a [[bio]] and story chapter were written to accommodate it into the ''Binaltech'' fiction, and photoshopped images released through an online retailer revealed the intended color scheme, Takara ultimately decided to cancel the toy altogether, as they were fearing that another redeco (in addition to the then upcoming ''Binaltech Asterisk'' toys) would be too repetitive. Plans to release this toy as part of a different line were never picked up again. A prototype of Blackwidow was later featured in an exhibit at Transformers Expo in 2014.<ref name="tfexpo1">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/tf-expo-pics-masterpiece-star-saber-in-color-and-more-180923/ "TF Expo Pics - Masterpiece Star Saber In Color and More!"] at TFW2005.</ref><ref name="tfexpo2">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/tf-expo-pics-part-2-g1-prototypes-movie-props-and-more-masterpiece-180925/ "TF Expo Pics Part 2 - G1 Prototypes, Movie Props, and More Masterpiece!"] at TFW2005.</ref><ref name="tfexpo3">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/tf-expo-pics-part-4-prototypes-and-figure-displays-from-diaclone-g1-g2-beast-wars-180933/ "TF Expo Pics Part 4 - Prototypes and Figure Displays from Diaclone, G1, G2, Beast Wars"] at TFW2005.</ref>

:This sculpt was ultimately released in Japan as part of an unexpected ''Binaltech'' continuation, this time as [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Binaltech|Arcee]]. The original version of the mold was used to make ''Alternators'' [[Windcharger (G1)#Alternators|Windcharger]] and ''Binaltech'' [[Overdrive#Binaltech|Overdrive]]. It was also planned to become a new toy of the [[Paradron Medic#Binaltech|Paradron Medic]], but that also got canceled.
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy Blackarachnia.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Decepticon Blackarachnia''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, [[2014]])
**''Collection'': '''''Age of Extinction'' Collection 2'''
**''Accessories'': Logo brick, scoped pistol

: Part of the sixth assortment of [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Micro-Changer]]s, Blackarachnia is a [[Kreon]] mini-figure that can be rebuilt into a (four-legged) black widow spider. She sports [[Ironhide (Kre-O)|Ironhide]]'s helmet.

:Unlike prior Micro-Changer assortments, this series does not have any sort identification code for the bags' actual contents, meaning you'd best be good at the feel-though-the-bag method.

:This assortment was originally slated to be a [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]], but US stores dropped the line before its release. It was still available in Canada, Australia, and Hasbro Asia's markets. In 2015, the Collection appeared in US Dollar Tree stores, with a price tag of a whopping $1 a pop. They didn't last long.
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===''Legends''===
[[File:Legendstoy-Blackwidow.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|On the "Important Blackarachnia Anatomy" hierarchy, apparently "boobs" outrank "torso."]]
*'''Blackwidow''' ('''Blackarachnia''') ([[October 24]], [[2015]])
**''ID number:'' '''LG17'''

:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Blackwidow is a retool of ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Animated]]'' Deluxe Class [[Blackarachnia (Animated)#Animated|Blackarachnia]]. The tooling changes include a new head, a new chest/spider eye cluster, and new, larger pedipalps that form her breastplate in robot mode...albeit made of translucent plastic. (Her pedipalps resemble the kind found on ''male'' spiders, incidentally.) Her official robot mode transformation leaves her robot arms half-transformed, with the spider leg tips unrotated, to more closely resemble the original Blackarachnia's claw-arms.

:Because her pedipalps are no longer filling in her stomach area, she now has a tiny, ''tiny'' waist. Considerably more annoying is that her torso is misassembled such that pushing up her chest/spider eye cluster into the correct position for robot mode (and thus avoiding her having a gaping hole in her chest) is considerably more difficult than it should be.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Predacon/LGBlackarachnia/blackarachnia.htm More information on ''Legends'' Blackwidow at TFU.info]''
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===''Masterpiece''===
*'''Megatron (Beast Wars)''' ([[March 30]], [[2019]])
**''ID number'': '''MP-43'''
:In one of [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Masterpiece|Megatron]]'s hidden voice clips, one of Ryōka Yuzuki's voice clips as Blackwidow was reused.

[[File:MP 46 Blackwidow.jpg|thumb|450px|The robot mode is real good, but the spider mode....]]
*'''Blackwidow (Beast Wars)''' ([[November 23]], [[2019]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-46'''
**''Accessories:'' Smiling face, screaming face, visor, visor cable, "Poison Anchor", Anchor missile, Anchor missile with cord, base, arm, spider web, robot mode spider web adapter, spider mode spider web adapter

:First shown in grayscale prototype form at Winter Wonder Festival 2019, this ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' Blackwidow is an animation-accurate mold depicting her original, pre-Transmetal beast form. She transforms into a show-accurate black widow spider and features multiple accessories, including her trademark anchor missile launcher (which converts into a panel for the rear of her spider mode), a missile for the projectile and an alternate version with a cord, 2 faces for robot mode, a visor and cable, a giant energon spider web and adapters to attach her in both modes. Blackwidow's engineering means that she lacks any major traces of unwanted kibble, and for the pleasure of display owners is incredibly posable. She is also one of the smaller ''Masterpiece'' figures, and is smaller than her fellow ''Beast Wars'' castmates.

:Care should be taken especially when handling the spider legs of the figure as the tips are known to chip off.

:Per the brand unification of TakaraTomy and Hasbro, Blackwidow was directly released with no changes by [[Hasbro Pulse]] in the United States and Canada.
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===''War for Cybertron: Kingdom''===
[[File:TF-WFC-Kingdom-Deluxe-Class-Blackarachnia.jpg|thumb|300px|You know about the “shoulder touch”?]]
*'''Blackarachnia''' (Deluxe Class, [[2020]])
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-K5'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''KD-05'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[April 24]], [[2021]]
**''Accessories'': "Poison Anchor"

:Part of the first wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Blackarachnia transforms from a robot (mostly) accurate to her original appearance in the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon into a more realistic approximation of a black widow spider compared to previous toys. Her robot mode has some notable color differences: mainly, her spider legs are black instead of bronze, likely for realistic accuracy. Her transformation scheme shares many elements with her ''Masterpiece'' toy, albeit simplified. Due to that, her robot mode shoulders blatantly hang beneath the spider mode's head. The spider mode features [[ball joint]]ed articulation in each of its eight legs.

:Blackarachnia is equipped with her signature "Poison Anchor" missile cannon. The cannon can be stored under the spider mode, acting as a place to apply pressure to secure the robot arms when moving the spider legs. She is one of the few ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Deluxe Class-and-up molds without a waist swivel. Whether by coincidence or design, Blackarachnia's spider legs can accommodate blast effects on their ends, recreating the spider leg guns she had in the original ''Beast Wars'' show.

: A common but minor point of breakage lies in a small tab that connects Blackarachnia's chest to her torso. On many copies, the tab sits very securely into its port right out of the box. The tab's length is not entirely suitable for the motion required of the piece for the transformation. Thus, the tab will very likely snap off no matter how carefully one approaches it. A later running change for the toy shortens the tab, fixing the issue.

:Much like most of the toyline, Blackararchnia comes with one of four possible holographic [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] cards for his wave, which reveals a [[Source:Golden Disk destinies|possible destiny]] of a key character, Blackarachnia being one of them.
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===''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''===
[[File:TF-WFC-Trilogy-Buzzworthy-Worlds-Collide-Blackarachnia.jpg|thumb|300px|The universe where Blackarachnia manages a Hot Topic instead of enlisting.]]
*'''Worlds Collide''' (4-pack, 2021)
**''Series'': '''''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'''''
**''Accessories'': "Poison Anchor"

:Released as part of the ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' "Worlds Collide" 4-pack, Blackarachnia is a redeco and head-retool of the above ''Kingdom'' Blackarachnia. Transforming into an organic black widow spider; this version of Blackarachnia has been recolored to replicate her [[:File:BWBlackarachniaCardArt.jpg|original package art]] and includes a new facesculpt based on [[#Beast Wars|the original toy's "normal" robot face]] (as opposed to the [[mutant head]]/[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] face). Due to them being attached by mushroom pegs, the upper arms/spider legs can be swapped for the ones on the Kingdom toy above to increase it's accuracy to Blackarachnia's appearance in the original ''Beast Wars'' cartoon.

:Included in the set alongside Blackarachnia is [[Nemesis Primal#Toys|Nemesis Primal]], [[Fangry (G1)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Fangry]] with [[Brisko#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Brisko]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#WorldsCollide|Bumblebee]]. The set was found in a Walmart in the U.S.<ref>''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' Worlds Collide found at Walmart by [https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/buzzworthy-worlds-collide-set-found-at-walmart-but-not-in-system-more-pics/46101/ Seibertron.com]</ref> prior to an official reveal from Hasbro, possibly due to a shipment error. As with other ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' toys, and by the fact the toy was found in Target internal systems<ref>"Transformers Worlds Collide Mulitpack" found on Target internal systems at [https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/04/05/target-exclusives-t-wrecks-and-worlds-collide-multipack-information-430974 TFW2005.com]</ref>, it is an exclusive to Target in the U.S.
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==Merchandise==
===''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''===
[[File:Blackarachniamutatingcard.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''' (1997)

:Blackarachnia was one of the 24 beast warriors to receive a battle card representation for the Beast Wars [[Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game|card game]].
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===''Robot Heroes''===
[[File:Robotheroescheetorblackarachnia.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Cute and poisonous.]]
*'''Cheetor vs. Blackarachnia''' (2-pack, 2008)

:Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]''-branded [[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]], Blackarachnia is a simple, yet well-detailed two-inch tall figurine with exaggerated, cartoony proportions. She was only available in a two-pack with [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Robot Heroes|Cheetor]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Predacon/Blackarachnia/blackarachnia.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' Blackarachnia at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
[[File:BWBlackarachniaCardArt.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Does this deco make her a "Cheetor" Girl?]]
*Blackarachnia's original ''Beast Wars'' card art has her wearing a spike-studded collar... while her chest seems to be leopard-spotted. Kinky.
*The [[:File:Blackarachniahappymeal.jpg|artwork]] advertising the Transmetal Blackarachnia toy on Happy Meal Bags was rendered with the toy transformed incorrectly. Her beast mode head isn't flipped down, leaving her organic-looking robot mode chest exposed.
*Blackarachnia's unreleased [[#UnUni|''Universe'' Horrorcon toy]] (as well as [[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Universe (2003)|Waspinator]]) made a cameo appearance in the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' story "[[Not All Megatrons]]" as a [[mechanimal]] in the [[Toxic Sludge Swamps|swamp hideout]] of fellow Horrorcon [[Leatherhide (Universe)|Leatherhide]].

==References==
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[[Category:Alternators Decepticons]]
[[Category:Beast Machines Maximals]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Maximals]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Predacons]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Telemocha Series]]
[[Category:Kre-O Predacons]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Legends Predacons]]
[[Category:Masterpiece]]
[[Category:McDonald's exclusives]]
[[Category:Repurposed toys]]
[[Category:Robot Heroes]]
[[Category:Toys"R"Us exclusives]]
[[Category:Universe Decepticons]]
[[Category:Universe (2008)]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Kingdom Predacons]]

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2021-09-06T15:16:10Z

EternalGalvatron:

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Boomstick

2021-09-03T14:08:50Z

EternalGalvatron: /* Dark of the Moon film */

[[Image:JoshNizziDOTMBoomstick.jpg|right|thumb|400px|"THIS... IS MY [[Transformers Wiki:Caption#Captions and jokes we're sick of|OVER-USED MEME]]!"]]
The '''boomstick''' is one of [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]]'s devices for kicking ass. It's a hand-held explosive device with a 30-second timer set to deliver the hurt.

==Fiction==
===''Dark of the Moon'' film===
At an impromptu regrouping of the Autobots and humans in the midst of war-torn [[Chicago]], Que gave the men in [[William Lennox|Capt. Lennox]]'s team two devices he was working on, one of which was the boomstick.

Whilst already dangling from [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]'s optic with his [[grapple glove]], [[Sam Witwicky]] primed his boomstick, embedding it in the Decepticon's other eye. This caused the already panicked Starscream to increase his wild flailing as the explosive device's timer ticked down to zero, at which point it destroyed his head and most of his chest, killing him. Sam attempted to use another boomstick in aid of [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], who had been captured by the Decepticons and was about to be executed, but the device failed to properly arm and was not able to be used. [[NEST]] members in another part of the city used their boomsticks to take down several Decepticons, attaching the devices to their legs and finishing them off after the explosions left them crippled. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

===''Transformers Dark of the Moon - The Game''===
Starscream took a boomstick from [[Stratosphere]] and realized too late that it had a tracking device on it. This allowed the Autobots to discover where the Decepticons were hiding. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)| Dark of the Moon}}
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Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys

2021-09-02T03:33:22Z

EternalGalvatron: /* Cybertron */

{{suite}}
[[File:OptimusPrimeUT-Armada.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Hiyaaah...]]
Like [[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|other Optimuses]], [[Unicron Trilogy]] '''[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]''' has a lot of toys.

==Toys==
===''Armada''===
{{anchor|SuperBase}}
[[File:Superbase ArmadaPrime.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Stand up and be counted, container!]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Super Base, 2002/2003)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MC-01'''
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/base/armor, light-up rifle, missile, left & right smokestacks

: The first [[Unicron Trilogy]] Optimus Prime toy transforms into a longnose truck cab of made-up model. His clear-plastic smokestacks can detach and form a double-barrelled pistol that he can hold in [[robot mode]], and a button on top of his head causes his [[mouthplate]] to jiggle up and down as if he were talking (the irony being that while this was a familiar trait of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|G1 cartoon Optimus Prime]], in the ''Armada'' animated series, this Prime's mouthplate remained static when he talked). He can also hold a large cannon that is stored within his [[trailer]], and his chest flips down to reveal a (non-removable) [[Matrix of Leadership/toys|Matrix of Leadership]]. He is packaged with his Mini-Con partner [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Toys|Sparkplug]].

:The toy's primary gimmick is its auto-transforming trailer, which assumes one of three configurations when [[motorized movement|triggered]] by an infra-red signal transmitted from the cab robot. Transforming the cab into robot mode will cause the trailer to automatically flip open into a battle station for Mini-Cons, which Prime can stand in the centre of. The base features a central tower with a pop-out artillery emplacement and a mount for Prime's large cannon; a rotating missile-firing turret; two Mini-Con storage bays, one of which featured a manually-activated tab to launch Mini-Cons out; and two live [[Powerlinx]] hardpoints, one of which pops up a non-firing turret, the other activating a laser noise.

:Prime's cab and trailer can also combine to form a super robot mode. Transforming the cab into the torso portion sends the transformation command to the trailer, which raises itself up off the ground to become a pair of immobile, statuesque legs (as long as you're not playing with it on carpet), and when the pair are connected, the super-robot head pops up with a metallic shriek sound effect. Pressing the Autobot symbol on the figure's chest activates a pulsing laser sound effect, and the small grey button on his right shoulder illuminates his fist with a red LED, which can illuminate either of his guns, as well as the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]] sword (the Star Saber was specifically cast in clear plastic for this purpose, but in practice, the light failed to carry even halfway up the blade).[[File:Armada JetOptimusMegaweapon toy.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Gunjob Spacepants!]] Prime's firing missile and Mini-Con activated gimmicks remain accessible in this mode, but look a bit doofy if you deploy them. The initial [[Hasbro]] release of Prime had tabs in its Super Mode shoulders that prevented them from rotating above the horizontal default position, so as not to break the wires that run through the toy's right arm. Coupled with the limited elbow joints, this left Optimus Prime able only to point his weapons towards the ground, and the tabs were removed on subsequent editions of the figure.

[[File:LOTM Convoy.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|''(Takara version pictured)'']]
:Instead of his trailer, Prime can alternately combine with ''Armada'' [[Jetfire (Armada)/toys|Jetfire]], who forms a pair of legs, as "'''Jet Prime'''" ('''Jet Optimus''' on the cartoon, or "'''Jet Convoy'''" if you own the Japanese version). In addition to this, ''Armada'' [[Overload (Armada)#Toys|Overload]] can form a pair of massive cannons that attach to either Prime's base mode, or mount over the shoulders of his super robot torso (with either his trailer or Jetfire as legs), forming '''Optimus Prime Megaweapon''' (or '''Magna Convoy''').

[[File:LOTM Convoy Combos.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Jet Convoy ''(Takara version pictured)'']]
:[[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s release of Optimus Prime the following year made a few changes, noticeably replacing the gold paint and plastic of the Hasbro toy with bright yellow and much brighter gold. The deco has been tweaked to be a bit closer to the original prototype glimpsed in early catalogs, with yellow added back to cab Prime's feet and the cab grill painted silver, and the Super Mode's waist getting much more paint. This version of the figure was never burdened with the mobility-inhibiting shoulder tabs. Completing the Super Mode combination triggered a new clip of Prime shouting "Convoy, Super Mode!" in Japanese instead of generic mechanical sounds. Late in the run, [[JUSCO]] stores offered this toy with blind-packed "Space Galaxy" versions of the individual [[Destruction Mini-Con Team]] members, one toy per box.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Armada Super Base Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Supercon ArmadaPrime.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Fans typically refer to this mold as "Bendy Prime", but it's really more of a shimmy-shimmy Prime. Mini-Con-activated shimmy-shimmy.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Super-Con, 2002)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MC-06'''
**''Accessories:'' Left & right smokestacks
:This deluxe-size, highly-poseable version of ''Armada'' Optimus Prime is an entirely new mold, retaining the ability to tow Super Base Prime's trailer, though he cannot combine with it. He comes with the Mini-Con [[Over-Run (Armada)#Toys|Over-Run]], who can transform into a gun for him, or can peg onto the Powerlinx plug on Optimus's back to activate a double-fisted "punching" action (that looks more like hyperactive shrugging). Like the Super Base figure, Prime has a flip down chestplate, but lacks a molded-in Matrix (though he does have a molded gap in the center where the Matrix would go, which ''does'' match the end of the show, where he's [[:File:Armada 52 - Prime and no Matrix.jpg|relinquished]] it), and his smokestacks can be removed (and in many cases will simply fall off), but cannot peg together as a gun. Shipping in a great many waves throughout most of the later run of the line, Super-Con Optimus became a notorious [[shelfwarmer|pegwarmer]].

:The figure features a minor design flaw. The forearm parts, which shift up to reveal the robot mode fists, do not lock down after being transformed, and are easily prone to falling back down due to a complete lack of tension to hold them in place.

:The initial release of the figure featured silver lights on his roof; later on, the lights were changed to yellow, and later still, an Autobot emblem was added to the hood of the vehicle. These changes were not made on the Japanese release of the figure, which bore the unfortunate appellation of "STD", meaning "standard".<ref>Written in Japanese as {{ruby|STD|スタンダード}}コンボイ (''Sutandādo Konboi'')</ref>

: This mold was redecoed for inclusion in the ''Cybertron'' and ''Universe'' lines (see below), as well as to create the new characters of ''Armada'' [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)#Toys|Nemesis Prime]] and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Ultra Magnus (Energon)#Toys|Ultra Magnus]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/SuperConPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Armada Supercon Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Armadatoy gold convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Kinpika Convoy''' (Super Base Lucky Draw figure, August 2003)
**''Accessories:'' Prime Mini-Con, trailer/armor, light-up rifle, missile, left & right smokestacks
:This Japanese-exclusive [[vacuum metallizing|vacuum metalized]] golden redeco of Super Base Optimus Prime, whose name means "Shining Golden", was available as a prize in several draws, including a colouring contest held in the pages of ''[[TV Boy]]'' magazine, and in-store lottery draws at Tobu Department Stores. Between the draws, at least 58 "Kinpika" Prime toys are known to have been given away, making it one of the more widely available [[Lucky Draw figure]]s, comparatively speaking. It came packaged in a plain white box, and including all the accessories and features of the standard release of the figure, including a gold-chromed Sparkplug (or "Prime", as he's confusingly known in Japan).

::*''[http://www.luckydrawtransformers.com/toy/gallery/review/gold+super+mode+convoy/1084/gold+super+mode+convoy.html More information on Kinpika Convoy at Lucky Draw Transformers]''

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[[File:Powelinx Armadaprime.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Dracula Prime?]]
*'''Powerlinx Optimus Prime''' (Super Base, 2003)
**''Accessories:'' Corona Sparkplug Mini-Con, trailer/armor, light-up rifle, missile, left & right smokestacks

: A late-run extensive redeco of the Super Base ''Armada'' Optimus Prime toy, "Powerlinx" Optimus Prime sports the darker color scheme the character takes on in the [[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|''Armada'' cartoon]] episode "[[Origin]]" following a Mini-Con power-up, but he is not precisely [[show-accuracy|show-accurate]]—the deco would later be fine-tuned with more accurate details for release in Japan as the Magna Convoy DX giftset ([[#MagnaConvoyDX|see below]]). In addition to now sporting fully-mobile Super Mode arms without the movement-impeding tabs, Prime still comes with all his features and accessories, though for this release, his Mini-Con partner Sparkplug got retooled with a new rear chassis and a blinged-out golden chrome body as "Corona Sparkplug".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Powerlinx Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Armada CrystalConvoy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Optimus Prime can't avoid his toy contracts even when he's dead!]]
*'''Crystal Convoy''' (Super-Con, October 2003)
**''Accessories:'' Surge Mini-Con, left and right smokestacks

: A Japanese ''[[TV Magazine]]'' [[exclusive]], this release of the Super-Con class Prime toy has almost all of his parts cast in translucent coloured plastics—hence the 'crystal' moniker—representing the character's disembodied [[spark]] after his destruction in the ''Armada'' cartoon episode "[[Crisis (Armada)|Crisis]]" and resurrection in "[[Miracle]]". What that means for poor Over-Run (or "Surge" in Japan), also cast in translucent plastic, we couldn't say! Available via mail-order, only 5000 pieces were distributed in October of 2003.

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[[File:Armada-optimus-prime-gold-kmart.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Battle for the Matrix''' (Multi-pack, 2003)
**''Accessories:'' Sparkplug Mini-Con, trailer/armor, light-up rifle, missile, left & right smokestacks

: A K-Mart exclusive set released on "[[Black Friday (event)|Black Friday]]" (the day after Thanksgiving, the most hellishly busy shopping day of the year), this set consists of Super Base Optimus Prime, [[Jetfire (Armada)#Toys|Jetfire]], their respective partner Mini-Cons Sparkplug and [[Comettor (Armada)#Toys|Comettor]], the [[Adventure Mini-Con Team#Toys|Adventure Mini-Con Team]], and oddly enough, [[Longarm (Armada)#Toys|Longarm]]. Optimus Prime's red plastics and paint were replaced with gold, the only changes made to anyone in the set. It is this set from which the name of Optimus Prime's combined mode with Jetfire, '''Jet Prime''', comes.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/KMartPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Battle for the Matrix Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Armada MagnaConvoyDX1.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|I think he needs another gun.]]
*'''Magna Convoy DX Set''' (Multi-pack, 2003)
**''ID number:'' '''MC-XX'''
**''Accessories:'' Prime Mini-Con, trailer/armor, light-up rifle, missile, left & right smokestacks

: This set is a [[Toys"R"Us]] Japan exclusive, consisting of Powerlinx Optimus Prime (dubbed "Convoy Final Battle Coloration" and redecoed with more show-accurate colours, principally a silver [[mouthplate]] instead of red and varying color saturation from the Hasbro version), a "crystal" version of [[Overload (Armada)#MagnaConvoy|Overload]] ("Ultra Magnus Special Clear Version") made out of translucent plastics, and an exclusive [[Exdimensions]] redeco of the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team#Exdimension|Street Action Mini-Con Team]]. This set is entirely "new" content not available in the normal mass-retail ''Legends of the Microns'' line, and is also the last release of "Exdimensions". Rather than come with individual bio cards for the various characters, the set came with only a single card for Magna Convoy.
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===''Built to Rule!''===
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[[File:BTR ArmadaPrime.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|"My Matrix for a quick death." (How could this happen to me?)]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2003)
**''Accessories'': 2 missiles
:''Armada'' ''[[Built to Rule!]]'' Optimus Prime transforms into a fair approximation of his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], but the robot mode is quite inaccurate, due to the very broad, flat Trans-Skeleton with thin, stick-like limbs attached to it. The set came with a very simplistic "Mini-Con" Sparkplug partner kit that did have a more dedicated "Powerlinx" connector than the standard construction pegs, though these are a bit too thin to be used as attachment points for regular Mini-Cons (they stay, sort of, but it's a very loose connection). The 101-piece set also features pressure-launch missile-firing "smokestack" cannons.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/BTROptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Built to Rule! Armada Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:BTR EnergonPrime.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Blocktimus Prime]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Built to Rule!, 2005)
**''Accessories'': 2 missiles''

: The ''Energon'' version of ''[[Built to Rule!]]'' Optimus Prime was designed with a much more solid skeleton with larger, blockier limbs. He can be rebuilt from a Cybertronic truck cab with a trailer-mounted, pressure-launch dual-missile cannon (with electronic lights and sounds) to a robot, to basically whatever you feel like doing with the parts.

: Unfortunately, due to the slow performance of the ''Built to Rule!'' line overall, the ''Energon'' versions only had a limited, test-market release initially in and around Cincinnati, Ohio. The sets later filtered out into many Tuesday Morning and Ollie's chain stores at drastically dropped prices.
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===''Energon''===
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[[File:Energon Prime toy.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Form feet and legs! Form arms and body! And I'll form... the head!]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Super, 2003, 2004)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''SC-01'''
**''Accessories:'' Fire-1, Copter-2, Digger-3, Submarine-4, trailer, rifle, missile

: Super class ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' Optimus Prime transforms into a Cybertronic short-nosed truck cab. A switch on his back offers four selectable sound effects, each one corresponding to one member of the [[Prime Force]], the four drone vehicles contained within Prime's parallelogram-shaped trailer. A tiny, slightly recessed button above the switch activates the sounds. When Prime transforms to robot mode, the trailer stands upright to become a launch base of sorts for the Prime Force, with three of the trailer's four storage compartments featuring launching mechanisms that propel the vehicles into action. The Prime Force consists of Fire-1, a fire truck with an extending ladder and rotating turret; Copter-2, a helicopter with spinning rotors; Digger-3, a drill tank with a gear-wheel-activated spinning drill; and Submarine-4, a submarine with opening capture claws beneath its bow. The four interchangeable drones can combine with Prime to create his Super Mode; any drone is capable of forming any limb. When in Super Mode, Prime's chest panels are opened, in turn pressing a button on his side that creates more electronic sounds and lights up a red LED in his chest, representing the [[Spark of Combination]].

: Prime is armed with a spring-loaded missile launcher that stores on the rear of his truck mode (which becomes the backpack of his robot mode) when not in use. Like most of the weapons of the ''Energon'' line, it sports a [[5 mm post|5mm post]], allowing it to be held by most every ''Energon'' figure, to combine with assorted other weapons and [[Energon weapon]]s released in the series, and to peg into numerous compatible ports shared by many figures, like the hole in the radar of Prime's own trailer, or even conveniently placed 5mm screw holes like those of the Prime Force.
[[File:Energontoy prime combinations.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]
:In lieu of combining with the Prime Force, Optimus Prime can also merge with ''Energon'' [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] in a similar fashion, with Wing Saber splitting into four components that connect to Prime as limbs. Wing Saber's red and white torso components can become arms for Prime while his legs attach to Prime's own, creating Prime's "Flight Mode", but the parts can also be swapped around, with Wing Saber's legs deploying large missile launchers and becoming arms to make Prime's "Fight Mode". Alternately, Prime can combine with ''Energon'' [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]] to form what his packaging calls "Powerlinx Omega Supreme", but which the cartoon named "Optimus Supreme". The Prime Force drones can attach to four connectors on Optimus Supreme's body.

:The earliest releases of ''Energon'' Optimus Prime have no ridges on the inside of the chest windows and a different head sculpt featuring an [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]-style mouth-slit in Prime's mouthplate. This was soon replaced with a full mouthplate, and it was this version of the toy which appeared in the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|''Energon'' cartoon]] and was released by Takara. Other changes made to Takara's version of the toy involved a chromed front grill, more vibrant plastic colors on Digger-3 and Submarine-4, a darker blue plastic on Prime himself, and more intricate [[paint operation]]s. Takara's release lacks the electronic sound effects seen in Hasbro's version, which were commonly gutted for the Japanese releases of any Autobot toys who had them, though Prime retains his light-up chest.

:He has two Mini-Con ports, one on either side of his backpack.

:The mouth-plated version of this mold was redecoed into ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' "Year of the Snake" [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Platinum Edition|Optimus Prime]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Energon Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Energontoy sl grand convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Those upper legs vs. [[Chun-Li]]'s - whose are more powerful??]]
*'''SL Grand Convoy''' (Deluxe, 2004)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''SC-13'''
**''Accessories:'' Rifle

: As had first been done in the ''Armada'' line, Takara elected to supplement their release of the Super class Optimus Prime figure with a new-mold Deluxe class toy. Coming without trailer, Prime Force or electronics, this Prime discarded the larger toy's ability to form Super Mode in favor of being able to [[Powerlinx]] with the other compatible toys of the ''Energon'' line, forming either a torso or a pair of legs that the other Autobots could connect to. Like the Deluxe ''Armada'' Prime, this one too was on the small side for its size class, but just as that figure could, this small Prime can still tow the Super class figure's trailer.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/PXOptimusPrime/pxoptimusprime.htm More information on SL Grand Convoy at TFU.info]''

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[[File:STD Grand Convoy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Kicker! I have escaped from the box! I'll come back for you!]]
*'''SL Grand Convoy & Kicker''' (multi-pack, 2004)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''SS-03'''
**''Accessories:'' Rifle

:A slight redeco of Takara's Deluxe-size Optimus Prime was released as part of a special set commemorating both the 20th anniversary of ''Transformers'' and the 30th anniversary of its progenitor, ''[[Microman]]''. Coming with an exclusive metallic redeco of Takara's [[Kicker Jones|Kicker]], which was based on the ''Microman'' body, this Prime featured a chromed grill where the original had painted plastic, and supposedly slightly shinier plastics. ''Very'' slightly.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Cybertron/AnnivGrandConvoy/grandconvoy.htm More information on 20th Anniversary SL Grand Convoy at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Energontoy prime vs megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Powerlinx Optimus Prime versus Megatron''' (multi-pack, 2004)
**''Accessories:'' Rifle

: The SS-03 version of Takara's Deluxe-class Optimus figure, based on the Anniversary release, was released in Hasbro markets in a two pack with the smaller Japanese [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Energon|Megatron]] figure. There are some tiny but notable differences between this and the Anniversary figure; the Hasbro version uses a more neutral dark-gray for the main body as opposed to the Takara version's blue-tinted dark-gray, plain dark-blue plastic rather than dark-blue-with-sparkles, and plain yellow paint for the cab's lights rather than sparkly-yellow/gold.

: This set was a Toys"R"US exclusive in the US, but sold at pretty much any retailer that wanted to carry it elsewhere in the world.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/PXOptimusPrime/pxoptimusprime.htm More information on Deluxe Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Energontoy gold grand convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Core Change: '''Re-Rising Gundam!'''"]]
*'''Gold Grand Convoy''' (Super Lucky Draw Figure, 2004)
**''Accessories:'' Fire-1, Gyro-2, Digger-3, Submarine-4, trailer, rifle, missile

:This golden chromed redeco of the Super class Optimus Prime figure was initially offered as a prize to five lucky winners of a colouring contest held in the pages of the ''TV Magazine''. Additional units were later given away via in-store draws at Toys"R"Us Japan; precisely how many is unknown, but the regularity with which the toy appeared on auction sites throughout 2005 suggests it was quite a few.

::*''[http://www.luckydrawtransformers.com/toy/gallery/review/gold+grand+convoy/1094/gold+grand+convoy.html More information on Gold Grand Convoy at Lucky Draw Transformers]''

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[[File:Firegrandconvoy.JPG|upright=1.67|thumb|Am I Fire Guts or Burning Convoy? I can't decide!]]
*'''Fire SL Grand Convoy''' (TV Magazine exclusive Deluxe, 2004)
**''Accessories:'' Rifle

:This vibrant red and orange redeco of the Deluxe class Optimus Prime figure was a ''TV Magazine'' exclusive, limited to 3,000 pieces. It shipped in a unique monochrome red version of the traditional ''Super Link'' packaging, and did not include a character card.

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[[File:Energontoy gold sl convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''SL Grand Convoy Mēki Version''' (Deluxe Lucky Draw Figure, 2004)
**''Accessories:'' Rifle

:Released as part of the "W Convoy" campaign ("Double" Convoy, that is!) alongside a silver chrome version of [[Rodimus (Energon)|''Energon'' Rodimus]], this gold chrome "Mēki" ("plating") version of the Deluxe size Optimus Prime toy was available only as a prize in a mail-in [[Robot Point]]s contest. Initially limited to 20 units in the original draw, it appears that many more were made available through toy store drawings, given how many went on to appear on online auction sites through 2005 and 2006.
::*''[http://www.luckydrawtransformers.com/toy/gallery/review/gold+sl+grand+convoy/1091/gold+sl+grand+convoy.html More information on SL Grand Convoy Mēki Version at Lucky Draw Transformers]''

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[[File:Energontoy costco prime.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|How many times has this set been reused?]]
*'''Optimus Prime and Overload''' (Multi-pack, 2004)
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/armor, light-up rifle, missile, left & right smokestacks

: A [[Costco]]-exclusive redeco of the ''Armada'' Optimus Prime toy in black, yellow, and brick red, it also came with a redeco of ''Armada'' [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]]. It is from this set that the name of Prime's combined form with Overload, '''Optimus Prime Megaweapon''', comes (though the term "megaweapon" first appeared on Powerlinx Optimus Prime's packaging).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/CostcoPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Costco Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Energontoy custom color prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Grand Convoy Custom Color Version''' (Super Lucky Draw Figure, 2004)
**''ID number:'' '''SC-01'''
**''Accessories:'' Fire-1, Gyro-2, Digger-3, Submarine-4, trailer, rifle, missile

:The color scheme of this special redeco of Super class Optimus Prime was decided through a colouring contest held in the December 2004 issue of ''TV Magazine'', in which entrants coloured in lineart of Prime in the scheme they wanted to see. The winning entry rendered Prime in a... ''distinct'' palette of grey, cream, dark red, and purple chrome, with blue, white, and yellow drones. It was limited to only ten pieces, making it one of the rarer Transformers toys in existence.

::*''[http://www.luckydrawtransformers.com/toy/gallery/review/custom+grand+convoy/1105/custom+grand+convoy.html More information on Custom Color Grand Convoy at Lucky Draw Transformers]''

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[[File:Energontoy unreleased prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Super, unreleased)
**''Accessories:'' Fire-1, Copter-2, Digger-3, Submarine-4, trailer, rifle, missile

:A redeco of the Super Optimus Prime mold with a primarily red cab, much deeper blue, and a Prime Force uniformly colored in black was planned to be released with ''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Generation 1 Optimus Prime]] as a [[Target]] exclusive. The toy got far enough along in development to have package artwork created by [[Dan Khanna]], which was later revealed online, but it was canceled shortly before making it to full production. Its red, white, and black coloration earned it the festive nickname of "Santa Prime" among fans online.

::*''[http://www.tfw2005.com/resources/energon-autobots-166/optimus-prime-with-mini-optimus-prime-unreleased-4079/ More information on this unreleased Optimus Prime at TFW2005]''
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===''Cybertron''===
[[File:Cybertrontoy leader optimus prime.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|"Well... a fire truck is bigger." (''Hasbro version pictured'')]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader, 2004/2005)
**''Takara ID number:'' '''GC-01'''
**''Takara release date'': [[December 28]], 2004
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/armor, rifle, 3 missiles, Matrix of Leadership, Matrix [[Cyber Key]]
**''Cyber Key Code'': '''l8p3'''

: The first ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Optimus Prime toy transforms into a heavily-armed fire truck of made-up origin, topped with two large cannons. The cannons and the sides of the truck fold down to create an unlikely flight mode for the vehicle. His right-side cannon fires a spring-loaded missile, while plugging a [[Cyber Key]] into its key jack pops two more spring-loaded missile launchers out from its sides. Plugging a Cyber Key into his left-side cannon opens up the cannon's outer casing, revealing the inner barrel, lighting the red LED at its tip and playing an electronic "charging up" noise. Pressing the small blue button just over the battery casing plays a "firing" sound effect with accompanying light flash. In this mode, he can also deploy ''another'' pair of (non-firing) cannons from under the main cannons.

: In true Prime style, the forward portion of the vehicle mode detaches to become Optimus himself, while the rear "trailer" transforms into a gun emplacement. In robot mode, the barrel of the missile-launching cannon detaches to become a hand-held rifle. Atypical of most Unicron Trilogy figures, Prime's hands are ''not'' designed to accommodate weapons with [[5 mm post]]s, instead featuring a small peg-hole in his palm that allows him to tightly grip objects designed to fit there, like his own rifle, [[Overhaul (Cybertron)#Toys|Leobreaker]]'s whip, ''Cybertron'' [[Wing Saber (Energon)#Cybertron|Wing Saber's]] swords, and ''Cybertron'' [[Metroplex (Cybertron)#Toys|Metroplex]]'s [[Sparkdrinker|axe]]. However, Wing Saber's sword hilts ''can'' be used as adaptors, allowing Prime to hold and use 5mm weapons. His chest has a compartment to hold his removable Matrix of Leadership accessory; Prime's gigantic hands mean that he can't hold it especially ''neatly'', but he can certainly get a grip on it.

: Of course, Optimus can transform into a Super Mode by combining with his vehicle-mode back end, which becomes a massive winged backpack with under-slung main guns, and a pair of large boots, with the non-firing cannons ending up around his knees. To complete his Super Mode look, a small lever of the back of Prime's head raises his traditional mouthplate into place, covering his Optimus Primal-style mouth slot, and two "crests" fold out from either side of his helmet. Hasbro's instructions and stock photography awkwardly orient the wings so that the two cannons point ''over'' Prime's shoulders; the cartoon portrayed them in the under-slung orientation, as would all subsequent Hasbro redecos of the toy. In Super Mode, Prime is a rather top-heavy robot, and his hip joints are not that tight, which makes standing him up a challenging prospect.

: In Super Mode, Optimus Prime can combine with [[Overhaul (Cybertron)#Voyager|Leobreaker]] to form "Savage Claw Mode", which sees the feline Autobot become a gigantic clawed arm for his leader. Alternately, if Prime's backpack is removed, he can merge with [[Wing Saber (Energon)#Cybertron|Wing Saber]] into "Sonic Wing Mode", with the aerial ace forming a new winged backpack and chestplate for Optimus, and providing him with new hand-held sword weapons and firing missile launchers that connect to his Super Mode boots. The nature of the combination means that the two partners cannot combine with Prime at once—at least, not without physically removing one of Prime's own arms.

: The Takara ''Galaxy Force'' "Galaxy Convoy" version of the toy was released first, and features a number of paint differences from the later Hasbro ''Cybertron'' release. The most immediately-noticeable is that Galaxy Convoy's unique Matrix-shaped Cyber Key has its "frame" painted gold, where Optimus's is unpainted clear-blue plastic, save for the Autobot symbol and the Hasbro-only [[Cyber Key Codes|Cyber Key Code]] printed on its back. The other differences are small but numerous: Galaxy Convoy has more thoroughly painted knees, main cannons and leg-armor cannons, the signal lights above the cab are painted yellow, his leg-wheel hubcaps are painted gold, and his nose is inexplicably painted silver. Galaxy Convoy's wings are also held in place with long metal pins, where the Hasbro version has them just held in place with friction so they can pop off rather than ''break'' off if the toy is dropped.

: Optimus is slightly mistransformed in the image to the right: in vehicle mode his chest windows should be folded around to the sides of the cab to cover the arm sockets.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Cybertron Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:LOC CybertronPrime.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Takara's version pictured on the left, Hasbro's version pictured on the right.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2005)

: [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]] Optimus is a very simplified version of ''Cybertron'' Optimus Prime, with no weapons or trailer, just the front portion of the truck. It transforms into the standard robot mode, with a very similar transformation scheme to the full-sized toy, and has no useful articulation of the shoulders.

: The figure was released in Japan under the "EZ Collection" banner, in the same packaging as the Hasbro release but with a small card insert featuring the Japanese logo and nomenclature, similar to a [[USA Edition]]. As with all the EZ Collection figures, this release features a substantially greater number of paint operations that increase Optimus's resemblance to his larger figure.

: This mold was redecoed to create ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Menasor (G1)#Classics|Menasor]] and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Hot Spot (G1)#Universe (2008)|Hot Zone]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/LOCOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Legends of Cybertron Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:GF MetallicGalaxyConvoy Legends toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|To [[scale]] with something? Blasphemy!]]
*'''Megalo Convoy''' (Legends of Cybertron, [[August 29]] 2005)
**''ID number:'' '''GC-23'''

: A special metallic-paint version of Legends of Cybertron Optimus Prime was included with the Takara ''Galaxy Force'' release of [[Metroplex (Cybertron)#Toys|Megalo Convoy aka Metroplex]], as a demonstration of their actual size difference as depicted on the television series.

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[[File:Cybertrontoy gold galaxy convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Galaxy Convoy Gold Version''' (Leader Lucky Draw figure, 2005)
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/armor, rifle, 3 missiles, Matrix of Leadership, Force Chip

:This gold-chrome and clear-plastic redeco of the Leader-class Optimus Prime figure was first offered as a prize in a mail-in contest held through ''[[TV Magazine]]'' alongside a silver chrome version of the same toy ([[#SilverGF|see below]]). Both figures were later made available again as prizes in a second contest in the September 2005 issue of ''TV Magazine'', together with "Galaxy Convoy Custom Color Version" (again, [[#CustomGF|see below]]).

:Optimus is slightly mistransformed in the image to the right, in vehicle mode his chest windows should be folded round to the sides of the cab to cover the arm sockets.
::*''[http://www.luckydrawtransformers.com/toy/gallery/review/gold+galaxy+convoy/1099/gold+galaxy+convoy.html More information on Gold Galaxy Convoy at Lucky Draw Transformers]''

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[[File:Cybertrontoy silver galaxy convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Galaxy Convoy Silver Version''' (Leader Lucky Draw figure, 2005)
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/armor, rifle, 3 missiles, Matrix of Leadership, Force Chip

: This silver-chromed redeco of the Leader-class Optimus Prime figure first saw the light of day as a prize in a ''TV Magazine'' mail-in, offered alongside a gold chrome version of the same toy ([[#GoldGF|see above]]). Both figures were later made available again as prizes in a second contest in the September 2005 issue of ''TV Magazine'', together with "Galaxy Convoy Custom Color Version" ([[#CustomGF|see below]]). Despite being offered in equal quantities in these contests, this silver version is apparently much harder to come by.

::*''[http://www.luckydrawtransformers.com/toy/gallery/review/silver+galaxy+convoy/1797/silver+galaxy+convoy.html More information on Silver Galaxy Convoy at Lucky Draw Transformers]''

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[[File:Cybertrontoy custom color convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|It's not that easy being Prime.]]
*'''Galaxy Convoy Custom Color Version''' (Leader Lucky Draw figure, 2005)
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/armor, rifle, 3 missiles, Matrix of Leadership, Force Chip

: One of the single rarest [[Lucky Draw figure]]s in existence, this "Custom Color" redeco of Super Optimus Prime was limited to only ''one'' in the world. It was the grand prize of a coloring contest held in September 2005's ''TV Magazine'', in which entrants colored in lineart of Prime with the deco they wanted to see. The winning entry was in green, blue and gold, while ten runners-up received one of five gold or five silver Lucky Draw versions of Prime.

::*''[http://www.luckydrawtransformers.com/toy/gallery/review/custom+colour+galaxy+convoy/1104/custom+colour+galaxy+convoy.html More information on Custom Color Galaxy Convoy at Lucky Draw Transformers]''

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[[File:Cybertrontoy ez clear optimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''EZ Collection Clear Set''' (Multi-pack, 2005)

: A Takara exclusive multi-pack of "EZ Collection" [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#EZClear|Megatron]], Optimus Prime and [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#EZClear|Starscream]] recast the figures using primarily clear plastics; in Prime's cast, both his blue and red plastics became translucent. A mail-away exclusive to ''[[TV Magazine]]'' in October 2005, the set was limited to 3000 pieces.

::*''[http://plasticcrack.net/archives/2007/07/photo-review-takara-galaxy-force-ez-telemag-exclusive-3pack More information on the EZ Collection multi-pack at PlasticCrack.net]

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[[File:Cybertrontoy sonic convoy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|I'm gorgeously shiny!]]
*'''Sonic Convoy''' (Multi-pack, 2005)
**''ID number:'' '''EX-02'''
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/armor, rifle, 3 missiles, Matrix of Leadership, Force Chip

: This redeco of Leader-class Optimus Prime replaced most of the plastics in the cab robot with colored translucent equivalents. He also has numerous chromed parts, including chrome-silver wrist-pipes, red chrome window frames and side-cannons, and a chromed Autobot symbol on his Key. His trailer remained opaque, but was cast in much deeper red plastic, with a more metallic silver used for his cannons. He also lacks the weird silver nose-paint, and has the Hasbro trailer assembly with the pop-off-able wings.

: He was available only in a [[Toys"R"Us]] Japan exclusive giftset released in October 2005, packed in with a redeco of [[Wing Saber (Energon)#SonicConvoy|Wing Saber]] and the [[Cobybot|Coby ''Sen'yō'' Ramble]].

: None of the toys in this box set were given bio cards. Aww.

::*''[http://www.tfw2005.com/resources/galaxy-force-cybertrons-341/galaxy-convoy-clear-2412 More information on Sonic Convoy at TFW2005]''

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[[File:Cybertrontoy gold ez convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Megalo Convoy Gold Version''' (Leader Lucky Draw figure, 2005)

: A golden-chrome redeco of ''Cybertron'' Metroplex was offered as a contest prize in the December 2005 issue of ''TV Magazine'', and came with an equally blinged-out Legends/EZ Collection Optimus Prime figure. Fifteen of this set were available as prizes in the initial contest; a single Metroplex was later offered as one of many prizes in a Takara website contest, but this version came only with the standard metallic paint version of Prime.

::*''[http://www.luckydrawtransformers.com/toy/gallery/review/gold+galaxy+convoy/1103/gold+galaxy+convoy.html More information on Gold EZ Collection Galaxy Convoy at Lucky Draw Transformers]''
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[[File:Cybertrontoy ridprime magnus 2pack.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
* '''Ultra Magnus & Optimus Prime''' (Multi-pack, 2005)
**''Accessories'': Cannon, 2 missiles
: A red redeco of the 2003 ''Universe'' [[Optimus Prime (RID)#Cybertron|Optimus Prime]] was sold with a repackaged version of the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' version of [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] Ultra Magnus in a Costco-[[exclusive]] multi-pack in 2005. Sold under the ''Cybertron'' banner, their continuity of origin was ambiguous for years until clarified in 2015 by the Facebook edition of "[[Ask Vector Prime]]".
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[[File:Cyb GalaxyForceOptimusPrime.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Sowing confusion on message boards everywhere.]]
*'''Galaxy Force Optimus Prime''' (Leader, 2006)
**''Accessories'': Trailer/armor, rifle, 3 missiles, Matrix of Leadership, Cyber Key
**''Cyber Key Code'': '''lo9x'''

: Released in fourth and final wave of ''Cybertron'' Leaders, this redeco of the Leader-class Optimus Prime figure introduced a new color scheme that several other tail-end releases would emulate. Taking its name from the Takara version of ''Cybertron'' and with a bio noting that this new body depicts Prime after he embarks on his galaxy-spanning mission at the end of the ''Cybertron'' cartoon, "Galaxy Force" Optimus Prime replaces the original toy's blue parts with black and the translucent blue with smokey clear, and molds several—but not all—grey parts out of red plastic, including the toy's rifles, rail gun covers, missile launchers, and Super Mode leg guns. In the realm of new paint operations, Prime now sports all four Cyber Planet Key symbols on his shoulders, and his unique Matrix-shaped Cyber Key finally has a gold-painted border, as it had always had in Japan. Additionally, Prime's hip joints were tightened up with this release, making it easier to stand him up in Super Mode.

: This toy was later re-released in a [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|2008 ''Universe'']] multi-pack ([[##VsCrumplezone|see below]]).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/GFOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Galaxy Force Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.transformers-universe.com/include.php?path=content/ToyDB_Info.php&Toy_ID=1839 More information on Galaxy Force Optimus Prime at Transformers Universe]''

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[[File:Cybertron OptimusPrime deluxe toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|You've [[:File:Supercon ArmadaPrime.jpg|already]] [[:File:Armada CrystalConvoy.jpg|bought]] [[:Nemesis Prime (Armada)|me]] [[:Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Universe|five]] [[:File:Cybertron OptimusPrime deluxe toy.jpg|times!]]]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Left and right smokestacks, Cybertron Cyber Key
**''Cyber Key Code'': '''d56b'''

:Premiering in the eighth wave of ''Cybertron'' Deluxes, this Optimus is a redeco of the ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[#Super-Con|Super-Con ''Armada'' Optimus Prime]], recolored in red and black to resemble the Leader Class Galaxy Force Optimus Prime figure.

: He does not come with the mold's nominal Mini-Con partner. Instead, Optimus Prime and his [[wave]]-mate [[Demolishor (Armada)#Cybertron|Demolishor]] debuted a new brand of Cyber Key: [[retool]]ed from the standard Cybertron style key, this version lacked a sculpted [[insignia]], so that any symbol could be [[tampograph]]ed on to it, and featured a [[Mini-Con]]-style [[Powerlinx]] socket on the back, allowing it to operate the figure's formerly-Mini-Con-activated "punching" feature without the figure itself having to be retooled.

: The key sports a tampographed Autobot insignia, a red border, and the [[Cyber Key Codes|Key Code]] "d56b" tampographed on the back. This code, when entered on Hasbro's website, was ''supposed'' to unlock additional information on the character or the toy, but due to an error on behalf of Hasbro, it unlocked information intended for his wave-mate Demolishor. Optimus Prime's information was instead unlocked using the code "dt67", which was on the back of Demolishor's Cyber Key.

: As was the case with the ''Universe'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Universe|"Battle in a Box" Ultra Magnus]] release of this sculpt, initial shipments of Optimus Prime had the forearms [[Misassembly|swapped]], leaving his elbow joints useless. This was corrected for later shipments. A further [[variant|running change]] saw tampographeded graphics depicting the four planet symbols added to the truck mode's cab.

: This sculpt was later redecoed once again for a 2008 ''Universe'' [[#Universe (2008)|multi-pack version of ''Cybertron'' Optimus]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/DlxOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Deluxe Cybertron Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Cybertron GFOptimusPrime Legends toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Cause we gotta little ol' convoy, rockin' through the night]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2006)

:Like the Deluxe Class figure before it, this redeco of ''Legends of Cybertron'' Optimus Prime was designed to resemble the Leader class Galaxy Force Optimus Prime figure, essentially replacing the blue with black, the yellow with silver and adding the Cyber Key symbol tampographs onto his shoulders.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/LOCGFOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on "Galaxy Force" Legends Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Cybertron OptimusPrime beast toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|It's a Double [[Garry Chalk]].]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' "'Jet-powered' flying board", missile, Jungle Planet Cyber Key
**''Cyber Key Code'': '''d7s9'''

: Available in the ninth and final wave of ''Cybertron'' Deluxes, this unusual iteration of Optimus Prime is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Beast Wars 10th Anniversary]]'' [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Optimus Primal]], transforming into a robotic gorilla in the pseudo-[[technorganic]]-looking style of the other [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Jungle Planet]] toys. He comes with a "'jet-powered' flying board" with two [[5 mm post|5mm post]]s at the base, allowing him to ride it in his gorilla mode, or hold it in robot mode via the 5mm posts on his robot palms/gorilla feet. When a [[Cyber Key]] is inserted at the rear of the board, a spring-loaded extending "assault blade" deploys, and a trigger is revealed to allow one to use the spring-loaded missile launcher at the tip. Though it is not intended to be removed, the blade can be popped off and held in Primal's hand thanks to his poseable thumbs.

: This figure contains an unusual amount of sculpted detail on the inside of the plastic. The gorilla mode's chest has a ribcage, and the inside of the gorilla's face has a sculpted microphone, which lines up perfectly with the robot mode's head! Also, opening this toy's chest in robot mode reveals sculpted detail resembling the [[Key to Vector Sigma]] as it appeared in ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]''. His beast mode features a painted scar over his one eye, a seeming homage Peter Jackson's ''[[King Kong]]'' (released the previous year).

: While this mold was first released as part of the ''Beast Wars 10th Anniversary'' line and is obviously meant to be Optimus Primal, it was developed to fit in with ''Cybertron's'' Jungle Planet aesthetic, "in case" the ''Beast Wars'' Anniversary release didn't pan out (according to [[Aaron Archer]]'s statements at [[BotCon 2005]]).

: This mold was also used to make [[BotCon 2014]] [[Apelinq (BM)#Timelines|Apelinq]] and [[Primal Prime#Timelines|Primal Prime]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Jungle Planet Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Cybertrontoy prime wingsaber 2pack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Optimus Prime / Wing Saber''' (multi-pack, 2006)
**''Accessories'': Trailer/armor, rifle, 3 missiles, Matrix of Leadership, Cyber Key

:Released in Fall of 2006, this Costco-exclusive two-pack bundled the original version of the Leader-class Optimus Prime figure with his combination partner [[Wing Saber (Energon)#Cybertron|Wing Saber]] and a DVD including the [[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|''Cybertron'' cartoon]] episode "[[United]]".

: This set comes in a particularly huge box, and sold for $35.99, five dollars less than the MSRP for Optimus Prime by ''himself''. Now that's a deal!

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[[File:Cybertrontoy LOCtarget4pack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Megatron / Soundwave / Jetfire / Optimus Prime''' (Legends of Cybertron multi-pack, 2007)

:This four pack of Legend-class Optimus Prime, [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#LegendsMegs|Megatron]], [[Jetfire (Armada)/toys#LOC|Jetfire]], and [[Soundwave (Cybertron)#Legends|Soundwave]] was exclusive to [[Target]] stores. All of the toys were identical to their individual releases.
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===''Hybrid Style''===
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*'''Galaxy Convoy''' (2005)
**''ID number:'' '''THS-01'''
**[[File:HybridStyletoy galaxyconvoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]''Accessories'': Trailer/backpack, leg armor (x2), standard head, Super Mode head, left and right fists, left and right pointing hands, left and right open hands, left and right gripping hands, Matrix of Leadership, Force Chip (x2)

:The first in TakaraTomy's ''[[Hybrid Style]]'' series, Galaxy Convoy is a partly die-cast figure with scaled-down equivalents of the accessories that came with the Leader-class figure. This highly-intricate figure retains all the transformation abilities of the original figure—vehicle, flight mode, robot, and Super Mode—and even its Cyber Key-activated features (even coming with two keys so they can be deployed simultaneously), with additional touches like spring-loaded mechanisms that snap his cannons into place, and hand-grips on the weapons for Super Mode. While he does lack electronics or firing missiles, Prime still includes his Matrix, super-tiny yet still removable, and has four alternate sets of hands: two clenched fists, two with pointing index fingers, two with splayed palms, and two curved hands for holding his various weapon handles. Given the figure's small size, a reconfigurable head was infeasible, so it also comes with an alternate Super Mode head with a mouthplate and crests deployed, though the standard head must be attached in order for the figure to be transformed to vehicle mode.

::*[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Cybertron/HybridGalaxyConvoy/galaxyconvoy.htm More information on Hybrid Style Galaxy Convoy at TFU.info]
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===''Classics''===
[[File:Classicstoy legends cybertron prime.jpg|thumb|125px]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Legends, 2007)

: Bizarrely enough, Optimus Prime was one of three ''Cybertron'' Legends toys straight-released in ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' packaging, though with the modifier "Cybertron Collection" printed on the cardfront. The toy itself is identical to the ''Cybertron'' release.
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===''Transformers'' (2007)===
[[File:TargetGenerationsLegends.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Generations Legends''' (Target exclusive multi-pack, 2007)

: A Target exclusive, this four-pack of Legends Class figures contains two versions of both Optimus Prime and Megatron, namely Legends of Cybertron Optimus Prime, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Movie Legends Optimus Prime]], Legends of Cybertron Megatron and [[Megatron (Movie)/toys|Movie Legends Megatron]]. The toy itself is identical to the ''Cybertron'' release.

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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Universe2008toy BftCPK optimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Battle for the Cyber Planet Keys''' (Sam's Club exclusive multi-pack, 2008)
**''Accessories'': Left and right smokestacks, Cybertron Cyber Key

: For ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'', a redeco of the ''Armada'' Super-Con [[#Super-Con|Optimus Prime]] in more Generation 1-inspired colors was released in a [[Sam's Club]] exclusive five-pack alongside [[Runamuck (Cybertron)#Universe (2008)|Runamuck]], [[Longrack (Cybertron)#Universe (2008)|Longrack]], [[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)#Universe (2008)|Buzzsaw]], and [[Blurr (Cybertron)#Universe (2008)|Blurr]]. Optimus was the only toy in the set different from the original releases. He came with a translucent red version of the remolded style of Cyber Key previously included with this mold's release during the ''Cybertron'' line, featuring a Powerlinx port to activate his punching gimmick.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/SamsClubOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Universe Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Universe2008CybOptimusPrimeAndCrumplezone.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Optimus Prime vs Crumplezone''' (Costco exclusive multi-pack, 2008)
**''Accessories'': Trailer/armor, rifle, three missiles, Matrix of Leadership, Cyber Key

: This Costco exclusive set contains [[#LeaderGalaxyForce|Leader-class "Galaxy Force" Optimus Prime]] and the original [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|''Cybertron'' Crumplezone]]. Both toys were unchanged from their previous individual releases.
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===''Bot Shots''===
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[[File:BotShots JumpShot Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2013)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''B004'''
***''Fist strength'': '''515'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''625'''
***''Sword strength'': '''475'''

: Part of the second wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 2 single-packs, this new-mold Optimus Prime is heavily based on ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], transforming from a robot armed with a gun, into a futuristic firetruck. As a Jump Shot, he springs up when auto-transforming.

:He was redecoed into [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Ultra Magnus]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/BSJSOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Jump Shot Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:BotShots 3pack Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
*'''Optimus Prime / Cindersaur / Autobot Jazz''' (Multi-pack, 2013)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''BP008'''
***''Fist strength'': '''404'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''854'''
***''Sword strength'': '''362'''

: Part of the second wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 2 three-packs, this redeco of Jump Shot Optimus Prime has a brighter red, a painted silver forehead crest and "nose-strap", blue windows, and glossy blue paint on his legs, head, and firefighting section, among other minor deco changes. He comes with [[Cindersaur (G1)|Jump Shot Cindersaur]] and [[Jazz (G1)/toys#SuperBot|Super Bot Autobot Jazz]].

:The second wave of Series 2 three-packs didn't reach mass retail in the United States, only showing up in discount stores like Ross.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/BSJS3pkOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on 3-pack Jump Shot Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===''Platinum Edition''===
[[File:PlatinumEditiontoy-YOTSOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Platimus.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Year of the Snake exclusive, 2013)
**''Accessories:'' Firetruck drone, helicopter drone, drill tank drone, submarine drone, trailer, rifle, missile

: ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' "Year of the Snake" Optimus Prime is a redeco of [[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|''Energon'']] [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Energon|Super Class Optimus Prime]]. In lieu of combining with his drones, Optimus Prime can also combine with ''Platinum Edition'' [[Omega Supreme (WFC)#Platinum Edition|Omega Supreme]] to form what his instructions ''also'' call "Super Optimus Prime". The drones are color-matched to Omega Supreme, and can attach to four connectors on his body. In an undocumented feature, Prime can also merge with ''Energon'' [[Wing Saber (Energon)#Energon|Wing Saber]].

:Though the [[stock photography]] shows the original mouthed-face head and smooth inner chest windows, the final toy uses the face-plated head and ridged inner windows. The [[packaging]]'s [[bio]] is every [[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Optimus Prime]] bio ever (well, [[Optimus Prime (SG)|mostly]]), [[Ask Vector Prime]] would eventually declare him to be a version of Unicron Trilogy Optimus.

:''Platinum Edition'' Optimus Prime is exclusive to BigBadToyStore and Amazon.com in America, but was also released at Philippine mass retail in limited quantities, in Australia as a Kmart exclusive and in Canada as a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive. All electronics have been omitted from this version, even the light-up feature retained by Takara's Superlink release, trading the LED for an open hole in the chest.

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===''Kre-O''===
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Mini-Con Combiners, unreleased)
**''Accessories'': Bazooka, [[Phaser (weapon)|phaser]], Uzi, scoped pistol, [[Klingon]] blaster

:"Mini-Con Combiner"' Optimus comes with one standard Kreon and four ''Cityville''-syle mini-Kreons of the same character, each one a different incarnation from various franchises. With some extra parts, the mini-Kreons become limbs to make a larger combiner-bot.

: Two of his limbs are based on ''Armada'' Optimus Prime; one "normal" (Inferno helmet), one pre-[[Earth]]-body (Knock Out helmet). The main torso-bot is based on Generation 1 Optimus's original body. Another limb-bot is based on [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|live-action Optimus]] (Soundwave helmet), and the remaining one (Ironhide helmet)... actually looks to be based on the Optimus-like-but-not-Optimus [[Micromaster]] [[Overload (G1)|Overload]]! The heck?

:[https://www.seibertron.com/events/fullsize.php?event_id=400&size=1&image=29 First shown at New York Toy Fair 2015], the Mini-Con Combiners were apparently cancelled without fanfare... a decision that must have come late in the day, as they went on to star in their own promotional animation, "[[Stuck in a Tree]]", released about eight months after the trade show.

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===''Generations''===
[[File:WFC-Siege-WFC-S40-Leader-Class-Galaxy-Upgrade-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=3|thumb|Technically not ''Cybertron'' Optimus by this wiki's classification.]]
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:The [[2019]] ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' subline of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' includes "Galaxy Upgrade Optimus Prime", which is based heavily on ''Cybertron'' Optimus Prime in all three modes.

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===Planned===
[[File:Generations_Armada_Convoy_Prototype.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.1|''Life could be a dream...'']]
*'''Armada Convoy''' (202?)
:Revealed as grayscale prototype at the [[Wonder Festival]] 2019 [Winter] convention, this all-new Voyager-sized Optimus Prime mold is modeled after his ''Armada'' design, though adding many stylized sculpted details. He also retains the ability to convert into a Super Mode torso.
:At Wonder Festival 2020 [Winter], TakaraTomy stated that this figure has not been cancelled, but is presently not a development priority. The line which will carry this figure also has yet to be decided.<ref>[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/2020-winter-wonder-festival-information.1188365/page-21#post-17643985 Report from Gamerlingual on the TFW2005 Forums, 9 February 2020]</ref>
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==Notes==
[[File:MonsterConvoy.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Arise, Bigfootimus Prime.]]
* The first test shots of Superbase Optimus Prime had a [http://www.behindthetoys.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=7661 molded and recessed Autobot insignia] on the chest button rather than a flat surface with a tampographed symbol. It is unknown why this change was made.
* One of the earliest ''Armada'' Optimus Prime concepts depicts him as being an ENORMOUSLY HUGE MONSTER TRUCK. Makes one wonder about the origins of the "Monster Convoy" inscription on Super Base Optimus Prime's tires.
* ''Energon'' Optimus Prime's combination with the Prime Force is...well, it's pretty much as close to a Sentai Robo that ''Transformers'' has ever gotten. It's also highly reminiscent of Voltron, as noted by our captions for that toy's image. That being said, Transformers characters who combine with non-sentient drones have become more common in the years since ''Energon'', so it seems less unusual now than when it was new.
* ''Cybertron'' Optimus's design would see re-use for the [[Optimus Prime (G1)|''original'' Optimus]] many years later, with the 2018 ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege]]'' toyline's "[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#S40|Galaxy Upgrade Optimus Prime]]".

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm Optimus Prime at TFU.info]
*[http://s33.photobucket.com/albums/d75/binalternator/unreleased/optimus_prime_mini_optimus_prime/ Energon Optimus Prime redeco with Smallest Transformers Optimus Prime gallery]

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Blackarachnia (BW)

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EternalGalvatron: /* Beast Wars cartoon */

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:''Blackarachnia is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] or [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:TFLegends-Blackarachnia.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hot, poisonous, and deadly. Rawr!]]

A sultry femme fatale, '''Blackarachnia''' is smart, sly, and dangerous. She's got eight legs, and she knows how to use them. Of the several rebellious Predacons under [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s command, she's one of the very few who can, on occasion, outguile him. Always looking out for Number One, Blackarachnia values her independence and freedom above all else. She would rather be deactivated than be a slave.

Blackarachnia's greatest weakness, other than her overconfidence, is her feelings for the Maximal [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]]. Something about his heroic demeanor and the kindness he shows her makes her uneasy. She hasn't experienced unconditional love before, and it scares her, though she'll never admit it.

{{quote|Even if I'm good, I'm still bad.|Blackarachnia|"[[Crossing the Rubicon]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Toy bios===
Working by moonlight, Blackarachnia posed as a double agent. In reality, this was merely a ruse she utilized in order to lure unwitting Maximals into her darkened den, where she first paralyzed her victim with a poisonous missile. She then proceeded to restrain her victim with her powerful legs, and subsequently sucked their life force dry... kinky. She was capable of converting thermal energy into [[cyber venom]]. {{storylink|Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Blackarachnia bio}}

The new [[Transmetal 2]] body Blackarachnia acquired from Megatron's mysterious new technology had the power to cast illusions, altering her physical appearance and position for up to five minutes thanks to the electro disruptor housed in her... rear segment. {{storylink|Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Transmetal 2 Blackarachnia toy bio}}

===Cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Venus Terzo]] (English), [[Ryōka Yuzuki]] (Japanese)|[[Xu Lin]] (Chinese), [[Fátima Noya]] (Portuguese), [[Françoise Vallon]] (French), [[Loredana Alfieri]] (Italian), [[Uta Dahlbridge]] (German), [[Olga Hnidey]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Marisa Marco]] (Castilian Spanish)}}

[[File:BAintroduction.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|"I want one." "NO."]]
Blackarachnia was born from one of the [[Maximal]]s' fallen [[stasis pod]]s. [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]], watching a black widow fight and devour another spider, was inspired. [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]], observing the slim and attractive Blackarachnia transform and strike a few poses, suggested that he had "ulterior motives behind her beast form selection" but she was a Predacon, and that was what was important. In the battle with the Maximals that followed, she easily defeated [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] with a well-placed kick. She was later reported as "missing," though the reasons why and how were never addressed. {{storylink|Double Jeopardy}}

She was soon assigned to a mission with [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] to dig under the [[Axalon (BW)|Maximal base]] and use a [[sonic emitter]] she had invented to blow a hole into the bottom. She didn't get on well with either of them, but they managed to eventually get to the point where they were ready to trigger the emitter... only for [[Tigatron]] to steal it. By the time they caught up with the Maximal, the emitter was ready to explode, and they could only flee the blast area. {{storylink|A Better Mousetrap}} When [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]]'s virus turned [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] into a berserker and he invaded the [[Darksyde (BW)|Predacon base]], Blackarachnia and Terrorsaur battled the other Maximals as they also tried to gain entry. Unfortunately Cheetor slipped past them and was able to rescue Primal, however at least the other Maximals were held off. {{storylink|Gorilla Warfare}}

Blackarachnia was present during the interrogation of Cheetor when the Predacons discovered that a [[temporal probe|Maximal probe]] was flying past the planet, and took part in the battle to destroy the signal array which the Maximals were building. Once [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] was locked into his dino-mode by Tarantualas's [[Transformation Lock Lens|transformation lock lens]], Blackarachnia delivered the coup de grâce to his pride with several kicks to the face, only to be subsequently blasted off a cliff by [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]. {{storylink|The Probe}} The Predacons staged a deception, faking their own destruction and using signal dampeners invented by Blackarachnia to hide while the Maximals use parts from their ship to repair the ''Axalon''. After being discovered by Dinobot, they pursued him. During an attempt to rush the ''Axalon'', Blackarachnia was blasted by the ship's defenses. {{storylink|Victory (episode)|Victory}}

[[File:TheSpark Blackarachnia spidermode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Prime used to leave his trailer behind when he transformed, so why ''can't'' she do the same with her abdomen?]]
After Megatron turned [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] into a Predacon using a [[Transmuter (BW)|Transmuter]], Blackarachnia and Megatron were startled by Waspinator's impression of [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]]. The brainwashed Maximal proceeded to string Blackarachnia and Tarantulas up with their own webs. {{storylink|Dark Designs}} Blackarachnia and Scorponok were dispatched to retrieve the latest crashed stasis pod. They encountered Tigatron, who disabled Scorponok, but was himself paralyzed by Blackarachnia's venom. At the pod, she fought Cheetor at length, but he caught her venom dart and used it to knock her out. {{storylink|The Spark}}

[[File:The Trigger Blackarachnia chair.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Regimes fall every day. I tend not to weep about that.]]
The discovery of a mysterious [[Brigadoon|flying island]] led to Megatron dispatching Blackarachnia and Scorponok to investigate it. Blackarachnia, when she saw the power wielded by the island, resolved to herself that she would take control of it. {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 1}} As the pair reached the obelisk in the center of the island, Waspinator and Terrorsaur arrived, and Blackarachnia tricked them into using their weapons, causing the island defenses to blast them. She then got rid of Scorponok using one of the island's traps, and took control of the island's power herself. Though she started piloting the island toward the ''Axalon'', Tigatron was able to destroy its energy supply, and the whole thing crashed to the ground. {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 2}}

She soon attempted to forge an alliance with Tarantulas, flattering him and accompanying him on a mission to secure the latest stasis pod to crash. Unfortunately they were too late to ensure the protoform obtained an arachnid [[beast mode]], and [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] was born. While Blackarachnia was trying to get the new Predacon under control, Tarantulas made off with the real prize — the stasis pod itself. After the pod was destroyed, Tarantulas revealed to her that the planet was doomed, and she realised he'd intended to use the pod to build an escape ship, but he rebuffed her offer of further help and threw her out of his lair. {{storylink|Spider's Game}}

[[File:Possession Blackarachnia slags Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.55|Her eyes are up there! And down there! Take your pick.]]
A Predacon plan to steal the [[rectifier coil]] from the ''Axalon'' resulted in the Maximals going feral, and Blackarachnia was part of the hunting party which pursued them into the jungle. She was defeated by Dinobot after the Maximals overcame their little problem. {{storylink|Call of the Wild}} When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] took control of Waspinator's body and the Predacons were able to conquer the ''Axalon'', the Decepticon took Blackarachnia under his wing as a student and revealed his true intent to overthrow Megatron. After he abandoned her in the Maximal base, leaving her to escape Primal and Dinobot on her own, she took that as a hint to return the favour, and later shot a cluster of energon crystals, blasting Starscream free from Waspinator. She then engaged in some quick talking to get herself out of trouble with Megatron. {{storylink|Possession}}

Tarantulas infected Rhinox with an [[energon discharge virus]], and was later himself incapacitated, leading the Predacons to investigate his lair to see if they could dig up any more of the virus. Blackarachnia was able to find a counter-virus, but while Megatron was attempting a brilliant gambit against the attacking Maximals, Rhinox countered with an almighty fart which left the Predacon forces hanging from a tree. {{storylink|The Low Road}} Some time later, Megatron called a truce when signs pointed to the [[Vok|aliens]] returning. Tarantulas stole a transwarp cell from the ''Darksyde'', leading Megatron to assign Blackarachnia to keep an eye on him. The two spiders attempted to stop Tigatron escaping the Predacon base, but were tricked into being flattened by a boulder by Dinobot. They were the least damaged, however, and dragged the rest of the Predacons back to base. {{storylink|Before the Storm}}

[[File:OtherVoices2 possessed Blackarachnia.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|I'm sorry; did I step on your moment?]]
Blackarachnia offered to help Tarantulas break into the Maximal base to steal a stasis pod. They were able to use one of Blackarachnia's inventions to penetrate the ''Axalon'' shields and overcome Rhinox and Dinobot. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 1}} As Tarantulas worked to turn the stasis pod into an escape ship, Blackarachnia turned on him, intending to use the pod herself. They were interrupted by Inferno, who slagged Tarantulas, but Blackarachnia was easily able to defeat him in return. She linked to Tarantulas's mind to obtain the necessary information, and successfully completed modifying the pod... only to be captured by the Maximals. Optimus forced her to change the control codes to respond to him, so he could pilot the pod himself and destroy the [[Planet Buster]] weapon threatening the planet. But as she badmouthed the Maximals' good-byes, she was subsequently knocked temporarily off-line by [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]], but as it happened, Megatron had sabotaged the transwarp cell, and Optimus was unable to eject before impact. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 2}}

While attempting to escape from the Maximal base, Blackarachnia was shocked to discover that her earlier interfacing with Taratulas had resulted in a permanent mind-link between the two of them. Tarantulas was able to force her to take his body with her as she left the base. Though she was intercepted by Tigatron and [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]], Megatron happened to turn up at that point. He threatened to terminate Blackarachnia, but she talked her way out of it by pointing out the simple fact that Megatron's stock of troops was sorely depleted. Of course, during the inevitable battle, Tarantulas forced Blackarachnia to retreat with his body. {{storylink|Aftermath}}

[[File:ComingoftheFuzors Blackarachnia downloading.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|She blinded me with computer science!]]
Returning to the Predacon base, Blackarachnia interrupted Dinobot stealing the [[Golden Disk (disambiguation)|Golden Disk]]s, but refused Tarantulas's order that she should try to get them back. Instead she repaired him, but discovered that the mind link persisted. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)}} While Tarantulas went to help Megatron's latest battle, Blackarachnia dug through the base's computer for information on the Golden Disks and discovered important data, including the access codes to the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. she was able to download it while Tarantulas was unconscious, and destroyed the computer. She later told Megatron and Tarantulas that Dinobot had destroyed the computer and the data lost. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)}}

The two spiders were later sent with new recruit [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] to build a refueling station in a cave full of energon. Tarantulas schemed to take over the cave himself and attempted to persuade Blackarachnia to join him, but soon realised she was hiding something from him. When he tried to rip the information from her mind, she cracked an energon cube, the radiation causing them both pain and forcing him to sever the mental link. He threatened to tear her apart, but was interrupted when Rattrap and [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] arrived to fight. Silverbolt, much to Rattrap's annoyance, refused to strike Blackarachnia because she was female. In the end, Tarantulas used the battle as cover to fake the destruction of the cave, and the trio had to report their failure to Megatron. {{storylink|Tangled Web}}

When Dinobot attempted to defect back to the Predacons, Blackarachnia suggested he prove himself by fighting with Quickstrike. {{storylink|Maximal, No More}} During another alien incursion, Megatron took Blackarachnia and Inferno to the Maximal base, where they were able to overcome Rhinox, the sole Maximal there. Blackarachnia grabbed the alien [[Golden Disk (Vok)|Golden Disk]]. Megatron and Tarantulas colluded to work against the aliens, and when Megatron questioned why, Blackarachnia revealed that she had learned from the mind link that Tarantulas hated the aliens and wanted to destroy them. {{storylink|Other Visits (Part 1)}} Though Blackarachnia was rendered unconscious by a blast from the [[Metal Hunter|alien construct]] that appeared, she was reactivated when Megatron took control of the construct and brought the other Predacons aboard. She was one of the Predacons sent out to defend the construct against the Maximals, but Tarantulas managed to infiltrate and destroy it anyway. {{storylink|Other Visits (Part 2)}}

[[File:Blackarachnia fightback.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"We're still friends, right?" 
"Depends on how hard ya hit me."]]
When an energon blast sent her and Silverbolt into the middle of the dense jungles, they were forced to work together. Though attracted to the [[Fuzor]], Blackarachnia was endlessly frustrated by his seemingly idiotic chivalry and need to treat her specially. Megatron, listening in via a [[synch-pulse transmitter]] he'd planted on her, was disgusted by the obvious romance going on. Still Silverbolt and Blackarachnia worked together surprisingly well, saving each other's life in turns, and eventually defeating [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] with the help of Optimus and Cheetor. {{storylink|Bad Spark}}

When the Predacons attacked the valley of proto-humans, Blackarachnia was teamed with Inferno. She did considerable damage to Dinobot before being blasted herself. {{storylink|Code of Hero}}

Blackarachnia took advantage of Silverbolt's obvious interest in her, meeting the Maximal at a secluded location to obtain a [[graviton generator]]. She used the generator to convert a stasis pod into a makeship hoversled, and later overheard Megatron giving a mission to Waspinator. As the Maximals fought their way into the Predacon base, Blackarachnia emerged on her sled to encounter Silverbolt. Silverbolt refused a direct order from Optimus to shoot her, allowing her to leave and tail Waspinator instead. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 1)}} Silverbolt eventually caught up with Blackarachnia, who resorted to shooting him in order to try to get the point across that he should leave her alone. It didn't really work, and when the hoversled she was on hit Waspinator, Silverbolt saved her from plummeting to the ground. He subsequently joined her in digging into the side of the mountain they had been heading towards. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}}

[[File:BA Silverbolt Agenda3.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Was that your first kiss since 1945?]]
Finally they broke through into a huge cavern containing the Ark, and Blackarachnia explained the ship's significance to her companion. While she was keen to take the power for herself, Megatron arrived and knocked Silverbolt offline before caving in the tunnel they'd dug. Having always intended for her to reach the Ark as he knew she had the access codes, Megatron threatened to vape Silverbolt unless she did what he said. Bitterly, she agreed to his demands, reluctantly opening the ship and, while Megatron went on, using the Ark's security system to hold off the Maximals. Megatron took the opportunity to attempt to assassinate [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], potentially erasing the Maximals from history. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}}

Unfortunately for Megatron, Blackarachnia had originally been a Maximal protoform, and certainly wasn't willing to die for his cause. She activated [[Teletraan I]]'s security nets to force Megatron off the ship. With Silverbolt's help, she got the dying Autobot leader under life support and began the repairs. The Maximals were forced to accept her help, but while the Maximals were occupied with Megatron, Blackarachnia slipped out... only to be trapped by falling rocks, and slagged by Megatron during his escape. Silverbolt cradled her to his chest as she shut down, swearing vengeance until the other Maximals suggested he stop messing around and get her to a repair chamber. With no much other choice, Blackarachnia joined the Maximal ranks. {{storylink|Optimal Situation}} She even spent time on guard duty outside the base with Silverbolt. {{storylink|Deep Metal}}

Blackarachnia quickly showed her usefulness to the Maximals, building a hand-powered [[subaquatic stealth vessel]] that could retrieve Sentinel from the ''Axalon'''s underwater resting place. Rattrap was less than thrilled about having to use the "Predacon beach ball". {{storylink|Changing of the Guard}}

[[File:Cutting Edge Blackarachnia kids.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Hey, fellas. Either one of you know where the Smithsonian is? I'm here to pick up a fossil.]]
She was even less thrilled when she ended up having to escort two human children back to their tribe along with Cheetor, who was exhibiting a boyish crush on her, much to Silverbolt's annoyance. Rattrap was also rather distrusting of her, as earlier he had spied Blackarachnia sneaking some parts from a classified area. But when Megatron's new [[cyber raptor]]s attacked, Blackarachnia showed her good side by defending the children, even taking a hit from Tarantulas for them, which she immediately denied to an impressed Silverbolt by saying she slipped. With the cyber raptors defeated, she informed Cheetor that he was a nice kid - which were two strikes against him, so don't go looking for strike three. {{storylink|Cutting Edge}}

[[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]] returned from a mission reporting that Cheetor had been destroyed trying to interfere with Megatron's experiment, however the Maximal had secretly brought back the [[Transmetal driver]], a component of Megatron's experiment. Though he tossed it into a pool of lava, Blackarachnia was able to grab it before it was destroyed. {{storylink|Feral Scream Part 1}} She took part in the search for Cheetor, leading Silverbolt to develop jealousy at her apparent concern for their comrade. He later turned up with, it transpired, a new [[Transmetal 2]] body, which Blackarachnia took particular interest in. {{storylink|Feral Scream Part 2}}

[[File:ProvingGrounds Blackarachnia wink.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Look at that trustworthy face! Blackarachnia's not going to backstab us!]]
After Rhinox scanned her and found the [[shell program]] that made her a Predacon, Blackarachnia finally got fed up with Rattrap's attitude and Cheetor's crush, and would have choked/blasted them both if Optimus hadn't intervened. Weary that apparently she hadn't proven herself to the Maximals and thinking that Optimus and Rhinox were planning to force her to remove the shell, Blackarachnia decided to split... which turned out to be a bad decision, as [[Dinobot II]] had been waiting for this moment. Taking turns hunting each other, Blackarachnia got the upper hand but was caught off-guard by Dinobot's power and durability. Fleeing to a mesa, she was found by Silverbolt, who got in a fight with Dinobot and was about to be slagged. Blackarachnia shot him out of the way, then tried to make a deal with Dinobot to take over the Ark and the Predacons, which backfired and allowed Dinobot to stun her, but he was distracted by Silverbolt long enough for the two Maximals to finally defeat him. After an argument between the pair, where Blackarachnia was enraged that Silverbolt thought she'd really been striking a deal with Dinobot instead of trying to con the villain, Optimus arrived to point out that the decision to remove the program had always been up to her. {{storylink|Proving Grounds}}

When Megatron attempted to fire his new [[disruptor cannon]] on the Maximal base, the Maximals prepared for the worst, but the cannon blew up instead. {{storylink|Go with the Flow}}

[[File:CrossingtheRubicron-newbody.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|Boy, it must be hard to shake the whole double agent thing, huh? Sticks in the DNA.]]

Seeking more power, Blackarachnia attempted to use the Transmetal driver on herself. Silverbolt, not realizing what she was planning, bailed her out of the contraption. Like every good girlfriend, she began to chew him out, but was cut off as an energy surge made her lose control of her circuits. A security system Tarantulas installed had been triggered by her tampering with her core, and the only way to fix it was to cut the Predacon [[shell program]] loose. Reluctantly, she agreed, especially since this was a very difficult procedure that could lead to her death. With time running out, she passed the Ark's access codes on to Primal in case she didn't make it and shut herself down, leaving herself in Rhinox's care. Rhinox began the operation, but his tinkering tripped an alert in [[Tarantulas's lair]]. The Predacons got wind of what he was doing and mounted an attack on the Maximal base. The Maximals countered their attack, but the power was disrupted by a shot fired by Tarantulas at a critical stage. This apparently killed Blackarachnia.

Distraught, Silverbolt took off to avenge her death, blinded by rage. However, in Silverbolt's absence, Blackarachnia's body attracted the attention of the Transmetal driver, and she was resurrected in a new Transmetal 2 form. She arrived just in time to save Silverbolt from Rampage. Rampage admitted that he liked her new look, but tried to kill her just the same. Surprisingly, Blackarachnia was able to disarm and stun the titanic Rampage, ultimately throwing him over the horizon using her webs. Silverbolt was, of course, overjoyed to see his beloved alive, but Blackarachnia told him to knock off the vengeful hero stuff so she wouldn't have to keep endangering herself with inevitable rescue attempts. {{storylink|Crossing the Rubicon}}

[[File:MasterBlaster Blackarachnia beast mode.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Actually a real spider in [[Australia]].]]
Some time later, Blackarachnia returned to base to find the doors open. It was the result of Megatron's latest plan as it turned out, which involved Quickstrike taking control of Optimus Primal's body, rendering the other Maximals unconscious and placing them in a cage. Left in Rampage's "care", Blackarachnia was able to use some sort of telekinesis to make a girder fly through the air and disable the Predacon. After dealing with Inferno, she went to release the other Maximals, only to run into Quickstrike and Primal. She freed Primal by disabling Quickstrike's control suit, and subsequently managed to stop the Ark's destruct sequence, which Tarantulas had set in motion, before rescuing the other Maximals and helping fight Megatron off. {{storylink|Master Blaster}}

[[File:Nemesis2-Maximals.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Spot the Mega Class toy!]]

When an object from space destroyed the Predacon base, Blackarachnia realised that the aliens had returned — in this case in the form of the Vok emissary [[Tigerhawk]]. She cut short Rattrap's celebrations by pointing out that when Tigerhawk had finished with the Predacons, he'd probably come for them. {{storylink|Other Victories}} Tigerhawk, in fact, joined the Maximals. When Silverbolt was injured looking for the Predacons, Blackarachnia rode to his aid on Cheetor's back, and the pair took him back to base for repairs. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}} After Megatron raised the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' from the depths of the ocean, the Maximals struggled to prepare the Ark for moving. In search of something to make a power link, Blackarachnia grabbed Rattrap's tail-whip, snipping off the end and repurposing it as a power cable. Though the attempt to shift the Ark failed, Rhinox used a shuttle to defeat Megatron. The Maximals subsequently blasted off for [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in the shuttle. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}
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====''Beast Machines'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Venus Terzo]] (English), [[Ryōka Yuzuki]] (Japanese)|[[Xu Lin]] (Chinese), [[Márcia Moreli]] (Portuguese), [[Rossella Acerbo]] (Italian), [[Heike Schroetter]] (German), [[Olga Hnidey]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Maxo Barjas]] (Castilain Spanish), [[Nathalie Stas]] (French)}}

[[File:Thereformattingmaximalsmaximize.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|When they say she's all legs, they ain't kidding!]]
When the Autobot shuttle crashed on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and the Maximal team was gassed, Blackarachnia's Transmetal 2 powers were stripped away from her, as were her memories. As such, the amnesiac Maximal decided to head underground, distraught and confused. Locked out of her [[robot mode]], she awaited her imminent deactivation...until the other three survivors—an equally disoriented [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] and [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]—plunged into her web. Primal made the decision to head underground, and Blackarachnia complied, using her webs to grant them safe passage. However, in her weakened state her webbing was limited, and so the foursome plummeted most of the way down into the chamber of the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]]. She watched as Optimus emerged in his [[technorganic]] form, and she was the fourth and last Maximal to be [[Reformatting|reformatted]], emerging as a pink black widow spider with green markings. When attacked by a squadron of Cycle Drones, she put her technorganic mode to good use, trapping one of the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]] in a tangle of web. {{storylink|The Reformatting}}

[[File:Blackarachniamasterofthehouse.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|That's not a forehead. That's a five or sixhead.]]
Under Primal's tutelage, Cheetor and Blackarachnia relearned the ability to transform, and the Maximals set about finding a new base. Blackarachnia managed to goad Cheetor into accompanying her aboveground to find out what had happened to the residents of Cybertron. They accessed the [[Cybertron InfoCore]], only to find it had been wiped. The Maximals visited the [[Council Citadel]], allowing Blackarachnia to test her new powers in combat, including an ability to fire electrical "stings" through the ground. To her shock, they discovered that the mastermind behind the cleansing of Cybertron was none other than Megatron. {{storylink|Master of the House}} During an attempt to access the [[Cybertron Archives]], she received a vision of prehistoric [[Earth]] and [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]]. She sneaked off to the spaceport to consult the records of their arrival and was followed by Rattrap. As well as encountering Megatron's new, sentient [[Vehicon general]]s, they discovered that there had been six occupants in the shuttle. Seeking more information, Blackarachnia attempted to access the logs from the shuttle itself, only for Megatron to attempt to access her own mind, and she was only prevented from revealing the location of the Maximal base by Rattrap severing the link. The pair were subsequently rescued by Primal and Cheetor, but Blackarachnia's information reawakened memories of Rhinox and Silverbolt in them all. {{storylink|Fires of the Past}}

Rattrap's use of a transformation enhancer got the Maximals captured by Megatron for a short time, but during their escape, Optimus reported that [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]]'s spark seemed familiar. {{storylink|Mercenary Pursuits}} Blackarachnia and crew later discovered the bat-creature [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]], who led them to a strange, organic fruit tree. Upon eating the fruit, Blackarachnia began to revert to her instinctual "animal" mind, and it was only thanks to [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] that her feral mind returned to normal, and thanks to Primal that the bat's life was saved and reformatted into a technorganic body. {{storylink|Forbidden Fruit}} After another mission was fouled up by Rattrap's antics during Optimus's convalescence from reformatting Nightscream, the remaining Maximals discussed what they needed to do about Rattrap. Blackarachnia was irritated by Rattrap's uselessness, but Cheetor asserted that they had to cover for their friend. They were shocked to find a while later that Rattrap had overheard them and taken up with Megatron in exchange for weapons. Primal talked Rattrap around, scolding the other Maximals that they undervalued their teammate. {{storylink|The Weak Component}}

[[File:Revelations3 Blackarachnia closeup.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|She looks a bit more normal when she closes the extra eyes.]]
Later, the group stumbled across one of Megatron's many Transformer junkyards, where the lifeless, [[spark]]less bodies of the city's inhabitants were disposed of. When [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] and Blackarachnia were split up from the battle, the two made an unofficial truce, but when Thrust saved her life and her spark, having strange recollections of doing so before, her mind was set: He was Silverbolt, mutated and made evil by Megatron. She resolved to get her lover back, but didn't reveal to the other Maximals that she believed Thrust was Silverbolt. {{storylink|Revelations Part I: Discovery|Discovery}} When Cheetor enacted a subsequent plan to try to hack into Tankor, Blackarachnia volunteered to keep Thrust busy. She made numerous appeals to Thrust to try to bring out his Maximal nature, but Thrust was hesitant and was soon bullied into extracting her spark by [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]]. {{storylink|Revelations Part II: Descent|Descent}} As her spark rocketed into the darkness, Nightscream fought Jetstorm for it. At the same time, on another plane of existence, Blackarachnia encountered Primal, who calmed her astral spirit down, at the same time allowing Nightscream to restore it and bring her back. She and Nightscream were able to come to Cheetor and Rattrap's aid, but they had found that Tankor was really Rhinox, and their old friend was now siding with Megatron's view of a technological Cybertron. {{storylink|Revelations Part III: Apocalypse|Apocalypse}}

[[File:Survivor Blackarachnia beast mode head.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Nine eyes, then two, now ''six'': fourth time lucky?]]
After Nightscream was snatched away by the Vehicons, the other Maximals gave pursuit. Blackarachnia's hesitation in attacking Thrust allowed the Vehicon to pursue Primal and Nightscream, who had discovered a [[fossil chamber|cave full of fossils]], proving Cybertron was once organic. {{storylink|Survivor}} When Tankor gained control of the [[Key to Vector Sigma]] and "infected" Nightscream and the new orchard with the Key, Blackarachnia quickly found that the [[organic goop]] they'd just discovered was a cure to the [[Living metal|technomatter]]. While the other Maximals went to get a mole drone, Blackarachnia stayed behind to look after Nightscream, only to be infected by him and temporarily lose her own sanity. The other Maximals eventually returned with a drone and were able to cure her. {{storylink|The Key}}

[[File:Silverboltjetstorm.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Sorry, your boyfriend was behind door number 2!]]
Taking a vial of the goo, Blackarachnia kidnapped Thrust, trapping him in a web and using the goo to force out his inner personality, in the expectation that Silverbolt would emerge. Instead, she discovered that Thrust was [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], who'd flown to Cybertron from prehistoric Earth. When Jetstorm attacked, another mishap with the organic goop occurred, and for a moment Silverbolt's true personality emerged, sweeping Blackarachnia in his arms. However, as he and Waspinator fought over Blackarachnia, the goo vanished from the both of them, and the Vehicons' minds both returned. Blackarachnia was swiftly rescued by the other Maximals, riding a giant vine created by a catalyst which Rattrap had found. {{storylink|The Catalyst}}

Blackarachnia was involved in the battle in Megatron's Citadel, holding off the Vehicons as Primal confronted Megatron within, though she, along with the others, were all overwhelmed by the Key to Vector Sigma and became comatose. {{storylink|End of the Line}} The clashing energies of the Key and the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]] restored the four Maximals to life. Entering the Council Citadel, they found that the battle had claimed Primal, Megatron and Tankor. They headed for the Oracle in search of guidance, where they found Optimus Primal floating within, and they convinced him to return to real-space and continue his leadership.

The Maximals returned to the surface to find a [[Grand Mal|giant floating head]] in the likeness of Megatron. {{storylink|Fallout (episode)|Fallout}} Blackarachnia and Nightscream tried unsuccessfully to infiltrate the head. Leaving Optimus to try and contact Megatron's spark, the other Maximals went to find the two remaining Vehicon generals and encountered a strange, organic Transformer named [[Noble (BM)|Noble]], who changed from a wolf into the dragon-like Savage. {{storylink|Savage Noble}} The Maximals later infiltrated the Council Citadel, looking for information, only to discover that Noble was actually Megatron, trapped in his own organic half. Megatron used [[spark extractor]]s to remove his spark, taking over the huge, flying head and reactivating the Vehicon drone army, which forced the Maximals back underground. {{storylink|Prometheus Unbound}}

[[File:Blackarachniasilverboltdarkestknight.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Vamp meets goth.]]
When Rattrap revealed he's created a device he hoped could be used to restore the stolen sparks into new bodies, Blackarachnia "borrowed" it. She managed to force Jetstorm into a large pool of the organic goop, and his body began to change. Scanning a nearby condor skeleton, he awoke in a new form, a purple technorganic bird of prey. Blackarachnia was startled by the change in him. Instead of the lovable, chivalrous knight in shining armor, he was a brittle, haunted bot, tormented by the images of the evil deeds he had done...done by choice. Though he gave up on himself, she never did, urging Silverbolt to forgive his past, prompting him to head to the Grand Mal to confront his old master and rescue Primal and Cheetor. {{storylink|In Darkest Knight}}

Blackarachnia continued to assure Silverbolt that things would get better. After Silverbolt inadvertently spread a new, [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]-enhanced version of the old [[Hate Plague]], causing dissension in the ranks, he blamed himself, but she and the other Maximals were supportive. {{storylink|A Wolf in the Fold}} Later, when a Maximal spaceship crashed, the Maximals split up to reach it in time. As they did, Blackarachnia confided to Rattrap that she'd found Silverbolt increasingly cold towards her. At the ship, they encountered a strange, alien plant monster, which Primal reformatted, revealing it to be [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]], a fellow Maximal. {{storylink|Home Soil}}

The Maximals would soon encounter two new Vehicon generals, [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] and [[Strika (BM)|Strika]], whose gambit almost defeated them until Botanica stepped in. {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. I: The Strike|The Strike}} Blackarachnia and Silverbolt were teamed up with Cheetor during a search for the missing sparks. Though Silverbolt was uncomfortable about following someone he still regarded as a kid, Blackarachnia defended Cheetor. {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. II: The Search|The Search}} The Maximals attempted to infiltrate the Grand Mal to find the missing sparks, only to discover that Megatron was using them to fuel his great ascension. Nightscream's intercession appeared to dispel the Vehicon leader's spark. {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. III: The Siege|The Siege}}

[[File:Silverboltblackarachniaseedsofthefuture.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Eeek! That smile! Go back to glowering!]]
Once the Maximals had celebrated, Blackarachnia tried to talk to Silverbolt, believing now was the time for them to renew their romance. Silverbolt was not convinced of Megatron's demise, and in fact, he was right: Megatron still lived as a disembodied and depolarized spark. The pair found themselves being attacked by a zombie of pieced-together Vehicon parts, animated by the power of Megatron's spark. Megatron was later trapped in a [[Diagnostic Drone]] by Rattrap. {{storylink|Spark of Darkness}}

Silverbolt, Blackarachnia and Nightscream attacked the Vehicons while the others attempted to secure the sparks in the Grand Mal. They were subsequently able to put Megatron's Vehicon factory out of commission, but the Grand Mal itself was brought down. {{storylink|Endgame Pt. I: The Downward Spiral|The Downward Spiral}} Blackarachnia and Silverbolt were able to share a quiet moment before the final battle, and they received a spark power-up from the collective population of Cybertron. However, they were both felled during battle by Obsidian and Thrust, respectively. Their sparks were then torn from them by cycle drones. {{storylink|Endgame Pt. II: When Legends Fall|When Legends Fall}} Though unable to assist physically, Blackarachnia and the other Maximals were able to give moral support to Primal during his final battle against Megatron, which resulted in the sacrifice of both leaders and the reformatting of Cybertron into a technorganic paradise. With harmony restored, Silverbolt and Blackarachnia were finally able to be together. {{storylink|Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future|Seeds of the Future}}
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====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
=====''Beast Wars Diorama Story''=====
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Soon after [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]'s intrusion into the Beast Wars, Blackarachnia joined a battle between Maximals and Predacons. {{storylink|Optimus Primal Chapter}} Blackarachnia faced off against Dinobot, who attacked with his Dino Sabel. {{storylink|Dinobot Chapter}} Blackarachnia counterattacked with her Anchor Shot. {{storylink|Blackarachnia Chapter}} The battle was joined by [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s from another universe, {{storylink|Tigatron Chapter}} and the collective Maximal/Autobot forces faced off against their opposite factions. {{storylink|Motorarm Chapter}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
Following the [[Great Transformation]], Blackarachnia and the other surviving Maximals listened to Cheetor explain that Rhinox's spark was not gone for good, but lost in [[Legends World|another universe]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Rattrap)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} After [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] were sent to retrieve their comrade, Blackarachnia was elated to see the two return with Rhinox accompanying. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Rhinox)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}
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====3H comics====
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Blackarachnia brought [[Fractyl]] back to reality after the Predacon scientist had been daydreaming about the worst case scenarios that would follow up his presentation to Megatron about his "[[energon armor]]". When Fractyl expressed a desire to inform Megatron about the current progress of his experiements with [[furmanite]], Blackarachnia dissuaded him from doing so, secretly hoping to use Fractyl's invention for her own gain. She and Inferno continued to keep watch over Fractyl, until [[Packrat]] stumbled upon the scene, causing Inferno to lash out violently. In the confusion that followed, Packrat ran off, prompting Blackarachnia to order Inferno to pursue him. She then turned to Fractyl for an explanation to his armor's volatilie nature, only to learn that furmanite was, in truth, "anti-energon". Realizing that if enough energon came into contact with the furmanite, it could spell doom for the entire planet, Blackarachnia went to fetch Megatron while Fractyl pursued the Maximal. When she and Megatron came upon Fractyl, he had retrieved the armor, and was sending a small group of Maximals fleeing. {{storylink|Ground Zero}}

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After Blackarachnia had acquired her Transmetal 2 form, she and the other Maximals set out to investigate a temporal anomaly detected by Rhinox. They encountered the Predacons en-route. The two factions were locked in a firefight, though the advantage lay with the Predacons. After Megatron took off to reach the time-traveler that both teams had previously detected, Optimus was forced to pursue him, leaving his troops against insurmountable odds. Blackarachnia was sure to voice her displeasure over the situation. The Predacons eventually began to push the Maximals back towards a cliffside. Then, suddenly, Predacon fire ceased entirely. The situation had not become any safer however, the Maximals now had to contend with [[Windrazor (BW)|Windrazor]], the aforementioned time-traveler, possessed by Unicron's dark essence. Though Windrazor was able to expunge Unicron from his systems, the much more powerful Shokaract appeared immediately aftwerwards... {{storylink|Paradox}}

This led to Blackarachnia participating in [[Point Omega]], a battle that would determine the fate of all Cybertronians. She was eviscerated by [[Shokaract]]'s firepower. She got better as space-time rebooted itself with the disappearance of the [[Dark Essence]] from the past, and these events were erased from her timeline. {{storylink|Terminus (issue)|Terminus}}

Shortly after Cybertron underwent the [[Great Transformation]], the [[Quintesson]]s seized the opportunity to attack, believing that the revolutionary change would have rendered the planets' inhabitants confused and docile. Suffice to say, the Transformers were greatly underestimated. Silverbolt and Blackarachnia were successfully able to fend [[Cybertropolis]] from Quintesson invaders. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

[[File:Blackarachniaabduction.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|She stabbed my basketball, and the speakers to my stereo!]]
One year later, Silverbolt and Blackarachnia were chosen to greet a ship of returning Autobot heroes from the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. Their welcomes were ignored by the crew, which included [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]], [[Roulette (Universe)|Roulette]], and [[Shadow Striker (Universe)|Shadow Striker]], when they realized that their home had been transformed into a strange technorganic paradise. Only [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] was unfazed, choosing to talk up Blackarachnia and Silverbolt so that he could mug for [[Rook (Universe)|Rook]]'s cameras.

[[File:TFU Blackarachnia vs Rattrap.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Hey, guys, I turned evil again!]]
Their greeting was interrupted by a series of what appeared to be fireworks. Instead, they were beams of energy sent by [[Unicron]] to capture the returning crew, Blackarachnia, and Silverbolt, and bring them to him. When they arrived, a booming voice welcomed them to the [[Pit (Universe)|Pit]], a dimension inside Unicron. Blackarachnia and her fellow captives were painfully smelted down and reformed; only Trailbreaker emerged unchanged. Since she arrived, Blackarachnia had begun to feel [[Unicron virus|a growing anger]] that she couldn't control. And in this new Unicron-tainted form, she more than welcomed the swarm of creatures that began swarming her group. Overwhelmed, Blackarachnia and the others were herded into the [[Cauldron]] and filed into prison cells. As Blackarachnia protested, she was silenced by [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]], one of their hosts.

It was revealed to them by the master of ceremonies, [[Razorclaw (Universe)|Razorclaw]], that they would be forced to fight fellow abducted Transformers. The loser's [[spark]] would fuel and empower Unicron, whose form had fallen into disrepair. Blackarachnia's uncontrollable rage welcomed this bloodsport; Silverbolt watched helplessly as she fell under Unicron's evil spell. {{storylink|Abduction}}

Optimus Primal, resurrected by [[Primus]], arrived to rescue the prisoners of the Cauldron, and with help from Silverbolt and Trailbreaker, its captives were set free. But Unicron's grip on Blackarachnia was too strong. She began lashing out madly, even at Silverbolt, and the Fuzor took tight hold of her so that he might swiftly remove her from Unicron's grip. But as the others began jumping through a portal that would lead them to their respective homes across the [[multiverse]], Blackarachnia had a moment of clarity. Sadly, she told Silverbolt that Unicron had awakened her ''true'' nature, then bid him farewell and threw him through the portal.

[[File:Optimusprimaluniverseend.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Closure? Maybe?]]
Soon, she was escorted by Tankor and [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] to the center of Unicron, where she was repulsed to meet a familiar face: Tarantulas! {{storylink|Escape (Universe)|Escape}}

Blackarachnia was dispatched to her home Cybertron's [[Undercity]], where she observed Rattrap for a while. Finally, she made her presence known, stinging him with her cybervenom. She never had liked the vermin, after all. Suddenly, Rattrap was saved by [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]], back from the dead. Blackarachnia was knocked out, and Depth Charge left the weakened Rattrap to fend for himself. As Depth Charge departed, he found himself surrounded by Blackarachnia's [[Piranacon (Universe)|Piranacons]]. {{storylink|Homecoming (Universe)|Homecoming}}

Much later, Optimus Primal waged one last desperate assault against Unicron, and his [[Child of Primus|Children of Primus]] were able to defeat the [[Minion of Unicron (Universe)|Minions of Unicron]]. As Unicron himself seemed to dissolve below them, Silverbolt carried Blackarachnia with him, saving her from sharing the gruesome fate of her evil peers. {{storylink|Revelations Part 2}}
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====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====
On the way back to Cybertron after the end of the Beast Wars, Blackarachnia and Silverbolt dozed off to sleep while cuddling each other. {{storylink|Ain't No Rat}}

{{BW Shell Game}}
They awoke, affected by a Transwarp agitator planted on the shuttle by a new team of Predacons hiding on Earth. This device caused Blackarachnia and the other Maximals aboard to act aggressively towards one-another, and they tried to force Rattrap into the ship's C.R. Chamber due to its influence. Rattrap resisted, managed to get away, and deactivated the ship's Transwarp drive. Though this restored the Maximals to their senses, it also returned them to prehistoric Earth. {{storylink|Shell Game issue 1|Shell Game #1}}

====''Transformers Legends'' anthology====
Not long after Megatron took the original Megatron's spark into himself, he had Quickstrike deliver a device to the Maximal base which amplified the Maximals' aggression. Blackarachnia was attacked by Rhinox before escaping while Silverbolt distracted him. Once Optimus Primal was able to overcome the device's effects and free the other Maximals, they attempted unsuccessfully to capture Megatron in one of Blackarachnia's webs. {{storylink|A Meeting of Minds}}

After the Maximals returned to Cybertron, Blackarachia was trying to persuade Silverbolt that it was all right for them to resume their romance after Megatron's apparent death, when they were attacked by a strange zombie-like creature. After it zapped Silverbolt, she unsuccessfully tried to attack it in retaliation. {{storylink|Singularity Ablyss}}

====2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity====
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"White Propionica"<ref>The [[BotCon 2016]] script reading, "[[The Hot Rod]]" established this name as Blackarachia's pre-Earth name in this continuity.</ref> was walking down a street shortly after the signing of the [[Pax Cybertronia]]. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}

As [[Magmatron]] was surveying the timestream, he witnessed several key moments taking place during the Beast Wars. Among these was Blackarachnia fiddling around with some technology. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}}

While the Maximals attempted to remove her Predacon shell program, an alternate Transmetal "Vok" body was somehow automatically created (by someone, somehow) in [[unspace|subspace]] just in case it was needed. It wasn't, and so it was "sidelined". {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #1}}
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====Waspscream continuity====
In [[Primax 208.06 Zeta]], the machinations of the [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] from [[Primax 206.15 Gamma]] resulted in the local Predacons defeating the Maximals, prompting the [[Vok]] to attempt to sterilize their experiment. Blackarachnia was killed when Megatron tricked her into destroying [[Planet Buster|the Vok weapon]] while she was trying to escape Earth. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/16}}

====''Story of Binaltech''====
As the victorious Maximals travelled forward in time from prehistoric Earth to far-future Cybertron in [[Primax 496.22 Alpha]], their shuttle was suddenly struck by a powerful force of darkness. This was the result of the temporal machinations of [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] in [[G1 World|Primax 785.06 Alpha]] and the [[Alternity]]'s response effort to repair the timeline. However, these events resulted in two copies of the Maximals' shuttle being created: one copy went on home to Cybertron where its crew would participate in the [[Spark War]] while the other was hurled into the early 21st century of [[BT World|Primax 903.0 Beta]]. [[Unicron]] observed the shuttle and destroyed it, scattering most of the crew into [[unspace|transwarp space]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/30}} {{storylink|Outlier (comic)|Outlier}} Blackarachnia, however, was forced by Unicron to aid him in his efforts to destroy the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Her spark was placed inside the silver Beta Unit Honda S-2000 Aero Style body intended for the Autobot warrior [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]], and her mind was overwhelmed by an evil essence that forced her to do Unicron's bidding.

Still possessing her extrasensory Transmetal 2 powers including telekinesis, Blackarachnia gained several additional weapons courtesy of her new form: a long-range Venom Sniper Gun that fired system-disrupting energy bullets, a defensive riot shield that projected an electromagnetic field from its edge, and the ability to fire strong artificial webs from her grill, exhaust pipe and hands in robot mode.

Blackarachnia was partnered with the newly-created [[Decepticharge]] and dispatched to confront [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s forces on Earth. Finding them in the middle of a [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]-led uprising, the pair put down the rebellion and ordered the Decepticons to defeat [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and destroy the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]. {{Storylink|Widow's Edge}}

While forced to act as a Decepticon, Blackarachnia's true self remained intact but submerged, struggling to overcome Unicron's control and desperate to correct the warped Binaltech timeline. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/08}}

After [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]]'s defeat, Blackarachnia joined Decepticharge in attacking the [[Earth Defense Command]] Space Center so that they could get to the Matrix within [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s chest. Secretly, Blackarachnia knew of the [[Psychedevice]] located there and hoped to use it to remove Unicron's influence from herself. However, she found that she was too large to use the human-sized device and was soon attacked by [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]]. Their bestial natures ensued in conflict till [[Carly]] was able evolve via the Psychedevice and use her new abilities to cure both Transformers' mental issues. Still stranded in this timeline, she was comforted by her old friend [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]]'s promise to reunite her with her friends. {{storylink|Outlier (comic)|Outlier}}

====''Wings Universe''====
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Following the Great Transformation of Cybertron, Blackarachnia and her friends stood guard over Cheetor as their leader attempted to commune with the Oracle. {{storylink|Hoist the Flag|Alpha Trizer's profile}}

An image of Blackarachnia carrying a Maximal flag and being led by [[Primal Prime]] into battle (presumably taken during the [[Quintesson]] invasion) hung in the [[Cybertronian Knight]]s' headquarters. {{storylink|Hoist the Flag}}
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====A Change to the Agenda====
After his attack on [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] was thrown out of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] when Blackarachnia activated the ship's defense systems. However, he was not thrown far enough and the Predacon managed to reenter the Ark and blasted the Autobot leader, decisively erasing the Maximals from the timeline. But before he could gloat further, Blackarachnia attacked the [[Megatron (G1)|original Megatron]] with her [[cyber-venom]] before she disappearred, ensuring the Predacon Megatron's nonexistence. {{storylink|A Change to the Agenda}} In [[Primax 209.0 Gamma|the wildly different timeline]] that followed, Blackarachnia's life would take [[#Beast Wars: Uprising|a very different track]].

===''Beast Wars Metals'' manga===
[[File:BlackarachniaMetalsMangaDrop.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Are those high heels or platform shoes?]]
Following the [[Quantum surge]], Blackarachnia was one of the few Transformers ''not'' to be upgraded into a [[Transmetal]]. As [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] and his armies laid siege to the weakened Maximal base, Blackarachnia waited in secret for an opening. When [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] was forced to shut [[Sentinel (BW)|Sentinel]] down to let an injured [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] in, Blackarachnia saw her chance and entered the base. Knocking out Airazor and ripping [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]'s arm off, Blackarachnia confronted Rhinox. Rhinox proceeded to pull out a "gun", but instead of shooting her with it, he blasted himself in the head (the "gun" actually being a machine allowing him to enter [[unspace|Transwarp space]]). Confused, but seeing no further use for the Maximals, Blackarachnia left the base. As the base collapsed behind her, she was approached by Quickstrike, who didn't like her "interfering" with his business. Not in the mood, she immediately kicked his head off. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 1|Beast Wars Metals #1}}

She later teamed with Tarantulas in confronting Tigatron. Tarantulas was promptly cut in two by the Maximal, though Blackarachnia blocked his sword with her legs and was able to escape with her comrade's body. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 2|Beast Wars Metals #2}}

Tarantulas recovered and took control of Tigatron's mind. Blackarachnia disapproved of such an invasive attack, but Tarantulas ignored her. While Airazor fought to save Tigatron's mind and body, Blackarachnia had a change of heart and decapitated Tarantulas with her thighs. She then entered the battle to help Airazor, but was shot in the back by Tarantulas' headless body. Ultimately, Tigatron's mind was saved, but Airazor died in the process. With nobody noticing, Blackarachnia slunk away to the ''Ark''. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 4|Beast Wars Metals #4}}

There, she met the severed head of Megatron and disapproved of his plan to kill the sleeping Optimus Prime and disrupt the timestream. She kicked his head into a lava pit, but this only allowed Megatron to merge with the spark of [[Megatron (G1)|his ancestor]] and become even more powerful. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 5|Beast Wars Metals #5}}

After Megatron was killed and the Maximals reunited, Blackarachnia encountered Silverbolt and the two immediately hit it off. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 6|Beast Wars Metals #6}}
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===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
When [[human]] archaeologists uncovered a cave filled with primitive language, [[Mini-Con]] [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] translated it for them. The markings told of a time when the Maximals and Predacons crash-landed on prehistoric Earth, though the stranded Transformers were seen by the protohumans as gods. When one of the archeologists, [[Jessica Theist]], later touched one of the markings, she was bestowed a vision of the Maximals' and Predacons' battles. Among them, she saw Blackarachnia. {{storylink|Fire in the Dark}}

===''Universe'' CD-ROM===
Blackarachnia followed [[Reptilion|Reptillion]]{{sic}} in battle against [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] and his Autobot forces. She teamed up with [[Razorclaw (Universe)|Razorclaw]] to fight [[Striker]] before being abducted by [[Acheron|a mysterious ship]], which was bringing the Decepticons to [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|Universe CD-ROM}}

===''Q-Robo Transformer''===
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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[File:Scavengerblackarachniaalphatriontranscendent.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Silverbolt would not approve.]]
Blackarachnia was brought online in a [[Primax 209.0 Gamma|universe]] where the Autobots and Decepticons had grown too decrepit to carry on the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], and had made the [[Maximal]]s and Predacons continue the war in a series of ritualized [[Games (competition)|Games]]. As a result from her first moments Blackarachnia knew only strife and combat. Increasingly questioning the orders of her Autobot masters, the breaking point came with the death of her colleagues [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Silverbolt]] and [[Rhinox (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Rhinox]], and the apparent death of [[Rattrap (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Rattrap]]. She conspired with [[Nightscream (BM)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Nightscream]] and together they killed their commander, Optimus Primal.

Joined by the malcontent Predacons [[Immorticon (BW)|Immorticon]] and [[Scavenger (BM)|Scavenger]], they fled and activated an experimental transwarp device, hoping to escape Cybertron. Instead, they found themselves in ''another'' Cybertron, in [[Axiom Nexus]]. After processing, they were placed in the care of [[Alpha Trion (SG)|Alpha Trion]]. He convinced her that the [[Transcendent Technomorph]]s who ruled the city were little different from the Autobots under whose yoke she had chafed. Under his tender ministrations, her spark was transferred from her Lowtech body into that of her Transcendent Technomorph [[Blackarachnia (TransTech)|counterpart]], with the authorities of Axiom Nexus none the wiser. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 25|Blackarachnia's profile in Club magazine #25}}

Thus upgraded, she joined Alpha Trion's insurrectionist organization, and was part of the raid on [[Shockwave (TransTech)|Shockwave]]'s laboratory in the hopes of rescuing [[Breakaway (Classics)|Breakaway]]. Blackarachnia and her comrades successfully stormed into Shockwave's inner sanctum, where they came face-to-face with the formidable [[Megatron (TransTech)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 5}} Despite that rather severe obstacle, Blackarachnia and the Alpha Trion's minions managed to secure the transit room and transwarp to the Old One's [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon|original universal stream]]. {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 6}}

On the other side of the transwarp portal, Alpha Trion ordered Blackarachnia to prepare the cloaking device in order to keep his return a secret. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 1}}

Through some form of trans-dimensional navigation, Blackarachnia arranged to return to her home universe at [[Primax 215.19 Epsilon|a later point]]. She intended to arrive on Earth, but instead found herself drawn back to Cybertron due to a unique but powerful energy matrix of Terran design she detected. She was discovered after impact by [[Lio Convoy#Beast Wars: Uprising|Lio Convoy]], Guardian of Order in the [[Games (competition)|Games]] and unknowingly the possessor of this [[Energon Matrix|energon matrix]] at the core of his spark. Blackarachnia's words stirred the fires of revolution in Lio Convoy, and he recognized the need to throw off their Builder oppressors. Blackarachnia got back in touch with the resistance, getting a new body along the way.

At the start of the next Games, Blackarachnia and her team of rebels ([[B'Boom]], [[Scylla]], [[Break]], [[Longhorn]], and [[Retrax]]) stormed the stadium and overcame the Builder [[Override (BWU)|Override]]. Taking control of the cameras and broadcast equipment, they ensured Lio Convoy had the world's undivided attention when he executed the Games' [[Supersonic|announcer]] and declared it was time for [[Grand Uprising|revolution]]. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}}

Blackarachnia was tasked with recruiting [[Twirl (G1)|Twirl]] into the resistance, until Twirl was murdered. She started her own investigation into the murder, and infected [[Wolfang (Predacon)|Wolfang]] with a virus, to probe his core conscious for information. Wolfang's secret Predacon identity was revealed, giving Blackarchania leverage over him. Wolfang discovered she purchased the virus from [[Overrun]] under the psuedonym "Elita." Both Wolfang and Blackarachnia traced Twirl's murder to the Mayhemist movement. Despite knowing Twirl for a short period of time, Blackarachnia sought to avenge her death, setting up a sniper's nest outside the Mayhemist base. Wolfang found her and threatened to arrest her, but Blackarachnia countered, stating that she could end his life with a single anonymous transmission. The two reluctantly teamed up, deeming the Mayhemists a mutual threat. The pair shared cy-gar-ettes while waiting for the Mayhemists to arrive. Wolfang was shocked to see that Tarantulas, senior scientist of the Predacon Secret Police, was directly involved with the Mayhemists. Blackarachnia suggested killing him outright, but Wolfang insisted on trying to arrest him. Blackarachnia temporarily fled to avoid the PSP, later intending to meet Wolfang back at [[Sparks of Genius]]. However, she was apprehended by Overrun on the way, who confessed to the murder after Wolfang confronted him. Blackarachnia managed to free herself, but not before the PSP arrived. Overrun escaped, pursued by Wolfang and Blackarachnia, as well as the MCSF and PSP. Overrun attempted to escape near the border of [[Vos (polity)|Vos]]. While Wolfang decided what to do with him, Blackarachnia bought them time by prompting a mortar strike on the area. Blackarachnia offered an escape for Overrun and Wolfang, but Wolfang declined, knowing that their time was near. Wolfang and Blackarachnia shared a brief romantic moment, before she fled the scene. {{storylink|Trigger Warnings}}

Pragmatic to a fault, Blackarachnia was quick to accept "dirty" business as a necessity of war. When the Predacons declared their secetion from the Builders as the [[Independent Predacus States]], they initially opted for neutrality. The Tripedacus Council was willing to entertain an open alliance with the Resistance under certain conditions, one which was non-negotiable: the elimination of [[Preditron]], founder of the Predacons and the council's only real threat to power. Blackarachnia and Lio Convoy agreed to arrange the death of Preditron, who had been in their care since the breakout at Fortress Maximus.

Blackarachnia was also encouraging Games of a new sort in [[Protihex]]—captive Micromasters fighting against each other to the death, just as the proto-races did for centuries. She called it a needed release for their tired troops, but Cheetor wondered how much Lio Convoy knew about such an idea. {{storylink|Safe Spaces}}

As High Command attempted to deal with independent warlords and the rise of the [[Maximal Nation]] and Independent Predacus States as potential allies, the [[Vehicon Apocalypse]] began. Blackarachnia supported Operation Amputation, an excessive counter-strike to wipe out the infected regions of [[Damaxus]], [[Carpessa]], and Protihex with [[K-Class]] Commandos. The failure to cauterize the infected areas mean the Vehicons spread beyond their initial borders, and the Resistance was now caught between the Builders to the north and a growing menace to the south. Faced with little choice, High Command ordered an all-out assault on Iacon, hoping that winning the war and bringing down the [[Builder Assembly]] would also provide the means to contain or deactivate the Vehicon horde.

In order to press onwards to Iacon, the [[Yuss Naval Batteries]] could not be firing on the Resistance Navy when they traversed the [[Rust Sea|Great Rust Sea]]. And so, the Resistance fought to seize the seven fortresses guarding the batteries, and the batteries themselves. Blackarachnia led the successful siege on [[Fort Xern]]. The Maxilla was conquered and the batteries seized, but at great cost. No longer having the necessary naval ships to transport the army up the Sea, the Resistance had to proceed largely on foot to Iacon. They began to double-time it once they realized [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], commander of the Micromaster 001st in Iacon, was refusing to engage in open warfare in the streets and risk civilians. The enemy's general had, effectively, left the front door open to them.

At the [[High Council Pavilions|High Pavilion]] of Iacon, Blackarachnia and Lio Convoy secured the outer perimeter while Psycho-orb and B'Boom led squads inside to reach the Builder Assembly. Instead, the Builders seemingly chose to come to them. The Assembly bunker raised into the sky, exposing the Builders in a naked display of arrogance. Lio Convoy and Blackarachnia ascended to greet them with [[Grimwing (BWU)|Grimwing]] and the Flying Meteors. As they tried to "negotiate" the Assembly into surrendering, the Vehicon hordes finally reached Iacon. They were completely unprepared when the Vehicons turned on the Builder Assembly, assimilating them and going on to augment their numbers with the three million Builders also in Iacon. All hope of shutting the Vehicons down was lost. The Vehicons would not, could not be stopped. The [[Vehicon Apocalypse]] had begun.

Two megacycles later, the army of the Resistance was still fighting to survive in the ruins of the High Pavilion. Lio Convoy was prepared to activate their last K-Class, [[Ro-Tor (RID)|Ro-Tor]], and destroy the entire planet to stop the Vehicons when Administrator [[Eject (G1)|Eject]] arrived with intelligence on the Vehicons' home base, the [[Grand Mal]] of [[Nova Cronum]]. Working quickly, Blackarachnia and Lio Convoy assembled a small squad of special forces troopers to assault the Grand Mal and hopefully defeat [[Galva Convoy]], the dark mirror of Lio Convoy who created the Vehicons.

Entering the Grand Mal and making their way to the command center cost lives, and the final door was heavily guarded. Ro-Tor, [[Apexus]], and [[Razorbeast]] were sent off to cause a diversion while Blackarachnia and Lio Convoy used the concealing power of his [[Solipsistic Staff|Solipsistic Sword]] to move past the Vehicon guards. They confronted Galva Convoy, but were overwhelmed by his defenses. Trying a different tactic, Lio Convoy claimed to have seen the light, and expressed a desire to join his "brother". To prove it, he agreed to have Blackarachnia turned into a Vehicon. Instead, he interposed himself between Blackarachnia and the nano-injection, taking the plague for himself. Their shared CNA allowed him to pass the infection into Galva Convoy with a touch. With a heavy heart, Blackarachnia used her mandible-blaster to shoot Lio Convoy with cyber-venom before he too succumbed to the plague.

Destroying Galva Convoy didn't stop the Vehicons, unfortunately. It only revealed the true malefactor behind the Apocalypse: [[Lord Imperious Delirious]], a second-born intellect who slipped into Cybertron during the Uprising to destroy the Transformers from within. Uncertain of Lio Convoy's chances of survival, Blackarachnia pulled the supreme commander to safety and hooked up with the commandos. She ordered the last surviving special forces trooper, Razorbeast, to get Lio Convoy to safety by any means necessary. After that, she and Ro-Tor pressed on to the engineering section, hoping to detonate the K-Class warrior and stop the flying fortress. Instead, the crazed Rampage intervened and stole Ro-Tor's core bomb for himself. Attaching the explosive to his own spark by ripping open his chest, Rampage bade Ro-Tor and Blackarachnia to run while they still could. The Resistance fighters made it out of the Mal before Rampage detonated his bomb, destroying Delirious and severing the Vehicons from their hive mind.

In the days that followed, Blackarachnia rested at Lio Convoy's bedside in Stanix until he recovered from her cyber-venom, which proved remarkably effective in cleansing the nano-plague. Once he awakened, Lio Convoy insisted on a Grand Summit of the surviving factions to ensure peace was forged and the world didn't slide back into war again. A Cybertronian Parliament was hammered out, with the Resistance gaining three voices our of sixteen, joined by Maximals, Predacons, Neutrals, and a few concessions to the surviving Builders. In the meantime, Resistance territory would be reforged into the League of Autonomous Proto-States, each having a voice while governing themselves. Unfortunately, Lio Convoy wouldn't be around to see it. Blackarachnia's oldest friend and collaborator rightly decided he was too polarizing a figure to remain, and planned to leave Cybertron good-bye. As he departed, Blackarachnia and "Aslan" shared a final moment together, as she thanked him for all his efforts since they first met, stellar cycles earlier. {{storylink|Derailment}}

Millennia later, Blackarachnia would be unfairly remembered as trying to capture "Oversurge" and trying to turn him into a weapon of mass destruction. She was also mistakenly attributed with Lio Convoy's murder of Supersonic. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

===''Mini Mayhem!''===
Using the [[Autoscout]], [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] delivered a love-letter to Blackarachnia. She didn’t seem too happy about it. {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}

===''Regeneration One''===
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As the Dark [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] creature tortured [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Circuit Smasher]] with visions of his [[Sparkplug Witwicky|dead father]] in [[Zero Space]], cracks began to appear in the membrane of infinite worlds. Through one, Blackarachnia could be seen alongside [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]], [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]], [[Gas Skunk]] and [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
A Decepticon believed to have been killed by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], Blackarachnia had in fact survived and made her way into [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s [[Cerebros (G1)|head]], corrupting the giant's brain and turning him into a mindless, violent zombie. She was eventually discovered and defeated by [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Tunnel Rat]], restoring Maximus to normal. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
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Blackarachnia was part of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s forces that uncovered the [[Red Bucket]]. She panicked and fled when they were attacked by a giant [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] robot. {{storylink|Treasure Competition! Defeat with Block Power!}}
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===Legends World===
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Blackarachnia visited the Transformers Celebration 2014 event, where she browsed the toys for sale. {{storylink|Legends Bonus Vol.}} At day, she was an office worker at [[Tera-Kura Co.]], while, at night, she worked at a [[w:Host and hostess clubs|host club]] where she'd often entertain her employer, President [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 10#Head of Partying, Cheetor|Head of Partying, Cheetor}} She was also a huge ''Transformers'' fan, something that prompted Megatron to learn more about the franchise to impress her. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 14#President Mega's Requests|President Mega's Requests}} Before long, he was able to recite all kinds of Transformer names, to Blackarachnia's enjoyment. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 14#President Mega's Studies|President Mega's Studies}} She also received a bunch of presents from him for [[Christmas]] and he was quite infatuated when she gave one to him. {{storylink|Merry X'mas!!}}

When Blackarachnia stayed at work longer than other employees, Megatron told her to finish up, wanting to leave and go the bar. He was unaware that she also wanted to get done quick as she had to go ''work'' at said bar. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 16#Widow-chan at Work|Widow-chan at Work}} Megatron later went to a ''[[Q-Transformers]]'' event, hoping to buy merchandise Blackarachnia would like, and found to his surprise that she was also there. {{storylink|Deckss × Q-Transformers Collaboration Event Report|Deckss × Q-Transformers}} When [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|the original Megatron]] appeared in the [[Legends World|Legends Universe]], seeking to conquer it, Blackarachnia was happy to see him and gave him some [[oil]] as an offering. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 23#Lord Megatron Goes to the Legends World|Lord Megatron Goes to the Legends World}} She did, however, fail to recognize him while she was on a date with President Megatron and asked her boyfriend who the new guy was at the club. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 13|Bonus Edition Vol. 13}} Blackarachnia was overjoyed when the original Megatron became the chairman of Tera-Kura Co., but worked hard to act natural around him as she didn't want people at the office knowing she was a big nerd. {{storylink|LG13 Megatron Sequel#Widow-chan's Usual Day|Widow-chan's Usual Day}}

[[File:TFLegendVol17DecepticonHalloweenCostumes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|right|Kitty cat/spider Fuzor!]]

President Megatron later invited all his employees for a night on the town, but none of them showed up including Blackarachnia. {{storylink|LG14 Ultra Magnus Prologue#The Autumn Megatron Festival|The Autumn Megatron Festival}} Among his visions of things to come, [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] foresaw that something would happen to Blackarachnia. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 14|Bonus Edition Vol. 14}} She would attend the unveiling of Tera-Kura's latest product, the [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird Shadow]] ninja maid robot. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 15|Bonus Edition Vol. 15}} Trion's prediction came to pass when Blackarachnia contracted [[Transformers sickness]], granting her a full-scale Transformer body. Happy to have another Transformer on his team in time for [[Halloween]], Chairman Megatron had her to go trick-or-treating for energy alongside Nightbird and [[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]], which she did dressed as a cat. When Autobots [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]], and [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] showed up to spoil their fun, Blackarachnia defeated all three by tying them up in webbing. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 17|Bonus Edition Vol. 17}}

[[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Armada Starscream]], another employee at the club, called Blackarachnia for help when he got in trouble with Slipstream, but she assumed ''he'' had started it and took Slipstream's side. {{storylink|LG-16 Slipstream Sequel}} When [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] arrived in the Legends world, Blackarachnia found him ''very'' easy on the eyes {{storylink|LG19 Sprung Prologue}} and was quite literally all over him alongside Nightbird and Slipstream. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 19|Bonus Edition Vol. 19}} The three later went with Chairman Megatron on a hot springs trip, and were thus absent when Tera-Kura Co. was briefly taken over by [[Waspinator (BW)#Cartoon continuity|Waspinator]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Waspinator)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} Blackarachnia grieved over G1 Megatron's body after he was seemingly killed by [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], only to find a tiny new Megatron located inside the remains of the old one. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 20|Bonus Edition Vol. 20}}

After their company merged with the Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] to become Decepticon Tera-Kura Co., Blackarachnia appeared on a chart of the current employees. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 22|Bonus Edition Vol. 22}} When Megatron turned into the violent [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]], Blackarachnia, Nightbird and Slipstream tried to dissuade him from destroying the city only to be blasted for their trouble. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 23|Bonus Edition Vol. 23}} Blackarachnia was later present for [[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]]'s failed attempt at usurping Megatron, {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 26|Bonus Edition Vol. 26}} and was temporarily hypnotized by [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] into clinging all over him. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 34|Bonus Edition Vol. 34}} She sat on Tigatron during the filming of ''[[Transformers: Convobat Amazon Showdown]]'', which he didn't mind but the [[Nightscream (BM)|director]] did. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Convobat)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} Blackarachnia later had her dresses ripped off by [[Apeface]]'s telekinetic powers, {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 38|Bonus Edition Vol. 38}} and started taking [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]'s commuter service to work. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 40|Bonus Edition Vol. 40}}

Blackarachnia helped defend Tera-Kura when the treacherous Headmaster faction came to steal [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[transformation cog]], but was defeated by [[Trickdiamond]] {{storylink|LG43 Trypticon Mobilization Chapter: Decepticon Civil War|Decepticon Civil War}} and sat back at base during the ensuing battle with [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 43|Bonus Edition Vol. 43}} She remained loyal to G1 Megatron even after he departed the company, and later helped him clear out invading [[Viper]]s from Tera-Kura's office. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 63|Bonus Edition Vol. 63}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|''The Transformers: Windblade'' vol. 2 #6]]}}

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A native of [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukaris]], Blackarachnia was a member of the [[Fateweaver]] tribe, a small group of Transformers who specialized in the art of prophecy and fortune-telling. {{storylink|The Price of You}} Blackarachnia was one of the very few Fateweavers to be born with the gift of true precognition and the ability to access what she called the "Web of Time". Her unusual precognitive powers set her apart from the other citizens of Eukaris, and over time she took up the life of a hermit. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}}

When fellow Fateweaver [[Airachnid (G1)|Airachnid]] went rogue and began experimenting on unwilling Eukarian victims, Blackarachnia oversaw her banishment from the tribe and subsequent exile. {{storylink|The Price of You}}

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One evening, Blackarachnia was visited by Airazor and Tigatron, who had witnessed a [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|pair of]] [[Devastator (G1)|combiners]] from Cybertron fighting in nearby [[Talon Valley]]. Consulting the "Web of Time", Blackarachnia foresaw the coming of Cybertronians and [[Caminus (planet)|Camien]]s to their isolated world. Not long afterwards, Blackarachnia assembled representatives from all four of Eukaris's tribes at the planet's [[Space bridge|spacebridge]], where they encountered Cybertronian representative [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]. Not long afterwards, the tribes reconvened to greet a second delegation, consisting of Starscream and [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]. Windblade used her Camien heritage to try and parley favor of the Eukariens, but the arrival of "standard-formers" reawakened Chela - another part of a prophecy that Blackarachnia had forseen. The two Cybertronians were able to put down the mad Titan; although Windblade was saddened by the loss Blackarachnia consoled her by telling her that the death of Chela was but the first step towards changing Eukaris for the better. Eukaris agreed to join the [[Council of Worlds]]; Blackarachnia decided that Tigatron and Airazor's status as outcasts would make them ideal delegates. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}}
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===Precursor World===
Blackarachnia was a member of the [[Yellow Order]]. She was enjoying one of the local oases on the [[Yellow Planet]] with her comrades when her commander [[Optimus Prime (Universe)|Yellow Splendid Convoy]] received word of the fall of the [[Blue Order]] and the threat of the [[G1 World|extradimensional]] warlord [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Generations Selects Special Comic (1)|Ultra Megatron Omega]] from the [[Primus Vanguard]]'s [[Primus#The old universe|eponymous supreme leader]]. {{Storylink|God Neptune comic 1}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
[[File:Kingdom-Golden-Disk-Leader-Blackarachnia.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.0|stronk]]

The Predacons traveled across time to find the [[AllSpark]] and change the fate of Cybertron. While battling the [[Maximal]]s on pre-[[Ice Age]] Earth, both sides were joined by the Autobots and Decepticons, their epic battle changing their combined destinies forever.

Blackarachnia's function was a double agent, and she [[trans-scan]]ned into a black widow spider. Her venomous weapons and stealth were her powers and weapons, and her core traits were her slyness, snarkiness, and independence. Blackarachnia's message from the future was that she will forge new alliances that will lead her down her true path. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/kingdom ''Kingdom'' webpage]</ref>

Blackarachnia was one of a few 'bots with three possible destinies recorded on the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|''Voyager'' Golden Disk]]. {{storylink|Source:Golden Disk destinies|''Kingdom'' Golden Disk cards}}
*In one destiny, she became a [[Maximal]], sporting a new color scheme, standing far from [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]], [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]].
*In another destiny, she ascended to the leader of the Predacons, standing in front of [[Retrax]], [[Predaking (Kingdom)|Predaking]], [[Buzz Saw (BW)|Buzzsaw]], [[Manterror]], and [[Buzzclaw (BW)|Buzzclaw]].

In other possible destinies recorded on the ''Voyager'' Golden Disk, Blackrachnia was part of the united Maximal-Predacon faction lead by Dinobot. {{storylink|Source:Golden Disk destinies|''Kingdom'' Golden Disk cards}}

After obtaining the Allspark, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] escaped through a [[space bridge]] to protect it from the Decepticons. Arriving in an alternate universe, he faced new beast threats including Blackarachnia. {{storylink|Buzzworthy Bumblebee|''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' Worlds Collide product description}}<ref>''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' Worlds Collide product description at [https://www.target.com/p/transformers-buzzworthy-bumblebee-worlds-collide-multipack/-/A-81959549 Target]: "WORLDS COLLIDE: Bumblebee escapes with the Allspark through an unstable spacebridge to protect it from Decepticon hands. Worlds collide as he finds himself in an alternate universe, facing new beast threats!"</ref>
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====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor| [[Jeanne Carr]] (English)|[[Cathlen Gawlich]] (German), [[Juliette Degenne]] (French), [[Regina Maria Maia]] (Portuguese), [[Chusa Nieto]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Ileana Escalante]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Neha Gargava]] (Hindi)}}

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==Games==
===''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game continuity===
====''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game advertising comic====
Upon arriving on "[[Earth|Planet Energon]]," the dangers of Energon radiation forced the six surviving Predacons and their Maximal adversaries to take on beast alternate forms. {{storylink|Beast Wars: Transformers video game advertising comic}}

====''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game====
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Blackarachnia joined her fellow Predacons in battling not only the persistent Maximal resistance, but the interdimensional monsters known as the [[Skriix]].

=====Maximal campaign=====
{{note|In the Maximal campaign, the stasis pod that would contain Blackarachnia is instead rescued by the Maximals, producing [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]. It is thus questionable whether or not Blackarachnia even exists in this specific version of the Beast Wars.}}

=====Predacon campaign=====
When Blackarachnia's stasis pod landed in the "Polluted Area," it was secured by the Predacons whom she subsequently joined. {{storylink|Beast Wars: Transformers (video game)|Beast Wars: Transformers}}

{{Note|Due to the nature of this game, a player may select various individual characters to perform the feats required in every level, and complete the game's narrative. Thus, any playable Maximal can fill the role of protagonist in Maximal Mode, and any playable Predacon can fill the role of protagonist in Predacon Mode. To view the various feats Blackarachnia can accomplish throughout gameplay in Predacon Mode, it is told on the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (video game)|''Beast Wars'' video game]] page, wherein Blackarachnia fills the role of the nameless Predacon.}}

===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals'' (N64)===
{{voiceactor|[[Janet-Laine Green]] (English), ? (Japanese)}}
[[File:N64Blackarachnia.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|I'm... sure she has a nice personality... wait, no. No, she doesn't.]]

Transmetal Blackarachnia joined her fellow Predacons in distributing various one-on-one beat downs to the Maximals. Eventually, Silverbolt convinced her to defect to the Maximals but she never truly reformed. It was her betrayal at a key moment that eventually assured the Maximals victory in the Beast Wars. Once back on Cybertron, she worked as a double-agent between the Maximal and [[Tripredacus Council]] with no loyalty to either side. She often pondered what would have happened if she had remained on the Predacon team throughout the war. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)}}

{{note|Each character possessed an alternate ending, displayed if the Nintendo 64 version of the game was beaten with said character. Each character has only their own ending listed on their pages, see the other characters' pages for Blackarachnia’s fate in those outcomes.}}
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===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals'' (PS)===
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===''Transformers Legends''===
Alongside Waspinator and Terrorsaur, Blackarachnia came upon the crash-site of a large stasis pod marked with a red "X". Finding the Maximal Silverbolt already there, a battle ensued. When the content of the pod was accidentally let loose, Blackarachnia and Silverbolt were blown away from the fight by the newly emerged Rampage, and sent flying into a hostile swamp. Finding that they need to rely on one another to survive, Blackarachnia is slowly won over by Silverbolt's chivalrous attitude, despite them being on opposing sides of a war. Eventually returning to where Waspinator, Terrorsaur, and a recently arrived Depth Charge continue to do battle with Rampage, all present manage to defeat Rampage just as Megatron arrives on-site. {{storylink|When Sparks Fly}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
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[[File:Battle-Tactics-Blackarachnia-TM-II.jpg|thumb|right|400px|If she's defeated, she drops her swords, but not her chestplate.]]
Blackarachnia participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of her! She appeared in multiple different bodies:
*''Blackarachnia'' — This Epic character first appeared in the "Beast Wars - Episode 2" event, and could be recruited by collecting 500 units of Cybermetal, 250 units of Transmetal, and 50 cores of this character.
*''Blackarachnia TM II'' — This Epic character first appeared in the third "Transmetals 2: Episode 1" mini events, and could be recruited by collecting 650 units of Cybermetal, 350 units of Transmetal, 150 exclusive cores, and 50 cores of this character.
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[file:Blackarachnia-Earth-Wars.jpg|thumb||upright=2| I'm bored, so talk to the hand.]]
Blackarachnia and [[Cheetor (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cheetor]] were investigating a massive anomaly where Megatron and Optimus Primal had seemingly disappeared. Seeing as both Blackarachnia and Cheetor were reverted to their pre-transmetal states, Cheetor had a hard time believing Blackarachnia could be trusted.
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{{storylink| Transformers: Earth Wars|Primal Call}}
{{storylink| Transformers: Earth Wars|Arachnophobia}}
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{{storylink| Transformers: Earth Wars|String Theory}}

*'''Class''': Special
*'''Weapons''': Blackarachnia can use her built-in gun to shoot a peculiar beam at defenses. In beast mode, she chops and dices at enemy targets with her razor-sharp spider legs.
*'''Ability''': Bestial Fury - For 15 seconds, use melee attacks dealing 37.8 damage. Destroy buildings to increase your attack and movement speed by 25% - the buff lasts 90 seconds and can stack 5 times.
**'''Cost''': 4 ability points +2 cost increase.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:blackarachnia Blackarachnia at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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==Toys==
{{main|Blackarachnia (BW)/toys}}

==Notes==
*Reportedly, Blackarachnia's show model was created after some Mainframe folks had taken the design modeler to a strip club only a few days prior for, um... ''inspiration''.<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/593687e427efddad Why Blackarachnia Looks Asian] on [[alt.toys.transformers]].</ref>
*Like her fellow spider [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]], her original [[beast mode]] is depicted with ''nine'' eyes rather than eight.
*An [[Bitch Wars|unproduced ''Beast Wars'' episode concept]] would have seen Airazor and Blackarachnia join forces as a "third faction" for a bit. It went unproduced as the writers couldn't see where to go with the idea.
*In the Japanese dub of ''Beast Wars'', Blackarachnia's character underwent a few noteworthy changes. Firstly, she would switch between her usual sultry, flirtatious voice to a screaming blood-thirsty maniac at the drop of a hat. Another notable change is that she was made more vain and bratty, occasionally being prone to whining, crying and begging for mercy from her enemies (things she never did in the English version). Her unique verbal tic was a habit of making a hissing ''tssshaaaa'' noise, a trait actress [[Ryōka Yuzuki]] would pass on to ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]'' [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] and ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]].
*Blackarachnia was the first character to willingly embrace the change to Transmetal, as the others were unwillingly changed by external forces or by [[Optimal Situation|sharing the spark of another]]. The second was Megatron.
*{{anchor|TriviaTM2spark}}Even though Transmetal 2 Blackarachnia's toy has a unique faction-switching [[spark crystal]], the feature doesn't make sense in a fictional context. By that point in the ''Beast Wars'' television series, the Transmetal Driver had destroyed her Predacon [[shell program]], making her fully Maximal. (Though, to be fair, it ''had'' happened mere moments previously.)
*Blackarachnia exhibited what appears to be telekinesis not long after gaining her Transmetal 2 form, levitating a steel girder to stop Rampage in "[[Master Blaster]]". The ability only appeared once and was never explained, though it resembles the other strange, almost supernatural powers wielded by Transmetals 2 in the cartoon. Following her reformatting in ''Beast Machines'', Blackarachnia no longer possessed this ability.
*Blackarachnia's Transmetal 2 [[character model|animation model]] is noticeably tweaked from the toy design, with her extremely large shoulder-pads and back rockets all being significantly reduced to a very discreet size. Although arguably more [[Show-accuracy|toy-accurate]] than the CG model of her original body, this level of alteration was uncommon in [[To sell toys|new characters/upgraded bodies]] introduced from Season 2 onwards, as their animation models were more closely based on their respective toys (at least in appearance, if not always in capabilities.) Additionally, the CG render omitted her toy's chest armor.<ref>"Animators' Interview" from [[Madman Entertainment]]'s ''Beast Wars'' Season 3 DVDs.</ref>
[[File:BW Sourcebook Blackarachina single vs trade.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Woke up in Vegas next to [[BB#Notes|BB]].]]{{anchor|TriviaBinaltech}}
*Character and fiction information for the cancelled BT-16 "Blackwidow" toy finally emerged in late 2007 with the release of ''The Transformers Binaltech Stories: Profiles and Technical Specifications'', an unofficial publication by ''Binaltech'' story writer [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] that compiled all then-current ''Binaltech'' information as well as that of the unreleased Blackarachnia and [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]] toys. [[Ask Vector Prime]] would canonize her bio almost a decade later.
*Blackarachnia is (strangely) depicted solely using a golden orange version of her Transmetal II body in her IDW ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' profile entry. She received properly colored coverage of all her modes in the trade paperback version.
*In the Nintendo 64 version of ''Beast Wars: Transmetals'', Blackarachnia was a stretched [[palette swap|palette-swap]] of [[Tarantulas (BW)|Transmetal Tarantulas]]. The PlayStation version does not stretch out Tarantulas, instead remeshing the model to resemble her Transmetal 2 form.
*As Blackarachnia appeared in the ''Kre-O'' webcomic months before her ''Kre-O'' toy was revealed, her comic appearance doesn't completely match up with the toy, lacking the spider legs and featuring additional paint details that make her more accurate to the original Blackarachnia.
*''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' Blackarachnia was depicted in a [[BotCon 2016]] lithograph as a "virtual redeco" of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#T30|Thrilling 30]]'' Deluxe Class [[Chromia (G1)#Generations|Chromia]].
*Blackarachnia's pre-Beast Wars name (in "Dawn of the Predacus" continuity) "White Proprionica" stems from ''Arachnia propionica'', an archaic name for the bacterium species ''Propionibacterium propionicus''.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Blackwidow''' (ブラックウィドー ''Burakkuwidō''), '''Blackarachnia''' (ブラックアラクニア ''Burakkuarakunia'')
*''Cantonese:'' '''Alaina''' (雅麗娜 ''Aa Lai Naa'')
*''French:'' '''La Veuve Noire''' (French cartoon dub, "The Black Widow"), '''Mygale''' (Canada toy)<ref name=TM2BA>Whether Transmetal II Blackarachnia had different French and Spanish names is uncertain at this point.</ref>
*''German:'' '''Schwarze Arachnia''' (''Beast Wars'' cartoon)
*''Italian:'' '''Arachnia'''
*''Korean:'' '''Black''' (브랙 ''Beulaeg'')
*''Latvian:'' '''Zirneklene''' (derived from ''zirneklis'', meaning "spider")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Zhīzhū''' (''Beast Wars'', 蜘蛛, "Spider"), '''Dú Zhīzhū''' (''Beast Machines'', 毒蜘蛛, "Venomous Spider")
*''Polish:'' '''Arachna'''
*''Portuguese:'' '''Aracniana''' (Portugal), '''Viúva Negra''' (Brazil ''Beast Wars'', "Black Widow")
*''Russian:'' '''Chornaya Vdova''' (Чёрная Вдова, "Black Widow")
*''Spanish:'' '''Araña Negra''' ("Black Spider")<ref name=TM2BA/>

==References==
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Snarl (Cybertron)

2021-08-30T04:27:03Z

EternalGalvatron: /* Cybertron */ Neither techno-organic nor transmetal Cybertronians are confirmed in Cybertron/Galaxy Force.

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:''Snarl is an [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Animatron]]ian [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:CYB snarl boxart.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|My, what big teeth I have—on my hand!]]
'''Snarl''' (aka '''Fangwolf''') is a [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Jungle Planet]] native loyal to his combat teacher; the wise old warrior [[Backstop (Cybertron)|Backstop]]. Skilled, cunning and highly courageous, Snarl leads the Jungle Planet natives loyal to the Autobots. He has a long-standing grudge against the tyrannical [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]], and is fiercely protective of his newfound allies. Snarl is typically a silent 'bot who craves action.

==Fiction==
===''Cybertron'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Scott McNeil]] (English), [[Yūto Kazama]] (Japanese)|[[Pauli Virta]] (Finnish), [[Alfredo Martínez]] (Castilian Spanish)}}

[[File:Cyb ep11 meet the locals.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Snarl and [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] were once friends, both training under [[Backstop (Cybertron)|Backstop]]. At this time, Jungle Planet was a chaotic place, filled with needless and senseless violence. Scourge took it upon himself to bring order to their world, and turned his back to his teacher's pacifist stance to accomplish this task. Though Snarl did not wish to abandon Backstop as well, he accompanied Scourge to better keep an eye on him. Over time, Snarl witness Scourge rise to power, becoming a corrupt dictator in the process. Though Jungle Planet came to know peace, it was the peace of tyranny. {{storylink|Honor}} Snarl and [[Undermine (Cybertron)|Undermine]] came to be Scourge's bodyguards, both of them defending the dragon's temple from aggressors. Their greatest test came when two alien Transformers, known as [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]], arrived on Jungle Planet and demanded entrance to the temple. When the strangers pushed their way past the protesting guards, Undermine attacked from behind, but was quickly subdued by Megatron. As Snarl also transformed to begin his attack, Scourge ordered a cease of hostilities in order to speak with Megatron like civilized beings. {{storylink|Search (episode)|Search}}

[[File:Cyb ep15 overhaul reformatted.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]]

Snarl did not trust Megatron's supposedly noble motives in his search for the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s and left the temple to seek out his old master, Backstop. He discovered that his master had rescued an alien named [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Overhaul]], who told a very different story about Megatron's quest for the Cyber Keys. This story prompted Snarl to help this "Autobot" seek an audience with Scourge. {{storylink|Deep}} The audience was granted, and Snarl was among the group escorting Backstop and Overhaul as they walked and talked with Scourge. Unfortunately, the Autobot's aggressive and confrontational demand quickly got on Scourge's nerves. {{storylink|Race}}

[[File:Assault-SnarlLugnutz.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Scourge out-classed Overhaul in their duel and, unable to stand back as the Autobot was being roasted alive, Snarl spirited Overhaul away. While they hid within an active volcano, Overhaul tempered himself to withstand the extreme heat of Scourge’s fiery attacks. The Autobot then challenger Scourge to a rematch, with Snarl watching the fight from the shadows. Overhearing him cheer for the Autobot, Megatron attacked Snarl and threw the "traitor" at Scourge's feet. Too injured to fight back, Snarl was rescued by Overhaul this time around, who managed to tap into Jungle Planet's Cyber Planet Key to upgrade himself into "Leobreaker." {{storylink|Detour (episode)|Detour}} [[Vector Prime]] and [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] next arrived on Jungle Planet, and Snarl helped explain what had come to pass for Overhaul to become Leobreaker to the newcomers. Snarl insisted on joining the search for the Cyber-Planet Keys, reasoning that their planet had just as much at stake in the Autobots' mission. Optimus accepted Snarl's request, only for the group to then come under attack by Scourge and his entourage. With Snarl being threatened with termination for his treachery, the Autobots fought against Megatron and his minions, managing to drive them off when Optimus and Leobreaker combined into their "Savage Claw mode." {{storylink|Savage}} The Autobots were lured into another confrontation against the Decepticons by the trickster Sideways. This brawl was brought to an end once more by Optimus and Leobreaker, and the Autobots interrogated Sideways after pinning him down. Sideways offered a story that he was an undercover Autobot agent, but none of the Autobots fell for his lie. He managed to get away from them nonetheless when a call from Speed Planet distracted the whole team. {{storylink|Sand}}

[[File:Cyb ep22 eets your grave.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bk_lfs64404 Anger and jealousy turned the king of Pride Lands into a Heartless!]]]
After going on an off-world mission, Optimus and his troops returned to Jungle Planet to reconvene with Snarl and their other allies. Optimus tried to again parlay with Scourge, only to be met by the tyrant's usual response: he would only honor requests made by those who could best him in combat. Leobreaker and Optimus clashed over which approach they should take towards reasoning with Scourge, their argument ending with Leobreaker storming off. Snarl followed the lion-bot to the volcano he had previously brought him to train, and recounted his past with Scourge to his ally. Somewhat calmed by the story, Leobreaker reconciled with Optimus, and the Autobots agreed to meet Scourge on his own terms. {{storylink|Honor}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Primal (Cybertron)|Primal}} {{storylink|Trust (Cybertron)|Trust}} {{storylink|Trap}} {{storylink|Invasion (episode)|Invasion}} {{storylink|Retreat}} {{storylink|Revelation (episode)|Revelation}} {{storylink|Critical}} {{storylink|Assault}} {{storylink|Starscream (episode)|Starscream}} {{storylink|United}} {{storylink|Cybertron (episode)|Cybertron}} {{storylink|Balance}} {{storylink|Darkness (episode)|Darkness}} {{storylink|Memory (Cybertron)|Memory}} {{storylink|Escape (episode)|Escape}} {{storylink|Titans}} {{storylink|Warp}} {{storylink|Giant}} {{storylink|Fury (Cybertron)|Fury}} {{storylink|City}} {{storylink|Ambush (episode)|Ambush}} {{storylink|Challenge}} {{storylink|Scourge (episode)|Scourge}} {{storylink|Optimus (episode)|Optimus}} {{storylink|Showdown (Cybertron)|Showdown}} {{storylink|Homecoming (episode)|Homecoming}} {{storylink|End}} {{storylink|Unfinished}} {{storylink|Beginning}}}}

===''Galaxy Force'' manga===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Galaxy Force Mission.7}} {{storylink|Galaxy Force Mission.9}}}}

==Toys==
===Cybertron===
[[File:CybertronSnarl toy.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|I smell like I sound, I'm lost and found.]]
*'''Snarl''' (Deluxe, 2005)
**''Takara ID number:'' '''GC-14'''
**''Takara release date'': [[March 17]], 2005
**''Accessories:'' Tail/sword/missile launcher weapon, missile, Jungle Planet Cyber Key
**''Cyber Key Code'': '''d43j'''

: Part of the "Jungle Planet" theme, ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Snarl transforms into a robotic wolf. His articulated tail (which becomes a hand held sword/rifle in robot mode) features a spring-loaded missile launcher that can fire a transparent yellow projectile, making him one of the few Jungle Planet Transformers with a ranged weapon. Inserting a [[Cyber Key]] into the back of his wolf-head causes his lower jaw to open and a pair of transparent yellow fangs to extend from his upper mouth. Unlike other Cyber Key gimmicks, this feature does not automatically lock itself into position, so as to allow the user to open his mouth repeatedly with the Cyber Key. However, his mouth ''can'' be locked into the open position by rotating down the two pieces of blue 'fur' on his cheeks.

: He was first released in the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''Galaxy Force'' line as "Fang Wolf". The later [[Hasbro]] ''Cybertron'' "Snarl" version loses several paint applications from the Takara version, omitting the yellow on his wolf-claws and some white lining on his thighs. However, the [[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|''Cybertron'' cartoon]] uses the ''Hasbro'' version's paint layouts, so if you really care about [[show-accuracy]], well, there you go.

: This mold was also used to make [[BotCon 2007]]'s [[Weirdwolf (G1)#Timelines|Weirdwolf]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/Snarl/snarl.htm More information on Snarl at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TDPDarkFangwolf.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Dark in the city...]]
*'''Fang Wolf Black Version''' (Deluxe, [[September 8]] 2005)
**''ID number:'' '''GC-14'''
**''Accessories:'' Tail/sword/missile launcher weapon, 1 missile, Jungle Planet Cyber Key

: This "Black Version" of Fang Wolf was released under the [[Toy's Dream Project]] exclusive label in Japan, limited to 6,000 pieces. He is a [[redeco]] replacing all of the regular Fang Wolf's colors with black and grey with predominantly silver highlights.

:Exciting, huh? He didn't even get his own packaging, just the normal ''Galaxy Force'' Fang Wolf box with a "Black Version" sticker slapped on the window. Various sources call this toy the "Dark Wolf Version".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Cybertron/TDPFangWolf/fangwolf.htm More information on Fang Wolf Black Version at TFU.info]''
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===Kre-O===
[[File:KreO-Toy Fangwolf.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Master of hand-puppet kata.]]
*'''Fangwolf''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2014)
**''Bag number'': '''40551 46'''
**''Accessories'': Blade, stand brick

: Part of the fifth assortment of ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]]s, "Fangwolf" can be rebuilt from robot mode into a wolf (well, more a generic quadruped beast-thing, but the intent is pretty obviously "wolf"). He even retains the original toy's beast-head-for-a-hand and tail-blade weapon!
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==Notes==
* Snarl's [[robot mode]] sculpt appears to be inspired by the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Fuzor]] [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]], with both bodies sharing similar details.
* Snarl and Silverbolt also share their English voice actors! Speaking of, according to Scott McNeil at [[BotCon 2006]], had he known up front that Snarl was going to be the character he'd be voicing for the majority of the ''Cybertron'' run, he'd have given him a more interesting voice than "just a [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] variation".
*For some time the official Transformers website had poor Snarl down as a Decepticon before his true allegiance was revealed. Hey, have patience guys, come on!

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Fang Wolf''' (ファングウルフ ''Fangu Urufu'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Agyar''' (1st dub, "Fang"), '''Vicsorgó''' (2nd dub, "Snarler", still not correct, because it's G1 Snarler's name)
*''Korean:'' '''Wildwolf''' (와일드울프 ''Waildeuulpeu'')

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Beast mode

2021-08-13T16:56:31Z

EternalGalvatron: /* Energon cartoon */

[[File:BWPart1 beastmodes.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]
'''Beast mode''' is a term that is properly used to describe a Transformer's [[alternate mode]] when the alternate mode is of the form of an animal and has organic material integrated among the Transformer's mechanical form. Transformers would often initiate the process of converting from their [[robot mode]] by vocalizing the phrase "Beast mode!"

Transformers with beast modes are sometimes referred to as "'''beast-formers'''", distinguishing them from vehicular "standard-formers." [[Laserbeak (G1)|Rarely]], a Transformer might have an animal form as their main robot mode, and have a regular alternate mode they turn into.

==Fiction==
===Beast Wars===
The term was first used officially in fiction relating to the [[Beast Era]]. When stranded on a planet with high levels of [[Energon radiation]], [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] took on beast modes from the native life on that planet. The [[Technorganic#.22Technorganic.22 in Beast Wars|quasi-organic nature]] of the beast mode protected them from the radiation.

In taking on such beast modes, the Transformers do more than simply mimic the life form, they also take on some behavioural characteristics of the animal. This affects the Transformer in various ways.

*Many characters displayed appetites consistent with their beast mode's diets, e.g. Rattrap's liking for cheese, [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot's]] carnivory, [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus]]' interest in [[banana]]s, [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]' tendency to try and eat... everyone.
*[[Tigatron]]'s [[stasis pod]] was damaged, causing him to identify more strongly than usual with the characteristics of the tiger that was [[scanning|scanned]], initially taking some time to realize that he was not actually a normal organic tiger. {{storylink|Fallen Comrades}}
*The energon radiation shielding was sabotaged at the [[Maximal]] base, forcing them to remain in beast mode for much longer than they were used to. The extended time in beast mode caused the Maximals to become overcome with the mindset of their beast mode. They became feral and live as animals in the jungle. Tigatron, due to the accident with his protoform, is well adapted to his beast mode and routinely remains a tiger for long periods of time. Tigatron teaches the rest of the Maximals to embrace the beast within, which both frees them from being overcome with the bestial instincts and allows them to be more effective fighters in beast mode. {{storylink|Call of the Wild}}
*When [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]]'s stasis pod activated, for reasons that are uncertain, the characteristics of his ant beast mode became extremely dominant in shaping his worldview. He thought he was an ant and [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] was his queen. {{storylink|Spider's Game}}
*Some unknown factor seems to impart a more subtle sense of animal-identification amongst even those Beast Warriors with notionally "normal" programming. This tends to manifest itself in an odd kind of subtle {{w|speciesism}}, e.g. Rattrap and Blackarachnia refer to Dinobot and Megatron respectively as "slag-sucking saurian"s, Megatron and Dinobot in turn refer to Rattrap with contempt as "vermin", Tarantulas deliberately makes sure Blackarachnia's protoform scans a spider for its beast mode and attempts to do the same with Inferno, seeking to create more of "our kind", and Megatron expresses his resulting distrust of the scheming "arachnids" on several occasions, Dinobot rather curtly addresses Cheetor in one episode simply as "feline", who in turn claims with some chagrin that, being a cat, he should "know better than to trust a dog" after being sucker-punched by Silverbolt.

===Generation 1===
====Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
[[File:Primitives Calling.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Animal-based Transformers were known as [[primitive]]s. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

When the [[Nemesis (G1)|''Nemesis'']] fell to Earth, a trio of Decepticons ejected themselves in an escape pod. Upon landing, the trio's [[idento-computer]]s reformatted them into insectoid alternate modes so they could survive in the alien environment. {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}}

After discovering [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaur]] bones, the [[Autobot]]s were inspired to create the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], powerful warriors with alternate modes patterned after the extinct beasts. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}} {{storylink|War of the Dinobots}}

The [[Quintesson]]s utilized the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] and [[Allicon]]s, Transformers with shark and crocodile beast modes respectively, as a servant races. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

In 2006, a large group of beast mode Transformers, consisting of both Autobots and Decepticons, were summoned by [[Oracle (G1)|a mysterious entity]] to defeat [[Primacron]] and his creation, [[Tornedron]]. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

====''Wings Universe''====
[[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]] was the first ever Cybertronian to possess an animal form—a [[Cryo-Condor]] who'd been reengineered with a rudimentary alternate mode. [[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ravage]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] would follow, and over the years both Autobots and Decepticons would add many new "Recordicons" and "Recordabots" to their ranks. {{storylink|The Transformers Menagerie issue 1|Menagerie #1}}

The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s were the first Cybertronians to possess both humanoid robot forms and beast modes. {{storylink|The Transformers Menagerie issue 2|Menagerie #2}} The [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]]s would become the most notable beast-bots in the years that followed the disappearance of [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] and the revitalisation of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]; [[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]] speculated that [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] had marshalled the remnants of the Decepticon military so as to continue their evolution into Predacons. {{storylink|The Transformers Menagerie issue 1|Menagerie #1}}

====2005 IDW continuity====
[[File:SpotlightShockwave GrimlockSlag trexscan.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Me Grimlock like it!]]
In Cybertron's prehistoric past, the [[Maximal#2005 IDW continuity|Maximal]] army emerged as a tribe of bestial warriors under the command of [[Liege Maximo#2005 IDW continuity|Liege Maximo]]. When the [[Forgotten Plains]] were conquered by [[The Fallen#2005 IDW continuity|Megatronus]], the Maximals and their master fled, coming into the employ of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]] who incorporated the Maximals into his own "menagerie" of bestial legions. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} {{storylink|Origin Myths}} {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 5: Endless Forever|Endless Forever}}

When the [[Thirteen Tribes]] unified, the Maximals continued to be segregated on account of their beast modes. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}}

When [[Nova Prime#2005 IDW continuity|Nova Prime]] united the tribes of Cybertron and instituted [[functionism]], he placed the beasts near the bottom of society, above only those in the so-called [[Disposable class]]. The beasts would become the victims of institutionalized discrimination that lasted until the final days of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)#2005 IDW continuity|Sentinel Prime]]'s reign. {{storylink|The Crucible}}

[[File:FortMaxCuddles.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Beast mode Transformers come in many different shapes and sizes.]]

Knowing what was to come, Onyx Prime had instructed the [[Titan (group)#2005 IDW continuity|Titan]] [[Chela]] to colonize and defend the distant planet of [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukaris]]. From the [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]] within his body, Chela created a civilization of beast mode Transformers, safe from the stigma of functionism. The Eukariens were aware of the prejudice their ancestors had faced on Cybertron, and cultivated a deep distrust of any "standard-formers" with vehicle modes. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}}

By the time of the [[Great War (G1)#2005 IDW continuity|Great War]], the stigma seemed to have largely dissipated, as nobody considered Transformers with beast modes to be especially remarkable. Some vehicular Transformers even adopted beast modes: most notably, the [[Dinobot (G1)#2005 IDW continuity|Dynobots]] took on pseudo-organic beast modes to protect them from high levels of Energon radiation on prehistoric [[Earth#2005 IDW continuity|Earth]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Shockwave}} During his tour of duty on [[Z'verei]], [[Rattrap (BW)#2005 IDW continuity|Rattrap]] adopted a beast mode based on the [[Z'verein mole-rat|local life-forms]]. {{storylink|Three Monologues}}

After the war, the Decepticon [[Demus]] started kidnapping and "[[Domestication|domesticating]]" beast mode Transformers, selling his new "[[Roboid|Roboids]]" as torture dolls for organic races to take their frustrations out on. {{storylink|Animals}}

[[Tarantulas (BW)#2005 IDW continuity|Mesothulas]] eventually refined organic beast mode technology, creating [[Size changing#2005 IDW continuity|mass-shifting]] "bio-disguises"–the ability to perfectly mimic any living creature and completely mask their signals in the process. When [[Mayhem Attack Squad#2005 IDW continuity|Mayhem]] were deployed to Earth, they adopted this technology and hid themselves among the native wildlife. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|Sins of the Wreckers #3}}
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====''Classics''====
When [[Autobot]] and [[Decepticon]] ships crash-landed on a prehistoric Earth saturated with Energon radiation, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] came up with the solution of beast modes based on [[Pretender]] and [[Powermaster]] technology. Though [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] came up with the same idea, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] opted to give the Decepticons new armor instead. {{storylink|Shattered Time}}

====''Beast Wars: Uprising''====
The "Beast Upgrade", as it came to be known, was developed by the [[Darksyder]] [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] during the [[Grand Uprising]] after colluding with the mad [[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]] scientist [[Leatherhide (Universe)|Leatherhide]]. Although several early test subjects died as a result of the imperfect process, the Darksyders were able to perfect beast mode technology to first create [[Inferno (BW)|Formikon]] and then apply it to themselves. {{storylink|Not All Megatrons}}

Based off of Cybertron's native [[mechanimal]]s, Transformers who adopted the Beast Upgrade no longer required external [[energon cube]]s to function; instead, they could ingest food which their onboard systems could then process into energon. {{storylink|Not All Megatrons}} Beast mode Transformers also possessed increased reflexes as a result of their bio-enhanced physiologies and could quickly repair their injuries while in their beast modes. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

The Beast Upgrade soon spread across Cybertron, and most Maximals and Predacons chose to abandon their original vehicular configurations in favor of beast modes. It became a decisive factor as the Grand Uprising came to a close; freed from the need for vulnerable energon supply chains, members of the [[Resistance]] and other splinter forces were able to besiege Builder-held cities with impunity. {{storylink|Derailment}} {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

====2019 IDW continuity====
After [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]'s sardonic jest about the [[Senate Guard]]'s poor reputation worried [[Subsea]], [[Grotusque]] noted that his colleague should adopt a beast mode to get used to being looked down upon, with Ironhide voicing the opinion that no one looked down on bestial Cybertronians. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|We Have Deceived You}}

====2021 IDW ''Beast Wars'' comic====
After the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' and the ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]'' had crashed, the AIs of both ships reconstructed their crews with fabricated techno-organic material that matched the native organics on a molecular level to protect the Cybertronians from harmful levels of [[energon radiation]]. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 1}}

===2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
The [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] all had beast modes, contrasting the vehicular Autobots. Though [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]], as a [[Six Changer]], could transform into non-bestial forms, two of his alternate forms were a two-headed dragon and a bat. {{storylink|Battle Protocol!}} When he became Galvatron, he gained a single-headed dragon, an elephant, and a griffin as additional beast modes. {{storylink|Maximus Emerges}}

===''Energon'' cartoon===
[[Alpha Quintesson]]'s [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s all possessed animalistic alternate modes. Each sub-species of Terrorcon had their own beast form, with [[Battle Ravage]]s and [[Command Ravage]]s transforming into jaguars {{storylink|Cybertron City}} {{storylink|Crisis in Jungle City}}, [[Divebomb (Energon)|Divebomb]]s and [[Blackout (Terrorcon)|Blackout]] transforming into hawks {{storylink|Energon Grid}}, [[Cruellock]]s turning into an approximation of a dinosaur {{storylink|The Return of Demolishor}}, and [[Insecticon (Energon)|Insecticon]]s turning into beetles. {{storylink|Each One Fights...}} Their commander, [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]], had what can be loosely described as a beast mode, but in actuality it was a construction vehicle shaped like a scorpion. {{storylink|Scorpinok}}.

In a reverse to the typical norm, it was their beast mode that they stayed in most often, and they were only seen in robot mode when it became absolutely necessary for combat. {{storylink|Energon Stars}} {{storylink| A Tale of Two Heros}}

===''Cybertron'' cartoon===
The Transformers who colonized the [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Jungle Planet]] adopted beast modes to cope with their new world. {{storylink|Search (episode)|Search}} {{storylink|Deep}}

When [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Overhaul]] tapped into the power of the Jungle Planet's [[Cyber Planet Key]], it gave him a lion alternate mode, prompting him to rename himself "Leobreaker". {{storylink|Detour (episode)|Detour}}

===''Animated'' cartoon===
Befitting the Cybertronian xenophobia towards organic lifeforms, beast modes were an uncommon and repulsive sight in the optics of most Cybertronians. During a disastrous expedition to the forbidden world of [[Archa Seven]], the Autobot cadet [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]] attempted to use her download powers on [[Archa Seven arachnid|a native arachnid]] but wound up infecting herself with their venom, becoming a [[technorganic]] monstrosity and gaining a beast mode in the creatures' likeness. {{storylink|Along Came a Spider}}

As part of his many attempts to regain his body and power, [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] experimented on dinosaur automatons to make them attack drones. Perhaps as a result of these modifications, [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]]'s [[AllSpark Key]] was drawn to the automatons, granting them [[spark]]s and turning them into fully fledged Cybertronians. {{storylink|Blast from the Past}} Their beast modes, and indeed their very existence, was viewed as proof by [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] as what a screw loose planet Earth was. {{storylink|The Elite Guard}}

In her quest to purge herself of her organic half, Blackarachnia fused [[Wasp]] with an organic wasp, granting the deranged Autobot a beast mode based off the creature. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Animated)|Predacons Rising}}

===Aligned continuity family===
The first Cybertronian with a beast mode was [[Onyx Prime]] of the [[Thirteen]]. When he passed, he returned to [[Primus]] in the [[core]], the deity using the [[Triptych Mask]] to scan all life in the universe and pattern the Cybertronian race after the diversity. The descendants of Onyx were the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]], a savage race of predators who harassed the city-dwelling Cybertronians until their leader, [[Predaking (COP)|Predaking]], was put in his place by [[Prima]]. When the [[Great Cataclysm]] occurred, the Predacons were left on the surface, the sub-species going extinct as a result.

In the era that followed the Cataclysm, beast modes saw a decline in popularity, with only the [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insections]] and a handful of other beasts being birthed from the [[Well of All Sparks]].

When the Quintessons invaded, the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] were enslaved as enforcers and executioners. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

When the Cybertronians entered the [[Golden Age]], the planet [[Aquatron]] was colonized by Cybertronians with alternate modes based on aquatic lifeforms, the Sharkticons among them. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

In the era of the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], beast modes appeared to have largely died out in society. As the war began to spill off Cybertron, [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] cloned the fossilized remains of the Predacon species to function as enforcers. {{storylink|Project Predacon}} When this project was resurrected in 2013, it was discovered the Predacons were sentient beings with robot modes, prompting [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] to scrap the project. {{storylink|Evolution}}

Over the course of their adventures, [[Rescue Force Sigma-17]] scanned dinosaur beast modes. {{storylink|Quarry's Quarry}}

In the post-War era, all of the Decepticons aboard the [[Alchemor (RID)|''Alchemor'']] featured animalistic features, being either an animalistic humanoid or having a beast mode. {{storylink|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|''Robots in Disguise''}}

===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
After being stranded on Earth, [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)|Grimlock]] reformatted himself into a ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' to better cope with the harsh environment, even rewiring his circuitry to increase the raw power of his beast mode. {{storylink|King of the Dinosaurs}}

==Notes==
*"Beast mode" has since been trademarked by Marshawn Lynch, an American football running back for the [[Seattle Seahawks]], who claims to have "invented" it as his own personal, signature catch phrase. Lynch now uses it as the primary branding of [https://www.beastmodeonline.com/ his clothing line], so don't expect the phrase to appear on any [[Hasbro]] merchandise any time soon.

==See also==
*[[Chimeracon]]

[[Category:Beast Wars Transformer anatomy]]
[[Category:Toys]]
[[Category:Transformer anatomy]]
[[Category:Technology]]

Beast mode

2021-08-13T16:53:14Z

EternalGalvatron: /* Energon cartoon */

[[File:BWPart1 beastmodes.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]
'''Beast mode''' is a term that is properly used to describe a Transformer's [[alternate mode]] when the alternate mode is of the form of an animal and has organic material integrated among the Transformer's mechanical form. Transformers would often initiate the process of converting from their [[robot mode]] by vocalizing the phrase "Beast mode!"

Transformers with beast modes are sometimes referred to as "'''beast-formers'''", distinguishing them from vehicular "standard-formers." [[Laserbeak (G1)|Rarely]], a Transformer might have an animal form as their main robot mode, and have a regular alternate mode they turn into.

==Fiction==
===Beast Wars===
The term was first used officially in fiction relating to the [[Beast Era]]. When stranded on a planet with high levels of [[Energon radiation]], [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] took on beast modes from the native life on that planet. The [[Technorganic#.22Technorganic.22 in Beast Wars|quasi-organic nature]] of the beast mode protected them from the radiation.

In taking on such beast modes, the Transformers do more than simply mimic the life form, they also take on some behavioural characteristics of the animal. This affects the Transformer in various ways.

*Many characters displayed appetites consistent with their beast mode's diets, e.g. Rattrap's liking for cheese, [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot's]] carnivory, [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus]]' interest in [[banana]]s, [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]' tendency to try and eat... everyone.
*[[Tigatron]]'s [[stasis pod]] was damaged, causing him to identify more strongly than usual with the characteristics of the tiger that was [[scanning|scanned]], initially taking some time to realize that he was not actually a normal organic tiger. {{storylink|Fallen Comrades}}
*The energon radiation shielding was sabotaged at the [[Maximal]] base, forcing them to remain in beast mode for much longer than they were used to. The extended time in beast mode caused the Maximals to become overcome with the mindset of their beast mode. They became feral and live as animals in the jungle. Tigatron, due to the accident with his protoform, is well adapted to his beast mode and routinely remains a tiger for long periods of time. Tigatron teaches the rest of the Maximals to embrace the beast within, which both frees them from being overcome with the bestial instincts and allows them to be more effective fighters in beast mode. {{storylink|Call of the Wild}}
*When [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]]'s stasis pod activated, for reasons that are uncertain, the characteristics of his ant beast mode became extremely dominant in shaping his worldview. He thought he was an ant and [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] was his queen. {{storylink|Spider's Game}}
*Some unknown factor seems to impart a more subtle sense of animal-identification amongst even those Beast Warriors with notionally "normal" programming. This tends to manifest itself in an odd kind of subtle {{w|speciesism}}, e.g. Rattrap and Blackarachnia refer to Dinobot and Megatron respectively as "slag-sucking saurian"s, Megatron and Dinobot in turn refer to Rattrap with contempt as "vermin", Tarantulas deliberately makes sure Blackarachnia's protoform scans a spider for its beast mode and attempts to do the same with Inferno, seeking to create more of "our kind", and Megatron expresses his resulting distrust of the scheming "arachnids" on several occasions, Dinobot rather curtly addresses Cheetor in one episode simply as "feline", who in turn claims with some chagrin that, being a cat, he should "know better than to trust a dog" after being sucker-punched by Silverbolt.

===Generation 1===
====Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
[[File:Primitives Calling.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Animal-based Transformers were known as [[primitive]]s. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

When the [[Nemesis (G1)|''Nemesis'']] fell to Earth, a trio of Decepticons ejected themselves in an escape pod. Upon landing, the trio's [[idento-computer]]s reformatted them into insectoid alternate modes so they could survive in the alien environment. {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}}

After discovering [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaur]] bones, the [[Autobot]]s were inspired to create the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], powerful warriors with alternate modes patterned after the extinct beasts. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}} {{storylink|War of the Dinobots}}

The [[Quintesson]]s utilized the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] and [[Allicon]]s, Transformers with shark and crocodile beast modes respectively, as a servant races. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

In 2006, a large group of beast mode Transformers, consisting of both Autobots and Decepticons, were summoned by [[Oracle (G1)|a mysterious entity]] to defeat [[Primacron]] and his creation, [[Tornedron]]. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

====''Wings Universe''====
[[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]] was the first ever Cybertronian to possess an animal form—a [[Cryo-Condor]] who'd been reengineered with a rudimentary alternate mode. [[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ravage]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] would follow, and over the years both Autobots and Decepticons would add many new "Recordicons" and "Recordabots" to their ranks. {{storylink|The Transformers Menagerie issue 1|Menagerie #1}}

The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s were the first Cybertronians to possess both humanoid robot forms and beast modes. {{storylink|The Transformers Menagerie issue 2|Menagerie #2}} The [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]]s would become the most notable beast-bots in the years that followed the disappearance of [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] and the revitalisation of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]; [[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]] speculated that [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] had marshalled the remnants of the Decepticon military so as to continue their evolution into Predacons. {{storylink|The Transformers Menagerie issue 1|Menagerie #1}}

====2005 IDW continuity====
[[File:SpotlightShockwave GrimlockSlag trexscan.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Me Grimlock like it!]]
In Cybertron's prehistoric past, the [[Maximal#2005 IDW continuity|Maximal]] army emerged as a tribe of bestial warriors under the command of [[Liege Maximo#2005 IDW continuity|Liege Maximo]]. When the [[Forgotten Plains]] were conquered by [[The Fallen#2005 IDW continuity|Megatronus]], the Maximals and their master fled, coming into the employ of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]] who incorporated the Maximals into his own "menagerie" of bestial legions. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} {{storylink|Origin Myths}} {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 5: Endless Forever|Endless Forever}}

When the [[Thirteen Tribes]] unified, the Maximals continued to be segregated on account of their beast modes. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}}

When [[Nova Prime#2005 IDW continuity|Nova Prime]] united the tribes of Cybertron and instituted [[functionism]], he placed the beasts near the bottom of society, above only those in the so-called [[Disposable class]]. The beasts would become the victims of institutionalized discrimination that lasted until the final days of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)#2005 IDW continuity|Sentinel Prime]]'s reign. {{storylink|The Crucible}}

[[File:FortMaxCuddles.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Beast mode Transformers come in many different shapes and sizes.]]

Knowing what was to come, Onyx Prime had instructed the [[Titan (group)#2005 IDW continuity|Titan]] [[Chela]] to colonize and defend the distant planet of [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukaris]]. From the [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]] within his body, Chela created a civilization of beast mode Transformers, safe from the stigma of functionism. The Eukariens were aware of the prejudice their ancestors had faced on Cybertron, and cultivated a deep distrust of any "standard-formers" with vehicle modes. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}}

By the time of the [[Great War (G1)#2005 IDW continuity|Great War]], the stigma seemed to have largely dissipated, as nobody considered Transformers with beast modes to be especially remarkable. Some vehicular Transformers even adopted beast modes: most notably, the [[Dinobot (G1)#2005 IDW continuity|Dynobots]] took on pseudo-organic beast modes to protect them from high levels of Energon radiation on prehistoric [[Earth#2005 IDW continuity|Earth]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Shockwave}} During his tour of duty on [[Z'verei]], [[Rattrap (BW)#2005 IDW continuity|Rattrap]] adopted a beast mode based on the [[Z'verein mole-rat|local life-forms]]. {{storylink|Three Monologues}}

After the war, the Decepticon [[Demus]] started kidnapping and "[[Domestication|domesticating]]" beast mode Transformers, selling his new "[[Roboid|Roboids]]" as torture dolls for organic races to take their frustrations out on. {{storylink|Animals}}

[[Tarantulas (BW)#2005 IDW continuity|Mesothulas]] eventually refined organic beast mode technology, creating [[Size changing#2005 IDW continuity|mass-shifting]] "bio-disguises"–the ability to perfectly mimic any living creature and completely mask their signals in the process. When [[Mayhem Attack Squad#2005 IDW continuity|Mayhem]] were deployed to Earth, they adopted this technology and hid themselves among the native wildlife. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|Sins of the Wreckers #3}}
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====''Classics''====
When [[Autobot]] and [[Decepticon]] ships crash-landed on a prehistoric Earth saturated with Energon radiation, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] came up with the solution of beast modes based on [[Pretender]] and [[Powermaster]] technology. Though [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] came up with the same idea, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] opted to give the Decepticons new armor instead. {{storylink|Shattered Time}}

====''Beast Wars: Uprising''====
The "Beast Upgrade", as it came to be known, was developed by the [[Darksyder]] [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] during the [[Grand Uprising]] after colluding with the mad [[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]] scientist [[Leatherhide (Universe)|Leatherhide]]. Although several early test subjects died as a result of the imperfect process, the Darksyders were able to perfect beast mode technology to first create [[Inferno (BW)|Formikon]] and then apply it to themselves. {{storylink|Not All Megatrons}}

Based off of Cybertron's native [[mechanimal]]s, Transformers who adopted the Beast Upgrade no longer required external [[energon cube]]s to function; instead, they could ingest food which their onboard systems could then process into energon. {{storylink|Not All Megatrons}} Beast mode Transformers also possessed increased reflexes as a result of their bio-enhanced physiologies and could quickly repair their injuries while in their beast modes. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

The Beast Upgrade soon spread across Cybertron, and most Maximals and Predacons chose to abandon their original vehicular configurations in favor of beast modes. It became a decisive factor as the Grand Uprising came to a close; freed from the need for vulnerable energon supply chains, members of the [[Resistance]] and other splinter forces were able to besiege Builder-held cities with impunity. {{storylink|Derailment}} {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

====2019 IDW continuity====
After [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]'s sardonic jest about the [[Senate Guard]]'s poor reputation worried [[Subsea]], [[Grotusque]] noted that his colleague should adopt a beast mode to get used to being looked down upon, with Ironhide voicing the opinion that no one looked down on bestial Cybertronians. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|We Have Deceived You}}

====2021 IDW ''Beast Wars'' comic====
After the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' and the ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]'' had crashed, the AIs of both ships reconstructed their crews with fabricated techno-organic material that matched the native organics on a molecular level to protect the Cybertronians from harmful levels of [[energon radiation]]. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 1}}

===2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
The [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] all had beast modes, contrasting the vehicular Autobots. Though [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]], as a [[Six Changer]], could transform into non-bestial forms, two of his alternate forms were a two-headed dragon and a bat. {{storylink|Battle Protocol!}} When he became Galvatron, he gained a single-headed dragon, an elephant, and a griffin as additional beast modes. {{storylink|Maximus Emerges}}

===''Energon'' cartoon===
[[Alpha Quintesson]]'s [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s all possessed animalistic alternate modes. Each sub-species of Terrorcon had their own beast form, with [[Battle Ravage]]s and [[Command Ravage]] transforming into jaguars {{storylink|Cybertron City}} {{storylink|Crisis in Jungle City}}, [[Divebomb (Energon)|Divebomb]] and [[Blackout (Terrorcon)|Blackout]] transforming into hawks {{storylink|Energon Grid}}, [[Cruellock]]s turning into an approximation of a dinosaur {{storylink|The Return of Demolishor}}, and [[Insecticon (Energon)|Insecticon]]s turning into beetles. {{storylink|Each One Fights...}} Their commander, [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]], had what can be loosely described as a beast mode, but in actuality it was a construction vehicle shaped like a scorpion. {{storylink|Scorpinok}}.

In a reverse to the typical norm, it was their beast mode that they stayed in most often, and they were only seen in robot mode when it became absolutely necessary for combat. {{storylink|Energon Stars}} {{storylink| A Tale of Two Heros}}

===''Cybertron'' cartoon===
The Transformers who colonized the [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Jungle Planet]] adopted beast modes to cope with their new world. {{storylink|Search (episode)|Search}} {{storylink|Deep}}

When [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Overhaul]] tapped into the power of the Jungle Planet's [[Cyber Planet Key]], it gave him a lion alternate mode, prompting him to rename himself "Leobreaker". {{storylink|Detour (episode)|Detour}}

===''Animated'' cartoon===
Befitting the Cybertronian xenophobia towards organic lifeforms, beast modes were an uncommon and repulsive sight in the optics of most Cybertronians. During a disastrous expedition to the forbidden world of [[Archa Seven]], the Autobot cadet [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]] attempted to use her download powers on [[Archa Seven arachnid|a native arachnid]] but wound up infecting herself with their venom, becoming a [[technorganic]] monstrosity and gaining a beast mode in the creatures' likeness. {{storylink|Along Came a Spider}}

As part of his many attempts to regain his body and power, [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] experimented on dinosaur automatons to make them attack drones. Perhaps as a result of these modifications, [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]]'s [[AllSpark Key]] was drawn to the automatons, granting them [[spark]]s and turning them into fully fledged Cybertronians. {{storylink|Blast from the Past}} Their beast modes, and indeed their very existence, was viewed as proof by [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] as what a screw loose planet Earth was. {{storylink|The Elite Guard}}

In her quest to purge herself of her organic half, Blackarachnia fused [[Wasp]] with an organic wasp, granting the deranged Autobot a beast mode based off the creature. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Animated)|Predacons Rising}}

===Aligned continuity family===
The first Cybertronian with a beast mode was [[Onyx Prime]] of the [[Thirteen]]. When he passed, he returned to [[Primus]] in the [[core]], the deity using the [[Triptych Mask]] to scan all life in the universe and pattern the Cybertronian race after the diversity. The descendants of Onyx were the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]], a savage race of predators who harassed the city-dwelling Cybertronians until their leader, [[Predaking (COP)|Predaking]], was put in his place by [[Prima]]. When the [[Great Cataclysm]] occurred, the Predacons were left on the surface, the sub-species going extinct as a result.

In the era that followed the Cataclysm, beast modes saw a decline in popularity, with only the [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insections]] and a handful of other beasts being birthed from the [[Well of All Sparks]].

When the Quintessons invaded, the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] were enslaved as enforcers and executioners. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

When the Cybertronians entered the [[Golden Age]], the planet [[Aquatron]] was colonized by Cybertronians with alternate modes based on aquatic lifeforms, the Sharkticons among them. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

In the era of the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], beast modes appeared to have largely died out in society. As the war began to spill off Cybertron, [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] cloned the fossilized remains of the Predacon species to function as enforcers. {{storylink|Project Predacon}} When this project was resurrected in 2013, it was discovered the Predacons were sentient beings with robot modes, prompting [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] to scrap the project. {{storylink|Evolution}}

Over the course of their adventures, [[Rescue Force Sigma-17]] scanned dinosaur beast modes. {{storylink|Quarry's Quarry}}

In the post-War era, all of the Decepticons aboard the [[Alchemor (RID)|''Alchemor'']] featured animalistic features, being either an animalistic humanoid or having a beast mode. {{storylink|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|''Robots in Disguise''}}

===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
After being stranded on Earth, [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)|Grimlock]] reformatted himself into a ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' to better cope with the harsh environment, even rewiring his circuitry to increase the raw power of his beast mode. {{storylink|King of the Dinosaurs}}

==Notes==
*"Beast mode" has since been trademarked by Marshawn Lynch, an American football running back for the [[Seattle Seahawks]], who claims to have "invented" it as his own personal, signature catch phrase. Lynch now uses it as the primary branding of [https://www.beastmodeonline.com/ his clothing line], so don't expect the phrase to appear on any [[Hasbro]] merchandise any time soon.

==See also==
*[[Chimeracon]]

[[Category:Beast Wars Transformer anatomy]]
[[Category:Toys]]
[[Category:Transformer anatomy]]
[[Category:Technology]]

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==Changes from '07 to DOTM==
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Nitro Zeus

2020-01-15T05:36:29Z

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{{disambig2|the movieverse Decepticon jet|the Generation 1 alien cat|Nitro}}
:''Nitro Zeus is a [[Decepticon]] from [[Transformers: The Last Knight (franchise)|The Last Knight]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:TLKNitroZeusDisappointed.jpg|right|upright=2.2|thumb|That reminds me, I gotta go break Shego out of jail after this!]]

'''Nitro Zeus''' ('''Nitro''' for short) comes across as little more than a loudmouthed, trash-talking, strutting, self-aggrandizing jerk. He is all of those things, but unfortunately for his enemies, he's got the strength and skill to back up his ego. Though his manner makes his seem like a rowdy brawler, Nitro is actually more the stalk-and-destroy type. He is a powerful, merciless hunter, using his vast arsenal and formidable tracking skills to locate and capture whatever targets [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] demands.

Even off the battlefield, Nitro makes it his business to know everything he can about where you live and who you associate with, just in case. Ever since Nitro was taken prisoner by humans, he's been passing the time by tracking his captors' families. Fortunately, Nitro is such a braggart that he'll share all his intel before he gets a chance to use it.

[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]'s death on [[Earth]] greatly angered him, and now both [[human]]ity and the [[Autobot]]s are in Nitro's sights.

{{quote|Thank you! Gonna miss you, Tim! Thank you for your hospitality, Brad! ''I know where you live, Enrique. Say hello to your wife for me.''|Nitro Zeus pestering his "wardens" upon release|[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]}}
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==Fiction==
===''The Last Knight'' film===
{{voiceactor|[[John DiMaggio]], [[Steven Barr]] (English, See Notes), [[Masafumi Kimura]] (Japanese)|[[Zhang Yaohan]] (Chinese), [[Diouc Koma]] (European French)}}
[[File:TRFcasefile-Nitro.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6|I didn't make the cut for ''{{w|Pacific Rim (film)|Pacific Rim}}''.]]
Nitro Zeus was among the Decepticons in [[Transformers Reaction Force|T.R.F.'s]] custody. When the T.R.F. opted to work with [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and release some Decepticons to be part of his "crew", Nitro Zeus was among his first choices. He was cleared for release, provided he stay within the county, and joined the Decepticons on their hunt for [[Cade Yeager]]. Before he left, Nitro Zeus thanked some of his former jailers, as well as making some either creepy or threatening comments about one's wife.

Though the Decepticons discovered Cade's [[Junkyard (TLK)|location]], he managed to evade them initially, angering the battle-starved Decepticon. He also seemed fond of sticking close to the smaller [[Mohawk]]. They followed Cade to an abandoned town, where they were met with some not-quite-unexpected resistance in the form of the Autobots [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]], and [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]]. Unbeknownst to the Decepticons, Cade had also rigged the town with explosives, which damaged the cons. While many other Decepticons fell in the resulting chaos from the explosion and the arrival of [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]], Nitro Zeus was among the survivors who retreated upon Megatron's order. When Cade traveled to [[United Kingdom|England]], Nitro Zeus followed with Megatron and [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]].

[[File:TF-TLK-Nitro-Zeus-death.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|Shego! help me, HELP M...]]
Megatron soon, inevitably, betrayed T.R.F. and began working with [[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]] to destroy Earth and restore Cybertron. After a corrupted [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] broke free of Quintessa's control, Nitro Zeus was at Megatron's side when he took the staff from Prime, and personally mocked him for losing his chance to kill Unicron. He then made his way to Stonehenge with his leader and joined his comrades in watching as the two planets began colliding but eventually fled when they came under attack from the British military.

He then followed Megatron to Cybertron to meet with Quintessa and participated in the final battle with the Autobots. He joined his leader and [[Infernocus]] on the front lines but fell back when the Autobots broke through. Inside the [[ignition chamber]], he fought fiercely along side Megatron in taking on Optimus, Bumblebee, [[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Hot Rod]], and [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]]. Unfortunately, despite holding his own during most of the battle (while losing his right leg in the process), as the control center plummeted to earth, he met his demise when Bumblebee clung to his back and blew his head off. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}
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==Toys==
===The Last Knight===
[[File:Nitro-TLK-Voyager.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I am hilarious and you will quote everything I say.]]
*'''Decepticon Nitro''' (Voyager Class, 2017)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TLK-25'''
**''Japanese release date:'' '''2017-[[September 16|09-16]]'''
**''Accessories'': 2 rocket clusters, removable head

:Part of the third wave of the "Premier Edition" ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)|The Last Knight]]'' Voyager Class assortment, Nitro transforms into a fighter jet of made-up model (as opposed to his movie model's Saab Gripen form). His head is connected to his body with a standard [[Titan Master]] plug/socket combo, allowing it to be removed and replaced with any Titan Master... and the [[Cogman#Deluxe|Deluxe Cogman toy's]] Titan-Master-esque head-robot. Nitro's jet mode also features an opening cockpit in which a Titan Master can sit, although it cannot accommodate his disconnected head. It is not required to decapitate him to transform him, no matter what head is attached to the neck socket.

: There are reports of his legs not tabbing/pegging in snugly in jet mode. This can be remedied by adjusting the screws in his back (under the wings) on whichever side's leg isn't fitting flush against the main body. Though sturdy, his shoulder pads and back turbines are also prone to popping off.

:Nitro's head is based on concept art, and as a result is modified from the [[KSI Boss]] design (like the rest of his body), rather than using the modified Shockwave head of his finalised on-screen model. Curiously, his [[:File:TLKart-Nitro.jpg|package art]] depicts him with an entirely unmodified KSI Boss head.

:Along with ''Masterpiece'' Bumblebee, Nitro saw re-release in March 2018 in Japan. Nitro was redecoed and retooled into ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Thundercracker (Movie)#Studio Series|Thundercracker]] and [[KSI Boss#Toys|KSI Boss]].

:No, he does not come with a gold chain.
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==Notes==
[[File:DOTM-Shock TLK-Nitro head comp.jpg|upright=1.8|thumb|And I'm a Ghost. Or am I?]]

* Nitro Zeus's body model is reused from ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[KSI Boss]] robots, with a heavily-modified [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] head switched in. Just look at the head comparison on the right.
* Nitro Zeus is named after {{w|Nitro Zeus|the code-name for a shelved cyberattack plan}} against [[Iran]], which was presumably shortened to just "Nitro" by [[Hasbro]] for [[trademark]] or marketing reasons.
* "Nitro Zeus" is also the name of one of the two bull mastiff puppies Bay adopted during the production of ''The Last Knight'', the other being named "[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]". Amusingly, Nitro is the more shy and reserved of the pair.
* Two versions of the film saw release, with altered dialogue for several robots. Nitro Zeus not only had alternate dialogue in his scenes (bar his last line, "You blew your chance to kill Unicron", which was absent in the alternate cut) but was voiced throughout the film by Steven Barr rather than John DiMaggio, leading to a completely different delivery of his lines. A mixture of DiMaggio and Barr's readings was used for the official digital release of the film. The Digital, DVD, and Blu-Ray releases credit both actors, while DiMaggio was the sole actor to provide the dialogue in the home video release.
* Like all toys from ''The Last Knight''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s toy line, Voyager Class Nitro was assigned two different working/code names during development, namely the figure-specific "TRA 23" and the character-specific "Gamma Beam Grey", which were used by several online retailers for early placeholder listings. However, the figure was also listed under the name "Bumblebee" (!) by both [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] Spain and [[Toys"R"Us]] UK, causing people to assume a Voyager version of Bumblebee was in the works before a direct connection was drawn between the Hasbro product code number from the aforementioned Amazon Spain listing and the one [[tampograph]]ed onto the leg of a sample of the Nitro figure. Later, the Spanish version of the Hasbro website also listed Nitro as "Voyager Bumblebee", so it would appear the name for those aforementioned listings did indeed originate with Hasbro.
* Speaking of toys, the head-swapping gimmick Nitro and [[Cogman#Deluxe|Cogman]] share is from a scripted but ultimately-unproduced sequence in the movie where Cogman would rip off Nitro's head and commandeer his body, giving Cogman's distinction as a "Headmaster" some relevancy to the story.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Nitro Zeus''' (ニトロ・ゼウス ''Nitoro Zeusu''), '''Nitro''' (ニトロ ''Nitoro'')
*''Korean:'' '''Nitro Zeus''' (니트로 제우스 ''Niteulo Jeuseu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Dànqì Zeus''' (China, 氮气宙斯 ''Dànqì Zhòusī'', "Nitrogen Zeus")

[[Category:The Last Knight Decepticons]]
[[Category:Trackers]]

Dreadbot

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EternalGalvatron: /* Notes */

{{faction|decepticon}}
:''Dreadbot is a [[Decepticon]] from [[Transformers: The Last Knight (franchise)|The Last Knight]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:dreadbot-trf-dossier.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|Ho ho ho, I'm hu-hu-hungry!]]

The monstrous hooligan known as '''Dreadbot''' is a tough, destructive thug who's hard to control and even harder to kill. It seems a little weird that he transforms into such a stereotypical symbol of peace and love, but maybe he's just got a sense of humor—check out those [[Christmas]] lights.

{{TOCclear}}

==Fiction==
===''The Last Knight'' film===
Dreadbot was incarcerated by [[Transformers Reaction Force|human authorities]] after a "bank robbery" in which he killed nine people and didn't actually take any money. He was one of the Decepticons whose release was negotiated by [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] to help him hunt down [[Cade Yeager]]. The humans at first denied his release due to his crimes, but Megatron's threat of violence convinced them to reconsider and free him, provided he was fitted with a GPS tracking device. He followed his leader to Yeager's [[Junkyard (TLK)|scrap yard]], and then to a nearby town, but they were met with some not-quite-unexpected resistance in the form of the Autobots [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]], and [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]]. During the ensuing fight, [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]] arrived on the scene and began thrashing Megatron around. As a reward for running in to help his leader, Dreadbot found himself getting ''eaten'' by Grimlock. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}
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==Notes==
[[File:TF-TLK-Dread-Alternate-Concept-Art-02.jpg|thumb|What is likely Dreadbot concept art, from Josh Nizzi's Instagram account.]]
*Dreadbot reuses [[Crowbar]]'s robot-mode model with modifications (like the aforementioned Christmas lights wrapped around his upper right arm, the Volkswagen kibble on his back and the lack of whatever-the-hell-dragged-behind-Crowbar).
*Probably related to the above, set reports from the film identified him as "Hooligan", the name found on Crowbar's concept art from ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]''.
*His rusty old Volkswagen Microbus altmode was one of the first vehicles spotted on set, though he's the only one of the main Decepticon crew not seen transforming on-screen.
*According to [[Josh Nizzi]]'s Instagram account<ref name="tlkdreads">[https://www.instagram.com/p/BZW_tHdjF_g/?taken-by=joshnizzi.art] at Josh Nizzi's Instagram.</ref>, Dreadbot is a member of the [[Dread (DOTM)|Dread]]s.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Dreadbot''' (ドレッドボット ''Doreddobotto'')
*''Korean:'' '''Dreadbot''' (드레드봇 ''Deuledeubot'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Hacker''' (China, 骇客 ''Hàikè'')
*''Russian:'' '''Dreadbot''' (Дрэдбот ''Dredbot'')

==References==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Live-action-only characters]]
[[Category:The Last Knight Decepticons]]

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== Number of Components Visible ==
How many Constructicon conponents are visible from this promo? How many are not visible, but are (hypothetically) present? - [[User:EternalGalvatron|EternalGalvatron]] ([[User talk:EternalGalvatron|talk]]) 01:46, 1 January 2020 (EST)

Talk:Dread (DOTM)

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EternalGalvatron: /* If not identical, give differences */

This page should probably be at "Dread (subgroup)" since subgroup pages aren't continuity specific. If Dreads show up in another continuity, they will be put here, like the Wreckers. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 11:34, 3 May 2011 (EDT)
:Didn't think of that at the time. I just knew it would need to be disambiged with the planet. Go ahead and move it.--[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 11:41, 3 May 2011 (EDT)
::While we're at it, do we want a disambig page that would cover the group, the planet and various things that have "dread" in their names but aren't just called dread? Things like [[Dread Tidings]], [[Dreadwind]], [[Dreadlock]] and [[Dreadnok]]s. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 11:45, 3 May 2011 (EDT)

== If not identical, give differences ==

If the robot modes of [[Crankcase (DOTM) | Crankcase]] and [[Berserker]] are not identical, what are the differences? I would like to be told the same about [[Crowbar]] and [[Dreadbot]]. - [[User:EternalGalvatron|EternalGalvatron]] ([[User talk:EternalGalvatron|talk]]) 07:38, 30 December 2019 (EST)

Talk:Dread (DOTM)

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EternalGalvatron: /* If not identical, give differences */ new section

This page should probably be at "Dread (subgroup)" since subgroup pages aren't continuity specific. If Dreads show up in another continuity, they will be put here, like the Wreckers. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 11:34, 3 May 2011 (EDT)
:Didn't think of that at the time. I just knew it would need to be disambiged with the planet. Go ahead and move it.--[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 11:41, 3 May 2011 (EDT)
::While we're at it, do we want a disambig page that would cover the group, the planet and various things that have "dread" in their names but aren't just called dread? Things like [[Dread Tidings]], [[Dreadwind]], [[Dreadlock]] and [[Dreadnok]]s. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 11:45, 3 May 2011 (EDT)

== If not identical, give differences ==

If the robot modes of [[Crankcase (DOTM)]] and [[Berserker]] are not identical, what are the differences? I would like to be told the same about [[Crowbar]] and [[Dreadbot]]. - [[User:EternalGalvatron|EternalGalvatron]] ([[User talk:EternalGalvatron|talk]]) 07:38, 30 December 2019 (EST)

Protoform

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EternalGalvatron: /* Live-action film series */

[[File:Protoforms2.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|TeH Nekkid [[Airazor (BW)|AiRrazzer]]!1! L@@K]]

'''Protoforms''' consist of an unspecified, free-flowing, metallic matter layered over basic robotic systems. In many universes, a protoform is the first stage in a [[Transformer]]'s [[Transformer#Transformer life cycle|life cycle]]. These protoforms only await a life-giving [[spark]] and the alt-form information necessary to transform them into fully functional, living Transformer beings. Often, protoform modes are used to transport Transformers on intergalactic journeys.

Protoforms are transported or stored in [[stasis lock]], in which state they look like smooth, robotic humanoids. When not in stasis lock, protoforms are a roiling mass of liquid metal around their internal frame.<ref>Protoform states seen in "[[The Spark]]".</ref>

In some universes, existing Transformers can place their sparks in a newly created protoform in order to assume a new form, or to recreate their old one. This is one way of rapidly repairing even the most extreme damage, by virtue of totally replacing the body.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 continuity family===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
[[File:Stasispod.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Six canisters washed ashore on a golden beach, and new and powerful legends were - wait, wrong franchise!]]
Protoforms are often contained within [[stasis pod]]s and dropped into unexplored worlds. The ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' carried many such stasis pods for exploration reasons, and also [[Rampage (BW)|Protoform X]], a failed attempt to create an immortal spark, which was intended for dumping somewhere barren. When the ship was shot down over prehistoric [[Earth]], [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] ordered the protoforms on board ejected into space. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}} A while later, when the first stasis pod crashed to the ground, [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] was able to use a laser link to activate the pod's [[DNA scanner]], allowing it to scan for compatible life-forms and reformat the protoform inside into [[Tigatron]]. {{storylink|Fallen Comrades}}

While [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] was in her protoform state, [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] was able to install a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[shell program]], turning her against the [[Maximal]]s. {{storylink|Double Jeopardy}} On a later occasion, [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] worked frantically to save another protoform and the [[spark]] it contained, ultimately succeeding and bringing forth [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]]. {{storylink|The Spark}} Another attempt on Tarantulas's part to create a third spider Predacon failed when it turned out that the stasis pod had already scanned a life form, and metamorphosed the protoform into [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]]. {{storylink|Spider's Game}}

The destruction of the [[Vok]] [[Planet Buster]] knocked the remaining stasis pods out of orbit. Two were damaged on impact, reformatting the protoforms within into [[Fuzor]]s. A third pod found by the Maximals contained a "[[blank]]" — a protoform with no spark. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)}} Rhinox was able to bring back Optimus Primal from the dead using the blank protoform. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)}} Protoform X also turned up, crashed in a swamp, and was able to be converted into a Predacon by [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Bad Spark}} One protoform was twisted by a badly malfunctioning pod into the being which became known as [[Transmutate (character)|Transmutate]]. {{storylink|Transmutate (episode)|Transmutate}}

A blank protoform was used by Megatron in a grand experiment, the ultimate fruit of which was a [[Transmetal 2]] recreation of [[Dinobot II|Dinobot]]. {{storylink|Feral Scream Part 1}}

====3H comics====
When [[Primal Prime]]'s team awoke [[Ramulus]], Ramulus was furious to discover that [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] had left him and the other ''Axalon'' protoforms behind on Earth. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 2}}

====IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics====
Tasked by the [[Tripredacus Council]] with apprehending [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] in where [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] had failed, [[Magmatron]] made a secret plan to gather an army by reprogramming the remaining protoforms from the ''Axalon'' into Predacons via a shell code in an activation signal sent to each pod by a transmitter array. After the protoforms had each scanned a compatible lifeform template, their [[Living metal#Beast Era|protomatter]] began to coalesce, their sparks integrated, and their reanimator plugs fired, completing the nano-regeneration process. However, this plan was only partially successful as undercover Maximal [[Razorbeast]] sabotaged the shell signal to allow some of the protoforms to retain their Maximal allegiance. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}} Later, Magmatron's team recovered Ravage's intact spark and implanted it into a blank protoform, which had already been affected by the Transmetal 2 Driver. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 2|The Gathering #2}}

After the Beast Wars ended, the Vok revived [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] by giving her spark a new, Transmetal body by utilizing a blank protoform. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #1}}

====''Beast Wars II'' cartoon====
[[File:Protoforms1.jpg|left|thumb|Pretty spry for globs of pudding.]]

[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] warriors, who resembled protoforms, were shown moving about the Predacon warship using their own power, though they were not shown to speak or have any kind of personality. After the Predacons had gathered enough information about the machines of [[Gaia]]'s past, they then fed the information into the protoforms via energy waves. The protoforms were then altered into the [[Autoroller]]s. {{storylink|White Lion, Run!}}

The atmosphere of the Planet Gaia could have caused the protoforms to rust. {{storylink|The New Forces Arrive!}} Despite this, a protoform was seen on the bridge of the ''[[Galvaburg II]]'' well into their visit to the planet. {{storylink|The Insect Corps Arrive}}

{{Note|Given that the Autorollers were apparently extant veterans, this would be a case similar to that of [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] and [[Tigatron]] in "[[Dawn of Future's Past]]", in which an already living Cybertronian had been downloaded into a new protoform body.}}
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====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====
Protoforms are the first step in most (if not all) Transformer life. Convicted criminals are sometimes reduced to Protoform state, such as the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s. {{Storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

====''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''====
A traditional Cybertronian song features the lines "Protoform/ Protoform/ What will you be?" {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2}}

====2005 IDW continuity====
{{see also|Reproduction#2005 IDW continuity}}

Protoforms are formed from [[Living metal#2005 IDW continuity|sentio metallico]], the living metal of Cybertron. Newborn protoforms are masses of liquid metal that resemble simple geometric shapes such as circles or cones; through a process known as "deep-coding," they follow the "genetic instructions" within their [[spark]]s, to quickly develop more humanoid features. Beginning with simple limbs and facial features, it only takes a few hours for a newborn protoform to grow the [[Kibble|extra features]] that will relate to their natural [[alternate mode]]s. {{storylink|Silent Light}}

In the event that a protoform fails to read its natural instructions and assume a healthy shape, a specialized medical professional known as a "[[blacksmith]]" –essentially a Cybertronian midwife– will help the protoform along by sculpting the metal into its most natural form. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|A World Misplaced}}

Protoforms are generally formed in groups, or "batches", and an entitity known as a "batch proto-initiator" may be responsible for either beginning the maturation process or nurturing the developing protoforms. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 3|Infiltration #3}}

Though a young protoform can usually develop a shape for itself independent of any outside intervention, the same cannot be said for the psychology of the nascent Transformer. After "cooling" — developing a solid metal from capable of independent movement — the young Cybertronian imprints on its surroundings to develop the necessary synaptic connections, learning to walk, talk, interact with others, and [[Transformation|transform]]. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 1|Shining Armor #1}} {{storylink|Silent Light}} {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}} Transformers spend very little time as a protoform; on average, it takes two to five days for a healthy protoform to develop into an adult Transformer. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 6: This Machine Kills Fascists|This Machine Kills Fascists}} {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 1|Shining Armor #1}}

In the mid-19th century, the colony of [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]] loaded a collection of protoforms onto a ship for reasons unknown. Ignorant of the hatred that their Cybertronian ancestors had incurred, the ship unknowingly entered the [[Gray Area]] where it was shot down by the [[Galactic Council]]. Witnessing the act, the [[Space Knight]] [[Rom]] investigated the wreckage and found that all aboard had perished save [[Stardrive|one protoform]]. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 1|Shining Armor #1}}

A crashed P-6 [[Worldsweeper]] on the planet [[Clemency]] contained malformed and warped protoforms inside tanks. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}} A mass of [[Scraplet]]s attempted to sneak onto the ''[[Lost Light]]'' disguised as a helpless protoform, although [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] was able to deal with the infestation before anyone was injured. {{storylink|Silent Light}}

[[Anode]] was able to combine a "snowflake" of ''sentio metallico'' with the last lingering spark energy of the deceased [[Lug (IDW)|Lug]], harvested from one of the [[Mortilus|Necrobot]]'s "flowers", creating a protoform that was a clone-resurrection of Lug. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 6: This Machine Kills Fascists|This Machine Kills Fascists}}

[[File:Salvation - Trypticon's Protoforms.jpg|thumb|right|Protoforms Rising.]]
Sparks harvested by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] from the [[Alyon]] [[hot spot]] were rescued by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], the beast-Titan submerging himself in Cybertron's crust to allow the sparks to draw on his metal as he replenished it from the planet itself, allowing a sea of living metal to form inside him, from which protoforms began to emerge before the Dinobots' wondering eyes. {{storylink|The Transformers: Salvation|Salvation}}

Going for a walk, [[Centurion (IDW)|Centurion]] made the acquaintance of the Dinobots and discovered the protoforms, sending word of them to [[G.B. Blackrock|Blackrock]] who relayed their existence to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]. After confronting [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] about concealing the existence of the protoforms, the Seeker lent them [[Slag (G1)|Slug]] to track down the Dinobots and locate the protoforms, {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 1 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 1}} with the intent that they be turned over to Starscream. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 2 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 2}}

Using the [[Void Scepter]] however Bludgeon commanded [[Slag (G1)|Slug]] to attack his allies, {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 1 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 1}} prompting [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] to withdraw from the battle to check on the protoforms. [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] followed him and was attacked by [[Sideswipe (IDW)|one of the protoforms]]. Aiming her sword at the attack caused Trypticon to rise up onto the surface where he demanded the fighting stop. [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] appealed to Trypticon that the Titan become Earth's embassy on Cybertron so that the protoforms could be under the Prime's protection. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 2 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 2}}

Eventually, "[[Onyx Prime]]" returned to Cybertron, but when the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] was unmasked as none another than a time-travelling [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]], Iacon quickly collapsed into anarchy, culminating in [[Nemesis (BWII)|Nemesis]] fatally wounding [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]]. Trypticon was unwilling to risk his protoforms by entering the battle against his taciturn sibling, and, over the protests of his crew, he promptly generated a spacebridge to Earth to protect the protoforms exactly as Shockwave had predicted. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing}}

When Trypticon entered the battle against [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], his complement of protoforms and sparks was unloaded for safety's sake. Though Trypticon did not survive the battle against the Chaos Bringer, {{storylink|Ceremony}} he was survived by his protoforms who grew up alongside [[human]] and [[Elonian]] children under the tutelage of [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]]. {{storylink|Post}}
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====''Classics''====
[[Scylla]], [[Autolauncher]], and [[Autojetter]] were stored as protoforms in [[stasis pod]]s aboard the ''[[Graviton (Classics)|Graviton]]'' but were ejected when the ship crashed on Earth of [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon|an alternate universe]]. The Autobots tried to retrieve the stasis pods, but [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] beat the Autobots and converted the trio into Decepticons. {{storylink|Shattered Expectations (BWSG)|Shattered Expectations}}

====''Beast Wars: Uprising''====
[[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s were born as protoforms. For that reason, they were frequently referred to as the "'''proto-races'''", distinguishing them from the archaic [[Builder of Cybertron|Builders of Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}}

====''Wings Universe''====
When [[Apelinq (BM)|Apelinq]] was a protoform, he was told stories about [[Cheetor (BW)|Alpha Trizer]] once being a member of a team of ancients whose [[Beast Wars (event)|battles crossed time in space]].

In the late 30th century C.E., a Cybertronic reference text was [[Land Powered's King Atlas for Protoforms]]. {{storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur|Apelinq's personal logs}}

===2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
Autobots (and possibly Predacons) can change into a protoform state during long journeys, presumably to conserve energy. Attributes of an Autobot's original form remain in whatever new form the being takes. For instance, [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]] retained the ability to detect [[O-Part]]s.

A downside to the protoform process is that it leaves the Autobots vulnerable to tampering. [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] was able to use his [[spark]]'s energy to turn Autobot protoforms into [[Decepticon|malevolent entities]]. {{storylink|The Decepticons}}

===''Cybertron'' cartoon===
Protoforms are the first stage of Transformer life, which is usually followed by [[primary programming]].

===Live-action film series===
[[File:Movie OptimusPrime protoform.jpg|thumb|{{w|The Terminator|I gotta find some clothes!}}]]

Protoforms grow and survive by feeding inside [[energon]] wombs. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}} Protoforms are more than just the first stage of a Transformer's life, they are the "base" form that exists inside each robot. Protoforms are formed of an [[Living metal#Live-action film series|ultra-dense liquid metal]] and are extremely hard to damage.

In the rare case they are not actively practicing their natural proclivity for chameleon-like disguise (usually only when engaged in interstellar travel), Transformers shed their exo-structure and return to their protoform state. This protoform is capable of transforming into its [[transition form]]: an armored, cometary shape capable of interstellar travel. Upon landing on a new world and transforming back into a protoform, the Transformer immediately begins [[trans-scan]]ning for new alternate forms to adopt. When one is chosen, the protoform draws on its own ultra-dense substance and any extraneous matter nearby to generate a new exostructure disguise. {{storylink|Transformers: The Movie Guide}}

[[File:ROTF Protoform with weapon.jpg|thumb|left|In Decepticon culture, it is customary for new recruits to fight completely naked.]]
[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]'s attempts to breed a new army were met with failure because of low energon supplies, and the "[[hatchling]]s", as they were affectionately termed, were dying. When many Decepticons arrived on Earth with [[The Fallen]] to claim the [[Sun]], most did not bother assuming [[alternate mode]]s, and remained in their protoforms. They assisted in attacking NEST forces in Egypt where many were killed in a fire fight with the Autobots and Human troops. The remaining ones were killed by a U.S. military air strike. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

Many Decepticon protoforms were hidden on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], and came to [[Earth]] via the [[space bridge]] activated by [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]].

When Sentinel gave the command for the Decepticons to isolate [[Chicago]], many protoforms (some [[Orbital Assault Carrier|airborne via crafts]]) assisted in the occupation. One particular protoform pilot came and fired upon [[Sam Witwicky]], [[Robert Epps]] and the other [[NEST]] soldiers, but they were saved when the protoform's ship was shot down by [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]. The [[Wrecker]]s came along and ripped the pilot apart, telling him that it would hurt a lot. ''Ouch. (Owie!)''

[[File:Dotm Protoform.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|He shoots at point blank range yet still doesn't kill Que!]]
Later, under the command of [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], another protoform aided in rounding up several Autobots that had infiltrated the city. At the advice of the human collaborator [[Dylan Gould]], Soundwave ordered the Autobot prisoners executed, starting with [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]]. [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] pushed the Autobot scientist forward despite his pleas for mercy, and the protoform delivered the first shot while Barricade killed Que by shooting him in the back, laughing derisively as his victim fell. He then looked on as Soundwave prepared to execute Bumblebee, but before Soundwave could kill him, [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] and [[Brains]] caused Decepticon [[Orbital Assault Carrier|fighter]]s, as well as some of the Decepticon crew, to crash down from a Decepticon [[mothership|battleship]]. This caused a distraction that allowed Bumblebee and the other captive Autobots to break free, resulting in Soundwave's and the protoform's death. The remaining protoforms were pushed back by the joint Autobot/NEST attack, and Optimus Prime downed many when he charged down the main battle field, including two very large protoforms. Nearly all of the troops present in the city were defeated, while many remained active around the Earth. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

Footage of several Decepticon protoforms during the Battle of Chicago was used by the government as anti-Transformer propaganda. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}

Many Decepticon protoforms returned to Cybertron under the command of [[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]] and Megatron, and attempted to defend the former's [[Ignition chamber|control center]], but were killed by the Autobots, backed up by the [[Transformers Reaction Force]] and the [[Guardian Knight|Knights of Iacon]]. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}

{{Note|"Protoform" is used as a term for the movie continuity Transformers' Cybertronian forms, although this is also a chosen appearance for the [[Living metal#Live-action film series|self-regenerating molecular armor]] formed by the protoform.}}

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===''Animated'' cartoon===
[[File:Ani42 protoformblank.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|[[John DiMaggio|"When I grow up, I wanna be a steam shovel!"]]]]
Protoforms are created from "[[Living metal#Animated|protomatter]]", mined from Cybertron's [[Sonic Canyons]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}} In their pre-life state, they resemble featureless grey mannequins, and are stored in pods that line the walls of the secret [[Matrix Chamber]] hidden in the dojo of their assigned protectors, the venerable Autobot [[Cyber-Ninja Corps]]. {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}} Customarily, prior to being brought on line, protoforms are placed into "moulds", pre-built robot shells, which their protomatter expands to fill. {{storylink|Endgame, Part I}} Following this, either the [[AllSpark#Animated|AllSpark]] or the mega-computer [[Vector Sigma]] is used to bestow them with a [[spark]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}} It is possible, however, to forego the use of a mould and place a spark in a protoform directly. {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}} The same basic mould can be used for multiple protoforms, leading to [[Retool|similarities]] in [[body-type]] and transformation schemes; the [[65356-9292-346]] type is particularly popular and widely used. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}} Where humans would describe themselves as being "born", Transformers are "protoformed". Additionally, "protoform" is sometimes used pejoratively in Cybertronian society as a mocking name for the young or inexperienced.

In the closing stages of the [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]], Cyber-Ninja sensei [[Yoketron (Animated)|Yoketron]] revealed the Matrix Chamber and its legion of protoforms to his student [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]], lamenting that while they should be Cybertron's next great generation, they would wind up being used as an army of last resort if [[Project Omega]] failed to bring the war to an end. Subsequently, while Prowl was absent on a quest to commune with the AllSpark, [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]], another former student of Yoketron's, attacked the dojo and stole nearly all of the protoforms for [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}} As luck would have it, Project Omega ''did'' succeed in ending the war, and when the Decepticons were exiled from the planet, they secretly took the stolen protoforms with them. However, without the AllSpark (which had been launched into space by the Autobots to keep it out of his clutches), Megatron had no means of bringing the protoforms to life, and so they remained in storage aboard the space cruiser ''[[Nemesis (Animated)|Nemesis]]'' for millions of years. {{storylink|Endgame, Part I}}

[[File:TransWarpedProtoform.jpg|thumb|left|225px|My Meebas live inside this tube, we grow and change with help from you!]]

Some time in the 22nd century, a protoform which had been granted a spark through means unknown, in a highly atypical foetus-like form, somehow materialized on [[Earth]], in the laboratory of human scientist [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]]. When Sumdac touched the protoform, it scanned his DNA, and reconfigured itself into a techno-organic form resembling a human baby. Sumdac "adopted" the strange little creature, naming it [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari]], and raising her as his daughter, never telling her of her true origins. {{storylink|TransWarped}}

Eight years after Sumdac found Sari, the quest for the AllSpark brought the Transformers' war to Earth, and Sari and her father became allies of [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]'s Autobots. To forge a power base for himself, treacherous Decepticon lieutenant [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] set up base in the ''Nemesis'' (which he had crashed on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]]), using the protoforms that still remained in its hold to create an army of clones of himself. {{storylink|A Fistful of Energon}} Starscream himself had previously died, but was being sustained through a sliver of the AllSpark wedged in his forehead, and so by breaking off tiny chips of it, he was able to give his clones—[[Skywarp (Animated)|Skywarp]], [[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]], [[Sunstorm (Animated)|Sunstorm]], [[Thundercracker (Animated)|Thundercracker]], and [[Ramjet (Animated)|Ramjet]]—the spark of life. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}}

Later, Megatron followed Starscream's example, using three protoforms and three AllSpark fragments to create giant cross-breed clones of [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] and [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]], the [[Lugnut Supreme]]s. While Megatron readied his new war machines, Starscream—who had by this point spent a protracted period of time as a decapitated head—used a protoform to create a new body for himself, but it didn't last long: to prevent Starscream from betraying him again, Megatron destroyed his new body, and all the remaining protoforms, save three. {{storylink|Endgame, Part I}} These three protoforms were then recovered by Optimus Prime's Autobots during their battle with the Lugnut Supremes. Sari believed that she was originally one of the protoforms who had been aboard the Nemesis, but her unusual shape and form while in protoform state, and the unanswered question of how she wound up in her father's lab, left the matter lacking in a definitive resolution. {{storylink|Endgame, Part II}}

===''Shattered Glass Animated''===
As with the main ''Animated'' universe, [[Isaac Sumdac (SG Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]] mysteriously discovered a protoform in his lab. He touched it, and it absorbed his DNA to become his daughter [[Sari Sumdac (SG Animated)|Sari Sumdac]]. However, unlike in the main universe, Sari was a violent being who proceeded to rip out Isaac's left eye before Isaac, also an evil person, locked her in a cage and made her his personal slave for science experiments.

===Aligned continuity family===
====Aligned novels====
Protoforms were created by the [[AllSpark]] in the [[Well of All Sparks]]. In the past, protoforms would escape from the [[Underworld]] to the Cybertronian surface, but in the era of the [[caste system]], they would be taught to transform, assume their most natural alternate mode, and be put to work. Protoforms remained the standard name for one's [[robot mode]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus}}

====''Prime'' cartoon====
[[File:Armada-protoforms.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67]]
Five protoforms were stored in a laboratory aboard the ''[[Harbinger]]''. When [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] found them, he turned them into [[Starscream clone (Prime)|clones of himself]]. These clones, linked to Starscream's very spark and will, were sent on a mission to assassinate Megatron. Of the five, only one escaped, and was later killed by Starscream himself when it attempted to terminate him. {{storylink|Armada (episode)|Armada}}
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===''Knights of Unicron''===
[[Vector Prime]] saw the [[Knights of Unicron (band)|Knights of Unicron]] perform at the [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]] stop of their 2014 ''Till All Are One'' tour. He was not impressed although he recognized that the protoforms in the audience were. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/13}}

==Toys==
Toys representing transitional protoform modes have been made for several characters from the [[Movie (franchise)|live-action Movie]] universe:
===Transformers (2007)===
[[File:Movie ProtoformOptimusPrime toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Munkytrukk feet!]]
*'''Protoform [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]''' (Deluxe Class, 2007), later [[redeco]]rated as Protoform Optimus Prime Fusion Cluster Edition and ''Movie Advanced Series'' Protoform Optimus Prime. This form is usually Optimus Prime's pre-Earth body in [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''Transformers'' movie prequel comics.

*'''Protoform [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]''' (Deluxe, 2007), later redecorated as Protoform Starscream Fusion Cluster Edition. This form is usually Starscream's pre-Earth body in IDW's ''Transformers'' movie prequel comics.
{{-}}[[File:TF2007-Trans-Scanning-Protoforms.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The Protoform of your nightmares.]]

*'''Trans Scanning [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]''' (2008)
*'''Trans Scanning Optimus Prime''' (2008)

:Both Trans-Scanning Bumblebee and Optimus Prime feature a highly articulated protoform robot mode that can transform into its comet-like transition mode. Snap-on armour based on their Earth [[robot mode|robot]] and [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]s represent the characters after they have trans-scanned vehicles.

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===Robot Heroes===
*[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]] [[Jazz (Movie)|Protoform Autobot Jazz]] vs. [[Brawl (Movie)|Decepticon Brawl]]

==Notes==
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s Cybertronian form depicted in movieverse comics and toys greatly resembles a protoform, presumably because it was Hasbro's only reference for an alien Autobot appearance.

*In ''Beast Wars'', [[nanite]]s are the fundamental component of a protoform.<ref name=BWU>Page 99, ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' Glossary, ''[[Beast Wars Universe]]'' ISBN 978-4766938005</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Prototype''' (プロトタイプ, ''Purototaipu'', ''Beast Wars'', ''Car Robots''), '''Protoform''' (プロトフォーム, ''Purotofōmu'', Live-action film series, ''Animated'', ''Prime'')
*''Mandarin'' '''Yuánshēngtǐ''' (原生体, "Protoform")

==References==
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KSI Boss

2019-12-21T04:52:11Z

EternalGalvatron: /* Age of Extinction film */

{{factions|decepticonfilm|ksi}}
:''KSI Bosses are [[Decepticon]]s from the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:AOE KSI Boss concept.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Mmm, yeah, I'm going to have to go ahead and ask you to come in on Sunday, too. We've got some new people coming in and we... need to play catch-up. Thanks!]]

'''KSI Bosses''' are man-made Transformers manufactured by (believe it or not) [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated|KSI]].

==Fiction==
===''Age of Extinction'' film===
Several KSI Bosses were built by KSI, and were commandeered by [[Megatron (Movie)|Galvatron]] to capture the [[Seed]] in [[Hong Kong]] with the goal of [[Eco-structuring|cyberforming]] the [[Earth]]. In the battle that followed, Hound killed one of them with his grenade, whilst another KSI Boss was taken out by Bumblebee. Soon afterwards, another was set upon by Optimus Prime and the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]], getting crushed by [[Scorn]], and burned and bitten by [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]]. The remaining KSI Bosses were killed when [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] set off [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]'s grenade to destroy Galvatron's army. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}

==Toys==
===Generations===
====Studio Series====
{{anchor|SS45}}
[[File:Studio Series KSI Boss .jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Soon to be used for [[army-building]]...]]
* '''KSI Boss''' (Voyager Class, [[2019]])
**''ID number'': '''43'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''SS-35'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[July 27]], 2019'''
**''Accessories'': 2 rocket clusters, removable head, backdrop
:''[[Studio Series]]'' KSI Boss is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)|The Last Knight]]'' [[Nitro Zeus#The Last Knight|Decepticon Nitro]], and transforms into a non-specific fighter jet. It features a removable head compatible with Deluxe-or-larger [[Titans Return (toyline)|''Titans Return'']] molds, and its jet mode similarly features an opening cockpit that can seat a [[Titan Master]]. The KSI Boss's head does not need to be removed for transformation.

:The Boss's packaging art depicts him with Nitro's head; bizarrely, this art is a reworked version of Nitro's boxart...which had a KSI Boss head!

:This mold was also retooled into ''Studio Series'' [[Thundercracker (Movie)#Studio Series|Thundercracker]].
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==Notes==
*The design that would become the KSI Boss was originally created by film series concept artist [[Josh Nizzi]] in 2009, for a [https://www.thegnomonworkshop.com/tutorials/robot-design-with-josh-nizzi character design tutorial DVD]. Concept art for the KSI Boss retains the arm-mounted whips from the tutorial robot, but these are not present on the final on-screen model.
*The KSI Boss model was modified to create [[Nitro Zeus]] for ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]''. While the finalized design for Nitro Zeus sports a modified [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] head, earlier concept art simply gave him an adjusted KSI Boss head, with a new central eye and different "ears". It was this early head design that the Nitro toy possessed, and which was retained for ''Studio Series'' KSI Boss.
*The designation "KSI Boss" was first mentioned in the robots' film concept art; they were eventually confirmed to be named as such by the ''Studio Series'' toy.

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Talk:KSI Sentry

2019-12-08T01:23:15Z

EternalGalvatron: /* A Stinger-like KSI Sentry */ new section

Linkup

2019-10-18T03:08:32Z

EternalGalvatron: /* Trivia */ Jetfire lied in this episode.

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{{episode|
|series=Armada
|ep=26
|prev=Tactician
|next=Detection
|title="Linkup"
|furigana=りんくあっぷ
|japanese=合身
|romaji=Link Up
|translation=Fusion: Link Up
|image=Armada_ep_26_jet_optimus.JPG
|caption=
|production code=TF: A-26
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]]
|writer=[[Isao Shizuya]]
|director=[[Osamu Kamijō]]
|animation studio=[[Actas Inc.]]
|airdate=[[January 29]], [[2003]] (English) [[July 4|4 July]] [[2003]] (Japanese)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy]]
}}

'''With Optimus in the repair bay, Jetfire is the Autobots' best hope against the Decepticons.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] has been badly damaged in a recent battle with the [[Decepticon]]s, and the prognosis is uncertain. [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] tells the kids that [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] will take over Optimus's role while the leader is in the repair bay. [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] is not impressed by Jetfire's overconfident bragging, and neither are the kids.

[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] is also unimpressed, but at the failure of [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]]'s plan. [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] are merely amused by its failure, and Thrust blames it on a miscalculation in the form of Jetfire. He says he'll come up with a new plan and takes some shooting stars as a sure sign of victory.

The [[Autobot]]s discuss Thrust and how he led the Decepticons to victory on the planets [[Vector]], [[Orga]] and [[Duke (planet)|Duke]], almost wiping out the Autobots. [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] thinks that while they have Jetfire on their team, they don't have anything to worry about on that score. [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] attempts to report to Jetfire, but the Autobot doesn't speak [[Mini-Con]], and [[Rad White|Rad]] has to translate that there's a suspicious bot flying over the base. They soon recognise Thrust, and Jetfire immediately runs off to confront the Decepticon.

Thrust takes off as soon as he sees Jetfire coming, goading the Autobot into following. Unsurprisingly, they reach a zone where the Decepticons are waiting, and the kids plead with Jetfire not to fire on the swarm of Mini-Cons accompanying them. He assures them he won't and shoots at Cyclonus, who protests that Thrust said the Autobot wouldn't fire with the Mini-Cons around. Thrust orders the Mini-Cons to attack, and soon Jetfire is being strafed with laser fire. Starscream closes in, but Jetfire is able to dodge the null laser cannon.

At base, the Autobots puzzle over how they're going to help Jetfire, when [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] spots an island near where the battle is taking place. [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]], Hot Shot and [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] warp to the island, and Smokescreen prepares to fire his longarm cannon, but is blasted by Demolishor and [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]]. Demolishor boasts that Thrust's plan is to steal the Skyboom shield and opens fire on the Autobots, who are forced to use the shield for cover.

[[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]], still at base, admires the Decepticons' trap, but the kids think he should take action. Rad contacts Red Alert in the repair bay, informs him of the situation, and lets him know they need Optimus.

[[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] arrives on the island and tells his men to get on with it and demand the Shield from the Autobots. At Hot Shot's goading, Megatron calls the Star Saber to him and begins the attack anew. Hot Shot suggests they should withdraw. Smokescreen is confident the Skyboom Shield will protect them, but the other two Autobots talk him into withdrawing. The trio begin their escape, hampered by the Decepticons' weapons fire.

Jetfire attempts to come to their aid, but is surrounded by the [[Air Military Mini-Con Team]] and is again almost blasted by Starscream. He flies towards the Decepticon, but is grazed by a blast from the null laser cannon. Again surrounded by the Mini-Cons, he's unable to take a shot at Thrust.

Red Alert reports that Optimus is almost combat ready, and Carlos stresses the urgency of the situation.

On the island, Megatron has Smokescreen pinned down while Blurr and Hot Shot are busy with Demolishor and Sideways.

While Red Alert and Scavenger are about to join the battle, an alarm indicates that someone's in the launch area: Optimus Prime! Though Red Alert and the kids protest that he's not ready, Optimus asks to be warped to Jetfire's coordinates.

As Thrust and Starscream prepare to finish off Jetfire, Optimus appears overhead. The Autobot leader freefalls towards Jetfire, and the pair [[Powerlinx|combine]]. After making short work of Starscream, Optimus flies to the island and knocks Megatron into the ocean. For an encore, he picks up Demolishor and drops the protesting Decepticon into the water as well. Sideways wisely retreats. The impressed kids cheer.

Optimus suggests to Jetfire that he might want to be a bit more cautious next time, to which the Autobot says he's learnt his lesson.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (1)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (2)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (3)
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (4)
*[[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] (15)
*[[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] (16)
*[[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] (17)
*[[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] (21)

|c2=
*[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] (10)
*[[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] (11)
*[[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (12)
*[[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] (13)
*[[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (14)
*[[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] (24)

|c3=
*[[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] (5)
*[[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] (6)
*[[Carlos Lopez]] (7)
*[[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] (8)
*[[Rad White]] (9)

|h4=[[Mini-Con]]s|c4=
*[[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] (18)
*[[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] (19)
*[[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] (20)
*[[Air Military Mini-Con Team]] (22)
*[[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]] (23)
*[[Mirror]] (25)
}}

==Quotes==
"He'll be signing autographs later."
:—'''Hot Shot''' on Jetfire's smug boasting

"It's time for you to taste my plasma blaster. See if this makes your teeth whiter and brighter."
:—'''Jetfire''', shooting at Cyclonus

"I am Demolishor, the fierce Decepticon warrior!"
:—'''Demolishor''' introduces himself 26 episodes too late.

"In your dreams! If you want it, why don't you come and get it? That is, unless you're a little bit of a wimp. Well, are ya?"
:—'''Hot Shot''' taunts Megatron. Brave lad.

"They don't call him Starscream for nothing."
:—'''Optimus''' after Starscream falls screaming through the clouds

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Micron Legend''===
* Although numerous minor changes were made to the animation in ''Micron Legend'', "Linkup" is one of the most prominent examples. Multiple scenes were completely redrawn and reanimated with higher quality animation, in comparison to the ''Armada'' airings. Among the changes: problems such as Jet Optimus being drawn in his Super Mode colors, along with having the wrong legs, have been fixed, while numerous close-up shots were also redrawn.<ref>[http://www.geocities.co.jp/Playtown-Knight/6670/my_micron/armada-legend.html Comparisons between screenshots]</ref>
* Convoy was in the repair bay for maintenance and was told not to leave to help Jetfire as the maintenance was incomplete and a lot of his important systems had not been rebooted.
* In ''Micron Legend'', after Convoy falls past Thrust while freefalling, Carlos and Fred are worried about Convoy getting smashed to bits from the fall. In ''Armada'', they let out cheerful and encouraging screams for Optimus despite having worried facial expressions.
* As a subtle visual hint, ''Micron Legend'' adds little white twinkle in Convoy's and Jetfire's eyes as they trade glances before ignitiating their combination.

===Animation and technical errors===
*When Smokescreen says, "It's Thrust?" he lacks his antenna/horn. He's missing it again when the Autobots are looking at Thrust on a monitor, a third time when he says, "Optimus sir", and a fourth time when the Autobots are laughing at the end.
*When Thrust states that he didn't think Jetfire would actually attack, Thrust is colored orange instead of black.
*In the overhead shot of Hot Shot, Blurr and Smokescreen retreating, Smokescreen doesn't have the Skyboom Shield.
*Thrust refers to the Air Military Mini-Con Team as the Air ''Defence'' Mini-Con Team (who are busy being the Star Saber).
*The combined form of Optimus and Jetfire is referred to throughout as "Jet Convoy", the Japanese name for Jet Optimus.
*Jet Optimus is drawn incorrectly three times. When firing at Starscream, his chest is colored red instead of white, and has a red Decepticon [[insignia]]. After that, as he grabs Demolishor, his legs are shown as those of his trailer. Later, when Jet Optimus is landing on the island, he is shown with his lower body being from his trailer, instead of them being Jetfire.
*Multiple times, Carlos's eyes have whites.

===Continuity errors===
*Optimus didn't really seem so badly damaged at the end of "[[Tactician]]" that he'd require a whole episode in the repair bay.

===Trivia===
*The kanji 合身 ''could'' be pronounced as "''goushin''".
*"Linkup" first aired in the United States on [[January 31]], [[2003]].
*Shooting stars on the Moon are not possible, because it has no atmosphere for objects to burn up in.
*The beginning of Jetfire and Optimus's combination sequence, which is retained in every appearance of the sequence afterwards, is actually the result of the fact that their combination occurs in midair. The way the shield attaches to Optimus and the gun/thruster attaches to the shield can be replicated with the toys as well.
*Jetfire says that he is unwilling to shot the Decepticons' flight capable Mini-Cons, and does not shoot them. But did he not shoot the Air Military Mini-Cons down in the previous episode?

===Foreign localization===
'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Der Powerlink'''" ("The Powerlink")
:*''Original airdate:'' This episode was never shown on TV, but was dubbed in 2003. The dub premiered in 2009 with the German DVD release of the show.

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Csatlakozás'''" ("Joining")

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Połączenie'''" ("Link")

'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Le remplaçant'''" ("The Substitute")

'''Korean'''
:*''Title:'' "'''스나이퍼 vs 제트파이어'''" ("Sniper vs Jetfire")

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2003 — ''Transformers: Micron Legend'' — Volume 7 ([[Columbia Music Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2003 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Vol:09 ([[Warner Bros.|Warner Music Video]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Season One: Part One ([[Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Volume One ([[New KSM]]) — English and German audio. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — The Complete Series ([[Shout! Factory]])

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Armada episodes]]

Linkup

2019-10-18T03:04:52Z

EternalGalvatron: /* Animation and technical errors */

{{picsneeded}}
{{episode|
|series=Armada
|ep=26
|prev=Tactician
|next=Detection
|title="Linkup"
|furigana=りんくあっぷ
|japanese=合身
|romaji=Link Up
|translation=Fusion: Link Up
|image=Armada_ep_26_jet_optimus.JPG
|caption=
|production code=TF: A-26
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]]
|writer=[[Isao Shizuya]]
|director=[[Osamu Kamijō]]
|animation studio=[[Actas Inc.]]
|airdate=[[January 29]], [[2003]] (English) [[July 4|4 July]] [[2003]] (Japanese)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy]]
}}

'''With Optimus in the repair bay, Jetfire is the Autobots' best hope against the Decepticons.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] has been badly damaged in a recent battle with the [[Decepticon]]s, and the prognosis is uncertain. [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] tells the kids that [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] will take over Optimus's role while the leader is in the repair bay. [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] is not impressed by Jetfire's overconfident bragging, and neither are the kids.

[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] is also unimpressed, but at the failure of [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]]'s plan. [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] are merely amused by its failure, and Thrust blames it on a miscalculation in the form of Jetfire. He says he'll come up with a new plan and takes some shooting stars as a sure sign of victory.

The [[Autobot]]s discuss Thrust and how he led the Decepticons to victory on the planets [[Vector]], [[Orga]] and [[Duke (planet)|Duke]], almost wiping out the Autobots. [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] thinks that while they have Jetfire on their team, they don't have anything to worry about on that score. [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] attempts to report to Jetfire, but the Autobot doesn't speak [[Mini-Con]], and [[Rad White|Rad]] has to translate that there's a suspicious bot flying over the base. They soon recognise Thrust, and Jetfire immediately runs off to confront the Decepticon.

Thrust takes off as soon as he sees Jetfire coming, goading the Autobot into following. Unsurprisingly, they reach a zone where the Decepticons are waiting, and the kids plead with Jetfire not to fire on the swarm of Mini-Cons accompanying them. He assures them he won't and shoots at Cyclonus, who protests that Thrust said the Autobot wouldn't fire with the Mini-Cons around. Thrust orders the Mini-Cons to attack, and soon Jetfire is being strafed with laser fire. Starscream closes in, but Jetfire is able to dodge the null laser cannon.

At base, the Autobots puzzle over how they're going to help Jetfire, when [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] spots an island near where the battle is taking place. [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]], Hot Shot and [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] warp to the island, and Smokescreen prepares to fire his longarm cannon, but is blasted by Demolishor and [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]]. Demolishor boasts that Thrust's plan is to steal the Skyboom shield and opens fire on the Autobots, who are forced to use the shield for cover.

[[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]], still at base, admires the Decepticons' trap, but the kids think he should take action. Rad contacts Red Alert in the repair bay, informs him of the situation, and lets him know they need Optimus.

[[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] arrives on the island and tells his men to get on with it and demand the Shield from the Autobots. At Hot Shot's goading, Megatron calls the Star Saber to him and begins the attack anew. Hot Shot suggests they should withdraw. Smokescreen is confident the Skyboom Shield will protect them, but the other two Autobots talk him into withdrawing. The trio begin their escape, hampered by the Decepticons' weapons fire.

Jetfire attempts to come to their aid, but is surrounded by the [[Air Military Mini-Con Team]] and is again almost blasted by Starscream. He flies towards the Decepticon, but is grazed by a blast from the null laser cannon. Again surrounded by the Mini-Cons, he's unable to take a shot at Thrust.

Red Alert reports that Optimus is almost combat ready, and Carlos stresses the urgency of the situation.

On the island, Megatron has Smokescreen pinned down while Blurr and Hot Shot are busy with Demolishor and Sideways.

While Red Alert and Scavenger are about to join the battle, an alarm indicates that someone's in the launch area: Optimus Prime! Though Red Alert and the kids protest that he's not ready, Optimus asks to be warped to Jetfire's coordinates.

As Thrust and Starscream prepare to finish off Jetfire, Optimus appears overhead. The Autobot leader freefalls towards Jetfire, and the pair [[Powerlinx|combine]]. After making short work of Starscream, Optimus flies to the island and knocks Megatron into the ocean. For an encore, he picks up Demolishor and drops the protesting Decepticon into the water as well. Sideways wisely retreats. The impressed kids cheer.

Optimus suggests to Jetfire that he might want to be a bit more cautious next time, to which the Autobot says he's learnt his lesson.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (1)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (2)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (3)
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (4)
*[[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] (15)
*[[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] (16)
*[[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] (17)
*[[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] (21)

|c2=
*[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] (10)
*[[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] (11)
*[[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (12)
*[[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] (13)
*[[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (14)
*[[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] (24)

|c3=
*[[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] (5)
*[[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] (6)
*[[Carlos Lopez]] (7)
*[[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] (8)
*[[Rad White]] (9)

|h4=[[Mini-Con]]s|c4=
*[[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] (18)
*[[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] (19)
*[[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] (20)
*[[Air Military Mini-Con Team]] (22)
*[[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]] (23)
*[[Mirror]] (25)
}}

==Quotes==
"He'll be signing autographs later."
:—'''Hot Shot''' on Jetfire's smug boasting

"It's time for you to taste my plasma blaster. See if this makes your teeth whiter and brighter."
:—'''Jetfire''', shooting at Cyclonus

"I am Demolishor, the fierce Decepticon warrior!"
:—'''Demolishor''' introduces himself 26 episodes too late.

"In your dreams! If you want it, why don't you come and get it? That is, unless you're a little bit of a wimp. Well, are ya?"
:—'''Hot Shot''' taunts Megatron. Brave lad.

"They don't call him Starscream for nothing."
:—'''Optimus''' after Starscream falls screaming through the clouds

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Micron Legend''===
* Although numerous minor changes were made to the animation in ''Micron Legend'', "Linkup" is one of the most prominent examples. Multiple scenes were completely redrawn and reanimated with higher quality animation, in comparison to the ''Armada'' airings. Among the changes: problems such as Jet Optimus being drawn in his Super Mode colors, along with having the wrong legs, have been fixed, while numerous close-up shots were also redrawn.<ref>[http://www.geocities.co.jp/Playtown-Knight/6670/my_micron/armada-legend.html Comparisons between screenshots]</ref>
* Convoy was in the repair bay for maintenance and was told not to leave to help Jetfire as the maintenance was incomplete and a lot of his important systems had not been rebooted.
* In ''Micron Legend'', after Convoy falls past Thrust while freefalling, Carlos and Fred are worried about Convoy getting smashed to bits from the fall. In ''Armada'', they let out cheerful and encouraging screams for Optimus despite having worried facial expressions.
* As a subtle visual hint, ''Micron Legend'' adds little white twinkle in Convoy's and Jetfire's eyes as they trade glances before ignitiating their combination.

===Animation and technical errors===
*When Smokescreen says, "It's Thrust?" he lacks his antenna/horn. He's missing it again when the Autobots are looking at Thrust on a monitor, a third time when he says, "Optimus sir", and a fourth time when the Autobots are laughing at the end.
*When Thrust states that he didn't think Jetfire would actually attack, Thrust is colored orange instead of black.
*In the overhead shot of Hot Shot, Blurr and Smokescreen retreating, Smokescreen doesn't have the Skyboom Shield.
*Thrust refers to the Air Military Mini-Con Team as the Air ''Defence'' Mini-Con Team (who are busy being the Star Saber).
*The combined form of Optimus and Jetfire is referred to throughout as "Jet Convoy", the Japanese name for Jet Optimus.
*Jet Optimus is drawn incorrectly three times. When firing at Starscream, his chest is colored red instead of white, and has a red Decepticon [[insignia]]. After that, as he grabs Demolishor, his legs are shown as those of his trailer. Later, when Jet Optimus is landing on the island, he is shown with his lower body being from his trailer, instead of them being Jetfire.
*Multiple times, Carlos's eyes have whites.

===Continuity errors===
*Optimus didn't really seem so badly damaged at the end of "[[Tactician]]" that he'd require a whole episode in the repair bay.

===Trivia===
*The kanji 合身 ''could'' be pronounced as "''goushin''".
*"Linkup" first aired in the United States on [[January 31]], [[2003]].
*Shooting stars on the Moon are not possible, because it has no atmosphere for objects to burn up in.
*The beginning of Jetfire and Optimus's combination sequence, which is retained in every appearance of the sequence afterwards, is actually the result of the fact that their combination occurs in midair. The way the shield attaches to Optimus and the gun/thruster attaches to the shield can be replicated with the toys as well.

===Foreign localization===
'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Der Powerlink'''" ("The Powerlink")
:*''Original airdate:'' This episode was never shown on TV, but was dubbed in 2003. The dub premiered in 2009 with the German DVD release of the show.

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Csatlakozás'''" ("Joining")

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Połączenie'''" ("Link")

'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Le remplaçant'''" ("The Substitute")

'''Korean'''
:*''Title:'' "'''스나이퍼 vs 제트파이어'''" ("Sniper vs Jetfire")

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2003 — ''Transformers: Micron Legend'' — Volume 7 ([[Columbia Music Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2003 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Vol:09 ([[Warner Bros.|Warner Music Video]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Season One: Part One ([[Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Volume One ([[New KSM]]) — English and German audio. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — The Complete Series ([[Shout! Factory]])

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Armada episodes]]

Linkup

2019-10-18T03:03:47Z

EternalGalvatron: /* Animation and technical errors */ Missing error mention.

{{picsneeded}}
{{episode|
|series=Armada
|ep=26
|prev=Tactician
|next=Detection
|title="Linkup"
|furigana=りんくあっぷ
|japanese=合身
|romaji=Link Up
|translation=Fusion: Link Up
|image=Armada_ep_26_jet_optimus.JPG
|caption=
|production code=TF: A-26
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]]
|writer=[[Isao Shizuya]]
|director=[[Osamu Kamijō]]
|animation studio=[[Actas Inc.]]
|airdate=[[January 29]], [[2003]] (English) [[July 4|4 July]] [[2003]] (Japanese)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy]]
}}

'''With Optimus in the repair bay, Jetfire is the Autobots' best hope against the Decepticons.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] has been badly damaged in a recent battle with the [[Decepticon]]s, and the prognosis is uncertain. [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] tells the kids that [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] will take over Optimus's role while the leader is in the repair bay. [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] is not impressed by Jetfire's overconfident bragging, and neither are the kids.

[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] is also unimpressed, but at the failure of [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]]'s plan. [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] are merely amused by its failure, and Thrust blames it on a miscalculation in the form of Jetfire. He says he'll come up with a new plan and takes some shooting stars as a sure sign of victory.

The [[Autobot]]s discuss Thrust and how he led the Decepticons to victory on the planets [[Vector]], [[Orga]] and [[Duke (planet)|Duke]], almost wiping out the Autobots. [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] thinks that while they have Jetfire on their team, they don't have anything to worry about on that score. [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] attempts to report to Jetfire, but the Autobot doesn't speak [[Mini-Con]], and [[Rad White|Rad]] has to translate that there's a suspicious bot flying over the base. They soon recognise Thrust, and Jetfire immediately runs off to confront the Decepticon.

Thrust takes off as soon as he sees Jetfire coming, goading the Autobot into following. Unsurprisingly, they reach a zone where the Decepticons are waiting, and the kids plead with Jetfire not to fire on the swarm of Mini-Cons accompanying them. He assures them he won't and shoots at Cyclonus, who protests that Thrust said the Autobot wouldn't fire with the Mini-Cons around. Thrust orders the Mini-Cons to attack, and soon Jetfire is being strafed with laser fire. Starscream closes in, but Jetfire is able to dodge the null laser cannon.

At base, the Autobots puzzle over how they're going to help Jetfire, when [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] spots an island near where the battle is taking place. [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]], Hot Shot and [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] warp to the island, and Smokescreen prepares to fire his longarm cannon, but is blasted by Demolishor and [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]]. Demolishor boasts that Thrust's plan is to steal the Skyboom shield and opens fire on the Autobots, who are forced to use the shield for cover.

[[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]], still at base, admires the Decepticons' trap, but the kids think he should take action. Rad contacts Red Alert in the repair bay, informs him of the situation, and lets him know they need Optimus.

[[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] arrives on the island and tells his men to get on with it and demand the Shield from the Autobots. At Hot Shot's goading, Megatron calls the Star Saber to him and begins the attack anew. Hot Shot suggests they should withdraw. Smokescreen is confident the Skyboom Shield will protect them, but the other two Autobots talk him into withdrawing. The trio begin their escape, hampered by the Decepticons' weapons fire.

Jetfire attempts to come to their aid, but is surrounded by the [[Air Military Mini-Con Team]] and is again almost blasted by Starscream. He flies towards the Decepticon, but is grazed by a blast from the null laser cannon. Again surrounded by the Mini-Cons, he's unable to take a shot at Thrust.

Red Alert reports that Optimus is almost combat ready, and Carlos stresses the urgency of the situation.

On the island, Megatron has Smokescreen pinned down while Blurr and Hot Shot are busy with Demolishor and Sideways.

While Red Alert and Scavenger are about to join the battle, an alarm indicates that someone's in the launch area: Optimus Prime! Though Red Alert and the kids protest that he's not ready, Optimus asks to be warped to Jetfire's coordinates.

As Thrust and Starscream prepare to finish off Jetfire, Optimus appears overhead. The Autobot leader freefalls towards Jetfire, and the pair [[Powerlinx|combine]]. After making short work of Starscream, Optimus flies to the island and knocks Megatron into the ocean. For an encore, he picks up Demolishor and drops the protesting Decepticon into the water as well. Sideways wisely retreats. The impressed kids cheer.

Optimus suggests to Jetfire that he might want to be a bit more cautious next time, to which the Autobot says he's learnt his lesson.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (1)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (2)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (3)
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (4)
*[[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] (15)
*[[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] (16)
*[[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] (17)
*[[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] (21)

|c2=
*[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] (10)
*[[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] (11)
*[[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (12)
*[[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] (13)
*[[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (14)
*[[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] (24)

|c3=
*[[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] (5)
*[[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] (6)
*[[Carlos Lopez]] (7)
*[[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] (8)
*[[Rad White]] (9)

|h4=[[Mini-Con]]s|c4=
*[[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] (18)
*[[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] (19)
*[[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] (20)
*[[Air Military Mini-Con Team]] (22)
*[[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]] (23)
*[[Mirror]] (25)
}}

==Quotes==
"He'll be signing autographs later."
:—'''Hot Shot''' on Jetfire's smug boasting

"It's time for you to taste my plasma blaster. See if this makes your teeth whiter and brighter."
:—'''Jetfire''', shooting at Cyclonus

"I am Demolishor, the fierce Decepticon warrior!"
:—'''Demolishor''' introduces himself 26 episodes too late.

"In your dreams! If you want it, why don't you come and get it? That is, unless you're a little bit of a wimp. Well, are ya?"
:—'''Hot Shot''' taunts Megatron. Brave lad.

"They don't call him Starscream for nothing."
:—'''Optimus''' after Starscream falls screaming through the clouds

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Micron Legend''===
* Although numerous minor changes were made to the animation in ''Micron Legend'', "Linkup" is one of the most prominent examples. Multiple scenes were completely redrawn and reanimated with higher quality animation, in comparison to the ''Armada'' airings. Among the changes: problems such as Jet Optimus being drawn in his Super Mode colors, along with having the wrong legs, have been fixed, while numerous close-up shots were also redrawn.<ref>[http://www.geocities.co.jp/Playtown-Knight/6670/my_micron/armada-legend.html Comparisons between screenshots]</ref>
* Convoy was in the repair bay for maintenance and was told not to leave to help Jetfire as the maintenance was incomplete and a lot of his important systems had not been rebooted.
* In ''Micron Legend'', after Convoy falls past Thrust while freefalling, Carlos and Fred are worried about Convoy getting smashed to bits from the fall. In ''Armada'', they let out cheerful and encouraging screams for Optimus despite having worried facial expressions.
* As a subtle visual hint, ''Micron Legend'' adds little white twinkle in Convoy's and Jetfire's eyes as they trade glances before ignitiating their combination.

===Animation and technical errors===
*When Smokescreen says, "It's Thrust?" he lacks his antenna/horn. He's missing it again when the Autobots are looking at Thrust on a monitor, a third time when he says, "Optimus sir", and a fourth time when the Autobots are laughing at the end.
*When Thrust states that he didn't think Jetfire would actually attack, Thrust is colored orange instead of black.
*In the overhead shot of Hot Shot, Blurr and Smokescreen retreating, Smokescreen doesn't have the Skyboom Shield.
*Thrust refers to the Air Military Mini-Con Team as the Air ''Defence'' Mini-Con Team (who are busy being the Star Saber).
*The combined form of Optimus and Jetfire is referred to throughout as "Jet Convoy", the Japanese name for Jet Optimus.
*Jet Optimus is drawn incorrectly three times. When firing at Starscream, his chest is colored red instead of white, and has a Decepticon [[insignia]]. After that, as he grabs Demolishor, his legs are shown as those of his trailer. Later, when Jet Optimus is landing on the island, he is shown with his lower body being from his trailer, instead of them being Jetfire.
*Multiple times, Carlos's eyes have whites.

===Continuity errors===
*Optimus didn't really seem so badly damaged at the end of "[[Tactician]]" that he'd require a whole episode in the repair bay.

===Trivia===
*The kanji 合身 ''could'' be pronounced as "''goushin''".
*"Linkup" first aired in the United States on [[January 31]], [[2003]].
*Shooting stars on the Moon are not possible, because it has no atmosphere for objects to burn up in.
*The beginning of Jetfire and Optimus's combination sequence, which is retained in every appearance of the sequence afterwards, is actually the result of the fact that their combination occurs in midair. The way the shield attaches to Optimus and the gun/thruster attaches to the shield can be replicated with the toys as well.

===Foreign localization===
'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Der Powerlink'''" ("The Powerlink")
:*''Original airdate:'' This episode was never shown on TV, but was dubbed in 2003. The dub premiered in 2009 with the German DVD release of the show.

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Csatlakozás'''" ("Joining")

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Połączenie'''" ("Link")

'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Le remplaçant'''" ("The Substitute")

'''Korean'''
:*''Title:'' "'''스나이퍼 vs 제트파이어'''" ("Sniper vs Jetfire")

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2003 — ''Transformers: Micron Legend'' — Volume 7 ([[Columbia Music Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2003 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Vol:09 ([[Warner Bros.|Warner Music Video]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Season One: Part One ([[Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Volume One ([[New KSM]]) — English and German audio. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — The Complete Series ([[Shout! Factory]])

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Armada episodes]]

Tactician

2019-10-17T04:33:18Z

EternalGalvatron: /* Differences with Micron Legend */

{{episode|
|series=Armada
|ep=25
|prev=Chase (episode)
|next=Linkup
|title="Tactician"
|furigana=ちえもの
|japanese=軍師
|romaji=Chiemono
|translation=Tactician: Wise Person
|image=Arm_ep_25_thrust_sky.jpg
|caption=
|production code=TF: A-25
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]]
|writer=[[Shōji Tonoike]]
|englishadaptation=[[Terry Klassen]]
|director=[[Satoru Kusuda]], [[Masayuki Motsumoto]]
|animation studio=[[Actas Inc.]]
|airdate=[[January 28]], [[2003]] (English) [[June 27|27 June]] [[2003]] (Japanese)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy]]
}}

'''A new figure emerges, throwing the balance of power among the Decepticons out of whack.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Arm ep25 jetfire in space.JPG|left|thumb]]
A space shuttle is cruising through space when it encounters a bizarre flying object. Unable to hail the object, the crew brace as the object scans their shuttle. The object then flies off, revealing itself to be a look-alike for said shuttle.

[[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] then attempts to discuss the incident with the other kids, but no one aside from [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] appears to take him seriously.

The scene shifts to the moon, where an invisible figure is shown descending upon the Decepticon base. He saunters on into the facility, opening up a door. Inside the room are several [[Mini-Con]]s, who the figure notes as having been locked away. One of them, [[Inferno (Armada)|Inferno]], bravely walks forward and is chosen as the personal Mini-Con of this invisible figure. The rest, who were earlier shown trembling, are left in the room when the figure leaves them and the door is closed.

[[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] is next seen flying over a battle between the Autobots and the Decepticons. The kids ask where [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] is, and are relieved to see that he’s on the battlefield. Specifically, the kids are relieved that Sideways cannot hack into their system again, and [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] informs them that he put a new firewall into place so that another incident can’t happen again.

[[File:Arm ep 25 blurr head dance.JPG|thumb|]]
Laserbeak then spots a Mini-Con crystal embedded in the side of the canyon where the battle is taking place, and so [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] volunteers to retrieve it. [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] orders [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] to intercept, but Cyclonus is shot down by [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]]. The battle soon degenerates into a brawl, with Megatron forming the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]] and [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] using the [[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom Shield]] as a counter. Overhead, the same invisible figure notes how poorly the Decepticons are fighting and questions why Megatron is only using the Saber at half strength. Scavenger and Laserbeak note that someone else is on the battlefield, but as they’ve already retrieved the crystal and Megatron has ordered a retreat they seem to pay it no further heed.

Back on the moon, Megatron is about to take the Decepticons to task for their recent failure when Cyclonus and [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] start in on each other. Their fight is interrupted by a mysterious voice berating all of them for their failure. Demolishor sees Inferno in the back of the room and charges towards him, but he is tripped up by the invisible figure. The figure continues to berate the Decepticons, and then apologizes to Megatron for his late arrival. The figure then reveals himself to be [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]], who Megatron refers to as his “dear, dear friend” and welcomes to Earth.

Later on, a furious Demolishor punches a wall out of anger over his being humiliated. Demolishor expresses his anger towards Thrust, only to have Cyclonus and [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] point out that Thrust is a master of mimicry who has never been defeated in combat. Demolishor comments about seeing how good Thrust is by making him go up against the Autobots. Sideways then looks around the room, but says that it was nothing when Starscream asks what Sideways is doing. The scene ends with a shot of a cloaked Thrust walking out of the room.

Back on Earth, [[Rad White|Rad]], Alexis, and [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] cheer over the new arrival—the Mini-Con [[Dune Runner (Armada)|Dune Runner]]. Dune Runner is greeted by the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team]], with [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] apparently volunteering to show him around. [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]], Smokescreen, and [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] celebrate their new victory, but soon get into a spat with Red Alert and Smokescreen, who advocate caution. They are interrupted by Optimus, who is told that nothing is going on.

On the moon, Starscream is practicing while Demolishor and Cyclonus watch. They banter a little bit about how Thrust is their new secret weapon, then note that Sideways has gone missing again; it is speculated that he may be taking a nap. Instead, Sideways is then shown driving off in motorcycle mode while Thrust watches.

[[File:Arm ep25 megs and thrust.JPG|left|thumb]]
Thrust is then seen in Megatron’s throne room, discussing matters with Megatron. Thrust notes that Starscream is suited for second-in-command status, but is otherwise not impressed with Megatron’s soldiers. Thrust offers to go into battle with Megatron’s soldiers in order to observe them, but with the stipulation that he be allowed to possess the Star Saber. Megatron initially refuses, but a beam of light shining into the throne room allows Thrust a chance to talk Megatron into it through the use of metaphor.

The Decepticons, save for Sideways, are then assembled in the throne room. Megatron informs them that Thrust will lead the next mission, with Starscream as his second. Demolishor protests on the basis that Megatron told him that he was the second in command, and Cyclonus adds to it that they don’t know what the plan is. Demolishor and Cyclonus protest further when told to simply follow orders, but Megatron will have none of it.

At the Autobot base, a Mini-Con alarm goes off. Red Alert is told to stay back, while the rest of the Autobots warp to the site.

At the site of the alarm, Cyclonus flies up to the others and notes that he destroyed the transmitter. Thrust orders Starscream to stand by with the Mini-Cons, and tells Megatron to hold onto the Star Saber for the time being.

The Autobots arrive at a gully; Optimus gives them marching orders and they all enter. Starscream radios back to Thrust that the Autobots are falling for the trap, and Thrust orders him not to attack just yet. Thrust then takes off with the Air Defense Team, telling Megatron to wait there.

As the Autobots enter the gully, they are attacked from the air. This drives them further into the gully, where they are ambushed by Demolishor and Sideways. Smokescreen takes cover behind the Skyboom Shield, while the others duck behind some rocks. Thrust, Starscream, and the Mini-Cons attack from above, with Thrust giving the order to focus on Smokescreen. Cyclonus joins in with Sideways and Demolishor, resulting in Optimus ordering the others to try and break through. Just as Optimus blows past the three Decepticons, however, he is stopped by Megatron. Scavenger sees that Optimus needs help and rushes to take over the Skyboom Shield from Smokescreen, only to have all of the Decepticons aside from Megatron start to concentrate their fire; Scavenger, Smokescreen, and the Shield are now pinned in place.

Megatron pulls out the Star Saber and tries to use it against Optimus. Optimus transforms into truck mode (minus his trailer) and races backwards into a clearing. Megatron follows Optimus, and berates him for his choice: he’s now even further away from the others. Optimus tries to fight Megatron, but Megatron overpowers Optimus and prepares to deliver the killing blow.

The kids, watching it on the monitor, start to panic. However, Red Alert sees a bright flash of light and tells them to keep calm.

[[File:Arm ep25 jetfire.jpg|thumb|Not to be confused with [[Jetfire (G1)#The Transformers cartoon|Skyfire]]. Maybe.]]
That flash of light promptly shoots down the [[Air Military Mini-Con Team]] before revealing itself to be an armed space shuttle. It starts to dogfight with Starscream, and then both transform into robot mode; the shuttle identifies himself as [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]], second in command of the Autobots. Jetfire then promptly shoots Starscream down before strafing the gully. This allows the other Autobots to move forward, blasting Sideways, Demolishor, and Cyclonus before jumping Megatron. Seeing that he is now outnumbered, Megatron orders everyone to retreat. Thrust protests the order, but after getting shot by Jetfire he also falls back.

Jetfire and the other Autobots share a moment as they finally meet back up. A voice over by Rad talks about how despite this being a quiet moment, the war was about to heat up and Jetfire would play an important role.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (2)
*[[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] (19)
*[[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] (20)
*[[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] (21)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (22)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (23)
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (29)
*[[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] (31)

|c2=
*[[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] (8)
*[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] (24)
*[[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (25)
*[[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] (26)
*[[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (27)
*[[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] (28)

|c3=
*Shuttle Astronauts (1)
*[[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] (3)
*[[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] (4)
*[[Carlos Lopez]] (5)
*[[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] (6)
*[[Rad White]] (7)

|h4=[[Mini-Con]]s|c4=
*[[Terradive (Armada)|Terradive]] (9)
*[[Gunbarrel (Armada)|Gunbarrel]] (10)
*[[Thunderwing (Armada)|Thunderwing]] (11)
*[[Knock Out (Armada)|Knock Out]] (12)
*[[Sonar (Armada)|Sonar]] (13)
*[[Oval]] (14)
*[[Spiral]] (15)
*[[Backtrack (Armada)|Backtrack]] (16)
*[[Inferno (Armada)|Inferno]] (17)
*[[Fetch]] (18)
*[[Jetstorm (Armada)|Jetstorm]] (30)
*[[Runway (Armada)|Runway]] (31)
*[[Liftor]] (32)
*[[Dune Runner (Armada)|Dune Runner]] (33)
*[[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] (34)
*[[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] (35)
*[[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] (36)
*[[Mirror]] (37)
}}

==Quotes==

"And if he does, we'll pound 'im!" 
"Pound 'im good!"
:—'''Billy''' and '''Fred''' on what they'll do to Sideways if he tries to hack them again.

"Oh, great, time to get shot at again. Why couldn't I have just been a normal 'bot working in a factory?"
:—'''Starscream'''

"I'm quite sure your plans are impeccable, Thrust, but my main concern is that my men aren't capable of following them."
:—'''Megatron''' has no faith in his troops.

"You better watch out, you better not cry, cause you're gonna get blasted!"
:—'''Cyclonus''' massacres the classics.

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Micron Legend''===
[[File:TacticianMiniConChanges.jpg|thumb|American group at top, Japanese group at bottom.]]
*The Mini-Cons held in the random closet that Thrust accesses changes between the American and Japanese airings; specifically, [[Sonar (Armada)|Sonar]] is replaced with [[Knock Out (Armada)|Knock Out]] and [[Mirror]] is replaced with [[Dualor (Armada)|Dualor]], while the generic versions of [[Oval]] and [[Backtrack (Armada)|Backtrack]] become their [[Oval#Cybertron|Cyber]][[Backtrack_(Armada)#Cybertron|tron]] selves, and [[Downshift (Armada)|Downshift]] goes from being dark blue to his [[Downshift_(Armada)#Armada|X-Dimension]] colors.
*During the first battle of the episode, Smokescreen's cannon does not complete its animation before the beam comes from the barrel should be. A light just comes flashes as the gun almost flips out, begore jumping back into crane comfiguration.

===Animation and technical errors===
*When Optimus tells Smokescreen to take up the point, Smokescreen's antenna/horn is missing. It is missing again for two cuts when Scavenger moves to shield Smokescreen with the Skyboom Shield and again when Scavenger tells Megatron to go home.
*When Starscream is firing on Optimus Prime, his lower legs are erroneously colored completely white; this clip is shown on the preview used with the "Battle For The Mini-Cons" DVD.
*Dune Runner is erroneously colored entirely in green.
*When Optimus is shown fleeing from Megatron, the overhead shot of the clearing makes it look like Optimus is a box truck instead of just a normal semi.
*During the battle in the clearing, Optimus is shown as only being as tall as Megatron’s waist; just a few seconds earlier he stood as high as Megatron’s chest.
*When Smokescreen flips his crane into cannon mode to shoot Cyclonus, the end disappears as it swings into position.

===Continuity errors===
*[[Sonar (Armada)|Sonar]] is shown in the same room as the Air Military Mini-Cons and Inferno; this is a continuity error, as they were all revealed to be on Earth with Megatron, though it could be just an example of model reuse.
*In the Japanese version of the episode, Knock Out is seen in the Mini-Con closet, though he'd previously defected to the Autobots in "[[Vow]]". Again, this could just be a model reuse... except he replaced the aforementioned Sonar, who ''also'' shouldn't have originally been there.
*The English dub has Optimus ordering Smokescreen to take point, with Hot Shot and Blurr staying together while Optimus and Scavenger take the lead. But when they actually enter the gully, it’s Hot Shot who has point; Smokescreen is in the rear, and the rest are in the middle.
*Cyclonus suddenly appears in helicopter mode alongside Sideways and Demolishor at the ambush point; no explanation is given of where he comes from. The shot where he first appears also shows something resembling a transmitter located beneath where he is hovering; this transmitter was absent in the shot of Sideways and Demolishor springing the ambush, and isn’t shown when Optimus tries to break through.

===Trivia===
*The furigana in the Japanese episode "ちえもの" could be read as "知恵者", although technically it would be pronounced as "''chie'''sha'''''". The kanji 軍師 would be pronounced as "''gunshi''".
*"Tactician" first aired in the United States on [[January 30]], [[2003]].
*During the fight sequence in the canyon, Starscream comments that he doesn’t want to get shot at again; this seeming throw-away line will actually set the stage for what happens in the upcoming episodes.
*The screen is black for several seconds when the Mini-Con alarm first sounds, then goes to a shot of Rad, Carlos, and Alexis running down a hallway.
*Sideways' break-in occurred in "[[Chase (episode)|Chase]]", the previous episode.
*[[Garry Chalk]] sounds very bored in this episode.

===Foreign localization===
'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''A taktikus'''" ("The Tactician")

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Strateg'''" ("Strategist")

'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Tacticien'''" ("Tactitian")

'''Korean'''
:*''Title:'' "'''투명로봇 스나이퍼'''" ("Invisible Robot Sniper")

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2003 — ''Transformers: Micron Legend'' — Volume 7 ([[Columbia Music Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2003 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Vol:09 ([[Warner Bros.|Warner Music Video]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Battle for the Mini-Cons ([[Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Season One: Part One (Rhino Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — The Collector's Edition ([[Universal]]) 
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Volume One ([[New KSM]]) — English and German audio. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — The Complete Series ([[Shout! Factory]])

[[Category:Armada episodes]]

Mirror

2019-10-12T11:49:23Z

EternalGalvatron: /* Armada cartoon */ Spelling error

{{factions|minicon|unicron}}
:''Mirror is a Mini-Con [[combiner]] from the [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:MirrorArmada2.jpg|right|250px|thumb|I never knew how ugly I look from here]]

'''Mirror''' (ミラー ''Mirā'') is the combined form of the Mini-Cons [[Rook (Armada)|Rook]] and [[Crosswise (Armada)|Crosswise]], the partners of the enigmatic [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]]. Little is known about this tiny [[combiner]]'s personality or abilities, as he is generally seen only as a passenger for the treacherous [[bulk]]'s vehicle mode, generally separating when his master transforms so that one of his halves can form Sideways's head.

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Armada'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Paul Dobson]] (English)}}
When Sideways arrived on [[Earth]], Mirror was riding him wearing a disguise to make him look like a [[human]] clad in biker gear. When Sideways transformed, the rider retracted the disguise and split in half. His [[Rook (Armada)|top half]] became Sideways's head. His [[Crosswise (Armada)|bottom half]] vanished. {{storylink|Gale}} From then on, Mirror usually transformed from Sideways's head to ride him in motorcycle mode, though he once vanished from the scene to allow [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] to ride Sideways in battle. Later, as Sideways was speaking privately with [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] without either Mini-Con head present, he spoke in two different voices, though it is unclear if one of the voices was Mirror's. Soon after, Sideways revealed his allegiance to the Decepticons by switching heads. {{storylink|Credulous}}

In another battle, Hot Shot caused Sideways to crash, sending Mirror tumbling. Hot Shot taunted the rider for not having a seat belt. {{storylink|Conspiracy}}

After Megatron had been tossed down a crevasse by Optimus, Sideways and his driver helped haul him out. Megatron had been gravely injured by his fall though, forcing the Decepticons to retreat nonetheless. {{storylink|Trust (Armada)|Trust}}

When the last member of the [[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom Shield]] trio, [[Downshift (Armada)|Downshift]], became active on his own, Sideways and his rider were forced to give chase to the speedy little ‘bot. Though they were blown out of the race by [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]], the Decepticons did manage to snag the Mini-Con. {{storylink|Reinforcement}} When Megatron challenged to a decisive clash, Sideways worried that the Decepticons would end the Cybertronians' war prematurely while both the Skyboom Shield and the Star Saber were in his hands. Sideways and his rider rushed Red Alert in the middle of the battle in order to feign defeat, so that they could sneak away, and Sideways could sabotage his own team's victory. {{storylink|Decisive Battle}}

Sideways next planned to shake up the Decepticons' power structure. After planting the seeds of doubt on Megatron's competency within Demolishor's head, he and his rider sped off to allow them to take root on their own. They then came to Starscream to similarly goad him into challenging Megatron for leadership of the Decepticons. The plot was ultimately unsuccessful, though it did strengthen morale in the Decepticons' ranks. {{storylink|Rebellion (Armada)|Rebellion}}

Shortly thereafter, Sideways tried to hack the Autobot base computer, only to encounter Rad, Alexis, and Carlos attempting to destroy the equipment to stop him. He transported them to a digital universe, where a digital manifestation of Sideways, complete with rider, greeted them. Sideways taunted the children by first telling them that the Autobots only ever humored them in letting them "help," and then by declaring that they would forever be trapped in cyber-space. The children did escape though, leaving Sideways to beg forgiveness from his true master... [[Unicron]]! {{storylink|Chase (episode)|Chase}}

Henceforth, Sideways settled with helping the other Decepticons on the battlefield in a more conventional manner, despite this only leading to more losses. When [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] joined Megatron's unit, Sideways showed concern over this new addition... and with good reason; Thrust was the first to notice Sideways and his rider sneak off to converse with his unseen master. {{storylink|Tactician}} But Sideways had yet to notice that Thrust suspected he was up to no good, and participated in another of the tactician's ambushes on the Autobots. As soon as Optimus and Jetfire displayed their ability to combine, Sideways and his rider scampered away from the fight. {{storylink|Linkup}}

[[Image:DetectionMirrorTransPhase.jpg|left|thumb|200px| Ia, ia! Cthulhu ftagn!]]

On the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], Sideways initiated a plan intended to turn the Decepticons against each other, then snuck off by himself into an underground cave. Mirror separated from his robot mode, and the two began to make a report to an unseen Unicron. They were interrupted, and Mirror quickly transformed back into Sideways's head. Sideways fled to the surface, where he was confronted by [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]]. They fought, but when Sideways started to lose, he turned into [[Trans-phase mode|a cloud of static]]. This angered [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], who proceeded to chop up the cloud of static with the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]]. The cloud reformed itself into an image of Mirror's head, taunted Megatron, and floated up into the sky. {{storylink|Detection}}

Later, the ghostly head of Mirror briefly reappeared on the Moon. He began a conversation with Thrust while fully manifesting into Sideways. {{storylink|Mars (episode)|Mars}}

[[Image:Sideways dead.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]

Later still, inside Unicron, the [[Mini-Con]]s broke the spell Unicron had over them. This enraged Sideways, and he transformed and attacked the Mini-Cons. Optimus Prime blasted Sideways and Mirror with the [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]]. The heavily damaged Mirror vowed revenge before the life blinked out of his eyes. {{storylink|Origin}}
{{-}}

====''Linkage''====
Sideways and Mirror provided the [[Speed Chaser Team]] with [[Ravenus]] and the [[Doomstone]] in order to stop a group of rogue Mini-Cons from unlocking the [[Master Key]]. Mirror personally handed the Doomstone over to [[Top Gear]]. {{storylink|Linkage Part 8}}

===Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic===
While Rook and Crosswise were capable of controlling their combined mode on their own, it was just as common for Sideways to somehow manifest his personality through it and control his Mini-Con partners directly. Using this method, Sideways performed spying and sabotage missions on the [[Mini-Con Moonbase]] without ever having to visit it in person. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada|More Than Meets The Eye}}

===Ask Sideways===
Known liar Sideways claimed he met his Mini-Cons on {{w|Tinder (app)|Tinder}}. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Sideways, 2015/06/28}}

==Toys==
===Armada===
[[Image:MirrorArmada.jpg|right|150px|thumb|So if Rook is good, and Crosswise is evil, then what the heck am I?]]
* '''Sideways with Rook and Crosswise''' (Super-Con, 2002)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MX-01'''

: The combined form of [[Rook (Armada)|Rook]] and [[Crosswise (Armada)|Crosswise]], Mirror is a humanoid robot that can act as a rider for [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]]' vehicle form.

: This mold-set was also used to make [[Nightcreeper]].

==Notes==
*"Mirror" is the combined form's Japanese name. He has no official English-language name; the closest he has being the descriptor "'''Rider'''" from the toy's instructions.
*The cartoon version tends to present Mirror as a [[Triple Changer]] of sorts, transforming from the Crosswise head to the Mirror robot mode, and from there to the Rook head. In his first appearance only, he is seen separating to form Sideways's head—don't blink, you'll miss it!—but the extra Mini-Con that should have been left over is nowhere to be found. Neither Rook's nor Crosswise's individual robot mode is ever shown.
*One scene in "[[Credulous]]" briefly shows Sideways not wearing either Mini-Con as a helmet. He speaks in two distinct voices—one is his normal voice and one appears low-intelligence. Immediately after, Crosswise appears from off-screen and becomes his helmet. Any significance this may have between Sideways and his Mini-Cons is unclear. The line was not present in the Japanese version of the episode. In another scene, Sideways in vehicle mode speaks normally even though his rider is absent.
*When Sideways is in motorcycle mode, it appears that it is his rider that delivers his lines, although it isn't easy to say for sure since he doesn't have a moving mouth. In Sideways's death scene, however, it is pretty clear that it is the rider that is speaking.

===Foreign names===
*''Korean:'' '''Mirror''' (미러 ''Mireo'')

[[Category:Armada Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Combined forms]]
[[Category:Unicron-related characters]]

Cramp

2019-10-12T03:57:49Z

EternalGalvatron: /* Trivia */

{{episode|
|series=Armada
|ep=48
|prev=Portent
|next=Alliance
|title="Cramp"
|furigana=しんねん
|japanese=決死
|romaji=Shinnen
|translation=Prepared for Death: Conviction
|image=Starscreamheroicdeath.jpg
|caption=
|production code=TF: A-48
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]]
|writer=[[Akira Okeya]]
|englishadaptation=[[Terry Klassen]]
|director=[[Osamu Kamijō]], [[Mitsuru Kawasaki]] (asst. dir.)
|animation studio=[[Actas Inc.]]
|airdate=[[September 29]], [[2003]] (English, United Kingdom) [[November 28|28 November]] 2003 (Japanese) [[December 8]], [[2003]] (English, United States)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy]]
}}

'''Starscream prepares to do whatever it takes to convince Galvatron the threat of Unicron is real.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Starsmack.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Galvatron blasts Starscream with his rarely seen armpit-laser.]]
[[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] pleads to [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]], hoping to convince his leader that the threat of [[Unicron]] is real (as Starscream has first hand experience in the beast's bowels) and that perhaps an alliance between the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s is the safest course to ensure the survival of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. When Starscream refuses to stop pleading, Galvatron slaps his subordinate into a wall to silence him. The Decepticon leader is confident his military can overcome both the Autobots and Unicron. Starscream continues to stress the danger of Unicron, and Galvatron starts to swing his [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]].

[[File:Cramp-Starscreamdies.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|[[Code of Hero|The rest is... silence]]. Well, [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|not really]], but don't you kinda wish it was?]]
The Autobots are still optimistic, believing there's a chance a diplomatic conference could lead to a truce between the two sides. Which means the Autobots can't take aggressive action against the Decepticons, only defensive. Galvatron, armed with the Star Saber and [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]], flies into battle, ready to negotiate with [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] using firepower. Prime responds by combining with [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]] and heading away from the thick of the battle.

By a [[Megatron statue|monolithic statue of Megatron]], Starscream wonders who is he is and what he needs to do. [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]]'s words of encouragement run through his head.

Away from the armies, Galvatron and Optimus Prime send their men away, leaving the two leaders to battle one on one. Through the battle, Galvatron admits that he still considers Unicron to be an Autobot hoax, and with the Star Saber, he has the upper hand against Prime. As soon as Megatron breaks Prime's metal, an explosion disturbs the showdown. Starscream walks from the smoke.

The rest of the Autobots are struggling to hold their ground, unable to cause any real damage to the Decepticons. Alexis has faith that things will be okay. Thousands of miles away, Unicron's lunar shell peels off and the behemoth attacks the assembled Mini-Con cluster.

[[File:Cramp-Swindleejects.jpg|left|thumb|I'm not crying! I just have something in my eyes.]]
Starscream quits the Decepticons and challenges Galvatron to one-on-one combat. The two clash, quickly cutting into each other. Starscream displays a show of skill beyond the last time he battled Megatron. Lightning from Unicron carves into the landscape, but the two warriors ignore the weather and continue their struggle. But in an instant, the Star Saber plunges into Starscream's torso, and the impaled Decepticon falls.

Lying with the blade sticking out of him, Starscream speaks earnestly to Galvatron, pointing out that it was Megatron's own arrogance that drove the situation to be what it is. Despite his injury, Starscream stands up and reiterates his wishes for a truce between the two Cybertronian factions against Unicron. His final wish said, Starscream joins with his [[Mini-Con]] to fire his [[Proton cannon]]s upwards at Unicron. Unicron fires back, disintegrating Starscream, much to both Galvatron and Optimus's shock.

[[File:Cramp-AlexismournsStarscream.jpg|left|thumb|I never got to tell Starscream that I loved him!]]

Realizing that Starscream was right about the threat of Unicron, Galvatron remembers all the experiences he had with him, and finally decides to join forces with Optimus Prime. He starts off by offering the Star Saber to Optimus.... BUT from the crater Starscream died in, a dark cloud emerges and grabs the Star Saber! The cloud forms into [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]], who escapes the two leaders and escapes through the underground portal, making sure to collapse them so he can't be followed. Upon witnessing Sideways's escape, Optimus and Galvatron fear for the worst to come.

Aboard the ''[[Axalon (Armada)|Axalon]]'', Alexis's [[Good Luck Necklace|luck charm]] breaks, and she runs outside to look out the window just to see Starscream's laser blast fade away. Hearing news of Starscream's death over the video screen, the kids become sad, most notably Alexis, who begins crying. She runs out of the room and slams her fist on the window that displays Unicron, in grief. When [[Rad White|Rad]] appears behind her, she smacks his shoulders with her hands, asking why Starscream would do that. Rad does his best to try and console her.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (8)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (9)
*[[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] (10)
*[[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]] (14)
*[[Smokescreen (Armada)|Hoist]] (15)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (16)
*[[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] (17)
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (18)
*[[Overload (Armada)|Overload]] (20)

|c2=
*[[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (1)
*[[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (2)
*[[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] (3)
*[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] (4)
*[[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] (5)
*[[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]] (19)

|c3=
*[[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] (6)
*[[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] (7)
*[[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] (11)
*[[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] (12)
*[[Rad White|Rad]] (13)

|h4=[[Mini-Con]]s|c4=
*[[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] (22)
*[[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] (23)
*[[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] (24)
*[[Swindle (Armada)|Swindle]] (22)

|h5=Other|c5=
*[[Unicron]] (21)
*[[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] (23)
}}

==Quotes==
"How long have we been adversaries, Optimus? It seems like since the beginning of time. And I suppose I do have a certain respect for you but I digress, you might have fooled Starscream with your little Truce ploy, but I am nobody's fool. Now let's end this charade, shall we?"
:—'''Galvatron''' faces off against Optimus Prime in the 'negotiations'.

"May I suggest that you have lost your mind?!"
:—'''Galvatron''' to Starscream, who has just challenged him to a duel.

[[File:Cramp-Galvatronregrets.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|You'll miss me when I'm gone!]]
"I tried to gain favour from you. But nothing was ever good enough. No matter how many battles I fought, you always found fault. Then I saw how Optimus treated his men, and I realized he was a leader of integrity. Unlike you." 
"You were too weak to ever gain my respect." 
"None of that matters now. You must listen — do as Optimus says and join forces with the Autobots, or else every last one of us is doomed! Please sir... do it for me..."
:—'''Starscream''' pours his spark out to '''Galvatron''' after being impaled by the Star Saber
{{--}}

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Micron Legend''===
[[File:Cramp - no ML title card.JPG|thumb|upright=1.4|Foreshadowing? Why, no!]]
* In earlier episodes of ''Micron Densetsu'', the title card usually shows up with Optimus against a white background. In this episode, there's no title card. Instead, the title shows up over Starscream.
* Just before Galvatron impales Starscream, the animation is tweaked to make it clear the latter "switched off" his sword, having no intention of blocking the fatal blow. The two of them don't exchange any jibes here, they just say each-other's names and Galvatron kneels, realizing what Starscream has done.
* The dialogue after this was also somewhat altered in the dub. Instead of talking about how he unsuccessfully sought to gain favor from his leader, Starscream tells Galvatron that he considers him the ultimate warrior and could never hope to defeat him. The voiceover during the montage at the end is mostly a flashback to Starscream yammering about wanting a Mini-Con and telling Galvatron that he'll defeat him.

===Animation and technical errors===
* In the first scene of the episode, Demolishor has four fingers and one thumb on each hand.
* When Hoist warns Blurr not to fire upon the Decepticons except in self-defense, Blurr's entire gun is colored one solid shade of orange.
* Jetfire shoots Tidal Wave in the eye...with the back of his rifle?
* Wheeljack says, "What's happening?" in Demolishor's voice.

===Transformers references===
* Starscream's death by crumbling into a pile of debris is very similar to the death scene of [[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]] [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream's]] in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
* Many parts of Galvatron and Starscream's speeches are quotes from ''[[The Touch]]'', like 'I'm nobody's fool' (see above), or Starscream's 'after all is said and done'.

===Real-world references===
* Fred's "The horror!" line is from ''{{w|Heart of Darkness}}'', the novel adapted into the film ''{{w|Apocalypse Now}}''.
* Galvatron gives Starscream one last chance not to fight, and when Starscream declines, Galvatron's, "Is that your final answer?" line might be a reference to ''{{w|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?}}''.

===Trivia===
* The English-language version of "Cramp" first aired in the United Kingdom on the {{w|Sky One}} channel, at the time the network was running a round-the-clock promotion of American magician/"endurance artist" {{w||David Blaine}}'s controversial London stunt, complete with an obnoxious '''DAVID BLAINE''' on-screen overlay. It aired in the United States on [[December 8]], 2003.
* Optimus calls Starscream's Mini-Con Swindle instead of Zapmaster. So logically, this means that Swindle received a color-change like Starscream did (instead of Starscream exchanging his Mini-Con for a new one in different colors).
* Starscream's photon cannon blasts don't even make it all the way up to Unicron. You can see them dissipate before Alexis's eyes before they reach him. Most heart-wrenching suicide ever?
*Starscream's sword is suprisingly powerful in this episode, being durable enough to clash with Star Saber itself without any kind of visible damage. Due to the upgrade he received after skidplate was kicked by Nemesis Prime? Nah.
*Tidal Wave is also significantly smaller and weaker than previously depicted. Jetfire, shown not much smaller than Tidal Wave, in a single movement, shoulder-blocks and lifts off with him.

===Foreign localization===
'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Das Friedensangebot'''" ("Peace-Offering")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[January 12|12 January]] [[2004]]

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Párbaj'''" ("Duel")

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2003 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Vol:14 ([[Warner Bros.|Warner Music Video]]) 
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2004 — ''Transformers: Micron Legend'' — Volume 12 ([[Columbia Music Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2006 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Season One: Part Two ([[Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — The Collector's Edition ([[Universal]]) 
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2009 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Volume Two ([[New KSM]]) — English and German audio. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — The Complete Series ([[Shout! Factory]])

[[Category:Armada episodes]]

Orbital Assault Carrier

2019-09-17T00:55:59Z

EternalGalvatron: /* Trivia */

{{faction|decepticon}}
{{picsneeded}}
:''The Orbital Assault Carriers are mass-produced [[Decepticon]]s starships from the [[live-action film series|live-action]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:DOTM-FAF-Orbital Assault Carrier.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"And this Thing I saw! How can I describe it?"]]
'''Orbital Assault Carriers''' are small single-operator fighter ships used to give the Decepticons' protoforms air superiority on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Earth]], or whatever luckless planet is in their path. They are highly flexible craft, capable of operating at high altitude or only a few feet off the ground, hovering or at high speed. These dizzying craft are constantly twisting and reconfiguring themselves during the course of a battle to achieve the optimal mode for a particular task. Their forms include:
* A flattened and streamlined pursuit mode
* A hovering attack mode, with the two large central guns paired up for forward-directed fire
* A cruising attack mode, with the two large central guns splayed out for side-directed fire

They come equipped with standard laser blasters and lethal-to-humans [[disintegrator ray]]s.

They get stolen. A lot.

==Fiction==
===''Dark of the Moon'' film===
[[File:DOTM-orbitalassaultonchicago.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|left|"Of a night, all over there, Hampstead way, the sky is alive with their lights."]]

Many years ago, a squadron of Orbital Assault Carriers pursued the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'' as it left Cybertron's orbit, alongside Starscream, who successfully crippled its engines, sending it hurling through space, and forcing it to make a crash-landing on the [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], waylaying [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]'s mission.

Years later, the Decepticons smuggled many of the vessels onto the lunar surface, and when space bridge portals were opened up they flew through, and later proceeded to wreak havoc on the Chicago skyline, deployed from [[Mothership|larger carriers]].

Despite their maneuverability and firepower, they were not invulnerable; the Autobots shot one down as it was harrying a group of humans. The [[Wrecker]]s ripped the hatch off of the craft and executed its [[protoform]] pilot, and the ship itself was commandeered by [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and his human allies. Bumblebee then used the ship to help Sam rescue Carly, though [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] sent a UAV into it, downing it. Another abandoned ship was similarly taken over by [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] and [[Brains]], and the duo managed to crash-land aboard a mothership and cause a vital distraction.

During the fight between [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and Sentinel Prime, Sentinel called on the ships to fire at Optimus. Optimus tried to fight back with his blaster. However, there were too many for him to handle and he was nearly overwhelmed. Fortunately, the [[United States of America|United States]] military were able to shoot them down with missiles. When the control pillar was destroyed, stopping Cybertron's jounery to Earth's solar system, the remaining ships were sucked up into the collapsing portal, presumably to be destroyed by the gravitional forces.
{{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
{{-}}

===''Age of Extinction'' film===
After the Battle of Chicago's conclusion, many Orbital Assault Carriers (among other pieces of Transformer technology) were recovered by humans and began getting sold around the world. Several countries entered a bidding war for the ships that was started by Russia.

[[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] possessed several of them in his vessel, one of which was stolen by [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]] when the Autobots snuck aboard to rescue Optimus. Crosshairs flew out to save Bumblebee, [[Cade Yeager|Cade]] and [[Tessa Yeager]], and [[Shane Dyson]]. The small party was pursued by [[Shadow Raider]]s piloting more Orbitl Assault Carriers through the skies of Chicago, until Crosshairs instructed Cade and Shane how to operate their OAC's weaponry as he parachuted into the fray personally, taking out some of their assailants. Once Cade and Shane took out some more of their pursuers, Bumblebee flew it into an underground tunnel, where he lost control of the craft as it crashed through to the streets above. The three humans and Bumblebee proceeded to abandon the wrecked ship.

A few more Orbital Assault Carriers harried Optimus and the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]] while Lockdown utilized his ship's magnet to capture them. [[Slug (AOE)|Slug]] managed to take one out simply by ramming it with his head when it came too close to the ground.
{{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}

===''The Last Knight'' film===
As [[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]] prepared to use her [[Staff of Merlin|staff]] and the [[ignition chamber]] to revive Cybertron, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] summoned what remained of his army, several Orbital Assault Carriers massing around the chamber to defend it. When the Autobots and humans attacked, the OACs mercilessly downed the human air support before they drew the attention of [[Dragonstorm]], resulting in their quick demise. Bumblebee used a modified OAC to drop off [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] while [[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Hot Rod]] backed him up with another. Despite their piloting skills, the thick AA defences that the Decepticons had set up around the chamber kept them from getting close. When the two attacked [[Infernocus]], the combiner's firepower caused them both to crash. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Human Alliance''===
{{chargamestub|{{storylink|Transformers: Human Alliance}}}}

===''Transformers: Shadows Rising''===
{{chargamestub|{{storylink|Transformers: Shadows Rising}}}}

==Toys==
===Dark of the Moon===
{{anchor|CyberverseActionSet}}
[[File:DOTM CyberverseActionSet Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|[[Flattop (Decepticon)|Flattop]] is jealous his schtick got stolen.]]
*'''Starscream / Orbital Assault Carrier''' (Cyberverse Action Set, 2011)
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Number:'' '''002'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''CV03'''
**''Accessories:'' missile launcher, missile, Chicago
:A brand-new [[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]] Legion-class mold, [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Cyberverse|Starscream]] comes with an “Assault Craft” similar to the kind the Decepticons use in the film. It can convert into a “Battle Station” for Starscream to stand or sit on, and a “Space Cruiser” for Starscream’s jet mode to rest on. There are molded wheels on Starscream to nestle into the groves on top of the carrier. Sadly, a cavity on the back keeps multiple planes from being able to rest on it. All three modes sit on small wheels, and there is an additional platform below for Starscream to rest on in jet mode, although he has to face backwards. Other low-slung Legion-class figures may fit in this space, if tightly.

:Several [[MechTech]] ports are available on the craft, and the removable missile launcher has a handle for it to be held by smaller Cyberverse figures as well as a 5mm post for it to attach to larger figures. There are also several [[C joint]] bars on the engines, plus one clip on the right side for connecting to other playsets.

:There is an included cardboard backdrop for display, depicting Chicago under siege.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2011/Decepticon/OACStarscream/starscream.htm More information on the Orbital Assault Carrier (with Starscream) at TFU.info]''

==Trivia==
[[File:Goodguy Orbital Assault Carrier Prop AOE.jpg|right|thumb|]]
* The Orbital Assault Carrier piloted by the Autobots in ''Age of Extinction'' is a variant with an open canopy and a gunner platform on the rear. Additionally, the thrusters on their ship resemble the thrusters of a regular Orbital Assault Carrier, but flipped forward; with exhaust shown coming out of the intake and vise-versa. This implies that either this variant has modified engines, or that the thrusters of an Orbital Assault Carrier can run both forwards and backwards. Two more OACs with open canopies appear in ''The Last Knight''.
**The modified OACs are different from the regular variant in a number of ways. They do not have the ability to reconfigure themselves, are shorter in length, and can only fire foreward due to their guns being in fixed positions.
* Some just so happen to have a hatch big enough for a human. How convenient.

[[Category:Age of Extinction vehicles]]
[[Category:Cyberverse]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon vehicles]]
[[Category:Decepticon starships]]
[[Category:The Last Knight vehicles]]

Gigantion

2019-09-04T05:15:46Z

EternalGalvatron:

{{faction|gigantion}}
[[File:PlanetGigantion.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Despite its Saturn-like appearance, Gigantion was only a gas giant on energon taco night.]]
[[File:Cyber Key symbol Gigantion.png|upright=0.85|thumb|The symbol on Gigantion's Cyber Keys.]]

'''Gigantion''', the '''Giant Planet''' <s>or '''Planet of only Scottish men'''</s>, is not the kind of planet the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] would appreciate, but it's a nice, cozy home for a robot. The planet is an enormous mechanical megapolis, a vastly upscaled analogue of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], but constructed mostly by its inhabitants. These Transformers settled on an [[Earth]]-like, rocky, organic-covered planet, and built their cities on it. The Transformers of Gigantion are enormous, towering over the largest current Cybertronians, and matched only by Starscream <s> '''(after getting his skidplate kicked by Optimus and Primus)'''</s>. Despite their imposing size and strength, they are not much given to violence or warfare. Most are gentle and peaceful, desiring only to hone their skills and build ever grander structures. They work closely with the small [[Mini-Con]] Transformers, who can tackle the delicate tasks too refined for the heavy manipulators of their [[bulk]] comrades. Construction is the order of the day for any proper Gigantion, and as such the denizens of the planet transform into heavy-duty construction vehicles.

The dominant language of Gigantion is practically identical to a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[accent|dialect]] of the English tongue. The Mini-Cons beep with a Scottish accent, no doubt. At the time the planet was re-discovered, it was led by the gigantic [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]].

According to Gigantian tradition, old cities are to be left alone. The population constantly moves to unbuilt areas, constructing new cities, never returning to the old ones. They even go so far as to dump the data on those old cities from their computers. Why this custom came about is lost to time, but it's tradition, and if you stopped doing traditional things just because they make no sense, then really, what's ''wrong'' with you? The Gigantions continually rebuilt their cities right on top the old ones, until the planet was completely enveloped in a vast series of artificial layers, complete with artificial foliage, simulated skies and day/night cycles. At its heart, though, the original planet remains, well-preserved and even supplied with artificial light, but long forgotten. With it lies the forgotten starship the ''[[Lemuria (Cybertron)|Lemuria]]'', the vessel that carried their (comparatively) diminutive forebears to their new home as part of the galaxy spanning [[space bridge]] project.

Gigantion is surrounded not just by a ring, but by a debris field made up of the detritus of ancient building projects...and probably bits of a long-gone planet.

==Fiction==
===''Cybertron'' cartoon===
[[File:Gigantion-Ancient.jpg|left|thumb|Teeny Gigantion, as it was before it got wormholed.]]
Gigantion was plotted out as one of the four worlds to serve as a focal point for the galaxy-spanning [[space bridge]] project. The starship ''[[Lemuria (Cybertron)|Lemuria]]'' was sent to the planet, along with a [[Cyber Planet Key]], but like the other colony worlds, a space bridge accident caused the world to be cut off from all others, and over the years, it was lost to time.

[[File:Cyb ep39 gigantion landscape.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Just you wait, the Fraggles will show up any minute now.]]

''Unlike'' the other worlds, Gigantion got even ''more'' lost, as at some point in the planet's ancient history, after the original colonists arrived, the entire system was sucked into a wormhole, transporting it to an alternate universe. {{storylink|Balance|Balance}} This impromptu interdimensional shift was brought about by the warlike inhabitants of the nefarious [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]], who had pulled Gigantion into their universe so that they could consume the world for its rich energy supplies and raw materials. The Gigantians turned to the power of the Cyber Planet Key, which caused both the planet and its inhabitants (save the Mini-Cons, of course) to grow to massive size, allowing them to fight Planet X to a standstill. When Planet X was detonated by one of its own malfunctioning weapons, peace returned, and the inhabitants of Gigantion went back to their jobs. Tales of the war were eventually lost to the centuries, being little more than rumor and myth to its modern inhabitants. {{storylink|Challenge}} The only native environment remaining was in the central core where the moored ''Lemuria'' rested with the Cyber Key left undisturbed aboard. {{storylink|Giant}}

Gigantion itself remained trapped in the parallel universe, with the only means of access between it and its home continuum being a tunnel in time and space in the [[Skeleton Nebula]], which was only open for a few days every year. Seeking the Cyber Key resting on the planet, both the [[Ogygia (Cybertron)|''Ogygia'']] and ''[[Atlantis]]'' travelled through the tunnel and emerged in the alternate universe. [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] however was guided through the dimensions by [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]] and emerged directly on Gigantion itself before either of his foes. {{storylink|Warp}} The Decepticon leader quickly smooth talked the impressionable [[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]] into guiding him down to the planet's central layer before the Autobots, now aligned with [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] and [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]], beat them back. {{storylink|Giant}} So much did his defeat by Metroplex enrage Megatron that he used the [[Armor of Unicron]] to steal power from the Cyber Key and reformat himself into Galvatron. As the Autobots searched Gigantion's cities for data on the Key, they found themselves used as practice dummies for Galvatron's new power before [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] managed to defeat his foe. {{storylink|Fury (Cybertron)|Fury}}

As the Autobots prepared to begin their search, they came across the crashed ''Atlantis'' and rescued their allies trapped aboard. Following that, they split themselves up into five teams to explore all possible routes down to the Cyber Key. {{storylink|City}} As they descended, [[Override (Cybertron)|Overrride]]'s team found historical recordings of Planet X's invasion. {{storylink|Ambush (episode)|Ambush}} The [[Cybertron Defense Team]] then ran afoul of Soundwave and [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] who explained their planet's feud with Gigantion and their plans for the Cybertronian race. {{storylink|Challenge}} The Autobot trio were later met by Galvatron who soundly defeated them and left them to burn in an abandoned city. Elsewhere, [[Bud Hansen]] found a city scaled for Mini-Cons where [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] had a crisis of personal honor. {{storylink|Scourge (episode)|Scourge}}

All the teams reached the central layer at the same time only for [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] to swoop in and claim the Key. Before he could fly off, however, [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] tapped the Key's power to temporarily supersize himself and send the Seeker packing. At the behest of their [[Mini-Con]]s, Metroplex and Menasor made amends with the Autobots managing to secure the fourth Key. {{storylink|Optimus (episode)|Optimus}}

After they completed the [[Omega Lock]], it deactivated the anti-[[teleportation]] field to open a [[space bridge]] back to Cybertron. This however allowed Galvatron to warp directly into their midst and steal the Lock only to be met by Starscream. The two engaged in a fierce duel with Galvatron ultimately triumphing and returning home, the duel having lasted enough for the dimensional gate between universes to close. {{storylink|Showdown (Cybertron)|Showdown}} To catch up with the Decepticons, [[Vector Prime]] gave up his physical form to allow his allies to travel back in time to when the gate was open and return to their own universe. {{storylink|Guardian (episode)|Guardian}}

Once the crisis had passed, all four colony worlds reopened diplomatic ties with Cybertron, with Metroplex acting as his planet's representative. {{storylink|Beginning}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
When asked if the killer in {{w|Cluedo|Clue}} was a Transformer, [[Vector Prime]] responded that [[Brimstone (Cybertron)|Brimstone]] with the [[Umbral Blaster]] on Gigantion might know. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/19}}

===''Animated'' cartoon===
Gigantion was a robotic planet in the [[Autobot Commonwealth]] and located in the Skeleton Nebula. During the [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]], it was the site of a sub-conflict known as the [[Pangea Wars]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

===Aligned novels===
Gigantion was a colony world linked to Cybertron by space bridges during the [[Golden Age]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Gigantion was one of the ten Cybertronian colony planets within the [[Allowed Zone]]. After the [[Scouring of Nebulos]], Autobots and Decepticons fought for control of the planet's industrial power. {{storylink|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}}

==Known Gigantion residents==
===[[Autobot]]s===
* [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (Bubble-domed helicopter)
* [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] (Bucket-wheel excavator) & [[Drill Bit (Cybertron)|Drill-Bit]] (Twin-drill machine)
* [[Nightscream (Cybertron)|Nightscream]] (F-14 Tomcat fighter jet)
* [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]] (Cement mixer) & [[Stripmine]] (MASER tank)
* [[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] (Pickup truck)
* [[Repeater (GF)|Repeater]] (Twin-barreled anti-aircraft tank)
* [[Rock Krusher]] (Drill tank)
* [[Saw Boss]] (Bucket-wheel excavation machine)
* [[Six-Speed (Cybertron)|Six-Speed]] (Toyota GT-1 Le Mans style race car)
* [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] (Cybertronic starfighter)

===[[Decepticon]]s===
* [[Deepdive (Cybertron)|Deepdive]] (Submarine)
* [[Dead End General]] (Chromed "Moon") & [[Dead End Drone]]s ("Moons")
* [[Longarm (Cybertron)|Longarm]] (Double-crane truck)
* [[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]] (Excavation machine) & [[Heavy Load (Cybertron)|Heavy-Load]] (Dump truck)
* [[Overcast (Cybertron)|Overcast]] (Martin P6M SeaMaster flying boat bomber)

==Notes==
* The original idea for Gigantion involved colossal [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]-like scrap-robots, according to [[Aaron Archer]] at [[BotCon 2006]].
* The reason for Gigantion's endless build-cycle is never actually addressed in the show. Again according to Mister Archer, this time from [[BotCon 2005]], the reason is that Gigantion was supposed to become the hub of the galaxy-spanning [[space bridge]] network, so they were building to accommodate the millions of Transformers that would soon populate and pass through the world - however, the idea of them continuing to build for a project that had ended in disaster centuries before makes just as little sense as what was portrayed on the show.
* When asked about the accents in ''Cybertron'' during the cartoon creation panel at [[BotCon 2006]], [[David McDermott]] revealed that the Gigantions' Scottish accents were inspired by the "greatest sci-fi engineer" of all time, "[[Scotty]]" from ''[[Star Trek]]''.[https://www.allspark.com/2006/09/hasbro-cartoon-creation-panel/]

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Gigalonia''' (ギガロニア ''Gigaronia'')

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[[Category:War for Cybertron planets]]

Transcendent: Part 3

2019-09-02T07:40:55Z

EternalGalvatron: /* Synopsis */

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'''Megatron and Senator Ratbat have secret plans for Breakaway.'''

==Synopsis==
At [[Shockwave (TransTech)|Shockwave]]'s lab, [[Megatron (TransTech)|Megatron]] presents the captured [[Breakaway (Classics)|Breakaway]] to Senator [[Ratbat (TransTech)|Ratbat]]. Ratbat is incensed at Megatron's casual language, reminding the Decepticon that council guidelines prevent killing of [[offworlder]]s. Megatron argues that this is a special case, and has Shockwave present what he's learned. Shockwave explains that with most offworlders, their technology has very little to teach the advanced [[Transcendent Technomorph|TransTech]]. Breakaway, however, is one of the most advanced non-TransTech Cybertronians Shockwave has ever seen, with an unusual [[energon]] distribution system and several unique components. Breakaway can teach TransTech more than what they've learned in the past 10,000 stellar cycles, but Shockwave cannot continue without an invasive scan that Breakaway cannot survive. Ratbat considers, and tells Megatron and Shockwave that the Intelligence Committee will pass his recommendation to [[Optimus Prime (TransTech)|Optimus Prime]].

At [[Alpha Trion (SG)|Alpha Trion]]'s workshop, [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]] pulls out his weapon and accuses the old bot of killing multiple TransTech. Skyfall is interrupted by [[Topspin (Classics)|Topspin]], Alpha Trion's assistant, who tells Skyfall that none of the TransTech are dead, as he carries a object containing a [[spark]]. Alpha Trion explains that Topspin has unique abilities, like Skyfall and his friends, and these talents will allow him to escape from Axiom Nexus. The old bot explains that the object Topspin is holding is a magnetic cage, able to hold and support a spark on his own, and points to a rack containing TransTech sparks. When [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]] asks about the sparks of normal Transformers, Alpha Trion explains that they are in the bodies of TransTech as agents within the system. Topspin shows his abilities to manipulate sparks off to Landquake, and proclaims that Alpha Trion will lead them to glory. Landquake simply agrees, and asks Topspin to show him how the magnetic cages work. Alpha Trion pulls Skyfall to the side, explaining that he intercepted scans of Skyfall and his friends when they arrived, finding similar systems as he did when Topspin arrived, and promises that he will help retrieve Breakaway. Skyfall demands he stop toying with Transformer' sparks, but the old bot brushes his concerns aside, telling him he has the codes for his home dimension, and that with Skyfall and his friends at his side, he will succeed. Alpha Trion shows Skyfall his sword, which originally belonged to a Decepticon named [[Slaughter]]. The sword contained engrams of Slaughter's personality, and its bearer is under constant assault by evil thoughts. Alpha Trion has had to bear the mental assault for years, and tells Skyfall that he wants him to take his sword if he dies in the upcoming battle...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters|c1=
* [[Alpha Trion (SG)|Alpha Trion]] (6)
* [[Breakaway (Classics)|Breakaway]] (4)
* [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]] (5)

|c2=
* [[Megatron (TransTech)|Megatron]] (1)
* [[Ratbat (TransTech)|Ratbat]] (2)
* [[Shockwave (TransTech)|Shockwave]] (3)
* [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]] (7)
* [[Topspin (Classics)|Topspin]] (8)
}}

==Quotes==
"The sword was not originally mine. It belonged to a Decepticon leader named 'Slaughter.' It contains much of his original programming, encrypted so deeply that it is impossible to change or remove. The bearer of the sword is under constant assault by the thoughts of an ancient and '''evil''' mind." 
"You're kidding."
:—'''Alpha Trion''' and '''Skyfall''' have a heart-to-heart.

==Notes==
* Mentioned characters include: [[Optimus Prime (TransTech)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Slaughter]].
* Senator Ratbat's design is by [[Alex Milne]], unlike the other TransTech who have appeared thus far, all based off of the original [[Draxhall Jump]] designs.
* The 1-page preview comic for "I, Lowtech" which follows this story begins with 'meanwhile', indicating that this story occurs concurrently with that one.

===Errors===
*The caption containing Ratbat's dialogue on page one is missing a period at the end.

[[Category:TransTech issues]]

Unicron Trilogy continuity family

2019-09-02T05:16:57Z

EternalGalvatron: /* Distinctive elements */

[[File:UnicronTrilogyVectorPrime.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|The Unicron Trilogy may be over, but we'll always have redecos.]]
The "'''Unicron Trilogy'''" is [[Hasbro]]'s designation for the [[continuity family]] consisting of ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'', ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'', and ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]''.

The Unicron Trilogy continuity family includes these individual continuities:

*'''Cartoon continuity'''
:A continuity composed of the ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'', ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'', and ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]'' television series and its related material, such as the [[Fun Publications]] ''Cybertron'' comic.
*'''Dreamwave Armada continuity'''
:A continuity composed of the ''[[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)|Armada]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Energon (comic)|Energon]]'' comics published by [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]].
*'''Panini Comics continuity'''
:A continuity composed of the [[Panini]] ''Armada'' comics published in the UK.
*Various stand-alone storybooks and [[Transformers Legends (book)|short stories]].

The Unicron Trilogy is so-named because of the central role [[Unicron]] plays in the overall story. All three series feature Unicron in some pivotal way, even ''Cybertron'', where his destruction resulted in the creation of the series' primary threat, the [[Unicron Singularity|universe-threatening black hole]].

==Distinctive elements==
Transformer physiology in the Unicron Trilogy seem to be subtly but fundamentally different from that in many other continuity families. Transformers' sparks, rather than being fragile flickers of life sustained and protected by their bodies, are fantastically durable things, capable of being removed for upgrades and, in several instances, floating freely in space, still alive after the bodies which once housed them were atomized, and then being easily implanted into a new body.

The Unicron Trilogy has been poorly received by old fans, due to its kiddyish stories and the cartoons being poorly dubbed anime, as only Armada's errors were corrected for their releases in Japan. The middle part of the trilogy, Energon, is considered the ''The Phantom Menace'' of Transformers cartoons. Some people praised the anime style of the cartoons compared to other Transformers shows, however.
{{see|Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline}}

==Notes==
* The term "Unicron Trilogy" was first mentioned by [[Aaron Archer]] at [[BotCon 2005]]<ref name="steve-o">[http://www.camphortree.net/tf/tidbits/botcon2005.txt Steve-o Stonebraker's BotCon 2005 Notes]</ref>. Later, the term was officially canonized by the back of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Vector Prime]]'s [[packaging]], superseding fan-coined names such as '''Armadaverse''', '''Armadagon''', and the '''AEC''' (Armada-Energon-Cybertron) universe.
* The Unicron Trilogy is called the '''Micron Trilogy''' in Japan, named by [[Hisashi Yuki]] of Takara.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20120329200545/http://www.takarahobby.com/kaihatsu/0601happy_new_year/004.html]</ref>
* In-universe, the Unicron Trilogy continuity is referred to as "[[Aurex]]" in the [[Transcendent Technomorph|TransTechs]]' [[universal stream]] designators.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Micron Sanbusaku''' (マイクロン三部作, "Micron Trilogy")
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==Footnotes==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Continuity families]]
[[Category:Unicron Trilogy]]

Lori JimÃ©nez

2019-09-02T03:23:23Z

EternalGalvatron: /* Cybertron cartoon */

:''Lori Jiménez is a [[human]] from the [[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|''Cybertron'']] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[Continuity family]].''

[[File:Lori.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|A [[T-AI|cranky]] [[Alexis Thi Dang|female]] annoyed by her [[Side Burn (RID)|immature]] [[Rad White|male]] [[Carlos Lopez|companions]]. I discern a trend.]]
'''Lori Jiménez''' is an adolescent female [[human]] who assists the [[Autobot]]s during the search for the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s. Raised in the city, her family recently moved to rural [[Colorado]], a place she hates. While she certainly outshines her friends [[Bud Hansen|Bud]] and [[Coby Hansen|Coby]] in the social arena, she is not perfect, and more often than not, she can be reduced to immature shouting matches with Coby, leading the two to share a very intense... rivalry.

During the battle to save [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] from the [[Unicron Singularity]], Lori befriended [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] (Override being "Big Sister" and Lori "Little Sister") and [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]], leaders of [[Velocitron]] and the [[Animatron|Jungle Planet]]. She also quickly developed a deep and abiding hatred of the female [[Decepticon]] "floozy" [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]].

Lori is a particular influence on the powerful Scourge; a constant and disquieting reminder to the dictator of his onetime desire to protect the weak that lay at the root of his quest for power... and that strength is more than merely physical.

Her parents are [[Ernesto Jiménez|Ernesto]] and [[Gloria Jiménez]].

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Cybertron'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Sarah Edmondson]] (English), [[Chiara Zanni]] (English, "[[Retreat]]", "[[Revelation (episode)|Revelation]]", and "[[Inferno (episode)|Inferno]]"), [[Rika Morinaga]] (Japanese)|[[Feng Junhua]] (Chinese), [[Melanie Henríquez]] (Spanish Latin America), [[Anna Rosendahl]] (Finnish)}}

[[File:Cyb ep1 lori vs coby.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Moments after stealing the sandwich right out of his mouth.]]

Lori was not happy when her [[Ernesto Jiménez|father]] moved her entire family from the big city to the sleepy rural town of [[Rockville]], [[Colorado]]. Having grown up in the city, Lori was used to its hustle and bustle and found she couldn't stand boring country life, so she took out her frustrations on local boy [[Coby Hansen]], developing quite an antagonistic - at first - relationship with him.

One ordinary, boring day, Lori was trying to complain to a friend of hers back in the city over the phone, when the roar of the Hansens' dirtbikes denied her even that little bitter luxury. She promptly stomped over to the picnicking grounds where most of the town was enjoying themselves to chastise Coby, but Coby's brother [[Bud Hansen|Bud]] temporarily defused the argument by offering Lori a cup of orange [[soft drink|soda]]. Suitably calmed, Lori went walking with the two boys, but it wasn't long before she and Coby started arguing again about the most petty of things: ice-cream flavors. They were stunned into silence, however, when the heavens lit up, and a large object came falling to the ground nearby. Investigating, the shocked kids discovered the body of the [[Autobot]] [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]].

[[File:Cyb ep1 cleaning landmine.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Your creepy smile is making this more awkward than it needs to be, Landmine.]]

While Coby and Bud made arrangements to haul the damaged robot from his impact crater, Lori quickly ran home to change clothes so that she could help clean and repair him. As the kids worked, Landmine explained that he and his fellow Autobots had come to [[Earth]] to escape the threat of a [[Unicron Singularity|colossal black hole]] that was threatening their home planet of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Once Landmine had been repaired, Lori helped him avoid a search party, who had mistaken the Autobots' footprints for those of [[bigfoot]]. But the Autobots' enemies, the [[Decepticon]]s had followed them to Earth, and one of their number, [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]], soon appeared to attack Landmine and the kids. Fortunately, his attack not only drove away the adults tracking them down, but also drew the attention of the other Autobots, who saw Thundercracker off and introduced themselves to the kids. The [[Mini-Con]] [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] squeaked in shock when he saw the symbol on the shirt Lori had borrowed from her brother; what Lori had thought was merely an image from an album cover, [[Vector Prime]] explained, was in fact the symbol of the [[Omega Lock]], the control device for the legendary [[Cyber Planet Key]]s, whose power was needed to stop the black hole. {{storylink|Fallen (episode)|Fallen}} {{storylink|Inferno (episode)|Inferno}}

[[File:Cyb ep3 you go less.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|"The target area is only two meters wide. It's a small thermal exhaust port, right below the main port. The port is ray-shielded, so you'll have to use proton torpedoes."]]

The Autobots' first order of business on Earth was setting up a secret headquarters, and Lori presented them with a plot of land that he father had originally intended for a housing development, until the market went bad. During the blasting that preceding construction, Vector Prime discovered that Lori and the boys were able to hear the [[Omega Frequency]], the trans-sonic signal given off by the Omega Lock that was inaudible to the Autobots, which would make them invaluable in the search. Lori subsequently designed their base when [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]]'s layout proved far too cold for her tastes, and helped apply its [[stealth beam coating]] just in time to protect it against detection by Decepticon leader [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Haven}} The next order of business was helping the civilian Autobot refugees integrate themselves into human society; in addition to teaching the Autobots traffic laws, Lori was responsible for choosing [[Signal Lancer]]'s unconventional lamp-post alternate mode, and got a ribbing from Coby for the decision. {{storylink|Hidden}} With these essentials taken care of, the Autobots returned to the mystery of Lori's shirt, and began searching the planet for more example of the strange symbol, which was known as the "[[Atlantis Pattern]]". Lori and the boys accompanied the Autobots to [[Mexico]] in pursuit of a lead, and were protected from a Decepticon attack by Landmine, who had come to consider Earth just as important as Cybertron, thanks to his friendship with the kids. {{storylink|Landmine (episode)|Landmine}}

[[File:Cyb ep8 sad story.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"Dammit, what does Bella '''see''' in Edward?"]]

With the location of the first Cyber Planet Key determined to be the planet [[Velocitron]], Lori and the boys were left with little to do on Earth. Their lives were far from monotonous, however. During one of Lori and Coby's visit to the Autobot base, they found an angry Jetfire trying to figure out where [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] had gone off to. The kids were themselves concerned, as Bud was supposed to meet them at the base after school. Coby and Lori briefly interrogated the Mini-Cons, eventually discovering that Bud and Scattorshot had gotten themselves stranded in Earth's orbit. Lori stayed behind at the headquarters while Coby was forced to rescue his brother with Jolt's assistance. {{storylink|Space (episode)|Space}} Later, the children were called to a meeting, where Optimus discussed his next plan: putting an end to the Decepticons' continued attempts at tracking down their base. From the safety of the real base, Lori and the others watched as Thundercracker was lured to a decoy base, which he was allowed to destroy. {{storylink|Rush (episode)|Rush}}

After going to a horror movie, the three kids suggested that Jolt would be able to join them next time by passing himself off as a cosplaying fanboy. That night, while staring at the stars with her father, Lori tried to tactfully broach the subject of the Autobots, but was prevented by the sudden appearance of the Atlantis Pattern in the sky. She informed the Autobots of the strange phenomenon, but when they investigated, it turned out to be just a Decepticon trick. {{storylink|Speed}} Bored over their lack of recent activity, the kids decided to take the Mini-Cons to their homes for a "play date" of sorts. Lori took [[Six-Speed (Cybertron)|Six-Speed]] to her house, where the Mini-Con got emotional reading "The Little Match Girl". That night, the kids and Mini-Cons helped the Autobots save the town when an earthquake threatened to cause the nearby [[Mount McDermott]] to collapse. {{storylink|Collapse}}

[[File:Cyb ep9 searching for atlantis.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|"Have you heard the Good News?"]]

Returning to the search for the Omega Lock once again, Lori went with Coby, Bud, the Mini-Cons and Vector Prime to follow a lead on a tropical island, where Lori contentedly sunned herself while the boys frolicked in the surf. When the search turned up nothing, they moved on to the next location in the [[Sahara|Sahara Desert]], where a brief battle with the Decepticons erupted over what turned out to be nothing more than a duplicate of the Lock. {{storylink|Time (episode)|Time}} A solid lead was finally uncovered when the civilian Autobots were brought in to help search, {{storylink|Search (episode)|Search}} and Lori went with the Autobots to the [[Bermuda Triangle]] to investigate the Atlantis Pattern found there. At the bottom of the ocean, they discovered the ancient Cybertronian starship ''[[Atlantis]]'', and in order to keep it out of the Decepticons' hands, Vector Prime activated the craft and teleported it away with only himself, the kids and Mini-Cons aboard. {{storylink|Deep}} With the ''Atlantis'' safely hidden in the shadow of the moon, Lori joined the others in searching through its labyrinthine corridors, and eventually discovered the Omega Lock in the bowels of the ship. Though Megatron appeared to claim the artifact, triggering the ship's self-destruct mechanism in the process, Optimus caught up to the Decepticon and fought him for the Omega Lock. Meanwhile, the children escaped the ''Atlantis''. Optimus emerged victorious, and then left for the Speed Planet with Vector Prime and Landmine while Lori, Coby, and Bud were returned to Earth by the other Autobots. {{storylink|Ship}}

Getting in contact with the team on the Speed Planet, the kids learned that Hot Shot was in critical condition after being attacked by [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] and [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]], a couple of thugs working for Megatron. They watched over the base's monitor as Red Alert fixed up their wounded comrade, and the rest of the team brought him out of his emotional funk, which Hot Shot had fallen into believing he had failed in his mission. {{storylink|Hero (episode)|Hero}}

[[File:Cyb ep14 kids meet suzuki.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"I'm sorry, children, but I've sold you to this scientist for experimentation."]]

With most of the team on Velocitron, Lori and Bud were assigned a special mission by Vector Prime: searching out and examining strange archaeological artifacts that appeared to be of Cybertronian origin. Lori was thrilled when their search for one of these objects took them back to the city, but there was no time to take in the sights, as their quest took them to a university. Evading a security guard, the pair encountered ditzy scientist [[Lucy Suzuki]], and managed to fool her into thinking they were doing research for a school paper. The object the kids were searching for, it turned out, was in Suzuki's own collection of strange artifacts, which the doctor herself believed to be of alien origin. After examining it and learning all they could, Lori and Bud quickly departed and head off in pursuit of the next object on Vector Prime's list. {{storylink|Race}}

[[File:Cyb ep19 hotspring.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Unfortunately, the girls were shocked to find that Coby was under the impression that it was a nude, co-ed hot spring.]]

Lori spent much of the time that followed watched transmissions from Velocitron, as Hot Shot raced for possession of the world's Cyber Planet Key. {{storylink|Detour (episode)|Detour}} On top of keeping a close eye on Hot Shot practicing, Lori also witnessed the Autobots make some new allies on the Jungle Planet. {{storylink|Savage}} When Hot Shot successfully won the key, Lori watched as it was added to the Omega Lock, causing the release of an energy wave that pointed the way to something hidden in the Arctic Circle. {{storylink|Champion}} Lori joined the Autobots in traveling to the Arctic to search, but along the way, realized they would be needing some heavy winter clothes. Grudgingly permitting the boys to use her emergency credit card to buy some parkas, Lori had them stop at a store, only to find that it wouldn't take credit. As luck and grand cosmic coincidence would have it, Lucy Suzuki was also in the store, picking up supplies for a government scientific survey she was helping to conduct. She bought the kids the parkas they required, and was convinced to let them accompany her on her survey as "assistants". Lori came to trust Lucy, and ignoring Coby's warnings, ultimately told her all about the Autobots. {{storylink|Ice}}

[[File:Cyb ep21 scourge meets lori.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"Oh my god, it's adorable! Can I keep it?"]]

While this aspect of the trip went over well, the Autobots failed to uncover the object of their search, and returned to base, where Lori petitioned [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] to allow her to go to [[Animatron|Jungle Planet]], home of the second Cyber Planet Key. [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] agreed to take Lori with her, beginning a strong friendship between the pair. {{storylink|Honor}} With Coby's dirtbike helmet for a good luck charm, Lori proved her bravery on Jungle Planet by stepping forward to challenge the "might makes right" credo of the planet's ruler [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]]. Subsequently defeated in battle by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], Scourge relinquished ownership of the Cyber Planet Key, and departed to ruminate on Lori's words. {{storylink|Primal (Cybertron)|Primal}} When the Decepticons attacked soon after, attempting to steal the key, Lori tried to convince Scourge to help the Autobots, but he only heeded her pleas when the battle endangered his temple. {{storylink|Trust (Cybertron)|Trust}}

[[File:Cyb ep25 lori cries.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|T_T]]

The addition of the second Cyber Planet Key to the Omega Lock once again pointed the way to something in the Arctic, which was at last discovered to be a subterranean chamber holding an army of [[Ancient Decepticon]]s. {{storylink|Trap}} Freed by the rebel Decepticon [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]], these ancient warriors swarmed the globe in search of the third Cyber Planet Key, and Lori, Coby, Bud and the Mini-Cons attempted to help the Autobots in battle as best they could. However, no sooner had they departed the Autobots' base than they were accosted by [[Mike Franklin|Colonel Franklin]] and taken into custody along with their parents. {{storylink|Invasion (episode)|Invasion}} Franklin attempted to pry information on the Transformers from the kids, but they played dumb, while Lucy Suzuki freed the Mini-Cons, then joined them in rescuing the kids and escaping. They returned to the Autobots' base, where Optimus Prime informed them that the Autobots were going to leave Earth with the third key in order to draw the Decepticons away. Lori sadly accepted this decision, but before the Autobots could leave, Starscream attacked. Unable to defeat Prime in battle, Starscream opened fire on Lori and the other humans, forcing Prime to shoot the projectile to save them, and allowing Starscream to escape with the Omega Lock and all the Cyber Planet Keys. {{storylink|Retreat}}

[[File:Cyb ep27 lori tells off redalert.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Exquisite dead guy 
Outside my highrise apartment 
Exquisite dead guy 
Hanging from a skyhook
]]

Both the Autobots and Megatron's Decepticons proceeded to go after Starscream to regain the key, but during a battle at [[Niagara Falls]], Hot Shot, Scattorshot and [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] were grievously wounded. {{storylink|Revelation (episode)|Revelation}} Colonel Franklin (who turned out to be on the Autobots' side) had the injured Autobots brought to a military base for repairs, and Lori, Coby and Bud all pitched in. Red Alert was resigned to his inevitable demise, but Lori refused to take any of his guff, and accusing him to giving up in the face of a challenge. Galvanized by Lori's words, the three Autobots tapped into the power of the Omega Lock, and were reformatted into powerful new bodies as the [[Cybertron Defense Team]]. {{storylink|Critical}} Lori, Coby and Bud then returned to the Autobots' base, and both helped co-ordinate their attack on Starscream's island base, {{storylink|Assault}} and charted a space bridge course back to Cybertron for the Cybertron Defense Team. {{storylink|Starscream (episode)|Starscream}} After Optimus Prime finally defeated Starscream {{storylink|United}} and apparently destroyed Megatron, Lori, Coby and Bud were all brought to Cybertron, where the power of the Lock and Keys was used to transform the planet into the body of Transformers' god, [[Primus]] himself. {{storylink|Cybertron (episode)|Cybertron}}

[[File:Cyb ep34 communicator.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1]]

When Megatron reappeared in a mysterious ghostly form, the side-switching [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] exploited the distraction to capture the Mini-Cons, intending to pry the location of [[Gigantion]], home of the final Cyber Planet Key, from Jolt's memory. {{storylink|Balance}} Lori and the boys leapt through Sideways's warp field as he teleported away, finding themselves back in the ruined hulk of the ''Atlantis'', which Starscream and Sideways were using as a hideout. {{storylink|Darkness (episode)|Darkness}} Braving the dangers of the ship's maintenance shafts, the kids were able to get one over on Sideways and free their Mini-Cons friends {{storylink|Memory (Cybertron)|Memory}} and then made contact with the other Autobots to arrange a rescue. Unfortunately, while Lori, Coby and Six-Speed made it out, Bud's escape pod did not make it out of range before the ''Atlantis'' warped off into the depths of space. {{storylink|Escape (episode)|Escape}}

[[File:Cyb ep36 parents dont believe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Do we need to have the birds and bees talk?]]

With Bud in danger, Lori and Coby realized that it was finally time to tell their parents about the Transformers. Unsurprisingly, however, the parents didn't believe a word of their story, until the Autobots themselves descended out of the sky and proved the truth of the children's words. With Prime's promise to protect the children, the parents allowed Lori and Coby to go into space with the Autobots, and [[Gloria Jiménez|Lori's mother]] did her part by providing a bag of food and a change of clothes. {{storylink|Family}} After helping to make preparations, {{storylink|Titans}} Lori joined the Autobots in traveling through the rift in time and space that led to the parallel universe where Gigantion rested. {{storylink|Warp}} Once on the so-called "Giant Planet," Lori and Coby instigated the Autobots' first meeting with the towering locals, albeit by running into the middle of a construction site and having to be saved from a falling i-beam by the planet leader, [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]]. {{storylink|Giant}} Lori and Coby almost met their end at the hands of Megatron, who had been powered up by the Gigantion Cyber Planet Key into Galvatron, but were saved at the last minute by Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Fury (Cybertron)|Fury}}

[[File:LoriPissed.jpg|left|thumb|Coby sure is a lucky man.]]

After rescuing Bud from the ''Atlantis'', {{storylink|City}} the Autobots split into four teams to explore below the planet's surface for the Gigantion key; Lori was partnered with Override and [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]]. In the middle of their search, the trio were ambushed by Scourge and [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]], and Lori immediately started railing against Scourge for continuing to hang around with the Decepticons after everything she had tried to teach him. When Thunderblast then butted into the argument, Lori went over the edge, and challenged the Decepticon to fight. With Wing Saber's help, Lori lured Thunderblast into a trap at a nearby harbor, and crushed her under a number of cranes. Override and Scourge had begun battling in Lori's absence, but when the girl returned, she was inadvertently nearly crushed by debris knocked loose by Scourge. Ashamed, Scourge made a "tactical withdrawal", and Lori kicked the wall in anger, only to wind up accidentally hitting a hidden button that activated a holographic replay of Gigantion's history, including its war with [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]]. {{storylink|Ambush (episode)|Ambush}}

[[File:Cyb ep44 secret passage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Abbot and Costello Meet the Autobots]]

After meeting up with Optimus Prime's team and relaying what she had learned, {{storylink|Challenge}} Lori accidentally found ''another'' hidden button when she leant on a wall, opening up a secret passage that sent Bud and the Mini-Cons tumbling into a hidden Mini-Con city. While enjoying himself in this little city, Bud ran into Scourge, and managed to do what Lori could not by finally convincing him that fighting was not always the way. Lori then watched as the enlightened Scourge allowed himself to be defeated in battle by the Autobots, and hoped that someday, he could join their ranks himself. {{storylink|Scourge (episode)|Scourge}}

Although the Autobots were able to obtain the Gigantion key, {{storylink|Optimus (episode)|Optimus}} it was subsequently stolen by Galvatron, and the Autobots were left trapped on Gigantion. {{storylink|Showdown (Cybertron)|Showdown}} Vector Prime resolved to use his powers over time to reopen the space-time tunnel that would allow the Autobots to return to their home universe, but it was revealed that the exertion would kill him. Bud could not properly comprehend this, so Lori tearfully explained that they would not be able to see him again, but that he would always be watching over them. This explanation seemed enough for Bud, and everyone then watched with heavy hearts as Vector Prime sacrificed himself to give them the chance they needed. {{storylink|Guardian (episode)|Guardian}}

[[File:Cyb ep49 lori gives orders.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]

Back in their universe, the Autobots returned to Cybertron and assembled for the ultimate battle with Galvatron. {{storylink|Homecoming (episode)|Homecoming}} Lori, Coby, Bud and the Mini-Cons accompanied the five planet leaders into the heart of the black hole, and watched as the heroes took Galvatron down. Defeated, Galvatron hurled the Omega Lock and Keys at the core of the black hole, but Lori and the others were able to help the planet leaders track their trajectories, allowing them to reclaim them. With all five divine objects back in Autobot hands, Primus's power was finally restored, and he sealed the black hole, then transformed back into Cybertron. {{storylink|End}}

After briefly returning to Earth for a reunion with the parents, Lori, Bud and Coby were brought to the new Cybertron, which now incorporated aspects of all the four colony worlds. Lori could tell that Optimus Prime was still worried by Galvatron's continued threat, and before long, his concerns proved genuine: just as the Autobots were moving Jungle Planet back to its rightful place in space, Galvatron attacked. He and Optimus battled on Cybertron's moon, while Lori and the boys helped all the other Transformers repair the damage Galvatron had done to the planetary engines being used to move Jungle Planet, safely returning Jungle Planet home. They then headed to the moon, and watched as Optimus finally destroyed Galvatron once and for all. {{storylink|Unfinished}}

[[File:Cyb ep51 aaawwww.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|"Hmmm.. I seem to have forgotten to wipe off the superglue."]]

In the wake of Galvatron's destruction, a peace conference between the five worlds was called, and it was decided that a new space bridge program would be initiated to colonize more planets in the depths of space. Many preparations for the voyage then had to be made, which included the appointing of a new leader for Jungle Planet, if Scourge was to go on the mission. Lori cheered for her friend as he took on all comers to decide who would take his place, but ultimately, no-one could beat him, so he stayed on as leader and designated Leobreaker to go in his place.

[[File:CobyLoriWedding.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Everyone smile and say...OH MY GOD WHAT IS THAT BEHIND YOU?!]]

A little later, on Earth, Lori was with Coby when he resolved to build a spaceship and join the Autobots in the stars, and she hoped aloud that there would be room for two aboard. Realizing what she had said, Lori immediately tried to backpedal, but with this admission, a long-blooming relationship finally began between the two young people. The following day, Lori and all the Autobots' other human allies gathered to watch as their alien friends departed for the stars, and new adventures.

In the years that followed, Lori and Coby's relationship continued, and they eventually became engaged. Coby accomplished his dream of building a spaceship, and Lori her dream of joining him in space, and while in space together, they watched a television broadcast of Bud winning an Oscar. Eventually, the young lovers were married, in a ceremony attended by their families, their Mini-Con friends, and Optimus Prime himself. {{storylink|Beginning}}
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====''Cybertron'' comic====
Early in the search for the Cyber Planet Keys, when Vector Prime was returned to Earth following his battle on Cybertron with [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]], [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]] showed an image of the venerable Autobot examining some ruins bearing the Atlantis Pattern with Lori, Bud, and Coby. {{storylink|Revelations Part 2}}

Several months later after their adventures ended, Lori, Bud and Coby traveled to Cybertron with Optimus Prime and his crew. There, they met up with several Autobots who had been dealing with other problems, such as the revival of [[Unicron]], and Lori shook hands with [[Anti-Blaze]]. {{storylink|Revelations Part 6}}

====''Transformers Legends'' comic====
Lori was one of the many women brought to the [[Legends Universe]] by [[Tigatron]] using the [[10.2 ultra-drill|ultra-drill]] in an attempt to get women who liked him better than [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]. It did not work out, as all of the women brought over eventually swooned over Springer. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 19|Bonus Edition Vol. 19}}

===''Galaxy Force'' manga===
[[File:GalaxyForceMangaStupidLori01.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|left|Japan: Always no less than 30 years behind in women's lib.]]

Driving cross-country on an unsupervised roadtrip with Coby and Bud, Lori showed signs of anger when Coby's car broke down and gently kicked the vehicle in the tire. Coby responded by yelling at her, as he felt she was "hurting" his car. Lori sighed and reminded Coby that "there's no such thing as Transformers" and that his car most certainly ''wasn't'' one. As the argument progressed, an ''actual'' Transformer ([[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]]) just happened to fall out of the sky and crash into a smoking crater in the nearby forest.

As Coby made an effort to "heal" the injured robot, he cast Lori in the role of his "nurse". Unfortunately for Lori, she was a girl, so she didn't understand manly words like "wrench" (as a matter of fact, she was so unfamiliar with Coby's sophisticated technical jargon that it all sounded like incomprehensible gibberish to her ears). Bud helped her out, though.

Landmine was eventually repaired when [[Vector Prime]] showed up, but Lori and her friends soon came under fire when Megatron showed up, too. Luckily, Optimus Prime wasn't far behind and punched the Hell out of Megatron until he retreated. Along with her friends, Lori thanked Prime for his bravery. {{storylink|Touchdown! Optimus Prime}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Devil's Dogfight! Coby's Courage}} {{storylink|Intense Race Planet! Velocitron}} {{storylink|Deep Sea Discovery! Vector Prime}} {{storylink|The Temple of Hell! Overhaul}} {{storylink|Galaxy Force Mission.7}} {{storylink|Galaxy Force Mission.9}}}}

==Notes==
[[File:CybLoriEvolution.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*According to TV Aichi's ''Galaxy Force'' webpage, Lori is 13 years old at the start of the cartoon series.
*Early ''Galaxy Force'' promotional materials depicted a Lori with short, blonde hair. Her outfit was similar to the final Lori, only without the vest. Lori's final model also appeared with a different, earlier color scheme in a Japanese magazine spread.
*Lori doesn't seem to have been designed or written to be Latina by the Japanese production staff of ''Galaxy Force'', but her ethnicity was established through the ''Cybertron'' dub of the series, which named her father "Ernesto" and had him refer to her as "mija", a Spanish term of endearment for a girl.
*Lori was never given a last name during any of her actual fiction appearances. It wasn't until many years after the ''Cybertron'' franchise's end that her family name was retroactively established as Jiménez via the [[Ask Vector Prime#Ask Sideways|Ask Vector Prime Facebook page]] (during a period when it had been hijacked by Sideways) by way of a question regarding her previously unnamed mother.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Lori''' (ローリ ''Rōri'')
*''Korean:'' '''Lori''' (로리 ''Loli'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Lori''' (萝莉 ''Luólì'')

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[[Category:Cybertron humans]]
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[[Category:Legends humans]]

Lori JimÃ©nez

2019-09-02T03:18:08Z

EternalGalvatron: /* Cybertron cartoon */

:''Lori Jiménez is a [[human]] from the [[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|''Cybertron'']] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[Continuity family]].''

[[File:Lori.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|A [[T-AI|cranky]] [[Alexis Thi Dang|female]] annoyed by her [[Side Burn (RID)|immature]] [[Rad White|male]] [[Carlos Lopez|companions]]. I discern a trend.]]
'''Lori Jiménez''' is an adolescent female [[human]] who assists the [[Autobot]]s during the search for the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s. Raised in the city, her family recently moved to rural [[Colorado]], a place she hates. While she certainly outshines her friends [[Bud Hansen|Bud]] and [[Coby Hansen|Coby]] in the social arena, she is not perfect, and more often than not, she can be reduced to immature shouting matches with Coby, leading the two to share a very intense... rivalry.

During the battle to save [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] from the [[Unicron Singularity]], Lori befriended [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] (Override being "Big Sister" and Lori "Little Sister") and [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]], leaders of [[Velocitron]] and the [[Animatron|Jungle Planet]]. She also quickly developed a deep and abiding hatred of the female [[Decepticon]] "floozy" [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]].

Lori is a particular influence on the powerful Scourge; a constant and disquieting reminder to the dictator of his onetime desire to protect the weak that lay at the root of his quest for power... and that strength is more than merely physical.

Her parents are [[Ernesto Jiménez|Ernesto]] and [[Gloria Jiménez]].

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Cybertron'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Sarah Edmondson]] (English), [[Chiara Zanni]] (English, "[[Retreat]]", "[[Revelation (episode)|Revelation]]", and "[[Inferno (episode)|Inferno]]"), [[Rika Morinaga]] (Japanese)|[[Feng Junhua]] (Chinese), [[Melanie Henríquez]] (Spanish Latin America), [[Anna Rosendahl]] (Finnish)}}

[[File:Cyb ep1 lori vs coby.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Moments after stealing the sandwich right out of his mouth.]]

Lori was not happy when her [[Ernesto Jiménez|father]] moved her entire family from the big city to the sleepy rural town of [[Rockville]], [[Colorado]]. Having grown up in the city, Lori was used to its hustle and bustle and found she couldn't stand boring country life, so she took out her frustrations on local boy [[Coby Hansen]], developing quite an antagonistic - at first - relationship with him.

One ordinary, boring day, Lori was trying to complain to a friend of hers back in the city over the phone, when the roar of the Hansens' dirtbikes denied her even that little bitter luxury. She promptly stomped over to the picnicking grounds where most of the town was enjoying themselves to chastise Coby, but Coby's brother [[Bud Hansen|Bud]] temporarily defused the argument by offering Lori a cup of orange [[soft drink|soda]]. Suitably calmed, Lori went walking with the two boys, but it wasn't long before she and Coby started arguing again about the most petty of things: ice-cream flavors. They were stunned into silence, however, when the heavens lit up, and a large object came falling to the ground nearby. Investigating, the shocked kids discovered the body of the [[Autobot]] [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]].

[[File:Cyb ep1 cleaning landmine.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Your creepy smile is making this more awkward than it needs to be, Landmine.]]

While Coby and Bud made arrangements to haul the damaged robot from his impact crater, Lori quickly ran home to change clothes so that she could help clean and repair him. As the kids worked, Landmine explained that he and his fellow Autobots had come to [[Earth]] to escape the threat of a [[Unicron Singularity|colossal black hole]] that was threatening their home planet of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Once Landmine had been repaired, Lori helped him avoid a search party, who had mistaken the Autobots' footprints for those of [[bigfoot]]. But the Autobots' enemies, the [[Decepticon]]s had followed them to Earth, and one of their number, [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]], soon appeared to attack Landmine and the kids. Fortunately, his attack not only drove away the adults tracking them down, but also drew the attention of the other Autobots, who saw Thundercracker off and introduced themselves to the kids. The [[Mini-Con]] [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] squeaked in shock when he saw the symbol on the shirt Lori had borrowed from her brother; what Lori had thought was merely an image from an album cover, [[Vector Prime]] explained, was in fact the symbol of the [[Omega Lock]], the control device for the legendary [[Cyber Planet Key]]s, whose power was needed to stop the black hole. {{storylink|Fallen (episode)|Fallen}} {{storylink|Inferno (episode)|Inferno}}

[[File:Cyb ep3 you go less.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|"The target area is only two meters wide. It's a small thermal exhaust port, right below the main port. The port is ray-shielded, so you'll have to use proton torpedoes."]]

The Autobots' first order of business on Earth was setting up a secret headquarters, and Lori presented them with a plot of land that he father had originally intended for a housing development, until the market went bad. During the blasting that preceding construction, Vector Prime discovered that Lori and the boys were able to hear the [[Omega Frequency]], the trans-sonic signal given off by the Omega Lock that was inaudible to the Autobots, which would make them invaluable in the search. Lori subsequently designed their base when [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]]'s layout proved far too cold for her tastes, and helped apply its [[stealth beam coating]] just in time to protect it against detection by Decepticon leader [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Haven}} The next order of business was helping the civilian Autobot refugees integrate themselves into human society; in addition to teaching the Autobots traffic laws, Lori was responsible for choosing [[Signal Lancer]]'s unconventional lamp-post alternate mode, and got a ribbing from Coby for the decision. {{storylink|Hidden}} With these essentials taken care of, the Autobots returned to the mystery of Lori's shirt, and began searching the planet for more example of the strange symbol, which was known as the "[[Atlantis Pattern]]". Lori and the boys accompanied the Autobots to [[Mexico]] in pursuit of a lead, and were protected from a Decepticon attack by Landmine, who had come to consider Earth just as important as Cybertron, thanks to his friendship with the kids. {{storylink|Landmine (episode)|Landmine}}

[[File:Cyb ep8 sad story.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"Dammit, what does Bella '''see''' in Edward?"]]

With the location of the first Cyber Planet Key determined to be the planet [[Velocitron]], Lori and the boys were left with little to do on Earth. Their lives were far from monotonous, however. During one of Lori and Coby's visit to the Autobot base, they found an angry Jetfire trying to figure out where [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] had gone off to. The kids were themselves concerned, as Bud was supposed to meet them at the base after school. Coby and Lori briefly interrogated the Mini-Cons, eventually discovering that Bud and Scattorshot had gotten themselves stranded in Earth's orbit. Lori stayed behind at the headquarters while Coby was forced to rescue his brother with Jolt's assistance. {{storylink|Space (episode)|Space}} Later, the children were called to a meeting, where Optimus discussed his next plan: putting an end to the Decepticons' continued attempts at tracking down their base. From the safety of the real base, Lori and the others watched as Thundercracker was lured to a decoy base, which he was allowed to destroy. {{storylink|Rush (episode)|Rush}}

After going to a horror movie, the three kids suggested that Jolt would be able to join them next time by passing himself off as a cosplaying fanboy. That night, while staring at the stars with her father, Lori tried to tactfully broach the subject of the Autobots, but was prevented by the sudden appearance of the Atlantis Pattern in the sky. She informed the Autobots of the strange phenomenon, but when they investigated, it turned out to be just a Decepticon trick. {{storylink|Speed}} Bored over their lack of recent activity, the kids decided to take the Mini-Cons to their homes for a "play date" of sorts. Lori took [[Six-Speed (Cybertron)|Six-Speed]] to her house, where the Mini-Con got emotional reading "The Little Match Girl". That night, the kids and Mini-Cons helped the Autobots save the town when an earthquake threatened to cause the nearby [[Mount McDermott]] to collapse. {{storylink|Collapse}}

[[File:Cyb ep9 searching for atlantis.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|"Have you heard the Good News?"]]

Returning to the search for the Omega Lock once again, Lori went with Coby, Bud, the Mini-Cons and Vector Prime to follow a lead on a tropical island, where Lori contentedly sunned herself while the boys frolicked in the surf. When the search turned up nothing, they moved on to the next location in the [[Sahara|Sahara Desert]], where a brief battle with the Decepticons erupted over what turned out to be nothing more than a duplicate of the Lock. {{storylink|Time (episode)|Time}} A solid lead was finally uncovered when the civilian Autobots were brought in to help search, {{storylink|Search (episode)|Search}} and Lori went with the Autobots to the [[Bermuda Triangle]] to investigate the Atlantis Pattern found there. At the bottom of the ocean, they discovered the ancient Cybertronian starship ''[[Atlantis]]'', and in order to keep it out of the Decepticons' hands, Vector Prime activated the craft and teleported it away with only himself, the kids and Mini-Cons aboard. {{storylink|Deep}} With the ''Atlantis'' safely hidden in the shadow of the moon, Lori joined the others in searching through its labyrinthine corridors, and eventually discovered the Omega Lock in the bowels of the ship. Though Megatron appeared to claim the artifact, triggering the ship's self-destruct mechanism in the process, Optimus caught up to the Decepticon and fought him for the Omega Lock. Meanwhile, the children escaped the ''Atlantis''. Optimus emerged victorious, and then left for the Speed Planet with Vector Prime and Landmine while Lori, Coby, and Bud were returned to Earth by the other Autobots. {{storylink|Ship}}

Getting in contact with the team on the Speed Planet, the kids learned that Hot Shot was in critical condition after being attacked by [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] and [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]], a couple of thugs working for Megatron. They watched over the base's monitor as Red Alert fixed up their wounded comrade, and the rest of the team brought him out of his emotional funk, which Hot Shot had fallen into believing he had failed in his mission. {{storylink|Hero (episode)|Hero}}

[[File:Cyb ep14 kids meet suzuki.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"I'm sorry, children, but I've sold you to this scientist for experimentation."]]

With most of the team on Velocitron, Lori and Bud were assigned a special mission by Vector Prime: searching out and examining strange archaeological artifacts that appeared to be of Cybertronian origin. Lori was thrilled when their search for one of these objects took them back to the city, but there was no time to take in the sights, as their quest took them to a university. Evading a security guard, the pair encountered ditzy scientist [[Lucy Suzuki]], and managed to fool her into thinking they were doing research for a school paper. The object the kids were searching for, it turned out, was in Suzuki's own collection of strange artifacts, which the doctor herself believed to be of alien origin. After examining it and learning all they could, Lori and Bud quickly departed and head off in pursuit of the next object on Vector Prime's list. {{storylink|Race}}

[[File:Cyb ep19 hotspring.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Unfortunately, the girls were shocked to find that Coby was under the impression that it was a nude, co-ed hot spring.]]

Lori spent much of the time that followed watched transmissions from Velocitron, as Hot Shot raced for possession of the world's Cyber Planet Key. {{storylink|Detour (episode)|Detour}} On top of keeping a close eye on Hot Shot practicing, Lori also witnessed the Autobots make some new allies on the Jungle Planet. {{storylink|Savage}} When Hot Shot successfully won the key, Lori watched as it was added to the Omega Lock, causing the release of an energy wave that pointed the way to something hidden in the Arctic Circle. {{storylink|Champion}} Lori joined the Autobots in traveling to the Arctic to search, but along the way, realized they would be needing some heavy winter clothes. Grudgingly permitting the boys to use her emergency credit card to buy some parkas, Lori had them stop at a store, only to find that it wouldn't take credit. As luck and grand cosmic coincidence would have it, Lucy Suzuki was also in the store, picking up supplies for a government scientific survey she was helping to conduct. She bought the kids the parkas they required, and was convinced to let them accompany her on her survey as "assistants". Lori came to trust Lucy, and ignoring Coby's warnings, ultimately told her all about the Autobots. {{storylink|Ice}}

[[File:Cyb ep21 scourge meets lori.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"Oh my god, it's adorable! Can I keep it?"]]

While this aspect of the trip went over well, the Autobots failed to uncover the object of their search, and returned to base, where Lori petitioned [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] to allow her to go to [[Animatron|Jungle Planet]], home of the second Cyber Planet Key. [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] agreed to take Lori with her, beginning a strong friendship between the pair. {{storylink|Honor}} With Coby's dirtbike helmet for a good luck charm, Lori proved her bravery on Jungle Planet by stepping forward to challenge the "might makes right" credo of the planet's ruler [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]]. Subsequently defeated in battle by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], Scourge relinquished ownership of the Cyber Planet Key, and departed to ruminate on Lori's words. {{storylink|Primal (Cybertron)|Primal}} When the Decepticons attacked soon after, attempting to steal the key, Lori tried to convince Scourge to help the Autobots, but he only heeded her pleas when the battle endangered his temple. {{storylink|Trust (Cybertron)|Trust}}

[[File:Cyb ep25 lori cries.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|T_T]]

The addition of the second Cyber Planet Key to the Omega Lock once again pointed the way to something in the Arctic, which was at last discovered to be a subterranean chamber holding an army of [[Ancient Decepticon]]s. {{storylink|Trap}} Freed by the rebel Decepticon [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]], these ancient warriors swarmed the globe in search of the third Cyber Planet Key, and Lori, Coby, Bud and the Mini-Cons attempted to help the Autobots in battle as best they could. However, no sooner had they departed the Autobots' base than they were accosted by [[Mike Franklin|Colonel Franklin]] and taken into custody along with their parents. {{storylink|Invasion (episode)|Invasion}} Franklin attempted to pry information on the Transformers from the kids, but they played dumb, while Lucy Suzuki freed the Mini-Cons, then joined them in rescuing the kids and escaping. They returned to the Autobots' base, where Optimus Prime informed them that the Autobots were going to leave Earth with the third key in order to draw the Decepticons away. Lori sadly accepted this decision, but before the Autobots could leave, Starscream attacked. Unable to defeat Prime in battle, Starscream opened fire on Lori and the other humans, forcing Prime to throw himself in the path of the blast, and allowing Starscream to escape with the Omega Lock and all the Cyber Planet Keys. {{storylink|Retreat}}

[[File:Cyb ep27 lori tells off redalert.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Exquisite dead guy 
Outside my highrise apartment 
Exquisite dead guy 
Hanging from a skyhook
]]

Both the Autobots and Megatron's Decepticons proceeded to go after Starscream to regain the key, but during a battle at [[Niagara Falls]], Hot Shot, Scattorshot and [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] were grievously wounded. {{storylink|Revelation (episode)|Revelation}} Colonel Franklin (who turned out to be on the Autobots' side) had the injured Autobots brought to a military base for repairs, and Lori, Coby and Bud all pitched in. Red Alert was resigned to his inevitable demise, but Lori refused to take any of his guff, and accusing him to giving up in the face of a challenge. Galvanized by Lori's words, the three Autobots tapped into the power of the Omega Lock, and were reformatted into powerful new bodies as the [[Cybertron Defense Team]]. {{storylink|Critical}} Lori, Coby and Bud then returned to the Autobots' base, and both helped co-ordinate their attack on Starscream's island base, {{storylink|Assault}} and charted a space bridge course back to Cybertron for the Cybertron Defense Team. {{storylink|Starscream (episode)|Starscream}} After Optimus Prime finally defeated Starscream {{storylink|United}} and apparently destroyed Megatron, Lori, Coby and Bud were all brought to Cybertron, where the power of the Lock and Keys was used to transform the planet into the body of Transformers' god, [[Primus]] himself. {{storylink|Cybertron (episode)|Cybertron}}

[[File:Cyb ep34 communicator.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1]]

When Megatron reappeared in a mysterious ghostly form, the side-switching [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] exploited the distraction to capture the Mini-Cons, intending to pry the location of [[Gigantion]], home of the final Cyber Planet Key, from Jolt's memory. {{storylink|Balance}} Lori and the boys leapt through Sideways's warp field as he teleported away, finding themselves back in the ruined hulk of the ''Atlantis'', which Starscream and Sideways were using as a hideout. {{storylink|Darkness (episode)|Darkness}} Braving the dangers of the ship's maintenance shafts, the kids were able to get one over on Sideways and free their Mini-Cons friends {{storylink|Memory (Cybertron)|Memory}} and then made contact with the other Autobots to arrange a rescue. Unfortunately, while Lori, Coby and Six-Speed made it out, Bud's escape pod did not make it out of range before the ''Atlantis'' warped off into the depths of space. {{storylink|Escape (episode)|Escape}}

[[File:Cyb ep36 parents dont believe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Do we need to have the birds and bees talk?]]

With Bud in danger, Lori and Coby realized that it was finally time to tell their parents about the Transformers. Unsurprisingly, however, the parents didn't believe a word of their story, until the Autobots themselves descended out of the sky and proved the truth of the children's words. With Prime's promise to protect the children, the parents allowed Lori and Coby to go into space with the Autobots, and [[Gloria Jiménez|Lori's mother]] did her part by providing a bag of food and a change of clothes. {{storylink|Family}} After helping to make preparations, {{storylink|Titans}} Lori joined the Autobots in traveling through the rift in time and space that led to the parallel universe where Gigantion rested. {{storylink|Warp}} Once on the so-called "Giant Planet," Lori and Coby instigated the Autobots' first meeting with the towering locals, albeit by running into the middle of a construction site and having to be saved from a falling i-beam by the planet leader, [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]]. {{storylink|Giant}} Lori and Coby almost met their end at the hands of Megatron, who had been powered up by the Gigantion Cyber Planet Key into Galvatron, but were saved at the last minute by Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Fury (Cybertron)|Fury}}

[[File:LoriPissed.jpg|left|thumb|Coby sure is a lucky man.]]

After rescuing Bud from the ''Atlantis'', {{storylink|City}} the Autobots split into four teams to explore below the planet's surface for the Gigantion key; Lori was partnered with Override and [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]]. In the middle of their search, the trio were ambushed by Scourge and [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]], and Lori immediately started railing against Scourge for continuing to hang around with the Decepticons after everything she had tried to teach him. When Thunderblast then butted into the argument, Lori went over the edge, and challenged the Decepticon to fight. With Wing Saber's help, Lori lured Thunderblast into a trap at a nearby harbor, and crushed her under a number of cranes. Override and Scourge had begun battling in Lori's absence, but when the girl returned, she was inadvertently nearly crushed by debris knocked loose by Scourge. Ashamed, Scourge made a "tactical withdrawal", and Lori kicked the wall in anger, only to wind up accidentally hitting a hidden button that activated a holographic replay of Gigantion's history, including its war with [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]]. {{storylink|Ambush (episode)|Ambush}}

[[File:Cyb ep44 secret passage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Abbot and Costello Meet the Autobots]]

After meeting up with Optimus Prime's team and relaying what she had learned, {{storylink|Challenge}} Lori accidentally found ''another'' hidden button when she leant on a wall, opening up a secret passage that sent Bud and the Mini-Cons tumbling into a hidden Mini-Con city. While enjoying himself in this little city, Bud ran into Scourge, and managed to do what Lori could not by finally convincing him that fighting was not always the way. Lori then watched as the enlightened Scourge allowed himself to be defeated in battle by the Autobots, and hoped that someday, he could join their ranks himself. {{storylink|Scourge (episode)|Scourge}}

Although the Autobots were able to obtain the Gigantion key, {{storylink|Optimus (episode)|Optimus}} it was subsequently stolen by Galvatron, and the Autobots were left trapped on Gigantion. {{storylink|Showdown (Cybertron)|Showdown}} Vector Prime resolved to use his powers over time to reopen the space-time tunnel that would allow the Autobots to return to their home universe, but it was revealed that the exertion would kill him. Bud could not properly comprehend this, so Lori tearfully explained that they would not be able to see him again, but that he would always be watching over them. This explanation seemed enough for Bud, and everyone then watched with heavy hearts as Vector Prime sacrificed himself to give them the chance they needed. {{storylink|Guardian (episode)|Guardian}}

[[File:Cyb ep49 lori gives orders.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]

Back in their universe, the Autobots returned to Cybertron and assembled for the ultimate battle with Galvatron. {{storylink|Homecoming (episode)|Homecoming}} Lori, Coby, Bud and the Mini-Cons accompanied the five planet leaders into the heart of the black hole, and watched as the heroes took Galvatron down. Defeated, Galvatron hurled the Omega Lock and Keys at the core of the black hole, but Lori and the others were able to help the planet leaders track their trajectories, allowing them to reclaim them. With all five divine objects back in Autobot hands, Primus's power was finally restored, and he sealed the black hole, then transformed back into Cybertron. {{storylink|End}}

After briefly returning to Earth for a reunion with the parents, Lori, Bud and Coby were brought to the new Cybertron, which now incorporated aspects of all the four colony worlds. Lori could tell that Optimus Prime was still worried by Galvatron's continued threat, and before long, his concerns proved genuine: just as the Autobots were moving Jungle Planet back to its rightful place in space, Galvatron attacked. He and Optimus battled on Cybertron's moon, while Lori and the boys helped all the other Transformers repair the damage Galvatron had done to the planetary engines being used to move Jungle Planet, safely returning Jungle Planet home. They then headed to the moon, and watched as Optimus finally destroyed Galvatron once and for all. {{storylink|Unfinished}}

[[File:Cyb ep51 aaawwww.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|"Hmmm.. I seem to have forgotten to wipe off the superglue."]]

In the wake of Galvatron's destruction, a peace conference between the five worlds was called, and it was decided that a new space bridge program would be initiated to colonize more planets in the depths of space. Many preparations for the voyage then had to be made, which included the appointing of a new leader for Jungle Planet, if Scourge was to go on the mission. Lori cheered for her friend as he took on all comers to decide who would take his place, but ultimately, no-one could beat him, so he stayed on as leader and designated Leobreaker to go in his place.

[[File:CobyLoriWedding.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Everyone smile and say...OH MY GOD WHAT IS THAT BEHIND YOU?!]]

A little later, on Earth, Lori was with Coby when he resolved to build a spaceship and join the Autobots in the stars, and she hoped aloud that there would be room for two aboard. Realizing what she had said, Lori immediately tried to backpedal, but with this admission, a long-blooming relationship finally began between the two young people. The following day, Lori and all the Autobots' other human allies gathered to watch as their alien friends departed for the stars, and new adventures.

In the years that followed, Lori and Coby's relationship continued, and they eventually became engaged. Coby accomplished his dream of building a spaceship, and Lori her dream of joining him in space, and while in space together, they watched a television broadcast of Bud winning an Oscar. Eventually, the young lovers were married, in a ceremony attended by their families, their Mini-Con friends, and Optimus Prime himself. {{storylink|Beginning}}
{{-}}

====''Cybertron'' comic====
Early in the search for the Cyber Planet Keys, when Vector Prime was returned to Earth following his battle on Cybertron with [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]], [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]] showed an image of the venerable Autobot examining some ruins bearing the Atlantis Pattern with Lori, Bud, and Coby. {{storylink|Revelations Part 2}}

Several months later after their adventures ended, Lori, Bud and Coby traveled to Cybertron with Optimus Prime and his crew. There, they met up with several Autobots who had been dealing with other problems, such as the revival of [[Unicron]], and Lori shook hands with [[Anti-Blaze]]. {{storylink|Revelations Part 6}}

====''Transformers Legends'' comic====
Lori was one of the many women brought to the [[Legends Universe]] by [[Tigatron]] using the [[10.2 ultra-drill|ultra-drill]] in an attempt to get women who liked him better than [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]. It did not work out, as all of the women brought over eventually swooned over Springer. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 19|Bonus Edition Vol. 19}}

===''Galaxy Force'' manga===
[[File:GalaxyForceMangaStupidLori01.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|left|Japan: Always no less than 30 years behind in women's lib.]]

Driving cross-country on an unsupervised roadtrip with Coby and Bud, Lori showed signs of anger when Coby's car broke down and gently kicked the vehicle in the tire. Coby responded by yelling at her, as he felt she was "hurting" his car. Lori sighed and reminded Coby that "there's no such thing as Transformers" and that his car most certainly ''wasn't'' one. As the argument progressed, an ''actual'' Transformer ([[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]]) just happened to fall out of the sky and crash into a smoking crater in the nearby forest.

As Coby made an effort to "heal" the injured robot, he cast Lori in the role of his "nurse". Unfortunately for Lori, she was a girl, so she didn't understand manly words like "wrench" (as a matter of fact, she was so unfamiliar with Coby's sophisticated technical jargon that it all sounded like incomprehensible gibberish to her ears). Bud helped her out, though.

Landmine was eventually repaired when [[Vector Prime]] showed up, but Lori and her friends soon came under fire when Megatron showed up, too. Luckily, Optimus Prime wasn't far behind and punched the Hell out of Megatron until he retreated. Along with her friends, Lori thanked Prime for his bravery. {{storylink|Touchdown! Optimus Prime}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Devil's Dogfight! Coby's Courage}} {{storylink|Intense Race Planet! Velocitron}} {{storylink|Deep Sea Discovery! Vector Prime}} {{storylink|The Temple of Hell! Overhaul}} {{storylink|Galaxy Force Mission.7}} {{storylink|Galaxy Force Mission.9}}}}

==Notes==
[[File:CybLoriEvolution.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*According to TV Aichi's ''Galaxy Force'' webpage, Lori is 13 years old at the start of the cartoon series.
*Early ''Galaxy Force'' promotional materials depicted a Lori with short, blonde hair. Her outfit was similar to the final Lori, only without the vest. Lori's final model also appeared with a different, earlier color scheme in a Japanese magazine spread.
*Lori doesn't seem to have been designed or written to be Latina by the Japanese production staff of ''Galaxy Force'', but her ethnicity was established through the ''Cybertron'' dub of the series, which named her father "Ernesto" and had him refer to her as "mija", a Spanish term of endearment for a girl.
*Lori was never given a last name during any of her actual fiction appearances. It wasn't until many years after the ''Cybertron'' franchise's end that her family name was retroactively established as Jiménez via the [[Ask Vector Prime#Ask Sideways|Ask Vector Prime Facebook page]] (during a period when it had been hijacked by Sideways) by way of a question regarding her previously unnamed mother.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Lori''' (ローリ ''Rōri'')
*''Korean:'' '''Lori''' (로리 ''Loli'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Lori''' (萝莉 ''Luólì'')

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jimenez, Lori}}
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[[Category:Legends humans]]

Rook (Armada)

2019-09-01T00:34:25Z

EternalGalvatron: /* Armada cartoon */

{{factions|minicon|unicron|autobot|ozsa}}
{{disambig3|Rook}}
:''Rook is a [[Unicron]]-allied [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:RookArmada.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Life has many doors, head-boy.]]

'''Rook''' is the Mini-Con partner to [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]], servant to [[Unicron]]. His job is to serve as a spy and saboteur, and sow discontent among the Mini-Cons. He's a charismatic, bold-faced liar with no scruples whatsoever, who enjoys playing mind games and setting others up for a fall. And if they need a push, the combat-trained Mini-Con will give them one. He'll happily destroy someone he "promised" to help without the slightest hesitation.

==Fiction==
===''Armada'' cartoon===
{{note|Rook never appeared as an individual robot in the cartoon. He was shown either as Sideways' Autobot head, or combined with [[Crosswise (Armada)|Crosswise]] into their [[Mirror]] form.}}

When Sideways came to [[Earth]] and Transformed into robot mode for the first time, his rider split in half and Rook covered Sideways's head, revealing his Autobot insignia. Crosswise vanished from the scene. {{storylink|Gale}} Rook continued to serve as Sideways's head covering until Sideways chose to switch factions. Then Rook launched off of Sideways's head, Transformed into Crosswise, and returned to Sideways's shoulders. {{storylink|Credulous}}

===Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic===
[[Image:RookArmComic.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Unicronian spy for President 2012.]]

Rook was among the other Mini-Cons in [[Dualor (Armada)|Dualor]]'s sanctuary in the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. He cheered with Crosswise and [[Dirt Boss (Armada)|Dirt Boss]] when it seemed they had fended off an attack from [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] and his Decepticons. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 9|Armada #9}} But soon enough Megatron made it inside and started destroying the base, prompting Rook to leave in an escape pod. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 11|Armada #11}}

After the failure of Dualor's plan and the Autobots taking in the refugee Mini-Cons, Rook lectured to the other Mini-Cons, saying that they were still treated as a commodity. Thus, they should break all ties with the Autobots. To give the Mini-Cons confidence in the Autobots, [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] promised to Rook that the Autobots would help find some of their members that were lost in the devastation of Dualor's sanctuary. {{storylink|Fire & Ice}}

After the arrival of [[Unicron]]'s heralds, all of the Mini-Cons were gathered to make the return to Cybertron. When the Decepticons arrived, Rook immediately assumed they had been set up by the Autobots. {{storylink|The End}}

{{note|Rook was supposedly Unicron-affiliated in this continuity, but this was never shown in the fiction, only mentioned in his ''[[More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' profile. His outspoken criticism of the Autobots kind of hinted towards it though.}}
{{-}}

===''TransTech''===
When Sideways became a finalist in ''[[Cybertron's Got Talent]]'', an [[interpretive transforming]] competition, Rook's status as a double-[[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] [[Combi-Micromaster]] gave Sideways an edge. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/05/14}}

When [[Crosswise (Armada)|Crosswise]] became an intern for [[Axiom Nexus News]] reporter [[Rook (TransTech)|Rook]], Crosswise revealed that he was looking for the "real" Rook so that he could herald the coming of Unicron. {{storylink|Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist|Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/06/01}}

Rook joined the [[Axiom Nexus Security Administration|Offworlder Zone Security Administration]] at some point prior to or during the hunt for [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]], who had botnapped [[Vector Prime]]. When [[Cheetor (TransTech)|Cheetor]] led a team of OZSA agents to Sideways's hideout only to find their way blocked by an [[Absolute Terror Field]], Rook looked into legal precedent for the use of a [[Vortex Grinder]]. The [[High Senate]]'s bill turned out to be unnecessary as the field came down on its own and Vector Prime walked out unharmed because Sideways's head suddenly [[David Willis|exploded]]. Before everyone's optics, however, Rook initiated a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] sequence with Sideways, who then escaped by [[Dimensional Interfacer]]. {{storylink|Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist|Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/06/27}}

Sideways himself claimed he met Rook on Tinder. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Sideways, 2015/06/28}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Vector Prime]] speculated that there may have been a "continuity of consciousness" between this Rook and the [[Rook (G2)|Rook]] affiliated with the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]], given the ties between [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]] and said empire. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/29}}

==Toys==
===Armada===
[[Image:Arm-toy RookDecep.jpg|right|200px|thumb|First-release Decepticon-sigil Rook.]]
[[Image:Arm-toy RookAutobot.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Second-release Autobot-sigil Rook.]]
*'''Sideways w/ Rook & Crosswise''' (Super-Con, 2003)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''MX-01'''

: Available only with ''Armada'' Sideways and [[Crosswise (Armada)|Crosswise]], Rook's primary altmode is a head unit for Sideways' robot mode. By inserting the robot-mode arms into holes in Sideways' torso, a faction sigil is displayed in Sideways' chest. He also forms the upper half of the combined Mini-Con robot [[Mirror]] (unnamed in the Hasbro line) with Crosswise.

: The original [[Hasbro]] Sideways setup had Rook as the Decepticon-sigil-revealing head, but the television series depicted Crosswise as the Decepticon head and Rook as the Autobot head. Hasbro made a [[Variant|running change]] so the toy reflected the series' faction alignments. This change did not affect Rook's individual toy in any real capacity, since they simply changed the sigils on Sideways' chest-plates around. The [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] version uses this setup, and has no significant differences from the Hasbro Rook.

: This mold was used to make ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Nightscream (Energon)|Nightscream]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Mini-Con/Rook/rook.htm More information on Rook at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
*So his Japanese name is "Bright", despite his being the ''black''-colored one of the pair. Ahuh. Yeah, he's the Autobot-symbol head, but still.
*In ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'', Sideways/Double Face is said to have "Bright" and "Shadow" programs which help him... do... things. Yeah. Any rate, this is a reference to the Japanese names of his two Mini-Con partners.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Bright''' (ブライト ''Buraito'')
*''Korean:'' '''Bright''' (브라이트 ''Beuraiteu'')

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[[Category:Unicron-related characters]]

Showdown (Cybertron)

2019-08-31T05:19:03Z

EternalGalvatron: /* Transformers references */

{{disambig3|Showdown}}
{{episode
|series=Cybertron
|ep=46
|series2=Galaxy Force
|ep2=47
|image=Cyb_ep46_final_strike.jpg
|caption=The great-grandmother of all brofists.
|title="Showdown"
|japanese=大いなる野望の果て
|romaji=Ōi naru Yabō no Hate
|translation=The Extremities of a Great Ambition
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Aichi]], [[We've]], [[Tōkyū Agency]]
|writer=[[Gyō Yamatoya]]
|director=[[Naotaka Hayashi]]
|animation studio=[[GONZO]]
|airdate=[[November 26]], [[2005]] (Japanese) [[September 22]], [[2006]]
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''Galvatron and Starscream clash for control of the Omega Lock and the Cyber Planet Keys, and the Autobots are caught in the middle.'''

==Synopsis==

[[File:Cyb ep46 starscream fragged.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|'Did that hurt at all?']]

On the lowest level of [[Gigantion]], [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] hauls his battered body out of the lake into which [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] hurled him. His power levels low, Starscream focuses on the images of [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and [[Primus]] within his mind, and his determination galvanizes him.

Within the ''[[Lemuria (Cybertron)|Lemuria]]'' starship, the assembled [[Autobot]]s prepare to add the fourth and final [[Cyber Planet Key]] to the [[Omega Lock]]. The heroes are on their toes, as they are by now well aware that adding a Key to the Lock is bound to have an unusual effect...and indeed, this time is no different, as the Omega Lock shoots out a beam of energy that powers up the starship they are standing in. Its systems reboot, deactivating the security systems on Gigantion that prevent warping and causing the planet's multiple layers to split open, revealing a clear passage to the world's surface. A [[space bridge]] opens in the sky over the planet, allowing a communication from [[Mike Franklin|Colonel Franklin]] to reach the team. Alas, he does not have good news: the [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]]'s influence is spreading throughout the galaxy despite Primus's efforts, with the [[Animatron|Jungle Planet]] in particular danger. [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] chooses this moment to appear before the Autobots, wishing to offer his thanks to Optimus Prime for all that he has taught him. Having seen the images of Jungle Planet, Scourge realizes he can neglect his homeworld no longer, and with [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] by his side once again, the two old friends return there to do what they can.

[[File:Cyb ep46 showdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]

The Autobots are preparing to follow their beastly comrades to the surface when [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] makes a sudden appearance. Bringing all his deadly powers to bear, he swiftly blasts his way through the Autobots and purloins the Omega Lock. However, as he makes a break for the opening in the sky, Starscream appears in his path, and demands that he hand over the Lock and Keys. The two Decepticons lecture each other on the nature of power, and a ferocious battle breaks out between the two, which the Autobots are prevented from interfering in by the appearance by [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] and [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]]. The other Decepticons soon arrive to watch (and about what to do and who to cheer for), while the Gigantions down below shield the humans from falling debris.

[[File:Cyb ep46 final showdown.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2]]

The battle between Galvatron and Starscream takes another strange turn when Starscream reveals that his absorption of the power of Primus has given him the ability to increase the mass of his body at will. Eventually, the fight carries the two combatants to the surface of the planet, where they each unleash the fullest extent of their power. Pulsating with inconceivable amounts of [[energon]], the two Decepticons face off, the interaction of their energon auras threatening an explosion powerful enough to destroy a small planet. The Autobots cut their losses and scramble for cover, while Sideways and Soundwave resolve to snatch the Omega Lock from the two battling 'bots before it too is destroyed by the impending blast. Unfortunately, they move too slowly: Galvatron and Starscream unleash their final attacks, and the collision of forces yields an explosion visible from space, ripping a giant hole in the planet, and consuming them and the two [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]] agents.
[[File:Cyb ep46 crown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]
As the Autobots emerge from their cover, Starscream, Sideways and Soundwave are nowhere to be seen...but Galvatron has survived, and with the Omega Lock, he escapes through the space bridge! Unable to do anything, the Autobots watch as the other Decepticons follow him, and [[Vector Prime]] speculates that Starscream and the Planet Xers were not destroyed, but rather, blasted into another dimension. As everyone looks up at the sky, however, the space bridge starts to disintegrate, leaving the Autobots and their human allies with no means to return to their home universe...

And, high above the planet, floating on the solar winds... Starscream's crown drifts in the cosmic night...
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (2)
*[[Vector Prime]] (3)
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (4)
*[[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]] (5)
*[[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]] (6)
*[[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] (7)
*[[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] (8)
*[[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (9)
*[[Six-Speed (Cybertron)|Six-Speed]] (11)
*[[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] (13)
*[[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] (14)
*[[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] (15)
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (16)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (17)
*[[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] (18)
*[[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] (20)
*[[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] (21)

|c2=
*[[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (1)
*[[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] 24)
*[[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (25)
*[[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] (28)
*[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] (29)
*[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] (30)
*[[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] (31)

|c3=
*[[Coby Hansen]] (10)
*[[Lori Jiménez|Lori]] (12)
*[[Bud Hansen]] (19)
*[[Mike Franklin|Colonel Franklin]] (22)

|c4=
*[[Primus]] (23)
*[[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]] (26)
*[[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] (27)
}}

==Quotes==

"Spare me your lectures! You know nothing of power!" 
"Oh?" 
"Do you know what real power is?" 
"Get to the point." 
"True power...is simple determination! Making the impossible possible through sheer FORCE OF WILL!" 
[''Starscream releases a wave of force that makes Galvatron flinch and knocks the Autobots out of the sky''] 
"I have risked everything in pursuit of this power! I have given myself over to it, body and spark! Now witness...the power of one who has SACRIFICED EVERYTHING!" 
"Ha! If you believe that... then you're a bigger fool than I thought! Witness the power of one who risks NOTHING!" 
"SO BE IT!"
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Galvatron''', with the former revealing himself as a supporter of BURNING JUSTICE.

"Enough magic tricks! Time for some hardware!"
:—'''Galvatron''', displaying his hatred of BURNING JUSTICE (or Starscream).

"From what I hear, they're pretty lame as fighters! Maybe they want to challenge us to a dance competition, or a poetry slam!" 
"And maybe ''you'' ought to leave the comedy to the professionals!"
:—'''Jetfire''''s humor escapes '''Sideways'''.

"Thus endeth the reign of Galvatron!" 
"How can this be... am I... to be defeated... by ''Starscream?!''"
:—'''Starscream''' forces '''Galvatron''' to contemplate the unthinkable.

"''I'll'' get it. Save yourself!" 
"No way, brother. We're in this together."
:—'''Sideways''' and '''Soundwave''' face their last moment together

"''Farewell'', Starscream!" 
"Galvatron, say ''hello'' to ''oblivion!''"
:—'''Galvatron''' and '''Starscream''' of the complete opposites

"You see, Starscream, when you risk ''everything'' in the pursuit of power, you could wind up with ''nothing''. That's why I never risk ''anything''."
:—'''Galvatron''' on Starscream's idea of power.

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Galaxy Force''===
*''Galaxy Force'' includes a "previously on" segment summarizing the events of "[[Optimus (episode)|Optimus]]".
*As ever, ''Cybertron'' adds the [[Omega Frequency]] when relevant.
*''Galaxy Force'' doesn't bother to explain why Gigantion has a defense field that stops warping. ''Cybertron'' notes that it was a security measure added after the war with Planet X.
*For the first time in a while, Galvatron and Starscream break out "[[Burning justice|energy auras]]" as they fight, which ''Galaxy Force'' treats as perfectly normal. ''Cybertron'' has previously offered the explanation that the characters are surging with [[energon]], and while it doesn't repeat it here, it does take another sharp dig at the ridiculousness of the whole affair by having Galvatron angrily announce "Enough magic tricks!"
*On that note, Starscream seems to be a walking spokesbot for BURNING JUSTICE, as he describes true power as being a matter of determination and force of will. He also goes from beaten and blackened to mint-condition and fighting fit at the beginning of the episode with a similar (unexplained) "aura".
*Also in ''Galaxy Force'', rather than berating Starscream's opinion about the nature of power, Galvatron simply notes that he is victorious. He does, however, offer Starscream some respect by noting Starscream put up a magnificent fight. His choice of words also imply he suspects they were so similar in power he simply got lucky (his exact words being 'Doyara watashi no kachi da, Starscream'/ 'Somehow it is my victory, Starscream).
*In ''Cybertron'', Ransack and Crumplezone argue with Thunderblast about her flighty loyalties; in ''Galaxy Force'', she says they should help Galvatron in the battle, and they retort that she's not helping either. Her worrying who to cheer for right afterward, though, is the same in both.
*''Cybertron'' sees Soundwave suggest fleeing, only for Sideways to insist they get the Omega Lock. Seconds later, Sideways tells Soundwave to save himself, but Soundwave refuses to abandon him. In ''Galaxy Force'', there's none of this disagreement or camaraderie; they both want to get the Lock, and neither says a word against the other.

===Continuity notes===
*Vector Prime discovered that warping was not possible on Gigantion back in "[[Giant]]". This plot point seems to have served absolutely no story purpose other than to prolong the Transformers' time on the Giant Planet.
*Several characters note that the energy being released by Starscream and Galvatron is enough to level a small planet. Similar observations were made [[Starscream (episode)|the last time the supercharged Decepticons went at it]], but this time, we get to see the effects of the blast (thankfully, Gigantion does not qualify as "a small planet").

===Transformers references===
*As Starscream clambers from the lake, he groans "I...still...function...", a quote from [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Generation 1 Megatron]] in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. Ironically, Megatron said this to [[Starscream_(G1)/Generation_1_cartoon_continuity|his Starscream]] just before that one's betrayal.

[[File:Cyb ep46 wild takes.jpg|thumb|PD Type!]]

*One could interpret Starscream's mentioning that Galvatron treated him as a slave to be a reference to the events of ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'', where Galvatron's mind-control abilities made him just that.

*Starscream immediately addresses Galvatron by name, although absent to Megatron's attempt to take power from Gigantion's Cyber Planet Key. ''Hmmm.'' He must be as aware of [[Spontaneous recoloration|Megatron's palette-changing]] as the audience.

===Real-world references===
*Soundwave calls Optimus Prime a "space cowboy", after the song of the same name by the {{w|Steve Miller Band}}.

===Trivia===
*[[Sam Vincent]] stands in for [[Louis Chirillo]] as the voice of Ransack in this episode.
*When the Decepticons all do a wild take at the sight of Galvatron and Starscream battling, we get to see what's under Crumplezone's [[mouthplate]]!
*Technically, neither Starscream or Galvatron won or lost this fight, as it ended in a draw. Starscream was (somehow) sucked into another dimension and was unable to continue the fight. Had Starscream been able to continue the fight, it probably could've gone either way—although it DID look like Galvatron was on the ropes for a while...
*This was the last episode of the series to be aired in Poland, Romania and Hungary on September 1, 2006. These regions at the time shared the same Cartoon Network programming, and ''Cybertron'' suffered from a particularly messy broadcast schedule that would often show the beginning of the series on repeat, resulting in it being taken off the air before it managed to reach its finale. In 2014, the show was picked up again in Hungary by the youth network Megamax, finally airing this as well as the remaining episodes for the first time through May and June of that year, albeit with a different dub – the original dub of these episodes was never publicly released.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2006 — ''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 12 ([[Victor Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Cybertron'' — The Ultimate Collection ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers: Cybertron'' — The Complete Series ([[Shout! Factory]])

[[Category:Cybertron episodes]]

Showdown (Cybertron)

2019-08-31T05:08:32Z

EternalGalvatron: /* Synopsis */

{{disambig3|Showdown}}
{{episode
|series=Cybertron
|ep=46
|series2=Galaxy Force
|ep2=47
|image=Cyb_ep46_final_strike.jpg
|caption=The great-grandmother of all brofists.
|title="Showdown"
|japanese=大いなる野望の果て
|romaji=Ōi naru Yabō no Hate
|translation=The Extremities of a Great Ambition
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Aichi]], [[We've]], [[Tōkyū Agency]]
|writer=[[Gyō Yamatoya]]
|director=[[Naotaka Hayashi]]
|animation studio=[[GONZO]]
|airdate=[[November 26]], [[2005]] (Japanese) [[September 22]], [[2006]]
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''Galvatron and Starscream clash for control of the Omega Lock and the Cyber Planet Keys, and the Autobots are caught in the middle.'''

==Synopsis==

[[File:Cyb ep46 starscream fragged.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|'Did that hurt at all?']]

On the lowest level of [[Gigantion]], [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] hauls his battered body out of the lake into which [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] hurled him. His power levels low, Starscream focuses on the images of [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and [[Primus]] within his mind, and his determination galvanizes him.

Within the ''[[Lemuria (Cybertron)|Lemuria]]'' starship, the assembled [[Autobot]]s prepare to add the fourth and final [[Cyber Planet Key]] to the [[Omega Lock]]. The heroes are on their toes, as they are by now well aware that adding a Key to the Lock is bound to have an unusual effect...and indeed, this time is no different, as the Omega Lock shoots out a beam of energy that powers up the starship they are standing in. Its systems reboot, deactivating the security systems on Gigantion that prevent warping and causing the planet's multiple layers to split open, revealing a clear passage to the world's surface. A [[space bridge]] opens in the sky over the planet, allowing a communication from [[Mike Franklin|Colonel Franklin]] to reach the team. Alas, he does not have good news: the [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]]'s influence is spreading throughout the galaxy despite Primus's efforts, with the [[Animatron|Jungle Planet]] in particular danger. [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] chooses this moment to appear before the Autobots, wishing to offer his thanks to Optimus Prime for all that he has taught him. Having seen the images of Jungle Planet, Scourge realizes he can neglect his homeworld no longer, and with [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] by his side once again, the two old friends return there to do what they can.

[[File:Cyb ep46 showdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]

The Autobots are preparing to follow their beastly comrades to the surface when [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] makes a sudden appearance. Bringing all his deadly powers to bear, he swiftly blasts his way through the Autobots and purloins the Omega Lock. However, as he makes a break for the opening in the sky, Starscream appears in his path, and demands that he hand over the Lock and Keys. The two Decepticons lecture each other on the nature of power, and a ferocious battle breaks out between the two, which the Autobots are prevented from interfering in by the appearance by [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] and [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]]. The other Decepticons soon arrive to watch (and about what to do and who to cheer for), while the Gigantions down below shield the humans from falling debris.

[[File:Cyb ep46 final showdown.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2]]

The battle between Galvatron and Starscream takes another strange turn when Starscream reveals that his absorption of the power of Primus has given him the ability to increase the mass of his body at will. Eventually, the fight carries the two combatants to the surface of the planet, where they each unleash the fullest extent of their power. Pulsating with inconceivable amounts of [[energon]], the two Decepticons face off, the interaction of their energon auras threatening an explosion powerful enough to destroy a small planet. The Autobots cut their losses and scramble for cover, while Sideways and Soundwave resolve to snatch the Omega Lock from the two battling 'bots before it too is destroyed by the impending blast. Unfortunately, they move too slowly: Galvatron and Starscream unleash their final attacks, and the collision of forces yields an explosion visible from space, ripping a giant hole in the planet, and consuming them and the two [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]] agents.
[[File:Cyb ep46 crown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]
As the Autobots emerge from their cover, Starscream, Sideways and Soundwave are nowhere to be seen...but Galvatron has survived, and with the Omega Lock, he escapes through the space bridge! Unable to do anything, the Autobots watch as the other Decepticons follow him, and [[Vector Prime]] speculates that Starscream and the Planet Xers were not destroyed, but rather, blasted into another dimension. As everyone looks up at the sky, however, the space bridge starts to disintegrate, leaving the Autobots and their human allies with no means to return to their home universe...

And, high above the planet, floating on the solar winds... Starscream's crown drifts in the cosmic night...
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==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
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*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (2)
*[[Vector Prime]] (3)
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (4)
*[[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]] (5)
*[[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]] (6)
*[[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] (7)
*[[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] (8)
*[[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (9)
*[[Six-Speed (Cybertron)|Six-Speed]] (11)
*[[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] (13)
*[[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] (14)
*[[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] (15)
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (16)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (17)
*[[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] (18)
*[[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] (20)
*[[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] (21)

|c2=
*[[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (1)
*[[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] 24)
*[[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (25)
*[[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] (28)
*[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] (29)
*[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] (30)
*[[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] (31)

|c3=
*[[Coby Hansen]] (10)
*[[Lori Jiménez|Lori]] (12)
*[[Bud Hansen]] (19)
*[[Mike Franklin|Colonel Franklin]] (22)

|c4=
*[[Primus]] (23)
*[[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]] (26)
*[[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] (27)
}}

==Quotes==

"Spare me your lectures! You know nothing of power!" 
"Oh?" 
"Do you know what real power is?" 
"Get to the point." 
"True power...is simple determination! Making the impossible possible through sheer FORCE OF WILL!" 
[''Starscream releases a wave of force that makes Galvatron flinch and knocks the Autobots out of the sky''] 
"I have risked everything in pursuit of this power! I have given myself over to it, body and spark! Now witness...the power of one who has SACRIFICED EVERYTHING!" 
"Ha! If you believe that... then you're a bigger fool than I thought! Witness the power of one who risks NOTHING!" 
"SO BE IT!"
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Galvatron''', with the former revealing himself as a supporter of BURNING JUSTICE.

"Enough magic tricks! Time for some hardware!"
:—'''Galvatron''', displaying his hatred of BURNING JUSTICE (or Starscream).

"From what I hear, they're pretty lame as fighters! Maybe they want to challenge us to a dance competition, or a poetry slam!" 
"And maybe ''you'' ought to leave the comedy to the professionals!"
:—'''Jetfire''''s humor escapes '''Sideways'''.

"Thus endeth the reign of Galvatron!" 
"How can this be... am I... to be defeated... by ''Starscream?!''"
:—'''Starscream''' forces '''Galvatron''' to contemplate the unthinkable.

"''I'll'' get it. Save yourself!" 
"No way, brother. We're in this together."
:—'''Sideways''' and '''Soundwave''' face their last moment together

"''Farewell'', Starscream!" 
"Galvatron, say ''hello'' to ''oblivion!''"
:—'''Galvatron''' and '''Starscream''' of the complete opposites

"You see, Starscream, when you risk ''everything'' in the pursuit of power, you could wind up with ''nothing''. That's why I never risk ''anything''."
:—'''Galvatron''' on Starscream's idea of power.

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Galaxy Force''===
*''Galaxy Force'' includes a "previously on" segment summarizing the events of "[[Optimus (episode)|Optimus]]".
*As ever, ''Cybertron'' adds the [[Omega Frequency]] when relevant.
*''Galaxy Force'' doesn't bother to explain why Gigantion has a defense field that stops warping. ''Cybertron'' notes that it was a security measure added after the war with Planet X.
*For the first time in a while, Galvatron and Starscream break out "[[Burning justice|energy auras]]" as they fight, which ''Galaxy Force'' treats as perfectly normal. ''Cybertron'' has previously offered the explanation that the characters are surging with [[energon]], and while it doesn't repeat it here, it does take another sharp dig at the ridiculousness of the whole affair by having Galvatron angrily announce "Enough magic tricks!"
*On that note, Starscream seems to be a walking spokesbot for BURNING JUSTICE, as he describes true power as being a matter of determination and force of will. He also goes from beaten and blackened to mint-condition and fighting fit at the beginning of the episode with a similar (unexplained) "aura".
*Also in ''Galaxy Force'', rather than berating Starscream's opinion about the nature of power, Galvatron simply notes that he is victorious. He does, however, offer Starscream some respect by noting Starscream put up a magnificent fight. His choice of words also imply he suspects they were so similar in power he simply got lucky (his exact words being 'Doyara watashi no kachi da, Starscream'/ 'Somehow it is my victory, Starscream).
*In ''Cybertron'', Ransack and Crumplezone argue with Thunderblast about her flighty loyalties; in ''Galaxy Force'', she says they should help Galvatron in the battle, and they retort that she's not helping either. Her worrying who to cheer for right afterward, though, is the same in both.
*''Cybertron'' sees Soundwave suggest fleeing, only for Sideways to insist they get the Omega Lock. Seconds later, Sideways tells Soundwave to save himself, but Soundwave refuses to abandon him. In ''Galaxy Force'', there's none of this disagreement or camaraderie; they both want to get the Lock, and neither says a word against the other.

===Continuity notes===
*Vector Prime discovered that warping was not possible on Gigantion back in "[[Giant]]". This plot point seems to have served absolutely no story purpose other than to prolong the Transformers' time on the Giant Planet.
*Several characters note that the energy being released by Starscream and Galvatron is enough to level a small planet. Similar observations were made [[Starscream (episode)|the last time the supercharged Decepticons went at it]], but this time, we get to see the effects of the blast (thankfully, Gigantion does not qualify as "a small planet").

===Transformers references===
*As Starscream clambers from the lake, he groans "I...still...function...", a quote from [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Generation 1 Megatron]] in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. Ironically, Megatron said this to [[Starscream_(G1)/Generation_1_cartoon_continuity|his Starscream]] just before that one's betrayal.

[[File:Cyb ep46 wild takes.jpg|thumb|PD Type!]]

*One could interpret Starscream's mentioning that Galvatron treated him as a slave to be a reference to the events of ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'', where Galvatron's mind-control abilities made him just that.

===Real-world references===
*Soundwave calls Optimus Prime a "space cowboy", after the song of the same name by the {{w|Steve Miller Band}}.

===Trivia===
*[[Sam Vincent]] stands in for [[Louis Chirillo]] as the voice of Ransack in this episode.
*When the Decepticons all do a wild take at the sight of Galvatron and Starscream battling, we get to see what's under Crumplezone's [[mouthplate]]!
*Technically, neither Starscream or Galvatron won or lost this fight, as it ended in a draw. Starscream was (somehow) sucked into another dimension and was unable to continue the fight. Had Starscream been able to continue the fight, it probably could've gone either way—although it DID look like Galvatron was on the ropes for a while...
*This was the last episode of the series to be aired in Poland, Romania and Hungary on September 1, 2006. These regions at the time shared the same Cartoon Network programming, and ''Cybertron'' suffered from a particularly messy broadcast schedule that would often show the beginning of the series on repeat, resulting in it being taken off the air before it managed to reach its finale. In 2014, the show was picked up again in Hungary by the youth network Megamax, finally airing this as well as the remaining episodes for the first time through May and June of that year, albeit with a different dub – the original dub of these episodes was never publicly released.

==Home video releases==
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;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2006 — ''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 12 ([[Victor Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Cybertron'' — The Ultimate Collection ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers: Cybertron'' — The Complete Series ([[Shout! Factory]])

[[Category:Cybertron episodes]]